My Longevity Simulation Chapter 1100: Old Acquaintance Fairy Immortal Puppet
Previously on My Longevity Simulation...
"Not even our own clansmen, when they perish in the Dark Sea, can pull this off."
"It's far too faint, way too faint."
Once the You Clan leader finished his explanation, Li Fan grasped it right away.
The assessment still hinged on the ripples produced within the Dark Sea.
The body of Mo Rubin showed no resemblance whatsoever to the typical condition of a regular person after passing away.
"It could just be a hollow husk acting as a diversion, or..."
"Or perhaps this individual was immensely blessed by the shadows; when he died, most of his spirit rushed back to the Dark Sea in a flash. Just the rotting remnants lingered, gradually melting away into the gloom." The You Clan leader abruptly brought up a different scenario.
"That said, even the mightiest priests from our clan's past never attained that kind of end. Thus, I'm leaning toward thinking that what we witnessed was nothing more than a vacant shell."
At these words, Li Fan's eyes flashed briefly.
He felt a bit startled by what the You Clan leader had just said. Yet, linking this shadowy force to the Xuantian King made the oddity of Mo Rubin's corpse after death fall into place."Still, we can't afford to relax our watch. The Xuantian Sect is sly beyond measure, churning out endless tricks. We need to stay on high alert."
"No matter if he really perished or not, my strategy stays exactly the same."
A notion crossed his mind swiftly, and Li Fan probed deeper into the specifics of Mo Rubin's remains.
The spot where Li Fan had spotted him recently was obviously not this location.
To his surprise, the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance had devised a method to counter the shadowy corruption so quickly and moved him over here.
"If it was truly only a useless hollow shell, the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance wouldn't bother hauling it all this way. From what I see, that whirlpool they snatched from the shadows probably needs Mo Rubin's body to keep it steady," Master Qiaogong shared his thoughts.
"This shadowy force shares certain traits with source power essence. Logically speaking, given the Dark Sea's enormous size, if a real release point like this popped up, it would spawn a colossal energy swirl beyond imagination. But right now, it's oddly serene."
Master Qiaogong declared this with firm assurance, catching the You Clan leader off guard for a moment.
He scrutinized it closely for quite a while before exclaiming in astonishment: "Esteemed envoy, this immortal expert is spot on! The wild shadowy force, once sifted through and shaped by that hollow shell, has turned remarkably stable!"
"To think even the shadows can be tamed; what in the world..." The You Clan leader's voice carried shock and doubt.
Li Fan sank into deep thought upon hearing this.
Should the Dark Realm hold any tie to the Xuantian King, then beyond his old allies in the Xuantian Sect, what other thing might capture his special interest.
Most likely, it was solely the statue of the Faceless True Immortal.
However, the exact turmoil that the True Immortal's statue might unleash in the Dark Realm remained unclear. Thus, Li Fan had to weigh the decision to introduce it with great care.
The main goal for this journey stayed focused on seizing the chance to examine this enigmatic shadowy force. And to uncover intel on Mo Rubin.
"Is it possible for us to get close and quietly carve out a link to a minor realm here?" Li Fan questioned. "Thanks to Mo Rubin's body, the ripples it creates shouldn't be overwhelming."
The You Clan leader mulled it over briefly and nodded in agreement.
"Just try not to pull in too much shadowy force; if not, matching whirlpools of similar scale could slowly attract each other through their pull and merge into something bigger."
"Understood, we're only planning to siphon a small amount for study. We won't get carried away."
With Li Fan's call made, the team moved into action without delay.
Led by their chief, the You Clan folk discreetly forged a new spatial link practically beside the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance's base.
This land was their ancestral turf to begin with, and Li Fan along with the rest unleashed their mystical skills to conceal the waves.
Everything unfolded smoothly throughout, evading detection by the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance.
Granted, this could also stem from their full focus on protecting that enormous whirlpool.
"What a marvel; the raging Dark Sea has turned placid in this place." Beholding this awe-inspiring sight up close, the You Clan leader couldn't hold back a gasp of wonder.
And across the link, within the buried realm below.
The dim force, now loose from confinement, swiftly revealed its savage side.
It expanded wildly at a breathtaking pace, swallowing up all in its path.
The final flickers of illumination in the underground domain faded away entirely soon after.
Myriad creatures perished in utter silence, clueless as to the cause.
Luckily, this hidden minor realm wasn't overly expansive.
Once it filled up rapidly, the shadowy force started receding back to the Dark Realm.
Just like the rise and fall of ocean waves.
At the gateway linking the underground domain to the Xuanhuang Realm, Li Fan sharply noticed the shadowy force starting to leak through.
Yet, with the passage not yet breached, this infiltration dragged on at a snail's pace.
“If we have to traverse this for coming and going, it won't take much time before the spilling shadowy force gets sensed by the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance,” Liu Ruchen remarked, brow creased in concern.
“Leave it to me,” Master Qiaogong offered. “Source power essence clashes with shadowy force. We might set up a cushion area here. Naturally, that could demand a hefty dose of source power essence.”
While Master Qiaogong explained, he shot a look toward Li Fan.
Li Fan held no fondness for these leftover bits of True Immortal might. He'd stockpiled a fair amount lately, without any real purpose in mind.
Even so, he feigned lengthy reflection before grudgingly consenting.
Master Qiaogong beamed with delight and dove right in, calling forth his prized invention to lend a hand.
A breathtakingly lovely female Immortal Puppet, utterly devoted to the Qiaogong.
It drew from the identical craft as the Tianyang Immortal Puppet, though the source of the puppet's aware essence stayed a mystery.
During the setup of the “buffer zone,” Qiaogong let slip her backstory in a offhand brag.
“When the [Ancestor] fell apart, I scraped by through sheer luck and escaped my home. But others weren't so lucky. Their forms got wrecked in the catastrophe, leaving just a spare consciousness copy that I took along.”
“Her present compliance might deceive you; she used to give me an earful back then! Hahaha!”
“In the days of the Heavenly Spirit Sect, I'd even crafted a puppet form for her. But it felt too stiff; didn't suit my taste. After toying with it briefly, I ditched it and scrapped her.”
“How could that stack up to this beauty: so vivid, practically a living soul.”