yín sè shǎn guāng ， rú dào dào tiān léi ， jiē lián là xià 。
银色闪光，如道道天雷，接连落下。
Silver flashes, like streaks of heavenly lightning, continued to fall.
huáng huáng shén wēi xià ， yǐn cáng zài hēi jìng zhōng de rén xíng ， cóng yī kāi shǐ de zhòu mà biàn chéng le āi háo ， ér hòu yòu biàn chéng le qǐ qiú 。
煌煌神威下，隐藏在黑镜中的人形，从一开始的咒骂变成了哀嚎，而后又变成了乞求。
Under the imposing divine might, the figure hidden in the black mirror changed from cursing at first to howling in agony, and then to pleading.
dàn lǐ fán fēn shén cóng yī kāi shǐ jiù méi yǒu yào shǒu xià liú qíng de yì si 。
但李凡分神从一开始就没有要手下留情的意思。
But Li Fan's distracted self had no intention of holding back from the start.
fēn shén bù xiàng fēn shēn ， kě zì xíng cóng tiān dì zhōng jí qǔ líng qì huī fù 。 jī xù de lì liàng yòng yī fēn zé shǎo yī fēn ， suǒ yǐ wù bì zuò dào wàn wú yī shī 。
分神不像分身，可自行从天地中汲取灵气恢复。积蓄的力量用一分则少一分，所以务必做到万无一失。
Unlike a split body, a distracted self could not draw on spiritual essence from the heavens for recovery. The accumulated power diminished with each use, so it was imperative to ensure success without fail.
yín sè pī lì rú tóng yí gè jù dà mò pán ， páo zhì zhe rén xíng hēi wù 。
银色霹雳如同一个巨大磨盘，炮制着人形黑雾。
The silver lightning, like a giant millstone, ground away at the human-shaped black fog.
ér lǐ fán fēn shén zé shì chèn jī ， jiē lián qiā jué ， yòng “ zhèn liàn ” zhī fǎ ， shì tú qǔ dé hēi jìng de kòng zhì quán 。
而李凡分神则是趁机，接连掐诀，用“阵炼”之法，试图取得黑镜的控制权。
Meanwhile, Li Fan's distracted self seized the opportunity, consecutively invoking spells using "array refinement" techniques in an attempt to gain control of the black mirror.
hēi jìng bìng fēi yǒu zhǔ zhī wù ， bù guò měi gé yī duàn shí jiān 、 biàn yòng sūn jiā dì zi xuè mài guàn gài ， yǐ jīng gēn sūn shì jiā zú chǎn shēng le xuán zhī yòu xuán de wēi miào lián xì 。
黑镜并非有主之物，不过每隔一段时间、便用孙家弟子血脉灌溉，已经跟孙氏家族产生了玄之又玄的微妙联系。
Though not originally a possession with a master, the black mirror was periodically nourished by the bloodline of Sun family disciples, creating a subtle and mysterious connection with the Sun clan.
zhèng cháng qíng kuàng xià lái jiǎng ， wéi yǒu sūn jiā rén cái néng shǐ yòng 、 nǎi zhì jì liàn 。
正常情况下来讲，唯有孙家人才能使用、乃至祭炼。
Normally, only members of the Sun family could use or refine it. However, Li Fan's array techniques had been bolstered by several generations of终末解离碟的积累，已达到神鬼莫测的境界。
bù guò lǐ fán zhèn fǎ ， dé dào zhōng mò jiě lí dié jǐ shì jī lěi jiā chí 。 yǐ rán dào dá le shén guǐ mò cè de shuǐ píng 。
不过李凡阵法，得到终末解离碟几世积累加持。已然到达了神鬼莫测的水平。
Layer upon layer of arrays allowed him to ignore such rules.
chóng chóng zhèn fǎ dié jiā zhī xià ， jìng rán néng wú shì zhè zhǒng guī zé 。
重重阵法叠加之下，竟然能无视这种规则。
Even as he refined the black mirror, Sun Luduan, who shared a special感应 with it, remained unaware.
