dà tiān zūn xiān guī miàn qián ， bō lán zhòu qǐ 。 xū yǐng huàng dòng zhōng ， yǐn yuē kě jiàn yī zhī bái māo de yǐng xiàng 。
大天尊仙傀面前，波澜骤起。虚影晃动中，隐约可见一只白猫的影像。
Before the vast expanse of stars, the Great Supreme Daoist Puppet's intent split into a new consciousness. The moment it passed through the black metal barrier, its vision suddenly became bright.
zhǐ cún xù le piàn kè shí jiān ， biàn cháo zhe mǒu gè fāng wèi ， yī yuè ér qǐ 、 xiāo shī wú zōng le 。
只存续了片刻时间，便朝着某个方位，一跃而起、消失无踪了。
The countless shimmering stars kept shifting and flowing, making it feel as if lost in an endless universe where directions were hard to discern.
kàn zhe xīng kōng zhōng yóu lí wēi bù kě jiàn de nà dào bái xiàn ， lǐ fán mù shì qí xiāo shī zài shuò xīng hǎi shēn chù 。
看着星空中游离微不可见的那道白线，李凡目视其消失在朔星海深处。
Frowning slightly, Li Fan chuckled, "This array is like a general showing off his skills before Guan Yu."
“ gēn māo bǎo de xíng xiàng dǎo shì yǒu suǒ bù tóng ， bù guò qì xī 、 bō dòng què shì jí wéi xiāng sì 。 tā xiāo shī de fāng xiàng shì ……”
“跟猫宝的形象倒是有所不同，不过气息、波动却是极为相似。它消失的方向是……”
Almost instantly, he identified the correct path among the myriad of stars and broke through the protective array.
lǐ fán gēn suí zhe māo bǎo de zōng jì ， yī lù qián fú shēn rù 。
李凡跟随着猫宝的踪迹，一路潜伏深入。
The next layer of defense was unexpected. A long, narrow corridor stretched into the distance in front of him. At the end of the corridor, there seemed to be a hunched figure standing there.
dāng xiǎn zì jué xiǎn huà bái xiàn chè dǐ bú jiàn zhī shí ， lǐ fán yǐ jīng lái dào le xīng kōng zhōng yī zuò qí yì de jiàn zhù miàn qián 。
当显字诀显化白线彻底不见之时，李凡已经来到了星空中一座奇异的建筑面前。
Li Fan sized up his surroundings: "Either destroy this corridor and charge straight into the puppet ship, or follow it."
hǎo sì biǎo miàn pù mǎn le hēi sè jīn shǔ zhuāng jiǎ de xīng qiú ， jìng jìng héng gèn zài qián 。
好似表面铺满了黑色金属装甲的星球，静静横亘在前。
If the true self were here, perhaps he could easily destroy the puppet ship with ease. But the intent split off now lacked such power.
zhè xiē hēi sè jīn shǔ zhuāng jiǎ bù zhī shì yóu shén me wù zhì suǒ dǎ zào ， jìng rán néng táo guò dà tiān zūn xiān guī shén shí de bǔ zhuō 。 zhī qián zài shuò xīng hǎi zhī wài 、 shén shí sǎo miáo de shí hòu ， dà tiān zūn xiān guī méi yǒu fā xiàn qí cún zài 。
这些黑色金属装甲不知是由什么物质所打造，竟然能逃过大天尊仙傀神识的捕捉。之前在朔星海之外、神识扫描的时候，大天尊仙傀没有发现其存在。
Thus, he tried to conceal himself as much as possible and quietly passed through the corridor.
yě zhǐ shì xiàn zài ， lí dé jìn le 。 zhè kē xīng qiú cái wú suǒ dùn xíng 。
也只是现在，离得近了。这颗星球才无所遁形。
There was nothing particularly mysterious about the corridor. Soon, Li Fan reached its end where an old man sat in a yellow wooden chair, hunched over, staring straight ahead with calm eyes.
