My Longevity Simulation - Chapter 1794

Chapter 1770 True Disappearance

“Who are you?”

The hand on Zhang Fan’s shoulder was icy cold. Even his own vital energy was affected, frozen. Even

though Zhang Fan momentarily shielded himself with the Transformation of Truth and Falsehood, he still couldn’t escape the fading vitality.

Despite reaching the Saint realm, Zhang Fan had rarely engaged in combat throughout his lifelong cultivation. Therefore, in this first battle after becoming a Saint, he suffered a slight disadvantage.

Fortunately, while he didn’t achieve enlightenment through [Immortality], he benefited greatly from it. The gentle power of Immortality, like the gentle trickle of spring water, resisted the utter envelopment of the icy cold.

Zhang Fan, recovering from the opponent’s surprise attack, had a cold expression on his face, his gaze like a knife, instantly locked onto him.

Even if he didn’t know the opponent’s details, as long as he was within his perception, the life-destroying blade would fall!

And it wasn’t just one blade.

A slender jade hand appeared out of thin air, gently grasping the life-destroying blade.

Then, like a fold of white paper, the life-destroying blade split into two, then two into eight. In a split second, swords rained down with a chilling force!

“Who are you!?”

“Who are you!?”

“Who are you!?”

It was both a question and a challenge.

It questioned the other party’s identity, questioned their very existence.

The sound echoed like thunder, striking down with relentless force.

It aimed to annihilate the opponent.

Paper fusion slashed the living, while Wangji fused truth and falsehood.

The moment he laid eyes on the pale dot, Zhang Fan instinctively knew the opponent was formidable. Therefore, he unleashed his full magical powers as a gesture of respect!

The pale dot grunted, and the hand pressing on Zhang Fan’s shoulder vanished.

But its radiant light remained as bright and steady as ever, completely unaffected by Zhang Fan’s various great ways!

His magical powers had accurately locked onto and targeted the target, but for some reason, they were completely ineffective.

“This feeling, a blessing from the transformation of truth and falsehood?”

Zhang Fan was momentarily puzzled.

But a moment later, he realized the difference.

“It’s not that he’s unaffected, but it’s as if he’s experienced all of my magical powers countless times. He’s already accustomed to it, so he takes it for granted!”

Zhang Fan had a vague feeling that the pale speck before him might be even more powerful than he’d imagined. So, after forcing it back, he refrained from further attack.

The pale light faded, revealing its unremarkable appearance:

a thin, middle-aged man.

“I’m [True Shiyin],” the man said with a faint smile, bowing.

“True Shiyin?” The moment those three words entered his mind, Zhang Fan felt a subtle revelation in his understanding of the great truth and falsehood. It was as if this thin man before him was somehow connected to [True Zhen].

True Shiyin appeared like a mortal, but his mere presence instilled a subtle sense of pressure on Zhang Fan.

Zhang Fan calmly stepped back a little, feigning confusion. “I wonder what Fellow Daoist Zhen meant by ‘the one behind the scenes’?”

Zhen Shiyin didn’t expose Zhang Fan’s feigned ignorance, but stated directly, “The one behind this chaos in the Star Sea is naturally the Lord of the [Great Dao of Truth and Falsehood].”

“As for you and them…”

“No more than clones he created.”

“Clones…clones.” Zhang Fan was stunned.

“Clones? So that’s how it is.”

Then, as if awakened from a dream, he understood everything. A sense of relief, yet also a sense of daze.

As the saying goes, one cannot see the true face of Mount Lu because one is within it. Zhang Fan had long glimpsed the possible existence behind the scenes, and even gradually escaped his predetermined fate, comprehended many of the transcendent principles of the mountains and seas, and achieved the realm of a saint.

But he had always instinctively believed that the true culprit was someone else.

He had subconsciously ignored the possibility that he was a clone.

Now, Zhang Fan realized, belatedly, and reacted.

Perhaps it was the subtle influence of the Mountain and Sea Angler and Xuanyuan Hong.

“It is precisely because I have always firmly believed that I am an independent person, not someone else’s clone, that I can successfully inherit the Dao principles of the masses and cultivate to become a saint. However, if the thought of being someone else’s clone even enters my mind, even for a moment, my path to sainthood will be cut off.”

Zhang Fan, vaguely understanding, couldn’t help but feel a sense of relief.

“Your fellow Daoist may already know that the mountain and sea are in an endless cycle of reincarnation.”

“Life and death, endless reincarnation.”

“True and falsehood are inherently illusory.”

“However, in countless experiences, this is the first time I’ve seen a scene like this.” Zhen Shiyin said, pointing to the large tree towering in the void ahead.

