"Once you make a mistake, you'll be trapped in the projection forever, unable to return to the present."
"You'll become an immortal, undying living corpse."
"Because every person's Projection of the Past is relatively independent, even I won't be able to save you."
The Katsuyu Sage spoke with great solemnity.
And that was indeed the truth.
If Lin Qing became trapped within a projection, he would be no different from Kars in the sky, Blade Guy and Magent in the water.
Since the river of time had no concept of time, from the outside, Lin Qing would only seem to have paused for a second. But for Lin Qing himself, it would be an endlessly long stretch of time.
Either he would stop thinking, or he would simply go mad.
There was no third possibility.
"As long as you continue cultivating, the possibility of making a mistake will always exist. It cannot be avoided."
Lin Qing understood.
How could such a convenient and powerful ability possibly come without restrictions?
Thinking about it now, the cultivation methods of the three great sacred lands each possessed their own strengths and weaknesses.
"Wait."
Lin Qing sensed that something was off. "You cultivated for a thousand years without making a mistake? How did you do it? Can't I imitate your cultivation method?"
"Who said I never made mistakes?"
The Katsuyu Sage smiled. "The one standing before you is no longer the original first-generation Katsuyu Sage."
It gestured with its chin toward the little slugs serving tea and water.
"They are all me. Their memories, consciousness, and thoughts are identical."
"When the previous main body's consciousness becomes trapped in a Projection of the Past, another me merges into the main body and inherits all of its energy and projections."
"But while I can do that,