Li Wensong, Come Back Again!

Lu Qing'an looked at the Great Dao Sacred Origin of Cause and Effect handed to him, and then glanced at the Heavenly Dao of Cause and Effect, which was clearly a bit off.

They were talking just a moment ago.

One must understand the cause and effect before granting the Sacred Origin.

After only a few breaths, the person retreated seven or eight steps. Now, not only was the Sacred Origin being offered to him directly, but it was even urging him to refine it quickly.

The change before and after is too drastic.

"Senior, what exactly did you see just now?"

The Heavenly Dao of Cause and Effect had recovered considerably, but his eyes still held a complex expression.

"Nothing."

"Really nothing?"

Do you want some?

"Want."

Lu Qing'an decisively accepted Sacred Origin.

Since the other person didn't want to talk about it, he didn't have the habit of pressing for answers. Anyway, his situation had always been strange. Li Wensong couldn't see through it before, and now he couldn't even see through the true Heavenly Dao of Cause and Effect, so it didn't seem surprising.

The moment the Sacred Origin was in hand, a sensation completely different from thunder and the Five Elements flowed into the body through the palm.

It's very light.

It's so light you can barely feel it.

But when Lu Qing'an looked down at his surroundings, the world he saw had already changed.

The teahouse is still the same teahouse.

The tables and chairs remained unchanged.

The pedestrians outside the street were still busy with their own things.

However, the causal threads on everyone's bodies suddenly became more than ten times clearer than before.

He could even see a faint line of cause and effect extending dozens of miles away from an old man selling vegetables on the street.

The other end was connected to a young man who was cultivating.

Lu Qing'an only glanced at it, and a vague piece of information appeared in his mind.

Grandparents and grandchildren.

The old man will use the money he earned today to buy a medicinal herb tonight.

The boy will take that medicinal herb.

Then help the boy break through a small level.

This is cause and effect.

What seems like a small, ordinary thing done by one person will eventually blossom and bear fruit in another person.

Lu Qing'an had a sudden realization.

"I see."

Seeing his expression, the Heavenly Dao of Cause and Effect couldn't help but ask, "Did you understand?"

"I understand a little."

"Just a little?"

Lu Qing'an thought for a moment, then laughed and said, "This kind of Great Dao is too complex. If I were to claim that I understand it all now, wouldn't that be just bragging?"

For the first time, the Heavenly Dao of Cause and Effect showed a slightly normal smile.

"At least you said that reasonably well."

"..."

What about the front of me doesn't look human?

Lu Qing'an didn't argue with her.

The Great Dao Sacred Origin has begun to actively integrate into the body.

The Rule of Cause and Effect the perfection of the body also change at the same time.

If the Great Dao of the Five Elements are a very obvious force, then the Great Dao of Cause and Effect is the complete opposite.

There was no strong smell.

There was no exaggerated sense of intimidation.

It's more like an invisible net.

Silk threads are everywhere.

Although Lu Qing'an could use the Rule of Cause and Effect before, he could only influence and observe through existing relationships.

But things are different now.

The moment the rules were officially upgraded, he truly felt for the first time that, if he wanted, he could even actively manipulate some of the threads.

For example, the elderly man selling vegetables in front of us.

If Lu Qing'an were to act now, he could completely sever the karmic connection between the old man and the boy.

The two remain grandmother and grandson.

Memories don't change.

But the old man probably won't think of buying that herb tonight.

The boy will not break through because of this.

certainly.

Lu Qing'an did not do that.

He has no interest in changing other people's fates casually.

But he suddenly understood what Li Wensong had gone through back then.

"A segment of your karma has been severed..."

Lu Qing'an turned to look at Li Wensong.

Li Wensong paused slightly.

"Brother Lu, you noticed?"

Looking at Li Wensong now, Lu Qing'an sees him as completely different from before.

Li Wensong has many karmic connections.

Most of them are quite intact.

There is only one place.

It's empty.

It's not a disconnection.

Instead, it looked like a whole piece had been dug out.

Some causes and effects, once they arrive there, will suddenly disappear, only to reappear later in the future.

This feeling is strange.

It's like someone forcibly tearing dozens of pages out of the middle of a book.

Both the front and back are still there.

Unfortunately, the most important part is missing.

"Is this why you can't re-establish the Great Dao of Cause and Effect and Effect?"

Li Wensong nodded.

"Yes."

