“ bìng fēi shì zhēn duì wǒ ， ér shì pái chì chén shì 、 nǎi zhì shān hǎi jiān yī qiè 。”
“并非是针对我，而是排斥尘世、乃至山海间一切。”
"Where can you run to?" Li Fan chuckled lightly.
“ cǐ 【 zhuī 】 zhī dà dào fā zhǎn dào jí zhì ， huò néng cóng shān hǎi zhōng ， yìng shēng shēng záo chū shǔ yú zì shēn de yī xí zhī dì ！”
“此【锥】之大道发展到极致，或能从山海中，硬生生凿出属于自身的一袭之地！”
But he did not pursue, even though he had already mastered all the escape routes of the Immortal Sages.
“ dàn yě zhǐ shì lǐ lùn ér shàng 。 xiǎng yào dá dào rú cǐ jìng jiè ， xū jīng nián lěi yuè zhī gōng 、 yī kè bù kě xiè dài 。 nǎ pà rèn yì de shū hū ， dōu yǒu kě néng shǐ de guò wǎng wàn nián kǔ xiū 、 gōng kuī yī kuì 。”
“但也只是理论而上。想要达到如此境界，需经年累月之功、一刻不可懈怠。哪怕任意的疏忽，都有可能使得过往万年苦修、功亏一篑。”
Li Fan planned to leave these people for the newly awakened True Sage Immortals in the Primordial Yellow Immortal Realm who were about to break through their barriers, as a means of training.
“ bìng fēi cháng rén kě xiū dào tú 。”
“并非常人可修道途。”
The Star Sea of Shuo was just an appetizer before the real battle with Light Wu Star Sea.
bàn suí zhuó mò shā de qīn shí ， lǐ fán duì zhuī zhī dà dào de lǐng wù chéng dù yuè lái yuè gāo ， bù yóu wēi wēi yáo tóu 。
伴随着墨杀的侵蚀，李凡对锥之大道的领悟程度越来越高，不由微微摇头。
With a flick of his mind, Li Fan returned to the Primordial Yellow Immortal Realm.
tóng shí ， jù lí nà dào gū dú de shēn yǐng yě shì yù fā jiē jìn 。
同时，距离那道孤独的身影也是愈发接近。
In the sky beyond the sky, he began to intrude into the thoughts of the Sage Merchant's Vessel Master.
duì miàn shēn yǐng què méi yǒu huāng zhāng 。 fǎn ér yáo yáo duì zhe lǐ fán ， wān shēn jū gōng 。
对面身影却没有慌张。反而遥遥对着李凡，弯身鞠躬。
At his side, the tangerine cat, Pippin, manifested and called out to the Sage Merchant's Vessel Master several times with merciless mockery.
lǐ fán wēi wēi yǒu xiē cuò è ， dàn zài piàn kè zhī hòu ， què shì měng rán fā xiàn 、 zì jǐ gēn duì fāng zhī jiān de jù lí ， bù zhī wèi hé yòu wú gù zēng jiā le xǔ duō ！
李凡微微有些错愕，但在片刻之后，却是猛然发现、自己跟对方之间的距离，不知为何又无故增加了许多！
Within a short period, their roles had been reversed.
yuán běn chà bu duō kě yǐ kàn qīng chǔ yàng mào de yuǎn fāng gū lì shēn yǐng ， zài cì biàn dé mó hú bù qīng qǐ lái 。
原本差不多可以看清楚样貌的远方孤立身影，再次变得模糊不清起来。
However, the Sage Merchant's Vessel Master no longer even felt any sorrow or anger.
lǐ fán zhēng zài yuán dì ， xì xì pǐn wèi le yī fān 。 tōng guò dào yī chóng gēn mò shā de fǎn kuì ， míng bái le zhī suǒ yǐ huì chū xiàn rú cǐ xiàn xiàng de yuán yīn 。
李凡怔在原地，细细品味了一番。通过道一虫跟墨杀的反馈，明白了之所以会出现如此现象的原因。
When Li Fan entered his mind, he saw the moment when the Sage Merchant's Vessel was destroyed.
