（ qián yī zhāng wěi bù yǒu guò xiū gǎi ， kàn de zǎo de zhòng kàn xià 。）
（前一章尾部有过修改，看的早的重看下。）
Although the development of various techniques during the confrontation between the Immortal Alliance and the Five Elders' Sect was not slow, new methods kept emerging.
suī rán shuō wàn xiān méng gēn wǔ lǎo huì duì zhì qī jiān ， shuāng fāng de zhǒng zhǒng jì shù fā zhǎn de bìng bú shì suàn màn ， gè zhǒng shǒu duàn céng chū bù qióng 。
虽然说万仙盟跟五老会对峙期间，双方的种种技术发展的并不是算慢，各种手段层出不穷。
But in reality, this period of rapid development lasted less than three thousand years. Since the Great Tribulation that severed the path to immortality, for tens of thousands of years, most of the Xuanhuang World was engaged in mutual slaughter and conflict.
dàn qí shí ， zhè duàn gāo sù fā zhǎn qī yě jǐn jǐn chí xù le bú dào sān qiān nián bà le 。 zì cóng xiān lù duàn jué de dà jié zhī hòu ， shù wàn nián zhī nèi ， xuán huáng jiè jué dà duō shù shí qī dōu shì chù zài hù xiāng sī shā yǔ zhēng dòu zhōng 。
但其实，这段高速发展期也仅仅持续了不到三千年罢了。自从仙路断绝的大劫之后，数万年之内，玄黄界绝大多数时期都是处在互相厮杀与争斗中。
Civilization regressed instead of advancing.
wén míng bù jìn fǎn tuì 。
文明不进反退。
"If my guess is true, it's hard to believe how great the gap between the civilization inside and outside the Wall could be."
“ rú guǒ wǒ de cāi cè wèi zhēn ， nà me jiǎn zhí bù gǎn xiāng xìn ， gāo qiáng nèi wài de wén míng chā jù ， jiū jìng huì dá dào zěn yàng yī zhǒng dì bù 。”
“如果我的猜测为真，那么简直不敢相信，高墙内外的文明差距，究竟会达到怎样一种地步。”
A closed-off civilization, boasting itself as the strongest nation in the world. One day, a passage to the outside suddenly opened up, but faced with enemy forces that were several centuries ahead, they had no resistance and quickly fell and perished.
fēng bì de wén míng ， zì xǔ wèi shì jiān zuì qiáng zhī guó 。 ér mǒu yī rì yǔ wài jiè de tōng dào hū rán bèi dǎ tōng ， zài dí rén yuǎn yuǎn lǐng xiān jǐ gè shí dài de wǔ lì miàn qián 、 gēn běn méi yǒu rèn hé de fǎn kàng zhī lì ， xùn sù lún xiàn 、 miè wáng 。
封闭的文明，自诩为世间最强之国。而某一日与外界的通道忽然被打通，在敌人远远领先几个时代的武力面前、根本没有任何的反抗之力，迅速沦陷、灭亡。
Such events are not uncommon in the history of civilization.
zhè yàng de shì qíng ， zài wén míng de fā zhǎn shǐ zhōng ， lǚ jiàn bù xiān 。
这样的事情，在文明的发展史中，屡见不鲜。
Even now, there are some small worlds disconnected from Xuanhuang where humans have forgotten about cultivators. They built flourishing mortal powers, and historians recorded their achievements extensively.
bié shuō chuān yuè zhī qián ， jiù suàn shì xiàn zài ， yě bù fá yǒu xiē gēn xuán huáng jiè duàn jué le lián xì de xiǎo shì jiè 、 yí wàng le xiū xiān zhě de cún zài 。 jiàn lì qǐ le dǐng shèng de fán rén shì lì ， shǐ guān dà shū tè shū qí gōng jì 。
别说穿越之前，就算是现在，也不乏有些跟玄黄界断绝了联系的小世界、遗忘了修仙者的存在。建立起了鼎盛的凡人势力，史官大书特书其功绩。
But a single Foundation Establishment cultivator could easily destroy such so-called "golden ages."
