Divine Lucky Star
Chapter 697 - 695: Is it Real or Fake?! (Please subscribe! Vote for monthly tickets!)

Chapter 697: Chapter 695: Is it Real or Fake?! (Please subscribe! Vote for monthly tickets!)

"Just now, it seemed you were rather dismissive of my Magic Artifact," Wang Hao said. "May I ask if you hold some greater insight?"

As soon as Lin Shengyun finished speaking, every gaze in the room turned to Wang Hao, and the group of old fellows began whispering among themselves—

"What’s the deal with this Wang Hao? That’s the Donghuang Bell of Saint Yun Venerable we’re talking about, a name with immense fame in the circle, and he appears quite dismissive?"

"That’s the arrogance of ignorance! It’s said that the Donghuang Bell can ward off evil, dispel disasters, trap ghosts, slay demons—extremely formidable!"

"Now this is a big deal. Daring to show such disrespect to the Donghuang Bell, he’s in deep trouble!"

The elders buzzed with gossip, and soon the entire venue fell silent. At that moment, Lin Shengyun spoke again, "Young man, why are you quiet now? If you have some greater insight, why not share it with us all?"

Feeling everyone’s eyes on him, Wang Hao shrugged his shoulders and smiled, "Actually, I don’t have any particularly special insight. It’s just that this name paired with this copper bell seems a bit... well, to put it simply, it smacks of ’bait and switch’... "

Bait and switch!

Upon hearing Wang Hao say that, Lin Shengyun instantly became furious and roared, "Nonsense! My Donghuang Bell is forged from the spiritual energy between heaven and earth, refined with the essence of the sun and the moon. How is it unfit to bear the name of Donghuang?!"

How is it unfit, you ask?

A broken bell like this is completely fake, and you actually have the audacity to call it the Donghuang Bell?

"Saint Yun Venerable, is it?" Wang Hao smiled cheerfully as he looked at Lin Shengyun, saying, "You claim to be a Master of the Fengshui World, possessing the title of Venerable, yet you can’t even get something as simple as naming right? That really is a bit indefensible..."

"What’s wrong with the name?" Lin Shengyun countered angrily. "Then enlighten us, why is the name Donghuang Bell not fitting?"

Seeing that Wang Hao and Lin Shengyun were at an impasse, everyone in the room grew curious.

It was clear that Wang Hao knew what the real Donghuang Bell was; otherwise, he couldn’t possibly have such a reaction.

Could there be another truth to the Donghuang Bell?

"Well, to speak of the Donghuang Bell," Wang Hao said, shaking his head, "one must look at the origins from ancient times in the Heavenly People’s Republic. According to the ancient murals left over from the era of the gods in the Heavenly Mountain Cave, the Donghuang Bell is the foremost of the ten Divine Artifacts, capable of destroying the heavens, swallowing all worlds. The actual Donghuang Bell is impossible to trace, but the figure of Donghuang is verifiable since the poet Qu Yuan of Chu mentioned Donghuang Taiyi at the beginning of ’Nine Songs’."

At this, everyone was shocked!

If Wang Hao was spouting nonsense, that would be one thing, but he was citing Qu Yuan’s ’Nine Songs’ and the opening ’Donghuang Taiyi’!

Surely, one can’t fabricate lies using a historical figure as great as Qu Yuan as a joke, right?

"Could there really be a Donghuang Bell?"

"No way, does the Donghuang Bell truly possess the power to destroy the heavens and swallow all worlds?"

"The ten Divine Artifacts? Are they that miraculous?"

Everyone was whispering among themselves, and at this point, the looks they were giving Wang Hao had clearly changed.

And this was just the beginning, after all, the Donghuang Bell was indeed one of the most powerful Divine Artifacts in mythical history.

