Chapter 1426: Immortal Hunting True Immortals

The Dao Transformation Stone in Li Fan's Sea of Consciousness finally began to feel pressure.

Creating a world from scratch, even with a real-world template, proved far more difficult than Li Fan had estimated.

The key to creation lay in individuals.

Creating countless individuals was not difficult.

The challenge was creating individuals with their own "thoughts."

Initially, Li Fan's thoughts went astray.

He sought to simulate and create a genuine consciousness for living beings within his world.

This effort consumed nearly half of the Dao Transformation Stone's processing power, yielding only three individuals.

Three subjective and active consciousnesses hovered in the sky of the simulated Xuanghuang World.

These three individuals were completely independent of the Dao Transformation Stone. Their thoughts flowed freely, no longer requiring reliance on the Dao Transformation Stone. However, the processing power they consumed was a tangible cost.

The Dao Transformation Stone's performance plummeted by half. Had Li Fan not possessed the ability to turn falsehoods into reality and thus ignore this consumption, he would likely have painfully abandoned this attempt on the spot.

"These three consciousnesses, judging solely by their capabilities, even far surpass my own. However, they are still in their nascent stage, in a state of ignorance and unawareness. Most of their processing power has yet to be activated…"

"If they hadn't all been derived from the Dao Transformation Stone, I could erase their existence with a single thought. Keeping three such behemoths in my Sea of Consciousness is truly a bit frightening."

Li Fan quietly gazed at these three consciousnesses, which were like sleeping infants.

Afterward, his thoughts returned to the main subject.

"Normally, creating sentient beings would certainly not require such immense consumption. I am directly proving the Dao through sheer power; although I haven't comprehended the method of creation, I have used vast processing power to break and disregard those unseen limitations."

"I was mistaken in my approach. To drive the Dream Paradise, I don't need genuine living consciousnesses. I only need to add a 'dreaming' command for those simulated consciousnesses."

After a brief pause in thought, Li Fan began to integrate the Dream Paradise into the simulated Xuanghuang World.

The Dao Transformation Stone radiated light, and streams of light representing thoughts swiftly flowed into the dream.

At the same time, vast numbers of beings also appeared in the dream.

Their behavior appeared no different from real people.

They communicated, traded, and ventured into the dream together. They could perfectly handle everything normal cultivators could do.

Furthermore, with the initial batch of sample data, the consciousnesses simulated by the Dao Transformation Stone subsequently began to iterate and evolve at an astonishing pace.

Initially, they were occasionally dull in conversation. But later, even Li Fan could barely distinguish between real and fake.

The operation of the simulated beings did not require much processing power from the Dao Transformation Stone.

This was because all these consciousnesses could be reduced to ninety-nine types of behavior.

The Dao Transformation Stone only needed to maintain these ninety-nine original templates to leverage them to generate countless billions of beings.

"On the surface, these appear to be different individuals, but their core is simply ninety-nine people."

Having found the right method, the exponentially growing simulated consciousnesses made Li Fan feel a slight chill. Fortunately, after reconfirming that with the Dao Transformation Stone in his mind, he had absolute control over them, the unease in his heart slowly receded.

The beings in the virtual Xuanghuang World did not need to live in reality. All were integrated into the Worry-Free Dream.

With these "spirit soldiers" assisting, the Dream Tendrils' outward exploration speed greatly accelerated.

Next, Li Fan followed the same method.

While continuing to restore the Dao Transformation Stone with the superposition power of "truth and falsehood transformation," he simultaneously "copied" and created more simulated Xuanghuang Worlds.

In one breath, he successively created twelve virtual Xuanghuang Worlds, and only then did Li Fan stop.

"Spirit soldiers from thirteen worlds should be enough."

Li Fan looked at the three consciousnesses from the first virtual Xuanghuang World, still in a state of haziness and unawareness. He hesitated, but ultimately integrated them into the Dream Paradise as well.

"First, let's see their potential within the dream."

"With such vast processing power supporting them, no matter which direction they choose, they can almost certainly reach the peak."

The three consciousnesses, named 'Qi' (Beginning), 'Shi' (Origin), and 'Zhong' (End) by Li Fan, finally manifested bodies within the dream.

Compared to the simulated consciousnesses, they still appeared particularly clumsy. They held immense curiosity for everything in the outside world.

But Li Fan knew their growth rate would be faster than any other being in the dream.

Li Fan did not interfere with the growth of Qi, Shi, and Zhong.

He merely recorded and preserved the method by which the Dao Transformation Stone had originally generated them, ensuring that even if they were destroyed, they could be quickly recreated.

