shēng líng zhī xíng de xiào guǒ ， bǐ lǐ fán yù xiǎng de hái yào qí miào 。
生灵之形的效果，比李凡预想的还要奇妙。
The creation of such a powerful tool was indeed exhilarating for Li Fan. He pondered, "Could I possibly harness the infinite power of the Star Sea through this sword?"
kàn zhe guì zài zì jǐ miàn qián de xiǎo dào tóng ， lǐ fán cháng shì zhe qù gǎn shòu qí jù tǐ de shēng mìng xíng shì 。
看着跪在自己面前的小道童，李凡尝试着去感受其具体的生命形式。
With a mental command, an immense amount of starlight surged from the blade. However, this primordial and pure starlight was not like the spiritual energy cultivated by cultivators; it could neither be absorbed nor utilized by Li Fan's body. Instead, it wreaked havoc within his body as if a flood were rushing about.
“ cì shēng ……” tā xīn zhōng pǐn wèi zhe zhè liǎng gè zì 。
“赐生……”他心中品味着这两个字。
Li Fan frowned slightly but managed to force it out of his body. "A pity. But there must be techniques that can harness the power of the Star Sea." He recalled the Taojia cultivators who once dominated the Star Sea with its infinite power.
lǐ fán zài yè tǐ cháng jiàn shàng míng kè shēng líng zhī xíng de zhè ge dòng zuò ， chuàng zào le “ qì líng ” yì bān de cún zài 。 bìng qiě zài tā hé tā de zào wù zhī jiān ， tiān rán cún zài le mǒu zhǒng qiáng guān lián 。
李凡在液体长剑上铭刻生灵之形的这个动作，创造了“器灵”一般的存在。并且在他和他的造物之间，天然存在了某种强关联。
After some time, Li Fan shook his head in self-disappointment: "I seem to have misunderstood something. Even with the infinite power of the Star Sea, it is still bound by the restrictions of the Lifeform Form."
dào tóng kǒu zhōng suǒ wèi de dà lǎo yé ， shí jì jiù shì zhǔ rén 、 zhǔ zǎi 。
道童口中所谓的大老爷，实际就是主人、主宰。
"Chasing unquantifiable changes..."
lǐ fán xīn zhōng yǐn yuē shēng chū gǎn jué ， zì jǐ yí niàn zhī jiān ， jiù kě suí yì jiāng dào tóng de shén zhì mǒ qù 、 shǐ de yè tǐ cháng jiàn huī fù yuán běn zhuàng tài 。
李凡心中隐约生出感觉，自己一念之间，就可随意将道童的神智抹去、使得液体长剑恢复原本状态。
"Ultimately, I've strayed from the right path."
jí biàn dào tóng de shí lì zài gāo ， zhǐ yào méi néng dǎ pò 【 shēng líng zhī xíng 】 de zhì gù ， jiù wú fǎ bǎi tuō zhè zuò wéi zào wù de sù mìng 。
即便道童的实力再高，只要没能打破【生灵之形】的桎梏，就无法摆脱这作为造物的宿命。
"But being able to create a Tao Superior entity so easily would be an immense boon for me now."
“ shēng líng zhī xíng ， guǒ rán xuán miào wàn duān 。 wéi yī kě xī de shì ， qí suǒ chuàng zào de nǎi shì zhēn zhèng dú lì de shēng líng ， yǒu qí zì zhǔ yì shí 。 tā zhī suǒ xiǎng ， wǒ què shì wú fǎ yī yī wán quán gǎn zhī 。”
“生灵之形，果然玄妙万端。唯一可惜的是，其所创造的乃是真正独立的生灵，有其自主意识。他之所想，我却是无法一一完全感知。”
With over ten Tao Superiors protecting him, even if they were just Tao Superior spirit entities, Li Fan could sweep through the Star Sea. With this thought, he was about to repeat his previous actions.
“ dàn rú kuǐ lěi bān cāo zòng ， hái shì néng zuò dào de 。”
“但如傀儡般操纵，还是能做到的。”
However, something unexpected happened that left Li Fan somewhat bewildered: The Lifeform Form...
shū hū jiān nòng qīng chǔ liǎo shì qíng shǐ mò ， lǐ fán dàn dàn dì shuō le jù ：“ qǐ lái ba 。”
倏忽间弄清楚了事情始末，李凡淡淡地说了句：“起来吧。”
He could no longer imprint it onto other objects!
bìng suí shǒu yī zhǐ ， diǎn bō dào tǒng huàn huà chū yī shēn yī shang zhē yǎn qū tǐ 。
并随手一指，点拨道统幻化出一身衣裳遮掩躯体。
Even though he still had a clear mental image of the pattern, at the critical moment, he couldn't bring himself to draw it.
