lǐ bù rén xīn niàn zhōng dào wǎng tóu yǐng sì hū biàn dé yù fā qīng xī le 。
李不仁心念中道网投影似乎变得愈发清晰了。
Li Ning's unique body allowed him to enter this area. Different people had different methods of crossing, leading to different results...
ér duǎn shí jiān nèi de hú lún tūn zǎo ， yě bìng méi yǒu yǐn qǐ xiāo huà bù liáng 。 lái zì yǔn luò zhēn xiān de gǎn wù ， jiā shàng lǐ bù rén dú tè shēn qū de qiáng dà chéng shòu néng lì ， shǐ qí jī hū néng wú sǔn quán pán jiē shòu cǐ dì de zhēn xiān zhī wù 。
而短时间内的囫囵吞枣，也并没有引起消化不良。来自陨落真仙的感悟，加上李不仁独特身躯的强大承受能力，使其几乎能无损全盘接受此地的真仙之悟。
Even the Diao Si Dao's temporary resistance against the Infinite Sea was not enough to break through the square boundaries in this experimental field.
“ cǐ chù kōng jiān ， zhǐ yǒu zhè xiē tòu míng diāo xiàng chù lì 。 ér qiě kōng jiān biān jiè ， yě bù cún zài le 【 qián 】 de gài niàn 。 qián fāng wú lù ， zhèng hǎo shì xīng hǎi gāo qiáng 。”
“此处空间，只有这些透明雕像矗立。而且空间边界，也不存在了【前】的概念。前方无路，正好似星海高墙。”
Without hesitating, he turned around and headed back towards where he came from. In that small space where the eighteen statues were located, he began a thorough search again.
lǐ bù rén rú fǎ páo zhì ， jiāng cǐ dì yú xià de tòu míng diāo xiàng yī yī hōng suì ， jǐn tūn dù zhōng hòu 。 biàn yù yòu chōng chū zhè piàn kōng jiān de shù fù 。
李不仁如法炮制，将此地余下的透明雕像一一轰碎，尽吞肚中后。便欲又冲出这片空间的束缚。
"In the Xuan Huang World, when mortals are infected by divine orifices, cultivators can move them into smaller worlds or caves and seal them with divine arrays. The tests within these arrays are beyond what mortals can endure, ensuring that only those who lead the experiments—those divine beings themselves—can reach the core."
zài héng kuà 、 lí kāi zhī qián ， lǐ bù rén chá jué dào ， zhè lǐ de yī shí bā zūn diāo xiàng ， bìng méi yǒu zhēn zhèng de xiāo shī 。
在横跨、离开之前，李不仁察觉到，这里的一十八尊雕像，并没有真正的消失。
Despite his search yielding no results, Li Ning had a vague sense of understanding.
jí biàn kàn shàng qù yǐ jīng quán bèi tā chī diào ， dàn dǎo zhì diāo xiàng shēng chéng de zhēn xiān zhī wù de lái yuán ， què yī jiù cún zài 。
即便看上去已经全被他吃掉，但导致雕像生成的真仙之悟的来源，却依旧存在。
"The difference between divinity and mortality lies in two aspects: power and infinity. As a divine body, I already meet these requirements, which is why I can easily break through the veil of the Dao. However, lacking the quality of infinity prevents me from entering the core."
“ jiǎ yǐ shí rì ， yīng gāi néng huī fù yuán yàng 。”
“假以时日，应该能恢复原样。”
"Infinite Ocean."
“ bù guò què shì zuì shǎo yǐ wàn nián wèi dān wèi le 。”
“不过却是最少以万年为单位了。”
After grasping this key point, Li Ning wasted no time. He returned to the Xuan Huang World and took with him the Dao Key Stone Plate that had been replicated from the ancient divine platform left by Xuan Tian Wang.
guāng míng xiāo shī ， hēi àn zài dù lǒng zhào shì xiàn 。 děng lǐ bù rén néng zài dù shì wù zhī jì ， yǐ rán shēn chù le yī chù zhèng fāng xíng kōng jiān zhī zhōng 。
光明消失，黑暗再度笼罩视线。等李不仁能再度视物之际，已然身处了一处正方形空间之中。
He quickly returned once more.
