jīng guò huī jìn xiǎo shì jiè yī fān mó lì ， guī zì jué xià xiǎn sǐ hái shēng de sūn lù yáo ， guǒ rán bǐ qǐ zhī qián jìn bù le xǔ duō 。
经过灰烬小世界一番磨砺，归字诀下险死还生的孙路遥，果然比起之前进步了许多。
After understanding the array, Luo Yao felt a surge of vitality emanating from his core. The withered tree seemed to bloom again, and even the lingering traces of the original protective array of Xuan Huang could not shake this faint spirit.
yōu guāng qiǎo rán zhàn fàng ， chuān tòu xuán huáng jiè biǎo céng lù dì 、 zhí zhì nèi lǐ hé xīn 。
幽光悄然绽放，穿透玄黄界表层陆地、直至内里核心。
This sudden change left the Spirit of the Mirror, Luo Yao, in shock. "P-Precious Senior!"
yī fān sōu xún zhī hòu ， guǒ rán fā xiàn le yí sì hù jiè dà zhèn de cán liú 。
一番搜寻之后，果然发现了疑似护界大阵的残留。
Luo Yao was already moving around within the aura of the great array, speaking to himself. He glanced at Luo Yao and smiled slightly: "Want to learn?"
zhǐ bù guò gēn huī jìn xiǎo shì jiè xiāng bǐ ， xuán huáng jiè de zhè xiē zhèn fǎ xiàn tiáo ， gèng jiā gǔ lǎo 、 gèng jiā shēn suì 。
只不过跟灰烬小世界相比，玄黄界的这些阵法线条，更加古老、更加深邃。
"This is called Life-and-Death Profound Technique. Reverse life from death, no birth, no death."
lǐ fán yī biān cuī dòng wú liàng jìng ， jì xù chá tàn 。 yī biān jiāng zhè xiē tàn míng de zhèn fǎ shù jù dài rù dào zhī qián zhōng mò jiě lí dié tuī yǎn chū de zhèn fǎ mó xíng zhōng 。
李凡一边催动无量镜，继续查探。一边将这些探明的阵法数据带入到之前终末解离碟推衍出的阵法模型中。
Luo Yao shivered but didn't dare speak.
“ jué dà duō shù dōu xiāng fú 。 dàn zài mǒu xiē guān jiàn xìng jié diǎn ……” lǐ fán mù guāng shǎn dòng ， zhuā zhe wú liàng jìng 、 huà zuò liú xiàn chuān suō jiǔ dì ， lái dào le hái zài xuán huáng dì mài zhī xià de jí shēn chù dì dǐ 。
“绝大多数都相符。但在某些关键性节点……”李凡目光闪动，抓着无量镜、化作流线穿梭九地，来到了还在玄黄地脉之下的极深处地底。
After a moment, he slowly said, "Senior's might truly surpasses the junior's imagination..."
sì zhōu hùn dùn yī piàn ， nán yǐ xiǎng xiàng de yā lì xià ， wù zhì dōu yǐ bù fù cún zài 。 zhǐ yǒu àn hóng sè de qì xī liú dòng ， dài qǐ guǐ mì de wǎn ruò ní nán zhī shēng 。
四周混沌一片，难以想象的压力下，物质都已不复存在。只有暗红色的气息流动，带起诡秘的宛若呢喃之声。
Luo Yao temporarily ignored him and focused all his attention on studying the original Xuan Huang protective array.
zài zhè jí duān huán jìng zhī xià ， lǐ fán fēn shén yě bù dé bù duǒ jìn wú liàng jìng zhōng 、 jiè zhù xiān qì běn tǐ lái wéi chí shēng cún 。
在这极端环境之下，李凡分神也不得不躲进无量镜中、借助仙器本体来维持生存。
From what he could see so far, the scale of the original protective array was much larger than expected. If he scaled up the details discovered to match the model derived from the final disintegration disc, theoretically, the range of the original protective array would be dozens of times larger than the initial Xuan Huang domain!
