jiù xiàng shì rén tǐ de yí gè qì guān bèi suō xiǎo chéng wéi xì bāo yī yàng 。
就像是人体的一个器官被缩小成为细胞一样。
It was like a human organ being shrunk into cells.
rú jīn de dù è zōng yǐn nì zài wàn xiān méng gōu máng zhōu xū kōng zhī zhōng ， děng xián rén bù kě jiàn 、 bù kě zhī 。
如今的渡厄宗隐匿在万仙盟勾芒州虚空之中，等闲人不可见、不可知。
Now, the Dao Xuan Sect had hidden in the void of the Hook芒 State within the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance. Ordinary people could not see or know about it.
lǐ fán shùn zhe tiān xuán jìng fēn shēn gěi chū de zuò biāo ， lái dào le gōu máng zhōu shàng kōng sān wàn liù qiān zhàng de wèi zhì 。
李凡顺着天玄镜分身给出的坐标，来到了勾芒州上空三万六千丈的位置。
Li Fan followed the coordinates given by the Heavenly Xuan Mirror's clone to arrive at an altitude of thirty-six thousand zhang above the Hook芒 State.
jìn rù dù è zōng de rù kǒu jiù zài cǐ chù le 。
进入渡厄宗的入口就在此处了。
The entrance to Dao Xuan Sect was right here.
suō xiǎo le shí wàn bèi de dù è zōng yuán běn jiù fǎng ruò chén āi ， zài jiā shàng yǒu chuán fǎ jìn zhì zuò yòng 。
缩小了十万倍的渡厄宗原本就仿若尘埃，再加上有传法禁制作用。
Originally, the sect had been as small as dust, and with the added effect of the transmission prohibition, it became even harder to detect. Even with Li Fan’s current keen observation skills, he still couldn’t find any trace of the sect after knowing the result in advance.
suǒ yǐ jí biàn yǐ lǐ fán rú jīn de guān chá lì ， zài yǐ jīng zhī dào jié guǒ de qián tí xià qù jìn xíng zhēn cè 。 réng rán wú fǎ kuī tàn dào yǒu guān dù è zōng de rèn hé zōng jì 。
所以即便以李凡如今的观察力，在已经知道结果的前提下去进行侦测。仍然无法窥探到有关渡厄宗的任何踪迹。
After a moment's thought, Li Fan silently activated the Infinite Yin-Yang Technique and cut off a small part of his soul essence.
lǐ fán chén yín piàn kè hòu ， mò mò yùn zhuàn wú jí yíng xū fǎ 、 suí hòu jiāng zì jǐ de shén hún qiē gē xià yī xiǎo bù fèn lái 。
李凡沉吟片刻后，默默运转无极盈虚法、随后将自己的神魂切割下一小部分来。
Once separated from his body, this soul fragment transformed into a tiny version of Li Fan. It turned into a thread of white light and darted towards the tiny void before him.
shén hún lí tǐ hòu ， biàn huàn chéng xiǎo xiǎo de lǐ fán mú yàng ， huà zuò yī lǚ bái guāng 、 dùn rù qián fāng xì xiǎo xū kōng zhōng 。
神魂离体后，变幻成小小的李凡模样，化作一缕白光、遁入前方细小虚空中。
As everything around grew hundreds of times larger, the space surrounding Li Fan’s soul fragment expanded rapidly.
suí zhe zhōu biān shì wù qiān bǎi bèi de zài bù duàn zēng dà ， lǐ fán fēn hún zhōu wéi de kōng jiān yě xùn sù biàn dé guǎng kuò qǐ lái 。
随着周边事物千百倍的在不断增大，李凡分魂周围的空间也迅速变得广阔起来。
The soul fragment flew through the vast void, searching for any trace of the entrance to Dao Xuan Sect.
fēn hún zài máng máng xū kōng zhōng fēi chí zhe ， xún zhǎo zháo fù jìn dù è zōng rù kǒu de hén jì 。
分魂在茫茫虚空中飞驰着，寻找着附近渡厄宗入口的痕迹。
Finding the entrance was step one.
xiǎng yào jìn rù dù è zōng ， zhǎo dào rù kǒu shì dì yī bù 。
想要进入渡厄宗，找到入口是第一步。
"More than just shrinking; even the spatial dimensions here are layered in multiple directions."
