lǐ fán xīn zhōng de zhè yī fān sī cǔn ， què méi yǒu duì qiǎo gōng jū shì zhí yán 。
李凡心中的这一番思忖，却没有对巧工居士直言。
Li Fan's thoughts remained unspoken as he simply summoned another body of essence to follow him.
zhǐ shì yòu diào chū yī jù jié shēn ， gēn suí qí zuǒ yòu 。
只是又调出一具劫身，跟随其左右。
He intended for this new body to be used when Li Fan was crafting a new puppet body for the Heavenly Yang.
ràng tā zài liàn zhì tiān yáng xīn de kuǐ lěi shēn qū de shí hòu shǐ yòng 。
让他在炼制天阳新的傀儡身躯的时候使用。
After removing these two bodies, only one half-filled body of essence remained in Li Fan's body.
qù chú zhè liǎng jù ， lǐ fán tǐ nèi jiù zhǐ shèng xià le yī jù zhuāng zài le yí bàn de jié shēn le 。
去除这两具，李凡体内就只剩下了一具装载了一半的劫身了。
The layout of the Benevolent Immortal of the Red Dust World had been laid out for such a long time yet yielded so little. This clearly demonstrated how rare and precious the Essence Core was.
cǐ shì hóng chén cí bēi xiān de bù jú yǐ jīng bù xià le rú cǐ zhī jiǔ ， què yě jǐn jǐn shōu huò le zhè me xiē 。
此世红尘慈悲仙的布局已经布下了如此之久，却也仅仅收获了这么些。
With great excitement, Qiao Gong Jushi was about to lead the golden body of essence back.
yóu cǐ kě jiàn yuán lì jīng cuì de nán dé 。
由此可见原力精粹的难得。
Li Fan then inquired about the specific amount of time needed to craft an Immortal Puppet.
qiǎo gōng jū shì xìng gāo cǎi liè de jiù yào lǐng zhe jīn sè jié shēn fǎn huí 。
巧工居士兴高采烈的就要领着金色劫身返回。
The answer left Li Fan momentarily speechless.
zhè shí lǐ fán xún wèn le xià dǎ zào yī jù xiān guī jù tǐ suǒ xū yào de shí jiān 。
这时李凡询问了下打造一具仙傀具体所需要的时间。
"I estimate that at least ten years should be required," Qiao Gong Jushi said uncertainly. "It might take even longer. After all, this is my first attempt at crafting an Immortal Puppet, and I have no idea what to expect."
dá àn ràng lǐ fán liǎn shàng de biǎo qíng yí zhèng 。
答案让李凡脸上的表情一怔。
Qiao Gong Jushi's gaze wandered, avoiding eye contact with Li Fan.
“ wǒ gū jì ， shí nián yīng gāi shì zuì shǎo de le 。” qiǎo gōng jū shì yǒu xiē bù què dìng dào 。
“我估计，十年应该是最少的了。”巧工居士有些不确定道。
"Ten years..."
“ shuō bù dìng hái yào gèng jiǔ 。 bì jìng wǒ yě shì dì yī cì yǒu jī huì liàn zhì xiān guī ， xīn lǐ yě méi yǒu dǐ 。”
“说不定还要更久。毕竟我也是第一次有机会炼制仙傀，心里也没有底。”
"I wonder if there will be a chance in this world to see the Immortal Puppet appear."
qiǎo gōng jū shì shì xiàn piāo hū ， bì miǎn yǔ lǐ fán duì shì 。
巧工居士视线飘忽，避免与李凡对视。
Li Fan shook his head slightly and sent Qiao Gong Jushi away. It seemed that dealing with matters related to "Immortals" required time on a scale of hundreds or thousands.
“ shí nián ……”
“十年……”
The same was true for deciphering the final separation disc and breaking the restrictions left by Transcendent Law Master.
