kàn jiàn duì zì jǐ jié lùn shēn xìn bù yí de lù yá ， xǔ kè yóu yù le huì ， hái shì màn tūn tūn de shuō dào ：“ wǒ céng jīng tīng rén shuō guò ， yǒu shí hòu jí biàn qīn yǎn suǒ jiàn 、 yě wèi bì shì shì qíng de zhēn xiàng 。”
看见对自己结论深信不疑的陆涯，许克犹豫了会，还是慢吞吞的说道：“我曾经听人说过，有时候即便亲眼所见、也未必是事情的真相。”
Seeing Lu Ya, who was deeply convinced of his own conclusion, Xu Ke hesitated for a moment before slowly saying, "I've heard from others that sometimes what we see with our own eyes might not be the truth."
“ yǐ jí ， pàn duàn yí gè rén de pǐn xìng rú hé ， bú yào kàn tā zěn me shuō 、 ér shì kàn tā zěn me zuò 。”
“以及，判断一个人的品性如何，不要看他怎么说、而是看他怎么做。”
"Also, to judge someone's character, don't listen to what they say but observe their actions."
“ suī rán wǒ bù zhī dào nà dì xià shì jiū jìng shì shén me qíng kuàng ， dàn bái xiān shēng xiàng lái dōu shì duì wǒ men tè bié hǎo de 。 méi yǒu tā de bāng máng ， wǒ men huò xǔ zǎo jiù è sǐ le 。 suǒ yǐ ， wǒ shǐ zhōng yuàn yì xiāng xìn ， bái xiān shēng zhēn de dí què shì gè dà hǎo rén 。”
“虽然我不知道那地下室究竟是什么情况，但白先生向来都是对我们特别好的。没有他的帮忙，我们或许早就饿死了。所以，我始终愿意相信，白先生真的的确是个大好人。”
"I don’t know what exactly happened in that basement. But Mr. Bai has always been particularly kind to us. Without his help, we might have starved to death long ago. So I still choose to believe that Mr. Bai is indeed a great good person."
xǔ kè yī biān zǔ zhī yǔ yán ， yī biān huǎn huǎn shuō dào 。 zhè fān wén zhòu zhòu de huà ， zú zú yòng le hǎo jiǔ cái shuō wán 。
许克一边组织语言，一边缓缓说道。这番文绉绉的话，足足用了好久才说完。
Xu Ke organized his words while speaking slowly, taking a long time to finish the formal-sounding speech.
lù yá shěn rán yī xiào ， mō le mō xǔ kè de nǎo dài ：“ nǐ zhè xiǎo zi ， dú le jǐ běn shū jiù kāi shǐ jiào xùn qǐ wǒ le ？ hái yī tào yī tào de 。”
陆涯哂然一笑，摸了摸许克的脑袋：“你这小子，读了几本书就开始教训起我了？还一套一套的。”
Lu Ya chuckled and patted Xu Ke's head: "You kid, you've started lecturing me after reading some books? And sounding so eloquent too?"
“ fàng xīn ba ， wǒ yě bú shì nà zhǒng bù míng shì lǐ de rén 。 xīn lǐ yǒu shù 。 zhǐ bù guò ……” lù yá de yǎn qián fǎng fú yòu chū xiàn le nà zūn guǐ jué fēi cháng de wú miàn diāo xiàng ， xīn zhōng bù jīn yòu chén zhòng le jǐ fēn 。
“放心吧，我也不是那种不明事理的人。心里有数。只不过……”陆涯的眼前仿佛又出现了那尊诡谲非常的无面雕像，心中不禁又沉重了几分。
"Don't worry, I'm not someone who doesn’t understand things. I have my own thoughts. But..." Lu Ya seemed to see the enigmatic faceless statue again in front of him and felt a heavy burden.
jiē xià lái ， lù yá yòu gēn xǔ kè xián liáo le huì 。 zài sì hū jiē dào shéi de chuán yīn hòu ， fāng cái cōng cōng lí qù 。
接下来，陆涯又跟许克闲聊了会。在似乎接到谁的传音后，方才匆匆离去。
After chatting with Xu Ke for a while, Lu Ya left hurriedly after receiving some kind of message.