ér wú liàng jìng yě bú shì nà me qīng sōng 。 zhǔ dòng shì fàng chū yōu guāng ， hù zhù běn tǐ ， sūn lù yáo zé shì shí fēn jǐng tì dì dǎ liàng zhe zhōu wéi 。
而无量镜也不是那么轻松。主动释放出幽光，护住本体，孙路遥则是十分警惕地打量着周围。
This completely defied logic.
“ qián bèi ， wǒ gāng gāng zài shàng fāng sǎo shì de zhèn fǎ yí jì ， míng míng jiù zài zhè lǐ 。 dào le jìn chù què kàn bú dào le ……”
“前辈，我刚刚在上方扫视的阵法遗迹，明明就在这里。到了近处却看不到了……”
"Where did I go wrong?"
“ ér qiě wǒ zài zhè lǐ yě gǎn yìng dào le ， nà xiān zhuàn de qì xī 。 hěn duō ……”
“而且我在这里也感应到了，那仙篆的气息。很多……”
Luo Yao paused briefly in thought before continuing to activate the final disintegration disc. As more data on the original protective array was filled in and some key nodes appeared, Luo Yao revised his model.
“ bǐ qǐ zhī qián yào qiáng liè de duō 。” sūn lù yáo qiáng diào dào 。
“比起之前要强烈的多。”孙路遥强调道。
He understood why there was a discrepancy between theory and reality.
“ jiē chù xiān zhuàn zhī hòu ， kě zēng yǒu jì yì huī fù ？” lǐ fán guān chá sì zhōu de tóng shí wèn dào 。
“接触仙篆之后，可曾有记忆恢复？”李凡观察四周的同时问道。
In previous derivations, the protective array was just a large-scale covering array over Xuan Huang. However, this original great array had folded several times at the same location!
wú liàng jìng suì liè hòu ， qí zhōng gēn xiān jiè yǒu guān de xìn xī yě dōu suí zhe yì qǐ bú jiàn 。 jí biàn lǐ fán bāng zhù qí wán chéng dà zhì de chóng zǔ ， xiāo shī de jì lù yě méi yǒu zài fǎn huí lái 。
无量镜碎裂后，其中跟仙界有关的信息也都随着一起不见。即便李凡帮助其完成大致的重组，消失的记录也没有再返回来。
Layer by layer, compressed and transformed, it formed the true Xuan Huang protective array.
dàn “ guī ” fǎn xiān jiè zhī hòu ， huò xǔ yǒu shén me biàn shù ， suǒ yǐ cái yǒu cǐ wèn 。
但“归”反仙界之后，或许有什么变数，所以才有此问。
"Simply stacking would increase the potential of the array by several times. Moreover, if the Xuan Huang domain expanded its territory, the protective array could continuously expand through such unfolding to perfectly cover new territories. Even if it temporarily lost contact with the Celestial Realm, as long as it controlled the operating handle of the original protective array, it could maintain the perfect state of the array."
kàn shì suí kǒu wú xīn yī wèn ， shí zé lǐ fán què shì jǐn jǐn dīng zhe sūn lù yáo 、 kàn tā de biàn huà 。
看似随口无心一问，实则李凡却是紧紧盯着孙路遥、看他的变化。
The power of the final disintegration disc in his body was fully unleashed, helping Luo Yao's split consciousness understand the original Xuan Huang protective array. Combined with the probing abilities of the final disintegration disc and the analytical function of the Mirror Light, Luo Yao could gradually convert the array ruins into what he had learned.
