“ tiān zūn chuàng jiàn xīn fǎ yǐ lái ， hái méi yǒu xīn de xuán huáng tiān zūn dàn shēng guò 。 suǒ yǐ jiū jìng huì chū xiàn shén me qíng kuàng ……”
“天尊创建新法以来，还没有新的玄黄天尊诞生过。所以究竟会出现什么情况……”
Since the Heavenly Sovereign created new methods, no new Yellow-Black Heavenly Sovereign had ever been born. So what exactly would happen...
“ shuí yě bù zhī dào 。”
“谁也不知道。”
No one knew.
chuán fǎ zhōu shén qíng sù rán dào 。
传法周神情肃然道。
Transmitting the Law Zhou's expression was solemn as he said.
lǐ fán méi yǒu dá huà 。
李凡没有答话。
Li Fan did not reply.
tā de nǎo hǎi zhōng ， yòu fú xiàn chū le bái xiān shēng de nà jù “ qián yǒu xiān lù tà bù dé ， chuán fǎ tiān zūn zài shàng tou 。”
他的脑海中，又浮现出了白先生的那句“前有仙路踏不得，传法天尊在上头。”
In his mind, the words of Mr. Bai flashed again: "Before, one could not tread on the path to immortality; the Heavenly Sovereign of Transmitting the Law is above."
rú guǒ tā de cāi cè méi yǒu cuò de huà ， bái xiān shēng zhī suǒ yǐ fán rén zhī qū 、 yī bù dēng tiān ， jiù shì yīn wèi dé zhèng le 【 xuán huáng tiān zūn 】。
如果他的猜测没有错的话，白先生之所以凡人之躯、一步登天，就是因为得证了【玄黄天尊】。
If his guess was correct, that was why Mr. Bai had transcended from a mere mortal and ascended directly—because he had proven himself worthy of becoming the Yellow-Black Heavenly Sovereign.
rán ér ， tā què yǐ zì jǐ de xìng mìng wèi dài jià ， nì zhuǎn le “ fán rén bù kě zhū xiān ” zhī lǐ 。
然而，他却以自己的性命为代价，逆转了“凡人不可诛仙”之理。
However, at great cost to his own life, he had reversed the principle that mortals could not slay immortals, creating the Immortal-Demon Mist.
chuàng zào chū le xiān fán zhàng 。
创造出了仙凡瘴。
This indirectly showed that even the Yellow-Black Heavenly Sovereign had no good solutions for principles already overturned.
zhè cóng cè miàn shuō míng ， jiù suàn shì xuán huáng tiān zūn ， duì nà xiē yǐ jīng nì zhuǎn de tiān dì zhī lǐ yě méi yǒu shén me tài hǎo de bàn fǎ 。
这从侧面说明，就算是玄黄天尊，对那些已经逆转的天地之理也没有什么太好的办法。
"If we consider the Yellow-Black World as a marvelously crafted creation, the original Yellow-Black Heavenly Sovereign would have held all rights to this creation."
“ rú guǒ bǎ xuán huáng jiè kàn chéng mǒu zhǒng jīng miào zào wù de huà ， yuán běn xuán huáng tiān zūn shì yōng yǒu zhè tái zào wù suǒ yǒu de quán xiàn de 。”
“如果把玄黄界看成某种精妙造物的话，原本玄黄天尊是拥有这台造物所有的权限的。”
"But because the Law was transmitted and found a flaw in this creation's existence. By reversing the natural order, he created new permissions out of thin air, continuously eroding the existing rights within the Yellow-Black World."
“ dàn yīn wèi chuán fǎ zhǎo dào le zhè tái zào wù cún zài de pò zhàn 。 nì tiān dì zhī lǐ ， píng kōng shēng zào le yī tiáo xīn de quán xiàn 。 bìng qiě ， hái néng yuán yuán bù duàn de qīn shí xuán huáng jiè xiàn yǒu quán xiàn 。”
“但因为传法找到了这台造物存在的破绽。逆天地之理，凭空生造了一条新的权限。并且，还能源源不断的侵蚀玄黄界现有权限。”
"Almost leading to its current change of ownership."
