sān míng xiū shì zài tīng dào lǎo zhě de yāo qiú zhī hòu ， jù shì wēi wēi yī lèng 。
三名修士在听到老者的要求之后，俱是微微一愣。
The three cultivators were momentarily taken aback by the old man's request.
“ gōu zhǎng lǎo ， zhè bù fú hé guī ……”
“勾长老，这不符合规……”
"Senior Elder Gou, this doesn't comply with... regulations..."
“ ń ？” lǎo zhě wén yán ， dùn shí lěng lěng dǎ liàng le jǐ rén yī yǎn 。
“嗯？”老者闻言，顿时冷冷打量了几人一眼。
"Eh?" The old man gave them a cold glance upon hearing their words.
sān rén zhǐ dé bǎ huà yòu yàn le huí qù 。
三人只得把话又咽了回去。
The trio had to swallow their remarks back.
xíng shì bǐ rén qiáng ， nà nián zhǎng xiū shì gǒng le gǒng shǒu ， yòu jiāng yí wù shuān zhe 、 lí kāi le shān gǔ 。
形势比人强，那年长修士拱了拱手，又将遗物拴着、离开了山谷。
When circumstances are better than people, the older cultivator bowed and left the valley with the remaining items tied up.
“ zhào dà gē ， xiān zhōu lǜ fǎ míng wén guī dìng ， jiè miè yí wù sōu jí zhī hòu 、 bì xū shàng jiāo dào 【 xiān shū yuàn 】。 wéi cǐ lǜ zhě ， dāng yǐ móu nì zuì lùn chǔ 。 xiàn zài tā fǎn ér yào wǒ men sòng dào duàn xiān lóu qù ……”
“赵大哥，仙舟律法明文规定，界灭遗物搜集之后、必需上交到【仙枢院】。违此律者，当以谋逆罪论处。现在他反而要我们送到断仙楼去……”
"Brother Zhao, according to the laws of the Immortal Boat, after gathering the remnants of a world's destruction, they must be submitted to the [Immortal Pivot Academy]. Those who violate this law will be punished for treason. Now he wants us to deliver them to the Cut-Off Immortals Pavilion..."
“ jiù shì ， xiān zhōu shàng xià shuí bù zhī dào xiàn zài duàn xiān lóu gēn xiān shū yuàn bú duì fù 。 nà lǎo dōng xī xiǎng tǎo hǎo duàn xiān lóu ， zì jǐ bù dòng shǒu 、 guāng zhǐ shǐ wǒ men 。 dào shí hòu chū liǎo shì ， zán men tiě dìng táo bù liǎo 。”
“就是，仙舟上下谁不知道现在断仙楼跟仙枢院不对付。那老东西想讨好断仙楼，自己不动手、光指使我们。到时候出了事，咱们铁定逃不了。”
"Exactly, everyone knows that the Cut-Off Immortals Pavilion and the Immortal Pivot Academy are not on good terms right now. That old guy is trying to curry favor with the Cut-Off Immortals Pavilion without doing anything himself. If something goes wrong, we're definitely in trouble."
bèi qí tā èr rén chéng wéi zhào dà gē de nián zhǎng xiū shì yě shì miàn sè bù shàn ， bù guò què méi yǒu cān yù bào yuàn ， ér shì yǎn shén shì yì liǎng rén bì zuǐ 。
被其他二人成为赵大哥的年长修士也是面色不善，不过却没有参与抱怨，而是眼神示意两人闭嘴。
The older cultivator called 'Brother Zhao' also had a stern expression but didn't join their complaints. Instead, he subtly gestured for them to be quiet.
ér hòu bù zhī qiǎo rán chuán yīn le shén me ， liǎng rén zhè cái lǎo shí le xià lái 。
而后不知悄然传音了什么，两人这才老实了下来。
Afterward, he whispered something, and the two of them fell silent.
sān rén méi yǒu yù kōng fēi xíng ， zhǐ shì yán zhe xiǎo lù 、 yí bù bù zǒu chū shān gǔ 。
三人没有御空飞行，只是沿着小路、一步步走出山谷。
They did not use levitation to fly; instead, they walked along the path out of the valley.
yǎn qián jǐng sè huò rán yī biàn ， fǎng fú yòu huí dào le xīng hǎi xū kōng zhī zhōng 。
眼前景色豁然一变，仿佛又回到了星海虚空之中。
The scenery before them suddenly changed, as if they had returned to the Star Sea Void.
