"Whether it's fate's arrangement or the Karmic Black Hole that binds our Karma together, I don't care. I don't care if I fall into the so-called Sea of Bitterness either. Even if I truly do fall into the Sea of Bitterness, I must still figure out exactly what Karma lies between us."
"Why must you figure out what Karma it is? Do you want to sever Karma?"
"Since ancient times, no one has ever severed Karma. I, Su Hua, know my own limitations; I don't have that ability, and I dare not hope for it."
Gu Qingfeng looked at Su Hua with confusion. "I say, girl, if you don't want to sever Karma and you don't care about falling into the Sea of Bitterness, why must you figure out what Karma it is? Isn't that just looking for trouble?"
"Gu Qingfeng—no, perhaps I should call you Lord Chixiao Gu Tianlang. Could you be serious for once?"
"Do I look very unserious to you?"
Su Hua shook her head. She simply couldn't connect the foppish fellow before her with the peerless, heroic Lord Chixiao in her heart.
"Gu, there's one thing you've probably misunderstood. It's not that I don't want to sever the Karma with you, but that I lack the ability. It's not that I don't care about falling into the Sea of Bitterness, but that I have no choice. If I had the ability, do you think I would want to be entangled in any Karma with you?"
"Alright, alright, alright."
Gu Qingfeng was still sitting casually on the ground, leaning against a tree, rubbing his forehead with one hand as he spoke listlessly. "Then what exactly do you want to do?"
"I want you to help me."
"Help you? Help you with what? Let me make this clear first; you don't have the ability to sever Karma, and I, your lord, don't have it either. If I did, I'd have severed all Karma long ago, damn it."
"I'm not asking you to help me sever Karma."
"Then what is it?"
Su Hua remained silent for a long time before gradually replying, "I have always had the same dream. The dream is very ethereal, very elusive. A voice keeps telling me not to forget, and not to believe..."
"This dream has accompanied me since I was born. Even after I reincarnated, it remained the same."
"I thought it was something serious, but it's just a dream. Then what do you want me to help you with?" Gu Qingfeng laughed. "Don't tell me you want me to interpret your dream? Girl, although I've dabbled a bit in all sorts of unorthodox paths and miscellaneous arts, when it comes to dream interpretation, I've never played with that before, and I don't have the skill."
Su Hua ignored Gu Qingfeng's teasing and continued, "I never understood why I had such a dream, or what exactly that voice in the dream was telling me not to forget and not to believe. I was never clear about it until one day when I met the Nameless Master."
Hearing the words 'Nameless Master,' Gu Qingfeng, who had his eyes closed, suddenly opened them, his expression turning serious. "Which Nameless Master? Could it be the legendary Genggu Wuming, who is said to know everything between heaven and earth?"
Seeing Su Hua nod, Gu Qingfeng was quite surprised.
Legend had it that the Nameless Master was a mysterious person who knew everything. No one knew where he came from, nor did anyone know what kind of existence he truly was. It was only known that this person knew everything under heaven and earth, and was called Genggu Wuming, also known as Karma Nameless.
Because legend said he represented Karma, thus he knew the affairs of heaven and earth.
This person came and went without a trace, with no fixed abode. If he descended, it was to enlighten those with predestined affinity.
Gu Qingfeng did not have this affinity, so even after wandering around the Celestial Realm for so many years, he had never met that Genggu Wuming.
"That Genggu Wuming is said to know everything under heaven and earth. Interpreting your dream should be a piece of cake for him, right?"
"The Nameless Master could not resolve my doubts. She said there was only one person in all heaven and earth who could interpret my dream, and that person was my Karma-tied person. That is also the reason why I reincarnated, and why I have been painstakingly pursuing you."
"Did Genggu Wuming really say that?"
"I'm not like you; I don't lie."
"But I don't know about your dream, nor can I resolve your doubts."
"Since the Nameless Master said you can, then you certainly can."
"Girl," Gu Qingfeng said with a helpless, bitter smile. "If I really could resolve your doubts, I would have helped you settle this matter long ago. Why would I be pulling your leg here for so long?"
"Even if you can't now, you will certainly be able to in the future."
"Let's not talk about why Genggu Wuming said that for now, nor whether what he said is true or false. Even if it is true, that's a matter for the future. Since it's a matter for the future, talking about it now is meaningless. If I can help you resolve your doubts in the future, I will definitely help you, alright?"
Gu Qingfeng stood up and stretched. At that moment, Su Hua's voice came again.
"Do you know of Wu Dao Mountain?"
Hearing 'Wu Dao Mountain,' Gu Qingfeng's eyebrows twitched slightly. "I've heard of it. What about it? Why bring up Wu Dao Mountain out of the blue? Could it be that dream of yours is related to Wu Dao Mountain?"
Su Hua nodded in affirmation. "My dream has always been ethereal and fragmented, the imagery very blurry. A mountain would vaguely appear. At first, I never knew what mountain it was. It wasn't until a later, chance opportunity that I learned it was precisely the Wu Dao Mountain from the Wu Dao Era."
"So?"
"So, I want you to come with me to search for Wu Dao Mountain."
"Girl, Wu Dao Mountain is just a legend. Whether it's real or fake, no one knows. Whether the Wu Dao Era even existed is an unknown. What are you searching for Wu Dao Mountain for?"
"Wu Dao Mountain is not a legend. It has appeared in this world, and it's right here in the Great Northwest."
"When? How come I didn't know about it?"
"It's not that you don't know; you're just pretending not to know."
"Pretending not to know?" Gu Qingfeng asked, puzzled. "I say, girl, what do you mean by that?"
Su Hua didn't respond. Instead, she waved her hand and took out a painting, handing it over.
Gu Qingfeng took the painting, opened it, and immediately felt it looked familiar. The painting depicted only a mountain, a very desolate mountain. Looking again, he realized it was actually the 'Nirvana Self-Forgetting Painting' that Yun Nishang had given him earlier.
"How did this painting end up in your hands?"
"Nine years ago in the Great Northwest, before you faced the Sacred Judgment, you handed your Storage Bag to Xiao Jinr."
Gu Qingfeng thought carefully. It seemed there really was such an incident. At the time, knowing he was about to face the Sacred Judgment, he was confident he could achieve nirvana rebirth, but his Storage Bag was another matter. Therefore, he had entrusted the Storage Bag to Xiao Jinr for safekeeping.
"Here, this is your bag."
As she spoke, Su Hua took out another Storage Bag—precisely the one he had asked Xiao Jinr to safeguard back in the Great Northwest.
Gu Qingfeng checked it. All his things were still there, not a single item missing. Even that spatial crystal from the Wu Dao Era was inside.
"Is Xiao Jinr doing well?"
"Don't worry, she's fine. And she... misses you."