Chapter 1758 A Star Falls to Earth
Chapter 1758 A Star Falls to Earth
Chapter 1758 A Star Falls to Earth
As Li Fan recalled most of his past memories, some long-standing doubts were finally answered.
Ever since learning of the existence of his "former self," Li Fan has never been able to understand how his true first incarnation managed to achieve such success in the treacherous Xuanhuang Realm.
Li Fan had personally experienced and traveled this route, so he naturally knew just how treacherous it was.
For a mere mortal like myself, let alone cultivating, even surviving is an almost impossible task.
Li Fan's journey to where he is today is entirely due to the "True Nature," his countless past reincarnations, and the Dao of Truth and Falsehood.
How could my original self in my first life have gone so far?
The explanation of "extraordinary talent" is far too far-fetched.
The Great Mystery, the Dark Yellow, the Darkest Star Sea, the High Wall.
Countless dangers lurk, and traps are hidden everywhere.
Without the ability to foresee the future, even the most talented ordinary cultivator would likely find it difficult to break through this predicament.
He died in his first life, so how could he have met the last saint of mountains and seas and comprehended the transformation between truth and falsehood later on?
"But if I am an outsider who was remotely captured by the fallen true god to break the deadlock, then everything can be explained."
"A severed finger of a true god can rewrite and distort the will of mountains and seas, and dim the brilliance of a lone star. It is as easy as turning one's hand to protect mortals and help them grow smoothly to the realm of saints."
Looking at the words "Divine Blessing" on the panel before "Change from the Heart" and "Illusion and Reality," Li Fan suddenly realized something.
It turns out that nothing was exaggerated.
God bless you, it really is God bless you.
"With the blessing of the true god, and my former unparalleled talent, I not only broke the script written by Shan Hai, but also mastered a way to postpone the day Shan Hai became a god indefinitely."
"But as I have said before, one can block a star for a time, but not forever."
"The mountains and seas recede, and a lone star ascends to godhood. If this script remains unchanged, the final outcome will remain the same."
"Damn it!"
Li Fan's anger was naturally not because he had lost his former parents and children.
Back when he was the Grand Tutor of Xuanhuang Realm, with a large harem of wives and children, he may have still enjoyed and cared about so-called blood ties.
But now, Li Fan has mastered the art of deception, personally burying the destroyed and restoring countless lives in a single thought. In his eyes, his former parents, wife, and children are no different from other so-called living beings.
He can recreate his family members from his memories whenever he wants.
When the real is made to appear fake, the fake also appears real.
There is no difference between what is true and what is false.
Li Fan was furious because of himself.
It can only be because of myself.
Regardless, the "Li Fan" of the past was still Li Fan.
For no apparent reason, I was captured by a fallen god and forced to work for him.
Originally an outsider, I unknowingly became too deeply immersed in the role.
Struggling through countless cycles of reincarnation, they finally discovered that everything they had done was a joke.
Li Fan, once utterly despondent.
Right now, Li Fan only felt an uncontrollable surge of anger rising in his heart.
So what if it’s the true God?
Did they ask for my opinion before they brought me here?
"What you can't do, I'll do. What you can't avenge, I'll avenge."
"Mountains, seas, stars, gods..."
"Don't even think about running away!"
A fierce glint flashed in Li Fan's eyes, and boundless killing intent spread outwards.
The killing intent was so intense that even the change between truth and falsehood could not be suppressed for the time being.
The True God's Finger, the dim starlight, and the division of mountains and seas all seemed to be subtly perceived at this moment.
Li Fan felt as if countless eyes were staring at him.
I calmed down instantly.
The shift between truth and falsehood has once again shrouded him in layers of deception.
Ferocity and egocentrism are instinctive, as are cowardice and caution.
Although he made the bold statement of vowing to kill in a moment of impulse.
But Li Fan himself knew that with his current strength, he was more than capable of protecting himself. To want to slay a god…
Far from qualified.
He used to believe that once he grasped the difference between truth and falsehood to a certain extent, everything would seem to fall into place naturally. But now, everything he knows tells him that this may not be the case.
"I used to be able to break the script of the true god, and I had mastered the art of changing between truth and falsehood. But when faced with the new god who descended at the end of the script, I was still helpless."
"The change between truth and falsehood merely reverses its existence to a point before it appeared. It cannot completely sever the possibility of a new god descending."
"Slay the gods..."
Li Fan couldn't help but think of that question again.
Why did that true god perish?
He was able to foresee his own future, and even saw the way to break the deadlock by escaping the miraculous cicada's shell and bringing in someone from outside the play to break the deadlock.
Yet, it seems, he could not avoid his tragic end?
"If you can destroy the old gods, you can destroy the new gods. If you can find the cause of the true god's demise..."
Li Fan looked again at the True God Finger standing in the void.
Suppressing the starlight seems to be an instinctive act triggered by some kind of stimulus.
The starlight dimmed and gradually faded away. The True God then resumed His original mission.
