My Longevity Simulation Chapter 1140: The Childhood Immortal Ancestor Image

Wu Ninglu took the jade talisman from Li Fan's hand, yet she paused, words lingering unspoken on her lips.

“It’s only three hundred years! I’ll go.”

Li Fan just flicked his wrist dismissively and stayed silent.

Trailing behind the Sun Family Patriarch, he made his way to the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance headquarters.

Besides acting as a tool for communication, the jade talisman that Li Fan passed to Wu Ninglu was actually a tiny integrated array. Inside it lurked one of Li Fan's divided souls.

While it was capable of fully tracking Wu Ninglu's actions, its greater value lay in functioning as Li Fan's "eye" beyond his seclusion, letting him keep a steady watch on the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance's activities.

This divided soul held the core essence of the Tianxuan Mirror, which let it conceal itself inside the mirror to oversee the Alliance's operations without pause.

In the end, while protecting the Derivative Law Jade, he could end up in total seclusion, cut off from even casual access to the Tianxuan Mirror.

Meanwhile, his clone remained stationed in the Great Qi small world, unlikely to venture out anytime soon.

Thus, setting up a backup measure proved essential.

With Li Fan's present level of cultivation power, the fighting prowess of this divided soul nearly matched that of a typical Dao Integration expert.

Its sole weakness lay in the fact that, unlike regular cultivators, it couldn't swiftly replenish itself after combat.

Lacking backing from his main body, any energy it expended would be lost forever.

Regarding the "friend" that Li Fan had brought up to Wu Ninglu, it turned out to be the Holy Blood Embryo he himself had formed.

Yet, without the injection of True Immortal Web and Source Power Essence, the embryo had just scarcely reached the Qi Condensation Realm.

Li Fan had dispatched it to the remnants of the Heavenly Sword Sect, where it now worked to tame the dark blade known as Heavenly Wonder.

Drawing on its past encounters, success seemed assured. All it demanded was steady endurance and sufficient time.

The Sun Family's Patriarch, Sun Luyuan, had lingered in the Dao Integration Realm for more than five centuries.

Back in his earlier days, he had also taken on the guard duty for the Derivative Law Jade.

During their journey to the Alliance Headquarters, he shared the intricacies of this "task" with Li Fan.

“The Derivative Law Jade forms the bedrock of our Alliance. Even though it's nestled deep in our headquarters and appears utterly secure, eternal wariness is required against sinister schemes.”

“Over the last thousand years, the Five Elders Association has launched at least three strikes against it. They've employed all sorts of tricks to get near the Derivative Law Jade, then unleashed psychic and soul assaults on it via a technique called the ‘Curse of Malice.’”

“The Derivative Law Jade has almost zero defense against those kinds of strikes. If it gets hit, it's sidelined for no less than a century. During the previous success by the Five Elders Association, the Alliance endured massive setbacks. But the incident stayed hidden from the public. Consequently, the contribution costs for cultivation techniques in the Tianxuan Mirror almost doubled, sparking huge turmoil among the Alliance's cultivators…”

Sun Luyuan let out a heavy sigh, memories of his younger years flooding back.

“Therefore, this responsibility isn't nearly as straightforward as it appears.”

With steady composure, Li Fan inquired, “Patriarch, should I fail to block such assaults during my watch and the Derivative Law Jade gets harmed, what would happen then?”

Sun Luyuan stopped in his tracks, faced Li Fan, and after a brief silence, answered, “Regardless, our commitment holds firm. We'll ensure Ninglu is well protected. No need for concern on your part.”

Li Fan found himself at a loss for words for a moment.

He hadn't realized until now that Sun Luyuan possessed a quiet wit.

As lights and shadows danced around them, Li Fan found himself back at the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance Headquarters yet again.

Just like before, a ghostly apparition materialized in his vision.

But on this occasion, the display was wholly unlike the Immortal Ancestor statue from his prior visit.

