My Simulated Road to Immortality

Li Fan nodded in agreement: "Although it's helpless, it indeed is the truth. This Death Qi appeared too suddenly, clearly targeting the Gray Chess Piece in our hands."

"Don't forget, there is still one more on the Immortal Boat. Perhaps, that unknown enemy might show up at our door at any moment..."

Li Fan's words silenced everyone present in an instant.

The Immortal Boat has always prioritized the overall situation.

They could still distinguish between personal grievances and the overall interests of the Immortal Boat.

"The enemy is coming fiercely!" Lu Yuzhi sighed deeply, his eyes filled with concern.

To confront this unknown formidable enemy, the Immortal Boat soon convened an all-Elders Union meeting.

As a Witness of the incident, Li Fan also attended.

Zhong Daogong first made a summarizing statement: "The opponent definitely came for the Gray Chess Piece. Now, the Gray Chess Piece we hold has lost some of its responsiveness to the other pieces. It's likely due to the four pieces taken away by them."

"However, there are two doubts."

"First, how did they precisely locate Elder Lu Yuzhi's group."

"Second, what method did they use to block our Gray Chess Piece's perception."

"As for that Death Qi Storm used to attack..."

"After checking the Immortal Boat records, we have found some possibilities."

Zhong Daogong's words immediately drew everyone's attention.

Jian Dusheng coughed lightly and started explaining: "Death Qi and life force, they exist in opposition to each other. Following the Great Calamity, most areas fell into the silent Abyss Star Ocean, theoretically, it's improbable for such a huge amount of Death Qi to exist."

"Thus, we speculate that the origin of this Death Qi should be from some Cultivation World."

"And the amount of Death Qi they used as an offensive weapon... it's simply unimaginable," Jian Dusheng spoke with a heavy tone.

Hearing this, the Elders of the Immortal Boat quickly raised their doubts.

"During the Great Calamity, the All Realms were already shattered long ago. Where could they have gathered so much Death Qi?"

"It completely defies common sense!"

Zhong Daogong sighed: "That's exactly where the key problem lies. I'm afraid that this Death Qi has been accumulated by the other party since ancient times, before the Star Sea suffered the Tribulation."

"The opponent is likely, like us, a civilization that has survived from ancient times."

"Being able to predict and evade the attacks of True Immortal Seal Characters; having a good understanding of the True Immortal Creation's Gray Chess Piece, catching us off guard. From beginning to end, the opponent never showed their face..."

"From their various actions, this unknown civilization is no weaker than our Immortal Boat."

With the end of Zhong Daogong's words, the meeting fell into a strange silence.

The Elders furrowed their brows tightly, lost in thought.

Li Fan broke the silence, he sighed: "I didn't expect that in this seemingly dead Star Sea, apart from the Immortal Boat and Da Qi, there are other brilliant civilizations existing."

The Elders of the Immortal Boat all fixed their eyes on Li Fan.

Jian Dusheng squinted his eyes and asked: "Fellow Daoist Li, could it be possible that the unknown enemy who attacked you is from your Hometown, Da Qi?"

This was also a doubt harbored by all the Elders of the Immortal Boat.

At this moment, as Jian Dusheng asked, everyone stared intently at Li Fan, wanting to hear his answer.

"Da Qi?" Li Fan clearly did not expect Jian Dusheng to ask this.

"How could it..." he initially denied subconsciously.

But soon, he seemed to realize something, his brows furrowed in thought, and his words abruptly stopped.

After a long while, Li Fan spoke again, softly saying: "Firstly, one thing I can be sure of is that I absolutely do not have any surveillance methods from Da Qi on me. I am definitely not an insider for Da Qi..."

"I can't provide any evidence. But you all have been with me for such a long time, you should know well what kind of person I am."

Li Fan paused, proudly saying: "Speaking of words you may not heed, if I were truly a spy for Da Qi, aiming at the Gray Chess Piece. When I was helping to rebuild the Immortal Boat's Protection Matrix, with my unmatched Escape Technique in the Star Sea, I could have directly stolen it and fled."

"There would be absolutely no need to go through such great trouble."

The meeting grew even quieter.

No one contradicted him. Most of them silently agreed with Li Fan's statement, but still, a few people looked at Li Fan with a hint of doubt in their eyes.

Li Fan's self-defense continued: "Moreover, at the time we were attacked, we were planning to continue toward the deep part of the Ruined World The Wall to gather more. If I were truly an insider, why wouldn't I wait until we found more and then inform them to strike, catching everyone in one net?"

"After success, why would I bother to return to the Immortal Boat?"

"At that time, the other three Elder of the Immortal Boat were extremely weakened, without my Escape Technique to assist, they probably would have perished long ago. Letting them vanish from the world unnoticed, wouldn't that have been better? Why go through such great trouble?"

The more Li Fan spoke, the more a rage seemed to build inside him.

He snorted coldly: "If not, I wouldn't be having this lengthy talk with you all at the end of my life, taking the Immortal Boat as a place to return to."

"If I wanted to leave, who among you could stop me?"

None of the Elders of the Immortal Boat could rebut a single word.

After all, that Wooden Sword Mirage, capable of ignoring almost all restricting powers, is indeed unthinkable.

At this moment, Zhong Daogong hurriedly stepped in to smooth things over, he chuckled softly, consolingly saying: "Li Daoist friend, there's no need for such agitation. We absolutely believe in you, but we know very little about Da Qi behind you. Naturally, doubts will arise."

Li Fan's anger slightly subsided.

He pondered for a moment, then answered carefully: "Within Da Qi, factions abound. I am only more familiar with my Master's branch of research..."

"However, indeed, I have never heard of anyone in Da Qi possessing such a vast amount of Death Qi."

"Moreover, my face is somewhat well-known in Da Qi. If the adversary were truly from Da Qi, they would never dare to act against me! Otherwise, even if I die, my Master will not let them off!" Li Fan said with conviction.

Zhong Daogong nodded slightly and temporarily stopped his inquiries.

"About the commencement and conclusion of this attack, I have some conjectures. I suggest we discuss them."

"The Gray Chess Piece, lying quietly in the Immortal Boat's Mi Chang for so many years without incident, has now suddenly suffered an attack..."

"After ruling out the possibility of deliberate information leak, perhaps it was the gathering of too many chess pieces that drew attention."

Zhong Daogong spoke loudly: "This unknown civilization, for many years, may have been searching for traces of the Gray Chess Piece. But without a Gray Chess Piece in hand, they couldn't search through induction."

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"However, indeed, I have never heard of anyone in Da Qi possessing such a vast amount of Death Qi."

"Moreover, my face is somewhat well-known in Da Qi. If the adversary were truly from Da Qi, they would never dare to act against me! Otherwise, even if I die, my Master will not let them off!" Li Fan said with conviction.

Zhong Daogong nodded slightly and temporarily stopped his inquiries.

"About the commencement and conclusion of this attack, I have some conjectures. I suggest we discuss them."

"The Gray Chess Piece, lying quietly in the Immortal Boat's Mi Chang for so many years without incident, has now suddenly suffered an attack..."

"After ruling out the possibility of deliberate information leak, perhaps it was the gathering of too many chess pieces that drew attention."

Zhong Daogong spoke loudly: "This unknown civilization, for many years, may have been searching for traces of the Gray Chess Piece. But without a Gray Chess Piece in hand, they couldn't search through induction."