classifiedscript Chapter 307 Liquidation and Liability, 4 Major Profits
Chapter 307 Liquidation and Liability, 4 Major Profits
"I have been cultivating the Tao for eighteen years now, and it is time to settle my karmic debts."
Lu Qian had three flowers on his head and five auras surrounding his body. His radiance shone brightly, emanating his own unique light. This was his Dao and his Dharma, which were proving the brilliance of this moment.
High in the sky, the wondrous jade wheel and silver moon, along with the unwilling dissipation, dispersed, and countless rays of light split into countless clouds, returning to the inner realm of the Great Luo Heaven.
As Lü Qian closed his eyes to deduce the universe, a star that belonged to him shone brightly in the desolate and empty inner landscape, which resembled a starry universe.
The starlight twinkled, and wispy threads were hidden around it, like invisible shackles hindering the star's trajectory.
These shackles originate from the surrounding void, representing the karmic consequences Lü Qian bears in the mortal world.
These threads connect him at one end and to unknown directions and objects at the other, their exact scale and size unknown to anyone.
The concept of karmic consequences is extremely complex. Like the cause and effect of a small thing, or the mystery of Mount Sumeru arising from a tiny seed, even a small matter can lead to endless consequences.
Therefore, to sever ties of karma and resolve cause and effect, one should start from the present moment and take the person as the source, and forget the rest. There is no need to delve into or be critical of it, so as to avoid getting deeper and deeper into troubles and becoming unable to extricate oneself.
"The Lü family's affair must not be severed, and the Wudang affair must not be broken off..."
As the three flowers swirl and the five energies cycle, Lü Qian strolls through the void, his mind absorbed into the inner landscape, and instantly understands the meaning of those invisible shackles.
Among them are two of the largest threads, which are more ethereal than the others but thicker and seem to offer no obstruction to the trajectories of the stars. Rather than a shackle, they act as a guide.
In the inner void, Lü Qian reached out and stroked the two threads, twisting them together to form a thicker thread, which he then coiled around his star.
"This is the path I came from; it must never be forgotten."
Lu Qian reached out and touched the silk thread, where light and shadow flickered, reflecting his time in Lujia Village and his years on Wudang Mountain.
It contains all kinds of emotions, including joy, anger, sorrow, happiness, sadness, fear, and shock; it has both a good side and a bad side.
Lu Qian looked at his disheveled self in the light and shadow, which was the beginning of his rebellion against Lu Ci. He was covered in blood and sweat and was covered in wounds, which was completely opposite to the divine light and colorful clouds that he was wearing at this moment.
"This is me, the real me."
He smiled, showing no sign of hesitation, and even watched with relish for a moment, muttering a couple of things under his breath.
"If only that punch had been aimed a little more accurately, it would have made that old man's head adorned with a bright red flower."
"Haha, I am quite handsome."
After praising himself, Lü Qian turned to clean up the other shackles, which seemed both illusory and real, and crumbled at the touch of his hands.
"Click-clack click-clack..."
A crisp snapping sound echoed in the void within the inner realm. Lü Qian opened and closed his palms, and in the blink of an eye, only three strands of the tangled shackles remained.
"This one belongs to Hira-nin. Hmph, and there's still a demon sword that hasn't been broken."
Lu Qian stroked a purplish-black shackle thread and looked along its connection to the past, only to see a Japanese sword.
The Japanese sword is sharp and its blade is black, imprisoning a surging resentment and a lingering soul within it. It is the demon sword Hirumaru that Higanbana Shinobu seeks.
Holding the silk thread firmly, Lü Qian did not treat it carelessly as before, but instead solemnly wrapped it around his wrist.
"This debt needs to be settled properly."
He turned to look at another thread, reached out and stroked it, following its guidance into the misty future, but his expression suddenly became somewhat awkward.
"This one belongs to the Lu family. Did that slap back then really cause such consequences?"
Lu Qian looked at the origin of this thread, which was the slap he received at the Lu family mansion and the three punches he used to defeat Lu Linglong at the Luo Tian Grand Ceremony.
Then, looking towards the various possibilities of the future, there should have been different paths moving in parallel, but these parallel possible paths have become entangled at a certain point and have a common point.
This shows that no matter how the future changes, because of his one palm and three punches, the Lu family is destined to face a calamity.
"To become the best, one must first fight the Lu family; only by slapping one's peers in the Lu family can one become the undisputed best?"
Lu Qian pinched the silk thread in his hand, trying to understand the information it conveyed, and his expression became increasingly awkward.
He never expected that the two playful duels of that year would become a trend in later generations, which brought a lot of trouble to the Lu family in later generations.
As soon as they stepped out of the house, people were lying in wait, ready to challenge the Lu family. The worst part was that when they challenged them, they kept hitting the Lu family members in the face.
For the Lu family, who are known for their gentlemanly conduct and lack of resentment, this was a situation they could neither avoid nor complain about, leaving them with no choice but to grit their teeth and endure this calamity.
"It's not entirely my fault; the Old Master also bears some responsibility."
Lu Qian pinched the silk thread in his hand inch by inch, seemingly trying to consider the possibility of forgetting the matter, but he still couldn't let go.
"Forget it, let's first see what the last one is related to. If the two are combined, it might be easier to solve."
He wrapped the silvery-white thread around his fingertip, then stroked the last crimson thread connected to it, judging its load-bearing capacity.
"Is this one from the Trinity Gate?"
Lu Qian stared in surprise at the crimson silk thread in his hand, carefully sensing its load-bearing capacity, and then widened his eyes in shock.
"The debts incurred in the dream of wealth and glory were sent to Zuo Ruotong in advance, inspiring this man of great fortune in the human world, and he actually managed to escape the fourth level?"
"Haha, Fellow Daoist Lü Qian, how have you been?"
Just as Lü Qian was staring at the burden in his hand with some shock, amazed by the achievements of the Sanyi Sect, a wisp of ethereal energy seemed to flow from the crimson thread in his hand.
This Dao Qi seemed to exist yet not exist, like the primordial chaos, yet encompassing all phenomena of the acquired world. In the blink of an eye, it transformed into a young Daoist in white robes and with white hair.
The Taoist priest smiled and cupped his hands towards Lü Qian, saying, "The dream of the Yellow Millet is an illusion, a dream that is not a dream, let your heart judge it."
"Lu Qian of Wudang greets Fellow Daoist Zuo Ruotong."
Inside the scene, Lü Qian looked at the leader of the Sanyi Sect whom he had seen in his dream, returned the greeting with clasped hands, and while sensing the other party's condition, he exclaimed in admiration.
"Congratulations, Fellow Daoist Zuo, on your path of defying death and attaining enlightenment."
"Fellow Daoist Lü, please don't flatter me. I am still quite far from reaching the true Heaven-Reaching Realm."
Faced with Lü Qian's praise, Zuo Ruotong smiled and shook his head, spreading his hands and waving his sleeves to show his state.
"The original Reverse Life Triple Technique, although it could reverse the flow of Qi, only resulted in acquired Qi, not in innate Qi. It could only be considered a mortal body, and it failed to transform."
"At present, I am only in a pseudo-realm. I have not yet truly reversed the acquired state to the innate state. My inner vision can only be temporarily resided in and cannot be maintained for a long time."