jdhmnovel Chapter 872: Reversal of Cause and Effect: Rewriting the Fate
Chapter 872: Reversal of Cause and Effect: Rewriting the Fate
At the seventh level of the Taixu Immortal Realm, a thick, inky fog of cause and effect swirled around Yun Yao, shrouding her form in a hazy haze. Each wisp of mist was entwined with countless golden threads, each as thin as a hair. These threads connected her body at one end, extending into the void at the other, shimmering with a mysterious light. These threads represented the causal connections of her entire life, now fully manifested, densely interwoven to form a vast web of cause and effect.
Yun Yao's brow furrowed, her expression solemn, as her slender fingertips gently touched one of the threads. Instantly, a memory flooded into her mind like a tide. It was the days of seclusion in the Canglan Secret Realm. Sunlight filtered through the dense foliage, casting dappled shadows. She and Chu Mochen cuddled together, each with eyes only for the other, a warm and beautiful scene. However, the scene in her memory suddenly distorted. Liu Yan'er and the Blood Demon Sect came to attack, and Chu Mochen fought a desperate battle to protect her. Ultimately, Chu Mochen was severely injured by the power of Liu Yan'er's Blood Demon Corpse, and his life was in danger. Yun Yao watched Chu Mochen collapse in a pool of blood, powerless to help. The despair and pain almost overwhelmed her.
"This is the end of your rebellion against the Way of Heaven." The voice of the Pavilion Master of the Heavenly Dao Pavilion, like a venomous snake, cold and sinister, slowly emerged from the depths of the fog. As the words fell, more threads emerged from the void, rapidly wrapping around Yun Yao. These threads shimmered with an ominous red light, each one representing a possible future.
Yun Yao's pupils shrank sharply as she witnessed the scene she hated most—in a shattered world, Chu Mochen was shrouded in demonic energy, his eyes filled with madness and despair. The Ni Lin Blood Sword in his hand dripped with blood, and at his feet lay the corpses of countless cultivators. Standing opposite Chu Mochen was herself, holding the Void Spirit Jade, her eyes equally filled with determination and sorrow. The next moment, they struck simultaneously, sword and jade clashing in a dazzling burst of light, and the entire world crumbled beneath it.
"No!" Yun Yao roared, and the chaotic spiritual energy around her suddenly erupted, forming a powerful wave of air that severed many of the causal threads wrapped around her body. However, the broken threads did not dissipate. Instead, they transformed into bloodstains that appeared on her arms. Blood slowly seeped out, staining her sleeves red.
At that moment, a familiar figure broke through the mist and appeared before Yun Yao. It was Chu Mochen! He held the Ni Lin Blood Sword, his Candle Dragon bloodline ablaze. A massive Candle Dragon shadow loomed behind him, emanating a powerful aura. However, his face was unusually pale, and a trace of blood clung to the corner of his mouth, clearly having encountered numerous obstacles along the way.
"Yao'er, I'm here." Chu Mochen's voice was weak, but full of determination. He walked to Yun Yao and hugged her tightly, as if to pass on his strength to her.
Yun Yao leaned against Chu Mochen's arms, feeling his familiar breath, and the fear and despair in her heart gradually dissipated. She raised her head, looked into Chu Mochen's eyes, and said firmly: "Mochen, we will definitely be able to break this damn cause and effect."
"But the law of karma isn't so easily broken." The Tiandao Pavilion Master's voice rang out again, filled with mockery and disdain. As he spoke, the entire space began to distort, and countless illusions of karma emerged around the two of them. These illusions contained both their once sweet past and their future tragic ending, intertwined in a way that made it difficult to distinguish reality from illusion.
Chu Mochen's eyes glared, and he swung his Ni Lin Blood Sword, slashing at the illusions around him. Each strike carried immense force, shattering them to pieces. But new illusions quickly appeared, endlessly.
Yun Yao took a deep breath, forcing herself to calm down. She closed her eyes, channeling the chaotic spiritual energy within her body, and activated the unique mental techniques she had learned from modern psychology. Within her sea of consciousness, a mental maze composed of chaotic spiritual energy slowly took shape. She immersed her consciousness within it, attempting to find the key to deciphering the law of cause and effect.
As time ticked by, Yun Yao's forehead was covered in sweat and her body was trembling slightly. Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck her mind - since the law of cause and effect is a fixed future, then as long as the cause is changed, the effect will naturally change!
Yun Yao suddenly opened her eyes, a glint of wisdom in them. She bit her tongue and spat a mouthful of blood onto the horoscope. The blood quickly spread across the horoscope, blending with the lines on it and emitting a dazzling golden light.
"Xu Ling and Zhu Yin, living and dying together, defy the laws of nature!" Yun Yao spoke word by word, her voice echoing throughout the space. As she spoke, the fate disk vibrated violently, and the causal patterns on it began to twist and reorganize.
Upon seeing this, the head of Tiandao Pavilion's face changed drastically and he exclaimed, "Impossible! How could you break the law of cause and effect!" He quickly formed seals with his hands, trying to stop the changes in the horoscope, but to no avail.
In the light of the horoscope, Yun Yao and Chu Mochen's figures gradually faded, merging into the laws of cause and effect. They saw the past, how they had grown from ordinary people to the powerful men they were today; they also saw the future, seeing countless possibilities. All they had to do was choose their own path, a path that would break the shackles of fate.
Suddenly, Yun Yao and Chu Mochen simultaneously felt a powerful force emanating from their fate disks, pushing them out of the realm of cause and effect. When they opened their eyes again, they found themselves standing at the exit of the seventh level of the heavens. The projection of the Tiandao Pavilion Master stared at them in shock.
"This is just the beginning." Yun Yao looked at the Pavilion Master, her eyes filled with confidence and determination. She took Chu Mochen's hand and strode towards the next level of the heavens. Behind them, the light of the destiny disk was still dazzling, illuminating their path forward.
However, just as they were about to leave, the Pavilion Master suddenly sneered and said, "Don't forget, Chu Mochen still has the 'Heavenly Poison Seed' that I planted in his body."
Yun Yao and Chu Mochen paused, their expressions instantly grim. They both knew the Heavenly Dao Poison Seed was a significant hidden danger, a potential fatal weakness. But at that moment, they exchanged glances, a flicker of determination in their eyes. No matter how many difficulties and challenges lay ahead, they would not retreat, for they had already made up their minds to defy the Heavenly Dao together!