My Longevity Simulation Chapter 1412: The Secret of the Celestial Venerable's Skull

Compared to Li Fan's current half-immortal cultivation, these few strands of spiritual power were indeed negligible.

Yet they had appeared so abruptly and without the slightest warning that Li Fan could not help but take them seriously.

After carefully discerning them, Li Fan gradually understood. These inexplicably appearing strands of spiritual power were caused by the changes that had occurred to He Zhenghao in this lifetime after Li Fan activated the profound sound of chanting.

"The generation of spiritual power comes from the feedback of the [Sitting Heaven Art]. And the power of this feedback can only originate from an increase in He Zhenghao's strength."

"But He Zhenghao merely awakened his memories. So far, his cultivation has not actually improved at all..."

Through the inexplicable connection created by the profound sound of chanting, Li Fan's gaze seemed to instantly pierce through spacetime and fall upon He Zhenghao.

It could be said that Li Fan understood He Zhenghao even better than He Zhenghao understood himself.

With merely a glance, Li Fan immediately noticed how different He Zhenghao was in this life compared to the past.

"Originally, He Zhenghao only possessed some attainments in formations. Whether in terms of cultivation talent or temperament, he could not be considered outstanding."

A strange expression suddenly appeared on Li Fan's face.

In this life, He Zhenghao's aptitude was among the very best in the entire Xuanhuang Realm.

Moreover, his temperament had also undergone a subtle transformation.

In the past, after experiencing all kinds of hardships in life, He Zhenghao had become almost completely dominated by the mentality of being content with a modestly comfortable life. His greatest ambition had been to achieve success and fame, then return to the Heng family of Tianyu Prefecture and hold his head high before Heng Ruoshui.

Yet in this life, he was actually striving to secure a place for himself in this great age of upheaval, when dragons and snakes were rising and countless heroes were competing for supremacy.

Had Li Fan not personally caused and witnessed this transformation, he would almost have suspected that another soul had possessed He Zhenghao.

"What caused this sublimation-like transformation?"

"Was it merely those additional memories?"

Li Fan now possessed countless methods capable of implanting false memories so perfectly that they were indistinguishable from reality.

But to implant memories while simultaneously granting the recipient an effect resembling a sublimation of life itself.

That was no easy matter.

'The Profound Sound Of Chanting.'

Li Fan's expression gradually became solemn.

He did not casually alter the other memory phantoms emerging in his mind again. With He Zhenghao as an observation sample, he already had enough.

"Whether this is merely my illusion or a real transformation occurring within you..."

"Let me add another spark to the fire!"

As Li Fan's thoughts shifted, the ring bound around the Tianxuan Mirror suddenly erupted with blazing white light.

While analyzing the characteristics of the Tianxuan Mirror, the Immortal Formation underwent corresponding transformations.

After a moment...

Relying on its own immortal artifact properties and its countless connections with the Xuanhuang Realm, the Tianxuan Mirror was forcibly severed from all of them by Li Fan.

The Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance had established itself upon the Tianxuan Mirror and the Derivation Law Jade as the cornerstones of its alliance.

Now, with both of these treasures gone, along with the simultaneous disappearance of the alliance's upper echelons, the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance once again fell into even greater chaos.

Anyone with discerning eyes could see that this colossal organization, which had once ruled more than half of the Xuanhuang Realm, was already on the verge of collapse.

Perhaps in the short term, because of the former prestige of the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance and the Dharma-Transmitting Immortal Ancestor, cultivators could still maintain a certain degree of rationality.

But before long, chaos and slaughter would inevitably descend upon the land of Xuanhuang.

The upheaval within the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance naturally could not escape the notice of the several Longevity Immortal Heavenly Sovereigns of the Five Elders Association.

But Li Fan had no time to deal with them for the moment.

To prevent the Five Elders Association from disrupting his 'observation', Li Fan flicked his finger and shot out a sword shadow.

Sword qi swept across the Star Sea and, in an instant, descended into the Xuanhuang Realm.

Along the original boundary between the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance and the Five Elders Association, it gently carved a line.

Under the influence of the sword shadow, the essence devouring white mist barrier at the prefectural boundary vanished without a trace. In its place was a bottomless chasm.

Countless sword shadows seemed to permeate the space above the chasm.

Every cultivator who saw this chasm would immediately have the same thought arise in their minds.

Cross the line, and die!

This was not an empty threat meant to intimidate anyone. It was the absolute suppression of mortal life by Li Fan, a half-immortal.

Even the five Longevity Immortal Heavenly Sovereigns of the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance had no choice but to obediently abide by this restriction.

With a casual gesture, Li Fan had prepared the stage for He Zhenghao.

His attention once again returned to the profound sound of chanting, which had created all these extraordinary changes.

After carefully savoring it, Li Fan seemed to realize something.