zhèng shì ： wǒ jìng rén yī chǐ 、 rén xū jìng wǒ yī zhàng ！
正是：我敬人一尺、人需敬我一丈！
Time seemed to be frozen in that instant.
lǐ fán dùn shí huǎng rán ：“ zhè yòu lìng wài yī zhǒng dào tú 。 zhèng shì yīn wèi yǒu cǐ shén tōng zài ， tā fāng cái néng jiāng jí qí shùn lì de jiāng zhuī zhī dà dào xiū xíng zhì rú jīn de jìng jiè 。”
李凡顿时恍然：“这又另外一种道途。正是因为有此神通在，他方才能将极其顺利的将锥之大道修行至如今的境界。”
The Sage Merchant's Vessel Master repeatedly relived the scene, overwhelmed by regret and helplessness.
“ ruò shì zhǐ dān xiū ， kǒng pà xiàn zài lián wú míng zhī jìng dōu nán yǐ dá dào 。”
“若是只单修，恐怕现在连无名之境都难以达到。”
"Thoughts completely dominated by the desire to save the Sage Merchant's Vessel. Even past memories are hard to recall," Li Fan thought.
zhuī xiān 【 wǒ jìng rén yī chǐ 、 rén xū jìng wǒ yī zhàng 】 de shén tōng shī zhǎn ， zhǐ zài shùn xī zhī jiān 。 jiù lián dào yī chóng yǔ mò shā dōu méi yǒu gǎn yìng dào qí dào fǎ bō dòng 。
锥仙【我敬人一尺、人需敬我一丈】的神通施展，只在瞬息之间。就连道一虫与墨杀都没有感应到其道法波动。
"Since this is the case..."
bù guò lǐ fán què méi yǒu zài yì ， zhǐ yào jì xù kào jìn duì fāng ， wèi le zì bǎo 。 zhuī xiān shì bì yào jiāng qí zài dù shī zhǎn 。
不过李凡却没有在意，只要继续靠近对方，为了自保。锥仙势必要将其再度施展。
Li Fan snapped his fingers lightly.
guǒ bù qí rán ， dāng lǐ fán gēn zhuī xiān de jù lí ， yòu biàn dé jiē jìn shí 。
果不其然，当李凡跟锥仙的距离，又变得接近时。
When the explosion of light once again engulfed the Sage Merchant's Vessel, after the Sage Merchant's Vessel Master shouted "Eternity,"
nà dào gū lì shēn yǐng zài cì gōng shēn ér bài 。
那道孤立身影再次躬身而拜。
The destroyed Sage Merchant's Vessel reappeared in the void!
yǎn qián xū yǐng yī shǎn ， hǎo sì cuò jué bān 。 lǐ fán zhǐ jué de duì fāng ， zài bù duàn shǎn dòng zhōng ， cóng chù shǒu kě jí de yuǎn fāng 、 qǐng kè jiān táo dào le tiān biān 。
眼前虚影一闪，好似错觉般。李凡只觉得对方，在不断闪动中，从触手可及的远方、顷刻间逃到了天边。
The experimental space that imprisoned Cat Treasure and all the structures within the Sage Merchant's Vessel, as well as every citizen of the Sage Merchant's Vessel, were exactly the same as before.
hǎo sì jí dù shè kǒng zhī rén ， jiàn yǒu shēng rén kào jìn ， shùn jiān luò huāng ér táo 。
好似极度社恐之人，见有生人靠近，瞬间落荒而逃。
Seeing everything before him, the mad Sage Merchant's Vessel Master was momentarily stunned.
lǐ fán chà diǎn qì xiào 。
李凡差点气笑。
"Has it... really returned?"
