Yan Zhaoge looked at the board with the words "Tushita Palace" written on it. After pondering for a while, he followed the others and exited the Lihen Heavens. They descended from this wondrous Immortal Realm and re-entered the void's boundless outskirts.
"Do you feel anything special?" Feng Yunsheng asked Yan Zhaoge via sound transmission.
Having paid attention to Yan Zhaoge's actions just now, she knew the reason without needing words.
After meeting the Great Sage Equalling Heavens at the foot of the Five Elements Mountain, Yan Zhaoge started suspecting if he was related to the Elder Lord.
Now that he finally had the chance to visit the Tushita Palace in Lihen Heaven, it was a pity that he did not get to see the Elder Lord.
"I don't feel anything special," Yan Zhaoge replied via sound transmission.
Feng Yunsheng was stunned. "Nothing special?"
Yan Zhaoge muttered to himself, "That's right, there's nothing special about it. It's just that it's strange …"
Feng Yunsheng nodded in agreement. After thinking for a while, she said, "The Great Daoist Master Xuan Du didn't seem to be acting strange when he saw you."
"The Great Sage, Heaven's Equal had actual contact with Laojun, so he could see things from me that others couldn't." Yan Zhaoge said, "However, his contact with the Elder Lord isn't as close as the Great Daoist Xuan Du, right?"
"Either there's something fishy about it," Feng Yunsheng guessed and said, "Or is the Great Daoist Master Xuan Du pretending not to know?"
Yan Zhaoge nodded and glanced at the Southern Extremity Longevity Emperor, "This person is also very suspicious."
He calmed himself down. "Let's stop here and observe for a while longer."
Everyone left Lihen Heaven and said their goodbyes.
Yang Jian also left the Tushita Palace this time. He seemed to have something to do.
"Daoist brother, please wait for a moment. This Yan has something to ask you." Yan Zhaoge called out to him via sound transmission.
"Alright." Yang Jian's expression did not change as he left.
After a while, he circled around, meeting up with Yan Zhaoge, Feng Yunsheng, Yan Di, Xu Fei and the others. There was already no one else around.
"Why are you looking for me, Zhaoge?" Yang Jian said while smiling, "I wonder what the meaning of your name is? You're taking advantage of me. "
Yan Zhaoge looked at Yan Di, who could not help but shake his head and laugh. The others all laughed as well.
"I grew up in a lower world from a young age. My hometown there was known as Yan Zhao. The people there were bold and heroic with many people who sang sorrowful songs. Therefore, my father gave me my current name," Yan Zhaoge said smilingly, "Please forgive me, Daoist Brother."
Yang Jian smiled and said, "Speak, what do you want to ask me?"
"The Vast Freedom Heavenly Devil assisted the Amitabha Buddha in obstructing the East Sovereign. What do you think about this?" Yan Zhaoge retracted his smile and asked slowly.
Yang Jian also straightened his expression, "It seems that you already have a guess."
"Fellow Daoist, you must have the same suspicions as us." Yan Zhaoge said softly, "Connecting this to the Immortal Exterminating Sword that year, could there be a connection between the two?"
Around fifty years ago, Yan Zhaoge and the others searched for the Immortal Exterminating Sword. In the end, they discovered that the Immortal Exterminating Sword was already in the Tushita Palace.
Yang Jian transformed into the earthly deity of the Queen of Earth and used the Immortal Slaying Sword to attract the attention of others while he went to the Hollow Jade Temple to retrieve the Hollow Jade Glazed Lamp.
In the end, he relied on the Hollow Jade Glazed Lamp's light to exchange for the Fuxi Remnant Zither from Daoist Lu Ya and used it to fight for the Immortal Extermination Formation.
In the past, Yan Zhaoge and the others didn't disappoint Yang Jian and successfully obtained the Immortal Exterminating Sword.
However, according to Yang Jian, the Immortal Exterminating Sword wasn't always in the Tushita Palace.
In reality, during the Great Calamity, after the Lord of Broad Accomplishment perished, the Immortal Exterminating Sword that was originally in his possession ended up in the hands of the Nine Underworlds.
Only after the Nine Underworlds made a deal with the Tushita Palace did the Immortal Exterminating Sword belong to Daoism.
