Who Let Him Cultivate?! (WX)-Chapter 553: The Four Immortals’ Analysis

“Why didn’t our future selves resurrect Everlasting?”

At the Heaven Mandate Immortal’s question, the four immortals in the immortal domain fell silent.

Indeed, this is the biggest problem. Even if others couldn’t revive the Everlasting Immortal Fairy, couldn’t any one of us do it? It’s just speaking her name—who could possibly stop us?

“It’s not just Everlasting. Something might have happened to all four of us!” the Nine-Layers Immortal stated coldly. This is the only plausible explanation.

Although this answered the previous question, an even greater question now confronted the four immortals. What exactly had happened that even trouble befell the Five Ancient Immortals?

“It can’t be that all four of us were also no more, right?” the Qilin Immortal blurted, the thought sending chills down his own spine. After all, if even the Everlasting Immortal Fairy had perished, it was theoretically possible that the four of them were eliminated.

“That’s the worst-case scenario, but it’s unlikely,” the Epoch Immortal analyzed, shaking his head. “Everlasting was assassinated, meaning the killer might be weaker than her or only slightly stronger, but not enough to overwhelm her. Under such circumstances, as long as the four of us were united, that culprit in the dark probably wouldn’t have killed all of us.”

“By the way, Epoch, since you said the culprit had used a Dao Fruit to sever our connection to the future, can you determine how distant this future is?” 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

The Epoch Immortal furrowed his brows. “I can try, but the probability of success is low. Give me a moment.”

Activating his Epoch Dao Fruit again, primal hundun energies surged as his true form transcended spacetime and gazed upon it. However, the future was clear with no signs of obstruction.

“Well, how is it?”

“As I predicted, it doesn’t work. The future appears too clear.”

“What about the severance you mentioned?”

The Epoch Immortal looked at the Qilin Immortal like the latter was an idiot. “This is what happens when you don’t listen to my lectures during our gatherings.”

The Qilin Immortal bristled. As the Epoch Immortal had used his Epoch Dao Fruit to mess with the Qilin Immortal twice, the Qilin Immortal was no longer scared of the Epoch Immortal’s methods. You really think I can’t beat you?

Despite the Epoch Immortal’s sarcasm, he explained, “The future is indeterminate. The future I see is merely the most probable scenario. The closer the future is, the higher the probability; likewise, the further it is, the lower the probability.

“Assuming the future I saw is ‘Future A,’ the most probable future, it’s where Everlasting wasn’t assassinated. However, ‘Future B’ is where Everlasting was assassinated. Earlier, when I was speaking to Everlasting, my Epoch Dao Fruit established a connection with Future B. The so-called ‘severance’ cut off my link to Future B, but not to futures A, C, and D.”

“Does that mean Everlasting wasn’t necessarily assassinated?”

“No, the future is a straight line and has no bifurcations. Everlasting will certainly be assassinated. However, from the Epoch Dao Fruit’s perspective, this probability is so small that it’s unobservable. Only after I’ve refined my Epoch Dao Fruit to perceive all future possibilities can I pinpoint the severed point in time.”

Although this avenue of the Epoch Immortal wasn’t workable, the immortals didn’t lose heart and pressed on undeterred.

“Only an immortal can injure an immortal. Since the culprit could assassinate Everlasting, they must be an immortal. Are there other immortals besides us five?”

The Nine-Layers was the most qualified to speak on such matters. “According to my research, I was the first to become an immortal, followed by you four. Everlasting was last. There’s no sixth immortal.”

“In that case, there are two possibilities regarding the assassin.” The Heaven Mandate Immortal raised two fingers.

“One: someone of extraordinary talent ascends in the future.

“Second: the five of us aren’t the only immortals—there’s a sixth immortal!”

His theory stunned them all.

“That’s impossible! The unusual phenomena during immortal ascension are terrifying. How could a sixth person have concealed it?!” Everyone had endured immortal tribulations themselves. They were cataclysmic, and even blind individuals could perceive their presence. There was no way someone could have hidden it.

“An immortal ascension tribulation indeed can’t be concealed. But what if the other party had formed Dao Fruits like the Karma Dao Fruit or the Destiny Dao Fruit to conceal their existence? That’s totally possible!”

Through self-concealment and self-oblivion, one would forget the terrifying immortal ascension tribulation. An immortal wielding the Karma Dao Fruit couldn’t rise above immortals, but that didn’t signify they couldn’t become immortals.

“This also explains the severance the Epoch Immortal mentioned. Employing the Karma Dao Fruit had cut off the karma between now and the future.

“Alternatively, the Destiny Dao Fruit had blocked off Huang Doudou’s destiny of survival, rewriting it from life to death. If we know too much about the future, Huang Doudou’s destiny of demise would be affected, so the severance emerged to prevent us from learning too much!”

“Even then, there are many other Dao Fruits we don’t understand. The possibilities are countless.”

In truth, their understanding of the Karma Dao Fruit and the Destiny Dao Fruit remained theoretical. Until a complete Dao Fruit was condensed, its true power remained unknown.

For example, when the Everlasting Dao Fruit was in its incipient phase, Huang Doudou had only used it to repair her state or dart around in statues. No one could imagine that after the Everlasting Dao Fruit was fully condensed, Huang Doudou could self-detonate wherever and whenever she wanted, and that she could revive as long as someone uttered her name.

“Perhaps a third possibility regarding the assassin exists. Though I can’t think of it now.” The Heaven Mandate Immortal shrugged. Coming up with two possibilities in such a short time is truly not easy.

The other three immortals also shook their heads, drawing a blank.

“Should we tell Everlasting about this?” the Qilin Immortal asked.

The Heaven Mandate Immortal and the Epoch Immortal pondered the feasibility.

“Absolutely not!” The Nine-Layers Immortal was the first to veto it. “Based on Everlasting’s personality, if she knows she’ll be assassinated in the future, she might say, ‘If I kill myself, I can’t be assassinated,’ and promptly commit suicide on the spot, waiting to resurrect in the future! Who knows what other madness she’d attempt?!”

The Qilin Immortal, “...”

The Heaven Mandate Immortal, “...”

The Epoch Immortal, “...”

That does sound like Huang Doudou’s style.

The Heaven Mandate Immortal stretched lazily. “Let’s prepare slowly. From the looks of it, I think Everlasting will be fine for a while. Epoch, you came out on the pretense of being a referee. It’s about time you return. Otherwise, she’ll grow suspicious, and it’ll be terrible if she comes looking for us.”

At the thought of the meals cooked by the Everlasting Immortal Fairy and the Qilin Immortal’s two wives, the Epoch Immortal contemplated mutual destruction. “Fine then, who can I blame for being unlucky?” The Epoch Immortal sighed, resigned to drag himself back to the North Star.

“By the way, it’ll probably take the three of you a century to finish this chess game. That will definitely form a historical projection. Erase this segment where we glimpsed the future Everlasting. If the assassin sees the historical projection, wouldn’t it expose the fact that Everlasting can still be resurrected?”

“You’re still as devious as ever.” The Heaven Mandate Immortal gave him a thumbs-up.

“This is called being meticulous!” The Epoch Immortal fumed.