shèn zhì lǐ fán fēn shén cǐ kè zài jì liàn hēi jìng de shí hòu ， lián gēn qí yǒu zhe yǒu tè shū gǎn yìng de sūn lù yuǎn dōu wú fǎ chá jué 。
甚至李凡分神此刻在祭炼黑镜的时候，连跟其有着有特殊感应的孙路远都无法察觉。
As time slowly passed, unnoticed, the black mirror had quietly changed hands.
suí zhe shí jiān huǎn huǎn liú shì ， wú rén zhù yì jiān ， hēi jìng yǐ jīng qiǎo rán yì zhǔ 。
随着时间缓缓流逝，无人注意间，黑镜已经悄然易主。
Li Fan's distracted self manifested its true form and shook the black mirror in his hand.
lǐ fán fēn shén ， xiǎn huà chū shí xíng ， jiāng hēi jìng zài shǒu shàng diān le diān 。
李凡分神，显化出实形，将黑镜在手上颠了颠。
He could feel that the human-shaped black fog, or the "spirit essence" of the black mirror, was trembling fearfully within.
tā kě yǐ gǎn shòu dào ， nà hēi wù rén xíng ， yě jiù shì hēi jìng “ qì líng ” zhèng duǒ zài jìng zhōng sè sè fā dǒu 。
他可以感受到，那黑雾人形，也就是黑镜“器灵”正躲在镜中瑟瑟发抖。
Filled with dread and caution towards Li Fan.
duì lǐ fán chōng mǎn le wèi jù yǔ jì dàn 。
对李凡充满了畏惧与忌惮。
Li Fan didn't care what the other thought. His eyes narrowed as he instantly understood the origins of this Sun family treasure.
lǐ fán kě bù zài hū duì fāng shì zěn me xiǎng de ， yǎn jīng wēi mī ， shùn xī zhī jiān biàn yǐ jīng zhī xiǎo le sūn jiā zhè jiàn jiā zú zhì bǎo de lái lì 。
李凡可不在乎对方是怎么想的，眼睛微眯，瞬息之间便已经知晓了孙家这件家族至宝的来历。
Over a thousand years ago, brothers Sun Luduan and Sun Ludao discovered a somewhat damaged bronze mirror during an exploration of ancient ruins.
yī qiān duō nián yǐ qián ， sūn jiā xiōng dì sūn lù yuǎn 、 sūn lù yáo ， zài yī cì yí jì tàn suǒ zhōng ， ǒu rán fā xiàn le yī méi yǒu xiē pò sǔn de tóng jìng 。
一千多年以前，孙家兄弟孙路远、孙路遥，在一次遗迹探索中，偶然发现了一枚有些破损的铜镜。
Initially, they only saw it as an ordinary relic and paid little attention to it. However, when they brought it back to the Heavenly Mirror for sale, something unexpected happened.
yuán běn liǎng xiōng dì zhǐ yǐ wéi zhè tóng jìng shì jiàn xún cháng gǔ wù ， bìng bù zěn me zài yì 。 bù guò dāng tā men bǎ qí ná huí tiān xuán jìng zhōng ， xiǎng yào shòu mài de shí hòu ， ràng tā men gǎn dào fěi yí suǒ sī de shì qíng fā shēng le 。
原本两兄弟只以为这铜镜是件寻常古物，并不怎么在意。不过当他们把其拿回天玄镜中，想要售卖的时候，让他们感到匪夷所思的事情发生了。
The Heavenly Mirror ignored this bronze mirror entirely, or rather, completely disregarded its existence! Despite being in the Heavenly Mirror's space, it couldn't appear on the sales list.
