My Longevity Simulation Chapter 1425: The Heaven-Communing Grand Formation

It was as if a bolt of lightning had forcibly split open the long-sealed thoughts of Dharma-Transmitter Jiang. Naturally, he followed Li Fan's guidance and continued thinking along that line.

"Exactly! All things are like me, heaven and earth are like me, and even the Great Dao is like me..."

At this moment, Dharma-Transmitter Jiang was like a mayfly that had lived in a dazed state ever since its birth, suddenly seeing the azure sky for the first time. Yet rather than feeling inferiority, shock, or fear, this tiny mayfly inexplicably gave birth to an ambition to swallow the heavens.

"The Great Dao is like me, the Great Dao is like me..." Dharma-Transmitter Jiang muttered as if possessed. As his eyes gradually began to glow, different lights and shadows also started flickering throughout this Returning Ruins World.

For the convenience of Dharma-Transmitter Jiang's comprehension, Li Fan had directly used his means to forcibly relocate a completed small world from within the Xuanhuang Realm to this place.

Under the influence of the Immortal Formation, Dharma-Transmitter Jiang lost himself and became completely immersed in comprehending the Dao. Indeed, with his supreme characteristic of All Things Are Like Me, he could continuously perceive and assimilate everything in the world, even the countless Great Daos of heaven and earth.

But Dharma-Transmitter Jiang was far too weak at present. The gap between him and the Great Dao of heaven and earth was even greater than that between a mayfly and the azure sky. For him to assimilate the Great Dao into himself was nothing more than a delusion. Even if he possessed endless longevity, it would still be impossible. Before he could accomplish this goal, the Dao Annihilation Calamity that would engulf the mortal world would already have arrived.

If Dharma-Transmitter Jiang had remained clear-minded, he would never have made such an unwise move. But once he entered Li Fan's Immortal Formation, he was no longer in control of himself.

Li Fan did not care whether Dharma-Transmitter Jiang could successfully prove the Dao.

By utilizing the Immortal Formation's miraculous characteristic, which was similar to All Things Are Like Me, Li Fan could now faintly synchronize with Dharma-Transmitter Jiang's thoughts, feelings, and perceptions.

Under normal circumstances, such close resonance between two different living beings would certainly cause both sides to notice and even become wary of each other. But Li Fan had used the Immortal Formation to block Dharma-Transmitter Jiang's perception of him. Thus, he could achieve one-way sensing of Dharma-Transmitter Jiang.

Although there was still a certain gap between this and Dharma-Transmitter Jiang's true thoughts, to Li Fan, it was equivalent to having a clone that was constantly in a state of enlightenment, comprehending the Great Dao of the world on his behalf.

Moreover, Li Fan believed that as the Final Dissociation Disc continued to deduce and iterate upon the Illusory Formation, it should be able to further narrow the difference between their comprehensions in the future.

Li Fan's figure within the Returning Ruins World gradually became faint. Before leaving, he extended a hand forward.

The enormous Returning Ruins World grew smaller and smaller compared to Li Fan's body. In the end, it landed in his palm like a dazzling pearl.

Although the increase was extremely small, during the period Dharma-Transmitter Jiang spent comprehending the Dao, Li Fan could clearly sense that his own comprehension of the Dao was slowly but steadily increasing.

Li Fan was extremely satisfied with Dharma-Transmitter Jiang's wondrous innate characteristic. Thus, he intended to carry this Dao-comprehending machine with him for a long time.

"It can practically be regarded as a controllable, weakened version of the Immortal Celestial Pillar."

"Moreover, although its speed of comprehending the Great Dao is far inferior to that of the Nameless True Immortal, its accuracy may not be much weaker. It might even be superior!"

Li Fan compared the two and suddenly realized something.

"That is because Dharma-Transmitter Jiang is not relying on his own talent and understanding to comprehend the Dao. Rather, he relies on his innate characteristic, which, in a certain sense, can be regarded as the Great Dao itself, to carry out the process of comprehension."