“ yě bù zhī cǐ shì yǒu méi yǒu jī huì néng gòu jiàn dào xiān guī miàn shì 。”
“也不知此世有没有机会能够见到仙傀面世。”
Of course, this didn't mean that the transmission of teachings had reached Immortal level; rather, Li Fan clearly saw the运转思路 and traces similar to those of an Immortal-level array in these restrictions.
lǐ fán wēi wēi yáo tóu ， bǎ qiǎo gōng jū shì dǎ fā zǒu le 。
李凡微微摇头，把巧工居士打发走了。
"It seems that even Transmission Master has a connection with the Immortal Realm. However, due to the lack of Immortal Spirit Qi, he found another path."
sì hū shè jí dào “ xiān ” yī jí de céng cì ， suǒ xū yào de shí jiān jiù qiān bǎi bèi de zēng jiā qǐ lái 。
似乎涉及到“仙”一级的层次，所需要的时间就千百倍的增加起来。
Li Fan mused thoughtfully.
zhōng mò jiě lí dié tuī yǎn 、 pò jiě chuán fǎ tiān zūn suǒ liú jìn zhì yě shì rú cǐ 。
终末解离碟推衍、破解传法天尊所留禁制也是如此。
It made sense; the Heavenly Xuan Mirror was an artifact from the Immortal Realm. The restrictions that could contain divine treasures were unlikely to be mundane means.
dāng rán bú shì shuō chuán fǎ yǐ jīng shì xiān rén jìng jiè ， ér shì lǐ fán zài zhè xiē jìn zhì zhōng ， míng xiǎn kàn dào le gēn xiān jí dà zhèn yī yàng de yùn zhuàn sī lù yǔ hén jì 。
当然不是说传法已经是仙人境界，而是李凡在这些禁制中，明显看到了跟仙级大阵一样的运转思路与痕迹。
Currently, Li Fan knew only two individuals who had inherited the Daoist tradition of the Immortal Realm: Xuan Tian Wang and Tian Du Great Mage.
“ kàn lái chuán fǎ tā ， yě shì yǒu zhe xiān jiè chuán chéng de 。 bù guò yóu yú xiān líng zhī qì de quē shī ， cái lìng pì xī jìng 。”
“看来传法他，也是有着仙界传承的。不过由于仙灵之气的缺失，才另辟蹊径。”
Transmission Master's previous guesses seemed confirmed by the restrictions on sealing the Heavenly Xuan Mirror.
lǐ fán ruò yǒu suǒ sī dào 。
李凡若有所思道。
Among all the figures in the Xuanhuang World throughout history, there were only three who might have true Immortal heritage—Li Fan himself, Xuan Tian Wang, and Tian Du Great Mage. This was due to an unknown catastrophe that caused the collapse of the path to immortality.
bù guò xiǎng xiǎng yě shì ， tiān xuán jìng nǎi shì xiān jiè yí qì 。 néng gòu bǎ xiān qì xiàn zhì zhù de jìn zhì ， yòu zěn me kě néng shì fán sú shǒu duàn ？
不过想想也是，天玄镜乃是仙界遗器。能够把仙器限制住的禁制，又怎么可能是凡俗手段？
Xuan Tian Wang and Tian Du Great Mage had obtained these by chance.
mù qián lǐ fán yǐ zhī de ， zhǎng wò xiān jiè dào tǒng chuán chéng de ， xuán tiān wáng shì yī wèi 、 tiān dōu dà fǎ shī shì yī wèi 。
目前李凡已知的，掌握仙界道统传承的，玄天王是一位、天都大法师是一位。
If such a disaster hadn't occurred, it's hard to imagine true Immortal Daoist traditions existing in the mortal world.
chuán fǎ tiān zūn cǐ qián zhǐ shì cāi cè ， rú jīn tōng guò fēng yìn tiān xuán jìng de jìn zhì ， yě jī hū kě yǐ què rèn 。
传法天尊此前只是猜测，如今通过封印天玄镜的禁制，也几乎可以确认。
In a normal cultivation realm with ascension paths, the Immortal Realm would be able to maintain contact with the mortal world. This scenario was unlikely to happen.
xuán huáng jiè gǔ wǎng jīn lái wú shù rén wù ， yǒu zhēn xiān chuán chéng de 、 jìng rán kě néng jiù zhǐ yǒu zhè qū qū sān rén 。
玄黄界古往今来无数人物，有真仙传承的、竟然可能就只有这区区三人。
"In other words, this situation itself can explain the issue."
zhè hái shì yīn wèi xiān jiè fā shēng wèi zhī jié nàn ， xiān lù bēng tā 。
这还是因为仙界发生未知劫难，仙路崩塌。
Li Fan's gaze darkened.
