My Longevity Simulation - Chapter 1088: Xuanhuang Outer Void

Although the Xuanhuang Realm is far stronger than ordinary cultivation realms, it may not withstand the violent immortal spiritual power that scatters outward when an immortal artifact explodes. Moreover, detonating it within the Xuanhuang Realm would inevitably alert those old monsters hidden inside.

After calming his excitement, Li Fan quickly realized this point.

“So, we must go outside the realm?”

Li Fan instinctively looked up at the sky. The Xuanhuang Heavenly Dao consciousness urging him in his mind seemed to confirm his idea. But Li Fan had some doubts in his heart: up to now, he had not seen where the difficulty lay in this test from the Xuanhuang Great Celestial Venerable.

Compared to the first three stages, this fourth stage, which might also be the final test, seemed to have no difficulties so far. As long as one followed the steps methodically, anyone could reach the progress Li Fan had achieved.

Next, crossing the void and detonating the immortal artifact far from the Xuanhuang Realm should not be difficult with the enhancement of the Xuanhuang Celestial Venerable’s body.

“As for detonating the immortal artifact and obtaining the power to transcend the Immortal Wall, if one truly chooses to leave, they will likely lose the qualification to become the Xuanhuang Great Celestial Venerable. Only by truly choosing like Mr. Bai did in history, defying the will of the Xuanhuang Heavenly Dao and remaining in the Xuanhuang Realm, can one truly succeed as the Xuanhuang Great Celestial Venerable…”

“But is it really that simple?”

This was the Fallen Immortal Illusion after all; even if one chose to detonate the immortal artifact and cross the High Wall, what then?

Beyond the high wall lay a forbidden zone untouched by the Xuanhuang Great Celestial Venerable’s power, a completely unknown existence. It could be assumed that, just like in the Immortal Scroll Edict, the Fallen Immortal Realm could not manifest outside the High Wall. Returning to the real world would still place one in the Xuanhuang Realm.

Any person with a sound mind would not choose to leave the Xuanhuang Realm, right? So what was the point of this test?

With all these questions in mind, Li Fan quietly flew out of the Xuanhuang Realm.

Compared to thousands of years later, the allure of the Immortal Ruins was not yet so strong at this time. With Mr. Bai’s strength far surpassing ordinary Longevity Immortals, resisting the Immortal Ruins and crossing the void was indeed not particularly difficult.

As he sped through the void, the image of the Xuanhuang Realm behind him grew smaller and smaller. It finally vanished completely into the darkness.

Surrounding him was utter blackness. Only the distant pulling force from the Immortal Ruins reminded Li Fan that this was not an illusion.

“This is the Darkest Star Sea, huh…”

Bone-chilling loneliness and cold gradually welled up in his heart. Looking around, there was no difference whatsoever. No matter how swiftly Li Fan flew, the scenery around him showed no change at all. This even made Li Fan suspect whether he was truly flying forward or just circling in place.

“Without Dao markers or a Void Latitude and Longitude Positioning Instrument, relying solely on the physical body to traverse the starry void is indeed somewhat unrealistic.”

Li Fan silently calculated the time in his heart. After flying at full speed for a full three days and feeling the distance was sufficient, Li Fan finally stopped. In the endless darkness, Li Fan was the only one present.

He took out all thirteen immortal artifacts he had looted. Although he was now far from the Xuanhuang Realm and had lost the support of the world itself, causing his strength to decline somewhat, he could still barely manage to destroy and detonate immortal artifacts.

Spiritual energy surged wildly within his body, first pouring into the Desolate God Seal. It was as if countless heavy hammers struck it fiercely.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The violent energy erupted in the void, but it did not travel far before being swallowed by the endless darkness. Not a single ripple was stirred.

Under Li Fan’s relentless assault, cracks appeared on the surface of the Desolate God Seal, which was not particularly sturdy to begin with. Strands of immortal spiritual power flowed out from within.

Li Fan’s spirit lifted, and he quickly drew it into his own body. It remained distinct from his own spiritual energy and could not be absorbed. But with the addition of this power, Li Fan clearly felt changes occurring in his body.

The most intuitive one was… The entire Darkest Star Sea seemed to brighten just a little. His vision seemed to gradually adapt to the darkness. He could now see the small point representing the Xuanhuang Realm far behind him.

“Is this the precursor to [Crossing the Immortal Wall]?”

Even in the Fallen Immortal Illusion, Li Fan felt an inexplicable surge of excitement in his heart. Without delay, he increased his output. Soon, he completely destroyed the Desolate God Seal.

After fully absorbing the immortal spiritual power contained within, Li Fan began swinging his spiritual energy hammers at the second immortal artifact. The artifact was named [Great Sun Golden Bell].

After Li Fan released its seal, the Great Sun Golden Bell instantly emitted scorching, blinding light, as if it were a real sun in the sky. It illuminated a vast area of the surrounding dark starry sky. Fortunately, no horrific scene occurred where some giant terror from the darkness stared fixedly at Li Fan.

Under the light’s illumination, Li Fan confirmed that the surroundings were indeed just a void. Li Fan proceeded as before, beginning to destroy the Great Sun Golden Bell.

A resentful, venomous cry echoed in Li Fan’s ears, lingering for a long time. Li Fan ignored it completely, without the slightest hesitation. As the Great Sun Golden Bell vanished from the world, the immortal spiritual power within Li Fan’s body grew even stronger.

Next was the third immortal artifact, [Yin-Yang Hook Sword].

…

After destroying nine out of the thirteen in total. With the ecstatic reaction from the Xuanhuang Heavenly Dao appearing in his mind, Li Fan knew it was sufficient.

At this moment, the star sea in his eyes was no longer pitch black. Instead, it presented a bizarre, ever-shifting spectacle of various colors. Those aurora-like hues that appeared and vanished suddenly were all distorted toward the direction of the Immortal Ruins.

As his vision entered what seemed like a brand-new world, his body also felt much lighter. It was like floating on the water’s surface; with just a slight push, he could leap out.

Immersed in this unprecedented novel experience, Li Fan took a long time before shaking his head with a sigh: “It is a pity that everything is illusory.”

“The task is complete. It is time to return.”

The moment he made this decision in his heart, the surrounding scene froze in an instant. Then Li Fan keenly noticed that, although it appeared unchanged, something seemed different.

“Hmm? Could it be that this counts as passing the Xuanhuang Celestial Venerable’s test?”

“This seems far too easy.”

“Wait, something is wrong?!”

Li Fan’s gaze instantly turned to the remaining four immortal artifacts. Among them was unexpectedly the [Great Sun Golden Bell] that he had clearly destroyed earlier!

“What is going on?”

Li Fan narrowed his eyes, intending to retrieve the four immortal artifacts. But he was stunned to discover that they were merely illusions.

“Could it be that…”

An incredulous conjecture surfaced in Li Fan’s mind.

“I have already returned to reality?”