“ dù shān hǎi ？ tūn shān hǎi ， huà shān hǎi ！”
“渡山海？吞山海，化山海！”
"First and foremost, we need to find a way to actually touch this fragment," Li Fan thought. Although the invisible fragment surrounded him, neither touching it nor using his divine sense could truly feel its existence. Even when he used the Way of Refinement Art to place it in a grand furnace, he still couldn't perceive its presence.
“ tūn ！ tūn ！ tūn ……”
“吞！吞！吞……”
"Only those whose bodies are as one with the Sea and Mountains can see, touch, and comprehend them," Li Fan suddenly recalled from his previous life when he first understood the path of immortality. As a true disciple of Cheng Dao, he had undergone countless years of arduous cultivation, but his understanding of 'immortality' was still inferior to what he could achieve in an instant by sitting down. This was because he possessed the True Essence, and from a certain perspective, he was also as one with the Sea and Mountains.
lǐ fán yǎn zhōng ， shān hǎi bù zài shì lián mián xū xiāng ， ér shì wǎn ruò sàn fà zhe zhì mìng xī yǐn lì de měi wèi 。
李凡眼中，山海不再是连绵虚相，而是宛若散发着致命吸引力的美味。
"Although the True Essence is currently asleep, I can still use some of its power to勉强 can be translated as "勉强" which means勉强ing or reluctantly in English. reach the same state," Li Fan thought. "However, if this fragment's information is unclear, acting rashly might lead us right back into the Three Paths disaster."
nà dào dào chōng tiān ér qǐ de hēi qì ， zhèng shì cóng shān hǎi shàng shēng téng ér qǐ de yòu huò qì xī 。
那道道冲天而起的黑气，正是从山海上升腾而起的诱惑气息。
After a brief communication with his main consciousness, a life force suddenly emerged from within him. His body, which had become incredibly solid due to the possibility of consuming the garbage mountain, transformed completely into a true form.
shì shān hǎi běn shēn de gǔ lǎo wèi dào ！
是山海本身的古老味道！
Even Li Fan himself found it difficult to distinguish between his current state and his main consciousness.
jiù xiàng dāng chū shēn wèi fán rén xiū shì shí ， dì yī cì kàn dào mò shā nà yàng 。 yī gǔ yuán zì shén hún shēn chù de jí dù kě qiú ， mò dì dàn shēng ， ér hòu jiù yù chè dǐ zhǔ zǎi lǐ fán de yì shí 。
就像当初身为凡人修士时，第一次看到墨杀那样。一股源自神魂深处的极度渴求，蓦地诞生，而后就欲彻底主宰李凡的意识。
Adjusting his posture, he brought the surrounding invisible fragment closer. A mouthful of blood spewed out from him, containing boundless vitality that engulfed the fragment like a flood.
wú guān jìng jiè shí lì ， wú shì tiān zī xìng qíng 。 zhǐ yào qí zì shēn hái yǒu “ yù wàng ” de cún zài ， jiù huì bèi hēi sè suì piàn suǒ diǎn rán ， ér hòu fàng dà wú shù bèi ， yǐn dǎo huà zuò duì shān hǎi de tān yù 。
无关境界实力，无视天资性情。只要其自身还有“欲望”的存在，就会被黑色碎片所点燃，而后放大无数倍，引导化作对山海的贪欲。
Sure enough, the invisible fragment finally reacted after coming into contact with this life force. It suddenly showed countless lines, resembling mirrors.
shān hǎi jiān xiū shì ， běn jiù duì shān hǎi huái yǒu yí dìng de xiàng wǎng zhī yì 。 ruò shì zài jīng guò zhè me yī fān yòu dǎo ， xīn zhōng qián cáng yù niàn ， jī hū shì bì huì bèi jī fā 。 shí lì yuè gāo ， yuè yǒu kě néng duì shān hǎi zào chéng shí zhì xìng wēi xié zhě ， yuè shì rú cǐ ！
山海间修士，本就对山海怀有一定的向往之意。若是再经过这么一番诱导，心中潜藏欲念，几乎势必会被激发。实力越高，越有可能对山海造成实质性威胁者，越是如此！
Each mirror reflected the continuous merging landscape of Sea and Mountains.
