My Longevity Simulation Chapter 1357: The Secret of Severing Xuanhuang

Unable to find a way to escape the dream within a short time, Sun Erlang and the others discussed the matter and decided that their first priority should be strengthening themselves inside the dream world.

Among the three, Yue Zhenwei possessed the Purple Gold Gourd, and Sun Erlang had the Spirit Devouring Art. Only Wang Xuanba had yet to obtain anything in the dream world, making him their weakest link.

Thus, the three pooled all of their Paradise Coins together and purchased a protective divine ability for Wang Xuanba.

"Indestructible Samsara Body, Initial Stage."

"An supreme art of the ancient Samsara Sect of the Xuanhuang Realm. After achieving minor mastery, neither yin and yang nor the five elements can harm the cultivator in the slightest. Upon achieving great mastery, one becomes virtually undying and indestructible, untouched even by countless tribulations."

Just these few lines of description were enough for Wang Xuanba to choose the divine ability without hesitation.

Sun Erlang wore a somewhat strange expression as he muttered quietly, "If this Samsara Sect divine ability is really as incredible as the description says, then how was the sect wiped out so easily back then?"

Yue Zhenwei smiled.

"It only costs five thousand Paradise Coins. It cannot really be that overpowered. But for our current stage, it should be more than enough for self-defense."

"There was actually another protective divine ability that seemed quite good, called [Unfettered Free Intent]. Unfortunately, it does not appear to originate from the Xuanhuang Realm, so I know nothing about its background. Besides, the intent conception of that divine ability does not really suit my tastes."

Sun Erlang fell into thought.

"I noticed that many items in the Heavenly Sovereign Treasury do not seem to originate from the Xuanhuang Realm at all. Could it be that this Carefree Dream Paradise actually encompasses things that exist beyond the Xuanhuang Realm?"

The three exchanged glances, gaining an entirely new appreciation for the power of that Carefree Heavenly Sovereign.

Their remaining Paradise Coins were insufficient to purchase another entry into the dream world, so they could only wait for the next free dream session.

It had to be said that the words "Paradise" were no exaggeration.

Even outside one's personally customized dream, the ordinary regions of Paradise were already a vast world where cultivators could indulge themselves to their hearts' content.

"It includes not only the normal territory of the Five Elders Association. One can also freely travel throughout the territory of the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance. The only difference is that within Dream Paradise, neither the Dharma-Transmitting Immortal Ancestor nor the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance organization exists. Cultivation resources are inexhaustible, there is no fighting or conflict, and cultivators can freely enjoy the magnificent scenery of heaven and earth. As long as one spends a tiny amount of Paradise Coins, a cave abode can be established anywhere throughout the Xuanhuang Realm."

"Moreover, through the reflection of the Heavenly Sovereign's supreme power, even within the exact same location, countless cave abode can overlap one another. There is no longer any need to compete for land, and cultivators entering or leaving their own dwellings will never encounter anyone else."

A miniature projection of the entire Xuanhuang Realm appeared before Sun Erlang and the others.

Any location displayed within the image could be reached instantly by spending only a single digit amount of Paradise Coins.

Even more astonishing...

"It is even possible to leave the Xuanhuang Realm and live in other cultivation worlds among the stars?"

"Every cultivation world possesses magnificent scenery of its own, no less spectacular than that of the Xuanhuang Realm."

A look of yearning immediately appeared on Sun Erlang's face.

"It is a pity that only those whose Paradise Experience Rank has reached Level 6 are qualified."

He attempted it anyway, only to fail.

The three could not help but feel disappointed.

...

The Silver Eyes displayed every experience Sun Erlang and the others had within Paradise.

Just like Li Fan's own eyes, they allowed him to observe everything inside Paradise without personally entering it.

"So it can survive beneath the All Things Return to Void Grand Formation, and even retain enough strength to shelter others. This Carefree Paradise truly is extraordinary."

"Its dream realm actually extends beyond the Xuanhuang Realm and spreads into the Darkest Star Sea?"

