tiān jī jiè zhòng rén duì yōu àn zhī lì de yán jiū bìng méi yǒu xiǎng xiàng zhōng de nà me shùn lì 。
天机界众人对幽暗之力的研究并没有想象中的那么顺利。
The Heavenly Mechanism Realm's efforts to study the Dark Power had not gone as smoothly as they imagined.
xiǎng xiǎng yě shì ， bì jìng shì néng gòu gēn yuán lì jīng cuì xiāng pì měi de lì liàng céng jí 。 nǎ pà zài zěn me tiān cái ， wán chéng cóng wú dào yǒu de yán jiū yě bì dìng xū yào hào fèi dà liàng de shí jiān 。 hǎo zài qiǎo gōng jū shì tā men dōu shì yán jiū kuáng rén ， zì cóng yán jiū kāi shǐ zhī hòu jiù xīn wú páng wù 、 chè dǐ shēn xiàn qí zhōng 。
想想也是，毕竟是能够跟源力精粹相媲美的力量层级。哪怕再怎么天才，完成从无到有的研究也必定需要耗费大量的时间。好在巧工居士他们都是研究狂人，自从研究开始之后就心无旁骛、彻底深陷其中。
Indeed, this was because it could rival Essence Energy Purity. Even geniuses would still need to spend a considerable amount of time from nothing to something. Fortunately, the Artificer Sage and his ilk were all maniacal researchers; since the start of their studies, they had been utterly focused on it.
lǐ fán suǒ xū yào zuò de ， jiù shì nài xīn děng dài ， ér hòu zuò xiǎng qí chéng jí kě 。
李凡所需要做的，就是耐心等待，而后坐享其成即可。
All Li Fan needed to do was wait patiently and reap the benefits afterward.
ér zài zhè qī jiān ， lǐ fán yǐ rán qiāo qiāo kāi shǐ le zhēn duì liǎng wèi xiān rén de móu huà 。
而在这期间，李凡已然悄悄开始了针对两位仙人的谋划。
During this period, Li Fan secretly began to plot against two Immortals.
líng mù jiè ， dì xià mì shì zhōng 。
灵木界，地下密室中。
In the Spirit Wood Realm, within a secret underground chamber,
shàng bǎi gè zào xíng qí tè de kuǐ lěi ， jìng jìng zhàn lì bù dòng 。
上百个造型奇特的傀儡，静静站立不动。
Hundreds of peculiarly shaped puppets stood still without moving.
lǐ fán zé shì shén qíng yán sù de qīn zì zài tā men shēn shàng juān kè zhe zhèn fǎ 。
李凡则是神情严肃的亲自在他们身上镌刻着阵法。
Li Fan solemnly inscribed arrays on them himself. "Fish bait puppets, each group consisting of two, totaling seventy-two groups. One puppet in each group will fly into the Immortal Vastness, while the other is placed at various corners within Xuanhuang's world. When the seventy-two fish bait puppets reach the Immortal Vastness, their arrays will activate, drawing the attention of the Immortals there."
“ yú ěr kuǐ lěi ， měi liǎng gè wèi yī zǔ 、 gòng qī shí èr zǔ 。 měi zǔ qí zhōng yī zūn fēi rù xiān xū ， lìng wài yī zūn zé shì bèi ān zhì zài xuán huáng jiè dì mài de gè gè jiǎo luò zhōng 。 dāng qī shí èr zūn yú ěr kuǐ lěi fēi xiàng xiān xū zhī shí ， tā men shēn shàng de dà zhèn jiù huì fā dòng ， yǐn dòng xiān xū xiān rén de zhù yì 。”
“鱼饵傀儡，每两个为一组、共七十二组。每组其中一尊飞入仙墟，另外一尊则是被安置在玄黄界地脉的各个角落中。当七十二尊鱼饵傀儡飞向仙墟之时，它们身上的大阵就会发动，引动仙墟仙人的注意。”
"This array was derived from the Separation Plate. It has almost reached the level of an Immortal-grade array. Its name is 'Mingli, Chaotic Flowers Gradually Blooming.' When they sense a threat during their seclusion, they will subconsciously react. This will lead them back to Xuanhuang's world."
