“ nǎ pà shì wǒ men de zú rén ， zài yōu àn zhī hǎi zhōng sǐ wáng ， yě wú fǎ zuò dào zhè yàng 。”
“哪怕是我们的族人，在幽暗之海中死亡，也无法做到这样。”
"Even if our people die in the Dark Sea, they can't do this."
“ tài qīng le ， tài qīng le 。”
“太轻了，太轻了。”
"Too light, too light."
yōu zú shǒu lǐng yí tòng jiě shì ， lǐ fán shà shí míng bái guò lái 。
幽族首领一通解释，李凡霎时明白过来。
After a thorough explanation from the leader of the Yōu tribe, Li Fan suddenly understood.
hái shì tōng guò shēn chù yōu àn zhī hǎi zhōng suǒ yǐn qǐ de bō dòng lái pàn duàn de 。
还是通过身处幽暗之海中所引起的波动来判断的。
It was still through the fluctuations caused by being in the Dark Sea that they judged it.
mò rú bīn de nà jù shī tǐ ， wán quán bù fú hé xún cháng shēng líng sǐ wáng hòu de zhèng cháng biǎo xiàn 。
墨儒斌的那具尸体，完全不符合寻常生灵死亡后的正常表现。
Mò Rúbīn's corpse completely did not match the normal signs of death for ordinary beings.
“ yào me zhǐ shì yī jù chōng dāng zhàng yǎn fǎ de kōng ké ， yào me ……”
“要么只是一具充当障眼法的空壳，要么……”
"Either just an empty shell used as a distraction, or..."
“ jiù shì cǐ rén shēn shòu yōu àn de juàn gù ， zài tā sǐ hòu tǐ nèi jué dà duō shù líng xìng chà nà jiù huí guī le yōu àn zhī hǎi zhōng 。 zhǐ liú fǔ xiǔ de bù fèn ， màn màn róng rù yōu àn 。” yōu zú shǒu lǐng hū de yòu shuō chū le lìng wài yī zhǒng kě néng 。
“就是此人深受幽暗的眷顾，在他死后体内绝大多数灵性刹那就回归了幽暗之海中。只留腐朽的部分，慢慢溶入幽暗。”幽族首领忽的又说出了另外一种可能。
"Perhaps this person is deeply favored by the Dark Sea. After his death, most of his spiritual essence immediately returned to the Dark Sea. Only the rotten parts remained, slowly dissolving into it."
“ bù guò ， jí biàn shì wǒ men zú lì shǐ shàng zuì qiáng dà de jì sì ， sǐ hòu de zhuàng tài yě yuǎn dá bú dào xiàng tā zhè bān 。 suǒ yǐ ， wǒ gèng qīng xiàng wǒ men suǒ kàn dào de zhǐ shì yī jù kōng ké 。”
“不过，即便是我们族历史上最强大的祭祀，死后的状态也远达不到像他这般。所以，我更倾向我们所看到的只是一具空壳。”
The leader of the Yōu tribe suddenly mentioned another possibility.
lǐ fán wén yán ， mù guāng shǎn dòng 。
李凡闻言，目光闪动。
"But even our strongest priest in history wouldn't reach such a state after death. So I'm more inclined to think that what we see is just an empty shell."
gāng gāng tīng dào zhè yōu zú shǒu lǐng de huà ， tā xīn lǐ bù miǎn jīng hài le yī fān 。 dàn rú guǒ jiāng cǐ dì de yōu àn zhī lì gēn xuán tiān wáng lián xì qǐ lái ， nà me mò rú bīn sǐ hòu de yì yàng jiù néng shuō de tōng le 。
刚刚听到这幽族首领的话，他心里不免惊骇了一番。但如果将此地的幽暗之力跟玄天王联系起来，那么墨儒斌死后的异样就能说的通了。
Upon hearing this, Li Fan's gaze flickered.
“ què yě bù néng diào yǐ qīng xīn 。 xuán tiān jiào guǐ jué fēi fán ， zhǒng zhǒng shǒu duàn céng chū bù qióng 。 hái xū xiǎo xīn fáng bèi 。”
“却也不能掉以轻心。玄天教诡谲非凡，种种手段层出不穷。还需小心防备。”
He was initially startled by the words of the leader of the Yōu tribe. But if he linked the dark power here with Great Xuan Wang, then Mò Rúbīn's unusual state after death could be explained.
