Chapter 1206: Seeking an Answer

He still had no concept of it for the time being, and most of his attention was absorbed by the third point.

The two words "karma" made He Lingchuan shudder.

Whether it was the gods and immortals of the past, or the cultivators of today, they were all afraid of being tainted by karma.

The so-called "one reaps what one sows" applies to all living beings.

Karma, at its root, is the power of cause and effect.

So many tragedies have occurred in the past surrounding the Luo Sheng Armor; in essence, it is the entanglement and mutual nourishment of the evil karma between the evil armor and its host that breeds such terrifying cause and effect.

After the Great Fanghu obtained the Luo Sheng Armor, it washed away the old sins; but He Lingchuan didn't expect that when the Great Fanghu gave it to him again, the battle armor still retained its original characteristics.

Why?

He deduced in his heart that perhaps the power of cause and effect itself was one of the most powerful laws, and even the Great Fanghu could not deprive it of it.

He muttered to himself: "Karma? This battle armor can still absorb karma."

When the mirror heard this, it said "aiya": "No way, you dare to touch such a terrifying thing? Why don't you stop wearing this armor?"

How terrible is karma? Just look at the fate of the past owners of the Luo Sheng Armor, and you'll know.

Its master is so smart, he wouldn't repeat other people's mistakes, right?

"Can't take it off." He Lingchuan tried, but this battle armor was shameless and clung to him, refusing to come off. But with a thought, he could put it into his body.

This point was the same as the Floating Life Blade.

In other words, he could dress as usual, and it wouldn't interfere with bathing or scrubbing; when fighting, he could cover himself in armor in one second.

It was very convenient.

The Soul-Absorbing Mirror worried: "Then what should we do?"

"Just wear it." He was optimistic by nature; if he couldn't take it off, he'd just wear it for now. "Karma isn't just about sin."

In fact, he had already felt a trace of power from the battle armor; although it was little, it existed.

This kind of power was the first time he had come into contact with it, and it actually possessed both ethereal and vast attributes, and it also made him feel particularly warm.

Like sunshine.

But he could feel that once this power gathered together, whether it was gathering sand into a tower, accumulating stones into a mountain, or being broad and majestic, there was no end to it.

It couldn't be said clearly, and it couldn't be explained.

Was this the power the Black Dragon had once felt? He Lingchuan couldn't figure it out; this battle armor had clearly just been washed and renewed by the Great Fanghu, and everything of the past should have been cut off.

He had always been at ease with the Great Fanghu's work.

But where did this trace of power come from?

He had only been wearing the battle armor for a short while, and he was already starting to be tainted by cause and effect?

He Lingchuan felt a little uneasy, and suddenly remembered that someone had once told him that he needed a good armor.

"A precious armor should have a name." This battle armor had been washed by Chaos and had broken with the past; it shouldn't continue to be called the Luo Sheng Armor.

It, like the broken blade of the past, longed for a brand-new beginning.

He Lingchuan raised the Floating Life Blade and tapped the heart scale twice with the back of the blade.

Clang, clang, crisp and murderous.

"You shall be called the Qiang Dragon Armor."

As soon as the words fell, every armor plate on the battle armor opened slightly, and then slowly stuck together, like a living thing.

It reacted to the new name.

He Lingchuan took out the Soul-Absorbing Mirror and turned it into a mirror shield half a person tall.

While looking in the mirror, he adjusted the style of the battle armor on his body to make it more to his liking.

A dozen breaths later, no one could link it to the Luo Sheng Armor again.

He Lingchuan's heart moved, and he suddenly took out a mask and put it on, covering his face.

The black-armored man in the mirror immediately became very strange.

Both majestic and dangerous.

He hooked his finger at the mirror, and the black-armored warrior in the mirror also tilted his head at him and hooked his finger.

The mirror flattered: "Your disguise is really good, even I can't recognize you."

He Lingchuan laughed, and the sound didn't come from the mask, but was filtered through the Qiang Dragon Armor, sounding particularly low.

A perfect tool for committing crimes.

Footsteps came from outside, and He Lingchuan walked toward the door, and the Qiang Dragon Armor disappeared at the same time; he was still in casual clothes.

This way of putting on and taking off was too convenient; General Hong's battle armor seemed to be like this too, and the style could even change.

&&&&& Shumin Academy, the sound of reading was loud.

He Lingchuan grabbed a handful of grain and leaned against the tree trunk outside the classroom to feed the birds.

Sparrows and pigeons arrived first, followed by various birds whose names he couldn't call, colorful.

Even the big white geese in the river waddled ashore to grab food.

Everywhere there were ancient trees, blue bricks, large stones, and houses; He Lingchuan was always particularly relaxed here.

The academy was originally a quiet and pure place, making people feel peaceful.

After finally waiting for the end of the class, the children were like chickens out of a cage, swarming out with a "whoosh," everywhere was buzzing.

The originally solemn academy was immediately filled with childish words.

Master Sun also walked out of the classroom, her dress the same color as the falling apricot blossoms, covered with a milky white hidden-pattern vest; when she smiled, she was soft and warm, the kind that any man would dream of.

"Kept you waiting." When she was in class, she saw He Lingchuan outside through the window. "General He, why do you have time to find me today?"

He Lingchuan had just been promoted by Zhong Shengguang to "Tiger Wing General," leading five thousand troops, and was busy with military affairs.

