yī shù zhú jiàn cóng zhèn jīng zhōng huǎn guò lái ， yī jiù méi yǒu xuǎn zé biǎo tài 。
伊术逐渐从震惊中缓过来，依旧没有选择表态。
Yi Xu gradually recovered from his shock, but still did not choose to express any opinion.
dàn jù tǐ xíng dòng ， què yǐ jīng gǎi biàn le 。
但具体行动，却已经改变了。
But the specific actions had already changed. Originally, he had planned to observe and return. Now, he proposed a long-term stay for observation to Sun Erlang.
yuán běn xiǎng zhe ， guān mó yī fān jiù fǎn huí de 。 xiàn zài què xiàng sūn èr láng tí chū le ， cháng jiǔ tíng liú guān chá de qǐng qiú 。
原本想着，观摩一番就返回的。现在却向孙二郎提出了，长久停留观察的请求。
Sun Erlang seemed somewhat hesitant: "I can't make this decision on my own; I need to consult with our master."
sūn èr láng yǒu xiē wéi nán ：“ cǐ shì wǒ bù néng shàn zì zuò zhǔ ， xū xiàng shī zūn qǐng shì 。”
孙二郎有些为难：“此事我不能擅自做主，需向师尊请示。”
Yi Xu nodded: "I think your master will agree."
yī shù diǎn tóu ：“ wǒ xiǎng ， nǐ shī zūn huì tóng yì de 。”
伊术点头：“我想，你师尊会同意的。”
Sure enough, the Faceless Holy Emperor agreed to the Taiyin Sect's request to stay. However, there was a condition.
guǒ bù qí rán ， wú miàn shèng huáng dā yìng le tài yǎn zōng xiǎng yào liú xià lái de yāo qiú 。 bù guò què yǒu gè tiáo jiàn 。
果不其然，无面圣皇答应了太衍宗想要留下来的要求。不过却有个条件。
"Using [Simulation] to help the Holy Dynasty's cultivators grow rapidly?"
“ yòng 【 mó nǐ 】 bāng zhù shèng cháo dà qǐ zhōng xiū shì kuài sù chéng zhǎng ？”
“用【模拟】帮助圣朝大启中修士快速成长？”
Yi Xu hesitated for a moment.
yī shù yī shí yǒu xiē chí yí 。
伊术一时有些迟疑。
"Master said that even if the Taiyin Sect doesn't help with this, he has other methods. It will just be more troublesome. The core of the Taiyin Sect is still in predicting Xuanhuang’s future. Before the final outcome is determined, Master also agreed to maintain a certain neutrality for your Taiyin Sect. Think of it as some kind of transaction," Sun Erlang repeated Li Ping's original words.
“ shī zūn shuō le ， jiù suàn tài yǎn zōng bù bāng zhè ge máng ， tā yě yǒu lìng wài de fāng fǎ 。 bù guò jiù shì má fán yì diǎn bà le 。 tài yǎn zōng zuì hé xīn de ， hái shì duì yú xuán huáng wèi lái de tuī yǎn ， zài zuì zhōng méi yǒu dìng shù zhī qián ， shī zūn yě tóng yì nǐ men tài yǎn zōng bǎo chí yí dìng de zhōng lì 。 jiù dāng shì ， mǒu zhǒng jiāo yì 。” sūn èr láng jiāng lǐ píng de yuán huà fù shù le yī biàn 。
“师尊说了，就算太衍宗不帮这个忙，他也有另外的方法。不过就是麻烦一点罢了。太衍宗最核心的，还是对于玄黄未来的推衍，在最终没有定数之前，师尊也同意你们太衍宗保持一定的中立。就当是，某种交易。”孙二郎将李平的原话复述了一遍。
Yi Xu was silent for a moment and ultimately, after consulting with the Taiyin Sect and the Essence-Transforming Stone Mother, he agreed.
