Chapter 450: Shadow of Fate Turbidity

“You provoked the fate turbidity?”

While I was surprised, I searched in my mind the relationship between Yuchi and Mingzhuo. Apart from the fact that they were opposed to each other’s ideologies, I could not find any reason why Mingzhuo targeted Yuchi. These two people had basically no connection before.

Moreover, Yuchi is Fa Zheng’s capable general, and he has invited me on behalf of Fa Zheng in the past. Although he is only at the Dacheng level, he is highly valued by Fa Zheng due to his uniqueness. After previous exchanges, I even think that he may have no less value than Da Wuchang in terms of operations and logistics, and he may also occupy an extremely important position in Fa Zheng’s future plans.

Unlike other solitary Great Impermanence, Fa Zheng attaches great importance to the collective and other people’s opinions of him. If he doesn’t even take revenge on a confidant like Yuchi, it may make many people feel disappointed. If Mingzhuo really wants to harm Yuchi, Fa Zheng is completely likely to break off relations with Mingzhuo.

So, putting aside what Mingzhuo’s intentions were, why didn’t Yuchi go to Fa Zheng for help, but came to me for help?

Yuchi showed a bitter expression and said, “It’s not because I provoked the fate turbidity… but because Shenzhao died.”

“What does this have to do with Shenzhao?” I wondered.

“Do you still remember that Mingzhu gave all the fragments of the Divine Seal he had to Shenzhao?” Yuchi asked, “The power of the Divine Seal fragments has endless possibilities, and it is possible to solve the life countdown problem that Mingzhu is worried about, but he willingly put it in Shenzhao’s hands. Do you know why?”

“It’s because if I keep the fragments of the divine seal in my hands, Xuan Ming might cause trouble for me again,” I said.

“This is just one of the reasons.” Yuchi said, “After all, Xuanming’s goal is just the fragment of the Divine Seal. Even if Mingzhuo accidentally reveals that he has the fragment of the Divine Seal, what does it matter?

“Unlike you, Xuan Ming will not spend ten years to kill Ming Zhu. He just needs to get the fragments of the divine seal. During this period, even if Ming Zhu is killed several times or dozens of times, after resurrection, he will just pat his butt and go home to do his own things.

“One of the conditions for Mingzhu to transfer the fragment of the divine seal to Shenzhao was that he hoped Shenzhao could take over his research project and develop a technology to use the power of the fragment of the divine seal to solve the problem of life countdown, while he would look for a solution from another direction. Because in terms of research on the power of the fragment of the divine seal, Shenzhao is far superior to Mingzhu.”

The information he provided was consistent with what I had seen and heard. Shen Zhao was a “ruthless man” who was able to break through the gray mist the first time he entered the virtual realm, which showed that he had done a very in-depth study of the power of the divine seal fragments in the past.

At the same time, I also figured out why the fate turbidity might be bad for Yuchi.

“And now, Shenzhao is dead and can no longer help him develop technology. He himself has also been frustrated by me and cannot find a way to knock on the door of Naraku through Ma Zao.” I analyzed, “Therefore, even if he knows that there is a potential threat from Xuanming, he will probably pick up the task of using the power of the fragments of the divine seal to overcome the countdown of his life…

“For this, fragments of the divine seal are necessary.

“The problem is that all the fragments of the Divine Seal that Shen Zhao possessed during his lifetime were either given to you and me, or were robbed by the Master of the Divine Seal… or should I say, by Xuan Ming in the end.”

“However, judging from the barrier set up by Gua Tianshi at Luoshan headquarters and the scene of Shenzhao’s death, Xuanming himself did not enter Luoshan headquarters that night. He only transferred his power to the scene of Shenzhao’s death. At the same time, his power did not affect the magic array set up at the scene, which anyone with a discerning eye could see was using the power of the divine seal fragments. The divine seal fragments that were supposed to be set up inside the magic array were moved away by unknown persons.”

Yuchi’s expression became even more bitter, and he continued, “The one who was in charge of sorting out Shenzhao’s relics was his confidant. Mingzhuo has probably searched in that direction, and it is impossible for him to gain anything in that direction. So he will definitely suspect someone next…”

I said, “This person had close contact with Shenzhao when he was alive, and seemed to have done many unspeakable things; and after Shenzhao’s death, he is still alive and well, and is now having suspicious conversations with me in a place like the Great Impermanence Tomb, away from the eyes of the public. What’s worse is that this person really received the fragments of the divine seal from Shenzhao when he was alive, and even the magic circle arranged by Shenzhao in his own home may have traces of his participation in the design.”

“Yes…” Yuchi said awkwardly, “This person is me.

“Just yesterday, when I was studying the fragments of the divine seal in my own formation, I suddenly had a premonition of impending disaster. I immediately realized that this was probably a sign that Mingzhu was going to attack me. He was probably thinking about how to deal with Fa Zheng’s anger while kidnapping me…

“Honestly, I was almost scared to death.”

You scared me too. Someone at the Great Accomplishment level could actually sense the thoughts of the Great Impermanence far away.

In a sense, Great Wuchang is the embodiment of natural disasters. A thought from him will cause signs of change in nature, and countless birds and beasts will be terrified as if they have sensed the signs of an earthquake, not to mention the extremely sensitive demon hunters. And as long as they consciously hide their intentions, Great Wuchang’s murderous intent can be imperceptible to any living being. Even if a demon hunter who is not Great Wuchang has mastered powerful divination skills, he cannot detect the signs of his own impending disaster.