“ yě jiù jī hū dǎo zhì le rú jīn xuán huáng jiè yì zhǔ de qíng kuàng 。”
“也就几乎导致了如今玄黄界易主的情况。”
Still using the analogy of the Yellow-Black World as a prison.
hái shì nà ge bǎ xuán huáng jiè bǐ zuò jiān yù fáng zi de bǐ yù 。
还是那个把玄黄界比作监狱房子的比喻。
The entity that first crafted the Yellow-Black World left a central control room in the prison.
zuì chū dǎ zào xuán huáng jiè de nà ge cún zài ， zài jiān yù zhōng liú xià le yī jiān zǒng kòng zhì shì 。
最初打造玄黄界的那个存在，在监狱中留下了一间总控制室。
The Yellow-Black Heavenly Sovereign was the code name for those who could enter this central control room.
xuán huáng tiān zūn ， jiù shì néng gòu jìn rù zǒng kòng zhì de rén de dài hào 。
玄黄天尊，就是能够进入总控制的人的代号。
Inside, one had complete knowledge over everything within the Yellow-Black World.
zài zǒng kòng zhì shì nèi ， néng duì xuán huáng jiè de yī qiè liǎo rú zhǐ zhǎng 。
在总控制室内，能对玄黄界的一切了如指掌。
Even creating celestial wonders representing certain laws by hand was no difficult task.
shèn zhì tú shǒu chuàng zào dài biǎo mǒu zhǒng fǎ zé de tiān zhī qí ， yě shì yì shì 。
甚至徒手创造代表某种法则的天之奇，也是易事。
But on some day, an uninvited guest with exceptional skills suddenly arrived in the prison.
zhǐ bù guò ， mǒu tiān jiān yù zhōng hū rán lái le yī wèi jì shù gāo chāo de bù sù zhī kè 。
只不过，某天监狱中忽然来了一位技术高超的不速之客。
He managed to cut off the central control room's authority over a specific area of the prison and then seized it for himself.
tā jìng rán tōng guò mǒu zhǒng shǒu duàn ， qiē duàn le zǒng kòng zhì shì duì yú jiān yù mǒu chù de kòng zhì quán 。 bìng suí hòu jiāng kòng zhì quán jù wéi jǐ yǒu 。
他竟然通过某种手段，切断了总控制室对于监狱某处的控制权。并随后将控制权据为己有。
Moreover, he had developed a large number of believers within the prison.
bìng qiě tā hái zài jiān yù zhōng fā zhǎn chū le yī dà pī xìn tú 。
并且他还在监狱中发展出了一大批信徒。
By directly altering the walls, he began transforming the prison. Gradually, the transformed areas were beyond the central control room's reach.
tōng guò zhí jiē gǎi huàn qiáng tǐ de fāng fǎ ， duì jiān yù jìn xíng gǎi zào 。 zhú bù cán shí 。
通过直接改换墙体的方法，对监狱进行改造。逐步蚕食。
...
gǎi zào 、 xīn jiàn de bù fèn ， zǒng kòng zhì shì zì rán yě shī qù le duì tā men de zhǎng kòng 。
改造、新建的部分，总控制室自然也失去了对它们的掌控。
"The current Yellow-Black Heavenly Sovereign's power is clearly diminished."
……
……
"Perhaps not even a match for the Law."
“ mù qián kàn lái ， xiàn zài de xuán huáng tiān zūn ， wēi néng yě shì dà bù rú qián le 。”
“目前看来，现在的玄黄天尊，威能也是大不如前了。”
"But..."
