Tribulation Eye

Rogue Person Yunxiu considered himself quite knowledgeable, having visited several masters of both Buddhism and Daoism from the orthodox path, and also heard of the leader-level bigwigs in the demonic sect who had evolved the demonic path and believed that the demon was the way.

But this was the first time he had ever seen such a strange cultivator who practiced both Buddhism and demonic arts—one who protected life, the other who took it. How could they possibly practice both?

How can one cultivate both simultaneously?

However, the pure Buddhist light emanating from the other party was genuine; such a level of "purity and immaculateness" is something that even large temples, let alone small ones, cannot replicate.

Which of the Five Temples of Buddhism is this disciple from?

Or is he the young leader of which faction within the Demonic Sect?

Although the other party's cultivation level was not high, Rogue Person Yunxiu instinctively felt that the other party must have an extraordinary background.

After repelling the attack, the Hu Mang did not attempt to advance further, but stood still, lost in thought.

Since the giant wooden puppet was inanimate, it naturally wouldn't make any move since the other party didn't react.

The scene suddenly fell silent.

"Fellow Daoist, wait! No, fellow Buddhist, wait!"

Hu Mang snapped out of his thoughts and looked at the charred wooden puppet, now only having one hand left, crawling towards him. Although it was somewhat immoral, the scene was rather comical.

Hu Mang did not ignore the other party, nor did he want the other party to try to "predict" this level of Qi and Blood bombardment.

Instead, he simply moved away from the "Lightning Puppet" and plopped down on a stone stool in the middle of the courtyard, with his big gun stuck in the ground beside him.

After the charred wooden puppet finally crawled over, it smelled a strange aroma. Looking up in surprise, it saw the other person taking out a peculiar heated lunchbox, opening the lid, and then pulling out a bottle of alcohol.

"Did you need something?"

Hu Mang unpacked the chopsticks, stirred the rice and Kung Pao chicken, and ate the self-heating pot while glancing sideways at the other person.

Even though we're doing engineering projects, we still need to eat when it's mealtime.

How can you fight in another world on an empty stomach?

This time, he learned from his previous mistake and bought a bunch of self-heating food in advance, just so he could have a hot meal here.

"The rain has just stopped."

While enjoying his meal, Hu Mang glanced at the sky above.

It's good; the air is fresh, perfect for cooking.

Rogue Person Yunxiu was stunned. He had a lot to say, but after the other party's actions, he forgot what he was going to say.

After a long while, he finally spoke.

Do Buddhist friends not abstain from meat?

"Buddhist friend? Who told you I'm a monk?" Hu Mang glanced at the other person sideways, deciding to grow his hair to medium length from now on, otherwise he would be misunderstood by everyone he met in this world.

And even if he has to give up meat, what if we force him to Lust Abstinence?

This lifestyle is so unhealthy.

"Fellow Daoist is not a member of the Buddhist community?" Rogue Person Yunxiu was taken aback, then asked again.

Meanwhile, Hu Mang had already opened the second self-heating pot.

That eating speed is something he honed on construction sites.

"You old man are a bit ridiculous. One minute you're saying I'm a member of the demonic path, the next you're saying I'm a member of the Buddhist path. What, you're the only one who can be Rogue Cultivator, but I can't be Rogue Cultivator?"

Hu Mang didn't even look up.

"Fellow practitioner, from which temple did your Buddhist teachings originate?"

"Electronic Wooden Fish Temple."

Rogue Person Yunxiu was stunned; he had never heard of this name before.

"What kind of Buddhism does that fellow practitioner practice?"

"Binary Buddhism"

I've never heard of it.

"Where did you register and observe the precepts, fellow Daoist?"

Demon Metropolis.

I've never heard of it.

But that didn't stop Rogue Person Yunxiu from starting to imagine things.

"The Demon Metropolis... could it be the site of the ruins of High Antiquity demon kingdom?"

"Did a high-ranking Buddhist monk establish his sect here to suppress evil spirits, and build that 'Electronic Wooden Fish Temple'?"

