In short, it still couldn't get an answer.
"I temporarily don't need your help with anything, so stay in the Extreme Abyss. I'll contact you if anything comes up."
Li Fei said to Void Pool Clam and Bone Li.
Void Pool Clam was fine, but if Bone Li left the Extreme Abyss, the disturbance would be too great.
Moreover, the outside world did not have such dense Yin Sha Qi as the Extreme Abyss, making it difficult for Bone Li to sustain even his daily consumption.
After giving instructions, Li Fei, Ning Qingman, and Tai Yu began to fly above the Extreme Abyss.
A moment later, the three left the Extreme Abyss and boarded the Flying Boat.
"It's a pity, we couldn't explore further. I wonder what's really in the depths of the Extreme Abyss?"
On the Flying Boat, Ning Qingman suddenly lamented.
Li Fei was startled at these words and suddenly turned his head towards the other:
"What did you say?!"
Previously, he had deceived Void Pool Clam, not wanting him to know the truth.
How come Ning Qingman said the same thing?
"What's wrong?"
Ning Qingman was astonished by Li Fei's reaction. "We didn't find anything in that void turbulence, right?"
"How could that be? We clearly saw something down there..."
Li Fei was about to speak when he suddenly paused.
Wait, what did I see underneath the Extreme Abyss?
He clearly remembered that he acquired very important information related to the Desolate God and the West Continent.
But now, he couldn't recall anything?!
This discovery sent a long-lost thrill down Li Fei's spine.
"My memory was erased? When? Did Ning Qingman and Tai Yu get hit too?"
Li Fei looked towards Tai Yu, his expression serious:
"Tai Yu, do you remember what we saw at the deepest part of the Extreme Abyss?"
Tai Yu frowned, scrutinized Li Fei carefully to confirm his condition was fine, and then slowly spoke:
"After Void Pool Clam left, we continued forward in the void turbulence for a while, then you said you couldn't hold on much longer, so we turned back. During this period, we didn't notice anything unusual."
Li Fei and Tai Yu exchanged glances, then looked at Ning Qingman, who gazed at him with worried eyes:
"What's wrong? Is something going on?"
Li Fei took a deep breath, trying to calm himself.
Whoosh whoosh—
Gales roared, clouds surged, and the Heaven and Earth Qi frantically converged around!
Mountains, rivers, stars, Heavenly Dragon, White Elephant...
Li Fei began to reconstruct the Tao Domain!
Ning Qingman and Tai Yu exchanged a glance and stood on the Flying Boat, letting Li Fei do as he wished.
Soon, the Tao Domain enveloped the three of them.
Li Fei carefully felt everything around him, observing Ning Qingman and Tai Yu.
"Firstly, I am not being affected by any Illusion Technique, nor am I currently in an Illusion Realm."
Li Fei muttered to himself.
"Secondly, there is nothing wrong with your Taoism. You are indeed yourselves."
Ning Qingman looked at him: "Are you suspecting that we fell under Illusion Technique? Or even suspecting that Tai Yu and I were swapped? Lin Tianyi wouldn't be able to do such a thing!"
Tai Yu also spoke: "In your Tao Domain, even Taoism can't be discerned, let alone Illusion Techniques? What's happening?"
Li Fei did not rush to answer them but instead closed his eyes and began to perform the Nightmare Sect's magic.
The Nightmare Sect's magic could allow him to enter the Dream Realm, probing the subconscious, naturally including his own.
So once he mastered this magic, anything Li Fei personally saw, felt, or experienced, even if forgotten momentarily, would still have a complete 'record' in his subconscious.
Li Fei quickly found the memory of the previous exploration of the Extreme Abyss in his subconscious.
He carefully examined this memory without missing a detail.
Soon, he discovered something unusual—
"There is a blank segment in the middle!"
He manipulated the Tao Domain carrying Ning Qingman and Tai Yu through the void turbulence and suddenly turned back at a certain point.
This part of the memory was clearly not continuous, as if a segment was cut out by someone.
"Someone indeed tampered with my memory? It's not just me; Ning Qingman and Tai Yu's memories are like this too!"
Li Fei opened his eyes, his expression more serious than ever.
He looked at the worried Ning Qingman and puzzled Tai Yu and voiced his suspicions:
"The three of us must have discovered something in the depths of the Extreme Abyss, but we all lost that part of the memory."
"How could that be?"
Tai Yu instinctively refuted, "Who could do such a thing?"
