“ bǐ àn lái xiān ？” lǐ fán tóng kǒng yī suō ， bù yóu qīng shēn kào jìn 。
“彼岸来仙？”李凡瞳孔一缩，不由倾身靠近。
"Immortal from the Beyond?" Li Fan's pupils constricted as he leaned closer.
“ kě shì nà ge bǐ àn ？” tā dī shēng wèn dào 。
“可是那个彼岸？”他低声问道。
"Is it that Immortal from the Beyond?" He whispered softly.
“ shì yě ， fēi yě 。” chéng dào sì hū xiàn rù le huí yì zhī zhōng ， shén qíng yǒu xiē huǎng hū 。
“是也，非也。”承道似乎陷入了回忆之中，神情有些恍惚。
"It is, and it isn't," Cheng Dao seemed to be lost in thought, his expression a bit odd.
xǔ jiǔ zhī hòu fāng cái zhuǎn xǐng ， cháo zhe lǐ fán miàn qián qīng yān qīng qīng yì diǎn 。
许久之后方才转醒，朝着李凡面前青烟轻轻一点。
Li Fan stared at the stone fragment that had been part of Cheng Dao’s memories. For some reason, he felt an inexplicable familiarity with it, but he couldn’t pinpoint where this feeling came from.
qīng yān niǎo niǎo zhōng ， zhū duō yǐng xiàng fú xiàn 。
青烟袅袅中，诸多影像浮现。
Cheng Dao waved his hand, and the image of the stone fragment shattered into countless light points, jolting Li Fan back to reality.
zhè xiē dōu shì chéng dào shēn wèi shān hǎi biān yī líng shí shí hòu de jì yì 。
这些都是承道身为山海边一灵石时候的记忆。
Each fragment seemed like a pill!
“ chuán shuō zhōng de bǐ àn ， dí què shì xiān jiè zhòng shēng xiàng wǎng zhī dì 。 nǎ pà shī zūn tā zài chāo tuō zhī hòu ， yì shì qián wǎng le cǐ dì 。 bù guò ， bǐ àn èr zì ， yòu bìng fēi zhǐ shì jué duì dài zhǐ nà chù shén shèng dì jiè 。”
“传说中的彼岸，的确是仙界众生向往之地。哪怕师尊他在超脱之后，亦是前往了此地。不过，彼岸二字，又并非只是绝对代指那处神圣地界。”
"Pharmacist Sect, square stone?"
“ fán shì wèi zhī zhī jìng de kě néng xìng zhī wài ， dōu kě yòng bǐ àn chēng zhī 。”
“凡是未知之境的可能性之外，都可用彼岸称之。”
The Art of Daoist Alchemy was taught by Sun Pi Mao. It originated from a large square stone he used for his daily alchemical practices.
“ shàng gǔ xiān jiè ， bù shí huì yǒu xiān guān ， bàn suí zhe dào yān zhī jié ， héng dù shān hǎi 、 piāo fú ér lái 。 guān nèi chén shuì wú míng ， dà dǐ dōu shì zì shēn jiā xiāng zāo yù dào yān hòu pò miè 。 zì jǐ què yòu zhǎo bú dào táo chū kě néng xìng de fāng fǎ 。 wèi le xún qiú yī xiàn shēng jī ， gù ér zì fēng guān zhōng ， suí bō zhú liú yú shān hǎi zhī jiān 。 shì tú xún zhǎo dào lìng wài de qī xī zhī dì ……”
“上古仙界，不时会有仙棺，伴随着道湮之劫，横渡山海、漂浮而来。棺内沉睡无名，大抵都是自身家乡遭遇道湮后破灭。自己却又找不到逃出可能性的方法。为了寻求一线生机，故而自封棺中，随波逐流于山海之间。试图寻找到另外的栖息之地……”
Any other method would reveal it as just an ordinary stone. Only when one believed it to be a pill and swallowed it did the faint voice of传承之音 come through.
lǐ fán tīng zhe ， bù yóu xiǎng dào le shàng yī rèn de jī xiān ， nà míng xiǎn lái zì yú 【 yuán chū 】 kě néng xìng zhī wài de dà dào qì xī 。
李凡听着，不由想到了上一任的饥仙，那明显来自于【原初】可能性之外的大道气息。
This pattern, where unity obscured truth while division revealed it, Li Fan had only seen in Sun Pi Mao's teachings. Now he saw it again in Cheng Dao’s memories.
