My Longevity Simulation Chapter 1077: Plan Breaks the First Act

"Only by witnessing firsthand the immense scale of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance's expansion can we catch the eye of our sect elders," Li Fan stated deliberately.

"Should we manage to eliminate all these insignificant foes in one fell swoop, it would earn us tremendous credit. Then, passing through the sect entrance would no longer prove so difficult as it currently does."

Maybe it was that final remark from Li Fan that swayed Zhang Qianmo.

He consented to Li Fan's scheme.

Following that, Zhang Qianmo directed Song Hesong to transmit a message to Chu Liang and his group inside the city. He announced that circumstances had shifted; the initial arrangement for Zhang Qianmo to collect the longevity fruit was off. A gathering was required to replan the ambush.

Though Chu Liang and the rest sensed mild confusion, they harbored no doubts.

They showed up at the city's edge right on schedule.

"Fellow Daoist Song, what's really going on?" Chu Liang spotted Zhang Qianmo posing as Song Hesong from a distance and promptly inquired.

"Hehe, well, it's actually positive news." Zhang Qianmo replied using Song Hesong's manner.

"Zhang Qianmo apparently stumbled upon a concealed secret realm while descending the mountain this round. It turns out this spot was once a base for the ancient Xuantian Sect..."

"Such a significant event left him no spare moment to fetch the longevity fruit. He merely dashed here to give me quick directions before heading back up the peak to alert the higher-ups."

Chu Liang abruptly experienced a strange sensation: "Xuantian Sect? What's that?"

"Hmph." Song Hesong feigned a touch of scorn, yet he explained with patience anyway.

"So, this Xuantian Sect predates even the Ten Great Immortal Sects? In that case, the secret realm must hold loads of valuables, huh?" Chu Liang and his companions quickly grew thrilled.

The motive behind their plot to waylay and slay Zhang Qianmo stemmed partly from vengeance. Yet the primary drive was to extract the Purple Heaven Sect's diverse skills and divine powers from him.

Having aligned with the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance and gained the fundamental [Heavenly Net Divine Technique], they remained mere outer affiliates familiar with just this skill. Against pupils from the Ten Great Immortal Sects, they could scarcely triumph through sheer quantity. In one-on-one fights, defeat loomed certain. Their roots ran too thin, demanding swift reinforcement.

"What are we delaying for? Prior to the Purple Heaven Sect folks showing up, let's seize the items from that secret realm ourselves." Chu Liang urged with clear eagerness.

Song Hesong then gave a faint head shake: "The Xuantian Sect secret realm features all sorts of arrays, traps, and barriers; it's fraught with danger. If not, Zhang Qianmo wouldn't have rushed back to the mountain seeking backup."

"Relying solely on our small band, I'm worried..."

Chu Liang responded coolly: "Then summon additional comrades! They might dismiss a lone Foundation Establishment sect pupil, but for this Xuantian Sect secret realm, they won't stay aloof, will they?"

The group nodded their support as well.

"In that case, we need to move fast. Zhang Qianmo's journey there and back spans over a day..."

"Rest easy; our comrades' speed outpaces those crumbling sects by far." Chu Liang thumped his chest confidently.

Afterward, Zhang Qianmo, informed by Li Fan's signal that setups were in place, guided Chu Liang and the others toward the supposed secret realm gateway first.

"Hiss... Fellow Daoist Song, you spoke true. This secret realm is truly hazardous; the moment I draw near, my pulse races wildly."

"No issue; Alliance brethren in the vicinity are hurrying over. Plenty of Golden Core Lords among them, plus even a Nascent Soul True Lord." Chu Liang fixed his gaze on the secret realm portal, greed shining in his eyes.

One had to admit, this nascent Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance operated with remarkable swiftness.

In merely half a day, a horde of predators scenting prey assembled from every side.

"Twenty-five Golden Core Lords, one hundred and six Foundation Establishment cultivators..." The throng of practitioners arrayed before him, clad in basic garb yet radiating fierce vitality, sent a shiver through Zhang Qianmo's core.

"Right here in our Purple Heaven Sect's domain, countless cultivators have arisen undetected. Across the whole realm, how vast has the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance's force become?"

Luckily, the Purple Heaven Sect's leader had caught wind of the alert and brought his troops to quash the fiends.

This somewhat steadied Zhang Qianmo's nerves.

Once the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance forces assembled, they held back from delving into the secret realm.

Rather, they anticipated a prominent leader's arrival.

Rumors held that this figure ranked among the early followers of the Dharma-Transmitting Immortal Ancestor and now stood at the Soul Transformation True Monarch level.

His involvement rendered any hazardous secret realm harmless.

Before long, this Soul Transformation True Monarch reached the site.

Despite towering realms above the assembly, he displayed no haughtiness and welcomed the gathered cultivators kindly.

Flanked by the throng, he approached the secret realm's entry.

Observing the array that sealed the secret realm, he knitted his brow faintly.

Arrays weren't his forte, so ultimately, he opted to shatter it via the overwhelming might of the Soul Transformation True Monarch realm.

He ventured into the secret realm ahead.

Yet shortly after, he withdrew.

"Trouble—this is an ambush!" He bellowed the alert simultaneously.

Still, the warning came too late.

From the distant skyline, surging purple qi swept in instantly.

...

Li Fan observed from a distance as the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance cultivators battled the Purple Heaven Sect, slipping into thought.

He had detected that this Fallen Immortal Realm vision was starting to waver.

The subsequent Dharma-Transmitter wasn't among those who endured to future eras.

He likely met an untimely end in the clash with the Ten Great Immortal Sects.

Through Li Fan's meddling, his demise had merely advanced slightly.

"This tactic of redirecting calamity to the east transformed the massive cultivator conflict destined for Ningyuan City into this barren, empty wasteland."

"Despite the added toil, the mission concluded flawlessly."

"Regarding these cultivators who met grim fates, they ought not count toward the Xuanhuang Celestial Venerable's tests."

As these notions crossed Li Fan's mind, the environs around him started to fade.

Resembling fractured crystal, it crumbled bit by bit.

Li Fan's awareness plunged into obscurity.

It didn't straightaway launch the following trial vista.

Instead, vignettes flickered in Li Fan's thoughts akin to a slideshow.

These depicted the authentic happenings in Ningyuan City from the Xuanhuang Realm's annals.

Li Fan had known them for ages.

But on this occasion, certain visuals diverged.

Amid Ningyuan City's wreckage, Mr. Bai lingered with a stunned look.

He gazed skyward, seemingly directing a wordless query.

A peculiar energy began to stir within him.

"This is..."

Li Fan sensed a subtle intuition.

In that instant, Mr. Bai appeared to draw the focus of heaven and earth.

Even confined to the mortal cultivation phase, he emanated the aura of the world's pivot.

"So that's the protagonist's fate."

Li Fan let out an odd sigh inwardly.

Resurging from the void once again, the vista ahead, just as Li Fan anticipated, had changed to the turmoil in the Beast Taming Sect.

The image of Xiao Hei, unborn, within the avian egg.