“ nán bù chéng ， nǐ bǐ wǒ hái liǎo jiě 【 hái zhēn 】？”
“难不成，你比我还了解【还真】？”
"Is that… what just happened?"
lǐ fán běn zūn gǎn zhī zhe tiān dōu dà fǎ shī pǒ wèi zhí niù de huà ， xīn zhōng bù yóu gǎn dào hǎo xiào 。
李凡本尊感知着天都大法师颇为执拗的话，心中不由感到好笑。
All the changes had taken place within Li Furong's body. Although he was caught off guard at first, after a thorough review, he vaguely understood what had occurred.
dàn bù zhī wèi hé ， què yòu bàn suí zhe yī sī mò míng yǒng qǐ de fán zào 。
但不知为何，却又伴随着一丝莫名涌起的烦躁。
A wave of shock ran through him as he could hardly express his feelings in words.
zhè duì rú jīn de lǐ fán ér yán ， jué duì shì jiàn bù tóng xún cháng de shì qíng 。
这对如今的李凡而言，绝对是件不同寻常的事情。
"Has my hypothesis finally triggered True Zhen's true thoughts?"
lǐ fán wēi wēi zhèng zhù ， yī fān zǐ xì sī cǔn hòu ， jí biàn yǒu xiē bù qíng yuàn 、 dàn hái shì què dìng le xīn zhōng fán zào qíng xù de lái yuán 。
李凡微微怔住，一番仔细思忖后，即便有些不情愿、但还是确定了心中烦躁情绪的来源。
"The magnitude of his thoughts is simply too immense; even the ripples caused by fluctuations in his thoughts would tear me to shreds!"
“ nán bù chéng ， dà fǎ shī shuō de bìng méi yǒu cuò ？”
“难不成，大法师说的并没有错？”
Li Furong made every effort to calm down. However, hearing about a terrifying powerful being and experiencing it firsthand were two entirely different concepts.
tā de shén qíng ， biàn dé yǒu xiē níng zhòng qǐ lái 。
他的神情，变得有些凝重起来。
It felt as if his body and soul had been marked by the fierce storm just now. Every time he recalled it, it was as if he were right there, unable to breathe, with a racing heart, and drenched in sweat...
chén yín le huì ， lǐ fán cháng shì gēn hái zhēn jìn xíng gōu tōng 。 dàn dé dào de què zhǐ yǒu chén mò 。
沉吟了会，李凡尝试跟还真进行沟通。但得到的却只有沉默。
All these instinctive reactions occurred one after another.
“ hái zhēn huí sù de shàng xiàn 、 máo dìng 1 nián ， shì wǒ gāng gāng chuān yuè ér lái zhī shí 。”
“还真回溯的上限、锚定1年，是我刚刚穿越而来之时。”
After enduring another baptism of rain and wind, Li Furong finally calmed down.
“ hái zhēn zài wǒ shēn shàng ， wú lùn rú hé huí guī ， zuì chū zhǐ néng cóng zhè ge shí jiān jié diǎn kāi shǐ 。”
“还真在我身上，无论如何回归，最初只能从这个时间节点开始。”
He controlled his mind and stopped indulging in random thoughts.
“ dàn yòu jiū jìng shì shén me jué dìng le zhè yì diǎn ne ？”
“但又究竟是什么决定了这一点呢？”
"Of course, True Zhen has remained silent despite having consciousness. The few times it showed signs of awareness were all simple emotional fluctuations."
piàn kè de sī suǒ zhī hòu ， yí gè niàn tou wú kě yì zhì de zài lǐ fán xīn zhōng yǒng xiàn 。
片刻的思索之后，一个念头无可抑制的在李凡心中涌现。
"It's not that He doesn't want to communicate with me."
“ shì ‘ wǒ ’， yě jiù shì 【 hái zhēn 】 de sù zhǔ kāi shǐ cún zài ， wèi qǐ diǎn 。”
“是‘我’，也就是【还真】的宿主开始存在，为起点。”
"But… I can't bear the cost required for communication!"
