Yang Chen said solemnly, "So you mean that after Senior Hua Qingfeng entered the Ascension Realm back then, he did not immediately ascend to the so-called Immortal Realm? Many other events happened in between before he went to the Immortal Realm?"
The Mountain River Destruction Map sighed. "I still feel that parts of my memories are missing, as though certain things have not been linked together. That damn Mu Taiqing—I feel his existence was likely about far more than cooperating with the Spirit God Clan. After altering my memories, he caused me to lose many important things. Most crucially, even I do not know whether my own memories are real or false."
"Mu Taiqing was able to alter your memories back then, so why did he not simply control you directly?" Yang Chen asked in confusion.
"He could not do it. I have never acknowledged him as my master, so he could only secretly tamper with some of my memories. He did not possess the ability to openly control me. However, he truly did obtain the Immortal Scripture. That is very bad news," the Mountain River Destruction Map said helplessly.
Yang Chen frowned. "With matters having reached this point, we no longer have the leisure to concern ourselves with Mu Taiqing."
"I know. There is something else that I vaguely remember," said the Mountain River Destruction Map.
"What is it?" Yang Chen asked in surprise.
"Perhaps... the Immortal Realm never existed in the first place," said the Mountain River Destruction Map.
"What? There is no Immortal Realm? Then where did Senior Hua Qingfeng ascend to back then?" Yang Chen asked, baffled.
The Mountain River Destruction Map paused for a moment. "What if I told you that perhaps there was never such a realm as the Ascension Realm, either?"
"What exactly