My Longevity Simulation - Chapter 899
Although at times his mindset could be fickle, Grand Tutor Li had one virtue: he cared deeply about his pride and could admit his mistakes.
Since the foundation of the Xuantian Sect was somewhat beyond imagination, Li Fan decided to change his plan for now and avoid provoking them.
With this in mind, Li Fan intended to use the Seven-Colored Divine Light to reseal the Faceless Divine Statue.
However…
Just as he was about to act, Li Fan suddenly froze.
In that instant, the statue seemed to come alive.
Even though the stone figure had no eyes, Li Fan distinctly felt that it “looked” at him.
He could not help but leap backward a great distance, preparing for any sudden danger.
After several breaths, seeing that everything remained calm and nothing unusual occurred, Li Fan slowly approached again.
The faceless stone statue was exactly as he had left it before.It seemed that the glance he thought he had seen was merely an illusion.
Li Fan even reviewed the recordings stored in his Dao Deviation Stone.
In the footage, the statue stood silently, just like any ordinary object, without any extraordinary features.
“Could it be that I really saw it wrong?” Li Fan wondered, feeling uncertain.
After pondering for a moment, he ultimately decided not to leave this potential threat unchecked.
He activated the Seven-Colored Divine Light, intending to seal and store the Faceless Divine Statue.
Yet, his expression changed drastically.
Although the statue was clearly in front of him, it seemed as if it did not exist at all!
The Seven-Colored Divine Light sealed nothing—he ended up empty-handed.
Li Fan froze.
He reached out to touch the statue.
The icy surface felt incredibly real.
But when he focused his Divine Sense to lock onto it and store it in his spatial storage, the location of the statue appeared completely empty.
It was impossible.
This strange scene had clearly surpassed Li Fan’s understanding.
“Could it be the lingering spirit of Xuantian King?” Li Fan’s expression shifted unpredictably.
He was certain that before this moment, the statue had not exhibited such an anomaly.
Yet, with that brief glance just now, some subtle transformation seemed to have occurred within the statue, placing it in this peculiar state of being both present and absent.
“So it wasn’t my imagination. Even the Dao Deviation Stone cannot record it…”
Li Fan’s face darkened.
At that moment, he finally understood what it truly meant when they said, “inviting a god is easy, sending one away is difficult.”
This statue, it seemed, had no intention of leaving.
It was as if it had taken permanent residence in this Spiritwood Realm, within the headquarters of the Ten Thousand Realms Alliance.
The base he had painstakingly built was now burdened with an irreparable “bomb,” one he had placed on a whim…
Li Fan’s face twitched.
As he considered whether to abandon the Spiritwood Realm and start anew elsewhere, a melodious female voice suddenly echoed through the hall:
“May the Compassionate True Immortal of the Mortal World bless our Great Li, and may this expedition into the Fire Realm go smoothly…”
Li Fan’s heart skipped a beat.
Looking around, he found no source for the voice.
Yet the prayer continued, ceaselessly.
At first, it sounded like Su Yuqing from Great Li Realm, then He Zhenghao, Kou Hong, Dao Xuanzhi, and others, appearing one after another.
Only after careful observation did Li Fan realize that these voices were entering his mind directly!
Moreover, as long as he focused on a specific voice, the corresponding scene appeared vividly before him.
It was as if he were truly present, able to sense the state of the supplicant.
Even…
Li Fan still felt a faint sensation in his heart—if he wished, he could respond to these supplicants.
“What is going on?”
He had never realized that he possessed an ability almost completely identical to the legendary immortals.
Li Fan was utterly shocked.
He suddenly looked toward the Faceless Statue standing silently in the great hall, knowing in his heart that all of this had to be the doing of that statue.
“Back then, I fabricated the tale of the Compassionate True Immortal of Mortal World, using the faceless stone statue as an intermediary to create a connection between myself and the members of the Ten Thousand Worlds Alliance.”
“As a result, I could receive feedback on their cultivation progress…”
“But that was merely the effect of the Sitting Immortal Art, and it was limited to that.”
“Now…”
Li Fan narrowed his eyes, his expression extremely serious.
Although there appeared to be no immediate danger, he was already considering in his mind whether he should truly ‘return to [Truth]’.
Though he did not understand the principles behind it, it was clear that behind this Faceless Statue lay a power far beyond Li Fan’s comprehension.
Li Fan silently recited the command to ‘[Truth]’.
An instantaneous prompt appeared:
“Would you like to virtualize the current scene and return to the anchor point?”
The surrounding scene also began to blur and virtualize.
“The use of ‘[Truth]’ has not been affected…”
“As long as I wish, I can reactivate it at any time.”
Li Fan pondered, ultimately choosing ‘No’.
This was not because some mysterious force prevented him from deciding, but because no danger had actually occurred, and the source of all these anomalies remained unclear…
To be scared into activating [Truth] under these circumstances would have been humiliating.
“Even the True Immortals in the Immortal Ruins, I have faced them directly.”
“It’s just a statue…”
Li Fan snorted coldly, forcing himself to calm down.
He focused his mind on the statue and the multitude of voices appearing in his consciousness.
Li Fan discovered that the owners of these voices, without exception, were members of the Association who had once sworn before the Faceless Statue in the name of the Merciful True Immortal of Salvation and Mortal Compassion.
They had nothing to do with the Merciful True Immortal of Salvation and Mortal Compassion itself.
It was simply that when they first saw the Faceless Statue, they associated it with the so-called True Immortal.
Thus, whether they liked it or not, the image of the Faceless Statue would periodically surface in their minds.
The more frequently they visualized it, the deeper the connection between them and the statue became.
When they surpassed a certain threshold, their presence would appear in Li Fan’s consciousness.
“No wonder the Xuantian Sect is called the Xuantian Sect.”
“Back then, when its followers were spread across the world, could the Xuantian King also sense and know the status of his disciples as I do?”
“That would truly be no different from a deity.”
“A deity…”
Li Fan’s heart stirred as he sensed the disciple with the deepest connection in his mind.
It was Su Yuqing from the Great Li Realm.
Though her talent was extraordinary and she was the embodiment of the Great Li Realm’s Dao, due to environmental and resource limitations, she was currently only at the early stage of Golden Core cultivation.
In the resource-scarce Great Li Realm, all spiritual energy was produced by the “Immortal Spirit Tower.”
That she could reach this level in such a short time marked her as a prodigious genius.
Through the connection with the Faceless Statue, Li Fan sensed Su Yuqing’s physical condition.
It was as if he were personally observing her with his divine sense.
Every detail was perfectly clear; nothing could be hidden.
“Even…”
Li Fan felt it.
After a moment, a small portion of pure spiritual essence, insignificant to him, but immense to Su Yuqing, disappeared from Li Fan’s body.
It then descended upon Su Yuqing.
