My Simulated Road to Immortality

Members of the Immortal Ark's Elders are far from the youthful appearance they seem to have.

For thousands of years, they've repeatedly used Ancient Spells to reverse trace their being. Turning old to young, they maintain their youth. But tracing back is not equivalent to everlasting life.

Senility is still quietly accumulating within them.

Now, as people like Lu Yuzhi and others suffer from Yin Shangren's Death Qi assault, the aging accumulated over the years explodes violently.

As a result, the effects of the Death Spell turn out to be far better than imagined.

The hair of three members of the Immortal Ark turns white as frost in an instant, and deep wrinkles quickly occupy their faces.

An air of decay begins to emerge within them.

"Ancient!" Having come to his senses, Lu Yuzhi forcibly calms himself and quickly inscribes an ancient character in the Void with his slightly trembling hand.

The target is not the unknown enemy, but themselves!

Under the power of "Ancient," the rapid aging of their bodies is somewhat alleviated.

But this is a mere stopgap.

The force emitting the power of retrospection is not the genuine True Immortal Seal Characters but a poor imitation. The extent of reversing to a previous state is far less than the speed at which they naturally age.

Moreover, the Death Qi Storm raging around them is intensifying. At this rate, it's feared that the four present will soon turn into a pile of bones!

Under the influence of both the Death Qi Storm and the Ancient Immortal Seal, Li Fan and Xu Gongding are also abruptly awakened.

Looking scared and at a loss.

"Let's go!"

Struggling to hold on, Lu Yuzhi shouts at Li Fan.

Li Fan's hair, originally black and white, has completely turned white. But he looks in the direction where the sealing sphere disappeared, torn: "But that Gray Chess Piece..."

"Without your life, you've got nothing!" The reluctance is evident in Lu Yuzhi's eyes, but he still roars.

"Ah ah!"

In a howl that seems like venting frustration, the Wooden Sword Mirage is unsheathed, temporarily lessening the onslaught of Death Qi.

The flash of the Sword Light ushers the four people away from the terrible all-encompassing Death Qi.

The figures of the four disappear into the sky as Bai Hua and Yin Shangren slowly reveal their true forms.

Suddenly controlling such a large outbreak of the Death Qi Storm is not an easy feat for Yin Shangren, who has just absorbed the Yin Yang Bead.

Seemingly uncontrollable, the vortex in his black and white eyes spins faster and faster.

Yin Shangren has to close his eyes to stabilize himself.

While Bai Hua, following Li Fan's instructions, sends out streaks of Golden Light to seal the recently stolen sphere.

"It's unknown who those three people who accompanied the Holy Master just now really are?"

"The characters they deployed seem to be in line with the Power of the True Immortal that remains in the Star Sea..."

"However, it must be said, the Holy Master's acting is indeed not bad. If it weren't for him actively passing on messages for us to coordinate, even I would have almost been deceived," Bai Hua says with subtle expression as the Sealing Array continues in her hands.

This Sealing Array Technique is extremely intricate, but with Li Fan's guidance, Bai Hua barely manages to complete its arrangement.

...

Outside the Ruined World The Wall.

The Immortal Ark's party has narrowly escaped but is still visibly shaken.

Even though they've fled from the scope of the Death Qi Storm, there's still a trace amount of Death Qi remaining inside their bodies, relentlessly eroding their lifespans.

"First, return to the Immortal Ark," Lu Yuzhi, now looking extremely decrepit, like a septuagenarian of the human realm and seemingly near life's end, manages to utter these four words, barely.

The condition of the others is not much better.

Especially Li Fan, who can only shake his head faintly, signaling that he is too weak to use any Escape Techniques.

Of the four, Nangong Lie is relatively in a better state.

He assists the others while fleeing toward the Immortal Ark and simultaneously sending distress signals.

After a period equivalent to the time it takes to drink a cup of Tea, Zhong Daogong and seven Elders of the Immortal Ark rush to the scene. Fearing a tactic of luring the tiger away from the mountain, they did not deploy in full force despite the life and death stakes of four Elders.

Seeing the four who are barely alive and shrouded in an aura of decay, the arriving support led by Zhong Daogong are grave.

However, knowing that saving lives is critical, they do not press for the cause immediately, opting instead to first rescue and treat the four.

Through the true Ancient characters and many life-prolonging Magic Treasures, they finally manage to avert the crisis temporarily.

Three days later.

Li Fan stands in a small courtyard, his expression somewhat dazed.

"I'm left with about ten years of lifespan."

"To suffer such a loss after one trip out!"

Hearing this, Lu Yuzhi smiles bitterly: "My situation isn't much different from yours. Less than half a century's lifespan remaining..."

The faces of Nangong Lie and Xu Gongding are equally somber.

After such a serious incident, the Elders' meeting will undoubtedly conduct a thorough investigation. They recount their experiences truthfully.

Zhong Daogong consoled them earnestly and attempted various methods to extend their lives.

But to little avail.

"Hmmph!"

The courtyard falls quiet for a moment before Nangong Lie slams the stone table in frustration, "We have suffered a Great Calamity, and to add insult to injury, four Gray Chess Pieces have been stolen..."

"It's a humiliation! Zhong Daogong ought to lead a party right away, not necessarily to claim justice but at the very least to find out the specifics about the assailant."

"Now look at this, so much time has passed and he's done nothing. When asked, his words sound plausible. Speaking of 'deliberating over decisions'... Pah! I think they've become frightened after seeing our desperate situation, nearing the end of our lives!" Nangong Lie vents his dissatisfaction.

Lu Yuzhi frowns slightly: "But Elder Zhong was not wrong in what he said. That Death Qi Storm is indeed too strange, too terrifying. Even as I've regained my senses and pondered over these few days, I haven't found any method to directly confront it. The four of us have been severely injured, and the Immortal Ark cannot afford to take an equivalent hit in a short time again."