dà xuán guó ， xuán jīng ， tài shī fǔ 。
大玄国，玄京，太师府。
In the Great Xuan Kingdom, in the imperial capital of Xuanjing, at the Chancellor's residence.
lǐ fán duān zhe jiǔ bēi ， kàn zhe mǎn táng qián lái zhù shòu de wén wǔ guān yuán ， ráo shì tā rú jīn yǐ shì gǔ xī zhī nián ， què yě bù jīn xīn zhōng àn zì dé yì 。
李凡端着酒杯，看着满堂前来祝寿的文武官员，饶是他如今已是古稀之年，却也不禁心中暗自得意。
Li Fan held a wine cup and looked at the gathering of officials who had come to celebrate his birthday. Despite being in his seventies, he couldn't help but feel secretly proud.
xū zhī ， jīn rì tài shī fǔ nèi ， mǎn cháo gōng qīng ， lái le shí zhī bā jiǔ ！ zhè shì hé děng shēng shì ！
须知，今日太师府内，满朝公卿，来了十之八九！这是何等声势！
After all, today, almost ninety percent of the high-ranking officials from across the kingdom were present at his chancellor’s residence! What an impressive display!
xiǎng tā lǐ fán ， gāng chuān yuè dào zhè yī fāng shì jiè shí ， nǎi shì yī qióng kǔ shū shēng 。
想他李凡，刚穿越到这一方世界时，乃是一穷苦书生。
When Li Fan first arrived in this world, he was just a poor scholar. Over fifty years later, he had risen to become Chancellor and wielded supreme power over the entire realm. The journey from nothing to everything could fill volumes.
wǔ shí duō nián lái ， tā cóng yī wú suǒ yǒu dào rú jīn guān bài tài shī 、 quán qīng tiān xià ， zhè qí zhōng zhǒng zhǒng ， zú yǐ xiě chéng yī běn jǐ bǎi wàn zì de cháng piān xiǎo shuō 。
五十多年来，他从一无所有到如今官拜太师、权倾天下，这其中种种，足以写成一本几百万字的长篇小说。
Life is good like this; what more does one need?
rén shēng rú cǐ ， fū fù hé qiú a ！
人生如此，夫复何求啊！
Li Fan stroked his beard and drank the wine in one gulp.
lǐ fán fǔ le fǔ hú zi ， jiāng bēi zhōng měi jiǔ yī yǐn ér jǐn 。
李凡抚了抚胡子，将杯中美酒一饮而尽。
"To the health of the Chancellor!"
“ wèi tài shī shòu ！”
“为太师寿！”
The officials present responded in unison.
zài chǎng de yī zhòng guān yuán qí shēng hè dào 。
在场的一众官员齐声贺道。
Li Fan's pride grew even further. Suddenly, an unusual commotion came from outside.
lǐ fán yù fā dé yì le 。
李凡愈发得意了。
"Look! What is that?"
jiù zài zhè shí ， wài miàn hū rán chuán lái le zhèn zhèn bù hé xié de jīng hū 。
就在这时，外面忽然传来了阵阵不和谐的惊呼。
"A celestial fire descending; this must be a sign of good fortune! Go inform the Chancellor!"
“ kuài kàn ！ nà shì shén me ！”
“快看！那是什么！”
"How could it seem to be heading towards our chancellor’s residence?"
“ tiān jiàng liú huǒ ， zhè shì xiáng ruì ， xiáng ruì a ！ kuài qù gào yǔ tài shī ！”
“天降流火，这是祥瑞，祥瑞啊！快去告予太师！”
...
“ zěn me hǎo xiàng cháo zán men tài shī fǔ fēi guò lái le ！”
“怎么好像朝咱们太师府飞过来了！”
The noise outside drew Li Fan's attention. The once lively hall fell silent.
……
……
Li Fan stood up and went out first.
tīng dé wū wài xuān huá ， lǐ fán cù le cù méi tóu 。
听得屋外喧哗，李凡蹙了蹙眉头。
Before he could even scold his servants or express his displeasure, he was captivated by the scene above.
yuán běn hái yǒu xiē rè nào de dà táng nèi dǒu rán ān jìng le xià lái 。
原本还有些热闹的大堂内陡然安静了下来。
Two streaks of silver light appeared on the horizon, one following the other like meteors, speeding towards them.
lǐ fán qǐ shēn ， shuài xiān zǒu le chū qù 。
李凡起身，率先走了出去。
"What... is this?" Li Fan was stunned.
