My Longevity Simulation

Chapter 984: Those Seeking the Dao Must Be Slain

"Xuanhuang Realm..."

"It is indeed fraught with dangers everywhere. Back then, we survivors from various realms had conflicts with the Xuanhuang Realm. Now that I am here alone and returning to familiar ground, I must naturally be more cautious." Daoist Hundred Flowers explained.

"Oh? There was a conflict back then? What do you mean? When calamity descends, should not we cultivators unite in heart and mind to overcome the crisis together?" Li Fan pondered for a moment and understood the likely cause of the conflict.

A group of homeless people encountering the affluent cultivation world of the Xuanhuang Realm would surely breed all sorts of greed. At that time, it was still during the era when Xuantian King was alive; he would absolutely bar these people with ulterior motives from entering.

However, Li Fan pretended not to know and asked anyway.

Daoist Hundred Flowers's answer aligned closely with Li Fan's speculation: "That half-immortal was truly overbearing. He directly rejected our proposal to unite and face the calamity together. And he intended to drive us away on the spot."

"Heh, this naturally displeased some among us. So we exchanged a few moves..."

Daoist Hundred Flowers's figure flickered with golden light, indicating that the "exchange" she mentioned was far from a mere friendly spar.

"Worthily, a half-immortal who had been baptized by immortal spiritual qi. Even if his ascension was incomplete, his strength was enough to crush ordinary cultivators. We knew we were no match, so we had no choice but to retreat. And that half-immortal truly had some immortal demeanor; without holding grudges, he even gifted us quite a few supplies before we departed..." Daoist Hundred Flowers sighed with emotion.

"It seems Xuantian King cared deeply for the people of the Xuanhuang Realm, but he was not the foolishly kind sort. He harbored strong wariness toward outsiders, especially those arriving amid the ravages of calamity. However, he was still a bit too merciful after all. If it were me, I would surely slaughter the entire group and plunder all their resources clean. In the end times, every bit of resources means one more chance at survival. Letting the tiger return to the mountain could invite future troubles..." In an instant, many thoughts flashed through Li Fan's mind.

He concealed his faint killing intent very well, yet it still did not escape the senses of Daoist Hundred Flowers's glazed body.

Daoist Hundred Flowers paused slightly in her speech, unsure where this sudden killing intent from the other party had come from.

"Could it be that the one before me has some deep connection to that half-immortal from back then?" Daoist Hundred Flowers was startled in her heart.

After some thought, Daoist Hundred Flowers took the initiative to change the topic, shifting from the old events of the past to the disappearance at the fishing pool: "After arriving in the Xuanhuang Realm, I continued to attach myself to Little Liuli. One reason is that I sensed the Xuanhuang Realm had become even more perilous than before; the second is that the Glazed Wisdom Fruit greatly benefits my cultivation..."

"Originally, the days passed quite peacefully, until fellow Daoist and that stone tablet cultivator arrived."

"If it were merely fishing for treasures from the Fishing Pond, that would be fine. But he insisted on comprehending the Dao of Fishing..."

At this point, Hundred Flowers Daoist glanced at Li Fan.

Back then, the Senior Stone Tablet's decision had much to do with Li Fan's instigation.

"This supreme treasure, the Fishing Pond, is clearly the work of a [Nameless True Immortal] who had already established his own Dao path. How could his Dao path tolerate others' intrusion?"

"If the Senior Stone Tablet wanted to comprehend the Dao of Fishing, he was bound to face backlash. As for where the Senior and this Fishing Pool have gone, I am afraid neither you nor I can fathom it." Daoist Hundred Flowers shook her head and sighed softly.

Li Fan remained silent.

Daoist Hundred Flowers's explanation had no flaws. If someone tried to comprehend the method of manifesting the illusory as real or reversing time and space through his [Truth], Li Fan would also pursue them relentlessly to the death.

