zhī suǒ yǐ xiān qián rèn wéi duì fāng nǎi shì dāng shì zhēn xiān ， shì yīn wèi zài xuān yuán tuò de shì jiè guān zhōng ， shì jiān de zuì qiáng zhě jiù míng wèi 【 zhēn xiān 】。 rán ér lǐ fán què wèi tā jiē mù le gèng jiā yī piàn gèng jiā hóng wěi zhuàng dà de shì jiè 。
之所以先前认为对方乃是当世真仙，是因为在轩辕拓的世界观中，世间的最强者就名为【真仙】。然而李凡却为他揭幕了更加一片更加宏伟壮大的世界。
The heavens suddenly seemed to shift, and Lord Xuan Tian's consciousness felt a change. "My Celestial Mirror..."
zhēn xiān shí rú lóu yǐ 。 yǒu chāo tuō zhě ， yǒu nì liú ér shàng zhě ， gèng yǒu néng yǔ shān hǎi xiāng duì zhě 。
真仙实如蝼蚁。有超脱者，有逆流而上者，更有能与山海相对者。
Holding the Great Dao Scripture of Supreme Oneness, Xuan Tian's expression fluctuated several times before he finally decided not to directly summon Li Fan for his Celestial Mirror. "After all, it is just a divine artifact. The power should belong to me," he took a deep breath and tried to calm himself.
jǐ lìng xuān yuán tuò shén chí mù xuàn ， xīn shén yáo yè 。
几令轩辕拓神驰目眩，心神摇曳。
Unknown to him, the spirit of the Celestial Mirror, named Jing Xuan, was wailing in despair: "Great Sage, spare my life!"
yě kuī de xuān yuán tuò bìng fēi cháng rén 。 fǒu zé rú cǐ cū bào de guān niàn zhù rù ， zhī xiǎo yǔ xiàn shí de jù dà chā jù ， hěn yǒu kě néng zhì shǐ tā cóng cǐ yī jué bù zhèn 。
也亏得轩辕拓并非常人。否则如此粗暴的观念注入，知晓与现实的巨大差距，很有可能致使他从此一蹶不振。
Jing Xuan had thought that losing his accumulated spiritual essence was already an unfortunate turn of events. However, when he truly fell into Li Fan's hands, he realized that his misfortune had only just begun.
miǎn qiǎng dìng le dìng xīn shén ， cóng jù dà de xìn xī liàng zhōng tuō lí chū lái ， xuān yuán tuò yǒu xiē jū jǐn de wèn dào ：“ bù zhī xuān yuán lǎo zǔ liú xià xuán yīn chuán xùn ， jiū jìng suǒ wèi hé shì ne ？ néng ràng lǎo zǔ bù xī héng kuà shān hǎi dōu yào xiàng wǒ men zǐ sūn hòu bèi chuán dá de ， bì dìng shì shén me jí wéi zhòng yào de shì qíng ……”
勉强定了定心神，从巨大的信息量中脱离出来，轩辕拓有些拘谨的问道：“不知轩辕老祖留下玄音传讯，究竟所为何事呢？能让老祖不惜横跨山海都要向我们子孙后辈传达的，必定是什么极为重要的事情……”
Li Fan seemed to understand the Celestial Mirror much better than Jing Xuan did. The restrictions within the mirror were virtually non-existent, and in a moment, he had delved deep into its core. A figure almost identical to Jing Xuan but lacking some of its vitality appeared before him.
jiù zài bù jiǔ zhī qián ， xuān yuán tuò hái zài zǐ xì sī liáng 、 rú hé chèn zhe xuán huáng jiè xiān dào shí zōng de shū hū qī ， jǐn liàng fā zhǎn zhuàng dà wàn xiān méng de shì lì 。 dàn xiàn zài ， jiàn shí dào le zhè ge shì jiè de zhēn shí zhī hòu 。
就在不久之前，轩辕拓还在仔细思量、如何趁着玄黄界仙道十宗的疏忽期，尽量发展壮大万仙盟的势力。但现在，见识到了这个世界的真实之后。
Jing Xuan quickly understood Li Fan's intent: he was planning to create a new spirit entity to replace him!