Afterward, Li Fan's attention returned to the exploration of the Dream Tendrils.

Passing through the long Extermination Zone and crossing the boundless Dead Silent Star Sea, the Dream Tendrils finally reached the vibrant starry sky where powers like the Sword Domain and Sacred Merchants were located.

The tendrils' exploration became increasingly cautious.

An invisible veil slowly enveloped this starry sky.

But to Li Fan's surprise, not a single one of the countless beings in this starry sky was captured by the dream's power.

It was as if a natural barrier existed between reality and illusion, resisting the dream's erosion of real-world beings.

Li Fan, who controlled the dream, sensed that if he unleashed all the power of the Dream Paradise, he might be able to forcefully open a breach in this barrier. But this would inevitably attract the attention of various forces.

Li Fan chose to wait patiently for an opportunity.

Effort pays off; it was not until a full year after the Dream Tendrils reached the vibrant starry sky that the situation finally took a turn.

In the star sea, a great disturbance even affected the ethereal Dream Paradise. Naturally, it also caught Li Fan's attention.

Seven figures suddenly appeared in the starry sky, simultaneously blocking another dim, distorted figure.

"Hmm? Not on the Immortal Capture Record list?"

"I didn't expect to have an unexpected gain while staking out the Immortal of Longevity."

"What a pity, there seems to be no sign of him achieving the Dao of Namelessness."

"Don't be careless... I can feel a hint of danger from him."

The seven figures spoke one after another, in the unique communication style of the Immortal Hunter organization, as remembered by Qin Zhuang.

While communicating, it did not hinder their actions.

And Li Fan also truly glimpsed the power of Dao Yuan for the first time.

If the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth was like a vast, interwoven net spanning between heaven and earth, then these seven Immortal Hunters, with every move, possessed the strength to pull this net and capture their prey.

Li Fan perceived various mysterious and unfathomable techniques.

For instance, countless swords materialized from nothingness, appearing out of thin air, and behind each sword, a faint, blurry figure vaguely stood. Thousands of sword Dao abilities bloomed simultaneously in the starry sky. This caused the Sword Dao to resonate, as if receiving a blessing. The power contained in each sword move was immense, seemingly capable of splitting the Xuanghuang World.

For example, the dim starry sky seemed to be illuminated by something. It was as if countless pairs of eyes from beyond a veil were intently watching the battling figures. The seven Immortal Hunters' aura greatly intensified. Meanwhile, the besieged True Immortal's movements occasionally went out of control. His figure even seemed to split into other versions of himself amid the violent tremors.

Furthermore, it seemed a brush was secretly recording and modifying the battle. Li Fan had clearly observed earlier that the True Immortal's long-held, charged attack had struck one of the Immortal Hunters. His body had violently trembled, clearly indicating a significant injury. But after a blur of light and shadow, it was as if this scene had never occurred. The injury was gone. Instead, a counterattack landed squarely on the True Immortal!

The True Immortal was astonished, and quickly fell into a disadvantage. He could only parry awkwardly. In an instant, he became precarious.

The seven Immortal Hunters displayed their respective divine abilities.

Li Fan, however, keenly observed that besides these seven Immortal Hunters, another Immortal Hunter seemed to be hidden in the shadows.

This Immortal Hunter did not participate in the hunting of the True Immortal.

He merely silently repaired the starry sky affected by the great battle!

Li Fan vaguely saw that the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth, bent and fragile from being invoked by Dao Yuan's power, under the maintenance of this orderly force, once again became firm and stable.

Although it was a chaotic battle of True Immortal-level powers, it did not cause significant damage to the starry sky.

Furthermore, the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth even seemed to have recorded the memory of this battle.

In the future, when similar battles occur, the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth's endurance will become stronger.

"Besides Immortal Hunters, there are also Heaven Menders?"

"Interesting."

As the saying goes, destruction is easy, creation is hard.

Li Fan lurked in the shadows, silently observing the battle. But most of his attention was still focused on the Heaven Mender.

Li Fan keenly perceived that perhaps this Heaven Mender was the strongest in the field.

Because it was clear that no matter what kind of destruction was caused by Dao Yuan's power, the Heaven Mender could always effortlessly and easily repair it. While the seven Immortal Hunters, from beginning to end, only manifested divine abilities related to a single Great Dao.

The seven Immortal Hunters only injured, but did not kill. They seemed to want to capture the True Immortal alive.

Just as the True Immortal gradually fell into despair, countless True Immortal characters suddenly appeared on his body, covering him entirely!

