My longevity simulation

After witnessing the highest scenery of this world, when returning to the foot of the mountain, one can still correctly recognize one’s own position.

This is also a manifestation of an immortal heart.

Temporarily putting aside the records of True Immortals beyond the Xuanhuang Realm, Li Fan calmed his mind and opened the [Truth] panel.

He was now in his 119th lifetime.

Current Time: Anchor Year 2

Current Location: Peak of the Jieli Mountain

Lines of small text cascaded like a waterfall.

Name: Li Fan

Realm: Mid-Stage Golden Core

Mental Age: 1368/9999

Virtual Transformation Charging Progress: 16%

Anchor Charging Progress: 0%

Current Anchor Points: 3

Available Anchor Slots: 2

Bound Items:

Thousand Mechanisms Jade Cosmos Golden Sutra

Taiyan Boat

Halted-Step Remnant Stele (Damage)

Ten Thousand People’s Essence Blood

Dao Deviation Stone

Final Dissociation Disc

Cultivation Techniques:

Xuanhuang Immortal Heart Mantra

Sitting Immortal Art

Cloudwater Illusion-Dream Technique

Body Transformation into Dao

Mysterious True Spirit Transformation

Myriad Forms Furnace Technique

Creation Furnace Technique

Divine Abilities:

Chaos

Limitless Fullness and Emptiness

Extracting Threads, Cutting Life

Heaven’s Transformation

Reverse Five Elements Creation-Destruction Sword

Cycle of Life and Death

Formless Killing Intent

Binding Insect

…

Since he had chosen not to retain his cultivation realm but instead kept the Final Dissociation Disc, Li Fan remained at the Mid-Stage Golden Core Realm. His lifespan cap had also reverted from 999 years to 599 years.

However, to Li Fan, the concept of lifespan was almost meaningless. After so many lifetimes, aside from his mortal years, he had rarely ever died of old age. Now that he had also unlocked the Incarnation function, it mattered even less.

Interestingly, his mental age limit had not decreased alongside his cultivation. This seemed to be connected to his soul and consciousness.

“Only six more years, and [Truth] will be fully charged. That means I can enter the Xuanhuang Realm two years ahead of schedule.”

Li Fan’s gaze shifted downward, landing on the six [Truth]-bound items, and he frowned slightly.

“Thousand Mechanisms Jade Cosmos Golden Sutra, Taiyan Boat, Halted-Step Remnant Stele…”

“These were all crucial artifacts during my mortal reincarnations, used to escape from the Great Xuan World. Back then, they were extremely valuable to me.”

“But now, they are of little use. More importantly, seeing them clutter up my [Truth] panel is simply irritating.”

“If only there were a way to remove them.”

Just as this thought crossed his mind, a faint [Truth] notification suddenly appeared.

“You can consume an anchor point to replace a bound item?”

Li Fan was slightly taken aback and narrowed his eyes.

“This is indeed a good thing. But there was no such function before.”

“The charging time for Virtual Transformation has also decreased…”

“Did [Truth]’s abilities improve?”

After a moment of contemplation, he carefully examined [Truth] other functions.

Unfortunately, he did not find any additional changes.

“I previously suspected that [Truth] charging speed was related to my soul and willpower. But now, it seems there may be other unknown factors involved.”

“Perhaps seeing a True Immortal broadened my perspective?”

“Did my so-called exploration level increase?”

Thinking about the existence of True Immortals, Li Fan once again felt his thoughts waver.

It took him a while to regain his composure.

His attention returned to the [Truth] panel.

His remaining cultivation techniques and divine abilities required no further thought.

While they seemed dazzling on the surface, and their actual power was indeed extraordinary—making him unmatched within his realm and even capable of killing above his level—

After witnessing Mr. Bai, the Immortal Ancestor, and even True Immortals take action,

Li Fan now felt that all these techniques and abilities seemed rather flashy but lacking in essence.

“This world still revolves around cultivation realm above all else.”

“If someone is one realm higher, they possess absolute dominance. There is no reasoning with it.”

“A mere Dao Integration cultivator is not even a match for a single move from a Longevity Immortal Heavenly Sovereign.”

“And a True Immortal from the Immortal Ruins can obliterate the entire Xuanhuang Realm with a single glance.”

“So-called ‘killing above one’s realm’ is nothing more than big fish eating small fish within the same general level.”

Li Fan remained silent for a long time, with not a trace of arrogance left in his heart.

However, he quickly regained his composure.

“I have [Truth] in my hands. Even true immortals may not be beyond my reach.”

“Yet, a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.”

“I must proceed systematically.”

“The Sitting Immortal Art has already advanced to the Dao Integration realm. For a long time, I won’t have to worry about my primary cultivation method.”

“The Limitless Fullness and Emptiness Art is a divine ability that enhances the soul. The soul is my only weakness. Whether facing Ruomu or Mr. Bai, I have been almost defenseless…”

“I hope this divine ability derived from the Tianxuan Mirror will have some effect.”

Having gained a clearer understanding of the power of those ancient monsters, Li Fan did not believe that a single divine ability would be enough to completely fend them off. If he could merely become aware of any corruption the moment it began, that would already be a blessing.

Even though, judging from everything that happened after his transformation in his previous life, Mr. Bai did indeed seem like an absolutely benevolent person—he had no intention of seizing [Truth] from him. Compared to Mr. Bai’s meticulous actions, Li Fan’s own attempts seemed almost clownish, laughable even.

But…

Who could guarantee that this wasn’t just a deliberate performance by Mr. Bai, after realizing he could no longer locate Li Fan’s incarnation body?

Even if he had to do it all over again, Li Fan would still make the same choices.

For Li Fan, his own safety always came first. He would never easily trust anyone.

That said, risk and reward always go hand in hand.

In his previous life, although he faced endless crises, he also gained significant rewards.

First and foremost, he confirmed that while the Immortal Ancestor was indeed powerful, capable of suppressing the entire Xuanhuang Realm, he was not omniscient.

When Li Fan detonated countless Chaos Puppets across Xuanhuang, using the resulting chaos as cover, his Holy Embryo form managed to control the Medicine King True Cauldron and quietly escape the realm.

If the Immortal Ancestor truly had complete knowledge of everything within Xuanhuang, then even if the Medicine King True Cauldron had been coated with a material that blocked divine sense detection, and even if the chaos of the Chaos Puppets interfered with perception…

The Medicine King True Cauldron still would not have been able to escape his grasp.

Yet, it did.

This was enough to prove that the Immortal Ancestor still existed within the framework of a cultivator—he was merely an unimaginably powerful one.

This meant that his actions could be predicted through experience and understanding.

But a True Immortal…

Could not be measured by common sense. It was best not to provoke such beings.

“The reason why the Immortal Ancestor appears so invincible is that he attained the Dao through the New Path. Any cultivator who follows this path contributes a portion of their power to him.”

“Thousands of years of accumulation have elevated him to an unfathomable level.”

“To defeat him, one must first break his foundation.”

“That is why, when the Foundation Establishment Through the One-Self method emerged, he personally intervened to erase it, no matter the cost.”