yī shù chén mò le piàn kè ， zuì zhōng jīng guò tài yǎn zōng gēn huà dào shí mǔ de shāng tǎo ， hái shì tóng yì le 。
伊术沉默了片刻，最终经过太衍宗跟化道石母的商讨，还是同意了。
For the Taiyin Sect, adding more simulations was merely utilizing idle computational power. However, it could open up new paths in the future; it seemed like a worthwhile trade-off.
duì tài yǎn zōng ér yán ， duō jǐ cì mó nǐ bù guò shì xián zhì suàn lì de fèi wù lì yòng 。
对太衍宗而言，多几次模拟不过是闲置算力的废物利用。
Just as some cultivators chose to escape before the calamity, the Ten Holy Dao Sects never placed all their eggs in one basket.
què néng wèi lái duō yī tiáo lù ， zěn me kàn dōu shì huá suàn de 。
却能未来多一条路，怎么看都是划算的。
From then on, the Holy Dynasty's Great Enlightenment had an additional observer.
jiù xiàng dāng chū ， jié nàn lái lín zhī qián 、 zōng nèi yī bù fèn xiū shì xuǎn zé táo lí yī yàng 。 xiān dào shí zōng ， cóng bù jiāng xuǎn zé zhǐ fàng zài yí gè lán zi lǐ 。
就像当初，劫难来临之前、宗内一部分修士选择逃离一样。仙道十宗，从不将选择只放在一个篮子里。
Apart from under the Faceless Emperor and the Yōu people, Yi Xu could observe freely without any constraints.
zì cǐ zhī hòu ， shèng cháo dà qǐ jiù duō le yī wèi guān chá zhě 。
自此之后，圣朝大启就多了一位观察者。
Li Ping was not overly concerned about this either. With the Holy Dynasty's luck and the increasingly refined Heavenly Ten Thousand Spirits Grand Array, every move of Yi Xu was within his grasp. Even the life and death of this body were at his mercy.
chú le shèng huáng zuò xià 、 yōu zú rén suǒ zài zhī dì ， yǐ jí xuán huáng jiè diào yú chí yǐ wài ， yī shù dōu néng bù shòu yuē shù de jìn qíng guān cè 。
除了圣皇座下、幽族人所在之地，以及玄黄界钓鱼池以外，伊术都能不受约束的尽情观测。
In the distant Xuanhuang realm, someone had already set their sights on the Taiyin Sect.
duì cǐ lǐ píng yě bìng bù dān yōu 。
对此李平也并不担忧。
"Though I have no intention to harm others, I must leave a means."
shèng zhāo qì yùn jiā shēn ， zài jiā shàng tiān dì wàn líng dà zhèn de yù fā wán shàn ， yī shù de yī jǔ yī dòng dōu zài tā de zhǎng wò zhī zhōng 。
圣朝气运加身，再加上天地万灵大阵的愈发完善，伊术的一举一动都在他的掌握之中。
"The Taiyin Sect abandoned its physical existence and collectively exists within the Essence-Transforming Stone Mother. Information cannot be destroyed; it's truly impressive. Even when Holy Wasteland Immortals annihilated the world, they could escape from that terrifying calamity. But..."
shèn zhì yī shù zhè jù shēn qū de shēng sǐ ， yě zài tā yí niàn zhī jiān 。
甚至伊术这具身躯的生死，也在他一念之间。
"Every trade has its specialty!"
ér zài yáo yuǎn de xuán huáng jiè zhōng ， mǒu rén què shì yǐ jīng dǎ qǐ le tài yǎn zōng de zhǔ yì 。
而在遥远的玄黄界中，某人却是已经打起了太衍宗的主意。
In the衍法珏space, Li Fan appeared to be meditating with his eyes closed.
“ wǒ suī wú zhǔ dòng hài rén zhī xīn ， què bù dé bù liú gè shǒu duàn 。”
“我虽无主动害人之心，却不得不留个手段。”
But in reality, his thoughts were swirling nonstop.