“ xuán niǎo dà rén ， wǒ biǎo xiàn de zěn me yàng ？” zhè shí hòu ， xǔ kè cái zài xīn lǐ xiàng lǐ fán yāo gōng dào 。
“玄鸟大人，我表现的怎么样？”这时候，许克才在心里向李凡邀功道。
"Great Bird, how did I perform?" Xu Ke asked himself inwardly, seeking praise from Li Fan.
“ jiù zhōng děng shuǐ píng ba 。 yǐ hòu hái xū nǔ lì 。” lǐ fán shí fēn píng dàn de huí yìng ， xǔ kè dùn shí yǒu xiē sàng qì 。
“就中等水平吧。以后还需努力。”李凡十分平淡的回应，许克顿时有些丧气。
"You did alright. You still need to work harder," Li Fan responded blandly, leaving Xu Ke feeling somewhat dejected.
“ kàn lái ， zài zhè ge shí dài wú miàn zhēn xiān de lì liàng cán cún ， bǐ qǐ shù qiān nián hòu yào qiáng shàng xǔ duō 。 nà lù yá jǐn jǐn shì jiàn le yí miàn ， jiù yǐ jīng zhān rǎn le qì xī 、 luò rù zhēn xiān zhī wǎng zhōng ， zài nán táo tuō le 。”
“看来，在这个时代无面真仙的力量残存，比起数千年后要强上许多。那陆涯仅仅是见了一面，就已经沾染了气息、落入真仙之网中，再难逃脱了。”
"It seems that the residual power of the Faceless True Immortal in this era is much stronger than it was a few thousand years ago. Just by meeting Mr. Bai once, Lu Ya has already been influenced and ensnared by the True Immortal's influence, making it impossible for him to escape."
zuò wéi xiàn shì wú miàn zhēn xiān de xuán huáng dài lǐ rén ， kǒng pà rú jīn zhè ge shì jiè shàng zài méi yǒu rén néng bǐ lǐ fán gèng liǎo jiě tā de lì liàng xìng zhì le 。
作为现世无面真仙的玄黄代理人，恐怕如今这个世界上再没有人能比李凡更了解祂的力量性质了。
As the current world's representative of the Faceless True Immortal, Li Fan likely understood His power better than anyone else.
zài cǐ qián jīng lì de huàn jìng zhōng ， lǐ fán hái bù gòu gé qù chá jué 。 dàn xiàn zài ， què shì yī yǎn kàn chū lù yá zhī suǒ yǐ huì duì bái xiān shēng tài dù dà biàn de zuì gēn běn yuán yīn ， hái shì shòu dào wú miàn zhēn xiān shí xiàng de yǐng xiǎng 。
在此前经历的幻境中，李凡还不够格去察觉。但现在，却是一眼看出陆涯之所以会对白先生态度大变的最根本原因，还是受到无面真仙石像的影响。
In his previous experiences with illusions, Li Fan wasn't qualified enough to notice. But now, he could immediately see that Lu Ya’s change in attitude towards Mr. Bai was due to the influence of the faceless statue.
shēng líng dōu yǒu zhe běn néng de duì yú wèi zhī qiáng zhě de kǒng jù 。
生灵都有着本能的对于未知强者的恐惧。
Living beings have an instinctive fear of unknown powerful entities.
jiù xiàng luò rù zhū wǎng zhōng 、 wú fǎ zhèng tuō de hú dié ， suī rán hái méi yǒu kàn dào bǔ shí zhě de jiàng lín ， què yǐ jīng duì zì jǐ jiāng lái de mìng yùn yǒu suǒ gǎn zhī ， xīn shēng huáng kǒng le 。
就像落入蛛网中、无法挣脱的蝴蝶，虽然还没有看到捕食者的降临，却已经对自己将来的命运有所感知，心生惶恐了。
Like a butterfly trapped in a spider's web, unable to escape, it senses its future fate even before the predator arrives and feels fearful.