The Heavenly Dao of Cause and Effect said from the side, "The Great Dao of Cause and Effect and Effect that he cultivated back then was too deeply connected to his own experiences. After that part was severed, the Great Dao was like a piece missing its foundation."

"Why not just fill in the missing parts?"

Lu Qing'an asked the question quite naturally.

The Heavenly Dao of Cause and Effect and Effect shook its head. "It's simple in theory."

"What he lacks is not memory, but the true cause and effect that occurred. That cause and effect has been erased from the world, and I can't even find it here."

Lu Qing'an frowned.

"You can't even find me?"

"Cannot be found."

The Heavenly Dao of Cause and Effect spoke calmly, "Those capable of such a feat already stand at the very depths of the Great Dao of Cause and Effect. Furthermore, someone at the time borrowed another power to completely conceal that segment."

"What power?"

"The power of Buddhist vows."

Lu Qing'an's eyes flickered slightly.

It finally matches.

Evil Buddhism.

Li Wensong had previously been reluctant to discuss the matter in detail.

Now it seems that his enemy was indeed not simple.

Li Wensong gave a wry smile.

I was too confident back then.

"I feel I've cultivated the Great Dao of Cause and Effect, and as long as I investigate things according to cause and effect, there's nothing I can't find out."

"Later I discovered that there was something wrong with that Buddhist sect. I followed one lead and eventually saw some things I shouldn't have seen."

Lu Qing'an did not interrupt.

Li Wensong continued, "On the surface, they claim to be saving all living beings, and they have followers in many places throughout the Hongmeng Holy Realm, with an extremely large amount of incense offerings and vows."

"But in reality, those vows aren't just used for cultivation."

"They are using the power of will to nurture something."

The Heavenly Dao of Cause and Effect glanced at him.

"Sarira of Cause and Effect."

Li Wensong nodded.

This was the first time Lu Qing'an had heard this name.

What is that?

"Something forged from the power of all beings' vows, souls, and karma."

Li Wensong's voice lowered considerably, "When believers pray to Buddhism, their karma naturally connects with Buddhism. They exploit this connection to secretly extract a portion of people's souls and fortune, then use Buddhist teachings to refine them into relics."

The smile on Lu Qing'an's face gradually disappeared.

"Many people died?"

"A lot of."

"Nobody noticed?"

"Most of those who found it were dead."

Li Wensong paused for a moment, then said, "I'm one of them."

The atmosphere quieted down.

The members of the Heavenly Dao of Fire group also refrained from interrupting, which was quite unusual.

Li Wensong was usually very easygoing in front of Lu Qing'an, and sometimes even seemed a bit unserious.

But now, when he talks about these things, he seems like a completely different person.

"Back then, I found one of their branch altars, which imprisoned many souls. I was young and impetuous at the time, and I felt that since I had come across something like this, I couldn't just ignore it."

"So I took direct action and destroyed that branch altar."

"Then what?"

"Then they beat up the younger one, and then the older one came."

Li Wensong chuckled as he said this.

"Isn't that tacky?"

Lu Qing'an smiled too.

"Really."

But that's just how mundane things are.

Li Wensong continued, "I killed several Buddhist Great Dao Realm, and finally lured out their true big shots."

"The Buddha Venerable Du'e."

The Heavenly Dao of Cause and Effect suddenly spoke.

Li Wensong nodded.

Upon hearing this name, a hint of coldness that had been suppressed for a long time finally appeared in his eyes.

"That's him."

"He was stronger than me back then, and he also possessed a Buddhist treasure. I fought him for a long time, but I lost in the end."

He didn't kill me outright.

He felt that killing me was too easy.

Li Wensong raised his finger and pointed to his chest.

"So, right before my eyes, you severed one of my most important karmic connections."

"Then destroy the Great Dao Sacred Origin."

"Turn me into a cripple who can't even cultivate the Great Dao of Cause and Effect again."

Lu Qing'an looked at him.

How did you escape?

Li Wensong remained silent for a while.

"Burning the source."

"Plus, there's a world-breaking treasure I obtained by chance before."

"Otherwise, they would have been dead back then."

He spoke calmly.

But Lu Qing'an could imagine it.

A powerful cultivator who had already mastered the Great Dao of Cause and Effect had his Great Dao forcibly severed, and in the end, he burned his very essence to escape.

That feeling is not pleasant.

No wonder Li Wensong, even after regaining his memories after arriving in the Nine Directions and Ten Domains, didn't rush back to the Hongmeng Holy Realm.

