tōng lù wú zhōng shēng yǒu ， cóng yān miè zhōng dàn shēng 。
通路无中生有，从湮灭中诞生。
The path suddenly appeared out of nowhere in the void swallowed by the Devouring Way, and Light-Will Star Sea certainly couldn't have failed to notice such an anomaly. Their reaction was swift; from the distant aura that seemed as still as a mountain and as firm as a peak, it could be inferred that all of Light-Will Star Sea's top-tier combatants should now be gathered here.
sì hū bìng fēi shí tǐ ， ér shì yī zhǒng jí wéi tè shū de néng liàng 。 qiáng xíng yú xū wú zhōng kāi pì lù tú 。
似乎并非实体，而是一种极为特殊的能量。强行于虚无中开辟路途。
But in front of the Purple-cloaked Figure, they were nothing but mere spectators.
zǐ yī yī bù tà chū ， shēn yǐng zhuǎn shùn xiāo shī 。 xià yī kè jiù yǐ jīng chū xiàn zài le tōng lù bǐ duān 。
紫衣一步踏出，身影转瞬消失。下一刻就已经出现在了通路彼端。
The power to traverse possibilities was beyond what True Sages from Light-Will Star Sea could withstand.
lǐ fán gēn chéng dào hù xiāng duì shì yī yǎn ， jǐn suí qí hòu 。
李凡跟承道互相对视一眼，紧随其后。
Following the path carved by the Purple-cloaked Figure, Li Fan and Cheng Dao continued forward, experiencing true destruction. The scattered purple talismans around them revealed that these were once压制的真仙。Li Fan secretly tried to gather some of these talismans but found that the Purple-cloaked Figure had not killed anyone; they merely trapped them temporarily. He could sense the intense fear in the minds of the trapped True Sages.
ruò shì zhǐ tā men gū shēn èr rén ， chū rù zhēn xiān lín lì de yì yù xīng kōng ， huò xǔ hái huì yǒu xiē jǐn shèn 。 dàn xiàn zài ， yǒu zhè me yī zūn qiáng zhě kāi lù ， hái yǒu shén me hǎo pà de ！
若是只他们孤身二人，初入真仙林立的异域星空，或许还会有些谨慎。但现在，有这么一尊强者开路，还有什么好怕的！
After a moment's contemplation, Li Fan and Cheng Dao decided against any rash actions and continued forward towards where the Purple-cloaked Figure was heading.
cǎi rù zhè tōng tiān lù tú hòu ， yī zhǒng guò qù cóng wèi yǒu guò de qí tè tǐ yàn dùn shí yǒng shàng xīn tóu 。 yán yǔ jī hū nán yǐ miáo shù ， ruò fēi yào xíng róng de huà ， nà dà yuē shì “ ān quán ”。
踩入这通天路途后，一种过去从未有过的奇特体验顿时涌上心头。言语几乎难以描述，若非要形容的话，那大约是“安全”。
The more they approached, the more True Sages were sealed around them. It seemed that something of great importance was worth defending to the death.
shēng zài chén shì zhī jiān ， shí kè chù zài dào yān dà jié de wēi xié zhī xià ， suī rán lǐ fán běn shēn huò xǔ bìng bú shì tè bié zài yì 。 dàn bù kě fǒu rèn de shì ， zhè ge shì shí zào jiù le shēn qū nǎi shì shén hún běn néng de wēi jī gǎn 。 jīng nián lěi yuè de sù zào zhī xià ， shǐ qí rú jīng gōng zhī niǎo ， huáng huáng bù kě zhōng rì 。 nǎ pà dào yān zhī jié bìng wèi jiàng lín ， nǎ pà yǒu wú míng zhēn xiān tiān zhù zhī chēng ， xīn zhōng de jīng jù zhī gǎn què yī rán cún zài 。
生在尘世之间，时刻处在道湮大劫的威胁之下，虽然李凡本身或许并不是特别在意。但不可否认的是，这个事实造就了身躯乃是神魂本能的危机感。经年累月的塑造之下，使其如惊弓之鸟，惶惶不可终日。哪怕道湮之劫并未降临，哪怕有无名真仙天柱支撑，心中的惊惧之感却依然存在。
However, their resistance proved futile due to the vast disparity in power.
