“It is just like how the Dharma-Transmitting Immortal Ancestor defied the natural order of cultivation—since then, no cultivator in the world has been able to surpass him.”
“The Rebirth Heavenly Sovereign defies the natural order of life and death.”
“And once a cultivator has been resurrected by him, they will never be able to attain the Longevity Immortal realm again.”
Xu Bai seemed to have realized something.
“However, for the vast majority of cultivators in the world, the Longevity Immortal realm is already an unattainable dream. Even if they knew about this, they probably wouldn’t care much.”
Suddenly, Xu Bai seemed to recall something and frowned slightly.
He calculated the future developments of the Xuanhuang Realm several years from now.
“In the original Xuanhuang Realm, cultivators were born naturally and perished naturally. As time passed, even though the chances were extremely slim, a new Longevity Immortal Heavenly Sovereign would eventually emerge every few thousand or ten thousand years.”
“But now, with the existence of the Rebirth Mansion, resurrected cultivators are gradually taking the place of naturally born cultivators. This has led to a decreasing number of naturally born cultivators.”
“Eventually, until…”
“There are no more new Longevity Immortals in the world.”
Xu Bai stroked his chin. “The Xuanhuang Extermination Plan—carve out your own path, while leaving the rest of the world with no way forward.”
“Such a domineering method is quite reminiscent of the Dharma-Transmitting Immortal Ancestor.”
“However, for the existing Longevity Immortal Heavenly Sovereigns, this is actually a good thing. Perhaps this is the very reason why the Five Elders Association has not stepped forward to stop the Rebirth Heavenly Sovereign.”
After all, not every small world has an old monster like the White-Browed Old man overseeing it.
The minor setbacks encountered during the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance’s conquest were quickly forgotten. Even the occasional small world that resisted fiercely was swiftly subdued with reinforcements.
Fifty, one hundred, one hundred and thirty-six…
The number of discovered small worlds increased rapidly.
Xu Bai, through the Tianxuan Treasure Record, recorded the process of these small worlds being conquered, along with their current state.
Once the time was right, he and Liu San arranged to return to the Empire Small World together.
After blocking the perception of the Tianxuan Treasure Record, the two entered one after the other, reuniting in the dark void.
Having already informed each other of important matters in advance, Liu San had also changed his appearance. The two sped through the void.
“A Beast-Taming Sect lineage? That’s quite rare,” Liu San commented as he scanned the land below with his divine sense.
Seeing countless exotic and strange beasts, Liu San couldn’t help but click his tongue in admiration.
“It’s merely a branch of the Beast-Taming Sect. The true inheritance of the Beast-Taming Sect seems to be hiding in the Lingxu Realm. After thousands of years, who knows what has become of it now?” Xu Bai casually replied through voice transmission.
“Lingxu Realm… I feel like I’ve heard of it somewhere?” Liu San was slightly taken aback.
After a long while, Liu San shook his head. “Strange, I can’t seem to remember. Have I really grown this old?”
“No matter. Now that the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance is sweeping through the realms, they will eventually be exposed. Elder Liu, did you have any acquaintances within the Beast-Taming Sect back in the day?” Xu Bai asked.
“I’ve only heard of them, but never had any direct interactions,” Liu San replied absentmindedly, still dwelling on his lost memory.
At that moment, within Longevity Valley, Li Fan suddenly felt a wave of unease.
“Hmm?”
It had been a long time since he had experienced such a sensation, and he dared not take it lightly.
He stopped feeding Dissociation Disks with formation data and became visibly solemn.
In his mind, the Dao Deviation Stone spun at full speed as he tried to pinpoint the source of this looming threat.
Before long, he arrived at a possible answer…
Liu San, as a Dao Integration powerhouse, clearly wouldn’t fail to remember events that happened to him. Even if he momentarily couldn’t recall, a search through his divine sense should have absolutely allowed him to retrieve those memories.
Yet, this had inexplicably occurred.
“It’s because the memories related to the Lingxu Realm in his mind were altered by someone.”
“The only ones capable of silently modifying the divine sense of a Dao Integration cultivator are those at the Longevity Immortal stage. Liu San, in the first half of his life, had never come into contact with a Longevity Immortal.”
“So the issue must lie with the True Temptation Fruit that I used on him back then.”
As he contemplated the memory alterations he had made to Liu San, Li Fan suddenly realized: “The Lingxu Realm must have been something he once mentioned in a conversation with the true young master of the Medicine King Sect, Liu Yihang.”
To be cautious, Li Fan had not killed Liu Yihang at that time.
Instead, he had hidden him inside the Medicine King True Cauldron, in an inconspicuous room that only Li Fan himself could open.
Liu Yihang remained in a deep slumber within the Great Dream Spring and Autumn Formation.
At this moment, with the three elders of the Medicine King Sect absent, Li Fan had no scruples about his actions.
He released Liu Yihang from the Medicine King True Cauldron and brought him into his own Cave Heaven.
Without the formation’s effects, Liu Yihang slowly regained consciousness.
But in an instant, he realized something was terribly wrong.
He had no control over his body, unable even to cry out.
His expression drastically changed, and though he wanted to struggle, it was futile.
Within his own Cave Heaven, Li Fan had no need to personally appear—he could suppress Liu Yihang with ease.
Using Soul Searching Art, Li Fan effortlessly extracted the information about the Lingxu Realm from his mind.
It wasn’t anything particularly special—just that, many years ago, Liu Yihang had come across the name of this realm while reading an ancient text.
The Lingxu Realm was home to a plant known as Lingxu Grass, an essential ingredient for refining the Nurturing Soul Pill.
Because of this, Liu Yihang had once consulted Liu San about it.
The person involved had likely long since forgotten about this matter. Yet, thousands of years later, it had led to an unforeseen disaster.
Originally, Liu Yihang could have remained in the Great Dream Spring and Autumn Formation, slumbering for a few more decades.
Having unraveled the situation, Li Fan felt no guilt about his actions.
He continued suppressing Liu Yihang in the Cave Heaven while his true body returned to Medicine King Valley.
Meanwhile, his clone, Xu Bai, interrupted Liu San’s thoughts, saying, “Now that I think about it, I recall reading a secret record back in the day that detailed the method for refining the Nurturing Soul Pill.”
“One of the primary ingredients, Lingxu Grass, was said to grow in the Lingxu Realm. At that time, I even asked Elder Liu about it.”
Upon hearing this, Liu San’s expression first turned puzzled.
Then, he slapped his forehead. “Ah, my memory! That did happen. I nearly forgot about it!”
Having resolved his doubts, Liu San shifted his focus back to the Empire small world below.
Together with Xu Bai, he flew to the towering palace.
The powerful spiritual sense of a Dao Integration cultivator had long since alerted Xiao Qing.
She, the Imperial Princess, and another woman dressed in red flew forward to greet them.
“This is Elder Liu of our Federation,” Xu Bai solemnly introduced.
The three women saluted Liu San.
“Greetings, Senior!”