My Simulated Road to Immortality

The effect of the [Form of Life] was even more wondrous than Li Fan had anticipated.

Looking at the little Daoist kneeling in front of him, Li Fan tried to sense the specifics of its life form.

"Bestowing life..." He savored these two words in his heart.

Li Fan, by engraving the [Form of Life] onto the liquid long sword, had created an existence akin to an "Artifact Spirit." Furthermore, a strong, natural bond had formed between him and his creation.

The "Great Lord" that the Daoist child referred to in its words was, in essence, its master, its overlord.

Li Fan harbored a faint sense that, with a mere thought, he could easily erase the Daoist child’s consciousness, reverting the liquid long sword to its original state.

No matter how strong the Daoist child might grow, as long as it failed to break free from the shackles of the [Form of Life], it could not escape the fate of a creation.

"The [Form of Life] is indeed endlessly intricate and profound. The only pity is that what it creates is truly independent living beings, with their autonomous consciousness. What they think and feel, I cannot completely perceive."

"But commanding it like a puppet can still be achieved."

Having swiftly understood the situation, Li Fan calmly said, "Stand up."

With a flick of his finger, he conjured a set of garments through the Tao Lineage to cover the Daoist child’s body.

"Thank you, Great Lord, for granting me clothing!" The Daoist child bowed deeply again in reverence before obediently standing.

"Attack me with all your strength."

"This..." The little Daoist hesitated for a moment but ultimately obeyed the order.

The little Daoist’s figure vanished instantly.

In its place, torrential rain descended from the sky.

Upon closer inspection, every raindrop was a sword brimming with hauntingly cold energy.

The Sword Rain Storm surrounded Li Fan, as though intending to shatter him into pieces.

The newly-born Daoist child was a blank slate, knowing only to faithfully execute Li Fan’s commands.

When launching an attack, it showed no trace of hesitation or restraint.

"Even with only rudimentary spirit wisdom, it can unleash so many pure, distinct sword intents. If it were a cultivator, it would require centuries of tempering to achieve this realm. Is this the innate advantage of material transformation into living form?"

"It’s a pity that the liquid long sword remains within the classification of a World Artifact. Its upper limit of power is restricted to this extent."

Li Fan did not dodge or evade, allowing the countless sword-rains to fall upon him.

Each strand of sword energy appeared immensely formidable. Yet, just as they were about to touch Li Fan, it was as if they collided with some invisible existence, erupting into dazzling golden light before vanishing into nothingness.

The torrential rain poured down, but not even a corner of Li Fan’s garments were wetted.

"Collect!"

Li Fan’s counterattack was merely a wave of his sleeve. Instantly, every raindrop gathered together at his command, and with a light tap of his finger, let out a crisp, resonant chime.

The little Daoist child immediately reverted to its original form, falling to the ground in disarray.

"Thank you, Great Lord, for sparing me!"

"Great Lord’s divine might is unparalleled in the universe!"

Panicking, the little Daoist child scrambled upright, instinctively kneeling to shower praises.

"It has indeed achieved transformation, but its strength is far from sufficient to shield me from danger."

"It still needs further enhancement."

Slightly narrowing his eyes, Li Fan instructed the little Daoist to return to its original form.

After imprinting the [Form of Life], the surface of the liquid long sword resembled flowing water, appearing even more animated.

Li Fan already had a preliminary plan regarding how to enhance this sword before him.

All his power lay within the Immortal Array. Naturally, the best method would be [Formation Refining].

The Essence of Source Power surged, as golden runes transformed into numerous array units, all merging into the liquid long sword.

With the Immortal Array infused into its structure, the liquid long sword instantly seemed to boil over, its surface trembling violently.

Normally, the capacity of a World Artifact would be insufficient to bear the boundless, transcendent power of the Immortal Array. But what Li Fan engraved now was a synthesis of all his masterful Immortal Arrays—the [Enigmatic, Xuanhuang Beings] Great Array.

The array evolved naturally, circulating the power of life and death. This protected and preserved the liquid long sword from destruction.

Of course, during the [Formation Refining] process, Li Fan still vaguely sensed the effect of the [Form of Life].

"The birth of spirit wisdom caused the liquid long sword to undergo a certain qualitative change. Otherwise, it might not have been able to withstand the first wave of impact before the engraving of the Immortal Array was completed."

Golden light repeatedly flashed. Seven days later, Li Fan had finally completed the engraving of the [Xuanhuang Beings] Great Array.

What remained within the liquid long sword was merely akin to a template of True Immortal Seal Characters—a basic formation resembling precise mechanical components. To activate the array’s operation and evolution, energy would need to be injected.

If reliant solely on the liquid long sword itself, it might be unable to sustain even a brief moment before being drained and exhausted by the requirements of the Immortal Array.

As for the Essence of Source Power, Li Fan did not intend for the liquid long sword to use it.

After all, with the imminent propulsion of [Xuanhuang Sublimation], every additional reserve of Essence source energy made Li Fan’s chances of success greater.

If this creation for defense required competing with him for resources...

Wouldn’t that be contrary to his original intent?

Yet Li Fan had no plans to let this liquid long sword become a mere ornamental tool that could only run the Immortal Array briefly. In fact, Li Fan already had an extraordinary idea.

"Energy. Infinite."

Li Fan raised his head toward the Star Sea, his eyes narrowing slightly.

After deliberate preparation, twenty days later...

Within the empty Star Sea, the little Daoist child in blue garments was chanting under its breath.

What it recited was none other than the enhanced version of the Immortal Boat’s [Taija Divine Art]. freeweɓnovēl.coɱ

And far away, Li Fan hid and watched silently.

Indeed, he sought to replicate the event of the Immortal Boat altering the Uniform Star Sea. But this time, the force of the Uniform Star Sea would not come from Li Fan—it would come from the liquid long sword!

Certainly, as past experience had shown, the Star Sea’s infinity meant that those harmonized with it would instead be assimilated by the Star Sea.