hái zhēn zhī zhǎn guò hòu ， yī piàn jì jìng wú shēng 。
还真之斩过后，一片寂静无声。
After the mental storm of "True Reality," Li Fan felt his comprehension had improved significantly, even with the concept of "Wu Ji" (Nothingness). He found a familiar sensation when dealing with Wu Ji, as if he had encountered it before in some distant past life.
dà fǎ shī jiù fǎng fú bèi dòng jié le shì de ， shén qíng níng gù 。 zuì zhōng hái shì méi yǒu lái de jí jiāng nà jù 「 jiù wǒ 」 hǎn chū kǒu ， tā de shēn qū rú tóng bèi méng shàng le yī céng huī sè ， biàn dé àn dàn xià qù 。
大法师就仿佛被冻结了似的，神情凝固。最终还是没有来的及将那句「救我」喊出口，他的身躯如同被蒙上了一层灰色，变得黯淡下去。
He focused on the tip of his finger, and a faint gray light appeared. This light was originally stabilizing the fundamental laws of the universe but suddenly became chaotic. The gray light formed an absolute void where only gray light existed.
lǐ bù rén méi yǒu diào yǐ qīng xīn ， yīn wèi dà fǎ shī de shēng mìng jì xiàng hái méi yǒu xiāo shī 。 dàn guān chá le hǎo yī huì hòu ， tā zhōng yú què dìng duì fāng yīng gāi bú huì zài dòng tán le 。
李不仁没有掉以轻心，因为大法师的生命迹象还没有消失。但观察了好一会后，他终于确定对方应该不会再动弹了。
In just three breaths, Li Fan consumed the power of one Wu Ji projection from the Xuan Huang World. The rapid consumption of energy made it difficult to circulate, and since he didn't have infinite abilities, he could only briefly test this ability before dissipating the gray light.
líng xìng bèi xuē zhì jí diǎn de dà fǎ shī ， suī méi yǒu sǐ qù 。 què huà zuò le wǎn ruò shí xiàng yī yàng de dōng xī 。
灵性被削至极点的大法师，虽没有死去。却化作了宛若石像一样的东西。
The immense energy expenditure left him feeling extremely exhausted, far more than when he had previously used "False as True" to transform the Daoist stone mother. He felt like he had experienced multiple lifetimes in just a few moments.
shí xiàng sì zhōu ， yī jiù shì zhū bān dà dào de jìn qū 。
石像四周，依旧是诸般大道的禁区。
Li Fan realized that he couldn't overuse this ability but could use it effectively during critical moments to save his life. As long as he hadn't transcended the realms of Shan and Hai, he could largely ignore these powers.
「 dà dào tuì sàn 」 de xiào yìng ， bìng bù bǐ gāng gāng dà fǎ shī shàng zài shí ruò shàng duō shǎo 。 zhǐ shì méi yǒu zài kè yì zhēn duì shuí ， ér shì zì rán de cháo zhe zhōu zāo sàn fà zì shēn tè xìng 。 yīn ér lǐ bù rén néng gòu miǎn qiǎng wéi chí shēn qū bù sàn 。
「大道退散」的效应，并不比刚刚大法师尚在时弱上多少。只是没有再刻意针对谁，而是自然的朝着周遭散发自身特性。因而李不仁能够勉强维持身躯不散。
He thought about how the power of Wu Ji was almost unaffected by one's cultivation level, which explained why the Great Daoist King seemed so carefree despite living for countless years. His body was protected by Wu Ji, making most events in the world irrelevant to him. This also meant he didn't need to engage in complex strategies or overthink things.
tā dīng zhe zhè zūn shí xiàng ， zǐ xì guān chá 。 xǔ jiǔ zhī hòu zhōng yú pǐn chū diǎn wèi dào lái 。
他盯着这尊石像，仔细观察。许久之后终于品出点味道来。
Perhaps it would be better for him to remain as a child of some important figure.
「 kàn lái dà fǎ shī bìng méi yǒu shuō huǎng 。」
「看来大法师并没有说谎。」
After leaving the Great Daoist King's body, the myriad traces of Daoian annihilation reconnected with the universe and replenished themselves. Countless manifestations of Daoian annihilation hid within the vast black aura of Mo Shi’s immortal soul.
