My Longevity Simulation

Chapter 1089: Now Leaping Over the High Wall

"It is impossible. The vast immortal spiritual power gathered in my body is clearly no illusion."

Li Fan's thoughts raced. Soon, he used the Water Mirror Technique to examine himself. He discovered it was exactly as he had guessed: his face was no longer that of Mr. Bai, but his own appearance!

"This..." A sense of horror suddenly gripped Li Fan's heart. "How could this be? The immortal spiritual power gained from destroying Immortal Artifacts in the Fallen Immortal Mirror actually manifested as real..."

Just as he felt somewhat bewildered, Mr. Bai's face suddenly appeared in his mind, like a bolt of lightning splitting through the fog. Li Fan stood frozen in place.

"So that is how it is."

Indeed, everything Li Fan had experienced in the Fallen Immortal Realm was false. But in true history, Mr. Bai had indeed collected and destroyed numerous immortal artifacts, thereby gaining the power to cross the High Wall.

"Mr. Bai ultimately chose not to leave the Xuanhuang Realm. So..." A sharp glint flashed in Li Fan's eyes.

His heart pounded uncontrollably: "Back then, this vast immortal spiritual power was preserved intact! It is stored in the Fallen Immortal Realm! In this final trial scene where one becomes the Xuanhuang Great Celestial Venerable!"

"..." Li Fan sensed the majestic power enveloping his body. At this moment, he understood.

He had to make the exact same choice as Mr. Bai back then. To inherit this immortal spiritual power, cross the High Wall, and from then on live freely and unrestrained. Or to give it up, remain in the Xuanhuang Realm, and serve as the Xuanhuang Great Celestial Venerable.

Though he did not know what reasons led Mr. Bai to choose staying behind. Li Fan was not as noble as Mr. Bai. If there was a chance to leave, how could he choose to be bound by the Xuanhuang Realm?

Almost without thinking, Li Fan was about to decide to inherit the immortal spiritual power. But at the final moment, he suddenly changed his mind.

"Beyond the High Wall, beyond the High Wall... Beyond the High Wall, is it really safe?"

A large question mark arose in Li Fan's heart. His current true body's strength was merely comparable to an ordinary Dao Integration Nascent Soul realm. In the Xuanhuang Realm, by borrowing the power of the Spiritwood Realm and Tianyang and others, he could barely protect himself.

But leaving the Xuanhuang Realm and arriving beyond the High Wall... The danger would likely far exceed that of arriving in the Xuanhuang Realm as a mere mortal back then. One must know, beyond the High Wall, there were True Immortals.

The power fluctuations erupting from crossing the High Wall would very likely attract their attention. Especially in this lifetime, Li Fan was still within the net of the Faceless True Immortal.

A Nascent Soul realm, no matter how it struggled, might not draw a True Immortal's gaze. But if a Nascent Soul realm speck of dust suddenly became an immortal in an instant... By then, Li Fan probably would not even have time to activate [Truth] before being captured by the Faceless True Immortal for study.

Li Fan pondered for a long time and finally let out a long sigh. He thoroughly suppressed the stirring desire.

The chance for transcendence, pursued bitterly through over a hundred lifetimes of reincarnation, was now right before Li Fan's eyes. But when the real opportunity to escape arrived, Li Fan shrank back.

At its root, it was because Li Fan's current strength was still too weak. And he was completely ignorant of what lay beyond the High Wall. It was not that he could not leave now, but the risk of leaving was too great. So great that even Li Fan with [Truth] dared not attempt it lightly.

"Wait a little longer, wait a little longer. It is not time yet."

"For others, once this chance to leave the Darkest Star Sea is missed, it will never come again. But I am different. Anyway, I now know of this vast immortal spiritual power's existence. As long as I need it, I can retrieve it at any time."

After this rational analysis, Li Fan's state of mind finally returned to calm as a still pond.

Since he was temporarily giving up the plan to cross the High Wall, another question now lay before Li Fan. Did he need to inherit the role of Xuanhuang Great Celestial Venerable?

With almost no consideration, Li Fan decisively made his choice.

The ancient era allowed the Xuanhuang Great Celestial Venerable to monopolize the Dao alone. But now the times have changed. The benefits may not be substantial, but the obligations and responsibilities to bear are visibly immense.

To set things right, deal with the Immortal Ancestor, restore normal order to the Xuanhuang Realm. To save the Xuanhuang Realm from the fate of being swallowed by the Immortal Ruins...

Li Fan had no interest in playing the role of savior. He felt no true sense of belonging to the Xuanhuang Realm.

Now that he had found a method to cross the High Wall, what he needed to do next was to quickly increase his own strength, or plot and test whether this method could truly allow escape without danger. As for this so-called Xuanhuang Great Celestial Venerable, whoever wanted it could have it. Li Fan certainly would not join in on the fun.

Since this test was created by Mr. Bai, Li Fan believed it would not force cultivators to make a choice. Sure enough, after Li Fan expressed in his heart that he abandoned both options, after a long silence, the surrounding scenery began to shake violently.

Like boiling water, it shattered with a roar. After a slight dizziness, Li Fan finally returned to reality.

"It seems to have a bit of a temper," Li Fan muttered to himself in his heart.

Recalling his experiences in the Fallen Immortal Realm this time, it was somewhat regrettable that, just like before, only vague, general memories remained. Any parts involving specific divine abilities or secret techniques were completely impossible to recall.

"If he became the Xuanhuang Great Celestial Venerable, perhaps he would inherit all the history in the Fallen Immortal Realm. But... It would not be worth the cost. Especially in this lifetime, when it has already fallen into the net of the True Immortal."

Li Fan calmed his thoughts. After a long while, he checked the time.

He was stunned to discover that this journey to the Fallen Immortal Realm had actually lasted more than a year. It seemed that the time flow ratio of this test illusion was different from the usual Fallen Immortal illusion. Instead, it was much closer to reality.

Li Fan had a vague realization in his heart. "This test illusion is not created casually. It likely requires a certain amount of energy. Although Mo Rubin entered the test illusion more than a year ahead of me, I had already experienced it in advance and was familiar with the plot. His actions may not be as swift as mine. He might still be in the illusion right now."

With this in mind, Li Fan began to review the events of the past year.

Since Dharma-Transmitter Zhou could not contact Li Fan for a long time, she guessed that Li Fan had successfully entered the illusion test. She sent several intermittent messages, besides asking Li Fan to reveal some of the scenes he experienced after exiting the illusion. The rest were various matters concerning the remnants of the Xuantian Sect.

Although Dharma-Transmitter Chen and the others had passed the Oath of the Dharma-Transmitter. Everyone knew full well that they were no longer suitable to remain in the highest management positions of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance. After a reelection among the various Dharma-Transmitters, they finally compromised and voluntarily departed.