“ tài yǎn zōng pāo qì le ròu shēn xiàn shí cún zài ， jí tǐ cún zài yú huà dào shí mǔ zhī zhōng 。 xìn xī bù miè ， dí què liǎo bù qǐ 。 shèn zhì xiān xū xiān rén yī yǎn miè shì shí ， dōu néng cóng nà kǒng bù jié nàn zhōng táo tuō 。 dàn ……”
“太衍宗抛弃了肉身现实存在，集体存在于化道石母之中。信息不灭，的确了不起。甚至仙墟仙人一眼灭世时，都能从那恐怖劫难中逃脱。但……”
Information cannot be destroyed; physical means or even ordinary immortal techniques would not work. However, data pollution might have a miraculous effect.
“ zhèng suǒ wèi shù yè yǒu zhuān gōng ！”
“正所谓术业有专攻！”
According to Li Fan's knowledge, there was no such technique currently circulating in the Xuanhuang realm. His idea came from that mysterious and enigmatic [Xuan Yuan Origin Spirit Grand Array].
yǎn fǎ jué kōng jiān zhōng ， lǐ fán kàn shì bì mù jìng xiū 。
衍法珏空间中，李凡看似闭目静修。
A composite of nine divine-grade grand arrays, its power was unimaginable. It could even recreate fire, water, earth, and wind in the void and create a new world.
qí shí nǎo hǎi zhōng sī xù zhèng zài bù duàn fān yǒng 。
其实脑海中思绪正在不断翻涌。
With the aid of the End-of-Age Separation Disc, Li Fan had already roughly deciphered three of them:璇玑、万灵归数; 荒落、虚室生花; 无量、鸿蒙见方.
xìn xī bù miè ， wù lǐ shǒu duàn 、 shèn zhì xún cháng xiān shù dōu qǐ bù liǎo shén me zuò yòng 。 dàn shù jù wū rǎn ， huò xǔ jiù yǒu qí xiào 。
信息不灭，物理手段、甚至寻常仙术都起不了什么作用。但数据污染，或许就有奇效。
The Xuan Yuan Origin Spirit Grand Array and the Wanliang Grand Array had the ability to transform everything within their array into data, allowing for flexible manipulation.
jù lǐ fán suǒ zhī ， xuán huáng jiè mù qián liú chuán de dào tǒng zhī zhōng ， shàng hái bù cún zài zhè yàng de fǎ mén 。 tā de shè xiǎng ， hái shì yuán yú nà shén mì mò cè de 【 xuán yuán shǐ líng dà zhèn 】。
据李凡所知，玄黄界目前流传的道统之中，尚还不存在这样的法门。他的设想，还是源于那神秘莫测的【玄元始灵大阵】。
"Though it's only theoretical, due to material constraints, it can't be fully set up. But fortunately, the Taiyin Sect doesn't have a physical body; pure information is easier to exploit."
jiǔ zhǒng xiān jí dà zhèn de fù hé tǐ ， qí wēi néng nán yǐ xiǎng xiàng 。 shèn zhì néng yú xū kōng zhī zhōng zhòng lì dì huǒ shuǐ fēng 、 zài pì shì jiè 。
九种仙级大阵的复合体，其威能难以想象。甚至能于虚空之中重立地火水风、再辟世界。
"If the [Hóngmén Jiànfang] and Wanliang Grand Array work together..."
xìng yǒu zhōng mò jiě lí dié ， zhǒng zhǒng jī yuán qiǎo hé zhī xià ， lǐ fán yǐ jīng chū bù zhǎng wò le qí zhōng de sān zhǒng 。
幸有终末解离碟，种种机缘巧合之下，李凡已经初步掌握了其中的三种。
In his mind, the End-of-Age Separation Disc, with the aid of the Essence-Transforming Stone's computational power, was rapidly deriving a new array form.
