[Prepare for a Rainy Day, Entangled Karma]

After the Earth Immortal Dao Fruit merged into the Heavenly Immortal Dao Fruit, heaven and earth came together, yin and yang gave birth to all things, and Xuan Yin immediately felt that his Heavenly Immortal Dao Fruit had become even more complete!

Situated on Mount Kunlun, he could be said to possess an unrivaled natural advantage. He could draw upon the power of the Ancestral Kunlun Vein, making his cultivation of the Great Dao of Earth Immortals advance by leaps and bounds.

As long as he stood upon the earth, his Magic Power would flow forth without end. Combined with the Earthly Origin Dao Fruit, his cultivation was improving at every moment.

However, every time he mobilized the Earthly Origin Dao Fruit, it consumed his own fortune. Unless necessary, it was better not to use it lightly!

In the time it had taken him to evolve a Lesser Thousand World, one-tenth of the fortune upon him had already drained away!

The fortune on his body could roughly be divided into three portions. The smallest was what he had been born with; next came the fortune bestowed upon him by the human race; while the most immense portion came from his status as an Intercepting Sect Direct Disciple.

"No wonder those Great Divine Ability Users all establish factions and compete for fortune. Without sufficient fortune, raising one's cultivation is no easy matter!"

Xuan Yin could not help but think of First Kirin, then of the present Witch and Demon Races. In their struggle for fortune, they had ultimately staked even themselves.

The Intercepting Sect was the same!

Before the human race had risen to prominence, the Intercepting Sect was his greatest source of fortune. Naturally, he did not wish to see the Intercepting Sect turn to tribulation ash in the great calamity.

Yet just as he had previously told Duobao Daoist, the Intercepting Sect's doctrine of education for all predestined its future state of fish and dragons mixed together.

The doctrine of education for all could allow the Intercepting Sect to swiftly gather an enormous amount of fortune.

But Sect Master Tongtian possessed no Innate Supreme Treasure capable of suppressing fortune. Without sorting through karmic ties, that fortune would be like a tower built in the air.

Once the great calamity arrived, there would inevitably be danger of collapse.

With Xuan Yin's current cultivation, he should not have been thinking about such matters... But the more he knew, the more this matter hung over him like a shadow!

He could not help but think about it!

Joining the Intercepting Sect was equivalent to planting karma. If the Intercepting Sect collapsed, he too would inevitably suffer backlash. Beneath the Heavenly Dao, karma had nowhere to hide.

Of course, when the human race rose in the future, as a member of the Innate Human Race, he would certainly gain no small benefits. They might even exceed the fortune brought by the Intercepting Sect. So long as he did not actively enter the tribulation, he would face no danger of falling.

But as an Intercepting Sect Disciple, if he did not repay the karma of today, flaws would inevitably appear in his Dao Heart, and he would never again be able to climb to a higher realm.

That was why he had proposed establishing sect rules for the Intercepting Sect with Duobao Daoist!

Yet he understood that establishing sect rules was merely a stopgap measure. The rules could govern the many disciples only because they were currently gathered together.

Once the Intercepting Sect Disciples raised their cultivation in the future and established separate Cave Abodes throughout the Primordial True Realm, they could do things that violated the sect rules without being monitored at all times.

Golden Ao Island, Three Immortal Islands, Nine Dragon Island, Fire Dragon Island, Skull Mountain, Mount Emei...

"Sigh!"

"I should leave seclusion first!"

Xuan Yin let out a soft sigh. As things stood, he had no good solution. The Intercepting Sect's doctrine was destined to create the future splendor of Myriad Immortals Coming to Court.

And Myriad Immortals Coming to Court meant that the immortals of the future Intercepting Sect could not possibly remain gathered in one place. The sheer vastness of cultivation resources alone could not sustain them.

The Investiture of the Gods Tribulation of later generations appeared to have arisen because the Twelve Golden Immortals of the Exposition Sect had committed the killing tribulation, but perhaps it was also because the spiritual energy of the Primordial True Realm could no longer bear the burden.

The Immortal Dao and the Divine Dao differed by only one word, yet they were entirely different paths of cultivation. The Immortal Dao stood detached from the mundane world, while the Divine Dao used the faith of living beings as sustenance.

In the eyes of many Great Powers, gods were inferior to immortals. Yet in the future, the Divine Dao would enjoy Great Prosperity. This was undoubtedly caused by the increasingly scarce spiritual energy between heaven and earth!