“ bù jǐn jǐn shì cái zhì tè shū ……”
“不仅仅是材质特殊……”
Only his eyes seemed to still retain some vitality, vigilantly monitoring his surroundings.
lǐ fán yī fān zǐ xì guān chá zhī xià ， fā xiàn le duān ní 。
李凡一番仔细观察之下，发现了端倪。
Li Fan wasn't sure if he had been detected by the old man. The man's eyes had lingered on him several times but only for brief moments before turning away as if nothing had happened.
yǎn qián zhè qí tè zào wù ， jìng gēn rú jīn de xuán huáng xiān jiè yǒu xiē xiāng sì 。 yǔ yuán chū kě néng xìng de lián xì 、 yǐ jīng biàn dé jí wéi cuì ruò 。 fǎng fú suí shí dū huì duàn kāi ， zì cǐ piāo liú zài wài 。 wǎn ruò yí yè piān zhōu 。
眼前这奇特造物，竟跟如今的玄黄仙界有些相似。与原初可能性的联系、已经变得极为脆弱。仿佛随时都会断开，自此漂流在外。宛若一叶扁舟。
After passing by the old man, Li Fan could sense a sigh of relief from the other side.
“ huò zhě shuō ， tā běn jiù shì yī sōu xiān zhōu 。”
“或者说，它本就是一艘仙舟。”
"This person is quite interesting."
“ shāng xiān zhōu ！” lǐ fán yǎn zhōng fàn qǐ yī mǒ qí yì de guāng cǎi ， yǐ rán shì rèn chū le zhè kē zào xíng qí tè xīng qiú de lái lì 。
“商仙舟！”李凡眼中泛起一抹奇异的光彩，已然是认出了这颗造型奇特星球的来历。
With these thoughts, he finally entered the puppet ship after breaking through three layers of defenses.
“ zhī qián ， wǒ zài qín zhuàng de jì yì zhōng ， dé dào le māo bǎo shì shāng xiān zhōu zào wù de xìn xī 。 děng wǒ chū gāo qiáng hòu ， shāng xiān zhōu suī zǎo yǐ jīng xiāo shī bú jiàn ， rán ér gēn jù shuò xīng hǎi zhōng xiāng guān rén yuán de jì yì ， shèng shāng dí què yǒu gēn māo bǎo xiāng lèi shì de zào wù 。 qín zhuàng de jì yì ， méi yǒu chū cuò 。”
“之前，我在秦壮的记忆中，得到了猫宝是商仙舟造物的信息。等我出高墙后，商仙舟虽早已经消失不见，然而根据朔星海中相关人员的记忆，圣商的确有跟猫宝相类似的造物。秦壮的记忆，没有出错。”
The sight before him left him momentarily stunned. He was in an enormous white space filled with many human-shaped puppets made of some kind of metal. Although there were no fluctuations of spiritual energy on them, Li Fan could sense their "weight."
“ dàn nà xiē zào wù de shí jì biǎo xiàn ， yuǎn méi yǒu nà zhǐ zhuǎn shùn jiān shēng qín jī xiān de māo bǎo qiáng dà 。 jiù lián yìng fù xún cháng zhēn xiān ， dōu shí fēn miǎn qiǎng 。 qín zhuàng shí lì dī wēi ， què shì wú fǎ fēn biàn qí zhōng chā bié le 。”
“但那些造物的实际表现，远没有那只转瞬间生擒饥仙的猫宝强大。就连应付寻常真仙，都十分勉强。秦壮实力低微，却是无法分辨其中差别了。”
"Compared to ordinary daoists who have merged with the Dao, these puppets are not weak at all."
“ wǒ yuán yǐ wéi ， zhǐ shì dān chún de qiǎo hé 。 shèng shāng zào chū le wài xíng lèi sì māo bǎo de qì wù 。 xiàn zài kàn lái ……”
“我原以为，只是单纯的巧合。圣商造出了外形类似猫宝的器物。现在看来……”
Moreover...
lǐ fán bù jīn lái le xìng qù 。
李凡不禁来了兴趣。
Li Fan could tell that the human-shaped puppets were constantly scanning this vast white space, aside from his entry path. There were eighty other paths leading to other star systems.
fēn chū yī sī yì niàn ， màn màn jiē jìn qián fāng shāng xiān zhōu 。
分出一丝意念，慢慢接近前方商仙舟。
"These puppets likely share consciousness and their material is special. Individually they may be weak but in numbers, they can cause trouble for ordinary daoists."