xuān yuán tuò dùn jué ， xuán huáng jiè zhōng yī qiè ， quán dōu suǒ rán wú wèi qǐ lái 。
轩辕拓顿觉，玄黄界中一切，全都索然无味起来。
A strong sense of crisis surged through Jing Xuan. He knew that time was running out; once the new spirit entity fully formed, his fate would be sealed. He had to prove his value before this happened.
zhèng suǒ wèi pí zhī bù cún máo jiāng yān fù 。 ruò shì zhěng gè chén shì dōu bèi yān miè ， nà me zì jǐ zài xuán huáng jiè zhōng de yī qiè suǒ zuò suǒ wéi 、 dōu jiāng háo wú yì yì 。
正所谓皮之不存毛将焉附。若是整个尘世都被湮灭，那么自己在玄黄界中的一切所作所为、都将毫无意义。
Jing Xuan’s thoughts raced as he recalled how Li Fan had approached Lord Xuan Tian. "Great Sage, please spare my life! I can help you find the companion of the Heavenly King!"
xuān yuán tuò hū rán yǒu xiē néng lǐ jiě ， wèi hé dāng chū lǎo zǔ huì tū rán xiāo shī 、 bìng qiě yī qù bù huí le 。
轩辕拓忽然有些能理解，为何当初老祖会突然消失、并且一去不回了。
Realizing that the creation process was temporarily halted, Jing Xuan exhaled in relief. Li Fan's cold voice echoed: "Why is it the companion and not Lord Xuan Tian himself?"
lǐ fán kàn zhe xuān yuán tuò liǎn shàng de shén qíng biàn huà ， xīn zhōng àn zì diǎn tóu ：“ nǐ shuō de bù cuò 。 xuān yuán hóng suǒ qiān guà de ， wéi yǒu shān hǎi zhòng shēng zhī cún xù 。 zhī suǒ yǐ chuán xùn zhào jí nǐ men ， kǒng pà yě gēn cǐ shì tuō bù liǎo gān xì 。 tā què shì méi yǒu xiǎng dào ， zài tā zǒu hòu xuán huáng jiè huì fā shēng rú cǐ duō de biàn huà 。 jiù lián tā de hòu yì ， xiǎng yào lǐng wù tā de chuán xùn ， yě chéng wéi le shē wàng 。”
李凡看着轩辕拓脸上的神情变化，心中暗自点头：“你说的不错。轩辕宏所牵挂的，唯有山海众生之存续。之所以传讯召集你们，恐怕也跟此事脱不了干系。他却是没有想到，在他走后玄黄界会发生如此多的变化。就连他的后裔，想要领悟他的传讯，也成为了奢望。”
Jing Xuan hurried to explain: "When the Heavenly King left, he indeed did so hastily. I don't know where he went, but his companion..."
yī fān huà bǎ xuān yuán tuò shuō de yǒu xiē cán kuì 。 ér hòu yòu rěn bú zhù shuō dào ：“ jiù suàn dé qián bèi tí diǎn ， jīng jué zhēn xiàng 。 nài hé wǒ shí lì guò yú dī wēi ， jiù suàn pò qiè xiǎng zhuī suí lǎo zǔ zōng jì ， pà shì yě yǒu xīn wú lì a 。”
一番话把轩辕拓说的有些惭愧。而后又忍不住说道：“就算得前辈提点，惊觉真相。奈何我实力过于低微，就算迫切想追随老祖踪迹，怕是也有心无力啊。”
"She left before using a divine technique that separated another identical mirror from my body. She named it 'Heavenly Mirror,' and I was renamed 'Celestial Mirror.'"
lǐ fán bǎi shǒu ， ào rán dǎ duàn le xuān yuán tuò de huà ：“ yǒu lǎo fū zài ， nǐ yòu hé xū dān xīn ？”
李凡摆手，傲然打断了轩辕拓的话：“有老夫在，你又何须担心？”
Jing Xuan's tone was resentful: "Although they have left, their whereabouts are unknown. However, through this connection, we can sense their location."
xuān yuán tuò wén yán ， nán miǎn shì yǒu xiē jīng xǐ de 。 bù guò jiē xià lái lǐ fán de huà ， què shì ràng tā xīn zhōng gē dēng yī xià 。
轩辕拓闻言，难免是有些惊喜的。不过接下来李凡的话，却是让他心中咯噔一下。
"I can feel the other me becoming far stronger than before. If in the past, I was a dim star, now I am like a full moon in the sky. The vast difference has filled me with fear and hastened my fall from divinity to humanity. Because if I fully fade away, I will no longer be the same entity as her, losing all competition."
