huò xǔ shì mò shā gēn dào yān jí qí xiāng sì de tè xìng ， jī fā le chāo tuō yí tuì yǔ nà hēi hé de fáng yù jī zhì 。 guǐ jué de biàn huà yě suí jí zài èr zhě shēn shàng xùn sù fā shēng 。
或许是墨杀跟道湮极其相似的特性，激发了超脱遗蜕与那黑盒的防御机制。诡谲的变化也随即在二者身上迅速发生。
Perhaps the core nature of this black box was something beyond comprehension. The essence even surpassed his own Yellow and Green Mystic Vessel. If not for the feedback from the Sitting Heaven Decision, he might have been hard-pressed to withstand it.
hēi hé yuán běn guāng huá de biǎo miàn shàng ， hū de fú xiàn zhū duō tū qǐ ， hǎo sì yī zhāng zhāng zhēng níng tòng kǔ de miàn kǒng 。 shòu dào le shén me cì jī shì de ， fēng kuáng yǒng dòng zhe ， shì tú cháo yí tuì nǎo dài lǐ zuān guò qù 。
黑盒原本光滑的表面上，忽的浮现诸多凸起，好似一张张狰狞痛苦的面孔。受到了什么刺激似的，疯狂涌动着，试图朝遗蜕脑袋里钻过去。
Frowning slightly, a tiny piece of wood appeared at his fingertips. This was a fragment that the swarm of One Dao Bugs had successfully gnawed off from the black box after relentless efforts.
ér chāo tuō yí tuì duì hēi hé de qīn rù ， sì hū háo wú suǒ jué 。 zhǐ duì mò shā de qīn xí yǒu zhe yīng jī biàn huà 。
而超脱遗蜕对黑盒的侵入，似乎毫无所觉。只对墨杀的侵袭有着应激变化。
From an external perspective, the overall color of the black box appeared dark and mysterious. However, when separated, its true color revealed a deep azure hue.
bàn suí zhe bù zhī cóng hé ér lái de líng liè fēng shēng ， yí miàn gū fān ， chéng fēng ér qǐ 。
伴随着不知从何而来的凌冽风声，一面孤帆，乘风而起。
"Interesting."
mò shā yīn yún ， shà shí jiān bèi yī gǔ mò cè de gé jué lì liàng zhèn tuì 。 rú guǒ shuō yuán xiān xiàng shì kěn dào le yī kuài gāng bǎn de huà ， nà me cǐ kè suí zhe zhè miàn gū fān de chū xiàn ， tā yǔ yí tuì zhī jiān 、 jiù fǎng fú duō le yī céng bù kě yú yuè de bì zhàng 。 zhī qián hái néng huǎn màn kěn shí ， yǐ zì shēn bā qiān huàn dí yì bǎi de huà 。
墨杀阴云，霎时间被一股莫测的隔绝力量震退。如果说原先像是啃到了一块钢板的话，那么此刻随着这面孤帆的出现，祂与遗蜕之间、就仿佛多了一层不可逾越的壁障。之前还能缓慢啃食，以自身八千换敌一百的话。
Li Fan tossed this green glow into the Yellow and Green Mystic Vessel world and began refining it with Daoist methods. As thin strands of green vapor rose from the wooden block and were absorbed by the world, the distance between heaven and earth in the Yellow and Green Mystic Vessel world increased slightly.
nà me xiàn zài zé shì wán quán nài hé bù dé duì fāng ！
那么现在则是完全奈何不得对方！
"World growth power?"
yuán běn yīn wèi qún xiān zhòu rán yǔn luò ér zhú jiàn xiàn rù dòng dàng pò miè wēi jī de guāng wú xīng hǎi ， suí zhe zhè miàn gū fān de chū xiàn ， ér dǒu rán jiān chóng xīn huī fù le píng jìng 。
原本因为群仙骤然陨落而逐渐陷入动荡破灭危机的光吾星海，随着这面孤帆的出现，而陡然间重新恢复了平静。
The Yellow and Green Heavenly Dao, long submissive to Li Fan's will, now humbly sought his aid. This green vapor seemed like a rare tonic for it.
