The Legend of the Great Desolation: I Am the Fortress

Chapter 165 The Future: Cause and Effect Beyond Chaos

"it is good."

The fierce-looking, young child nodded and said:

"You'd better be careful. I have nine layers of chaotic restrictions on me, obtained by the Three Pure Ones from the endless chaos. Their power is truly unfathomable!"

"And it's generally very difficult for anyone to refine me. Even a Celestial God or True Immortal would be extremely fortunate if they could refine the first layer of the Nine Layers of Chaos Restriction!"

"Generally, only those at the True God or Dao Ancestor level can refine one to three layers..."

"Hmm." Lei Zhan nodded lightly.

Despite their fierce appearance, the spirits of these magical treasures, the Starry Golden Pearls, are actually quite talkative after being imprisoned for billions of years.

Lei Zhan looked at the beads in the box, then sat down cross-legged and began refining them.

Only a few breaths passed.

Rumble~~~~~

Instantly, three thousand six hundred golden star beads flew out of the box, spreading out like water, floating in mid-air, densely hovering above Lei Zhan's head.

Each star-gold bead shone brightly, and each surface was covered with flowing dark golden divine patterns that constantly changed as they flowed.

It's like a set of keys that are constantly changing; no matter when you look at them, these dark gold divine patterns are completely different from the past.

It keeps evolving, seemingly without end.

"This...this is the Ninefold Chaos Restriction?"

As he watched, he became completely absorbed. At that moment, he could clearly sense the existence of the 'Tao' in the darkness.

"This is... cause and effect?"

Lei Zhan was comprehending the nine layers of chaotic restrictions in front of him. As he became more familiar with the nine layers of chaotic restrictions, even though he had only comprehended the first layer, he could clearly feel that his understanding of the Great Dao of Cause and Effect was rapidly improving.

It should be known that Lei Zhan comprehended many profound truths.

Now, they have placed the comprehension of the Heavenly Dao of Water and the Heavenly Dao of Fire on the same level of priority as the comprehension of spacetime.

The principles of time and space are fundamental and cannot be neglected.

Furthermore, by gaining control over true water and true fire, and with the mutual promotion of the principles of water and fire, one can comprehend them more quickly.

Therefore, Lei Zhan has not made any special effort to comprehend the Great Dao.

Generally, this understanding arises naturally when one is comprehending the Dao of Heaven. Most of these insights relate to the Dao principles of water and fire.

Regarding cause and effect, he only received a superficial understanding from his master, the Buddha.

But now...

"My understanding of the Dao is growing rapidly..." Lei Zhan murmured softly, "not only the Dao of Cause and Effect, but also the Dao of Source Water, the Dao of Drops of Water..."

Wow~~~
High in the sky, the densely packed golden stars seemed to flow like water.

The first layer of chaotic restriction recorded on the Heavenly Star Golden Pearl was completely memorized and then refined directly under Lei Zhan's powerful mental strength!
All in one go.

“Buzz~~~”

Instantly, within the nine layers of chaotic restrictions, the first layer of chaotic restrictions flowed like tadpoles, and at the same time completely disappeared, all under Lei Zhan's control.

“Condense!” Lei Zhan pointed into the distance.

Wow.

Instantly, the 3,600 star-gold beads suspended high in the sky merged into one in ten, instantly transforming into 360 star-gold beads.

Wow.

Another wave of energy rippled through the air, and the 360 ​​Star Gold Beads merged again into 36 Star Gold Beads, each radiating a terrifying power.

"These nine layers of chaotic restrictions are indeed profound, but even with my divine power and first-class celestial immortal magic power, I don't seem to have reached my limit in controlling them!"

Lei Zhan silently sensed it, and with a thought, the vast mental power of the fourth level controlled the magic power and divine power, once again surging into the thirty-six beads that had been gathered together.

hum!hum!hum!
The Star Gold Beads trembled, and the nine layers of chaotic restrictions on each bead were flowing. In an instant, all thirty-six Star Gold Beads trembled, wanting to merge into one.

But somehow, Lei Zhan felt an immense obstacle, as if a mortal were trying to move a mountain.

"call!"

In just a moment, Lei Zhan's face turned red, and the stars in mid-air maintained their shapes as the Thirty-Six Heavens.

"It seems that condensing the three thousand six hundred Heavenly Star Gold Pearls into the Thirty-Six Heavens is already the limit."

Lei Zhan shook his head inwardly and gave up trying.

Lei Zhan also knew that to merge the Thirty-Six Heavens into one, one almost always had to fully comprehend the Ninefold Chaos Restriction.

He had only just refined the first level and only wanted to give it a try.

