“ zhè shú xī wú bǐ de gǎn jué ， shí zài shì tài měi miào le ……” liè yàn xióng xióng ， fén jǐn cǐ chù xīng hǎi zhōng yī qiè 。
“这熟悉无比的感觉，实在是太美妙了……”烈焰熊熊，焚尽此处星海中一切。
The momentary bliss seemed to abruptly fade as an unusual sensation caught their attention. It was the Void Essence that had first sensed something amiss and approached.
huǒ shì xiōng yǒng ， shèn zhì rú tóng xuán huáng xiān zhōu yì bān ， chuān pò dào yān 。 cháo zhe yuán chū kě néng xìng zhōng ， qí tā cán cún shēng jī xīng hǎi bī jìn 。
火势汹涌，甚至如同玄黄仙舟一般，穿破道湮。朝着原初可能性中，其他残存生机星海逼近。
Even though the original possibilities had been reduced to countless wisps of ash, the Void Essence still pursued them relentlessly. Moreover, with the larger target now fragmented into numerous smaller entities, the waves of Void Essence triggered were magnified many times over.
wú xū lǐ fán kè yì cāo zòng ， zhēn líng zhī huǒ biàn néng zì jǐ gǎn yìng dào zhè xiē “ kě bèi diǎn rán wù ” de wèi zhì suǒ zài ， màn yán ér qù 。
无需李凡刻意操纵，真灵之火便能自己感应到这些“可被点燃物”的位置所在，蔓延而去。
It was like a downpour that instantly threatened the precarious state of the true spirit fire. If not for the abundant fuel surrounding it, this fire might have been extinguished entirely.
qǐ chū zhǐ shì jú xiàn zài dān yī shān tóu de dà huǒ ， dàn bù zhī wèi hé ， nǎ pà zhěng zuò shān fēng dōu yǐ jīng bèi fén zuò fēi huī ， shān zhōng huǒ yàn què yī jiù méi yǒu xī miè 。 fǎn ér yuè shāo yuè wàng ， sì hū yǒng yuǎn méi yǒu píng xī de yì si 。
起初只是局限在单一山头的大火，但不知为何，哪怕整座山峰都已经被焚作飞灰，山中火焰却依旧没有熄灭。反而越烧越旺，似乎永远没有平息的意思。
This sudden change pulled Li Fan out of his unrealistic fantasies. He immediately regained his senses: "The true spirit fire being consumed is within the scope of the transformation of the Sea and Mountains themselves. These ashes will become new possibilities after undergoing countless years of evolution."
liè huǒ lián mián ， fén shān zhǔ hǎi ！
烈火连绵，焚山煮海！
"Yet, fusing with the Sea and Mountains..."
shí èr zhēn xiān yǐ jīng zhú jiàn yì shí dào le zhè chǎng shān huǒ de bù xún cháng zhī chù ， nèi xīn de kǒng jù shǐ de tā men bù shòu kòng zhì de zhàn lì qǐ lái 。 zhǐ shì bī zè mù zhōu zhī wài ， zhōu wéi chōng chì zhe de jìn shì shì dào yān yǔ zhēn líng zhī huǒ 。 wú lùn nǎ yī yàng ， dōu néng qǐng kè yào tā men xìng mìng 。 suǒ yǐ tā men què shì bù gǎn lí kāi mù zhōu bàn bù 。
十二真仙已经逐渐意识到了这场山火的不寻常之处，内心的恐惧使得他们不受控制的颤栗起来。只是逼仄木舟之外，周围充斥着的尽是是道湮与真灵之火。无论哪一样，都能顷刻要他们性命。所以他们却是不敢离开木舟半步。
"...is to extract these spirits from them forcefully!"
zhǐ néng yǎn zhēng zhēng kàn zhe zhè chǎng guǐ yì de zhēn líng zhī huǒ màn yán 。
只能眼睁睁看着这场诡异的真灵之火蔓延。
Li Fan knew that the fate of those devoured by the Void Essence was unknown, but he suspected it had something to do with the "Creator God" mentioned in Sun Piapo's prophecy.
ér lǐ fán zé shì yī jiù chén jìn zài 【 zhēn líng jǐn huǐ 】 zhī shù suǒ dài lái de qí miào gǎn shòu zhōng 。
而李凡则是依旧沉浸在【真灵尽毁】之术所带来的奇妙感受中。
"The Sea and Mountains were originally opposed."
lǐ fán cóng lái dōu shì wú lì bù qǐ zǎo ， tǎng ruò jǐn jǐn chún cuì shì guāng yǔ yǐng gǎn guān de cì jī ， tā jué bù zhì yú xiàng xiàn zài zhè yàng 、 rèn yóu zì shēn de líng xìng zuò wéi rán liào 、 zhī chēng zhe zhēn líng zhī huǒ de fén shāo yǔ màn yán 。
李凡从来都是无利不起早，倘若仅仅纯粹是光与影感官的刺激，他绝不至于像现在这样、任由自身的灵性作为燃料、支撑着真灵之火的焚烧与蔓延。
"Even if true spirit destruction is performed within the Sea and Mountains, it won't affect their confrontation. However, I am an exception."