Mountains and seas have no boundaries!
The True God's finger, like a shooting star, pierced into the space separating the mountains and the sea.
Having just separated, Shan Hai seems destined to repeat his past fate.
Just then, two figures flew out from the mountain above and the boundless sea respectively, blocking the True God Finger.
Li Fan was very familiar with these two figures and recognized them at a glance.
"Lianshan, Guihai?" Li Fan's pupils contracted slightly as he looked from afar.
The appearance of the two saints had undergone a complete transformation compared to before.
The Sage of Lianshan has lost his appearance. He only vaguely retains a human form, but his face is covered with countless marks, each a record of the civilization that once existed in the mountains and seas.
The Saint of Returning to the Sea seemed to be rooted in the infinite possibilities of the boundless sea. Supported by countless tentacles, he carried the Saint beyond the mountains and seas.
Lian Shan and Gui Hai, expressionless and resolute, stood in front of the rapidly descending True God Finger.
Although the Three Saints are powerful, Li Fan absolutely does not believe that they can withstand the True God's Finger.
But things took an unexpected turn for Li Fan.
Each of them emitted a stream of light from Lian Shan Gui Hai.
Then came one last ray of light, coming from the mountains and seas themselves.
When the three lights come together, a Ruyi (a type of scepter) is instantly formed!
"As you wish?"
The moment Li Fan saw this Ruyi, its name naturally came to mind.
At the same time, I realized that it was this very thing that had been searching for me in the virtual world!
"Indeed, it originated from the Three Saints."
"Using the Eye of God to fight against the Finger of the True God?" Li Fan thought to himself in an instant.
If one's intentions manifest in the world, the resulting commotion will be exactly the same as before.
The illusory realm was plunged into immense turmoil, with ripples spreading uncontrollably. For a time, it even abandoned its own mission of devouring mountains and seas, frantically converging towards Ruyi's will.
This time, however, Lianshan and Guihai did not put Ruyi away in time.
It was simply left to lie quietly in the center of the storm vortex.
Li Fan even vaguely sensed that the two saints seemed to be trying their best to manipulate Ruxinyi, causing it to be swallowed by the void.
"In order to break the True God's Finger, Shan Hai chose to become a lone star."
"But at the same time, in order to deceive the true god's finger, the act must be carried out thoroughly. On the day the grand play begins, Shan Hai will no longer be Shan Hai, but a lone star. The identity will then be completely transformed."
"The mountains and seas that exist in the world are merely actors used to complete the script. The annihilation of the Void Realm, on the other hand, is a prop used to drive the plot forward."
"Because the scene was so realistic, Shan Hai was unaware of his identity as an actor. Therefore, even under the erosion of Dao Yan, he would still instinctively awaken his will to live."
"Only when the script is broken and the performance is interrupted will Shan Hai know his true identity. This is why Shan Hai betrayed me after the Dao of Sheng was destroyed."
"And now..."
Li Fan looked up calmly.
The starlight descended, but was stopped by the True God.
The mountains and seas will soon merge again, continuing according to the established script.
Despite Li Fan's involvement, many unexpected changes have occurred.
But ultimately it has nothing to do with the final outcome.
"They are still in the script, which means that Shan Hai is unaware of his true identity."
Li Fan's eyes narrowed instantly as he focused his attention on the Dao Annihilation gathering at its center, just as his heart desired.
In this lifetime, the mountains and seas have undergone an unprecedented process of merging, separating, and then merging again.
The True God's Finger shifted twice, creating a scene that Li Fan had never encountered before.
The Way is like a wave, constantly washing away and eroding as one's heart desires.
As Ruyi's influence gradually faded, a thought seemed to be rapidly awakening in the dark and silent void.
The entire virtual world came to life!
"It seems I was only half right before."
"If the Void Realm obtains what it desires, it will indeed undergo a transformation. Therefore, the Void Realm's desire for Him is even greater than the task of devouring mountains and seas."
"But the change wasn't a further step, a direct ascension to godhood. Rather..."
"The virtual world, which serves as a tool to advance the plot, awakens, or rather, restores its original consciousness!"
The void realm, which had been shrouded in darkness since the beginning of time, suddenly became less desolate.
The erosive and destructive power originating from Dao Yan also gradually subsided.
If the Void Realm Dao Annihilation was an endless army before, then now billions of soldiers have all come under one rule.
A twisted figure quietly appeared.
He looked at the mountains and seas, a hint of hatred flashing in his eyes. But in the end, he still made a move, blocking the True God Finger that was flying towards him!
To be precise, it's procrastination.
The True God's Finger was unstoppable, but at this moment it seemed to be stuck in an endless quagmire of obliteration.
The light kept flashing by, but it never managed to escape the boundaries of the void.
"He is..."
Li Fan sensed a familiarity from this figure.
All of this stems from extreme anger and hatred towards the lone star.
"The Void Realm Annihilation was created by the Mountain and Sea to advance the plot."
"But where did this tool come from...?"