For someone like Mingzhuo who habitually hides behind the scenes to do evil things, even I dare not say that I can always catch his murderous intentions, but Yuchi can actually catch them. Although I don’t know if it is due to the blessing of his so-called great formation, it is simply unbelievable. I can probably understand why he didn’t ask Fa Zheng for help on this matter. Because I still need his help to contact Xiaowan in the future, so I naturally agreed to his request.

He immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

“…Sometimes I can’t understand why a great demon like Mingzhuo who likes to hide his true identity can have so many followers.” I said, “I heard that even after being defeated by me once, there are still a large number of demon hunters who believe in him.”

Yuchi said: “It’s not just as simple as ‘large number’. According to statistics, among all the current Great Impermanence in Luoshan, he has the largest number of followers.”

“Is that so?” This was the first time I had heard of this. “Maybe I do have some negative stereotypes about Ming Zhuo, but even from an objective point of view, Ming Zhuo is not a character with charisma, right?”

Of course, powerful strength can attract people who admire the strong, and a self-willed temperament can be considered a certain kind of leadership from another perspective. However, there are also some forms of impermanence that are more powerful than the turbidity of life, and it is difficult to say that leadership formed by a tyrannical style is of high quality.

In terms of strength and achievements, the old boxing god is the most powerful in Luoshan; in terms of wisdom and qualifications, Gua Tianshi is second to none; in terms of ideals and ethics, the first person that comes to people’s minds is Fa Zheng.

I really can’t see how Mingzhu, as a god, can compare to other Great Impermanence. Fazheng sighed with sadness when he saw the demon hunters killed by the aftermath of the Great Impermanence’s power in the battle at the Humanitarian Division’s headquarters, but Mingzhu didn’t even bother to look at them – after all, those were his subordinates he personally brought to the battlefield.

“Because Mingzhu is the only Great Impermanence in Luoshan who has signed a contract with Naraku’s will.” Yuchi said without surprise, “In the past, Luoshan demon hunters regarded being able to freely enter and exit the world of the living and the afterlife as an honor, and worshipped the will of heaven that existed in the afterlife.

“After being unable to enter the afterlife, many demon hunters turned their regrets to Mingzhu, trying to find psychological compensation in him. Because Mingzhu has the closest relationship with the afterlife, he will return no matter how many times he dies, and is sometimes seen as the incarnation of Naraku’s will in the world of the living. So Mingzhu, who once had few believers, suddenly became the god with the most believers.

“Although the trend of modern human rights thought has also affected Luoshan to some extent, the mainstream of Luoshan is still traditional thought. In this context, the moral flaws of Mingzhuo are also ignored by many people. Because in Luoshan’s traditional thought, since Mingzhuo is a god, he should not be criticized by the moral system. He himself is the basic reference system of the moral system.

“If the existing moral system criticizes Mingzhu as evil, then the problem is not Mingzhu, but the moral system has a bug. It must be readjusted to a moral system that can evaluate Mingzhu as a good god in order to be correct.”

Probably because his late wife was the Great Impermanence, Yuchi was not like an ordinary demon hunter, and his attitude towards the Great Impermanence was quite calm. And I couldn’t help but sigh in my heart again about the transcendent status of the Great Impermanence in Luoshan. If I were an ordinary demon hunter who had just joined Luoshan, I would probably be very disgusted with this kind of value.

But now I am one of the great impermanence, so I just don’t care, anything is fine. Let others worry about this kind of thing, and it doesn’t matter if I really complete the ideological reform.

If Zhu Shi wants to do it, I will even actively support her.

In addition, since Mingzhu wanted the fragments of the divine seal, I also had to remind Ma Zao and Zhu Shi, because they also had fragments of the divine seal. Although they already had a strong sense of confidentiality, it would not be too much to upgrade their sense of confidentiality when it came to Mingzhu.

“The reason why I can’t ask Fa Zheng for help is that if I tell him, I will have to hand over all the fragments of the Divine Seal in my hands.” Yuchi continued to explain, “I need fragments of the Divine Seal, and even more…”

“Is this to defeat the old boxing god?” I asked.

Yuchi nodded: “…Yes.”

Although we don’t know the specific details of the “method to become strong enough to defeat the old fist god” that the Lord of the Divine Seal traded to Yuchi, it is easy to think that in order to achieve such a miracle of reaching the sky in one step, what is needed is a magical artifact such as the fragment of the Divine Seal.

I casually asked him how many he needed, but he hesitated, so I withdrew the question.

It seems that he needs a lot of them, so much so that in his mind, this number might make me wary. Although no one should really care about the fragment competition proposed by the Lord of the Divine Seal, everyone can only grasp their own thoughts. As for what other people think in their hearts, it is difficult to peek into their hearts.

“…Maybe there’s no need to gather so many Divine Seal fragments.” He seemed to be trying to make up for his previous performance. “If I knew about the old Fist God’s special abilities, I should be able to make targeted preparations before actually fighting him, and the number of Divine Seal fragments needed could be reduced…”

“The old boxing god actually has ‘special abilities’?” I was very surprised.

(End of this chapter)