"Generally speaking," Wang Hao looked at the Ancient Bell in Lin Shengyun’s hand and smiled as he continued to explain, "Donghuang can refer to one person, but Taiyi does not necessarily. So, what exactly is Taiyi? ’Tai’ represents the supreme and utmost, ’yi’ signifies the absolute and unique. Zhuangzi’s ’Tianxia’ states that Laozi’s teachings are focused on Taiyi. Hence, it can be said that Taiyi is an alias of Laozi. ’Spring and Autumn Annals of Lv - Grand Harmony’ even more clearly points out: The Dao is of the utmost essence, unable to be shaped, unable to be named. If compelled to name it, it is called Taiyi. It also proposes the idea that Taiyi gives birth to the Two Yi, and Two Yi give birth to Yin and Yang, meaning Taiyi is closely tied to the concept of Taiji, and also refers to the primal qi."

"Song Yu’s ’Gaotang Fu’ states: Perform rituals to the gods, honor Taiyi. Zhang Shoujie’s commentary says: Taiyi is another name for the Heavenly Emperor. Liu Bozhuang says: Taiyi is the most revered among the Heavenly Gods. Later, it became a deity in Taoism. In the ’True Spirit Position Map,’ listed on the upper right of the first divine tier, there are Jade Heaven Taiyi Lord and Taiyin Jade Monarch, both residing in the Yuqing Immortal Realm."

After explaining all this, Wang Hao paused, then looked at Lin Shengyun with a smile and said, "Now, after understanding this, Saint Yun Venerable should know what Taiyi refers to, right? Knowing this, the rest is simple."

"It’s said that during the chaotic time when heaven and earth were in disarray, countless beings were nurtured between them. Although these beings each had their nature, they were unaware of their fate. That’s when the Hongjun Taoist appeared. He took three disciples: Pangu, Nuwa, and the last one was Taiyi, also known as Donghuang Taiyi we speak of now. Among the treasures that the Hongjun Taoist bestowed upon this disciple was the renowned Chaos Bell!"

"After Donghuang Taiyi refined the Chaos Bell, it became the widely known Donghuang Bell! Legend has it that before the separation of heaven and earth, the world was a mass of chaotic qi, this natural qi was called Hongmeng, hence that era was known as the Hongmeng Era, and this Donghuang Bell was the Divine Artifact that suppressed these three thousand Hongmeng!"

Everyone present was dumbfounded after Wang Hao finished his explanation!

Was there such a legend about the Donghuang Bell?!

Suppressing three thousand Hongmeng?!

Such a Divine Artifact hardly seemed like the somewhat mysterious Ancient Bell before their eyes...

"Um... if the Donghuang Bell is that amazing, then the one belonging to Saint Yun Venerable is probably..."

"It might not be real, just randomly named, right? Otherwise, wouldn’t that be more powerful than an atomic bomb?"

"No wonder he laughed when he heard the name, it’s truly embarrassing, an unfortunate coincidence!"

People were whispering amongst themselves when Lin Shengyun couldn’t sit still any longer!

This damned Wang Hao, with just a few words, had made his Donghuang Bell appear like a fake and shoddy product. This was unacceptable!

"Nonsense!" Lin Shengyun cried out in anger, "What you’re talking about are all myths and legends, where in reality is there a Donghuang Bell?!"

"I didn’t say there was a Donghuang Bell in reality," Wang Hao widened his eyes, innocently looking at Lin Shengyun: "But since your bell is called the Donghuang Bell, I naturally just mentioned its historical references. So now I’m quite curious, Saint Yun Venerable, is your Donghuang Bell for real, or is it fake?"

The moment Wang Hao said this, Bai Yaning and Wen Bin sitting nearby could barely contain their laughter!

This guy was just too wicked!

At this moment, if Lin Shengyun said it was real, that would clearly be unrealistic, especially since Wang Hao had already finished recounting the legends. If you claim it’s the real Donghuang Bell, then why not use it to wreak havoc and see?

But to say it was fake, wouldn’t that be slapping his own face? Bringing out a counterfeit trying to impersonate a powerful Magic Artifact? With so many people here, he couldn’t afford such a face-slapping blunder!

Lin Shengyun’s face instantly turned the color of liver—damn it, what was he supposed to do at a time like this? Is it real, or is it fake?!