yǐ yī rén zhī lì ， wù sān qiān dà dào 。 dà fǎ shī suǒ xiǎng ， jū rán yǒu xiē gēn wǒ bù móu ér hé 。」
以一人之力，悟三千大道。大法师所想，居然有些跟我不谋而合。」
With the idea of infecting the Three Thousand Dao Paths with Taiyi, it had already taken root in Li Boren's mind after just being conceived.
huán shì zuǒ yòu ， lǐ bù rén yǒu xiē jīng yà 。 tóng shí yě yǒu xiē yí huò 。
环视左右，李不仁有些惊讶。同时也有些疑惑。
Apart from his own accumulation, more was still dependent on the积累了几万年的法师的积累。
dà fǎ shī de nèi lǐ ， shì zhòng shēng bǎi tài zhī xiāng 。
大法师的内里，是众生百态之相。
As the boundless blackness completely engulfed the true master, Li Boren also sensed some characteristics of the enlightenment process.
Unlike the structure of the Dao Network with countless nodes, the true master ultimately relied on himself as the core.
Ten thousand paths surrounded him from all directions, like a king being worshipped by myriad cosmic forces!
However, with Li Boren's sudden intrusion, this imposing king had become an isolated figure.
yì shì tiān dì jiān wú shù dà dào xiǎn huà zhī xiāng 。
亦是天地间无数大道显化之相。
Li Boren and the true master stood off against each other, surrounded by countless versions of themselves. The master, who was originally in despair, did not show any signs of dejection, fear, or anger. He remained calm on the surface as he continuously calculated something with his fingers.
After a while, he shook his head and gave up.
yī dào dào bèi dà fǎ shī fù zhì de shēng líng ， chéng wéi le dà dào xiǎn huà de zài tǐ 。
一道道被大法师复制的生灵，成为了大道显化的载体。
He asked softly: "Where do you come from?"
lǐ bù rén kàn zhe zhōu tiān héng liè de wú shù miàn kǒng ， shà shí zhī jiān jī hū yǒu le shēn chù dào wǎng zhī zhōng de cuò jué 。
李不仁看着周天横列的无数面孔，霎时之间几乎有了身处道网之中的错觉。
"Of course, I came from where I came from," Li Boren said coldly.
shì shí shàng ， ruò zhǐ shì cóng gài niàn shàng lái jiǎng ， zhǐ dà fǎ shī yī rén 、 dí què jiù yǐ jīng gēn 「 dào wǎng 」 xiāng dāng le 。
事实上，若只是从概念上来讲，只大法师一人、的确就已经跟「道网」相当了。
Seeing that Li Boren was not willing to reveal anything, the master did not press further but instead began haggling. "I will hand over the Taiyi Shadow and let you go, alright?"
zhǐ bù guò ， wú lùn shì cǐ chù zhòng shēng wù dào de jīng xì chéng dù ， yì huò zhě dào zé de shù liàng 。 gēn lǐ fán zài shuò xīng hǎi suǒ jiàn de dào wǎng ， hái yǒu zhe jí dà de chā jù 。
只不过，无论是此处众生悟道的精细程度，亦或者道则的数量。跟李凡在朔星海所见的道网，还有着极大的差距。
"Taiyi?" Li Boren thought for a moment before saying indifferently: "Kill you, and this Taiyi Shadow will be mine."
「 zhè zhū bān dào tú ， jiē yīn bù tóng de shēng líng ér xiǎn 。 dàn ……」
「这诸般道途，皆因不同的生灵而显。但……」
The master seemed somewhat disappointed by these words, not because of his death sentence but due to the different name he was being called. "So you see it as an illusion?"
lǐ bù rén shì xiàn cóng lán yǔ shēn shàng yí kāi ， suí yì kàn xiàng lìng wài yī wèi ， yuán dào zhōu de fán rén 。
李不仁视线从蓝羽身上移开，随意看向另外一位，源道州的凡人。
"No difference," the master shook his head.