jǔ mù wàng qù ， qián hòu zuǒ yòu ， sì fāng shàng xià 。 jiē shì yí gè gè lèi sì xiǎo fāng kuài de kōng jiān 。
举目望去，前后左右，四方上下。皆是一个个类似小方块的空间。
"Just a single stone plate isn't enough."
sì hū chù shǒu kě jí ， yòu sì hū yuǎn zài tiān biān 。 jué dà duō shù de fāng kuài kōng jiān zhōng ， dōu shì yī piàn sǐ jì 。 shèng xià de ， dōu shì hū míng hū àn de shǎn shuò ， guài yì wú bǐ 。 zhǐ yǒu jí shǎo shù de fāng kuài kōng jiān ， wěn dìng de yǒu wēi ruò guāng máng liàng qǐ 。
似乎触手可及，又似乎远在天边。绝大多数的方块空间中，都是一片死寂。剩下的，都是忽明忽暗的闪烁，怪异无比。只有极少数的方块空间，稳定的有微弱光芒亮起。
"Accessing the Infinite Ocean requires three conditions: unique divine essence of true immortals, access through the divine platforms, and secret inscriptions held by the值守仙官."
kàn zhuó yǎn qián de yī qiè ， lǐ bù rén yī shí jiān xiàn rù le chén sī zhī zhōng 。
看着眼前的一切，李不仁一时间陷入了沉思之中。
"The stone plate was replicated from the ancient platform by Xuan Tian Wang. Money Fa Chang used it to lure true immortals in the Shuo Star Sea, pretending to be a值守仙官. I already have that true immortal inscription."
“ fāng kuài kōng jiān ， gēn shuò xīng hǎi dào wǎng shēn chù ， yòng lái qiú jìn zhēn xiān de qiú lóng ， yǒu jǐ fēn xiāng sì 。”
“方块空间，跟朔星海道网深处，用来囚禁真仙的囚笼，有几分相似。”
"All that's missing now is the divine essence—unowned divine essence."
“ zhī suǒ yǐ cóng wài jiè kuī tàn guò qù ， shì chún cuì de yī piàn qī hēi ……”
“之所以从外界窥探过去，是纯粹的一片漆黑……”
...
lǐ bù rén zhuǎn ér kàn xiàng yǒu guāng liàng shǎn dòng zhī chù ， yǐ zuò bǐ jiào 。
李不仁转而看向有光亮闪动之处，以作比较。
Li Ning's thoughts raced as his main self prepared for the next step.
piàn kè zhī hòu ， wēi wēi dùn shǒu ：“ shēng jī yǐ jīng dàng rán wú cún ， yī piàn sǐ yù 。 méi yǒu le guān chá de bì yào 。”
片刻之后，微微顿首：“生机已经荡然无存，一片死域。没有了观察的必要。”
"If Master Zhu hadn't been so generous earlier, this would likely have caused many more obstacles."
“ ér nà xiē míng miè bù dìng qū yù ， zé shì ……”
“而那些明灭不定区域，则是……”
Nearby, the Immortal World Casket and other divine hunters slept soundly. Ma Tian De's fingers were suddenly covered by a piece of skin that didn't belong to him.
shēn chū shǒu qù ， cháng shì qù chù mō gǎn shòu 。 bàn shǎng zhī hòu ， jí biàn zì wǒ yì shí yǐ jīng bèi yā zhì zhì jí dī ， lǐ bù rén yī jiù wēi wēi zhòu méi ：“ yuán běn de guān cè tǐ xì ， yǐ jīng zāo dào pò huài 。 chéng xiàn de shì cuò wù de zhuàng tài 。 ér zào chéng guān cè shī xiào de yuán xiōng ……”
伸出手去，尝试去触摸感受。半晌之后，即便自我意识已经被压制至极低，李不仁依旧微微皱眉：“原本的观测体系，已经遭到破坏。呈现的是错误的状态。而造成观测失效的元凶……”
This lasted only an instant before vanishing again. However, a thread of divine essence traveled through the invisible network of Dao, crossing space to reach Li Ning.
