My Longevity Simulation Chapter 1284: Great Qi Enlightens the Dao

However, taking into account that the Sun Luyao before him was, in reality, his own creation, labeling him as useless would be tantamount to disparaging his own craftsmanship.

Thus, the words poised to leave Li Fan’s lips were hastily retracted.

With another frigid exhalation, his thoughts underwent a rapid transformation, and the now-flawed “Sun Luyao” was annihilated.

An instant later, an entirely novel fabricated persona was brought into existence once more.

“Senior, that formation from moments ago…” The newly sculpted persona possessed no consciousness whatsoever of its recent creation. Its recollections remained locked at the precise instant the Primordial Spiritual Void Formation had decimated the world, its countenance visibly ashen.

“That formation is truly far too intricate. This junior has not yet attained its mastery,” Sun Luyao articulated with a mournful tone, a palpable fear of incurring Li Fan’s displeasure gripping him.

Li Fan perceived the impeccably clear sphere, which had been coalesced at the immense cost of an entire minor world, and offered a benevolent smile. “Worry not. The Primordial Spiritual Void Formation is indeed somewhat challenging. I merely require a few more demonstrations.”

Those placid yet commonplace pronouncements sent a chill deep into Sun Luyao’s core. Nevertheless, he did not dare to voice any dissent and could only follow Li Fan, in a state of bewildered compliance, towards the subsequent target world.

The worlds chosen by Li Fan were all situated among the most minuscule of the Xuanhuang Realm’s subsidiary worlds, remaining undiscovered by the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance. This meticulous selection was intended to prevent any proximity between the Xuanhuang Realm and the Immortal Ruins, thereby avoiding external scrutiny.

Still, Li Fan surmised that this ongoing endeavor of systematically depleting the Xuanhuang Realm’s foundations could not persist indefinitely.

Li Fan assessed the crystal-clear sphere clutched in his hand. “An additional two or three of these will significantly augment the protective capabilities of the Myriad Spirits-All Living Beings Refine the Soul technique from my 119th life. There should be no complications arising from this.”

…

Great Qi Small World.

Daoist Hundred Flowers stood at the periphery of the Five Elements Great Cave Heaven, her gaze fixed absently upon the desolate void beyond.

Throughout this period, she had consistently executed the Holy Emperor’s directives with flawless precision. Consequently, the influx of source power essence had been unceasing, and in recent times, it had even seen an abundant surge.

Yet, source power essence, by its very nature, remained just that—essence.

Prior to its acquisition, it was perceived as immeasurably valuable, an object of fervent desire. However, upon achieving an abundance of it, the substance gradually began to feel monotonous and devoid of significance.

Ultimately, it offered no means to transcend mortal limitations and ascend to the esteemed echelon of a True Immortal. Regardless of the quantity possessed, it proved inconsequential.

Daoist Hundred Flowers felt a creeping lassitude pervade her being.

Having attained a state of freedom concerning source power essence, she slowly relinquished both her aspirations and her drive. The primary activity occupying her days was the diligent tending of numerous Cave Heaven worlds, ensuring the unimpeded circulation of spiritual energy and the flourishing of vitality.

Her secondary pursuit involved indulging in reverie.

Clearing her mind, she allowed it to wander freely. Occasionally, disjointed fragments of imagery would surface in her thoughts.

Some consisted of recollections dating back to her awakening and subsequent experiences within the Holy Dynasty Great Qi.

Others comprised scenes from prior to her capture by the Fishing Pond, alongside those fellow survivors hailing from diverse worlds.

“I often ponder if all those individuals have truly met their demise,” Hundred Flowers found herself musing.

Precisely as she was lost in contemplation, a subtle disturbance in the spatial fabric before her captured her attention.

Upon detecting that familiar aura, her taut nerves instantly found solace and relaxed once more.

“Senior Hundred Flowers.”

The individual who had arrived was none other than the eldest disciple of the Holy Emperor, none other than Sun Erlang.

“Have you returned seeking another thrashing?” The instant Hundred Flowers observed Sun Erlang’s demeanor, she divined his intentions and could not suppress a feeling of profound weariness.

Sun Erlang offered a candid confession. “This junior has returned to engage in cultivation for a period and perceives that my abilities have once again advanced, prompting me to seek guidance from Senior anew.”

