My Longevity Simulation - Chapter 1241: Cat Treasure Second Transformation
“Congyun Sea was once part of it, or rather, a fragment with a very similar aura that also belonged to the Heavenly Law Realm…”
In the past, Li Fan had used the Canghai Pearl to establish his foundation and merged his consciousness with the Congyun Sea.
In this life, the Holy Emperor’s clone had directly devoured the remnant consciousness of the Congyun Sea. It could be said that Li Fan was extremely familiar with the Congyun region.
Therefore, even though this world fragment had long since become barren and deathly silent for ages, Li Fan only stood there for a moment before still sensing that trace of familiarity from it.
Li Fan suddenly realized in his heart: “It is probably because the Immortal Ancestor took action to repair it, and because this place is his homeland.”
Strolling through the ruins of the Heavenly Law Realm, even though thousands of years had passed, the terrifying traces of the world’s destruction could still be clearly seen.
No complete buildings could be found on the surface, only scattered remnants of broken walls and ruins dotted like stars. Occasionally, cultivator skeletons could be seen in the ruins. From their postures, it did not seem as if they had died in battle with others.
“It seems the catastrophe occurred extremely suddenly, without even a chance to struggle.”
Although he had already destroyed the Xuanhuang Realm in various ways, each time after the Xuanhuang Realm’s destruction, Li Fan had returned to the peak of Jieli Mountain through [Truth]. He had only personally witnessed a few extinct worlds.
A sense of oppression surged into Holy Embryo Li Fan’s heart without reason.
It was not that his state of mind had been shaken, but rather the instinctive reaction a living being would have in such an environment.
This world fragment was not very large, and Li Fan quickly searched through it. He did not find any valuable clues.
“However, this remnant world is relatively well preserved. At present, the Immortal Ancestor has only refrained from acting due to concerns about the balance of the Remnant World Great Wall. It is likely that before long, He will still take it away.”
“This place is not suitable for lingering.”
Li Fan was very decisive and quietly transformed into a streak of flowing light to leave the area.
After thinking for a moment, he did not return directly outside the Xuan Immortal Ark but instead chose to seclude himself here within the Remnant World Great Wall.
First, because there was already a strand of his consciousness lurking inside the Xuan Immortal Ark, possessing and controlling Zhao Xian. Under the current circumstances, he did not need to take action himself.
Second, because…
“The upper limit of the laws here is even higher.”
“Is it because it is closer to the High Wall? Or because of the remnants of the thousand worlds?”
“If environmental factors are disregarded, this is truly an excellent place for comprehending the Dao and cultivating.”
Holy Embryo Li Fan had achieved his Foundation Establishment and Cave-Heaven through the Xuanhuang Sword Dao, giving him exceptionally keen sensitivity to laws.
If the intact Xuanhuang Realm could be considered a low point in the height of the law upper limit within the Darkest Star Sea, then here, the Remnant World Great Wall, represented the highest peak of the law upper limit in the entire Star Sea.
Even though affected by the reverberating star power, making the rhythm of the laws difficult to grasp, and the laws themselves being incomplete and extremely chaotic.
But if one could seize those fleeting opportunities to comprehend them, then a single moment of enlightenment might surpass a hundred or even a thousand years of ordinary bitter cultivation.
“The supreme principles of the mortal realm were brutally torn into fragments by the power of the True Immortal Seal Script from the immortal realm, scattering throughout the Star Sea.”
“Later survivors like myself can instead more easily sense and comprehend them. Under normal circumstances…”
In Holy Embryo Li Fan’s mind, he instantly recalled the fragmented images from the 119th life, occasionally seen through the blood-colored long river, of the ancient Xuanhuang Realm’s era when it interacted with other immortal cultivation realms.
“At that time, all realms still existed and everything was in perfect order. For cultivators, not to mention comprehending them, even coming into contact with these Darkest principles was extremely difficult. Anyone who encountered such an opportunity by chance would likely have hope of treading the immortal path.”
Holy Embryo Li Fan’s thoughts flowed slowly as countless insights into the Dao surged into his mind.
Fearing that the sword light might attract the Immortal Ancestor and the Heavenly Doctor who might exist within the Remnant World Great Wall, even with thousands of inspirations, Li Fan did not actually slash out with his sword.
He only simulated it in his mind.
Even so, it still filled him with delight.
At the same time, a thought could not help but emerge: “Having stayed here year-round, it seems the cultivation of the Immortal Ancestor and the Heavenly Doctor has already reached the peak of the mortal realm.”
