My Longevity Simulation

Chapter 884: The Formation Refinement Federation

Xiao Qing and Xiao Hong shuddered in fear.

They could tell that this sinister senior was not making empty threats. If they failed to meet his demands, he would truly kill them!

"Spiritual Energy Synthesis..."

The discovery that the crystal cores of exotic beasts could generate spiritual qi had been purely accidental. Achieving a breakthrough within three years would be extremely difficult.

As Xiao Qing furrowed her brows in deep thought, Li Fan suddenly sneered and said, "Heh, I have always been a man of my word! To prevent anyone from harboring unrealistic hopes..."

In the next moment, Li Fan flashed into the sky above the empire.

Thousands of blood-red threads spread out from his body, whistling as they shot toward every corner of the imperial capital.

Within moments, the threads had returned.

However, each thread now held a bound mortal from the empire at its end.

The sheer number of captives formed a dense, oppressive mass, darkening the sky like a storm cloud.

The terrifying sight was so overwhelming that many people below fainted on the spot.

As the red threads tightened, the unfortunate captives couldn't even cry out before being sucked into Li Fan’s Five Elements Great Cave-Heaven, where they were sealed away.

Li Fan did not simply slaughter these mortals.

Instead, he intended to deliver them to Master Yin as research material for the Immortal-Mortal Miasma experiment.

After brutally intimidating the empire, Li Fan plundered its resources before leaving, satisfied.

As for the red string left behind by Mr. Bai for Xu Ke...

Li Fan did not take it—yet.

If needed, he could guide a "fated person" to claim it.

As for his own true self…

He had no interest in it.

When the oppressive demonic presence of Li Fan finally vanished, the people of the empire collapsed in relief, weeping as if they had narrowly escaped death.

Xiao Qing, upon checking the list of missing individuals, felt her heart skip a beat.

To her shock, she realized that all those abducted by the Federation of All Worlds Senior were from the empire’s conservative noble faction—the very group that had always opposed the royal family and obstructed reforms.

Now, with all of them gone, they could finally unify the empire’s resources to tackle the spiritual energy synthesis breakthrough.

"This isn't a coincidence—it's a warning."

"The fact that he understands our empire to this extent..."

A chill ran through Xiao Qing’s heart, and all thoughts of resistance vanished.

Without hesitation, she summoned the empire’s top researchers to begin discussing this critical technological advancement that would determine their future.

After returning from the empire’s small-world, Li Fan worked with Tianyang to relocate the spatial gateway to the Spiritwood Realm.

He then personally set up a formation at the exit, ensuring that no one from the empire could escape.

As for the empire’s outlawed cultivators wandering the outside world? If they couldn’t find their way back, it was of no concern to Li Fan.

With that settled, Li Fan took a short trip to Yin Yin Island.

After delivering the captured mortals to Master Yin, he inquired about the progress of his research.

"It’s almost done… almost done…"

Master Yin’s expression was peculiar.

He did not look excited about an impending breakthrough.

Instead, he appeared dazed and unsettled, his mind elsewhere.

Even his conversation with Li Fan was disjointed, responding only half-heartedly.

Seeing this, Li Fan chose not to press further.

Upon returning to the Spiritwood Realm, he was immediately approached by Ou Daozi and Shang Tianci.

After years of relentless effort and arduous construction, the headquarters of the Ten Thousand Realms Alliance had finally begun to take shape.

However, since Li Fan had previously instructed that the final cornerstone-laying decision must be made by him personally, they had all come together to seek his opinion.

Li Fan spread his spiritual sense across the Spiritwood Realm.

He saw that surrounding the central spirit tree was an expansive architectural complex, occupying nearly one-tenth of the entire Spiritwood Realm.

For any visitor arriving, the first sight to greet them would be a 99-zhang-tall black jade gate tower. (approximately 1,083 feet tall)

The plaque above the gate was still empty, awaiting Li Fan’s inscription.

Beyond the gate stretched a long, broad avenue.

The road’s surface glowed with a jade-green hue, identical to the one before the Guardian Hall Headquarters of the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance, entirely crafted from Spiritual Stones.

Walking upon it would seal off spiritual energy.

Combined with the No-Flight Formation, it would force any visiting cultivators to walk forward step by step, like ordinary mortals, completing the path of reverence at a deliberate pace.

At the end of the long road stood a circular grand hall.

The center of the grand hall remained empty for now, as Li Fan planned to place the Xuantian Divine Statue there—

To give all first-time visitors a sense of awe and mystery.

From the circular grand hall, roads branched out in all directions, leading to various functional buildings—

Such as the Welcoming Hall, Assembly Hall, Martial Training Grounds, and even the gathering hubs for members of the Ten Thousand Realms, as well as the inter-realm passageways.

These buildings were not clustered tightly together but interwoven with breathtaking Xuanhuang scenic wonders, where mountains and rivers overlapped in picturesque beauty.

Outside the headquarters complex, a "Miniature Xuanhuang Realm" had been artificially constructed, closely resembling the original Xuanhuang Realm.

Using the Heavenly Scene Treasure Gourd of Shang Tianci, which had collected iconic landscapes from various regions, they had faithfully recreated the Xuanhuang Realm within the Spiritwood Realm.

With a single glance, Li Fan could recognize the Luoyan Lake of Luoyan Prefecture, the Nine Mountains of Nine Mountains Prefecture, and even the Congyun Sea, which he was deeply familiar with.

In Ou Daozi’s design, the headquarters' terrain had been elevated, while the surrounding land was lowered.

From a distance, it appeared as though the Federation of All Worlds was towering above and suppressing the Xuanhuang Realm itself.

"Excellent! Excellent!"

It was indeed the work of a master architect, and the more Li Fan observed, the more delighted he became.

"It was worth all the effort I put into bringing Ou Daozi here... even at the cost of a True Temptation Fruit..."

"Absolutely worth it!"

If he had undertaken this construction himself, it would never have turned out this magnificent.

"Not bad. I'm very satisfied," Li Fan nodded.

Shang Tianci's face lit up with joy, while Ou Daozi looked visibly proud.

"Senior, when do you think we should hold the foundation-laying ceremony?" Shang Tianci asked eagerly.

Li Fan pondered for a moment before replying, "No rush. Wait for my signal."

With that, he transformed into a streak of rainbow light, soaring into the sky of the Spiritwood Realm.

Looking down at the newly completed Spiritwood Realm, which now emanated an ethereal, misty aura, Li Fan settled his mind and attuned himself to the formation materials previously transported across various locations.

"It is time to begin the initial formation refinement."

"Refining an entire small world into a treasure is not something that can be accomplished overnight."

"Especially now that, nourished by vast amounts of heavenly materials and earthly treasures, this Spiritwood Realm appears to be undergoing yet another metamorphosis..."

"But as long as I engrave the formation onto the world's very foundation, no matter how it evolves in the future, it will never escape my control."

Li Fan contemplated.

"This is both the formation refinement process and the defensive formation for the Federation."

"Rather than constantly maintaining it in the future, it is better to perfect it in one go."

After careful thought, Li Fan finally made his decision—

To pursue absolute perfection in this place.