lǐ fán fēn shén jǐn jǐn dīng zhe bù yuǎn chù de guǐ yì jìng miàn 。
李凡分神仅仅盯着不远处的诡异镜面。
Li Fan's spirit divided focused intently on the strange mirror not far away.
“ bù jǐn jǐn mú yàng xiāng sì ， jiù lián qì xī ……”
“不仅仅模样相似，就连气息……”
"More than just a similar appearance, even their aura..."
yǒu zhe yī dào tiān xuán jìng běn yuán bàng shēn ， lǐ fán duì tiān xuán jìng de kě wèi shì shí fēn shú xī 。
有着一道天玄镜本源傍身，李凡对天玄镜的可谓是十分熟悉。
With the Essence of Heavenly Mysteries Mirror as his familiar companion, Li Fan knew the Heavenly Mysteries Mirror very well. But at this moment, that strange small mirror gave him an eerie feeling akin to having a twin brother of the Heavenly Mysteries Mirror!
dàn cǐ kè nà guǐ yì xiǎo jìng gěi tā de gǎn jué ， jiù xiàng shì tiān xuán jìng de luán shēng xiōng dì yī yàng ！
但此刻那诡异小镜给他的感觉，就像是天玄镜的孪生兄弟一样！
Li Fan's spirit was shaken, and his thoughts raced.
lǐ fán xīn shén zhèn dòng ， sī niàn jí zhuǎn 。
李凡心神震动，思念急转。
"The Heavenly Mysteries Mirror once known as the Profound Sky Mirror. During the Profound Sky Sect era, it was obtained by the Profound Sky King through ascending channels, making it an artifact from the Immortal Realm."
“ tiān xuán jìng ， céng jīng míng wèi xuán tiān jìng 。 xuán tiān jiào shí qī xuán tiān wáng zì fēi shēng tōng dào suǒ de ， nǎi shì xiān jiè yí qì 。”
“天玄镜，曾经名为玄天镜。玄天教时期玄天王自飞升通道所得，乃是仙界遗器。”
"What about this one before me?"
“ nà yǎn qián zhè méi shì ？”
“那眼前这枚是？”
In that instant, Li Fan couldn't help but have the urge to approach and investigate.
lǐ fán zhè yī shùn jiān ， bù jīn chǎn shēng le yào shàng qián qù yī tàn jiū jìng de niàn tou 。
李凡这一瞬间，不禁产生了要上前去一探究竟的念头。
But after a moment's contemplation, he ultimately restrained himself.
dàn sī cǔn le piàn kè ， hái shì zuì zhōng zhǐ zhù 。
但思忖了片刻，还是最终止住。
The black Heavenly Mysteries Mirror always gave him a sense of inexplicable unease.
zhè hēi sè de tiān xuán jìng ， zǒng gěi tā yī zhǒng mò míng bù ān de gǎn jué 。
这黑色的天玄镜，总给他一种莫名不安的感觉。
Li Fan decided to observe it quietly first.
lǐ fán jué dìng ， xiān jìng guān qí biàn 。
李凡决定，先静观其变。
Drip-drip-drip, blood continued to fall on the mirror surface. Sun Luoyuan’s face had already turned pale but still showed no signs of stopping.
dī dī dā dā ， luò zài jìng miàn shàng de xuè yè bù tíng 。 sūn lù yuǎn miàn sè yǐ jīng yǒu xiē fā bái ， dàn què yī jiù méi yǒu tíng zhǐ de yì si 。
滴滴答答，落在镜面上的血液不停。孙路远面色已经有些发白，但却依旧没有停止的意思。
Even from his eyes, Li Fan saw fear and a trembling arm attempting to withdraw.
lǐ fán shèn zhì cóng tā de yǎn zhōng kàn dào le kǒng jù ， yǐ jí wēi wēi chàn dǒu 、 shì tú shōu huí de shǒu bì 。
李凡甚至从他的眼中看到了恐惧，以及微微颤抖、试图收回的手臂。
For some reason, he couldn’t control his actions.
què bù zhī wèi hé ， wú fǎ kòng zhì zì jǐ de xíng wéi 。
却不知为何，无法控制自己的行为。
Until the mirror emitted an unusual fluctuation, the black light receding, Sun Luoyuan collapsed on the ground in exhaustion.
