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When Li Fan transmigrated into a new world, his life seemed unremarkable. He was moderately well-off, with a wife and children, but nothing extraordinary. Everything changed upon his death, when he awakened the ability Return to Truth: the power to virtualize an entire lifetime’s worth of experiences, run it as a simulation, and return to the age of twenty armed with that knowledge.

With this ability in hand, Li Fan finally saw a chance to pursue the dream he had always harbored: eternal life. In other words, the path of immortal cultivation.

But the world of cultivation was nothing like the paradise he imagined. After countless generations of cultivators plundering heaven and earth, the heavens had struck back. Mortals now carried the Immortal-Mortal Miasma within their blood, a disease that, when encountered by cultivators, led to cultivation decline and death. No technique could be practiced by more than a single person. Calamities descended from the Heavenly Dao without warning.

In such a hostile world, where even the heavens themselves resist immortal cultivation, can Li Fan truly seize eternal life? Or will he meet his final end, his Dao dispersing back to heaven?

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Immortality Simulator
My Longevity Simulation
My Simulated Longevity
My Simulated Path to Immortality
Ta mô phỏng trường sinh lộ
我的模拟长生路
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freecandy
New freecandy rated it
May 6, 2026
Status: c94
Could have been a decent read if the MC wasn't so ret*rdedly morally inconsistent and so boringly lucky.

One second he is a cold hearted, pragmatic, opportunist, and then another second he is acting like a saint when someone does something immoral. He will kill without a second thought, only to then act like it's horrible when someone else does it.

You can't think life is inherently valuable and then kill someone without a second thought. If he at least struggled when taking lives it would make some sense. It would show... more>> that he does see life as valuable but is forced to kill to reach his goals. But no, it just one 180 after another. Not a character flaw, just bad writing.

He is also boringly lucky. Everything is always lined up perfectly for him. The author does throw some hurdles in there but for the most part everything is handed to him on a platter, with some inconsequential suffering thrown in. A process will for example make him feel extreme pain which he of course endures without anything going wrong, so it doesn't really result in any sort of interesting situation. Just suffer with ease and profit. Boring.

Compared to similar stories like Reverend Insanity where the main character is morally consistent and actually faces challenges this story is just too weak. If you don't care about the problems mentioned then go ahead and read, but if they bother you don't waste your time. <<less
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Venguis
Venguis rated it
August 29, 2023
Status: c1024
Translator here. I wanted to share a few reasons why I loved this novel enough to translate it in the hopes that it would spark your interest:

The protagonist is a scheming mastermind, manipulating people from across the world through minor events which cause chains of actions to commence. It was very enjoyable to see how he would assemble minor bits of information from his previous life in order to set in motion the events he needed to achieve his goals in the next life, and some of the most memorable... more>> parts were when he would (vague spoiler)
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control insanely powerful beings who could easily obliterate the world he lived in through his information advantage in the later chapters.

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However, if you prefer the hot-blooded, righteous, and courageous type, this novel is probably not for you. Furthermore, although the protagonist is evil, he only makes actions which benefit himself, and doesn't slaughter wantonly if it doesn't assist his goals in some way.

The other major appeal of this novel is the worldbuilding. As you've seen in the synopsis, two major events have drastically distorted the world from the standard sect-based xianxia we're all familiar with. First, mortals have been infected with a plague which can kill immortals, and thus all mortals have been exiled to subworlds, leaving only immortals to reside in the main realm. Secondly, all techniques may only have a single practitioner, leading to the self-decimation of the previous sect system, as those with shared techniques must slaughter each other to progress. However, these two elements aren't just gimmicks thrown in to make the world unique, but instead the result of major events in the world's history, and have been masterfully woven in to create an exceptionally intricate and lifelike world.

If anything, this is where I'd offer criticism: similarly to Reverend Insanity, My Longevity Simulation builds an incredibly complex world shaped by its history and people, and this often leads to slower development due to exposition of the world in both cases. If you prefer a more basic and simple world and plot, MLS is also probably not for you.

