Chapter 966 - 961: 5000 Years Ago

Chapter 966: Chapter 961: 5000 Years Ago

In the dim universe, Lü Yang descended quietly, riding a blazing white light, and looked down at the dense, tangled Great Net of Karma Links beneath his feet.

"PHEW..."

Only at this moment did Lü Yang’s high-strung mood ease, and the fear he had suppressed in the deepest part of his heart surfaced belatedly.

He wondered, "What the hell did I just do?"

"Provoking the Saint Sect Ancestral Master? I’m so damn arrogant... I’m going to die, I’m going to die. Isn’t it better to keep a low profile and make a fortune? Why did I have to run my mouth..."

Lü Yang patted his chest, letting his breathing gradually calm down. He forced his incredibly inflated ego, born from just becoming a Great Perfected Lord, to return to being cautious. "Calm down. Only calm people can achieve great things. Regardless, I am still safe for now. What happens next depends on my maneuvers."

His self-awareness remained very clear.

One point was irrefutable: although he had talked big and spouted arrogant words, it couldn’t change the fact that he was running away.

"This is a game of hide-and-seek."

Lü Yang looked up at the dim universe around him, suddenly a little curious. "Speaking of which, where exactly is such a massive Great Net of Karma Links located?"

The Netherworld, Current World, Foundation Establishment Realm, Sea of Suffering, and the Other Shore—Lü Yang had either visited or seen these places. However, the existence of the Great Net of Karma Links completely exceeded his scope of Knowledge. He was one hundred percent certain that it was not some illusory concept, but something that truly existed. But where did it exist?

"A Foundation-Stage Cultivator can sense this place, and a Perfected Lord has even further access, but only the Fruit of Rampart Earth can allow one to enter it..."

Just as Lü Yang was pondering...

"RUMBLE!"

In an instant, the originally peaceful Great Net of Karma Links suddenly began to tremble, as if an immeasurably heavy object was pressing down on it.

"This is bad!"

Lü Yang instantly realized something was wrong. He looked up at the sky, feeling that from some direction infinitely high above, a Mighty Power seemed to be descending.

"The Saint Sect Ancestral Master is scouring through the karmic links!"

Lü Yang took a deep breath, not daring to hesitate any longer. He immediately formed a Daoist Hand Seal. The Fruit of Rampart Earth simulated by the Fruit of Divine-Empyrean Thunder in his hand instantly bloomed with light.

Outside the Fruit of Divine-Empyrean Thunder, the three rings formed by the Overlord-level Dao Weapon, Sheji Master, were spinning. At this moment, the light of one of the rings suddenly dimmed. In its place, an intense anchoring power of karmic links erupted fiercely from the Fruit.

"Time anchor: five thousand years ago!"

For this journey through karmic links, Lü Yang abandoned the Time Shifting Device he originally wielded as easily as his own arm. After all, it was something the Bhagavat had tampered with.

"One cannot be without caution against others, let alone the Bhagavat."

Although using the Time Shifting Device came with almost no cost, this fact only made Lü Yang more uneasy, terrified that the Bhagavat would severely trap him.

Therefore, he would rather give up this Supreme Treasure and use his simulated Fruit of Rampart Earth to Change Cause and Effect instead. The latter was at least more worthy of his trust. Of course, flaws also arose from this.

"For the three rings of the Sheji Master, one ring will shatter each time I travel through time. I can only travel to a maximum of three points in time on this trip."

One of them had to be used to return to the Current World to prevent him from getting lost in the scenes of karmic links. In other words, he only had two chances.

"The first time will be used to go back five thousand years, and the second time to travel to a point in time where the Netherworld can collapse. It’s definitely enough, but there’s no room for error..."

Above the empty Great Net of Karma Links, rays of colorful light flowed and spilled from Lü Yang’s palms, yet were slowly gathered back by his fingers. As if lighting a candle, he brought two fingers together and tapped the very top of the colorful light, causing a speck of white light to suddenly emerge from within.

Time Shifting World Changing Dao Fruit!