“ bù guǎn tā jiū jìng sǐ méi sǐ ， wǒ de jì huà dōu bú huì yīn zhī yǒu rèn hé de gǎi biàn 。”
“不管他究竟死没死，我的计划都不会因之有任何的改变。”
"But we can't be careless either. The Great Xuan Sect is cunning and ingenious; they have countless methods. We still need to remain vigilant."
xīn zhōng niàn tou yī shǎn ér guò ， lǐ fán yòu xún wèn qǐ le guān yú mò rú bīn shī tǐ de xì jié 。
心中念头一闪而过，李凡又询问起了关于墨儒斌尸体的细节。
"Regardless of whether he died or not, my plan won't change because of this."
bù jiǔ qián lǐ fán jiàn dào tā de wèi zhì ， míng xiǎn bú shì zài cǐ chù 。
不久前李凡见到他的位置，明显不是在此处。
With a flash of thought, Li Fan inquired about the details of Mò Rúbīn's corpse.
méi xiǎng dào wàn xiān méng jū rán zài zhè me duǎn de shí jiān nèi ， jiù zhǎo dào le néng gòu dǐ kàng yōu àn chuán rǎn de fāng fǎ ， bǎ tā zhuǎn yí dào le zhè lǐ 。
没想到万仙盟居然在这么短的时间内，就找到了能够抵抗幽暗传染的方法，把他转移到了这里。
The position where he saw it recently was clearly not here.
“ rú guǒ zhēn de jǐn jǐn shì yī jù háo wú jià zhí de kōng ké de huà ， wàn xiān méng kě bù huì fèi zhè me dà gōng fū jìn xíng zhuǎn yí de 。 yī wǒ kàn ， wàn xiān méng tōu qǔ yōu àn de nà ge xuán wō ， kǒng pà jiù shì kào mò rú bīn de shī tǐ ， cái néng dé yǐ shí xiàn wěn dìng 。” qiǎo gōng jū shì shuō chū le zì jǐ de jiàn jiě 。
“如果真的仅仅是一具毫无价值的空壳的话，万仙盟可不会费这么大功夫进行转移的。依我看，万仙盟偷取幽暗的那个旋涡，恐怕就是靠墨儒斌的尸体，才能得以实现稳定。”巧工居士说出了自己的见解。
He didn’t expect the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance to find a way to resist the Dark Sea’s contamination so quickly and transfer him here.
“ zhè yōu àn zhī lì ， gēn yuán lì jīng cuì de xìng zhì yǒu xiē xiāng sì 。 àn zhào cháng lǐ lái jiǎng ， yōu àn zhī hǎi rú cǐ páng dà de guī mó ， rú guǒ zhēn de chū xiàn zhè me yí gè xuān xiè xiǎo kǒu de huà ， dìng rán huì xíng chéng nán yǐ xiǎng xiàng de néng liàng wō xuán 。 dàn zhè lǐ ， yě wèi miǎn tài píng jìng le yì diǎn 。”
“这幽暗之力，跟源力精粹的性质有些相似。按照常理来讲，幽暗之海如此庞大的规模，如果真的出现这么一个宣泄小口的话，定然会形成难以想象的能量涡旋。但这里，也未免太平静了一点。”
"If it really is just an empty shell with no value, the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance wouldn't go through such great trouble to move it. In my opinion, the vortex they stole from the Dark Sea probably relied on Mò Rúbīn's corpse to achieve stability," said Craftsmanship Sage.
qiǎo gōng jū shì yán zhī záo záo ， yōu zú shǒu lǐng wèi zhī yī lèng 。
巧工居士言之凿凿，幽族首领为之一愣。
"This dark power has some similarities to Essence Core Purity. According to common sense, if there were a small outlet in such a vast Dark Sea, it would surely form an unimaginable energy vortex. But here is too calm."
tā yòu zǐ xì guān chá le xǔ jiǔ ， zhè cái yǒu xiē jīng yì de shuō dào ：“ shàng shǐ ， zhè wèi xiān shī shuō de méi cuò ！ yuán běn yīng gāi kuáng bào de yōu àn zhī lì ， zài jīng guò nà jù kōng ké de guò lǜ yǐng xiǎng zhī hòu ， jū rán biàn dé wěn dìng xià lái le ！”
他又仔细观察了许久，这才有些惊异的说道：“上使，这位仙师说的没错！原本应该狂暴的幽暗之力，在经过那具空壳的过滤影响之后，居然变得稳定下来了！”
Craftsmanship Sage spoke with certainty, causing the leader of the Yōu tribe to pause.