“ méi yǒu 。” sūn lù yáo de qíng xù méi yǒu yì yàng de bō dòng ， lǎo shí jiāo dài dào ，“ bèi xiān zhuàn zhī lì yān miè zhī hòu ， wǒ de yì shí jiù chù zài yí piàn kòng bái de zhuàng tài 。 ér nà xiē xiāo shī de bù fèn ， wǒ yě chè dǐ gǎn yìng bú dào tā men de cún zài 。”
“没有。”孙路遥的情绪没有异样的波动，老实交代道，“被仙篆之力湮灭之后，我的意识就处在一片空白的状态。而那些消失的部分，我也彻底感应不到它们的存在。”
During the research process, Luo Yao found that the original great array frequently used array folding techniques.
“ bù guò ……”
“不过……”
Any seemingly simple array structure might conceal thousands or even tens of thousands of extremely complex array units.
“ bù guò ……”
“不过……”
To ensure no failure in analyzing the arrays due to any omissions, Luo Yao slowed down his efforts. He meticulously examined every detail with the Mirror Light, which was a heavy burden on Luo Yao.
sūn lù yáo de huà dǒu rán zhǐ zhù ， sì hū xiàn rù le mǒu zhǒng sī kǎo yǔ yí lǜ zhī zhōng 。
孙路遥的话陡然止住，似乎陷入了某种思考与疑虑之中。
Although he had become accustomed to being pushed to his limits, such intense work still left him exhausted.
“ ń ？”
“嗯？”
However, before fully deciphering the original protective array, Luo Yao would not allow the Mirror Light to disintegrate. He would save Luo Yao just in time with essence energy.
“ é ， bù zhī dào gāi zěn me gēn qián bèi biǎo dá 。 zǒng zhī shì yī zhǒng fēi cháng shén qí de tǐ yàn 。 suī shuō dí què shì bù cún zài le ， dàn yòu hǎo xiàng shì shùn jiān fēi dào le lìng wài yī chù de jí yuǎn shì jiè 。 gǎn jué tài guò xuán qí ， zhēn bù zhī shì wǒ zhēn shí de gǎn wù ， hái shì shēng sǐ mí lí zhī jiān de cuò jué 。” sūn lù yáo huǎn huǎn shuō dào ， yǔ qì pǒ yǒu xiē mèng huàn mí lí 。
“额，不知道该怎么跟前辈表达。总之是一种非常神奇的体验。虽说的确是不存在了，但又好像是瞬间飞到了另外一处的极远世界。感觉太过玄奇，真不知是我真实的感悟，还是生死迷离之间的错觉。”孙路遥缓缓说道，语气颇有些梦幻迷离。
Time passed slowly as the array analysis was nearly complete.
lǐ fán zài tīng dào tā de huà hòu ， sī xù wēi wēi yī dùn 。
李凡在听到他的话后，思绪微微一顿。
However, at this moment, Luo Yao voluntarily stopped exploring. The remaining essence energy was sufficient for the Mirror Light to finish its work. But near the core region, he sensed a looming danger.
“ ruò shì xiān jiè réng zài ， zhè guī zì jué jiù xiāng dāng yú qiáng zhì xìng dǎ kāi le tōng wǎng xiān jiè de tōng dào 。 suī zhǐ shì duì tè dìng duì xiàng kāi fàng 。”
“若是仙界仍在，这归字诀就相当于强制性打开了通往仙界的通道。虽只是对特定对象开放。”
After careful contemplation, Luo Yao confirmed that this sense of impending doom did not come from the original array itself but from another source.
“ ér rú jīn xiān jiè pò miè ……”
“而如今仙界破灭……”
"Is there a prohibition here?"
