Chapter 1408: Fake Time Is Also True

Angry Squid:

After casually eliminating Sun Luyao, Li Fan's clone still stood silently in this mysterious space, his expression cold and pensive.

"It's real, it's real, it's real..." he kept muttering to himself.

The surrounding scene blurred and dimmed.

In an instant, it brightened again.

"When the true is made false, the false becomes true."

These seven characters, emanating a calm, seemingly eternal radiance, appeared before Li Fan.

It was a phrase that appeared every time he activated "Return to Reality." He had become extremely familiar with it over hundreds of cycles of reincarnation.

But at this moment, to Li Fan, who had discovered the deeply hidden secret of the Xuanhuang Realm's Primordial Guardian Array, these seven characters held an entirely different meaning.

"The false is also real, the false is also real..."

Long after, Li Fan once again let out a sinister, low chuckle.

Undeniably, the glimpse of the Primordial Guardian Array that had been revealed to Li Fan hinted at a certain possibility.

It was a possibility that made one's heart grow cold and was difficult to accept.

"True and false."

"Who is true, and who is false?"

"Yes, none of this matters at all. As long as I always control the sole button, I am real!"

"I am the only one!"

The madness in Li Fan's eyes gradually receded, and his pupils slowly regained their vitality from their pitch-black state.

He seemed to have transformed back into Grand Tutor Li, who had once wielded absolute power in the imperial court.

When the cornerstone of the world's reality was shaken, teetering precariously.

When the boundary between reality and illusion could not be distinguished or verified.

The only thing one could do was cling tightly to that constant, unmoving anchor.

"Return to Reality" might inherently transcend the Immortal Realm's arrangements for the lower realms, but it could also be part of a device left behind by the Immortal Realm.

For Li Fan currently, this was an unprovable existence.

Even though he had once tried to determine the exact range of "Return to Reality" by guiding variables beyond the Darkest Star Sea.

But now, thinking back, the additional variables beyond the high wall might have been deliberately displayed for the reorganized world after "Return to Reality."

The truth remained elusive.

However...

Regardless of whether he had truly fallen into such a predicament, what Li Fan was immensely grateful for was that the reset button, the unchanging constant amidst infinite variables, had always remained in his grasp.

Therefore, the path to unlocking the mystery's answer was still no different from Li Fan's previous arduous pursuit of eternal life and boundless freedom.

Repeated resets, using the boundless variables born from the Xuanhuang Realm, the Darkest Star Sea, and even beyond the Star Sea, to nourish himself.

To achieve transcendence.

If he discovered any existence capable of vying for the button with him, he would simply eliminate it.

Once he found the ultimate truth of everything, the answer would naturally reveal itself.

Now, for Li Fan, besides the two individuals known as Chuanfa and Tianyi, there was one more obstacle blocking his path forward.

An unknown entity, even more threatening, impossible to ignore, and urgently needing to be dealt with.

That was the mysterious person who had stolen the Nine-Star Red Pearl, one of the core components of the Xuanhuang Primordial Guardian Array.

"The Nine-Star Red Pearl should contain all the characteristic information of the Xuanhuang beings before the Guardian Array's destruction. As long as they possess the Red Pearl, it shouldn't be difficult for them to deduce the same conclusions as I have."

"Given such an enormous disparity in strength, before finding a countermeasure, a wise person's action would be to hide first."

"Alternatively, once they confirm the true destruction of the Immortal Realm, with such a divine artifact in hand, they will inevitably develop unprecedented ambitions and secretly make other arrangements."

Li Fan's gaze swept across the empty array core here.

"Perhaps I can glean some clues from the other array hubs of the Primordial Array."

However, with the Boundless Mirror Spirit destroyed, further exploration was beyond his current capabilities.

He would have to wait until the next life.

Li Fan's clone shook his head slightly, his form transforming into a black line, and he departed from underground.

Sun Family Secret Chamber.

Sun Luyuan, who had rushed back from outside, bursting into the basement with an inexplicable surge of sorrow and unbidden tears, felt a wave of relief as he saw the familiar Boundless Mirror quietly floating before him.

"Little brother?"

Sun Luyuan called softly.

Sun Luyao's figure instantly emerged from the Boundless Mirror: "Brother, are you looking for me?"

"What's wrong?" Sun Luyao asked with a hint of curiosity.

Sun Luyuan's mind suddenly reeled.

For some reason, although the image before him was identical to his memories, he continuously felt an extreme sense of unfamiliarity.

Sun Luyuan was stunned for a long time.

After a while, he finally said blankly, "Nothing. Perhaps I've been too tired lately, a bit paranoid."

Sun Luyao's eyes showed concern: "Brother, you need to take care of your health. The future of the Sun family still depends on you."

Sun Luyuan smiled.

After giving careful instructions, he left the underground secret chamber.

What Sun Luyuan didn't know was that Sun Luyao did not do as he always had before: watch his elder brother's disappearing back and see him off.

Instead, the expression on his face instantly vanished, and then, without any hesitation, he merged into the Boundless Mirror.

The moment the true Sun Luyao died, the wisp of consciousness he left behind also lost its source.

It had been integrated into the counterfeit Boundless Mirror, becoming an entity that could only respond mechanically.

Even though its mechanical responses were somewhat lifelike, it was ultimately not a true living being.

It was not the real Sun Luyao.

Soon after, Li Fan's clone returned with the empty shell of the Boundless Mirror.

"Without a spirit, I'll create one myself."

Li Fan summoned the lingering wisp of consciousness that Sun Luyao had left behind. After carefully examining it, he coldly decided.

This wisp of consciousness contained Sun Luyao's complete memories from his lifetime.

It encapsulated his personality and way of thinking.

Theoretically, it was entirely possible to "resurrect" him.

"Although I don't possess treasures like the Shifting Bronze Ring and the Nine-Star Red Pearl..."

"...there's no need to consider the body. It's merely a realistic reproduction of a wisp of consciousness, which makes the practical operation much easier."

Recalling the many details of the array, and with the continuous deduction of the Terminal Disintegration Disc, a simplified portion of the Primordial Guardian Array slowly began to emerge.

"Replication, Myriad Forms of Sentient Beings."

"This name is quite fitting."

Li Fan named the array according to the naming convention of the three immortal-grade arrays he had already mastered.

He then began to attempt to "create" and "resurrect" Sun Luyao.

To be safe, Li Fan first divided Sun Luyao's lingering consciousness into multiple portions for preservation.

Then, he placed one of these portions into the simplified Replication Array.

An extremely profound aura gradually emanated from the array.

As the array slowly operated, Sun Luyao's figure reappeared within a shimmering white light.

There was more vitality in his eyes, and his communication with Li Fan was remarkably smooth.

Within a few breaths, their spiritual senses had communicated tens of millions of times, without a single flaw revealing itself.

However, Li Fan still shook his head slightly, dissatisfied, and destroyed it.

"Too real. So much so that it feels a bit fake."