Immortality Through Array Formations

Chapter 2845: Chapter 138: Life, Death, and the Cause and Effect Line (Part 2)

Furthermore, observing the half-dead appearance of Ancestor Shubu, and his actions, it seems that learning this spell point requires one to bear children, establish a family or tribe, then, once one’s life span is exhausted, be buried in a tomb. Only then can one’s descendants sacrifice themselves like Iron Skill Bone to awaken them.

This can be seen as a last-resort method of "life extension."

This kind of sacrificial demand from descendants is not something Mo Hua would engage in.

Moreover, in essence, this is a method of evading the Heavenly Dao’s scrutiny, akin to acting as an "unregistered household."

This method clearly cannot save the master, nor is there enough time.

Mo Hua asked Ancestor Shubu, "Is there a more thorough method?"

Ancestor Shubu frowned, "Taoist Friend means..."

Mo Hua replied, "It’s not my intention, but my... another ’Taoist Friend.’ He is interested in this kind of matter, so I asked if there’s..."

Mo Hua’s voice lowered, "Is there a way to ’register’ oneself, to openly live under the Heavenly Dao?"

Ancestor Shubu took a deep breath, thinking indeed this was the case.

The child-like monster before him truly harbors such rebellious thoughts.

He himself merely skirts around the edges of forbidden practices, stealing a bit of vitality in the gray area to cling to life.

But the person before him not only wants to steal vitality but also intends to overthrow the Great Dao, invert Yin and Yang, reverse life and death.

He likely followed this clue, letting his descendants perform a Blood Covenant, using the map to find clues and locate him.

Ancestor Shubu was initially very scared.

He often thought that locking cause and effect, determining life and death, barely surviving in the world with grand schemes would be daring enough.

But unexpectedly, there’s always someone bolder or more presumptuous enough to think they can overturn the Life and Death Law.

Speaking of ambition, this person is indeed no less than...

Ancestor Shubu forcibly stopped his thoughts, looking at Mo Hua, a more exaggerated idea emerged in his mind, causing his heart to surge like the tide.

"Speak..."

A crisp voice sounded, bringing Ancestor Shubu back to his senses, he looked at Mo Hua, sighed:

"Such matters involve life and death, contain the Great Dao of cause and effect... It’s beyond what a mere Peak of Third Grade, half-dead old fellow like myself can comprehend."

Ancestor Shubu looked helpless.

Mo Hua was not satisfied with this answer.

However, upon careful thought, Ancestor Shubu’s words made sense.

If there really were a way to "register," he himself would have done so first, instead of being an "unregistered household," living in the shadows, sleeping underground, occasionally awakened by descendants, only to endure the misfortune of being tracked down by the cause and effect line.

But Mo Hua still felt somewhat unwilling to give up.

He is the type of person who scrutinizes every detail, with heavy curiosity and a strong desire for knowledge.

Even if a dog passes by, he would ask it several questions.

Having the ancestors of the Shugubu fall into his hands, he felt it necessary to "extract" something from them.

Especially because staying on the boundary of life and death shows that this Ancestor Shubu is not an ordinary person.

Mo Hua thought for a moment, his gaze slightly flickered, and said, "You are the Ancestor Shubu, capable of curse-killing, indicating your deep understanding of cause and effect, right?"

Ancestor Shubu replied, "Not dare..."

Faced with someone who could track through the cause and effect line to find him, he dared not claim to be proficient in cause and effect.

Mo Hua modestly said, "It’s fine, I haven’t deeply researched cause and effect. Let’s have a good exchange and improve together."

Ancestor Shubu did not want to exchange.

Mo Hua ignored him and said, "I’ll start with a rough idea... In essence, cause and effect is a force of reality. All things have cause and effect; one person, one event, is a small cause and effect. The more people and events, the larger it gets. The great cause and effect involving all beings in the world is the heavenly secret..."

When Ancestor Shubu heard that sentence "the essence of cause and effect is the power of reality," his heart suddenly trembled.

It was something an ancestor told him long ago.

He had pondered over half a lifetime before gradually understanding what "the power of reality" meant, why it wasn’t virtual nor real, but "reality," seemingly a single word of difference, containing principles vastly different.

Unexpectedly, today, this Taoist Friend with just "two hundred" cultivation age casually pointed it out before him.

From his demeanor and tone, it was clear this Taoist Friend truly understood it, rather than simply "parroting."

As for the subsequent assertion of the heavenly secret of cause and effect, it seemed somewhat grandiose.

Ordinary Causality Cultivators wouldn’t delve into such broad concepts.

Ancestor Shubu wanted to continue listening to what other high theories Mo Hua had.

However, Mo Hua had finished speaking, his big eyes brightly staring at Ancestor Shubu.

As if saying, I’ve finished, now it’s your turn.

Ancestor Shubu’s head felt a tingling sensation.

He finally understood what Mo Hua’s earlier "setting the stage" meant.

It meant he threw out his "brick," and he must produce a "jade."

He raised the level so high from the start, bringing up all these major concepts of cause and effect, reality, and heavenly secret.

So his subsequent "exchange" could not be too shabby; at least it needed to have some "profound insights" comparable to it.

Mo Hua looked at Ancestor Shubu expectantly.

Ancestor Shubu hesitated for a moment, carefully spoke a few words about the "barriers of the skill of cause and effect," yet only said half, when Mo Hua shook his head, "Think again, this stuff isn’t great, doesn’t fit our identities."