bì jìng bié shuō qū qū jǐ gēn tiān zhù le ， jiù suàn xiān jiè ， dōu yǐ jīng fù miè yú dào yān zhī xià 。 shuí yòu gǎn bǎo zhèng ， zhè tiān zhù néng chēng dào jǐ shí ？
毕竟别说区区几根天柱了，就算仙界，都已经覆灭于道湮之下。谁又敢保证，这天柱能撑到几时？
But this civilization had indeed survived through the Great Tribulation and even lured the Devouring Way; it must have its own底蕴.
dàn cǐ kè zài zhè zǐ yī suǒ kāi pì de tōng lù zhōng ， zhè zhǒng cháng jiǔ yǐ lái de huáng rán gǎn zhōng yú shì xiāo shī le 。
但此刻在这紫衣所开辟的通路中，这种长久以来的惶然感终于是消失了。
"Senior, don't be too harsh!"
“ jiù suàn dào yān zhōng zhì ， yǒu zhè tōng lù zài ， wǒ yě néng ān rán wú yàng 。”
“就算道湮终至，有这通路在，我也能安然无恙。”
A loud roar echoed ahead as intense fluctuations erupted. When Li Fan and Cheng Dao arrived at the scene, they found a vast absolute vacuum in the surrounding starry sky. The area that should have been a cluster of important buildings was now completely evaporated.
háo wú yī jù de ， lǐ fán xīn zhōng jiù yǒng qǐ zhè bān de xiǎng fǎ 。
毫无依据的，李凡心中就涌起这般的想法。
The Purple-cloaked Figure watched an orb of light with interest. Inside it, images flickered as if countless figures were moving. In front of him stood a middle-aged man in tattered clothes, his face filled with despair.
zhè shì yī zhǒng máng mù dì zì xìn ， dàn bìng fēi zhǐ shì lǐ fán yī rén xīn zhōng shēng qǐ 。
这是一种盲目的自信，但并非只是李凡一人心中生起。
"Projection of the Dao Law. This is not something you could create. Did you catch this from the Devouring Way?"
kàn xiàng chéng dào ， tā yě shì rú cǐ 。
看向承道，他也是如此。
The Purple-cloaked Figure asked calmly and gently squeezed the orb. The light condensed into a brilliant point before being thrown towards Cheng Dao.
zhǐ yào shēn chù chén shì ， jiù wú fǎ bì miǎn de wēi jī gǎn ， bèi huǎn huǎn fǔ píng 。 lǐ fán dùn jué xīn xù qián suǒ wèi yǒu de píng jìng xià lái 。
只要身处尘世，就无法避免的危机感，被缓缓抚平。李凡顿觉心绪前所未有的平静下来。
To prevent Cheng Dao from being overwhelmed, the Purple-cloaked Figure had added a protective force similar to the Path of Heaven. This allowed Cheng Dao to observe without feeling its impact.
wú shù zá niàn ， huǎn huǎn chén diàn yú xīn dǐ 。 zhǐ yú zuì chún cuì de chéng jìng yì niàn 。
无数杂念，缓缓沉淀于心底。只余最纯粹的澄净意念。
Cheng Dao thanked the Purple-cloaked Figure and looked at the orb in his hand. After a moment...
“ liǎo bù dé de dà shén tōng a ！” lǐ fán xīn zhōng zàn tàn dào 。
“了不得的大神通啊！”李凡心中赞叹道。
Li Fan noticed that his senior was trembling uncontrollably. Sweat dripped from his forehead, as if he were bearing an immense burden.
“ zhǐ kě xī zhè tiáo tōng lù bìng fēi yǒng jiǔ cún zài ， shì zǐ yī wèi le kāi lù suǒ zào 。 suí zhe tā de lí qù ， zhù dìng huì hěn kuài xiāo shī bú jiàn 。 néng bī tuì dào yān de qiáng dà lì liàng ……”
“只可惜这条通路并非永久存在，是紫衣为了开路所造。随着他的离去，注定会很快消失不见。能逼退道湮的强大力量……”
After several breaths, Cheng Dao forced himself to look away but remained pale.
