The content of the jade slip given by Chong Guang was just one sentence:
[The Zou Yu descendants in the Saint Sect entered the Saint Sect five thousand years ago]
At first glance, it was a sentence without head or tail, but it instantly made Lu Yang recall a conversation with a Zouyu descendant he had long forgotten.
How did the other party say it at that time?
Zou Yu descendants, the predecessor of Tianwu. Because the previous Thousand-Year Great Tribulation was due in Jiangdong, we were forced to go far away from home. [City Rampart Earth] and the Dao Fruit were lost together...
The more Lu Yang thought, the more alarmed he became.
From some point onwards, dark clouds began to gather in the sky above, casting a deep shadow, as if someone were looking down upon the earth from the heavens.
However, Lu Yang didn't care. By now, he had a general understanding of the state of the four Dao Lords—although at first glance, the Dao Lords seemed to be constantly monitoring this world, they actually didn't manage anything. In most cases, they wouldn't be watching this wretched place all day long.
Many times, the so-called Dao Lord attention was merely the natural reaction of heaven and earth.
This time was the same. It looked impressive, as if a Dao Lord looked over because of this. In reality, it has only triggered the Dao Lord's thought, that's all.
A Dao Lord wouldn't easily "look" at the present world.
At least after Lu Yang cultivated for ten lifetimes, he had only seen the World Honored One do this kind of thing. he hadn't even seen a shadow of the other three Dao Lords.
In other words—
It's the damn World Honored One again?
Lu Yang looked up at the dark clouds above, immediately activated the [Immortal Kingdom Dao Laws]. In an instant, colorful lights rolled, dispelling the clouds without hesitation.
Immediately, he continued to ponder deeply:
According to that Zou Yu descendant's statement at the time, the Dao Court's change of dynasty should have been five thousand years ago, which is the time point of the last Thousand-Year Great Tribulation.
But in reality?
Lu Yang still had a deep impression until now. Back then, when the Tianwu officials gathered in front of the Xuanwu Gate to hold the Jiangdong fightong competition, what they shouted was—
The dynasty has supported scholars for fifteen thousand years!
The Tianwu Dao Court had existed for at least ten thousand years. How could the Zou Yu Dao Court, as its predecessor, only have been driven off the Dao Court imperial throne five thousand years ago?
This was unreasonable.
In an instant, enlightenment dawned in Lu Yang's heart—
Like the missing three thousand years, its the second time conflict!
No, he couldn't say it was the second, because this time also happened to fall around the time of the last Thousand-Year Great Tribulation. It only further confirms Lu Yang's guess:
It must be the work of the World Honored One!
However, soon, greater doubts welled up in Lu Yang's heart:
Since this is the case... why are the Zou Yu descendants in the Saint Sect? If it really related to the World Honored One, they should have been captured into the Pure Land and converted directly long ago...
Lu Yang's thoughts turned rapidly. More and more secrets emerged in his heart, integrating into a clear logical chain. Reflected in the present world was that increasingly heavy thunder sound, like ghosts weeping and gods howling. After all, that was forbidden knowledge at the Dao Lord level; "knowing" itself was a sin.
Saint Sect Ancestor, World Honored One...
Lu Yang touched his chin. If according to his previous guess, for the World Honored One to achieve Nascent Soul back then, the Saint Sect Ancestor should have put in great effort.
But that was the Saint Sect.
How could the Saint Sect help people for free? What's more, the World Honored One's credibility wasn't high. How the Saint Sect Ancestor guarantee the other party wouldn't turn hostile after attaining enlightenment?
The Saint Sect Ancestor should have left a backup plan.
Zou Yu descendants... that should be the backup plan!
The obviously disordered timeline, related to the World Honored One, yet left in the Saint Sect, with the Pure Land ignoring them. This was clearly the tacit understanding between the World Honored One and the Saint Sect Ancestor!
Then the problem came—
With the timelie disordered for the Zou Yu descendants, the Zou Yu Imperial Family which should have perished fifteen thousand years ago, claim to have perished only five thousand years ago?
Why?
[City Rampart Earth]'s fundamental wonder, [Commanding Past and Present]!