“ ruò zhè ge cāi cè wèi zhēn ， nà me ……”
“若这个猜测为真，那么……”
After all, Li Furong was already a semi-immortal now. Apart from lacking immortal essence, his strength surpassed even ordinary true immortals by much.
lǐ fán yáo yáo kàn xiàng yuán dào zhōu shàng kōng ， yī jiù zài mǎn huái xī wàng de dà fǎ shī 。
李凡遥遥看向源道州上空，依旧在满怀希望的大法师。
But he couldn't even withstand True Zhen's thoughts…
“ dà fǎ shī dàn yú tài yì zhī xiān ， chén shì jiān hái wèi dàn shēng zhī shí 。”
“大法师诞于太易之先，尘世间还未诞生之时。”
Even Lord Shouqiu, who could resist the Diaoan Annihilation Tribulation, didn't feel this vast difference in power.
“ ruò shì zhēn néng sù fǎn huí dào nà shí hòu ， huò xǔ dàng zhēn néng niǔ zhuǎn yī qiè 。”
“若是真能溯反回到那时候，或许当真能扭转一切。”
Only when facing the Infinite Sea did Li Furong experience such a sense of helplessness.
“ dào yān jié de jiàng lín ， xiān jiè de pò miè …… zài yuán tóu shí hòu kāi shǐ zǔ zhǐ ， jué duì bǐ qǐ rú jīn yǐ shì tāo tiān dà huò zhī shí ， yào róng yì de duō 。” lǐ fán nán yǎn xīn zhōng zhèn dòng 。
“道湮劫的降临，仙界的破灭……在源头时候开始阻止，绝对比起如今已是滔天大祸之时，要容易的多。”李凡难掩心中震动。
"True Zhen's true strength… is actually…"
bù guò ， dāng chū hēi tiān yī yù qiǎng duó hái zhēn de shí hòu ， chén shì jiān de shòu mìng tóng yàng bào zhǎng 。 cóng zhè ge jié jú de jiǎo dù lái kàn ， jiāng hái zhēn jiāo gè hēi tiān yī yì huò zhě dà fǎ shī ， sì hū bìng méi yǒu shén me qū bié 。
不过，当初黑天医欲抢夺还真的时候，尘世间的寿命同样暴涨。从这个结局的角度来看，将还真交个黑天医亦或者大法师，似乎并没有什么区别。
Li Furong remained silent for a long time. Every time he thought he had seen True Zhen's limits, reality would tell him that what he saw was just an insignificant hill in a vast mountain range.
ér lǐ fán jué bù kě néng ， jiù zhè me jiāng 【 hái zhēn 】 gǒng shǒu xiàng ràng 。
而李凡绝不可能，就这么将【还真】拱手相让。
Because he was within the mountains and obscured by towering peaks, it was hard to see the overall picture of the mountain range.
rèn hé yuán yīn dōu bù xíng 。
任何原因都不行。
Now, with the mountain range trembling, almost causing heaven and earth to overturn, Li Furong could finally glimpse the true face of the mountains.
lǐ fán zhī suǒ yǐ xīn xù nán níng de yuán yīn ， shì yīn wèi tā hū de xiǎng dào le chuán shuō zhōng de 【 nì xíng zhōu 】。
李凡之所以心绪难宁的原因，是因为他忽的想到了传说中的【逆行舟】。
"At least, this indicates something."
“ yì zhí yǐ lái ， wǒ dōu yǒu xiē yí hàn 。 zòng shǐ yǒu wú xiàn huí sù zhī néng ， què shǐ zhōng bèi shù fù zài máo dìng 1 diǎn zhī hòu de shí jiān zhī zhōng 。 tǎng ruò ……”
“一直以来，我都有些遗憾。纵使有无限回溯之能，却始终被束缚在锚定1点之后的时间之中。倘若……”
"My hypothesis has triggered True Zhen's thoughts. It suggests that I'm getting closer to the truth."