“ zuì qǐ mǎ wèi bì shì chuán fǎ de duì shǒu 。”
“最起码未必是传法的对手。”
Li Fan's eyes flickered. He knew his situation well; he was unlikely to meet the criteria for becoming a Yellow-Black Heavenly Sovereign.
“ bù guò ……”
“不过……”
However, he could find someone like Mr. Bai or Lord Xuan who possessed such sincere and benevolent qualities.
lǐ fán mù guāng shǎn dòng 。
李凡目光闪动。
Once they became the current Yellow-Black Heavenly Sovereign, he would push them into conflict with the Law.
tā duì zì jǐ de qíng kuàng qīng chǔ ， yīng gāi shì wú fǎ mǎn zú chéng wéi xuán huáng tiān zūn tiáo jiàn de 。
他对自己的情况清楚，应该是无法满足成为玄黄天尊条件的。
He could then probe the Law's true nature.
bù guò ， tā kě yǐ zhǎo dào fú hé tiáo jiàn ， shì xuán tiān wáng 、 bái xiān shēng nà bān de zhì chéng zhì shàn zhī rén 。
不过，他可以找到符合条件，似玄天王、白先生那般的至诚至善之人。
As he thought this, Li Fan frowned and asked, "So, given how urgent the situation is, are we not doing anything?"
děng duì fāng chéng wéi dāng dài xuán huáng tiān zūn zhī hòu ， zài tuī dòng qí yǔ chuán fǎ yī zhàn 。
等对方成为当代玄黄天尊之后，再推动其与传法一战。
"If Mo Juru becomes a Yellow-Black Heavenly Sovereign, things will be difficult."
mō yī mō chuán fǎ tiān zūn de dǐ 。
摸一摸传法天尊的底。
Transmitting the Law Zhou also showed an air of helplessness. "We don't want to do nothing; it's just that there aren't many good solutions."
zhè me yī biān xiǎng zhe ， lǐ fán yī biān zhòu méi wèn dào ：“ suǒ yǐ qíng kuàng zhè me jǐn jí ， wǒ men xiàn zài jiù bù zuò diǎn shén me ？”
这么一边想着，李凡一边皱眉问道：“所以情况这么紧急，我们现在就不做点什么？”
"Many of us have already tried, but we can't even pass the first stage."
“ rú guǒ mò rú bīn zhēn de chéng wéi xuán huáng tiān zūn ， nà shì qíng jiù bù hǎo bàn le 。”
“如果墨儒斌真的成为玄黄天尊，那事情就不好办了。”
"If you're interested, you could try it yourself."
chuán fǎ zhě zhōu yě shì miàn lù wú nài zhī sè ：“ bú shì wǒ men bù xiǎng zuò ， ér shì shí zài méi yǒu shén me tài hǎo de bàn fǎ 。”
传法者周也是面露无奈之色：“不是我们不想做，而是实在没有什么太好的办法。”
Li Fan's eyes narrowed. "Oh?"
“ wǒ men xǔ duō rén yǐ jīng cháng shì guò le ， gēn běn lián chéng wéi xuán huáng tiān zūn de dì yī guān dōu guò bù liǎo 。”
“我们许多人已经尝试过了，根本连成为玄黄天尊的第一关都过不了。”
"The ritual for entering the Fallen Star Realm is still the same. Just reverse the process," said Transmitting the Law Zhou.
“ dāng rán ， rú guǒ nǐ yǒu xìng qù de huà ， kě yǐ qīn zì shì yī shì 。”
“当然，如果你有兴趣的话，可以亲自试一试。”
"Hmm?" Li Fan was somewhat surprised.
lǐ fán yǎn jīng wēi mī ：“ ó ？”
李凡眼睛微眯：“哦？”
"Alright, I'll give it a try." With all the latest news about Mo Juru gathered, Li Fan took his leave.