「 tā guǒ rán gēn xiān tiān zhī qián de wú jí ， yǒu zhe mò dà guān lián 。 shèn zhì ， dōu yǒu kě néng gēn shòu zú de 【 tài gǔ dào xíng 】 nà bān ， zhí jiē shì dà dào xiǎn huà 。」
「他果然跟先天之前的无极，有着莫大关联。甚至，都有可能跟兽族的【太古道形】那般，直接是大道显化。」
In the Shuo Star Sea, Li Fan obtained a cultivation technique called "The Presence of the Great Dao" to refine his body. The closer one was to the Great Dao, the more like dust and dirt they became. However, the physical body needed unimaginable trials to bear the weight of the Dao.
「 bú duì ……」
「不对……」
Compared to Mo Shi's immortal soul absorbing different Dao principles, it was much easier for him. Perhaps he could first adapt his physical body to Mo Shi’s characteristics.
lián xiǎng qǐ dà fǎ shī zhī qián de shuō cí ， yǐ jí tā suī rán huó le wàn wàn zài ， què yī jiù shí fēn 「 yòu zhì 」。 lǐ bù rén cāi cè ， dà fǎ shī huò xǔ bìng fēi shì dān chún kào zì jǐ ér wán chéng de xiǎn huà 。
联想起大法师之前的说辞，以及他虽然活了万万载，却依旧十分「幼稚」。李不仁猜测，大法师或许并非是单纯靠自己而完成的显化。
Li Fan felt a slight vitality in his body, and numerous thoughts emerged. He didn't dare to experiment on himself but instead let Li Ren do the tests.
ér shì kào de tā rén diǎn bō 。
而是靠的他人点拨。
With his physical body completely destroyed, all that remained of Li Ren was a projection of the Dao network. This allowed him to test the transformed Mo Shi's immortal soul.
「 wú jí zhī hòu ， tiān dì nǎi shēng 。 dà fǎ shī de 【 wú jí 】， dí què bù jiǎ 。 néng yǒu zī gé diǎn bō tā zhè děng xiān tiān shēng líng de ， kǒng pà wéi yǒu nà xiān jiè sì shèng jūn le 。」
「无极之后，天地乃生。大法师的【无极】，的确不假。能有资格点拨他这等先天生灵的，恐怕唯有那仙界四圣君了。」
Li Fan shot a drop of blood towards Li Ren. After consuming it, the silver-luminous Dao network began to move as the flesh and blood stirred.
「 lián shān ， guī hǎi ……」
「连山，归海……」
From this crude creation, Li Ren’s physical body was formed without any divine treasures added. The body was extremely weak but quickly became different when Mo Shi's black aura merged with it.
「 sì shèng jūn ， kě zhuī sù dào xiān jiè dàn shēng zhī chū 。 shèn zhì zhěng gè xiān de xiū xíng tǐ xì ， dōu shì tā men suǒ chuàng zào de 。 dà fǎ shī zuò wéi wú jí zhī dào zài tiān dì kāi pì hòu de yì diǎn cán liú ， bèi tā men fā xiàn ， ér hòu diǎn huà chéng rén 。」
「四圣君，可追溯到仙界诞生之初。甚至整个仙的修行体系，都是他们所创造的。大法师作为无极之道在天地开辟后的一点残留，被他们发现，而后点化成人。」
Even if Li Fan had combined with Mo Shi in his cultivation, he couldn't integrate such destructive energy into a flesh and blood body. But now, Mo Shi wasn’t just about destruction; it had integrated various Dao paths within the world.
lǐ bù rén sī cǔn zhe ， yǐ jīng shì xú xú jiān jiāng dà fǎ shī de guò qù huán yuán 。
李不仁思忖着，已经是徐徐间将大法师的过去还原。
First tested was the basic Five Elements Dao.
