My Longevity Simulation

Chapter 1219: Ink Flame Merges with Tianyang

The earth-vein fire, which had already reached its theoretical limit, unexpectedly began to burn vigorously once more.

The fierce flames roared and surged outward.

Cracks appeared across the seabed, and countless bubbles churned without stopping.

What shocked Qiao Gong was not this strange phenomenon.

Instead, it was another peculiar living being that quietly took shape before his eyes within the earth fire.

After so many years in the Xuanhuang Realm, he was no longer unfamiliar with such an existence.

It had a name that almost everyone knew: Spirit of Heaven and Earth!

As the manifested embodiment of the Xuanhuang Realm’s heavenly laws, any cultivator who absorbed it could ascend in a single step and advance to Dao Integration.

Spirit of Heaven and Earth were extremely rare cultivation resources, and their appearance followed no predictable pattern.

Yet now, a Spirit of Heaven and Earth had taken form under a single point of the finger from this faceless mysterious person!

“This…”

In Qiao Gong’s perception, filled with incomprehension and extreme shock, an even more mysterious event occurred.

The Spirit of Heaven and Earth born within the earth fire did not behave in any unusual way.

Instead, it quietly catalyzed the earth fire. Once the fire shifted from orange-yellow to pitch black, it actually took the initiative to throw itself into the Earth Fire Return to Origin Formation!

It was clearly sacrificing itself to exchange for the possibility of further advancement for the puppet slumbering within the formation!

The black fire flickered silently. As the Earth Fire Return to Origin Formation continued to operate, it merged into the massive puppet body underground.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Continuous sounds of collapse and explosion came from beneath the ground.

These were signs that impurities within the puppet’s body were being refined away.

“The birth of this Spirit of Heaven and Earth not only did not actively attack cultivators, but instead followed that person’s will and lent a helping hand to this seabed puppet?”

“How is that possible?”

It was common knowledge that the Xuanhuang Heavenly Dao and Xuanhuang cultivators held irreconcilable contradictions.

When cultivators saw a Spirit of Heaven and Earth, they could not resist the desire to devour it.

And Spirit of Heaven and Earth showed no mercy toward any cultivator who dared appear before them; they would kill without hesitation.

Yet the scene unfolding before him now completely shattered Qiao Gong’s understanding.

“Even the Spirit of Heaven and Earth obeys him so readily… Could it be that this person before me is actually the incarnation of the Xuanhuang Heavenly Dao?” Qiao Gong thought with a sense of absurdity.

“Spirit of Heaven and Earth are born to carry out heavenly duties. The black flame before us is called Ink Flame. Its duty is to assist in the birth of a Dao Integration puppet…” Li Ping explained in a calm tone.

The thought that followed in his mind, however, he did not voice directly: “Twisting and reversing the principles of heaven and earth can forge will of Heavenly Dao and create Spirit of Heaven and Earth out of thin air. However, that is the limit. Under normal circumstances, making a Spirit of Heaven and Earth, which stands opposed to cultivators, sacrifice itself to help a cultivator advance…”

“This completely violates the commands of will of the Heavenly Dao and is normally impossible to achieve.”

“Yet…”

“I am the incarnation of the Xuanhuang Heavenly Dao. Everything I do is for the sake of the Xuanhuang heavens and earth!”

“The heavens and earth will naturally assist me!”

Li Ping sensed the subtle changes in the world’s will that had occurred on him ever since the You Clan people resumed their faith in the Dark Sea under his command.

It was precisely because of the combined effects of multiple factors that the Spirit of Heaven and Earth that appeared this time was an extremely powerful Ink Flame.

The unsettling black flame even made Li Ping feel traces of danger.

Under the refinement of the Ink Flame, the seabed puppet also advanced at an unimaginable speed.

“The birth of this puppet should not be far off.”

“Although its realm is only Dao Integration, if we really fought, I am afraid I would be no match for it. And this is merely the result of that mysterious person pointing a single finger…” Qiao Gong secretly glanced at Li Ping once more.

While feeling both shock and fear in his heart, his anticipation for the two offers of help that the other party had mentioned grew even stronger.

“It seems he was not exaggerating…”

Li Ping and Qiao Gong waited for the puppet’s birth.

As the Ink Flame continued to merge with the puppet, the disturbances in the surrounding sea region grew increasingly violent.

However, Li Ping concealed them with a formation.

Otherwise, such an unusual phenomenon would have long attracted a large number of cultivators to come and watch.

Another half month later.

As if the oil had run out and the lamp had gone dry, the earth-vein fire at the seabed had completely extinguished.

The lava had condensed into black crystals.

Only the seabed still diffused thick mist due to the high temperature.

The aura of the Spirit of Heaven and Earth Ink Flame had thoroughly vanished. In its place, a newborn yet powerful aura emerged from the seabed.

The sense of danger transmitted to his heart made Qiao Gong unconsciously move a little closer to Li Ping’s position.

Suddenly, that aura disappeared from Qiao Gong’s perception.

Qiao Gong’s expression changed dramatically. A layer of silver-white armor emerged and protected him.

A pitch-black figure quietly appeared beside them.

Its target, however, was not Qiao Gong, but Li Ping, the Faceless Holy Emperor of Great Qi!

The newly awakened Tianyang had extremely high vigilance. After detecting two powerful auras nearby, he launched an attack on them without a word.

Facing the incoming crisis and Tianyang’s attack, Li Ping did not dodge.

He did not even call upon the power of source power essence for defense.

With just a faint voice transmission, he awakened the somewhat dazed Tianyang and stopped his reckless behavior.

“Tianyang, do you want to avenge your master and senior brother?”

Tianyang’s body trembled violently. He revealed his form and stared fixedly at Li Ping.

His appearance remained the same as before he fell into slumber, looking like a child of just over ten years old.

Only his eyes occasionally revealed a vicissitude that did not match his age at all.

After calming down slightly, the scenes from his slumber, when Li Ping helped him absorb the Spirit of Heaven and Earth also surfaced in his mind.

Knowing that his current strength was entirely thanks to the other party’s assistance, the hostility in Tianyang’s heart slowly faded.

Yet he still stared at Li Ping without letting go, wanting the answer to the question from earlier.

“The true culprit behind the great war with the Xuanhuang Realm back then, which caused the tragic deaths of countless sect cultivators, is still present…”

“I wish to…”

Li Ping slowly transmitted his explanation.

Tianyang listened quietly to the other party’s plan, his aura rising and falling.

Then he restrained it and flew to Li Ping’s side.

“This place is not suitable to stay for long. Let us return first.” Li Ping said.

He then looked toward Qiao Gong: “Fellow Daoist, will you come along?”

Ever since Tianyang appeared, Qiao Gong’s gaze had never left him.

“Do I dare not to come along…” Qiao Gong secretly grumbled to himself, but nodded in agreement.

Only after the three of them traversed the void and arrived inside the Great Qi small world did Qiao Gong’s line of sight finally shift away from Tianyang.

The Five Elements Great Cave-Heaven took the lead.

A total of nine Cave-Heavens surrounded the Great Qi small world.

They provided traction power for it to drift through the void.

And in this mysterious small world, the concentration of spiritual energy was actually much higher than that of the Xuanhuang Realm itself.

Moreover, it seemed to be veiled by an invisible force. Even Qiao Gong could not use his divine sense to clearly probe the details inside.

…

Just as Qiao Gong fell into shock once again.

A streak of aura transformed into a rainbow and approached, causing Qiao Gong’s heart to suddenly jump.

Even the previously silent Tianyang became alert.

A Longevity Immortal realm cultivator?

How is that possible?