99: Contradictions

"What are you two talking about? Why don't I understand?" Wu Zhen looked at the two with a puzzled expression.

"It's good that you don't understand, because while we've found something amiss, we still don't know what exactly happened!" Tang Ku shook his head helplessly.

"I think you might not not understand, but rather don't want to understand!" The Bull Demon King suddenly sneered, "Haven't you really guessed anything?"

Yang Jian and Nezha exchanged glances, both speechless, while Tang Ku smiled bitterly, "Niu Mowang, do you really want to point it out now?"

"I don't want to point it out either, but if I don't say it, this old bull probably won't feel at ease for the rest of his life!" The old bull looked at the city below, which had become a black dot, and said, "In this world, there is something that can make everyone in an entire city feel blessed, feel that life is good, and fill them with hope. That is Luck!"

"And what can bring Luck, besides the Dragon Veins where a Dynasty is located, is only the protection of Immortals!" Tang Ku said helplessly, "In Chechi Kingdom, there are Immortals, and more than one!"

"More than that!" The Bull Demon King actually felt a lingering fear as he said, "At least one-tenth of the people in the entire city have Immortal Qi on them. In other words, one-tenth of the people have become Immortals, or... or their bodies have been occupied by Upper Realm Immortals! In other words... it's very possible that many of the Immortal Realm gods have already descended to the Mortal Realm and possessed Mortals!"

"In other words, they very likely had a plan to escape long ago!" Tang Ku responded, "I also thought of that."

"But how is that possible? When the Immortal Realm was in distress, I was clearly there. Why..." Nezha stammered, unable to speak.

He wanted to say, if the Immortal Realm gods had a plan to hide, why wouldn't he know? Was he abandoned?

"No, no!" Yang Jian shook his head and said, "I know my uncle best. Even if there was a slight way, he wouldn't humble himself by entering a Mortal's body. This plan you mentioned doesn't hold water!"

"Then how do you explain so many Immortals descending to the Mortal Realm?" The old bull said, "Those hidden guys, although I don't know who they are, the Immortal power on them is clearly not that of ordinary Heavenly Soldiers and Generals. They should all be famous, prominent figures in the Immortal Realm. Do you think their concentrated appearance in this country, in this city, is all a coincidence?

True Monarch, it's not that I'm trying to discourage you, but Immortals always act ambiguously and aren't straightforward enough. If it were me, I would ask the king for clarification... The Immortal Qi on that guy is the strongest; he should be a big shot in the Immortal Realm!"

"Immortal Qi?" Nezha and Yang Jian frowned slightly, "Although we also felt that some people had Immortal power on them, this king, however, is clearly just a common person!"

The old bull was stunned, then said, "My bull nose is most sensitive to all kinds of Spiritual Qi. Can't I distinguish between Immortals and Mortals? Hmph, believe it or not, I will definitely stay far away from this country from now on and never come back!"

The few of them fell silent. In fact, they knew that the Bull Demon King was right. Any great Demon who had reached his level would definitely be far more sensitive to Immortal power than they were, just as they were more sensitive to Demonic Qi.

But...

"But, for an Immortal to possess a Mortal's body, they need to obtain the host's acknowledgment and permission. Otherwise, they will be Backlash by the original soul. So, does that mean all these possessed people have acknowledged Immortals occupying their bodies?" Nezha frowned slightly, "I always feel that this is a bit unlikely!"

"There are many ways to make people acknowledge and permit! And the best way is deception, for example, by tricking them into believing they can achieve Immortal Ascension!" Tang Ku suddenly narrowed his eyes, "I think ninety percent of Mortals would not be able to resist such a temptation, and then allow Immortals to occupy their bodies!"

"Hey, Holy Monk, whose side are you on?" Nezha pouted, displeased, "Are these two sides also rules of your Buddhist sect?"

Tang Ku smiled helplessly, "Third Prince, you jest. I'm just speaking the truth... Hmm, but I must ask, what happens to the original soul when an Immortal occupies the body?"

"This..." Nezha couldn't help but scratch his head, "I've never actually tried it... Does True Monarch know?"

"I have never possessed a Mortal's body either!" Yang Jian stroked his chin and said, "As I see it, it's nothing more than the soul being suppressed and unable to act independently... Hmm... and also... also..."

"There's another possibility, which is that the Mortal's soul will be killed by the powerful Immortal soul that newly enters, or directly squeezed out of this body!" The Bull Demon King said, "Don't blame me for thinking the worst. Our positions were different in the past, so I've researched some examples... If it really is this situation, the best result is for the Mortal's soul to be forced into Reincarnation, waiting for Reincarnation!"

"Old bull, you're treating Immortals as imaginary enemies, aren't you!" Tang Ku sighed, "However, I have to admit, there's some truth to what you said. But right now, none of us can be sure of the full story, and it seems unrealistic to go back and ask them. They won't tell us the truth, so guessing is useless."

"I generally understand what you're discussing!" Wu Zhen suddenly snapped her fingers, drawing attention back to her, and then she chuckled, "It's nothing more than this Niu Mowang suspecting that Immortals widely occupying Mortal bodies has some unspeakable secret, and True Monarch and Third Prince, due to their positions, don't believe this is true, so you feel caught in a dilemma, is that right!"

Tang Ku's eyes lit up as he looked at Wu Zhen, "What? Do you have a solution?"

"No!" Wu Zhen said with her arms crossed, "Even in our world, the Olympus gods and those monsters from the Demon Realm are always in opposition, so there's basically no way to ease this conflict."

"Then what's the point of you saying that?" Nezha pouted.

"Alright, alright, just say 'but'!" Tang Ku knew his female disciple wouldn't be so simple, so he waved his hand.

"Oh Master, can't you let me pretend for a bit?" Wu Zhen pouted, "Alright, in fact, I really don't have a solution. To be honest, those guys on Olympus are actually much more despicable than the Immortals and gods of your world, many of them don't even do human things... However, even though they are always in opposition with the evil creatures of the Demon Realm, no one tries to alleviate this, because they don't interfere with each other at all, and there are no conflicts of interest, so..."

"So we're overthinking it. Since they haven't hindered us, we don't need to have any dealings with them at all!" Yang Jian's eyes lit up, and he said excitedly, "Elder Wu Zhen truly has great wisdom!"