My Simulated Road to Immortality - Chapter 1135 - 1090: The Dark Devours the Law King

“From now on, we are one entity.”

“If anyone discovers those three who fell behind and attempts to return, report immediately. Then, all of us together will strike them down.”

“Remember, do not trust those who come back from the darkness. Even if they were once your closest companions.”

As they proceeded in step, the members of the Immortal Alliance once again reiterated the prohibition.

Meanwhile, through communication with Law Transmitter Zhou, Li Fan had also learned about the origin of this Dark Forbidden Land.

Due to the presence of the Immortal Ruins, the Xuanhuang World was constantly under the influence of an exceedingly powerful force of absorption.

Logically speaking, if unchecked, everything in the Xuanhuang World would slowly fall into the Immortal Ruins.

That was what the Cultivators of the Alliance of Thousands of Immortals once thought.

But the discovery of the Dark Forbidden Land had shattered that notion.

The Dark Forbidden Land was a collection of worldly materials that went against the direction of the Immortal Ruins.

Although still a part of the Xuanhuang World, it had its own unique rules.

Besides what was previously mentioned, neither divine sense nor voice could separate from the body.

Cultivators who became lost would have their minds taken over by unknown existences in the darkness. They would become something else entirely.

Yet they themselves would remain unaware.

“This… could it be somewhat similar to Mo Rubing’s soul-snatching method?” Li Fan thought.

“Yes. But that’s only a similarity in characteristics. It doesn’t explain anything,” Law Transmitter Zhou said, seemingly steering the conversation away from that topic, and continued, “Ever since this place was discovered, the Immortal Alliance has taken it very seriously. Due to the force of darkness going against the Immortal Ruins, it’s possible that by studying it, we could find a way to break away from the Immortal Ruins. But until now, only the most core Dharma Transmitters knew of this.”

“That Mystical Sky Sect King who once occupied the bodies of Chen and the others, thus also learned of this place’s existence.”

“The You Clan People are not native to the Dark Forbidden Land, but they were the first to discover how to access it and mastered the method of utilizing the power of darkness. It was during our campaign against the You Clan People’s Small World and our skirmishes with them that we discovered this secret.”

“Power of darkness? Could it be that it is an entirely different existence from the Celestial Spiritual Power?” Li Fan mused and asked.

“Not at all. Through our years of observation, the power of darkness also possesses certain characteristics of the Celestial Spiritual Power. But…” Law Transmitter Zhou hesitated, seemingly searching for the right words to describe it.

“Celestial Spiritual Power and the power of darkness are like a person and their own shadow.”

“Originally, the two should blend together, indistinguishable from one another. However, due to the presence of the Immortal Ruins, the power of darkness has been forcibly separated from it.”

Upon hearing this, Li Fan began to understand.

Just like a centrifuge separates different components from a liquid.

The power of darkness gathered in the opposite direction because of its nature of going against the Immortal Ruins, while the rest of the Xuanhuang World gradually fell into the Immortal Ruins.

“The force of absorption from the Immortal Ruins is due to the presence of the [Hunger] seal characters.”

“Then what exactly is this power of darkness? How can it withstand the force of the True Immortal Seal Characters?” Li Fan wondered.

“We have already explored the entire Dark Forbidden Land previously. So when Mo Rubing infiltrated and caused strange phenomena, we were able to detect it immediately,”

“If you observe carefully, you should also be able to notice,” Law Transmitter Zhou reminded.

“Oh?”

Upon hearing this, Li Fan immediately began to sense the darkness around him with a frown.

After a long moment…

“Are you referring to this wave-like, rhythmic pulsation?” Li Fan asked.

“Exactly. We detected Mo Rubing’s presence at the source of this rhythm. However…”

Law Transmitter Zhou’s tone became uncertain: “He has been here for about ten days now. Yet he has never changed positions. It’s as if he’s severely injured and has lost consciousness.”

“Could it be a trap?” Li Fan couldn’t help but ask.

“It’s not,” Law Transmitter Zhou stated decisively.

“Even if it is a trap… with so many of us here this time, we are not afraid of a mere practitioner of the Ancient Law of Immortality.”

Seeing that Law Transmitter Zhou was so confident, Li Fan did not voice any opposition.

With no one speaking, the surroundings once again fell into a terrifying silence.

“Be cautious and vigilant, we’re almost there.”

After an indeterminate amount of time, the warning from Law Transmitter Zhou came.

Locking onto the direction from where the rhythm seemed to emanate, the cultivators of the Immortal Alliance formed an encircling formation, as instructed.

They had Mo Rubing, hidden in the darkness, completely surrounded.

They were all ready to attack at a single command.

Meanwhile, Li Fan also received continuous reminders from the Vengeance Array.

“Is it really Mo Rubing?”

Li Fan couldn’t help but feel astonished.

“Strange…”

Despite the lingering doubts in his mind, Li Fan did not act rashly.

He merely followed the movements of the other Immortal Alliance cultivators, gradually closing the hunting circle.

Everyone held their breath in anticipation, but Mo Rubing made no response whatsoever.

It seemed as if he was completely unaware of the approaching enemies.

This was still the case even when the Immortal Alliance cultivators finally reached him.

…

“Stand down from alert.”

“He seems to be dead.”

The voice of Law Transmitter Zhou came with a hint of disbelief.

“Hmm?”

A chill suddenly surged in Li Fan’s heart.

He followed the crowd of Immortal Alliance cultivators to the very center.

The moment he touched Mo Rubing’s body, his divine sense sensed Mo Rubing’s current state.

Mo Rubing’s face had disappeared.

Only a mass of darkness swirled and pulsed on top of his head.

The sight was indescribably strange, but what disturbed Li Fan even more was Mo Rubing’s body.

Half of it was still a human body.

Yet the other half seemed as though it had been consumed by the darkness of this place.

Constantly changing between darkness and solid form.

Under the probing of the black-robed death warriors of the Immortal Alliance, it was confirmed that the darkness engulfing half of Mo Rubing’s body was not illusory.

It was indeed his flesh that was disappearing and reappearing, continually transforming.

When the darkness manifested and a hand reached out to touch it, all that met the touch was emptiness.

But after a brief moment, when the half of the body reappeared,

The darkness would suddenly vanish.

And with it, the hand of the death warrior that reached into the darkness disappeared as well.

It was as if the darkness could spread infection—as the black-robed death warrior made no sound at all before being swallowed by the darkness that surged from his own hand.

Fortunately, Law Transmitter Zhou made a decisive call, severing connections with the death warrior immediately and ordering his immediate execution.

That prevented the spread of the darkness among the rest of the Immortal Alliance members.

“Fellow Daoist, what are your thoughts?” asked Law Transmitter Zhou, his tone somewhat grave.

Li Fan was silent for a long while before slowly stating, “The darkness on Mo Rubing’s corpse seems different from the darkness in the Dark Forbidden Land.”

“The darkness on the corpse is infectious, whereas the surrounding environmental darkness is not.”

“Until we’ve ascertained the true nature of this place, it’s best not to touch anything.”

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