"Because he had lived among Devil Creature for many years, that high monk created this unorthodox 'Dualistic Binary Buddhism and demons, using demons to control demons, and using poison to fight poison!"

"And this young man before me is the successor of this lineage. He descended the mountain to cultivate, originally to accumulate merit, but because he practiced such heretical Buddhism, he was expelled from the orthodox Buddhist sect and forbidden from calling himself a Buddhist disciple. In order to avoid any sordid conflicts with his fellow disciples, he came here alone to eliminate Devil Creature and accumulate merit..."

Rogue Person Yunxiu felt that his imagination was quite accurate in terms of the truth.

Otherwise, some things are inexplicable. For example, he had never heard of a temple capable of such practices.

Moreover, the name of this Buddhist teaching is quite strange. What kind of Buddhist system is binary? Is it a binary system of Buddha-Devil Transformation?

However, although the other party had an eccentric temperament, he was neither bloodthirsty nor did he lack the ability to answer any questions.

Although Rogue Person Yunxiu belonged to an unorthodox sect, he was still knowledgeable and experienced, and he could tell that there was some truth in the other person's words.

"Fellow Daoist, aren't you curious about my identity?"

"I was quite curious at first, but now I'm not."

"Fellow Daoist, do you not wish to know why I have entered this city?"

"I don't want to know."

"Doesn't this fellow Daoist want to know how to leave this Demon-Subduing City?"

"I don't want to know."

"..."

Hu Mang downed the mineral water in one gulp, then wiped his mouth with a free tissue, preparing to rest for a while before continuing his work.

If the other party is a relic of a divine dynasty or a descendant of a divine dynasty, then he would be quite curious.

But if that's not the case, then it's pointless.

You guys focus on your main storyline, I'll do my own search, attack, and retreat; our main strategy is to not interfere with each other.

Hu Mang knew, of course, that the strange phenomena in the Demon-Subduing City meant that something big was about to happen.

But so what?

At worst, I'll just charge up and head back to Heavenly Gate. You guys can't possibly catch up to me.

Once you guys' done with the big stuff, I'll come back and loot more loot, then we'll play the search, attack, and retreat game.

Hu Mang felt that he wouldn't be able to exhaust all the resources in this Demon-Subduing City in just a few years.

So he genuinely didn't want to know how to get out.

He had almost been killed several times in this Demon-Subduing City; going to the world map would be even more suicidal.

Let's develop a few waves first before making any decisions.

"This little monk is truly impervious to reason!"

Suddenly, a thought popped into Rogue Person Yunxiu's mind.

Seeing that Hu Mang had finished resting and was about to get back to work with his spear, Rogue Person Yunxiu's heart stirred, and he suddenly asked, "Fellow Daoist, are you perhaps searching for the Tribulation Eye in this place?"

Hu Mang turned his head, surprised, and said, "The Tribulation Eye, shouldn't it be the Eye of Thunder?"

Finally, there's something that will interest them.

Rogue Person Yunxiu finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"To be honest, fellow Daoist, this Demon-Subduing City was originally the ruins of the Jade Firmament Divine Dynasty, which was also known as the Jade Firmament Divine Dynasty Heavenly Tribulation Imperial Dynasty. It possessed the ability to manipulate the tribulations of this world, not only the three ascension tribulations between Refining Spirit to Reverse the Void and Returning to the Void and Void Refinement to Merge with the Dao, but also the tribulations of various difficulties that cultivators could create at will during ordinary closed-door breakthroughs, even those far exceeding the tribulations of the cultivation stage."

"So this Thunder Eye is essentially Tribulation Eye."

"So powerful?" Hu Mang was genuinely surprised this time.

On their side of Heavenly Gate, if it weren't for the advancements in cultivation technology, they would be so poor that they couldn't even evolve the Golden Core Tribulation, let alone the Ascension Tribulation.

But in this realm, are heavenly tribulations actually available in bulk?

"If you, fellow Daoist, are hoping to locate the 'Tribulation Eye' by attacking the key point of this formation and sensing the changes in the spiritual energy of heaven and earth," you're likely to be disappointed.

