My Simulated Road to Immortality Chapter 2369 - 1764: Abandoning Hai Zhen

"[Real]..."

As Zhang Fan comprehended more, he felt increasingly unsettled.

He marveled at the endless mysteries of the True and False Dao, yet felt a slight bitterness because it didn’t truly belong to him.

Like a peerless beauty in front of him, he could only feast his eyes in vain.

In his feeling of emptiness and loss, Zhang Fan’s mind suddenly stirred: "However, who truly owns the True and False Dao is still unknown. Even if the person behind the scenes sees us as pawns, they ultimately gave us the opportunity to contact [Real]."

"There’s no corner of a wall in the world that can’t be pried open..."

Quickly regaining his spirit, Zhang Fan devoted himself wholeheartedly to comprehending the changes between True and False.

Halfway out of the shackles, he realized that besides direct plundering through mutual slaughter, personal understanding could equally enhance the comprehension of True and False changes.

Perhaps even more "reliable" than what was snatched from other Heavenly Destiny Children.

With this belief, Zhang Fan embarked on a prolonged seclusion.

No matter the treacherous and bloody winds of the outside world, he remained steadfast in Enlightenment.

Time flew by, and the pawns Li Fan spread across the Mountain Sea quietly began to die off in large numbers.

From the initial grandeur covering the Mountain Sea to now only a few lingering and surviving, the speed of the change was truly unexpected.

Ultimately, it was because the temporary "[Real]" was fundamentally not [Real].

Without the flipping power to instantly reset the entire Mountain Sea, there were countless strongmen in the Mountain Sea with many methods to counter [Real].

It appeared to be just a numerical gap, yet it was fundamentally different.

When Zhang Fan awoke from his slumber, he immediately realized this point.

He felt ashamed of his past arrogance and ignorance: "Truly like a calf unafraid of tigers. Thinking the advantage of [Real] could let him roam the Mountain Sea. In fact, as long as one reaches the Saint Realm, they can probably break [Real]’s protection and directly suppress."

"And how many Mountain Sea Saints are there! If they join forces..."

With a thought, Zhang Fan silently recited the seven characters, "Turning the True to False and False to True."

As if viewing from the perspective of [Real], he gazed across the entire Mountain Sea, seeing a rough sketch of the wandering True and False Dao between the Mountain Seas.

"I just spent a period of seclusion, and the numbers have declined so severely."

"No, there are still many gathered somewhere!" Zhang Fan’s expression changed; he dared not truly look, just silently sensed.

While shocked and appalled in his heart, he also felt a bit of compassion.

Once numerous Heavenly Destiny Children gathered, how lively the scenes were. He even considered gathering everyone together to pull out the person behind the scenes.

Now it seems...

"With the True and False Dao at one’s side, it is indeed an invaluable protector. But with it comes the danger of guilt, and the risks faced are truly frightening. All Saints are eyeing, and ordinary Heavenly Destiny Children have no good escape methods."

Reflecting on this, Zhang Fan’s thoughts that emerged during this seclusion grew even stronger.

That is...

He must abandon the True and False Dao and seek comprehension of other Dao Paths that truly belong to him!

This decision, even to Zhang Fan himself, seemed utterly bewildering.

The Path to the Heavens is close by. Instead of grasping cultivation, he forsakes the root and chases the leaf, going for other secondary Dao Paths?

A most unwise choice.

But Zhang Fan knew he had to do this.

"Because [Real], after all, does not belong to me!" Zhang Fan sighed again.

During prolonged secluded cultivation, whenever trying to grasp more tightly, the distance between the True and False Dao and him did not become any closer.

Nor did it distance.

Instead, it remained elusive, as if pre-determined.

After countless failures, Zhang Fan finally decided to give up.

"To know oneself is wise, to understand oneself is intelligence."

"Abandoning a mountain doesn’t mean losing all the mountains in the world. Perhaps I can find the one that truly belongs to me..." Zhang Fan tried hard to persuade himself.

Although he officially decided to abandon comprehending the True and False Dao, it did not prevent Zhang Fan from continuing to regard [Real] as a handy tool.

"Perhaps a temporary [Real] cannot completely reverse the situation, but releasing it at the critical life and death moments will have some interference."

"Moreover, all Saints believe that the greatest trump card of Heavenly Destiny Children is [Real]. Perhaps this is my chance..."

Zhang Fan’s eyes sparkled; in the breath, a wooden fishing rod appeared in his hand.

At the same time, a silver vortex appeared at the center of his brow, and he seemed to hear the slow sound of knife grinding beside his ear.

During his seclusion, though he did not actively comprehend these Dao Paths.

But they all actively adhered, invisibly becoming more closely connected to Zhang Fan.

He seemed to return to that haven, living carefree with the old fisherman and Xuan Yuanhong.

Bitterly pursued, seeking without getting.

Without intention sowing, willows naturally create shade.

This is also an important reason for Zhang Fan’s conceptual transformation.

Zhang Fan was not dim-witted; he vaguely guessed the reason for such changes in these Dao Paths.

"It should be because of my cause that they perished."

His heart didn’t have much grief, just some longing.

But soon Zhang Fan left all emotions behind and began to comprehend the Dao Paths entangled on himself.

"Except for the Eternal Life Path, it doesn’t reside with me."

"The rest are instinctively converging towards me..."

"Life Cutting, Fishing, Breaking Formation, Wangji, Miracle Luck, Paper Folding."

Various mystical Dao Paths, Zhang Fan didn’t find them obscure or arduous, only feeling intimately familiar.

"Perhaps compared to the complete True and False Dao, they are not just a bit weaker."

"But compared to the incomplete [Real]..."

"They are instead stronger!"

"A bird in hand is worth more than many in the forest!"

Zhang Fan gritted his teeth and finally made a decision.

In an instant, as if his obsession was cut, Zhang Fan felt his whole being lighten.

The complex emotions facing "[Real]" previously also vanished entirely.

Only a serene acceptance of chances gained and lost remained.

"If you’re in my hands, I’ll regard you as a convenient magic treasure. If you’re gone..."

"Then it’s just as if the magic treasure is broken."

Zhang Fan chuckled softly.

Even though years of comprehending True and False changes now resulted in a decision to turn to another path, it didn’t mean these years were wasted effort.

Zhang Fan vaguely realized that True and False Changes had many commonalities with Life Cutting, Fishing, and these Dao Paths entangled within him.

"Or perhaps, the relationship between True and False Changes and all Mountain Sea Dao Paths is such. It seems like the foundation of Mountain Sea. By comprehending True and False Changes, then other Dao Paths would be twice the result with half the effort. Conversely, if he is well-versed in other Mountain Sea Dao Paths, then True and False Changes naturally become more proficient."

Zhang Fan pondered thoughtfully and thus settled down to seclude once more.

Initially, the various Dao Paths on him were separate and independent.

But as time passed, Fishing, Life Cutting, Miracle Luck, Paper Folding, etc., seemed to gradually start merging.

True and False Changes seemed like their adhesive.

Making these Dao Paths that once belonged to the God creation Guest of Mountain Sea all converge on Zhang Fan.