My Longevity Simulation Chapter 1382: The Death of Li Fan Once Before

Li Fan's thoughts surged, but his hands never stopped moving.

He separated the countless Xuanhuang World Destruction Transformations from Inl Death's true body.

Each of these transformations was capable of giving birth to a Soul Transformation cultivator of the Xuanhuang Realm with considerable strength.

"Though they are called world destruction, they are actually transformations of life."

"I can collect them first. Even if the Xuanhuang Realm ascends into an Immortal Realm in the future, as long as I release them all at once, I can throw the entire Xuanhuang Realm into chaos in an instant."

As Li Fan thought this, golden threads shot through the air, forming layer after layer of seals that wrapped around the many world destruction transformations and suppressed them within his body.

"As for Ink Death..."

Li Fan's expression became solemn once more.

The black shadow, which had previously been consumed until only a tiny black speck remained, had completely recovered after only a brief moment of respite.

"One is all. As expected of a weakened, preliminary version of the Dao Annihilation Calamity. Unless it is completely destroyed, even if only a single trace remains, it will soon return."

Li Fan recalled everything he had learned about Ink Death.

Ink Death rarely appeared, but every time it did, it shook heaven and earth and annihilated an entire prefecture.

Even when the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance and the Five Elders Association detected Ink Death's appearance, they would choose to avoid it and allow it to rampage freely.

"Those five old turtles may have already realized how extraordinary Ink Death truly is. It is far beyond an ordinary Spirit of Heaven and Earth."

"Ink Death has fused into the laws of the Xuanhuang Realm itself, giving the world a kind of resistance through compatibility. Even after annihilating everything, life will ultimately reappear."

"If that is truly the case, then does it not mean that once the Xuanhuang Realm ascends into an Immortal Realm, it will possess the power to resist the Dao Annihilation Calamity?"

Li Fan's heart suddenly stirred.

"I imagine this was exactly how the True Immortals designed it. Of course, whether it truly succeeds or not still depends on what happens in this era."

After much contemplation, and after repeatedly testing Ink Death until he gradually understood its various properties, Li Fan brought it to the center of the Star Sea, near the sea of black mist.

The surging black mist steadily devoured the surrounding Star Sea.

The Star Sea's consciousness remained oblivious, but Li Fan frowned deeply as the endless sea of black mist became increasingly terrifying.

Although Ink Death remained bound beneath countless layers of golden threads, the moment it sensed the nearby black mist, it instantly became far more active.

Previously, it had remained tightly contracted, quietly waiting for an opportunity to break free.

Now, however, it charged wildly in every direction, recklessly slamming against the golden threads in an attempt to escape.

"Just as I thought."

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

After confirming that Ink Death truly possessed some connection to the Dao Annihilation Calamity, he noticed that, being so close to the sea of black mist, the sealed Ink Death seemed to be drawing some form of energy from it.

Li Fan did not dare remain there any longer and immediately departed.

He returned Ink Death to the Xuanhuang Realm, within the Congyun Sea.

Since he intended to let it evolve into a Celestial Spirit of Heaven and Earth before using it for Dao Integration, Li Fan naturally had no intention of killing it now.

The moment Ink Death escaped its restraints, it searched throughout heaven and earth for the enemy who had imprisoned it, but found nothing.

With no target for its rage, it vented all of its fury upon Hong Xi and the Congyun Sea.

Poor Hong Xi had only just completed Dao Integration and returned to Ten Thousand Immortals Island, where countless cultivators throughout the Congyun Sea were bowing in worship.

Suddenly, however, an expanse of black spread across the sky.

Everything was engulfed and swallowed.

Although Ink Death had only briefly come into contact with the sea of black mist, subtle changes had already begun taking place within it.

Not only Li Fan, but even the Xuanhuang Realm itself seemed to notice this transformation.

Ink Death did not complete its work of world annihilation.

After the Congyun Sea had been eroded until only a final thin layer of bedrock remained, Ink Death was forcibly recalled by the world's consciousness.

"It acts far more swiftly and violently than before."

"And..."

Li Fan flashed forward, arriving at the final remaining fragment of the Congyun Sea to inspect it carefully.

Although Ink Death had disappeared, a certain corrosive force still lingered.

It prevented the vitality of the Xuanhuang Realm from flourishing once more.

"This directly conflicts with the will of the Xuanhuang Realm. It dispatches Ink Death to exterminate everything precisely so complete assimilation can occur afterward. But now..."

Li Fan extended the index finger of his right hand and pressed it against the remaining bedrock of the Congyun Sea.

"Sizzle..."

The sound resembled flesh being burned by flames, yet also being dissolved by powerful acid.

The power of absolute nothingness that destroyed all things flowed through the point of contact, beginning to devour both Li Fan's body and soul.

It was exactly the same as when he had previously touched Ink Death.

"Even after the main body has been recalled, residual power remains."

