xǔ kè xiū xī le piàn kè , jīng lì jìng rán duǎn shí jiān nèi yòu biàn dé chōng pèi qǐ lái 。
许克休息了片刻,精力竟然短时间内又变得充沛起来。
Xia Ke continued his work, but after some time, he felt a need to discuss the situation with someone. He turned to Mo Ru Bin.
miàn jù lǜ guāng zài qǐ , yòu kāi shǐ le kāi pì dì fèng wā dì de xíng wéi 。
面具绿光再起,又开始了开辟地缝洼地的行为。
"You've been silent for a while now," Xia Ke said, breaking the silence. "What do you think of what we're doing here?"
「 wǒ dé xíng qián bèi chuán chéng , shòu mìng shàng xiàn píng zēng xǔ duō , cǐ zhī wèi zài zào zhī ēn 。 yǐ cǐ cán qū , wán chéng kāi pì àn hé , yīng dāng shì zú gòu le 。」
「我得刑前辈传承,寿命上限平增许多,此之谓再造之恩。以此残躯,完成开辟暗河,应当是足够了。」
Mo Ru Bin's expression was somber as he replied, "We have tried every possible method. Although I don't want to admit it, it seems likely that Xuan Tian Wang has vanished into that strange pool water."
「 bì jìng xíng qián bèi lín sǐ qián , yǐ jīng jiāng àn hé tuī jìn zhì xīng hǎi de jué dà bù fèn qū yù 。 wǒ suǒ yào zuò de , bù guò shì zài tiān zhuān jiā wǎ bà le ……」
「毕竟刑前辈临死前,已经将暗河推进至星海的绝大部分区域。我所要做的,不过是再添砖加瓦罢了……」
"Doesn't exist in the current Dark Star Sea," Mo Ru Bin added.
xǔ kè xù xù dāo dāo , sì hū shì zài xiàng lǐ fán èr rén jiě shì , yì huò zhě gèng xiàng shì zài shuō fú tā zì jǐ 。
许克絮絮叨叨,似乎是在向李凡二人解释,亦或者更像是在说服他自己。
Xia Ke sighed and said, "Although Xuan Tian Wang is not here now, I will never sit idly by. From now on, we must rely entirely on ourselves to save the Xuan Huang realm."
shǒu zhōng dòng zuò bù tíng , lǜ guāng yú qián fāng kāi pì dào lù 。
手中动作不停,绿光于前方开辟道路。
Mo Ru Bin remained optimistic: "Since Brother Xuanyan set up such a contingency plan, it shouldn't be that easy for something to go wrong. I think the key lies in that strange pool water."
quán shén guàn zhù , bù zhī pí juàn 。
全神贯注,不知疲倦。
"I will return to Xuan Huang and continue my research," Xia Ke said.
lǐ fán bìng bù guān xīn , xiǎng yào jì xù kāi pì àn hé shì xǔ kè zì shēn de yì zhì 、 hái shì shòu dào xíng wú quē chuán chéng de yǐng xiǎng 。 duì tā lái shuō , zhè liǎng zhǒng bìng méi yǒu rèn hé qū bié 。
李凡并不关心,想要继续开辟暗河是许克自身的意志、还是受到刑无缺传承的影响。对他来说,这两种并没有任何区别。
Xia Ke turned his attention back to Xia Ke. "Don't worry about him here. I will send people regularly to take care of him, ensuring he's in good condition for this endless expansion work."
lǐ fán gèng zài yì de shì , xǔ kè yú xū wú zhōng yòng lǜ guāng kāi záo dì fèng wā dì de fāng fǎ 。
李凡更在意的是,许克于虚无中用绿光开凿地缝洼地的方法。
"Xia Ke called me 'Holy Teacher' just now," Mo Ru Bin pointed out. "But it was only a gesture during the process of saving Xuan Huang. It doesn't deserve such a title."
dì fèng wā dì , réng chù zài xīng hǎi zhōng , bù guò què shì shì de zuì dī chù 。
地缝洼地,仍处在星海中,不过却是势的最低处。
Xia Ke nodded and said, "You don't need to worry about that matter."
lǐ fán rú jīn píng jiè yī shǒu dēng lín fǎ zhèn , néng gòu shǐ zì shēn zhī shì bù duàn bá gāo 。 dàn duì yú shì de zhuì luò , què méi yǒu tài hǎo de bàn fǎ 。
李凡如今凭借一手登临法阵,能够使自身之势不断拔高。但对于势的坠落,却没有太好的办法。
Mo Ru Bin agreed and they returned to the Xuan Huang realm.