ér zài zhè duǎn zàn de jiāo shǒu zhōng ， zhuī xiān yě chōng fèn liǎo jiě lǐ fán nà lìng rén fěi yí suǒ sī de “ xué xí ” néng lì 。
而在这短暂的交手中，锥仙也充分了解李凡那令人匪夷所思的“学习”能力。
Two lines of tears involuntarily fell. It took him nearly half a day to gradually regain his senses from this daze.
gù ér shí fēn míng zhì de fàng qì le gēn tā qiǎng duó shèng shāng zhī zhǔ de xíng wéi 。
故而十分明智的放弃了跟他抢夺圣商之主的行为。
He could not believe what he saw and kept flashing through every corner of the Sage Merchant's Vessel, repeatedly looking at familiar people, places, and things in his memories.
yī lián sān bài ， chè dǐ cóng lǐ fán de shì yě zhī zhōng xiāo shī bú jiàn le 。
一连三拜，彻底从李凡的视野之中消失不见了。
He found no flaws.
zhǐ liú xià shī qù lǐ zhì de shèng shāng zhī zhǔ ， lì zài yuán dì 。
只留下失去理智的圣商之主，立在原地。
Everything seemed real.
“ zhuī zhī dà dào ， gēn nà shén tōng xiāng hù pèi hé 。 táo pǎo de sù dù yě zhe shí tài kuài le diǎn 。 ér qiě táo dùn suǒ kào de bìng fēi zhǐ shì dān chún de sù dù ， ér shì wǒ yù zhuī zhú de yā lì 。 huàn jù huà shuō ， wǒ de shí lì yuè qiáng 、 suǒ dài lái de yā pò chéng dù yuè gāo ， tā jiù néng yuè kuài de táo lí wǒ 。”
“锥之大道，跟那神通相互配合。逃跑的速度也着实太快了点。而且逃遁所靠的并非只是单纯的速度，而是我欲追逐的压力。换句话说，我的实力越强、所带来的压迫程度越高，他就能越快的逃离我。”
"Could it be that just now was merely a nightmare?"
“ jiù hǎo sì tán huáng yì bān 。”
“就好似弹簧一般。”
"The heavens are subtly reminding me that even Eternity cannot be overly relied upon," the Sage Merchant's Vessel Master felt a moment of confusion.
“ mù qián ， hái méi yǒu shén me duì fù tā de tè bié yǒu xiào de fāng fǎ ……” kàn xiàng zhuī xiān táo lí de fāng xiàng ， lǐ fán méi yǒu jiē zhe zhuī zōng ， zhǐ shì zàn shí xiān fàng guò tā 。
“目前，还没有什么对付他的特别有效的方法……”看向锥仙逃离的方向，李凡没有接着追踪，只是暂时先放过他。
"I remember. Actually, the first Sage had already warned us back then. Before leaving, he specially instructed that in addition to the Eternity Path, there should also be a backup survival strategy. The division of the Sage Merchant's Vessel was indeed secretly pushed by the First Sage. Otherwise, even if there were disagreements about colliding with the wall, how could the Sage Merchant's Vessel split when all its power was under the control of the First Sage?"
zhǐ yào zhuī xiān méi yǒu lí kāi yuán chū ， píng jiè zhuó shǒu shàng 【 tài shàng dào shū 】， lǐ fán shǐ zhōng dōu néng yuǎn yuǎn suǒ dìng duì fāng wèi zhì 。
只要锥仙没有离开原初，凭借着手上【太上道书】，李凡始终都能远远锁定对方位置。
"If the Sage Merchant's Vessel is completely destroyed, we can return to the wall and find the hidden backup in the Treasure Chamber of the Sage Immortal Vessel. Similarly, there are backups from the time the Sage Merchant's Vessel split within our own vessel. As they say, 'Xuan does not leave Shang, Shang does not leave Xuan.' Even if they are located in different star systems, as long as either the Sage Merchant's or Sage Immortal Vessels exist, both will be eternal."
“ xiǎng yào bǔ huò tā ， xū xiǎng gè tè bié de fāng fǎ 。 bǐ rú ， tuì wú kě tuì de dào yān jué dì ……” lǐ fán shuāng mù shǎn dòng ， shōu huí mù guāng 。
“想要捕获他，需想个特别的方法。比如，退无可退的道湮绝地……”李凡双目闪动，收回目光。
"Moreover, compared to the Star Sea of Shuo, the wall where the Sage Immortal Vessel resides is much safer. With all their treasures from back then, they could continue to develop stably. This means that the Sage Merchant's Vessel always has a retreat path."
kàn xiàng cǐ xíng de mù biāo 。
看向此行的目标。
"This secret was known only by successive Sages. However, over the years, due to excessive reliance on Eternity, the Sage Merchants gradually forgot about the survival strategy left behind by the First Sage..."
