My longevity simulation

Chapter 935: The Fall of the Chosen Immortal 

Even when their divine sense swept outward to explore the surroundings, all they could perceive was a boundless void.

Bathed day after day in the lingering aura of the Immortal Ancestor, the bodies and souls of the thirty-three Chosen Immortal Candidates gradually began to change.

In that endless darkness, no one knew how much time had passed.

When they finally escaped from their confinement, their expressions, actions, and even their eyes had all become eerily similar.

…

Seeing this, a flash of inspiration crossed Li Fan’s mind.

He finally remembered where that sense of familiarity toward the middle-aged cultivator had come from.

The cold glint in that man’s eyes was almost identical to that of the Diyi Jinglun.

“Just like those Chosen Immortal. Though they are not the same person, for some reason, they share the same experience, and thus come to resemble one another…”

“No wonder I could never find two identical faces.”

“Diyi Jinglun and this middle-aged cultivator are somewhat different from those black-robed cultivators who seem to have walked out of the river of time, and also from that one called [Wu]. Just how many secrets does the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance hide?”

A flood of thoughts flashed through Li Fan’s mind before he continued observing Wei Qizheng’s subsequent encounters.

…

After the second lesson ended, the final training began.

The thirty-three Chosen Immortal were each led to different provinces.

Within a special sealed space, they began to sense the lingering power hidden within the Immortal Ancestor’s statue.

With their previous training as a foundation, this goal had become somewhat easier to reach.

Of course, only relatively speaking.

Inside the enclosed space, this was the only task they could perform.

There even existed a mysterious power that guided their minds, making it impossible for them to think about anything else.

They could only sense day and night, hoping to achieve complete synchronization as soon as possible.

By this stage, the differences between the thirty-three Chosen Immortal were almost negligible.

They completed their synchronization nearly at the same time, with a margin of error no greater than two days.

All thirty-three had successfully attuned themselves to the residual will of the Immortal Ancestor.

Then, connected by a beam of pure light, their consciousnesses became linked together despite being in different parts of the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance.

It was an extraordinarily wondrous sensation.

The thirty-three were as one whole; without speaking a word, they could communicate in an instant.

A single thought surpassed a thousand words.

Through their long-formed tacit understanding, their collective will became extremely unified, almost without fluctuation.

…

“Hm?” Li Fan’s thoughts were suddenly interrupted.

“What is this… this beam of pure light?”

“Why does it feel somewhat like Senior Sister Zhao’s One-Heart of All Beings?”

A trace of puzzlement flashed in Li Fan’s eyes.

As the one who knew the Longevity Immortal Heavenly Sovereign, Senior Sister Zhao, best, he had personally experienced the peculiarity of her One-Heart, One Mind, more than once.

After repeatedly observing the scene of the pure light’s appearance dozens of times, Li Fan finally discerned something.

The thirty-three Chosen Immortal had achieved perfect unity of mind and thought, leaving no room for any other existence.

“This is merely an application of pure law power, not another One-Heart Heavenly Sovereign. Has Senior Sister Zhao’s power been stolen?” Li Fan frowned slightly.

“Does the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance truly possess such capability?”

Just as Li Fan had speculated, as the thirty-three Immortal Candidates’ wills continued merging, the pure light beam gradually faded away.

Eventually, even without any external aid, the thirty-three could directly share their thoughts.

After thousands of attempts, they finally managed to draw upon the immense power left behind by the Immortal Ancestor.

Because of the middle-aged cultivator’s statement—“A single gaze from the Immortal Ancestor equals one strike from a Longevity Immortal Realm cultivator”—the impact it left upon them was immense.

Thus, when the thirty-three Chosen Immortal unanimously made their choice, the first manifestation of the Immortal Ancestor’s Dharma Manifestation was titled “Opening Eyes to Flatten Nine Mountains.” 

After their first success, the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance finally allowed them to rest for a short while.

However, this so-called rest merely meant they were given a bit of free time.

They still had to remain within that special space and were forbidden from leaving.

After a brief period of respite, they began another round of attempts.

With each trial, they became increasingly skilled, and the Immortal Ancestor power they invoked grew ever stronger.

Until that day came…

When the Immortal Ancestor’s manifestation seized the Sky-Patrolling Arrow and wove it into a massive net, which was then hurled toward the territory of the Five Elders Association, it finally provoked the intervention of the Longevity Immortal Heavenly Sovereigns of the Five Elders Association.

According to the plan, the thirty-three Chosen Immortals immediately detonated the manifestation, unleashing its instantaneous power to the limit.

They sought to obstruct the five Heavenly Sovereigns and ensure that the giant net would descend upon its target.

And they succeeded.

Although exhausted, a surge of pride arose within their hearts.

To be below the Dao Integration Realm, yet capable of directly confronting the five most powerful Longevity Immortal Heavenly Sovereigns of the Xuanhuang Realm—what an incomparable honor that was.

Yet, before they could even celebrate, a new command resounded.

“Continue evolving the manifestation.”

All thirty-three Chosen Immortals trembled inwardly.

Even now, invoking the manifestation of the Immortal Ancestor was no easy task for them.

It consumed an immense amount of spiritual and mental energy, requiring a long time to recover afterward.

But that mysterious voice carried a strange power.

It compelled the thirty-three Chosen Immortals, leaving them utterly unable to resist.

They instinctively obeyed.

Another manifestation appeared.

Before they could rest, that cold and emotionless voice sounded again.

“Continue.”

The thirty-three Chosen Immortals realized something was wrong.

If this continued, they would all surely die from over-consumption.

Yet they could not disobey the voice’s command.

Command after command followed.

Eventually, five Heavenly Sovereign manifestations appeared simultaneously between heaven and earth.

Because their essence, energy, and spirit had been drained in such a short time, the thirty-three Chosen Immortals reached the end of their lives.

“Why?”

“Were we not the hope of the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance’s revival?”

“Were we not heroes?”

In the final moments of their lives, their minds were filled with confusion and resentment.

Yet, until their consciousness completely sank into darkness, not a single person came forward to explain anything.

Not a single word.

Not even mockery.

…

“The world says that I, Grand Preceptor Li, am a great villain.”

“I once believed that myself.”

“But today, I finally understand…”

“Compared to the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance, I still have much to learn.”

After witnessing everything that Wei Qizheng had experienced, Li Fan could not help but sigh.

Back in reality, the confrontation between the Five Immortal Ancestor Dharma-Manifestations and the five Heavenly Sovereigns continued to shake the Xuanhuang Realm more and more violently.

The battlefield seemed momentarily frozen.

Five radiant lights tangled with the Heavenly Sovereign manifestations, locked in fierce struggle.

The manifestations, summoned through the life essence of the thirty-three Chosen Immortals, were far stronger than those that had appeared before.

Even under the combined assault of the five Heavenly Sovereigns, their bodies shattered yet refused to disperse.

At last, the giant Sky-Patrolling Arrow Net descended upon the territory of the Five Elders Association.

The image within the Tianxuan Mirror changed once again.