My Longevity Simulation

Chapter 1325: The Beginning of Creating an Immortal

As his brush moved like dragons and serpents across the page, the [Nothingness] character art, disguised beneath various Dao manifestations, was completed.

Its power had been drastically weakened, making it suitable for testing.

To ensure the experiment's accuracy, Li Fan cut off a piece of his own flesh of identical size and also prepared a lump of mortal flesh as a control group.

Under the influence of the [Nothingness] character, the three pieces of flesh underwent completely different changes.

All three were instantly enveloped by a layer of shadow.

The flesh belonging to Li Fan and the mortal flesh showed no difference whatsoever. They possessed almost no resistance, as if struck down by a wave from an invisible sea. They immediately sank and vanished from existence.

The lump of True Immortal flesh, however...

Although it could not completely escape the influence of the True Immortal seal script, it was like a small boat upon the ocean. No matter how fierce the waves became, it merely rose and fell with them while remaining steadily afloat.

When the fluctuations of the [Nothingness] character finally dissipated, it was virtually unchanged from before the experiment.

"As expected of True Immortal flesh..." Li Fan's eyes flickered.

Afterward, he conducted further experiments using True Immortal seal script characters such as [Chaos] and [Solitude], obtaining some preliminary conclusions.

Perhaps because it had once been infused with immortal spiritual qi, the True Immortal flesh possessed extraordinarily powerful qualities of "self-reliance" and "recovery".

It was not truly immune to the effects of the True Immortal seal script.

Rather, after being affected and undergoing change, it would restore itself at astonishing speed.

Thus, at first glance, it appeared as though it was unaffected by any of the characters.

"The resilience and recovery speed of this thing..."

Using the True Immortal blood as a window, Li Fan glimpsed the terrifying reality of True Immortals themselves. His heart was greatly shaken.

"This is merely the power of flesh and blood alone. Yet its recovery ability is thousands upon thousands of times greater than my divine soul recovery even with the support of the Limitless Fullness and Emptiness Technique."

"What exactly drives this regeneration? There is clearly no immortal spiritual power left within this flesh."

"And from a purely structural perspective, it is no different from ordinary mortal flesh."

"Could it be..."

With a thought, the Descends into Mortal World White Ring appeared in his palm.

Flesh by itself possessed no life.

Therefore, according to the White Ring's judgment, this piece of True Immortal flesh also belonged to the category of a dead object.

As the light enveloped it, the flesh was instantly disassembled.

But to Li Fan's disappointment, no immortal spiritual power appeared.

Instead, what emerged was a foul-smelling black aura.

Merely inhaling a trace of it caused dizziness to wash over him, while countless hallucinations flashed before his eyes.

His expression changed drastically. Li Fan immediately retreated and activated formations to gather and contain the black gas.

Fortunately, the gas itself possessed little destructive power and was quickly dealt with.

Looking at the small black sphere suspended in the distance, Li Fan's eyelids twitched.

The stench that seemed capable of contaminating even the divine soul still lingered faintly in his nostrils.

"This black gas seems to be pure decay and ruin."

"Interesting. Despite possessing such terrifying vitality, this is what remains after it is disassembled."

Li Fan's curiosity toward the True Immortal flesh intensified once more. He nearly failed to restrain himself from splitting off another strand of divine sense to investigate further. ᚱãΝȮ𝐛Еś

Fortunately, at the critical moment, he stopped himself through sheer willpower.

"Next life. Next life. There will be plenty of opportunities later..."

His current condition could no longer support further exploration of the mysteries of True Immortals.

Li Fan took a deep breath and calmed his turbulent thoughts.

Although he still could not uncover the secrets of True Immortal blood, that did not prevent him from developing new methods of using it.

A flash of light appeared.

The bronze immortal crane obtained from the Xuan Immortal Ark appeared in Li Fan's palm.

"Immortal Descent, All Things Return to Void!"

After making preparations, a weakened miniature Grand Return to Void Formation appeared beneath the Lecture Platform.

Within the immortal formation, invisible winds howled.

Li Fan tossed the bronze immortal crane into the center of the formation.

Instantly, countless violent wind blades struck the bronze crane according to Li Fan's design.

As expected of a remnant immortal artifact that had survived a world-destroying calamity.

Even the Grand Return to Void Formation, reduced only in scale while retaining most of its original power, failed to leave many marks upon it.

However, the endless invisible winds continued to blow.

Like gigantic hammers, they struck and battered the bronze crane repeatedly, gradually altering its shape.

Time slowly passed.

Three days later, a bronze skeleton emerged from within the formation.

Li Fan temporarily removed it from the formation.

Using golden source power essence as bait, he attracted a small lump of True Immortal flesh onto the bronze skeleton.

Perhaps because of its innate nature.

Or perhaps because it sensed the similar aura of immortality upon the bronze skeleton.

The moment the two came into contact, the True Immortal flesh slowly settled upon the bronze bones.