Changing the cause of the past to achieve the effect of the present. The history belonging to Zou Yu was obviously tampered with, resulting in two completely different karma directions.
This Zou Yu is probably not that Zou Yu!
Lu Yang had communicated with Empress Xiao many times and knew the history books of the Tianwu Dao Court like the back of his hand, including some secret history of Tianwu overthrowing the previous dynasty.
If you cut a grass without removing roots, it grows again when the spring wind blows. Even the first-layer Qi Refining disciples of the Saint Sect know this point; how could the Tianwu Imperial Family not understand? According to historical records, the Zou Yu Imperial Family was killed off by Tianwu fifteen thousand years ago. Theoretically, it's impossible for pure-blood descendants to remain!
The origin of the Zou Yu descendants in the Saint Sect was wrong!
Yet, not a single person discovered it was wrong. Even the Tianwu Dao Court itself was completely unaware of this, not discovering the problem within.
Including Lu Yang.
Regarding the intelligence on the Zou Yu Imperial Family, he had grasped it in previous lives. And the records of the Tianwu Dao Court, he also obtained from Empress Xiao ten years ago.
But until just now.
Until Chong Guang handed that jade slip into his hand, this knowledge seemed locked— he know it, yet unable to connect it.
Chong Guang's jade slip was the key, opening the lock of memory.
The missing three thousand years, the wonder of [City Rampart Earth], history was changed.
The next second, Lu Yang suddenly realized—The Zou Yu descendants in the Saint Sect probably come from that history which has already been changed by the World Honored One and no longer exists!
Because they involve the secret of the World Honored One's enlightenment, and were the imperial family that once controlling [City Rampart Earth], they were kept in the Saint Sect by the Saint Sect Ancestor. But that involved other means. In short, this is the backup plan the Saint Sect Ancestor uses to threaten and restrain the World Honored One, preventing Him from going back on His word!
This is the step I missed.
The Zou Yu descendants in the Saint Sect were undoubtedly contradictory. On one hand, they were live in this world. But on the other hand, their root was not.
It was precisely this special point that affected Lu Yang.
[Heavenly Fire] needs to rule the world, but the Saint Sect's Zou Yu descendants are not illuminated by [Heavenly Fire]. Yet the karma on them is outrageously large...
Generally speaking, [Heavenly Fire]'s ruling the world wasn't that harsh. It doesn't have to be detailed to each individual to be considered to rule the world.
After all, the karma of mortals and Qi Refining was really too insignificant, often moving with the mainstream.
Many times, Lu Yang only needed to control the upper layer, and the mortals and Qi Refining of the lower layer would naturally be included under his rule, needing no worry from him at all.
However, the Zou Yu descendants were different.
Although small in size, the karma was immense... In the eyes of [Heavenly Fire], this was a tiny yet indelible stain.
Even if they submitted, it had no meaning.
Because they didn't belong to this heaven and earth, nor belong to the current history. Their existence itself was destroying the concept of [Heavenly Fire]!
[Heavenly Fire], warming mountains and rivers, illuminating the universe.
How could it not shine upon those it did not illuminate, nor govern those it did not govern?
The more Lu Yang thought, the deeper his frown became:
If I don't think of a way to get rid of them, this stain will jump out when I attain [Heavenly Fire], interfering with my ritual of ruling the world!
The most direct way was naturally the same as dealing with the Pure Land—kill them all.
But the Zou Yu descendants were too special... After all, if his guess was truly correct, these were tools used by the Saint Sect Ancestor to threaten the World Honored One.
Who dared to kill them? Who could kill them?
If he really made a move, the World Honored One would probably overjoyed!
Since I can't kill, then i'll try to find a way to attack them from their source, so that the radiance of [Heavenly Fire] can also reach them".
Besides this, there was another problem.
Lu Yang looked up, looking at Chong Guang directly in front.
The knowledge in the jade slip is extremely crucial, concerning the World Honored One's secrets. Even if Chong Guang is the acting sect master of the Saint Sect, he should never know such secrets.
Yet, the jade slip he sent just happens to solve his urgent problem.
Who guided him?