The specific situation was handled by the Xuandu Great Daoist. Even Yang Jian didn't know the details, but he had his own guesses.
The Vast Freedom Heavenly Devil personally visited the Tushita Palace. The items that could be exchanged from the Tushita Palace were limited.
If he wasn't sure previously, the Western Pure Lands and the Immortal Court were able to convince the Vast Freedom Heavenly Devil to help them in this war. The price that they offered was definitely not small.
Connecting the two, one's imagination would naturally run wild.
There were many deals that could convince the Nine Underworlds, but there were only a few deals that could convince the Vast Freedom Heavenly Devil.
"The Supreme Heavenly Devil, and …" Xu Fei said in a deep tone, "… The Faceless Heavenly Devil!"
Yan Zhaoge, Feng Yunsheng, Yan Di, Yang Jian, and the others remained silent.
The Devils originally had six Devil Ancestors. However, the Grand Clear Heavenly Lord of Dao and Virtue and the Western Amitabha Buddha used their great abilities and wisdom to snatch two of the positions.
As a result, the Third Ancestral Devil became the Lord of Dao and Virtue's incarnation, the Grand Heavenly Devil, while the Fourth Ancestral Devil became the Amitabha Buddha's incarnation, the Faceless Heavenly Devil.
Incarnations weren't clones. Strictly speaking, the two Devil Ancestors weren't actual existences.
From Yan Zhaoge's perspective, it would be more appropriate to say that they were the incarnations of the Lord of Dao and Virtue and the Amitabha Buddha.
Just like how Daoist Zhunti first transformed into the Subhuti Grand Master, and then into Buddha Sakyamuni. However, there were countless profundities within, which outsiders couldn't understand.
In the past, there were people who suspected that the Supreme Elder Lord of Dao and Virtue was the incarnation of the Supreme Heavenly Devil after the Lord of Dao and Virtue had transcended. However, after the Great Sage Equalling Heavens' confirmation, they knew that this wasn't the case.
When the Nine Underworlds wanted the Supreme Heavenly Devil and the Faceless Heavenly Devil, it wasn't because they wanted the Lord of Dao and Virtue, the Supreme Elder Lord, and the Amitabha Buddha to vacate their positions.
The positions were already occupied. As long as the Elder Lord and the Amitabha Buddha were still alive, the Nine Underworlds wouldn't be able to have two more Dao Ancestors.
However, they could take back the authority that belonged to the Supreme Heavenly Devil and the Faceless Heavenly Devil.
Even if the Nine Underworlds took back the authority of the Supreme Heavenly Devil and the Faceless Heavenly Devil, they wouldn't be able to summon the true third and fourth Devil Ancestors. However, it was still very meaningful.
"Twelve Devilish Heavenly Formation …" Yan Zhaoge muttered to himself.
Yang Jian said, "That's right. The Nine Underworlds sought the authority of the Supreme Heavenly Devil and the Faceless Heavenly Devil for the Twelve Devilish Heavenly Formation to restore the prestige of the Devils, as well as to seal the Primordial Heavenly Devil."
As the name suggested, the Twelve Devilish Heavenly Formation was a formation laid down by the Twelve Devilish Heavenly Devils.
With six Dao Realm bigwigs and six pinnacle Grand Heavenly Immortals working together, the strength of the formation was shocking.
However, from the looks of it, this legendary terrifying formation could only exist in theory.
Even if the Primordial Heavenly Devil broke out of the seal and the Doomsday Heavenly Devil descended into the world, the Creation Heavenly Devil was only left with its shell, while the Supreme Heavenly Devil and the Faceless Heavenly Devil weren't truly born. Even if the formation was laid down, it wouldn't be able to unleash its full might.
"The Nine Underworlds wants to make use of the formation to help the Primordial Heavenly Devil break out of the seal and trigger the Doomsday Heavenly Devil's true birth." Yan Zhaoge pondered.
"That's the most probable outcome." Yang Jian said, "The Nine Underworlds lay dormant and never gave up on finding an opportunity to rise up. However, they still have a long way to go if they want to achieve anything."
Yang Jian paused for a moment before continuing, "Actually, since ancient times, the various forces had been secretly observing the Nine Underworlds' actions."
"The opportunity that the Nine Underworlds yearned for was also a chance that many others were waiting for."
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