My longevity simulation

A rift stretched across the sky of the Xuanhuang Realm. Countless rays of sacred golden light shot out from the rift, rendering the entire world with a golden edge. Heavenly flowers rained down, and auspicious clouds filled the heavens.

A somewhat blurred figure rose from the ground, slowly flying toward the rift. The outline of the figure emitted seven-colored radiance, brilliant and dazzling. As it ascended into the rift, hazy rain also descended from it. Dripping gently, it moistened all things. Under the nourishment of the immortal spirit rain, in an instant, the entire Xuanhuang Realm underwent a change visible to the naked eye.

The world became more vibrant and full of vitality. The creatures on the land, irrigated by the immortal spirit rain, became wiser and more talented. Countless joyful consciousnesses from the masses spread through heaven and earth. Even the world itself felt the same!

…

“This is…”

“Ascension?”

An ancient term that cultivators could never forget flashed instantly in Li Fan’s mind. The era when the immortal path had not yet been severed was far too distant. To the point that nowadays, one could only glimpse the grand prosperity of the ancient cultivation world through the lines of ancient texts.

And now, Li Fan had the fortune to witness the scene of a cultivator from the Xuanhuang Realm ascending to immortality! His mind trembled, deeply captivated.

“So, when a cultivator ascends, the entire world benefits immensely. The more cultivators ascend from a realm, the stronger its foundation becomes. The Xuanhuang Realm once had quite a few ascenders. No wonder…”

The anomaly of the cultivator’s ascension lasted a full cup of tea’s time. The rift in the sky slowly closed, and the golden light gradually faded. But in the final moment, a scroll drifted down from it. Unfurling in the wind, it displayed across the horizon.

“In the Xuanhuang Realm… after cultivating for eight hundred sixty-five years, mastering the mysteries of creation and attaining the Dao to ascend.”

“Hereby issued this Immortal Edict to honor the deed.”

“The immortal path is arduous, yet the spark endures; may those who follow strive diligently.”

…

The characters on the scroll were blurry, especially the name of the ascender, which was entirely missing. But in general, it simply described the life story of this cultivator who had ascended to immortality, along with the Immortal Realm’s words of encouragement to the cultivators of the lower Xuanhuang Realm.

“Is this scroll the [Immortal Scroll Edict] imparted from the Immortal Realm in ancient times?”

Li Fan stared intently at the seemingly ordinary scroll, his heart surging.

“However, the form of this Immortal Scroll Edict feels somewhat familiar. It is almost identical to the visions that appear after a cultivator falls today. So, it was not a whim of the Heavenly Dao, but something with an established prototype from the beginning. One is an upper realm’s commendation, while the other is the Xuanhuang Heavenly Dao’s mockery of the cultivator.”

Li Fan shook his head slightly.

“However, from the wording of this Immortal Scroll Edict, the Immortal Realm is extremely welcoming, even encouraging, of ascensions. The immortal spirit rain that falls during ascension is perhaps one form of reward. And at some point in time, something unknown happened in the Immortal Realm. Not only was the immortal path severed, but even True Immortals had to scatter and flee…”

Li Fan could not help but narrow his eyes. After a long while, he finally reined in his thoughts. He looked again at the Immortal Scroll Edict before him.

“Take it or not?”

A dilemma immediately presented itself to Li Fan.

“Even if it fails, the next life can start over. As long as I can personally glimpse the Immortal Scroll Edict, this trip is not in vain.”

Without dwelling on it for long, Li Fan reached out, channeling boundless divine power to shatter the restrictions covering the two treasures in an instant. However, when he tried to claim them, a bit of trouble arose.

The Desolate God Seal and Immortal Scroll Edict were both items from the Immortal Realm. They were no ordinary objects to be taken casually. With Li Fan’s current power as the Xuanhuang Celestial Venerable, taking just one of them would be entirely smooth, without alerting the Celestial Pivot Sect’s cultivators. But attempting to seize both at once was somewhat forced, inevitably causing a greater disturbance.

The first to detect the anomaly was the third entity in the secret vault: that wooden box. It seemed to sense that its two longtime companions had escaped their bonds. The unknown being sealed within the wooden box immediately grew restless. It emitted urgent, faint noises. Countless illusions surged forth, constantly appearing before Li Fan’s eyes.

Li Fan’s movements in collecting the two treasures paused slightly.

“You insolent wretch!”

A furious shout followed like a thunderclap. Then, five powerful Longevity Immortal auras suddenly emerged, locking onto Li Fan from afar and rapidly heading toward the secret vault.

“This is truly troublesome.”

Li Fan felt a bit helpless in his heart. But moments later, he still completed the collection of the scroll and the Desolate God Seal. Looking at the five Longevity Immortal cultivators who had charged into the Celestial Pivot Courtyard, he shook his head slightly. Then, under everyone’s watchful eyes, his figure vanished.

After several consecutive teleports, he fled from the Celestial Pivot Sect all the way to the southwestern border of the Xuanhuang Realm before shaking off the pursuit of the five Longevity Immortals from the Celestial Pivot Sect.

It was not that Li Fan could not match these Longevity Immortal cultivators, but fighting them held no meaning at all. Li Fan examined the two treasures he had seized. Setting the Desolate God Seal aside for now, Li Fan slowly unfurled the Immortal Scroll Edict first.

“What a pity…”

After seeing the contents of the scroll clearly, Li Fan sighed. It turned out that this scroll was identical to the one in the Xuanhuang Realm’s Heavenly Dao memory! Incomplete and indistinct!

“It exceeds the limit that the Xuanhuang Celestial Venerable can trace back to. So, this Desolate God Seal is merely superficial and cannot truly manifest the power of an Immortal Artifact.”

Li Fan suddenly felt disinterested.

“Never mind. Learning so much information about Immortal Artifacts at once is already quite rare. The Celestial Pivot Sect’s treasure vault has been robbed; such a humiliating event will surely not be publicized by them. They will only investigate privately. It will take some time for the other sects of the Ten Immortal Sects to learn of it. I need to hurry.”

With a flicker of his figure, Li Fan arrived at the next hiding place for an Immortal Artifact. This time, with the lesson from before, Li Fan did not linger over the other treasures in the vault. He acted swiftly and decisively, stealing the Immortal Artifacts one by one.

In the end, it took only three days to successfully collect all the Immortal Artifacts from the Xuanhuang Heavenly Dao memory. One could say there was no difficulty at all; any ordinary cultivator possessing Mr. Bai’s body could have done it easily.

“Strange. Then, what exactly is the test to become the Great Xuanhuang Celestial Venerable examining?”

Li Fan gazed at the thirteen Immortal Artifacts of various shapes before him and fell into contemplation.

At the same time, under the constant urging of the Xuanhuang Realm’s Heavenly Dao in his mind, Li Fan received the next phase of the “main quest.”

“The power of Xuanhuang detonates the Immortal Artifact. With immortal power coursing through the body, leap over the Immortal Wall, and henceforth roam free and unfettered…”

Feeling the anticipation and pleasure in his heart, Li Fan could not help but breathe a bit more rapidly.