lǐ fán zài wài jiè suǒ jiàn nà yī zhuǎn ér shì de guāng huá ， jiù shì zhòng rén yì niàn dī bà bào zhà suǒ zhì 。
李凡在外界所见那一转而逝的光华，就是众人意念堤坝爆炸所致。
The light from the outside suddenly shot down, illuminating Li Fan. The eyes of the five great immortal sects' prodigies all turned to him, filled with disbelief.
“ wǒ jiù shuō ， làn kē dào chǎng bì jìng yǒu shǒu qiū gōng de xū yǐng zhī chēng ， méi dào lǐ lún xiàn de zhè me kuài 。 yuán lái shì yǒu zhè xiē rén zuò suì ……”
“我就说，烂柯道场毕竟有守丘公的虚影支撑，没道理沦陷的这么快。原来是有这些人作祟……”
The mysterious black-clothed figure reappeared and muttered, "Fifty-two in a row. This result is still acceptable. I hope it can add one more."
zuò wéi ér jīn làn kē dào chǎng shí jì zhǔ rén lǐ fán ， què bìng méi yǒu yīn cǐ nǎo nù 。 tā zhēn zhèng zài yì de ， shì xiān zhōu zǔ jiè de yì cháng zhuàng kuàng 。
作为而今烂柯道场实际主人李凡，却并没有因此恼怒。他真正在意的，是仙舟祖界的异常状况。
Upon hearing this, the prodigies were even more shocked. They originally thought that Li Fan revealing the secrets of the immortals was already an incredible feat, but now he only ranked 52nd. What kind of monsters were those top fifty-one?
zòng shǐ yǒu zhe zhòng rén bì yòu ， yì niàn dī bà gēn dào yān de pèng zhuàng ， yě jiāng duì xiān zhōu zǔ jiè zào chéng jī hū huǐ tiān miè dì de zāi hài 。 gù ér róng hé yì niàn tóng yàng yě yào fēn chū yī bù fèn lì liàng ， jiāng shì jiè shí huà ， yǐ hù zhōu quán 。
纵使有着众人庇佑，意念堤坝跟道湮的碰撞，也将对仙舟祖界造成几乎毁天灭地的灾害。故而融合意念同样也要分出一部分力量，将世界石化，以护周全。
Just as they were still shaken by these thoughts, the black-clothed figure continued speaking.
měi yī cì de jiù shì ， duì róng hé yì niàn lái jiǎng ， dōu shì yī cì jí dà de xiāo hào 。
每一次的救世，对融合意念来讲，都是一次极大的消耗。
"Speaking of you..."
zài bǎi nián nèi ， xià yī cì dào yān jī xù dào dá shàng xiàn zhī shí ， bì xū yǒu zú gòu de hòu lái zhě 、 xī shēng zì jǐ ， jiāng zì shēn yì niàn róng rù 。 yǐ què bǎo róng hé yì niàn de qiáng dù 。 fǒu zé de huà ， xiān zhōu zǔ jiè jiù jiāng yíng lái miè wáng de mìng yùn 。
在百年内，下一次道湮积蓄到达上限之时，必须有足够的后来者、牺牲自己，将自身意念融入。以确保融合意念的强度。否则的话，仙舟祖界就将迎来灭亡的命运。
"Reincarnate for further training."
zhī qián lǐ fán cóng chéng dào chù dé zhī ， dān yī kě néng xìng de “ qián lì ” zǒng hé ， huò xǔ shì gù dìng bù biàn de 。 měi dàn shēng yī wèi tiān zòng zhī cái ， qián lì chí jiù jiāng bèi xuē jiǎn yī bù fèn 。 dān yī kě néng xìng zhōng ， néng gòu dàn shēng de qiáng zhě shù liàng ， shì yǒu xiàn de 。
之前李凡从承道处得知，单一可能性的“潜力”总和，或许是固定不变的。每诞生一位天纵之材，潜力池就将被削减一部分。单一可能性中，能够诞生的强者数量，是有限的。
"Hoping to have a better rebirth next time with higher innate abilities."
