zài dé zhèng bàn xiān zhī qián ， lǐ fán jiù céng jīng jǐ dù lì yòng wú miàn shí xiàng ， diào yòng guò zhè yōu àn zhī lì 。 kě yǐ shuō duì qí shí fēn shú xī 。
在得证半仙之前，李凡就曾经几度利用无面石像，调用过这幽暗之力。可以说对其十分熟悉。
Before the dark star sea, Li Fan absorbed all the light points into his hand and condensed them into a ball of light. After observing for some time, he finally felt a familiar sensation.
rú jīn dēng lín bàn xiān ， zì jǐ zhuā bǔ zhè yōu àn zhī hǎi nèi jī xù duō nián de néng liàng ， yě shì shǒu dào qín lái 。
如今登临半仙，自己抓捕这幽暗之海内积蓄多年的能量，也是手到擒来。
"Is this...?"
lǐ fán bìng fēi yōu àn zhī lì de zhǔ rén 。 yīn cǐ zài bèi bǔ huò guò chéng zhōng ， tā men yě biǎo xiàn chū xiē jí dà de kàng jù 。 dàn lǐ fán zǎo yǐ jīn fēi xī bǐ ， yī lì jiàng shí huì zhī xià ， yōu àn zhī lì de fǎn kàng jiē shì wú yòng gōng 。
李凡并非幽暗之力的主人。因此在被捕获过程中，它们也表现出些极大的抗拒。但李凡早已今非昔比，一力降十会之下，幽暗之力的反抗皆是无用功。
"Potentiality? No, it's not that high. It's much lower than 'True Potentiality'."
quán dōu guāi guāi lái dào lǐ fán zhǎng zhōng 。
全都乖乖来到李凡掌中。
"But it is still to some extent the gathering of cultivation talent."
yīn shì cóng zhēn xiān shī hái zhōng yùn yù chū de “ jìn xiān zhī lì ”， gù ér jū rán jù bèi le xiē lèi sì xiān lì “ wú xiàn ” de xìng zhì 。 huì jù yú lǐ fán zhǎng xīn zhī zhōng ， sì hū méi yǒu zhǐ jìng de bù duàn yā suō 。
因是从真仙尸骸中孕育出的“近仙之力”，故而居然具备了些类似仙力“无限”的性质。汇聚于李凡掌心之中，似乎没有止境的不断压缩。
After merging the light ball with the black ball formed by the dark sea, Li Fan seemed to have already figured out what was going on.
dāng zhěng gè yōu àn zhī hǎi quán dōu bèi lǐ fán suǒ xī shōu ， biàn dé bù zài huì àn zhī jì 。 lǐ fán de zhǎng xīn ， yě zhǐ bù guò duō le yī kē qī hēi què yòu dài zhe diǎn shǎn liàng de xiǎo yuán zhū 。
当整个幽暗之海全都被李凡所吸收，变得不再晦暗之际。李凡的掌心，也只不过多了一颗漆黑却又带着点闪亮的小圆珠。
"In the original setting, the myriad beings in the Xuan Huang realm were merely pieces on a chessboard. They had been designed from the beginning with various attributes such as height, appearance, talent, and temperament."
ér dāng chén diàn le xǔ jiǔ de hēi àn zhōng yú sàn qù ， lǐ fán yě dé yǐ kàn qīng chǔ ， cǐ dì de zhēn xiān yí hái 。
而当沉淀了许久的黑暗终于散去，李凡也得以看清楚，此地的真仙遗骸。
"These light balls are the natural talents bestowed upon the beings by the Xuan Huang realm's运转. Now that they have been absorbed by the dark sea, it is because the survival intent of the true cultivator sensed this power and instinctively wanted to seize it..."
yì huò zhě shuō ， yí hái de cán liú 。
亦或者说，遗骸的残留。
Li Fan frowned.
zhēn xiān de shī tǐ ， yǐ jīng bèi jù líng shēng xiān zhèn dàng zuò yǎng liào ， wán quán chōu gàn 。 zhǐ shèng xià bǐ yǐng zi hái yào dān bó de jǐ lǚ hén jì 。
真仙的尸体，已经被聚灵升仙阵当做养料，完全抽干。只剩下比影子还要单薄的几缕痕迹。
"Although the myriad beings in the Xuan Huang realm are like pieces on a chessboard, they are pieces controlled by the high-ranking figures in the immortal realm. A mere survival intent..."
ruò bú shì lǐ fán yǐ zhēn xiān zhī shì jū gāo lín xià ， guān chá rù wēi 。 kǒng pà dōu kàn bú jiàn zhè wèi yǔn luò zhēn xiān suǒ liú xià de zuì hòu yī sī hén jì 。
若不是李凡以真仙之势居高临下，观察入微。恐怕都看不见这位陨落真仙所留下的最后一丝痕迹。
He looked up at the existence within the Xuan Huang realm, attempting to emulate and plunder the talents of all beings. However, it was clear that this could not be done.