lù yá xiàn zài jiù shì zhè ge zhuàng tài 。
陆涯现在就是这个状态。
Lu Ya is currently in that state.
zhǐ bù guò ， tā xià yì shí de bǎ wú miàn zhēn xiān shí xiàng gēn bái xiān shēng gěi bǎng dìng lián xì zài le yì qǐ 。 yǔ qí shuō shì táo pǎo 、 yuǎn lí bái xiān shēng ， bù rú shuō shì wèi le duǒ bì wú miàn zhēn xiān de zhǎng kòng 。
只不过，他下意识的把无面真仙石像跟白先生给绑定联系在了一起。与其说是逃跑、远离白先生，不如说是为了躲避无面真仙的掌控。
However, he subconsciously linked the faceless statue with Mr. Bai. Rather than running away from Mr. Bai, he was trying to avoid the Faceless True Immortal's control.
zhǐ kě xī ， gēn xiàn shí de lǐ fán yī yàng ， xún cháng fāng fǎ gēn běn wú fǎ zhèng tuō 。
只可惜，跟现实的李凡一样，寻常方法根本无法挣脱。
Unfortunately, like Li Fan in reality, ordinary methods couldn't help him escape.
zhì yú bái xiān shēng jiū jìng gēn wú miàn zhēn xiān yǒu méi yǒu guān xì ……
至于白先生究竟跟无面真仙有没有关系……
As for whether Mr. Bai had any connection to the Faceless True Immortal...
lǐ fán què shì méi yǒu cóng gāng gāng de nà yí miàn ， kuī jiàn bái xiān shēng shēn shàng yǒu wú miàn zhēn xiān de qì xī 。 dāng rán ， yě yǒu kě néng shì tā shí lì tài qiáng ， zhē yǎn de bǐ jiào hǎo de yuán yīn 。
李凡却是没有从刚刚的那一面，窥见白先生身上有无面真仙的气息。当然，也有可能是他实力太强，遮掩的比较好的原因。
Li Fan did not see any trace of the Faceless True Immortal’s presence on Mr. Bai during their encounter. It might be because Mr. Bai was too powerful and effectively concealed it.
zhèng zài sī suǒ de gōng fu ， lǐ fán kàn jiàn hái zài jǔ sàng de xǔ kè ， suí jí náo le náo tā de tóu fà ：“ nǐ de xīn xìng ， hái shì yǒu dài jiā qiáng 。 zhè diǎn cuò zhé dōu shòu bù liǎo ， yǐ hòu zěn me gēn zài wǒ hòu miàn zhěng jiù shì jiè ？”
正在思索的功夫，李凡看见还在沮丧的许克，随即挠了挠他的头发：“你的心性，还是有待加强。这点挫折都受不了，以后怎么跟在我后面拯救世界？”
While pondering, Li Fan noticed Xu Ke still looking gloomy and scratched his head: "Your character is still lacking. You can't even handle a little setback; how will you save the world following me?"
“ xuán niǎo dà rén ， wǒ hái bú dào shí suì āi 。 zhěng jiù shì jiè zhè zhǒng shì qíng dōu yào kào wǒ ma ？” xǔ kè kǔ zhe yī zhāng xiǎo liǎn shuō dào 。
“玄鸟大人，我还不到十岁哎。拯救世界这种事情都要靠我嘛？”许克苦着一张小脸说道。
"Great Bird, I'm only ten years old. Saving the world is something that depends on me," Xu Ke said with a pained expression.
“ shuí ràng nǐ gēn wǒ yǒu yuán ne 。” lǐ fán yǔ zhòng xīn cháng dào 。
“谁让你跟我有缘呢。”李凡语重心长道。
"You were destined to be by my side." Li Fan said earnestly.
