shèng huáng jīn sè suǒ liàn wēi wēi yī dòng ， qí zhōng yí gè zhǐ rén jiù bèi zhuāi dào lǐ píng miàn qián 。
圣皇金色锁链微微一动，其中一个纸人就被拽到李平面前。
The imperial tablet bore the weight of so many years, thinking that all things under heaven were within his mind. But today's experiences revealed to him that the world had already surpassed his expectations.
gēn qí tā yǒu xiē bù tóng ， zhè zhǐ rén liǎn shàng méi yǒu duō shǎo wèi jù de qíng xù 。 fǎn dào shì yǒu diǎn wú jīng dǎ cǎi ， yǒu qì wú lì 。
跟其他有些不同，这纸人脸上没有多少畏惧的情绪。反倒是有点无精打采，有气无力。
"Things have changed. The Five Elders Association, the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance, and even other top powers in the Yellow World—all those who know about this tablet will try their best to avoid its records. I never thought it would come to this." The imperial tablet sighed.
nóng hòu de méi máo dào shù ， kàn shàng qù pǒ yǒu xiē xǐ gǎn 。
浓厚的眉毛倒竖，看上去颇有些喜感。
"The last refuge of life in the Dark Star Sea is the Yellow World. Other worlds' remnants and survivors of the Star Sea are forces beyond the walls," said the Yellow Emperor, "All these complex forms have gathered here. Even the Transmission Law or the Yellow World's Dao would find it hard to fully understand this place."
“ qiú shēng ？”
“求生？”
The imperial tablet nodded, thinking about the fishing pond he had seen earlier. How many hidden treasures like that were still in the Yellow World?
“ pí zhī bù cún ， máo jiāng yān fù ？ xuán huáng jiè ruò shì dōu bèi huǐ le ， nǐ men yòu néng shēng zài nǎ lǐ ！” shèng huáng lěng shēng dào 。
“皮之不存，毛将焉附？玄黄界若是都被毁了，你们又能生在哪里！”圣皇冷声道。
"Things change, and people change," the Yellow Emperor said, "What matters is who will establish a new order for the Yellow World."
nà nóng méi zhǐ rén kǔ xiào dào ：“ wǒ men dù è zōng shí lì xī sōng píng cháng ， ruò zhēn shì xuán huáng jiè bèi huǐ ， wǒ men yě méi yǒu bàn fǎ bú shì ？ yě zhǐ néng rèn le 。”
那浓眉纸人苦笑道：“我们渡厄宗实力稀松平常，若真是玄黄界被毁，我们也没有办法不是？也只能认了。”
"Do you know anything about the Transmission Law?" The Yellow Emperor asked, his divine sense locking onto the imperial tablet.
“ nán bù chéng ， zūn zhě huì guài zuì zhè shì shàng de fán rén ， méi yǒu zhàn chū lái zhěng jiù xuán huáng jiè me ？ yǒu duō dà néng nài ， zuò duō dà de shì ……”
“难不成，尊者会怪罪这世上的凡人，没有站出来拯救玄黄界么？有多大能耐，做多大的事……”
The imperial tablet pondered for a moment before answering. "Back when the Transmission Law first appeared, our Ten Dao Sects investigated it. This person is indeed an indigenous cultivator of the Yellow World. His life trajectory was clean and recorded."
lǐ píng bìng méi yǒu gēn dù è zōng zhǐ rén zhēng biàn ， jīn sè suǒ liàn zài dù wēi wēi yòng lì ：“ yá jiān zuǐ lì ， sǐ dào lín tóu réng bù huǐ gǎi 。”
李平并没有跟渡厄宗纸人争辩，金色锁链再度微微用力：“牙尖嘴利，死到临头仍不悔改。”
"The name is Xuanyuan Tuo. He grew up in rural areas, given the nickname 'Dog Egg' due to his frailty during childhood," said the imperial tablet.