xuán tiān wáng gēn tiān dōu dà fǎ shī jiǎn lòu huò dé 。
玄天王跟天都大法师捡漏获得。
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shì xiǎng yī xià ， rú guǒ jié nàn bìng wèi fā shēng 。 nà me fán jiān kǒng pà gēn běn bú huì cún zài zhēn xiān dào tǒng 。
试想一下，如果劫难并未发生。那么凡间恐怕根本不会存在真仙道统。
The difference between Mortals and Immortals was like the chasm between heaven and earth.
rú guǒ shì zhèng cháng de xiū xiān jiè ， yǒu zhe fēi shēng tú jìng cún zài 。
如果是正常的修仙界，有着飞升途径存在。
In his imagination, after both the separation disc and the transformation stone completed their transformations, breaking Transmission Master's restrictions would be a mere blink of an eye.
xiān jiè gēn fán jiè néng gòu zhèng cháng lián xì ， jī hū kě yǐ kěn dìng bú huì fā shēng zhè zhǒng zhuàng kuàng 。
仙界跟凡界能够正常联系，几乎可以肯定不会发生这种状况。
However, in reality, it gave Li Fan the feeling of running to a mountain only to find that he had run himself ragged.
“ huò zhě shuō ， zhè zhǒng qíng kuàng de dàn shēng ， běn jiù néng shuō míng wèn tí le 。”
“或者说，这种情况的诞生，本就能说明问题了。”
Despite seeming so close to complete success, the final separation disc showed no progress after much operation.
lǐ fán mù guāng yīn chén 。
李凡目光阴沉。
"This is specifically used for sealing by Immortal means."
……
……
"Although Ten Thousand Spirits Return and Illusory Flowers Bloom are Immortal-level arrays, they provide no借鉴 in this aspect."
xiān fán zhī bié ， yóu rú tiān yuān 。
仙凡之别，犹如天渊。
"I can only rely on the separation disc to break it."
zài yù xiǎng zhōng ， jiě lí dié yǐ jí huà dào shí shuāng shuāng wán chéng tuì biàn zhī hòu ， xiǎng yào pò jiě chuán fǎ tiān zūn de jìn zhì 、 bù guò shì zhǎ yǎn zhī jiān 。
在预想中，解离碟以及化道石双双完成蜕变之后，想要破解传法天尊的禁制、不过是眨眼之间。
Li Fan felt a wave of helplessness. He monitored the separation disc's operation while temporarily diverting his attention.
dàn shí jì cāo zuò qǐ lái ， què gěi lǐ fán yī zhǒng wàng shān pǎo sǐ mǎ de gǎn jué 。
但实际操作起来，却给李凡一种望山跑死马的感觉。
In his free time, Li Fan began pondering how to quickly extract the essence from the heavens and earth.
míng míng sì hū jù lí wán quán pò jiě yǐ jīng jìn zài zhǐ chǐ ， dàn zhōng mò jiě lí dié yùn xíng xǔ jiǔ zhī hòu ， jìn dù jū rán méi yǒu sī háo de biàn huà 。
明明似乎距离完全破解已经近在咫尺，但终末解离碟运行许久之后，进度居然没有丝毫的变化。
He foresaw that when he triggered the collision between Faceless True Immortal and Immortal Wasteland figures to create conditions for his own advancement, there would be little time left.
“ zhè jiù shì zhuān mén yòng lái fēng yìn de xiān jiā shǒu duàn le 。”
“这就是专门用来封印的仙家手段了。”
It might only be a moment.
“ wàn líng guī shù gēn xū shì shēng huā suī rán shì xiān jí zhèn fǎ ， dàn shì zài zhè fāng miàn què méi yǒu néng gěi wǒ jiè jiàn de dì fāng 。”
“万灵归数跟虚室生花虽然是仙级阵法，但是在这方面却没有能给我借鉴的地方。”
To maximize benefits, he needed to simultaneously draw out "Xuanhuang Will Change" and prepare for his ascent to Transcendent Realm.