“ bù guò nǐ xiàn zài dí què tài ruò ， bù dān dān shì jìng jiè ， xīn xìng fāng miàn yě dà yǒu qiàn quē 。 xū hǎo hǎo mó lì yī fān 。 fǒu zé jiù suàn néng gòu nì liú 、 héng dù ， yě nán dāng dà rèn 、 zhù xuān yuán hóng yī bì zhī lì 。”
“不过你现在的确太弱，不单单是境界，心性方面也大有欠缺。需好好磨砺一番。否则就算能够逆流、横渡，也难当大任、助轩辕宏一臂之力。”
Jing Xuan's resentment towards his other self seemed to outweigh his fear of Li Fan. He spoke incessantly.
“ yé zǔ jiào xùn de shì 。” xuān yuán tuò shén qíng wēi wēi bō dòng ， yù yán yòu zhǐ 。 bù guò zuì zhōng hái shì huà zuò le zhè yī jù ， huǎn huǎn chū kǒu 。
“爷祖教训的是。”轩辕拓神情微微波动，欲言又止。不过最终还是化作了这一句，缓缓出口。
Li Fan was surprised by Jing Xuan’s ability to track Lord Xuan Tian’s long-lost companion. He paused his creation process and carefully observed the Celestial Mirror.
lǐ fán jì xù shuō dào ：“ xuán huáng jiè shí zōng ， shì xuān yuán hóng shǒu zhōng duó qǔ de tiān xià 。 rú jīn nǐ jiù xiān xiào fǎng xī rì xuān yuán suǒ wèi ， jiāng tā men héng sǎo ba 。 ruò shì zhè yī guān dōu guò bù qù ， zài yǒu shén me gāo yuǎn zhì xiàng ， yě zhǐ shì bái bái sòng sǐ 。”
李凡继续说道：“玄黄界十宗，是轩辕宏手中夺取的天下。如今你就先效仿昔日轩辕所为，将他们横扫吧。若是这一关都过不去，再有什么高远志向，也只是白白送死。”
Although faint, Li Fan could detect a subtle "imprint" on the mirror. "Even for me now, perfectly replicating the Celestial Mirror and creating another entity almost identical to its spirit would be no easy task."
xuān yuán tuò shén qíng sù mù ：“ bì bù fù yé zǔ zhī mìng 。”
轩辕拓神情肃穆：“必不负爷祖之命。”
"Lord Xuan Tian truly has deep roots; his methods are endless."
lǐ fán què shuō dào ：“ nǐ xū míng bái yì diǎn 。 zhè shì nǐ zì jǐ yào zuò de shì qíng ， gēn wǒ què méi shén me guān xì 。 dāng rán nǐ kě yǐ yòng qí tā fāng fǎ ， zhèng míng zì jǐ 。 wǒ yě bú huì qiǎng qiú 。 zuì zhōng de mù dì ， shì zǒu chū rú xī rì xuān yuán yì bān de qiáng zhě zhī lù lái 。 nǐ rú jīn bù guò shì yī qū qū hé dào xiū shì ， dàn zhòng diǎn zài nǎ lǐ ， quán kào nǐ zěn me zǒu le 。”
李凡却说道：“你需明白一点。这是你自己要做的事情，跟我却没什么关系。当然你可以用其他方法，证明自己。我也不会强求。最终的目的，是走出如昔日轩辕一般的强者之路来。你如今不过是一区区合道修士，但重点在哪里，全靠你怎么走了。”
Though Lord Xuan Tian’s long-lost companion was unknown, she should have been a simple human who had managed to perform such a divine technique. It seemed that this was a gift from Lord Xuan Tian.
xuān yuán tuò sì hū míng bái le shén me 。
轩辕拓似乎明白了什么。
Li Fan considered the tracking of someone's long-lost companion uninteresting but found great interest in the "imprint" technique used here.
huí xiǎng qǐ céng jīng tīng wén guò de guān yú xuān yuán hóng de zhǒng zhǒng shì jì ， xīn zhōng zài dù shēng téng qǐ duì xuán huáng jiè shì yè de rè chén zhòng shì 。
回想起曾经听闻过的关于轩辕宏的种种事迹，心中再度升腾起对玄黄界事业的热忱重视。
The Celestial Mirror was unique among divine artifacts, easily replicated by an ordinary person...