During his previous journey through the Star Sea, he had already harbored some suspicions. Now he was completely certain of this guess.
Li Fan had no doubts whatsoever about the talent of the Immortal Ancestor and the Heavenly Doctor.
Their ability to comprehend the supreme laws of the Star Sea was definitely no lower than that of the Holy Embryo, and likely higher.
But compared to before, the slight apprehension in Li Fan’s heart had already vanished.
“They have indeed reached the upper limit of the Darkest Star Sea, but that is all. The immortal path is severed, with no hope of becoming immortal…”
A faint gleam flashed in Li Fan’s eyes.
The reason the world regarded the Dharma-Transmitting Immortal Ancestor as unmatched was simply that no one knew his exact cultivation realm.
The unknown bred fear and uncertainty.
Although Li Fan had previously held a vague guess that the Ancestor was at the peak of the mortal realm below the True Immortal level, he could not precisely quantify or sense the difference between this peak and the Longevity Immortal realm.
Now, standing at the foot of the High Wall and personally experiencing the upper limit of power in this Darkest Star Sea, all of Li Fan’s doubts vanished.
Having a clear target made pursuit far easier.
At the same time, Li Fan felt fortunate. The reason the Immortal Ancestor Heavenly Sovereign and the Heavenly Doctor had remained at this realm for thousands of years was that the Star Sea’s upper limit was fixed at this level.
It was as if their cultivation had stalled for a long time, which in turn gave Li Fan the time he needed to catch up.
“Moreover, with the True Immortal from the Immortal Ruins present, even if they found a way to break through the mortal realm, they would still have to weigh the consequences for the safety of the Xuanhuang Realm.”
“In the race between the tortoise and the hare, the tortoise is the victor.”
Holy Embryo Li Fan set aside all distracting thoughts and calmly began to comprehend the supreme laws of the Star Sea drifting in this place.
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Xuanhuang Realm.
After a period of cultivation, Wang Xuanba had successfully bred a sufficient number of the Dao One Insects that the Holy Emperor had specified.
“Heaven and earth spirit trees each have their own functions. My little bugs have one more wonderful trait: after they devour a tree, the spirit tree does not die immediately. Instead, it gradually transforms into a insect-infused spirit tree. The original consciousness can freely choose whether to remain, and it can even merge other consciousness sources into the Dao One swarm to achieve a clone-like existence.” Wang Xuanba said proudly while showing off to Ou Shangtian.
“Ah, I still feel that the path of beast taming is ever-changing and far more interesting. Formations are truly dull.” A trace of envy flashed in Ou Shangtian’s eyes.
Wang Xuanba smiled with a hint of schadenfreude. “Who told you to aim too high and want to learn everything you see? You’ve displeased Master.”
“Yes, until my formation skills reach Master’s requirements, I must not be half-hearted. Sigh, it feels so far away.” Ou Shangtian sighed.
“By the way, Master also mentioned earlier that he will have me act as bait in the future to lure out a hidden expert from the Xuanhuang Realm. That person’s strength is not weak. If my formations are not refined enough, I might even be in mortal danger. I wonder if it’s true or not.” Ou Shangtian said somewhat casually.
Upon hearing this, Wang Xuanba’s expression changed. “Junior Brother, do not speak recklessly! Since Master said so, it must be true. You have also met Senior Xu Ke before. The hidden experts in the Xuanhuang Realm truly cannot be underestimated. Junior Brother, you must take this seriously!”
Ou Shangtian nodded in apparent agreement on the surface, but in his heart he still felt somewhat dismissive.
He had seen that Xu Ke as well. The man was nothing more than a decaying old fellow on the verge of death.
Although his strength was far greater than Ou Shangtian’s, with the Seven-Colored Jade Void Flowing Light on his person, if he wanted to escape, even Xu Ke could not stop him!
“I want to see just how high this expert Master mentioned really is!”
Inside the Holy Dynasty’s treasure vault beneath the Holy Emperor’s seat.
Li Ping glanced faintly toward the direction of Ou Shangtian and Wang Xuanba and shook his head.
He had naturally sensed Ou Shangtian’s thoughts.
Youthful arrogance, combined with many divine treasures at his side, was understandable.
“But if he does not diligently study formations and relies only on the seven-colored divine light, escaping from the Stone Tablet’s hands will be rather difficult.”
Li Ping smiled inwardly but had no intention of reminding him again. It would be good for the boy to suffer some setbacks. Stone Tablet would not rashly strike a killing blow anyway.
