My Simulated Road to Immortality Chapter 2386 - 1773: The New Ark

Previously on My Simulated Road to Immortality...

Enveloped in absolute darkness and silence after devouring all Starlight, Zhang Fan experiences the cessation of time and the decay of his memories. Familiar yet forgotten voices overwhelm him as he senses his body and existence crumbling, devoured by an unseen force in the void, stirring rage and terror. Desperately clinging to his ambition of god-slaying, he finds refuge in an Eternal World nurturing the 'True or False' Dao Mark, where a remnant of his power survives and regains composure, sensing its successful formation.

"Unbelievable..."

Ignoring the infinite enigmas of the external realm for now, Zhang Fan pondered deeply over the "true and false" right in front of him.

Resembling a reflection in a mirror, Zhang Fan examined this world's "true and false," detecting zero variance from the [True and False] under his perpetual command.

"No separation in power or frailty, elevation or profundity, or the order of past and present."

"When it's true and false, it simply is true and false."

Just like encountering a matchless gem, Zhang Fan's divine sense plunged into contemplation right away, taking quite a while to snap back.

Simultaneously, a flood of questions and fascinations welled up inside his chest.

"With no boundary between these two true and false..."

A ripple passed through Zhang Fan's mind, prompting him to extend his hand in an effort to seize this freshly emerged true and false.

Yet, something unforeseen occurred.

While he managed to behold the true and false, this fresh true and false proved as fleeting as an illusion, slipping from his reach.

"Even if it's true and false, it's not the true and false under my dominion."

Following multiple failed grabs, Zhang Fan reflected and halted his pursuit.

Rather, he settled into a cross-legged position there, striving to detect from the void the ultimate laws of this emerging everlasting realm.

Shortly after, a slight crease formed on his forehead.

Even in the initial try, a massive opposition arose from his core, nearly destabilizing his very being.

Certainly, sensing the evolution of the new true and false was possible, yet it demanded detachment from the true and false Dao he presently wielded.

"So, these two can't dwell together..."

A subtle twinge of disappointment crossed Zhang Fan's thoughts.

Though it matched his expectations, a touch of sorrow lingered inescapably.

"Such a peerless wonder stands right here, but I can merely gaze upon it from a distance."

Luckily, he soon steadied his resolve and peered past the boundaries of the world.

Within the shadows, the enormous presence was subtly lowering itself.

Devoid of form or outline, divided by an entire realm.

Still, Zhang Fan experienced an overwhelming force that nothing could halt.

"The divine form has manifested."

"Just the true and false is left for the true god's arrival."

"Furthermore, this true god springs from my form, or perhaps from my withering frame."

As his sight probed deeper into the gloom, the burden on Zhang Fan multiplied rapidly.

Forced, he averted his eyes.

"Now, the true god's revival can't be prevented."

The true and false Dao inside him started to churn.

It appeared eager to depart his form and rejoin the true god's essence, its rightful home.

Zhang Fan let out a quiet sigh, aware that this cycle's endeavor had ended in defeat.

Seizing the last instants while true and false held firm, he scrutinized every detail of what had brought about this state.

"Devoured the Mountain Sea, snuffed out the Lone Star. All progressed flawlessly up to..."

"The instant following ascension to godhood."

Much like the god creation guests who emerged amid the Mountain Sea, Zhang Fan truly qualified as a [God] in this existence.

However, downfall remained inevitable.

Zhang Fan meticulously reviewed the events from that period.

Prior to true and false fully abandoning his form, the revelation struck.

"My downfall wasn't triggered by the reviving true god. Instead, my slow erosion birthed the true god inside me."

"My demise serves as the root, the true god's emergence as the outcome."

"This endless void appears to encase even divine intent in ice. Despite my divine form, endurance proves nearly impossible?"

Zhang Fan's soul roiled, as the true and false Dao neared total severance.

In this closing instant, Zhang Fan uttered [Real] in silence!

From Zhang Fan's form, a spark of radiance burst forth.

Swiftly, it banished the encircling shadows.

In that instant, he appeared to glimpse the entirety of God's form.

Appeared to lock eyes with the toppled true god.

Then observed the true god's form, bathed in Real's glow, as frost thawed and flakes vanished, reverting to its primal state.

Mountain Sea materialized once more, fixed for 1 year!

"Fan Er..."

Zhang Fan brushed off Bai Shuyue's summons, activating true and false, restoring his cultivation to the Saint Realm.

His silhouette streaked like a bolt, charging straight to Fake Yu Cun's location.

He needed to confirm if the recent true and false, fostered in the prior life via the collective might of all Mountain Sea Saints, persisted.

This mattered immensely.

Fake Yu Cun's crafted Eternal Void World stood apart from the Mountain Sea.

Lacking direct engagement, even Zhang Fan struggled to monitor its shifts.

Thankfully, knowing the path well, he reached it swiftly.

"True and false endures!"

A profound thrill coursed through Zhang Fan's veins.

This marked merely the second element, apart from his own self, capable of surviving Real's cycle!

"Should the new true and false have resided in the Mountain Sea, Real would surely have erased it, akin to that divine form."

"Even gods, and true and false in essence, can't evade the flux of true and false."

"Yet, with this Eternal Void World sustaining the new true and false, it has fully detached from the Mountain Sea. Both realms harmonize without clash. Its cycles hold no sway over me."

The psyche once consumed by shadow and the true god began to clear faintly through this insight.

Now, Zhang Fan genuinely perceived a path to shatter the wheel of rebirth.

"Who goes there?"

The intense emotional surge alerted Fake Yu Cun to the abrupt intruder.

"Ha ha ha ha ha!"

Zhang Fan offered no reply, bursting into booming laughter instead.

As Fake Yu Cun prepared to respond, vivid recollections surged in his spiritual awareness.

"Fan... Daoist?"

Guided by raw impulse, he uttered that title unbidden.

Their shared epoch in the previous life stretched far too lengthy, ensuring that post-Mountain Sea reset, impressions of one another lingered in every god creation guest's spiritual awareness.

Before long, the god creation guests reunited.

Within this Eternal Void World.

"Hearts and minds aligned!"

Zhang Fan declared gravely, allowing all Saints to behold the nascent [True and False] at last.

"Impossible... Astonishing! The Ultimate Dao truly gestated in the realm I forged! Little wonder a vague unease plagued me from this life's dawn, though clarity always eluded grasp." Fake Yu Cun quivered from sheer elation.

"Resisting Real's reset unchanged. It's clear this realm has ascended in true autonomy. It could become our vessel of redemption." The old fisherman abandoned his typical poise.

Through the rising fervor, Zhang Fan fired off a barrage of inquiries.

"This fresh true and false evades the Mountain Sea's reset. Regarding the souls inside... more testing required."

"Yet foremost, a vital query arises. After Real's reset, do the souls concealed here reemerge in the Mountain Sea?"

"Should they, wouldn't dual presences overlap?"

"And should they not..."

"Wouldn't that signal a godly void?"

Zhang Fan's probing words restored full composure among the god creation guests.

Suddenly, a realm surpassing the Mountain Sea had arisen.

Undeniably groundbreaking.

None held the solutions to these riddles; only trial would yield insight.

Fake Yu Cun stepped forward: "This round, I'll remain, vigilantly tracking Real's shifts on either side."

Zhang Fan considered, then cautioned: "Unknown perils might lurk."