Chapter 1191: The Future of Dao Transformation

Yi Shu slowly recovered from the shock, still choosing not to express his stance.

However, his actions had already changed.

Originally, he had planned to observe for a while and then return. But now, he requested Sun Erlang permission to stay for an extended period to observe.

Sun Erlang looked a little troubled: "I cannot make this decision on my own; I must consult with my Master."

Yi Shu nodded, "I believe your Master will agree."

As expected, the Faceless Holy Emperor agreed to Taiyan Sect's request to stay, but with one condition.

"Using simulations to help cultivators in the Great Unveiling of the Holy Dynasty grow rapidly?"

Yi Shu hesitated for a moment.

"Master said that even if Taiyan Sect doesn't help with this, he has other methods; it would just be a bit more troublesome. Taiyan Sect's core focus is still on deducing the future of the Xuanhuang World. Until the final outcome is determined, Master agrees that your Taiyan Sect can maintain a certain degree of neutrality. Consider it a type of transaction," Sun Erlang repeated Li Ping's original words.

Yi Shu remained silent for a moment. Ultimately, after discussions with Taiyan Sect and the Stone Mother of Dao Transformation, he agreed.

For Taiyan Sect, a few more simulations were merely efficient use of idle computing power.

Yet, it opened up another path for the future, making it a worthwhile deal from any perspective.

Just as some cultivators within the sect chose to flee before the calamity struck, the Ten Immortal Dao Sects never put all their eggs in one basket.

From then on, the Great Unveiling of the Holy Dynasty gained an observer.

Except for the area directly under the Holy Emperor's command, the dwelling place of the You Clan, and the fishing pond in the Xuanhuang World, Yi Shu could observe everything without restriction.

Li Ping was not concerned about this.

With the Holy Dynasty's fortune bestowed upon him and the increasingly perfected Myriad Spirits Great Array of Heaven and Earth, every move Yi Shu made was within his control.

Furthermore, the life and death of Yi Shu's current body were subject to his single thought.

Meanwhile, in the distant Xuanhuang World, someone had already set their sights on Taiyan Sect.

"Although I have no intention of actively harming others, I must prepare a contingency."

"Taiyan Sect abandoned physical existence and collectively resides within the Stone Mother of Dao Transformation. Their information immortality is indeed remarkable; they even managed to escape the terrifying calamity when the Immortals of the Immortal Ruins destroyed the world with a single glance. But..."

"As the saying goes, every art has its specialists!"

In the Yanjue Space, Li Fan appeared to be meditating with his eyes closed.

In reality, his mind was racing with thoughts.

While information immortality renders physical methods and even ordinary immortal arts ineffective, data corruption might yield extraordinary results.

To Li Fan's knowledge, no such method currently existed among the prevalent Dao traditions in the Xuanhuang World. His idea stemmed from the mysterious and unfathomable Xuan-Yuan Primordial Spirit Array.

As a composite of nine Immortal-level grand arrays, its power was unimaginable. It could even re-establish earth, fire, water, and wind in the void, creating new worlds.

Fortunately, with the Disk of Terminal Disintegration and a series of fortuitous coincidences, Li Fan had already gained initial mastery of three of these arrays.

These were Xuanji, Myriad Spirits to Numbers; Huangluo, Empty Room Blooming; and Wuliang, Vast Square Unveiling.

Among them, the Xuanji, Myriad Spirits to Numbers array possessed the mystical ability to convert everything within its domain into data, allowing for arbitrary transformation.

"Though it's merely theoretical, the necessary materials make actual array formation impossible. However, fortunately, Taiyan Sect has no physical form; pure information is even more prone to vulnerabilities."

"If Vast Square Unveiling and Myriad Spirits to Numbers were to cooperate..."

In his Sea of Consciousness, the Disk of Terminal Disintegration, boosted by the computing power of the Dao Transformation Stone, was rapidly deducing a new form of array.

In the past six months, Li Fan's clone had largely completed the analysis of the Vast Square Unveiling array within the Boundless Mirror.

After some repairs by his clone, the damaged Boundless Mirror's capabilities had significantly improved.

The corresponding cost was that his clone had weakened a bit more.

However, Li Fan was not concerned.

Sun Luyuan had long delayed completing the task assigned by Master of Mirrors Fu, and his deliberate perfunctoriness had not gone unnoticed. The pressure he was under was growing, and perhaps soon, he would have no choice but to yield and attempt to probe the Heavenly Profound Mirror with the Boundless Mirror once more.

After perceiving the insights from his clone, Li Ping, Li Fan was now contemplating something else entirely.

He was thinking about the origin of the Stone Mother of Dao Transformation.

When Taiyan Sect first received the inheritance from Grandmaster Tiandu, the Stone Mother of Dao Transformation should not have been present.

It was only later that they somehow found this treasure, which directly transformed Taiyan Sect's cultivation methods from being suitable for only a few to being accessible to everyone. This completely solidified Taiyan Sect's position among the Ten Sects.

"Many treasures in the Xuanhuang World can be used for deduction. For example, the Boundless Mirror, despite being damaged, can still predict some future events. However, the Boundless Mirror, and even the Heavenly Profound Mirror, derive their miraculous properties more from being refined by Immortal-level powers. They are tools."

"The Stone Mother of Dao Transformation, on the other hand, seems more like a pure object."

"A legendary natural treasure of heaven and earth, perhaps... Although the Xuanhuang World is vast, it doesn't seem capable of naturally nurturing such a divine object."

Li Fan suddenly recalled an unrecorded anecdote he had heard from someone in the Due Sect.

A foreign star had fallen into the Xuanhuang World, causing all spiritual energy in the world to become ineffective.

"Could it be that this Stone Mother of Dao Transformation also came from beyond the starry sky?"

Li Fan couldn't help but speculate.

But it was merely a guess; only by somehow infiltrating the Dao Transformation Stone one day could he truly know the answer.

"The Stone Mother deduces the future solely relying on its immense computing power. Even so, it has reached a certain extreme, demonstrating the might of its calculation. If it were supplemented with external tools, further optimizing its deduction methods, who knows what heights it could reach."

For instance, the Dao Transformation Stone in Li Fan's Sea of Consciousness, though it had advanced to a superior grade through several fusions, found it incredibly difficult to deduce arrays independently, let alone Immortal-level grand arrays, even something like the Reversal of Life and Death Array.

Similarly, if relying solely on the Disk of Terminal Disintegration, which was merely a mortal artifact, deducing Immortal-level grand arrays would also be a stretch.

However, their combined power made a vast difference.

"They complement each other, achieving greater synergy."

Such a harmonious synergy led Li Fan to imagine what if the Stone Mother of Dao Transformation were paired with an entity like the Disk of Terminal Disintegration, and not just for arrays.

What kind of scenario would that create?

The cultivation method of the Yanjue, the future insights of the Boundless Mirror...

If these were combined with the formidable computing power of the Stone Mother of Dao Transformation, a qualitative transformation would undoubtedly occur.

He could even continuously iterate through endless reincarnations, further infinitely stacking upon the already perfected Stone Mother of Dao Transformation.

This could push it to an unimaginable level.

The Disk of Terminal Disintegration's assistance to Li Fan in his cycles of reincarnation already needed no further elaboration.

And if other elements were added...

Li Fan's heart couldn't help but pound with excitement.

"Perhaps, the way to break this deadlock lies within it."

"With the treasure before me, it's all about how to scheme."

Li Fan's eyes gleamed.