My Longevity Simulation Chapter 1351: The Perfected One Upholds the Will of Heaven

"It is like an underground reservoir beneath a desert, gathering every drop of water that seeps down over millions upon millions of years."

"Then one day, when the time is right and a torrential rain falls from the heavens, drenching the entire desert with sweet rain, the underground reservoir surges upward. It drives the accumulated waters beneath the earth into a sweeping flood that washes across the whole desert. Following the great momentum of heaven and earth, it transforms the landscape, turning the endless sands into a vast marshland in an instant."

"This is the power to reshape heaven and earth."

Li Fan's eyes flickered as though they sought to pierce through the tranquil River of Vitality before him and uncover the hidden secrets beneath it. Unfortunately, just as he had previously guessed, the creator of the River of Vitality was unquestionably an existence beyond the mortal realm. Its arrangement had clearly not been accomplished through formations. It was far beyond what the current Li Fan could comprehend.

The violent current caused by Hundred Flowers drawing away the vitality gradually subsided.

When everything finally returned to complete stillness, Li Fan's observations had yielded nothing.

The same was true for Yin Shangren and Hundred Flowers.

It was just like the High Wall itself. It stood openly before you, allowing you to inspect it by every conceivable method, yet you remained forever unable to uncover its secrets.

The gap between them was so immense that it inspired despair.

No one knew how much time had passed.

Li Fan gently shook his head.

"In ancient times, people sighed while gazing upon the ocean. Today, one loses all hope upon beholding this river."

"The secrets here are beyond what we can investigate at present. Since Xu Ke has become lost within it, we can only hope that fortune favors him."

Originally, Li Fan had thought searching for Xu Ke would merely be a minor task. Who could have expected that beneath the Remnant World Great Wall lay enormous earth fissures stretching across the entire Star Sea?

As a result, his plans had to change.

In truth, if Li Fan continued exploring, then with the recording ability of the Dao Deviation Stone and the movement technique of the phantom Wooden Sword, he might eventually map every Star Sea earth fissure.

However, the priority of this lifetime remained the ascension of the Xuanhuang Realm.

The vitality hidden within the Star Sea fissures was simply too immense. Even extracting only a portion of it during the Xuanhuang Realm's ascension would be more than sufficient for the areas already discovered.

"Holy Teacher, I intend to remain here for now." Hundred Flowers hesitated before finally speaking.

"The vitality here is of tremendous benefit to restoring the Wansheng Realm. Although I can only gather a small amount each time, if I persevere, then within at most half a year I will restore my homeland's vitality."

Li Fan stared at Hundred Flowers. His gaze seemed to penetrate her body and reach the miniature world at her core.

"Even if it is restored, I fear your old friends may not all return to life," Li Fan said with a frown.

He naturally saw that both the Wansheng Realm and all its living beings had been refined by Hundred Flowers into that golden glazed state.

Even if immense vitality could wash over them and restore them from their glazed condition, no one could say how many living beings would survive such a transformation.

Yet Hundred Flowers' gaze remained resolute.

"I can only do everything within my power and leave the rest to heaven's will. Before, there was no way at all to restore my world. Now that such an opportunity lies before me, how can I simply ignore it?"

Seeing her determination, Li Fan no longer attempted to dissuade her.

At this moment, Yin Shangren also spoke.

"I feel the same as Hundred Flowers. I do not wish to leave for the time being."

Li Fan raised an eyebrow.

"This vitality is useful to you as well?"

Yin Shangren shook his head.

"No. It is simply that while near this River of Vitality, I feel an incomparable peace within my heart. Those fragmented world souls that occasionally emerge within my consciousness all fall completely silent here."

Li Fan found himself speechless at this explanation.

"Very well. If you have nothing else to do, then search for Xu Ke while you remain here. It would be best if you find him. But if not, do not force the matter. Your own safety comes first."

"The ascension of the Xuanhuang Realm is a long-term undertaking. Waiting another half year makes no difference. Stay here. I will return to pick you up in six months."

The two bowed respectfully and bade Li Fan farewell.

Li Fan stepped forward as the Wooden Sword phantom enveloped his body.

A moment later, a strange fluctuation appeared around him.

It was the Ascension Formation.

It carried the overwhelming majesty of a cultivator ascending and climbing the Heavenly Gate, forcing Yin Shangren and Hundred Flowers to instinctively retreat.

Before their eyes, Li Fan's actual position had not changed.

Yet they clearly felt that he was becoming farther and farther away.

And higher.

Standing within the phantom of the Wooden Sword, Li Fan gradually became transparent.

Eventually, he faded completely and disappeared from their sight.

"What an incredible technique..."

Yin Shangren was utterly astonished.

"If the Holy Teacher does not return for us after six months, then perhaps we will remain trapped here for the rest of our lives."

Hundred Flowers did not refute him.

"Fortunately, vitality fills this place. At least we need not worry about dying while trapped."

She continued staring at the tranquil River of Vitality, quietly waiting for the next opportunity to draw upon it.

...

The Great Wall of the Remnant Worlds.

Outside the node leading to the earth fissure basin.

