My Longevity Simulation Chapter 1197: One Thought Overturns Heaven and Earth

A faint sense of reassurance stirred within Chen Tianhai's heart.

"With a disciple like this under his wing, that enigmatic Holy Emperor likely doesn't behave in utterly capricious ways."

[Extreme Variable] represented a distinctive category amid the [Focal Variables].

Its emergence would unleash a revolutionary upheaval upon the current world.

In a mere moment, it could utterly reverse all the future scenarios projected by the Dao Deviation Stone Mother.

The Dharma-Transmitting Immortal Ancestor from back then counted as an [Extreme Variable].

Chen Tianhai's recollections drifted back to those days.

Main hall of the Taiyan Sect.

"I've already responded to the Grand Dao Sect. A single Dao Integration cultivator poses no real threat." The former Taiyan Sect Master, Chen Tianhai's master Daoist Xingji, declared gravely.

Daoist Xingji frowned in mild irritation: "The Dao Deviation Stone Mother ran deductions hundreds of millions of times. Where could any issue lie?"

"Can it be that countless Longevity Immortal cultivators uniting still fail to subdue him?"

Chen Tianhai found himself at a loss for words momentarily.

The power disparity across major cultivation realms resembled the chasm between sky and earth, widening dramatically at higher levels.

A Golden Core cultivator might slay a Nascent Soul, yet a Dao Integration expert seeking to kill a Longevity Immortal...

Such feats had scarcely occurred in the Xuanhuang Realm throughout history.

Furthermore, this mission to seize the Immortal Ancestor fell under the direct command of Fang Dingge, head of the Grand Dao Sect.

Rumors held that six Longevity Immortals would assault in unison.

Sect Master Fang proceeded with utmost wariness. Despite the overwhelming advantage they held, he refused to take the foe lightly.

The plan remained top secret, known solely to sect masters and select personal disciples across the Ten Great Immortal Sects.

He had even reached out to Taiyan Sect, requesting the Dao Deviation Stone Mother to forecast potential variables in the operation.

Daoist Xingji struggled to comprehend such excessive prudence.

Still, given the status of the Grand Dao Sect's leader, refusal was impossible. Thus, Daoist Xingji employed the Dao Deviation Stone Mother to exhaustively simulate every conceivable outcome.

Billions of simulations uniformly concluded with the Immortal Ancestor's live capture.

In theory, the Ten Great Immortal Sects' endeavor carried virtually zero risk of defeat.

Yet inexplicably, a persistent, profound disquiet lingered in Chen Tianhai's core.

He had once concealed his identity to stealthily observe that Dharma-Transmitting Immortal Ancestor up close.

This was prior to the Ten Great Immortal Sects turning their gaze toward the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance.

The Immortal Ancestor projected an image of a gentle, amiable elder.

He sought to forge a novel cultivation path for mortals bereft of talent.

However, beholding the wild zeal in the eyes of the new-method cultivators thronging around him sent shivers through Chen Tianhai's spine.

Even more horrifying, the Immortal Ancestor appeared to sense his hidden scrutiny and cast a faint glance his way.

That plain, serene look haunted Chen Tianhai's mind like a recurring nightmare.

Only after much time did the dark feelings from that gaze gradually dissipate.

But news of this abrupt scheme revived the terror afresh.

As Taiyan Sect's premier direct disciple, Chen Tianhai had nearly touched the Dao Integration realm in his youth. No commonplace Dao Integration cultivator could inflict such dread upon him.

Embarrassed by his own vulnerability, Chen Tianhai withheld the personal incident from his master. Still, he stressed repeatedly the Immortal Ancestor's exceptional nature.

In the end, though, he failed to sway his master's resolve.

Departing his master's chambers, the anxiety within Chen Tianhai intensified further.

Abruptly, the urge surged to reactivate the Dao Deviation Stone Mother for fresh deductions.

This impulse shocked even Chen Tianhai himself.

The Dao Deviation Stone Mother served as Taiyan Sect's paramount treasure, the bedrock of its legacy. It shaped the destinies of all present and future sect cultivators. Solely the Sect Master wielded authority to activate it.

Chen Tianhai, despite his status as top disciple, could merely behold it from distance, forbidden from nearing without leave.

Once the notion took root, suppressing it proved impossible.

It distracted him thoroughly.

Luckily, chance arrived soon enough.

Indeterminate Prison, one of the Ten Sects, faced dire straits and beseeched aid from fellow immortal sects.

Sects like Taishang, Heavenly Sword, and Beast Taming busied themselves plotting the Immortal Ancestor's围剿, unable to assist.

Thus, the task devolved to Daoist Xingji.

Judging by Daoist Xingji's grim expression upon departure, the crisis at Indeterminate Prison loomed large.

He entrusted sect matters to Chen Tianhai and the elders.

This opened the door for Chen Tianhai.

After fierce inner turmoil, he yielded to the burning compulsion.

Unbeknownst to all, he arrived before the Dao Deviation Stone Mother.

Prior deduction logs remained intact. Chen Tianhai retrieved the latest outcome.

As his master stated—and even understated—the simulations numbered a full billion, all aligning perfectly.

Yet upon viewing it himself, Chen Tianhai sensed lingering reluctance.

He triggered the Dao Deviation Stone Mother anew.

Azure radiance pulsed relentlessly as infinite paths unfurled.

...

"Uh." A low groan shattered Chen Tianhai's reverie.

The link to the Dao Deviation Stone Mother severed. Sun Erlang had emerged from the simulation into reality.

His eyelids stayed shut, as if acclimating still.

His body's aura shifted dramatically before their eyes.

From a brilliant, keen youth, he morphed instantly into a seasoned sage forged by endless ordeals.

"Gratitude for your benevolence, Senior!"

After a prolonged pause, Sun Erlang's eyes fluttered open.

His stare held deep serenity.

"What trials did young friend endure?" Chen Tianhai inquired, though aware.

"In ancient times of the Ten Great Immortal Sects, ere the cataclysm struck. I began as a humble villager. By chance, I saw two Golden Core cultivators battle to mutual death. Summoning daring, I gathered their fallen spoils."

"Three years passed before I unlocked the storage rings of those Golden Cores. Thus began my true journey into cultivation..." Sun Erlang narrated calmly.

Chen Tianhai understood that Sun Erlang summarized lightly what had been a perilous saga in that simulated realm, especially breaching those storage rings.

Foes of the fallen Golden Cores pursued relentlessly, hunting lost legacies.

Burdened by riches yet barred from entry, he wagered all, drained his kin's wealth, securing a basic cultivation art. Falteringly, he reached Qi Condensation and accessed the rings' treasures.

Sun Erlang detailed his simulated odyssey, culminating at Dao Integration's pinnacle, breakthrough forever denied.

Though privy to it all via prior sight, Chen Tianhai listened raptly.

"Had I not faltered in that pivotal moment long ago, the Xuanhuang Realm might resemble this even now."

Chen Tianhai mused inwardly.