hǎo sì qí xī yǐn le shān hǎi jiān suǒ yǒu fēng làng 。 xīng hǎi zhōng ， wéi yǒu cǐ fān sà sà zuò xiǎng 。 qí tā dì fāng ， yī piàn jì jìng 。
好似其吸引了山海间所有风浪。星海中，唯有此帆飒飒作响。其他地方，一片寂静。
Its restorative effects were comparable to those from when he ascended to higher realms.
“ zhè biàn shì chāo tuō zhī dào ……” lǐ fán jǐn jǐn dīng zhe yí tuì zhōng xiǎn huà de nà miàn gū fān ， nán nán dī yǔ dào 。
“这便是超脱之道……”李凡紧紧盯着遗蜕中显化的那面孤帆，喃喃低语道。
Since absorbing the green vapor was beneficial to the Yellow and Green Mystic Vessel, there was no objection to this request.
zhè yǐ jīng shì lǐ fán dì èr cì jiàn dào qí cún zài le 。
这已经是李凡第二次见到其存在了。
A whole piece of green wood was thrown into the furnace, instantly igniting the dan fire. After refining, the green vapor reappeared in the Yellow and Green world.
yīn wèi qīn dù dào yān de yuán gù ， lǐ fán cǐ cì duì zhè miàn gū fān de gǎn wù gèng jiā shēn kè 。
因为亲渡道湮的缘故，李凡此次对这面孤帆的感悟更加深刻。
This time, no living beings benefited from it; only the Yellow and Green world itself grew wildly.
“ bù guò ， zhè miàn qí zhì ， míng xiǎn bǐ wǒ shàng yī shì suǒ jiàn ， yào xīn xǔ duō 。”
“不过，这面旗帜，明显比我上一世所见，要新许多。”
In Li Fan's eyes, the planks and hull of his Mystic Vessel gradually turned a shade of green. As the material changed, so did its durability.
“ àn lǐ lái shuō ， qū qū wàn nián shí guāng ， chāo tuō zhī dào bù yīng gāi fǔ shí de rú cǐ zhī kuài cái shì 。” lǐ fán mù guāng wēi wēi yī níng ， zhuǎn ér kàn xiàng xī fù zài yí tuì nǎo dài shàng de hēi hé 。
“按理来说，区区万年时光，超脱之道不应该腐蚀的如此之快才是。”李凡目光微微一凝，转而看向吸附在遗蜕脑袋上的黑盒。
"This is just a small part."
mò shā yīn yún de bī jìn ， hēi hé shàng xiǎn xiàn de wàn qiān rú dòng miàn kǒng ， cǐ kè hǎo sì yī zhī zhǐ zhù chóng ， shì tú qīn rù gū fān zhī shàng 。
墨杀阴云的逼近，黑盒上显现的万千蠕动面孔，此刻好似一只只蛀虫，试图侵入孤帆之上。
Li Fan stared at the remaining portion of the black box, feeling a surge of excitement.
néng héng dù shān hǎi 、 dǐ yù dào yān ， gū fān de fáng yù zì rán bú shì zhè xiē zhù chóng néng gòu gōng pò de 。
能横渡山海、抵御道湮，孤帆的防御自然不是这些蛀虫能够攻破的。
"Could I completely refine and absorb it?"
dàn zhè jù yí tuì ， yě bìng fēi zhēn zhèng yì yì shàng de chāo tuō qiáng zhě 。 zòng réng yǒu chāo tuō zhī néng ， xiàn zài yě zhǐ shì yī jù shī tǐ 。 jí biàn néng dǎng zhù yì wàn zhǐ zhù chóng de gōng jī ， dàn què wú fǎ jiāng tā men suǒ yǒu de qīn shí dōu chè dǐ gé jué zài wài 。
但这具遗蜕，也并非真正意义上的超脱强者。纵仍有超脱之能，现在也只是一具尸体。即便能挡住亿万只蛀虫的攻击，但却无法将它们所有的侵蚀都彻底隔绝在外。
However, he knew that haste made waste. Even if he could fully refine the black box, he should not feed all of it to the Yellow and Green Mystic Vessel at once. While strengthening his vessel was good, progress needed to be gradual. A sudden surge in power might lead to instability.