“ dào yān zhī jié ！”
“道湮之劫！”
The two immortals trapped within the casket seemed to sense something as well. The long-dormant coffin emitted faint ripples but eventually subsided without any further sound from them.
lǐ bù rén shōu huí shǒu 。 jí biàn shàng hái gé zhe fāng kuài kōng jiān de biān jiè ， zhǐ shì yuǎn yuǎn de chù pèng 。 tā de shǒu zhǐ yě wǎn ruò bèi xūn hēi yì bān ， chéng xiàn guǐ yì de jiāo tàn mú yàng 。
李不仁收回手。即便尚还隔着方块空间的边界，只是远远的触碰。他的手指也宛若被熏黑一般，呈现诡异的焦炭模样。
In the area where the eighteen statues once stood, the appearance of divine essence seemed to trigger something.
qī hēi zhī chù ， dào zé yān miè ， dào bù wèi dào 。
漆黑之处，道则湮灭，道不为道。
The boundary that resembled a wall began to ripple like water. Whatever was hidden behind it was about to reveal itself.
lǐ bù rén wēi wēi yòng lì ， bèi rǎn hēi de zhǐ jiān jiù huà zuò cùn cùn huī jìn ， piāo yáo ér shàng 。 xiāo shī zài le cǐ chù kōng jiān zhī zhōng 。
李不仁微微用力，被染黑的指尖就化作寸寸灰烬，飘摇而上。消失在了此处空间之中。
However, due to only having a thread of divine essence and not the true immortal's body, the continuous ripples failed to fully lift the veil.
“ zhǐ shì kào jìn dào yān zhī jié ， xiān yù zhī shēn ， jiù bù shòu kòng de huà zuò fēi huī 。”
“只是靠近道湮之劫，仙域之身，就不受控的化作飞灰。”
Li Ning knew he needed to take action. He seized this opportunity and began writing on the Dao Key Stone Plate with divine essence.
“……”
“……”
It was just like Money Fa Chang had possessed him before—each stroke taking exactly the same amount of time as his previous experience.
“ rán ér nà fāng xíng biān jiè ， què néng rú tóng dī bà bān ， zàn shí láo láo è zhì zhù dào yān zhī jié de qīn shí 。”
“然而那方形边界，却能如同堤坝般，暂时牢牢遏制住道湮之劫的侵蚀。”
Soon, a mysterious symbol shone upon the Dao Key Stone Plate, though without the grandeur of celestial phenomena or mythical creatures.
sī cǔn jiān ， bèi xuē qù de shǒu zhǐ chóng xīn shēng zhǎng qǐ lái 。 lǐ bù rén jǐn jǐn dīng zhe fāng xíng kōng jiān biān jiè ， shì tú kuī tàn chū qí ào mì 。
思忖间，被削去的手指重新生长起来。李不仁紧紧盯着方形空间边界，试图窥探出其奥秘。
A strange force erupted from the stone plate. This power wasn't truly emanating from the Dao Key Stone Plate; it had merely opened a path.
dàn què shōu xiào shèn wēi 。
但却收效甚微。
A path to the Infinite Ocean.
yú shì zhuǎn ér xiān kàn xiàng cǐ fāng kōng jiān zhōng ， jǐn yǒu de shí duō chù wēi ruò guāng máng shǎn yào qū yù 。
于是转而先看向此方空间中，仅有的十多处微弱光芒闪耀区域。
Suddenly, his soul was sucked into an immense and surging vortex. Each drop of water around him seemed to contain endless starlight.
yī fān guān chá zhī hòu ， lǐ bù rén dé chū jié lùn ：“ shēng jī bìng bù àng rán de xīng hǎi 。 jìng yù dà dǐ gēn zhì àn xīng hǎi yī yàng ……”
一番观察之后，李不仁得出结论：“生机并不盎然的星海。境遇大抵跟至暗星海一样……”
Countless images flashed before his eyes in what felt like eons.
“ shèn zhì ， yī jiù yǒu hé gān xiān suǒ liú zhēn xiān zhuàn zì sì nüè 。”
“甚至，依旧有何干仙所留真仙篆字肆虐。”
Despite being forced to only touch the surface, this information overload was still a catastrophic disaster for any living entity within it.
lǐ bù rén zǐ xì jiāng suǒ yǒu de guāng diǎn dōu yī yī kàn guò 。
李不仁仔细将所有的光点都一一看过。
Fortunately, Li Fan's consciousness had been completely suppressed, so even if he were to fall into the Infinite Ocean, the divine essence from Xuan Tian Wang would help mitigate the damage. However, it would take some time to recover.
