My Longevity Simulation Chapter 1499: From Derivation Law to Derivation Dao

"It seems that the Holy Emperor did not simply tame Cat Treasure by using source power essence."

"Rather, Cat Treasure instinctively feels close to the Holy Emperor, which is why it willingly stays on his shoulder at all times and serves him."

Looking at the black cat that had returned to Benevolent Transmuter Nameless's shoulder, Li Fan could not help but contemplate the origins of the Holy Emperor's clone.

The Holy Emperor, Li Ping, had been created by him using the blood essence of Wang Xuanba and Sun Erlang.

However, in that lifetime, Cat Treasure had also interacted directly with both Wang Xuanba and Sun Erlang, yet it had never shown any particular affection toward either of them.

"So, the problem lies with this body called [Li Fan]?"

During the process of creating the clone, the essence blood of the two men had only been used to seize their innate talents.

The connection that allowed the clone to become his clone still depended on Li Fan's own blood essence.

Li Fan's eyes flickered as a tremendous upheaval arose in his heart.

The [Li Fan] he was referring to was not himself, but the original owner of this body.

The frail scholar who had existed before Li Fan transmigrated into this world and came into possession of the supreme treasure [Truth].

Even though, after a hundred lifetimes of reincarnation, Li Fan had long since become completely integrated with his body, without the slightest incompatibility remaining, there was no denying that he had, in a sense, 'stolen’ someone else's body.

"If the original owner of Cat Treasure was the original Li Fan..."

Li Fan calmly turned his gaze beyond the High Wall.

"The original body's cultivation aptitude was indeed rather poor, but it was not completely incapable of cultivation."

"Moreover, this was his performance within the High Wall, in the Xuanhuang Realm, a place where the Great Dao had fallen into decline."

"Under normal circumstances, he would definitely have been a promising talent."

"Possessing infinite possibilities..."

Li Fan's thoughts raced.

"Theoretically speaking, it is indeed possible for an ordinary mortal to rise up and attain the supreme Dao."

"In other words, theoretically, anyone within the High Wall, or even within the [Yuanchu] possibility, might possess the identity of another supreme powerhouse in a different possibility. Just like the Darkened Heavenly Doctor and the Evil Su Bai."

"But the reality is not like that."

The High Wall served as a barrier, concealing these supreme powerhouses who sought to devour their other selves from one another's attention. However, ever since Li Fan had entered the experimental space within the High Wall, obtained the power of the Lord Hill Guardian's phantom, and completely taken control of the Darkest Star Sea, he had also sent the so-called prodigies within the wall outside in several batches.

Yet none of them had triggered any abnormal fluctuations originating from beyond their own possibilities.

There had been nothing resembling the Darkened Heavenly Doctor's sudden arrival by tearing through the void. Not even anything like Evil Su Bai's mental perception or remote control had occurred.

Among these prodigies were even figures such as Diyi Jinglun and Qiao Sidao, whose talents, in Li Fan's eyes, unquestionably ranked among the very best.

"If infinite possibilities truly existed, then alternate versions of these people who had become supreme powerhouses should certainly exist."

"But in reality, they do not."

"This also means that infinity is not truly infinite."

"Because of the Dao Annihilation Calamity, the vast majority of possibilities have already been annihilated."

"The alternate supreme-powerhouse incarnations of most people in this world can probably only be found in the past recorded by the Infinite Ocean."

To have survived until now, when the entire mortal world had only seven million years of existence remaining, one either had to possess exceptional luck or, like Lord Hill Guardian, possess strength capable of resisting the Dao Annihilation Calamity to a certain extent.

Neither possibility was good news for Li Fan.

Based on what had previously happened to the Heavenly Doctor and Su Bai, if Li Fan's speculation was correct, then the moment he stepped beyond the High Wall, he might be sensed by another version of himself from a different possibility, the [Holy Emperor Li Fan].

The two would likely be locked in a fight to the death.