“ cǐ zhèn yóu jiě lí dié tuī yǎn ， yǐ jīng wú xiàn jiē jìn xiān jí dà zhèn jí bié 。 míng wèi 【 mí lí ， luàn huā jiàn yù 】。 zài bì guān zhī zhōng ， tū rán gǎn shòu dào wēi xié chū xiàn ， shì bì huì xià yì shí de zuò chū fǎn yìng 。 yóu cǐ zhuī sù dào xuán huáng jiè zhōng 。”
“此阵由解离碟推衍，已经无限接近仙级大阵级别。名为【迷离，乱花渐欲】。在闭关之中，突然感受到威胁出现，势必会下意识的做出反应。由此追溯到玄黄界中。”
"Those fish bait puppets left in Xuanhuang's world, I will use the Essence Energy Purity of the Faceless True Immortal to set up an alert network around them. Once the Immortal Vastness's power triggers it, they will attract the attention of the Faceless True Immortal."
“ ér liú zài xuán huáng jiè zhè xiē yú ěr kuǐ lěi de shēn biān ， wǒ jiāng huì yòng wú miàn zhēn xiān de yuán lì jīng cuì ， bù xià jǐng jiè wǎng 。 yí dàn xiān xū xiān rén de lì liàng jiāng qí chù fā ， jiù huì zhāo lái wú miàn zhēn xiān de zhù shì 。”
“而留在玄黄界这些鱼饵傀儡的身边，我将会用无面真仙的源力精粹，布下警戒网。一旦仙墟仙人的力量将其触发，就会招来无面真仙的注视。”
"If nothing goes wrong...
“ rú guǒ bù chū shén me yì wài de huà ……”
“如果不出什么意外的话……”
If these two incomprehensible forces collide, Xuanhuang's world might vanish in an instant. Therefore, I must preemptively prepare for this by misleading the Heavenly Dao."
“ yí dàn zhè liǎng gǔ nán yǐ xiǎng xiàng de lì liàng xiāng hù chù pèng ， xuán huáng jiè kǒng pà shùn jiān jiù yào huī fēi yān miè 。 suǒ yǐ wǒ jiǎ é tiān dào ， chōu qǔ xuán huáng jiāng shēng biàn de xíng dòng ， jiù yào tí qián zhǔn bèi 。”
“一旦这两股难以想象的力量相互触碰，玄黄界恐怕瞬间就要灰飞烟灭。所以我假讹天道，抽取玄黄将生变的行动，就要提前准备。”
The Transcendation Stone emitted a flashing blue light in his mind.
nǎo hǎi zhōng huà dào shí fā chū yī shǎn yī shǎn de lán sè guāng máng 。
脑海中化道石发出一闪一闪的蓝色光芒。
The enhanced Transcendation Stone had greatly strengthened its derivation capabilities. This wolf-enticing tiger-trapping move involved many aspects and could have numerous unforeseen variables. However, the Transcendation Stone was not burdened much by this complexity.
shēng huá guò de huà dào shí tuī yǎn néng lì dé dào le dà dà de jiā qiáng 。 cǐ qū láng tūn hǔ zhī jǔ ， qiān shè dào fāng fāng miàn miàn 。 jí biàn qiān tóu wàn xù ， biàn shù pín chū 。 huà dào shí yě méi yǒu shén me tài dà de fù dān 。
升华过的化道石推衍能力得到了大大的加强。此驱狼吞虎之举，牵涉到方方面面。即便千头万绪，变数频出。化道石也没有什么太大的负担。
Of course, this was only because the derived abilities of the Faceless True Immortal and the Immortal Vastness Immortals were set by Li Fan beforehand.
