My longevity simulation

Although one can contend with Dao Integration cultivators after advancing to the Nascent Soul stage, this was a sensitive moment when the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance and the Five Elders Association were on the verge of conflict. Thus, Li Fan refrained from being overly arrogant.

The seven-colored divine light was too conspicuous, so Li Fan deliberately consumed additional spiritual power to condense it into a faint white glow, just as he had done when destroying the yellow one-eyed paper talisman before.

Flying at low altitude while concealing his aura with a secret technique, his speed was astonishing. In just a short moment, he had already traversed the entire Tianling Prefecture.

Faced with the obstruction of the white mist barrier ahead, he did not evade but charged straight through!

The Seven-Colored Jade Void Glimmering Light was supremely domineering, allowing no external interference.

Even the mysterious white mist, capable of devouring lifespan, was unable to find a flaw to infiltrate. It could only linger outside, unable to advance.

With the nearly endless supply of pure spiritual energy from the Five Elements Great Cave-Heaven as its driving force, Li Fan was able to push the speed of the seven-colored divine light to its absolute limit.

Before departing, he had notified Lin Ling.

Yet, both of them arrived at Shilin Prefecture almost simultaneously.

“The seven-colored divine light’s escape technique isn’t much slower than traversing through the earth veins’ currents,” Li Fan nodded with satisfaction.

With this, his weakness in fleeing was finally remedied. In future life-or-death crises, he wouldn’t have to immediately think about perishing alongside his enemy but could attempt to escape first.

“Master.”

Lin Ling, sensing the overwhelming transformation in Li Fan’s presence, couldn’t help but be astonished as she examined him up and down.

“Let’s go.”

Li Fan gazed into the distance toward the border between Shilin and Jiushan Prefecture, where cultivators had gathered in formation.

During his secluded breakthrough, the misleading information he had provided had led to skirmishes between the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance and the Five Elders Association in the bordering prefecture.

Both factions’ territories also experienced varying degrees of unrest.

At present, the defensive formations of each prefecture were permanently activated.

Furthermore, due to the failure to uncover the traitor within the Formation Hall, the newly devised [Divine Destruction Formation]—an unprecedented creation from the Immortal Alliance headquarters—had been deployed this time.

The name was indeed imposing.

And its actual effect was just as formidable.

Even the Final Dissociation Disc, which had never failed before, was unable to break through this formation in a short time.

Li Fan narrowed his eyes.

“This seems to be more than just a simple formation. Some rather powerful cultivators appear to be acting as the formation’s cores, compensating for its possible weaknesses.”

According to the calculations derived from the Dissociation Disc, even if one of the key cultivators maintaining the formation was defeated, as long as the overall structure remained intact, the formation could draw power from other nodes and rapidly regenerate itself.

Moreover, the newly generated formation would differ from the previous one.

“The Divine Destruction Formation’s power continuously increases with the strength of the cultivators maintaining it.”

“If there are four Dao Integration cultivators…”

“Then only a Longevity Immortal Heavenly Sovereign could break through it.”

That was the conclusion derived from the Dissociation Disc’s analysis.

Fortunately, the formation only covered the territory’s surface and sky, leaving the deep underground earth veins untouched.

Under Lin Ling’s guidance, Li Fan successfully bypassed the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance’s defensive line and arrived at Jiushan Prefecture.

At this moment, Jiushan also exuded an air of imminent battle.

One could see that the Five Elders Association had constructed numerous fortresses atop the nine mountain peaks.

These fortresses resembled enormous black spheres buried underground, with only their curved upper portions exposed.

On the surface of the black spherical fortress, a faint red dot flickered.

It constantly moved.

When Li Fan’s gaze landed upon it, the red dot immediately reacted, turning to stare back at him.

A faint sense of crisis arose in his heart.

However, it quickly faded as the red dot’s lock-on was removed.

It seemed Lin Ling had already sent out the prearranged contact signal.

While waiting for the other party to arrive, Li Fan carefully observed Jiushan Prefecture.

This had nothing to do with the defensive arrangements of the Five Elders Association. Li Fan was merely trying to see if he could find any more traces of the yellow paper figures from the Du’e Sect here.

Unfortunately, the short-lived effect brought by destroying the paper figures had already disappeared. Li Fan scrutinized the area for a long time but still could not find where those hidden talismans were concealed.

“Out of sight, out of mind, but it still leaves an uneasy feeling,” Li Fan muttered to himself, frowning.

As he was deep in thought, a figure suddenly appeared on the horizon.

In the blink of an eye, the figure traversed a thousand miles and stood right in front of Li Fan.

Unlike the previous contact person, the one sent to negotiate this time was a young cultivator dressed like a scholar, exuding an air of righteousness.

What was particularly strange was the large stone tablet strapped to the scholar’s back.

The inscriptions on it seemed to be obscured by some kind of power, making them unreadable.

“Greetings to the two fellow Daoists of the Federation.” The scholar saluted them with a calm and gentle tone.

Li Fan’s heart tightened—he couldn’t discern this person’s cultivation level. He dared not be negligent.

“You seem unfamiliar. Where is the previous one?”

“The Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance launched a surprise attack recently. He, unfortunately, perished,” the scholar said indifferently, his expression devoid of sorrow.

Li Fan didn’t know whether this was true or not, nor did he care.

His expression grew serious, and he got straight to the point: “This time, our Federation of All Worlds has come seeking assistance.”

A hint of surprise finally flashed across the scholar’s face.

However, he quickly regained his composure. “Although our past dealings were purely transactional, we did benefit greatly. If you are in trouble, feel free to speak.”

Li Fan glanced around, then set up a formation to isolate their conversation from the outside world.

Lowering his voice, he spoke carefully: “Not long ago, one of our elders emerged from secluded cultivation and discovered something that deeply shocked him.”

“The Xuanhuang Realm is filled with countless yellow talisman-paper figures with a single eye.”

“Not only this realm but even the surrounding small worlds are full of these things.”

“Being watched at all times is an unsettling feeling. Yet, despite our efforts, we have been unable to remove these talismans…”

“May I ask, Fellow Daoist, do you have a solution?”

As Li Fan spoke, he carefully observed the scholar’s reaction.

Seeing that the scholar showed no particular surprise at the mention of the talisman-paper figures, Li Fan instantly understood—this person’s identity was far from simple. He must have already known about the existence of the Du’e Sect’s talismans.

The scholar with the stone tablet spoke seriously: “There are indeed ways to completely eradicate these talismans. However, the cost is quite steep, and I would not recommend doing so.”

“Moreover…”

The stone tablet on his back emitted a faint, nearly imperceptible blue light. He paused briefly before continuing, “This ‘World-Observing Divine Eye’ has already been integrated into the fundamental laws of the Xuanhuang Realm. If they are all forcefully removed, it will undoubtedly cause catastrophic consequences for the realm itself.”

At this point, the scholar’s meaning was crystal clear.

Li Fan frowned. “The Five Elders Association also has many former members from the Ten Great Immortal Sects. Doesn’t anyone take issue with how the Du’e Sect operates?”