lǐ fán suǒ yù liào de bù cuò ， jí shì mò shā de hēi guāng lǐng yù zhōng ， yuán běn yīng zhǐ shèng xià jué duì de sǐ jì 。 dàn shuò shǔ xiān zhèng yáng yáng zì dé zhī jì ， hài làng pāi shān 、 shān hǎi xiāng jī de jīn shí zhī yīn ， hū de chuān pò hēi yù 。
李凡所预料的不错，极似墨杀的黑光领域中，原本应只剩下绝对的死寂。但硕鼠仙正洋洋自得之际，骇浪拍山、山海相击的金石之音，忽的穿破黑域。
Li Fan's actions were swift, and in the blink of an eye, he had flown to within three feet of the rat god. The sudden attack was so fast that even the rat god couldn't retract his swallowed dao paths.
xiǎng chè hóng huāng xiān jiè 。
响彻洪荒仙界。
With a flick of his sleeve, Li Fan snatched at the rat god’s transforming hair while simultaneously drawing on the venomous elixirs within its body. The more hair fell, the weaker the rat god became, making it harder to suppress the erupting poison.
yǐn dé zhè piàn xiān jiè dà lù ， zì gè chù chuán lái bù tóng de huí yìng 。
引得这片仙界大陆，自各处传来不同的回应。
Finally, after showing signs of weakness, the rat god's defeat was sealed. It was time for Li Fan to harvest his reward.
fēng chuī shān lín de shā shā shēng ， chán chán xī shuǐ de liú dòng shēng ， fēng yún jiāo huì de lǐn liè shēng ， chū shēng shēng mìng liáo liàng de tí kū shēng ， shān luán zhèn liè de hōng míng shēng ……
风吹山林的沙沙声，潺潺溪水的流动声，风云交汇的凛冽声，初生生命嘹亮的啼哭声，山峦震列的轰鸣声……
"Life and death are one; merging with dao to become true. Free from worldly concerns, my elixir is complete."
zhè xiē dài biǎo zhe shēng mìng 、 yùn dòng 、 biàn huà de yīn fú ， gēn tiān kōng zhōng de shān hǎi zhī yīn xíng chéng gòng míng 。 wǎn ruò yī dào dào xiōng yǒng de bō làng ， mán hèng dì jiāng nà hēi yù gěi sī kāi 。
这些代表着生命、运动、变化的音符，跟天空中的山海之音形成共鸣。宛若一道道汹涌的波浪，蛮横地将那黑域给撕开。
Li Fan recited softly in his heart as he prepared a dao furnace using the myriad forms dao network as the crucible and the power of Mo Shi's immortal soul as the fire. He slowly refined this other-worldly immortal into a single dao pill.
“ diāo chóng xiǎo jì ， yě gǎn bān mén nòng fǔ ！”
“雕虫小技，也敢班门弄斧！”
The rat god struggled desperately, but Li Fan’s net tightened with each hair that fell. Eventually, his efforts were in vain.
chéng dào yī shēng bào hē ， cóng hēi guāng zhōng chōng chū 。 tuō kùn de shùn jiān ， shēn yǐng jiù róng yú zhè piàn tiān dì zhī zhōng ， xiāo shī bú jiàn 。
承道一声暴喝，从黑光中冲出。脱困的瞬间，身影就融于这片天地之中，消失不见。
Seeing the rat god's form revert to human, it no longer fought back, merely watching Li Fan and Mo Shi from afar.
chá jué dào bù miào de shuò shǔ xiān yī zhèn guài xiào ， jìng yě bìng bù huāng luàn 。 dǒu le dǒu zì jǐ féi shuò de shēn qū ， cóng jǐn lán wài pí shàng ， qǐng kè jiān diào xià shàng qiān gēn xì xiǎo de 、 bù tóng yán sè de máo fà 。
察觉到不妙的硕鼠仙一阵怪笑，竟也并不慌乱。抖了抖自己肥硕的身躯，从锦澜外皮上，顷刻间掉下上千根细小的、不同颜色的毛发。
"Those who devour others will eventually be devoured."
zhè xiē máo fà diào luò zhī hòu ， jìng huà zuò yī dào dào yì lì de rén yǐng 。
这些毛发掉落之后，竟化作一道道屹立的人影。
"This saying is indeed true!"
yī shí jiān ， shàng qiān zhēn xiān lín lì ， jiāng shuò shǔ hù zài zhōng yāng 。
一时间，上千真仙林立，将硕鼠护在中央。
"Dear dao friends, don't follow my footsteps!"
