My Longevity Simulation Chapter 1386: Glimpsing the Immortal Realm

Within the small world, under the stimulation brought about by the stone stele and the threat of possible extinction at any moment, the You Clan people’s desire to reproduce had risen to yet another level.

Once their subjective initiative was fully awakened, it was foreseeable that their reproductive rate would increase by another twofold.

‘The only things limiting the expansion of their race are resources and time.’

‘This constitution...’

Li Fan’s eyes flickered slightly. He casually grabbed one of theYou Clan people and began studying it, comparing it with the previous life.

‘As the seal is gradually undone, the efficiency of their return to their ancestral state is not increasing linearly. Instead, the further it progresses, the greater the increase becomes.’

Li Fan controlled the level of energy he released and continuously tested them.

He discovered that the vitality of these You Clan people had now become frighteningly vigorous.

They could actually withstand the attacks of an ordinary late-stage Qi Condensation cultivator with nothing but their flesh and blood.

Li Fan shook his head slightly, and the thought that had surfaced in his mind immediately faded.

‘At their current level, they have already reached the limit.’

‘It is not that I am afraid these You Clan people could cause trouble. Even if they became much stronger, they would still have absolutely no ability to resist before the leg bone of the Nameless True Immortal. I am merely wary of the First Xuanhuang Great Celestial Venerable...’

‘It may not be impossible for something like resurrection from descendants and bloodlines to occur. It is better to be cautious.’

‘As for how to ensure that, in this life, I can use the leg bone of the Nameless Immortal to deduce the complete [Immortal Mortal Transformation].’

Li Fan glanced at the indistinct mark on the stone stele.

‘The True Immortal Transformation is a once lost, forever lost opportunity. If I cannot completely glimpse it the first time I encounter it, then I will never have another chance to comprehend it in this life.’

‘Once the deduction progress of the Nameless Immortal leg bone exceeds halfway, I will personally comprehend its mysteries through the bloodline of the You Clan.’

‘While comprehending it, I will directly pour everything I see and feel into the stone stele. I cannot remember it, but the Nameless True Immortal should not be subject to this restriction.’

A vague plan gradually formed in Li Fan’s heart.

Below, the stone statue worshipped by the You Clan people as their savior was continuously transmitting source power essence to Li Fan.

As the physical constitution of the You Clan people grew stronger, the quantity and quality of source power essence produced by each of their prayers far exceeded that of the past.

In this life, Li Fan no longer needed to worry about running out of source power essence.

Golden light flowed continuously. Outside the leg bone of the Nameless True Immortal, Li Fan once again laid down a layer of Immortal-grade formation protection.

At the same time, he activated the [Simulated Creation, Diverse Forms of Sentient Beings] formation, creating a Heavenly Mandate that monitored everything happening within this small world.

Only after making sufficient preparations did Li Fan nod in satisfaction and leave.

Over the next six months, Li Fan used his inexhaustible source power essence to deploy Immortal-grade formations throughout the vast majority of the small worlds within the Xuanhuang Realm.

The first purpose was to promote the small worlds’ return to the Xuanhuang Realm and prepare for the future ascension of the Xuanhuang Realm into an Immortal Domain.

The second was to better control the myriad worlds and search for suitable ‘seeds’ to temper Eternal Remnant Will.

In the previous life, Li Fan had attempted to use Kou Hong, a sincere seeker of the Dao, to catalyze an artificial Eternal Remnant Will. Although the final result had failed, it had given Li Fan some inspiration.

In fact, judging from the fact that [Truth] had been barely able to devour Kou Hong’s remnant intent, the distance from truly forming Eternal Remnant Will was not that great.

Perhaps it was only one final step away.

Li Fan pondered that perhaps the tempering period had been too short, and the process had not reached the necessary intensity.

‘The deepest emotions do not fade with the passage of time. Instead, their response becomes ever fresher with the passage of years. The more they are washed by the river of time, the more crystalline and brilliant they become.’

A thoughtful expression appeared in Li Fan’s eyes.

‘I have yet to control the power to distort time, but I can use illusion formations to make the false indistinguishable from the real.’

‘In this life, I will gather enough seeds. Then I will throw all of them into the Illusory Xuanhuang Multitudinous Living Beings Grand Formation.’

‘As long as I plant enough seeds, I refuse to believe that not a single one can mature!’

A sharp glint flashed through Li Fan’s eyes.

‘If I had not devoured Kou Hong’s remnant will in the previous life and seen those scenes through the resulting regression, given my temperament, I would probably have still gritted my teeth and attempted to achieve Dao Integration.’

‘Eternal Remnant Will is far too important. It can awaken the unknown abilities of [Truth].’

‘Equally important are the Three-Pronged Tree and the Clay Figurine left behind by Sun Piaomiao aboard the Immortal Ark. I simply do not know whether these relics will still be useful to [Truth] in this life.’

The Immortal Ark possessed the power of True Immortal seal script, and treasures within the Immortal Compendium of Hundred Tales appeared one after another. It could even control an ancient Desolate God.