rán ér ， hái méi děng tā lái de jí hē chì xià rén 、 biǎo dá chū xīn zhōng de bù mǎn ， tā jiù bèi tiān shàng de jǐng sè xī yǐn zhù le 。
然而，还没等他来得及呵斥下人、表达出心中的不满，他就被天上的景色吸引住了。
In an instant, these two meteors reached Xuanjing and suddenly stopped.
yuǎn yuǎn de tiān biān ， liǎng dào yín sè de guāng máng ， yī qián yī hòu ， rú liú xīng bān ， fēi sù cháo zhè biān shǐ lái 。
远远的天边，两道银色的光芒，一前一后，如流星般，飞速朝这边驶来。
At the same time, a voice thundered from the sky, echoing in everyone's ears.
“ zhè shì ……” lǐ fán lèng zhù le 。
“这是……”李凡愣住了。
"Daoxuan! You dare to overstep your bounds!"
zhuǎn yǎn jiān ， liǎng dào liú xīng jiù lái dào le xuán jīng chéng shàng kōng ， què hū de tíng le xià lái 。
转眼间，两道流星就来到了玄京城上空，却忽的停了下来。
...
yú cǐ tóng shí ， yī dào shēng yīn rú tóng léi tíng cóng tiān ér jiàng ， zài zhòng rén ěr biān zhà xiǎng 。
于此同时，一道声音如同雷霆从天而降，在众人耳边炸响。
The crowd present was shocked. Some even fell to their knees, shouting "Immortal Master!"
“ dào xuán zi ！ nǐ bú yào qī rén tài shèn ！”
“道玄子！你不要欺人太甚！”
A forgotten term resurfaced in Li Fan’s mind.
……
……
"X... xian cultivators!" Li Fan muttered, bewildered, "How is this possible..."
zài chǎng zhòng rén fēn fēn jīng hài mò míng 。 shèn zhì hái yǒu jǐ rén kǒu hū xiān shī ， zhí jiē bài dǎo zài dì 。
在场众人纷纷惊骇莫名。甚至还有几人口呼仙师，直接拜倒在地。
The two xian cultivators above seemed not to care about the thoughts of ordinary mortals below.
ér yí gè bèi yā zài jì yì shēn chù ， jī hū kuài yào bèi yí wàng de cí huì ， cǐ kè què shì tū rán cóng lǐ fán de nǎo hǎi zhōng bèng le chū lái 。
而一个被压在记忆深处，几乎快要被遗忘的词汇，此刻却是突然从李凡的脑海中蹦了出来。
Another voice rang out: "Kou Hong! Do you think you can escape by hiding in a place like this? Hand over the cultivation technique you obtained that day; otherwise, I will have no choice but to fight you to the death!"
“ xiū …… xiū xiān zhě ！” lǐ fán zhèng zhù le ， nán nán zì yǔ dào ，“ zhè zěn me kě néng ……”
“修……修仙者！”李凡怔住了，喃喃自语道，“这怎么可能……”
"Ha, it's because I lack the method for forming a core that I've been stuck at the foundation stage for nearly a century. With my time running out, I was about to turn into bones. To get this core-forming technique, how could I give it up!" Kou Hong snorted disdainfully.
tiān shàng de liǎng wèi xiū xiān zhě ， xiǎn rán bú huì zài hū xià fāng yī zhòng fán rén de xiǎng fǎ 。
天上的两位修仙者，显然不会在乎下方一众凡人的想法。
"That’s right!" Daoxuan sighed, "The path of Golden Core cultivation, there can only be one. Although there are many methods for forming a core in the world, more cultivators are stuck at the foundation stage!"
zhǐ tīng lìng wài yí gè shēng yīn xiǎng qǐ ：“ kòu hóng ！ nǐ yǐ wéi nǐ táo dào zhè xiān jué zhī dì ， wǒ jiù huì fàng guò nǐ ？ bǎ nà rì nǐ dé dào de gōng fǎ jiāo chū lái ， fǒu zé wǒ gēn nǐ bù sǐ bù xiū ！”
只听另外一个声音响起：“寇洪！你以为你逃到这仙绝之地，我就会放过你？把那日你得到的功法交出来，否则我跟你不死不休！”
Daoxuan's tone turned fierce: "Given that, with the long-term method before me, how could I let you go? How could I overstep my bounds!"