zhè ge dào lǐ ， kě yǐ lèi bǐ dào mǒu yī fāng shì jiè zhōng 。
这个道理，可以类比到某一方世界中。
The black-clothed figure only took Li Fan away. The rest were all left behind in the collapsing cave.
nǎ pà guài yì rú xuán huáng jiè ， yě bìng fēi měi gè shí dài dōu shì qiáng zhě rú yún 、 tiān jiāo lín lì 。 yǐ hòu shì zòng guān lì shǐ de jiǎo dù lái kàn ， zài jīng lì yī duàn xiū xíng fán shèng qī hòu ， jiāng huì wú kě bì miǎn de huì xiàn rù dī gǔ qī 。 zhí zhì ruò gàn nián hòu ， yǐ yī wèi jué shì tiān jiāo de dàn shēng ， xuān gào xīn shí dài de dào lái 。
哪怕怪异如玄黄界，也并非每个时代都是强者如云、天骄林立。以后世纵观历史的角度来看，在经历一段修行繁盛期后，将会无可避免的会陷入低谷期。直至若干年后，以一位绝世天骄的诞生，宣告新时代的到来。
Li Fan silently watched as the cave, which had devoured over one hundred prodigies from various sects, turned into a black pill in the hands of the black-clothed figure.
àn zhào cháng lǐ lái jiǎng ， yǐ xiān zhōu zǔ jiè de dǐ yùn ， shì wú fǎ zhī chēng qǐ rú cǐ duō tiān jiāo 、 zhǎng shí jiān chí xù bú duàn dàn shēng de 。
按照常理来讲，以仙舟祖界的底蕴，是无法支撑起如此多天骄、长时间持续不断诞生的。
"Take it," said the black-clothed figure indifferently and threw the pill at him.
xiān zhōu zǔ jiè shí jiān liú sù gēn wài jiè jī hū yǒu zhe bǎi bèi zhī chà 。 zì dà jié jiàng lín hòu ， làn kē dào chǎng nèi guò qù le shù wàn nián shí guāng 。 cǐ chù biàn shì shù bǎi wàn nián ！
仙舟祖界时间流速跟外界几乎有着百倍之差。自大劫降临后，烂柯道场内过去了数万年时光。此处便是数百万年！
Without hesitation, Li Fan swallowed it.
bǎi wàn nián jiān ， tiān zhī jiāo zi shǐ zhōng xīng huǒ bù jué ， rú fēi é pū huǒ 、 yǐ jiù chén shì 。
百万年间，天之骄子始终星火不绝，如飞蛾扑火、以救尘世。
Instantly, his mind was filled with flashes of thoughts. These were all the insights of those prodigies within the cave. Although they hadn't reached as far as Li Fan, their progress in understanding the immortal relics still had some worth to learn from.
zhuàng zāi ！ qí zāi ！ guài zāi ！
壮哉！奇哉！怪哉！
After five years of seclusion and the transformation into a pill, Li Fan stepped into the realm of divine transformation.
“ yǎn qián zhè róng hé yì niàn dào wǎng ， suī gè fāng miàn dōu wú fǎ gēn wǒ zhī wàn xiāng dào wǎng xiāng bǐ bìng lùn 。 bù guò què yě yǒu qí kě qǔ zhī chù 。”
“眼前这融合意念道网，虽各方面都无法跟我之万相道网相比并论。不过却也有其可取之处。”
Before he could rest, the black-clothed figure led him toward the heavens. The gale was harsh, almost eroding his protective aura, causing his face to sting.
lǐ fán yì niàn cóng yǎn qián róng hé yīn yún zhōng lí kāi ， zài dù sōu tiān jiǎn dì 。 yǐ qī kān pò xiān zhōu zǔ jiè zhī suǒ yǐ néng zhǎng shèng bù shuāi de yuán yīn 。
李凡意念从眼前融合阴云中离开，再度搜天检地。以期勘破仙舟祖界之所以能长盛不衰的原因。
Soon, blood began to seep from various parts of his body.
dàn yǐ tā zhī yǎn jiè ， yī lián jiǎn chá le shù biàn ， dōu wèi néng fā xiàn duān ní suǒ zài 。
但以他之眼界，一连检查了数遍，都未能发现端倪所在。
Li Fan narrowed his eyes slightly and silently brushed off the blood, following closely behind the black-clothed figure as they continued their ascent.
shèn zhì yú zài zhè róng hé yì niàn zhōng ， yě dōu méi yǒu shōu huò 。
甚至于在这融合意念中，也都没有收获。
The resistance seemed endless. The higher they went, the greater the resistance became.
