Becoming a god starts from planting a Bodhi tree.

Chapter 376: Locking the Future, Killing the Enemy with Cause and Effect

Hearing that Ji Jingqiu was willing to go with him, Ku He showed some sincerity in his smile.

Ever since the rumors started spreading, there were very few people willing to go with him.

Even his fellow disciples regarded him as a plague.

Ji Jingqiu did not leave in a hurry, but sat down again in the center of the remaining twelve people and continued preaching to the end.

He needed these twelve people to help him spread his teachings throughout the world, so naturally he preached with all his heart and soul without reservation, sincerely helping the twelve people to understand the true meaning of "keeping emptiness and tranquility".

"The Tao is vast, yet its use is inexhaustible; it is deep, like the ancestor of all things..."

"Harmonize with the light, be one with the dust, reach the extreme of emptiness, keep the deepest stillness, only the Tao gathers emptiness, and the emptiness is the heart of fasting..."

"When we say 'no dwelling', we mean not dwelling on the conditioned phenomena; when we say 'giving rise to the mind', we mean giving rise to the mind of the six perfections and ten thousand practices..."

“I don’t know where all the ways come from, my way comes first.”

The twelve people led by Ji Jingqiu felt a complicated feeling in their hearts.

Walking alone on the road does not only mean that in the end you only have yourself to rely on.

It even points to those above the Heavenly King. The Tao and Taoism are the foundation of their lives. Even father and son, master and apprentice will keep some tricks up their sleeves, let alone preaching to outsiders.

But this person was really trying to teach them some profound truth.

With their keen eyesight, they could see that the teachings of the other party were definitely not ordinary.

Everyone couldn't help but think of the "companion" who was easily eliminated by Ji Jingqiu just now, and sighed in their hearts.

This man is not stingy in preaching, and he also keeps his word, using both kindness and severity...

In this case, they have nothing to worry about and can just focus on gaining enlightenment, otherwise they might end up like the thirteenth person.

Ku He glanced at the twelve people and was shocked. This person was indeed preaching!
The angel preaches?!
It's really unheard of.

Moreover, the true meaning of the great truth he expounded actually made him feel deeply touched.

Especially the last sentence -

I don’t know where all the paths come from, I only know that my path is in front.

His courage and spirit are comparable to those of the masters of the first path!
After completing the preaching, Ji Jingqiu did not accept the twelve people into the inner world, which would hinder their communication with the great universe.

He marked them and left a ban here to ensure that they could come back at any time, then he set off with Kuhe.

along the way.

Ku He hinted at Ji Jingqiu and got a lot of what he had been missing before. He felt that he had a lot of new insights. He thought that he would benefit a lot from his retreat this time.

He thought to himself that this Daoist Fellow Wanfa was truly too open-minded. With such a broad mind and tolerance, he might really be an old senior who had awakened during the Five Pillars period.

He had heard that in that era, all spirits pursued each other, gods and men discussed the truth, and there was no distinction between schools.

Well, this person is so open-minded, I can't lose face, lest he underestimates the lives of future generations...

Ku He's mind was in turmoil, he put some of his original plans aside, and took the initiative to speak:

"Fellow Daoist, you and I must hurry up and search. I saw earlier that a ball of Dao Source fell from the Dharma Realm and was caught by a towering sacred tree. This is our next focus of search."

"A towering sacred tree?" Ji Jingqiu asked in surprise, "Are you talking about the Cangqing lineage?"

Ku He waved his hands quickly: "How could I be wrong about the world tree of the Cangqing lineage? That sacred tree should be one of its branches."

"Oh?" Ji Jingqiu quickly thought of a possibility. Could it be the [Forest of Stars] where the elves are?
Ji Jingqiu suddenly thought of an old friend.

Since the return of the five pillars and the return of the Cang Qing lineage, Qin Qingjue and Ke Pingluan went to the depths of the Posa demiplane and formally became disciples of the Cang Qing core.

Traveling with them was Mu Rouzhi, an elf girl far away in the Forest of Stars.

I haven't seen the elf girl for more than 20 years. Now...

Still an elf girl.

This is the charm of the immortal species.

"It should be this direction!"

Ji Jingqiu witnessed Ku He pointing his hand randomly, and then suddenly pointed in one direction, speaking in a firm tone.

This guy... is he guessing?

