Just a Useful Pawn in the Stain Sect

Chapter 936: Chapter 931: Bhagavat Makes Another Move

As for the rescued Summon, Lü Yang had no idea how to deal with him. So he decided to go all the way, giving up on thinking entirely. He directly threw the Current World Summon to the Summon inside the Righteous Banner to handle, completely washing his hands of the matter.

”I was just bored and saved him in passing.

”Progenitor, Master, Daoist, please don’t misunderstand. This was merely my personal caprice. The next time I encounter a similar situation, I won’t intervene.

”Stop smiling at me with that look... it’s so gross.

”Go away, go away!”

Lü Yang shouted as he practically fled from the Righteous Banner. He couldn’t help it; the way Progenitor Tingyou and Demon-Vanquishing Perfected looked at him gave him goosebumps. ”They’re acting as if I’m a good person,” he thought.

Returning to his Cave Mansion, Lü Yang closed his eyes to adjust his breathing. After a long while, he took a deep breath, gradually calming his mood. When he opened his eyes again, he had already returned to his usual demeanor. His eyes were full of schemes and trickery.

In the next second, Lü Yang formed a Daoist Hand Seal. The Fruit of Divine-Empyrean Thunder emerged in his palm, its imagery gradually transforming as iridescent light permeated from his fingertips.

Before long, the Fruit of Divine-Empyrean Thunder morphed into the appearance of another Fruit. Impressively, it was the Fruit of Rampart Earth. Countless streams of iridescent light spread out like a spiderweb, linking with the Great Net of Karma Links in the void. In a trance-like state, an overwhelming multitude of majestic scenes began to flash past Lü Yang’s eyes one by one.

These were all ”history.” They were the ”causes” that had already been recorded by the Great Net of Karma Links. Everything in the Current World and even the future was the ”effect” born based on them. Every cause had its effect; such was the inescapable law.

Under Lü Yang’s influence, his consciousness could sink into the scenes of karmic links formed by the Illusionary Colors at any time. However, he could only watch without any way to intervene.

”It’s still too far off...” he thought.

The genuine Fruit of Rampart Earth could achieve interference, allowing one to Change Cause and Effect. However, his pirated version could not. He could only see, unable to truly exert influence.

He mused, ”Without the Supreme Position, the gap between the Fruits is actually this immense. The terrifying and Profound Mysterious ability to alter karmic links has been directly reduced to a mere supportive tool for viewing them. This is practically a devastating destruction of its original mechanics. No wonder the Old Dragon Monarch kept such a low profile after the Fruit of Vast-Sea Water fell from the Supreme Position.”

Lü Yang furrowed his brows tightly, suddenly sensing something in his heart. Following that, his gaze pierced through the Sea of Suffering. He began to observe that heaven-reaching Great Dao currently standing tall in the Sea of Suffering, falling into a brief moment of deep thought.

”Tribulation!” he realized.

He pondered, ”Because of the Primordial Celestial Demon, my connection with Tribulation, as the creator of Heart Demons, is growing stronger and stronger. However, a decisive factor is still missing.”

In Lü Yang’s eyes, Tribulation was like a woman waiting for the highest bidder, meticulously selecting her partner. He was currently her most favored candidate. Yet, apart from him, she still had a few backups. Therefore, to win her favor, he had to demonstrate more capabilities.

However, this wasn’t difficult either.

”I still have a trump card up my sleeve,” he thought. ”As long as I summon the Dao of Arcane Body, draw the interference of the Master of Dao, and then broadcast it live across Quanghai, Tribulation will definitely abandon the others and proactively respond to me.”

By then, the Fruit of Divine-Empyrean Thunder would inevitably advance to an Emperor Fruit. If there had to be any regrets, it was that this kind of advancement was not an elevation of the essence of the Fruit of Divine-Empyrean Thunder, but rather a blessing derived from Tribulation. Therefore, it did not truly belong to him. If he were to restart, he probably wouldn’t be able to bring the Emperor Fruit of Divine-Empyrean Thunder back with him. To want to reach the heavens in a single bound with this was still too optimistic.

Of course, it wasn’t a major problem. Lü Yang never forgot that the Fruit of Divine-Empyrean Thunder was merely a transition. His ultimate goal remained the Void Certificate achieved after gathering the five True Treasures to complete the supreme Five Elements Imagery.