“ tōng dào yī jiù cún zài ， bù guò mù dì dì què yǐ jīng méi yǒu le 。 dàn gēn jù wú liàng jìng zhè qiè shēn tǐ yàn zhě de shuō fǎ ， yě yǒu kě néng nà zhēn zhèng xiān xū zhī suǒ ， bìng fēi xiāo shī 。 zhǐ shì duǎn zàn de tíng liú zhī hòu ， bèi qiáng xíng qū zhú le 。 jí suǒ wèi ， jiù fǎ nán róng ！”
“通道依旧存在，不过目的地却已经没有了。但根据无量镜这切身体验者的说法，也有可能那真正仙墟之所，并非消失。只是短暂的停留之后，被强行驱逐了。即所谓，旧法难容！”
Luo Yao narrowed his eyes.
lǐ fán xīn zhōng hū de yǒng qǐ yí gè chōng dòng 。
李凡心中忽的涌起一个冲动。
"Luo Yao!" He called out smoothly.
dòng yòng jǐn shèng de yuán lì jīng cuì ， kàn kàn néng bù néng wěi zhuāng chéng xiān qì 、 lì yòng guī zì jué de lì liàng ， qù zhēn zhèng xiān xū yī tàn jiū jìng 。
动用仅剩的源力精粹，看看能不能伪装成仙器、利用归字诀的力量，去真正仙墟一探究竟。
Luo Yao responded, invigorating himself and carefully re-examining the surroundings once again.
niàn tou yí dàn shēng qǐ ， jiù rú tóng xiōng xiōng hóng shuǐ 、 zài nán yì zhì 。 jìng rán hái shì xuán huáng xiān xīn zhòu zì fā yùn zhuàn ， cái jiāng yù wàng yā xià 。
念头一旦生起，就如同汹汹洪水、再难抑制。竟然还是玄黄仙心咒自发运转，才将欲望压下。
"Precious Senior! No abnormalities were found besides the array ruins!" After completing the inspection, Luo Yao reported eagerly.
lǐ fán xīn tóu shà shí míng wù ：“ zhè shì fán duì xiān de xiàng wǎng ， shì dī shēng mìng céng cì duì shēng huá de zhuī qiú 。 míng kè zài shén hún shēn chù ， yǔ shēng jù lái 、 wú fǎ mó miè 。”
李凡心头霎时明悟：“这是凡对仙的向往，是低生命层次对升华的追求。铭刻在神魂深处，与生俱来、无法磨灭。”
Luo Yao pondered for a moment before saying, "Recheck!"
“ duì wǒ ér yán ， kào zhe fēn shén qù cháng shì yī fān 、 běn zūn zuò hǎo wàn quán zhǔn bèi suí shí hái zhēn ， fēng xiǎn bìng bù suàn gāo 。 ń …… zhèng hǎo cǐ shì zuò shān guān hǔ dòu děng zuì zhōng mù lái lín ， hái xū hěn zhǎng yī duàn shí jiān 。 kě yǐ hǎo hǎo móu huà yī fān ……”
“对我而言，靠着分神去尝试一番、本尊做好万全准备随时还真，风险并不算高。嗯……正好此世坐山观虎斗等最终幕来临，还需很长一段时间。可以好好谋划一番……”
This time, Luo Yao personally guided the Mirror Light to probe the space outside the core of the original array using the method of folding. Sure enough, he discovered an alert prohibition that had folded several times, completely concealing its traces in normal states!
lǐ fán fēn shén sī cǔn zhōng ， yě zhǎo dào le pò jiě xuán huáng jiè yuán chū hù jiè dà zhèn yǐn cáng de fāng fǎ 。
李凡分神思忖中，也找到了破解玄黄界原初护界大阵隐藏的方法。
The aura of this alert prohibition was also ancient.
ràng tā yǒu xiē yì wài de shì ， jū rán gēn chuán fǎ dāng chū yǐn cáng fēng yìn dù è zhī shū de shǒu duàn rú chū yī zhé ！
让他有些意外的是，居然跟传法当初隐藏封印渡厄之书的手段如出一辙！
However, compared to the original array ruins, it seemed hollow on the inside. The core force had already been broken, leaving only a shell.
