“ a yā yā ya ， zhè cì kě shì zhēn zhēn sǔn shī cǎn zhòng le ……” wú liàng bì de āi háo bù duàn zài bái shù yuè ěr biān huí xiǎng 。
“啊呀呀呀，这次可是真真损失惨重了……”无量壁的哀嚎不断在白漱月耳边回响。
"Can't see me, can't see me..." the Faceless Immortal repeated in his mind, not daring to make a sound. It was like the quiet days when he lay still on the roof of Taiyi Palace many years ago.
rú tóng yī jì jì zhuàng jī de tóng zhōng ， jiāng bái shù yuè shī luò de shén hún gěi màn màn huàn huí 。
如同一记记撞击的铜钟，将白漱月失落的神魂给慢慢唤回。
The Faceless Immortal's small actions were naturally within Li Fan's line of sight. However, with him now, there was no longer any need to worry about it. If it were before the Sage Monarch, he would certainly treat it seriously.
dà mèng chū xǐng bān ， tā cóng gāng gāng de kě bù jīng lì zhōng qīng xǐng guò lái 。
大梦初醒般，她从刚刚的可怖经历中清醒过来。
It was just a tile from one of the countless possibilities used by the Sage Monarch to build his palace...
zhèng yù kāi kǒu shuō huà ， què hū de fā xiàn ， zì jǐ jìng rán kāi bù liǎo kǒu le ！
正欲开口说话，却忽的发现，自己竟然开不了口了！
Even acknowledging its existence would be considered a loss of face for Li Fan.
“ wū wū wū ……” jīng jù bù yǐ de bái shù yuè xià yì shí de shēn shǒu qù mō zì jǐ miàn páng ， xiǎng yào kàn kàn jiū jìng shì zěn me huí shì 。
“呜呜呜……”惊惧不已的白漱月下意识的伸手去摸自己面庞，想要看看究竟是怎么回事。
"Daoist friend, your state seems somewhat off. Do you need help?"
bù mō hái hǎo ， yī mō zhī xià ， nèi xīn gèng shì jīng hài 。
不摸还好，一摸之下，内心更是惊骇。
"You? Help?" The Faceless Immortal sneered.
lián máng shī zhǎn shuǐ jìng shù jìn xíng chá kàn ， zhè xià cì zhōng yú què rèn 。
连忙施展水镜术进行查看，这下次终于确认。
"If I am the most pure and true person among those I have met, then you are the most evil," Li Fan replied with a slight frown.
zì jǐ miàn bù wǔ guān ， jìng rán quán dōu xiāo shī bú jiàn le ！
自己面部五官，竟然全都消失不见了！
The Faceless Immortal remained silent for a moment before speaking again: "You said I was the most evil. I disagree. Not to mention the two who were suppressed in the Beyond Ten Thousand Years Heavenly Staircase, even among those I know, one of them is also a True Virtue Immortal! The term 'most evil' does not suit me!"
shèn zhì zhěng zhāng liǎn de hú dù mú yàng ， dōu yǐn yǐn gēn gāng cái zài xīng hǎi běn yuán zhēn yì jì yì zhōng zāo yù dào de nà dào shēn yǐng yǒu xiē xiāng sì ！
甚至整张脸的弧度模样，都隐隐跟刚才在星海本源真意记忆中遭遇到的那道身影有些相似！
"Looks like your powers are still incomplete!" Li Fan smiled.
“ zhǐ shì diū le liǎn ， yǒu shén me hǎo pà de 。 zuì qǐ mǎ hái bǎo zhù le xìng mìng 。” wú liàng bì ān wèi de shēng yīn jí shí chuán lái ， ràng bái shù yuè xīn zhōng shāo ān 。
“只是丢了脸，有什么好怕的。最起码还保住了性命。”无量壁安慰的声音及时传来，让白漱月心中稍安。
The Faceless Immortal remained silent. It was as if a stone had been thrown into the calm surface of water, causing ripples in his emotions.