“ hái shì nà ge jìn rù yǔn xiān jìng de yí shì 。 zhǐ xū dào zhe jìn xíng yī biàn jiù xíng 。” chuán fǎ zhě zhōu shuō dào 。
“还是那个进入陨仙境的仪式。只需倒着进行一遍就行。”传法者周说道。
In the Spirit Wood World's secret chamber, Li Fan retrieved four essential items and placed them in the corners.
“ ń ？” lǐ fán yǒu xiē yì wài 。
“嗯？”李凡有些意外。
Then he walked back four steps while mumbling to himself.
“ hǎo ， wǒ huì shì shì de 。” guān yú mò rú bīn de zuì xīn de xiāo xī yǐ jīng quán dōu dǎ tīng wán bì ， xiān guī lǐ fán yě jiù gào cí lí kāi 。
“好，我会试试的。”关于墨儒斌的最新的消息已经全都打听完毕，仙傀李凡也就告辞离开。
Transmitting the Law Zhou said that tens of thousands of cultivators had already tried this with no success.
líng mù jiè mì shì zhōng 。
灵木界密室中。
Li Fan didn't have high hopes for himself either.
lǐ fán zé shì qǔ chū le sì yàng bì bèi de wù pǐn ， fàng zhì yú sì zhōu jiǎo luò 。
李凡则是取出了四样必备的物品，放置于四周角落。
But when he completed the reversal ritual, a familiar sense of dizziness washed over him.
ér hòu nì zǒu sì bù ， kǒu zhōng niàn niàn yǒu cí 。
而后逆走四步，口中念念有词。
"Did I actually succeed?"
chuán fǎ zhě zhōu shuō ， xiān méng yǐ jīng pài chū jǐn wàn míng xiū shì xiān hòu jìn xíng guò cháng shì le ， què méi yǒu yī rén néng gòu chéng gōng 。
传法者周说，仙盟已经派出尽万名修士先后进行过尝试了，却没有一人能够成功。
Li Fan was greatly surprised. His mind could only register this thought before he lost consciousness due to the darkness.
yuán běn lǐ fán yě jiù méi yǒu duì zì jǐ bào yǒu tài dà de xī wàng 。
原本李凡也就没有对自己抱有太大的希望。
"Junior Brother, Junior Brother?"
bù guò ràng tā méi yǒu xiǎng dào de shì ， dāng wán chéng nì zhuǎn yí shì zhī hòu ， yī gǔ shú xī de xuàn yūn gǎn shùn jiān xí lái 。
不过让他没有想到的是，当完成逆转仪式之后，一股熟悉的眩晕感瞬间袭来。
A familiar voice called out.
“ wǒ jìng rán chéng gōng le ？”
“我竟然成功了？”
"What are you thinking? Why have you been so absent-minded for such a long time?"
lǐ fán dà gǎn yì wài 。
李凡大感意外。
As Li Fan slowly regained his senses and looked around, he was taken aback by what he saw.
nǎo hǎi zhōng zhǐ lái de jí chū xiàn zhè ge niàn tou ， jiù suí zhuó yǎn qián yī hēi ， màn màn shī qù le yì shí 。
脑海中只来得及出现这个念头，就随着眼前一黑，慢慢失去了意识。
A young cultivator in purple and white robes with a purple lightning mark on his forehead was looking at him.
“ shī dì ， shī dì ？”
“师弟，师弟？”
"This scene..."
yǒu xiē shú xī de shēng yīn chuán lái 。
有些熟悉的声音传来。
He recognized it all too well!
“ xiǎng shén me ne ？ zěn me lèng shén le zhè me jiǔ ？”
“想什么呢？怎么愣神了这么久？”
It was the [Prolonging Life Fruit] he encountered every time he entered the Fallen Star Realm!
lǐ fán huǎn huǎn huī fù shén zhì ， dǎ liàng sì zhōu 。
李凡缓缓恢复神智，打量四周。
"Did I return to the Fallen Star Realm? No difference?"
rù mù suǒ jí ， yǒu xiē cuò è 。
入目所及，有些错愕。
"No, this is the test for becoming a Great Yellow-Black Heavenly Sovereign."
yī míng chuān zhe zǐ bái xiàng jiàn dào páo ， méi jiān kè zhe zǐ sè shǎn diàn yìn jì de qīng nián xiū shì ， zhèng cháo zhe zhè biān dǎ liàng zhe 。
一名穿着紫白相间道袍，眉间刻着紫色闪电印记的青年修士，正朝着这边打量着。
"Why does it feel so familiar like when I entered the ordinary Fallen Star Realm?"