“ zhè xiē shēn yǐng shì ……”
“这些身影是……”
"Hahaha..."
“ wú míng zhēn xiān ？”
“无名真仙？”
In a burst of laughter, the rat god was completely refined into a crystal-clear pill with a rainbow sheen. This was undoubtedly Li Fan's most beautiful and valuable dao pill since he mastered the Dao Pill King Scripture.
lǐ fán kàn de fēn míng ， cóng shuò shǔ xiān shēn shàng tuō luò de měi yī gēn máo fà ， dōu dài biǎo zhe yī tiáo dà dào 。 cǐ kè zhè xiē dào huà shēn yǐng ， qí běn zhì jiù gēn yǐ shēn huà dào de wú míng zhēn xiān yī yàng ！
李凡看的分明，从硕鼠仙身上脱落的每一根毛发，都代表着一条大道。此刻这些道化身影，其本质就跟以身化道的无名真仙一样！
"Unfortunately, I can’t swallow it directly."
tān lán tūn shì dà dào ér dǎo zhì yì huà de wú míng zhēn xiān ， cǐ kè què jiāng yǐ jīng tūn jìn dǔ zi lǐ de dà dào gěi chóng xīn tǔ le chū lái 。
贪婪吞噬大道而导致异化的无名真仙，此刻却将已经吞进肚子里的大道给重新吐了出来。
Li Fan turned to his solemn-looking Mo Shi and said earnestly, "Brother Senior, here you are."
shī qù le xiē xǔ dà dào hòu ， shuò shǔ bù jǐn méi yǒu biàn ruò 。 shēn shàng de qì xī fǎn ér yù fā míng huì bù dìng ， lìng rén xīn jīng 。 ér lǐ fán yě chá jué dào ， shuò shǔ de yàng mào ， yě qǐ le wēi miào de biàn huà 。
失去了些许大道后，硕鼠不仅没有变弱。身上的气息反而愈发明晦不定，令人心惊。而李凡也察觉到，硕鼠的样貌，也起了微妙的变化。
He handed over the dao pill with great seriousness, intending to give it to him.
biàn zhǎo wèi zhǎng ， gōu lóu de shēn qū tǐng zhí ， liǎn shàng shén qíng ， yě biàn dé gèng jiā xiàng rén le ！
变爪为掌，佝偻的身躯挺直，脸上神情，也变得更加像人了！
Mo Shi was surprised by this gesture but immediately shook his head in refusal.
shān hǎi jiān ， qǐ dà fēng 。
山海间，起大风。
Although he wasn't sure about the true nature of the dao pill, Li Fan's cautious nature made him hesitant. Mo Shi refused because he adhered to the rules set by Shou Qiu Gong, not daring to snatch a treasure from a fellow disciple.
liè liè zuò xiǎng 。
烈烈作响。
The marvels of this dao pill did not reach the point where Mo Shi would break his own rule.
jiāng hù wèi zài shuò shǔ shēn biān de tiáo tiáo dà dào shēn yǐng ， jǐn jiē chuī sàn 。
将护卫在硕鼠身边的条条大道身影，尽皆吹散。
"Thanks to your direct confrontation with the rat god, we were able to suppress it."
mù dǔ zhè yí mù de lǐ fán ， fǎng fú kàn dào le zài shān hǎi jiān chén lún xiāo shī de wú shù kě néng xìng ， wú shù shì jiè ， wú shù shēng líng 。
目睹这一幕的李凡，仿佛看到了在山海间沉沦消失的无数可能性，无数世界，无数生灵。
"If not for you distracting the myriad dao shadows, I wouldn't have been able to approach its true form so easily. Enjoying the refinement of this dao pill is well-deserved by you."