Before [Truth] had finished charging, Li Fan would not rashly provoke it.

‘Now that source power essence is abundant, I can deploy Immortal-grade formations to kill enemies at any time.’

‘But if we are talking about my strongest killing divine ability, it is still the Nine Heavens Descending Mortal Finger.’

Within the Great Xuan Dao Lecture Platform, three figures lay unconscious.

One large and two small, two males and one female.

The smaller figure was naturally Ou Shangtian.

As for the other two, they were the same as Ou Shangtian. The Foundation Establishment treasures within their bodies also seemed to originate from True Immortal remains.

‘In the previous life, I glimpsed quite a few scenes from the flesh and blood of a True Immortal.’

‘I wonder if I can see more this time.’

The strange treasure within Ou Shangtian’s body was the Kun-Qian Bone Hand.

The other man and woman respectively possessed the Wind-Treading Foot and the Phantom-Seer Divine Eye.

The Wind-Treading Foot not only allowed its bearer to travel through the air at tremendous speed, it could also absorb the destiny and fortune of every person they killed. Using all living beings as stepping stones, they could ascend step by step toward the heavens and overlook the world from above.

The Phantom-Seer Divine Eye could not only see through the illusions of the world, it could also spontaneously produce visions at certain crucial moments. These could be warnings about the future or perceptions of hidden treasures in the surrounding area. Its uses were simply too wondrous to enumerate.

In fact, when Li Fan previously captured the female cultivator who possessed the Phantom-Seer Divine Eye, she seemed to have sensed something even before he acted. Her expression changed drastically. However, the disparity in strength between her and Li Fan was simply too great. Even though she had sensed danger, she had no time to react before Li Fan captured her.

The bearers of the three supreme treasures floated quietly in the air.

Li Fan had finally completed his preparations.

His brush moved like a dragon and snake, and the [Ancient] character suddenly appeared within the scene.

The mysterious power of reversing the past illuminated the True Immortal remains within the bodies of the three figures.

True Immortal flesh and blood began to emerge from them.

It was as though the True Immortal who had once died was truly about to be resurrected.

Li Fan manipulated strands of golden threads like ropes, drawing the three masses of flesh and blood closer together.

As if they truly originated from the same source, they instantly attracted one another despite still being some distance apart.

Li Fan looked at the grotesque mass of writhing flesh not far away. A character he had prepared long ago drifted into existence.

This character was not a True Immortal seal script character. Instead, it was a formation Li Fan had engraved himself.

The formation was connected to the small world of the You Clan people.

The simulated heavenly mandate suppressing that place was responsible for channeling everything affected here into the leg bone of the Nameless True Immortal.

Before the formation had fully unfolded, only strands of its aura leaked out.

The grotesque mass of flesh immediately began trembling violently, as though it had encountered some terrifying monster.

It rapidly retreated, trying to flee into the distance.

How could Li Fan possibly allow it to do as it wished?

He manipulated the character and lightly suppressed it onto the mass of flesh.

Even though the formation had not been completely connected, the character still pressed the True Immortal flesh firmly into place.

It was as though it had instantly lost all spirituality and become a mass of dead flesh, completely unable to move.

Only then did Li Fan hold another character and slowly approach.

Under the deterrent aura that very likely originated from the Nameless True Immortal, even though Li Fan was merely a mortal existence beneath the Immortal level, the True Immortal flesh showed no abnormal reaction when he approached.

It allowed Li Fan to touch and examine it freely.

All kinds of strange properties seemed to have completely lost their effect.

Li Fan nodded slightly and separated a strand of divine sense, sending it into the True Immortal flesh.

Boom!

After all, Li Fan himself was not the Nameless True Immortal.

Using borrowed authority to intimidate the tiger could only suppress this mass of True Immortal flesh on the surface. Once he truly attempted to use mortal means to probe an immortal, the backlash that should come would still descend.

But this time, perhaps because Li Fan had already glimpsed these memories before, the backlash he suffered was far weaker than when he first encountered them in his previous life.

His hair did not turn white in an instant. Instead, his life force was being consumed at merely two or three times the normal rate of aging.

This was completely within the range Li Fan could accept.

With an indifferent expression, Li Fan watched the scenes emerging before him one after another.

At the very beginning, there were scenes similar and connected to what he had seen in his previous life.

"...Qionglang Star Region... annihilation... garisson..."

"...Target located."

"This subject accepts the command."

They were still conversations from the Immortal Realm.

Only this time, there was also the lingering reluctance in the gaze of that True Immortal before leaving the Immortal Realm for the lower realm.

Because of this, Li Fan was finally able to truly see the legendary Immortal Realm with his own eyes.

It was as if there were countless waves appearing simultaneously across a vast ocean. Each wave was a star region of the Immortal Realm.

Within the star regions, True Immortals were as scarce as stars. The overwhelming majority were creations made by True Immortals.

