My Longevity Simulation Chapter 1225: Immortal Ark Trapped, Seeking Survival

Sun Luyuan grabbed the list and scanned it swiftly. Immense shock surged through him.

Apart from the prodigiously gifted disciples of the great families in the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance, the list also featured numerous cultivators occupying crucial roles inside the alliance.

Sun Luyuan knew some of them well, while others filled covert positions about which he remained largely ignorant.

“Try your best to win over the people on this list.”

“No need for excessive effort. Simply devise a pretext to draw them in…”

“Bring them here. Upon beholding the splendor and might of our Holy Dynasty, they will undoubtedly, just like you, swiftly recognize their error and embrace the true path!”

“Remain patient. Proceed gradually to prevent exposing any weaknesses.” Ou Shangtian instructed.

“Each triumph will add to your merits. Our Holy Dynasty’s storehouse overflows with treasures. Your Myriad Ice Sword doesn’t even rank among the finest.”

Excitement throbbed in Sun Luyuan’s chest from Ou Shangtian’s remarks.

Attainment demanded either lofty merit tiers or adherence to stringent redemption rules.

In the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance, a godlike blade such as the one he clutched—one able to imperil an entire prefecture with ease—belonged solely to inner-circle figures from bodies like the Martial Practice Hall or Garrison Court.

“Perform well.” Ou Shangtian clapped Sun Luyuan’s shoulder with elder-brotherly encouragement.

“Avoid shaming me before my master.” He appended meaningfully.

Sun Luyuan nodded vigorously.

He lingered briefly in the Holy Dynasty before being dispatched shortly thereafter.

Back in the Xuanhuang Realm, Sun Luyuan sensed he had undergone a strange, dreamlike ordeal.

Just the bone-chilling sword within his dantian confirmed the reality of it all.

“Brother, back already? What happened?”

In the Sun family’s hidden chamber, younger brother Sun Luyao inquired eagerly.

Sun Luyuan skipped over his humiliating encounter, merely producing the Icebound Myriad Years Sword.

“The Holy Dynasty of Great Qi’s foundations surpass our wildest expectations. A Longevity Immortal oversees it. The Holy Emperor’s cultivation defies probing, utterly profound.”

“They handed over such a prize so casually.”

“Next to them, the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance pales into insignificance.”

…

While absorbing his brother’s account, Sun Luyao heard the enigmatic elder’s voice echo in his mind.

“See, just as foretold? Heh heh.”

“Brother, whatever path you choose, my support stands firm.” Sun Luyao declared, his face showing mixed emotions.

Sun Luyuan mistook his sibling’s concern for anxiety over their prospects and offered heartfelt reassurance for some time.

Once Sun Luyuan departed the chamber, Sun Luyao could no longer restrain himself and questioned, “Senior, what do you know of this Holy Dynasty of Great Qi?”

The elusive shade had precisely anticipated Sun Luyuan’s Holy Dynasty visit, evidently grasping its secrets intimately.

Li Fan’s clone feigned contemplation briefly.

His voice then turned solemn: “Your Sun family’s decision proves astute. The Great Qi Holy Emperor wields power rivaling my own.”

“Lacking any Immortal Ancestor in the Xuanhuang Realm, he reigns supreme and unbeatable.”

Sun Luyao’s pulse raced at the implication.

Though suspecting the shadow’s might beforehand, this direct affirmation stunned him profoundly.

“Are you aware the Xuanhuang Realm’s Heavenly Dao harbors ambitions akin to any cultivator’s?”

“That Holy Emperor likely embodies the realm’s virtuous inclinations. He seeks to mend the world’s chaos wrought by the Immortal Ancestor.”

Sun Luyao’s heart jolted fiercely anew.

An incarnation of the Xuanhuang Realm’s Heavenly Dao?

Such a backstory stunned beyond belief.

His mind whirled chaotically for a spell. Then, as memory stirred, Sun Luyao pressed: “Embodiment of good thoughts? Does Senior imply the Xuanhuang Realm harbors an evil thoughts counterpart too?”

Li Fan’s clone stayed mute, offering no reply.

…

Far off at the stellar sea’s boundary.

Buried deep in the boundless relic ocean, aboard the Xuanshang Ark.

Through the Spirit-Soul Harmonization Art, Zhao Xian’s cultivation advanced explosively, shattering past Foundation Establishment barriers.

His Golden Core had formed successfully.

The breakthrough to Golden Core stirred enough turmoil to rouse Zhao Xian’s mentor, Zhao Wuji.

Discovering Zhao Xian’s frighteningly swift progress, Zhao Wuji felt not delight, but profound alarm.

“Master, why?” Zhao Xian asked, brimming with resentment.

Zhao Wuji chose not to report Zhao Xian’s breakthrough success to the academy. Rather, he deliberately hid and suppressed the news.

This left Zhao Xian deeply unsatisfied. In a surge of impulse, he nearly spilled all the visions from his dreams.

Yet, after enduring countless trials in those dreams, he recognized his master’s unwavering reliability.

With a heavy breath, he quelled his inner fury and questioned in a low tone.

“Too rapid! Xian’er, your cultivation surges ahead at an unbelievable pace. Late Foundation Establishment might pass unnoticed, yet you leaped directly into the Golden Core realm…” Zhao Wuji spoke, his face etched with concern.

After Zhao Xian’s persistent urging, Zhao Wuji at last revealed the truth.

“Talents like yours, scarce as they’ve been in our academy’s history, have emerged occasionally. In my time, there was a senior sister of mine.”

“Her gifts were unparalleled. She advanced even swifter than you, skipping all steady buildup. Just three years took her from Qi Condensation straight to Golden Core perfection.”

“It stirred a massive uproar in the academy, and afterward…”

Zhao Xian’s face grew solemn upon hearing this.

He’d never encountered tales of such a figure in the academy.

“That senior sister got conscripted. No word came after. Her fate stays a mystery.” Zhao Wuji let out a heavy sigh.

“Conscripted? To where?” Zhao Xian blinked in shock.

The Immortal Ark hadn’t faced true warfare in ages.

The term “conscripted” from his master baffled him.

Zhao Wuji wavered, words on the tip of his tongue yet held back.

At last, beneath Zhao Xian’s intense stare, he erected several barriers to isolate the space.

Then he sent a voice transmission: “Xian’er, do you grasp why Dao Attainment Academy commands such lofty prestige? Why even Celestial Pivot Court hesitates to provoke us too far?”

Drawing from prior knowledge, Zhao Xian replied: “Because Dao Attainment Academy serves as the origin of the Immortal Ark’s Dao techniques.”

“But precisely why does the academy earn the title of Dao techniques’ source?”

Zhao Wuji’s query left Zhao Xian speechless.

“Our academy supplied the crucial theoretical foundation ensuring the Immortal Ark’s endurance post-great calamity.” Zhao Wuji stated gravely.

“The True Immortal’s might that unleashed the endless disaster defies grasp by average cultivators lacking supreme talent. Our academy…”

“Houses the finest scholars across the whole Immortal Ark.”

“In the Immortal Ark, talent counts as a vital resource. Geniuses, willing or not, face iron control once their brilliance shines.”

“Stripped bare, no longer their own.”

Zhao Wuji’s revelation chilled Zhao Xian to the core.