shāng xiān zhōu zài hēi sè jīn shǔ zhuāng jiǎ de bāo guǒ xià ， sì hū chù zài xiàn shí yǔ xū huàn de jiàn xì zhī zhōng 。
商仙舟在黑色金属装甲的包裹下，似乎处在现实与虚幻的间隙之中。
But Li Fan was not an ordinary daoist.
míng míng shén shí dá dào le qí suǒ zài ， dàn què wú fǎ yǔ zhī chǎn shēng jiē chù 。 jiù hǎo sì yǎn qián zhè kē hēi sè xīng qiú ， zhǐ shì huàn jìng yì bān 。
明明神识达到了其所在，但却无法与之产生接触。就好似眼前这颗黑色星球，只是幻境一般。
He broke through the blockade right under the noses of countless human-shaped puppets.
bù guò zhè zhǒng wěi zhuāng fáng hù shǒu duàn ， què shì nán bú dào lǐ fán 。
不过这种伪装防护手段，却是难不到李凡。
After leaving the white space, he officially entered the puppet ship.
“ zhǐ yào hái méi yǒu tuō lí 【 yuán chū 】 kě néng xìng 、 yuè jìn shān hǎi zhōng ， jiù bì dìng huì gēn zhōu zāo zhū bān dà dào chǎn shēng lián xì 。”
“只要还没有脱离【原初】可能性、跃进山海中，就必定会跟周遭诸般大道产生联系。”
Unlike the lifeless scene of the immortal puppet ships, this one was bustling with vitality.
lǐ fán yǎn qián ， dà dào zhī wǎng ， huò rán xiǎn xiàn 。
李凡眼前，大道之网，豁然显现。
However, to Li Fan, this vitality seemed strange. The people in the puppet ship had lost some "living" characteristics. Parts of their bodies were replaced by a blue substance that seemed neither metal nor wood but purely composed of light, breathing rhythmically.
shì shàng yī qiè shēng líng ， jiē zài zhè zhāng wǎng nèi 。
世上一切生灵，皆在这张网内。
Everyone in the puppet ship no longer communicated through language. Instead, they used flashing blue light to communicate with each other, which was incredibly efficient and avoided deceit or lies.
shāng xiān zhōu suī wǎn ruò qīng tíng diǎn shuǐ ， gēn wǎng jiē chù jí qí dàn bó 。 dàn yǐ lǐ fán duì yuán chū dà dào de rèn zhī chéng dù ， hái shì jīng què wú bǐ de fēn biàn chū le ， nà xiē gēn shāng xiān zhōu réng cún zài lián xì 、 ér chǎn shēng qīng wēi niǔ qū de dà dào hén jì 。
商仙舟虽宛若蜻蜓点水，跟网接触极其淡薄。但以李凡对原初大道的认知程度，还是精确无比的分辨出了，那些跟商仙舟仍存在联系、而产生轻微扭曲的大道痕迹。
Each person had an important task and moved about hurriedly, their expressions grave.
shùn téng mō guā ， lǐ fán yú shì hěn kuài jiù suǒ dìng le shāng xiān zhōu zài yuán chū zhōng de zhēn zhèng suǒ zài 。
顺藤摸瓜，李凡于是很快就锁定了商仙舟在原初中的真正所在。
Following the most thoroughly transformed person, Li Fan entered a crystalline building.
pǒ wèi qí tè ， bìng fēi zhǐ shì cún zài yú shuò xīng hǎi zhōng 。
颇为奇特，并非只是存在于朔星海中。
After passing through several verifications, this person seemed to enter a space unique to them.
ér shì wǎn ruò wú shù fēn sàn de xīng guāng ， zài shù shí gè bù tóng xīng kōng zhōng ， tóng shí cún zài ！
而是宛若无数分散的星光，在数十个不同星空中，同时存在！
Blue light flickered continuously around him with no outsiders present. The fluctuations of blue light were much stronger than in public areas.
“ shāng xiān zhōu gēn yuán chū ruò jí ruò lí ， zhǐ liú shù shí zhī diǎn zhī chēng ， zuò wéi lián xì 。”
“商仙舟跟原初若即若离，只留数十支点支撑，作为联系。”
Li Fan could sense his thoughts.
