“ rú guǒ wǒ méi yǒu cāi cuò de huà ， féng ruì tā men de què céng jīng bèi rén duó shě guò 。”
“如果我没有猜错的话，冯瑞他们的确曾经被人夺舍过。”
"If I'm not mistaken, Feng Rui and his group were indeed possessed by someone."
“ bù guò zhè duó shě gōng fǎ ， yǒu xiē qí miào 。 jìng rán hái néng jiāng shēn tǐ guī huán 。”
“不过这夺舍功法，有些奇妙。竟然还能将身体归还。”
"But this possession technique is rather peculiar. It can even return the body afterward," said Transmitter Jiang with a frown.
chuán fǎ zhě jiǎng zhòu méi shuō dào 。
传法者蒋皱眉说道。
Li Fan nodded thoughtfully: "But anything that exists leaves traces behind. During the time of their possession, there must have been irreversible effects on their souls and bodies."
lǐ fán yě shì ruò yǒu suǒ sī ：“ bù guò fán cún zài ， bì liú xià hén jì 。 duó shě de zhè duàn shí jiān ， bì jìng hái shì duì tā men de shén hún 、 shēn tǐ chǎn shēng le bù kě nì de yǐng xiǎng 。”
李凡也是若有所思：“不过凡存在，必留下痕迹。夺舍的这段时间，毕竟还是对他们的神魂、身体产生了不可逆的影响。”
"Some characteristics of Master Mo Rujin from the Xuan Heavenly Sect are still lingering within them."
“ nà wèi xuán tiān jiào fǎ wáng de mǒu xiē líng hún tè xìng ， hái shì liú zài le tā men shēn shàng 。”
“那位玄天教法王的某些灵魂特性，还是留在了他们身上。”
Transmitter Jiang's eyes narrowed: "Master Mo Rujin is indeed a remarkable figure worth respecting."
chuán fǎ zhě jiǎng yǎn jīng mī qǐ ：“ nà wèi fǎ wáng shì jiào mò rú bīn ？ dàng zhēn shì wèi liǎo bù qǐ 、 zhí de jìng pèi de rén wù 。”
传法者蒋眼睛眯起：“那位法王是叫墨儒斌？当真是位了不起、值得敬佩的人物。”
Li Fan merely nodded without offering further commentary.
lǐ fán zhǐ shì diǎn diǎn tóu ， bìng méi yǒu guò duō de píng jià 。
李凡只是点点头，并没有过多的评价。
"They still retain memories from the time they were possessed. However, in their perspective, these events were completed after consultations with Mo Rujin," Transmitter Jiang continued to explain.
“ tā men réng rán liú yǒu bèi duó shě qī jiān de jì yì 。 zhǐ bù guò zài tā men de shì jiǎo zhōng ， zhè xiē shì shì tā men gēn mò rú bīn shāng yì hòu gòng tóng wán chéng de 。”
“他们仍然留有被夺舍期间的记忆。只不过在他们的视角中，这些事是他们跟墨儒斌商议后共同完成的。”
"As for where Mo Rujin is now..."
“ zhì yú mò rú bīn xiàn zài de xià luò ……”
“至于墨儒斌现在的下落……”
"He left on his own accord a year ago and has been missing ever since. To express gratitude for our shared time together, he even left behind several techniques from the Xuan Heavenly Sect as compensation."
“ zǎo zài yī nián yǐ qián ， tā jiù gào cí lí kāi 、 bù zhī suǒ zōng le 。 wèi le biǎo shì duì zhè duàn shí jiān zhāo xī xiāng chǔ de gǎn xiè ， tā shèn zhì hái liú xià le jǐ mén xī rì xuán tiān jiào de gōng fǎ zuò wéi bào chóu 。” chuán fǎ zhě jiǎng jì xù jiě shì dào 。
“早在一年以前，他就告辞离开、不知所踪了。为了表示对这段时间朝夕相处的感谢，他甚至还留下了几门昔日玄天教的功法作为报酬。”传法者蒋继续解释道。
"Perhaps it's just a means of distracting us. But it did work; at least, I wasted so much time," Li Fan said with a touch of self-deprecating humor.