"Because the Thunder Eye can be the Tribulation Eye, but the Tribulation Eye is not necessarily the Thunder Eye, and it is unaffected by the evolution of the formation and changes in spiritual energy in this place."

So that's how it is!

Hu Mang frowned, then plopped down again, took out his survey map, and began to study it.

If what the other party said is true, then my wiring is not done correctly.

Rogue Person Yunxiu approached, laboriously climbed onto the stone pier, glanced at it a few times, first nodded, then shook his head.

His knowledge seemed to be a bit higher than Old Chen's; he could tell at a glance what Hu Mang was surveying.

"Fellow Daoist seems to have a unique understanding of formations, but if you only use formations to create formations without seeking to deduce the destiny of heaven and the evolution of heavenly secrets, I'm afraid you can only find the Thunder Eye in the city, but you probably won't find the 'Tribulation Eye'."

The Hu Mang rubbed its teeth.

Thank goodness we met this person; otherwise, if they had started "old city renovation" without any sense of proportion, it would have been heading towards a "major safety accident."

What is this, Curse of civil engineering?

Even after time travel, you still haven't shaken them off?

The Hu Mang tilted its head back, exhaled deeply, and said, "You just said that to master celestial divination, one must at least reach the Three Flowers Perfection stage?"

"That's right. I wonder which of the Three Flowers of essence, energy, and spirit you have cultivated so far?"

Does chrysanthemum count?

Hu Mang grinned, but didn't answer.

"However, Buddhism also has a 'Future Scripture Method,' which the senior monks in the temple did not teach this young fellow practitioner when he entered the world to cultivate?"

Rogue Person Yunxiu asked tentatively.

Master Chef, who is that? The developer of the Electronic Wooden Fish? Do those programmers even know anything about this?

Aside from the similarity in hairstyle and baldness, Hu Mang didn't think the other party was that powerful.

Seeing that Hu Mang did not answer, Rogue Person Yunxiu was about to continue speaking when he was interrupted by the other party.

"So, what you mean is?"

Hu Mang didn't think there was any reason why the other party would bring this up.

"I would like to ask you for a favor, young fellow Daoist."

"In my current state, I only have a 'Flower of Spirit' left, and I can no longer deduce the secrets of heaven. However, there are people in this city who can deduce the secrets of heaven and determine the location of the Tribulation Eye."

"Hmm, who?" Hu Mang wasn't surprised at all.

"The eldest disciple of the Thunder Sect Heavenly Thunder Lineage, Zhen'ezi."

What is his cultivation level?

"In this realm where Yin gives rise to Yang, if the unexpected event hadn't occurred here, I'm afraid it wouldn't be long before I would have to use Thunder Method to cultivate Yang Spirit."

Hu Mang grunted in response.

Based on his rudimentary understanding of the cultivation realms in the two worlds, Yang Spirit belongs to the Qi Training to Spirit Transformation realm, which is the peak of the Spirit Transformation realm. In other words, he must be at least a Nascent Soul.

Nascent Soul?

That's a familiar term.

What's wrong with him?

"He is probably hiding somewhere in this Demon-Subduing City. I hope you can help me find him."

"He's not Yang Spirit? Then who was the previous Yang Spirit?"

Rogue Person Yunxiu sighed.

"If I'm not mistaken, that's his junior brother, Mingting from the Old Thunder Lineage."

"The Old Thunder Lineage," Hu Mang chewed twice, then asked, "How come junior brother's cultivation is higher than senior brother's?"

"That's not the case. The Old Thunder Lineage of the Thunder Sect is the remnant of the Jade Firmament Divine Dynasty."

Rogue Person Yunxiu revealed a piece of news that wasn't exactly a secret, but it was somewhat of a secret.

Hu Mang finally understood.

Is it also due to divine blessing?

"So, you want me to help you find Zhen'ezi, and in exchange, you'll help me locate the Tribulation Eye?"

"That's exactly right."

Hu Mang grinned, revealing a mouthful of white teeth.

"I'm not going!"