Chapter 1040: Zero Machine Daoist
Ye Zan suddenly asked Taoist Baiji, not because there are "divine machine" and "bailian" here, but because he saw some familiar things from those mechanism puppets.
Just from the Dao name, in terms of the number of ascetics in this world, let alone the Dao name is similar, even if they are completely the same, it is not surprising. It's like a person's name. There are only a few words that can be combined and meaningful. If too many people use it, it is inevitable that there will be duplicate names.
However, in the first secret realm, Ye Zan obtained the research materials of Taoist Baiji about the mechanism puppets. Although judging from the data, including those puppets left behind, it seems that the research of Taoist Baiji is only in the initial stage of mechanism art. But that's because the research of Taoist Baiji is not exactly the same as the inheritance of the Tianji Pavilion of the Good Fortune Sect, but has taken another taboo path.
One of the greatest characteristics of the mechanism puppets studied by Taoist Baiji is that they have a certain degree of "artificial intelligence". And this "artificial intelligence" actually used animal souls or even human souls to imprison the souls in mechanism puppets and be driven by itself.
The inheritance of the Tianji Pavilion of the Good Fortune Sect is actually the traditional mechanism technique in people's impressions, using various materials to create mechanism puppets that can be manipulated. However, with the collapse of the world, the living environment of the people in the Tianji Pavilion in the Great Desolation Realm changed, so the materials used to make the mechanism puppets also became the flesh and bones of desolate beasts.
That is to say, although the mechanism puppets produced by Tianji Pavilion are particularly "lifelike" in appearance, they are still mechanism puppets controlled by mechanism masters in essence. As for Dao Yuan Zhizun, it was only because Shen Ji Zhizun used a method similar to an incarnation outside the body to entrust his own distraction on Dao Yuan Zhizun, which made Dao Yuan Zhizun a mechanism puppet with a certain degree of autonomy.
Therefore, combining the similarities between the two mechanism techniques, and the Dao name "Hundred Ji" of Taoist Baiji, this made Ye Zan suspect that the two might be related.
Shenji Zhizun and others, when they heard Ye Zan asked about "Baiji Daoist", they couldn't help being stunned for a moment, and the subsequent response did not disappoint Ye Zan.
"Baiji...how did Fellow Daoist hear about this person?" Supreme Master Shenji didn't answer directly, but asked Ye Zan in turn.
Although there is no clear answer in the words of Supreme Divine Machine, the meaning is already very clear. If he didn't know Taoist Baiji, or even heard of him, he wouldn't ask Ye Zan such a question.
"Speaking of Taoist Baiji, it's a long story, so let's talk about it briefly." Ye Zan didn't hide anything, and then he will tell his understanding of Taoist Baiji, including the fight in the underworld, briefly but Again, nothing was missed. Regarding Baiji Taoist's behavior, he didn't make any comments, even if the other party followed the evil spirits from outside the sky to do things, after all, he didn't know what the relationship between the other party and the Supreme Divine Machine was.
Everyone stood in the central hall of the cave,
After a while, he finished listening to Ye Zan's narration. The few people on Ye Zan's side, of course, didn't have any special feelings, at most they just recalled the original scene. As for the few people on the side of Supreme God Machine, some of them looked a little complicated, and of course some of them were full of bewilderment.
After Ye Zan finished speaking, after a long time, the Supreme God finally let out a long sigh, and said with a bit of resentment: "Oh, this scoundrel, I didn't expect to go on this road, even Don't hesitate to turn to the evil spirits outside the sky!"
Hearing this, Ye Zan couldn't help raising his eyebrows, and asked, "According to what Senior said, is Taoist Baiji actually a disciple of Senior?"
"Fellow Daoist Wuji, that Baiji has long been expelled from the sect, and he is no longer a member of our sect." True Monarch Bailian hastily distinguished for his master. Given his age, he probably has little contact with Taoist Baiji, so naturally it is impossible for him to have any fellowship. What he cared more about was that Taoist Baiji took refuge in the evil spirits outside the sky and caused those things in the realm of Shenhua.
After all, True Monarch Bailian is now regarded as the head teacher of the Tianji Pavilion of the Fortune Sect, and he must start from his own sect when considering things. He didn't want his sect's reputation to be ruined because of a person who had already been expelled from the sect, and someone he had never met before.
