My Longevity Simulation Chapter 1135: Six Lifetimes to Drive Out Immortal Power
Previously on My Longevity Simulation...
An vast sea within the water-attribute Cave-Heaven started freezing over for thousands of miles.
Within the blazing fire-attribute Cave-Heaven, the intense flames started to fade.
Yet they refused to die out.
Rather, they kept shrinking and gathering tightly.
Turning into bizarre groups of roaming, untamed flames.
A series of bizarre transformations happened one after another on Li Fan's body. His cultivation level also shattered through Nascent Soul and charged ahead fiercely in the Soul Transformation realm. From Soul Transformation early stage to mid-stage, then late-stage... It kept pushing until it hit Soul Transformation perfection.
Immensely strong. Bursting with life force. Extremely hostile. That was how Li Fan now felt about his own power.
However, Li Fan couldn't take the time to fully enjoy these sensations. Just as he anticipated, his rapid change inside the True Immortal's Web had quickly caught the eye of that Faceless True Immortal lurking beyond the High Wall.
The area around him wasn't as pitch-black anymore, with tiny lights starting to flicker. It felt like endless waves crashing in; the quiet dark sea now had an unexpected intruder.
"[Truth]," Li Fan declared firmly.The scene nearby froze in place. Then it swiftly turned foggy. Maybe because the Faceless True Immortal hadn't fully investigated the ripple in the web, or maybe the dark sea blocked much of the Faceless True Immortal's strength.
Either way, the whole Returning to [Truth] went off without a hitch. The empty white fog didn't linger for long before it abruptly vanished. Brightness returned.
Anchor 1 year, Jieli Mountain Peak!
"Back safely."
"This shows my approach really works."
Li Fan exhaled in relief and first overlooked the [Truth] notification. He closely inspected his own face. The lingering effect from the Faceless True Immortal's force, after triggering [Truth] once more, had truly lessened somewhat.
Li Fan's face wasn't a blank, smooth emptiness any longer. Faint shapes of facial features now stuck out slightly. Still, this look felt even creepier than having no face at all.
Li Fan paid it no heed.
"Now, I only have to repeat the process."
He soared toward the Great Xuan Capital City with familiar speed.
What happened next in Great Xuan and a few other small worlds matched almost exactly with the prior lifetime, meaning the 120th one. The sole variation might be that Li Fan handled things more smoothly and cut out plenty of test runs.
To stay safe, Li Fan avoided any needless chaos; he even halted his studies on the You Clan folks' power of faith. He cut down on every possible change.
During the 121st lifetime, the [Truth] recharge moved a little faster. It finished filling up three months sooner. Concealed in the dark sea, taking over cultivation, then Returning to [Truth]. It all flowed together perfectly.
After that came the 122nd lifetime, 123rd lifetime... All the way to the 125th lifetime. In the 8th year of anchoring, Li Fan reached the dark sea again.
He sensed that this [Truth] activation would fully break free from the Faceless True Immortal's hold. At present, his face looked just like any ordinary person's. He could still detect hidden imperfections that eyes or divine sense couldn't catch. The True Immortal's Web's mark remained. But it was weak, on the verge of crumbling with the slightest push.
Li Fan held back the urge in his mind to tempt fate. He drew in a deep breath and whispered inwardly.
"[Truth]!"
The view flipped right away between dream and truth. The fog built up and then broke apart in a flash.
126th lifetime, anchor 1 year, Jieli Mountain!
"Hu!"
A totally fresh sensation from his earlier lives surged through Li Fan's heart. It was liberated, genuine freedom and comfort.
"Locked away in a prison for so long, now blending back into the wild."
Li Fan whispered to himself while strolling slowly to the cliff's brink.
"Xuanhuang Realm, I'm returning!"
Looking out at the endless cloud ocean, Li Fan decided to pass on his cultivation.
Over Great Xuan, the winds and clouds twisted wildly in a heartbeat. The whole realm seemed to bend under the weight, letting out strained creaks like it couldn't take it. But the shift only lasted briefly. The huge energy pouring from Li Fan soon calmed and spread out. The heavens cleared up again.
"Even at Soul Transformation perfection, the Great Xuan world can barely handle it."
"If I reached Dao Integration perfection, the world could crack apart the second I claim my cultivation."
"Doesn't matter though. By that point, I could do it in the Xuanhuang Realm itself. Or boost the Great Xuan world first."
Li Fan shook his head a bit, then turned his mind to the schemes for this lifetime.
"This time around, I'll remain in the shadows."
"I won't step in personally unless it's a must."
"All the rest is just extra, mainly to check my earlier theory."
Li Fan squinted his eyes, staring far off as though peering into the vast skies of the wider Xuanhuang world.
"Just what ties the Immortal Ancestor to the Heavenly Doctor..."
Putting aside the fact that the Immortal Ancestor and the Heavenly Doctor never showed up at the same time. Li Fan's doubts about their link came from the 'Mending Heaven Record' left by the Heavenly Doctor.
At the close of the Mending Heaven Record, it outlined a way to mend the heavens, purely theoretical. That involved "borrowing a shell to return the soul, breaking to be reborn." Even the strongest cultivation world faces an end to its existence, much like any creature.
When a world marches toward doom and decay, no healing technique, however skilled, can turn it back. One must simply witness its end. That's the standard, assumed scenario.
But the Heavenly Doctor suggested a way to rescue the world. Namely, to locate another thriving cultivation world and seize its soul.
"The Heavenly Dao switches owners, the world turns over."
"It sounds crazy and impossible, but for the Heavenly Doctor, it might not be out of reach."
"And what's more..."
Ever since entering the Xuanhuang Realm, every sight he'd seen raced through Li Fan's thoughts.
"The odd events guessed in the Mending Heaven Record for a world's shell-borrowing rebirth match far too well with what's happening now in the Xuanhuang Realm."
"Weirdness everywhere, the Heavenly Dao twists suddenly."
"Even more crucial..."
"The Heavenly Doctor comes from the Heavenly Law Realm, but he puts so much focus on the Xuanhuang Realm. He roams the Darkest Star Sea desperately to collect pieces from other worlds."
"Pair that with the Heavenly Doctor's past statements and deeds..."
A spark lit up in Li Fan's gaze.
"The Heavenly Doctor's heaven-mending scheme is basically proven right."
"The one truly scary part is the Immortal Ancestor's stance."
"If the Immortal Ancestor knew full well the Heavenly Doctor was from elsewhere, aiming to borrow the Xuanhuang Realm for a corpse revival, but never blocked it from start to finish."
"On the contrary, just like the Heavenly Doctor, he heads into the Star Sea to gather world fragments."
"..."
A weight pressed down on Li Fan's chest.
"Either that, beyond this option, the Immortal Ancestor lacks any superior method to save the Xuanhuang Realm and has no choice."
"Or..."
"The Dharma-Transmitting Immortal Ancestor and the Heavenly Doctor are in fact the same entity!"
"Or better yet, the Immortal Ancestor serves as the Heavenly Doctor's clone!"
A fierce light burst in Li Fan's eyes. Deep in the minds of endless cultivators across the Xuanhuang Realm, a single puzzle lingered. Why, as the Immortal Ancestor roams outside the heavens, does he leave no clone? Just one clone would be enough to crush every minor danger in the Xuanhuang Realm.