My Simulated Road to Immortality Chapter 2251 - 1697: The Three Saints Battle with Law

The Stealing Mechanism Saint had initially resolved to distance himself from Li Fan and cease all involvement. However, he found himself unable to resist glancing back, watching as Li Fan continued to seize the True Spirit accumulating within the Void Realm.

"I had wondered why the Three Saints entrusted such a heavy responsibility to you. It seems you possess truly remarkable talents."

After observing the scene for a moment to ensure he wasn't hallucinating, Stealing Mechanism reached a sudden realization.

His gaze toward Li Fan shifted, becoming noticeably more complex.

"He is not entirely without value," Stealing Mechanism mused internally.

Even reaching the Saint Realm does not grant immunity to injury or death. During previous campaigns with the Mountain Sea coalition, Stealing Mechanism had been wounded on several occasions. Once, the damage had even reached his own True Spirit.

Such a deep wound cannot be mended through standard Cultivation methods. Recovery requires either the passage of countless centuries or the assistance of the Holy Destiny Medicine crafted by the Taiwei Saint Emperor.

"But if there were an external source capable of replenishing the True Spirit at any moment..." Stealing Mechanism felt a surge of excitement, viewing Li Fan as a walking, inexhaustible elixir.

"However..." Stealing Mechanism remained cautious, refusing to be blinded by potential gains.

"This brat is clearly baiting me; he surely has some hidden support. Furthermore, I can see that our interwoven fates remain stagnant—his life is tied to my own predicament."

After a moment of contemplation, Stealing Mechanism cast a silent look toward where Sui Jun was lurking nearby, and a scheme began to take shape.

"If the Three Saints were present, they would never permit you to simply perish within the Void Realm. Unfortunately..." Stealing Mechanism let out a soft chuckle and vanished abruptly.

He seemed to have truly dissipated into the Void Realm's depths.

Li Fan remained unperturbed, focusing entirely on the absorption of the True Spirit to mend his physical state.

Only the subtle ripples of Dao Yan remained, like a predator stalking its prey, waiting for the perfect moment to consume Li Fan whole.

As the True Spirit flowed into him, a healthy flush returned to Li Fan’s face. His aura surged, regaining its former potency and nearly returning to its peak state.

Right at that instant...

A massive, overwhelming force crashed down upon Li Fan.

This was more than mere physical weight; it was the raw essence of aeons past, thundering through the void!

A Saint is not truly eternal; they are simply beings who have endured for a vast amount of time.

Under this terrifying acceleration of time, even Li Fan—the Cosmic Reincarnation Saint—was struck by a sudden wave of senility.

He struggled to circulate the Cosmic Reincarnation Path, attempting to use Endless Reincarnation to dismantle the tidal wave of years crashing against him.

Yet, the billion-year flow of time in this single moment seemed capable of obliterating even the concept of Reincarnation itself.

Faced with this onslaught, Li Fan’s appearance began to age rapidly.

"Sui Jun Saint? Has he actually arrived as well?"

The appearance of Sui Jun was a genuine surprise to Li Fan.

Though he appeared to be struggling on the surface, he had not yet reached a total impasse. More importantly, Li Fan was certain that Stealing Mechanism was still nearby, hiding in wait to scavenge the spoils of the battle.

"The interwoven fate and energy of that man are truly difficult to anticipate."

"Perhaps I can only lure him out by falling into a truly desperate state and using my own body as the lure."

A flash of insight crossed Li Fan’s mind.

He ceased all distractions, acting as if he had completely forgotten his ability to restart at Hai Zhen.

With unwavering resolve, he threw himself into combat against the attacking Sui Jun.

During his tenure at Mountain Sea, Li Fan had never personally met Sui Jun.

However, he had overheard other Saints discussing the man’s legends.

Sui Jun had embraced time, pulling it into himself, only to "loan" it back to the inhabitants of Mountain Sea, a concept he termed "Jun."

Because of this, the various beings of Mountain Sea found themselves gifted with seemingly endless lifespans for no logical reason.

But this was an unwanted gift, forced upon them.

Within their infinite remaining years, these beings were required to toil for an entire lifetime just to settle their debt of time.

Even if they did not directly assist Sui Jun’s Cultivation, their very thoughts, words, and existence served as his currency.

Sui Jun had attained enlightenment through the people of Mountain Sea; his power was undeniably formidable.

The crushing pressure Li Fan felt at this moment was proof of that strength.

Li Fan felt dazed, as if he were living through the entire history of Mountain Sea several times over, while a layer of gray began to creep into his hair.

It had been a long time since Li Fan had felt the sting of aging, but now he was being ground down by the weight of eternity, forced to reveal the frailty of a dying man.

A downward spiral followed.

As he grew older, his strength waned. The defensive power of his endless time reincarnation grew increasingly thin.

Li Fan’s spine curved, his posture collapsing.

His hair turned snowy white before withering away. His skin shriveled and sagged against his brittle, aging bones.

In a short span, the handsome youth had been transformed into a decrepit elder on the brink of death!

Sui Jun seemed intent only on execution, showing no hint of mercy.

The roar of the endless time torrent continued, determined to grind Li Fan into dust.

From his vantage point, Stealing Mechanism watched the struggle with hesitation, ultimately deciding to hold back.

He felt certain Li Fan held a final trump card and would not fall so easily.

"It looks like a dead end, yet there is a lingering path of vitality. Conversely, while Sui Jun has the upper hand..."

"A fierce aura is fully exposed."

The subsequent events in the Void Realm validated Stealing Mechanism’s intuition.

Like a sudden reversal at the edge of the abyss.

Li Fan, who had been sitting cross-legged and appearing ready to expire from old age, suddenly snapped his dull eyes open.

His lips moved slightly as he whispered something unintelligible.

In the following heartbeat...

Like a dream bubble bursting with a thunderous roar, all signs of his deathly state vanished.

Without any logical explanation, the near-dead Li Fan was restored to his original condition.

His expression was calm and composed, as if Sui Jun’s millennia of temporal suppression had never occurred!

"What?"

Sui Jun’s shock was palpable, causing the torrent of time to falter for a moment.

But the Sui Jun Saint was not one to be easily deterred; the pause was only momentary.

Once again, the endless flow of time surged around Li Fan.

From youth to old age, from old age to the brink of collapse—Li Fan endured the cycle once more.

Yet...

The result remained unchanged. Just as Li Fan reached the point of withering away, a flash of light occurred, and he returned to the state he was in at the start of the fight.

All of Sui Jun’s efforts were rendered meaningless.

This time, the stagnation of the temporal pressure lasted slightly longer.

Still, Sui Jun refused to yield.

Time whistled and howled, swirling around Li Fan with even greater velocity.

Within a few mere breaths, Li Fan aged into an extreme state of decrepitude.

And yet, the cycle repeated itself.

With a brilliant flash, Li Fan was restored once more!

Sui Jun appeared utterly infuriated, relentlessly ramping up the intensity of his temporal crushing force.

The speed of the time flow reached a breaking point, even drawing the attention of the waves within the Void Realm.

It felt as though something in the deep darkness was beginning to wake.

With every breath, Li Fan flickered between youth and old age dozens of times.

But in the end, he always reverted to his true form.

Throughout this duel, Li Fan remained entirely serene.

In contrast, Sui Jun was beginning to lose his footing.

He took pride in his immense knowledge, yet he had never witnessed such a baffling phenomenon. Even when he had faced the Three Saints, they had defeated him with overwhelming power—they had never simply nullified the flow of time as Li Fan was doing now.