My Longevity Simulation Chapter 1403: Proving the Dao Integration Realm and Attaining Half Immortality

The brush fell, stunning the wind and rain. The written characters were formed, and the heaven and earth was set in place.

Following the same method as before, Li Fan successfully copied the complete True Immortal seal script character representing the Immortal Mortal Transformation that had manifested on the leg bone of the Nameless True Immortal, and engraved it onto the Dao Key Stone Slab.

At that very moment, within the vortex high above the firmament, it seemed that some indescribable existence had descended.

Amid the upheaval, the Xuanhuang Realm, and even everything in the world, seemed to be forcibly frozen in place.

Even Li Fan, who was presiding over and driving the ascension of the Xuanhuang Realm, was no exception.

Countless bolts of lightning flashed across the sky of the Xuanhuang Realm at the same instant.

With every flash of thunder, the Xuanhuang Realm trembled slightly, as though it had been struck by a massive hammer.

Boom, boom, boom...

The Xuanhuang Realm, which had originally been stitched together from numerous worlds, began to undergo even further fusion under these tremendous blows.

The distance between heaven and earth also drew closer with each successive strike.

Even more terrifyingly, every flash of lightning was accompanied by the annihilation of an area within the Xuanhuang Realm. It seemed that those regions could not withstand the enormous pressure of the world's ascension into an Immortal Domain and were reduced to dust.

The void left behind by the destruction and disappearance of each region was quickly compressed and replaced by other regions.

...

A transformation that would normally require hundreds of millions of years of accumulation within a world was unfolding in the Xuanhuang Realm in an instant.

At this moment, it was as though the entire world were being tempered in thunder and raging flames, impurities being burned away while the essence was retained.

The aura permeating heaven and earth became increasingly sacred, while the overall size of the Xuanhuang Realm was gradually shrinking.

Although Li Fan's body had been immobilized by the tremendous force of the world's ascension, his thoughts remained active.

He stared intently at the vortex in the sky, and sure enough, he sensed within it the primordial and ancient aura of the Great Dao of Immortal Mortal Transformation.

Compared to the Immortal Mortal Transformation seal script character itself, the aura of the Great Dao was even more incomprehensible, instinctively causing one to feel awe and reverence.

It was precisely under the influence of this Great Dao aura that the Xuanhuang Realm had been able to break through the critical point of ascension and gain the qualifications to continue advancing toward an Immortal Domain.

For a cultivator to transform from mortal to immortal was already unimaginably difficult. How much more difficult would it be for an entire world?

Even with Li Fan's numerous preparations and the extremely profound accumulation of the Xuanhuang Realm, the formal process of ascending into an Immortal Domain was still fraught with danger, like a small fishing boat tossed about in a violent storm, seemingly on the verge of capsizing at any moment.

Within the vortex, countless bolts of lightning descended like hammers, striking continuously without end.

The bloated body of the Xuanhuang Realm was being shaved away inch by inch.

...

'Something is wrong.'

'The consumption caused by this world's Immortal Mortal Transformation is far too enormous.'

Li Fan faintly sensed the problem, and his expression became extremely solemn.

'Just like my previous experiment...'

In the blink of an eye, Li Fan recalled the records from the ancient cultivation world regarding cultivators successfully overcoming their tribulations and subsequently ascending.

'There is no visible tribulation lightning, nor is there any infusion of immortal spiritual qi to assist in the transformation. Everything depends solely on one's own foundation to endure the Immortal Mortal Transformation.'

'Under normal circumstances, this should be completely impossible.'

Another terrified distress signal from the Xuanhuang Realm reached his ears. However, under the torment of the ascension tribulation, it was already incredibly weak.

Li Fan's interests were temporarily tied to those of the Xuanhuang Realm. He quickly made his decision.

He drew upon the remaining power of the Xuanhuang Realm and temporarily recovered his ability to move under the suppression of the aura of the Great Dao of Immortal Mortal Transformation.

With a thought from Li Fan, daoist boy Qiushui transformed back into the form of the azure sword.

Sword light spread like rain, appearing throughout every region of the Xuanhuang Realm. Using the sword itself as a medium, it began absorbing power from the boundless Star Sea.