“ xiào huà ， jiù shì yīn wèi qiàn quē jié dān fǎ mén ， wǒ cái bèi kùn zhù jī qī jìn bǎi zài ， yǎn kàn dà xiàn jiāng zhì ， jiù yào huà wèi kū gǔ 。 què dé cǐ jié dān gōng fǎ ， zěn me kě néng jiāo yǔ tā rén ！” kòu hóng lěng hēng yī shēng ， yǔ qì zhōng mǎn shì bù xiè 。
“笑话，就是因为欠缺结丹法门，我才被困筑基期近百载，眼看大限将至，就要化为枯骨。却得此结丹功法，怎么可能交予他人！”寇洪冷哼一声，语气中满是不屑。
Kou Hong laughed loudly: "It was just a one-time deal! It’s laughable that we, brothers for a hundred years, are now fighting to save our lives!"
“ shì le ！” dào xuán zi cháng tàn yī shēng ，“ jīn dān dà dào ， yǒu wǒ wú tā 。 zhè shì jiān jié dān fǎ mén suī duō ， nài hé kùn dùn yú zhù jī qī de xiū shì gèng duō ！”
“是了！”道玄子长叹一声，“金丹大道，有我无他。这世间结丹法门虽多，奈何困顿于筑基期的修士更多！”
Daoxuan sneered without replying.
dào xuán zi de yǔ qì hū dì biàn wèi xiōng hěn ：“ jì rú cǐ ， rú jīn cháng shēng fǎ mén zài qián ， wǒ yòu zěn me kě néng fàng guò nǐ ， wǒ yòu zěn me kě néng bù qī rén tài shèn ！”
道玄子的语气忽地变为凶狠：“既如此，如今长生法门在前，我又怎么可能放过你，我又怎么可能不欺人太甚！”
Suddenly, Kou Hong said: "I know you're not my match. Today, I doubt I can escape this fate. But with so many people here, do you think you can withstand such a high concentration of celestial and mortal miasma?"
kòu hóng dà xiào ：“ bù guò zuò guò yī cháng bà le ！ kě xiào nǐ wǒ bǎi nián xiōng dì ， rú jīn què wèi le yī xiàn shēng jī bá dāo xiāng xiàng ！”
寇洪大笑：“不过做过一场罢了！可笑你我百年兄弟，如今却为了一线生机拔刀相向！”
Daoxuan's expression changed dramatically: "Kou Hong! What are you planning!"
dào xuán zi lěng xiào bù dá 。
道玄子冷笑不答。
Kou Hong laughed maniacally: "Just to seek a chance at survival!"
kòu hóng què hū rán dào ：“ wǒ zhī dào wǒ bú shì nǐ duì shǒu ， jīn rì xiǎng bì nán táo yī jié 。 dàn shì cǐ dì fán rén rú cǐ zhī duō ， què yòu bù zhī dào ， nǐ shì fǒu yòu néng dǐ dǎng dé zhù rú cǐ nóng dù de xiān fán zhàng ne ！”
寇洪却忽然道：“我知道我不是你对手，今日想必难逃一劫。但是此地凡人如此之多，却又不知道，你是否又能抵挡得住如此浓度的仙凡瘴呢！”
Hearing the dialogue between the two xian cultivators, Li Fan felt uneasy. Before he could react, a red flame exploded above Xuanjing.
dào xuán zi dùn shí sè biàn ：“ kòu hóng ! nǐ xiǎng gàn shén me ！”
道玄子顿时色变：“寇洪!你想干什么！”
"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"
kòu hóng fēng kuáng dì xiào le qǐ lái ：“ bù guò shì qiú yī xiàn shēng jī bà le ！”
寇洪疯狂地笑了起来：“不过是求一线生机罢了！”
The loud explosions reverberated in Li Fan's ears, and his vision turned blood-red. He fainted almost instantly.
tīng zhe tóu dǐng shàng fāng liǎng wèi xiū xiān zhě de duì huà ， lǐ fán xīn zhōng dùn gǎn bù miào 。 rán ér hái wèi děng tā yǒu suǒ fǎn yìng ， jiù kàn dào yī dào chì sè de huǒ yàn zài xuán jīng chéng shàng fāng zhà liè kāi lái 。
听着头顶上方两位修仙者的对话，李凡心中顿感不妙。然而还未等他有所反应，就看到一道赤色的火焰在玄京城上方炸裂开来。
...
“ hōng hōng hōng hōng ！”
“轰轰轰轰！”
After an unknown period of time, Li Fan regained consciousness.
jù dà de hōng míng shēng zài lǐ fán ěr biān bù duàn bào fā ， tā de yǎn qián shùn jiān yī piàn xuè hóng ， bù guò piàn kè ， tā biàn yūn le guò qù 。
巨大的轰鸣声在李凡耳边不断爆发，他的眼前瞬间一片血红，不过片刻，他便晕了过去。
At first, he was disoriented. After a long while, he remembered what had happened.
