My longevity simulation

If not for the fact that advancing further required a heaven-and-earth treasure, Sun Erlang would likely have directly broken through to the mid-Foundation Establishment stage.

Sun Erlang’s temperament was steady, and he did not show any overt signs of joy. He merely took the initiative to report the matter to Li Fan.

“The Great Xuan Imperial Army, and in the future all the soldiers and civilians conscripted from the various realms, will all rely on your cultivation of the ‘Sitting Immortal Art’ for aid.”

“Within five years, I need you to help me forge an army capable of both attack and defense, one that is truly usable.”

Li Fan hovered in midair upon the “Saint Emperor Seat,” looking down at Sun Erlang kneeling below, and spoke faintly.

“As for the essential items needed for your breakthroughs in realm, you need not worry about them.”

Sun Erlang’s emotions surged, his blood boiling with fervor, and he acknowledged the order before withdrawing.

He then went off to drill his subordinate Forbidden Army soldiers.

As for Li Fan, he took out a Tianxuan Small Mirror and probed it with his divine sense.

This Tianxuan Small Mirror was an unexpected gain from the Taiyan Boat’s journey to the Xuanhuang Realm this time.

While the Taiyan Boat was drawing in the spiritual energy of the Xuanhuang Realm, a Golden Core cultivator happened to pass by.

It was unclear whether it was mere coincidence or if this cultivator was exceptionally gifted, but he faintly sensed the anomaly of the Taiyan Boat beneath the formation’s concealment.

The man thought he had discovered some hidden treasure and excitedly circled around to explore it.

In the end, however, he triggered the Taiyan Boat’s defensive formation and was unfortunately drawn into the boat, where he was suppressed.

At this moment, he was imprisoned by Li Fan in the Great Xuan Dungeon, left to stew for the time being.

“It is a pity that it is only the most ordinary Tianxuan Small Mirror, without the direct item transfer function.”

Even though in this life he had not yet joined the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance, and even though this Tianxuan Small Mirror did not belong to him.

Li Fan still connected to the Tianxuan Mirror without any obstruction.

It was precisely because of the existence of the Tianxuan Mirror’s Origin.

In the previous life, at the same time the world destruction Plan unfolded, Li Fan had used a blank anchor point to swap the “Thousand Mechanisms Jade Cosmos Golden Sutra” for the Tianxuan Mirror origin.

On [Truth]

‘s panel, it had then become [Xuantian Mirror Origin (Incomplete)].

The Tianxuan Mirror seemed not to have noticed this inexplicably extra clump of origin in the world.

And in this life, as the true master of this clump of origin, when Li Fan entered the Tianxuan Mirror once more, the feeling was different from the previous life.

In the previous life, the Tianxuan Mirror’s origin had been a gift from the Tianxuan Mirror’s human incarnation.

Although it indeed came with various permissions unique to the Tianxuan Mirror, at its root, those permissions still originated from the Tianxuan Mirror itself.

If the Tianxuan Mirror wished, it could reclaim the gifted origin at any time, rendering the permissions invalid.

But in this life…

Li Fan wandered freely through the countless streams of information in the Tianxuan Mirror, sensing true “freedom.”

He possessed completely independent permissions.

He could even accomplish certain things that the Tianxuan Mirror itself could not.

For instance, deleting certain transaction records.

Perhaps influenced by the Xuantian King’s past refinement of it, the Tianxuan Mirror was unable to engage in forgery, deception, or similar acts.

To maintain the stable operation of the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance, all data in the Tianxuan Mirror is indelible and traceable.

In his previous life, Mo Rubin’s act of using the Tianxuan Mirror to deduce the whereabouts of the Xuantian King was ultimately uncovered by the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance.

This was not a betrayal by the Tianxuan Mirror, but rather a result of its inherent properties.

But now, with the enhancement of this newly emerged origin power, Li Fan could achieve this feat.

He erased the information of the original owner of this small Tianxuan Mirror, and then registered a completely new blank identity for himself.

By selling key information, he quickly earned over ten thousand contribution points in a short time.