“ dōu fēi xuán huáng jiè suǒ zài zhì àn xīng hǎi 。 ér dōu shì xiē mò shēng de xīng kōng ……”
“都非玄黄界所在至暗星海。而都是些陌生的星空……”
Just as Ji Si Dao experienced countless cycles in the Time Device, his experiences paled in comparison to the vastness of the Infinite Ocean.
lǐ bù rén bù yóu kàn xiàng jiǎo xià ， zì jǐ suǒ zài de wèi zhì 。
李不仁不由看向脚下，自己所在的位置。
"Even with my consciousness attached to the Dao network, I can barely hold on."
yì huò zhě shuō ， gēn zhōu wéi chéng qiān shàng wàn de kōng jiān rú chū yī zhé de ， xiǎo fāng gé zhōng 。
亦或者说，跟周围成千上万的空间如出一辄的，小方格中。
"This is completely different from when I entered the Infinite Ocean wearing a true immortal's body!"
“ chōng chū le gāo qiáng ， bìng qiě dǎ suì le shí bā zūn zhēn xiān diāo xiàng 。 zhè cái dé yǐ tū pò le dào zhī wéi mù ， lái dào le cǐ chù 。”
“冲出了高墙，并且打碎了十八尊真仙雕像。这才得以突破了道之帷幕，来到了此处。”
After all, it was just one stone plate from the ancient platform. Not the entire platform. The waves here were beyond what newly ascended immortals could bear. It seemed he lacked some protective components...
“ dàn wǒ yǎn qián suǒ jiàn ， bìng bú shì yǐ suǒ wèi ‘ guān chá zhě ’ de shì jiǎo 。 ér yī jiù shēn chù qiú lóng zhī zhōng 。”
“但我眼前所见，并不是以所谓‘观察者’的视角。而依旧身处囚笼之中。”
The scene of Money Fa Chang using the divine platform to seal true immortals flashed before his eyes.
“ yuán lái xuán huáng jiè suǒ zài xīng hǎi ， biàn shì zhè wàn qiān fāng kuài qiú lóng zhōng de yí gè me ……”
“原来玄黄界所在星海，便是这万千方块囚笼中的一个么……”
Due to being overwhelmed by data from the Infinite Ocean, Li Ning's micro Dao network also struggled to cope.
kàn zhe zhōu zāo yuán běn yīng dāng tóng shí shǎn yào zhe shēng jī guāng máng de wú shù fāng kuài ， lǐ bù rén yě yǒu le nà me chà nà de shī shén 。
看着周遭原本应当同时闪耀着生机光芒的无数方块，李不仁也有了那么刹那的失神。
It was as if it had encountered the Diao Si Dao again. The edges of the network were flooded with endless waves and disappeared entirely.
dàn tā bì jìng zì wǒ yì shí dàn bó ， hěn kuài jiù cóng xīn shén zhèn dòng zhōng huī fù ， sī suǒ qǐ lái 。
但他毕竟自我意识淡薄，很快就从心神震动中恢复，思索起来。
The Dao network began to collapse.
“ rú cǐ shuō lái ， gāo qiáng fēng suǒ zhù de ， bìng fēi zhǐ shì yī chù xīng kōng 。”
“如此说来，高墙封锁住的，并非只是一处星空。”
The Infinite Ocean was about to engulf him...
“ zhǐ bù guò suǒ yǒu zhè xiē xīng hǎi ， dōu shì yǐ píng xíng 、 bìng liè de fāng shì cún zài 。 hù bù dé jiàn ……”
“只不过所有这些星海，都是以平行、并列的方式存在。互不得见……”
Li Ning showed no signs of retreating. He had been created for one purpose—to uncover the secrets within the walls. To achieve this, he would risk his life.
lǐ bù rén yǎn qián ， hū de shǎn guò le qián ruò cháng zài gāo qiáng wài bù yuǎn chù de fèi xū zhōng ， zhǎo dào lìng wài yī zuò dēng xiān tái de chǎng jǐng 。
李不仁眼前，忽的闪过了钱若常在高墙外不远处的废墟中，找到另外一座登仙台的场景。
"This scene where the Infinite Ocean devours the Dao network..."
“ nán guài míng míng xiāng jù bù yuǎn ， què cún zài liǎng chù dēng xiān tái yí jì 。”
“难怪明明相距不远，却存在两处登仙台遗迹。”
"Is eerily similar to when Diao Si Dao suddenly appeared and consumed everything?"