"Before the birth of the universe, chaos reigned supreme; Taiyi was the first to emerge from this chaos."
"Afterward, all things were born."
qí shēn shàng níng jù zhe de ， shì gēn 「 huà 」 yǒu guān de dà dào qì xī 。
其身上凝聚着的，是跟「画」有关的大道气息。
"Taiyi is the ultimate force of change in the world. If Taiyi still existed as Taiyi, the world would not be like it is now," Li Boren said indifferently.
qì xī bō dòng chéng dù zhī jù liè ， gēn běn bù kě néng shì qū qū fán rén suǒ néng jù bèi de ！
气息波动程度之剧烈，根本不可能是区区凡人所能具备的！
"The Dao itself is decaying; Taiyi has become an illusion... Haha, I was misled."
Li Boren narrowed his eyes and listened to this somewhat mystical speech. "Even if the Dao does not decay, what can you do with the true path of Taiyi in front of your eyes? With only half a divine realm, how could you possibly do anything?"
「 bèi dà fǎ shī lín mó xià lái de yǐng zi ， duì dào de gǎn wù què yuǎn yuǎn chāo le yǐng zi de běn zūn ……」
「被大法师临摹下来的影子，对道的感悟却远远超了影子的本尊……」
Seeing that Li Boren did not move for a long time, the master was glad to have more time to live.
lǐ bù rén kàn xiàng le zhòng shēng zhī yǐng shì xiàn suǒ jù jiāo de dì fāng 。
李不仁看向了众生之影视线所聚焦的地方。
"Friend, you are mistaken. The path of Taiyi already has its master—my teacher," the master said.
míng míng zhōng ， huàn shēng zhī yǐng suǒ zài 。
冥冥中，幻生之影所在。
"My teacher left, leaving only a faint shadow in this world; it is not something I can covet. It's just that I use my teacher's divine power to understand the paths of the world." The master spoke slowly and calmly, as if he was not on the brink of death at all.
lǐ bù rén shùn jiān liǎo rán ：「 yuán lái rú cǐ 。 huàn shēng zhī yǐng ， nǎi shì biàn zhī jí 。 bù jǐn jǐn yīn tiān shí ér yí ， gèng néng duì jiē chù dào de tiān dì jiān bù tóng zhòng shēng ， ér chǎn shēng gè zhǒng bù tóng de fǎn yìng 。」
李不仁瞬间了然：「原来如此。幻生之影，乃是变之极。不仅仅因天时而宜，更能对接触到的天地间不同众生，而产生各种不同的反应。」
"You think making up an imaginary teacher will stop me from turning you into ash?" Li Boren sneered.
dāng chū xiān dào shí zōng jìn rù tiān dōu ， kàn dào le huàn shēng zhī yǐng hòu ， měi gè rén yǎn qián 、 ěr biān fú xiàn de ， dōu shì bù tóng de gōng fǎ 。 dàn wú yī lì wài ， dōu gēn zì jǐ zhī qián suǒ xué sì hū yǒu zhe mò dà de guān lián ， fǎng fú wèi zì jǐ liàng shēn dìng zhì yì bān 。
当初仙道十宗进入天都，看到了幻生之影后，每个人眼前、耳边浮现的，都是不同的功法。但无一例外，都跟自己之前所学似乎有着莫大的关联，仿佛为自己量身定制一般。
The master smiled and pointed to his Daoist robe. "This child's attire has been with me for countless years, just like when I served by my teacher's side. It hasn't changed much, so how can it be fabricated?"
xiān dào shí zōng nà qún rén ， yīn cǐ rèn dìng dà fǎ shī bì rán shì lái zì xiān jiè 。 ér chuán shòu gěi tā men de ， yě yīng dāng shì xiān jiè chuán chéng gōng fǎ 。
仙道十宗那群人，因此认定大法师必然是来自仙界。而传授给他们的，也应当是仙界传承功法。
"Whether or not you believe it, there is no need to worry. Even if you kill me, your teacher will not come to my aid." The master said, "In the past, my teacher left a faint shadow, intending to support the collapsing heavens of the divine realm. Unfortunately, before I could send that shadow, the entire divine domain was already submerged by Dao Annihilation. Seeing his faint shadow, I had an urge for greed..."
