My Simulated Road to Immortality

Chapter 317: 296: The Death of the Body results in the Void of the Path

Translator: 549690339

“Why have they asked me to return? Could there be a new development in the situation?” Li Fan pondered with a touch of confusion as he returned to Tianyu City.

After some thought, instead of going straight to the Universal Courtyard, Li Fan first went to the Tianxuan Mirror in Tianyu City.

Upon entering his exclusive space in the Tianxuan Mirror…

Meanwhile, his clone, far away in the Misthaven Ocean, paused his training in the Creation Furnace Skill and began to search for Natural Treasures that could increase his Divine Soul Sensing and affinity.

Information about various items appeared in succession.

After browsing through them, Li Fan selected the High-quality human Spectre [Ghost Pin].

He then sent the Ghost pin into the Vanguard Realm of Bones.

His main body immediately initiated a ceremony to absorb the Natural Treasure within the Pioneer Mirror.

The [Real] within his Dantian slowly shifted, ultimately turning into a form that was half Seven Apertures Exquisite Heart and half Ghost Pin.

With all of this completed, Li Fan, who had returned to the real world, then proceeded towards the Universal Courtyard.

Having transformed the [Real] into a Ghost Pin, Li Fan naturally hoped this would increase his chances of identifying the Soul Contract.

The reason he hadn’t done this during the previous closed-door training was out of concern for his own safety.

Who knows, the Universal Courtyard might be under constant surveillance.

Originally, my score was average, but after exchanging for a Natural Treasure, my performance started to gradually rise…

The stark contrast could potentially attract unwanted attention.

There’s no need to take that risk.

But outside the Universal Courtyard, inside the TianXuan Mirror, there were fewer concerns.

At least for now, it seemed that the TianXuan Mirror could be trusted.

When Li Fan next entered the Universal Courtyard, there was no Array Technique test and he faced Ji Hongdao directly.

“I offer my respects to you, Senior!” Li Fan saluted.

“Hm, so soon?” Ji Hongdao was somewhat surprised. “I suppose that’s good. It saves from anything unexpected happening.”

He sighed, appearing somewhat worn out.

“May I ask Senior, what happened?” queried Li Fan.

“Ah, it’s a long story.” As Ji Hongdao reissued a Universal Order to Li Fan and led him to meet Huang Fusong, he explained the reason for summoning him back so abruptly.

“What? Dan Taitao and more than a dozen others were taking a break outside and met with an accident, and unfortunately died?” Li Fan stared at Ji Hongdao in disbelief, wondering if he had misheard.

Li Fan’s astonishment was not without reason, as this was indeed too absurd.

Dan Taitao was the most outstanding talent among all cultivators in this training session.

From the very first evaluation, he had secured the top scores.

The rate at which he identified Soul Contracts was a staggering one hundred percent.

Anyone with clear vision could see that such a person was bound to achieve extraordinary success in the future.

Therefore, it wasn’t surprising that during the training intervals, some cultivators would intentionally interact and establish relations with him.

While Dan Taitao was polite and courteous on the surface, he was quite discerning and only willing to associate with those who also excelled in the evaluations.

In this way, over the course of almost half a year, a small group with Dan Taitao at the helm gradually emerged.

With about a dozen members, all were highly talented in Array Techniques.

Their cultivation levels were also not weak, with the weakest among them being a Golden Core Cultivator.

Dan Taitao himself, despite his young age, had already achieved the Nascent Soul stage.

Calling these individuals the pride of Heaven would not be an exaggeration.

But such a group met with an accident and died in Tianyu Province, the heartland of the Alliance of Thousands of Immortals?

“Seeing your reaction,” Ji Hongdao sighed regretfully, “Dan Taitao and the others said they have been cooped up for half a year. Just before the beginning of the second stage of closed training, they wanted to go out and relax, to clear and refresh their minds.”

“They felt reassured as all of them had formidable strength and were given defensive magic items by their elders. And Tianyu Province is pretty safe, so I didn’t expect there would be any danger.”

