A True Lord's Remnant Thought
Beneath the wide sleeves of his robe, Qi Yun's fingers moved with a subtle pinching motion, almost imperceptible to the naked eye, and a faint light, like stardust, shimmered from his fingertips.
They attempted to deduce cause and effect, and to seize a trace of the auspicious or inauspicious signs of the three brocade boxes in front of Guan Ping, and even the entire Upper Mysterious Heavenly Palace.
Although he is currently only in the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage, due to the characteristics of the Supreme Dao Foundation, his Dao Position is already on par with that of Great True Person.
Although his Law Power and accumulated Divine Ability were formidable, they were still inferior to those old monsters who had lived for many years.
However, it already possesses some of the power of Great True Person.
However-
As the Daoist energy flowed through his fingertips for several cycles, Qi Yun's brows slowly furrowed.
blank.
What he saw was a chilling, pure emptiness.
It's not a fog obscuring the truth, nor a confusion of celestial secrets, but a more fundamental "nothingness."
It was as if the celestial palace floating in the sea of clouds before him, the three brocade boxes lying quietly on the ground, and even the side hall space where he was currently located, were all separate from the "Sea of Karma" that spanned the ages and maintained the rise and fall of all things.
There is no entanglement of past causes, nor the thread of future effects.
Like a still life painted in the void, it has no connection to the ever-changing world of reality.
"A place where cause and effect cannot penetrate—" Qi Yun felt a chill in his heart.
The True Lord's methods have indeed reached the very foundation of the Great Dao, actually managing to create such a "vacuum of cause and effect"?
Yet even such a powerful group of beings was submerged in the endless Long River of Time.
Just as his mind raced, weighing whether he should risk opening the brocade box...
Deep within the Purple Mansion, the spiritual transmission of Cai Shen, the Wealth Connects to the Divine, suddenly transformed into a warning shout, "Be careful!"
Without a second thought, in an instant, Qi Yun's originally solid body transformed into a Fresh Breeze and vanished on the spot.
Almost at the same instant.
A figure appeared without warning where he had just been standing.
That was a Daoist priest.
He was dressed in a simple gray-white Daoist robe, thin and with an ordinary face, his features blurred as if shrouded in a thin mist.
What's bizarre is that this person's entire body, from his hair to his Daoist robe, from his skin to his eyes, was a uniform, lifeless, deathly white.
This makes the figure look like a casually sketched line drawing.
The instant the deathly white figure appeared, its right hand was stretched out horizontally forward, the five fingers slightly bent into a hook.
The fingertip was positioned precisely where Qi Yun's head had originally been!
It was silent, without a sound, without any fluctuation of spiritual energy, and didn't even cause a slight movement of air.
If it weren't for Wealth Connects to the Divine's warning shout and Qi Yun's lightning-fast response...
This grab likely landed silently on the top of his head.
Qi Yun's figure re-condensed several feet away, his gaze suddenly narrowing like a cold star as he stared intently at the strangely appearing, deathly white-haired Daoist.
"What is this?"
With his current Divine Sense and the perception of the [Great Luo Heaven], he was completely unaware of how this thing appeared or how it approached.
It possessed no trace of life, no Law Power, and even no "presence."
If one did not see it with their own eyes, a sweep of Divine Sense over that place would only reveal a "blank" area, just like the feeling one gets when deducing cause and effect.
The dead white-robed Daoist seemed completely unaffected by the missed grab, remaining frozen in that outstretched position for a moment.
Then it slowly lowered its arm, the movement somewhat sluggish, like a doll with rusty joints.
However, as it lowered its right hand, it inadvertently brushed against the edge of the overturned, verdigris-covered bronze incense burner beside it.
There was no sound.
There is no brilliance.
At the very moment of contact.
It's like an eraser gently wiping away a corner of the painting.
The missing part had edges as smooth as a mirror, as if that part of the incense burner had never existed in this world.
Qi Yun's pupils suddenly contracted.
"It is Dao Abomination."
The divine message of Wealth Connects to the Divine and fortune exploded in Qi Yun's Sea of Consciousness, carrying an unusual solemnity. "This is a strange phenomenon formed from the lingering will of the True Lord before his death."
It is formless and intangible, neither born nor dead, but a manifestation of a mistaken "Great Dao".
All methods below the True Lord level are ineffective against it!
Moreover, this thing is filled with the power of transformation.
Anything it touches directly will be wiped out, just like that incense burner!
There's no reasoning with it, no resistance to it, it transforms upon contact!
"Run!"
This thing Law Power, or even to maneuver against!
If you are touched by even a trace of it, you will instantly and completely disappear from this world, without even the chance of reincarnation!
Without needing the Wealth Connects to the Divine to say anything more, Qi Yun already understood the terror of the thing before him.
"Walk!"
He gave a low shout, his voice resolute and without the slightest hesitation.
