My Simulated Road to Immortality - Chapter 1756: 1432: Mysterious Sound Envelopes Ghost City_2

Chapter 1756: Chapter 1432: Mysterious Sound Envelopes Ghost City_2

“Even the former True Immortal has taught me a lesson.”

“No wonder he could survive the Great Calamity that destroyed the Immortal World. His torturous methods are truly unheard of. Worth learning.”

“Three years to bloom, three years to bear fruit. Such endless Reincarnation…”

“The so-called [Ultimate Festival] is naturally the moment to enjoy these fruits.”

The living beings reveled and indulged in Ji Le City for three years. Desires continuously surged and climbed.

Until reaching the peak, like oil boiling over a fire, it exploded loudly.

“The slaughter during the day must not be as simple as it appears.”

“If within Ji Le City, there is still Demon Sound shrouding them, then what the survivors must endure might be far greater than imagined. And in such circumstances, still able to survive to the end…”

Even Li Fan was momentarily tempted by the vibrancy of the “fruit.”

“Perhaps in thirty days, I can witness it firsthand.”

“It’s imaginable that this Remnant Thought Fruit must be extremely beneficial to cultivators. Yet Scholar Zhu only invited [Dao Island]?”

Although Ma Tiande was a newcomer, he had heard about Ji Le City’s banquet invitation to various parties before.

“I don’t know what changes occurred this time.”

In the Sea of Northern Stars, Dao Island and Sword Domain are two pillar-like huge powers. Sword Domain, centered around the former Heavenly Sword Sect of the Xuanhuang World, gathered numerous sword cultivators. Its presence is grand, numbering millions.

Dao Island, from beginning to end, had only eighteen cultivators. Anyone wishing to ascend the island must first challenge the cultivators on the island. Losers die, winners join Dao Island. It is said that this was the rule established by the very first cultivator who founded and set foot on Dao Island. The number eighteen was added later. Initially, there were only five unparalleled sword cultivators living on the island.

In the past, when the Sea of Northern Stars thrived with life and sword cultivators were prevalent, cultivators headed to Dao Island for challenges ceaselessly. Although none ever returned, the newcomers kept arriving continuously.

It was all because there stood the [Sword Dao] on Dao Island.

It was not any mystical sight but indeed the [Sword Dao] itself in Heaven and Earth.

Glimpse it, and one faces the Great Dao directly. Even if one dies, there is no regret.

Thḭ𝙨 ςh𝕒p𝓉ℯr ıѕ pՕṡ𝗍ꬲ𝑑 bʏ 𝒌ɩ𝘵𝙚𝕟𝟬ⱽ𝖾𝗹

The Great Dao is formless, but now it manifests on Dao Island, having its own reasons.

Yet there is no definitive conclusion, opinions vary. Even the Governing Council of the Sea of Northern Stars has never given a direct response.

Among all related rumors, the most convincing one is that the leader of Dao Island was once a Nameless True Immortal. Moreover, the Dao he merged with is precisely the [Sword].

When he transformed from Mortal to Immortal, the Great Dao returned to Heaven and Earth. But it was unknown what method he used to solidify and reveal it, allowing the formless and profound Great Dao to be seen by mortal eyes.

“Perhaps the one on Dao Island might be an old acquaintance of Scholar Zhu in Ji Le City.”

Nameless True Immortals, in the past, only existed in ancient tales of the Abyss Star Ocean. Yet upon coming to the Sea of Northern Stars, immediately encountering two possible Nameless True Immortals.

“Rather than say this is a matter of luck, it’s better to say that as the Great Calamity destroying the Immortal World progressed to the present, the former fairies can only live together with mortals under the same starry sky.” Li Fan sneered silently in his heart.

Li Fan is not interested in the mindset of these Mortal-Transformed True Immortals.

What he truly is interested in is how the Nameless True Immortal managed to transform from Mortal and still preserve his own life.

True Immortals transforming from Mortal, Li Fan had seen in the Xuanhuang World before, not surprising.

But in the Nameless Realm, body and Dao unite.

To transform into one of the Great Daos and return to Heaven and Earth, is it really so easy to detach?

Thinking of Scholar Zhu’s eerie appearance, Li Fan is certain that attempting to transform from Mortal for a Nameless True Immortal requires an extremely severe cost.

“To become one of the Nameless must be an eternal prodigy. Yet such an existence also needs to abandon their own Dao path… ”

“Is it a helpless act to preserve life in the Path-obliterating Calamity, or a lofty ideal to return Dao to Heaven, saving the world?” Li Fan revealed a rather intriguing expression.