“ bù jǐn jǐn shì dān chún de biàn xiǎo ， lián kōng jiān běn shēn zài zhè lǐ dōu shì duō gè fāng xiàng de dié jiā 。”
“不仅仅是单纯的变小，连空间本身在这里都是多个方向的叠加。”
Not long after, he sensed a familiar transmission prohibition aura. Li Fan's body suddenly halted.
bù duō shí ， gǎn yìng dào shú xī de chuán fǎ jìn zhì de qì xī ， lǐ fán shēn xíng měng dì zhǐ zhù 。
不多时，感应到熟悉的传法禁制的气息，李凡身形猛地止住。
After careful examination, he noticed that there was an area in the void that seemed to be embedded with a mirror surface, creating a slight discordance.
zǐ xì fēn biàn zhī xià ， lǐ fán fā xiàn bù yuǎn chù yǒu xū kōng zhōng yǒu yī piàn qū yù 、 fǎng fú bèi xiāng qiàn le yī kuài jìng miàn bān ， yǒu zhe nà me yī sī bù hé xié 。
仔细分辨之下，李凡发现不远处有虚空中有一片区域、仿佛被镶嵌了一块镜面般，有着那么一丝不和谐。
Ordinary people would barely notice it, but Li Fan had already deduced and broken down the transmission prohibition countless times within the Disintegration Disc. He knew this well.
xún cháng rén jī hū nán yǐ chá jué ， dàn lǐ fán yǐ jīng zài jiě lí dié zhōng tuī yǎn pò jiě le chuán fǎ jìn zhì wú shù cì ， zì rán duì cǐ shí fēn de shú xī 。
寻常人几乎难以察觉，但李凡已经在解离碟中推衍破解了传法禁制无数次，自然对此十分的熟悉。
Without hesitation, he flew towards the "mirror" surface.
méi yǒu yóu yù ， cháo zhe nà “ jìng miàn ” fēi qù 。
没有犹豫，朝着那“镜面”飞去。
It was like suddenly passing through an invisible bubble. In an instant, Li Fan felt that the spatial dimensions around him—up and down, left and right—were repeatedly inverted.
jiù xiàng dǒu rán chuān guò wú xíng de qì pào ， chà nà zhī jiān ， lǐ fán zhǐ jué de zhōu wéi de kōng jiān shàng xià 、 zuǒ yòu de fāng wèi ， fā shēng le duō cì de diān dǎo 。
就像陡然穿过无形的气泡，刹那之间，李凡只觉得周围的空间上下、左右的方位，发生了多次的颠倒。
A slight dizziness hit him as he realized he had entered the second layer of space.
wēi wēi de xuàn yūn gǎn chuán lái ， lǐ fán zhī dào zì jǐ tà rù le dì èr céng kōng jiān 。
微微的眩晕感传来，李凡知道自己踏入了第二层空间。
After entering this inner layer, besides the correct path, there were many "side paths" set up. Entering any one of them would teleport you to a confusing void maze designed for deception.
jìn rù lǐ céng kōng jiān zhī hòu ， chú le zhèng què de tōng dào zhī wài 、 hái shè zhì le xǔ duō “ chà lù ”。
进入里层空间之后，除了正确的通道之外、还设置了许多“岔路”。
There was no exit; only an endlessly expanding microscopic realm.
yī dào tà rù qí zhōng ， jiù huì bèi chuán sòng zhì qí tā yòng lái mí huò de xū kōng mí gōng zhī zhōng 。
一道踏入其中，就会被传送至其他用来迷惑的虚空迷宫之中。
Not only was it difficult to find your way back to Dao Xuan Sect, but even staying oriented in this place was extremely challenging.
méi yǒu chū kǒu ， zhǐ yǒu bù duàn fàng dà de 、 wēi guān céng miàn 。
没有出口，只有不断放大的、微观层面。
Fortunately, he carried the correct answer. After carefully navigating through seventy-two layers of space, Li Fan finally saw a floating mountain body in the void from afar.
bié shuō fǎn huí chóng xīn xún zhǎo dù è zōng le ， jiù lián xiǎng yào bù mí shī ， dōu shì yī jiàn jí nán zhī shì 。
别说返回重新寻找渡厄宗了，就连想要不迷失，都是一件极难之事。
The seventy-two layers had been shrunk by ten thousand times.
bù guò hǎo zài shēn huái zhèng què dá àn ， lǐ fán yī lù xiǎo xīn jǐn shèn 、 zài shēn rù le qī shí èr céng kōng jiān zhī hòu ， zhōng yú yuǎn yuǎn kàn dào le qián fāng yī zuò piāo fú zài xū wú zhī zhōng de shān tǐ 。
不过好在身怀正确答案，李凡一路小心谨慎、在深入了七十二层空间之后，终于远远看到了前方一座漂浮在虚无之中的山体。
The void wasn’t just black; it was an eerie pale purple.
