My Longevity Simulation Chapter 1196: One Dream Spans a Thousand Years
Previously on My Longevity Simulation...
Sun Erlang never anticipated that Senior Chen of the Taiyan Sect, after boasting extensively about the mighty power of the Dao Deviation Stone, would actually gift him this specific fragment—the one that vanished from Yi Xing's tomb and wandered lost for millennia.
"Thank you, Senior!" Yet Sun Erlang wasn't naive. Worried the elder might reconsider, he hurriedly seized the treasure.
Grasping it joyfully, he scrutinized the item closely for an extended period. Bit by bit, the elation on Sun Erlang's features morphed into chagrin.
"Senior, this Dao Deviation Stone..."
"Why does it appear utterly ineffective?"
Chen Tianhai explained: "To unlock the deep mysteries of the Dao Deviation Stone, it must be combined with our sect's hidden technique, 《Heavenly Inquiry Technique》."
Sun Erlang grew wary at once: "Senior, I already possess a master. I can't join your Taiyan Sect..."
Chen Tianhai chuckled softly: "Young friend, your concerns are unfounded. Now that I've handed over the Dao Deviation Stone, why would I fuss over just a secret technique?"
With a light flick from a distance, a veil of ethereal blue radiance enveloped Sun Erlang, and suddenly, knowledge of 《Heavenly Inquiry Technique》 flooded into his mind.
Slowly running the secret technique, streams of glowing light from the blue gem in Sun Erlang's grasp poured into his body.Inside his sea of consciousness, a crystalline form matching the stone's shape gradually materialized, shimmering with dazzling splendor.
Suddenly, Sun Erlang sensed the entire world around him growing vividly brighter.
Myriad ideas raced through his thoughts all at once. His mind churned like a tempest. Memories from his youth up to now—long buried and almost erased—sprang back with crystal clarity.
When reflecting on his prior puzzlement—why this Senior Chen from the Taiyan Sect showed him such exceptional regard—Sun Erlang, who once only harbored fuzzy suspicions, now witnessed multiple scenarios deduced sharply in his consciousness.
His loyalty to the Great Qi Holy Dynasty and his master; the unique traits of his physique that benefited the Taiyan Sect.
The chance that the Taiyan Sect might exert influence via the Dao Deviation Stone; that this formed part of a scheme...
One possibility after another lined up distinctly.
Meanwhile, they underwent continuous tweaks and enhancements drawn from external data.
"So this is 《Heavenly Inquiry Technique》?"
After a prolonged daze from the shock, Sun Erlang regained composure and couldn't help praising aloud.
He couldn't stop himself from glancing at the Dao Deviation Stone Mother nearby.
A tiny shard alone wielded such astonishing deduction prowess. How overwhelmingly potent must the Dao Deviation Stone Mother be?
"Did Senior gift me this Dao Deviation Stone because of the [simulation] you inquired about earlier?"
Staring intently at the Dao Deviation Stone Mother, enlightenment struck Sun Erlang like lightning. He questioned suddenly.
Chen Tianhai nodded with a hint of mystery: "Beyond the Xuanhuang Realm's destiny, the Dao Deviation Stone Mother holds numerous fabricated realms as well."
"It maximizes the Stone Mother's potential while refining and adjusting the scripted reality more precisely."
"Consider them rehearsals of sorts."
Sun Erlang nodded in contemplation.
Right when he integrated the Dao Deviation Stone fully moments ago, visions had surged unbidden: outcomes of reporting back to his master upon return, and all ensuing events.
Unlike before, when only a lone notion appeared, this occasion brought forth instantly the full array of expressions and responses from future encounters.
“This marks the simulated future. Yet my deduction skills fall short, managing only segments tightly linked to myself.”
“The Dao Deviation Stone Mother, after deriving the Xuanhuang Realm, still possesses extra capacity for broader simulations.”
As Sun Erlang mulled this over, Chen Tianhai went on: “These illusory worlds draw chiefly from authentic Xuanhuang Realm elements as bases. Thus, you might meet familiar yet altered figures…”
“Fear not, their realism is impeccable. They let you live out a full lifespan authentically.”
“Young friend, ever heard this? Ruling the realm needs but the geniuses of one county. Though a mortal adage, it rings true in our cultivation realm too. Long ago, the world-ruling Xuantian Sect revolved around just twelve experts near the Xuantian King.”
“Xuantian Sect?” Sun Erlang encountered the name anew and felt intrigued.
Regrettably, Chen Tianhai skipped details and pressed ahead: “Our world brims with talent. It simply lacks venues and chances for their bloom.”
“The Dao Deviation Stone's simulated realms provide exactly that arena. It enables someone like you, young friend, to soar swiftly.”
Youthful as he was, Sun Erlang couldn't hide a swell of pride at Chen Tianhai's lavish acclaim.
Soon, though, he furrowed his brow: “How long does this simulation endure? Won't it keep my master waiting excessively?”
“A single dream lasts a millennium; a millennium passes in a blink. Young friend, are you prepared?” Chen Tianhai boomed abruptly.
Concurrently, rings of azure light blossomed across the Dao Deviation Stone Mother.
Faint glimpses of myriad world scenes danced within those rings. A blue-shrouded silhouette emerged from Sun Erlang’s sea of consciousness and plunged into the Stone Mother's light rings.
Upon discerning Sun Erlang’s destined world, an odd look crossed Chen Tianhai’s countenance.
“Ancient Xuanhuang, a realm untouched by immortal calamity. Fascinating…”
Chen Tianhai's prior words had omitted a key point.
True, governing the world required talents from but one county.
Yet that sufficed merely at the minimum.
Though talents abounded, certain individuals always stood apart.
They might lie dormant briefly due to circumstances, but seize an opening and they'd erupt, shattering their destinies anew.
Across endless simulated worlds by the Dao Deviation Stone Mother, such figures emerged to sway and redirect the world's trajectory dramatically.
“Infinite futures spawn endless paths. The birth or loss of some entities alters nothing in those branches. They're mere specks, common folk in the throng.”
“Certain key persons, however, if removed, trigger vast shifts in futures, even erasing swathes of possibilities. These are Focal Variables.”
“Through stats and study of Focal Variables across simulations, the Dao Deviation Stone Mother devised reliable prediction tools. This Sun Erlang matches several Focal Variable traits.”
Thoughts whirled in Chen Tianhai’s mind. This explained his exceptional warmth toward Sun Erlang.
With the Taiyan Sect's exposure inevitable, it couldn't evade soon “descending into the world” amid future uncertainties.
Early countermeasures were essential.
His gaze sharpened, as if peering into every detail of Sun Erlang’s assigned world.
“As anticipated: three years in hiding, then overnight ascension. Once underway, unstoppable.”
“Thankfully, his conduct shows order and reason intact.”
“No radical variable.”
Granting Sun Erlang this simulation chance also let the Taiyan Sect gauge his true nature clearly.