……
……
Li Fan coughed up some blood, trembled as he got to his feet, and looked around.
bù zhī guò le duō jiǔ ， lǐ fán cái sū xǐng guò lái 。
不知过了多久，李凡才苏醒过来。
It was still night. The once luxurious chancellor's residence lay in ruins.
qǐ chū ， tā yǒu xiē máng rán 。 guò le xǔ jiǔ ， cái xiǎng qǐ zhī qián fā shēng le shén me 。
起初，他有些茫然。过了许久，才想起之前发生了什么。
The air was filled with the stench of burnt corpses.
lǐ fán ké le ké ， tǔ chū jǐ kǒu xiān xuè ， chàn dǒu zhe pá qǐ shēn ， cháo zhe zhōu wéi wàng qù 。
李凡咳了咳，吐出几口鲜血，颤抖着爬起身，朝着周围望去。
All the officials from across the kingdom who had gathered earlier were now headless bodies.
yī rán hái shì yè lǐ ， xī rì shē huá de tài shī fǔ yǐ rán biàn chéng le yī piàn fèi xū 。
依然还是夜里，昔日奢华的太师府已然变成了一片废墟。
Even Li Fan’s wives and concubines, as well as his five sons, had not survived.
zhōu wéi kōng qì lǐ jìn shì shī shǒu shāo jiāo de nán wén wèi dào 。
周围空气里尽是尸首烧焦的难闻味道。
Li Fan’s aged face showed no expression. His eyes seemed dazed.
piàn kè zhī qián de mǎn cháo wén wǔ ， quán dōu shēn shǒu yì chù 。
片刻之前的满朝文武，全都身首异处。
He stood there for a long time before limping out of the chancellor's residence with his weakened body.
ér lǐ fán de qī qiè ， wǔ gè ér zi ， yě néng méi néng xìng miǎn 。
而李凡的妻妾，五个儿子，也能没能幸免。
The once bustling Xuanjing was now a blood-soaked hell. Everywhere he looked were broken bodies and collapsed buildings.
lǐ fán cāng lǎo de miàn páng shàng zài wú yī sī biǎo qíng 。 tā de yǎn shén yǒu xiē dāi zhì 。
李凡苍老的面庞上再无一丝表情。他的眼神有些呆滞。
Clearly, only a small fraction of the people would survive this calamity.
yuán dì zhàn le xǔ jiǔ ， tā cái tuō zhe xū ruò de shēn tǐ ， zǒu chū le tài shī fǔ 。
原地站了许久，他才拖着虚弱的身体，走出了太师府。
All because of these two sudden "immortal masters," xian cultivators.
piàn kè zhī qián hái wú bǐ fán huá rè nào de xuán jīng chéng ， cǐ kè yǎn rán yǐ jīng chéng wéi le xuè yǔ huǒ de dì yù 。 rù mù suǒ jí ， quán shì cán pò de qū tǐ yǐ jí dǎo tā de jiàn zhù 。
片刻之前还无比繁华热闹的玄京城，此刻俨然已经成为了血与火的地狱。入目所及，全是残破的躯体以及倒塌的建筑。
Li Fan felt no strength left and slumped against a broken wall corner.
xiǎng bì ， zāo cǐ jié nàn hòu néng huó xià lái de bǎi xìng ， bǎi bù cún yī 。
想必，遭此劫难后能活下来的百姓，百不存一。
His hearing was already damaged by the intense explosion. But that mattered little now.
zhè yī qiè dōu yī qiè ， dōu shì yīn wèi liǎng wèi hū rán jiàng lín de “ xiān shī ”， liǎng wèi xiū xiān zhě 。
这一切都一切，都是因为两位忽然降临的“仙师”，两位修仙者。
He just wanted to laugh.
lǐ fán méi le lì qì ， suí yì tān zuò zài yī chù pò suì de qiáng jiǎo 。
李凡没了力气，随意瘫坐在一处破碎的墙角。
How could there be xian cultivators in this world?
tā de tīng lì zǎo yǐ zài gāng cái nà chǎng jù liè de bào zhà shēng zhōng bèi pò huài le 。 bù guò ， zhè yě méi shén me le 。
他的听力早已在刚才那场剧烈的爆炸声中被破坏了。不过，这也没什么了。
Since he first entered politics, Li Fan had used his power to search for any trace of immortality.
cǐ shí cǐ kè ， tā zhǐ xiǎng xiào 。
此时此刻，他只想笑。
After becoming Imperial Tutor and rising above all others, he combed through the entire realm!