“ kàn lái ， huò xǔ tā jiù shì zhè xiē guān zhōng xiān de yī yuán 。”
“看来，或许祂就是这些棺中仙的一员。”
"Could Sun Pi Mao have transformed into this stone fragment?"
“ wú fǎ píng jiè zì jǐ de shí lì héng kuà kě néng xìng ， zhǐ néng jiè zhù xiān guān piāo liú 。 shí lì bú dào chāo tuō zhī jìng ， dàn xiān guān dàng yàng yú dào yān dà cháo zhōng ， néng jiān chí dào chéng gōng dǐ dá lìng wài de kě néng xìng ， zhè děng shí lì ， zài wú míng zhōng yě dāng shǔ dǐng jiān 。” lǐ fán xīn zhōng jí sù sī cǔn zhe 。
“无法凭借自己的实力横跨可能性，只能借助仙棺漂流。实力不到超脱之境，但仙棺荡漾于道湮大潮中，能坚持到成功抵达另外的可能性，这等实力，在无名中也当属顶尖。”李凡心中急速思忖着。
"He has been drifting between mountains and seas for countless years, his immortal body already decayed. He indeed possesses the conditions to probe the secrets of the mountains and seas."
dàn yí huò yòu suí zhī méng shēng 。
但疑惑又随之萌生。
"And..."
“ zhè …… suǒ wèi de xiān guān yòu shì hé wù ？ jìng néng bì yòu nà xiē wú míng ， bù shòu dào yān qīn xí ？ ruò shì shōu jí zú gòu duō de xiān guān ， qǐ bù shì néng dǎ zào yī sōu yǒng yuǎn piāo fú yú dào yān dà cháo zhī shàng de bù chén jiàn chuán ？” lǐ fán chū shēng wèn dào 。
“这……所谓的仙棺又是何物？竟能庇佑那些无名，不受道湮侵袭？若是收集足够多的仙棺，岂不是能打造一艘永远漂浮于道湮大潮之上的不沉舰船？”李凡出声问道。
Li Fan recalled what Liu Lu Chen had said about Sun Pi Mao in his memories.
chéng dào shěn rán ér xiào ：“ nǎ yǒu shén me yǒng yuǎn 。 zhǐ bù guò shì yáng tāng zhǐ fèi bà le 。 nà xiē xiān guān ， shí zé shì yī kě néng xìng zhōng ， zuì hòu jǐn shèng de dà dào níng jù 。”
承道哂然而笑：“哪有什么永远。只不过是扬汤止沸罢了。那些仙棺，实则是一可能性中，最后仅剩的大道凝聚。”
"Birth, aging, sickness, death—these are eternal principles of Daoism. Even this starry sky cannot escape them. How can you?"
“ yī jiù wú fǎ zǔ zhǐ dào yān qīn xí ， zhǐ bù guò yīn wèi tè shū de yā suō níng jù zhī fǎ ， kě yǐ jǐn kě néng de yán huǎn dào yān qīn shí de sù dù 。 cǐ fǎ yě bù zhī zuì chū shì yóu shuí suǒ chuàng ， zǒng zhī jìng shì zhū tiān tōng yòng 。 bù guò yě dí què xiào guǒ bá qún ， néng hěn dà chéng dù shàng wèi guān zhōng xiān men ， zhēng qǔ dào zú gòu duō de piāo liú shí jiān 。”
“依旧无法阻止道湮侵袭，只不过因为特殊的压缩凝聚之法，可以尽可能的延缓道湮侵蚀的速度。此法也不知最初是由谁所创，总之竟是诸天通用。不过也的确效果拔群，能很大程度上为棺中仙们，争取到足够多的漂流时间。”
Li Fan’s thoughts crystallized: "That indeed sounds like something a true daoist would say who has experienced the cycle of life and death."
