Xu Miaoran focused her vision and realized that the object was a yellow scroll.
The yellow scroll floated in the air, radiating a divine and majestic golden light that instilled awe in all who saw it.
There was also a familiar feeling within the scroll, as if it contained the will of the world.
It was the power of a Great Dao!
“A Dao armament…” Xu Miaoran muttered.
“No, it’s a Dao Art!” a voice boomed.
Tang Jie strode through the air.
As he walked over, he waved his hand, and the yellow scroll flew up to him and rolled itself up.
Holding it, Tang Jie went up to Xu Miaoran’s side.
“Slightly different.” Tang Jie shook the scroll, which vanished in a burst of golden light.
As Tang Jie had said, this was only a Dao Art, the yellow scroll a condensation of Dao power, just like the Infinite Palace was created from Five Elements Dao power.
Tang Jie gathered his Dao power again, reforming the yellow scroll. As Tang Jie slowly unrolled it, it unleashed such a blinding light that Xu Miaoran could barely keep her eyes open. But she could vaguely tell that characters of a language she couldn’t understand flowed across its surface.
Tang Jie explained, “The Dao of Karma decides heaven and earth, planting the seed of cause to obtain the fruit of effect. But in this world with all its countless shifts and transformations, does it make any sense to say that a single cause will produce only one effect? I created this Spring and Autumn Scroll to ensure that cause and effect are maintained, establishing law and order so that Karma is clear and maintained.”
“‘The Spring and Autumn Scroll’,” Xu Miaoran muttered.
Tang Jie then said, “Miaoran, I think it’s time we had a child. Do you want a boy, or a girl?”
Xu Miaoran hadn’t expected this question. After freezing for a moment, she gazed lovingly at her husband and said, “A boy and a girl, ideally twins.”
“A dragon and a phoenix? Wonderful.” Tang Jie smiled. “Then, what are we still waiting for?”
He embraced her and gave her a passionate kiss.
Xu Miaoran went limp in his embrace, and a white fog arose around them, obscuring their figures. Dazed, Xu Miaoran murmured, “Is this… okay…”
“Oh, I still need to do one more thing.”
He waved his hand, calling over the yellow scroll. He began to write on it as he said, “Our children will inherit our best attributes, possessing an outstanding mind and extraordinary appearance, and also have what we don’t have, a kind character and incredible talent. From the moment they are born, they are destined to be the finest geniuses.”
Xu Miaoran was stunned by what she was hearing. “The boy must look like you.”
“Alright, and the girl will look like you,” Tang Jie gently said. While his right hand was busy writing, his left hand began to unclothe Xu Miaoran.
Husband and wife embraced and began to tumble about the river of love. All the while, the Spring and Autumn Scroll radiated its golden light, bearing upon it Tang Jie’s first cause and effect.
The Dao of Karma decided the future by planting the seed of cause to obtain the fruit of effect.
This was different from the Dao of Fate, which required no cause, only effect. This was why it could find the location of the Star Radiant Gate with no evidence, protect the Basking Moon Sect, and produce the same effect despite varying initial causes, such as with the Violet Palace Sublimation Ceremony.
The Dao of Karma wasn’t that strong, and there were many things that it could not do. But this was also why it wasn’t limited to only twelve uses like the Wish Granting Spell. So long as Tang Jie had enough Karma Dao power, he could keep on using this Dao Art.
The Spring and Autumn Scroll could achieve the effects of Fate in a simpler and cheaper way so that he didn’t need to waste the valuable Fate Dao Art.
This made the Fate and Karma Dao Arts complementary and enabled Tang Jie to do many more things.
For example, if Tang Jie wanted a pair of peerless children, he could just use the Spring and Autumn Scroll. Of course, the Dao power he would have to use was enormous.
The fact that he had almost been sucked dry proved how extravagant his desires were, but regardless, it had succeeded.
As it flowed across the Spring and Autumn Scroll, the Karma Tang Jie had planted became as unalterable as the laws of the Heavenly Dao.
Like the Mandate of Heaven!
The yellow scroll was the imperial scroll!
As Tang Jie and Xu Miaoran tangled together, the yellow scroll hung above them as if a symbol of their virility.
At the climax, Tang Jie finally let everything go and poured all of his emotions into the effort. As Xu Miaoran let out a moan of pleasure, the light of the Spring and Autumn Scroll finally faded.
All fell silent.
All was settled!
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After the session, Xu Miaoran had another passionate exchange with Tang Jie before finally letting him go.
In truth, with their bodies, they could have gone three days and three nights. But at their level of cultivation, mortal passions had also fallen away, so mortal pleasures had lost much of their allure.