jīn sè guāng máng màn màn níng jù ， yóu suǒ liàn bān cū zhuàng zhú jiàn biàn de zhǐ yǒu xì xiàn bān 。
金色光芒慢慢凝聚，由锁链般粗壮逐渐变的只有细线般。
"Before he turned fifty, his life followed that of a regular farmer. But at age fifty-one, he suddenly attained enlightenment and rose to prominence."
jiāng nóng méi zhǐ rén yī quān quān chán rào 。
将浓眉纸人一圈圈缠绕。
"The reason we couldn't find any records about him is because he did indeed attain enlightenment suddenly. This was why our initial investigation didn't uncover anything," said the imperial tablet.
qí tā bèi bǔ zhuō de zhǐ rén men ， fēn fēn jīng kǒng wú bǐ de dà hū xiǎo jiào 。
其他被捕捉的纸人们，纷纷惊恐无比的大呼小叫。
The Yellow Emperor's gaze shifted as scenes from long ago appeared before his eyes.
ér wéi dú nà nóng méi zhǐ rén ， fǎng fú zhèng jīn wēi zuò bān ， shén sè yǎn rán biàn dé sù mù qǐ lái 。
而唯独那浓眉纸人，仿佛正襟危坐般，神色俨然变得肃穆起来。
"Xuanyuan Tuo." The Yellow Emperor watched the young, somewhat naive boy transform into a silent middle-aged farmer and eventually an old man with white hair. "A common person attaining enlightenment is indeed possible, but usually at a younger age. This transformation of the Transmission Law seems to occur just before his end," said the Yellow Emperor.
kǒu zhōng niàn niàn yǒu cí ：“ suì yuè chéng kōng ， jié nàn yǒng héng 。 bǎi shì qiān jié ， róng wǒ jīn shēn ……”
口中念念有词：“岁月成空，劫难永恒。百世千劫，熔我金身……”
The imperial tablet nodded in agreement. "Ten sects had similar doubts back then. We used secret techniques and the Dao's verification to confirm that there was no possession or impersonation."
guò wǎng shèng huáng wú wǎng ér bù lì de jīn sè yuán lì ， zài cǐ kè dì yī cì shī qù le xiào yòng 。
过往圣皇无往而不利的金色源力，在此刻第一次失去了效用。
"But the Transmission Law is truly mysterious, almost like ainnate sage. Even when several immortal cultivators from our ten sects tried to assassinate him, he somehow managed to counter their attacks," said the imperial tablet.
lǐ píng zhǐ gǎn jué dào jiā zhū zài nóng méi zhǐ rén shēn shàng de lì liàng ， bèi wú xíng de qiǎo miào huà qù 。
李平只感觉到加诸在浓眉纸人身上的力量，被无形的巧妙化去。
Silence fell in the hall as the Yellow Emperor pondered aloud: "If the other party's means of stealing identity surpasses the Dao, what then?"
shèn zhì bèi duì fāng suǒ xī shōu ， chéng wéi qí dǐ yùn de yī bù fèn 。
甚至被对方所吸收，成为其底蕴的一部分。
The imperial tablet was taken aback. This question seemed unreasonable at first glance but made sense when considering that they had been too confident in their methods back then.
jīn sè sī xiàn màn màn róng jiě ， nóng méi zhǐ rén kuī rán bù dòng 、 zhǐ shì zhǐ rén shēn shàng de yán sè yóu chén jiù de bái huáng sè ， màn màn biàn chéng le jiē jìn yuán lì jīng cuì de cuǐ càn zhī jīn 。
金色丝线慢慢溶解，浓眉纸人岿然不动、只是纸人身上的颜色由陈旧的白黄色，慢慢变成了接近源力精粹的璀璨之金。
"Even now, questioning the Transmission Law's true nature is pointless," said the imperial tablet, his thoughts shifting.
yì zhí páng guān de shí bǎn ， biǎo qíng shùn jiān biàn dé yǒu xiē yán sù ：“ dào yǒu xiǎo xīn ， zhè zhèng shì dù è zōng de jué xué 【 yǒng héng jié shì 】， kě jiāng shì jiān yī qiè jié nàn lì liàng 、 huà zuò zì shēn xiū xíng de zī liáng 。”
一直旁观的石板，表情瞬间变得有些严肃：“道友小心，这正是渡厄宗的绝学【永恒劫世】，可将世间一切劫难力量、化作自身修行的姿粮。”
He looked at the Yellow Emperor again with confusion.
