My Longevity Simulation Chapter 1017: Tenfold Dissociation Disc

“It is quite simple to conceive. After all, when cultivators engage with new techniques, the very resources of heaven and earth become entirely integrated with their physical forms, making them inseparable. To extract them once more is virtually identical to smashing or tearing the body apart,” Li Fan remarked with a frigid tone.

“This Dharma-Transmitter Zheng is truly an exceptional talent. Should the chance arise, I would genuinely like to have a proper meeting with him,” Li Fan added, a cold smirk playing on his lips.

Mo Rubin gave a slow shake of his head: “Since his proposal was dismissed, Zheng retreated to his own small world in a fit of rage. He is currently refusing all visitors. There likely won't be an opportunity in the near future. Perhaps later, just before our departure, we can orchestrate one final maneuver.”

Li Fan gave a nod of concurrence.

With this entertaining story concluded, Li Fan gathered the nine Dissociation Discs and made his way back to the Spiritwood Realm.

Deep within his subterranean secret chamber, Li Fan meticulously established an additional layer of formation defenses to surround himself.

Only after securing the area did he produce the nine newly created Dissociation Discs, lining them up before him.

He no longer fought back the surges of hunger emanating from his sea of consciousness to consume them all at once. The Final Dissociation Disc surged outward, resembling a ravenous predator that had been starved for ages, its eyes burning red as it glared at the versions of “itself” existing in this timeline.

Had Li Fan not maintained his grip, the Final Dissociation Disc would have likely succumbed to its primal urges and swallowed the nine discs in a heartbeat.

However, Li Fan kept his focus sharp.

Was it better to allow the Final Dissociation Disc to eat the nine separate discs now? Or should he wait for them to coalesce into a single, perfected Dissociation Disc before initiating the consumption?

The choice was clear.

With firm resolve, Li Fan held the Final Dissociation Disc in check.

He then began to direct and encourage the merging process of the nine discs.

Ultimately, the fusion of these nine items was a matter of the strong preyed upon by the weak.

For Li Fan, who had witnessed the unification of the nine discs in a previous life and now possessed formation expertise far exceeding the current era, the task was easily within his grasp.

He picked one of the nine discs at random to be the "lucky" vessel and pulled it into his hand. With a gentle tap of his finger, the Final Dissociation Disc hovering above emitted a brilliant shaft of white light.

The shifting data within that white light consisted of countless formations that the Dissociation Discs of this current era had not yet cataloged.

These were complex formations that a Dissociation Disc would normally require eons of study and constant deduction to comprehend.

At this moment, Li Fan forcefully crammed that entire knowledge base into the newborn Dissociation Disc.

It was a method of forcing growth, much like pulling on seedlings to make them taller.

As the fledgling Dissociation Disc absorbed more formations, its outer radiance grew visibly more intense.

The other eight Dissociation Discs appeared to recognize the impending danger.

They were forced to push their own deduction capabilities to their absolute limits.

Yet, how could they hope to rival the chosen one that was being directly fed such vast power?

In the brief interval it takes to finish a cup of tea, the first rival Dissociation Disc was wiped out.

After consuming its peer, the lucky disc grew even more potent.

The rate at which it accepted the knowledge infusion increased.

The speed at which it devoured the remaining newborn Dissociation Discs continued to accelerate.

At last...

After nearly half a day, a single victor remained.

The perfected Dissociation Disc of this era was born into the world.

Li Fan did not rush to consume it immediately. Instead, like a meticulous gourmet, he used source power to refine this newborn complete entity, following his usual protocol.

Once all preparations were settled, Li Fan finally withdrew his suppression of the Final Dissociation Disc.

In an instant, the "fortunate one" that had triumphed over its siblings in a life-or-death struggle was swallowed by the hidden puppet master.

Li Fan thought he caught the faint sound of crunching.

He also seemed to hear the desperate, indignant cry of the newborn Dissociation Disc.

But the union of the two was inevitable.

As if returning to its primal state and shedding all decorative flair, the Final Dissociation Disc—which had once shone brightly—gradually lost its luster as it integrated the new body.

It took on an ancient, weathered appearance, as though it were made of stone and had existed since time immemorial.

It looked completely ordinary.

Even though the formation deduction process had been paused for the fusion, Li Fan, as the master of the Final Dissociation Disc, could clearly feel a staggering evolution taking place within it.

In a flash, it felt as though the heavens and earth had flipped.

As the Final Dissociation Disc rose in rank, a nameless ripple descended alongside it.

This sensation was remarkably similar to when the Spiritwood Realm had ascended; the entire world gave a subtle shudder.

Every living soul within the Spiritwood Realm felt a sudden tug at their hearts, sensing that something monumental was occurring.

However, because of Li Fan's intentional masking, they were unable to locate the origin of this disturbance.

The transformation persisted.

Upon the stone-like surface of the disc, intricate, profound patterns began to manifest on their own.

Before Li Fan could get a good look at them, they retreated into the disc and vanished.

With the integration of these natural patterns, the aura radiating from the Final Dissociation Disc became increasingly divine.

High above the Spiritwood Realm, a rift even tore open in the void without warning.

It appeared as though something was trying to descend from beyond the veil.

Li Fan gazed upward, his heart swelling with hope.

Yet, what happened next was unexpected...

The rift remained open for a long time, but the anticipated transformation never arrived.

The Final Dissociation Disc hovered just shy of the ultimate peak, needing only one more step to reach the summit.

But something invisible seemed to be blocking its path. It was as if an unseen wall stood in its way.

The energy of the Final Dissociation Disc pulsed relentlessly, yet it could not finish its final metamorphosis.

From its peak, the energy began to fade.

The rift at the center of the Spiritwood Realm’s sky slowly closed as time ticked by.

Eventually, it disappeared entirely.

The various strange phenomena surrounding the Spiritwood Dissociation Disc also died down completely.

Li Fan held the newly evolved Spiritwood Dissociation Disc in his palm, lost in his thoughts.

"Something is missing."

"It appears the severing of the Immortal Path impacts even the purest of artifacts."

He calmed the frustration occasionally pulsing from the Final Dissociation Disc. Only after it finally resigned itself to this reality did Li Fan begin to test the functions of this enhanced Dissociation Disc.

Even though it hadn't reached the rank of an immortal artifact, its formation deduction efficiency was now incomparable to its previous state!

Most notably, the speed at which it analyzed the [All Spirits Return to Numbers] Great Formation had increased several times over.

It even performed self-deductions while simultaneously analyzing the formation.

Furthermore, it had enough leftover processing power to restart the previous task of deciphering the prohibition restriction left by the Immortal Ancestor!

What was even more shocking was that Li Fan realized this wasn't even the Final Dissociation Disc working at its maximum capacity!

It still had power in reserve!

Li Fan calculated that after consuming its other self, the total deduction power of the Final Dissociation Disc had grown nearly tenfold!

"This..."

Despite not reaching the immortal artifact rank, Li Fan was convinced that the Final Dissociation Disc was now at the very peak of mortal treasures.

In terms of pure formation deduction power alone, it might even hold its own against certain immortal artifacts!

The result was far superior to what Li Fan had hoped for!

"The fusion of the two selves created a result where one plus one is far greater than two..."

Li Fan immediately sank into deep thought.