“ yě bù mán shī xiōng ， wǒ yǒu yì bǎo ， míng wèi 【 wàn shòu zhuàn lún 】， kě zhì yuē yì zú wú míng 。 bù guò wēi néng yǒu xiàn ， zhǐ néng jǐn liàng xiàn zhì qí bā 。 zhì yú shèng xià de ， jiù yào láo fán shī xiōng le 。” lǐ fán jìng shí fēn tǎn chéng de shuō dào 。
“也不瞒师兄，我有异宝，名为【万兽转轮】，可制约异族无名。不过威能有限，只能尽量限制其八。至于剩下的，就要劳烦师兄了。”李凡竟十分坦诚的说道。
"Brother Senior, you actually have such an impressive background!" Li Bu said with a sigh.
tóng shí jiāng dì sān mò suǒ zèng bǎo wù zhǎn shì 。
同时将帝叁貘所赠宝物展示。
"When I was just a spirit stone, I reflected the scenes of this world. Those who passed away or disappeared are all recorded in my past. Except for those truly transcendent and sages, I can recreate their images using my mind."
chéng dào kàn zhe zhuàn lún zhōng xiǎn xiàn de yī dào dào qí tè shēng mìng yǐng xiàng ， wēi wēi diǎn tóu ：“ dí què shì tiān wài dà dào de qì xī 。 hē hē ， shī dì nǐ jǐn guǎn ān xīn 。 yǒu wéi xiōng zài ， zhè xiē yì zú ， fān bù liǎo shén me fēng làng 。”
承道看着转轮中显现的一道道奇特生命影像，微微点头：“的确是天外大道的气息。呵呵，师弟你尽管安心。有为兄在，这些异族，翻不了什么风浪。”
The billions of Dao networks displayed to Li Fan vanished as Brother Senior transformed back into an old man.
chéng dào wú míng de zì xìn bù shì wěi zhuāng ， zhè fǎn ér ràng lǐ fán gǎn dào hào qí qǐ lái 。
承道无名的自信不似伪装，这反而让李凡感到好奇起来。
"It just requires time."
“ shī xiōng suī qiáng ， dàn dān píng nǐ yí gè rén ， kǒng pà yě wèi bì shì zhè xiē yì zú wú míng hé lì de duì shǒu ba ？ nán bù chéng ……” lǐ fán zhǐ le zhǐ le tóu dǐng ， yì zhǐ yǐ jīng piāo rán yuǎn qù de shǒu qiū gōng 。
“师兄虽强，但单凭你一个人，恐怕也未必是这些异族无名合力的对手吧？难不成……”李凡指了指了头顶，意指已经飘然远去的守丘公。
"Unfortunately, we don't have much time." Brother Senior sighed deeply.
chéng dào sǎ rán yī xiào ：“ zhè diǎn xiǎo shì ， qǐ yòng láo fán shī zūn 。 duì fù tóng mén shī xiōng dì ， huò xǔ hái yīng dāng shōu liǎn jǐ fēn 。 dàn duì fù zhè xiē yì zú ……”
承道洒然一笑：“这点小事，启用劳烦师尊。对付同门师兄弟，或许还应当收敛几分。但对付这些异族……”
"As you saw, it took me tens of thousands of years to construct the Star Sea Dao Network. If I were to reconstruct all the heavens and earths, it would take millions of years..." Li Bu thought for a moment and understood: "If there was no pressure from the Great Void Annihilation, perhaps Brother Senior wouldn't need so much time?"
“ zé kě bù zé shǒu duàn 。”
“则可不择手段。”
"Exactly. In essence, I am just bearing its Dao shadow. Not truly the Dao itself. Without a True Dao cultivator as support, even if I could recreate the complete Dao, it would be like a castle in the air—fragile and easily destroyed!"
lǐ fán yǎn jīng yī liàng ， gǒng le gǒng shǒu ：“ hái qǐng shī xiōng míng shì 。”
李凡眼睛一亮，拱了拱手：“还请师兄明示。”
"You don't have to humble yourself. Reflecting the complete Dao is such a skill and realm that ordinary nameless ones can hardly match. But I wonder, what does Brother Senior mean by 'no matter the means'?" Li Bu was very curious.
chéng dào méi yǒu zhí yán ， ér shì xiān mò míng wèn le yī jù ：“ wǒ běn zūn shēn páng de nà wèi ， shì nǐ fēn shēn ？”
承道没有直言，而是先莫名问了一句：“我本尊身旁的那位，是你分身？”
"Replacing the shadow with the Dao, transforming the Dao through the shadow." The old man still in meditation slowly uttered these eight words.
