Chapter 694 Karma
Hu Feng wore a wry smile on her face, "This is the first time I've ever heard the true name of the divine tree."
This statement, however, piqued Chen Yang's interest in Hu Feng's cultivation journey.
Chen Yang had previously examined Hu Feng's true age and, based on her bone density, she appeared to be only in her early thirties.
Even in Chen Yang's eyes, she would be considered a prodigy among martial artists.
But whether it was from their previous fight or their current interaction, Chen Yang felt that her foundational roots were not right.
After asking a few more questions, Chen Yang finally learned that Hu Feng had been enlightened and became a Grandmaster by Saint Moon Divine Venerable.
"Black Crow and I are on good terms. He recommended me. It seems they were losing too many divine envoys before and needed to replenish their numbers."
"Although I am a divine envoy, I have never done anything for Saint Moon Divine Venerable."
Chen Yang believed this part, judging from the look in her eyes, her tone of voice, or the fluctuations in her aura as she spoke, he could sense she was telling the truth.
Chen Yang saw that Hu Feng was troubled. She knew about the Sumeru Mustard Seed Space but had no connection to other matters, and only had a vague understanding of the malevolent energy on the mountain. Chen Yang felt it would be a pity for such a martial artist to perish.
Now that he had to deal with Saint Moon Divine Venerable, if Hu Feng could be turned to his advantage, it would be a very good thing.
However, due to her past identity as a divine envoy, it would likely take considerable effort to truly win her over.
After sizing up Hu Feng from head to toe, Chen Yang simply got up and walked towards Black Crow.
Seeing Chen Yang withdraw his gaze and leave, Hu Feng let out a long sigh of relief. In that instant, Hu Feng could feel that Chen Yang had intended to kill her.
Though it was only for a moment, the icy glare made her feel as if she had been through a frigid cellar.
Chen Yang looked at Black Crow on the ground. Just as he was about to lift him up, Black Crow suddenly turned and gave Chen Yang a cold smile, "Let's die together!"
With that, Black Crow uttered a few strange syllables from his mouth.
Miles away, beneath the glaciers, Saint Moon Divine Venerable felt this syllable and immediately put down the book in his hand.
Black Crow was unlike other divine envoys; he was a true confidant cultivated step by step by Saint Moon Divine Venerable.
Saint Moon Divine Venerable had invested a great deal of effort in Black Crow. Black Crow was originally an ordinary crow, and the resources Saint Moon Divine Venerable had spent from his entry into cultivation to his transformation into human form were immense.
Black Crow also knew many of Saint Moon Divine Venerable's secrets, and therefore, Saint Moon Divine Venerable had placed a curse on him.
As long as Black Crow dared to speak anything related to him, he would be detected.
Black Crow himself was aware of this.
Saint Moon Divine Venerable made a gesture in the air, and the space before him rippled like the surface of water.
White mist began to appear, but at this moment, Saint Moon Divine Venerable sensed the fluctuation of syllables again.
And this time, it was more urgent.
It was as if he was being urged to act.
Saint Moon Divine Venerable immediately understood that Black Crow was signaling him to act.
Such a situation could only arise if he had been captured by someone.
Saint Moon Divine Venerable's expression turned ashen, but he quickly activated the curse within Black Crow.
The explosion generated by the activation of the curse would not only kill Black Crow but also affect any martial artist nearby, regardless of their strength.
Upon sensing the disappearance of the curse, Saint Moon Divine Venerable's heart was immediately stirred.
Saint Moon Divine Venerable did not feel much sadness over the death of divine envoys, as he had not invested much emotion in them.
In the eyes of Saint Moon Divine Venerable, divine envoys were merely experiments.
But Black Crow...
He had contributed, even if not with great merit, and now his sudden departure left Saint Moon Divine Venerable feeling somewhat agitated.
"Who is it!"
Saint Moon Divine Venerable said, and immediately dispersed the white mist before him.
This white mist was originally intended to pinpoint Black Crow's location, but now that Black Crow was undoubtedly dead, its purpose was rendered useless.
However, Saint Moon Divine Venerable did not give up. Instead, he took a bone covered in runes from a nearby pile of miscellaneous items.
Saint Moon Divine Venerable placed a finger on the bone, his skin naturally split, and a drop of golden blood slowly fell onto the bone.
The runes on the bone, as if starved for millennia, immediately devoured the golden blood without a trace.
Saint Moon Divine Venerable held the bone in his hand, and countless ethereal lines immediately filled his vision.
Beneath the glacier, there were countless broken ethereal lines, with only two exhibiting a life force.
One was Saint Moon Divine Venerable himself, and the other was the stone statue outside the door.
The giant within the stone statue, though unable to see these ethereal lines, was immediately awakened by the sudden fluctuation.
After repeatedly probing with his minuscule spiritual power, the giant understood what Saint Moon Divine Venerable was doing.
"You can observe the threads of karma! This should be a secret technique of Leiyin Temple!"
Everyone possessed unique threads of karma. In the giant's memory, eminent monks of Leiyin Temple had used this technique to kill a powerful figure.
However, to master this technique, one required extremely profound Buddhist knowledge.
The giant did not believe that Saint Moon Divine Venerable possessed such profound Buddhist knowledge!
Saint Moon Divine Venerable intended to examine his own threads of karma to see if he could discover who had killed Black Crow.
But as soon as he found Black Crow's thread of karma and tried to delve further, he was blocked as if by a barrier.
Putting down the bone, Saint Moon Divine Venerable slowly said to the giant outside the door, "After the death of eminent Buddhist monks, not only do relics remain, but their entire physical strength can be condensed into a Buddhist bone. I happen to possess a Buddhist bone from an eminent monk of Leiyin Temple."
"Observing these threads of karma is indeed extremely draining on one's spiritual energy!"
Upon hearing this, the giant was greatly shaken.
Leiyin Temple was a holy land for Buddhism. Since the Buddhist bone was condensed from the flesh of an eminent monk, it must be a sacred relic of the temple. Saint Moon Divine Venerable dared to steal a treasure from Leiyin Temple, he was truly audacious. Was he not afraid of being hunted by Buddhist masters from all over the world?
Although Saint Moon Divine Venerable's strength was formidable, in the giant's opinion, opposing the entire Buddhist community was seeking his own doom.
Of course, the giant did not inquire how Saint Moon Divine Venerable obtained the Buddhist bone; he was more interested in what Saint Moon Divine Venerable was investigating.
Using a drop of his own essence blood and countless spiritual energy to investigate the threads of karma must be for something extremely important, yet Saint Moon Divine Venerable seemed to have found no results.
Saint Moon Divine Venerable seemed to sense the giant's thoughts and suddenly asked, "If I told you that someone could conceal their threads of karma, would you believe me?"
This statement immediately stirred up a monumental storm within the giant's heart.