My Longevity Simulation

Chapter 835: The Immortal’s Remnant Hand Bone

At the moment of crisis, Ou Shangtian erupted once again.

A dazzling yellow light enveloped an area spanning tens of thousands of meters.

All the cultivators caught in the explosion found themselves reverted to the moment before they had surrounded Ou Shangtian.

By the time they realized what had happened, Ou Shangtian and his son had already vanished without a trace.

Enraged, they continued their pursuit, only to discover that only Ou Shangtian remained on the run.

He put up a desperate resistance for half a day before a fortunate cultivator named Xie Xiantao finally captured him.

Faced with the covetous stares of other cultivators, Xie Xiantao made a swift and wise decision—handing Ou Shangtian over to the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance in exchange for a bounty.

In truth, during his escape, Ou Shangtian had slain no fewer than a hundred cultivators of the Immortal Alliance.

Though it had been an act of forced self-defense, it still violated the laws of the Immortal Alliance.

Ou Shangtian had long been classified as a major criminal of the Alliance.

While the officials had previously remained uninvolved, it did not mean they had not been paying attention.

Sure enough, the moment Xie Xiantao publicly declared his decision, a squad of black-robed cultivators arrived on the scene within moments.

They swiftly took him, along with the critically wounded Ou Shangtian, away.

Thus, the grand manhunt that had shaken the entire realm had finally come to an end.

Yet, the other key figure in this incident, Ou Shangtian’s father, Ou Daozi, had seemingly been forgotten by all—except for Li Fan.

Luoyan Prefecture, In a Dark Jungle.

Deep within a shadowy forest, Ou Daozi lay concealed beneath layers of fallen leaves, grievously injured.

Yet, as he recalled how his son had overdrawn his own power and risked everything to lure their enemies away just to protect him, his heart felt as if it were being torn apart.

"Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance..."

His bloodshot eyes flickered with hatred as the faces of those who had participated in the hunt flashed through his mind.

His heart was filled with nothing but resentment.

Yet at this moment, he dared not move, fearing discovery.

He silently tended to his wounds, waiting for an opportunity.

“Sigh...”

A sudden sigh echoed through the forest.

Ou Daozi’s entire body tensed in shock.

He wanted to flee, but it was already too late.

Three familiar figures had silently appeared beside him.

“It’s you!”

Seeing Li Fan, the mastermind behind his son’s downfall, Ou Daozi’s eyes turned red with fury.

At that moment, he was ready to go berserk and drag Li Fan down with him.

But before he could act, he was forcibly suppressed by Lin Ling and Tianyang.

Already weaker than them, and now gravely injured with most of his strength gone, Ou Daozi stood no chance.

In just a short while, he was completely subdued.

"Strange, why are you looking at me like that?"

Li Fan chuckled innocently.

“I originally just wanted to ask you to help design a building. But before we even met, you and your son fled in panic, even going so far as to plot against my life. If not for my good fortune, I would have died on the spot.”

"I haven't even begun settling accounts with you."

“Besides, it was the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance that hunted down and captured your son. What does that have to do with me?”

Li Fan spread his hands, feigning innocence.

“Outrageous!”

Hearing Li Fan spouting such blatant nonsense in broad daylight, Ou Daozi was consumed by rage.

The veins on his forehead throbbed violently, as if he was ready to fight to the death.

"You're thinking about this all wrong," Li Fan shook his head lightly.

With a kind smile, he pulled out a crystalline, translucent fruit.

"Here, open your mouth. Eat this, and you’ll understand everything."

A deep sense of foreboding rose in Ou Daozi’s heart.

"What... what is this?"

Li Fan didn’t answer.

Instead, he handed the Fruit of True Temptation to Lin Ling, who force-fed it to Ou Daozi.

As the fruit slid down his throat, Ou Daozi’s struggles gradually weakened.

His gaze toward Li Fan also started to shift.

“Tell me… don’t you want to save your son?”

"Although companion artifacts are usually impossible to transfer, the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance has countless means at their disposal. Who knows what kind of suffering your son will endure?" Li Fan whispered.

"The Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance!" Ou Daozi's eyes instantly turned bloodshot with rage.

"The Immortal Alliance is ruthless, yet its power is vast. If you wish to destroy it and rescue your son, we must proceed carefully and strategically."

"Our Federation of All Worlds was founded for this very purpose!"

...

Under the influence of the True Temptation Fruit, Ou Daozi’s will was quickly rewritten.

He joined the Federation of All Worlds, dedicating himself to the destruction of the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance.

From then on, he regarded Li Fan—someone who shared the same ambition—as a true comrade.

Through Ou Daozi, Li Fan learned the secret of Ou Shangtian's companion artifacts.

"My son has two companion artifacts," Ou Daozi revealed.

"One, I have known about since his childhood—the Book of Ten Thousand Deaths, which allows him to foresee the manner of his own death."

"But the other, the Kun-Qian Bone Hand, capable of reversing the forces of yin and yang, awakened two years ago when Mount Guiyuan collapsed."

"At the time, he had only just entered the Qi Condensation stage, yet he suddenly found himself facing such a catastrophic disaster, with his life hanging by a thread."

"In that moment between life and death, his potential erupted, activating the latent power of the Kun-Qian Bone Hand for the first time."

"The mountain collapsed, then reformed—such an astonishing event! That brat even kept it a secret from me all this time."

"It wasn’t until recently that he came to me in a hurry, urging me to leave. He said he had foreseen the arrival of a truly terrifying group of people..."

As they journeyed to the Spiritwood Realm, Ou Daozi recounted the entire series of events to Li Fan.

Li Fan remained calm. "Infinite futures, infinite possibilities. What he foresaw may not necessarily come to pass."

"If I truly intended to strike, with just these two by my side, you would already be powerless to resist."

Ou Daozi's gaze wavered in confusion before he let out a long sigh. "A mere misunderstanding... yet it has cost me the chance to see my son again..."

"There will always be another chance." Li Fan changed the subject, pointing toward the bustling construction of a small world. "Fellow Daoist, what do you think of my Spiritwood Realm?"

"Tsk, tsk, tsk..." Ou Daozi observed it for a while, shaking his head repeatedly with a look of disdain.

"The place is decent enough, but the design and construction plan are simply subpar..."

"It doesn't quite live up to the reputation of the Federation of All Worlds."

Hearing this, Li Fan showed no sign of anger.

Instead, he cupped his hands and said, "Then I shall trouble you, Fellow Daoist, to take charge and refine it."

Ou Daozi squinted his eyes before nodding in agreement.

As someone deeply passionate about such matters, he quickly became engrossed in planning and designing the improvements.

"Feel free to proceed as you see fit. If you need anything, you may speak directly with the Treefolk Chieftain of this realm," Li Fan added.

With Li Fan’s approval, Ou Daozi temporarily set aside his grief and devoted himself entirely to the construction of the Spiritwood Realm.

"Although it took some effort, the initial objective has been achieved."

"The Kun-Qian Bone Hand... the Book of Ten Thousand Deaths..."

Li Fan frowned slightly.

According to Ou Daozi, Ou Shangtian had yet to fully grasp the power of the Kun-Qian Bone Hand.

During his escape, he seemed to sense that even greater potential remained hidden within, yet to be unearthed.

If given more time, he might truly unlock some form of temporal reversal.

However, this was merely Ou Shangtian’s speculation.

The true nature of the artifact remained uncertain.

The most critical detail was that the Kun-Qian Bone Hand was, without a doubt, the hand bone of a certain existence...