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[End of This Simulation]
Regaining consciousness, Li Fan was still immersed in the power of Daoxuanzi's final strike.
"So this is a Great Perfection Foundation Establishment Cultivator..." Li Fan was filled with awe.
Kou Hong's ability to destroy Xuanjing City with a mere gesture had already amazed Li Fan, but Daoxuanzi's final strike made him deeply feel his own insignificance.
Like an ant facing a tidal wave, from Li Fan's perspective, he could neither understand nor fully grasp that strike.
Even a fleeting glimpse was enough to make Li Fan realize the gap between mortals and Great Perfection Foundation Establishment Cultivators.
"Without the Mortal Immortal Miasma, even if I were to reincarnate a hundred times and devise countless plans, I wouldn't be able to pose a threat to them." Li Fan felt a mix of relief and profound doubt.
"What exactly is this Mortal Immortal Miasma? Aren't cultivators supposed to grow step by step from mortals? How can mortal blood have such a terrifying effect on cultivators?" The implications behind this left Li Fan lost in thought.
However, Li Fan soon forced these thoughts aside.
"First, summarize the gains and losses of this world."
Watching the scenes flash by on the screen, Li Fan pondered.
"The ambush on Daoxuanzi and Kou Hong went mostly as I expected. First, I used bullets soaked in the blood of death row inmates to wear down their strength, then I used the Core Formation Cultivation Technique to unsettle their minds, and finally, I used the Blood Rain to seal the deal, capturing them both when they were at their weakest..."
"I didn't expect the Mortal Immortal Miasma to be so effective against cultivators, leading to Kou Hong's death."
"More unexpectedly, I thought their talk of being brothers for a hundred years was just a figure of speech, but it turned out their relationship was truly extraordinary. When they were attacked, Daoxuanzi warned Kou Hong, and when Kou Hong realized he couldn't escape, he willingly gave the Core Formation Cultivation Technique to Daoxuanzi."
"Seeing Kou Hong die from an ambush, Daoxuanzi, unable to let go of his grief, used a strike meant to take them both down, avenging Kou Hong... All of this shows that their friendship was indeed beyond the ordinary..."
"If that's the case, why would they fight each other over a Core Formation Cultivation Technique?" Li Fan was even more puzzled.
Suddenly, he recalled the scenes from their first encounter.
"The Golden Core Path, with me and not with him..." Li Fan mused, "Can't immortals practice the same cultivation techniques?"
"If even brothers can be like this, what must the outside cultivation world be like?"
Li Fan had a premonition that the cultivation world in this world might be entirely different from what he had imagined.
"No matter how dangerous the path ahead, I will not waver. Besides, with the help of [True Illusion], as long as I am careful, nothing will stand in my way."
After a moment of hesitation, Li Fan's resolve was rekindled.
"In this so-called Severed Immortal Land, to seek the path of immortality, I still need to find a way through Kou Hong and Daoxuanzi. Last time, I chose to attack them both simultaneously; perhaps this time, I can try to ally with one of them." His mind raced, and in an instant, he had thought of several ways to deal with them.
Though they were lofty Foundation Establishment Cultivators, Li Fan was not particularly afraid. In fact, he didn't even treat them as serious opponents.
It wasn't that Li Fan was arrogant, but [True Illusion]'s ability to restart was simply too powerful!
Just being at the Foundation Establishment stage couldn't compare to fifty years of foresight and countless opportunities to try and fail.
After the simulation ended, Li Fan chose to accelerate the virtualization charging process.
Name: Li Fan
Realm: Mortal
Physical Age: 20/86
Psychological Age: 216/1080↑
Virtualization Charging Progress: 30%
"This time, the psychological age limit only increased by a few decades, indicating that I'm approaching the limit." Li Fan had been prepared for this, so he wasn't particularly concerned.
"If you count the life before my reincarnation, this is already my fifth incarnation. The path to immortality is truly arduous." Li Fan sighed. "I hope these fifty years won't be wasted."
Li Fan once again initiated a fifty-year waiting period.
Everything proceeded as programmed, step by step.
He took the imperial exams, passed the provincial exams, and became the top scholar.
He served as a county magistrate, mined minerals, and manufactured guns.
When he finally killed Prince Longyang and took his place, Li Fan was somewhat impatient.
Ten years was too long; not being able to control the entire empire for a single day meant he had to remain confined to the Jiangnan region. If he had ten more years to mobilize the entire nation's resources, his plan to capture the two cultivators would have a higher chance of success.
Thus, Li Fan decided to send a trusted subordinate to the palace to secretly administer a slow-acting poison to the emperor.
Who would have thought that this decision would cause a ripple of events.
Although Li Fan's subordinate's actions went undetected, the young and vigorous emperor suddenly began to deteriorate, becoming increasingly paranoid.
He suspected that someone was trying to harm him. The primary suspect was his closest brother, Prince Longyang.
As a result, when the emperor was critically ill in the seventh year of the anchoring, he did not pass the throne to Prince Longyang but instead to the always carefree King of Runan.
Fortunately, Li Fan's spies in the palace promptly relayed the news, and Li Fan acted immediately.
On one hand, he sent his men to ambush King of Runan on his way to the capital. On the other hand, he used Prince Longyang's name to declare that the emperor had been harmed by traitors, rallying the army he had built over the years under the banner of