zòng rán cóng lǐ lùn shàng lái kàn ， tā mù qián de líng xìng shì “ wú xiàn ” de 。 dàn ruò shì méi yǒu yì yì de huā fèi ， lǐ fán yě bú huì yuàn yì zhī fù 。
纵然从理论上来看，他目前的灵性是“无限”的。但若是没有意义的花费，李凡也不会愿意支付。
Li Fan narrowed his eyes as if seeing a scene before him. If he insisted on using all of his infinite spirit energy to ignite a massive fire, even though it could consume the Sea and Mountains, the cost would be astronomical.
tā bìng bú shì chén jìn yú zhēn líng zhī huǒ suǒ dài lái de huǐ miè ， ér shì chén zuì yú “ líng xìng ” zuò wéi rán liào bèi diǎn rán zhè ge guò chéng běn shēn 。
他并不是沉浸于真灵之火所带来的毁灭，而是沉醉于“灵性”作为燃料被点燃这个过程本身。
Perhaps enough to recreate the Sea and Mountains.
yì zhí yǐ lái ， lǐ fán dōu zhī dào “ líng xìng ” shì zhǒng zhēn xī wú bǐ de zī yuán 。 měi cì fā dòng hái zhēn ， dōu xū yào kòu chú zì shēn yī bù fèn líng xìng 。 ér yí gè xiū shì xiū xíng suǒ néng dá dào de shàng xiàn ， yě gēn zì shēn líng xìng duō shǎo xī xī xiāng guān 。
一直以来，李凡都知道“灵性”是种珍稀无比的资源。每次发动还真，都需要扣除自身一部分灵性。而一个修士修行所能达到的上限，也跟自身灵性多少息息相关。
Through the process of burning, these spirits turned into countless ashes.
dàn líng xìng jiū jìng shì zěn me yǐng xiǎng zhè yī qiè de ， lǐ fán què shì yī wú suǒ zhī 。
但灵性究竟是怎么影响这一切的，李凡却是一无所知。
Some returned to the Sea and Mountains while others were devoured by the Void Essence.
zhēn líng jǐn huǐ ， huà zuò fén huǒ de guò chéng ， gěi le lǐ fán jù xiàng huà de qīng xī dá àn 。
真灵尽毁，化做焚火的过程，给了李凡具象化的清晰答案。
"Wouldn't that mean nourishing both the Sea and Mountains and the Creator God with my own body?"
“ shān hǎi zhōng ， rú nián lún bān yǎn huà chén shì kě néng xìng 。”
“山海中，如年轮般衍化尘世可能性。”
This realization made Li Fan's expression quite grim.
“ chén shì kě néng xìng huì bèi diǎn rán ， wǒ děng líng xìng yì kě bèi diǎn rán 。 ér zhè liǎng zhǒng ， fén jǐn suǒ chǎn shēng de huǒ guāng ， gēn běn méi yǒu chā bié 。”
“尘世可能性会被点燃，我等灵性亦可被点燃。而这两种，焚尽所产生的火光，根本没有差别。”
"Unless I can burn down the Sea and Mountains completely, the Sea and Mountains will still regenerate and surpass their former glory."
“ shēng líng ， gēn kě néng xìng yī yàng 。 cóng mǒu zhǒng yì yì shàng kàn ， yě shǔ shān hǎi zào wù 、 shì shān hǎi zì shēn de yán shēn 。 huàn jù huà shuō ……”
“生灵，跟可能性一样。从某种意义上看，也属山海造物、是山海自身的延伸。换句话说……”
"This true spirit destruction..."
“ rèn yì shēng líng ， jiē yǔ shān hǎi tóng ！”
“任意生灵，皆与山海同！”
"...destroys whose true spirit?"
“ dàn zhǐ jú xiàn yú líng xìng běn zhì 。 bì jìng shēng líng gēn shān hǎi de liàng jí ， yuǎn yuǎn bú shì tóng yī céng jí de 。” zuò shì zì shēn líng xìng huà zuò rán liào ， zhēn líng zhī huǒ xióng xióng rán shāo de tóng shí ， lǐ fán sī niàn jí zhuǎn 。
“但只局限于灵性本质。毕竟生灵跟山海的量级，远远不是同一层级的。”坐视自身灵性化作燃料，真灵之火熊熊燃烧的同时，李凡思念急转。
With his perception shifting, the twelve True Sages, who had been trembling with fear, witnessed a strange scene. Li Fan's expression suddenly turned grim.
“ zhè yě shì ， shēng líng 、 xiū shì ， néng gòu yī lù xiū xíng dào chāo tuō zhī jìng de gēn běn yuán yīn 。”
“这也是，生灵、修士，能够一路修行到超脱之境的根本原因。”
They didn't know what caused this change but dared not inquire.