“ gài yīn zhè piàn xīng kōng ， yǐ rán bèi fēn gē chóng dié ， jǐn shù yú gāo qiáng zhī zhōng le ！”
“盖因这片星空，已然被分割重叠，尽束于高墙之中了！”
As Li Ning's consciousness began to fade, a question arose in his mind.
“ dí què shì fán rén nán yǐ xiǎng xiàng de shǒu duàn 。 jí biàn shì wǒ ， xiǎng yào quán bù huǐ miè zhè xiē xīng kōng ， dōu yào huā fèi dà lì qì 。 gèng bié shuō rú cǐ jīng miào de jiāng tā men ， fāng kuài bān huì jù le 。”
“的确是凡人难以想象的手段。即便是我，想要全部毁灭这些星空，都要花费大力气。更别说如此精妙的将它们，方块般汇聚了。”
Suddenly, the ink-slaying immortal soul force from his main self arrived, using the last faint light of the micro Dao network.
lǐ bù rén bìng méi yǒu bèi yǎn qián zhè kān chēng shén jì de chǎng miàn gěi zhèn shè dào ， ér shì shí fēn lěng jìng de fēn xī zhe 。
李不仁并没有被眼前这堪称神迹的场面给震慑道，而是十分冷静的分析着。
With this divine essence force enveloping the remaining light, the surging waves of the Infinite Ocean suddenly calmed down as if they had lost their target.
“ rú cǐ hào dà shēng shì ， yǐ xīng kōng wèi shì yàn chǎng 。”
“如此浩大声势，以星空为试验场。”
The vortex flattened into an endless ocean.
“…… yòu jiū jìng yào shí yàn xiē shén me ne ？”
“……又究竟要实验些什么呢？”
Once again, Li Fan saw the legendary Infinite Ocean.
“ zhēn zhèng de hé xīn qū yù ， yòu rú hé qù dé ？”
“真正的核心区域，又如何去得？”
This time, he didn't rely on a true immortal's body but used his own puppet to cross the vortex and enter!
“ wǒ bìng fēi dì yí gè héng yuè gāo qiáng zhī rén 。 zài wǒ zhī qián ， xuán xiān zhōu 、 tiān jiàn zōng děng ， jiē yǐ jīng chéng gōng táo chū qiáng wài 。 tā men yòu shì rú hé cóng zhè piàn qiú lóng zhōng táo tuō de ne ？”
“我并非第一个横跃高墙之人。在我之前，玄仙舟、天剑宗等，皆已经成功逃出墙外。他们又是如何从这片囚笼中逃脱的呢？”
Infinite sea stretched endlessly, seemingly untouched by new arrivals for ages.
“ bìng méi yǒu fā xiàn tā men liú xià zōng jì 。”
“并没有发现他们留下踪迹。”
It was eerily calm, yet occasionally, whirlpools would appear, stirring up some water.
“ yì huò zhě ， tā men bìng méi yǒu lái dào cǐ chù kōng jiān ？”
“亦或者，他们并没有来到此处空间？”
Li Ning, or Li Fan, saw countless images in these splashes of water.
lǐ bù rén dī tóu kàn le kàn zì jǐ de xiān yù shēn qū 。
李不仁低头看了看自己的仙域身躯。
These were lifetimes longer than what he had experienced in the vortex.
“ huò xǔ ， zhèng shì yīn wèi zhè jù tè shū de shēn tǐ ， cái ràng wǒ zǒu jìn le zhè piàn qū yù 。 bù tóng zhī rén ， chuān yuè fāng fǎ de bù tóng ， qù wǎng de jié guǒ yě shì bù yí yàng ……”
“或许，正是因为这具特殊的身体，才让我走进了这片区域。不同之人，穿越方法的不同，去往的结果也是不一样……”
But they were just a few drops in this vast ocean.
jiù lián dào yān zhī jié ， dōu néng zàn shí xìng de dǐ yù 。 cǐ chù shí yàn chǎng zhōng de fāng xíng biān jiè ， jué fēi xiàn zài de lǐ bù rén néng gòu dǎ pò de 。
就连道湮之劫，都能暂时性的抵御。此处实验场中的方形边界，绝非现在的李不仁能够打破的。
Looking around, the Infinite Ocean was boundless. How much history and life had gathered here?
tā bìng méi yǒu sǐ kē ， zhuǎn ér huí shēn ， qù wǎng lái chù 。
他并没有死磕，转而回身，去往来处。
Words failed to describe its grandeur. Li Fan wandered through it, lost in thought.
shí bā zūn diāo xiàng suǒ zài xiá xiǎo kōng jiān zhōng 。
十八尊雕像所在狭小空间中。
Individuals, true immortals, nameless beings—everything seemed meaningless before such a creation.
zài dù zǐ xì sōu xún qǐ lái 。
再度仔细搜寻起来。
Time seemed to stand still, his thoughts frozen.