“ shī xiōng guǒ rán yǎn jiè fēi fán 。 wǒ zhè fēn shēn ， fēi shì yòng jīng xuè lián xì ， zhǐ kào míng míng zhōng shén hún guān lián ， páng rén jué nán chá jué 。”
“师兄果然眼界非凡。我这分身，非是用精血联系，只靠冥冥中神魂关联，旁人绝难察觉。”
Li Bu pondered over this sentence carefully.
“ nà biàn kàn hǎo le 。”
“那便看好了。”
"The paths between different possibilities may vary slightly. But ultimately, they cannot transcend the mountains and seas of this world. This spirit stone born by the sea should be able to devour and absorb them. Then I can convert them into the Dao shadows in my memory," Brother Senior explained calmly.
huà miàn huí dào shuò xīng hǎi dào wǎng shēn chù 。
画面回到朔星海道网深处。
"Perhaps due to the influence of the mountains and seas, absorbing it isn't particularly difficult for me. Even to some extent, I can ignore their will."
lǐ bù rén zhèng gēn chéng dào běn zūn ， jiāng chí bù xià 。
李不仁正跟承道本尊，僵持不下。
To verify his words, Brother Senior tightly gripped the Pillar of the Infinite again, causing his surging infinite energy to increase fivefold in an instant.
hùn dùn yǔ shàn huà liǎng rén yù shàng qián bāng máng ， què bèi fēng yōng ér chū de wàn qiān dào xián zǔ dǎng zài wài 。 hǎo sì nà kū shòu de shēn qū zhōng ， yǐn cáng le lìng wài yī zhāng dào wǎng ！
混沌与善化两人欲上前帮忙，却被蜂拥而出的万千道弦阻挡在外。好似那枯瘦的身躯中，隐藏了另外一张道网！
Li Bu sensed that the Pillar of the Infinite had been somewhat weakened.
nǎ pà shì wú jí zhī lì ， xiǎng yào fēn jiě zhè xiē dào xián ， yě xū yī shí bàn huì 。 hùn dùn gēn shàn huà zì shì zhǐ néng zhāo jià 。
哪怕是无极之力，想要分解这些道弦，也需一时半会。混沌跟善化自是只能招架。
"Even if it's still the Pillar of the Infinite, its upper limit has weakened."
“ cǐ rén jiū jìng shì shuí ？ gǔ guài ！”
“此人究竟是谁？古怪！”
"This should be the former sage king’s disciples. The Venerable of the Infinite..."
“ zhè xiē dào xián ， kàn shì shì tiān dì dà dào de tuò yǐng ， shí zé gèng duō de shì tā zì shēn de lǐng wù 。 wǒ shèn zhì cóng zhōng kàn dào le wǒ de shàn huà zhī dào ！ zhè zěn me kě néng ！” liǎng wèi wú míng chà nà jiān kàn chū le chéng dào shēn shàng de qī qiāo zhī chù ， yīn ér xīn zhōng gèng jiā jīng hài yù jué 。
“这些道弦，看似是天地大道的拓影，实则更多的是他自身的领悟。我甚至从中看到了我的善化之道！这怎么可能！”两位无名刹那间看出了承道身上的蹊跷之处，因而心中更加惊骇欲绝。
Brother Senior shook his head and re-injected the seized infinite power back into the Pillar of the Infinite.