"If the opponent truly has the ability to cross over from another possibility, I am afraid I would be no match for them, even if I played all the cards in my hand. My only option would be to flee in a wretched state, returning to [Truth] under the protection of [Illusion Is Also Truth]."

Verifying this speculation was actually quite simple. Li Fan himself merely needed to take one step beyond the High Wall.

He took a deep breath and temporarily suppressed this growing urge.

Even though he was eager to verify his theory, the time was not yet right.

"Fortunately, I have always been cautious and have never recklessly stepped beyond the High Wall."

"Otherwise, I would certainly have received quite a shock."

"For now, the best course of action is to steadily increase my strength. There are still the remaining truths and falsehoods of the Shuo Star Sea, that so-called Guangwu Star Sea, and the Thirteen Dao Forms. If all of these combined are still insufficient, then I will suppress and devour every remaining True Immortal within the [Yuanchu] possibility."

"I refuse to believe that even after doing all that, I will still be no match for that [Holy Emperor]."

Having reached this point in his thoughts, Li Fan coldly addressed Benevolent Transmuter, who stood trembling before him.

"I will give you thirty days to handle this matter. If you cannot provide me with a satisfactory result after thirty days..."

Li Fan cast a glance at Benevolent Transmuter Nameless.

Benevolent Transmuter's heart lurched, and he hurriedly reaffirmed his promise.

Li Fan did not bother making any further threats. He simply swept his sleeve and sent Benevolent Transmuter away.

As his turbulent emotions gradually settled, Li Fan began digesting the gains from this encounter.

What delighted him most was naturally the [Chapter of the Opening of Mountains and Seas], written by Sage Lord Taiyi, which the Benevolent Transmuter had submitted to him. However, if the question was what could most significantly increase Li Fan's current combat strength...

He extended his left hand, and a pair of blades, one a saber and the other a sword, appeared in his palm, both glowing with an eerie green light.

These were the trump cards wielded by the Nameless One who had possessed the black cat and called himself [Stargazer].

Objectively speaking, the immortals of the Shuo Star Sea had indeed possessed the confidence to launch an attack on his doorstep.

Even if every living being in the Archaic Immortal Realm joined forces with Li Fan himself, they might still fail to survive the combined assault of this saber and sword.

"In the Shuo Star Sea, there are Saber Island and Sword Domain. They are manifestations of the remnants of the Dao of the Saber and the Dao of the Sword from the Yuanchu possibility."

"But these two weapons are merely their outward forms."

Li Fan gently stroked the green radiance in his palm and closed his eyes. It was as though he had returned to that silent, utterly desolate starry sky filled with killing intent.

"Killing and devouring, until the Myriad Daos merge into one."

"This is the true essence of this treasure."

"It perfectly complements my Myriad Aspects Dao Net!"

Li Fan was overjoyed.

He opened his mouth slightly and swallowed the pair of green blades directly into his abdomen.

Countless streams of green light immediately surged from the saber and sword, merging into Li Fan's Myriad Aspects Dao Net.

Upon the originally imposing Dao Net, a transparent saber and sword now hung faintly suspended. Among the many Dao manifestations that took on human forms, they appeared utterly out of place. Yet precisely because of this, they added a unique quality to the Myriad Aspects Dao Net.

"Blades of war, slaughter, and the end."

Streams of entirely new Dao insights, utterly different from anything he had experienced before, flowed through Li Fan's heart.

This was a path of cultivation fundamentally different from those of the Yuanchu possibility. It was not merely a matter of originating from another possibility. More importantly, it represented an entirely new possibility in which the Dao could be attached to and carried by a [Nonliving Vessel].

Within the Yuanchu possibility where Li Fan resided, there were indeed instances of the Great Dao manifesting as physical objects. However, these supreme treasures could not cultivate in the same way as humans.

Possessing a single Dao was an innate characteristic of their existence, but it was also the limit they could reach throughout their entire lives.