shèng shāng zhī zhǔ guǒ rán yǐ jīng chè dǐ bú zhèng cháng le ， nǎ pà xiàn zhì tā de zhuī xiān yǐ jīng lí kāi ， tā yī rán hái dài zài yuán běn bèi huà dìng de qū yù nèi 。
圣商之主果然已经彻底不正常了，哪怕限制他的锥仙已经离开，他依然还待在原本被划定的区域内。
"I suddenly saw the destruction of the vessel and my mental state collapsed, almost forgetting this matter."
duì zhe xū kōng hú luàn huī shǒu ， jiāng tǐ nèi jǐn yǒu de cán cún lì liàng huī huò dài jìn 。
对着虚空胡乱挥手，将体内仅有的残存力量挥霍殆尽。
"Fortunately, it was just a hallucination," the Sage Merchant's Vessel Master muttered.
“ gěi wǒ guò lái ！” líng kōng cháo zhe shèng shāng zhī zhǔ yī zhuā ， lǐ fán xiǎng yào jiù cǐ jiāng duì fāng shè rù xuán huáng xiān jiè zhōng zhèn yā qǐ lái 。
“给我过来！”凌空朝着圣商之主一抓，李凡想要就此将对方摄入玄黄仙界中镇压起来。
"Could it be that the First Sage is subtly reminding me to return to the wall?"
bù chū suǒ liào de ， suī rán shèng shāng zhī zhǔ yǐ jīng jìn hū yóu jǐn dēng kū 。 dàn tā shēn shàng de fáng hù shǒu duàn yī rán cún zài 。
不出所料的，虽然圣商之主已经近乎油尽灯枯。但他身上的防护手段依然存在。
"Right..."
bái guāng yī shǎn ， lǐ fán zhǐ jué zì jǐ suǒ yǒu cháng shì kào jìn de duì fāng de dào wǎng zhī liàng ， dōu bèi wú xíng xiè qù 。 zhuā le gè kōng 。
白光一闪，李凡只觉自己所有尝试靠近的对方的道网之量，都被无形卸去。抓了个空。
Recalling the wall, something triggered in his mind. A series of long-forgotten memories emerged from the Sage Merchant's Vessel Master’s thoughts.
“ bìng bú shì zhēn zhèng xiāo shī le 。 ér shì ……”
“并不是真正消失了。而是……”
"The first Sage mentioned before leaving that if the Sage Immortal and Merchant's Vessels are completely destroyed, we should return to our ancestral land."
wàn xiāng dào wǎng de rèn yì bù fèn ， dōu rú chù shǒu bān ， jiē shì lǐ fán lì liàng de yán shēn 。 tā néng yǐn yǐn gǎn jué dào ， zì jǐ de zhè yī bù fèn ， cǐ kè yī rán cún zài 。
万相道网的任意部分，都如触手般，皆是李凡力量的延伸。他能隐隐感觉到，自己的这一部分，此刻依然存在。
"The Sage Immortal and Merchant's Vessels were transformed from a cave heaven in the Ancestral Land. Except for the First Sage, all citizens of the Sage Merchant's Vessel have backups within the Ancestral Land world."
zhǐ shì yǐ jīng bù zài shuò xīng hǎi nèi 。 shèn zhì bù zài yuán chū zhī zhōng 。
只是已经不在朔星海内。甚至不在原初之中。
"That place is an experimental field created and monitored by upper realm immortals."
ér shì ……
而是……
"When the First Sage led everyone to escape, he triggered the defensive mechanisms within this experimental field. The Ancestral Land was sealed off ever since. According to the First Sage’s speculation, that experimental field was quite special; it could only be affected by the Eternity Devastation."