“ jiù lián yōu àn dōu néng fǔ wèi ， jiū jìng ……” yōu zú shǒu lǐng yǔ qì è rán 、 jīng yí bù dìng 。
“就连幽暗都能抚慰，究竟……”幽族首领语气愕然、惊疑不定。
He observed for a long time before saying with some surprise, "Attendant, what this Immortal Master said is right! The originally raging dark power has actually stabilized after passing through that empty shell!"
lǐ fán wén yán dùn shí xiàn rù le chén sī zhī zhōng 。
李凡闻言顿时陷入了沉思之中。
"Even the Dark Sea can be soothed. What...?" The leader of the Yōu tribe's tone was filled with astonishment and uncertainty.
rú guǒ shuō ， yōu jiè zhēn de gēn xuán tiān wáng yǒu suǒ guān lián de huà ， nà me néng gòu yǐn qǐ tā tè bié zhù yì de ， chū le xī rì xuán tiān jiào de tóng bàn zhī wài 。
如果说，幽界真的跟玄天王有所关联的话，那么能够引起他特别注意的，出了昔日玄天教的同伴之外。
Li Fan immediately fell into deep thought.
kǒng pà jiù shèng xià wú miàn zhēn xiān de diāo xiàng le 。
恐怕就剩下无面真仙的雕像了。
If the Dark Realm really had something to do with Great Xuan Wang, apart from his former companions in the Great Xuan Sect, it would likely be the statue of the Faceless True Immortal.
dàn mù qián shàng hái bù què dìng ， zhēn xiān diāo xiàng rú guǒ xiàn shēn yōu jiè ， jiū jìng huì yǐn qǐ duō dà de bō lán 。 suǒ yǐ dào dǐ yào bù yào zhè me zuò ， lǐ fán hái xū zài zǐ xì kǎo lǜ xià 。
但目前尚还不确定，真仙雕像如果现身幽界，究竟会引起多大的波澜。所以到底要不要这么做，李凡还需再仔细考虑下。
But they still weren't sure how much of a disturbance the appearance of the True Immortal statue would cause in the Dark Realm. So whether or not to proceed, Li Fan needed to think about it more carefully.
cǐ xíng de zuì zhǔ yào rèn wù ， hái shì jiè jī yán jiū yī fān zhè shén mì de yōu àn zhī lì 。 yǐ jí dǎ tàn mò rú bīn de xiāo xī 。
此行的最主要任务，还是借机研究一番这神秘的幽暗之力。以及打探墨儒斌的消息。
The main task of this mission was to study the mysterious dark power and gather information on Mò Rúbīn.
“ wǒ men kě bù kě yǐ jiù kào jìn zhè lǐ ， tōu tōu dǎ kāi yí gè lián tōng xiǎo shì jiè de quē kǒu ？” lǐ fán wèn dào ，“ yǒu mò rú bīn shī tǐ de zuò yòng ， yǐn qǐ de bō dòng yīng gāi bú huì tài dà 。”
“我们可不可以就靠近这里，偷偷打开一个联通小世界的缺口？”李凡问道，“有墨儒斌尸体的作用，引起的波动应该不会太大。”
"Can we open a small portal here without drawing too much attention?" asked Li Fan. "With the corpse's effect, the fluctuations shouldn't be too noticeable."
yōu zú shǒu lǐng sī liáng le huì ， gěi le kěn dìng de dá fù 。
幽族首领思量了会，给了肯定的答复。
After some consideration, the leader of the Yōu tribe gave an affirmative response.
