Mysterious Herb Daoist followed Xu Changqing to the cave abode in a daze. There, beneath a plum tree, Fang Qing stood in green robes, raising a wine cup. Mysterious Herb Daoist could not help but stare blankly.
He had never imagined that this disciple of his, who had only ever quietly guarded the mountain gate and cultivated, was actually a Dharma Body mighty figure!
He had even accomplished something so momentous!
"Master has arrived. Please!"
Fang Qing smiled faintly and offered him a wine cup.
Mysterious Herb Daoist loved a good drink. After taking a sip, the corners of his mouth immediately curled upward, his beard bobbing as he spoke. "Fine wine... truly fine wine... You disciple, you hid quite a lot from me before."
"Only from an old fellow like you."
Fang Qing was speechless. Sensing the minute karmic threads of Sowing Subtle Causes, he inwardly smiled. If it were Flowery Grandee, daring to drink my wine would mean forming karma with me... Who knew what he would have to use to repay it in the future?
It could be said that within Mount Shu, the Divine Abilities of [karma] and [Heart Demon] were the most insidious.
It was not that he deliberately wished to harm Flowery Grandee. He had merely planted a karmic mark in passing, then used Silken Causality Bind to monitor him.
If the other party only intended to make a friend, Fang Qing naturally would not strike first.
But if he harbored ill intent, then what might happen beneath Determining Fate was difficult to say...
Now that Mysterious Herb Daoist had drunk Fang Qing's wine, he too had become tainted by a trace of karma.
Karma was a thing profound and mysterious. Even a great Daoist master of the Mystic Gate like him had failed