zhè ge shì jiè zěn me huì yǒu xiū xiān zhě ne ？
这个世界怎么会有修仙者呢？
From the Ice Sea in the north to the Great Ocean in the south, from the Void Abyss in the east to the Chain Mountains in the west.
zì cóng tā wèi guān de nà yī kè qǐ ， tā jiù dòng yòng zhuó shǒu zhōng de quán lì ， xún zhǎo zháo xiān dào kě néng cún zài de hén jì 。
自从他为官的那一刻起，他就动用着手中的权力，寻找着仙道可能存在的痕迹。
Throughout the Great Xuan, there was not a single sign of any immortal.
dài dào tā chéng wéi dì shī ， wèi yú wàn rén zhī shàng hòu ， gèng shì fān biàn le zhěng gè tiān xià ！
待到他成为帝师，位于万人之上后，更是翻遍了整个天下！
But today, after many years of giving up hope, two xian cultivators suddenly appeared and shattered everything he had.
běi zhì bīng hǎi ， nán zhì dà yáng ， dōng zhì xū yuān ， xī zhì lián shān 。
北至冰海，南至大洋，东至墟渊，西至连山。
Were these truly immortals?
zhěng gè dà xuán ， gēn běn méi yǒu yī sī yī háo xiān rén cún zài de hén jì ！
整个大玄，根本没有一丝一毫仙人存在的痕迹！
Where did they come from?
dàn shì jīn tiān ， zài tā yǐ jīng chuí chuí lǎo yǐ ， zài tā yǐ jīng chè dǐ sǐ xīn hòu de ruò gān nián hòu ， liǎng wèi xiū xiān zhě què cóng tiān ér jiàng ， lái dào tā de miàn qián ， ér qiě bù yóu fēn shuō jiāng tā suǒ yōng yǒu de yī qiè dōu jiǎo dé fěn suì 。
但是今天，在他已经垂垂老矣，在他已经彻底死心后的若干年后，两位修仙者却从天而降，来到他的面前，而且不由分说将他所拥有的一切都绞得粉碎。
His anger and frustration turned into profound confusion.
zhè jiù shì xiān me ？
这就是仙么？
Fate is cruel!
xiān yòu cóng hé chù lái ne ？
仙又从何处来呢？
At the same time, Li Fan felt a sense of relief.
mǎn qiāng de fèn nù yǔ bù gān ， zuì hòu dōu huà chéng liǎo wú jǐn de máng rán 。
满腔的愤怒与不甘，最后都化成了无尽的茫然。
Relief that before his death, he finally confirmed the existence of immortals.
tiān yì nòng rén ！
天意弄人！
Otherwise, wouldn't he have wasted another fifty years in his next life?!
tóng shí ， lǐ fán yòu gǎn dào wú bǐ de qìng xìng 。
同时，李凡又感到无比的庆幸。
Yes! As an ordinary mortal, from being just a poor scholar to becoming Imperial Tutor, how could he not rely on something?
qìng xìng zài tā lín sǐ zhī qián ， zhōng yú zhèng shí le xiān rén de cún zài ！
庆幸在他临死之前，终于证实了仙人的存在！
This was also why he had survived this encounter with xian cultivators.
yào bù rán ， tā kāi qǐ xià yī shì de rén shēng hòu ， qǐ bù shì yòu yào kōng cuō tuó wǔ shí zài guāng yīn ？！
要不然，他开启下一世的人生后，岂不是又要空蹉跎五十载光阴？！
"Truly!"
méi cuò ！ tā lǐ fán ， yī jiè fán rén ， néng cóng dāng chū de xiǎo xiǎo shū shēng ， dào rú jīn de tiān xià dì shī ， qǐ néng méi yǒu yī zhàng ？
没错！他李凡，一介凡人，能从当初的小小书生，到如今的天下帝师，岂能没有依仗？
Li Fan silently repeated the word. Then, the surroundings suddenly dimmed, like a thick curtain of water separating him from reality.
zhè yě shì tā néng cóng xiān rén shǒu xià xiǎn sǐ hái shēng de yuán yīn 。
这也是他能从仙人手下险死还生的原因。
"True is false when false becomes true"
“ hái zhēn ！”
“还真！”
Seven words appeared in the darkness and then dispersed into a light screen.
lǐ fán xīn zhōng mò niàn ， suí jí ， zhōu wéi de jǐng sè hū de àn dàn le xià qù 。 rú tóng gé le yī céng hòu hòu de shuǐ lián bān ， mí huàn yòu yǒu xiē kàn bù zhēn qiè 。
李凡心中默念，随即，周围的景色忽的黯淡了下去。如同隔了一层厚厚的水帘般，迷幻又有些看不真切。
"Energy recharge complete."
