My Longevity Simulation

Chapter 973: The Secret of the Dharma-Transmitter

Spiritwood Realm.

“Hm? Why hasn’t the gray mold spot exploded yet?” After waiting for nearly a month without hearing any news, Li Fan could not help but feel puzzled.

“There’s no reason for this.”

Thinking over everything carefully again, Li Fan concluded that the problem could only lie with that Dharma-Transmitter.

“As expected of one of the highest rulers of the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance, a being who has survived since the ancient great calamity.”

“Although still inferior to that ‘Hunger’ character above the Immortal Ruins, the destructive power of the gray mold spot should still exceed that of an ordinary Longevity Immortal Heavenly Sovereign…”

“To be able to dissolve it so easily and quietly…”

“Hmm, perhaps the correct method of using the gray mold spot is to first let it secretly devour from various parts of the Xuanhuang Realm, and then make it erupt from multiple points at once.”

While Li Fan, who was well-versed in medicine, was silently pondering this, the only divine thought demon he had left behind, now possessed by Mo Rubin—finally sent a message, arriving late as always.

“Who? Where did this petty thief come from!” Li Fan pretended to have forgotten who the other party was.

Without another word, he prepared to attack.

However, without the support of countless divine demons, Li Fan’s current divine sense was clearly no match for Mo Rubin.

Mo Rubin defended himself while trying to awaken the memories of “Sun Xingwang.”

After acting for a while, as the empty sea of consciousness flickered, a Faceless Stone Statue slowly emerged, radiating a faint golden glow.

Li Fan gradually stopped attacking.

He stared at Mo Rubin for a while, his expression unreadable. “You finally came.”

“Hmph, brother, we almost never saw each other again.”

Li Fan’s tone grew sharp, eyes glaring. “Didn’t we agree that once the time came, you’d personally show up to handle the extermination of the divine demons? Why then did a cunning young man appear instead?”

“If it weren’t for the protection of the True Immortal of Salvation and Mortal Compassion at the crucial moment, I would’ve fallen for his trick and revealed every secret!”

“Or is this what you wanted all along? To borrow another’s blade to kill?”

A trace of killing intent surfaced on Li Fan’s face.

Mo Rubin’s expression tightened. “Brother Xingwang, don’t misunderstand! I never expected that the Dharma-Transmitter Jiang would take action personally!”

“The commotion you caused was simply too great. It nearly shook the Xuanhuang Realm itself.”

“I was honestly startled at that time.”

There was a hint of helplessness in Mo Rubin’s tone.

“Hm? So you’re saying this was my fault?”

Although the sea of consciousness had been bright a moment ago, after that line, Mo Rubin suddenly felt a chill.

To prevent the other from losing control, he quickly changed the subject. “By the way, Brother Xingwang, how did you manage to repel him? From his later behavior, it seems he returned empty-handed.”

Li Fan said impatiently, “I already told you. It was under the protection of the True Immortal of Salvation and Mortal Compassion! Otherwise, I might’ve truly believed that I was him and he was me!”

At that, Mo Rubin finally confirmed that “Sun Xingwang” had indeed escaped from the hands of Dharma-Transmitter Jiang.

After all, only the other Immortal Ancestors knew the true nature of Jiang.

Mo Rubin glanced, seemingly unintentionally, at the stone statue above that was gradually fading away, lost in thought.

“However, our ultimate objective has already been achieved. This time, I resolved the crisis of rampaging gods and demons. According to tradition, the major affairs of the Immortal Alliance will be handled by me for a period of time.”

“So it is time,” Mo Rubin said, “to once again pressure the Xuantian Treasure Mirror.”

Li Fan waved his hand lightly. “Same as always. You think of a plan. If you need my help, just say the word.”

Mo Rubin smiled. “Brother Xingwang, this time you do not need to take action again. Just wait patiently. When there is progress, I will contact you.”

“This meeting was mainly to confirm your situation. After all, that Dharma-Transmitter Jiang, is truly difficult to deal with. I have always avoided direct confrontation with him...” Mo Rubin’s tone carried a hint of gravity.

“Tell me in detail about this Dharma-Transmitter, so that next time I meet him, I won’t be caught off guard again,” Li Fan said, following the thread of conversation.

“Originally, on the day he made his move, I wanted to warn you. But at that time, the Dharma-Transmitter Assembly was in session, and sending even a simple warning was already the limit.”

“Dharma-Transmitter Jiang is the foremost among all Dharma-Transmitters. He possesses the supreme trait known as ‘All Things Are Like Me.’”

“That Returning Ruins Realm was left behind by the Immortal Ancestor, capable of infinitely returning to the Origin.”

“Besides Dharma-Transmitter Jiang, Dharma-Transmitting Immortal Jiang (another one) is also a very difficult opponent.”[1]

This time, Mo Rubin did not conceal anything. He explained everything he knew about the various Dharma-Transmitters in full detail.

“What must be noted is that, aside from Dharma-Transmitter Jiang who never hides anything, all other Dharma-Transmitters possess their own hidden secrets.”

“After all, having controlled the supreme power of the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance for so many years, they command nearly limitless resources.”

“Who knows what strange things they have developed in secret. For example, that Sky-Patrolling Arrow from before was a complete design provided by Dharma-Transmitter Zhao.”

...

Through this conversation, Li Fan not only understood the reason why the Gray Mold plague had not erupted, but also, for the first time, obtained considerable intelligence regarding the Dharma-Transmitters who had always operated from behind the scenes.

Each Dharma-Transmitting Immortal was a true privileged class within the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance. Their annual contribution quotas were virtually unlimited, and their merit ranks reached the Forty-ninth derivative grade, the absolute highest level.

They only participated in the contribution and merit systems to maintain the appearance of fairness within the Alliance.

The Dharma-Transmitters existed dependent upon the Xuanhuang Realm and the Dao established by the Immortal Ancestor. Although they could no longer attain True Immortality, they still shared life with Heaven and Earth, remaining undying and ageless.

Moreover, it was said that even if they perished for some reason, they could, through a certain restorative backup method, once again descend into the world.

Of course, since the founding of the Immortal Alliance, no Dharma-Transmitter Immortal had ever been attacked or fallen, so Mo Rubin could not confirm whether this was true.

There were altogether eighteen seats among the Dharma-Transmitters, unchanged since the establishment of the Immortal Alliance and they would never change in the future.

They were the true upper echelon of the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance. Any so-called regulations or decrees of the Alliance had no effect on them.

Only resolutions made within the Dharma-Transmitting Assembly itself could influence them.

They possessed privileges that ordinary cultivators could not even imagine.

For example: Conscription.

Within the territory of the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance, if a Dharma-Transmitter Immortal took interest in any cultivator, regardless of reason, they had the authority to summon that cultivator into their own small world.

Once chosen, the cultivator would vanish completely, as if evaporated from the human realm.

No records of them would remain anywhere.

For thousands of years, the Dharma-Transmitters had always acted in this way.

[1]:- These are two distinct individuals sharing similar surnames "Jiǎng" and "Jiāng" are homophones but different characters.