“ hǎo le ， zuò hǎo zhǔn bèi ba 。 jiē xià lái ， yù shòu zōng yīng gāi huì yǒu rèn wù huì jiāo gěi nǐ 。” lǐ fán yòu yù yán dào 。
“好了，做好准备吧。接下来，御兽宗应该会有任务会交给你。”李凡又预言道。
"Now, get ready. The Beast Taming Sect should have a mission for you," Li Fan prophesied again.
zhǎn xiàn chū le duō cì de wèi bǔ xiān zhī ， xǔ kè yǐ jīng duì lǐ fán jí wéi xìn fú le 。
展现出了多次的未卜先知，许克已经对李凡极为信服了。
Having seen Li Fan's prescience multiple times, Xu Ke was deeply convinced of him.
guǒ bù qí rán ， zhè cì lǐ fán de yù pàn yě yòu méi cuò 。
果不其然，这次李凡的预判也又没错。
Sure enough, Li Fan’s prediction was correct this time as well.
sān tiān zhī hòu ， lù yá jiāng xǔ kè dài dào le yù shòu zōng zhèn yāo tǎ wài de yī jiān xiǎo mù wū lǐ 。
三天之后，陆涯将许克带到了御兽宗镇妖塔外的一间小木屋里。
Three days later, Lu Ya brought Xu Ke to a small wooden house outside the Beast Taming Tower.
mù wū zhōng de zhuō zi shàng ， bǎi fàng zhe yí gè mù diāo 、 yí gè mù hé 。
木屋中的桌子上，摆放着一个木雕、一个木盒。
On the table in the wooden house were a wooden sculpture and a wooden box.
“ zhè ge mù diāo ， shì bái xiān shēng gěi nǐ liú gěi nǐ de lǐ wù 。” lù yá shén qíng yǒu xiē fù zá dì shuō dào 。
“这个木雕，是白先生给你留给你的礼物。”陆涯神情有些复杂地说道。
"This wooden sculpture is a gift from Mr. Bai for you," Lu Ya said with a complex expression.
zhè sān tiān shí jiān lǐ ， sì hū zài tā shēn shàng fā shēng le shén me shì 。 yán yǔ jiān duì bái xiān shēng kè qì le xǔ duō ， dàn shì lǐ fán què mǐn ruì de gǎn jué dào ， wú miàn zhēn xiān de yǐng xiǎng sì hū duì tā fǎn dào shì yòu jiā shēn le xiē 。
这三天时间里，似乎在他身上发生了什么事。言语间对白先生客气了许多，但是李凡却敏锐的感觉到，无面真仙的影响似乎对他反倒是又加深了些。
During these three days, something seemed to have happened to him as he spoke more politely about Mr. Bai. But Li Fan could sense that the Faceless True Immortal's influence had deepened on him.
“ wa ！” xǔ kè hái méi yǒu néng lì yì shí dào zhè yì diǎn ， cǐ kè zhǐ shì xīng fèn dì pǎo dào zhuō zi qián ， yī bǎ jiāng mù diāo zhuā qǐ 。
“哇！”许克还没有能力意识到这一点，此刻只是兴奋地跑到桌子前，一把将木雕抓起。
"Wow!" Xu Ke, unable to grasp this yet, ran excitedly to the table and grabbed the wooden sculpture.
“ yí ？ zhè hǎo xiàng shì wǒ āi ？！” xǔ kè shàng xià zǐ xì dǎ liàng le yī fān ， yǒu xiē jīng xǐ de shuō dào 。
“咦？这好像是我哎？！”许克上下仔细打量了一番，有些惊喜的说道。
"Eh? This looks like me?" Xu Ke examined it closely and said with surprise.
méi yǒu zài yì zhè mù diāo jiū jìng yǒu shén me yòng ， zhǐ yào shì bái xiān shēng sòng de lǐ wù ， xǔ kè jiù hěn mǎn zú le 。 yuán běn xiǎng zhe xiǎo xīn yì yì de jiāng qí shōu qǐ ， dàn shì zài tīng dào lǐ fán de chuán yīn hòu ， què shì xiān cáng zài le xiōng kǒu 。
没有在意这木雕究竟有什么用，只要是白先生送的礼物，许克就很满足了。原本想着小心翼翼的将其收起，但是在听到李凡的传音后，却是先藏在了胸口。
Not caring about what the wooden sculpture was for, as long as it came from Mr. Bai, Xu Ke felt satisfied. He had originally planned to carefully put it away but, upon hearing Li Fan's voice, he hid it in his chest first.
