“ zhǐ yào miàn jiàn guò zhū shèng ， biàn kě zì yóu huó dòng le 。”
“只要面见过诸圣，便可自由活动了。”
"Since I don't need to go in," the voice of the Celestial Guardian echoed, "Keep going. The Sages are just ahead!"
“ bù guò zhǐ xiàn nǐ zì shēn 。 nǐ zhè sōu héng dù zhī zhōu ， què shì zhǐ néng tíng fàng zài 【 wú xiāng xīng shū 】 zhī nèi 。” jī xiān dàn dàn dì tōng zhī dào ， méi yǒu gěi rèn hé shāng liáng de yú dì 。
“不过只限你自身。你这艘横渡之舟，却是只能停放在【无相星枢】之内。”饥仙淡淡地通知道，没有给任何商量的余地。
Fascinated by the strange scene before him, Li Fan's attention was already drawn away from the words.
“ zhì yú nǐ ……” duì lǐ fán shuō wán ， jī xiān jù dà yǎn móu zhuǎn ér kàn xiàng xiāo wàng shēng 。
“至于你……”对李凡说完，饥仙巨大眼眸转而看向萧忘生。
It seemed as if he had returned to within the Sea and Mountains. All around him were endless stretches of the Sea and Mountains, but this time it was different. It wasn't like being a single weak individual sinking into the Sea and Mountains; instead, it felt more like looking down at them from above. Every wave was a myriad of possibilities.
“ shān hǎi yí mín ， bǐ àn nèi yǒu zhuān mén de qī xī qū yù 。 bǐ àn zhōng jué dà duō shù dì fāng ， yě shì néng zì yóu qián wǎng 。 dǎo shì méi yǒu nà me duō de xiàn zhì 。”
“山海遗民，彼岸内有专门的栖息区域。彼岸中绝大多数地方，也是能自由前往。倒是没有那么多的限制。”
Above the silent and majestic mountain, he could vaguely see an expanse that seemed to be a sea of stars, a continuous realm of immortals. The black aura that snaked through the Sea and Mountains, resembling writhing dragons, was devouring the Sea and Mountains—the Destructive Void calamity!
zhè xià lún dào xiāo wàng shēng cuò è le ， tā méi xiǎng dào jǐn jǐn shì dì yī yǎn zhè jù dà yǎn móu biàn yǐ jīng kàn chū le zì jǐ de lái lì 。
这下轮到萧忘生错愕了，他没想到仅仅是第一眼这巨大眼眸便已经看出了自己的来历。
The Sea and Mountains merged; the Destructive Void wreaked havoc.
“ kàn lái wú yǒu shuō de méi cuò ， xiǎng yào ān quán hùn rù bǐ àn zhōng ， zuì hǎo shì bú yào yǒu zuò yǐn mán 。”
“看来吾友说的没错，想要安全混入彼岸中，最好是不要有做隐瞒。”
This scene appeared before Li Fan in an unprecedentedly tangible way.
lǐ fán de fǎn yìng zé shì gèng kuài yì diǎn ， dǎ shé shàng gùn 、 zhí jiē wèn dào ：“ tīng qián bèi de huà ， sì hū bǐ àn zhī nèi ， shì wú yǒu zhè bān de shān hǎi yí mín ， hái yǒu hěn duō ？”
李凡的反应则是更快一点，打蛇上棍、直接问道：“听前辈的话，似乎彼岸之内，似吾友这般的山海遗民，还有很多？”
Not only could he feel the destruction and threat of the Destructive Void with crystal clarity, but he also understood the Dao of the Sea and Mountains.
sì hū yě bú shì shén me mì mì ， jī xiān xiào le xiào ， shuō dào ：“ duō dào yě suàn bù shàng 。 zhǐ bù guò tā men zhè xiē shān hǎi yí mín ， gēn wǒ men zhè yàng de chāo tuō qiáng zhě xiāng bǐ ， yǒu zhe běn zhì dì bù tóng 。 bǐ cǐ jiān gèng yǒu huà tí yī xiē ， gān cuì jiù ān pái tā men shēng huó zài yī chù le 。”
似乎也不是什么秘密，饥仙笑了笑，说道：“多倒也算不上。只不过他们这些山海遗民，跟我们这样的超脱强者相比，有着本质的不同。彼此间更有话题一些，干脆就安排他们生活在一处了。”
"This perspective is like that legendary 'Star.'"
lǐ fán diǎn tóu ， biǎo shì liǎo rán ：“ duō xiè qián bèi tí xǐng 。 wǒ děng jù yǐ jīng míng bái ， yuàn yì jiē shòu bǐ àn nèi yī qiè guī dìng 。”
李凡点头，表示了然：“多谢前辈提醒。我等俱已经明白，愿意接受彼岸内一切规定。”
"I am not at this realm. It's... The Sages!"
