Chapter 1401 - 275: Qingyi’s Shock

Chapter 1401: Chapter 275: Qingyi’s Shock

"This is... the aura of causality!"

Inside a certain secret chamber of the Demon Sealing Hall, Qingyi, who was in the middle of tinkering with a formation, suddenly sensed a strange fluctuation that forced him to wake from his previous state.

The aura of causality.

It was something he had not sensed for many years.

After all, he had stayed in the Chaos Forbidden Zone for tens of millions of years, without coming into contact with a single living being, let alone a powerhouse who had comprehended power at the level of causality.

Although causality is difficult to comprehend.

There are countless powerhouses among the Heavens, and it is hard to guarantee that no Proud Heaven would comprehend power at such a level. So even if power at this level truly appeared, it originally would not be something worth being so shocked about.

However.

The true reason Qingyi was shocked was that this aura of causality came from Shen Changqing.

If he remembered correctly, he had taught Severing Cause and Effect to the other party not even a day ago.

Not even a day.

And he could already grasp the origin-level Laws of Severing Cause and Effect.

Such speed, looking across all the Proud Heavens of the Ancient Imperial Court, was something that had never appeared before.

Thinking of this.

Qingyi found it hard to sit still.

At once.

He left the secret chamber and went straight toward the courtyard.

...

Karmic Laws (ten percent, can be enhanced)

Looking at the information on the panel, Shen Changqing nodded in satisfaction.

As expected.

No matter how difficult a Divine Ability Law is to comprehend, in the eyes of the panel they are all treated the same.

One Origin Point.

Directly raised this Divine Skill from never having reached entry-level to the degree of comprehending the origin-level Laws.

Recalling the scene when he comprehended the Karmic Laws, with his Divine Soul leaving Heaven and Earth and entering the Heavens, he valued the Karmic Laws even more.

"If I’m not mistaken, those threads I saw should be the karmic lines of all existences in the Heavens!"

Causality!

It doesn’t exist only upon living beings.

In truth, every single thing bears a certain measure of causality upon it, differing only in strength.

Just like a stone on the road, or a wild grass by the roadside—each has, more or less, some karma clinging to it.

One who can comprehend the Karmic Laws can pluck the threads of causality upon all things.

Simply put.

If the karmic lines of two people, who have never had any intersection, are plucked in relation to each other, then they may, in the future, come to intersect, and even become life-and-death enemies.

Before he had truly grasped the Karmic Laws, Shen Changqing still could not truly understand the might of causality.

But once he comprehended the Karmic Laws, he suddenly understood.

So.

So-called causality was actually this powerful.

"If I can comprehend power at the level of causality to an extremely profound Realm, would I not then be able to hold the life and death of the Heavens Myriad Clans in my hands!"

A sharp light burst forth in Shen Changqing’s eyes.

The karmic lines are equivalent to lines of destiny; with just a light pluck, countless changes can be set off.

Of course.

To truly reach that step is an exceedingly difficult matter.

With him now only having mastered ten percent of the Karmic Laws, even plucking the karma of a God Realm cultivator is extremely difficult, let alone stirring up the storms of the Heavens.

Furthermore.

Every single pluck of a karmic line carries countless possible outcomes, and may even ripple back upon oneself.

Therefore.

When plucking a karmic line, one must first deduce everything completely, ensuring that after the karmic line is plucked, events proceed according to his own expectations.

In this way, the difficulty becomes even greater.

On this point, Shen Changqing felt it was quite reasonable.

Precisely because causality is powerful to a monstrous degree, not only is it hard to comprehend, but even truly manipulating and implementing it is exceedingly difficult.

Of these two problems, the former, for him, is not any real obstacle.

Difficulty in comprehension is no matter.

As long as he has Origin Points, he can in minutes perfect the Karmic Laws, and even step into the Rule level.

The only difficulty is likely how to pluck karmic lines in a way that benefits himself.

"For others, merely comprehending causality is already an extremely difficult task. To truly comprehend it to deeper levels is harder still. But for me, this problem does not exist.

As long as I can raise the Karmic Laws high enough, even if I don’t go so far as to grasp the life and death of the Heavens Myriad Clans, then just ensuring the Human Clan finds a foothold in the Heavens should not be any issue!"

Shen Changqing took a deep breath.

After comprehending the Karmic Laws, he felt that the speed at which the Human Clan could establish itself within the Heavens had increased yet again.

At this moment.

Qingyi had already arrived.

Upon seeing Shen Changqing, he could not help but ask urgently, "Has Supreme comprehended the Karmic Laws?"

Though phrased as a question, his tone carried a note of certainty.

Shen Changqing nodded. "I happened to gain some insight."

"Hiss!"

Even though he had already been prepared, upon receiving a definite answer, Qingyi still could not help but be shocked.

"Although Severing Cause and Effect is only a First Grade Divine Skill, in the Ancient Imperial Court there were not many who could truly comprehend its origin-level Laws. For someone like Supreme, who needed less than a single day to grasp the origin-level Laws, there was not even one.

The Karmic Laws are difficult to comprehend, but if one can grasp them to an extremely profound level, then they will be more terrifying than any other Laws!"