zhèng rú xiàn zài lǐ fán xīn zhōng suǒ xiǎng ：“ suǒ tú suǒ lù ， jiē kě huà zuò wǒ zhī shí liáng 。 rú jīn zhēn líng huǒ zhǒng jī hū yǐ jīng biàn bù shān hǎi ， zhǐ xū yī bǎ dà huǒ ， biàn kě jiào shān hǎi chì yàn yī piàn ！”
正如现在李凡心中所想：“所屠所戮，皆可化作我之食粮。如今真灵火种几乎已经遍布山海，只需一把大火，便可教山海赤焰一片！”
What shocked Li Fan was that the Sea and Mountains in the mirrors were not unified!
“ liè huǒ xióng xióng ， huī jìn màn tiān 。 kě kǒu ， měi wèi ……”
“烈火熊熊，灰烬漫天。可口，美味……”
Or rather, the fusion of Sea and Mountains had yet to reach its current state.
yuè xiǎng ， lǐ fán yuè shì jué de zì jǐ jì huà yuè shì yǒu kě néng chéng gōng ， yīn ér yù fā chōng dòng 。
越想，李凡越是觉得自己计划越是有可能成功，因而愈发冲动。
Now, the Sea and Mountains interwove with each other, making it difficult to distinguish them. However, the Sea and Mountains reflected in the fragment's mirror were merely embracing each other! The boundaries between mountains and seas remained clear.
“ yào bù yào ， zhēn shì yī shì ne ？” lǐ fán yǎn zhōng shǎn guò yī sī wēi xiǎn de guāng máng 。
“要不要，真试一试呢？”李凡眼中闪过一丝危险的光芒。
Li Fan could even see countless possibilities at the edge of the infinite sea, constantly colliding with the mountainous landscape, turning into frothy waves!
zhè wàn qiān fēn huà yì niàn zhōng de yí gè ， bèi gǔ huò shuō fú ， jìng shì tú cháo zhe běn zūn fā chū cè fǎn xùn hào 。
这万千分化意念中的一个，被蛊惑说服，竟试图朝着本尊发出策反讯号。
"This is the state when the Sea and Mountains first began to merge as described in the allegory of the Sea and Mountains!"
“ lěng jìng yī xià 。”
“冷静一下。”
Li Fan's heart trembled. He tried to see more clearly.
rán ér ， jiù zài zhè shí ， yī dào bīng lěng de shēng yīn yòu zài lǐ fán nǎo hǎi zhōng fú xiàn 。
然而，就在这时，一道冰冷的声音又在李凡脑海中浮现。
However, as the life force slowly dissipated, the fragment returned to its normal form.
gēn nà gǔ huò zhī yīn wǎn ruò gé àn xiāng duì ， sī háo méi yǒu shòu qí yǐng xiǎng 。
跟那蛊惑之音宛若隔岸相对，丝毫没有受其影响。
"How can this be? The power of immortality actually dissipates so quickly?" Li Fan was instantly alert.
zhè shēng yīn ， zhèng shì yuán zì lǐ fán zì jǐ ！
这声音，正是源自李凡自己！
After all, he had spent considerable effort to expel his body's immortal power in the past. He continuously spewed blood and cultivated the Yellow Emperor's World for decades without stopping before achieving any success.
zhè yī jiù bǎo chí qīng xǐng de lǐ fán ， què shì yóu mì mì má má de dào yī chóng suǒ huà 。
这依旧保持清醒的李凡，却是由密密麻麻的道一虫所化。
Theoretically speaking, the life force contained in this mouthful of blood should have lasted a million years or more.
zhèng shì chá jué dào bú duì de běn zūn ， hào lìng dào yī chóng jiù jí 。
正是察觉到不对的本尊，号令道一虫救急。
But now...