“ zhǐ néng kào jiě lí dié yìng jiě le 。”
“只能靠解离碟硬解了。”
With the source of Heavenly Xuan Mirror in hand, Li Fan had read many sealed documents from the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance, including insights on how cultivators advanced to Transcendent Realm.
lǐ fán xīn zhōng yě shì yǒng qǐ yī zhèn wú nài ， jiān shì zhe jiě lí dié de yùn zhuàn ， zàn qiě yí kāi zhù yì lì 。
李凡心中也是涌起一阵无奈，监视着解离碟的运转，暂且移开注意力。
Extracting the essence when the heavens and earth were about to change was a long process that required meticulous attention.
kòng xián zhī yú ， lǐ fán kāi shǐ sī suǒ rú hé kuài sù chōu qǔ tiān dì zhī suǐ de fāng fǎ 。
空闲之余，李凡开始思索如何快速抽取天地之髓的方法。
Li Fan had personally witnessed Zhang Ziliang's ascension to Transcendent Realm after absorbing changes in Cunyun Sea. Clearly, this wasn't something one could achieve overnight.
kě yǐ yù jiàn de shì ， dāng yǐn dòng wú miàn zhēn xiān gēn xiān xū xiān rén de pèng zhuàng 、 wèi zì jǐ hái zhēn chuàng zào tiáo jiàn de shí hòu 。
可以预见的是，当引动无面真仙跟仙墟仙人的碰撞、为自己还真创造条件的时候。
A single transformation was already difficult; how much more so with hundreds or thousands?
liú gěi lǐ fán de shí jiān dìng rán bú huì tài zhǎng 。
留给李凡的时间定然不会太长。
The only thing Li Fan could learn from was White Sir's ability to gather numerous essences of heaven and earth into his body at once—his [Deception] power.
hěn kě néng jiù zhǐ yǒu nà me yī shùn 。
很可能就只有那么一瞬。
Ordinary cultivators had to be careful when drawing out the essence of heaven and earth because they would inevitably face the backlash of nature.
àn zhào cǐ qián de móu huà ， ér rú guǒ xiǎng yào lì yì zuì dà huà ， nà jiù yào tóng bù wán chéng chōu qǔ 【 xuán huáng jiāng shēng biàn 】、 wèi zì jǐ jìn shēng huà shén zuò jī lěi 。
按照此前的谋划，而如果想要利益最大化，那就要同步完成抽取【玄黄将生变】、为自己晋升化神做积累。
However, as a manifestation of the Heavenly Dao, there would be no heavenly retribution for fulfilling one's needs.
shēn huái tiān xuán jìng běn yuán ， lǐ fán dé yǐ yuè dú guò zhū duō wàn xiān méng chén fēng zī liào 。
身怀天玄镜本源，李凡得以阅读过诸多万仙盟尘封资料。
"Deception, see me as if you see myself..."
qí zhōng jiù bāo kuò xǔ duō xiū shì jìn shēng huà shén de xīn dé 。
其中就包括许多修士晋升化神的心得。
Li Fan suddenly recalled Transmission Master Jiang's ability. A flash of insight appeared in his mind, and he seized this rare opportunity to swallow a悟道丹.
chōu qǔ tiān dì jiāng shēng biàn ， shì yí gè màn cháng 、 qiě xū yào xì xīn de guò chéng 。
抽取天地将生变，是一个漫长、且需要细心的过程。
Images from past cultivation experiences flashed through his mind—White Sir using his holy fetus to descend, the changes in the holy fetus and on Li Fan himself...
lǐ fán yě céng qīn yǎn mù dǔ guò zhāng zhì liáng xī shōu cóng yún hǎi biàn huà 、 jìn shēng huà shén 。
李凡也曾亲眼目睹过张志良吸收丛云海变化、晋升化神。
All these details resurfaced vividly in Li Fan's mind.
hěn xiǎn rán ， zhè bìng fēi shì néng yí cù ér jiù de 。
很显然，这并非是能一蹴而就的。
The newly transformed transformation stone had helped; otherwise, its middle-grade quality wouldn't have withstood such intense exertion.
zhǐ yī dào jiāng shēng zhī biàn jiù shì rú cǐ ， gèng hé kuàng chéng bǎi shàng qiān ne ？
只一道将生之变就是如此，更何况成百上千呢？
"Right, I let Heavenly Dao White take advantage of my oversight to reincarnate."
lǐ fán wéi yī néng jiè jiàn de ， huò xǔ jiù shì bái xiān shēng dāng chū jiāng zhū duō tiān dì zhī pò 、 chà nà jiān qí jù jǐ shēn 。
李凡唯一能借鉴的，或许就是白先生当初将诸多天地之魄、刹那间齐聚己身。
"But thinking about it, the body of Heavenly Dao White is still mine—another me."
nà míng wèi 【 é zhuǎn 】 de néng lì 。
那名为【讹转】的能力。
"It's just that he occupies it."
pǔ tōng xiū shì huà shén ， zhī suǒ yǐ yào xiǎo xīn yì yì 、 shì yīn wèi chōu tiān dì zhī suǐ ， shì bì yào miàn duì tiān dì de fǎn shì 。
普通修士化神，之所以要小心翼翼、是因为抽天地之髓，势必要面对天地的反噬。
"Heavenly Dao manifestation is myself..."
