Cultivating in Honkai! Chapter 303: False Infinity, Eternal Land, Amphoreus

Rembrance.

It is a Path heavily reliant on “mories”. It uses mories as its fuel to manifest its power.

As far as my knowledge went, Madam Herta revealed so crucial points.

One, Fuli is not yet born.

Two, Rembrance records the “Past” of this world in the form of mories.

Three, Erudition stamps the “Future” with events that cannot be altered (i.e., “Instants”).

Through this information, we ford conjectures about the foggy “Past” and “Future” of this world. Everyone who participated in the Sword Conference of that day brainstord.

One thing beca clear:

Rembrance and Erudition are responsible for this fog.

My decision to explore this world’s temporal dinsion wasn’t a whim. I wanted to scout ahead, to see the possible dangers we might face.

What I didn’t expect was “Fuli’s” gaze. The mont I stepped onto it, my Divine Mind was drawn under THEIR influence. I could have resisted this power, but I chose not to.

Aside from my Tao Heart’s strength, I have a guess as to where it will lead . The strong future projection laid the path in front of —to shatter Amphoreus’ “fake infinity”.

Considering Amphoreus' bittersweet ending, it fitted the description of a "false infinity".

Interpreting the hints, the ti paradox that trapped Amphoreus' characters inside must be broken.

Anyways…

Fuli is not yet born. Whoever appears as “Fuli” is a fake. A copycat wearing the skin of a tiger. The Garden of Recollection is one. Elysia… ahem, the Miss Pink Elf of Amphoreus is also one.

In the end, my guesses ca true. I landed onto Amphoreus. For caution’s sake, I isolated a huge part of my Divine Mind. The isolated portion analyzed Rembrance’s information—Path Energy, Path Fluctuations, and the likes. I hid the mories of the Honkai in case the Cocoon is very impactful, effectively isolating mories about them.

The small part that was left beca responsible for traversing Amphoreus’ land. Its transformation into a tic Entity was sothing I never expected, though.

I worked through these conditions for years. Once my calculations hit a stumbling block, I knew it was ti to fish. The “system hints” I dropped every now and then to lead onto Fla Reaver’s appearance.

His existence is special. Like Seele, he is a regressor who went through countless loops in an attempt to “save” Amphoreus from Destruction’s grasp.

The power that allowed him to “regress” was none other than Rembrance’s blessing. He is a core figure of this world’s story.

As expected, our subsequent eting yielded results. I can now shield myself from Rembrance’s influence completely. It removed the need for the mind-formatting I did...

Which is why I am laying on this bed with fully intact mories.

“Fu…”

Scanning the room’s design, I got struck with disorientation. I recalled everything “I” did in the past few years—amounting to a decade or so of life experience. Teaching the Imp-erator, spending ti with Hysilens, and going as far as to hit on Aglaea…

I didn’t know I had it on .

I know my past self very well. I am very passive with interpersonal relations. I won’t mind others’ businesses so long as they do not mind mine. This… pure self of mine is the exact opposite. Ridding of my seriousness, he acted mischievous and playful most of the ti. I couldn’t say anything about this since that’s also .

However, it also made rethink of my past decisions. I cannot just sit here and wait for others to take the initiative when it cos to romance.

I was mulling things over when my room received its first visitor…

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‘...Ghost Fry has changed.’

A person’s temperant is deeply rooted in their personality. Far from his typical playfulness, Shi Tian’s temperant brought a sense of serenity inside the room.

His golden pupils glanced at her.

“I hope I didn’t make you worry.”

“The Dux Bellorum brought you back to life. The Twilight Courtyard’s finest also checked your body.” Her soft voice explained everything. “The Imperator may press you for answers, however.”

“That is fine. I will answer everything.”

Silence befell the two of them. Her light blue irises stared at him in silence, withholding her words.

“I rembered everything. My past and origins.”

“...”

“I can say that the ‘’ you know is , but this does not excuse the doubts of it being false. I won’t force you to believe .”

“I believe you.”

Shi Tian was startled. Hysilens’ gaze never left his eyes.

“Your unspoken experiences lie within your eyes. You are not lying.”

He exhaled softly.

“This makes shy, you know. Staring at all the ti…”

“That is sothing the Ghost Fry I know will say.”

Shi Tian let out a light chuckle.

‘Hysilens… Nihility… So that’s why.’

He will never forget about the unknown number of years he spent inside IX’s space. Nihility’s speakers were blasted to his ears at full volu, convincing him of life’s inherent aninglessness.

With the current life he has, whatever that threatens its very foundation is a life-and-death enemy. Shi Tian has six beautiful wives!

Why would he want to die?

His past life shaped Shi Tian’s personality. His inherent self-sacrificial trait ca from it. With money and status, life felt stale—despite knowing many would kill to be in his position. He was eager to carve a na for himself, to be rembered even after death.

His greatest irreconciliation was his “unjust” death. He died without being able to do anything. He was to be forgotten by the world. To be barely rembered in their family’s lineage, if his parents ever had a successor to replace him.

That was why he desperately wanted to accompany Kiana at first. His wish to change a story stemd from him wanting to be in it.

‘It seems like I have a knack for being an author…’

Shi Tian wanted to pen the story himself. To be a part of it and lead everyone into their deserving ending—no matter how many tragic endings there were.

That was him searching for his purpose in life.

Hysilens’ earlier confusion on her lack of purpose overlapped with his past self. Add to that Nihility’s simulation assigned to her, it wasn’t surprising she “drew” Shi Tian in.

“This Ghost Fry likes to think more.”

It wasn’t just Shi Tian. Most of the cultivators developed a tendency to be in a daze. Their extrely fast thoughts created this negative trend—one that Theresa couldn’t solve as her tenure as the President.

“...Force of habit.” He apologized. “I just hope she can be as calm as you once she arrives…”

It didn’t take long before his words ca to reality. The door of his bedroom was swung open (figuratively). The short figure of Okhema’s new ruler appeared. The first thing she did was to scrutinize Shi Tian carefully. Her sharp mind did not fail to see through his drastic changes—neither did he bother to keep it hidden from others.

Before long, she spoke:

“rlin. Have you recovered from your injuries?”

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A/N: Bonus chapter (2/2)