The flesh surged and wriggled, seemingly attempting to expand further.

Li Fan immediately seized the opportunity and infused it with a portion of source power essence.

The fusion proceeded with great difficulty.

Yet perhaps the two truly shared certain common characteristics.

In the end, the flesh absorbed the golden essence like a sponge.

After receiving additional energy, the True Immortal flesh began growing along the bronze skeleton.

Initially, it was merely a tiny lump no larger than a finger attached to the skull.

After continuous wriggling and spontaneous proliferation, it became like a crimson flood, spreading downward from the head.

After being nourished by Li Fan's source power essence, this mass of True Immortal flesh no longer emitted the strange murmurs and hateful whispers that had previously accompanied it.

Instead, it seemed like a creation existing beneath the vast net of source power essence.

It even gave Li Fan the feeling that it could be controlled as easily as his own arm.

As he continuously infused source power essence, the True Immortal flesh eventually covered the entire bronze skeleton.

Yet no skin formed afterward.

A humanoid figure composed entirely of exposed flesh appeared, looking deeply unsettling.

Li Fan could sense that the True Immortal flesh was extending root-like structures into the bronze skeleton beneath it, binding itself more firmly.

As the connection deepened, the entire body gradually began undergoing subtle changes. Yet as Li Fan silently observed the figure before him, he always felt that something was missing.

"The soul is the master of the body. A body without a soul is ultimately only an object..."

After watching for a long time, Li Fan gradually understood.

However, he did not take the final and most crucial step.

It was not merely because he lacked the essential ingredient of an Immortal Soul.

More importantly, whenever the thought arose, an inexplicable sense of danger would appear simultaneously.

"Anything involving the realm of True Immortals requires even greater caution."

"When painting the dragon and adding the eyes, one must beware of the dragon breaking through the wall and flying away, bringing its backlash in return..."

Li Fan pondered this for a moment, then slowly nodded. Forming seals with both hands, he temporarily used a grand formation to seal away this body.

"I will wait until I find a consciousness that can completely withstand True Immortal flesh and blood without losing control."

In his mind flashed the remains of Tianyang and Mr. Bai one after another.

"Eternal Remnant Will, enduring through countless ages. Since it can resonate with the Dao, it should not lose itself under the influence of True Immortal flesh and blood."

Compared to the uncontrollable Mr. Bai, the simple-minded Tianyang was clearly the more suitable candidate.

Li Fan personally made a trip to the depths of the Congyun Sea.

After taking a glance at Tianyang's puppet body, which was still slumbering beneath the seabed earth veins, Li Fan did not disturb it.

Instead, he went to Tianyang's cave abode and retrieved his remains.

After several attempts, he still could not sense the attached Eternal Remnant Will through his own perception. Li Fan suddenly crushed the remains.

Then he controlled the powder, scattering it and mixing it into the True Immortal flesh and blood body.

The remains were merely an external form. The Eternal Remnant Will would naturally not dissipate because the bones had been shattered.

Boom!

After the Eternal Remnant Will was added, the True Immortal flesh and blood body underwent a qualitative transformation.

Violent energy fluctuations surged from the body. It was as if an invisible carving blade was continuously sculpting it. Skin and hair gradually formed upon the naked mass of flesh.

The face that slowly emerged was exactly the same as the Tianyang in Li Fan's memories.

Li Fan pondered silently while continuously setting up grand formations around it to prevent the awakened Tianyang from running amok.

At the same time, he continuously used source power essence to create chains, binding the body before him.

However, Li Fan quickly sensed that something was wrong.

Although Tianyang's appearance became increasingly distinct, no vitality ever emerged.

The Tianyang before him resembled a doll constructed from Immortal artifact remnants, True Immortal flesh and blood, and Eternal Remnant Will.

It looked lifelike, yet there remained a fundamental difference between it and a true living being.

At present, even making this doll move was impossible.

"..."

Li Fan slightly shook his head.

"It seems I was taking things for granted. Life, especially when immortals are involved, is obviously not something that can be recreated so casually."

"However, that does not mean this body is useless. Its core is Tianyang's Eternal Remnant Will. Once Tianyang truly awakens, he will be able to control this flesh puppet."

"Although it possesses no spiritual energy, relying solely on physical strength, it could probably suppress more than half of the Xuanhuang Realm. Ordinary techniques and divine abilities would be completely incapable of harming it."

"Even better, this puppet flesh was nurtured through source power essence. Even after this stage of growth, it remains under my control..."

With a thought from Li Fan, the flesh puppet before him moved like a marionette, performing various actions.

However, due to the presence of Tianyang's Eternal Remnant Will, Li Fan could clearly feel many points of resistance.

"It still needs the original owner to control it before it can move as naturally as an arm or finger."

Once again, he sealed the flesh Immortal puppet within a grand formation.

Looking at the large remaining chunk of True Immortal flesh and blood, Li Fan fell into contemplation.