lǐ píng lěng xiào dào ：“ bù guò suō tóu wū guī bà le 。 nǐ xiǎng yào jiè wǒ de lì liàng xiū xíng ？ nà jiù mǎn zú nǐ ！”
李平冷笑道：“不过缩头乌龟罢了。你想要借我的力量修行？那就满足你！”
The Yellow Emperor thundered: "As I mentioned earlier, the key to a new order for the Yellow World lies in legitimacy."
wǎn ruò liè yàn de yào yǎn jīn máng ， zì shèng huáng shēn shàng bào fā 。
宛若烈焰的耀眼金芒，自圣皇身上爆发。
"Just like a body made from limbs, who will be the brain matters. The Yellow World Dao still believes it is the Yellow World Dao, but soon, that may not be true," said the Yellow Emperor.
guāng huǒ xióng xióng ， jiāng dù è zōng kōng jiān quán dōu yìng zhào de yī piàn jīn huáng 。
光火熊熊，将渡厄宗空间全都映照的一片金黄。
The imperial tablet knew that the Yellow Emperor was speaking as a manifestation of the Dao and couldn't be mistaken. "Please explain further."
hǎo sì níng jù chéng shí zhì dì jīn yàn ， shùn zhe shàng cún de suǒ liàn ， quán dōu bèi guàn shū jìn zhǐ rén jīn shēn zhī zhōng 。
好似凝聚成实质的金焰，顺着尚存的锁链，全都被灌输进纸人金身之中。
"You can view all things through this tablet from an outsider's perspective, but when worlds merge, memories feel like firsthand experiences. Over time, you lose the distinction between truth and falsehood," said the Yellow Emperor.
nà xiē bìng fēi shì shèng huáng zhǔ yào zhēn duì mù biāo ， jǐn jǐn shì bèi bō jí de zhū duō zhǐ rén ， dōu quán fā chū bèi liè huǒ zhì kǎo shì dé zhèn tiān āi háo zhī shēng 。 kě xiǎng ér zhī zhè jīn shēn zhǐ rén suǒ shòu dào de yā pò zhī qiáng le 。 kàn shàng qù niǔ qū ， fǎng fú yào bèi róng huà bān 。
那些并非是圣皇主要针对目标，仅仅是被波及的诸多纸人，都全发出被烈火炙烤似得震天哀嚎之声。可想而知这金身纸人所受到的压迫之强了。看上去扭曲，仿佛要被融化般。
"Especially..."
dàn nà nóng méi zhǐ rén què yī jiù kuī rán bù dòng ， shén sè dàn rán 。
但那浓眉纸人却依旧岿然不动，神色淡然。
The Yellow Emperor's gaze shifted to the far-off Yellow World.
zhè yí mù ràng shí bǎn àn zì xīn jīng 。
这一幕让石板暗自心惊。
"The Dao is weak now, barely able to resist. If all the world's residual thoughts flood in at once, the Yellow World Dao might collapse."
suī rán huà shēn zhǐ rén zhī hòu ， bìng bù néng shí bié chū tā men de yuán běn yàng mào 。 dàn zài shèng huáng rú cǐ wēi shì xià ， réng néng cóng róng bù pò 、 ān quán wú yàng de ， jí biàn shì zài dāng chū quán shèng de dù è zōng zhōng ， yě bù duō jiàn 。
虽然化身纸人之后，并不能识别出他们的原本样貌。但在圣皇如此威势下，仍能从容不迫、安全无恙的，即便是在当初全盛的渡厄宗中，也不多见。
"If someone with a complete Dao consciousness guides and infiltrates, they can change the order of the Yellow World," said the Yellow Emperor with a hint of self-deprecating humor.
shí bǎn zài cāi cè zhe nóng méi zhǐ rén de shēn fèn 。
石板在猜测着浓眉纸人的身份。
The imperial tablet fell into deep thought upon hearing this. The Yellow Emperor's words pointed to the Transmission Law as the target.
