Chapter 251 The Avenue of Cause and Effect
Time flies, and half a year has passed since Shen Mu became the Divine King.

During the past six months, a forbidden area appeared outside the Chiwu Imperial City.

This forbidden area is Shen Mu’s retreat, it is a small world.

There is a quiet valley in the small world.

The bamboo forest in the valley is deep and quiet, with green bamboos standing straight and upright. The bamboo leaves rustle in the breeze.

Through the bamboo forest, you can see a clear lake deep in the forest, and next to the lake is a courtyard with green bricks and black tiles.

Outside this small courtyard, there were two figures standing.

One of them was the fourth prince of the Chiwu clan, who was the powerful man at the peak of the Chaos Realm who had invited Shen Mu from Liyang City.

Standing next to the Fourth Prince was a young girl wearing a light blue dress.

From a distance, she had a graceful figure and beautiful face, but her slightly furrowed brows and slightly nervous expression showed that she was obviously feeling uneasy and nervous.

The Fourth Prince noticed Liyue's nervousness and comforted her softly, "Princess Liyue, there is no need to be so nervous. Your Majesty has a gentle personality and is very easy to get along with."

"If you can become His Majesty's concubine, you will be the most honorable person in the Chiwu clan in the future. If you lose your composure due to nervousness and cause His Majesty to dislike you, then the gain will be more than the loss."

Chiwu Liyue was the concubine chosen by Chiwu for Shen Mu.

Whether in appearance, personality or talent, she is the best among the countless girls of the Chiwu clan.

Although she is now honored as the eldest princess, before that Chiwu Liyue was just a young genius from a branch of the royal family.

Later, as Chiwu Liyue realized her talent and was recognized by the elders of the royal family, she was included in the royal family roster and enjoyed focused training.

Now she was chosen as Shen Mu's concubine, and was given various titles. Not only did she get the title of eldest princess, but her whole family was included in the clan register because of her.

Chiwu Liyue nodded slightly, and the tension in her heart relaxed a little: "Thank you for your comfort, uncle. Liyue will serve you well."

The Fourth Prince nodded slightly, then his expression became serious. He straightened his clothes, stood respectfully outside the door, and knocked gently.

"Your Majesty, I am Chiwu Yichen, and I am here with the pride of our clan, Chiwu Liyue, to seek an audience with you, Your Majesty."

After a moment, Shen Mu's calm voice came from the courtyard: "Come in."

Upon hearing this, the Fourth Prince and Li Yue were delighted and slowly pushed open the gate.

hum!
A special wave spread out, and the consciousness of the two people sank directly into a vast illusion.

I saw countless galaxies moving around me, with billions of stars lined up.

A majestic and vast giant god with a thousand hands and eyes sits above the galaxy, sorting out the order of all things.

"Wake up."

Shen Mu's voice sounded again, and then the illusion was shattered.

They both saw Shen Mu sitting under an ancient bamboo, looking at them, with a clear light flowing in his eyes, exuding a tranquil and vast artistic conception.

"Greetings, Your Majesty!"

Chiwu Yichen hurriedly brought Chiwu Liyue and bowed to Shen Mu.

Then, Chiwu Liyue's soft little hands appeared. In her palms was a light golden scroll with a special seal on it, which completely blocked all the magical fluctuations.

At this time, Chiwu Yichen spoke again: "Your Majesty, this is the magical power of the Great Dao of Karma obtained from the Ancient Heng Dynasty, and I specially come to present it to Your Majesty."

Shen Mu's gaze swept across Chiwu Liyue's face and then fell on the dark golden scroll.

The next moment, the scroll flew out of thin air and hovered in front of Shen Mu.

Pong!
Along with the sound of rising flames, a translucent illusory spiritual fire bloomed out of thin air and burned the seal on the scroll.

Then, a vague and vast wave of cause and effect emanated, and the entire scroll slowly unfolded as Shen Mu's mind moved.

Dazzling golden symbols rose into the air from the scrolls.

If you look closely, you can find that each of these golden symbols is like the phantom of a miniature universe, interwoven with trillions of even smaller three-dimensional secret patterns.

These symbols spread around Shen Mu, as if they were imprinted in the void, connecting with each other to form a special formation.