ér zhǐ yǒu yī zhī zhù chóng ， néng gòu jiǎo xìng jìn rù gū fān zhī nèi ……
而只有一只蛀虫，能够侥幸进入孤帆之内……
Considering its mysterious nature, there might even be a chance for it to return to life through another body. He had to remain cautious and verify this.
lǐ fán kàn dào ， gū fān shàng nà xiē xì xiǎo de kǒng dòng nèi ， zhèng jù jí zhe dà liàng de zhēng níng miàn kǒng 。
李凡看到，孤帆上那些细小的孔洞内，正聚集着大量的狰狞面孔。
Next, the green vapor absorbed by the One Dao Bugs was directly fed into one of his Yellow and Green Mystic Vessel projections.
“ zhè hēi hé ， jū rán néng qīn shí páng rén de chāo tuō zhī dào 。” lǐ fán jiàn zhuàng àn jīng 。
“这黑盒，居然能侵蚀旁人的超脱之道。”李凡见状暗惊。
With the green vapor's enhancement, the projection gradually solidified. The world within seemed vividly real, like a miniature sculpture indistinguishable from reality.
“ huò xǔ hēi hé méi yǒu héng dù shān hǎi de néng lì ， bù guò què píng jiè zhe jì shēng zài chāo tuō yí tuì shàng ， tóng yàng néng gòu zài dào yān zhōng cún huó 。”
“或许黑盒没有横渡山海的能力，不过却凭借着寄生在超脱遗蜕上，同样能够在道湮中存活。”
The injured and defeated Yang Cloud reappeared beside Li Fan.
duì yú lǐ fán ér yán ， yǎn qián gū fān ， duì yú xuán huáng xiān zhōu héng dù shān hǎi yǒu dà yòng 。 yòu qǐ néng rèn yóu zhè xiē zhù chóng jiāng qí kěn shí ？
对于李凡而言，眼前孤帆，对于玄黄仙舟横渡山海有大用。又岂能任由这些蛀虫将其啃食？
He handed this green Yellow and Green wooden carving to Yang Cloud, hoping he could use his consumption and analysis abilities to uncover the black box's secrets.
“ jì rán mò shā bù xíng ……”
“既然墨杀不行……”
If it were an intact black box, perhaps it would partially resist Yang Cloud. However, this fragment was no match for him.
“ nà jiù huàn dào yī chóng ！”
“那就换道一虫！”
Yang Cloud swallowed the carving quickly, its form fluctuating wildly before expanding rapidly in a short time.
yī niàn shǎn guò ， mò shā yīn yún cháo shuǐ bān tuì qù 。 qǔ ér dài zhī de shì wú biān wú jì tòu míng bù kě jiàn de dào yī chóng qún 。
一念闪过，墨杀阴云潮水般退去。取而代之的是无边无际透明不可见的道一虫群。
It seemed like a feast, and only then did Yang Cloud's feedback arrive.
zhè cì de qíng kuàng zé shì fǎn le guò lái 。
这次的情况则是反了过来。
A series of blurry images flashed through Li Fan's mind.
méi yǒu gǎn shòu dào dào yān wēi xié ， chāo tuō yí tuì tǐ nèi de gū fān zhú jiàn yǐn qù 。 fǎn dào shì hēi hé ， sì hū qiè shí kàn dào le zhōu zāo wú shù de dào yī chóng 。
没有感受到道湮威胁，超脱遗蜕体内的孤帆逐渐隐去。反倒是黑盒，似乎切实看到了周遭无数的道一虫。
They depicted a possibility born from the merging of the mountains and seas.