ér tā men què shì quán rán bù zhī ， zhī qián hái zài sǐ dòu de lǐ bù rén gēn chéng dào ， xiàn zài yǐ jīng huà gān gē wéi yù bó 。 shèn zhì chéng dào kāi shǐ zhǔ dòng wèi lǐ bù rén jiǎng jiě 、 yǎn shì qǐ lái 。
而他们却是全然不知，之前还在死斗的李不仁跟承道，现在已经化干戈为玉帛。甚至承道开始主动为李不仁讲解、演示起来。
The missing part of the Pillar of the Infinite was replenished, returning to its original state.
“ shī dì ， qiě qiáo hǎo le 。”
“师弟，且瞧好了。”
"Once I deprive them of their Dao, it can be converted within my body. If those nameless ones dare to come..."
chéng dào jǐn wò wú jí tiān zhù de shǒu bìng méi yǒu sōng kāi ， ér shì yuè zhuā yuè jǐn 。
承道紧握无极天柱的手并没有松开，而是越抓越紧。
"Then don't leave, stay here as pillars." With just a few words, Brother Senior had already decided the fate of these nameless ones.
lǐ bù rén chá jué dào ， duì fāng shēn shàng rú fèi shuǐ bān fān téng de wú jí qì xī ， yù fā nóng liè le 。
李不仁察觉到，对方身上如沸水般翻腾的无极气息，愈发浓烈了。
Li Bu's deep contemplation on what Brother Senior did with the Pillar of the Infinite was triggered by this action. Because from some aspects, it seemed similar to his ability to reduce the spiritual nature limit with "True is False."
shū hū jiān ， bǎi shí tiáo dào xián wǎn ruò yǒu líng xìng bān ， qí qí cháo zhe lǐ bù rén gōng qù 。
倏忽间，百十条道弦宛若有灵性般，齐齐朝着李不仁攻去。
"However, 'True is False' involves existence and can cut off something that doesn't exist. But Brother Senior's innate divine power only transforms its essence without directly erasing it. Perhaps both are related to the mountains and seas..."
“ zhè shì ……”
“这是……”
"Thankfully, Elder Guardian of the Pile picked up and enlightened this spirit stone. With my current moral standards, as long as I don't do anything against his understanding in front of him, he won't cause trouble. Otherwise, even without using the Elder Guardian's mark, just by exerting this innate divine power, it would be extremely difficult to deal with," Li Bu thought inwardly.
“ wú jí ？！”
“无极？！”
The power of the mountains and seas transcends the mundane world. Any force originating from the mundane world cannot match it. Only the transformation between truth and falsehood can counteract it.
zhè bǎi shí tiáo dào xián jìng néng wú shì wàn xiāng dào wǎng de fáng hù ， shèn zhì lián wú jí tiān zhù dōu yì shì rú cǐ 。 ruò bú shì lǐ bù rén jí shí dòng yòng dào jiàn dào dāo jiāng zhè xiē dào xián dǎng zhù ， kǒng pà cǐ kè tā yǐ jīng shì bèi hún shēn chā mǎn le 。
这百十条道弦竟能无视万相道网的防护，甚至连无极天柱都亦是如此。若不是李不仁及时动用道剑道刀将这些道弦挡住，恐怕此刻他已经是被浑身插满了。
"Perhaps that's why Elder Guardian of the Pile left a mark, partly for surveillance. Otherwise, if he went mad, the destruction to the mundane world would be too great."
“ chéng dào èr zì ， jué bù zhǐ shì kǒu tóu kōng yán 。 xū yǐ shēn qū 、 yì zhì jiàn xíng 。” yì wàn dào xián jiāng tā gēn lǐ bù rén chóng chóng wéi zhù ， gé jué le wài jiè shàn huà yǔ hùn dùn de kuī tàn 。
“承道二字，绝不只是口头空言。虚以身躯、意志践行。”亿万道弦将他跟李不仁重重围住，隔绝了外界善化与混沌的窥探。
Li Bu made up his mind that Brother Senior was neither friend nor foe.