“ zhè mù diāo ， kě shì gè hǎo dōng xī a 。” lǐ fán shuāng yǎn jǐn jǐn dīng zhe ， gǎn yìng zhe qí shàng níng jù de fǎ zé zhī lì 。
“这木雕，可是个好东西啊。”李凡双眼紧紧盯着，感应着其上凝聚的法则之力。
"This wooden sculpture is a good thing," Li Fan stared intently at it, sensing the法则之力凝聚 on it.
bái xiān shēng chū shǒu ， zì rán bù kě néng shì fán pǐn 。
白先生出手，自然不可能是凡品。
Mr. Bai’s handiwork couldn’t be ordinary.
zhè xǔ kè xiǎo rén mù diāo ， dài biǎo zhe fǎn jī 。
这许克小人木雕，代表着反击。
This small wooden figure of Xu Ke represented retaliation.
zhǐ yào bù chāo guò mù diāo suǒ néng chéng shòu shàng xiàn de gōng jī ， dū huì bèi xī shōu 、 suí hòu fǎn tán guò qù 。
只要不超过木雕所能承受上限的攻击，都会被吸收、随后反弹过去。
As long as the attack didn't exceed what the wooden sculpture could withstand, it would absorb and then rebound.
dǎo shì gēn zhī qián shuò fēng lǐng wù mù jiàn tiān zhī qí hòu de shén tōng biǎo xiàn bǐ jiào xiāng sì 。
倒是跟之前朔锋领悟木剑天之奇后的神通表现比较相似。
It was similar to how Suoxing had manifested his divine power after understanding the wood sword's heavenly essence.
“ jiù suàn shì hé dào jìng jiè de quán lì yī jī ， zhè mù diāo yě néng wán měi fǎn tán 。 suī rán cì shù yǒu xiàn ， dàn yě jué duì shì jiàn bǎo mìng lì qì le 。” lǐ fán yī biān yán jiū zhe mù diāo zhōng de tiān dì zhī lǐ ， yī biān gǎn tàn bái xiān shēng de dà fāng 。
“就算是合道境界的全力一击，这木雕也能完美反弹。虽然次数有限，但也绝对是件保命利器了。”李凡一边研究着木雕中的天地之理，一边感叹白先生的大方。
"Even a full-power strike from the Formation Realm can be perfectly reflected by this wooden sculpture. Although limited in number, it’s definitely a life-saving tool," Li Fan marveled as he studied the principles within the wooden sculpture while praising Mr. Bai for his generosity.
ér xǔ kè yě bù chū suǒ liào de ， jiē dào le qián wǎng nán míng shèng shòu shān ， jiāng hóng sè mù hé jiāo gěi dì yī shòu de rèn wù 。
而许克也不出所料的，接到了前往南冥圣兽山，将红色木盒交给帝一兽的任务。
Xu Ke was expected to receive a task to go to South Abyss Sacred Beast Mountain and deliver the red box to the One Beast.