「 wú jí 。」 tā chuǎi mó zhe qián fāng shí xiàng shēn shàng yǒng dòng de nà gǔ qí tè lì liàng 。
「无极。」他揣摩着前方石像身上涌动的那股奇特力量。
Five similar yet distinct black auras continuously rotated and merged. Li Fan knew this process well from his previous lifetimes, so he smoothly transplanted this black vortex into Li Ren's body.
rú guǒ shuō xiān jiè shèng jūn cì yǔ le dà fǎ shī shēng mìng de huà ， nà me lǐ fán zé shì yī dāo dāo jiāng dà fǎ shī de 「 shēng mìng 」 zhǎn qù 。
如果说仙界圣君赐予了大法师生命的话，那么李凡则是一刀刀将大法师的「生命」斩去。
The weak physical body slowly disintegrated due to Mo Shi’s destructive nature, becoming riddled with holes in an instant. It looked terrifying.
yòu jiāng qí biàn zuò le tā yuán běn yīng yǒu de zhuàng tài 。
又将其变作了他原本应有的状态。
However, a small part of the body persisted thanks to the Five Elements characteristics within Mo Shi and gradually rebuilt itself.
méi yǒu le zì shēn yù niàn 、 sī xiǎng ， zhǐ shì chún cuì de 【 wú jí 】。
没有了自身欲念、思想，只是纯粹的【无极】。
After some time, Li Ren conducted various tests and concluded that this new body not only had strong bearing capacity for Daoist principles but also had decent resistance against Daoian annihilation.
wú jí gēn dà dào yǎn huà de shì jiè ， zhù dìng shì hù xiāng bù róng de 。 dà fǎ shī shēng qián hái néng yì zhì zì jǐ de lì liàng ， dàn zài tā xiāo shī zhī hòu ， wú jí zhī lì jiù shī qù le shù fù 。 kāi shǐ zhú jiàn cháo zhe zhōu wéi kuò sàn 。
无极跟大道衍化的世界，注定是互相不容的。大法师生前还能抑制自己的力量，但在他消失之后，无极之力就失去了束缚。开始逐渐朝着周围扩散。
When Li Fan fully utilized the power of the Guardian of the Peak's projection, leaving only the primordial bone and Hunger Immortal Pillar to support them, his instinctive fear before the impending Daoyan劫难 (Great Dao Annihilation) was much weaker.
zhè shì yī zhǒng qū shì 。
这是一种趋势。
"Even if it’s like a flood, we can still swim. Although we will eventually be swallowed, we can at least hold on for a while," Li Fan thought with joy.
jiù xiàng dào shēng dào miè 、 dào zhǎng dào xiāo yì bān ， shǔ yú tiān dì dà dào zì shēn de 「 mìng shù 」， wú kě zǔ dǎng 。
就像道生道灭、道长道消一般，属于天地大道自身的「命数」，无可阻挡。
He knew that surviving the Daoyan劫难 required transcending masters, but he had achieved almost the same result using Mo Shi's immortal soul as a shortcut.
「 ruò shì rèn yóu qí màn yán ，【 yuán chū 】 kě néng xìng jiù yào yǐ xuán huáng jiè wèi zhōng xīn ， zhòng kāi dì huǒ shuǐ fēng le 。」
「若是任由其蔓延，【原初】可能性就要以玄黄界为中心，重开地火水风了。」
More importantly, now Li Ren’s body only contained the Five Elements nature of Mo Shi. In the future, by gradually integrating all the Daoist paths into his body, perhaps he could face the Daoyan wave without flinching.
「 bù guò zhè zhǒng huǐ miè ， gēn dào yān zhī jié hái shì yǒu zhe hěn dà de bù tóng 。 zhè shì shǔ yú tiān dì zì shēng de yǎn huà ， dú tè de lún huí xún huán 。 jiù suàn zhòng guī wú jí ， ruò gān nián hòu ， zǒng yǒu tiān dì zhòng kāi de nà yī rì 。 dàn ruò shì bèi dào yān zhī jié tūn mò ……」
「不过这种毁灭，跟道湮之劫还是有着很大的不同。这是属于天地自生的衍化，独特的轮回循环。就算重归无极，若干年后，总有天地重开的那一日。但若是被道湮之劫吞没……」
However, this would be a long process. Li Fan left this task to Li Ren and decided to resolve all the hidden dangers in Xuan Huang World at once.