“ zhèng shì tōng guò xiū shì líng xìng gēn shān hǎi chén shì xìng zhì dì xiāng tōng zhī chù ， zhēn líng jǐn huǐ zhī shù ， cái néng yǐ suǒ wèi zhēn líng wèi yòu ěr ， yǐn dé shān hǎi kě néng xìng gòng tóng rán shāo ……”
“正是通过修士灵性跟山海尘世性质的相通之处，真灵尽毁之术，才能以所谓真灵为诱饵，引得山海可能性共同燃烧……”
"Hmph, boring!"
shàng yī shì lǐ fán zài sān dào xiāng róng jié nàn zhōng ， wèi le huàn xǐng hái zhēn ， yì rán xuǎn zé shě shēn zì bào 。 zì bào suǒ yǐn qǐ de wú qióng guāng yǔ liàng ， qǐng kè jiān fén jǐn yuán chù yǐ jí zhōu zāo zhū duō kě néng xìng 。
上一世李凡在三道相融劫难中，为了唤醒还真，毅然选择舍身自爆。自爆所引起的无穷光与亮，顷刻间焚尽原处以及周遭诸多可能性。
Li Fan confirmed the inevitable fact and coldly said after another mental calculation.
yuán běn lǐ fán yǐ wéi ， zhī suǒ yǐ huì yǒu rú cǐ wēi shì ， zhǔ yào shì yīn wèi zì jǐ dé le shǒu qiū gōng yī bù fèn cháng shēng dà dào de yuán gù 。
原本李凡以为，之所以会有如此威势，主要是因为自己得了守丘公一部分长生大道的缘故。
He then stopped his spirit output.
xiàn zài kàn lái ， gēn běn shì zì shēn wú xiàn líng xìng suǒ zhì ！
现在看来，根本是自身无限灵性所致！
"In the end, I am still too insignificant compared to the Sea and Mountains."
“ shàng yī shì zhǐ shì cū bào de tōng guò zì huǐ yǐn dòng ， ér xiàn zài ， wǒ zhǎng wò le gèng jiā gāo xiào de fāng fǎ 。”
“上一世只是粗暴的通过自毁引动，而现在，我掌握了更加高效的方法。”
"Even if it can sustain the true spirit fire indefinitely, in my eyes, this massive fire is merely a small flame for the Sea and Mountains."
“ shèn zhì ， zhè yě jǐn jǐn shì gè kāi duān 。 tōng guò yī cì yòu yī cì de zhǔ dòng yǐn rán cháng shì ， wǒ néng bù duàn de zēng jiā diǎn rán de xiào lǜ 。”
“甚至，这也仅仅是个开端。通过一次又一次的主动引燃尝试，我能不断的增加点燃的效率。”
"The key is to burn faster than the Sea and Mountains regenerate."
lǐ fán bìng bù xǐ huān zì cán 。 nǎ pà zhè zhǒng chéng dù de zì cán ， hái shāng bú dào tā zì jǐ 。
李凡并不喜欢自残。哪怕这种程度的自残，还伤不到他自己。
"Moreover, other factors beyond the Void Essence and the Sea and Mountains must be considered."
dàng zhēn líng zhī huǒ màn yán ， zì shēn líng xìng yǐ jí shān hǎi chén shì ， zài “ rán shāo ” de zhuàng tài xià ， mò míng gōu lián zài yì qǐ 。
当真灵之火蔓延，自身灵性以及山海尘世，在“燃烧”的状态下，莫名勾连在一起。
Li Fan acknowledged reality but remained undismayed. After all, true spirit destruction was indeed an unparalleled divine technique.
yīn ér lǐ fán kě jiàn shān hǎi zhī xiàng 。
因而李凡可见山海之象。
It could serve as a formidable deterrent against the transcendent powers of the Beyond Realm while also providing insights into the Sea and Mountains.
zhè zhǒng zhí miàn shān hǎi de gǎn jué ， gēn 【 shǒu qiū màn bǐ 】 zhōng suǒ miáo shù jí wéi xiāng sì 。
这种直面山海的感觉，跟【守丘漫笔】中所描述极为相似。
"Having this power in hand, I can defend myself even if facing those transcendent powers from the Beyond Realm."
dàn xī rì shǒu qiū gōng shì tōng guò zì jǐ shuāng yǎn ， zuò shān ér wàng hǎi ， jiàn shān hǎi zhēn xiàng 。
但昔日守丘公是通过自己双眼，坐山而望海，见山海真象。
"If pushed to the brink, I will ignite a fire..."
ér lǐ fán ， zé shì tōng guò shān hǎi fén jǐn zhè yī guò chéng ， zài lǚ lǚ hēi yān zhōng ， tōng guò shān hǎi zhī huī jìn 、 kuī jiàn le shān hǎi yuán chū běn xiàng 。
而李凡，则是通过山海焚尽这一过程，在屡屡黑烟中，通过山海之灰烬、窥见了山海原初本象。
"The only flaw is that it cannot be used too often. Otherwise, my infinite spirit energy would be exposed. The outcome might not be much better than revealing the existence of true spirit."