Almost as soon as he uttered the word "go," Qi Yun's hands formed a complex ancient hand seal in front of his chest.
"Charge!"
He stomped his foot heavily!
The smooth, cloud-patterned white jade floor beneath our feet suddenly burst forth with a dazzling, chaotic light!
Countless intricate and mysterious array patterns, as if possessing life, spread, intertwined, and connected wildly from his standing point, instantly forming a massive array phantom covering the entire side hall!
A burst of light shot into the sky, transforming into countless chaotic currents and illusory Dao images, surging towards the silent, deathly white figure Dao Abomination, like a raging tide!
Qi Yun's actions were not motivated by a desire to harm the enemy or trap this terrifying creature.
The Wealth Connects to the Divine said that methods used by those below the True Lord level are almost ineffective.
All he wanted was a chance, even a very brief one, to make the creature follow some kind of "rule" instead of acting completely randomly.
Really!
The [Dao Abomination] began to "react" the instant the array of light swept over it.
Its empty, deathly white eyes shifted slightly, "looking" at the surging torrent of light.
Then he raised his right hand, the one that had just wiped away a corner of the incense burner, and gently waved it towards the oncoming chaotic array of light.
Like brushing away the dust before your eyes.
Without a sound, the mighty torrent of array light, powerful enough to trap and kill ordinary Foundation Establishment, melted away and vanished into nothingness the moment it touched the white palm, just like ice and snow under the scorching sun!
"Now!"
Qi Yun's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and with a soft shout, he turned and left.
The [Great Luo Heaven] Law Power within his body suddenly ignited, transforming him into an unprecedentedly blazing chaotic rainbow, hurtling towards the edge of the sea of clouds from which he had come, the gateway to the outer void!
As the rainbow streaked across the sky, a vacuum channel, which remained unhealed for a long time, was torn open in the sea of clouds, emitting a shrill, mournful cry.
Inside the side hall, the [Dao Abomination] seemed to have "noticed" the escape of its prey.
It slowly turned around, facing the direction of the sea of clouds outside the hall, its empty, deathly white eyes "gazing" at the rapidly receding chaotic rainbow.
There was no pursuit.
He simply stood there quietly, and then his figure, like a drop of water falling into the sand, slowly faded and became transparent.
It seems that he will not relentlessly pursue those who voluntarily leave the Upper Mysterious Heavenly Palace.
A few breaths later, [Dao Abomination]'s figure completely disappeared from the messy side hall, as if he had never been there at all.
Only the chipped bronze incense burner on the ground silently recounted the terrifying, life-or-death moment that had just occurred.
The chaotic rainbow tore through the sea of clouds, rushing towards the location it remembered it had come from at a speed that nearly surpassed Qi Yun's current limits.
Finally, the sea of clouds surged ahead, and the faint outline of the silver portal came into view.
"Open the door!"
As soon Qi Yun spoke, Situ Huaji, Situ Huaji was following closely behind, immediately activated the key within his body, and the silver portal opened once more.
Without slowing down, Qi Yun crashed headlong into the chaotic expanse of flowing silver light.
A familiar sense of time reversal and light distortion washes over you.
A few breaths later, the scene before me suddenly became clear.
The sea was jet black, the sea breeze was low and mournful, and the familiar night sky above was filled with stars.
They came out.
Let's get back to reality.
Qi Yun dispersed his escape light and breathed a slight sigh of relief.
He glanced back at the massive, eternally rotating vortex of the ocean eye, a complex emotion flashing in his eyes.
The Heavenly Court's treasures, the Upper Mysterious Heavenly Palace, were within reach, yet the terrifying "Dao Abomination" caused all their efforts to be in vain, preventing them from even touching the three brocade boxes that were so close at hand.
It would be a lie to say I have no regrets.
Just as he felt a slight sense of melancholy.
Beside him, Situ Huaji, who had calmed down a bit, suddenly forced a strange smile onto his face, a smile that was a mixture of lingering fear and barely suppressed excitement.
He glanced furtively around to make sure the "Dao Abomination" hadn't followed him, before cautiously reaching into his robes.
Under Qi Yun's slightly astonished gaze, Situ Huaji pulled out three square-shaped objects, each about a foot in size and made of different materials, from inside his tattered demonic robe.
Brocade box.
One is made of dark gold with cloud and thunder patterns, one is made of indigo jade, and one is made of ebony with a cinnabar seal.
These were none other than the three intact ancient brocade boxes lying amidst the chaos in the side hall of the Upper Mysterious Heavenly Palace!
"Hey-hey----"
Holding the three brocade boxes, Situ Huaji's smile widened, even becoming somewhat distorted with excitement. He lowered his voice, his tone tinged with an indescribable smugness and relief. "True Person —the situation was critical just now, and seeing you so focused on that terrifying monster, I—I dared to grab a handful."
He licked his dry lips, his eyes shining. "The stuff—it's all here!"