Crashing the White Crane's Scheme

General Black Bear leaned forward in surprise, touching each of the still bodies. He asked in a gruff voice, "Queen, what kind of monsters are these?"

White Crane smiled faintly. "These are called 'Puppet Stars'."

"What's the point of making these things?" General Black Bear scratched his head, confused.

White Crane's expression turned serious, and she lowered her voice. "Go find ten ambitious but disheartened humans. Combine their names, birth dates, and times with these Puppet Stars."

"Inciting unrest in the five nations will depend on them."

General Black Bear listened, dumbfounded, waiting for her to continue.

"Then," White Crane continued, "you will take the Puppet Stars into the host's dreams and have the host recognize the Puppet Star as their maternal body."

Seeing General Black Bear's continued confusion, White Crane patiently explained, "Once this step is complete, you can use the Karma Calculation Instrument to rewrite the karma value of the blood puppets, making the host act according to your will. At that time, Heavenly Dao will only punish the Puppet Star, and you will not be harmed in the slightest."

General Black Bear struggled to process her words and asked hesitantly, "This karma value... what exactly is it?"

White Crane pondered for a moment. "Karma value is the spiritual energy possession value that Great Brahma uses to control mortals' luck and life and death."

Seeing General Black Bear once again scratch his head in bewilderment, she shook her head helplessly. "Calculating karma value is indeed complex. How about I use the life of a mortal as an example, General? You'll understand immediately."

She gently raised her hand, and a blood figure slowly rose from the blood pool. "This Puppet Star will be named Little Bear."

A prompt displaying "140" appeared above Little Bear's head.

"Every mortal is born with a karma value of 140. It decreases by one point for each year they grow older," White Crane said. She waved her hand again, and another blood figure appeared behind Little Bear, labeled "plus 100" above its head.

"This is the accumulated good karma of Little Bear's blood relatives, which will be inherited by him."

As the blood figure behind him disappeared, the number above Little Bear's head flickered to "240."

"If he performs good deeds daily, his karma value will increase. For example, saving one person can add 100 points."

The number immediately changed to "340."

White Crane then summoned six more blood figures, each labeled "plus 10" above their heads. "If his close relatives perform good deeds, it will also increase his karma value."

After the six blood figures disappeared, Little Bear's number settled at "400."

White Crane panted slightly. "What I've said so far are scenarios that increase karma value. As for how to decrease it..." She paused, clearly having expended a lot of spiritual energy in the demonstration, her face gradually turning pale.

General Black Bear eagerly pressed, "Queen, what actions decrease karma value?"

"I'm a bit tired. I'll tell you next time," White Crane waved her hand, walked to the stone table, and sat down. She took out a square metal box. "This is the Karma Calculation Instrument. It can calculate the karma values of countries, cities, and all living beings. If the total karma value remains unchanged, it does not violate Heavenly Dao. If it is forcibly changed too much, the modifier will be punished by heavenly lightning!"

She cradled the box and gave it a gentle shake. General Black Bear stared intently.

"General, this treasure is for you," White Crane handed the box over.

General Black Bear gratefully knelt and took it with both hands. He then asked curiously, "Queen, where did this treasure come from?"

White Crane's expression turned cold. General Black Bear, startled, quickly covered his mouth.

General Black Bear opened the metal box, and a beam of light projected into the air, showing mountains, rivers, cities, and various scenes of the human world. White Crane took the jade brush from the box and wrote the words "Southern Expedition Country" in the air.

The scene in the air immediately switched to the capital of the Southern Expedition Country. Numbers appeared above the country, city, and individuals, constantly fluctuating as countless threads connected them.

"Southern Expedition Country's karma value deficit is 10,000. Government reconstruction takes 100 days!" a clear prompt sounded.

General Black Bear was overjoyed after watching and took a swig from a wine jar. With drunken, hazy eyes, he looked at White Crane. "Queen White Crane, you are too amazing! We must celebrate!" He then moved to embrace her.

White Crane nimbly dodged to the side, her expression darkening. "How dare you! I will not pursue this matter since you spoke out of turn while drunk!"

General Black Bear retreated sheepishly.

Suddenly, a burst of laughter echoed from the cave entrance stairs. White Deer and Chen Renfeng appeared, their invisibility effects having vanished.

White Crane turned pale with shock. Before she could react, General Black Bear roared and lunged at White Deer and Chen Renfeng. While running, he transformed into his beast form, bringing his massive palm down fiercely.

White Deer moved like lightning, kicking out in mid-air. Starlight flickered at her toes. General Black Bear seemed to freeze in mid-air, taking a solid kick to the face. He was sent flying backward, landing with a splash in the blood pool, sending blood splattering everywhere. He struggled to get up, wiped the blood and grime from his face, and glared fiercely at his opponents.

Chen Renfeng secretly marveled, White Deer Immortal's strength is so formidable. That Black Bear could probably tear me apart with a single palm.

White Crane suppressed her panic, her voice trembling as she asked, "White Deer Supreme Immortal, how did you come here?"

"Hmph, I can't be bothered with the affairs of your Witch-Demon Clan," White Deer scoffed. "But you, the dignified Queen White Crane, have stooped so low as to consort with a Black Bear monster, even hugging and embracing... How laughable!"

White Crane's face turned from white to red with anger. "How dare you speak nonsense!" In her rage, she transformed into her crane form, spreading her wings. Hundreds of feather arrows shot through the air. General Black Bear also summoned his Mountain Splitting Axe. As he moved, a massive axe shadow cleaved down from above.

White Deer swiftly dodged to the left with Chen Renfeng, placing him by the wall. The spot where they had stood moments before was now a deep pit.

White Deer let out an angry roar, blue light shooting from her eyes. She transformed into a white divine deer. Lowering her antlers and gathering strength in her hooves, she charged fiercely at White Crane. White Crane had no time to dodge and could only protect herself with her wings, activating a golden shield. With a deafening "boom," White Crane was sent flying backward, falling directly into General Black Bear's arms as he had just stabilized himself.

White Deer resumed her immortal form and clapped her hands, laughing. "Monster Black Bear, you've finally embraced the beauty! Aren't you going to thank me, Supreme Immortal?"

White Crane, filled with shame and anger, pushed away General Black Bear's offered hand. She shook her shoulders, spread her wings, and flew into the air, saying coldly, "White Deer, since you and the Immortal Elder have uncovered my clan's secret, today there can only be a fight to the death!"

General Black Bear also gripped his Mountain Splitting Axe, his expression grave.

The battle was imminent. Chen Renfeng, having just arrived in this realm, truly did not wish to be involved in such a conflict. What shocked him even more was the result he had just obtained using the Karma Calculation Instrument: White Deer Immortal's karma value was nine million, White Crane's was eight million, the Black Bear monster's was 1.1 million, and his own was only 990,000. Could cultivator realms be related to karma values? This discovery filled him with dread.

"Supreme Immortal, White Crane, please stop!" Chen Renfeng urgently pleaded. "It would break my heart if either of you were injured."

Both White Deer and White Crane looked at him. Chen Renfeng seized the opportunity to add, "What happened today is all recorded on the Chart of Heavenly Karma. If you continue to fight and cause spiritual energy fluctuations in the mortal realm, violating Heavenly Dao and bringing down heavenly lightning, it will truly be irreversible!"

White Deer raised an eyebrow displeasedly. "Chen Tuan, do you know that White Crane intends to revive the Witch-Demon King Hong Sheng?"