My longevity simulation

“Since the Immortal Ancestor created the new method, no new Xuanhuang Celestial Venerable has ever been born. So, what exactly will happen…”

“No one knows.”

Dharma-Transmitter Zhou said with a solemn expression.

Li Fan did not reply.

In his mind, Mr. Bai’s words resurfaced again: “Before us, The path to immortality lies ahead, yet it cannot be trodden. for the Dharma-Transmitting Immortal Ancestor stands above.”

If his guess was correct, the reason Mr. Bai ascended to the heavens in a mortal body in one step was because he had attained the [Xuanhuang Celestial Venerable].

However, he reversed the principle that “mortals cannot slay immortals” at the cost of his own life.

He created the Immortal-mortal Miasma.

This indirectly showed that even the Xuanhuang Celestial Venerable had no particularly good countermeasures against those reversed principles of heaven and earth.

“If we view the Xuanhuang Realm as some exquisite creation, then the original Xuanhuang Celestial Venerable possessed all the authority for that creation.”

“But because the Immortal Ancestor found a flaw in the existence of this creation, he reversed the principles of heaven and earth and arbitrarily created a new authority. Moreover, it could continuously erode the existing authority of the Xuanhuang Realm.”

“This almost led to the current situation where the Xuanhuang Realm changed hands.”

It was still that metaphor of viewing the Xuanhuang Realm as a prison.

The being who originally forged the Xuanhuang Realm left a central control room in the prison.

The Xuanhuang Celestial Venerable was the code name for those who could enter the central control room.

From within the central control room, one could understand everything in the Xuanhuang Realm like the back of one’s hand.

Even creating a Heavenly Wonder representing a certain law with bare hands was a simple matter.

However, one day, a highly skilled uninvited guest suddenly arrived in the prison.

He actually severed the central control room’s control over a certain part of the prison through some means and then claimed that control for himself.

Moreover, he developed a large group of followers in the prison.

By directly altering the walls, he remodeled the prison, gradually encroaching.

The remodeled and newly built parts naturally escaped the central control room’s grasp.

…

“From the current situation, the power of the current Xuanhuang Celestial Venerable is also far inferior to before.”

“At the very least, it may not be a match for the Immortal Ancestor.”

“However…”

Li Fan’s gaze flickered.

He was clear about his own situation and should not meet the conditions to become the Xuanhuang Celestial Venerable.

However, he could find someone who met the conditions, like the Xuantian King or Mr. Bai—individuals of utmost sincerity and kindness.

After the other party became the contemporary Xuanhuang Celestial Venerable, he could then push them to battle the Immortal Ancestor.

To probe the depths of the Dharma-Transmitting Immortal Ancestor.

While thinking this, Li Fan frowned and asked: “So the situation is this urgent, and we won’t do anything now?”

“If Mo Rubin really becomes the Xuanhuang Celestial Venerable, things will be difficult to handle.”

Dharma-Transmitter Zhou also showed a helpless expression: “It’s not that we don’t want to act, but there really isn’t any particularly good method.”

“Many of us have already tried and couldn’t even pass the first hurdle to become the Xuanhuang Celestial Venerable.”

“Of course, if you are interested, you can try it yourself.”

Li Fan narrowed his eyes slightly: “Oh?”

“It is still that ritual for entering the Fallen Immortal Realm. Simply perform it in reverse,” Dharma-Transmitter Zhou said.

“Hm?” Li Fan was somewhat surprised.

“Very well, I will give it a try.” Having fully inquired about the latest information on Mo Rubin, the Immortal Puppet Li Fan then bid farewell and departed.

In the secret chamber of the Spiritwood Realm.

Li Fan took out four essential items and placed them in the four corners around him.

Then, he walked backward four steps, murmuring incantations under his breath.

Dharma-Transmitter Zhou had said that the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance had already sent over ten thousand cultivators to attempt it one after another, yet not a single one had succeeded.

Originally, Li Fan had not held much hope for himself either.

However, what he did not expect was that, upon completing the reverse ritual, a familiar wave of dizziness instantly washed over him.

“I actually succeeded?”

Li Fan felt greatly surprised.

The thought had only just flashed through his mind when his vision went black, and he slowly lost consciousness.

“Junior Brother, Junior Brother?”

A somewhat familiar voice called out.

“What are you thinking about? Why have you been lost in thought for so long?”

Li Fan gradually regained his senses and surveyed his surroundings.

What he saw left him somewhat stunned.

A young cultivator dressed in a purple-and-white Daoist robe, with a purple lightning mark etched between his brows, was looking toward him.

“This scene…”

It was all too familiar to him!

Was it not precisely the [Ningyuan Longevity Fruit] scenario that he encountered every time he entered the Fallen Immortal Realm?

“Have I returned to the Fallen Immortal Realm again? Without any difference?”

“No!”

Li Fan instantly understood.

“This is the trial to become the Xuanhuang Great Celestial Venerable?”

“It is exactly the same as what I encountered when entering an ordinary Fallen Immortal Realm?”

“What in the world…”

Even with Li Fan’s current composure, after encountering this somewhat inconceivable event, his mind was still shaken, filled with disbelief.

If becoming the Xuanhuang Great Celestial Venerable was a once-in-a-lifetime, profoundly significant examination.

Then, the content of this examination’s questions was exactly the same as the practice tests he usually took!

How could this astonishing discovery not shock him?

From the first time he entered the Fallen Immortal Realm, Li Fan had known that what he experienced was different from all other cultivators.

But he had not known why this strange phenomenon occurred.

Now, however, Li Fan had a faint answer in his heart.

“Xuanhuang Great Celestial Venerable…”

“Xuanhuang Clear Heart Mantra, Xuanhuang Heart-Refining Mantra, Xuanhuang Immortal Heart Mantra…”

“The Xuanhuang Clear Heart Mantra is the method circulated among the common folk to clear the Immortal-Mortal Miasma from a mortal’s body.”

“And the Immortal-Mortal Miasma was left behind by Mr. Bai in defiance of heaven and earth’s principles!”

Li Fan’s thoughts raced, and Mr. Bai’s face, with its smiling eyes and kindly gaze, instantly appeared before him.

“Of course. Mr. Bai is compassionate, after all.”

“Although he defied heaven and earth’s principles to create the Immortal-Mortal Miasma. From the grand perspective, it was to protect more mortals in the future from slaughter by cultivators. It might even be part of some world-saving plan.”

“But it also severed the path for mortals to cultivate immortality.”

“So, when he created the Immortal-Mortal Miasma, he also left behind a method to resolve it for the people.”

“If one insists on seeking immortality, it is not impossible.”

“Even for someone like me, with extremely firm will…”

Li Fan frowned.

“For a person like me…”

“My heart in seeking the Dao is utterly sincere. To the point that I disregard everything else. In Mr. Bai’s eyes, I am probably far from a good person.”

“So…”

Li Fan thought of the [Reverse-Refining the Dao Heart] required to temper the Immortal Heart Mantra.

He also recalled the various scenes he encountered in the Fallen Immortal Realm after cultivating the Xuanhuang Heart-Refining Mantra.

They seemed more like some form of guidance.

“Ningyuan Longevity Fruit. To achieve perfect conditions, one must find a way to save the mortals of the entire city.”

“And the second act, the upheaval in the Beast Taming Sect, as well as the third act, the Heavenly Sword Sect’s sword refining…”

“To achieve perfection, they probably all require adhering to the methods of the [Xuanhuang Great Celestial Venerable].”

“Is it to lead me toward goodness? Or, even if not, to reverse-refine my Dao heart and make my actions appear good?”

Li Fan’s eyes narrowed as he instantly connected everything.