The Dao Sword and Dao Saber from the End-Time Starry Sky, however, had directly opened up a supreme path for beings of this kind.

With a thought, a blood-red, circular jade artifact appeared before Li Fan.

It was none other than the original body of the Derivation Law Jade, which he had extracted from the body of the little girl who served as its manifestation.

Without the infinite immortal power, the shattered Derivation Law Jade could no longer be considered an Immortal Artifact. Its ability to derive mortal techniques was already useless to Li Fan.

Li Fan had once intended to repeat the process of the Xuanhuang Realm's sublimation and transformation into an Immortal Realm, using it to push the shattered Derivation Law Jade to transcend mortality and become immortal once more, just as he himself had done. However, Li Fan had now found a better method.

"It might even be able to create a complete superior replacement for the Derivation Law Jade."

"The Derivation Dao Jade!"

Li Fan had long since carefully examined the Derivation Law Jade. Its ability to deduce every possibility in existence seemed to stem from a certain form of exhaustive enumeration. Yet, despite crudely enumerating countless possibilities, it accomplished this with astonishing efficiency. It was almost as if it possessed an innate instinct to discard possibilities that could not come to pass.

"What the Derivation Law Jade represents is the Dao of Derivation itself."

"Although it is merely a projection of a part of the Dao, there is no reason it cannot grow stronger by devouring other projections, just like the Dao Sword and Dao Saber. In fact, it might even reverse the natural order."

"Turning shadows into reality!"

Li Fan clenched the blood-red ring in his palm. After absorbing the images and insights concerning the possibilities of the End-Time Blades and Weapon that the Myriad Aspects Dao Net had gathered, he poured them into the circular jade.

The blood jade had already appeared somewhat eerie. Now, with wisps of sinister green light merging into it, it became even more bizarre and unsettling.

A single sentence from a true master could convey the essence of a profound art.

Having inherited the Dao Sword and Dao Saber's extremely extensive experience of devouring one another, the shattered Derivation Law Jade quickly learned this advanced technique. It was as if it had been starved for tens of thousands of years. Instinctively, it wanted to launch attacks on everything around it.

Li Fan, however, showed no mercy. He slapped it so hard that it was left completely dazed.

This was no ordinary slap. It contained wisps of the power of the [Wuji].

"You can eat only what I feed you."

"Anything I do not feed you is something you can only watch."

After several attempts to feed on its surroundings ended with a severe beating, Li Fan successfully established the rules for the Derivation Law Jade.

Looking at the blood-red circular ring jade, which seemed to be crying out for food, Li Fan turned his gaze toward the several short Celestial Pillars sealed away this time.

Unless one had reached the Nameless realm, it was almost impossible to bear a Dao. These pillars merely resembled Celestial Pillars in shape. In reality, they could not be considered genuine Celestial Pillars at all. Furthermore, after Li Fan had devoured their insights into the Great Dao with the Myriad Aspects Dao Net, those insights had become almost entirely useless.

Leaving them standing here was something of an eyesore.

They would make perfect food for the Derivation Law Jade.

For the Derivation Law Jade, even the leftovers that had already been consumed once were absolute delicacies.

As one short Celestial Pillar after another disappeared, the Derivation Law Jade gradually became crystalline and translucent.

Its blood-red color no longer appeared so glaring. Instead, it was drawn inward, leaving the jade smooth, lustrous, and warm.

Li Fan once again began examining the Derivation Law Jade after its feast.

As expected, its power of derivation had become more than ten times stronger than before.

Moreover, just as Li Fan had anticipated, it had already begun to surpass the boundaries of ‘deriving techniques’.

It was advancing at breakneck speed toward the far broader Dao of Derivation.

"The Dao Sword and Dao Saber represent a process of advancing from the bottom up, gradually devouring the true Dao they project. In the end, they might even be capable of encompassing all three thousand Great Daos."

"In essence, they can almost be regarded as alternative versions of the Myriad Aspects Dao Net."

