My Longevity Simulation Chapter 1423: The Nameless Immortal Must Be Killed

The encounter between the Tianxuan Mirror and the Immortal Ancestor could be said to have been inevitable.

Just as when Li Fan's strength had expanded to a certain level, it was destined that he would eventually encounter the Immortal Ancestor, the Hunger Immortal, and the others.

Although its primary power was not meant for defending against enemies or harming others, it was, after all, an immortal artifact that had descended into the mortal world. If it had only been the Immortal Ancestor alone, Jing Xuan might have been able to barely contend with him. However, he had never expected that behind the Immortal Ancestor, there was also the Heavenly Doctor.

The two great experts joined forces and subdued the Tianxuan Mirror together.

For Jing Xuan, this was undoubtedly a rather unpleasant memory.

After blurry images of light flashed rapidly, the Tianxuan Mirror transformed into the foundational pillar of the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance, a peerless supreme treasure.

During the years when the Tianxuan Mirror measured the heavens and surveyed the earth, it was not without gains. As its analysis of the Xuanhuang Realm continued to deepen, the Tianxuan Mirror also developed several abilities that it had never possessed in the past.

For example, Division and Secondary Generation.

Division referred to the Tianxuan sub-mirrors distributed throughout the various prefectures of the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance, as well as the mini Tianxuan Mirrors that could be used independently by individuals. They all possessed a portion of the Tianxuan Mirror's functions, and were essentially the same as the Tianxuan Mirror itself. They could be regarded as extensions of the Tianxuan Mirror reaching outward.

Moreover, during the process of evolving these secondary bodies, Jing Xuan could also study them and use them to advance his own corresponding abilities. This research process was already completed at the instant the secondary body was born. Therefore, the secondary bodies that existed in the present age were indeed useless to the Tianxuan Mirror.

Apart from these two major abilities, the Tianxuan Mirror's most important realization was the supreme path of "Establish the Dao Within Oneself, Practice the Dao Externally."

Jing Xuan firmly believed that his ability to comprehend such a supreme Dao was definitely not merely because he had measured the Xuanhuang Realm. There was also the secret guidance given by that woman before she departed.

The so called Establish the Dao Within Oneself meant continuously strengthening the part of one's existence that depended upon the Dao. The Great Dao stretched across the heavens, and all things existed by relying upon the Dao. If one could not pursue the ethereal state of merging with the Dao and proving the Dao as a Nameless True Immortal, then one could instead settle for something lesser and seek only a portion of the Dao.

The birth of every living being was the fusion of countless Daos. If one could completely control the foundation upon which one's own existence depended, then even if one's strength remained inferior to that of a Nameless True Immortal, perhaps the difference would not be very great. Not to mention that there were certain exceptionally gifted existences in the world who, merely by comprehending their own Dao, could rival Nameless True Immortals.

As for Practicing the Dao Externally, it was the transcendence that came after establishing the Dao.

Compared to the boundless Great Dao of heaven and earth, one's own existence was ultimately limited. But if one could cross the boundary between "self" and "other," it would be like a fish leaping through the Dragon Gate. From that point onward, one's possibilities could become limitless.

"Establish the Dao Within Oneself, Practice the Dao Externally" manifested on the Tianxuan Mirror as the coexistence of artifact and human, mutually complementing one another. Without obstruction, either the Tianxuan Mirror itself or its human clone could independently walk a supreme path to the heavens. Once one side achieved success, it could even nourish and strengthen the other side in return.

...

Li Fan was not particularly interested in the gossip concerning the Xuantian King and his childhood sweetheart.

Instead, the method of enlightenment that the Tianxuan Mirror had comprehended made Li Fan think of many things.

"The Primeval Dao Forms of the demon beast race can be regarded as the most extreme form of Establishing the Dao Within Oneself."

"This concept is actually similar to building one's foundation through oneself. Both completely attribute everything to oneself. However, under normal circumstances, establishing one's Dao is even more difficult than establishing one's foundation."

"And Practicing the Dao Externally..."

Li Fan narrowed his eyes slightly, involuntarily thinking of Ji Yuzhen's cultivation technique, the Immeasurable Celestial Pivot Sundering Divine Technique.

When this technique was cultivated to its utmost limit, using the Primordial Soul as a medicinal catalyst, it could achieve the heaven-defying effect of merging with the Dao.

"The Great Dao of heaven and earth all emerges from the Primordial Beginning. Perhaps this is the theoretical foundation that makes Practicing the Dao Externally and merging with the Dao possible."

"Whether relying on oneself or external objects, their essence is the same. Merging one's body with more of the Dao."

...

Li Fan studied the Tianxuan Mirror's insights accumulated over several thousand years with great hunger. In an instant, they became nourishment for his future pursuit of the Dao.

Although at present, in terms of strength and cultivation realm, they seemed to provide him with no help whatsoever, Li Fan had a premonition that in an age where the Immortal Dao no longer existed, this method would certainly prove extremely useful.