suī zhǐ shì yī dào fēn shén ， rán ér zài dāng qián qíng kuàng xià ， jìng rán bǐ qǐ lǐ fán de fēn huà yì niàn ， hái yào qīng xǐng jǐ fēn 。
虽只是一道分神，然而在当前情况下，竟然比起李凡的分化意念，还要清醒几分。
"It must be that the fragment is absorbing it," Li Fan stared at the seemingly unchanged invisible fragment with a cold glint in his eyes. Perhaps sensing he was a kindred spirit, the fragment's attachment to him became even tighter. Without intentional guidance, it would follow Li Fan on its own.
zhèng shì cǐ qián dào yī chóng qún bù duàn dì shì yìng hēi sè suì piàn suǒ dài lái de diān kuáng gǔ huò ér chǎn shēng de xiào guǒ ！
正是此前道一虫群不断地适应黑色碎片所带来的癫狂蛊惑而产生的效果！
After some hesitation, Li Fan decided to continue.
yǒu le dào yī chóng yì niàn tí xǐng ， cǐ dì de lǐ fán yě shà shí cóng mí lí zhuàng tài xià qīng xǐng qǐ lái 。
有了道一虫意念提醒，此地的李凡也霎时从迷离状态下清醒起来。
Another influx of life force revealed the initial merging state of Sea and Mountains within the fragment.
yán gé lái shuō ， gāng gāng tā bìng méi yǒu bèi wán quán gǔ huò 。
严格来说，刚刚他并没有被完全蛊惑。
This time, with better preparation, Li Fan saw more clearly.
bì jìng cháng shì diǎn rán shān hǎi de xiǎng fǎ ， zhī qián tā jiù zài nǎo hǎi lǐ fǎn fù yù yǎn guò hǎo jǐ cì 。 dàn měi cì zuì zhōng dōu bèi lǐ fán gěi fǒu jué le 。
毕竟尝试点燃山海的想法，之前他就在脑海里反复预演过好几次。但每次最终都被李凡给否决了。
"Living beings exist in the Sea!"
jiù suàn zhè cì méi yǒu dào yī chóng yì niàn ， tā dà dǐ yě bú huì zhēn de shì tú “ tūn shān hǎi ”。
就算这次没有道一虫意念，他大抵也不会真的试图“吞山海”。
"They attempt to climb the mountains..."
dàn bù kě fǒu rèn de shì ， lǐ fán dí què yǒu xiē bèi zhè hēi sè suì piàn suǒ yǐng xiǎng 。
但不可否认的是，李凡的确有些被这黑色碎片所影响。
Although it was just a series of rapidly flashing fragments, Li Fan could still glimpse what was recorded in Sun Pi-miao's allegory of the Sea and Mountains. The waves crashed against the mountains, countless civilizations and living beings turned into dust. But within the infinite sea, new civilizations would always emerge.
yǐ zhì yú zàn shí shī qù le duì wèi lái 、 dà jú de kǎo lǜ ， zhǐ fàng yǎn dāng xià yī shí de dé shī ， wǎn ruò bèi méng bì le shuāng yǎn bān 。
以致于暂时失去了对未来、大局的考虑，只放眼当下一时的得失，宛若被蒙蔽了双眼般。
Endless exploration and conquest of the Sea and Mountains continued like a cycle or an inevitable fate.
yǒu le dào yī chóng qún yì niàn de jiào zhǔn bāng zhù ， lǐ fán chè dǐ biàn dé lěng jìng xià lái ， miàn duì ěr biān bù duàn xiǎng qǐ de gǔ huò shēng yīn ， zài bù wèi suǒ dòng 。
有了道一虫群意念的校准帮助，李凡彻底变得冷静下来，面对耳边不断响起的蛊惑声音，再不为所动。
Again, after the Sea and Mountains trembled and all civilization was destroyed, the Sea and Mountains fell into a rare calm.
dāng chóng huà yì niàn jiāng gǔ huò de lái yuán chè dǐ tūn shì zhī hòu ， lǐ fán shì yě zhōng de shān hǎi ， zhōng yú huí guī le zhèng cháng mú yàng 。
当虫化意念将蛊惑的来源彻底吞噬之后，李凡视野中的山海，终于回归了正常模样。
However, something extraordinary happened.
dàn shān hǎi yǐn yǐn fàn chū de “ xiāng qì ”， què bìng méi yǒu chè dǐ xiāo shī 。
但山海隐隐泛出的“香气”，却并没有彻底消失。
The infinite sea seemed to be boiling as countless possibilities evaporated from its depths. A terrifying howl echoed through the mountains, reverberating in their midst like a grand symphony of Sea and Mountains, awe-inspiring and magnificent.