dāng rán ， zhè yě jǐn jǐn shì yīn wèi ， tuī yǎn zhōng wú miàn zhēn xiān hé xiān xū xiān rén zhǐ yǒu lǐ fán shì xiān shè dìng hǎo de néng lì 。
当然，这也仅仅是因为，推衍中无面真仙和仙墟仙人只有李凡事先设定好的能力。
Li Fan had a clear understanding of his limitations. With his current strength, attempting to derive an Immortal's actions would be like a fool talking nonsense. All he could do was seek a chance based on what he had experienced in reality.
lǐ fán hái shì hěn yǒu zì zhī zhī míng de ， píng jiè tā mù qián de shí lì ， wàng xiǎng tuī yǎn zhēn xiān de jǔ dòng 、 wú yì yú chī rén shuō mèng 。 tā néng zuò de ， jiù shì gēn jù yǐ jīng jīng lì guò de xiàn shí ， qù móu qiú yī xiàn shèng jī 。
李凡还是很有自知之明的，凭借他目前的实力，妄想推衍真仙的举动、无异于痴人说梦。他能做的，就是根据已经经历过的现实，去谋求一线胜机。
"Shaking the True Immortal net with Immortal Vastness Immortals."
“ xiān xū xiān rén ， huàng dòng zhēn xiān zhī wǎng 。”
“仙墟仙人，晃动真仙之网。”
"I will then take advantage of the Truly Real Technique and escape my predicament."
“ wǒ zé chèn jī fā dòng hái zhēn ， yī zhāo tuō kùn 。”
“我则趁机发动还真，一朝脱困。”
Of course, this was the ideal state. As they say, "lose before you win." He also needed to consider that if his plan failed, the strength gap between the Immortal Vastness Immortals and the Faceless True Immortal would be too great to break through the True Immortal net...
“ dāng rán ， zhè shì zuì lǐ xiǎng de zhuàng tài 。 suǒ wèi wèi shèng xiān móu bài ， wǒ hái yào kǎo lǜ dào ， rú guǒ wǒ de jì huà shī bài le ， xiān xū xiān rén gēn wú miàn zhēn xiān zhī jiān de shí lì chā jù tài dà ， bìng bù zú yǐ hàn dòng zhēn xiān zhī wǎng de shù fù ……”
“当然，这是最理想的状态。所谓未胜先谋败，我还要考虑到，如果我的计划失败了，仙墟仙人跟无面真仙之间的实力差距太大，并不足以撼动真仙之网的束缚……”
In that case, he would immediately retreat into the depths of the Dark World, use the Truly Real Technique again, and escape the crisis.
“ nà me wǒ jiù yào lì kè huí dào yōu jiè shēn chù ， fā dòng hái zhēn ， tuō lí wēi jú 。”
“那么我就要立刻回到幽界深处，发动还真，脱离危局。”
Now that I have several items that can slightly influence True Immortals, it's still possible to delay things for a while.
“ rú jīn wǒ yǐ jīng zhǎng wò le jǐ yàng zuì qǐ mǎ néng gòu shāo wēi yǐng xiǎng zhēn xiān de dōng xī ， tuō yán piàn kè hái shì néng zuò dào de 。”
“如今我已经掌握了几样最起码能够稍微影响真仙的东西，拖延片刻还是能做到的。”
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lǐ fán shěn shì zhe zì shēn shén hún zhī wài 。
李凡审视着自身神魂之外。
Li Fan scrutinized his own soul outside.
yóu tiān yī zèng yǔ de yín máng fáng hù ， yǐ jí jīn sè yuán lì jīng cuì ， hái yǒu bāo guǒ zhe huī sè méi bān de qī cǎi shén guāng ……
由天医赠与的银芒防护，以及金色源力精粹，还有包裹着灰色霉斑的七彩神光……
The silver light protection given by Heavenly Healer, the golden Essence Energy Purity, and the seven-color divine glow enveloped with gray mold...
gè zhǒng bù tóng de lì liàng wéi chí zhe yí gè wēi miào de píng héng 。
各种不同的力量维持着一个微妙的平衡。
Various forces maintained a delicate balance.
kǒng pà yě wéi yǒu lǐ fán zhè yàng de rén ， cái néng zài zhè zhǒng zhuàng kuàng xià hái néng bǎo chí shí zú de zhèn dìng 。 shèn zhì yǐn yǐn gǎn dào xīn ān 。
恐怕也唯有李凡这样的人，才能在这种状况下还能保持十足的镇定。甚至隐隐感到心安。
Only someone like Li Fan could remain so calm in such circumstances, even feeling a sense of security.