Finally, this novel has no romance, and remains focused on the time loop xianxia plot, if that's a dealbreaker for you. It's technically transmigration, but that element is so irrelevant I genuinely forgot this was a transmigration story until I came back to translate the first few chapters. I also docked a star because my edited MTL is mediocre at best. Still, if a complex and involved world or a scheming, time-looping protagonist sound interesting to you, I'd highly recommend you give this a shot. <<less
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absenior19
absenior19 rated it
November 11, 2023
Status: c600
No Female Lead, No Romance, No interest in lust or love. MC is a old guy basically [ mentally ] (of course after cultivation he is now young, but even at start, his mental age surpassed 500yr old pretty fast and he actually lived a life or mortal for 500yrs so. He has actually aged that much, so he has patience, calmness like a old man, instead of young one)

Growth is slow and steady, Novel and story is good, I enjoyed it.

This was my first simulation novel and... more>> a neutral MC with very less faults.

At first, kindness irked me, but soon I find out, author is smart and after some initial starting stage, MC never do anything without any reason or benefit.

he is profit oriented in real sense, every act of his, unless you helped him and he is helping you a small favor or something (never seen him doing big favor or risking his own for no reason) So love or friendship or brotherhood, even enemy is not fixed. No love btw.

Today enemy may be his brother in next simulation (if he chose to do things differently)

And since I did not see much of kind act after starting point, so it didn't irked me anymore.

A decent neutral MC read with almost 0 poison (almost 0, I did not said none)

But readable and enjoyable.

Neutral MC which incline toward profit oriented goals (and author gave profit related reasons, realistic reasons, for his every act. So I can't say anything felt like kindness. Maybe at start, but not anymore afterwards, as far as I can remember, smart author) <<less
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TurdFerguson777
TurdFerguson777 rated it
September 24, 2023
Status: c783
This novel is quite good I would probably give it like a 4.5/5.

Basically the protagonist has a cheat that can make everything before he dies virtual and go back to when he was 20 years old. The novel has intersting characters, with strong mystery about the world and the top powers. There is an idea of "reversing the laws of heaven" which I think is really intersting and unique, and provides very intersting scenarios. I would say the top level power system is very well thought out and well designed.... more>> The mystery is quite interesting, and it is interesting to see how small actions can change the future. I think it's cool that he doesn't really fight people directly and uses his "foresight" to his benefit.

There are a few problems with this novel. Firstly, a lot of his powers and abilities are not really used, and they kind of just sit there. Another being the "weakness" of his truth-to-reality cheat, which he already knows at the very beginning. However he never does anything to mitigate this weakness, and every-time he almost 'dies' for real, it is because of this weakness. I know this is just the way for the author to create tension, because otherwise he would never really die. But it is very annoying and is probably the main reason I dropped this after reading so far. Another reason is that I feel like he is not really using the fact that he can go back in time to his full potential and not being very intelligent about it. I would not compare it to really well thought out novels like RI or LOTM, cuz the author makes mistakes here and their, forgets things, drags things on for too long etc.

But overall it's pretty intersting, and I'll probably go back to reading it after a while. <<less
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Jdidhrirjdbdksjsbdkddjsbsjsjshshdjdj rated it
December 11, 2023
Status: c1080
This is a fun novel

Is it objectively well written? Questionable

MC transmigrates into what is a rather complex cultivation world with a regression golden finger. There are a LOT of plots going on, and much of it is unconventional. Very interesting there. He both wins AND loses to the native characters.

However, the later you progress in the novel, the more it converges to just ignoring these aspects, ignoring the power scaling, and making the MC OP as hell for 0 reason. MC says so himself "I'm not a talented person, my... more>> biggest strength is my regression" but then magically pulls skills out of his ass over and over.

It took him 100 regressions to do Foundation Building, , but subsequent cultivation is done first or second attempt, even really high level cultivation. Fighting across 2 major realms? Originally just being glanced at by a being of a high level caused a regression, but the author gets lazy later on and gives MC OP martial skills to fight ignoring power gap. For me, chapter 800 is the turning point for the novel going downhill, and it has not picked up since then.