jí ： kōng jiān zài duō gè fāng xiàng shàng de dié jiā 。 tōng sú diǎn de jiǎng ， jiù shì yī duàn xiàn tiáo ， bèi àn cáng zài bù tóng de kōng jiān wéi dù lǐ 。 cóng mǒu gè jiǎo dù kàn qù ， zì rán shén me yě bù néng fā xiàn 。 wéi yǒu bù duàn zhuǎn huàn shì jiǎo ， jiāng suǒ yǒu fēn bù de gè tǐ quán dōu “ zhuǎn dòng ” hé yī ， nà yǐn cáng de zhèn fǎ cái huì zuì zhōng xiǎn xiàn 。
即：空间在多个方向上的叠加。通俗点的讲，就是一段线条，被暗藏在不同的空间维度里。从某个角度看去，自然什么也不能发现。唯有不断转换视角，将所有分布的个体全都“转动”合一，那隐藏的阵法才会最终显现。
Nevertheless, even this empty shell brought a fatal sense of impending doom to Luo Yao.
zài lǐ fán de zhǐ diǎn xià ， wú liàng jìng gǔ piáo de jìng miàn shàng ， zhú jiàn zhào yìng chū le zhèn fǎ xiàn tiáo de hén jì 。
在李凡的指点下，无量镜古朴的镜面上，逐渐照映出了阵法线条的痕迹。
"Like the origin of the Xuan Huang protective array, it seems to be from the Upper Realm," Luo Yao concluded after careful examination without making any changes.
bǐ qǐ zài dì miàn zhī shàng jiàn dào de gèng jiā qīng xī 。
比起在地面之上见到的更加清晰。
"Even with my accumulated knowledge over more than ten lifetimes in the Xuan Huang domain, I might not be able to handle such a prohibition. Fortunately, this terrifying Celestial Realm prohibition has already been broken by predecessors!"
jiù xiàng shì kǒng bù jù shòu wú qíng niǎn guò liú xià de yìn jì ， jiù lián kōng jiān běn shēn dōu bèi lào yìn xià cāng sāng zhī gǎn 。
就像是恐怖巨兽无情碾过留下的印记，就连空间本身都被烙印下沧桑之感。
Luo Yao discovered the loophole in the prohibition.
wú liàng jìng shàng qiě bù jué rú hé ， lǐ fán fēn shén què shì jī hū yǐ ròu yǎn kě jiàn de sù dù biàn dé tóng bù lǎo huà 。
无量镜尚且不觉如何，李凡分神却是几乎以肉眼可见的速度变得同步老化。
To be cautious, he split off one consciousness to probe and confirmed it was not a trap before entering the core region with the Mirror Light through the loophole.
ér zhè jǐn jǐn shì yīn wèi ，“ kàn jiàn ” zhè gè dòng zuò dài lái de jiē jìn yǐn qǐ de 。
而这仅仅是因为，“看见”这個动作带来的接近引起的。
After a brief darkness,
zhè shì lǐ fán shǒu cì kàn jiàn zhēn shí cún zài de 、 ér bú shì lǐ lùn zhōng de xiān jí zhèn fǎ 。
这是李凡首次看见真实存在的、而不是理论中的仙级阵法。
When light returned, what appeared before Luo Yao was no longer an empty void but a strange device.
suī zhǐ shì liáo liáo jǐ bǐ de xiàn tiáo ， què ràng lǐ fán zhè zì xǔ yǐ jīng zhàn zài fán jiè zhèn fǎ zhī diān de zhèn fǎ shī shōu huò liáng duō 。
虽只是寥寥几笔的线条，却让李凡这自诩已经站在凡界阵法之巅的阵法师收获良多。
It was composed of countless concentric circles of different sizes, all sharing the same center but distributed in various directions.
“ yuán lái yào zhè yàng 。”
“原来要这样。”
The description "countless" wasn't exaggeration; it truly couldn't be counted with his divine sense or eyes. Even though it had lost its power source and remained motionless, it seemed to continuously change its quantity.
