Chapter 321 - 183: Forgotten Cause and Effect
Chapter 321: Chapter 183: Forgotten Cause and Effect
This was a legend from ancient times.
Such tales seemed to have vanished in the current era.
Still, Lu Cang held on to the treasure maps, which were so blurry they were almost indecipherable.
He planned to restore them using his Information Tracing ability.
Then, he would record them on fresh sheets of Fire-Written Paper.
If he ever had the chance to pass by the locations on the maps, he could take a detour to check them out.
As the inheritance concluded.
The mist began to rise again, shrouding everything in a haze.
...
Lu Cang maintained his habit of jotting things down as they happened.
Suddenly, the mist before him thickened, layer upon layer!
It grew so dense that he couldn’t see a thing.
Within his Perception, he felt the countless mounds of corpses rapidly receding as Time and Space twisted into chaos.
And then...
He felt solid ground beneath his feet once more. The surrounding distortion and chaos subsided and returned to normal.
The impossibly thick mist gradually thinned.
Finally.
Lu Cang found himself standing in a wasteland. His Perception swept over the area, revealing a sparse forest nearby.
"What... what just happened?"
Lu Cang frowned.
He couldn’t remember anything that had just transpired.
But he could feel an imprint of Reincarnation inside his body.
He thought for a moment.
Lu Cang touched his Storage Bag.
He was surprised to find several hundred extra, completely full Storage Bags inside the bracelet he used to store his items.
’What’s going on?’
’Did Christmas come early?’
With a thought, Lu Cang extended his Perception to his most private Storage Bag.
Inside, he found two extra, tightly sealed boxes.
The boxes were filled with stacks of Fire-Written Paper.
’So much more?’
’Thousands of pages?’
’What could I have possibly experienced that required me to write so much?’
All of these thousands of pages of Fire-Written Paper were blank, without a single trace of writing.
Lu Cang took them out.
’Thankfully, I have a strict system for how I store them.’
’When I store Fire-Written Paper, I always stack it chronologically from bottom to top.’
’The boxes themselves are also arranged chronologically, from left to right.’
Lu Cang took out the Fire-Written Paper and began to read it in his mind.
About half an hour later, he finally understood everything that had happened.
’I really... completely forgot everything.’
’And the records couldn’t be left behind, either.’
’It seems the people who saw me before probably don’t remember me now...’
’That’s good.’
’I just didn’t expect so much to have happened.’
He had no memory of the events, only the records of them.
To Lu Cang, it felt as if he had just stepped out of the Dungeon.
And inexplicably acquired a pile of new things.
It didn’t feel real at all.
He had originally thought the Forgotten Moon was just an ordinary month—if it made one forgetful, he’d just be a bit more absent-minded.
But now it seemed its effects were truly significant.
’Sigh, I suppose I can’t underestimate the influence of any of the months.’
Lu Cang pulled out his pocket watch.
It was already midnight.
It had been around two in the afternoon when he went in.
’In any case, I should head back to Kernoya and see what’s what.’
Lu Cang destroyed all the surrounding Dungeons.
At the same time, he dismantled all the Restrictions he had put in place.
After taking care of everything, he returned to Kernoya.
Although it was the middle of the night, the mist within Kernoya wasn’t as thick as before.
Perhaps the densest mist only appeared on January 1st.
After all, the first of the month was when the Moon’s influence was at its peak.
He scanned the area with his Perception but found nothing out of the ordinary...
Lu Cang returned to his mansion.
A maid thoughtfully came forward to help him out of his heavy attire and change his clothes.
The physical and mental exhaustion began to wash over him now that he was home.
’Perhaps I really did just go through an incredibly difficult battle.’
Lu Cang sank into a deep sleep...
And he dreamed.
In the dream, Lu Cang saw a vision. He watched as all Elements transformed into a single, identical Element.
He saw all of existence being assimilated by this Element.
At first, Lu Cang saw the world, but he soon felt himself ascending high into the sky, reaching the Void. He only lingered there for a moment.
Then he moved on to an even higher dimension.
Lu Cang felt as if something was watching him.
Looking up, he seemed to see a boundless cavity, devoid of light or shadow.
Lu Cang then looked down below.
As if observing planets from space, he saw numerous Elements as massive as planets.
’Elements?’
A vague sense of confusion arose in Lu Cang’s mind.
Then, his perspective suddenly shifted.
He found that the cavity he had to look up to see was now at the very bottom...
No.
It wasn’t that it had appeared at the bottom.
Rather, he was now at the bottom, looking up. The planet-sized Elements were now things he had to crane his neck to see.
These countless Elements orbited like celestial bodies revolving around a central point...
A hypnotic, aimless motion.
Lu Cang felt as though he had been watching for a very long time.
But then, in a sudden instant.
Lu Cang’s hazy consciousness snapped back into focus. He saw all the Elements align in a single, straight line.
He looked down again...
And saw, in the material world, the projection of a single particle of "All Elements."
A single particle... an Element equivalent to all other Elements combined!
His eyes flew open, and Lu Cang shot up in bed!
He turned his head toward the window.
A gentle breeze drifted in. The sun was shining brightly; it was now daytime.
...
BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG—
Lu Cang stood before Iz’s palace, pounding on the grand doors.
After knocking, he thought for a moment, then simply gave the doors a hard push.
They swung right open.
Iz was standing right behind them, the corner of his mouth twitching slightly.
Lu Cang spoke immediately. "Iz, I have an extraordinary idea..."
Iz was silent for a moment.
"..."
"Let’s hear it."
Lu Cang told Iz about his dream.
He also included his own thoughts on the matter.
After listening, Iz said, "You mean to say that all Elements in the material world are merely projections from a higher plane."
"What an interesting idea..."
"I didn’t expect you to come into contact with that dimension so quickly."
"Since that’s the case, there are some things I can tell you now."
"Oh, right."
"I don’t remember if I told you yesterday or not, but it was January 1st of a leap year. If you were to casually enter and exit Dungeons, you might end up in the Forgotten Realm."
"I think I was looking for you yesterday afternoon to tell you... but it seems I couldn’t find you."
After hearing Iz’s explanation, the corner of Lu Cang’s mouth twitched slightly.
’Iz, your timing is impeccable...’