The biggest flaw is there is SO MUCH GOING ON that I swear the author literally forgets their own plot. The early chapters he will make note of something "oh yeah I will take advantage of this in my next life" and he actually does. And its SUPER SATISFYING. After chapter 500 or 600, the pace of him adding new discoveries outpaces the old ones, and the power scaling makes it so the old opportunities literally become irrelevant the majority of the time.

My other problem is the suspension of disbelief is really high sometimes. One arc, he discusses with a spy "i will kill you and it will benefit your (the enemy country) " which the spy agrees to. MC shouts out "how dare you traitor!!!!" And kills the spy. And somehow everyone praises the MC for being patriotic for killing a spy without questioning how he knew it was a spy. And the MC gets an official government position as a result. THIS CULTIVATION WORLD FEATURES TIME REPLAY SKILLS. There was literally an entire arc earlier in the novel about the MC had to avoid being caught by those who could replay time as part of the investigation, yet here the investigation just doesn't bother to find him suspicious at all and doesn't bother to replay time to see his discussion with the spy. This isnt the only instance of this, people randomly trust the MC too much because the author is too lazy to write a convincing scenario.

This novel features some classic plagiarism. Included in the setting are basically stuff ripped from quick transmigration horror novels, Lord of Mysteries, and some other tropes from other novels. Thankfully, its just incorporated into the setting, rather than being directly plagiarized.

To anyone saying no Lust in this novel... MC does not have a romantic or s*xual interest but the author is h**ny as hell

Every female subordinate is made to have a weird attachment to the MC. Blush when he beats them, weird reverence for the MC, brainwashing, emphasis on "15 year old beauties" or "beautiful house wives". Naked elves, peeking on beauties in the bath, Theres also p*rn magazines as an important item for several lifetimes.

Hell, there's 2 whole mini arcs where the MC reincarnated into a dual cultivator and its just constant s*x. One of those they break his male g**italia and he cultivates women's seduction skills and raises a harem to extract yin.

Is it many chapters? Probably less than 10 chapters of 1000, but its still annoying everytime it comes up.

Include the chinese classics such as minor nationalism, gay jokes, trans jokes, mental illness jokes, and repeating the same sentences over and over to increase word count, its annoying.

TLDR: 4/5 fun novel, gradually inconsistent and ignores power scaling, lowering the fun to 3/5. The setting of the novel is 5/5 for a cultivation novel <<less
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rhianirory
rhianirory rated it
October 18, 2023
Status: c900
decent story-telling and gradual but thorough world building. I found some of his lives more interesting than others but none that I would consider bad. Everything gets more complex as his life and choices explore different paths. Its the same time and the same world, but our perception changes along with the MC as we learn more about it. Interesting.
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Whiply
Whiply rated it
February 28, 2024
Status: c250
It was very good at the start but I am slowly losing interest. Author keeps clinging to worthless characters that nobody cares about.

MC was intelligent, but he is not anymore. He keeps making questionable decisions and acts smug about it as if they were good decisions...

There are now far too many subplots, but author rarely goes back to them.

This was my favorite novel and I pretty much binge read it till chapter 240 in three days but after that point it was just really hard to continue. I could only... more>> force myself to read 10 more chapters, I don't know if I will continue after this.

Anyways, it fell off. 5 star to 2 star. <<less
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Pixeldrum
Pixeldrum rated it
March 23, 2024
Status: c268
I've only read one cultivation novel to completion, and it was my very first one: ISSTH. It's not that that novel was the best cultivation novel ever made, but honestly, when you read one xianxia novel, you've read them all. It's all the same. Qi condensation stage to soul transformation stage, arrogant young masters, fighting for new realms with spiritual energy, spiritual roots, etc.