jié guǒ zhǐ xū yī míng zhù jī qī xiū shì ， jiù kě jiāng suǒ wèi de “ shèng cháo ” gěi qīng yì fù miè 。
结果只需一名筑基期修士，就可将所谓的“盛朝”给轻易覆灭。
Li Fan's goal has always been transcendence and immortality.
lǐ fán yì zhí yǐ lái de mù biāo ， biàn shì chāo tuō 、 cháng shēng 。
李凡一直以来的目标，便是超脱、长生。
He had undergone countless cycles of reincarnation to carve out a path in the perilous Xuanhuang World.
wèi cǐ tā wú shù cì de lún huí ， zhǐ wèi zài wēi jī sì fú 、 dà nàn lín tóu de xuán huáng jiè zhōng ， shēng shēng kāi pì chū yī tiáo dào lù 。
为此他无数次的轮回，只为在危机四伏、大难临头的玄黄界中，生生开辟出一条道路。
Ultimately, he intended to leave this darkest star sea and go beyond the Wall.
zuì zhōng ， tā shì yào lí kāi zhè piàn zhì àn xīng hǎi ， qù wǎng gāo qiáng zhī wài de 。
最终，他是要离开这片至暗星海，去往高墙之外的。
But now, the speculation that there might be civilization outside the Wall made Li Fan secretly nervous.
dàn cǐ kè ， guān yú gāo qiáng wài kě néng cún zài wén míng de cāi cè ， què shì ràng lǐ fán àn zì xīn lǐn 。
但此刻，关于高墙外可能存在文明的猜测，却是让李凡暗自心凛。
"If true immortal civilizations have developed for so long, they might possess power comparable to True Immortals. They could even influence Truly Real..."
“ tǎng ruò zhēn de cún zài xiū xiān wén míng ， fā zhǎn le zhè me duō nián 。 shuō bù dìng dōu kě néng zhǎng wò le néng gēn zhēn xiān xiāng pì měi de lì liàng 。 shèn zhì hái néng yí dìng chéng dù yǐng xiǎng hái zhēn ……”
“倘若真的存在修仙文明，发展了这么多年。说不定都可能掌握了能跟真仙相媲美的力量。甚至还能一定程度影响还真……”
Li Fan's eyes flickered as his thoughts churned.
lǐ fán mù guāng shǎn dòng ， sī xù qǐ fú 。
李凡目光闪动，思绪起伏。
However, he wasn't overly fearful.
bù guò tā dào yě méi yǒu xīn shēng wèi jù 。
不过他倒也没有心生畏惧。
Truly Real was his greatest strength. He could trace back and bring memories and experiences back to the predetermined anchor points. Even if the Wall outside led a million years ahead, he could simply cycle through a few more times and instantly close the gap between them.
hái zhēn jiù shì tā zuì dà de dǐ qì 。
还真就是他最大的底气。
"Just need to be cautious. Until I understand the situation, don't use my avatar or Holy Embryo; the main body will not venture out. Everything must proceed steadily!"
néng gòu yī cì cì de huí sù ， bìng jiāng jì yì 、 jīng yàn dài huí jì dìng máo diǎn ， jiù suàn gāo qiáng zhī wài zhēn de lǐng xiān wàn wàn nián ， tā yě néng jiǎn dān tōng guò jǐ cì lún huí 、 shùn jiān bǎ shuāng fāng de chā jù gěi lā píng 。
能够一次次的回溯，并将记忆、经验带回既定锚点，就算高墙之外真的领先万万年，他也能简单通过几次轮回、瞬间把双方的差距给拉平。
"Fear not what monstrous creatures might exist beyond the Wall, but fear that there's nothing at all."
