Chapter 8: Karma and Rebirth

  Jie Ying and Yao Shi flew out of the Blood Sea, just about to return to Mount Sumeru, when suddenly they saw the waves of the Blood Sea surging violently. The scarlet wave heads were several thousand feet high, with faint sounds of countless evil spirits wailing. The entire Blood Sea seemed like a monstrous beast that devoured people selectively.

  Jie Yin smiled to himself as he gazed out at the scene before him. He had only intended to grab the Hong Lian and leave, for it would be foolish to engage in a battle with Ming He on the Blood Sea, merely wasting time. With his current level of cultivation, he could injure Ming He but not kill him, nor even seal him away. Moreover, after obtaining the Ye Huo Hong Lian, Jie Yin had a faint feeling that he was on the verge of a breakthrough, so he hastily returned to Xu Mi Mountain to cultivate further. Little did he know, Ming He was unwilling to give up and would seek trouble again, necessitating Jie Yin to teach him a lesson.

  Here is the translation:

  To say that Minghe Laozu had never suffered a loss since his self-transformation, but he was defeated by Jieyin's hand. Knowing he was no match for him, Minghe, who was a vengeful person, planned to retreat and wait for an opportunity to take revenge in the future. Who knew that Jieyin would be so overbearing and directly come to his lair? At first, Minghe didn't want to provoke Jieyin and thought it was enough to just swallow his pride. But who knew that Jieyin had actually taken Honglian, a treasure from the Blood Sea? Minghe had seen it before but hadn't collected it since it wasn't mature yet. Now seeing it being taken away by Jieyin, he was suddenly filled with rage and insisted on fighting him, otherwise how could the great Minghe Laozu still survive in this world?

  The River Styx dominated the Blood Sea, stirring up the blood and hiding within it. With the Blood God's Son, he launched a surprise attack on Jie Ying, who was overwhelmed by the endless blood light. Jie Ying activated the Golden Lotus to protect himself and Yao Shi, but the Blood God's Son posed little threat to him. However, the endless Blood God's Sons were indeed a headache. If this continued, it would be a contest of magical powers between himself and River Styx, which was absolutely foolish on the Blood Sea.

  Fortunately, there were still many means of introduction. Taking advantage of the Underworld River's inattention, he released his own Shanzhi Bailian Daoist. The Bailian Daoist also had a lotus flower protecting his body and was not afraid of the bloody sea's evil energy. Silently and stealthily, he entered the bloody sea, preparing to launch a sneak attack on the Underworld River.

  Minghe was extremely fearful of Lei Fa's close-range combat, so he came up with this long-distance battle strategy. He originally wanted to exhaust Lei Fa's magical energy and then make a killing blow when necessary. He knew that the gap between him and Lei Fa was not small, but he was very patient and waited.

  Bai Lian Daoist appeared behind Minghe, quietly condensing a point of pure white light. This white light was born to be the nemesis of evil things, able to purify all things and counteract the properties of Minghe itself, making it just right for attacking Minghe.

  The host and the White Lotus are in sync, so they can naturally cooperate with each other's performance. On purpose, they pretend to be no match for each other, with golden light scattered all over the place, and even virtual sweat appears on their faces, as if they are exhausted from using up all their magical powers.

  Minghe's heart was filled with great joy, and he urged the Blood God Son to launch an attack even more vigorously, focusing all his attention on Jieying.

  "Minghe Dao, come and take my life." Bai Lian Dao Ren shouted loudly, a white light struck Minghe's back, and he felt that it was too late to dodge, being hit solidly.

  Jingshen white light with the body of Minghe, just like dry firewood encountering fierce flames, a weak woman meeting a ruffian, instantly Minghe's back was scorched in a large area, flesh and blood splashing everywhere, a pitiful sight.

  The Meng River wailed in a loud voice, and didn't even bother to fight with the Escorting Method anymore. It rushed straight into the depths of the Blood Sea to escape, and when the Escort saw the Meng River escaping, it waved its hand to disperse the Blood Gods, but didn't chase after it. Instead, it retrieved the Good Corpse, used the Escaping Light, and flew back to the Western Paradise.

  Jie Yin brought Yao Shi back to Mount Sumeru, and nearly a hundred years had passed again. Mount Sumeru was more prosperous than before, and Zhuan Ti's ability to handle matters was still extremely strong. On the waist of Mount Sumeru, he chose a piece of land of about 10,000 mu (about 1,667 acres) and built dozens of houses.

  From a distance, the building looks majestic, with a well-planned layout and a simple yet elegant style, revealing that the architect has a grand vision.

  Jie Yin brought the Medicine Master to the front door, where Zhun Ti had been waiting early. "Younger brother welcomes older brother back home." Zhun Ti smiled and replied, pointing at the Medicine Master, "Who is this gentleman?"

  "Brother, this is a disciple I've accepted, named Medicine Master. Come, Medicine Master, pay your respects to your master's uncle, Honored One." He beckoned and called out to Medicine Master to come over.

  The pharmacist came respectfully before Zhu Ti, prostrated himself on the ground and said: "Disciple pays respects to Master Uncle, wishing Master Uncle ten thousand years of longevity."

