My Longevity Simulation

Chapter 991: Once in the Net, Escape Is Difficult

Li Fan was certain that before Mo Rubin left, this hidden cave heaven did not have this spider web.

"It appeared suddenly; is this a hint for me..."

There was no spider as the weaver on the web; it seemed to have appeared out of thin air.

Under Li Fan's gaze, a butterfly flapped its wings and landed on the spider web.

The butterfly detected no danger at all; it even felt very comfortable and crawled back and forth on the web with its legs.

This spider web was also different from ordinary ones; it did not stick to the butterfly. Moreover, it was extremely sturdy, without even the slightest shake.

The butterfly played very happily on the web.

But it could not possibly live on the spider web forever; it still needed to find food and sustain its survival.

Thus, the butterfly flapped its wings again, wanting to take flight and leave.

Something happened that made Li Fan's pupils contract sharply.

It seemed as if sensing the butterfly's departure, the originally harmless spider web suddenly tightened.

An inexplicable suction force arose without reason, immediately pulling the butterfly back.

The unprepared butterfly, with its fragile body unable to withstand this immense pulling force, was instantly torn into countless fragments. They were absorbed and evenly scattered across the white spider web.

In the blink of an eye, they were absorbed by the web, fusing the bodily remains with the web itself, impossible to distinguish any longer.

And the spider web remained quietly in the corner, as if the previous anomaly had never occurred.

...

Having witnessed the entire process, Li Fan took a deep breath.

With such a straightforward hint, how could he not see where the source of the unease he had always overlooked and faintly felt in his heart truly came from. ȐᴀＮȯ𝐛ΕṨ

His previous deduction was actually not wrong.

Just like a butterfly that mistakenly entered the spider web, the Faceless True Immortal should have no interest in the weak Li Fan.

Whether borrowing the power of the stone statue to bluff or wandering around under the stone statue's watch.

None of it would attract the True Immortal's attention.

If he maintained this state from beginning to end, there would indeed be no problems.

But if he wanted to escape the control of the True Immortal's power, or suddenly displayed strength that even the True Immortal would find interesting...

The outcome would probably be like that butterfly: instantly counterattacked and torn into countless fragments!

In terms of Li Fan's situation, with Nascent Soul realm in this life and Dao Integration combat power, continuing to hop around by borrowing the Faceless True Immortal's stone statue posed no major issues.

But if he chose to return to [Truth] at any point, just like the spider web butterfly suddenly flapping its wings, it could immediately alert that Faceless True Immortal.

How fast would the True Immortal's reaction be? Could it affect or even halt the process of returning to [Truth]?

Li Fan had no way to speculate.

However, when the Immortal Ruins Immortal from the 115th life destroyed the Xuanhuang Realm with a single glance, under the influence of his power, after Li Fan returned to [Truth], the surrounding scenery did not immediately fade into illusion.

Instead, it presented a black domain; time outside the black domain was still flowing.

Perhaps this could indicate to some extent that when strength reaches or approaches the level of the Nameless True Immortal, it can exert a certain influence on the operation of returning to [Truth].

Most crucially, Li Fan had already been selected by the Faceless Stone Statue as a role akin to an "agent."

Even golden vow power would appear within his body...

One could say he was deeply entangled in the net, with myriad ties!

It was almost no different from standing before the True Immortal.

Perhaps the True Immortal would not glance at the ants underfoot, but when an ant on its body burst forth with light, it would inevitably draw the True Immortal's gaze!

"..."

After pondering for a long time, Li Fan could not help but break out in a cold sweat.

"Fortunately, the subtle spiritual sense in the void made me refrain from returning to [Truth] immediately before."

"Otherwise, facing the True Immortal head-on without any mental preparation..."

Even with Li Fan's current enlightenment, he had to admit it would be "more ill than good."

After a brief shock, Li Fan steadied his mind.

The unease that had always lingered in his heart slowly dissipated, and there was even less fear in his heart.

Because of the unknown, there was fear.

Once he knew the source of the threat, Li Fan instead calmed down.

"It is actually not as desperate as imagined. After all, it is not a direct confrontation with the True Immortal, but finding a way to successfully use [Truth] in the True Immortal's presence."

"This life has only just begun; there is still a very long time, enough for me to think it through."

"Back when I was building my foundation, I could safely return to [Truth] before the Heavenly Doctor; now with strength comparable to Dao Integration, how could I not use [Truth] right under the True Immortal's nose?"

Li Fan's thoughts gradually settled, the panic in his eyes vanished, leaving only a deep, unfathomable pool like an abyss.

At this moment, another change quietly occurred in the spider web within this hidden cave heaven.

Another butterfly danced gracefully and landed on the spider web.

Just like what happened before, it fell into the great net's peril without knowing.

But this time, when the butterfly was about to flap its wings and leave, something different happened!

Suddenly, a strong wind blew through, causing the spider web itself to shake violently.

Thus, that inexplicable suction force did not arise.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the butterfly quickly flapped its wings and departed.

It vanished into the air.

Like a play, after performing these two scenes, the spider web, the butterfly, and the wind all disappeared in an instant.

Looking around, Li Fan found no traces of their existence in this hidden cave heaven.

"This illusion technique does have some profundity."

However, what Li Fan cared about was not how Mo Rubin displayed this scene, but the deeper meaning behind it.

"Whether it is the stone statue or the Myriad Spirits Nectar, Mo Rubin avoids them as if they were plagues."

"Added to this hint of his, it is clear he already knows the consequences of being trapped in the True Immortal's net."

"But from the current situation, he has already escaped from the True Immortal's net."

The image of a strong wind blowing through and the butterfly flapping away reappeared before Li Fan's eyes.

And he also vaguely perceived the place he had overlooked before.

The Faceless Stone Statue, as the totem of the Xuantian Sect, should have been absolutely common within the Xuantian Sect in the past.

But in the memories of the Xuantian Sect's Dharma King Ji Yuzhen, Li Fan had not seen even a shadow of the Faceless True Immortal's stone statue.

"Either there were no stone statues in the Xuantian Sect at that time."

"Or..."

"Some force directly severed the existence and influence of the stone statues."

Thinking of this, Li Fan could not help but narrow his eyes.

"The severing that occurred simultaneously to two Dharma Kings is absolutely no coincidence."

"It seems the event of the Xuantian Sect's destruction back then still hides more secrets. And Mo Rubin, who deeply realized the terror of the True Immortal's power, does not even dare to speak directly."

"He can only hint at it with this abstract method..."

Li Fan's heart grew even heavier.

"It seems that to break the situation in this life, I still need to seek help from Mo Rubin."

"First, cooperate with him to complete the coercion of the Tianxuan Mirror."

With this in mind, Li Fan drifted away.