Chapter 554: Bad Karma #1 - 554
This boy could naturally not use Karma like Ye Li, but he had indeed begun to walk the path of Karma. Ye Li had never really even thought about teaching other beings his path. It seemed impossible, as one would have to comprehend Karma themselves. Although it was countless times easier due to Karma influencing their lives every single second, it was still difficult beyond words.
Ye Li watched on as the boy lived. As time passed, he noticed that the boy's path of Karma was different from his. He had comprehended bad Karma. After all, that was all he had ever experienced.
However, perhaps even with Ye Li's manipulation of Karma, there was still all sorts of Karma within the Karmic cage. After all, although trapped and forced to endure bad Karma for a lifetime, the beings in the Karmic Cage had been given the opportunity to comprehend Karma. No matter who or what, everything had Karma, and even Ye Li could not control it all. If he could, then he would be even more powerful than Zhou Fan.
Perhaps Karma had a clearer path beyond the Great Dao realm than cultivation.
Still, despite all Karma existing everywhere, the boy had only comprehended bad Karma as it was far more present than any other.
He had no idea that he had comprehended any sort of power or path and continued on as a mortal, suffering his entire life.
As he neared death from old age, the rarest way to die in the bad side of the Karmic Cage, Ye Li brought him out.
Ye Li saw use in him. The boy was confused, but did not show much emotion. It knew that, regardless of what happened, it would always end up bad.
Ye Li did not put on any show, simply sitting in space the same way as he had always done while watching the inside of the Karmic Cage.
The boy, now a man, looked at Ye Li.
"No matter who you were in the past, you are now Bad Karma #1, understand?" Ye Li said.
The man did not respond, looking at Ye Li blankly. Ye Li waved his hand, and a scene appeared in front of the man. It was a random scene going on in the good Karma side of the Karmic cage. Ye Li let it play for a few minutes and removed the screen.
The man, previously indifferent, now had tears pouring out of his eyes. He was not sobbing, but he felt as if everything was wrong. He was envious, he was hateful. He was able to understand that not everyone suffered as much as him from that one scene.
Much less emotionless than before, he looked at Ye Li.
"Go out and work for me. If you are satisfactory, this can be you."
The man, moved, kneeled. "Bad Karma #1 greets senior."
Ye Li taught Bad Karma #1 how to strip Karma. Bad Karma #1 failed, and Ye Li had to attach some of his Karma to Bad Karma #1 in order to allow him to use the Karma spiral and strip Karma.
Besides this, he also gave Bad Karma #1 something he had been experimenting on. A ball of Karma was implanted into Bad Karma #1's chest.
This contained a fair amount of Ye Li's power, and it allowed for a few things. First, Bad Karma #1 would be able to travel the universe quickly, a little bit slower than a god. Second, if Bad Karma #1 were to ever die, this would strip all of his Karma before his death and send it back to Ye Li, ensuring no loss. Finally, it allowed the power and speed of Bad Karma #1's Karma spiral to increase when necessary, reaching a maximum of the peak of the Inner world realm, and possibly able to affect a weak god realm cultivator.
After all of this, Ye Li planted Hidden Karma into Bad Karma #1. This would stop him from spreading any information in the worst case scenario.
Finally, Ye Li threw Bad Karma far away. He would travel throughout the universe, stripping as many beings of Karma as possible.
Just one Bad Karma #1 was not enough to have any great effect, but if one could come, it was not impossible for others to do so as well. Ye Li watched the inside of the Karmic cage for a long time, nearly forgetting about Bad Karma #1.
Meanwhile, after many years, Bad Karma #1 had been captured.
Standing above him, Yhwh.
"Yes. This is similar to that guy's path. Patriarch, we need to interrogate him." Yhwh said.
Bad Karma #1 looked up in unwillingness. He needed to strip Karma so that one day, he too could experience good Karma. However, he knew that his life was in these peoples hands. He had already been defeated.
Yhwh looked down towards him. "Let's try this the easy way. Who are you?"
Bad Karma #1 sighed. He thought to himself, 'in the end, you were right, Karmic Master.'
He opened his mouth, intending to say the word Karma, but what he had known would happen indeed happened.
The Hidden Karma within him silently moved. His power had been granted by Ye Li, and it took nearly nothing for Hidden Karma to completely change his Karma.
Bad Karma #1 spoke. "The unknown shall never reveal themselves. Lord Memory shall take it all."
Saying this, the Karma within Bad Karma killed him instantly, leaving Yhwh and the patriarch stunned.
They looked at each other, their gazes turning solemn. They did not doubt what Bad Karma #1 had said, not because it made sense or because there was evidence supporting it, but because of the look on his face. Completely resolute, and looking at them mockingly. This sort of look could not be faked or forced.
"The unknown. Perhaps there is something behind Ye Li. Perhaps something bigger than we can currently understand is going on." Yhwh said.
Back at the Karmic Cage, Ye Li received the Karma of the now dead Bad Karma #1. It had increased by a lot, more than double. No doubt, it was a benefit. However, compared to the gains he had made from the Karmic Cage, it was small.