“ zhè ge zhèn fǎ jié diǎn mò míng de zhuǎn zhé ， chū rén yì liào què yòu hǎo sì běn yīng rú cǐ ， wǒ zhī qián de lǐ jiě hái shì tài qiǎn xiǎn le xiē 。”
“这个阵法节点莫名的转折，出人意料却又好似本应如此，我之前的理解还是太浅显了些。”
Focusing on this device, the world itself seemed to split into another branch.
“ miào zāi ， miào zāi 。”
“妙哉，妙哉。”
"Not an illusion."
lǐ fán lián lián jīng tàn ， chén jìn zài zhēn zhèng xiān jí dà zhèn de hén jì yí jì lǐ 。 sì hū duì zì jǐ de lǎo huà 、 xiāo shī de wēi jī ， shì ér bù jiàn 。
李凡连连惊叹，沉浸在真正仙级大阵的痕迹遗迹里。似乎对自己的老化、消失的危机，视而不见。
"My existence is being weakened?"
ér wú liàng jìng sūn lù yáo ， sì hū shì yīn guò yú wèi zhèn jīng yě méi fǎn yìng guò lái ， zhǐ shì dāi dāi de kàn zhe 、 rèn yóu lǐ fán zhè dào fēn shén jí sù shuāi ruò 。 ér méi yǒu rèn hé de tí xǐng 。
而无量镜孙路遥，似乎是因过于为震惊也没反应过来，只是呆呆的看着、任由李凡这道分神急速衰弱。而没有任何的提醒。
The alarm bells in Luo Yao's split consciousness rang loudly. Not just his split consciousness but also the main body hidden within the衍法珏 space felt a tangible sense of terror and danger.
yǎn kàn lǐ fán fēn shén yīn wèi shuāi lǎo jí jiāng chè dǐ xiāo sàn ， yī gǔ mò míng de shēng jī què hū rán zì qí hé xīn yǒng xiàn 。
眼看李凡分神因为衰老即将彻底消散，一股莫名的生机却忽然自其核心涌现。
Luo Yao's split consciousness wisely abandoned probing that strange circular device immediately, as the sense of danger disappeared.
sǐ yì jǐn xiāo ， kū mù féng chūn 。 shèn zhì xuán huáng jiè hù jiè dà zhèn de qì xī cán liú ， yě wú fǎ dòng yáo nà zhī qián hái rú fēng zhōng cán zhú de xiē xǔ cǎn hún 。
死意尽消，枯木逢春。甚至玄黄界护界大阵的气息残留，也无法动摇那之前还如风中残烛的些许惨魂。
Trying to recall the appearance of the circular device in his mind, Luo Yao found he could recreate it. However, the number of rings was fixed and clearly different from what he had previously seen.
zhè děng biàn gù ， bǎ wú liàng jìng líng sūn lù yáo kàn de mù dèng kǒu dāi 。
这等变故，把无量镜灵孙路遥看的目瞪口呆。
What shocked Luo Yao even more was that each time he recalled it, the number of rings on the device varied.
“ qián …… qián bèi ！”
“前……前辈！”
His intuition told him that every recall was correct.
lǐ fán yǐ rán néng zài dà zhèn qì xī zhōng huó dòng zì yǔ ， tā piē shì le yǎn sūn lù yáo ， wēi wēi yī xiào ：“ zěn me ， xiǎng xué a ？”
李凡已然能在大阵气息中活动自语，他瞥视了眼孙路遥，微微一笑：“怎么，想学啊？”
This eerie scene reminded Luo Yao of the quantum superposition state he had heard about before his journey.