“ dàn shì zuì hǎo bù yào yǐn dòng tài duō de yōu àn zhī lì ， fǒu zé liǎng gè tóng děng dà xiǎo de xuán wō ， hěn yǒu kě néng yīn wèi bǐ cǐ de xiāng hù zuò yòng ， zhú jiàn kào jìn 、 xíng chéng yí gè dà de zhěng tǐ 。”
“但是最好不要引动太多的幽暗之力，否则两个同等大小的旋涡，很有可能因为彼此的相互作用，逐渐靠近、形成一个大的整体。”
"But don’t stir up too much dark power; otherwise, two vortexes of equal size might gradually approach and merge into one."
“ ń ， wǒ men zhǐ shì jí qǔ yì diǎn yòng lái yán jiū bà le 。 bú huì tài tān xīn 。”
“嗯，我们只是汲取一点用来研究罢了。不会太贪心。”
"Right, we just need a little for research. We won’t be greedy."
yóu lǐ fán pāi bǎn ， hěn kuài yī xíng rén jiù lì kè xíng dòng qǐ lái 。
由李凡拍板，很快一行人就立刻行动起来。
With Li Fan's approval, they quickly got to work.
yōu zú rén zài tā men shǒu lǐng de dài lǐng xià ， jī hū jiù kào zhe wàn xiān méng de jù diǎn ， tōu tōu yòu dǎ kāi le yí gè kōng jiān tōng dào 。
幽族人在他们首领的带领下，几乎就靠着万仙盟的据点，偷偷又打开了一个空间通道。
The Yōu tribe members, led by their leader, secretly opened another spatial channel near the base of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance.
zhè lǐ yuán běn jiù shì tā men de jiā xiāng ， zài jiā shàng lǐ fán děng rén gè xiǎn shén tōng ， duì bō dòng jìn xíng zhē yǎn 。
这里原本就是他们的家乡，再加上李凡等人各显神通，对波动进行遮掩。
This place was originally their homeland, and with everyone’s efforts to mask the fluctuations, it went smoothly without being noticed by anyone from the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance.
suǒ yǐ jìn xíng de pǒ wèi shùn lì ， cóng tóu dào wěi dōu méi yǒu bèi wàn xiān méng de rén fā xiàn 。
所以进行的颇为顺利，从头到尾都没有被万仙盟的人发现。
Perhaps they were so focused on guarding that large vortex.
dāng rán ， zhè huò xǔ yě yǒu tā men jiāng quán bù jīng shén dōu jí zhōng zài kān shǒu nà ge jù dà xuán wō zhī shàng de yuán gù 。
当然，这或许也有他们将全部精神都集中在看守那个巨大漩涡之上的缘故。
"Truly amazing. The surging Dark Sea has calmed down here," said the leader of the Yōu tribe, marveling at the scene.
“ dàng zhēn shì qí miào ， xiōng yǒng de yōu àn zhī hǎi ， zài cǐ chù jū rán biàn dé huǎn hé xià lái 。” qīn zì jiàn zhèng zhè shén yì de chǎng miàn ， yōu zú shǒu lǐng bù yóu fā chū yī zhèn zàn tàn 。
“当真是奇妙，汹涌的幽暗之海，在此处居然变得缓和下来。”亲自见证这神异的场面，幽族首领不由发出一阵赞叹。
At the other end of the channel, in the underground world, the dark power recovered its original nature and spread with alarming speed, devouring everything around it.
ér zài tōng dào de nà tóu ， dì xià shì jiè zhōng 。
而在通道的那头，地下世界中。
The last light in the underground world quickly disappeared.
yī cóng láo lóng zhōng lí kāi de yōu àn zhī lì ， jiù huī fù le tā yuán běn yīng yǒu de xìng zhì 。
一从牢笼中离开的幽暗之力，就恢复了它原本应有的性质。
Countless beings died silently and without understanding.
yǐ yī zhǒng hài rén tīng wén de sù dù ， xùn sù cháo zhe zhōu wéi xiōng yǒng ér qù 、 tūn mò yī qiè 。
以一种骇人听闻的速度，迅速朝着周围汹涌而去、吞没一切。
Fortunately, this small underground world wasn’t too large.
dì xià shì jiè zuì hòu de guāng liàng hěn kuài jiù chè dǐ xiāo shī le 。
地下世界最后的光亮很快就彻底消失了。
After filling it up, the dark power began to flow back into the Dark Realm like a tide.
