My Simulated Road to Immortality-Chapter 1423 - 1286_4
"This one here, was one of the greatest cultivators in the history of the Xuanhuang World," Shangguan Shiquan soothed as he picked up the little girl.
The child, upon hearing this, couldn’t help but widen her eyes out of curiosity, staring intently at the skull in front of her.
Upon hearing Shangguan Shiquan’s words, Yin Shangren and Xu Ke’s attitudes took a turn.
After a quiet moment, the little girl suddenly extended her finger in alarm and pointed at Mr. Bai’s skull, exclaiming, "Grandpa, look quick, there’s someone there!"
It was like a bolt of lightning had struck, exploding in the hearts of the three people present.
Their gazes instantly refocused on the skull.
Yet it remained dead silent, devoid of any sign of life.
Shangguan Shiquan patted the little girl’s head, "Nannan, don’t talk nonsense, there is no one there!"
But the little girl pouted unhappily, "Nannan is not talking nonsense, there really is someone! Right inside the skull, can’t you see?"
Her words were so earnest that Shangguan Shiquan couldn’t help but feel hesitant after hearing them.
He took another careful look.
Still, he found nothing. Shangguan Shiquan chided himself silently, thinking how many times he had examined this skull and how could it possibly hide a person inside?
Thinking the child was speaking without understanding, Shangguan Shiquan told her not to be silly.
However, the little girl insisted on her point, continuing to clamor without stop.
With no choice left, Shangguan Shiquan reluctantly decided to take the little girl and temporarily leave the area.
Once again, only Yin Shangren and Xu Ke were left near the skull.
Xu Ke asked in a heavy tone, "What do you think?"
Obviously, he was referring to the little girl’s earlier remarks.
"Impossible. I am quite certain that Mr. Bai indeed has perished completely. There is absolutely no trace of his consciousness left on this skull."
"Besides, Emperor Tri-Moa is not an ordinary person, it’s not possible he’d miss a trace of consciousness in the skull. If there really was one, how could it be placed here openly for us to observe? Humph, that would be the lingering thoughts of Great Supreme Lord Xuan Huang..." After a long silence, Yin Shangren finally answered with some conviction.
"But..." Xu Ke, gazing at Mr. Bai’s skull, a flicker of doubt passing through his eyes.
"Before the little girl said anything, I hadn’t noticed. But when she mentioned it, I truly did feel like there was something hidden inside this skull."
"Not Mr. Bai’s lingering presence, but something else..."
"When I was a child, I liked to play hide and seek with my playmates. Whenever Mr. Bai was around, we loved to hide beside him. He was like someone who could encompass the whole world, and being close to him made it very hard for others to find us..." Xu Ke murmured to himself.
His words made Yin Shangren also start to doubt.
"That’s right, the guide monk once mentioned that during the era, a remnant soul had escaped and had since become untraceable..."
"Could it be," Xu Ke suddenly said.
"The remnant soul of the era?" Yin Shangren squinted his eyes, staring at Mr. Bai’s skull.
"We’ve been here too long. Let’s go somewhere else first," he said without answering, opting to move on.
Walking into an exhibition area named [Legacy of the Eternal Will], Yin Shangren spoke, "Although Mr. Bai’s remains seem no different from those of a common mortal, they are after all the bones of a former Great Heavenly Sovereign and must have some unique aspects."
"It’s just that such uniqueness is difficult to discern. I once stitched together and raised a mutant dog with a human hand, and it detested any bone. But it was solely infatuated with a white rib bone from my collection..."
"As if that bone had the power to save it from all disasters," Yin Shangren said thoughtfully, as if recalling something.
Moved by the idea, Xu Ke said, "In that case, Mr. Bai’s skull might truly have the capacity to protect that stray soul. It’s just that we are still unable to discern the truth."
"Humph. After all, we are looking through several layers of protection set up by the Alliance of Thousands of Immortals, we cannot see clearly. Once we get our hands on the skull, we will naturally understand," Yin Shangren scoffed.