“ kě zhēn shì liú nián bù lì ， cái cóng nà kě wù niáng men de shǒu zhōng táo tuō 。 yòu yù jiàn le zhè dà è zéi ！ chà diǎn lián kù chǎ dōu yào diū chū le ！ wǒ shuō ， nǐ jiāng lái chāo tuō le ， yí dìng yào hěn hěn bào dá wǒ ！”
“可真是流年不利，才从那可恶娘们的手中逃脱。又遇见了这大恶贼！差点连裤衩都要丢出了！我说，你将来超脱了，一定要狠狠报答我！”
"Originally, you came to test me."
“ wèi le bǎ nǐ jiù chū lái ， wǒ kě zhēn shì yuán qì dà shāng 。 zhè cì kě zhēn méi yǒu shuō huǎng le 。 jiē xià lái nǐ yí dìng yào xiǎo xīn diǎn ……” wú liàng bì xù xù dāo dāo ， āi shēng tàn qì 。
“为了把你救出来，我可真是元气大伤。这次可真没有说谎了。接下来你一定要小心点……”无量壁絮絮叨叨，唉声叹气。
After a long silence, the Faceless Immortal coldly snorted: "True Virtue Immortal is no longer I."
zhī dào wú liàng bì shì hé děng tān cái de xìng qíng 。 rán ér duì fāng jìng rán wèi le jiù zì jǐ ér gān yuàn fàng qì dǔ zi lǐ de yī duī bǎo wù ， bái shù yuè xīn zhōng bù yóu gǎn dào le yī zhèn wēn nuǎn 。
知道无量壁是何等贪财的性情。然而对方竟然为了救自己而甘愿放弃肚子里的一堆宝物，白漱月心中不由感到了一阵温暖。
"What grievances do you have? Seek them out yourself!"
“ fàng xīn ， ruò wǒ yǒu chāo tuō nà tiān ， dìng bú huì wàng jì nǐ céng jīng zhǒng zhǒng xiāng zhù 。” bái shù yuè jí wéi zhèng zhòng de shuō dào 。
“放心，若我有超脱那天，定不会忘记你曾经种种相助。”白漱月极为郑重的说道。
"It has nothing to do with me!" "It has nothing to do with me, so what does it matter?" Li Fan shouted.
wú liàng bì wén yán bù jīn dà xǐ 。
无量壁闻言不禁大喜。
"Unsurprising. Initially, Heavenly Emperor Xuan once ordered statues of you to be erected as a token of gratitude for your life-saving efforts and commanded the believers to worship them. Later, he strictly forbade any further worship of the statue of Heavenly Emperor Xuanyuan..."
tā què bù zhī dào ， bái shù yuè de zhè jù chéng nuò ， yuǎn bǐ tā xiǎng xiàng zhōng de hái yào yǒu fèn liàng 。 yīn wèi bái shù yuè yì zhǐ bìng bú shì zhè yī shì ， ér shì zì jiē chù yǐ lái 、 yǐ jí jiāng lái měi yī shì 。
它却不知道，白漱月的这句承诺，远比它想象中的还要有份量。因为白漱月意指并不是这一世，而是自接触以来、以及将来每一世。
"It seems that he discovered that this so-called savior was actually the culprit behind the Star Sea calamity in the lower realm!" Li Fan said thoughtfully.
yú kùn è zhī zhōng ， èr zhě de guān xì gèng jìn yí bù 。
于困厄之中，二者的关系更进一步。
"I told you, it wasn't me!" The Faceless Immortal angrily retorted.
wú liàng bì dài zhe bái shù yuè jí sù táo dùn xià ， hěn kuài jiù lái dào le zhì àn xīng hǎi biān chuí 。
无量壁带着白漱月极速逃遁下，很快就来到了至暗星海边陲。
"True Virtue Immortal is not you. Are you True Virtue Immortal?" Li Fan asked back.
kàn jiàn yuǎn chù nà lián mián bù jìn de shì jiè cán hái ， bái shù yuè xīn zhōng zhèn hàn mò míng 。
看见远处那连绵不尽的世界残骸，白漱月心中震撼莫名。
"... No." There seemed to be some hesitation as the Faceless Immortal paused for a while before answering.