「 xiān jiè …… yòu qǐ yǒu fán jiān fǎ mén 。 xiān dào shí zōng zhēn chuán ， gēn xiān fǎ xiàng bǐ ， hái chà de yuǎn ne ！」
「仙界……又启有凡间法门。仙道十宗真传，跟仙法相比，还差的远呢！」
"Those who transcend this world cannot even control their own faint shadows," Li Boren said sarcastically.
「 tā men wàn wàn xiǎng bú dào ， suǒ wèi de chuán chéng ， zhǐ bù guò shì 【 huàn shēng zhī yǐng 】 zài jiē chù dào tā men hòu 、 suǒ zì rán chǎn shēng de bù tóng yǎn huà 。 jiù xiàng yí miàn jìng zi bān ！」
「他们万万想不到，所谓的传承，只不过是【幻生之影】在接触到他们后、所自然产生的不同衍化。就像一面镜子般！」
The master glanced at Li Boren and said in a strange tone: "When my teacher left, he meant death, not transcendence. Although my teacher has divine powers that can reverse nature, since he chose to die, there would be no trace of his spirit left."
「 dà fǎ shī jiāng tā men fàng jìn qù ， miàn jiàn 【 huàn shēng zhī yǐng 】。 yǐ jí rì hòu bù dìng shí de dòng jié yuán dào zhōu shēng líng ， kǒng pà wèi de jiù shì zhè jìng zi zhōng yìng zhào de dào xiāng 。」
「大法师将他们放进去，面见【幻生之影】。以及日后不定时的冻结源道州生灵，恐怕为的就是这镜子中映照的道相。」
Li Boren was taken aback by these words.
xiǎng dào zhè lǐ ， lǐ bù rén bù jīn duì zhè wèi tiān dōu dà fǎ shī yǒu xiē lìng yǎn xiāng kàn le 。
想到这里，李不仁不禁对这位天都大法师有些另眼相看了。
What the master said indeed went beyond his expectations.
"Using Taiyi to align with the Dao and still dying so easily?" Li Boren's voice was filled with disbelief.
dé dào le zhí tōng wú míng zhī jìng de zhì bǎo ， què méi yǒu xiàng jī xiān nà yàng ， zhí jiē cān wù zhì bǎo zhī dào 。 ér shì yǐ qí wèi gōng jù ， wàng tú jiāng shì jiān dà dào jìn shù nà rù náng zhōng ……
得到了直通无名之境的至宝，却没有像饥仙那样，直接参悟至宝之道。而是以其为工具，妄图将世间大道尽数纳入囊中……
"Easily... Haha." The master smiled but did not answer, instead shifting the topic: "Indeed, if my teacher wanted to continue living, there might be a way to extend his life. But he didn't want to!"
ér dà fǎ shī shí jì shàng ， hái zhǐ shì qū qū yī wèi bàn xiān 。
而大法师实际上，还只是区区一位半仙。
"Who in this world would be more unwilling than me for my teacher to leave? After all, as long as he is here, even if the current divine emperor sees me, I will still receive him with respect and politeness."
rú cǐ xíng jìng ， jiǎn zhí kě yǐ yòng kuáng wàng 、 bù zì liàng lì lái xíng róng 。
如此行径，简直可以用狂妄、不自量力来形容。
"The moment he dies..."
dàn lǐ bù rén shēn zhī ， dà fǎ shī miàn duì wú míng zhì bǎo què yī jiù néng yì zhì zhù nèi xīn tān niàn ， kū shǒu wàn zài 、 bù gǎi chū xīn 。
但李不仁深知，大法师面对无名至宝却依旧能抑制住内心贪念，枯守万载、不改初心。
"Haha." The master's smile seemed twisted.
jué bú huì shì chǔn rén 。
绝不会是蠢人。
"So you're saying that your teacher was a first-rate powerhouse in the divine realm. How does he compare to Lord Qiuchou?" Li Boren ignored his strange expression and directly asked.
