My Simulated Road to Immortality Chapter 2322 - 1737: Survive
Previously on My Simulated Road to Immortality...
The shift struck with such abruptness! Even Li Fan found himself unable to respond in time.
Suddenly, without any warning, the Three Saints—Mountain Lian, Gui Hai, and Taiyi, the All Saints Leader and Leader of the Reunited Mountains and Seas—collapsed entirely. And it came through their own self-destruction!
"How... how is this possible?"
Not just the Three Saints of Mountain and Sea in the present era, but even those in the Mountain and Sea where Li Fan’s true body exists, all chose swift self-destruction the instant they sensed something amiss.
As the leaders perished, the white glow from the Xuanji Ring started to fade away. Subtle shifts appeared on the saints' faces, turning the mood within the Other Shore into something tense and eerie.
"United in heart and spirit!" Li Fan acted without delay, urging Guardian Hill and Morality to step forward.
Before the saints could revert to their core essences, Li Fan along with his two allies swiftly claimed the spots once occupied by the Three Saints. The Xuanji Ring's radiance flared up once more, and the thick clouds scattered in a rush.
Once again, the saints fell under the sway of unity in heart and spirit.
Yet Li Fan, Guardian Hill, and Morality could never truly replace Mountain Lian, Gui Hai, and Taiyi. The fundamental essence of the saints had already shifted.
"What a group of Three Saints, forever preaching about reuniting and rescuing the Mountain and Sea. But when things get tough, they flee quicker than anyone else."
"It's not exactly fleeing; they were offering up a key advantage for the Mountain and Sea's division."
Despite the bizarre turn of events, the saints had seen countless oddities before and soon pieced together what was happening.
In the Taichu Immortal Realm, the saints now stand absent. The Divine Split Period has dawned.
It appears that every ancient saint from the Mountain and Sea joined in the epic event of the Mountain and Sea's division.
And the Three Saints command the Divine Technique known as "Primordial Immortal."
Primordial unity, forever hard to wipe out. Across all timelines and spaces, the Three Saints face annihilation; yet one spot endures. Thus, the remaining Three Saints reclaim their utmost power.
To seize the upper hand in this massive conflict, the Three Saints boldly sacrificed their counterparts from other timelines and spaces, channeling every bit of strength back to the origins of Mountains and Sea.
"Such a shame about the Mountain and Sea split. What an exhilarating event, but we're not destined to see it. And..." Bai Xiao let out a sigh, glancing beyond the Mountain and Sea.
The Three Saints form the unbreakable backbone of the Mountain and Sea.
With their abrupt vanishing, the already shaky Mountain and Sea grows even more vulnerable.
Should the Mountain and Sea succumb to the Void Realm's menace, escape might prove impossible for us.
Absent the Three Saints to breach the Void Realm and reveal the true way ahead. Absent the Three Saints as shining guides, lighting the path forward.
Even with Li Fan steadily pouring in True Spirit, the saints likely won't break free from the oppressive Void Realm.
The saints fully recognize this harsh truth. Bai Xiao's statement met no pushback.
"So what if the Three Saints are gone?"
"If we band together with full force, we can still carve out a way to endure!"
The path ahead lies cloaked in shadow, but right then, Li Fan broke the silence unexpectedly.
His declaration rang out strong, free of any fear.
"Fellow Taoist Zhouhui, do you possess some clever plan?" Shaped by the unity and bolstered by the ongoing True Spirit infusions before, this fostered a favorable view among the saints.
Now, in the saints' thoughts, while Li Fan doesn't carry the same weight as the Three Saints, he stands as a crucial figure without doubt.
Li Fan's eyes narrowed just a bit, a glint flashing in them: "With the Mountain and Sea transformed, our strategies need to adapt as well. Before, the main focus was on reuniting and safeguarding the Mountain and Sea. Yet now..."
"We need to zero in on just three words."
"Stay alive!"
Against the Three Saints' forced duty of saving the Mountain and Sea, this aim of mere survival fits far better with the saints' innate drives.
Li Fan suggested it, and the saints accepted without resistance, nodding along.
"Living beings can be tapped, the Mountain and Sea can be tapped, everything can be tapped!"
In this pressing crisis, Li Fan kept his explanation brief and laid out the strategy straight to the saints.
It was none other than the earlier idea from Guardian Hill.
Drawing on the Spirit Veins of the Mountain and Sea's inhabitants to unlock their hidden strengths.
"At this stage, we have no choice!"
"The Three Saints rushed off to join the Divine Split banquet, so we can't pass up the gains from their choice!"
"Tell us, what's our next move!"
The saints showed no reluctance whatsoever and fully backed Li Fan's scheme in unison.
"The Mountain and Sea remains unmoved by the Void Realm's danger because, in truth, the Void Realm only swallows the Mountain and Sea of this era, not the whole span of Mountains and Sea."
"Considering the immense scale of the Mountain and Sea, it's no surprise they shrug off this particular damage. But..."
"What if we extend the Mountain and Sea's crisis to every corner of all Mountain and Sea realms?"
Li Fan's statement caused the saints' faces to stiffen in shock.
For so long, they'd been caught up in the vision of rescuing the Mountain and Sea, rarely ever sparking such a sharp notion. Confronted by Li Fan's question, their thoughts went utterly blank for a moment.
Only Li Fan could illuminate the way clearly.
"Remember, Fellow Daoists, earlier we used the Spirit Veins of the Mountain and Sea's living beings to cross the Void Realm and achieve the Mountain and Sea traversal. In the same way, we can now follow these veins to other Mountain Seas!"
"Naturally, our intent isn't merely to escape on our own, but to drag the Void Realm's corruption into every area!"
The Other Shore, under Li Fan and his allies' command, displayed outstanding efficiency in carrying out the task.
The moment the command fell, a fierce burst of light exploded from the Xuanji Ring.
It wrapped around the entire, weakened Mountain and Sea.
Right away, the descendants born from Qiu Tianhui’s Dao and the living beings received their marks.
The saints' intentions flooded into them like an unstoppable torrent.
Shortly after, innumerable stars ignited across the fragile, sheet-like Mountain and Sea, tracing the secret veins of the Mountain and Sea toward both past and future.
And precisely as Li Fan required.
This round, the saints didn't merely send out thoughts; they served as "guides," radiating their glow to direct the Void Realm.
The hidden veins of the Mountain and Sea stretched like passages threading through it all.
Though the Void Realm devours the Mountain and Sea, it remains oblivious to these veins.
But at this point...
Fresh light ignited and rushed through the veins of the Mountain and Sea.
It raced swiftly between various Mountain Seas.
The Void Realm had no choice but to take notice!
Compared to biting away at isolated patches, striking via the hidden veins would boost the assault's power many times over.
Without pause, the Void Realm shifted its attack approach right away.
Multiple Dao Yan stopped tearing through every part of the Mountain and Sea.
Instead, they mainly exploited the openings created by the saints, following the veins of the Mountain and Sea to infiltrate all directions.
Multiple Dao Yan stopped tearing through every part of the Mountain and Sea.
Instead, they mainly exploited the openings created by the saints, following the veins of the Mountain and Sea to infiltrate all directions.