At the same time, more than a hundred fountains suddenly erupted from the earth of the Xuanhuang Realm for no apparent reason.

This was the vitality of the fissures and depressions in the Darkest Star Sea that Li Fan had stolen and transferred here.

The two continuous streams of power were like two powerful restorative medicines, desperately sustaining the Xuanhuang Realm's precarious life.

But within the vortex high above, the flashes of lightning became increasingly rapid.

The intervals between flashes grew so short that they formed an uninterrupted purple radiance, quietly illuminating the Xuanhuang Realm below.

As the distance between heaven and earth continued to shrink, the sky seemed to overturn and press downward.

Of the five Immortal Pillars, only the one formed from the leg bone of the Nameless True Immortal at the center was still capable of supporting it.

The other four were all being crushed from top to bottom under the terrifying pressure, gradually turning into dust.

Thus, the shape of the heavens became like a dome, high in the center and low on all four sides.

Seeing that the Immortal Pillars naturally formed by the Xuanhuang Realm itself were insufficient to support the collapsing heavens, Li Fan narrowed his eyes and continuously formed hand seals.

The little Heavenly Beast, which was sleeping and being nourished by immortal spiritual qi, suddenly let out a heaven-shaking roar.

Its body involuntarily flipped over.

Then, in an instant, it expanded by tens of millions of times, its four feet pointing toward the sky, resembling Immortal Pillars as it supported the constantly descending firmament.

The enormous pressure of the falling sky was borne by the little Heavenly Beast.

Even with its extraordinary physique and the several Immortal Domain Go pieces it had swallowed, it was unwilling to be treated as expendable material.

A dangerous red light flashed through its eyes as it struggled incessantly.

It growled and roared, seemingly attempting to break free from Li Fan's control.

"Please, Wooden Sword Heavenly Wonder!"

Li Fan's expression was solemn as he loudly chanted.

Within the ruins of the Sword Tomb of the Heavenly Sword Sect long ago, the wooden sword surrounded by countless swords suddenly let out a spontaneous hum.

Sword light flashed.

Moments later, it flew into Li Fan's hand.

This Wooden Sword had originally been created by Mr. Bai, and it was the manifestation of the Sword Dao of the Xuanhuang Realm.

During the ascension of the Xuanhuang Realm, this Sword Dao had undergone transformation along with it.

Now that it had fallen into Li Fan's hand, it had already incorporated certain supreme aspects of the Sword Dao that transcended the mortal world.

Slash!

The sword moved according to his will.

In the blink of an eye, the Wooden Sword Heavenly Wonder transformed into a streak of white light and swept around the four corners of the Xuanhuang Realm.

Roar!

Amid the little Heavenly Beast's agonized roar, its four limbs fell away one after another.

'Go!'

Li Fan controlled the power of heaven and earth within the Xuanhuang Realm and fused the four limbs of the little Heavenly Beast into the four great Immortal Pillars.

Having absorbed some of the laws of the Immortal Domain, the four limbs of the Heavenly Beast possessed a carrying capacity far beyond anything in an ordinary mortal cultivation world.

The descent of the heavens continued for some time.

Finally, after the four limbs of the Heavenly Beast completely merged with the Immortal Pillars of the Xuanhuang Realm under the extreme pressure from outside, they barely managed to hold back the collapsing heavens.

Li Fan breathed a slight sigh of relief and looked at the Wooden Sword Heavenly Wonder in his hand.

Although it had relied on its sharpness and its Sword Dao characteristic of advancing without hesitation to forcibly sever the limbs of the Heavenly Beast, cutting through the Immortal Domain laws contained within those limbs had also inflicted unimaginable damage upon the Wooden Sword.

The Wooden Sword gradually shattered inch by inch, transforming into streams of fluorescent light that dissipated into heaven and earth.

The Sword Dao no longer existed within the Xuanhuang Realm.

For it to recover naturally might require ten million years, or even longer.

With the four limbs of the Heavenly Beast providing additional support, the Xuanhuang Realm's critical situation greatly improved.

Although the overall size of the realm continued to shrink, at the very least, the distance between heaven and earth would no longer decrease.