“ zàn qiě bù tí jìn jù lí guān mó rú cǐ shén lì běn shēn jiù shì yī cháng dà zào huà 。 dān dān zhè tōng lù suǒ yíng zào de huán jìng ， jiù shì chén shì jiān wú shì zhōng shēng qiú ér bù dé de 。”
“暂且不提近距离观摩如此神力本身就是一场大造化。单单这通路所营造的环境，就是尘世间无视终生求而不得的。”
Li Fan's heart filled with shock. His senior, originally a spirit stone by the Sea of Mountains and Seas, had endured the gaze of this orb. What was inside it that caused such a reaction?
“ ruò néng yì zhí dài zài zhè lǐ ， wǒ duì zhēn jiǎ zhī biàn de lǐng wù xiǎng bì huì hěn kuài jiù shàng yí gè tái jiē 。”
“若能一直待在这里，我对真假之变的领悟想必会很快就上一个台阶。”
With concern, Li Fan asked, but his senior seemed still under the effects of observing the orb. He passed the Dao Law Projection to Li Fan, indicating he should look at it himself before closing his eyes in rest.
tōng lù yǐ zhì jìn tóu ， jí jiāng lí kāi zhī jì ， lǐ fán xīn zhōng jìng shēng chū le xiē xǔ bù shě de gǎn jué 。
通路已至尽头，即将离开之际，李凡心中竟生出了些许不舍的感觉。
Li Fan's curiosity grew as he prepared mentally and looked into the orb.
shèn zhì hái yǒng qǐ le ， děng xià yī shì hái zhēn ， chóng fù zhè yī shì zhī qián de suǒ yǒu xíng wéi 。 zhǐ wèi néng gòu zài dù tǐ yàn zhè me yī duàn duǎn zàn shí guāng de niàn tou 。
甚至还涌起了，等下一世还真，重复这一世之前的所有行为。只为能够再度体验这么一段短暂时光的念头。
A single touch ignited a burst of light that enveloped everything around him, including his entire mind.
lǐ fán dí què hái zhēn de rèn zhēn kǎo lǜ le 。
李凡的确还真的认真考虑了。
Endless light flowed like water, transforming from absolute emptiness to chaotic voids, then to the birth of worlds and the manifestation of life. It showed how beings attained enlightenment through their own understanding, giving rise to the Celestial Realm.
“ cóng wǒ mù qián de tǐ wù lái kàn ， nǎ pà shì lián xù shí duō cì de hái zhēn ， duì yú zhēn jiǎ zhī biàn de lǐng wù ， dōu méi yǒu xiàn zài yú zhè tōng lù zhōng piàn kè shí jiān jī zǎn de duō 。”
“从我目前的体悟来看，哪怕是连续十多次的还真，对于真假之变的领悟，都没有现在于这通路中片刻时间积攒的多。”
In a flash, countless years passed until everything was reduced to decay and the end of all things.
“ zhè me suàn lái ， dí què shì bù kuī de ……”
“这么算来，的确是不亏的……”
This orb contained all that happened between the beginning and the end, compressing it into a single point.
lǐ fán chén nì yú tōng lù suǒ dài lái de ān wěn 、 měi hǎo zhī zhōng 。
李凡沉溺于通路所带来的安稳、美好之中。
It wasn't just a mere projection; every major Dao Law, technique, or power surge that had ever appeared in this possibility was replicated and integrated within the orb.
chéng dào tóng yàng rú cǐ 。
承道同样如此。
The release of the orb meant facing the combined might of countless heroes over countless years!
dú miàn shān hǎi shí ， huò xǔ hái néng xīn zhì jiān dìng 。
独面山海时，或许还能心志坚定。
This terrifying scene almost made Li Fan drop his orb. The word "True" was on the tip of his tongue.
dàn dāng tū rán jiān yǒu le yī zuò néng zhē fēng bì yǔ de ān quán wū hòu ， dài zài wū zi lǐ yī xiǎo duàn shí jiān hòu ， xīn zhōng ruì qì ， jiù yǐ rán bèi huǎn huǎn xiāo mó 。
但当突然间有了一座能遮风避雨的安全屋后，待在屋子里一小段时间后，心中锐气，就已然被缓缓消磨。
A bead of cold sweat trickled down as he broke free from the Dao Law Projection.
chéng dào nà cāng sāng jiān yì de miàn páng ， dōu biàn dé wēi wēi róu hé qǐ lái 。
承道那沧桑坚毅的面庞，都变得微微柔和起来。
The orb in his palm felt incredibly heavy, and for a moment, he thought it would slip through his fingers.
huò xǔ shì chá jué dào le ， liǎng gè xiǎo bèi nèi xīn de xiǎng fǎ 。
或许是察觉到了，两个小辈内心的想法。
"If not for the Purple-cloaked Figure opening this path, we might have perished here."
zǐ yī huà yǔ ， huǎn huǎn piāo lái 。 jiāng tā men de sī xù dǎ duàn 。
紫衣话语，缓缓飘来。将他们的思绪打断。
Li Fan and Cheng Dao exchanged glances. Both were visibly shaken by what they had seen.