xuán jī 、 wàn líng guī shù ； huāng luò 、 xū shì shēng huā ； wú liàng 、 hóng méng jiàn fāng 。
璇玑、万灵归数；荒落、虚室生花；无量、鸿蒙见方。
Over the past half year, Li Fan had roughly deciphered the [Hóngmén Jiànfang] array from the Immortal Mirror. After some repairs by his divine consciousness, the damaged Immortal Mirror's abilities significantly improved.
qí zhōng xuán jī 、 wàn líng guī shù dà zhèn ， jiù yǒu néng jiāng zhèn fǎ lǒng zhào zhōng yī qiè guī yú shù jù huà 、 suí yì zhuǎn biàn de xuán qí gōng xiào 。
其中璇玑、万灵归数大阵，就有能将阵法笼罩中一切归于数据化、随意转变的玄奇功效。
However, this came at the cost of his divine consciousness weakening again.
“ suī zhǐ shì lǐ lùn ， yóu yú cái liào de què shì gēn běn wú fǎ wán chéng bù zhèn 。 dàn hǎo zài tài yǎn zōng yě bìng méi yǒu shí tǐ ， chún cuì de xìn xī ， fǎn dào shì gèng jiā róng yì lòu chū pò zhàn 。”
“虽只是理论，由于材料的却是根本无法完成布阵。但好在太衍宗也并没有实体，纯粹的信息，反倒是更加容易漏出破绽。”
But Li Fan was not worried. Sun Luduan had still not completed the task assigned to him by Palm-Viewer Wu. Even his deliberate procrastination was noticed. The pressure on him was increasing; soon, he might have no choice but to use the Immortal Mirror to try and spy on the Heavenly Mystical Mirror.
“ hóng méng jiàn fāng 、 wàn líng guī shù ， ruò shì liǎng zhèn xiāng hù pèi hé ……”
“鸿蒙见方、万灵归数，若是两阵相互配合……”
After sensing Li Ping's observations, Li Fan began to think about something else: the origin of the Essence-Transforming Stone Mother.
shí hǎi zhōng ， zhōng mò jiě lí dié zài huà dào shí de suàn lì jiā chí xià ， zhèng fēi sù tuī yǎn zhe yī zhǒng quán xīn de zhèn fǎ xíng shì 。
识海中，终末解离碟在化道石的算力加持下，正飞速推衍着一种全新的阵法形式。
When the Taiyin Sect first received the传承of the Great Mage of the Heavens, they didn't have the Essence-Transforming Stone Mother.
zuì jìn de bàn nián shí jiān lǐ ， lǐ fán fēn shén yǐ jīng dà zhì wán chéng le 【 wú liàng jìng 】 zhōng hóng méng jiàn fāng zhèn fǎ de jiě xī 。
最近的半年时间里，李凡分神已经大致完成了【无量镜】中鸿蒙见方阵法的解析。
Later, for some reason, they found this treasure and directly transformed their sect's techniques from being suitable only for a few to something everyone could practice. This solidified the Taiyin Sect's position among the Ten Holy Dao Sects.
jīng guò fēn shén de yī fān xiū bǔ zhī hòu ， pò sǔn de wú liàng jìng de néng lì ， yǒu le dà fú dù de tí shēng 。
经过分神的一番修补之后，破损的无量镜的能力，有了大幅度的提升。
"In the Xuanhuang realm, there are many treasures that can be predicted. For example, even though the Immortal Mirror is damaged, it still predicts some future events. But the wonders of the Immortal Mirror and the Heavenly Mystical Mirror are more like a manifestation of divine power. They are [tools]."
xiāng yìng de dài jià zé shì fēn shén yòu zài dù xū ruò le yī xiē 。
相应的代价则是分神又再度虚弱了一些。
"But the Essence-Transforming Stone Mother seems to be purely a [thing]."