However, the fundamental problem remained unresolved.

The world's Immortal Mortal Transformation consumed far too much energy.

Even with the dual infusion of vitality from the fissures and power from the Star Sea, the expenditure still far exceeded the supply.

Li Fan also realized that it was not because the energy required for the Xuanhuang Realm to ascend into an Immortal Domain exceeded the infinite power of the Star Sea.

Rather, Qiushui alone was simply too inefficient at absorbing energy.

There was an infinite amount of power available, but it could not be fully drawn out.

As his thoughts raced, Li Fan already had an idea.

He bowed slightly, his crown hanging low and concealing the expression on his face.

Li Fan's voice resounded throughout the Xuanhuang heavens and earth.

"Please, all the Great Celestial Venerables of past generations!"

His voice was like an imperial decree. Once his words were spoken, they became reality.

Amid the violent upheaval of the Immortal Mortal Transformation, figures gradually appeared throughout heaven and earth.

The current Great Celestial Venerable, Wuming, also rose into the air of his own accord, taking his place at the final position.

Starting from Wuming, the farther back in time they went, the more indistinct the figures of the Great Celestial Venerables became.

The first was the phantom of Mr. Bai. His features could still be faintly discerned.

The one before him could only be seen as a vague silhouette, while his face was nothing more than a blank void.

Standing before this blank-faced phantom was another figure.

Although his face could not be seen clearly, Li Fan recognized him at a glance.

That should be the imprint left behind by the Xuantian King.

Before the Xuantian King, there were four more.

However, each was more indistinct than the last.

The first generation Xuanhuang Great Celestial Venerable had been reduced to nothing more than a faint outline.

Eight phantoms.

All of them represented Great Celestial Venerables who had once existed in the Xuanhuang Realm.

Although they had already passed away for various reasons, each had still left behind a unique imprint within the Xuanhuang heavens and earth.

In the past, Heavenly Dao Bai had once relied on Li Fan's Holy Embryo to reappear in the mortal world.

And now, Li Fan, who had obtained almost complete control over the Xuanhuang Realm, was taking advantage of the Xuanhuang Realm's life and death crisis to forcibly summon all eight Grand Celestial Venerables at once.

"The Xuanhuang Realm is now in peril. I ask all of you Great Celestial Venerables to lend me your strength."

Li Fan's expression was solemn as he bowed once again to the eight figures.

Then, the Taijia Divine Art erupted into action.

It seems to have sensed the earthshaking changes currently taking place on the Xuanhuang Realm's side. The consciousness of the Star Sea deliberately avoided him and did not respond to Li Fan for a time.

Li Fan persisted without giving up. At the same time, he transmitted the Taijia Divine Art to the Great Celestial Venerables of successive generations.

Thus, eight figures joined the ritual of communicating with the Star Sea one after another.

Anyone capable of becoming a Great Celestial Venerable of the Xuanhuang Realm was an unparalleled genius of their era. The First Generation Great Celestial Venerable had even possessed a True Immortal body.

Although they had already passed away, the imprints they had left behind still retained some of their original characteristics. With all eight joining forces to perform the ritual, the Infinite Star Sea was forced to establish a connection, no matter how unwilling it was.

"Equal Heaven!"

Under Li Fan's direction, the eight figures jointly cast the Equal Heaven Divine Art toward the consciousness of the Star Sea.

An immeasurable and boundless radiance of brilliant starlight suddenly illuminated the Xuanhuang Realm.

The stillness forced upon the world by the ascension into an Immortal Domain was briefly broken, allowing everything to resume its operation.

"Great Celestial Venerables, please offer yourselves to the Dao!"

Li Fan's expression was solemn as he bowed to each of them in turn.

First came Wuming.

Without the slightest hesitation, Wuming used his body as a passageway, absorbing and receiving the infinite power of the Star Sea into the Xuanhuang Realm.

Then came Heavenly Dao Bai.

One after another, the illusory figures of the Great Celestial Venerables flew toward various parts of the Xuanhuang Realm, guiding down the infinite power of the Star Sea.

Until finally, it was the First Generation Xuanhuang Great Celestial Venerable.