“ zhǐ xū yào xiǎo xīn diǎn biàn shì 。 zài bù tàn míng qíng kuàng zhī qián ， dòng yòng fēn shēn 、 shèng tāi ， běn zūn jué bù wài chū 。 fán shì wěn zì dāng xiān ！”
“只需要小心点便是。在不探明情况之前，动用分身、圣胎，本尊绝不外出。凡事稳字当先！”
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“ bù pà gāo qiáng zhī wài cún zài zhe shén me guài wù ， jiù pà gāo qiáng zhī wài shén me dōu bù cún zài 。”
“不怕高墙之外存在着什么怪物，就怕高墙之外什么都不存在。”
In the pitch-black void, the transformed sword light of the Holy Embryo Li Fan followed behind the twenty-nine puppet figures.
……
……
Only half a year had passed in Xuanhuang World since he broke through the barrier. From the perspective of the Holy Embryo, it had been ten years since his departure from Xuanhuang World.
qī hēi xū kōng zhī zhōng ， shèng tāi lǐ fán suǒ huà jiàn guāng ， jǐn jǐn gēn zài èr shí jiǔ zūn kuǐ lěi hòu miàn 。
漆黑虚空之中，圣胎李凡所化剑光，紧紧跟在二十九尊傀儡后面。
The difference in time flow further increased as he delved deeper into the star sea.
jù lí tā pò jiè ér qù ， xuán huáng jiè zhōng zhǐ guò qù le dà bàn nián de shí jiān 。
距离他破界而去，玄黄界中只过去了大半年的时间。
It reached its peak not long ago—fifty to one—which was daunting.
ér cóng shèng tāi lǐ fán de jiǎo dù lái kàn ， tā yǐ jīng lí kāi xuán huáng jiè zhěng zhěng shí nián le 。
而从圣胎李凡的角度来看，他已经离开玄黄界整整十年了。
But as the Holy Embryo continued forward, the time difference between where he was and Xuanhuang World gradually returned to a more consistent rate.
shí jiān liú sù de bù tóng ， zài shēn rù xīng hǎi hòu ， chéng dù jìn yí bù fàng dà 。
时间流速的不同，在深入星海后，程度进一步放大。
From fifty to one, it dropped to ten to one.
qián bù jiǔ dá dào le fēng zhí ， lìng rén xīn zhōng shēng wèi de wǔ shí bǐ yī 。
前不久达到了峰值，令人心中生畏的五十比一。
Compared to when he first left Xuanhuang World, not much had changed.
dàn suí zhe shèng tāi lǐ fán jì xù qián xíng ， tā suǒ zài zhī chù gēn xuán huáng jiè de shí jiān chà ， què yòu màn màn huí guī le qū tóng 。
但随着圣胎李凡继续前行，他所在之处跟玄黄界的时间差，却又慢慢回归了趋同。
Li Fan knew this was due to his proximity to another source distorting the time flow.
cóng wǔ shí bǐ yī ， yī lù jiàng zhì shí bǐ yī 。
从五十比一，一路降至十比一。
"Even with the aid of this unknown power, reaching my destination after increasing my speed by a hundred times took so long," the Holy Embryo Li Fan sighed.
gēn gāng gāng lí kāi xuán huáng jiè xiāng bǐ ， chà bù tài duō le 。
跟刚刚离开玄黄界相比，差不太多了。
Over these ten years, he had split his soul three hundred times. From its peak, it could almost match the strength of a Xuanhuang World's Dao Integration cultivator to now being only that of an ordinary mortal.
lǐ fán zhī dào ， zhè shì yīn wèi zhèng zài màn màn kào jìn ， lìng wài yí gè niǔ qū shí jiān liú sù de páng dà lì liàng yuán de guān xì 。
李凡知道，这是因为正在慢慢靠近，另外一个扭曲时间流速的庞大力量源的关系。
The pain endured was too much for him to experience again, even with his indomitable nature.