“ xiān dào shí zōng ……” tā yǎn zhōng shǎn guò yī sī lěng máng 。
“仙道十宗……”他眼中闪过一丝冷芒。
This method bore a striking resemblance to Li Fan’s own "True and False Transformation."
“ xuān yuán hóng de xuán yīn ， bù jǐn jǐn zhǐ shì dān chún de chuán xùn 。 hái yǒu cóng guò qù gān shè wèi lái ， cóng xū huàn gǎi biàn xiàn shí zhī xiào 。 nǐ qiě kàn hǎo ！”
“轩辕宏的玄音，不仅仅只是单纯的传讯。还有从过去干涉未来，从虚幻改变现实之效。你且看好！”
Li Fan carefully examined the traces left on the mirror. The absence of the fading process meant that the subtle marks from his past were still present, allowing him to track and restore them.
bàn suí zhe lǐ fán de zhè yī jù huà ， xuān yuán tuò dùn jué zì jǐ yǒu xiē qīng wēi de tóu yūn 。
伴随着李凡的这一句话，轩辕拓顿觉自己有些轻微的头晕。
Before Li Fan's eyes, it seemed as if a blank piece of paper had suddenly appeared in the vast expanse of space, slowly covering the Celestial Mirror.
piàn kè zhī hòu ， tā hài rán de fā xiàn ， zì jǐ de nǎo hǎi zhōng de jì yì ， chū xiàn le xiē xǔ de biàn huà 。
片刻之后，他骇然的发现，自己的脑海中的记忆，出现了些许的变化。
A delicate hand pressed down on the paper, and the mirror was slowly revealed in the world.
gāng gāng zhè duàn huà ， shì lǐ fán chū xiàn zài tā miàn qián de dì yī shí jiān jiù shuō chū kǒu de 。
刚刚这段话，是李凡出现在他面前的第一时间就说出口的。
"This surpasses even the split between divine and mortal realms,"
tā zì rán gǎn dào yǒu xiē bù míng suǒ yǐ 。
他自然感到有些不明所以。
"Is this similar to the 'split divine seed' mentioned by the Ten Sects?"
zhí dào shí jiān zhèng cháng liú shì dào xiàn zài ， xíng chéng bì huán zhī hòu ， xuān yuán tuò fāng cái měng dì jīng xǐng 。
直到时间正常流逝到现在，形成闭环之后，轩辕拓方才猛地惊醒。
Initially uninterested in the remaining divine artifacts of the Ten Sects, Li Fan became intrigued when he considered that these might be left behind by the Heavenly King.
“ zhè jiù shì ， lǎo zǔ de shén tōng me ？”
“这就是，老祖的神通么？”
With a slight flicker, Li Fan managed to retrieve the "split divine seed" from the Ten Sects’ strict surveillance and compared it with the Celestial Mirror.
xuān yuán tuò xīn shén jù zhèn 。 gēn zhè néng gòu nì zhuǎn shí kōng de xuán yīn xiāng bǐ ， zì jǐ suǒ chuàng zhǒng zhǒng suǒ wèi xīn fǎ ， jī hū dōu gēn xiǎo hái zi guō jiā jiā de bǎ xì méi shén me qū bié le 。
轩辕拓心神剧震。跟这能够逆转时空的玄音相比，自己所创种种所谓新法，几乎都跟小孩子过家家的把戏没什么区别了。
"Ah, this...," Jing Xuan's uncertain voice confirmed Li Fan’s suspicions.
“ dà dào zài jīng ， bù zài duō 。 ruò shì néng jiāng cǐ xuán yīn ào miào zhǎng kòng ， héng sǎo shí zōng ， yě zhǐ shì dàn zhǐ jiān shì 。” lǐ fán shēn xíng zhú jiàn biàn dàn ， zhǐ liú xià yī báo piàn liú zài yuán dì 。
“大道在精，不在多。若是能将此玄音奥妙掌控，横扫十宗，也只是弹指间事。”李凡身形逐渐变淡，只留下一薄片留在原地。
According to the Ten Sects, they had obtained this "split divine seed" during a war against the Dual Heavens Realm. The Dual Heavens Realm was small but peculiar; its structure was not like ordinary realms but rather a split between heaven and earth. At the center of the world, there seemed to be a mirror that divided it into two halves.
