My Longevity Simulation Chapter 1439: Consciousness Soul Transformation

Li Fan faintly sensed an aura similar to that of the Southern Immortal Celestial Pillar from several crucial nodes of the Dao Net.

Before he had time to think about it further, the magnificent [Dao Net] before his eyes suddenly faded and vanished from his sight.

Within Blissful City, the bustling and noisy sounds seemed to disappear collectively for an instant. Then, they immediately returned to normal. Perhaps only Li Fan, the cultivator responsible for maintaining and overseeing the Dao Net, or the Blissful City Lord, could sense the changes that had occurred above Blissful City.

If the Dao Net was equivalent to a sheet of white paper imprinted upon the surface of the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth, then maintaining the Dao Net was equivalent to splashing ink onto that sheet of white paper and then pressing down upon it with force.

"The traces of the Dao Net are becoming increasingly clear. Everything within the net is tightly bound and unable to escape."

Li Fan narrowed his eyes, seemingly seeing that sinister face of Scholar Zhu. Yet he did not stop the Dao Net from continuing to erode Blissful City. He merely watched in silence, allowing his own 'toy' to sink deeper and deeper into this net.

After the rumbling of the Dao Net disappeared, Scholar Zhu cast one final glance toward where Li Fan was.

Li Fan slightly cupped his hands, deliberately putting on a nervous expression.

Only after a full three breaths did Scholar Zhu withdraw his gaze. His figure disappeared into the city.

As one of the Dao Net's grassroots operators, Ma Tiande was not merely a disposable tool. In truth, being able to connect to and observe the Dao Net from close range was itself an unparalleled opportunity dreamed of by every cultivator.

The Dao had no form and could not be seen.

Cultivators sought it from above and below precisely because they wished to approach the Dao, the origin of all things.

Although Ma Tiande was supposedly a [Dao Controller], his actual cultivation was only equivalent to the Nascent Soul realm. At such a level, let alone seeing the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth, even comprehending one among the countless Great Daos was far beyond his reach.

Yet precisely because of his special identity as a [Dao Controller], he could frequently glimpse the Dao Net, which was also a projection of the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth.

"Ma Tiande's aptitude is simply too ordinary. If he were in the Darkest Star Sea, he probably would not even be able to step into the Qi Refining stage. Moreover, the Shuo Star Sea Council deliberately never taught him any concepts or knowledge related to cultivation. So even after coming this close to the Great Dao countless times, his cultivation remains mediocre."

"He possesses a supreme treasure without even knowing it."

Li Fan sighed before slowly digesting the profound insights lingering within his mind.

"The True Immortal seal script is a retelling by the Inscription Dao Immortal. By studying the True Immortal seal script, people can glimpse the Great Dao of the world through the eyes of the Inscription Dao Immortal."

"But the Dao Net is directly the shadow of the Great Dao. Or rather, it is a replica."

"It is even closer to the [Dao] itself than the True Immortal seal script."

"Remarkable!"

Even Li Fan, who had seen and experienced countless things, could not help but praise it sincerely.

Li Fan's comprehension was naturally incomparable to Ma Tiande's.

His inspiration surged more violently than ever upon this first glimpse. Li Fan compared and verified the scattered fragments of the Great Dao he had seen through various channels in the past against the genuine Dao Net.

His comprehension of the [Dao] rose steadily, like waves upon an enraged sea, each wave higher than the last.

In a sense, this was the accumulation of countless years finally erupting. It was also the inevitable result of everything falling naturally into place.

Although it was merely a strand of divine sense, once it reached the point of merging with the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth, it could undergo a transformation capable of turning decay into something miraculous.

That strand of divine sense was like a thin membrane. Countless blurry lines, interwoven vertically and horizontally, emerged upon its surface.

They were astonishingly similar to the Dao Net Li Fan had seen, resembling it by seventy to eighty percent.

It was clearly Li Fan using his divine sense as paper and making another imprint upon the Dao Net, this replica of the Great Dao itself.

Although this was a replica of a replica, its original source was ultimately the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth.

Even though the membrane formed by Li Fan's divine sense had barely managed to reproduce the most basic shape, it was already sufficient to manifest genuine power belonging to the Great Dao.

Light flickered across the membrane, seemingly resonating with the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth from afar.

As if containing infinite vitality and driving force, the flickering light and shadows gradually filled out Li Fan's ‘weak’ divine sense.

Slowly, this strand of divine sense actually began to hatch into a complete image of Li Fan.

Only the details remained somewhat blurry.

"This is... the Consciousness Soul Transformation?"

At the instant the Consciousness Soul Transformation was born, Li Fan's true body, far away in the Xuanhuang Realm, also underwent a drastic change in expression. He sensed everything that had occurred within Blissful City in the Shuo Star Sea.

Clearly, he had already severed all connections with his divine sense. There was no longer any connection through the power of the Dreamland Paradise, and dozens of Darkest Star Seas separated them. An invisible High Wall even stood between them.