His aura suddenly expanded hundreds of times, and the net of the Great Dao shook incessantly as if caught in a raging storm.

Even the divine abilities used by the seven Immortal Hunters were affected!

The True Immortal made a desperate, life-or-death struggle.

At this moment, a golden circle lit up, truly like drawing a boundary as a prison, completely sealing off the area where everyone was fighting.

Inside and outside the golden circle, all connection was severed.

Even the Dream Paradise's tendrils were directly severed.

The scene abruptly vanished.

Li Fan could only observe from afar, outside the golden circle.

The True Immortal's desperate strike just now was completely blocked by the golden circle before him.

No matter the intensity, nothing could be felt outside.

As Li Fan looked at the golden line before him, emanating a sacred aura, a sudden sense of familiarity arose in his heart.

"This..."

"Is this an Immortal Heavenly Pillar?"

In his mind, the Southern Immortal Heavenly Pillar, forged from a True Immortal's leg bone, began to overlap with the image of the golden circle before him.

Li Fan was greatly surprised and puzzled. With a sudden inspiration, he significantly retracted the Dream Tendrils.

He merely observed from an extreme distance.

A white-clad figure quietly appeared outside the golden circle.

He seemed to be observing the battle inside the golden circle with a solemn expression.

From time to time, he looked up at the sky, recording something.

Li Fan also felt that it was precisely with the "support" of this golden circle, acting as a somewhat fragile pillar for the Dao Net during the great battle, that the descent of a calamity was avoided.

The white-clad figure occasionally sent out streams of light, filling the golden circle and making it increasingly solid.

"This must be the Heaven Mender."

"Fortunately, their attention was fully drawn to the battle, and the Dream Paradise's power is unique, so they didn't discover my prying."

Li Fan secretly felt fortunate, but dared not get too close.

He continued to observe from afar.

Soon after, the battle seemed to finally subside. The golden circle's light gradually dispersed, and the seven Immortal Hunters reappeared.

But the True Immortal was nowhere to be found.

Observing the varied and striking expressions on the faces of the seven Immortal Hunters, the white-clad figure seemed somewhat surprised, and finally spoke.

"He escaped?"

One of the Immortal Hunters explained in a deep, heavy voice: "He was already at the end of his rope. But at the last moment, another force seemed to intervene and rescued him."

"My Sky-Drawing Brush was also powerless to alter this fact. It's clear that a Nameless True Immortal intervened," another Immortal Hunter stated.

"Furthermore, it was a Nameless True Immortal not recorded in our archives."

Upon hearing this, the expressions of all the Immortal Hunters present became somewhat strange. Some were excited, others fearful.

The white-clad figure nodded slightly: "Although we didn't capture the True Immortal, we unexpectedly gained information about a new Nameless True Immortal. It's a trade-off. The rest of you should return and report the traces of the Nameless Immortal. Brother Chu, stay here and help me repair the Dao marks."

In an instant, six figures vanished.

Only two remained, standing in the starry sky after the great battle.

Though Li Fan, observing from afar, didn't see how they repaired it, he distinctly felt that this starry sky had become much "firmer" again.

"Sky-Drawing Brush. Brother Chu."

Li Fan recalled the voice of the Immortal Hunter from afar.

"Divine Brush Sect, Chu Youhong?"

A moment later, Li Fan had roughly identified the other party.

Chu Youhong, the former Sect Master of the Divine Brush Sect.

He was the cultivator who once said, "It doesn't matter if all of you die. As long as I live, the Divine Brush Sect will endure. My master entrusted the Divine Brush Sect to me before he died, and I absolutely cannot let it be destroyed in my hands." He was a cultivator who was ultimately selfless despite appearing selfish.

After leaving a significant mark in the history of the Xuanghuang World, he vanished without a trace.

Little did he expect that today, in the vibrant starry sky beyond the high wall, he would see this person again.

Li Fan recalled the divine ability Chu Youhong had just displayed.

"To be able to use a brush to reverse established facts. And even rewrite them to a certain extent..."

"Though not a True Immortal, his actual combat strength, I fear, is absolutely no less than a True Immortal."

Li Fan was secretly startled.

After all, he now had a clearer understanding of the power of Dao Yuan beyond the high wall.

While he was pondering, Chu Youhong and the white-clad figure had already completed the repair of the so-called "Dao marks."

"Brother Chu, what do you make of the Nameless True Immortal who mysteriously appeared at the end?"

"If he could deceive others, he surely couldn't escape your observation."

"After all, Brother Chu is said to be someone capable of copying and replicating the Great Dao."

The white-clad figure's words astonished Li Fan once more.

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