“ xuán huáng jiè zhōng ， fán rén shēn rǎn xiān fán zhàng zhī shí ， xiū shì qiān fán rén yú xiǎo shì jiè 、 dòng tiān zhī zhōng 。 bìng yǐ xiān jué dà zhèn jiāng qí fēng suǒ 。 zhèn fǎ zhōng zhǒng zhǒng kǎo yàn ， fēi fán rén néng dù 。 ér cǐ chù shí yàn chǎng dì ， yào bǎo zhèng duì shí yàn duì xiàng de fēng suǒ 。 yě xū xíng qí jué bù néng zhī shì 。 què bǎo zhǐ yǒu zhè chǎng shí yàn de zhǔ dǎo zhě ， huò zhě shuō shì xiān rén men ， cái néng qù wǎng zhēn zhèng de hé xīn suǒ zài 。”
“玄黄界中，凡人身染仙凡瘴之时，修士迁凡人于小世界、洞天之中。并以仙绝大阵将其封锁。阵法中种种考验，非凡人能渡。而此处实验场地，要保证对实验对象的封锁。也需行其绝不能之事。确保只有这场实验的主导者，或者说是仙人们，才能去往真正的核心所在。”
No one knew how long passed.
suī réng jiù sōu xún wú guǒ ， dàn lǐ bù rén què yǐn yǐn yǒu le cāi cè 。
虽仍旧搜寻无果，但李不仁却隐隐有了猜测。
The波动 from Xuan Tian Wang's True Reality awakened him within his body.
“ xiān zhī bié yú fán ， yī zé wèi shì 。 èr zé wèi wú xiàn 。”
“仙之别于凡，一则为势。二则为无限。”
It was an emotion he couldn't quite place—a mix of joy, nostalgia, sorrow, and anger. Li Fan found it hard to determine if Xuan Tian Wang was happy, angry, sad, or fearful.
“ wǒ nǎi xiān yù zhī shēn ， shì běn jiù mǎn zú xū qiú 。 zhè yě shì wǒ néng qīng yì dǎ pò dào zhī wéi mù ， jiàn dào shí yàn zhī zhēn shí de yuán yīn 。 dàn méi yǒu mǎn zú wú xiàn zhī xìng zhì ， què zhōng jiū wú fǎ jìn rù hé xīn qū yù ……”
“我乃仙域之身，势本就满足需求。这也是我能轻易打破道之帷幕，见到实验之真实的原因。但没有满足无限之性质，却终究无法进入核心区域……”
But the calmness of the Infinite Ocean was suddenly broken.
“ wú xiàn zhī hǎi 。”
“无限之海。”
Below the surface, a terrifying deep-sea monster seemed to be awakening.
zài xiǎng tōng le guān jiàn jié diǎn zhī hòu ， lǐ bù rén méi yǒu làng fèi shí jiān 。 zàn shí cóng gāo qiáng zhī zhōng yòu chōng le huí lái 。
在想通了关键节点之后，李不仁没有浪费时间。暂时从高墙之中又冲了回来。
The entire sea began to stir as if boiling, creating waves.
lái dào xuán huáng jiè zhōng ， jiāng xī rì xuán tiān wáng suǒ liú ， fù kè zì xiān jiè dēng xiān tái de dào zhī yào shí bǎn gěi dài zhe 。
来到玄黄界中，将昔日玄天王所留，复刻自仙界登仙台的道之钥石板给带着。
Even the collision of water droplets revealed this terror. It made the concealment of the ink-slaying immortal soul ineffective.
ér hòu yòu shùn xī jiān chóng fǎn 。
而后又瞬息间重返。
Like a single life jacket in a stormy ocean, it couldn't save him.
“ guāng kào yī kuài shí bǎn ， hái bù gòu 。”
“光靠一块石板，还不够。”
His micro Dao network was on the brink of collapse.