tiān xuán jìng jìng rán duì zhè tóng jìng shì ér bù jiàn ， huò zhě shuō ， wán quán hū shì le tā de cún zài ！ míng míng zài tiān xuán jìng kōng jiān zhōng ， dàn jiù shì wú fǎ chū xiàn zài shòu mài qīng dān míng lù shàng 。
天玄镜竟然对这铜镜视而不见，或者说，完全忽视了它的存在！明明在天玄镜空间中，但就是无法出现在售卖清单名录上。
After repeated confirmations, the brothers realized they had stumbled upon a treasure.
jīng guò fǎn fù què rèn ， liǎng xiōng dì zhī dào tā men yù dào bǎo le 。
经过反复确认，两兄弟知道他们遇到宝了。
Over time, they tried various methods to find the correct usage of this mysterious bronze mirror. But at that point, they were only Golden Core Realm cultivators, lacking both strength and insight to accomplish such a task.
jiē xià lái ， tā men jīng guò gè zhǒng cháng shì ， xiǎng yào zhǎo dào zhè méi shén qí tóng jìng de zhèng què shǐ yòng fāng fǎ 。 dàn bǐ shí tā men bù guò shì jīn dān jìng de xiū shì ， wú lùn shì shí lì hái shì jiàn shí dōu bù zú yǐ zhī chí tā men wán chéng cǐ shì 。
接下来，他们经过各种尝试，想要找到这枚神奇铜镜的正确使用方法。但彼时他们不过是金丹境的修士，无论是实力还是见识都不足以支持他们完成此事。
A century later,
yì zhí dào bǎi nián hòu 。
一直到百年后。
Big Brother Sun Luduan found a miniature heavenly dao realm, aiming to advance to Foundation Establishment Realm.
dà gē sūn lù yuǎn zhǎo dào le yī chù wēi xíng dòng tiān ， xiǎng yào jiè cǐ jìn shēng yuán yīng jìng 。
大哥孙路远找到了一处微型洞天，想要借此晋升元婴境。
Sun Ludao guarded his brother. Despite their precautions, fate was against them, as another Golden Core Perfect cultivator was alerted by their presence.
sūn lù yáo wèi dà gē hù fǎ ， jǐn guǎn tā men yǐ jīng hěn shì jǐn shèn xiǎo xīn le ， què rén suàn bù rú tiān suàn ， jīng dòng le lìng wài yī míng lù guò de jīn dān yuán mǎn xiū shì 。
孙路遥为大哥护法，尽管他们已经很是谨慎小心了，却人算不如天算，惊动了另外一名路过的金丹圆满修士。
The gap between Golden Core and Foundation Establishment was vast.
jīn dān 、 yuán yīng ， yī jìng zhī yáo 、 tiān rǎng zhī bié 。
金丹、元婴，一境之遥、天壤之别。
With the opportunity at hand, that cultivator had no reason to give up.
tū pò de jī huì jiù zài yǎn qián ， nà míng jīn dān xiū shì zì rán méi yǒu fàng qì de dào lǐ 。
突破的机会就在眼前，那名金丹修士自然没有放弃的道理。
In order to ensure his brother's successful advancement, Sun Ludao fought off the enemy with his life.
ér sūn lù yáo wèi le què bǎo dà gē néng gòu shùn lì jìn shēng ， lèng shì yòng xìng mìng tuō zhù le dí rén de jìn gōng 。
而孙路遥为了确保大哥能够顺利晋升，愣是用性命拖住了敌人的进攻。
When Sun Luduan successfully broke through to Foundation Establishment Realm and ruthlessly killed the Golden Core cultivator in anger, Sun Ludao was critically injured and on the brink of death. He could no longer be saved.
dāng sūn lù yuǎn chéng gōng tū pò dào yuán yīng jìng ， fèn nù de zhèn shā jīn dān xiū shì hòu 。 sūn lù yáo què yīn wèi shāng shì tài zhòng ， yǎn yǎn yī xī 。 yǐ jīng wú lì huí tiān le 。
当孙路远成功突破到元婴境，愤怒的镇杀金丹修士后。孙路遥却因为伤势太重，奄奄一息。已经无力回天了。
Just as Su Luduan was heartbroken, he suddenly realized that the bronze mirror had finally reacted!
