"Izanagi?"
Hearing Master Randeng's words, Ye Ling couldn't help but be surprised. "If I remember correctly, Izanagi is the father god of Takamagahara. There are very few people higher than him in Takamagahara, right?"
"Even such a high god can be banished to the mortal world by Takamagahara?"
Master Randeng said with a wry smile, "Takamagahara's mortal territory is Yang Country, and Yang Country is just a tiny place in the whole world. Even if Izanagi is the father god of Takamagahara, compared to the high gods in the Heavenly Court of Hua Country, or Olympus and Xitian, he is just a nobody."
"Izanagi offended a major figure in the Hua Country Heavenly Court, and Takamagahara had no choice but to banish him to the mortal world for self-preservation."
"But even if Izanagi was banished to the mortal world and his godhead was abolished, it was just for show to the Heavenly Court. In reality... as the father god of Takamagahara, Izanagi never needed a godhead. Even if he descended to the mortal world, his strength would not be affected in the slightest."
Ye Ling nodded thoughtfully, "So that's how it is."
For Ye Ling, although he could come and go freely in the Three Realms, he had only interacted with some immortals and gods in the Heavenly Court and did not know the situation in other divine kingdoms in the immortal realm.
However, the hundred thousand heavenly soldiers and heavenly generals were nothing to Ye Ling, and he had never considered how strong the Heavenly Court was. It was only after hearing about Izanagi from Master Randeng that Ye Ling finally had a clearer understanding of the Heavenly Court's status in the immortal realm.
Master Randeng did not know what Ye Ling was thinking. After mentioning Izanagi, he completely let go and continued to Ye Ling, "Although Izanagi's status in the immortal realm is not high, he is ultimately the father god of Takamagahara, and there are a large number of humans in Yang Country who believe in his existence."
Ye Ling: "So?"
Master Randeng said, "In other words, Izanagi's strength might not be strong elsewhere, but as long as he is within Yang Country, Izanagi can exert the power of a Saint!"
"Izanagi is a high god of Takamagahara, and behind him, there is a complex network of interests, covering the major divine kingdoms of the immortal realm and countless gods! Offending Izanagi is equivalent to offending countless gods!"
At this point, Master Randeng paused, then stared directly at Ye Ling and warned, "I don't know what your purpose is in searching for Takamagahara, but if you continue to approach, you will be like a moth flying into a flame!"
"Even if you are a mortal immortal, investigating Takamagahara is a dead end!"
After saying this, Master Randeng seemed to have exhausted all his strength and completely collapsed.
He thought he could forget the past completely, but when he brought up Takamagahara again, he realized that the shadows of the past had never disappeared. The sins that the gods had inflicted upon him, he would carry them for all eternity.
Seeing Master Randeng's dejected appearance, Ye Ling said nothing. He removed the demonic energy that was restraining Diao'er and even used his spiritual power to heal Diao'er's injuries.
However, Diao'er was still in shock from her own life experience and didn't care that her injuries were healed by Ye Ling. She stared blankly at Master Randeng.
Diao'er had always thought that she was valued by Master Randeng and accepted as a disciple because she had cultivation talent.
But she never expected that the eminent monk of Buddhism whom she had always respected was actually her father, and the reason why her biological mother had always disliked her was simply because she was a seed of sin!
"I... I shouldn't have appeared in this world at all."
Diao'er murmured, lost and disheartened.
Seeing Diao'er's state, Qi Zhuyue opened her mouth, wanting to comfort the girl who was only a few years younger than her, but she didn't know what to say.
The things she heard here were too shocking to her worldview.
Master Randeng dared not look into Diao'er's eyes, shifting his gaze elsewhere, filled with heartache.
For more than ten years, he had not been able to overcome the hurdle in his heart, and he never knew how to face his own daughter.
Now, Ye Ling had forced him to bring up Takamagahara and face his true self, causing his cultivation over the years to collapse in an instant, and he no longer looked like an enlightened monk.
Ye Ling glanced at Master Randeng and Diao'er, sighed slightly, and then said to Master Randeng, "I don't know what you're thinking, but seeing you like this, I think you want to atone for the sins you committed in the past to achieve redemption."
"If you really don't know what to do, I can teach you a way."
Master Randeng looked at Ye Ling blankly, confused, "Teach me... a way?"
Ye Ling said, "Go find out where Takamagahara, controlled by Izanagi, is, and then tell me. I'll handle the rest."
"You'll handle it?"
Master Randeng's pupils contracted slightly, and he exclaimed, "Are you crazy? Or was I not clear enough?"
"Izanagi is a high god of Takamagahara, and he can exert Saint-level strength within Yang Country. Not to mention himself, he is also involved with extremely complex interest groups behind him!"
"If you insist on finding trouble with Takamagahara, you might end up provoking several Saints!"
"Do you know what a Saint means? Your soul will not find peace then!"
Ye Ling looked at the roaring Master Randeng with a smile and said, "Of course I know, but the meaning of a Saint to you and to me is completely different."
"What's the difference?" Master Randeng roared, "Even if you are a mortal immortal, or even possess power comparable to gods, to a Saint, you are still an ant! I know this very well!"
Master Randeng was a former member of Takamagahara, had been possessed by a god, and had seen Izanagi's true form, so he knew very well what a Saint meant!
When he was still a mortal immortal, he had personally witnessed a god who could instantly kill him being crushed to death by Izanagi with a single finger!
That unimaginably vast gap made Master Randeng feel unprecedented pressure.
Part of the reason he wanted to escape Takamagahara was to escape the monster Izanagi.
Izanagi was too powerful!
Master Randeng's view of Saints was not wrong, and Ye Ling did not intend to correct him. He simply waved his hand and said, "Forget it. It's none of my business what you do. I don't expect you to help me investigate Takamagahara anyway."
"Now that you've told me the information I wanted to know, I'll return your daughter to you, and we'll be even."
After speaking, Ye Ling said to Qi Zhuyue, who was still in a daze, "Xiao Yue, we should go. We need to attend Mutou Masao's banquet."
Hearing Ye Ling's words, Qi Zhuyue finally snapped back to her senses and quickly replied, "Okay, okay!"
Ye Ling turned and walked towards the warehouse door, and Qi Zhuyue hurried to follow.
Master Randeng watched Ye Ling and Qi Zhuyue leave, thinking about what Ye Ling had just said, and began to struggle in his heart.
He glanced at Diao'er, then gritted his teeth and shouted to Ye Ling, "Although I know you're going to your death, I still have a piece of information to tell you!"
Ye Ling said without looking back, "Spit it out quickly!"
Master Randeng shouted loudly, "Mutou Masao is a member of Takamagahara!"
Hearing Master Randeng's words, Ye Ling paused for a moment, then waved his hand at Master Randeng again and walked out of the warehouse.
Qi Zhuyue, who was following Ye Ling, saw a subtle curve on Ye Ling's lips.
Seeing Ye Ling's smile, Qi Zhuyue also pursed her lips and clenched her fists.
Today's banquet at the Mutou family...
It was likely not going to be peaceful.