My Longevity Simulation

Chapter 1264: Boundless Mirror Peers into the World Rift

After all, the immortal cultivation world revered strength above all else. The key would still be the final battle against the Immortal Ancestor.

As one who knows himself is wise, the Holy Emperor understood very clearly that his current strength still lagged noticeably behind the Immortal Ancestor.

After all, the other party had dominated the Xuanhuang Realm for thousands of years and had also comprehended the Dao deep within the Star Sea.

He was truly unfathomable. Although the Holy Emperor had already reached the limit of the Xuanhuang Realm and possessed the fortuitous encounter of the Star Sea’s Primordial Dao intent, he had not yet fully converted that encounter into actual power.

“I need more time.”

A deep sense of urgency inevitably settled over the Holy Emperor’s heart.

“Time waits for no one.”

Before departing for the Star Sea he had not felt this way. Yet ever since returning from the Star Sea, an indistinct premonition told him that the time left to him might not be much.

...

Sun family.

Sun Luyuan circulated his spiritual energy to ward off the bone-piercing chill around him and walked slowly into the room. Looking at Sun Tianci sitting cross-legged on the bed, neither crying nor making noise but simply staring blankly into space, a feeling of helplessness surged in his heart.

Every family has its own difficulties.

Outsiders only knew that Sun Tianci had been born at the Dao Integration realm with extraordinary dominance, yet they did not know that this child had perhaps become extremely cold toward outsiders because he had witnessed his own mother’s death from the moment of his birth.

He naturally released an extreme cold aura around his body that made it difficult for outsiders to approach.

If he had not been born with Dao Integration cultivation, he would likely have starved to death within days from lack of care.

Yet no matter how extraordinary he was, he was still a newborn infant who needed looking after. The Sun family’s several Dao Integration cultivators could only take turns.

“Tianci...” Sun Luyuan showed a kindly smile and took out the top-grade spiritual liquid he had prepared.

“Would you like to eat something?”

Sun Tianci merely shook his head slightly and refused.

Sun Luyuan felt another wave of helplessness.

Then he suddenly thought of something and spoke softly once more: “This time when I visited your father, he learned of your birth and personally created a cultivation method for you. Take a look...”

As he spoke, Sun Luyuan transmitted the “Uplifted Righteous Dharma” that Li Fan had created into Sun Tianci’s mind.

Upon hearing that it was a method created by his yet-unseen father for his sake, the icy aura around Sun Tianci loosened slightly. He slowly read through the text of “Uplifted Righteous Dharma” one by one. He seemed to gain some insight and closed his eyes.

Sensing that the surrounding environment was returning to normal, Sun Luyuan was overjoyed. More importantly, the innate sorrow that seemed to cling to Sun Tianci was also slowly fading.

“What an excellent ‘Uplifted Righteous Dharma’!”

“Lu'er truly is resourceful!”

Knowing that the child was now in a state of comprehension, Sun Luyuan did not dare disturb him. He simply placed the spiritual liquid gently to one side and quietly withdrew. He then sealed the room with restrictions to prevent outsiders from interrupting before he finally felt somewhat relieved.

“Such a temperament in Tianci is actually good. If he stays indoors and disappears from public view, within a few years the world will forget his existence.”

“At this time of great upheaval, our Sun family should focus on lying low and preserving our strength.”

Thinking of this, Sun Luyuan could not help recalling the mission the Holy Dynasty had assigned him this time. Ever since joining the Holy Dynasty, he had lived quite idly. The Holy Dynasty’s never issued any compulsory tasks.

The previous plan to lure the Fairy Kongyou to the Holy Dynasty to become a Dao companion for the Holy Emperor’s disciples had been interrupted by Xu Yuanyuan’s sudden request, and now contact with the other party had been lost. It could only be set aside for the time being.

This left Sun Luyuan, who had always wanted to render meritorious service and increase his own capital, somewhat frustrated. This time he had finally received a task from the Holy Dynasty, yet it was truly troublesome and he had yet to find an opportunity to act.

“Nether Prison...”

“Isn’t that just a place for imprisoning heavy offenders? What does the Holy Dynasty intend by meddling in it?”

Sun Luyuan muttered to himself. Entering the Nether Prison was not difficult. But infiltrating the Nether Prison while still maintaining constant contact with the outside world was truly challenging.

“The Nether Prison forms its own independent system within the Immortal Alliance and is alternately supervised by the Dharma-Transmitters. To intervene...”

Although the mission issued by the Holy Dynasty this time had not specified any consequences for failure, Sun Luyuan knew it was definitely a test from the Holy Dynasty. Faces flashed through Sun Luyuan’s mind as he began considering the list of people who could help him with this matter.

After a long time, he still had no gains.

He habitually went to the underground secret chamber. His younger brother Sun Luyao, the Boundless Mirror Spirit, saw his expression and could not help asking about the reason.

