My Longevity Simulation Chapter 999: Both Beauties Submit

"Those who toil with their intellect govern others. During my tenure as the head of the Strategy Formation Hall, I never found myself in such a pathetic state as you."

"Learning to delegate your authority is essential."

Li Fan offered this counsel with a grave and earnest tone.

Lu Xichan, currently in a fragile state, lacked the courage to argue and could only bob her head in continuous agreement.

A short period of stillness settled over the interior of the bamboo hut.

After a moment of quiet reflection, Li Fan appeared to reach a final conclusion.

With a nonchalant motion, he extended a finger and pointed it directly toward Lu Xichan’s brow.

Ordinarily, such a threatening gesture would trigger an instinctive defense from any cultivator. However, due to the warped perception caused by the True Temptation Fruit and the three lashes Li Fan had administered, Lu Xichan did not show the slightest hint of resistance.

She took the strike from his finger head-on.

A flood of over a thousand mysterious formations, far surpassing her current level of Cultivation and understanding, instantly surged into Lu Xichan’s consciousness.

Stunned into silence for a breath, Lu Xichan suddenly snapped her head up: "Master, this is..."

Her voice was frail, yet it vibrated with intense astonishment.

Li Fan gave a cold, dismissive snort: "Given your current lack of ability, if you were permitted to work in isolation, you would likely never reach the pinnacle of success before your life force expires."

"These formations are the fruits of my recent years of meditation; they are significantly more sophisticated than the ones I possessed before faking my death. They should provide you with enough to study for quite some time."

Lu Xichan was well aware of the immense worth of such knowledge. A wave of exhilaration and deep appreciation filled her soul, prompting her to kowtow immediately to Li Fan: "This disciple thanks Master for such a magnificent reward."

"Xuan Sushang..." Li Fan paid Lu Xichan no further mind and shifted his attention toward Xuan Sushang.

"This junior is here," Xuan Sushang replied with haste.

"Regarding your situation..." Li Fan began in a slow, deliberate manner.

At those words, both Xuan Sushang and Lu Xichan held their breath in anticipation.

"Since the matter is already settled and the two of you share a mutual affection, I shall not interfere."

"Xichan is naturally prone to laziness. If there is no one to push her and keep a watchful eye, she will inevitably fall back into her old ways in the future..."

As he spoke, Li Fan used his power to manifest a golden long whip crafted from his soul force, letting it drift through the air: "I bestow this whip upon you. From this day forward, if you find Xichan neglecting her duties, you shall deliver punishment on my behalf!"

"Xichan, you are forbidden from resisting! Is that understood?" Li Fan fixed her with a sharp stare.

Lu Xichan’s frame shuddered once more as she whispered: "This disciple understands."

Xuan Sushang received the dark golden long whip with both hands, her expression a chaotic blend of confusion and secret joy.

She cast a quick look at Lu Xichan, and as a realization dawned on her, a deep crimson blush spread across her cheeks.

Only after a nudge from the other woman did she remember to kowtow to Li Fan in gratitude.

"Now that things here are resolved, I will depart."

"As for the state of affairs in this Bamboo Sea..."

Before Li Fan could finish his sentence, Lu Xichan cut in: "Master, do not worry; I will see to it personally."

Following a brief hesitation, Lu Xichan murmured in a low voice: "Please take care on your travels, Master..."

Li Fan offered a faint smile. In the blink of an eye, his form had already ascended high into the heavens.

"A trivial small-scale disaster; how could it possibly harm me?"

"Regardless, I accept your concern, disciple. Hahaha..."

With a burst of laughter, his presence completely evaporated from the Bamboo Sea Forest.

Xuan Sushang and Lu Xichan remained behind, gazing blankly at the empty sky.

The sudden whirlwind of events felt like a fever dream. Though less than a day had passed, it felt as if they had lived through half a lifetime in those few hours.

Their eyes met and locked. After a long silence, Xuan Sushang was the first to speak: "Since we have made our choice, there is no point in harboring regrets."

"However..."

"The internal conflicts within the Tianxuan Mirror might not actually reach us in the end."

Lu Xichan nodded: "Even so, what transpired here must never be revealed to the outside world..."

Her gaze drifted toward the long whip clutched in Xuan Sushang’s hand, and her breathing became uneven once again.

...

Outside the borders of the Bamboo Sea.

After freeing Shuo Feng and the female servant cultivators who had been detained, Li Fan’s group began their journey toward the coordinates of the Tianxuan Mirror's clone.

However, Daoist Hundred Flowers and Lin Ling were looking at Li Fan with very strange expressions.

Only the young junior brother, Tianyang, remained as calm and indifferent as ever.

The occurrences within the bamboo hut had been clearly seen by all of them.

In reality, with such a massive disturbance, it would have been nearly impossible for them to look away even if they had wanted to.

"If those tactics were ever turned on me..." Lin Ling felt a cold chill of dread toward Li Fan intensify.

"He is truly a worthy emissary; his skill in twisting hearts and controlling subordinates has reached a level of perfection. It is no wonder the True Immortal favored him. Even among the survivors of the various shattered worlds back then, none possessed such means," Daoist Hundred Flowers thought privately.

Li Fan ignored their wild guesses and silent judgments.

His actions had been nothing more than setting a safety net.

After all, Xuan Sushang and Lu Xichan were individuals of significant rank within the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance.

While they couldn't compare to a Dharma-Transmitter, they were certainly part of the ruling elite.

Li Fan was not truly a Dharma King of the Xuantian Sect, nor was he actually aligned with Mo Rubin; given his True Self and his countless secrets, he required his own private avenues to handle certain affairs.

Through those three lashes, Li Fan was confident that even if cracks appeared in the narrative created by the True Temptation Fruit, the sheer trauma of the event would cause them to be ignored.

So long as the first thing she remembered about Master Li Fan was the sting of those three lashes...

Given Lu Xichan’s personality, she would never be able to look at the situation rationally.

As for gifting her over a thousand formations, it served to strengthen the validity of the false memories and provided a "sweet" to follow the "bitter" strike.

And regarding the golden whip given to Xuan Sushang...

Firstly, it allowed him to track the two women's every movement; since the whip was a manifestation of his soul force, it was essentially a type of clone.

Secondly, it was designed to delay the moment his deception might be discovered for as long as possible.

Li Fan knew exactly what would happen between Xuan Sushang and Lu Xichan now that she held the whip, especially with the "authority to punish" he had granted.

They would undoubtedly lose themselves in their own desires and forget the world outside.

In this manner, the two female cultivators would remain secluded within the Bamboo Sea for a long time.

"The less they interact with the headquarters of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance, the lower the chance of my cover being blown."

That was Li Fan’s true intent.

Everything else was merely a facade.

Pulling his thoughts back, Li Fan focused on the intel Xuan Sushang had provided regarding the Tianxuan Mirror’s clone.

"Taking the form of a mortal, traveling across the Xuanhuang world."

"Constantly shifting appearances and roles, finding joy in the mundane."

"Likely attempting to gain a deeper comprehension of the Dao..."

"Intriguing."

Li Fan’s eyes sparkled with interest as he increased his speed toward the last known location of the clone.

Liuguang Province, a mortal settlement called Weidu.

Before long, the group of four reached their goal.

"The Immortal-mortal Miasma is just as the rumors say. I had only heard tales of it before, but never saw it with my own eyes."

"Even feeling it from this distance, I feel a sense of profound disgust."

Daoist Hundred Flowers let out a long sigh.