“ wǒ jiè zhù mǒu zhǒng fāng fǎ ， huí dào máo dìng 1 nián zhī qián 。 shì bú shì yì wèi zhe ， wǒ néng zhòng gòu gèng gǔ lǎo de guò qù ？”
“我借助某种方法，回到锚定1年之前。是不是意味着，我能重构更古老的过去？”
Li Furong took a deep breath.
zhī qián shǐ zhōng méi yǒu zǐ xì sī kǎo guò zhè ge wèn tí ， shì yīn wèi lǐ fán cóng dì yī cì kāi shǐ de lún huí ， jiù zì máo dìng 1 nián shǐ 。 cháng jiǔ yǐ lái de jīng lì ， shǐ tā xíng chéng le mǒu zhǒng qiáng dà de sī wéi guàn xìng 。 xià yì shí de jiù rèn wéi nà shì bù kě néng zhī shì 。
之前始终没有仔细思考过这个问题，是因为李凡从第一次开始的轮回，就自锚定1年始。长久以来的经历，使他形成了某种强大的思维惯性。下意识的就认为那是不可能之事。
When he looked at the Supreme Immortal again, his mindset was completely different.
zhí dào jīn tiān ， dà fǎ shī wú yì jiān de diǎn xǐng 。
直到今天，大法师无意间的点醒。
"I didn't hoard the treasure for myself."
“ hái zhēn de mù dì ， jiū jìng shì shén me ne ？”
“还真的目的，究竟是什么呢？”
"On the contrary, we are in this for mutual benefit."
zì rán ér rán de ， lǐ fán jiù xiǎng dào le zhè ge wèn tí 。
自然而然的，李凡就想到了这个问题。
"You claim to be an incarnation of Wuji, but trying to insert yourself like that is too naive!"
tā bù yóu huí xiǎng qǐ le ， zài wú xiàn hǎi shí ， hái zhēn yǒng xiàn chū de nà fù zá jiāo zhī de gǔ guài qíng xù 。
他不由回想起了，在无限海时，还真涌现出的那复杂交织的古怪情绪。
"Did True Zhen not examine you?"
hái zhēn ， wú yí shì yǒu zì jǐ yì shí de 。
还真，无疑是有自己意识的。
"It's just that it wasn't worth your attention!"
zài guò wǎng de bù duàn lún huí zhī zhōng ， lǐ fán yǐ jīng què rèn le zhè yì diǎn 。
在过往的不断轮回之中，李凡已经确认了这一点。
In the torrential rain and fierce storm caused by True Zhen's thoughts, Li Furong vaguely saw memories of the entire world.
ér gēn hái zhēn wěi lì xiāng bǐ ， zòng shǐ rú jīn yǐ jīng shì bàn xiān zhī jìng de lǐ fán ， yě bù guò shāo wēi dà yī diǎn de lóu yǐ 。
而跟还真伟力相比，纵使如今已经是半仙之境的李凡，也不过稍微大一点的蝼蚁。
"When fake becomes real, reality can become fake. These memories might be the reason for this transformation."
shèn zhì kě néng ， lóu yǐ yě bù rú 。
甚至可能，蝼蚁也不如。
The Supreme Immortal was an innate being, so he had been observed by True Zhen much earlier.
hái zhēn néng gòu “ yuàn yì ” fù zhuó lǐ fán shēn qū ， zì rán shì yīn wèi lǐ fán nà fēng yíng zhì jí ， sì hū yǒng yuǎn bú huì suí zhe hái zhēn de fā dòng ér bèi xuē guāng de “ líng xìng ”。
还真能够“愿意”附着李凡身躯，自然是因为李凡那丰盈至极，似乎永远不会随着还真的发动而被削光的“灵性”。
But since True Zhen didn't choose him, it means that this Supreme Immortal wasn't qualified!
“ suǒ yǐ ， hái zhēn xiǎng yào de ， shì yí gè néng gòu zhī chēng tā bù duàn 【 hái zhēn 】 de zài tǐ 。”
“所以，还真想要的，是一个能够支撑祂不断【还真】的载体。”
"Reaching True Zhen's goals won't be easy."
“ gù ér ， tā yí dìng yǒu zhe zì jǐ de mù dì 。”
“故而，祂一定有着自己的目的。”
"The further back in time we go to reconstruct the past, the greater the resistance might be."
míng wù le zhè yì diǎn ， lǐ fán de xīn qíng ， fǎn ér píng jìng le xià lái 。
明悟了这一点，李凡的心情，反而平静了下来。
"And it can't be done just once or twice."