zhèng dāng sū lù yuǎn bēi tòng yù jué zhī jì ， tā què tū rán fā xiàn ， yì zhí dài zài shēn shàng de nà méi tóng jìng zài cǐ kè zhōng yú yǒu le fǎn yìng ！
正当苏路远悲痛欲绝之际，他却突然发现，一直带在身上的那枚铜镜在此刻终于有了反应！
On his deathbed, Sun Ludao's spirit soul entered the bronze mirror to preserve itself.
bīn sǐ zhī jì ， sūn lù yáo de shén hún dùn rù tóng jìng zhī zhōng ， dé yǐ bǎo quán 。
濒死之际，孙路遥的神魂遁入铜镜之中，得以保全。
Though it couldn't come out again, it was better than being separated by life and death.
suī rán zhī hòu zài yě wú fǎ cóng tóng jìng zhōng chū lái ， què zǒng hǎo guò zì cǐ yīn yáng xiāng gé 。
虽然之后再也无法从铜镜中出来，却总好过自此阴阳相隔。
The spirit soul merged with the bronze mirror, allowing Sun Ludao to learn about its history.
shén hún gēn tóng jìng róng hé ， sūn lù yáo yě yīn cǐ zhī dào le guān yú jìng zi de zhǒng zhǒng xìn xī 。
神魂跟铜镜融合，孙路遥也因此知道了关于镜子的种种信息。
Originally named "Infinite," this mirror was a divine treasure bestowed upon the Xuanhuang sect called Infinite Dao during ancient times.
tóng jìng běn míng 【 wú liàng 】， nǎi shì yuǎn gǔ shí qī ， xiān jiè cì yǔ xuán huáng 【 wú liàng zōng 】 de zhì bǎo 。
铜镜本名【无量】，乃是远古时期，仙界赐予玄黄【无量宗】的至宝。
Over time, due to some unknown reason, it had become damaged and lost most of its power. Even the spirit essence within had vanished, leaving only an empty shell in the world.
bù guò suí zhe dǒu zhuǎn xīng yí ， zhè jiàn xiān qì yě bù zhī wèi hé biàn dé cán pò bù quán ， shī qù le wǎng xī de jué dà duō shù wēi néng 。
不过随着斗转星移，这件仙器也不知为何变得残破不全，失去了往昔的绝大多数威能。
But as a once-exalted existence,
shèn zhì qí zhōng de xiān qì zhī líng yě bù zhī suǒ zōng ， zhǐ cún qū qiào yú shì jiān 。
甚至其中的仙器之灵也不知所踪，只存躯壳于世间。
after merging with new spiritual essence, it still displayed incredible abilities.
dàn bì jìng céng jīng shì fán sú zhī shàng de cún zài 。
但毕竟曾经是凡俗之上的存在。
For example...
dāng róng rù le xīn de shén hún zhī hòu ， tā réng jiù zhǎn xiàn le yī xiē bù kě sī yì de néng lì 。
当融入了新的神魂之后，它仍旧展现了一些不可思议的能力。
When entering the Heavenly Mirror, it could steal information from the Heavenly Mirror's space.
bǐ rú ……
比如……
Additionally, after accumulating energy over time, the Infinite Mirror could emit some light.
dāng jìn rù tiān xuán jìng de shí hòu ， tā néng gòu qiè qǔ tiān xuán jìng zhōng de zhǒng zhǒng xìn xī 。
当进入天玄镜的时候，它能够窃取天玄镜中的种种信息。
This light depicted potential future events!
yòu bǐ rú ， dāng jī zǎn le yī duàn shí jiān de néng liàng hòu ， wú liàng jìng néng gòu shì fàng chū xiē xǔ guāng yǐng 。
又比如，当积攒了一段时间的能量后，无量镜能够释放出些许光影。
Though they didn't understand its mechanism, this discovery thrilled the Sun brothers.