This genuinely exceeded Li Fan's expectations.

Standing within the Great Qi Small World, he gazed toward the territory of the Five Elders Association, his eyes flickering.

"What Carefree describes within the dream is probably not fabricated. Some of the cultivation worlds it depicts even match what I already know."

"The Star Sea should already be nothing but emptiness and death."

"And yet Carefree can recreate the scenes of those ancient cultivation worlds..."

"There are several possibilities. First, Carefree personally visited those cultivation worlds."

"Second, it simply reconstructed them based upon ancient records."

"Or perhaps..."

Li Fan's thoughts suddenly stirred.

"Perhaps that Carefree Heavenly Sovereign used the countless world remnants within the Great Wall of Remnant Worlds as templates. If that speculation is correct, then the power of Carefree, or Dream Paradise itself, may have already reached beneath the High Wall."

"The deeper unknown dreams..."

At this thought, Li Fan's expression immediately became serious.

"The blockade of the High Wall, Xuantian King's transmission, the flaw in the High Wall."

"The Dao Deviation Stone Mother, the Taiyan Sect's indestructible information, the entire sect escaping."

"Carefree Dream Paradise."

Countless known pieces of information converged within Li Fan's mind.

Not long afterward, a bold speculation suddenly emerged.

"Could it be that through the power of Dream Paradise, the Carefree Heavenly Sovereign has already begun making contact with the flaw in the High Wall?"

Had this been before, Li Fan would never have considered such a possibility.

After all, someone whose Reversal Longevity had been suppressed beneath the Immortal Ancestor for thousands of years suddenly possessing the means to cross the High Wall sounded utterly absurd.

But when combined with Dream Paradise's performance against the world destroying immortal formation in his previous life...

The speculation suddenly became much more reasonable.

"Perhaps it is precisely because, under the constraints of the New Cultivation Method, they could never surpass the Immortal Ancestor in reality."

"That the people of the Five Elders Association chose to seek another path."

"If they truly possess such capability, then it also explains why those five Longevity Immortals have remained so quiet all these years."

"They are merely trying to buy time."

Li Fan knew these were nothing more than speculations without substantial evidence.

But for him, concrete proof was unnecessary. As long as there was even the slightest suspicion, it was well worth verifying.

"In any case, Carefree Paradise welcomes everyone."

"One only needs to pass the so called dream trial."

"And what I possess in greatest abundance is cultivators."

In an instant, Li Fan's gaze passed through the Dao Lecture Platform and fell upon suitable candidates throughout the many small worlds.

Silently, they received the Holy Teacher's invisible guidance.

Vanishing from where they stood, they set out toward Carefree Paradise.

They would become Li Fan's eyes and ears within Paradise.

"Though Paradise is vast, a single thought can traverse it."

Li Fan was not worried that the Carefree Heavenly Sovereign would turn hostile simply because he was openly investigating Paradise's secrets.

In this life, he had remained hidden behind the scenes from beginning to end.

The methods with which he controlled these cultivator pawns originated from the Nine Star Red Beads of the Immortal Realm and the power of an ancient immortal formation.

Li Fan simply did not believe Carefree could discover him.

Even if Carefree somehow discovered that he was the mastermind, so what?

The current Li Fan possessed countless divine abilities.

Unless a True Immortal descended personally, no one else posed any threat to him.

There was no longer any need to remain overly restrained.

Li Fan created yet another simulated personality, assigning it the sole responsibility of constantly supervising all the intelligence gathered from Paradise.

Paradise concealed far too many secrets.

His pawns could never uncover them all overnight.

Li Fan then shifted his attention toward the Final Dissociation Disc.

In this life, its long standing mission of simplifying immortal formations had finally achieved a breakthrough.

Previously, the Final Dissociation Disc had progressed very slowly.

Being capable of deducing immortal formations was one matter.

Simplifying them while preserving most of their power was an entirely different challenge.