“ ruò shì zhè chǎng shān huǒ zú gòu dà ， wǒ shèn zhì cǐ kè jiù néng ， jǐn jiàn shān hǎi ！”
“若是这场山火足够大，我甚至此刻就能，尽见山海！”
Without Li Fan's support, this massive fire consuming original possibilities and surrounding areas finally began to slowly extinguish.
yí gè niàn tou ， shū rán zài lǐ fán nèi xīn yǒng xiàn 。
一个念头，倏然在李凡内心涌现。
With the fire's concealment gone, the pressure from the Void Essence surged.
bàn suí zhe zhè niàn tou yì qǐ de ， hái yǒu jī hū wú fǎ yì zhì de chōng dòng 。
伴随着这念头一起的，还有几乎无法抑制的冲动。
Knowing he couldn't linger here long, Li Fan summoned the Yellow-Black Immortal Boat and prepared to depart.
shì rén suǒ wèi chāo tuō zhī jìng ， yě zhǐ shì jiāng shān hǎi chén shì suǒ yǎn biàn de dān yī dào tú lǐng wù dào jí zhì ér yǐ 。
世人所谓超脱之境，也只是将山海尘世所衍变的单一道途领悟到极致而已。
"These ashes cannot be wasted."
jǐn jiàn shān hǎi ， yì wèi zhe ， qióng jìn shān hǎi zhōng suǒ yǒu dào lǐ 。
尽见山海，意味着，穷尽山海中所有道理。
"After all, I spent so much spirit energy on them."
nǎ pà bǐ àn zhōng suǒ shuō “ shèng zhě ” zhī jìng ， yǔ zhī xiāng bǐ ， yě yuǎn yuǎn bù rú 。
哪怕彼岸中所说“圣者”之境，与之相比，也远远不如。
Li Fan looked at the remaining ashes drifting in the Void Essence. He thought, "Beyond Realm..."
bìng qiě ， zài lǐ fán kàn lái ， dá dào zhè yī bù ， wú xū shén me kū zào de wù dào 、 yǐ jí xún mì zì shēn dào tú de màn màn cháng lǚ 。
并且，在李凡看来，达到这一步，无需什么枯燥的悟道、以及寻觅自身道途的漫漫长旅。
The Yellow-Black Immortal Boat absorbed these ashes, forming a layer of black armor around it.
zhǐ xū yuán yuán bù duàn de tí gōng zì shēn líng xìng ， rèn píng dà huǒ wú xiàn màn yán 。
只需源源不断的提供自身灵性，任凭大火无限蔓延。
"Beyond Realm..."
“ yǒu hé bù kě ？ yǒu hé bù kě a ……”
“有何不可？有何不可啊……”
The Yellow-Black Immortal Boat plunged into the Sea and Mountains as Li Fan directed.
zhēn líng zhī huǒ yù fā xiōng yǒng ， yuán chū kě néng xìng suǒ shèng yú zhī zhù ， yǐ jiē bèi fén jǐn 。 zhǐ shèng xià le màn tiān de huī jìn ， shàng qiě wéi chí yuán běn xíng zhuàng ， réng zài kǔ kǔ zhī chēng 。
真灵之火愈发汹涌，原初可能性所剩余支柱，已皆被焚尽。只剩下了漫天的灰烬，尚且维持原本形状，仍在苦苦支撑。
Boom!
hōng ！
轰！
Colliding with the Void Essence, the Yellow-Black Immortal World trembled violently.
mò guò duō jiǔ ， huī jìn zài nán wéi chí kě néng xìng de cún zài 。
没过多久，灰烬再难维持可能性的存在。
Li Fan had anticipated this scene countless times in his mind. His preparations were thorough.
fēi huī sì sàn ， shān hǎi yī nián lún ， chè dǐ xiāo shī bú jiàn 。
飞灰四散，山海一年轮，彻底消失不见。
With the support of the nameless pillar, Mo Shā, Dao Yi Insect, ancient Sea and Mountain artifacts...
fǎng fú shī qù le mǒu zhǒng zhì gù bān ， lí kāi le yuán chū kě néng xìng zhī hòu ， zhēn líng zhī huǒ de huǒ shì dǒu rán jiān kuò dà le shù bèi bù zhǐ 。
仿佛失去了某种桎梏般，离开了原初可能性之后，真灵之火的火势陡然间扩大了数倍不止。
Now, there was an additional layer of Sea and Mountain remnants for protection.
zhōu wéi suǒ jiē chù yī qiè ， jìn shì kě bèi diǎn rán de cái liào 。
周围所接触一切，尽是可被点燃的材料。
The impact was far less than Li Fan expected, and soon the Yellow-Black Immortal Boat's jolts gradually subsided.
