The sword seller, dressed in red, deserves applause for the prankster.

As soon as the word "淼" was uttered, the girl in front of him chuckled softly. Her laughter was as clear and melodious as a bell, touching the heart involuntarily.

The girl in red in front of him curled her lips into a smile, then turned into a wisp of mist and disappeared from the spot.

"You all need to remember."

The surrounding space and time finally returned to normal, and the noise of people rang out again. The girl in front of him had completely disappeared, and Jin Shengfei felt a strong sense of unreality for a moment.

He couldn't tell whether his conversation with the girl was real or if the girl didn't even exist.

The only proof is the stalls that remained in their original locations.

There's also the lingering warmth in my hands that makes me itch.

"This is……"

Jin Shengfei lowered his head, and the character "淼" on his palm emitted a faint golden light... and then dissipated in the wind.

Jin Shengfei tried to grasp it, but he couldn't hold on to it at all. At that moment, he felt as if the whole world had abandoned him, and he kept falling. The intense emotions forced him to keep crying.

"Miao..."

The moment he uttered that word, a rich aura of immortality appeared.

Everyone looked at him, their faces filled with shock.

Unaware of anything amiss, Jin Shengfei took two steps forward, then grabbed a passerby as if she'd lost her mind, demanding, "Where did that girl go? Did you see which way she went?!"

But the passersby seemed to be stunned and didn't make a sound.

They asked:

"Qi...Qi Yunxian?"

Jin Shengfei then remembered that he still needed to disguise himself, but it was too late. He had just let his guard down and had lost all his magic, reverting to his true form.

Seeing that something was wrong, Ying Wuhuo, who was hiding in the shadows, quickly teleported away.

A group of prospective disciples were left standing there in shock.

"Holy crap! That man was actually a Fortune Teller? Why...why is he crying like that? What happened? And what about that fortune-telling girl? She vanished in the blink of an eye!"

"Oh no! Did we just call the Fortune Immortal an idiot? Will we get punished for this? Rumor has it that the Fortune Immortal is very magnanimous; he shouldn't hold a grudge against us, right?"

"My heart is completely broken, family... This is absolutely devastating for us!"

"But since the Immortal of Destiny himself has come, it seems this disciple recruitment ceremony is indeed being taken seriously. We need to be on our toes! If the Immortal of Destiny takes a liking to us, then we'll be set for life!"

These teenagers, completely unaware of the truth, began to fantasize—how innocent and naive they were!

Every year is the same; before officially embarking on their immortal journey... the young people always hold onto their aspirations for the future.

They always thought they were invincible.

They always thought they were the chosen one.

We see no future, and we know nothing of the way back.

They never think about how much they have to pay to become the chosen one, or what price they have to pay.

Until the day they face a choice, until... the day they face themselves.

Regardless, the boy at this moment will always shine brightly.

Generation after generation, in the same way, the young people use this light to illuminate the path of cultivation, ensuring that the cultivation world remains forever bright and vibrant.

……

Jin Shengfei was taken back to the residence of the Nine Swords Mountain Sect Leader by the group.

The group looked at Jin Shengfei with uneasy expressions, and after a long pause, they finally asked, "What... happened to you just now?"

Jin Shengfei recounted the whole story from beginning to end.

Everyone was stunned, even shocked.

"How is that possible... The moment her hand touched your pulse, you disappeared. Even if she had extraordinary magic, she couldn't have just vanished right under our noses! We thought... we thought it was you who did it."

Five hundred years after becoming immortals, they were practically the pinnacle of existence in this universe, and it was impossible for any being to simply disappear right before their eyes.

Jin Shengfei: "But I couldn't possibly be wrong! She...she must be the person we're looking for. She even left me a message!"

Jin Shengfei opened his hand, and there wasn't a trace left on it.

The group: "...?"

Jin Shengfei: "It's okay, I... I remember, it's the character '淼' (miao), three waters, 淼!"

"Miao?"

Ying Wuhuo's face darkened, and he inexplicably began to mutter this word to himself.

Although he couldn't remember why, his heart started pounding the moment he heard that word.

After becoming an immortal, this heart, which no longer belonged to him, never beat so violently again.

Several people looked at each other.

"Do you also feel that this character looks familiar?"

Rong Xuanji nodded, with unprecedented certainty: "This is the person we've been looking for, Miao!"

Yu Wuxin: "But what exactly does this character mean? Miao... is it a name?"

Jingming: "Amitabha... How about we look for Mu Jiuzhou and Rongyue?"

Mu Jiuzhou is a causal immortal. Even if he sometimes malfunctions, he has now made a breakthrough and might be able to calculate something.

As for Rong Yue... Rong Yue is now a ghost immortal, and he can control all those who have become ghosts.

If this "Miao" is the person who doesn't exist, then maybe he can provide some clues.

But at that moment, a voice appeared in their minds simultaneously.

"Why bother looking for someone else? Wouldn't it be easier to contact the system if there's a problem?"

Yes, this voice comes from our old system... The system that makes you invincible if you just survive until the end of time.

Then everyone suddenly remembered.

Their trip to the gate of Nine Swords Mountain was because they listened to the nonsense of this Gou Shi system!

"Then... what do you know?"

Gou Shi System: "I know a lot! Everything you want to know, I know!"

This time, Gou Shi's system is incredibly confident!

Why?

Because he was the only one who had always been there for that person!

These people had no idea what kind of effort and sacrifice that person had made in order to be able to reunite with them!

Five hundred years... that's only in the context of the universe.

The flow rate of time is different.

For that person, it was much more than five hundred years!

Five hundred years was but a fleeting moment in her eyes.

In a higher dimension, she engaged in countless eras of struggle and contemplation in a formless manner.

It's all so that one day... we can find a way back.

fine……

Fortunately, because their universe was jointly contained by him and her, a solution was eventually found.

And he, in turn, obeyed her orders... to have them carry out all of this!

Chi Miao's only hope of returning rested on this group of people she considered her "best friends"!

And... this is the only chance!

"Congratulations on completing the first stage of 'Finding Lost Memories'. Now we will move on to the second stage."

"Friendly reminder: The second phase is extremely dangerous. Even you... have a 90% chance of being wiped out of existence by the world."

"However, danger is often accompanied by opportunity. Once you complete the second phase, you will remember everything, the truth of this world that has been buried for five hundred years."

"You...please choose whether or not to continue this mission."