qī shí èr céng kōng jiān ， bèi suō xiǎo le shí wàn bèi 。
七十二层空间，被缩小了十万倍。
Purple light occasionally flashed along the boundary, leaving only faint traces that quickly vanished.
xū kōng bù zài shì cháng guī yì yì de qī hēi ， ér shì yī piàn guǐ yì de dàn zǐ sè 。
虚空不再是常规意义的漆黑，而是一片诡异的淡紫色。
The speed was so fast that even Li Fan couldn't catch up.
zǐ guāng yìng zhào de biān jiè shàng ， bù shí huì yǒu dào dào xì xiàn fēi sù shǎn guò 。
紫光映照的边界上，不时会有道道细线飞速闪过。
Even more peculiarly, at intervals in this space, there would be unpredictable numbers of purple orbs appearing.
zhǐ liú xià qīng wēi de hén jì ， ér hòu jiù hěn kuài xiāo mǐ wú zōng 。
只留下轻微的痕迹，而后就很快消弭无踪。
Like suns or stars, they briefly illuminated the area before vanishing again.
sù dù zhī kuài ， jiù lián lǐ fán dōu wú fǎ bǔ zhuō 。
速度之快，就连李凡都无法捕捉。
...
gèng qí tè de shì ， cǐ chù kōng jiān zhōng ， měi gé yī duàn shí jiān 、 dōu yǒu shù liàng bù dìng de zǐ sè guāng qiú liàng qǐ 。
更奇特的是，此处空间中，每隔一段时间、都有数量不定的紫色光球亮起。
Amidst these strange scenes, the distant Dao Xuan Sect seemed even more eerie.
xiàng shì tài yáng ， yòu xiàng shì qún xīng 。
像是太阳，又像是群星。
Li Fan’s soul fragment slowly approached the mountain body. After passing through a layer of protective barriers, he officially entered Dao Xuan Sect.
jiāng zhè lǐ duǎn zàn zhào liàng zhī hòu ， yòu xùn sù xiāo shī 。
将这里短暂照亮之后，又迅速消失。
It felt like an independent space; Li Fan could finally hear sounds around him.
……
……
There were no specific noises, just the presence of sound. Unlike before when he was in the seventy-two layers, there was absolute silence here.
zài zhè yí mù mù guǐ yì chǎng jǐng de chèn tuō xià ， yuǎn fāng de dù è zōng gèng xiǎn de jǐ fēn guài jué de qì xī 。
在这一幕幕诡异场景的衬托下，远方的渡厄宗更显的几分怪谲的气息。
Li Fan was at the foot of the mountain. He looked ahead and saw a single stone staircase leading upwards. He tried to fly directly up the mountain.
lǐ fán fēn hún huǎn màn kào jìn shān tǐ 。
李凡分魂缓慢靠近山体。
But after not much distance, his body suddenly stopped.
zài chuān guò le yī céng jié jiè fáng hù zhī hòu ， zhèng shì jìn rù dào dù è zōng nèi bù 。
在穿过了一层结界防护之后，正式进入到渡厄宗内部。
"Is this an illusion?"
sì hū shì dú lì de kōng jiān ， lǐ fán de ěr biān zhōng yú yòu yǒu shēng yīn chuán lái 。
似乎是独立的空间，李凡的耳边终于又有声音传来。
Earlier, it seemed like someone had run past him, heading straight for the mountain top.
méi yǒu shén me jù tǐ de shēng xiǎng ， zhǐ shì yǒu shēng yīn de cún zài 。 bù shì cǐ qián shēn rù qī shí èr céng kōng jiān de guò chéng zhōng ， zhōu wéi shì jué duì de jì jìng 。
没有什么具体的声响，只是有声音的存在。不似此前深入七十二层空间的过程中，周围是绝对的寂静。
Li Fan didn't see the figure but felt its presence clearly.
lǐ fán mù qián de wèi zhì shì zài shān jiǎo xià 。
李凡目前的位置是在山脚下。
"Playing tricks on people..."
kàn zhe qián fāng jǐn yǒu yī tiáo xiàng shàng yán shēn de shí jiē ， lǐ fán cháng shì zhí jiē cháo zhe shān shàng fēi xíng 。
看着前方仅有一条向上延伸的石阶，李凡尝试直接朝着山上飞行。
He muttered coldly and continued forward.
méi yǒu fēi chū duō yuǎn ， yǎn qián yī huā 、 lǐ fán jìng rán yòu zhí jiē huí dào le yuán dì 。
没有飞出多远，眼前一花、李凡竟然又直接回到了原地。
Sure enough, every time he climbed a certain distance, that ghostly figure would appear again.
