Chapter 511 Tianhe Orthodoxy, Prisoner's Dilemma
Chapter 511 Tianhe Orthodoxy, Prisoner's Dilemma
The door to the master's hall was open, and light leaked in, hitting the face of the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor.
It's hard to describe what this face looks like:
Thousands of faces, male and female, old and young, grew and shattered rapidly on his face.
The only thing that remained unchanged was the indifference in his eyes, which was more frightening than the murderous intent condensed in the Zhu Xian formation.
"I said, I'm not your ancestor."
Sect Master Yan was silent for a moment, then said, "Tianhe Patriarch once passed the throne to you..."
“Heh.” The Nine Nether Demon Ancestor sneered softly, raised his eyes and looked at the Zhuxian formation diagram in the air, “Is that so? But they don’t recognize it.”
"Before, I thought that the Immortal Execution Sword was the token of our Tianhe Sect Master." Sect Master Yan said softly, "It was only after you, the Grandmaster, subdued the four Grandmasters that I realized that the Immortal Execution Formation Diagram was the treasure of Tianhe Sect's inheritance."
"Back then, Tianhe Patriarch passed it on to you, Patriarch. You are the second generation Patriarch of our Tianhe Sect."
The Nine Nether Demon Ancestor had a distant gaze, and no one knew what he was looking at.
After a while, he slowly said:
"The Tianhe Sect back then was the overlord of Xuanwei, and the Immortal Execution Formation Diagram was a treasure of killing. With it, one could dominate the world."
"Such a tradition, such a treasure, this is Tianhe's life's work."
“He didn’t give it to any of his disciples. He even broke the barrier between immortals and demons and entrusted it to me.”
Sect Leader Yan bowed his head and said, “That’s you, Tianhe Patriarch Xin.”
"He believed in me, but I didn't keep these."
Sect Leader Yan stopped talking.
The Nine Nether Demon Ancestor closed his eyes:
"I watched helplessly as the disciples loyal to Tianhe were killed one by one."
"There are so many Tianhe disciples and the Tianhe Sect is so prosperous."
"Bone remains and blood are scattered all over the mountains..."
The Nine Nether Demon Ancestor seemed unable to continue speaking and closed his mouth.
But the faces on them all looked like evil spirits, as if telling the tragic scenes of that year.
"I was extremely anxious at the time, but I didn't expect that the four sects had already set up an ambush. I was caught off guard and was almost completely destroyed. I could only rely on the Book of Life and Death to hide."
"The Tianhe Sect was actually occupied by a group of traitors and became the running dogs of the four sects."
He opened his eyes and looked at Sect Leader Yan:
"It was my fault."
Sect Leader Yan advised: "The four sects have betrayed their alliance, and Tianhe has been controlled by the traitors. There is no way anyone can save the situation in this situation."
"So I'm back." Jiuyou Demon Ancestor pointed to his own face and said, "I'm back with those dead disciples."
After saying this, he did not wait for Sect Leader Yan to reply, but took out a Tongjian.
……
When Zheng Fa received the letter from the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor, he was studying the runes on the rune cage.
Feeling the Jade Book of Creation tremble, he probed inside with his spiritual sense and asked in surprise:
"Demon Ancestor?"
"I want you to spread the news of everything that happened in the Zhuxian Sword Formation. Don't leave out a single detail."
"what?"
Zheng Fa was confused.
He had known for a long time that the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor needed his Jade Certificate of Fortune to be useful.
But what he had guessed before was something like proving the truth.
I didn’t expect that you wanted to do a live broadcast of an escape room?
But this is a bit troublesome.
Once the live broadcast started, it almost confirmed that he was related to the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor.
It is hard to say what Taishang Dao and Yao Chi will think in the future.
"Mozu, I want to know what you want to do."
"I want to find the truth."
"the truth?"
Zheng Fa was a little confused.
No matter what, he never thought that the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor waited for the four True Immortals to find out what truth.
"The truth behind the chaos in Tianhe Sect and the rebellion between the four sects and us."
Falling out...
The more Zheng Fa listened, the more confused he became.
