Killing Dao Fruit
Chapter 629 - 558: Empiricism Kills

Chapter 629: Chapter 558: Empiricism Kills

Heavenly Eye Dao, Liangzhou, Eyang Mountain Dojo.

This was merely a small dojo belonging to the Heavenly Eye Dao, consisting of only a single Taoist temple situated in the mountains, housing thirteen Taoists, both senior and junior.

Although it was a branch of the illustrious Sect.

But since it was located in Liangzhou, for many years it had merely been struggling to survive under the fearsome dominance of the "Dragon Elephant Tao," which included one temple, one palace, and twenty-four gates.

Even when venturing outside, they dared not reveal their master’s lineage randomly.

In a corner of the Taoist temple, within a quiet chamber.

A middle-aged Taoist with three eyes, whose sockets and the vertical eye on his forehead were filled with bloodshot, turning them crimson.

He stared unblinkingly at a set of damaged bamboo strips that he had unexpectedly picked up on the road.

As if bewitched by curiosity, his consciousness completely fell into the various hidden histories recorded on them, his face revealing uncontrollable ecstasy.

"Heaven has opened its eyes, truly, heaven has opened its eyes!"

The foundational Daoist Skill of Cultivating "Heavenly Eye Dao" [Heavenly Eye Peeping Life Skill] inherently grew stronger the more one knew of hidden knowledge.

To those Heavenly Eye Dao disciples desiring hidden histories, no one could resist the allure of unknown secrets.

Just as nearly no man could resist the charm of a Nine-Tailed Fox.

This three-eyed Taoist deciphered the bamboo slips word by word, gradually piecing together segments of complete hidden histories from the wildly twisted characters.

"Mawei Inn Mutiny:

The old Emperor once created a magnificent era worthy of eternal record where nations came to pay homage, but now he is merely a desperate old man.

Amidst the chaos of rebellious soldiers.

He traveled haphazardly from Chang’an to this place, utterly devoid of grace, his face ferocious as he frantically sought any possibility to prolong the dynasty’s rule.

At any cost!

Until he found here a Buddhist Hall enshrining a pitch-black Buddha—[Rouge Medicine Buddha].

The 72-year-old Emperor, already frail and senile, was gradually unable to indulge in the fragrant body of his beautiful consort.

At this point, he no longer wished for anything else but hoped that his most beloved consort could satisfy this ominous being with her most perfect body.

Yet, he never realized that those monks, responsible for enshrining the sinister black Buddha, seemed equally fearful of both the black Buddha and their own strikingly beautiful woman..."

Reading this, the Taoist became so excited that his eyeballs protruded; he danced around, mumbling incoherently:

"So that’s how it is, this is a piece of history from when the Heavenly Official [Rouge Medicine Buddha] under the command of Qingtian Divine System was just born.

He wanted to contest with the [West King Holy Mother] over the guidance of historical narratives in Human Dao!"

Unable to hold back, he continued reading.

"88 years later, Wuzong abolished Buddhism.

Imperial Decree: demolish all Buddhist monasteries in Red County Shenzhou that have fewer than 200 rooms and lack an imperial plaque, including hermitages and Buddhist halls, ordering all monks and nuns to secularize.

A total of four thousand six hundred temples were demolished, 265,500 monks and nuns secularized, all the Buddha statues and bells made of copper from the abolished temples were melted down to make coins...

However, did Wuzong truly aim to abolish Buddhism? The actual target he wanted to eliminate was in fact the sinister being disguised as [Rouge Medicine Buddha]!

Why did the Li Dynasty, which set Taoism as the state religion, later first patronize Buddhism and then abolish it?

It seems some secret has forever vanished in that turmoil."

Reading article by article, the feedback from [Heavenly Eye Peeping Life Skill] informed the Taoist that all of this was indeed historical truth.

He became so excited that he nearly shook uncontrollably.

But he was completely unaware that his body was gradually becoming thin, transparent, and continuously emitting waves of aged, decayed stench.

And in the annals of Green History, a line of his own history gradually appeared.

"Qiao Zhengqing, from Liangzhou, encountered immortals in his youth at Eyang Mountain, and joined Heavenly Eye Dao, possessing above-average aptitude; at the age of forty, he ascended to Red Seal Yin God Realm and took over as Temple Master.

He often disguised himself as a fortune-teller, using [Heavenly Eye Peeping Life Skill] to assist the powerful in grafting life forces, avoiding deadly calamities, and slaying many unascended nobles.

His fame spread throughout the region, his later years unknown."

As the last word fell, this Taoist named Qiao Zhengqing vanished from the chamber like a mirage.

Leaving behind only that scroll of [Immortalized in Green History], which fell onto the table with a "clatter."

The last trace left was just one more name added on the bamboo strips.

"Pah, pah, such a lackluster life this man had, nothing interesting besides harming others.

The junior disciples of Heavenly Eye Dao have grown increasingly disappointing over the years, not tasty at all."

This Green Seal Strange Immortal had consumed a Yin God Realm disciple, and his Taoist Ability recovered with an untraceable speed, yet was completely unsatisfied with the taste of this person.

This [Immortalized in Green History] was actually a historical tome spanning ancient and modern times, containing all manner of little-known historical secrets.

If someone, driven by curiosity and "Curiosity," delves into its secrets, they would surely become addicted to the history and secrets within, unable to extricate themselves.

In reality, it wasn’t the person reading the book, but the book reading the life of living beings!

[Taboo: Immortalized in Green History.

The efficiency of information exchange is consistent on both sides; whoever is read completely by the other will be consumed by the other.

The less substantial a person’s life, the lesser their influence on the history of the world, the easier they are consumed, and the shorter the "Green History" written about them becomes.

Conversely, if a person’s life experiences are richer, their lifespan longer, their knowledge more extensive, and their impact on history greater.