“ zhēn zuò jiǎ shí jiǎ yì zhēn ”
“真作假时假亦真”
"Do you wish to virtualize this scene and return to the initial anchor point?"
qī gè dà zì zài hēi àn zhōng liàng qǐ ， suí hòu dǒu rán sàn kāi ， huà zuò yī piàn guāng mù 。
七个大字在黑暗中亮起，随后陡然散开，化作一片光幕。
Two lines of text appeared simultaneously.
“ chōng néng wán bì 。”
“充能完毕。”
At the same time, images began to appear on the screen, rapidly filling it with scenes from Li Fan's life over fifty years in his current existence.
“ shì fǒu jiāng dāng qián chǎng jǐng xū nǐ huà ， huí guī zuì chū máo diǎn 。”
“是否将当前场景虚拟化，回归最初锚点。”
Li Fan stared at himself in each image for a long time.
liǎng xíng xiǎo zì xiāng jì chū xiàn 。
两行小字相继出现。
[Truly]
yǔ cǐ tóng shí ， yí gè gè huà miàn xiàng jì chū xiàn ， fēi sù de pù mǎn zhěng gè guāng mù 。
与此同时，一个个画面相继出现，飞速的铺满整个光幕。
This was the name Li Fan had given to this portable treasure he carried.
nà shì lǐ fán cǐ shì wǔ shí zài de rén shēng 。
那是李凡此世五十载的人生。
It had only one function: turning reality into illusion!
lǐ fán kàn zhe gè gè huà miàn zhōng de zì jǐ ， lèng le xǔ jiǔ 。
李凡看着各个画面中的自己，愣了许久。
To turn reality into illusion meant converting all of Li Fan’s actual experiences into simulated, virtual ones. He would be returned to his initial anchor point—when he first arrived in this world.
【 hái zhēn 】
【还真】
In fact, this was already the second life for Li Fan.
zhè jiù shì lǐ fán gěi zì jǐ zhè jiàn suí shēn xié dài de yì bǎo de mìng míng 。
这就是李凡给自己这件随身携带的异宝的命名。
In his first existence, despite his grand ambitions, he was just an ordinary person. He failed repeatedly and only rose after nearly a century. Now, with everything shattered, there was nothing left to hold onto.
tā zhǐ yǒu yí gè gōng néng ， nà shì huà zhēn wèi jiǎ ， huà shí wèi xū ！
它只有一个功能，那是化真为假，化实为虚！
Standing in the newly built chancellor's residence, Li Fan activated "Truly."
suǒ wèi huà shí wèi xū ， jí shì jiāng lǐ fán zhēn shí suǒ jīng lì de yī qiè huà wèi mó nǐ de xū huàn jīng lì ， shǐ lǐ fán huí dào zuì chū shè dìng de máo diǎn ， yě jiù shì gāng gāng chuān yuè dào zhè fāng shì jiè de shí hòu 。
所谓化实为虚，即是将李凡真实所经历的一切化为模拟的虚幻经历，使李凡回到最初设定的锚点，也就是刚刚穿越到这方世界的时候。
"Do you wish to virtualize this scene and return to the initial anchor point?"
shì shí shàng ， cǐ shì yǐ jīng shì lǐ fán de dì èr shì le 。
事实上，此世已经是李凡的第二世了。
Li Fan made his decision without hesitation.
dì yī shì shí ， lǐ fán suī rán xīn yǒu dà zhì ， dàn nài hé tā jǐn jǐn shì gè pǔ tōng rén 。 lǚ shì bù zhōng ， sān shí suì hòu zhōng yú fàng qì le dú shū zuò guān de xiǎng fǎ 。 jīng yíng qǐ le xiǎo běn shēng yì ， dāng le gè pǔ tōng de fù jiā wēng ， suí hòu qǔ qī shēng zi ， dù guò le zì jǐ píng fán de yī shēng 。 zài tā chuí chuí lǎo yǐ ， jí jiāng bìng wáng zhī jì ， cái zhōng yú jué xǐng le 【 hái zhēn 】。
第一世时，李凡虽然心有大志，但奈何他仅仅是个普通人。屡试不中，三十岁后终于放弃了读书做官的想法。经营起了小本生意，当了个普通的富家翁，随后娶妻生子，渡过了自己平凡的一生。在他垂垂老矣，即将病亡之际，才终于觉醒了【还真】。
The screen froze countless vivid images. The intricate political maneuvering and wealth of his current life crumbled like a mirage, turning into streaks of light that flew into Li Fan's mind.