“ jiè lì dǎ lì ， zòng héng bǎi hé 。 jiū qí gēn běn ， hái shì zì shēn shí lì tài ruò 。 bù guò xiān zhī mén kǎn ， yòu qǐ shì zhè me róng yì kuà yuè de ？”
“借力打力，纵横捭阖。究其根本，还是自身实力太弱。不过仙之门槛，又岂是这么容易跨越的？”
"Use force to counteract it. Maneuver skillfully. Ultimately, it's still about my own strength. But how easy is it to cross the threshold of an Immortal?
“ tiān cái rú xuán tiān wáng 、 chuán fǎ 、 tiān yī ， dōu bèi dǎng zài qí wài ， bù dé cùn jìn 。”
“天才如玄天王、传法、天医，都被挡在其外，不得寸进。”
Even Xuan Tian Wang, Transmission Technique, and Heavenly Healer were blocked from entering."
“ yòu hé kuàng shì wǒ ？ ruò bú shì shēn huái hái zhēn ， wǒ kǒng pà zǎo jiù fàng qì zhè kàn shì yǒu xiē bù qiē shí jì de huàn xiǎng le 。” lǐ fán wēi wēi zì cháo dào 。
“又何况是我？若不是身怀还真，我恐怕早就放弃这看似有些不切实际的幻想了。”李凡微微自嘲道。
"And what about me? If not for Truly Real, I might have given up on this seemingly unrealistic dream long ago," Li Fan said with a hint of self-mockery.
“ dàn jì rán wǒ yǒu xìng ， dé yù 【 hái zhēn 】 qí wù 。 nà jiù méi yǒu rén néng gòu zǔ zhǐ wǒ de dēng xiān zhī lù ……” tā de yǎn zhōng shǎn guò yī sī hán máng 。
“但既然我有幸，得遇【还真】奇物。那就没有人能够阻止我的登仙之路……”他的眼中闪过一丝寒芒。
"But since fate has granted me the Truly Real Oddity, no one can stop my path to Immortality..." A cold light flashed in his eyes.
lǐ fán zhī dào ， wú lùn shì 【 luàn 】、【 jī 】， yì huò zhě 【 méi 】。 tā suǒ jiàn dào de dōu bú shì zuì chū de bǎn běn 。
李凡知道，无论是【乱】、【饥】，亦或者【没】。他所见到的都不是最初的版本。
Li Fan knew that what he saw—Random, Hunger, and Void—were not their original forms. They were merely inferior imitations by later generations.
ér shì hòu rén de zhuō liè mó fǎng 。
而是后人的拙劣模仿。
Thus, for a long time, Li Fan had not given up on deeply researching these three True Immortal inscriptions.
suǒ yǐ cháng jiǔ yǐ lái ， lǐ fán yì zhí dōu méi yǒu fàng qì duì zhè sān zhǒng zhēn xiān zhuàn zì de shēn rù yán jiū 。
所以长久以来，李凡一直都没有放弃对这三种真仙篆字的深入研究。
Even if they were copies of copies, the more realistic the imitation, the stronger its power.
nǎ pà shì fān bǎn de fān bǎn ， mó fǎng de yuè xiàng ， wēi lì yě jiù yuè qiáng 。
哪怕是翻版的翻版，模仿的越像，威力也就越强。
Even Immortals could derive Dao from them. For Li Fan, any one of these would be nearly impossible to fully understand in a lifetime.