Without any warning, Li Fan's figure suddenly appeared.

The instant he returned to the Star Sea, he halted the Ascension Formation and used the movement technique of the phantom Wooden Sword to leave the node's range.

Within only a few breaths, he had traveled from the lowest basin back to the normal Star Sea.

The rapid change in positional elevation over such a short period caused both his body and soul to suffer an immense shock.

Blood burst forth.

His skin split apart inch by inch.

His soul felt as though countless enormous boulders had rolled over it, crushing it beneath unbearable pressure.

Even with Li Fan's extraordinary foundation, his face turned deathly pale for an instant.

"What I just experienced was like half an ascension."

"Only, instead of ascending to the Immortal Realm, I ascended from a lower level of existence into the present Star Sea."

"And even that impact was already so overwhelming. One can only imagine what a true ascension would entail."

"Without the protection of immortal spiritual qi, ordinary cultivators would have absolutely no chance of surviving."

As these thoughts passed through Li Fan's mind over several breaths, every one of his injuries had already completely recovered.

He did not leave immediately.

Instead, he quietly gazed at the extraordinary spectacle beneath the High Wall.

The invisible High Wall.

The endless Remnant World Great Wall.

The countless earth fissures at the lowest reaches of the Star Sea.

Together they formed a dreamlike and profoundly mysterious landscape.

Even though Li Fan's strength now stood close to the summit of the Star Sea, it remained filled with countless mysteries in his eyes.

Perhaps the stronger he became, and the more secrets he uncovered, the more questions would arise.

Until one day, when he surpassed a certain limit.

Everything would finally become clear.

Li Fan gave the wondrous sight one final, lingering look.

Then the Wooden Sword phantom left its sheath as he flew toward the Xuanhuang Realm.

"There is no need to rush the ceremony with the Immortal Ark. If matters proceed too quickly, suspicion will instead be aroused."

"However, as the plan advances, it is finally time to begin cultivating the Xuanhuang Great Celestial Venerable of this lifetime."

Within the Xuanhuang Ascension Plan, the vast quantity of immortal spiritual qi required could only be mobilized after inheriting the position of the Xuanhuang Great Celestial Venerable.

The restrictions once imposed by the Immortal Realm upon that office still remained.

The scene of Sun Tianci's tragic death in his previous life was still vivid in Li Fan's memory.

It was therefore impossible for him to personally take such a risk.

Fortunately, in this lifetime, there was no longer any need to create another Sun Tianci who was born already in Dao Integration.

The Dao Teaching phantom had been continuously preaching day and night throughout multiple mortal small worlds.

It had already selected a suitable candidate.

Li Fan's figure flashed as he arrived within an unnamed mortal world.

The scale of this small world was not even worthy of comparison with Great Qi or Great Li.

It was vastly inferior even to the Spiritwood Realm.

A mountain range consisting of only thirteen peaks made up the entirety of the world.

Rather than a small world, it was more akin to a small Cave Heaven.

Yet within such a mortal small world, one that even a Foundation Establishment cultivator might not spare a second glance for, Li Fan sensed the birth of a faint World Heavenly Dao consciousness.

He also noticed a young boy whose disposition could only be described as utterly pure and genuine.

Perhaps because the world itself was so small, it was extremely difficult for its humans to bear children.

As a result, the total population remained at a consistently low level.

To them, the resources hidden within the mountains were practically inexhaustible.

There were only a handful of people spread across the thirteen mountain peaks. Everyone knew one another well, so conflicts were rare.

Most of each day was spent in leisure.

Naturally, the people of this world gradually developed curiosity about what lay beyond the mountains.

But just as the living beings of the Star Sea remained forever trapped behind the High Wall, they too could never leave the boundaries of their world, no matter how long they lived.

There was one little boy who, from the day he learned to walk, would often climb to the highest peak in the world.

Standing alone upon the summit, he gazed over this tiny world.

The entire Thirteen Peaks Mountain Range lay within his sight.

Then he would lie upon the ground and silently stare into the sky.

Li Fan had observed this little boy before.

While climbing and surveying the landscape, many random thoughts still passed through his mind.

But the moment he lay down and looked directly into the heavens, his consciousness would almost completely enter a state of absolute emptiness. Every thought became utterly tranquil.

Had Li Fan not still been able to sense his life force, he might have believed the boy had already died.

After all, as long as living beings existed in the world and interacted with their surroundings, thoughts would inevitably arise within them.

Only an extremely small number of people, whether through extraordinary fortune or exceptional innate talent, could enter such a state of complete emptiness, free from knowledge and awareness.

Yet for this little boy, a state that countless cultivators could only dream of attaining had become his natural condition.

More than that.

The Thirteen Peaks World was simply too small.

Yet by an extraordinary coincidence, it had given birth to its own Heavenly Dao consciousness.

Among its very limited number of living beings, the little boy's daily habit of lying atop the world's highest peak while staring into the sky naturally attracted the attention of this world's Heavenly Dao.

However, the Heavenly Dao consciousness of the Thirteen Peaks World was itself only in its infancy.