lǐ fán dōu gǎn jué dào zì jǐ suǒ xū tí gōng líng xìng de yā lì ， dōu jiǎn ruò le bù shǎo 。
李凡都感觉到自己所需提供灵性的压力，都减弱了不少。
However, he knew this was just the beginning.
dàn zhè zhǒng shùn chàng de jú shì ， bìng méi yǒu chí xù tài jiǔ 。
但这种顺畅的局势，并没有持续太久。
Surviving in the Void Essence for a while wasn't difficult, but enduring its immense force without wavering until reaching the Beyond Realm was challenging.
zuì xiān gǎn shòu dào yì zhuàng 、 cóng ér bī jìn de ， jìng shì dào yān ！
最先感受到异状、从而逼近的，竟是道湮！
Li Fan remained vigilant as countless Dao Yi Insects surrounded the Yellow-Black Immortal Boat, forming a massive buffer layer.
zòng shǐ yuán chū kě néng xìng ， yǐ jīng bèi fén zuò wú shù fēi huī 。 dàn dào yān réng rán méi yǒu fàng guò duì tā men de zhuī bǔ 。
纵使原初可能性，已经被焚作无数飞灰。但道湮仍然没有放过对它们的追捕。
Even though those insects that came into contact with the Void Essence were instantly devoured, fresh ones immediately took their place.
shèn zhì ， yīn wèi yuán běn jiào wéi páng dà de mù biāo fēn sàn chéng wéi liǎo wú shù xì xiǎo de gè tǐ ， suǒ yǐn dòng de dào yān làng cháo 、 jiào zhī yǐ wǎng ， yě fān liǎo wú shù bèi 。
甚至，因为原本较为庞大的目标分散成为了无数细小的个体，所引动的道湮浪潮、较之以往，也翻了无数倍。
"The adaptation speed of Dao Yi Insects is acceptable," Li Fan thought, "but Mo Shā..."
wǎn ruò yī cháng qīng pén dà yǔ ér xià ， zhèng zài qǐ shì de zhēn líng zhī huǒ ， shà shí jiān jiù xiàn rù le jí jí kě wēi de zhuàng tài zhī zhōng 。 ruò bú shì zhōu zāo kě néng xìng chōng chì zhe de rán liào zú gòu duō ， kǒng pà zhè bǎ huǒ jiù yào zhí jiē xī miè le 。
宛若一场倾盆大雨而下，正在起势的真灵之火，霎时间就陷入了岌岌可危的状态之中。若不是周遭可能性充斥着的燃料足够多，恐怕这把火就要直接熄灭了。
Mo Shā was an attempt by the original sages to mimic the power of the Void Essence.
ér rú cǐ biàn gù ， yě shùn jiān jiāng lǐ fán cóng bù qiè shí jì de huàn xiǎng zhōng gěi lā le chū lái 。
而如此变故，也瞬间将李凡从不切实际的幻想中给拉了出来。
However, when this experimental creation faced its true master, it fell into a strange silence.
tā shùn jiān qīng xǐng ：“ zhēn líng fén jǐn ， yě zài shān hǎi zì shēn yǎn biàn fàn chóu zhī nèi 。 zhè xiē huī jìn ， zài zhòng guī shān hǎi hòu ， jīng lì wú shù nián yǎn huà ， yòu jiāng dàn shēng xīn de kě néng xìng nián lún 。”
他瞬间清醒：“真灵焚尽，也在山海自身衍变范畴之内。这些灰烬，在重归山海后，经历无数年衍化，又将诞生新的可能性年轮。”
Facing the omnipresent surging Void Essence, he seemed less proactive than in possibilities.
“ ér shān hǎi xiāng róng ……”
“而山海相融……”
In Li Fan's view, Mo Shā resembled a wild beast raised by humans that suddenly returned to its original group.
“ què shì jiāng zhè xiē líng xìng ， cóng shān hǎi zhōng yìng shēng shēng wā qù ！”
“却是将这些灵性，从山海中硬生生挖去！”
When encountering fewer of its kind, it could maintain its rationality. But with too many around, it gradually doubted its identity.
zhè xiē bèi dào yān suǒ tūn mò de ， zuì zhōng huì qù wǎng hé fāng ， bìng bú shì xiàn zài de lǐ fán suǒ néng zhī xiǎo de 。 dàn tā xīn zhōng míng bái ， yīng gāi gēn sūn piāo miǎo suǒ liú yù yán zhōng tí jí de nà wèi “ chuàng shì shén ”， tuō bù liǎo gān xì 。
这些被道湮所吞没的，最终会去往何方，并不是现在的李凡所能知晓的。但他心中明白，应该跟孙缥缈所留寓言中提及的那位“创世神”，脱不了干系。
This change was unexpected for Li Fan.
