My Longevity Simulation Chapter 1226: New Law of the Darkest Star Sea

Though Zhao Wuji hadn't spelled out the exact way to strip talent, the past geniuses from the Academy of Dao Attainment aboard the Immortal Ark never showed up in public again, implying their ends were far from pleasant.

Even worse, Zhao Xian's own dreams held no trace of anything connected to this.

This triggered a sudden, unstoppable wave of panic in him, the man who trusted his foresight into future events.

But he was no longer that naive and clueless youngster.

A chilling resolve soon welled up from his heart, letting Zhao Xian regain his calm in moments.

He mulled over it swiftly: “Indeed, revealing one's talent draws greedy stares from the academy's top brass. It could even mean losing my life. Yet every crisis carries opportunity in its wake.”

“This isn't an era where the academy dominates everything unchallenged. The Immortal Ark has faced massive upheavals. The Severed Immortal Tower and Celestial Pivot Court battle fiercely over the Immortal Ark's destiny. Even the Academy of Dao Attainment has to weigh the fallout from this clash between the two powers on the Immortal Ark.”

“Talent is just talent. Survival ensures geniuses will always emerge without end.”

Zhao Xian sensed his mind sharper than ever before. It felt like an unseen force steered him, helping him sort through tangled hints and uncover the true path ahead.

“If I shrink back in fear, the Immortal Ark heads to doom anyway. Only by clashing with the Immortal Ark's three great powers and snatching survival from death's jaws can I guide the Immortal Ark to a path of life.”

With this realization, all fear fled Zhao Xian's eyes. His turbulent aura steadied once again.

Zhao Wuji watched his disciple's transformation in surprise, clueless about the cause.

Zhao Xian drew a deep breath and spoke solemnly: “A petty man gives his life for personal gain, a sage for the greater world. The academy's grace brought me to where I stand today. If my talent serves the academy, take it! Why hold back?”

“Instead, if I hide my abilities while using the academy's resources to cultivate, wouldn't that make me ungrateful and disloyal?”

These righteous words left Zhao Wuji speechless from the moral pinnacle Zhao Xian occupied.

He gazed at his young disciple as if seeing him anew.

Zhao Xian's earnest and determined look even stirred a pang of shame in Zhao Wuji's heart.

Silence hung between master and disciple.

Finally, Zhao Wuji gave in.

“Alright. With beliefs like yours, I come off as the narrow-minded one.” Zhao Wuji let out a heavy sigh and wandered off in a stupor.

Zhao Xian eyed his master's retreating back. A flicker of mixed emotions crossed his face, then vanished.

“I have to save the Immortal Ark.”

This conviction burned fiercer in his mind.

Neither master nor disciple grasped why Zhao Xian clung so stubbornly.

It stemmed not from some lofty virtue or unshakeable belief in Zhao Xian.

It came solely from...

The clone lurking in his sea of consciousness pulling the strings.

“Fascinating. I never imagined the Academy of Dao Attainment still holds a way to claim others' talents. As expected from the civilization enduring in the Darkest Star Sea. It has its strengths.”

“Be it the Academy of Dao Attainment's hidden arts or the True Immortal Seal Script mastery of the Celestial Pivot Court and Severed Immortal Tower, all hold worth to me. How could I let Zhao Xian retreat now? Besides, with my presence, no one harms him easily.”

Three days on, word of Zhao Xian's lightning-fast breakthrough to Golden Core spread across the academy.

The academy hadn't seen such a prodigy in ages. With turmoil brewing, certain factions fanned the flames deliberately, propelling Zhao Xian's reputation far beyond the academy into wild exaggerations.

What started as a basic Golden Core breakthrough morphed into instant Golden Core perfection in a week.

Eventually, it ballooned to half-step Nascent Soul.

By then, insiders' attempts to correct the record fell flat.

Outsiders dismissed it as the academy hiding a once-in-a-millennium genius.

The Severed Immortal Tower and Celestial Pivot Court dispatched envoys to probe Zhao Xian's origins.

Inside the academy, debates raged over handling this rare genius unseen for centuries.

In the midst of this mounting frenzy, Zhao Xian purged stray thoughts more completely than ever.

Tucked away in the secret chamber the academy had exclusively prepared for him, he accelerated his cultivation with utmost fervor.

“No need to fret over abundant spiritual energy. So this is the sensation. Is this the real privilege reserved for the academy’s direct disciples?”

“Furthermore, until they finalize their verdict on my fate, I get to tap into nearly all the academy’s resources without restraint.”

His divine sense power surged endlessly, morphing straight into personal cultivation gains.

Realm breakthroughs in turn fueled his divine sense, spurring its relentless growth.

This seamless loop elevated Zhao Xian’s cultivation velocity to unthinkable extremes.

With virtually no bottlenecks or barriers in sight.

Zhao Xian sensed his determination as solid as granite.

Not a hint of stray thoughts or heart demons could disturb him at all.

“Even in dreams, I’ve never cultivated at such blistering speed. Am I genuinely a prodigy?”

“Was my earlier sluggish advancement merely from resource shortages and mismatched techniques?”

Thoughts like these inevitably surfaced in Zhao Xian’s mind.

Right then, Li Fan’s clone—shielding him from every inner demon—was showing signs of fatigue.

Boosted by the Immortal Heart Curse though it was, vanquishing these breakthrough heart demons demanded tremendous effort.

Though Li Fan clung to his awareness amid the vividly lifelike visions, shattering free from each one exacted a heavy toll. Worse, these clashes seemed logged, empowering subsequent inner demons to grow fiercer.

After all, mere clone it was; some attrition came with the territory.

“One can fathom the grueling trials cultivators endured advancing before the Darkest Star Sea’s laws fractured.”

“Small wonder the Xuanhuang Realm’s new law overthrew it.”

This notion sparked an abrupt epiphany in Li Fan’s thoughts, defying logic.

The Darkest Star Sea resembled an amplified Xuanhuang Realm, boasting superior law ceilings.

Merely obliterated by the True Immortal Seal Script’s overwhelming force.

If the Immortal Ancestor's fresh law thrived in the Xuanhuang Realm, could it not cultivate smoothly here too, absent anomalies?

“All matching prerequisites would simply scale to star sea proportions…”

“Foundation Establishment wonder treasure, Golden Core methods, Nascent Soul Cave-Heaven, and the like; at root, they embody worldly laws. Shattered and infused with True Immortal Seal Script power, such are the Darkest Star Sea’s laws.”

“Reverse the logic, and the True Immortal Seal Script stands as the Darkest Star Sea’s present law manifestation.”

A bolt of realization pierced Li Fan’s mind, seizing a pivotal hint.

“Severed Immortal Tower harnesses True Immortal Seal Script for cultivation. Likely, its mechanism aligns with the Xuanhuang Realm’s new law.”