[[Punishment of the Law of Karma], a Legend, [Heavenly Mystery Creation Jade Butterfly]]

[[Beyond Heaven]!!!]

[Your heart shook violently, as though a thunderclap had exploded within it. So [Beyond Heaven] was not a faction, but a [Fruit Position]!]

[You immediately recalled how, in your previous simulation, the ancient voice of the Dao in the [Burial Ground of the Dao] had cried out in grief:]

["...We must make [Beyond Heaven] appear in the world once more!"]

[And the reincarnation of the [Supreme Fruit Position] was none other than Chen Qingyan... That meant Chen Qingyan had an extremely deep connection to [Beyond Heaven].]

[Yet Lin Feng, standing before you, claimed to have attained the Dao of [Beyond Heaven]. Didn't that mean... he was Chen Qingyan's direct superior?]

[You desperately wanted to ask about the secrets of Chen Qingyan and [Beyond Heaven], but just as you were about to speak, Lin Feng raised a hand to stop you.]

["You want to ask about [Beyond Heaven], don't you?" He seemed able to see straight through your thoughts.]

[You nodded.]

["Then you'd best not say it." Lin Feng sighed, his expression turning somewhat grave as he explained,]

[“By your Era, I have already become the [Past], anchored in spacetime.”]

[If your words or my revelations cause direct interference with the [Past],]

[And thereby affect the [present] you inhabit, that will immediately trigger [Heavenly Dao Correction], bringing down the [Punishment of the Law of Karma]."]

[Seeing that you still looked puzzled, he pointed to the spot where he had just been struck:]

["It's the same sort of lightning punishment that struck me earlier.]

[An ordinary Golden Core Powerhouse would have been annihilated on the spot... From what I can see, you're at most at Foundation Establishment. Surely you couldn't withstand it?"]

[You shuddered in alarm, cold sweat instantly soaking your back!]

[So you had just taken a stroll before the gates of hell!]

[Had Senior Lin Feng's unfathomable strength not allowed him to bear this karmic backlash for you, the Heavenly Dao would probably have erased you the instant you asked your question!]

[“I must watch my words!” You became keenly aware of the taboo against speaking with someone from the “[Past].”]

[You carefully weighed your words and slowly asked:]

["If—and I do mean if—an [Embryonic Breath Realm] cultivator with no fortune broke through to [Heaven-grade Qi Refining] through a series of coincidences...]

[And this caused a drastic change in his [Fate Line], drawing the attention of several [Nascent Soul True Lords] who then plotted against him... what should he do?"]

["And here I thought it was something serious!" Hearing this, Lin Feng's somewhat solemn expression immediately relaxed. He gently waved his folding fan, his tone growing light.]

["Simple. Have you ever heard a certain legend?"]

["A legend?"]

[“Yes!” he said calmly. “Legend has it that a jade butterfly is buried beneath an old locust tree at the [Chen Family] estate. Its name is the [Heavenly Mystery Creation Jade Disc].]

[It can conceal heavenly mysteries and shroud fate. Even a [Nascent Soul True Lord] cannot detect it!"]

[You frowned at his words, keenly picking out the crucial point. "You know where the [Chen Family] is?"]

[His legend was so specific. Was he planning to interfere directly with the [present] from the [Past]?]

["That's why I said it's only a [legend]!" Lin Feng gave an inscrutable smile and waved his folding fan twice more.]

[Just as you were about to press him further, the [Damaged Spacetime Token] against your chest suddenly gave a faint hum.]

[The dense spacetime fluctuations around you receded like the tide, and that strange sense of dislocation instantly vanished without a trace.]

[The Light Screen before you, along with Lin Feng behind it, disappeared.]

["This is..." You weighed the now-dull [Damaged Spacetime Token] in your hand. "It's out of energy?!"]