ér ruò shì tiān dào huà shēn ， duì dài zì jǐ de xū qiú ， zé bú huì yǒu tiān fá jiàng lín 。
而若是天道化身，对待自己的需求，则不会有天罚降临。
"I am the Heavenly Dao manifestation..."
“ é zhuǎn ， jiàn zhī rú jiàn wǒ ……”
“讹转，见之如见我……”
Li Fan's eyes shone brighter as his thoughts churned. He repeated these two sentences over and over, like a mantra.
lǐ fán yòu hū de xiǎng qǐ le chuán fǎ zhě jiǎng de néng lì 。
李凡又忽的想起了传法者蒋的能力。
If an outsider had seen this scene at this moment, they might have thought Li Fan was going mad.
nǎo hǎi zhōng líng guāng zhà xiàn ， tā zhuā zhù zhè nán dé de jī huì ， jiāng yī bǎ wù dào dān fú xià 。
脑海中灵光乍现，他抓住这难得的机会，将一把悟道丹服下。
But in reality, Li Fan's mind was clearer than ever before.
guò wǎng xiū xíng guò chéng zhōng ， gǎn wù tiān dào de huà miàn yī yī zài nǎo hǎi zhōng fú xiàn 。
过往修行过程中，感悟天道的画面一一在脑海中浮现。
"Just like how I used the Cang Hai Pearl to perceive the killing intent of heaven and earth and derive the [Formless Killing Intention] technique."
tiān dào bái xiān shēng jiè zhù zì jǐ shèng tāi jiàng lín de qián qián hòu hòu ， shèng tāi 、 yǐ jí zì jǐ shēn shàng fā shēng de zhǒng zhǒng xì wēi biàn huà ……
天道白先生借助自己圣胎降临的前前后后，圣胎、以及自己身上发生的种种细微变化……
"Heavenly Dao White was born from my holy fetus, and thus I shared a body with Heavenly Dao."
suǒ yǒu de xì jié wán wán quán quán de chóng xīn fú xiàn zài lǐ fán nǎo hǎi zhōng 。
所有的细节完完全全的重新浮现在李凡脑海中。
Li Fan's gaze seemed to penetrate through the spiritual wood world into the Xuanhuang Realm.
yě kuī de huà dào shí gāng gāng wán chéng tuì biàn ， fǒu zé yuán běn de zhōng pǐn pǐn zhì ， gēn běn jīn bù qǐ rú cǐ de xiāo hào 。
也亏得化道石刚刚完成蜕变，否则原本的中品品质，根本禁不起如此的消耗。
The myriad forms seen in the Heavenly Xuan Mirror, the changes in the Xuanhuang Realm over multiple lifetimes...
“ méi cuò ， wǒ shì yīn wèi yī shí dà yì ， ràng tiān dào bái yǒu jī kě chèn 、 jiè tāi huán hún 。”
“没错，我是因为一时大意，让天道白有机可趁、借胎还魂。”
All these insights swirled around his mind.
“ dàn fǎn guò lái xiǎng ， tiān dào bái de shēn qū ， shǐ zhōng hái shì wǒ de shèng tāi 。 yě jiù shì lìng wài de wǒ 。”
“但反过来想，天道白的身躯，始终还是我的圣胎。也就是另外的我。”
A strange aura began to emanate from Li Fan's body.
“ zhǐ bù guò shì bèi qí zhàn jù le ér yǐ 。”
“只不过是被其占据了而已。”
Like a stone statue, Li Fan remained motionless as he attained enlightenment.
“ tiān dào huà shēn ， jí shì wǒ ……”
“天道化身，即是我……”
No one knew how long it had passed until, just before achieving success, Li Fan suddenly woke up.