bù guò lǐ fán bìng bù dān xīn 。
不过李凡并不担心。
"Legendary celestial materials and terrestrial treasures... though Xuanhuang is vast, it doesn't seem like it could naturally produce such wonders."
sūn lù yuǎn chí chí méi yǒu wán chéng zhǎng jìng rén 【 fú 】 suǒ jiāo dài de rèn wù ， shèn zhì tā de yǒu yì fū yǎn yě bèi duì fāng kàn zài yǎn lǐ 。 suǒ chéng shòu de yā lì yuè lái yuè dà ， huò xǔ yòng bù liǎo duō jiǔ ， jiù yào bù dé bù qū fú ， zài dù dòng yòng wú liàng jìng qù zuò kuī tàn tiān xuán jìng de cháng shì le 。
孙路远迟迟没有完成掌镜人【伏】所交代的任务，甚至他的有意敷衍也被对方看在眼里。所承受的压力越来越大，或许用不了多久，就要不得不屈服，再度动用无量镜去做窥探天玄镜的尝试了。
Li Fan suddenly recalled an anecdote he had heard from someone in the Overcoming Calamity Sect.
gǎn yìng dào fēn shēn lǐ píng nà biān jiàn wén zhī hòu ， lǐ fán rú jīn sī kǎo de què shì lìng wài de shì 。
感应到分身李平那边见闻之后，李凡如今思考的却是另外的事。
A meteorite fell into the Xuanhuang realm, causing all spiritual energy to fail.
tā zài xiǎng zhe ， huà dào shí mǔ de lái lì 。
他在想着，化道石母的来历。
"Could this Essence-Transforming Stone Mother also be from beyond the stars?"
tài yǎn zōng zuì chū dé dào tiān dōu dà fǎ shī chuán chéng de shí hòu ， yīng gāi shì méi yǒu huà dào shí mǔ de 。
太衍宗最初得到天都大法师传承的时候，应该是没有化道石母的。
Yi Xu couldn't help but speculate. However, it was merely speculation; unless he could breach the Essence-Transforming Stone one day, he would never know for sure.
zhǐ shì hòu lái ， bù zhī cóng nǎ zhǎo chū lái zhè me yí gè bǎo bèi ， zhí jiē jiāng tài yǎn zōng gōng fǎ cóng zhǐ shì hé shǎo shù rén ， biàn chéng le rén rén jiē kě xiū liàn 。 chè dǐ wěn gù le tài yǎn zōng zài shí zōng zhōng de dì wèi 。
只是后来，不知从哪找出来这么一个宝贝，直接将太衍宗功法从只适合少数人，变成了人人皆可修炼。彻底稳固了太衍宗在十宗中的地位。
"The Essence-Transforming Stone Mother predicts the future solely through its powerful computational power. Even so, it has already reached an extreme state, indicating how formidable its computational power is. If we add external factors to optimize its predictive methods further, who knows what level of refinement it could reach."
“ xuán huáng jiè zhōng ， néng gòu tuī yǎn de bǎo wù hěn duō 。 jiù bǐ rú nà wú liàng jìng ， suī rán pò sǔn ， què yī jiù néng yù cè dào wèi lái fā shēng de xiē xǔ shì jiàn 。 dàn wú liàng jìng 、 nǎi zhì tiān xuán jìng ， tā men de shén yì ， gèng xiàng shì xiān jí lì liàng de liàn zhì dǎo zhì de 。 shì wèi 【 qì 】。”
“玄黄界中，能够推衍的宝物很多。就比如那无量镜，虽然破损，却依旧能预测到未来发生的些许事件。但无量镜、乃至天玄镜，它们的神异，更像是仙级力量的炼制导致的。是为【器】。”
For example, in Li Fan's mind, even though the Essence-Transforming Stone had advanced to a superior grade after multiple fusions, trying to use it alone to derive an array was extremely difficult—let alone divine-grade arrays. Even the Reversal of Life and Death Grand Array posed significant challenges.