zhí dào jìng miàn bào fā chū yī zhèn qí yì bō dòng ， hēi guāng nèi liǎn ， sūn lù yuǎn cái xū tuō yì bān de tān dǎo zài dì shàng 。
直到镜面爆发出一阵奇异波动，黑光内敛，孙路远才虚脱一般的瘫倒在地上。
After swallowing several pills, after a period of breathing exercises, his complexion returned to normal.
qǔ chū shù méi dān yào tūn xià ， yī fān tiáo xī zhī hòu ， qì sè cái huí fù zhèng cháng 。
取出数枚丹药吞下，一番调息之后，气色才回复正常。
Sun Luoyuan looked at the small mirror before him, which was emitting faint greenish light. A glimmer of greed and fear flashed across his eyes.
sūn lù yuǎn kàn zhe shēn qián fàn zhe sī sī yōu guāng de xiǎo jìng ， yǎn zhōng shǎn guò yī sī tān lán 、 yī sī kǒng jù 。
孙路远看着身前泛着丝丝幽光的小镜，眼中闪过一丝贪婪、一丝恐惧。
No one knew what he was thinking.
bù zhī dào tā zài xiǎng xiē shén me 。
不知道他在想些什么。
After a long while, his stiff body began moving again.
guò le hǎo yī huì ， tā jiāng zhí de shēn qū cái yòu chóng xīn kāi shǐ dòng zuò 。
过了好一会，他僵直的身躯才又重新开始动作。
From his chest, another small mirror emerged.
cóng huái zhōng ， yòu qǔ chū yī fāng xiǎo jìng 。
从怀中，又取出一方小镜。
Adjusting the angle of the mirror, it faced the black small mirror in pairs.
tiáo zhěng jìng miàn jiǎo dù ， gēn hēi sè xiǎo jìng liǎng liǎng xiāng duì 。
调整镜面角度，跟黑色小镜两两相对。
This newly retrieved item naturally turned out to be the Heavenly Mysteries Small Mirror.
zhè xīn qǔ chū de ， zì rán jiù shì tiān xuán xiǎo jìng le 。
这新取出的，自然就是天玄小镜了。
Li Fan clearly saw greenish light being sucked from the Heavenly Mysteries Mirror and then flowing into the black small mirror.
lǐ fán qīng xī de kàn dào ， sī sī lǜ guāng zì tiān xuán jìng miàn shàng bèi xī chū ， ér hòu yǒng rù dào hēi sè xiǎo jìng zhōng 。
李凡清晰的看到，丝丝绿光自天玄镜面上被吸出，而后涌入到黑色小镜中。
After absorbing the Heavenly Mysteries Small Mirror, that black mirror seemed more like the Heavenly Mysteries Mirror.
ér zài xī qǔ le tiān xuán xiǎo jìng zhī hòu ， nà hēi sè de jìng zi ， yě sì hū biàn dé gèng xiàng tiān xuán jìng qǐ lái 。
而在吸取了天玄小镜之后，那黑色的镜子，也似乎变得更像天玄镜起来。
Sun Luoyuan appeared to be calculating time.
sūn lù yuǎn sì hū shì zài jì suàn zhe shí jiān 。
孙路远似乎是在计算着时间。
When the black mirror continued to devour, his expression changed slightly. He hurriedly cast a spell to put away the Heavenly Mysteries Small Mirror.
guò le huì ， hēi jìng réng zài tūn shì de shí hòu ， tā miàn sè wēi biàn ， lián máng qiā jué jiāng tiān xuán xiǎo jìng shōu le qǐ lái 。
过了会，黑镜仍在吞噬的时候，他面色微变，连忙掐诀将天玄小镜收了起来。
But the black mirror, which was feasting voraciously, wasn't about to let go.