nà xiē zhēng níng miàn kǒng ， bù tíng de fā chū sī hǒu páo xiāo zhī shēng ， sì hū shì zài shì wēi 。
那些狰狞面孔，不停的发出嘶吼咆哮之声，似乎是在示威。
In the vastness of the mountains and seas, countless possibilities existed. As they merged, these possibilities were fading away. However, in the past, many possibilities had emerged from the mountains and seas, giving birth to life forms.
dào yī chóng zì shì bù kě néng bèi qí xià dào ， hàn bù wèi sǐ de jí tǐ cháo zhe hēi hé fā qǐ le chōng fēng 。 zhǐ shùn jiān ， jiù rú cháo shuǐ bān jiāng hēi hé yān mò 。
道一虫自是不可能被其吓到，悍不畏死的集体朝着黑盒发起了冲锋。只瞬间，就如潮水般将黑盒淹没。
Even the mountains and seas themselves were growing and changing. The different stages of their development yielded distinct possibilities.
lǐ fán qīng xī de kàn dào ， zài jiē chù dào hēi hé shàng miàn kǒng de chà nà ， dà liàng dào yī chóng hǎo sì bèi zhēng fā bān 、 píng kōng xiāo shī bú jiàn 。
李凡清晰的看到，在接触到黑盒上面孔的刹那，大量道一虫好似被蒸发般、凭空消失不见。
Like rings of a tree, each stage reflected the state of the mountains and seas.
ér hēi hé de wài biǎo shàng ， zé shì yīn cǐ duō le xiē xǔ miàn kǒng ！
而黑盒的外表上，则是因此多了些许面孔！
"This green vapor originates from the initial phase of the mountains and seas' wild growth."
“ jiù lián dào yī chóng jiù néng xī shōu zhuǎn huà …… zhè hēi hé 。”
“就连道一虫就能吸收转化……这黑盒。”
"There was no Mystic Vessel realm there. Not even animals or humans existed."
lǐ fán yǎn jīng mī qǐ ， zài tā de zhǐ yì xià ， dào yī chóng yuán yuán bù duàn de cóng xuán huáng xiān jiè zhōng bēn fù ér lái 。
李凡眼睛眯起，在他的旨意下，道一虫源源不断的从玄黄仙界中奔赴而来。
"Everything that met the eye were the most primitive life forms—green algae covering the world."
“ xǐ huān tūn ， nà wǒ jiù ràng nǐ chè dǐ chī gè bǎo ！”
“喜欢吞，那我就让你彻底吃个饱！”
"But their vitality was not inferior to ordinary True Immortals..."
gēn xīn shēng mò shā lì liàng bù tóng 。
跟新生墨杀力量不同。
As the mountains and seas grew, this ancient possibility vanished.
mò shā bèi xiāo hào hòu ， hái xū yào yí dìng de shí jiān jìn xíng huī fù yuán qì 。
墨杀被消耗后，还需要一定的时间进行恢复元气。
However, these green algae did not disappear; they settled deep within the mountains and seas, merging with other possibilities.
ér zhǐ yào lǐ fán yuàn yì ， yǒu zhe chōng zú de néng yuán zhī chēng ， dào yī chóng jiù néng chéng zhǐ shù bèi de bù duàn zēng zhǎng 。 qū qū yí gè mù hé de qīn shí xiāo hào ， duì yú chóng qún lái shuō ， wán quán kě yǐ hū lüè bù jì ！
而只要李凡愿意，有着充足的能源支撑，道一虫就能成指数倍的不断增长。区区一个木盒的侵蚀消耗，对于虫群来说，完全可以忽略不计！
They persisted like undying ghosts, witnessing the birth and destruction of countless possibilities.
