My Simulated Road to Immortality

Emperor Tri-Moa felt a vague sense of daze, as if he had returned to the time before the ancient tribulations arrived.

"If we can thrive here, it would indeed be a blessing."

"Though it may not last forever, it's still a temporary paradise."

"Moreover, as long as there is enough Primordial Essence, even if one day this place becomes uninhabitable, we can seek another location."

Emperor Tri-Moa thought to himself silently.

...

Within the Heavenly Pillar Space.

Li Buren stood with a solemn expression, eyes closed. He served as the bridge connecting his true self with Lord Guardian Hill's illusory projection's power.

As a form of energy capable of supporting possibilities, the grade of Primordial Essence must be exceptionally high. Creating an entire mask full of it was by no means an easy task.

Even Li Fan, as he is now, found it somewhat challenging.

Thus, external assistance was required.

Of course, Li Fan would never let the illusory projection of Lord Guardian Hill, and the power of other Heavenly Pillars, directly contact the True Illusion Technique. Instead, he used the Dao Network link between his avatar and true self for conversion.

After quietly contemplating the Dao for a hundred years, the gradually expanding myriad visages of Mo Sha have enabled Li Fan's true self to endure the power of Lord Guardian Hill's illusory projection.

The immense Mountain and Sea Power, using Li Buren as a bond, was transferred into the Great Net woven by the visage of Mo Sha.

Just as Li Fan anticipated.

The nature of Mo Sha and Dao Yan are vaguely similar, both belonging to the transformation of Mountain and Sea Meld.

As if of the same origin, the power of Lord Guardian Hill's illusory projection seamlessly transformed without any blockage. In the Great Net Li Fan crafted, stars raced across, endlessly surging, arriving drastically.

It was like the multiple amplification of strength produced by casting the "True Illusion" on oneself.

Power surged without cause, inexhaustible and unending.

"True Illusion..."

The memories and feelings of creating Primordial Essence from thin air reemerged in his spirit consciousness.

Li Fan kept silently chanting in his heart.

Before him, ancient bronze-colored light spots continuously appeared from the void.

The creations from Li Fan's use of the True Illusion Divine Technique only lasted several breaths of time, then would dissipate, leaving only a few remnants.

However, after a century of contemplating the Dao, the retention ratio has significantly increased, rising from one ten-thousandth to five ten-thousandths.

And now, after receiving external support, with a leap in strength to the Nameless Realm, this retention ratio astonishingly rose again to five thousandths!

Even though there's still ninety-nine and ninety-five thousandths of loss.

Yet, in the face of [Infinite] nature, these losses can be entirely disregarded.

By pushing the Net of Ink and Death's load to its maximum, Li Fan was immersed in the experience of creation.

With the emergence of each bright spot, his understanding of the True and False Changes elevated to a new level.

...

Three days later.

Emperor Tri-Moa was summoned once more.

A mask was hurled towards him, and he instinctively caught it.

The surge of familiar aura emanating from the mask caused the wise old beast to tremble slightly.

In his view, what was contained within was not merely an energy source. It was the hope of his entire tribe's survival.

"I shall not betray the trust of my predecessor."

Emperor Tri-Moa solemnly declared.

If he previously had even a slight hesitation in his heart, now, upon witnessing an entire mask of Primordial Essence, he no longer had any doubts.

"As long as there's enough of this energy source, new safe havens can be sought indefinitely. Until the entire Mortal World perishes, at the very least, the tribe can consistently ensure safety without having to gamble."

"In comparison..."

"The sacrifice of a few Primordial Dao Forms is insignificant."

The determination within Emperor Tri-Moa, hidden beneath his cloudy eyes, prompted him to head once more towards the Starry Sea Frontier.

...

Li Fan watched the disappearing silhouette of Emperor Tri-Moa, sensing the other's position in his spirit consciousness, and nodded slightly.

The Seal he left in Emperor Tri-Moa's spirit consciousness was the fruit of his hundred-year comprehension of the Path of [Engraving].

Although it would not continue to work after Emperor Tri-Moa crossed possibilities, it could track everything happening within the Transcendent Mystical Coffin. Even if Emperor Tri-Moa betrayed him, Li Fan could still find his way to the thirteen existing Dao Forms of possibility on his own.

No matter if it was in hostile territory or if his strength was insufficient. As long as Li Fan determined their exact location, there would be ample ways to deal with them in the future.

Furthermore, in Li Fan's view, the possibility of Emperor Tri-Moa deviating from the plan was extremely small.

"It's time to set up a bit in advance." He couldn't help but feel a bit excited at heart.

After truly assimilating the Great Dao contained within a Nameless, Li Fan finally understood the extent of his enhancement.

From the standpoint of realms, although Li Fan's true self remained in the "Half Immortal" realm,

But as soon as the Net of Ink and Death was opened, he could easily capture opponents whose "weight" was below him.

The so-called "weight" is Li Fan's description of the prominence his cultivated path held in the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth.

There were no quantified data, only anchored on sensory perception.

Like the Path of [Engraving] glimpsed from Situ Xing's memory, though somewhat incomplete, it ultimately originated from the Nameless themselves in the Unity-Path. Its Dao weight nearly equated to half a Nameless.

Far surpassing ordinary True Immortals.

And this was just one type among those within Li Fan's Net of Ink and Death.

Formless, Motion, Creation, Primordial...

Etc., scattered throughout the Dao Net.

With these comprehended Taoist Principles as weights, they were enough to support Li Fan's contention against the true Nameless True Immortals without falling behind.

This has been verified during Li Fan's occasional sparring with the avatar over the century.

Strictly speaking, it wasn't Li Fan's own power. Instead, it was "adapting to circumstances, leveraging power against power."