167: Fate and Cause

Within the Immortal Volcano, Qing Wu examined the game piece in his hand, which was neither black nor white.

The Law of Karma within it was too profound and difficult to understand; he did not intend to gain a deep realization of it.

He merely wanted to use it as a medium to find the existence of other game pieces within the world.

Even so, this process took several thousand years.

After refining that game piece, its form changed once again.

It transformed from its indistinguishable black-and-white, chaotic state into white.

He also managed to gain a glimpse into the mysteries of the Dao of Karma.

It was a state of "The Dao that can be spoken of is not the eternal Dao."

To explain in detail, it was like two unrelated people or things; before Karma exerted its influence on them, their states could have infinite possibilities.

This was that initial, chaotic, and unclear state.

But once Karma intervened, the state between them would collapse.

And then evolve into a certain, inevitable state.

The two people or things that had formed a connection would interact from then on, producing various influences.

Moreover, once this connection was formed, it was very difficult to eliminate.

In the Primordial World, it is said that Saints do not become entangled in Karma.

That is because everyone beneath a Saint is like an ant, and your Karma cannot affect them.

A Saint, of course, can choose not to acknowledge it.

But if one faces the Karma of an existence equal to a Saint, that would be a different matter entirely.

Therefore, general powerful Cultivators avoid becoming entangled in Karma to keep their Dao Heart stable.

After all, no one can guarantee whether today's cause will become the fruit of their destruction in the future.

"A white piece... are you trying to play a game against me?" Qing Wu thought to himself.

"The Karma has been tied; there will surely be a time when we meet in the future. At that time, I hope you won't find yourself with no moves left to make."

Looking at the game piece that had already turned white in his palm, Qing Wu couldn't help but shake his head.

At this moment, his chips were still too few; with only this one piece, wouldn't he be the one with no moves to make when the time came?

It seemed he still needed more game pieces.

Suddenly, he was drawn by a similar aura.

This aura had almost the same dao rhyme as the piece in his hand, but it had a bit more of a... familiar scent.

Turning his head, he met Yuan Feng's somewhat dazed and cute gaze.

She seemed to be asking him what had happened.

Qing Wu didn't explain much, walking over to take her hand.

Then, he plucked a piece of down feather from under her arm.

He sniffed it; it was indeed a familiar scent.

"What are you doing!"

The confused Yuan Feng was now full of bashful annoyance, but since Nuwa was still beside them, she didn't know how to vent it.

So, she simply plucked a green leaf from his body in return.

In this way, the Karma was just balanced out.

Nuwa, who was squatting on the ground playing with mud, was greatly shocked.

Have you two always played this wildly?!

There's still another person here!

Then, she just pretended she hadn't seen anything and continued kneading the mud.

Qing Wu looked at the warm Phoenix feather in his hand; it indeed contained the same power of Karma.

However, influenced by Yuan Feng's own dao rhyme, it had already undergone a change.

This Phoenix feather might be an important game piece for him.

A piece that only he could use.

...

Beyond the Chaos, two figures hidden in a corner were awakened by some influence.

Both of them released a kind of supreme power of Law from their bodies.

Sensing that one of the game pieces he had left in the Primordial World had been refined, the God of Karma, whose attention had been drawn, smiled slightly.

"It has come!"

Karma was dressed in a plain white robe, with faint silver threads flowing around him, each connected to thousands of Karmas.

And he, amidst thousands of Karmas, could still move with ease, remaining untainted by a single leaf.

Karma is everywhere and should not be touched lightly.

The Heavenly Dao of the Primordial World was also very cautious and careful in its handling of the Law of Karma.

It could even be said that it had opened a back door for it.

After all, a single move could affect the whole body; just changing a tiny Karma could have a huge impact on the entire world.

Not to mention shaking and changing this supreme Law; the slightest carelessness could affect the stability of the Primordial World's Foundation.

The Heavenly Dao also turned a blind eye to the various hidden hands he had left in the Primordial World.

Before having absolute certainty, it would definitely not act against him lightly.

And what is close to Karma is Fate.

The convergence of Karma is a predetermined fate.

The dismantling of fate becomes multiple Karmas.

The two can also corroborate and influence each other.

Of course, this is just a simple explanation.

How could the cooperation between the two be described as merely "wonderful"?

Karma and Fate evolve the birth and extinction of all things.

Indeed, how similar this is to the function of the Primordial World's Heavenly Dao.

When Karma and Fate are together, there is an opportunity to replace the Heavenly Dao.

Coincidentally, they have been together from beginning to end.

Unluckily, when the two entered the Primordial World, the Heavenly Dao had not yet been born, and they had no way to start.

Every move of the two was monitored by the Great Dao; they wanted to plan ahead, but it was simply impossible to start.

Even a slight transgression would result in a warning from the Great Dao's Divine Lightning.

This meant they wouldn't have much of an advantage in the upcoming Dao struggle.

If they encountered Luo Hou, who kills Karma and Fate to validate his Dao through slaughter, it would be difficult to handle.

The two also foresaw this possible scene, so they wisely chose to flee into the Chaos together to recover.

At this moment, the God of Destiny wore a black star-patterned Daoist robe, with starlight flowing and extinguishing upon it as he willed.

Fate was nothing more than a plaything in his hands.

"Some of our Fellow Daoists seem to have been assimilated by the Primordial World, becoming a part of its Origin."

Although Karma was in the Chaos, he was still aware of some changes within the Primordial World.

"The current Primordial World has become even more stable."

"And the difficulty for us to replace it has increased quite a bit."

"Are you afraid?" Destiny asked.

"If I were afraid because of this, I wouldn't have come out in the first place." Karma shook his head, his eyes filled more with excitement.

It was the excitement of having found an opponent.

Finally, someone dared to touch the hidden hands he had left in the Primordial World.

Although only one game piece had been moved, he couldn't help but be excited.

And in the eyes of the God of Destiny, there were also two figures that could not be brushed away.

Someone actually managed to jump out of the Destiny River within the Primordial World.

"Our opponents have increased."

Originally, they only needed to deal with the Primordial World's Heavenly Dao, plus Hongjun.

Now, with two more added out of nowhere, how could they not care?

"The convergence of Karma is a predetermined fate."

"As long as you are in the Primordial World, Fellow Daoist, I can complete all convergences!"

Hearing this, Destiny couldn't help but open his mouth, "You think a bit too highly of me!"

"It wouldn't be hard for me to hold off the Primordial World's Heavenly Dao and Hongjun for you, but if we add the other two, there might be some problems."

The two looked at each other and immediately reached an agreement.

They could also find teammates.

As for the candidates, it's best if they have been to the Primordial World, best if they have a grudge against Hongjun, and best if they also master a supreme Law...

After considering everything, there is only that one Fellow Daoist!