The moment the mastermind saw that Lu Yang possessed an Immortal Dao Fruit, it felt as if a massive bronze bell had slammed into his head. His mind went blank.
He suddenly realized there was a problem. On this new timeline, why had he fought Yun Zhi?
There was no Immortal Fairy on this timeline. He and Yun Zhi had no reason to clash at all. Why did she look at him as if he were her sworn enemy?
What had happened on this timeline?!
After destroying the Immortal Cult, Yun Zhi captured the shameless Immortal, Bu Yaolian, and discovered that he possessed the embryo of an Immortal Dao Fruit.
Yun Zhi could see that the embryo had immense potential. If it matured into a Dao Fruit, its owner would be hard to match among the immortals.
However, Lu Yang was only at the Foundation Establishment Realm then, with far too little cultivation to involve himself in matters at that level. Yun Zhi didn't tell him about it.
What happened afterward was much the same as on the old timeline. Once Lu Yang had his Invincible Golden Core and Invincible Nascent Soul, he didn't encounter Jiang Lianyi, Ao Ling, or Hui Doudou in the Demon Realm or the East Sea.
He also didn't encounter the remnant will of the Heaven Mandate Immortal when he faced the Spirit Transformation tribulation.
Since Lu Yang hadn't resurrected the Immortal Fairy or met the four ancient immortals through the time passage, the four ancient immortals hadn't left behind a historical projection of their Go game. They didn't know the Immortal Fairy would die, so they never established Buddhism as a backup plan. And without that, the Heaven Mandate Immortal had no reason to leave a thought behind in the heavenly tribulation.
Without Buddhism,