Corpse Recovery Diver-Chapter 1258 - 229_3

Monkey: "It was me who smashed His head with a club."

Li Zhiyuan: "Is His title the Punishing Evil True Monarch?"

The monkey looked at the young man with surprise, clearly, the young man had once again guessed the correct answer.

Li Zhiyuan: "From the previous records in the True Monarch Chief Clerk Temple, it can be seen that the Punishing Evil True Monarch has the worst relationship with 'him', repeatedly opposing 'his' decrees."

This stood in stark contrast to the rest of the True Lords who worshipped 'him' like a Bodhisattva.

Most of the records of events follow this pattern:

If two True Lords had a conflict, 'he' would intervene and reconcile them, and both True Lords would be completely convinced.

If a True Lord made a mistake or had doubts about something, 'he' would enlighten them, and the True Lord would have an epiphany.

Only the Punishing Evil True Monarch dared to confront 'him' multiple times and offered different opinions.

Monkey: "According to what you're saying, shouldn't the Punishing Evil True Monarch be the first to oppose and crusade against 'him'? Why would he turn around and support 'him'?"

Li Zhiyuan: "This is something even you don't understand, right?"

The monkey's gaze fell on the headless corpse of the Punishing Evil True Monarch:

"Indeed, He was one of the most powerful among the True Lords and the one who had the worst relationship with 'him'.

When He came out with an axe to stop us, all of us were surprised."

Li Zhiyuan: "Because the Punishing Evil True Monarch was the only one who truly worshipped 'him' like a Bodhisattva."

Monkey: "But 'he' isn't a Bodhisattva. This is the truth, we've all been deceived by 'him'. According to your explanation, wouldn't the Punishing Evil True Monarch be the most furious when he learned the truth?"

Li Zhiyuan: "He is different from you all."

Monkey: "Different how?"

Li Zhiyuan: "You all only admired 'him' for his power."

The monkey clenched his fist, released, clenched again, and released again.

Li Zhiyuan didn't intentionally provoke the monkey's emotions at this point, but the knife of truth was more likely to break the monkey's defense.

The "appeasement" it had just experienced was coming to an end.

Li Zhiyuan also noticed that when the monkey was clenching and releasing his fists, the headless corpse of the Punishing Evil True Monarch also had its fists slightly trembling, as if doing the same action.

Clearly, the monkey had the ability to control this headless corpse.

Just like how it had previously manipulated the Gatekeeper True Lord to attack them, it could have made the Punishing Evil True Monarch attack them here.

Even if He was dead, and his head was gone, Li Zhiyuan believed He could cause them more trouble than the Gatekeeper True Lord.

Why did the monkey suddenly change its attitude?

It's certain that before passing the Gatekeeper True Monarch Temple, the monkey had a different attitude towards them. It wanted them dead here, or it wouldn't have manipulated the Gatekeeper True Monarch.

So, the change in the monkey's attitude, or rather, the change in the attitude of the one behind the monkey, happened during their battle with the Gatekeeper True Lord.

Li Zhiyuan quickly reviewed his companions' abilities in his mind, and finally, the young man thought if there was anything that could trigger a change in that person's attitude... it should be his manipulation of those eight Yao family corpses to perform divination.

Performing divination himself and being able to control puppets to perform divination are two different things; it means he has mastered a deeper and more comprehensive Basic Technique, such as the "Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva Sutra".

Because of this, the one behind the monkey changed their plans from stopping and killing him to actively guiding him.

This monkey really listens to that person.

The monkey ultimately controlled itself and didn't let the Punishing Evil True Monarch corpse stand up.

Afterwards, it led the group through several more temples.

No True Lords were seen, but in two places of danger, the monkey smoothly resolved them in advance.

On the road, Tan Wenbin gently hooked the young man's right hand with his finger, Li Zhiyuan understood and released the Red Line to connect with him.

"Brother Xiao Yuan, do you know what kind of medicine this monkey is selling?"

"I know."

Tan Wenbin's expression relaxed, silently waiting in his heart.

But after waiting for a long time, he still didn't hear Brother Xiao Yuan's voice resonate within him.

"Brother Xiao Yuan?"

"Brother Binbin, right now, I can't tell you all."

"Oh, alright, I understand!"

The connection broke, Tan Wenbin smiled at Li Zhiyuan, understanding that Brother Xiao Yuan wasn't hiding anything; he knew Brother Xiao Yuan intended to shoulder some things alone.

The group entered the final True Monarch Temple.

The interior was new and well-maintained, and further in was the main temple where the Bodhisattva resided.

Being able to live next to the Bodhisattva indicates that this True Monarch's status ranks second only to the Bodhisattva here.

Li Zhiyuan: "Was it Him who started the rebellion?"

Monkey: "It was a crusade."

Li Zhiyuan: "True Monarch Pu Du?"

Monkey: "Haha, I'm starting to suspect you're the Punishing Evil guy reincarnated and your wisdom has awakened."

Li Zhiyuan: "Because in the True Monarch Chief Clerk Temple, the records about True Monarch Pu Du are the least."

Monkey: "So what?"

Li Zhiyuan: "Your master criticizes and educates Him the least, indicating His high status; typically, revolts are initiated by the second-in-command, right?"

Monkey: "True Monarch Pu Du exposed the truth that 'he' isn't a Bodhisattva, leading us to overthrow 'him'."

Li Zhiyuan: "How can you be sure..."

The monkey's tone suddenly elevated: "'He' confessed in the end that He was fake, chitter-chitter-chitter!"

It seems that being closer to 'him', the monkey's emotions spiraled out of control again.

It walked to the last cloud wall, saying: "Do you know why I call this place 'Heartless Island'?"

Li Zhiyuan: "Because the heart is fake."

"Then do you know why I call what's inside here 'Qiu Mansion'?"

Without waiting for Li Zhiyuan to answer, the monkey forcefully pushed open the cloud wall and roared:

"Because after His identity was exposed, He imprisoned all of us here, this is the prison of all the True Lords!"

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Sorting through this part of the plot took some time, the missing count will be compensated tomorrow, don't worry!