"Kid Gu, now you should know how terrifying Karma can be. Sometimes, a very simple phrase can influence your decision; sometimes, an inconspicuous cause can produce a terrifying effect.
"Moreover, This Old Monk can tell you with certainty that Karma never exists in isolation. Any Karma, no matter how insignificant or trivial, is part of an extremely complex chain of cause and effect.
"Take Empress Wuyue, for instance. If you had never met her back then, there would be no so-called Karma between you. Precisely because Karma formed between you, she was able to drag you out of the void without warning earlier.
"If she hadn't dragged you out of the void, the two of you wouldn't be meeting here now. If you hadn't met, she wouldn't have told you that you might be Genggu Wuming's Karmic Incarnation. If she hadn't said that, your attitude, kid, might still be one of letting nature take its course and resigning to fate..." "All of this, everything, is a complete chain of Karma. It's a Karma Game formed by Empress Wuyue's painstaking efforts in arranging countless causes and effects.
"Did you think Empress Wuyue earlier was only scolding and mocking the Great Dao?
No!
She planted a cause in the minds of those Great Dao Patriarchs. The cause that the Sacred Ground is not the Sacred Ground without Xuanyuan Wuji, and the cause that only the Great Sun Radiant Emperor can support the Xuantian Immortal Dao.
"No!
I shouldn't say 'planted a cause.'
"If This Old Monk's guess is correct, perhaps those Great Dao Patriarchs already had this cause in their minds long ago. Perhaps Empress Wuyue didn't plant it, but that's not important either. What's important is that Empress Wuyue's actions will definitely cause that cause in the hearts of those Great Dao Patriarchs to grow robustly.
"As long as a seed-cause grows, flowering and bearing fruit are inevitable. And when it flowers and bears fruit, that will be the day Xuanyuan Wuji returns to the Sacred Ground, and the day the Great Sun Radiant Emperor dominates the Xuantian Immortal Dao.
"Similarly."
Da Xing the Mad Monk spoke sentence after sentence, wearing a very serious and earnest expression: "Empress Wuyue planted a cause in you, kid, back in your youth. You just didn't realize it.
"This cause is like a seed. Once planted, it will silently grow within you, and you won't be able to detect it at all. You'll only feel it'sperfectly natural, because for you, the cause Empress Wuyue planted is merely a memory in your life.
"Some masters, after planting a cause, will plant another cause at a suitable time. It's like planting a seed; only by constantly watering and fertilizing it will that seed grow faster.
"Back when you, kid, underwent Nirvana Rebirth in the mortal world and met Empress Wuyue's reincarnation, perhaps that was Empress Wuyue watering and fertilizing the cause she planted in your heart back then.
"And then didn't you also encounter Empress Wuyue's remnant consciousness?
Perhaps that was also her watering and fertilizing that cause.
"Even the words she just said to you are likewise watering and fertilizing that cause.
"Empress Wuyue has been constantly watering and fertilizing the cause she planted within you. She's waiting, waiting for that cause to flower and bear fruit.
"You, kid, should now understand what a Karma Game is, right? This is a Karma Game."
Da Xing the Mad Monk said a great deal in one breath, causing Gu Qingfeng to frown in contemplation.
To be honest.
Regarding the four words 'Karma Game,' Gu Qingfeng had heard them far too many times, countless times. Not only had he heard them, but his entire journey might have been him wandering back and forth through one Karma Game after another.
He knew what a Karma Game was and what the concept entailed.
But that was all.
As for how a Karma Game is set up, how one should set it up, and what the specific process is, Gu Qingfeng wasn't very clear, nor did he have much interest in these things.
Only now, after hearing Da Xing the Mad Monk's words, did he gain a deeper understanding of the Karma Game. It was more complex than imagined and more terrifying than imagined.
Beyond that, he felt moremoved, especially regarding Da Xing the Mad Monk's statement that when someone plants a cause in you, yousimply cannot detect it, because for you, this cause is more like a memory in your life, apredestined connection.
Conversely, what you considerpredestined connection might just be a Karmic Seed someone painstakingly planted.
Thinking of this, Gu Qingfeng couldn't help but laugh, though his laughter was somewhat self-mocking.
The reason he felt life had little meaning was precisely because he felt his life was toofalse, all just one Karma Game after another.
Now this feeling grew even stronger. Truly, life is like a play, and a play is like life.
"Kid Gu, This Old Monk may not know what kind of fruit Empress Wuyue wants to bear from the cause she planted in you, but you must definitely be on guard."
"On guard?
What's there to guard against? She's already planted a cause on this master. What's the use of being on guard now? Besides."
Gu Qingfeng suddenly stopped walking, staring at Da Xing the Mad Monk, and said: "If we're talking about being on guard, this master should be most on guard against you,you oldBald Donkey."
"What?"
Da Xing the Mad Monk's expression froze, not understanding why Gu Qingfeng would suddenly turn thespearhead against him for no good reason. "Why guard against This Old Monk? What's there to guard against with This Old Monk?"
"What's there to guard against?"
Gu Qingfeng narrowed his eyes, placing both hands on Da Xing the Mad Monk's shoulders, and asked: "Tell this master honestly, have you ever planted a cause on me?"
As soon as these words were spoken, Da Xing the Mad Monk's expression changed drastically, but he instantly returned to normal. Meeting Gu Qingfeng's gaze, he replied very firmly: "No!
Absolutely not!"
"Really not?"
"No!
Absolutely not!
If This Old Monk has ever planted a cause on you, may This Old Monk die a horrible death!"
"Really or fake?"
"Nonsense!
Of course it's real!"
"Actually, even if you did plant a cause on me, it wouldn't be a big deal. After all, so many people have already planted causes on me. One more wouldn't make a difference, one less wouldn't matter either. This master wouldn't take it to heart."
"You! Kid Gu!"
Da Xing the Mad Monkshook off Gu Qingfeng's hands, angrilydemanded: "I say, Gu, you kid really have noconscience! This Old Monkkindly helps you analyze things, and not only do you not thank This Old Monk, you actually suspect This Old Monk?"
Da Xing the Mad Monk defended himself: "Besides, This Old Monkhas no intention to to guard the Heaven and Earth Great Dao, norintends to toinitiate the No-Dao Era, and it's even more impossible for This Old Monk toplot against the True Lord of Original Sin. Tell me, why would This Old Monk plant a cause on you, kid? What benefit could I gain? Since there's no benefit, why would This Old Monkgo to great lengths plant a cause on you, kid?"
"even if, even if This Old Monk wanted to plant a cause on you, This Old Monk doesn't have the capability! Do you think planting a cause is just a matter of moving your lips? It requires laying out countless causes and effects!"