「 tā zhè me zuò ， yīng gāi yǒu tā zì jǐ de lǐ yóu 。」
「他这么做，应该有他自己的理由。」
"Lord Qiuchou," this name pulled the master out of his resentment, making him momentarily dazed before slowly replying: "My teacher never met Lord Qiuchou."
lǐ bù rén zàn qiě méi yǒu bī wèn ， ér shì kàn zhe dà fǎ shī jī zǎn wàn zài ， tōng guò huàn shēng zhī yǐng duì shì jiān wú shù shēng líng suǒ biàn huà chǎn shēng de bù tóng dào tú 。 jū rán shí fēn hǎn jiàn de xiào le xiào 。
李不仁暂且没有逼问，而是看着大法师积攒万载，通过幻生之影对世间无数生灵所变化产生的不同道途。居然十分罕见的笑了笑。
"My teacher was a powerhouse known throughout the divine realm. However, Lord Qiuchou is hidden in the wilderness, suddenly rising to fame and becoming famous overnight."
"I also asked my teacher about Lord Qiuchou, but he said..."
「 shí lì bù gòu 。 bù guò shì wèi tā rén zuò jià yī shang bà le 。」
「实力不够。不过是为他人作嫁衣裳罢了。」
The master paused, wanting to sell a hint.
「 rú cǐ hòu lǐ ， wǒ jiù shōu xià le 。」
「如此厚礼，我就收下了。」
Li Boren could bear not asking and just stared at the master coldly, waiting for his next words.
After some hesitation, the master said: "My teacher only said five words: 'No blame naturally strong.'"
zhè bān xiǎng zhe ， tāo tiān de mò sè zì lǐ bù rén shēn shàng bào yǒng ér chū 。
这般想着，滔天的墨色自李不仁身上爆涌而出。
"What it means exactly, I cannot know."
rú yī dào dào chù shǒu ， jiāng dà fǎ shī nèi lǐ de wú shù dào xiāng ， xiān hòu qīn rǎn 。
如一道道触手，将大法师内里的无数道相，先后侵染。
"Until he left this world, he never mentioned Lord Qiuchou again." Li Boren pondered over these five words—'No blame naturally strong.'
zhèng rú lǐ bù rén suǒ tuī duàn de nà yàng ， měi yī dào shēn yǐng nèi ， jìn shì duì bù tóng dào tú de gǎn wù 。
正如李不仁所推断的那样，每一道身影内，尽是对不同道途的感悟。
After a while, he asked again: "How many other powerhouses like your teacher were there in the divine realm?"
wǎn ruò yī kē kē níng jié le shù wàn nián de guǒ shí ， duì yú xiū shì ér yán ， fēn fāng yòu rén zhì jí 。
宛若一颗颗凝结了数万年的果实，对于修士而言，芬芳诱人至极。
The master's expression was filled with nostalgia as he recalled: "Only three people could sit and discuss Dao with my teacher throughout the entire divine realm."
lǐ bù rén háo bù liú qíng ， zhí jiē quán dōu jiāng tā men jù wéi jǐ yǒu 。
李不仁毫不留情，直接全都将它们据为己有。
"Of course, this does not include Lord Qiuchou."
"My teacher would sometimes bring me along on his travels, other times going alone. I remember once asking my teacher which of the Four Sovereigns was the strongest. My teacher did not answer but just laughed and tapped my head. He said..."
suí zhe wàn qiān dào xiāng bèi lǐ bù rén suǒ tūn mò ， zài lǐ fán běn zūn tǐ nèi ， mò shā xiān pò nà wú jìn de mò sè hǎi yáng zhōng 。 kāi shǐ zhú jiàn yǒu bù tóng de shuǐ dī chéng xiàn 。
随着万千道相被李不仁所吞没，在李凡本尊体内，墨杀仙魄那无尽的墨色海洋中。开始逐渐有不同的水滴呈现。
"Who is the strongest? I don't know. But if you ask who works the hardest, it must be Sovereign Lianshan and Sovereign Guihai."