zhè cái yǒu le dì èr shì lǐ fán de chéng fēng ér qǐ ， shì bù kě dǎng 。
这才有了第二世李凡的乘风而起，势不可挡。
Scene after scene flashed before him until it finally stopped on the two xian cultivators facing each other at the chancellor’s residence.
zhǐ shì kě xī ， rú jīn kàn lái què shì yòng cuò le dì fāng 。
只是可惜，如今看来却是用错了地方。
"Daoxuan, Kou Hong," Li Fan whispered their names. "In fifty years, I will still be waiting for you in this Xuanjing."
chén yín le piàn kè ， lǐ fán méi yǒu xuǎn zé lì kè jié shù cǐ shì 。 zài cǐ zhī qián ， tā hái yǒu jǐ jiàn shì yào zuò 。
沉吟了片刻，李凡没有选择立刻结束此世。在此之前，他还有几件事要做。
"Wealth and honor mean nothing to me." Li Fan's consciousness gradually blurred, but his resolve became more resolute than ever before.
guān diào guāng mù ， huí dào xiàn shí ， lǐ fán qiáng dǎ qǐ jīng shén ， chǔ lǐ qǐ xuán jīng bèi xiān rén zhòng chuāng hòu de shàn hòu shì yí 。
关掉光幕，回到现实，李凡强打起精神，处理起玄京被仙人重创后的善后事宜。
"In my next life, I will catch the xian!"
zài sōu xún le yī xiē xìng cún xià lái de rén zhī hòu ， lǐ fán píng jiè zhe duō nián lái de wēi wàng ， zǒng suàn shì shāo wēi wěn dìng le xià rén xīn 。
在搜寻了一些幸存下来的人之后，李凡凭借着多年来的威望，总算是稍微稳定了下人心。
The light in his mind began to fade as he slowly fell into a deep sleep.
In the Great Xuan Kingdom, in the imperial capital of Xuanjing, at the Chancellor's residence.
Li Fan held a wine cup and looked at the gathering of officials who had come to celebrate his birthday. Despite being in his seventies, he couldn't help but feel secretly proud.
After all, today, almost ninety percent of the high-ranking officials from across the kingdom were present at his chancellor’s residence! What an impressive display!
When Li Fan first arrived in this world, he was just a poor scholar. Over fifty years later, he had risen to become Chancellor and wielded supreme power over the entire realm. The journey from nothing to everything could fill volumes.
Life is good like this; what more does one need?
Li Fan stroked his beard and drank the wine in one gulp.
"To the health of the Chancellor!"
The officials present responded in unison.
Li Fan's pride grew even further. Suddenly, an unusual commotion came from outside.
"Look! What is that?"
"A celestial fire descending; this must be a sign of good fortune! Go inform the Chancellor!"
"How could it seem to be heading towards our chancellor’s residence?"
...
The noise outside drew Li Fan's attention. The once lively hall fell silent.
Li Fan stood up and went out first.
Before he could even scold his servants or express his displeasure, he was captivated by the scene above.
Two streaks of silver light appeared on the horizon, one following the other like meteors, speeding towards them.
"What... is this?" Li Fan was stunned.
In an instant, these two meteors reached Xuanjing and suddenly stopped.
At the same time, a voice thundered from the sky, echoing in everyone's ears.
"Daoxuan! You dare to overstep your bounds!"
...
The crowd present was shocked. Some even fell to their knees, shouting "Immortal Master!"
A forgotten term resurfaced in Li Fan’s mind.
"X... xian cultivators!" Li Fan muttered, bewildered, "How is this possible..."
The two xian cultivators above seemed not to care about the thoughts of ordinary mortals below.
Another voice rang out: "Kou Hong! Do you think you can escape by hiding in a place like this? Hand over the cultivation technique you obtained that day; otherwise, I will have no choice but to fight you to the death!"
"Ha, it's because I lack the method for forming a core that I've been stuck at the foundation stage for nearly a century. With my time running out, I was about to turn into bones. To get this core-forming technique, how could I give it up!" Kou Hong snorted disdainfully.
"That’s right!" Daoxuan sighed, "The path of Golden Core cultivation, there can only be one. Although there are many methods for forming a core in the world, more cultivators are stuck at the foundation stage!"
Daoxuan's tone turned fierce: "Given that, with the long-term method before me, how could I let you go? How could I overstep my bounds!"