“ zhè chǎng jǐng ……”
“这场景……”
"What exactly..."
tā jiǎn zhí tài shú xī bù guò le ！
他简直太熟悉不过了！
Even with his considerable composure, Li Fan was still shaken and full of disbelief after encountering such an extraordinary event.
bù zhèng shì tā měi yī cì jìn rù yǔn xiān jìng ， dū huì yù dào de 【 níng yuǎn qǔ shòu guǒ 】 me ！
不正是他每一次进入陨仙境，都会遇到的【宁远取寿果】么！
If becoming a Great Yellow-Black Heavenly Sovereign was a significant test that one could only take once in their life...
“ wǒ shì yòu huí dào yǔn xiān jìng le ？ méi yǒu qū bié ？”
“我是又回到陨仙境了？没有区别？”
Then the content of this exam was identical to his usual practice tests!
“ bú duì ！”
“不对！”
This startling discovery couldn't help but shock him.
lǐ fán shùn jiān míng bái guò lái 。
李凡瞬间明白过来。
Since his first entry into the Fallen Star Realm, Li Fan knew he experienced something different from other cultivators. But he didn't know why such a strange phenomenon occurred.
“ zhè shì chéng wéi xuán huáng dà tiān zūn de kǎo yàn ？”
“这是成为玄黄大天尊的考验？”
But now, Li Fan had an inkling of the answer.
“ jìng rán gēn wǒ jìn rù pǔ tōng yǔn xiān jìng suǒ zāo yù dào de yī mú yī yàng ？”
“竟然跟我进入普通陨仙境所遭遇到的一模一样？”
"Great Yellow-Black Heavenly Sovereign..."
“ zhè jiū jìng ……”
“这究竟……”
"Yellow-Black Clear Heart Spell, Yellow-Black Refine Heart Spell, Yellow-Black Immortal Heart Spell..."
jí biàn yǐ lǐ fán rú jīn de chéng fǔ ， zài yù dào zhè yǒu xiē fěi yí suǒ sī de shì jiàn zhī hòu ， réng rán xīn shén zhèn dòng 、 xīn zhōng mǎn shì bù kě sī yì 。
即便以李凡如今的城府，在遇到这有些匪夷所思的事件之后，仍然心神震动、心中满是不可思议。
"The Yellow-Black Clear Heart Spell is a folk method used to clear the Immortal-Demon Mist from mortal bodies."
rú guǒ shuō ， chéng wéi xuán huáng dà tiān zūn de kǎo yàn ， shì yī cháng yī shēng zhǐ yǒu yī cì 、 yì yì zhòng dà de kǎo shì de huà 。
如果说，成为玄黄大天尊的考验，是一场一生只有一次、意义重大的考试的话。
"And the Immortal-Demon Mist was created by Mr. Bai's reversal of natural order!"
nà me zhè kǎo shì shì tí de nèi róng ， jìng rán gēn tā píng shí suǒ zuò de mó nǐ juǎn yī mú yī yàng ！
那么这考试试题的内容，竟然跟他平时所做的模拟卷一模一样！
Li Fan's thoughts raced as Mr. Bai's kind and smiling face appeared before him.
zhè jīng rén de fā xiàn ， yòu zěn me bú huì ràng tā gǎn dào zhèn jīng 。
这惊人的发现，又怎么不会让他感到震惊。
"Right, Mr. Bai is indeed benevolent."