“ jiě líng hái xū xì líng rén 。 kàn lái ， xiǎng yào zhǎo dào wèn tí de dá àn ， hái yào qīn zì wǎng zhè xiān zhōu zǔ jiè zhōng zǒu yī zāo ！” chén yín piàn kè hòu ， lǐ fán jì shàng xīn tóu 。
“解铃还须系铃人。看来，想要找到问题的答案，还要亲自往这仙舟祖界中走一遭！”沉吟片刻后，李凡计上心头。
After surpassing a certain boundary, Li Fan's vision suddenly widened.
“ tiān mó zhuǎn shēng ！”
“天魔转生！”
A magnificent Dao Palace stood in the clouds, resembling a palace of immortals.
xiǎng yào chè dǐ kān pò cǐ jiè xuán jī ， jiǎn jiǎn dān dān de fēn huà yì shí qián rù yīng gāi shì xíng bù tōng de 。 wéi yǒu sì céng jīng de tiān yī nà bān ， yǐ tiān mó zhuǎn shēng mì shù ， mán guò cǐ fāng shì jiè tiān dào 。 huà shēn chéng wéi zhēn zhēn zhèng zhèng de yuán zhù mín ， cái yǒu jī huì jiě kāi mí tuán 。
想要彻底勘破此界玄机，简简单单的分化意识潜入应该是行不通的。唯有似曾经的天医那般，以天魔转生秘术，瞒过此方世界天道。化身成为真真正正的原住民，才有机会解开谜团。
The people within the palace were all in a hurry, indifferent to everything else.
xiān zhōu zǔ jiè zhōng ， suí zhe yì wàn shēng líng duì “ shén líng ” de guì bài qí dǎo yí shì jié shù 。
仙舟祖界中，随着亿万生灵对“神灵”的跪拜祈祷仪式结束。
Li Fan followed them until he reached the central hall of the palace.
yī tiáo xīn de shēng mìng ， yě suí zhī jiàng shēng 。
一条新的生命，也随之降生。
Inside the hall was not a statue but an unusual device. Countless rings surrounded it, revealing the images of countless beings below.
xiān zhōu zǔ jiè ， yīn yáng dàng mó zōng zhì xià ， lín shān chéng 。
仙舟祖界，阴阳荡魔宗治下，林山城。
"This is the [Heavenly Vision Ring]. You can see all the secrets of heaven and earth within."
qí xìng wèi lǐ ， qí míng yuē fán 。
其姓为李，其名曰凡。
"But don't be greedy; remember, even if you see myriad paths before you, you can only choose one."
suǒ yǒu dàn shēng yú shén qǐ zhī rì de yīng ér ， dū huì bèi chéng zhǔ shōu yǎng ， qīn zì tiáo jiào 。
所有诞生于神启之日的婴儿，都会被城主收养，亲自调教。
"Go," said the black-clothed figure for the first time. He pointed to the Heavenly Vision Ring.
yīn wèi shì yǒu chuán wén ， cǐ rì dàn shēng shēng líng ， néng dé shén juàn ， qián tú wú liàng 。 ér guò wǎng de jīng yàn 、 chuán chéng ， yě zài hěn dà chéng dù shàng yìn zhèng le zhè yì diǎn 。
因为世有传闻，此日诞生生灵，能得神眷，前途无量。而过往的经验、传承，也在很大程度上印证了这一点。
Without explaining what would happen in case of failure, Li Fan approached the ring step by step.
suǒ yǐ lǐ fán zì yòu biàn hé zhè xiē shén juàn zhī zi yì qǐ ， jiē shòu le lín shān chéng zhǔ jīng xīn de péi yǎng 。
所以李凡自幼便和这些神眷之子一起，接受了林山城主精心的培养。
The closer he got, the more rapidly the images within the ring seemed to flicker.