“ kǒng pà hái shì rǎo luàn wǒ děng shì xiàn de shǒu duàn le 。 bù guò yě dí què zòu xiào le ， zuì qǐ mǎ ， wǒ yòu làng fèi le zhè me zhǎng de shí jiān 。” lǐ fán yǒu xiē zì cháo dào 。
“恐怕还是扰乱我等视线的手段了。不过也的确奏效了，最起码，我又浪费了这么长的时间。”李凡有些自嘲道。
"But where has he gone? Is the Celestial Mirror in the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance still the original divine artifact?"
“ bù guò ， tā jiū jìng qù le hé chù ？ xiàn zài wàn xiān méng de tiān xuán jìng ， hái shì běn lái de xiān qì tiān xuán jìng me ？”
“不过，他究竟去了何处？现在万仙盟的天玄镜，还是本来的仙器天玄镜么？”
"I will investigate this matter," Transmitter Jiang solemnly declared. "As for your body..."
“ zhè yì diǎn ， wǒ huì qù chá míng de 。” chuán fǎ zhě jiǎng miàn sè sù rán dào ，“ zhì yú nǐ de zhè jù shēn qū ……”
“这一点，我会去查明的。”传法者蒋面色肃然道，“至于你的这具身躯……”
"Someone needs to give them an explanation."
“ hái shì yào gěi tā men diǎn jiāo dài 。”
“还是要给他们点交代。”
Transmitter Jiang's dark eyes instantly locked onto theimmortal puppetLi Fan.
chuán fǎ zhě jiǎng qī hēi de shuāng tóng ， shà shí suǒ dìng xiān guī lǐ fán 。
传法者蒋漆黑的双瞳，霎时锁定仙傀李凡。
It felt as if he had been pulled into a void, and Li Fan's body slowly vanished into it.
fǎng fú bèi lā rù yī piàn xū wú de shì jiè zhōng ， xiān guī lǐ fán de shēn tǐ ， bèi xū wú màn màn suǒ yān mò 。
仿佛被拉入一片虚无的世界中，仙傀李凡的身体，被虚无慢慢所淹没。
In just a moment, he was completely gone from this world.
bù guò piàn kè ， jiù chè dǐ xiāo shī zài le shì shàng 。
不过片刻，就彻底消失在了世上。
...
……
……
In the Spirit Wood Realm, Li Fan shook his head slightly after sensing the final image transmitted by theimmortal puppet.
líng mù jiè zhōng ， gǎn yìng zhe xiān guī shēn qū zuì hòu chuán lái de huà miàn ， lǐ fán wēi wēi yáo le yáo tóu 。
灵木界中，感应着仙傀身躯最后传来的画面，李凡微微摇了摇头。
He wasn't surprised that Transmitter Jiang had taken action. After all, accusing or defaming a transmitter for failure was an unforgivable sin. Someone needed to take responsibility—even if it was just superficially.
chuán fǎ zhě jiǎng tū rán dòng shǒu ， tā bìng bù gǎn dào yì wài 。
传法者蒋突然动手，他并不感到意外。
Before destroying his ownimmortal puppet, Transmitter Jiang had told him in a voice transmission to shift the investigation of Mo Rujin into secrecy and contact Zhou Transmitter if any discoveries were made.
bì jìng duì chuán fǎ zhě shī bài de zhǐ kòng ， huò zhě shuō wū miè ， jué duì shì yī jiàn bù kě ráo shù de dà zuì 。
毕竟对传法者失败的指控，或者说污蔑，绝对是一件不可饶恕的大罪。
"Transmitter Jiang is likely the only reliable one among transmitters."
bì xū yǒu rén wèi cǐ chéng dān zé rèn 。
必须有人为此承担责任。
"We'll have to wait for his findings to learn about Mo Rujin's whereabouts."
nǎ pà shì biǎo miàn shàng de 。
哪怕是表面上的。
Several times being led by Mo Rujin, Li Fan felt a bit agitated. More troubling was that Mo Rujin had been missing for nearly a year.