zhǐ shì yǎn qián zhè piàn xū kōng ， bù shì wài jiè zhì àn xīng hǎi nà bān de yīn lěng 、 sǐ jì 。
只是眼前这片虚空，不似外界至暗星海那般的阴冷、死寂。
However, this void was unlike the darkest star sea outside, which was cold and lifeless.
yóu rú hé xù de chuī fēng ， zì xū kōng zhōng chuī lái ， dài lái bó bó shēng jī 。
犹如和煦的吹风，自虚空中吹来，带来勃勃生机。
It felt like a gentle breeze blowing from the void, bringing vitality.
huǎng hū jiān kě yǐ kàn dào yǐn yuē de qī cǎi xīng diǎn ， bù shí shǎn shuò 。
恍惚间可以看到隐约的七彩星点，不时闪烁。
In the distance, one could faintly see colorful star points flickering occasionally.
yǔ zhè hé xié wēn xīn chǎng jǐng xiāng duì de ， shì yī fù guǐ jué wú bǐ de huà miàn ： yī zūn dǐng tiān lì dì de jù rén 、 yì lì zài xū kōng zhī zhōng 。
与这和谐温馨场景相对的，是一副诡谲无比的画面：一尊顶天立地的巨人、屹立在虚空之中。
Contrasting with this harmonious scene was an eerie image: a towering giant standing in the void.
liǎng yǎn jǐn bì ， hún shēn gān biě ， yóu rú sǐ qù duō shí de jiāng shī 。
两眼紧闭，浑身干瘪，犹如死去多时的僵尸。
His eyes were tightly closed, his body shriveled, resembling a long-dead zombie.
dàn tā de xiōng táng què bù duàn qǐ fú ， hū xī jiān dài qǐ wēn rè de fēng ， chuī xiàng sì miàn bā fāng 。
但他的胸膛却不断起伏，呼吸间带起温热的风，吹向四面八方。
But his chest rose and fell continuously, breathing out warm air that spread everywhere.
ruò zhǐ shì yī zūn bīn sǐ de jù rén ， dào yě hái hǎo 。 bù guò lìng rén jīng sǒng de shì ， yī gēn cū zhuàng de shù zhī ， zì jù rén kǒu zhōng shēn chū 。
若只是一尊濒死的巨人，倒也还好。不过令人惊悚的是，一根粗壮的树枝，自巨人口中伸出。
If it were just a dying giant, it would have been fine. However, what was shocking was that a thick branch emerged from its mouth, growing upward to form dense foliage.
xiàng shàng wán qiáng shēng zhǎng ， xíng chéng mào mì shù guān 。
向上顽强生长，形成茂密树冠。
Upon closer inspection, the giant's entire body was pierced by branches, and his lower half had already transformed into intertwined, writhing tree roots.
zài zǐ xì wàng qù ， jù rén hún shēn dōu bèi zhī yā chuān gè tòu xīn liáng 。 ér jù rén de xià bàn shēn ， gèng shì yǐ jīng huà zuò le mì mì má má 、 jiū chán yī chù de sī zhuàng shù gēn 。
再仔细望去，巨人浑身都被枝桠穿个透心凉。而巨人的下半身，更是已经化作了密密麻麻、纠缠一处的丝状树根。
These roots swayed with the wind as if alive.
bù shí suí fēng bǎi dòng ， wǎn ruò huó wù 。
不时随风摆动，宛若活物。
It was unclear whether this scene was a tree parasitizing a person or a person transforming into a tree.
zhè guǐ jué de yí mù ， bù zhī shì shù jì shēng rén 、 hái shì rén huà zuò shù 。
这诡谲的一幕，不知是树寄生人、还是人化作树。
The trio had seen such scenes before and only sighed. "Looks like the Daoist Path giant is about to expire. Who knows what the Immortal Pivot Academy will come up with next."
sān rén duì zhè chǎng jǐng zǎo yǐ jīng shì jiàn guài bù guài le ， zhǐ shì gǎn tàn le yī shēng ：“ yǎn kàn zhè 【 zhú dào 】 jù rén kuài bù xíng le 。 yě bù zhī dào hòu miàn xiān shū yuàn hái néng ná chū shén me lái 。”
三人对这场景早已经是见怪不怪了，只是感叹了一声：“眼看这【逐道】巨人快不行了。也不知道后面仙枢院还能拿出什么来。”
"The Cut-Off Immortals Pavilion talks big but doesn't deliver any real results after all these years of promises on solving the energy issues of the Immortal Boat."