rú fēi é pū huǒ ， dào yī chóng duì hēi hé fā dòng lián mián bù duàn dì zì shā shì xí jī 。
如飞蛾扑火，道一虫对黑盒发动连绵不断地自杀式袭击。
From all the possibilities they experienced, those with vibrant life force became part of them, making their composition more complex.
dào lǐ gēn hēi hé duì gū fān de qīn shí shì yī yàng de 。
道理跟黑盒对孤帆的侵蚀是一样的。
Yet, they were not true immortality paths.
jí biàn hēi hé néng gòu jī hū jiāng jué dà duō shù de chóng qún dǎng xià ， dàn zhǐ yào yǒu yī zhī dào yī chóng tū pò le fēng suǒ ， zhèng shì jiē chù dào hēi hé biǎo miàn 。 jiē xià lái chóng qún de jìn gōng xiào lǜ ， jiāng huì chéng bèi zēng zhǎng 。
即便黑盒能够几乎将绝大多数的虫群挡下，但只要有一只道一虫突破了封锁，正式接触到黑盒表面。接下来虫群的进攻效率，将会成倍增长。
After unimaginable eons, they gradually declined. Each possibility's extinction was a devastating blow to them.
ér yǒu zhe lǐ fán zhǎng xīn xuán huáng xiān jiè xū yǐng de jiā chí ， dào yī chóng qún wán quán bù yòng dān xīn zì shēn de sǔn hào wèn tí 。
而有着李凡掌心玄黄仙界虚影的加持，道一虫群完全不用担心自身的损耗问题。
Moreover, as the mountains and seas began merging, they could escape changes within the mountains and seas but not the Dharma Annihilation calamity.
cǐ xiāo bǐ zhǎng zhī xià ， hēi hé jiàn jiàn yǒu xiē zhī chēng bú zhù le 。
此消彼长之下，黑盒渐渐有些支撑不住了。
Since he couldn't do anything, driven by his survival instinct developed over countless years, they sought beings capable of surviving such tribulations.
bā fāng biǎo miàn ， jù shì quán bèi wú shù kě bù miàn kǒng zhàn jù 。 xīn shēng de miàn kǒng zài méi yǒu le róng shēn zhī suǒ ， hēi hé shòu dào le jù liè chōng jī bān ， zhèn chàn bù zhǐ 。 fǎng fú yǒu shén me dōng xī ， yù cóng hēi hé nèi bù zhèng tuō ér chū ！
八方表面，俱是全被无数可怖面孔占据。新生的面孔再没有了容身之所，黑盒受到了剧烈冲击般，震颤不止。仿佛有什么东西，欲从黑盒内部挣脱而出！
The superlative beings in the mountains and seas.
wēng wēng ……
嗡嗡……
However, those who could cross the Dharma Annihilation were beyond their match.
hēi hé jí gāo pín lǜ de zhèn dòng dá dào mǒu gè yù zhí shí ， hū de jìng zhǐ 。 yī dào yōu guāng shǎn guò ， hēi hé biǎo miàn xiān qián fú xiàn de zhū duō miàn kǒng ， quán dōu zāo dào le jìng huà bān ， quán dōu xiāo shī bú jiàn 。
黑盒极高频率的震动达到某个阈值时，忽的静止。一道幽光闪过，黑盒表面先前浮现的诸多面孔，全都遭到了净化般，全都消失不见。
Thus, they settled for the drifting remnants of superlative beings.
ér chéng gōng qīn rù de xiē xǔ dào yī chóng ， yě tóng yàng zài zhè cì jìng huà qīng sǎo zhōng ， wán quán xiāo shī le 。
而成功侵入的些许道一虫，也同样在这次净化清扫中，完全消失了。
The solitary sail was not its first target; it had successfully borrowed seven such objects before. The newly discovered solitary sail was the strongest and most suitable host.
hēi hé huī fù rú chū ， sì hū qián miàn de zhū duō nǔ lì ， quán dōu qián gōng jìn qì le bān 。
黑盒恢复如初，似乎前面的诸多努力，全都前功尽弃了般。
Everything went smoothly until Li Fan forcibly dragged the solitary sail out from the Dharma Annihilation.