“ ér huà dào shí mǔ ， gèng xiàng shì chún cuì de 【 wù 】。”
“而化道石母，更像是纯粹的【物】。”
Similarly, relying solely on the End-of-Age Separation Disc as a mundane object would struggle to predict divine-grade arrays.
“ chuán shuō zhōng de tiān cái dì bǎo me …… xuán huáng jiè suī rán guǎng bó ， què yě bù xiàng néng tiān shēng yùn yù zhè děng shén wù de yàng zi 。”
“传说中的天材地宝么……玄黄界虽然广博，却也不像能天生孕育这等神物的样子。”
But combining both would be vastly different.
lǐ fán hū de xiǎng qǐ le ， zhī qián zài dù è zōng zhī rén nà tīng dào de yī zé yì wén 。
李凡忽的想起了，之前在渡厄宗之人那听到的一则佚闻。
"Complementary strengths."
yì xīng zhuì xuán huáng ， zhì shǐ xuán huáng jiè líng lì quán bù shī xiào 。
异星坠玄黄，致使玄黄界灵力全部失效。
This harmonious scene made Li Fan imagine what it would be like if he could equip the Essence-Transforming Stone Mother with an entity like the End-of-Age Separation Disc, not just for arrays but beyond them.
“ mò fēi ， zhè huà dào shí mǔ ， yě shì lái zì xīng kōng zhī wài ？”
“莫非，这化道石母，也是来自星空之外？”
The future of the Immortal Mirror...
lǐ fán bù jīn rú cǐ cāi cè dào 。
李凡不禁如此猜测道。
Adding the terrifying computational power of the Essence-Transforming Stone Mother to these concepts would result in a qualitative change.
dàn yě jǐn jǐn shì cāi cè bà le ， chú fēi yǒu zhāo yī rì néng gòu qīn rù huà dào shí ， fāng cái néng zhēn zhèng zhī dào dá àn 。
但也仅仅是猜测罢了，除非有朝一日能够侵入化道石，方才能真正知道答案。
Even through each reincarnation, he could continue refining the Essence-Transforming Stone Mother infinitely, pushing it to an unimaginable level.
“ shí mǔ tuī yǎn wèi lái ， dān chún shì kào zì shēn qiáng dà de suàn lì 。 jiù suàn zhè yàng ， yě yǐ jīng dá dào le mǒu zhǒng jí zhì ， kě jiàn qí suàn lì de qiáng dà 。 ruò shì zài fǔ zhī yǐ wài wù ， shǐ de tā tuī yǎn de fāng fǎ zài dù yōu huà xià ， zhēn bù zhī yòu néng dá dào hé zhǒng jìng dì 。”
“石母推衍未来，单纯是靠自身强大的算力。就算这样，也已经达到了某种极致，可见其算力的强大。若是再辅之以外物，使得它推衍的方法再度优化下，真不知又能达到何种境地。”
The End-of-Age Separation Disc had already greatly assisted Li Fan during his cycles; with other additions...
jiù bǐ rú lǐ fán shí hǎi zhōng de huà dào shí ， suī rán jīng guò shù cì de róng hé ， yǐ jīng jìn shēng shàng pǐn 。 dàn xiǎng yào tā dān dú tuī yǎn zhèn fǎ ， bié shuō xiān jí dà zhèn le ， jiù suàn lián 【 nì zhuǎn sǐ shēng dà zhèn 】 zhè yàng de cún zài ， dōu shí fēn chī lì 。
就比如李凡识海中的化道石，虽然经过数次的融合，已经晋升上品。但想要它单独推衍阵法，别说仙级大阵了，就算连【逆转死生大阵】这样的存在，都十分吃力。
Li Fan's heart raced.
tóng yàng ， rú guǒ dān kào jiě lí dié zì shēn ， bì jìng zhǐ shì fán sú zhī wù ， xiǎng yào tuī yǎn xiān jí dà zhèn 、 yě shì yǒu xiē miǎn qiǎng 。
同样，如果单靠解离碟自身，毕竟只是凡俗之物，想要推衍仙级大阵、也是有些勉强。
"Perhaps, the key to breaking this deadlock lies here."
dàn èr zhě hé lì ， zé dà bù xiāng tóng 。
但二者合力，则大不相同。
"Facing such treasures, it all comes down to how one plans."