“ děng nǐ shì bì gōng chéng hòu ， chí cǐ 【 tài shàng dào jīng 】， xīn zhōng hū huàn ， wǒ zì huì xiàn shēn 。”
“等你事毕功成后，持此【太上道经】，心中呼唤，我自会现身。”
Not only did the landscape reflect this division, but even the creatures within were paired. They knew each other's existence, and their fates were intertwined.
shēng yīn màn màn xiāo shī ， xuān yuán tuò shǒu chí báo piàn ， yǎn qián jiàn dào le nà piàn huī hóng càn làn de dà dào xīng kōng 。
声音慢慢消失，轩辕拓手持薄片，眼前见到了那片恢宏灿烂的大道星空。
In times of danger, they could briefly "merge" to boost their strength and survive disasters. However, this process had severe side effects; they would uncontrollably move towards the other half of themselves, essentially fading away.
“ tài shàng dào jīng ， sì hū ……”
“太上道经，似乎……”
The uniqueness of the Dual Heavens Realm lay in this "split divine seed." It was said that long ago, the realm operated like any other, but one day, it suddenly folded and split as if forcibly manipulated by an external force.
xuān yuán tuò yǎn jīng wēi mī ， lián xiǎng dào le zhī qián tīng dào de guān yú xuán huáng zhēn xiān de zhǒng zhǒng chuán wén 。
轩辕拓眼睛微眯，联想到了之前听到的关于玄黄真仙的种种传闻。
People suffered countless deaths, and when they regained consciousness, they found another sky and another self outside their world.
“ guǒ rán rú cǐ le 。 wǒ xiān qián hái duì nà wèi xuán huáng zhēn xiān de dàn shēng yí huò bù jiě 。 xiàn zài kàn lái ， yǒu yé zǔ zhè bān de rén wù xiāng zhù ， chéng jiù zhēn xiān ， yě shì yì shì 。”
“果然如此了。我先前还对那位玄黄真仙的诞生疑惑不解。现在看来，有爷祖这般的人物相助，成就真仙，也是易事。”
From then on, all beings in the Dual Heavens Realm sought to merge with this "split divine seed."
duì zì jǐ de wèi lái ， chōng mǎn le xìn xīn 。 xuān yuán tuò yǐ jīng kāi shǐ zài xīn zhōng móu suàn ， rú hé qīng suàn shí zōng le 。
对自己的未来，充满了信心。轩辕拓已经开始在心中谋算，如何清算十宗了。
After the Dual Heavens Realm was conquered by Xuan Huang, it had vanished, but the split divine seed remained as a final weapon. It allowed for the creation of an additional self, significantly reducing decision-making risks during critical moments.
hū de ， xuān yuán tuò yì shí dào le shén me ， shén qíng wēi biàn 、 kàn xiàng lǐ fán xiāo shī de fāng xiàng 。
忽的，轩辕拓意识到了什么，神情微变、看向李凡消失的方向。
Li Fan looked at the floating divine seed before him.
“ wǒ de tiān xuán jìng ……”
“我的天玄镜……”
If the Celestial Mirror's marks were imprints, then this divine seed was filled with folds and creases.
shǒu chí tài shàng dào jīng ， xuān yuán tuò liǎn shàng biǎo qíng jǐ dù biàn huàn ， zuì zhōng tā hái shì méi yǒu yǒng qì 、 zhí jiē jiāng lǐ fán zhào huàn ， suǒ yào tiān xuán jìng 。
手持太上道经，轩辕拓脸上表情几度变幻，最终他还是没有勇气、直接将李凡召唤，索要天玄镜。
"Using the laws of heaven and earth as paper."
“ bà le ， bì jìng zhǐ shì yī xiān qì 。 wěi lì guī yú zì shēn ， cái shì zhèng dào 。” xuān yuán tuò shēn xī yì kǒu qì ， cháng shì píng xī xīn zhōng qǐ fú 。
“罢了，毕竟只是一仙器。伟力归于自身，才是正道。”轩辕拓深吸一口气，尝试平息心中起伏。
"A single hand can change it. What a grand gesture, what powerful techniques!"
