My Longevity Simulation Chapter 1161: Sword Points to the Fishing Pond

After enduring a massive defeat from Mo Rubin and the Tianxuan Mirror, Li Fan simply couldn't avoid entertaining thoughts of retaliation in any way.

Yet, serving as a Dharma King in the Xuantian Sect, Mo Rubin's powers remained deeply mysterious. He had managed to sneak into the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance's central hub like it was utterly abandoned.

Even though he eventually met a strange end in the Dark Realm, Li Fan didn't possess full certainty to overpower him right now.

Without any core clash in their goals, Li Fan chose to avoid stirring trouble with him during this reincarnation for the moment.

"Maybe I can quietly observe how the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance handles this Dharma King from the Xuantian Sect."

In the usual flow of history, the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance would discover Mo Rubin while he lay unconscious.

The Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance might possess unique techniques to counter Xuantian Sect members. With a sudden assault, Mo Rubin could indeed lose his ability to fight back.

At that point, Li Fan could mimic the approach, repeating it against Mo Rubin across his successive lives.

However, should Mo Rubin pretend to surrender just like in the 119th life to sneak in undetected...

As for the Tianxuan Mirror.

With a piece of its core essence under his control, Li Fan already held an unassailable advantage.

Now, he had also uncovered a way to glimpse inside it...

To turn down heaven's gift is to court disaster!

Li Fan's thoughts whirled with swift deliberations.

"The Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance's hunt for Mo Rubin amid the wreckage of various sects aims exactly to uncover the supreme technique for controlling the Tianxuan Mirror. This must stem from the hidden efforts of the Mirror Holders' lineage."

"Cang, Fu... heh. Neither of these fellows is trustworthy."

"Still, they offer my chances as well."

With ideas churning, Li Fan shifted again into a streak of faint light and vanished into the Boundless Mirror.

Inside, he kept building arrays to strengthen his dominance.

While waiting for Sun Luyuan to come back to the hidden room, he seized the moment to examine the leftover traces of the immortal-level massive array in the Boundless Mirror.

...

In the Great Qi Dynasty's Holy Capital.

During this time, as Wang Xuanba journeyed relentlessly through the Xuanhuang Realm.

Besides Master Yin, the father-son pair Ou Daozi and Ximen Yu, plus those Li Ping picked as "Stars of the Xuanhuang," all got convinced by Wang Xuanba with the words the Holy Emperor provided to join the Great Qi Dynasty.

Naturally, not every name on the list agreed. Some not only turned down the offer but also wrecked Wang Xuanba's clone.

Wang Xuanba stayed calm; he just recorded their names and informed the Holy Emperor.

Afterward, he proceeded to summon the following individual.

Upon reaching the Great Qi, the Xuanhuang Stars got welcomed personally by Li Ping and, similar to Master Yin, found a secure place to stay in the empire onward.

Each received their specific roles.

For example, Li Ping vowed to aid Ximen Yu in exploring further the powers of earth veins. He even shared vital details about the ancient earth vein tree.

For example, Ou Daozi got assigned to direct the building of the new Holy Capital in Great Qi. Going forward, for each small world the empire seized, Ou Daozi would act as the lead planner, managing all the changes.

Even more importantly, Li Ping quickly spotted that Ou Shangtian carried the uncommon relics Kun-Qian Bone Hand and the Book of Ten Thousand Deaths. Soon after, he accepted Ou Shangtian as his direct apprentice.

From Li Ping, Ou Shangtian detected zero ill intent.

Furthermore, the diverse fascinating mysteries of the cultivation realm and deep truths of the Great Dao that the Holy Emperor mentioned offhand in their talks truly fascinated the youthful Ou Shangtian.

So, he eagerly agreed to become his student.

In existence, folks chase after nothing beyond renown, wealth, or satisfying their inner desires.

And Li Ping, as the Holy Emperor, could provide all these to them.

Regarding those who spurned the call...

Their destinies were already sealed in Li Ping's thoughts.

Under the Holy Emperor's seat.

Even lower than Master Yin's subterranean lair.

The realm's hidden info network, called the Celestial Oversight Division, was slowly forming.

As the main hub of the Heaven and Earth Myriad Spirits Great Formation, beneath its formation's reach, every event in the small world could be seen in full clarity.

When the dynasty started its conquest trail later, adding other small worlds to its domain step by step, those would fall under the tight watch of the Celestial Oversight Division too.

Not just that.

In Li Ping's grand plan, the term "Celestial Oversight" wouldn't stay confined to those small worlds.

It would stretch to cover the Xuanhuang Realm entirely.

The paper figures from the Du'e Sect, the Tianxuan Mirror...

Using these as bases, setting up a basic intel setup posed no real challenge.

The spies for the Celestial Oversight Division would get chosen by Li Ping himself.

The effects of the heaven-earth shift "Heaven Opens Its Favor, Myriad Stars Descend" on the Great Qi small world were starting to show. Lately, among babies born in the dynasty, plenty displayed exceptional talents right from the start.

Holy Physicians stood guard across the territory; the instant any child emerged, Li Ping would instantly detect their makeup.

From early years, they would get direct guidance from Li Ping. When they matured, some would enter the Celestial Oversight Division, while others would help with Master Yin's fresh technique development effort...

Utilizing every resource fully.

Be it gifted individuals or the kingdom's expansion, both demanded time.

The Great Qi Dynasty grew at a breathtaking speed, defying the norm. But for now, the biggest buzz inside the empire centered on a huge occasion.

A fishing contest.

Ordered directly by the Holy Emperor, it welcomed everyone across the nation who wanted to join, no matter their fishing background.

Local winners would get picked first from every area, then head to the Holy Capital for the ultimate showdown.

Then, the Holy Emperor would show up personally, celebrating the fun with the masses.

The top hundred in the big event would claim generous prizes, sufficient to guarantee a worry-free life for a regular household forever.

And for standouts, rumors said special gifts from the Holy Emperor awaited.

The decree had spread for fifteen days, attracting endless entrants.

Without the help of empire's immortal experts in each spot, the waters' fish in rivers and lakes would probably get depleted entirely, causing the embarrassing problem of no fish left to catch.

Besides ordinary citizens, the Holy Emperor's students would take part too.

This sparked even more excitement among the populace.

Everyone knew the Holy Emperor had openly declared several times that he currently had no offspring and never would.

The Holy Emperor lacked any bloodline.

His pupils clearly stood as the successors to the throne.

Should someone grab the Holy Emperor's notice in the fishing extravaganza and get chosen as a formal disciple...

From humble carp to soaring dragon: the moment had arrived!

Driven by these swirling tales, the everyday folks of Great Qi fell into an almost mad fixation on "fishing."

It had even outshone learning or practicing cultivation in priority.

And Li Ping naturally perceived it all sharply.

The motive behind permitting it, even encouraging it, stemmed obviously from the Supreme Treasure Fishing Pond.

This divine artifact surpassed even the Xuanhuang Realm in nature.

It contained endless possibilities inside.

Maybe it hid the exact key to shatter his present bottleneck.

The prospect of pulling out heaps of heavenly artifacts for free: he absolutely wouldn't miss it.

To effortlessly draw even one hidden gem from it could greatly enhance the empire's forces.