My Simulated Road to Immortality-Chapter 1669 - 1391: Intent on Overturning the Star Sea

Up to this point, the preliminary preparations for refining the Ascension Elixir of Xuan Huang have been almost entirely completed.

Next, what Li Fan needs to do is wait.

Wait for Nameless to truly inherit the authority of the Great Supreme Lord Xuan Huang, and wait for the Xuanhuang World to absorb all the essence it can, reaching its limit.

"At most three years, maybe as short as one year."

Whether successful or not, the remaining time in this lifetime will not be plentiful.

The plan Li Fan drafted earlier should now be enacted.

First, he swiftly moved and arrived in the Youzu Minor World.

The [Ju] Character Tactic was out of harmony, idling in the corner of the stele. The Immortal-Mortal Transformation Characters grew denser, though it was unclear how much had revealed itself.

But Li Fan felt a vague premonition in his heart—complete manifestation of these extremely mysterious characters was near.

Li Fan’s Divine Sense swept across the Minor World, and as expected, during the period he hadn’t been supervising, the physical traits of the You Clan people had continued to strengthen.

He meticulously examined the body of each You Clan person, selecting the strongest one among them.

He separated a strand of Divine Sense and used the Dao Dan technique to snatch the body as his own.

Afterward, Li Fan avoided the other You Clan people, calmly stepping through the Immortal Array and arriving in front of the stele.

Using the borrowed body of a You Clan person, he observed from afar the faintly revealed characters on the leg bone of Nameless True Immortal. Li Fan sensed his own bloodline boiling within.

It was as if a searing spring within him relentlessly pulsed, scalding, as though it wanted to boil every drop of blood in this body.

Li Fan quickly looked away.

The strange movements inside him persisted, akin to relentless drumbeats.

"It seems glimpsing that True Immortal Seal Character is triggering some kind of taboo…"

"Yet I insist on trying!"

Li Fan let out a cold snort. The borrowed You Clan body’s gaze, however, grew increasingly reverent.

He bowed deeply, attuned to the myriad subtleties within.

With the experience of having glimpsed the Immortal-Mortal Transformation Characters in his previous life, this time Li Fan smoothly sensed the profound and elusive trace.

The You Clan body seemed to suffer a Heavenly Retribution.

Time sped up on its flesh, the hair turning snow-white in the blink of an eye, and its life force burning away at a terrifying pace.

Li Fan, however, remained completely unmoved, focusing solely on unraveling the trace of Immortal-Mortal Transformation.

With the part of the stele already manifested serving as a reference, Li Fan discarded it, leaving only the unexamined traces to probe.

Fully prepared mentally, this time Li Fan explored the seemingly boundless True Immortal Seal Characters much faster than in his previous life.

But it was still fleeting.

The brief moment was nowhere near enough for Li Fan to observe the character in its entirety.

Under possession, the You Clan body burned away like firewood and turned to flying ashes.

At the same moment, Li Fan’s true essence shifted before the stele, striking it with all his insights.

Just like the Famine Celestial of Xianxu did in his past life.

On the stele, the mysterious character rapidly expanded, growing more than twice its previous size in an instant.

Li Fan felt a chilling realization; once all his insights regarding the Immortal-Mortal Transformation had been thoroughly consumed, the stele still showed an insatiable intent toward him!

Having witnessed the might of the true South Immortal Sky Pillar, how could Li Fan not be prepared?

The Wooden Sword Mirage emerged from its sheath, assisting Li Fan in narrowly avoiding being drained by the stele.

But in that brief contact, Li Fan suddenly noticed in horror that his cultivation realm had fallen from the Peak of God Transformation to the Mid-Stage.

Had he hesitated for another moment, he might have been directly reduced to a mere Mortal!

"Anything related to Nameless True Immortal truly is terrifying—never to be underestimated!"

Li Fan took a deep breath and steadied himself.

He carefully examined the manifestations on the stele.

In addition to the Immortal-Mortal Transformation Characters now doubled in progress, there were new mottled shadows.

These shadows connected in a ring, unmistakably forming the image of the Five Elements Great Cave Heaven.

"The Five Elements Technique…"

Unfortunately, the marks were far too shallow to discern any meaningful secrets.

Li Fan’s gaze shifted back to his goal.

"Among the True Immortal Seal Characters I recognize, Ji and Chaos are the lower tier."

"Innate and Creation form the superior tier."

"Above those are the Immortal-Mortal Transformation and the Form of Life."

Li Fan compared these two known entities, confirming and verifying them against one another, putting his mind somewhat at ease.

"Eighty percent has already been derived. At the current rate of sacrificing You Clan lives, this should suffice."

"If at the very end, it’s still insufficient, I can sacrifice all the You Clan people collectively."

Li Fan nodded silently to himself.

"Turning to the complete Form of Life…" Li Fan frowned slightly.

If his conjecture was correct and these two were of equivalent tier, then the portion of the shape Li Fan had comprehended so far might be less than one-fifth of the whole!

"Just glimpsing its entirety is already such a struggle. To delve into the underlying Path it contains is all the more unbearable."

Nonetheless, Li Fan didn’t seek to grasp its essence right now. If he could wield it like King of Mystic Sky did, that would be more than enough!

"The Little Wangba formed from the Jade Pendant—would throwing it at the stele directly manifest its truth?" The thought excited Li Fan.

But after narrowing his eyes, considering carefully, Li Fan suppressed this impulsive idea for now.

"Let the Little Tian Beast mature more first. If it ultimately proves impossible, then I’ll rely on the stele."

This wasn’t kindness on Li Fan’s part; it was rather that in this lifetime, caution took precedence.

Mortal trinkets could be freely consumed by Nameless True Immortal’s leg bone.

But the Tian Beast, being a creation of the Immortal World and containing unfathomably vast energy—if the leg bone were suddenly gorged by it...

Who knows what unexpected calamity might arise.

Li Fan hadn’t forgotten the scene from his previous life’s conclusion, where the Wordless Monument exploded and that leg bone mysteriously flew toward him.

"It’s something that cannot be overlooked."

"I can’t allow myself to be blinded by momentary gains."

In fact, there were still numerous things Li Fan wished to offer to the stele to consume and reveal its truth.

Among them was the Azure Abyss Pearl, still buried deep at the bottom of a fissure and sinkhole.

Although in his previous life, according to Xu Ke’s account, the moment he touched the Azure Abyss Pearl, this Supreme Treasure expended all its energy and turned to dust.

Li Fan was certain that at this point in time, the Azure Abyss Pearl still retained its last surviving form.

Mortal beings could not collect it.

Nameless True Immortal’s leg bone, however, was highly likely to succeed!

"This stele is a natural machine for assisting Enlightenment."

"Any dangerous item can be fed to it, then transitioned through to derive insights."

"And even…"

Li Fan’s gaze left the stele, lifting his eyes toward the depths of the starry sky.

"Sacrificing the entire Abyss Star Ocean, or even the entirety of the High Wall, wouldn’t be out of the question."

"The entirety of one star ocean should enable the stele to manifest sufficient laws!"

Just imagining that scenario caused Li Fan’s heart to race slightly.

"That day will come, but not yet."

"At the very least, I must first have the power to protect myself before I dare attempt such an audacious enterprise!"