ér zhèng zài tāo tiè bǎo shí de hēi jìng zěn kěn fàng guò ？
而正在饕餮饱食的黑镜怎肯放过？
A sudden burst of black mist emerged from the mirror surface, transforming into a human form and roaring at Sun Luoyuan: "Not enough!"
yī zhèn hēi wù hū de zì jìng miàn shàng yǒng xiàn ， huàn huà chū yī dào rén xíng ， duì zhe sūn lù yuǎn nù hǒu ：“ hái bù gòu ！”
一阵黑雾忽的自镜面上涌现，幻化出一道人形，对着孙路远怒吼：“还不够！”
"I still need more!"
“ wǒ hái yào chī gèng duō ！”
“我还要吃更多！”
Strong fluctuations emanated from the black mirror figure, as if a storm swept through the entire room.
qiáng hèng de bō dòng zì hēi jìng rén yǐng shàng yǒng xiàn ， wǎn rú yī zhèn fēng bào xí juǎn zhěng gè mì shì 。
强横的波动自黑镜人影上涌现，宛如一阵风暴席卷整个密室。
Sun Luoyuan gritted his teeth, persisting in putting away the Heavenly Mysteries Small Mirror while addressing the black mirror figure: "Brother, control your heart! Swallowing too much at once will alert the Heavenly Mysteries Mirror. Then we'll fail!"
sūn lù yuǎn yī biān yǎo yá ， jiān chí bǎ tiān xuán xiǎo jìng shōu qǐ 。
孙路远一边咬牙，坚持把天玄小镜收起。
The black mirror figure seemed to regain some sanity upon hearing Sun Luoyuan's words.
yī biān duì zhe hēi jìng rén yǐng shuō dào ：“ xiǎo dì ， kòng zhì zhù běn xīn ！ yī cì tūn shì tài kuài le ， huì yǐn qǐ tiān xuán jìng de chá jué ， dào shí hòu gōng kuī yī kuì ！”
一边对着黑镜人影说道：“小弟，控制住本心！一次吞噬太快了，会引起天玄镜的察觉，到时候功亏一篑！”
Its form flickered as if resisting internally.
hēi jìng rén yǐng zài tīng wén sūn lù yuǎn de huà hòu ， sì hū huī fù le yī sī lǐ zhì 。
黑镜人影在听闻孙路远的话后，似乎恢复了一丝理智。
After a period of struggle, it finally suppressed its inner desires.
shēn xíng bù duàn huàng dòng ， sì hū shì zài zì wǒ kàng jù 。
身形不断晃动，似乎是在自我抗拒。
"Brother... I'm so miserable..."
jīng guò yī duàn shí jiān de zhēng zhá hòu ， cái zhōng yú yā zhì le nèi xīn de yù wàng 。
经过一段时间的挣扎后，才终于压制了内心的欲望。
"Brother, I can't hold on anymore."
“ gē a ， wǒ tài tòng kǔ le ……”
“哥啊，我太痛苦了……”
"Brother, let me out quickly!"
“ gē ， wǒ jiān chí bú zhù le 。”
“哥，我坚持不住了。”
Cries, pleas, and hatred alternated on the black mirror figure.
“ gē ， kuài fàng wǒ chū qù ！”
“哥，快放我出去！”
But no matter what attitude it took, every statement began with a "brother."
kū qì 、 āi qiú 、 zēng hèn ……
哭泣、哀求、憎恨……
Sun Luoyuan seemed to be tormented by these cries.
zhǒng zhǒng qíng xù zài hēi jìng shēn yǐng shàng lún fān chū xiàn 。
种种情绪在黑镜身影上轮番出现。
Finally, he closed his eyes again, using his own essence blood to pacify the black mirror figure's resentment.
dàn wú lùn tā shì shén me tài dù ， měi yī jù de kāi tóu ， zǒng shì yí gè “ gē ” zì 。
但无论它是什么态度，每一句的开头，总是一个“哥”字。
With the essence blood, the black mirror became calm once more.