He had just found out that Hao Rishan was involved in the refining of the Four Swords of Zhu Xian.
Now, listening to what the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor said, it turns out that the four sects have all cooperated with Venerable Tianhe?
So, Reverend Tianhe was backstabbed by his disciples and the four sects together?
"Were the four sects allies of the Venerable in the past?"
The Nine Nether Demon Ancestor did not answer, but just said:
"You have Tianhe's jade pendant."
"..."
This Nine Nether Demon Ancestor knows too much.
But Zheng Fa was not surprised when he said this now.
The Nine Nether Talisman is still in his sea of consciousness.
He was still very hesitant.
It is obvious that the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor is going to do something big.
Just do it, but it will be a bit troublesome if Zheng Fa gets involved.
If the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor could defeat the four sects, he would obey. If not...
The Nine Nether Demon Ancestor might be able to withstand the revenge of the four sects.
The Nine Mountains Realm is not like that.
"Are you going to betray Tianhe too?"
Looking at the questioning of the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor, Zheng Fa could feel the anger in it.
"I wanted to spare your life."
what?
What does it mean to save your own life?
"If you help me, I will clean up the immortal path, kill the cultivators, and then I will naturally resurrect you."
Zheng Fa looked at the Nine Nether Talisman in his sea of consciousness and thought it was outrageous.
He didn't expect that what the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor was going to do was so big.
It seems like this Demon Ancestor is planning to wipe out all the immortal monks at once?
I don't know where he gets the confidence from.
"You have Tianhe's jade pendant." Nine Nether Demon Ancestor sent another spiritual message, "I'll give you one more chance to consider it."
Zheng Fa sighed inwardly.
Good news: The Demon Ancestor really does regard himself as one of his own.
Bad news: except for himself, no one in the Hundred Immortals Alliance is treated as a human being by the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor.
The Nine Nether Demon Ancestor did not say whether he wanted to kill all the cultivators in the Nine Mountain Realm, but it was highly likely that he wanted to:
After all, Zheng Fa, who is one of us, has to come back to life and go through a lot of trouble.
From this, we can see how much hatred the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor has for the current immortal path.
The Nine Nether Demon Ancestor did not speak for a long time, as if waiting for Zheng Fa's decision.
Zheng Fa thought about it for a while before saying, "I will give Demon Ancestor Nine Mountains News Live Broadcasting Permission."
He also felt a headache at this time.
The Nine Nether Demon Ancestor has lived for several epochs, and his mind is so firm that he cannot be persuaded or even stopped.
He didn't even know that if he angered the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor and the other party killed him, could he be resurrected by the Heavenly Emperor? The Great Freedom Demon Ancestor was still an immortal Dao Fruit, but he was still killed by the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor.
On the other hand, he had no choice.
If the Demon Ancestor wins, the Nine Mountains Realm may face a devastating disaster.
But the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor was defeated...
Once the fact that the jade pendant was in his hands was exposed, Zheng Fa would be in trouble.
……
The Nine Nether Demon Ancestor quickly figured out how to broadcast live.
A moment later, all the monks who held the Tongjian received a live broadcast push.
Today, there are more than 40,000 cultivators in the Xuanwei Realm who possess Tongjian.
Plus the disciples in the Nine Mountains Realm.
The number is already extremely large.
It can be said that Tongjian exists in every place where monks gather.
In the Nine Mountains Realm, Emperor Tian and Xie Qingxue and others were looking at the light curtain together.
There was no Nine Nether Demon Ancestor in the light curtain. Instead, it was divided into four parts, and in each part, there was a group of cultivators.
As Zheng Fa expected, there was only one true immortal fruit in each piece.
Xuan Ding Zhenxian is in the upper left corner, and Ni Chang Yuan Jun is in the upper right corner.
Zhitong and Yun Zhenxian are on the left and right sides below respectively.
But what Zheng Fa didn't expect was that their Tongjian seemed to have malfunctioned again - it seemed that the live broadcast could not be seen.
Zheng Fa's Jade Book of Fortune, however, could see the live broadcast. His doubts were somewhat dispelled:
Tongjian's ability to transmit messages is derived from the simulation of communication talismans.