chuán fǎ zhě jiǎng xiāo miè zì jǐ de xiān guī shēn qū zhī qián ， céng chuán yīn gào sù zì jǐ ， duì xuán tiān wáng mò rú bīn de diào chá zhuǎn rù dì xià 。
传法者蒋消灭自己的仙傀身躯之前，曾传音告诉自己，对玄天王墨儒斌的调查转入地下。
During this time, he had used the Celestial Mirror's vast computational power, undoubtedly related to Mo Rujin's disappearance. Yet, he hadn't reappeared after such a long time.
yǒu shén me fā xiàn ， hái shì tōng guò chuán fǎ zhě zhōu jìn xíng lián xì 。
有什么发现，还是通过传法者周进行联系。
Had he already found the missing Xuan Heavenly King? Or was it possible that he never sought out the Xuan Heavenly King but instead escaped this darkest star sea using techniques from the old Xuan Heavenly Sect?
“ jiǎng zhè ge rén ， kǒng pà shì chuán fǎ zhě qún tǐ zhōng ， wéi yī kě kào de le 。”
“蒋这个人，恐怕是传法者群体中，唯一可靠的了。”
After some time of mental turmoil, Li Fan finally received Transmitter Jiang's findings.
“ xiǎng yào zhī xiǎo mò rú bīn de qù chù ， hái shì yào děng tā de diào chá jié guǒ 。”
“想要知晓墨儒斌的去处，还是要等他的调查结果。”
In Zhou Transmitter's private world, a newly createdimmortal puppet took the lead.
xiān hòu jǐ cì bèi mò rú bīn qiān zhe bí zi zǒu ， lǐ fán de xīn zhōng bù jīn yǒu xiē fán zào 。
先后几次被墨儒斌牵着鼻子走，李凡的心中不禁有些烦躁。
"The Celestial Mirror is still the same. However, it was overburdened with computational power and damaged its core."
gèng ràng tā yǒu xiē yōu lǜ de shì ， mò rú bīn yǐ jīng xiāo shī jiāng jìn yī nián de shí jiān le 。
更让他有些忧虑的是，墨儒斌已经消失将近一年的时间了。
"Many functions of the Celestial Mirror might be suspended for some time."
zài tā zhǎng kòng wàn xiān méng de zhè duàn shí jiān lǐ ， tā diào yòng le tiān xuán jìng de páng dà suàn lì ， dìng rán shì wèi le gēn xuán tiān wáng xià luò yǒu guān zhī shì 。
在他掌控万仙盟的这段时间里，他调用了天玄镜的庞大算力，定然是为了跟玄天王下落有关之事。
"It remained silent about Mo Rujin's whereabouts," Zhou Transmitter continued.
zhè me zhǎng shí jiān ， tā dōu méi yǒu zài cì xiàn shēn 。
这么长时间，他都没有再次现身。
"But I visited the Mirror Keeper and the True Illusion Sage lineage, pooling their powers to forcibly retrieve previous derivation records from the Celestial Mirror."
huì bú huì yǐ jīng zhǎo dào shī zōng de xuán tiān wáng le ？ yì huò zhě ， tā gēn běn dōu méi yǒu qù zhǎo shén me xuán tiān wáng 。 ér shì lì yòng xī rì xuán tiān jiào liú xià de shǒu duàn ， táo lí zhè piàn zhì àn xīng hǎi le ？
会不会已经找到失踪的玄天王了？亦或者，他根本都没有去找什么玄天王。而是利用昔日玄天教留下的手段，逃离这片至暗星海了？
"We finally found a possible direction for where Master Mo Rujin might be," Zhou Transmitter said with an unusually serious tone.
xǔ jiǔ méi yǒu de xīn shén wēi luàn zhōng ， lǐ fán zhōng yú děng dào le chuán fǎ zhě jiǎng de diào chá jié guǒ 。
许久没有的心神微乱中，李凡终于等到了传法者蒋的调查结果。
Li Fan's expression turned solemn as he awaited further details. The results of such extensive computations on a divine artifact were significant.
chuán fǎ zhě zhōu de sī rén xiǎo shì jiè zhōng ， yī jiù shì xīn zào de xiān guī shēn qū chū mǎ 。
传法者周的私人小世界中，依旧是新造的仙傀身躯出马。
Pausing, Zhou Transmitter lowered his voice and began to narrate.
