My Longevity Simulation Chapter 1146: Qingxuan Shang Shaojun
Previously on My Longevity Simulation...
Emperor Yi Beast had already guided the demon beast clan far from the Xuanhuang Realm ages ago, whereas Emperor Sanmo lurked profoundly concealed in the core of the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance's headquarters, seldom glimpsed by everyday folks.
Still, the pair had both shown up amid the [Beast Taming Sect Upheaval] in the Fallen Immortal Realm, making it possible to approach them straightaway for clarifications.
"Fellow Daoist Sun?"
The mental message from Elder Zhang Xu pulled Li Fan out of his musings.
His focus shifted back to the secure area around the Derivation Law Jade, where the young girl tackled a pressing derivation assignment.
Burdened with an unasked-for extra duty, she appeared clearly annoyed, her features twisted in clear displeasure.
The assignment demanded crafting a Dao Integration method, but after three full days and nights, no progress had been made.
It seemed this young miss was deliberately dragging her feet.
Within the derivation zone, alongside the three Dao Integration protectors stood a youth clad in green garments.
His stance remained stiff and stationary, yet his bearing revealed underlying tension.Given the advanced nature of this derivation effort, any holdup might spark issues. Guardian Zhang Xu quietly messaged Li Fan, urging him to take the role of the bad guy.
After all, lately, Li Fan's reputation in the Derivation Law Jade's view had sunk to the ranks of the world's most hated figures.
No gong was necessary to signal the alert.
As soon as a quiet hourglass materialized over the Derivation Law Jade's crown, the girl's face twisted sharply, and the pace of the spinning character light sphere quickened by several folds.
Soon enough, she completed the method required by the green-robed youth.
The young man expressed deep gratitude and departed in haste.
"He's hurrying so much. Looks like the Qingxuan Army is facing some problems," Zhang Xu observed.
Through multiple interventions to curb the Derivation Law Jade's laziness, Li Fan had slowly gotten acquainted with the other two Dao Integration protectors.
Zhang Xu had been there for more than a century ahead of Li Fan.
The other one, called Hua Yueye, bore a name that rang a bit womanly, yet he was truly a bold warrior.
He loathed wrongdoing and had once clashed directly with a Dharma-Transmitter over their wrongs.
The outcome was as expected.
Aided by allies and kin to avoid execution, he received a punishment of watching over the Derivation Law Jade for five centuries.
Less than half of that duration had elapsed so far.
Upon Li Fan's initial arrival, Hua Yueye paid him little heed. But now, with familiarity grown, he talked even more than Zhang Xu.
"Even though I can't tolerate Shang Shaojun's demeanor, spending centuries at the Demon Abyss without ever leaving... that's something to respect," Hua Yueye commented.
"The Qingxuan Army..."
From their offhand chat, Li Fan remembered who the green-robed practitioner was.
He had crossed paths with him earlier—his name was Yan Huan.
A key aide to Shang Shaojun, posted at the Broken Palm Immortal City in the white mist, tasked with overseeing and containing the [Chizha Abyss] together with a million troops from the Qingxuan Army.
"Young Lord Shang possesses a stubborn streak fiercer than my own. When he decides on a course, not even a Heavenly Sovereign could budge him. That idea, turned down by both the Dharma-Transmitter and the Mirror Holder, and still, he clings to it after all this time."
"Ahem, mind your speech!"
Drawing from scattered talks and secrets revealed before, Li Fan assembled a concealed segment of the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance's history.
Long before, the Alliance had pushed for "pushing far into the white mist zones to broaden investigations."
This stood apart from the major exploration period Li Fan had known. During that time, the Tianxuan Mirror's probes resembled a broad sweep of the white mist, charting concealed areas and hidden domains without venturing too far inside.
Nevertheless, the plan turned away by the Dharma-Transmitters aimed for a complete purge of these misty territories. The white mist walls around the Xuanhuang Realm seemed far too odd, and the lands inside were strange, hiding endless mysteries.
From his personal experiences, Li Fan thought back to a world shard obliterated by the Chaos Secret Script, a freezing array that flipped life and death, and a colossal being formed from myriad bodies. Beyond the perils, Li Fan doubted that the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance's practitioners lacked interest in these places.
However, such interest got firmly quashed by the Alliance's superiors.
"The splitting of the Dharma-Transmitter, the reshaping of the Xuanhuang Realm, and the coordinated moves by the Alliance's top figures all point to these misty areas being closely linked to Him," Li Fan pondered.
He remembered that, while navigating the white mist, he frequently caught echoes of cries and whispers like those from the Heavenly Doctor. Trailing those noises, he always uncovered unknown territories. This sparked a theory.
"These territories, much like the Congyun Sea and Luoyan Prefecture, are probably leftovers from the old Heavenly Law Realm. But maybe, due to calamities such as the Chaos Script Art, their enduring laws ended up more warped and disordered, unfit for straightforward merging with the Xuanhuang Realm."
"So, they got tucked away in the white mist, perhaps with fragments from other cultivation worlds as well."
"The Immortal Ancestor lingers in wait—awaiting the successful revival of the Heavenly Law Realm."
Although Li Fan's insights hadn't climbed to the Immortal Ancestor's height, he couldn't yet grasp the exact aim of these world pieces. Even so, this awareness ignited fresh ideas.
"While the Dharma-Transmitting Immortal Ancestor wields total power, the Xuanhuang Realm's cultivators nurse suspicions toward the extreme shifts He imposed. Maybe I can steer them toward revealing the reality."
Li Fan understood that the stricter the ban, the stronger the draw of curiosity. Should these practitioners learn of the vast plot potentially circling the Immortal Ancestor, they would, whether by choice or force, turn into his supporters.
"Shang Shaojun serves as the initial step," Li Fan resolved, giving a faint nod while hiding the spark in his gaze.
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In the remnants of the Heavenly Sword Sect, within the Sword Tomb, the Holy Embryo Li Fan positioned himself cross-legged next to the Black Sword, diving deep into the swirling array of sword intents encircling him.
Even though he had earlier formed his Foundation Establishment using the Black Sword Heavenly Wonder, the current immersion among endless blades in the Sword Tomb ignited fresh comprehensions within him.
"Heavenly Wonders embody the Heavenly Dao's principles," he contemplated. "With the world's changes, its rules ebb and evolve, always in flux. The varying moments when I gathered the Black Sword lead to nuanced variations in the sword intents it produces."
A wave of elation washed over the Holy Embryo Li Fan, his grasp of worldly mechanics growing sharper. In a flash of epiphany, he released a prolonged shout. The thousands of swords scattered on the ground quivered lightly in echo.
Amid the host of blades, the wooden sword bequeathed by Master Bai even arched a bit, as though vibrating in harmony with the Holy Embryo Li Fan's revelations.
"Excellent," he whispered.
With a gentle opening of his mouth, the Black Sword lifted skyward, slipping into his form and fusing to establish his Foundation Establishment.