my simulation longevity

Chapter 1291: The Remnant Soul (7K)

The message from Xuanhuang Tiandao was not very clear, but Saint Emperor Li Ping had roughly understood what He wanted to express.

"The position of the Great Celestial Lord..."

"Maybe you will lose contact with me?"

Li Ping frowned and fell into deep thought.

"There has been no new Xuanhuang Great Celestial Venerable in thousands of years, but it happened at this time... who could it be?" The Saint Emperor smelled a hint of conspiracy. The Saint Emperor could only monitor a small part of the Xuanhuang Realm, and most areas were in blind spots. Faces flashed through his mind, but he was unable to lock on any suspects.

"Although theoretically speaking, those who can pass the test of the Great Celestial Lord should stand by my side and face the teachings together. But..."

While the Holy Emperor was trying to appease Xuan Huang Tian Dao, he showed a resolute look in his eyes: "It seems that the plan needs to be advanced."

"As long as we force out the transmission method when the changes in the star sea come, it will be fine."

A ray of starlight flew out from the Holy Emperor's throne.

The Holy Dynasty's Daqi, a machine that had been preparing for war for a long time, began to operate rapidly.

Sun Erlang, who was conducting the final test on the protective capabilities of the Holy Army puppets, was somewhat surprised to receive the Holy Emperor's edict. However, looking at the endless array of puppets in the test field, he soon became excited and impatient.

“It takes a thousand days to raise an army, but only a moment to deploy it. It’s time to let the corrupt Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance see the elite forces of the great Holy Dynasty!”

Just as he was about to leave this place to deal with the important matters of the expedition, Sun Erlang seemed to remember something and flashed to the deepest part of the underground test site.

The surging power of the earth veins was as thick as a substance. It seemed to be constantly struck and squeezed by some huge force, and the original yellowish color had now turned red like magma. The earth veins roared and slapped a black stone in the center.

No matter how violently the power of the earth veins raged, the stone remained unmoved. Even every time the red earth veins struck it, the stone's luster became brighter.

And above the black stone, a beam of starlight sprinkled down from the constantly rotating vortex of the starry sky, shining directly on the stone.

Under the starlight, the black stone seemed to breathe. As it continued to inhale and exhale, bits of starlight were absorbed into it.

The skilled craftsman was in mid-air not far away, concentrating on the black stone in such a strange sight. At the same time, he seemed to be constantly calculating something, controlling and adjusting the power ratio between the input earth veins and starlight.

“Senior Qiaogong, the war may have to start early. Senior Tianyang…”

Qiaogong seemed to have received the imperial edict. His eyes never left Tianyang's body. He said calmly: "Don't worry. When the time comes, I will definitely give the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance a big surprise. Those bastards swallowed up a lot of my source power in the past few years..."

"That's right! Since we're going to have a big war, those people from the Tianling Sect can be put to good use." Qiao Gong patted his head, and then after closing his eyes and reporting to the Holy Emperor, he sent out another order, which flew far away to the puppets of Jiushanzhou.

With a hint of pride in his eyes, Qiao Gong's attention returned to Tianyang, who was undergoing the dual tempering of the earth's veins and the power of the sea of ​​stars.

The skilled craftsman could clearly feel the enormous power brewing inside this black stone.

His body trembled slightly, and a trace of madness flashed in his eyes: "This puppet is the pinnacle of my refining skills. Even in the Tianji world back then, no one could surpass it. Shangguan, just watch carefully. The disciple you ignored will definitely surpass you..."

Qiaogong ignored Sun Erlang who was still standing beside him and muttered to himself. His hands also cast spells from time to time, floating above Tianyang's body.

Seeing this, Sun Erlang tactfully retreated quietly.

While the Daqi army and civilians were busy preparing for war, there were two people in the Holy Dynasty who had already left the small world and returned to Xuanhuang with a relaxed look on their faces.

It was Xu Ke and Master Yin.

