My Longevity Simulation

Chapter 602

in the past, when li fan was traveling through the five elders association and the illusionary realm shattered, he briefly confronted senior sister zhao. in that fleeting moment, he felt a chilling sense of facing the vast heavens and earth.

the heavenly doctor was indeed powerful, but he did not evoke the same feeling in li fan.

even the giant hand that instantly suppressed the fisherman and the sage merely made li fan sense its overwhelming strength, but not a fundamental transformation.

this was an instinctive feeling in the heart of a cultivator—profound and indescribable.

but deep down, li fan believed it was likely true.

"no matter if the heavenly doctor has reached the longevity immortal realm or not, he has displayed actual combat strength that could intimidate someone of that level."

"in front of such a cultivator, no matter how many expendable troops are sent, it would be meaningless."

"the five heavenly sovereigns definitely won’t act personally, which is why the war was halted."

li fan mused thoughtfully.

recalling the heavenly doctor's appearance, he considered how it might influence the trajectory of the xuanhuang realm's history.

suddenly, a formless killing intent that had been monitoring for a long time without results finally responded.

"hmm?"

li fan’s attention shifted instantly across millions of miles, landing on master yin of yin yin island in the congyun sea.

after studying the barrier between mortals and immortals for a long time, it seemed he had finally discovered something.

at this moment, master yin had collapsed to the ground, bewildered and helpless.

"no, no, no! i must be mistaken."

"this is absolutely impossible!"

master yin's face was full of unconcealable terror.

it was as if he had uncovered a truth he could not accept, frantically pulling at his hair in a desperate attempt to calm himself.

"no, no, no!"

but he couldn’t control himself.

whatever he had discovered had deeply shaken his worldview, driving him to the brink of madness.

he repeatedly banged his head on the ground, ignoring the blood streaming from his forehead.

after an indeterminate time, his face was bloodied and unrecognizable, making it impossible to discern his expression.

"it must be a mistake. there’s no way someone like this exists in the world."

"and he couldn’t possibly be such a person!"

"let’s try again!"

as if clinging to a sliver of hope, master yin quickly stood up, not even bothering to wipe the blood from his face.

he once again released several mortal test subjects, extracting the barrier from their bodies for further research.

...

"this master yin, erratic and deranged—what exactly did he discover?"

"however, given his temperament of 'never being weaker than others,’ he’ll likely choose the latter."

after a while, li fan’s thoughts paused.

"i once believed that after refining the crimson flame and succeeding in dao integration, facing ink death would still be a hopeless situation."

"but tianyang is somewhat unique. he has already died once."

"his current form is more like a puppet infused with a trace of tianyang’s will than a true living being."

"he might have a chance to escape with his life."

"ink death's previous world-ending attacks were confined to the congyun sea region. if he flees far enough..."

the thought of having a dao integration-level ally greatly tempted li fan.

previously, he viewed ink death as an almost invincible force.

but after witnessing the true strength of the heavenly doctor, this belief began to waver.

the heavenly calamity remnant sword had been able to battle ink death for a long time during the latter’s apocalyptic rampages.

this suggested that ink death was not entirely unbeatable.

"it’s worth a try."

"even failure wouldn’t cost much."

having made his decision, li fan calculated the timeline—it had already been 15 years since anchoring.

the crimson flame would soon descend, and preparations needed to be made.

"15 years anchored..."

a sudden thought struck li fan. after a moment of contemplation, he took out a communication talisman to contact jiao xiuyuan.

unexpectedly, jiao xiuyuan refused the call.

after a moment, li fan tried again.

jiao xiuyuan refused once more.

li fan was not annoyed and persisted.

after six attempts, jiao xiuyuan finally accepted the transmission.

"hmph, daoist jiao have you risen so high lately that you no longer recognize old friends?" li fan snorted coldly.

"not at all! not at all! i was just busy with something important and couldn’t step away!" jiao xiuyuan replied with grievance.

"daoist jiao, your excuse is rather clumsy. who doesn’t know that you have thousands of incarnations? one is busy—are all of them?"

"you’re truly insightful, daoist! how did you know i was about to break through?" jiao xiuyuan asked in surprise.

li fan fell silent.

"haha, but this advancement is proving to be much harder than expected. without additional opportunities, i fear it will be delayed for a long time," jiao xiuyuan said regretfully.

"oh? why is that?" li fan asked casually.