“ rú cǐ shèn hǎo ， yě miǎn de wǒ hái yào duō fèi xiē kǒu shé 。” bù zhī zěn dé ， jī xiān de huà lǐ jìng yǐn yǐn lù chū yī sī yí hàn 。
“如此甚好，也免得我还要多费些口舌。”不知怎得，饥仙的话里竟隐隐露出一丝遗憾。
Vanos was no longer by his side; in the entire space, only Li Fan remained.
jù dà guāng qiáng shàng ， shè chū yī dào guāng xiàn ， suǒ dìng xuán huáng xiān zhōu 。
巨大光墙上，射出一道光线，锁定玄黄仙舟。
Taking a deep breath, he gradually calmed down as he walked forward.
yī zhèn huǎng hū zhōng ， lǐ fán zhǐ jué de yǎn qián huà miàn shū rán yī biàn 。 tiān mù zhī shàng ， wú shù dào zǐ qì cóng xū kōng liè xì zhōng pēn bó ér chū ， huà zuò lián jiē gè chù de liú lí zhǎng qiáo 。 zhè xiē zhǎng qiáo sì hū tōng xiàng bù tóng de qū yù ， yǐn yuē kě yǐ kuī jiàn zǐ qì zhǎng qiáo bǐ duān ， kuài sù biàn huàn de zhū duō jǐng xiàng 。
一阵恍惚中，李凡只觉得眼前画面倏然一变。天幕之上，无数道紫气从虚空裂隙中喷薄而出，化作连接各处的琉璃长桥。这些长桥似乎通向不同的区域，隐约可以窥见紫气长桥彼端，快速变幻的诸多景象。
Above the Sea and Mountains, there seemed to be no concept of time.
shēn biān yī dào shēn yǐng ， jìng jìng chù lì 。 mú yàng zhèng gēn jī xiān yǒu jiǔ fēn xiāng sì 。
身边一道身影，静静矗立。模样正跟饥仙有九分相似。
As Li Fan took each step, what he saw and felt did not change at all. He almost had the feeling that he was just treading in place.
kàn dào zhè zhāng miàn róng de shùn jiān ， lǐ fán liǎn shàng qià dào hǎo chù de ， lù chū yī sī jīng è 。 bù guò hěn kuài ， tā jiù zhǔ dòng jiāng qí yā xià 。 zuò wéi yǎn shì ， zhǔ dòng gōng shēn xíng le yī lǐ ：“ jiàn guò qián bèi ！”
看到这张面容的瞬间，李凡脸上恰到好处的，露出一丝惊愕。不过很快，他就主动将其压下。作为掩饰，主动躬身行了一礼：“见过前辈！”
But after years of training his patience and perseverance through the actions of scattering true spirit flames, he knew that as long as the Sages were ahead, he would eventually see them.
jī xiān què shì shí fēn mǐn ruì de bǔ zhuō dào le zhè yì diǎn ， pǒ wèi wán wèi de wèn dào ：“ nǐ jiàn guò wǒ ？”
饥仙却是十分敏锐的捕捉到了这一点，颇为玩味的问道：“你见过我？”
This wasn't because Li Fan trusted the Celestial Guardian who had only just met him; it was a rational deduction.
lǐ fán kǔ xiào yī shēng ， rú shí dào lái ：“ qián bèi dàng zhēn huì yǎn rú jù 。 zài wǒ běn lái de kě néng xìng zhōng ， wǒ dí què gēn qián bèi yǒu guò yī duàn yīn guǒ 。 shèn zhì ， wǒ hái jiāng qián bèi fēng yìn chéng tiān zhù ， yǐ dǐ dào yān ……”
李凡苦笑一声，如实道来：“前辈当真慧眼如炬。在我本来的可能性中，我的确跟前辈有过一段因果。甚至，我还将前辈封印成天柱，以抵道湮……”
The Sea and Mountains were the hope for countless beings in existence. They gathered numerous transcendent experts to save the Sea and Mountains. It wouldn't make sense to mock this newcomer, someone who had just arrived.
