Chapter 761 - 353: Complying with Heaven’s Will and Bearing Karma

Chapter 761: Chapter 353: Complying with Heaven’s Will and Bearing Karma

Lin Xueyin’s eyes flickered. She couldn’t deceive herself. Ever since she stepped onto the secret path, she quickly realized that whether in the old era or the new era, so-called cultivators were all using various methods to gain power; the difference was only in the means.

The retro path is brutally bloody, even perverse. The new era’s path has changed much, but in essence, it has not. Moreover, the methods on the surface of the new era are just that—superficial. Once involved, one will find that almost everyone is researching shortcuts.

Mordo chuckled, "Xueyin, our Celestial Principle School’s cultivation first requires demystification. What your master said is a rather cruel aspect. Our Celestial Principle School believes that at the advent of another cosmic change, the secret path will surely undergo new transformations. We emerged because of this; it’s just that each step of cultivation is extremely dangerous. A single misstep leads to eternal doom. Dragon City’s disaster is essentially Dragon City’s destiny. Back then, Li Long relied on the Moon God’s Court for unification, which inevitably brings today’s calamity. It involves new and old gods, new grievances, old grudges, beyond human alteration. Upon entering the Angel realm, meddling will introduce Karmic Force to oneself—the backlash is more terrifying than death. Cultivation is an extremely cautious choice; wrongly chosen, not only oneself is doomed, but it also drags down those around."

Xueyin was silent for a while, stood up, and bowed, "Master, disciple understands."

Mordo’s eyes flickered slightly, looking at Philson, "It’s a pity about Limoqian. Just at the peak, the Battle Angel will so unclearly fall; had he not experienced this calamity, he might have further advanced."

Philson looked at his old friend of many years, did not respond, remained silent for a while, "Limoqian has gone too far on the secular path; this is also his Karmic Force backlash. I always believe it’s not just that, with the behavior style of the Song of Hell, what they gained from it is completely disproportionate to what they contributed. They wouldn’t really exert such effort for money."

"You’re saying the Moon God’s Court should be prepared, not yet reaching the prophesied level?"

Philson nodded, "Underestimating anyone is not wise, especially the Seven Great Churches; that one is still watching the show."

Mordo nodded, "The former chief was a Great Angel on the Life Master path, his prophecy of disaster won’t be so simple. This scale seems terrifying, but it is within controllable range, the strength of the Hundred Martial Hall is not weak, the Grand Hall Master of Hundred Martial Hall is not simple."

Xueyin’s mind was fiercely battling, trying to glean some information from her master and the Dean’s conversation, but with her current cultivation, no matter how high her talent, she couldn’t understand it. Initially thinking to seek help from the Dean and master, but now seeing, they won’t act.

Celestial Principle School is a foreign cultivation path. Although it has integrated well with Dragon City over the years, compared to other paths, there’s still a significant gap. From the Celestial Principle School’s perspective, they should be exclusively self-sufficient at this time, yet they still sent many scholars to cooperate with the Night Patrol. Perhaps she shouldn’t babble on.

She also wanted to join the battle, but her combat power was insufficient. If anything went wrong, it would hinder Ah Xin. How could she help? Initially, she intended to gather intelligence for Justin to dispatch, but standing by idly truly frustrated her. She should have begun learning Hidden Power back in the Underground City, rather than sitting here idly with two old men.

Philson noticed Lin Xueyin’s constantly shifting gaze, suddenly said, "You don’t look like you understand. Our Celestial Principle School doesn’t prioritize age or status; the capable come first. Speak your mind."

"Master, you asked me to speak!" Lin Xueyin’s tone suddenly rose.

Mordo nodded, "Speak your mind."

"Master, Dean, I can see that both of you highly value Ah Xin, even my entry to the Celestial Principle Academy is related to Ah Xin. I don’t know any hidden laws, I only know I learn Hidden Power just to become someone like Ah Xin. Dragon City is in dire straits now, people are dying every moment, others are fighting. I stay here because going out will only cause trouble for everyone, otherwise I would definitely fight; who cares about backlash?" I learned Hidden Power to protect those I want to protect, that must be what Ah Xin intends too. If always fearing this or that, timid and shrinking, what difference is there between the Celestial Principle School and the retro path?!"

Mordo and Philson’s old faces blushed slightly; no one had spoken to them this way in many years. Looking at Lin Xueyin seemed to remind them of their younger days; they were once passionate, once fearless, but as they ventured further down the secret path, changes gradually occurred.