「 nà jiù shì yǒng yuǎn de jì miè le 。」
「那就是永远的寂灭了。」
Silver light enveloped him like a coat, covering his entire body. This silver light was Wu Ji's power.
lǐ bù rén méi yǒu bèi wú jí de lì liàng bī tuì ， ér shì zài dù duō diào yòng le xiē shǒu qiū gōng xū yǐng de lì liàng ， jǐn kě néng de jiāng wú jí de mí sàn sù dù gěi yì zhì 。
李不仁没有被无极的力量逼退，而是再度多调用了些守丘公虚影的力量，尽可能的将无极的弥散速度给抑制。
Li Fan’s destination was the Dark Sea deep within the Xuan Huang World. The darkness that could devour everything retreated before this silver light, illuminating the ancient and eternal blackness.
suī rán chǔ lǐ diào dà fǎ shī yǒu xiē má fán ， dàn tā jì rán yǐ jīng cāi cè dào le lǐ fán kě néng yōng yǒu 【 hái zhēn 】， nà jiù méi yǒu ràng tā jì xù huó zhe de dào lǐ 。
虽然处理掉大法师有些麻烦，但他既然已经猜测到了李凡可能拥有【还真】，那就没有让他继续活着的道理。
Walking through it, Li Fan felt no fear as he had in previous lifetimes. He explored the shallow layers of the Dark Sea but found nothing special.
gèng hé kuàng ， gāng gāng zuì hòu shí kè ， dà fǎ shī yǐ jīng shì zài kāi kǒu qiú yuán le 。
更何况，刚刚最后时刻，大法师已经是在开口求援了。
He continued towards the deeper areas where the true intention for survival lay.
ruò shì ràng tā hǎn chū nà zuì hòu yī wèi xìng cún de shèng jūn shī bó ， zòng shǐ yǒu zhe shǒu qiū gōng xū yǐng bì yòu ， lǐ fán yě yào bèi pò láng bèi hái zhēn le 。
若是让他喊出那最后一位幸存的圣君师伯，纵使有着守丘公虚影庇佑，李凡也要被迫狼狈还真了。
The prohibitions left by Xuan Tian Wang and his teachings were not needed to be broken by Li Fan. Under the light, they dispersed on their own, offering no hindrance.
「 chū xiàn cǐ biàn gù ， wán quán shì yīn wèi dī gū le dà fǎ shī de chū shēn 。 bù guò yě bú shì wǒ qīng dí le ， shuí néng xiǎng dào ， gēn xuán tiān wáng dǎ dī yǒu lái yǒu huí de tiān dōu dà fǎ shī ， lái tou jìng rán zhè me dà 。 bù jǐn jǐn qiān chě dào le xiān jiè ， hái shì xiān tiān shēng líng ……」 lǐ fán běn zūn mìng lìng lǐ bù rén zàn qiě dūn shǒu zhe dà fǎ shī shí xiàng 。 zì jǐ zé shì tōng guò lǐ bù rén de shì jiǎo ， tóng bù guān chá gǎn wù 【 wú jí 】。 yī biān xīn zhōng yǒu xiē gǎn kǎi zhe 。
「出现此变故，完全是因为低估了大法师的出身。不过也不是我轻敌了，谁能想到，跟玄天王打的有来有回的天都大法师，来头竟然这么大。不仅仅牵扯到了仙界，还是先天生灵……」李凡本尊命令李不仁暂且蹲守着大法师石像。自己则是通过李不仁的视角，同步观察感悟【无极】。一边心中有些感慨着。
Again, he saw the vast power accumulated in the Dark Sea over thousands of years.
jí biàn ná xià le zhè me yī zūn chū shēn 、 bèi jǐng dōu guān jué 【 yuán chū 】 kě néng xìng de guì wù ，
即便拿下了这么一尊出身、背景都冠绝【原初】可能性的贵物，
Facing this energy like clouds in the sky, Li Fan paused. He was now a semi-immortal and looked at these energies with admiration rather than awe.
