My Longevity Simulation Chapter 1358: The Immortal Puppet Finally Descends into the World

The burst of light erupted so suddenly and brilliantly that even Li Fan instinctively narrowed his eyes.

What Li Fan sensed was not merely the radiance itself. Rather, it was a mysterious rhythm that descended from nowhere and gathered upon the Silver Eye.

Li Fan had witnessed something similar during his past reincarnations.

It was exactly the same as the phenomenon that appeared from the vortex beyond the heavens whenever a small world underwent ascension.

However, the rhythm now appearing upon the Silver Eye was far more powerful and far more unfathomable.

Even with Li Fan's current cultivation and understanding of the Great Dao, he was unable to comprehend its true essence.

Enveloped by this rhythm, it was as though an invisible brush was rapidly painting upon the Silver Eye, adding countless intricate details.

Although it was still the very same eye, in Li Fan's eyes as its creator, it became increasingly "alive."

By the end, even Li Fan himself, the creator of the Eye, felt a sense of unfamiliarity toward his own creation.

A spring breeze swept across the earth. Gentle thunder rumbled. A light rain nourished all things without a sound.

The power of "ascension" quietly nurtured every inch of the Great Qi small world.

Even after Li Fan had already used the power of [Creation] and the transformations of heaven and earth to push this small world through one evolution, this new force was still capable of elevating it even further.

"This is true power of Creation. It is not driven by the True Immortal seal script character of Creation."

"It is a natural phenomenon produced by the circulation of the Great Dao itself."

"It is the very law described by the True Immortal seal script character of Creation."

"Or perhaps only a portion of it. It will be of tremendous use when I elevate the Xuanhuang Realm in this lifetime."

Li Fan stared fixedly at everything unfolding within the Great Qi small world, trying to engrave every detail into his memory.

The rhythm of Creation lasted for less than ten breaths from its descent until its disappearance.

Within the entire small world, only Li Fan could perceive this transformation of heaven and earth.

When the surging rhythm finally subsided, the changes it had brought continued endlessly, unfolding throughout the world without any of its inhabitants noticing.

Li Fan immersed himself in what he had just witnessed, savoring it endlessly.

After calming himself, he looked once more toward the simulated Heavenly Mandate embodied by the Silver Eye and immediately noticed its transformation.

Unlike before, when it would occasionally stare at him in an almost flattering manner.

Now, for most of the time, the eye remained closed. Only occasionally would it open, and when it did, its gaze was no longer fixed upon Li Fan but upon the various happenings throughout the Great Qi small world below.

It seemed that even Li Fan, its creator, was no longer so important to it.

"Interesting..."

Its newfound unruliness instead piqued Li Fan's interest. After a thorough examination, he confirmed that this simulated Heavenly Mandate still remained entirely under his control.

It was simply that, after devouring so many Heavenly Mandate from small worlds, the eye had naturally gained an additional sense of purpose.

The purpose of maintaining the normal operation of the small world.

The priority of this mission ranked only beneath Li Fan's authority over it.

Thus, whenever Li Fan issued no commands, the Silver Eye instinctively operated in the manner of a world's Heavenly Dao.

Compared to its previous state as merely a simulated Heavenly Mandate, it was now far closer to a naturally born world's Heavenly Dao.

Or rather, the Silver Eye had truly become the Heavenly Dao of this small world.

It had completed the transformation from "simulated" to "real."

Moreover, the Heavenly Dao embodied by the Silver Eye had already surpassed the level of an ordinary small world.

As a result, the world itself had also undergone further transformation.

"If my previous use of the Creation seal script character and immortal spiritual power to elevate the world was a crude external modification forced from the outside."

"Then what has occurred to the Silver Eye is a silent transformation that gradually changes the world from within."

"Both methods can ultimately achieve the same goal. However, the latter is clearly far more ingenious."

A thoughtful expression appeared in Li Fan's eyes.

While comprehending the entire process, he simultaneously revised and improved his plans for elevating the Xuanhuang Realm in this lifetime.

"World ascension can essentially be regarded as the process of climbing toward a higher realm."