wú lùn rú hé ， néng bèi 【 hái zhēn 】 kàn zhòng ， dí què shì tā de xìng yùn 。 fǒu zé tā zǎo jiù zuò wéi yī jiè fán rén ， lǎo sǐ zài le xuán huáng jiè dà xuán xiǎo shì jiè zhōng le 。
无论如何，能被【还真】看重，的确是他的幸运。否则他早就作为一介凡人，老死在了玄黄界大玄小世界中了。
"Supreme Immortal of Heavenly Capital…"
lǐ fán duì yú 【 hái zhēn 】 dài yǒu mù dì xìng de fù zhuó ， tā bìng bù gǎn dào pái chì 。
李凡对于【还真】带有目的性的附着，他并不感到排斥。
"Wuji is even before Taiyi. His arrogance is immense; he wants me to hand over True Zhen!"
shèn zhì hái yǐn yǐn huān xǐ 。
甚至还隐隐欢喜。
"I'll let you see how much True Zhen I can withstand first!"
guò qù ， tā xīn zhōng xǔ duō cì yǒu guò 【 hái zhēn 】 tū rán zhī jiān lí tā ér qù de yǐn yōu 。 zhè zhǒng yōu lǜ ， bìng méi yǒu bàn suí zhe tā de shí lì de zēng zhǎng ér xiāo shī 。 fǎn ér yù fā nóng zhòng 。
过去，他心中许多次有过【还真】突然之间离他而去的隐忧。这种忧虑，并没有伴随着他的实力的增长而消失。反而愈发浓重。
In a few breaths, Li Furong, who had recovered fully, pointed at the Supreme Immortal of Heavenly Capital from afar.
dàn xiàn zài ……
但现在……
His finger was like scissors, slicing through the air.
“ hái shì lì yì de jié hé ， cái néng gèng jiā ràng rén ān xīn 。”
“还是利益的结合，才能更加让人安心。”
"Following my master, I've seen the rise and fall of the immortal world. This treasure has long been mentioned in ancient tales of the primordial immortals, known to the earliest powerful beings. However, it's too ethereal, with no one ever truly seeing it."
lǐ fán bì mù ， jiāng nǎo hǎi zhōng rú nù tāo bān qǐ fú de wàn qiān sī xù gěi qiáng xíng yā xià 。
李凡闭目，将脑海中如怒涛般起伏的万千思绪给强行压下。
"So, the entire immortal world gradually forgot its existence. Only my master and the Sage Kings Lian Shan and Gui Hai occasionally reminisced about the past when they chatted idly."
xǔ jiǔ zhī hòu ， tā cái huǎn huǎn zhēng kāi shuāng yǎn 。
许久之后，他才缓缓睁开双眼。
"When the Diaoan Annihilation Tribulation approached, after trying all possible methods but finding them useless, immortals in the immortal world finally remembered this tale from history…"
píng jìng rú chū 。
平静如初。
The Supreme Immortal of Heavenly Capital continued to boast about his "depth" to Li Buren.
【 hái zhēn 】 suī yǒu mò dà wěi lì ， dàn cóng mù qián de xiāng chǔ lái kàn ， tā de xíng shì 、 yì niàn ， zuì qǐ mǎ shì fú hé luó jí de 。 yīn ér néng gòu qù cóng mǒu fāng miàn ， tuī yǎn 、 chuǎi cè 。
【还真】虽有莫大伟力，但从目前的相处来看，祂的行事、意念，最起码是符合逻辑的。因而能够去从某方面，推衍、揣测。
Just as he was speaking, his figure suddenly paused, filled with shock and suspicion.
suī rán yīn wèi dà bù fèn xìn xī de quē shī ， tuī cè de jié guǒ bù yí dìng zhǔn què 。 dàn zuì qǐ mǎ néng huán yuán chū zhēn xiàng dà zhì de mài luò 。
虽然因为大部分信息的缺失，推测的结果不一定准确。但最起码能还原出真相大致的脉络。
Ordinary people wouldn't sense any weakening of their essence.
“ chén yú wú xiàn hǎi xià de nà ge wèi zhī kě bù cún zài ， gēn hái zhēn shì jiù shí 。”
“沉于无限海下的那个未知可怖存在，跟还真是旧识。”
But the Supreme Immortal was an innate being; his body and soul were perfectly unified.
“ céng jīng tā men zhī jiān ， fā shēng le mǒu xiē shì 。”
“曾经祂们之间，发生了某些事。”
The missing thread was immediately detected by him.
