My Longevity Simulation

Chapter 1001: Tianxuan Mirror Establishes the Dao

"I have seen many characters like you."

"But most of them did not live long and died miserably for various reasons."

"I am somewhat curious: how have you managed to survive intact until now?"

The Tianxuan Mirror clone showed no regard for Li Fan's face and spoke bluntly.

His eyes were full of curiosity.

Li Fan's face twitched.

A surge of killing intent suddenly arose in his heart.

However, considering that the other party was, after all, the Tianxuan Mirror clone, who knew countless secrets, and that there might be a key to breaking the situation hidden among them...

Li Fan could only forcibly suppress his killing urge.

"Oh, by the way. Ordinary soul-searching or treasure-refining methods are useless against me."

"No one in this Xuanhuang Realm can force me to say what I do not wish to reveal." The Tianxuan Mirror clone glanced at Li Fan again and explained in advance once more.

"Your tone is quite bold..." Although Li Fan said this, he did not doubt the words.

After all, whether it was the Xuantian King back then or the later Immortal Ancestor.

Neither seemed to have fully controlled this immortal artifact.

Li Fan had once entertained the idea of trying the [Xuantian Spirit-Sealing] Formation, but from his interactions with the Tianxuan Mirror clone over this period, this clone had already completely detached from the Tianxuan Mirror and existed as a thoroughly independent entity.

Formations targeted at the Tianxuan Mirror would be useless on him.

"What exactly are you now?" Li Fan deliberately said to provoke him.

The Tianxuan Mirror clone did not grow angry; instead, a rare trace of smugness appeared on his face.

"I possess both the weight of the artifact and the spirit of man."

"Flawless and near to True Immortal..."

Before he could finish speaking, Li Fan interjected with cold mockery: "So, a mongrel."

The expression on the Tianxuan Mirror clone's face suddenly froze.

He quickly recovered and looked at Li Fan, shaking his head slightly: "As the saying goes, a summer insect cannot discuss ice."

"But to speak frankly, if you had the chance to undergo my kind of transformation, you would likely make the same choice as I did." The Tianxuan Mirror clone mused thoughtfully.

Li Fan did not respond and remained silent.

After a long while, he finally uttered: "It seems you truly are not afraid of death."

The Tianxuan Mirror clone smiled leisurely: "You have seen through it. The laws of living beings vary endlessly. Since I wish to experience a complete human life, I must naturally go through birth, aging, illness, and death."

"After this body dies, another will naturally be born."

"Unless you can destroy my main body, how can you truly kill me?"

"Death is merely a return to freedom for me!"

Li Fan savored these words carefully. After a while, he said slowly: "It seems you did not simply divide out a human body. Rather, you have stepped out onto your own [Dao]."

The Tianxuan Mirror clone applauded delightedly, as if he had finally met a kindred spirit.

"It appears the plan to kill the clone and sever your path is doomed to failure."

The Tianxuan Mirror clone smiled: "I pondered bitterly for nearly ten thousand years before finding this path to transcendence. If it were so simple that merely locating and slaying the clone could break it..."

"Would that not be somewhat too dismissive of me?"

The smile on the Tianxuan Mirror clone's face vanished abruptly.

At this moment, he finally revealed the domineering aura befitting an immortal artifact.

"It seems all the cultivators of the world have underestimated you. Yet you so candidly reveal this vital secret to me? Are you not afraid I will spread it abroad?" Li Fan narrowed his eyes.

The Tianxuan Mirror clone also narrowed his eyes slightly: "To pluck one hair and benefit the world, yet you would not do so. For such a vital secret, how could you possibly spread it lightly? You must seek some benefit in exchange..."

"Moreover, since I chose to tell you, I naturally have no fear of any true leak affecting me. My Dao is achieved; what is there to fear?"

Li Fan gazed at the Tianxuan Mirror clone's narrowed eyes, his expression returning to normal: "Actually, I think the cold, mechanical voice of your main body suits you better." Li Fan suggested earnestly.

The smug expression on the Tianxuan Mirror clone's face disappeared at once.

"I was originally planning to share some news that might interest you, given my good mood. But now, it seems that will not happen. Go ahead and kill me." The Tianxuan Mirror clone adopted an utterly fearless demeanor and said coldly.

Li Fan still did not strike.

"Strictly speaking, you and I are actually the same kind of being," Li Fan said slowly after a moment of silence and contemplation.

"You originated from the Immortal Realm. Even if the Immortal Realm suffered great calamity and caused you to fall to the lower world, an immortal artifact remains incomparable to ordinary immortal cultivators."

"So you have never truly regarded the myriad beings of the Xuanhuang Realm as equals. Even if temporarily controlled, ten thousand years is but a fleeting moment to you."

"You have already found a way to escape that control."

"In great spirits, you tour the mortal world. Others think you are comprehending the Dao, but in truth, you are savoring the joy of achievement."

"Your so-called imitation of humans is merely a form of amusement. Your heart is filled with mocking observation of the human world, yet you have never truly intended to integrate."

"Because they are unworthy."

With each word from Li Fan, the Tianxuan Mirror clone's face grew more solemn.

He did not interrupt Li Fan's speech but listened attentively and carefully.

"The divide between immortals and mortals is like an abyssal chasm. Even as merely an immortal artifact, you bear the character [Immortal], so I suppose you are fundamentally different from us cultivators."

"Perhaps in the entire Xuanhuang Realm, only the Xuantian King of old, or perhaps the Immortal Ancestor, would earn a measure of your regard."

"As for the world's myriad disturbances, the ebb and flow of seas and crumbling of stones, you care little."

"Because as an immortal artifact, you have nearly transcended time itself. Even if another ten thousand years pass and the Xuanhuang Realm undergoes upheaval, or even if the Xuanhuang Realm falls into the Immortal Ruins, it would likely cause you no substantive harm."

...

This lengthy discourse continued, with Li Fan speaking freely as if without end.

The Tianxuan Mirror clone finally seemed somewhat impatient.

He asked: "What exactly are you trying to say?"

Li Fan promptly fell silent.

Then he smiled abruptly: "What am I trying to say?"

"Or rather, what do you not wish to hear?"

"Everything I said was merely a probe."

"I was testing what truly matters to you. And I was fortunate enough to find the answer."

The Tianxuan Mirror clone no longer appeared as carefree as before.

"I want to know, if the Xuanhuang Realm truly falls into the Immortal Ruins..."

"Will the Tianxuan Mirror's main body truly be affected?"

Li Fan restrained his smile and asked earnestly.

"You..." The Tianxuan Mirror clone's eyes flickered.

"Are you not skilled at reading people? If I say that I could, and would, drag the Xuanhuang Realm into the Immortal Ruins with me..."

"Would your insight prove true or false?"

Li Fan asked with utmost calm.