My Longevity Simulation Chapter 1135: Six Lifetimes to Drive Out Immortal Power
Previously on My Longevity Simulation...
The vast sea of the water-attribute Cave-Heaven started freezing over a distance of thousands of miles without end.
Within the blazing fire-attribute Cave-Heaven, the intense flames started to fade.
Yet they refused to go out completely.
Rather, they kept shrinking and gathering together.
Turning into groups of bizarre, drifting free flames.
A series of unimaginable transformations happened one after another on Li Fan's body. His cultivation level also shattered past Nascent Soul, charging furiously ahead through the Soul Transformation stage. From Soul Transformation early stage to mid-stage, then late-stage... It kept going until it hit Soul Transformation perfection.
Immensely strong. Bursting with life force. Extremely hostile. That was how Li Fan felt about himself right now.
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 the 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 waves crashing endlessly; the quiet dark sea now had an unexpected visitor showing up.
"[Truth]," Li Fan declared firmly.The environment froze in place. Then it swiftly turned foggy. Maybe 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 hang around for long before it abruptly cleared. 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 effects from the Faceless True Immortal's power, after triggering [Truth] once more, had truly lessened somewhat.
Li Fan's face wasn't a blank, smooth emptiness anymore. Faint shapes of facial features now bulged slightly. Still, this look came off as even creepier than having no face at all.
Li Fan didn't care.
"All that's left is to repeat the process."
He soared toward Great Xuan Capital City with familiar speed.
What happened next in Great Xuan and a few other small worlds matched almost exactly with his last lifetime, the 120th one. The sole potential variation was Li Fan's greater skill, letting him skip various test runs.
To stay cautious, Li Fan avoided any unnecessary issues; he even halted his studies on the You Clan's power of faith. He cut down on every possible variable.
In 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, Returning to [Truth]. Everything flowed without interruption.
Then the 122nd lifetime, 123rd... All the way to the 125th. In the 8th year of anchoring, Li Fan reached the dark sea again.
He sensed that this [Truth] activation would fully rid him of the Faceless True Immortal's hold. His face now looked just like any ordinary person's. Though he could detect some hidden imperfections beyond sight or divine sense. The True Immortal's Web's grip lingered. But it felt weak, on the verge of breaking.
Li Fan held back the urge in his mind to tempt fate. He drew in a deep breath and chanted inwardly.
"[Truth]!"
The view switched instantly from dream to truth. The fog formed and broke in a flash.
126th lifetime, anchor 1 year, Jieli Mountain!
"Hu!"
A sensation totally unlike his earlier lives surged through Li Fan's chest. It was liberation, genuine freedom and comfort.
"Trapped in a prison for so long, now blending back into the wild."
Li Fan whispered as he strolled gradually to the cliff's brink.
"Xuanhuang Realm, I'm returning!"
Staring at the endless cloud ocean, Li Fan decided to pass on his cultivation.
Over Great Xuan, the winds and clouds churned 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 massive energy pouring from Li Fan soon calmed and spread out. The heavens settled back.
"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 inherit my cultivation."
"Doesn't matter though. By that point, I could inherit 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, I'll operate from the shadows."
"I won't step in personally unless it's critical."
"All the rest is just to check my earlier theory."
Li Fan squinted, peering far off as though viewing the vast skies of the wider Xuanhuang world.
"Just what links the Immortal Ancestor and the Heavenly Doctor..."
Putting aside how the Immortal Ancestor and Heavenly Doctor never showed up at the same time. Li Fan's doubts about their tie 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 hypothetical. 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.
As a world naturally moves toward decay and fall, no matter how skilled the mending techniques, nothing can turn it back. One must simply witness its doom. That's the standard, expected 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 ridiculous and impossible, but for the Heavenly Doctor, it might not be out of reach."
"And furthermore..."
From the moment he entered the Xuanhuang Realm, every sight he'd seen raced through Li Fan's thoughts.
"The odd events predicted in the Mending Heaven Record for a world's shell-borrowing rebirth match the Xuanhuang Realm's condition too perfectly."
"Weirdness everywhere, the Heavenly Dao twists suddenly."
"Even more crucial..."
"The Heavenly Doctor comes from the Heavenly Law Realm, but pays such close attention to the Xuanhuang Realm. He roams the Darkest Star Sea desperately, collecting pieces from other worlds."
"Add in the Heavenly Doctor's past statements and deeds..."
A spark lit up in Li Fan's gaze.
"The precision of the Heavenly Doctor's heaven-mending scheme can basically be verified."
"The one truly alarming part is the Immortal Ancestor's stance."
"If the Immortal Ancestor fully knew the Heavenly Doctor was from elsewhere, aiming to borrow the Xuanhuang Realm for a corpse revival, but never interfered from start to finish."
"On the contrary, like the Heavenly Doctor, heading into the Star Sea to gather world fragments."
"..."
A weight pressed down on Li Fan's heart.
"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 one and the same!"
"Or better yet, the Immortal Ancestor serves as the Heavenly Doctor's clone!"
A fierce light burst in Li Fan's eyes. Among the minds of endless cultivators in the Xuanhuang Realm, one puzzle lingered. Why, as the Immortal Ancestor travels outside the heavens, does he leave no clone? Just one clone would be enough to crush every minor danger in the Xuanhuang Realm.