“ jìng bèi zhuǎn yí dào le qí tā kě néng xìng zhōng ？”
“竟被转移到了其他可能性中？”
"Strange. These past memories, why am I...?" the Sage Merchant's Vessel Master felt confused.
lǐ fán shì tú tōng guò xiāo shī de wàn xiāng dào wǎng lì liàng ， gǎn zhī yáo yuǎn bǐ duān de jù tǐ qíng kuàng 。 dàn jù lí yuán chū ， suǒ gé shān hǎi chóng chóng 。 qīng jìn quán lì ， yě zhǐ néng gǎn yìng dào yī xiē mó hú de huà miàn 。
李凡试图通过消失的万相道网力量，感知遥远彼端的具体情况。但距离原初，所隔山海重重。倾尽全力，也只能感应到一些模糊的画面。
After a moment of daze, he looked at the vibrant space of the Sage Merchant's Vessel and consoled himself: "It seems that the hallucination just now was too shocking to me."
yīn chén de tiān kōng zhī xià ， zá luàn wú zhāng de wù pǐn duī jī lián mián chéng shān 。 zhěng gè shì jiè dōu wǎn rú gè wú qióng wú jìn de lā jī chǎng ， kàn bú dào jìn tóu 。
阴沉的天空之下，杂乱无章的物品堆积连绵成山。整个世界都宛如个无穷无尽的垃圾场，看不到尽头。
"We have forgotten this principle for too long—always thinking about potential dangers while living in peace."
wàn xiāng dào wǎng de yī bù fèn ， qù dào zhè lǐ hòu ， shī qù le lǐ fán běn tǐ de zhī chēng 、 jiù lián zài kōng zhōng dōu nán yǐ tíng liú 。 jìng zhí shuāi luò zài dì biǎo ， chéng wéi liǎo wú qióng lā jī shān shàng de yī yuán 。
万相道网的一部分，去到这里后，失去了李凡本体的支撑、就连在空中都难以停留。径直衰落在地表，成为了无穷垃圾山上的一员。
But after only a brief moment of clarity, the Sage Merchant's Vessel Master fell back into his memories.
běn néng de ， wàn xiāng dào wǎng zhōng de mò shā ， kāi shǐ tūn shì zhōu wéi de yī qiè 。
本能的，万相道网中的墨杀，开始吞噬周围的一切。
...
suī rán zhè shì jiè zhōng huì jù zhe de ， kàn shì dōu shì wú kě yòng lā jī 。 dàn zhè xiē lā jī de gòu chéng ， chū rén yì liào de jí wéi jīng cuì 。
虽然这世界中汇聚着的，看似都是无可用垃圾。但这些垃圾的构成，出人意料的极为精粹。
In the reality of the Primordial Yellow Immortal Realm, the Sage Merchant's Vessel Master had been standing still from the start. He was immersed in the illusory world that Li Fan had created for him.
mò shā bù jǐn tūn shì qǐ lái ， jí wéi róng yì 。 shèn zhì tūn shì zhī hòu duì yú zì shēn de zēng qiáng fú dù ， yě yào yuǎn chāo zài 【 yuán chū 】 zhè biān 。
墨杀不仅吞噬起来，极为容易。甚至吞噬之后对于自身的增强幅度，也要远超在【原初】这边。
Li Fan had thoroughly examined the Sage Merchant's Vessel before. With his current strength, he could create a vivid illusion to deceive the Sage Merchant's Vessel Master.
gēn lā jī shān shì jiè de gǎn yìng ， shí duàn shí xù 。 bù guò jī běn kě yǐ què dìng ， zì jǐ bèi zhuǎn yí de wàn xiāng dào wǎng lì liàng zài nà biān kě yǐ shuō guò de shí fēn zī rùn 。
跟垃圾山世界的感应，时断时续。不过基本可以确定，自己被转移的万相道网力量在那边可以说过的十分滋润。
"Even if there are flaws, he would likely convince himself not to notice them," Li Fan commented indifferently.
lǐ fán suǒ xìng yě jiù ràng nà bù fèn lì liàng zì jǐ màn màn fā zhǎn le 。
李凡索性也就让那部分力量自己慢慢发展了。
Indeed, the Sage Merchant's Vessel Master’s memories contained many valuable items.
