My Longevity Simulation - Chapter 1201: The Future of Dao Deviation
Yi Shu gradually recovered from his shock, yet he still chose not to take a clear stance.
However, his specific actions had already begun to change.
Originally planning to observe for a while and then return, he now made a request to Sun Erlang to stay long-term for further observation.
Sun Erlang appeared somewhat troubled: “I cannot decide this matter on my own. I need to ask my master for instructions.”
Yi Shu nodded: “I believe your master will agree.”
As expected, the Faceless Holy Emperor permitted the Taiyan Sect’s request to remain. There was, however, one condition.
“Use simulation to help the cultivators of the Holy Dynasty of Great Qi grow rapidly?”
Yi Shu hesitated for a moment.
“My master said that even if the Taiyan Sect does not assist in this, he has other methods. It would merely be more troublesome. The core strength of the Taiyan Sect lies in deducing the future of the Xuanhuang Realm. Until the final outcome is set, my master agrees to allow your Taiyan Sect to maintain a certain degree of neutrality. Consider it a form of transaction.” Sun Erlang repeated Li Ping’s exact words.
Yi Shu fell silent for a moment. After discussion within the Taiyan Sect and with the Dao Deviation Stone Mother, he ultimately agreed.
For the Taiyan Sect, running a few extra simulations was merely utilizing idle computing power.
Yet it could open an additional path for the future. No matter how one looked at it, the deal was advantageous.
Just as before the great calamity arrived, when a portion of the sect’s cultivators chose to flee. The Ten Great Immortal Sects had never placed all their options in a single basket.
From that point onward, the Holy Dynasty of Great Qi gained an additional observer.
Apart from the areas under the Holy Emperor’s direct presence, the territory of the You Clan, and the Xuanhuang Realm’s Fishing Pond, Yi Shu could observe freely without restrictions.
Li Ping harbored no concerns about this.
With the Holy Dynasty’s fortune protecting him, and the Myriad Realms All-Spirits Grand Formation growing ever more perfect, every move Yi Shu made was firmly within his grasp.
Even the life and death of Yi Shu’s current body depended on a single thought from him.
Meanwhile, in the distant Xuanhuang Realm, someone had already set their sights on the Taiyan Sect.
“Though I have no intention of actively harming others, I must still prepare a contingency.”
“The Taiyan Sect has abandoned physical, material existence and collectively resides within the Dao Deviation Stone Mother. Information indestructibility is indeed remarkable. Even when the Immortal Ruins Immortal obliterated the world with a single glance, they managed to escape that terrifying calamity. But…”
“As the saying goes, every trade has its specialty!”
Within the Derivation Law Jade space, Li Fan appeared to be in closed-door cultivation with eyes closed.
In reality, thoughts surged ceaselessly through his mind.
Information indestructibility rendered physical means, and even ordinary immortal techniques, largely ineffective. But data pollution might produce an unexpected effect.
As far as Li Fan knew, among the orthodoxies currently circulating in the Xuanhuang Realm, no such method yet existed. His idea stemmed from that enigmatic Grand Formation of the Primordial Mystic Spirit.
A composite of nine immortal-grade formations, its might was unimaginable. It could even reestablish earth, fire, water, and wind in the void and recreate a world anew.
Fortunately, thanks to the Final Dissociation Disc and various strokes of fortune, Li Fan had already preliminarily mastered three of them.
The Astral Mechanism, All Spirits Return to Numbers; Desolate Fall, Flowers Bloom in an Empty Room; Boundless, Primal Chaos Reveals in Form.
Among them, the Astral Mechanism, All Spirits Return to Numbers formation possessed the wondrous ability to convert everything within its range into data that could be freely transformed.
“Though it remains theoretical, and the lack of suitable materials makes actually setting up the formation impossible. Fortunately, the Taiyan Sect has no physical body. Being pure information, they are instead more prone to exposing flaws.”
