Chapter 1148: Chapter 1147: An Impossible Future

"Predict the future?"

Time Immortal showed a look of disappointment. He had thought Lu Yang might come up with an unexpected method, but it turned out to be just predicting the future.

What was prediction of the future as a proof of ability? He was capable of that too.

Not only could he do it, but he had also taught Fairy Eternity, although Fairy Eternity had no talent in this area and could only predict the weather.

"Oh, right! Little Yang, you can predict the future!"

Fairy Eternity excitedly patted Lu Yang’s shoulder, "This Immortal knew Little Yang had skills!"

Yun Zhi also showed a knowing smile; that’s right, her Junior Brother had this trick up his sleeve.

Time Immortal noticed the reactions of Fairy Eternity and Yun Zhi, feeling a sense of absurdity. Was predicting the future really such an effective method?

"Time Immortal may not know this, but my prediction of the future is slightly different from yours. My prediction of the future is able to foresee a future that will not come to pass."

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Time Immortal was full of question marks. How could his prediction of the future be different from his own?

Lu Yang had learned predicting the future from Fairy Eternity. After mastering it, when performing his magic skill, in the predicted future, he saw himself indulging in food and drink all day, shirking responsibilities, with Eldest Senior Sister patting his back and saying she would support him in the future.

To verify the results of his cultivation, in reality, he told Eldest Senior Sister he would indulge in such a lifestyle, which enraged her so much that it almost led to a life-threatening crisis for him.

Since then, Lu Yang knew how inaccurate his "predict the future" was—it always showed impossibilities!

"Performing it in Spiritual Space might not be very effective. It has to be done outside," said Lu Yang. While his physical form was an Immortal Body, his Soul Body was not.

Naturally, the higher the realm one was in when performing magic spells, the better the effects.

Lu Yang’s consciousness left the Spiritual Space and walked out of the Ancestral Temple.

"Second-in-command, are you going out?" Yun Mengmeng and Jin Caiwei were each carrying a shovel at the temple gate, digging a hole, presumably for some reason.

Yun Zhi and Time Immortal went straight to Lu Yang’s Spiritual Space; the others didn’t know about their visit.

"Oh, just stepping out for a bit. I won’t go far."

"Remember to come back for dinner."

"Alright."

Lu Yang didn’t go far, arriving at an endless desert where even experienced caravan traders would not cross, as it was easy to lose one’s way.

Lu Yang chanted solemn ancient words, his middle finger and index finger joined together, and he shouted, "Predict the future!"

This was a technique he had learned during the Foundation Establishment Stage; now, upon performing it again, it was naturally extraordinary.

Black rivers spread out from under his feet, and droplets transformed into fragments of time, appearing before Lu Yang’s eyes:

...

"Fairy, from now on, I am yours!"

"Ah? Really? Do you want to ascend the throne now?"

"Yes, I’ll obey everything you say, Fairy!"

Lu Yang abandoned his pride, becoming Fairy Eternity’s man, ascending the throne in the Ancestral Temple. Chief of Staff Yun Mengmeng busily oversaw the inauguration ceremony while Historian Qinghe recorded the event. The three Great Generals returned to their original forms, howling to the sky to display their might.

Lu Yang and Fairy Eternity both sat on the Emperor’s Chair, with many ladies coming to the Ancestral Temple, kneeling before Lu Yang in unison, shouting "His Majesty."

Lu Yang accepted the Initial Form of Immortal Dao Fruit bestowed by Fairy Eternity, becoming the true Second-in-command and a Semi-Immortal, completely obedient to the Fairy, while Fairy Eternity was delighted all day long, her mouth never closing from so much smiling.

...

Yun Zhi and Time Immortal silently turned their heads to look at Lu Yang with indescribable expressions in their eyes.

Lu Yang coughed into his fist twice, "Ahem, this is one of the futures that won’t happen. Don’t overthink it; let’s look at other fragments."

...

"Sir, I wish to leave for a bit." In the Ancestral Temple, Qinghe seemed to have thought of something, and, after bidding farewell to Fairy Eternity, vanished without a trace.

𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

Indistinctly, Qinghe was heard muttering something about a "river" before she left.

When Lu Yang and the others returned to the Seek Dao Sect, they saw Qinghe and Eldest Senior Sister standing at the front gates of the sect.

Lu Yang didn’t quite understand why Qinghe, after leaving the Ancestral Temple, had come back to the Seek Dao Sect or why she was standing with Eldest Senior Sister.

Upon seeing Fairy Eternity, Eldest Senior Sister’s eyes were unusually anxious, unsure of what had transpired.

...

"Enough, this segment doesn’t provide any clues; let’s look at the other segments." Saying this, Eldest Senior Sister quietly blocked one of the futures that could not possibly occur, preventing anyone from further indulging their curiosity.

...

Inside the Ancestral Temple, Lu Yang sat cross-legged on a lotus flower, contemplating heaven and earth and the rules, when suddenly a thought struck him, "Hey, Fairy, since the Time Immortal can use the Power of Faith to shape an Immortal Body, as an Immortal, can you do it too?"

"Is it possible or not?" When asked this question, Fairy Eternity looked panicked, glancing left and right, unable to meet Lu Yang’s gaze.

"Let’s just try and see." Lu Yang encouraged, feeling it would be great if he could help the Fairy regain her Immortal Body.

Fairy Eternity stood above the Ancestral Temple, wrapped in the boundless Power of Faith, which helped her condense a perfect Immortal Body identical to her original one.

"Fairy, congratulations!" Lu Yang, beaming with joy, ascended to the sky to applaud and congratulate her.

"How can it really be successful?" Fairy Eternity was tearfully pleading, her eyes brimming with tears.

"I don’t want this, I want to live in Little Yang’s Spiritual Space!"

...

Everyone looked together at Fairy Eternity, her cheeks flushed with embarrassment.

"This, this segment isn’t worth watching, it’s too far-fetched to be true!" Fairy Eternity hurriedly blocked this future.

"It’s just like when you, Little Yang, saw that Miss Yun wanted to raise you. It’s a very false future; let’s watch the next segment!"

Time Immortal was breaking a cold sweat, feeling that he might have glimpsed some dire secrets. If the next segment didn’t include him, that would be hard to explain.

The next one must be about me.

Wait, that’s not right, aren’t we here to verify the methods of the hidden antagonist?

...

"You can’t use this method, either!" Jin Caiwei said through gritted teeth, "You’ve turned into a ghost story!"

"What ghost story?" Mr. Shi was startled.

"At the black market, they’re saying that a female ghost appears in the Recording Orb, and whoever sees the female ghost will suffer misfortune!"

"So you’re talking about that story; I didn’t start that one," Mr. Shi quickly disassociated himself.

The segment disappeared.

"This is it!" Lu Yang pointed excitedly at this segment.

"Huh? Why?" Fairy Eternity didn’t understand, "Is it because the Qiongqi Clan youngster’s response was different from what we have seen?"

Yun Zhi also agreed with Junior Brother’s point of view and explained, "It’s because this segment is the shortest among all segments, so short it’s practically nonsensical. The other segments depict a timeframe of at least several days, but this segment is just a few lines of dialogue."

"Although Junior Brother cast the future prediction with an Immortal Body, he is still only at the ’Magic Spells stage’ and not yet at the ’Dao Fruit level’; the hidden antagonist surely uses the Dao Fruit to modify time points."

"Therefore, Junior Brother cannot show a complete timeline that has been modified."

"Conversely, among all the impossible future segments, only the shortest one has been modified by the hidden antagonist."

"This confirms that one of the hidden antagonist’s abilities is indeed to modify time lines."