zhè guāng yǐng zhōng yǎn yì de ， hè rán shì wèi lái kě néng fā shēng de shì qíng ！
这光影中演绎的，赫然是未来可能发生的事情！
With the help of the Infinite Mirror, the Sun brothers embarked on their rise to power.
suī rán bù qīng chǔ qí yuán lǐ shì shén me ， dàn zhè fā xiàn ràng sūn jiā xiōng dì xīn xǐ ruò kuáng 。
虽然不清楚其原理是什么，但这发现让孙家兄弟欣喜若狂。
However, they gradually noticed strange things about the mirror.
jiè zhù wú liàng jìng ， sūn jiā xiōng dì kāi shǐ le zì shēn chuán qí de jué qǐ zhī lù 。
借助无量镜，孙家兄弟开始了自身传奇的崛起之路。
Due to past damage, the incomplete nature also affected the Sun Ludao within. His spirit soul was slowly deteriorating, and no matter what methods Sun Luduan tried, he couldn't stop it.
dàn màn màn de ， tā men yě fā jué le zhè jìng zi zhōng guǐ yì de dì fāng 。
但慢慢的，他们也发觉了这镜子中诡异的地方。
Finally, by chance, he used his own blood to slow down the process of his brother's spirit soul dissipating.
yóu yú céng jīng shòu dào sǔn huài ， jìng zi de bù wán quán yě yǐng xiǎng dào le jìng zhōng de sūn lù yáo 。 shén hún xiāo mó ， rèn píng sūn lù yuǎn yòng jǐn le gè zhǒng fāng fǎ ， dōu wú fǎ zǔ zhǐ 。
由于曾经受到损坏，镜子的不完全也影响到了镜中的孙路遥。神魂消磨，任凭孙路远用尽了各种方法，都无法阻止。
If that had been all,
zuì hòu hái shì jī yuán qiǎo hé zhī xià ， tā yòng zì shēn jīng xuè ， fāng cái yán huǎn le dì di shén hún xiāo sàn de guò chéng 。
最后还是机缘巧合之下，他用自身精血，方才延缓了弟弟神魂消散的过程。
after achieving Foundation Establishment Realm, new dao practitioners carried a heavenly dao realm with them, immortal and indestructible. Blood could be squeezed out; there was always some available.
ruò zhǐ shì zhè yàng yě jiù bà le 。
若只是这样也就罢了。
The true trouble with the Infinite Mirror lay in its self-destructive tendency.
chéng jiù yuán yīng jìng zhī hòu ， xīn fǎ xiū shì shēn tuō dòng tiān 、 bù sǐ bù miè 。 jīng xuè jǐ yī jǐ ， zǒng guī shì yǒu de 。
成就元婴境之后，新法修士身托洞天、不死不灭。精血挤一挤，总归是有的。
It seemed to have endured unimaginable calamities, as the "Infinite Light" scenes repeatedly ended in the same outcome: endless darkness, great destruction, and an empty void.
wú liàng jìng de zhēn zhèng má fán ， shì qí zì wǒ bēng kuì de qū xiàng 。
无量镜的真正麻烦，是其自我崩溃的趋向。
No matter how it played out, this was the inevitable end for the world.
fǎng fú céng jīng zāo shòu le nán yǐ xiǎng xiàng de jié nàn ， yù yǎn wèi lái chǎng jǐng de 【 wú liàng guāng 】 huà miàn ， měi jīng guò jǐ cì ， dū huì yǎn yì dào tóng yī jié jú 。
仿佛曾经遭受了难以想象的劫难，预演未来场景的【无量光】画面，每经过几次，都会演绎到同一结局。
Every time it awakened from destruction and reenacted the Infinite Light,
wú jìn hēi àn ， dà pò miè ， xū wú yī piàn 。
无尽黑暗，大破灭，虚无一片。
the mirror seemed to be tainted by the black destruction foretold, darkening a bit more each time.
fǎng fú shì zhěng gè shì jiè de guī sù ， rèn yóu wú liàng jìng rú hé yǎn yì ， dōu táo bù chū zhè ge jié jú 。
仿佛是整个世界的归宿，任由无量镜如何演绎，都逃不出这个结局。
Over a thousand years, while using the Infinite Mirror's abilities, the Sun family had grown from an insignificant household into a formidable force in the dao realm.
