"The existences above the Grand Heavenly Realm are restraining each other. They rarely have the chance to make a move."
"Those below the Grand Heavenly Realm can only be killed by me or that spineless bastard. Only then would the Humanly Essence Stone's fragment remain where it is instead of flying back to the Plains of Chestnut." The monkey's expression was filled with rage.
Yan Zhaoge and Feng Yunsheng looked at each other.
What happened in the past had indeed surprised them, but at this moment, both of them were paying attention to another matter at the same time.
"Heavenly Essence Stone …" Feng Yunsheng didn't say anything. However, Yan Zhaoge could read her lips.
After calming himself down, Yan Zhaoge asked softly, "Great Sage, you said that the Plains of Chestnut had decreed for the Saints to lay down the formation. Was it the Nuwa Sovereign's decree?"
Beyond the Thirty-Three Heavens, the Grand Plainness Heavens, the Nuwa Sovereign Palace was the residence of the Nuwa Sovereign.
When Yan Zhaoge heard of this name, he naturally made some guesses.
However, the Great Sage Equalling Heavens shook his head.
"Of course not. The Nuwa Sovereign had already transcended long ago." The monkey bared his teeth, "If the Nuwa Sovereign hadn't transcended, how would I be born from the Earthly Essence Stone?"
"Back then, the one in charge of the Plains of Chestnut was the Eastern Sovereign."
Yan Zhaoge lightly rubbed his temples, "The Eastern Sovereign …"
The Eastern Sovereign was the legendary Eastern Sovereign Taiyi!
Alongside the Nuwa Sovereign, he was one of the Three Ancient Sovereigns. He was on par with the Daoism's Three Clear Grand Masters, Buddhism's Western Second Patriarch, and the Nine Underworlds' Primordial Heavenly Devil. He was the strongest and most ancient existence in the world.
However, the era in which the Three Ancient Sovereigns were active was too far in the distant past. News about them was already scarce, which made it hard for others to grasp their whereabouts and situation.
Although there had been many rumors, Yan Zhaoge finally received accurate information from the Great Sage Equalling Heavens – Sun Wukong.
The Nuwa Sovereign, also known as the Goddess Nuwa, had already transcended, just like the Daoism's Three Clear Grand Masters and the Mystical Mountain's Tathagata Buddha.
Moreover, if the Great Sage Equalling Heavens wasn't lying, the Nuwa Sovereign had transcended even before the Tathagata Buddha.
However, he did not know how the other two of the three Primordial Sovereigns were doing. He did not know if the Eastern Sovereign was still in charge of the Astro Mountains Starry Sea.
"The Eastern Emperor ruled over the various races and fought against the Buddhist Sect." Yan Zhaoge sighed and said, "In the end, the Buddhists illuminated … Traveling Monk Sun helped the Bodhisattva Sanzang to obtain scriptures from the Western Heavens. Under the protection of the Western Heavens' Thunder Roar and other Buddhist bigwigs, the Bodhisattva Sanzang broke through the grand formation prepared by the Field of Chestnut, clearing away the obstacles for the second Western Buddhism invasion."
"The Buddhas from the Western Paradise came from the East and defeated the Great Sages and Small Saints. At the same time, they spread the teachings of Buddhism to the world and delivered the people of the world from suffering. They achieved great merit and laid the foundation for the prosperity of the Blessed Land of Saha. In the end, the Mystical Mountain's Tathagata Buddha achieved transcendence."
He pondered, The Western Pure Lands, Daoism, and the Nine Underworlds. What role did they play in this process?
As he pondered, he looked at Sun Wukong, "Great Sage, according to the rumors, during the Middle era, our Daoism's Grand Clear Grand Master had once appeared. However, the Three Grand Clear Grand Masters should have transcended at the end of the Ancient era. Then, the Old Lord who appeared during the Middle era was …"
The Great Sage Equalling Heavens didn't answer. Instead, his copper-mirror-like eyes looked towards Yan Zhaoge.
His bright gaze caused Yan Zhaoge's scalp to go numb, "Great Sage, is there a taboo in this?"
The monkey stared at Yan Zhaoge for a while and smiled, "What taboo could there be?"