"That childhood sweetheart of the Xuantian King seems to have obtained the Xuantian King's inheritance. Not only is her cultivation speed astonishing, but overnight she also acquired knowledge that ordinary cultivators could hardly hope to attain. Truly, when one person attains the Dao, even their chickens and dogs ascend to heaven."

As Li Fan completely absorbed the Tianxuan Mirror's insights regarding establishing the Dao and practicing the Dao, his progress in copying the Tianxuan Mirror's artifact spirit immediately advanced by leaps and bounds.

He continuously eroded the Tianxuan Mirror's control over all its functions. It was believed that before long, Jing Xuan, this artifact spirit, would exist in name only.

Looking at the figure before him, which increasingly resembled himself and had become more and more lifelike, Jing Xuan's face was deathly pale. He finally gave up struggling.

The various methods employed by this suddenly descended True Immortal were simply too mysterious. He could not understand them at all.

Jing Xuan even felt that the strength of this True Immortal was probably greater than that of his own creator.

At this point, Jing Xuan had resigned himself to his fate and no longer possessed even the slightest thought of resisting.

Seeing that Li Fan had subdued the Tianxuan Mirror with a mere turn of his hand, something that the Immortal Ancestor had failed to completely suppress for several thousand years, Emperor Sanmo and Dharma Transmitter Zhou also fell silent. The awe in their hearts grew even stronger.

The Dharma-Transmitter, the Mirror Holder, and the Illusory Truth Sage, the three actual rulers of the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance, had all been subdued by Li Fan.

The Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance had already changed masters without anyone noticing.

Sensing the Immortal Ancestor and the Heavenly Doctor still speeding through the Star Sea, Li Fan smiled faintly.

Before absolute suppression in strength, so called trump cards and plans were all meaningless.

Li Fan had no intention of displaying his identity as the new master of the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance.

All affairs of the Immortal Alliance remained unchanged. The simulated Jing Xuan continued to maintain the balance of the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance in an orderly manner.

Li Fan first ordered someone to bring over the cultivator named Qin Zhuang, who had been imprisoned in the deepest part of the Nether Prison.

Previously, Li Fan had attempted to use a degraded immortal formation to pry into the secrets hidden within Qin Zhuang's mind. However, he had been affected by an invisible interference and failed.

Now that Li Fan had reached the Half-Immortal realm, he wanted to try again.

Before long, the skeletal-looking Qin Zhuang was brought before Li Fan.

At first, Qin Zhuang's expression contained some disdain and mockery.

But after seeing Li Fan, his expression became somewhat uncertain.

Li Fan did not waste words with him. He pointed a finger at Qin Zhuang's brow.

Within the illusion formation, Qin Zhuang's experiences indeed contained several discordant scenes that had not appeared before.

From time to time, some images resembling Qin Zhuang's past memories also flashed by.

"What are you talking about? You want me to go into the Annihilation Land? Don't talk to me about some mission or whatever. I, Qin Zhuang, absolutely will not go!"

"The Ancestor personally issued the order? Then let me think about it again."

...

"Your objective this time is to enter the Annihilation Land and search for someone of the Sacred Shang bloodline. According to the information provided by Supreme Elder Ji, all of that infant's relatives died in the internal power struggle within the Sacred Shang. Before their deaths, his parents sent him back into the Annihilation Land. If we can find him, we will have an excuse to openly interfere in the internal affairs of the Sacred Shang."

"However, the Annihilation Land is filled with dangers. Beneath the broken walls and ruins, it seems that remnants of the civilization from the past still remain. To be safe, we must make a small alteration to your brain. Don't worry. Once you return, everything will be restored to its original state."

...

Inside the Illusory Formation, a middle aged cultivator with a square face was speaking to Qin Zhuang with a solemn expression. Suddenly, as if sensing something, the middle aged cultivator's gaze abruptly left Qin Zhuang.

It met Li Fan's gaze through the air from outside the Illusory Formation.

As if stained by frost, Qin Zhuang's memories instantly became pale and blurred.

Li Fan also noticed that Qin Zhuang, who had managed to maintain his vitality despite enduring the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance's torture, had begun to decline uncontrollably.

His soul and body were both affected.

"Hmph, the restriction was still triggered."

Now that he had finally obtained a channel through which he could glimpse information from beyond the High Wall, how could Li Fan easily allow Qin Zhuang to die?

He pointed once again.

This time, however, it was not the Illusory Formation, but an illusory projection representing the power of the entire Xuanhuang Realm.

Even though the opponent's method of stripping away vitality was something Li Fan had never seen before, neither a divine ability nor a formation, overwhelming force could still defeat countless techniques. Under the infusion of such vast power, it was enough to temporarily keep Qin Zhuang alive.

Within the Illusory Formation, Qin Zhuang's memories changed from colorful images into intermittently flickering shades of gray and white.

But they continued to play out.

Li Fan slightly furrowed his brows and examined them rapidly.

After a full seven days and seven nights, all the memories in Qin Zhuang's mind that could be extracted had been completely retrieved. There was no further value to be gained from him, and only then did Li Fan give up on sustaining his life.