“ cǐ míng wéi shēng sǐ xuán gōng 。 nì shēng huà sǐ ， wú shēng wú sǐ 。”
“此名为生死玄功。逆生化死，无生无死。”
"This circular device seems to be left behind by the Celestial Realm."
sūn lù yáo sè sè fā dǒu ér bù gǎn yán 。
孙路遥瑟瑟发抖而不敢言。
Luo Yao changed his focus from the circular device itself and instead concentrated on what was missing in it.
biē le bàn shǎng ， cái huǎn huǎn dào ：“ qián bèi shén wēi ， shí zài chāo hū wǎn bèi xiǎng xiàng ……”
憋了半晌，才缓缓道：“前辈神威，实在超乎晚辈想象……”
Clearly, something was missing in those rings. It wasn't just Luo Yao's speculation; the surrounding space depicted the original appearance of this strange device.
lǐ fán zàn shí lǎn de qīng suàn tā ， níng jù quán bù zhù yì lì ， zuān yán qǐ xuán huáng yuán chū hù jiè dà zhèn lái 。
李凡暂时懒得清算他，凝聚全部注意力，钻研起玄黄原初护界大阵来。
Infinite patterns of the circular devices formed the overall picture. Similarly, the number of rings in these devices also varied.
cóng mù qián kuī tàn de zhèn fǎ yì yú lái kàn ， yuán chū hù jiè dà zhèn de guī mó yì liào zhī wài de dà 。
从目前窥探的阵法一隅来看，原初护界大阵的规模意料之外的大。
However, all had one common point: a pearl floated at their center.
ruò shì jiāng zhè xiē yǐ jīng fā xiàn de xì jié tóng bǐ lì fàng dà dào zhōng mò jiě lí dié tuī yǎn de mó xíng zhōng ， nà me cóng lǐ lùn shàng lái jiǎng ， yuán chū hù jiè dà zhèn de fàn wéi jìng rán bǐ zuì chū de xuán huáng jiè hái yào dà shàng shù shí bèi yǒu yú ！
若是将这些已经发现的细节同比例放大到终末解离碟推衍的模型中，那么从理论上来讲，原初护界大阵的范围竟然比最初的玄黄界还要大上数十倍有余！
A crimson-red pearl with nine star-like engravings.
wán quán bù fú hé cháng lǐ ！
完全不符合常理！
(End of Chapter)
After understanding the array, Luo Yao felt a surge of vitality emanating from his core. The withered tree seemed to bloom again, and even the lingering traces of the original protective array of Xuan Huang could not shake this faint spirit.
This sudden change left the Spirit of the Mirror, Luo Yao, in shock. "P-Precious Senior!"
Luo Yao was already moving around within the aura of the great array, speaking to himself. He glanced at Luo Yao and smiled slightly: "Want to learn?"
"This is called Life-and-Death Profound Technique. Reverse life from death, no birth, no death."
Luo Yao shivered but didn't dare speak.
After a moment, he slowly said, "Senior's might truly surpasses the junior's imagination..."
Luo Yao temporarily ignored him and focused all his attention on studying the original Xuan Huang protective array.
From what he could see so far, the scale of the original protective array was much larger than expected. If he scaled up the details discovered to match the model derived from the final disintegration disc, theoretically, the range of the original protective array would be dozens of times larger than the initial Xuan Huang domain!
This completely defied logic.
"Where did I go wrong?"
Luo Yao paused briefly in thought before continuing to activate the final disintegration disc. As more data on the original protective array was filled in and some key nodes appeared, Luo Yao revised his model.
He understood why there was a discrepancy between theory and reality.
In previous derivations, the protective array was just a large-scale covering array over Xuan Huang. However, this original great array had folded several times at the same location!
Layer by layer, compressed and transformed, it formed the true Xuan Huang protective array.
"Simply stacking would increase the potential of the array by several times. Moreover, if the Xuan Huang domain expanded its territory, the protective array could continuously expand through such unfolding to perfectly cover new territories. Even if it temporarily lost contact with the Celestial Realm, as long as it controlled the operating handle of the original protective array, it could maintain the perfect state of the array."
The power of the final disintegration disc in his body was fully unleashed, helping Luo Yao's split consciousness understand the original Xuan Huang protective array. Combined with the probing abilities of the final disintegration disc and the analytical function of the Mirror Light, Luo Yao could gradually convert the array ruins into what he had learned.