Xu Ke nodded in agreement, then suddenly said, "Come to think of it, even we didn’t notice the remnant soul hidden in the skull, yet that little girl did..."
"That little one is not simple at all. What’s her name? Shangguan Neon? When we return, we must report this matter to the Emperor..."
If Li Fan had been here to hear the conversation between the two, he would have definitely guessed that the power of Mr. Bai’s cranium, which shelters the remnant souls of the Era, must be the [Legacy of the Eternal Will] with a fatal attraction to [Real].
This energy, currently unknown to the Cultivators from Xuanhuang world and only absorbable by [Real], was the very reason he had been trying every possible means to plot for Mr. Bai’s cranium.
However, because the Emperor in this life severed the connection with his true body in the Star Sea.
Even if Yin Shangren and Xu Ke were to convey their findings to the Emperor, Li Fan was destined to remain uninformed.
...
During the time the two were visiting the Museum of Divine Artifacts,
An unusual aura had already begun to spread over the territory of the Alliance of Thousands of Immortals.
Because Li Fan’s Split had infiltrated the underground with Sun Tianci and stolen nearly a fifth of the Tao Foundation from the slumbering Cultivators, the Immortal Alliance’s upper echelons were infuriated.
They began a large-scale covert investigation.
Without giving a reason, they scrutinized every Cultivator who had been present in Tong Yan State that day.
The Eternal Immortal Wall was meant to remain hidden and could only be investigated in private.
Yet an opaque investigation was sure to cause widespread panic.
The Immortal Alliance Cultivators were buzzing with rumors, and with the spy from the Sacred Dynasty stirring the pot, the speculation that the Alliance of Thousands of Immortals was about to go to war with the Five Elders Organization intensified.
As the situation grew increasingly tense, disaster struck from Jiushan Province.
As the Heavenly Spirit Sect within Jiushan Province suddenly rebelled,
In collusion with the Five Elders Organization, they managed to seize control of Jiushan Province in one fell swoop.
The fall of Jiushan Province sent shockwaves through the Immortal Alliance.
The Immortal Alliance declared a state of emergency readiness and, to prevent the Five Elders Organization from expanding their victories, mobilized a large number of Cultivators to rush to the border to construct defense lines.
Cultivators from various states were also forbidden to move around freely, and most of the time, they were only allowed to walk within the Heaven Cities of each state.
The Immortal Alliance was discussing how to recapture Jiushan Province.
Meanwhile, unseen by them, the army of Sacred Dynasty Daqi had already boarded Pu Xian’s Real Ship and, following the White Mist Barrier, appeared within the territories of the Immortal Alliance states.
They awaited only the Emperor’s decree to swarm down and launch a full-scale assault on the Alliance of Thousands of Immortals.
"Brother, when do we act? I can hardly wait anymore."
Within the White Mist, Ou Shangtian rubbed his hands together, his gaze piercing through the White Mist Barrier, incredibly excited.
"Just wait a little longer. Let’s wait for the formation of the Central Four States to be complete," Sun Erlang said with great composure.
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The Immortal Alliance declared a state of emergency readiness and, to prevent the Five Elders Organization from expanding their victories, mobilized a large number of Cultivators to rush to the border to construct defense lines.
Cultivators from various states were also forbidden to move around freely, and most of the time, they were only allowed to walk within the Heaven Cities of each state.
The Immortal Alliance was discussing how to recapture Jiushan Province.
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Meanwhile, unseen by them, the army of Sacred Dynasty Daqi had already boarded Pu Xian’s Real Ship and, following the White Mist Barrier, appeared within the territories of the Immortal Alliance states.
They awaited only the Emperor’s decree to swarm down and launch a full-scale assault on the Alliance of Thousands of Immortals.
"Brother, when do we act? I can hardly wait anymore."
Within the White Mist, Ou Shangtian rubbed his hands together, his gaze piercing through the White Mist Barrier, incredibly excited.
"Just wait a little longer. Let’s wait for the formation of the Central Four States to be complete," Sun Erlang said with great composure.