“ jiē rù wú xiàn zhī hǎi ， xū yào mǎn zú sān gè tiáo jiàn 。”
“接入无限之海，需要满足三个条件。”
Suddenly...
“ dú shǔ yú zhēn xiān zì shēn de xiān líng zhī lì 。 dēng xiān tái ， lái zì xiān jiè de jiē rù tú jìng 。 yǐ jí zhí shǒu xiān guān suǒ zhǎng wò de jué mì zhuàn zì 。”
“独属于真仙自身的仙灵之力。登仙台，来自仙界的接入途径。以及值守仙官所掌握的绝密篆字。”
Li Ning inexplicably emerged from the Infinite Ocean.
“ shí bǎn ， nǎi shì xuán tiān wáng zì dēng xiān tái zhōng fù kè 。”
“石板，乃是玄天王自登仙台中复刻。”
All he had seen before seemed like an illusion.
“ shuò xīng hǎi qián ruò cháng wèi le yòu bǔ wú xiān ， wěi zhuāng zhí shǒu xiān guān 。 nà méi zhēn xiān zhuàn zì ， yě yǐ jīng bèi wǒ zhǎng wò 。”
“朔星海钱若常为了诱捕无仙，伪装值守仙官。那枚真仙篆字，也已经被我掌握。”
But...
“ xiàn zài wéi yī quē shǎo de ， jiù shì xiān líng zhī lì 。 wú zhǔ de ， xiān líng zhī lì 。”
“现在唯一缺少的，就是仙灵之力。无主的，仙灵之力。”
He stretched out his right hand. Though no divine essence appeared, Li Ning knew that if he wished, he could always communicate with the Infinite Ocean and call upon its infinite power.
lǐ bù rén sī xù fān yǒng ， xuán huáng jiè zhōng de běn zūn ， què shì yǐ jīng zuò hǎo le zhǔn bèi 。
李不仁思绪翻涌，玄黄界中的本尊，却是已经做好了准备。
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Li Ning's unique body allowed him to enter this area. Different people had different methods of crossing, leading to different results...
Even the Diao Si Dao's temporary resistance against the Infinite Sea was not enough to break through the square boundaries in this experimental field.
Without hesitating, he turned around and headed back towards where he came from. In that small space where the eighteen statues were located, he began a thorough search again.
"In the Xuan Huang World, when mortals are infected by divine orifices, cultivators can move them into smaller worlds or caves and seal them with divine arrays. The tests within these arrays are beyond what mortals can endure, ensuring that only those who lead the experiments—those divine beings themselves—can reach the core."
Despite his search yielding no results, Li Ning had a vague sense of understanding.
"The difference between divinity and mortality lies in two aspects: power and infinity. As a divine body, I already meet these requirements, which is why I can easily break through the veil of the Dao. However, lacking the quality of infinity prevents me from entering the core."
"Infinite Ocean."
After grasping this key point, Li Ning wasted no time. He returned to the Xuan Huang World and took with him the Dao Key Stone Plate that had been replicated from the ancient divine platform left by Xuan Tian Wang.
He quickly returned once more.
"Just a single stone plate isn't enough."
"Accessing the Infinite Ocean requires three conditions: unique divine essence of true immortals, access through the divine platforms, and secret inscriptions held by the值守仙官."
"The stone plate was replicated from the ancient platform by Xuan Tian Wang. Money Fa Chang used it to lure true immortals in the Shuo Star Sea, pretending to be a值守仙官. I already have that true immortal inscription."
"All that's missing now is the divine essence—unowned divine essence."
...
Li Ning's thoughts raced as his main self prepared for the next step.
"If Master Zhu hadn't been so generous earlier, this would likely have caused many more obstacles."
Nearby, the Immortal World Casket and other divine hunters slept soundly. Ma Tian De's fingers were suddenly covered by a piece of skin that didn't belong to him.
This lasted only an instant before vanishing again. However, a thread of divine essence traveled through the invisible network of Dao, crossing space to reach Li Ning.
The two immortals trapped within the casket seemed to sense something as well. The long-dormant coffin emitted faint ripples but eventually subsided without any further sound from them.
In the area where the eighteen statues once stood, the appearance of divine essence seemed to trigger something.
The boundary that resembled a wall began to ripple like water. Whatever was hidden behind it was about to reveal itself.
