My Longevity Simulation

Chapter 1312: Immortal-Mortal Miasma Slays Immortals

"Remnant World Great Wall... Who would have thought such a phenomenon could be born at the frontier of the Star Sea?" Qiao Gong exclaimed in shock.

"No wonder all those worlds that perished back then vanished without a trace. They actually gathered beneath the High Wall? With remnant worlds stretching endlessly, what kind of power could possibly create such a sight?" Hundred Flower's face was likewise filled with astonishment.

The two of them had survived from the destruction of the Star Sea until the present day and had personally witnessed countless cultivation worlds become lands of complete death and silence. Therefore, more than anyone else, they understood the awe inspired by the endless Remnant World Great Wall stretching beyond sight.

"I seem to..." As if recalling a memory buried deep within his mind, Yin Shangren pressed a hand against his head and hesitated to continue.

Li Fan glanced at him but did not pursue the matter. Instead, he solemnly added:

"Beyond the Remnant World Great Wall, there is also a circle of Relic Great Walls serving as a barrier. Together they protect the High Wall, echoing one another and forming a grand formation. This journey will be even more dangerous than our previous expedition to the center of the Star Sea. There is even a very real possibility of disaster and death..."

Li Fan's gaze swept across the crowd.

"Whether to go or not is entirely your own decision."

"I will give you half a year to think about it. Do not blindly pursue higher realms of power. Merely from the merit of returning the Xuanhuang evil thoughts, even if you do nothing from this point onward, once the Xuanhuang Realm completes its ascension, you will still receive immense benefits."

As his words faded, his figure gradually disappeared.

The expressions of Qiao Gong and the others varied greatly.

Indeed, the moment they witnessed the wonder of the Remnant World Great Wall, all of them felt their hearts shaken and developed the urge to personally witness it up close. Yet Li Fan's words had reminded them of something important.

Within the Star Sea, wonders were often accompanied by great power.

And great power inevitably meant danger.

The Remnant World Great Wall was such a place.

The Immortal Ruins were as well.

Furthermore, stimulating the Xuanhuang Realm's ability to devour and digest only required three or four remnant world fragments as catalysts. There was no need for everyone to participate.

If this journey succeeded, there would still be many future opportunities to earn the merit of assisting the Xuanhuang Realm's ascension.

With such thoughts in mind, everyone began making their own calculations.

Li Fan naturally observed every subtle change in their expressions. After countless reincarnations, he understood their personalities extremely well. A single glance was enough to roughly guess what each person was thinking.

"To walk toward the Dao is the instinct of every cultivator. Yet this path is filled with danger and hardship. Fear, hesitation, and aversion within the heart become obstacles to progress."

"To truly touch what is called the Dao is easier said than done..."

Watching Qiao Gong and the others struggle with choices between life, death, and the pursuit of the Dao, waves of insight naturally arose within Li Fan's heart. ṙᴀΝỒ𝐛Èṡ

Waiting for the Celestial Spirit of the Super Xuanhuang Realm to integrate with the Dao did not mean Li Fan's own cultivation would cease in the meantime.

"Every breath, every word, every action is cultivation."

"The countless thoughts of living beings are all Dao scriptures."

Upon the Dao Lecture Platform, within the Great Xuan Realm, the thoughts and intentions of innumerable living beings appeared like countless stars. One after another, they flowed into Li Fan's mind and were perceived by him.

They became fuel driving the enormous wheel of his cultivation steadily forward.

His decision in this life to become the Teacher of Heaven and Earth was not a sudden impulse.

In the previous life, when the Holy Emperor lectured on the Dao, he had mentioned the concept of Dao Resonance Longevity.

By tracing the reverse projection of the Dao, one could comprehend the true meaning of Dao Resonance.

Through repeated experiments with False Becomes True, Li Fan had gradually verified the little girl's speculation regarding the Holy Emperor's newly deduced cultivation path.

A projection of the Dao descending from above truly made it easier to touch the Dao itself.