“ dǎo zhì de hòu guǒ ， jí biàn shì hái zhēn zì jǐ ， dōu wú fǎ niǔ zhuǎn 。”
“导致的后果，即便是还真自己，都无法扭转。”
"What did you do?!"
“ gù ér ， xiǎng yào jiè zhù 【 wài lì 】。”
“故而，想要借助【外力】。”
The Supreme Immortal's voice sounded sharp, laced with anger and fear as he asked.
……
……
Li Buren remained expressionless and shrugged.
cǐ niàn yī chū ， lǐ fán shà shí jiān rú zāo léi pī 。
此念一出，李凡霎时间如遭雷劈。
He still said the same old line: "I don't know anything."
shén hún zhī zhōng ， fēng yǔ dà zuò 。
神魂之中，风雨大作。
This time, Li Buren wasn't lying. He genuinely didn't know what Li Furong had done.
wú shù guāng yǔ yǐng ， pū tiān gài dì xí juǎn ér lái 。
无数光与影，铺天盖地席卷而来。
When True Zhen's thoughts erupted, his connection to the main body was temporarily interrupted and hadn't recovered yet.
měi yī dī yǔ shuǐ zhōng ， dōu níng jù zhe yì wàn nián de guāng yīn 。 zhèng rú lǐ fán zài wú xiàn hǎi zhōng jiàn dào de nà huī hóng qí jì yī yàng ， zú yǐ lìng rèn hé kuī jiàn cǐ jǐng de ， xīn shēng wú bǐ de jìng wèi 。
每一滴雨水中，都凝聚着亿万年的光阴。正如李凡在无限海中见到的那恢弘奇迹一样，足以令任何窥见此景的，心生无比的敬畏。
Even though this incarnation of him was linked through a projected Dao network and inherited from Lord Shouqiu's essence shadow, it couldn't prevent this separation.
zhè shì lǐ fán shén hún jué nán chéng shòu de xìn xī liàng 。
这是李凡神魂绝难承受的信息量。
The Supreme Immortal's expression changed rapidly as he searched for the lost "essence."
shén hún měi yī cùn dōu fǎng fú zāo shòu le zhěng gè tiān dì de bù duàn niǎn yā ， zì jǐ de jì yì yǐn yǐn de biàn dé mó hú 。 shì yào mí shī zài màn tiān de guāng yǔ yǐng zhī zhōng 。
神魂每一寸都仿佛遭受了整个天地的不断碾压，自己的记忆隐隐的变得模糊。似要迷失在漫天的光与影之中。
For an innate being like him, the completeness of his essence seemed to be extremely important.
lǐ fán céng jīng chuàng zào chū 【 zhòng shēng liàn shén 】 de fǎ zhèn 。
李凡曾经创造出【众生炼神】的法阵。
Fear gradually crept onto his face. His expression began to distort as he started shouting at Li Buren.
shì jiāng tiān dì jiān yì wàn shēng líng de yì niàn ， níng jù chéng huī hóng jù lì 。 yòng lái dǐ dǎng 、 shèn zhì liàn huà zhēn xiān 。
是将天地间亿万生灵的意念，凝聚成恢宏巨力。用来抵挡、甚至炼化真仙。
He even forgot about the "treasure" he had been so eager for.
ér xiàn zài tā suǒ zāo shòu de ， jiù shì zhǐ cún zài yú lǐ lùn zhōng de ，【 zhòng shēng liàn shén 】 wēi lì de zuì gāo chéng dù 。
而现在他所遭受的，就是只存在于理论中的，【众生炼神】威力的最高程度。
"Give it back to me!"
nà màn tiān fēng yǔ zhōng ， bù guāng guāng shì shì jiān de shēng líng 。
那漫天风雨中，不光光是世间的生灵。
He just kept screaming.
gèng yǒu shì jiān yī qiè cún zài de guò wǎng jì yì ！
更有世间一切存在的过往记忆！
The piercing sound echoed around, and Li Buren frowned slightly.
zòng shǐ líng xìng fēi fán ， lǐ fán yě jī hū yào mí shī zài zhè chǎng dà yǔ zhī zhōng 。 chè dǐ shī qù zì wǒ 。
纵使灵性非凡，李凡也几乎要迷失在这场大雨之中。彻底失去自我。
He realized that this scream wasn't due to the Supreme Immortal's incompetence or rage. The power of Lord Shouqiu's essence shadow, which he was using, became somewhat chaotic as it resonated.