“ tiān xuán jìng hái shì nà ge tiān xuán jìng 。 zhǐ bù guò diào yòng le tài duō suàn lì ， jìng rán shāng jí dào le jìng zhī běn yuán 。”
“天玄镜还是那个天玄镜。只不过调用了太多算力，竟然伤及到了镜之本源。”
"Did you know that there is another illusory world corresponding to the Xuanhuang Realm?" Zhou asked, posing an unrelated question first.
“ kě néng jiē xià lái hěn zhǎng yī duàn shí jiān ， tiān xuán jìng de xǔ duō gōng néng dōu yào zàn tíng shǐ yòng le 。”
“可能接下来很长一段时间，天玄镜的许多功能都要暂停使用了。”
Li Fan nodded: "Yes, we call it the [Fallen Immortal Realm]."
“ tā duì yú mò rú bīn de xià luò què shì xuǎn zé bì kǒu bù yán 。”
“它对于墨儒斌的下落却是选择闭口不言。”
"Correct. Fallen Immortal."
“ bù guò jiǎng tā bài fǎng le zhǎng jìng rén yǐ jí huàn zhēn xián zhě yī mài ， jí hé sān quán zhī lì ， qiáng xíng cóng tiān xuán jìng zhōng 、 diào qǔ le cǐ qián de tuī yǎn jì lù 。”
“不过蒋他拜访了掌镜人以及幻真贤者一脉，集合三权之力，强行从天玄镜中、调取了此前的推衍记录。”
"At the moment of his demise, this immortal looked back at the Xuanhuang Realm. Everything in existence—large or small—was reflected into this illusory world!" Zhou Transmitter exclaimed with admiration.
“ zhōng yú zhǎo dào le nà wèi xuán tiān jiào fǎ wáng kě néng de qù xiàng 。” chuán fǎ zhě zhōu de yǔ qì què shì yī fǎn cháng tài de shí fēn níng zhòng 。
“终于找到了那位玄天教法王可能的去向。”传法者周的语气却是一反常态的十分凝重。
"So, have you ever wondered who this immortal was and why he fell?"
lǐ fán yī liǎn yán sù ， jìng dài xià wén 。
李凡一脸严肃，静待下文。
"I did wonder about it. Do you know anything about him?" Li Fan asked.
jiù lián xiān qì dōu yào sǔn shāng běn yuán cái néng tuī yǎn chū de jié guǒ ， xiǎn rán shì fēi tóng xiǎo kě zhī shì 。
就连仙器都要损伤本源才能推衍出的结果，显然是非同小可之事。
"Before this, I didn't either. But according to the Celestial Mirror's derivations, we can make some guesses," Zhou admitted.
dùn le dùn ， chuán fǎ zhě zhōu zhè cái yā dī le shēng yīn ， wěi wěi dào lái 。
顿了顿，传法者周这才压低了声音，娓娓道来。
"Do you remember how to enter the Fallen Immortal Realm?"
“ nǐ kě zhī ， duì yìng zhe xuán huáng jiè shí tǐ ， shì shàng hái yǒu yī chù xū huàn de shì jiè ？” zhōu què shì xiān wèn le gè kàn shì háo bù xiāng guān de wèn tí 。
“你可知，对应着玄黄界实体，世上还有一处虚幻的世界？”周却是先问了个看似毫不相关的问题。
"Method?" Li Fan recalled a peculiar ritual involving four items:
lǐ fán xīn zhōng yī tiào ， diǎn tóu dá dào ：“ zhè diǎn ， wǒ zì shì zhī xiǎo 。 nǐ men wàn xiān méng xiū shì ， jiāng qí chēng zhī wèi 【 yǔn xiān jiè 】。”
李凡心中一跳，点头达到：“这点，我自是知晓。你们万仙盟修士，将其称之为【陨仙界】。”
A plain robe.