“ yú wài jiè dā jiàn shuò xīng hǎi dào wǎng de tóng shí ， yú tǐ nèi chéng zài dào wǎng 。 zòng shǐ yǒu yī rì ， dà dào yān miè 、 dào wǎng bù zài ， wǒ yì kě shēn huà dào wǎng 、 shēn huà dà dào ！” chéng dào shēng ruò léi míng 。
“于外界搭建朔星海道网的同时，于体内承载道网。纵使有一日，大道湮灭、道网不在，我亦可身化道网、身化大道！”承道声若雷鸣。
"I assure you, Brother Senior, since you trust me so much, I will never reveal your background to others," Li Fan said with firm resolve.
lǐ bù rén yǎn zhōng ， zhè wèi kū shòu lǎo zhě ， jìng hǎo sì zhēn de shì shuò xīng hǎi dào wǎng de huà shēn yì bān 。 duān zuò qián fāng ， chéng tiān dì zhī zhòng ！
李不仁眼中，这位枯瘦老者，竟好似真的是朔星海道网的化身一般。端坐前方，承天地之重！
"Given your abilities, I truly have no worries. However, the true cultivators sealed in the Pillar of the Sky are not easy to release directly. Fear that it won't be enough support and the Great Void Annihilation is approaching..." Li Bu explained with a difficult expression on his face.
“ shī xiōng chéng dào zhī jǔ ， guǒ rán lìng rén pèi fú 。 dàn ruò zhǐ shì rú cǐ ， kǒng pà bù gòu 。 bì jìng zhū xiān lí qù ， cǐ fāng tiān dì dà dào běn jiù cán quē bù quán ， shī xiōng suǒ chéng zhī dào ， hái yào zài zāo xuē jiǎn …… ér nà yì zú shí sān tài gǔ dào xíng ， měi yī zūn dōu shì yī tiáo dà dào wán zhěng yǎn huà 。 sì zhī jù quán de yòu ér ， wèi bì qiáng yú dān dú yī tiáo qiáng zhuàng de bì bǎng 。” lǐ bù rén yáo tóu dào 。
“师兄承道之举，果然令人佩服。但若只是如此，恐怕不够。毕竟诸仙离去，此方天地大道本就残缺不全，师兄所承之道，还要再遭削减……而那异族十三太古道形，每一尊都是一条大道完整衍化。四肢俱全的幼儿，未必强于单独一条强壮的臂膀。”李不仁摇头道。
"I understand this principle," Brother Senior was far from being a narrow-minded person. "Wait until there's a Pillar of the Sky from an alien race, then I'll release them. When will those nameless ones come?"
chéng dào bìng wèi zhí jiē fǎn bó lǐ bù rén suǒ shuō zhī huà ， ér shì wēi xiào zhe fǎn wèn ：“ tǎng ruò ， wǒ chéng zài de ， nǎi shì wán zhěng dà dào ne ？”
承道并未直接反驳李不仁所说之话，而是微笑着反问：“倘若，我承载的，乃是完整大道呢？”
"Shortest fifty years, longest one hundred."
“ qiě guān zhī ！”
“且观之！”
Brother Senior nodded. "That's good; it won't take too long. Their grievances aren't too great either."
chéng dào shēn shàng pēn yǒng de dào xián sì hū wú qióng wú jìn ， jiāng zhōu tiān chè dǐ zhē bì 。
承道身上喷涌的道弦似乎无穷无尽，将周天彻底遮蔽。
Li Fan agreed: "Haha, Brother Senior truly has a compassionate heart."
yuán běn shuò xīng hǎi de dào wǎng ， yuán lái jìng shì qí zhōng wēi bù zú dào de yī xiǎo bù fèn 。 chéng dào de shēn qū yǐ jīng wán quán xiāo shī bú jiàn ， lǐ bù rén hǎo sì zhuì yú wú xiàn xīng chén zhī zhōng 。 zhōu zāo jìn shì yì yì shēng huī zhī dà dào ！
原本朔星海的道网，原来竟是其中微不足道的一小部分。承道的身躯已经完全消失不见，李不仁好似坠于无限星辰之中。周遭尽是熠熠生辉之大道！
The billions of Dao strings that had covered the entire sky were retracted.