"For a Spirit of Heaven and Earth, this is virtually impossible. Yet it has truly happened."

"Without even fully coming into contact with it, there are already signs that it is slipping out of control."

Li Fan chipped off a large piece of the remaining bedrock of the Congyun Sea and brought it back for further study.

The furrow in his brow only deepened.

After realizing Ink Death's possible true nature, the unease within Li Fan, born from the spontaneous simulation performed by [Truth], not only failed to diminish, but instead became even stronger.

He temporarily set aside everything else.

Out of habit, he arrived at the place where Jieli Mountain had once stood.

He sat cross-legged in the center of the Dao Lecture Platform and quietly contemplated.

"I should trust my instincts."

"I have never experienced such intense unease, not even after so many reincarnations."

"The source of this unease..."

"It should still be that inexplicable spontaneous simulation performed by [Truth]."

"Under normal circumstances, if I do not activate [Truth] myself, it should never begin a new simulation on its own."

"The Three-Pronged Tree left behind by Sun Piaomiao must absolutely involve resonance with a certain Great Dao, or perhaps even the Great Dao itself. Only after absorbing it did [Truth] undergo such a bizarre transformation."

"In reality, [Truth] spontaneously simulating a lifetime is not the frightening part."

"The truly terrifying part is that I retained absolutely no memory of it."

A shadow passed across Li Fan's face.

"Until now, every simulation performed by [Truth] has always been centered around me."

"Every reincarnation has been my own personal experience."

"And now, [Truth] is still completely merged with me, with no signs of losing control."

"So there is only one possibility."

"During that simulation, because of some unforeseen event..."

"I died."

A cold light flashed through Li Fan's eyes.

His body suddenly stiffened for a brief moment before he continued thinking.

"I did not even have time to activate [Truth] before I died."

"It was [Truth] itself that reversed everything."

"Therefore, the experiences of that lifetime exist only within [Truth] itself, and not within my own memories."

"Only after I consumed Kou Hong's nearly Eternal Remnant Will did [Truth] finally release those memories."

After deducing this conclusion, the unease within Li Fan unexpectedly lessened somewhat.

Although it had not completely disappeared, he had finally uncovered its possible cause.

"So..."

"I have already died once."

For the first time, an icy chill unlike anything before filled Li Fan's heart.

"So those vague memory fragments I learned through [Truth] did not happen in this lifetime."

"They happened in the lifetime where I died."

"And now, I am simply continuing along the original path."

"If I do not make any changes..."

"It ends in certain death!"

As though he had witnessed the scene of his own future demise, the tension in Li Fan's heart suddenly eased.

"In simple terms, after [Truth] absorbed the Three-Pronged Tree in this lifetime, it carried out a simulation. The simulated version of me never realized that a branch had occurred. He simply continued following the original plan, advancing the Xuanhuang Realm into an Immortal Domain and using the Celestial Spirit of Heaven and Earth to achieve Dao Integration."

"He never noticed the hidden danger. No matter how thoroughly he prepared, he still died and failed."

Li Fan slowly let out a long breath.

"The Three-Pronged Tree truly is a divine treasure. Without this advance simulation, I would have followed the same path to failure."

"I wonder if [Truth] will still be willing to absorb it again in the next lifetime."

His thoughts quickly returned to the matter at hand.

If all of his deductions were correct, then a question directly related to his survival now stood before him.

What exactly had caused the simulated Li Fan's death?

The current Li Fan possessed Immortal formations and unparalleled escape techniques for protection.

He also had Tianyang and Qiushui, two Supreme Protectors.

Even if his Dao Integration plan failed, it should not have left him without even enough time for [Truth] to activate.

"In truth, there are not many things that can genuinely threaten me."

"Inside the High Wall are the True Immortal within the Immortal Ruins, the True Immortal corpse and survival instinct within the Dark Sea of Xuanhuang, and the black mist representing the Dao Annihilation Calamity."

"Outside the High Wall lies every unknown existence."

At this point, Li Fan paused before sudden realization flashed across his face.

"And one of the primary materials needed to elevate the Xuanhuang Realm into an Immortal Domain, the Immortal Domain fragment left behind by Sun Piaomiao."

After eliminating every other possibility, only these suspicious targets remained.

"The Dao Annihilation Calamity is a terrifying disaster that specifically targets the Immortal Realm. Although it has not yet fully descended and only the endless black mist has appeared, the moment I elevate Xuanhuang into an Immortal Domain, it may suddenly erupt."

"Even countless True Immortals of the past could not escape it. If I am caught unprepared, I will likely perish as well."

Li Fan identified this as the most probable cause of his failure.

"As for the one dead and one living True Immortal within the Dark Sea and the Immortal Ruins, the Xuanhuang Multitudinous Living Beings Formation should be able to hold them back for at least a brief moment."

"As for the forces beyond the High Wall, the High Wall itself serves as concealment. Judging from the experience of the previous lifetime, I should still have enough time to respond. But that is still not enough."