“ zhǐ xū yuè guò qián fāng jìn zhì ， yīng gāi jiù néng táo lí zhè lǐ le 。”
“只需越过前方禁制，应该就能逃离这里了。”
It looked like Daoist friend had run into some trouble in his cultivation. "Daoist friend, perhaps you are unaware that I am well-versed in the principles of heaven and earth medicine. Even stubborn mountain diseases can be treated by me. If you have any issues, feel free to speak up. Perhaps I can assist you," Li Fan said sincerely.
“ bù guò ……”
“不过……”
"Haha..." The Faceless Immortal would not believe Li Fan's words.
“ zhè jìn zhì sì hū yǒu èr chóng dǎo xiàng ， zhǐ xiàng bù tóng de dì diǎn 。” wú liàng bì guān chá yī fān hòu ， xiàn rù le chén sī zhī zhōng 。
“这禁制似乎有二重导向，指向不同的地点。”无量壁观察一番后，陷入了沉思之中。
However, for some reason, he still explained: "It is not really a problem with my cultivation, but rather an inevitable part of the path to transcendence."
“ bà le ， hái shì bú yào jié wài shēng zhī de hǎo 。 xiàn zài zhǎo gè ān quán de dì fāng xiū xíng ， cái shì zuì zhòng yào de 。” hěn kuài ， wú liàng bì dé chū liǎo jié lùn 。
“罢了，还是不要节外生枝的好。现在找个安全的地方修行，才是最重要的。”很快，无量壁得出了结论。
"I was once a famous True Virtue Immortal in the celestial realm. Dao means formless and shapeless, creating heaven and earth, untainted by desires; virtue means vast and profound, achieving harmony through practice, without any regrets. Dao and virtue are one, with the heart as their root."
yě méi gēn bái shù yuè shāng liáng ， jiù cháo zhe gāo qiáng chōng jī ér qù 。
也没跟白漱月商量，就朝着高墙冲击而去。
"But..." The Faceless Immortal sighed: "Dao Annihilation has eroded the heavens and the earth to such an extent that even they cannot function properly. In my pursuit of True Virtue, I naturally developed various flaws. To repair these flaws, I began seeking solutions."
qīng guāng yī shǎn ， héng yuè ér guò 。
青光一闪，横跃而过。
"Little did I know, this path would lead me in unexpected directions."
xià yī shùn ， bái shù yuè jiù yǐ jīng lí kāi le zhì àn xīng hǎi 。
下一瞬，白漱月就已经离开了至暗星海。
"Was it a case of consciousness splitting out of control?" Li Fan asked.
“ dà dào …… sì hū gèng jiā fēng fù le xiē 。” bái shù yuè shí fēn mǐn ruì de chá jué dào 。
“大道……似乎更加丰富了些。”白漱月十分敏锐的察觉道。
"It's not just that simple; the Dao and virtue have split." The Faceless Immortal sounded somewhat helpless.
bù guò yīn wèi gāng gāng de jiào xùn ， tā shí fēn jǐn shèn de ， bìng méi yǒu zhí jiē wù dào gǎn wù 。 ér shì xiǎo xīn yì yì de xiān guān chá zhe 。
不过因为刚刚的教训，她十分谨慎的，并没有直接悟道感悟。而是小心翼翼的先观察着。
"Dao, Virtue, Split, Family?" Li Fan carefully pondered these four words.
wú liàng bì cháo zhe yuǎn chù shēng jī àng rán zhī dì jí chí 。
无量壁朝着远处生机盎然之地疾驰。
"I am Virtue, he is Dao. They cannot coexist, so they parted ways."
“ wǒ jiù shuō ， xuán huáng jiè wài yí dìng hái yǒu qí tā shì hé xiū liàn de dì fāng ba ！”
“我就说，玄黄界外一定还有其他适合修炼的地方吧！”
"He lost the constraints of virtue, acting recklessly without any reservations. He used his actions and thoughts as his own virtue, achieving completeness in virtue and advancing further."
yǎn kàn shuò xīng hǎi yuè lái yuè jìn ， wú liàng bì yòu yǒu xiē dé yì wàng xíng le 。
眼看朔星海越来越近，无量壁又有些得意忘形了。
"And me..."