As long as the Stone Tablet appeared, Li Ping would personally deal with it.
Setting aside the matter of retrieving the Stone Tablet and then handling Ruomu, Li Ping now turned his attention elsewhere. He reached out and gently stroked the orange kitten resting on his shoulder.
Compared to before, Cat Treasure had grown noticeably larger.
Its fur had changed from sparse to dense and was beginning to appear soft and smooth.
What concerned the Holy Emperor even more was Cat Treasure’s second transformation.
Previously, Cat Treasure could transform into a small square box. When the box emitted light, it could replicate anything it covered.
Its limit was still unclear, but at the very least, replicating a World Artifact refined from the power of an entire realm posed no problem, though it consumed a bit too much energy.
Not long ago, when Wang Xuanba had brought the spirit-tree-devouring Dao One Insects to report to the Holy Emperor, Li Ping had for the first time sensed Cat Treasure actively conveying its thoughts.
After Wang Xuanba left, Li Ping began conducting experiments.
He placed a swarm of roughly tens of thousands of Dao One Insects in front of Cat Treasure.
At first, Cat Treasure appeared somewhat fearful and observed from afar, yet its eyes revealed clear longing.
It advanced two steps, then retreated one, slowly approaching the Dao One swarm.
The Dao One Insects, which were usually extremely sensitive to foreign objects from the outside world, showed no reaction whatsoever to Cat Treasure’s approach.
Finally reaching the swarm, a faint blue glow emerged from Cat Treasure’s body. Under Li Ping’s watchful gaze, it transformed into a blue light sphere.
The sphere enveloped the Dao One Insects.
Inside the blue light sphere, the swarm seemed to freeze instantly and fell completely still.
On the surface of the sphere, various diagrams of the Dao One Insects’ bodily structures flickered from time to time.
Li Ping’s expression grew serious.
The light sphere did not last long; this form seemed to consume an enormous amount of energy.
Before long, Cat Treasure returned to its small kitten form and climbed back onto Li Fan’s shoulder.
It lazily lay down once more.
The previously motionless Dao One Insects resumed their movement.
Yet from beginning to end, they remained completely unaware of what had happened to them.
“It is not that the Dao One Insects’ intelligence is too low. Even if they were transformed into cultivators from the Xuanhuang Realm, the result would probably not be much better.”
“This blue light of Cat Treasure…”
It was a mysterious power that Li Ping had never encountered before.
His heart stirred. He patted Cat Treasure.
Although the little orange cat seemed somewhat reluctant, for the sake of the golden source power essence that Li Ping had fed it over a long period, it still perked up.
Blue light enveloped its body and shattered in an instant.
Moments later, Cat Treasure had astonishingly transformed into a swarm of Dao One Insects!
It was identical in every way to the swarm previously covered by the blue light sphere not far away!
The entire transformation had occurred right before Li Ping’s eyes, yet he could detect no difference whatsoever between the two.
“It is not a transformation technique, but a complete change in life form. That is why no distinction can be sensed.”
Even though he prided himself as the destined Holy Emperor who had transformed the Xuanhuang Realm, at this moment Li Ping could not help but let out a heartfelt sigh of admiration for this godlike technique.
“Moreover, the change is not limited to merely replicating the original body. It can also evolve completely according to the characteristics of the replicated entity.”
A realization dawned on Li Ping. A speck of golden light appeared at his fingertip.
Cat Treasure understood his meaning. The Dao One swarm suddenly swelled. In a visible change, the number of bugs grew from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands, multiplying tenfold in an instant.
The Dao One Insects swarm that Cat Treasure had become returned to Li Ping’s side as if seeking praise.
After receiving permission, the blue light shattered once more, and it reverted to its orange kitten form.
It happily swallowed the source power essence.
“This is actually another form of replication. But it replicates living beings and can also bring about changes to Cat Treasure itself.”
“Such a technique…”
Li Ping fell silent.
In his memory, only treasures from the immortal realm could achieve something like this.
Yet Cat Treasure showed no trace whatsoever of immortal spiritual energy.
“Beyond the High Wall…”
An undeniable fact had become clear.
“It is just unknown what level of treasure Cat Treasure is outside the High Wall.”
Li Ping’s heart remained steadfast; he was not shaken by the possible gap between what lay inside and outside the High Wall.
“Item replication, life-form imitation… I wonder if Cat Treasure has any other functions?”