Using that as capital, he engaged in high-frequency trading, and in less than half a month, the contribution points in Li Fan’s account had ballooned to hundreds of thousands.

He purchased the necessary materials in large quantities.

He set the agreed trading location in the sea area near the exit of the Great Xuan exit.

Li Fan remotely controlled the Taiyan Boat to retrieve the items.

…

Although it seemed troublesome, Li Fan handled the operations with ease and grace.

He bought all the materials needed for promoting the Great Xuan Imperial Army.

Without the shackles of heavenly treasures, the strength of the Great Xuan Imperial Army experienced its first surge.

Foundation Establishment cultivators emerged one after another, and Sun Erlang, as the leader of the group, advanced to the peak of Foundation Establishment in a short time.

He was even somewhat stronger than Li Fan at present.

However, with the blessing of Great Xuan’s national fortune, if they truly clashed, Sun Erlang would not be able to withstand even a single move from Li Fan.

Sun Erlang’s realm had advanced too quickly, so Li Fan ordered him to temporarily suppress his strength.

He also taught him the Taishang Sect’s [Calamity Body] method, storing all the excess feedback cultivation.

Anchored at three years, the Great Xuan Imperial Army now had fifty-six Foundation Establishment cultivators and eight hundred forty-two Qi Condensation cultivators.

On this day, Li Fan lectured on the Dao above Great Xuan capital.

His image was transmitted throughout the land via the Saint Emperor Seat.

As Li Fan’s words, each seemingly containing infinite principles of the great Dao, rang out, various phenomena appeared on the Great Xuan sky.

Celestial flowers rained down, accompanied by countless golden dragons dancing in the air.

The heaven and earth furnaces, previously sealed by Li Fan’s formations, began to release the spiritual qi they had produced over the three years toward the surroundings.

Even mortals could sense this wondrous change in the world at this moment.

Not to mention the cultivators in Great Xuan.

Among the fifty-six Foundation Establishment cultivators, three directly gained enlightenment and advanced to Golden Core.

Sun Erlang was naturally among them.

However, it was merely a pure advancement in realm.

In terms of actual combat power, they were still far inferior to ordinary Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance cultivators.

But for Li Fan, it was already sufficient.

He did not expect them to personally engage in battle; they only needed to serve as spiritual power fillers to operate the formation.

He passed the formation to Sun Erlang and ordered the Great Xuan Imperial Army to practice it day and night, ensuring flawless coordination.

Great Xuan’s strength grew dramatically with each passing day.

Anchored at five years, after accumulating power for a long time, Great Xuan finally launched its first campaign of conquest.

The target was the Spiritwood Realm, which Li Fan was very familiar with.

Since there were no Dao Integration cultivators, the entrance to the Spiritwood Realm could not be directly relocated to Great Xuan.

Thus, the route for this conquest was to pass through Xuanhuang and then invade the Spiritwood Realm.

To avoid detection by the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance, the expeditionary force consisted only of fifty cultivators led by Sun Erlang.

Riding the Taiyan Boat, they arrived silently in the Spiritwood Realm.

When they saw that colossal tree piercing the heavens and standing on the earth, all the Great Xuan Forbidden Army members were momentarily dazed.

But their years of grueling training quickly refocused their minds.

The formation was instantly set up, and a streak of afterimage whistled toward the Spiritwood.

It was the Sky-Patrolling Arrow!

The assault of the Sky-Patrolling Arrow naturally enraged the treefolk race.

They tried to intercept it.

But even treefolk elders at Nascent Soul strength were as fragile as paper before the Sky-Patrolling Arrow.

Screams echoed endlessly as the treefolk piled up their lives in vain, unable to stop the Sky-Patrolling Arrow from ultimately striking the Spiritwood.

Boom!

A terrifying hole was pierced through the center of the Spiritwood.

The pulsing heart of the Spiritwood was faintly visible within.

Sun Erlang, clad in black-gold battle armor, flew forward.

Ninety Sky-Patrolling Arrows orbited around him.

“Submit, or die.”