Chapter 495

Chapter 495

"I believe the Five Elders Association may have come specifically for these remains," Sima Changkong said solemnly.

"Remains? What would they want with these remains?" Li Fan was shocked to learn that beneath the ordinary surface of Ten Thousand Immortals Island, there could be the buried corpses of numerous ancient cultivators. At the same time, he was puzzled by Sima Changkong's response.

"I cannot know for sure. Maybe the Five Elders Association has the ability to resurrect the dead? If those original transmitters of the Dao were to awaken and see the current state of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance, they would likely storm the headquarters, battling to the death," Sima Changkong sneered.

"Careful with your words, fellow Daoist," Li Fan diverted the conversation without addressing it directly.

"Mount Congyun’s changes, the original transmitters, the origins of Ten Thousand Immortals Island...”

"All of these are deeply hidden secrets. Based on what I know of today's cultivators, even those who have reached the Soul Transformation True Monarch stage might not be as well-versed in such secrets as you are."

"Who exactly are you?" Li Fan couldn’t help but ask curiously.

"What background could I possibly have? I'm just an ordinary cultivator," Sima Changkong dismissed it lightly.

Seeing Li Fan’s doubtful expression, Sima Changkong proudly said, "Let me tell you, once something happens in this world, it always leaves a trace."

"Erasing a cultivator's memory doesn’t mean you can completely bury the truth of history."

Sima Changkong suddenly stood up. "I have nothing to hide from you. I, Sima Changkong, am a historian!"

As he finished speaking, his entire body’s blood and energy seemed to surge intensely.

Li Fan, who was very familiar with the power of blood and energy due to his cultivation of the Creation Furnace technique, was shocked to find that the energy in Sima Changkong's body was incredibly complex.

Some of it was incredibly vibrant, like that of a newborn infant.

But some of it felt ancient, as if it had existed for thousands or even tens of thousands of years.

Blood energy burst from Sima Changkong’s body, forming a vast river of blood over his head.

As Li Fan observed closely, each drop of blood contained countless images and sounds.

The higher up he looked, the older the recorded scenes became.

The blood river was magnificent and vast, and the sheer amount of information recorded made even someone as mentally powerful as Li Fan feel dizzy after a brief observation.

Shocked, he quickly averted his gaze.

Sima Changkong, noticing Li Fan’s reaction, slowly withdrew the external manifestation of his energy.

These many clones traveled across the world, recording history as accurately and comprehensively as possible.

This explained why the Sima family members generally had short lifespans.

The river of blood recorded countless pieces of information from the Xuanhuang Realm's past.

To prevent unforeseen events from wiping out decades of accumulated knowledge, the Sima family's ancestors painstakingly devised a secret method called "One Is All".

As long as there was still a trace of Sima family bloodline in the world, the Bloodline History Archive would never be broken.

Li Fan then asked about the definition of the "Sima family bloodline."

Sima Changkong smiled proudly.

As long as there was even a trace of Sima blood in someone’s ancestry, no matter how diluted, the Bloodline History Archive could still be passed down.

After thousands of years, the descendants of the Sima family’s mortal lineage had spread throughout the Xuanhuang Realm.

In other words, unless all mortals in the Xuanhuang Realm were exterminated, the Bloodline History Archive could never be completely eradicated.

"Sima family, truly extraordinary! What a remarkable method and divine technique!" Li Fan exclaimed in admiration.

Li Fan then asked Sima Changkong for a communication talisman and carefully stored it in his storage ring.

"Daoist Sima, we must keep in close contact from now on," Li Fan said warmly, continuing to chat with this historian of the cultivation world for quite some time before reluctantly parting.

Upon returning to the old site of Ten Thousand Immortals Island, Li Fan’s true body, located far away in Shilin Prefecture, noticed that the communication talisman issued by the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance was flashing continuously.

Puzzled, Li Fan took out the talisman and sensed the message.

After a moment, his expression became somewhat strange.

"I've been ordered to act as the acting island lord of Ten Thousand Immortals Island, responsible for rebuilding the Immortal City of Congyun Sea."

"The location is right above the former Ten Thousand Immortals Island."

"Execute immediately, without error."

Li Fan read the message several times, finally confirming it wasn’t a joke.