631: Chapter 244 The Primordial Resurgence_4 631: Chapter 244 The Primordial Resurgence_4 “I’m already dead.”
Primordial Phoenix was completely stunned.
Wasn’t she alive?
Sun Wukong’s words struck her memory like a bolt of lightning.
At that moment, Primordial Phoenix finally remembered.
She had long since died in battle during the Primordial era; someone with Great Divine Power had resurrected her and her clan.
But was she truly existing?
Or was she merely a figment of someone’s imagination, no longer existing at all?
Primordial Phoenix didn’t know.
Her figure began to fade into a blur, then slowly disappeared.
Primordial Phoenix was no more.
That was the biggest shortcoming of this kind of Divine Skill.
Once the resurrected being realized they were already dead, they were very likely to fail in their resurrection and dissolve into nothingness.
To conjure them up again would require a vast amount of time.
“Not necessarily dead, just a Dharma Body has perished.
Her true form is somewhere unknown, reprimanding.
If she can step out of that mindset, she will come back to life,” said Ao Zhan.
Great Immortal Zhenyuan’s eyes shimmered with brilliance, and he also said, “Indeed, don’t really think she’s dead; it is not that simple.
Since she dared to appear, it means she has already reached the final stage and is essentially real, even if she becomes aware of her previous death, that won’t easily lead to her downfall.”
Hearing Zhenyuan’s words made Wukong’s heart sink.
If that were the case, Primordial Phoenix would reappear sooner or later; it was only a matter of time.
Everyone thought what Zhenyuan had said made a lot of sense.
If there wasn’t almost a certainty that nothing unexpected occurred, Primordial Phoenix wouldn’t have appeared.
This meant that the so-called self-collapse of Primordial Phoenix and the possibility of resurrection failure were very small, almost nonexistent.
A weight settled in everyone’s heart upon thinking of Primordial Phoenix’s recent demeanor; if she truly resurrected, she would definitely target the Heavenly Court.
“This must be what White Tiger mentioned, that some old monsters have awoken while others are awakening.
Who exactly has resurrected them, and who paid such a huge price to bring them back to life?” asked Sun Wukong.
No one could answer him.
They couldn’t figure out who it was, let alone the purpose behind resurrecting those individuals.
“For issues we can’t figure out, we should ask someone who knows.
I’m going to seek out Elder Lord,” Sun Wukong said after thinking for a moment.
After all, trying to understand it by himself was futile.
It was better to ask someone who knew for clarity.
“Let’s go together,” Great Emperor Ziwei said.
This matter had to be brought up with the Elder Lord for clarification.
If The Three Pure Ones were the ones who resurrected them, that would be more straightforward.
They must have had a purpose for doing so.
If even The Three Pure Ones were unaware of who was responsible, then it would be rather terrifying.
The Immortals withdrew, and Great Emperor Ziwei, with Sun Wukong and the others, went to the Doushuai Temple.
This was Tathagata Buddha’s first visit, and he felt quite uneasy.
In his opinion, his existence was a significant threat to the status and interests of the Daoist Sect.
Perhaps at any moment, if the Lord Taishang grew displeased, he might just slap Tathagata to death.
Therefore, Tathagata Buddha dared not visit the Doushuai Temple.
Now, following Great Emperor Ziwei, he made his first visit.
Great Immortal Zhenyuan also arrived and was quite at ease, exchanging greetings with Lord Taishang.
After calling him a fellow Daoist, he found a place to sit down.
He was a regular visitor to the Doushuai Temple and had a good relationship with The Three Pure Ones.
Sitting atop a meditation cushion, Lord Taishang observed everyone’s expressions, then smiled and said, “I know why you’ve come to me, and I am also in the dark about the issue of Primordial Phoenix.
It wasn’t me who did it.”
“What?”
Everyone was shocked.
Even Zhenyuan couldn’t help but show a surprised look and exclaimed, “How could such a big matter be kept from the Elder Lord?”
Lord Taishang smiled faintly and said, “We The Three Pure Ones might be a bit stronger, but we are not beyond the scope of the Great Heavenly Venerate; our Divine Skills aren’t that much stronger than yours.
If you all don’t know about something, is it weird that I don’t know either?”
Without waiting for a response from Great Emperor Ziwei and the others, Lord Taishang mused, “Actually, I am quite curious myself.
Who would be so idle as to resurrect all those troublesome fellows?”
“Don’t you have any suspects?” asked Sun Wukong, finding it hard to believe.
The Three Pure Ones always kept an eye on the Three Realms, yet Lord Taishang claimed to know nothing.
Was he fooling an idiot?
Lord Taishang shook his head, stating very seriously, “I really don’t know.
Why would I deceive you?”
Sun Wukong and the others nodded, giving a definite answer.
Lord Taishang: “…”
The response from the few made him laugh.
Especially Great Immortal Zhenyuan, the steady Ancestor of Earth Immortals, could even be brought astray by Sun Wukong and his company?
Zhenyuan felt a bit embarrassed; in the heat of the moment, he had inadvertently copied Sun Wukong and the others.
He could swear on the reputation of the Ancestor of Earth Immortals that it wasn’t intentional.
“If I knew, I definitely wouldn’t withhold the information from you.
However, you can rest assured, with us three old fellows around, the Three Realms will be safe,” Lord Taishang assured them.
Just then, Tathagata Buddha suddenly asked, “Lord Taishang, I want to ask, what exactly are you guarding against?”
As soon as these words came out, a fierce light erupted in Lord Taishang’s eyes.
He stared at Tathagata Buddha, and his intense gaze made Tathagata nearly unable to maintain eye contact.
“What do you know?” Lord Taishang pressed.
Tathagata Buddha immediately tensed up, decidedly shook his head, and said, “Just a feeling, I actually don’t know anything at all.”
Seeing his nervous demeanor, Lord Taishang’s eyebrows slightly relaxed.