bù jǐn jǐn rú cǐ ， sì hū jiù lián hēi hé běn shēn de xìng zhì dōu fā shēng le mò míng de biàn huà 。
不仅仅如此，似乎就连黑盒本身的性质都发生了莫名的变化。
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dào yī chóng shùn chàng de gōng shì ， yě wèi zhī yī cuò 。 jiù xiàng shì miàn duì le wán quán bù tóng de dōng xī yī yàng ， yòu yào hào fèi dà liàng de “ shī tǐ ” qù zài dù shì tàn 。
道一虫顺畅的攻势，也为之一挫。就像是面对了完全不同的东西一样，又要耗费大量的“尸体”去再度试探。
"Green turns to black, an ancient relic of the mountains and seas?"
rán ér lǐ fán zuì bù pà de ， jiù shì xiāo hào ！
然而李凡最不怕的，就是消耗！
These green algae's life forms were far simpler than humans, lacking true rationality. Only simple consciousness existed.
lǐ fán zhǐ yì méi biàn ， dào yī chóng de gōng shì jiù bú huì yǒu sī háo de jiǎn ruò 。
李凡旨意没变，道一虫的攻势就不会有丝毫的减弱。
Thus, their memories were fragmented.
màn màn de ， hēi hé biǎo miàn zài dù bèi wú shù zhēng níng miàn kǒng chōng chì 。
慢慢的，黑盒表面再度被无数狰狞面孔充斥。
Nevertheless, Li Fan could still glean insights into the primordial era from these broken scenes.
shú xī de yí mù zài dù shàng yǎn ， yōu guāng bào shǎn ， yī qiè huī fù rú chū 。 hēi hé zài biàn huàn le mú yàng 。
熟悉的一幕再度上演，幽光爆闪，一切恢复如初。黑盒再变幻了模样。
"If my guess is correct, this stage of the mountains and seas should have just absorbed what is known as the [Creator God]..."
rán ér lǐ fán liǎn shàng ， què lù chū le yī sī xiào róng 。
然而李凡脸上，却露出了一丝笑容。
"Truly creating something out of nothing, turning decay into marvel."
yīn wèi tōng guò zhè liǎng cì de guān chá ， lǐ fán yǐ jīng dǔ dìng ， hēi hé zhōng yǒng xiàn de nà jìng huà bìng gǎi biàn zì shēn xìng zhì dì yōu guāng ， měi fā dòng yī cì 、 duì hēi hé dōu shì yǒu xiāo hào de 。
因为通过这两次的观察，李凡已经笃定，黑盒中涌现的那净化并改变自身性质的幽光，每发动一次、对黑盒都是有消耗的。
"Growing with every possibility that extends to infinity, driving the transformation and growth of the mountains and seas. This was entirely different from conventional cultivation methods, making it difficult for us cultivators to emulate."
“ nà jiù lái pīn yī pīn ， shéi de dǐ yùn gēng shēn hòu yī xiē 。”
“那就来拼一拼，谁的底蕴更深厚一些。”
Li Fan seemed to see each birth and death of possibilities as rings in the mountains and seas.
lǐ fán lěng hēng yī shēng ， shà shí jiān yī lián niē suì le shù dào xuán huáng xiān jiè xū yǐng 。
李凡冷哼一声，霎时间一连捏碎了数道玄黄仙界虚影。
Countless rings stacked upon one another, eventually forming today's endless mountains and seas.
dé dào lì liàng jiā chí de dào yī chóng qún ， gōng shì gèng wéi xiōng měng 。
得到力量加持的道一虫群，攻势更为凶猛。
"Yet, trees have their limits, as do the mountains and seas."
hēi hé shàng bù shí shǎn bào de yōu guāng ， chū xiàn de yuè fā pín fán 。
黑盒上不时闪爆的幽光，出现的越发频繁。
"When the mountains and seas grow to a point where they can no longer support themselves..."
lǐ fán zuò bì shàng guān ， kàn liǎng jūn sī shā 。
李凡作壁上观，看两军厮杀。
"The Dharma Annihilation calamity of merging began."