cóng dì yī cì jìn rù yǔn xiān jìng ， lǐ fán jiù zhī dào zì jǐ suǒ jīng lì de gēn bié de qí tā suǒ yǒu xiū shì dōu bù yí yàng 。
从第一次进入陨仙境，李凡就知道自己所经历的跟别的其他所有修士都不一样。
"While reversing the natural order to create the Immortal-Demon Mist, he did so for the greater good—protecting more mortals from being slaughtered by cultivators. It might even be part of a salvation plan."
dàn què bù zhī dào ， wèi hé huì fā shēng zhè zhǒng guǐ yì de xiàn xiàng 。
但却不知道，为何会发生这种诡异的现象。
"But he also cut off the path for mortals to seek immortality."
bù guò xiàn zài ， lǐ fán xīn zhōng yǐ jīng yǐn yǐn yǒu suǒ dá àn le 。
不过现在，李凡心中已经隐隐有所答案了。
"So when he created the Immortal-Demon Mist, he left behind a solution."
“ xuán huáng dà tiān zūn ……”
“玄黄大天尊……”
"If one insisted on seeking immortality, it wouldn't be wrong either."
“ xuán huáng qīng xīn zhòu 、 xuán huáng liàn xīn zhòu 、 xuán huáng xiān xīn zhòu ……”
“玄黄清心咒、玄黄炼心咒、玄黄仙心咒……”
"Even someone like me with an extremely firm will..."
“ xuán huáng qīng xīn zhòu ， shì mín jiān suǒ liú chuán de ， yòng lái qīng chú fán rén tǐ nèi xiān fán zhàng de fāng fǎ 。”
“玄黄清心咒，是民间所流传的，用来清除凡人体内仙凡瘴的方法。”
Li Fan frowned.
“ ér xiān fán zhàng ， zé shì bái xiān shēng nì tiān dì zhī lǐ suǒ liú ！”
“而仙凡瘴，则是白先生逆天地之理所留！”
"Someone like me..."
lǐ fán sī niàn jí zhuǎn ， bái xiān shēng nà mù lù xiào yì 、 yǎn shén hé ǎi de miàn páng ， shà shí fú xiàn tā de yǎn qián 。
李凡思念急转，白先生那目露笑意、眼神和蔼的面庞，霎时浮现他的眼前。
"With my sincere pursuit of Dao, I might neglect everything else. In Mr. Bai's eyes, I would not be considered good."
“ shì le 。 bái xiān shēng bì jìng cí bēi 。”
“是了。白先生毕竟慈悲。”
"So..."
“ suī rán nì zhuǎn tiān dì lǐ ， chuàng zào le xiān fán zhàng 。 cóng dà jú shàng lái kàn ， shì wèi le bì yòu jīn hòu gèng duō de fán rén bù shòu xiū xiān zhě tú lù 。 shèn zhì huì shì mǒu gè jiù shì jì huà de yī huán 。”
“虽然逆转天地理，创造了仙凡瘴。从大局上来看，是为了庇佑今后更多的凡人不受修仙者屠戮。甚至会是某个救世计划的一环。”
Li Fan thought about the [Reversing Refining Heart Spell] needed to forge the Immortal Heart Spell.
“ dàn yě bì jìng duàn jué le fán rén xiǎng yào xiū xiān de lù tú 。”
“但也毕竟断绝了凡人想要修仙的路途。”
He also recalled encountering various scenes in the Fallen Star Realm after practicing the Yellow-Black Refine Heart Spell.
“ suǒ yǐ tā zài chuàng zào chū xiān fán zhàng de tóng shí ， yě wéi rén men liú xià le pò jiě zhī fǎ 。”
“所以他在创造出仙凡瘴的同时，也为人们留下了破解之法。”
It seemed like a guiding hand.
