My longevity simulation

Ninety Sky-Patrolling Arrows, only half of them were truly lethal physical objects.

As for the other half, they were mere illusions conjured by formations, all show and no substance.

But the treefolks of the Spiritwood Realm had already been terrified by the destructive power displayed by that one earlier Sky-Patrolling Arrow, leaving them utterly unable to distinguish real from fake.

The central giant tree was intimately linked to the Spiritwood Realm.

When the wood flourished, the realm prospered; when the wood was destroyed, the realm perished.

That massive cavity in the giant tree’s trunk left the treefolk race of the Spiritwood Realm with not even the slightest intent to resist.

The female treefolk chieftain led her entire clan in a humiliating kneel before the Great Xuan Imperial Army, pledging their submission.

Afterward, Sun Erlang followed the Heavenly Mandate Holy Emperor’s instructions and engraved layer upon layer of formations onto the Heart of the Giant Tree.

He did not know the meaning behind this formation, but carrying out orders was the sacred duty of the Great Xuan Imperial Army.

With Sun Erlang’s current strength at Golden Core perfection, activating the formation was still somewhat taxing.

Moreover, he had to remain vigilant against any counterattack from the treefolk race.

Fortunately, the deterrent power of the Sky-Patrolling Arrow was overwhelmingly strong, and in the end, the treefolk race did not dare to stake everything on a desperate fight.

Once the formation was complete, a brilliant green light erupted from the Heart of the Giant Tree.

The spirit tree’s wound began to heal slowly, and a figure emerged from the glow.

“The spirit of the giant tree…” Sun Erlang murmured thoughtfully.

As he had suspected, after the spirit of the giant tree appeared, it did not side with the treefolk.

Instead, it transmitted a message to Sun Erlang: “Are you Senior Brother Sun? Teacher asked you to leave half the Imperial Army here to assist in constructing the formation.”

“By the way, my name is Lin Ling.”

Lin Ling transmitted a segment of footage, and upon hearing the familiar voice of the Heavenly Mandate Holy Emperor in the projection, Sun Erlang nodded slightly.

Without losing a single soldier or pawn, expending only one Sky-Patrolling Arrow, Sun Erlang had successfully conquered the Spiritwood Realm. Yet Sun Erlang knew full well that this had nothing to do with the Great Xuan Imperial Army’s combat prowess. It all relied on the Sky-Patrolling Arrow’s terrifying power, capable of annihilating heavens and extinguishing worlds.

Sun Erlang shook his head slightly, dispelling the frustration in his heart. He led the remaining troops toward the second target small world.

“Great Li? Hmph…” A flash of killing intent crossed Sun Erlang’s eyes.

…

After the Great Xuan Imperial Army departed, Lin Ling began overseeing the treefolk race according to the formation taught by Li Fan.

Toward these treefolks, Lin Ling felt little emotional attachment.

On the contrary, Li Fan, who had lectured on the Dao, taught her skills, and resolved her doubts at the moment of her birth, was currently the person Lin Ling felt the closest to in this world.

“The Heaven and Earth All Spirits Great Formation?”

“When the formation is complete, it will open a passage to the world where Teacher resides. It will also raise the overall spiritual energy density of the Spiritwood Realm, allowing the world to sublimate.”

“First, complete the construction of the foundational formation. The remaining key materials will be delivered by the Great Xuan Imperial Army later.”

Thinking of the formation’s description imparted by Li Fan, and recalling the promise that she alone could go before the Great Xuan once the Heaven and Earth All Spirits Great Formation was built, Lin Ling felt a surge of motivation. She urged those sluggish treefolk onward once more.

…

Great Xuan.

Sensing the somewhat blurry images transmitted from the Spiritwood Realm, Li Fan nodded to himself.

Although in this life, he had already planned to activate [Truth] in the Dark Realm, borrowing the power of the darkness to weaken the perception of the Faceless True Immortal.

But Li Fan also could not predict just how much this weakening would amount to.