It merely approached the boy out of instinctive curiosity.

Thus, the little boy's soul became like a blank sheet of paper, slowly imprinting the approaching Heavenly Dao of the Thirteen Peaks World upon itself.

The traces left behind by the World's Heavenly Dao within his soul did not alter the boy's personality in the slightest.

Day after day, he continued climbing to the summit and gazing into the heavens.

Without his awareness, the Heavenly Dao consciousness descended again and again, each time leaving behind a deeper imprint.

...

Li Fan had observed countless people and countless small worlds.

Even so, he had to admit that this was nothing short of an unrepeatable miracle.

'Neither human nor Heaven, yet both human and Heaven. The union of Heaven and man, where man seizes the mysteries of Heaven!'

'Observe the Dao of Heaven. Execute the will of Heaven. Thus, all is complete!'

Without realizing it, this little boy, who did not even possess a proper name, had achieved the perfect state that ancient cultivators had only recorded in legends and longed for all their lives.

Although the world itself was far too small, and its Heavenly Dao could not possibly compare to that of the Xuanhuang Realm in terms of completeness.

There was no doubt that, in Li Fan's eyes, this little boy was the perfect seedling to become the Xuanhuang Great Celestial Venerable.

The Xuanhuang Great Celestial Venerable was, in essence, a Human who supervised Heaven.

Under normal circumstances, the Heavenly Dao operated naturally.

Only at certain necessary moments would the Great Celestial Venerable intervene and make adjustments.

For Li Fan, however, he merely required a puppet capable of unlocking the legacy left behind by the former Great Celestial Venerable.

The less independent that puppet was, the better.

Yet if it were merely a puppet without any initiative whatsoever, it would never be able to pass the succession trials.

The appearance of this little boy perfectly solved Li Fan's dilemma.

'Judging by his current state, after becoming the Xuanhuang Great Celestial Venerable, he will perform no actions of his own. He will simply follow the original operating principles of the Xuanhuang Heavenly Dao, governing through noninterference.'

'And for the Xuanhuang Heavenly Dao itself, a Great Celestial Venerable who does absolutely nothing is undoubtedly the most desirable outcome. Perhaps his compatibility is no lower than Mr. Bai's...'

The more Li Fan observed the little boy, the more satisfied he became.

With a single finger, he sent a trace of light and shadow silently into the boy's pure and immaculate consciousness.

It did not even disturb the nearby Heavenly Dao consciousness of this world.

This time, Li Fan did not directly implant every detail of the Great Celestial Venerable Fallen Immortal Realm trial.

He merely planted a few subtle hints and guidance at several critical decision points.

The little boy's thoughts were far too simple.

Those hints alone should be enough for him to instinctively make the correct choices and complete the trial.

'A future Xuanhuang Great Celestial Venerable cannot remain without a name.'

'From now on, your name shall be Wuming.'

(T/N:- Wuming translates to Nameless)

To preserve Wuming's purity, Li Fan did not even leave behind any awareness of his own existence within the boy's sea of consciousness.

Leaving the Thirteen Peaks World, performing the ritual to enter the Fallen Immortal Illusion Realm, succeeding as the Xuanhuang Great Celestial Venerable.

Then later detonating the immortal artifact, pouring immortal spiritual qi into the Xuanhuang Realm, and advancing the birth of the First Celestial Spirit of Heaven and Earth after its ascension.

All of it would be accomplished solely through silent guidance and subtle suggestion.

This also meant that Li Fan himself would have to adjust his own Dao Integration plan to accommodate Wuming.

However, Wuming's governing through noninterference reduced uncertainty to the absolute minimum.

'For a very long time, Wuming's own sense of existence will be almost nonexistent.'

'However, if after my Dao Integration, the ascended Xuanhuang Realm still remains...'

A strange light flashed through Li Fan's eyes.

'As countless years pass, with his body becoming one with the Heavenly Dao consciousness of the Super Xuanhuang Realm, perhaps Wuming may seize this opportunity to attain power comparable to that of a True Immortal.'

It was easy to foresee that, through the many arrangements Li Fan had made during this lifetime, the Xuanhuang Realm would almost certainly ascend into an Immortal Domain.

And to become one with the Heavenly Dao consciousness of an Immortal Domain.

Even True Immortals of ancient times might not have been capable of accomplishing such a feat.

By then, Wuming's strength would surely far surpass even the Equal Star Sea Consciousness of the Immortal Ark.

The only problem was that such a transformation would require an unimaginably long passage of time.

Only someone as pure as Wuming, whose birth itself was a miraculous coincidence, could possibly achieve it.

Had Li Fan attempted the same, it would not take long before his own self-awareness inevitably came into conflict with the Xuanhuang Heavenly Dao.

Therefore, from the very beginning, Li Fan had abandoned any thought of replacing Wuming himself.

'I only wonder, after the Xuanhuang Realm ascends into an Immortal Domain, what changes will occur to the position of the Xuanhuang Great Celestial Venerable?'

'Will the shackles left behind by the ancient Immortal Realm disappear entirely, or will they instead become even stronger?'