“Brother, I found some information that might be useful.”

Sun Luyuan looked at the message his brother had sent. His tightly furrowed brows gradually relaxed.

“It might work.”

“I will give it a try.”

Just as he was about to leave in a hurry, Sun Luyuan suddenly heard Sun Luyao ask: “By the way, Brother, you promised before to take me out for some fresh air. When can we set off?”

Sun Luyuan’s footsteps paused. He replied somewhat evasively: “Let us wait a little longer. The Sun family is still being watched closely by those people. If I take you out now, there is no guarantee something similar to the last time we went looking for fragments and were surrounded by the Chen family from the Medicine Hall will not happen again.”

“Wait until the situation calms down.”

With that, he left in a rush without waiting for Sun Luyao to speak.

“Understood. I know, Brother...”

Before he departed, he heard his younger brother say these words.

The tone sounded a bit strange.

But Sun Luyuan did not think much of it. According to the information Sun Luyao had spied from the Tianxuan Mirror, a heavy criminal from the Immortal Alliance was about to be thrown into the Nether Prison.

However, this person’s identity was special. He was a direct descendant of Dharma-Transmitter [Sun]. Normally, with such a background, he should not have been sent to a place like the Nether Prison.

But the crime he had committed openly this time was truly too great. It was well known that the Immortal Alliance was organizing the second Escaping-the-World Rainbow Light to fly deep into the Star Sea.

Voidbright Flow Crystals were the key material required to achieve this goal.

After the previous open-and-secret compromise that agreed to divide the slots for this Rainbow Light equally among the Dao Integration cultivators of the Immortal Alliance regardless of background, the Immortal Alliance seized the opportunity to once again emphasize the scarcity of Voidbright Flow Crystals under the banner of righteousness.

They began using all means, including but not limited to entrapment, to recover the Flow Crystals privately hoarded by the various major families.

This direct descendant of Dharma-Transmitter Sun, named Sun Wanyun, had been caught red-handed while secretly purchasing large quantities of Voidbright Flow Crystals.

The cultivators responsible for the arrest naturally knew Sun Wanyun’s identity well. But with so many eyes watching, they had to put on a show. They could only steel themselves and arrest him. They had planned to quietly release him afterward, but someone unknown had stirred things up behind the scenes.

In less than half a day, news of Sun Wanyun’s arrest by the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance in an impartial and unsentimental manner had quietly spread everywhere. Everyone praised Dharma-Transmitter Sun for upholding the Immortal Alliance’s laws and sacrificing family for the greater good.

At this point, the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance could not possibly slap its own face by reversing the decision. Moreover, Voidbright Flow Crystals were indeed too important. Thus Sun Wanyun was law-abidingly thrown into the Nether Prison.

Yet since he was a direct descendant of a Dharma-Transmitter, no one knew when he might be released. Naturally he enjoyed certain privileges inside the Nether Prison.

“This person should be a suitable breakthrough point.”

“As long as I visit under the guise of paying respects and hand him the item bestowed by the Holy Emperor...”

Thinking this, Sun Luyuan arrived at the temporary holding area in the Immortal Alliance headquarters where Sun Wanyun was detained.

One look left him somewhat stunned.

It turned out there were quite a few “clever people” who understood the value of offering help in times of need.

The entrance was crowded with cultivators coming to visit. It was extremely lively. There was no sign at all that this was the treatment for a heavy criminal of the Immortal Alliance about to be thrown into the Nether Prison. The scene appeared truly ironic.

Although they shared the surname Sun, Sun Luyuan had no blood relation with Dharma-Transmitter Sun or this Sun Wanyun. He had merely met the man a few times.

Even as the family head of the Sun clan, which possessed five Dao Integration cultivators and appeared overwhelmingly powerful to outsiders, Sun Luyuan could only obediently line up at the entrance.

Meanwhile, in the Sun family’s underground secret chamber. Li Fan’s clone was mercilessly mocking Sun Luyao.

“I told you long ago that your brother would never let you out. What now?”

“The last time he took you out was only because you kept going mad and constantly risked losing control of the mirror, which could lead to your death.”

“Now, with my help in regulating you, the source of the Boundless Mirror’s outbursts, that wind obliterating calamity, is slowly being removed. Your condition has grown increasingly stable.”

“You are now an immortal artifact and represent the hope of the Sun family’s rise. How could your brother possibly let you out so easily? If something goes wrong and you are captured by someone, what then?”

Sun Luyao listened to Li Fan’s taunts without saying a word. Only the figure inside the mirror twisted from time to time, revealing the unrest in his heart.

“Senior...”

After a long silence, he wisely spoke up to ask Li Fan for help. Sun Luyao knew that this mysterious existence before him would not have said so much merely to mock him a few times.

“Heh heh. You have grown smarter, kid.”