Master Yin squinted his eyes and looked up at the sky, seeming to be somewhat unaccustomed to the sunlight in the Xuanhuang Realm.

Xu Ke was identifying the direction.

They have to sneak into the museum's treasure hall before the war breaks out.

"It's interesting to talk about this Emperor Three Tapir. He is obviously one of the three emperors of strange beasts, but he joined a human cultivation sect. When the disaster was imminent, he did not hesitate to choose to rebel and join the New Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance..." Master Yin said with a sneer.

Xu Ke shook his head and explained, "Third Grandfather is mysterious and no one can figure out what he is thinking. After all, it is a bit confusing that he did not follow Emperor Yi to leave Xuanhuang Realm. Besides, his behavior can't be regarded as betrayal of the Beast Taming Sect. After all, the entire Beast Taming Sect prospered almost entirely because of the methods he brought. He owes a debt to the Beast Taming Sect, not the other way around."

"I think joining the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance was probably for the sake of survival."

Master Yin sneered: "I don't care about other things. If he jumps out to stop me when I take Mr. Bai's skull, I won't be polite... But you, you won't turn against us, right?"

Xu Ke said solemnly: "Don't worry, fellow Daoist. I have made arrangements in advance and sent Qing and Hong to the Lingxu Realm. With the imitation of the Beast Taming Wheel and the cooperation of the Beast Taming Sect, we should be able to lure Third Grandpa out. Even if the plan fails..."

"I won't show mercy either."

"That's good." After receiving Xu Ke's assurance, Master Yin smiled and his face returned to normal.

The two followed the plan and sneaked all the way to the vicinity of Tiancheng, Tianyuzhou, of the Wanxian League.

"This should be it, the Heng Family of Tianyuzhou." Xu Ke observed and looked around.

"In my opinion, you can just find a family that has the authority to enter the museum. Why do you have to come all the way here?" Master Yin touched his scalp, a little impatient.

"That was the original plan. But the Saint Emperor suddenly sent a message saying that something seemed to have happened at the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance. The entry and exit management of the Immortal Alliance headquarters suddenly became stricter. As a result, there are not many cultivators who still have the authority to enter the Shenzang Pavilion. Among them, the Heng family of Tianyuzhou is the most suitable target."

"The family is prominent because of the ability to weave. The strength is not that strong, and they act relatively low-key, with a low presence in the minds of the public..." Xu Ke explained in a voice transmission.

Master Yin's eyes penetrated the Heng family's defenses and revealed a hint of a sneer: "The easiest targets should be those two girls. They are actually a mother and daughter..."

"Yes, it is them, Heng Ruoshui and He Xinxin. We just need to wait for them to go out, capture them and change their identities."

"The Holy Emperor instructed that if it is not necessary, do not hurt anyone." Xu Ke added.

Master Yin: "Don't worry, this delicate skin and tender flesh is not to my taste. Even if we two want to be transformed into women? Can we change the target?"

Xu Ke sneered: "Are you still concerned about this appearance?"

Master Yin waved his hand and said, "That's true. I'm too lazy to run away, let's make it quick. I can't wait to see Mr. Bai's skull."

The mother and daughter of the Heng family did not keep the two waiting too long.

A day later, He Xinxin slipped out to play and was captured by the two men quietly.

Two days later, Heng Ruoshui seemed to have received a banquet invitation and left the cave. He was also captured by the two men in an instant.

Looking at the mother and daughter of the Heng family who were tied together and fell into a coma, Master Yin touched his chin and said, "The method taught by the Holy Emperor is very useful. The Taoist compass in this little kid's body is not simple. It has the ability to avoid disasters and seek good fortune, and to deduce and predict. It is considered a miracle of half a piece of heaven. Perhaps it is an ancient immortal weapon that was reborn after being dissolved..."

"However, with the secret technique of [Covering the Sky with One Hand] bestowed upon her by the Saint Emperor, this little girl was completely unaware of the impending crisis."