"Using the Dao to comprehend the Dao. Truly marvelous!"

"The only regret is that his strength is indeed a little too weak. But if he were too strong, he would probably notice that something was wrong and break free from my methods. There is no such thing as perfection in this world. I can only wait until my strength advances further before finding a way to help him increase his strength."

After sealing the Returning Ruins World Pearl containing Dharma-Transmitter Jiang deep within his body, Li Fan once again carefully savored the Bewildering Illusion Formation deduced by the Final Dissociation Disc based on Dharma-Transmitter Jiang's characteristic.

"This characteristic absolutely originates from an extraordinary Immortal Artifact. Once this kind of characteristic is mastered, analyzing the Great Dao and deriving it from nothing will no longer be an unattainable matter."

"Unfortunately, too much time has passed, and it has already completely fused with Dharma-Transmitter Jiang, making it impossible to separate. But by imitating it with a formation, I can still reproduce eighty to ninety percent of its effects."

"As for this formation, it shall be named..."

After pondering for a while, Li Fan slowly said, "Heaven-Communing, the Great Dao Is Like Me!"

Li Fan keenly sensed that this Heaven-Communing Grand Formation was definitely not suitable only for Dharma-Transmitter Jiang. Rather, all things in the world could serve as tools to assist him in comprehending the Dao.

"However, they still need to be carefully selected."

"The Dao comprehended by Dharma-Transmitter Jiang is the closest to the origin of the Great Dao. But other people, no matter how extraordinarily talented they appear on the surface, are constrained by their own cultivation and strength. What they comprehend will inevitably differ from the origin of the Dao. These discrepancies will instead become blemishes that contaminate my understanding."

While he was pondering, the Final Dissociation Disc had already completed its first iteration of the Heaven-Communing Grand Formation, expanding its coverage to an entire world.

Although the Final Dissociation Disc possessed an inexhaustible supply of immortal spiritual qi, there was still an upper limit to how much could be drawn upon each time. So far, Li Fan had yet to find a way to increase this upper limit.

Moreover, arranging this Heaven-Communing Grand Formation would require roughly thirty days of preparation.

Li Fan personally took charge of arranging the formation.

At the same time, under his will, an announcement soon spread throughout the entire Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance.

"The Heavenly Sovereign is compassionate, saving all living beings and teaching without discrimination.

"Anyone who believes they possess talent may go to the prefectural cities of the Immortal Alliance to undergo testing. Those who meet the requirements, regardless of their birth, regardless of their past, regardless of their age, and regardless of their gender, may enter the headquarters of the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance and receive one opportunity to open the Heavenly Sovereign's Secret Treasury. They will also have the opportunity to personally listen to the Heavenly Sovereign expound the Dao."

Once the news was released, the entire world was shaken.

Everything described in this announcement by the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance was simply too good. It was so good that it hardly seemed real, as if some hidden scheme must be involved.

However, looking back at the past, although the Immortal Alliance occasionally committed absurd acts, it had never dared to act recklessly in the name of the Dharma-Transmitting Immortal Ancestor. Therefore, the people of the Immortal Alliance initially remained skeptical.

But there were always people in this world who could not resist temptation, people who were willing to risk their lives for profit. And when these people truly entered the Heavenly Sovereign's Secret Treasury, returned with abundant gains, and appeared before the world once again, the facts spoke louder than words.

Greed and temptation completely overwhelmed reason.

Every day, large numbers of cultivators confident in their own talents flocked to the prefectural cities of the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance to participate in the tests. The Immortal Alliance headquarters even made the number of talented individuals recommended each year one of the most important assessment criteria for every prefecture. The Heavenly City Lords of the various prefectures consequently exhausted every possible effort and employed every means at their disposal.

They searched their entire prefectures as if scouring every mountain and sea for hidden treasures, seeking out all kinds of talented individuals within their territories. Even mortals were not overlooked.

