Chapter 432 -431: Solving the Problem of Causality Backlash_1

Mong Tian, the True Lord, did not expect to lose so swiftly in his own eyes. Apart from the Ten-Day Celestial Spell, he mastered various secret magic skills, the Ten-Day Celestial Spell being the most powerful of them all.

Yet, before he could unleash them, his three solar wheels disappeared into thin air as Qiu Jin’an swept them away with his Five-Colored Divine Light. The valley quickly returned to its initial cool, dark state.

Qiu Jin’an wasted no words—he reached out to grab Mong Tian’s head, intending to probe his mind directly and discover their plans.

Noticing the situation taking a bad turn, Mong Tian hastily cast a life-saving magic skill, ignoring the impact it would have on him.

Thump, thump, thump—

His heart pounded fiercely, filled with vitality, a far cry from the defeated state he was in.

The temperature around his heart surged, melting the protective robe on his chest and revealing his chest.

Only then did Qiu Jin’an notice that a dead Golden Crow occupied the spot where his heart was supposed to be!

The Golden Crow carried a deadly arrow wound. Qiu Jin’an suspected that it was the Golden Crow shot by ancient divine beings!

No wonder Mong Tian could understand the Ten-Day Celestial Spell!

He must have found the Golden Crow’s body somewhere and replaced his heart with it!

Suddenly, the Golden Crow’s eyes shot open, its feathers fast spreading to cover Mong Tian’s entire body.

“Oh no, he’s trying to escape!”

Qiu Jin’an stomped down fiercely, intending to nail Mong Tian in place. But when he acted, he found that Mong Tian’s entire body had morphed into Golden Crow’s feathers—he had caught nothing but thin air.

Thump—

Mong Tian exploded, and the Golden Crow’s feathers scattered in all directions. Qiu Jin’an started chanting, creating a gust of wind to blow away the feathers. In the meantime, Mong Tian and Huang Ming had vanished without a trace, leaving behind only a Broussonetia branch.

“They got away!”

Mong Tian’s escape magic was something Qiu Jin’an hadn’t encountered before, putting his reaction a beat behind.

…

Gasp, pant—

Heavily injured Mong Tian and Huang Ming, disguising themselves as normal folk, concealed themselves within Hanshui City, merging in with the crowd.

“Damn it, how is that Qiu Jin’an so strong?!”

Mong Tian was overcome by relief, having survived a close shave—had he acted a second later, he would have had his soul searched by Qiu Jin’an and died at his hands.

Even though he had lost his Broussonetia branch and would no longer be able to use the Ten-Day Celestial Spell, and his foundation was even shaken—he would need a transcendence artifact to repair it…

Compared to staying alive, these were trifling matters.

“You owe me for the loss of that Broussonetia branch,” Mong Tian glared at Huang Ming with fierce eyes.

If it weren’t for the fact that this little brat Huang Ming still had some hidden treasures, he wouldn’t have even bothered saving Huang.

“Look, I’ll give you two more treasure locations. That should make up for your losses,” Huang Ming offered reluctantly. He had a total of four treasure locations. They were his hope for a rapid rise in power in the future. Initially, offering one spot didn’t impact him too much. But now that he had to promise three locations, he would need to hustle to find cultivation treasures in the future!

Just how much time would that cost him?

But he had no choice—him being merely at the Golden Core Stage, even an injured Mong Tian was not someone he could handle.

“What do we do now? Where do we go?” Huang Ming asked with a gloomy expression, not in the best of moods.

“In our current state, we cannot participate in the subsequent plans in Hanshui City. Do you see the mansion not far from here? The owner of the house worships a wooden carving for good luck—an artifact, actually, that I left behind. I have total control over the family. No one will find us if we hide there,” explained Mong Tian.

“Alright.”

Both men suppressed their urge to sprint to the nearby mansion, carefully controlling their steps to prevent any missteps from revealing their secret.