"Yes, Baiji is indeed the disciple of the old man, but he was expelled from the sect by the old man ten thousand years ago. It's not that the old man just wants to distance himself from him now, but that he has gone astray in his mechanical skills, and the old man must not Tolerant." Shenji Zhizun also came back to his senses, and explained to Ye Zan and others.
"Oh, that's it. I don't have any other intentions. It's just that I suddenly thought of this matter, so I took the liberty to ask for advice! I hope that seniors and fellow Taoists will not be offended." Ye Zan didn't say anything, and didn't ask for more details. things, but said to Shenji Zhizun and others with a little apology.
Of course, in his heart, Ye Zan still somewhat disapproved of the reason of "expelled from the school". If you really can't tolerate the other party using their souls to refine mechanism puppets, then what you should do is to clean up the door directly, instead of simply chasing them one by one. In the final analysis, it is possible that Supreme Master Shenji cared about the relationship between master and apprentice on the one hand, and on the other hand let the other party go this "wrong path".
It's as if some aristocratic families in the secular world always like to diversify their investments. Especially in troubled times, the eldest brother may be loyal to one lord, the second brother may be loyal to another lord, and the third brother may be loyal to another lord. The advantage of this is that no matter which lord becomes the world in the end, the aristocratic family they belong to can also benefit from it, so that they won't sink with the same boat.
As for Shenji Zhizun and Baiji Taoist, although they are not involved in fighting for the world, they are also pursuing the Dao, which is equivalent to making a diversified investment. Facing a fork in the road, no one knows which side to go to reach the end, or to go further, so it is good for someone to try the single-plank bridge when I walk this Yangguan road.
However, even though he knew this, Ye Zan didn't say anything.
In this world, in cultivating sects, such things are very common, and everyone just sees it through and doesn't tell it. Those who defected from the division, or were expelled from the division, the reason why they can continue to be alive and kicking, I am afraid that most of them have similar situations in them.
"Fellow Daoist said that, but I really feel ashamed of this old man! That villain, taking refuge in the evil spirits outside the sky, this is unforgivable no matter what. I would like to thank fellow Daoist for cleaning up the house for me, otherwise once he let him If you succeed, this old man really has committed a heinous crime." Supreme Master Shenji let out a long breath, and said with a bit of relief, the gratitude in his tone was not faked at all.
Taoist Baiji took the "evil path", even if he killed some creatures because of it, it was still within the tolerance range of the Supreme God. After all, at the level of Tongtian Supreme, "Tao" actually has no distinction between good and evil, but the direction and way of walking are different. However, if Taoist Baiji took refuge in the evil spirits outside the sky, it wasn't that he was taking a different path, but that he was betraying the world.
If the evil spirits outside the sky really succeeded, Taoist Baiji would naturally be the leader of the invaders, and perhaps they could be called "cultivating traitors". As the master of Taoist Baiji, Supreme Master Shenji, even if he had the practice of "expelling him from the sect", it was impossible to completely sever the cause and effect with him. That is to say, Taoist Baiji will certainly be hated by heaven and earth, but Supreme Divine Machine will also bear certain responsibilities, and even their entire sect will be implicated.
This is also the reason why Shenji Supreme would thank Ye Zan and sincerely thank him for cleaning up the door for him.
"Senior, you don't need to be like this. I couldn't do more when I faced the evil spirits from outside the sky, otherwise maybe..." Ye Zan waved his hand quickly and said, looking a little ashamed. Of course, he didn't have much sincerity in what he said, it can be said that it was just a scene.
In fact, let alone Ye Zan had no way to keep his hand when fighting against the evil spirits from beyond the sky, even if he had a way, it was impossible to let the Taoist Baiji go. For him, for an enemy like Taoist Baiji, an enemy who is completely opposite to him, the best way is to get rid of them and then quickly.
Like the Dragon Clan, although they had hostile behaviors with Ye Zan, the two sides were not completely opposite in terms of interests. In other words, in terms of interests, the two sides can actually find a common ground. Under such circumstances, Ye Zan would naturally not do the kind of thing that would kill them all, but would find a way to make the two sides stand in the same direction.