“ ér wǒ miàn qián de zhè hēi sè xīng qiú ， zhèng shì shāng xiān zhōu qí zhōng yí gè zhī diǎn 。”
“而我面前的这黑色星球，正是商仙舟其中一个支点。”
"Ten days until the components for the辰乙号 are due."
“ zhè zhǒng jié gòu ， shèn zhì bǐ qǐ xuán huáng xiān jiè wǎn ruò fēi zhōu de xíng tài ， dōu gèng jiā de hé lǐ 。 zài tuō lí yuán chù 、 yuè jìn shān hǎi de guān jiàn shí kè ， kě jiè zhù zhè xiē zhī diǎn fā lì 。 gèng jiā róng yì lí kāi yuán chū 、 jìn rù shān hǎi ， xún zhǎo qí tā ān quán zhī suǒ 。” lǐ fán guān chá zhe ， yǎn jīng bù yóu yī liàng 。
“这种结构，甚至比起玄黄仙界宛若飞舟的形态，都更加的合理。在脱离原处、跃进山海的关键时刻，可借助这些支点发力。更加容易离开原初、进入山海，寻找其他安全之所。”李凡观察着，眼睛不由一亮。
"But we're still far from meeting their requirements."
jiāng zhè qí yì de jié gòu jì xià 。
将这奇异的结构记下。
As he thought, dozens of different components appeared before him, each slightly different but with a common shape.
ér zài xuán huáng xiān jiè zhōng ， xuán huáng tiān dào gǎn yìng dào lǐ fán de yì zhì ， yě guāi guāi dì pèi hé 、 jìn xíng xiāng yìng de yǎn biàn 。 ér zài àn chù ， dào yī chóng yě shì qiǎo rán zài xiàng xuán huáng xiān jiè xīn shēng de chù jiǎo jù jí 。 jìn xíng gèng jìn yí bù de gǎi zào 。
而在玄黄仙界中，玄黄天道感应到李凡的意志，也乖乖地配合、进行相应的衍变。而在暗处，道一虫也是悄然在向玄黄仙界新生的触角聚集。进行更进一步的改造。
After staring at them for a long time, Li Fan couldn't guess their specific use.
tiān dì zhī biàn ， wǎng wǎng huǎn màn wú bǐ ， dòng zhé xū yào qiān wàn shèn zhì yì nián shí guāng 。
天地之变，往往缓慢无比，动辄需要千万甚至亿年时光。
The blue puppet focused intently on testing these tens of thousands of parts one by one.
dàn dāng qí yǒu le gèng gāo de yì zhì zhǔ zǎi ， bìng qiě yǒu zhe zú gòu duō de néng liàng zuò wéi zhī chēng hòu 。 qí yǎn biàn qǐ lái ， shèn zhì kě yǐ bǐ dān gè de shēng mìng tǐ gèng jiā xùn sù 。
但当其有了更高的意志主宰，并且有着足够多的能量作为支撑后。其衍变起来，甚至可以比单个的生命体更加迅速。
Finally, after sighing, he discarded all the other components and left only one behind.
qiě bù tí xuán huáng xiān jiè zhōng yòu yī lún jù biàn 。
且不提玄黄仙界中又一轮剧变。
"Third-grade immortal research, Sun Xingshen, applying to test the辰乙、18762 components," a blue light flickered over his head.
dāng dà tiān zūn xiān guī kān pò le shāng xiān zhōu yǐn cáng zhī mì hòu ， jiē zhe biàn cháng shì jiāng nà lǚ fēn huà de yì shí ， tóu rù jìn hēi sè xīng qiú zhī zhōng 。
当大天尊仙傀勘破了商仙舟隐藏之秘后，接着便尝试将那缕分化的意识，投入进黑色星球之中。
Soon, it seemed that Sun Xingshen's application was accepted.
