My Longevity Simulation Chapter 1097: Record of Seeking the Dark in the Other Realm
Previously on My Longevity Simulation...
"You mean, you've grown stupider?" Daoist Hundred Flowers gazed at Master Qiaogong in a daze.
"Probably..."
Daoist Hundred Flowers went on before Master Qiaogong managed to say more: "For myself, when I compare to the start, I haven't spotted any clear shifts. Might this stem from your personal circumstances?"
Master Qiaogong went quiet after hearing those words.
"Endless speculation gets us nowhere. Why don't we test it out directly?" A spark of excited expectation shone in Fang Zaiji's gaze.
The others in the group shared their thoughts in turn.
Ultimately, Li Fan delivered the decisive word: "The comeback of the darkness power isn't quite as straightforward as it appears."
"Should it simply involve straight absorption, erosion would probably follow, much like Mo Rubin's fate."
"Besides, the Dark Desolate Land now falls under the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance's grip. Venturing inside to study it..."
"They likely won't permit it."
Liu Ruchen remarked: "Didn't the emissary say that the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance accessed the Dark Desolate Land via a ritual carried out by those [You Clan] folks?"
"Do you recall the exact steps of that ritual? If we copy it, we might slip in without detection."
"After all, the Dark Desolate Land is just endless blackness within. With caution, they won't spot us."
Fang Zaiji nodded eagerly at this: "The sect master has a clever plan! It's surely worth a shot!"
Li Fan thought it over briefly, then employed the Water Mirror Technique to flawlessly replay that odd ritual moment.
This covered the incantation sounds and rhythms, all brought back perfectly.
Once he picked over a dozen young cultivators to master it, sure enough, the ritual didn't succeed.
"So it truly requires those You Clan people?" Fang Zaiji whispered to himself.
The Federation of All Worlds members shook their heads in succession, a touch of disappointment evident.
"You Clan people, eh..."
Li Fan had already secured the basic details on every small world within the Xuanhuang Realm.
Yet no records of the You Clan existed; the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance must have hidden them on purpose.
"It doesn't matter. We'll just check them off one by one."
During his hunt for Xu Ke, Li Fan had already scanned most of the small worlds in advance.
Finishing the remaining ones wouldn't demand much effort.
At Li Fan's order, hordes of ordinary-looking odd beasts rushed to the portals of numerous small worlds.
Merely half a month passed before reports came in.
In the last images sent before their demise, signs pointing to [You Clan] people were spotted.
This small world undoubtedly had Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance forces watching over it.
Li Fan took Tianyang along personally to sneak inside.
His curiosity about that darkness power ran deep.
Not just for its link to breaking free from the Immortal Ruins, but also its tie to the notion of [completeness].
Li Fan had long nursed suspicions over Mo Rubin's downfall.
That sly Xuantian Sect Dharma King, who had outmaneuvered him several times, perished so bafflingly in the shadows.
Li Fan found it tough to accept.
Particularly the motive behind Mo Rubin's plunge into the Dark Desolate Land.
Mo Rubin's aim had probably stayed constant all along.
Locate the Xuantian King and depart the Darkest Star Sea.
Even without clearing the Xuanhuang Great Celestial Venerable's illusion trial, he surely picked up some hints from it.
"Is the Xuantian King concealed within the Dark Desolate Land?"
"Or could his strange vanishing years ago connect to the darkness power too?"
Bearing these nagging questions, Li Fan uncovered the You Clan group lurking below ground.
To Li Fan's astonishment, no Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance troops guarded this small world.
The You Clan numbers here proved quite few, totaling under a hundred.
Differing from those Li Fan encountered earlier, this bunch lacked vigor and robustness.
Every one looked gaunt, teetering on the edge of collapse at any second.
After some investigation, Li Fan pieced it together roughly.
The You Clan before him had escaped their former home in flight.
Captured by the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance, they had fled in desperation to this refuge.
"This works out even better."
Li Fan wasted no time. He unleashed his full might alongside Tianyang's support, aiming to trap the You Clan into his own Cave-Heaven.
But an unforeseen twist occurred.
Against Li Fan's onslaught, these You Clan individuals, who showed no trace of transcendent energy, burst forth with a strangely eerie force.
The clan's elder stayed composed amid the shock.
He intoned a mighty chant, and a weird ripple swiftly covered the whole group.
In a blink, Li Fan lost sight of them right in front of him.
It wasn't any deceptive illusion; his strikes genuinely struck empty air.
"Hmm? Fascinating."
At that moment, Li Fan distinctly felt the pulse of shadowy energy.
"You may flee the monk, but the temple remains."
Upon arrival in this small realm, Li Fan had set up an array to lock down the entry and exit entirely.
Without his approval, escape from this world proved impossible!
His divine sense roamed the area, probing the full minor realm, but the concealed You Clan stayed elusive.
Li Fan opted for broad attacks instead.
Dark beams brimming with ruin rained down from above, striking every bit of terrain.
Innumerable beings fell victim to the fallout.
Li Fan's face showed no flicker as he scoured each nook of this minor realm.
Beneath this sweeping, thorough cleansing, the You Clan group at last exposed a weakness.
Detecting what halted his Great Five Elements Annihilation Sword, a sharp light gleamed in Li Fan's eyes.
He swiftly stacked arrays to seal off that spot tight.
Under pressure, the You Clan finally emerged.
They clustered close, staring skyward at Li Fan.
Fear and loathing filled their gazes.
The head elder could restrain himself no longer and cried out: "Immortal Lord, why drive our kind to extinction?"
"In probing the sacred land, you've seized enough of our people already."
"You've got the wrong idea. I'm no part of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance. Far from it—in fact, like you, I nurse a deep grudge against the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance," Li Fan proclaimed firmly.
"If not, with your weak power, how would you endure my strikes?"
With those words, Li Fan ignited the Soul-Ignition Method completely.
The five Cave-Heavens, bathed in crimson light, radiated a fiendish charm.
Boosted by the Tianyang Immortal Puppet's aid, Li Fan's shown prowess now matched a Longevity Immortal realm expert.
The small realm couldn't hold it back, as black rifts tore through space.
The skies and earth quaked, slowly crumbling apart.
Just his radiating presence alone sparked a doomsday vista.
This filled the You Clan below with utter dread.
"The Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance probes your sacred land right now; I plan to seize the chance and strike them down covertly."
"Will you assist this Immortal?"
Li Fan questioned in a cold voice.
No alternative existed. With their burning resentment toward the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance, the You Clan below swiftly yielded.
Once Li Fan brought them safely to the Spiritwood Realm and, following tradition, they faced the Faceless True Immortal.
The You Clan group reacted as though beholding pure horror; they dropped to the ground at once, shuddering without cease.