"After being distracted, there should be nothing else in the world except mountains and seas."
After temporarily blocking the True God's Finger, the illusory figure ignored Shan Hai.
Then it proudly flew into the sky.
Until beyond the boundary, a dim, solitary star!
Endless ripples suddenly erupted from the illusory figure.
Each line is like a sharp blade, ruthlessly tearing apart the gap between reality and drama.
Layers of darkness seemed to be constantly being unveiled under this violent collision.
The originally dim starlight suddenly became a few degrees brighter.
"He is..."
"Bringing a general into the script?"
Li Fan was overjoyed to have suddenly gained a comrade-in-arms who might share the same stance.
But he chose to wait and see.
After all, the identity of the figure in the virtual world is still unknown, and its appearance is extremely strange.
As the sky darkened, the starlight grew ever brighter.
The True God Finger, trapped in the palm of the figure in the void, once again sensed the presence of starlight.
The target shifted from mountains and seas to a lone star hidden in the shadows.
Li Fan finally understood: "If one remains hidden outside the script, one might be able to fool the True God Finger. But if one enters the script, it will be difficult to escape the True God Finger's detection!"
A figure in the illusory realm, its ripples rising and falling, drawing in starlight.
Unlike ordinary creatures that mutate upon being touched by starlight, it becomes even more profound and mysterious.
But He did not accept the starlight for His own use.
Instead, we will import it into the existing mountains and seas!
The scattered starlight is not as domineering as when a lone star truly appears in the world. Rather, it is more like the light that once shone when mountains and seas surpassed the Dao and were obliterated.
Witnessing such a familiar scene, Li Fan was instantly moved: "This is it, the script has been broken, and Lone Star has entered the game!"
In the blink of an eye, the world has changed.
A strange change occurred between the mountains and the sea as the starlight continued to spread.
The illusory figure suffered the same treatment as Li Fan had once received.
Starlight erodes, mountains and seas repeat themselves.
Li Fan sensed an extremely angry emotion from the roaring mountains and the bursting starlight.
"You know how to get angry now?"
Li Fan immediately felt a sense of schadenfreude.
Compared to Li Fan in the past, the figure in the illusory realm seemed to have anticipated all the changes around him.
Especially the betrayal by Shan Hai.
Without mercy, it transformed into an endless, surging tide, completely encircling the mountains and seas.
A venting, devouring.
As a tool used to devour mountains and seas, the power of the Void Realm is inherently superior to that of mountains and seas.
Now that it has obtained its wish and become more "complete", the virtual world it can unleash is beyond what mountains and seas can resist.
Like flowers withering, they all transform into nourishment for the illusory world.
Looking at that figure standing tall amidst the desolate mountains and seas, Li Fan felt an even stronger sense of familiarity.
It's no longer because of a shared hatred for the Lone Star, but rather...
Deja vu.
“Sun, Piao, Miao”.
A strange light flashed in Li Fan's eyes, and he said to himself, word by word.
In truth, he wasn't entirely certain, but as the illusory figure intensified its devouring of mountains and seas, the figure became increasingly clear.
Li Fan's premonition grew stronger.
"It really is him? How is that possible?"
Li Fan suddenly thought of the question from before.
Shan Hai foresaw his own future and deduced a way for Jin Chao to escape his predicament. He needs to create tools to advance the plot.
But at that time, Shan Hai had just become distracted.
There is nothing else in the world except the gods that were devoured and the mountains and seas.
Where did the tools come from?
You can't just extract your own primal power to create a world-destroying tool, can you?
"No. There were other people present when the Mountain and Sea Divine Realm first split."
"It is none other than Sun Piaomiao, the author of the fable about mountains and seas!"
The fables of mountains and seas vividly depict the various aspects of life between mountains and seas.
In the beginning, the mountains and seas had not yet merged.
At the end of the notes, the mountains and seas were no longer visible, but a lone star hung high, like a god with one eye, standing above the mountains and seas.
"If you can withstand the time when mountains and seas have not yet melted, you can withstand the time when mountains and seas are divided. The traveler of time will never suddenly stop moving forward."
"And the last entry in the notes..."
Li Fan suddenly thought of a question.
It was because he had seen Sun Piaomiao's notes before, and saw that they mentioned "stars," that he subconsciously referred to the power transformed from mountains and seas as "stars."
In fact, it was simply a pure and domineering power that allowed nothing else to exist.
The gods transformed from mountains and seas are stars.
The true god has returned...
It is also a star.
Li Fan was suddenly stunned.
"It turns out that the last chapter of Sun Piaomiao's Notes is not about what is happening in the present world of mountains and seas. Rather, it refers to the fate of mountains and seas themselves, which they see in endless deductions."
"Able to glimpse the heart of mountains and seas..."
Li Fan seemed to see Shan Hai struggling to create a world-destroying tool. Suddenly, he discovered Sun Piaomiao, who was gradually approaching the beginning of Shan Hai's spiritual transformation and was peering into his heart.
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