"However, there are still subtle differences between them. The Myriad Aspects Dao Net truly fuses the myriad Daos together. No matter how many Daos it devours, it will always preserve the complete characteristics of every Dao it has absorbed. But the devouring process of the Dao Sword and Dao Saber..."

"While devouring other Daos, they inevitably retain the characteristics of their original selves. No matter how many possibilities of the Dao they consume, they will ultimately never escape their original nature as [Blades and Weapons]."

"The Derivation Law Jade is the same. No matter how much it devours and evolves, it will ultimately remain a [Derivation Jade]."

Li Fan felt no regret on their behalf. On the contrary, this limitation would make them even more useful to him.

"By extrapolating from one example to understand others, this principle applies not only to the Derivation Law Jade. Any projection of a Great Dao can be developed in the same way."

As he pondered this, Li Fan had already found a way to create trouble for the Darkened Heavenly Doctor, Evil Su Bai, and the others.

"This deserves some thorough experimentation."

Thirty days passed quickly.

Benevolent Transmuter did not disappoint Li Fan either.

On the twenty-fifth day, Shanhua brought Chaos Nameless along to pay him a visit.

"Please forgive this junior for hesitating and failing to act decisively earlier."

Before Benevolent Transmuter could speak, Chaos Nameless had already apologized to Li Fan.

"I knew they intended to harm Senior, yet I did not step forward to stop them..."

Although Chaos remained expressionless, his words were filled with remorse.

Li Fan smiled. "You are an intelligent person, and I like intelligent people who know how to obey."

Chaos was overjoyed, and the uneasiness in his heart immediately disappeared. "I am willing to serve Senior with all my strength."

Li Fan glanced at Benevolent Transmuter, who echoed Chaos's words, then asked, "Benevolent Transmuter has collected the Chapter of the First Opening of the Mountains and Seas. Have you ever read it?"

Chaos glanced at Benevolent Transmuter beside him in surprise and shook his head. "I have never had the good fortune to read it."

Li Fan waved his hand, and the scripture passed down by Sage Lord Taiyi appeared before Chaos.

Chaos reacted just like anyone else who encountered this scripture for the first time. Almost immediately, he became completely engrossed in it.

However, before he could savor its contents, Li Fan put the scripture away.

Chaos looked deeply reluctant to part with it, but he did not dare act presumptuously in front of Li Fan. He could only forcibly suppress his instinctive urge to continue reading.

"Those who render meritorious service shall be rewarded, and those who commit offenses shall be punished."

"Do the two of you wish to earn merit, or do you wish to commit an offense?"

Only then did Benevolent Transmuter have an opportunity to speak.

"Chaos and I have already confirmed that four Nameless beings remain suppressed within the Dao Net of the Shuo Star Sea. We wish to offer all of them to the Great Venerable, including the one known as the [Great Net]."

"The Great Net?"

"That is the title given to the one who created the Dao Net. It is rather embarrassing to admit, but despite fighting against him for ten thousand years and cooperating with him for a hundred, we still do not know his true identity or the Dao he comprehends," Chaos explained.

"However, this person has undoubtedly reached the Nameless realm. Furthermore, his strength is no less than mine or Chaos's," Benevolent Transmuter said confidently.

"Then how do you intend to offer these five individuals to me?" Li Fan asked with interest.

Chaos and Benevolent Transmuter exchanged glances. In the end, Benevolent Transmuter spoke in a low voice.

"Previously, all communication with the Guangwu Star Sea was conducted through [Divine Thought] and my black cat."

"Divine Thought has already been captured by the Great Venerable..."

Benevolent Transmuter looked toward the place where the Celestial Pillar transformed from Divine Thought had originally stood, only to discover that it was completely empty. His words came to an abrupt halt.

"Are you looking for him?"

Only then did Li Fan leisurely reveal the blood-red ring in his hand to the two Nameless True Immortals.

Even these two immortal beings, who had endured countless calamities without perishing, could not help but change their expressions at the sight.