“ xiāng fǔ xiāng chéng ， xiāng dé yì zhāng 。”
“相辅相成，相得益彰。”
Li Fan's eyes sparkled.
rú cǐ hé xié de yí mù ， ràng lǐ fán bù yóu chàng xiǎng ， rú guǒ gěi huà dào shí mǔ pèi shàng zhōng mò jiě lí dié zhè bān de cún zài ， shèn zhì bù jǐn jǐn shì zhèn fǎ 。
如此和谐的一幕，让李凡不由畅想，如果给化道石母配上终末解离碟这般的存在，甚至不仅仅是阵法。
(End of Chapter)
Yi Xu gradually recovered from his shock, but still did not choose to express any opinion.
But the specific actions had already changed. Originally, he had planned to observe and return. Now, he proposed a long-term stay for observation to Sun Erlang.
Sun Erlang seemed somewhat hesitant: "I can't make this decision on my own; I need to consult with our master."
Yi Xu nodded: "I think your master will agree."
Sure enough, the Faceless Holy Emperor agreed to the Taiyin Sect's request to stay. However, there was a condition.
"Using [Simulation] to help the Holy Dynasty's cultivators grow rapidly?"
Yi Xu hesitated for a moment.
"Master said that even if the Taiyin Sect doesn't help with this, he has other methods. It will just be more troublesome. The core of the Taiyin Sect is still in predicting Xuanhuang’s future. Before the final outcome is determined, Master also agreed to maintain a certain neutrality for your Taiyin Sect. Think of it as some kind of transaction," Sun Erlang repeated Li Ping's original words.
Yi Xu was silent for a moment and ultimately, after consulting with the Taiyin Sect and the Essence-Transforming Stone Mother, he agreed.
For the Taiyin Sect, adding more simulations was merely utilizing idle computational power. However, it could open up new paths in the future; it seemed like a worthwhile trade-off.
Just as some cultivators chose to escape before the calamity, the Ten Holy Dao Sects never placed all their eggs in one basket.
From then on, the Holy Dynasty's Great Enlightenment had an additional observer.
Apart from under the Faceless Emperor and the Yōu people, Yi Xu could observe freely without any constraints.
Li Ping was not overly concerned about this either. With the Holy Dynasty's luck and the increasingly refined Heavenly Ten Thousand Spirits Grand Array, every move of Yi Xu was within his grasp. Even the life and death of this body were at his mercy.
In the distant Xuanhuang realm, someone had already set their sights on the Taiyin Sect.
"Though I have no intention to harm others, I must leave a means."
"The Taiyin Sect abandoned its physical existence and collectively exists within the Essence-Transforming Stone Mother. Information cannot be destroyed; it's truly impressive. Even when Holy Wasteland Immortals annihilated the world, they could escape from that terrifying calamity. But..."
"Every trade has its specialty!"
In the衍法珏space, Li Fan appeared to be meditating with his eyes closed.
But in reality, his thoughts were swirling nonstop.
Information cannot be destroyed; physical means or even ordinary immortal techniques would not work. However, data pollution might have a miraculous effect.
According to Li Fan's knowledge, there was no such technique currently circulating in the Xuanhuang realm. His idea came from that mysterious and enigmatic [Xuan Yuan Origin Spirit Grand Array].
A composite of nine divine-grade grand arrays, its power was unimaginable. It could even recreate fire, water, earth, and wind in the void and create a new world.
With the aid of the End-of-Age Separation Disc, Li Fan had already roughly deciphered three of them:璇玑、万灵归数; 荒落、虚室生花; 无量、鸿蒙见方.