liǎn shàng shǎn guò yī sī huáng kǒng ， lǐ fán jiāng shì qíng shǐ mò ， bāo kuò jiāng nà ge jī xiān jiāo gěi xié sū bái zhī shì ， dōu yuán yuán běn běn de jiāo dài le 。
脸上闪过一丝惶恐，李凡将事情始末，包括将那个饥仙交给邪苏白之事，都原原本本的交代了。
"Otherwise, the Celestial Realm couldn't have been established or sustained until now."
tīng wén lìng wài de zì jǐ de bēi cǎn zāo yù ， bǐ àn jī xiān què bìng méi yǒu duō shǎo fèn nù ， fǎn ér píng jìng zhì jí de shuō dào ：“ yī rù bǐ àn ， guò wǎng yīn guǒ jiē xiāo 。 bù bì dān xīn ， wú lùn guò qù nǐ gēn wǒ zhī jiān ， yǒu guò shén me chóu yuàn 。 zài nǐ jiā rù bǐ àn hòu ， dōu yī bǐ gōu xiāo le 。 zhè yì diǎn ， nǐ fàng xīn 。 wǒ jué bú huì ， yīn cǐ zhǎo nǐ má fán 。”
听闻另外的自己的悲惨遭遇，彼岸饥仙却并没有多少愤怒，反而平静至极的说道：“一入彼岸，过往因果皆消。不必担心，无论过去你跟我之间，有过什么仇怨。在你加入彼岸后，都一笔勾销了。这一点，你放心。我绝不会，因此找你麻烦。”
Li Fan took a step forward without caring about time passing. After an indeterminate amount of time, his mind was left with only one thought: move forward.
“ dǎo shì nǐ suǒ shuō de nà ge wǒ ……”
“倒是你所说的那个我……”
The surroundings suddenly changed again.
bǐ àn jī xiān méi tóu yī shù ， kàn xiàng mǒu gè fāng xiàng ：“ sū bái …… hēng ！”
彼岸饥仙眉头一竖，看向某个方向：“苏白……哼！”
A circular ring enveloped him, and nine figures stood on the halo, all looking at Li Fan in the center.
hěn xiǎn rán ， xié sū bái zài dé dào le lǐ fán shàng jiāo de jī xiān tiān zhù hòu ， bìng méi yǒu jiāng qí dài huí bǐ àn zhī zhōng 。 ér shì zì jǐ shōu cáng qǐ lái le 。
很显然，邪苏白在得到了李凡上交的饥仙天柱后，并没有将其带回彼岸之中。而是自己收藏起来了。
Suddenly, it felt as if he bore the weight of the Sea and Mountains!
“ zǒu ba ， wǒ dài nǐ men qù jiàn zhū shèng 。” méi yǒu zài zhè ge wèn tí guò duō jiū chán ， bǐ àn jī xiān hěn kuài jiù miàn sè rú cháng ， píng jìng de shuō dào 。
“走吧，我带你们去见诸圣。”没有在这个问题过多纠缠，彼岸饥仙很快就面色如常，平静的说道。
His body and spirit were instantly reduced to countless fragments.
suí zhe tā de zhè jù huà ， tiān shàng wú shù dào zǐ qì zhǎng qiáo ， qí zhōng zhī yī hū de huó guò lái bān ， hū xiào ér xià 、 tíng zài le jǐ rén miàn qián 。
随着她的这句话，天上无数道紫气长桥，其中之一忽的活过来般，呼啸而下、停在了几人面前。
This change came too quickly. Before Li Fan could break free from his "forward" mindset, he had no time to react!