“ wǒ jí shì tiān dào huà shēn ……”
“我即是天道化身……”
"Wrong, I don't really want to become the manifestation of Heavenly Dao."
lǐ fán yǎn guāng yuè fā míng liàng ， sī xù bù duàn fān yǒng 。
李凡眼光越发明亮，思绪不断翻涌。
"Just borrowing its authority..."
rú tóng zhe le mó yì bān ， zuǐ lǐ bù duàn chóng fù zhe zhè liǎng jù huà 。
如同着了魔一般，嘴里不断重复着这两句话。
"How close I came..."
cǐ kè ruò shì yǒu wài rén zài cǐ 、 jiàn dào zhè fù chǎng jǐng ， kǒng pà hái yǐ wéi lǐ fán shì zǒu huǒ rù mó le 。
此刻若是有外人在此、见到这副场景，恐怕还以为李凡是走火入魔了。
Even with his current composure, Li Fan broke out in a cold sweat.
dàn qí shí lǐ fán cǐ shí de dà nǎo ， qián suǒ wèi yǒu de qīng xǐng 。
但其实李凡此时的大脑，前所未有的清醒。
If he truly established a connection with Xuanhuang's Heavenly Dao and such changes occurred due to his own actions, it might not be recoverable through just his True Self.
“ jiù xiàng dāng chū wǒ jiè zhù cāng hǎi zhū ， guān tiān dì shā jī yǎn biàn ， wù chū yī shì 【 wú xiāng shā jī 】 shén tōng yī yàng 。”
“就像当初我借助沧海珠，观天地杀机衍变，悟出一式【无相杀机】神通一样。”
After all, the True Self only changed the world but didn't change him personally.
“ tiān dào bái jiè zhù wǒ shèng tāi dàn shēng ， wǒ yě yóu cǐ yǒu xìng gēn tiān dào tóng shēn 。”
“天道白借助我圣胎诞生，我也由此有幸跟天道同身。”
"Thankfully, I reacted in time."
lǐ fán de yǎn guāng hǎo sì chuān tòu líng mù jiè de tiān kōng ， zhí dá xuán huáng jiè 。
李凡的眼光好似穿透灵木界的天空，直达玄黄界。
(End of Chapter)
Li Fan's thoughts remained unspoken as he simply summoned another body of essence to follow him.
He intended for this new body to be used when Li Fan was crafting a new puppet body for the Heavenly Yang.
After removing these two bodies, only one half-filled body of essence remained in Li Fan's body.
The layout of the Benevolent Immortal of the Red Dust World had been laid out for such a long time yet yielded so little. This clearly demonstrated how rare and precious the Essence Core was.
With great excitement, Qiao Gong Jushi was about to lead the golden body of essence back.
Li Fan then inquired about the specific amount of time needed to craft an Immortal Puppet.
The answer left Li Fan momentarily speechless.
"I estimate that at least ten years should be required," Qiao Gong Jushi said uncertainly. "It might take even longer. After all, this is my first attempt at crafting an Immortal Puppet, and I have no idea what to expect."
Qiao Gong Jushi's gaze wandered, avoiding eye contact with Li Fan.
"Ten years..."
"I wonder if there will be a chance in this world to see the Immortal Puppet appear."
Li Fan shook his head slightly and sent Qiao Gong Jushi away. It seemed that dealing with matters related to "Immortals" required time on a scale of hundreds or thousands.
The same was true for deciphering the final separation disc and breaking the restrictions left by Transcendent Law Master.
Of course, this didn't mean that the transmission of teachings had reached Immortal level; rather, Li Fan clearly saw the运转思路 and traces similar to those of an Immortal-level array in these restrictions.
"It seems that even Transmission Master has a connection with the Immortal Realm. However, due to the lack of Immortal Spirit Qi, he found another path."
Li Fan mused thoughtfully.
It made sense; the Heavenly Xuan Mirror was an artifact from the Immortal Realm. The restrictions that could contain divine treasures were unlikely to be mundane means.
Currently, Li Fan knew only two individuals who had inherited the Daoist tradition of the Immortal Realm: Xuan Tian Wang and Tian Du Great Mage.
Transmission Master's previous guesses seemed confirmed by the restrictions on sealing the Heavenly Xuan Mirror.
Among all the figures in the Xuanhuang World throughout history, there were only three who might have true Immortal heritage—Li Fan himself, Xuan Tian Wang, and Tian Du Great Mage. This was due to an unknown catastrophe that caused the collapse of the path to immortality.
Xuan Tian Wang and Tian Du Great Mage had obtained these by chance.
If such a disaster hadn't occurred, it's hard to imagine true Immortal Daoist traditions existing in the mortal world.