“ nà duàn xiān lóu shuō de bǐ chàng de hǎo tīng ， shén me chè dǐ jiě jué xiān zhōu néng yuán bì bìng 。 shuō le zhè me jiǔ ， què shì shǐ zhōng lián gè yǒu xiào de chéng guǒ dōu jiàn bù zhe 。”
“那断仙楼说的比唱的好听，什么彻底解决仙舟能源弊病。说了这么久，却是始终连个有效的成果都见不着。”
"Let's see how it goes. They say there has been a revolutionary breakthrough this time, otherwise, that dog-like elder wouldn't suddenly be so friendly."
“ qiě kàn ba 。 jù shuō zhè yī cì zhēn de yǒu le gé mìng xìng de tū pò ， yào bù rán nà gǒu zhǎng lǎo yě bú huì tū rán rú cǐ shì hǎo le 。”
“且看吧。据说这一次真的有了革命性的突破，要不然那狗长老也不会突然如此示好了。”
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The group chatted idly.
jǐ rén dōng yī jù 、 xī yī jù xián liáo zhe 。
几人东一句、西一句闲聊着。
As they left the valley and flew into the void, a green path suddenly appeared beneath their feet, leading to other places.
lí kāi shān gǔ 、 fēi zhì xū kōng zhōng de shí hòu ， yī mǒ lǜ sè hū de zì tā men jiǎo xià fú xiàn 、 xíng chéng le yī tiáo tōng wǎng qí tā dì fāng de líng kōng zhī lù 。
离开山谷、飞至虚空中的时候，一抹绿色忽的自他们脚下浮现、形成了一条通往其他地方的凌空之路。
No need for flight; this green path itself was moving quickly.
wú xū fēi dùn ， zhè tiáo lǜ sè dào lù běn shēn jiù zài kuài sù yí dòng 。
无需飞遁，这条绿色道路本身就在快速移动。
Upon arriving in the void, the overall scene of the Immortal Boat became clear.
lái dào xū kōng zhī zhōng ， zhè xiān zhōu de dà tǐ jǐng xiàng fāng cái yìng rù yǎn lián 。
来到虚空之中，这仙舟的大体景象方才映入眼帘。
It resembled floating continents suspended like constellations throughout space.
hǎo sì zhōu tiān xīng dǒu de yī zuò zuò xuán fú dà lù ， fēn bù gè chù 。
好似周天星斗的一座座悬浮大陆，分布各处。
Giants infested with strange trees stood amidst the void.
xū kōng zhōng bèi gǔ guài shù mù jì shēng de jù rén 。
虚空中被古怪树木寄生的巨人。
From these giant trees, countless green threads-like paths extended, appearing and disappearing, connecting each continent.
cóng jù shù shàng ， yán shēn chū wú shù lǜ sè sī xiàn bān de dào lù ， shí yǐn shí xiàn 、 lián jiē gè gè dà lù 。
从巨树上，延伸出无数绿色丝线般的道路，时隐时现、连接各个大陆。
Li Fan's consciousness was hidden within the remnants of a world's destruction, secretly observing everything.
lǐ fán fēn shén yǐn cáng zài 【 jiè miè yí wù 】 zhōng ， àn zhōng kuī tàn zhe zhè yī qiè 。
李凡分神隐藏在【界灭遗物】中，暗中窥探着这一切。
This distinctly different form of cultivation civilization from the Xuanhuang World intrigued him.
zhè gēn xuán huáng jiè jiǒng rán xiāng yì de xiū xiān wén míng xíng tài ， ràng tā pǒ gǎn xìng qù 。
这跟玄黄界迥然相异的修仙文明形态，让他颇感兴趣。
"Immortal Boat..."
“ xiān zhōu ……”
“仙舟……”
"The ancient ancestor of the Medicine King Sect, Senior Zhaopiao, recorded 18 Dao markers during his celestial journey. One of them was an enormous spaceship that roamed between worlds, trading freely. It had its own world and was called Xuan Commerce."