This novel finally stands out from all the rest. How? Because while cultivation stages and fortuitous opportunities are a given for other main characters, Li Fan creates... more>> his own opportunities through trial and error and regression. Li Fan had to hop through so many hoops just to start his cultivation journey, let alone actually progressing in it. He encounters so many obstacles, and with his limited talent and ability, he has to find and create ways for him to progress just a little further each time. It's like min maxing a speedrun. Li Fan first investigates, dies or doesn't optimize, and finally starts to create a pathway towards success after so many attempts. And even then, it's a th**ny road where bad decisions lead to death. The novel depicts really well the slow but sure journey Li Fan goes through in order to become an immortal. It's only through his ruthlessness towards others and himself that he's able to progress each regression cycle. A fun novel. <<less
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Ethryiel
Ethryiel rated it
December 3, 2023
Status: c139
I found the novel very good. I liked the personality of the MC, Li Fan, very much, as he is very good in manipulating others in order to achieve his goals, I also liked how his morals go transforming according to the environment and his experiences, making an interesting character development, he's calculating, not overbearing or arrogant and can make interesting plans based on the future that make you involved in them, based on his ability [Truth]. The world building was very good because, at least for me, it was... more>> a novel experience, in the sense that the heaven does not want the cultivator who goes against it succeed and sets various mechanisms to punish them. As for the tl, he's very consistent with his updates and the quality is good to read, it has a good flow to it and the author is clearly very intelligent. <<less
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pomoli
pomoli rated it
October 21, 2023
Status: c75
Pretty good so far, the idea is interesting, the xianxia setting relatively original, and the MC doesn't seem to be a total psychopath. It also had relatively few battles, which I appreciate more than constant fights with young masters.

The only weird thing is how cold he is toward his early lives, where he gets family, kids, and yet all of that is brushed and never touched again later, despite him basically having no kids in his next iterations.
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Cjjapz
Cjjapz rated it
October 7, 2025
Status: Completed
The cons people talking here was just nitpicks in my opinion it really depends what the reader like on a novel. Some complain of too much subplots and the slow pacing but some like the mystery unraveling the plot piece by piece. I even read here that said it lacks quality like bruh?! Are we reading the same novel? This is like the younger brother version of Ergen novels in terms of quality and consistency. Then they said how bad the MCs cautious playing safe character, I was like so... more>> this reader likes the hot blooded ones. Then I saw the status chapters they already read and it's only around 100+ 🤦🏻‍♀️. I think readers should stop giving reviews if you're not even halfway through the book. What a misleading comment 😒

In short, don't believe with critics who only got through 300 chapters not even halfway through the novel (1781 chapters).

I agree with others here, definitely one of the best novels out there esp the world building, cultivation system and MCs character.

This is the author's first book, if you're an avid reader you'll know most authors debut novel are slops. But this was well thought out, looks like author binge a lot of top tier novels, build their own twist on this and plan the whole world building.

If you're still hesitant, I'll give you a scenario. MC unravel a huge mystery in the world he's in, what!? A testing ground!? For what? He have "true" that can make him go back in time again and again and the people in the world "reset" with him. Are they real? Is he the only living being in the world? This revelation almost drive him crazy and it brought him constant fear, he became more ruthless and indifferent to everything. <<less
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Alex Woods
Alex Woods rated it
November 9, 2023
Status: c300
It has very interesting interesting world building. After reading so many cultivation novels, the world in all of them feel to be similar. Auctions, new cities, clans etc. But the world in Longevity Simulator is very different. The world and it's rules are definite. Not random like in nearly every cultivation novel. I won't spoil it for you.

What I loved about the novel is the characters. They behave like actual people. They judge the MC based on his action. There is no face slapping plot, the peanut gallery. The characters... more>> from powerful to weak all have their own characters. Even the mortals. Everyone is fairly intelligent. Especially the people at the top. They are not 1D characters who know how the stroke their beard. They scheme, try to manipulate the market etc.

The MC has the system. It's one of the few novels that does the system genre well. The system has very few functions. It doesn't have a system store, not does it sell pills and potions. With the system the MC can sort of go back in time to thr period where be set the anchor.

MC is intelligent. Actually intelligent, the author doesn't dumb other people down. The MC slowly accumulates information in order to drive his plans forward. Very few novels have grabbed my attention like that before.