But soon, Li Fan thought of something else and frowned slightly: "Since a True Immortal's Dao path does not tolerate others' intrusion, then why did that [Inscription Dao Immortal] leave behind several sets of True Immortal seal characters? And why did the Immortal Ruins Immortal's comprehension of the Dao over thousands of years not attract the Inscription Dao Immortal's attention?"

Hundred Flowers Daoist pondered for a moment, as if organizing her words: "Fellow Daoist, you are probably mistaken. The Dao comprehended by the Immortal Ruins Immortal has fundamentally nothing to do with the [Inscription Dao Immortal]'s Dao path."

"The Inscribing Dao Immortal Path allows one to inscribe the Dao as characters. Yet the Immortal Ruins Immortal comprehends the Dao through the [Hunger] character..."

"The path he pursues might be [Hunger] itself, or something related to [Hunger]. But it absolutely cannot be [Inscribing Dao]..."

"I wonder if my explanation makes sense to you, fellow Daoist?" The Hundred Flowers Daoist looked toward Li Fan.

Li Fan pondered for a moment and nodded slightly.

It was not that he was too dull to grasp such a simple point; rather, a sudden thought emerged in his mind, prompting him to confirm it further with the Hundred Flowers Daoist.

"I once saw chains binding the Immortal Ruins Immortal's body; I originally thought they were imposed by an outsider to suppress him."

"Now that I think about it, it is more likely that the immortal bound himself. As for the purpose, it might be to prevent himself from losing control due to comprehending the Dao of the [Hunger] character. No, immortals disregard mortal lives, so it is unlikely to be merely for the sake of avoiding harm to the innocent. More probably, he is still worried that losing control would affect his own path..."

"So that is how it is; the path he cultivates might be related to [resisting the instinct of hunger]."

Drawing analogies from his own experiences, Li Fan was adept at this; in an instant, he derived many possibilities.

Seeing Li Fan fall into contemplation, Daoist Hundred Flowers also remained silent.

After a long while, Li Fan spoke again: "Although fellow Daoist has explained much, there is no concrete evidence after all. One must guard against those who are not of our kin. For the sake of the Xuanhuang Realm's people, I am afraid I must trouble fellow Daoist..."

Li Fan's reaction seemed to be within the Daoist Hundred Flowers's expectations; she showed no agitation at all and instead said solemnly: "What if I am now also a cultivator of the Xuanhuang Realm?"

Li Fan was immediately stunned: "What do you mean by that, fellow Daoist?"

"I borrowed Liuli's body to reshape a glazed body. And Liuli took form in the Xuanhuang Realm, drawing upon the power of heaven and earth..."

"In a certain sense, I am now also nurtured by the Xuanhuang Realm's heaven and earth." The Daoist Hundred Flowers smiled faintly.

"If fellow Daoist does not believe me, you may return to the Xuanhuang Realm with me and sense the will of heaven and earth. With my level of strength, if I were an outsider, heaven and earth would instinctively generate aversion. Any cultivator in the mortal realm could discern it at a glance; it would be impossible to conceal."

To verify her words, Li Fan brought the Daoist Hundred Flowers back to the main Xuanhuang Realm.

In an instant, he shifted to the perspective of heaven and earth.

Indeed, Li Fan saw that heaven and earth harbored no malice toward the Daoist Hundred Flowers.

There was even a faint sense of affinity and solicitation within it.

Li Fan could not help but feel a strange sensation in his heart.

"What is fellow Daoist's current cultivation level?" he asked.

"Um, if we were in the Wansheng Realm, after my technique reached great completion and my body transformed into glazed form, the next step would be to accept the baptism of Heavenly Tribulation and ascend to Immortality."

"Although the Immortal Path is severed and I cannot ascend, with my realm stagnant, my strength has still been steadily increasing over these many years, especially after absorbing the Glazed Wisdom Fruit..."

"If divided by the Xuanhuang Realm's stages, it should be considered the Longevity Immortal Realm."