“ ruò shì zhí yì qiú xiān ， yě bìng wú bù kě 。”
“若是执意求仙，也并无不可。”
"Prolonging Life Fruit. To achieve perfection, one must save all mortals in the city."
“ shèn zhì ， shì wǒ zhè bān ， yì zhì jí wéi jiān dìng zhě ……”
“甚至，似我这般，意志极为坚定者……”
"And for the second act, the transformation of the Beast Cultivation Sect, and the third act, refining swords at the Heavenly Sword Sect..."
lǐ fán méi tou yí zhòu 。
李凡眉头一皱。
"To achieve perfection, it might also have to align with the actions of a Great Yellow-Black Heavenly Sovereign."
“ xiàng wǒ zhè yàng de rén ……”
“像我这样的人……”
"Is He guiding me towards goodness? Or through reversing my heart, making my actions appear good even if I can't?"
“ qiú dào zhī xīn zhì chéng 。 yǐ zhì yú huì mò shì qí tā yī qiè 。 zài bái xiān shēng yǎn zhōng ， kǒng pà jué fēi shàn lèi 。”
“求道之心至诚。以致于会漠视其他一切。在白先生眼中，恐怕绝非善类。”
Li Fan's eyes narrowed as he connected all these dots.
Since the Heavenly Sovereign created new methods, no new Yellow-Black Heavenly Sovereign had ever been born. So what exactly would happen...
No one knew.
Transmitting the Law Zhou's expression was solemn as he said.
Li Fan did not reply.
In his mind, the words of Mr. Bai flashed again: "Before, one could not tread on the path to immortality; the Heavenly Sovereign of Transmitting the Law is above."
If his guess was correct, that was why Mr. Bai had transcended from a mere mortal and ascended directly—because he had proven himself worthy of becoming the Yellow-Black Heavenly Sovereign.
However, at great cost to his own life, he had reversed the principle that mortals could not slay immortals, creating the Immortal-Demon Mist.
This indirectly showed that even the Yellow-Black Heavenly Sovereign had no good solutions for principles already overturned.
"If we consider the Yellow-Black World as a marvelously crafted creation, the original Yellow-Black Heavenly Sovereign would have held all rights to this creation."
"But because the Law was transmitted and found a flaw in this creation's existence. By reversing the natural order, he created new permissions out of thin air, continuously eroding the existing rights within the Yellow-Black World."
"Almost leading to its current change of ownership."
Still using the analogy of the Yellow-Black World as a prison.
The entity that first crafted the Yellow-Black World left a central control room in the prison.
The Yellow-Black Heavenly Sovereign was the code name for those who could enter this central control room.
Inside, one had complete knowledge over everything within the Yellow-Black World.
Even creating celestial wonders representing certain laws by hand was no difficult task.
But on some day, an uninvited guest with exceptional skills suddenly arrived in the prison.
He managed to cut off the central control room's authority over a specific area of the prison and then seized it for himself.
Moreover, he had developed a large number of believers within the prison.
By directly altering the walls, he began transforming the prison. Gradually, the transformed areas were beyond the central control room's reach.
...
"The current Yellow-Black Heavenly Sovereign's power is clearly diminished."
"Perhaps not even a match for the Law."
"But..."
Li Fan's eyes flickered. He knew his situation well; he was unlikely to meet the criteria for becoming a Yellow-Black Heavenly Sovereign.
However, he could find someone like Mr. Bai or Lord Xuan who possessed such sincere and benevolent qualities.
Once they became the current Yellow-Black Heavenly Sovereign, he would push them into conflict with the Law.
He could then probe the Law's true nature.
As he thought this, Li Fan frowned and asked, "So, given how urgent the situation is, are we not doing anything?"
"If Mo Juru becomes a Yellow-Black Heavenly Sovereign, things will be difficult."
Transmitting the Law Zhou also showed an air of helplessness. "We don't want to do nothing; it's just that there aren't many good solutions."
"Many of us have already tried, but we can't even pass the first stage."