“ xīng hǎi hào hàn ， jí biàn wǒ jiè zhù zhè wèi zhī wěi lì ， sù dù dá dào le shàng bǎi bèi zài xuán huáng jiè zhōng fēi dùn de jí xiàn 。 yě yòng le zhè me jiǔ ， cái dá dào mù dì dì 。” shèng tāi lǐ fán wēi wēi gǎn tàn 。
“星海浩瀚，即便我借助这未知伟力，速度达到了上百倍在玄黄界中飞遁的极限。也用了这么久，才达到目的地。”圣胎李凡微微感叹。
Fortunately, in recent years, perhaps due to his weakened state, the infection from the black spots had significantly decreased.
zhè shí nián jiān ， tā yī gòng qiē gē le sān bǎi duō cì shén hún 。
这十年间，他一共切割了三百多次神魂。
After three hundred soul splits, the Holy Embryo Li Fan gained some understanding on how to deal with this mysterious disease.
cóng diān fēng shí qī ， jī hū néng gēn xuán huáng hé dào xiū shì xiāng pì měi 。 dào xiàn zài ， zhǐ yǒu zhèng cháng fán rén de qiáng dù 。
从巅峰时期，几乎能跟玄黄合道修士相媲美。到现在，只有正常凡人的强度。
"Though I still don't understand its mechanism, it's clear that these black spots are related to the vanished immortal world in the darkest star sea."
zhè qí zhōng suǒ shòu de tòng kǔ ， jiù suàn yǐ lǐ fán jiān rèn bù bá de xīn xìng ， yě bù xiǎng zài jīng lì dì èr cì 。
这其中所受的痛苦，就算以李凡坚韧不拔的心性，也不想再经历第二次。
If just one of the split souls had been infected, perhaps he wouldn't have sensed anything. But now, combining all the dead souls left behind in the darkest star sea, Li Fan found a common thread.
hǎo zài zuì hòu jǐ nián ， huò xǔ shì yīn wèi tā de shí lì xià jiàng dào le shí fēn wēi ruò de dì bù ， hēi diǎn de gǎn rǎn pín lǜ yě dà fú dù jiàng dī 。
好在最后几年，或许是因为他的实力下降到了十分微弱的地步，黑点的感染频率也大幅度降低。
They didn’t remain still after seeming completely silent; instead, they flowed to different parts of the darkest star sea.
bìng qiě jīng guò sān bǎi duō cì fēn gē hòu de gǎn wù ， shèng tāi lǐ fán duì zhè mò míng de yì bìng ， yě yǒu le xiē zì jǐ yìng duì de xīn dé 。
并且经过三百多次分割后的感悟，圣胎李凡对这莫名的疫病，也有了些自己应对的心得。
Their movement was mysterious, not normal spatial travel but like water droplets naturally rolling down from higher to lower points, swiftly moving through the star sea.
“ suī rán shàng qiě hái gǎo bù qīng chǔ tā chū xiàn de yuán lǐ ， dàn kě yǐ kěn dìng ， zhè hēi diǎn gēn zhì àn xīng hǎi zhōng yǐ jīng pò miè xiāo shī de xiū xiān jiè yǒu guān 。”
“虽然尚且还搞不清楚它出现的原理，但可以肯定，这黑点跟至暗星海中已经破灭消失的修仙界有关。”
Once their purpose was reached, they would disappear from his senses forever.
sān bǎi duō bèi hēi diǎn jìn rǎn de fēn hún ， rú guǒ zhǐ shì dān chún qí zhōng yí gè ， huò xǔ hái bù zú yǐ ràng lǐ fán gǎn yìng dào shén me 。
三百多被黑点浸染的分魂，如果只是单纯其中一个，或许还不足以让李凡感应到什么。
"Those positions seem to overlap with the voids I passed through."
dàn shì cǐ kè bèi tā yī lù yí liú zài zhì àn xīng hǎi zhōng de zhè xiē kū jì sǐ hún quán dōu jiā qǐ lái ， ràng lǐ fán zhǎo dào le tā men de gòng tóng diǎn 。
但是此刻被他一路遗留在至暗星海中的这些枯寂死魂全都加起来，让李凡找到了它们的共同点。
The Holy Embryo Li Fan turned and gazed back in silence.
kàn shì wán quán chén jì zhī hòu ， tā men bìng méi yǒu tíng liú zài yuán dì 。
看似完全沉寂之后，它们并没有停留在原地。
"It seems that all the incredible phenomena within the darkest star sea are interconnected."