“ bǐ àn fēn wéi zhū duō bù tóng de qū yù ， hào dà wú biān 。 zòng shǐ wǒ děng chāo guò qiáng zhě ， rú guǒ zì xíng chuān suō ， yě pǒ fèi shí jiān 。 gù ér xū yào zhè xiē 【 jiē yǐn hóng qiáo 】 de bāng zhù 。”
“彼岸分为诸多不同的区域，浩大无边。纵使我等超过强者，如果自行穿梭，也颇费时间。故而需要这些【接引虹桥】的帮助。”
He found himself shattered into countless star-like particles.
zhàn shàng zǐ qì zhǎng qiáo hòu ， lǐ fán zhǐ jué de zhōu zāo huà miàn guǐ yì niǔ qū biàn huà qǐ lái 。 zhǐ shì ěr biān yǐn yǐn chuán lái wǎn ruò shān hǎi jiāo liú de zhèn chàn gòng míng zhī shēng ， sì hū zì jǐ zhèng zài shān hǎi zhōng jí sù chuān suō 。 bù guò shēn chù jiē yǐn hóng qiáo nèi ， wú lùn wài jiè biàn huà rú hé míng xiǎn ， zì shēn dōu gǎn jué bú dào rèn hé bù shì gǎn 。
站上紫气长桥后，李凡只觉得周遭画面诡异扭曲变化起来。只是耳边隐隐传来宛若山海交流的震颤共鸣之声，似乎自己正在山海中急速穿梭。不过身处接引虹桥内，无论外界变化如何明显，自身都感觉不到任何不适感。
However, within this ring, there seemed to be a mysterious power that allowed him to maintain his "wholeness," even in such a state of fragmentation.
zhǐ shì lǐ fán què chá jué dào ， shēn páng xiāo wàng shēng de liǎn sè ， bù zhī wèi hé zì shàng le jiē yǐn hóng qiáo hòu ， biàn jí wéi bú zhèng cháng 。
只是李凡却察觉到，身旁萧忘生的脸色，不知为何自上了接引虹桥后，便极为不正常。
As Li Fan gradually recovered, a sense of unease began to grow. Even in the "Phantom as Reality" state, he felt it.
“ zhè zǐ qì zhǎng qiáo ……”
“这紫气长桥……”
Because at that moment, when Li Fan was shattered, the nine figures outside the halo all showed ripples.
“ shì shì yòng shān hǎi tóng gé zhě suǒ dǎ zào 。” xiāo wàng shēng yǒu xiē jiān nán de chuán yīn dào 。
“似是用山海同格者所打造。”萧忘生有些艰难的传音道。
Only those with the power of the Sages could cause such collective emotional fluctuations...
bǐ àn jī xiān sì hū néng tīng dào chuán yīn nèi róng ：“ yán gé lái shuō ， shì shān hǎi shì gé zhě 。 wǎn ruò niǎo fēi jiǔ tiān ， yú yuè yú hǎi 。 yīn wèi xiān tiān zhī néng ， zhǐ lùn zài shān hǎi zhōng chuān suō yóu lí 、 zhè xiē shēng líng xiào lǜ yào shèng guò bǐ àn zhōng jué dà duō shù cún zài 。 gù ér zhū shèng jiè tā men qū tǐ ， dǎ zào chū le fāng biàn zhòng xiān wǎng lái bǐ àn de jiē yǐn hóng qiáo 。”
彼岸饥仙似乎能听到传音内容：“严格来说，是山海适格者。宛若鸟飞九天，鱼跃于海。因为先天之能，只论在山海中穿梭游离、这些生灵效率要胜过彼岸中绝大多数存在。故而诸圣借它们躯体，打造出了方便众仙往来彼岸的接引虹桥。”
"Haha! Burning away the Sea and Mountains with true spirit flames. Very interesting!"
suī rán yǒu le zhè fān jiě shì ， dàn xiāo wàng shēng de liǎn sè yī jiù méi yǒu hǎo kàn dào nǎ lǐ qù 。 bì jìng zài tā kàn lái ， zhè xiē shān hǎi shì gé zhě ， jī hū gēn tā de shān hǎi sì tóng lèi wú yì 。
虽然有了这番解释，但萧忘生的脸色依旧没有好看到哪里去。毕竟在他看来，这些山海适格者，几乎跟他的山海祀同类无异。
A boisterous laugh echoed, plunging Li Fan's heart into despair.
zài dāng chū de wáng cháo zhōng ， yě shì zūn chóng wú bǐ de cún zài 。 xiàn rú jīn què lún wèi chéng qí gōng jù ……
在当初的王朝中，也是尊崇无比的存在。现如今却沦为乘骑工具……
This sentence revealed his infinite spiritual essence to an extent!