suī rán bǐ qǐ zhí jiē guān mó zhēn shí dà dào běn shēn ， yào mó hú xǔ duō 。 dàn zhǐ yào xì xì gǎn wù ， jué duì néng shòu yì liáng duō 。
虽然比起直接观摩真实大道本身，要模糊许多。但只要细细感悟，绝对能受益良多。
Sage and Chaos, who still regarded them as enemies, looked at Li Bu and Brother Senior standing together like brothers in shock.
lǐ bù rén kàn zhe zhè piàn yǐn cáng zài chéng dào tǐ nèi de zhēn shí dào wǎng ， nǎo hǎi zhōng hū rán fú xiàn le liǎng gè cí 。
李不仁看着这片隐藏在承道体内的真实道网，脑海中忽然浮现了两个词。
"Senior, what's going on?" Sage asked through mental communication.
míng dào xiān ，【 tài shàng dào shū 】。
铭道仙，【太上道书】。
"Just a misunderstanding. This is the 'Great Net,' also my senior."
“ tā suǒ zuò de chéng dào zhī shì ， shí zé gēn míng dào 、 dào shū ， méi yǒu běn zhì dì qū bié 。”
“他所做的承道之事，实则跟铭道、道书，没有本质的区别。”
Li Bu's words left the two nameless sages greatly surprised.
“ zhǐ bù guò míng dào xiān shì jiāng wú xíng zhī dào xiǎn huà ， ér hòu jiāng dà dào zhuǎn yì 。 shǐ shì rén néng guān 、 néng dǒng 、 néng zhī 。”
“只不过铭道仙是将无形之道显化，而后将大道转译。使世人能观、能懂、能之。”
They stared intently at the thin old man before them but could not connect him with those blue hands.
“ ér chéng dào huò xǔ zhī xiǎo zì shēn zī zhì yǒu xiàn ， wú fǎ xiào fǎng míng dào xiān gù shì 。 zhǐ shì xīn gān qíng yuàn ， zuò yí miàn jiāng zhū tiān dà dào dōu yìng zhào zài nèi de 【 jìng zi 】。”
“而承道或许知晓自身资质有限，无法效仿铭道仙故事。只是心甘情愿，做一面将诸天大道都映照在内的【镜子】。”
Brother Senior didn't bother to explain further, only saying calmly: "Although you've repeatedly disrupted my plans, considering we are from the same lineage, I won't hold it against you."
“ bù guò ， néng wèi 【 dào jìng 】， yě shì jiàn jí liǎo bù qǐ zhī shì le 。 chú le tā zì shēn duì zhū tiān dà dào de liǎo jiě ， yào dá dào yí dìng chéng dù yǐ wài 。 zuì guān jiàn de shì ……”
“不过，能为【道镜】，也是件极了不起之事了。除了他自身对诸天大道的了解，要达到一定程度以外。最关键的是……”
The two nameless sages were full of confusion and had no idea where this so-called 'same lineage' came from. But they dared not ask more.
“ shí jiān jié diǎn de wèn tí 。 bù shuō xiān jiè zāo shòu jié nàn ， dà dào méi yú dào yān zhī zhōng 。 jiù suàn shì céng jīng wán hǎo rú chū de xiān jiè ， yě yǒu bù shǎo wú míng zhēn xiān chāo tuō hòu dùn qù ， zhì shǐ tiān dì dà dào bù zài wán zhěng 。 tā suǒ yìng zhào de zhè zhū tiān dà dào ， jiū jìng cóng hé ér lái ？” lǐ bù rén sī niàn jí zhuǎn 。
“时间节点的问题。不说仙界遭受劫难，大道没于道湮之中。就算是曾经完好如初的仙界，也有不少无名真仙超脱后遁去，致使天地大道不再完整。他所映照的这诸天大道，究竟从何而来？”李不仁思念急转。
Thus, a storm or farce finally came to an end.
shì shì kàn chū le lǐ bù rén xīn zhōng de yí lǜ ， chéng dào wú míng yōu yōu de shēng yīn ， zì sì miàn bā fāng chuán lái ：“ wǒ běn shān hǎi biān yī líng shí ， yú xiān jiè zhōng yùn yù yì wàn zài ， yì nán yǐ fū huà 。 zhí zhì shī zūn jí jiāng chāo tuō lí qù qián ， yě méi yǒu dàn shēng líng zhì 。”
似是看出了李不仁心中的疑虑，承道无名幽幽的声音，自四面八方传来：“我本山海边一灵石，于仙界中孕育亿万载，亦难以孵化。直至师尊即将超脱离去前，也没有诞生灵智。”
Although some true cultivators died in this matter, there was no loss at the nameless realm.