A full ear of grain.
A small and exquisite model house.
A lifelike miniature cart.
“ bù cuò ， yǔn xiān 。”
“不错，陨仙。”
These items were placed in each corner of space. Then, one must first face the robe and whisper:
“ zhè wèi xiān rén yǔn luò zhī shí ， zuì hòu kàn le yī yǎn xuán huáng jiè 。 yú shì shì shàng de yī qiè shì wù ， dà dào shān chuān hé hǎi ， xiǎo zhì lóu yǐ wēi chóng 。 jù shì wán quán yìng zhào jìn zhè xū huàn shì jiè zhōng ！ zhè shì hé děng de shén tōng ！” chuán fǎ zhě zhōu gǎn kǎi dào ， yǔ qì zhōng pǒ yǒu xiē xiàng wǎng 。
“这位仙人陨落之时，最后看了一眼玄黄界。于是世上的一切事物，大到山川河海，小至蝼蚁微虫。俱是完全映照进这虚幻世界中！这是何等的神通！”传法者周感慨道，语气中颇有些向往。
"Xuanhuang Immortal Sage."
“ nà me ， nǐ yǒu méi yǒu xiǎng guò ， zhè wèi jù bèi nán yǐ xiǎng xiàng shén tōng de xiān rén ， jiū jìng shì shuí ？ yòu yīn hé huì yǔn luò ne ？”
“那么，你有没有想过，这位具备难以想象神通的仙人，究竟是谁？又因何会陨落呢？”
Next, turn to the ear of grain and silently say:
“ wǒ dí què céng mǎn shì hào qí 。 nán bù chéng ， nǐ men zhī dào ？” lǐ fán wèn dào 。
“我的确曾满是好奇。难不成，你们知道？”李凡问道。
"Xuanhuang Heavenly Lord."
“ qí shí zài cǐ zhī qián ， wǒ yě bù zhī dào 。 bù guò gēn jù tiān xuán jìng de tuī yǎn jié guǒ ， huò xǔ kě yǐ cāi cè yī èr 。” zhōu tǎn yán dào 。
“其实在此之前，我也不知道。不过根据天玄镜的推衍结果，或许可以猜测一二。”周坦言道。
Then look at the model house and breathe deeply while murmuring:
“ nǐ kě hái jì de ， jìn rù yǔn xiān jiè de fāng fǎ ？”
“你可还记得，进入陨仙界的方法？”
"Xuanhuang God."
“ fāng fǎ ？” lǐ fán dùn shí huí yì qǐ nà ge pǒ yǒu xiē gǔ guài de yí shì lái 。
“方法？”李凡顿时回忆起那个颇有些古怪的仪式来。
Finally, gaze upon the cart filled with goods.
xū yào sì yàng dōng xī 。
需要四样东西。
Lastly, whisper: "Xuanhuang Supreme Deity."
yī jiàn pǔ tōng de má yī 。
一件普通的麻衣。
"The answer is often right on the surface," Zhou's expression grave.
yī zhī bǎo mǎn de dào suì 。
一支饱满的稻穗。
"This Fallen Immortal is none other than [Supreme Deity Xuanhuang]!"
yī jiān xiǎo ér jīng zhì de fáng wū mó xíng 。
一间小而精致的房屋模型。
"A plain robe, a full ear of grain, a model house, and a miniature cart—corresponding to clothing, food, shelter, and transportation—the four basic necessities of human life. This is the responsibility of Supreme Deity Xuanhuang."
yī liàng xǔ xǔ rú shēng de wēi suō lǘ chē 。
一辆栩栩如生的微缩驴车。
"Xuanhuang Supreme Deity?!" Li Fan's heart raced.
sì yàng dōng xī ， fēn bié zhì yú kōng jiān de sì gè jiǎo luò 。
四样东西，分别置于空间的四个角落。
"Xuanhuang corresponds to the Xuanhuang Realm. Supreme Deity..."
