My Simulated Road to Immortality Chapter 2266 - 1704: Mountain Sea Saint Law (Part 2)

Previously, such a situation would have caused Li Fan to panic and trigger Hai Zhen immediately.

However, having experienced the Shadow of God in his former life, Li Fan remained remarkably composed.

"Even for a Saint, fully grasping the Mountain and Sea Outline is a daunting task."

"Nevertheless, I can employ Infinite Spirit..."

"To give a slight form to the Mountains and Seas!"

Following that thought, the infinite True Spirit began to stir in resonance with the vast starlight that Li Fan "perceived."

It moved like waves driven by the wind.

Countless glimmers of starlight acted as carving tools, etching their patterns onto the boundless True Spirit beneath.

This spectacle mirrored the moment Li Fan used an infusion of infinite True Spirit to mold the Shadow of God!

Indeed, Li Fan drew inspiration from that event, attempting this feat after five centuries of focused Cultivation.

Li Fan is not a man who strictly adheres to established rules.

Had he been, he never would have utilized the True Spirit Fire to incinerate the Xuanji Ring just to spy on the Shadow of God in his previous incarnation.

Through a multitude of simulations, Li Fan had long ago grasped a fundamental truth.

While following the prescribed steps can make a person powerful, it cannot save them from the cycle of Reincarnation.

Occasionally, the impossible can only be achieved by gambling everything on a single strike.

"It is much like Emperor Tai Tian’s attempt to force the Immortal World into Transcendence; it seems insane and improbable, with almost no hope of success."

"No other example like it exists within the Mountain and Sea."

"Yet, perhaps that is the sole road to survival."

Lost in silent contemplation, Li Fan began crafting a Mountain and Sea Map, imprinted from the Mountain Sea Change Outline revealed by Hai Zhen!

Since True Spirit is infinite and the Mountain and Sea is infinite, the Mountain and Sea Map is also infinite.

Because the True Spirit is without limit, it can sustain the weight of the infinite Mountain Sea.

Although the Mountain and Sea Map is boundless, it was birthed from the infinite True Spirit.

Consequently, Li Fan was able to comprehend it in a single thought.

"There is, in truth, another way to reach Sainthood."

Though it lacked raw power, only a faint trace of thought remained before this Mountain and Sea Map.

Even so, Li Fan felt a strength greater than he had ever known.

"No need for external tools or the help of other techniques."

"Relying solely on oneself, becoming one with the Mountains and Seas."

In an instant, like a sudden burst of wind and thunder, the infinite True Spirit surged violently.

A figure slowly manifested from within the infinite Mountain and Sea Map.

It was Li Fan!

Simultaneously, the actual Mountain and Sea felt the disturbance.

Every possibility began to vibrate at once!

On the Other Shore, within the Holy Dynasty of Taixu.

Every Saint turned their attention toward Li Fan at that exact moment.

Even the Three Saints, usually so unshakeable, showed a flicker of shock in their eyes.

What they witnessed was, incredibly, a second Mountain and Sea!

"How... has a new Saint been born without us noticing?"

"Furthermore, He..."

"Everyone, are my eyes deceiving me?"

...

Li Fan paid no mind to the gazes coming from all directions, silently assessing his new state.

He had ascended once more to the rank of Saint, far surpassing the Xuanyin and Zhouhuan Saints of his past life.

Even the perpetually quiet Hai Zhen emitted faint, cryptic vibrations.

It felt like a gesture of praise, yet it seemed to hint at something hidden beneath the surface.

Li Fan merely offered a soft smile in response, then his face grew solemn as he began to speak of the Law!

His voice resonated like thunder, echoing across the entire universe.

Every potentiality in the Mountain and Sea and every living soul could hear him.

"In this world, there are Upper Mountains and Infinite Seas that sustain all living things."

"A Saint can achieve unity with the Mountain and Sea."

"The inhabitants of the Mountain and Sea strive for Sainthood. They may unite by the millions, seek the Mountain and Sea Dao, or carve their own path."

