Life span plundered, I became a detective and achieved immortality

Chapter 1071 Found it

At the very center of the head seat, the Purple Yuan Golden Immortal slowly spoke. He wore a purple robe with intricate star trail runes embroidered on the hem. Each rune seemed to contain a vast starry sky, with the trajectory of the birth and death of stars flowing within it. His aura was extremely noble, as if he was born to be above all living beings. Even the chaotic energy around him had to restrain its sharpness.

Although his voice was calm, it faintly revealed a lack of confidence. The outer void was not like the immortal realm; the immortal energy there was as violent as a blade, and the rules of the Great Dao were chaotic as tangled hemp. Deducing the traces of living beings in that void was hundreds or even thousands of times more difficult than in the various immortal realms. Even if the nine immortals joined forces, they were not entirely confident that they could find that mysterious immortal.

As the words fell, the nine divine thrones lit up simultaneously, their immortal Dao patterns seeming to come alive, emanating strands of golden threads that intertwined among the nine figures to form a vast Dao net covering the entire space. Above this net, Daoist energy flowed ceaselessly, and the undulating landscape of the Nine Realms could be faintly seen within it. Fragments of cause and effect from countless millennia ago floated like quicksand, each fragment concealing a story sealed away by time.

With a fingertip gesture, the Purple Origin Golden Immortal activated his own Daoist essence, drawing it into the Dharma Net: "Using my Purple Origin Dao Foundation as a guide, I will bind the fragments of cause and effect from the Nine Realms!"

As he spoke, a purple beam of light shot up from the divine throne, merging into the magic net like a jade pillar supporting the sky. This tinged the originally pure golden threads with a luxurious purple halo, and star trail runes flowed on the threads, seemingly locating the cause and effect that transcended time and space.

On the left, the Azure Cloud Golden Immortal in a green robe followed closely behind, his body radiating a brilliant azure light. Endless vitality surged from his body, transforming into an emerald azure dragon that charged into the Dharma Net: "The Great Dao of Life, tracing back to its origin, the source of life, manifest!" The azure dragon circled once within the Dharma Net, its scales opening and closing, scattering specks of azure light that fell like spring rain on the blurry fragments of cause and effect, gradually clarifying the patterns on the fragments and revealing the traces of living beings.

Immediately following, the other seven Immortal Golden Immortals made their moves—the Profound True Golden Immortal's eyes swirled with Yin and Yang, drawing upon the power of reincarnation; a stream of black and white energy merged into the magic net, like two intertwined torrents, untangling the chaotic lines of time and space, clearly distinguishing the trajectories of the past and future; the Burning Heaven Golden Immortal's body blazed with intense flames, transforming into a phantom of a Vermilion Bird, which shrieked as it crashed into the magic net. The Vermilion Bird flapped its wings, scattering sparks that incinerated the falsehoods concealing the truth; the Nine Heavens Golden Immortal waved his hand, and the illusory starry river surrounding his throne poured down, merging into the magic net, like a god wielding an hourglass, precisely controlling the flow of time and space, allowing the rewinding scenes to unfold at a measured pace…

One after another, immortal paths, like rainbows piercing the sun, pierced through the void and merged into the Dharma Net. Nine distinct yet equally powerful immortal Dao auras collided and fused within the Dharma Net, sometimes sparking dazzling sparks, like exploding stars; sometimes transforming into swirling chaotic currents, like the beginning of heaven and earth. Ultimately, this power condensed into a terrifying force more than a hundred times stronger than the white-robed immortal, like a golden lightning bolt, tearing through the barriers of space and spreading into the depths of the chaotic void.

The chaotic mist within the space was stirred into a vortex by this force, causing the nine divine thrones to tremble slightly. The shimmering light of the Dao patterns illuminated the solemn faces of everyone present. They could clearly feel that the force was penetrating layer upon layer of barriers, tracing back to that faint trace from eight million years ago.

Soon, Huanglong Zhenren's travel trajectory within the Xuanzhen Immortal Realm quickly appeared in the Dharma Net—from the western wasteland to the boundary barrier, every step was clearly discernible, finally settling on the already healed crack in the barrier of the Xuanzhen Immortal Realm.

