Chapter 1054: The Shocking Truth
"Collectibles, you say..."
Li Fan's mind drifted to the cultivators Transmitter Zhou had saved.
In their eyes, Transmitter Zhou was a genuine savior. The Alliance's high command had gone astray, and the world needed someone to right the wrongs and restore order. To them, she was undoubtedly that leader.
However, that passionate group of cultivators could never have imagined...
...that in Transmitter Zhou's eyes, they were less like companions to work alongside and more like items in a collection.
But Li Fan wasn't particularly surprised.
After learning so much about the Transmitters from Mo Rubin, Li Fan no longer held any hope for the group.
He suspected that what Transmitter Zhou called the 'corruption of the Transmitter Council' was merely a disagreement over ideals.
Li Fan gathered his thoughts and declared proudly, "You want to make me a part of your collection..."
The moment he spoke, the expressions of Transmitters Zhou and Wei changed instantly.
Though they had left the Transmitter Council, in their hearts, the Immortal Ancestor's status remained unshakable.
Wisps of killing intent instantly locked onto Li Fan.
But just as quickly, the killing intent in their eyes turned to shock as the faint, ethereal image of a faceless stone statue appeared above Li Fan's head.
"The Xuantian Sect?!"
They naturally recognized the statue's origin. Transmitter Zhou stared at Li Fan and exclaimed in disbelief.
And while Transmitter Wei did not lose his composure so completely, his expression turned grave. His aura instantly deepened, becoming as vast as an abyss and as boundless as the sea, revealing a sliver of a Transmitter's true power.
"Not at all, not at all." Seeing them react as if facing a formidable enemy, Li Fan immediately shook his head in denial.
"I am no fiend from the Xuantian Sect. We merely serve the same master," Li Fan stated calmly.
The two Transmitters were stunned.
Li Fan began to spin the tale he had prepared long ago: "Back when the Immortal Road collapsed, it was thanks to our master's intervention that the Xuantian Sect had a chance to rise. But those despicable fiends were treacherous and dared to betray our master!"
"Without our master's support, the Xuantian Sect was, as expected, destroyed not long after. Yet, a few remnants managed to survive..."
"Traitors must be hunted to the last. For ten thousand years, we have never given up our pursuit of the Xuantian Sect's remnants. Now, only a few targets remain..." A world-weary look appeared in Li Fan's eyes as he sighed faintly.
This speech left the two Transmitters uncertain.
They could vaguely discern that the young man before them was no older than thirty-four.
And yet, he spoke of the collapse of the Immortal Road and the Xuantian Sect—events from a past far more ancient than the era of the Ten Great Immortal Sects.
This was knowledge no ordinary young cultivator could possess.
The implications were so profound that even the two Transmitters dared not treat them lightly.
After a brief, silent exchange, Transmitter Zhou finally broke the silence. "If your mission is to hunt the remnants of the Xuantian Sect, why are you so interested in what happened at the Myriad Immortals Alliance Headquarters?"
"Could it be..."
Li Fan's heart stirred, and he feigned surprise. "What, you don't know? The culprit behind that upheaval was one of the surviving Law Kings from the Xuantian Sect!"
"Oh? That's not quite what I heard..." A flicker of surprise crossed Transmitter Zhou's face.
"Right. That Law King's ability allows them to completely possess and transform into another person..." Li Fan added, as if suddenly remembering a crucial detail.
The expression on Transmitter Zhou's face instantly became quite a spectacle.
After a moment of silence, she murmured to herself, "If that's true, then it would all make sense. The others... they had no reason to do what they did. It seems they must have been possessed."
"To be able to bypass the protective measures His Holiness the Immortal Ancestor left for us... those fiends from the Xuantian Sect are truly something else."
Transmitter Wei's eyes gleamed with a profound light as he added, "Possessed by Xuantian fiends, you say? This might be an opportunity for us."
"Alright, I've laid my cards on the table. Are you still going to hide things? When it comes to capturing the remnants of the Xuantian Sect, I believe our positions are aligned. There should be room for cooperation," Li Fan said, frowning slightly with a hint of impatience in his voice.
Such impatience was entirely in keeping with his youthful appearance.
Transmitter Zhou didn't seem to mind. Instead, she began to recount the events that had transpired at the Alliance Headquarters.
"The time had come for the foundation-laying ceremony of the Xuantian Spirit-Sealing Formation."
"This formation is crucial for the Myriad Immortals Alliance, as it's designed to grant complete control over the Tianxuan Mirror. For that reason, more than half of all Transmitters were in attendance that day. The Mirror Holder lineage also sent several representatives to participate."
After briefly explaining the difference in origin between Transmitters and Mirror Holders to Li Fan, Transmitter Zhou continued, "The foundation ceremony was held within the Alliance Headquarters itself. The matter was highly confidential, so besides that group, only the formation masters responsible for operating the array were present."
"All other security forces were stationed outside the secret realm."
"Everyone involved was at the very core of the Alliance's leadership. Normally, nothing should have gone wrong."
"But..."
Transmitter Zhou's face grew solemn. "Just as the Xuantian Spirit-Sealing Formation was about to be completed, someone in the Transmitter Council suddenly lashed out, attacking the other Transmitters."
"The few Mirror Holders in attendance also launched a sudden attack."
"You must understand, among us Transmitters—with the exception of Jiang—the rest of us are all more or less evenly matched in strength. With a premeditated attack against the unsuspecting, several Transmitters were subdued before they could react."
"The chaos of the battle soon alerted the security forces outside the secret realm, but faced with infighting among the Transmitters, they were momentarily stunned. They didn't know whose orders to follow."
"Siding with either faction was out of the question, so the vast majority of them simply remained where they were, waiting to see how the conflict would resolve."
"The Transmitters fought with all their might, and the battle grew increasingly perilous. Even the space of the Tianxuan Mirror's main body, where the Alliance Headquarters is located, seemed to buckle under the strain of their power."
"The chaos lasted for the better part of half a day. In the end, a group of five, led by Transmitter Chen, emerged victorious."
Transmitter Zhou listed the names of the five one by one.
What truly shook Li Fan was that among those five names was Transmitter Feng!
"What is going on?"
Transmitter Feng was the young Transmitter who had been possessed by Mo Rubin.
"Could it be..."
Li Fan's thoughts raced, and a terrifying idea instantly surfaced in his mind.
"No wonder I've searched almost the entire Xuanhuang Realm and couldn't find a single trace of Mo Rubin and the others."
"It turns out he never fled in a panic at all..."
"Instead, he pulled a cuckoo's trick, seizing control of the Myriad Immortals Alliance for himself!"
(End of this chapter)
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