“ xiān guī qù xī ~”
“仙归去兮~”
"The survival intent of the true cultivator has been eliminated. The manifestation of such talent is still present."
lǐ fán dàn dàn zhù shì zhe yí hái cán yǐng xǔ jiǔ 。 hén jì tài guò cuì báo ， yì diǎn yǒu xiào de xìn xī yě wú fǎ liú xià 。
李凡淡淡注视着遗骸残影许久。痕迹太过脆薄，一点有效的信息也无法留下。
Li Fan suddenly recalled a discussion he had with Bai Hua and Qiao Gong about this topic before.
qīng qīng chuī le kǒu qì ， sòng qí chè dǐ xiāo sàn 。
轻轻吹了口气，送其彻底消散。
During the collapse of the Great Calamity, many cultivators had witnessed their hometowns falling into the immortal realm from afar. Everything disintegrated, forming an eerie twisted light circle. At the same time, there was a large amount of matter spewing out in the opposite direction. This substance could not be detected by either the naked eye or divine sense, but it did exist.
dào bú shì lǐ fán tū fā shàn xīn ， yào bāng zhè wèi gù qù de zhēn xiān chāo dù 。
倒不是李凡突发善心，要帮这位故去的真仙超度。
The ancestor of the immortal puppets in the Heavenly Mechanism Realm had also gradually deteriorated due to proximity to the immortal realm. At that time, Qiao Gong blamed his own "becoming dumber" as an excuse.
ér shì xiǎng yào jiè zhù qīng chú zhè lǚ hén jì wèi qì jī ， guān chá zhè piàn yōu àn zhī hǎi nèi ， shì fǒu hái yǒu qí tā de zhēn xiān cán yú 。
而是想要借助清除这缕痕迹为契机，观察这片幽暗之海内，是否还有其他的真仙残余。
"The Starving Immortal has been suppressed. The immortal realm no longer exists..."
méi yǒu yì wài jié guǒ 。
没有意外结果。
Li Fan flashed out and arrived in the starry sky outside the Xuan Huang realm.
chú le xià fāng de zhēn xiān qiú shēng zhī yì ， chuán lái jǐ shēng ruò yǒu ruò wú de sī hǒu zhī hòu 。 ruò dà de yōu àn zhī hǎi ， shèn zhì zhěng gè xuán huáng jiè 、 shí yàn chǎng wú shù xīng kōng ， dōu zài méi yǒu yǔ zhī xiāng hé de bō dòng le 。
除了下方的真仙求生之意，传来几声若有若无的嘶吼之后。偌大的幽暗之海，甚至整个玄黄界、实验场无数星空，都再没有与之相和的波动了。
He took half of the light points out here; they did not exhibit a flowing trend but simply floated quietly in space, seemingly unable to remain for long before fading away.
“ kàn lái zhè wèi zhēn xiān ， dà dǐ shì zhēn de sǐ le 。”
“看来这位真仙，大抵是真的死了。”
Before they completely dissipated, Li Fan collected them again.
yōu àn zhī hǎi nèi de jù líng shēng xiān zhèn bèi dǎ zào de zuì chū mù dì ， jiù shì wèi le zuò wéi xuán huáng jiè táo lí xiān xū de dòng lì yuán quán 。
幽暗之海内的聚灵升仙阵被打造的最初目的，就是为了作为玄黄界逃离仙墟的动力源泉。
Although this small ball of light seemed insignificant, if it were given entirely to one person, the cultivator's talent would likely be no weaker than that of Zhang Haibo or Xiao Fan.
