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My Simulated Road to Immortality-Chapter 1628 - 1369: Equilibrium Heaven Derivative Star Spirit_2
Chapter 1628 -1369: Equilibrium Heaven Derivative Star Spirit_2
It seems as if an invisible shackle has connected the grand consciousness of the Star Sea above the vortex with the ant-like beings partaking in the ceremony below.
At this moment, the ants are able to stand on the shoulders of the Star Sea, looking down upon the multitude of living beings. frёewebηovel.cѳm
Li Fan once transformed into the Ocean Pearl, or into the Heavenly Dao of the Small World, even his mind and spirit connected with the Xuanhuang World.
But none of these can compare to the wonderful sensation he is experiencing at this moment.
The boundless Star Sea now has its boundaries. It has become like a part of one’s own body, visible at a glance. The Star Sea, no longer dark or dead silent, breathes life and vitality beneath its calm surface with each breath taken.
Even the various laws that make up the Star Sea seem no longer elusive, as if they were hair and pores on one’s skin, visible with just a bowed head and lowered gaze.
With a mere thought, one can observe every corner of the Star Sea through the eyes of the Star Sea itself.
Under the effect of the [Equal] Technique, the participants in the ceremony have truly reached an equivalence with the Star Sea. They see what the Star Sea sees, feel what the Star Sea feels.
Li Fan, like all the Elders of the Immortal Boat, is helplessly immersed in this wonderful predicament. He even went to take a look at the center of the Star Sea.
As expected, from the perspective of the Star Sea, there is no dark qi in the central Star Domain.
Instead, there’s life hidden, waiting to be revived. A splendid situation indeed!
Li Fan is not kindly inclined to give a reminder; he grasps this once-in-a-millennium opportunity to feel the Path of the Star Sea as much as possible.
Meanwhile, he is slightly curious about the attitude of the Star Sea.
Logically, being schemed against by ants with the [Equal] character, the true intent of the Star Sea Origin should be extremely furious.
Even if it can’t break free from the influence of the [Equal] Technique for the time being, it should at least struggle symbolically.
But at present, the Star Sea is eerily calm.
It’s not the calm before the storm, conserving energy.
It’s truly and genuinely free from any traces of rage.
Why is this?
Doubt suddenly arises in Li Fan’s heart.
Under the influence of True Immortal Seal Character Power, the consciousness of the Star Sea is now connected with all the participants of the Jun Tian Ceremony.
Therefore, without much effort, Li Fan follows the thoughts of the Star Sea and peers into its intentions.
“This is…”
“While we pry into the Star Sea, is the Star Sea also prying into us?!” Li Fan’s heart suddenly chills with shock.
In Li Fan’s previous understanding, entities transcending reality like the Star Sea Origin and True Immortals should never pay attention to mundane ants. But the performance of the Abyss Star Ocean overturns Li Fan’s perception.
Rather than resisting the ants’ [Equal] action, the Star Sea accepts it actively!
Just as Li Fan and the others are immersed in the perspective of the Star Sea.
The consciousness of the Star Sea also seems extremely interested in the lives of the ants.
In this way, both parties exist in a delicate balance, experiencing each other’s lives.
However, due to the disparate scales of the entities involved, this balance is doomed not to last long.
The Star Sea remains intact.
In the midst of the ceremony, however, drastic changes erupt within the Cultivators.
Li Fan once transformed into the Ocean Pearl, observed the changes of the Misthaven Ocean. Compared to Mountain Sea, a Cultivator’s life is but a fleeting moment. And compared to this Starry Sky, the birth and death of worlds are also in the blink of an eye.
Observing all from the perspective of the Star Sea naturally means enduring the temporal transformations of the Starry Sky.
Even with countless living beings from the Xuanhuang Microcosm as the sacrifice, it only delayed for a few moments.
Soon, age still shrouds the members of the Immortal Ark.
“Hold on! The power obtained from the Uniform Star Sea is filling our bodies! As long as we can absorb this power, we can withstand such a degree of aging!” The members of the Immortal Ark, it seems, anticipated this, with Zhong Daogong reminding everyone through sound transmission.
However, like Li Fan, they did not anticipate that the Star Sea would become interested in these rebels.
It’s not just them reaching out to the Star Sea Origin Consciousness but also the active outreach of the Star Sea itself.
