From the Carp that Brings Children to the Celestial Officials

Chapter 374: Cause and Effect
With just one sentence from the Daoist Master Taiwei, You Ming's blood pressure instantly rose, his brain buzzed, and everything around him fell silent.

This feeling is like the world's richest man running to your doorstep, shaking your hand, and saying that you are his only heir and that his trillion-dollar fortune will all be yours in the future.

But You Ming's state of mind at this moment was a hundred times more turbulent than that.

After all, he put all his points into [Fortune], and now his [Willpower] is zero.

You Ming looked blankly at the Golden Boy God beside him, wanting to ask him another question, but suddenly realized that the Golden Boy God had disappeared.

He was currently in a vast, chaotic void, with golden pillars randomly placed around him, occasionally flashing with golden light.

A simple figure stood before him. Although the figure had shrunk countless times, You Ming could still recognize that it was the Dao Master of Taiwei.

"You Ming, a lowly deity from the lower realm, pays respects to the Dao Lord!"

You Ming knelt down with a thud, his entire face buried in the darkness.

What is the concept equivalent of the Taiwei Dao Master? It is one of the wielders of the [Heavenly Seat], a part of the complete Heavenly Dao, and the common source of one-ninth of the cultivators in the world.

Someone like You Ming is not even qualified to become a disciple of the Dao Lord, let alone a disciple's grand-disciple.

To put it bluntly, he wouldn't even dare to dream of such an arrogant dream.

You Ming's head was buried in chaos. He was still waiting for the Dao Lord to tell him to dispense with formalities, but he waited for a long time and did not hear anyone speak.

After waiting for quite a while, he finally raised his head slightly and looked ahead out of the corner of his eye.

But he found that the Taiwei Dao Master was still standing in the same place, his gaze as calm as a starry river.

His heart skipped a beat, and he quickly buried his head.

"Youming".

"You can stand up now."

At this moment, the Taiwei Dao Master slowly spoke.

You Ming then shakily rolled over and got up from the ground.

"Your destiny was not originally like this."

But the next sentence from the Taiwei Dao Master almost made him collapse in fear again.

That's for sure; he's cheating. Without cheating, he'd just be an ordinary carp.

"That's why you can become my disciple."

Only those who transcend fate can truly see what fate looks like.

The Daoist Master of Taiwei seemed to have seen through You Ming's mind, but she was not interested in anything about You Ming.

"You just kowtowed to me, so I consider you my disciple. From this day forward, you are my only disciple."

Her voice was soft and gentle, as if she were talking to herself, giving You Ming no chance to speak.

"The only disciple..."

You Ming didn't know whether to laugh or burst out laughing, but this huge pie that suddenly fell on his head left him dizzy.

If a Dao Lord has countless disciples, his status may be prominent, but it will not be transcendent.

But if there is only one disciple, the title is too grand.

This one title alone is worth seven million in reputation.

"Yes."

Regardless, You Ming readily agreed.

Nonsense, if the Dao Master accepts you as a disciple, I'll accept it even if he has some ulterior motives.

What merit or ability do I, You, possess to be plotted against by a Daoist master?

"Since you've accepted me as your master, I'll give you a benefit and a test, as a way of teaching you." The Taiwei Dao Master looked at You Ming and seemed to have immediately entered the mode of being a master, while You Ming couldn't keep up with her pace.

"I observe that your [Dharma Form] cultivation is still lacking three supernatural powers. Today, you will have mastered them."

The Taiwei Dao Master slightly raised his hand, his slender fingertips moving like silk threads on a loom, and slowly pointed at You Ming.

The movements were extremely subtle, without any mystical displays, yet they subtly stirred the threads of destiny.

Suddenly, layers of water light appeared around You Ming, and giant waves surged and solidified in the blink of an eye into a water barrier as large as a mountain. Within it was a vast illusory figure, which turned out to be Mount Buzhou, the most towering mountain in the Heavenly Realm.

He extracted a wisp of the true essence of Mount Buzhou and integrated it into the water's light. Combining this with the true essence of mountains and seas, he cultivated a powerful defensive divine ability.

Supernatural Power: [Buzhou Mysterious Water Barrier]!
Then, a series of fast-forwarded memories appeared in You Ming's mind. Under the guidance of the Golden Boy God, he observed Buzhou Mountain, which caused an anomaly in the [Divine Arts Workshop] and was integrated into the defensive divine power that was incubating.

Thus, his supernatural power came into being.

This is a scene that will happen to him in the future, but fate has moved it to the present.

Then, he lightly stomped his foot, and spring water gushed forth from the void beneath his feet, clear as a mirror, yet carrying boundless vitality.

Where the water flows, life flourishes, seemingly capable of healing all wounds.

Supernatural Power: The True Water Radiance Mantra!
Memories resurfaced in You Ming's mind: after the [Buzhou Profound Water Barrier] hatched, You Ming had the [Divine Arts Workshop] hatch a healing divine power.

As he was leaving Taiwei Enclosure, he happened to pass by the Milky Way. The naval commander of the Milky Way gave him a wisp of Bihua Spring Water, which has the effect of healing all injuries and can also dispel evil forces.

After feeding it to the [Divine Arts Workshop], you will obtain the [True Water Radiance Spell].

Immediately afterwards, a prism appeared in his mind, clear and boundless, like the endless ocean.

The second-place prism refracts countless images on each facet.

These scenes are ever-changing, yet they reflect everything within a radius of thousands of miles.

This is precisely Youming's final supernatural power at the Dharma Aspect level: the [Taiwei Xuanzhao Mirror].

This is a supernatural power of observation, which can not only see the shadows in all directions, but also the thoughts, desires, causes and effects, and destiny of all living beings.

This divine ability was directly taught to him by the Daoist Master of Taiwei, and was not incubated by the [Divine Art Workshop].

You Ming stood in place, but his aura was unpredictable.

Although this was his first time encountering these three supernatural abilities, it was as if he had practiced and used them countless times.

Every move and stance is perfectly natural.

And this, it seems, is the power of fate.

"Fate has been predetermined, and cause and effect have been established. Your future, at this moment, is complete."

The Daoist Master of Taiwei lowered his eyes, and his voice slowly echoed through the void.

Upon hearing this, You Ming was utterly shocked. This was no longer a transmission of supernatural powers, but rather a matter of destiny preceding cultivation.

What kind of power could break through the constraints of the past, present, and future, and transfer the power of the future to the present?

Only at this moment did You Ming truly understand the incredible nature of a Dao Lord.

They are not merely powerful beings, but the very rules themselves.

"However, it is precisely because you have already transcended fate that I can reverse cause and effect for you."

"That's why I took you as my apprentice."

"I will only observe the fate of others, but I will not interfere."

The Dao Master of Taiwei spoke calmly.

You Ming nodded slightly, but he also keenly noticed that the Taiwei Dao Master said he would not interfere, not that he could not interfere.

(End of this chapter)