"As expected, Fellow Daoist Xuanzhen was right. That mysterious immortal has already entered the outer void..." Zi Yuan Golden Immortal looked at the scene in the Dharma Net, his heart sinking. That crack in the barrier completely shattered the last bit of hope in his heart. The chaotic rules of the outer void would undoubtedly make the deduction even more difficult.

The next second...

The Yin-Yang Taiji diagram reappeared in Xuanzhen Golden Immortal's eyes, slowly rotating as the magic net deduced. He softly shouted, "Everyone, help me! Focus all your power on that crack in the barrier..."

The Xuanzhen Immortal Realm is his home turf, and the power he can unleash at this moment, under his leadership, is far greater than that of Ziyuan Jinxian, the leader of the nine immortals.

The eight immortals, including Zi Yuan Jin Xian, exchanged glances. Without hesitation, the magic net contracted, all the golden threads converging at a single point, their power condensed to its peak, tracing back to the location of the spatial rift torn open by Huang Long Zhenren eight million years ago. Light and shadow flowed within the magic net, and a scene of chaotic void gradually emerged—violent immortal energy surged like a silver-gray raging tide, the closing rift's afterimage flickered with spatial fluctuations, and a faint wisp of purple-gold aura, like a lost star, flickered faintly in the chaos, carrying a unique dragon-like majesty…

"almost!"

Xuanzhen Jinxian's face showed a hint of excitement, and the Yin-Yang Taiji diagram in his eyes spun more and more rapidly, almost flying out of his eyes.

However, at that moment, the scene suddenly distorted violently! A blurry dragon shadow flashed by in the light and shadow. The dragon shadow's scales were as dense as stars, and its eyes seemed to contain the chaos of the beginning of creation. It raised its head and let out an invisible roar, which shook the magic net violently.

Immediately afterwards, endless chaotic mist surged from the scene, swallowing all traces like a tide, erasing all causal imprints, and leaving no place for the power of tracing back.

"Om..."

The net of law trembled violently, the nine immortal Daoist auras simultaneously became disordered, the golden threads broke inch by inch, turning into countless points of light and dissipating.

The deduction was thus abruptly interrupted.

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In the outer void, the chaotic currents, dark and gloomy, surged like a raging torrent. Occasionally, fragments of shattered ancient stars would streak through the turbulent flow, leaving behind fleeting glimmers of light.

Huanglong Zhenren's purple-gold dragon robe fluttered in the chaos. He suddenly turned around and looked in the direction of the Xuanzhen Immortal Realm. Although separated by billions of years of void, the nine intertwined immortal auras pierced through the chaos like sharp arrows, faintly emanating a familiar fluctuation. A knowing look flashed in his eyes, and a cold, sharp smile curled at the corner of his mouth: "As expected, just as I predicted, the nine immortals have made their move together."

He raised his hand to brush away the scales on his dragon robe that were being blown about by the turbulent currents, his voice tinged with relief: "Fortunately, we are in the outer void, where the Great Dao is in chaos. If we were still in the Xuanzhen Immortal Realm, those nine old geezers would have already locked onto our whereabouts, and the consequences would have been unimaginable."

The moment those nine auras rushed towards him, four of them were particularly terrifying—they possessed a pressure deeply rooted in the very essence of the Great Dao. Even across endless space and time, they caused his dragon blood to stagnate, giving rise to a tremor originating from the depths of his soul. Such power was far beyond his current ability to withstand. Facing just one of them alone would be enough for him to fight with all his might; if the four joined forces, along with the other five immortals, even if he managed to escape by sheer luck, he would likely pay a heavy price, perhaps even losing most of his fellow cultivators.

Taking a deep breath, Master Huanglong suppressed his apprehension. His purple-gold dragon aura became even more condensed, completely isolating him from the surrounding turbulent immortal energy. Without pausing, he turned and continued his rapid journey into the depths of chaos, his speed several times faster than before. His dragon robe transformed into a streak of purple-gold light, cleaving through layers of chaos, leaving a faint golden trail behind him. This trail was quickly swallowed by the chaotic energy and vanished into the endless darkness.

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In the center of the Nine Realms Continent, in that mysterious space.