lǐ fán xīn zhōng yě méi yǒu bàn diǎn xīn xū 。
李凡心中也没有半点心虚。
"Immortals first became immortals because of 'Lian Shan' (Mountains)."
zài zhēn zhèng rèn zhī dào le 【 hái zhēn 】 de qiáng dà ， yǐ jí míng què le zì jǐ duì 【 hái zhēn 】 yǒu yòng 、 guān jiàn shí kè tā yīng gāi huì chū shǒu xiàng jiù de shì shí zhī hòu 。 jí biàn shì xiān jiè sì shèng jūn ， tā yě méi yǒu nà me wèi jù le 。
在真正认知到了【还真】的强大，以及明确了自己对【还真】有用、关键时刻祂应该会出手相救的事实之后。即便是仙界四圣君，他也没有那么畏惧了。
"Without mountains, there would be no immortals."
「 tiān dì dàn shēng zhī qián de wú jí zhuàng tài ， yī rán shǔ yú bāo hán yú kě néng xìng zhī nèi 。 hái zhēn yī niàn ， cóng wú dào yǒu ， gòu zhù kě néng xìng 。 shèn zhì hái néng huí dào tiān dì chū kāi zhī qián de shí jiān jié diǎn ……」
「天地诞生之前的无极状态，依然属于包含于可能性之内。还真一念，从无到有，构筑可能性。甚至还能回到天地初开之前的时间节点……」
"Immortal power..."
「 jiù shì shuō ， zhè 【 wú jí 】， tóng yàng yě náng kuò zài zhēn jiǎ zhī biàn de quán néng yǐ nèi 。」
「就是说，这【无极】，同样也囊扩在真假之变的权能以内。」
Looking at the peaks before him, Li Fan seemed to see the ancient immortals.
【 wú jí 】 pái chì shì jiān dà dào ， dàn duì yú líng jià yú chén shì zhī shàng cún zài lái shuō ， tā de zhè zhǒng pái chì tè xìng jiù dà dǎ zhé kòu le 。
【无极】排斥世间大道，但对于凌驾于尘世之上存在来说，它的这种排斥特性就大打折扣了。
"Immortals return!"
lǐ bù rén jiè zhù shǒu qiū xū yǐng ， néng gòu miǎn qiǎng lì zú 、 jìn gù 。
李不仁借助守丘虚影，能够勉强立足、禁锢。
He extended his right hand and gently grabbed.
ér lǐ fán ， píng jiè hái zhēn de lì liàng ， zé shì kě yǐ gǎn wù 。 shèn zhì néng jiāng qí huà wèi jǐ yòng ！
而李凡，凭借还真的力量，则是可以感悟。甚至能将其化为己用！
The Dark Sea instantly trembled as the accumulated dark energy rushed towards his palm.
After the mental storm of "True Reality," Li Fan felt his comprehension had improved significantly, even with the concept of "Wu Ji" (Nothingness). He found a familiar sensation when dealing with Wu Ji, as if he had encountered it before in some distant past life.
He focused on the tip of his finger, and a faint gray light appeared. This light was originally stabilizing the fundamental laws of the universe but suddenly became chaotic. The gray light formed an absolute void where only gray light existed.
In just three breaths, Li Fan consumed the power of one Wu Ji projection from the Xuan Huang World. The rapid consumption of energy made it difficult to circulate, and since he didn't have infinite abilities, he could only briefly test this ability before dissipating the gray light.
The immense energy expenditure left him feeling extremely exhausted, far more than when he had previously used "False as True" to transform the Daoist stone mother. He felt like he had experienced multiple lifetimes in just a few moments.
Li Fan realized that he couldn't overuse this ability but could use it effectively during critical moments to save his life. As long as he hadn't transcended the realms of Shan and Hai, he could largely ignore these powers.
He thought about how the power of Wu Ji was almost unaffected by one's cultivation level, which explained why the Great Daoist King seemed so carefree despite living for countless years. His body was protected by Wu Ji, making most events in the world irrelevant to him. This also meant he didn't need to engage in complex strategies or overthink things.