ér tā men yě dí què bù fù chéng zhǔ hòu wàng ， bāo kuò lǐ fán zài nèi gòng qī shí èr rén 。
而他们也的确不负城主厚望，包括李凡在内共七十二人。
His blood surged, as if it might burst at any moment.
qí zhōng chāo guò yí bàn ， zài zhōu suì zhī qián ， jiù yǐ jīng zhèng shì tà rù liàn qì jìng jiè 。
其中超过一半，在周岁之前，就已经正式踏入炼气境界。
Despite his discomfort, Li Fan slowly walked into the light.
zhōu suì shì fǒu néng liàn qì yuán mǎn ， shì yí gè zhì guān zhòng yào de fēn jiè xiàn 。 wéi yǒu mǎn zú cǐ yāo qiú zhě ， cái yǒu jì xù zuò wéi shén juàn zhě péi yǎng xià qù de jià zhí 。 ér nà xiē shī gé zhě ， zé cóng cǐ shī qù yōu dài 。 bù guò yǒu chéng zhǔ shàn yǎng ， shēng huó yě néng wú yōu 。
周岁是否能炼气圆满，是一个至关重要的分界线。唯有满足此要求者，才有继续作为神眷者培养下去的价值。而那些失格者，则从此失去优待。不过有城主赡养，生活也能无忧。
As his body was swallowed by the ring's light, Li Fan felt like he had vanished completely.
gòng jì sān shí jiǔ míng yīng hái 。 bèi yīn yáng dàng mó zōng xiān shī ， jiē rù shān mén ， jìn xíng zhèng shì de xiū xíng 。
共计三十九名婴孩。被阴阳荡魔宗仙师，接入山门，进行正式的修行。
It was as though he had become one of the rings. Everything in this world—people, events, and objects—unfolded before him.
yīn yáng dàng mó zōng ， nǎi shì tiān xià wǔ dà xiān zōng zhī yī 。 yǐ dàng mó zhū xié wèi jǐ rèn 。
阴阳荡魔宗，乃是天下五大仙宗之一。以荡魔诛邪为己任。
He knew who each person was, their life experiences, their talents, and their abilities.
hé wèi mó ？ hé wèi xié ？
何为魔？何为邪？
The events began from when the Xuan Shang Cave broke through the boundary and the world became sealed. All that had happened in the past, big or small, unfolded before his eyes.
bù fú zhě wèi mó 。 bù jìng zhě wèi xié 。
不服者为魔。不敬者为邪。
Objects were gradually decomposed to reveal their core principles, representing the fundamental laws of the Dao.
yīn yáng dàng mó zōng dì zǐ ， zài xiū xíng shēng yá měi nián dōu bì xū yào zhū shā mǎn tè dìng de yāo xié shù liàng ， cái néng yǒu zī gé jì xù yán xù dàng mó zōng dì zǐ shēn fèn 。
阴阳荡魔宗弟子，在修行生涯每年都必须要诛杀满特定的妖邪数量，才能有资格继续延续荡魔宗弟子身份。
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dàng mó zōng dì zǐ xíng zǒu tiān xià ， xié suì wén zhī ， wú bù sàng dǎn 。
荡魔宗弟子行走天下，邪祟闻之，无不丧胆。
Living up to its name, the Heavenly Vision Ring allowed Li Fan, with his divine transformation realm, to understand a whole world's secrets.
lǐ fán zài yī zhòng shén juàn dì zǐ zhōng ， tiān zī yě shǔ shàng liú 。
李凡在一众神眷弟子中，天资也属上流。
But as an ordinary mortal, he began to feel some strain. The images of heaven and earth gradually became more ethereal, and the ring's image started to appear.
yī suì bàn zhī shí ， zhèng shì zhù jī 。 dé dào dàng mó zōng zhǎng mén qīn zì guàn dǐng 。
一岁半之时，正式筑基。得到荡魔宗掌门亲自灌顶。
Li Fan knew that he had to make a choice.