ér xiàn zài de lǐ fán ， yǐ jīng néng píng jiè yī jǐ zhī lì ， jiāng xuán huáng jiè shēng shēng cóng xiān xū de xī yǐn zhōng gěi héng lā chū lái 。
而现在的李凡，已经能凭借一己之力，将玄黄界生生从仙墟的吸引中给横拉出来。
"It seems that the Xuan Huang realm has been too close to the immortal realm for too long. The world itself has developed such a characteristic."
tā néng biǎo xiàn chū lái de shí lì ， jí biàn shì yǒu bù fèn jiè zhù shǒu qiū xū yǐng 。 dàn zǒng guī shì yuǎn chāo guò zhěng piàn yōu àn zhī hǎi le 。
他能表现出来的实力，即便是有部分借助守丘虚影。但总归是远超过整片幽暗之海了。
"The potentiality and talents of all beings are being drawn towards the opposite direction of the immortal realm's gravitational pull, even if the immortal realm no longer exists, this trend cannot be completely reversed in the short term."
zhèn fú de guò chéng méi yǒu bō zhé ， yě zài qīng lǐ zhī zhōng 。
镇服的过程没有波折，也在清理之中。
After conducting several comparative experiments at multiple locations in the darkest star sea, Li Fan initially concluded.
lǐ fán jiāng shì xiàn ， kàn xiàng cǐ chù zuì hòu de cān yù 。
李凡将视线，看向此处最后的参与。
"There is still something else that could be causing this." He heaved a sigh of relief.
zhēn xiān qiú shēng zhī yì 。
真仙求生之意。
However, naturally, he felt curious about why this phenomenon occurred.
wǎn ruò kū zhī zhī yǐng ， yòu shì gōu lóu rén xíng 。 gǎn yìng dào lǐ fán de cún zài zhī hòu ， tā biǎo xiàn chū lái de ， jì yǒu xiē wèi jù 、 yòu yǒu xiē kě wàng 。
宛若枯枝之影，又似佝偻人形。感应到李凡的存在之后，它表现出来的，既有些畏惧、又有些渴望。
His understanding of the Starving Technique was the first after the Starving Immortal, aside from the original possibility. Therefore, he knew that when comprehending the Starving Technique, an all-consuming force would be generated around him.
jiù hǎo xiàng jiàn dào jìn shān dǎ liè zhī rén de lín zhōng yě shòu 。 àn zhōng guān chá ， zài táo lí gēn tān lán zhōng ， yáo bǎi bù dìng 。
就好像见到进山打猎之人的林中野兽。暗中观察，在逃离跟贪婪中，摇摆不定。
But he did not notice anything repelling this force and actively leaving it behind.
lǐ fán rú tóng wèi yǎng chǒng wù yì bān ， fēn chū zì jǐ de yī sī néng liàng ， cháo zhe zhēn xiān qiú shēng zhī yì tóu wèi 。
李凡如同喂养宠物一般，分出自己的一丝能量，朝着真仙求生之意投喂。
Verifying this matter wasn't difficult.
zhēn xiān qiú shēng zhī yì zài huán rào jǐ quān hòu ， shēng pà zhè shí wù liū zǒu shì de ， jiāng qí bāo guǒ 、 jǔ jué zhe tūn xià 。
真仙求生之意在环绕几圈后，生怕这食物溜走似的，将其包裹、咀嚼着吞下。
In the center of the darkest star sea, Li Fan cast a Starving character technique towards a nearby area.
lǐ fán jiàn zhuàng ， zuǐ jiǎo lù chū le dàn dàn de xiào róng 。
李凡见状，嘴角露出了淡淡的笑容。
Although not as powerful as the immortal realm's reformation, it still seemed to form a giant vortex suddenly appearing.
“ guǒ zhēn shì zhǐ shèng xià běn néng qiú shēng yì tú de chǔn dōng xī le 。”
“果真是只剩下本能求生意图的蠢东西了。”
The starry sea became turbulent once again.
“ mò shā xiān pò ， hái shì róng hé le tiān dì dà dào de bǎn běn 。 yòu qǐ shì nǐ néng qīng yì xiāo huà de 。”
“墨杀仙魄，还是融合了天地大道的版本。又岂是你能轻易消化的。”
Li Fan remained motionless in the waves and threw one group of dark people who had been howling with despair into the vortex one by one.
zhēn xiān qiú shēng zhī yì xiǎng cháng shì jiāng shí wù chī diào ， què wú lùn rú hé ， dōu wú fǎ jiāng duì fāng xuē jiǎn fēn háo 。
真仙求生之意想尝试将食物吃掉，却无论如何，都无法将对方削减分毫。
Despite their robust physique, able to fight cultivators back and forth, they could not withstand the power of the Starving character technique. They were all reduced to dust without any struggle.