Without such projections, the Great Dao remained hidden beyond the heavens, invisible and intangible. One could only search for traces of it through cultivation and enlightenment, then gradually deepen one's understanding step by step.

Though there were countless Great Daos, how many ordinary cultivators could ever truly behold the Dao's genuine form?

Within the Immortal Ruins, that True Immortal possessed the imitation Dao-inscribed character [Hunger] as assistance, yet still sat in meditation for ten thousand years without achieving a breakthrough.

This alone demonstrated the immense difficulty of comprehending the Dao.

If even a True Immortal found it so difficult, what hope was there for those beneath the True Immortal Realm?

Among all living beings, Li Fan's situation was extraordinarily unique.

With [Truth], it was as though he already stood at the very end of this Great Dao, almost able to touch its ultimate truth.

Because of this, the seemingly miraculous ability False Becomes True could be performed despite his cultivation being only at the Soul Transformation Realm.

Previously, Li Fan could only gradually deepen his understanding of the transformations between truth and falsehood involved in [Truth] by strengthening his "bond" with it.

However, after his comprehension of False Becomes True continued to deepen, and after his encounter with that mysterious symbol hidden deep within the bodies of the You Clan, Li Fan vaguely sensed another possibility.

He could use the principle of drawing inferences from one example and apply understanding gained from other Dao traces to accelerate his comprehension of truth and falsehood.

The projection of the Great Dao descended from above and formed all worlds.

Everything within the Xuanhuang Realm, whether matter or consciousness, could be regarded as a projection of the Dao.

Yet these were already the furthest ends of the projection. To reverse the process and trace the projection back upward toward the Dao itself was almost an impossible task.

However, as the sole surviving land within the Star Sea, the Xuanhuang Realm had already gathered too many impossibilities.

For example, the peculiar existence known as Eternal Remnant Will, which could resonate with the Dao itself.

Earlier in this life, Li Fan had already visited Tianyang Cave Dwelling at the bottom of the Congyun Sea and collected Tianyang's remains containing Eternal Remnant Will.

He tried every possible method but remained unable to sense the Dao resonance within.

Yet Li Fan did not abandon his research into Dao resonance because of this. Instead, he began searching for a lower-level substitute for Eternal Remnant Will.

During the one hundred and nineteenth life, using the Faceless True Immortal Statue as a foundation, Li Fan had created the Network of True Immortal Mortal Compassion.

Among its countless believers, only Kou Hong and Dao Xuanzi possessed thoughts that shone with extraordinary brilliance.

Even within the network of source power essence, they were exceptionally conspicuous.

They were genuine Seekers of the Dao with Utmost Sincerity.

Previously, Li Fan had assumed this was merely due to their innate personalities and held no particular value to him.

But now, Li Fan realized that the sincere desire for the Dao possessed by Kou Hong and Dao Xuanzi might very well be the embryonic form of Eternal Remnant Will.

In other words, if guided properly and encouraged to continually deepen their pursuit of the Dao, then after their deaths there might be a chance that Eternal Remnant Will would be born.

"I cannot directly utilize Eternal Remnant Will, but can I not make use of a lower-level substitute?"

This discovery regarding Kou Hong and Dao Xuanzi gave Li Fan fresh inspiration.

Combined with his intention to make use of the Super Xuanhuang Realm's Celestial Spirit Dao Integration, it naturally led to his role in this life as the Teacher of Heaven and Earth.

Upon the Dao Lecture Platform, the thoughts of countless living beings gathered together.

Like stars in the sky, they varied in brightness.

Those who stood out from the masses received special attention from Li Fan.

Unfortunately, no existence with the potential to advance into Eternal Remnant Will had yet been discovered.

However, Li Fan firmly believed that once the Dao Lecture Platform eventually expanded into the Xuanhuang Realm itself, he would gain more such individuals besides Kou Hong and Dao Xuanzi.