lǐ fán yǐn yǐn chá jué dào , suǒ wèi shì zhī gāo dī , shí zé jiù shì yì tǐ liǎng miàn 。 guāng wù dào qí zhōng yī chù , dìng rán shì bù wán zhěng de 。
李凡隐隐察觉到,所谓势之高低,实则就是一体两面。光悟道其中一处,定然是不完整的。
Standing by the fishing pond, Xia Ke began to ponder and research further. He realized that even though Xuan Tian Wang was no longer with them, his legacy had greatly inspired Mo Ru Bin.
ruò shì néng cān tòu kāi pì dì fèng de fāng fǎ , biàn néng zài duì 【 shì 】 de lǐ jiě shàng , gèng jìn yí bù 。
若是能参透开辟地缝的方法,便能在对【势】的理解上,更进一步。
"Xuan Tian Wang truly is a fascinating person," Xia Ke thought. "Some people work tirelessly for him, while others blindly trust him."
xǔ kè kàn shì shì zài xiàng qián kāi pì , shí zé shì zài xīng hǎi zhōng , wā jué 、 hōng jī chuàng zào chū yuán běn bìng bù cún zài de shì zhī dī diǎn 。
许克看似是在向前开辟,实则是在星海中,挖掘、轰击创造出原本并不存在的势之低点。
Xia Ke set up a protective array by the fishing pond openly, under the guise of protecting Mo Ru Bin from any distractions. In reality, the purpose was to subdue Mo Ru Bin if necessary.
gēn cán jiè cháng chéng zhōng de tiān rán gāo tái , běn zhì shàng dōu shì tóng yàng de cún zài 。 bù guò shì zhī gāo dī bù tóng bà le 。
跟残界长城中的天然高台,本质上都是同样的存在。不过势之高低不同罢了。
In this Xuan Huang realm, nothing could be fished out of the pond during its transformation.
「 zhǔ yào hái shì kào nà miàn jù zhōng yǒng xiàn de lǜ guāng 。」
「主要还是靠那面具中涌现的绿光。」
Mo Ru Bin would not discover the secret of the fishing pond for a while.
「 zhè miàn jù ……」 lǐ fán guān chá yī fān hòu , yǐ jīng liǎo rán yú xiōng 。
「这面具……」李凡观察一番后,已经了然于胸。
Xia Ke continued his thoughts on the similarities in nature. He felt that there must be a significant secret hidden behind the resemblance between Xuan Tian Wang's bronze mask and the first Xuan Huang Great Sage.
tā shī zhǎn dēng lín fǎ zhèn , xū yào jiè zhù zhēn xiān de xuè ròu zuò wéi fǔ zhù cái liào 。
他施展登临法阵,需要借助真仙的血肉作为辅助材料。
Returning to the small world, Xia Ke pondered over the myriad lives within it, lost in thought. He temporarily set aside the work of fusing the fragments of the仙界.
ér xíng wú quē de zhè miàn jù , jiù shì qǐ dào le lèi sì yú zhēn xiān xuè ròu de zuò yòng 。
而刑无缺的这面具,就是起到了类似于真仙血肉的作用。
Three months passed as the sun rose and set.
「 bù jǐn jǐn shì xiān qì , hái yǒu lìng wài jí wéi tè shū de lì liàng 。」
「不仅仅是仙器,还有另外极为特殊的力量。」
Xia Ke still had no breakthroughs. Just when he was about to give up, his gaze fell upon the rising mist in the small world.
lǐ fán dīng zhe xǔ kè liǎn shàng de lǜ sè yōu guāng , bù zhī zěn de , jìng rán shēng chū yī gǔ sì shì ér fēi de shú xī gǎn 。
李凡盯着许克脸上的绿色幽光,不知怎的,竟然生出一股似是而非的熟悉感。
"Clouds, fog, rain, ice—just different forms of water," Xia Ke thought. "This is what's called a similarity in nature."
zhè shú xī gǎn yī shǎn ér shì , děng dào tā xiǎng yào zhuī zōng què dìng de shí hòu , què fā xiàn gēn běn háo wú tóu xù 、 jiù hǎo sì cóng tóu dào wěi dōu shì zì jǐ de cuò jué yì bān 。
这熟悉感一闪而逝,等到他想要追踪确定的时候,却发现根本毫无头绪、就好似从头到尾都是自己的错觉一般。
Suddenly, his frown relaxed. "We shouldn't look for similarities between the bronze mask and the first Xuan Huang Great Sage."
dàn lǐ fán kě bù huì jiù zhè me qīng yì fàng qì zhè líng gǎn xiàn suǒ 。
但李凡可不会就这么轻易放弃这灵感线索。
"We should instead find similarities between the first Xuan Huang Great Sage and the bronze mask."
guò wǎng suǒ jiàn shì wù , yí mù mù kuài sù shǎn dòng , bù duàn zài nǎo hǎi zhōng fú xiàn 、 duì bǐ 。
过往所见事物,一幕幕快速闪动,不断在脑海中浮现、对比。
"The purpose of the bronze mask is to open up low points in the '势' by creating underground rivers. This is the opposite of ascending, which is descending," Xia Ke realized.