ér qiě ， zhè dù zhōng de shí wù ， shèn zhì hái fǎn guò lái ， yào jiāng tā gěi cóng nèi bù tūn shì ！
而且，这肚中的食物，甚至还反过来，要将它给从内部吞噬！
Li Fan continued his observations without showing any emotion as he threw each individual in.
zhēn xiān qiú shēng zhī yì fā chū hài rén de sī hǒu ， rú shàng gǔ xiōng shòu bān 。
真仙求生之意发出骇人的嘶吼，如上古凶兽般。
Previously, he had never paid much attention to these spiritual substances, so it was normal to ignore them. But this time, after careful observation, Li Fan truly discovered the intangible substance.
rán ér rèn píng tā zěn me zhēng zhá ， dōu wú fǎ gēn mò shā xiān pò de lì liàng xiāng kàng héng 。
然而任凭它怎么挣扎，都无法跟墨杀仙魄的力量相抗衡。
Due to the fact that all of the dark people were descendants of the original Xuan Huang Great Heavenly Emperor, the amount of spiritual substance excreted from the vortex was not small.
wú zhù de zài yōu àn zhī hǎi zuì shēn chù fān gǔn 、 zhē teng 。
无助的在幽暗之海最深处翻滚、折腾。
Li Fan acted like a prospector, collecting all the spirituality.
dài dào chén āi luò dìng zhī hòu ， zhēn xiān qiú shēng zhī yì ， yǐ rán huà zuò le mò shā xiān pò wú shù dào xiāng zhòng de yī zhǒng 。
待到尘埃落定之后，真仙求生之意，已然化作了墨杀仙魄无数道相中的一种。
"Interesting. Why does comprehending the Starving Technique produce such an anomaly?"
lǐ fán hái xiǎng zhe néng fǒu zài zhè lǚ zhēn xiān cán cún yì niàn zhōng ， zhǎo dào xiē xǔ guò qù de jì yì 。
李凡还想着能否在这缕真仙残存意念中，找到些许过去的记忆。
"Perhaps it is related to the path itself."
dàn yī fān zǐ xì sōu xún zhī hòu ， fā xiàn shèng xià de jìn shì tūn shì 、 fù shēng děng běn néng niàn tou 。
但一番仔细搜寻之后，发现剩下的尽是吞噬、复生等本能念头。
Recalling the scene when suppressing the Starving Immortal, Li Fan remembered that even though the Starving Immortal was outmatched, he did not give up immediately. Instead, he fought with all his might.
“ kě xī le 。”
“可惜了。”
The struggle of the Starving Immortal, although futile, caught Li Fan's attention due to its eerie and profound voice: "I'm hungry; I'm so hungry."
“ méi néng nòng míng bái shēn mái zài yōu àn zhī hǎi hǎi dǐ de zhè wèi zhēn xiān de zhēn zhèng shēn fèn 。”
“没能弄明白身埋在幽暗之海海底的这位真仙的真正身份。”
It seemed more like a mysterious existence beyond the boundless path.
“ bù guò chōng qí liàng yě jiù shì wèi xún cháng zhēn xiān 。 wú guān jǐn yào le 。”
“不过充其量也就是位寻常真仙。无关紧要了。”
Desiring to devour mountains and seas, turning everything into sustenance for itself.
néng gòu huī shǒu zhèn yā wú míng zhī jìng ， rú jīn de lǐ fán yǐ jīng yǒu zī gé zhè me shuō le 。
能够挥手镇压无名之境，如今的李凡已经有资格这么说了。
Li Fan suddenly looked at the Starving Pillar again.
tā dǎ liàng zhe cǐ chù kōng dàng dàng de yōu àn zhī hǎi ， zhèng sī suǒ zhe zhè me dà de kòng yú kōng jiān ， jīn hòu gāi rú hé lì yòng qǐ lái 。
他打量着此处空荡荡的幽暗之海，正思索着这么大的空余空间，今后该如何利用起来。
"This path of hunger seems problematic."
què hū de yòu cóng cǐ chù ， gǎn dào le xiē xǔ mò míng néng liàng de shēng chéng 。
却忽的又从此处，感到了些许莫名能量的生成。
"Is it not one of the original possibilities? But rather, is it a usurper who has taken over?"
