Lu Yin didn't rush Saint Rou to share its theory. There was plenty of time, and more important matters needed handling outside.
Time passed. A century went by.
Lu Yin found Saint Rou and asked what it thought.
Saint Rou would have preferred to say nothing, but Lu Yin said, "You've formed a theory because of me. If I don't gain something from you, then there's no reason for you to exist."
That was enough to make Saint Rou speak.
It wanted to take that step. Living was the foundation of everything.
Once you were dead, nothing else mattered.
"Karma is a complete line, but the fact that this line has a beginning doesn't mean it can have only one end..."
As Saint Rou spoke, Lu Yin listened quietly without interrupting.
"This is my clan's understanding of karma. It's extremely important. Even the Three Dao Laws don't understand it."
Lu Yin nodded. "I believe you. After all, this is the foundational theory behind Karma Restraint."
Saint Rou's eyes widened as it stared at Lu Yin in surprise.
Lu Yin met its gaze. "Surprised? You aren't the only ones who know Karma Restraint. You're using its theory to bluff me, hoping to get away with it. That's not unreasonable. If I hadn't figured it out myself, it might really have given me some insight."
"Too bad you underestimated me."
"In the Dao of Karma, which of us is stronger?"
Saint Rou narrowed its eyes. "Karma Restraint treats cause and effect as the beginning and end, with an ever-changing process between them. But what if we reverse it?"
Lu Yin raised an eyebrow. Reverse it?
"If there's only one process, are there also only one cause and one effect? Or can there be many?"
"If we define this process as cause and