It's not that I don't want to.

It's no use coming back.

Lu Qing'an asked, "Is that Buddha Venerable Du'e still alive?"

Li Wensong's eyes turned cold.

"Alive."

"And they're doing very well."

"He is now one of the few Buddha leaders of the Great Brahma Buddha Sect."

Lu Qing'an nodded.

"That's fine."

Li Wensong was taken aback.

What do you mean by "that's fine"?

"Only by living can revenge be taken."

Lu Qing'an spoke very naturally.

Li Wensong looked at him, remaining silent for a moment.

Lu Qing'an, however, had already turned to look at the Heavenly Dao of Cause and Effect.

"Senior, if we can retrieve that past karmic connection, will he be able to cultivate the Great Dao of Cause and Effect once again?"

"Theoretically, yes."

Where is that cause and effect now?

The Heavenly Dao of Cause and Effect looked towards Li Wensong.

" In Duer's hands."

Lu Qing'an narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Sure?"

"Basically confirmed."

The Heavenly Dao of Cause and Effect stated, "Severing a causal link does not mean complete destruction. Especially since Li Wensong's link involves his own foundation of the Great Dao, forcibly destroying it would come at too high a price."

"The best solution is to seal it up."

"If I'm not mistaken, Duer should have refined that karmic connection into a Sarira of Cause and Effect back then."

Lu Qing'an understood.

The items are still there.

That actually makes things simpler.

"Go get it back later."

Li Wensong quickly said, "Brother Lu, no rush."

"I am indeed no match for Duer now, but wait for me..."

Lu Qing'an turned to look at him.

What are you waiting for?

"Cultivation."

How can one cultivate without the Great Dao of Cause and Effect?

"Fix the others first."

"Then what?"

"Once I'm strong enough, then..."

Lu Qing'an couldn't help but laugh.

Wensong.

Li Wensong stopped.

"Have you forgotten what I do now?"

Li Wensong was stunned.

Lu Qing'an raised his hand.

A wisp of the power of the Great Dao of Cause and Effect slowly emerged from his fingertips.

"I now possess the Great Dao of Cause and Effect."

"We still have millions of times the strength."

"Even the Nether Emperor was reluctant to take a million times stronger attack from me just now."

"Are you planning to spend millions of years cultivating before going back to seek revenge?"

Li Wensong: "..."

The words were hurtful.

But it seems there's really nothing wrong with it.

The Nether Emperor said calmly from the side, "It's not that we're unwilling to accept it."

Lu Qing'an looked at him.

"Shall we try again?"

Nether Emperor: "..."

"Never mind what I said."

Heavenly Dao of Fire almost burst out laughing.

Li Wensong finally smiled.

The gloom that had been building up in my eyes has dissipated considerably.

"Brother Lu."

"Um?"

"Thanks."

Lu Qing'an patted him on the shoulder.

"Why are you being so polite with me?"

"Don't rush into revenge."

"I'll go with you after I've finished repairing most of the Great Dao that need repairing."

Li Wensong nodded.

This time, I didn't refuse again.

Because he knew it very well.

Being overly polite would be pretentious.

The Heavenly Dao of Cause and Effect looked at the two of them and suddenly said, "Although his cause and effect are incomplete, it's not entirely impossible to restore a portion of it."

Li Wensong suddenly turned his head.

"What's the meaning?"

"You were incapable before because your own Great Dao of Cause and Effect had been completely shattered."

But now...

She looked at Lu Qing'an.

There's one more person here.

Lu Qing'an was taken aback.

"What does this have to do with me?"

"You have just cultivated the complete Great Dao of Cause and Effect, and your cause and effect is extremely unique."

The Heavenly Dao of Cause and Effect said, "You can temporarily use your Great Dao of Cause and Effect to build a bridge for him."

"Bridge?"

"The missing piece can't be replaced, but we can work around it."

She raised her hand and drew a line.

There's a gap in the middle of the line.

Then another line was used to bypass the gap from the side and reconnect the front and back.

"Thus, his cause and effect are still incomplete, but the flow can be temporarily restored."

"Enough to re-condense the Great Dao Sacred Origin."

Li Wensong's breathing became noticeably faster.

"Really?"

"There wasn't a suitable person before."

"Now we have it."

The Heavenly Dao of Cause and Effect looked at Lu Qing'an: "However, I need your help."

Lu Qing'an didn't hesitate at all.

How to do it?