My Longevity Simulation Chapter 1083: Sword Test of Mr. Bai
Previously on My Longevity Simulation...
Yet the prolonged years of trials had already solidified his determination, enabling him to regain his composure in no time. With precise orders, he guided his loyal demon beasts to contain and overpower the unruly disciples of the Beast Taming Sect.
"Hahaha, I've always despised their smug faces. Now, at last, I get to settle the score openly."
"Time to loosen up a bit. Being stuck in this cramped mountain all these years has almost driven me mad."
"Brothers, give it your all. Don't let anyone underestimate us!"
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Suddenly, more than ten thousand demon beasts, long held in check by the Beast Taming Sect, burst out like a mighty dragon rising from the ocean depths, blanketing the whole area in ominous shadows. The fierce gusts of demonic aura and murderous pressure momentarily overshadowed the looming menace of the catastrophe.
"This is bad, the demon beasts are turning against us!"
"I warned you ages ago that outsiders harbor different intentions. Without the Beast Taming True Secret to control them, catastrophe was bound to strike! Curse the sect leader for ignoring my advice!"
"It's the end for me!"
Beneath the ravages of the Great Calamity of Incompatible Cultivation, the faltering Beast Taming Sect stood no chance against these demon beasts who had sharpened their power over countless years. Within merely three days, total defeat came their way. During the clashes, the demon beasts may have hit a tad too hard. Still, thanks to Xu Ke's oversight, no human cultivator lost their life.
"Boss, what's our next move?" Red Nine-Headed inquired, his face etched with gravity.
The Great Calamity of Incompatible Cultivation inevitably affected the demon beast packs too. Each lineage's passed-down arts typically featured just a single path. Yet demon beast groups enforced rigid orders. For the moment, stability held firm.
"I never imagined Emperor Yi's foretelling would ring so true. If only I'd gone with him back then." Dark Xuan Locust uttered with a heavy sigh.
"At this juncture, we face just two paths. One, overturn the core of Incompatible Cultivation. Two, should that fail, then mold ourselves to the shifting world." Xu Ke replied calmly and without haste. "With cultivation methods no longer shareable, everyone must pursue their own distinct path! Our Beast Taming Sect falls short on available techniques..."
"So we'll seize some from nearby sects." Xu Ke declared, his gaze turning fierce and lethal.
The nearby demon beasts froze at first, puzzled by his words. But realization dawned quickly, sparking waves of delight. After all, raiding came as second nature to demon beasts.
"Lord Black Bird, must we truly go through with this?" Beneath his outward firmness, Xu Ke wrestled with inner turmoil and reluctance.
"Don't waver like some feeble woman. As the calamity engulfs us, nine in ten cultivators across the Xuanhuang Realm face extinction. As the Beast Taming Sect's figurehead leader now, you bear the duty to ensure their endurance."
"Let others fall before we do." Li Fan's voice carried an icy chill.
A heavy hush descended.
After what felt like an eternity, Xu Ke hardened his will: "I get it."
He lifted his gaze, eyes blazing with unyielding purpose. Mere hours later, at Xu Ke's directive, the demon beast horde rampaged across the region with crushing might. Wiping out sects while scooping up resources and arts. They skirted the mighty powers, striking only at the vulnerable for swift triumphs.
Over ten thousand demon beasts, forged into a single unstoppable tide. Amid the outbreak of the Great Calamity of Incompatible Cultivation, their force proved utterly invincible.
In a mere half month, they had razed more than a hundred sects of varying sizes. In ordinary times, such a beast onslaught would have alerted the Ten Immortal Sects, inviting a massive counterattack from human cultivators. But today, the Ten Immortal Sects grappled with their own crises. Spare time to meddle in others' plights? None to be found.
Every cultivation technique seized by the beast legions flowed straight to Xu Ke. Once the gathered stock neared completion, he commanded an immediate stop. After ruthlessly executing scores of wild, defiant beasts, Xu Ke swiftly signaled the pullback.
"Are we running away too?"
"Pull back? Back to what?"
The Beast Taming Sect's cultivators, beasts included, brimmed with confusion.
Upon Xu Ke's clarification, enlightenment struck them all. It seems Xu Ke had foreseen this far in advance. Ever since his return from Nanming Sacred Beast Mountain years prior, he'd dispatched scouts to hunt for secluded small worlds ideal for refuge.
"The ordeal gripping the Xuanhuang Realm may drag on for millennia without relief. To endure, our only choice is to retreat into a small world for now and bide our time for a comeback." Xu Ke heaved a deep breath.
In these late days, all had beheld the brutal chaos of sects turning on one another beyond their borders. By contrast, the Beast Taming Sect's casualties remained laughably few. And Xu Ke's visionary tactics deserved all the credit.
"I figured after Emperor Sanmo's enigmatic vanishing, our path ahead lay shrouded in doubt. Who knew the boss's schemes rivaled Emperor Sanmo's in depth."
"Rubbish. Without that edge, why would Emperor Sanmo and Emperor Yi entrust the Beast Taming Wheel to him so easily?"
"I told you: stick with the boss, and you'll feast well."
Through this chain of bold actions, Xu Ke fully captured every heart, silencing all opposition. Following his lead, they launched a complete exodus to the mysterious small world.
Prior to departing the Xuanhuang Realm, Xu Ke and Li Fan cast one last look upon it: "We'll come back one day."
Their forms gradually faded from sight.
Simultaneously, the vision within the Fallen Immortal Realm started to solidify. The environment plunged from brightness into abrupt void.
"Does this qualify as clearing the Xuanhuang Great Celestial Venerable's trial?" Deep inside, Li Fan harbored no firm assurance.
Still, bridging humans and beast clans in peaceful alliance. When disaster struck, employing whatever tactics needed to safeguard the collective. These stood as the finest approaches Li Fan could conjure right now. Absent his earlier simulations for groundwork, even deeper reflection might not have yielded such a plan so fast.
The trial's illusion appeared to judge Li Fan's choices. Versus the initial trial, this pause stretched even longer.
Luckily...
Threads of pale glow pierced the gloom without warning. After a whirl of vertigo, fresh visions unfolded! Li Fan had triumphed over the trial, stepping into the third: the Heavenly Sword Sect's sword forging!
"What challenge awaits this round?"
Li Fan had navigated the Heavenly Sword Sect's sword forging episode a handful of times. Thus, full confidence eluded him. That said, his stint in the Beast Taming Sect had equipped him thoroughly. He'd quietly adhered to the scripted events, authentically embodying the role he inhabited.
Right up until the cultivator-masked Mr. Bai arrived to duel! No Heavenly Sword Sect disciple could stand against Mr. Bai.
As dismay and terror gripped the crowd, Li Fan advanced boldly, chin up.
"I'm ready to learn your noble arts, sir!" Li Fan saluted with clasped hands.
"Care to inspect my sword skills, sir?"
Li Fan proclaimed with vigor, plucking a twig from a close tree at random.
It mirrored precisely what Mr. Bai had performed earlier!
This audacious act stirred a storm of shock among the Heavenly Sword Sect folk. And for the first time, intrigue flickered in Mr. Bai's eyes.