“ kě guān zhī ， bù kě xué zhī 。”
“可观之，不可学之。”
They never imagined such a treasure could exist within Light-Will Star Sea.
“ zhè shì wǒ de dào ， bìng fēi nǐ men de dào 。 zuì zhōng ， nǐ men hái shì yào zǒu chū dú shǔ yú zì shēn de lù ， cái yǒu zī gé héng dù shān hǎi de 。”
“这是我的道，并非你们的道。最终，你们还是要走出独属于自身的路，才有资格横渡山海的。”
Compared to the Dao Sword and Dao Blade, it was like comparing a flicker of light to the brilliance of the moon.
lǐ fán gēn chéng dào wén yán ， nèi xīn yī zhèn 。 xīn zhōng nà lǚ tān niàn shùn jiān xiāo shī 。
李凡跟承道闻言，内心一震。心中那缕贪念瞬间消失。
"Trapping the Devouring Way is indeed a way to survive. Besides the True Sages who gambled their lives in the end times, there are those who failed but attempted to cross the Sea of Mountains and Seas only to be swallowed by it."
“ duō xiè qián bèi zhǐ diǎn 。” huí guò shén lái de èr rén ， lián máng xiàng zǐ yī zhì xiè 。 tā men yǐ rán shì fǎn yìng guò lái ， shēn chù tōng lù shí nà jué duì de ān quán zhī gǎn ， jìng zài duǎn shí jiān nèi ， jiù ràng tā men nèi xīn chǎn shēng le yī lài 。 shèn zhì zì rán ér rán de ， yīn zhī chǎn shēng le tān lán 、 dú tūn děng zhū duō yù niàn 。
“多谢前辈指点。”回过神来的二人，连忙向紫衣致谢。他们已然是反应过来，身处通路时那绝对的安全之感，竟在短时间内，就让他们内心产生了依赖。甚至自然而然的，因之产生了贪婪、独吞等诸多欲念。
"These individuals might have lost their minds to the Sea of Mountains and Seas, but their bodies still had a slim chance of survival. And with them were their treasures. This Dao Law Projection must have come from one of these?"
zhǐ bù guò yīn wèi xīn xù de jí dà píng jìng ， zhè xiē zá niàn zhǐ shì zài xīn dǐ jī xù ， bìng méi xiǎn lù 。 cǐ kè bèi zǐ yī diǎn pò ， cái rú bèi zhā pò de qì pào ， zhòu rán jiān cóng xīn dǐ fú qǐ 。
只不过因为心绪的极大平静，这些杂念只是在心底积蓄，并没显露。此刻被紫衣点破，才如被扎破的气泡，骤然间从心底浮起。
The Purple-cloaked Figure first removed all the pillars, gathering the True Sages in fear. Then he pressed his hands together.
“ shān hǎi wú yá ， wéi wǒ zuò zhōu 。”
“山海无涯，唯我作舟。”
A new pillar of purple energy emerged before him, and the Devouring Way's rumbling ceased.
“ xiǎng yào chuān suō héng dù yú shān hǎi zhī jiān ， méi yǒu yī kē jiān dìng de dào xīn shì bù xíng de 。”
“想要穿梭横渡于山海之间，没有一颗坚定的道心是不行的。”
Li Fan noticed that even during this transition, there were signs of the Devouring Way descending, but the disturbance was much less than what had occurred within the High Wall of Progenitor Star Sea.
“ nǐ èr rén ， suī shuō shí lì 、 xīn xìng zài chén shì zhōng jiē suàn shàng chéng 。 bù guò ma ……”
“你二人，虽说实力、心性在尘世中皆算上乘。不过嘛……”
Clearly, it was due to the Purple-cloaked Figure's presence. He stood here like a pillar, partially resisting the Devouring Way.