ér shì yī jiù cún zài 。
而是依旧存在。
It was an incredible scene that could not be described by any language.
lǐ fán kàn xiàng shǒu zhōng ， yǐ jīng bèi dào yī chóng xiāo huà de hēi sè suì piàn 。
李凡看向手中，已经被道一虫消化的黑色碎片。
Li Fan stared at this scene for a long time before finally recovering his senses.
shí tǐ yǐ jīng bù cún zài chén shì jiān ， dàn suì piàn de lún kuò ， yī jiù gōu lè chū qí yuán běn yàng mào 。
实体已经不存在尘世间，但碎片的轮廓，依旧勾勒出其原本样貌。
"This is just the record of the invisible fragment."
yòu shǒu jǐn wò ， què yī xià zhuā le gè kōng 。 wǔ gēn shǒu zhǐ jù shì jìng zhí cóng zhè suì piàn zhōng chuān guò ， fǎng fú tā de cún zài zhǐ shì lǐ fán de huàn jué bān 。
右手紧握，却一下抓了个空。五根手指俱是径直从这碎片中穿过，仿佛它的存在只是李凡的幻觉般。
"How terrifying must it have been when it actually happened in the Sea and Mountains?"
“ dào yī chóng yǎn zhōng ， tā men yǐ jīng wán chéng le shǐ mìng 。 hēi sè suì piàn yǐ jīng xiāo shī le 。 dàn shì ……”
“道一虫眼中，它们已经完成了使命。黑色碎片已经消失了。但是……”
Li Fan exhaled deeply. He had already understood what he saw within the fragment.
lǐ fán chén yín zhe ， huàn lái le tíng bó zài dào yān zhī zhōng xuán huáng xiān zhōu shàng de zhēn xiān shǐ tú 。 zuì zhōng què rèn ， sì hū chú le lǐ fán zhī wài ， qí tā rén bìng bù néng kàn dào zhè “ yǐn xíng ” suì piàn de cún zài 。
李凡沉吟着，唤来了停泊在道湮之中玄黄仙舟上的真仙使徒。最终确认，似乎除了李凡之外，其他人并不能看到这“隐形”碎片的存在。
The exchange between the infinite sea and the upper mountain!
ér qiě zhè yǐn xíng suì piàn ， zhǐ yī fù lǐ fán ér cún zài 。
而且这隐形碎片，只依附李凡而存在。
"If described with human language, this would be like the dialogue I witnessed in the allegory of the Sea and Mountains—'Mountain,' 'Sea.'"
wú lùn lǐ fán zǒu dào nǎ lǐ ， tā dū huì shǐ zhōng gēn suí 。
无论李凡走到哪里，他都会始终跟随。
"But..."
“ yǒu méi yǒu wēi xié xìng ne ？”
“有没有威胁性呢？”
"The exchange between the Sea and Mountain is not limited to just that."
lǐ fán qīng qīng fǔ mō zhuó shǒu zhōng yǐn xíng de suì piàn 。
李凡轻轻抚摸着手中隐形的碎片。
"This is the trend towards fusion between the upper mountain and the infinite sea, as well as their resistance to such a fate. And..."
xiàn zài de tā zhǐ shì wàn qiān fēn shén zhī yī ， huò shì shí zài yù dào bù kě kòng zhì de qíng kuàng ， fēn shén kě shùn jiān zì wǒ xiāo sàn 。 duàn jué yī qiè huì duì běn zūn zào chéng yǐng xiǎng de kě néng 。
现在的他只是万千分神之一，或是实在遇到不可控制的情况，分神可瞬间自我消散。断绝一切会对本尊造成影响的可能。
Even with his current knowledge, it was difficult to fully understand the implications.