"Wh-what?" The innocent child's eyes were filled with shock. "You actually...you actually managed to condense the Thirty-Six Heavens in one breath?"

"This……"

The fierce intent in the eyes of the spirit of the Heavenly Star Golden Pearl also subsided at this moment.

He gazed longingly at Lei Zhan, who was immersed in the nine layers of chaotic restrictions, and at this moment he was like an extremely obedient little beast, quietly waiting.

"Indeed profound. However... if I can't advance any further in the Thirty-Six Heavens, I'll try to refine it to which level in one go!"

Lei Zhan ignored the shock of the magic weapon's spirit and continued to refine the nine layers of chaotic restrictions on the Heavenly Star Golden Pearl.

"The second level... was also refined very easily."

With a thought, the thirty-six heavens in mid-air instantly transformed into lotus flowers of flame. Each one seemed to be a condensation of true fire, radiating endless and terrifying heat.

“After refining the second layer of restrictions, this Flame Lotus is still the most natural. If it were combined with my Solar True Fire…” Lei Zhan’s eyes revealed a hint of satisfaction.

It's not just the nine layers of chaotic restrictions on the Celestial Star Golden Pearl that are valuable. This innate spiritual treasure, formed from the three thousand six hundred crystal cores that bear the nine layers of chaotic restrictions, is also an extremely precious item.

"The second layer has been refined..."

Lei Zhan looked up at the stars in the sky, where the dark gold divine patterns on each star-gold bead were still constantly changing.

"I'd like to see where my limits are!"

With a thought, Lei Zhan waved his hand, and spacetime distorted around him. In the space around Lei Zhan, the passage of time suddenly became different from other places.

"This third level is far more complex than the second level, and one must change the flow of time to comprehend it."

Lei Zhan thought to himself, while maintaining his own accelerated time, he was also trying his best to comprehend it.

His entire eye was filled with intricate and beautiful nine layers of chaotic restrictions.

……

time flies.

“Buzz~~~”

The dark gold runes trembled, flowed, and were slowly being piled up and controlled.

The thirty-six heavens that had been suspended in mid-air dispersed again, each one resembling a dazzling star falling from the sky.

As Lei Zhan continued to refine them, the aura emanating from each bead grew increasingly powerful. The aura of each star-gold bead increased rapidly until it surpassed that of a typical top-grade innate magic weapon before finally stopping.

"The third one!" Lei Zhan finally stopped.

He could sense that the further he went, the more difficult it would be to comprehend these nine layers of chaotic restrictions.

After the third level, it is not something that can be easily comprehended in a short period of time to fully master it.

"Ok?"

suddenly.

Lei Zhan immediately sensed an existence in the infinitely distant unknown.

This distance seemed to transcend the realm of space and time.

"That's... cause and effect?" Lei Zhan was stunned. His understanding of the Great Dao of Cause and Effect had only just reached the level of the Great Dao Domain!

While constantly comprehending the Ninefold Chaos Restriction, his own understanding of the 'Dao' was also constantly increasing.

But after comprehending the third of the nine chaotic restrictions, what he felt was cause and effect?
"Could it be that my understanding of cause and effect has greatly increased, allowing me to vaguely sense that trace of cause and effect in the darkness?"

Wow~~~
Just then, high in the sky, all three thousand six hundred celestial star golden beads changed, transforming into golden mirrors.

Every side was golden, but the invisible cycle of cause and effect emanating from it made Lei Zhan feel terrified.

It was a terrifying feeling that was hard to fathom.

It is completely different from the feeling brought about by gun way, sword way, or even time and space.

"These nine layers of chaotic restrictions, transformed into the shape of this mirror, allow me to see some of my own karma?" Lei Zhan looked at the images reflected in the mirrors and vaguely understood.

"Congeal!"

Lei Zhan had an idea.

Wow~~~
Instantly, the three thousand six hundred golden mirrors transformed into thirty-six. Each mirror was no longer golden; it was as if the gold had solidified, presenting a matte, dark gold color.

"This...this image in the mirror..."

Lei Zhan looked at the thirty-six golden mirrors in front of him, each displaying the same scene, all identical.

The scene depicted a chaotic space.

In the far distance, two enormous, supreme stars, radiating endless light, can still be seen.

"The Moon and the Sun?" Lei Zhan looked at the two supreme stars that were so familiar in the mirror and immediately confirmed that what was in the picture must be in the chaos outside the Three Realms.

"Chaos? Chaos beyond the Three Realms? Could it be that the chaos beyond the Three Realms has a karmic connection to me?"

“But…” Lei Zhan pondered in his heart.