“ hái chà yī xiē 。”
“还差一些。”
The middle-aged man in tattered clothes looked at the array of True Sages' pillars, his mind reeling from the loss of over ten thousand years of records. He remained silent when asked by the Purple-cloaked Figure.
“ zhēn shì má fán ……”
“真是麻烦……”
After a moment's silence, he slowly regained his composure and said, "Senior is right. We were fortunate to obtain a remnant."
zǐ yī zuì hòu yáo tóu dí gū le yī jù ， ér hòu shēn yǐng jiù xiāo shī zài le èr rén shì yě zhōng 。
紫衣最后摇头嘀咕了一句，而后身影就消失在了二人视野中。
"This was our fortune, but we didn't expect..."
lǐ fán gēn chéng dào miàn miàn xiāng qù ， cóng tōng lù zhōng xià lái hòu ， yī fān huí wàng 。
李凡跟承道面面相觑，从通路中下来后，一番回望。
The Purple-cloaked Figure interrupted him: "This is your fortune. The Dao Law Projection may be insignificant, but the remnants of that powerful individual might have already become new transcenders. Unfortunately, you've gone astray."
èr rén jù shì bèi jīng chū yī shēn lěng hàn 。
二人俱是被惊出一身冷汗。
"Using one's body as a teacher, one could understand the paths of past masters. What did you do?"
chéng dào gǎn kǎi dào ：“ shī dì a ， wǒ zǒng suàn zhī dào ， wèi hé shī zūn huì xuǎn zé jǐn liàng shǎo gēn wǒ men jiē chù le 。”
承道感慨道：“师弟啊，我总算知道，为何师尊会选择尽量少跟我们接触了。”
The middle-aged man appeared dazed and after a long pause, he whispered, "We returned it to the Devouring Way, using it as a vessel. First, we sought other safe havens; second, we gathered drifting treasures..."
“ zhè zhǒng bì yòu ， shí zài bú shì yī jiàn hǎo shì a 。”
“这种庇佑，实在不是一件好事啊。”
The Purple-cloaked Figure snorted in disdain: "Fools!"
lǐ fán yě wēi wēi diǎn tóu ：“ yào shì dài de zài jiǔ yī xiē ， kǒng pà wǒ dōu bù yuàn lí kāi le 。”
李凡也微微点头：“要是待的再久一些，恐怕我都不愿离开了。”
The middle-aged man sighed, "It's not that we didn't want to understand. We just couldn't."
èr rén zhōng jiū shì bǎi tuō le tōng tiān zhī lù de yòu huò ， jǐn suí zǐ yī ér qù 。
二人终究是摆脱了通天之路的诱惑，紧随紫衣而去。
"The remnants are like mountains before us, but we're trapped within them and can't see their true form."
zǐ yī de sù dù jí kuài ， shì yě zhōng yǐ jīng bú jiàn qí shēn yǐng 。
紫衣的速度极快，视野中已经不见其身影。
"After many years of attempts, it remained the same. Forced by circumstances, we finally gave up and sought new uses."
bù guò dào yě bù bì dān xīn gēn diū le 。
不过倒也不必担心跟丢了。
The middle-aged man thought his explanation would elicit sympathy from the Purple-cloaked Figure.
bì jìng zǐ yī suǒ guò zhī chù ， yǐn qǐ de rú shān hū hǎi xiào bān de jù dà zhèn dàng ， shí zài shì tài xiǎn yǎn le 。
毕竟紫衣所过之处，引起的如山呼海啸般的巨大震荡，实在是太显眼了。
Instead, the Purple-cloaked Figure nodded and said coldly: "That's even more foolish; there's no cure for you now."
bèi dào yān suǒ tūn mò de xū wú zhī zhōng ， jū rán píng kōng chū xiàn yī tiáo tōng lù 。 rú cǐ yì xiàng ， guāng wú xīng hǎi yòu zěn me kě néng méi yǒu chá jué 。
被道湮所吞没的虚无之中，居然凭空出现一条通路。如此异象，光吾星海又怎么可能没有察觉。
The Purple-cloaked Figure lightly pointed at the middle-aged man in tattered clothes. The man opened his mouth to speak but was then obliterated like bubbles by a burst of purple light, devoured by the surrounding starry sky.