The cause and effect line belonging to Ku He was reflected in Ji Jingqiu's eyes. After seeing some fragmented pictures, he did not object.

Both of them possess the characteristic of "being omnipresent", and wherever their minds radiate is where their bodies are.

Therefore, even if you are traveling in the vast starry sky, your speed is not slow at all.

Not long after.

Kuhe showed joy and pointed forward and said:

"Brother Ji, that's it!"

In the starry sky ahead, a towering sacred tree stands in the center of the star field. There are no planets or continents, and the city is built on the branches and leaves of this sacred tree.

A group of palaces sits atop the treetops.

At this moment, this sacred tree was emitting a bright green light, forming a barrier to isolate the invasion from the outside world.

Ji Jingqiu's gaze fell on the palace complex.

A golden-haired elf with stunning appearance and grace was standing in front of the majestic and solemn palace complex. There were green ripples between her brows, and she had some kind of connection with the sacred tree below her.

Behind her there was a phantom of a sacred tree, which was a wonder of the great road. In the breeze, tender leaves from the tree rustled and fell, and sacred flowers blossomed and fell into her black hair, making her look otherworldly and peerless.

That was my old friend, Mu Rouzhi.

Compared with the past, the girl's appearance and figure have improved a lot. She can no longer be called a girl. Her temperament has changed a lot. Her eyes are firm and calm. She is no longer the old person who only knew how to hide behind others.

"Hey, someone arrived before us."

Kuhe frowned as he saw two figures attacking the sacred tree.

"Wait... this seems to be the territory of the Cangqing lineage?"

Ku He suddenly realized something was wrong.

The aura of the Cangqing God System is clearly permeated in this star region.

This shows that the sacred tree of the other civilization was not obtained by accident, but originally belonged to the Cangqing lineage.

"Money can move people's hearts." Kuhe muttered, "For the sake of Daoyuan, they even dare to move the dependent civilizations of the five pillars. Are these guys ready to go to war?"

Ji Jingqiu thought to himself, I’m afraid you’re right.

According to the news sent back by Wutan, there is bound to be a war between those who can barely be called the True Saints of the new generation and the five pillars representing the old generation.

However, Ji Jingqiu was very curious about who among the saints could fight against the five pillars head-on.

Although these five people have not made any progress in countless years, they had the hope of achieving enlightenment back then and had already established themselves at the pinnacle of True Saints. Among all the saints, perhaps the only ones who can barely compete with them are the three pioneers of the past.

But of these three, only the Bi Hai ancestor of the Holy Temple is left.

The Taoist Qinglian of their federation is in a rare state of no boundary and is currently raising children in the federation - the predecessors who sacrificed twenty years ago.

When it will regain its former status remains a mystery.

I wonder how Master Shouzhen of Tiansheng Lake and several other ancient beings compare to the five pillars.

"Brother Kuhe, do you recognize these people who took action?"

Ji Jingqiu asked, ready to take action.

They have a fairly harmonious relationship with the Cangqing lineage, it's a pity that the Lord of Cangqing has not returned yet, otherwise Ji Jingqiu could have asked him for help this time.

In addition to Mu Rouzhi's relationship, Ji Jingqiu was not prepared to sit idly by and watch the Forest of Stars being completely breached.

"Of course. Before I left the mountain, my master specially made me understand the masters of various families, so that I can at least know which ones are easy to mess with and which ones are not."

Kuhe nodded, then said in surprise,

"Fellow Daoist Wanfa, do you have any plans to take action?"

Ji Jingqiu nodded: "I am from the same lineage as Cang Qing, I will not stand by and watch."

Ku He advised: "Fellow Daoist Wanfa should be more cautious. These two are from the Immortal Mountain. The founder of the Immortal Mountain had a life-and-death feud with the Cang Qing lineage. If the relationship between Daoist and the Cang Qing lineage is just a casual acquaintance, then it is better not to wade into this muddy water."

Ji Jingqiu asked back, "Fellow Daoist Kuhe, are you planning to give up the source of Dao here?"

Ku He was suddenly speechless, showing a tangled look, and muttered:
"I don't like fighting and killing, but the source of Tao is precious and I can't give it up. This is really difficult for me to do..."

……

The home of the Forest of Stars.

"This 'turtle shell' is really hard."

Gu Shouzhong from [Immortal Mountain] had deep eyes.