lún huí de cì shù yuè duō , suǒ jīng lì de yě jiù yuè fēng fù 、 fán zá 。 huí sù guò wǎng shí suǒ xū miàn duì de yā lì yě jiù huì yuè dà 。
轮回的次数越多,所经历的也就越丰富、繁杂。回溯过往时所需面对的压力也就会越大。
"Thus..."
suí zhe shí jiān de liú shì , xīn zhōng de nà gǔ shú xī gǎn yě zhèng zài fēi sù de xiāo shī 。 wèi le chéng gōng zhǎo dào mù biāo , lǐ fán yě jiāng huà dào shí de yùn zhuàn xiào lǜ jiā dào jí zhì 。
随着时间的流逝,心中的那股熟悉感也正在飞速的消失。为了成功找到目标,李凡也将化道石的运转效率加到极致。
Xia Ke's thoughts suddenly became clear. "The first Xuan Huang Great Sage was also like this."
é tóu yǐn yǐn yǒu hàn zhū dī luò , huà dào shí shàng shèn zhì yǒu sī sī liè wén fú xiàn 。 wú qióng de shén hún zhī lì , zài lǐ fán de zì fā cāo zòng xià , yǒng rù qí zhōng 、 tián bǔ xiū fù 。
额头隐隐有汗珠滴落,化道石上甚至有丝丝裂纹浮现。无穷的神魂之力,在李凡的自发操纵下,涌入其中、填补修复。
"Descending '势'..."
shèn zhì zuò wéi xiāo hào de néng yuán 。
甚至作为消耗的能源。
"From a divine realm to becoming ordinary!"
Xia Ke continued his work, but after some time, he felt a need to discuss the situation with someone. He turned to Mo Ru Bin.
"You've been silent for a while now," Xia Ke said, breaking the silence. "What do you think of what we're doing here?"
Mo Ru Bin's expression was somber as he replied, "We have tried every possible method. Although I don't want to admit it, it seems likely that Xuan Tian Wang has vanished into that strange pool water."
"Doesn't exist in the current Dark Star Sea," Mo Ru Bin added.
Xia Ke sighed and said, "Although Xuan Tian Wang is not here now, I will never sit idly by. From now on, we must rely entirely on ourselves to save the Xuan Huang realm."
Mo Ru Bin remained optimistic: "Since Brother Xuanyan set up such a contingency plan, it shouldn't be that easy for something to go wrong. I think the key lies in that strange pool water."
"I will return to Xuan Huang and continue my research," Xia Ke said.
Xia Ke turned his attention back to Xia Ke. "Don't worry about him here. I will send people regularly to take care of him, ensuring he's in good condition for this endless expansion work."
"Xia Ke called me 'Holy Teacher' just now," Mo Ru Bin pointed out. "But it was only a gesture during the process of saving Xuan Huang. It doesn't deserve such a title."
Xia Ke nodded and said, "You don't need to worry about that matter."
Mo Ru Bin agreed and they returned to the Xuan Huang realm.
Standing by the fishing pond, Xia Ke began to ponder and research further. He realized that even though Xuan Tian Wang was no longer with them, his legacy had greatly inspired Mo Ru Bin.
"Xuan Tian Wang truly is a fascinating person," Xia Ke thought. "Some people work tirelessly for him, while others blindly trust him."
Xia Ke set up a protective array by the fishing pond openly, under the guise of protecting Mo Ru Bin from any distractions. In reality, the purpose was to subdue Mo Ru Bin if necessary.
In this Xuan Huang realm, nothing could be fished out of the pond during its transformation.
Mo Ru Bin would not discover the secret of the fishing pond for a while.
Xia Ke continued his thoughts on the similarities in nature. He felt that there must be a significant secret hidden behind the resemblance between Xuan Tian Wang's bronze mask and the first Xuan Huang Great Sage.
Returning to the small world, Xia Ke pondered over the myriad lives within it, lost in thought. He temporarily set aside the work of fusing the fragments of the仙界.
Three months passed as the sun rose and set.
Xia Ke still had no breakthroughs. Just when he was about to give up, his gaze fell upon the rising mist in the small world.
"Clouds, fog, rain, ice—just different forms of water," Xia Ke thought. "This is what's called a similarity in nature."
Suddenly, his frown relaxed. "We shouldn't look for similarities between the bronze mask and the first Xuan Huang Great Sage."
"We should instead find similarities between the first Xuan Huang Great Sage and the bronze mask."
"The purpose of the bronze mask is to open up low points in the '势' by creating underground rivers. This is the opposite of ascending, which is descending," Xia Ke realized.
"Thus..."
Xia Ke's thoughts suddenly became clear. "The first Xuan Huang Great Sage was also like this."
"Descending '势'..."
"From a divine realm to becoming ordinary!"