Life span plundered, I became a detective and achieved immortality

Outside the Yunguang Continent, there is an eternal fog.

It was gray-purple in color, rolling endlessly like a thick slurry, mixed with tiny fragments of space and turbulent currents of laws, flashing with dangerous cold light, even the light was distorted and swallowed up, like a giant beast choosing its prey.

Not to mention the celestial immortals, even if the spiritual consciousness of some true immortals were to probe into it, it would be like a drop in the ocean, and would be shattered by the chaotic power hidden in the fog. It would be difficult to easily penetrate this natural barrier, let alone break in by force.

Outside the fog, the void is as crystal clear as glass, untainted by dust, forming a sharp contrast with the chaos inside.

A man sat cross-legged in the void. He was no more than a hundred feet tall and not a big man. Like those geniuses of the Obsidian Clan, his skin was as dark as the coal deep underground, and it shone matte in the void, making him inconspicuous.

But the aura emanating from his body was extremely terrifying - it was an almost solidified pressure, as if the weight of the entire void was concentrated on him. Just by sitting still, the void around him began to wrinkle slightly, and even the passage of time seemed to slow down, bringing with it a heavy sense of oppression.

His aura was so powerful, it surpassed the thousands of Obsidian Clan prodigies on the Cloud Light Continent by countless times. Even the eight Ninth-Rank Celestial Immortals, capable of challenging Quasi-True Immortals, were like fireflies before him, unable to even raise an eye. A single thought from him, a single wisp of his aura, could crush those eight individuals and their divine vessels like a raging wave, leaving not even a speck of dust behind, their deaths silent and silent.

This person was none other than the person in charge of the Obsidian Clan's trial of geniuses this time - Ancestor Heiyuan, a second-grade True Immortal of the Obsidian Clan.

Suddenly, a flash of black light flashed through the gray-purple mist, so fast that it was almost impossible to catch its trajectory. In the blink of an eye, it was suspended in front of the Black Abyss Ancestor, revealing the appearance of a communication jade slip.

The next second...

The tightly closed eyes of the Black Abyss Patriarch slowly opened. His eyes were as dark as ink and bottomless, as if hiding a starry sky that could swallow everything. Even the surrounding light was sucked into it, revealing a heart-pounding depth.

The runes on the jade talisman flowed before his eyes like flowing water, each one carrying an anxious message. As the last message passed by, his previously calm gaze suddenly hardened. The void around him suddenly contracted inward, a dense mass of cracks appearing, as if it would shatter at any moment, shattered by this shocking news.

"All the high-level treasure lands are empty? Even the top treasure lands guarded by quasi-true immortals are not spared? How is this possible?" The low voice of the Heiyuan Patriarch echoed in the void, with a hint of disbelief and surprise, his brows tightly furrowed.

Not only is the Yunguang Continent blocked by the eternal fog, but it is also guarded by a second-level True Immortal formation inside. Although their Obsidian Clan did not have any True Immortals stationed here before the Tianjiao Trial began, they did have True Immortal incarnations on duty.

With such layers of defense, even a fourth-rank True Immortal who attempted to infiltrate would inevitably trigger the formation, leaving traces. Only a fifth-rank True Immortal or higher could possibly penetrate the barriers and enter the Cloud Light Continent unnoticed—but how could such a being even consider the rare treasures of the Cloud Light Continent?

Not to mention a mere hundred or so first-grade True Immortal-level treasures. Even if the number increased tenfold or a hundredfold, to a fifth-grade True Immortal, they would be nothing but insignificant trifles, not enough for them to waste their energy sneaking into this remote place and doing such a beneath-the-status thing.

But he also knew in his heart that those younger generations would never dare to tease him, an ancestor, with such a thing. The fluctuations on the communication jade slip were extremely real, and the fear contained in it was definitely not fake. This matter must be true.

"Forget it! Instead of guessing here, why not go to the Yunguang Continent and take a look!"

