My Longevity Simulation Chapter 1079: The Truth of the Misunderstanding

"Is this the Beast Taming Sect's way of treating guests?" Mr. Bai's gentle voice resounded across the skies and lands.

No hint of fury could be detected, yet it instilled a profound sense of danger in the sect-guarding azure dragon, prompting it to glare with intense rage.

Driven by its innate protective urges, the azure dragon prepared to strike. In this pivotal instant, a silhouette abruptly emerged from the earth below.

"Aaah!"

With a sharp yelp of agony, a diminutive form soared directly at Mr. Bai.

The charged tension shattered in a flash.

Myriad eyes from all directions fixed upon that small shape.

"It's Xu Ke..." Mr. Bai grinned.

Xu Ke rubbed the back of his neck, a bit awkward.

Mr. Bai hadn't yet replied when a streak of blue radiance zipped from the distant horizon, positioning itself between him and Xu Ke.

"Brother Lu Ya!" Spotting yet another familiar face, Xu Ke brimmed with thrill.

Mr. Bai regarded Lu Ya, whose features brimmed with caution, a flicker of resignation in his gaze: "Lu Ya, long time no see."

Lu Ya replied: "What do you want?"

His voice carried a chill, laden with suspicion.

Mr. Bai remained unperturbed and explained leisurely: "I harbor no ill will on this journey. I've arrived at the Beast Taming Sect for a specific matter and require their assistance."

Upon hearing this, Lu Ya wavered.

Right then, an aged tone sounded: "A visitor from afar deserves our courtesy. Our Beast Taming Sect has failed in our hosting duties."

A senior with flowing white hair and brows materialized without delay.

"Great Elder?" Lu Ya exclaimed in surprise.

Emperor Sanmo gave a nod. Then he turned to Mr. Bai: "Honored guest, come with me. Whatever aid the Beast Taming Sect can provide, we shall gladly offer."

This courteous demeanor baffled Lu Ya and proved difficult for him to swallow.

Yet he held deep respect for his mentor and seniors, so he refrained from direct opposition.

"Then I express my gratitude ahead of time." As the proverb notes, one doesn't slap a smiling face. Mr. Bai also retracted the pressure he had emitted.

Tailing Emperor Sanmo, he disappeared from view.

"Eh? Why did he go?" Xu Ke had expected Mr. Bai to bring him, leaving him momentarily irritated.

"I warned you to keep your distance from Mr. Bai! But you dashed right over the instant you spotted him!" Lu Ya lightly tapped Xu Ke's head while rebuking.

"He's nothing like the facade he puts on around us." Lu Ya stared toward the far-off Beast Taming Sect, his face growing somber.

"Brother Lu Ya, why do you claim that? Mr. Bai is genuinely a good person!" Xu Ke felt confused yet insisted earnestly.

"You... Sigh..." Lu Ya heaved a deep breath. "Alright, now I'll hold nothing back from you."

"After Ningyuan City fell to ruins, under his..."

"Under his guidance, we rallied the survivors to flee and aided in moving the injured to that rundown temple."

"But on that day..."

Lu Ya delved into the memory, his look turning vacant.

"Out of nowhere, one injured person's wounds worsened dramatically, teetering on the edge of death. Mr. Bai was away at the time, and our abilities fell short of saving him..."

"Thus, we divided tasks and scoured the city for Mr. Bai."

Here, Xu Ke cut in abruptly: "Yes, it's coming back to me. That event did occur. Soon after, Brother Lu Ya, your view of Mr. Bai shifted entirely. What went down?"

Lu Ya inhaled sharply: "Back then, I hunted high and low but couldn't locate Mr. Bai. Then it hit me—when I'd been deathly sick earlier, Mr. Bai had brought me to his residence for care. I dimly recalled a basement there."

"I figured he might be down there. After searching, I discovered the basement access close to Mr. Bai's home. As I prepared to shout, a faint metallic blood odor wafted out. Worried he was hurt, I charged inside without hesitation. What met my eyes was..."

"What was it?" Xu Ke hung on every word of Lu Ya's tale.

"Bodies. The basement brimmed with them, twisted and shattered. He stood amid it all, gripping a keen edge, carving up the remains for some wicked ceremony. Recall Doggy's old companions? Those whose forms were crudely stitched to canine bodies."

Xu Ke nodded.

"Those individuals had vanished without explanation. I questioned Mr. Bai, and he claimed ignorance of their whereabouts. Yet..."

Lu Ya clenched his jaw: "I distinctly spotted them among the basement's cadavers!"

"This..." Xu Ke's eyes bulged in shock.

Lu Ya pressed on: "That basement resembled a nightmarish abyss. To this day, the thought sends shivers through me. The reek of blood hung so densely it terrified, with the ground soaked in dark crimson stains. Deep inside loomed a grotesquely strange Faceless Statue!"

"Though I merely glimpsed it, it haunts my dreams relentlessly. Without witnessing it yourself, you'd never grasp its malevolent horror!"

"He appeared stunned by my abrupt entry. But I acted fast, dreading he'd eliminate me. I bolted from the hidden room wordlessly, racing back to the temple in panic, intent on unveiling Mr. Bai's real nature. But he'd masked himself too perfectly! Nobody trusted my words!"

Lu Ya sighed deeply once more.

"Lingering near him longer would have put me at risk of murder. Escape was my only option! Regrettably, despite my begs, you were the sole one ready to flee alongside me."

"Luckily, we met our master en route and eventually found refuge in the Beast Taming Sect. I never dreamed he'd stalk us here like an unrelenting ghost."

Xu Ke observed Lu Ya's creased forehead and wrestled with inner turmoil.

"Maybe it's all a mix-up?" Xu Ke attempted to convince him still.

"Mix-up? What kind of mix-up?" Lu Ya scoffed icily.

"You've faced him yourself. Confronting a Dao Integration realm guardian Azure Dragon without flinching. Imagine his power's frightful extent now! Achieving that in so little time—beyond trading lives in that demonic rite, no other path comes to mind!"

"Furthermore..."

Lu Ya halted: "I've delved into that eerie Faceless Statue too."

"It's the dark deity revered by the ancient nefarious Xuantian Sect! The Xuantian Sect's survivors are foes all cultivators must purge instantly!"

Xu Ke lacked knowledge of the Xuantian Sect.

But he grasped the source of Mr. Bai's swift cultivation advancement.

The revelation nearly escaped his lips, yet Li Fan's warning about "never leaking heaven's secrets" made him hold it in.