In the dim cosmos, blazing white Dharma light filled heaven and earth. Riding that radiance, a monk walked slowly onward, beneath his feet a Karmic Scene tangled like gnarled roots.
Unlike Lu Yang.
For the World Honored One, Alter Cause, Change Effect did not require anything so complicated. He merely had to walk across it, and the Karmic Scene would naturally retain his footprints.
"Excellent, excellent!"
"My heart holds nothing; thus I may pass through ten trillion Jambudvipa Worlds without obstruction."
The monk continued walking forward at an unhurried pace. At first glance, his movements seemed slow, yet the Karmic Net flowed of its own accord beneath his feet.
With every step he took, a footprint was stamped upon the Karmic Net. Wherever he passed, faint radiance emerged from those footprints; buds grew within that light, then blossomed into lotuses. They spread across the sky and filled the cosmos, sealing away both his figure and the path behind him.
Lotuses Bloomed at Every Step!
This was a method that could only be used upon the Karmic Net. Every lotus could twist karma, preventing the Dao Lords who came after from tracking his trail.
Though before Chu Sheng, this was merely a petty trick.
Yet so long as it could delay them for a time—even a second, even an instant—it would be a crucial opening capable of deciding victory or defeat for a Dao Lord.
In an instant, karma shifted.
The World Honored One arrived once more at the Sacred Sect within the Karmic Scene and saw Butian's lingering remnant sleeping within Mending Heaven Peak. He immediately awakened it again.
"Mm."
After the previous conversation with Lu Yang, Butian's lingering remnant no longer showed any confusion. After a brief daze, he revealed an understanding smile.
"The back door is open. I'll