“ zhè bǐ àn ， bǐ wǒ xiǎng xiàng de hái yào xiōng xiǎn ！”
“这彼岸，比我想象的还要凶险！”
Li Fan no longer pretended; his face instantly turned dark.
“ nán guài wú yǒu xiān qián bù shèng qí fán de dīng zhǔ 。” jiē xià lái xiāo wàng shēng xiàn rù le cháng jiǔ de chén mò zhī zhōng 。
“难怪吾友先前不胜其烦的叮嘱。”接下来萧忘生陷入了长久的沉默之中。
The methods of the Sages far exceeded his imagination.
zhǐ shì rèn yóu bǐ àn jī xiān ， bù shí shuō yī liǎng jù guān yú bǐ àn de xìn xī 。
只是任由彼岸饥仙，不时说一两句关于彼岸的信息。
All the clever talk, cunning schemes, and scheming...
“ qí shí ， lǐ lùn shàng lái jiǎng ， gēn běn yòng bù zhe wǒ zhè yàng yī zì yī jù de jiāo dài 。 fán shì néng gòu kào zì jǐ dǐ dá bǐ àn de ， yí niàn zhī jiān jiù kě gēn wǒ wán chéng suǒ yǒu de xìn xī jiāo huàn 。 nài hé ， nǐ men hái méi yǒu miàn jiàn guò zhū shèng 。 bǐ àn jué dà duō shù xìn xī ， què shì bù néng gào sù nǐ men 。”
“其实，理论上来讲，根本用不着我这样一字一句的交代。凡是能够靠自己抵达彼岸的，一念之间就可跟我完成所有的信息交换。奈何，你们还没有面见过诸圣。彼岸绝大多数信息，却是不能告诉你们。”
None of it mattered!
“ děng nǐ men dé dào le zhū shèng de rèn kě hòu ， zì huì zhī xiǎo bǐ àn zhǒng zhǒng 。”
“等你们得到了诸圣的认可后，自会知晓彼岸种种。”
From the moment they met, the Sages had already shattered Li Fan's existence into countless light particles. Then, they surveyed everything—past experiences, secrets, thoughts—all could no longer be hidden at this moment!
jī xiān bǎi wú liáo lài de jiě shì dào 。
饥仙百无聊赖的解释道。
"Can窥peering into someone's privacy also make one a Sage?!" Li Fan was furious and embarrassed as if someone had stripped him naked and left him exposed to the world.
lǐ fán yǒu xiē hào qí de tí wèn ：“ qián bèi ， yì zhí tīng nǐ shuō 【 zhū shèng 】 zhī míng 。 bù zhī suǒ wèi zhū shèng ， jiū jìng shì ……”
李凡有些好奇的提问：“前辈，一直听你说【诸圣】之名。不知所谓诸圣，究竟是……”
In response to Li Fan's angry accusation, the Sages showed no emotional fluctuations.
“ zhū shèng ， zì rán jiù shì zhū wèi shèng zhě 。 héng dù yǒng jì xū jiè ， qián wǎng shàng yī duàn shān hǎi de cún zài ， biàn bèi wǒ men zūn chēng wéi shèng zhě 。 shèng zhě zài lí qù zhī qián ， huì zài bǐ àn zhōng liú xià zì shēn yī dào yì niàn 。 cǐ yì niàn bù càn zá rèn hé de gè rén qíng gǎn ， zhǐ wèi bǐ àn 、 shān hǎi de yán xù 。”
“诸圣，自然就是诸位圣者。横渡永寂虚界，前往上一段山海的存在，便被我们尊称为圣者。圣者在离去之前，会在彼岸中留下自身一道意念。此意念不掺杂任何的个人情感，只为彼岸、山海的延续。”
"A Sage... is merely an honorific title from outsiders. In fact, we are just a group of pitiful souls trying to save the world."