ér sūn lù yuǎn yě sì hū zài zhè yī shēng shēng hū hǎn zhōng ， bǎo shòu zhé mó 。
而孙路远也似乎在这一声声呼喊中，饱受折磨。
Sun Luoyuan sighed in relief and slumped on the ground. He showed no sign of a cultivation master’s demeanor.
zuì zhōng zhǐ néng bì qǐ yǎn jīng ， zài dù yòng zì shēn jīng xuè de guàn gài ， píng xī hēi jìng shēn yǐng de yuàn fèn 。
最终只能闭起眼睛，再度用自身精血的灌溉，平息黑镜身影的怨愤。
After nearly half a day, he recovered.
dé dào le jīng xuè ， hēi jìng chóng xīn biàn dé píng jìng 。
得到了精血，黑镜重新变得平静。
Standing before the black mirror again, he muttered silently.
sūn lù yuǎn zé shì rú shì zhòng fù ， tān ruǎn zài dì 。 sī háo méi yǒu hé dào qiáng zhě de fēng fàn 。
孙路远则是如释重负，瘫软在地。丝毫没有合道强者的风范。
Following Sun Luoyuan's manipulation, light burst forth from the black mirror, rapidly flashing with countless characters and images.
zú zú xiǎo bàn tiān zhī hòu ， tā cái huī fù guò lái 。
足足小半天之后，他才恢复过来。
Sun Luoyuan looked intently, afraid of missing any detail.
chóng xīn zhàn zài hēi jìng miàn qián ， kǒu zhōng mò niàn 。
重新站在黑镜面前，口中默念。
Until the brightness dimmed until it disappeared.
suí zhe sūn lù yuǎn de cāo zòng ， cóng hēi jìng shàng zhàn fàng chū yī dào guāng huá 。
随着孙路远的操纵，从黑镜上绽放出一道光华。
Only then did Sun Luoyuan withdraw his gaze reluctantly.
qí zhōng kuài sù shǎn dòng zhe wú shù zì fú 、 huà miàn 。
其中快速闪动着无数字符、画面。
"This收获 is enough for our Sun family to overcome this difficulty."
sūn lù yuǎn rú jī sì kě ， jù jīng huì shén de kàn zhe ， shēng pà lù diào rèn hé yí gè xì jié 。
孙路远如饥似渴，聚精会神的看着，生怕露掉任何一个细节。
"Once禄儿 comes out from the Guardian Hall and takes on a key position in the Immortal Alliance, our Sun family can truly stand firm."
zhí dào zuì hòu ， huà miàn de liàng dù yuè lái yuè àn ， zuì zhōng xiāo shī 。
直到最后，画面的亮度越来越暗，最终消失。
Sun Luoyuan muttered to himself.
sūn lù yuǎn cái yǒu xiē bù shě de shōu huí mù guāng 。
孙路远才有些不舍的收回目光。
But Li Fan's spirit, who had observed the entire process, saw through it.
“ zhè yī cì de shōu huò ， zú gòu wǒ men sūn jiā dù guò cǐ cì nán guān le 。”
“这一次的收获，足够我们孙家渡过此次难关了。”
"It’s not a peer-grade artifact? Instead, using human soul as a base, employing some secret method to erode the Heavenly Mysteries Mirror, thus acquiring large amounts of information that cannot be obtained by ordinary means?"
“ děng dào lù ér cóng hù fǎ táng chū lái ， zài xiān méng zhōng dān rèn yào zhí 。 yī mén sì hé dào ， wǒ men sūn jiā cái néng suàn dé shàng shì zhēn zhèng zhàn wěn jiǎo gēn 。”
“等到禄儿从护法堂出来，在仙盟中担任要职。一门四合道，我们孙家才能算得上是真正站稳脚跟。”
"Even if it isn't an artifact, being able to intrude into the Heavenly Mysteries Mirror is still quite formidable."
sūn lù yuǎn kǒu zhōng nán nán zì yǔ 。
孙路远口中喃喃自语。
Li Fan looked at Sun Luoyuan, who seemed to have lost a lot of energy.
ér zài yī páng jiāng zhěng gè guò chéng kàn zài yǎn lǐ de lǐ fán fēn shén ， què shì kàn chū le diǎn míng táng 。
而在一旁将整个过程看在眼里的李凡分神，却是看出了点名堂。
While healing himself, he appeared to be digesting the information gained from the black mirror.