yī juàn jì zǎi le guò qù dàng mó zōng wú shù qián bèi xiū liàn xīn dé 、 wù dào gǎn shòu de 【 dàng mó tiān shū 】， bèi qiáng xíng guàn shū jìn le nǎo hǎi zhī zhōng 。
一卷记载了过去荡魔宗无数前辈修炼心得、悟道感受的【荡魔天书】，被强行灌输进了脑海之中。
Instead of looking at everything around him again, his gaze locked onto the revealed Heavenly Vision Ring.
gòng jì shí sān míng shén juàn dì zǐ jiē shòu le guàn dǐng 。 zài tiān shū chōng jī xià huó xià lái ， bìng qiě hái néng wéi chí shén zhì qīng xǐng de ， zhǐ yǒu liù rén 。
共计十三名神眷弟子接受了灌顶。在天书冲击下活下来，并且还能维持神智清醒的，只有六人。
"If I can obtain this, wouldn't it be equivalent to controlling the world?"
tiān shū jiā chí ， zì cǐ lǐ fán xiū xíng sù dù ， gèng shì tū fēi měng jìn 。
天书加持，自此李凡修行速度，更是突飞猛进。
"Why seek distant solutions when there are near ones?
sān suì zhèng shì jié dān ， xià shān zhū xié 。
三岁正式结丹，下山诛邪。
He seemed to have an epiphany and decisively abandoned what he saw with the help of the ring.
sān suì yòu ér ， yù zhū xié suì 。 tīng shàng qù shì shì xiào tán 。
三岁幼儿，欲诛邪祟。听上去似是笑谈。
Instead, he firmly looked at the Heavenly Vision Ring, trying to understand its principles.
dàn zài yīn yáng dàng mó zōng ， què zhǐ shì xún cháng zhī shì 。
但在阴阳荡魔宗，却只是寻常之事。
If it were a completely unfamiliar object beyond his comprehension, Li Fan would not be able to decipher it in such a short time. But he found that the essence of the ring was familiar to him, even though he had never formally encountered it before. It appeared frequently during his cultivation journey, often appearing as close as possible.
lǐ fán dé le zhǎng mén qīn chuán 【 shān hé tóng bēi 】 jiàn hòu ， biàn bèi qí yī xiù shuǎi dào le shí wàn lǐ zhī wài 。 zhǐ yǒu zhū shā mǎn wàn míng yāo xié ， cái néng zhǔn xǔ huí shān 。
李凡得了掌门亲传【山河同悲】剑后，便被其一袖甩到了十万里之外。只有诛杀满万名妖邪，才能准许回山。
It seemed as if the entire world was actually transformed into this Heavenly Vision Ring. His path of cultivation was like touching and perceiving a part of the ring with his body.
shí wàn lǐ guī tú ， xū yǐ xié suì xiān xuè pù jiù 。
十万里归途，需以邪祟鲜血铺就。
The vitality in his mind brought the image of the ring from ethereal to solid.
lǐ fán shǒu chí lì jiàn ， xíng zǒu tiān xià ， xún chá shì jiān 。 yǒu yāo xié zhī xiāng zhě ， biàn yǐ léi tíng zhī shì jī zhī 。
李凡手持利剑，行走天下，巡查世间。有妖邪之相者，便以雷霆之势击之。
The pressure no longer existed because Li Fan had truly become one of the countless rings within the Heavenly Vision Ring!
dài dào bàn nián hòu chéng gōng fǎn huí shān mén shí ， shān hé tóng bēi jiàn zǎo yǐ jīng bèi xiān xuè jìn rǎn chì hóng zhī sè 。
待到半年后成功返回山门时，山河同悲剑早已经被鲜血浸染赤红之色。
Suddenly, he found himself in a pitch-black space.
zhǎng mén shēn shǒu jiē guò shān hé tóng bēi ， jiàn shēn chì hóng ， màn màn níng jù chéng lǐ fán èr zì ， juān kè zài jiàn shēn zhī shàng 。 sàn fà zhe yāo yì de guāng máng 。
掌门伸手接过山河同悲，剑身赤红，慢慢凝聚成李凡二字，镌刻在剑身之上。散发着妖异的光芒。
Countless figures sat in a circular staircase formation here.
