Dimension Demon's Chat Group

Chapter 427 The Death of an Old Friend (A Long Chapter of 4,000 Words)
Seeing the woman in white looking so nervous, the group members were speechless once again.

This guy clearly possesses terrifying strength to suppress the entire scene, yet he still behaves like a frightened rabbit.

The contrast is so great that even if you told people, I doubt anyone would believe it!

Ye Fan couldn't help but ask, "How exactly did those immortals teach them?"

"It's hard to describe in words!"

Su Haoming sighed, "You'll understand when you go to the Immortal Cultivation Academy in Ridge Peak City!"

A cultivation academy...

Ye Fan became curious, as he had already heard about this place from many group members.

However, due to various issues, I have not yet found an opportunity to go to the world of Frilian.

"Looks like I'll have to find a chance to visit Spine Peak City sometime..."

As Ye Fan thought this, he smiled and looked at the woman in white.

"I haven't asked yet, what's your name?"

"..."

The woman in white hesitated for a moment, then whispered, "Lin Yuyao."

Ye Fan looked at Su Haoming in surprise and asked, "Taking my older brother's surname?"

Su Haoming laughed and said, "This batch of female corpses all have Big Brother's surname. Judging from the treatment they received in the Time Chamber, Big Brother obviously raised them like daughters!"

As they were talking, Tu Fei and Hei Huang flew over from the side.

"sure!"

Tu Fei patted Ye Fan on the shoulder and said excitedly, "I knew that birdman was no match for you!"

Ye Fan shook his head and said, "They're just at the same cultivation level. If the restriction is lifted, the outcome will be completely different!"

Tu Fei said nonchalantly, "That birdman is already at the fourth level, while you are only at the Dao Palace. It's normal that you can't win. On the contrary, he boasted about his potential as an emperor, but he was beaten up by you at the same level."

"Bah! How shameless! What utter nonsense!"

Tu Fei spat dismissively, clearly pleased with the fate of the Golden-Winged Roc King.

If Tu Fei's performance was in line with his character, then the Black Emperor next to him was a bit strange.

It remained silent, as if it had discovered something familiar about the silent woman in white.

If it were a native of this world, they might not have noticed this silent, large black dog.

However, Su Haoming and the others were all members of the chat group who had read the original work. Even if the Black Emperor simply remained silent, and even if it deliberately disguised itself as an ordinary dog ​​without any intelligence, the group members would not let it go.

So, the three group members quickly gathered around and looked at the big black dog with great interest.

With its view blocked, Black King was immediately displeased. Just as it angrily looked up, three malicious faces instantly came into view.

"..."

Black King Dog stiffened, a sense of foreboding rising in its heart.

After a moment's thought, it widened its eyes and called out warily:
"Wang Wang!"

"Stop pretending, you are the Black Emperor, aren't you?"

Su Haoming smiled and said, "The Immortal Palace has its own means of transmitting messages over thousands of miles. We already knew your identity when you first met Ye Fan!"

what?
Black Emperor was startled, then glared angrily at Ye Fan and said, "Boy, you betrayed me?"

Ye Fan glanced at him and said, "Get this straight, only those on the same side can sell their wares. I'm a disciple of the Immortal Palace, so of course I have to stand on the side of the Immortal Palace!"

The Black Emperor's eyes darted around, and he shouted, "So what? I can join the Celestial Palace too!"

"just you?"

Ye Fan looked at Black Emperor with disdain.

Su Haoming and the others, however, brightened up and said with smiles, "Actually, it's not impossible..."

"Ok?"

Ye Fan looked at the three of them in surprise and said, "Aren't you afraid of lowering the moral standards of the entire Immortal Palace by letting this dead dog join?"

Tu Fei, standing beside him, nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, if even it can be admitted to the Celestial Palace, then can't I be too?"

"you?"

The three group members looked Tu Fei up and down, and their hearts stirred.

They are not from this world and cannot reside permanently in the world of Shrouding the Heavens.

If we really want to establish a celestial palace, we will indeed need to recruit some native disciples.

As one of Ye Fan's core partners in the future, Tu Fei also has the potential to advance to the Quasi-Emperor level, and with a bit of effort, he would be qualified to become a disciple of the Immortal Palace.

Meeting the gazes of the three group members, Tu Fei, who had only been joking, was slightly taken aback, as if he realized that he might actually be able to join this mysterious immortal palace.

His heart tightened, but he asked with a hint of anticipation, "How was it? Was I alright?"

The three group members exchanged a glance with Ye Fan and smiled slightly, saying, "If your elders allow it, it's not impossible."

Tu Fei was overjoyed and hurriedly said, "He'll allow it! He'll definitely allow it!"

Su Haoming smiled and shook his head, saying, "Don't rush. It's not that easy to join the Immortal Palace. Look at Junior Brother Ye and Junior Sister Ji. One has the Ancient Sacred Body, and the other has the Primordial Spirit Body."

