"If you two are unwilling..."

At the same time, seeing the two hesitate, the old cultivator thought it was not going to work. Although he felt very disappointed inside, he still directly said:

"I won't make things difficult for you two."

He got up, ready to leave at once to seek out those Daoist friends of his.

They would definitely help.

Even if they also couldn't do it, in the end, he could still involve the officers.

However, if General Hang were to get involved, it might end up as 'the General presenting the treasure to Senior Zhang.'

Instead of him presenting the treasure to Senior Zhang.

This old cultivator, although he spoke fluently, liked the twists and turns of human relationships, and the etiquette of first come, first served.

"Wait a minute." The Daoist, seeing the old cultivator about to leave, spoke up, "I'll go ask Zhang Daoist Brother."

"That would be even better." This is what the old cultivator had been waiting for.

'Eh...' Lin Dao You, however, felt a bit awkward but still said, "I will go too."

He wanted the old cultivator to speak, not his junior brother.

...

Study room.

On the way the several people came over.

Zhang Feng was pondering the formation of the Fire Needle today.

As for the Water Needle and Wind Needle, he had already drawn them.

The Water Needle was with the cultivators in the mansion, plus the Ocean World, so progress was swift.

The Wind Needle, being part of the Martial World, initially understood the approximate structure and aeromechanics of the Wind Blade.

So the research was also fast.

This knowledge complemented each other.

And at this moment.

Zhang Feng heard footsteps outside the courtyard and set down the talisman in his hand.

A few seconds later.

The old cultivator and the other two arrived in the outer courtyard, pondering how to speak up, fearing to suddenly speak out and disturb Zhang Feng in seclusion.

Rustle—

The door opened.

Zhang Feng looked at them, "What business do you Daoist friends have?"

"Zhang Daoist Brother..."

"Senior!"

The three first bowed with cupped hands in greeting.

Afterwards, Lin Dao You and the other two turned their gaze simultaneously to the old cultivator.

The old cultivator, as usual, was straightforward, quickly explaining the details about the tunnel and the rumored treasure.

After Zhang Feng listened, he nodded and said, "Let's go, have a look."

As for exploring tombs, Zhang Feng had never really experienced it.

But he also didn't want to deal with such matters.

At most, he would just take a look; after all, the tomb was already opened.

If there truly were treasures, he would naturally take them, then get some other good stuff to accompany the tomb owner.

Finally, based on the situation in the tomb, he would see the tomb owner's "intent."

Whether it was intentionally left for later generations to discover or unintentionally.

If unintentional, he would reinforce the tomb to make it impossible for other tomb raiders to find, turning a bad situation into a good one.

If intentional, then that would be perfect.

In this way, ,even if there were any talk of cause and effect or karmic burden, it would be dissipated.

However, thinking about the matter of cause and effect.

This very mysterious matter.

Zhang Feng suddenly felt that the karmic burden was accurate, it's about those who do good and receive blessings, those who do evil, and their descendants suffer.

This was correct, like if a father was wealthy, the son would undoubtedly benefit.

If the father was a criminal and got caught, the son would likely be hit with disaster.

The karmic burden was directly reflected.

But this notion of cause and effect seemed a bit off, as if it were wrong.

...

On the way to some mountain.

When the night of the second day came to this forest.

Zhang Feng also figured out why the notion of cause and effect and karmic burden was wrong.

First of all, it spoke of 'good and evil having their just deserts.'

Doing bad deeds meant punishment for oneself, without affecting others.

Thinking of this, Zhang Feng looked at the three of them and said, "Are you aware of cause and effect?"

"How could we not?"

"Why is Daoist Brother asking such questions out of the blue?"

All three were cultivators, naturally understanding some Daoist and Buddhist theories.

Seeing they all understood, Zhang Feng asked, "Does one sow the cause and reap the fruit themselves?"

"Absolutely!" The old cultivator nodded without hesitation.

"That's indeed the saying." Lin Dao You and the others agreed wholeheartedly.

"Hmm." Zhang Feng also nodded, then took out a box of matches, used spiritual Qi to ignite it, and then tossed it towards the pile of leaves beside him.

Seeing this, Lin Dao You stepped forward without thinking and caught the match in mid-air.

But since the match was ignited by Zhang Feng's fire attribute, normal spiritual Qi could not easily extinguish it.

"Whew..." Lin Dao You's palm was slightly burned.

This was because Zhang Feng had controlled his strength; otherwise, it could have set his palm ablaze.

However, the instant Lin Dao You's hand got burned.

Zhang Feng used his Spiritual Sense to extinguish the match.

"Cause and effect is incorrect, or rather, the idea that good and evil have their just deserts is random."

Meanwhile, Zhang Feng shook his head,

"Because I sowed the cause, but you reaped the fruit.

At least in this world, the idea of cause and effect doesn't hold true.

The idea that good and evil have their just deserts is wrong, but not entirely because humans create 'cause and effect.'

Zhang Feng's words seemed like he had some kind of epiphany.

And he felt that 'imperial law' seemed like a collective and mandatory cause and effect.

If it all could be implemented fully, it would certainly be an irreversible rule.

This sudden insight, though a bit vague.

But if the Virtual World could be created, then this rule of cause and effect could be first implemented.

Zhang Feng always felt that cause and effect should be an extremely complex algorithmic rule.

This is also why the next world is the seventh-level world.

In case a world with 'rules' actually appears.

Then researching rules ahead of time is always a good idea.

Saying it in a mystical way, it was called going with the natural order, creating oneself artificially as a 'Child of Destiny' in line with 'the world's algorithms.'

Ever since he opened his Spiritual Sense.

Zhang Feng began his research into these more outrageous mystic studies, trying to analyze them.

Because as long as they exist, they must be logical and computable.

In this period, Zhang Feng had researched a lot of this.

Only, the other three, seeing Senior Zhang directly deny a rule, yet having such a high level of ability and being so mysterious.

They all felt Zhang Feng seemed less and less human, and more and more unfathomable.

When they stuck by Zhang Feng, they felt a genuine inner 'panic.'

But the old cultivator's mind drifted to little thoughts, 'If those tomb-raiding cultivators knew of Senior Zhang and heard he was coming.

They would probably prefer to face a thousand-year-old zombie than such an immortal Daoist...'

In the old cultivator's mind, Senior Zhang was no longer cultivating 'humans,' but cultivating the 'Dao.'

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