However, due to only having a thread of divine essence and not the true immortal's body, the continuous ripples failed to fully lift the veil.
Li Ning knew he needed to take action. He seized this opportunity and began writing on the Dao Key Stone Plate with divine essence.
It was just like Money Fa Chang had possessed him before—each stroke taking exactly the same amount of time as his previous experience.
Soon, a mysterious symbol shone upon the Dao Key Stone Plate, though without the grandeur of celestial phenomena or mythical creatures.
A strange force erupted from the stone plate. This power wasn't truly emanating from the Dao Key Stone Plate; it had merely opened a path.
A path to the Infinite Ocean.
Suddenly, his soul was sucked into an immense and surging vortex. Each drop of water around him seemed to contain endless starlight.
Countless images flashed before his eyes in what felt like eons.
Despite being forced to only touch the surface, this information overload was still a catastrophic disaster for any living entity within it.
Fortunately, Li Fan's consciousness had been completely suppressed, so even if he were to fall into the Infinite Ocean, the divine essence from Xuan Tian Wang would help mitigate the damage. However, it would take some time to recover.
Just as Ji Si Dao experienced countless cycles in the Time Device, his experiences paled in comparison to the vastness of the Infinite Ocean.
"Even with my consciousness attached to the Dao network, I can barely hold on."
"This is completely different from when I entered the Infinite Ocean wearing a true immortal's body!"
After all, it was just one stone plate from the ancient platform. Not the entire platform. The waves here were beyond what newly ascended immortals could bear. It seemed he lacked some protective components...
The scene of Money Fa Chang using the divine platform to seal true immortals flashed before his eyes.
Due to being overwhelmed by data from the Infinite Ocean, Li Ning's micro Dao network also struggled to cope.
It was as if it had encountered the Diao Si Dao again. The edges of the network were flooded with endless waves and disappeared entirely.
The Dao network began to collapse.
The Infinite Ocean was about to engulf him...
Li Ning showed no signs of retreating. He had been created for one purpose—to uncover the secrets within the walls. To achieve this, he would risk his life.
"This scene where the Infinite Ocean devours the Dao network..."
"Is eerily similar to when Diao Si Dao suddenly appeared and consumed everything?"
As Li Ning's consciousness began to fade, a question arose in his mind.
Suddenly, the ink-slaying immortal soul force from his main self arrived, using the last faint light of the micro Dao network.
With this divine essence force enveloping the remaining light, the surging waves of the Infinite Ocean suddenly calmed down as if they had lost their target.
The vortex flattened into an endless ocean.
Once again, Li Fan saw the legendary Infinite Ocean.
This time, he didn't rely on a true immortal's body but used his own puppet to cross the vortex and enter!
Infinite sea stretched endlessly, seemingly untouched by new arrivals for ages.
It was eerily calm, yet occasionally, whirlpools would appear, stirring up some water.
Li Ning, or Li Fan, saw countless images in these splashes of water.
These were lifetimes longer than what he had experienced in the vortex.
But they were just a few drops in this vast ocean.
Looking around, the Infinite Ocean was boundless. How much history and life had gathered here?
Words failed to describe its grandeur. Li Fan wandered through it, lost in thought.
Individuals, true immortals, nameless beings—everything seemed meaningless before such a creation.
Time seemed to stand still, his thoughts frozen.
No one knew how long passed.
The波动 from Xuan Tian Wang's True Reality awakened him within his body.
It was an emotion he couldn't quite place—a mix of joy, nostalgia, sorrow, and anger. Li Fan found it hard to determine if Xuan Tian Wang was happy, angry, sad, or fearful.
But the calmness of the Infinite Ocean was suddenly broken.
Below the surface, a terrifying deep-sea monster seemed to be awakening.
The entire sea began to stir as if boiling, creating waves.
Even the collision of water droplets revealed this terror. It made the concealment of the ink-slaying immortal soul ineffective.
Like a single life jacket in a stormy ocean, it couldn't save him.
His micro Dao network was on the brink of collapse.
Suddenly...
Li Ning inexplicably emerged from the Infinite Ocean.
All he had seen before seemed like an illusion.
But...
He stretched out his right hand. Though no divine essence appeared, Li Ning knew that if he wished, he could always communicate with the Infinite Ocean and call upon its infinite power.
But he dared not.
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