Chapter 1146: Chapter 1145: Forgotten

Jin Caiwei had not expected that after so much hassle, it was all due to her own clan’s foolish actions.

How embarrassing it was.

"Behave yourself, if I hear any more tales about cursed Recording Orbs bringing misfortune in the black market, you’ll have me to answer to!" Jin Caiwei glared fiercely at Stone Master.

The Qiongqi Clan had never had a good reputation, having been reduced to one of the Four Evils, notoriously named Qiong Xiong. Now that the Recording Orb business was just taking off in the Cultivation World, if word about Stone Master’s actions got out, outsiders could only guess what malicious speculations would arise about the Qiongqi Clan.

"Forget it, forget it, Senior Caiwei, please calm down."

Lu Yang quickly stepped forward to soothe Jin Caiwei, seeing that Little Tiger was genuinely infuriated, possibly enough to strike Stone Master at any moment.

Stone Master, merely at the Golden Core Early Stage, certainly wouldn’t withstand a blow from Little Tiger.

"Look on the bright side, at least no one is using the Recording Orbs to cast Curse Techniques, right?"

The idea of the Recording Orb was Lu Yang’s creation, and regardless of his identity as the Young Sect Master and a Pillar State Minister, Lu Yang held favor with the entire Qiongqi Clan, and his words were highly effective on Jin Caiwei.

"Please, calm yourself, I assure you it will not happen again!" Stone Master gave a forced smile, gratefully looking at Lu Yang.

"Alright, alright, let’s go." Jin Caiwei huffed angrily as she left Stone Master’s residence, transforming back into the Qiongqi totem.

The women struggled to hold back their laughter, not daring to laugh for fear of provoking Little Tiger to scratch them.

...

Western Paradise Temple, Mahavira Hall.

The sleeping Buddha opened his eyes, showing a strange expression.

"Has something been changed?"

He stretched out his golden Buddha hand, and with a grasp in the void, a Dao Fruit, resembling condensed golden river water, appeared in his hand.

He activated the Time Dao Fruit and stepped alone into the current of time, with infinite time swirling around him, like a moment yet also like an eternity.

"Strange, time has not retrospected, is it my misconception?"

Time Immortal paced back and forth in the Mahavira Hall, somewhat confused, though his intuition was not as accurate as Immortal Fairy’s, it rarely misled him.

"Immortal Fairy should be in the Seek Dao Sect, and Daoist Yun Zhi too. I’ll ask them."

Time Immortal rose and flew towards the Seek Dao Sect.

This was his first time leaving the Mahavira Hall in three hundred thousand years.

...

Soybean Dynasty Ancestor Temple.

"Senior Caiwei, what do you think about filling the empty spaces in the temple walls with biscuits and then coating them with syrup?" Yun Mengmeng cheerfully squatted next to Jin Caiwei in a corner.

The previously sullen Jin Caiwei, having heard Yun Mengmeng’s suggestion, redirected her attention and started to think seriously.

"That is indeed a good idea, using syrup alone to fill the holes is a bit too sweet."

"Let’s go, let’s research what kind of biscuits would be suitable."

"Fairy, are you pondering some issue?" Lu Yang noticed that Immortal Fairy had been frequently zoning out ever since she returned from Jin’an City.

For instance, now Immortal Fairy sat on the bed with legs crossed, hands clasped, and brow furrowed, appearing to be deep in thought.

"Little Yang, why does this Immortal have such a poor memory at such a young age? I always feel like I’m forgetting something."

"What have you forgotten?"

"Little Yang is really silly. If this Immortal knew what he had forgotten, how could it still be called forgetting?"

"Actually, I also always feel like I forgot something," Lu Yang said, somewhat embarrassed.

"Do both the Fairy and the Junior Brother also feel like they’ve forgotten something?" A chill voice arose beside Lu Yang and the Immortal Fairy, startling Lu Yang into a shudder.

"Eldest Senior Sister!"

Lu Yang thought it would have been nice if Eldest Senior Sister had given a heads-up before arriving; it was quite frightening.

"Wait, too?"

Lu Yang noticed the word usage of Eldest Senior Sister.

"So you mean to say Eldest Senior Sister, you also forgot something?"

"My intuition is seldom wrong," Time Immortal appeared in the Spiritual Space. After he had arrived at the Seek Dao Sect, he had only found Yun Zhi and hadn’t located the Immortal Fairy.

Yun Zhi also sensed something unusual, so she and Time Immortal returned to Buddha Country.

"Did something happen?"

Lu Yang dropped his playful attitude and his expression turned serious. All four of them sensed something unusual—it likely couldn’t just be described as a mere illusion.

"Please, take a seat first." Immortal Fairy, being very polite, knew guests shouldn’t stand at home; thus, she conjured two beds for Miss Yun and Time Immortal to sit on. Then, she patted her own bed, gesturing for Lu Yang to sit beside her.

Time Immortal spoke first, "Just now, while I was taking a nap in the Mahavira Hall, a thought suddenly emerged, unprovoked. I always felt like time underwent some unknown changes."

"Was it a time retrospection?"

Time Immortal shook his head, rejecting Lu Yang’s idea, "No, I pushed the Time Dao Fruit with full power to check. The rivers of time flowed onward, with no signs of regression, meaning no time retrospection occurred."

"Besides, only the Time Dao Fruit is capable of time retrospection, not even a Dao Fruit Outline can do it. If it really happened, it could only be done by me."

"Originally, I thought it was an illusion, but I felt something was off, so I visited Daoist Yun Zhi. She mentioned that she seemed to have lost a patch of memory, but upon careful reflection, she found her memories were coherent and without any issues."

Yun Zhi continued, "I asked the Yingtian Immortal, Jiang Pingan, and Meng Junzi; none of the three noticed anything unusual."

"So, does this mean only the three senior folks and I sensed something is wrong?" Lu Yang was astounded. Neither the Yingtian Immortal nor other Immortals had noticed, making the situation more serious than he had imagined.

Though he was an Immortal, he was still somewhat weaker compared to a true Immortal. Probably his ability to sense something strange was due to living in the Spiritual Space with the Immortal Fairy.

"Did the hidden manipulator make a move?" Lu Yang frowned. Now, there was only one explanation.

"This is the first time the hidden manipulator has truly made a move." Although the hidden manipulator had encountered the Mid-heaven Emperor Lord before, it did not seem like the full extent of the hidden manipulator’s capabilities.

What exactly happened to make the hidden manipulator act?

...

Under the pitch-black night, two Tribulation Cultivators concealed their aura and quietly approached a damp cave.

"Big brother, would we not better call it off?" one of the Tribulation Cultivators whispered, always feeling uneasy.

"What’s there to fear? I’ve made inquiries. This Bone Layman is only at the Initial Stage of Spirit Transformation, without any significant achievements, constantly hiding and not knowing what he’s messing with. With the prepared taking an unprepared victim, wouldn’t it be easy for us two in the Divinity Transformation Stage to deal with him?"

The timid Tribulation Cultivator clenched his teeth—it was decided, he’d listen to his big brother!

Both approached the damp cave, took out their Life-bound Magical Treasures, one being a bell and the other a cauldron. They crazily poured spiritual essence into these objects, instantly activating them.

They both rushed into the cave, their expressions ferocious, as they shouted threateningly, "Bone Layman, meet your demise!"

"There’s no one here?"

The two Tribulation Cultivators looked at each other. The cave was spotlessly clean, not at all like anyone had ever lived there.