"If True Immortal seal script is a method of explaining the great principles of heaven and earth through written characters, then the profound sound of chanting originating from the Xuantian King, as well as the Immortal Protection Art of the Heavenly Capital Grand Mage, use sound to analyze the Great Dao."

"If the two were compared horizontally at the same level, the actual power they display..."

Li Fan slightly furrowed his brows. For a moment, even he could not make a definite judgment.

The reason was that his current understanding of the Profound Sound system was simply too limited.

"Immortal seal script originated from the creation of the Inscription Dao Immortal."

"Could it be that this Profound Sound was also the work of some unknown True Immortal?"

Li Fan could not help but frown as he speculated.

Although his current knowledge of the Profound Sound consisted of only fragments, his experiment with He Zhenghao had already ignited endless fantasies within Li Fan regarding this mysterious power.

"Memories of the past can influence reality."

"Then, at the theoretical highest level, could one rewrite the actions within one's own memories and thereby alter and distort reality?"

"Thus achieving an effect similar to [Truth]."

The more Li Fan thought about it, the more shocked he became.

"However, that is merely the theoretical limit. Such a divine ability could never be achieved easily..."

Li Fan's thoughts were interrupted by the ingratiating communication intent transmitted from the Tianxuan Mirror, which was bound within the Immortal Formation in his hand.

"Junior Jing Xuan pays his respects to Senior Immortal."

The voice of the Tianxuan Mirror was exactly the same as that of the human clone Li Fan had once dealt with.

It truly lived up to its former status as an immortal artifact. Even though it had now fallen into the mortal world, its vision remained intact.

With a single glance, it had identified Li Fan's current realm.

"Jing Xuan..."

Li Fan coldly snorted inwardly and ignored the Tianxuan Mirror.

The divine sense clone within the Tianxuan Mirror likewise ignored the manifested figure before him.

He simply passed it by and flew toward the Museum of Divine Treasures.

Jing Xuan wore an embarrassed expression, unsure how he had offended this Senior Immortal.

However, he absolutely did not dare offend this suddenly appearing True Immortal.

Since the other party disliked him, he did not dare follow. He merely observed secretly from afar.

Naturally, nothing happening within the Tianxuan Mirror could escape his eyes.

Li Fan's divine sense clone traveled through the Museum of Divine Treasures with practiced ease, heading straight toward its central area.

There were countless treasures within the Tianxuan Mirror, and the Museum of Divine Treasures contained hundreds of millions of collected items.

Yet the only thing worthy of Li Fan's attention was the skull of Mr. Bai, placed at the very center of the museum.

As if it had known Li Fan's target from the beginning, a figure was already standing before the skull, waiting for him.

It was none other than Emperor Sanmo, the curator of the Museum of Divine Treasures.

Because Li Fan was merely a divine sense clone, he did not feel the urgent desire to devour it that [Truth] normally brought about when facing the skull.

Li Fan did not immediately take the skull. Instead, he studied Emperor Sanmo with interest.

Compared with the appearance of this old man that Li Fan had seen thousands of years ago in the Fallen Immortal Realm, his features seemed to have changed not at all.

"You knew I would come for this?"

Emperor Sanmo cupped his hands and replied neither servilely nor arrogantly, "There are many treasures in the collection, but the only one worthy of making a True Immortal go to such lengths is this one."

Li Fan reached out and took out Mr. Bai's skull.

He did not sense any restrictions or resistance. It seemed that the Emperor Sanmo before him had given up on making any futile struggle and had already withdrawn all his defensive measures without making a sound.

"You know that this skull is special?" Li Fan weighed Mr. Bai's skull in his hand and asked.

"This humble one does not know. It is merely the remains of an old friend. Upon seeing them again, I felt sorrow in my heart, so I simply kept them safe." Emperor Sanmo's words were clearly insincere.

"You dare lie before this self. Are you not afraid?" Li Fan's divine sense clone narrowed his eyes.

Emperor Sanmo cupped his hands again. "This humble one... cannot die. Even a True Immortal cannot truly kill me."

"But I have countless methods to make you wish you could live, yet be unable to die," Li Fan said with a smile.

Emperor Sanmo's expression remained unchanged. His aged face seemed to have already seen through everything. "Pain has long since lost all meaning to me. Naturally, there is nothing for me to fear."

The divine sense clone nodded slightly and, surprisingly, did not make things difficult for him any further. He merely said calmly, "Take me around this Museum of Divine Treasures."

The skull in his hand had already disappeared.

"Immortal, this way please."

"If we follow the normal viewing order stipulated by the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance, then the first stop should be the [Era], the creation of objects through deduction. However, this humble one has a different opinion."

"To tour the Museum of Divine Treasures, one should begin with a relic."

The divine sense clone followed Emperor Sanmo as they slowly ventured deeper into the Museum of Divine Treasures.

The previous visit had not reached this seemingly restricted area that was not open to the public.

...