"If you're interested, you could try it yourself."
Li Fan's eyes narrowed. "Oh?"
"The ritual for entering the Fallen Star Realm is still the same. Just reverse the process," said Transmitting the Law Zhou.
"Hmm?" Li Fan was somewhat surprised.
"Alright, I'll give it a try." With all the latest news about Mo Juru gathered, Li Fan took his leave.
In the Spirit Wood World's secret chamber, Li Fan retrieved four essential items and placed them in the corners.
Then he walked back four steps while mumbling to himself.
Transmitting the Law Zhou said that tens of thousands of cultivators had already tried this with no success.
Li Fan didn't have high hopes for himself either.
But when he completed the reversal ritual, a familiar sense of dizziness washed over him.
"Did I actually succeed?"
Li Fan was greatly surprised. His mind could only register this thought before he lost consciousness due to the darkness.
"Junior Brother, Junior Brother?"
A familiar voice called out.
"What are you thinking? Why have you been so absent-minded for such a long time?"
As Li Fan slowly regained his senses and looked around, he was taken aback by what he saw.
A young cultivator in purple and white robes with a purple lightning mark on his forehead was looking at him.
"This scene..."
He recognized it all too well!
It was the [Prolonging Life Fruit] he encountered every time he entered the Fallen Star Realm!
"Did I return to the Fallen Star Realm? No difference?"
"No, this is the test for becoming a Great Yellow-Black Heavenly Sovereign."
"Why does it feel so familiar like when I entered the ordinary Fallen Star Realm?"
"What exactly..."
Even with his considerable composure, Li Fan was still shaken and full of disbelief after encountering such an extraordinary event.
If becoming a Great Yellow-Black Heavenly Sovereign was a significant test that one could only take once in their life...
Then the content of this exam was identical to his usual practice tests!
This startling discovery couldn't help but shock him.
Since his first entry into the Fallen Star Realm, Li Fan knew he experienced something different from other cultivators. But he didn't know why such a strange phenomenon occurred.
But now, Li Fan had an inkling of the answer.
"Great Yellow-Black Heavenly Sovereign..."
"Yellow-Black Clear Heart Spell, Yellow-Black Refine Heart Spell, Yellow-Black Immortal Heart Spell..."
"The Yellow-Black Clear Heart Spell is a folk method used to clear the Immortal-Demon Mist from mortal bodies."
"And the Immortal-Demon Mist was created by Mr. Bai's reversal of natural order!"
Li Fan's thoughts raced as Mr. Bai's kind and smiling face appeared before him.
"Right, Mr. Bai is indeed benevolent."
"While reversing the natural order to create the Immortal-Demon Mist, he did so for the greater good—protecting more mortals from being slaughtered by cultivators. It might even be part of a salvation plan."
"But he also cut off the path for mortals to seek immortality."
"So when he created the Immortal-Demon Mist, he left behind a solution."
"If one insisted on seeking immortality, it wouldn't be wrong either."
"Even someone like me with an extremely firm will..."
Li Fan frowned.
"Someone like me..."
"With my sincere pursuit of Dao, I might neglect everything else. In Mr. Bai's eyes, I would not be considered good."
"So..."
Li Fan thought about the [Reversing Refining Heart Spell] needed to forge the Immortal Heart Spell.
He also recalled encountering various scenes in the Fallen Star Realm after practicing the Yellow-Black Refine Heart Spell.
It seemed like a guiding hand.
"Prolonging Life Fruit. To achieve perfection, one must save all mortals in the city."
"And for the second act, the transformation of the Beast Cultivation Sect, and the third act, refining swords at the Heavenly Sword Sect..."
"To achieve perfection, it might also have to align with the actions of a Great Yellow-Black Heavenly Sovereign."
"Is He guiding me towards goodness? Or through reversing my heart, making my actions appear good even if I can't?"
Li Fan's eyes narrowed as he connected all these dots.