“ wǒ jì de ， shī zūn yǒu yī cì ， jiù céng qīn yǎn jiàn dào yǐ jí dǎ lāo shàng lái yī zūn xiān guān 。 zhǐ bù guò kě xī de shì ， nà guān zhōng wú míng ， zǎo jiù fǔ xiǔ yǔn luò 。 shī zūn lián qí zāo yù ， jiāng qí cán cún yǐ jí xiān guān ， róng liàn chéng yī kē gēn wǒ lèi sì de wán shí ， ér hòu zhì xiàng shān hǎi zhī wài 。 yǐ qī yǒu zhāo yī rì ， qí néng chóng huò shēng jī ……”
“我记得，师尊有一次，就曾亲眼见到以及打捞上来一尊仙棺。只不过可惜的是，那棺中无名，早就腐朽陨落。师尊怜其遭遇，将其残存以及仙棺，熔炼成一颗跟我类似的顽石，而后掷向山海之外。以期有朝一日，其能重获生机……”
"And the method of condensing and folding True Immortal characters into chess pieces to form the Immortal Realm is similar to that used by the coffin immortals."
lǐ fán dīng zhe chéng dào jì yì zhōng de nà kuài wán shí ， bù zhī wèi hé ， xīn zhōng jìng shēng chū yī gǔ shú xī de gǎn jué 。
李凡盯着承道记忆中的那块顽石，不知为何，心中竟生出一股熟悉的感觉。
"If he truly is one of these reincarnated coffin immortals..."
dàn biàn xún jì yì ， què méi yǒu zhǎo dào zhè shú xī gǎn de lái yuán 。
但遍寻记忆，却没有找到这熟悉感的来源。
Cheng Dao, seemingly unaware of Li Fan's inner turmoil, continued discussing the coffin immortals.
zhí dào chéng dào huī shǒu ， jiāng huà miàn dǎ duàn 。 nà kuài wán shí huà zuò wàn qiān guāng diǎn ， lǐ fán cái shū rán jīng xǐng 。
直到承道挥手，将画面打断。那块顽石化作万千光点，李凡才倏然惊醒。
"You once mentioned that the dao sword and dao knife from Light and Virtue Star Sea were from other possibilities. They must have the ability to connect with other possibilities, even if they can't cross over."
zhè wán shí yǎn huà de měi yī lì suì piàn ， jìng dōu hǎo sì yī kē dān yào ！
这顽石衍化的每一粒碎片，竟都好似一颗丹药！
Cheng Dao chuckled: "Junior Brother, you might be facing a formidable opponent this time. Are you afraid?"
“ yào wáng zōng ， fāng xíng shí ？”
“药王宗，方形石？”
Li Fan responded confidently: "With Senior Brother by my side, I dare face any coffin immortal, let alone an Overwhelming Power!"
liàn dào yào wáng jīng ， sūn piāo miǎo suǒ chuán 。 lái zì tā píng rì lǐ liàn dān suǒ pán zuò de yī kuài fāng xíng jù shí 。
炼道药王经，孙缥缈所传。来自他平日里炼丹所盘坐的一块方形巨石。
Cheng Dao's smile faded as he said, "Confidence is good, but don't be too careless. These coffin immortals survived the Great Dampening of Possibilities and must be quite strong."
yòng rèn hé qí tā fāng fǎ qù biàn bié ， zhè fāng xíng jù shí dōu shì yī kuài chún cuì 、 pǔ tōng de shí tou 。 wéi yǒu xīn zhōng rèn dìng ， qí shì dān yào ， ér hòu jiāng qí tūn fú 。 ěr biān cái huì chuán lái miǎo miǎo chuán chéng zhī yīn 。
用任何其他方法去辨别，这方形巨石都是一块纯粹、普通的石头。唯有心中认定，其是丹药，而后将其吞服。耳边才会传来渺渺传承之音。
"Moreover, Light and Virtue Star Sea was specifically crafted to catch dao swords and dao knives. It’s unlikely they randomly selected a coffin immortal."
zhè zhǒng hé zé nán biàn 、 fēn zé xiǎn dào de mó shì ， lǐ fán zhǐ zài sūn piāo miǎo chuán chéng zhōng jiàn dào guò 。 cǐ kè ， què yòu zài chéng dào jì yì zhōng kuī jiàn 。
这种合则难辨、分则显道的模式，李凡只在孙缥缈传承中见到过。此刻，却又在承道记忆中窥见。
"By the way, how did you manage to align with those dao sword and dao knife? Even I might struggle," Cheng Dao said, his eyes fixed on Li Fan.
“ nán bù chéng ， sūn piāo miǎo jiù shì nà kē wán shí suǒ huà ？”
“难不成，孙缥缈就是那颗顽石所化？”
Li Fan had prepared this answer in his heart: "Senior Brother, we both came from the Lankao Daoist Venue. You should know about the wonders of this experimental space."
