Chapter 2567 – Karmic Cause and Effect

Chapter 2567 – Karmic Cause and Effect

After Lu Yin reimprisoned Tu Shuangshuang in Zenith Mountain, the next person that he brought out was Seruzen.

It was time to chat with his old friend.

Seruzen stepped forward, his eyes locked onto Lu Yin. "You are Lu Yin."

Lu Yin was rather surprised to hear the comment, given that he was still maintaining Xuan Qi’s appearance. While he had intended to have their conversation after revealing his identity, Seruzen had exposed him before he could. "When did you know it was me?"

"The first time we met in Cliff Town," Seruzen said.

Lu Yin frowned. "Cliff Town? You recognized me all the way back then?"

Seruzen calmly replied, "I consider myself to be determined, but I am still human in the end, and all humans have weaknesses. I still wish to return to Earth, the place where I first set foot onto the path of cultivation. I long for the water and the people of my hometown. I've thought back to that place countless times, so naturally, I have a deep impression of you."

"After so many years, I’m surprised that you even still remember me." Lu Yin laughed and returned to his normal appearance.Trace back the roots of this material to n0v$lbin

Seruzen poignantly replied, "We're fellow countrymen."

The words triggered an inexplicable warmth in Lu Yin’s heart.

"Why didn't you tell me in the Lost Clan School that you recognized me?" Lu Yin wondered.

"That situation was rather special, and I didn't have true freedom."

"Has someone been restricting you?" Lu Yin's expression instantly changed.

Seruzen shook his head. "Not exactly restricting me, but rather assessing me. It’s because I left my name in the Arboric Scripture."

"The Arboric Scripture?"

"The Arboreal Realm’s supreme scripture that was created by the Arboreal Overlord. Anyone whose name is recorded in the Arboric Scripture has a chance of being accepted as the Arboreal Overlord's disciple. Every word I speak and action that I take is being monitored."

"Mu Sanye?"

Seruzen shook his head. "While that is possible, I’m not necessarily being monitored by someone from the Arboreal Realm. The Sixverse Association can be regarded a single entity."

Lu Yin thought for a moment. "It should be Zhi Bing."

"That’s indeed possible," Seruzen replied.

Lu Yin understood. It was possible that Seruzen had been continuously monitored by the representative of whatever school he attended in the Sixverse Academy. When Tu Shuangshuang had attacked the students, Shi Jiao seemed to have been the first to arrive, but Zhi Bing had not been any slower. In fact, he had actually arrived earlier, but had remained hidden in the void. The reason for his quick reaction might have been related to monitoring Seruzen.

"What kind of innate gift did you pick up that made the Arboreal Realm see you as so important?" Lu Yin's curiosity was genuine. He had asked Seruzen the same question before, but the man had never been willing to share.

Seruzen raised a hand, and a murky light emerged from Lu Yin's body to gather over the other man’s palm.

Lu Yin watched in astonishment. He could not feel that anything was missing from within him. What was the meaning of this murky light?

"Jenny Auna, do you feel guilt towards her?" Seruzen asked as he scrutinized the murky light in his palm.

Lu Yin's features twisted as a certain face appeared in his mind. The woman in his mind was staring at him with lifeless eyes that were filled with sorrow and loneliness. He suddenly found it hard to breathe. "You...?"

Seruzen waved his hand, which dispersed the murky light. "The innate gift that I obtained is called Karmic Fruit. From birth until death, everyone will feel guilt towards specific people or regarding certain events. No one can live a life free of guilt, as even children feel it. It is truly unavoidable. This guilt, or perhaps the feeling of having sinned, is the fruit of Karma they have sown. I can extract the Karma and return an equivalent amount of damage to anyone that I target."

"Don't worry, we’ll definitely get back there," Luo Lao'er said, though without much confidence.

Lu Yin's eyes flickered. "Is your uncle going to be able to keep the fact that he contacted someone from the Transcendent Universe hidden?"

Luo Lao'er's expression grew even worse.

Since the Mu family was targeting the Fenglei clan, every move that the clan made was undoubtedly being watched.

"The Mu family probably already knows you've returned," Lu Yin said.

Luo Lao'er's turned pale, and he raced away to find Fenglei Guanqin.

At the same time, the old woman from the Mu family had a grim expression on her face as well. She had just received another reminder from Monarch Mu to deal with the Fenglei clan and obtain the necessary resources as quickly as possible.

The task had seemed very straightforward at first, but then, a powerful expert had suddenly appeared, who possibly had ties to the Fenglei clan. If the Mu family attacked again, would that person appear to help the Fenglei clan? The old woman considered just fleeing in order to escape any potential complications, but she was restrained by the Death Seal that had been left inside her body. Escape was impossible.

Monarch Mu continued to put greater and greater pressure on her family, and she had even sent three experts from the Mo Courtyard to assist her. The old woman was no longer able to stall.

That very night, three Demi-Monarchs attacked the Fenglei clan, and a fierce battle between them and Fenglei Guanqin erupted.

How could Fenglei Guanqin hope to stand up to attacks from three Demi-Monarchs? He had barely held his own against two.

"Today is the day that your Fenglei clan will be wiped out!" one of the attackers roared. Fenglei Guanqin watched as monarch essence filled the air and took on the form of an enormous blade. As the blade fell, Fenglei Guanqin's eyes went wide from fear. No one could survive this attack.

"Stop!" the clan patriarch howled.

The old lady from the Mu family approached from the distance, carefully observing everything. Was that expert going to appear again?

Suddenly, the massive blade stopped falling. The silver-haired woman’s eyes grew large. There was a line stopping the blade. No, was that one side of a set of scales?

A set of scales took form beneath the blade, forcing back the attack’s killing intent. Standing on one side of the scales was a person who was completely shrouded within pure darkness.

The three Demi-Monarchs turned to face the mysterious dark figure, as did Fenglei Guanqin. None of them were certain who had appeared, nor why the person was helping the Fenglei clan.

"Who are you?" one of the Demi-Monarchs asked. It was his blade pressing down upon the scales. He stared into the darkness.

From within the darkness, a deep voice replied. "I am a guest of the Fenglei clan."

Everyone turned to look at Fenglei Guanqin.

Fenglei Guanqin felt completely confused, but this was not the time to think about such things. Instead, he just said, "I'll leave that person to you."

Lightning erupted as the patriarch launched a counterattack against the two Demi-Monarchs before him.

The blade-wielding Demi-Monarch snorted contemptuously. "Stop trying to act so mysteriously."

Monarch essence spread out to shroud the blade with three colors. Suddenly, the blade seemed to twist and melt before it reformed into countless blades that filled the entire sky. As they appeared, they fell upon the figure hidden in the darkness.

The unknown figure raised a hand before instantly being engulfed by the falling blades.

Fenglei Guanqin's expression changed. This was bad. The stranger had severely underestimated the experts from the Mo Courtyard. The patriarch readied himself to provide some assistance, but the scene that played out before his eyes shocked everyone.

The fathomless darkness spread out, quickly enveloping the Fenglei clan entire grounds, including even Fenglei Guanqin and his two Demi-Monarch opponents. Everyone dropped into the darkness.

"Skyless." A deep voice rang out in the silver-haired woman’s ears. Right after that, the darkness dissipated. All three of the attacking Demi-Monarchs slowly lowered their heads, their eyes glazed. Blood streamed from their bodies, staining the sky red as three figures slowly fell to the ground.