jǐn guǎn chéng dào yǐ jīng jiāng shén tōng zhǐ shì kòng zhì zài yí dìng de fàn wéi zhī nèi ， dàn réng rán yǒu xiē xǔ fēng yīn wèi jī liè de zhēng dòu ér tuō lí le yuán běn de wèi zhì 。
尽管承道已经将神通只是控制在一定的范围之内，但仍然有些许风因为激烈的争斗而脱离了原本的位置。
"Furthermore, after swallowing this pill, you can share your insights on other possible dao paths with me. If I were to swallow it, I would lack the ability to explain them in detail to you!"
wǎn ruò wú xíng dāo rèn ， yú hóng huāng xiān jiè zhī zhōng huá guò 。
宛若无形刀刃，于洪荒仙界之中划过。
Mo Shi agreed that Li Fan's words made sense.
fēng rèn guò chū ， wàn wù jiē yǔn 。 yī dào jù dà de xū kōng gōu hè liè xì ， suí zhī chū xiàn 。
风刃过出，万物皆陨。一道巨大的虚空沟壑裂隙，随之出现。
After a heartfelt explanation, Mo Shi ultimately couldn't refuse his good intentions and reluctantly accepted the offer. He swallowed the rat god’s dao pill.
zòng shǐ yǒu wú xiàn xiān lì bù duàn bǔ chōng ， duǎn shí jiān nèi nán yǐ jiāng zhè dào shāng bā xiū fù 。
纵使有无限仙力不断补充，短时间内难以将这道伤疤修复。
"Brother Senior, how do you feel?" Li Fan asked after a while.
yóu cǐ kě jiàn zhàn jú zhōng yāng de pò huài lì ， yǐ jīng dá dào le hé zhǒng chéng dù 。
由此可见战局中央的破坏力，已经达到了何种程度。
"Alas."
fēng shēng hū xiào lǐ ， yī dào dào shēn yǐng rú liǔ tiáo bān piān piān qǐ wǔ 。 suī sàn bù miè ， yī jiù shí fēn jiān qiáng de zài shān hǎi zhī fēng zhōng wéi chí 。
风声呼啸里，一道道身影如柳条般翩翩起舞。虽散不灭，依旧十分坚强的在山海之风中维持。
"The rat god and those myriad dao shadows are actually just a group of pitiful people," Mo Shi sighed deeply.
ér jiù zài cǐ kè ， shuò shǔ xiān kǒu zhōng ， yòu chuán lái le guài yì fēi cháng de lián xù shēng xiǎng 。 jì xiàng shì lǎo shǔ sī xīn liè fèi de jiān ruì jiào shēng ， yòu hǎo sì shī rén kāng kǎi jī áng de yín chàng 。
而就在此刻，硕鼠仙口中，又传来了怪异非常的连续声响。既像是老鼠撕心裂肺的尖锐叫声，又好似诗人慷慨激昂的吟唱。
Li Fan: "What do you mean by that?"
cóng shuò shǔ xiān de shēn shàng ， tuō là le gèng duō de máo fà 。
从硕鼠仙的身上，脱落了更多的毛发。
Mo Shi explained, "I sensed countless images from the dao pill I consumed." He waved his hand gently to present these visions to Li Fan.
zhēn xiān rú má ， piāo sàn ér chū 。
真仙如麻，飘散而出。
At first, it was a peaceful and prosperous immortal realm. The rat god had been serving as the emperor for nearly two billion years, ruling with all the immortals submitting in prosperity.
shuò shǔ xiān máo fà jǐn tuì ， yù fā xiàng rén le 。 zhǐ shì réng jiù pī zhe yī shēn lǎo shǔ de pí 。
硕鼠仙毛发尽褪，愈发像人了。只是仍旧披着一身老鼠的皮。
Even after the rat god took power, the Three Sages no longer interfered with the affairs of the immortal realm. All that mattered were the emperors, not the sages.
