My Simulated Road to Immortality

"Could it be that you understand [Returning True] better than I do?"

Li Fan perceived the stubborn words of the Tiandu Grandmaster and couldn't help but find it amusing.

Yet for some reason, it was accompanied by a surge of inexplicable irritation.

For Li Fan at this moment, it was certainly something unusual.

Li Fan was slightly stunned, and after a careful contemplation, albeit reluctantly, he still identified the source of his irritation.

"Could it be that the Grandmaster is not wrong after all?"

His expression turned somewhat solemn.

After pondering for a while, Li Fan attempted to communicate with Returning True. But all he received was silence.

"The upper limit of Returning True's regression is anchored at 1 year, which was when I had just arrived through time travel."

"With Returning True within me, no matter how it returns, it can only start from this time node."

"But what exactly determines this point?"

After a moment's thought, an irrepressible idea emerged in Li Fan's mind.

"It's 'me', the beginning of the existence of the host of [Returning True]."

"If this speculation is true, then..."

Li Fan looked distantly towards the sky above Yuandao State, still the hopeful Grandmaster.

"The Grandmaster was born before Taiyi, when the Mortal World had not yet emerged."

"If truly able to trace back to that time, perhaps it could indeed reverse everything."

"Stopping the advent of the Dao Yan catastrophe and the destruction of the Immortal World at the root would be much easier than facing the current overwhelming disaster." Li Fan couldn't help but feel a tremor of emotion.

However, when the Dark Heavenly Doctor wanted to seize Returning True, the lifespan of the Mortal World soared similarly. From this outcome, handing over Returning True to the Dark Heavenly Doctor or the Grandmaster seemed to make no difference.

And Li Fan would never simply hand [Returning True] over.

For no reason whatsoever.

The reason Li Fan was unsettled was because he suddenly thought of the legendary [Reverse Boat].

"All along, I've had regrets. Even with the ability of infinite regression, I've always been bound by time past the anchor point 1. If only..."

"If I could find a way to go back to before the anchor point of 1 year, wouldn't it mean I could reconstruct an even older past?"

Li Fan had never thoroughly considered this because, from the first cycle of reincarnation, he started at the anchor point of 1 year. His prolonged experiences have moulded a formidable mental inertia, instinctively considering this impossible.

Until today, unintentionally awakened by the Grandmaster.

"What is Returning True's ultimate goal?"

Naturally, Li Fan pondered this question.

He couldn't help reminiscing about the complex and peculiar emotions that emerged within Returning True in the Infinite Sea.

Returning True undoubtedly has its own consciousness.

In the countless past reincarnations, Li Fan had confirmed this.

Compared to Returning True's formidable power, even though Li Fan has reached the Semi-Immortal Stage, he is merely a slightly larger ant.

Perhaps not even comparable to an ant.

Returning True's willingness to attach to Li Fan's body is naturally due to the boundless and seemingly ever-full "Spirituality" that doesn't diminish even with the activation of Returning True.

"So, what Returning True desires is a vessel capable of supporting its continuous [regression]."

"Thus, it certainly has its own purpose."

Understanding this, Li Fan's mood surprisingly calmed down.

Anyway, being valued by [Returning True] is undeniably his fortune. Otherwise, he would have long died as a mere Mortal in the Xuanhuang World within the Da Xuan Minor World.

Li Fan does not reject the purposeful attachment of [Returning True].

He even feels an implicit joy.

Previously, many times in his heart, there was this allure of [Returning True] suddenly leaving him. This unease hadn't vanished with the growth of his strength. Instead, it grew more intense.

But now...

"Still, it's the combination of interests that brings peace of mind."

Li Fan closed his eyes, forcibly suppressing the myriad thoughts raging like a storm in his Spirit Consciousness.

After a long time, he slowly opened his eyes.

Calm as before.

[Returning True] might possess immense power, but judging from their interactions so far, at least its conduct and intentions align with logic. Hence, it can perhaps be derived and perceived from certain perspectives.

Although the outcomes of the derivation may not be accurate due to the lack of most information, they can at least restore a rough outline of the truth.

"The unknown dreaded existence submerged beneath Infinite Sea is an old acquaintance of Returning True."

"There were certain occurrences between them."

"The resulting consequences are impossible to reverse, even for Returning True."

"Hence, seeking [External Force]."

...

When this thought surfaced, Li Fan felt as if struck by lightning.

Within his Divine Soul, tumult ensued.

Countless light and shadow swept over him overwhelmingly.

Each rain drop encompassed billions of years of Time, akin to the grand miracles Li Fan witnessed in the Infinite Sea, enough to instill profound awe in whoever glimpses them.

This was an amount of information Li Fan's Divine Soul could hardly bear.

His Divine Soul felt as if being crushed by the entire Heaven and Earth, with memories becoming faintly blurred, almost lost in the enveloping light and shadow.

Li Fan once created the Array of [All Living Beings Refine God].

It gathered the profound giant force constituted by the consciousness of billions of Living Beings between Heaven and Earth to resist, even refine True Immortals.

And what he endures now is the theoretical maximum potency of [All Living Beings Refine God].