“ jiù shì bù zhī ， shèng shāng zhī zhǔ de fáng hù ， shì fǒu měi cì zhuǎn yí de dōu shì tóng yī gè qù xiàng 。”
“就是不知，圣商之主的防护，是否每次转移的都是同一个去向。”
Apart from the preparations made by the First Sage within the wall, there were also various materials transmitted back by successive Sage Merchants who had explored other possibilities.
zhè me xiǎng zhe ， mò shā zài lǐ fán shì yì xià ， zài dù cháo zhe shèng shāng zhī zhǔ fēng yōng ér qù 。
这么想着，墨杀在李凡示意下，再度朝着圣商之主蜂拥而去。
"There are a total of twenty-eight different possibilities."
zhè yī cì yī rán bèi qiāo wú shēng xī huà jiě ， bù cún yú yuán chū kě néng xìng zhōng 。
这一次依然被悄无声息化解，不存于原初可能性中。
"These are all safe places that have not caused a world-destroying disaster due to Eternity Devastation,"
dàn bìng fēi qù wǎng de shì lā jī shān shì jiè ， ér shì qí tā gèng jiā yáo yuǎn de kě néng xìng 。
但并非去往的是垃圾山世界，而是其他更加遥远的可能性。
"In fact, if the situation is worse than in [the original], the Sage Merchant's Vessel Masters would not transmit specific details," Li Fan quickly scanned through these possibilities.
yáo yuǎn dào ， jiù lián lǐ fán dōu shī qù le duì nà bù fèn dào wǎng de gǎn zhī 。
遥远到，就连李凡都失去了对那部分道网的感知。
Every small change in history could lead to vastly different outcomes. These possibilities were very different from his own original reality.
suī rán lǐ lùn shàng tā men yī rán cún zài ， bù guò yǐ jīng chāo chū le lǐ fán suǒ néng zhǎng kòng de fàn wéi ， yě jiù gēn shī qù méi yǒu shén me chā bié le 。 kuàng qiě ， lǐ fán duì yú cǐ zhǒng bù shòu kòng zhì de zhuàng kuàng ， pǒ wèi jì dàn 。
虽然理论上它们依然存在，不过已经超出了李凡所能掌控的范围，也就跟失去没有什么差别了。况且，李凡对于此种不受控制的状况，颇为忌惮。
The one that most interested Li Fan was the path where countless lower realms were absorbed by the Immortal Realm, allowing it to successfully resist the Eternity Devastation tide.
"Where can you run to?" Li Fan chuckled lightly.
But he did not pursue, even though he had already mastered all the escape routes of the Immortal Sages.
Li Fan planned to leave these people for the newly awakened True Sage Immortals in the Primordial Yellow Immortal Realm who were about to break through their barriers, as a means of training.
The Star Sea of Shuo was just an appetizer before the real battle with Light Wu Star Sea.
With a flick of his mind, Li Fan returned to the Primordial Yellow Immortal Realm.
In the sky beyond the sky, he began to intrude into the thoughts of the Sage Merchant's Vessel Master.
At his side, the tangerine cat, Pippin, manifested and called out to the Sage Merchant's Vessel Master several times with merciless mockery.
Within a short period, their roles had been reversed.
However, the Sage Merchant's Vessel Master no longer even felt any sorrow or anger.
When Li Fan entered his mind, he saw the moment when the Sage Merchant's Vessel was destroyed.
Time seemed to be frozen in that instant.
The Sage Merchant's Vessel Master repeatedly relived the scene, overwhelmed by regret and helplessness.
"Thoughts completely dominated by the desire to save the Sage Merchant's Vessel. Even past memories are hard to recall," Li Fan thought.
"Since this is the case..."
Li Fan snapped his fingers lightly.
When the explosion of light once again engulfed the Sage Merchant's Vessel, after the Sage Merchant's Vessel Master shouted "Eternity,"
The destroyed Sage Merchant's Vessel reappeared in the void!
The experimental space that imprisoned Cat Treasure and all the structures within the Sage Merchant's Vessel, as well as every citizen of the Sage Merchant's Vessel, were exactly the same as before.
Seeing everything before him, the mad Sage Merchant's Vessel Master was momentarily stunned.
"Has it... really returned?"
Two lines of tears involuntarily fell. It took him nearly half a day to gradually regain his senses from this daze.
He could not believe what he saw and kept flashing through every corner of the Sage Merchant's Vessel, repeatedly looking at familiar people, places, and things in his memories.