"Source power essence is ultimately only a lower substitute for Immortal spiritual power. After being nourished by it, the True Immortal flesh and blood seems to have changed and fallen in rank. Even though they originally shared the same source and were both generated from the Kun-Qian Bone Hand, they became almost completely unrelated in an instant..."

"Mo Rubin once said that source power essence is harmful and provides no real benefit. It seems those words were not false."

But that only applied to ordinary people.

Even if contamination by source power essence caused irreversible consequences, Li Fan could simply eliminate them through [Truth].

Therefore, before discovering a genuine path to transcendence, Li Fan would naturally make full use of every available resource.

"It is probably not limited to source power essence alone. The individuality of True Immortal flesh and blood means that once it is contaminated by any power lower than Immortal spiritual power, it will undergo a 'downgrade'..."

"The difference between immortals and mortals truly is profound."

Li Fan sighed.

"If lower powers do not work, perhaps I can try something of equal rank, or even something above immortals."

Among the methods Li Fan could currently employ, True Immortal seal script and Immortal-grade formations could barely be considered existences on the same level as True Immortal flesh and blood.

As for the Transformation between Truth and Falsehood within [Truth], that existed beyond the level of Immortals.

Li Fan began a new round of research.

This time, however, progress was nowhere near as smooth as before.

After all, these were all existences beyond the mortal realm. With Li Fan's current accumulation of knowledge, achieving a breakthrough in a short period was nearly impossible.

Li Fan possessed a clear understanding of his own limitations.

Rather than wasting the time of his main body, he created a simulated personality to conduct the research in his place. The moment any discovery was made, the main body would immediately become aware of it.

To prevent various abnormalities that might arise during the research process, Li Fan not only laid down countless formations, but also left the White Ring Descends into Mortal World to suppress the area.

If the True Immortal flesh and blood underwent an uncontrollable mutation, Descends into Mortal World would descend and completely disassemble it.

That black aura might smell unpleasant, but as long as it remained controlled and did not leak outward, it should not cause any trouble.

While returning to the frontier of the Star Sea, Li Fan reflected on this experiment involving ancient characters.

"The power of retrospection contained within Ancient characters can generate flesh and blood from remains."

"And within the Xuanhuang Realm, there is more than just True Immortal bones."

In Li Fan's mind appeared the remains of the Grand Mage beneath the Great Rift Valley of Fuguang Prefecture, within the ruins of the First Origin Sect.

During the World-Destroying Immortal formation storm of his previous life, Daoyuan Prefecture had undoubtedly survived until the very end.

Unlike the other survivors, the location of the Grand Mage had formed a black domain isolated from the outside world. Even while personally controlling the Immortal formation, Li Fan could not observe what occurred within.

Even when the High Wall ultimately collapsed and the Star Sea fell into turmoil, that black domain still remained intact.

From this alone, one could glimpse the Grand Mage' strength.

It was definitely above that of Immortal Ancestor and the Heavenly Doctor.

"Allowing his remains to wander outside."

"He remained unmoved when the Xuanhuang Realm was destroyed. Unmoved when True Immortals descended."

"Even when the High Wall collapsed and the existence that hunted True Immortals beyond the High Wall arrived, he still did not move. The Grand Mage' condition is definitely highly abnormal."

"No matter how focused someone is on comprehending the Dao, they would instinctively react when sensing a fatal threat."

It was precisely because of this speculation that Li Fan intended to use the Grand Mage flesh and blood to conduct a test.

However, since there was some degree of risk involved, he planned to arrange it near the very end of this life.

As his thoughts churned, Li Fan had already returned outside the Xuan Immortal Ark.

Following the agreed method from before, he released the signal.

The elders of the Immortal Ark all came out together to welcome him, giving him considerable face.

"Fellow Daoist, how have you become like this?"

"What happened?"

The people of the Immortal Ark were greatly shocked when they saw Li Fan. They had only been separated briefly, yet his hair had already turned completely white and faint traces of death aura surrounded him.

Li Fan immediately let out a cold snort. His tone was hostile as he demanded accountability.

"Your Immortal Ark has truly harmed me miserably!"

The Immortal Ark cultivators looked at each other in confusion.

"Why would Fellow Daoist say such a thing?" Zhong Daogong asked with a bitter smile.

"You have likely already noticed that I am now close to death. I probably have only twenty years of lifespan remaining."

Li Fan's expression was gloomy as murderous intent flashed through his eyes while he swept his gaze across the Immortal Ark cultivators.

"And all of this is because of your Immortal Ark!"

Before anyone could respond, Li Fan continued.

"After I returned, I reported the entire matter to my master. Yet no response ever came."

"So I secretly used the world-protecting Immortal artifact to calculate the future of cooperating with your Immortal Ark..."

"I never expected to end up in this state!"

Li Fan stared fiercely at them and asked:

"That weakest point of the High Wall, does it have something to do with what lies beyond the High Wall?"