"The Divine Curse... this name is quite simple."

Shen Mu narrowed his eyes slightly and glanced at the contents of the method.

"It's quite interesting. The effect of this method is somewhat similar to the Seven Arrows Book in mythology. It can curse and kill the opponent by transferring the cause and effect."

After taking a quick look, Shen Mu nodded slightly: "Chiwu clan is thoughtful."

Then, Shen Mu's gaze fell on the girl beside him.

Chiwu Liyue hurriedly and nervously introduced herself: "Your Excellency, my name is Liyue. I am honored to be able to serve you. I hope you will not abandon me."

Sensing Chiwu Liyue's nervousness, Shen Mu smiled silently.

Looking down on the life in the Chaos Realm from the level of the God King Realm, no matter how outstanding the appearance of the Chaos Realm creatures is, they do not look good.

"You can practice with me for now."

As Shen Mu finished speaking, Chiwu Liyue kowtowed quickly: "Yes, Your Majesty."

On the side, the fourth prince Chiwu Yichen also had good eyesight and quickly took his leave.

……

That night, the stars were shining brightly and the ninth moon was across the sky.

In the retreat room in the courtyard, a special "ancient incense" was burning slowly, emitting a special fragrance.

This ancient incense is also extraordinary. Its effect is somewhat similar to the 'Hunyuan Crystal Spirit Fruit' on the Origin Continent. It can make people enter a state of inspiration, but it does not last long.

A stick of incense can only burn for about a hundred days.

However, the quantity of these ancient incense is not small. At least for the divine masters in this world, they are regular resources and can be used at will.

Shen Mu sat upright on a cushion, with the scroll of the divine spell suspended in front of him. Countless golden symbols shone brightly in the void, illuminating the entire quiet room.

After taking a quick look at the contents of this method, Shen Mu learned that the causal path in this world has thirteen major branches.

This method belongs to the cause and effect induction branch of the great way of cause and effect.

"The secret technique I created does not need to be too profound. It only needs to be effective for life in the Transcendent Realm."

"So, there is no need to fully comprehend one branch of the great cause and effect path. As long as you can achieve my requirements, that will be enough."

Shen Mu began to study this method in depth, and his consciousness was immersed in the vast cause and effect. In the blink of an eye, nearly fifty years passed by.

For the strong, the perception of time is not clear.

Even in this world, the powerful gods are limited in their lifespan, and decades are just a blink of an eye.

This day, in a quiet room.

Shen Mu, who had been sitting cross-legged for a long time, suddenly opened his eyes.

Sharp golden divine light intertwined in the depths of Shen Mu's eyes, condensing into countless brilliant cause and effect symbols, surrounding Shen Mu's pupils and forming a dazzling golden ring.

At first glance, it was as if Shen Mu had an extra pair of pupils.

“Is this… the causal line?”

At this time, in Shen Mu's field of vision, he could already see the causal line hidden in the void.

Billions of densely packed silk threads spread out from his body and penetrated deep into the endless void.

These causal lines are thick and thin. The thicker causal lines connect all the people you meet in this world.

Including some people from the Li Yang clan, people from the Chi Wu clan, and many divine realm masters who were seen at the previous ceremony of taking office as masters.

These thicker causal lines are direct causes and effects.

In addition to these thicker causal lines, there are countless more tiny and illusory causal lines. They connect the lives of every Chiwu Dynasty and even affect countless lives in various surrounding countries.

This is indirect cause and effect. Shen Mu thought in his heart: "Although these indirect causes and effects are weak, they also affect my destiny invisibly. The existence of every life is inextricably linked to me."

Among the countless causal lines, there is one that is the thickest, but it is so illusory that it is even difficult to detect.

This special causal line only extended a little from Shen Mu and then disappeared into the void.

This is the causal line between him and his original body far away in the origin continent. The causal relationship of this world and the causal relationship of the original body cannot affect each other, so this causal line is also broken.

“Try causal perception.”

Shen Mu began to try to perceive other people through the causal line. His infinite thoughts condensed into one point, and then his consciousness spread out along the causal line.

First, he perceives those with whom he has a direct causal relationship.

This perception was so clear that he seemed to be able to see their every move, every thought, and he could even influence others through direct cause and effect, such as transmitting sound or casting a killing spell.

