My Longevity Simulation Chapter 1396: On the Verge of Overturning the Star Sea
Previously on My Longevity Simulation...
At this point, nearly all the preliminary preparations for refining the Xuanhuang Ascension Immortal Pill were complete.
All Li Fan needed to do next was wait.
Wait for Wuming to truly inherit the authority of the Xuanhuang Great Celestial Venerable, and wait for the Xuanhuang Realm to absorb the many essences and reach its limit.
'At most three years. Perhaps as soon as one year.'
Whether he succeeded or failed, there was not much time left in this life.
It was also time to put the plan Li Fan had devised earlier into action.
First, he flashed to the small world of the You Clan.
The character [Restrain] sat incongruously in a corner of the stone tablet. Characters of the Immortal-Mortal Transformation gradually spread across its surface. It was impossible to determine how much of it had already manifested.
But Li Fan had a faint premonition that the complete manifestation of this mysterious character was not far away.
Li Fan swept his divine sense across the small world. As expected, during the period when he had not been supervising them, the physiques of the You Clan members had continued to grow stronger.After carefully examining the bodies of every You Clan member, he selected the strongest one.
He separated a strand of divine sense and used the Dao Pill method to seize control of its body.
Then, avoiding the other You Clan members, Li Fan slowly passed through the immortal formation and arrived before the stone stele.
Using the You Clan member's body, he gazed from afar at the few characters revealed on Nameless True Immortal's leg bone. Li Fan sensed his own blood gradually surging.
It was as if some scorching source was constantly throbbing and roasting him, as though it wanted to boil all the blood in this body.
Li Fan could not help but avert his gaze.
Yet the disturbance within his body continued, like the incessant pounding of drums.
'It seems that merely glimpsing that True Immortal seal script touches upon some kind of taboo.'
'But I insist on trying!'
Li Fan snorted coldly. Although he was attached to the You Clan member's body, his expression became increasingly devout.
He bowed his head and focused on sensing the minute changes within his body.
Having gained experience from glimpsing the characters of the Immortal-Mortal Transformation in his previous life, Li Fan smoothly sensed that mysterious and profound trace this time.
The body of the You Clan member seemed to have suffered the wrath of Heaven.
Time rapidly passed over its body. Its hair turned snow-white in the blink of an eye, while its life force was rapidly consumed.
Li Fan remained completely unmoved. He simply concentrated his mind and probed the traces of the Immortal-Mortal Transformation.
With the portion already manifested on the stone stele as a reference, Li Fan excluded what he had already seen and only needed to probe the remaining traces of the characters.
Having made sufficient mental preparations, Li Fan's speed in probing this seemingly endless True Immortal seal script in this life was somewhat faster than in his previous one.
Yet it was still almost fleetingly brief.
That short period was simply insufficient for Li Fan to glimpse the character's complete form.
The You Clan body he possessed was burned to ashes as if consumed by flames.
At the same time, Li Fan's true body flashed to the stone stele and struck it with all his accumulated insights.
Just as the Hunger Immortal of the Immortal Ruins had done in his previous life.
On the stone stele, that mysterious character rapidly extended. In an instant, it expanded outward by more than double its previous extent.
Li Fan sensed that after all his insights regarding the Immortal-Mortal Transformation had been completely devoured, the stone stele actually intended to absorb him as well.
Having witnessed the true might of the Southern Immortal Celestial Pillar, how could Li Fan possibly be unprepared?
The phantom of the Wooden Sword unsheathed itself, helping Li Fan successfully evade the stone stele's absorption.
But in that brief instant of contact, Li Fan was horrified to discover that his cultivation, which had originally been at the peak of Soul Transformation, had already fallen to the middle stage of Soul Transformation.
If he had hesitated even slightly longer, he might have been completely drained into an ordinary mortal.
'Everything related to Nameless True Immortal is indeed terrifying. It must never be underestimated.'
Li Fan took a deep breath and gradually calmed himself.
He carefully examined what had manifested on the stone stele.
Aside from the Immortal-Mortal Transformation character having advanced another step, there were also some mottled shadows.
These shadows connected into a ring, astonishingly resembling the Five Elements Great Cave Heaven.
'The Dao of the Five Elements...'
Unfortunately, the traces were simply too faint, making it impossible to discern anything meaningful.
Only then did Li Fan turn his gaze toward his true target.
'Among the True Immortal seal scripts I know, Hunger, Chaos, and the others belong to one level.'
'Innate and Creation belong to a higher level.'
'Above those are the Immortal-Mortal Transformation and the Shape of Living Beings.'
Li Fan compared the two he already knew. After using them to corroborate each other, his heart finally settled somewhat.
'I have already deduced eighty percent. At the current rate of sacrificing You Clan lives, it should be enough.'
'If I am still short by a little at the very end, I can sacrifice all the You Clan members together.'
Li Fan nodded inwardly.
Then his gaze turned toward the complete Shape of Living Beings, and his brows furrowed slightly.
If his conjecture was correct and the two were beings of the same level, then the shape Li Fan had currently comprehended was probably less than one fifth of the complete shape.
'Merely glimpsing its complete outline is already this difficult. Let alone comprehending the Dao contained within it.'
However, Li Fan did not currently demand that he understand its underlying principles. It would be enough if he could simply use it like the Xuantian King had.
'The little beast was transformed from a jade pendant. I wonder whether throwing it directly to this stone tablet would allow its form to manifest?'
A sudden thought stirred Li Fan's heart.
But after narrowing his eyes and carefully considering it, Li Fan still suppressed the impulse.
'I'll raise the little Heavenly Beast a little more first. If that truly does not work, then I can rely on the stone stele.'
It was not because Li Fan had suddenly developed compassion. Rather, in this life, stability was his priority.
Ordinary mortal objects could be fed to Nameless True Immortal's leg bone without much concern.
But the Heavenly Beast was a creation of the Immortal Realm. It contained an unknown and enormous amount of energy. If he allowed that leg bone to consume its fill all at once...
Who knew what kind of change might occur?
Li Fan had not forgotten the scene at the end of his previous life, when the Wordless Stele exploded and that leg bone inexplicably flew toward him.
'It absolutely cannot be ignored.'
'I cannot let temporary gains cloud my judgment.'
In truth, there were still many things Li Fan wanted the stone stele to devour and then manifest their principles.
Including the Azure Firmament Pearl, which was still buried deep at the end of the fissure depression.
Although according to Xu Ke's description in his previous life, the supreme treasure had turned to dust the moment he touched it because its energy had been exhausted.
Li Fan was certain that at this point in time, the Azure Firmament Pearl still maintained its final indestructible form.
Ordinary mortals could not collect it.
But Nameless True Immortal's leg bone probably could.
'This stele is a naturally formed machine for assisting comprehension.'
'Anything dangerous can be fed to it first, then used as an intermediary for comprehending its principles.'
'Even...'
Li Fan's gaze left the stone stele as he raised his head and looked toward the depths of the starry sky.
'Burying the entire Darkest Star Sea, and even the High Wall along with it, would not be impossible.'
'The entirety of a star sea should be enough to cause sufficient laws to manifest on the stone stele.'
At the thought of that scene, Li Fan could not help but feel his blood stir with excitement.
'That day will come, but not now.'
'At the very least, I must first possess the power to protect myself. Only then can I accomplish such a feat.'