Perhaps it would be better for him to remain as a child of some important figure.
After leaving the Great Daoist King's body, the myriad traces of Daoian annihilation reconnected with the universe and replenished themselves. Countless manifestations of Daoian annihilation hid within the vast black aura of Mo Shi’s immortal soul.
In the Shuo Star Sea, Li Fan obtained a cultivation technique called "The Presence of the Great Dao" to refine his body. The closer one was to the Great Dao, the more like dust and dirt they became. However, the physical body needed unimaginable trials to bear the weight of the Dao.
Compared to Mo Shi's immortal soul absorbing different Dao principles, it was much easier for him. Perhaps he could first adapt his physical body to Mo Shi’s characteristics.
Li Fan felt a slight vitality in his body, and numerous thoughts emerged. He didn't dare to experiment on himself but instead let Li Ren do the tests.
With his physical body completely destroyed, all that remained of Li Ren was a projection of the Dao network. This allowed him to test the transformed Mo Shi's immortal soul.
Li Fan shot a drop of blood towards Li Ren. After consuming it, the silver-luminous Dao network began to move as the flesh and blood stirred.
From this crude creation, Li Ren’s physical body was formed without any divine treasures added. The body was extremely weak but quickly became different when Mo Shi's black aura merged with it.
Even if Li Fan had combined with Mo Shi in his cultivation, he couldn't integrate such destructive energy into a flesh and blood body. But now, Mo Shi wasn’t just about destruction; it had integrated various Dao paths within the world.
First tested was the basic Five Elements Dao.
Five similar yet distinct black auras continuously rotated and merged. Li Fan knew this process well from his previous lifetimes, so he smoothly transplanted this black vortex into Li Ren's body.
The weak physical body slowly disintegrated due to Mo Shi’s destructive nature, becoming riddled with holes in an instant. It looked terrifying.
However, a small part of the body persisted thanks to the Five Elements characteristics within Mo Shi and gradually rebuilt itself.
After some time, Li Ren conducted various tests and concluded that this new body not only had strong bearing capacity for Daoist principles but also had decent resistance against Daoian annihilation.
When Li Fan fully utilized the power of the Guardian of the Peak's projection, leaving only the primordial bone and Hunger Immortal Pillar to support them, his instinctive fear before the impending Daoyan劫难 (Great Dao Annihilation) was much weaker.
"Even if it’s like a flood, we can still swim. Although we will eventually be swallowed, we can at least hold on for a while," Li Fan thought with joy.
He knew that surviving the Daoyan劫难 required transcending masters, but he had achieved almost the same result using Mo Shi's immortal soul as a shortcut.
More importantly, now Li Ren’s body only contained the Five Elements nature of Mo Shi. In the future, by gradually integrating all the Daoist paths into his body, perhaps he could face the Daoyan wave without flinching.
However, this would be a long process. Li Fan left this task to Li Ren and decided to resolve all the hidden dangers in Xuan Huang World at once.
Silver light enveloped him like a coat, covering his entire body. This silver light was Wu Ji's power.
Li Fan’s destination was the Dark Sea deep within the Xuan Huang World. The darkness that could devour everything retreated before this silver light, illuminating the ancient and eternal blackness.
Walking through it, Li Fan felt no fear as he had in previous lifetimes. He explored the shallow layers of the Dark Sea but found nothing special.
He continued towards the deeper areas where the true intention for survival lay.
The prohibitions left by Xuan Tian Wang and his teachings were not needed to be broken by Li Fan. Under the light, they dispersed on their own, offering no hindrance.
Again, he saw the vast power accumulated in the Dark Sea over thousands of years.
Facing this energy like clouds in the sky, Li Fan paused. He was now a semi-immortal and looked at these energies with admiration rather than awe.
"Immortals first became immortals because of 'Lian Shan' (Mountains)."
"Without mountains, there would be no immortals."
"Immortal power..."
Looking at the peaks before him, Li Fan seemed to see the ancient immortals.
"Immortals return!"
He extended his right hand and gently grabbed.
The Dark Sea instantly trembled as the accumulated dark energy rushed towards his palm.