My Longevity Simulation

Chapter 876: The Might of the Chosen Immortals

"Golden chains tearing through the void?" Tianyang was momentarily stunned, but he quickly recollected himself.

"It seems like I did see such a scene, but I didn’t really understand what it meant, so I didn’t pay much attention."

Tianyang had been more focused on the spatial power contained within the Yellow Springs Spirit Body.

Meanwhile, Li Fan, who had little understanding of spatial abilities, concentrated entirely on the ancient secrets.

Like blind men feeling an elephant, each had their own focus.

Li Fan then turned his gaze toward the Yellow Springs River.

"This great river can be considered the River of Creation of the Soul Shade Realm. But with the cycle of life and death already shattered, no matter how much power it may contain, its constant creation of spirit bodies will inevitably lead to its eventual depletion."

"When the Yellow Springs dry up, trillions of spirit bodies will scatter into the void..."

"Under normal circumstances, this process would take thousands or even tens of thousands of years. However, in the 115th lifetime, it happened prematurely, likely due to the three-eyed skull being brought into the Yellow Springs for some unknown reason."

"In order to resurrect itself, that skull must have absorbed all the power of the Yellow Springs."

Through his past-life knowledge and present-life investigation, Li Fan deduced the possible truth behind what had transpired in this remote subsidiary world of the Xuanhuang Realm.

After a long moment of contemplation, Li Fan chose not to interfere with the still-flowing Yellow Springs.

Before leaving with Tianyang, Li Fan silently thought: "If anyone in this era attempts to escape the Xuanhuang Realm, perhaps the Soul Shade Realm could serve as a prime testing ground."

After passing through an extensive spatial passage and spending nearly a month traveling, Li Fan and Tianyang finally returned to the Xuanhuang Realm.

Six months had passed, and the war between the Five Elders Association and the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance had fully ignited.

However, what Li Fan hadn’t expected was that the instigator this time was not the Five Elders Association but the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance, which had previously been at a disadvantage.

They launched a surprise attack, catching the Five Elders Association completely off guard and even reclaiming the lost Jiushan Prefecture in one swift move!

The formidable fortifications that the Five Elders Association had painstakingly constructed across nine mountain ranges were reduced to nothing more than a joke!

Despite achieving such a decisive victory, the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance did not boast or widely publicize their triumph, which was unusual.

While news of consecutive victories kept arriving, no one within the alliance could definitively explain how they had managed to accomplish such an incredible feat. Speculations ran rampant, with many suspecting that it was related to the "Thirty-Three Chosen Immortals" plan.

During these six months, Ji Shaoli's clone, stationed at Haixuan Island, had once visited the small temple by the fishing pond, hoping to learn the truth about the battle from the Senior Stone Tablet.

However, the other party seemed deeply immersed in the Dao of Fishing, completely ignoring him.

Meanwhile, due to the defeats on the front lines, the Five Elders Association had grown suspicious of the Federation of All Worlds.

Attempts to establish contact and uncover the deeper truth behind the war were met with silence.

Ji Shaoli had no choice but to put the matter aside for now.

During this time, Lin Ling had gradually grown closer to Liuli.

Despite her Dao Integration cultivation, Lin Ling was still a newly born spirit with a childlike nature, showing no sense of seniority.

She would actively seek out Liuli to play with, slowly breaking down the small Dao Child’s initial wariness.

From an outsider’s perspective, Liuli appeared adorably naive, but in truth, she was quite cautious. However, after spending so much time with Lin Ling, she had finally let her guard down.

After observing them for a while, Li Fan noticed something peculiar.

The once naïve and somewhat clueless Lin Ling seemed to have developed a new sense of awareness.

Or rather—she had become more human.

Li Fan gazed thoughtfully at the little daoist child hiding behind Lin Ling.

For now, he chose not to intervene and simply instructed Lin Ling, "Come with me to the Nine Mountains border."

