Does anyone actually Believes That My Master Is A Mortal?

Above the River of Time.

Lin Mo and Li Cheng stood in solemn anticipation.

A black-clothed figure stood opposite them.

The figure was also waiting in earnest.

When it came to imposing presence, the two sides were not on the same level at all.

The aura of the black-clothed figure far surpassed Lin Mo and Li Cheng.

It could even be said that a mere wisp of the figure's aura could potentially crush the two men outright.

But at this moment, the figure was tightly constricting its own breath, daring not to reveal it, with eyes fixated on Li Cheng.

This scourge!

How could he possibly forget!

The one entwined in causality threads, the point in the layout of the Celestial Tang Dynasty of the Celestial Dynasty!

He had also become entangled in quite a few karmic ties with this scourge.

Thus, he did not wish to encounter this scourge, yet he had still run into him.

So unlucky!

So unlucky!!

So unlucky!!!

The black-clothed figure cursed inwardly.

Yet outwardly, he remained motionless.

"My young friend, what... what brings you to the River of Time again?"

In a gentle and amiable tone, the black-clothed figure spoke.

"I..."

Li Cheng's lips trembled slightly, unsure of what to say.

He remembered that last time, this person had been very rude.

Why was he so nice now?

Li Cheng eyed the black-clothed figure before him.

After hesitating, he still shared the news of his Respected Master's fall with the figure.

"So, you are here to resurrect a being from the Mundane World, to reverse the River of Time? Do you realize what will happen if you do that? The past, the present, the future—all will change because of you!"

The black-clothed figure weakly spoke these words.

"I don't care, I must resurrect my Respected Master!"

Li Cheng's tone was resolute.

"Is it just a mundane being? Speak his name, and I will personally resurrect him for you. But you must promise me, after this matter, there will be no further ties between us."

A thought suddenly struck the black-clothed figure.

He wanted to use this opportunity to rid himself of the karmic entanglements with Li Cheng.

"What do you mean by 'no further ties'?"

Li Cheng was very confused.

"Just say the phrase, and I will help you this once. After that, there will be no ties between us!"

"You help me once, and after that, there will be no further ties between us, is that it?"

Li Cheng didn't understand, but he still spoke those words.

"Good, now tell me your Respected Master's name, and I shall assist in his resurrection."

The black-clothed figure casually waved his hand, appearing very calm.

As far as he was concerned.

To resurrect a being from the Mundane World was as simple as flipping a hand, wasn't it?

"We… we don't know our Respected Master's name."

Li Cheng exchanged a glance with Lin Mo; the former hesitated before speaking.

"No, wait, Brother, I remember hearing someone mention our Respected Master's name when they spoke with him. It seemed to be... Yuan Chu?"

Lin Mo quickly stepped forward and added.

"Yuan Chu? Having a name makes it much simpler."

The black-clothed figure nodded slightly, not making much of it.

Who was he?

A peerless talent!

A guardian of the River of Time!

In the Upper Realm, he was one of the illustrious names!

To bring back a being from the Mundane World required only a mere gesture!

The figure then turned, his back to Lin Mo and Li Cheng, with one hand behind him, facing the River of Time squarely.

"Yuan Chu! Return!"

The black-clothed figure spoke concisely and directly.

His voice created ripples.

Spreading across the River of Time.

"It's done. Just wait quietly for a short while, and your master will naturally return."

The black-clothed figure spoke with absolute confidence.

Upon hearing this, both Lin Mo and Li Cheng managed to suppress their thoughts and began to wait.

Time passed.

Yet there was still no movement within the River of Time.

Lin Mo and Li Cheng turned their eyes silently towards the black-clothed figure.

"Wait a bit longer, maybe your Respected Master is among the higher echelons of Mundane World beings, so his return might take a bit more time. Just a while longer."

The black-clothed figure took a deep breath and said.

Lin Mo and the other person withdrew their gaze.

...

Another measure of time passed, as a cup of tea might.

Their gaze once again converged on the figure in black.

"Let's wait a bit longer, there might have been some sort of mistake, just wait a bit more..."

The figure in black became somewhat less confident.

...

Another measure of time, as a cup of tea might take.

"Perhaps your Respected Master is on his way here, please be patient a little longer."

...

Finally, after a long while had passed.

The figure in black could no longer contain himself.

"This isn't right!"

"This is very wrong!"

"With my power, resurrecting a creature of the Mundane World should not take this long!"

"Wait here, let me calculate."

The figure in black extended his palm and began to make computations.

A moment later.

All became clear.

This entire small world did not contain a person named Yuan Chu at all!

He thought as much.

How could it be possible for him to fail to resurrect a Mundane World being?

He had almost deceived himself.

The figure in black sighed with relief and relayed the situation to Lin Mo and his companion.

"Yuan Chu is a fake?"

Lin Mo frowned.

"Is Yuan Chu an alias of our Respected Master? Then what is the real name of our Respected Master? We truly have no idea."

Li Cheng was also confused.

"You don't know? In that case, search for the thread of karma. Since you have a teacher-student relationship, there must be a thread of karma between you, and even if your Respected Master has fallen, the thread should still exist for a while. Find the thread, and I can help with the resurrection," the figure in black spoke with his hands clasped behind his back.

Having said this.

He gestured with his hand.

Directly revealing all the threads of karma bound to Lin Mo and Li Cheng.

He let them search for it themselves.

Lin Mo was alright.

The threads of karma around him were few.

But Li Cheng was an exaggeration.

As soon as his threads of karma appeared.

They were densely packed all around him.

Their sheer number was intimidating.

The figure in black stepped back repeatedly,

Fearing to become entangled.

Li Cheng, looking at the threads of karma surrounding him, also fell into silence.

How was he to search?

Tell him.

How can he search?

With what should he search?

With his head?

"Brother, perhaps you should search for the thread of karma related to our Respected Master," Li Cheng managed to muster a strained smile, looking towards his junior brother.

"I'll do it," Lin Mo replied after swallowing, facing the overwhelming threads of karma around Li Cheng.

He looked at his own comparatively sparse threads of karma and started searching.

As he searched,

A bizarre scene unfolded.

There was no thread of karma connecting him to his Respected Master!

This was impossible.

Lin Mo searched with all his mind.

Finally, he found the shortest thread of karma.

Inside the thread, there was only one recorded event.

It was the first time he had met his Respected Master, before becoming a disciple.

Since then, he had no other threads of karma with his Respected Master.

Lin Mo pointed out this particular thread of karma.

And he explained the situation.

Upon hearing this, the figure in black was taken aback.

How could there be no karma from interaction, as would be expected of a Mundane World being?

Why did he feel as though, in trying to understand this piece of karma, he had stepped into even deeper waters?