jí cù de yín chàng yīn jiá rán ér zhǐ ， fǎng fú yī bǐng dāo hū de là xià 、 jiāng pí qiè kāi 。
急促的吟唱音戛然而止，仿佛一柄刀忽的落下、将皮切开。
However, the zenith turned to decline when the Dao Annihilation calamity suddenly descended upon them.
shuò shǔ ， huà ér wéi rén 。
硕鼠，化而为人。
Initially, the rat god was filled with boundless ambition and believed he could lead all immortals to conquer this minor Dao Annihilation disaster.
bù xiàng shì zhōu wéi de zhēn xiān dào yǐng nà yàng ， zhǐ shì mó hú de lún kuò ， ér wú jù tǐ de yàng mào 。
不像是周围的真仙道影那样，只是模糊的轮廓，而无具体的样貌。
But the calamity stopped and then recurred repeatedly. Although it could be temporarily suppressed, there seemed no end in sight for its complete resolution.
cǐ shí cǐ kè de shuò shǔ xiān ， suī chì shēn luǒ tǐ ， què gēn rén wú yì 。
此时此刻的硕鼠仙，虽赤身裸体，却跟人无异。
As the rat god's facade of calm began to crack internally, he had a secret desire to visit the Three Sages for answers.
“ liǎng wèi dào xiōng ……”
“两位道兄……”
However, to his shock, the Three Sages were gone—seemingly vanished from this world and unreachable.
“ shuò shǔ zhè xiāng yǒu lǐ le ~”
“硕鼠这厢有礼了~”
Although most immortals had long forgotten about the Three Sages, they still represented revered figures in the hearts of many.
bù nán bù nǚ 、 shì nán shì nǚ de hùn hé zhī yīn ， zì rén xíng shuò shǔ kǒu zhōng chuán chū 。
不男不女、似男似女的混合之音，自人型硕鼠口中传出。
In times of calamity, people’s hearts were already agitated. If news of their disappearance spread, it might cause chaos before the Dao Annihilation could even claim them.
zhǐ shì zì gù zì dé dǎ zhāo hū ， bìng bù zhǐ wàng lǐ fán gēn chéng dào èr rén huì huí yìng 。 huà yīn wèi luò ， tā biàn xū zhāng shí zhǐ ， yáo yáo cāo kòng zhe zhōu zāo yǐ jīng wán quán tuō luò de zhēn xiān dào yǐng 。
只是自顾自得打招呼，并不指望李凡跟承道二人会回应。话音未落，他便虚张十指，遥遥操控着周遭已经完全脱落的真仙倒影。
After much thought, the rat god decided to keep this secret.
jiù xiàng zài mù hòu bǎi nòng kuǐ lěi de kuǐ lěi shī yì bān 。
就像在幕后摆弄傀儡的傀儡师一般。
To prevent the immortals from learning about the sages' disappearance, he even took on the role of all three sages himself. While his immense power as a celestial emperor allowed him to single-handedly portray one sage without strain, taking on all three and maintaining their appearances was challenging.
yǒu le shuò shǔ xiān de jiā chí ， yì wàn zhēn xiān dào yǐng de miàn páng ， jìng wēi wēi xiǎn huà chū le rén xíng 。
有了硕鼠仙的加持，亿万真仙倒影的面庞，竟微微显化出了人型。
Thus, in desperation, the rat god sought ways to quickly enhance his strength by devouring true immortals and stealing their dao insights.
ér tā men yě bù zài zhǐ shì píng jiè běn néng de jìn gōng ， ér shì dàng zhēn rú wú míng zài shì 。 jiāng zì shēn shén tōng fǎ shù ， shī zhǎn dào jí zhì 。
而它们也不再只是凭借本能的进攻，而是当真如无名再世。将自身神通法术，施展到极致。
The results were remarkable. The rat god truly managed to integrate multiple paths of dao into a single body.
Li Fan's actions were swift, and in the blink of an eye, he had flown to within three feet of the rat god. The sudden attack was so fast that even the rat god couldn't retract his swallowed dao paths.
With a flick of his sleeve, Li Fan snatched at the rat god’s transforming hair while simultaneously drawing on the venomous elixirs within its body. The more hair fell, the weaker the rat god became, making it harder to suppress the erupting poison.