hǎo zài guān jiàn shí hòu ， fēng yǔ zhòu tíng 。
好在关键时候，风雨骤停。
The characteristic of dispersing all great principles was activated to its extreme.
nà lìng rén sī zhī shēng wèi de guāng yǐng zhī yǔ ， jìng hǎo sì cóng lái méi yǒu fā shēng guò yī yàng ， shà shí jiān xiāo shī de wú yǐng wú zōng 。
那令人思之生畏的光影之雨，竟好似从来没有发生过一样，霎时间消失的无影无踪。
Even if Li Buren tried to strangle him, he couldn't stop his voice from escaping.
wéi yǒu lǐ fán jǐ jìn xū tuō de zhuàng kuàng ， shuō míng zhè yī qiè bìng fēi shì tā de cuò jué 。
唯有李凡几近虚脱的状况，说明这一切并非是他的错觉。
It seemed like a roar from before the birth of heaven and earth, growing louder with the emergence of this world. It wanted to revert everything back to its original state.
liáng jiǔ zhī hòu ， lǐ fán cái xīn yǒu yú jì de shāo wēi huī fù guò lái 。
良久之后，李凡才心有余悸的稍微恢复过来。
To return everything to the time when Wuji existed.
“ gāng gāng nà shì ……”
“刚刚那是……”
Lord Shouqiu's essence shadow was not Lord Shouqiu himself. The five essence shadows he left behind hadn't transcended the heavens and earth; they still had a "passing on of Dao" function.
suǒ yǒu yì biàn ， jiù fā shēng zài lǐ fán tǐ nèi 。
所有异变，就发生在李凡体内。
In the Supreme Immortal's furious roar, which aimed to cleanse all great principles, even this essence shadow seemed to struggle slightly.
suī bǐ shí yǒu xiē cuò shǒu bù jí ， dàn yī fān huí wàng zhī hòu ， lǐ fán hái shì yǐn yǐn míng bái jiū jìng fā shēng le hé shì 。
虽彼时有些措手不及，但一番回望之后，李凡还是隐隐明白究竟发生了何事。
But Li Furong remained calm.
bù yóu xīn zhōng yī tiào ， jīng hài nán yán 。
不由心中一跳，惊骇难言。
His connection with his main body was re-established. He knew that his master was about to act again.
“ shì wǒ de tuī lùn ， zhōng yú yǐn fā le 【 hái zhēn 】 zhēn zhèng de sī xù ？”
“是我的推论，终于引发了【还真】真正的思绪？”
Over the vast land of Xuanhuang, Li Furong sliced through the air once more.
“ tā de yì niàn shí zài tài guò páng dà ， jǐn jǐn shì sī xù qǐ fú dài qǐ de yú bō ， jiù yào jiāng wǒ sī chéng wú shù suì piàn ！”
“祂的意念实在太过庞大，仅仅是思绪起伏带起的余波，就要将我撕成无数碎片！”
It felt as if he had been kicked hard, and the Supreme Immortal's voice abruptly stopped.
lǐ fán jié lì xiǎng yào zhèn dìng xià lái 。
李凡竭力想要镇定下来。
Li Furong didn't give the Supreme Immortal any chance to catch his breath. The "True Also False" blade kept slicing continuously.
dàn shì tīng wén wú shàng qiáng zhě de kě bù ， yǔ zhēn zhèng qiè shēn jīng lì guò yī cì ， jué duì shì liǎng zhǒng bù tóng de gài niàn 。
但是听闻无上强者的可怖，与真正切身经历过一次，绝对是两种不同的概念。
Each time this ethereal blade struck the Supreme Immortal, it seemed like a real entity fell.
fǎng fú shēn tǐ 、 shén hún dōu zài gāng gāng de kuáng fēng zhòu yǔ zhōng bèi liú xià le yìn jì ， měi měi huí xiǎng ， dōu wǎn ruò shēn lín qí jìng 。 nán yǐ hū xī ， xīn tiào zhòu tíng ， dà hán lín lí ……
仿佛身体、神魂都在刚刚的狂风骤雨中被留下了印记，每每回想，都宛若身临其境。难以呼吸，心跳骤停，大汗淋漓……
The pain the Supreme Immortal suffered was strangely thousands or even tens of thousands of times more intense than that of ordinary people!
