My Longevity Simulation

Chapter 976: The Stone Tablet Turns into a Historical Chronicle

The divine ability [Extracting Threads] was one Li Fan comprehended when he was transformed into a thread-like figure within the Root of Heaven and Earth. It traced all things back to their origin, returning to the primordial nothingness of creation itself.

In Li Fan’s vision, the horizontal and vertical threads weaving the Genesis Stone Tablet became increasingly dense. This signified that the supreme treasure of heaven and earth was about to be fully formed.

Li Fan guided the process, attempting to connect the silk threads drawn from Sima Changkong’s body with the Genesis Stone Tablet.

In truth, Li Fan was far from certain. This was the first time he had ever witnessed the true Genesis Stone Tablet in person. Still, to simply watch it vanish before his eyes would be too great a loss.

He decided to try.

To his surprise, as Sima Changkong’s body-thread neared the stone tablet, it was drawn in by a strange suction force.

The lines tightened instantly, spiraling into the weave of the tablet.

It was as if a ball of yarn had been completely unraveled in an instant. Sima Changkong’s body utterly dissipated.

The Stone Tablet flickered faintly, its surface now tainted by a trace of dust.

When the Tablet reappeared from the recreated heaven and earth, no grand phenomenon manifested. The ancient, bluish-gray stone looked unremarkable, floating quietly in midair.

Perhaps due to the pull of the silk thread once formed from Sima Changkong, the Genesis Stone Tablet did not drift elsewhere.

It remained suspended within the small mountain shrine. Li Fan’s attempt seemed to have succeeded.

Yet what puzzled him was that Sima Changkong did not reappear. He had vanished completely—or perhaps...

“Has he fused with the Genesis Stone Tablet?” Li Fan wondered.

Just as he was silently watching, new changes erupted upon the slate’s surface.

Blood-red characters suddenly spread across it, densely packed, before flowing like fresh blood into tiny streams.

The streams multiplied, merging into raging rivers of crimson that covered the entire slate.

A dazzling red light burst forth. When Li Fan looked again, the whole surface of the tablet flipped like a page, hovering above the stone itself.

“This is…” His pupils constricted sharply.

The changes continued.

Page after page of blood-red text kept turning, faster and faster. The slate grew thinner and thinner. Finally, when the transformation was complete—

A stone book emitting a faint golden-red light appeared before Li Fan.

Compared to the Genesis Stone Tablet, this Stone Book carried an even deeper aura of sanctity and ancient grandeur.

The vision slowly subsided, the light of the stone book retracting inward until it hovered silently in the air.

Yet Li Fan keenly sensed that it was gradually fading—not disappearing or moving, but concealing itself.

“It seems that from this moment on, the Bloodline Chronicle of the Sima Clan will no longer exist.”

“In its place stands this Genesis Chronicle.”

After observing for a long time, Li Fan felt a faint realization rise in his heart.

“It seems that with Sima Changkong’s current strength, he is still far from being a qualified vessel like Senior Stone Tablet. Yet by a twist of fate, the bloodline chronicle within his body has produced an unusual influence upon the Genesis Tablet.”

“Hmm. Perhaps this change was deliberately guided by the Heavenly Dao of the Xuanhuang Realm.”

Standing before the Genesis Chronicle for a long time, Li Fan pondered silently.

With the birth of the Genesis Chronicle, the void was filled. The pitch-black zone of annihilation returned to normal once again.

However, much like the former Fishing Pond, under ordinary circumstances cultivators could not perceive the Genesis Chronicle at all.

Only beings like Li Fan, who had witnessed its birth firsthand, or those with great fortune, could hope to catch even a glimpse of it.

Li Fan slowly approached the Genesis Chronicle, and the scene before his eyes abruptly shifted.

A blood-red river, vast as a waterfall, poured down from the heavens, filling his entire vision.

Within that long river, Li Fan vaguely saw countless swiftly changing images.

Just a single glance made his head spin, forcing him to avert his gaze.

“The Genesis Chronicle possesses its own protection, preventing living beings from peering into its contents.”

After resting for a while, Li Fan once again looked toward the blood-red river.

This time he only observed it from a macro view, without focusing on the details within.

As expected, the dizziness weakened considerably. In this round of exploration, Li Fan made a new discovery.

The blood-red river was continuously forming, endlessly stretching forward.

All that he saw were events presently occurring in the Xuanhuang Realm.

From his perception, Li Fan felt as if he were being swept along by the river, carried ever farther from its source.

He could barely make out his surroundings if he strained his eyes.

But to gaze far ahead, to glimpse the river’s end, required resisting the immense pressure that accumulated as he moved against the current.

Immersed in that crimson torrent, Li Fan soon felt a deep fatigue settle upon his spirit.

It was as though he had undergone a full reincarnation in mere moments, and a strange desire to rest quietly welled up within him.

Fortunately, the Xuanhuang Immortal Heart Mantra began circulating on its own, dissolving that weakness in his heart.

Li Fan immediately grew alert and withdrew from the blood-red river.

“Hm?”

Only then did he notice that at some point, a strand of white hair had appeared upon his head.

He instinctively glanced at the [Truth] panel.

Name: Li Fan

Realm: Nascent Soul (mid-stage)

Physical Age: 63/599

Mental Age: 1379/9999

……

“By my current temporal anchor, only thirteen years should have passed. My physical age ought to be thirty-two, yet it has already become sixty-three.”

“At least my mental age remains unchanged. The Xuanhuang Immortal Heart Mantra must have protected my spirit.”

“It seems the Genesis Chronicle truly cannot be gazed upon by mortals.”

Li Fan frowned slightly. “And it is not merely a matter of accelerated aging.”

“Since the dawn of the Xuanhuang Realm, all information has been recorded within it. That blood-red river is vast and violent beyond measure. To locate a specific piece of information within it, determining the correct temporal node alone would be an immense challenge.”

“Otherwise, one might perish of old age before even finding the desired answer.”

“Unless…”

“One possesses the Longevity Immortal Realm, sharing lifespan with Heaven and Earth itself. Or commands a group numerous and fearless of death, who could explore different nodes of the blood-red river. Each time they bring back fragments of useful information, piece by piece, history could eventually be reconstructed like a great puzzle.”

Li Fan sighed softly. “It is indeed wishful thinking. Artifacts capable of granting the Longevity Immortal Realm cannot possibly be obtained so easily.”

“Still, the Genesis Chronicle now fixed in this place is, to me, an immense blessing.”