My Longevity Simulation Chapter 1078: Xuanhuang Heavenly Fate Bird
Previously on My Longevity Simulation...
Inside the bird egg, Li Fan started thinking deeply about the strategy to overcome the [Beast Taming Sect's Upheaval].
The visions within the Fallen Immortal Realm were ultimately designed to check if the one experiencing the illusion deserved to become the Xuanhuang Great Celestial Venerable, so he had to completely lose himself in the character of the Xuanhuang Celestial Venerable during his actions.
Ningyuan's easy obtainment of the longevity fruit showed that the initial scene examined "benevolence."
Regarding this next scene...
"The bond between demon beasts and humans? Or the steps to handle when a massive disaster strikes?"
Memories from multiple earlier trips to the Fallen Immortal Realm raced through Li Fan's thoughts in quick succession.
As Li Fan mused, time passed silently by.
Before long, a faint beam of light pierced the total darkness. Xu Ke's voice echoed right away.
Li Fan adeptly squeezed through the opening and gobbled up every piece of the broken eggshell.
"Hehe, little guy, you've been starving, huh..." Xu Ke let out a silly laugh.
"Oh, quick, start circulating the Beast Taming True Secret!" A bit later, Xu Ke smacked his forehead as it hit him.
He launched his method, trying to tame the fresh Heavenly Fate Black Bird right in front of him.
Yet, to Xu Ke's complete shock, his attempt fell flat!
"Kid, you believe you can control me with that?"
At the abrupt mental transmission, Xu Ke paused briefly, then cautiously looked around. Finding nothing out of place, he shot a disbelieving look at Li Fan.
"Act normal; pay close attention!" Li Fan warned sternly.
"I am the Xuanhuang Heavenly Fate from the start. Predicting a huge catastrophe looming over the world, I've taken form to come here. To fight back against the doom..."
Li Fan wove a story claiming he was the Xuanhuang Heavenly Fate's incarnation, here to rescue all beings from peril, which left the young Xu Ke stunned and persuaded.
Once Li Fan detailed Xu Ke's early life events precisely, the boy Xu Ke was totally sold.
"So you're saying Mr. Bai is another Heavenly Fate incarnation, picked to face the calamity?" Xu Ke's eyes bulged wide.
"Exactly." Li Fan stretched out lazily atop Xu Ke's head.
"This heaven-sent disaster will be scarier than any before. Even with the Xuanhuang Heavenly Fate stepping in directly, success isn't certain. That's why it divides into two parts: one out in the open, one hidden. He moved first; from what I figure, he's reached the Longevity Immortal Heavenly Sovereign level already."
Xu Ke stood there, floored: "Qi Condensation, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core..."
"What's the Longevity Immortal Heavenly Sovereign realm?"
"Beyond Golden Core Lord come four levels: Nascent Soul True Lord, Soul Transformation True Monarch, Dao Integration Immortal Sage, and Longevity Immortal Heavenly Sovereign." Li Fan kindly explained the fundamentals of the cultivation realm to him.
"No... can't be, can it? Mr. Bai said he was just a regular person before." Xu Ke's jaw dropped, still doubtful.
"Hmph, how could mere mortals grasp the pace of a Heavenly Fate incarnation's cultivation? Turning into a Soul Transformation in a flash is no big deal. But me, working from the shadows, I can't draw that much notice. Otherwise, something weird would get spotted for sure." Li Fan spoke with a touch of sorrow.
"Still, my progress outstrips yours by far."
Even as he spoke, Xu Ke felt Li Fan's presence shift wildly.
"You've really reached Qi Condensation?" He stared in awe, now fully accepting the claims.
Li Fan brushed him off and just ordered: "Go get me some food. I'm famished."
Xu Ke dashed into the Beast Taming Sect's wooded mountains. Meanwhile, Li Fan kept up his practice, running the Xuan Bird Clan's [Heaven's Mandate in Mine] divine power.
Having gone through cultivation many times before, it came naturally to him now.
After merging with the Spiritwood Realm and mastering a world's Heavenly Dao completely, Li Fan developed his personal insight into drawing in heavenly luck to flip heavenly fate.
On top of that, from watching things lately, Li Fan realized this time's Xuanhuang Heavenly Dao lacked the deep resentment and caution toward cultivators that it would show in future eras.
When using the [False Misconversion Heavenly Dao] divine power, the pushback was barely there, posing almost no danger.
Had he not just been born with such a weak frame, Li Fan could've surged straight to Golden Core in a single go.
Luckily, the demon beast body proved incredibly tough. With plenty to eat, expanding happened in no time.
So, Li Fan and Xu Ke sneaked around the Beast Taming Sect's hills and woods, grabbing and consuming whatever useful things they found.
To Li Fan, the defenses guarding those spirit fields and precious herbs seemed laughably basic, easy to shatter on the spot.
"Lord Black Bird, aren't we taking too much?" Li Fan savored the meal, but Xu Ke trembled in fear.
In under a month, they'd stripped the Beast Taming Sect's mountain woods of all its prime treasures.
By now, the sect sensed something off and sent out a few elders to probe.
Thankfully, nothing suspicious had leaked out yet.
All the same, the inexperienced young Xu Ke had never done anything like this. He stayed gripped by dread, but didn't dare challenge Li Fan's decisions.
"Silly kid. Am I doing all this for anything but to protect the Xuanhuang Realm? These resources are nothing. The real glory is in riding with the dragon! When the rescue works, the Beast Taming Sect will stand as the top helper. The gains will multiply a millionfold!" Li Fan smacked Xu Ke with a paw.
"Is... is that true?" Xu Ke replied, torn between trust and skepticism.
Li Fan kept hiding in the Beast Taming Sect, drawing on its inner supplies to build himself up. His power soared rapidly, nearing the Nascent Soul stage soon.
In this period, a cultivator called Song Yang, greedy for the Heavenly Fate Black Bird, tried to follow them on the sly.
But Li Fan triggered his heavenly fate power outright, twisting Song Yang's luck.
Song Yang's two-headed black snake pet abruptly went wild and swallowed him whole. Then, Beast Taming Sect disciples teamed up to kill the black snake.
That lone danger disappeared just like that.
Days flew by, until the moment Mr. Bai was set to reach the Beast Taming Sect.
Li Fan, true to form, started acting all prophetic.
"I've foreseen Mr. Bai's approach." That day, he sent the message out of nowhere.
"Huh? Mr. Bai's heading to the Beast Taming Sect? To meet me and Senior Brother Lu Ya?" Xu Ke snapped his head up, face lit with shock.
"Hmph, such a self-centered little pest. Mr. Bai's busy dashing around to save everything; he won't squander time on a punk like you." Li Fan hit hard with his words.
"Alright." Xu Ke sagged at the reply.
But he bounced back fast, gazing at the heavens with keen anticipation for Mr. Bai's coming.
Li Fan's eyes narrowed too.
"From landing here until now, barely over two months have gone. No way could strength build fast enough to affect the coming fight... or more like, the massacre."
"Thus, the way out of this jam must rest in the trip to Nanming Sacred Mountain. Still, maybe a few things can shift it."
Li Fan eyed Xu Ke under him, deep in contemplation.
True to past runs, after half a day, Mr. Bai showed up on schedule.
The Beast Taming Sect's guardian azure dragon picked up on the intruder's energy and bared its true shape at once, stopping Mr. Bai in his tracks.