Though most of the future Xuan Yin knew came from legends of later generations, one could glimpse the leopard through a bamboo tube and see the changes in the Primordial cultivation system.

The moment he emerged from seclusion, a streak of light carrying a Jade Slip descended before him, with a wisp of Duobao Daoist's divine sense attached to it.

"Intercepting Sect rules?"

Xuan Yin froze. Only after examining it carefully did he learn that the sect rules formulated by Duobao and Golden Spirit Holy Mother had already received Sect Master Tongtian's approval.

It was simply that Duobao Daoist had seen him in seclusion and chosen not to disturb him!

The contents were essentially no different from those drawn up before. It was only because they had received a Sage's recognition that intangible karma now gathered upon these sect rules.

He did not pay it much mind.

After all...

With his cautious nature, he naturally would not do anything that violated the sect rules.

His emergence from seclusion this time was mainly because he had some doubts regarding cultivation, and he intended to seek guidance from Duobao Daoist, Golden Spirit Holy Mother, or the others.

For ordinary questions, Duobao or Golden Spirit Holy Mother would suffice. There was no need to trouble Sect Master Tongtian.

Yet just as he left his Cave Abode, a black Rainbow Light blocked his path. "Was it you who took away my Imperial Father's body?"

Xuan Yin looked closely and saw a divine beast stepping upon auspicious clouds, its eyes wide with fury and its bearing extraordinary, sizing him up with evident hostility.

"Four-Unlike?"

Xuan Yin suddenly understood. "Fellow Daoist, you misunderstand! It is true that I took Senior First Kirin's body, but I did so with Senior First Kirin's consent. Senior First Kirin and I even signed a Heavenly Dao Divine Contract!"

As he spoke, he revealed his Dao Fruit, reflecting a trace of the Earthly Origin Dao Fruit's aura.

"Imperial Father can still manifest his divinity?"

Four-Unlike found it somewhat unbelievable. He had consulted Sage Yuanshi and only then learned that Kirin Cliff had been taken away by Sect Master Tongtian's Direct Disciple.

He had originally intended to demand it back.

But now, Xuan Yin said that taking Kirin Cliff had been done with First Kirin's agreement.

"Of course!"

Xuan Yin looked at Four-Unlike, a strange expression on his face. So after First Kirin underwent Dao Integration, he had never contacted his legitimate son, Four-Unlike?

"Senior?"

He tried to connect with the Earthly Origin Dao Fruit and contact First Kirin, who was imprisoned by the Heavenly Dao.

But he received no response.

"Looks like it isn't easy for Senior First Kirin to manifest himself either!"

Xuan Yin thought to himself, The only reason I received his response was because I moved Kirin Cliff, stirring the unseen karmic threads!

Still, he had not expected First Kirin to be so irresponsible. Four-Unlike missed his father, yet from beginning to end, he had never manifested even once.

Upon hearing Xuan Yin's words, a crestfallen look appeared on Four-Unlike's face as well. "It seems Imperial Father was disappointed in me!"

What a complicated father-son relationship, Xuan Yin inwardly grumbled, while outwardly remaining expressionless. Is this Four-Unlike really Senior First Kirin's legitimate son?

Four-Unlike truly lived up to his name—neither dragon nor dragon, neither phoenix nor phoenix, neither kirin nor kirin, neither turtle nor turtle. One truly could not tell that he carried Kirin Clan bloodline.

Yet seeing Four-Unlike's dejected appearance, Xuan Yin still consoled him, "Senior First Kirin merely didn't wish for you to become entangled in needless karma!"

"The Kirin Clan bears boundless karma. Without outside aid, even when the immeasurable calamity descends, I fear this karmic burden will be difficult to erase!"

"And now that you are a Sage's mount, so long as you do not anger the Sage or willingly enter the calamity, you will naturally have nothing to worry about in the Primordial True Realm!"

In Xuan Yin's view, a father planned for his son. Since First Kirin could barely protect himself, naturally he did not want Four-Unlike to repeat his old path.

A Sage's mount might have a limited ceiling, but under the shelter of a Sage's fortune, there was absolutely no Danger of falling under ordinary circumstances.

After all...

To a certain extent, a mount represented a Sage's face as well. If you touched a Sage's mount, wasn't that the same as refusing to put the Sage in your eyes?

But a trace of resolve suddenly appeared in Four-Unlike's eyes. "As the young master of the Kirin Clan, I must naturally shoulder the rise and fall of the Kirin Clan. How can I abandon my people and hide away here on Mount Kunlun?"