The Rich Cultivator-Chapter 311. Memories

Catherine returned home and immediately glanced at the jar of Silver Honey. The golden-silver liquid inside gleamed under the dim candlelight, untouched.

She sighed in relief and smiled.

"Ah... I thought you would eat the honey without me." She chuckled and patted Tyler’s head. "Haha, aren’t you a good boy?"

Tyler simply nodded, his face distant, lost in thought.

Catherine frowned, noticing his unusual silence. "What’s wrong? Are you feeling cold?" She reached out, touching his forehead gently.

Tyler shook his head. "No... I just need some fresh air. I’ll go for a walk."

Catherine studied him for a moment before nodding. "Alright. Don’t be out too long."

As he turned to leave, she caught sight of the copper pot strapped to his waist. Her brows furrowed slightly, but she didn’t question it.

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"Take left..." Mana said.

Tyler walked briskly through the village, guided by Mana’s voice in his mind. The village was quiet, with only a few villagers heading home as the sky darkened.

He stopped before a small house with a wooden sign reading "Fresh Dairy" hanging above the door.

"This is the place?" Tyler whispered.

"Yeah... This is it," Mana’s voice responded in his head.

Tyler knocked on the door.

After a few moments, the door creaked open, revealing a middle-aged man with a thick beard and gentle eyes.

"Yes?" the man asked.

Tyler hesitated before speaking. "Xing Zhao?"

The man’s face twisted in confusion. "I’ve been living in this village for years... There’s no one by that name here."

Tyler studied his face. There was no sign of deceit.

"But somehow the name seems familiar." The man laughed and continued, "You must be the new outsider. There are some records that some outsiders like you falls into our forbidden land. But no one ever leaves."

Tyler forced a smile. "Right... I was just curious. I heard the name somewhere."

The man shrugged and invited him inside. After some small talk, Tyler exchanged some herbs for a bottle of milk and left.

As he walked away, Mana’s voice echoed in his mind.

"He’s not lying. He really believes what he said is true. He is one of the Grandmaster who came with us. He is the first one who went to investigate this village and got trapped into its illusion."

Tyler’s grip on the bottle of milk tightened. "Then... he really forgot everything?"

"Yes. Just like you."

Tyler stopped in his tracks. "Wait... So everything in the Village is just illusion?"

Mana sighed. "No... some are real. Like you. Not just you. Mathilda... and even Catherine."

Tyler’s breath hitched. "Catherine too?"

"You sound happy. You don’t want that Chick Catherine to be an illusion huh?" Mana chuckled mischievously. " But Mana wonders if she’ll still be happy when she remembers."

Tyler frowned. "What do you mean?"

"Nah, you’ll find out soon enough." Mana’s voice was playful yet cryptic. "Now let’s find a secluded place."

Tyler arrived at an abandoned cowshed at the edge of the village. The wooden structure was old, the roof barely holding together. He slipped inside and shut the entrance behind him.

Taking a deep breath, he pulled the copper pot from his waist and placed it on the ground.

"Good. Now, say the words."

Tyler nodded, his voice steady.

"Big... Grow Big."

The copper pot expanding in size, becoming large.

Mana’s voice was firm. "Now take out the Silver Honey."

Tyler reached into the copper pot and retrieved the glimmering jar of honey. The moment he held it, he felt a strange warmth spreading through his fingertips.

Tyler stared in awe. "I still can’t believe something Magical can exist."

Mana chuckled. "Of course, it belongs to you. Make sure no one finds about it or even immortals will kill you just to snatch this."

Tyler looked inside the pot. There is another jar of Silver Honey inside.

He took another one out. There is still another one inside. He was shocked when he used this Magical pot for the first time. That’s why he was absent-minded when Catherine returned.

"Now... What?"

"Now eat... Eat as much as you can..."

Tyler hesitated.

"Are you sure this will bring back my memories?"

Mana’s voice softened. "It’s the only way to fight the village’s influence. It has Mental Consciousness enhancing ability."

Tyler took a deep breath and dipped his finger into the Silver Honey.

The moment it touched his tongue, he felt that unforgettable sweet again.

The taste was divine—not overwhelmingly sweet, but perfectly balanced, like liquid sunlight.

He began to take handful of honey and started eating it

A few minutes later.

Tyler stared at the Silver Honey, feeling both anticipation and hesitation. The sweetness lingered on his tongue.

"I don’t think I can eat any more," he admitted, wiping his mouth.

"Then mix it with the milk and drink it," Mana’s voice instructed.

Tyler glanced at the bottle of milk he had gotten from the milkman. He swirled it around, realizing the quantity was far too little to dilute the remaining honey.

"The milk isn’t enough," he pointed out.

"Then make some copies," Mana said casually.

Tyler blinked before realization struck. "Oh... right."

He used the copper pot again and made some copies of Milk.

With a deep breath, he lifted the jar and drank.

The warm liquid slid down his throat, filling his body with an immediate surge of energy. His heartbeat slowed, and his breathing became steady.

After few minutes of repeating the same process.

A perfect calm settled over his mind.

Then—

The memories returned.

Visions flooded his mind—fragmented yet vivid.

Memories began to surface one after another...

Tyler as a mere mortal in Zi Continent. The countries he used to travel Ligma Country and Sigma Country. Obtaining the Copper Pot. His time at the Frozen Heart Sect. Meeting Mana. His abnormal luck. The World Tournament - Cultivation CC. Stomping an Immortal.

Arriving in a new world. Meeting Silvia. Joining the Crimson Blood Sect. Encounters with Lily. The Phantom Pirates. The girls he had intimate relationship. The Beautiful southern End. The Elite Academy of Magic and Science. Joining at Starfire Academy. The chaos of the Abyss Breakout.

And then—betrayal of Grandmaster Silver, Ayla and Kyla.

"Holy moly... Mana!" Tyler shouted, his voice filled with shock.

"Tada! It’s me, Mana!" Her voice rang in his mind, cheerful and teasing. "Looks like you got your memories back."

Tyler took a deep breath, steadying himself. Everything that had been hidden from him was now laid bare. The village, the people, the truth—it all felt disturbingly wrong.

"Crap... This village is so ominous," he muttered, his instincts screaming at him now that his memories had returned.

"Of course it is," Mana replied with a knowing tone. "This Abyss floor is definitely dangerous, but in a different way than you’d expect. It doesn’t just threaten your life—it messes with your mind, alters your very sense of reality."

Tyler frowned, gripping the edge of the copper pot in his hands. His heartbeat was steady, yet his thoughts raced. "Now that I’ve got my memories back... what do I do?"

Mana chuckled. "That’s for you to decide. But Mana assume you’ll want to bring back the memories of the others, right?"

Tyler nodded without hesitation. "Yeah... I can’t leave them like this."

Mana hummed playfully. "So, starting with Catherine?"

Tyler flinched at her teasing tone. "Crap... No. She’s the last one. I didn’t expect that to happen between us..." His face twitched, remembering the intimate moments they had shared under the illusion of a peaceful village life.

He sighed heavily, rubbing his temples. "I wonder what kind of expression she’ll make when she regains her memory..."

A pause.

Then, as if the weight of realization fully settled on him, he murmured her true name under his breath.

"Catherine... No. Astrid."