“ bú shì tóng gé xiān qì ？ ér shì yǐ rén lèi shén hún wèi jī chǔ ， yòng mǒu zhǒng mì fǎ duì tiān xuán jìng jìn xíng qīn shí ？ cóng ér huò qǔ píng cháng shǒu duàn wú fǎ huò qǔ de dà liàng xìn xī ？”
“不是同格仙器？而是以人类神魂为基础，用某种秘法对天玄镜进行侵蚀？从而获取平常手段无法获取的大量信息？”
"With just one spirit division, controlling it..."
“ jiù suàn bú shì xiān qì 。 néng gòu qīn rù tiān xuán jìng ， yě jí wéi liǎo bù dé le 。”
“就算不是仙器。能够侵入天玄镜，也极为了不得了。”
"I don't have full confidence. Especially with that strange black mirror by his side."
lǐ fán kàn xiàng sì hū yuán qì dà shāng de sūn lù yuǎn 。
李凡看向似乎元气大伤的孙路远。
After much consideration, Li Fan's spirit didn’t choose to act immediately.
duì fāng zài yǎng shāng de tóng shí ， sì hū zhèng zài bì mù xiāo huà ， gāng gāng cóng hēi jìng zhōng huò dé de nà xiē xìn xī 。
对方在养伤的同时，似乎正在闭目消化，刚刚从黑镜中获得的那些信息。
Instead, he decided to lie in wait.
“ yǐ wǒ yī dào fēn shén ， xiǎng yào jiāng qí kòng zhì zhù ……”
“以我一道分神，想要将其控制住……”
He would plot step-by-step after Sun Luoyuan and the black mirror separated.
“ méi yǒu shí zú bǎ wò 。 yóu qí tā shēn páng hái yǒu nà guǐ yì hēi jìng 。”
“没有十足把握。尤其他身旁还有那诡异黑镜。”
Seven more days passed.
sī cǔn zài sān ， lǐ fán fēn shén méi yǒu xuǎn zé lì kè dòng shǒu 。
思忖再三，李凡分神没有选择立刻动手。
When Sun Luoyuan opened his eyes, the first thing he did was repeatedly cast spells to seal the black mirror temporarily within the room.
ér shì jué dìng xiān qián fú xià lái 。
而是决定先潜伏下来。
Feeling Sun Luoyuan's actions, the foggy figure in the black mirror struggled to emerge but was sealed inside the mirror surface and couldn’t go out.
děng sūn lù yuǎn gēn hēi jìng fēn kāi hòu ， zài xú xú tú móu 。
等孙路远跟黑镜分开后，再徐徐图谋。
After all the commotion subsided, Sun Luoyuan let out a sigh of relief.
yòu shì qī tiān guò qù 。
又是七天过去。
He opened the重重禁制and left the room.
dāng sūn lù yuǎn zhēng kāi shuāng yǎn hòu ， dì yī jiàn shì jiù shì shuāng shǒu lián lián qiā jué 、 jiāng mì shì zhōng de hēi jìng gěi zàn qiě fēng yìn zhù 。
当孙路远睁开双眼后，第一件事就是双手连连掐诀、将密室中的黑镜给暂且封印住。
A moment later,
gǎn shòu dào sūn lù yuǎn de suǒ zuò suǒ wéi ， hēi jìng zhōng nà dào wù xíng rén yǐng yòu yào zhēng zhá zhe mào chū 。
感受到孙路远的所作所为，黑镜中那道雾形人影又要挣扎着冒出。
Li Fan’s spirit quietly flew beside the black mirror.
què bèi sǐ sǐ fēng yìn zài jìng miàn lǐ ， wú fǎ wài chū 。
却被死死封印在镜面里，无法外出。
"The material of this mirror body..."
yī qiè fēng bō xiāo shī hòu ， sūn lù yuǎn sōng le kǒu qì 。
一切风波消失后，孙路远松了口气。
"Doesn't seem to be from the Profound Yellow World."
dǎ kāi chóng chóng jìn zhì ， lí kāi le mì shì 。
打开重重禁制，离开了密室。
"It appears that my guess about it being an artifact isn’t entirely wrong."
piàn kè zhī hòu 。
片刻之后。
"Just the original force of the Immortal Path has gone elsewhere, leaving only a hollow shell occupied by that figure."
lǐ fán fēn shén ， qiǎo rán fēi dào le hēi jìng zhī páng 。
李凡分神，悄然飞到了黑镜之旁。
With Li Fan's current knowledge and after careful observation, he indeed found something.