This thing can't travel through time and space.
He was a little confused because the communication talisman didn’t work before, but the Tongjian did.
Now it seems that it was indeed done intentionally by the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor.
The four Dao Fruits in the picture didn't understand what was happening, and the voice of the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor came from the sky:
"Want to go out?"
Zheng Fa saw the old monk Zhitong suddenly stand up, his face alert, his eyes emitting two beams of golden light, and looking around.
As if he couldn't find the source of the voice, Zhitong shouted: "Nine Nether Demon Ancestor!"
Xuan Ding and others who were in the live broadcast were also looking around, trying to find the trace of the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor.
The Nine Nether Demon Ancestor ignored them and just said to himself:
"I'll give you a chance to get out."
The words fell.
Suddenly, a ray of light appeared in the darkness in front of Zheng Fa and others. The light became brighter and brighter, and it condensed into a path three people wide.
The same is true for the other three places.
It seems that the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor wants them to move forward along the road.
The old monk Zhitong did not move, but his whole body was tense and he was still looking around.
Not only him, Xuan Ding and others also behaved in the same way, obviously unwilling to obey the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor.
"Can't bear to leave this place?" Nine Nether Demon Ancestor didn't seem to be in a hurry, and his voice was still smiling, "You four sects are still like this, as cowardly as mice."
"..."
"Now that we are here, you can't refuse."
A pale finger suddenly appeared from the darkness and pointed at Zhitong and the other three at the same time.
Zhitong was prepared. The Buddha reappeared behind him. The Buddha's light on his body was seven times brighter than before, and the wisdom sword in his hand pierced straight into the finger.
The tip of the sword touched his fingertips, and he used all his strength to strike the sword, but it seemed like it was made of paper and broke into pieces in the blink of an eye.
During the live broadcast, the counterattacks or defenses of Xuan Ding and others were like Zhitong's sword of wisdom, and collapsed at the first touch.
The Nine Nether Demon Ancestor defeated four True Immortals at the same time with just one finger!
"Golden Immortal!"
Zhitong shouted out loud.
Zheng Fa was also confused after hearing this.
Is the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor so powerful?
But he is a Golden Immortal, how come he is wandering around Xuanwei?
No wonder this man has the confidence to destroy the immortal path - there are indeed no Golden Immortal cultivators in Xuanwei now.
Zhitong seemed to understand:
"You deliberately lured us in because you can't display your Golden Immortal strength in the outside world!"
The Nine Nether Demon Ancestor did not answer him at all, but said in a cold voice: "If you don't want to die, move forward."
The old monk Zhitong looked a little pale, as if he had been injured by the casual attack from the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor just now.
He thought about it and seemed to feel that the situation was stronger than him. He did not want to lose his life, so he walked towards the path ahead.
The other three True Immortals in the live broadcast also made the same choice.
Zheng Fa brought the disciples of Haori Mountain and followed the old monk Zhitong.
The group walked in anxious silence.
The road is not long, only about eighteen or nineteen miles.
When they were almost at the end, they suddenly heard the sound of flowing water. He looked up and saw that they had come to a river with a stone bridge over it.
There is a big rock next to the bridge.
The stone wall facing them was smooth and delicate, like a beautiful jade, gleaming with its reflection.
What surprised Zheng Fa was that Xuan Ding and others in the live broadcast also came to a river, saw the same bridge, and had the same huge rock in front of them.
But the people from all directions didn't meet at all.
It's like being in a different space.
The voice of the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor reached everyone's ears again: "After crossing this bridge, you will be able to get out of this sword formation."
The old monk Zhitong frowned, not only did he not show a relaxed smile, but his expression was extremely cautious.
"What do I need to do?"
The Nine Nether Demon Ancestor laughed and said, "You, stand in front of the Three Lives Stone."
"Three Life Stones?"
The old monk Zhitong looked at the huge rock and did not move forward, as if he was afraid.
"I want to kill you, why do I need this stone?"
The old monk Zhitong was silent for a while before asking, "What is the use of this Sansheng Stone?"
