155: Chapter 155 The attempt to kill the cause naturally yielded no results!

Sister Rong realized her impropriety and quickly stopped, forcing a benevolent smile onto her face:

"Fellow Daoist, you misunderstand! I have no intention of snatching it! It's just... this item is too significant to my Tianji Pavilion!"

"Moreover... this was originally a lost item of my Tianji Pavilion."

Her words carried undeniable certainty.

Immortal Master Qian Ji bristled upon hearing this:

"I clearly picked this up! It doesn't have a name written on it, so how did it become yours?!"

Su Mo spoke calmly:

"Fellow Daoist, words alone are not proof. You say this compass belongs to your Tianji Pavilion, but do you have any evidence?"

Sister Rong seemed prepared and immediately said:

"Of course!"

"Everyone, please follow me."

With that, she turned and led the way.

Everyone followed her, heading upwards.

The higher they went, the denser the surrounding starlight became, and the more obvious the fluctuations of Law power.

Finally, they ascended hundreds or thousands of layers, reaching the end of the staircase, and stopped before a glowing gate formed by converging stars.

"This is where the core secret treasure of my Tianji Pavilion is located."

Sister Rong's expression was solemn. She formed dozens of hand seals and chanted incantations:

"Only the Pavilion Master and a few Elders have the authority..."

However, before she could finish, the starlight gate opened without warning.

Inside the gate was a deep, dark space, with the only light being a pillar of light projected from the dome above.

Su Mo's eyes narrowed.

He saw an aged figure sitting cross-legged within the light pillar.

His hair and beard were white, his face withered and covered with deep wrinkles. His eyes were tightly shut, and there were no spiritual energy fluctuations around him, not even a trace of life force.

Upon seeing the Elder, Sister Rong immediately said with a serious expression:

"Greetings, Pavilion Master."

Her words echoed in the silent space, but the Elder showed no reaction.

Immediately after, Sister Rong led everyone beneath the pillar of light.

"Everyone, please look."

She looked up at the dome above.

In the very center of the dome was a clearly vacant spot, its shape perfectly matching the bronze compass. The pillar of light projected down from this gap, precisely enveloping the Tianji Pavilion Master below.

"Do you see it?"

Sister Rong's voice held a reverent piety.

"That gap is the void left after the core of the Sky-Peeping Pavilion went missing. The power of Law constantly flows out of this void, weakening the Foundation of the Tianji Pavilion every moment."

"In desperation, the Pavilion Master used himself as the Foundation to suppress it here."

She abruptly turned to Immortal Master Qian Ji:

"Fellow Daoist! The compass in your hand is the only hope to repair this gap."

Upon hearing this, Immortal Master Qian Ji fell silent for a moment.

"Such an important item, why wasn't it kept safely at home? Why was it left outside?"

Sister Rong gave a wry smile:

"It's a long story. The previous Pavilion Master was exceptionally brilliant; his comprehension of the Law of Causality was unparalleled since the establishment of the Tianji Pavilion."

"He deduced that this realm would face an unavoidable catastrophe, rooted in the Immortal Burial Battlefield, but..."

"A glimmer of hope also lies within the Immortal Burial Battlefield."

She took a deep breath:

"To capture this glimmer of hope, the Pavilion Master forcibly stripped away this core compass and entered the Immortal Burial Battlefield alone..."

Hearing this, everyone understood.

"Fellow Daoist, if you return the compass, my Tianji Pavilion will grant you one request within our capabilities."

Sister Rong said, a smile appearing at the corner of her mouth.

Immortal Master Qian Ji suddenly paused, a flicker of desire in her eyes. She lowered her head and subtly glanced at Su Mo.

"Alright, here you go."

As she took out the compass and handed it to Sister Rong, the Law power in the entire secret treasure space immediately fluctuated.

Sister Rong's face instantly showed immense solemnity as she gently held the compass with both hands.

In the blink of an eye, the rust on the compass peeled off and dissipated layer by layer, revealing its profound true form.

Under everyone's gaze, it precisely embedded itself into the vacant spot in the center of the dome.

Buzz!!

The pillar of light dissipated, and the entire Sky-Peeping Pavilion trembled slightly.

All the Tianji Pavilion Cultivators felt that the previously incomplete Law of Causality had now become perfectly whole.

"It's done! It's done! This old man has succeeded!"

An old man's ecstatic voice echoed in the enclosed space.

The Tianji Pavilion Master, who had been sitting cross-legged, rose into the air, slowly opened his eyes, and softly uttered:

"Sever the cause."

In an instant, his withered body regained its youth, his shriveled skin became plump and full, and his white hair returned to its ink-black color.

In just a breath, the aged figure vanished, replaced by a kind-faced middle-aged man.

This scene shocked everyone present.

Streams of light flickered in Su Mo's eyes.

He saw that the moment the Tianji Pavilion Master spoke, the Law power surging around him severed a certain Karma within his body, and then he recovered his vitality, returning to his Peak.

Sister Rong's voice trembled with excitement:

"Welcome, Pavilion Master..."

The rejuvenated Tianji Pavilion Master slowly descended under everyone's gaze, a gentle smile on his lips:

"Elder Rong, you've all worked hard..."

Then, he looked at Immortal Master Qian Ji, his expression solemn:

"Young friend, this kindness you've shown is as vast as a mountain to my Tianji Pavilion, beyond ordinary words. Should you have any needs in the future, I will not refuse."

Immortal Master Qian Ji nodded, hesitated for a moment, but couldn't suppress her curiosity:

"Senior, is your return to youth... a temporary Divine Ability illusion, or..."

The Tianji Pavilion Master chuckled softly upon hearing this:

"It is not an illusion."

"While I suppressed it with my body, I was constantly comprehending the Law of Causality. Just now, I severed the cause of my body's decay."

"Without the cause of decay, the corresponding effect naturally dissipates."

Su Mo was stunned upon hearing this, waves stirring in his heart.

The Law of Causality truly lives up to its name as one of the supreme Laws; this is entirely an operation at the conceptual level.

Immortal Master Qian Ji's eyes lit up as she listened. The Law she herself comprehended was only one of the basic Laws, nowhere near as profound as the Law of Causality.

The Tianji Pavilion Master's move instantly piqued her research interest.

The Tianji Pavilion Master took in everyone's reactions and smiled gently.

He flipped his palm, and a pure white tortoise shell, neither metal nor jade, with a gentle texture, floated above his palm.

"This item is the Dao Yan Tortoise Shell, containing my insights into the Law of Causality."

As he spoke, the tortoise shell had already landed in Immortal Master Qian Ji's hand.

"Young friend seems quite interested in the Dao of Karma. Please borrow this item for your comprehension; consider it a small token of gratitude from my Tianji Pavilion."

Immortal Master Qian Ji was immediately surprised and delighted. She tightly clutched the tortoise shell and quickly thanked him.

"Oh, right, Su Mo, aren't you looking for someone?"

She looked at Su Mo, seemingly unintentionally.

The Tianji Pavilion Master naturally understood her meaning and followed her gaze to Su Mo:

"Young friend, calm your mind and focus on the appearance of the person you seek."

He raised his hand, and Law power flowed from his fingertips, gently enveloping Su Mo.

Su Mo took a deep breath. As Hua Rumeng's figure appeared in his mind, he also analyzed and deconstructed the incoming Law of Causality power.