zhǒng zhǒng běn néng de fǎn yìng ， cì dì fā shēng 。
种种本能的反应，次第发生。
When Li Furong had tested immortals from Xuanhuang with his experiments before, even when their essence was completely depleted, they showed no special reactions.
yòu jīng lì le yī cì fēng yǔ de xǐ lǐ ， lǐ fán zhōng yú lǎo shí xià lái 。
又经历了一次风雨的洗礼，李凡终于老实下来。
But on the Supreme Immortal, it felt like he was being cut alive!
kòng zhì zhù zì jǐ de xīn shén ， bù zài hú sī luàn xiǎng 。
控制住自己的心神，不再胡思乱想。
After a few breaths, the Supreme Immortal was in critical condition.
“ nán guài 【 hái zhēn 】 suī yǒu yì shí ， què yì zhí yǐ lái dōu biǎo xiàn de shí fēn chén mò guǎ yán 。 jǐn yǒu jǐ cì de yì shí bō dòng ， yě quán dōu shì biǎo xiàn chū jiǎn dān de qíng xù 。”
“难怪【还真】虽有意识，却一直以来都表现的十分沉默寡言。仅有几次的意识波动，也全都是表现出简单的情绪。”
Only then did he realize and weakly tried to call out for help.
“ bú shì tā bù xiè gēn wǒ gōu tōng 。”
“不是祂不屑跟我沟通。”
But Li Furong mercilessly sliced him down with his final blow.
"Is that… what just happened?"
All the changes had taken place within Li Furong's body. Although he was caught off guard at first, after a thorough review, he vaguely understood what had occurred.
A wave of shock ran through him as he could hardly express his feelings in words.
"Has my hypothesis finally triggered True Zhen's true thoughts?"
"The magnitude of his thoughts is simply too immense; even the ripples caused by fluctuations in his thoughts would tear me to shreds!"
Li Furong made every effort to calm down. However, hearing about a terrifying powerful being and experiencing it firsthand were two entirely different concepts.
It felt as if his body and soul had been marked by the fierce storm just now. Every time he recalled it, it was as if he were right there, unable to breathe, with a racing heart, and drenched in sweat...
All these instinctive reactions occurred one after another.
After enduring another baptism of rain and wind, Li Furong finally calmed down.
He controlled his mind and stopped indulging in random thoughts.
"Of course, True Zhen has remained silent despite having consciousness. The few times it showed signs of awareness were all simple emotional fluctuations."
"It's not that He doesn't want to communicate with me."
"But… I can't bear the cost required for communication!"
After all, Li Furong was already a semi-immortal now. Apart from lacking immortal essence, his strength surpassed even ordinary true immortals by much.
But he couldn't even withstand True Zhen's thoughts…
Even Lord Shouqiu, who could resist the Diaoan Annihilation Tribulation, didn't feel this vast difference in power.
Only when facing the Infinite Sea did Li Furong experience such a sense of helplessness.
"True Zhen's true strength… is actually…"
Li Furong remained silent for a long time. Every time he thought he had seen True Zhen's limits, reality would tell him that what he saw was just an insignificant hill in a vast mountain range.
Because he was within the mountains and obscured by towering peaks, it was hard to see the overall picture of the mountain range.
Now, with the mountain range trembling, almost causing heaven and earth to overturn, Li Furong could finally glimpse the true face of the mountains.
"At least, this indicates something."
"My hypothesis has triggered True Zhen's thoughts. It suggests that I'm getting closer to the truth."
Li Furong took a deep breath.
When he looked at the Supreme Immortal again, his mindset was completely different.
"I didn't hoard the treasure for myself."
"On the contrary, we are in this for mutual benefit."
"You claim to be an incarnation of Wuji, but trying to insert yourself like that is too naive!"
"Did True Zhen not examine you?"
"It's just that it wasn't worth your attention!"
In the torrential rain and fierce storm caused by True Zhen's thoughts, Li Furong vaguely saw memories of the entire world.
"When fake becomes real, reality can become fake. These memories might be the reason for this transformation."