At this time, inside the Chiwu clan's ancestral tower, Chiwu Yan's consciousness was completely blurred, and the fluctuations of his own Tao began to spread.

This is Taoization.

The natural death of a master in the divine realm also requires a process, which takes about a hundred years.

Although Chi Wuyan has not yet completely transformed into Taoism, his will has collapsed, and he is no different from death.

"The cycle of life and death is nothing but this."

Shen Mu sighed.

It seems that the people of the Chiwu clan today don’t know that their ancestor in the divine realm has begun to transform into Taoism.

After all, if you don’t reach the level of a Venerable, you won’t be able to withstand the pressure inside the ancestral tower.

"Hmm? This little fellow Li Yangchen actually had an epiphany."

Immediately, Shen Mu focused his attention on Li Yangchen.

As early as the beginning of coming to this world, Shen Mu and Li Yangchen had formed a considerable karmic relationship, and even promised to accept him as his disciple.

Through the Avenue of Cause and Effect, Shen Mu was not only able to see through Li Yangchen's condition, but because Li Yangchen was relatively weak, he could even vaguely see the direction of Li Yangchen's future cause and effect.

Shen Mu said to himself with emotion: "It seems that I really have to accept my first disciple."

……

As soon as Shen Mu walked out of the retreat room, he saw his concubine Li Yue who was meditating in the courtyard.

Chiwu Liyue also noticed that Shen Mu had come out of retreat at the first moment, and quickly stood up from his cross-legged sitting position, bowed to Shen Mu, and said, "Your Excellency."

Shen Mu nodded slightly, his eyes fell on Chiwu Liyue, and commented: "At only over 2,000 years old, you have reached the peak of the Transcendent Realm and have even touched the threshold of the Light Realm. You are pretty good."

Facing Shen Mu's praise, Li Yue quickly said modestly: "Your Excellency, you are too kind. I am a dull girl and still have many shortcomings."

Afterwards, Li Yue expressed some of her doubts about the Origin of Light, hoping to get Shen Mu's guidance.

Shen Mu said helplessly: "I am not practicing the Great Dao of the Origin of Light, so I cannot give you too much guidance."

Then, Shen Mu said: "I have a secret method that can improve others' understanding. Are you willing to practice it?"

This secret method is naturally the secret technique created by Shen Mu in order to extract the spiritual thinking of all living beings. However, it is still in its early version and can only enhance the spiritual thinking. Shen Mu is unable to extract the spiritual thinking of practitioners.

Hearing Shen Mu's words, Li Yue knelt on the ground again and thanked him: "Thank you for the Dharma, Your Excellency."

Shen Mu looked at Li Yue who knelt at every turn and waved his hand, saying, "You are my concubine, not a slave. You don't need to kneel at every turn."

When Li Yue looked up at Shen Mu, her eyes were as bright as autumn water, rippling with water, and her voice was somewhat charming as she said, "I am not yet considered your true concubine, Your Excellency, and I dare not overstep my bounds in the slightest."

This concubine seemed to be warning herself, but in fact she was hinting to Shen Mu that it was time for her to fulfill her duties as a concubine.

Shen Mu took a quick look at Chiwu Liyue. She had crystal clear skin, beautiful features and exquisite curves.

From the perspective of life in the Chaos Realm, appearance is absolutely perfect and has an extremely exquisite beauty.

The lives in this world are all from the chaotic realm, and are generally very good-looking. At least in the ocean of the universe, they are all top-notch in appearance.

However, in Shen Mu's view, Chiwu Liyue has many shortcomings and her life level is not perfect, so she is not very good-looking.

Of course, since Shen Mu had agreed to Chi Wuyan's request, he naturally would not go back on his word.

hum!
Shen Mu raised his hand slightly, and an invisible spiritual fire burned, causing Chiwu Liyue to exclaim in an instant.

The crystal clear, white skin with a faint star-like glow came into Shen Mu's sight, with stunning features and captivating curves.

The next moment, a faint cloud of mist rippled, and the whole small world dimmed.

From a distance, one could only see two candles flickering in the courtyard.

At the same time, there were some weeping sounds, which fluctuated along with the candlelight, as if a goddess was humming softly.

(End of this chapter)