ér shì cháo zhe zhì àn xīng hǎi de bù tóng dì fāng ， qiāo qiāo liú tǎng 。
而是朝着至暗星海的不同地方，悄悄流淌。
"So what is this star sea's power, comparable to Immortal Vastness? Why did it suddenly manifest only recently when there was no trace of it before?"
yí dòng de fāng shì yě pǒ wèi xuán miào ， bú shì zhèng cháng zài kōng jiān zhōng yí dòng 。
移动的方式也颇为玄妙，不是正常在空间中移动。
Curiosity filled his heart as he looked forward toward the unknown path ahead.
gèng xiàng shì ， shuǐ zhū zì rán cóng gāo chù gǔn xiàng dī chù bān ， zài zhì àn xīng hǎi zhōng jí sù chuān suō 。
更像是，水珠自然从高处滚向低处般，在至暗星海中急速穿梭。
"Hey?"
dá dào mù dì hòu ， jiù yī cì yǒng yuǎn xiāo shī zài lǐ fán de gǎn yìng zhī zhōng 。
达到目的后，就依次永远消失在李凡的感应之中。
Suddenly alert, Li Fan turned his gaze towards the front. The feeling that something was watching him returned, even stronger than in the past ten years.
“ nà xiē wèi zhì ， xīng hǎi shēn chù yǔ xuán huáng jiè zhī jiān ， sì hū gēn wǒ suǒ jīng guò de 【 kōng dòng 】 yǒu suǒ chóng hé 。”
“那些位置，星海深处与玄黄界之间，似乎跟我所经过的【空洞】有所重合。”
It made the Holy Embryo Li Fan shiver and his heart race.
shèng tāi lǐ fán huí shǒu níng wàng ， mò rán bù yǔ 。
圣胎李凡回首凝望，默然不语。
Just like some terrifying existence in the dark void!
“ kàn lái zhì àn xīng hǎi nèi ， zhū bān bù kě sī yì xiàn xiàng ， bǐ cǐ zhī jiàn huò xǔ dōu yǒu suǒ guān lián 。”
“看来至暗星海内，诸般不可思议现象，彼此之间或许都有所关联。”
Li Fan's mind moved, first controlling a stone puppet to rush toward the source of danger. Then, a sword light sliced out from afar.
“ nà me zhè néng gēn xiān xū xiāng pì měi de xīng hǎi wēi lì ， yòu jiū jìng shì zěn me huí shì ？ wèi hé zhī qián zài xuán huáng jiè zhōng de shí hòu ， sī háo méi yǒu gǎn yìng 。 zuì jìn cái tū rán bào fā le chū lái ？”
“那么这能跟仙墟相媲美的星海威力，又究竟是怎么回事？为何之前在玄黄界中的时候，丝毫没有感应。最近才突然爆发了出来？”
The stone puppet seemed to collide with something, producing a dull sound before vanishing from Li Fan’s senses.
xīn zhōng chōng mǎn yí huò ， shèng tāi lǐ fán duì qián fāng wèi zhī de lù tú ， yuè fā hào qí qǐ lái 。
心中充满疑惑，圣胎李凡对前方未知的路途，越发好奇起来。
Due to soul reduction, his sword light was not as dazzling as when he left Xuanhuang World.
“ ń ？”
“嗯？”
But it still illuminated the surrounding dark space.
zhèng zài chén sī de tā ， hū de jǐng jué ， cháo zhe qián fāng wàng qù 。
正在沉思的他，忽的警觉，朝着前方望去。
A pair of large eyes suddenly appeared in the darkness, staring at him intently.
nà gǔ fǎng fú bèi shén me dīng zhe de cuò jué ， zài dù fú xiàn 。
那股仿佛被什么盯着的错觉，再度浮现。
And a withered hand had quietly approached, ready to grasp Li Fan into its palm!
