My Longevity Simulation Chapter 1039: Du'e Calamity Annihilation Power

Guided by those enigmatic silhouettes, the two soul clones were no longer subjected to the torment of being shredded apart.

Furthermore, their pace along the mountain trail accelerated several times over, causing the surrounding environment to transform into a blurred streak of colors.

Li Fan found one detail particularly baffling: his initial arrival point was clearly situated at the base of the Du'e Sect's mountain.

He had barely ascended any distance, yet the path leading downward seemed just as eternal and reaching as the climb itself.

The journey appeared to be without a destination.

After an indeterminate period of time passed.

A haze flickered before the vision of both soul clones, and the indistinct figures shielding them dissipated into nothingness.

As absolute silence pressed against their ears, they surveyed their left and right surroundings.

The vistas flanking them were identical: a modest courtyard enclosed by white walls and a crimson wooden door left slightly ajar. The walls were stained with patches of green and red; the red spots looked disturbingly like blood, while the green was merely moss sprouting from the masonry cracks.

From his main body, Li Fan observed the perfectly mirrored images in his mind, his countenance becoming somewhat unreadable.

"Two Du'e Sects? What is the meaning of this?"

Without delaying for long, he commanded the two soul clones to shove open the red wooden doors and step inside the courtyard.

The crimson door produced no creak of age or neglect; instead, it swung open in total silence, evoking a haunting sense of unreality.

The moment they crossed the threshold, Li Fan felt a sudden pair of hands clamp onto his ankles.

This sensation occurred simultaneously at both locations.

However, when he glanced down, he found nothing there. Despite the lack of visual evidence, the bone-chilling dread vibrating from the depths of his soul was certainly no hallucination.

"This time, I must demand a massive payout from the Tianxuan Mirror. He failed to mention that the Du'e Sect was this sinister."

The thought raced through his mind as the two soul clones disregarded the eerie sensation at their feet, pushing further into the courtyard's interior.

The doors to the central grand hall were firmly barred and refused to budge.

Only stone doors on the left and right flanks remained, leading toward unknown destinations.

The scenes at both soul clone sites remained perfectly synchronized.

"Intriguing." Li Fan’s gaze flickered with interest.

He initially attempted to strike the central grand hall, but even when it suffered damage, the structure reconstituted itself in a heartbeat.

Consequently, Li Fan directed the two soul clones to enter the left and right stone doors, respectively.

The vision before him shuddered.

When Li Fan’s sight cleared, he couldn't help but feel a wave of shock.

Beyond the stone door lay a scene that was a carbon copy of the previous courtyard!

The same stone doors stood side by side on the left and right, and the central grand hall remained tightly sealed.

"This..."

The way back had vanished; his only choice was to press onward.

After a moment of deliberation, Li Fan reached a conclusion. With a rhythmic ripple, each of the two soul clones divided once more into two separate entities.

Now commanding four soul clones, they each passed through different stone doors.

The scenery shifted once again.

As he suspected, the view remained exactly as it had been before.

Li Fan knitted his brows and continued the process of splitting his divine soul.

Eight soul divisions drifted slowly through the stone gates.

Sixteen, thirty-two, sixty-four, one hundred twenty-eight...

The entity exploring the Du'e Sect was merely a single division of Li Fan's soul. Once it had fractured into one thousand twenty-four individuals, it reached its limit and could no longer divide.

Gazing at the twin doors flanking each soul division, Li Fan realized his preliminary investigation had reached a dead end.

"Have we wandered into a trap? Or..."

"Could this be the trial of the Du'e Sect?"

Li Fan reflected for a moment before decisively severing nearly a third of his divine soul.

Even with the support of the Limitless Fullness and Emptiness Technique, a wave of vertigo washed over him.

Unlike the basic soul divisions from before, this one-third portion of his divine soul was infused with a massive amount of extracted five elements power.

It possessed enough stability to sustain the soul through numerous subsequent divisions.

"Go." Watching the divine soul disappear into the spatial rift, Li Fan focused on healing his injuries while monitoring the stream of images sent back by his soul.

Just as before, the divine soul quickly gained entry to the Du'e Sect.

It was once again shredded by the mysterious figure, eventually entering upper and lower courtyards that showed distinct differences.

To Li Fan's minor astonishment, it failed to locate any of the previous soul divisions that had entered earlier.

It appeared that every single one had been relegated to an isolated pocket of space.

With a sudden realization, Li Fan triggered the self-detonation of all one thousand twenty-four original soul divisions at once.

Even as those sensory feeds vanished, the divine soul deep within the Du'e Sect remained unaffected.

"Perception is being isolated."

"It truly lives up to its reputation as one of the ancient Ten Great Immortal Sects."

Since he was not yet powerful enough to ignore the restrictions placed here, Li Fan could only proceed by following their established rules.

This time, bolstered by a nearly inexhaustible supply of divine soul power, Li Fan made steady progress.

Each time a soul entered a courtyard, it split into two for further exploration.

He repeated this process a total of seventy-two times.

Outside the Du'e Sect, the Dao Deviation Stone within Li Fan's sea of consciousness radiated a light more brilliant than ever before.

Vast numbers of identical scenes were being organized within the Dao Deviation Stone.

"It's a good thing these scenes are so similar, which lightened the processing load. Otherwise..."

Li Fan understood he had reached his absolute limit.

The divine soul could survive one more split, but his main body would be forced to cut off all incoming sensory data. If he didn't, he risked his sea of consciousness shattering under the pressure.

The current soul divisions were now nothing more than the faintest of wisps.

The gaps between them were nearly imperceptible.

Stripped of their power, even a punch from a mortal would likely cause them to dissipate.

Nevertheless, they obeyed the commands of Li Fan's main body, drifting slowly toward their respective doorways.

A flood of images surged into his mind simultaneously once more.

This caused Li Fan's cognitive processes to grind to a temporary halt.

And then...

It felt as though all the soul divisions were being projected downward in unison, finally merging into a single point.

After a dizzying spell, they coalesced back into one.

It took a moment to adjust to the singular perspective.

Li Fan narrowed his eyes, taking in his surroundings.

He was still in the courtyard he had witnessed a thousand times over.

However, the stone gates on the left and right walls had vanished.

Li Fan stared at the central grand hall, lost in thought.

He moved forward slowly and applied a gentle pressure to the doors.

Within the shadows, a black speck appeared, seemingly drinking in all the light in the vicinity.

Then, it exploded outward with incredible velocity.

Visions flashed before Li Fan in rapid succession.

"Disaster looms; it is a massive tribulation, but also a chance."

"If we can endure this trial, we shall persist throughout myriad kalpas..."

"Among the infinite paths, that narrow thread of hope truly exists."

"Only by hunting for life within the jaws of death."

"Indeed, if the Xuanhuang can survive this great catastrophe, we can utilize the tribulation's own strength to reach transcendence."

"Then, the work begins."

...

In the darkness, it seemed as if many identical silhouettes were engaged in rapid conversation.

As the visions unfolded, Li Fan was shocked to see these figures morphing into a shape he recognized all too well.

They became the densely packed paper figures that had once blanketed the sky and earth!

Li Fan's mind shuddered, and he strained to see more.

But the pitch-black void around him suddenly convulsed with violence.

Every illusory scene evaporated instantly.

When Li Fan's vision finally returned...