Yet Li Fan was still able to establish a synchronized connection with this phantom manifestation of his divine sense.

Li Fan's expression gradually became more interesting.

"It is not a direct connection between the two. Instead, the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth is serving as an intermediary."

"Everything in the world, from top to bottom, is a projection of the Great Dao. The position of the part belonging to me within the projection of the Great Dao is unique."

"Although they are separated by an extremely great distance, with all kinds of methods obstructing the space between them, as long as both exist beneath this same Great Dao of Heaven and Earth, nothing can affect this synchronization."

Li Fan quickly understood why this seemingly unbelievable result was possible.

Relying on his profound understanding of the Great Dao, he had actually used the Dao Net as a template to construct another miniature Dao Net within himself.

At the same time as it connected with the manifestation of his divine sense in the Shuo Star Sea, the divine sense of Li Fan's true body also underwent the corresponding transformation.

The difference between the true body and the separated divine sense did not cause a clearer pattern to manifest upon that thin membrane. Everything depended upon one's understanding of the Great Dao.

Within his sea of consciousness, after the Consciousness Soul Transformation was born, Li Fan's phantom figure stood there.

The Dao Deviation Stone suddenly erupted with dazzling blue light. It then transformed into countless rays of light that surged into the phantom figure.

They further completed the pattern of the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth upon it.

Some of the rays from the Dao Deviation Stone perfectly merged into the phantom of the Consciousness Soul Transformation. Others circled around it but failed to find a suitable place to reside. Unable to usurp another's position, they wandered about aimlessly several times before emerging from the phantom once again.

They then reformed into a Dao Deviation Stone.

However, because part of the Great Dao composing it was now missing, the quality of this Dao Deviation Stone had already fallen from the Stone Mother level to middle grade.

But this was not what Li Fan cared about.

As long as he was given some time, he could repeatedly stack the Transformations Between Truth and Falsehood and restore the quality of the Dao Deviation Stone with ease.

"The phenomenon displayed by the Dao Deviation Stone further confirms my previous judgment."

"The Dao Deviation Stone Mother truly is the manifestation of an entire possible Great Dao. It is just that the Great Dao of that possibility is different from the [Yuanchu] where I reside. It is even considerably weaker. Therefore, only a portion of the Great Dao within the Dao Deviation Stone emerged and filled out the image of the Great Dao within my Consciousness Soul Transformation."

"Even so, with the supplementation of the Dao Deviation Stone, this miniature Dao Net I constructed went from being barely recognizable to taking shape in an instant."

Li Fan's mind wandered within the Great Dao Net contained in his divine sense, completely unable to extricate itself.

Because it had received a great deal of external assistance, Li Fan was temporarily unable to achieve the feeling of controlling it as effortlessly as his own limbs. This was both an advantage and a disadvantage.

However, since it had ultimately been constructed through Li Fan's divine sense, he still possessed absolute control over it.

After being immersed in it for a long time, Li Fan finally returned to his senses and let out a long breath.

"This is already very close to the theoretical Consciousness Soul Transformation."

"Using one's own mind to bear the shadow of the Great Dao."

"By some fortuitous coincidence, I actually skipped the several steps preceding the New Cultivation Method and directly arrived at this stage."

"Although it still has some flaws..."

If it were the theoretically perfect state of the New New Method, then what appeared upon Li Fan's divine sense projection at this moment would not merely be a deformed and distorted imitation painting. Instead, his divine sense would be like a mirror, reflecting and manifesting within itself the entirety of the Heavenly Dao.

"From the lowest level, my divine sense traces upward, all the way back to the origin of the Great Dao. Every thought and every constant dwelling carries the ability to draw upon the power of the Great Dao."

"Unfortunately, what I am reflecting is merely an incomplete and fragmented replica."

Li Fan felt slightly regretful.

However, he also knew that even at his current Half-Immortal realm, attempting to gaze into and probe the true Great Dao of this world was absolutely nothing more than wishful thinking.

"With a counterfeit manifested with the assistance of an unparalleled expert, it is still a suitable substitute for the time being."

After manifesting a miniature Dao Net through his thoughts, the benefits were certainly not limited to being able to communicate in real time regardless of distance.

At the very least, Li Fan now possessed an ability like that of the Immortal Hunter cultivators from the Shuo Star Sea, allowing him to directly draw upon the power of the Great Dao to fight his enemies.

"However, my miniature Dao Net is worlds apart in power from that [Dao Net] constructed by the Shuo Star Sea."

"But in terms of efficiency, it is still more than a hundred times higher than directly using True Immortal seal script."

Now that Li Fan possessed a Dao Net of his own, he naturally understood the difference in operation between it and conventional methods.

"Perhaps only now, after the destruction of the Immortal Realm and with the various immortals no longer appearing, can this method be used without risk."

"If this were ancient times, when several Nameless True Immortals had merged with the Great Dao, then if I used the Dao Net to draw upon the power of the Great Dao, those existences dwelling within the Great Dao would inevitably sense it."