ér měi yī cì cóng pò miè zhōng sū xǐng ， zài dù wú liàng guāng tuī yǎn 。
而每一次从破灭中苏醒，再度无量光推衍。
Sun Luduan, who once was a Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator, had become a great dao practitioner of the Fourfold Dao sect.
wú liàng jìng dōu sì hū zhān rǎn le yù yán zhōng de hēi sè pò miè yī yàng ， biàn dé qī hēi yī fēn 。
无量镜都似乎沾染了预言中的黑色破灭一样，变得漆黑一分。
Yet he remained powerless to prevent the mirror's impending destruction.
qiān nián yǐ lái ， sūn jiā suī rán jiè zhù wú liàng jìng de néng lì ， cóng bù qǐ yǎn de wēi mò zhī jiā ， fā zhǎn wèi le yī mén sì hé dào de páng rán dà wù 。
千年以来，孙家虽然借助无量镜的能力，从不起眼的微末之家，发展为了一门四合道的庞然大物。
The only solution he found was to locate the missing fragments of the Infinite Mirror and help it restore itself.
sūn lù yuǎn yě cóng céng jīng de yuán yīng xiū shì ， biàn chéng le hé dào dà xiū 。
孙路远也从曾经的元婴修士，变成了合道大修。
Over these years, using mutual感应, he did indeed find another fragment of the Infinite Mirror.
què yī jiù wú lì zǔ zhǐ wú liàng jìng zǒu xiàng pò miè 。
却依旧无力阻止无量镜走向破灭。
But this merely slowed down its deterioration without fundamentally solving the problem.
tā wéi yī néng gòu zhǎo chū de jiě jué fāng fǎ ， jiù shì zhǎo dào wú liàng jìng de cán quē suì piàn ， bāng zhù qí bǔ zú zì shēn 。
他唯一能够找出的解决方法，就是找到无量镜的残缺碎片，帮助其补足自身。
During their rise, the Sun family's capabilities had caught the attention of many.
zhè xiē nián lái ， jiè zhù běn tǐ hù xiāng zhī jiān de gǎn yìng ， hái zhēn bèi tā zhǎo dào lìng wài de yī kuài wú liàng jìng suì piàn 。
这些年来，借助本体互相之间的感应，还真被他找到另外的一块无量镜碎片。
Not just those with ulterior motives, but one of the greatest benefactors was a member of the highest power center of the Ten Thousand Dao Alliance—the Mirror Keeper.
dàn yě jǐn jǐn shì jiǎn huǎn le pò miè de sù dù ， bìng méi yǒu cóng gēn běn shàng jiě jué wèn tí 。
但也仅仅是减缓了破灭的速度，并没有从根本上解决问题。
One of them, named "Fu," learned about the existence of the Infinite Mirror but did not seize it. Instead, he even supported the Sun family's rise.
ér sūn jiā zài fā jì guò chéng zhōng zhǎn xiàn chū lái de néng lì ， yě zǎo jiù bèi yǒu xīn rén dīng shàng le 。
而孙家在发迹过程中展现出来的能力，也早就被有心人盯上了。
It was because of its ability to penetrate the Heavenly Mirror.
bù tán wài biān zhū duō xīn huái guǐ tāi zhī tú ， sūn jiā zhī suǒ yǐ néng gòu xīng qǐ de zuì dà guì rén ， zhèng shì wàn xiān méng zuì gāo quán lì zhōng xīn zhī yī 。
不谈外边诸多心怀鬼胎之徒，孙家之所以能够兴起的最大贵人，正是万仙盟最高权力中心之一。
"A broken divine artifact may not match a true Heavenly Mirror, but there are still merits."