Using the Fruit of Pine-Cedar Wood as the wick, he lit the Fruit of Lamp-Cover Fire to illuminate the era he wanted to travel to. Then, he used the Fruit of Rampart Earth to anchor the corresponding karmic links—

"Ignite!"

Just before that gaze from an infinitely high and distant place broke through the blockade and landed on the Great Net of Karma Links, Lü Yang’s figure had already vanished into the white light.

A moment later, the gaze descended. However, all that remained in its sight was the boundless history of karmic links. It was like a colossal maze that simply couldn’t be fully comprehended in a single glance.

Finding a single person in this unfathomably vast history of karmic links was like looking for a needle in a haystack. Although it wasn’t impossible for him, he would have to withdraw the Mighty Power projected onto the Netherworld and focus his entire Heart Spirit on the Great Net of Karma Links. Otherwise, he could only search for him one by one. But the Netherworld...

Overlooking the Great Net of Karma Links, the majestic gaze fell into a brief silence. After a long time, as if having made a decision, the gaze vanished from the spot.

.......

Five thousand years ago, within a scene of karmic links. In the North, at the Sea of Clouds.

Accompanied by a sudden flash of white light, a tall, handsome young man in a Profound Robe stepped out. With one hand resting behind his back, he looked up at the boundless horizon.

"Those whose names are called, step forward to me."

A familiar sentence rang out from the platform, yet it was a voice he had never heard before. Lü Yang cast a glance and discovered it was a Holy Sect Disciple he hadn’t seen before.

"Right. Five thousand years ago, it couldn’t possibly be Liu Xin."

"I didn’t expect to end up here."

Lü Yang felt somewhat nostalgic. Five thousand years ago, his main body did not exist, so he could only anchor the karmic links of the location. The result naturally brought him back to the Stain Sect.

The surrounding crowd was bustling, yet no one noticed his existence. Lü Yang strolled along and soon left the Stain Sect. Mountains, rivers, the sun, and the moon all revolved beneath his feet. With just a casual step, he traveled from the North to the Overseas, only stopping when he reached an isolated island.

"My current body cannot walk around freely.

"Fortunately, I came prepared."

Lü Yang found a Cave Mansion on the island, settled inside, and sealed off his Qi trace and karmic links. Only then did he flick his sleeves, bringing forth Minor Metal and the Primordial Celestial Demon—the formless, intangible Heart Demon that shifted according to one’s will.

This was Lü Yang’s most reliable method in the scenes of karmic links. After all, in these scenes of karmic links that symbolized the past, strength wasn’t the most important thing; what mattered were "traces."

Lü Yang sighed inwardly, "I am too strong now."

Every Great Perfected Lord at the Late Stage of Golden Core was a Variable to the Current World. Their every move, every thought, and every idea could influence the direction of the Current World.

Therefore, before the Master of Dao released the Great Perfected Lord version, every Great Perfected Lord in the world had a prison of their own. Even True Monarch Gangxing had one. This showed just how much weight a Great Perfected Lord carried... And this weight was even more apparent in the scenes of karmic links.

"The key is the Dao of Arcane Body.

"My current body is already a Great True Monarch of the Dharma Body. If I use Mana exceeding the Foundation Establishment Level, I will definitely be sensed by the Dao of Arcane Body within the scene of karmic links."

When that happened, everything would be over. How could two Dao of Arcane Bodies exist simultaneously in one era? This wasn’t the Centome... So the only result would be the shattering of the scene of karmic links.

Thus, in many cases, the stronger one was, the harder it became to change karmic links. It depended more on one’s methods and whether one had any tricks up one’s sleeve.

"Fortunately, I am different from orthodox Great True Monarchs of the Dharma Body. I am not a brute who only knows how to throw punches and kicks. Not only do I have tricks, but my tricks are exceptionally good."

Besides Minor Metal and the Primordial Celestial Demon, Lü Yang also had the Righteous Banner. The entities inside it—Progenitor Tingyou, the Demon-Vanquishing Perfected, Summon, and even Empress Xiao—were all existences that had been purified by the Centome. They lacked cause and karmic links, so moving around within this scene of karmic links was far less restricting for them than it was for him.

"Then... how should I go meet the Bhagavat and hitch a ride with him?" he wondered.