325: Let's play along! (I can't write anymore)

Yet, the temptation of the treasure was simply too great!

"Forget it. Since Karma has already been established, if I don't resolve it completely, it may lead to trouble in the future."

Zhuge Mingyi's eyes flickered as he weighed the pros and cons in his heart, finally making up his mind.

"It would be better to cooperate with the Li Family to strangle this boy in the cradle and eliminate future troubles!"

Having figured this out, he raised his head again, a smile of relief appearing on his face.

"Fellow Daoist Li Daoxuan, your words are not without reason. This boy's heart is crooked; the strange treasure falling into his hands would only be a pearl covered in dust. As Cultivators, we cannot sit idly by, but..."

Zhuge Mingyi changed the subject: "This person has strange methods and was even able to escape from you, Fellow Daoist. It seems his capabilities are extraordinary, so this matter requires careful deliberation before we act."

Li Daoxuan saw that Zhuge Mingyi had agreed; he was overjoyed, knowing the other party had fallen into the trap, and immediately said:

"Naturally! As for how to proceed, I am willing to let Elder Zhuge Mingyi take the lead! My Li Family will bear all the necessary resources!"

"Good!"

The two reached a preliminary agreement and prepared to discuss the details further.

But just at this moment, Zhuge Mingyi, who was in the seat of honor, suddenly changed his expression; he sensed that the Karma related to himself had just been disturbed!

As a practitioner of the Heavenly Secret Art, he immediately made an instinctive reaction!

A flash of extremely profound golden-white light suddenly passed through his eyes, and in the depths of his pupils, countless fine runes seemed to flow, emerging and disappearing.

He did not make any movements, but his entire aura instantly became ethereal and distant, as if he had formed some kind of resonance with the surrounding world in the dark.

In Zhuge Mingyi's "field of vision," a large web, with himself as the core, was trembling slightly.

This large web spread out into the endless void, complex to the point of being indescribable in words; it was the great web of Karma.

This web was invisible and intangible, impossible for ordinary people to perceive; it was woven from countless "Karmic threads" emitting various colors of spiritual light.

Each thread represented a connection or bond he had with some person, event, object, or even a thought from the outside world.

Some threads were thick and bright, others thin and dim, but they recorded his entire past and could also faintly allow him to glimpse certain possibilities of the future.

At this moment, in an inconspicuous area of this web, a Karmic thread that was originally extremely dim and almost broken suddenly reconnected, then fluctuated and flickered violently.

And when Zhuge Mingyi cast his gaze upon it, he could detect wisps of cold malice from it!

"A Karmic warning?" Zhuge Mingyi felt suspicious and uncertain in his heart: "With such great malice, who is trying to plot against me?"

He pinched his fingers to calculate, and then his eyes widened.

It was that person!

How could he have tracked it back to me so quickly?

"And it looks like he not only developed killing intent towards me but is also trying to scheme and plot against me!"

Beyond the shock, Zhuge Mingyi became even more certain of Li Daoxuan's judgment.

"To react so quickly and even lock onto me directly—this is definitely not something an ordinary Mid-stage Golden Core can do! It must be that strange treasure on him at work!"

"Perhaps that treasure even has the ability to warn him, allowing him to detect the traces of being calculated, thereby tracing back to this faint Karmic connection with me."

"However..." A trace of contempt and greed flashed in Zhuge Mingyi's eyes.

"This boy's understanding of the Dao of Karma is clearly very shallow! He actually doesn't know that harboring malice towards a practitioner of the Heavenly Secret Art, especially when intending to carry out targeted schemes, will create a 'Cause'."

"And once this strong 'Cause' is created, it is like throwing a giant rock into a calm lake; it will inevitably stir up conspicuous ripples on the Karmic level, which we can perceive!"

"This is simply exposing his own shortcomings, a flaw delivered right to my doorstep!"

"This is truly a god-given opportunity!"

Zhuge Mingyi's heart burned with heat.

"Since this boy has exposed himself and intends to scheme against me, why shouldn't I follow the vine to find the melon and play along with his scheme!"

He composed his mind, the strange phenomenon in his eyes dissipated, and he looked at the puzzled Li Daoxuan, taking the initiative to speak: "Brother Daoxuan, just now I had a feeling that the thief seems to have discovered my existence, has developed killing intent towards me, and is trying to plot something."

Upon hearing this, Li Daoxuan was shocked at first, then the killing intent in his eyes grew even stronger.

"Oh? Is that so? It seems he must be dealt with even more!"

Zhuge Mingyi's eyes flashed with the light of wisdom, looking as if he had everything under control.

"Since he has fallen into the trap, we can play along with his scheme!"

...

Just as they were plotting how to deal with Lu Ming.

On the other side, in the depths of the core main hall of a Cultivator Family's territory in a certain part of the Northern Territory, where Spiritual Qi was abundant and pavilions stretched continuously.

"Father! You must uphold justice for me and avenge Hong'er!!!"

A shrill, hoarse wail broke the usual dignity and solemnity of the palace.

This crying was truly enough to make listeners tear up and feel sad; those who didn't know would have thought this person's father had died!

The one emitting this wail was a "humanoid object" lying on a jade couch in the center of the hall, wrapped tightly in layers of bandages, with only its eyes barely visible.

Through the gaps in the bandages, one could vaguely see the bruised, swollen skin and dried bloodstains underneath.

This person was none other than the "famous" playboy of a noble Family within a radius of thousands of miles — Duan Hong.

His "fame" did not stem from his own cultivation.

After all, it was well known that his cultivation was hard-stacked with resources, but even so, it was barely at the Foundation Establishment stage.

His playboy status stemmed from his enviable and awe-inspiring Family background.

He was the only son of the current patriarch of the "Duan Family," a Golden Core Family with a Legacy spanning nearly a thousand years, under the jurisdiction of the blessed land "Qingming Immortal Sect"!

Born with a silver spoon in his mouth, Duan Hong's life had been a smooth road since the moment he was born.

He could take whatever he wanted from the Family's resources, ate delicacies and Spirit Pills like meals, and had protectors following him wherever he went.

In this area radiated by the Duan Family's influence, he could almost walk sideways.

Over time, this fostered his arrogant and domineering nature.

His biggest hobby on weekdays was gathering a bunch of lackeys to seek pleasure in various Immortal markets and cities, and occasionally "bullying men and oppressing women," acting with complete lawlessness; he was truly a local scourge, hated by everyone and even dogs.

Yet, precisely because of his status as the Young Lord of the Duan Family, no one dared to provoke Duan Hong.

Moreover, Duan Hong himself was not entirely brainless; he knew deeply who could be bullied to death and who absolutely could not be provoked.

Therefore, he had never truly kicked an iron plate.

But this unexpected disaster was, in his view, simply inconceivable and absurd!

He seemed to have been "honey-trapped"!