“ bǐ àn zhī zhōng ， qì jīn wéi zhǐ ， gòng yǒu jiǔ wèi shèng zhě 。 tā men gè zì suǒ liú de yì niàn jí hé ， biàn shì wǒ suǒ shuō de 【 zhū shèng 】。” bǐ àn jī xiān shén qíng yán sù de wèi lǐ fán jiè shào zhe 。
“彼岸之中，迄今为止，共有九位圣者。他们各自所留的意念集合，便是我所说的【诸圣】。”彼岸饥仙神情严肃的为李凡介绍着。
"The Celestial Realm凝聚s countless hearts, involving the very survival and peril of the Sea and Mountains. It naturally doesn't allow any隐患to enter. Privacy... in the face of absolute survival, is meaningless."
“ nà zhū shèng de rèn kě ？” lǐ fán shén qíng yǒu xiē wēi miào 。
“那诸圣的认可？”李凡神情有些微妙。
"However, these words coming from your mouth are rather amusing."
“ měi gè rén suǒ yù ， bù jìn xiāng tóng 。 dàn zhǐ yào miàn jiàn zhū shèng hòu ， hái néng huó zhe huí lái ， jiù suàn tōng guò kǎo yàn le 。”
“每个人所遇，不尽相同。但只要面见诸圣后，还能活着回来，就算通过考验了。”
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sì hū kuī jiàn le lǐ fán liǎn shàng yī shǎn ér guò de shén qíng ， jī xiān bǔ chōng dào ：“ bù guò nǐ fàng xīn ， zhū shèng kuān róng zhī zhì 。 zì wǒ dān rèn 【 wèi dào rén 】 yǐ lái wú shù zài suì yuè ， kǎo yàn shī bài 、 bèi zhū shèng jiàng xià chéng fá de ， yě zhǐ yǒu liǎng lì bà le 。”
似乎窥见了李凡脸上一闪而过的神情，饥仙补充道：“不过你放心，诸圣宽容之至。自我担任【卫道人】以来无数载岁月，考验失败、被诸圣降下惩罚的，也只有两例罢了。”
Voices came from all directions.
“ ér jiù suàn nà děng qióng xiōng jí è zhī tú ， yě bìng méi yǒu yīn cǐ yǔn luò 。 ér shì zài zhè bǐ àn 【 wàn gǔ tiān jiē 】 zhōng ， rì yè kǔ gōng 、 yǐ shú qí zuì 。”
“而就算那等穷凶极恶之徒，也并没有因此陨落。而是在这彼岸【万古天阶】中，日夜苦工、以赎其罪。”
The originally furious Li Fan gradually calmed down.
bǐ àn jī xiān méi yǒu jù tǐ míng shuō ， zhè wàn gǔ tiān jiē jiū jìng shì shén me dì fāng 。 dàn cóng qí yǔ qì jiù kě yǐ kàn chū ， bèi qiú qí zhōng de zī wèi ， dìng rán bú huì hěn hǎo 。
彼岸饥仙没有具体明说，这万古天阶究竟是什么地方。但从其语气就可以看出，被囚其中的滋味，定然不会很好。
"Did you see my infinite spiritual essence?"
tīng wén jī xiān yán yǔ ， lǐ fán suī rán huī fù le píng jìng ， dàn nèi xīn què shì yǐ jīng jǐn bēng le qǐ lái 。
听闻饥仙言语，李凡虽然恢复了平静，但内心却是已经紧绷了起来。
"What else did you see?"
jí biàn duì lái dào bǐ àn hòu ， huì miàn duì kǎo yàn zǎo yǒu yù liào 。 bù guò xiǎng dào jiē xià lái ， yào miàn duì jiǔ wèi rú sān shèng yì bān qiáng zhě de lián hé kǎo yàn ， lǐ fán xīn zhōng hái shì yǒu shǎo xǔ de níng zhòng 。
即便对来到彼岸后，会面对考验早有预料。不过想到接下来，要面对九位如三圣一般强者的联合考验，李凡心中还是有少许的凝重。
The Sages responded: "True or false, when the truth becomes a lie, it's also true. The name 'Phantom as Reality' is quite fitting for Him."
“ xī wàng ， huàn yì zhēn zhī fǎ ， néng gòu hù wǒ zhōu quán 。”
“希望，幻亦真之法，能够护我周全。”
Li Fan could no longer hold back; his mind seemed to explode.