"The method of forcing it from the outside relies upon external strength dragging the world upward. Once that external force disappears, the world risks falling instantly. Without some means of anchoring it, the entire world would shatter upon impact."

"The method of growing from within relies upon the world's own foundation, advancing steadily step by step. There is no danger of collapse."

"But the drawback is that the process is simply too slow. It often requires millions of years. I cannot afford to wait."

A flash of understanding appeared in Li Fan's eyes.

"However, perhaps I can employ both methods simultaneously."

His divine sense entered the Silver Eye.

The entire process through which the simulated Heavenly Mandate had transformed unfolded within Li Fan's mind.

Combined with his previous external observations, the two perspectives verified each other. In only a short time, Li Fan gained tremendous insight.

"It seems that the optimal method for elevating the Xuanhuang Realm is actually to create a Heavenly Mandate and replace the original."

"But with my current means, imitating the Heavenly Mandate of a small world is still possible."

"As for creating the Heavenly Mandate of the Xuanhuang Realm..."

Li Fan slowly shook his head.

The reason was not merely because the Heavenly Dao of the Xuanhuang Realm had devoured countless cultivation worlds over the past ten thousand years.

More importantly, the new cultivation system of the Immortal Ancestor, which defied natural law, had bound every Longevity Immortal Realm cultivator to the Xuanhuang Realm itself.

To destroy the Heavenly Dao of the Xuanhuang Realm and replace it with a simulated Heavenly Mandate would require slaughtering every one of those Longevity Immortal Realm cultivators at the same time.

Not to mention the Immortal Ancestor. The Carefree Heavenly Sovereign who controlled the Carefree Paradise had survived even the World Destruction Immortal Formation.

Li Fan currently possessed no means of killing such an existence.

"However, over these past ten thousand years, the Heavenly Doctor and the Immortal Ancestor have been patching together the Xuanhuang Realm using the corpses of other worlds."

"They have actually been using the second method, nurturing the Xuanhuang Realm from within."

"Feeding other worlds to the Xuanhuang Realm."

"As expected, the Heavenly Doctor's objective has never been merely to revive the Heavenly Law Realm by borrowing another world's corpse."

"He also intends to push the resurrected Heavenly Law Realm one step further, allowing it to advance toward the Immortal Realm itself."

"This is exactly what was once mentioned in the Mending Heavens Record."

"Breaking free from the cocoon and ascending through metamorphosis."

A cold light flashed through Li Fan's eyes.

"Unfortunately..."

"Everything they have prepared is destined to become my wedding garment."

His consciousness instantly focused upon the fragment of the Immortal Realm hidden deep within his body, formed from the fusion of six Go pieces.

"If one speaks of devouring..."

"Even countless lower worlds combined cannot compare to a complete Immortal Realm."

"So long as the final Go piece returns from beyond the heavens, the entire Immortal Realm fragment should finally become complete."

"Then, when the Xuanhuang Realm undergoes ascension, I will merge it into the process."

"I shall be the one in control."

His thoughts raced as he deduced every possible source of interference.

"The preparations are already nearly complete."

"What remains now is to determine how to prevent the ascension process from being interrupted."

"The Heavenly Doctor and the Immortal Ancestor will certainly return from the Star Sea."

"That True Immortal of the Immortal Ruins may also awaken once more."

"And then..."

"The Grand Mage of Heavenly Capital."

"The Faceless Immortal."

Every one of these names had once been enough to force Li Fan to immediately begin another reincarnation.

Yet now, he was already planning how to hold them back.

...

Half a month later.

A disturbance originating from the Xuanhuang Realm awakened Li Fan from his contemplation.

It came from the mark he had previously left beside Tianyang's puppet body.

In this lifetime, because he had secretly advanced the ascension of the Xuanhuang Realm, as heaven expanded and earth broadened, certain hidden things within the Xuanhuang Realm also quietly evolved alongside it.

For example, the ancient mutated Immortal Mortal Miasma hidden beneath the underground cavern of Qiling Prefecture.

Or Tianyang, whose puppet body lay buried beneath the Congyun Sea, continuously tempered by the Earthfire Return to Origin Formation.