Finally, after showing signs of weakness, the rat god's defeat was sealed. It was time for Li Fan to harvest his reward.
"Life and death are one; merging with dao to become true. Free from worldly concerns, my elixir is complete."
Li Fan recited softly in his heart as he prepared a dao furnace using the myriad forms dao network as the crucible and the power of Mo Shi's immortal soul as the fire. He slowly refined this other-worldly immortal into a single dao pill.
The rat god struggled desperately, but Li Fan’s net tightened with each hair that fell. Eventually, his efforts were in vain.
Seeing the rat god's form revert to human, it no longer fought back, merely watching Li Fan and Mo Shi from afar.
"Those who devour others will eventually be devoured."
"This saying is indeed true!"
"Dear dao friends, don't follow my footsteps!"
"Hahaha..."
In a burst of laughter, the rat god was completely refined into a crystal-clear pill with a rainbow sheen. This was undoubtedly Li Fan's most beautiful and valuable dao pill since he mastered the Dao Pill King Scripture.
"Unfortunately, I can’t swallow it directly."
Li Fan turned to his solemn-looking Mo Shi and said earnestly, "Brother Senior, here you are."
He handed over the dao pill with great seriousness, intending to give it to him.
Mo Shi was surprised by this gesture but immediately shook his head in refusal.
Although he wasn't sure about the true nature of the dao pill, Li Fan's cautious nature made him hesitant. Mo Shi refused because he adhered to the rules set by Shou Qiu Gong, not daring to snatch a treasure from a fellow disciple.
The marvels of this dao pill did not reach the point where Mo Shi would break his own rule.
"Thanks to your direct confrontation with the rat god, we were able to suppress it."
"If not for you distracting the myriad dao shadows, I wouldn't have been able to approach its true form so easily. Enjoying the refinement of this dao pill is well-deserved by you."
"Furthermore, after swallowing this pill, you can share your insights on other possible dao paths with me. If I were to swallow it, I would lack the ability to explain them in detail to you!"
Mo Shi agreed that Li Fan's words made sense.
After a heartfelt explanation, Mo Shi ultimately couldn't refuse his good intentions and reluctantly accepted the offer. He swallowed the rat god’s dao pill.
"Brother Senior, how do you feel?" Li Fan asked after a while.
"Alas."
"The rat god and those myriad dao shadows are actually just a group of pitiful people," Mo Shi sighed deeply.
Li Fan: "What do you mean by that?"
Mo Shi explained, "I sensed countless images from the dao pill I consumed." He waved his hand gently to present these visions to Li Fan.
At first, it was a peaceful and prosperous immortal realm. The rat god had been serving as the emperor for nearly two billion years, ruling with all the immortals submitting in prosperity.
Even after the rat god took power, the Three Sages no longer interfered with the affairs of the immortal realm. All that mattered were the emperors, not the sages.
However, the zenith turned to decline when the Dao Annihilation calamity suddenly descended upon them.
Initially, the rat god was filled with boundless ambition and believed he could lead all immortals to conquer this minor Dao Annihilation disaster.
But the calamity stopped and then recurred repeatedly. Although it could be temporarily suppressed, there seemed no end in sight for its complete resolution.
As the rat god's facade of calm began to crack internally, he had a secret desire to visit the Three Sages for answers.
However, to his shock, the Three Sages were gone—seemingly vanished from this world and unreachable.
Although most immortals had long forgotten about the Three Sages, they still represented revered figures in the hearts of many.
In times of calamity, people’s hearts were already agitated. If news of their disappearance spread, it might cause chaos before the Dao Annihilation could even claim them.
After much thought, the rat god decided to keep this secret.
To prevent the immortals from learning about the sages' disappearance, he even took on the role of all three sages himself. While his immense power as a celestial emperor allowed him to single-handedly portray one sage without strain, taking on all three and maintaining their appearances was challenging.
Thus, in desperation, the rat god sought ways to quickly enhance his strength by devouring true immortals and stealing their dao insights.
The results were remarkable. The rat god truly managed to integrate multiple paths of dao into a single body.