But the evil spirits outside the sky want to invade this world, turn this world into their own "colonies", and put the people of this world under their slavery. Under such circumstances, it is impossible for Ye Zan to have common interests with the other party, and some are confrontations that cannot be eased at all.
Therefore, under this kind of confrontation, not to mention that Ye Zan didn't know at the time, Taoist Baiji would have a relationship with Supreme Shenji, even if he knew, he would never be merciful.
Moreover, even now, why did Ye Zan ask about Taoist Baiji?
It is because Ye Zan has not forgotten that Taoist Baiji learned a life-saving secret technique called "Fate Box" from the evil spirits outside the sky. At the beginning, Taoist Xuanyuan and the others appeared, and finally beheaded the "Tianyu Taoist", and wiped out the invading evil spirits. But afterwards, when Taoist Xuanyuan saw Ye Zan, he didn't mention anything or information related to the phylactery.
That is to say, Taoist Baiji, Cheng Pan, that Daoist Tianyu, and other disciples of Daoist Tianyu may not have been truly killed. Where is their phylactery? Ye Zan hasn't found it yet, and he doesn't have any clues to find it. After all, the world is too big. Maybe they don't have a phylactery anymore, maybe their phylactery has been destroyed, but after all, there is still some possibility that the other party may have been reborn somewhere.
Ye Zan didn't have the energy and ability. He really put aside all his affairs and went to look for those people's phylactery. However, when he encounters information related to it, he doesn't mind going to the grass to beat the rabbit, and to look for clues along the way.
Now, after asking the Divine Machine Supreme, Ye Zan heard the news of the Baiji Taoist, so he thought of the phylactery.
"Senior, I don't know when that Baiji Taoist left Dahuang? After leaving, has he come back in recent years?" Seeing that the other party's mood is stable, Ye Zan no longer has any worries, and decides to ask for more information.
"It must have been tens of thousands of years since Baiji left the Great Wilderness. I haven't seen him since. As for the question from fellow Taoists, I can't answer you if he has ever returned. After all, there was no Dao at that time. It is almost difficult to contact the various tribes in the wilderness. Even if he really came back, as long as he has not come to the old man, it is difficult for the old man to know his whereabouts." Shenji Zhizun did not doubt Ye Zan's purpose , but failed to provide useful information to Ye Zan.
What Shenji Supreme said was true, the various tribes in this Great Desolation Territory are almost like isolated islands, and it is difficult to maintain a stable connection with each other. Therefore, even if Taoist Baiji had come back, as long as he didn't return to this tribe or appear in front of the Supreme God, it would be the same as not coming back.
Although Ye Zan didn't have much expectation at the beginning, he was somewhat disappointed when he heard the answer from Supreme Master Shenji. He felt that if Taoist Baiji had come back, especially within ten thousand years, he might have left the phylactery in the Great Wilderness.
One must know that the environment of the Great Desolate Territory can definitely meet the conditions for preserving the phylactery. Here is a big place, not many people, and people don't run around, the risk of the phylactery being accidentally picked up is extremely low. And those desolate beasts are only interested in food, none of them would care about something that might just be a box. In the end, even if someone knew that his phylactery was hidden in the wilderness, trying to find it would be like looking for a needle in a haystack.
"Senior, that Baiji Taoist knows to leave here, haven't you all thought about moving to the outer domain?" Lin Mumu listened to the side for a long time, and couldn't help but curiously asked the Divine Machine Supreme. In his opinion, since the living environment here is so bad, and you have the ability to go to the outer domain, why should you stay here and worry about it.
It is true that there are not many people in this tribe, and there are such great powers as Shenji Zhizun. If they really want to move to Outland, it is not that difficult. Not to mention anything else, with the cultivation base of Supreme Divine Machine, he can pretend to leave all the people here with just a pocket of space in his sleeve. At that time, he only needs one person to find the teleportation circle that left, and then he can take everyone to the outer domain to live a stable life.
However, Lin Mumu is still a little naive, and doesn't know much about many things, especially in terms of human nature.
"Hehe, Fellow Daoist Lin, if this old man takes his disciples to the outer domain, who do you think will take me in?" Supreme Master Shenji didn't mean to care about Lin Mumu, he just said as if pointing the younger generation.