“ zhè mù hé zhōng ， zhuāng yǒu de shì 【 dì èr lì 】 de tóu lú 。 rú guǒ bù chū suǒ liào ， yīng gāi shì bái xiān shēng qīn shǒu jiāng qí zhǎn shā de 。 dì èr lì yóu lí zài wài ， xīng fēng zuò làng ， bù huí yāo zú 。 bái xiān shēng suī shuō kàn qǐ lái shì jiāng qí shā sǐ ， shí zé shì bǎ tā jiāo huán gěi le dì yī 。”
“这木盒中，装有的是【帝贰戾】的头颅。如果不出所料，应该是白先生亲手将其斩杀的。帝贰戾游离在外，兴风作浪，不回妖族。白先生虽说看起来是将其杀死，实则是把他交还给了帝一。”
"The red box contains the head of [Dei Er Li]. If my guess is correct, it should be the one that Mr. Bai personally killed. Dei Er Li roamed outside, stirring up trouble without returning to the妖族. Although Mr. Bai appeared to have killed him, he actually returned him to One Beast,"
“ yòng zhè ge rén qíng ， lái huàn yāo shòu tūn shì xū kōng jiù néng fán yǎn de fāng fǎ ， yòng lái péi yù liè jiè jīng 。”
“用这个人情，来换妖兽吞噬虚空就能繁衍的方法，用来培育裂界鲸。”
"Using this favor, Mr. Bai exchanged for a method of having beasts devour the void to reproduce, which would be used to cultivate the Boundary Whale."
lǐ fán jiāng shì qíng de yuán yóu gěi guò le yī biàn 。
李凡将事情的缘由给过了一遍。
Li Fan explained the reasoning behind it.
“ bái xiān shēng shì tiān dào huà shēn ， què réng rán bǎ wò bù liǎo yāo shòu de jù tǐ jìn huà fāng xiàng ， hái yào qù zhǎo dì yī shòu 。”
“白先生是天道化身，却仍然把握不了妖兽的具体进化方向，还要去找帝一兽。”
"Mr. Bai is a manifestation of the Heavenly Dao but still can't grasp the specific evolution direction of the beasts and has to find One Beast,"
“ kàn lái ， xuán huáng jiè de yāo shòu ， huò xǔ kě néng bìng fēi běn tǔ chǎn wù 。 ér shì wài lái zhě 。”
“看来，玄黄界的妖兽，或许可能并非本土产物。而是外来者。”
"It seems that the beasts in the Yellow-Black World might not be native products, but rather outsiders."
“ dì yī chá jué dào xuán huáng jiè dà jié jiāng zhì ， sì hū méi yǒu xìng miǎn yú nán de kě néng 。 yú shì xiǎng yào liè jiè ér qù ……”
“帝一察觉到玄黄界大劫将至，似乎没有幸免于难的可能。于是想要裂界而去……”
"One Beast sensed the impending great calamity in the Yellow-Black World and couldn’t escape. Thus, he wanted to leave through a boundary rift..."
lǐ fán yǎn qián fú xiàn chū fǎng fú shì shì jiè jìn tóu de nà zuò gāo sǒng bái shān 。
李凡眼前浮现出仿佛是世界尽头的那座高耸白山。
Li Fan saw the towering white mountain at the end of the world.
“ nán míng shān ， àn zhào dì yī de shuō fǎ ， nǎi shì tiān zhī yá 、 hǎi zhī jiǎo ， shì jiè de jìn tóu 。”
“南冥山，按照帝一的说法，乃是天之涯、海之角，世界的尽头。”
"South Abyss Mountain is said by One Beast to be the farthest point of the sky and the corner of the sea, the end of the world."
“ xuán huáng jiè de wú shù yóu lí néng liàng jiù shì huì jù yú cǐ 。 ruò shì yòng mǒu zhǒng tè shū fāng fǎ jiāng qí yǐn bào ， kě néng shà shí jiān bào fā chū jí wéi kǒng bù 、 jiē jìn zhēn xiān de lì liàng 。”
“玄黄界的无数游离能量就是汇聚于此。若是用某种特殊方法将其引爆，可能霎时间爆发出极为恐怖、接近真仙的力量。”
"The countless stray energies in the Yellow-Black World converge here. If triggered with a special method, it might instantly unleash terrifying power close to that of a True Immortal."