“ xiè dà lǎo yé cì yī ！” dào tóng zài dù gōng jìng kē le gè tóu ， zhè cái yī mìng qǐ shēn 。
“谢大老爷赐衣！”道童再度恭敬磕了个头，这才依命起身。
"Originally, I wanted to use the Lifeform Form to create an army of spirit entities and unify them with the Star Sea."
“ quán lì xiàng wǒ gōng jī 。”
“全力向我攻击。”
"After all, controlled creations are much more convenient than cultivators."
“ zhè ……” xiǎo dào tóng yóu yù le piàn kè ， zuì zhōng hái shì yī mìng ér xíng 。
“这……”小道童犹豫了片刻，最终还是依命而行。
"Too bad."
xiǎo dào tóng de shēn yǐng ， chà nà xiāo shī le 。
小道童的身影，刹那消失了。
Li Fan sighed as he tossed the starlight sword away. The spirit entity transformed back into its human form and bowed respectfully before Li Fan.
qǔ ér dài zhī de ， shì piáo pō dà yǔ cóng tiān ér jiàng 。
取而代之的，是瓢泼大雨从天而降。
Li Fan said thoughtfully: "Things have no limits, time has no end, and division is constant. Now that you've gained infinite power from the Star Sea, you are free from mundane constraints and transcend the physical."
xì kàn zhī xià ， měi yī kē yǔ dī ， dōu shì yī bǐng hán qì sēn rán de jiàn 。
细看之下，每一颗雨滴，都是一柄寒气森然的剑。
"From now on, call yourself..."
jiàn yǔ fēng bào ， jiāng lǐ fán huán rào ， yào jiāng tā suì shī wàn duàn 。
剑雨风暴，将李凡环绕，要将他碎尸万段。
"【Autumn Water】!"
chū dàn de xiǎo dào tóng wán quán shì yī zhāng bái zhǐ ， zhǐ zhī zhōng shí zhí xíng lǐ fán de mìng lìng 。
初诞的小道童完全是一张白纸，只知忠实执行李凡的命令。
Heavily surprised by Li Fan's words, the spirit entity didn't understand how "infinite," "endless," and "constant" related to "autumn water." But as a command from his lord, he immediately knelt in gratitude: "Thank you, Lord for the name!"
cǐ kè fā dòng gōng jī ， jìng méi yǒu sī háo de liú shǒu 。
此刻发动攻击，竟没有丝毫的留手。
After acknowledging the name of 【Autumn Water】 , the spirit entity's aura seemed to undergo some mysterious change. It appeared more like a naturally born lifeform.
“ jí biàn shì měng dǒng de líng zhì ， yě néng bèng fā chū rú cǐ duō chún cuì de 、 bù tóng de jiàn yì 。 huàn zuò shì xiū shì ， pà shì yào jīng guò qiān bǎi nián lì liàn cái néng dá dào rú cǐ jìng jiè 。 zhè biàn shì qì wù huà xíng de xiān tiān yōu shì me ……”
“即便是懵懂的灵智，也能迸发出如此多纯粹的、不同的剑意。换做是修士，怕是要经过千百年历练才能达到如此境界。这便是器物化形的先天优势么……”
Li Fan suddenly had an epiphany: If one day Autumn Water could truly evolve into true life and escape his status as a creation, he would be able to imprint another Lifeform Form on him.
“ zhǐ kě xī ， zhè yè tǐ cháng jiàn réng shǔ jiè qì de fàn chóu ， suǒ néng fā huī shí lì shàng xiàn 、 yě jiù zhè yàng le 。”
“只可惜，这液体长剑仍属界器的范畴，所能发挥实力上限、也就这样了。”
After much contemplation, Li Fan's expression turned strange.
lǐ fán bù shǎn bù bì ， rèn yóu wàn qiān jiàn yǔ lín luò 。
李凡不闪不避，任由万千剑雨淋落。
"Hmph."
měi yī dào jiàn qì ， suī kàn shì wēi shì fēi fán 。 dàn měi měi zài jí jiāng chù pèng dào lǐ fán zhī qián ， jiù hǎo sì zhuàng shàng le shén me wú xíng cún zài shì dé ， bào fā chū yī zhèn xuàn mù dì jīn guāng 。 ér hòu xiāo mǐ wú xíng 。
每一道剑气，虽看似威势非凡。但每每在即将触碰到李凡之前，就好似撞上了什么无形存在似得，爆发出一阵炫目的金光。而后消弭无形。
"Pure creations are better."
dà yǔ pāng tuó ， lèng shì lián lǐ fán de yī shān dōu méi yǒu zhān shī 。
大雨滂沱，愣是连李凡的衣衫都没有沾湿。
When he returned to the Void Black World, Tianyang had already awakened from his enlightenment. This puppet, made of various materials, now possessed a faint air of transcendence and etherealness—only slightly inferior to true immortals that Li Fan had seen before. He suspected that if Tianyang appeared in the Void Black World at this moment, it would likely elicit countless cultivators kneeling in awe.
