My Longevity Simulation Chapter 1027: Bloody Secrets of the Chaoyuan

Indulging in the sweet taste of success, Li Fan didn't hesitate. Having realized the immense utility of a high-grade Dao Deviation Stone, he promptly seized the remaining two.

Fortune didn't grant him a jackpot this time; both stones were merely high-grade as well.

Li Fan repeated his previous actions.

After he had consumed a total of three high-grade Dao-Transforming Stones, that familiar sensation of a qualitative shift washed over him, making him feel as though he had surged past the threshold of a major realm.

Maintaining his composure, he refrained from arrogance and meticulously re-evaluated his current life’s experiences.

His sharpened strategic mind allowed him to roughly calculate a method to escape the [True Immortal's Net] in the future, return safely to [Truth], and perhaps even seize some advantages in the process.

"However, this hasn't reached the tier of the mother Dao Deviation Stone, which was capable of mapping the hierarchy of reality. I'll need to stay flexible and react as things unfold," he mused.

Li Fan lapsed into silence, his mind a whirlpool of various schemes.

Following three full days of closed-door Cultivation, he summoned his clone, Li Qing, to his side.

"Head to the Congyun Sea immediately. Warn the Chaoyuan Sect so they can begin their evacuation early. If things proceed as expected, the ruins of the Chaoyuan Sect will still drift toward the Nine Mountains Prefecture."

"Once the cultivators from those minor worlds have used the Medicine King Sect's pills to force their way into the Golden Core stage, lead them there."

"Under your supervision, they should be able to fight their way through the Chaoyuan Sect's mountain of corpses and sea of blood. When they emerge, they will be ready to collectively break through to the Nascent Soul realm. Investigating the mysteries of the blood-colored long river will be far simpler then."

Memories concerning the Chaoyuan Sect flooded the clone’s mind instantly.

The Chaoyuan Sect was an ancient Cave-Heaven concealed within the third fracture layer of the Congyun Sea's floor.

Just before the Congyun Sea faced its doom, the sect fled the area, eventually crashing into the Nine Mountains Prefecture.

In a past timeline, Shuo Feng, Zhang Haobo, and Su Xiaomei had teamed up to explore its depths, hoping for a chance at a breakthrough.

Through their trials, Li Fan had uncovered the truth of the Chaoyuan Sect.

The Chaoyuan Sect was a local power of the Xuanhuang Realm.

When the great catastrophe arrived, they vanished entirely, appearing to have been wiped from existence.

In reality, the entire Sect had transitioned into a bizarre state, suspended between the physical and the illusory, cut off from the rest of the world.

They had attempted to freeze time within their borders to escape the disaster.

That was the original intent of the Chaoyuan Sect.

However, unforeseen variables had ruined their plan.

First, the Immortal Ancestor's Manifestation had struck the region with a single palm, burying the Chaoyuan Sect deep beneath the Congyun Sea.

Later, the fusion of the two realms likely triggered an eerie transformation within the sect.

When Su Xiaomei and her companions first entered the ruins, the inhabitants seemed to be going about their daily routines.

In truth, they had been turned into faceless bloodfaces, their identities and features completely erased.

The victims themselves were oblivious to their condition.

If anyone pointed out their faceless nature to these Chaoyuan Sect members, they would descend into a mindless rage and attack.

They became like feral beasts, ignoring their Cultivation levels to strike with nothing but raw physical power and claws.

While they no longer utilized divine abilities, these faceless bloodfaces remained formidable opponents.

They possessed incredible speed and near-instantaneous regeneration.

The only way to truly slay them was to completely destroy the bloodface itself.

Upon death, a faceless bloodface would transform into a beam of crimson light, merging with the one who killed it.

These streaks of light were actually the concentrated origin power of the Chaoyuan Sect’s world.

Once a cultivator left the sect, these captured red lights would accompany them.

Functioning like a potent elixir, they provided enough power to push any cultivator below the Nascent Soul realm up by an entire major stage.

Even the rare items required for the Foundation Establishment of the new method, the Golden Core stage, or the Nascent Soul Cave-Heaven would be manifest directly from this red light.

Furthermore, if one knew a specific refining method, they could even harvest the red light essence directly from the Chaoyuan Sect world to sustain themselves mid-combat.

The exact reason why the Chaoyuan Sect had fallen into such a nightmare remained a mystery.

Li Fan suspected it was another consequence of the Xuanhuang Realm merging with other planes.

...

Li Qing processed the data regarding the Chaoyuan Sect and gave a firm nod.

"If that red light origin can benefit me as well, perhaps my Cultivation will eventually surpass your own?" Li Qing remarked, a smirk playing on his lips.

"Then you should focus on killing as many as possible. Leveling up a Heavenly Wonder is unlike any other path. The resources you'll need for the Soul Transformation realm might be more than what a standard cultivator requires to reach Dao Integration," Li Fan answered with indifference.

"If you actually reach the Soul Transformation stage, your Black Sword Heavenly Wonder might let you last a few rounds against my subordinates."

The clone only smiled, offering no rebuttal.

He took his orders and left.

From here on, Li Qing would handle the investigation of the blood-colored river.

Regardless of what he found, the clone's insights would automatically sync with Li Fan’s mind.

He expected no complications.

...

Thanks to the upgraded Dao Deviation Stone, the Final Dissociation Disc was finally operating at its peak potential.

While it worked on a solution to bypass the Immortal Ancestor's seal, it also began constructing a unique formation based on Li Fan's blueprints.

Li Fan, meanwhile, focused on the sphere of white light resting within him.

This was the mirror origin bestowed upon him by the Tianxuan Mirror.

The Tianxuan Mirror had claimed this origin would only exist as long as the mirror did, remaining constant in its power.

Li Fan was intensely curious: what would happen if he chose to keep this item after returning to [Truth]?

"There is a strong possibility that a brand-new mirror origin would simply manifest in the world out of nothing."

"And if the Tianxuan Mirror cannot detect this duplicate..."

Li Fan's eyes narrowed.

He had already gained immense benefits from the mirror origin in the short time he’d held it.

The fact that the Tianxuan Mirror's defenses were practically non-existent against him made it worth spending an anchor point to retain the item.

"I can test the Tianxuan Mirror's awareness during the final moments of this life."

"If I'm caught, I'll just return to [Truth] immediately, so there’s no real risk."

"But if the Tianxuan Mirror fails to notice this new origin, the potential applications are limitless."

This plan relied on the assumption that items brought back via Anchor Points are created anew in the [Truth] space.

Rather than simply pulling an existing item from the world.

"This is a true test of the possibilities within [Truth]."

Li Fan paused, lost in thought.

"It is certainly worth the attempt."

Currently, Li Fan had only two empty anchor points remaining.

However, he had already formed a hypothesis on how to gain more.

In the past, his anchor points increased when he absorbed the Golden Cores of other cultivators.

Even earlier, it had happened when he absorbed spiritual items used for Foundation Establishment.

Therefore, it stood to reason that the next trigger for more Anchor Points would be the absorption of what is needed for the Nascent Soul stage: Cave-Heavens.

As for why he hadn't received a prompt after visiting several Cave-Heavens recently...

Li Fan surmised that the system likely required "newborn" Cave-Heavens to trigger the absorption.