jí biàn shì xiān rén ， dōu néng jiè zhù qí zhōng yī zì wù dào 。 kě yǐ shuō zhè sān zhǒng zhōng rèn hé yí gè ， duì yú lǐ fán lái shuō ， jī hū qióng jìn yī shēng zhī lì dōu zuān yán bù tòu 。
即便是仙人，都能借助其中一字悟道。可以说这三种中任何一个，对于李凡来说，几乎穷尽一生之力都钻研不透。
Li Fan's comprehension was limited, but he could rely on external tools.
lǐ fán wù xìng yǒu xiàn 。 dàn kě jiǎ yú wài wù 。
李凡悟性有限。但可假于外物。
Apart from the unparalleled talent of his clone Li Qing, the prodigies from Xuanhuang's world who had been tricked and coerced into submission recently also became Li Fan's resources.
chú le fēn shēn lǐ qíng nà jué shì de tiān zī zhī wài ，【 shān hé xuān 】 zhōng ， zuì jìn yī duàn shí jiān lù xù bèi hǒng piàn 、 cè fǎn de xuán huáng jiè tiān jiāo men ， yě chéng wéi le lǐ fán de zī liáng 。
除了分身李晴那绝世的天资之外，【山河轩】中，最近一段时间陆续被哄骗、策反的玄黄界天骄们，也成为了李凡的资粮。
The Heavenly Healer's Transmission Technique, "Heavenly Earth Convergence," could harmonize any individual's innate talents and comprehension.
cóng zhào shī jiě chù huò dé de xuán tiān jiào gōng fǎ ， tiān dì jiāo zhēng fù 。 kě yǐ jūn hé rèn yì duì xiàng de tiān fù 、 wù xìng 。
从赵师姐处获得的玄天教功法，天地交征赋。可以均和任意对象的天赋、悟性。
After achieving some success with his clone Li Qing, he began to look for suitable candidates.
fēn shēn lǐ qíng lüè yǒu xiǎo chéng zhī hòu ， jiù kāi shǐ wù sè qǐ le hé shì de duì xiàng 。
分身李晴略有小成之后，就开始物色起了合适的对象。
They were ostensibly sent out on a secret mission for the Red Dust Benevolent Immortal sect but had already been covertly controlled, their talents being extracted.
duì wài xuān chēng shì pài tā men chū qù zhí xíng hóng chén cí bēi xiān de mì mì rèn wù ， dàn shí zé yǐ jīng àn zhōng bèi kòng zhì qǐ lái ， chōu qǔ tiān zī 。
对外宣称是派他们出去执行红尘慈悲仙的秘密任务，但实则已经暗中被控制起来，抽取天资。
Of course, due to the convergence and harmonization, these prodigies also received half of Li Qing's talent enhancement.
dāng rán yīn wèi jiāo zhēng 、 jūn hé de yuán gù ， zhè xiē tiān jiāo yě dé dào le lǐ qíng yí bàn de tiān fù jiā chéng 。
当然因为交征、均和的缘故，这些天骄也得到了李晴一半的天赋加成。
Li Qing's innate abilities weren't weak; thus, the Heavenly Healer's prodigies like Shang Tianci did not notice any abnormalities. They only marveled at the wonders of the "Foundation-Building with Me" method.
lǐ qíng de tiān fù bìng bù ruò yú tā men ， suǒ yǐ bāo kuò shāng tiān cì zài nèi de shān hé xuān tiān jiāo men ， bìng méi yǒu chá jué shén me yì cháng 。 zhǐ shì jīng tàn yú 【 yǐ wǒ zhù jī 】 fǎ de shén yì zhī zhōng 。
李晴的天赋并不弱于他们，所以包括商天赐在内的山河轩天骄们，并没有察觉什么异常。只是惊叹于【以我筑基】法的神异之中。
With the addition of over a dozen prodigies' talents, his clone Li Qing's comprehension had reached an unprecedented level.