lǐ fán zhè cái kàn dào ， jiàn shēn shàng chú le zì jǐ de míng zì zhī wài ， hái yǒu qí tā mì mì má má ， shù bǎi hào rén 。 míng zì jiē shì yǐ xiān xuè shū jiù ， zhǐ shì chì hóng chéng dù ， gè bù xiāng tóng 。
李凡这才看到，剑身上除了自己的名字之外，还有其他密密麻麻，数百号人。名字皆是以鲜血书就，只是赤红程度，各不相同。
They merely nodded at him as new arrivals and then focused their gazes on the center.
“ liè yú sān jiǎ 。” dàng mó zōng zhǎng mén yǎn zhōng shǎn guò yī sī xīn xǐ ， zhèng shì jiāng lǐ fán shōu wèi qīn chuán dì zǐ 。
“列于三甲。”荡魔宗掌门眼中闪过一丝欣喜，正式将李凡收为亲传弟子。
Although nothing specific could be seen there, Li Fan keenly felt that it was darker than everywhere else.
bài zhǎng mén wèi shī hòu ， lǐ fán dé dào le jìn yí bù de yōu dài 。
拜掌门为师后，李凡得到了进一步的优待。
Even...
zuì zhǔ yào de shì ， néng gòu gēn qí tā xiān zōng dì zǐ qiē cuō jiāo liú 。
最主要的是，能够跟其他仙宗弟子切磋交流。
The darkness of this entire space originated from here.
“ nǐ kě zhī ， hé wèi qiē cuō ？” zhǎng mén fǔ xū wèn dào 。
“你可知，何为切磋？”掌门抚须问道。
"What is..."
lǐ fán zhèng sè dào ：“ jì fēn gāo xià ， yě jué shēng sǐ 。 zhè biàn shì qiē cuō 。”
李凡正色道：“既分高下，也决生死。这便是切磋。”
"Daoian?"
zhǎng mén miàn lù xīn wèi zhī sè 。
掌门面露欣慰之色。
A word flashed through Li Fan's mind. It triggered his memories like a chain reaction.
wǔ nián shí guāng ， lǐ fán gēn qí tā xiān zōng dì zǐ qiē cuō jìn qiān chǎng ， wú yī bài jì 。
五年时光，李凡跟其他仙宗弟子切磋近千场，无一败绩。
Without anyone noticing, Li Fan's eyes subtly changed.
màn màn chéng wéi le wǔ dà xiān zōng zhōng zhū dì zǐ kǒu zhōng de bù bài chuán shuō 。
慢慢成为了五大仙宗中诸弟子口中的不败传说。
"Finally awakened. The selection process for cultivators in this world is indeed interesting—perhaps even cruel."
zài yòu yī cháng hān chàng lín lí de dà shèng zhī hòu ， zhōng yú tū pò jìn rù yuán yīng jìng jiè 。
再又一场酣畅淋漓的大胜之后，终于突破进入元婴境界。
"All other beings are disposable to quickly cultivate true prodigies who can enter here."
The light from the outside suddenly shot down, illuminating Li Fan. The eyes of the five great immortal sects' prodigies all turned to him, filled with disbelief.
The mysterious black-clothed figure reappeared and muttered, "Fifty-two in a row. This result is still acceptable. I hope it can add one more."
Upon hearing this, the prodigies were even more shocked. They originally thought that Li Fan revealing the secrets of the immortals was already an incredible feat, but now he only ranked 52nd. What kind of monsters were those top fifty-one?
Just as they were still shaken by these thoughts, the black-clothed figure continued speaking.
"Speaking of you..."
"Reincarnate for further training."
"Hoping to have a better rebirth next time with higher innate abilities."
The black-clothed figure only took Li Fan away. The rest were all left behind in the collapsing cave.
Li Fan silently watched as the cave, which had devoured over one hundred prodigies from various sects, turned into a black pill in the hands of the black-clothed figure.