“ yào wáng zōng lǎo zǔ sūn piāo miǎo dāng nián shén yóu tiān wài ， jì lù xià le yī shí bā gè xiū xiān jiè de dào biāo xìn xī 。 qí zhōng jiù yǒu yí gè zài xū kōng zhōng yóu lí bù dìng 、 wǎng fǎn zhū jiè mào yì de jù dà fēi chuán 。 qí nèi zì chéng yī jiè 、 míng yuē xuán shāng 。”
“药王宗老祖孙缥缈当年神游天外，记录下了一十八个修仙界的道标信息。其中就有一个在虚空中游离不定、往返诸界贸易的巨大飞船。其内自成一界、名曰玄商。”
"I wonder if it has any connection to this Immortal Boat."
“ bù zhī dào gēn zhè sōu xiān zhōu yǒu méi yǒu guān xì 。”
“不知道跟这艘仙舟有没有关系。”
Li Fan looked at the giant with three eyes whose body was continuously emitting life force.
lǐ fán yòu kàn xiàng nà ge bù duàn bèi chōu qǔ 、 cháo zhe zhōu wéi sàn fà shēng jī de jù rén ：“ zhú dào yī zú me ？”
李凡又看向那个不断被抽取、朝着周围散发生机的巨人：“逐道一族么？”
The green invisible path moved swiftly in the void, and soon, the trio arrived at what they called the Cut-Off Immortals Pavilion.
nà lǜ sè wú xíng dào lù zài xū kōng zhōng zhuǎn yí de sù dù jí kuài ， zhào xìng xiū shì yī xíng méi yòng duō jiǔ ， biàn lái dào le suǒ wèi de duàn xiān lóu 。
那绿色无形道路在虚空中转移的速度极快，赵姓修士一行没用多久，便来到了所谓的断仙楼。
A golden-brown spherical light ball.
fàn zhe àn jīn sè de yuán xíng guāng qiú 。
泛着暗金色的圆形光球。
Upon closer inspection, it was built on top of a giant's remains.
xì kàn zhī xià ， hè rán yòu shì jiàn zào zài jù rén de yí gǔ zhī shàng 。
细看之下，赫然又是建造在巨人的遗骨之上。
However, this time, it wasn't a complete body but just a large skull.
bù guò ， zhè cì bú shì wán zhěng de yí tǐ 。 ér shì dān dú yī méi shuò dà de lú gǔ 。
不过，这次不是完整的遗体。而是单独一枚硕大的颅骨。
What shocked Li Fan was that there was still an eye in the center of the skull!
ràng lǐ fán xīn shén zhèn dòng de shì ， zhè lú gǔ zhōng yāng ， hè rán hái cún zài yī zhī yǎn zhū ！
让李凡心神震动的是，这颅骨中央，赫然还存在一只眼珠！
The eye did not lose its vitality with the death of the skull. It remained tightly closed and continued to move slightly.
yǎn zhū bìng méi yǒu suí zhe lú gǔ de sǐ qù ér shī qù shēng jī 。
眼珠并没有随着颅骨的死去而失去生机。
A sense of impending danger arose within him, and he immediately decided to escape from the attached world's destruction remnants.
zhǐ shì jǐn bì zhe ， yī jiù zài bù duàn wēi wēi zhuǎn dòng 。
只是紧闭着，依旧在不断微微转动。
He stopped floating in the void without entering the Cut-Off Immortals Pavilion.
xīn zhōng wú duān shēng chū yī gǔ wēi jī zhī gǎn ， lǐ fán fēn shén dāng jī lì duàn 、 cóng fù shēn de jiè miè yí wù zhōng táo dùn chū lái 。
心中无端生出一股危机之感，李凡分神当机立断、从附身的界灭遗物中逃遁出来。
His judgment was correct.
zhǐ shì tíng liú zài xū kōng zhī zhōng ， bìng méi yǒu gēn suí sān rén jìn rù duàn xiān lóu 。
只是停留在虚空之中，并没有跟随三人进入断仙楼。
The giant eye suddenly opened, scanned the area, and then closed again after finding no abnormalities.
tā de pàn duàn hěn zhèng què 。
他的判断很正确。
Only then did the trio enter the Cut-Off Immortals Pavilion.
nà jù dà de yǎn zhū hū de zhēng kāi ， sǎo shì le yī quān 。 méi yǒu fā xiàn shén me yì cháng hòu ， zhè cái chóng xīn bì shàng 。
那巨大的眼珠忽的睁开，扫视了一圈。没有发现什么异常后，这才重新闭上。
Li Fan's consciousness did not focus on the three-eyed skull but waited outside in the void for them to return.
zhào xìng xiū shì sān rén zhè cái dé yǐ jìn rù duàn xiān lóu 。
赵姓修士三人这才得以进入断仙楼。
"A golden-brown skull with three eyes."
lǐ fán fēn shén méi yǒu zài dīng zhe nà sān yǎn lú gǔ ， ér shì zài duàn xiān lóu zhī wài 、 xū kōng zhōng nài xīn děng zhe tā men fǎn huí 。
李凡分神没有再盯着那三眼颅骨，而是在断仙楼之外、虚空中耐心等着他们返回。
"Similar to the 'No' character technique I discovered. But inside this Immortal Boat..."