The original plan was to delve deeper as the Star Sea resisted.
But now, both have stepped forward.
This has caused the erosion from the dimension of the Star Sea to be almost twice as strong as expected!
“Not good!”
Members of the Immortal Ark quickly noticed this sudden change, and terror was written all over their faces as they watched the white encroachment upon the hair and bodies of the participants in the ceremony.
However, the Elders were resolute and determined. After quickly grasping the situation at hand, they came to a unanimous decision within moments.
“Things have come to this pass; we cannot stop the Jun Tian Ceremony. Abandoning it now would lead to even greater losses!”
“We must sacrifice some to buy more time, until the power from the Star Sea fills our bodies.”
Following a brief silence, someone chuckled softly: “I, Gan Jingda, have lived long enough in this lifetime. Another ten or twenty years would be a waste. If my death can aid the Immortal Ark in acquiring the Creation of the Star Sea, I will die without regret!”
Before the words were fully out, and without waiting for a response, the life force of Gan Jingda had already dissipated.
Meanwhile, the remaining participants in the ceremony felt a sudden surge of life energy within their bodies.
“With an old friend passing on, my continued existence in this world only adds to the sorrow. It’s better to depart, it’s better to go. The future of the Immortal Ark, I leave to you!”
“I am limited in talent and learning, it’s better that I be the first to die!”
“Fellow members, you must succeed! I am also leaving!”
“I originally didn’t want to die. But after careful consideration, everyone who remains is more valuable than me… there’s no helping it. Just my luck has never been good in this lifetime.”
…
One by one, figures within the ceremony willingly gave up their lifeforce, turning to dust under the catalysis of the Force of Time and scattering in the wind.
In succession, the last words of the Elder of the Immortal Ark echoed in the ears of the people around them.
Sensing the vitality, springing forth like bamboo shoots in their bodies—coming from their comrades—survivors were overwhelmed with grief, their eyes brimming with sadness.
But it was thanks to their sacrifices that, just as the adverse effects of merging with the Star Sea threatened to completely devour them, the mighty power gained from the Uniform Star Sea finally arrived.
Several torrents of purple-gold starlight suddenly split from the swirling vortex.
Pouring into the bodies of the Cultivators who were persevering in the ceremony.
This was the true primordial power of the Star Sea—a quality that might be less than that of a True Immortal, but in terms of quantity, it was even greater!
A completely different sensation than facing a True Immortal.
The vast primordial power of the Star Sea poured down.
Under the mighty onslaught, the bodies of the surviving Elders of the Immortal Ark slowly dissolved.
Yet their vitality did not disappear; on the contrary, it grew even more robust.
No longer aged, their appearances frozen at the last moment before the infusion, they were merely shrouded in purple-gold radiance, indistinct.
The mighty power of the Star Sea flowed into them continuously. Their luminescent bodies rose with the influx.
Gradually, they turned into giants standing tall across the Star Sea.
The excitement from their comrades’ sacrifices, and the emotions that arose for various reasons, gradually settled down.
…
Li Fan personally witnessed the entire process of this peculiar race’s birth.
The always cautious Li Fan, of course, did not directly absorb the descending primordial power from the Star Sea like the Elders of the Immortal Ark. Instead, he isolated it with an Immortal Array, preserving it. Adding the True and False Changes to envelop it, he caused it to vanish in the Star Sea, undetectable even to the Star Sea Consciousness.
A new ingredient was added to the refinement of the Xuanhuang Pill.
However, Li Fan’s heart was not filled with much delight, but rather he watched the successive appearances of starlight figures with heavy seriousness.
Having fully achieved their Stellar Light Bodies, they automatically disconnected from the bond within the [Equal] Technique. Now, Li Fan was the only one left in the entire ceremony.
“Unable to communicate.”
“Has even their subjective consciousness from their lifetime been lost? No, it is still present! It’s just that the emotional fluctuations belonging to humans have been suppressed to the extreme. They’ve become more like ‘Star Sea’.”
“So similar to the Essence of Heaven and Earth in the Xuanhuang World…”
Li Fan then turned his attention back to the gradually closing vortex of purple-gold light.
He faintly felt that the power of the Star Sea itself hadn’t diminished despite the division.
“It’s not the ineffectiveness of the [Equal] Technique.”
“Rather, it’s…”
“No matter how much the infinite is divided, it remains infinite!”