Kou Hong laughed loudly: "It was just a one-time deal! It’s laughable that we, brothers for a hundred years, are now fighting to save our lives!"
Daoxuan sneered without replying.
Suddenly, Kou Hong said: "I know you're not my match. Today, I doubt I can escape this fate. But with so many people here, do you think you can withstand such a high concentration of celestial and mortal miasma?"
Daoxuan's expression changed dramatically: "Kou Hong! What are you planning!"
Kou Hong laughed maniacally: "Just to seek a chance at survival!"
Hearing the dialogue between the two xian cultivators, Li Fan felt uneasy. Before he could react, a red flame exploded above Xuanjing.
"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The loud explosions reverberated in Li Fan's ears, and his vision turned blood-red. He fainted almost instantly.
...
After an unknown period of time, Li Fan regained consciousness.
At first, he was disoriented. After a long while, he remembered what had happened.
Li Fan coughed up some blood, trembled as he got to his feet, and looked around.
It was still night. The once luxurious chancellor's residence lay in ruins.
The air was filled with the stench of burnt corpses.
All the officials from across the kingdom who had gathered earlier were now headless bodies.
Even Li Fan’s wives and concubines, as well as his five sons, had not survived.
Li Fan’s aged face showed no expression. His eyes seemed dazed.
He stood there for a long time before limping out of the chancellor's residence with his weakened body.
The once bustling Xuanjing was now a blood-soaked hell. Everywhere he looked were broken bodies and collapsed buildings.
Clearly, only a small fraction of the people would survive this calamity.
All because of these two sudden "immortal masters," xian cultivators.
Li Fan felt no strength left and slumped against a broken wall corner.
His hearing was already damaged by the intense explosion. But that mattered little now.
He just wanted to laugh.
How could there be xian cultivators in this world?
Since he first entered politics, Li Fan had used his power to search for any trace of immortality.
After becoming Imperial Tutor and rising above all others, he combed through the entire realm!
From the Ice Sea in the north to the Great Ocean in the south, from the Void Abyss in the east to the Chain Mountains in the west.
Throughout the Great Xuan, there was not a single sign of any immortal.
But today, after many years of giving up hope, two xian cultivators suddenly appeared and shattered everything he had.
Were these truly immortals?
Where did they come from?
His anger and frustration turned into profound confusion.
Fate is cruel!
At the same time, Li Fan felt a sense of relief.
Relief that before his death, he finally confirmed the existence of immortals.
Otherwise, wouldn't he have wasted another fifty years in his next life?!
Yes! As an ordinary mortal, from being just a poor scholar to becoming Imperial Tutor, how could he not rely on something?
This was also why he had survived this encounter with xian cultivators.
"Truly!"
Li Fan silently repeated the word. Then, the surroundings suddenly dimmed, like a thick curtain of water separating him from reality.
"True is false when false becomes true"
Seven words appeared in the darkness and then dispersed into a light screen.
"Energy recharge complete."
"Do you wish to virtualize this scene and return to the initial anchor point?"
Two lines of text appeared simultaneously.
At the same time, images began to appear on the screen, rapidly filling it with scenes from Li Fan's life over fifty years in his current existence.
Li Fan stared at himself in each image for a long time.
[Truly]
This was the name Li Fan had given to this portable treasure he carried.
It had only one function: turning reality into illusion!
To turn reality into illusion meant converting all of Li Fan’s actual experiences into simulated, virtual ones. He would be returned to his initial anchor point—when he first arrived in this world.
In fact, this was already the second life for Li Fan.
In his first existence, despite his grand ambitions, he was just an ordinary person. He failed repeatedly and only rose after nearly a century. Now, with everything shattered, there was nothing left to hold onto.
Standing in the newly built chancellor's residence, Li Fan activated "Truly."
"Do you wish to virtualize this scene and return to the initial anchor point?"
Li Fan made his decision without hesitation.
The screen froze countless vivid images. The intricate political maneuvering and wealth of his current life crumbled like a mirage, turning into streaks of light that flew into Li Fan's mind.
Scene after scene flashed before him until it finally stopped on the two xian cultivators facing each other at the chancellor’s residence.
"Daoxuan, Kou Hong," Li Fan whispered their names. "In fifty years, I will still be waiting for you in this Xuanjing."
"Wealth and honor mean nothing to me." Li Fan's consciousness gradually blurred, but his resolve became more resolute than ever before.
"In my next life, I will catch the xian!"
The light in his mind began to fade as he slowly fell into a deep sleep.