My Simulated Road to Immortality

Upon hearing these words, the two women immediately looked at Li Fan together, with surprise and joy in their eyes.

After all, having undergone transformation, Li Fan now occupied a significant place in their consciousness.

After a brief moment of thought, Xuan Suchang immediately agreed. In Li Fan’s presence, she started to contact her father, the Mirror Handler [Cang].

Not through any Communication Talisman, but by taking out a small Tianxuan Mirror she carried with her, muttering words under her breath.

A moment later, a black shadow, whose face could not be discerned, was projected from the small mirror into mid-air.

"Nian’er, what do you need me for?"

Cang’s voice sounded like a kindly middle-aged uncle, very gentle in tone. As for [Nian Nian], it was Xuan Suchang’s nickname.

Cang had always called Xuan Suchang by this name, which clearly showed his doting affection for his daughter.

Xuan Suchang somewhat nervously recounted the whole story, including Li Fan’s request.

Only then did Cang notice Li Fan, who had been silently standing beside his daughter.

Their gazes collided and intertwined in the space.

Li Fan, who possessed the origin of the Tianxuan Mirror, only then understood what the Tianxuan Mirror meant by [Mirror Slave].

To verify the suspicion in his mind, Li Fan visualized in his spirit consciousness, picturing himself grasping the Mirror Handler Cang.

At the same time, Cang’s indistinct figure began to tremble violently.

Yet under Li Fan’s deliberate control, Cang could not even emit a sound of pain.

"Father, what’s wrong with you?" Xuan Suchang quickly noticed that something was off with Cang and was somewhat confused.

Feeling the desperate pleas coming from Cang, Li Fan then released the invisible hand of visualization.

Only then did Cang recover from excruciating pain.

His acting was quite convincing, his tone unfluctuating, "It’s nothing. I was just implementing some protective measures against petty spying. You and Lu Qixian should step back for now, your father has important matters to discuss with..."

"This gentleman." Cang paused, and spoke very seriously.

Xuan Suchang and Lu Qixian involuntarily looked at Li Fan, and after receiving his nod of approval, they slowly left the Bamboo Tower, supported by Xuan Suchang.

Li Fan casually set up an Array Technique, isolating the inside from the outside.

"Old servant has seen the master." At this moment, Cang revealed his true face and knelt slowly.

His face was full of fear, showing none of the traits of a Mirror Handler who stood at the pinnacle of the Alliance of Thousand Immortals’ power.

Cang and Xuan Suchang, a father and daughter, bore some resemblance to each other.

Both possessed features that didn’t match their voices—"youthful."

Although Cang’s voice seemed middle-aged, he in fact looked like a handsome young man in his twenties.

Li Fan remained silent, observing Cang.

And Cang dared not lift his head, maintaining his kneeling posture.

"Mirror Slave..." Feeling the various emotions emanating continuously from Cang, Li Fan gained a deeper understanding of those two words.

Leveraging the origin of the Tianxuan Mirror, in Li Fan’s perception, Cang was entirely a dependent subsidiary of the Tian Xuan Mirror.

His divine soul, flesh, thoughts, and everything that constituted his being were rooted in the Tianxuan Mirror.

Even though it was not the authentic Tianxuan Mirror, but merely contained a trace of the Origin of the Mirror.

He could only be molded or flattened by Li Fan, without the slightest chance of resistance.

Li Fan could even erase Cang from existence with just a thought.

...

"Quite a cruel and despair-inducing method. In comparison, those subjugation techniques circulating in the Xuanhuang World seem utterly absurd."

"Truly befitting of an authentic treasure of the Immortals."

Looking at the once high and mighty Mirror Handler, now trembling and prostrate at his feet, Li Fan felt quite astounded.

Meanwhile, a longing arose in his heart.

"Rise."

After a brief moment of distraction, Li Fan quickly regained his indifference.

He outlined the plan for liberating the Tianxuan Mirror’s essence briefly.

"Master, rest assured, I will think of every possible way to hasten the progression of the Array Technique," Cang promptly declared his loyalty.

"Dharma Transmitter Feng, this person is also my ally now. You may find an opportunity to contact him on your own. I believe that together, you two should be able to solve many difficult issues," Li Fan said indifferently.

Cang also nodded repeatedly in agreement.

Afterward, there was no excessive communication between Li Fan and Cang, and he called back Xuan Suchang’s children.

After incessantly instructing Xuan Suchang to absolutely obey Li Fan’s orders, Cang’s figure finally disappeared from the mirror surface.

Originally already fearful of Li Fan, now with her father’s instructions as well,

Xuan Suchang was even afraid to breathe too loudly in front of Li Fan.

"To become a Mirror Slave, although one must be controlled by the Tianxuan Mirror for life, one also gains considerable benefits," Li Fan thought as he stared at the mirror surface from which Cang had disappeared.

Now part of the Tianxuan Mirror, Cang could now freely traverse through various Fragmented Tianxuan Mirrors and access a certain level of abilities bestowed by the Tianxuan Mirror.

Such as extrapolation, observation, vast knowledge, and so on.

Of course, all within the limits allowed by the Tianxuan Mirror.

As long as the Tianxuan Mirror’s essence existed, he himself was also an eternal and indestructible entity. Outsiders could not obliterate him.

Even methods such as sealing or suppression were not very effective.

Because the Tianxuan Mirror could always erase a suppressed Mirror Slave and then regenerate them.

"Probably only an Immortal Instrument would possess such capabilities," Li Fan speculated.

"It’s not exactly a demeaning affair. To be a slave to an Immortal Instrument..."

"If it were made known, I am afraid people from Xuanhuang World would continuously line up from Tianquan Province to the Misthaven Ocean," he thought.

Li Fan slightly shook his head, stretched out his hand, and picked up the Small Tianxuan Mirror that lay on the ground.

Since the Mirror Slave possessed some incredible abilities, Li Fan, who now had the Origin of the Mirror, naturally had access to previously unimaginable privileges.

Just like at this moment...

When his spirit consciousness entered the Tianxuan Mirror, it was not connected as a common cultivator.

Instead, he was granted the identity of a [Tianxuan Mirror of Enigma] with nearly all permissions already unlocked.

Although not like ordinary cultivators who could trade freely or post missions,

simply browsing and observing was completely unobstructed.

The vast majority of the cultivator’s information in the Tianxuan Mirror, including the recorded techniques, items, contribution levels,

their speech records in various sections of the Tianxuan Mirror...

Everything was clearly visible.

In front of Li Fan’s at that time, there were no secrets left to speak of.

Except for some extremely special beings not displayed, everything else was as such.

The only pity was that Li Fan could only view and not modify.

Even to utilize the computational power of the Tianxuan Mirror’s essence was unattainable.

But this was understandable, as Li Fan, after all, was not the actual Tianxuan Mirror.

He had merely been granted a thread of its origin.

"Even so, it is extremely remarkable."

Even with Li Fan’s cleverness, he felt a barely suppressible excitement at the moment.