“ hòu lái ， shī zūn lái dào xià jiè shì yàn chǎng ， fā xiàn qí zhōng yī chù xīng hǎi ， huò xǔ kě yǐ zhù wǒ yī bì zhī lì 。 gù ér jiāng wǒ liú zài cǐ chù 。”
“后来，师尊来到下界试验场，发现其中一处星海，或许可以助我一臂之力。故而将我留在此处。”
They could be released at any time as long as the Pillar of the Sky was replenished.
lǐ bù rén yǎn qián ， chū xiàn le yī piàn hēi àn hùn dùn de xīng kōng 。
李不仁眼前，出现了一片黑暗混沌的星空。
As for the Celestial Hunters and mortals in the Star Sea...
zhèng shì xiān jiè shì yàn chǎng zhōng wú shù fāng kuài kōng jiān zhī yī 。 lǐ fán zhī qián yě céng guān chá guò zhè piàn qū yù ， bìng méi yǒu fā xiàn yǒu shén me tè shū zhī chù 。
正是仙界试验场中无数方块空间之一。李凡之前也曾观察过这片区域，并没有发现有什么特殊之处。
They were not even considered by Brother Senior.
huà miàn dào zhuǎn ， yǒu wàn qiān lán sè guāng yǐng zì hēi àn zhōng fú xiàn 。 nà shì zhè piàn xīng kōng bù zhī dào duō shǎo nián qián ， zuì chū de mú yàng 。 hè rán shì yī piàn wèi lán de wú biān wú jì hǎi yáng 。 hǎi shuǐ sì yì ， zhàn jù le zhěng piàn xīng kōng 。
画面倒转，有万千蓝色光影自黑暗中浮现。那是这片星空不知道多少年前，最初的模样。赫然是一片蔚蓝的无边无际海洋。海水四溢，占据了整片星空。
Li Fan had a better understanding of his senior. His idea of 'same lineage' also included levels.
ér qí yuán tóu ， jìng rán shì yī zuò bù guò bā zhǎng dà de shān fēng 。
而其源头，竟然是一座不过巴掌大的山峰。
Those who received true teachings from Elder Guardian of the Pile were naturally closest.
shān shàng xī liú ， juān juān liú tǎng ， wú xiū wú zhǐ 。 ér zhè xī shuǐ ， sì hū bù zài shì jiān lún huí zhī zhōng ， yí dàn jiàng shēng 、 jiù bù zài cān yù tiān dì jiān de lún huí ， bú huì xiāo shī 。
山上溪流，涓涓流淌，无休无止。而这溪水，似乎不在世间轮回之中，一旦降生、就不再参与天地间的轮回，不会消失。
The cultivators of the Celestial Realm were ranked according to their cultivation level.
rì jī yuè lěi zhī xià ， jìng yuè jī yuè duō ， zhú jiàn zhàn jù le zhěng zuò xīng kōng 。
日积月累之下，竟越积越多，逐渐占据了整座星空。
As for the commoners in the lower realm, they were just ants doing tasks.
wéi dú xīng hǎi zhōng yāng de nà zuò shān fēng ， bù shòu yǐng xiǎng 。
唯独星海中央的那座山峰，不受影响。
"Indeed, it's no wonder this spirit stone from the sea, although enlightened by Elder Guardian of the Pile and awakened with intelligence and morality, still harbors a cold heart," Li Fan thought inwardly, but he didn't show any signs on his face. He called Brother Senior 'senior' affectionately.
shǒu qiū gōng jiù jiāng líng shí ， bǎi fàng zài le shān diān 、 quán yǎn chù 。 rì yè shòu dào xī shuǐ chōng shuā ， zuì zhōng huà xíng chéng rén ！
守丘公就将灵石，摆放在了山巅、泉眼处。日夜受到溪水冲刷，最终化形成人！
Perhaps since his birth, no one had ever truly called him that before. Brother Senior was satisfied and became even more friendly towards Li Fan.
