"What exactly are you saying, Master?" Tang Chuanwu thought he must be hallucinating, as the words he spoke were illogical and incoherent. How could Master Lu possibly believe him?

Lu Yang looked into Tang Chuanwu’s eyes and repeated himself seriously.

"I believe."

Tang Chuanwu’s lips trembled, unsure whether he was laughing or crying: "You believe me, someone really believes me, I wasn’t lying..."

The opportunity he discovered to possess the Time Retrospection ability stemmed from an attack targeting his sister. In the second reincarnation, he excitedly held his sister back, telling her you are in danger if you go out, you will be killed, you can’t go out.

However, what he got in return was his sister’s look of astonishment.

His sister didn’t believe him and died in the second reincarnation.

After that, he tried to save others with his Time Retrospection ability, warning them of future dangers, advising them not to take certain actions. Even when the future events confirmed his words, the result was only increased distrust.

In subsequent reincarnations, he calmed down and learned to save people using the differences in information and lies.

This time, he had an emotional breakdown and had no choice but to reveal the truth to Lu Yang. He thought Master Lu, like everyone else, wouldn’t believe him at all, yet Master Lu believed him.

Finally, someone believed him.

The clue about the Time Dao Fruit user has finally been found.

"Sit down, don’t rush, take your time to talk. What exactly happened today, and how did you know about it?"

𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

Lu Yang quietly channeled spiritual essence into Tang Chuanwu to stabilize his emotions.

He could feel Tang Chuanwu’s pulse racing, the frequency terribly high, reaching the limit of what a mortal can withstand, indicating how agitated he had been.

Or perhaps how desperate.

Of course, Lu Yang would believe him; Tang Chuanwu appearing before him at this particular time point was evidence itself.

At this time, Tang Chuanwu should have been far away in Lotus City and not supposed to be here.

His presence here could only mean one thing—he knew what the future would bring.

The incoherent words that followed from Tang Chuanwu further confirmed Lu Yang’s suspicions.

With Lu Yang’s reassurance, Tang Chuanwu gradually calmed down.

"Master Lu, a major catastrophe is about to happen in the city. Everyone will become extremely indifferent. I don’t know what’s going on, but it must be related to the Ruthless Sect," he said.

"And the Skull Divine Sect’s Master, I don’t know how, but he’s resurrected and has become the White Skeleton Champion. The White Skeleton Champion is no match for you."

"Later on, two Elders and the Vice Sect Hierarch of the Ruthless Sect showed up. That Vice Sect Hierarch is incredibly powerful; he even wanted to move Kaihuang City. Neither you nor Master Meng could match him."

"Also, Queer... a Golden Core cultivator will abduct her."

Lu Yang quietly listened to Tang Chuanwu’s description, then extended two fingers and looked into Tang Chuanwu’s eyes.

"I only have two questions. First, how did you come to know all of this?"

"I can..." Tang Chuanwu began to speak, wanted to say Time Retrospection, but then suddenly remembered that once he said it, time would rewind again.

"Is it Time Retrospection?" Lu Yang asked calmly.

The chair clattered to the ground as Tang Chuanwu abruptly stood up, looking incredulously at Master Lu.

Tang Chuanwu dared not confirm nor deny, worried that either answer might trigger the Time Retrospection.

"Immortal Fairy, what’s going on here? If Tang Chuanwu can perform Time Retrospection, why isn’t the Time Dao Fruit with him?"

Immortal Fairy Eternity had clearly checked; there was no Time Dao Fruit on Tang Chuanwu.

Inside the Spiritual Space, Immortal Fairy Eternity sat cross-legged on the Lotus Platform, idly swinging a little foot back and forth.

"Hmm~ Since he doesn’t have the Time Dao Fruit, there’s another possibility. The user of the Time Dao Fruit might have applied its power to him."

"What do you mean?"

"You remember what Immortal I told you, don’t you? If I wish, I can use the Eternity Dao Fruit to make everyone in the world immortal."

Lu Yang recalled, "You also said that the Dao Fruit itself represents a rule. Whether you apply that rule to yourself or to everyone else is entirely up to you."

Immortal Fairy Eternity was pleased that Lu Yang remembered her words: "The Time Dao Fruit works the same way. Its user can apply the ’Time Retrospection’ rule to this Tang fellow."

"So it’s like that," Lu Yang was astonished, he had only heard the Immortal talk about it casually and hadn’t given it much thought before. Now, seeing Tang Chuanwu possess such a heaven-defying ability, he realized Immortals indeed were extraordinary beings.

"It seems like my guess was correct; you do have the ability for Time Retrospection."