In a normal cultivation realm with ascension paths, the Immortal Realm would be able to maintain contact with the mortal world. This scenario was unlikely to happen.
"In other words, this situation itself can explain the issue."
Li Fan's gaze darkened.
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The difference between Mortals and Immortals was like the chasm between heaven and earth.
In his imagination, after both the separation disc and the transformation stone completed their transformations, breaking Transmission Master's restrictions would be a mere blink of an eye.
However, in reality, it gave Li Fan the feeling of running to a mountain only to find that he had run himself ragged.
Despite seeming so close to complete success, the final separation disc showed no progress after much operation.
"This is specifically used for sealing by Immortal means."
"Although Ten Thousand Spirits Return and Illusory Flowers Bloom are Immortal-level arrays, they provide no借鉴 in this aspect."
"I can only rely on the separation disc to break it."
Li Fan felt a wave of helplessness. He monitored the separation disc's operation while temporarily diverting his attention.
In his free time, Li Fan began pondering how to quickly extract the essence from the heavens and earth.
He foresaw that when he triggered the collision between Faceless True Immortal and Immortal Wasteland figures to create conditions for his own advancement, there would be little time left.
It might only be a moment.
To maximize benefits, he needed to simultaneously draw out "Xuanhuang Will Change" and prepare for his ascent to Transcendent Realm.
With the source of Heavenly Xuan Mirror in hand, Li Fan had read many sealed documents from the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance, including insights on how cultivators advanced to Transcendent Realm.
Extracting the essence when the heavens and earth were about to change was a long process that required meticulous attention.
Li Fan had personally witnessed Zhang Ziliang's ascension to Transcendent Realm after absorbing changes in Cunyun Sea. Clearly, this wasn't something one could achieve overnight.
A single transformation was already difficult; how much more so with hundreds or thousands?
The only thing Li Fan could learn from was White Sir's ability to gather numerous essences of heaven and earth into his body at once—his [Deception] power.
Ordinary cultivators had to be careful when drawing out the essence of heaven and earth because they would inevitably face the backlash of nature.
However, as a manifestation of the Heavenly Dao, there would be no heavenly retribution for fulfilling one's needs.
"Deception, see me as if you see myself..."
Li Fan suddenly recalled Transmission Master Jiang's ability. A flash of insight appeared in his mind, and he seized this rare opportunity to swallow a悟道丹.
Images from past cultivation experiences flashed through his mind—White Sir using his holy fetus to descend, the changes in the holy fetus and on Li Fan himself...
All these details resurfaced vividly in Li Fan's mind.
The newly transformed transformation stone had helped; otherwise, its middle-grade quality wouldn't have withstood such intense exertion.
"Right, I let Heavenly Dao White take advantage of my oversight to reincarnate."
"But thinking about it, the body of Heavenly Dao White is still mine—another me."
"It's just that he occupies it."
"Heavenly Dao manifestation is myself..."
"I am the Heavenly Dao manifestation..."
Li Fan's eyes shone brighter as his thoughts churned. He repeated these two sentences over and over, like a mantra.
If an outsider had seen this scene at this moment, they might have thought Li Fan was going mad.
But in reality, Li Fan's mind was clearer than ever before.
"Just like how I used the Cang Hai Pearl to perceive the killing intent of heaven and earth and derive the [Formless Killing Intention] technique."
"Heavenly Dao White was born from my holy fetus, and thus I shared a body with Heavenly Dao."
Li Fan's gaze seemed to penetrate through the spiritual wood world into the Xuanhuang Realm.
The myriad forms seen in the Heavenly Xuan Mirror, the changes in the Xuanhuang Realm over multiple lifetimes...
All these insights swirled around his mind.
A strange aura began to emanate from Li Fan's body.
Like a stone statue, Li Fan remained motionless as he attained enlightenment.
No one knew how long it had passed until, just before achieving success, Li Fan suddenly woke up.
"Wrong, I don't really want to become the manifestation of Heavenly Dao."
"Just borrowing its authority..."
"How close I came..."
Even with his current composure, Li Fan broke out in a cold sweat.
If he truly established a connection with Xuanhuang's Heavenly Dao and such changes occurred due to his own actions, it might not be recoverable through just his True Self.
After all, the True Self only changed the world but didn't change him personally.
"Thankfully, I reacted in time."
(End of Chapter)