During the research process, Luo Yao found that the original great array frequently used array folding techniques.
Any seemingly simple array structure might conceal thousands or even tens of thousands of extremely complex array units.
To ensure no failure in analyzing the arrays due to any omissions, Luo Yao slowed down his efforts. He meticulously examined every detail with the Mirror Light, which was a heavy burden on Luo Yao.
Although he had become accustomed to being pushed to his limits, such intense work still left him exhausted.
However, before fully deciphering the original protective array, Luo Yao would not allow the Mirror Light to disintegrate. He would save Luo Yao just in time with essence energy.
Time passed slowly as the array analysis was nearly complete.
However, at this moment, Luo Yao voluntarily stopped exploring. The remaining essence energy was sufficient for the Mirror Light to finish its work. But near the core region, he sensed a looming danger.
After careful contemplation, Luo Yao confirmed that this sense of impending doom did not come from the original array itself but from another source.
"Is there a prohibition here?"
Luo Yao narrowed his eyes.
"Luo Yao!" He called out smoothly.
Luo Yao responded, invigorating himself and carefully re-examining the surroundings once again.
"Precious Senior! No abnormalities were found besides the array ruins!" After completing the inspection, Luo Yao reported eagerly.
Luo Yao pondered for a moment before saying, "Recheck!"
This time, Luo Yao personally guided the Mirror Light to probe the space outside the core of the original array using the method of folding. Sure enough, he discovered an alert prohibition that had folded several times, completely concealing its traces in normal states!
The aura of this alert prohibition was also ancient.
However, compared to the original array ruins, it seemed hollow on the inside. The core force had already been broken, leaving only a shell.
Nevertheless, even this empty shell brought a fatal sense of impending doom to Luo Yao.
"Like the origin of the Xuan Huang protective array, it seems to be from the Upper Realm," Luo Yao concluded after careful examination without making any changes.
"Even with my accumulated knowledge over more than ten lifetimes in the Xuan Huang domain, I might not be able to handle such a prohibition. Fortunately, this terrifying Celestial Realm prohibition has already been broken by predecessors!"
Luo Yao discovered the loophole in the prohibition.
To be cautious, he split off one consciousness to probe and confirmed it was not a trap before entering the core region with the Mirror Light through the loophole.
After a brief darkness,
When light returned, what appeared before Luo Yao was no longer an empty void but a strange device.
It was composed of countless concentric circles of different sizes, all sharing the same center but distributed in various directions.
The description "countless" wasn't exaggeration; it truly couldn't be counted with his divine sense or eyes. Even though it had lost its power source and remained motionless, it seemed to continuously change its quantity.
Focusing on this device, the world itself seemed to split into another branch.
"Not an illusion."
"My existence is being weakened?"
The alarm bells in Luo Yao's split consciousness rang loudly. Not just his split consciousness but also the main body hidden within the衍法珏 space felt a tangible sense of terror and danger.
Luo Yao's split consciousness wisely abandoned probing that strange circular device immediately, as the sense of danger disappeared.
Trying to recall the appearance of the circular device in his mind, Luo Yao found he could recreate it. However, the number of rings was fixed and clearly different from what he had previously seen.
What shocked Luo Yao even more was that each time he recalled it, the number of rings on the device varied.
His intuition told him that every recall was correct.
This eerie scene reminded Luo Yao of the quantum superposition state he had heard about before his journey.
"This circular device seems to be left behind by the Celestial Realm."
Luo Yao changed his focus from the circular device itself and instead concentrated on what was missing in it.
Clearly, something was missing in those rings. It wasn't just Luo Yao's speculation; the surrounding space depicted the original appearance of this strange device.
Infinite patterns of the circular devices formed the overall picture. Similarly, the number of rings in these devices also varied.
However, all had one common point: a pearl floated at their center.
A crimson-red pearl with nine star-like engravings.
(End of Chapter)