“After thinking about it, I agreed to let them go.”

“But who could have foreseen…”

“Ah, a single moment of negligence! Just a single moment!”

With a wave of regret, Ji Hongdao let out a sequence of sighs.

“With the sudden death of more than a dozen people, the established quota for the next stage has been vacated.”

“In order to avoid wasting resources, we had to select substitute members based on the scores from the first round of the assessment.”

“This is also the reason why we hurriedly summoned you back.”

Li Fan didn’t feel disgraced in being a substitute.

Compared to those talented cultivators who inexplicably met their end, he was much more fortunate.

After hesitating a while, Li Fan still couldn’t help but ask: “Senior Ji, may I know what kind of accident…”

Ji Hongdao waved his hand to interrupt Li Fan’s question: “This matter has wide repercussions. Knowing more would only harm you.”

Li Fan nodded, no longer speaking.

After a while, Li Fan saw Huang Fusong again.

He looked at Li Fan, smiling and said: “How about that, kid? My premonition was pretty accurate. Said we’d meet again soon, and sure enough, you returned in no time.”

“Senior’s wisdom!” Li Fan cupped his hand in respect.

“Could it be that the accident which befell Dan Taitao and others was senior’s…”

Before Li Fan could finish speaking, Huang Fusong’s face drastically changed upon hearing his words.

He slapped Li Fan, not only interrupting his words but also lifting the memory seal on him.

“Kid, don’t make reckless comments.” Huang Fusong looked at Li Fan with a smile that didn’t reach his eyes, his gaze unfriendly.

“You can talk nonsense, but if someone took your words seriously…”

“All of these youngsters are from influential families. Their power is substantial.”

“Even Guan Xingxiu has been suspended. I certainly can’t afford it.”

Ji Hongdao impatiently said: “Enough from both of you.”

Putting an end to their conversation.

Clearly, Ji Hongdao’s standing was higher than Huang Fusong’s. As soon as he spoke, Huang Fusong instantly fell silent.

“You should go back to the courtyard and wait.”

“The Universal Order has prepared another Soul Gathering Bead for you. Don’t slack off during this period, grasp this opportunity to comprehend it.” He then instructed Li Fan.

“My gratitude to senior.”

Li Fan expressed his thanks.

Ji Hongdao waved his hand, and Li Fan returned to the familiar courtyard once again.

However, whether it was the same residence he had lived in before was uncertain.

“Guan Xingxiu.”

Recalling Huang Fusong’s words, Li Fan began to search for information on Guan Xingxiu.

“Commander of the Tianyu State Garrison Command…”

“One of the candidates for the next General Commander of the Garrison Command.”

Li Fan’s eyes slightly narrowed as he pondered.

What was referred to as an ‘accident’ could very well just be an excuse.

No matter how one looked at it, the whole matter reeked of conspiracy.

“Extremely Successful Heavenly Monarch has stepped down from the General Commander position of the Garrison Command.”

“I presume the struggle for this position has reached its peak.”

“At this critical juncture, such a major incident occurred within the jurisdiction of Guan Xingxiu, a powerful contender, causing his suspension…”

“It seems that some people are becoming reckless in their pursuit of becoming the General Commander.”

“Uh… No, wait.”

“This method of framing is too amateurish, noticeable at a glance. Therefore, it could also be a plot developed by Guan Xingxiu himself.”

“First distancing himself from the vortex of the struggle, fading out of sight. Then he will strike back as the unexpected comes. ”

“Of course, there’s also the possibility that the opponent might be using this strategy, boldly framing him.”

“Regardless of what the truth is, these so-called geniuses like Dan Taitao, under the true masters of the Alliance of Thousands of Immortals, were just abruptly and obscurely crushed, turned into pieces in an attack against their rivals.”

“What’s the use of high talent?”

“If one is dead, everything is in vain.”

Li Fan sighed quietly, took out a Gold Soul Gathering Bead, and proficiently drew out a Divine Soul.