“ ń ？”
“嗯？”
Li Fan was hesitant but based on the current evidence, he was almost certain.
míng míng cǐ dì néng liàng de yuán tóu yǐ jīng quán bèi tā shōu qǔ ， zhè xīn shēng de yòu shì cóng hé ér lái ？
明明此地能量的源头已经全被他收取，这新生的又是从何而来？
"The spiritual substance is closely related to the creation of life. It subtly involves the foundation of possibility evolution. Although this outsider occupies the path superficially, they have not truly integrated."
lǐ fán yǒu xiē chà yì ， què méi yǒu huāng luàn 。
李凡有些诧异，却没有慌乱。
"Therefore, when devouring all things, such anomalies are produced."
shén niàn yī fān sōu suǒ zhī xià ， fā xiàn zhè wǎn ruò wú shù wēi ruò guāng diǎn de xì xiǎo néng liàng ， hè rán shì lái zì xuán huáng jiè gè chù 。
神念一番搜索之下，发现这宛若无数微弱光点的细小能量，赫然是来自玄黄界各处。
Proving his hypothesis could be found in the memories of the Starving Immortal.
zhè xiē guāng diǎn shèn zhì bǐ qǐ zhēn xiān yí hái de cán liú hái yào xì wēi 。
这些光点甚至比起真仙遗骸的残留还要细微。
The Starving Immortal had already transformed into a pillar, and Li Fan could browse through its past life. The final mystery was not far away.
ruò bú shì zài wán quán bèi chōu gàn de yōu àn zhī hǎi zhī zhōng zhòu rán chū xiàn ， lǐ fán yě huì xià yì shí jiāng qí hū lüè guò qù 。
若不是在完全被抽干的幽暗之海之中骤然出现，李凡也会下意识将其忽略过去。
"Since other beasts can escape from other possibilities, there is no reason to find it strange that there are other outsiders."
lǐ fán shè guò guāng diǎn ， fā xiàn chù pèng de shùn jiān ， zhè xiē guāng diǎn jiù rú tóng pào mò bān ， zhà liè xiāo shī 。
李凡摄过光点，发现触碰的瞬间，这些光点就如同泡沫般，炸裂消失。
"But viewed from the perspective of later arrivals, one would see how absurd this situation is."
yě sì hū bìng bù cún zài yú lǐ fán tǐ nèi 。 bù zhī qù wǎng le hé chù 。
也似乎并不存在于李凡体内。不知去往了何处。
"These outsiders are like those so-called transcendent true cultivators who escaped from the original possibility. They endured countless hardships and believed they had found a safe haven. But in the end, they still could not escape their fate."
chén yín jǐ xǔ hòu ， lǐ fán jiāng quán bù de guāng diǎn xī zài shǒu zhōng ， níng jù chéng guāng qiú 。 zǐ xì guān chá 。
沉吟几许后，李凡将全部的光点吸在手中，凝聚成光球。仔细观察。
"Or..."
dāng liàng jí shàng shēng dào yí dìng de céng miàn zhī hòu ， lǐ fán cái cóng zhōng gǎn dào mò míng de shú xī 。
当量级上升到一定的层面之后，李凡才从中感到莫名的熟悉。
Li Fan's eyes narrowed as images of countless possibilities flickered through his mind. With his current ability to deduce, even without knowing the specific identities of the parties involved, he could infer what happened based on the outcome.
“ zhè shì ……”
“这是……”
"These outsiders who escaped did not think this place was a final sanctuary but merely a temporary resting point. If they could escape once, they could do it again and again."
“ líng xìng ？”
“灵性？”
"At least, that's how they must have thought. Once the calamity of the path is upon them, they would try to escape again."
“ bú duì 。 hái qiān shè bú dào 【 hái zhēn 】 de céng miàn ， yào dī jí xǔ duō 。”
“不对。还牵涉不到【还真】的层面，要低级许多。”
"Resisting disasters requires both timing and unity. But if there are such innate escapees among the crowd..."
“ dàn réng shì yí dìng chéng dù shàng ， xiū xíng tiān fù de huì jù 。”
“但仍是一定程度上，修行天赋的汇聚。”
Li Fan had served as Grand Tutor for decades and knew well the harm such a rogue could cause.
jiāng guāng qiú gēn yōu àn zhī hǎi suǒ xíng chéng de hēi qiú shōu zài yì qǐ 。 lǐ fán sì hū yǐ jīng zhī dào zhè jiū jìng shì zěn me yī huí shì le 。
将光球跟幽暗之海所形成的黑球收在一起。李凡似乎已经知道这究竟是怎么一回事了。
If it were just消极 evasion, that would be fine. The most terrifying was how this would subtly infect, change, and shake the thoughts of those around them.