shāng xiān zhōu wài biǎo fù gài de hēi sè jīn shǔ ， duì yú shén shí sì hū yǒu zhe jí dà de yì zhì zuò yòng 。 nǎ pà lǐ fán fēn huà chū de zhè lǚ shén shí ， yǐ jīng jiē jìn zhēn xiān qiáng dù 。 yě yī jiù jī hū bèi xuē ruò de nán yǐ wéi xì cún zài 。
商仙舟外表覆盖的黑色金属，对于神识似乎有着极大的抑制作用。哪怕李凡分化出的这缕神识，已经接近真仙强度。也依旧几乎被削弱的难以维系存在。
Before him appeared an ethereal figure - a lifelike cat!
yě kuī de shén shí nèi lǐ hé xīn tè shū ， yǐ wàn xiàng dào wǎng wèi jī shí 。 zhè cái zuì zhōng chōng pò shāng xiān zhōu zuì wài céng de fáng shǒu 。
也亏得神识内里核心特殊，以万象道网为基石。这才最终冲破商仙舟最外层的防守。
Sun Xingshen implanted the parts he created into this puppet cat's body.
“ bù jǐn jǐn shì duì shén shí de yā zhì 。”
“不仅仅是对神识的压制。”
The puppet cat image kept growing larger and larger until it could no longer be seen in full macro view. Only countless components stacked up.
“ qí wù lǐ fáng hù néng lì ， yě zhe shí bù ruò 。 zuì qǐ mǎ ， zhēn xiān zhī xià de shí lì ， shì wú fǎ duì qí zào chéng rèn hé sǔn shāng de 。”
“其物理防护能力，也着实不弱。最起码，真仙之下的实力，是无法对其造成任何损伤的。”
In the midst of them, there was a spot glowing blue.
“ yǐ zhēn xiān wèi jiè me ……”
“以真仙为界么……”
Sun Xingshen placed his created part inside.
lǐ fán yǐ rán míng bái guò lái ， yǎn qián shāng xiān zhōu suǒ bù zhì de yī qiè fáng hù shǒu duàn ， dōu shì yǐ 【 xiān 】 wèi jiǎ xiǎng dí de 。
李凡已然明白过来，眼前商仙舟所布置的一切防护手段，都是以【仙】为假想敌的。
The scene instantly shrank from extremely fine details to normal size.
“ zhè zhǒng néng gòu mǒu zhǒng chéng dù yù xiān de hēi sè jīn shǔ ， sì hū bìng fēi yuán chū zhōng wù 。”
“这种能够某种程度御仙的黑色金属，似乎并非原初中物。”
The puppet cat suddenly came alive.
“ zuì qǐ mǎ ， xiàn zài yuán chù jǐn cún de xīng kōng zhōng ， yīng gāi zhǐ yǒu shāng xiān zhōu zhè lǐ ， yǒu cǐ wù le 。”
“最起码，现在原处仅存的星空中，应该只有商仙舟这里，有此物了。”
"Testing the first function: replication ability."
lǐ fán suī méi yǒu biàn xíng yuán chū ， dàn píng jiè zhe míng dào xiān suǒ liú 【 tài shàng dào shū 】， què shì néng duì yuán chū shèng yú dà dào yǒu zhe jiào wéi jīng què de bǎ kòng 。
李凡虽没有遍行原初，但凭借着铭道仙所留【太上道书】，却是能对原初剩余大道有着较为精确的把控。
A broken piece of clothing appeared before the puppet cat in the air. Although it was tattered, Li Fan noticed that there were traces of array patterns on it, indicating it had once been a treasure.
zhè qí yì de hēi sè jīn shǔ suǒ shè jí dào zé ， bù zài tài shàng dào shū suǒ zài fàn wéi zhī nèi ！
这奇异的黑色金属所涉及道则，不在太上道书所载范围之内！
From the cat's eyes, a blue beam shot out and locked onto the torn clothing.
