My Longevity Simulation

Chapter 1018: Already at the Pinnacle of the Mortal World

My Longevity Simulation

Li Fan had once experienced the fusion of identical objects.

For example, the Dao Deviation Stone, the Halted-Step Remnant Stele, and so on.

But clearly, the effects after their fusion were far inferior to the Dissociation Disc.

"Perhaps it is because the Dissociation Disc already stands at the pinnacle of mortal formation arts. Although it failed to ascend after devouring its other self, it still achieved a qualitative change."

"There are many existences in the world like the Dissociation Disc, just one step away from ascension. But because the immortal path is severed, they are almost destined to halt forever. After all, grand actions like the Tianxuan Mirror in the 115th lifetime, mobilizing all cultivators of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance to explore myriad small worlds and thus achieve the main body's ascension, are not something anyone can accomplish."

"But with the aid of [Truth], the [Unity of the Two] I achieved can easily bridge this chasm for them."

"This might be the simplest method in the world today to mass-produce near-immortal power."

In an instant, numerous items flashed through Li Fan's mind, along with their potential manifestations after fusing with their selves.

The Law Derivation Jade, the Wooden Sword, even the Genesis Stone Tablet, and so on.

As for items that have already fused once, whether they can achieve further enhancement through repeated self-fusion...

This still requires further verification.

However, Li Fan guessed that it probably would not work.

"The key lies in the severance of the immortal path and the absence of immortal spiritual energy."

"Without its foundation, quantity is useless."

His thoughts gradually converged. After emerging from the seclusion chamber, Li Fan first rectified the protective grand formation of the Spiritwood Realm.

The time spent on this improvement was even longer than when Li Fan had first constructed the formation. It was almost equivalent to rebuilding it entirely.

But the entire process proceeded silently, without alarming any beings in the Spiritwood Realm.

Only after the formation was completed did the subtle change in the aura enveloping the Spiritwood Realm cause Daoist Hundred Flowers and several other existences at the Dao Integration realm and above to sense something.

Li Fan stood in the sky, his eyes tightly closed.

Even without relying on divine sense or physical sight, simply through the induction of the protective grand formation, a miniature vista of the entire Spiritwood Realm appeared in Li Fan's mind in exhaustive detail.

Even every being in the Spiritwood Realm could not escape detection.

With the power of this brand-new protective grand formation, Li Fan could instantly erase any being within the formation without lifting a finger.

"The divide between immortal and mortal is truly like an abyss, like a chasm."

"I see the beings of the Spiritwood Realm as ants; an immortal would see me likewise."

"If I did not have [Truth]."

Li Fan sighed softly.

In theory, the newly established Spiritwood protective grand formation was far from its limit. But due to the special materials existing only in the immortal realm and the absence of immortal spiritual energy, the formation's current state had little room for further advancement.

After preliminarily completing the test of the Dissociation Disc's might, Li Fan returned to the chamber and continued to compile and summarize the Final Dissociation Disc's analysis of the All Spirits Return to Numbers. At the same time, he supervised the progress in deciphering the restriction of the Immortal Ancestor.

Although the Final Dissociation Disc possessed formidable computational power, faintly at the top tier of the mortal world.

It was still an inanimate object after all; without Li Fan's guidance, it would not do.

It might even derive itself into some strange direction.

The path of formation arts is boundless; Li Fan immersed himself in it, oblivious to the passage of time.

On this day, Li Fan suddenly felt a stir in his heart and awoke from his research.

"Anchor at 15 years: the Medicine King Cauldron returns."

Calculating the time, it was about right.

Li Fan's gaze flickered; he set aside his current work, and his figure instantly left the Spiritwood Realm.

He arrived at the Cangwu Abyss, the predetermined fall site of the Medicine King Cauldron, and waited patiently.

Li Fan gazed toward the bottom of the abyss, his expression somewhat grave.

With his current strength, he naturally still had the capacity to descend further.

But every time this thought arose, an uneasy feeling would emerge in his heart, only to be suppressed by Li Fan.

Sensing the stray thoughts dispelled by the Xuanhuang Immortal Heart Mantra, Li Fan's gaze deepened: "This inexplicable attraction is indeed no illusion."

"If I am not mistaken, the Cangwu Abyss is like the Congyun Sea, a relatively large remnant of another cultivation world. Hmm, perhaps it is more than that. The bottom of the abyss may also be connected to the depths of the white mist."

Li Fan surveyed the surrounding floating ruins and structures, pondering slowly.

In ancient times, there was no Cangwu Abyss. The Congyun Sea was formed by a single palm strike, and the Cangwu Abyss by a single footfall.

Clearly, this was the Immortal Ancestor aiding the Xuanhuang Realm in the process of fusing and devouring other cultivation worlds.

"Even with the Xuanhuang Realm's own power alone, it could not digest them, requiring the Dharma Transmitting Immortal Ancestor's assistance. This in itself reveals certain issues."

Although the Cangwu Abyss undoubtedly concealed many secrets, just like the Congyun Sea.

Li Fan had no intention of delving into the roots at this moment.

He simply waited patiently for the Medicine King Cauldron's return.

Consistent with the time in his memory, in the dead of night, a fiery meteor lit up the sky.

It then vanished into the darkness, heading straight for the Cangwu Abyss.

Upon reaching Li Fan's position, the Medicine King Cauldron halted in midair and concealed its presence.

"Hmm?"

However, as Li Fan regarded the cauldron's landing point, his expression turned subtly peculiar.

After repeatedly comparing it to the scene in his memory, Li Fan confirmed that in this lifetime, the Medicine King Cauldron's final descent had shifted by the slightest margin.

A mere three-inch deviation; if not for Li Fan's keenly perceptive divine sense, combined with the Dao Deviation Stone's exhaustive record of everything.

It would almost have been overlooked.

"Was it influenced by some unknown external force during the return journey? Or..."

"Has the Xuanhuang Realm's own [position] or [size] undergone a change?"

An inexplicable unease stirred in Li Fan's heart.

He swiftly reviewed all events of this lifetime in his mind, screening for entities that might cause this deviation.

After locking onto several candidates, he could not yet confirm definitively.

He simply committed it firmly to memory. Then, Li Fan piloted a small Medicine King Cauldron and entered the interior of the true cauldron.

To seize control of the Medicine King Cauldron, one must enter the control chamber.

Li Fan had long prepared for this.

With a slight stir in his heart, he differentiated a strand of Longevity Green Power from his body and infused it into the [Life-and-Death Gate] outside the control chamber.

Before the Medicine King Cauldron's return, Li Fan had already cultivated the Salvation Longevity Scripture. Although he had dissolved it by now, he had stored several portions of Longevity Azure Power in his Cave-Heaven as reserves.

The World-Saving Longevity Scripture could only be practiced by true disciples of the Medicine King Sect. Having passed the verification, Li Fan successfully entered the control chamber.

It resembled a void.

Save for a faint figure, there was nothing else.

That phantom should be the late sect master of the Medicine King Sect, Liu Ruchen.

His features were now indistinct; he merely cast his gaze upon Li Fan and confirmed his status as the true direct disciple of the Medicine King.

One scene after another began to float in the void.

It depicted the Medicine King Sect's ordeal after departing the Xuanhuang Realm, nearly captured by the Immortal Ruins.

Then, Liu Ruchen sacrificed himself along with several elders, barely managing to rescue the Medicine King Cauldron.