My Simulated Road to Immortality Chapter 2333 - 1744: All Wu Methods Unleashed
Previously on My Simulated Road to Immortality...
Similar to what happened in Mountain Sea.
Though they scarcely endured the initial assault from Dao Yan, the Dao Yi Bugs are now profoundly feeble and incapable of resisting any further corrosion.
Thankfully, as the master of Dao Yan, Li Fan merely adjusted his mindset a bit and curbed the alluring surge of Dao Yan.
This allowed the nearly perished Dao Yi Bugs a moment to recover their strength.
Under Li Fan's aid, the Dao Yi Bugs rapidly recovered and multiplied vigorously once more.
Soon after, Dao Yan made its return.
Following this cycle of change, the Dao Yi Bug Swarm displayed marginally enhanced endurance against the same level of Dao Yan onslaught.
"Yet with this pace of progress..."
Li Fan furrowed his brow a touch.
"Plus, it's unclear if this minor improvement stems from the Dao Yi Bugs truly growing tougher or merely from chance."
Thus, Li Fan decided to run the test again.
Within the Void Realm, Dao Yan erupted fiercely, splitting the swarm into a million equal portions.
Then it unleashed an assault on all these million swarms at the same time.
Through Li Fan's exacting command, the intensity of each Dao Yan attack was calibrated to almost wipe out the swarms in a single blow, without fully destroying them.
Like relentless waves pounding, the once vibrant and abundant swarm was rapidly diminished to tiny remnants.
"Against the prior results, there are advances and setbacks. It appears luck was involved, and the Dao Yi Bugs didn't genuinely bolster their power in so brief a period." Li Fan shook his head gently.
This outcome was anticipated.
The Dao Yi Bugs, even merged with Mo Sha, fall short of Transcendence Realm might. How then could they defy the Dao Yan capable of obliterating Saints?
"Nevertheless..."
"Via my efforts, wonders can emerge from ruin."
"In Mountain Sea, I elevate Faan to Saints. In the Void Realm, I elevate bugs to Dragons!"
Li Fan seized a minuscule Dao Yi Bug, wielding his consciousness like a blade to etch and reshape it.
As the designs on its back grew more refined, this Dao Yi Bug slowly radiated a singular presence.
It appeared to project a special magnetism, stirring the surrounding Dao Yan to stir once more with intent.
Thankfully, Li Fan forcefully quelled the agitated Dao Yan.
He observed his handiwork.
Across the back of the Dao Yi Bug, countless lines flowed in waves.
They held infinite Dao rhyme, akin to a tracing of Mountain Sea.
More precisely, these patterns drew inspiration from the Mountain Sea fossil he had witnessed in his previous existence!
"It falls a bit short of the authentic Mountain and Sea Stone Plate."
Li Fan felt somewhat discontent and promptly shattered this attempt.
He began forging a new one.
"What I glimpsed in my prior life was merely a fragment of Mountain Sea. The full, tangible Mountain Sea resides in this [Mountain Sea Change Outline]. Using it as the primary framework..."
Earlier, Li Fan had directly attained Mountain Sea Saint status via the Shadow of Mountain and Sea.
In theory, etching the entirety of Mountain Sea imagery onto one Dao Yi Bug could spawn the inaugural Saint Realm Dao Yi Bug in Mountain Sea.
But after multiple trials, Li Fan resolutely abandoned the idea.
"One lone Dao Yi Bug is far too fragile to support the Vast Mountain Sea. Not even a million or ten million would suffice. Far greater numbers are required."
With a mere mental nudge, the Dao Yi Bug Swarm commenced frenzied breeding anew.
Li Fan even commanded his Dao Yan subordinates to ravage Mountain Sea for sustenance.
After consuming various Mountain Sea potentials, the Dao Yi Bug Swarm's numbers at last hit a marginally adequate scale.
"Billions—now at the utmost boundary."
This figure doesn't mark the swarm's reproductive ceiling.
