My Longevity Simulation

Chapter 849: Everyone is a Child of Destiny

Li Fan held the radiant orb in his hand and sent a strand of spiritual sense into it.

In the next instant, his vision changed dramatically.

His connection to his original body was severed.

The strand of spiritual sense had entered a new body.

At the same time, an overwhelming flood of information surged into his mind.

The body he had possessed belonged to an ordinary mortal.

It took him several days, enduring waves of splitting headaches, to fully absorb all the information.

Li Fan's expression turned strange.

This radiant orb contained an entirely fictional space-time.

It was the end of a dynasty—corrupt officials ruled, and the people lived in suffering.

Disasters were rampant, and corpses littered the land.

The common folk longed only for a full meal, but even that was an unattainable dream.

In despair, they rose in rebellion.

Smoke of war filled the skies across the land, and the body Li Fan had possessed belonged to an insignificant member of one such rebel army.

Because he had been dazed from absorbing knowledge, others thought he had fallen ill with a strange disease.

He was sent to the army medic for treatment.

This medic, Bai Moxiu, had some skill—he merely glanced at Li Fan and prescribed a calming remedy.

As Li Fan came back to his senses and was about to leave, a notification suddenly appeared before his eyes:

"Discovered a genius strategist: Bai Moxiu."

"Current Favorability: 1."

Li Fan's expression turned even stranger.

"What is the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance trying to pull here?"

For now, he didn’t engage further with the army medic Bai Moxiu. Instead, he wandered around the rebel camp.

Within just three or four days, he discovered a "peerless general", two "ancient divine weapons", and countless other promising talents.

Some had vague favorability prompts, while others even had strategy hints—revealing their interests, personality, and weaknesses in detail.

This piqued Li Fan’s interest.

Following the prompts, he approached them, catering to their preferences.

In no time, he went from being an unknown nobody in the rebel army to gaining some renown.

A little over ten days later, he even received a warning that the government troops would launch a night raid.

Yet, he chose not to alert anyone. Instead, he secretly gathered a group of trusted followers and made preparations in the shadows.

When the night raid struck, the rebel army collapsed instantly.

Li Fan, however, led his followers and barely escaped with their lives.

As the leader who had ensured their survival, he gradually established his authority.

Following another prompt, he led a mere hundred men on a daring assault, seizing a small, poorly defended city where the local army had been deployed to suppress bandits.

Now, he had a foothold.

From this stronghold, he gradually annexed neighboring forces.

Within just five years, he had unified the land, overthrown the corrupt dynasty, and ascended as the founding emperor of a new era.

At that moment, the scene before him shattered layer by layer.

Everything dissolved into nothingness.

Just as Li Fan was contemplating the meaning behind this illusion, the world before him shifted once again.

Another fictional space-time emerged.

This time, it was a cultivation world.

The body he had possessed belonged to a mortal boy, rejected by the Taichu Sect for lacking spiritual roots.

Desperate, the boy had pleaded, earning only a menial disciple position.

He had expected a lifetime of hardship.

But fate had other plans.

One day, by sheer luck, he stumbled upon a stone bead in the sect’s back mountain.

This stone bead possesses the heaven-defying effects of devouring surrounding objects, regurgitating spiritual liquid, and improving one’s innate talent.

With this miraculous artifact, Li Fan transformed from a mere mortal into a cultivator.

Step by step, he advanced—Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul…

Throughout his journey, he gained three peerlessly beautiful Dao companions and an ancient divine beast as his mount.

He encountered legendary opportunities, discovered the ruins of an Immortal, and even obtained a one-of-a-kind Immortal artifact in the cultivation world.

After a century of adventure, he became the strongest cultivator of his era.

Then, carrying his Dao companions, he broke through the void and ascended.

Once again, the scene shattered.

After returning from the illusionary realm this time, Li Fan vaguely felt that something had changed in his mindset.

However, before he had time to analyze it, he was once again drawn into the cycle of reincarnation within the illusion.

In the following period, Li Fan experienced another ninety-seven cycles of reincarnation.

The encounters were largely the same.

For the most part, he was born into humble beginnings, then unexpectedly obtained a great opportunity. Afterward, he would rise against all odds, eventually achieving the pinnacle of power in a classic story of triumph.

When all the cycles of reincarnation finally ended, the brilliant orb in his hand completely dimmed and vanished.

"..."

Although the experiences of these ninety-nine lifetimes were illusions, they felt far too real.

They were incredibly similar to what he had previously gone through with Senior Sister Zhao—so realistic that it was difficult to distinguish illusion from reality.

After enduring so many cycles of reincarnation, even with Li Fan’s current mental fortitude, he couldn’t help but be affected.

He slowly activated the Xuanhuang Immortal Heart Mantra, gradually fading the memories of these experiences.

"The Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance really came up with an interesting move this time."

Li Fan’s expression was hard to read.

Not long ago, countless of these brilliant orbs had rained down like a torrential storm onto certain territories of the Five Elders Association.

Countless cultivators and mortals, driven by curiosity, were drawn to these orbs, their minds captivated.

And just like that, they were plunged into ninety-nine cycles of reincarnation.

When they finally awoke, although their physical bodies remained unaffected, their mindsets had undergone a complete transformation.

That transformation was…

Due to the influence of the illusionary realm, many of these once utterly ordinary people now inexplicably believed that they were "Chosen Ones" of destiny.

If it were merely a delusion, it wouldn't have been a big deal.

However, they all came to a collective realization: they were living in a world forcibly reshaped against the natural order by the Five Longevity Immortal Heavenly Sovereigns.

Thus, one after another, they swore grand oaths to overthrow the rule of the Five Elders Association.

They vowed to liberate all cultivators from their wretched existence.

Moreover, after undergoing the tempering of ninety-nine cycles of reincarnation, these individuals were indeed no longer the same as before.

They did not recklessly act out but instead chose to lie low.

They would first cultivate and grow stronger—then strike with precision.

Although there were no detailed reports, judging by the reaction from the Five Elders Association, it was clear that the influence of these brilliant orbs had become quite a headache for them.

Li Fan pondered, "Aside from subtly awakening the cultivators, this also seems to implant some kind of spiritual imprint."

"How could a so-called 'Chosen One' possibly bow down to others?"

"To be able to implant the idea of overthrowing the Five Elders Association even under the influence of the Five Heavenly Sovereigns…"

"What an impressive tool!"

Naturally, Li Fan had not been affected by these brilliant orbs.

In fact, even if he had been…

It wouldn’t have mattered much.

After all, unlike the others…

With [Truth] in hand, he was a genuine Chosen One!

Li Fan looked at the storage ring sent over by the Five Elders Association, which was packed to the brim with thousands of these brilliant orbs…

He stroked his chin thoughtfully.

"Judging by the sheer quantity, these things must be relatively cheap to produce. Otherwise, they wouldn’t have been distributed on such a large scale."

He picked up another orb and began examining it.

Within his Sea of Consciousness, the Dissociation Disc emitted a faint glow as it began deciphering the orb's mysteries.

"There are traces of an illusion array."

"But more than that…"

Li Fan slightly furrowed his brows. He sensed a familiar presence.

"A restless heart and a wandering mind?"

After a brief moment, he finally found a similar experience in his past memories.