“ lái zì qí tā kě néng xìng me 。”
“来自其他可能性么。”
Three breaths later, the beam shifted to another blank area.
zài lián xiǎng dào ， zhī qián xiàn shēn de māo bǎo ， zuì hòu jiù xiāo shī zài shāng xiān zhōu zhī nèi 。 lǐ fán xīn zhōng yǐ jīng yǐn yǐn yǒu le cāi cè 。
再联想到，之前现身的猫宝，最后就消失在商仙舟之内。李凡心中已经隐隐有了猜测。
The same creation slowly formed in this spot.
bù guò què shì yào zhèng shí yī fān 。
不过却是要证实一番。
Sun Xingshen anxiously watched as both pieces of clothing rose up and instantly disintegrated into countless invisible particles.
dà tiān zūn xiān guī fēn huà yì niàn ， chuān guò hēi sè jīn shǔ fáng hù hòu ， shì yě dǒu rán biàn dé guāng liàng qǐ lái 。
大天尊仙傀分化意念，穿过黑色金属防护后，视野陡然变得光亮起来。
Only one symbol remained below them, with a downward arrow pointing down.
màn tiān cuǐ càn xīng chén ， bù tíng biàn huàn liú dòng 。 hǎo sì mí shī zài wú jìn xīng kōng zhī zhōng ， nán yǐ biàn bié fāng xiàng 。
漫天璀璨星辰，不停变幻流动。好似迷失在无尽星空之中，难以辨别方向。
Li Fan had never seen such symbols before but they seemed like immortal inscriptions. The moment he saw the symbol, he understood its meaning - 0.0028.
lǐ fán jiàn zhuàng ， bù yóu yáo tóu qīng xiào ：“ zhè zhèn fǎ ， guān gōng miàn qián shuǎ dà dāo le 。”
李凡见状，不由摇头轻笑：“这阵法，关公面前耍大刀了。”
The appearance of the symbol struck Sun Xingshen like lightning, turning his face pale.
jī hū shì zài shùn jiān ， lǐ fán biàn zài wú liàng wú shù de xīng chén zhōng ， biàn bié chū le zhèng què de xíng jìng fāng xiàng ， pò kāi le fáng hù zhèn fǎ 。
几乎是在瞬间，李凡便在无量无数的星辰中，辨别出了正确的行径方向，破开了防护阵法。
His head's blue light dimmed significantly, as if about to extinguish at any moment.
ér jiē xià lái chū xiàn de zuì hòu yī céng fáng hù ， zé shì ràng lǐ fán yǒu xiē yì wài 。
而接下来出现的最后一层防护，则是让李凡有些意外。
After a long while, Sun Xingshen recovered and gritted his teeth for the second test - "Evolution."
yī dào bī zè yīn àn de cháng láng ， bǐ zhí de tōng xiàng yuǎn fāng 。
一道逼仄阴暗的长廊，笔直的通向远方。
A white snake appeared in the air where the clothing had been before.
cháng láng jìn tóu ， sì hū yǒu yī dào gōu lóu de shēn yǐng chù lì 。
长廊尽头，似乎有一道佝偻的身影矗立。
From the cat's eyes, another beam of light shot out, locking onto the white snake.
lǐ fán dǎ liàng zuǒ yòu ：“ yào me jiāng zhè cháng láng huǐ qù ， zhí jiē chōng jìn shāng xiān zhōu 。 yào me zhǐ néng shùn zhe cháng láng ér xíng ……”
李凡打量左右：“要么将这长廊毁去，直接冲进商仙舟。要么只能顺着长廊而行……”
The snake seemed frozen in ice within the beam.
ruò shì běn zūn qīn zhì ， huò xǔ néng qīng yì jiāng shāng xiān zhōu huǐ miè 。
若是本尊亲至，或许能轻易将商仙舟毁灭。
When the beam withdrew, the snake emitted a sharp sound and wriggled violently as if in great pain. A horn seemed to be emerging from its forehead, and its scales became more extraordinary.
dàn cǐ kè fēn huà chū de zhè dào yì niàn ， què bù jù bèi rú cǐ wēi néng 。
但此刻分化出的这道意念，却不具备如此威能。
The white snake transformed into a dragon for thirty breaths.
yú shì jǐn kě néng yǐn cáng zì shēn ， yán zhe cháng láng ， qiǎo rán chuān suō 。
于是尽可能隐藏自身，沿着长廊，悄然穿梭。
Thirty breaths later, the white dragon returned to an ice-frozen state like before.
cháng láng bìng méi yǒu shén me qí tā xuán xū ， hěn kuài lǐ fán jiù lái dào le cháng láng jìn tóu 。
长廊并没有什么其他玄虚，很快李凡就来到了长廊尽头。
Like the clothing, it disintegrated into countless tiny particles.