Outside the Tianxuan Mirror.

Li Fan's true body held Mr. Bai's skull in his hand.

He sensed the intense desire transmitted by [Truth].

This was not the first time he had encountered such a reaction. However, compared to before, Li Fan, who had already ascended to the Immortal realm, could sense that [Truth]'s desire was even stronger.

"Eternal Remnant Will..."

"What secret is hidden within Mr. Bai's skull?"

Li Fan first suppressed the Tianxuan Mirror with a flip of his hand. Protected by a ring of white light from an Immortal formation, he began attempting to have [Truth] devour the Eternal Remnant Will.

It was somewhat similar to when he had previously devoured Tianyang's Eternal Remnant Will.

A faint dizziness suddenly swept through his mind, and the scene before his eyes abruptly changed.

"Hm?"

Li Fan quickly regained consciousness and looked around.

"It is not like Tianyang's remnant will from before, where I took Tianyang's place and acted within his obsession."

"Instead, it seems that I am personally participating in it, descending into it?"

It was as though he were still within the void. Darkness surrounded him, vast and boundless.

Li Fan flew forward for some distance before suddenly stopping. His eyes narrowed.

Not far away, a figure stood upright.

Li Fan was not unfamiliar with this person.

His appearance was precisely that of Su Bai, Mr. Bai.

Yet the moment Li Fan saw him, his heart began pounding violently.

It was extremely similar to the instinctive warning that only appeared when he encountered a life or death crisis.

It was as though he had encountered some incomparably dangerous and terrifying existence. Even though the other party had not made a single move from beginning to end, the unease in Li Fan's heart continued to intensify.

"What is going on?"

Li Fan was deeply suspicious.

Su Bai was merely a Longevity Immortal Heavenly Sovereign.

Not to mention that he had already fallen. Even at his peak, Li Fan, who had already reached the Half-Immortal realm, was confident that he would not lose to him.

Then why was such an inexplicable sense of danger appearing within the illusion of the Eternal Remnant Will left behind by the other party?

Li Fan silently called upon [Truth], but there was no response. His divine sense clone also sensed that his true body was still within the void of the Darkest Star Sea.

Only a strand of his soul had entered Su Bai's Eternal Remnant Will. It would not truly affect his life or death in reality.

Even after confirming this point, however, the sensation of his heart pounding with fear still refused to subside.

Gradually, Li Fan finally came to his senses.

The strange feeling in his heart was not a warning of a life or death crisis.

It was because...

He was instinctively afraid when facing a hunter of a higher order.

It was urging Li Fan to flee as quickly as possible.

"Higher order? Fear?"

Li Fan was stunned at first, then felt an inexplicable sense of absurdity.

He was now at the Half-Immortal realm.

Su Bai was merely a Longevity Immortal of the Xuanhuang Realm.

How could he possibly feel fear toward him?

Filled with endless confusion and unwillingness to accept it, Li Fan once again carefully examined the "Mr. Bai" before him.

Only then did he vaguely notice that something was wrong.

Although they possessed the same face, the Mr. Bai in his memories, despite having eyes filled with compassion, was exactly as Xu Ke and the orphans from the dilapidated temple in Ningyuan City had described him.

Mr. Bai was the best person in the world, the most beautiful person, possessing all the finest qualities under heaven and earth.

But the one standing before him...

There was an indescribable evilness and eeriness about him.

Even though the other party's eyes remained closed, Li Fan seemed able to sense the overwhelming killing intent and madness within them.

"What exactly is the difference between them..."

Li Fan was still secretly alarmed.

Then, not far away, the sinister Su Bai suddenly opened his eyes.

There was no sensation of pain whatsoever.

The scene before Li Fan's eyes changed, then changed again.

It was as though he had returned to the moment just before.

But only Li Fan himself knew...

Just now, he had been instantly killed by the sinister Su Bai.

A drop of cold sweat slid down Li Fan's forehead.

"Could it be that my cultivation in reality was not carried over into this Eternal Remnant Will?"

That was the first thought that appeared in Li Fan's mind.

But after confirming the matter, Li Fan immediately rejected it.

"I am indeed at the Half-Immortal realm."

"Then how exactly did I die just now?"

Li Fan was both shocked and furious.

"No wonder that phantom remained motionless for so long. It was actually giving me time to prepare."

He discovered that within this illusion, it seemed that he could use everything he had learned without any hindrance.

Thus, this time, Li Fan chose to strike first.

"Nine Heavens Descending Mortal Finger!"

A gigantic palm descended from the heavens.

It locked onto the sinister Su Bai and attempted to crush him like an insignificant ant.

But just as the divine ability was about to land on him, Su Bai's figure suddenly vanished.

Li Fan was stunned. Then he abruptly came to his senses and swiftly looked upward.

He saw that, at some unknown point, he had become as tiny as an ant and was now standing on the fingertip of the sinister Su Bai!