My Simulated Road to Immortality - Chapter 1754: 1431

Chapter 1754: Chapter 1431

“Making me run errands again!”

“I’m Ma Tiande, after all, certified as a [Daoist Master] by the Sea of the Northern Stars. Although I’ve just begun to glimpse its mysteries, I can still coordinate and manipulate a portion of the Daoist Net Patterns within a unit area!”

“Every day, making me do those trivial tasks is simply a waste of my Ma Tiande’s life…”

The cultivator named Ma Tiande, filled with resentment, sped through the starry sky.

Li Fan never made a move, just watched him as he headed all the way into the area adjacent to the Sword Domain. He stayed there for three days before returning slowly.

It seemed he had vented, as his grievances disappeared. Humming a little tune, he leisurely headed back the way he came.

As Ma Tiande was about to enter the protection, Li Fan finally acted boldly.

Ordinary soul snatching and lurking methods have a high chance of being detected by the protection layer of the gathering area. Even any force related to the Immortals might trigger an alarm.

Thus, Li Fan used the “Dao Dan” art of the Mystic Immortal Boat. In the void, Ma Tiande, who was escaping, paused slightly.

And yet, he had already been refined by Li Fan into a “Human Pill” that could be consumed at any moment. Li Fan, with divine sense, silently swallowed the elixir and instantly transformed into Ma Tiande.

Temporarily severing the connection to the Dreamland Paradise instance, Li Fan sorted out the information in Ma Tiande’s spirit consciousness as he flew straight toward the gathering area.

“[Ji Le City]?”

“Interesting.”

In theory, this body was still Ma Tiande. It’s just that in his spirit consciousness, there was an additional segment of thought compared to before.

Any living beings, as long as they are alive, invariably have such fluctuations in thoughts.

Moreover, the Dao Dan art is unique to the Mystic Immortal Boat and had not appeared in this starry sky before.

The defense outside Ji Le City was strong, but it was difficult to guard against such unpredictable methods.

Without any setbacks, “Ma Tiande” smoothly flew into Ji Le City.

Unlike the overwhelming stench of negative emotions seen from the outside, what greeted Li Fan was a scene of revelry and prosperity.

Colorful lights stretched to the horizon. The wanton laughter, the lewd moaning, and the unrestrained scolding voices…

Filled every corner of the city.

“Ji Le City, three years of day, three years of night, a cycle of six years.”

“During the night, one indulges in pleasures, carefree.”

“During the day… wanton slaughter without consequence?”

While sorting through the information in Ma Tiande’s spirit consciousness, Li Fan went ahead to report.

Ma Tiande was heading to [Dao Island] this time to deliver an invitation for the Master of Ji Le City.

In thirty days, it would coincide with the day-night transition of Ji Le City.

Inviting everyone on Dao Island to come and witness the event.

…

Th𝚒𝓈 𝕔hȺp𝑡𝖾r 𝑖ṡ p0𝕤ṯҽ𝘥 b𝕪 𝒦𝚒†𝗲Ƞ𝟬𝕧𝑒𝘭

The information flashed through his mind, and Li Fan unhurriedly arrived at the center of Ji Le City.

Compared to the bustling and lively scene around, the mansion in the center was so cold and eerie. The stark contrast was such that anyone who set foot there couldn’t help but feel a chill in their heart.

Even though it wasn’t Ma Tiande’s first time here, he instinctively felt fear.

Li Fan didn’t ignore his feelings. Instead, he appropriately showed a corresponding expression.

Step by step, he came before the City Lord of Ji Le City and reported the situation.

“Scholar Zhu, the invitation has been delivered. But regarding how many people from Dao Island might come, that’s uncertain.”

Li Fan appeared troubled and explained truthfully, “As soon as I went in, the people on the island invited me for a sparring match. They even threatened that if I didn’t accept, they would tear up the invitation. I had no choice but to agree.”

“They said it was sparring, but it was just me getting beaten…”

Li Fan imitated Ma Tiande’s original behavior, complaining to the City Lord of Ji Le City.

The City Lord of Ji Le City, also known as Scholar Zhu in Ma Tiande’s words, seemed extremely aged from the outside.

His body hunched and shrunk inside a wide robe, appearing rather comical. Yet, the overwhelming sinister aura emanating from Scholar Zhu made Li Fan not dare underestimate him.