In the past, Lin Ling would have agreed without hesitation.

But this time, a flicker of doubt flashed in her eyes—she hesitated, as if she wanted to say something but held back.

Li Fan's eyes gleamed with understanding, though he merely offered a brief explanation:

"I’ve made some discoveries during my six-month absence—perhaps they will help shift the current situation in favor of the Five Elders Association."

Lin Ling finally bid farewell to Liuli.

Afterward, she took Li Fan and traveled through the flowing earth veins.

Before long, the two arrived at a remote location within Nine Mountain Prefecture.

After carefully investigating the surroundings and confirming that no cultivators were lying in ambush, they quietly emerged from underground.

Sweeping the area with their divine sense, they took in the familiar yet strangely foreign landscape of "Nine Mountain Prefecture." For a brief moment, both Li Fan and Lin Ling were dazed.

"I'm afraid that from now on, Nine Mountain Prefecture will have to be renamed."

After regaining his composure, Li Fan sighed softly.

The once-majestic nine mountain ranges that defined Nine Mountain Prefecture had been entirely leveled by some unknown, formidable force.

The once-dangerous and rugged terrain of the prefecture had now transformed into a vast, boundless plain.

However, since this land was originally formed from the corpse of the ancient beast (Heaven), the spatial stability had always been fragile.

Now, after enduring a cataclysmic battle, this instability had become even more pronounced.

Above them, the sky was riddled with black spatial fissures, flickering in and out of existence like lightning.

"When Tianyang completes his seclusion and gains enlightenment, perhaps I can bring him here for a visit," Li Fan thought to himself.

"Master, there seems to be a lingering presence of an extremely terrifying aura here."

Lin Ling's focus was different from Li Fan's.

She closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and then spoke with a hint of trepidation.

"To make even a Dao Integration Immortal Sage feel fear... this must be the power of a Longevity Immortal Heavenly Sovereign. And judging by the devastation that flattened Jiushan..."

"Could it be that the Immortal Ancestor made a move?"

However, Li Fan quickly dismissed this thought.

"If it didn’t concern the fundamental safety of the Xuanhuang Realm itself, the Immortal Ancestor would likely remain indifferent to conflicts of this level."

"But aside from the Immortal Ancestor, who else within the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance possesses the power of a Longevity Immortal?"

"The Eastern Extremity, a figure mentioned only in ancient records? Or perhaps Emperor Sanmo, the curator of the Divine Treasure Museum?"

Li Fan then recalled rumors circulating among the immortals.

"Could it be... the Thirty-Three Chosen Immortal Project?"

His eyes narrowed slightly.

One of the so-called Immortal Candidates, Wei Qizheng, had previously received a fragment of the Final Dissolution Disc from Li Fan.

Although it lacked real-time communication functions, the disc was capable of recording nearly all of Wei Qizheng's experiences in detail.

As long as he met Wei Qizheng again—or if Wei Qizheng perished and the disc was damaged—the stored information would be synchronized back to Li Fan.

Although he was curious about the methods of the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance, Li Fan knew that the time to reap the rewards had not yet arrived.

The longer this planted seed remained hidden, the more secrets he could uncover.

"I'll wait a little longer."

Suppressing his thoughts, Li Fan activated a special signal to contact the Five Elders Association.

After waiting for a long time, there was still no response.

But Li Fan did not give up.

He kept sending out the signal, repeatedly.

This continued for a total of seven attempts.

Finally, from a certain location within Jiushan Prefecture, a faint response came through.

When Li Fan arrived, he discovered that the source of the signal was nothing more than a smooth, mirror-like stone.

[Translator’s Note: Just so you know, Jiushan Prefecture translates to Nine Mountains Prefecture. I’ve swapped between "Jiushan" and "Nine Mountains" a few times—my bad if that threw you off! It’ll be "Nine Mountains" consistently from here on out. Thanks for bearing with me!]