zhèng gēn zhī qián mò shā qīn rǎn xuán huáng tiān dì suǒ biǎo xiàn chū lái de yī mú yī yàng 。
正跟之前墨杀侵染玄黄天地所表现出来的一模一样。
After saying this, the master seemed to think of something happy, laughing loudly.
dà fǎ shī cān wù wàn zài zhī dào ， zài jiā shàng lǐ fán yú lún huí zhōng zì shēn zhī lǐng wù 。
大法师参悟万载之道，再加上李凡于轮回中自身之领悟。
Upon hearing "Sovereign Lianshan" and "Sovereign Guihai," Li Boren's mind immediately thought of the mountains and seas seen by Lord Qiuchou.
He asked: "So these Lianshan and Guihai..."
dài biǎo zhe bù tóng dào tú de wú shù mò dī ， zì mò shā xiān pò zhōng fēn huà chū lái 。
代表着不同道途的无数墨滴，自墨杀仙魄中分化出来。
The master woke up from his reverie, staring at Li Boren.
zhòng shēng bǎi tài ， bù tíng yǒng xiàn 。
众生百态，不停涌现。
After a moment of silence, he answered Li Boren's question. "Sovereign Lianshan is the first immortal in this world."
gěi mò shā xiān pò dài lái shēng jī de tóng shí ， yě gěi tā lái dào le zhuǎn huà chéng bù tóng dà dào de tú jìng 。
给墨杀仙魄带来生机的同时，也给祂来到了转化成不同大道的途径。
"Sovereign Guihai has found the way to connect with the Infinite Sea and made divine energy endless,"
gǎn shòu zhe tǐ nèi fā shēng de jù biàn ， lǐ fán xīn zhōng yī dòng ， yī tuán bù tíng tiào dòng 、 hóng lǐ hēi biān de huǒ miáo ， jiù chū xiàn zài tā de zhǎng xīn 。
感受着体内发生的剧变，李凡心中一动，一团不停跳动、红里黑边的火苗，就出现在他的掌心。
"These two sovereigns created the ancient glory of the divine realm from nothing." The master spoke solemnly, each word carefully chosen.
「 mò shā wèi lǐ ， chì yán wèi xiāng 。」
「墨杀为里，赤炎为相。」
From his expression, it was clear that he revered these two sovereigns greatly.
In just a few sentences, Li Boren felt as if struck by lightning.
The master's words were not difficult to understand:
Sovereign Lianshan was the first immortal in this world; Sovereign Guihai found the way to connect with the Infinite Sea and made divine energy endless.
Someone who had personally witnessed the vastness of the Infinite Sea, capable of harnessing its power, must have reached an incomprehensible realm.
「 zhè dào huǒ yàn ……」
「这道火焰……」
The word "Sovereign Lianshan" made Li Boren think of the mountain that stood in opposition to the sea. It was worth pondering.
lǐ fán qū zhǐ yī dàn ， hēi sè huǒ miáo shà shí huà zuò yī dào sī xiàn ， fēi chū xuán huáng jiè 、 gēn zhì àn xīng hǎi zhōng jī xiān suǒ huà tiān zhù ， hōng rán xiāng zhuàng 。
李凡屈指一弹，黑色火苗霎时化作一道丝线，飞出玄黄界、跟至暗星海中饥仙所化天柱，轰然相撞。
Perhaps the mountain represented the foundation of true immortals' strength.
yì diǎn lián yī dōu méi yǒu chǎn shēng ， tiān zhù kuī rán bù dòng 。
一点涟漪都没有产生，天柱岿然不动。
Li Boren's mind raced as he thought about it.
The master's background turned out to be much more significant than he had imagined.