“Thankfully, we have the privilege of observing the great Dao of truth and falsehood so closely.”

Zhen Shiyin’s words were filled with palpable emotion.

Zhang Fan had only a vague suspicion about the cycle of reincarnation in the mountain and sea.

He wasn’t particularly surprised to hear Zhen Shiyin’s confirmation.

He was more focused on the Great Dao of True and Falsehood. So he asked, “Have you gained anything?”

Zhen Shiyin laughed again. “If we can’t even see it, what’s there to gain?”

“The Great Dao of True and Falsehood belongs to only one person. Even if I exhaust every avenue, I can’t touch it, I can’t comprehend it. Although I had a premonition long ago, it wasn’t until this moment that I was completely convinced and gave up hope.”

“Then why were you all preserved during the small-scale reset of the mountains and seas just now?” This was the only thing Zhang Fan couldn’t understand.

“We still exist, not by our own strength, but by the contributions of the countless Sons of Destiny before us.” Zhen Shiyin didn’t hide it.

“While we ourselves cannot perceive or manipulate the changes of True and Falsehood, we can influence and distort the thoughts of the Sons of Destiny, causing them to voluntarily exert their power on us.”

“Of course, even in their dreams, they may not truly realize what they are doing.”

Zhang Fan remained silent, looking once again at the great tree built by countless “selves.”

Zhen Shiyin seemed to read Zhang Fan’s inner thoughts and suddenly suggested, “It’s not a bad idea to free them. You could even take matters into your own hands and put an end to it all.”

Zhang Fan’s heart stirred at this, but he didn’t immediately respond.

“The Great Dao of Truth and Falsehood is invisible and intangible. While it can be used to a certain extent with the help of the Destiny Child, it has no practical significance. On the contrary, if it could gain an ally who could turn the tide, that would be a great deal.” Zhen Shiyin’s face was calm, but his tone was sincere.

“So, what’s your goal?” Zhang Fan asked, looking at the other person.

“Seize the transformation of true and false, and return to the divine realm.” Zhen Shiyin uttered only eight words.

Zhang Fan, however, fell into deep thought.

After a long moment, Zhang Fan finally raised his voice, questioning, “If the transformation of true and false lies with me or with the gods, what difference does it make? Isn’t it all about the destruction of mountains and seas, reincarnation?”

Zhen Shiyin’s eyes were dim. “The past and present, perhaps, are no different. But the future…”

He remained silent for a long moment, as if pondering something. After finally confirming his deduction, Zhen Shiyin continued, “The transformation of true and false lies with the gods. The destruction of mountains and seas is not truly destruction. Death is the beginning of life, life is the beginning of death. Reincarnation is endless, and the future is endless.”

“But if the transformation of true and false lies with him…” Zhen Shiyin didn’t look at Zhang Fan.

Instead, he looked up, gazing beyond the dark mountains and seas, toward the general location of the [Transformation of Gods] world where Li Fan’s original body was in seclusion.

“The mountains and seas are sunk, reincarnation ceases, all is the product of one man.”

“This is the end we’ve witnessed.”

Zhang Fan heard this, his body and soul trembling.

“Reincarnation ceases, all is the product of one man?”

These eight words seemed to hold an infinite magical power. Even in the very moment of being completely subjugated, Zhang Fan couldn’t help but feel a slight daze.

But he quickly regained consciousness and asked in disbelief, “How could he have gone this far?”

Zhen Shiyin nodded. “These countless children of destiny are the best proof. Though only the beginning, if we don’t stop them…”

“What awaits us is only destruction.”

“Destruction…” Zhang Fan heard this, and suddenly remembered the fisherman, Xuanyuan Hong, and others who had suddenly disappeared because of him.

This perhaps gave him a glimpse into the true “him”‘s style. He couldn’t help but believe it a little.

Zhang Fan frowned again and asked, “Just what kind of person is he? Since you know about the reincarnation of mountains and seas, you must be very familiar with him.”

Zhen Shiyin denied Zhang Fan’s suspicion: “When the Great Dao of True and Falsehood approaches, the reincarnation of mountains and seas begins. Everything in the mountains and seas cannot escape the fate of reset.”

“Even the Great Dao of True and Falsehood is so!”

“Though we have some cultivation, how can we escape such a fate? It’s just that due to the excessive number of reincarnations, only a very few can vaguely sense something.”

“For example, a feeling of having experienced something in the past. At the beginning of the reappearance of the mountains and seas, this premonition is the weakest. Only as the mountains and seas evolve, the senses accumulate, and we can know and recall more. Therefore, even though I know about the reincarnation of mountains and seas now, as the mountains and seas are reset, I will still lose all consciousness and repeat my past foolish actions…” Zhen Shiyin said self-deprecatingly.

