My Longevity Simulation

Chapter 981: Dark Golden Glazed Lotus

Hearing Lin Ling's solemn words, Li Fan's divine sense instantly locked onto Daoist girl Liuli, who was in the Spiritwood Realm.

She was standing before a heavenly furnace at that moment, her eyes wide with curiosity.

"Like the [Seven-Colored Jade Void Glimmering Light], it is also a world-level golden radiance. This little thing is truly not simple."

"It has an innocent and harmless appearance; even I almost overlooked it."

Li Fan could naturally discern whether Lin Ling was lying.

With a thought in his mind, it was as if a pair of invisible giant hands emerged in the Spiritwood Realm. In an instant, they captured Daoist girl Liuli and brought her before Li Fan.

Liuli only felt a blur before her eyes; the scenery changed abruptly.

Upon seeing Li Fan's face, a trace of panic flashed in her eyes. She wanted to say something; her lips moved up and down, yet no sound came out.

"From what Zhong Shentong said before, when you were just fished out of the fishing pool, you were still merely a transparent fruit like glazed glass."

"For it to manifest golden light, this fruit of yours must surely be a great tonic."

Li Fan had no intention of questioning her. Instead, he formed seals with his hands repeatedly, setting up a formation around Liuli that resembled a pill cauldron.

Feeling the scorching heat transmitted from her surroundings, Daoist girl Liuli's face turned pale. She waved her fair and tender arms desperately, trying to explain something.

However, Li Fan paid no attention at all, as if he intended to refine Liuli on the spot and consume her directly.

The immense pressure from all around soon rendered Liuli unable to move. It was as if she were tightly bound by countless ropes; she stiffened and floated in the air.

Looking at Daoist girl Liuli, who seemed utterly powerless to resist, Li Fan narrowed his eyes slightly and continued to intensify the formation's output.

Within the pill cauldron formation, nine crimson fire dragons manifested their forms. They let out roars one after another and sprayed dazzling flames toward the bound Liuli in unison.

Behind Li Fan, Lin Ling watched this scene with a chill in her heart; her body trembled uncontrollably.

She had not expected her master to act without a word, without even half a sentence of interrogation, and simply roast Liuli outright!

With such decisive ruthlessness, if he truly wanted to kill her, there would be no hesitation at all.

At this point, Lin Ling dared not harbor the slightest disloyalty in her heart.

Yet within the formation's pill cauldron, Daoist girl Liuli did not dissipate into the flames as Lin Ling had imagined.

Suddenly, bursts of dark golden radiance erupted from her body, blocking the flames outside.

No matter how Li Fan urged the formation, he could not break through the protection of the dark golden light.

Li Fan let out a light hum and continued to draw in the surrounding spiritual energy, continuously generating molten fire to scorch Liuli.

He did not truly intend to suppress and kill Liuli; rather, he used this method of boiling a frog in warm water to force out her true form.

Inside the formation's furnace, the two forces continued to clash and stalemate.

Releasing the dark golden radiance to protect herself seemed to place a considerable burden on Liuli. Her eyes slowly closed, and her body gradually curled up, like an infant hugging its knees in a fetal position. She appeared to have fallen into a deep sleep. ꭆἈɴՕ𝖇ËS

But the dark golden light around her grew increasingly stable.

Beside Daoist girl Liuli, a six-petaled lotus flower took shape!

Once the glazed lotus flower formed, the flames spewed by the nine fire dragons could no longer threaten it in the slightest. They were easily repelled outside the glazed lotus flower. No matter how the flames raged, the glazed lotus flower remained unmoved and steadfast.

"This is..."

In the Xuanhuang Realm, there seemed to be no such thing. Even the [Heavenly Doctor Immortal Scripture] had no records of it.

It should be something produced from another cultivation world.

"A six-petaled one should merely be its juvenile state." Observing the glazed lotus flower in the flames carefully, Li Fan suddenly had a realization.

Having achieved his goal, Li Fan withdrew his divine ability.

The nine fire dragons vanished in an instant, but Daoist girl Liuli remained bound.

Li Fan narrowed his eyes slightly; his voice was like thunder, constantly echoing in this space: "Do you think that with this broken lotus flower protecting you, I cannot harm you?"

"That would be underestimating the cultivators of our Xuanhuang Realm a bit too much!"

With these words, Li Fan released a beam of seven-colored divine light.

Wrapped within the divine light was a small patch of gray mold spot.

Back then, the gray mold spot that had been split and cultivated amounted to two pieces in total; the larger one had been used previously against the Dharma-Transmitter Jiang.

Although the remaining one was a bit smaller, the gray mold spot's innate ability to erode worlds showed no weakening at all. The moment it appeared, even though it was still wrapped in the seven-colored divine light on the outside, it caused an extreme sense of crisis within the glazed lotus flower!

Liuli's body trembled uncontrollably; the six-petaled lotus flower protecting her also had its dark golden radiance constantly swirling.

In that fleeting change, it seemed as if another new petal was about to emerge.

The seven-colored divine light was on the verge of colliding with the glazed lotus flower; the gray mold spot was about to be released.

At that moment, a clear and cold female voice suddenly rang out in Li Fan's mind: "Hold on!"

The seven-colored divine light halted abruptly.

"I never expected that this world has also been affected by the [Nothingness (没)] Character Script..."

"The Nothingness (Mò) Character Script..." Li Fan's heart stirred, but his expression remained unchanged on the surface: "Please come out and meet, fellow Daoist!"

The clear and cold female voice no longer hid; the glazed lotus flower slowly bloomed, and a illusory dark golden figure appeared before Li Fan.

Even though her appearance was blurry and could not be clearly seen amid the golden light.

The aura emanating from her, akin to that of an emperor, still revealed her identity to a certain extent.

"Greetings, fellow Daoist of the Xuanhuang Realm!"

"Fellow Daoist, you infiltrated our Xuanhuang Realm with ill intentions." Li Fan's gaze scanned the golden figure up and down; for a moment, he could not quite gauge the opponent's strength.

Having lost her human body and existing only in an energy form. By common reasoning, she should be gravely injured and forced into this state out of necessity. Yet Li Fan sensed no weakness from this golden figure at all; instead, there was boundless vitality surging forth.

Tenacious and powerful.

The golden light spoke apologetically: "It was not that I deliberately concealed myself; it was truly beyond my control."

Before Li Fan could ask, she continued to explain: "Any cultivation world still surviving in the Sunken Star Sea holds extreme hostility toward outsiders. In my current state, if I were to reveal my identity directly, I fear I would not last long."

"Sunken Star Sea?" Li Fan tilted his head slightly, probing as he asked.

"It is the collective name for all star regions affected by the [Immortal Ruins]."

As if realizing something, the golden light quickly added: "Each cultivation world calls it by a different name..."

"I see. We cultivators of the Xuanhuang Realm call it the [Darkest Star Sea]." Li Fan interjected at the right moment.

"Darkest..." The golden light fell silent for a moment, then let out a slight sigh, "Indeed, the name is quite fitting."

"Fellow Daoist, what is your name and origin? Why did you appear in the Fishing Pond? Most importantly, was it you who caused the Fishing Pond to disappear?" Li Fan fired off one question after another; his tone and expression gradually turned cold.