He clenched his right fist, and the light from his fist illuminated the sky and the ground, penetrating the principles of the great Dao emanating from the sacred tree. Then he raised his palm like a knife, and cut down like a heavenly knife, causing countless leaves to fly and cutting off a branch. Although it was called a branch, it was much larger than a planet. The city and countless creatures on the branches were instantly taken into Gu Shouzhong's inner world.

"It's time for you to take action." Gu Shouzhong glanced at the huge trunk of the sacred tree, frowned, and urged his companions behind him.

In the back, Kunsha stood in the void with his hands behind his back. It seemed that he did not take any action, but in fact he was invading from the spiritual level.

He combined his inner thoughts with visualization to create a marvelous sight: a towering divine palace with layers upon layers of towering structures. At the highest point was a platform for beheading gods. A divine sword hung high in the air, stained with the blood of some unknown creature. Just looking at it from a distance was creepy.

Attacks on the spiritual level are the most dangerous.

So Kunsha was not anxious, but patiently looked for flaws, his eyes falling on the blond elf who was communicating with the sacred tree.

If this woman had not used her inner vision to connect to the sacred tree, he would have broken through it long ago.

"Looking at the mark on your forehead, you should be a direct descendant of the Cangqing lineage? When I take over this place, I will not kill you, but keep you as a maid."

Kunsha smiled and transmitted his message through his mind, trying to shake Mu Rouzhi's mind.

Mu Rouzhi hit back bluntly: "We have already contacted the Divine Court, and soon our strong men will come. I advise you to run now."

"Oh?" Kunsha said playfully, "They haven't come yet. Do you think they can come?"

Mu Rouzhi ignored it, but felt sad.

The support from above is indeed too slow and unreasonable.

"So that you can die knowing full well, the two of us are just baits, and we are luring the strong men of the Cangqing lineage."

Kunsha revealed part of the "truth" of the plan, shaking Mu Rouzhi's mind and causing loopholes in the defense of the sacred tree.

Hearing this, Mu Rouzhi bit her lips tightly with her pearly teeth.

According to the other party, could it be that their people have already blocked the gate leading to this place from [Daluotian] in advance, waiting for the strong men of the Cangqing lineage to take the initiative to enter the network? !

Kunsha was just about to seize the opportunity to attack Mu Rouzhi as she was mentally disturbed, but he suddenly sensed something in his heart. He looked back at the void behind him and keenly sensed the hostility.

"Senior Brother Gu, someone is coming." He frowned.

Gu Shouzhong turned his head and said coldly: "This is the feud between us [Immortal Mountain] and Cang Qing's lineage. If others dare to interfere, we will fight to the death."

The voice echoed through the void, openly warning Ku He and Ji Jingqiu.

Ku He immediately showed dissatisfaction. He didn't even step forward, but these two people dared to threaten him like this. Did they think he was a soft persimmon that could be bullied?
Ji Jingqiu said in a voice transmission: "Please, fellow Daoist, tell me the names and information of these two people. The more detailed the better."

Ku He thought that this person wanted to anticipate the enemy ahead and know both himself and the enemy, so he did not hide anything and told the two men's information one by one, even including their special abilities.

"One is called Kunsha, standing on the third step of the Heavenly King, and the other is called Gu Shouzhong, standing on the fourth step of the Heavenly King..."

Ji Jingqiu couldn't help but become suspicious after hearing this.

This is a bit too detailed.

Even the paths they have opened are there!
Which faction does this person come from?

But for him, the more detailed the better.

His foundation of establishing the Way of the King of Heaven has not yet been established, but he has made some progress in the Way of Cause and Effect. The more detailed it is, the easier it will be for him to grasp the cause and effect of others.

This time, Ji Jingqiu was not prepared to take action himself, but to borrow Kuhe's fate to try out what he had just thought in his mind.

"what?"

Ku He suddenly looked around at the void in confusion and touched the back of his neck.

Just now, he had a feeling that he was being watched.

In Ji Jingqiu's eyes, the world suddenly darkened, leaving only a bunch of illusory cause and effect lines intertwined into a tangled mess.

This mess becomes deeper and deeper, like a gathering of chaos, and finally condenses into a "point" that cannot be described in words.

A phantom of a long river spanning the sky emerged in the depths of Ji Jingqiu's eyes.