"The Three Lives Stone can illuminate the past and present lives of mortals." The Nine Nether Demon Ancestor was extremely frank, "But you are already Dao Fruits, and have jumped out of the Three Realms. You no longer have past and present lives."
Zhitong frowned, seeming unconvinced.
"You just need to stand in front of it and answer a few questions for me." Nine Nether Demon Ancestor said again, "It can tell me whether your answer is true or false."
"what is the problem."
"I want to know what you four sects did during the Tianhe Rebellion."
The old monk Zhitong was silent for a long time before he slowly said, "I'm sorry I can't tell you anything about this matter."
"Then you will die."
Zhitong remained silent.
Xuan Ding and others who were in the live broadcast also made the same choice.
The Tianhe Rebellion seemed to be a secret that could not be mentioned by the four sects.
By now, Zheng Fa also understood why the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor had to wait for the four True Immortals to arrive:
Now, those in the four sects who have experienced the Tianhe Rebellion seem to be at least True Immortals.
For example, Li Sanxian, who attained enlightenment in this era, may not be aware of the chaos in Tianhe.
The live broadcast seemed to be muted and fell into silence.
……
In the Nine Mountains Realm, the Emperor of Heaven looked towards the Three Enclosures and Four Symbols, and saw that every disciple of the Nine Mountains was holding a Tongjian and looking at it.
He turned to look at Xie Qingxue and Yan Wushuang.
Yan Wushuang watched very seriously, with his head lowered, as if he was looking for a figure in the live broadcast.
Xie Qingxue raised her head and frowned, "They would rather die than tell us?"
Senior Sister Zhang also frowned and looked at the Emperor of Heaven and said, "What if the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor really wants to destroy the immortals?"
The Emperor of Heaven slowly shook his head: "The Demon Ancestor seems to be here for revenge. We are not strong enough to stop him. The only solution is to find out the truth of that year."
"the truth?"
"What exactly happened to the Tianhe Rebellion?" The Emperor of Heaven explained, "Also, why did the Tianhe Master die, and what did he do before he died."
to be honest.
The Nine Nether Demon Ancestor has been planning this for so long, he will not give up just because Zheng Fa doesn't cooperate.
The only ones who can stop him are the Four Sects who have a backup plan.
Or it could be... Venerable Tianhe.
Senior Sister Zhang nodded slightly and said, "Do you want to find the treasure left by Venerable Tianhe?"
"Hmm." The Emperor looked at Xie Qingxue, "I was thinking that Venerable Tianhe deliberately left information about the next step of Tianhe Fa, as if he was deliberately trying to lead me there."
"If Venerable Tianhe has made further arrangements, they may be among the Tianhe relics."
Xie Qingxue heard this and sighed: "I just hope so."
The Emperor smiled and said, "If the Tianhe Sect had not left any information, we might still have time. The first person that the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor wants to deal with is obviously the instigator of the Tianhe Rebellion."
Xie Qingxue looked at the light curtain and sighed, "But no one said anything."
"I will."
The Emperor of Heaven smiled.
He had already seen what the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor was going to do.
……
"That's right. In order to protect the sect, you are not afraid of death." The voice of the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor sounded in the ears of Zhitong and others again.
The old monk Zhitong sat cross-legged on the ground, chanting Buddhist scriptures in a low voice. He seemed not to hear the murderous intent in his tone and had a look of determination to die rather than surrender.
"Then let me ask in a different way." Nine Nether Demon Ancestor's tone suddenly became teasing, "During the Tianhe Rebellion, do you know what the other three sects did?"
The old monk Zhitong's face changed drastically.
Zheng Fa was behind him, thinking that the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor had separated Zhitong and the other three, and even cut off their connection. In the final analysis, this was just creating a prisoner's dilemma.
Actually, this scheme is not difficult to crack.
As long as the four sects are united in purpose and trust each other, that will be enough.
Just, mutual trust?
Zheng Fa looked at Zhi Tong's ugly face and laughed in his mind:
You want me to believe in the unity of the four religions?
Then I choose to believe that all four cases are innocent.
(End of this chapter)