zhǎng jìng rén 。
掌镜人。
"Find a way to maximize and restore its power."
qí zhōng yī wèi ， míng wèi 【 fú 】， zhī xiǎo liǎo wú liàng jìng de cún zài 。
其中一位，名为【伏】，知晓了无量镜的存在。
"One day, we Mirror Keepers might find use for it."
dàn què bìng méi yǒu qiǎng duó ， shèn zhì hái zī zhù sūn jiā jué qǐ 。
但却并没有抢夺，甚至还资助孙家崛起。
Li Fan knew this was poisoned sugar, but he had no choice but to swallow it.
jiù shì kàn zhòng liǎo wú liàng jìng néng gòu qīn rù tiān xuán jìng de néng lì 。
就是看中了无量镜能够侵入天玄镜的能力。
Originally, his plan was for the Sun family to develop as quietly as possible.
“ cán pò xiān qì ， suī rán wú fǎ gēn zhēn zhèng tiān xuán zhòng qì xiāng bǐ ， què yě yǒu kě qǔ zhī chù 。”
“残破仙器，虽然无法跟真正天玄重器相比，却也有可取之处。”
But fate had other plans.
“ nǐ xiǎng bàn fǎ ， jiāng qí lì liàng zuì dà huà fù yuán 。”
“你想办法，将其力量最大化复原。”
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“ rì hòu wǒ men zhǎng jìng rén ， huò xǔ néng yǒu yòng de shàng de yī tiān 。”
“日后我们掌镜人，或许能有用的上的一天。”
(End of Chapter)
Silver flashes, like streaks of heavenly lightning, continued to fall.
Under the imposing divine might, the figure hidden in the black mirror changed from cursing at first to howling in agony, and then to pleading.
But Li Fan's distracted self had no intention of holding back from the start.
Unlike a split body, a distracted self could not draw on spiritual essence from the heavens for recovery. The accumulated power diminished with each use, so it was imperative to ensure success without fail.
The silver lightning, like a giant millstone, ground away at the human-shaped black fog.
Meanwhile, Li Fan's distracted self seized the opportunity, consecutively invoking spells using "array refinement" techniques in an attempt to gain control of the black mirror.
Though not originally a possession with a master, the black mirror was periodically nourished by the bloodline of Sun family disciples, creating a subtle and mysterious connection with the Sun clan.
Normally, only members of the Sun family could use or refine it. However, Li Fan's array techniques had been bolstered by several generations of终末解离碟的积累，已达到神鬼莫测的境界。
Layer upon layer of arrays allowed him to ignore such rules.
Even as he refined the black mirror, Sun Luduan, who shared a special感应 with it, remained unaware.
As time slowly passed, unnoticed, the black mirror had quietly changed hands.
Li Fan's distracted self manifested its true form and shook the black mirror in his hand.
He could feel that the human-shaped black fog, or the "spirit essence" of the black mirror, was trembling fearfully within.
Filled with dread and caution towards Li Fan.
Li Fan didn't care what the other thought. His eyes narrowed as he instantly understood the origins of this Sun family treasure.
Over a thousand years ago, brothers Sun Luduan and Sun Ludao discovered a somewhat damaged bronze mirror during an exploration of ancient ruins.
Initially, they only saw it as an ordinary relic and paid little attention to it. However, when they brought it back to the Heavenly Mirror for sale, something unexpected happened.
The Heavenly Mirror ignored this bronze mirror entirely, or rather, completely disregarded its existence! Despite being in the Heavenly Mirror's space, it couldn't appear on the sales list.
After repeated confirmations, the brothers realized they had stumbled upon a treasure.
Over time, they tried various methods to find the correct usage of this mysterious bronze mirror. But at that point, they were only Golden Core Realm cultivators, lacking both strength and insight to accomplish such a task.