Xu Ke smiled and said, "Maybe the two of us don't have any intention to harm anyone. Let's do it now."

A drop of blood was taken from the forehead of each of the mother and daughter of the Heng family.

Xu Ke took it and pressed it between his eyebrows.

Master Yin was much more rough, and a crack appeared on his scalp, which was swallowed by his own Dao base.

With a rustling sound of flesh and blood surging, in the blink of an eye, Xu Ke and Master Yin had turned into Heng Ruoshui and He Xinxin respectively.

The appearance, aura, and even the fluctuations of the soul are almost exactly the same.

"The miraculous methods passed down by the Holy Dynasty are indeed extraordinary." Xu Ke showed surprise.

Master Yin closed his eyes and thought: "The me who follows my heart is my true self. It changes without reason, and it is hard for gods and ghosts to predict..."

After hiding the mother and daughter and completing their disguise, Xu Ke and Master Yin flew towards Tianyu City.

If a monk wants to apply to visit the [Museum of Divine Treasures], he needs to apply to the Immortal Alliance Headquarters through the local government hall.

Only after approval from the Immortal Alliance Headquarters will a special guiding monk come to lead you in.

In Tianyuzhou, a face like Heng Ruoshui's is the best pass.

It is also normal to take the younger generation in the family to visit museums and sacred collections.

The journey was smooth and the application was quickly sent to the Immortal Alliance headquarters.

The response efficiency of the Immortal Alliance headquarters was not that fast. It was not until seven days later that the final response came.

The dignitaries of Tianyuzhou seemed to be not worth mentioning at all in front of the monks guided by the Immortal Alliance.

The black guiding monk had a silent expression and casually gave some instructions on what to pay attention to when entering the Immortal Alliance headquarters.

He brought the two of them to Tianshuzhou Tiancheng, which was located in the center of the Immortal Alliance, and then opened a portal leading to the Immortal Alliance headquarters in a house deep in the Buzheng Hall.

After stepping into the aperture, illusions come one after another.

Even with the current strength of Master Yin and Xu Ke, they cannot stop it.

But Xu Ke recovered in a flash, because this was not the first time that he came to the Immortal Alliance headquarters as Heng Ruoshui.

He Xinxin, who was pretending to be Master Yin, trembled slightly, and after a moment, he opened his eyes.

As usual, the monk Jieyin explained the reason for the illusion. Then he casually asked, "What did you see?"

Master Yin followed the instructions of the Holy Emperor and said, "The Heavenly Venerable Dharma Image stands upright and teaches sentient beings."

The monk Jie Yin nodded and asked no more questions.

Following the road in the void, on the way to the Museum of Divine Treasures, Master Yin and Xu Ke communicated quietly through voice.

Master Yin: "Interesting. I saw the figure of Chuan Fa floating outside the Xuan Huang Realm. From a bird's-eye view, looking at Xuan Huang. Xuan Huang Realm was not as big as it is now. This should be the scene not long after Chuan Fa attained immortality."

"What did you see?" Master Yin asked.

Xu Ke then sent over a picture.

It was as if in the chaos and void, it was impossible to tell the exact location.

Two figures stood facing each other, and their faces could not be seen clearly.

"you are?"

"I am you."

"You are me..." The voice was hesitant.

After a brief silence, he slowly shook his head: "No. I am... different from you."

Another voice laughed, with a hint of sarcasm: "This is your mission. You can't refuse it. You'd better face the reality. Sooner or later, we will become one."

"I said, I am Xuanyuan Tuo. Not..."

At the critical moment, the picture shattered.

Master Yin was stunned for a moment and looked at Xu Ke casually.

Xu Ke was also somewhat helpless: "That's all I saw. The key parts at the end are indeed missing."

Master Yin watched this video again and said, "It's quite interesting. When I return, I will tell the Holy Emperor about this information. He should know something."