Thus did the romance of man and woman become so much more ordinary.
But there was another kind of never-before-felt emotion rising up in Xu Miaoran.
The excitement of an expectant mother.
With her cultivation, she could immediately sense when the life Tang Jie had planted within her had begun to bud.
She was so elated that she was no longer in the mood to care about the war.
Fortunately, Tang Jie had finished cultivating, so he once more took up his post, and Xu Miaoran departed to give the good news to Xian Tao and Hong Yuan so that they could celebrate. At the same time, she began to focus on rearing her babies. Of course, this was still a little early, but an excited mother didn’t really care. Not even the protection of the Dao of Karma could be more meaningful than her own personal affection.
Tang Jie could only bitterly smile and let Xu Miaoran go about her business, as he had a lot of business on his plate.
Once Xu Miaoran was gone, Tang Jie waved his hand, and the Flame Celestial Sovereign appeared in front of him in a burst of flame.
“Greetings, Master!” the Flame Celestial Sovereign respectfully said.
“How is the mission I tasked you with?” Tang Jie asked.
The Flame Celestial Sovereign replied, “Everything has been done as you commanded. Blood River and the others have gathered at the Myriad Rivers region, waiting for their chance to strike. So long as Master and the other powerhouses attack, and then I work from within, we will definitely be able to take them down. At that time, no matter what tricks that Blood River has, it will all be over once he dies in battle.”
Tang Jie indifferently replied, “That would naturally be for the best. If that’s the case, let’s set the date for three days from now. At that time, I, Martial Ancestor, and the others from the various sects will come together and strike. In addition, I will also call out the Azure Dragon, Lithos Dragon, and Vermillion Bird, and have Guang Yuan join in as well. Even without me and Martial Ancestor, we will have double the number of Earth Immortals.”
“Indeed! Our side is bound to win this battle!” the Flame Celestial Sovereign excitedly said.
Tang Jie glanced at him and silently nodded.
As the Flame Celestial Sovereign’s projection disappeared, Tang Jie fell into deep thought.
With a flip of his hand, he produced the Spring and Autumn Scroll.
Alas, while it was a good Dao Art, he couldn’t use it like the Wish Granting Spell. If he asked whether the Flame Celestial Sovereign had betrayed him or not, there would be no answer.
But Tang Jie could use it indirectly, like by guaranteeing a smooth victory.
Thus, he began to write about the battle three days from now at the Myriad Rivers.
Because the Rosecloud Domain had brought all of its elite forces, Tang Jie sought the fruit of certain victory.
If this was a success, then it wouldn’t matter that the Flame Celestial Sovereign was a traitor.
But as he raised his brush to write, an immense fear overtook him.
This feeling came from the depths of his mind and made Tang Jie shiver.
This was…
Tang Jie was startled and confused.
Tang Jie found it impossible to explain this bizarre feeling, and then a moment later, he felt a grave sense of danger.
It spread over his entire body, making his blood go cold.
At that moment, something had profoundly affected him.
It was only a momentary feeling, but it bit down to the very bone, making even his True God shiver.
He looked around, but found nothing suspicious. He once again turned his attention to the Spring and Autumn Scroll.
The Spring and Autumn Scroll was the same as ever, Tang Jie’s first line of Karma still shining at the very top.
Tang Jie slowly raised his finger and once more began to write about the battle of Myriad Rivers.
As he wrote more and more, the Spring and Autumn Scroll grew brighter and brighter, its light engulfing Tang Jie.
Tang Jie found that each word he wrote was extremely exhausting, as if it weighed a thousand tons.
“What’s going on?” Tang Jie frowned. “Why is there so much repulsion from the Spring and Autumn Scroll? Are there too many great powers involved in the battle such that even the Spring and Autumn Scroll can’t endure the strain?”
Everything depended on power, whether it was Fate or Karma. The stronger the object being influenced and the greater the effect desired required the corresponding amount of power.
Tang Jie wanted to use the Spring and Autumn Scroll to decide victory, but nearly twenty Immortals were involved, including a True Immortal and two Earth Immortals with the power of True Immortals. Was this something a single Spring and Autumn Scroll could influence? Even if the balance of power was clear and the cause and effect easy to see, it was still a vast sea of influence being applied.
Tang Jie had believed he was strong enough to apply this power, but now, it seemed like he was wrong.
As the Spring and Autumn Scroll grew brighter and brighter, Tang Jie was ultimately unable to write this second line of Karma and had to put his hand down.
In this way, this method of probing the battle three days from now had failed.
As he was thinking of some other idea, Tang Jie’s mind trembled.
A sliver of will entered his mind.
It was the will of the original body in the Nether Domain, but this mental link was completely different from before!