The translation quality is very good too. <<less
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yugmodnar
yugmodnar rated it
October 14, 2023
Status: c177
edit: the author started writing far too many subplots that derailed the main plot. Arcs are both long and filled with content that is eventually revealed to be irrelevant. 5 stars → 2.5 stars

Original Review:

A fantastic novel if you enjoy an intelligent and pragmatic protagonist in a controlled time loop. This isn't your usual simulation novel since the story follows the actual lives instead of summarize + reward repetitions (although I find that fun to read too!).
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ghostdj0
ghostdj0 rated it
July 22, 2024
Status: c350
One of the few quality Chinese novels.

Sadly, the story didn't stay top tier all throughout, mainly because of the pace and subplots. It's consistent and that's a problem for this novel.

I'll start with the good then the bad.

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Good:

Remarkable.

World building is superb, characters have depth and are heavily explored, storyline is interesting and full of mystery.

This novel checks all the boxes, and what keeps you going aside from the storyline is the mystery that our MC is uncovering.

This novel is basically a mystery cultivation novel.

MC has OP abilities but he is not overpowered personally.

This guy is the average dude that got transmigrated and has an innate ability to turn reality into illusion, basically he can set an anchor point at a specific time and after years he can go back in time to this point.

MC has experienced hundreds of years, so you bet that he has a top tier state of mind. He doesn't go "courting death" nor chases beauties. MC is obsessed with immortality.

The schemes and plans he uses from his knowledge of each timeline and his thought process are highly satisfying.

What makes this story even better is that any tiny change can affect the future, so we get to see how MC f*cks up sometimes and starts over or how it can lead to heavy consequences just because of the ripple effect.

Bad:

  • Author is inspired by works like Reverend Insanity & Lord Of The Mysteries. The problem with this is that he blatantly took elements from there
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    (Like the fog walls separating regions and consumes lifespan or like the ritual that takes MC to illusory world, the ritual is basically the same setup and even the incantation with putting 4 items in each direction and then the prayer that's exactly similar to LOTM)

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  • The most problematic aspect is that the author goes in-depth in each timeline when it's not needed wither it's for the main plot or sublot or side characters or repeated events. The story is built on the premise that MC will always go back in time, and even MC says that he's not planning to stay in current timelines, he's planning far ahead. While it's nice to discover new clues and see how the timeline is different from before, the pace feels like MC just has one life, the pace is like any normal novel, and that's a problem. ----------- This novel is more suited for fast pace since MC is likely going to relive his life thousand times, so why are we hung up on every detail? At the start of the novel, the first 50 chapters' pacing was perfect for this type of novel and setting. Even if the first life of MC in the cultivation world is expanded on, it'll be fine because it's world building, but for 350 chapters going with the same pace for every life gets you bored fast and you'll feel like the story is slow even if the content is interesting.
  • If the novel focused on the main plot and just gave us the snippets of the subplots instead of laying out whole chapters it would have been perfect.
Personally I would give it 4 out of 5. (Not perfect because of the pace and focus on subplots is heavy) <<less
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CryMaker
CryMaker rated it
April 19, 2024
Status: c184
It sadly went down, it was really good at first but for like what, 50 chaps now, there is almost nothing happening and if there is, its just a bother, I did not care about anything, so much nothing is happening its hilarious how anyone would like this at this point, as other people said, too many subplots, I personally never cared about this, what I wanted to see never happened and I can t ever recommend a story where it takes half the story to start liking it, if... more>> even that <<less
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whitespade
whitespade rated it
December 15, 2023
Status: c150
This is a story about a regressor who tried his best in attaining immortality. This is not the usual world like in other cultivation stories, this is a world AFTER that. There's a lot of changes, for example instead of sects they now have two world powers vying against each other, and theres a decrease of bullying mortals due to the virus in mortal's blood, and there's no monsters.