There were even quite a few Heavenly City Lords who fought fiercely over a promising talent.

When the entire Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance revolved around a single consciousness, the efficiency with which things were handled was countless times greater than when Li Fan acted alone.

Batch after batch of heaven's favored geniuses were continuously sent into the [Gou Realm] created by Li Fan.

Unless something special happened, their true bodies would remain here forever from this point onward.

Meanwhile, their clones, assembled from simulated personalities and flesh, would reappear in the public eye, serving to inspire others and create confusion.

Li Fan floated in midair, looking at the [Gou Realm], which had gradually begun to take shape and momentum, and could not help but nod slightly.

True Immortal seal script characters floated throughout the heavens and earth. Corresponding to the True Immortal seal script characters were ninety-nine Dao Primal symbols.

Before the many heaven's favored geniuses, a phantom of the Immortal Ancestor sat cross-legged, imparting the Dao, teaching them, and answering their questions.

This phantom was naturally not the Immortal Ancestor himself, but something Li Fan had created.

To reap a harvest, one must first sow the seeds.

And as could be predicted, the harvest these heaven's favored geniuses within the [Gou Realm] would bring to Li Fan would far exceed what he invested. It could truly be called an investment with enormous returns.

"At present, the comprehension bonus brought to me by the living beings of the [Gou Realm] is not even as great as that of the sole Dharma-Transmitter Jiang. However, once their understanding continues to improve, this gap should quickly narrow."

Highly satisfied with the efficiency of the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance under his command, Li Fan naturally had to reward them.

With Li Fan's current foundation, casually taking out a small portion of it would be enough for them to benefit endlessly. However, this time, Li Fan chose an improved version of the Taijia Divine Art that could communicate with the Star Sea.

He did not directly impart the Taijia Divine Art.

Instead, he created a formation and bestowed it upon the people of the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance, giving them the opportunity to enter the formation and connect their minds with the true intent of the Star Sea Origin.

Cultivators in the Xuanhuang Realm had never escaped the attraction of the Immortal Ruins, nor had they ever personally witnessed the true might of the Star Sea. Yet this Taijia Divine Art allowed them to remain within Xuanhuang while still comprehending the Dao of the Star Sea.

In this life, Li Fan had not promoted the ascension of the Xuanhuang Realm. On the surface, Xuanhuang was still merely an ordinary cultivation world within the Star Sea. The intricacies of the Star Sea laws were far beyond the laws of heaven and earth within the Xuanhuang Realm.

Even comprehending the Dao of the Star Sea for only a few breaths would bring immense benefits to the cultivators of the Xuanhuang Realm.

And just as Li Fan had expected, everyone who experienced it was filled with awe and became deeply immersed in it.

After the brief experience ended, they all yearned for another opportunity.

Thus, they became even more determined to establish merit and obtain Li Fan's rewards.

Li Fan merely handed control of the formation to Emperor Sanmo and chose to become a hands-off manager.

He first went beyond the void and suppressed and sealed the returning Immortal Ancestor and Heavenly Doctor.

Li Fan then unsheathed the phantom of the wooden sword and entered the underground river within the depression beneath the High Wall.

Following his previous memories, Li Fan once again arrived before the quietly floating Azure Firmament Pearl.

After continuously releasing vitality for ten thousand years, the Azure Firmament Pearl was now on the verge of destruction.

It was merely maintaining a phantom image.

Although it no longer possessed the might of an Immortal Artifact, it still held tremendous significance for Li Fan.

He did not approach it, nor did he even use his divine sense to get close. Instead, he carefully observed it from afar.

"An artifact created by the [Divine Shaman Realm]..." Li Fan pondered inwardly.

"Originally, I intended to reverse the flow of vitality into the Azure Firmament Pearl, forcibly pulling this treasure back from the brink of destruction. Then, I would use the Transformation Between Truth and Falsehood to gradually 'repair' it."

"Now that I look at it, that is still somewhat too difficult."