His indistinct outline transformed into brilliant blue light under the infusion of the infinite power of the Star Sea. The giant figure formed from starlight did not immediately fly toward the position where it was supposed to go.

Instead, it somewhat inexplicably looked toward the stone slab that Li Fan had been holding aloft.

The illusory figure of the Great Celestial Venerable did not remain motionless for long.

Moments later, it arrived beside Li Fan in an instant.

With a single finger, it lightly touched the stone tablet.

Everything happened far too quickly.

The First Generation Great Celestial Venerable's movement was so swift that even Li Fan, who was empowered by the strength of the Xuanhuang Realm, failed to react.

His heart jolted. He immediately summoned the [Truth] interface, preparing for whatever might happen next.

To his surprise, however, after the First Generation's illusory figure pressed a single finger against the stone slab, it made no further move.

Nor did any strange phenomenon occur.

After remaining in this stalemate for several breaths, the Great Celestial Venerable's illusory figure withdrew its finger on its own. Then, as if it had finally fulfilled some long held obsession, it went to the position where it was supposed to be.

Li Fan was slightly stunned at first. After a moment of thought, he understood.

"This is not the original body of the Dao's Key stone slab from the Immortal Ascension Platform of the past. It is merely a replica left behind by the Xuantian King."

"...Fortunately."

"If that were not the case, this illusory figure, which still possesses a trace of the First Generation Great Celestial Venerable's instincts, might have brought me a catastrophe."

Li Fan secretly felt fortunate.

With the limbs of the Heavenly Beast supporting the Xuanhuang Realm, and the eight Great Celestial Venerables connecting it to the Star Sea and continuously providing assistance through its infinite power, the Xuanhuang Realm, which had originally been on the verge of collapse, finally began to stabilize amid the extreme turbulence of crossing the boundary between the Immortal and mortal realms.

Within the vortex where the Great Dao manifested, the dense purple lightning that had appeared one after another began to decrease in frequency.

The tremors shaking the heavens and earth of the Xuanhuang Realm also gradually weakened.

Empowered by the strength of the Xuanhuang Heaven and Earth, Li Fan could clearly see even with his mortal eyes.

Within the seemingly unchanged Xuanhuang Realm, some unknown and mysterious force was repeatedly tracing over everything, stroke after stroke.

Nothing seemed to have changed from the inside out. Yet everything had become more solid, more vivid, and closer to its origin.

Joy arose within Li Fan's heart.

He knew that the critical stage had been successfully endured. Now came the moment when the transformation and ascension would descend.

"However, this is not the time to celebrate prematurely."

Li Fan stood quietly and continued waiting for the right moment.

Until the vortex in the sky began to shrink, and the Great Dao evolution of the Immortal and mortal transformation was about to end.

Li Fan moved again.

"Great Celestial Venerables, please mend Heaven!"

His expression was sincere as he simultaneously transmitted his intention.

During the process of balancing the power of the Star Sea and helping the Xuanhuang Realm overcome its crisis, the illusory figures of the Great Celestial Venerables of successive generations had already become existences similar to Star Spirits.

In the past, the Xuanhuang Realm had existed within the Star Sea. Thus, the Great Celestial Venerables could perhaps serve both purposes.

But now, even if the Xuanhuang Realm transformed and ascended into an Xuanhuang Immortal Domain, how could the Great Celestial Venerable of an Immortal Domain remain subordinate to the Star Sea?

...

Li Fan's meaning was extremely clear.

It was also genuinely in accordance with the interests of the Xuanhuang Realm.

Having recovered from the brink of death and now seeing hope of proving the Dao and becoming an Immortal Domain, the Heavenly Dao of the Xuanhuang Realm also cooperated with Li Fan and issued the order.

Of the eight Great Celestial Venerables, all except Wuming were originally transformed from world imprints.

Thus, they offered little resistance. Their indistinct figures slowly dissolved.

They disappeared into the infinite power of the Star Sea.

Even if Star Spirits were immortal and indestructible, once the vessels on which they depended no longer existed, they could only disappear from Heaven and Earth.

This was not merely a simple matter of ending the summon