"Or they may even..."

"Become one with the Mountain and Sea."

...

As Li Fan spoke, a vast and limitless Mountain and Sea Map began to take shape.

While the people did not initially grasp Li Fan’s meaning, the sight of the Mountain and Sea Map brought them understanding.

Since a Saint is unified with the Mountain and Sea, then anyone who achieves that state should naturally become a Saint, should they not?

The people realized this, yet they were quickly filled with doubt again.

Is this not just an empty statement?

If achieving unity with the Mountain and Sea were simple, everyone would have reached Sainthood long ago.

Isn't it because it is impossible that people look for other ways?

They had expected this newly risen Mountain and Sea Saint to teach the Law, but was he just here to show off?

Countless thoughts of this nature rippled through the minds of the masses.

Li Fan watched them but did not care.

Indeed, this specific path to Sainthood could only be traversed by him in the entirety of the Mountain and Sea.

If it were otherwise, he would not have revealed it so freely.

First, one requires the Mountain Sea Change Outline, which contains the comprehensive data of everything within the Mountains and Seas.

Next, one needs a vessel capable of holding such immense information.

Even the Three Saints would not claim to see every secret of the Mountain and Sea.

But Hai Zhen can.

And only the Infinite True Spirit can absorb the endless transformations of the Mountain and Sea to use as its own.

Hai Zhen and the Infinite True Spirit.

When these two are held by one person, such a miraculous method of Sainthood is born!

To become one's own Mountain and Sea, with a body that aligns with the heavens!

"Congratulations, fellow Daoist, on attaining the Dao this day."

As Li Fan’s image began to fade from the hearts of all beings, the Taiyi Shadow on the Other Shore actually manifested from the Xuanji Ring to congratulate him in person.

After all, the Three Saints had never before seen such a world-shaking way of proving the Dao.

Unable to figure out Li Fan’s method, they used the congratulations as a pretext to investigate him.

But the Li Fan of today was not the man he once was.

In the past, the Three Saints could see right through him; even when he was disguised as a Saint, he lived in fear that they would read his mind.

But now...

He was as deep and steady as an abyss, entirely unfathomable.

As Taiyi looked at him, it was as if the Mountain and Sea itself had taken human form.

He was boundless and beyond measure, impossible to read.

Taiyi felt a flicker of confusion.

Only the Saints Lian Mountain and Guihai should be capable of reaching the rank of Saint through the path of Mountain and Sea.

From where did this new Mountain and Sea emerge to produce a new Saint?

Sharing the same essence as the Saints of Lian Mountain and Guihai, Taiyi naturally recognized the familiar aura of the Mountain and Sea coming from Li Fan.

It was undeniably real!

Amidst this shock and suspicion, Li Fan’s steady voice was heard.

"Proving the Dao is a common occurrence..."

"What is there to celebrate?"

Despite having lived for eons, there was almost nothing left that could provoke Taiyi's temper. Yet, hearing Li Fan’s words, Taiyi could not hold back a sudden surge of irritation.

"Furthermore, the Mountain and Sea has fallen into a dangerous state. Once one reaches Sainthood, their duties only multiply."

"There is no more freedom!" Li Fan sighed quietly.

This remark caused Taiyi to slightly reconsider his opinion of Li Fan.

"Why not visit the Other Shore?" the Taiyi Shadow suggested.

Before the invitation was even finished, Li Fan had already looked toward the location of the Other Shore within the Mountain and Sea.

"That would be acceptable." After a brief silence, he gave a nod of consent.

The radiance of the Other Shore shines upon the Mountain and Sea.

Having achieved Sainthood through the Mountain and Sea itself, Li Fan naturally knew exactly where the Other Shore was the moment he ascended.

Taiyi had no reason to doubt this.

To two Saints of their caliber, the vast Mountain and Sea was like level ground.

They quickly arrived at the borders of the Other Shore, where Li Fan came to a sudden halt.

For some unknown reason, he turned and smiled at the Taiyi Shadow.