Supreme Warrior in the City

Chapter 839: Chapter 838 Seal Memories

Su Yang ultimately did not detain these Japanese, but released them as promised.

Seeing all these people leave, Hu Wannian and the others all breathed a sigh of relief, feeling as if they had escaped from the jaws of death. However, when they looked at Su Yang again, their faces showed even more awe.

After overcoming such a crisis, what could possibly threaten Su Yang?

On the other hand, Patriarch Feng, Big Brother Li, and the rest were completely panicked.

Although Gongye Liang had only used them as tools, they bore no grudge against Gongye Liang and his group, at most they would only help them with their affairs in the future.

But now that Su Yang and his group had won, the problem became serious.

Not to mention anything else, Zhao Ping’an would hardly spare them considering how Big Brother Li’s daughter and son-in-law had bullied Zhao Ping’an’s family.

Su Yang asked the others to leave first and kept only Qi Zhishan in the attic to discuss the matters concerning Liao Yuxuan and his group.

Gongye Liang had the power of the Medical Saint Sect’s Medical Sage within him, and Liao Yuxuan harbored the power of the Three-faced God Monarch.

Su Yang had been wondering what exactly was going on.

He was not particularly clear about Gongye Liang’s situation, but he was very clear about Liao Yuxuan, as they had been classmates since childhood.

Liao Yuxuan was just an ordinary person from childhood and did not have anything special. This meant he was not the Three-faced God Monarch himself, but rather one day he acquired the power of the Three-faced God Monarch in his body, which led to his current level of cultivation.

But what exactly was happening?

After listening to Su Yang, Qi Zhishan also fell silent. Finally, he spoke softly, ”Could it be reincarnation?”

Su Yang looked at Qi Zhishan in astonishment, ”You mean to say, these two Terrestrial Immortals, after dying, reincarnated and became Gongye Liang and Liao Yuxuan?”

The Destiny’s Tome also contained records on reincarnation, but the requirements were extremely stringent. First and foremost, one had to be a Terrestrial Immortal to achieve this. Moreover, it required reaching the pinnacle realm of a Terrestrial Immortal to possess the strength for reincarnation.

However, generally, Terrestrial Immortals, even if their physical bodies were indeed shattered, would rarely choose to reincarnate. Most would opt for possession. And after possession, the possessor bore no relation to the person possessed. All previous memories, grievances, etc., ceased to exist. The possessed person would completely become the Terrestrial Immortal themselves.

And after possession, although the Terrestrial Immortal’s power would definitely be greatly diminished, it would still be that of a Terrestrial Immortal. Even if the power decreased, it would still remain within the realm of a Terrestrial Immortal, and they would definitely not fall from that state.

The circumstances of these two individuals were definitely not possession.

As for reincarnation, that was only chosen if the soul itself was also damaged, leaving no other option but to reincarnate.

Reincarnation had one significant difficulty, firstly being that the chances of successful rebirth were exceedingly low. Secondly, the process of cultivation was incredibly slow. It was essentially starting over as a new person, despite having the memories of a Terrestrial Immortal, which could quicken the pace of cultivation. However, during the process of cultivation, if they encountered powerful enemies, they could easily be killed, rendering everything null.

And here lies the most critical point: reincarnation does not allow one to retain the power of the previous life.

But Gongye Liang and Liao Yuxuan’s situation clearly isn’t like that!

”The strength they carry isn’t their own, which isn’t what you’d expect from reincarnation.” Su Yang said, ”It couldn’t be reincarnation, could it?”

Qi Zhishan thought carefully and also shook his head, ”Indeed it doesn’t seem like reincarnation, nor is it possession. So, what exactly is going on?”

Su Yang shrugged, ”Not just the two of them, there was also that Wu Jianqiu from earlier, and Mr. Jin Ye—their situations are all a bit odd.”

Qi Zhishan nodded slowly, ”It seems that I need to seriously study these individuals. Since I’ve got nothing to do at the moment, let’s have some fun with them.”

”Then you’d better be careful. Among these people, there might be some hidden experts.” Su Yang said.

”Don’t worry, as long as no Terrestrial Immortal takes action, even if I can’t defeat them, I can at least escape.” Qi Zhishan laughed, ”Now that I’m living anew, I want to live properly. I don’t wish to die so soon.”

Su Yang also laughed and said, ”Speaking of which, you mentioned earlier that you discarded nearly twenty years of your life. What’s that all about? How did you become so young?”

”What’s the big deal?” Qi Zhishan said, ”Since those twenty years were lived in vain, why not start over? I’ve completely sealed that segment of memory. When everything is reset, with a younger mindset, naturally, one becomes younger.”

Su Yang immediately smirked, ”Easier said than done, isn’t it?”

”Hahaha...” Qi Zhishan laughed, ”We cultivators are by nature defying the heavens. To get what we want, we’ve got to make it happen. There’s nothing that can’t be done!”

”Impressive!” Su Yang gave Qi Zhishan a thumbs-up, ”Haven’t seen you in a few days, and your enlightenment has grown even further, huh.”

”Not bad, I guess.” Qi Zhishan laughed, ”I had nothing much to do for such a long time, just wandered around various famous mountains and great rivers. I sat in austere meditation for seventeen years and missed too much of the world’s splendor. It’s time to traverse it all over again.”

”By the way, you said you wasted these past twenty years, why?” Su Yang was curious, ”Seventeen years of austere meditation, even without any revelation, is still at least a period of cultivation.”

”I don’t know.” Qi Zhishan said.

”What?” Su Yang was dumbfounded, ”You don’t know?”

”Didn’t I tell you? I’ve sealed that memory.” Qi Zhishan said, ”Specifically, nineteen years and eight months worth of memory. I don’t remember anything that happened in those nineteen years and eight months. I don’t know why I went into austere meditation, nor what insights seventeen years of meditation might have brought me. My memory now spans only before those seventeen years and eight months, as well as after I met you. Everything in between just doesn’t exist anymore.”

Su Yang was utterly confused. This Qi Zhishan was really extraordinary, capable of such feats!

”My journey around the world is also to discover why I had to sit in austere meditation for those seventeen years.” Qi Zhishan said.

”What?” Su Yang almost choked, ”Then why seal away so much of your memory? Wouldn’t you know then?”

Qi Zhishan shook his head, ”After sealing that memory, I have no idea what happened during that time. I only know I sat in meditation for seventeen years, but not why. However, I am clear that since I chose to seal the reasons for the austere meditation, it means I didn’t want to remember the events from that period.”

Su Yang scratched his head, ”You really talk in riddles. If you sealed that memory because you didn’t want to remember the events from that period, then why bother finding that reason now?”