"I want to master power, not be mastered by it. Ah Xin once said something I found reasonable: avoiding destiny, evading cause and effect, all kinds of shackles bind the true self, following destiny, achieving cause and effect, only today do I know I am myself. The Celestial Principle School came to Dragon City, this is also our cause and effect!"

Boom...

Mordo and Philson were struck as if by lightning.

...

Inside Dragon City, the Inner Hall leads the Outer Hall; these are not rookies but veterans of countless battles. When the Inner Hall holds actual control over Hundred Martial Hall, the true combat power of Hundred Martial Hall is unleashed, the Twelve Earthly Branches coordinating like an intricate brain, handling command, battle, logistics, medical and more comprehensively, establishing effective defense and counterattack against the Blood Demon’s assault.

On the Council side, Ji Mingyue had already left the battlefield, quietly observing the battle situation. Her mood wasn’t good; in her recent interaction with Potter the old fox, she sensed his confident superiority, as if besides Nalan Potter, there were no other paths for her.

"Junior sister, the current situation may not be bad; you don’t need to submit to Ye Shidao. We have time, we can definitely find other ways to break the curse," said the middle-aged man beside Ji Mingyue, "If all else fails, ask the State Lord to come out."

Ji Mingyue shook her head, "Don’t trouble the old man now; it’s the key moment of cosmic change. Because of my trivial matters exacerbating his wear is not worthwhile. The Song of Hell has two plans, this time the Moon God’s Court must bleed."

Ji Mingyue looked at the familiar Dragon City. If possible, she didn’t wish to enact the second plan, but now Ye Shidao is still out of control; these old era fanatics are crazier than imagined, beyond power and desire, though unfavorable for future usurpation, it could severely damage the Moon God’s Court.

A four-lived giant Blood Demon sniffed the sweet scent, suddenly swooping down from the roof, swiftly clawing at Ji Mingyue. The middle-aged man behind Ji Mingyue had his long sword automatically unsheathed, accompanied by a clear dragon roar, sword light flickering, and the Blood Demon was sliced into pieces, falling into a pool of blood, the sword returned to its sheath.

This was an Angel from the Peak Pool.

Ji Mingyue sighed lightly; her joining the Song of Hell was also out of helplessness. The intricate entanglement of Dragon City’s major families meant she couldn’t possess her own power. When Ji Sheng confessed his identity to her, saying only the Song of Hell could aid the Royal Family and was willing to refine himself into a life puppet for her, Ji Mingyue agreed.

Though she was a direct disciple of Peak Pool, it was also a remnant of the old era, having many restrictions on worldly involvement, providing limited assistance in reclaiming her throne, mostly capable only of defense. She needed to grasp the power of offense.

Plans fell behind changes; Dragon City’s situation somewhat spiraled out of control. The Potter Family didn’t suffer significant damage; instead, she lost Ji Sheng, and Ye Shidao, this crucial support, fell apart. Who else in Dragon City could oppose Nalan Jingguo’s ascent?

Moreover, after this battle, Duke Potter might directly step forward.

"Wait for daybreak then." Ji Mingyue said, for when daylight comes, Night God’s power will wane.

Just don’t know when dawn will come.

At this moment above Celestial Pool, two slightly diminutive figures were looking towards Dragon City, Porcelain Doll and the circus clown Tommy.

Porcelain Doll held a telescope, smiling at the corners of her mouth, "So lively, Blood Demon followers are truly ugly, our Slave Master must be quite troubled now."

"Newcomers need to grow." The clown said.

"Ji Sheng as an Apostle of the Song of Hell is competent, perfectly completing the tasks given by the leader, the leader’s puzzle is coming together." Porcelain Doll laughed, "But Lord Chou, your progress seems less than ideal, your part is the most crucial."

The clown came to Dragon City to collect Wish Power; it should have been sufficient by now, but Porcelain Doll always felt something strange. Lord Chou increasingly exuded a human-like essence; her previous comment about him "increasingly like a person" was not mere jest.

The clown silently gazed at the distant city, a small incident occurred; it collected Wish Power as a clown, this was its understanding of the law’s change.

The insults, curses, and disdain all served to alleviate its Karmic Force.

But an exceptional girl appeared; that bit of acknowledgement and kindness should have been insignificant, yet it remained like a scar never forgotten, preventing it from ruthlessly harvesting.