“ bù zhī dào zhè shì yīn wèi chuán fǎ jìn zhì de yuán yīn ， hái shì dù è zōng yuán běn de hù zōng shǒu duàn ？”
“不知道这是因为传法禁制的原因，还是渡厄宗原本的护宗手段？”
Some were going up with him; others were descending from above.
lǐ fán xīn zhōng rú cǐ xiǎng zhe ， fàng qì le fēi xíng 、 yí bù bù shùn zhe shān lù xiàng shàng 。
李凡心中如此想着，放弃了飞行、一步步顺着山路向上。
The frequency increased, and...
“ ń ？”
“嗯？”
"Each time it appears, the feeling becomes more pronounced."
méi zǒu jǐ bù ， jiǎo xià hū de dùn zhù 。
没走几步，脚下忽的顿住。
A look of seriousness appeared on Li Fan’s face.
“ shì cuò jué me ？”
“是错觉么？”
At first, it was just like a gentle breeze. Now, when the figure passed by, he could clearly feel the chill and dampness.
gāng cái ， sì hū yǒu yī dào shēn yǐng cóng tā shēn biān pǎo guò ， jìng zhí wǎng shān shàng qù le 。
刚才，似乎有一道身影从他身边跑过，径直往山上去了。
His soul fragment felt as if he were running in the heat of summer, with his body drenched in sweat...
lǐ fán méi yǒu “ kàn dào ” shēn yǐng de cún zài ， què shí shí zài zài gǎn jué dào le 。
李凡没有“看到”身影的存在，却实实在在感觉到了。
"Sweat?"
“ zhuāng shén nòng guǐ ……”
“装神弄鬼……”
Li Fan suddenly realized something was wrong. He scanned himself with his divine sense; everything seemed normal.
lǐ fán lěng hēng yī shēng ， jì xù xiàng qián 。
李凡冷哼一声，继续向前。
He then used the Water Mirror Technique to look into the mirror.
guǒ rán měi xiàng shàng pá yī duàn jù lí ， jiù gǎn jué dào nà guǐ mèi shēn yǐng de chū xiàn 。
果然每向上爬一段距离，就感觉到那鬼魅身影的出现。
Li Fan’s scalp tingled.
yǒu de gēn tā yī yàng shàng shān ， yǒu de zé shì zì shān shàng ér lái 。
有的跟他一样上山，有的则是自山上而来。
Those black shadows that had passed by him hadn’t disappeared but stacked and overlapped, all resting on his back.
chū xiàn de pín lǜ yuè lái yuè pín fán ， ér qiě ……
出现的频率越来越频繁，而且……
What shocked him even more was that without the reflection in the mirror, he wouldn't have noticed them at all!
“ měi cì chū xiàn ， dài lái de gǎn jué gèng jiā míng xiǎn le 。”
“每次出现，带来的感觉更加明显了。”
He seemed to see Li Fan's gaze reflected from the mirror. The originally indistinct faces of those shadows gradually became clear.
lǐ fán liǎn shàng fú xiàn chū xiē xǔ de níng zhòng zhī sè 。
李凡脸上浮现出些许的凝重之色。
One after another, pale faces kept changing as their voices echoed in his ears.
zuì kāi shǐ de shí hòu ， zhǐ shì fǎng ruò yī zhèn qīng fēng 。 dào le xiàn zài ， dāng shēn yǐng gēn tā cā jiān ér guò de shí hòu ， tā néng shí fēn qīng xī de gǎn shòu dào le yīn lěng 、 nián shī 。
最开始的时候，只是仿若一阵清风。到了现在，当身影跟他擦肩而过的时候，他能十分清晰的感受到了阴冷、黏湿。
"Go up the mountain... go up..."
yǐ zhì yú zhè jù fēn hún ， dōu xiàng shì fán rén zài sān fú tiān zhōng cháng pǎo yì bān ， shēn qū bèi hàn shuǐ jìn shī ……
以致于这具分魂，都像是凡人在三伏天中长跑一般，身躯被汗水浸湿……
"Hurry! Hurry!"