“ cóng ér kuà yuè gāo qiáng ， lí kāi zhì àn xīng hǎi 。”
“从而跨越高墙，离开至暗星海。”
"Thus, crossing the barrier and leaving the darkest star sea."
qiān nián hòu de xiàn shì ， nán míng shān yǐ jīng biàn chéng le liè jiè dà xuán wō 。 shì jiè shāng kǒu shù qiān nián bù céng xiū fù ， yóu cǐ kě jiàn nán míng shān liè jiè shí de néng liàng bō dòng jiū jìng yǒu duō me kǒng bù 。
千年后的现世，南冥山已经变成了裂界大漩涡。世界伤口数千年不曾修复，由此可见南冥山裂界时的能量波动究竟有多么恐怖。
In the present era a thousand years later, South Abyss Mountain had become a great boundary rift vortex. The world's wound hadn't healed for thousands of years, indicating how terrifying the energy fluctuations during its creation must have been.
“ yuán lǐ gēn tiān jiàn zōng de liè jiě shén bīng shì yī yàng de 。 zhǐ bù guò dōu zhǐ shì dān chún de lǐ lùn bà le 。 tā men jiū jìng shì chéng gōng hái shì shī bài le ， shì chéng gōng táo lí le zhì àn xīng hǎi ， hái shì yǐ jīng huà zuò le xū wú ……”
“原理跟天剑宗的裂解神兵是一样的。只不过都只是单纯的理论罢了。他们究竟是成功还是失败了，是成功逃离了至暗星海，还是已经化作了虚无……”
"The principle is similar to that of the Heaven Sword Sect’s boundary-splitting divine weapons, but it remains just theoretical. Whether they succeeded or failed, whether they successfully escaped the darkest star sea or turned into nothingness..."
“ wú rén kě zhī 。”
“无人可知。”
"No one knows."
Seeing Lu Ya, who was deeply convinced of his own conclusion, Xu Ke hesitated for a moment before slowly saying, "I've heard from others that sometimes what we see with our own eyes might not be the truth."
"Also, to judge someone's character, don't listen to what they say but observe their actions."
"I don’t know what exactly happened in that basement. But Mr. Bai has always been particularly kind to us. Without his help, we might have starved to death long ago. So I still choose to believe that Mr. Bai is indeed a great good person."
Xu Ke organized his words while speaking slowly, taking a long time to finish the formal-sounding speech.
Lu Ya chuckled and patted Xu Ke's head: "You kid, you've started lecturing me after reading some books? And sounding so eloquent too?"
"Don't worry, I'm not someone who doesn’t understand things. I have my own thoughts. But..." Lu Ya seemed to see the enigmatic faceless statue again in front of him and felt a heavy burden.
After chatting with Xu Ke for a while, Lu Ya left hurriedly after receiving some kind of message.
"Great Bird, how did I perform?" Xu Ke asked himself inwardly, seeking praise from Li Fan.
"You did alright. You still need to work harder," Li Fan responded blandly, leaving Xu Ke feeling somewhat dejected.
"It seems that the residual power of the Faceless True Immortal in this era is much stronger than it was a few thousand years ago. Just by meeting Mr. Bai once, Lu Ya has already been influenced and ensnared by the True Immortal's influence, making it impossible for him to escape."
As the current world's representative of the Faceless True Immortal, Li Fan likely understood His power better than anyone else.
In his previous experiences with illusions, Li Fan wasn't qualified enough to notice. But now, he could immediately see that Lu Ya’s change in attitude towards Mr. Bai was due to the influence of the faceless statue.
Living beings have an instinctive fear of unknown powerful entities.
Like a butterfly trapped in a spider's web, unable to escape, it senses its future fate even before the predator arrives and feels fearful.
Lu Ya is currently in that state.
However, he subconsciously linked the faceless statue with Mr. Bai. Rather than running away from Mr. Bai, he was trying to avoid the Faceless True Immortal's control.
Unfortunately, like Li Fan in reality, ordinary methods couldn't help him escape.
As for whether Mr. Bai had any connection to the Faceless True Immortal...