"Besides Sovereign Taiyi, Lianshan, and Guihai, who is the remaining one?" Li Boren continued asking from the master.
bì jìng wú míng zhēn xiān suǒ huà ， néng gòu dǐ yù dào yān zhī jié 。 lǐ fán běn zūn zhì jīn réng bù guò shì bàn xiān jìng jiè ， suī mò shā qí yì ， què gēn běn bù zú yǐ shāng hài dào jī xiān tiān zhù 。
毕竟无名真仙所化，能够抵御道湮之劫。李凡本尊至今仍不过是半仙境界，虽墨杀奇异，却根本不足以伤害到饥仙天柱。
"The last one..." The master hesitated for a long time before saying: "It cannot be said."
lǐ fán yě méi yǒu yì wài ， méi máo yáng le yáng ， gǎn yìng zhe tiān zhù shàng de nà yī dào bù qǐ yǎn de qī hēi jiāo hén 。
李凡也没有意外，眉毛扬了扬，感应着天柱上的那一道不起眼的漆黑焦痕。
After a while, he shook his head. "My teacher, Lianshan, and Guihai have all left this world. Only this sovereign remains."
"Speaking of him will attract attention,"
With the idea of infecting the Three Thousand Dao Paths with Taiyi, it had already taken root in Li Boren's mind after just being conceived.
Apart from his own accumulation, more was still dependent on the积累了几万年的法师的积累。
As the boundless blackness completely engulfed the true master, Li Boren also sensed some characteristics of the enlightenment process.
Unlike the structure of the Dao Network with countless nodes, the true master ultimately relied on himself as the core.
Ten thousand paths surrounded him from all directions, like a king being worshipped by myriad cosmic forces!
However, with Li Boren's sudden intrusion, this imposing king had become an isolated figure.
Li Boren and the true master stood off against each other, surrounded by countless versions of themselves. The master, who was originally in despair, did not show any signs of dejection, fear, or anger. He remained calm on the surface as he continuously calculated something with his fingers.
After a while, he shook his head and gave up.
He asked softly: "Where do you come from?"
"Of course, I came from where I came from," Li Boren said coldly.
Seeing that Li Boren was not willing to reveal anything, the master did not press further but instead began haggling. "I will hand over the Taiyi Shadow and let you go, alright?"
"Taiyi?" Li Boren thought for a moment before saying indifferently: "Kill you, and this Taiyi Shadow will be mine."
The master seemed somewhat disappointed by these words, not because of his death sentence but due to the different name he was being called. "So you see it as an illusion?"
"No difference," the master shook his head.
"Before the birth of the universe, chaos reigned supreme; Taiyi was the first to emerge from this chaos."
"Afterward, all things were born."
"Taiyi is the ultimate force of change in the world. If Taiyi still existed as Taiyi, the world would not be like it is now," Li Boren said indifferently.
"The Dao itself is decaying; Taiyi has become an illusion... Haha, I was misled."
Li Boren narrowed his eyes and listened to this somewhat mystical speech. "Even if the Dao does not decay, what can you do with the true path of Taiyi in front of your eyes? With only half a divine realm, how could you possibly do anything?"
Seeing that Li Boren did not move for a long time, the master was glad to have more time to live.
"Friend, you are mistaken. The path of Taiyi already has its master—my teacher," the master said.
"My teacher left, leaving only a faint shadow in this world; it is not something I can covet. It's just that I use my teacher's divine power to understand the paths of the world." The master spoke slowly and calmly, as if he was not on the brink of death at all.
"You think making up an imaginary teacher will stop me from turning you into ash?" Li Boren sneered.
The master smiled and pointed to his Daoist robe. "This child's attire has been with me for countless years, just like when I served by my teacher's side. It hasn't changed much, so how can it be fabricated?"
"Whether or not you believe it, there is no need to worry. Even if you kill me, your teacher will not come to my aid." The master said, "In the past, my teacher left a faint shadow, intending to support the collapsing heavens of the divine realm. Unfortunately, before I could send that shadow, the entire divine domain was already submerged by Dao Annihilation. Seeing his faint shadow, I had an urge for greed..."
"Those who transcend this world cannot even control their own faint shadows," Li Boren said sarcastically.