Hundred Flowers smiled wryly. “I had already cautioned you against heeding the bombastic pronouncements of that bragging Qiao Gong, whose claims assert his puppets can contend with Longevity Immortal cultivators. In the final analysis, they are merely inert assemblages of material. How could they ever genuinely compare to cultivators such as ourselves?”

Before Sun Erlang could formulate a response, Master Qiao Gong’s voice emerged, resonant and clear.

“Whether they can or cannot is not determined through idle boasting. We shall witness the truth through our actions! Youngster Sun, deliver her a proper lesson!”

Sun Erlang clasped his fists in salutation. “Senior, please exercise caution… This occasion is genuinely distinct from those prior.”

Even before his words had fully dissipated, Sun Erlang’s form vanished utterly from Hundred Flowers’s divine sense perception.

A flicker of seriousness manifested in Hundred Flowers’s eyes as she transmuted into a resplendent streak of golden light and propelled herself into the boundless void artfully rent open by the Rift-Splitting Whale.

She held a faint premonition that numerous unseen entities were stealthily trailing in her wake.

“They ought to be puppets manipulated by that youngster. Yet, even my divine sense can't pinpoint them?”

Daoist Hundred Flowers found herself intrigued, a flicker of interest igniting within her.

With a mere thought, a lustrous golden flower materialized in her palm.

Instantly, it unfurled in full bloom. Petals rained down in succession, yet the flawless flower remained undamaged. Soon, the surrounding void around Daoist Hundred Flowers became a swirling vortex of billions of golden petals.

Bang!

Bang!

The scattered petals whizzed through the air, relentlessly impacting the hidden puppets that had been tailing them in secret. One by one, the puppets, adorned with dark golden paint, gradually unveiled their true forms. There were five in total, and they had silently encircled Hundred Flowers, placing her at the very center.

Daoist Hundred Flowers scoffed playfully, “Young Master Sun, realizing he stands no chance in a fair fight, resorts to a group assault?”

Sun Erlang’s voice responded, though its origin was unclear, not emanating from any of the puppets. “Senior misunderstands. These puppets are all under my sole control. Thus, it still counts as a fair contest…”

Within the vast expanse of the void, five voices, eerily identical, echoed in unison with Sun Erlang’s declaration.

“Gold of Rifted Space!”

“Wood of Entanglement!”

“Water of Extinguishing Life!”

“Fire of Burning Intent!”

“Earth of Nothingness!”

Unusual Five Elements powers surged forth from each of the five puppets. Instead of launching an immediate assault on Hundred Flowers, they instantly coalesced, forming a formidable formation.

The myriad flowers within the formation seemed to tear free from the void, returning to the Five Elements Great Cave Heaven. However, this Five Elements Cave Heaven was devoid of vibrant life; instead, it emanated a palpable aura of slaughter.

Every wisp of Five Elements energy within the Cave Heaven acted like a razor-sharp sword. Upon detecting Hundred Flowers as an intruder, they unleashed a torrent of ferocious attacks. The Gold of Rifted Space maneuvered silently, its cutting power so immense it could cleave through space itself. The Wood of Entanglement scoured the void, relentlessly seeking its target. Once it ensnared something, it would never relent until death claimed it. The Water of Extinguishing Life quenched all vitality. Even the lustrous golden flowers emitted by Hundred Flowers rapidly withered upon contact with its chilling touch.

… The Five Elements generated and sustained each other, their five forces endlessly transforming, cycling through one another without pause.

Trapped within the confines of the formation, Hundred Flowers felt as though she had already endured days of relentless siege, yet the barrage of attacks showed no signs of abating.

“This is a Five Elements Killing Formation.”

“The five puppets must be serving as the core of the formation, transforming into the formation eyes rather than engaging in direct combat…”

As Daoist Hundred Flowers contemplated this, she failed to notice an obsidian-gold puppet that had silently materialized directly behind her. Concealed within the violent chaos of the Five Elements aura, it resembled a gleaming golden sword as it descended with a decisive strike.

Clang!

A resounding clang of metal against metal reverberated through the Five Elements Killing Formation. Daoist Hundred Flowers’ body instantly turned translucent. A lustrous golden flower bloomed from within her form. Under the radiant glow of its light, even the sword now embedded in her body gradually became lustrous and transparent.

The power of the Gold of Rifted Space erupted fiercely, breaking free from the encroaching lustrous corruption before vanishing once more, melting back into the chaotic embrace of the Five Elements Killing Formation.

“Not bad.”

