Chapter 569: Five Paths Combined

Jianzhen told the story.

"The name and identity of this person are no longer verifiable. Although for a considerable period of time, he replaced Zhuan Zhu as the world's recognized martial arts ancestor, the description of this person inexplicably disappeared from historical books."

"It's as if someone deliberately deleted information about him."

He let out a long breath.

"I see that Benefactor's life-three-paths cultivation method is all self-realized, while the Xuanlan cultivation method is mostly similar to the cultivation method created by this person... This is very dangerous."

"Does Benefactor know why Master Bodhidharma died at the hands of this person, while this monk can confirm that Master Zhang Sanfeng did not die?"

"Because the Vajra realm that Master Bodhidharma practiced back then was the cultivation method of this person, while Master Zhang Sanfeng's six-path realm was all self-realized—this is very likely the reason why Master Bodhidharma died!"

"Just because one of the six paths of cultivation is related to this person! He died and disappeared!"

Li Miao suddenly clicked his tongue.

Damn it.

What is going on with this Great Shu!

How come there are hooks everywhere, just waiting for people to bite!

It's one thing for the imperial court and the emperor to hunt down Heaven-Men, but it's hard to crush the emperor, and the Heaven-Man cultivation method itself has problems!

Speaking of which, when he was at war with Yingzhou, he really didn't guard against this move! It was because the few garrison eunuchs in Nanjing City only left half a cultivation method that he used "salary" to deduce the full cultivation method to cultivate Xuanlan.

Just this, and he had already stepped half a leg into the trap!

No, he still couldn't rest assured.

In the future, he would still need to find a way to uncover and eliminate the oddities hidden within the Xuanlan Realm... otherwise, he might very well end up with the same fate as the Venerable Bodhidharma!

Li Miao pondered for a moment and asked in a deep voice.

"Has the Master ever seen this person?"

"No. Although Master Bodhidharma died in battle back then, he should have also seriously injured him. From the memories of the monks and Shinto Palace Master I absorbed, he has not appeared since the battle with Master Bodhidharma."

Jianzhen also frowned and pondered.

"But he must still be alive, otherwise Master Zhang Sanfeng couldn't have been trapped in the Ise Grand Shrine for two hundred years... Except for him, no one can do this."

Li Miao let out a long breath.

The matter was basically clear.

In the Spring and Autumn period, martial arts originated. Later, this First Ancestor of Heaven-Man pioneered the Heaven-Man realm and Heaven-Man cultivation method, and extremely secretly left hooks in the cultivation method.

A thousand years ago, Master Bodhidharma cultivated the six-path realm and also discovered part of this person's roots. So he left information and crossed the sea to Japan, trying to solve it and untie this layer of shackles covering the heads of later Heaven-Men.

Eight hundred years ago, Jianzhen found the information left by Master Bodhidharma in Shaolin, so he went to Japan, trying to use Japanese Buddhism to contend with Shintoism, but was betrayed and died.

Two hundred years ago, Master Zhang Sanfeng also came, broke through Kyoto and Ise Grand Shrine in half a day, but was trapped in the Ise Grand Shrine and has not been seen since.

And three years ago, Ji Tianrui crossed the sea to the east.

She sneaked into the Ise Grand Shrine, stole Jianzhen's corpse, but now she didn't know where she went.

Li Miao shook his head slowly.

This demoness was almost omniscient.

He mobilized the resources of the entire Great Shu imperial court and joined forces with Shaolin and Wudang to search for two years, but it was not as good as what Ji Tianrui knew.

And that First Ancestor of Heaven-Man, or He Shang Zhangren.

What on earth does he want to do?

Why did he come to Japan?

Did he first leave a trap in the cultivation method, and then suppress the Great Shu Jianghu through the hands of the Jianwen Emperor and the Emperor, because he didn't want any "Heavenly Demon" that could threaten him to appear, or was there another plan?

Li Miao pondered for a full half-hour, his brow furrowed tighter and tighter, and his face was so gloomy that water was about to drip.

Threat.

An unprecedented threat.

The information became clearer and clearer, He Shang Zhangren's figure became clearer and clearer, and the warning signs in his heart also roared—at the very least, with his current self, it was impossible to contend with him.

Jianzhen saw Li Miao's expression was depressed, but he suddenly laughed.

"Benefactor, there is no need to overestimate the opponent too much."

He patted his knee, making a slapping sound.

"Benefactor is not fighting alone."

"Master Bodhidharma left you means, Master Zhang Sanfeng is delaying time for you, you are the most outstanding genius in a thousand years, and the Ming Sect leader has the same goal as you."