“ bù zhī zhè hēi hé de běn zhì ， jiū jìng shì shén me 。 dǐ yùn shèn zhì yào yuǎn shèng guò wǒ zhī xuán huáng xiān zhōu 。”
“不知这黑盒的本质，究竟是什么。底蕴甚至要远胜过我之玄黄仙舟。”
In Li Fan's vision, countless representations of the rings of the mountains and seas were crushed into nothingness.
“ ruò bú shì wǒ yǒu zuò tiān jué fǎn kuì de xū yǐng zhī lì ， pà bú shì hái zhēn yǒu xiē pīn bù guò tā 。”
“若不是我有坐天决反馈的虚影之力，怕不是还真有些拼不过它。”
The mountains and seas themselves broke apart.
lǐ fán wēi wēi zhòu méi ， zhǐ jiān fú qǐ yī piàn xì xiǎo de mù xiè 。
李凡微微皱眉，指尖浮起一片细小的木屑。
"In time, the mountains and seas are continuous, forming an integrated whole."
zhèng shì dào yī chóng qún jīng guò bù xiè de nǔ lì ， chéng gōng cóng hēi hé shàng kěn shí xià lái de yī xiǎo kuài 。
正是道一虫群经过不懈的努力，成功从黑盒上啃食下来的一小块。
"However, due to the Dharma Annihilation calamity, they fragmented."
cóng wài jiè kàn shàng qù ， hēi hé zhěng tǐ chéng xiàn yōu hēi sè zé 。 dàn shì bō lí xià lái ， dān dú kàn guò qù ， qí yán sè què rú zhàn zhàn qīng tiān 。
从外界看上去，黑盒整体呈现幽黑色泽。但是剥离下来，单独看过去，其颜色却如湛湛青天。
"The shattered parts are what we call the Eternal Void Realm."
Perhaps the core nature of this black box was something beyond comprehension. The essence even surpassed his own Yellow and Green Mystic Vessel. If not for the feedback from the Sitting Heaven Decision, he might have been hard-pressed to withstand it.
Frowning slightly, a tiny piece of wood appeared at his fingertips. This was a fragment that the swarm of One Dao Bugs had successfully gnawed off from the black box after relentless efforts.
From an external perspective, the overall color of the black box appeared dark and mysterious. However, when separated, its true color revealed a deep azure hue.
"Interesting."
Li Fan tossed this green glow into the Yellow and Green Mystic Vessel world and began refining it with Daoist methods. As thin strands of green vapor rose from the wooden block and were absorbed by the world, the distance between heaven and earth in the Yellow and Green Mystic Vessel world increased slightly.
"World growth power?"
The Yellow and Green Heavenly Dao, long submissive to Li Fan's will, now humbly sought his aid. This green vapor seemed like a rare tonic for it.
Its restorative effects were comparable to those from when he ascended to higher realms.
Since absorbing the green vapor was beneficial to the Yellow and Green Mystic Vessel, there was no objection to this request.
A whole piece of green wood was thrown into the furnace, instantly igniting the dan fire. After refining, the green vapor reappeared in the Yellow and Green world.
This time, no living beings benefited from it; only the Yellow and Green world itself grew wildly.
In Li Fan's eyes, the planks and hull of his Mystic Vessel gradually turned a shade of green. As the material changed, so did its durability.
"This is just a small part."
Li Fan stared at the remaining portion of the black box, feeling a surge of excitement.
"Could I completely refine and absorb it?"
However, he knew that haste made waste. Even if he could fully refine the black box, he should not feed all of it to the Yellow and Green Mystic Vessel at once. While strengthening his vessel was good, progress needed to be gradual. A sudden surge in power might lead to instability.