The master glanced at Li Boren and said in a strange tone: "When my teacher left, he meant death, not transcendence. Although my teacher has divine powers that can reverse nature, since he chose to die, there would be no trace of his spirit left."
Li Boren was taken aback by these words.
What the master said indeed went beyond his expectations.
"Using Taiyi to align with the Dao and still dying so easily?" Li Boren's voice was filled with disbelief.
"Easily... Haha." The master smiled but did not answer, instead shifting the topic: "Indeed, if my teacher wanted to continue living, there might be a way to extend his life. But he didn't want to!"
"Who in this world would be more unwilling than me for my teacher to leave? After all, as long as he is here, even if the current divine emperor sees me, I will still receive him with respect and politeness."
"The moment he dies..."
"Haha." The master's smile seemed twisted.
"So you're saying that your teacher was a first-rate powerhouse in the divine realm. How does he compare to Lord Qiuchou?" Li Boren ignored his strange expression and directly asked.
"Lord Qiuchou," this name pulled the master out of his resentment, making him momentarily dazed before slowly replying: "My teacher never met Lord Qiuchou."
"My teacher was a powerhouse known throughout the divine realm. However, Lord Qiuchou is hidden in the wilderness, suddenly rising to fame and becoming famous overnight."
"I also asked my teacher about Lord Qiuchou, but he said..."
The master paused, wanting to sell a hint.
Li Boren could bear not asking and just stared at the master coldly, waiting for his next words.
After some hesitation, the master said: "My teacher only said five words: 'No blame naturally strong.'"
"What it means exactly, I cannot know."
"Until he left this world, he never mentioned Lord Qiuchou again." Li Boren pondered over these five words—'No blame naturally strong.'
After a while, he asked again: "How many other powerhouses like your teacher were there in the divine realm?"
The master's expression was filled with nostalgia as he recalled: "Only three people could sit and discuss Dao with my teacher throughout the entire divine realm."
"Of course, this does not include Lord Qiuchou."
"My teacher would sometimes bring me along on his travels, other times going alone. I remember once asking my teacher which of the Four Sovereigns was the strongest. My teacher did not answer but just laughed and tapped my head. He said..."
"Who is the strongest? I don't know. But if you ask who works the hardest, it must be Sovereign Lianshan and Sovereign Guihai."
After saying this, the master seemed to think of something happy, laughing loudly.
Upon hearing "Sovereign Lianshan" and "Sovereign Guihai," Li Boren's mind immediately thought of the mountains and seas seen by Lord Qiuchou.
He asked: "So these Lianshan and Guihai..."
The master woke up from his reverie, staring at Li Boren.
After a moment of silence, he answered Li Boren's question. "Sovereign Lianshan is the first immortal in this world."
"Sovereign Guihai has found the way to connect with the Infinite Sea and made divine energy endless,"
"These two sovereigns created the ancient glory of the divine realm from nothing." The master spoke solemnly, each word carefully chosen.
From his expression, it was clear that he revered these two sovereigns greatly.
In just a few sentences, Li Boren felt as if struck by lightning.
The master's words were not difficult to understand:
Sovereign Lianshan was the first immortal in this world; Sovereign Guihai found the way to connect with the Infinite Sea and made divine energy endless.
Someone who had personally witnessed the vastness of the Infinite Sea, capable of harnessing its power, must have reached an incomprehensible realm.
The word "Sovereign Lianshan" made Li Boren think of the mountain that stood in opposition to the sea. It was worth pondering.
Perhaps the mountain represented the foundation of true immortals' strength.
Li Boren's mind raced as he thought about it.
The master's background turned out to be much more significant than he had imagined.
"Besides Sovereign Taiyi, Lianshan, and Guihai, who is the remaining one?" Li Boren continued asking from the master.
"The last one..." The master hesitated for a long time before saying: "It cannot be said."
After a while, he shook his head. "My teacher, Lianshan, and Guihai have all left this world. Only this sovereign remains."
"Speaking of him will attract attention,"