“ hàn shuǐ ？”
“汗水？”
"Comrade, give me a ride; this path is too hard."
lǐ fán měng rán jīng xǐng ， dùn shí chá jué dào bú duì 。
李凡猛然惊醒，顿时察觉到不对。
"I’m so tired. So tired. Should we be close to the exit?"
shén shí sǎo shì zì shēn ， méi yǒu shén me zhèng cháng 。
神识扫视自身，没有什么正常。
...
yòu shī zhǎn le shuǐ jìng shù ， cháo zhe jìng miàn zhōng kàn qù 。
又施展了水镜术，朝着镜面中看去。
At the same time these voices appeared, Li Fan was shocked to find that his body began moving according to their content.
lǐ fán shà shí zhī jiān tóu pí yǒu xiē fā má 。
李凡霎时之间头皮有些发麻。
He wanted to climb up but desperately wished to escape at the same time.
yuán lái gāng gāng nà xiē yǔ zì jǐ cā jiān de hēi yǐng ， bìng méi yǒu xiāo shī 。
原来刚刚那些与自己擦肩的黑影，并没有消失。
No one would give way.
ér shì yī dào yòu yī dào de ， duī dié chóng hé zhe 。 jiù zhè me quán dōu pā zài zì jǐ de bèi shàng 。
而是一道又一道的，堆叠重合着。就这么全都趴在自己的背上。
"Screech..."
gèng ràng tā gǎn dào jīng sǒng de shì ， ruò bú shì jìng miàn zhào shè ， lǐ fán duì cǐ jū rán méi yǒu sī háo chá jué ！
更让他感到惊悚的是，若不是镜面照射，李凡对此居然没有丝毫察觉！
In this contradictory tug-of-war, it felt like he was being pulled from both ends by many people.
sì hū cóng jìng zi de fǎn shè zhōng ， kàn dào le lǐ fán tóu lái de mù guāng 。
似乎从镜子的反射中，看到了李凡投来的目光。
Li Fan's body was torn apart in an instant.
nà xiē yuán běn mó hú bù qīng de yǐng zi de miàn páng ， jū rán zhú jiàn xiǎn xiàn chū lái 。
那些原本模糊不清的影子的面庞，居然逐渐显现出来。
"That’s right... that’s right..."
yī zhāng zhāng jiāo dié zài yì qǐ de cāng bái wú bǐ de liǎn bù tíng biàn huàn ， tā men de shēng yīn duàn duàn xù xù zài lǐ fán ěr biān xiǎng qǐ 。
一张张交叠在一起的苍白无比的脸不停变幻，他们的声音断断续续在李凡耳边响起。
Both sides rejoiced as they each got their share.
“ shàng shān ， shàng shān qù ……”
“上山，上山去……”
Then these figures split up, half a body each, moving quickly on the mountain path.
“ kuài pǎo ！ kuài pǎo a ！”
“快跑！快跑啊！”
It seemed that the shadows had tainted him; his two halves were also shrouded in darkness.
“ zhè wèi dào yǒu zài wǒ yī chéng ba ， zhè shān lù wèi miǎn yǒu xiē tài nán zǒu le 。”
“这位道友载我一程吧，这山路未免有些太难走了。”
In the passage of time and change, the two separated halves quietly transformed back into complete bodies.
“ hǎo lèi 。 hǎo lèi 。 yīng gāi kuài dào chū kǒu le ba 。”
“好累。好累。应该快到出口了吧。”
Outside Dao Xuan Sect, in the normal space of the Xuan Huang Realm, Li Fan watched the scenes transmitted by both soul fragments with interest.
……
……
One on the left, one on the right; up and down simultaneously. Two images appeared at the same time.
It was like a human organ being shrunk into cells.
Now, the Dao Xuan Sect had hidden in the void of the Hook芒 State within the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance. Ordinary people could not see or know about it.
Li Fan followed the coordinates given by the Heavenly Xuan Mirror's clone to arrive at an altitude of thirty-six thousand zhang above the Hook芒 State.
The entrance to Dao Xuan Sect was right here.
Originally, the sect had been as small as dust, and with the added effect of the transmission prohibition, it became even harder to detect. Even with Li Fan’s current keen observation skills, he still couldn’t find any trace of the sect after knowing the result in advance.
After a moment's thought, Li Fan silently activated the Infinite Yin-Yang Technique and cut off a small part of his soul essence.
Once separated from his body, this soul fragment transformed into a tiny version of Li Fan. It turned into a thread of white light and darted towards the tiny void before him.
As everything around grew hundreds of times larger, the space surrounding Li Fan’s soul fragment expanded rapidly.
