My Simulated Road to Immortality-Chapter 1667 - 1390: Refining the Great Medicine of Heaven and Earth
The path of self-transformation within the Xuanhuang World is exceedingly unique.
The [Incompatibility of Laws] change, which led to ancient cultivators massacring one another and the annihilation of countless sects, was the Xuanhuang Heavenly Dao’s counterattack against the New Law cultivators’ Devouring Heaven and Earth.
This method was indeed effective, wiping out more than ninety percent of the cultivators at the time, pushing the Xuanhuang World into a Wasted Land Era of cultivation that lasted thousands of years. Only when the Law Transmission returned, and forces beyond the Heavenly Dao intervened, did the cultivators flourish once again.
It can be said that the Xuanhuang Heavenly Dao gained victory in its conflict with the cultivators. However, when the Law Transmission suddenly interjected, it overturned the outcome.
Since the [Incompatibility of Laws] change, the Xuanhuang Heavenly Dao had not birthed any targeted transformations.
For a long time, the Xuanhuang Heavenly Dao became something freely manipulated, causing most cultivators in the world to lose their reverence for it.
At this moment, Li Fan gazed at the sight of storming winds and surging clouds within the Xuanhuang World, sighing inwardly: "From today onward, the tide has turned! In the confrontations yet to come, it’s likely the cultivators will find themselves in a disadvantageous position."
"If they even have a future at all."
Perhaps within the Xuanhuang World, only Li Fan knew why, after the [Incompatibility of Laws] change, the world hadn’t seen new changes for millennia.
It was because Mr. Bai had sealed a portion of the Xuanhuang’s wickedness back then. Since then, the Xuanhuang Heavenly Dao was no longer whole, losing a certain "trait."
In this lifetime, Li Fan had already returned the Xuanhuang’s wickedness to Heaven and Earth, further nourishing it with various methods. The long-standing shortcomings of the Xuanhuang Heavenly Dao had gradually been mended by him.
And now, its glory was finally beginning to reveal itself.
Li Fan’s eyes flickered as his Sea of Consciousness rapidly deduced: "Without the involvement of extraordinary external forces, the Xuanhuang World will start to evolve all manners of peculiar transformations to suppress cultivators."
"Perhaps the strangeness that was once confined to certain regions would now shroud the entire Xuanhuang World. There might even be more unique lifeforms akin to the Streaming Light Rainbow Clouds emerging..."
The adaptive ability of the fully restored Xuanhuang World did not overly surprise Li Fan. After all, as a suspected testing ground created by the Immortal World, it would have been unreasonable if it merely resembled an ordinary Immortal Cultivation World.
What Li Fan felt most curious about was how this transformative power would operate.
Years had passed, and the Great Array left behind by the Immortal World had long lost its efficacy. Even the Nine-star Red Beads at the Array’s core had vanished without a trace.
"It seems the transformations within the Xuanhuang World rely entirely on its inherent traits."
Li Fan squinted upward, observing with great interest. Due to his high favorability with the Xuanhuang Heavenly Dao, it offered no resistance, allowing him to see everything openly and freely.
The fusion of True and False Changes with Immortal Array power enabled Li Fan to create various virtual personas.
From being extensions of his consciousness to executing his orders with unwavering loyalty, to replacing the original consciousness of semi-immortal artifacts and even Small Worlds, these constructs acted as extensions of Li Fan’s grasp. Their utility was boundless.
Yet, despite having experimented nearly a billion times, there remained a bottleneck that he had never managed to break through.
And for the foreseeable future, it seemed unlikely to achieve progress.
This bottleneck was that every persona created could only rigidly adhere to Li Fan’s initial settings.
Not that this was inherently bad—it at least ensured these creations wouldn’t spiral out of control.
But regarding the whole "whether or not they stay controlled," Li Fan wasn’t particularly concerned. Instead, he’d hoped some of these personas might bring him surprising innovations.
Regrettably, thus far, none had managed to achieve that.
"Like the Xuanhuang World, it retains its inherent traits while forming adaptive transformations naturally based on real-world circumstances."
"That’s exactly what I desire."
Li Fan’s thoughts connected to the Xuanhuang Heavenly Dao, seeking to probe the source of this transformative power.
He was certain this mysterious force stemmed from the means employed by the Immortal World in years past.
If he could unravel its secrets...
"Even if the Star Sea is devoid of living beings, I will still have an endless stream of subordinates, rushing forward fearlessly to explore beyond the High Wall!" Thinking of this, Li Fan’s heart burned with passion.
However, upon closer inspection, Li Fan discovered that even the Xuanhuang Heavenly Dao itself did not comprehend the significance of this transformative power.
It merely understood its existence but lacked awareness of its origin.
"To uncover its mystery, I’d likely need to dissect the Xuanhuang Heavenly Dao thoroughly. That seems implausible for this lifetime; perhaps in the next one."
Li Fan shook his head lightly, a hint of regret in his expression.
Entirely unaware of its fortunate evasion of catastrophe, the Xuanhuang Heavenly Dao brimmed with vitality due to the relentless cleansing and healing efforts of the nameless Great Heavenly Sovereign.
Like a stubborn rock honed through ceaseless polishing, it now began revealing the jade hidden within.
"The Great Heavenly Sovereign is in position; it’s time to proceed with the next step."
"After roasting under the martial flame for so long, it’s time to add more alchemy auxiliary materials..."
Li Fan soared to the center of the Xuanhuang World, standing in the void with his hands behind his back.
With a slight shift in his thoughts, the spiritual power of Heaven and Earth surged forth voluntarily, for his use.
By now, the Xuanhuang Heavenly Dao trusted Li Fan to an extreme degree. With just a minor greeting, the Xuanhuang World exerted itself to offer full support.
The entire spiritual power network of the Xuanhuang World flowed swiftly toward Li Fan’s location.
A giant, ethereal brush materialized before Li Fan. Like a whale taking in water, it absorbed all the spiritual power from the world.
The phantom brush gradually solidified.
Then, under Li Fan’s intent, it moved in a sweeping motion.
Within the Xuanhuang World, a second sun suddenly ascended into the sky.