tā men fǎn yìng hěn shì xùn sù 。 cóng yuǎn chù nà yuān tíng yuè zhì bān de qì xī lái kàn ， huò xǔ zhěng gè guāng wú xīng hǎi de dǐng jiān zhàn lì ， cǐ kè yīng gāi qí jù le 。
他们反应很是迅速。从远处那渊渟岳峙般的气息来看，或许整个光吾星海的顶尖战力，此刻应该齐聚了。
Li Fan and Cheng Dao were taken aback.
dàn zài zǐ yī miàn qián ， gēn běn bù gòu kàn 。
但在紫衣面前，根本不够看。
"If it weren't for Progenitor's sake, this Purple-cloaked Figure would not have been so lenient."
néng héng dù kě néng xìng de qiáng zhě ， jué duì bú shì rú jīn guāng wú xīng hǎi zhōng zhēn xiān suǒ néng dǐ dǎng de 。
能横渡可能性的强者，绝对不是如今光吾星海中真仙所能抵挡的。
The Purple-cloaked Figure seemed to have done something trivial and quickly dismissed the middle-aged man. He stepped into the central position of where the pillars once stood, staring ahead.
lǐ fán yǔ chéng dào yán zhe zǐ yī chuān suō de lù xiàn ， yī lù xiàng qián 。 zǒng suàn tǐ huì dào le ， shén me jiào zhēn zhèng de cuī kū lā xiǔ 。
李凡与承道沿着紫衣穿梭的路线，一路向前。总算体会到了，什么叫真正的摧枯拉朽。
His gaze seemed to span across the Sea of Mountains and Seas and beyond.
The path suddenly appeared out of nowhere in the void swallowed by the Devouring Way, and Light-Will Star Sea certainly couldn't have failed to notice such an anomaly. Their reaction was swift; from the distant aura that seemed as still as a mountain and as firm as a peak, it could be inferred that all of Light-Will Star Sea's top-tier combatants should now be gathered here.
But in front of the Purple-cloaked Figure, they were nothing but mere spectators.
The power to traverse possibilities was beyond what True Sages from Light-Will Star Sea could withstand.
Following the path carved by the Purple-cloaked Figure, Li Fan and Cheng Dao continued forward, experiencing true destruction. The scattered purple talismans around them revealed that these were once压制的真仙。Li Fan secretly tried to gather some of these talismans but found that the Purple-cloaked Figure had not killed anyone; they merely trapped them temporarily. He could sense the intense fear in the minds of the trapped True Sages.
After a moment's contemplation, Li Fan and Cheng Dao decided against any rash actions and continued forward towards where the Purple-cloaked Figure was heading.
The more they approached, the more True Sages were sealed around them. It seemed that something of great importance was worth defending to the death.
However, their resistance proved futile due to the vast disparity in power.
But this civilization had indeed survived through the Great Tribulation and even lured the Devouring Way; it must have its own底蕴.
"Senior, don't be too harsh!"
A loud roar echoed ahead as intense fluctuations erupted. When Li Fan and Cheng Dao arrived at the scene, they found a vast absolute vacuum in the surrounding starry sky. The area that should have been a cluster of important buildings was now completely evaporated.
The Purple-cloaked Figure watched an orb of light with interest. Inside it, images flickered as if countless figures were moving. In front of him stood a middle-aged man in tattered clothes, his face filled with despair.
"Projection of the Dao Law. This is not something you could create. Did you catch this from the Devouring Way?"
The Purple-cloaked Figure asked calmly and gently squeezed the orb. The light condensed into a brilliant point before being thrown towards Cheng Dao.
To prevent Cheng Dao from being overwhelmed, the Purple-cloaked Figure had added a protective force similar to the Path of Heaven. This allowed Cheng Dao to observe without feeling its impact.
Cheng Dao thanked the Purple-cloaked Figure and looked at the orb in his hand. After a moment...
Li Fan noticed that his senior was trembling uncontrollably. Sweat dripped from his forehead, as if he were bearing an immense burden.
After several breaths, Cheng Dao forced himself to look away but remained pale.
Li Fan's heart filled with shock. His senior, originally a spirit stone by the Sea of Mountains and Seas, had endured the gaze of this orb. What was inside it that caused such a reaction?