“ àn jīn sè lú gǔ ， sān yǎn 。”
“暗金色颅骨，三眼。”
"It seems weaker?"
“ gēn wǒ dāng chū fā xiàn 【 méi 】 zì jué de nà ge hěn xiàng 。 zhǐ shì zhè xiān zhōu zhōng de ……”
“跟我当初发现【没】字诀的那个很像。只是这仙舟中的……”
Size does not necessarily mean strength.
“ sì hū gèng ruò yì diǎn ？”
“似乎更弱一点？”
The dark golden three-eyed skull Li Fan had encountered before, even without a third eye and reduced to just a gray mold of the "No" character, still gave him an extremely dangerous feeling. It seemed ready to resurrect at any moment. Therefore, he always sealed it with divine light and never dared to study it further.
bìng bú shì yuè dà jiù yì wèi zhe gèng qiáng 。
并不是越大就意味着更强。
This current three-eyed skull was much larger, and its eyes were even alive.
lǐ fán zhī qián zāo yù dào nà àn jīn sè sān yǎn lú gǔ ， nǎ pà dì sān zhǐ yǎn zhū dōu méi shèng xià 、 chún cuì lún wèi le 【 méi 】 zì jué huī sè méi bān de péi yǎng mǐn 。 dàn yī jiù gěi lǐ fán jí dù wēi xiǎn de gǎn jué 。 sì hū suí shí dōu yǒu kě néng sǐ ér fù shēng 。 suǒ yǐ lǐ fán yì zhí dōu jiāng qí yòng qī cǎi shén guāng fēng yìn zhù ， méi yǒu qù zuò sǐ yán jiū tā 。
李凡之前遭遇到那暗金色三眼颅骨，哪怕第三只眼珠都没剩下、纯粹沦为了【没】字诀灰色霉斑的培养皿。但依旧给李凡极度危险的感觉。似乎随时都有可能死而复生。所以李凡一直都将其用七彩神光封印住，没有去作死研究它。
But Li Fan felt that it had already died completely and would not rise again.
yǎn qián zhè ge sān yǎn lú gǔ suī rán gèng jiā jù dà ， shèn zhì yǎn zhū dōu hái huó zhe 。
眼前这个三眼颅骨虽然更加巨大，甚至眼珠都还活着。
It was a mysterious sense.
dàn gěi lǐ fán de gǎn jué shì tā yǐ jīng chè dǐ sǐ qù 、 zài yě méi yǒu fù shēng de jī huì le 。
但给李凡的感觉是它已经彻底死去、再也没有复生的机会了。
"I've seen very few things from the Xuanhuang World outside in my reincarnations. I almost encountered everything since coming here."
zhè shì yī zhǒng xuán zhī yòu xuán de gǎn yìng 。
这是一种玄之又玄的感应。
"It seems this Immortal Boat indeed has some secrets."
“ wǒ zài lún huí zhōng jiàn guò de xuán huáng jiè wài zhī wù bù duō ， lái zhè lǐ bù jiǔ ， jī hū quán pèng shàng le 。”
“我在轮回中见过的玄黄界外之物不多，来这里不久，几乎全碰上了。”
"Without complete world resources, they must rely on the Dark Star Sea for survival and make full use of its resources. It appears that the底蕴of this Immortal Boat may exceed my imagination..."
“ kàn lái zhè xiān zhōu guǒ rán yǒu xiē mén dào 。”
“看来这仙舟果然有些门道。”
Li Fan's thoughts swirled as he continuously pondered how to break through.