ér dé dào le shí duō wèi tiān jiāo de tiān fù jiā chí ， fēn shēn lǐ qíng de wù xìng ， yǐ rán dào dá le gè jīng shì hài sú de dì bù 。
而得到了十多位天骄的天赋加持，分身李晴的悟性，已然到达了个惊世骇俗的地步。
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shèn zhì duì lǐ fán běn zūn xuē qù le zì jǐ de bù fèn jì yì dōu yǒu suǒ chá jué 。
甚至对李凡本尊削去了自己的部分记忆都有所察觉。
Even sensing that he had erased some of his own memories.
dàn bì jìng zhǐ shì fēn shēn ， gēn běn zūn zhī jiān méi yǒu nǐ wǒ zhī jiān de chā bié 。 jiān dìng de zhí xíng zhe cān wù zhēn xiān zhuàn zì de rèn wù 。
但毕竟只是分身，跟本尊之间没有你我之间的差别。坚定的执行着参悟真仙篆字的任务。
But as it was just a clone, there was no difference between him and the original. He firmly carried out the task of comprehending True Immortal inscriptions.
sān zhǒng zhēn xiān zhuàn zì bù tíng fú xiàn zài nǎo hǎi zhōng ， wǎn ruò huó wù 。
三种真仙篆字不停浮现在脑海中，宛若活物。
The three True Immortal inscriptions repeatedly appeared in his mind, like living entities.
lǐ qíng de yǎn qián fǎng fú kàn dào le ， yī dào mó hú shēn yǐng ， huà dào wèi zì de xíng wéi 。
李晴的眼前仿佛看到了，一道模糊身影，化道为字的行为。
Li Qing seemed to see a blurry figure transforming into characters through Dao.
“ míng dào ……”
“铭道……”
"Engraving Dao..."
“ bǐ wú miàn zhēn xiān hái yào qiáng héng de cún zài 。 huò xǔ nà jiù shì wǒ de zhōng jí mù biāo 。”
“比无面真仙还要强横的存在。或许那就是我的终极目标。”
"A being stronger than the Faceless True Immortal. Perhaps that is my ultimate goal."
jiù zài lǐ fán àn zhōng wèi cǐ shì zuì zhōng dà jì àn zhōng zhǔn bèi de shí hòu 。
就在李凡暗中为此世最终大计暗中准备的时候。
While Li Fan secretly prepared for this world's final grand plan,
cǐ qián héng kōng chū shì de nì zhuǎn shēng sǐ tiān zūn ， zhōng yú zhāng xiǎn le tā duì xuán huáng jiè de yǐng xiǎng 。
此前横空出世的逆转生死天尊，终于彰显了祂对玄黄界的影响。
The Heavenly Sovereign who had suddenly appeared and reversed life and death finally revealed his influence on Xuanhuang's world.
yīn wèi rén men fā xiàn ， zì cóng zhè wèi tiān zūn jiàng shì zhī hòu ， xuán huáng jiè xiū shì jiù zài yě méi yǒu dàn xià guò xīn de hòu dài 。
因为人们发现，自从这位天尊降世之后，玄黄界修士就再也没有诞下过新的后代。
People discovered that ever since this Heavenly Sovereign appeared, no new offspring had been born among the cultivators of Xuanhuang's world.
huò zhě shuō ， zhěng gè rén lèi zú qún dōu shì rú cǐ 。
或者说，整个人类族群都是如此。
Or rather, the entire human race was experiencing this phenomenon.
qǐ chū rén men hái bù néng què dìng shì zhè wèi tiān zūn de yǐng xiǎng 。
起初人们还不能确定是这位天尊的影响。
Initially, people could not be certain if it was due to this Heavenly Sovereign's influence.
dàn shì dāng yī wèi zhī qián yǔn luò de xiū shì yǐ yī zhǒng cóng wèi yǒu rén xiǎng guò de fāng fǎ huí lái zhī hòu ， dà jiā cái chà nà jiān jiāng yī qiè dōu lián xì qǐ lái 。
但是当一位之前陨落的修士以一种从未有人想过的方法回来之后，大家才刹那间将一切都联系起来。
But when a deceased cultivator returned in an unprecedented manner, everyone suddenly connected all the dots.
lán cāng jiāng ， wàn xiān méng xī nán biān chuí zuì dà de yī tiáo hé liú 。
澜沧江，万仙盟西南边陲最大的一条河流。
The Lancang River, the largest river on the southwestern border of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance.