“ piāo liú zài shān hǎi jiān bù zhī duō shǎo suì yuè ， xiān shēn dōu yǐ fǔ xiǔ 。 dí què jù bèi kuī tàn shān hǎi yǐn mì de tiáo jiàn 。”
“漂流在山海间不知多少岁月，仙身都已腐朽。的确具备窥探山海隐秘的条件。”
Cheng Dao nodded slightly. "In my world, there exists something called the Essence of Heaven and Earth. It's a manifestation of the laws of nature."
“ ér qiě ……”
“而且……”
"Black Death is one such essence. I discovered its potential by chance and tried to domesticate it..."
lǐ fán yòu huí xiǎng qǐ liǔ rú chén jì yì zhōng ， sūn piāo miǎo céng jīng shuō chū de yī fān huà 。
李凡又回想起柳如尘记忆中，孙缥缈曾经说出的一番话。
Li Fan spoke truthfully yet partially.
“ shēng lǎo bìng sǐ ， cǐ nǎi dà dào yǒng héng zhī lǐ ， jiù lián zhè piàn xīng kōng dōu wú fǎ bì miǎn 。 yòu hé kuàng shì nǐ ne ？”
“生老病死，此乃大道永恒之理，就连这片星空都无法避免。又何况是你呢？”
The Black Death Immortal Soul was one of Li Fan’s most critical secrets. Unveiling it now had Cheng Dao in awe.
lǐ fán sī xù yī níng ：“ zhè què shí xiàng zhēn zhèng jīng lì dào shēng dào sǐ zhī rén ， cái shuō chū de huà 。 ér qiě ， jiāng zhēn xiān zhuàn zì nóng suō zhé dié chéng qí zi yǐ huà xiān yù de shǒu duàn ， yě gēn xiān guān yǒu jǐ fēn xiāng sì 。”
李凡思绪一凝：“这确实像真正经历道生道死之人，才说出的话。而且，将真仙篆字浓缩折叠成棋子以化仙域的手段，也跟仙棺有几分相似。”
The key to this lie lay in the fact that the power of the Ten Thousand Realms Dao Net came from nurturing dao swords and dao knives after their capture, a secret known only to those who controlled Black Death Immortal Soul.
“ ruò tā zhēn shì guān zhōng xiān zhuǎn shì ……”
“若他真是棺中仙转世……”
Seeing the enhanced Ten Thousand Realms Dao Net suppress the dao sword and dao knife, Cheng Dao exclaimed: "Junior Brother, you have incredible luck. If my guess is correct, this was one of the goals they aimed for in the experimental venue."
chéng dào sì hū méi yǒu chá jué lǐ fán xīn zhōng de yì cháng ， jiāng nà wán shí yǐng xiàng dǎ sàn zhī hòu ， jì xù shuō qǐ guān zhōng xiān qǐ lái 。
承道似乎没有察觉李凡心中的异常，将那顽石影像打散之后，继续说起棺中仙起来。
"Power of merging mountains and seas."
“ nǐ zhī qián yě céng shuō guò ， nà shén me guāng wú xīng hǎi shǐ chū de dào jiàn dào dāo bǎo wù ， shì lái zì qí tā kě néng xìng 。 kě jiàn tā men jù bèi gēn qí tā kě néng xìng lián tōng de shì lì 。 suī wèi bì néng wán chéng héng dù ， dàn zuì qǐ mǎ dǎ lāo 、 bǔ zhuō ， yīng gāi shì méi wèn tí de 。”
“你之前也曾说过，那什么光吾星海使出的道剑道刀宝物，是来自其他可能性。可见他们具备跟其他可能性联通的势力。虽未必能完成横渡，但最起码打捞、捕捉，应该是没问题的。”
"The starry sky where I gained consciousness also had similar creations—those springs that cleanse streams..."
chéng dào xiào le xiào ：“ shī dì ， kǒng pà cǐ fān yù dào qiáng dí le a 。 nǐ pà bù pà ？”
承道笑了笑：“师弟，恐怕此番遇到强敌了啊。你怕不怕？”
"But compared to Black Death, it's far inferior," Cheng Dao said with a hint of envy but no desire to possess his junior brother’s treasures.
