My Longevity Simulation Chapter 1080: True Immortal's Rift Power
Previously on My Longevity Simulation...
Observing Lu Ya's unwavering conviction in his judgments, Xu Ke paused briefly before speaking deliberately, "I've heard it said that even the sights your eyes capture aren't necessarily the full reality."
"When assessing someone's true nature, focus not on their words, but on their actions."
"I can't say for sure what went on in that underground room, but Mr. Bai has treated us with exceptional kindness all along. Had it not been for his aid, we would've likely perished from hunger ages ago. That's why I'm ready to trust that Mr. Bai is genuinely a remarkable benefactor."
Xu Ke chose his phrases carefully while uttering them at a measured pace. Delivering this rather poetic address required him considerable time to complete.
With a light laugh, Lu Ya ruffled Xu Ke's hair: "You cheeky kid, picking up a handful of books and now you're schooling me? All with such elaborate language."
"Relax, I'm no fool blind to logic. I get the difference between right and wrong. It's only that..." Lu Ya's gaze appeared to revisit the profoundly unsettling Faceless Statue, causing a weight to settle deeper in his chest.
Afterward, Lu Ya engaged in casual conversation with Xu Ke for some time. Upon what seemed like getting a message from elsewhere, he departed in haste.
"Lord Black Bird, what do you think of my showing?" Right then, Xu Ke sought praise inwardly from Li Fan.
"Merely passable. You'll have to put in more effort going forward." Li Fan replied with steady composure, leaving Xu Ke instantly downcast.
"Evidently, during this period, the lingering might of the Faceless True Immortal far exceeds what it becomes millennia ahead. A single glimpse from Lu Ya has already infused him with its essence, ensnaring him in the True Immortal's trap without any way out."
As the current Xuanhuang envoy for the Faceless True Immortal, Li Fan likely grasped the essence of His strength more profoundly than anyone else in existence.
In prior visions Li Fan had endured, he lacked the ability to perceive it. Yet now, a quick look revealed that the sharp shift in Lu Ya's view of Mr. Bai stemmed fundamentally from the Faceless True Immortal's stone statue's effect.
All creatures possess an innate dread toward mysterious mighty beings.
It resembled a butterfly caught in a spider's snare, powerless to escape. Even without witnessing the hunter's arrival, it already anticipated doom and trembled inwardly.
That described Lu Ya's condition precisely.
Still, he subconsciously tied the Faceless True Immortal statue to Mr. Bai. Instead of shunning or pulling away from Mr. Bai, his aim was to evade the True Immortal's dominance.
Regrettably, much like the actual Li Fan, standard approaches offered no release whatsoever.
Regarding any real tie between Mr. Bai and the Faceless True Immortal...
From their short meeting, Li Fan detected no trace of the Faceless True Immortal's presence on Mr. Bai. Naturally, it might be that his power was immense enough to mask it entirely.
While mulling over these thoughts, Li Fan noticed Xu Ke still pouting and rubbed his own forehead: "Your disposition requires more hardening. If a minor disappointment crushes you, how can you trail me to rescue the world down the line?"
"Lord Black Bird, I'm barely nine. Must world-saving fall on my shoulders?" Xu Ke complained with a glum expression.
"Who asked for our destined bond?" Li Fan stated solemnly.
"Fine, prepare yourself. Soon, the Beast Taming Sect ought to give you an assignment." Li Fan foretold once more.
Having proven his prophetic insight repeatedly, Xu Ke now placed full faith in Li Fan.
As anticipated, Li Fan's forecast proved spot-on again.
Three days passed, and Lu Ya escorted Xu Ke to a modest hut beyond the Beast Taming Sect's Demon Suppressing Tower.
A wooden figurine and a wooden case rested on the table within the hut.
"Mr. Bai left this wooden figurine as your present." Lu Ya announced, his face bearing a complex look.
Over those three days, events appeared to have unfolded for him. His references to Mr. Bai carried greater respect, yet Li Fan sharply noted that the Faceless True Immortal's sway over him had intensified further.
"Amazing!" Unaware of this, Xu Ke dashed eagerly to the table and snatched up the wooden figurine.
"Wait, does this resemble me?!" Xu Ke inspected it thoroughly from every angle, exclaiming in astonishment.
He paid no mind to the figurine's purpose; being a gift from Mr. Bai thrilled Xu Ke enough. He intended to store it safely, but following Li Fan's mental directive, he slipped it into his robes first.
"This figurine holds real value as an artifact." Li Fan fixed his gaze on it, feeling the laws' power woven into its form.
Coming from Mr. Bai's craft, it was bound to be extraordinary.
The wooden figurine depicting Xu Ke embodied retaliation.
Assaults below the figurine's threshold would get absorbed and then reflected right back.
It echoed the ability Shuo Feng displayed after grasping the wooden sword's celestial anomaly.
"It can flawlessly deflect even a maximum assault from the Dao Integration realm. Though uses are restricted, it's undeniably a vital lifesaver." As Li Fan probed the heavenly principles embedded in the figurine, he marveled at Mr. Bai's lavishness.
And indeed, Xu Ke got tasked with heading to Nanming Sacred Beast Mountain to hand the red wooden case to Emperor Yi Beast.
"Inside this case lies the severed head of Emperor Erli. Barring surprises, Mr. Bai himself likely took it. Emperor Erli roamed unchecked, causing chaos and ignoring calls back to the demon kin. Though Mr. Bai slew him, he returned the remains to Emperor Yi."
"Leveraging this goodwill to obtain the technique for demon beasts to multiply via void consumption, enabling Rift Whale breeding."
Li Fan clarified the motives driving the situation.
"Even as the Heavenly Dao's embodiment, Mr. Bai lacks direct knowledge of demon beasts' precise developmental route and must consult Emperor Yi."
"Evidently, Xuanhuang Realm's demon beasts aren't indigenous at all. They're intruders from beyond."
"Sensing the looming catastrophe for the Xuanhuang Realm with no safe passage, Emperor Yi aims to tear open the barrier and depart..."
Before Li Fan's vision rose that immense pale peak, standing like the world's terminus.
"Nanming Mountain, per Emperor Yi, marks heaven's frontier, sea's brink, earth's conclusion."
"Myriad scattered energies from the Xuanhuang Realm gather there. Triggered by a unique technique, it might unleash instantaneous might rivaling a True Immortal's."
"Thus piercing the High Wall to exit the Darkest Star Sea."
In the world a thousand years hence, Nanming Mountain transformed into the Grand Rift Maelstrom. That global scar lingered unhealed across eons, underscoring the sheer ferocity of the energy surge during Nanming Mountain's boundary rupture.
"The concept mirrors the Heavenly Sword Sect's Boundary-Tearing Divine Armament. Still, both remain conceptual. Success or failure, escape from the Darkest Star Sea or reduction to oblivion..."
"Remains unknown."