“ xuán huáng zhòng shēng ， zài yuán chū de shè dìng zhōng ， bù guò shì qí pán zhōng de yī kē kē qí zi 。 tā men bèi chuàng zào zhī chū ， jiù yǐ jīng bèi shè jì hǎo le gè zhǒng shǔ xìng 。 shēn gāo ， róng mào ， tiān fù ， xìng qíng 。”
“玄黄众生，在原初的设定中，不过是棋盘中的一颗颗棋子。他们被创造之初，就已经被设计好了各种属性。身高，容貌，天赋，性情。”
Like an epidemic spreading, the consequences would be unimaginable.
“ zhè xiē guāng qiú ， biàn shì xuán huáng jiè zì rán yùn zhuàn zhōng ， fù yǔ zhòng shēng tiān fù de lì liàng 。 ér xiàn zài què bèi yōu àn zhī hǎi xī qǔ ， zé shì yīn wèi nà zhēn xiān qiú shēng zhī yì gǎn yìng dào le zhè gǔ lì liàng de cún zài ， běn néng de xiǎng yào qiǎng duó ……”
“这些光球，便是玄黄界自然运转中，赋予众生天赋的力量。而现在却被幽暗之海吸取，则是因为那真仙求生之意感应到了这股力量的存在，本能的想要抢夺……”
"It is not my conjecture."
lǐ fán méi tou yí zhòu 。
李凡眉头一皱。
"At that time, there indeed existed such people in the immortal realm."
“ suī shuō xuán huáng yún yún zhòng shēng shì qí zi ， dàn què shì xiān jiè gāo céng de qí zi 。 qū qū yī dào qiú shēng zhī yì ……”
“虽说玄黄芸芸众生是棋子，但却是仙界高层的棋子。区区一道求生之意……”
Suddenly, a figure appeared before Li Fan's eyes.
tā tái tóu kàn xiàng xuán huáng jiè zhōng de cún zài 。
他抬头看向玄黄界中的存在。
"Sun Piapo."
xiǎng yào xiào fǎng yī fān ， lüè duó zhòng shēng tiān fù 。
想要效仿一番，掠夺众生天赋。
"And the people who created the celestial domain pieces."
dàn xiǎn rán ， shì wú fǎ zuò dào de 。
但显然，是无法做到的。
"And Qing Yin and Ling surname true cultivators who hosted this immortal realm experimental field and then left resolutely."
“ zhēn xiān qiú shēng zhī yì yǐ jīng bèi wǒ xiāo miè ， zhè zhǒng tiān fù de xī chū ， què yī jiù cún zài 。”
“真仙求生之意已经被我消灭，这种天赋的析出，却依旧存在。”
This was just the tip of the iceberg. He could imagine how many similar figures existed among the immortals in the immortal realm back then.
lǐ fán hū de xiǎng qǐ le ， zhī qián gēn bǎi huā hái yǒu qiǎo gōng děng rén tàn tǎo guò de yī duàn huà tí 。
李凡忽的想起了，之前跟百花还有巧工等人探讨过的一段话题。
"Working with such people, even Heavenly Net Emperor with all his grand ambitions would ultimately fail. If it were me, I would first use a fishing method to gather these escapees and then exterminate them all!"
pò miè dà jié de shí hòu ， yǒu bù shǎo xiū shì dāng nián céng jīng qīn yǎn yuǎn yuǎn kàn dào guò zì jǐ de jiā xiāng zhuì rù xiān xū ， wàn wù bēng jiě 、 xíng chéng yī dào guǐ yì niǔ qū guāng quān de mèng huàn jǐng xiàng 。 xiū xiān jiè chè dǐ xiāo shī zài xiān xū zhī zhōng de tóng shí ， zài fǎn fāng xiàng sì hū yě yǒu dà liàng de wù zhì pēn yǒng ér chū 。 zhè zhǒng dōng xī ròu yǎn 、 shén shí jù shì wú fǎ chá jué ， què dí què cún zài 。
破灭大劫的时候，有不少修士当年曾经亲眼远远看到过自己的家乡坠入仙墟，万物崩解、形成一道诡异扭曲光圈的梦幻景象。修仙界彻底消失在仙墟之中的同时，在反方向似乎也有大量的物质喷涌而出。这种东西肉眼、神识俱是无法察觉，却的确存在。
"In proving their hearts while also obtaining materials for resisting the calamity of the path..."
tiān jī jiè céng jīng de xiān guī zǔ ， yě zhèng shì yīn wèi kào jìn xiān xū ， ér dǎo zhì de mǒu zhǒng dōng xī de bù duàn liú shì 。 ér biàn dé zuì zhōng fǔ xiǔ 。 qiǎo gōng bǐ shí hái bèi zì jǐ de “ biàn bèn ” le ， zhǎo dào le jiè kǒu 。
天机界曾经的仙傀祖，也正是因为靠近仙墟，而导致的某种东西的不断流逝。而变得最终腐朽。巧工彼时还被自己的“变笨”了，找到了借口。
Li Fan's eyes flashed with a fierce light.