As he spoke, an excited expression appeared upon his old face.

Peerless Proud Heaven!

What is a true Peerless Proud Heaven!

In Qingyi’s eyes, a person like this is what a true Peerless Proud Heaven is.

His talent was peerless.

Even the Karmic Laws, the most difficult to comprehend, could be successfully grasped by him in less than a single day.

With his speed of comprehending the Karmic Laws, in time he was very likely to reach a rather terrifying level.

By that time.

Once he wielded the power of karma, he would be fully qualified to rampage across the Heavens.

"I’ve only gained a bit of insight, that’s all. There is still much I do not understand regarding the power on the level of karma."

Shen Changqing offered a modest remark.

On this, however, Qingyi did not agree.

"Supreme, for you to fully comprehend the Karmic Laws in less than a day shows that you have a unique talent for them. Compared to others, who must spend countless years just to barely touch upon the level of Karmic Laws, you are fundamentally different.

Others exhaust their entire lives and still cannot take the Karmic Laws to a profound realm, but you may not be so limited.

If you had been born in the Imperial Court Era, this alone would have been enough for the Imperial Court to nurture you with all its might. It’s a pity..."

He shook his head, his face full of regret.

A pity he was born in the wrong era.

If it were during the Imperial Court Era, with the talent he now displayed, he would be fully qualified to receive the full support of the Imperial Court, and the path ahead would become much easier.

However.

He was born in the current age, when the Human Clan was in decline.

To rely on his talent alone and expect any special favor was clearly impossible.

Qingyi had come quickly.

He left just as quickly.

There were still matters he needed to attend to; this visit was entirely because he had been alarmed by the power of karma.

Once Qingyi departed.

Shen Changqing calmed his Heart and prepared to further elevate the Karmic Laws.

The Karmic Laws were exceedingly profound.

If he could raise this Law, the benefits to himself would be self-evident.

Besides.

After comprehending the Karmic Laws, he had also sensed his own karmic threads. Although those who comprehend the Karmic Laws cannot pluck their own karmic threads, they can sever their own karma.

Of course.

He was presently unable to reach the level of severing his own karma, but as long as he improved further, hiding his own karma would pose no problem at all.

Once his own karma was concealed, then even without the Origin as a cover, it would be virtually impossible for the Myriad Clans to deduce his existence.

Moreover.

Since he could hide his own karma, he could likewise conceal the karma upon others.

Shen Changqing had in fact already considered the matters Gu Xing mentioned earlier.

The strength of a single person was limited.

And if everything depended solely on himself, then as time went on, the Human Clan would only sit back and enjoy the fruits, which would be detrimental to the growth of the race.

By contrast.

If he could make the Human Clan truly understand the perilous nature of the Heavens, it would instead be beneficial to the race itself.

No matter what the reasoning, the Karmic Laws were of utmost importance.

At once.

He focused all his attention upon the Karmic Laws.

"Elevate!"

...

His Divine Soul returned to his body.

Shen Changqing’s tightly shut eyes opened, a faint multicolored light brewing within them before fading away.

"The Karmic Laws have been raised to thirty percent comprehension!"

He smiled faintly.

It wasn’t that he was unwilling to continue raising them, but that his remaining Origin Points were no longer enough to push the Karmic Laws to forty percent.

From nothing to something.

To elevate the Karmic Laws to thirty percent, he had spent a total of seven Origin Points; of the original ten, only three Origin Points remained.

Although he had added a Law newly comprehended to thirty percent, the impact on his Cave Heaven was not great.

Even though his visible strength had not increased much, in Shen Changqing’s view, thirty percent Karmic Laws were, to a certain degree, more useful than comprehending dozens of Laws to ten percent.

"With thirty percent Karmic Laws, I am already able to pluck the karmic threads of those in the God Realm."

Granted.

At thirty percent, the Karmic Laws could only pluck the karmic threads of Middle Stage God Realm existences and below, but compared to previously, when he could not touch the karma of the God Realm at all, this was already an enormous step forward.

As long as he had enough time, even the karmic threads of Divine Kings and Divine Lords would be within his grasp.

Besides this.

There was another piece of news that Shen Changqing cared about most.

That was: once the Karmic Laws reached thirty percent, he could conceal the karma upon all Cultivators below the God Realm.

For other powerhouses, shielding the karma of those below the God Realm might not be of much use.

But in his eyes, this function was tremendous.

The God Realm!

Within the Human Clan at present, it stood as the pinnacle.

In other words.

Apart from those powerhouses in the God Realm, anyone else of the Human Clan entering the Heavens could have their karma concealed by him, preventing them from being perceived by other Myriad Clans Powerhouses.

Of course.

There was a prerequisite: they must not become directly entangled in karma with certain powerhouses, otherwise there would still be a chance of being seen through.

After all—

No matter how profound the Karmic Laws were, Shen Changqing had not yet comprehended them to a truly unfathomable degree.

To truly see through this layer, unless they faced a Divine King Level powerhouse directly, no one below the Divine King would be able to pierce it.

Furthermore.

If the Karmic Laws were raised even higher, then even if a Divine King were face to face, there would be no possibility of him seeing through the concealed karma of others.