ér zhè yī cì ， yuǎn bǐ zhè shí nián jiān jīng lì de gèng yào qiáng liè 。
而这一次，远比这十年间经历的更要强烈。
"F*ck!"
ràng shèng tāi lǐ fán máo gǔ sǒng rán ， xīn tóu kuáng tiào 。
让圣胎李凡毛骨悚然，心头狂跳。
After ten years of traveling through the star sea without encountering any other life forms, this terrifying encounter made his heart race and scalp tingle.
jiù xiàng qián miàn de hēi àn xū kōng zhōng ， yǒu shén me jí qí kǒng bù de cún zài yī yàng ！
就像前面的黑暗虚空中，有什么极其恐怖的存在一样！
Instinctively, countless sword shadows flew out.
lǐ fán xīn niàn yī dòng ， xiān shì cāo kòng zhe yī zūn shí zhì kuǐ lěi ， cháo zhe gǎn yìng wēi jī suǒ zài zhuàng qù 。
李凡心念一动，先是操控着一尊石制傀儡，朝着感应危机所在撞去。
He didn't know if it was because he had become too weak or that the monster was too strong. These sword shadows, which could split mountains and divide seas in Xuanhuang World, couldn’t even cause a single scratch.
ér hòu jǐn jiē zhe jiù shì yī dào jiàn guāng ， yáo yáo zhǎn chū 。
而后紧接着就是一道剑光，遥遥斩出。
Seeing himself about to be completely captured by the monster, Li Fan prepared to fight to the death.
shí zhì kuǐ lěi sì hū gēn shén me dōng xī pèng zhuàng zài yì qǐ ， fā chū yī shēng mèn xiǎng 。
石制傀儡似乎跟什么东西碰撞在一起，发出一声闷响。
But soon, he realized something was wrong.
jǐn jiē zhe kuǐ lěi jiù xiāo shī zài lǐ fán de gǎn yìng zhōng 。
紧接着傀儡就消失在李凡的感应中。
The huge, withered figure ahead...
shòu dào shén hún xuē jiǎn de yǐng xiǎng ， lǐ fán zhǎn chū de zhè yī dào jiàn guāng ， yě yuǎn bù rú gāng chū xuán huáng jiè shí yào yǎn 。
受到神魂削减的影响，李凡斩出的这一道剑光，也远不如刚出玄黄界时耀眼。
showed no signs of life.
dàn yī jiù néng jiāng zhōu wéi qī hēi kōng jiān zhào liàng 。
但依旧能将周围漆黑空间照亮。
Its actions and expressions remained constant.
yī shuāng shuò dà de yǎn jīng ， tū wù de zì hēi àn zhōng chū xiàn 。
一双硕大的眼睛，突兀的自黑暗中出现。
That's all for today.
sǐ sǐ dīng zhe lǐ fán 。
死死盯着李凡。
(End of chapter)
Although the development of various techniques during the confrontation between the Immortal Alliance and the Five Elders' Sect was not slow, new methods kept emerging.
But in reality, this period of rapid development lasted less than three thousand years. Since the Great Tribulation that severed the path to immortality, for tens of thousands of years, most of the Xuanhuang World was engaged in mutual slaughter and conflict.
Civilization regressed instead of advancing.
"If my guess is true, it's hard to believe how great the gap between the civilization inside and outside the Wall could be."
A closed-off civilization, boasting itself as the strongest nation in the world. One day, a passage to the outside suddenly opened up, but faced with enemy forces that were several centuries ahead, they had no resistance and quickly fell and perished.
Such events are not uncommon in the history of civilization.
Even now, there are some small worlds disconnected from Xuanhuang where humans have forgotten about cultivators. They built flourishing mortal powers, and historians recorded their achievements extensively.
But a single Foundation Establishment cultivator could easily destroy such so-called "golden ages."
Li Fan's goal has always been transcendence and immortality.
He had undergone countless cycles of reincarnation to carve out a path in the perilous Xuanhuang World.
Ultimately, he intended to leave this darkest star sea and go beyond the Wall.
But now, the speculation that there might be civilization outside the Wall made Li Fan secretly nervous.
"If true immortal civilizations have developed for so long, they might possess power comparable to True Immortals. They could even influence Truly Real..."
Li Fan's eyes flickered as his thoughts churned.