As for Kou Hong and the other, with their current experience in this life, they still fell somewhat short of the sincerity in seeking the Dao that they once possessed. Taking them as disciples now would instead interfere with their Dao-seeking hearts. Therefore, Li Fan left them alone for the time being and even deliberately increased the difficulty of their cultivation.

Only when the flowers bloomed and bore fruit in the future would he return to harvest them.

"The Dao projects itself across all worlds. Among the living beings of every world, there will always be some whose nature resonates with Dao Marks. These are the materials I can use to increase my comprehension of the Transformation of Truth and Falsehood."

Having personally experienced the power of False Becomes True, Li Fan had already decided to raise the priority of advancing this path to the second highest level.

Second only to preserving his own life.

As for realm, cultivation, treasures, and the like.

These were things that could be obtained in every reincarnation. They simply could not compare with it.

"However, these brilliant living wills should be like Eternal Remnants. They can probably only be used for Dao comprehension once. I wonder how many people in the entire Xuanhuang Realm can bring me pleasant surprises."

His divine sense swept across the land. Looking at the endless stream of Great Xuan citizens still making their way toward the central Dao Lecture Platform, Li Fan nodded slightly.

His figure flickered, and in the next moment, he had already left the Great Xuan Small World.

He arrived in Qiling Prefecture of the Xuanhuang Realm.

The vast underground space was filled with an invisible and eerie aura.

Even with Li Fan's current cultivation, he still gathered a sufficient amount of source power essence as protection before daring to come here.

Threads of golden light formed a protective formation, isolating him from the terrifying power within the underground chamber.

"My guess was correct. This Ancient Immortal-Mortal Miasma has also undergone sublimation and transformation together with the Xuanhuang Realm."

After carefully observing for a while, Li Fan reached his conclusion.

In the 119th life, an earthquake had occurred in Qiling Prefecture, causing the Ancient Immortal-Mortal Miasma sealed here to leak out and unleash a bloody catastrophe. After accumulating within the underground space for thousands of years, this Ancient Immortal-Mortal Miasma seemed to have undergone a certain mutation, becoming even more powerful than the original version.

The Immortal-Mortal Miasma had been created by Mr. Bai in defiance of the principles of heaven and earth.

Yet it was also a part of those very principles.

Now, as the Xuanhuang Realm in this life gradually transformed toward a Super Xuanhuang Realm, the Ancient Immortal-Mortal Miasma within this underground space was likewise accumulating the power needed for its own metamorphosis.

"A mortal can also slay immortals..."

Li Fan stretched out a hand, and the golden protective formation immediately opened a gap.

The invisible force seized the opportunity and began eroding his palm.

His brows tightly furrowed. After sensing it for only an instant, Li Fan decisively severed his entire arm.

Source power essence then restored the protection, blocking the Immortal-Mortal Miasma's erosion from spreading further.

"Interesting."

Within a few breaths, Li Fan's severed arm had already regrown.

As for the original arm left behind within the Ancient Immortal-Mortal Miasma, it was completely devoured by the surrounding invisible force.

Not even a skeleton remained.

Only a pile of fine sand-like residue was left behind.

A rare trace of excitement flashed through Li Fan's eyes.

Among the items bound to [Truth], there was an item called Ten Thousand Humans Essence Blood.

It had been refined from tens of thousands of condemned prisoners.

Yet the Immortal-Mortal Miasma power contained within that Ten Thousand Humans Essence Blood was not even equal to a single strand of this enhanced Ancient Immortal Mortal Miasma.

"If the Super Xuanhuang Realm completes its final transformation, just how powerful will the Immortal-Mortal Miasma here become?"

According to Li Fan's deductions, with the combined influence of the Star Sea's power of revival, the Great Celestial Venerable's immortal spiritual legacy, the remnants of countless worlds within the Star Sea, and many other forces...

It would be enough to elevate the Xuanhuang Realm to a level infinitely close to the Immortal Realm.

Or perhaps, in a certain sense, this Super Xuanhuang Realm would itself become a newly elevated Immortal Realm.

