Two Weren't Enough!

It said—

Impossible?

It could make his strength rise through Emptiness.

Yet he couldn't even learn of this Art?

Now that was strange.

Had no one in the world ever spoken about what the Art involved?

Xu Yuan wrote again:

"An era in the future—"

He had barely written those five characters when another line of small text appeared: "Even more impossible!"

Not in the past.

And not in the future?

...No.

He had already obtained half of that Art, witnessed events from the past, and even seen the Cultivator who had created it.

He had failed to obtain the entire Art only because the set had worn down!

So it was still in the past!

Then why hadn't it worked?

Xu Yuan wrote again:

"I once learned the origins of the final Truth Set through a certain channel."

Surely that would do.

Just give me a clue. I'll figure out the rest myself.

The words vanished.

Another line of small text appeared on the Paper Strip:

"Impossible."

Still impossible!

Xu Yuan's heart skipped a beat.

Could it be—

This set was the only one of its kind?

There was one set and one set alone, and no one but him knew its secret?

Xu Yuan pondered for a few breaths, then wrote again:

"The final inheritor of the Truth Set had an extremely secret connection to me, which I discovered by chance."

That was a much smaller request.

He only wanted some connection. It wouldn't affect history.

And it should be easy to arrange!

The words vanished again.

New small text appeared on the Paper Strip:

"This Historical Side Quest cannot be realized."

"To form a bond with the Truth Set, at least two Blank Historical Branches must work together."

Two!

Xu Yuan shot to his feet, then slowly