[Perhaps because you had used it, the template information you saw when you activated the [Eye of Illusion] again had changed:]

[Damaged Spacetime Token]

[Opportunity category: owned]

[Current status: lacking energy]

[The opportunity category had changed to "owned," and its status was now clearly indicated.]

[But where could you replenish its energy?]

[You recalled how the token had only activated when you broke through to [Heaven-grade Qi Refining].]

["Could it be... that it needs Heavenly Dao Power?" you guessed.]

[After all, [Heavenly Dao Power] spilled out during a breakthrough to Heaven-grade Qi Refining.]

[If so, perhaps you could try charging it with the [ancient objects] or [jade bones left behind by Foundation Establishment cultivators] needed to attain human-grade or Earth-grade Qi Refining.]

[However, you currently had no spare money to acquire those things.]

[Your most pressing task was to verify that [legend] and obtain the "[Heavenly Mystery Creation Jade Butterfly] buried beneath the Chen Family's old locust tree"!]

[Perspective of the Past · Beyond Heaven]

[The instant the [Spacetime Token]’s Light Screen closed, a thunderous boom filled with supreme might erupted, making all of [Beyond Heaven] tremble!]

[Then a terrifying lightning tribulation, countless times fiercer than the previous one, tore through the void and poured down upon Lin Feng, who sat at the center of [Beyond Heaven]!]

[Seeing this, Lin Feng neither dodged nor retreated. A hazy, clear light rose around him as he met it head-on.]

["Boom—"]

[An unknown amount of time passed. Beneath this heaven-destroying, earth-shattering lightning tribulation, everything around him was annihilated. Only that imposing figure remained standing tall.]

[The lightning tribulation finally dispersed.]

[Lin Feng still stood straight, but his expression was utterly exhausted, and his clothes had been shredded. Only his folding fan remained intact.]

[He exhaled softly, surprise appearing on his face. "How could it be so powerful?" Though he had anticipated it, the force of this backlash had still injured him somewhat.]

["Fortunately, it was still bearable!" he said, lingering fear in his heart. "And this was in [Beyond Heaven], with the protection of its rules.]

[Had I taken it head-on in the [Supreme True Realm], the consequences would have been unthinkable. Even an ordinary [Heavenly Venerable] probably couldn't have withstood it...”]

[His gaze grew deep.]

["If that's truly the case... then the True Lords you're entangled with, young one, are probably not so simple either!"]

[Despite his words, a faint, inexplicable smile curled at his lips. He seemed to be in a good mood.]

[“Still, it also means your Future is equally boundless. There is hope of breaking free of this predicament!”]

[Just as he was reflecting on this, a cool voice rang out:]

["Master!"]

[The newcomer wore a simple, elegant Daoist Robe and stood tall and straight.]

["Oh, Qingyan?" Lin Feng seemed somewhat surprised. "I clearly called for [Bajie]. Why did you come instead? Where has that fellow run off to now?"]

[The Daoist Robe-clad figure was none other than Chen Qingyan. He explained respectfully, "Master, Second Senior Brother has gone to the [Supreme True Realm]. At present, I am the only disciple available."]

["Is that so?" Lin Feng waved a hand indifferently. "In that case, help me take care of something."]

["I shall obey your command, Master," Chen Qingyan replied with a bow.]

["Go here." Lin Feng gave him a precise spacetime coordinate. "Then bury this treasure at the designated location..."]

[Chen Qingyan listened attentively, but when he saw the treasure, even his composure could not keep astonishment from showing on his face:]

["The [Heavenly Mystery Creation Jade Butterfly]?!"]

[“Isn't this the [Heavenly Venerable Spirit Treasure] that belonged to your fallen close friend, Master?”]

[His heart shook violently. Recalling the [Punishment of the Law of Karma] that had just shaken all the heavens, he wondered whether his master was laying plans to change something.]

[He dared neither think further nor ask more. He simply accepted the jade butterfly solemnly and said in a deep voice:]

["I will see it done."]