My Simulated Road to Immortality Chapter 2387 - 1774: Lamp Light
Previously on My Simulated Road to Immortality...
Zhen Shi Yin and Fake Yu Cun persist in the identical condition from their prior existence, right before the reset of Mountain Sea struck.
This fact alone confirms that the Eternal Void World stands truly on its own, untouched by the power of Hai Zhen.
"Are we... still here?"
Amid his astonishment, Zhen Shi Yin abruptly displayed a strange look while staring at Zhang Fan and posing the question.
"Inside Mountain Sea, 'Zhen Shi Yin' and 'Fake Yu Cun' still linger. But those versions are no longer connected to you two."
During his return journey, Zhang Fan had already spotted two distinct Eternal Void Worlds inside Mountain Sea. One lacked any True and False Changes, simply being a pristine realm forged by Fake Yu Cun.
The other was the very place where he now stood. Born from the united labors of countless Saints, after repeated reconnections of Mountain Sea across infinite epochs, and his relentless engraving day after night using insights into True and False, a fresh container had emerged.
Hearing the response, a complicated look crossed Zhen Shi's face: "We've become like artifacts once tied to Hai Zhen. Detached from Mountain Sea, yet forever out of sight from one another. Or else, maybe just one could survive."
Fake Yu Cun, however, appeared unconcerned: "I remain myself, and he isn't. In this fresh container, the fates of others mean nothing to us now."
"With the outcome confirmed, I'll inform the old fisherman and the rest. After endless loops of Reincarnation, at last we glimpse a path to break free from fate." Zhang Fan declared, his voice thick with feeling.
"Does this world have some kind of limit to how much it can hold? Plus, though we're God creation Guests, we hail from Mountain Sea. Should too many flood in, dragging the container into turmoil, that Tribulation could still strike..." Fake Yu Cun displayed a hint of worry, fretting without cause.
Zhang Fan merely grinned: "We'll discover that by giving it a go."
Not long afterward, the old fisherman along with the Master of Slaying Destiny showed up.
Aware of the new container's emergence, they were also overcome with swirling emotions.
Having attempted salvation for Mountain Sea so many times only to fail each round, it might be smarter to pull back and safeguard their own paths.
This timeless realm stretches without end, immense in scope. Crafted by Fake Yu Cun to mimic Mountain Sea, it was meant to foster genuine and illusory creations. And especially since he had now fully manifested his own True and False Dao, one could view it as yet another Mountain Sea in some sense.
Even after assembling numerous God creation Guests, it imposed no strain whatsoever.
Serenity eternal, encircled by nothingness.
Before long, the group deliberated on the plan for departure.
"When we depart, should we bring along a few others?" Xuan Yuanhong paused briefly before voicing the query at last.
Every God creation Guest turned their eyes to Zhang Fan.
As the guide for the new container, Zhang Fan proved essential.
The God creation Guests felt neutral about it, their chief interest lying in honoring Zhang Fan's preferences.
In his Spirit Consciousness, the image of Bai Shuyue flickered, and after a brief contemplation, Zhang Fan nodded: "We ought to bring those we see fit, no matter their Realm. Furthermore..."
"I won't join you."
The words left everyone in shock.
"Yet this world requires someone to steer it." As he spoke, a subtle shadow emerged from Zhang Fan's form.
Though it mirrored Zhang Fan's appearance, not a trace of Cultivation Base emanated from it.
This was an idea Zhang Fan had borrowed from dividing countless avatars of his past self.
"He'll stand in for me and depart alongside you all."
"And I..." Zhang Fan fell quiet, merely giving a light shake of his head.
"Does Mr. Fan fear that leaving Mountain Sea behind might prevent him from leveraging Hai Zhen to loop back to the start?" Zhen Shi Yin inquired, noticing the hesitation.
Zhang Fan replied with a assured smile: "Grasping True and False means that no matter the era, location, or condition I start from, activating Hai Zhen in this new container will make Mountain Sea dissolve into oblivion and reform beyond the new container's bounds."
Hearing this, the God creation Guests displayed baffled looks: "If so, why not come along with us, Mr. Fan?"
"One final thing awaits confirmation. Don't worry, with him present, it's like having me here." Zhang Fan gestured toward his avatar.
Faced with Zhang Fan's resolute choice, the God creation Guests ceased pressing the issue.
True to his word, they selected certain notable or promising Living Beings to transfer into the new container as they judged best.
The once empty and hushed realm now buzzed with vitality from these additions.
And as the throng of God creation Guests shaped it further, concerns over mere survival vanished.
Zhang Fan surveyed the scene, his eyes subtly shifting to his avatar.
"We'll call him... Zhang Xiaofan."
"As my avatar, he comes into being with full awareness of True and False. Even now, seeming like a simple Mortal, just as with me, he holds the power to invert and reset with a single thought."
"The starting Anchor Point lies at the instant the new container separates from Mountain Sea."
"With any luck, they'll endure just a while more." A peculiar glint appeared in Zhang Fan's gaze.
Though preparations stood complete, the new container couldn't yet depart from Mountain Sea.
For in their collective view, both Mountain Sea and Void Realm once belonged to the True God.
Despite possessing this new container as an instrument now, that constraint lingered inescapably.
"Only as Mountain Sea fully submerges and True God awakens in the final instant will our opening to escape arrive." Zhang Xiaofan stated gravely, his manner and voice almost exactly matching Zhang Fan's.
The God creation Guests nodded in agreement, showing they grasped the situation.
Having endured innumerable Reincarnation cycles already, this wait felt minor by comparison.
Once more, Zhang Fan assumed the duty of overseeing Mountain Sea's end.
Devouring lands and seas, shattering the Lone Star, confronting True God.
All of it unfolded with ease.
From the first waves of turmoil in his heart, to surprise on the next go, and now this mere second round, Zhang Fan had become somewhat desensitized and skilled.
Boundless gloom wrapped around Zhang Fan anew.
It felt as though nothing else occupied the cosmos but him alone.
In that very moment, time appeared to halt entirely. Or maybe it raced forward at a trillionfold speed.
Such a power could erode even a sacred form.
Only the long-perished True God might have withstood it.
In truth, Zhang Fan had only consumed the sacred form, gaining True and False in inheritance. Yet he lacked the divine awareness befitting a [God].
Therefore, he could do naught but witness his own gradual fading and rot amid the shadows.
Yet...
He could already detect the odd aroma clinging to his frame. Right then, Zhang Fan cast his sight toward a particular patch of darkness.
He vaguely perceived there the new container, bearing his avatar and a host of Living Beings.
Beside himself, who had become a [God] by this point, the new container seemed utterly trivial.
Still, for reasons unknown, that container's presence pierced the gloom like a solitary flame.
Dispersing the rotting influence hidden in the shadows.
"Just as I thought."
Zhang Fan gradually stirred to awareness, seeking a means to endure safely within this gloom.
But...
Abruptly, a fierce gale swept across the darkness.
The world's single flame wavered and trembled.
Zhang Fan dimly caught sight of the God creation Guests fighting desperately to preserve it.
Yet in the end, the glow snuffed out.
Lacking the flame's light, icy stillness, utter silence, and erosion reclaimed Zhang Fan.
Facing what looked like an impasse, Zhang Fan refrained from triggering Hai Zhen right away.
Instead, he awaited something specific.
Sure enough, he wasn't let down. Soon after, a leaping spark burst forth once more in the darkness.
That was...
Zhang Xiaofan's True and False Changes!