The cute thing about the world is they have the internet for cultivators so they can search info, connect with each others,... more>> become internet friends, buy products, speculate on the stock market, etc. It also has a lot of censorship just like the Chinese internet. The AI basically rule the world and in some regression it's power become like the future in the Terminator. One thing I really love about this novel is MCs personality. Yes he is cruel and ruthless, but unlike other evil/antihero MC, he is not antisocial autists who keep to himself. He is outwardly warm, personable, helpful, kind etc. I love that he is able to act and pretend and get what he wants with a smile and some social engineering. A perfect politician lol! <<less
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baldur777
baldur777 rated it
March 27, 2024
Status: c280
A Hidden gem. The novel has good translation and daily updates. The premise of how the cultivation system works is unique. The main character is more of a cunning, manipulative kind than a traditional xianxia fighting prodigy. Highly recommended for those bored of traditional cultivation novels.
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DicerX
DicerX rated it
January 2, 2024
Status: c342
Possibly the best-crafted cultivation system, there are some plot holes here and there, and the multiple POV chapters kill me, but this is an excellent read, on par with books written by Er Gen. Overall, this deserves all the love it can get, but the plot does stall for a bit. The MTL isn't bad either; I stopped at chapter 342.
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Illiteratia
Illiteratia rated it
April 14, 2026
Status: Completed
Made an account to write this review.

One of my favorite recent reads. Immortality Simulator / Longevity Simulation / My Road to Immortality is a fantastic novel from a talented first-time writer. The core idea is fantastic, and the story drastically differs from the generic Xianxia from the first few chapters. The world-building is in-depth, the characters often faces extraordinary existential threats despite his "reset time" cheat, and the world changes dramatically between resets as the MC's actions in each life lead to wildly different conclusions (often with a near-death experience).

There... more>> is no romance in this novel. Nor is there much character drama, really. The MC can turn back time whenever he wants, and people don't remember him, so the story focuses mostly on the protagonist. There are plenty of other important characters, and the villains are fantastic, but there's rarely much emotional depth to them. Personally, that doesn't bug me much. Most Xianxia MCs are sociopaths anyways, at least Li Fan does not go around killing people for fun.

This novel suffers mostly from the author's inexperience. You can find online a translation of the author's final remarks on his own novel. He laments how many fans hated the later chapters, how he dreaded writing them but felt compelled to complete the novel and give it the ending it deserves. I, personally, liked the ending. It felt like the only way the novel could have ended. And I've seen far more "rushed" and "terrible" endings in the Xianxia genre, so as far as those goes, this gets 5 stars. I think this comes down to issues with pacing and over-promising.

This novel starts as a slow burn. You get a feel for the MC as he beats his head against a wall with his mediocre talent for hundreds of years and many rebirth cycles trying to ascend from mortality in a world far more hostile than the average Xianxia setting. A lot of time is spent developing the world, meeting certain characters, and almost all of it pays off, whether in the next chapter, the next reset cycle, or hundreds of chapters later. There are certain cycles that I felt went on too long but the story was always interesting enough to keep reading.

Things shift after around 1100 chapters? At this point in the story, the MC finally achieves truly great power, and understands better the nature of his gift. It feels a little like a snowball of accumulation that finally gets to roll down the hill. The pacing changes, and suddenly events that would have taken a hundred chapters earlier now pass in ten. The story's promises suffer from it, as the author breezes past certain plot setups because the MC's growth in a single cycle makes them irrelevant. Few entities exist that can truly challenge or threaten the MC. Old supporting characters are "forgotten" as they simply don't matter at the level of existence the MC reaches, and he's not sentimental or kind enough to go revisit them. Although the MC still behaves the same, his progress becomes more a result of his great strength, or rather his comprehension of the Dao, rather than his cunning as in the earlier chapters of the book.

But don't let that discourage you from reading this. I loved this novel. In a genre full of copy-pasted tropes, this is a true gem, even if a little rough around the edge. It makes up for it with innovative ideas, excellent world-building, and a cool cultivation system. I'm excited to see what else the author comes up with in the future, because it's obvious they have some serious potential. <<less
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Hawk73
Hawk73 rated it
August 3, 2025
Status: c760
As you can see, I am up to chapter 760, and I don't feel like it is getting weaker any time soon.

