My Longevity Simulation Chapter 1157: A Different Type of Xuantian Artifact

The Sun Clan’s most prized artifact, along with its authentic identity and precise appearance, remained unknown to Wu Ninglu.

Nevertheless, observing the Sun Clan’s swift ascent to power, she inferred that the artifact’s capabilities were probably linked to prophecy or prediction.

More than a millennium in the past, the Sun Clan existed merely as a modest, unremarkable cultivation lineage.

Back then, the mightiest member of the clan had barely reached the Nascent Soul realm.

Yet, starting from one particular day, the Sun Clan’s destiny appeared to shift dramatically in an instant. They successively birthed multiple Soul Transformation experts, and by sheer chance, they saved a gravely wounded Dao Integration powerhouse.

With that formidable cultivator’s safeguarding, the Sun Clan rocketed to prominence.

This abrupt elevation inevitably attracted scrutiny from numerous groups. Outwardly, it seemed like pure serendipity.

However, not all accepted that explanation.

In particular, the group that had covertly schemed against the very Dao Integration cultivator rescued by the Sun Clan rejected the notion.

It was precisely this group that dispatched Wu Ninglu, commanding her to employ her allure and penetrate the Sun Clan.

That group turned out to be the Chen Clan, a dominant household in Tianquan Prefecture, boasting many alchemy masters who occupied vital roles in the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance’s Alchemy Hall.

During that era, the Chen Clan simply aimed for vengeance, plotting to eradicate that Dao Integration cultivator due to an ancient grievance. But a scheme that ought to have succeeded without fail was surprisingly foiled by an ordinary Nascent Soul practitioner from the Sun Clan.

Following an exhaustive probe, they verified no information had escaped. Furthermore, on the exact day of the event, that Nascent Soul cultivator from the Sun Clan had activated a teleportation array to traverse multiple prefectures, arriving just in time to rescue the injured expert—as though he had anticipated it all.

It felt utterly bizarre. From then on, the Chen Clan started vigilantly monitoring the Sun Clan.

Within the rigid structure of the Immortal Alliance, despite the vast disparity in power between the two families, the Chen Clan refrained from outright slaughter and robbery of the treasure. This was especially true after the Dao Integration cultivator healed and grew wary of the Chen Clan’s role.

When the Chen Clan at last settled their own issues and refocused, the Sun Clan had forged solid ties with high-ranking officials at the Immortal Alliance Headquarters. They had even moved their base to Tianquan Prefecture and cultivated their own Dao Integration expert.

The Sun Clan’s climb had been excessively swift. The myriad fortuitous events marking their success only solidified the Chen Clan’s conviction that the Sun Clan harbored an exceptional treasure.

Still, the Sun Clan proceeded with utmost wariness. After securing their position, they seldom invoked that artifact anymore.

The Chen Clan yearned for it intensely over the years, yet they never uncovered an ideal moment to act.

As years flowed by, even the Chen Clan slowly let the issue fade from memory.

This changed about fifty years back, when the Sun Clan once more showcased astonishing prowess inside the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance, rekindling the Chen Clan’s dormant doubts.

While heading toward the Guardian Hall at the Alliance Headquarters, the Sun Clan Patriarch accidentally passed by an individual—and immediately identified him as a Five Elders Association infiltrator posing as an Alliance member.

He attacked without delay, clashing with the spy in battle.

The event shook the Alliance’s leadership. Both parties were seized and questioned, and the probe verified the Sun Clan Patriarch’s claim.

That Five Elders Association agent bore a Derivative Jade Token and was tasked with deploying the Evil Hex curse against the Derivation Law Jade.

Luckily, the scheme was uncovered promptly, averting a dire disaster.

Following this episode, the Sun Clan’s status soared further, gaining sway in the Guardian Hall.

The Chen Clan, in contrast, redirected their gaze toward the Sun Clan anew.

Probing deeper, they learned the Five Elders Association spy had hidden his true nature impeccably. Not even his relatives or intimates had ever doubted him.

Despite such flawless camouflage, the Sun Clan Patriarch spotted him instantly upon sight.

In the questioning, the Sun Patriarch maintained it was just a gut feeling. The Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance’s detailed inquiry dismissed any chance of a fabricated plot by the Five Elders Association.

Even so, numerous observers struggled to make sense of it.

Ultimately, everything was chalked up to the Sun Clan’s “remarkable luck.”

The handful of Chen Clan elders who recalled the old happenings swiftly revived their prior suspicions.

From there, a vast intrigue revolving around the Sun Clan’s cherished relic gradually emerged.

Across decades of relentless investigation, the Chen Clan had secured various key insights.

For one, the relic might be incomplete. Throughout the years, the Sun Clan had covertly hunted for an item.

For another, each instance the relic exerted its might, it demanded some kind of restoration. After every spectacular achievement by the Sun Clan, their Patriarch would inexplicably vanish for a while.

Moreover, triggering the relic seemed to exact a toll on the Sun Clan’s lineage. In recent times, multiple heirs had disappeared mysteriously, their fates unknown—neither living nor deceased.

Despite amassing substantial details, the Chen Clan had always hesitated to launch a bold assault to claim it. This stemmed, of course, from rumors that the relic held “divination” powers.

Should they falter, their scheme would unravel, and they might forfeit all hope of acquiring the treasure forever.

That changed lately, as the patient Chen Clan at last encountered the ideal chance to move.

Their informants pinpointed the Sun Clan Patriarch’s location. It appeared he had sustained wounds during the relic’s replenishment process. To avoid mishaps, he would probably cut his journey short and head back to recuperate.

The treasure lingered in its recovery phase, while the Sun Clan’s top powerhouse lay gravely hurt.

This presented a divine opening.

Thus, the Chen Clan braved the danger of revelation and instructed their operative, Wu Ninglu, to track the Sun Clan Patriarch’s every step meticulously.

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“I never imagined the rivalry between these two clans stretched back almost a thousand years.”

Having grasped the full story, Li Fan found himself increasingly fascinated by this fabled Sun Clan treasure.

The cause was straightforward. The Sun Clan Patriarch’s few extraordinary feats echoed Li Fan’s own previous deeds too closely.

Li Fan could predict and shape occurrences via the [Truth]’s strength.

So, what sort of power did the Sun Clan’s relic truly wield?

He wouldn’t need to wait much longer to discover.

Some ten days afterward, Li Fan’s divine sense sharply picked up a turbulent aura from a Dao Integration cultivator re-entering the Sun Clan domain.

Exiting Wu Ninglu’s form and fixing on the man’s whereabouts, Li Fan stealthily slipped into his vicinity.

Though the Sun Clan Patriarch exercised extreme vigilance, the protective arrays he set up proved utterly powerless against Li Fan.

He remained entirely oblivious to a strand of divine sense trailing him into the hidden room.

“Cough, cough.”

Sun Luyuan, the Sun Clan Patriarch and a Dao Integration expert, surprisingly hacked up bits of crimson blood.

Yet, ignoring his wounds, his gaze brimmed with sorrow as he gently extracted an object and restored it to its place.

Then, he sliced his wrist open and started infusing it with his essence.

Upon beholding that item, Li Fan’s primary form and duplicate—separated by thousands of miles—trembled simultaneously.

“This is...”

“The Tianxuan Mirror?”

The thing Sun Luyuan was sustaining with his blood strikingly resembled the Tianxuan Mirror.

Except, in earlier sightings, the Tianxuan Mirror’s energy shone mostly in verdant light.

But here in the concealed chamber, the diminutive mirror emitted a sinister dark radiance.