My Simulated Road to Immortality Chapter 2289 - 1716

In the distance, across the Mountain Sea, the conflict between the Six Saints appeared to have only just commenced.

As the aftershocks within the Void Realm intensified, the true forms of the Three Saints showed no signs of imminent collapse. Consequently, the Mountain Sea remained stable, and the Saints residing within the Xuanji Ring continued to maintain their meditative postures.

Crossing through the rift, Guardian Hill achieved a state of resonance, merging with its parallel self in this specific point of time and space.

A flicker of realization crossed its face before it suddenly rose from its seat.

While the others watched in silence, it began to move toward the location where the Six Saints were locked in a violent struggle.

Though the remaining Saints were filled with doubt and hesitation, none among them dared to follow.

"We ought to adhere to the counsel of the Three Saints and remain here to observe the outcome."

"Indeed, the Three Saints never explicitly detailed the perils hidden within the Void Realm. However, if even they find the situation difficult to handle, we lack the qualifications to interfere. Entering that fray would offer no assistance; we would merely become a liability."

"The Three Saints instructed us to watch for an emerging change. Yet, from where will this transformation originate?"

"Guardian Hill has always been characterized by caution; what could have prompted such a sudden shift in behavior?"

The minds of Qui Ji, Gui Ming, and the others were racing with questions, yet they failed to find any logical answers.

Having completed their union of self, Guardian Hill and Morality had already slipped into the Void Realm, arriving at the heart of the fierce battle between the Six Saints.

Armed with the memories of a previous life, they proceeded with even greater patience this time.

Concealing themselves in the shadows, they meticulously monitored every shift on the battlefield.

Even as the Three Saints' true forms seemed to be sliding toward a precarious state, they refused to reveal themselves prematurely.

They waited until the Void Realm incarnate attempted to finish the task in a single, desperate maneuver, first manifesting its innate wrath.

The Life Rope snared Mountain Lian, the Turtle Shell bore down upon Gui Hai, and the Ancestor Bone lunged to seize Taiyi!

Initially, the Three Saints hesitated to deploy their own innate wrath to counter the assault, as if some deep-seated fear still held them back.

Only when they reached the limit of their endurance were they finally compelled to unleash it.

The opposing forces of innate wrath clashed and neutralized one another, momentarily pulling the Three Saints back from the brink of disaster.

The conflict once again reached a stalemate.

Li Fan and his two companions observed these subtle fluctuations with keen eyes.

"Guardian Hill, can you discern the true source of the Three Saints' fear?"

Both Morality and Guardian Hill could sense the palpable reluctance radiating from the Three Saints.

"Even if they are slain here, they only vanish from this specific segment of time and space. On the grand scale of the Mountain Sea, the Three Saints still endure. Furthermore, they possess the Divine Technique of Primordial Undying; the actual cost of their death might be lower than we assume. Rather than fearing death at the hands of the Void Realm incarnate, the Three Saints are more terrified of the Mountain Sea being completely severed."

"Judging by their current actions, the innate wrath has been suppressed and mastered by them. However, the threat of a backlash remains. And should that backlash occur..."

"The consequences might ripple far beyond the Three Saints of this particular era," Guardian Hill remarked slowly after a period of observation.

Morality looked thoughtful as well: "Dao Yan partitioned the Mountain Sea into infinite fragments, each isolated from the next. Yet, since innate wrath originates from the fallen True God, it might possess the power to pierce the barriers of the Void Realm. A faint thread of connection still exists between them."

"If it successfully lashes back against the Three Saints in one part of the Mountain Sea, it could seize that opening to spread its influence across the entire realm. In doing so, it could escape its destiny of eternal suppression."

"It appears that subduing innate wrath is not as simple for the Three Saints as it seems. Each portion they bestowed upon us, that Divine Split, was likely..."

Recalling the extreme caution the Three Saints exhibited during the earlier Divine Split, Li Fan nodded in silent agreement.

The brutal warfare within the Void Realm showed no signs of stopping.

Drawing upon the nearly limitless power of the Void Realm, its incarnate fought without restraint, ignoring the toll of its own energy consumption.

Though the Three Saints were struggling, their foundations were deep and resilient.

They were in grave danger, yet they stayed far from total destruction.

Li Fan and the others knew the Three Saints were fated to fall, yet they chose not to intervene yet.

