My Longevity Simulation - Chapter 1179: Time Flows Differently Inside and Outside
Li Fan did not know what consequences would follow if he fell into these voids.
He also had no way to detect the existence of these voids.
He could only use a crude method: continue sending the remaining stone puppets to scout ahead while avoiding the routes where puppets had mysteriously vanished.
As the number of stone puppets continued to decrease, Li Fan’s heart gradually sank.
At this rate of loss, he feared he would absolutely never reach the depths of the Darkest Star Sea in this life.
However, the thing Li Fan feared did not occur.
When only thirty-three puppets remained, after flying through the void for a very long time, no more puppets suddenly disappeared.
“It seems these voids are not widespread throughout the Darkest Star Sea. Instead, they are densely concentrated in a certain area.”
“Outside the Xuanhuang Realm?” Holy Embryo Li Fan thought thoughtfully.
With the thirty-three puppets leading the way and Li Fan transformed into sword light following behind, their speed kept increasing as they advanced toward the unknown darkness ahead.
“It is going smoother than I expected.”
“We are already quite far from the Xuanhuang Realm, yet this Xuanhuang Realm sword dao incarnation of mine has not felt any decrease in power.”
“This is quite interesting.”
Logically speaking, without the support of the world’s power, the various laws existing outside the world should experience a certain degree of weakening.
But this weakening had not appeared.
In fact, the sword dao, which had already reached its limit in the Xuanhuang Realm and could not advance no matter how much he comprehended, now loosened its bottleneck after staying in the void for some time.
Even though this Holy Embryo’s talent was not particularly outstanding, all kinds of thoughts and insights surged uncontrollably.
It was as if he had suddenly transformed into some unparalleled genius.
Holy Embryo Li Fan even felt an impulse to ignore everything else and focus all his energy on comprehending the dao.
But Li Fan activated the Immortal Heart Mantra and forcibly suppressed it.
This abnormal phenomenon could not help but make Li Fan’s thoughts wander.
“Does the entire Darkest Star Sea actually share one common set of laws?”
“The Xuanhuang Realm’s sword dao is merely a part of the Star Sea’s collective sword dao.”
“Outside the world, in the void, one can see a much broader heaven and earth. The upper limit is invisibly expanded.”
“It truly is a place where danger and opportunity coexist.”
“I am afraid this is one of the reasons why Heavenly Doctor and Immortal Ancestor frequently head into the Darkest Star Sea.”
Thinking of Heavenly Doctor and Immortal Ancestor, Li Fan’s heart grew even heavier.
He had only been here for such a short while, yet he had already gained such remarkable benefits.
It was hard to imagine what level these two, who had lived in the Star Sea for thousands of years, had already reached.
Heavenly Doctor’s advice was indeed invaluable.
Even the “disease” in the void that he regarded with great caution had still descended upon Holy Embryo Li Fan.
There was no warning at all.
Just as Li Fan was immersed in the joy of his impending breakthrough in sword dao comprehension, an inexplicable feeling of weakness suddenly surged through his heart.
Upon internal inspection, a black spot had indeed appeared within his soul.
This black spot eroded his soul as if it were directly seizing and replacing the original soul.
None of the many soul-protecting treasures that Li Fan had previously swallowed could stop its invasion.
The soul-nourishing methods he had prepared also showed no effect.
“The upper limit of my soul’s strength has decreased, rather than the soul itself being damaged.”
Holy Embryo Li Fan’s expression turned somewhat grave.
Fortunately, the black spot was not spreading too quickly. Li Fan still had time to take corresponding countermeasures.
Within his soul, a sword shadow appeared.
The sword light flashed brilliantly and directly severed the portion of the soul occupied by the black spot!
As the soul was split apart, Holy Embryo Li Fan’s sword body also instantly split into two halves.
The part that had not been eroded by the black spot suddenly accelerated and fled from its original location.
The infected half, however, stopped advancing.
It sat cross-legged in the void and concentrated on comprehending the strange black intent within the weakened soul.
The pain of splitting one’s soul was difficult to describe in words.
Even with the protection of the Immortal Heart Mantra, Holy Embryo Li Fan felt his vision go black and nearly fainted on the spot.
A feeling of weakness even greater than when he had been eroded by the black spot surged up. Ignoring the pain and weakness, he quickly absorbed the essence of the soul-nourishing treasures he had previously refined.
Without the suppression of the black spot, Holy Embryo Li Fan’s clean soul slowly grew strong once again.
“This can be called scraping the bone to cure the wound.”
Li Fan sighed with emotion.
It was only because of the strange and unpredictable nature of the new cultivation method, where the foundation of cultivation never perished and the body never truly destroyed, combined with the fact that he had built his entire cultivation base upon the Xuanhuang sword dao, that he could so recklessly cut his own soul without immediately turning into an idiot.
“Unfortunately, without the Five Elements Great Cave-Heaven and the Limitless Fullness and Emptiness Method, relying on these external objects is ultimately not a long-term solution.”
“Every time I cut, I become a little weaker than before.”
“…”
“I can only hope I can hold on until I reach the depths of the Star Sea.”
Li Fan closed his eyes and temporarily set aside all distracting thoughts to heal the wounds in his soul.
At the same time, the other half that had been infected by the black spot and left behind in the void had already met its final end.
It was an ending even more despairing and terrifying than dying of old age.
Just like a mortal suffering from dementia, the half that had been comprehending the black spot grew slower and slower in thought.
Its mind became increasingly dull. It even took a long time to recall what it wanted to do.
Even the synchronized consciousness from the main body seemed to be blocked by layers of barriers and could not be understood at all.
In the end, it completely fell into a state of mental stillness.
Like the soul, it turned into complete dead silence.
…
“It is just like this Darkest Star Sea.”
Xuanhuang Realm, Derivation Law Space.
Li Fan’s main body received the image information sent by the Holy Embryo and felt a chill in his heart.
What made him frown was not the invisible voids or the black spot disease in the Star Sea.
Rather, it was the time difference between his main body and the Holy Embryo.
The Holy Embryo had transformed into a sword and, borrowing the power of the Star Sea, had already traveled quite a long distance away from the Xuanhuang Realm.
Because of this, Li Fan discovered that the time flow between the Xuanhuang Realm and the depths of the Darkest Star Sea was not synchronized.
“It seems it is still affected by the Immortal Ruins.”
“Although it is not as terrifying as the edge of the Immortal Ruins, where a thousand years pass in an instant, the time flow is still slower than in other parts of the Darkest Star Sea.”
“At present, the ratio is approximately one to two.”
“And as the Holy Embryo continues to move farther away, this ratio is still expanding.”
Li Fan could not help but think further.
“The Darkest Star Sea inside the high wall has inevitably all been affected by the Immortal Ruins. The degree varies, that is all.”
“Does that mean the time flow inside and outside the high wall is also different?”
“Is it possible that tens of thousands of years have already passed in the Xuanhuang Realm since the ancient immortal path was severed?”
“While outside the high wall, in fact…”
“Even more time has passed?”
Thinking of this, Li Fan’s eyes closed slightly, concealing the faint glint within them.