The power of the earthfire was now far more violent than it had been in the previous lifetime.

As a result, Tianyang faintly showed signs of awakening ahead of schedule.

Li Fan instantly appeared beneath the Congyun Sea.

Looking at the puppet body buried beneath the earth, he recalled the scene from his previous lifetime when Tianyang's puppet had single-handedly stood against the Immortal Ancestor.

Although it had possessed almost no ability to fight back, it had remained firmly standing before the Immortal Ancestor until the very end.

"Tianyang is indeed a valuable helper."

"In the previous lifetime, the Immortal Ancestor beat you far too badly."

"In this lifetime..."

"I will help you reclaim your honor."

Li Fan's divine sense instantly passed through the blazing earthfire and reached Tianyang's puppet body buried deep underground.

Because Tianyang was now awakening naturally from a perfect state, rather than being forcibly disturbed, the remaining fragment of his consciousness was no longer as irritable as before.

He did not immediately declare, "Tianyang Life Is Inferior To No One."

Instead, he merely felt confused after awakening into this new era following countless ages.

"Even after absorbing ten thousand years of earthfire..."

"This body is still too weak."

"At best, it has only reached the peak of Soul Transformation."

"Can it truly live up to the words, 'Inferior to no one?'"

Li Fan's voice instantly echoed throughout Tianyang's sea of consciousness.

Tianyang, who was gradually awakening from his slumber, was immediately provoked by those few words.

The earth rumbled.

Earthfire erupted violently.

The gigantic puppet body prepared to leap from the seabed.

"Tianyang Life..."

Tianyang's deep, muffled voice rumbled like distant thunder. It declared the eternal conviction that had remained unchanged and continued to shine across ten thousand years.

However, the violent emotions within him, like a volcano on the verge of eruption, instantly subsided after hearing Li Fan casually call out, "Junior Brother."

That form of address instinctively filled him with familiarity, sorrow, and guilt.

His anger vanished. Instead, he desperately wanted to confirm the identity of the one who had spoken.

"Your Senior Brother will lend you a hand!"

Li Fan's indistinct figure suddenly descended.

"Nine Heavens..."

"Descending Mortal Finger!"

As Li Fan spoke softly, the entire Congyun Sea seemed to fall silent in an instant. Its surface became as smooth as a flawless mirror, without the slightest ripple.

A single finger slowly descended from the heavens.

Though it was only one slender finger, it possessed a might that blotted out the sky.

It descended with perfect precision, pressing down upon Tianyang's enormous puppet body.

After ten thousand years of refinement within the earthfire, Tianyang's puppet body had long surpassed the limits of any heavenly treasure.

Yet beneath Li Fan's single finger, every component of the puppet was effortlessly crushed into powder.

Tianyang was stunned.

His unyielding will froze, then began to dissipate completely into heaven and earth.

At that moment, the voice of his master, Guang Yangzi, seemed to echo gently through his fading consciousness.

'Transform the body into an object. Cross through eternity!'

Appearing together with that voice was a body tightly bound by countless golden chains.

When Tianyang looked upon that body, it was as though he were seeing his former self.

"Go, Tianyang."

"Become the strongest being in this world!"

Master Guang Yangzi's aged voice echoed without end.

Tianyang's remaining consciousness instinctively drifted toward that body.

At the same time, he unconsciously circulated the Body Transformation Embodiment, Freedom Beyond Self cultivation technique that had long since been engraved into the depths of his instincts.

There was almost no resistance.

Tianyang successfully attached himself to that body. At the same time, he discovered another consciousness inside it.

It shared the same origin as himself, yet possessed no independent awareness.

Without requiring any control, that mass of consciousness voluntarily approached him, nourishing his consciousness that was on the verge of collapse.

For a brief moment, Tianyang seemed to witness everything that had happened within the Body Transformation Dao all those years ago.

His long-sealed memories surged back.

A nameless fire was reborn from the ashes.

Tianyang once again roared the words that had accompanied him throughout his life.

"TIANYANG'S Life!"

"Is Inferior To No One!"