“ shōu ！”
“收！”
Next, Li Fan let Autumn Water and Tianyang spar. According to theory, with infinite starlight driving the Vast Lifeform Form of the Void, Autumn Water should have been able to overpower Tianyang. However, Li Fan discovered that the Tao-grade illusion array that had once trapped Immortal Healer for a long time was ineffective against Tianyang.
ér lǐ fán de fǎn jī ， yě jǐn jǐn shì dà xiù yī huī 。 biàn jiāng wàn qiān yǔ shuǐ ， jìn shù guī lǒng 。 qū zhǐ qīng qiāo ， fā chū yī shēng qīng cuì de dīng xiǎng 。
而李凡的反击，也仅仅是大袖一挥。便将万千雨水，尽数归拢。屈指轻敲，发出一声清脆的叮响。
In battle mode, Tianyang could ignore everything in the illusory realm and even the past events from his Daoist history did not trouble him much. Instead, the illusions seemed to hone Tianyang's heart, making it more refined and perfect.
xiǎo dào tóng suí jí xiàn chū yuán xíng ， láng bèi shuāi dǎo zài dì 。
小道童随即现出原型，狼狈摔倒在地。
As Autumn Water's myriad return to emptiness array raged on, Tianyang punched through with a powerful strike.
The creation of such a powerful tool was indeed exhilarating for Li Fan. He pondered, "Could I possibly harness the infinite power of the Star Sea through this sword?"
With a mental command, an immense amount of starlight surged from the blade. However, this primordial and pure starlight was not like the spiritual energy cultivated by cultivators; it could neither be absorbed nor utilized by Li Fan's body. Instead, it wreaked havoc within his body as if a flood were rushing about.
Li Fan frowned slightly but managed to force it out of his body. "A pity. But there must be techniques that can harness the power of the Star Sea." He recalled the Taojia cultivators who once dominated the Star Sea with its infinite power.
After some time, Li Fan shook his head in self-disappointment: "I seem to have misunderstood something. Even with the infinite power of the Star Sea, it is still bound by the restrictions of the Lifeform Form."
"Chasing unquantifiable changes..."
"Ultimately, I've strayed from the right path."
"But being able to create a Tao Superior entity so easily would be an immense boon for me now."
With over ten Tao Superiors protecting him, even if they were just Tao Superior spirit entities, Li Fan could sweep through the Star Sea. With this thought, he was about to repeat his previous actions.
However, something unexpected happened that left Li Fan somewhat bewildered: The Lifeform Form...
He could no longer imprint it onto other objects!
Even though he still had a clear mental image of the pattern, at the critical moment, he couldn't bring himself to draw it.
"Originally, I wanted to use the Lifeform Form to create an army of spirit entities and unify them with the Star Sea."
"After all, controlled creations are much more convenient than cultivators."
"Too bad."
Li Fan sighed as he tossed the starlight sword away. The spirit entity transformed back into its human form and bowed respectfully before Li Fan.
Li Fan said thoughtfully: "Things have no limits, time has no end, and division is constant. Now that you've gained infinite power from the Star Sea, you are free from mundane constraints and transcend the physical."
"From now on, call yourself..."
"【Autumn Water】!"
Heavily surprised by Li Fan's words, the spirit entity didn't understand how "infinite," "endless," and "constant" related to "autumn water." But as a command from his lord, he immediately knelt in gratitude: "Thank you, Lord for the name!"
After acknowledging the name of 【Autumn Water】 , the spirit entity's aura seemed to undergo some mysterious change. It appeared more like a naturally born lifeform.
Li Fan suddenly had an epiphany: If one day Autumn Water could truly evolve into true life and escape his status as a creation, he would be able to imprint another Lifeform Form on him.
After much contemplation, Li Fan's expression turned strange.
"Hmph."
"Pure creations are better."
When he returned to the Void Black World, Tianyang had already awakened from his enlightenment. This puppet, made of various materials, now possessed a faint air of transcendence and etherealness—only slightly inferior to true immortals that Li Fan had seen before. He suspected that if Tianyang appeared in the Void Black World at this moment, it would likely elicit countless cultivators kneeling in awe.
Next, Li Fan let Autumn Water and Tianyang spar. According to theory, with infinite starlight driving the Vast Lifeform Form of the Void, Autumn Water should have been able to overpower Tianyang. However, Li Fan discovered that the Tao-grade illusion array that had once trapped Immortal Healer for a long time was ineffective against Tianyang.
In battle mode, Tianyang could ignore everything in the illusory realm and even the past events from his Daoist history did not trouble him much. Instead, the illusions seemed to hone Tianyang's heart, making it more refined and perfect.
As Autumn Water's myriad return to emptiness array raged on, Tianyang punched through with a powerful strike.