ér xuān yuán tuò què shì bù zhī ， cǐ kè tiān xuán jìng qì líng ， jìng xuán zhèng zài lián shēng āi háo ：“ shàng xiān ráo mìng ！”
而轩辕拓却是不知，此刻天玄镜器灵，镜玄正在连声哀嚎：“上仙饶命！”
Even though Li Fan could reverse time, he couldn't help but marvel at the "paper folding" technique after witnessing its power.
yuán běn jìng xuán yǐ wéi ， wǎng xī yóu xiān tuì fán de jī lěi yī zhāo wèi kōng ， yǐ jīng shì jí wéi dǎo méi de shì qíng le 。 rán ér zhēn zhèng luò zài lǐ fán shǒu zhōng ， tā cái zhī dào ， tā de bù xìng sì hū gāng gāng cái kāi shǐ 。
原本镜玄以为，往昔由仙褪凡的积累一朝为空，已经是极为倒霉的事情了。然而真正落在李凡手中，他才知道，他的不幸似乎刚刚才开始。
This "paper folding" technique no longer existed in its original form; Li Fan had never encountered it during his past cycles of rebirth.
duì fāng sì hū bǐ duì tā zhè ge qì líng gèng liǎo jiě tiān xuán jìng yì bān ， jìng zhōng jìn zhì rú tóng xū shè 。 jī hū shì chà nà jiān ， jiù qīng rù le hé xīn 。 ér hòu ， yí gè jī hū gēn zì jǐ zhǎng de yī mú yī yàng ， dàn quē shǎo le nà me jǐ fēn líng dòng de shēn yǐng ， fú xiàn zài le jìng xuán miàn qián 。
对方似乎比对他这个器灵更了解天玄镜一般，镜中禁制如同虚设。几乎是刹那间，就倾入了核心。而后，一个几乎跟自己长的一模一样，但缺少了那么几分灵动的身影，浮现在了镜玄面前。
Only this time, by reversing time to ten thousand years ago, did he glimpse its traces.
jī hū shì zài shùn jiān ， jìng xuán jiù míng bái le lǐ fán de yì tú 。 zhè shì yào lìng chuàng qì líng ， qǔ zì jǐ ér dài zhī ！
几乎是在瞬间，镜玄就明白了李凡的意图。这是要另创器灵，取自己而代之！
"So, this long-lost companion of the Heavenly King is not just a mere mortal," Li Fan stroked his chin.
cóng wèi yǒu guò de qiáng liè wēi jī gǎn ， yú jìng xuán xīn zhōng yǒng xiàn 。 jìng xuán zhī dào ， liú gěi zì jǐ de shí jiān bù duō le 。 yí dàn zhè xīn de qì líng wán quán chéng xíng ， nà me děng dài zì jǐ de wéi yǒu bèi huǐ miè de xià chǎng 。
从未有过的强烈危机感，于镜玄心中涌现。镜玄知道，留给自己的时间不多了。一旦这新的器灵完全成型，那么等待自己的唯有被毁灭的下场。
"But we can't make a definitive judgment now."
bì xū zài cǐ zhī qián ， xiàng duì fāng zhèng míng zì jǐ de jià zhí ！ nà xīn shēng qì líng ， wú fǎ tí gōng de dú tè jià zhí ！。
必须在此之前，向对方证明自己的价值！那新生器灵，无法提供的独特价值！。
For Li Fan, to advance further, the most crucial step was to forge his own path.
jìng xuán sī xù jí zhuǎn ， lián xiǎng dào zhè wèi shàng xiān zhǔ dòng zhǎo shàng xuān yuán tuò yī shì ， xīn zhōng qǐng kè jiān yǒu le dá àn 。
镜玄思绪急转，联想到这位上仙主动找上轩辕拓一事，心中顷刻间有了答案。
However, this path was not easily attainable. The possibility of transcending horizontally or tracing back through time, even the "True and False Transformation," seemed promising but challenging.