Daoist Hundred Flowers revealed her true form to Sun Erlang for the first time, offering a faint, approving commendation. “Were it my former self, I would likely have sustained severe injuries from that blow. Unfortunately…”

Within Daoist Hundred Flowers’ translucent form, the lustrous flower expanded rapidly. Under the pure, lustrous radiance, the ferocious Five Elements power was utterly transformed into solid, lustrous crystals. In mere moments, the lustrous flower swept through everything in its path, engulfing the entire formation space.

Clang!

A slender finger emerged from the solidified crystal. It lightly tapped the condensed flower. A crack appeared, then swiftly propagated across the entire surface of the flower. Bang!

The flower imploded into countless fragments. The formerly tempestuous Five Elements Killing Formation dissolved into nothingness. Daoist Hundred Flowers reverted to her original form and surveyed her surroundings. What caused her expression to shift slightly, however, was that this technique, [Pure Life Glaze], which possessed the capability to annihilate an entire minor world in an instant, appeared to have left the Five Elements Killing Formation utterly unscathed.

Within the void, chaotic energies began to re-emerge. After discerning their nature, Hundred Flowers immediately understood. “So, this is not merely a Five Elements Killing Formation, but a Yin-Yang Five Elements Grand Formation.” The Yin and Yang energies circulated and intertwined. Amidst the chaos, the aura of the Five Elements manifested anew, endlessly regenerating.

The void, which had momentarily settled, quickly became tumultuous again.

Observing this, Hundred Flowers could only let out a soft frown.

While she possessed the ability to dismantle the formation, halting the generation of the Five Elements from Yin and Yang was beyond her grasp.

No matter how many times she obliterated it, the relentless killing intent within the void continued to oppose her.

“By integrating the powers of the Five Elements and Yin-Yang with formation techniques, the destructive force hasn't significantly increased, but it has certainly become much more vexing.”

Though Hundred Flowers had some understanding of formations, she couldn't detect any sign of one surrounding her.

“Hahahaha! Hundred Flowers, you're out of tricks, aren’t you? Surrender now, and do it obediently!” Master Qiao Gong’s arrogant voice boomed within the killing formation.

Hundred Flowers responded with a cold snort, her eyes flaring with brilliant golden light.

“Boy Sun, be cautious. We've finally compelled her to use this move. Let's observe how our prepared countermeasure performs.”

Having absorbed the augmentation of source power essence, Hundred Flowers’ glazed radiance appeared even purer.

It was as if space itself had solidified. A radiant gemstone began to materialize around her.

The Yin-Yang energies nurturing the Five Elements, along with the structural foundation of the formation, could no longer endure under the pressure of such unadulterated power.

External light pierced through. The killing formation was on the verge of being shattered by Hundred Flowers.

“You believe you're the only one with source power essence?!”

At this critical juncture, Master Qiao Gong’s voice, tinged with smugness, resounded once more.

A finger, sculpted entirely from golden light, materialized before Hundred Flowers without forewarning, bypassing the already solidified glazed crystals.

The crystals violently fractured, dissipating into streams of luminous fragments. The golden finger, unstoppable, pressed relentlessly toward the center of her forehead.

Hundred Flowers’ expression shifted subtly, and her form reverted to its pure glazed state.

Shrouded in identical golden radiance, Hundred Flowers confronted the golden finger.

To her utter surprise, the formidable-looking source power essence golden finger was merely an illusion.

It disintegrated upon contact, transforming into countless golden threads that ensnared her from head to toe.

“Boy Sun, reel in the net!” Master Qiao Gong exulted.

The golden threads expanded rapidly, crisscrossing each other, catching the Daoist Hundred Flowers entirely off guard and entrapping her within the weave.

Her glazed flower attempted to radiate light, but upon contact with the golden net, its luminescence was extinguished into nothingness.

An immense force emanated from within the golden net. Hundred Flowers was dragged away ignominiously, pulled forward with terrifying speed.

“How audacious!”

This time, Hundred Flowers was genuinely incensed.

“All living beings are glass!”

With her icy command, the figure of Hundred Flowers, who appeared captured, vanished abruptly.

The glazed flower underwent a metamorphosis. Petals descended one by one, but instead of falling, they disintegrated completely, revealing its true inner form in an instant.

Within the shifting brilliance, an entire glazed world astonishingly existed.

The glass world froze over, and countless beings abruptly opened their eyes.

Hiss...

The colossal golden net enveloping the world immediately developed innumerable fine cracks.