As the two of them were talking, they soon arrived in front of the Museum's Shenzang Hall.

Standing on a suspended continent, it is all black and looks solemn and majestic.

The tall and narrow door makes every monk who comes to visit feel respect.

After confirming their identities again, the guiding monk took the two of them into the Shenzang Hall.

The first thing you must visit is the huge ball of light called "Belle Epoque".

In the ball of light, it seemed that countless worlds were born and destroyed.

"This is [Era]." The guiding monk introduced it skillfully.

"With a Dao Stone as the core, scenes from various periods in the history of Xuanhuang Realm are derived and concretized."

"In all the derived worlds, the chances of survival for monks were far lower than they are today."

“So even though it’s called the era, it’s actually a name to reflect the beauty of the present.”

……

Master Yin and Xu Ke both disagreed, but they didn't show it and just nodded silently.

"As usual, you two can experience it for yourself."

"Don't worry, a lifetime in the era is just a moment in reality. And according to normal circumstances, you will not survive for more than a few years in the illusion of the era."

Under the control of the black-robed guiding monk, Master Yin and Xu Ke each put out a divine thought and flew into the ball of light of the times.

Not long after, the face of the guiding monk couldn't help but become a little strange.

Because the situation he expected did not occur.

One of them was born in the ancient immortal era, and the other was born in an absolutely chaotic and murderous world.

But they were lucky. Not only did they embark on the path of immortality from a young age, but they also encountered many adventures. They successfully cultivated to the stage of transformation and became the core disciples of the immortal sect. In the end, they died of old age.

The other one was even more outrageous. She fought her way out of the chaos and became a female devil that everyone feared. She even liked to devour the souls of monks alive... until she committed so many evil things that monks all over the world could no longer tolerate her and united. That's when she died under siege.

"Other eras seem to be pretty good too." After waking up from the illusion of time, they said with some lingering feelings.

The guiding monk was stunned for a moment, then confirmed the information of the two people again.

Heng is like water, He is happy.

"I didn't expect this little girl, at such a young age, to be so cruel."

I was just about to persuade the two to continue their journey of the times to prove the [good times].

The two of them have already impatiently passed through the times.

The monk Jie Yin seemed to want to say something but stopped talking and finally did not mention it again.

Next, he led the two to visit different areas such as Heroes, The Great Changes in the World, and The Competition of All Laws.

Master Yin suddenly said, "Next, we want to take a look ourselves, is that ok?"

He looked impatient.

The monk Jieyin nodded. After all, his mission had been completed, so he gave a jade token: "When you finish your tour and want to leave, contact me. Remember, you need to keep quiet in the Shenzang Pavilion..."

After giving some instructions, the guiding monk disappeared in front of the two.

Xu Ke and Master Yin looked at each other, and moved slowly towards the center of the Shenzang Pavilion while touring in tacit understanding.

After a long while, I finally saw the skull lying quietly in the distance.

Xu Ke's body trembled slightly. He took a deep breath and slowly calmed down.

Master Yin also made great efforts to avoid showing any abnormality.

Walk to Mr. Bai's skull and stare at it quietly.

"I can hardly hold back."

"Let's wait. The Immortal Alliance and the Holy Dynasty haven't fought yet. More importantly, I can vaguely sense that Third Grandpa is still staying in the museum. Anyway, with the authority level of the two people in the Heng family, there is no time limit for the visit..."

Master Yin did not respond, but was already immersed in looking at Mr. Bai's skull.

I don’t know how much time passed before another figure came near the skull.

He stared for a long time and sighed softly.

It immediately attracted the attention of Xu Ke and Master Yin.

The visitor was a middle-aged monk with a long beard. Looking at Mr. Bai's skull, he was as excited as they were.

"So it's this brat..." Master Yin snorted coldly.

"Do you know him?" Xu Ke asked.

"Hmph, his name is Shangguan Shiquan. He once fought with me for Mr. Bai's ribs. Speaking of which, Mr. Bai still has a leg bone with him..." Master Yin said in a bad tone.

