My Longevity Simulation - Chapter 1218: The Holy Emperor Receives the Mandate of Heaven
Surrounded by heavy encirclement, Li Ping showed not the slightest trace of panic.
These puppets were all refined through the Vital Essence Technique of All Living Beings and driven by extracted source power.
And the Enlightenment Spirit Origin Technique currently cultivated by the people of the Holy Dynasty of Great Qi was precisely the sublimated version of the Vital Essence Technique of All Living Beings.
With just one glance, he saw through the way source power influenced the puppets. The golden web of source power within Li Ping’s body emitted waves of invisible fluctuations.
The purity of the energy had already approached the limit of source power essence, forming a natural suppression against the puppets controlled by the Qiao Gong.
In the span of a few breaths, the dozens of puppets in the secret chamber that had been glaring fiercely now became unsteady and could no longer stand properly.
This included the female puppet of the Shangguan.
Qiao Gong’s expression instantly turned extremely ugly. Having spent most of his life dealing with source power, how could he fail to recognize the method this mysterious person before him used to influence the puppets?
He had already abandoned any thought of fighting to the death with the other party and began plotting how to escape, or simply abandon this body and resurrect through a memory backup.
Li Ping observed the ever-changing expression on Qiao Gong’s face and naturally saw through his little schemes.
Unhurriedly, he pointed out one by one the hidden locations of the Qiao Gong’s several memory backups.
Qiao Gong’s mind shook violently, and the horror he could no longer conceal appeared on his face.
“Who exactly are you!” His voice even cracked slightly from fear.
He could neither win in a fight nor escape.
Since fleeing to the Xuanhuang Realm, Qiao Gong had never felt such utter despair for even a moment.
“Fellow Daoist Qiao Gong, do not misunderstand. I have come here precisely to present you with a great fortune.” Li Ping said slowly.
However, his slightly gloomy tone, combined with his face that could not be clearly seen, carried no persuasiveness at all.
Qiao Gong naturally did not believe it; in fact, the panic in his heart grew even stronger.
Because he had never mentioned the name “Qiao Gong” to anyone else in the Xuanhuang Realm.
The world only knew him as the mysterious and unfathomable Master of the Lingyuan Sect.
Yet now, a faceless mysterious person had appeared who could see through his origins with a single sentence and seemed to know everything about him!
Qiao Gong even began to suspect whether there had been other survivors from the Heavenly Mechanism Realm besides himself back then.
For a moment, Qiao Gong’s mind was in utter chaos. However, his disordered thoughts all vanished the instant a cluster of bright golden light rose from Li Ping’s hand.
“Source power… essence?!”
“How is this possible!”
Qiao Gong cried out again, his face full of disbelief.
Just as he wanted to look closer, the golden light sphere was already put away by Li Ping.
“Fellow Daoist, were you not seeking source power essence without success? I can teach you.” Li Ping’s words once again stunned the Qiao Gong.
“Fellow Daoist, were you not trying to recreate the immortal-grade puppet [Ancestor]? I can help you with that as well.” Li Ping continued in his calm and unhurried manner.
At this moment, Qiao Gong had already become somewhat numb from shock. He was not even surprised that Li Ping knew about the existence of the Ancestor.
While feeling an overwhelming sense of absurdity in his heart, a faint trace of hope quietly rose.
What if what the other party said was true?
“What are your conditions?” Qiao Gong asked directly.
Li Ping chuckled lightly: “Hearing is false, seeing is believing. Fellow Daoist, please follow me first.”
Qiao Gong followed behind Li Ping. From Jiushan Prefecture, they traveled eastward all the way to the depths of the Congyun Sea.
Near a submarine volcano.
“Hmm?”
Qiao Gong gazed at the terrain. He vaguely sensed that within the earth-vein fire below, a living being seemed to be slumbering.
And Li Ping’s next words confirmed his guess.
“You mean, a puppet with complete self-awareness?” Qiao Gong asked, somewhat skeptical.
“It is not a directly crafted puppet, but one transformed into a puppet through mysterious and wondrous methods. It has been absorbing the power of the earth veins for several thousand years and has still not completed its full transformation. If we rashly awaken it, I fear the puppet body will suffer from innate deficiencies. I brought fellow Daoist here precisely to see if you have any solutions.” Li Ping said calmly.
“Transforming the embodiment into an object?” Qiao Gong repeatedly pondered the meaning of these four words.
Then a golden light shot from his eyes, sweeping across the continuous earth veins below.
After a long while, the golden light faded. Qiao Gong nodded: “The puppet below has been continuously tempered by the power of earth fire for a thousand years. Its strength has indeed swelled to a level that was previously unattainable. However, the intensity of the earth fire is inherently limited. Even if it absorbs for another thousand years, its strength is destined to stop at the peak of Soul Transformation. Advancing further is absolutely impossible.”
“Moreover, this earth fire formation was set up by him before he fell into slumber. After such a long time, the two have already begun to show signs of merging into one. If we rashly modify it, we might awaken him as well.”
“Unless…”
Qiao Gong pondered for a moment before speaking thoughtfully: “Unless the Earth Fire itself that tempers this puppet undergoes a change.”
“As you know, the Heavenly Dao of the Xuanhuang Realm is treacherous and often brings about drastic changes in heaven and earth. And earth fire is a manifestation of the power of the Heavenly Dao’s laws…”
“However, this opportunity is something that can only be encountered, not sought.” Qiao Gong stated honestly.
Li Ping spoke slowly: “I understand.”
“As expected of a successor from the Heavenly Mechanism Realm. My original plan was to use heavenly materials and earthly treasures to modify and upgrade the Earth Fire Return to Origin Formation. But now that I think about it, fellow Daoist’s suggestion is better. Borrowing the power of heaven and earth to recreate the universe…”
Qiao Gong was slightly stunned, then emphasized again: “I said, this opportunity can only be encountered, not sought.”
“Is that so?” Li Ping gave a light smile.
“Fellow Daoist, watch my methods.”
After making such bold claims, Li Ping simply closed his eyes and stood motionless on the spot.
Qiao Gong thought the other party was accumulating power to release some divine ability and immediately focused his attention to observe.
However, after waiting a full half day, there was still no movement at all.
If not for the faint yet persistent aura of source power essence still locking onto him, Qiao Gong would have considered slipping away at this chance.
But the situation was stronger than the man. Since the other party remained silent, he could only continue waiting along with him.
This wait lasted for nearly half a month.
Only because Qiao Gong was a master artificer with extraordinary mental fortitude could he barely endure it.
In a place invisible to Qiao Gong, inside the small world of the Holy Dynasty of Great Qi.
The large numbers of You Clan people who had been captured and those produced from the flesh factories began to pray once more toward the Dark Sea
Perhaps because they were originally created to provide power to the Sea of Dark.
They hardly needed any teaching; the efficiency of their prayers was several times higher than when praying to the Faceless Holy Emperor.
Subtle and gradual changes began to occur in the Xuanhuang Realm.
And the Faceless Holy Emperor of Great Qi, standing at the bottom of the Congyun Sea, silently sensed these accumulating shifts in the world.
Some things did not happen overnight but accumulated slowly.
Half a month later, when Li Ping felt that this accumulation had finally exceeded a certain critical threshold…
“Twist and reverse the principles of heaven and earth!”
The Faceless Holy Emperor murmured softly. His majestic figure pointed gently toward the continuous earth-vein fire below.
It seemed like nothing more than a playful gesture—but a moment later, Qiao Gong, who had been watching from the sidelines, was suddenly struck with shock and alarm.
