My Longevity Simulation - Chapter 1049: The Defected Dharma-Transmitter
“He spent two hundred thousand contribution points to buy her statue; it seems this Jia Yiyuan was also saved by the [Savior Immortal Fairy].”
“And his strength is not bad; he has great confidence in himself. He is not afraid of any tricks in the statue…”
“Unfortunately, he encountered me.”
Li Fan noticed that the means he had left in the statue were gradually being dispelled, and the sensed image was slowly becoming blurry.
However, these means were merely superficial.
The true connection between him and the statue was through the source power essence of the Faceless True Immortal.
That was a power far beyond the mundane world; Li Fan was not at all afraid that anyone could remove it.
Although the image was somewhat blurry, Li Fan could still vaguely see the situation on the statue’s side.
He saw Jia Yiyuan arrive at a cave abode in Nine Mountains Prefecture, sit cross-legged in a secret chamber.
His expression was solemn, and he muttered incantations under his breath.
Then, an invisible fluctuation arose from nothing, tearing a rift in space; Jia Yiyuan strode into it.
The connection instantly became even weaker.
He could only see vague shadows and hear intermittent sounds.
“Senior Zhou’s identity has somehow been exposed; go investigate.”
“That shop must have something strange about it.”
“Recently, Senior Zhou saved dozens more people; I never thought that after so many years, the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance still has not given up hunting us.”
“An undeserved calamity? What use is there in saying such things now? No matter what, we are now in a death feud with the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance!”
The tone carried bone-deep hatred, eliciting a chorus of agreement.
“They disregard the lives of us cultivators as if we were mere weeds, clearing us away at will. They do not care about truth or falsehood… Those people do not deserve the title of Dharma Transmitter!”
“Exactly! Only someone like Senior Zhou is a true Transmitter!”
…
“A Transmitter named Zhou?” The information coming from the statue surprised Li Fan somewhat.
In the information given by Mo Rubin back then, among the Transmitters in power in the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance, there seemed to be no such figure.
“No wonder Senior Zhou chose to part ways with them back then because she could not tolerate their actions.”
“Sigh, actually, if she had not left the Immortal Alliance back then, perhaps she could have argued by reason and changed the Immortal Alliance’s slaughter order.”
Many voices discussed one after another, and through eavesdropping, Li Fan learned the ins and outs of the matter.
It turned out that five hundred years ago, this Dharma-Transmitter Zhou, due to irreconcilable differences in ideology with the ruling Dharma-Transmitter like Jiang in the Immortal Alliance, chose to voluntarily leave the Dharma-Transmitter Council.
Although she had detached from the highest echelons of power in the Immortal Alliance, she was still a Transmitter after all.
She still controlled resources unimaginable to ordinary people.
The place where these survivors took refuge was Dharma-Transmitter Zhou’s private small world.
“No wonder the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance hunted so relentlessly, turning over every inch of land, yet still could not find the traces of those survivors.”
“A Dharma-Transmitter’s private world; even if they wanted to investigate, they would be powerless to do so.”
Li Fan pondered for a moment and did not choose to alert the enemy directly.
Although he had already found clues to the survivors, the involvement of a Dharma-Transmitter-level existence made Li Fan somewhat cautious.
After suffering a hidden loss at Mo Rubin’s hands, Li Fan deeply understood that no one who had survived in the Xuanhuang Realm for over a thousand years was easy to deal with.
Not to mention existences like the Dharma-Transmitters, who stood at the pinnacle of power in the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance.
“However, if she truly is as she appears…”
“Then our positions might align. We could try making private contact first.”
Based on the investigation results from these five years, Li Fan was almost certain that Mo Rubin had escaped with the Tianxuan Mirror that day.
Not only because of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance’s extremely bloody retaliation afterward, but also because the Tianxuan Mirror had encountered numerous issues over these five years.
At first, it was the trading feature malfunctioning inexplicably, leading to anomalies in transaction amounts for millions of cultivators.
The cultivators demanded explanations to no avail, as the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance directly announced the shutdown of the Tianxuan Mirror’s trading feature.
Recently, rumors had circulated among the populace again. It was said that the cultivators’ living spaces in the Tianxuan Mirror were to be canceled as well.
This caused panic among the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance’s cultivators, who frantically snapped up idle cave dwellings in various prefectures.
The prices of cave dwellings in ordinary prefectures had nearly doubled within three months, and even in this remote corner of Congyun Sea, it was the same.
Let alone the central four prefecture.
Although the Alliance’s official channels quickly issued a denial, when the Tianxuan Mirror’s trading function was shut down earlier, the Alliance had released a similar announcement.
This only served to make the rumors seem even more confirmed.
The prices of cave dwellings continued to soar without end in sight.
“The clone of the Tianxuan Mirror once said that after escaping, he would leave behind a sub-body capable of replacing the main body to handle the majority of tasks.”
“Now it seems that it cannot compare to a true immortal artifact after all. Over time, all sorts of problems arise.”
Li Fan pondered silently.
“Or perhaps, something has happened to the Tianxuan Mirror’s main body, affecting this replica?”
Li Fan quickly dismissed this speculation.
Because the Final Dissociation Disc in his sea of consciousness had not been affected in any way.
“Mo Rubin and the Tianxuan Mirror have vanished from the Xuanhuang Realm as if evaporated over these five years, leaving not a single trace.”
“Not just me; the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance is also pursuing their whereabouts.”
“Yet they remain completely hidden.”
A trace of doubt welled up in Li Fan’s heart.
He even began to suspect if they had already left the Xuanhuang Realm.
“Their goal is to find Xuantian King.”
“If they are already in Xuantian King’s hiding place, that would explain it.”
“Xuantian King has been missing for so many years without discovery. If he is truly still alive, he must be in an extremely secretive location.”
In Li Fan’s mind, the Dao Deviation Stone crystal spun rapidly, synthesizing the various clues gathered over these five years.
Attempting to uncover some threads.
“Anything that exists must leave traces. I refuse to believe you can hide forever.”
“If all else fails…”
A fierce glint flashed in Li Fan’s eyes.
The shadow of the Du’e Book slowly materialized in the void ahead, following his thoughts.
Beyond the countless shifting silhouettes, tiny seven-colored light orbs floated.
Within the light orbs, an unidentified yellow substance seemed to flow slowly.
The Du’e Book appeared to sense danger, flipping and transforming at its utmost speed.
“Young friend, let us talk this out. Why resort to killing intent again?”
A paper figure suddenly drifted out from the Du’e Book, glancing warily at those seven-colored light orbs before slowly advising.
Li Fan smiled faintly, ignoring him.
The paper figure sighed in resignation, his face showing bitterness, as if this had become routine.
