Chapter 1419: Falling Endless Reincarnation

Chapter 1422

Chapter 1422

Chapter 1427

A man dressed in a Taoist robe, and a white-robed cultivator resembling a scholar. Li Fan had seen their illusory forms before: they were the Venerable of Truth and the Venerable of Humanity. Within the Realm of Truth, no lies existed. And in the Celestial Realm of Humanity, anyone, regardless of cultivation level, could alter heaven and earth as long as their sincerity was absolute.

As for the last one, he was a young man with an extraordinary, transcendent aura, appearing to be only in his early twenties. Although Li Fan had never met him in reality, he had encountered him once during the Fallen Immortal Illusion trial.

Ji Wangxian!

Ten thousand years ago, he had single-handedly established the World Commerce Guild, which spanned the entire Xuanhuang Realm, and used spirit stones to build a supremely luxurious sky city.

“Unexpectedly, the old ancestor of the Ji family, who was once notorious for being unscrupulous in business, has transformed into the embodiment of contracts.”

“However, it was said that the entire Ji family and even the World Commerce Guild were merely tools for Ji Wangxian’s cultivation. After the drastic changes to heaven and earth, it makes sense that he would want to maintain his immortal state and thus adopt new methods.”

Li Fan also instantly understood the specific situation of the Myriad Law Commerce Guild, which was headquartered in Jiushan State and situated between the Myriad Immortal Alliance and the Council of Five Elders.

“The Myriad Law Commerce Guild is a remnant of the former World Commerce Guild. After Ji Wangxian achieved immortality, this guild became useless to him. However, since it was once a direct force of one of the Five Heavenly Venerates, as long as it remained stable, neither the Council of Five Elders nor the Myriad Immortal Alliance would actively seek trouble with it. It also served as an intermediary zone for private transactions between the two parties.”

“But that’s all it was. In the face of true power, the so-called Myriad Law Commerce Guild was no different from any other ant in the world. Back then, under the palm of the Venerable of Transmission, it, like all living beings in Jiushan State, turned to dust.”

His thoughts raced, and Li Fan’s gaze swept over the three newly arrived Immortality Venerables, one by one. Evidently, they had already learned of Li Fan’s unfathomable cultivation from Wuyou beforehand. Although they appeared calm and maintained the demeanor of top Xuanhuang experts, Li Fan could faintly discern their apprehension.

“Hehehe, don’t be nervous.”

“The Venerable of Transmission has already been suppressed by me.”

Li Fan’s light remark immediately made the hair stand on end for all five Venerables present. And when they saw the Venerable of Transmission himself in Li Fan’s palm, trapped in an endless illusion, neither fully asleep nor fully awake, their faces inevitably paled, and they all lowered their heads, not daring to look directly at Li Fan. Wuyou, in particular, couldn’t stop trembling again. He felt a chill of fear for his previous rude and foolish probing.

Before this, although the Five Heavenly Venerables knew that this newly arrived senior, presumably a True Immortal, was very powerful, they had no quantifiable understanding of just how powerful. But now they knew. The Venerable of Transmission, who had dominated the Xuanhuang for an era and to whom even their combined efforts had to yield, was easily suppressed by the other party with a mere flip of the hand. With such power, how could the five not feel terror?

Li Fan, seemingly ignoring their inner turmoil, continued to speak indifferently, “Immortals and mortals are separated. I will not interfere excessively in your affairs. However, there are some matters where I will require a little help from you.”

“Senior, please command!” Wuyou was the first to speak. Such eagerness was a stark contrast to his usual indifference to worldly affairs, causing the other four Venerables to glance at him. However, having achieved immortality in the Xuanhuang Realm, how could they be foolish? They all followed suit, expressing their willingness.

“I came here, in fact, for an item: the Soul Crushing Disk.”

As soon as Li Fan uttered these words, Wuyou and the others’ gazes collectively turned to the man in the Taoist robe. The Venerable of Truth’s face twitched. He then cupped his hands, took out a millstone-shaped object, and handed it over.

Li Fan saw that the Soul Crushing Disk seemed to be constantly rotating slightly. Beneath it, one could faintly hear the miserable wails of countless souls being crushed by the giant millstone. And indeed, there were subtle stirrings from Huanzhen. Within the Soul Crushing Disk, there were fifty-six remnant souls and one hundred and three remains. Yet, the aura of these remnant souls and remains seemed even more powerful than that of billions of lonely ghosts and spirits. After a careful inspection, Li Fan discerned the mystery within.

The Soul Crushing Disk, like a giant millstone, constantly ground these remnant souls and remains. Theoretically, no matter how special they were, they couldn't withstand such torture. At most, they should have lasted for a little over ten years before turning to dust. Yet, they had persisted since ancient times. This was because, at every moment, streams of pure energy emerged from the Soul Crushing Disk, nourishing these remnant souls. This maintained their vitality, preventing their destruction, only for them to suffer another round of torture under the giant millstone. This cycle repeated endlessly, like being trapped in an infernal purgatory with no end. Li Fan finally understood how this suspected existence of an Eternal Remnant had formed.

“A decent method,” Li Fan commented indifferently.