Panlongcheng implemented Zhong Shengguang's will and entered a rhythm of sharpening weapons and horses; the integration and training of the army, as well as other miscellaneous affairs, were enough to keep He Lingchuan busy.

The number of times Master Sun saw him recently had clearly decreased again.

"I'm really sorry! I've been really busy lately." He Lingchuan knew the principle that courtesy costs nothing, and started with a beautiful black-bottomed red-lacquered food box. "An apology to the Master."

The food box was not only huge, but also had five layers, and there were fine lacquer paintings on the lid.

Giving gifts was domineering and had a special style.

"Oh my, Pearl Restaurant?" Master Sun recognized it as soon as she saw the box.

"The full set of snacks from Pearl Restaurant, from classic to new, a total of thirty-six pairs, are all the favorites of the academy masters."

Master Sun smiled: "General He is getting better and better at giving gifts."

This gift was not just for her.

The box was too big, so He Lingchuan carried it for her, entered the teaching building, and said that Master Sun invited everyone to eat snacks.

The three snack masters of Pearl Restaurant had just returned from studying abroad, and their patterns, flavors, and packaging were all innovative, easily setting off a craze in Panlongcheng.

The masters of Shumin Academy had also been frequent visitors there recently, and when they saw the gifts, they were all beaming and thanked the two of them one after another.

Seeing her colleagues eating snacks, Master Sun pulled He Lingchuan to the courtyard under the tree, glanced at him and said: "For the sake of you earning me enough face, if you have anything to say, say it."

He Lingchuan was solemn: "Master's eyes are like torches, nothing can be hidden from you."

"The next class is about to start."

The Master meant, I'm very busy, speak quickly if you have anything to say.

"Master is knowledgeable, I want to ask about karma and cause and effect." After saying that, He Lingchuan took out a small box of almond crisps from his storage ring and gave it to her, only four small pieces in total, which a girl could eat in one bite.

The snacks he gave to his sweetheart were of course more exquisite.

The color of the crisp was unexpectedly matched with the apricot blossoms in the courtyard.

"Ask me?" Master Sun wondered, "Why do you ask this?"

"How can a cultivator not ask?" He Lingchuan was righteous, "Look at the environment around us, look at how many killings I have to commit on the battlefield."

The recovery of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth was beneficial to the cultivation of our generation, and it was indeed very soon that we would come into contact with deeper problems, or troubles, than before.

"Hmm..." Master Sun picked up an almond crisp, and her eyes narrowed. Delicious! "For this question, you'd better ask Dean Xu."

Xu Shichu could serve as the dean of Shumin Academy, and was naturally knowledgeable. Before He Lingchuan caused a scene in the Heavenly Palace, he had asked him to calculate the changes in the stars, and there was indeed not a single mistake.

Otherwise, He Lingchuan would have been gone long ago.

"Dean Xu just returned from Xicheng today, I'll take you to see him."

He Lingchuan was polite and never asked for help empty-handed, so he pulled Master Sun to prepare a meeting gift first, and then found Xu Shichu.

Master Sun's next class had to be entrusted to other masters.

In He Lingchuan's impression, Dean Xu was a busy man. The teaching outlines of all academies and schools in the Panlong Wasteland and Maohe Plain were all grasped by him. Except for Zhong Shengguang who always asked him to discuss affairs, Xu Shichu also often went on business trips.

However, when Master Sun took him to find the small courtyard where Xu Shichu worked, this venerable dean was bending over with his trousers rolled up, weeding in the vegetable field.

Master Sun was already used to it: "Dean Xu, General He is looking for you."

"Oh?" At this time, He Lingchuan was no longer the little soldier of the past, and Xu Shichu and he always met at the meetings of the government office, and they were no longer strangers to each other. Xu Shichu pointed to the stone table and chairs under the eaves, "A rare guest, sit!"

Master Sun smiled: "You guys talk, I still have class." After saying that, she glanced at He Lingchuan and turned to leave.

He Lingchuan sat on the stone stool and watched Xu Shichu flick a snail on the vegetable leaf with a finger.

"Dean Xu still has this leisure."

"Do some work, relax your mind." Xu Shichu smiled, "You don't practice in Ximoling, but run to see me farming?"

"I have something to ask."

"Say it, say it." Xu Shichu continued to pull weeds, not treating him as an outsider.

"The recovery of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is beneficial to our generation's cultivation." He Lingchuan asked immediately, "But cultivators are most afraid of being tainted by karma. Like our generation leading troops to kill enemies, not only rolling in the red dust, but also killing several times in the sea of corpses and mountains of blood. Acting like this, it is inevitable to be tainted by karma, right?"

"Inevitable, of course inevitable." Xu Shichu laughed, "Karma, very few people in the world can understand it. I have read the lectures left by ancient immortals, talking about the cycle of cause and effect, the clarity of heaven's principles, even those earth-shattering figures have to be careful."

"If you are tainted by too much karma, how can you cultivate?"

Xu Shichu pulled out two dandelions: "Although they are weeds, they can also be soaked in water to drink. Let me ask you—"

Before he finished speaking, the courtyard door creaked, and someone else came in.

He Lingchuan looked back and saw the visitor wearing a mask and a light red battle armor.

It was General Hong who had come.

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