  "Quickly get up, quickly get up." Zhunti helped up Yaoshi and laughed: "Elder brother is indeed a good talent with beautiful qualities. It seems that elder brother's mantle has someone to pass it down to. Congratulations, Shixiong!"

  Zhun Ti has thought of everything, with a dan refining room, a tool refining room, a practice room, a reception room and even a lecture hall. At the back is a medicinal garden. To the east of the main house is Gui Jie Ying's quarters, to the west is Zhun Ti's, and Yao Shi is accommodated in the eastern wing.

  The medicine master was arranged, and he hurriedly closed the door. The place of closure is not here, but in the original thatched cottage, which has been renovated by Zhuanti, making it more beautiful and comfortable.

  After obtaining the Industry Fire Red Lotus, it was immediately used for sacrifice and refinement. After closing the door, it took no more than 500 years to successfully refine it, and then use the origin of the Primordial Blue Lotus to nourish the Industry Fire Red Lotus.

  The Red Lotus was originally congenitally deficient, for example, the Golden Lotus and the Green Lotus had already reached twelve grades, while the Red Lotus barely opened nine grades. After nearly a thousand years of warm nourishment through Jieyin, the Red Lotus quickly bloomed to twelve grades, but it still wasn't perfect, and compared to the other three lotus platforms, there was still quite a gap.

  Don't look down on Honglian's congenital deficiency, but it contains the way of industry fire, which is extremely rare. The introduction itself inherits the great cause and effect, and has realized a considerable degree, refining the cause and effect, and refining out a thread of causal power. This causal power introduces awareness of extraordinary places, but how to use it specifically is not yet fully clear.

  Now that I have obtained the karma fire lotus, I understand what karma is. Every move a person makes can create cause and effect, and the more cause and effect there are, the more they can obscure one's heart and reduce one's fortune. Therefore, whether it's an immortal or a Buddha, they all try to avoid this. However, karma isn't something that can be avoided just by trying to avoid it - it will often accumulate more and more, and once it accumulates to a certain degree, what happens? It transforms into karma fire, burning everything from the original spirit to the physical body, including one's own merits and fortune. At this point, it's the end of the road, with no possibility of change.

  Jie Ying now finally understands the tragic fate of the three tribes of Long Feng, Wu Yao and Jue Jiao. It's probably because they were blinded by their temporary glory, unaware of the consequences of their actions, which ultimately led to the downfall of countless cultivators, known as the Calamity of Quantitative Karma.

  After saying that, with the help of Honglian, he refined a thread of causal power into karma fire, and Jieying looked at the burning karma fire on his fingertips, extremely delighted.

  It can be said that the path of karma fire is another side of the great causal technique. In the past, it was more than enough to defend against evil spirits, but now with the emergence of karma fire, even future saints will have to be extremely cautious. With just enough accumulation of karma fire, in theory, one can erase a saint's merits and luck, and perhaps even threaten their position as a saint.

  The Jieyin method is now a killer move, and the rest is just continuous accumulation of fire. "Three Qing, Nüwa, didn't you all become saints through merit? If you provoke me, I'll burn away your merits, let's see what you can do." Jieyin thought to himself in secret.

  Five thousand years have passed, and the Guide has relied on the red lotus to condense the karma between heaven and earth, refining the karma fire to the size of a fist. On this day, the Guide emerged from his retreat. He walked slowly to the front mountain, where he saw Zhunti lecturing to the multitude on a vacant plot of land at the foot of Mount Sumeru. The Medicine Master sat in the front row, with tens of thousands of people behind him. Looking further away, countless sentient beings were also listening to the sermon.

  These years of cultivation have deepened day by day, and he has already reached the edge of beheading corpses. What is lacking is just an opportunity. With the help of the God-slaying Gun, Zhunti's cultivation in the Great Destruction Tao has reached a very profound level. His majesty grows heavier every day, but on the surface, he still looks harmless to humans and animals. However, the divine light contained in his eyes makes people feel a sense of mental upheaval when they look at him.

  Just as the lecture was getting to the crucial point, among these listeners, Yao Shi was the most relaxed. He had already reached the edge of Jin Xian and thought that his own master was not as good as his uncle in taking care of his disciples.

  Chan T'i's head emerged with three flowers, a solemn and murderous atmosphere enveloped everyone present. The three flowers constantly evolved into infinite changes, Chan T'i's mouth uttered the true words of the Great Tao, some listeners gained little, their faces showed joy, even dancing with excitement, but many listeners were deeply pondering, falling into a painful state.

  Jie Yin didn't want to disturb either, so she sat quietly on the lotus platform, with a smile on her face, listening carefully to what Zhun Ti was saying.

  Five hundred years have passed, and the lecture of Zhunti has come to an end. All living beings have dispersed. "My younger brother's Dao has made great progress, and this lecture has also brought me no small gain." Jieyin said with a smile.

  Zhunti's face turned slightly red: "Big brother is joking, little brother's skills are not enough to enter big brother's eyes, but big brother must have gained a lot from going out of the pass."

  The pharmacist also came forward and bowed: "I wish you a safe journey, Master."