Master Qiao Gong’s voice, filled with shock and fury, boomed: “Didn't you claim earlier that you escaped after abandoning your world?! I never fathomed you had actually refined the entire Wansheng Realm into a glazed state!”

“What a wicked woman!”

From the depths of the glazed world, the voice of the Daoist Hundred Flowers declared: “What do you comprehend! This was for survival!”

“Not merely for myself, but for the entirety of the Heavenly Lotus Sect!”

Amid Hundred Flowers' furious roar, blinding brilliance erupted from the glazed world, completely shattering the restraining golden net.

“Boy Sun, retreat swiftly!”

“Senior, please forgive us…”

She faintly perceived the somewhat battered voice of Master Qiao Gong, intertwined with the helpless tones of Sun Erlang.

Upon her return to the void, the two had vanished without a trace.

The glazed flower unfurled once more, encasing the glazed Wansheng Realm within its core. Daoist Hundred Flowers resumed her original appearance.

She did not give chase, opting instead to return to the Five Elements Great Cave Heaven.

“After such a long-awaited battle, things are slightly less mundane. I wonder when the actual war with the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance will commence?”

“Should we manage to escape the Immortal Ruins, or even leave the entire Darkest Star Sea, perhaps the Heavenly Lotus Sect might one day see the light of day again.” Hundred Flowers Daoist mused quietly.

She felt a unique sense of certainty toward the Great Qi Holy Emperor.

Hundred Flowers casually cast another glance toward the void outside.

There, in the direction the Holy Emperor had departed, she could faintly detect an energy that caused the entirety of the Wansheng Realm, even its glazed surfaces, to tremble in fear.

“What an absolute lunatic…”

Within the Great Qi Holy Dynasty, a somewhat disheveled Qiao Gong grumbled incessantly, his gaze fixed with considerable distress upon the seven dark-golden puppets before him.

“I should have foreseen this. Anyone who could survive a world-ending catastrophe could never be a simple person. I was utterly deceived by her feigned meekness when she stood before the Holy Emperor earlier…”

“Qiao Gong, Qiao Gong, you’ve truly become senile!”

Sun Erlang remained silent.

The sudden power displayed by Senior Hundred Flowers, who had always presented a gentle and amicable facade, was indeed quite fearsome.

However, the objective of testing her strength this time had been met.

Sun Erlang shifted his gaze towards the seven dark-golden puppets on the field.

By means of these puppet bodies, he had not only become more acquainted with the power of the seven Spirits of Heaven and Earth residing within the puppet cores.

He had also, albeit vaguely, gained a more profound grasp of source power essence.

“No! I refuse to accept this! I, the magnificent Qiao Gong from the Heavenly Mechanism Realm, will not be defeated by someone from a mere Wansheng Realm!” Qiao Gong declared fiercely beside him, retrieving an item from his robes.

“Boy Sun, integrate this into those puppets!” Qiao Gong commanded with animosity.

“What is this item?”

Sun Erlang inquired with curiosity, eyeing the square, black object clutched in Qiao Gong’s hand.

“Hehehe, this is the ‘experience’ painstakingly extracted from the Immortal Puppet Ancestor by our Heavenly Mechanism Realm in the past. It is irreplaceable. Since the destruction of the Heavenly Mechanism Realm, each use diminishes our remaining stock. I was hesitant to employ it before, but now…” Qiao Gong gazed at the object with evident reluctance before steeling his resolve.

“Regardless, I cannot possibly concede defeat to that woman!”

Upon hearing the term ‘Immortal Puppet,’ Sun Erlang’s heart gave a slight jolt.

Just as he was about to accept the object, a sudden thought caused him to hesitate. “An item of such immense value should perhaps be reserved for Senior Tianyang? It might prove more beneficial to him…”

Qiao Gong waved his hand dismissively. “I already provided him with a copy some time ago. Do you wonder why you haven't seen him for so long? He has been in seclusion, comprehending it, and has yet to emerge!”

“Enough with the pleasantries. Follow my instructions! Quickly, before I change my mind!”

Hearing this, Sun Erlang ceased his hesitant act.

His consciousness simultaneously connected with the seven dark-golden puppets as he crushed the square black object held in his hand.

A dark, viscous liquid seeped out from between his fingers.

Moving as if it possessed life, it slithered upwards along Sun Erlang’s arm until it reached his head. Resembling a striking cobra, it reared up before plunging directly into his eye sockets.

Out of trust