My Longevity Simulation Chapter 1198: The Xuanhuang Realm's Sinner
Previously on My Longevity Simulation...
In one sense, the Xuanhuang Realm reached its current dire state largely because of Chen Tianhai's actions.
It was he who secretly triggered the Dao Deviation Stone Mother, unleashing tens of billions of calculations without permission.
This move let the Immortal Ancestor spot that single thread of hope for triumph.
The collapse of the Ten Great Immortal Sects along with the six Longevity Immortals branded Chen Tianhai as the ultimate criminal!
Of course, the massive deductions from the Dao Deviation Stone Mother couldn't stay concealed forever. Upon his return, Daoist Xingji, Chen Tianhai's master, learned that this horrifying disaster likely stemmed from his disciple's betrayal from within. Enraged beyond measure, he planned to slay Chen Tianhai right then to calm the outrage across the world.
Yet, after much deliberation, Daoist Xingji held back from striking.
For one, the profound bond between master and disciple, like that of father and son, caused Daoist Xingji's resolve to waver.
For another, should this scandal leak out, the Taiyan Sect would become everyone's enemy, potentially wiped clean from the Xuanhuang Realm. Traitors always draw more loathing than outright foes, after all.
Still, the heartbreaking loss of his lifelong comrades and the crushing guilt gnawing at him prevented Daoist Xingji from acting as if all was normal.
Thus, his only choice was to demote Chen Tianhai from his position as chief disciple, cast him into the Taiyan Sect's deepest prison for endless confinement, and announce to all that Chen Tianhai had turned traitor.Chen Tianhai lingered in that pitch-black, lightless dungeon for an unknown stretch of time.
His release came only amid the catastrophe's onslaught, when the Taiyan Sect teetered on annihilation.
Chaos gripped the world, leaving even the famed Ten Great Immortal Sects fighting desperately just to endure.
Taiyan Sect disciples relied on the Dao Deviation Stone for endless intricate simulations, curbing the murderous chaos from clashing cultivation methods. Unlike other sects, they avoided total pandemonium.
But they were at their breaking point.
Not just the Dao Deviation Stones inside every cultivator, but the Dao Deviation Stone Mother too—hit by sudden [Extreme Variables]—scrambled all prior predictions. It raced to recalculate, hunting for any scrap of survival for the Taiyan Sect, draining its processing might to the brink. Before his master Daoist Xingji collapsed from utter fatigue, he freed Chen Tianhai.
And showed him a way forward.
Ditch the flesh; data endures forever.
"Fortune and misfortune intertwine. Your grave mistake back then also uncovered the Immortal Ancestor's secrets through deduction."
"Now, our last gambit has lured the Immortal Ancestor away from the Xuanhuang Realm temporarily, granting us a short breather to safeguard our legacy."
"Without that, I dread our immortal sects' inheritances would all be lost!"
Daoist Xingji perished before finishing his final words.
And just as the cultivation clash calamity fully swallowed the Taiyan Sect, Chen Tianhai succeeded in merging the entire sect into the Dao Deviation Stone Mother.
Luckily, his master had purged all dissenters from the sect prior to dying.
Without that, Chen Tianhai wouldn't have held out long enough.
With every sect member tapping into the Dao Deviation Stone Mother's vast computing reserves, Chen Tianhai realized his master's choice was spot on.
After fusing the splintered Dao Deviation Stones back into himself, blended with the souls of over a thousand Taiyan Sect cultivators, the Dao Deviation Stone Mother transformed in a deep, miraculous way.
It awakened its own sentience.
A unified mind for the entire Taiyan Sect.
Over the millennia of Taixuan Realm's isolation, Chen Tianhai reflected on the past and dissected his old decisions.
He'd felt deep unrest repeatedly, even wondering if the Immortal Ancestor had secretly manipulated him.
Yet neither the sect's sealing artifacts, his master, nor the Longevity Immortals from Taishang and Heavenly Sword sects detected any anomaly in him.
Chen Tianhai chalked it up to his personal heart devil.
"The Immortal Ancestor's schemes are truly cunning and impossible to defend against."
"Sadly, my master didn't detail everything before dying, and other experts from the immortal sects have vanished long ago. Still, after all these years, I've pieced together a basic picture..."
As Sun Erlang shared his simulation tales, Chen Tianhai's mind raced.
"By the way, Senior, the cultivation techniques from the simulation..." Sun Erlang paused uncertainly.
"They're absolutely genuine." Chen Tianhai replied coolly.
"But don't try practicing or using them here. You'd draw the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance's Guardian Hall after you." Chen Tianhai warned.
"The Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance's Guardian Hall..." Sun Erlang echoed softly, showing no trace of dread.
"Good. You've profited well, Young Friend, so head back now. Don't make your master wait." Chen Tianhai dismissed him.
"Yi Shu will guide you to the Great Qi small world."
Before the words fully echoed, Sun Erlang's sight blurred.
Regaining focus, he stood outside the translucent blue structure.
Yi Shu waited nearby with a smile, as if he'd been there ages.
"Hmm?" Sun Erlang quickly saw Yi Shu had changed.
He stood apart from all other Taiyan Sect cultivators.
Gone was the icy, hive-like presence; now he pulsed with true life and vigor.
"All thanks to you, Young Friend. I've got a temporary real body again and can roam freely for a bit." Yi Shu grinned, then briefed Sun Erlang on the Taiyan Sect's new reality.
"Information is indestructible..." After centuries honing in simulations, Sun Erlang had grown far more composed.
Even so, the Taiyan Sect's wild idea stunned him.
"No need for shock, Young Friend. Live it yourself like us, and you'll see a body barely matters. Truth be told, flesh just weighs you down." Yi Shu chuckled.
"Though a change now and then isn't bad."
Yi Shu trailed Sun Erlang from the Taixuan Realm, making directly for Congyun Sea and the Great Qi small world portal.
The Taiyan Sect clearly knew the Great Qi small world's spot well.
But crossing the Immortal Severing Grand Formation revealed only endless void, no small world anywhere. Yi Shu's face finally flickered with astonishment.
Sun Erlang froze briefly, then memories from a century past flooded back.
Somewhat sheepishly, he said: "Senior, hold on a sec. Our Holy Dynasty of Great Qi drifts lost in the void right now, no fixed spot. Not sure where it ended up..."
"I'll check."
Soon, a golden beam pierced the gloom, flashing before them instantly.
"Greetings, Senior Hundred Flowers!" Sun Erlang identified her and bowed deeply.
Daoist Hundred Flowers eyed Yi Shu briefly without comment.
"Follow along."
Glazed golden radiance wrapped them up. The void warped around, glowing with eerie light.
As the gold faded, they stood once more in the Holy Dynasty of Great Qi.