My Longevity Simulation - Chapter 1134: Following the Soul Transformation
This You Clan person, who appeared somewhat young, trembled as he explained to Li Fan, occasionally glancing up to gauge Li Fan’s expression.
But how could a crude fellow like him discern the countenance of the Heavenly Mandate Holy Emperor?
Growing increasingly fearful in his heart, he recounted all his discoveries from this period: “Holy Emperor, please discern the truth. After submitting to you, this lowly one has harbored no disloyal thoughts. Yet praying to the Darkness has become as instinctive as breathing. So during this time, while offering prayers to you, Holy Emperor, I inevitably also naturally besought the Dark.”
“The Dark… responded to me, just as before…”
At this point, the more than ten You Clan people in the secret chamber all knelt down in utter terror.
Evidently, such a phenomenon had occurred to all of them.
Li Fan gently waved his hand, lifting them all to their feet.
In truth, Li Fan in this life cared little about these You Clan people serving two masters.
In his expectations, these individuals were merely tools for his brief research into the “power of faith” before activating [Truth].
Once he soon initiated [Truth]., everything in the Xuanhuang Realm would be annihilated.
Let alone these You Clan people.
What he truly wanted to know was why the “Darkness” would tolerate such duplicitous behavior.
If a follower of the Faceless True Immortal dared to serve two masters, they would likely have been torn to shreds by the True Immortal’s power long ago.
“Either the dominator of the power behind the Dark is so noble as to be abhorrent, tolerant of such conduct even toward its own followers.”
“Or else…”
Li Fan’s heart suddenly surged with waves: “It has other designs. It seeks to use the betrayal of its followers to infect existences on the same level as itself.”
With this realization, Li Fan immediately grew vigilant.
He had always been inclined to conjecture the most malicious intentions toward the powerful existences in this world.
He carefully examined the strands of that crimson power within his body, which, though not abundant, were extraordinarily potent.
But after repeated verification, he indeed found no signs linking it to the Dark’s power.
“Am I overthinking it?”
After a brief moment of contemplation, Li Fan made his decision.
He would not allow any variables to affect the process of [Truth] in this life.
First, he verbally praised these You Clan people for their candor.
After leaving the underground secret chamber, however, Li Fan ordered Wang Xuanba to grant them eternal slumber.
Not some euphemism, but true, profound sleep.
Li Fan was unwilling to taint himself further with this impure power of faith, yet he also worried that directly slaughtering the You Clan people might draw the attention of the Dark’s dominator.
Thus, he simply turned them into living corpses.
“It seems I need to find a way to address the You Clan people’s fertility issues. Cultivating followers must start with the new generation.”
Wang Xuanba soon completed the task and returned to report to Li Fan.
After years of continuously devouring and fusing exotic beast tissues, combined with practicing the enhanced version of the Creation Furnace Technique, Wang Xuanba had transformed from his previous three-zhang giant form into a normal human size.
He merely appeared somewhat burly and robust.
With the abilities of numerous exotic beasts integrated into one body, plus an utterly terrifying physical self-healing speed, even Sun Erlang at Golden Core perfection would not be Wang Xuanba’s match in a deathmatch.
“Xuanba, in your recent cultivation, have you encountered any points of confusion or perplexity?” Li Fan asked.
It was to resolve Wang Xuamba’s doubts and to understand his physical condition, with the intent to improve the Creation Furnace Technique.
“Master, my body has indeed been getting stronger lately. Every moment, it feels like I have endless energy. But…”
Wang Xuamba organized his thoughts, scratching his head. “I’ve gradually developed two feelings. The first is an inexplicable sense of crisis, as if there’s some kind of natural enemy in the heavens and earth. This feeling is especially strong when passing through the Xuanhuang Realm.”
“The second is the occasional whispering voices. I can’t quite make out what they’re saying, but they give me a familiar, intimate feeling.”
After listening, Li Fan said calmly, “Though your body has become like a furnace, your mind has not. The stray thoughts of the exotic beasts you’ve devoured still linger in your heart. For now, stop cultivating and focus on recuperating.”
Li Fan naturally knew the reason for Wang Xuamba’s abnormal condition but did not elaborate.
He simply instructed him to rest quietly in the Great Xuan Small World.
As the deadline for the [Truth] charge approached, Li Fan needed to eliminate all unstable factors.
Thus, under his will, the Great Xuan’s conquest of other realms came to a halt.
It was called “rest and recovery, preparing for the enemy.”
The people and soldiers of the Great Xuan praised the Heavenly Mandate Holy Emperor for his great benevolence, and time passed swiftly.
At the end of Anchor Year 8, Li Fan, seeing the fully charged progress bar, resolutely rose from the Heavenly Mandate Holy Emperor’s throne.
Without alerting anyone, he quietly entered an underground chamber.
He awakened the slumbering You Clan member and opened the passage to the Dark Realm.
Deep in the Dark Sea.
Li Fan activated the Truth panel.
[You can choose one of the following options to retain:
An item you held during this simulation.,
Your cultivation realm from this simulation.,
The simulation memory of one person closely related to you. This memory can be inherited by that person.,
Forfeit the above choices to accelerate the recharge progress.],
…
The flickering light had been present for eight years.
“Inherit cultivation.”
Li Fan silently chanted, his vigilance at its peak.
At that moment, across the skies of the Great Xuan, the Great Li Realm, the Beast Realm, and other conquered small worlds, silver threads suddenly crisscrossed, forming a vast net that enveloped all beings.
Few within the net could sense the impending deadly crisis; some even looked up at the sky in wonder.
Only those with some cultivation, the “strong,” felt a vague unease in their hearts.
In the eternally unchanging Dark Sea, an invisible wave suddenly surged.
A tempest-like fluctuation struck Li Fan, triggering a violent storm around him.
Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul…
Earth-shattering changes erupted within Li Fan’s body.
Li Fan saw his misty [Truth] Foundation transform instantly into a Golden Core.
Then, in an explosion that devoured all light, it evolved into a Five Elements Cave-Heaven.
In an instant, the Cave-Heaven completed an evolution that would normally take millions of years.
The majestic Five Elements, a grand spectacle.
Then, the boundaries between the Five Elements blurred.
Various transformations unfolded within the Cave-Heaven, too rapid to follow.
“The Xuanhuang World Destruction Transformation.”
The Five Elements unified, and all changes in the newly formed Cave-Heaven were in response to a world-destroying crisis that did not exist in this realm.
In the original wood-attributed Cave-Heaven, the towering giant tree’s leaves fell, leaving only bare branches.
Its form gradually became as hard as gold and metal.