yě kàn qīng chǔ le zhù shǒu zài cháng láng zhōng diǎn de nà dào shēn yǐng 。
也看清楚了驻守在长廊终点的那道身影。
A moment later, another symbol appeared in front of Sun Xingshen.
xū fà jiē wú ， sì hū cāng lǎo zhì jí 。 liǎn shàng de zhě zhòu wǎn ruò shēn shēn de gōu hè ， xiǎn de yǒu xiē hài rén 。 lǎo zhě zuò zài yī bǎ tǔ huáng sè mù yǐ shàng ， wān zhe yāo ， shén sè píng jìng de dīng zhe qián fāng cháng láng tōng dào 。
须发皆无，似乎苍老至极。脸上的褶皱宛若深深的沟壑，显得有些骇人。老者坐在一把土黄色木椅上，弯着腰，神色平静的盯着前方长廊通道。
This time, the arrow pointed upward next to the symbol.
wéi yǒu nà shuāng yǎn jīng ， sì hū yī jiù bǎo cún yǒu shēng jī 。 shí fēn jǐng tì de jiān shì zhe zhōu wéi dòng jìng 。
唯有那双眼睛，似乎依旧保存有生机。十分警惕的监视着周围动静。
Sun Xingshen breathed a sigh of relief.
lǐ fán bù què dìng ， duì fāng yǒu méi yǒu fā xiàn zì jǐ 。
李凡不确定，对方有没有发现自己。
Li Fan could clearly see that this symbol represented 0.003.
yīn wèi lǎo zhě nà shuāng yǎn jīng ， míng xiǎn hǎo jǐ cì zài zì jǐ suǒ zài zhī chù tíng liú 。
因为老者那双眼睛，明显好几次在自己所在之处停留。
"Next is the final test."
dàn bù zhī wèi hé ， yě zhǐ shì wēi wēi tíng dùn le piàn kè 。 bìng méi yǒu rèn hé guò jī jǔ dòng ， ér hòu jiù xiàng méi yǒu kàn dào shì de ， yòu zhuǎn xiàng le qí tā wèi zhì 。
但不知为何，也只是微微停顿了片刻。并没有任何过激举动，而后就像没有看到似的，又转向了其他位置。
"Transmutation into spirit form."
lǐ fán yì niàn zài lǎo zhě shēn biān piāo guò hòu ， yòu míng xiǎn chá jué dào duì fāng shì shì sōng le kǒu qì 。
李凡意念在老者身边飘过后，又明显察觉到对方似是松了口气。
The cat's eyes released blue light again but this time it locked onto Sun Xingshen himself!
Before the vast expanse of stars, the Great Supreme Daoist Puppet's intent split into a new consciousness. The moment it passed through the black metal barrier, its vision suddenly became bright.
The countless shimmering stars kept shifting and flowing, making it feel as if lost in an endless universe where directions were hard to discern.
Frowning slightly, Li Fan chuckled, "This array is like a general showing off his skills before Guan Yu."
Almost instantly, he identified the correct path among the myriad of stars and broke through the protective array.
The next layer of defense was unexpected. A long, narrow corridor stretched into the distance in front of him. At the end of the corridor, there seemed to be a hunched figure standing there.
Li Fan sized up his surroundings: "Either destroy this corridor and charge straight into the puppet ship, or follow it."
If the true self were here, perhaps he could easily destroy the puppet ship with ease. But the intent split off now lacked such power.
Thus, he tried to conceal himself as much as possible and quietly passed through the corridor.
There was nothing particularly mysterious about the corridor. Soon, Li Fan reached its end where an old man sat in a yellow wooden chair, hunched over, staring straight ahead with calm eyes.
Only his eyes seemed to still retain some vitality, vigilantly monitoring his surroundings.
Li Fan wasn't sure if he had been detected by the old man. The man's eyes had lingered on him several times but only for brief moments before turning away as if nothing had happened.
After passing by the old man, Li Fan could sense a sigh of relief from the other side.
"This person is quite interesting."
With these thoughts, he finally entered the puppet ship after breaking through three layers of defenses.