lǐ fán yě shì pèi hé zhe ， sǎ tuō yī xiào ：“ yǒu shī xiōng xiāng péi zuǒ yòu ， bié shuō qū qū yī guān zhōng xiān 。 nǎ pà shì chāo tuō qiáng zhě ， wǒ yě gǎn fèn lì yī bó ！”
李凡也是配合着，洒脱一笑：“有师兄相陪左右，别说区区一棺中仙。哪怕是超脱强者，我也敢奋力一搏！”
"By the way, Senior Brother. Do you know why the Immortal Realm suddenly abandoned this experimental venue? Even my传承 didn’t matter." Li Fan looked puzzled.
shí fēn mǎn yì lǐ fán de háo qì ， chéng dào què xiào róng shōu liǎn ：“ zì xìn shì hǎo 。 shī dì què bù kě dà yì 。 bì jìng zhè xiē guān zhōng xiān ， néng zài kě néng xìng pò miè de dào yān dà jié zhōng xìng cún ， shí lì dìng rán bù ruò 。”
十分满意李凡的豪气，承道却笑容收敛：“自信是好。师弟却不可大意。毕竟这些棺中仙，能在可能性破灭的道湮大劫中幸存，实力定然不弱。”
Li Fan did not reveal that he knew the original purpose was to capture the so-called "Savior Treasure."
“ ér qiě ， nà guāng wú xīng hǎi shì zhēn duì nǐ shōu fú dào jiàn dào dāo de shǒu duàn ér fàng chū de xiān guān 。 kǒng pà ， bìng fēi shì suí jī tiāo xuǎn de yī jù xiān guān ……”
“而且，那光吾星海是针对你收服道剑道刀的手段而放出的仙棺。恐怕，并非是随机挑选的一具仙棺……”
Instead, he guided the conversation towards resisting the Dampening of Possibilities.
“ huà shuō huí lái ， shī dì nǐ jiū jìng shì rú hé xiāng fú nà duì dāo jiàn ne ？ pà shì wǒ chū shǒu ， dōu yǒu xiē lì yǒu bù dǎi 。” chéng dào xiào hē hē de dīng zhe lǐ fán ， hū de chū shēng wèn dào 。
“话说回来，师弟你究竟是如何相符那对刀剑呢？怕是我出手，都有些力有不逮。”承道笑呵呵的盯着李凡，忽的出声问道。
Cheng Dao fell silent for a moment.
zhè ge wèn tí de dá àn ， lǐ fán xīn zhōng zì rán zǎo jiù yǒu le zhǔn bèi 。
这个问题的答案，李凡心中自然早就有了准备。
Suddenly, his expression turned strange: "How do you know they didn't succeed?"
méi yǒu bàn fēn yóu yù ， tā jiāng dào jiàn dào dāo qǔ chū ， ér hòu dāng zhe chéng dào de miàn ， shī zhǎn qǐ le wàn xiāng dào wǎng 。
没有半分犹豫，他将道剑道刀取出，而后当着承道的面，施展起了万相道网。
"Um?" Li Fan was confused.
zhè shén tōng lǐ fán zài gēn chéng dào de jiāo shǒu zhōng céng yòng guò ， chéng dào zì bù mò shēng 。 dàn xià yī kè ， zì dào wǎng zhōng yǒng xiàn de zǐ hēi qì xī ， què shì ràng chéng dào shén qíng yī biàn 。
这神通李凡在跟承道的交手中曾用过，承道自不陌生。但下一刻，自道网中涌现的紫黑气息，却是让承道神情一变。
"This experimental venue is something the Immortal Realm built with great effort and cost. It couldn’t just be abandoned."
“ zhè dào jiàn dào dāo ， dí què lái zì qí tā kě néng xìng 。 jiù lián wú jí dà dào ， dōu wú fǎ hàn dòng qí fēn háo 。 bù guò zǒng zài shān hǎi zhī jiān ， méi néng chāo tuō chén shì 。 wǒ zhè wàn xiāng dào wǎng hé xīn ， mò shā xiān pò ， nǎi shì jìn dào yān zhī lì 。 zì rán néng jiāng qí zhèn yā ！” lǐ fán yī liǎn ào rán dào 。
“这道剑道刀，的确来自其他可能性。就连无极大道，都无法撼动其分毫。不过总在山海之间，没能超脱尘世。我这万相道网核心，墨杀仙魄，乃是近道湮之力。自然能将其镇压！”李凡一脸傲然道。
"Maybe it’s because they achieved their goal," he speculated.