Just like after the birth of the new Law Transmission in the Xuanhuang World.

Cultivators devour the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth for cultivation, and when a cultivator dies, everything within them returns to Heaven and Earth. The Nameless merge with Dao.

If the Nameless perishes, but the Great Dao does not perish, naturally, the Dao returns to Heaven and Earth.

However, a contradiction arises naturally.

Since even the Nameless True Immortal has already merged with Dao, then how can it be possible for the Nameless to perish while the Great Dao does not perish?

“Perhaps the same can be compared to events within the Xuanhuang World.”

“Though these Integration Cultivators have merged with the Essence of Heaven and Earth, yet with my current methods and understanding of the Xuanhuang Realm Celestial Way, after catching them forcefully separating them from the Essence of Heaven and Earth…”

“It’s not difficult!”

“Even though Nameless True Immortals’ strength is far beyond what the Xuan Huang Integration Cultivators can compare, the principles are connected.”

“Perhaps the answer lies within the [Dao Network].”

Li Fan’s eyes flashed.

Dao Network, as the ultimate means in the Sea of Northern Stars for countering and hunting True Immortals, naturally needs to cover the likes of Scholar Zhu, who were once True Immortals.

And Ma Tiande is such a person chosen to maintain and connect with the Dao Network.

In fact, Ma Tiande’s life and death are not important; even if he annoys Scholar Zhu and is turned into an eternal drowning remnant thought in the Endless Samsara Purgatory of Ji Le City.

The next day, the Governing Council will soon dispatch new personnel.

In Ma Tiande’s eyes, he is a high-end living force of the Sea of Northern Stars, running errands for Mortal-Transformed True Immortals like Scholar Zhu is a disgrace, a waste of talent.

But outsiders like Li Fan see it clearly.

It is nothing but expendables.

And expendables, cannot be exhausted.

Undisturbed by honor or disgrace, Li Fan delved into the Dao Network-related materials in Ma Tiande’s spirit consciousness.

“Just as I expected, the key to utilizing the Dao Network is the Dao Origin Symbols!”

“I have mastered the initial Dao Origin Symbols. Utilizing Ma Tiande’s body to connect with the Dao Network should not be problematic…”

But soon Li Fan realized he was gravely mistaken.

Compared to Qin Zhuang’s era, the complexity of the Dao Origin has multiplied tens of thousands of times!

Every instruction requires the collaborative operation of tens of thousands of Dao Origin Symbols together. A slight error will be recorded and transmitted to the Governing Council.

“Every person who passed the examination has a thorough command of the use of Dao Origin.”

“The Governing Council allows one or two mistakes, but making too many will surely induce suspicion.”

The soul-snatching technique of the Dao Dan can only observe and inherit memories. But the application of Dao Origin Symbols, such complex and exquisite manipulation, trying to perfectly replicate it has proven somewhat difficult.

Especially since Li Fan is not present in full consciousness, merely a Divine Fragment has come, which is even more inadequate.

“If only the Azure Abyss Pearl were here at the moment, it would be better.”

“It could seamlessly inherit Ma Tiande’s cognition.”

Li Fan shook his head slightly, suppressing unrealistic fantasies.

Now that he’s infiltrated the Sea of Northern Stars alone, it’s impossible to gain assistance from the Azure Abyss Pearl.

“Thirty days later, the hosting of the Ultimate Festival requires the coordination of the Dao Network.”

“Looks like self-learning is the best strategy.”

“Fortunately, with the superb Stone of Transformation as aid, what Ma Tiande can do, I should be able to reproduce effortlessly.”

Li Fan began researching the knowledge of the Dao Origin Symbols in Ma Tiande’s spirit consciousness from scratch.

Previously, the [Thirty Lectures on Dao Origin Fundamentals] known from Qin Zhuang’s memory is now completely obsolete. Many symbols’ meanings have changed entirely.

Li Fan had to abandon his original knowledge and start anew.

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“Looks like self-learning is the best strategy.”

“Fortunately, with the superb Stone of Transformation as aid, what Ma Tiande can do, I should be able to reproduce effortlessly.”

Li Fan began researching the knowledge of the Dao Origin Symbols in Ma Tiande’s spirit consciousness from scratch.

Previously, the [Thirty Lectures on Dao Origin Fundamentals] known from Qin Zhuang’s memory is now completely obsolete. Many symbols’ meanings have changed entirely.

Li Fan had to abandon his original knowledge and start anew.