“Primal Chaos Reveals in Form combined with All Spirits Return to Numbers—if these two formations cooperate…”
In his sea of consciousness, under the enhanced computing power of the Dao Deviation Stone, the Final Dissociation Disc was rapidly deducing a brand-new formation structure.
Over the past six months, Li Fan’s clone had largely completed the analysis of the Primal Chaos Reveals in Form formation within the Boundless Mirror.
After the clone’s repairs, the damaged Boundless Mirror’s capabilities had seen a substantial improvement.
The corresponding cost was that the clone had grown even weaker once more.
However, Li Fan was not worried.
Sun Luyuan had been slow to complete the task assigned by Mirror Holder Fu. Even his deliberate perfunctory attitude had been noticed by the other party. The pressure he endured grew heavier by the day. It would probably not be long before he had no choice but to yield and once again use the Boundless Mirror to attempt spying on the Tianxuan Mirror.
After sensing the developments on the side of his clone Li Ping, what Li Fan pondered now was an entirely different matter.
He was thinking about the origin of the Dao Deviation Stone Mother.
When the Taiyan Sect first received the inheritance of the Heavenly Capital Great Mage, they should not have possessed the Dao Deviation Stone Mother.
It was only later, from some unknown source, that they obtained this treasure. It directly transformed the Taiyan Sect’s cultivation method from one suitable only for a select few into something anyone could practice. This thoroughly solidified the Taiyan Sect’s position among the Ten Great Immortal Sects.
“There are many treasures in the Xuanhuang Realm capable of deduction. Take the Boundless Mirror, for example. Though damaged, it can still predict certain future events. Yet the Boundless Mirror, and even the Tianxuan Mirror—their extraordinary powers seem to stem from being refined with immortal-grade strength. They are fundamentally artifacts.”
“The Dao Deviation Stone Mother, however, feels more like a pure object.”
“A legendary heavenly material and earthly treasure… The Xuanhuang Realm may be vast, but it does not seem the sort of place that could naturally give birth to such a divine item.”
Li Fan suddenly recalled an anecdote he had once heard from someone in the Du’e Sect.
A foreign star fell into the Xuanhuang Realm, causing the complete effectiveness of spiritual energy throughout the realm.
“Could it be that this Dao Deviation Stone Mother also came from beyond the stars?”
Li Fan could not help but speculate in this way.
But it remained mere speculation. Unless one day he could invade the Dao Deviation Stone itself, the true answer would stay out of reach.
“The Stone Mother’s deduction of the future relies purely on its own formidable computing power. Even so, it has already reached a certain extreme, which shows just how immense that computing power is. If supplemented with external aids to further optimize its deductive methods, who knows what heights it might attain.”
For instance, the Dao Deviation Stone within Li Fan’s sea of consciousness, though upgraded to high grade after several fusions, still struggled greatly if tasked with deducing formations on its own. Forget immortal-grade grand formations—even something like the Reversal of Life and Death Grand Formation would tax it heavily.
Likewise, relying solely on the Final Dissociation Disc, which after all was merely a mortal object, made deducing immortal-grade grand formations somewhat forced.
But when the two worked in tandem, the difference was vast.
“Mutually complementary, each enhancing the other.”
Such a harmonious scene prompted Li Fan to imagine: if the Dao Deviation Stone Mother were paired with something like the Final Dissociation Disc—not limited to formations alone—what kind of spectacle might result?
The Derivation Law Jade’s cultivation technique, the Boundless Mirror’s foresight…
If all these were augmented by the terrifying computing power of the Dao Deviation Stone Mother, a qualitative transformation would surely occur.
It might even be possible, through endless cycles of reincarnation across lifetimes, to infinitely stack enhancements upon the already peerless Dao Deviation Stone Mother.
Pushing it to an unimaginable realm.
The assistance the Final Dissociation Disc had provided Li Fan across his reincarnations needed no further explanation.
If other elements were added…
It made Li Fan’s heart stir with excitement.
“Perhaps the way to break through the impasse lies right here.”
“A treasure lies before me. It all depends on how I scheme for it.”
Li Fan’s eyes flickered.