wú shù shēng líng ， jiù zhè yàng qiāo wú shēng xī 、 bù míng suǒ yǐ de sǐ wáng 。
无数生灵，就这样悄无声息、不明所以的死亡。
Indeed, like a rising and falling tide.
xìng hǎo zhè dì dǐ xiǎo shì jiè de guī mó bù suàn tài dà 。
幸好这地底小世界的规模不算太大。
At the entrance of the underground world leading to the Xuanhuang realm, Li Fan敏锐ly noticed the dark power seeping in.
yōu àn zhī lì zài hěn kuài jiāng qí guàn mǎn zhī hòu ， jiù kāi shǐ fǎn guò lái xiàng yōu jiè huí liú 。
幽暗之力在很快将其灌满之后，就开始反过来向幽界回流。
But since they hadn’t opened the channel yet, this process was very slow.
dàng zhēn rú qǐ fú de cháo xī yì bān 。
当真如起伏的潮汐一般。
"If we have to pass through here, the overflowed dark power will likely be detected by the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance soon," said柳如尘 with a frown.
ér zài dì dǐ shì jiè lián tōng xuán huáng jiè de rù kǒu chù ， lǐ fán zé shì mǐn ruì de fā xiàn le yōu àn kāi shǐ shèn tòu 。
而在地底世界联通玄黄界的入口处，李凡则是敏锐的发现了幽暗开始渗透。
"I'll figure it out," volunteered Craftsmanship Sage. "Source Essence and dark power don't mix well. Perhaps we can build a buffer zone here. Of course, this might require a lot of Source Essence."
zhǐ bù guò tā men hái méi yǒu dǎ kāi tōng dào ， suǒ yǐ zhè ge guò chéng jí wéi huǎn màn 。
只不过他们还没有打开通道，所以这个过程极为缓慢。
Craftsmanship Sage looked at Li Fan as he spoke.
“ rú guǒ wǒ men jìn chū dōu yào tōng guò zhè lǐ de huà ， nà me kǒng pà yào bù le duō jiǔ ， wài yì de yōu àn jiù huì bèi wàn xiān méng chá jué le 。” liǔ rú chén zhòu zhe méi shuō dào 。
“如果我们进出都要通过这里的话，那么恐怕要不了多久，外溢的幽暗就会被万仙盟察觉了。”柳如尘皱着眉说道。
Li Fan wasn’t particularly interested in the remnants of True Immortal power; he had accumulated quite a bit over time with no special use for it.
“ wǒ lái xiǎng bàn fǎ 。” qiǎo gōng jū shì zì gào fèn yǒng dào ，“ yuán lì jīng cuì gēn yōu àn zhī lì hù bù xiāng róng 。 huò xǔ wǒ men kě yǐ zài zhè lǐ jiàn zào yī chù huǎn chōng dài 。 dāng rán ， zhè kě néng xū yào dà liàng de yuán lì jīng cuì 。”
“我来想办法。”巧工居士自告奋勇道，“源力精粹跟幽暗之力互不相融。或许我们可以在这里建造一处缓冲带。当然，这可能需要大量的源力精粹。”
But after pretending to think for a long while, he reluctantly agreed.
qiǎo gōng jū shì zhè me shuō zhe ， bù zì jīn de kàn xiàng lǐ fán 。
巧工居士这么说着，不自禁的看向李凡。
Craftsmanship Sage was delighted and immediately got to work, calling out his beloved creation to help.
duì yú zhè zhēn xiān lì liàng de cán yú ， lǐ fán shì yì diǎn dōu bù xīn dòng 。 zhè duàn shí jiān yǐ jīng jī zǎn le xiāng dāng de shù liàng ， méi yǒu tè bié de yòng chǔ 。
对于这真仙力量的残余，李凡是一点都不心动。这段时间已经积攒了相当的数量，没有特别的用处。
A female仙傀,倾国倾城, obediently followed Craftsmanship Sage's commands.