As the thought arose, the Black Abyss Patriarch slowly rose to his feet. Without moving, the space around him twisted, forming a passageway leading deeper into the mist. Within, True Immortal runes shimmered, shielding him from the encroaching fog. With a single step, his figure melted into the gray-purple mist, as if swallowed by a thick slurry, vanishing.

......

After a few breaths.

The void in the center of the Cloud Light Continent suddenly twisted, like glass gripped by a tremendous force, cracking layer by layer with a sharp, shattering sound. A spatial portal, nearly a thousand feet tall, slowly took shape within the cracks. Chaotic light patterns flowed around its edges, emitting a terrifying True Immortal pressure that shook the entire world below.

The figure of the Black Abyss Patriarch stepped out of the portal, his feet lightly stepping into the air, and the almost solidified pressure around him subconsciously spread out - wherever he passed, the magma erupting from the volcano below suddenly stagnated, as if frozen; the surging clouds froze in an instant, turning into motionless sculptures; even the energy particles drifting in the wind seemed to be paused and no longer flowed, and the entire continent seemed to have fallen into a state of stillness.

He raised his eyes and surveyed his surroundings, his mind like a vast net, rapidly sensing the forbidden marks on the bodies of the Ninth-Rank Celestial Immortals and Quasi-True Immortals of the nine slave clans surrounding the continent. However, a few breaths later, the Black Abyss Patriarch's brow furrowed slightly, a solemn expression crossing his dark face. As predicted in the message, the auras of all the Ninth-Rank Celestial Immortals and Quasi-True Immortals of the nine slave clans had vanished. With them, the heavenly materials and treasures they guarded vanished as well, leaving not even a trace of residual power fluctuations behind, as if they had never existed.

"Who on earth could have done this..." He muttered to himself, his eyes sweeping across the silent volcano below. Suddenly, his whole body trembled, a fine layer of white frost appeared on his dark skin, and a flash of unconcealable panic flashed in his eyes. "Could it be that there really is..."

Among the 124 Quasi-True Immortals of the Nine Slave Tribes, several have already reached the Great Perfection Quasi-True Immortal realm, and are only one step away from the realm of True Immortal. Only a True Immortal master can suppress them all silently without alerting the True Immortal incarnations guarding the Yunguang Continent.

The next second...

The mind of the Black Abyss Ancestor moved, and the black armor around him suddenly lit up. Runes surged like a tide, emitting a stronger aura, and he was ready to deal with everything.

He took a deep breath, and his soul rose rapidly, quickly merging with the original will of the Yunguang Continent. An invisible wave spread along the veins of the earth, penetrating the rock layers, passing through the forest, reaching every corner of the continent, carefully detecting any abnormal aura.

"There is no other aura of True Immortals. Did they leave or hide?" The ancestor of Heiyuan frowned, and then his consciousness moved, and he directly merged into the long river of time in the Yunguan Continent, going upstream, trying to find any clues about the mysterious True Immortal.

......

one year later.

“Tick-tick…tick-tick…”

Bowl-sized beads of sweat rolled down the Black Abyss Patriarch's forehead, creating tiny ripples in the air. His deep eyes gradually took on an indescribable panic. "To have been able to conceal the will of the Cloud Light Continent and completely erase that period of time from the eternal river... This must be the work of at least a third-rank True Immortal..."

"I'm afraid... I'm afraid it really is a fifth-grade..."

Before he could finish his words, his face had already turned pale, and his lips trembled slightly. If he was truly a fifth-rank True Immortal or above, he wouldn't even have the qualifications to escape, let alone detect the other party's whereabouts. The other party only needed a thought to completely crush him.

"No, we can't stay here for long!"

Immediately afterwards, the soul of the Black Abyss Ancestor once again merged with the original will of the Yunguang Continent, and an invisible force spread to the entire continent with irresistible majesty.

Almost at the same time, all the Obsidian Clan geniuses covering the continent tore through space and rushed out of the continent.

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"This power is the original power of the Yunguang Continent. It seems that the Black Abyss Patriarch has taken action. The opportunity for me to leave the Yunguang Continent has arrived!"

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