“ zhè jìng shēn de cái zhì ……”
“这镜身的材质……”
To verify his hypothesis, the spirit division began studying the seal left by Sun Luoyuan.
“ sì hū bú shì xuán huáng jiè zào wù 。”
“似乎不是玄黄界造物。”
"Hmm? There are traces of a divine-grade array. But it’s too crude."
“ kàn lái shì xiān qì de cāi cè ， yě bìng fēi wán quán bú duì 。”
“看来是仙器的猜测，也并非完全不对。”
His main body called upon the End-Of-Time Disintegration Disc for support, which soon broke through the seal.
“ zhǐ bù guò xiān lù de běn yuán lì liàng yǐ jīng bù zhī qù wǎng hé fāng ， zhǐ yú xià kōng ké ， bèi nà dào rén yǐng zhàn jù 。”
“只不过仙路的本源力量已经不知去往何方，只余下空壳，被那道人影占据。”
Afterward, Li Fan's spirit didn’t destroy the seal directly but gradually modified it based on its foundation.
yǐ lǐ fán rú jīn de jiàn shí ， yī fān zǐ xì guān chá hòu ， guǒ shì yǒu suǒ fā xiàn 。
以李凡如今的见识，一番仔细观察后，果是有所发现。
"Brother, why did you return so quickly this time?"
wèi le yàn zhèng zì jǐ de cāi cè ， fēn shén yòu kāi shǐ yán jiū qǐ le sūn lù yuǎn suǒ liú de fēng yìn 。
为了验证自己的猜测，分神又开始研究起了孙路远所留的封印。
"Did you run into another problem? Huh... huh..."
“ ń ？ yǒu jǐ fēn xiān jí zhèn fǎ de yǐng zi 。 bù guò tài guò cū cāo 。”
“嗯？有几分仙级阵法的影子。不过太过粗糙。”
The mad voice of the black figure echoed from within the mirror.
běn zūn diào yòng zhōng mò jiě lí dié jìn xíng zhī yuán ， bù duō shí ， jiù yǐ jīng jiāng qí pò jiě 。
本尊调用终末解离碟进行支援，不多时，就已经将其破解。
Li Fan didn't respond. Instead, he continued modifying the array seal.
ér hòu lǐ fán fēn shén bìng méi yǒu zhí jiē pò huài zhè fēng yìn ， ér shì zài qí jī chǔ shàng màn màn jìn xíng le gǎi zào 。
而后李凡分神并没有直接破坏这封印，而是在其基础上慢慢进行了改造。
After a while, the black figure noticed something was amiss.
“ gē ， zhè cì zěn me zhè me kuài jiù huí lái le ？”
“哥，这次怎么这么快就回来了？”
"You're not my brother?"
“ shì bú shì yòu yù dào shén me nán tí le ？ hē hē hē ……”
“是不是又遇到什么难题了？呵呵呵……”
"Who are you?"
hēi yǐng yǒu xiē fēng diān de shēng yīn zì jìng lǐ chuán chū 。
黑影有些疯癫的声音自镜里传出。
His voice filled with anger and fear.
lǐ fán gēn běn méi yǒu huí dá ， ér shì jì xù gǎi zào zhe zhèn fǎ fēng yìn 。
李凡根本没有回答，而是继续改造着阵法封印。
"Nasty thing! Stay away from me!"
hēi yǐng zì shuō zì huà le huì ， zhōng yú chá jué dào le bú duì 。
黑影自说自话了会，终于察觉到了不对。
The black figure screamed, causing the black mirror to tremble violently.
“ nǐ bú shì gē ？”
“你不是哥？”
"Be quiet!" Li Fan coldly snorted.
“ nǐ shì shuí ？”
“你是谁？”
A silver lightning bolt appeared in mid-air and struck the black mirror harshly.
shēng yīn zhōng chōng mǎn le fèn nù yǔ huáng kǒng 。
声音中充满了愤怒与惶恐。
The mirror body, made of unknown material, turned slightly charred.