The surface of the river reflects pictures of different periods and different futures.

The long river of destiny.

this moment.

Ji Jingqiu locked on the future he wanted to see, and used the path of cause and effect as the foundation to guide the direction of the future.

……

Seeing that the attack was unsuccessful, strong men from other forces were watching from afar.

Gu Shouzhong snorted coldly, and with an intention, he no longer held back, and his punch carried with it the power of pure destruction.

This punch was so powerful that it destroyed the numerous protective formations held up by the Forest of Stars.

Mu Rouzhi groaned, blood oozing out of all her orifices. She felt the same pain as the sacred tree.

Witnessing this scene, the middle-aged man behind him did not hesitate. Even though he was defeated, he still stepped forward to block the opponent's attack.

"Wouldn't it be better to wait for death in there?"

Seeing that a newly promoted king dared to stop him, Gu Shouzhong grinned fiercely and punched out again, piercing through the void, carrying with him a mighty force of destruction, bringing doomsday and the end.

He was confident that this punch would leave the new superstar half dead.

But the next moment, Gu Shouzhong's expression suddenly changed.

The Avenue of Destruction that he was controlling suddenly had a flaw at this moment!
This was the wound he had sustained when he set foot on the throne of Heaven in the past. It had been suppressed for many years and had long been stable, but it suddenly erupted at this moment, and just when he was making a full effort!

He suddenly suffered a backlash from the Great Dao, and with a painful roar, the Elf King swung his sword with all his strength along the flaw, broke through his Great Dao of Destruction, and slashed his Dao body.

The latter also looked at Gu Shouzhong with some disbelief.

Then he woke up in an instant, seized the opportunity, and delivered several swords.

Gu Shouzhong resisted with his Heavenly King Body and was not hurt at all. He glared at the Heavenly King of the Elves and tried his best to suppress the injury.

But the latter seized the opportunity and thrust out his sword, the Taoist meaning flowing in it hit the "key point" and caused a chain reaction.

This time, Gu Shouzhong's injuries were aggravated, and he howled in shock and anger:

"Junior Brother Kun!"

Kunsha seized the moment when Mu Rouzhi's connection with the sacred tree was weak, and the divine court that unfolded in his inner mind invaded the interior of the sacred tree.

At this moment, he suddenly heard Gu Shouzhong's roar, and his mind swept over and he couldn't help but look stunned.

How is this going?

He was fine just now, how come he was in a desperate situation of life and death in an instant? !
Is this new king of the elves extremely powerful?
He hesitated for a moment, but finally withdrew his attack and prepared to rush to the rescue.

But at this moment.

The pan-consciousness of the sacred tree condensed at this moment and communicated with the main root of the world tree.

Kunsha was shocked. Was the partition on the Daluotian side broken?

He was not allowed to think too much.

A will that was superior to that of the Heavenly King descended, crushing the interior of Kunsha's mind in front of his distorted expression, causing him to cough up blood and retreat.

The situation on the field suddenly changed.

Not only Gu Shouzhong and the other two, but even the elves were confused and at a loss.

And witnessing these "accidents" happening not far away.

Ku He's face suddenly became interesting. This scene reminded him of some past events and he looked obviously unnatural.

But soon, he realized that he hadn't shown up yet!

Therefore, the "bad luck" of these two people obviously has nothing to do with me.

Kuhe's expression immediately relaxed.

Sure enough, these people have purely their own problems.

It was obvious at first glance that there was something wrong with the cultivation laid when he broke through to the level of a celestial being. He had been slack in his practice in his early years, which resulted in a flaw in the foundation of the Great Dao, which now erupted at the perfect time.

Remember, a thousand-mile long dike can be destroyed by an ant hole!
at this time.

Gu Shouzhong, whose punch was originally so powerful, suddenly exploded in the starry sky!

Ji Jingqiu, the instigator.

At this moment, he couldn't help but frown.

When he looked at Ku He again, his gaze changed immediately.

He took advantage of the situation and guided Kuhe's fate to an explosion just now, but he didn't expect it to be so powerful that it would cause a king to explode directly in the starry sky!
Although the killing of enemies by karma has always been invisible and unpredictable, but now...

Ji Jingqiu suddenly asked, "Didn't the elders in the sect give you any tasks on this trip?"

(End of this chapter)