The imperial tablet bore the weight of so many years, thinking that all things under heaven were within his mind. But today's experiences revealed to him that the world had already surpassed his expectations.
"Things have changed. The Five Elders Association, the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance, and even other top powers in the Yellow World—all those who know about this tablet will try their best to avoid its records. I never thought it would come to this." The imperial tablet sighed.
"The last refuge of life in the Dark Star Sea is the Yellow World. Other worlds' remnants and survivors of the Star Sea are forces beyond the walls," said the Yellow Emperor, "All these complex forms have gathered here. Even the Transmission Law or the Yellow World's Dao would find it hard to fully understand this place."
The imperial tablet nodded, thinking about the fishing pond he had seen earlier. How many hidden treasures like that were still in the Yellow World?
"Things change, and people change," the Yellow Emperor said, "What matters is who will establish a new order for the Yellow World."
"Do you know anything about the Transmission Law?" The Yellow Emperor asked, his divine sense locking onto the imperial tablet.
The imperial tablet pondered for a moment before answering. "Back when the Transmission Law first appeared, our Ten Dao Sects investigated it. This person is indeed an indigenous cultivator of the Yellow World. His life trajectory was clean and recorded."
"The name is Xuanyuan Tuo. He grew up in rural areas, given the nickname 'Dog Egg' due to his frailty during childhood," said the imperial tablet.
"Before he turned fifty, his life followed that of a regular farmer. But at age fifty-one, he suddenly attained enlightenment and rose to prominence."
"The reason we couldn't find any records about him is because he did indeed attain enlightenment suddenly. This was why our initial investigation didn't uncover anything," said the imperial tablet.
The Yellow Emperor's gaze shifted as scenes from long ago appeared before his eyes.
"Xuanyuan Tuo." The Yellow Emperor watched the young, somewhat naive boy transform into a silent middle-aged farmer and eventually an old man with white hair. "A common person attaining enlightenment is indeed possible, but usually at a younger age. This transformation of the Transmission Law seems to occur just before his end," said the Yellow Emperor.
The imperial tablet nodded in agreement. "Ten sects had similar doubts back then. We used secret techniques and the Dao's verification to confirm that there was no possession or impersonation."
"But the Transmission Law is truly mysterious, almost like ainnate sage. Even when several immortal cultivators from our ten sects tried to assassinate him, he somehow managed to counter their attacks," said the imperial tablet.
Silence fell in the hall as the Yellow Emperor pondered aloud: "If the other party's means of stealing identity surpasses the Dao, what then?"
The imperial tablet was taken aback. This question seemed unreasonable at first glance but made sense when considering that they had been too confident in their methods back then.
"Even now, questioning the Transmission Law's true nature is pointless," said the imperial tablet, his thoughts shifting.
He looked at the Yellow Emperor again with confusion.
The Yellow Emperor thundered: "As I mentioned earlier, the key to a new order for the Yellow World lies in legitimacy."
"Just like a body made from limbs, who will be the brain matters. The Yellow World Dao still believes it is the Yellow World Dao, but soon, that may not be true," said the Yellow Emperor.
The imperial tablet knew that the Yellow Emperor was speaking as a manifestation of the Dao and couldn't be mistaken. "Please explain further."
"You can view all things through this tablet from an outsider's perspective, but when worlds merge, memories feel like firsthand experiences. Over time, you lose the distinction between truth and falsehood," said the Yellow Emperor.
"Especially..."
The Yellow Emperor's gaze shifted to the far-off Yellow World.
"The Dao is weak now, barely able to resist. If all the world's residual thoughts flood in at once, the Yellow World Dao might collapse."
"If someone with a complete Dao consciousness guides and infiltrates, they can change the order of the Yellow World," said the Yellow Emperor with a hint of self-deprecating humor.
The imperial tablet fell into deep thought upon hearing this. The Yellow Emperor's words pointed to the Transmission Law as the target.