Li Fan let out a sinister laugh. As he spoke, he manifested a pair of giant hands that reached toward the crown of Sun Luyao’s head.

Sun Luyao’s heart jolted, but he forced himself to stay still and not dodge.

The dark giant hands enveloped him. The interior of the Boundless Mirror shook violently.

A faint shadow was pulled out from Sun Luyao’s body by Li Fan. With a light wave, Li Fan sent the shadow floating out of the Boundless Mirror. It began merging with a pile of materials that had appeared out of thin air in the secret chamber.

Before long, another “Boundless Mirror” that looked exactly the same appeared before Sun Luyao.

As the spirit of the Boundless Mirror, Sun Luyao was naturally more familiar with this immortal artifact than anyone.

Yet even he could not tell the difference between the object before him and the immortal artifact he inhabited! His heart filled with uncertainty, Sun Luyao flew into the fake. Upon discovering it was merely an empty shell inside, he returned full of excitement.

“Senior’s methods are truly unfathomable! You can even replicate an immortal artifact so convincingly!” Sun Luyao flattered.

“Hmph. It is only an empty shell on the surface.”

Li Fan said coldly: “Separate another strand of your divine sense and hide it inside this mirror. With my craftsmanship as the foundation and your enhancement, it will be more than enough to fool your brother.”

Seeing freedom within reach, Sun Luyao did not hesitate at all. Enduring the sharp pain of having his divine soul cut, he split off a strand of divine sense. Once Sun Luyao’s divine sense entered the fake Boundless Mirror, the counterfeit artifact no longer had any flaws.

In a certain sense, it could now be considered a clone of the true Boundless Mirror. Though it was only an empty shell, as long as the real Boundless Mirror existed, it could synchronize any information the main body probed at any time.

“Senior, can we sneak out now?”

Looking at the fake Boundless Mirror floating quietly in the air as a replacement, Sun Luyao asked impatiently.

“Fool! What do you mean by sneak out?”

“This is called: the sea is wide for fish to leap, the sky is high for birds to fly!”

Li Fan’s clone laughed sinisterly. Wrapping the Boundless Mirror in his power, he turned into a black streak that ignored the numerous restrictions and protections personally set by Sun Luyuan. In an instant they left the Sun family.

Seeing the blue sky overhead once more, Sun Luyao felt exhilarated.

“Senior, where are we going?”

“Are we looking for the lost immortal artifacts of the Xuanhuang Realm as previously discussed?”

Even without a physical body, Sun Luyao took a deep breath of the free air. Then he asked Li Fan cautiously.

“Immortal artifacts... there is no rush.” Li Fan simply replied.

Seeing that the other party did not explain, Sun Luyao did not dare press further. He could only let himself be carried along as they sped rapidly southward through the Xuanhuang Realm.

Seven days later, sensing the surging energy fluctuations ahead, Sun Luyao suddenly became alert.

“That is...”

Endless ocean. Turbulent currents converged toward a single point at the center. Fierce winds howled and crackled. Violent storms even tore open space, stirring up bolts of lightning.

Beside the massive vortex that seemed to gather all the waters of the world lay an extremely conspicuous chain of islands shaped like long dragons.

This highly distinctive sight instantly told Sun Luyao where they were.

“The World-Rending Grand Vortex!”

He blurted out.

Although he had already learned of this wonder of nature from the countless materials spied through the Tianxuan Mirror, experiencing it in person was truly worlds apart.

“Such raging and turbulent currents, such frenzied and violent winds...”

“How could mere images and light from information possibly capture even a fraction of it?”

Trapped since his youth inside a small, dark mirror, he had never again been able to witness the magnificent sights of the world. The grand scene before him stirred Sun Luyao’s emotions deeply. He felt as if he had become the hot-blooded youth he once was.

“Making such a fuss. You really have no experience.”

Li Fan’s disapproving click of the tongue pulled Sun Luyao out of his repeated exclamations.

“Once you have finished marveling, get to work.”

With a light point toward the Boundless Mirror, Sun Luyao’s shadow was instantly sucked inside. Moments later, the mirror’s surface uncontrollably released a beam of dark light. It aimed straight at the World-Rending Grand Vortex not far away.

The Boundless Mirror’s body trembled lightly. Countless images flashed across it like a cascading waterfall.

Li Fan merely narrowed his eyes and waited quietly for the changes within.

“Boundless, Primal Chaos Reveals In Form.”

“With this grand formation as the core, the Boundless Mirror should in principle be able to analyze all hidden secrets in the world.”

“Although it is now damaged, using it to probe the secrets of this [World Rift] should not be difficult.”

“After all, the power of the World Rift back then was truly too immense. So much time has passed, yet the wound it left on the Xuanhuang Realm has still not healed.”

...

While Li Fan pondered, the Boundless Mirror seemed to have reached its limit.

Cracks began to appear on the mirror’s surface.