Before him unfolded a vast expanse of fields, wisps of smoke rising lazily from village hearths. Atop the thatched roof of a humble cottage reclined a plain, earnest-faced lad, staring vacantly at the heavens in deep reverie.

“Goudan, come down for dinner.”

The vision cut off suddenly at that point.

Snapping out of the mirage, Li Fan stood there in a brief stupor.

Assuming Li Fan was stunned by the illusion's lifelike quality, Sun Luyuan clarified, “The Alliance Headquarters holds onto a remnant of the Immortal Ancestor’s aura, which is why…”

Li Fan grasped the concept without issue.

His mind wandered to an entirely different matter.

“That plain lad named Goudan… might he have been the Immortal Ancestor during his boyhood?”

Bringing the mental picture to the forefront, he spotted certain similarities to the aged form of the Ancestor.

“Is it possible the Immortal Ancestor truly originated in the Xuanhuang World?”

“No… that doesn't fit.”

Multiple times, he reviewed the brief sequence in his thoughts.

“The boy's features bear no connection to the fabled Immortal Ancestor who once ruled over Xuanhuang.”

“The bewilderment in his gaze, leading to the profound shift in his destiny… it resembles more closely…”

A term emerged in Li Fan’s consciousness.

Transmigration.

“Assuming my prior reasoning holds true, then this youth called Goudan was surely the soul of the Heavenly Doctor, crossed over from another realm.”

“He hailed from the Heavenly Law Realm, his awareness dormant in an infant form until it stirred to life much later.”

“This must have been his method to evade the chase from the Ten Immortal Sects and the Xuanhuang Heavenly Dao?”

In the same way Li Fan was now perceived by the Xuanhuang Heavenly Dao as a local cultivator, the Immortal Ancestor in those days would have blended seamlessly, invisible to external threats.

Li Fan still lacked full insight into the precise workings of such “transmigration.”

However, he was absolutely sure it differed vastly from simple body-snatching.

“Via a hidden technique, he likely masked his destiny from the heavens and reborn as a true Xuanhuang inhabitant.”

Li Fan's reflections kept unfolding at a measured pace.

As he mulled it over, Sun Luyuan idly inquired about the vision Li Fan had witnessed.

Li Fan answered honestly, saying he'd beheld the likeness of the Immortal Ancestor.

Sun Luyuan gave a faint nod. “It appears, Lu’er, that your coming accomplishments are fated to eclipse my own.”

Before Li Fan had a chance to probe deeper, Sun Luyuan volunteered the explanation.

“Each cultivator arriving here initially encounters a unique vision. Legend ties it directly to one's authentic Dao path. It's common knowledge that every cultivation art in existence stems from the Immortal Ancestor. Hence, the nearer one's apparition is to the Ancestor in person, the brighter one's prospects ahead.”

“Word has it that prodigious talents might even catch sight of the Ancestor’s inaugural teaching.”

Admiration shone plainly in Sun Luyuan's words.

Li Fan grew quiet instead, a veil of wariness settling in his heart.

On this visit, his surging strength had granted him a peek into the Ancestor’s early years.

Should he progress even more, it could summon the Ancestor’s personal scrutiny.

Navigating the emptiness inside the Alliance Headquarters, the pair employed array transports to shift locations.

It wasn't long before they reached the Hall of Guardians.

“Stay close,” Sun Luyuan murmured, executing a hand gesture.

A unseen barrier of force swiftly wrapped around the two of them.

The Spirit-Transforming Stones underfoot faded in glow, and the restrained spiritual energy in their forms flowed freely once more.

“This restriction still impacts me a bit, though much milder than in my weaker stages,” Li Fan mused. “In a clash right now, I'd remain supreme over Dao Integration foes.”

Harboring that composed notion, he trailed Sun Luyuan into the Hall of Guardians.

Differing from the antechamber accessed via the Derivative Jade Token, this marked the genuine core chamber of the Hall.

Overhead loomed a domed ceiling, brimming with myriad twinkling stars.