A century later,
Big Brother Sun Luduan found a miniature heavenly dao realm, aiming to advance to Foundation Establishment Realm.
Sun Ludao guarded his brother. Despite their precautions, fate was against them, as another Golden Core Perfect cultivator was alerted by their presence.
The gap between Golden Core and Foundation Establishment was vast.
With the opportunity at hand, that cultivator had no reason to give up.
In order to ensure his brother's successful advancement, Sun Ludao fought off the enemy with his life.
When Sun Luduan successfully broke through to Foundation Establishment Realm and ruthlessly killed the Golden Core cultivator in anger, Sun Ludao was critically injured and on the brink of death. He could no longer be saved.
Just as Su Luduan was heartbroken, he suddenly realized that the bronze mirror had finally reacted!
On his deathbed, Sun Ludao's spirit soul entered the bronze mirror to preserve itself.
Though it couldn't come out again, it was better than being separated by life and death.
The spirit soul merged with the bronze mirror, allowing Sun Ludao to learn about its history.
Originally named "Infinite," this mirror was a divine treasure bestowed upon the Xuanhuang sect called Infinite Dao during ancient times.
Over time, due to some unknown reason, it had become damaged and lost most of its power. Even the spirit essence within had vanished, leaving only an empty shell in the world.
But as a once-exalted existence,
after merging with new spiritual essence, it still displayed incredible abilities.
For example...
When entering the Heavenly Mirror, it could steal information from the Heavenly Mirror's space.
Additionally, after accumulating energy over time, the Infinite Mirror could emit some light.
This light depicted potential future events!
Though they didn't understand its mechanism, this discovery thrilled the Sun brothers.
With the help of the Infinite Mirror, the Sun brothers embarked on their rise to power.
However, they gradually noticed strange things about the mirror.
Due to past damage, the incomplete nature also affected the Sun Ludao within. His spirit soul was slowly deteriorating, and no matter what methods Sun Luduan tried, he couldn't stop it.
Finally, by chance, he used his own blood to slow down the process of his brother's spirit soul dissipating.
If that had been all,
after achieving Foundation Establishment Realm, new dao practitioners carried a heavenly dao realm with them, immortal and indestructible. Blood could be squeezed out; there was always some available.
The true trouble with the Infinite Mirror lay in its self-destructive tendency.
It seemed to have endured unimaginable calamities, as the "Infinite Light" scenes repeatedly ended in the same outcome: endless darkness, great destruction, and an empty void.
No matter how it played out, this was the inevitable end for the world.
Every time it awakened from destruction and reenacted the Infinite Light,
the mirror seemed to be tainted by the black destruction foretold, darkening a bit more each time.
Over a thousand years, while using the Infinite Mirror's abilities, the Sun family had grown from an insignificant household into a formidable force in the dao realm.
Sun Luduan, who once was a Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator, had become a great dao practitioner of the Fourfold Dao sect.
Yet he remained powerless to prevent the mirror's impending destruction.
The only solution he found was to locate the missing fragments of the Infinite Mirror and help it restore itself.
Over these years, using mutual感应, he did indeed find another fragment of the Infinite Mirror.
But this merely slowed down its deterioration without fundamentally solving the problem.
During their rise, the Sun family's capabilities had caught the attention of many.
Not just those with ulterior motives, but one of the greatest benefactors was a member of the highest power center of the Ten Thousand Dao Alliance—the Mirror Keeper.
One of them, named "Fu," learned about the existence of the Infinite Mirror but did not seize it. Instead, he even supported the Sun family's rise.
It was because of its ability to penetrate the Heavenly Mirror.
"A broken divine artifact may not match a true Heavenly Mirror, but there are still merits."
"Find a way to maximize and restore its power."
"One day, we Mirror Keepers might find use for it."
Li Fan knew this was poisoned sugar, but he had no choice but to swallow it.
Originally, his plan was for the Sun family to develop as quietly as possible.
But fate had other plans.
One more chapter in about 10 minutes.
(End of Chapter)