zhè zǎo zài lǐ fán pài chū wú shù xuán huáng xiān zhōu shǐ xiàng shān hǎi gè chù de zuì chū shí hòu ， jiù yǐ jīng yǒu guò yù àn 。 suǒ yǐ tā dào bù dān xīn běn zūn ān wēi 。
这早在李凡派出无数玄黄仙舟驶向山海各处的最初时候，就已经有过预案。所以他倒不担心本尊安危。
But even from afar, listening to the echoes of the Sea and Mountains, Li Fan felt that his understanding of the essence of the Sea and Mountains continued to deepen. His enlightenment rate far exceeded that of drifting in the Void for thousands or tens of thousands of years.
ér běn zūn chuán lái de zhǐ shì ， yě ràng tā fàng xīn dà dǎn de yán jiū 。
而本尊传来的指示，也让他放心大胆的研究。
After all, one was a macroscopic overview while the other was lost in endless microscopic details. The perspectives were incomparable.
dāng xià gèng méi le gù jì 。
当下更没了顾忌。
"If I could understand this principle and transcend it with my own power..."
“ rú guǒ wǒ méi yǒu cāi cuò de huà ， zòng shǐ dào yī chóng jīng guò ruò gān nián de yǎn huà ， yě zhǐ shì qīn tūn le zhè hēi sè suì
“如果我没有猜错的话，纵使道一虫经过若干年的衍化，也只是侵吞了这黑色碎
"It would be easy!"
“ piàn de wài biǎo qū qiào 。 qí zhēn zhèng nèi lǐ ， gēn mù qián de dào yī chóng wán quán bù chù zài tóng yī gè céng cì ， suǒ yǐ fāng cái huì shì ér bù jiàn 。”
“片的外表躯壳。其真正内里，跟目前的道一虫完全不处在同一个层次，所以方才会视而不见。”
Li Fan was immersed in the roar of the Sea and Mountains, unable to extricate himself.
“ ér zhī suǒ yǐ wǒ néng kàn dào tā de yuán yīn ……”
“而之所以我能看到祂的原因……”
Unfortunately, the scenes recorded in the invisible fragment seemed limited.
lǐ fán xīn zhōng yǐ jīng yǐn yǐn yǒu le cāi cè 。
李凡心中已经隐隐有了猜测。
Despite continuously infusing life force into it, only repetitive images appeared within the fragment. This left Li Fan feeling disappointed.
“ wǒ shēn jù hái zhēn ， ǒu dé cháng shēng dà dào ， gèng céng qīn lì sān dào xiāng róng zhī jié 。 dōu shì yǔ shān hǎi qí píng zhī wù 。 gù ér ……”
“我身具还真，偶得长生大道，更曾亲历三道相融之劫。都是与山海齐平之物。故而……”
"Perhaps it's not deliberately deceiving me but indeed records only this segment."
“ zhè hēi sè suì piàn de zhǔ rén ， kǒng pà shì yǔ shān hǎi tóng gé de cún zài ？”
“这黑色碎片的主人，恐怕是与山海同格的存在？”
"I can see the entire scene from the outside in just a few breaths, but if measured by the scale of worldly possibilities..."
lǐ fán yǎn jīng mī qǐ ， zǐ xì chuǎi mó yī fān hòu ， réng nán yǐ xià dìng jié lùn 。
李凡眼睛眯起，仔细揣摩一番后，仍难以下定结论。
"It might span tens of billions of years."
shān hǎi hào dà wú biān ， piān piān zhè me kuài 、 zhè me qiǎo ， yòu bèi tā yù jiàn le ， néng gòu gēn shān hǎi bǐ jiān de cún zài ？
山海浩大无边，偏偏这么快、这么巧，又被他遇见了，能够跟山海比肩的存在？
"That is a history longer than the life of Master Cheng."