The soul fragment flew through the vast void, searching for any trace of the entrance to Dao Xuan Sect.
Finding the entrance was step one.
"More than just shrinking; even the spatial dimensions here are layered in multiple directions."
Not long after, he sensed a familiar transmission prohibition aura. Li Fan's body suddenly halted.
After careful examination, he noticed that there was an area in the void that seemed to be embedded with a mirror surface, creating a slight discordance.
Ordinary people would barely notice it, but Li Fan had already deduced and broken down the transmission prohibition countless times within the Disintegration Disc. He knew this well.
Without hesitation, he flew towards the "mirror" surface.
It was like suddenly passing through an invisible bubble. In an instant, Li Fan felt that the spatial dimensions around him—up and down, left and right—were repeatedly inverted.
A slight dizziness hit him as he realized he had entered the second layer of space.
After entering this inner layer, besides the correct path, there were many "side paths" set up. Entering any one of them would teleport you to a confusing void maze designed for deception.
There was no exit; only an endlessly expanding microscopic realm.
Not only was it difficult to find your way back to Dao Xuan Sect, but even staying oriented in this place was extremely challenging.
Fortunately, he carried the correct answer. After carefully navigating through seventy-two layers of space, Li Fan finally saw a floating mountain body in the void from afar.
The seventy-two layers had been shrunk by ten thousand times.
The void wasn’t just black; it was an eerie pale purple.
Purple light occasionally flashed along the boundary, leaving only faint traces that quickly vanished.
The speed was so fast that even Li Fan couldn't catch up.
Even more peculiarly, at intervals in this space, there would be unpredictable numbers of purple orbs appearing.
Like suns or stars, they briefly illuminated the area before vanishing again.
...
Amidst these strange scenes, the distant Dao Xuan Sect seemed even more eerie.
Li Fan’s soul fragment slowly approached the mountain body. After passing through a layer of protective barriers, he officially entered Dao Xuan Sect.
It felt like an independent space; Li Fan could finally hear sounds around him.
There were no specific noises, just the presence of sound. Unlike before when he was in the seventy-two layers, there was absolute silence here.
Li Fan was at the foot of the mountain. He looked ahead and saw a single stone staircase leading upwards. He tried to fly directly up the mountain.
But after not much distance, his body suddenly stopped.
"Is this an illusion?"
Earlier, it seemed like someone had run past him, heading straight for the mountain top.
Li Fan didn't see the figure but felt its presence clearly.
"Playing tricks on people..."
He muttered coldly and continued forward.
Sure enough, every time he climbed a certain distance, that ghostly figure would appear again.
Some were going up with him; others were descending from above.
The frequency increased, and...
"Each time it appears, the feeling becomes more pronounced."
A look of seriousness appeared on Li Fan’s face.
At first, it was just like a gentle breeze. Now, when the figure passed by, he could clearly feel the chill and dampness.
His soul fragment felt as if he were running in the heat of summer, with his body drenched in sweat...
"Sweat?"
Li Fan suddenly realized something was wrong. He scanned himself with his divine sense; everything seemed normal.
He then used the Water Mirror Technique to look into the mirror.
Li Fan’s scalp tingled.
Those black shadows that had passed by him hadn’t disappeared but stacked and overlapped, all resting on his back.
What shocked him even more was that without the reflection in the mirror, he wouldn't have noticed them at all!
He seemed to see Li Fan's gaze reflected from the mirror. The originally indistinct faces of those shadows gradually became clear.
One after another, pale faces kept changing as their voices echoed in his ears.
"Go up the mountain... go up..."
"Hurry! Hurry!"
"Comrade, give me a ride; this path is too hard."
"I’m so tired. So tired. Should we be close to the exit?"
...
At the same time these voices appeared, Li Fan was shocked to find that his body began moving according to their content.
He wanted to climb up but desperately wished to escape at the same time.
No one would give way.
"Screech..."
In this contradictory tug-of-war, it felt like he was being pulled from both ends by many people.
Li Fan's body was torn apart in an instant.
"That’s right... that’s right..."
Both sides rejoiced as they each got their share.
Then these figures split up, half a body each, moving quickly on the mountain path.
It seemed that the shadows had tainted him; his two halves were also shrouded in darkness.
In the passage of time and change, the two separated halves quietly transformed back into complete bodies.
Outside Dao Xuan Sect, in the normal space of the Xuan Huang Realm, Li Fan watched the scenes transmitted by both soul fragments with interest.
One on the left, one on the right; up and down simultaneously. Two images appeared at the same time.