The Venerable of Truth lowered his head, not daring to reply. Li Fan slightly exerted his hand, and the giant millstone vanished into thin air in an instant. The remnant souls and remains were liberated and absorbed by Huanzhen. The remaining pure energy within the millstone also felt somewhat familiar to Li Fan. It was identical to the pure cultivation base formed after practicing the "Greatest Primordial Scripture" (Transformation Chapter) and dispelling one's own cultivation.

“Remnants of the Taishang Sect.”

Li Fan glanced at the Venerable of Truth, deep in thought. When cultivating with the Primordial Scripture to transform one’s cultivation, not all of it would be inherited. A small portion would inexplicably vanish, its whereabouts unknown. Now it seemed, it had flowed directly into the pockets of the Taishang Sect. “What do the lives and deaths of cultivators in the world have to do with me? This truly fits the persona of Taishang.” In the past, when the great calamity descended upon the Xuanhuang Realm, some individuals from all ten Immortal Dao sects had fled beforehand. People like Yixin and Zhenshi might prove remarkably effective in exploring beyond the high walls.

Li Fan did not bother with them for the time being, focusing solely on sensing Huanzhen’s changes. Compared to its previous greedy and joyful desire to devour, Huanzhen’s performance this time was somewhat strange. It was as if it had eaten something incredibly difficult to swallow, wanting to spit it out, yet it still endured and swallowed it bite by bite. Li Fan’s expression became somewhat subtle. He stood still, examining the notifications from Huanzhen. The Immortals of the Council of Five Elders also stood by his side, not daring to move. Perhaps this time the Eternal Remnant was not formed by the condensation of a single individual, but by numerous remnant souls. Li Fan had not undergone the trial of the True Illusion; Huanzhen had directly absorbed it successfully.

“Interminable Reincarnation function unlocked.”

There wasn’t even a poetic verse; it was just a perfunctory, direct statement.

“Interminable Reincarnation…”

However, these four words immediately piqued Li Fan’s interest.

“Using a past life experienced as a template, a segment of time with a beginning and end can be created.”

“Any living being without the power to resist can be cast into this segment of time.”

“If there is an identity corresponding to the cast being within this timeline, possession will occur. If not, possession will be random.”

“The identity for the cast being to possess can be specified.”

“The cast being will lose memories related to anything outside of the reincarnation.”

“Throughout the entire Interminable Reincarnation, only the memories of the cast being will be preserved.”

“Time will continuously cycle from beginning to end. Events occurring within the fixed template serve as linear constraints, ensuring that the Interminable Reincarnation does not deviate from its original trajectory.”

“Interminable Reincarnation exists dependent on me. Each time Huanzhen is activated and returns to the initial anchor point, the created reincarnation will disappear and must be recreated. Alternatively, it can be preserved at a certain cost.”

“The time flow rate within Interminable Reincarnation is one thousand times faster than the normal time-space I experience. It can also be significantly accelerated further according to my needs…”

The function of Interminable Reincarnation was described as far more complex than the previous Avatar and Dao Origin functions. However, it was actually quite straightforward to understand. It was simply a continually repeating segment of history that Li Fan had once experienced. One must remember that every time Li Fan forced Huanzhen, a great terror would descend. This implied that within the Interminable Reincarnation, every few decades would bring about a cataclysm of destruction. Furthermore, due to Huanzhen’s active constraints, beings undergoing reincarnation would be unable to make gradual progress like Li Fan, and thus would be unable to defy fate and change their destiny.

“And I can constantly observe the state of the being cast into the reincarnation…”

“Interesting. Extremely interesting.”

As if he had found a new and curious toy, a surge of curiosity welled up in Li Fan’s heart.

“Qiao Sidao was able to escape from the myriad cycles of the era.”

“So, will anyone be able to escape from the Interminable Reincarnation created by Huanzhen?”

According to Huanzhen’s description, this Interminable Reincarnation would only cease if the final outcome of the cycle completely deviated. However, the cast being would still be unable to escape. This reincarnation timeline would merely exist in a void state between reality and illusion, awaiting Li Fan’s next command: whether to release the cast being or to create a new Interminable Reincarnation.

“It truly lives up to the name ‘Interminable’!”

Li Fan almost slapped the table in admiration, then suddenly turned his head to look at the Venerable of Truth. He revealed a meaningful smile, then gently pointed a finger at him. One of the few Immortality Venerables in the Xuanhuang Realm thus silently vanished before everyone’s eyes. His fate unknown.

The remaining Wuyou and others were greatly alarmed. However, they had no intention of avenging the Venerable of Truth. They could only silently pray in their hearts that this True Immortal senior before them would spare their lives. Throughout the True Immortal’s suppression of the Venerable of Truth, not a single energy fluctuation appeared. He simply vanished in a manner they utterly failed to comprehend. Let alone resisting, they couldn’t even understand what they were seeing. The disparity was too vast, leaving them with no courage to resist whatsoever.

At this moment, Li Fan’s attention was already focused on the activated Interminable Reincarnation. He chose the period of history where he, as a Holy Embryo, rode the True Medicine King Cauldron and charged towards the Immortal Ruins, leading to the Hungry Immortal’s world-destroying gaze.

Only one chapter today. I haven't been feeling well recently; my back pain is severe. My apologies.

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