My Longevity Simulation

Chapter 1004: Proving the Immortal Return to Numbers Formation

"Floating Starry Sky Formation?" The Tianxuan Mirror clone stood frozen in place for a moment.

Then he shook his head: "Although this formation is already damaged, it still concerns the safety of Xuanhuang. Only the main body holds the memories."

Li Fan felt a twinge of regret upon hearing this. But he had not held much hope for it anyway; it was merely a casual mention.

Just as he was about to propose another request, the Tianxuan Mirror clone continued: "However, if you simply want a formation of comparable level as a reference for breaking arrays, I do have others to offer."

Li Fan's interest piqued at once: "Oh? For example?"

The Tianxuan Mirror clone paused briefly to gather his thoughts, then broke off another finger and handed it over.

Perhaps due to the larger volume of information being transmitted this time, the Tianxuan Mirror clone's face paled somewhat.

His body also grew feeble, and he leaned against the wall before slowly sitting down.

Li Fan paused his analysis of the transmission prohibition and instead absorbed the contents of the new finger.

In an instant, his sea of consciousness felt as if it were stuffed and churning with some invisible force. Li Fan grunted softly, his figure swaying uncontrollably.

Pressing his throbbing temples, Li Fan tried to convert the formation's contents as quickly as possible while alleviating the pressure in his sea of consciousness.

Meanwhile, the Tianxuan Mirror clone, seated not far away, wore an expression of schadenfreude.

Clearly, he had withheld any prior warning just to watch Li Fan make a fool of himself.

But soon, the sneer on the Tianxuan Mirror clone's face gradually turned to solemnity.

For he discovered that Li Fan's rate of adaptation far exceeded his expectations.

It must be understood that the Tianxuan Mirror clone was not toying with him without cause. Based on the information processing ability Li Fan had displayed while converting the Immortal Ancestor's prohibition earlier, he had deliberately selected an immortal-level formation from his memories.

It was just enough to cause Li Fan some trouble without truly bursting his head.

Yet what caught the Tianxuan Mirror clone off guard was that, in merely this short span of time, Li Fan's information processing capacity seemed to have improved substantially.

Moreover, the rate of improvement was visibly accelerating.

"This... exactly..."

The Tianxuan Mirror clone felt a mix of shock and doubt, his curiosity burning intensely. If not for the agreement between them and the disparity in strength, he might have split Li Fan's head open on the spot to see what secrets lay within. 

And in Li Fan's sea of consciousness, beyond the Tianxuan Mirror clone's perception.

The Final Dissociation Disc was undergoing unimaginable, violent changes.

"Astral Mechanism, All Spirits Return to Numbers." Li Fan repeated the name of the formation transmitted by the Tianxuan Mirror clone in his mind, filled with delight.

Worthy of a great formation transcending the mortal dust.

Even though the Final Dissociation Disc had yet to fully decipher it, merely receiving the various data of the formation had already triggered changes within itself.

To elaborate, the Final Dissociation Disc had already pushed the standard formation paradigms circulating in the immortal cultivation world, which Li Fan had mastered, to their utmost limits.

The path ahead was blocked; there was nothing left to derive.

The Final Dissociation Disc was, after all, not a living thing; it lacked its own intelligence.

It could not, like a true formation grandmaster, create something from nothing or forge a new path from desperation.

It required new theories, new formation architectures.

And now, this [Astral Mechanism, All Spirits Return to Numbers] great formation had opened a brand-new window for the Final Dissociation Disc.

Astral Mechanism seemed to represent one segment of a certain set of formations.

All Spirits Return to Numbers, then, was the formation's primary function.

By its name, the formation envelops everything within it, converting all phenomena into digital expressions.

Realms, including destructive power, divine sense intensity, physical body strength, and so on, are all presented as concrete numerical values.

At first glance, this formation seems unremarkable.

Yet immortal-level formation often excel at turning the mundane into the miraculous in unexpected ways.

Once digitized, all digital expressions within the formation can be freely adjusted.

As long as they remain within the formation's operational limits, there are no restrictions; changes occur at will.

And the ultimate effect is...

Even an ordinary mortal without the strength to truss a chicken, after adjustment by the [Astral Mechanism, All Spirits Return to Numbers] Great Formation, can leap to become an existence whose combat power rivals that of an immortal!

Likewise, even an immortal falling into the formation, if unable to break free, will have their values adjusted in an instant, losing the cultivation accumulated over countless years and reduced to a mere mortal!

It sounds absurd, yet this very absurdity underscores the might of an immortal-level formation!

Li Fan had never imagined that an formation could achieve such an outrageous feat. His heart trembled profoundly.

"If I had this great formation in hand..."

But he did not let sudden elation cloud his judgment.

After fully accepting and analyzing the information on the Astral Mechanism, All Spirits Return to Numbers, Li Fan felt a profound sense of helplessness, like gazing at the vast ocean.

For the [Astral Mechanism, All Spirits Return to Numbers] was simply not something a mundane immortal cultivator could successfully deploy.

Beyond the immortal spiritual energy required to operate the formation, even the myriad materials needed to construct it were things Li Fan had never heard of.

The Final Dissociation Disc was powerful, yet it could only derive the formation theoretically, without manifesting it in reality.

Fortunately, this immortal-level formation had indeed opened a new domain of formation derivation for the Dissociation Disc.

The formation derivation process, which had gradually stagnated due to having nothing left to derive, began to accelerate once more.

An infinite future thus unfolded.

...

Li Fan gradually regained his composure from the surge of excitement and looked at the Tianxuan Mirror clone, who sat on the ground, weakened and shocked. He could not help but ask with genuine concern: "Brother, what happened to you?"

It was not mere pretense on Li Fan's part. He had already reaped benefits from extracting truth from the other, and with countless more gains visible in the future, he regarded the Tianxuan Mirror as a treasure trove he could mine at will. Naturally, he needed to stay vigilant about the other's well-being.

Hearing Li Fan's "brother," the Tianxuan Mirror clone instantly broke out in goosebumps.

With a start, he rose from the ground and hastily assured that he was fine.

Only then did Li Fan nod in relief.

"With this Return to Numbers Great Formation as reference, my confidence in helping you escape has increased further."

"No time like the present; I will contact and begin preparations at once."

"You stay here and do not wander, lest some accident occur."

Li Fan instructed.

The Tianxuan Mirror clone had intended to tour the mortal world and experience human nature anyway; remaining in this mortal city posed no issue. He nodded in agreement.

After discussing potential contingencies and details for the days ahead, just before departing, Li Fan suddenly asked: "Brother, do you have any token?"

"The Mirror Holder Master Cang helped craft your human clone, so he must be trustworthy, right? On my way, I might be able to contact him and add another layer of support."