Chapter 43: The Secret to Immortality! Rumors Spread!

“Who knows?” Yuan Tao said dismissively. “Could someone with greater destiny power than an emperor really not be an immortal?!”

Unbeknownst to Yuan Tao, the instant he finished speaking, every member of Quanxing froze, then held their breath.

Yuan Tao’s seemingly casual remark struck every Quanxing member like a thunderbolt.

At first, they hadn’t considered it—they were merely astonished that Luo Fu’s destiny power surpassed that of ancient emperors.

But Yuan Tao’s words had pierced the thin veil, reminding them: there was indeed something greater than an emperor’s destiny power—immortals!!

Only true immortals could unleash shockwaves capable of reshaping human civilization.

After an unknown length of silence,

Tu Junfang was the first to recover, his voice now dry and strained.

“This boy carries the secret to becoming an immortal!!”

Originally, Quanxing members hadn’t cared much about Gong Qing’s claim that he had extracted the secret of the Jia Shen Uprising from Tian Jinzhong’s mind.

Now, no one paid Gong Qing any attention at all.

After all, what was the secret of the Jia Shen Uprising? What were the Eight Marvelous Techniques? Could they possibly be more precious than the chance to become an immortal?

After a silent, mutual glance, they all made the same decision.

Unearth Luo Fu’s true secret—even if it meant openly opposing the Company.

Quanxing was already the embodiment of lawlessness; now that the secret of immortality had surfaced, who cared about rules anymore?

Even if the secret of immortality resided in Zhang Zhiwei, the supreme expert, these self-serving Quanxing members would spare no cost to extract it.

“Immortality? This… this is really possible?” one Quanxing member stammered.

“What else could it be? His destiny power exceeds the emperor’s and could impact all of human civilization—only an immortal!”

“Itachi…” Gong Qing was dumbfounded. He could feel that the opportunity he had patiently waited for—three years of hiding, humbling himself on Longhu Mountain—was now utterly ignored.

The Quanxing gathering at the back of Longhu Mountain disbanded in chaos, soon after Yuan Tao’s offhand remark.

Quanxing members gathered in small groups.

They began plotting how to unearth Luo Fu’s secret of immortality.

Quanxing was never a tightly organized institution—in fact, its looseness was shocking even by the standards of the yiren world.

Otherwise, Liu Yanyan wouldn’t have been manipulated so easily by Lu Liang. Who could have imagined that the only requirement to join Quanxing, a sect openly hostile to all orthodox schools, was to publicly declare membership?

Simply announce your membership—and Itachi’re in!

Quanxing harbored countless moles from the Four Great Clans, countless sects, and even the Company.

When the rumor spread that Luo Fu might carry the secret of immortality,

The entire yiren world erupted.

The Company received the news immediately.

The Board of Directors had to convene an emergency meeting.

Yet after a vote, unable to confirm whether Luo Fu truly possessed the secret of immortality, the Board upheld its previous decision.

But they increased surveillance around Longhu Mountain and dispatched more Company yiren to the area.

What had begun as a Quanxing siege on Longhu Mountain—with only Feng Baobao and Akatsuki Zizai as temporary workers—had now forced all temporary workers into direct contact.

One must admit: Luo Fu’s appearance seemed to have little impact on the yiren world, but the yiren world was too small—any minor change could trigger unimaginable upheaval.

Compared to Ma Xianhong, holed up in Biyou Village tinkering with his self-cultivation furnace, Luo Fu—possibly harboring the secret of immortality—was the real threat.

On the training ground, Luo Fu and his opponent Wang Bing had just stepped onto the arena.

The rumor that he carried the secret of immortality had already spread among well-informed yiren.

“Whoa!!” Xu Si drew heavily on his cigarette, his eyes filled with dread as he stared at Luo Fu, completely unaware of the storm swirling around him.

“Xu Si, what’s going on? Why do Itachi look so terrified?” Feng Baobao noticed Xu Si’s intense emotional disturbance.

“Yeah, Fourth Brother, what trouble are Itachi in?” Zhang Chulan asked curiously.

Xu San’s face was grim. “This is serious.”

“What happened?” Zhang Chulan didn’t understand, but he knew: compared to Xu Si’s seemingly reckless demeanor, Xu San’s words carried far more weight.

After all, though Xu Si appeared unserious, his cunning far surpassed that of his older brother, Xu San.

“The Company just received intelligence,” Xu San hesitated, then chose not to conceal it.

Once the rumor had spread from Quanxing, it had lost all value in secrecy.

Who knew how many moles from major clans and sects lurked within Quanxing?

Xu San took a deep breath, steadied himself, and said: “Quanxing suspects that Luo Fu’s destiny power surpasses even ancient emperors—and may even affect all of human civilization—because he carries the secret of immortality!!”

The moment Xu San finished, Feng Baobao blinked innocently, clearly not grasping the terrifying chaos this implied.

But Zhang Chulan sucked in a sharp breath, abandoning his usual facade entirely.

“What did Itachi say, Third Brother? Itachi’re joking, right?”

“I wish it were a joke!” Xu Si tossed his cigarette butt and lit another. “Even if it’s unconfirmed, the moment Quanxing spread this rumor, Luo Fu became a greater threat than the Jia Shen Uprising. As long as he lives, every yiren in the world will fixate on him!”

Suddenly, Xu Si smirked, teasing Zhang Chulan: “I remember Itachi once blamed Qi Ti Yuanliu on this kid. Looks like Itachi’ve gone too far now.”

Far beyond too far.

Zhang Chulan had thought shifting attention toward Luo Fu by implicating him in Qi Ti Yuanliu would reduce scrutiny on himself.

But now that Luo Fu’s connection to immortality had been exposed, Zhang Chulan—still entangled in the Qi Ti Yuanliu scandal—was instantly pulled into a far greater, far more terrifying vortex.

This vortex could bury the entire yiren world; even the Jia Shen Uprising paled in comparison to Luo Fu’s secret.

The Jia Shen Uprising was merely suspected to involve an immortal’s legacy—but Luo Fu’s destiny power, surpassing ancient emperors, could mean nothing else but divine immortality!!

(End of Chapter)