“Are you two leaving already?”

A sudden voice made both men jump.

They look up to find a man wearing a white paper hat standing in front of them. The busy crowd around them paid no heed to this man.

“Who are you!”

The man in the paper hat sneered, sending a shudder down their spines.

“You monks from Great Yu go around capturing ghosts everywhere and releasing them in Hanshui City, putting all the blame on our Jiuyou Teaching. Even the Heaven’s Court suspects us. You still dare to ask who I am after ruining the friendly relations between our sects?”

“Jiuyou Teaching, run!”

“Think you can run?”

Three more men in paper hats appeared, surrounding the two of them.

Among the Four Great Devil Sects, the Jiuyou Teaching has survived all these years mainly because they are unparallelled when it comes to escaping.

“You monks from Great Yu also interfered with our business. Our Vice-Headmaster Shi is quite unhappy about it. Let’s settle all our old and new scores together.”

The men in paper hats captured the two and vanished on the spot.

…

“What a pity, they both got away,” sighed Qiu Jin’an. Even if they had managed to catch one of them, they would have gotten significant useful intelligence.

“Sect Leader Qiu, what brings you here?” inquired Lu Yang respectfully.

“Isn’t this Acting Sect Master? It’s been a long time,” greeted Qiu Jin’an with a sardonic smile.

“Is Brother Lu still acting as the Sect Master of Seek Dao Sect?”

When the Five Elements Sect had come to exchange views with the Seek Dao Sect, they had lost miserably. This happened while Fairy Eternity was serving as the acting Sect Master for three days.

When both sides were negotiating how to conduct the competition, Qiu Jin’an had boldly proposed that his senior disciple fight against the strongest among Seek Dao Sect’s disciples.

It was then that Yun Zhi had come forward, stating that she was no longer the acting Sect Master.

In Qiu Jin’an’s opinion, it was Lu Yang who was serving as the acting Sect Master.

Startled, Zhao Po gained surprising insights from Sect Leader Qiu’s words—Brother Lu used to be the acting Sect Master of Seek Dao Sect?

Given this, not only was Brother Lu the strongest amongst the young generation, he also held the highest position!

The gap was astonishing considering they were of the same age group.

“I passed the position onto Eldest Senior Sister,” Lu Yang replied honestly, catching Qiu Jin’an off guard.

“Alright, let’s not dwell on this. I came here to tell the young chap from the Meng family that I have found a solution to break the curse,” Qiu Jin’an brought a sprout of hope.

Meng Jingzhou’s eyes sparkled, “Really?”

“Am I one to joke about such matters? I have confirmed it across various sources—it’s a foolproof method.”

“Have you ever heard of the force of State Destiny?” Qiu Jin’an spoke mysteriously.

Meng Jingzhou blurted out, “The force of State Destiny known to Immortals?”

Qiu Jin’an was surprised. He had wanted to put on a grand show, flaunting his knowledge in front of the youngsters. After all, they would forget everything once he finished speaking. However, Meng Jingzhou knew about it.

In fact, he shouldn’t have been aware of the force of State Destiny. However, as the Sect Leader of an Immortal Sect, he often participated in discussions about State Destiny. The court had given each Sect Leader of an Immortal Sect a treasure that allowed them to remember the existence of the force of State Destiny.

“Yes, that’s it. The force of State Destiny. Every governor and county magistrate of Great Xia is protected by it—making them invulnerable to harm. Do you know what it means?”

Lu Yang was quick to grasp Qiu Jin’an’s thoughts, “It implies that the State Destiny can eliminate the backlash of Causality!”

“Yes, it can eliminate the backlash of Causality. It’s an Immortal Dao tactic. All you need to do is cleanse yourself with the force of State Destiny—everything will be good after!”

Meng Jingzhou was overjoyed. This method was much more reliable than waiting for the Corpse Chasing Sect Leader to breakthrough to the Transcendence Tribulation Stage and then act.