shuō zhe ， zǐ hēi zhī qì liáo rào de mò shā xiān pò xū yǐng ， biàn cóng wàn xiàng dào wǎng zhī zhōng piāo fú 。 chù lì zài chéng dào miàn qián 。
说着，紫黑之气缭绕的墨杀仙魄虚影，便从万象道网之中漂浮。矗立在承道面前。
"But the Immortal Realm still perished, and the Dampening of Possibilities still came!" Li Fan exclaimed in surprise.
chéng dào nǎi shì shān hǎi biān yùn yù yī líng shí ， zì rán duì shān hǎi jiāo róng de qì xī bú huì mò shēng 。
承道乃是山海边孕育一灵石，自然对山海交融的气息不会陌生。
Cheng Dao sighed: "Junior Brother, you are too naive. Even with my mentor's broad-mindedness, he didn’t resist or save the realm. He left when the Dampening was at its peak."
cǐ kè kàn dào mò shā xiān pò xū yǐng hòu ， jìng běn néng zhàn qǐ ， miàn lù jǐn zhāng zhī sè 。
此刻看到墨杀仙魄虚影后，竟本能站起，面露紧张之色。
"Everyone else?"
“ shī xiōng wú xū yōu lǜ ， zhè zhǒng lì liàng ， jǐn zài wǒ de zhǎng kòng zhī nèi 。” lǐ fán jiāng mò shā xiān pò shōu huí ， dàn dàn dì shuō dào 。
“师兄无需忧虑，这种力量，尽在我的掌控之内。”李凡将墨杀仙魄收回，淡淡地说道。
"The Immortal Realm sought methods to ensure most true immortals could survive."
“ zhè …… cóng hé ér lái ？” chéng dào de yǎn zhōng shǎn guò yī sī mí huò ， yī sī bù què dìng 。
“这……从何而来？”承道的眼中闪过一丝迷惑，一丝不确定。
"If the Immortal Realm is gone, we can recreate it on Mount Above."
lǐ fán kàn de fēn míng ， gù ér méi yǒu shuō huǎng ：“ shī xiōng nǐ wǒ tóng chū zì 【 làn kē dào chǎng 】， zì rán yě yīng zhī xiǎo zhè chù shí yàn chǎng kōng jiān de zhǒng zhǒng xuán qí zhī chù 。”
李凡看的分明，故而没有说谎：“师兄你我同出自【烂柯道场】，自然也应知晓这处实验场空间的种种玄奇之处。”
"In essence, only the Beyond truly matters."
jiàn dào chéng dào wēi wēi diǎn tóu ， lǐ fán cái jiē zhe shuō dào ：“ zài wǒ suǒ chù de shì jiè zhōng ， yǒu míng wèi tiān dì zhī pò de cún zài 。 dà dǐ shì tiān dì jiān fǎ zé jù xiàng 。”
见到承道微微点头，李凡才接着说道：“在我所处的世界中，有名为天地之魄的存在。大抵是天地间法则具象。”
Li Fan was stunned by these words.
“ mò shā jiù shì qí zhōng zhī yī 。 wǒ ǒu rán jiān fā xiàn le mò shā miào chù ， yú shì xiǎng fāng shè fǎ jiāng qí xùn huà ……”
“墨杀就是其中之一。我偶然间发现了墨杀妙处，于是想方设法将其驯化……”
"What about the Four Sovereigns of the Immortal Realm? Three out of four have fallen. Aren’t they still part of the Immortal Realm?"
lǐ fán zhēn zhēn jiǎ jiǎ ， wěi wěi dào lái 。
李凡真真假假，娓娓道来。
Cheng Dao sighed: "Mount, Return to Sea, and Taiyi didn't want to live anymore. Look at Great Sage Jingfeng—still alive! Is his power greater than the first three?"
mò shā xiān pò ， kě yǐ shuō shì lǐ fán zuì wèi guān jiàn de jǐ gè mì mì zhī yī 。 cǐ kè zhòu rán jiē kāi ， jí biàn shì chéng dào yě nán miǎn zhèn dòng bù yǐ 。
墨杀仙魄，可以说是李凡最为关键的几个秘密之一。此刻骤然揭开，即便是承道也难免震动不已。
"Moreover, their so-called fall might not be real."
