My Longevity Simulation - Chapter 1050: Enlightenment of Grand Mage

The paper person appeared suddenly when Li Fan attempted to erode the Du’e Book using the Seven-Colored Jade Void Glimmering Light tainted with gray mold spots.

According to the paper person himself, it was some kind of warning mechanism.

The Du’e Sect did not intend to completely ignore the outside world after transforming into paper persons.

The paper persons monitored the Xuanhuang Realm, and when the perceived external threat level reached a certain threshold, the warning mechanism would activate.

The more severe the crisis, the greater the number of awakened paper persons.

The gray mold spots released by Li Fan were still sealed within the seven-colored divine light, so only a slight leakage of aura awakened a single paper person.

However, after this paper person ascertained the current state of the Du’e Book and the Xuanhuang Realm, whether it would awaken the other dormant paper persons…

From the numerous chaotic fluctuations emanating from the Du’e Book earlier, the answer was affirmative.

It seemed some restriction existed: after deliberating for a while, the vast majority of the Du’e Sect’s paper persons chose to return to slumber.

Only the one named “Dan Xuan” remained, fully responsible for communicating with Li Fan.

Bearing the survival of the entire Du’e Sect, Dan Xuan’s status was undoubtedly extraordinary.

Yet, no matter his cunning schemes, in the face of Li Fan’s frequent threats of world destruction, he could only suffer repeated setbacks and compromise time and again.

Because Dan Xuan could discern that each flicker of killing intent from Li Fan was genuine.

He truly cared nothing for his own life or the lives of all beings in the Xuanhuang Realm, intent on dragging everything down with him in ruin.

Faced with such an utterly unreasonable “madman,” Dan Xuan was utterly helpless.

At this moment, sensing Li Fan’s resurfacing dangerous thoughts, he hurriedly manifested and began to persuade.

“You lot drag your feet even when asked to help find a person. It seems your Du’e Sect does not truly care about the Xuanhuang Realm after all.” Li Fan sneered mockingly.

The paper person Dan Xuan’s face twisted in a knot of distress: “Young friend, I have said it many times. It is not that we are unwilling, but truly unable. We never imagined that during our slumber, the Xuanhuang Realm would expand to such an extent.”

“Too many blind spots have emerged. The Du’e Book’s overall monitoring system has been affected as a result. We can still check a specific paper person if designated, but to survey the whole…”

Dan Xuan shook his body slightly: “Unless we fill those newly appeared realms with paper persons.”

Faced with Dan Xuan’s excuses, Li Fan feigned utter disbelief.

“Young friend, your eagerness to seek revenge against the Dharma King Mo and the Xuantian Treasure Mirror is understandable.”

“Yet in this world, no one probably knows the terror of the Xuantian Sect better than the elders of our Ten Great Immortal Sects. Back then, without the aid of the Heavenly Capital Grand Mage, we would have had no chance of victory at all.”

“The inheritance from the Immortal Realm’s orthodox Dao is not something our native Xuanhuang Realm techniques can compare to.”

Dan Xuan seemed to recall the might of the Xuantian Sect from those days, his paper body trembling faintly.

“Losing to them…”

“Is no injustice. Young friend, there is no need to take it too much to heart. Of course, if you insist on revenge…”

Dan Xuan paused, then offered the suggestion he had repeated several times before: “Why not invite the Heavenly Capital Grand Mage to act? He would surely be very interested in the remnants of the Xuantian Sect.”

Dan Xuan’s tone remained as sincere as ever, as if he were truly considering Li Fan’s best interests.

“Someone who treasures trash like your Du’e Sect cannot be that strong.” With one sentence, Li Fan caused Dan Xuan to lose composure instantly.

But after all, his cultivation of mind was profound; he quickly regained his poise.

He paid no heed to Li Fan’s disdain and contempt, continuing his persuasion.

“Our skills were insufficient, and we failed to inherit the Grand Mage’s divine might; that is only natural. But the fact that the Grand Mage could contend with the Xuantian King without defeat is proof enough of his strength.”

Li Fan pressed on with his mockery: “From the clues I uncovered, after that battle, the Heavenly Capital Grand Mage was gravely wounded and has been hiding to lick his wounds ever since. He still has not recovered?”

“Every so often, the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance’s Yuandao Prefecture is devoured for a decade. That is his doing.”

Dan Xuan was momentarily stunned: “It has already been ten years?”

He then shook his head repeatedly and explained: “I do not know from where you obtained such information; it is so utterly mistaken. The Grand Mage entered seclusion not because of injury, but because of enlightenment in the Dao!”

“Enlightenment in the Dao?” Li Fan’s eyes narrowed.

“Indeed. The closer one approaches the Immortal Ruins overhead, the slower the flow of time becomes. Back then, the Grand Mage told us that this is a spatiotemporal anomaly caused by immortals achieving enlightenment in the Dao. If one’s aptitude is sufficient, one can use this spatiotemporal anomaly to reverse-engineer the immortals’ enlightenment.” Dan Xuan’s tone carried a hint of melancholy.

“However, none of the cultivators from our Ten Great Immortal Sects met the requirements for this resonant enlightenment in the Dao. Only the Grand Mage himself…”

“The so-called lost ten years in the Yuandao Prefecture were a manifestation of time flow reduced to its extreme. That must have been the inadvertent influence on the outside world during the Grand Mage’s process of enlightenment in the Dao. Before we fell into slumber back then, the Grand Mage’s enlightenment domain affected only less than a year. It seems that over these years, the Grand Mage has made gains in his enlightenment in the Dao.”

Li Fan first digested the content of Dan Xuan’s words, then sneered coldly: “The Grand Mage is so powerful, yet with calamity befalling the Xuanhuang Realm, why do you not go seek him? Instead, some of you flee, while others cower like turtles hiding their heads?”

Dan Xuan seemed as if his throat had been seized, immediately rendered speechless with discomfort.

After a long while, he finally said in a forlorn tone: “Perhaps the Grand Mage does not care about our life or death. We once tried to contact him, but received no response at all.”

“He gave no response back then, yet now he does? And he keeps urging me to seek him…”

“You truly harbor ill intentions.” The killing intent that had faded from Li Fan’s eyes reemerged.

Dan Xuan cried out in protest: “This is one era, that was another! Upon waking, wanting to contact the Grand Mage immediately is not a very normal reaction?”

“Enough prattle!”

Li Fan’s patience had run out. Under the compulsion of the [Nothingness] Character Script, Dan Xuan shrank back into the Du’e Book once more.

“If you change your mind, young friend, just call for me afterward. I absolutely will not harm you! The Grand Mage is benevolent at heart…”

Dan Xuan’s words cut off abruptly.

Li Fan resealed the Du’e Book, then fell into contemplation.

“Interesting. Back then, in the battle between the Xuantian King and the Heavenly Capital Grand Mage, the Xuantian Sect and the Ten Great Immortal Sects each claimed their own version.”

“Each insisting that the other was gravely wounded, while their own side had achieved a breakthrough amid the great battle.”