yī wèi jiào zuò chāng jí de xiū shì ， mǒu yī rì hū de chì shēn luǒ tǐ ， zì hé shuǐ zhōng zuān chū 。
一位叫做昌吉的修士，某一日忽的赤身裸体，自河水中钻出。
A cultivator named Chang Ji suddenly emerged naked from the river one day.
zhè yí mù yì cháng de chǎng jǐng ， zì rán shì yǐn lái zhōu wéi rén de páng guān 。
这一幕异常的场景，自然是引来周围人的旁观。
This unusual scene naturally drew the attention of those around him.
dàn nà chāng jí què gēn běn bù zài hū ， ér shì xīn xǐ ruò kuáng 、 nán yǐ zhì xìn de kàn zhe zì jǐ de shēn tǐ ， kǒu zhōng nán nán zì yǔ dào ：“ wǒ yòu huó guò lái le ？”
但那昌吉却根本不在乎，而是欣喜若狂、难以置信的看着自己的身体，口中喃喃自语道：“我又活过来了？”
But Chang Ji paid no heed; instead, he was overjoyed and incredulous as he looked at his body. He murmured to himself, "Am I alive again?"
“ nì zhuǎn sǐ shēng 、 nì zhuǎn sǐ shēng ， tiān zūn chéng bù qī wǒ ！”
“逆转死生、逆转死生，天尊诚不欺我！”
"Reversing life and death, reversing life and death! The Heavenly Sovereign truly did not deceive me!"
( běn zhāng wán )
(本章完)
(End of Chapter)
The Heavenly Mechanism Realm's efforts to study the Dark Power had not gone as smoothly as they imagined.
Indeed, this was because it could rival Essence Energy Purity. Even geniuses would still need to spend a considerable amount of time from nothing to something. Fortunately, the Artificer Sage and his ilk were all maniacal researchers; since the start of their studies, they had been utterly focused on it.
All Li Fan needed to do was wait patiently and reap the benefits afterward.
During this period, Li Fan secretly began to plot against two Immortals.
In the Spirit Wood Realm, within a secret underground chamber,
Hundreds of peculiarly shaped puppets stood still without moving.
Li Fan solemnly inscribed arrays on them himself. "Fish bait puppets, each group consisting of two, totaling seventy-two groups. One puppet in each group will fly into the Immortal Vastness, while the other is placed at various corners within Xuanhuang's world. When the seventy-two fish bait puppets reach the Immortal Vastness, their arrays will activate, drawing the attention of the Immortals there."
"This array was derived from the Separation Plate. It has almost reached the level of an Immortal-grade array. Its name is 'Mingli, Chaotic Flowers Gradually Blooming.' When they sense a threat during their seclusion, they will subconsciously react. This will lead them back to Xuanhuang's world."
"Those fish bait puppets left in Xuanhuang's world, I will use the Essence Energy Purity of the Faceless True Immortal to set up an alert network around them. Once the Immortal Vastness's power triggers it, they will attract the attention of the Faceless True Immortal."
"If nothing goes wrong...
If these two incomprehensible forces collide, Xuanhuang's world might vanish in an instant. Therefore, I must preemptively prepare for this by misleading the Heavenly Dao."
The Transcendation Stone emitted a flashing blue light in his mind.
The enhanced Transcendation Stone had greatly strengthened its derivation capabilities. This wolf-enticing tiger-trapping move involved many aspects and could have numerous unforeseen variables. However, the Transcendation Stone was not burdened much by this complexity.
Of course, this was only because the derived abilities of the Faceless True Immortal and the Immortal Vastness Immortals were set by Li Fan beforehand.
Li Fan had a clear understanding of his limitations. With his current strength, attempting to derive an Immortal's actions would be like a fool talking nonsense. All he could do was seek a chance based on what he had experienced in reality.
"Shaking the True Immortal net with Immortal Vastness Immortals."
"I will then take advantage of the Truly Real Technique and escape my predicament."
