My Longevity Simulation - Chapter 1120: True Immortal's Devoted Follower

Strictly speaking, Kou Hong and Dao Xuanzi were not members of the Federation of All Worlds.

They were merely members of the federation’s predecessor, the Congyun Mutual Aid Association.

After the Dharma-Transmitter annihilated the Congyun Mutual Aid Association, they lost contact with Li Fan.

It was only through their firm faith in the True Immortal of Salvation and Mortal Compassion that they vaguely sensed the existence of the federation.

Now that the federation had been destroyed, as long as they themselves did not speak of it, the immense favor they had once received from the federation would not be exposed.

Unfortunately, these two were truly men of character.

Upon hearing the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance’s announcement to exterminate the federation, they did not feel fear or hide their past.

Instead, they did their utmost to assassinate cultivators affiliated with the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance.

Although they knew that under the divine power of the Rebirth Heavenly Sovereign, the cultivators would resurrect after death, they still insisted on doing so to repay Li Fan’s kindness from back then.

In this life, the two had received guidance from Li Fan: Dao Xuanzi had built his foundation with the Canghai Pearl, and Kou Hong with the Hundred Thousand Great Mountains Cauldron. Their progress had been swift these years, and they had already reached the mid-Golden Core stage.

But in the face of the colossal Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance, they were nothing more than ants. After killing just over a dozen insignificant alliance cultivators, they were quickly surrounded by the alliance’s Guardian Hall cultivators who arrived on the scene.

Dao Xuanzi refused to become a prisoner and laughed heartily as he self-detonated, ending his life.

Kou Hong had originally intended to follow Dao Xuanzi in death but was stopped by the alliance cultivators.

After having both his arms severed and one eye destroyed, he was sent by the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance to the Nether Prison, where he would be eternally suppressed.

“You can only run your mouth for now. I hope you’ll still be this tough after experiencing the torment of the formations here.” Facing Kou Hong’s nonstop curses, the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance cultivator escorting him was not angered but sneered coldly.

Kou Hong continued to curse without pause.

And what followed exceeded even Li Fan’s expectations regarding Kou Hong’s performance.

Li Fan was all too familiar with the power of the formations within the high pillars of the Nether Prison. Ordinary people could not endure such endless torment for long and would instinctively wail and beg for mercy.

But this Kou Hong, even when tormented to the brink of death and his consciousness blurred,

Would still mutter faint curses from his mouth without cease.

“This is partly due to the brainwashing by the Faceless True Immortal, but it also stems from Kou Hong’s own resolute will. Once he decides on something, he must see it through. Even in death, he would have no regrets.”

When Li Fan first met them, they could have simply joined the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance and toiled like oxen for over a decade to earn a technique for advancing to the Golden Core stage. Yet they refused. They preferred to risk their lives exploring sect ruins.

Later, after obtaining a Nascent Soul true technique, the two, who were as close as brothers, fought to the death over a slim chance at the Dao.

And in this life, after being saved by Li Fan from the mutated Immortal-mortal Miasma, they joined the Mutual Aid Association and became the most devoted seekers of the True Immortal of Salvation and Compassionate.

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These examples all vividly illustrated their characters.

“He is a malleable talent, one I can use. At the very least, he would be far more reliable than those so-called geniuses.” Li Fan looked at Kou Hong in the distance, who even in unconsciousness bore a resolute expression on his face, and a glint of approval flashed in his eyes.

When the Spiritwood Realm was on the verge of destruction in this life, and Li Fan led the federation members in their escape, he had observed everyone’s reactions closely.

Those prodigies from the Shanhe Xuan who had been turned by Shang Tianci’s scheme had sworn oaths before the statue of the Faceless True Immortal. Yet at the moment of life and death, they showed no willingness to stand or fall with the federation.

Instead, they displayed regret, a desire to flee, to surrender, and similar sentiments.

In terms of loyalty alone, they fell far short of Kou Hong.

With these thoughts, an inconspicuous beam of light pierced through the prison cage’s pillar and flew toward Kou Hong, who had passed out nearby.

The ferocious expression on Kou Hong’s face instantly softened considerably.

When Kou Hong awoke and sensed the new addition in his mind, a flicker of surprise passed through his eyes.

But he still feigned defiance, angrily denouncing the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance’s various shameless acts.

At the same time, he began studying the knowledge he had just obtained.

“This is…”

“A detailed explanation of formations?”

“And it’s the formation that makes up this Nether Prison Cage?”

“How could it appear in my mind?”

After a long while, Kou Hong’s spirit trembled violently, and he forcibly suppressed the urge to look around.

“If this detailed explanation of the formation is real, then escaping from this prison would be as easy as turning my hand.”

Having experienced many hardships, Kou Hong was far more composed than before.

Instead of blindly trusting it, he began to study and learn the contents of the formation explanation.

Although he had only roughly studied formations before, this explanation was clear, easy to understand, and straightforward. Combined with Kou Hong’s own decent aptitude, he made progress quickly.

Seven days later, Kou Hong had barely reached the beginner level.

At the same time, a trace of doubt flashed in his mind: “Could this be a trap?”

“This is clearly a place where the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance holds serious criminals. How could the formation guarding it be so simple? As a beginner, I’ve only studied for a few days, and I can already break it?”

Kou Hong silently attempted to disrupt the formation.

At this moment, his body was extremely weak, and the spiritual energy within him was tightly suppressed, unusable. Yet, by exerting all his strength to produce a faint ripple of spiritual energy, he managed to slightly affect the prison formation.

This change manifested when the Nether Prison guards activated the formation to torment Kou Hong again. The pain he felt was noticeably reduced!

“It’s actually real?” Despite the agony, Kou Hong’s heart surged with wild joy.

But he quickly calmed himself and began to ponder the origin of this formation explanation in his mind.

“I’m just a minor Golden Core cultivator. The Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance wouldn’t bother staging a play for me.”

“And this formation explanation, in its depth and finesse, far surpasses the level of the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance…”

A sacred name suddenly appeared in Kou Hong’s mind.

“True Immortal of the Mortal Compassion.”

At that moment, a warm current surged within Kou Hong’s body, flowing through his limbs and bones.

In an instant, it broke through the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance’s restrictions, nourishing and repairing his broken body while rapidly enhancing his cultivation.

Sensing the earth-shattering changes within him, Kou Hong’s body stiffened. He dared not show any abnormality, fearing discovery by others.

In truth, his heart was already filled with tears of gratitude.

The great and merciful True Immortal of the Mortal Compassion had not abandoned him!

“The Federation of All Worlds has fallen, and there are probably few believers of the True Immortal left in this world.”

“Yet, while I’m trapped in this prison, the True Immortal suddenly bestowed upon me a method of escape…”

As he thought, Kou Hong’s eyes suddenly brightened.

He quickly lowered his head to conceal his inner excitement: “I understand. The Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance destroyed the Federation of All Worlds. This enmity is irreconcilable!”

“As they say, the enemy of my enemy is my friend. Those imprisoned here are all sworn enemies of the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance. If I could release them all…”