Everything changed after Li Fan repeatedly ascended and overlooked the Star Sea from a higher elevated perspective.

"The projection of the Great Dao descends from above, like an inverted cone."

"The principles of the Immortal Realm are indeed profoundly mysterious, beyond the comprehension of mortals."

"But mortals themselves are the foundation of the Great Dao."

"There is common ground between the two."

This was the realization that had emerged within Li Fan's heart as he studied the Transformation Between Truth and Falsehood.

Using this theory as its foundation, the Final Dissociation Disc finally found a breakthrough by exploiting the shared principles between immortals and mortals, successfully completing the preliminary deduction for simplifying immortal formations.

Naturally, the very first immortal formation chosen for simplification and practical testing was Immortal Descents, All Things Return to Void.

After all, in this life, the immortal spiritual qi left behind by the Xuanhuang Great Celestial Venerable was needed to elevate the Xuanhuang Realm.

If this world destroying immortal formation could no longer be activated, Li Fan's deterrence would be greatly weakened.

Furthermore, once the plan to elevate the Xuanhuang Realm succeeded, if he lacked the ability to overturn the table, he would immediately fall into an extremely passive position.

The phantom Wooden Sword flickered.

Li Fan arrived within the Darkest Star Sea and began his experiment.

With a gentle point of his finger, countless golden threads instantly appeared.

Like innumerable brushes, they painted profound formation nodes throughout the void.

The All Things Return to Void Formation used for this experiment covered only an area roughly one zhang in radius.

Accordingly, the required consumption of source power essence was not particularly great.

As more and more details of the formation were completed, the world destroying immortal formation gradually took shape.

Simplifying an immortal formation did not mean reducing its quality or destructive power.

Rather, by making carefully calculated sacrifices, it allowed forms of mortal energy to activate an immortal formation.

Golden light spread everywhere.

The instant the formation was completed, every trace of light vanished completely.

Sensing the terrifying destructive force concealed within the pitch black region ahead, Li Fan silently layered a phantom sword barrier around himself.

Only after ensuring no accidents could occur did he retrieve a black starstone and toss it toward the All Things Return to Void Formation.

This black starstone was one of the treasures Li Fan had taken from the first level of the Xuan Immortal Ark's hidden treasury before departing.

It had formed from the indestructible impurities left behind after the destruction of an entire cultivation world.

It was essentially the physical manifestation of a world's ghost.

The fact that it had survived the power of a True Immortal was enough to demonstrate just how incomparably hard this black stone truly was.

After the black stone entered the Grand Formation of All Things Return to Nothingness, it was as if it were being struck simultaneously by countless sharp carving blades.

Distinct gouges instantly appeared across the surface of the black stone.

The carving marks appeared faster and faster.

With a muffled pop, the black stone split apart, sliced into pieces by the Immortal-grade formation.

However, the world destroying storm did not weaken in the slightest.

It continued to rage violently.

Those tiny fragments were cut smaller and smaller until they were nearly invisible to the naked eye.

"Compared to the world destroying Immortal-grade formation from my previous life, its power has indeed weakened."

"But since it is driven by source power essence, this level of power is already more than acceptable."

After completing the test, Li Fan immediately deactivated the formation. He then collected the black stone fragments, which had already been reduced to grains no larger than fine sand.

"Such an excellent forging material cannot be wasted. It can withstand True Immortal power for a short time. At critical moments, it is something capable of saving one's life."

Next, Li Fan conducted downgraded verification tests on the other Immortal-grade formations he had mastered, such as the Desolate Fall, Flowers Bloom in an Empty Room formation.

Without exception, every single one was successfully completed.

The Immortal-grade formations that had previously existed only in the Final Dissociation Disc's theoretical deductions could finally manifest in reality before Li Fan had truly mastered the power of a True Immortal.

Naturally, he was delighted.

After quietly savoring the profound mysteries of the Immortal-grade formations for a while, Li Fan immediately returned to the Xuanhuang Realm.

He quietly began arranging formations throughout every corner of the world that had yet to undergo ascension.