……
……
During their casual conversation, Li Fan also learned why this nameless true cultivator relied on mortals to maintain the Dao network.
lǐ bù rén tàn dào ：“ yuán lái shī xiōng jū rán hái yǒu rú cǐ liǎo bù dé de shēn shì ！”
李不仁叹道：“原来师兄居然还有如此了不得的身世！”
"Can a mere mortal actually compete with senior?" Li Fan couldn't believe it despite his doubts.
“ wǒ zì shēn wèi líng shí shí ， jiù yìng zhào shì jiān zhū jǐng 。 nà xiē gù qù 、 xiāo shī de ， jù zài wǒ guò wǎng zhī zhōng 。 chú qù nà xiē zhēn zhèng chāo fán rù shèng zhě ， wǒ dōu néng gòu yǐ xīn shén jiāng qí chóng xīn yìng zhào 。”
“我自身为灵石时，就映照世间诸景。那些故去、消失的，俱在我过往之中。除去那些真正超凡入圣者，我都能够以心神将其重新映照。”
"If I were to use lethal force, they wouldn't be my match. But even if they lose, their ability to hurt me cannot be changed. That's why I gradually developed an interest in them."
wèi lǐ fán zhǎn shì de yì wàn dào wǎng xiāo shī ， chéng dào chóng xīn biàn huí kū shòu lǎo zhě mú yàng 。
为李凡展示的亿万道网消失，承道重新变回枯瘦老者模样。
There was still one more chapter around two o'clock.
"Brother Senior, you actually have such an impressive background!" Li Bu said with a sigh.
"When I was just a spirit stone, I reflected the scenes of this world. Those who passed away or disappeared are all recorded in my past. Except for those truly transcendent and sages, I can recreate their images using my mind."
The billions of Dao networks displayed to Li Fan vanished as Brother Senior transformed back into an old man.
"It just requires time."
"Unfortunately, we don't have much time." Brother Senior sighed deeply.
"As you saw, it took me tens of thousands of years to construct the Star Sea Dao Network. If I were to reconstruct all the heavens and earths, it would take millions of years..." Li Bu thought for a moment and understood: "If there was no pressure from the Great Void Annihilation, perhaps Brother Senior wouldn't need so much time?"
"Exactly. In essence, I am just bearing its Dao shadow. Not truly the Dao itself. Without a True Dao cultivator as support, even if I could recreate the complete Dao, it would be like a castle in the air—fragile and easily destroyed!"
"You don't have to humble yourself. Reflecting the complete Dao is such a skill and realm that ordinary nameless ones can hardly match. But I wonder, what does Brother Senior mean by 'no matter the means'?" Li Bu was very curious.
"Replacing the shadow with the Dao, transforming the Dao through the shadow." The old man still in meditation slowly uttered these eight words.
Li Bu pondered over this sentence carefully.
"The paths between different possibilities may vary slightly. But ultimately, they cannot transcend the mountains and seas of this world. This spirit stone born by the sea should be able to devour and absorb them. Then I can convert them into the Dao shadows in my memory," Brother Senior explained calmly.
"Perhaps due to the influence of the mountains and seas, absorbing it isn't particularly difficult for me. Even to some extent, I can ignore their will."
To verify his words, Brother Senior tightly gripped the Pillar of the Infinite again, causing his surging infinite energy to increase fivefold in an instant.
Li Bu sensed that the Pillar of the Infinite had been somewhat weakened.
"Even if it's still the Pillar of the Infinite, its upper limit has weakened."
"This should be the former sage king’s disciples. The Venerable of the Infinite..."
Brother Senior shook his head and re-injected the seized infinite power back into the Pillar of the Infinite.
The missing part of the Pillar of the Infinite was replenished, returning to its original state.