Therefore, the [Heaven and Earth Myriad Spiritual, All Beings Refine the Spirits] great formation was also something that must be constructed, to guard against the unforeseen.

If one were to say that when he first saw the scene of billions of living beings perishing at the same time, Li Fan’s mind still had some fluctuations.

Then the second time, and the times after that…

Li Fan truly felt no psychological pressure at all.

He reined in his mind and looked toward the nominal second disciple of this life before him.

Wang Xuanba.

Unlike the treatment given to Sun Erlang, Li Fan had not imparted to him the method of new law cultivation.

Instead, he had taught Wang Xuanba the [Creation Furnace Technique] that he had researched himself.

This version was already worlds apart from the initial one, which had merely crudely pried open the body’s hidden reserves and violently strengthened the physical body.

In the previous life, after receiving guidance from the Heavenly Doctor and fully integrating the [Heavenly Doctor Immortal Scripture] and the Mending Heaven Record, Li Fan had gained a whole new understanding of how to stimulate the body’s potential.

However, turning theory into practice still required some experimentation.

Wang Xuanba’s special constitution was the perfect experimental subject.

“Xuanhuang heaven and earth, in the instant before imminent destruction, erupted with myriad wondrous transformations.”

“Humans should be the same.”

“In a normal state, the human body remains in balance. Only when invaded by foreign substances or the when the body faces a fatal crisis does it call upon its own potential.”

Before Li Fan sat Wang Xuanba, who was only seventeen years old, with his eyes closed in a slumber.

His height had already reached nearly three zhang, his entire body bulging with muscles, and the surface of his skin covered in a layer of golden, armor-like keratin.

Although one could still vaguely discern human features, at a sudden glance, he resembled an ancient ferocious beast.

“I have already implanted flesh and blood from eighteen kinds of alien beasts, of which only seven have been fused and absorbed by him. The rest all triggered severe rejection reactions; if not for my intervention to save him, he would likely have perished from bloodline exhaustion by now.”

“However, as his physique grows even stronger, perhaps another attempt can be made.”

With this in mind, Li Fan injected a mass of flesh and blood from the Heavenly Silk Fox mutated beast into Wang Xuanba’s body.

A one-sided emphasis on strengthening power seemed to have caused some imbalance in the development of Wang Xuanba’s physical body, putting it on the verge of collapse. He needed reinforcement in the aspect of agility.

Li Fan was very eager to see just where the limit of the human physical body lay.

…

Great Li Realm.

The conquest of Great Li was even a bit easier than that of the Spiritwood Realm.

Not even the Sky-Patrolling Arrows were used; merely the sight of that group of Great Xuan Imperial Army flying in the sky caused the emperor in the capital city, along with the civil and military officials, to all kneel on the ground.

Adhering to the principle that there could only be one emperor, the Heavenly Mandate Holy Emperor, Sun Erlang mercilessly executed the emperor of Great Li.

He then selected Prince Zhennan, Xiao Tianyou, as the proxy ruler.

As the Holy Emperor Bases appeared across Great Li, the people soon accepted the fact of the sudden dynastic change.

As well as the existence of that Heavenly Mandate Holy Emperor.

Great Li also gradually began transforming into a spiritual energy small world.

Anchor Year 8.

“85%.”

“Compared to before, it’s actually a bit slower.”

“Is it because of my current physical state?”

Li Fan looked at the number on the [Truth] panel and fell into deep thought.

Over the course of three years, as the Spiritwood Realm, Beast Realm, Great Li Realm, and many other small worlds were incorporated into the Great Xuan territory, his [Heavenly Emperor Qi Classic] had also successfully advanced to the third layer.

The Great Xuan national fortune resembled a rising sun at dawn, emanating scorching red light and vibrant vitality.

And the actual combat power he could manifest was equivalent to the early Soul Transformation stage in the Xuanhuang Realm.

However, Li Fan had already sensed the bottleneck in the Heavenly Emperor Qi Classic.

To advance further to the fourth layer, the Purple Qi Realm.

At the current rate of development, it would probably take several decades.