“ ě xīn de dōng xī ， lí wǒ yuǎn diǎn ！”
“恶心的东西，离我远点！”
The black figure's screams were interrupted by a final cry.
hēi yǐng jiān jiào zhe ， hēi jìng yě suí zhī bù duàn zhèn chàn 。
黑影尖叫着，黑镜也随之不断震颤。
After a moment’s silence, the black figure seemed to regain its composure.
“ guā zào ！” lǐ fán lěng hēng yī shēng 。
“聒噪！”李凡冷哼一声。
"You..."
yī dào yín sè pī lì zì xū kōng zhōng chǎn shēng ， suí hòu hěn hěn pī zài hēi jìng zhī shàng 。
一道银色霹雳自虚空中产生，随后狠狠劈在黑镜之上。
Another bolt of lightning greeted him.
nà bù zhī shì hé cái zhì duàn zào ér chéng de jìng shēn ， jìng rán chǎn shēng le yī sī jiāo hēi 。
那不知是何材质锻造而成的镜身，竟然产生了一丝焦黑。
Recommend a farming genre novel, "Fourth Day of Disaster," for interested readers.
hēi yǐng de jiān jiào shēng ， yě zài yī shēng cǎn hū zhōng bèi dǎ duàn 。
黑影的尖叫声，也在一声惨呼中被打断。
(This chapter ends)
Li Fan's spirit divided focused intently on the strange mirror not far away.
"More than just a similar appearance, even their aura..."
With the Essence of Heavenly Mysteries Mirror as his familiar companion, Li Fan knew the Heavenly Mysteries Mirror very well. But at this moment, that strange small mirror gave him an eerie feeling akin to having a twin brother of the Heavenly Mysteries Mirror!
Li Fan's spirit was shaken, and his thoughts raced.
"The Heavenly Mysteries Mirror once known as the Profound Sky Mirror. During the Profound Sky Sect era, it was obtained by the Profound Sky King through ascending channels, making it an artifact from the Immortal Realm."
"What about this one before me?"
In that instant, Li Fan couldn't help but have the urge to approach and investigate.
But after a moment's contemplation, he ultimately restrained himself.
The black Heavenly Mysteries Mirror always gave him a sense of inexplicable unease.
Li Fan decided to observe it quietly first.
Drip-drip-drip, blood continued to fall on the mirror surface. Sun Luoyuan’s face had already turned pale but still showed no signs of stopping.
Even from his eyes, Li Fan saw fear and a trembling arm attempting to withdraw.
For some reason, he couldn’t control his actions.
Until the mirror emitted an unusual fluctuation, the black light receding, Sun Luoyuan collapsed on the ground in exhaustion.
After swallowing several pills, after a period of breathing exercises, his complexion returned to normal.
Sun Luoyuan looked at the small mirror before him, which was emitting faint greenish light. A glimmer of greed and fear flashed across his eyes.
No one knew what he was thinking.
After a long while, his stiff body began moving again.
From his chest, another small mirror emerged.
Adjusting the angle of the mirror, it faced the black small mirror in pairs.
This newly retrieved item naturally turned out to be the Heavenly Mysteries Small Mirror.
Li Fan clearly saw greenish light being sucked from the Heavenly Mysteries Mirror and then flowing into the black small mirror.
After absorbing the Heavenly Mysteries Small Mirror, that black mirror seemed more like the Heavenly Mysteries Mirror.
Sun Luoyuan appeared to be calculating time.
When the black mirror continued to devour, his expression changed slightly. He hurriedly cast a spell to put away the Heavenly Mysteries Small Mirror.
But the black mirror, which was feasting voraciously, wasn't about to let go.
A sudden burst of black mist emerged from the mirror surface, transforming into a human form and roaring at Sun Luoyuan: "Not enough!"
"I still need more!"
Strong fluctuations emanated from the black mirror figure, as if a storm swept through the entire room.
Sun Luoyuan gritted his teeth, persisting in putting away the Heavenly Mysteries Small Mirror while addressing the black mirror figure: "Brother, control your heart! Swallowing too much at once will alert the Heavenly Mysteries Mirror. Then we'll fail!"
The black mirror figure seemed to regain some sanity upon hearing Sun Luoyuan's words.