Li Fan did not see any trace of the Faceless True Immortal’s presence on Mr. Bai during their encounter. It might be because Mr. Bai was too powerful and effectively concealed it.
While pondering, Li Fan noticed Xu Ke still looking gloomy and scratched his head: "Your character is still lacking. You can't even handle a little setback; how will you save the world following me?"
"Great Bird, I'm only ten years old. Saving the world is something that depends on me," Xu Ke said with a pained expression.
"You were destined to be by my side." Li Fan said earnestly.
"Now, get ready. The Beast Taming Sect should have a mission for you," Li Fan prophesied again.
Having seen Li Fan's prescience multiple times, Xu Ke was deeply convinced of him.
Sure enough, Li Fan’s prediction was correct this time as well.
Three days later, Lu Ya brought Xu Ke to a small wooden house outside the Beast Taming Tower.
On the table in the wooden house were a wooden sculpture and a wooden box.
"This wooden sculpture is a gift from Mr. Bai for you," Lu Ya said with a complex expression.
During these three days, something seemed to have happened to him as he spoke more politely about Mr. Bai. But Li Fan could sense that the Faceless True Immortal's influence had deepened on him.
"Wow!" Xu Ke, unable to grasp this yet, ran excitedly to the table and grabbed the wooden sculpture.
"Eh? This looks like me?" Xu Ke examined it closely and said with surprise.
Not caring about what the wooden sculpture was for, as long as it came from Mr. Bai, Xu Ke felt satisfied. He had originally planned to carefully put it away but, upon hearing Li Fan's voice, he hid it in his chest first.
"This wooden sculpture is a good thing," Li Fan stared intently at it, sensing the法则之力凝聚 on it.
Mr. Bai’s handiwork couldn’t be ordinary.
This small wooden figure of Xu Ke represented retaliation.
As long as the attack didn't exceed what the wooden sculpture could withstand, it would absorb and then rebound.
It was similar to how Suoxing had manifested his divine power after understanding the wood sword's heavenly essence.
"Even a full-power strike from the Formation Realm can be perfectly reflected by this wooden sculpture. Although limited in number, it’s definitely a life-saving tool," Li Fan marveled as he studied the principles within the wooden sculpture while praising Mr. Bai for his generosity.
Xu Ke was expected to receive a task to go to South Abyss Sacred Beast Mountain and deliver the red box to the One Beast.
"The red box contains the head of [Dei Er Li]. If my guess is correct, it should be the one that Mr. Bai personally killed. Dei Er Li roamed outside, stirring up trouble without returning to the妖族. Although Mr. Bai appeared to have killed him, he actually returned him to One Beast,"
"Using this favor, Mr. Bai exchanged for a method of having beasts devour the void to reproduce, which would be used to cultivate the Boundary Whale."
Li Fan explained the reasoning behind it.
"Mr. Bai is a manifestation of the Heavenly Dao but still can't grasp the specific evolution direction of the beasts and has to find One Beast,"
"It seems that the beasts in the Yellow-Black World might not be native products, but rather outsiders."
"One Beast sensed the impending great calamity in the Yellow-Black World and couldn’t escape. Thus, he wanted to leave through a boundary rift..."
Li Fan saw the towering white mountain at the end of the world.
"South Abyss Mountain is said by One Beast to be the farthest point of the sky and the corner of the sea, the end of the world."
"The countless stray energies in the Yellow-Black World converge here. If triggered with a special method, it might instantly unleash terrifying power close to that of a True Immortal."
"Thus, crossing the barrier and leaving the darkest star sea."
In the present era a thousand years later, South Abyss Mountain had become a great boundary rift vortex. The world's wound hadn't healed for thousands of years, indicating how terrifying the energy fluctuations during its creation must have been.
"The principle is similar to that of the Heaven Sword Sect’s boundary-splitting divine weapons, but it remains just theoretical. Whether they succeeded or failed, whether they successfully escaped the darkest star sea or turned into nothingness..."
"No one knows."