“ hǎo hǎo xiū liàn ， zǎo rì chāo tuō 。”
“好好修炼，早日超脱。”
"What he did became my demon obstacle. Without virtue, I lost my face."
tā dīng zhǔ zhe bái shù yuè 。
它叮嘱着白漱月。
"Unable to even take care of myself, how could I seek the Dao? Compared to him, I have fallen far behind," the Faceless Immortal said with a touch of melancholy.
hū de ， wú liàng bì de fēi dùn sù dù ， bù zhī wèi hé màn le xià lái 。
忽的，无量壁的飞遁速度，不知为何慢了下来。
Li Fan was not an unintelligent person; after this explanation, he quickly understood the situation. But recalling his aunt's experience just now, he soon discovered a possible flaw in the True Virtue Immortal's reasoning.
zhōu wéi fú xiàn chū liǎo wú shù dào héng zòng jiāo zhī de xì xiàn ， wǎn ruò yī zhāng jù wǎng ， lán zhù liǎo wú liàng bì 。
周围浮现出了无数道横纵交织的细线，宛若一张巨网，拦住了无量壁。
He couldn't help but laugh loudly: "I see, Daoist friend, you are trapped and don't know it!"
wú liàng bì yǐ jí bái shù yuè hái méi yǒu fǎn yìng guò lái ， biàn yǐ jīng yī tóu zhā rù dào wǎng zhī zhōng 。
无量壁以及白漱月还没有反应过来，便已经一头扎入道网之中。
"How so?" The Faceless Immortal was surprised to ask.
“ xiān jiā zhī qì ？” bàn suí zhe yī shēng lěng hēng ， xū kōng zhōng tòu míng dà shǒu fú xiàn ， chà nà jiān jiāng wú liàng bì zhuā zhù 。
“仙家之器？”伴随着一声冷哼，虚空中透明大手浮现，刹那间将无量壁抓住。
"Virtue, virtue. Although virtue has split, they remain one entity. Without virtue, I lose my face; without Dao, what then?"
cóng jī xiān 、 hé gān xiān shǒu lǐ táo lí ， yǐ jīng hào jìn liǎo wú liàng bì de dǐ yùn 。 cǐ kè zhōng jiū shì zhēng zhá bù néng ， huǎn huǎn bèi dào wǎng zhèn yā 。
从饥仙、何干仙手里逃离，已经耗尽了无量壁的底蕴。此刻终究是挣扎不能，缓缓被道网镇压。
"I think in the end, you will still be unable to escape the fate of 'Faceless'." Li Fan said with a light smile.
“ kě wù a ！ zěn me huì zhè yàng ！” wú liàng bì yì niàn xiāo shī zhī qián ， tā qì fèn de āi háo dào 。
“可恶啊！怎么会这样！”无量壁意念消失之前，它气愤的哀嚎道。
"If I'm not mistaken, that True Virtue Immortal should have been looking for you all along?"
shēn chù wú liàng bì zhōng ， kàn zhe zhōu wéi jí jiāng pò suì de céng céng fáng hù jìn zhì 。 bái shù yuè tàn le kǒu qì 。
身处无量壁中，看着周围即将破碎的层层防护禁制。白漱月叹了口气。
The Faceless Immortal remained silent. Li Fan was even more convinced within his heart.
“ wài miàn shí zài shì tài guò xiōng xiǎn ， hái shì lǎo lǎo shí shí zài xuán huáng jiè dāi zhe ba 。”
“外面实在是太过凶险，还是老老实实在玄黄界呆着吧。”
"Virtue and Dao split, able to transcend temporarily."
mù guāng shǎn dòng jiān ， yǐ jīng shì xià dìng le jué xīn 。
目光闪动间，已经是下定了决心。
"But in the end, you will still need to return to a unified state."
"Can't see me, can't see me..." the Faceless Immortal repeated in his mind, not daring to make a sound. It was like the quiet days when he lay still on the roof of Taiyi Palace many years ago.
The Faceless Immortal's small actions were naturally within Li Fan's line of sight. However, with him now, there was no longer any need to worry about it. If it were before the Sage Monarch, he would certainly treat it seriously.
It was just a tile from one of the countless possibilities used by the Sage Monarch to build his palace...
Even acknowledging its existence would be considered a loss of face for Li Fan.