"Hmph, after we get the most important skull, we have to collect the remaining parts one by one." Xu Ke also followed with a dangerous look in his eyes.

"Of course." Master Yin agreed.

"Grandpa, what's so good about this? I also want to see the ancient magic weapon..." A slightly childish voice came from a distance.

It was a little girl about three or four years old who walked up to Shangguan Shiquan, pulling and crying.

"This one is one of the greatest cultivators in the history of Xuanhuang Realm." Shangguan Shiquan picked up the little girl and said soothingly.

Hearing this, the girl couldn't help but widen her eyes with curiosity and stared at the skull in front of her.

After hearing Shangguan Shiquan's words, Master Yin and Xu Ke's attitudes changed slightly.

After a moment of silence, the little girl suddenly stretched out her finger in shock, pointed at Mr. Bai's skull and shouted, "Grandpa, look, there's someone there!"

It was like a bolt of thunder that instantly exploded in the hearts of the three people present.

The three men's eyes instantly locked onto the skull again.

But it was still so quiet, without any sign of life.

Shangguan Shiquan touched the girl's head and said, "Don't talk nonsense, Nannan, there is no one here!"

The little girl pouted, looking unhappy: "Nannan is not talking nonsense, there is obviously someone! It's in the skull, can't you see it?"

The little girl's words were too serious, and Shangguan Shiquan couldn't help but hesitate when he heard them.

He took another careful look.

Still nothing was found. Shangguan Shiquan then laughed at himself in his heart. He had no idea how many times he had seen this skull. How could someone be hiding inside it?
Thinking that children’s words should not be taken lightly, Shangguan Shiquan told the little girl not to act silly.

But the little girl took it seriously and kept yelling.

Shangguan Shiquan had no choice but to take the little girl and leave for the time being.

Near the skull, the only people who had returned to normal were Yin Shangren and Xu Ke.

Xu Ke said solemnly: "What do you think?"

Obviously the question was about the little girl's remarks just now.

"Impossible. I am absolutely sure that Mr. Bai has completely perished. There is absolutely no trace of his thoughts left on this skull."

"Besides, Emperor San Mo is not an ordinary person. He should not be unable to tell whether there are any residual thoughts on the skull. If there really are, how could he put it here openly for us to visit? Humph, that is the residual thoughts of the Great Heavenly Venerable Xuanhuang..." After a long silence, Yin Shangren answered decisively.

"But..." Xu Ke stared at Mr. Bai's skull, a hint of doubt in his eyes.

"Before the little girl said that, I hadn't noticed it. But after he said that, I really felt that there was something hidden in this skull."

"It's not Mr. Bai's last wish, but something else..."

"When I was a kid, I liked playing hide-and-seek with my friends. As long as Mr. Bai was around, we all liked to hide beside him. He seemed to be able to embrace the whole world. As long as we got close to him, it would be difficult for others to find us..." Xu Ke murmured to himself.

These words made Master Yin somewhat hesitant.

"Oh, right, the monk who guided us said before that a remnant soul escaped during that era. It disappeared in the end..."

"Will it be possible?" Xu Ke suddenly asked.

"The remnant soul of the times?" Master Yin narrowed his eyes and stared at Mr. Bai's skull.

"We've been here for too long. Let's go somewhere else first." Instead of answering, he said this first.

When they walked to the viewing area named [Appearance of All Living Things], Master Yin said, "Mr. Bai's remains may look like the remains of an ordinary mortal, but they are the bones of a great celestial being in the past, so they must have their own special features."

"It's just that this kind of special feature is hard to distinguish. I once sewed and raised a mutant human hand dog. It was very disgusted with any bones. But it had a special liking for the white rib that I collected..."

"It's like it's an existence that can save him from danger." Master Yin seemed to recall something and said thoughtfully.