With concern, Li Fan asked, but his senior seemed still under the effects of observing the orb. He passed the Dao Law Projection to Li Fan, indicating he should look at it himself before closing his eyes in rest.
Li Fan's curiosity grew as he prepared mentally and looked into the orb.
A single touch ignited a burst of light that enveloped everything around him, including his entire mind.
Endless light flowed like water, transforming from absolute emptiness to chaotic voids, then to the birth of worlds and the manifestation of life. It showed how beings attained enlightenment through their own understanding, giving rise to the Celestial Realm.
In a flash, countless years passed until everything was reduced to decay and the end of all things.
This orb contained all that happened between the beginning and the end, compressing it into a single point.
It wasn't just a mere projection; every major Dao Law, technique, or power surge that had ever appeared in this possibility was replicated and integrated within the orb.
The release of the orb meant facing the combined might of countless heroes over countless years!
This terrifying scene almost made Li Fan drop his orb. The word "True" was on the tip of his tongue.
A bead of cold sweat trickled down as he broke free from the Dao Law Projection.
The orb in his palm felt incredibly heavy, and for a moment, he thought it would slip through his fingers.
"If not for the Purple-cloaked Figure opening this path, we might have perished here."
Li Fan and Cheng Dao exchanged glances. Both were visibly shaken by what they had seen.
They never imagined such a treasure could exist within Light-Will Star Sea.
Compared to the Dao Sword and Dao Blade, it was like comparing a flicker of light to the brilliance of the moon.
"Trapping the Devouring Way is indeed a way to survive. Besides the True Sages who gambled their lives in the end times, there are those who failed but attempted to cross the Sea of Mountains and Seas only to be swallowed by it."
"These individuals might have lost their minds to the Sea of Mountains and Seas, but their bodies still had a slim chance of survival. And with them were their treasures. This Dao Law Projection must have come from one of these?"
The Purple-cloaked Figure first removed all the pillars, gathering the True Sages in fear. Then he pressed his hands together.
A new pillar of purple energy emerged before him, and the Devouring Way's rumbling ceased.
Li Fan noticed that even during this transition, there were signs of the Devouring Way descending, but the disturbance was much less than what had occurred within the High Wall of Progenitor Star Sea.
Clearly, it was due to the Purple-cloaked Figure's presence. He stood here like a pillar, partially resisting the Devouring Way.
The middle-aged man in tattered clothes looked at the array of True Sages' pillars, his mind reeling from the loss of over ten thousand years of records. He remained silent when asked by the Purple-cloaked Figure.
After a moment's silence, he slowly regained his composure and said, "Senior is right. We were fortunate to obtain a remnant."
"This was our fortune, but we didn't expect..."
The Purple-cloaked Figure interrupted him: "This is your fortune. The Dao Law Projection may be insignificant, but the remnants of that powerful individual might have already become new transcenders. Unfortunately, you've gone astray."
"Using one's body as a teacher, one could understand the paths of past masters. What did you do?"
The middle-aged man appeared dazed and after a long pause, he whispered, "We returned it to the Devouring Way, using it as a vessel. First, we sought other safe havens; second, we gathered drifting treasures..."
The Purple-cloaked Figure snorted in disdain: "Fools!"
The middle-aged man sighed, "It's not that we didn't want to understand. We just couldn't."
"The remnants are like mountains before us, but we're trapped within them and can't see their true form."
"After many years of attempts, it remained the same. Forced by circumstances, we finally gave up and sought new uses."
The middle-aged man thought his explanation would elicit sympathy from the Purple-cloaked Figure.
Instead, the Purple-cloaked Figure nodded and said coldly: "That's even more foolish; there's no cure for you now."
The Purple-cloaked Figure lightly pointed at the middle-aged man in tattered clothes. The man opened his mouth to speak but was then obliterated like bubbles by a burst of purple light, devoured by the surrounding starry sky.
Li Fan and Cheng Dao were taken aback.
"If it weren't for Progenitor's sake, this Purple-cloaked Figure would not have been so lenient."
The Purple-cloaked Figure seemed to have done something trivial and quickly dismissed the middle-aged man. He stepped into the central position of where the pillars once stood, staring ahead.
His gaze seemed to span across the Sea of Mountains and Seas and beyond.