Chapter 455

Chapter 455 – Erasing Memories

The life of the Compassionless Sage was quite miserable.

You could say his experiences were pretty much similar to Lu Ye’s.

He spent his entire life in pursuit of love.

But the more he chased, the further it eluded him.

He wouldn’t even understand what love truly was since he had never experienced it.

On the other hand, Lu Ye had truly known love in his past life—eight women, some admired his strength, others spent every day with him, and some he saved. In the end, those women had all loved him.

Take Shangguan Huanling, for instance; when they first met, she had experienced a jolt of affection and blushed.

Yin Qingcheng was completely captivated, longing for him to the point of obsession.

Lu Ye’s tragedy lay in betrayal, not knowing how to love, or perhaps loving the wrong person—it all led to a tragedy.

The Compassionless Sage was a different case entirely.

He had never known love!

As a child, enemies snatched him away; he grew up, turned the tables on his foes, and returned home.

Yet, after enduring immense pain, he expected to find love at home, only to discover that his family had long welcomed another child.

He thought he was a genius in cultivation, but after avenging his enemies, he was gravely wounded and couldn’t make any progress.

At that time, everyone regarded him as a useless failure.

Even his childhood fiancée had moved on to someone else.

His entire life was a quest for love, yet it felt scripted—as if no one could love him, no matter how humble he was; indifference was simply indifference.

He actually could have left, could have begun anew, but he had adopted the stubbornness of his hated enemies!

His heart was filled with love, yet there was no one to give it to, no one in need.

The Compassionless Sage lived an unhappy life, burdened by obsessions, but perhaps because of that, when he finally let go, he did so entirely.

Now, the Compassionless Sage’s path of indifference was ravenously eroding Lu Ye.

It was an all-out assault, targeting the Dao, body, soul, Dao heart, consciousness… everything was under siege.

Countless memories flooded his mind.

Images flickered rapidly.

Yue Hongling, Bai Qiulan, Chu Ling, Shangguan Huanling, Vermilion Bird, Jiang Die, Yin Qingcheng, An Li.

Eight women basically spanned the entirety of Lu Ye’s last life.

“Husband, this is all for you, do you like it?”

Suddenly, Yin Qingcheng’s voice echoed in Lu Ye’s mind.

Yin Qingcheng was overjoyed; her plan had finally succeeded. Now that the Compassionless Sage’s power had entered Lu Ye, she could easily manipulate it. Under her control, she could make Lu Ye forget Shen Xitang, forget his child, forget those seven women.

At that point, there would be only her left,

She would become Lu Ye’s one and only.

And knowing Lu Ye, she was certain he wouldn’t concede defeat so easily, especially when it came to protecting the memories of Shen Xitang.

He would surely grit his teeth and resist.

At that moment, the Compassionless Sage’s power would crush his soul, extinguishing his life one after another.

Everything was going according to her plan!

Victory was within grasp!

Lu Ye was frighteningly calm; the power of a single tear was now stirring up a storm in every aspect of his being.

The last tear before the Compassionless Sage attained immortality contained feelings beyond imagination.

He resisted fiercely, his Dao heart cried out under the strain; all his Daus fell short before the Compassionless Sage.

The Tree of Enlightenment appeared above Lu Ye, unleashing the power of the Great Dao to protect him, but in an instant, a huge number of leaves from the tree fell down.

The protection of the Great Dao was shattered.

Now, the Tree of Enlightenment had fully merged with the Great Dao’s protection; its shattering was actually a heavy blow to the Tree of Enlightenment itself, but the tree had no intention of retreating.

The tree would sacrifice everything for its master, even life itself.

At that moment, the Ten Thousand Souls Banner and Stone Sword suddenly flew out.

With one banner and one sword, they pushed the Tree of Enlightenment away.

The Tree had turned withered in a very short time.

“Don’t stop me! Don’t stop me! I want to protect my master!”

The Tree of Enlightenment struggled desperately, but the Stone Sword and Emperor’s Banner were intent on blocking its way.

“Master… Master won’t allow it…”

The Emperor’s Banner spoke to the Tree of Enlightenment.

“No, Master is in danger right now! I have to go, even if it means death, I must die before my master!”

“You must not trouble the master…”

The Tree of Enlightenment shook violently.

Right, I can’t be this reckless.

Master hadn’t instructed me; I must not act rashly or I risk becoming a burden. So I need to be patient!

The Tree of Enlightenment cautiously watched Lu Ye, ready at any moment to transform back into the Great Dao and re-enter Lu Ye’s body.

Lu Ye was starting to reach his limits.

Holy beings are truly powerful!

He had never seen the realm of a saint in his past life.

The System’s simulations hadn’t found a direct way out; that tear was just too powerful, but there was a method to secure the master’s safety.

That was to rearrange his memories.

Let this power of emotion and detachment first clear away the feelings he didn’t need.

“Husband, don’t struggle! The Compassionless Sage’s power is definitely beyond what you can resist right now; I forgot to tell you, the deeper the memory, the more painful it will be for you to resist, hmm?”

At that moment, the path of indifference fully began to invade Lu Ye’s memories.

And Lu Ye was prepared for it.

A large number of memory fragments started to blur under the influence, like the flickering of a candle in the wind.

“Husband, let me see which memories are foremost in your heart.”

At that moment, Yin Qingcheng caught sight of the first image.

It was a celestial palace!

The palace was magnificent yet cold, perched high in the skies, radiant and stunning.

In that celestial palace, beneath a huge peach tree, a young girl danced gracefully with her sword, and falling petals whirled around her in harmony with her movements—breathtakingly beautiful.

Upon seeing that memory,

Yin Qingcheng was stunned.

This scene, this girl, she was all too familiar because it was in the Forgetful Emotion Celestial Palace, the first time she met Lu Ye.

That girl—it couldn’t possibly be anyone else but her.

Lu Ye stood on the steps, watching that dancing figure, silent, simply enjoying the view.

But Yin Qingcheng immediately furrowed her brow upon seeing Lu Ye; a cold light flickered in her eyes, and a sword of light shot toward Lu Ye, radiating murderous intent.

However, this sword was effortlessly brushed aside by Lu Ye.

Yin Qingcheng watched the memory unfold, as the power of the Compassionless Sage began to surge toward this particular memory.

Clearly, this memory was laden with emotion!

That time, Lu Ye was invited to the Forgetful Emotion Celestial Palace to perform alchemy and save someone. What wouldn’t he do to earn Source Stones?

But part of the materials needed for alchemy was missing; Lu Ye pondered and thought that the fateful peach tree in the Forgetful Emotion Celestial Palace could serve as one of those materials. So, he went over to gather it.

And it was there that he met Yin Qingcheng for the first time.