Xu Ke's mind moved, and he said, "So, maybe Mr. Bai's skull can really protect that remnant soul. But we still can't figure out the truth."

"Hmph. After all, we can't see clearly because of the several layers of defense of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance. Once we get the skull, we will naturally be able to figure it out." Master Yin snorted coldly.

Xu Ke nodded in agreement, and suddenly said: "Come to think of it, even we couldn't detect the residual soul hidden in the skull. But the little girl noticed it..."

"This little girl is not simple. What's her name? Shangguan Nihong? When I return, I must report this to the Holy Emperor..."

If Li Fan was here and could hear the conversation between the two, he would definitely guess that the power of the remnant souls from the era when Mr. Bai's skull protected him should be the [Eternal Memory] that has a fatal attraction to [Huan Zhen].

This kind of energy, which is currently unknown to the cultivators of the Xuanhuang Realm and can only be absorbed and utilized by Huanzhen, is the fundamental reason why he tries every means to obtain Mr. Bai's skull.

It’s just that in this life, the Holy Emperor severed the connection with his original body in the sea of ​​stars.

Even if Master Yin and Xu Ke conveyed their findings to the Holy Emperor, Li Fan was destined not to know about it.

……

Just when the two of them were visiting the museum's treasure hall.

An unusual aura has gradually spread from the territory of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance.

Because Li Fan had previously split his mind and sneaked into the earth cave with Sun Tianci, stealing the Taoist foundation of nearly one-fifth of the sleeping monks, the top leaders of the Immortal Alliance were extremely angry.

A large-scale investigation was secretly launched.

No reason was given, but all the monks who appeared in Tongyan Prefecture that day were examined.

The Eternal Immortal Wall is destined to be hidden from the public and can only be investigated in private.

But an opaque investigation is bound to cause panic among the people.

The monks of the Immortal Alliance had different opinions, and with the instigation of the Holy Dynasty's spies, the rumors that the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance was about to go to war with the Five Elders Society became more and more intense.

Just as the situation became increasingly tense, bad news came from Jiushan Prefecture again.

Due to the sudden rebellion of the Tianling Sect in Jiushan Province.

With the help of both inside and outside forces, they teamed up with the Five Elders Association and seized control of Jiushan Prefecture in one fell swoop.

The fall of Jiushan Prefecture shook the Immortal Alliance.

The Immortal Alliance announced that it was entering a state of emergency combat readiness, and in order to prevent the Five Elders from expanding their victory, it mobilized a large number of cultivators to rush to the border to organize and create a defense line.

Monks from each state were also prohibited from moving around freely, and most of the time they were only allowed to move within the heavenly city of each state.

The Immortal Alliance is discussing how to retake Jiushan Province.

And in a place they could not see, the army of the Holy Dynasty Daqi had already appeared in the territories of the Immortal Alliance on the Samantabhadra True Boat, following the white fog barrier.

As soon as they received the order from the Holy Emperor, they swarmed in and launched a general attack on the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance.

"Brother, when are we going to start? I can't bear it any longer."

In the white mist, Ou Shangtian rubbed his hands, his eyes penetrating the barrier of white mist, extremely excited.

"Wait a little longer. Wait until the formation of the four central states is completed." Sun Erlang said calmly.

“Speaking of which, Senior Qiaogong’s move of diverting trouble and distracting the attention of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance was truly a stroke of genius. A large number of troops from the Immortals Alliance have been transferred to the border, which is undoubtedly a great thing for us.” Wang Xuanba said slowly, waving a strange white snake-like beast in his hand.

"Don't be careless. Master once said that the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance is far from being as simple as it seems. Those cultivators... are just a smokescreen to deceive people."

"Do you think that the Immortal Alliance doesn't have our Holy Dynasty's Sky-Patrolling Arrows and Holy Army Puppets? To truly win, we must fight with our lives." Sun Erlang had a clear understanding of the battle situation and scolded.

(End of this chapter)