"The feeling this mirror gives me... the cause and effect arising from this chaos should only occur at some point in the future!"

Lei Zhan shook his head, then with a thought, he waved his hand and put away the set of Heavenly Star Golden Pearls.

Lei Zhan could vaguely sense that the mysterious causal guidance required him to go to the chaos beyond the Three Realms.

This cause and effect could very well bring him great benefits.

But this time is not now, but sometime in the future.

"The principle of cause and effect is the most mysterious and unpredictable."

Lei Zhan pondered to himself.

After a long while, he finally regained his composure.

"After altering the flow of time, nearly a month has passed outside, and it's time to go out now."

Now that he has the treasure in hand, and has directly enabled Lei Zhan to completely refine the first three layers of the Ninefold Chaos Restriction, his understanding of the Dao has also improved considerably. Naturally, he cannot stay here any longer.

……

Outside, Fangcun Mountain.

Lei Zhan was drinking fine wine with several other deities, including the Silver Moon God, in a spacious area on the mountain.

Fangcun Mountain is picturesque everywhere, like a fairyland. The place where Lei Zhan and his brothers chose to drink was no exception.

"Junior brother, now that your second primordial spirit has passed the Heavenly Tribulation, I wonder when I plan to undergo my own?" The Silver Moon God picked up a wine jar and drank the fine wine.

After being away from Fangcun Mountain for a thousand years, the personality of the Silver Moon God has changed a lot.

The most obvious change was that the murderous aura emanating from him became increasingly intense.

Previously, he appeared to be an unfathomable top expert.

Now, they all possess the demeanor of a peerless demon, burdened by karmic fire and sins after countless years.

"It'll probably be within the next few years." The true form of Lei Zhan, dressed in black robes, was also holding a palm-sized jade pot and drinking wine when he heard the Silver Moon God ask this question, and he immediately stopped.

Wang Shu sat leaning against Lei Zhan beside him.

"Junior Brother's second primordial spirit is already so formidable during its tribulation. Even if the main body were to undergo its tribulation, it would probably be no more difficult than this." Sun Wukong also drank his fine wine and started munching on a peach from the table.

"If you ask me, Old Sun, undergoing tribulation is something that would make others tremble with fear. But for my junior brother, it's just a trivial matter!"

“Indeed! That lightning tribulation a month or so ago…tsk tsk tsk! I still can’t forget it.” Jiang Jun then turned to look at Lei Zhan and Wang Shu, who were almost huddled together, and teased them with a smile:

"However, the way my junior brother and junior sister look like a match made in heaven is quite enviable. I suppose I won't be staying on the mountain forever."

"The mountain is like a paradise on earth. Wangshu and I are both very comfortable here. Generally, I only need one of my main body or second primordial spirit to travel through the Three Realms." Lei Zhan shook his head and smiled as he spoke:
"However, my Star-Picking Palace is about to be born. I think either my main body or my second primordial spirit will get involved in the affairs of the Three Realms."

"Hmm?" The Silver Moon God immediately put down the wine jar, his eyes shining with an astonishing light.

"Junior brother, are you perhaps going to get involved in the affairs of the Wujian Sect as well?"

In the Three Realms today, the most important thing for these gods and immortals is the return of the Gate of No Return.

After a thousand years of evolution, the powerful figures on both sides have reached a near-complete agreement. They have also tacitly acknowledged that their subordinate celestial beings and immortals will begin small-scale disputes.

However, the True God and Dao Ancestor are not allowed to intervene; this is an absolute bottom line.

The new Three Realms, with everything renewed, cannot withstand a new war of destruction.

Neither the Nuwa faction nor the powerful figures of the Wujian Sect wanted another faction war.

On the side of the Wujian Sect, the speed of the Lord of Ten Thousand Demons, Fengmo, is the fastest in the Three Realms. Even when Nuwa broke through to the level of a World God, she could not catch up with him.

Not to mention now, the goddess Nuwa has long since left the Three Realms.

On Nuwa's side, they were helpless against the speed of the Wind Demon. They had no means to punish it.

As for the Wujian Sect, those immortals and demons who survived from ancient times have been wandering in the chaos outside the Three Realms for too long following the Wind Demon, and they all yearn for their own territory to recuperate.

This is also a consensus and unspoken understanding between the powerful figures on both sides.

A myriad of thoughts flashed through the Silver Moon Goddess's mind, all of which made her incredibly excited:
"If Junior Brother is willing to take action against those Heavenly Gods and True Immortals of the Boundless Sect, I am willing to join forces with you!"

"They're even willing to join your Star-Picking Mansion lineage!"

……

(End of this chapter)