"I would become the common enemy of all Nameless True Immortals. At the very beginning of proving the Dao, I would probably already invite their united pursuit. I would truly die without even knowing how."

After integrating the Great Dao contained within the Dao Deviation Stone, even though the quality of his own Dao Deviation Stone had declined, the speed of Li Fan's thoughts was not affected in the slightest.

In an instant, countless thoughts flashed through his mind.

"For now, who knows how many Nameless True Immortals are still left. Moreover, there is another, even larger Dao Net serving as concealment and drawing their fire."

"It is fundamentally impossible to attract the attention of the Nameless True Immortals."

"Furthermore..."

An inexplicable confidence suddenly surged within Li Fan's heart.

After his Consciousness Soul Transformation and his own Dao Net was reproduced, even if he faced a Nameless True Immortal, he would no longer be completely powerless to fight back.

"A Nameless True Immortal has completely mastered a single Great Dao."

"Although my Consciousness Soul Transformation is merely a replica of an incomplete imprint of the Great Dao, and the amount of Great Dao power I can draw upon is extremely limited..."

"It has the advantage of quantity. Moreover, it is ultimately still the power of the Great Dao. Theoretically speaking, the power used by me and the Nameless True Immortals is of the same nature. The only difference is that my strength is much smaller."

Li Fan gradually understood.

This was by no means the result of becoming arrogant after a lucky breakthrough.

Rather, it was a reasonable deduction built upon his understanding of the Great Dao.

"This is still only an incomplete Consciousness Soul Transformation."

"If the New New Method truly reached its ideal state, perhaps Consciousness Soul Transformation could genuinely contend with the Nameless True Immortals."

"If the Soul Transformation realm is already like this, then what about Star Sea Dao Integration and Dao Resonance Longevity?"

"Could those be the realms occupied by Darkened Heaven Doctor and Evil Su Bai?"

Li Fan could hardly suppress his imagination.

Only after a long while did the thoughts surging through his mind finally recede like a tide.

"The reason I was able to achieve Consciousness Soul Transformation was purely due to a fortuitous combination of circumstances."

"Over the course of my past hundred reincarnations, I not only witnessed numerous True Immortal seal script characters, but also glimpsed the complete Immortal Domain, the leg bone of a True Immortal, and even the descent of the black qi and the annihilation of the Great Dao. Witnessing the birth and destruction of the Dao allowed my comprehension of the Great Dao to accumulate to a level beyond what ordinary people could imagine."

"Even all of this alone would still have been far from enough. With the [Dao Net] of the Shuo Star Sea serving as a stepping stone, I was finally able to transform all my accumulated knowledge from the past into reality. A replica of a replica is naturally even farther removed from the original, but it is the best method for allowing a 'beginner' like me to carry out an imitation."

"Beyond that, the most crucial factor is..."

Li Fan's divine sense projection examined every part of himself.

For the first time, he truly faintly sensed the existence of [Truth].

It was as unfathomable as the Heavenly Dao itself. In Li Fan's perception, it was merely a vague figure that was difficult to describe. Yet Li Fan, who had accompanied [Truth] for so long, was absolutely certain.

That was [Truth].

"The Transformation Between Truth and Falsehood contained within [Truth] actually seems to encompass all the Great Daos of Heaven and Earth."

"As my comprehension of the Transformation Between Truth and Falsehood continues to deepen, in a certain sense, I am also continuously deepening my perception of the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth."

"Now, I can already temporarily maintain the existence of objects under [Falsehood into Truth]. Perhaps this is precisely the fundamental reason why I can use my divine sense projection to accept a Great Dao whose possibility is perhaps complete."

"If it were someone else..."

Li Fan pondered for a moment before slowly shaking his head.

"Only a peerless genius, with the right time, place, and people all coming together, might be able to accomplish this."

"I originally thought I had truly opened up the path of the New New Method."

"I never expected that I was still relying on [Truth] to cheat, directly skipping the preceding stages. This is merely an isolated case and cannot be replicated."

However, Li Fan had never cared whether other people could cultivate this method.

As long as it worked on him, that was enough.

"Although this is only an incomplete Consciousness Soul Transformation, it has inadvertently pointed out the direction for my next step."

"Come into contact with the [Dao Net] as much as possible, allowing my imitation to become more complete."

"The Transformation Between Truth and Falsehood and my comprehension of the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth must advance hand in hand. By reflecting the Dao Net, I can gradually approach the source of the Great Dao..."

Li Fan's heart was filled with indescribable joy.

Although the Immortal Path had been severed, under the inspiration of the civilization of the Shuo Star Sea beyond the High Wall, he had unexpectedly found a new possible path in such a short period of time.

"This is not merely something that can be accomplished by a mortal through the efforts of a single lifetime."

"Setting aside the involvement of True Immortals for now, there is also the difference in the flow of time between within and beyond the High Wall..."

Li Fan slightly furrowed his brows as he began calculating.