"Daoist friend, your state seems somewhat off. Do you need help?"
"You? Help?" The Faceless Immortal sneered.
"If I am the most pure and true person among those I have met, then you are the most evil," Li Fan replied with a slight frown.
The Faceless Immortal remained silent for a moment before speaking again: "You said I was the most evil. I disagree. Not to mention the two who were suppressed in the Beyond Ten Thousand Years Heavenly Staircase, even among those I know, one of them is also a True Virtue Immortal! The term 'most evil' does not suit me!"
"Looks like your powers are still incomplete!" Li Fan smiled.
The Faceless Immortal remained silent. It was as if a stone had been thrown into the calm surface of water, causing ripples in his emotions.
"Originally, you came to test me."
After a long silence, the Faceless Immortal coldly snorted: "True Virtue Immortal is no longer I."
"What grievances do you have? Seek them out yourself!"
"It has nothing to do with me!" "It has nothing to do with me, so what does it matter?" Li Fan shouted.
"Unsurprising. Initially, Heavenly Emperor Xuan once ordered statues of you to be erected as a token of gratitude for your life-saving efforts and commanded the believers to worship them. Later, he strictly forbade any further worship of the statue of Heavenly Emperor Xuanyuan..."
"It seems that he discovered that this so-called savior was actually the culprit behind the Star Sea calamity in the lower realm!" Li Fan said thoughtfully.
"I told you, it wasn't me!" The Faceless Immortal angrily retorted.
"True Virtue Immortal is not you. Are you True Virtue Immortal?" Li Fan asked back.
"... No." There seemed to be some hesitation as the Faceless Immortal paused for a while before answering.
It looked like Daoist friend had run into some trouble in his cultivation. "Daoist friend, perhaps you are unaware that I am well-versed in the principles of heaven and earth medicine. Even stubborn mountain diseases can be treated by me. If you have any issues, feel free to speak up. Perhaps I can assist you," Li Fan said sincerely.
"Haha..." The Faceless Immortal would not believe Li Fan's words.
However, for some reason, he still explained: "It is not really a problem with my cultivation, but rather an inevitable part of the path to transcendence."
"I was once a famous True Virtue Immortal in the celestial realm. Dao means formless and shapeless, creating heaven and earth, untainted by desires; virtue means vast and profound, achieving harmony through practice, without any regrets. Dao and virtue are one, with the heart as their root."
"But..." The Faceless Immortal sighed: "Dao Annihilation has eroded the heavens and the earth to such an extent that even they cannot function properly. In my pursuit of True Virtue, I naturally developed various flaws. To repair these flaws, I began seeking solutions."
"Little did I know, this path would lead me in unexpected directions."
"Was it a case of consciousness splitting out of control?" Li Fan asked.
"It's not just that simple; the Dao and virtue have split." The Faceless Immortal sounded somewhat helpless.
"Dao, Virtue, Split, Family?" Li Fan carefully pondered these four words.
"I am Virtue, he is Dao. They cannot coexist, so they parted ways."
"He lost the constraints of virtue, acting recklessly without any reservations. He used his actions and thoughts as his own virtue, achieving completeness in virtue and advancing further."
"And me..."
"What he did became my demon obstacle. Without virtue, I lost my face."
"Unable to even take care of myself, how could I seek the Dao? Compared to him, I have fallen far behind," the Faceless Immortal said with a touch of melancholy.
Li Fan was not an unintelligent person; after this explanation, he quickly understood the situation. But recalling his aunt's experience just now, he soon discovered a possible flaw in the True Virtue Immortal's reasoning.
He couldn't help but laugh loudly: "I see, Daoist friend, you are trapped and don't know it!"
"How so?" The Faceless Immortal was surprised to ask.
"Virtue, virtue. Although virtue has split, they remain one entity. Without virtue, I lose my face; without Dao, what then?"
"I think in the end, you will still be unable to escape the fate of 'Faceless'." Li Fan said with a light smile.
"If I'm not mistaken, that True Virtue Immortal should have been looking for you all along?"
The Faceless Immortal remained silent. Li Fan was even more convinced within his heart.
"Virtue and Dao split, able to transcend temporarily."
"But in the end, you will still need to return to a unified state."