Chapter 486: Bloodline Recorded in History

"I think the Five Elders' Association is very likely here for these remains," Sima Changkong said gravely.

"Remains? What do they want with them?" Li Fan was inwardly shaken. He couldn't believe that underneath Wanxian Island, where he usually resided, there might be numerous ancient cultivators' remains buried. He was also puzzled by Sima Changkong's answer.

Sima Changkong sneered, "That's beyond my knowledge. Perhaps the Five Elders' Association can bring the dead back to life? If those original Dharma propagators were to awaken and see the current state of the Myriad Immortals Alliance, they might directly storm the Alliance headquarters and fight them to the death."

Li Fan chuckled. He didn't respond directly, instead changing the subject. "Haha, Daoist friend, mind your words."

"The transformation of the Congyun Mountains and Sea, the original Dharma propagators, the origin of Wanxian Island..."

"These are all extremely profound secrets. From what I know of cultivators today, even those Spirit Transformation Immortals might not be as familiar with these secrets as you are."

Li Fan couldn't help but ask, full of curiosity, "Daoist friend, what is your true background?"

"What background could I have? I'm just an ordinary cultivator," Sima Changkong replied dismissively.

Seeing the disbelief on Li Fan's face, Sima Changkong stated proudly, "Let me tell you, Daoist friend, everything that happens in this world leaves a trace."

"Erasing cultivators' memories doesn't mean the truth of history can be completely buried."

Sima Changkong suddenly stood up. "There's nothing to hide. To tell you the truth, Daoist friend, I, Sima Changkong, am a historian!"

As he spoke, the qi and blood throughout his body seemed to surge violently.

Li Fan, who cultivated the Creation Cauldron Technique and was extremely familiar with the power of qi and blood, was astonished to find that the qi and blood within Sima Changkong's body were incredibly complex.

Some parts were vigorous, like those of a newborn infant.

But others were remarkably ancient, as if they had existed for thousands, even tens of thousands of years.

The power of qi and blood erupted from Sima Changkong's body, forming a magnificent scarlet river above his head.

Li Fan looked closely. Within each crimson blood droplet, countless images and sounds flickered.

The higher up, the more ancient the recorded scenes became.

The blood-red river was spectacular and vast, containing such a wealth of information that even with Li Fan's current spiritual strength, he felt dizzy after observing it for a moment.

He was inwardly horrified and averted his direct gaze.

Seeing Li Fan's reaction, Sima Changkong slowly retracted the extraordinary phenomena outside his body.

He slowly explained, "This is the Lineage Chronicle, cultivated and compiled by my Sima clan for generations."

"Ever since our ancestor Sima Pei created this Blood History cultivation method, our Sima family has taken it upon ourselves to meticulously record the history of the Xuanhuang Realm."

"Even if it means death, we have no regrets. It has been passed down for fifty-six generations to this day."

"Fifty-six generations?" Li Fan was slightly stunned and was about to ask a question.

However, Sima Changkong nodded and said, "Indeed. Although cultivating the Blood History shortens our lifespan to that of a mortal, our Sima clan has never retreated."

"What is there to fear in death? As long as there are descendants of our Sima family alive, the Lineage Chronicle will automatically find a suitable host to awaken and continue the great task of compiling history."

Sima Changkong declared with a righteous expression.

Upon hearing this, Li Fan couldn't help but feel profound respect.

Li Fan generally admired historians.

When he was the Grand Tutor of Da Xuan and did as he pleased, all the civil and military officials at court prostrated themselves before his might, daring not utter a word of dissent.

Only the historians of Da Xuan feared not his butcher's knife.

Even when threatened with the lives of their entire families, these individuals would truthfully record in the historical annals how Li Fan had thrown the court into chaos and oppressed the Empress Dowager.

After Li Fan killed some of them and found that their successors remained just as steadfast, he eventually let them be.

He hadn't expected historians to exist even in the Xuanhuang Realm.

While feeling respectful, Li Fan's heart also stirred.

Much of the history of the Xuanhuang Realm was shrouded in mist.

Some parts were even deliberately concealed. Trying to understand what happened in history merely by consulting ancient texts was simply a pipe dream.

However, with Sima Changkong, a living historical record, things would be vastly different.

Li Fan deeply realized the importance of the cultivator before him and proactively started chatting with him again.

Sima Changkong, being quite straightforward, gradually became more familiar with Li Fan and spoke freely.

Li Fan gradually learned that although the Sima clan could record history through their Lineage Chronicle...

...the Xuanhuang Realm was immensely vast. How could one person possibly know everything that happened in the world?

Therefore, the Sima clan also possessed the divine ability to split their blood and create avatars.

Numerous avatars traveled across various regions, allowing them to record history as comprehensively and truthfully as possible.

It was precisely for this reason that the Sima family's lifespans were generally not very long.

The River of Lineage recorded countless pieces of information from the Xuanhuang Realm's past.

To prevent any accidents from rendering the efforts of dozens of generations futile...

...the Sima family's ancestors painstakingly created a secret method where one was all.

As mentioned before, as long as a Sima family bloodline still existed in the world, the Lineage Chronicle would never be extinguished.

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

Sima Changkong revealed a proud smile.

He explained that as long as one's ancestors had possessed the Sima family bloodline, no matter how diluted it had become, they could still re-manifest the Lineage Chronicle.

Over thousands of years, the mortal descendants of the Sima family had spread throughout the Xuanhuang Realm.

It could be said that unless all mortals in the entire Xuanhuang Realm were wiped out...

...the Lineage Chronicle could not be completely eradicated.

"The Sima family is truly extraordinary! What remarkable methods and divine abilities!" Li Fan couldn't help but praise upon hearing this.

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

"Daoist friend Sima, we must keep in close contact from now on." Li Fan enthusiastically chatted with the historian of the cultivation world for a long time before finally departing reluctantly.

When his clone returned to the former site of Wanxian Island, his main body, far away in Shilun Province, noticed that the communication talisman uniformly issued by the Myriad Immortals Alliance was continuously flashing.

Li Fan felt a sense of strangeness, as normally, this talisman was only used for communication between cultivators within the Myriad Immortals Alliance system.

Now that Wanxian Island had been captured by the Five Elders' Association, the entire administrative system of Congyun Sea had been virtually wiped out.

At a time like this, who would contact him in this manner?

Bearing this doubt, Li Fan took out the communication talisman and sensed it.

A moment later, his expression became somewhat strange.

"I am ordered to be the acting island master of Wanxian Island, responsible for rebuilding the Congyun Sea Immortal City."

"The location will be directly above the former Wanxian Island."

"Execute immediately, without delay."

Li Fan read it several times before confirming that it wasn't a joke.