Trust

When Lu Yang heard Jiang Lianyi ask "Who are you?", his heart clenched painfully.

From this perspective, the mastermind behind it all erased the existence of the Immortal Fairy, not just by changing the book's title, but by altering memories and erasing everything about the Immortal Fairy from everyone's minds; even someone as powerful as Jiang Lianyi was not spared.

Jiang Lianyi was a peerless half-immortal qualified to compete for the position of immortal. If even she could not escape, one can imagine what would happen to other cultivators and mortals.

No wonder no one called out the name of the Immortal Fairy to resurrect her after her death.

"Immortal Fairy Huang Doudou?"

Jiang Lianyi stopped crying. The name was completely unfamiliar to her; she had no recollection of it whatsoever, and her eyes were filled with confusion.

The Immortal Fairy's smile gradually faded. Although she had expected it, she was still disappointed and heartbroken to learn that Jiang Lianyi had forgotten her.

"That's right, I am the Immortal Fairy Huang Doudou, one of the Five High Antiquity Immortals along with Qilin Immortal, Nine-Headed Immortal, Yingtian Immortal, and Time Immortal. I was the last of the five to become an immortal!"

"My husband was the last to become an immortal; he was the fourth. In High Antiquity, there were only four immortals, so how could there be a fifth?"

"And what about your and Xiaoling's cooking skills? I taught you both how to cook."

Xiao Ling is none other than Ao Ling, the ancient ancestor of the dragon race.

"We are both self-taught, without any teacher."

"And there's the art of feigning death. The feigning death technique you just used was one I taught you and Xiaoling."

"The art of feigning death was something Xiaoling and I learned while exploring a secret realm. It was an ancient ruin, so ancient that its existence is impossible to verify. After we left, the secret realm collapsed and turned into ruins."

"When you two married the Qilin Immortal, I also gave you a celestial fruit with the inscription 'For the most beautiful Demon Race!'"

"I don't remember this happening when I married my husband. When we got married, the three immortals, Jiuchong, Yingtian, and Suiyue, came to congratulate us and gave us immortal fruits, but the fruits did not say 'for the most beautiful Demon Race.'"

"We often eat together, and I've visited your cave abode and your bedroom!"

The Immortal Fairy listed out the events one by one, describing them vividly, only to be met with Jiang Lianyi's silence.

Jiang Lianyi remained silent for a long time.

"I'm sorry, I don't recall any of these things."

Jiang Lianyi was no longer groggy from just waking up; she had quickly sorted through all her memories, even clearly remembering what happened before she fell asleep.

Her husband's behavior was strange at the time. He insisted that she use the technique of feigning death to enter a state of death without explaining why. Trusting him, she used the technique and woke up to find herself in front of a strange woman and a Golden Core cultivator.

She was certain that her memory was clear and complete, without any gaps, and logically sound from beginning to end, with not a single thing related to the Immortal Fairy.

The immortal fairy's eyes were glistening, tears welling up but stubbornly refusing to fall.

When Jiang Lianyi saw the other person like this, she felt extremely sad, for reasons she couldn't explain.

"Fairy..." Lu Yang wanted to comfort the Immortal Fairy, but when he tried to pat her shoulder, his hand passed right through her.

The Immortal Fairy exists in a soul state.

Just as Jiang Lianyi was about to say something comforting, she felt something in her chest. She instinctively touched it and found a stone.

"A photo-recording stone?"

Jiang Lianyi was even more puzzled. She remembered that this stone wasn't there before she fell asleep. Did her husband put it in there?

She channeled her spiritual energy into the image-recording stone, and patterns appeared on its surface, beautiful and complex.

A phantom image of a man with coral horns on his head appeared. The man was elegant and dressed in a black robe with patterns of myriad beasts embroidered on it.

"The Immortal Qilin?"

"Husband?"

The illusory figure of the man was none other than the Qilin Immortal.

Lu Yang also recognized the Qilin Immortal. This was the second time he had seen the Qilin Immortal; one was a reflection of history, and the other was a phantom.

"Lianyi, you may have many questions in your heart. You will meet someone. Please don't panic. This person is trustworthy, even more trustworthy than me and Yingtian!"

"You might find this person a complete stranger, with no recollection of her background. But think about it: if this person has absolutely no connection to you, how did she manage to break your feigned death act?"

Jiang Lianyi was taken aback.

Yes, the ancient ruins have disappeared, and only she and Xiaoling know the art of feigning death. Her husband, Yingtian, Jiuchong, and Suiyue haven't learned it, nor do they need to.

How could this woman, who claims to be an immortal fairy, know how to feign death?

"Someone has altered your memories. I don't know who that person is for now. You don't need to know the details of this matter, and you shouldn't get involved. This is a battle between immortals. The only thing you need to know is that the person who awakened you is trustworthy!"

Then the illusory image of the Qilin turned to the Immortal Fairy, smiled, and clapped to congratulate her. "Immortal, you have finally been resurrected, but I wonder how far removed your era is from mine."

"We are sorry that we were unable to resurrect you. The enemy's methods were beyond our expectations. Not only were the demigods affected, but we were also impacted. We can only remember you as 'Immortal,' and we can never utter your true name."

"We tried calling your name in order, but every time we called a name, we forgot what the previous names were, and we got stuck in a vicious cycle."

"What offers us some solace is that, based on the dialogue through the time portal, it's confirmed that you will be resurrected in the future."

"Lianyi's feelings for you are deeper than for me. I didn't want her to be limited by her lifespan and not be able to see you before she dies, so I arranged for her to meet you."

Even if she has forgotten you, she would still be very happy to see you resurrected.

"To help you find Ripples, I created this secret realm and hid Ripples on the fourth level."

"This secret realm should be considered High Antiquity secret realm by later generations of cultivators, or simply called an ancient realm, it doesn't matter. In any case, this secret realm is of great value and fame to later generations of cultivators. You are someone who likes to join in the fun, so you will definitely come here."

"I'll just set up this secret realm and give our Demon Race a chance in the fortuitous opportunity."

"Through our conversation via the time portal, we've learned that you are in a soul state, and there is a junior cultivator at the Golden Core stage beside you. You should be staying within this junior cultivator's spiritual space."

"This secret realm can attract both you and him."

"The first level of the test is a basic test of martial arts. With you here, even a Golden Core cultivator will have no problem passing it."

"The second level of the test is more complex. Your intuition is very accurate, and you can make the right choices. This level won't be difficult for you either."

"The third level is where you are distinguished from the other young geniuses of the Demon Race. Only you can answer the questions on this level."

"By the way, I'm currently fighting the person who killed you using various methods. I'm not sure where I'll be when you're resurrected, so I won't give you my location to avoid any unnecessary trouble. If you are resurrected, the world is only so big, and we will eventually meet."

"Well then, goodbye."