He found no flaws.
Everything seemed real.
"Could it be that just now was merely a nightmare?"
"The heavens are subtly reminding me that even Eternity cannot be overly relied upon," the Sage Merchant's Vessel Master felt a moment of confusion.
"I remember. Actually, the first Sage had already warned us back then. Before leaving, he specially instructed that in addition to the Eternity Path, there should also be a backup survival strategy. The division of the Sage Merchant's Vessel was indeed secretly pushed by the First Sage. Otherwise, even if there were disagreements about colliding with the wall, how could the Sage Merchant's Vessel split when all its power was under the control of the First Sage?"
"If the Sage Merchant's Vessel is completely destroyed, we can return to the wall and find the hidden backup in the Treasure Chamber of the Sage Immortal Vessel. Similarly, there are backups from the time the Sage Merchant's Vessel split within our own vessel. As they say, 'Xuan does not leave Shang, Shang does not leave Xuan.' Even if they are located in different star systems, as long as either the Sage Merchant's or Sage Immortal Vessels exist, both will be eternal."
"Moreover, compared to the Star Sea of Shuo, the wall where the Sage Immortal Vessel resides is much safer. With all their treasures from back then, they could continue to develop stably. This means that the Sage Merchant's Vessel always has a retreat path."
"This secret was known only by successive Sages. However, over the years, due to excessive reliance on Eternity, the Sage Merchants gradually forgot about the survival strategy left behind by the First Sage..."
"I suddenly saw the destruction of the vessel and my mental state collapsed, almost forgetting this matter."
"Fortunately, it was just a hallucination," the Sage Merchant's Vessel Master muttered.
"Could it be that the First Sage is subtly reminding me to return to the wall?"
"Right..."
Recalling the wall, something triggered in his mind. A series of long-forgotten memories emerged from the Sage Merchant's Vessel Master’s thoughts.
"The first Sage mentioned before leaving that if the Sage Immortal and Merchant's Vessels are completely destroyed, we should return to our ancestral land."
"The Sage Immortal and Merchant's Vessels were transformed from a cave heaven in the Ancestral Land. Except for the First Sage, all citizens of the Sage Merchant's Vessel have backups within the Ancestral Land world."
"That place is an experimental field created and monitored by upper realm immortals."
"When the First Sage led everyone to escape, he triggered the defensive mechanisms within this experimental field. The Ancestral Land was sealed off ever since. According to the First Sage’s speculation, that experimental field was quite special; it could only be affected by the Eternity Devastation."
"Strange. These past memories, why am I...?" the Sage Merchant's Vessel Master felt confused.
After a moment of daze, he looked at the vibrant space of the Sage Merchant's Vessel and consoled himself: "It seems that the hallucination just now was too shocking to me."
"We have forgotten this principle for too long—always thinking about potential dangers while living in peace."
But after only a brief moment of clarity, the Sage Merchant's Vessel Master fell back into his memories.
...
In the reality of the Primordial Yellow Immortal Realm, the Sage Merchant's Vessel Master had been standing still from the start. He was immersed in the illusory world that Li Fan had created for him.
Li Fan had thoroughly examined the Sage Merchant's Vessel before. With his current strength, he could create a vivid illusion to deceive the Sage Merchant's Vessel Master.
"Even if there are flaws, he would likely convince himself not to notice them," Li Fan commented indifferently.
Indeed, the Sage Merchant's Vessel Master’s memories contained many valuable items.
Apart from the preparations made by the First Sage within the wall, there were also various materials transmitted back by successive Sage Merchants who had explored other possibilities.
"There are a total of twenty-eight different possibilities."
"These are all safe places that have not caused a world-destroying disaster due to Eternity Devastation,"
"In fact, if the situation is worse than in [the original], the Sage Merchant's Vessel Masters would not transmit specific details," Li Fan quickly scanned through these possibilities.
Every small change in history could lead to vastly different outcomes. These possibilities were very different from his own original reality.
The one that most interested Li Fan was the path where countless lower realms were absorbed by the Immortal Realm, allowing it to successfully resist the Eternity Devastation tide.