[The simulation ends.]
[You can choose one of the following to keep:
Slowly regaining consciousness, Li Fan felt the youthful body of twenty years old and looked around at the familiar yet unfamiliar surroundings. It took a long time for him to come back to his senses.
In his previous life, despite only experiencing 48 years, Li Fan felt it was longer than the sum of his nine previous lives. Apart from the splendid and complex experiences in the cultivation world, the crucial reason was the assimilation he experienced with the will of the Canghai Pearl.
Of course, his first foray into the cultivation world yielded significant gains.
Li Fan looked at the first option: the choice of an item.
The storage ring he purchased from the Heavenly Mirror and various scriptures needed no mention. The extraordinary items like the Stone Tablet of Prohibition and the Canghai Pearl were what caught his eye.
Li Fan’s mind focused on the Canghai Pearl, realizing that choosing the Canghai Pearl would grant him the mostly formed Canghai Pearl that he had in his previous life, just before his lifespan was about to end.
Having been in sync with the consciousness of the Canghai Pearl for over a decade, Li Fan was well aware of its formidable power.
Although tempted, Li Fan resolutely chose the second option to retain his own cultivation realm.
After all, cultivation was fundamental. A mere mortal holding heavenly treasures was a path to disaster.
Moreover, Li Fan knew that the Canghai Pearl was still at Flowing Cloud Island. He could go get it when the time was right.
As Li Fan made his decision, two familiar auras appeared in his dantian out of nowhere.
At the same time, Li Fan’s expression changed.
He suddenly realized that, at this moment, he was just a mortal.
His body was still filled with the essence of immortals and mortals. If this sudden influx of aura conflicted with it, it could be extremely detrimental.
Fortunately, what Li Fan worried about did not happen.
An inexplicable fluctuation descended upon him. After a moment, the aura in his dantian surged like a river, sweeping across Li Fan’s entire body, remodeling his physique and elevating his cultivation realm.
Qi Condensation Initial Stage, Qi Condensation Middle Stage, Qi Condensation Late Stage!
In just a breath, he had achieved the realm that he had painstakingly reached in his previous life.
Li Fan’s breath gradually stabilized.
However, he wore a look of inexplicable shock on his face.
Not because he had achieved Qi Condensation Late Stage in the blink of an eye, but because of the inexplicable fluctuation that had descended!
Li Fan keenly felt that since that fluctuation had arrived, the essence of immortals and mortals within his body had completely dissipated in the blink of an eye, disappearing thoroughly!
The effect far exceeded the previous life’s expulsion using the Pure Body Spirit Pool.
“This kind of fluctuation…” Li Fan carefully recalled the fleeting fluctuation and vaguely felt it was familiar.
“It’s the will of heaven and earth, the power of laws!” Li Fan suddenly realized.
In his previous life, after observing the changes of the heavenly and earthly auras for over ten years through the Canghai Pearl, Li Fan, although far from mastering and controlling it, could at least recognize it.
“If the Immortal-Mortal Miasma is the will of heaven and earth to permanently separate immortals and mortals, then the fluctuation just now is completely the opposite.”
“The Immortal-Mortal Miasma that has plagued the cultivation world for thousands of years actually disappeared so easily.”
“Indeed, it’s really unbelievable.”
“If I could master this method of purifying the Immortal-Mortal Miasma…” Li Fan’s thoughts surged for a moment.
After a long time, he gradually calmed down.
“A great monument is built on a stable foundation. With my cultivation at the Qi Condensation stage, replicating the power of those laws just now is nothing but a daydream.”
“I have to take it step by step.”
Li Fan opened [Truth] to review his previous life.
Name: Li Fan
Realm: Qi Condensation Late Stage
Physical Age: 20/199
Mental Age: 531/2300↑
Virtualization Progress: 0%
Anchor Charging Progress: 51%
Current Anchor Points: 1
Bound Items: “Jade Cosmos Thousand Variations Sutra,” Tai Yan Boat, Stone Tablet of Prohibition (Damaged)
Techniques: Venerable Heart Refinement Mantra, Minor Yan Water Art, Jade Cosmos Thousand Variations Sutra
“The path of cultivation is indeed difficult. Especially in the cultivation world, where cultivators plunder the heavens and earth, and the world is filled with killing intent towards them.”
“In his previous life, as soon as I entered the cultivation world, I encountered Su Changyu. I thought he had a strong will and was devoted to the Dao, and was destined for great achievements. Little did I know he would inexplicably die within a few days.”
“It was instead the inconspicuous Xiao Heng by his side who possessed exceptional talent. In just a few years, he was close to forming his Foundation.”
“He and He Zhenghao both believed he would surely achieve Foundation Establishment within his lifetime. But who would have thought…”
“The world had long set a murderous trap. All the beings in the Cong Yun Sea, whether successful or not, be it cultivators or mortals, were destined to face death sooner or later.”
“Only the ordinary fisherman Zhang Haobo, after escaping, had a different encounter, becoming a Foundation Establishment cultivator.”
“There is nothing more unpredictable than this.”
Li Fan recalled his previous life and was filled with many emotions.
Then, a hint of doubt arose in his mind.
“Just like what I told Xiao Heng before, if the government wants to hunt down bandits, they wouldn’t let the bandits know in advance. The heavens and the earth and the cultivators here are just like the government and the bandits.”
“So, when the heavens released the killing intent to exterminate cultivators, naturally the cultivators couldn’t perceive it. This is also why, when I asked the Tianxuan Mirror if there were disasters, it answered there weren’t any. The disaster was just obscured by heavenly machinations.”
“But how did the Wanhua Chamber of Commerce detect it early and order all their subordinates to evacuate the Cong Yun Sea?”
“And why didn’t they warn the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance and instead watched countless beings lose their lives?”
“There must be something fishy going on. If I get the chance in this life, I’ll definitely figure it out.”
After careful consideration for a long time, Li Fan made plans for this life.
“The cultivation world is extremely dangerous. It’s better not to step into it rashly until the virtualization is completed.”
“Now that I’m cultivating the Venerable Heart Refinement Mantra, the charging speed has greatly increased. It won’t take me twenty years like before to complete the charging. Within ten years, I should be able to reach 100%.”
“In this way, the time I arrive in the cultivation world should be several decades earlier than the previous life.”
“I remember that during these decades, something major seemed to have happened in the Cong Yun Sea. It’s a good opportunity to plan ahead.”
“After the Cong Yun Sea dried up In his previous life, I saw the hidden treasures on various islands. Now, they are all ripe for the picking. If I get the chance, I’ll collect them all.”
“The Venerable Heart Refinement Mantra has repeatedly helped me break through bottlenecks in my previous life. This technique is truly extraordinary, and there seems to be a hidden secret behind it. I need to cultivate it well and not slack off.”
“As for the boiling of the ocean, whether I choose to escape alone or reveal it to the public…”
“I can only adapt to the situation when the time comes…”
…
In his previous life, Li Fan plunged into the unfamiliar world of cultivation. He only managed to cultivate to Late Stage Qi Condensation, enduring for forty-eight years before meeting his end.
But in this life, with foresight and perception, Li Fan believed he would go much further.