“ jī xiān yǐ jīng bèi wǒ zhèn yā 。 xiān xū yǐ jīng bù zài ……”
“饥仙已经被我镇压。仙墟已经不在……”
This was not because Li Fan truly wanted to be the savior emperor. It was just a thought experiment based on his understanding of the past.
lǐ fán shǎn shēn ， lái dào xuán huáng jiè wài xīng kōng zhōng 。
李凡闪身，来到玄黄界外星空中。
All that had happened in the past had become mere illusions.
jiāng yí bàn de guāng diǎn qǔ chū 。
将一半的光点取出。
The remaining original possibilities were struggling to support themselves.
zài zhè lǐ ， tā men bìng méi yǒu chéng xiàn chū liú dòng de qū shì 。 zhǐ shì jìng jìng de piāo fú zài xū kōng zhī zhōng 。 sì hū bìng bù néng cháng jiǔ liú cún ， hěn kuài biàn dé àn dàn le xià lái 。
在这里，它们并没有呈现出流动的趋势。只是静静的漂浮在虚空之中。似乎并不能长久留存，很快变得黯淡了下来。
What Li Fan could do now was like those who escaped, living in another world.
Before the dark star sea, Li Fan absorbed all the light points into his hand and condensed them into a ball of light. After observing for some time, he finally felt a familiar sensation.
"Is this...?"
"Potentiality? No, it's not that high. It's much lower than 'True Potentiality'."
"But it is still to some extent the gathering of cultivation talent."
After merging the light ball with the black ball formed by the dark sea, Li Fan seemed to have already figured out what was going on.
"In the original setting, the myriad beings in the Xuan Huang realm were merely pieces on a chessboard. They had been designed from the beginning with various attributes such as height, appearance, talent, and temperament."
"These light balls are the natural talents bestowed upon the beings by the Xuan Huang realm's运转. Now that they have been absorbed by the dark sea, it is because the survival intent of the true cultivator sensed this power and instinctively wanted to seize it..."
Li Fan frowned.
"Although the myriad beings in the Xuan Huang realm are like pieces on a chessboard, they are pieces controlled by the high-ranking figures in the immortal realm. A mere survival intent..."
He looked up at the existence within the Xuan Huang realm, attempting to emulate and plunder the talents of all beings. However, it was clear that this could not be done.
"The survival intent of the true cultivator has been eliminated. The manifestation of such talent is still present."
Li Fan suddenly recalled a discussion he had with Bai Hua and Qiao Gong about this topic before.
During the collapse of the Great Calamity, many cultivators had witnessed their hometowns falling into the immortal realm from afar. Everything disintegrated, forming an eerie twisted light circle. At the same time, there was a large amount of matter spewing out in the opposite direction. This substance could not be detected by either the naked eye or divine sense, but it did exist.
The ancestor of the immortal puppets in the Heavenly Mechanism Realm had also gradually deteriorated due to proximity to the immortal realm. At that time, Qiao Gong blamed his own "becoming dumber" as an excuse.
"The Starving Immortal has been suppressed. The immortal realm no longer exists..."
Li Fan flashed out and arrived in the starry sky outside the Xuan Huang realm.
He took half of the light points out here; they did not exhibit a flowing trend but simply floated quietly in space, seemingly unable to remain for long before fading away.
Before they completely dissipated, Li Fan collected them again.
Although this small ball of light seemed insignificant, if it were given entirely to one person, the cultivator's talent would likely be no weaker than that of Zhang Haibo or Xiao Fan.
"It seems that the Xuan Huang realm has been too close to the immortal realm for too long. The world itself has developed such a characteristic."
"The potentiality and talents of all beings are being drawn towards the opposite direction of the immortal realm's gravitational pull, even if the immortal realm no longer exists, this trend cannot be completely reversed in the short term."
After conducting several comparative experiments at multiple locations in the darkest star sea, Li Fan initially concluded.
"There is still something else that could be causing this." He heaved a sigh of relief.
However, naturally, he felt curious about why this phenomenon occurred.