Like ashes left behind after being burned by fire, Qin Zhuang's skeletal body turned into countless gray particles that drifted through the air.

Li Fan keenly sensed that these particles seemed to be attempting to transmit some kind of signal to the outside world.

His gaze flickered, and he immediately sealed them with an Immortal Formation.

After carefully observing them for a while and making sure nothing unexpected happened, he slowly began to digest what he had just learned.

"Perhaps Qin Zhuang's memories had already been altered and partially deleted. The environment in which he had lived since childhood had given him no knowledge whatsoever that powerful beings could come from beyond the realm of possibility."

"In his worldview, the Darkest Star Sea within the High Wall lies inside what is known as the Land of Annihilation."

"Within the Land of Annihilation, the place where the Dao Annihilation Calamity once descended, almost the vast majority of regions have already disappeared. Those who accidentally enter have no hope of returning. Only within narrow spaces supported by the remnants of broken ruins does a small amount of vitality remain."

"The High Wall in our eyes is what they call the Broken Ruins."

Li Fan remained silent in thought.

Beyond the Land of Annihilation, within the endless starry sky, vitality seemed to flourish as before. As the place where the Dao Annihilation Calamity had once descended, the Land of Annihilation was something all cultivators avoided at all costs. Exploration was out of the question.

If not for the personal order and commission of his Ancestor, Qin Zhuang would never have risked his life by venturing into such a place.

Within Qin Zhuang's memories, Li Fan saw the appearance of that Ancestor.

"As expected, it is the Heavenly Sword Sect, Situ Yao."

"That Supreme Elder Ji..."

A flicker of light appeared in Li Fan's eyes. This was also an old acquaintance of his.

It was precisely the cultivator named Ji Zhaoxuan, whose body he had once possessed during the Fallen Immortal Realm's [Heavenly Sword Sect Forging Swords] scenario.

"Beyond the High Wall, numerous factions stand side by side."

"The place where Qin Zhuang lived is no longer called the Heavenly Sword Sect. It has already been renamed the [Sword Domain]. And that Sacred Shang, which seems to be the homeland of Jiao Xiuyuan..."

"Shang Immortal Ark?" Li Fan was somewhat uncertain.

From Qin Zhuang's memories, Sacred Shang was the most powerful existence among all the factions beyond the High Wall.

All kinds of extraordinary treasures emerged endlessly. Often, the mere appearance of a single one was enough to instantly turn the tide of battle between two major factions.

However, for some unknown reason, Sacred Shang's interactions with the outside world had been steadily decreasing.

It had even begun reclaiming treasures that it had previously sold to outsiders.

This caused the other factions, which had long coveted Sacred Shang's technology, to begin harboring restless intentions.

...

Although numerous factions had risen beyond the High Wall, there was one point upon which they all agreed.

The Immortal Dao of the past had caused the Dao Annihilation Calamity to descend.

In order to prevent the calamity from continuing, cultivators had abandoned the cultivation methods of the past.

And "Immortals" had become the targets of everyone's pursuit and extermination.

"All Nameless Immortals Must Be Killed?"

Li Fan pondered thoughtfully.

Within Qin Zhuang's memories, there was fear toward Immortals, but not terror.

This was because every major faction beyond the High Wall possessed its own unique methods specifically designed to counter Immortals.

And the [Cat Treasure] that Li Fan had encountered before was precisely a creation of Sacred Shang.

As for the White Ring Descends into Mortal World...

Based on Qin Zhuang's memories, Li Fan speculated that it should have come from a place known as [Tianji].

Like Sacred Shang, Tianji was also extremely accomplished in the art of creation. However, its methods were more "traditional", closer to the artifact refinement techniques once used by cultivators.

The outside world speculated that Tianji might be an amalgamation of cultivation sects that had fled from various places in the past.

However, all the cultivators of Tianji had consistently denied this.

"Apart from relying on external objects, the reason the factions beyond the High Wall can contend with Nameless True Immortals, and even hunt them down..."

"Is because they possess another particularly targeted trump card."

"Each faction's method is different, but their underlying principles are largely the same."

"Weakened, targeted versions of the Dao Annihilation Calamity..."

Nameless True Immortals are one with the Dao.

If their own Great Dao were implanted with this weakened version of the Dao Annihilation Calamity, it would cling to them like maggots attached to the bones, making it extremely difficult to eliminate. Not only would their own strength be greatly weakened, they would also have to constantly worry about being locked onto by the true Dao Annihilation Calamity.

...

"A Nameless True Immortal version of the Immortal Mortal Miasma?"

"Or perhaps a specialized version of Ink Death?"

Li Fan now had a general understanding of the situation beyond the High Wall.

Although it was still not particularly clear, he had at least managed to roughly outline its overall appearance.

What puzzled Li Fan was that although the lands of vitality beyond the High Wall generally knew of the existence of the Dao Annihilation Calamity, they did not seem particularly concerned about it.

They even dared to use the Dao Annihilation Calamity as a means of attack.

It seemed they possessed some special confidence that the Dao Annihilation Calamity would not spread to them.

"Is that really the case, or is it merely a false appearance deliberately created?”