Being a talent in the Chusheng Demon Sect

Chapter 988 Mysterious Cause and Extraordinary Effect
[You have acquired the Golden Talent: Mysterious Cause and Effect]

【Mysterious Causes and Extraordinary Effects: Requires an extremely high level of understanding of cause and effect to activate. It extracts specific people or objects from past causal threads and makes them work for one's own purposes.】

"This is."

Lu Yang was stunned, and it took him a while to react: "Causal talent. There's such a thing? And this level is only gold quality?"

By now, he has also discovered that although the talents produced by the [Book of a Hundred Lifetimes] have different levels based on color, these levels are not based on power and effect. After all, the white talent [Dual Cultivation Prodigy] and the purple talent [Has Some Skill] are really useful.

The specific evaluation criteria were unknown to Lü Yang.

However, the talent [Mysterious Causes and Extraordinary Effects] did indeed give him a big surprise, allowing him to see the deeper utilization of the causal network.

Thinking of this, Lü Yang immediately made a hand seal.

"Go!"

A flash of light appeared, and in the blink of an eye, another handsome young man dressed in a Taoist robe was created directly from nothingness by Lü Yang.

This is him from a second ago.

'Essentially, it's somewhat similar to my previous life's method of resurrecting Yu Zhaolongjun by altering cause and effect, using endless causes to create the final effect.'

"When the World Honored One helped me withstand a 'destiny' once, he probably used a similar method, separating the 'me' of the previous second from the 'me' of the next second, completely severing the causal link between them, then letting the 'me' of the previous second face the calamity, while the 'me' of the next second escaped. However, that method was a bit more profound."

Pulling himself out of his thoughts, Lü Yang looked at his other self again.

'Unfortunately, this thing seems incapable of thought; it's not truly a real person, more like my shadow. But can it only ever be my shadow?'

Thinking of this, Lü Yang waved his hand.

Then a loud bang was heard, and the "Lu Yang" of the previous second quietly shattered, like a dream bubble, simply because the "cause" that constructed it was extracted.

Without cause, there is naturally no effect.

However, the next second, Lü Yang began to activate his talent again, and at the same time, [Divine Firmament Thunder] appeared in his palm, and then switched to [City Wall Soil].

The whole process went smoothly.

Unfortunately, having lost the blessing of the [Celestial Tribulation], the [Divine Thunder] has now reverted to an ordinary level and can no longer reproduce the great power of its previous life.

But that's enough.

Although it is impossible to change the cause and effect, it is not difficult to observe the great network of cause and effect. Soon, Lü Yang's consciousness saw the dim universe again.

'This isn't my first time here.'

Cause and effect surged forth like a mighty river. Lü Yang remained calm and skillfully began to sort out the cause and effect, and soon found the target he was looking for.

[Mysterious Causes and Extraordinary Effects], activated.

".come out!"

In an instant, the new figure was pulled out of the vast net of cause and effect by Lü Yang, then rolled to the ground, instinctively about to let out a dragon's roar.

"Awooo!"

The roar abruptly stopped, not a sound escaping under Lü Yang's blockade. The figure that had just appeared collapsed to the ground like a dead dog.

Old Dragon King!
To be precise, this is the causal shadow of the old Dragon King, which Lü Yang extracted from the causal threads of the Dragon Palace. This was not a difficult task for him.

'Sure enough, even someone else's shadow works.'

Lu Yang began to play with great interest, only to see the Old Dragon Lord's Shadow of Cause and Effect unleash a series of incantations, spells, mysteries, and various other techniques.

Everything is exactly the same as the original.

'They can even use the [Great Ocean Water], but it's not for communicating with higher levels of attainment; it's more like a replica simulated using the power of cause and effect within the Great Net of Cause and Effect.'

Lu Yang examined the causal shadow of the old dragon king with considerable satisfaction.

The Shadow of Cause and Effect wasn't particularly strong, at least weaker than the old Dragon Lord he remembered, but it was complete and remarkably stable.

That's normal.