“ yuán běn ， shān hǎi 、 dào yān duì lì 。”
“原本，山海、道湮对立。”
For now, he didn't disturb Mo Shā, as the Yellow-Black Immortal Boat wasn't in danger without his aid. He merely monitored to prevent any anomalies.
“ shān hǎi zhōng zòng yǒu xiū shì shī zhǎn zhēn líng jǐn huǐ zhī shù ， yě yǐng xiǎng bù liǎo èr zhě de kàng héng jú miàn 。 rán ér ， wǒ què shì gè lì wài 。”
“山海中纵有修士施展真灵尽毁之术，也影响不了二者的抗衡局面。然而，我却是个例外。”
"The Sea and Mountains Void Essence is an ideal place to understand the path of Solitary Sailing."
lǐ fán mī qǐ yǎn jīng ， yǎn qián fǎng fú chū xiàn le zhè me yī fú huà miàn 。
李凡眯起眼睛，眼前仿佛出现了这么一幅画面。
The deeper into the Sea and Mountains they went, the farther away from all possibilities, Li Fan realized why he had always felt incomplete when understanding the path of Solitary Sailing.
ruò shì zì jǐ zhí yì ， yǐ zì shēn wú xiàn líng xìng ， fàng yī bǎ qīng tiān dà huǒ 。 zòng rán néng gòu jiāng shān hǎi fén jǐn ， dàn zì jǐ suǒ xū yào zhī fù xiāo hào de líng xìng ， yě shì tiān liàng 。
若是自己执意，以自身无限灵性，放一把倾天大火。纵然能够将山海焚尽，但自己所需要支付消耗的灵性，也是天量。
"Even through Dao Yi Insects' erosion, it's still different from personal experience."
huò xǔ dōu néng gòu zài zào shān hǎi 。
或许都能够再造山海。
"This sense of isolation and insignificance..."
zhè xiē líng xìng ， tōng guò fén shāo de guò chéng ， zhuǎn huà wèi le màn tiān huī jìn 。
这些灵性，通过焚烧的过程，转化为了漫天灰烬。
Outside the Yellow-Black Immortal Boat was an utter void.
huò guī yú shān hǎi ， huò bèi dào yān suǒ tūn mò 。
或归于山海，或被道湮所吞没。
Heaven could not be seen above, nor could the ground below.
“ zhè me yī lái ， qǐ bù shì yǐ wǒ zì shēn ， zī bǔ shān hǎi 、 yǐ jí chuàng shì shén ？”
“这么一来，岂不是以我自身，滋补山海、以及创世神？”
It seemed as if the heavens and earth had vanished in his perception.
xiǎng dào zhè lǐ ， lǐ fán de liǎn sè dùn shí biàn dé yǒu xiē nán kàn qǐ lái 。
想到这里，李凡的脸色顿时变得有些难看起来。
The entire field slowly darkened.
“ chú fēi ， wǒ néng gòu yī bǎ huǒ ， chè dǐ jiāng shān hǎi shāo miè 。 fǒu zé shān hǎi dé dào yǎng liào ， hái néng chóng shēng ， gèng shèng yǐ wǎng 。”
“除非，我能够一把火，彻底将山海烧灭。否则山海得到养料，还能重生，更胜以往。”
This darkness accompanied the loss of vitality.
“ zhè zhēn líng jǐn huǐ zhī shù ……”
“这真灵尽毁之术……”
Vibrant life gathered within possibilities. As Li Fan delved deeper into the Sea and Mountains, coldness gradually overwhelmed it.
“ huǐ de jiū jìng shì shuí zhī zhēn líng ？”
“毁的究竟是谁之真灵？”
In the Yellow-Black Immortal World, clouds gathered, blocking out the sun. A gentle snow began to fall.
suí zhe lǐ fán guān niàn de mò míng zhuǎn biàn ， zhàn zhàn jīng jīng de shí èr zhēn xiān ， biàn jiàn dào pǒ wèi qí guài de yí mù 。
随着李凡观念的莫名转变，战战兢兢的十二真仙，便见到颇为奇怪的一幕。
Even with Li Fan breaking the Yellow-Black wood sculpture to restore the sun in the sky, the chill remained.
yuán běn hái chén zuì wàn fēn de lǐ fán ， shén qíng hū de biàn dé jí qí nán kàn qǐ lái 。
原本还沉醉万分的李凡，神情忽的变得极其难看起来。
The sunlight seemed powerless against the icy conditions.
tā men bù zhī dào ， jiū jìng shì shén me yǐn qǐ le zhè zhǒng biàn huà 。 tā men yě bù gǎn xiāng wèn 。
他们不知道，究竟是什么引起了这种变化。他们也不敢相问。
As the ice and coldness set in, the Yellow-Black Immortal Boat's progress through the Void Essence slowed down.