"If you don't have this kind of constitution, you'll still have to go through some trials!"

Tu Fei laughed loudly, patting his chest confidently, and said, "Bring it on! As long as I can join the Immortal Palace, I can accept any test!"

Yun Ye nodded and said, "That's good!"

The Black Emperor beside him said with dissatisfaction, "So, does that mean I, too, have to undergo the test like this fool?"

Tu Fei angrily retorted, "Who are you calling a stupid dog?"

Hei Huang ignored Tu Fei's angry curses and looked at the three group members nonchalantly, waiting for their reply.

The three group members exchanged glances. He Jingfeng smiled slightly and transmitted his voice, "Of course, but your test will be simpler. Just a token effort will suffice..."

Black Emperor's eyes lit up, and a satisfied expression appeared on his face.

Just as it was about to respond, it heard He Jingfeng continue leisurely:
"For example... the Great Emperor's ancient scriptures!"

"..."

The Black Emperor's smile froze, then he glared angrily at Ye Fan and said, "You brat, you even said that?!"

Ye Fan shrugged, about to speak, when he saw the little dragon king in green robes leading a group of demons towards him with wry smiles.

The group exchanged glances and tacitly stopped the conversation.

"Today's events are truly a mess. In the end, it's my fault as the host for not being able to provide adequate hospitality."

The little dragon king in green smiled wryly, "In that case, this banquet can't go on. If you disciples of the Immortal Palace don't mind, please come with me to the guest hall to stay!"

Ye Fan exchanged glances with the others, smiled and nodded, saying, "Then I'll have to trouble you, Brother Qingyi!"

……

……

Upon arriving at the temporary palace where the Immortal Palace disciples were staying, Lin Yuyao suddenly seemed like a different person, excitedly dragging Ji Ziyue towards the master bedroom in the inner room, clearly wanting to play games with her.

Ji Ziyue felt somewhat helpless about this, but she had already made a promise, so she could only keep this immature elder company for the time being.

As for Tu Fei, as a descendant of Tu Tian, ​​the seventh great bandit, he naturally had his own residence in the Azure Dragon King's cave, so he temporarily parted ways with the others on the journey.

Black Emperor, however, was assumed to be Ye Fan's spirit pet and came to the palace with the others.

Perhaps because of Yaochi, it was more interested in Lin Yuyao than the other three group members.

While Ye Fan was chatting with three other group members in the group chat, he secretly followed the two women into the master bedroom.

By the time Ye Fan and the others noticed, it had already become familiar with the two women, and even started standing behind Ji Ziyue, pointing and gesturing and chattering with game skills that it had no skills of its own.

Ji Ziyue was extremely annoyed. After glaring at the Black Emperor, she angrily ordered Lin Yuyao to throw it away.

Ye Fan and the others watched with schadenfreude, and ignored Hei Huang, continuing to discuss the matter of recruiting disciples in the group.

[Yun Ye: In the early stages, Ji Haoyue, Tu Fei, Pang Bo, and others were all quite good.]

[He Jingfeng: There are also descendants of notorious bandits like Li Heishui, Jiang Huai Ren, and Liu Kou, who all have a good relationship with Ye Fan. Perhaps we could try to recruit them all in the future.]

[He Jingfeng: But let's leave it at that for now.] [He Jingfeng: Taking them all at once would be somewhat suspicious of being tied to the Thirteen Great Bandits...]

[Su Haoming: Don't forget Little Nannan, that girl is still in the Southern Region!]

[Su Haoming: When I have some free time in the future, I'll have to bring her in too!]

[Bai Zemin: And the Holy Prince!]

[Bai Zemin: Aren't you guys going to the Holy City? Perfect timing to cut that monkey out...]

The group members were discussing it animatedly, clearly very interested in the topic.

On the contrary, Lin Yu, the nominal master of the Immortal Palace, remained silent.

It wasn't that Lin Yu wasn't interested in the topic, but rather that he was currently dealing with an extremely important matter and simply didn't have the mind to open the chat group.

……

……

The world of Freylian, Ridge Peak.

Lin Yu himself sat on the crystal throne representing the city lord, holding a thick-covered holy book in his hands, looking at the silver-haired elf girl kneeling on one knee below with a complicated expression.

After a moment of silence, he said softly, "Frilian... how long has it been since you last came to Spine Peak City?"

The silver-haired elf girl raised her head, thought for a moment, and then said softly, "About fifty years."

"Fifty years...?"

Lin Yu looked up, his expression complex as he gazed at the magnificent crystal chandelier on the ceiling.

Over the years, he has been immersed in the development of chat groups and his self-created power system. Whenever his ideas hit a bottleneck, he would choose to temporarily shut down the chat group and use the time difference between different worlds to conduct research.

After doing this many times, he lost his sense of time.

Before we knew it, fifty years had passed!

"It was really short..."

Lin Yu's muttering voice came from above.

Frillie's expression shifted slightly. She lowered her head, gazing at the magical floor tiles beneath her feet, and murmured:

"Yes, only fifty years..."