"Once I deprive them of their Dao, it can be converted within my body. If those nameless ones dare to come..."
"Then don't leave, stay here as pillars." With just a few words, Brother Senior had already decided the fate of these nameless ones.
Li Bu's deep contemplation on what Brother Senior did with the Pillar of the Infinite was triggered by this action. Because from some aspects, it seemed similar to his ability to reduce the spiritual nature limit with "True is False."
"However, 'True is False' involves existence and can cut off something that doesn't exist. But Brother Senior's innate divine power only transforms its essence without directly erasing it. Perhaps both are related to the mountains and seas..."
"Thankfully, Elder Guardian of the Pile picked up and enlightened this spirit stone. With my current moral standards, as long as I don't do anything against his understanding in front of him, he won't cause trouble. Otherwise, even without using the Elder Guardian's mark, just by exerting this innate divine power, it would be extremely difficult to deal with," Li Bu thought inwardly.
The power of the mountains and seas transcends the mundane world. Any force originating from the mundane world cannot match it. Only the transformation between truth and falsehood can counteract it.
"Perhaps that's why Elder Guardian of the Pile left a mark, partly for surveillance. Otherwise, if he went mad, the destruction to the mundane world would be too great."
Li Bu made up his mind that Brother Senior was neither friend nor foe.
"I assure you, Brother Senior, since you trust me so much, I will never reveal your background to others," Li Fan said with firm resolve.
"Given your abilities, I truly have no worries. However, the true cultivators sealed in the Pillar of the Sky are not easy to release directly. Fear that it won't be enough support and the Great Void Annihilation is approaching..." Li Bu explained with a difficult expression on his face.
"I understand this principle," Brother Senior was far from being a narrow-minded person. "Wait until there's a Pillar of the Sky from an alien race, then I'll release them. When will those nameless ones come?"
"Shortest fifty years, longest one hundred."
Brother Senior nodded. "That's good; it won't take too long. Their grievances aren't too great either."
Li Fan agreed: "Haha, Brother Senior truly has a compassionate heart."
The billions of Dao strings that had covered the entire sky were retracted.
Sage and Chaos, who still regarded them as enemies, looked at Li Bu and Brother Senior standing together like brothers in shock.
"Senior, what's going on?" Sage asked through mental communication.
"Just a misunderstanding. This is the 'Great Net,' also my senior."
Li Bu's words left the two nameless sages greatly surprised.
They stared intently at the thin old man before them but could not connect him with those blue hands.
Brother Senior didn't bother to explain further, only saying calmly: "Although you've repeatedly disrupted my plans, considering we are from the same lineage, I won't hold it against you."
The two nameless sages were full of confusion and had no idea where this so-called 'same lineage' came from. But they dared not ask more.
Thus, a storm or farce finally came to an end.
Although some true cultivators died in this matter, there was no loss at the nameless realm.
They could be released at any time as long as the Pillar of the Sky was replenished.
As for the Celestial Hunters and mortals in the Star Sea...
They were not even considered by Brother Senior.
Li Fan had a better understanding of his senior. His idea of 'same lineage' also included levels.
Those who received true teachings from Elder Guardian of the Pile were naturally closest.
The cultivators of the Celestial Realm were ranked according to their cultivation level.
As for the commoners in the lower realm, they were just ants doing tasks.
"Indeed, it's no wonder this spirit stone from the sea, although enlightened by Elder Guardian of the Pile and awakened with intelligence and morality, still harbors a cold heart," Li Fan thought inwardly, but he didn't show any signs on his face. He called Brother Senior 'senior' affectionately.
Perhaps since his birth, no one had ever truly called him that before. Brother Senior was satisfied and became even more friendly towards Li Fan.
During their casual conversation, Li Fan also learned why this nameless true cultivator relied on mortals to maintain the Dao network.
"Can a mere mortal actually compete with senior?" Li Fan couldn't believe it despite his doubts.
"If I were to use lethal force, they wouldn't be my match. But even if they lose, their ability to hurt me cannot be changed. That's why I gradually developed an interest in them."
There was still one more chapter around two o'clock.