His understanding of the Starving Technique was the first after the Starving Immortal, aside from the original possibility. Therefore, he knew that when comprehending the Starving Technique, an all-consuming force would be generated around him.
But he did not notice anything repelling this force and actively leaving it behind.
Verifying this matter wasn't difficult.
In the center of the darkest star sea, Li Fan cast a Starving character technique towards a nearby area.
Although not as powerful as the immortal realm's reformation, it still seemed to form a giant vortex suddenly appearing.
The starry sea became turbulent once again.
Li Fan remained motionless in the waves and threw one group of dark people who had been howling with despair into the vortex one by one.
Despite their robust physique, able to fight cultivators back and forth, they could not withstand the power of the Starving character technique. They were all reduced to dust without any struggle.
Li Fan continued his observations without showing any emotion as he threw each individual in.
Previously, he had never paid much attention to these spiritual substances, so it was normal to ignore them. But this time, after careful observation, Li Fan truly discovered the intangible substance.
Due to the fact that all of the dark people were descendants of the original Xuan Huang Great Heavenly Emperor, the amount of spiritual substance excreted from the vortex was not small.
Li Fan acted like a prospector, collecting all the spirituality.
"Interesting. Why does comprehending the Starving Technique produce such an anomaly?"
"Perhaps it is related to the path itself."
Recalling the scene when suppressing the Starving Immortal, Li Fan remembered that even though the Starving Immortal was outmatched, he did not give up immediately. Instead, he fought with all his might.
The struggle of the Starving Immortal, although futile, caught Li Fan's attention due to its eerie and profound voice: "I'm hungry; I'm so hungry."
It seemed more like a mysterious existence beyond the boundless path.
Desiring to devour mountains and seas, turning everything into sustenance for itself.
Li Fan suddenly looked at the Starving Pillar again.
"This path of hunger seems problematic."
"Is it not one of the original possibilities? But rather, is it a usurper who has taken over?"
Li Fan was hesitant but based on the current evidence, he was almost certain.
"The spiritual substance is closely related to the creation of life. It subtly involves the foundation of possibility evolution. Although this outsider occupies the path superficially, they have not truly integrated."
"Therefore, when devouring all things, such anomalies are produced."
Proving his hypothesis could be found in the memories of the Starving Immortal.
The Starving Immortal had already transformed into a pillar, and Li Fan could browse through its past life. The final mystery was not far away.
"Since other beasts can escape from other possibilities, there is no reason to find it strange that there are other outsiders."
"But viewed from the perspective of later arrivals, one would see how absurd this situation is."
"These outsiders are like those so-called transcendent true cultivators who escaped from the original possibility. They endured countless hardships and believed they had found a safe haven. But in the end, they still could not escape their fate."
"Or..."
Li Fan's eyes narrowed as images of countless possibilities flickered through his mind. With his current ability to deduce, even without knowing the specific identities of the parties involved, he could infer what happened based on the outcome.
"These outsiders who escaped did not think this place was a final sanctuary but merely a temporary resting point. If they could escape once, they could do it again and again."
"At least, that's how they must have thought. Once the calamity of the path is upon them, they would try to escape again."
"Resisting disasters requires both timing and unity. But if there are such innate escapees among the crowd..."
Li Fan had served as Grand Tutor for decades and knew well the harm such a rogue could cause.
If it were just消极 evasion, that would be fine. The most terrifying was how this would subtly infect, change, and shake the thoughts of those around them.
Like an epidemic spreading, the consequences would be unimaginable.
"It is not my conjecture."
"At that time, there indeed existed such people in the immortal realm."
Suddenly, a figure appeared before Li Fan's eyes.
"Sun Piapo."
"And the people who created the celestial domain pieces."
"And Qing Yin and Ling surname true cultivators who hosted this immortal realm experimental field and then left resolutely."
This was just the tip of the iceberg. He could imagine how many similar figures existed among the immortals in the immortal realm back then.
"Working with such people, even Heavenly Net Emperor with all his grand ambitions would ultimately fail. If it were me, I would first use a fishing method to gather these escapees and then exterminate them all!"
"In proving their hearts while also obtaining materials for resisting the calamity of the path..."
Li Fan's eyes flashed with a fierce light.
This was not because Li Fan truly wanted to be the savior emperor. It was just a thought experiment based on his understanding of the past.
All that had happened in the past had become mere illusions.
The remaining original possibilities were struggling to support themselves.
What Li Fan could do now was like those who escaped, living in another world.