"The Lord of Dao and Virtue is the Supreme Old Lord. Otherwise, what do you think?"
Yan Zhaoge answered honestly, "It's not my personal opinion. Ever since the Middle era, there have been many guesses and rumors. Until now, other than a few existences, no one knows the truth."
Regarding the Old Lord, there were many different rumors.
Relatively speaking, there were three rumors that were more widespread.
Firstly, it was indeed the Grand Clear Grand Master, the Lord of Dao and Virtue. However, for some unknown reason, he, who should have transcended, remained in this world. Or, after transcending, he returned to this world due to unknown reasons.
Secondly, it wasn't the true Lord of Dao and Virtue. Instead, it was the Supreme Heavenly Devil's transformation!
Before the heavens and earth were split apart, the Grand Clear Lord of Dao and Virtue had occupied an Ancestral Devil's position. He transformed into the Supreme Heavenly Devil and severed the Devil's fate.
Along with him, the Western Pure Lands' Lord Amitabha transformed into the Faceless Heavenly Devil and occupied another Ancestral Devil's position.
After being severed twice, the Devil's vitality was greatly damaged. After that, they were often targeted by other forces. As a result, most of the time, the Devil had always been the strongest.
The Lord of Dao and Virtue transformed into the Supreme Heavenly Devil, while the Amitabha transformed into the Faceless Heavenly Devil. They weren't clones.
However, following the Lord of Dao and Virtue's transcendence, no one knew if the Supreme Heavenly Devil had materialized into an independent entity.
Therefore, during the Middle era, when the Lord of Dao and Virtue transformed into the Supreme Old Lord, some people guessed that he was actually the Supreme Heavenly Devil's transformation.
As for the third theory, it was the Lord of Plentiful Treasure.
During the Ancient Investitures of the Gods era, the Prime Clear's head disciple, the Lord of Plentiful Treasure, was swept away by the Lord of Dao and Virtue's futon. His whereabouts were unknown.
There were actually a lot of rumors about him.
One of them was Laozi Hua Hu.
According to this legend, the Lord of Plentiful Treasure was the Middle era's Central Saha World's Lord, the Mystical Mountain's Tathagata Buddha, the Gautama Buddha!
Another rumor was that due to the conflict between the Middle era's Supreme Old Lord and the Ancient era's Three Clear's transcendence, some people guessed that the Supreme Old Lord of the Middle era was actually the Lord of Plentiful Treasure.
According to this rumor, this Prime Clear head disciple had inherited the Jade Clear and Grand Clear legacies, successfully ascending above the Grand Heavenly Realm.
As for why he transformed into the Supreme Old Lord and replaced the Lord of Dao and Virtue, it was still a mystery.
The existences above the Grand Heavenly Realm were too mysterious to the masses. As a result, various rumors and guesses were spread.
"The Lord of Dao and Virtue is the Supreme Old Lord …" The monkey repeated. Then, he changed the topic and said, "However, the Supreme Old Lord isn't the Lord of Dao and Virtue."
Yan Zhaoge muttered in his heart and nodded, "I see. The Jade Clear Grand Master symbolized going from nothingness to existence, the Prime Clear Grand Master symbolized going from existence to nothingness, and the Grand Clear Grand Master existed in between nothingness and existence. Only he would leave behind his silhouette in the world even after transcending. It wasn't his main body, nor was it a clone, nor was it an incarnation."
"Heh, that's it," said the monkey in an annoyed tone.
Feng Yunsheng asked, "I'd like to ask you about the existences above the Grand Heavenly Realm during your era. Daoist Zhunti, Amitabha, the Vast Freedom Heavenly Devil, and the other one of the Three Great Ancient Sovereigns other than the Nuwa Sovereign and the East Sovereign – Sovereign Xi. How are they doing? "
"Daoist Zhunti?" The monkey suddenly went silent. Then, he started chuckling. His laughter was filled with complex emotions that caused others to tremble.
Anger, unwillingness, sorrow, desolation …
"He transcended!" The Great Sage Equalling Heavens laughed maniacally, "You're the one who told me that!"
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