ér hòu xū dì yī bù mài chū ， miàn xiàng má yī fāng xiàng ， dī shēng sòng niàn dào ：
而后需第一步迈出，面向麻衣方向，低声诵念道：
"Is it the Eternal Life Supreme Deity?"
“ fú shēng xuán huáng xiān zūn 。”
“福生玄黄仙尊。”
"But that doesn't make sense," Li Fan frowned, puzzled.
dì èr bù ， xū zhuǎn xiàng bǎo mǎn de dào suì ， chéng kěn mò niàn ：
第二步，需转向饱满的稻穗，诚恳默念：
"Ordinary Eternal Life realm experts can't achieve such divine-like powers," he said in confusion.
“ fú shēng xuán huáng tiān jūn 。”
“福生玄黄天君。”
"But [Supreme Deity Xuanhuang] can," Zhou explained to Li Fan.
dì sān bù ， xū kàn zhe jīng qiǎo de fáng wū ， bǐng qì níng xī dī yǔ ：
第三步，需看着精巧的房屋，屏气凝息低语：
"Supreme Deity Xuanhuang is not a specific person but a title."
“ fú shēng xuán huáng shàng dì 。”
“福生玄黄上帝。”
"If one could merge with the world's Dao, reaching the point where 'my heart is the world’s heart, my will is the world’s will,' then everything would be visible to him."
dì sì bù ， xū mù shì zhuāng mǎn huò wù de bǎn chē 。
第四步，需目视装满货物的板车。
"Supreme Deity Xuanhuang is such a figure."
zuì hòu mò niàn ：“ fú shēng xuán huáng tiān zūn 。”
最后默念：“福生玄黄天尊。”
As Zhou explained, Li Fan recalled his relationship with the Spirit Wood Realm.
“ qí shí ， dá àn wǎng wǎng jiù zài mí miàn shàng 。” zhōu de shén qíng sù mù ，“ zhè wèi yǔn xiān ， jiù shì 【 xuán huáng tiān zūn 】！”
“其实，答案往往就在谜面上。”周的神情肃穆，“这位陨仙，就是【玄黄天尊】！”
(End of Chapter)
"If I'm not mistaken, Feng Rui and his group were indeed possessed by someone."
"But this possession technique is rather peculiar. It can even return the body afterward," said Transmitter Jiang with a frown.
Li Fan nodded thoughtfully: "But anything that exists leaves traces behind. During the time of their possession, there must have been irreversible effects on their souls and bodies."
"Some characteristics of Master Mo Rujin from the Xuan Heavenly Sect are still lingering within them."
Transmitter Jiang's eyes narrowed: "Master Mo Rujin is indeed a remarkable figure worth respecting."
Li Fan merely nodded without offering further commentary.
"They still retain memories from the time they were possessed. However, in their perspective, these events were completed after consultations with Mo Rujin," Transmitter Jiang continued to explain.
"As for where Mo Rujin is now..."
"He left on his own accord a year ago and has been missing ever since. To express gratitude for our shared time together, he even left behind several techniques from the Xuan Heavenly Sect as compensation."
"Perhaps it's just a means of distracting us. But it did work; at least, I wasted so much time," Li Fan said with a touch of self-deprecating humor.
"But where has he gone? Is the Celestial Mirror in the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance still the original divine artifact?"
"I will investigate this matter," Transmitter Jiang solemnly declared. "As for your body..."
"Someone needs to give them an explanation."
Transmitter Jiang's dark eyes instantly locked onto theimmortal puppetLi Fan.
It felt as if he had been pulled into a void, and Li Fan's body slowly vanished into it.
In just a moment, he was completely gone from this world.
...
In the Spirit Wood Realm, Li Fan shook his head slightly after sensing the final image transmitted by theimmortal puppet.
He wasn't surprised that Transmitter Jiang had taken action. After all, accusing or defaming a transmitter for failure was an unforgivable sin. Someone needed to take responsibility—even if it was just superficially.
