Chapter 57 The Erased Names

After sweeping the street, the man realized belatedly that he had been played. After leaving Jiang Chen with the words, "I will come looking for you again," he hurried away.

Jiang Chen did not pursue him; he believed that since this organization was still actively recruiting, it meant its scale was not yet very large.

They likely wouldn't commit any heinous acts for the time being, as it would go against their principles.

Upon returning home, the sky had already dimmed, and Jiang Chen looked out the window.

For some reason, the recovery speed of the Heaven And Earth Spiritual Essence was becoming faster and faster.

Jiang Chen could clearly feel that the concentration of Qi in his home was a bit denser than it had been in the morning.

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"Mr. Jiang, that is the specific situation. That Ancient Tomb was damaged by someone, causing an earthquake, and it is suspected that something inside has awakened."

"You have lived from the Tang Dynasty until now; I wonder if you have any impression of this Ancient Tomb?"

Inside the 749 Bureau, Zhang Jianguo recounted the sequence of events to Mountain Lord Jiang Bai with a hint of respect.

He hoped to gain some insight from Jiang Bai.

Ever since Jiang Bai's situation was reported to the higher-ups, it had caused quite a stir among the Chinese leadership.

The prominent families and high-ranking figures above unanimously agreed that it would be more appropriate to bring Jiang Bai to the capital.

However, Jiang Bai refused, and although this displeased the Chinese leadership, they dared not say anything.

A millennial great demon—who knew how high its cultivation was, or if a nuclear bomb could kill it?

Therefore, the bigwigs in the capital wanted to come personally to pay their respects to Jiang Bai and seek advice on the Secret Manual for longevity.

One must know that these bigwigs were all advanced in age, and although they also Cultivate, the Heaven And Earth Spiritual Essence was too scarce, and their talents were not high.

Therefore, apart from a few bigwigs from prominent families, the others did not have very high cultivation; if they could live to be a hundred, it was considered a long life.

Now that a millennial white tiger great demon had appeared, the surprise in some people's hearts far outweighed the fear.

However, these people were turned away before they could even meet Jiang Bai, who stated that he did not want to be entangled with too many people.

He had emerged into the world solely to search for his master.

Even though the Chinese leadership promised to help him search, they could not move Jiang Bai.

However, Jiang Bai had said that if they encountered any trouble or difficult problems, they could come to him.

Therefore, after Zhang Jianguo reported the matter of Mount Bulao to the higher-ups, he came to consult Jiang Bai immediately.

"Mount Bulao? A Tang Dynasty Ancient Tomb?" Jiang Bai repeated, then fell into deep thought.

After a while, as if recalling memories, Jiang Bai slowly said, "At that time, this Daoist had just gained sentience and did not know much, only that at the end of the fifth year of Kaiyuan, there was an abnormal drought in the Huainan Circuit and the Jiangnan East Circuit."

"Even the Yangtze River and the Huai River were somewhat dried up. The Imperial Court ordered disaster relief and invited high-level experts from the Daoist sect to pray for rain, only then overcoming this disaster. Later, it was rumored that this drought was caused by demonic evil."

When mentioning demonic evil, Zhang Jianguo subconsciously glanced at Jiang Bai, then realized it was inappropriate and a lapse in manners, so he quickly lowered his head.

Jiang Bai's expression did not change at all. He had been personally sealed by the Maoshan Sect and nourished by the mountain spirits on Baijun Mountain for a thousand years; his Demonic Qi had long since faded.

In its place was extremely pure True Qi, almost indistinguishable from that of a Daoist practitioner.

If it were not for the fact that the Heavenly Court was not manifest, he could have achieved Ascension to become a divine official or a true Mountain God.

He could no longer be spoken of in the same breath as ordinary demons.

"This Daoist does not know the specific origin of that demon, only that they did not kill her, but instead used a Seal to suppress her, and the location was in the Jiangnan East Circuit of that time."

Zhang Jianguo carefully recalled the historical knowledge he had learned in the past, and finally gave up struggling.

He took out his phone to search for historical and geographical data.

He finally discovered that during the Tang Dynasty, Binhai City belonged to the territory of the Jiangnan East Circuit!

He was shocked in his heart; if the great demon Jiang Bai spoke of corresponded to the existence suppressed in that tomb, wouldn't everything make sense?

Of course, this still needed to be verified and confirmed, but deep down, Zhang Jianguo was already inclined to believe that the one Jiang Bai spoke of and the one in the tomb were the same entity.

The urgent priority was still to retrieve the Magical Artifact stolen by that group of tomb raiders.

Although Mount Bulao only shook for a moment before returning to calm, Zhang Jianguo still dared not be certain it would remain calm forever.

"Then, if the thing inside that Ancient Tomb comes out, could Mr. Jiang Bai suppress it?" Zhang Jianguo asked.

Jiang Bai had an inscrutable expression, and for a moment, Zhang Jianguo seemed to see the shadow of Jiang Chen in him.

He immediately gave a bitter smile; he had been so busy lately that he was hallucinating. How could the two of them possibly be alike?

Jiang Bai said, "I do not understand the Zanlong Array, but the Daoist sect was prosperous in the Tang Dynasty, and the level of cultivation was extremely high. It could be said to be another peak since the Qin Dynasty, especially the great Immortal Master of the Maoshan Sect at that time, Grand Master Sima Chengzhen. With his strength, he was enough to suppress all demons, monsters, and ghosts under heaven."

"However, they did not kill the entity in this tomb, but instead sealed it away. Presumably, there must have been a profound reason for that."

Following Jiang Bai's line of thought, Zhang Jianguo thought it could indeed be explained that way, but he still felt a bit uneasy.

Jiang Bai also saw Zhang Jianguo's hesitation and calmly gave him some reassurance.

"Your Excellency, rest assured. Although this Daoist is of a different kind, I was once appointed as an orthodox Mountain God, so naturally, I will not watch the common people of the Human Race be harmed by demonic evil."

Zhang Jianguo was overjoyed. With Jiang Bai's promise, he finally had some peace of mind.

"Thank you, Mr. Jiang. Our China will certainly not forget the kindness Mr. Jiang has shown to China and the Human Race!"

"Your Excellency, you are too kind."

With the official business concluded, Zhang Jianguo's curiosity welled up.

"Mr. Jiang, I wonder who exactly that... Daoist True Monarch you mentioned is? Are you sure he truly still exists in the world today?"

Jiang Bai smiled faintly, "During these days, this Daoist has also seen many books and stories evaluating the ancients. Your Excellency, what do you think of Lü Dongbin as a person?"

Zhang Jianguo replied without hesitation, "Ancestor Lu blazed a new path, creating the Golden Core Dao, and his cultivation reached the level of creation. It is said he has already achieved Ascension and become an Immortal, so he is naturally an epoch-making hero."

"However, I am not certain if there was truly a person named Lü Dongbin in history. According to your meaning, Mr. Jiang, does Ancestor Lu really exist?"

Jiang Bai nodded in agreement.

"But what if I were to say that Lü Dongbin was once merely a student of my master?"

Zhang Jianguo was stunned for a moment.

"Who exactly is that person?" he asked.

Jiang Bai had nothing to hide and said frankly, "My master, named, named..."

Speaking to this point, a glimmer of bewilderment and doubt appeared in his eyes.

Because he clearly remembered his master's name, but every time he wanted to say it out loud, an inexplicable force would erase his memory regarding his master's name and Daoist title.

No matter how he used Daoist arts to retain the memory, he could not resist the intrusion of that force.

"Why can I not say your name?" He felt a sudden sense of loss.

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