My longevity simulation

Facing the accusations from their former companions, the three Dharma-Transmitters Zhou, Wei, and Huang all showed expressions as calm as still water.

Knowing the other’s temperament well, they did not choose to try persuading with words.

Instead, they acted directly, first capturing these two Dharma-Transmitters!

“Enough talk, let’s see the truth in action!”

Huang struck first. With a furious roar, golden light shot from the eyes of his two ferocious heads.

It locked Chu and Shen in place from afar.

At the same time, the two Dharma-Transmitters Zhou and Wei unleashed their techniques in unison.

Above Dharma-Transmitter Zhou’s head, the reflection of her personal small world suddenly appeared. Everyone seemed pulled into that hazy, dreamlike world, confronting each other atop skyscrapers flashing with lights of various colors.

The clothing on Zhou’s body also transformed into a black metallic battle armor never seen before. It somewhat resembled the immortal puppet battle armor of Tianyang’s incarnation.

Twenty-four flying swords, overflowing with cold light, unfolded like a ring of radiance behind Zhou.

With a flicker of Zhou’s intent, the swords sliced through the long sky one by one, shooting toward Chu and Shen.

The speed and sharpness of the flying swords seemed capable of tearing space itself, carving out streaks of black rifts. They roared like black dragons in fury.

After unleashing the swords, the twenty-four flying swords behind Zhou did not vanish.

They merely turned into illusory shadows.

Once all twenty-four swords completed a cycle of synchronized strikes, the first sword also completed its shift from illusion to reality.

Thus, another round of flying sword strikes!

Endless, without end!

Beyond the destructive power of the flying swords themselves, Li Fan, who had set up the formation to seal the battlefield and then watched from the sidelines, faintly detected traces of time flow fluctuations amid this round after round of sword assaults!

He had experienced this sensation before in Yuandao Prefecture and outside the Immortal Ruins. He absolutely could not be mistaken!

Though the changes in time flow were minuscule, they existed nonetheless. This meant that Dharma-Transmitter Zhou had comprehended the laws of time to some degree!

In comparison to Zhou, Dharma-Transmitter Wei’s attack carried a somewhat blunt, unrefined flavor.

With every raise of hand or foot, he swung out horizontal and vertical beams of black light. The horizontals and verticals intertwined to form cages. The cages seemed to bear the weight of worlds. The enemies’ movements and reaction speeds all showed varying degrees of sluggishness. And as the cages layered more and more, the slowing effect grew increasingly pronounced.

Dharma-Transmitter Huang was not willing to lag behind.

His emaciated, withered body closed in on Chu and Shen, choosing the most direct close-quarters combat. Each punch and kick seemed to carry infinite might. The two Dharma-Transmitters could only defend in a sorry state.

It had to be said that, as Dharma-Transmitters, Chu and Shen’s strength was indeed not weak.

Chu was covered in constant infinite white light, capable of resolving all assaults.

Shen wielded a horsetail whisk skillfully, its myriad white threads able to transform into various weapons to fight the enemy.

These two were no less than any Dao Integration Immortal Sage.

But the strength among Dharma-Transmitters was roughly on par. With Zhou and the others holding a numerical advantage of three against two.

Plus Li Fan secretly restraining them with the formation…

The outcome of this battle held no suspense.

It took a full seven days to finally suppress these two Dharma-Transmitters.

Though defeated, they remained unconvinced: “If you have the guts, just kill us!”

Dharma-Transmitter Zhou gave Chu a glance: “Do you think that by leaving the Dharma-Transmitter Council, I’ve really forgotten everything about the Dharma-Transmitters?”

“With the Immortal Ancestor’s life-saving prohibition in place, even if we could kill you, it would leave a mark.”

Wei slowly explained at this moment: “Brothers, you have misunderstood. We had no choice but to do this.”

Then, he detailed the reasons behind Mo Rubin, the Dharma King of the Xuantian Sect, secretly possessing a Dharma-Transmitter.

“I have verified this personally,” he emphasized again.

Chu snorted coldly, his face full of disbelief: “Absurd! What level of strength do we Dharma-Transmitters possess? Moreover, with the Heavenly Sovereign’s restrictions protecting us, how could we be possessed so silently?”

Shen, on the other hand, appeared somewhat shocked and uncertain. Recalling the abnormalities in the previous Dharma-Transmitter Council of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance, he fell into thought.

Dharma-Transmitter Zhou sneered: “If you do not believe it, that is fine. After all, useless fools like you cannot be relied upon. Just wait and see. Once Jiang arrives, we will explain everything to him and then invoke the [Dharma-Transmitter’s Oath]. At that time, the truth will be laid bare!”

Hearing the name [Dharma-Transmitter’s Oath], Shen and Chu instantly fell silent.

They understood the weight of those words.

Only someone without malicious intent would dare to proactively propose a trial by the Oath of the Dharma-Transmitters.

“Could it be…”

The two exchanged a glance and sank into silence.

Li Fan, meanwhile, silently observed the argument among the Dharma-Transmitters without speaking.

The mysterious disappearance of the two Dharma-Transmitters who had come to investigate the ground collapse incident was undoubtedly a major event that shook the entire Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance.

The Dharma-Transmitter Council convened urgently to discuss countermeasures.

Although several, including Dharma-Transmitter Feng, opposed it, the majority in the council still believed the matter should be immediately reported to Dharma-Transmitter Jiang.

The minority yielded to the majority.

In the end, Dharma-Transmitter Jiang in the [Returning Ruins Realm] was inevitably alerted.

Looking at the various investigations into the ground collapse event that appeared before him, Jiang nodded: “I had already vaguely sensed this matter before. Beneath the Xuanhuang Realm, many strange little insects suddenly appeared. They can produce a special spiritual energy that incites killing desires in cultivators’ hearts; the previous slaughter calamity in the Xuanhuang Realm was caused by them.”

“Not only altering the temperament of Xuanhuang Realm cultivators, but now also destroying the realm’s foundations…”

Dharma-Transmitter Jiang gazed at the various Dharma-Transmitters before him, who, out of fear of his All Things Are Like Me] trait, did not dare to come in person and only transmitted messages via illusory projections. A trace of disappointment flashed in his eyes.

He unleashed a beam of white light: “I have already found a method to exterminate these little insects. You need only follow it.”

“As for the disappearance of Chu and Shen…”

“I will make the trip personally.”

Dharma-Transmitter Jiang’s figure vanished from the Returning Ruins Realm in an instant, his voice echoing endlessly.

…

After assisting in capturing the two Dharma-Transmitters, Li Fan found an excuse to temporarily separate from Dharma-Transmitter Zhou and the others.

His true body returned to the Spiritwood Realm to lie low, leaving only the immortal puppet Li Fan outside.

The intermittent warnings in his heart told him that Dharma-Transmitter Jiang’s arrival was not far off.

Sure enough, merely a day later, Jiang followed the clues and came knocking.

“It is actually you all?”

Seeing that the culprits behind the turmoil in the Xuanhuang Realm were unexpectedly his former companions.

Even with Jiang’s mental fortitude, a hint of astonishment appeared on his face.

“It was merely a scheme to force you to appear, with no other choice,” said the ever-arrogant Huang, whose attitude had softened considerably in the face of Jiang.

Dharma-Transmitter Zhou showed no guilt and spoke frankly from the heart.