Magnificent and sacred palace images appeared simultaneously within every wave.

Seated within those palaces seemed to be great figures who ruled over entire Immortal Regions.

Even that True Immortal descending to the lower realm did not dare to look directly at them.

In Li Fan's impression, there was only an indistinct phantom.

The Star Sea surged, and all the waves disappeared beneath the horizon.

The True Immortal had arrived in the lower realm, Xuanhuang.

...

Even though it was merely a fleeting glimpse, the vigorous vitality and boundless scenes of the Immortal Realm that Li Fan witnessed still left his mind shaken.

'It is said that the Immortal Realm is a supreme holy land with inexhaustible resources. Now it seems that the rumors are indeed true.'

'That ocean is simply too vast. The star regions contained within each wave are practically endless.'

'It is simply inconceivable.'

Li Fan's mind trembled, and his brows furrowed tightly. What he had seen from that single glimpse of the Immortal Realm had completely exceeded his understanding.

The memory scenes originating from the True Immortal of the Immortal Realm continued.

He was guarding Xuanhuang, seemingly waiting for something.

The Star Sea rose and fell. No one knew how much time had passed.

Even this True Immortal could not help but experience fluctuations in his emotions.

'Five hundred years have already passed since the calculated time.'

'It still has not appeared...'

The constant trembling of the scene was enough to show how restless this True Immortal had been at that time.

'Let us wait a little longer.'

Within the Xuanhuang Realm, the sun rose and the moon set. Once again, no one knew how much time passed.

'Fifteen hundred years.'

'This has completely exceeded the range that could be explained by an error...'

'The thing I feared most has still happened. That thing...'

'It probably will not come.'

As this thought emerged, the entire world instantly became gloomy.

It was as if the last straw that could save his life had disappeared. The True Immortal closed his eyes, endless despair surging within his heart.

Yet, for some unknown reason, he seemed to think of something else, and the despair in his consciousness gradually receded.

'Great figures have the thoughts of great figures.'

'Ants have their own way of surviving.'

'...'

The True Immortal's gaze swept across the Xuanhuang Realm of that era, as well as the entire Star Sea.

Boom!

The scene suddenly shattered.

...

'Even a True Immortal is still an ant?'

'Then what sort of existence was the great figure he spoke of?'

'The Nameless True Immortal?'

'Is the difference between proving the Dao with a name and proving the Dao without a name truly that enormous?'

Li Fan's mind trembled violently once again.

The memories of the True Immortal himself were naturally millions of times more trustworthy than a baseless speculation.

Because of this, Li Fan had gained the beginnings of an understanding of the Immortal Realm.

As he probed these memories, the rate at which his lifespan was being consumed became two or three times faster than before.

Strands of white appeared in his hair, but Li Fan still did not give up on continuing his investigation.

He had a premonition that the most important information was about to appear.

...

The scene shifted again.

The True Immortal was no longer looking down upon the Xuanhuang Realm.

Instead, he was sitting beside a stone table near a pool, drinking tea together with someone.

That figure was indistinct.

But judging from the True Immortal's attitude, the other party was certainly an extraordinary great figure.

What shocked Li Fan even more was the pool beside the stone table where the True Immortal sat.

He was extremely familiar with it.

It was precisely the Fishing Pond!

A voice came from the indistinct figure opposite him.

The True Immortal repeatedly nodded respectfully, yet no trace of the conversation remained within the memory.

After finishing a cup of tea, the figure opposite him quietly disappeared.

The tense emotions that had gripped the True Immortal also relaxed.

The stone table, the stone chairs, and even the cup of tea he had just drunk all disappeared together with that figure.

It was as if everything had been an illusory dream from beginning to end, as though it had never happened at all.

Yet Li Fan could still sense the excitement within the True Immortal's emotions in the memory.

He looked toward the calm pool of water nearby.

With a flick of his finger, he tossed a certain ball of light into it.

The ball of light entered the water without creating the slightest ripple. In the blink of an eye, it was swallowed and disappeared.

The True Immortal then closed his eyes and sensed something.

After a long while, he slowly walked to the edge of the pool.

He lowered his head and looked at his own reflection in the water.

Boom!

A face appeared within Li Fan's mind.

The mass of True Immortal flesh suppressed by the Nameless Immortal's leg bone suddenly erupted violently.

Li Fan's hair instantly turned completely white.

He abruptly withdrew from the memory.

'It is only the aging of my body. I still have more than three hundred years of lifespan, so there is no major problem.'

'The True Immortal flesh also quickly calmed down. It should merely be a brief resonance caused by the True Immortal's face appearing within the memory.'

Li Fan quickly reached his conclusion.

That mass of flesh remained firmly suppressed beneath the Nameless True Immortal's leg bone.

Li Fan, however, had still not recovered from what he had just witnessed. His expression was somewhat dazed.

In the reflection on the surface of the Fishing Pond, he had seen the face of the True Immortal.

Yet what left him confused and horrified was that the face... was exactly identical to his own!