“ hēng ， wú qù ！”
“哼，无趣！”
"Ultimately, it is my insufficiency. Without truly reaching transcendence, I ventured into the Sea and Mountains."
zài dù nèi xīn tuī yǎn le yī biàn ， lǐ fán què rèn le zhè lìng rén wú nài de shì shí hòu ， bù yóu lěng shēng shuō le jù 。
再度内心推衍了一遍，李凡确认了这令人无奈的事实后，不由冷声说了句。
"If my conjecture is correct, transcending myself would be the best defense against this bone-chilling coldness."
suí jí shōu huí le zì shēn líng xìng de shū chū 。
随即收回了自身灵性的输出。
"The means I rely on..."
“ shuō dào dǐ ， dōu shì xiàn zài de wǒ ， yǔ shān hǎi xiāng bǐ hái shì tài guò miǎo xiǎo le 。”
“说到底，都是现在的我，与山海相比还是太过渺小了。”
"...can protect me but not the living beings in the Yellow-Black Immortal Boat."
“ zòng shǐ néng zhī chēng zhēn líng zhī huǒ wú jìn rán shāo xià qù ， dàn zài wǒ yǎn zhōng ， yǐ jīng jí wéi hào dà de shān huǒ ， duì yú shān hǎi ér yán ， yě zhǐ rú wēi xiǎo huǒ miáo yì bān 。”
“纵使能支撑真灵之火无尽燃烧下去，但在我眼中，已经极为浩大的山火，对于山海而言，也只如微小火苗一般。”
Li Fan silently watched as the life in the Yellow-Black world slowly faded with the encroaching ice and snow.
“ zhǐ yǒu huǒ shì fén shāo de sù dù ， dà guò shān hǎi chóng shēng yǎn huà de sù dù ， huò xǔ wǒ cái yǒu shèng suàn 。”
“只有火势焚烧的速度，大过山海重生衍化的速度，或许我才有胜算。”
After some thought, he lit a small flame.
“ ér qiě ， hái méi yǒu kǎo lǜ dào dào yān 、 shān hǎi zhī wài de qí tā yīn sù zài nèi 。”
“而且，还没有考虑到道湮、山海之外的其他因素在内。”
"The boat is just starting; it's too early to capsize."
lǐ fán rèn qīng le xiàn shí 。
李凡认清了现实。
This tiny flame instantly dispelled the chill throughout the universe.
dàn tā yě méi yǒu yīn cǐ jǔ sàng 。
但他也没有因此沮丧。
It was the true spirit destruction technique!
zài zěn me shuō ， zhè zhēn líng fén jǐn zhī shù ， yě dàng zhēn suàn de shàng yī mén wú shàng shén tōng le 。
再怎么说，这真灵焚尽之术，也当真算的上一门无上神通了。
"May the Sage of Virtue be merciful!" The Yellow-Black beings all knelt and bowed in reverence.
The momentary bliss seemed to abruptly fade as an unusual sensation caught their attention. It was the Void Essence that had first sensed something amiss and approached.
Even though the original possibilities had been reduced to countless wisps of ash, the Void Essence still pursued them relentlessly. Moreover, with the larger target now fragmented into numerous smaller entities, the waves of Void Essence triggered were magnified many times over.
It was like a downpour that instantly threatened the precarious state of the true spirit fire. If not for the abundant fuel surrounding it, this fire might have been extinguished entirely.
This sudden change pulled Li Fan out of his unrealistic fantasies. He immediately regained his senses: "The true spirit fire being consumed is within the scope of the transformation of the Sea and Mountains themselves. These ashes will become new possibilities after undergoing countless years of evolution."
"Yet, fusing with the Sea and Mountains..."
"...is to extract these spirits from them forcefully!"
Li Fan knew that the fate of those devoured by the Void Essence was unknown, but he suspected it had something to do with the "Creator God" mentioned in Sun Piapo's prophecy.
"The Sea and Mountains were originally opposed."
"Even if true spirit destruction is performed within the Sea and Mountains, it won't affect their confrontation. However, I am an exception."
Li Fan narrowed his eyes as if seeing a scene before him. If he insisted on using all of his infinite spirit energy to ignite a massive fire, even though it could consume the Sea and Mountains, the cost would be astronomical.
Perhaps enough to recreate the Sea and Mountains.
Through the process of burning, these spirits turned into countless ashes.
Some returned to the Sea and Mountains while others were devoured by the Void Essence.
"Wouldn't that mean nourishing both the Sea and Mountains and the Creator God with my own body?"
This realization made Li Fan's expression quite grim.
"Unless I can burn down the Sea and Mountains completely, the Sea and Mountains will still regenerate and surpass their former glory."
"This true spirit destruction..."
"...destroys whose true spirit?"
With his perception shifting, the twelve True Sages, who had been trembling with fear, witnessed a strange scene. Li Fan's expression suddenly turned grim.
They didn't know what caused this change but dared not inquire.
"Hmph, boring!"
Li Fan confirmed the inevitable fact and coldly said after another mental calculation.
He then stopped his spirit output.
"In the end, I am still too insignificant compared to the Sea and Mountains."