'After all, I know the Old Dragon Lord too well, so the causal shadow I extracted is naturally the most complete. Hmm, the more you understand, the stronger the causal shadow becomes.' Once there is any oversight, the causal shadow will be incomplete. If it is a completely unfamiliar existence, it may not even be possible to extract the causal shadow at all. This is also a limitation of [Mysterious Cause and Effect]. Of course, if the difference in status is too great, or if the target cause and effect is too ancient, this will also not work.

Lü Yang was having a great time.

'Unfortunately, this shadow of cause and effect doesn't truly exist; otherwise, if I had managed to pull Yu Zhaolong out, I could have collapsed into the Foundation Establishment realm again.'

Besides, too much time ago won't do either.

'I even considered trying to extract the shadow of the old Dragon King from 129,600 years ago, when the Great Ocean Water was still at the Supreme Realm.'

Lü Yang sighed and released the spell.

Firstly, because the era was too long ago, he has lost his overlord-level Dao weapon and the [calamity], and is no longer able to go back to that era.

Secondly, it serves as a wake-up call in my heart.

'If I go back in time, I'll be doomed!'

"It's all because of that battle between the Dao Lords. The entire causal network and the torrent of time were severed in that battle, and no one can go back in time."

With that thought in mind, Lü Yang gave up.

Ultimately, it's because I'm afraid to unleash my full power right now.

If I were to regain my status as a Great True Lord and then use [Mysterious Cause and Effect], perhaps the extracted shadow of cause and effect would possess a certain level of consciousness.

'This might be the best way for me to explore historical secrets and find an opportunity to reach the Nascent Soul stage. Indeed, in the world of cultivation, if you want to become stronger, you still have to do archaeology.'

After a moment of reflection, Lü Yang dispelled the shadow of cause and effect.

Let's deal with the old Dragon King first.

First, we need to find a way to subdue the old dragon king and refine him into a life form. Then, we need to find a way to obtain the image of the supreme [Great Ocean Water] before considering other issues.

As for the plan, Lü Yang had already thought it through.

'I can't display my full cultivation in the mortal world, but the [Remnant Consciousness of a Celestial Being] is different.'

'I could easily set a trap for the old Dragon King, making him accidentally discover the [Remnant Consciousness of Heaven and Man]. Hmm, let's call it [Master of Nourishing Life], and trick him into going inside.'

'Then I lay in ambush at [the place name].'

'He walked in, and I subdued him the next minute!'

'Moreover, there just happens to be an opportunity for the "Master of Nourishing Life" overseas. Isn't Mu Changsheng still around? It's a perfect opportunity to try out the "Off-screen Observer" role!'

A smile appeared in Lü Yang's eyes.

The effect of the "Outside Observer" is undeniably powerful, but correspondingly, it also has significant limitations—the biggest of which is the relationship between the two characters.

In short, like [Cuckoo in the Nest], [Outside Observer] only works when there is a huge gap in rank. Moreover, the "player" is not without resistance and also has the opportunity to break free from observation and gain freedom. To put it bluntly, it is also a talent for bullying weaker opponents.

The less detailed the target, the easier it is to observe.

'Given my status, I could easily find a way to send Mu Changsheng to be the Old Dragon Lord's treasure-delivering attendant; the Old Dragon Lord wouldn't even notice.'

But then again, where was the old Dragon King at this time?

After pondering for a moment, Lü Yang pulled up the panel of the [Book of a Hundred Lifetimes] again and focused his gaze on a memory that he had never dared to open.

[Old Dragon King's Reminiscences]

Without hesitation, Lü Yang immediately left the Immortal Pivot and entered the [Master of Nourishing Life], then released his position and raised his essence, energy, and spirit to their peak.

'Let me see how many secrets I can witness now.'

Lü Yang reached into his memories.

"Boom!"

In an instant, the deafening roar almost overwhelmed Lü Yang's consciousness. Even with his status as a Great True Lord, his sea of ​​consciousness nearly collapsed as a result!
(End of this chapter)