Chapter 197 - 192: The Scripture Says to Redeem People
It is said that the Great Emperor True Martial sent a strand of his Primordial Spirit to incarnate. Upon reaching his shrine, the Taoist Boy saw it and hastily called for the Sect Leader.
Zhang Junshi, seeing the Patriarch had sent his Primordial Spirit to the mortal world, knew there must be a decree and hurriedly prostrated himself in front of the great hall, saying, "Please enlighten me, Patriarch!"
The deity statue of Great Emperor True Martial opened its mouth and said, "I have divined a man who is fated to be under my command as the Demon-removing Marshal! However, this person has been beheaded, hence his resentful energy is exceedingly heavy, transforming into a Ghost Hero similar to Xiang Yu of old. Black and White Impermanence along with the gods of the Underworld dare not approach him, and now he is in Jade Spring Mountain in Jingzhou. You must lead him to my True Martial Great Hall, and I shall let him join the Immortal Ranks!"
Zhang Junshi asked, "What virtues and abilities does this person possess that the Patriarch values him so highly?"
Great Emperor True Martial replied, "This person inherently carries a great destiny, having been given the title Marquis of Hanshou Pavilion, and he acts with loyalty and righteousness, his honor is as vast as the heavens. It is destined that in future generations, he will be celebrated and receive the worship of the common people. If he enters my sect, he will naturally enhance the destiny of our Wudang lineage."
Zhang Junshi, not paying much attention to mortal affairs, only knew about the last incident when the Netherworld Blood Sea intervened to compete for destiny, leading to a battle between the sects of Buddhism and Daoism. In the end, Tathagata struck the Ming River with a palm, and the matter was suppressed. Now, both the Yuan Shi Immortal Monarch and Rulai are still preaching! All to prevent a large-scale conflict between the paths of Buddhism and Daoism from erupting again.
Zhang Junshi said, "Then I will now make a trip to Jade Spring Mountain in Jingzhou to bring this Guan Yu to meet the Patriarch."
Great Emperor True Martial said, "Go!"
With such a figure as the Great Emperor True Martial, how could he easily intervene himself? Thus, the matter naturally fell to Zhang Junshi.
Zhang Junshi, having received the command of Great Emperor True Martial, promptly set off for Jade Spring Mountain in Jingzhou.
Upon emerging from his meditative retreat, Enlightenment Dao heard about the killing of Guan Yu and was startled. Upon further inquiry, he learned that Liu Bei and Zhang Fei had also met their fates! It seemed the destinies of these Left and Right Assistants and the emperor truly complemented each other—when one suffered, all suffered! This made him sigh, as it appeared that history was unfolding similarly to past lives. Though slightly altered, it still followed the predicted path.