The Supreme Immortal was an innate being, so he had been observed by True Zhen much earlier.
But since True Zhen didn't choose him, it means that this Supreme Immortal wasn't qualified!
"Reaching True Zhen's goals won't be easy."
"The further back in time we go to reconstruct the past, the greater the resistance might be."
"And it can't be done just once or twice."
"Supreme Immortal of Heavenly Capital…"
"Wuji is even before Taiyi. His arrogance is immense; he wants me to hand over True Zhen!"
"I'll let you see how much True Zhen I can withstand first!"
In a few breaths, Li Furong, who had recovered fully, pointed at the Supreme Immortal of Heavenly Capital from afar.
His finger was like scissors, slicing through the air.
"Following my master, I've seen the rise and fall of the immortal world. This treasure has long been mentioned in ancient tales of the primordial immortals, known to the earliest powerful beings. However, it's too ethereal, with no one ever truly seeing it."
"So, the entire immortal world gradually forgot its existence. Only my master and the Sage Kings Lian Shan and Gui Hai occasionally reminisced about the past when they chatted idly."
"When the Diaoan Annihilation Tribulation approached, after trying all possible methods but finding them useless, immortals in the immortal world finally remembered this tale from history…"
The Supreme Immortal of Heavenly Capital continued to boast about his "depth" to Li Buren.
Just as he was speaking, his figure suddenly paused, filled with shock and suspicion.
Ordinary people wouldn't sense any weakening of their essence.
But the Supreme Immortal was an innate being; his body and soul were perfectly unified.
The missing thread was immediately detected by him.
"What did you do?!"
The Supreme Immortal's voice sounded sharp, laced with anger and fear as he asked.
Li Buren remained expressionless and shrugged.
He still said the same old line: "I don't know anything."
This time, Li Buren wasn't lying. He genuinely didn't know what Li Furong had done.
When True Zhen's thoughts erupted, his connection to the main body was temporarily interrupted and hadn't recovered yet.
Even though this incarnation of him was linked through a projected Dao network and inherited from Lord Shouqiu's essence shadow, it couldn't prevent this separation.
The Supreme Immortal's expression changed rapidly as he searched for the lost "essence."
For an innate being like him, the completeness of his essence seemed to be extremely important.
Fear gradually crept onto his face. His expression began to distort as he started shouting at Li Buren.
He even forgot about the "treasure" he had been so eager for.
"Give it back to me!"
He just kept screaming.
The piercing sound echoed around, and Li Buren frowned slightly.
He realized that this scream wasn't due to the Supreme Immortal's incompetence or rage. The power of Lord Shouqiu's essence shadow, which he was using, became somewhat chaotic as it resonated.
The characteristic of dispersing all great principles was activated to its extreme.
Even if Li Buren tried to strangle him, he couldn't stop his voice from escaping.
It seemed like a roar from before the birth of heaven and earth, growing louder with the emergence of this world. It wanted to revert everything back to its original state.
To return everything to the time when Wuji existed.
Lord Shouqiu's essence shadow was not Lord Shouqiu himself. The five essence shadows he left behind hadn't transcended the heavens and earth; they still had a "passing on of Dao" function.
In the Supreme Immortal's furious roar, which aimed to cleanse all great principles, even this essence shadow seemed to struggle slightly.
But Li Furong remained calm.
His connection with his main body was re-established. He knew that his master was about to act again.
Over the vast land of Xuanhuang, Li Furong sliced through the air once more.
It felt as if he had been kicked hard, and the Supreme Immortal's voice abruptly stopped.
Li Furong didn't give the Supreme Immortal any chance to catch his breath. The "True Also False" blade kept slicing continuously.
Each time this ethereal blade struck the Supreme Immortal, it seemed like a real entity fell.
The pain the Supreme Immortal suffered was strangely thousands or even tens of thousands of times more intense than that of ordinary people!
When Li Furong had tested immortals from Xuanhuang with his experiments before, even when their essence was completely depleted, they showed no special reactions.
But on the Supreme Immortal, it felt like he was being cut alive!
After a few breaths, the Supreme Immortal was in critical condition.
Only then did he realize and weakly tried to call out for help.
But Li Furong mercilessly sliced him down with his final blow.