The Xuan Yuan Origin Spirit Grand Array and the Wanliang Grand Array had the ability to transform everything within their array into data, allowing for flexible manipulation.
"Though it's only theoretical, due to material constraints, it can't be fully set up. But fortunately, the Taiyin Sect doesn't have a physical body; pure information is easier to exploit."
"If the [Hóngmén Jiànfang] and Wanliang Grand Array work together..."
In his mind, the End-of-Age Separation Disc, with the aid of the Essence-Transforming Stone's computational power, was rapidly deriving a new array form.
Over the past half year, Li Fan had roughly deciphered the [Hóngmén Jiànfang] array from the Immortal Mirror. After some repairs by his divine consciousness, the damaged Immortal Mirror's abilities significantly improved.
However, this came at the cost of his divine consciousness weakening again.
But Li Fan was not worried. Sun Luduan had still not completed the task assigned to him by Palm-Viewer Wu. Even his deliberate procrastination was noticed. The pressure on him was increasing; soon, he might have no choice but to use the Immortal Mirror to try and spy on the Heavenly Mystical Mirror.
After sensing Li Ping's observations, Li Fan began to think about something else: the origin of the Essence-Transforming Stone Mother.
When the Taiyin Sect first received the传承of the Great Mage of the Heavens, they didn't have the Essence-Transforming Stone Mother.
Later, for some reason, they found this treasure and directly transformed their sect's techniques from being suitable only for a few to something everyone could practice. This solidified the Taiyin Sect's position among the Ten Holy Dao Sects.
"In the Xuanhuang realm, there are many treasures that can be predicted. For example, even though the Immortal Mirror is damaged, it still predicts some future events. But the wonders of the Immortal Mirror and the Heavenly Mystical Mirror are more like a manifestation of divine power. They are [tools]."
"But the Essence-Transforming Stone Mother seems to be purely a [thing]."
"Legendary celestial materials and terrestrial treasures... though Xuanhuang is vast, it doesn't seem like it could naturally produce such wonders."
Li Fan suddenly recalled an anecdote he had heard from someone in the Overcoming Calamity Sect.
A meteorite fell into the Xuanhuang realm, causing all spiritual energy to fail.
"Could this Essence-Transforming Stone Mother also be from beyond the stars?"
Yi Xu couldn't help but speculate. However, it was merely speculation; unless he could breach the Essence-Transforming Stone one day, he would never know for sure.
"The Essence-Transforming Stone Mother predicts the future solely through its powerful computational power. Even so, it has already reached an extreme state, indicating how formidable its computational power is. If we add external factors to optimize its predictive methods further, who knows what level of refinement it could reach."
For example, in Li Fan's mind, even though the Essence-Transforming Stone had advanced to a superior grade after multiple fusions, trying to use it alone to derive an array was extremely difficult—let alone divine-grade arrays. Even the Reversal of Life and Death Grand Array posed significant challenges.
Similarly, relying solely on the End-of-Age Separation Disc as a mundane object would struggle to predict divine-grade arrays.
But combining both would be vastly different.
"Complementary strengths."
This harmonious scene made Li Fan imagine what it would be like if he could equip the Essence-Transforming Stone Mother with an entity like the End-of-Age Separation Disc, not just for arrays but beyond them.
The future of the Immortal Mirror...
Adding the terrifying computational power of the Essence-Transforming Stone Mother to these concepts would result in a qualitative change.
Even through each reincarnation, he could continue refining the Essence-Transforming Stone Mother infinitely, pushing it to an unimaginable level.
The End-of-Age Separation Disc had already greatly assisted Li Fan during his cycles; with other additions...
Li Fan's heart raced.
"Perhaps, the key to breaking this deadlock lies here."
"Facing such treasures, it all comes down to how one plans."
Li Fan's eyes sparkled.
(End of Chapter)