However, he wasn't overly fearful.
Truly Real was his greatest strength. He could trace back and bring memories and experiences back to the predetermined anchor points. Even if the Wall outside led a million years ahead, he could simply cycle through a few more times and instantly close the gap between them.
"Just need to be cautious. Until I understand the situation, don't use my avatar or Holy Embryo; the main body will not venture out. Everything must proceed steadily!"
"Fear not what monstrous creatures might exist beyond the Wall, but fear that there's nothing at all."
...
In the pitch-black void, the transformed sword light of the Holy Embryo Li Fan followed behind the twenty-nine puppet figures.
Only half a year had passed in Xuanhuang World since he broke through the barrier. From the perspective of the Holy Embryo, it had been ten years since his departure from Xuanhuang World.
The difference in time flow further increased as he delved deeper into the star sea.
It reached its peak not long ago—fifty to one—which was daunting.
But as the Holy Embryo continued forward, the time difference between where he was and Xuanhuang World gradually returned to a more consistent rate.
From fifty to one, it dropped to ten to one.
Compared to when he first left Xuanhuang World, not much had changed.
Li Fan knew this was due to his proximity to another source distorting the time flow.
"Even with the aid of this unknown power, reaching my destination after increasing my speed by a hundred times took so long," the Holy Embryo Li Fan sighed.
Over these ten years, he had split his soul three hundred times. From its peak, it could almost match the strength of a Xuanhuang World's Dao Integration cultivator to now being only that of an ordinary mortal.
The pain endured was too much for him to experience again, even with his indomitable nature.
Fortunately, in recent years, perhaps due to his weakened state, the infection from the black spots had significantly decreased.
After three hundred soul splits, the Holy Embryo Li Fan gained some understanding on how to deal with this mysterious disease.
"Though I still don't understand its mechanism, it's clear that these black spots are related to the vanished immortal world in the darkest star sea."
If just one of the split souls had been infected, perhaps he wouldn't have sensed anything. But now, combining all the dead souls left behind in the darkest star sea, Li Fan found a common thread.
They didn’t remain still after seeming completely silent; instead, they flowed to different parts of the darkest star sea.
Their movement was mysterious, not normal spatial travel but like water droplets naturally rolling down from higher to lower points, swiftly moving through the star sea.
Once their purpose was reached, they would disappear from his senses forever.
"Those positions seem to overlap with the voids I passed through."
The Holy Embryo Li Fan turned and gazed back in silence.
"It seems that all the incredible phenomena within the darkest star sea are interconnected."
"So what is this star sea's power, comparable to Immortal Vastness? Why did it suddenly manifest only recently when there was no trace of it before?"
Curiosity filled his heart as he looked forward toward the unknown path ahead.
"Hey?"
Suddenly alert, Li Fan turned his gaze towards the front. The feeling that something was watching him returned, even stronger than in the past ten years.
It made the Holy Embryo Li Fan shiver and his heart race.
Just like some terrifying existence in the dark void!
Li Fan's mind moved, first controlling a stone puppet to rush toward the source of danger. Then, a sword light sliced out from afar.
The stone puppet seemed to collide with something, producing a dull sound before vanishing from Li Fan’s senses.
Due to soul reduction, his sword light was not as dazzling as when he left Xuanhuang World.
But it still illuminated the surrounding dark space.
A pair of large eyes suddenly appeared in the darkness, staring at him intently.
And a withered hand had quietly approached, ready to grasp Li Fan into its palm!
"F*ck!"
After ten years of traveling through the star sea without encountering any other life forms, this terrifying encounter made his heart race and scalp tingle.
Instinctively, countless sword shadows flew out.
He didn't know if it was because he had become too weak or that the monster was too strong. These sword shadows, which could split mountains and divide seas in Xuanhuang World, couldn’t even cause a single scratch.
Seeing himself about to be completely captured by the monster, Li Fan prepared to fight to the death.
But soon, he realized something was wrong.
The huge, withered figure ahead...
showed no signs of life.
Its actions and expressions remained constant.
That's all for today.
(End of chapter)