Hongyun's Shock: Was This Diary Really So Powerful?

In his mind, thoughts churned endlessly. The more Xuan Yang thought about it, the more absurd it seemed.

However, he could not figure out why things had developed this way.

In the end, he could only attribute it all to the "Butterfly Effect." After all, the Primordial Wilderness was still the same Primordial Wilderness; the only variable was himself.

Of course, what left Xuan Yang immensely emotional was this:

This tiny butterfly of his had actually stirred up such enormous waves in the vast Primordial Wilderness.

"Third Brother, what's wrong?"

Di Jun and Taiyi, standing to one side, had also noticed the strange look on Xuan Yang's face.

This was what they had most wanted to see.

So, after thoroughly enjoying Xuan Yang's expression, they forcibly suppressed their laughter and questioned him.

"Ah, it's nothing. I was just a little distracted." Naturally, Xuan Yang would not reveal his true thoughts. He merely smiled faintly and shook his head.

Seeing that the timing was about right, Di Jun and Taiyi decided not to continue.

After exchanging glances, Di Jun spoke to Xuan Yang again.

"It seems Third Brother is too exhausted."

"Just so happens, Second Brother and I are also rather tired after this long journey. Let's leave it at that for today. Second Brother and I will go rest first."

Xuan Yang nodded in agreement at Di Jun and Taiyi's words.

Di Jun and Taiyi swiftly left the Great Hall and headed toward their resting quarters.

Only after they had put quite some distance between themselves and Xuan Yang did Taiyi finally burst into loud laughter.

"Eldest Brother, did you see that? Third Brother's expression—he was starting to question his entire life!"

"No matter what, he never would have imagined things turned out this way because we read his diary, right?"

Di Jun made a shushing gesture and said irritably,

"Keep your voice down, Second Brother. Third Brother cannot find out about this, or we won't have any diaries to read in the future."

Yet Di Jun also wore a broad smile. Clearly, he had found Xuan Yang's expression rather amusing as well.

"Still, Third Brother was really funny just now."

Taiyi added, "Speaking of which, Eldest Brother, do you think Third Brother will start writing his diary right away?"

Di Jun answered, "He probably will. We deliberately gave him some space, and we even told him about what happened this time..."

"Given his personality, he should already be preparing to write."

Anticipation filled Taiyi's eyes. "Then let's hurry back and wait."

"Now that he knows about all this, just how will Third Brother write about it in his diary? I'm extremely curious..."

Meanwhile, the other Diary Owners had all returned to their respective abodes.

For instance, Queen Mother of the West.

She had returned to Kunlun Mountain long ago.

After returning to Kunlun Mountain, she felt that her future was completely bleak.

Thus, she had been waiting for Di Jun and Taiyi to tell Xuan Yang about this lecture, so that Xuan Yang could prescribe the right remedy and write a new diary entry.

She had therefore been waiting on Kunlun Mountain for Xuan Yang's Diary to update while eating Peaches of Immortality.

Nuwa and Tongtian were the same.

After returning to their respective abodes,

Fuxi, Grand Pure Laozi, Primordial Lord of Heaven, and the others had all immediately begun reviewing their gains from this trip and cultivating.

However, Nuwa and Tongtian did not begin cultivating right away. Instead, they stared at their diaries, waiting for Xuan Yang to update them with a new entry.

An anticipatory look appeared on Nuwa's face.

This was entirely different from the cold and aloof demeanor she displayed when there were many people around. In private, Nuwa was not nearly so stern.

Especially toward this diary, which had already brought her plenty of help and entertainment, she had always been very fond of it.

Thus, Nuwa sat atop a large rock, her face full of anticipation.

"Just what will Daoist Friend Xuan Yang write next... I'll cultivate after reading the latest entry..."

Tongtian was the same on the other side.

He waited eagerly for Xuan Yang to update his diary.

Within Pangu Hall beneath Buzhou Mountain.

Houtu had also returned to the Witch Tribe's settlement.

Upon discovering Houtu's return, the Ancestral Witches all came forward to ask, "Little Sister, how was it? Did you gain anything from listening to the lecture this time?"

Houtu nodded with a smile. "It broadened my horizons, I suppose."

The Ancestral Witches were immediately stunned. "You actually understood it?"

Houtu shook her head. "There were many things I didn't understand, but I did gain some new knowledge."

She had mainly changed her mindset.

If she had approached it with the mindset of cultivating or merely giving it a try, Houtu would certainly have found it utterly baffling.

But earlier, after reading Xuan Yang's diary,

Houtu had changed her purpose in Listening to the Dao to broadening her horizons and understanding the cultivation methods of other systems...

All of this was groundwork for eventually creating a cultivation system suited to the Witch Tribe.

With her mindset changed, she naturally felt that she had gained a great deal.

"You're this happy even though you didn't understand it?"

The Ancestral Witches had difficulty understanding Houtu's mindset.

But seeing how happy she was, they said nothing more. As long as their little sister was happy, that was enough. Whether she understood it or not was not all that important.

The Ancestral Witches soon departed one after another.

Houtu, meanwhile, turned her attention back to the diary in her Sea of Consciousness.

Clearly, she too was greatly looking forward to Xuan Yang's next diary entry.

Meanwhile, within Five Villages Temple.

"What?" Hongyun's utterly shocked cry rang throughout Five Villages Temple.

It turned out that after returning to Five Villages Temple earlier, Hongyun had begun asking why Zhen Yangzi had made such an unusual request of him this time.

Although he had shown Zhen Yangzi unconditional trust before, now that everything was over, Zhen Yangzi had to let him know what had actually happened, right?

Thus, Hongyun began sternly pressing Zhen Yangzi for answers.

Naturally, Zhen Yangzi did not hide anything from Hongyun.

After all, the bond between him and Hongyun was even closer than that of Dao Companions. There could be no secrets between them.

As soon as Hongyun asked, Zhen Yangzi told him the entire course of events.

After learning of this, Hongyun was completely stunned.

"Something this miraculous really exists?"

"Can I enter your Sea of Consciousness and take a look?"

Hongyun trusted Zhen Yangzi without condition. Once Zhen Yangzi explained it, Hongyun did not question him and immediately believed him.

Thus, he became extremely curious about the diary's future contents as well.

Unfortunately, the diary seemed to possess its own intelligence.

Although Zhen Yangzi could view it within his own Sea of Consciousness,

the moment Hongyun entered Zhen Yangzi's Sea of Consciousness, the diary vanished. No matter how they searched, they could not find it.

It was only because the relationship between Hongyun and Zhen Yangzi was so special, and because Hongyun chose to trust Zhen Yangzi's words unconditionally.

Otherwise, in this situation, it would truly have been difficult for anyone else to keep believing.

Hongyun simply withdrew from Zhen Yangzi's Sea of Consciousness. "Then Daoist Friend Zhen Yangzi, you can read the diary and recount it to me."

Zhen Yangzi nodded. "Yes, that works. Let's wait for Daoist Friend Xuan Yang to update it. This update should be very important."

Hongyun nodded again.

And at that moment, Xuan Yang's latest diary entry truly began to update!