My Simulated Road to Immortality Chapter 2387 - 1774: Lamp Light
Previously on My Simulated Road to Immortality...
Zhen Shi Yin and Fake Yu Cun persist in the identical condition from their prior existence, prior to the Mountain Sea's reset.
This fact sufficiently demonstrates that the Eternal Void World operates truly on its own, immune to Hai Zhen's effects.
"Are we... still here?"
Amid his astonishment, Zhen Shi Yin abruptly showed a strange look as he stared at Zhang Fan and posed the question.
"Inside Mountain Sea, 'Zhen Shi Yin' and 'Fake Yu Cun' still exist. But they are no longer connected to you two."
During his return journey, Zhang Fan had already spotted two distinct Eternal Void Worlds inside Mountain Sea. Yet one lacked True and False Changes, consisting only of a pristine realm formed by Fake Yu Cun.
The other was the location he now occupied. Through the united labors of innumerable Saints, after multiple reconnections of Mountain Sea, enduring vast stretches of time, and his relentless engraving via True and False insights, a fresh container emerged.
After hearing the response, Zhen Shi's face grew intricate: "We resemble objects once tied to Hai Zhen. Detached from Mountain Sea, yet incapable of encountering one another. If not, maybe just one could survive."
Fake Yu Cun appeared unconcerned by contrast: "I remain myself, while he does not. In this fresh container, the fates of others no longer concern us."
"With the outcome confirmed, I will inform the old fisherman and the rest. After endless rounds of Reincarnation, at last we glimpse a way to break free from fate." Zhang Fan declared, his voice thick with feeling.
"Does this world have a limit to its holding capacity? Plus, we, even as God creation Guests, hail from Mountain Sea. Should too many pour in, dragging the container into a vortex, then the Tribulation could prove inescapable..." Fake Yu Cun displayed a touch of worry, fretting needlessly.
Zhang Fan merely grinned: "We'll discover it through testing."
Before long, the old fisherman and the Master of Slaying Destiny showed up.
Aware of the new container's emergence, they also brimmed with tangled sentiments.
After endless attempts to rescue Mountain Sea that always ended in defeat, it might prove smarter to pull back and safeguard what one has.
This timeless realm stretches infinitely wide. Fake Yu Cun shaped it as a replica of Mountain Sea, meant to foster authentic true and false entities. Now that he has genuinely forged his own True and False Dao, it could be viewed as yet another Mountain Sea in some sense.
Even after assembling numerous God creation Guests, no strain fell upon it.
Eternal tranquility, encircled by emptiness.
Quickly, the group deliberated on the exit strategy.
"When we depart, should we bring along a few others?" Xuan Yuanhong paused briefly before voicing the query.
All the God creation Guests turned toward Zhang Fan.
As the guide for the new container, Zhang Fan proved essential.
The God creation Guests felt neutral about it, primarily seeking to honor Zhang Fan's preferences.
Images of Bai Shuyue flickered in his Spirit Consciousness, leading Zhang Fan to reflect briefly before agreeing with a nod: "We can include those we see fit, no matter their Realm. Furthermore..."
"I won't join you."
The words left everyone in shock.
"Still, this realm requires a steersman." With those words, a subtle figure emerged from Zhang Fan.
Though it mirrored Zhang Fan's appearance, it carried no trace of Cultivation Base presence.
This stemmed directly from an idea Zhang Fan gained by dividing countless avatars of his past self.
"He will stand in for me and accompany you all."
"Regarding myself..." Zhang Fan fell quiet, merely giving a slight shake of his head.
"Does Mr. Fan fear that leaving Mountain Sea might prevent him from employing Hai Zhen to loop back to the start?" Zhen Shi Yin inquired, noticing this.
Zhang Fan replied with assured smile: "Grasping True and False allows me, no matter the era, location, or original condition, to activate Hai Zhen within this new container, causing Mountain Sea to dissolve away and reform beyond the new container."
The God creation Guests displayed baffled looks at these words: "In that case, why not come along with us, Mr. Fan?"
"One issue remains to be tested. Have no fears, with him present, it's like having me." Zhang Fan indicated his avatar.
Faced with Zhang Fan's resolute choice, the God creation Guests ceased pressing the matter.
As mentioned, they selected certain renowned or promising Living Beings to enter the new container as they saw proper.
The formerly empty and hushed realm grew vibrant with these additions.
And as a throng of God creation Guests shaped it, concerns over sustenance vanished.
Zhang Fan watched the scene, then subtly directed his eyes toward his avatar.
"We'll call him... Zhang Xiaofan."
"As my avatar, he comes equipped with innate understanding of True and False. Even seeming like an ordinary Mortal now, akin to myself, he holds the power to invert and reset with a single thought."
"The starting Anchor Point lies at the instant the new container separates from Mountain Sea."
"With luck, they can endure a while more." A hint of unfathomable feeling appeared in Zhang Fan's gaze.
Though preparations stood complete, the new container couldn't yet depart Mountain Sea.
For in all their views, both Mountain Sea and Void Realm once belonged to the True God.
Despite possessing this new container as a means, they remained bound by that constraint.
"Only as Mountain Sea fully submerges and True God revives in the final instant will our opportunity to exit arise." Zhang Xiaofan stated gravely, his manner and voice almost exactly matching Zhang Fan's.
The God creation Guests assented, showing their grasp of the situation.
Having endured innumerable Reincarnation loops already, this wait felt minor.
This round, Zhang Fan once more assumed the duty of overseeing Mountain Sea's end.
Devouring lands and seas, shattering the Lone Star, confronting True God.
All unfolded with ease.
From early turmoil of heart to simple surprise, and now merely the next occurrence, Zhang Fan had become somewhat desensitized and proficient.
Boundless gloom wrapped around Zhang Fan anew.
It felt like the entire universe held nothing but him.
In that split second, time appeared to halt. Or maybe it surged forward at a trillionfold pace.
This power could erode even a godly form.
Likely, solely the long-deceased True God could withstand it.
In truth, Zhang Fan had only consumed the divine body, gaining True and False inheritance. Yet he lacked the divine awareness befitting a [God].
Hence, he could merely witness his own gradual fading and breakdown amid the gloom.
Yet...
He now detected an odd aroma clinging to himself. Right then, Zhang Fan peered into a particular patch of darkness.
He vaguely perceived there the new container bearing his avatar and many Living Beings.
Against himself, who stood as a [God] in this instant, the new container seemed utterly trivial.
Nevertheless, somehow, the new container's presence pierced the gloom like a lone flame.
Repelling the erosive might hidden in the darkness.
"Just as I thought."
Zhang Fan gradually restored his awareness, seeking a secure path to endure within this gloom.
But...
Abruptly, a breeze swept across the darkness.
The solitary light in existence wavered and trembled.
Zhang Fan dimly glimpsed the God creation Guests fighting to preserve it.
Ultimately, however, the glow snuffed out.
Lacking the flame's radiance, icy stillness, utter silence, and erosion swallowed Zhang Fan again.
Facing what looked like an impasse, Zhang Fan refrained from triggering Hai Zhen right away.
Instead, he awaited something specific.
Sure enough, his expectation held true. Shortly, a leaping spark rekindled in the darkness.
That was...
Zhang Xiaofan's True and False Changes!