Li Fan had a premonition that as long as he made even the slightest disturbance, the extremely fragile Azure Firmament Pearl would instantly be reduced to ashes.

"The only method is to directly use the Transformation Between Truth and Falsehood and superimpose it. First, I need to reverse its state of impending destruction."

However, to perform the Transformation Between Truth and Falsehood, one needed sufficient observational samples at the very least. One did not need to possess complete knowledge of the essence of that existence, but at the very least, there had to be a "target" upon which to perform the technique.

Just as Li Fan had previously recreated Ancient Cang Primal Essence.

The problem now was that the Azure Firmament Pearl was simply too fragile. Li Fan could not even observe the process at close range. He could only watch from afar.

After remaining at an impasse for a long time, a flash of inspiration suddenly passed through Li Fan's mind.

"I cannot interfere through external influences. I can only place my hopes on the changes within the Azure Firmament Pearl itself."

"In the past, the cultivation techniques of the twelve Dharma Kings of the Xuantian Sect all originated from this Azure Firmament Pearl."

"And within the Xuantian Sect, there was also a secret technique capable of stripping away and seizing all the cultivation brought about by the techniques cultivated by the sect members. It was called [Seize Heaven and Replace It]."

"I remember that in Zhao Ruoxi's dream, she once said that the Grand Dao Sect obtained this secret technique after exterminating the Xuantian Sect."

"......"

Li Fan narrowed his eyes.

"It seems that if I want to obtain the Azure Firmament Pearl, I may first have to make a trip to the Five Elders Association."

"That is fine. There is also another Eternal Remnant Will there. I can take it at the same time."

Having made his decision, Li Fan flew out of the depression in the Star Sea. He did not head to the Five Elders Association immediately.

Instead, he first went to Ten Thousand Immortal Island.

Beneath Ten Thousand Immortal Island were buried the remains of countless Dharma-Transmitters who had died in battle long ago, suppressing what was known as the Nether Passage.

The Nether Passage, which continuously emitted strange power outward, was merely an abnormal organ produced by the Xuanhuang Realm during the process of devouring and merging with other worlds, one that it had difficulty digesting. The power at the level of a cultivation world was now no longer worthy of Li Fan's attention.

Instead, Li Fan was much more interested in the countless remains of the Dharma-Transmitters.

"There is no aura of an Eternal Remnant Will here."

"But there seems to be an Eternal Remnant Will preserved within the Soul-Grinding Plate of the Five Elders Association."

"The Five Elders Association once even launched a surprise attack on Ten Thousand Immortal Island in order to seize the remains of the Dharma-Transmitters buried beneath it..."

Past memories slowly flowed through Li Fan's mind. With a single thought, Ten Thousand Immortal Island began to shake violently.

Then, under the horrified gazes of countless cultivators, the island slowly rose into the air.

"It seems the key still lies with that Soul-Grinding Plate."

After collecting the Dharma-Transmitters remains that emitted a sinister aura, Li Fan did not sense any other disturbance.

He looked toward where the Five Elders Association was located and sped away.

Without Li Fan's power supporting it, Ten Thousand Immortal Island once again fell toward the surface of the sea.

However, with its suppression gone, all kinds of strange powers had already begun emerging from the Nether Passage below.

As the cultivators of Ten Thousand Immortal Island fled in panic, they received Li Fan's orders, and light continuously flashed within the teleportation formation.

Teams of black-robed cultivators emerged from within, sealing off the area and handling the aftermath.

Li Fan did not use the Wooden Sword movement technique. Instead, he deliberately slowed his speed and made a circuit around the territories of all five Longevity Immortal Heavenly Sovereigns of the Five Elders Association.

In the past, once he stepped into these places, he would become involuntarily affected.

But now, the principles of heaven and earth that they had defied could no longer affect Li Fan in the slightest.

As the saying went, once one had proven oneself a True Immortal, one had already transcended beyond heaven and earth.