“If I am like this, how much more so are they.” He was referring to the group of mountain and sea saints who were still observing and comprehending under the tree.

Hearing the surprise in the other person’s words, Zhang Fan’s expression grew serious. “Fellow Daoist, may I ask, what realm are you at?”

“We are all at the Saint level. However, unlike most of them, I have achieved a [Godlike Body].”

“You could call it a [God-attainer].”

God.

Such a majestic and weighty word, yet Zhen Shiyin spoke it lightly, as if he didn’t care.

Zhang Fan naturally knew that everything in the mountains and seas originated from fallen True Gods, and he understood the weight of the word “God.”

Thinking that the cultivator before him had actually achieved Godhood, the invisible pressure he felt from him seemed to increase.

“Actually, strictly speaking, you can’t even be considered a True God.” As if sensing Zhang Fan’s shifting thoughts, Zhen Shiyin smiled and explained.

He sighed softly, “The cycle of mountains and seas shouldn’t have given rise to [God-Bearers].”

“When the old gods fall, the mountains and seas appear. When the mountains and seas disappear, new gods emerge.”

“New gods always replace the old.”

“Once a god is achieved, they remain forever. Either they exist in the name of a god, or they perish and disappear.”

“And the so-called [God-Bearers]…”

“They are the saints of the mountains and seas, who traveled back to the time when the mountains and seas split apart and forcibly seized the fortunes of the old gods. But they were left behind by the reset of the Great Dao of True and Falsehood.”

“Though they returned to the mortal world, they ultimately lived on for a while under the name of a god. They became subtly different from the other creatures of the mountains and seas.”

“But only slightly.”

Zhen Shiyin gave Zhang Fan a lengthy speech, detailing the various [God-Bearers].

“Only God-Bearers can know the truth in the cycle of mountains and seas. So, could Senior Fishing Old Man and the others be [God-Bearers]?”

Understanding the whole story, Zhang Fan thought of how he had spent so much time with these God-Bearers, and even grown accustomed to them. The pressure he felt from Zhen Shiyin suddenly subsided. He

breathed a sigh of relief, but was

even more astonished by the power of the Great Dao of True and False. Even though he once “possessed” it, even though he still possessed it, Zhang Fan felt that the power of the Great Dao of True and False was beyond his imagination.

Suddenly, he recalled what Zhen Shiyin had said earlier, and a feeling struck him that something was amiss.

“Fellow Daoist

, you just said that everything in the mountains and seas is destined to be reset. Even the Great Dao of True and False is subject to this fate. If that’s the case…” Zhang Fan frowned. “Theoretically, shouldn’t he be reset as well? How could that be…”

Zhen Shiyin’s words brought Zhang Fan to a halt, his doubts dispelled. “That’s because he’s an ‘Outsider’.”

“So that’s how it is, so that’s how it is,”

Zhang Fan muttered.

Zhen Shiyin said in a deep voice, “Once, at the end of the mountains and seas, a group of gods who had recovered most of their consciousness gathered together to discuss the source of the reset.”

“But I still couldn’t figure it out.”

“After all, we have all become gods, but we are always reset and restored.”

“Everything in the world comes from gods. But gods can be reset by the true and false avenues. This seems to be totally unreasonable.”

“Then when the mountains and seas were destroyed again, we suddenly woke up.”

“【True and False】 is a powerful force that even gods can hardly escape.”

“Although it comes from the body of the true god, the true god himself will also be affected by it. We guess that this may be the innate magical power of the true god, and the fundamental origin of the reincarnation of the mountains and seas.”

“Even if you fall and die, you can rely on the [true and false] avenue to reappear in nothingness and return to the original origin. Immortal, indestructible and immortal, this is [God].”

From Zhen Shiyin’s description, Zhang Fan seemed to vaguely glimpse the power of the true god who gave birth to everything in the mountains and seas.

But soon, the situation changed drastically.

“If the change of truth and falsehood lies with the divine body, then everything will be easy to explain.”

“But…”

“For some reason, [truth and falsehood] has fallen into the hands of outsiders.”

“The divine authority has fallen into disarray, but because it originates from the outside world, it can avoid resetting fate. The shift between truth and falsehood lies in his hands, and his influence even surpasses that of the gods.”

Zhang Fan faintly sensed a hint of fear hidden in Zhen Shiyin’s words.

“With a single thought, he can reverse everything we know. Returning to the beginning, he can carry with him memories of the past. You, however

, know nothing.” “How can we confront such an adversary?”

“For countless reincarnations, we saw no hope of breaking free. Until…”

“Fellow Daoist appeared.”