zhè fān huǎng yán de zuì miào chù zài yú ， cǐ kè wàn xiāng dào wǎng duì yú dào jiàn dào dāo de yā zhì shí lì ， shì yīn wèi zài shōu fú dāo jiàn zhī hòu ， cái yùn yù de 。
这番谎言的最妙处在于，此刻万相道网对于道剑道刀的压制实力，是因为在收服刀剑之后，才孕育的。
"They simply chose to abandon it."
dàn chú fēi mò shā xiān pò de zhǔ rén ， fǒu zé jué nán zhī xiǎo nèi qíng 。 cǐ kè chéng dào qīn yǎn suǒ jiàn de ， jiù shì yǒu zhe mò shā xiān pò zhī lì jiā chí xià de wàn xiāng dào wǎng ， qīng yì jiù jiāng dào jiàn dào dāo gěi zhèn yā 。
但除非墨杀仙魄的主人，否则绝难知晓内情。此刻承道亲眼所见的，就是有着墨杀仙魄之力加持下的万相道网，轻易就将道剑道刀给镇压。
Perhaps because Li Fan had revealed his Black Death Immortal Soul secret earlier, gaining full trust from Cheng Dao.
chéng dào suì jīng tàn bù yǐ ：“ shī dì zhēn shì hǎo yùn qì 。 rú guǒ wǒ méi cāi cuò de huà ， zhè yīng gāi shì dāng chū xiān jiè xiǎng yào shí yàn wán chéng de mù biāo zhī yī 。”
承道遂惊叹不已：“师弟真是好运气。如果我没猜错的话，这应该是当初仙界想要实验完成的目标之一。”
This time, Cheng Dao explained in great detail.
“ shān hǎi xiāng róng zhī lì 。”
“山海相融之力。”
Li Fan gradually recovered and pondered the implications of Cheng Dao's words.
“ wǒ dàn shēng líng zhì de nà piàn xīng kōng ， yě yǒu lèi sì de zào wù 。 jiù shì nà chōng shuā xī shuǐ zhī quán yǎn ……”
“我诞生灵智的那片星空，也有类似的造物。就是那冲刷溪水之泉眼……”
"Senior Brother, your point is that Mount, Return to Sea, and Taiyi are one person each?"
“ zhǐ bù guò ， gēn shī dì nǐ zhè mò shā bǐ qǐ lái ， xùn sè bù zhǐ yī chóu 。” suī yǒu xiē xiàn mù ， dàn yě zhǐ shì xiàn mù ér yǐ 。 shòu dào shǒu qiū gōng diǎn huà de chéng dào ， bìng méi yǒu shēng chū yào jiāng shī dì bǎo wù jù wéi jǐ yǒu de xiǎng fǎ 。
“只不过，跟师弟你这墨杀比起来，逊色不止一筹。”虽有些羡慕，但也只是羡慕而已。受到守丘公点化的承道，并没有生出要将师弟宝物据为己有的想法。
"Perhaps not before. But since they opened Mount Above and connected with the Infinite Spring, it has been so."
"Immortal from the Beyond?" Li Fan's pupils constricted as he leaned closer.
"Is it that Immortal from the Beyond?" He whispered softly.
"It is, and it isn't," Cheng Dao seemed to be lost in thought, his expression a bit odd.
Li Fan stared at the stone fragment that had been part of Cheng Dao’s memories. For some reason, he felt an inexplicable familiarity with it, but he couldn’t pinpoint where this feeling came from.
Cheng Dao waved his hand, and the image of the stone fragment shattered into countless light points, jolting Li Fan back to reality.
Each fragment seemed like a pill!
"Pharmacist Sect, square stone?"
The Art of Daoist Alchemy was taught by Sun Pi Mao. It originated from a large square stone he used for his daily alchemical practices.
Any other method would reveal it as just an ordinary stone. Only when one believed it to be a pill and swallowed it did the faint voice of传承之音 come through.
This pattern, where unity obscured truth while division revealed it, Li Fan had only seen in Sun Pi Mao's teachings. Now he saw it again in Cheng Dao’s memories.
"Could Sun Pi Mao have transformed into this stone fragment?"
"He has been drifting between mountains and seas for countless years, his immortal body already decayed. He indeed possesses the conditions to probe the secrets of the mountains and seas."
"And..."
Li Fan recalled what Liu Lu Chen had said about Sun Pi Mao in his memories.
"Birth, aging, sickness, death—these are eternal principles of Daoism. Even this starry sky cannot escape them. How can you?"
Li Fan’s thoughts crystallized: "That indeed sounds like something a true daoist would say who has experienced the cycle of life and death."
