My Simulated Road to Immortality-Chapter 1653 - 1382: Return to Infinity

In truth, the moment Li Fan saw his reflection in the water of the Fishing Pond, thousands of thoughts flashed through his spirit consciousness.

"The body I transmigrated into and took over... could it be the reincarnation of that True Immortal from the Lower Realm years ago?"

"I didn’t awaken [Hai Zhen] because of [transmigration], but rather because of [soul snatching], by seizing the treasures from the original body?"

Uncontrollably, this thought swept wildly through Li Fan’s spirit consciousness.

But...

As if sensing Li Fan’s thoughts, [Hai Zhen] faintly—barely discernibly—let out a subtle chuckle.

This made Li Fan pause slightly, before suddenly snapping to clarity.

"No. The original body I replaced was far too unremarkable, lacking any semblance of a True Immortal’s bearing."

"Without my intervention, his entire life would likely have been spent failing to achieve merit in the imperial exams, dying as nothing more than a weak scholar who couldn’t even bind a chicken."

"And even I, without Hai Zhen..."

Li Fan thought of the conclusion to his first existence after transmigration.

"Though blessed with children and grandchildren, I was ultimately just a mortal, living an ordinary life before my death."

"It’s only because I used a portion of [Hai Zhen] to establish my foundation, combined with the countless cycles of reincarnation through which I’ve interacted with it..." freewёbnoνel.com

"I could never be some reincarnation of a True Immortal, nor is Hai Zhen something captured as a contingency by a True Immortal."

"Only one possibility remains..."

"Even if the Fishing Pond reflected my original appearance in the memories?"

Discarding the chillingly eerie answers, Li Fan didn’t feel relieved—instead, his heart grew colder than ice.

Suddenly, he lifted his head and gazed toward the real Fishing Pond’s location.

"To testify to the Nameless and merge with the Daoist Image... A Fishing Pond reflects a True Immortal, no matter the time or place."

"The phenomenon just now—does it mean that the Nameless True Immortal also saw me, through the pond’s water?"

Li Fan’s heart skipped a beat.

The deeper he thought, the more unsettled he became.

For instance, could this be the culmination of a plan set by that True Immortal of yore, in collaboration with the Nameless, aimed at exposing his possession of Hai Zhen?

What’s worse, Hai Zhen’s energy isn’t fully charged yet—it cannot be activated! If the Nameless True Immortal strikes, even with the Supreme Escape Technique, escape seems impossible!

Li Fan cursed inwardly.

He had initially thought he’d mostly mapped out the Central Star Sea inside the High Wall, and that as long as he avoided provoking certain entities, he’d face no true danger.

Yet who could have expected that casually studying True Immortal Flesh would bring forth such upheaval!

Granted, his experiences from the previous life implied that, even if Li Fan perished, Hai Zhen could activate on its own.

But...

Firstly, Li Fan had never truly died to witness Hai Zhen autonomously activating. Secondly, he was unsure whether Hai Zhen’s self-activation would even function with less than 100% charge.

Cold sweat broke out involuntarily.

Facing perhaps the greatest crisis of his life, Li Fan refused to sit idly awaiting doom.

In a flash of inspiration, countless possible countermeasures surfaced in his mind.

"Travel to the Central Star Sea, and fall deliberately to trigger the black mist of the Path-obliterating Calamity..."

"Head to the High Wall’s rupture point and strike the wall to draw external attention."

"If captured into the Fishing Pond, seek out Kitty Treasure for assistance."

...

Yet no matter the ploy, facing the Nameless True Immortal Realm, all strategies seemed futile struggles.

"If it were just a True Immortal, such tricks might work."

"But the Nameless Realm..."

Remembering the Lower Realm True Immortal’s memories of reverence and fear toward [Nameless], Li Fan felt a surge of helplessness.

"I can only rely on [Hai Zhen]."

Li Fan eventually took one action—drawing the Wooden Sword Mirage, he fled toward the Starry Sea Frontier’s Mystic Immortal Boat.

Silently infiltrating its depths, he retrieved the Servant Figurine hidden in the first layer of its secret vault.

In a previous life, during efforts to rebuild the Immortal Boat’s defense system, Li Fan had gained familiarity with its inner structures. Thus, he entered without alarming a single soul aboard, successfully seizing one of Sun Piaomiao’s relics—the Yong Puppet.

To Li Fan’s surprise, though Hai Zhen had consumed it once before, it was still eager to devour the puppet a second time.

Without hesitation, he fed the item to Hai Zhen, watching its charge level rise to 150%—making Li Fan exhale deeply.

"The effect weakened, but judging by [Hai Zhen]’s reaction, it can apparently eat the puppet again."

"In that case, the Trident Tree might be similar."

"Items that can nourish Hai Zhen three times consecutively...?"

"What secrets lie behind Sun Piaomiao’s gifts?"

Li Fan furrowed his brows tightly.

Suddenly, an idea emerged from his spirit consciousness.

"The Trident Tree offers [Hai Zhen] an extra simulation mysteriously."

"Perhaps this puppet is connected to the power of simulations as well."

Li Fan’s mind returned to the hints of the Immortal World he’d glimpsed recently.

"I’d once heard, before transmigration, that if you extend the time scale infinitely, the smallest particles comprising everything will eventually rearrange, recreating the past. It is both return and destiny."

"True yet false, false yet true—Hai Zhen’s every simulation can be seen as yet another return of everything."

"The infinite scale of time implies infinite energy..."

Li Fan’s thoughts drifted to the unfathomable unknown realm beneath the ocean of the Immortal World.

"Perhaps this Servant Figurine is the key to unlocking the power of infinity."

"Or maybe, it’s tied to a projection of the Tao related to infinite power."