yǐ lǐ fán de xìng gé ， xīn zhōng nán miǎn shēng chū sī sī hú yí 。
以李凡的性格，心中难免生出丝丝狐疑。
Although Master Cheng had obtained the path of immortality, his time point was at the end of the Sea and Mountain fusion period. Compared to the long lifespan of the Sea and Mountains, it occupied an extremely insignificant portion.
dàn xì xì zài xiǎng ， jù lí yuán chū pò miè 、 tā kāi shǐ héng dù shān hǎi ， shí zé yǐ jīng guò qù hěn duō nián le 。
但细细再想，距离原初破灭、他开始横渡山海，实则已经过去很多年了。
"This fragment actually managed to survive from the initial fusion of the Sea and Mountains until now."
zhè xiē nián lǐ ， wàn qiān xuán huáng xiān zhōu ， jī hū biàn yóu shān hǎi gè chù 。 shí jiān yǔ kōng jiān ， dōu yǐ jīng jī lěi dào le yí dìng de chéng dù 。 fā xiàn shān hǎi tóng gé zhě suǒ yí liú suì piàn ， sì hū bìng bú shì shén me qiǎo hé 。 ér shì yī zhǒng bì rán 。
这些年里，万千玄黄仙舟，几乎遍游山海各处。时间与空间，都已经积累到了一定的程度。发现山海同格者所遗留碎片，似乎并不是什么巧合。而是一种必然。
"Exactly..."
“ shì wǒ zhè bān dà guī mó de tàn suǒ zhī xià ， zhǐ yào chén shì jiān ， yǒu shān hǎi tóng gé zhě suǒ yí liú suì piàn 。 jiù jī hū yí dìng huì bèi wǒ zhǎo dào 。”
“似我这般大规模的探索之下，只要尘世间，有山海同格者所遗留碎片。就几乎一定会被我找到。”
Even without new scenes appearing, Li Fan still chose to continue infusing life force into the fragment. He had discovered that as he continuously infused life force, a low murmur began to emanate from the fragment.
lǐ fán jiāng xīn zhōng yí lǜ yā xià 。
李凡将心中疑虑压下。
Unlike the previous enticement voices, this time it was an attempt by the fragment to communicate.
"First and foremost, we need to find a way to actually touch this fragment," Li Fan thought. Although the invisible fragment surrounded him, neither touching it nor using his divine sense could truly feel its existence. Even when he used the Way of Refinement Art to place it in a grand furnace, he still couldn't perceive its presence.
"Only those whose bodies are as one with the Sea and Mountains can see, touch, and comprehend them," Li Fan suddenly recalled from his previous life when he first understood the path of immortality. As a true disciple of Cheng Dao, he had undergone countless years of arduous cultivation, but his understanding of 'immortality' was still inferior to what he could achieve in an instant by sitting down. This was because he possessed the True Essence, and from a certain perspective, he was also as one with the Sea and Mountains.
"Although the True Essence is currently asleep, I can still use some of its power to勉强 can be translated as "勉强" which means勉强ing or reluctantly in English. reach the same state," Li Fan thought. "However, if this fragment's information is unclear, acting rashly might lead us right back into the Three Paths disaster."
After a brief communication with his main consciousness, a life force suddenly emerged from within him. His body, which had become incredibly solid due to the possibility of consuming the garbage mountain, transformed completely into a true form.
Even Li Fan himself found it difficult to distinguish between his current state and his main consciousness.
Adjusting his posture, he brought the surrounding invisible fragment closer. A mouthful of blood spewed out from him, containing boundless vitality that engulfed the fragment like a flood.
Sure enough, the invisible fragment finally reacted after coming into contact with this life force. It suddenly showed countless lines, resembling mirrors.
Each mirror reflected the continuous merging landscape of Sea and Mountains.
What shocked Li Fan was that the Sea and Mountains in the mirrors were not unified!
Or rather, the fusion of Sea and Mountains had yet to reach its current state.
Now, the Sea and Mountains interwove with each other, making it difficult to distinguish them. However, the Sea and Mountains reflected in the fragment's mirror were merely embracing each other! The boundaries between mountains and seas remained clear.
Li Fan could even see countless possibilities at the edge of the infinite sea, constantly colliding with the mountainous landscape, turning into frothy waves!