"And the method of condensing and folding True Immortal characters into chess pieces to form the Immortal Realm is similar to that used by the coffin immortals."
"If he truly is one of these reincarnated coffin immortals..."
Cheng Dao, seemingly unaware of Li Fan's inner turmoil, continued discussing the coffin immortals.
"You once mentioned that the dao sword and dao knife from Light and Virtue Star Sea were from other possibilities. They must have the ability to connect with other possibilities, even if they can't cross over."
Cheng Dao chuckled: "Junior Brother, you might be facing a formidable opponent this time. Are you afraid?"
Li Fan responded confidently: "With Senior Brother by my side, I dare face any coffin immortal, let alone an Overwhelming Power!"
Cheng Dao's smile faded as he said, "Confidence is good, but don't be too careless. These coffin immortals survived the Great Dampening of Possibilities and must be quite strong."
"Moreover, Light and Virtue Star Sea was specifically crafted to catch dao swords and dao knives. It’s unlikely they randomly selected a coffin immortal."
"By the way, how did you manage to align with those dao sword and dao knife? Even I might struggle," Cheng Dao said, his eyes fixed on Li Fan.
Li Fan had prepared this answer in his heart: "Senior Brother, we both came from the Lankao Daoist Venue. You should know about the wonders of this experimental space."
Cheng Dao nodded slightly. "In my world, there exists something called the Essence of Heaven and Earth. It's a manifestation of the laws of nature."
"Black Death is one such essence. I discovered its potential by chance and tried to domesticate it..."
Li Fan spoke truthfully yet partially.
The Black Death Immortal Soul was one of Li Fan’s most critical secrets. Unveiling it now had Cheng Dao in awe.
The key to this lie lay in the fact that the power of the Ten Thousand Realms Dao Net came from nurturing dao swords and dao knives after their capture, a secret known only to those who controlled Black Death Immortal Soul.
Seeing the enhanced Ten Thousand Realms Dao Net suppress the dao sword and dao knife, Cheng Dao exclaimed: "Junior Brother, you have incredible luck. If my guess is correct, this was one of the goals they aimed for in the experimental venue."
"Power of merging mountains and seas."
"The starry sky where I gained consciousness also had similar creations—those springs that cleanse streams..."
"But compared to Black Death, it's far inferior," Cheng Dao said with a hint of envy but no desire to possess his junior brother’s treasures.
"By the way, Senior Brother. Do you know why the Immortal Realm suddenly abandoned this experimental venue? Even my传承 didn’t matter." Li Fan looked puzzled.
Li Fan did not reveal that he knew the original purpose was to capture the so-called "Savior Treasure."
Instead, he guided the conversation towards resisting the Dampening of Possibilities.
Cheng Dao fell silent for a moment.
Suddenly, his expression turned strange: "How do you know they didn't succeed?"
"Um?" Li Fan was confused.
"This experimental venue is something the Immortal Realm built with great effort and cost. It couldn’t just be abandoned."
"Maybe it’s because they achieved their goal," he speculated.
"But the Immortal Realm still perished, and the Dampening of Possibilities still came!" Li Fan exclaimed in surprise.
Cheng Dao sighed: "Junior Brother, you are too naive. Even with my mentor's broad-mindedness, he didn’t resist or save the realm. He left when the Dampening was at its peak."
"Everyone else?"
"The Immortal Realm sought methods to ensure most true immortals could survive."
"If the Immortal Realm is gone, we can recreate it on Mount Above."
"In essence, only the Beyond truly matters."
Li Fan was stunned by these words.
"What about the Four Sovereigns of the Immortal Realm? Three out of four have fallen. Aren’t they still part of the Immortal Realm?"
Cheng Dao sighed: "Mount, Return to Sea, and Taiyi didn't want to live anymore. Look at Great Sage Jingfeng—still alive! Is his power greater than the first three?"
"Moreover, their so-called fall might not be real."
"They simply chose to abandon it."
Perhaps because Li Fan had revealed his Black Death Immortal Soul secret earlier, gaining full trust from Cheng Dao.
This time, Cheng Dao explained in great detail.
Li Fan gradually recovered and pondered the implications of Cheng Dao's words.
"Senior Brother, your point is that Mount, Return to Sea, and Taiyi are one person each?"
"Perhaps not before. But since they opened Mount Above and connected with the Infinite Spring, it has been so."