Having reached such heights, even if he hadn't reached the Peak, he could roughly estimate the distance between the Peak and himself.
So he didn't believe that anyone in this world could delete his memories without him noticing.
Ning Qingman looked into Li Fei's eyes and said earnestly, "I believe you!"
She glanced at Tai Yu, "Neither Tai Yu nor I have any recollection of this matter, yet you seem to retain a bit of memory. Is it because your Taoism is more unique?"
Li Fei nodded, "That's possible."
He had just thought of this as well.
Ning Qingman and Tai Yu had no impression of the events below the Extreme Abyss and would naturally assume that they hadn't seen anything there if not reminded by Li Fei.
But Li Fei was different; he deliberately deceived the Void Pool Clam, instinctively not wanting the other party to know the true situation deep in the Extreme Abyss.
Yet now, when he tries to recall what he saw, his mind is a blank.
He retained a bit more memory than the other two; perhaps it was because his Taoism was "Only I have the unique method," offering more resistance?
"I'm very sure a part of our memory has definitely been deleted!"
Li Fei said, "As for who did it, the most likely culprit is the legendary Desolate God!"
"Desolate God...."
Tai Yu saw how firm Li Fei was and began to waver, "You mean the Desolate God is an existence beyond the Peak?"
The realm beyond the Peak has always been a legend.
Both the Buddha and Tao families firmly believe that the Buddha and Taoist Ancestor eventually reached the realm beyond the Peak.
However, despite leaving so many heritages, neither the Buddha nor the Taoist Ancestor left a single word about the realm beyond the Peak.
If there were any related heritages, Qing Xu wouldn't have struggled for so many years and gone to extremes.
Because of this, many people believe the realm beyond the Peak simply doesn't exist.
The Peak is the Peak, the end point of cultivation in this world.
But now, Li Fei, Ning Qingman, and Tai Yu, all three at the Peak, had their memories erased simultaneously, and even Li Fei, with "Only I have the unique method," wasn't spared.
This god-like method could only be from beyond the Peak!
"Why don't we go below the Extreme Abyss again?"
Ning Qingman proposed eagerly.
Her greatest interest in life is Sword Dao. Last time, ascending the Heavenly Ascending Tower alongside Li Fei, she 'held' Li Fei in her hand and defeated Lin Tianyi in swordsmanship.
This proved she had already reached the pinnacle of Sword Dao in this world!
So her next pursuit in cultivation can only be beyond the Peak.
She also wanted to see how high the peak of Sword Dao could reach.
"No."
But Li Fei rejected Ning Qingman's suggestion.
"The part of memory I retained subconsciously warns me not to approach that place again."
Ning Qingman said, "What if this warning is also deliberately set up by the other party? Just to prevent you from exploring further."
Li Fei still shook his head, "Even if it really is the other party's trick, given their realm, going back to explore more times now would probably yield the same result, and it might even be dangerous."
Ning Qingman hesitated.
For the ultimate Sword Dao, she wasn't afraid of danger.
But she knew Li Fei had unfinished duties in this world, so she didn't insist.
Li Fei noticed Ning Qingman's hesitation, looked into her eyes, and said earnestly:
"Let's wait a bit longer, I will definitely go explore the Extreme Abyss with you in the future."
Ning Qingman: "Alright, I'll wait for you."
Tai Yu stood awkwardly aside.
He couldn't traverse that void turbulence alone.
But in the future, when those two explored the Extreme Abyss again, how could he interrupt?
"Duke, Ning Sword Immortal."
Tai Yu suddenly spoke, "With this matter settled, I need to return to the Daluo Sect, perhaps we should part ways for now."
Although he had never been in a relationship, he had enough insight to know it was time to leave.
Li Fei didn't hesitate for a second, turned and cupped his fist towards Tai Yu, "Alright, until we meet again."
Ning Qingman also bowed, "Master Tai Yu, until we meet again."
Thus, Tai Yu left the flying boat and disappeared into the Cloud Sea.
On the flying boat, Ning Qingman looked at Li Fei, a smile emerging on her face:
"Where to next?"
Li Fei: "I want to visit the Heavenly Tower again."
Ning Qingman's eyes lit up, "Are you going to duel Lin Tianyi?"
This was the event the entire World was eagerly anticipating!
She thought Tai Yu left too early and would surely regret it later.
Li Fei nodded, "I plan to meet that world's number one again. Besides, I want to consult him about some matters beyond the Peak."
Above the Cloud Sea, the flying boat turned, transforming into light as it departed.
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