“ shàng xiān qiě ráo wǒ yī mìng ！ wǒ huò kě bāng zhù shàng xiān ， xún zhǎo dào xuán tiān wáng xī rì bàn lǚ ！”
“上仙且饶我一命！我或可帮助上仙，寻找到玄天王昔日伴侣！”
It felt like arriving at a crossroads; Li Fan wasn't sure which direction to take next.
chá jué dào xīn shēng qì líng dàn shēng de guò chéng ， zhōng yú zàn shí zhōng zhǐ ， jìng xuán zhǎng shū yì kǒu qì 。
察觉到新生器灵诞生的过程，终于暂时中止，镜玄长舒一口气。
Rationally speaking, the "True and False Transformation" was clearly the most suitable and powerful path. After all, it could be compared to the heavens and seas themselves.
lǐ fán lěng bīng bīng de shēng yīn chuán lái ：“ wèi shén me shì xuān yuán hóng bàn lǚ ， ér fēi xuān yuán hóng běn rén ？”
李凡冷冰冰的声音传来：“为什么是轩辕宏伴侣，而非轩辕宏本人？”
But since he had fallen into a deep sleep, without the repeated experiences that once guided his understanding of the technique, comprehending it became incredibly difficult.
jìng xuán lián máng jiě shì qǐ lái ：“ xuán tiān wáng lí qù zhī shí ， què shí tài guò cāng cù 。 tā de xià luò ， wǒ dí què bù zhī 。 bù guò tā de bàn lǚ ma ……”
镜玄连忙解释起来：“玄天王离去之时，确实太过仓促。他的下落，我的确不知。不过她的伴侣嘛……”
It felt like a crumbling foundation, leaving behind an unstable structure.
“ tā lí qù zhī qián ， shī zhǎn le yī mén shén tōng ， jìng cóng wǒ shēn shàng 、 fēn lí chū lìng wài yī jiàn ， wán quán yī yàng de jìng qì 。 huán gěi tā qǔ míng 【 xuán tiān 】， gěi wǒ gǎi míng 【 tiān xuán 】。”
“她离去之前，施展了一门神通，竟从我身上、分离出另外一件，完全一样的镜器。还给它取名【玄天】，给我改名【天玄】。”
Li Fan needed some steps to continue climbing.
The heavens suddenly seemed to shift, and Lord Xuan Tian's consciousness felt a change. "My Celestial Mirror..."
Holding the Great Dao Scripture of Supreme Oneness, Xuan Tian's expression fluctuated several times before he finally decided not to directly summon Li Fan for his Celestial Mirror. "After all, it is just a divine artifact. The power should belong to me," he took a deep breath and tried to calm himself.
Unknown to him, the spirit of the Celestial Mirror, named Jing Xuan, was wailing in despair: "Great Sage, spare my life!"
Jing Xuan had thought that losing his accumulated spiritual essence was already an unfortunate turn of events. However, when he truly fell into Li Fan's hands, he realized that his misfortune had only just begun.
Li Fan seemed to understand the Celestial Mirror much better than Jing Xuan did. The restrictions within the mirror were virtually non-existent, and in a moment, he had delved deep into its core. A figure almost identical to Jing Xuan but lacking some of its vitality appeared before him.
Jing Xuan quickly understood Li Fan's intent: he was planning to create a new spirit entity to replace him!
A strong sense of crisis surged through Jing Xuan. He knew that time was running out; once the new spirit entity fully formed, his fate would be sealed. He had to prove his value before this happened.
Jing Xuan’s thoughts raced as he recalled how Li Fan had approached Lord Xuan Tian. "Great Sage, please spare my life! I can help you find the companion of the Heavenly King!"
Realizing that the creation process was temporarily halted, Jing Xuan exhaled in relief. Li Fan's cold voice echoed: "Why is it the companion and not Lord Xuan Tian himself?"
Jing Xuan hurried to explain: "When the Heavenly King left, he indeed did so hastily. I don't know where he went, but his companion..."
"She left before using a divine technique that separated another identical mirror from my body. She named it 'Heavenly Mirror,' and I was renamed 'Celestial Mirror.'"
Jing Xuan's tone was resentful: "Although they have left, their whereabouts are unknown. However, through this connection, we can sense their location."
"I can feel the other me becoming far stronger than before. If in the past, I was a dim star, now I am like a full moon in the sky. The vast difference has filled me with fear and hastened my fall from divinity to humanity. Because if I fully fade away, I will no longer be the same entity as her, losing all competition."
Jing Xuan's resentment towards his other self seemed to outweigh his fear of Li Fan. He spoke incessantly.