“ méi yǒu wán zhěng de shì jiè zī yuán ， shì bì jiù yào cóng àn zhōng xīng hǎi zhōng huò qǔ shēng cún suǒ xū 、 wù jìn qí yòng 。 kàn lái zhè xiān zhōu de dǐ yùn ， huò xǔ yào yuǎn chāo wǒ de xiǎng xiàng ……”
“没有完整的世界资源，势必就要从暗中星海中获取生存所需、物尽其用。看来这仙舟的底蕴，或许要远超我的想象……”
From the conversation with those three cultivators, he learned that the Immortal Boat seemed to be caught in a power struggle between the Immortal Pivot Academy and the Cut-Off Immortals Pavilion recently.
lǐ fán sī xù qǐ fú ， nèi xīn bù duàn móu suàn zhe ， cóng nǎ lǐ zuò wéi tū pò diǎn 。
李凡思绪起伏，内心不断谋算着，从哪里作为突破点。
This was exactly what Li Fan, an outsider, hoped for.
cóng gāng gāng nà sān míng xiū shì de duì huà zhōng dé zhī ， xiān zhōu zuì jìn sì hū xiàn rù le xiān shū yuàn gēn duàn xiān lóu de quán lì dòu zhēng zhī zhōng 。
从刚刚那三名修士的对话中得知，仙舟最近似乎陷入了仙枢院跟断仙楼的权力斗争之中。
"Only by muddling the waters can one catch fish. I need to make this Immortal Boat more chaotic."
zhè qíng kuàng shì lǐ fán zhè wài lái zhě xǐ wén lè jiàn de 。
这情况是李凡这外来者喜闻乐见的。
Not long after, the trio of Zhao cultivators emerged from the Cut-Off Immortals Pavilion with visibly happy expressions and unbridled excitement.
“ wéi yǒu hún shuǐ ， fāng néng mō yú 。 xiǎng bàn fǎ ， ràng zhè xiān zhōu luàn yì diǎn 。”
“唯有浑水，方能摸鱼。想办法，让这仙舟乱一点。”
Standing on the green invisible path until reaching the center of the void, they began discussing heatedly.
mò guò duō jiǔ ， zhào xìng xiū shì sān rén cóng duàn xiān lóu zhōng zǒu chū 。
没过多久，赵姓修士三人从断仙楼中走出。
"Who would have thought that the Cut-Off Immortals Pavilion really found a way to utilize world destruction power!"
gēn lái shí de fèn fèn bù píng jié rán xiāng fǎn ， zhè yī cì tā men quán dōu miàn lù xǐ sè 、 yǎn zhōng yā zhì bú zhù de xīng fèn 。
跟来时的愤愤不平截然相反，这一次他们全都面露喜色、眼中压制不住的兴奋。
"There are endless remnants in the void. This time, we no longer need to worry about energy depletion!"
zhàn zài lǜ sè wú xíng dào lù shàng ， yì zhí dào xū kōng zhōng yāng ， tā men fāng cái rè liè de tǎo lùn 。
站在绿色无形道路上，一直到虚空中央，他们方才热烈的讨论。
"We can finally watch the show!"
The three cultivators were momentarily taken aback by the old man's request.
"Senior Elder Gou, this doesn't comply with... regulations..."
"Eh?" The old man gave them a cold glance upon hearing their words.
The trio had to swallow their remarks back.
When circumstances are better than people, the older cultivator bowed and left the valley with the remaining items tied up.
On the way,
"Brother Zhao, according to the laws of the Immortal Boat, after gathering the remnants of a world's destruction, they must be submitted to the [Immortal Pivot Academy]. Those who violate this law will be punished for treason. Now he wants us to deliver them to the Cut-Off Immortals Pavilion..."
"Exactly, everyone knows that the Cut-Off Immortals Pavilion and the Immortal Pivot Academy are not on good terms right now. That old guy is trying to curry favor with the Cut-Off Immortals Pavilion without doing anything himself. If something goes wrong, we're definitely in trouble."
The older cultivator called 'Brother Zhao' also had a stern expression but didn't join their complaints. Instead, he subtly gestured for them to be quiet.
Afterward, he whispered something, and the two of them fell silent.
They did not use levitation to fly; instead, they walked along the path out of the valley.
The scenery before them suddenly changed, as if they had returned to the Star Sea Void.
However, this void was unlike the darkest star sea outside, which was cold and lifeless.
It felt like a gentle breeze blowing from the void, bringing vitality.
In the distance, one could faintly see colorful star points flickering occasionally.
Contrasting with this harmonious scene was an eerie image: a towering giant standing in the void.
His eyes were tightly closed, his body shriveled, resembling a long-dead zombie.
But his chest rose and fell continuously, breathing out warm air that spread everywhere.