Before destroying his ownimmortal puppet, Transmitter Jiang had told him in a voice transmission to shift the investigation of Mo Rujin into secrecy and contact Zhou Transmitter if any discoveries were made.
"Transmitter Jiang is likely the only reliable one among transmitters."
"We'll have to wait for his findings to learn about Mo Rujin's whereabouts."
Several times being led by Mo Rujin, Li Fan felt a bit agitated. More troubling was that Mo Rujin had been missing for nearly a year.
During this time, he had used the Celestial Mirror's vast computational power, undoubtedly related to Mo Rujin's disappearance. Yet, he hadn't reappeared after such a long time.
Had he already found the missing Xuan Heavenly King? Or was it possible that he never sought out the Xuan Heavenly King but instead escaped this darkest star sea using techniques from the old Xuan Heavenly Sect?
After some time of mental turmoil, Li Fan finally received Transmitter Jiang's findings.
In Zhou Transmitter's private world, a newly createdimmortal puppet took the lead.
"The Celestial Mirror is still the same. However, it was overburdened with computational power and damaged its core."
"Many functions of the Celestial Mirror might be suspended for some time."
"It remained silent about Mo Rujin's whereabouts," Zhou Transmitter continued.
"But I visited the Mirror Keeper and the True Illusion Sage lineage, pooling their powers to forcibly retrieve previous derivation records from the Celestial Mirror."
"We finally found a possible direction for where Master Mo Rujin might be," Zhou Transmitter said with an unusually serious tone.
Li Fan's expression turned solemn as he awaited further details. The results of such extensive computations on a divine artifact were significant.
Pausing, Zhou Transmitter lowered his voice and began to narrate.
"Did you know that there is another illusory world corresponding to the Xuanhuang Realm?" Zhou asked, posing an unrelated question first.
Li Fan nodded: "Yes, we call it the [Fallen Immortal Realm]."
"Correct. Fallen Immortal."
"At the moment of his demise, this immortal looked back at the Xuanhuang Realm. Everything in existence—large or small—was reflected into this illusory world!" Zhou Transmitter exclaimed with admiration.
"So, have you ever wondered who this immortal was and why he fell?"
"I did wonder about it. Do you know anything about him?" Li Fan asked.
"Before this, I didn't either. But according to the Celestial Mirror's derivations, we can make some guesses," Zhou admitted.
"Do you remember how to enter the Fallen Immortal Realm?"
"Method?" Li Fan recalled a peculiar ritual involving four items:
A plain robe.
A full ear of grain.
A small and exquisite model house.
A lifelike miniature cart.
These items were placed in each corner of space. Then, one must first face the robe and whisper:
"Xuanhuang Immortal Sage."
Next, turn to the ear of grain and silently say:
"Xuanhuang Heavenly Lord."
Then look at the model house and breathe deeply while murmuring:
"Xuanhuang God."
Finally, gaze upon the cart filled with goods.
Lastly, whisper: "Xuanhuang Supreme Deity."
"The answer is often right on the surface," Zhou's expression grave.
"This Fallen Immortal is none other than [Supreme Deity Xuanhuang]!"
"A plain robe, a full ear of grain, a model house, and a miniature cart—corresponding to clothing, food, shelter, and transportation—the four basic necessities of human life. This is the responsibility of Supreme Deity Xuanhuang."
"Xuanhuang Supreme Deity?!" Li Fan's heart raced.
"Xuanhuang corresponds to the Xuanhuang Realm. Supreme Deity..."
"Is it the Eternal Life Supreme Deity?"
"But that doesn't make sense," Li Fan frowned, puzzled.
"Ordinary Eternal Life realm experts can't achieve such divine-like powers," he said in confusion.
"But [Supreme Deity Xuanhuang] can," Zhou explained to Li Fan.
"Supreme Deity Xuanhuang is not a specific person but a title."
"If one could merge with the world's Dao, reaching the point where 'my heart is the world’s heart, my will is the world’s will,' then everything would be visible to him."
"Supreme Deity Xuanhuang is such a figure."
As Zhou explained, Li Fan recalled his relationship with the Spirit Wood Realm.
(End of Chapter)