Considering its mysterious nature, there might even be a chance for it to return to life through another body. He had to remain cautious and verify this.
Next, the green vapor absorbed by the One Dao Bugs was directly fed into one of his Yellow and Green Mystic Vessel projections.
With the green vapor's enhancement, the projection gradually solidified. The world within seemed vividly real, like a miniature sculpture indistinguishable from reality.
The injured and defeated Yang Cloud reappeared beside Li Fan.
He handed this green Yellow and Green wooden carving to Yang Cloud, hoping he could use his consumption and analysis abilities to uncover the black box's secrets.
If it were an intact black box, perhaps it would partially resist Yang Cloud. However, this fragment was no match for him.
Yang Cloud swallowed the carving quickly, its form fluctuating wildly before expanding rapidly in a short time.
It seemed like a feast, and only then did Yang Cloud's feedback arrive.
A series of blurry images flashed through Li Fan's mind.
They depicted a possibility born from the merging of the mountains and seas.
In the vastness of the mountains and seas, countless possibilities existed. As they merged, these possibilities were fading away. However, in the past, many possibilities had emerged from the mountains and seas, giving birth to life forms.
Even the mountains and seas themselves were growing and changing. The different stages of their development yielded distinct possibilities.
Like rings of a tree, each stage reflected the state of the mountains and seas.
"This green vapor originates from the initial phase of the mountains and seas' wild growth."
"There was no Mystic Vessel realm there. Not even animals or humans existed."
"Everything that met the eye were the most primitive life forms—green algae covering the world."
"But their vitality was not inferior to ordinary True Immortals..."
As the mountains and seas grew, this ancient possibility vanished.
However, these green algae did not disappear; they settled deep within the mountains and seas, merging with other possibilities.
They persisted like undying ghosts, witnessing the birth and destruction of countless possibilities.
From all the possibilities they experienced, those with vibrant life force became part of them, making their composition more complex.
Yet, they were not true immortality paths.
After unimaginable eons, they gradually declined. Each possibility's extinction was a devastating blow to them.
Moreover, as the mountains and seas began merging, they could escape changes within the mountains and seas but not the Dharma Annihilation calamity.
Since he couldn't do anything, driven by his survival instinct developed over countless years, they sought beings capable of surviving such tribulations.
The superlative beings in the mountains and seas.
However, those who could cross the Dharma Annihilation were beyond their match.
Thus, they settled for the drifting remnants of superlative beings.
The solitary sail was not its first target; it had successfully borrowed seven such objects before. The newly discovered solitary sail was the strongest and most suitable host.
Everything went smoothly until Li Fan forcibly dragged the solitary sail out from the Dharma Annihilation.
...
"Green turns to black, an ancient relic of the mountains and seas?"
These green algae's life forms were far simpler than humans, lacking true rationality. Only simple consciousness existed.
Thus, their memories were fragmented.
Nevertheless, Li Fan could still glean insights into the primordial era from these broken scenes.
"If my guess is correct, this stage of the mountains and seas should have just absorbed what is known as the [Creator God]..."
"Truly creating something out of nothing, turning decay into marvel."
"Growing with every possibility that extends to infinity, driving the transformation and growth of the mountains and seas. This was entirely different from conventional cultivation methods, making it difficult for us cultivators to emulate."
Li Fan seemed to see each birth and death of possibilities as rings in the mountains and seas.
Countless rings stacked upon one another, eventually forming today's endless mountains and seas.
"Yet, trees have their limits, as do the mountains and seas."
"When the mountains and seas grow to a point where they can no longer support themselves..."
"The Dharma Annihilation calamity of merging began."
In Li Fan's vision, countless representations of the rings of the mountains and seas were crushed into nothingness.
The mountains and seas themselves broke apart.
"In time, the mountains and seas are continuous, forming an integrated whole."
"However, due to the Dharma Annihilation calamity, they fragmented."
"The shattered parts are what we call the Eternal Void Realm."