If it were just a dying giant, it would have been fine. However, what was shocking was that a thick branch emerged from its mouth, growing upward to form dense foliage.
Upon closer inspection, the giant's entire body was pierced by branches, and his lower half had already transformed into intertwined, writhing tree roots.
These roots swayed with the wind as if alive.
It was unclear whether this scene was a tree parasitizing a person or a person transforming into a tree.
The trio had seen such scenes before and only sighed. "Looks like the Daoist Path giant is about to expire. Who knows what the Immortal Pivot Academy will come up with next."
"The Cut-Off Immortals Pavilion talks big but doesn't deliver any real results after all these years of promises on solving the energy issues of the Immortal Boat."
"Let's see how it goes. They say there has been a revolutionary breakthrough this time, otherwise, that dog-like elder wouldn't suddenly be so friendly."
...
The group chatted idly.
As they left the valley and flew into the void, a green path suddenly appeared beneath their feet, leading to other places.
No need for flight; this green path itself was moving quickly.
Upon arriving in the void, the overall scene of the Immortal Boat became clear.
It resembled floating continents suspended like constellations throughout space.
Giants infested with strange trees stood amidst the void.
From these giant trees, countless green threads-like paths extended, appearing and disappearing, connecting each continent.
Li Fan's consciousness was hidden within the remnants of a world's destruction, secretly observing everything.
This distinctly different form of cultivation civilization from the Xuanhuang World intrigued him.
"Immortal Boat..."
"The ancient ancestor of the Medicine King Sect, Senior Zhaopiao, recorded 18 Dao markers during his celestial journey. One of them was an enormous spaceship that roamed between worlds, trading freely. It had its own world and was called Xuan Commerce."
"I wonder if it has any connection to this Immortal Boat."
Li Fan looked at the giant with three eyes whose body was continuously emitting life force.
The green invisible path moved swiftly in the void, and soon, the trio arrived at what they called the Cut-Off Immortals Pavilion.
A golden-brown spherical light ball.
Upon closer inspection, it was built on top of a giant's remains.
However, this time, it wasn't a complete body but just a large skull.
What shocked Li Fan was that there was still an eye in the center of the skull!
The eye did not lose its vitality with the death of the skull. It remained tightly closed and continued to move slightly.
A sense of impending danger arose within him, and he immediately decided to escape from the attached world's destruction remnants.
He stopped floating in the void without entering the Cut-Off Immortals Pavilion.
His judgment was correct.
The giant eye suddenly opened, scanned the area, and then closed again after finding no abnormalities.
Only then did the trio enter the Cut-Off Immortals Pavilion.
Li Fan's consciousness did not focus on the three-eyed skull but waited outside in the void for them to return.
"A golden-brown skull with three eyes."
"Similar to the 'No' character technique I discovered. But inside this Immortal Boat..."
"It seems weaker?"
Size does not necessarily mean strength.
The dark golden three-eyed skull Li Fan had encountered before, even without a third eye and reduced to just a gray mold of the "No" character, still gave him an extremely dangerous feeling. It seemed ready to resurrect at any moment. Therefore, he always sealed it with divine light and never dared to study it further.
This current three-eyed skull was much larger, and its eyes were even alive.
But Li Fan felt that it had already died completely and would not rise again.
It was a mysterious sense.
"I've seen very few things from the Xuanhuang World outside in my reincarnations. I almost encountered everything since coming here."
"It seems this Immortal Boat indeed has some secrets."
"Without complete world resources, they must rely on the Dark Star Sea for survival and make full use of its resources. It appears that the底蕴of this Immortal Boat may exceed my imagination..."
Li Fan's thoughts swirled as he continuously pondered how to break through.
From the conversation with those three cultivators, he learned that the Immortal Boat seemed to be caught in a power struggle between the Immortal Pivot Academy and the Cut-Off Immortals Pavilion recently.
This was exactly what Li Fan, an outsider, hoped for.
"Only by muddling the waters can one catch fish. I need to make this Immortal Boat more chaotic."
Not long after, the trio of Zhao cultivators emerged from the Cut-Off Immortals Pavilion with visibly happy expressions and unbridled excitement.
Standing on the green invisible path until reaching the center of the void, they began discussing heatedly.
"Who would have thought that the Cut-Off Immortals Pavilion really found a way to utilize world destruction power!"
"There are endless remnants in the void. This time, we no longer need to worry about energy depletion!"
"We can finally watch the show!"