"..."

Lin Yu lowered his gaze and looked at Frilian, saying softly, "Fifty years, and that guy couldn't hold on anymore?"

Frilian said calmly, "My teacher said that for humans, especially a great mage like her, eighty years old is considered a long life."

"What's more, she lived for three more years after she turned eighty, so all things considered, she already made a profit!"

Lin Yu chuckled, "That does sound like something she would say..."

After saying that, he paused and said softly, "Before coming to me, why don't you go to Celia's palace first?"

Frillie nodded gently: "Yes."

Lin Yu asked, "Did Vlame send her a letter?"

Frillie nodded again.

Lin Yu asked, "Is it about her promoting magic throughout the empire?"

Frillie nodded.

Lin Yu fell silent for a moment before sighing and saying, "What about me?"

Frilian said softly, "My lord, my teacher did not write a letter for you. She only asked me to pass on a message, saying that you will understand her meaning once you hear it."

"...Say it!"

"The experiment...failed."

Did it fail...?

Lin Yu stared silently at Frillie, a rare complex expression appearing on his handsome face.

Shortly after he acquired the chat group, he had a discussion with Vlamé about the concept of immortality.

Ultimately, Vlame concluded that the concepts of immortal beings like elves and demons were distorted, and that true immortal beings should be like Lin Yu, maintaining an unchanging mindset even after thousands of years.

But such a mindset belongs to the gods.

Vlamé was merely a human being.

She wanted to reach the realm of gods with a human body before she would accept Lin Yu's gift and become a true immortal being.

This process was jokingly referred to by Vlamé as the longevity experiment.

The experiment's failure meant that until the very end of her life, her spiritual realm had not surpassed that of humans, nor reached the divine realm as predicted.

...Yes, there aren't that many miracles in this world.

Even a genius mage like Vlame, who appears only once every thousand years, has things he can't do.

"The teacher said..."

Frillian spoke again: "Until the very last moment of her life, she was still clinging to life."

"She believes that as long as she still cherishes life, she is not qualified to accept immortality, because it means that her spirit still has desires and flaws. If she were to truly achieve immortality, she might do many unspeakable things because of it."

"Of course, with the city lord present, the possibility is probably very low."

"But if it's stretched to a length that's almost eternal, then it's one hundred percent..."

"absurd!"

Lin Yu shook his head, interrupting Frillie's words.

If one is attached to life, then one is not qualified to live forever. Does that mean that all the cultivators next door are deprived of their right to immortality?

Frilian remained unmoved and continued calmly, "My teacher guessed that you would not agree with her ideas, which is why she dared not come to Spine Peak to see you in the final moments of her life."

She said that you appear gentle and kind, but are actually domineering and self-centered.

"If I had known that she was unwilling to accept immortality because of such a ridiculous idea, I would have gone against her wishes and forcibly stopped the experiment before she died..."

Is he outwardly gentle and kind, but inwardly domineering and self-centered?

Lin Yu's lips curled up, and he exclaimed, "In this world, only your teacher would dare to evaluate me like that!"

He shook his head and chuckled, "However, this girl still doesn't understand me well enough, or rather, she's limited by human perspectives, which is why she misjudged my reaction."

"..."

Frillie looked puzzled, seemingly not understanding Lin Yu's meaning.

Lin Yu glanced at the elf below and said in a low voice, "Since she wants to use her own life to complete this experiment, why should I stop her?"

For Lin Yu now, life and death are separated by only a thin line.

Even if Vlamé truly died of old age, he had countless ways to bring him back to life!

Thinking of this, Lin Yu smiled and said, "I already know the news. I've kept your identity information. Go and have a good look around Spine Peak City!"

"Spine Peak City today is completely different from what it was fifty years ago!"

Upon hearing this, Frillie, who had remained unmoved until now, finally became interested. She immediately stood up, bowed respectfully to Lin Yu, and then ran out of the palace with a hint of excitement.

Watching Frilian's joyful figure disappear into the distance, Lin Yu couldn't help but chuckle.

The elves of this world are indeed slow to feel emotions. The grief over Vlame's death will probably only surface in this girl's heart decades later...

"Volame, oh Volame!"

Sitting on the crystal throne, Lin Yu looked at the Demon God's Holy Codex in his hand and muttered, "You're really ruthless. Just for a mere experiment on immortality, you actually managed to never set foot in Spine Peak City again. Aren't you afraid that I won't be able to salvage this failed outcome if I don't leave some means on you?"

As he spoke, he spread his five fingers and gently brushed them across the cover of the holy book.

In an instant, the reliefs on the rock transformed into a graceful figure.

Upon seeing the transformed beauty relief, Lin Yu snorted coldly and immediately waved his right hand, drawing out a stream of light that landed on the magic floor tiles in front of him.

"Explain it..."

Lin Yu gazed at the composed figure ahead and said irritably, "Volamei!"

(End of this chapter)