The chaotic mist had not yet subsided from the tremors, and the immortal golden immortals on the nine divine thrones all wore solemn expressions. The aftershocks of the shattered magic net rippled through the void before finally vanishing without a trace.

"Gentlemen, now that things have come to this, it seems unlikely that we can find the whereabouts of that mysterious immortal without paying a price." Zi Yuan Jin Xian broke the silence first, the star trail runes on his purple robe dimming slightly. He glanced at the other eight immortals one by one, his tone solemn, and said, "Next, shall we stop here, or continue?"

"This……"

A hint of hesitation flashed in the eyes of the eight immortals. Judging from the solemn expression on the old man Ziyuan's face, the price they would have to pay next would definitely not be light. But that mysterious immortal was like a sharp thorn stuck in the foundation of the nine immortal domains. They would not have peace until he was removed.

By merely supporting a mere brat like Lie Xuan, he has already wreaked havoc on nearly half of the Golden Immortals in the Nine Immortal Realms. If he were to do this a few more times, the Nine Immortal Realms would likely be reduced to nine powerless commanders.

Finally, the Golden Immortal Burning Heaven, clad in a fiery robe, suddenly unleashed a surge of divine flames, illuminating his throne in a crimson glow. His most impulsive and hot-tempered nature prevented him from speaking first, "Everyone, let's try one last time! If that fails, we'll consider other methods." The temperature of his divine flames soared, even distorting the very space around him. "I cannot swallow this insult of letting that cowardly rat slip away right under my nose!"

"I'm also a little unwilling to give up like this." The white-robed Golden Immortal brushed his fingertips against his temples, his eyes sparkling. After hesitating for a moment, he finally nodded in agreement, "Let's listen to Old Ghost Burning Heaven and try one more time."

"Then try again."

Xuanzhen Golden Immortal slowly opened his mouth, his eyes swirling with the yin and yang energies. The Nine Heavens Golden Immortal was unwilling, and so was he. With such a formidable enemy lurking in the shadows, like a venomous snake waiting for its chance to strike, he would never be able to sleep peacefully again.

The other five immortal golden immortals exchanged glances, all seeing the same determination in each other's eyes—rather than be ambushed by this mysterious immortal in the future, it would be better to pay the price now and expose him. They all nodded in agreement: "Good."

"Alright!" A decisive glint flashed in Zi Yuan Jin Xian's eyes, and he finally made the decision, "Then let's try one last time. Everyone, use your life essence blood!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he flicked his finger lightly at his chest, and a stream of purple-gold essence blood shot out from his fingertip. The essence blood floated in the void, exuding a rich aura of life essence. Each drop contained the essence of his billions of years of cultivation, and even the slightest loss would damage his very foundation.

"Life essence, go!"

The eight immortals, including Xuanzhen Golden Immortal, gritted their teeth, a hint of pain flashing in their eyes, but they no longer hesitated. Eight streams of essence blood, each a different color, flew from their fingertips—Xuanzhen Golden Immortal's essence blood was a black and white intertwined, seemingly containing the cycle of yin and yang; Fentian Golden Immortal's essence blood was crimson like molten lava, carrying the raging flames that could scorch the heavens and boil the seas; and Jiutian Golden Immortal's essence blood shimmered with starlight, as if containing a miniature universe…

In an instant, nine drops of immortal blood gathered in the void, colliding and merging to form a crimson net covering the entire space. Nine completely different Daoist auras flowed across the blood net, and an aura dozens of times more terrifying than the previous magic net emanated from it, causing the chaotic air currents at the edge of space to stop flowing, and even the nine divine thrones hummed slightly under this pressure.

In the blink of an eye, the blood net, like a crimson lightning bolt, tore through the void and probed into the depths of the outer chaos. This time, the blurry dragon shadow could not completely block it; the blood net accurately captured the purple-gold stream of light that it had not previously locked onto!

A blurry golden figure gradually became clear in the eyes of Zi Yuan Jin Xian and the others—the person was wearing a five-clawed golden dragon robe, surrounded by purple-gold dragon energy. Although his face was still hazy, one could feel a majestic aura that looked down on the chaos. He was stepping on a time-space node and quickly moving away from the nine immortal realms.

"Good! Good! Good! We've finally found it!"

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