The main character has a treasure that allows him to infinitely regress, but starting as a mortal with bad talent, no resources, and in a location where cultivation is basically impossible, it sets up for a very slow build where he climbs up the ranks step by step, forever cautious because his artifact could easily be stolen which would lead to his permanent death.

He is not a good person,... more>> not by far. However, he is very clever in his scheming, and thus never gets called out on his machivellian nature. When he stabs people in the back, he does so decisively, resulting in the truth never getting out as he continues to accumulate strength and knowledge.

In my opinion the world in quite realistic, and the side-characters are well done too. They are all heroes of their own story, but the MC can alter the trajectory of their lives at a whim, and it is interesting to see how everything plays out iteration after iteration.

All in all I consider this one of the best infinite regression stories to exist, the progression is slow, consistent and steady, the mysteries being explored are interesting and are yet to be revealed as you keep going down the rabbit hole.

Pros

  • Good worldbuilding
  • Intelligent Main Character
  • Relatively intelligent side characters
  • MC always seems like a small part in a big world
  • Clever schemes and mysteries in the background
  • MC is consistently making progress
Cons

  • Slowwwwwwwwwww
  • Due to the time loop, some things do feel repetitive
It is interesting to note, that not just is the MC selfish and scheming, but so are the majority of cultivators. The world in a way has cursed them, leading to this situation, and in a way it seems like a comparison to the real world, where scarcity has led to bitter compition and selfishness, which causes the environment to deteriorate and make life harder for everyone else, but the world is increasingly 'got mine, f*** everyone else' which is basically the modus operandi of cultivators in this world. <<less
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Alto_Daris rated it
February 4, 2025
Status: c1211
My Longevity Simulation is an intriguing and unique light novel that blends cultivation with a fascinating life simulation premise. The story follows the protagonist as they navigate a world where they can simulate their long life in a way that mirrors the structure of traditional cultivation narratives, making it a great read for fans of both genres.

Story and Plot: The premise itself is quite original. The protagonist starts with the ability to simulate various stages of their long life, allowing them to explore different paths, achieve different feats, and make... more>> different choices. This simulation aspect creates an intriguing dynamic between fate, free will, and the process of cultivation. It leads to a lot of self-discovery, twists, and deep explorations of what it means to live for an extraordinarily long time.

The plot flows steadily, with an emphasis on personal growth and strategic decision-making. There are plenty of challenges to overcome, and the protagonist’s journey is both epic and introspective. The stakes are high, as every decision can drastically alter the course of their life.

Characters: The characters are well-developed, particularly the protagonist, whose development is shaped through the simulations. They aren’t just one-dimensional; instead, their internal growth, values, and responses to challenges are central to the narrative. The supporting cast is diverse and interesting, offering varying perspectives on the protagonist's journey, although they sometimes take a back seat to the main focus on the simulation process.

Worldbuilding: The world-building is rich and immersive. The author does an excellent job of crafting a cultivation world with its own rules, magical systems, and complex relationships. The longevity aspect adds a unique layer to the usual cultivation tropes, with the simulation mechanic allowing the protagonist to explore the world in various ways, gaining knowledge and power in a non-linear fashion.

Themes: The novel delves into themes of mortality, the passage of time, and the meaning of life. Through the protagonist's extended lifespan and the ability to simulate different versions of their life, the narrative explores how one approaches challenges, the weight of choices, and the concept of immortality.

Pacing: At times, the pacing can feel a little slow, particularly during moments of heavy introspection or when the protagonist is deep within a simulation. However, this is balanced by action-packed sequences and moments of intense drama, keeping the reader engaged.

Conclusion: My Longevity Simulation is a fresh take on the cultivation genre, offering a deeper, more philosophical exploration of life, choices, and immortality. Fans of cultivation novels will find it intriguing, and those looking for something unique will appreciate its innovative concept. It's a captivating blend of strategy, self-reflection, and fantasy that rewards readers with an engaging, thought-provoking experience. <<less
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