My Longevity Simulation Chapter 1106: Madness for the Man-Made True Immortal
Previously on My Longevity Simulation...
Gathering details about these youngsters was obviously aimed at identifying potential successors for the role of Xuanhuang Great Celestial Venerable.
With Li Fan now fully aware of every trial's solutions, locating people whose character and disposition aligned closely enough would greatly boost the odds of ultimate success.
Achieving it all in one lifetime wasn't required.
Begin by choosing several promising prospects, then in the following life, extract them and offer targeted guidance.
As Li Fan employed the Illusionary Dream Technique to run multiple evaluations on these kids.
The elaborate scheme he devised to stir chaos across the Xuanhuang Realm gradually started to play out.
It kicked off with a rumor that ignited and spread rapidly.
The infamous Ou Shangtian, once hunted by almost all cultivators of the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance, gained his two unparalleled skills, [Kun Qian Bone Hand] and [Book of Ten Thousand Deaths], from encountering a True Immortal's remnant body during his youth.
The [Kun Qian Bone Hand] had the power to flip the natural order, reverting an object to its form from some time in the past.
The [Book of Ten Thousand Deaths] allowed foresight into one's myriad potential demises. When wielded wisely, it transformed disasters into blessings and repelled malevolent forces.
The name Ouyang Tian had faded from the memories of the Alliance's cultivators over time.
However, mentioning those two fearsome techniques immediately awakened recollections among the cultivators in the Alliance.
In those days, Ouyang Tian, whose cultivation hadn't reached Nascent Soul, evaded capture by hordes of pursuers for almost six months. His feats demonstrated the might of the [Kun Qian Bone Hand] and [Book of Ten Thousand Deaths].
And these formidable techniques were just side effects from the True Immortal's remnant body?
So, acquiring the complete True Immortal's remnant body—what unimaginable benefits might that yield?
The moment this rumor hit their ears, virtually every cultivator entertained such notions.
Yet discussions of True Immortals remained abstract and elusive.
Most dismissed it as mere folklore and paid it little mind.
Curiously, though, the tale didn't fade with time; it only intensified and gained momentum.
Anyone with sharp eyes could tell that hidden forces were deliberately stoking the fire.
Right when preparations mounted to uncover the culprits behind it.
An unexpected incident shocked the entire assembly.
On that night, a elegant silhouette in white abruptly materialized in the skies over Xuanhuang.
Its arrival caused the whole Xuanhuang Realm to quiver subtly at once.
Every cultivator who gazed upon this silhouette experienced an overwhelming, inexpressible feeling welling up inside them.
The silhouette endured for merely a handful of breaths before disappearing suddenly.
Paired with the earlier widespread rumor, the phrase "True Immortal's remnant body!" sprang unbidden into the cultivators' thoughts.
That vast phenomenon spanning the heavens, along with the subtle shake of the Xuanhuang Realm tied to the white silhouette's showing: such displays couldn't possibly be fabricated!
"Even if it's not a True Immortal, it must be an extraordinary being without doubt!"
While speculation swirled wildly about the white silhouette's actual nature.
In Tianling Prefecture, a vast dark quagmire erupted from a secluded peak, intent on swallowing all nearby.
The instant cultivators spotted this inky, sticky mass, they recognized it as the work of the Spirit of Heaven and Earth known as [Black Swamp].
Confronted by this dire threat, the cultivators felt no terror but excitement; they didn't run away but surged ahead boldly.
The majority hurled themselves valiantly at the black swamp.
Thanks to the Heavenly Sovereign's immense authority, death meant only rebirth; fear held no place.
Instead, should they manage to vanquish this Spirit of Heaven and Earth, it would catapult them to soaring heights!
Despite the Spirit of Heaven and Earth's Dao Integration-level prowess, sheer numbers could overwhelm even the mightiest foe!
Not a small number of cultivators embraced this bold outlook.
Through their fierce resistance, the black swamp's advance was unexpectedly stopped.
As the cultivators celebrated, believing the black swamp had lost its vigor, a form emitting dazzling golden radiance burst forth from the swamp.
Before anyone could respond, it streaked across the vast expanse and vanished completely.
Once the golden form had left, the ferocious black swamp mysteriously withdrew fully into the earth's depths.
"That was..."
"The True Immortal's remnant body?"
Amid the dazed onlookers, a voice quivered as someone cried out abruptly.
Boom!
Following a brief hush, the group exploded into frenzy right away.
For in that brief sighting moments earlier, the figure closely matched the one that had graced the heavenly dome shortly before!
Furthermore, its mere presence had subdued a Dao Integration Black Swamp...
After a short daze, the gathered cultivators snapped to action and pursued the direction of the golden light's disappearance.
A handful of cultivators, after a momentary pause, still pressed their attack on the Black Swamp, now retreated into the mountain's core and lying dormant again.
Regrettably, however, the Black Swamp, back in its den, turned even more savage and ruthless than prior.
It appeared its power had surged remarkably.
All these cultivators met their end without fail right there.
Yet not even utter destruction could quench the cultivators' avarice.
After all, resurrection awaited everyone!
Consequently, waves of cultivators, drawn by the reports, streamed in continuously to face their doom.
...
The outbreak of the Black Swamp alongside the True Immortal's remnant body swiftly circulated across the whole Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance.
The golden silhouette capable of provoking a Spirit of Heaven and Earth's fury increasingly captured the focus of growing numbers of cultivators.
And subsequently, at every location the True Immortal's remnant body visited, a Spirit of Heaven and Earth would inexplicably emerge without fail, as if determined to contain this remnant.
No one had realized the Xuanhuang Realm hid such a multitude of Spirits of Heaven and Earth.
For a period, the cultivators stood utterly awestruck by this magnificent display.
Practically every few days brought tidings of yet another Spirit of Heaven and Earth surfacing.
The Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance's cultivators, long mired at the Soul Transformation stage, plunged into utter madness.
They could no longer remain idle and embarked to pursue the Spirits of Heaven and Earth they craved.
While a larger portion of cultivators kept their eyes fixed on that True Immortal's remnant body.
The cultivators' craving for the True Immortal's remnant body hit its zenith following a particular incident.
A commoner by the name of Zhang Haobo, after fortuitously brushing against the True Immortal's remnant body that abruptly appeared in his path, skyrocketed from mere mortal to peak Golden Core in a flash!
And the marvelous artifact enabling his Foundation Establishment turned out to be a bizarre rib-shaped relic!
Alas, the True Immortal's remnant body paused near him only briefly before fleeing once more.
Otherwise, for Zhang Haobo to vault straight to Soul Transformation might well have been feasible!
Upon probing Zhang Haobo's origins and status, the group dismissed any chance of deception.
In the end, the close to a hundred mortals beside him who had beheld the event firsthand showed no flaws in their recollections!
"The True Immortal's remnant body seeks out one with destiny."
"Ou Shangtian was like that, and so is this Zhang Haobo! Yet their luck fell short, and ultimately, they weren't selected by the True Immortal's remnant body."
"Still, should someone truly claim it in the end..."