Seeing Tang Chuanwu still hesitant, Lu Yang nodded, "It seems you’re not unwilling to admit it, but rather you can’t say it out loud."

"Will you die, or will time rewind... Never mind, that’s not important."

"Second question, before the Ruthless Sect appeared, you went through five reincarnations. Did anything happen to you that requires my help?"

Tang Chuanwu’s eyes widened in shock. Master Lu actually retained memories from his previous reincarnations!

The reason he hadn’t mentioned the sand wolf attack was that he felt such an incident couldn’t be changed. After seeing Master Lu, all his previous thoughts were overturned.

"Yes, our team was attacked by sand wolves on the way to Lotus City, and only I survived and escaped!"

"I see." Lu Yang finally understood why he was caught in the cycle of reincarnation today.

He crossed his arms and propped up his head, "Then let me ask you, are you willing to save them?"

"I am willing!"

Lu Yang stood up and caressed the Green Peak Sword, it seemed this reincarnation had people coming over for nothing.

"Then you initiate time retrospection, and I will go rescue your team."

As Lu Yang looked on in astonishment, Tang Chuanwu pulled out the dagger from his waist and stabbed directly into his chest without any hesitation.

...

Tang Chuanwu suddenly awoke to find himself riding a camel, the conversation with Master Lu felt like a dream.

"Little Tang, what’s wrong?" The medicine shop owner noticed something odd with Tang Chuanwu and signaled for the caravan to stop.

"Owner, the sand wolves have marked us," Tang Chuanwu calmly took out a string of Buddha Beads from his chest, snapping it with two fingers as he extracted it.

"I had the fortune of encountering Master Duanchen welcoming guests. These Buddha Beads were given to me by Master Duanchen, and they will alert me when danger is near."

"What?!" Seeing Tang Chuanwu’s serious manner, the medicine shop owner did not doubt him.

Facing a pack of sand wolves would mean almost certain death for a caravan like theirs.

"Don’t panic, let’s continue moving forward and not let the sand wolves notice anything unusual," Tang Chuanwu, experienced in dealing with sand wolves, gave instructions. "We’ll hold off the pack. Someone will come to save us."

If they showed a defensive stance now, the sand wolves would notice their failed ambush and attack directly. Continuing forward might delay their assault.

"Okay, okay." The medicine shop owner was flustered and had no choice but to follow his lead.

The camel caravan slowly moved on.

"It’s the sand wolves!" Suddenly, someone with sharp eyes shouted, and the team immediately fell into chaos.

Sand wolves, with only their nostrils showing as they looked up from being buried in the sand, suddenly burst out of the desert and pounced on the caravan.

"Prepare yourselves! Don’t panic!" The medicine shop owner drew his sword to defend.

Tang Chuanwu, riding a camel and heading straight for the Wolf King, had his physique greatly enhanced by a drop of Lu Yang’s blood, which strengthened his tendons and bones. Coupled with the secret practice of Long Arm Boxing, his combat capabilities were far superior to the medicine shop owner.

Even with Tang Chuanwu holding off the Wolf King, the rest of the people quickly found themselves in a standstill.

Not that Tang Chuanwu was faring any better. He was, after all, just a mortal. How could he be a match for the Wolf King, with its Cultivation of Qi Consummation?

"Tang boy, where is this savior you mentioned!" the medicine shop owner, running out of strength, shouted loudly. At this rate, none of them would be able to escape.

Hearing the owner’s question, Tang Chuanwu’s expression became vacant for a moment.

Why hadn’t Master Lu arrived yet? Was it because they were too far from Kaihuang City? Or was the last reincarnation just a hopeless dream? Would anybody really believe him?

Seeing his opportunity, the Wolf King roared and lunged at Tang Chuanwu.

"Tang boy, watch out!"

Snapped back to reality, Tang Chuanwu quickly raised his defenses, but it was too late. The Wolf King bit his knife, knocking him off the camel.

A man and a wolf wrestled in the sand. During the struggle, Tang Chuanwu’s strength began to wane.

Suddenly, a surge of Sword Qi pierced the Wolf King’s head, with the sword tip stopping mere inches from Tang Chuanwu.

Swish, swish, swish—

The person was yet to arrive, but his sword was already at work.

Sword Qi fell like rain over the desert, and the pack of sand wolves was impaled by each strike, killed in an instant. In just a moment, the entire wolf pack was decimated.

The sword-wielding Immortal flew in with the sun behind him. Amidst the shocked gaze of onlookers, he landed and pulled Tang Chuanwu to his feet.

"I’m here."