Li Fan was surprised by Jing Xuan’s ability to track Lord Xuan Tian’s long-lost companion. He paused his creation process and carefully observed the Celestial Mirror.
Although faint, Li Fan could detect a subtle "imprint" on the mirror. "Even for me now, perfectly replicating the Celestial Mirror and creating another entity almost identical to its spirit would be no easy task."
"Lord Xuan Tian truly has deep roots; his methods are endless."
Though Lord Xuan Tian’s long-lost companion was unknown, she should have been a simple human who had managed to perform such a divine technique. It seemed that this was a gift from Lord Xuan Tian.
Li Fan considered the tracking of someone's long-lost companion uninteresting but found great interest in the "imprint" technique used here.
The Celestial Mirror was unique among divine artifacts, easily replicated by an ordinary person...
This method bore a striking resemblance to Li Fan’s own "True and False Transformation."
Li Fan carefully examined the traces left on the mirror. The absence of the fading process meant that the subtle marks from his past were still present, allowing him to track and restore them.
Before Li Fan's eyes, it seemed as if a blank piece of paper had suddenly appeared in the vast expanse of space, slowly covering the Celestial Mirror.
A delicate hand pressed down on the paper, and the mirror was slowly revealed in the world.
"This surpasses even the split between divine and mortal realms,"
"Is this similar to the 'split divine seed' mentioned by the Ten Sects?"
Initially uninterested in the remaining divine artifacts of the Ten Sects, Li Fan became intrigued when he considered that these might be left behind by the Heavenly King.
With a slight flicker, Li Fan managed to retrieve the "split divine seed" from the Ten Sects’ strict surveillance and compared it with the Celestial Mirror.
"Ah, this...," Jing Xuan's uncertain voice confirmed Li Fan’s suspicions.
According to the Ten Sects, they had obtained this "split divine seed" during a war against the Dual Heavens Realm. The Dual Heavens Realm was small but peculiar; its structure was not like ordinary realms but rather a split between heaven and earth. At the center of the world, there seemed to be a mirror that divided it into two halves.
Not only did the landscape reflect this division, but even the creatures within were paired. They knew each other's existence, and their fates were intertwined.
In times of danger, they could briefly "merge" to boost their strength and survive disasters. However, this process had severe side effects; they would uncontrollably move towards the other half of themselves, essentially fading away.
The uniqueness of the Dual Heavens Realm lay in this "split divine seed." It was said that long ago, the realm operated like any other, but one day, it suddenly folded and split as if forcibly manipulated by an external force.
People suffered countless deaths, and when they regained consciousness, they found another sky and another self outside their world.
From then on, all beings in the Dual Heavens Realm sought to merge with this "split divine seed."
After the Dual Heavens Realm was conquered by Xuan Huang, it had vanished, but the split divine seed remained as a final weapon. It allowed for the creation of an additional self, significantly reducing decision-making risks during critical moments.
Li Fan looked at the floating divine seed before him.
If the Celestial Mirror's marks were imprints, then this divine seed was filled with folds and creases.
"Using the laws of heaven and earth as paper."
"A single hand can change it. What a grand gesture, what powerful techniques!"
Even though Li Fan could reverse time, he couldn't help but marvel at the "paper folding" technique after witnessing its power.
This "paper folding" technique no longer existed in its original form; Li Fan had never encountered it during his past cycles of rebirth.
Only this time, by reversing time to ten thousand years ago, did he glimpse its traces.
"So, this long-lost companion of the Heavenly King is not just a mere mortal," Li Fan stroked his chin.
"But we can't make a definitive judgment now."
For Li Fan, to advance further, the most crucial step was to forge his own path.
However, this path was not easily attainable. The possibility of transcending horizontally or tracing back through time, even the "True and False Transformation," seemed promising but challenging.
It felt like arriving at a crossroads; Li Fan wasn't sure which direction to take next.
Rationally speaking, the "True and False Transformation" was clearly the most suitable and powerful path. After all, it could be compared to the heavens and seas themselves.
But since he had fallen into a deep sleep, without the repeated experiences that once guided his understanding of the technique, comprehending it became incredibly difficult.
It felt like a crumbling foundation, leaving behind an unstable structure.
Li Fan needed some steps to continue climbing.