My Simulated Road to Immortality
Chapter 1016 - 971: Stone Tablet Turned into History Book

[Silk Drawing] Divine Technique was realized by Li Fan when he was transformed into a silken figurine in [Root of Heaven and Earth]. Tracing back to the origin and returning to the null existence of Heaven and Earth at the beginning.

In Li Fan’s vision, the horizontal and vertical silk threads that formed the Tablet of Creation became increasingly dense.

This also indicated that this divine treasure of Heaven and Earth was about to be fully formed.

Li Fan was guiding the silk threads drawn from Sima Changkong’s body, attempting to connect them to the Tablet of Creation.

In fact, Li Fan wasn’t very confident about this, as it was also his first time seeing the real Tablet of Creation.

However, it would be a pity to just watch it disappear before his eyes.

It was worth a try!

To Li Fan’s surprise, as the silk thread transformed by Sima Changkong neared, he did not need to manipulate it deliberately, as a suction force seemed to emanate from the stone tablet.

The threads rapidly tightened, and then kept being pulled into the silk threads that made up the stone tablet.

It was like a ball of yarn being drawn out in an instant, and Sima Changkong’s body completely dispersed.

The flickering tablet, now seemingly dusted with a bit of grime, also appeared.

Li Fan remained cautious, stepping back slightly to a safer position to observe closely.

Leaves return to their roots, and ripe fruits fall; after the stone tablet was recreated by Heaven and Earth, no unusual phenomena appeared around. The ancient, Qing-grey stone tablet showed no trace of being an exotic treasure. It was quietly floating in the air.

Perhaps due to the traction of the silk threads transformed by Sima Changkong, the Tablet of Creation did not move elsewhere.

It remained in the small temple in the mountainside, and it seemed that Li Fan’s attempt was successful.

But what seemed strange to Li Fan was that Sima Changkong did not reveal his form.

Just like that, he disappeared, or perhaps...

"Has he become one with the Tablet of Creation?" Li Fan speculated.

While Li Fan was still observing secretly, new changes began occurring on the Tablet of Creation.

Blood-red characters suddenly emerged densely on the stone tablet, and then these characters flowed like fresh blood, forming thin streams.

Subsequently, more and more blood characters appeared, and the gentle streams gradually turned into a torrential river.

Covering the entire stone tablet.

A dazzling red light burst forth suddenly. When Li Fan looked again, he noticed that the entire tablet had flipped open like a book page, hovering above the stone tablet!

"This is..." Li Fan’s pupils contracted sharply.

The transformations of the stone tablet continued.

Pages filled with blood characters flipped one after another, like sheets of paper, the speed increasing rapidly. The stone tablet itself also became thinner and thinner, and eventually, when the entire transformation was completed.

A stone book emanating a faint blood-golden light appeared in front of Li Fan!

Compared to the previous Tablet of Creation, this stone book had an additional divine, ancient, and archaic aura.

The phenomena gradually subsided, and the light emanating from the stone book slowly retracted.

Hovering quietly in the air.

But Li Fan, with his keen senses, noticed that the stone book seemed to be gradually fading away. Not disappearing or moving elsewhere, but hiding itself.

"Perhaps, there no longer will be a [Bloodline Tome] of the Sima Family in this world from now on."

"Instead, there will be this [Tome of World Creation] before us."

After observing for a long time, Li Fan felt a certain insight in his heart.

"It seems that, with Sima Changkong’s capabilities, he was not enough to become a qualified vessel like Elder Stone Plate, but due to some errors, his Bloodline Tome had a rather peculiar influence on the Tablet of Creation."

"Hmm, perhaps, this was also a change that the Profound Yellow Celestial Way of Xuanhuang World intended to facilitate."

Standing before the Tome of World Creation for a long time, Li Fan pondered silently.

With the birth of the Tome of World Creation, the space filled with emptiness was filled. The formerly pitch-black area of annihilation returned to normal.

Yet, just like the previous Fishing Pond, under ordinary circumstances, cultivators simply could not see this Tome of World Creation.

Aside from Li Fan who witnessed its birth, one either needs a certain fate to have the chance to see it.

Slowly walking up to the Tome of World Creation, the scene before Li Fan suddenly changed.

A river of blood, like a waterfall, descended from the sky, occupying Li Fan’s entire field of vision.

Within that river, Li Fan faintly saw countless rapidly changing images.

With just a brief glance, Li Fan felt a bit dizzy and was forced to look away.

"The power of the Tome of World Creation itself has a protection to prevent the prying eyes of living beings from the outside world."

After resting for a moment, Li Fan looked again at the river of blood.

This time he only took a general overview and did not focus on the details within the river.

Indeed, the accumulating feelings of dizziness were much reduced. This time, Li Fan made a new discovery.

This river of blood was continuously forming and endlessly growing longer.

All of these were things currently happening in the Xuanhuang World.

From a visual standpoint, Li Fan felt as if he was being washed away by the river of blood, getting increasingly farther from the source of the river.

He could still manage to clearly see the things around him by straining his eyes.

But to look into the distance and spy on the end of the river, he had to resist the strong pressure accumulating from swimming upstream.

Being in the river of blood, it wasn’t long before Li Fan felt a wave of exhaustion in his spirit.

It was as if he had experienced a cycle of reincarnation in a brief period, and he suddenly felt an impulse to rest for a while.

Fortunately, the Xuanhuang Immortal Heart Mantra activated on its own, dispelling the sense of weakness in his heart.

Li Fan immediately became alert and momentarily withdrew from the river of blood.

"Hmm?"

It was then he noticed that, unbeknownst to him, a strand of his hair had turned white.

Li Fan instinctively looked toward the [Real] panel.

Name: Li Fan

Realm: Nascent Soul Mid Stage

Biological Age: 63/599

Psychological Age: 1379/9999

...

"It’s only been anchored for 13 years; my biological age should be 32. It’s already 63..."

"At least my psychological age hasn’t changed, presumably the protection from the Xuanhuang Immortal Heart Mantra is working."

"It seems that the Tome of World Creation truly isn’t something mortals can pry into."

Li Fan slightly frowned, "It’s not just about the issue of accelerated aging."

"Since the beginning of the Xuanhuang World, all information has been stored within it. The river of blood is too vast and turbulent, if one really wants to find the information needed, figuring out how to locate the key time nodes is another problem."

"Otherwise, one might die from old age before even reaching the desired target."

"Unless..."

"Someone of the Immortal Realm with a lifespan as long as Heaven and Earth, or a sufficiently large group that fears neither life nor death, launches an exploration of different nodes in the river of blood. Bringing back bits of useful information each time, it could slowly complete the historical puzzle."

Li Fan sighed softly, "Indeed, it was a bit of a wild idea, for an exotic treasure that could create the Immortal Realm is not so easily mastered."

"However, now that the Tome of World Creation is fixed here, for me, it is also a tremendous opportunity."

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