As the words fell, Sun Wukong took a leap back, with the Jingu Bang already in hand, looking suspiciously towards where the Awakened's gaze landed.

When did Jiang Li come?

How come neither his Fire Eyes Golden Eyes nor the newly acquired Six-Eared Divine Power detected him?

In his thoughts, Sun Wukong almost suspected that the Awakened was joking.

However, in the next moment, faint light and shadow flickered, and two figures materialized, directly appearing in the sight of Sun Wukong and the Awakened.

"I'm curious, where did I slip up? In theory, at this moment, I should have even retracted the Causality Line." Jiang Li said as he discreetly released the hand of the Master of Rain.

On this journey, he had been holding the hand of the Master of Rain, and it was fine when no one saw it, but now that they had revealed themselves, he couldn't continue holding it.

"Hey!"

Seeing Jiang Li appear like this, Sun Wukong couldn't help but give a light shout, grabbing the Jingu Bang and wanting to strike.

Offending the Great Saint and still wanting peace?

No way.

"Great Saint, hold on."

Fortunately, the Awakened stopped him in time, and the strike never landed.

"Great Saint, a visitor from afar is a guest, don't let Jiang Tanyue underestimate the hospitality of the Great Sage Equalling Heaven."

The Awakened's precise words touched Sun Wukong's pride, causing the monkey to hum and put down the Jingu Bang, then look at Jiang Li, saying, "Jiang Tanyue's Innate Qi, in terms of skill, is already above Manjusri, not even the Golden Circle drawn by the Great Saint can stop Tanyue. Moreover, Tanyue has even condensed his own causality to make it hard for others to detect."

"I guess there's a but." Jiang Li interjected.

"But," the Awakened smiled, "Tanyue's ability to condense causality has an imperfection that is not quite a flaw. The Mazer had long discovered that the causality of the place where Tanyue resides will actively approach Tanyue, like an invisible vortex, drawing in causality.

This attraction is invisible and subtle, even a Yi Dao Master who can see the Causality Line finds it hard to perceive, but the Mazer happens to have a little bit of insight on the Way of Cause and Effect, able to detect this inconspicuous change."

If the Awakened, saying these words, showed a small universe with his fingers, it would be even more vivid.

Just listening to the Awakened's words, Jiang Li had this feeling.

As he secretly criticized the Awakened in his heart, he also pondered the changes the Awakened mentioned.

The ability to gather the Causality Line is something Jiang Li newly developed after receiving teachings from the Awakened, based on Karma Collection. As his Daoist practice and Realm improved, Jiang Li realized he was gradually able to truly utilize Karma Collection.

When he redirected Heaven's Punishment onto himself last time, it was like this, and it's the same this time.

After condensing causality, even Sun Wukong's Fire Eyes Golden Eyes did not detect Jiang Li's approach.

Only Jiang Li did not expect that condensing causality would result in such external changes.

All along, Jiang Li only knew that Karma Collection would collect his own causality to metamorphose Dao Fruit, gather Dao Fruit, but it was his first time knowing the specific manifestation of the ability to condense causality.

Thinking of this, Jiang Li hesitated for a moment, but decided to ask the expert in the Way of Cause and Effect, "In the view of the layman, does this manifestation have any harm?"

Since this aspect had been discovered, Jiang Li straightforwardly asked to resolve his doubts.

"Excessive causality is a burden itself, it has little effect when the Realm is low, but when the Realm can perceive causality, heavy causality will obstruct Mental State and cultivation, but the Mazer sees that Tanyue shows no influence in this regard."

The Awakened thought for a while and said, "The other impact, should only be one, that is, people or things represented by causality will be drawn to Tanyue with the pull of causality. Simply put, matters around may easily involve Tanyue, whether good or bad."

Jiang Li summarized in his own words — that's just troublesome.

No wonder I always feel like in the eye of the storm, turns out Karma Collection is harming me.

It's no wonder that someone as single-minded and filial as me would end up on a path against my teacher, turns out Karma Collection misguided me.

'It's not my fault, it's Karma Collection.'

Jiang Li displayed an exceptionally high Mental State, where even the negative influence of Karma Collection couldn't affect his spirit, easily casting aside the burden.

"Judging by Tanyue's look, seems there are some gains?" the Awakened asked with a smile.

"Just sorted out some things, nothing significant," Jiang Li showed no sign of concern on his face, as if it was no big deal.

The Awakened, seeing this, did not press further, he simply said, "Helping Tanyue is also a merit for the Mazer."

"Then why not do another merit," Jiang Li seized the opportunity to ask, "Just now outside, I heard from Taibai True Monarch that anyone above the Third Grade won't survive the End of Dharma, dare I ask for an explanation of this from the layman?"

The main reason Jiang Li came to see the Awakened was for this matter. For him, any news about the source of Dao Fruit was invaluable, it might just solve the obstacle he faces.

The Awakened, hearing Jiang Li's words, didn't know if he should say Jiang Li was either straightforward or shameless.

He smiled slightly and calmed the rare stir in his heart, saying, "Actually, it's simple, when the sky collapses, the tall ones hold it up first. When the End of Dharma arrives, those closest to the world are the first to face the calamity, namely those at the peak. As the tall ones, even if unwilling, they have to bear it, leading to them being the first to fall under the End of Dharma, leaving behind many Dao Fruits."

"The weak ones, being not tall enough in causality, conversely have a chance to survive the End of Dharma. However, post-End of Dharma, the world undergoes drastic changes, previous cultivators who survived may not survive the Five Turbid Evil World. Later, they fought against demon, ghost, and monster, extinguished those who also survived the End of Dharma, at a heavy cost. Most cultivators who survived the End of Dharma perished too, replaced by Dao Fruit Practitioners."

"I see," Jiang Li realized.

He had heard before that the first to fall during the End of Dharma were the strong ones, but he didn't expect there were such connections.

The stronger they are, the sooner they suffer, needing to take the brunt, no wonder the strong fell. On the contrary, the weak gained space to survive after the strong took the hit, managing to live through the End of Dharma.

But—

"Those standing at the peak of the world are rare figures, it shouldn't be easy for them to completely vanish, right?" Jiang Li asked.

The Sun Wukong before him was a typical example, representing one who wouldn't just perish.

"Tanyue speaks rightly."

The Awakened nodded, "Great beings are still great, even if they fall, they do not completely disappear. Among Third Grade Dao Fruits, a few should still bear traces of the original owner, and among Second Grade Dao Fruits, eight or nine out of ten still retain the True Spirit, among them…"

He suddenly lowered his voice, speaking hauntingly, "Buddha Fruit should be the most numerous. The Buddhist Gate emphasizes cause and effect, and within the Buddhist Order, from the Buddha to the Arhat, the Five Viscous Evil World constantly erodes the True Spirit of the Dao Fruit, and Buddha Fruit should be the last to be completely eroded."

Jiang Li suddenly looked at Sun Wukong, only to find him looking back at the same time.

"Such a way of lingering on, I, the old Sun, do not care for," Sun Wukong said, curling his lips, "But who would have thought that someone as persistent and filial as myself ends up on the path against my teacher, turns out Karma Collection misled me."

It is indeed good news, at least for Tianxuan. Even great beings like Guanyin and Manjusri couldn't remain undead in the Five Turbid Evil World indefinitely, and those like Sun Wukong who can endure till now are few and far between, almost none.

This is good news, at least for Tianxuan.

The Emperor Yan's Tao Fruit that Jiang Li was facing, was originally Second Grade.

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