Let you simulate life, but you change fate every time?!

Chapter 554: Chapter 317: The 6th Era: The Imperial Tutor Calls, Innate Gods and Demons!_2

However, compared to the cheering crowd, Lu Yuan and other Ascension Realm figures looked rather solemn.

The sage fears the cause, the mortal fears the effect.

This time they indeed won, miraculously defeating the Great Court Army.

But what was the price?

One must know that this Headless Stone Statue wouldn’t awaken without any reason.

The Great Wilderness’s destined fate will never change easily!

...

"Is this the price for repelling the Great Court Army?"

In an inconspicuous corner within Great Yu City.

Lu Yuan activated the rune within his pupil, carefully examining himself, and his expression turned grim.

He saw himself entangled in countless, innumerable Cause and Effect threads.

Most of these threads were almost transparent, indicating they couldn’t affect Lu Yuan much.

The darker and thicker these threads, the stronger the Karmic Force they represented.

But when Lu Yuan took a closer look.

He discovered several new Cause and Effect threads on himself.

The most striking were two threads so black they appeared red, possessing unbelievable power.

The first thread, as thick as a chain, firmly connected him to the distant Great Court Country.

No matter how Lu Yuan attempted, he couldn’t disturb this Causal Chain in the slightest!

The other Cause and Effect force shot upward, traversing realms, extending deep into Heaven.

It seemed to connect him with an unimaginably terrifying presence somewhere in the void.

The dreadful Karmic Force exuded by this Cause and Effect made Lu Yuan’s heart race, feeling impending doom!

"This is serious."

Lu Yuan’s heart sank.

[Heaven’s Will] can turn desires into reality, making the impossible possible.

But at the same time, using this talent always meant taking on a certain amount of corresponding Cause and Effect.

From the current situation.

The Cause and Effect Lu Yuan bore this time obviously exceeded what he could handle.

He might suffer backlash and end up harming himself!

"Wait, what are these other forces of Cause and Effect?"

Lu Yuan carefully distinguished them, finding faint golden threads of Cause and Effect extending from him, reaching deep into the Great Wilderness.

One of these threads linked him to that Headless Stone Statue!

"Sow a good cause, reap a good effect; sow an evil cause, reap an evil effect."

"The golden thread represents a good cause, the black thread an evil cause."

"So, when I used [Heaven’s Will] before, did I also tie a Cause and Effect with this Headless Stone Statue?"

Lu Yuan pondered, glancing at the Headless Stone Statue.

Whether by coincidence or not, the statue seemed to sense something, slightly turned, and looked in Lu Yuan’s direction.

Lu Yuan withdrew his gaze, increasingly certain of his suspicion.

At the same time, he breathed a sigh of relief.

If the sky collapses, there will be taller ones to support it.

As long as the good and evil causes within him remain balanced, nothing too severe should happen for now.

And that Headless Stone Statue’s glow withdrew, falling into silence.

It stood like a towering mountain at the edge of Great Yu City, silently guarding the Great Wilderness Gate.

The Jiu Li Clan members, seeing their ancestor awakened, were overjoyed, bowing to the Headless Stone Statue.

The battle concluded.

Yu Xiong and others led the Qi Refiners to clean the battlefield and take care of the aftermath.

Lu Yuan bid farewell to the Youyu Clan and returned to his cave dwelling.

He had fought alongside other Desolate Qi Refiners earlier, gaining many spoils of war, ready to count them carefully.

But just as he opened the door, his body suddenly tensed, surprisingly finding someone inside his cave dwelling!

When he saw who it was, he slightly relaxed.

Not far ahead of him stood an old blind man in tattered clothes, leaning on a bamboo cane.

The old blind man’s eye sockets were dark, hollow, as if his eyeballs had been gouged out.

"Imperial Tutor, senior?"

Lu Yuan asked uncertainly.

Years ago, when the Twin Deities descended, turning the world upside down.

This very elder single-handedly scared away two Celestial Deities, allowing the Great Wilderness to revert to its original state.

But compared to his past grandeur.

The old blind man now looked pale, blood on his lips, frequently issuing heart-wrenching coughs.

His aura was extremely weak, like a candle in the wind, leaving Lu Yuan feeling he might pass at any moment.

Besides that.

What surprised Lu Yuan was.

When he discreetly activated the rune within his pupil, he discovered a golden Cause and Effect force connecting him with this old man before him.

"I never expected you to be the one to prolong the life of the Great Wilderness."

"I, the old man, thank you on behalf of the beings of the Great Wilderness, for your gift of renewal."

The old blind man solemnly clasped his hands in salute.

Lu Yuan dared not accept, promptly supporting the old blind man.

"Senior, you overstate it. As a fellow Great Wilderness resident, I couldn’t just sit and watch the Great Wilderness perish."

But the old blind man insisted, persistently bowing to Lu Yuan despite his attempts to stop him.

Lu Yuan’s expression was complex, tinged with helplessness.

Because after the old blind man finished his salute, the Cause and Effect force between them quietly increased again.

"Young friend, I’m running out of time, so I won’t waste words."

The old blind man said, coughing a few more times.

"I believe you understand, the will of Heaven cannot be defied, and anyone who acts against it will inevitably suffer backlash."

"The ability of the Great Wilderness to repel the Great Court Army this time is all thanks to your intervention."

"But given the behavior of the Great Court Country and Heaven, I’m afraid it won’t be long before they return."