With Li Fan's current attainment in formations, coupled with the assistance of the Final Dissociation Disc, even without the help of the Xuanhuang Great Celestial Venerable, deploying formations was no longer particularly difficult.

The true limitation lay in the supply of raw materials and source power essence.

Although the number of You Clansmen in this life had already accumulated to a considerable level, their production of source power essence was still insufficient to satisfy Li Fan's needs in every aspect.

He had to reserve part of it for unexpected emergencies.

Once his accumulated supply was exhausted, Li Fan could only wait for the You Clansmen to produce more source power essence before slowly continuing the deployment of his formations.

During this period, Li Fan did not forget to proactively inquire about Mo Rubin, who was still beneath the High Wall comprehending that tiny flaw.

"Brother Mo, thirty days have already passed. Have you gained anything?"

Only after a long while did Mo Rubin's reply slowly arrive.

"Not yet... However, I feel that true comprehension is not far away."

"Brother Mo, you previously promised that if there were no results within thirty days, you would immediately turn back and never look into the secrets of the High Wall again." Li Fan sighed as he reminded him.

Mo Rubin remained silent for a while.

Then, almost obsessively, he declared with absolute conviction, "Give me another thirty days. I am only one step away now. If I leave at this moment, I fear I will regret it for the rest of my life. Just thirty more days."

"After thirty days, I... I will definitely make a decision."

Mo Rubin gave no further response.

Li Fan smiled faintly.

To Mo Rubin, the secrets of the High Wall were like the murals on Hero Island were to the martial artists.

Their attraction even surpassed the value of his own life.

It simply was not something that could easily be abandoned.

Even if Li Fan asked again thirty days later, he would undoubtedly receive exactly the same answer.

"If not for that strange black mist vortex appearing in the center of the Star Sea, Mo Rubin probably would never have imposed even this thirty day limit upon himself."

Thinking of that mysterious black mist, a trace of gloom flashed across Li Fan's eyes.

He had already guessed that the appearance of the black mist was most likely related to his reckless use of the Ascension Formation.

However, Li Fan had already revisited every location where he had previously used the Ascension Formation.

Not every location had produced black mist.

Li Fan speculated that it was probably closely related to whatever had fallen from "above."

"It is much like water splashing upward when something falls into its surface. Only when the object sinking beneath the water reaches a certain size will the splash become obvious."

"My own shortcut, falling from a higher level of momentum, is insignificant."

"But if an entire world..."

"The force of its fall would be sufficient to generate black mist."

"The center of the Star Sea, however, is an exception. Perhaps it has something to do with the unique nature of that particular surface."

Li Fan silently pondered.

He had already observed the rate at which the black mist spread throughout the Star Sea.

He confirmed that before he completed his Xuanhuang Realm Ascension Plan in this life, the black mist would have no impact whatsoever upon the Xuanhuang Realm.

Therefore, leaving it alone for the time being would not cause any serious problems.

"The only real concern is that if the amount of black mist increases further, it may alarm the Enlightenment True Immortal within the Immortal Ruins."

The facts had already proven that the True Immortal was not completely indifferent to changes in the outside world.

If something appeared that affected or even threatened It, It would certainly emerge from Its state of Dao Enlightenment.

The previous reincarnation, when It was disturbed by the Medicine King Cauldron and the Grand Formation of All Things Return to Void, was the clearest proof.

"The omen of the Dao Annihilation Calamity approaching?"

Li Fan softly repeated Mo Rubin's speculation regarding the black mist.

His divine sense, however, focused upon a mass of black mist sealed within golden light inside his own body.

It was precisely the black mist obtained after he used the White Ring Descends into Mortal World to decompose the flesh of the True Immortal.

The level of power contained within this black mist was clearly not on the same level as the black mist generated by falling after ascension.

Yet it still caused Li Fan's heart to race with unease.

"What exactly gave rise to the Dao Annihilation Calamity that destroyed the Immortal Realm all those