bù guò tā hái shì yáng zhuāng sī lǜ le xǔ jiǔ zhī hòu ， cái miǎn qiǎng dā yìng 。
不过他还是佯装思虑了许久之后，才勉强答应。
Using the same technology as the Heavenly Yang Immortal Puppet, but where did Craftsmanship find the consciousness of the puppet?
qiǎo gōng jū shì jiàn zhuàng dà xǐ ， lì kè jiù xíng dòng qǐ lái ， bìng qiě huàn chū le zì jǐ xīn ài de zào wù yì qǐ bāng máng 。
巧工居士见状大喜，立刻就行动起来，并且唤出了自己心爱的造物一起帮忙。
Craftsmanship mentioned it casually while building the "buffer zone."
yī zūn zhǎng de qīng guó qīng chéng de nǚ xìng xiān guī ， duì qiǎo gōng yán tīng jì cóng 。
一尊长的倾国倾城的女性仙傀，对巧工言听计从。
"Back when [Ancestor] collapsed, I barely survived the calamity and escaped my hometown. But some folks weren’t so lucky; their bodies were destroyed in the disaster, only leaving their consciousness backups for me to carry around."
gēn tiān yáng xiān guī cǎi yòng de shì tóng yàng de jì shù ， jiù shì bù zhī dào xiān guī de yì shí rén gé ， qiǎo gōng yòu shì cóng nǎ lǐ zhǎo dào de 。
跟天阳仙傀采用的是同样的技术，就是不知道仙傀的意识人格，巧工又是从哪里找到的。
"Don't look at her now, she used to scold me a lot! Hahaha!"
hái shì qiǎo gōng zài jiàn zào “ huǎn chōng dài ” de shí hòu ， zì jǐ chuī xū 、 shùn kǒu dào chū le tā de lái lì 。
还是巧工在建造“缓冲带”的时候，自己吹嘘、顺口道出了她的来历。
"When I was with the Heavenly Spirit Sect before, I had prepared a puppet body for her. But it was too rigid, and I didn’t like it. After playing with it for a while, I lost interest and destroyed it."
“ dāng nián 【 zǔ 】 bēng kuì ， wǒ pīn sǐ cái néng cóng jié nàn zhōng xìng cún ， táo lí jiā xiāng 。 dàn yǒu xiē jiā huo ， jiù méi yǒu wǒ zhè me xìng yùn le 。 shēn qū zài zāi huò zhōng bèi huǐ ， zhǐ yǒu yì shí bèi fèn bǎo cún xià lái 、 bèi wǒ suí shēn xié dài 。”
“当年【祖】崩溃，我拼死才能从劫难中幸存，逃离家乡。但有些家伙，就没有我这么幸运了。身躯在灾祸中被毁，只有意识备份保存下来、被我随身携带。”
"This one is lively and almost indistinguishable from a real person."
“ nǐ bié kàn tā xiàn zài zhè me tīng huà ， yǐ qián tā kě méi shǎo xùn chì wǒ ！ hā hā hā ！”
“你别看她现在这么听话，以前她可没少训斥我！哈哈哈！”
(End of Chapter)
"Even if our people die in the Dark Sea, they can't do this."
"Too light, too light."
After a thorough explanation from the leader of the Yōu tribe, Li Fan suddenly understood.
It was still through the fluctuations caused by being in the Dark Sea that they judged it.
Mò Rúbīn's corpse completely did not match the normal signs of death for ordinary beings.
"Either just an empty shell used as a distraction, or..."
"Perhaps this person is deeply favored by the Dark Sea. After his death, most of his spiritual essence immediately returned to the Dark Sea. Only the rotten parts remained, slowly dissolving into it."
The leader of the Yōu tribe suddenly mentioned another possibility.
"But even our strongest priest in history wouldn't reach such a state after death. So I'm more inclined to think that what we see is just an empty shell."
Upon hearing this, Li Fan's gaze flickered.
He was initially startled by the words of the leader of the Yōu tribe. But if he linked the dark power here with Great Xuan Wang, then Mò Rúbīn's unusual state after death could be explained.
"But we can't be careless either. The Great Xuan Sect is cunning and ingenious; they have countless methods. We still need to remain vigilant."
"Regardless of whether he died or not, my plan won't change because of this."
With a flash of thought, Li Fan inquired about the details of Mò Rúbīn's corpse.