"Take it," said the black-clothed figure indifferently and threw the pill at him.
Without hesitation, Li Fan swallowed it.
Instantly, his mind was filled with flashes of thoughts. These were all the insights of those prodigies within the cave. Although they hadn't reached as far as Li Fan, their progress in understanding the immortal relics still had some worth to learn from.
After five years of seclusion and the transformation into a pill, Li Fan stepped into the realm of divine transformation.
Before he could rest, the black-clothed figure led him toward the heavens. The gale was harsh, almost eroding his protective aura, causing his face to sting.
Soon, blood began to seep from various parts of his body.
Li Fan narrowed his eyes slightly and silently brushed off the blood, following closely behind the black-clothed figure as they continued their ascent.
The resistance seemed endless. The higher they went, the greater the resistance became.
After surpassing a certain boundary, Li Fan's vision suddenly widened.
A magnificent Dao Palace stood in the clouds, resembling a palace of immortals.
The people within the palace were all in a hurry, indifferent to everything else.
Li Fan followed them until he reached the central hall of the palace.
Inside the hall was not a statue but an unusual device. Countless rings surrounded it, revealing the images of countless beings below.
"This is the [Heavenly Vision Ring]. You can see all the secrets of heaven and earth within."
"But don't be greedy; remember, even if you see myriad paths before you, you can only choose one."
"Go," said the black-clothed figure for the first time. He pointed to the Heavenly Vision Ring.
Without explaining what would happen in case of failure, Li Fan approached the ring step by step.
The closer he got, the more rapidly the images within the ring seemed to flicker.
His blood surged, as if it might burst at any moment.
Despite his discomfort, Li Fan slowly walked into the light.
As his body was swallowed by the ring's light, Li Fan felt like he had vanished completely.
It was as though he had become one of the rings. Everything in this world—people, events, and objects—unfolded before him.
He knew who each person was, their life experiences, their talents, and their abilities.
The events began from when the Xuan Shang Cave broke through the boundary and the world became sealed. All that had happened in the past, big or small, unfolded before his eyes.
Objects were gradually decomposed to reveal their core principles, representing the fundamental laws of the Dao.
...
Living up to its name, the Heavenly Vision Ring allowed Li Fan, with his divine transformation realm, to understand a whole world's secrets.
But as an ordinary mortal, he began to feel some strain. The images of heaven and earth gradually became more ethereal, and the ring's image started to appear.
Li Fan knew that he had to make a choice.
Instead of looking at everything around him again, his gaze locked onto the revealed Heavenly Vision Ring.
"If I can obtain this, wouldn't it be equivalent to controlling the world?"
"Why seek distant solutions when there are near ones?
He seemed to have an epiphany and decisively abandoned what he saw with the help of the ring.
Instead, he firmly looked at the Heavenly Vision Ring, trying to understand its principles.
If it were a completely unfamiliar object beyond his comprehension, Li Fan would not be able to decipher it in such a short time. But he found that the essence of the ring was familiar to him, even though he had never formally encountered it before. It appeared frequently during his cultivation journey, often appearing as close as possible.
It seemed as if the entire world was actually transformed into this Heavenly Vision Ring. His path of cultivation was like touching and perceiving a part of the ring with his body.
The vitality in his mind brought the image of the ring from ethereal to solid.
The pressure no longer existed because Li Fan had truly become one of the countless rings within the Heavenly Vision Ring!
Suddenly, he found himself in a pitch-black space.
Countless figures sat in a circular staircase formation here.
They merely nodded at him as new arrivals and then focused their gazes on the center.
Although nothing specific could be seen there, Li Fan keenly felt that it was darker than everywhere else.
Even...
The darkness of this entire space originated from here.
"What is..."
"Daoian?"
A word flashed through Li Fan's mind. It triggered his memories like a chain reaction.
Without anyone noticing, Li Fan's eyes subtly changed.
"Finally awakened. The selection process for cultivators in this world is indeed interesting—perhaps even cruel."
"All other beings are disposable to quickly cultivate true prodigies who can enter here."