Lü Yang secretly deliberated in his heart, ”The Fruit of Divine-Empyrean Thunder is formed merely from the Gathering of Ordinary Five Elements Fruit Position Imagery, yet it possesses its current strength. When I attain the Void Certificate using the supreme Five Elements Imagery, it’s equivalent to an all-around upgrade in materials. I refuse to believe the final product won’t reach the level of an Emperor Fruit!”

The Fruit of Vast-Sea Water and the Fruit of Great-Forest Wood. Currently, he was only missing the imagery of these two Fruits. Unfortunately, he couldn’t defeat Ang Xiao, and the Old Dragon Monarch was too sly. He could only consider this matter in his next life once he became a Great Perfected Lord.

However, right at this moment, Lü Yang let out a sound of surprise. ”Hmm?”

Suddenly, he opened his eyes. The pirated Fruit of Rampart Earth in his hand, which he had created by modifying imagery through the Cataclysm Launcher, unexpectedly produced a reaction.

”My karmic links have been plucked? What’s going on?” he thought. Lü Yang’s expression turned solemn as he immediately began to inspect the anomalous karmic links. Then, his brows furrowed even deeper. ”It’s the Primordial Celestial Demon and Master Chong Guang!”

In the Ten Thousand Martial Realm, this portion of karmic links had been obscured. If he hadn’t created a pirated Fruit of Rampart Earth just now, closely tying him to the Great Net of Karma Links, he truly might not have noticed it... Was someone trying to Change Cause and Effect? Did they want to alter the outcome of the Primordial Celestial Demon being suppressed by him?

At this thought, Lü Yang immediately sank his Heart Spirit.

”Zhi Gu Jin!”

Boundless iridescent light shot out from his palm, instantly pulling Lü Yang into an expanse of Illusionary Colors. What met his eyes was impressively an endless, colossal net. On the large net, there were countless knots. Each knot symbolized a strand of karmic links, and different karmic links combining to form the mesh constituted a corresponding karmic event.

When different karmic events further combined, they formed larger events that implicated even more karmic links, inextricably tangled and hopelessly muddled. Ultimately, this created such a Great Net of Karma Links. To some extent, the Position of this immense net was not in the least bit inferior to the Sea of Suffering; it was perhaps even harder to fathom.

”Did the Bhagavat fucking intervene again?” he thought. Standing on the Great Net of Karma Links, Lü Yang furrowed his brows. ”It shouldn’t be the Bhagavat himself. Otherwise, given the disparity between me and a Master of Dao, it would be impossible for me to spot any clues.”

If the Bhagavat had truly made a move personally, then Lü Yang absolutely wouldn’t have any memory of it. He would only treat the altered historical karmic links as facts right from the beginning, so this possibility could be ruled out.

”In that case, it must be the Time Shifting Device,” he murmured. ”The Bhagavat himself didn’t intervene, but did his Enlightened Body make a move using this Artifact? Trying to rescue the Primordial Celestial Demon? Or does he have other plans...”

Lü Yang’s eyes were icy cold, his thoughts completely calm and composed. In today’s world, only he possessed the True Monarch Level Cultivation of the Fruit of Rampart Earth. As long as the Bhagavat didn’t act personally, no one understood karmic links better than him!

While pondering, Lü Yang also continued his deductions. He scoured through the karmic links and searched through Time. The iridescent light kept dancing in his palm, its colors shifting. It was only after a long while that it finally stopped, and a smile surfaced on Lü Yang’s face.

”Found it!”

Before his voice had even faded, Lü Yang had already locked onto a scene of karmic links. Calculating the timeline, this scene of karmic links should have occurred on the third day after he suppressed the Primordial Celestial Demon, left Master Chong Guang and the seal behind, and departed.

This day was originally supposed to be calm and tranquil, with nothing happening. However, under the interference of a grand Mighty Power, the established ”cause” had been modified. The vast Buddha Light, which shouldn’t have appeared, had brazenly descended upon this place!

For Lü Yang, who was similarly situated within the Great Net of Karma Links, this sensation was even more profound. It was as if an entity transcending the mortal realm, resting high on the Other Shore, had treated the Great Net of Karma Links as a chessboard. Then, they had nonchalantly picked up a chess piece and gently placed it down onto the board!