My Longevity Simulation - Chapter 1105: Xuanhuang Cycle of Life and Death

Though doubts lingered, they held deep trust in Zhang Haobo, who had repeatedly led them through life-or-death crises amid world-shaking perils.

Not a single one chose to turn back; all obediently continued to follow him, embarking on an unknown journey.

Li Fan watched them gradually depart in secret, falling into deep contemplation.

“Even among ordinary mortals, there are those like Zhang Haobo who sense impending calamity before it arrives.”

“Much less the countless cultivators in the Xuanhuang Realm.”

“It seems I may have been overly optimistic. Though all arrangements are sufficiently concealed, it cannot be guaranteed that someone favored by heaven will not discover anomalies through various coincidences and opportunities.”

“If one wishes to cover up a matter, the best method is to use another matter to divert people’s attention.”

Li Fan’s gaze flickered as an idea instantly formed in his mind.

For now, however, he would quietly watch the spectacle of Crimson Flame burning the sea to completion.

Not long after Zhang Haobo and the others left.

Crimson Flame, who had been sitting cross-legged in meditation, finally made his move.

The flame dragon coiled around his body revealed an excited gaze; in an instant, it transformed into countless streams of crimson flames, surging wildly toward every corner of the Congyun Sea.

The seawater heated up at an alarmingly terrifying speed, and fear spread through the hearts of the living beings who had yet to flee the sea.

Faced with desperation, some cultivators rose to resist.

But with the highest being only at the Soul Transformation realm, how could they oppose this enhanced version of Crimson Flame?

Li Fan’s attention was not on the rapidly vanishing lives.

Instead, he silently observed the changes in heaven and earth itself.

“Rebirth amid destruction.”

“Revival amid ruin.”

The Crimson Flame sea-burning lasted a full three months.

The ocean dried up, the land scorched for a thousand miles, the vast sea transformed into a deep valley.

Yet Li Fan, who had witnessed every scene from beginning to end, faintly sensed the hidden vitality within.

“This is the Xuanhuang Cycle of Life and Death.”

“Having comprehended this path, I can now advance to the Soul Transformation realm at any time. Moreover, just like the Great Five Elements Cave-Heaven in the Nascent Soul realm, once I advance, I will absolutely be the strongest among Soul Transformation cultivators.”

“Only pity…”

“My ambitions extend beyond this.”

Li Fan took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the restless spiritual power within his body.

“The local cycles of life and death in the Xuanhuang Realm, how can they compare to the instinctive response of the entire world amid a world-ending crisis?”

Li Fan recalled the various insights he had gained over the years from studying the Mending Heaven Record.

The world is like a person.

When a person faces life-or-death desperation, they often erupt with power beyond their limits.

The world is the same.

In the instant a world-ending crisis descends, the Xuanhuang Realm’s Heavenly Dao will undergo all sorts of profoundly mysterious self-evolutions in that moment, seeking a slim chance of survival.

The various changes born at that time will far surpass those during periods of normal, stable operation.

“If successful, my strength after advancing to Soul Transformation will exceed even my estimates.”

“Therefore…”

“No one can stop me!”

Li Fan’s eyes filled with indifference as he turned and left.

…

Spiritwood Realm.

Ou Daozi carefully examined the corpse before him.

“Incredible, simply incredible.”

“This is truly forged by you, Lord Emmisary? If you had not told me personally, I would almost truly believe this to be an immortal’s shed remnant.”

“After all, the sensation it gives me is almost identical to when Shang Tian was by my side.”

A corpse emitting faint golden light lay flat in mid-air.

Under the reflection of the golden glow, its facial features could not be discerned.

Yet the sacred aura it emanated filled Ou Daozi with both reverence and greed.

After hearing Ou Daozi’s conclusion, Li Fan nodded in satisfaction.

This forged immortal remains was his trump card for stirring up chaos in the Xuanhuang Realm.

The corpse had been purchased with heavy gold: the impeccably preserved remains of a Dao Integration cultivator from thousands of years ago.

It was then meticulously refined with golden source power essence, infusing it with an aura surpassing the mortal realm.

Moreover, to make the disguise even more convincing.

Li Fan had extracted abilities from some exotic treasures fished from the pond earlier and implanted them into the corpse.

For instance, anyone approaching the remains would have their inner emotions infinitely amplified, nearly losing their reason.

Furthermore, upon being attacked, the remains would actively tear through space and flee.

When someone touched the remains, the hidden pure mutated spiritual energy within would surge madly into their body, instantly boosting their cultivation.

…

All of this was to make the performance as authentic as possible.

“Even a Longevity Immortal Heavenly Sovereign would surely take interest in the legendary True Immortal remains, no?”

“Then let’s make a big spectacle of it.”

On this so-called True Immortal remains, Li Fan had added not only these tangible benefits but also some hidden tricks.

Guaranteed to give the final claimant a massive surprise.

With the Faceless True Immortal’s power concealing it, those skilled in divination could not trace the corpse’s origins.

After completing the final preparations, two pitch-black puppets entered and hoisted the “True Immortal remains.”

They set off to carry out Li Fan’s mission.

From appearance to departure, they moved in utter silence.

Even if Li Fan were not their controller, it would be hard to detect their movements.

These two puppets were the fruits of Heavenly Mechanism Realm’s Master Qiaogong’s labors over these years.

As expected of Heavenly Mechanism Realm’s most outstanding talents: through relentless research, though they still could not grasp the essence of darkness power.

They had no trouble achieving practical applications to a certain degree.

The black puppets perfectly embodied the traits of darkness power.

They could vanish and appear from the “crevices” of the world, just like the darkness.

Divine sense could neither lock onto nor detect them.

They also exerted strong suppression over spiritual power.

Ordinary attacks could scarcely damage them.

Their sole drawback was limited destructive capacity: they could only handle covert infiltration tasks.

Moreover, the darkness’ rejection of the Immortal Ruins meant these puppets could not operate long-term outside.

Every so often, they had to return to the Dark Realm to replenish darkness power.

In any case, Li Fan was quite satisfied with these black puppets.

Entrusting them with missions would leave virtually no flaws.

After sending Ou Daozi away, Li Fan entered a sealed space alone.

The light screen flickered with countless young faces.

Accompanying each image was a long string of details below, describing their personalities.

“There are millions of mortals in the small realms, but finding those with a pure child’s heart like Mr. Bai, those of utmost sincerity, is no easy task.”

“Especially since the Rebirth Longevity Immortal Heavenly Sovereign’s power has already influenced many small realms.”

“In recent years, the number of newborns has clearly declined.”

“No choice. We must settle for the next best thing.”

“If innate qualities fall short, then shape them through acquired education.”