The sight before him left him momentarily stunned. He was in an enormous white space filled with many human-shaped puppets made of some kind of metal. Although there were no fluctuations of spiritual energy on them, Li Fan could sense their "weight."
"Compared to ordinary daoists who have merged with the Dao, these puppets are not weak at all."
Moreover...
Li Fan could tell that the human-shaped puppets were constantly scanning this vast white space, aside from his entry path. There were eighty other paths leading to other star systems.
"These puppets likely share consciousness and their material is special. Individually they may be weak but in numbers, they can cause trouble for ordinary daoists."
But Li Fan was not an ordinary daoist.
He broke through the blockade right under the noses of countless human-shaped puppets.
After leaving the white space, he officially entered the puppet ship.
Unlike the lifeless scene of the immortal puppet ships, this one was bustling with vitality.
However, to Li Fan, this vitality seemed strange. The people in the puppet ship had lost some "living" characteristics. Parts of their bodies were replaced by a blue substance that seemed neither metal nor wood but purely composed of light, breathing rhythmically.
Everyone in the puppet ship no longer communicated through language. Instead, they used flashing blue light to communicate with each other, which was incredibly efficient and avoided deceit or lies.
Each person had an important task and moved about hurriedly, their expressions grave.
Following the most thoroughly transformed person, Li Fan entered a crystalline building.
After passing through several verifications, this person seemed to enter a space unique to them.
Blue light flickered continuously around him with no outsiders present. The fluctuations of blue light were much stronger than in public areas.
Li Fan could sense his thoughts.
"Ten days until the components for the辰乙号 are due."
"But we're still far from meeting their requirements."
As he thought, dozens of different components appeared before him, each slightly different but with a common shape.
After staring at them for a long time, Li Fan couldn't guess their specific use.
The blue puppet focused intently on testing these tens of thousands of parts one by one.
Finally, after sighing, he discarded all the other components and left only one behind.
"Third-grade immortal research, Sun Xingshen, applying to test the辰乙、18762 components," a blue light flickered over his head.
Soon, it seemed that Sun Xingshen's application was accepted.
Before him appeared an ethereal figure - a lifelike cat!
Sun Xingshen implanted the parts he created into this puppet cat's body.
The puppet cat image kept growing larger and larger until it could no longer be seen in full macro view. Only countless components stacked up.
In the midst of them, there was a spot glowing blue.
Sun Xingshen placed his created part inside.
The scene instantly shrank from extremely fine details to normal size.
The puppet cat suddenly came alive.
"Testing the first function: replication ability."
A broken piece of clothing appeared before the puppet cat in the air. Although it was tattered, Li Fan noticed that there were traces of array patterns on it, indicating it had once been a treasure.
From the cat's eyes, a blue beam shot out and locked onto the torn clothing.
Three breaths later, the beam shifted to another blank area.
The same creation slowly formed in this spot.
Sun Xingshen anxiously watched as both pieces of clothing rose up and instantly disintegrated into countless invisible particles.
Only one symbol remained below them, with a downward arrow pointing down.
Li Fan had never seen such symbols before but they seemed like immortal inscriptions. The moment he saw the symbol, he understood its meaning - 0.0028.
The appearance of the symbol struck Sun Xingshen like lightning, turning his face pale.
His head's blue light dimmed significantly, as if about to extinguish at any moment.
After a long while, Sun Xingshen recovered and gritted his teeth for the second test - "Evolution."
A white snake appeared in the air where the clothing had been before.
From the cat's eyes, another beam of light shot out, locking onto the white snake.
The snake seemed frozen in ice within the beam.
When the beam withdrew, the snake emitted a sharp sound and wriggled violently as if in great pain. A horn seemed to be emerging from its forehead, and its scales became more extraordinary.
The white snake transformed into a dragon for thirty breaths.
Thirty breaths later, the white dragon returned to an ice-frozen state like before.
Like the clothing, it disintegrated into countless tiny particles.
A moment later, another symbol appeared in front of Sun Xingshen.
This time, the arrow pointed upward next to the symbol.
Sun Xingshen breathed a sigh of relief.
Li Fan could clearly see that this symbol represented 0.003.
"Next is the final test."
"Transmutation into spirit form."
The cat's eyes released blue light again but this time it locked onto Sun Xingshen himself!