Its form flickered as if resisting internally.
After a period of struggle, it finally suppressed its inner desires.
"Brother... I'm so miserable..."
"Brother, I can't hold on anymore."
"Brother, let me out quickly!"
Cries, pleas, and hatred alternated on the black mirror figure.
But no matter what attitude it took, every statement began with a "brother."
Sun Luoyuan seemed to be tormented by these cries.
Finally, he closed his eyes again, using his own essence blood to pacify the black mirror figure's resentment.
With the essence blood, the black mirror became calm once more.
Sun Luoyuan sighed in relief and slumped on the ground. He showed no sign of a cultivation master’s demeanor.
After nearly half a day, he recovered.
Standing before the black mirror again, he muttered silently.
Following Sun Luoyuan's manipulation, light burst forth from the black mirror, rapidly flashing with countless characters and images.
Sun Luoyuan looked intently, afraid of missing any detail.
Until the brightness dimmed until it disappeared.
Only then did Sun Luoyuan withdraw his gaze reluctantly.
"This收获 is enough for our Sun family to overcome this difficulty."
"Once禄儿 comes out from the Guardian Hall and takes on a key position in the Immortal Alliance, our Sun family can truly stand firm."
Sun Luoyuan muttered to himself.
But Li Fan's spirit, who had observed the entire process, saw through it.
"It’s not a peer-grade artifact? Instead, using human soul as a base, employing some secret method to erode the Heavenly Mysteries Mirror, thus acquiring large amounts of information that cannot be obtained by ordinary means?"
"Even if it isn't an artifact, being able to intrude into the Heavenly Mysteries Mirror is still quite formidable."
Li Fan looked at Sun Luoyuan, who seemed to have lost a lot of energy.
While healing himself, he appeared to be digesting the information gained from the black mirror.
"With just one spirit division, controlling it..."
"I don't have full confidence. Especially with that strange black mirror by his side."
After much consideration, Li Fan's spirit didn’t choose to act immediately.
Instead, he decided to lie in wait.
He would plot step-by-step after Sun Luoyuan and the black mirror separated.
Seven more days passed.
When Sun Luoyuan opened his eyes, the first thing he did was repeatedly cast spells to seal the black mirror temporarily within the room.
Feeling Sun Luoyuan's actions, the foggy figure in the black mirror struggled to emerge but was sealed inside the mirror surface and couldn’t go out.
After all the commotion subsided, Sun Luoyuan let out a sigh of relief.
He opened the重重禁制and left the room.
A moment later,
Li Fan’s spirit quietly flew beside the black mirror.
"The material of this mirror body..."
"Doesn't seem to be from the Profound Yellow World."
"It appears that my guess about it being an artifact isn’t entirely wrong."
"Just the original force of the Immortal Path has gone elsewhere, leaving only a hollow shell occupied by that figure."
With Li Fan's current knowledge and after careful observation, he indeed found something.
To verify his hypothesis, the spirit division began studying the seal left by Sun Luoyuan.
"Hmm? There are traces of a divine-grade array. But it’s too crude."
His main body called upon the End-Of-Time Disintegration Disc for support, which soon broke through the seal.
Afterward, Li Fan's spirit didn’t destroy the seal directly but gradually modified it based on its foundation.
"Brother, why did you return so quickly this time?"
"Did you run into another problem? Huh... huh..."
The mad voice of the black figure echoed from within the mirror.
Li Fan didn't respond. Instead, he continued modifying the array seal.
After a while, the black figure noticed something was amiss.
"You're not my brother?"
"Who are you?"
His voice filled with anger and fear.
"Nasty thing! Stay away from me!"
The black figure screamed, causing the black mirror to tremble violently.
"Be quiet!" Li Fan coldly snorted.
A silver lightning bolt appeared in mid-air and struck the black mirror harshly.
The mirror body, made of unknown material, turned slightly charred.
The black figure's screams were interrupted by a final cry.
After a moment’s silence, the black figure seemed to regain its composure.
"You..."
Another bolt of lightning greeted him.
Recommend a farming genre novel, "Fourth Day of Disaster," for interested readers.
(This chapter ends)