His thoughts and will became one.

His remaining consciousness completely stabilized within this new body. Tianyang soon realized that this body was less a fleshly body and more a puppet.

A puppet forged from an extraordinary metal fused together with flesh containing terrifying and unknown energy.

"Master was right. This puppet body is far stronger than the one I forged with earthfire before."

"Master... I truly am still this useless."

A trace of guilt flashed through his heart.

Then Tianyang's final remaining consciousness quietly merged into the flesh puppet.

...

The instant Tianyang's consciousness transferred into the flesh puppet, Li Fan immediately brought both of them into the Great Qi Minor World.

The upgraded simulated Heavenly Mandate, together with countless immortal formations that were deployed in an instant, completely sealed away the flesh puppet.

Even Li Fan had to temporarily avoid its edge.

The aura surging from the puppet was an overwhelming force that originated from True Immortal flesh, a terrifying power that far surpassed the mortal realm.

This puppet was precisely the one Li Fan had previously created using the bronze-cast immortal crane as its skeleton, attaching True Immortal flesh to it, then fusing it together with Tianyang's Eternal Remnant Will.

Until now, it possessed only flesh, without life or soul.

It had always been waiting for Tianyang to awaken.

Before handing it over this time, Li Fan had also mixed a large amount of black starstone powder into it.

Simply judging by the hardness of this puppet body alone, it could probably completely ignore the terrifying attraction of the Immortal Ruins and walk through them with its physical body alone.

Tianyang's consciousness slowly merged with the True Immortal flesh puppet.

From a distance, Li Fan carefully observed the constantly changing expressions upon the puppet's face.

"With the support of the Eternal Remnant Will, it should be able to endure without being completely corrupted by the power contained within the True Immortal flesh."

"But after all, he is merely a mortal. When resisting immortal power, not much of his consciousness will ultimately remain."

"Just like the previous Tianyang puppet, he will only act instinctively in a vague manner."

"With my previously forged identity as Guang Yangzi, that is enough to make him obey every command."

"But this puppet is far stronger than the original Tianyang puppet."

Li Fan watched the changes taking place within the Immortal Puppet with great satisfaction.

The bronze-cast immortal crane originated from the hidden treasury of the Immortal Ark. According to its records, it had been forged from fragments of an immortal artifact.

The True Immortal flesh had been reconstructed by Li Fan from the True Immortal skeletal hand using the [Ancient] Character Art.

The black starstone powder consisted of the smallest fragments left behind after the remains of destroyed worlds had been sliced apart by an Immortal World Destruction Formation.

All three materials were capable of contending against immortal power.

Afterward, they were fused together with Tianyang's Eternal Remnant Will.

The puppet before Li Fan truly deserved to be called an [Immortal Puppet].

Previously, the True Immortal flesh had merely adhered to the bronze skeleton.

After Tianyang's consciousness merged into it, it seemed to gain a central will.

Countless tiny roots sprouted from the flesh and penetrated deep into the bronze skeleton.

Bone and flesh completely fused into one.

Within the sea of consciousness, Tianyang's Eternal Remnant Will shone like an indestructible diamond.

The puppet's appearance became increasingly vivid and lifelike.

Its surging aura gradually calmed.

The reborn Tianyang stood silently in place. His eyes remained tightly closed.

Li Fan did not remove the protection of the immortal formations.

Instead, using his identity as Guang Yangzi of the Body Transformation Dao, he attempted to issue Tianyang a command.

As expected, Tianyang obeyed without hesitation.

Unfortunately, just as Li Fan had anticipated, Tianyang's independent consciousness had suffered severe losses while merging with and resisting the True Immortal flesh.

Far less instinct remained than Li Fan had originally expected.

"What a pity."

"Still, now that I have gained experience in this life, during the next reincarnation I can further strengthen Tianyang's consciousness before beginning the fusion."

Bringing the Tianyang Immortal Puppet with him, Li Fan headed toward the depths of the Star Sea.

He began testing the strength of the Immortal Puppet's body.

His first attack was a Great Five Elements Annihilation Sword.

It was a divine ability Li Fan had personally comprehen