Instead, it signifies the extent to which Li Fan can meticulously inscribe the Mountain Sea Stone Tablet all at once!
Li Fan's Divine Sense enveloped billions of Dao Yi Bugs simultaneously, manifesting into countless limbs that separately carved into the backs of these insects.
Each Dao Yi Bug bore a unique pattern on its back, depicting a segment of Mountain Sea.
However, when united...
A grand, almost flawless Mountain Sea chart materialized!
Replicating the complete Mountain Sea vision, even guided by the [Mountain Sea Change Outline] as the core blueprint, Li Fan's task remained one of exhaustive duplication, like painting by numbers.
It proved an intensely draining endeavor for his spirit.
As moments slipped away, faint blue strands in Li Fan's hair slowly turned silver.
Until his full head grayed, traces of senescence crept onto Li Fan's complexion.
The inscription persisted, and Li Fan's outward form became ever more worn.
"Prior to Saint attainment, vulnerability to outer forces lingers somewhat."
Yet Li Fan paid it little heed, persisting in his concentration on etching the Mountain Sea vistas.
No soul could tell how long had elapsed.
Until the Mountain Sea before him blazed with sudden light.
Stirring tempests and unsettling the Daoists safeguarding Li Fan, nearly sparking a collapse.
"Eh? Even absent my involvement, they've succeeded in reassembling Mountain Sea?"
Li Fan felt a touch of astonishment.
But beholding his almost finished [Dao Yi Mountain Sea Map], Li Fan eased up.
"Reassembling but a single portion of Mountain Sea demanded such duration. To genuinely rescue Mountain Sea from Dao Yan's grasp, heavens know how many years that might claim."
Ignoring the jubilant spirits among the Mountain Sea Saints from their reunion triumph, Li Fan hacked softly and turned back to his creation.
When Mountain Sea gleamed once more, following the Guardian Hill Saints' accomplishment of yet another reunion.
The concluding mark for Li Fan to finalize the Dao Yi Mountain Sea Map lay just ahead.
Yet exactly this ultimate flourish eluded Li Fan, no matter his exertions.
By now, Li Fan had arrived at his life's twilight.
"A existence poured into toil, yet left unfinished."
He regarded the nascent bug horde, thickly besieged by Dao Yan.
Billions of Dao Yi converged, upholding the infinite Mountain Sea.
Though termed a swarm, they had fundamentally evolved into the Shadow of Mountain and Sea.
The presence they projected mirrored Mountain Sea profoundly, provoking the encircling Dao Yan into recurrent frenzy, ignoring Li Fan's directives and launching intermittent strikes.
But relative to their former vulnerability, they had advanced tremendously.
With formidable might assembled, trivial tempests could no longer threaten them.
Still, they fell just shy of Li Fan's envisioned perfection.
Ere the ultimate stroke's conclusion, Li Fan's vitality ebbed away.
Refusing to strain further, he whispered softly "Hai Zhen!".
...
Yet another year-long anchoring cycle.
On this occasion, Li Fan opted straightaway to carry over the incomplete [Mountain Sea Dao Yi Map] from his former life.
With a subtle mental shift, an intricately wrought artifact materialized in Li Fan's view.
"Nine-tenths of a journey spans a hundred steps. This final stride remains elusive." Li Fan contemplated quietly, scrutinizing it against the [Mountain Sea Change Outline] time and again.
Yet he couldn't pinpoint the ideal instant for the decisive mark.
"Inspiration must come from Mountain Sea itself!"
Li Fan stowed the [Dao Yi Mountain Sea Map] and rose to pursue Cultivation.
After two centuries, he reclaimed the [Cosmic Cycle] Saint Realm.
"Bereft of stellar blessings, my advancement still outpaces expectation." Li Fan reflected.
With a fresh Saint's emergence, the Mountain Sea Saints directed their attention his way.
But Li Fan brushed them aside, plunging directly into the Void Realm.
Provoking a surge of confusion.