The position where he saw it recently was clearly not here.
He didn’t expect the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance to find a way to resist the Dark Sea’s contamination so quickly and transfer him here.
"If it really is just an empty shell with no value, the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance wouldn't go through such great trouble to move it. In my opinion, the vortex they stole from the Dark Sea probably relied on Mò Rúbīn's corpse to achieve stability," said Craftsmanship Sage.
"This dark power has some similarities to Essence Core Purity. According to common sense, if there were a small outlet in such a vast Dark Sea, it would surely form an unimaginable energy vortex. But here is too calm."
Craftsmanship Sage spoke with certainty, causing the leader of the Yōu tribe to pause.
He observed for a long time before saying with some surprise, "Attendant, what this Immortal Master said is right! The originally raging dark power has actually stabilized after passing through that empty shell!"
"Even the Dark Sea can be soothed. What...?" The leader of the Yōu tribe's tone was filled with astonishment and uncertainty.
Li Fan immediately fell into deep thought.
If the Dark Realm really had something to do with Great Xuan Wang, apart from his former companions in the Great Xuan Sect, it would likely be the statue of the Faceless True Immortal.
But they still weren't sure how much of a disturbance the appearance of the True Immortal statue would cause in the Dark Realm. So whether or not to proceed, Li Fan needed to think about it more carefully.
The main task of this mission was to study the mysterious dark power and gather information on Mò Rúbīn.
"Can we open a small portal here without drawing too much attention?" asked Li Fan. "With the corpse's effect, the fluctuations shouldn't be too noticeable."
After some consideration, the leader of the Yōu tribe gave an affirmative response.
"But don’t stir up too much dark power; otherwise, two vortexes of equal size might gradually approach and merge into one."
"Right, we just need a little for research. We won’t be greedy."
With Li Fan's approval, they quickly got to work.
The Yōu tribe members, led by their leader, secretly opened another spatial channel near the base of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance.
This place was originally their homeland, and with everyone’s efforts to mask the fluctuations, it went smoothly without being noticed by anyone from the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance.
Perhaps they were so focused on guarding that large vortex.
"Truly amazing. The surging Dark Sea has calmed down here," said the leader of the Yōu tribe, marveling at the scene.
At the other end of the channel, in the underground world, the dark power recovered its original nature and spread with alarming speed, devouring everything around it.
The last light in the underground world quickly disappeared.
Countless beings died silently and without understanding.
Fortunately, this small underground world wasn’t too large.
After filling it up, the dark power began to flow back into the Dark Realm like a tide.
Indeed, like a rising and falling tide.
At the entrance of the underground world leading to the Xuanhuang realm, Li Fan敏锐ly noticed the dark power seeping in.
But since they hadn’t opened the channel yet, this process was very slow.
"If we have to pass through here, the overflowed dark power will likely be detected by the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance soon," said柳如尘 with a frown.
"I'll figure it out," volunteered Craftsmanship Sage. "Source Essence and dark power don't mix well. Perhaps we can build a buffer zone here. Of course, this might require a lot of Source Essence."
Craftsmanship Sage looked at Li Fan as he spoke.
Li Fan wasn’t particularly interested in the remnants of True Immortal power; he had accumulated quite a bit over time with no special use for it.
But after pretending to think for a long while, he reluctantly agreed.
Craftsmanship Sage was delighted and immediately got to work, calling out his beloved creation to help.
A female仙傀,倾国倾城, obediently followed Craftsmanship Sage's commands.
Using the same technology as the Heavenly Yang Immortal Puppet, but where did Craftsmanship find the consciousness of the puppet?
Craftsmanship mentioned it casually while building the "buffer zone."
"Back when [Ancestor] collapsed, I barely survived the calamity and escaped my hometown. But some folks weren’t so lucky; their bodies were destroyed in the disaster, only leaving their consciousness backups for me to carry around."
"Don't look at her now, she used to scold me a lot! Hahaha!"
"When I was with the Heavenly Spirit Sect before, I had prepared a puppet body for her. But it was too rigid, and I didn’t like it. After playing with it for a while, I lost interest and destroyed it."
"This one is lively and almost indistinguishable from a real person."
(End of Chapter)