Li Fan even faintly sensed that the massive emotions accumulating above Ji Le City, nearly ninety percent of it, were linked to this Scholar Zhu.

Facing Ma Tiande’s relentless complaints, Scholar Zhu did not interrupt. He merely remained quietly still, and the bony finger tapped on the table. Occasionally, he ran a nail over the table, creating an unbearably piercing sound.

Li Fan saw clearly; the long table in front of Scholar Zhu was, astonishingly, made from piled and polished human skulls.

Even the residual thoughts on the skulls had not completely dissipated. As Scholar Zhu’s fingers gently slid over them, faint cries of pain and anguish could be heard.

“Ma Tiande” had cold sweat dripping from his forehead. Yet, he didn’t stop and completed the briefing from start to finish.

After finishing, he stood respectfully under the long table, waiting for the City Lord’s instructions.

The mansion was quiet for a while.

Outside, there was an occasional clamor and chatter that drifted inside.

Scholar Zhu, huddled in his robe, tapped his fingers on the long table. With each tap, a noise from outside abruptly ceased.

Until the place was completely silent, and the outside noise could no longer be heard. Only then did Scholar Zhu speak.

The voice was not that of an elderly man, but the sound of a naive and carefree child.

“You had a hard time escaping.”

“Stay for dinner before you leave.”

As the words were spoken, a ghostly figure floated out from the shadows and came before Li Fan.

With a rustling sound, a bowl of steaming red soup appeared in front of Li Fan.

Ma Tiande’s body trembled slightly.

This was both the body’s instinctive reaction and, to some extent, a representation of Li Fan’s emotional fluctuation.

The red soup in the bowl was filled with countless minced meat mixed with blood.

And floating in the bowl were eyeballs, one after the other.

They seemed to still possess their own consciousness, all staring at Li Fan outside the bowl.

Although Li Fan had destroyed worlds multiple times, treating world creatures as nothing, he had never done something so “disgusting.”

“Mr. Ma, please drink it quickly. Why haven’t you drunk it yet?”

Seeing Li Fan’s hesitation, Scholar Zhu’s voice suddenly became somewhat impatient, like a mischievous child suddenly losing his favorite toy. A strange aura began to spread from Scholar Zhu.

“Are you not hungry? Or are you dissatisfied with this bowl of soup?”

“It’s okay, I’ll have the servants prepare a better one right away.”

In Li Fan’s spirit consciousness, a flash of Ma Tiande’s knowledge about the Master of Ji Le City appeared.

“Will manifest many personalities.”

“Elder, child, flirtatious lady, cruel butcher…”

“The most emotionally unstable is the child.”

With a resolve in mind: “No need to trouble Scholar Zhu. This bowl of soup is indeed quite delicious.”

Saying so, Li Fan took up the red soup and drank it all in one go.

To his surprise, it was not at all as bloody as it appeared. Not even the slightest hint of blood and flesh was sensed.

On the contrary, there was an indescribable deliciousness that, with Li Fan’s knowledge, after experiencing nearly a hundred reincarnations in the Xuanhuang World and almost uncovering its secrets, was hard to match in taste.

With the bowl of red soup consumed, looking at the now empty bowl, Li Fan unexpectedly felt a sense of reluctance.

“So, would you like another bowl?”

Scholar Zhu noticed Li Fan’s emotional change and, as if finding a kindred spirit, became somewhat excited.

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“Will manifest many personalities.”

“Elder, child, flirtatious lady, cruel butcher…”

“The most emotionally unstable is the child.”

With a resolve in mind: “No need to trouble Scholar Zhu. This bowl of soup is indeed quite delicious.”

Saying so, Li Fan took up the red soup and drank it all in one go.

To his surprise, it was not at all as bloody as it appeared. Not even the slightest hint of blood and flesh was sensed.

On the contrary, there was an indescribable deliciousness that, with Li Fan’s knowledge, after experiencing nearly a hundred reincarnations in the Xuanhuang World and almost uncovering its secrets, was hard to match in taste.

With the bowl of red soup consumed, looking at the now empty bowl, Li Fan unexpectedly felt a sense of reluctance.

“So, would you like another bowl?”

Scholar Zhu noticed Li Fan’s emotional change and, as if finding a kindred spirit, became somewhat excited.