"Even if it can sustain the true spirit fire indefinitely, in my eyes, this massive fire is merely a small flame for the Sea and Mountains."
"The key is to burn faster than the Sea and Mountains regenerate."
"Moreover, other factors beyond the Void Essence and the Sea and Mountains must be considered."
Li Fan acknowledged reality but remained undismayed. After all, true spirit destruction was indeed an unparalleled divine technique.
It could serve as a formidable deterrent against the transcendent powers of the Beyond Realm while also providing insights into the Sea and Mountains.
"Having this power in hand, I can defend myself even if facing those transcendent powers from the Beyond Realm."
"If pushed to the brink, I will ignite a fire..."
"The only flaw is that it cannot be used too often. Otherwise, my infinite spirit energy would be exposed. The outcome might not be much better than revealing the existence of true spirit."
Without Li Fan's support, this massive fire consuming original possibilities and surrounding areas finally began to slowly extinguish.
With the fire's concealment gone, the pressure from the Void Essence surged.
Knowing he couldn't linger here long, Li Fan summoned the Yellow-Black Immortal Boat and prepared to depart.
"These ashes cannot be wasted."
"After all, I spent so much spirit energy on them."
Li Fan looked at the remaining ashes drifting in the Void Essence. He thought, "Beyond Realm..."
The Yellow-Black Immortal Boat absorbed these ashes, forming a layer of black armor around it.
"Beyond Realm..."
The Yellow-Black Immortal Boat plunged into the Sea and Mountains as Li Fan directed.
Boom!
Colliding with the Void Essence, the Yellow-Black Immortal World trembled violently.
Li Fan had anticipated this scene countless times in his mind. His preparations were thorough.
With the support of the nameless pillar, Mo Shā, Dao Yi Insect, ancient Sea and Mountain artifacts...
Now, there was an additional layer of Sea and Mountain remnants for protection.
The impact was far less than Li Fan expected, and soon the Yellow-Black Immortal Boat's jolts gradually subsided.
However, he knew this was just the beginning.
Surviving in the Void Essence for a while wasn't difficult, but enduring its immense force without wavering until reaching the Beyond Realm was challenging.
Li Fan remained vigilant as countless Dao Yi Insects surrounded the Yellow-Black Immortal Boat, forming a massive buffer layer.
Even though those insects that came into contact with the Void Essence were instantly devoured, fresh ones immediately took their place.
"The adaptation speed of Dao Yi Insects is acceptable," Li Fan thought, "but Mo Shā..."
Mo Shā was an attempt by the original sages to mimic the power of the Void Essence.
However, when this experimental creation faced its true master, it fell into a strange silence.
Facing the omnipresent surging Void Essence, he seemed less proactive than in possibilities.
In Li Fan's view, Mo Shā resembled a wild beast raised by humans that suddenly returned to its original group.
When encountering fewer of its kind, it could maintain its rationality. But with too many around, it gradually doubted its identity.
This change was unexpected for Li Fan.
For now, he didn't disturb Mo Shā, as the Yellow-Black Immortal Boat wasn't in danger without his aid. He merely monitored to prevent any anomalies.
"The Sea and Mountains Void Essence is an ideal place to understand the path of Solitary Sailing."
The deeper into the Sea and Mountains they went, the farther away from all possibilities, Li Fan realized why he had always felt incomplete when understanding the path of Solitary Sailing.
"Even through Dao Yi Insects' erosion, it's still different from personal experience."
"This sense of isolation and insignificance..."
Outside the Yellow-Black Immortal Boat was an utter void.
Heaven could not be seen above, nor could the ground below.
It seemed as if the heavens and earth had vanished in his perception.
The entire field slowly darkened.
This darkness accompanied the loss of vitality.
Vibrant life gathered within possibilities. As Li Fan delved deeper into the Sea and Mountains, coldness gradually overwhelmed it.
In the Yellow-Black Immortal World, clouds gathered, blocking out the sun. A gentle snow began to fall.
Even with Li Fan breaking the Yellow-Black wood sculpture to restore the sun in the sky, the chill remained.
The sunlight seemed powerless against the icy conditions.
As the ice and coldness set in, the Yellow-Black Immortal Boat's progress through the Void Essence slowed down.
"Ultimately, it is my insufficiency. Without truly reaching transcendence, I ventured into the Sea and Mountains."
"If my conjecture is correct, transcending myself would be the best defense against this bone-chilling coldness."
"The means I rely on..."
"...can protect me but not the living beings in the Yellow-Black Immortal Boat."
Li Fan silently watched as the life in the Yellow-Black world slowly faded with the encroaching ice and snow.
After some thought, he lit a small flame.
"The boat is just starting; it's too early to capsize."
This tiny flame instantly dispelled the chill throughout the universe.
It was the true spirit destruction technique!
"May the Sage of Virtue be merciful!" The Yellow-Black beings all knelt and bowed in reverence.