"The moment the High Wall collapses and the Star Sea falls into turmoil, I must stir up enormous waves throughout the Star Sea and obscure the sight of anything coming from outside."

Li Fan immediately thought of the endless vitality within the earth fissure and the Shape of Living Beings.

"The descent of the forces beyond the High Wall will inevitably pose an immense threat to the Star Sea itself. If I further amplify it with the Divine Technique of Taijia..."

"The infinite power of the Star Sea should be able to delay those outside forces for a brief moment."

After careful consideration, Li Fan added another series of preparations to his plans.

"Finally, there is the Immortal Domain formed from those many Go pieces."

"I previously attempted to fuse it. Even after more than halfway through the process, I never sensed the presence of any True Immortal within it. It appeared to be nothing more than a pure Immortal Domain."

"But thinking about it now, I was still somewhat careless."

Li Fan's expression became solemn.

"After all, we are dealing with a True Immortal. Concealing themselves from my perception would not be difficult."

"If I do not fully unfold the Immortal Domain, how can I confirm that it is truly safe?"

"At worst, I only waste one reincarnation and twenty or thirty years."

Having reached a decision, Li Fan no longer hesitated.

No matter what, he had to completely unfold the Immortal Domain contained within the Go pieces and verify its safety.

"The reappearance of an Immortal Domain will certainly shake the entire Star Sea."

"I must find a secure location and prepare in advance."

"If a True Immortal truly lies hidden within, then I will immediately activate [Truth]. In the next lifetime, I will search for another method to anchor the world's momentum."

"If there is nothing unusual inside, then all the better..."

Li Fan still wished to minimize the impact of unfolding the Immortal Domain.

"Using the lowest point of the basin to offset the height of the Immortal Domain."

"The earthly fissure basin, the lowest point of the Star Sea, should be the ideal location."

"Moreover, the countless intertwined rifts and the presence of the Shape of Living Beings should be enough to confuse any possible enemies to some extent."

Thus, Li Fan once again descended beneath the Star Sea.

He did not disturb Xu Ke, who was still tirelessly expanding the underground passages.

Instead, he arrived at the center of the region that had already been explored, ensuring that outside interference would be reduced as much as possible.

With a seriousness unlike ever before, Li Fan slowly laid down layer after layer of Immortal formations.

Employing every method currently at his disposal, he resolutely restarted the unfolding of the Immortal Domain.

Buzz. Buzz.

Within the Immortal formations, a violent gale seemed to arise, ruthlessly battering everything in its path.

The formations that Li Fan had once been so proud of resembled nothing more than a dilapidated thatched hut. They could not endure for long and were already on the verge of collapse.

Li Fan could only continue pouring in source power essence, patching and repairing them as much as possible in an effort to delay their destruction.

His expression remained focused as he stared intently at the countless overlapping, indistinct phantoms within the center of the Immortal formation.

They resembled people, yet were not people.

They resembled scenery, yet were not scenery.

Exactly as he had seen before.

The only difference was that the previous unfolding of the Immortal Domain had been interrupted by the black mist at the center of the Star Sea.

This time, under Li Fan's deliberate control, it was allowed to continue.

Boundless rays of light burst forth from the Immortal Domain.

Li Fan vaguely saw that those figures were in fact incomparably profound characters.

They scattered in every direction before dissolving as though melting into water, transforming into countless intersecting lines that upheld heaven and earth.

Endless characters poured forth from the infinite radiance.

More and more horizontal and vertical lines intertwined, weaving the world into something increasingly bright and vivid.

The Immortal Domain was about to be born within the darkest reaches of the Star Sea.

Li Fan could already sense the various changes occurring throughout the Star Sea.

These included, but were not limited to, the awakening of the True Immortal within the Immortal Ruins, the astonishment of the Heavenly Doctor and the Dharma-Transmitting Immortal Ancestor, and the trembling of the Star Sea's own consciousness.

But he had no attention to spare for any of them.

His gaze remained fixed upon the Immortal Domain that was taking shape.

He wanted to determine whether the Immortal Domain fragment left behind by Sun Piaomiao contained anything besides the laws of the Immortal Realm.

"The reappearance of the Immortal Domain is causing an even greater disturbance than I imagined."

"Even if there is no danger within it, I cannot remain in this lifetime much longer."

"But it is hardly a meaningless ending. At the very least, I have avoided one certain path to death. In the next lifetime, all I need to do is repeat everything according to plan."

Li Fan's thoughts raced like lightning.

At this moment, as the Immortal Domain blossomed like fruit emerging from a flower, preparing to burst through the earth fissure basin of the Star Sea and return to the normal Star Sea.

Li Fan finally saw the final phantom that emerged within the Immortal Domain.

It was a wordless Stele standing between heaven and earth within the Immortal Domain.

A Stele without a single inscription.