During this patient vigil, they studied the profound magical techniques displayed in the battle of the Six Saints.

The three of them possessed the highest levels of comprehension within the Mountain Sea. Though their life paths and chosen Dao differed, their unique perspectives allowed for a rich exchange of insights. Through their unity, their understanding of the Dao began to weave together and merge perfectly.

Their advancement was beyond rapid.

The efficiency of their learning was nearly equal to the time Li Fan spent comprehending truths within the Great Dao True Hall.

As the principle goes—know yourself and your enemy—Li Fan believed that even though he followed the True and False Dao, studying the path of the Three Saints was of immense value.

"The civilization of the Mountain Sea, its living souls, and its Great Dao."

"To witness the Three Saints is to witness the Mountain Sea itself."

The revelations in their hearts aligned perfectly with the [Mountain and Sea Change Outline] provided by Hai Zhen. What had been a hollow collection of data began to take on a rich, vibrant reality.

Li Fan felt a sudden intuition: if he were to become a Mountain Sea Saint in his next life, his strength would far exceed anything he had achieved before.

Like starving men at a feast, the three absorbed every drop of knowledge from the Six Saints' clash.

Then, the final movement of this grand battle began in silence.

The countless threads representing the Mountain Sea surrounding the Three Saints appeared to have been eroded by time, turning rusty and brittle. Their movements grew sluggish, and the chilling aura of Death Silence began to permeate the air.

Sensing that the end of the Three Saints was near, dark ripples once again disturbed the Void Realm.

The spectral shadows of the Three Saints flickered with malevolence as the Void Realm birthed new innate wrath.

It descended toward their physical forms!

"Move!"

Even before Guardian Hill had finished speaking, it leaped into the battlefield.

Bearing the God of Gui Hai, it moved to intercept the threat against Taiyi.

Just as the second Ancestor Bone was about to fuse with Taiyi's body, Guardian Hill moved with grace to block its path.

Li Fan and Morality struck at the same moment.

Morality, wielding the God of Taiyi, assisted Mountain Lian in resisting the constricting Life Rope.

Li Fan, merging with the God of Lianshan, helped Gui Hai break free from the suppression of the Turtle Shell.

The Three Saints, standing on the threshold of death, looked at the sudden appearance of Li Fan's group with a rare flash of shock on their normally composed faces.

However, that shock vanished as they recognized the wisps of their own Divine Sense being carried by the trio.

"Bind with the God, conquer with the sense."

The Three Saints sent a telepathic message, revealing the secret to mastering the innate wrath.

Though they faced different manifestations of the enemy, their unity allowed them to act as a single entity, facing the onslaught of innate wrath as one.

The Heavens and Earth shook with a thunderous roar; following the Mountain Sea Divine Split, a residual transformation had taken place.

Being the essence of the Mountain Sea itself, it represented all the discarded remnants of a forgotten past.

Its power was vast, fueled by the eternal resentment of the Mountain Sea.

"Why was I cast aside? Why was I replaced?"

"To be discarded is to be useless; to be replaced is to die!"

"Die! Die! Die! Die! Die!"

From within the small fragment of the Turtle Shell, a wicked energy surged toward the heavens. Carrying the crushing weight of the entire Mountain Sea, it plummeted toward Li Fan.

"You gave me life, so why do you seek to kill me?"

"If I am to be condemned, why should you be spared?"

"Come with me into the abyss!"

Flesh seemed to sprout from the Ancestor Bone, as if a long-dead entity was being resurrected. It glared at Guardian Hill with a face twisted by pure hatred.

"Birth is a predetermined end; why bother being born at all?"

"If death is the only destiny, what is the point of a mediocre existence?"

"It is all a meaningless charade!"

Within the tangled coils of the Life Rope, Morality caught a fleeting glimpse of another version of himself.

...

"Bind with the God, conquer with the sense."

The guidance of the Three Saints resonated in their minds once more.

Simultaneously, the Divine Split of the Three Saints drifted forward.

As if providing a demonstration, it confronted the innate wrath directly.

"The old must perish, the weak must fall, and those whose time has come must die!" Facing the Turtle Shell as it descended with crushing resentment, the God of Lianshan gave a cold reply.

With a simple lift of a hand and a light tap of a finger, the overwhelming momentum of the Turtle Shell was brought to a dead stop.