"This is the state when the Sea and Mountains first began to merge as described in the allegory of the Sea and Mountains!"
Li Fan's heart trembled. He tried to see more clearly.
However, as the life force slowly dissipated, the fragment returned to its normal form.
"How can this be? The power of immortality actually dissipates so quickly?" Li Fan was instantly alert.
After all, he had spent considerable effort to expel his body's immortal power in the past. He continuously spewed blood and cultivated the Yellow Emperor's World for decades without stopping before achieving any success.
Theoretically speaking, the life force contained in this mouthful of blood should have lasted a million years or more.
But now...
"It must be that the fragment is absorbing it," Li Fan stared at the seemingly unchanged invisible fragment with a cold glint in his eyes. Perhaps sensing he was a kindred spirit, the fragment's attachment to him became even tighter. Without intentional guidance, it would follow Li Fan on its own.
After some hesitation, Li Fan decided to continue.
Another influx of life force revealed the initial merging state of Sea and Mountains within the fragment.
This time, with better preparation, Li Fan saw more clearly.
"Living beings exist in the Sea!"
"They attempt to climb the mountains..."
Although it was just a series of rapidly flashing fragments, Li Fan could still glimpse what was recorded in Sun Pi-miao's allegory of the Sea and Mountains. The waves crashed against the mountains, countless civilizations and living beings turned into dust. But within the infinite sea, new civilizations would always emerge.
Endless exploration and conquest of the Sea and Mountains continued like a cycle or an inevitable fate.
Again, after the Sea and Mountains trembled and all civilization was destroyed, the Sea and Mountains fell into a rare calm.
However, something extraordinary happened.
The infinite sea seemed to be boiling as countless possibilities evaporated from its depths. A terrifying howl echoed through the mountains, reverberating in their midst like a grand symphony of Sea and Mountains, awe-inspiring and magnificent.
It was an incredible scene that could not be described by any language.
Li Fan stared at this scene for a long time before finally recovering his senses.
"This is just the record of the invisible fragment."
"How terrifying must it have been when it actually happened in the Sea and Mountains?"
Li Fan exhaled deeply. He had already understood what he saw within the fragment.
The exchange between the infinite sea and the upper mountain!
"If described with human language, this would be like the dialogue I witnessed in the allegory of the Sea and Mountains—'Mountain,' 'Sea.'"
"But..."
"The exchange between the Sea and Mountain is not limited to just that."
"This is the trend towards fusion between the upper mountain and the infinite sea, as well as their resistance to such a fate. And..."
Even with his current knowledge, it was difficult to fully understand the implications.
But even from afar, listening to the echoes of the Sea and Mountains, Li Fan felt that his understanding of the essence of the Sea and Mountains continued to deepen. His enlightenment rate far exceeded that of drifting in the Void for thousands or tens of thousands of years.
After all, one was a macroscopic overview while the other was lost in endless microscopic details. The perspectives were incomparable.
"If I could understand this principle and transcend it with my own power..."
"It would be easy!"
Li Fan was immersed in the roar of the Sea and Mountains, unable to extricate himself.
Unfortunately, the scenes recorded in the invisible fragment seemed limited.
Despite continuously infusing life force into it, only repetitive images appeared within the fragment. This left Li Fan feeling disappointed.
"Perhaps it's not deliberately deceiving me but indeed records only this segment."
"I can see the entire scene from the outside in just a few breaths, but if measured by the scale of worldly possibilities..."
"It might span tens of billions of years."
"That is a history longer than the life of Master Cheng."
Although Master Cheng had obtained the path of immortality, his time point was at the end of the Sea and Mountain fusion period. Compared to the long lifespan of the Sea and Mountains, it occupied an extremely insignificant portion.
"This fragment actually managed to survive from the initial fusion of the Sea and Mountains until now."
"Exactly..."
Even without new scenes appearing, Li Fan still chose to continue infusing life force into the fragment. He had discovered that as he continuously infused life force, a low murmur began to emanate from the fragment.
Unlike the previous enticement voices, this time it was an attempt by the fragment to communicate.