"Since I don't need to go in," the voice of the Celestial Guardian echoed, "Keep going. The Sages are just ahead!"
Fascinated by the strange scene before him, Li Fan's attention was already drawn away from the words.
It seemed as if he had returned to within the Sea and Mountains. All around him were endless stretches of the Sea and Mountains, but this time it was different. It wasn't like being a single weak individual sinking into the Sea and Mountains; instead, it felt more like looking down at them from above. Every wave was a myriad of possibilities.
Above the silent and majestic mountain, he could vaguely see an expanse that seemed to be a sea of stars, a continuous realm of immortals. The black aura that snaked through the Sea and Mountains, resembling writhing dragons, was devouring the Sea and Mountains—the Destructive Void calamity!
The Sea and Mountains merged; the Destructive Void wreaked havoc.
This scene appeared before Li Fan in an unprecedentedly tangible way.
Not only could he feel the destruction and threat of the Destructive Void with crystal clarity, but he also understood the Dao of the Sea and Mountains.
"This perspective is like that legendary 'Star.'"
"I am not at this realm. It's... The Sages!"
Vanos was no longer by his side; in the entire space, only Li Fan remained.
Taking a deep breath, he gradually calmed down as he walked forward.
Above the Sea and Mountains, there seemed to be no concept of time.
As Li Fan took each step, what he saw and felt did not change at all. He almost had the feeling that he was just treading in place.
But after years of training his patience and perseverance through the actions of scattering true spirit flames, he knew that as long as the Sages were ahead, he would eventually see them.
This wasn't because Li Fan trusted the Celestial Guardian who had only just met him; it was a rational deduction.
The Sea and Mountains were the hope for countless beings in existence. They gathered numerous transcendent experts to save the Sea and Mountains. It wouldn't make sense to mock this newcomer, someone who had just arrived.
"Otherwise, the Celestial Realm couldn't have been established or sustained until now."
Li Fan took a step forward without caring about time passing. After an indeterminate amount of time, his mind was left with only one thought: move forward.
The surroundings suddenly changed again.
A circular ring enveloped him, and nine figures stood on the halo, all looking at Li Fan in the center.
Suddenly, it felt as if he bore the weight of the Sea and Mountains!
His body and spirit were instantly reduced to countless fragments.
This change came too quickly. Before Li Fan could break free from his "forward" mindset, he had no time to react!
He found himself shattered into countless star-like particles.
However, within this ring, there seemed to be a mysterious power that allowed him to maintain his "wholeness," even in such a state of fragmentation.
As Li Fan gradually recovered, a sense of unease began to grow. Even in the "Phantom as Reality" state, he felt it.
Because at that moment, when Li Fan was shattered, the nine figures outside the halo all showed ripples.
Only those with the power of the Sages could cause such collective emotional fluctuations...
"Haha! Burning away the Sea and Mountains with true spirit flames. Very interesting!"
A boisterous laugh echoed, plunging Li Fan's heart into despair.
This sentence revealed his infinite spiritual essence to an extent!
Li Fan no longer pretended; his face instantly turned dark.
The methods of the Sages far exceeded his imagination.
All the clever talk, cunning schemes, and scheming...
None of it mattered!
From the moment they met, the Sages had already shattered Li Fan's existence into countless light particles. Then, they surveyed everything—past experiences, secrets, thoughts—all could no longer be hidden at this moment!
"Can窥peering into someone's privacy also make one a Sage?!" Li Fan was furious and embarrassed as if someone had stripped him naked and left him exposed to the world.
In response to Li Fan's angry accusation, the Sages showed no emotional fluctuations.
"A Sage... is merely an honorific title from outsiders. In fact, we are just a group of pitiful souls trying to save the world."
"The Celestial Realm凝聚s countless hearts, involving the very survival and peril of the Sea and Mountains. It naturally doesn't allow any隐患to enter. Privacy... in the face of absolute survival, is meaningless."
"However, these words coming from your mouth are rather amusing."
...
Voices came from all directions.
The originally furious Li Fan gradually calmed down.
"Did you see my infinite spiritual essence?"
"What else did you see?"
The Sages responded: "True or false, when the truth becomes a lie, it's also true. The name 'Phantom as Reality' is quite fitting for Him."
Li Fan could no longer hold back; his mind seemed to explode.