Chapter 555: Requesting Help - 555
He was not far from reaching the equivalent of the sage realm. Nobody like Bad Karma #1 had been born since him, but it was not as if Ye Li had expected many of these beings to be born.
If the path of Karma was so easy to practice, then he would not be the path creator, someone else would have long created it before him.
Ye Li did not need to investigate how Bad Karma #1 had died, he already knew. Everything was included in the Karma that had been sent back.
It was a pity. If he had truly brought Ye Li a great gain, then he may have truly been allowed to live on the side of good Karma.
Ye Li sat between the Good Karma and Bad Karma side while accumulating Karma.
Meanwhile, Yhwh arrived at the Cosmic sect. As in the past, Ying Xiong was still the Sect Master and most powerful being of the Cosmic Sect.
Although the Cosmic Sect was no longer unparalleled, it could still be considered the strongest human force. In addition to the many humans, even some non humans had joined the Cosmic Sect.
As Yhwh arrived, he was able to immediately meet Ying Xiong due to the patriarch's presence.
Yhwh and the patriarch waited in a room for Ying Xiong to arrive.
"This Ying Xiong can never be underestimated. He can be considered the oldest living being in the universe. His knowledge transcends everything we understand." The patriarch warned Yhwh.
Yhwh nodded. He had also heard of such stories. Even when there had been a High sage, before he had been crippled, he had not dared to be rude to Ying Xiong.
There had been no High Sage since, and Ying Xiong was one of the strongest sages in the universe.
There were some ancient sages, but none could even compare to Ying Xiong.
After a moment, Ying Xiong entered the room. He sat across from the two and spoke.
"What brings you two here?"
The patriarch looked at Yhwh, and Yhwh opened his mouth.
However, before he could say a word, Ying Xiong interrupted.
"Ipth patriarch. Leave the room for a moment. I would like to talk to him alone."
The Ipth patriarch looked at Ying Xiong for a moment, hesitating.
"If I wish to harm him, you being here or not being here won't make a difference. I simply want to talk to him about something he may consider personal." Ying Xiong said.
The Ipth patriarch agreed. "Fine."
He left the room, leaving Yhwh and Ying Xiong alone.
Yhwh looked at Ying Xiong, inexplicably looking kind of nervous.
Ying Xiong leaned in. "You're not a cultivator, are you?"
Yhwh shook his head. "No."
Ying Xiong leaned back and nodded. "You know, I've met someone like you once."
Yhwh was shocked and listened intensely.
"It was harder to understand then, but I think I get it more. He had created his own path, and that path is what you know today as cultivation."
Yhwh was silent, and his mind was blank. He couldn't believe it.
Although he had been creating his own path, and he suspected the guy he fought to be the same, he had never even thought about cultivation being someone else's path. It had always seemed like Qi, something naturally created and a part of the universe.
After a few minutes of silence, Yhwh spoke. "Is he still alive?"
Ying Xiong laughed. "Of course. How could he be dead? I may not have seen him in a long time, but even I can understand that it is impossible for him to die. Even if he somehow were to die, we would all know it."
"So what is your path?" Ying Xiong asked. He had a minor understanding of path creators since he had also met the Buddha and had interacted with Will Decipher.
However, Yhwh did not answer.
Ying Xiong scratched his head. "I suppose you don't want to freely share that information. Different from the past, but I guess times are changing. Zhou Fan was quite open about it."
Yhwh had some questions, but Ying Xiong called the patriarch back in.
"Alright. What did you two come to me for?"
Hearing this, Yhwh remembered why he had come here.
"We encountered someone that needs to be found and killed. We would do it ourselves, but there seems to be an organization behind him called the Unknown."
Ying Xiong tilted his head. "Why would we help you?"
Yhwh explained the significance of the enemy.
"He is like me, about what we talked about earlier." Yhwh said.
Ying Xiong's eyes widened. "Interesting. Anything else to add?"
"He gains power by killing people or something like it. He is also extremely talented, and I'm not confident in defeating him alone after our last battle." Yhwh said.
Ying Xiong nodded. "You've fought before? How'd that turn out?"
"I barely defeated him, but he was able to run away after hitting me with some inexplicable move. That move is what I fear most."
"Were you able to see his face?"
Yhwh shook his head. "There was something stopping me from fully analyzing him. All I can say is that if he fully matures, we will all regret it."
Yhwh thought for a moment and nodded. "Alright. We will try to find this person and kill him."
Yhwh released a sigh of relief.
Ying Xiong continued. "However, we have no knowledge of him or his whereabouts, so it is not going to be easy."
Yhwh nodded. He had never expected it to be easy, he was only hoping for a chance.
"In fact, it is basically impossible. But…" Ying Xiong trailed off.
He stood up and walked out of the room. "Follow me."
Yhwh and the patriarch followed Ying Xiong towards an area of the Cosmic sect. Here, the houses were elegant beyond measure, and each residence came with a yard the size of planets.
As they walked, Ying Xiong spoke. "Have you ever heard of Chaos Beasts?"
Yhwh shook his head. He had not had access to much history, especially since much had been lost.
Neither had the Ipth Patriarch, as most knowledge was kept by humans in buildings known as libraries.
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