It would merely be somewhat inferior to that ancient Immortal Realm which had already perished.

"By that time, even if it cannot truly slay immortals, severely injuring them may still be possible."

"More importantly, this Ancient Immortal-Mortal Miasma can continuously grow stronger alongside the Xuanhuang Realm. Its inherent nature of mortals slaying immortals alone guarantees that its value cannot be ignored."

"One day, when I possess the ability to truly elevate the Xuanhuang Realm into an Immortal Realm, this Immortal-Mortal Miasma will become a genuine immortal-slaying weapon."

With this thought, the way Li Fan looked at the invisible force filling the vast chamber had completely changed.

Judging from Xuantian King's experiences back then, as well as some of the clues currently uncovered beyond the High Wall, Achieving immortality within the Star Sea might require facing dangers beyond imagination.

A newly born Immortal Domain would likely attract just as much attention.

But since it would not be Li Fan's true body, even if it really triggered some crisis, it would still give him ample time to react and prepare.

Between becoming an Immortal himself and elevating the Xuanhuang Realm into an Immortal Realm, which was more difficult?

Anyone who was not insane would undoubtedly choose the latter.

But for Li Fan, the conclusion was completely the opposite.

"The Great Celestial Venerable's inheritance and the immortal spiritual qi contained within immortal artifacts are both resources that I can reuse infinitely."

"Beyond that, there are also all the other resources and powers throughout the entire star sea."

Li Fan's thoughts raced rapidly.

"Perhaps it is feasible."

"I only need to wait until the end of this life and see just how far the Super Xuanhuang Realm I personally created still falls short of the legendary Immortal Realm. Then I will be able to reach a conclusion."

The transformation of the Ancient Immortal-Mortal Miasma had opened up an entirely new line of thinking for Li Fan.

Within the Xuanhuang Realm, manifestations of laws existed in countless numbers.

Once the Xuanhuang Realm underwent elevation, these manifestations of laws would likewise ascend together with it.

"The entire Xuanhuang Realm can be regarded as my weapon against Immortals."

Li Fan narrowed his eyes.

There was a distinction between immortals and mortals.

However, if that mortal stood backed by an entire Immortal Realm, then the final outcome would naturally be a different matter altogether.

"The situation beyond the High Wall remains unknown."

"Using a world as the foundation may make it easier to investigate."

Li Fan carefully arranged formations throughout the underground space.

This was to prevent others from discovering the Ancient Immortal-Mortal Miasma sealed within.

"Continue growing. When you finally reach your limit, that will be the day you are forged into a sword."

Only after ensuring that everything was absolutely secure did Li Fan depart.

"If this plan truly works, then it is time for me to gather some anchor points."

"The more things capable of slaying immortals, the better."

With this thought, Li Fan quietly arrived in the void of the Five Elements Great Cave Heaven within Tianling Prefecture.

At this point in time, the Five Elements Cave Heaven had not yet fully descended.

It perfectly met the requirements for replenishing anchor points: a newly born Cave Heaven.

However, Li Fan had already used the Five Elements Cave Heaven once before to complete a recharge. He was uncertain whether it would still produce a reaction this time.

Familiar with the process, he arrived within the gestation space where black and white intertwined.

Li Fan focused his mind and carefully sensed the feedback transmitted by the [Truth].

"A little difficult to swallow, but still barely edible."

After a long while, Li Fan opened his eyes, his expression somewhat strange.

Steadying himself, his divine sense instantly enveloped the entire Five Elements Great Cave Heaven.

A moment later...

The Cave Heaven mysteriously vanished.

At the same time, the number of anchor points available to Li Fan increased by one.

A faint premonition arose in Li Fan's heart. If he attempted this again, [Truth] would truly have no appetite left.

Unlike the Cave Heavens that had already descended into the world and been devoured before, the current Five Elements Great Cave Heaven was still in the process of gestation.

Its inexplicable disappearance naturally triggered disturbances throughout the surrounding space.