My Simulated Road to Immortality

"All living beings have their appearances..."

Countless true and concrete individuals swarmed in, flooding into Li Fan’s spirit consciousness.

They were like sparks of stars, slowly melting Li Fan’s heart that had become like a thousand-year-old ice due to numerous reincarnations.

It must be known, Li Fan was not a person utterly devoid of emotion and righteousness.

It was just that in the continuous cycle of reincarnation, all the joys and sorrows, the crying and laughing, life and death, seemed like illusory shadows.

When Li Fan initiated the Even True technique, everything they had experienced became meaningless in an instant and returned to the original anchor point.

Since it was all but an illusion, how could he take it seriously? Thus, over time, Li Fan became indifferent to the lives of all beings in the world.

But at this moment, with the help of the Tianxuan Mirror, Li Fan saw that even without his attention, the beings of the Xuanhuang World were still living according to their own destined paths.

They had their own friends, schemes, and paths.

Their existence was not illusory or meaningless.

The more Li Fan glimpsed, the greater the influence of the feedback from the beings, and likewise, the desire within his heart to see more of the destinies of living beings grew stronger.

Gradually, Li Fan’s extremely indifferent eyes also seemed to undergo a change in this process.

...

Just at that time.

Li Fan suddenly felt a tremor in his heart and awoke from his obsession and enlightenment.

His gaze became as unmelting as ever, shielding him from external influence.

When Li Fan looked again at the countless vibrant cultivators in the Tianxuan Mirror, he was already somewhat wary.

Reflecting on what had just happened, Li Fan was clear that he hadn’t fallen for anyone’s plot.

He was simply a bit lost in the lives of those all-too-real cultivators.

"No wonder those deities and immortals in the legends often sit high atop the clouds, viewing the tumult of the mortal world as a tribulation."

"With my current state of mind, I was almost engulfed and unknowingly underwent a change..."

Suddenly, Li Fan remembered the first scene in the Fallen Immortal Realm, where Ningyuan sought the Longevity Fruit. Song Hesong had made a blood sacrifice of tens of thousands of mortals, using the All Spirit Divine Refining Array to force out the true strength of Zhang Qianmo’s Purple Elixir.

"Although with my current perspective, that array is indeed too crude and only famous in name. But considering what I’ve just experienced, it may not be without merit to draw inspiration from it..."

"I shall refine the divine from all beings."

Under Li Fan’s instruction, the Final Separation Disc, which had been continuously learning the Ten Thousand Spirits Return Great Array and improving its skill in deducing array techniques at an extraordinary pace, began its first deduction after its horizons had been opened.

But soon, Li Fan noticed some abnormalities.

Unlike previous times, when deducing array techniques was as easy as moving his arm, completing the deduction in an instant.

This time, the deduction task of the Final Separation Disc experienced involuntary pauses every so often.

It was as if its capabilities had reached a certain limit and it was struggling to function.

After observing for a while, Li Fan understood the reason for this situation.

"It’s because the capabilities of the Final Separation Disc do not match the plan."

"It no longer satisfies the deduction of ordinary array techniques, as the plan involves deducing an Immortal Level Formation or an existence with powers infinitely close to that.

"But after all, it is only a secondary body derived from the Tianxuan Mirror, and to accomplish such a task is somewhat difficult."

Li Fan sighed inwardly and temporarily suspended the task.

He allowed the Dissociation Disc to continue analyzing the Myriad Spirits Return Great Array for the time being.

"It seems that in order to break the Forbidden Formations left by the Celestial Dharma Bearer, it is necessary to upgrade the Dissociation Disc."

"I wonder how Mo Rubing’s progress is on his end."

Li Fan hesitated, wondering if he should take the initiative to ask.

But at that moment, he suddenly sensed something happening to his other self, Li Qing, and his expression changed slightly.

With a flash, he arrived by the other’s side.

The thick scent of blood lingered in the air, and traces of flesh exploding could still be vaguely seen.

The body had disappeared, and Li Qing manifested the [Black Sword] Cave Heaven, apparently contending with some sort of power.

It was as if an invisible behemoth was constantly crushing down, and from all around the Cave Heaven came the sounds of it straining under the pressure to the point of breaking.

If it weren’t for the unique quality of [Heaven’s Oddities], which were manifestations of the laws between heaven and earth, the Cave Heaven would probably be crumbling into pieces at this moment!

"What happened?"

Li Fan quickly reviewed the experiences of his other self.

It turned out that over time, with the widespread use of countless [Heaven and Earth Furnaces], the spiritual energy in those small worlds slowly became richer and more suitable for cultivation.

And Li Qing had begun organizing the large-scale teaching of the [Vital Element Art of the Myriad Beings] within these worlds.

He even occasionally raided several cities of mortals from the territory of the Alliance of Thousands of Immortals in the Xuanhuang World, to supplement the sparse population of the small worlds.

By now, the number of beings who were simultaneously cultivating the Vital Element Art of the Myriad Beings had already exceeded a million.

The characteristic of the Techniques, where more practitioners meant faster cultivation, had been pushed to its limit.

Not only did this suppress the limitation that one could not concurrently practice this Technique with others, but it even made cultivation faster and easier than ordinary techniques.

Not too long ago, Li Qing, who was in charge of overseeing and coordinating, suddenly had an inspired idea.

He decided to personally start cultivating to unravel the mysteries of the [Vital Element Art of the Myriad Beings].

It wasn’t that he had nothing better to do or was bored; he was preparing for the future cycles of Reincarnation. After all, the Vital Element Art of the Myriad Beings actually had an original owner; it’s just that in this world, due to a series of unforeseen events, it was destroyed by the power of the Heavenly Venerable Law Phases.

The influence of the Elemental Spirit Sect spread across Jiushan Province, and eradicating them was bound to cause a great disturbance.

If he could develop his own version of the "Vital Element Art of the Myriad Beings," that would be even better.

The initial Cultivation and comprehension went quite smoothly.

The aptitude and comprehension of Li Qing’s other self were far superior to ordinary people. Without much effort, he cultivated the Vital Element Art of the Myriad Beings to the Nascent Soul Realm.

At the same time, Li Qing suddenly became aware that cultivation bases from millions of people, like a surging river, were flowing toward him from all over the world.

They poured into his body furiously.

Clearly, they had been accumulating for a long time, and each share of the cultivation base was very substantial.

An accumulation of a million levels stacked up and burst forth into Li Qing’s body in a single moment.

The body of the other self simply couldn’t withstand such pressure and immediately exploded with a loud bang.

Even his own Black Sword Cave Heaven almost couldn’t bear it.

"This is the qualitative change that results from a quantitative change, but these cultivation bases are..."

"From each and every person who practices the Vital Element Art of the Myriad Beings?"

Li Fan’s gaze flickered at once.

"Isn’t this just like the Cultivation Transformation Chapter of the [Supreme Scripture of Primal Truth]? Taking just a small portion from each."

"But the beneficiary of this Vital Element Art of the Myriad Beings is only the highest realm practitioner of this Technique?"

"Does the Elemental Spirit Sect Master have such confidence in himself?"

"Or is there something special here that I haven’t noticed yet?"

Li Fan’s brow furrowed slightly.