Of course, this was the ideal state. As they say, "lose before you win." He also needed to consider that if his plan failed, the strength gap between the Immortal Vastness Immortals and the Faceless True Immortal would be too great to break through the True Immortal net...
In that case, he would immediately retreat into the depths of the Dark World, use the Truly Real Technique again, and escape the crisis.
Now that I have several items that can slightly influence True Immortals, it's still possible to delay things for a while.
---
Li Fan scrutinized his own soul outside.
The silver light protection given by Heavenly Healer, the golden Essence Energy Purity, and the seven-color divine glow enveloped with gray mold...
Various forces maintained a delicate balance.
Only someone like Li Fan could remain so calm in such circumstances, even feeling a sense of security.
"Use force to counteract it. Maneuver skillfully. Ultimately, it's still about my own strength. But how easy is it to cross the threshold of an Immortal?
Even Xuan Tian Wang, Transmission Technique, and Heavenly Healer were blocked from entering."
"And what about me? If not for Truly Real, I might have given up on this seemingly unrealistic dream long ago," Li Fan said with a hint of self-mockery.
"But since fate has granted me the Truly Real Oddity, no one can stop my path to Immortality..." A cold light flashed in his eyes.
Li Fan knew that what he saw—Random, Hunger, and Void—were not their original forms. They were merely inferior imitations by later generations.
Thus, for a long time, Li Fan had not given up on deeply researching these three True Immortal inscriptions.
Even if they were copies of copies, the more realistic the imitation, the stronger its power.
Even Immortals could derive Dao from them. For Li Fan, any one of these would be nearly impossible to fully understand in a lifetime.
Li Fan's comprehension was limited, but he could rely on external tools.
Apart from the unparalleled talent of his clone Li Qing, the prodigies from Xuanhuang's world who had been tricked and coerced into submission recently also became Li Fan's resources.
The Heavenly Healer's Transmission Technique, "Heavenly Earth Convergence," could harmonize any individual's innate talents and comprehension.
After achieving some success with his clone Li Qing, he began to look for suitable candidates.
They were ostensibly sent out on a secret mission for the Red Dust Benevolent Immortal sect but had already been covertly controlled, their talents being extracted.
Of course, due to the convergence and harmonization, these prodigies also received half of Li Qing's talent enhancement.
Li Qing's innate abilities weren't weak; thus, the Heavenly Healer's prodigies like Shang Tianci did not notice any abnormalities. They only marveled at the wonders of the "Foundation-Building with Me" method.
With the addition of over a dozen prodigies' talents, his clone Li Qing's comprehension had reached an unprecedented level.
---
Even sensing that he had erased some of his own memories.
But as it was just a clone, there was no difference between him and the original. He firmly carried out the task of comprehending True Immortal inscriptions.
The three True Immortal inscriptions repeatedly appeared in his mind, like living entities.
Li Qing seemed to see a blurry figure transforming into characters through Dao.
"Engraving Dao..."
"A being stronger than the Faceless True Immortal. Perhaps that is my ultimate goal."
---
While Li Fan secretly prepared for this world's final grand plan,
The Heavenly Sovereign who had suddenly appeared and reversed life and death finally revealed his influence on Xuanhuang's world.
People discovered that ever since this Heavenly Sovereign appeared, no new offspring had been born among the cultivators of Xuanhuang's world.
Or rather, the entire human race was experiencing this phenomenon.
Initially, people could not be certain if it was due to this Heavenly Sovereign's influence.
But when a deceased cultivator returned in an unprecedented manner, everyone suddenly connected all the dots.
The Lancang River, the largest river on the southwestern border of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance.
A cultivator named Chang Ji suddenly emerged naked from the river one day.
This unusual scene naturally drew the attention of those around him.
But Chang Ji paid no heed; instead, he was overjoyed and incredulous as he looked at his body. He murmured to himself, "Am I alive again?"
"Reversing life and death, reversing life and death! The Heavenly Sovereign truly did not deceive me!"
(End of Chapter)