“ shān hǎi zhī mò ？”
“山海之末？”
"End of the Mountain and Sea?"
“ ruò shì nì xíng qián wǎng shān hǎi zhī chū ， huí dào yī qiè kāi shǐ de shí hòu 。 wǒ hái néng lǐ jiě 。 shí guāng zhī mò ， shān hǎi jí jiāng dōu bèi tūn shì ， suǒ yǒu dōu jiāng guī yú xū wú 。 kǔ kǔ jiān chí dào nà shí ……”
“若是逆行前往山海之初，回到一切开始的时候。我还能理解。时光之末，山海即将都被吞噬，所有都将归于虚无。苦苦坚持到那时……”
"If I were to travel against the current from the beginning of the Mountain and Sea back to where everything started, I could understand. But at the end of time, when both the Mountain and Sea are about to be devoured, and all will revert to nothingness... enduring until then..."
“ zhè yòu wèi hé ？” lǐ fán miàn lù yí huò zhī sè 。
“这又为何？”李凡面露疑惑之色。
"Why?" Li Fan's expression showed confusion.
huí dá lǐ fán de ， yī jiù shì bái fà qīng nián 。
回答李凡的，依旧是白发青年。
The answer came from the white-haired youth again.
“ xiǎng yào zhī xiǎo zhè ge wèn tí de dá àn ， jiù bì xū zhī dào zhēn zhèng de shān hǎi zhī mò shì shén me yàng de 。”
“想要知晓这个问题的答案，就必需知道真正的山海之末是什么样的。”
"To truly know the answer to this question, you must first understand what the true end of the Mountain and Sea is like."
qīng nián yǎn móu zhōng ， bào fā chū yī lǚ huì àn de guāng máng 。
青年眼眸中，爆发出一缕晦暗的光芒。
A dim light flashed in the young man's eyes. His snow-white hair and beard seemed to ignite, breaking into countless fragments resembling ash.
tā xuě bái de fā xū ， rú tóng bèi diǎn rán bān ， huà zuò yì wàn huī jìn shì de suì piàn 。
他雪白的发须，如同被点燃般，化作亿万灰烬似的碎片。
Like a sudden snowstorm, it blew in.
rú màn tiān fēng xuě ， zhòu dì chuī lái 。
如漫天风雪，骤地吹来。
In a daze, Li Fan saw a great fire sweeping across the Mountain and Sea.
huǎng hū zhī zhōng ， lǐ fán kàn jiàn le yī cháng dà huǒ ， xí juǎn shān hǎi 。
恍惚之中，李凡看见了一场大火，席卷山海。
Countless possibilities were extinguished.
wú shù de kě néng xìng bèi fén miè 。
无数的可能性被焚灭。
Millions of lights fell into darkness. The path of Dao was turbulent, and the Mountain and Sea began todecline. It heralded an unstoppable end of the world.
wàn qiān guāng míng ， xiàn yú hēi àn 。 dào yān xiōng xiōng ， shān hǎi shuāi bài 。 yíng lái liǎo wú kě zǔ dǎng de mò shì 。
万千光明，陷于黑暗。道湮汹汹，山海衰败。迎来了无可阻挡的末世。
The safe havens for survival became fewer and fewer until there was only a single boat in a vast sea.
suǒ néng gōng qī shēn de ān quán kě néng xìng yuè lái yuè shǎo ， zuì zhōng ， jiù zhǐ shèng le dú mù gū zhōu 。
所能供栖身的安全可能性越来越少，最终，就只剩了独木孤舟。
Outside, endless annihilation continued!
wài miàn ， jiù shì wú xiū wú zhǐ de jì miè ！
外面，就是无休无止的寂灭！
Li Fan had once been close to the Eternal Void Realm. Even before he truly entered it, at a considerable distance, his very existence seemed on the brink of collapse.
lǐ fán céng jīng jìn jù lí jiē chù guò yǒng jì xū jiè 。 shèn zhì hái méi yǒu zhēn zhèng jìn rù ， jù lí qí shàng yǒu hǎo yī duàn jù lí ， zì shēn cún zài gēn jī jiù yǐ jīng yǒu le yào kuì sàn de qū shì 。
李凡曾经近距离接触过永寂虚界。甚至还没有真正进入，距离其尚有好一段距离，自身存在根基就已经有了要溃散的趋势。
Like countless ink threads dispersing from water, irretrievably fading away.
wǎn ruò wàn qiān mò sī cóng shuǐ zhōng sàn kāi ， bù kě wǎn huí de xiāo tuì 。
宛若万千墨丝从水中散开，不可挽回的消退。
Looking at this final possibility for survival in the Mountain and Sea, Li Fan felt a premonition.
lǐ fán kàn zhuó yǎn qián ， zhè shān hǎi zuì hòu yī tiáo xìng cún kě néng xìng de jǐng xiàng ， xīn lǐ yǒu zhǒng yù gǎn 。
李凡看着眼前，这山海最后一条幸存可能性的景象，心里有种预感。
Being here was truly like being in a hell.
shēn chù qí zhōng ， dàng zhēn wǎn ruò liàn yù 。
身处其中，当真宛若炼狱。
Even if it wasn't as oppressive as the Void Realm's pressure he had once experienced, it wouldn't be much weaker.
jí biàn bù rú zì céng jīng gǎn shòu dào de xū jiè wēi yā ， yě bú huì ruò duō shǎo le 。
即便不如自曾经感受到的虚界威压，也不会弱多少了。
"Living there would definitely be a form of torture."
“ huó zài nà lǐ ， jué duì shì zhǒng zhé mó kù xíng 。”
“活在那里，绝对是种折磨酷刑。”
"But due to the instinct for survival, one must struggle and endure..."
“ dàn què yòu yīn shēng de běn néng ， bù dé bù zhēng zhá gǒu huó ……”
“但却又因生的本能，不得不挣扎苟活……”
"But thinking about it another way, those who can live freely in such circumstances..."
“ bù guò fǎn guò lái xiǎng ， zài zhè zhǒng qíng kuàng xià hái néng shēng huó zì rú de 。”
“不过反过来想，在这种情况下还能生活自如的。”
"Though not saints, they have already acquired the ability to survive in the Eternal Void Realm."
“ suī bú shì shèng ， què yǐ jīng miǎn qiǎng jù bèi le zài yǒng jì xū jiè zhōng shēng cún de néng lì 。”
“虽不是圣，却已经勉强具备了在永寂虚界中生存的能力。”
Thinking this, Li Fan couldn't help but look at the white-haired youth.
xiǎng dào zhè lǐ ， lǐ fán bù yóu kàn xiàng bái fà qīng nián 。
想到这里，李凡不由看向白发青年。
"This self-proclaimed true form is no ordinary person."
“ cǐ kōng xiǎng gòu zhù de běn zūn ， jué fēi děng xián zhī bèi 。”
“此空想构筑的本尊，绝非等闲之辈。”
The voice of the white-haired youth sounded from the scene of the end of the Mountain and Sea: "Did you feel anything?"
bái fà qīng nián de shēng yīn ， cóng shān hǎi zhī mò jǐng xiàng zhōng chuán lái ：“ nǐ kě zēng gǎn shòu dào le shén me ？”
白发青年的声音，从山海之末景象中传来：“你可曾感受到了什么？”
"The pervasive aura of the Void Realm, causing shivers," Li Fan replied honestly.
“ wú chǔ bù zài de xū jiè qì xī ， lìng rén zhàn lì bù shì 。” lǐ fán rú shí huí dá 。
“无处不在的虚界气息，令人战栗不适。”李凡如实回答。
"Anything else?"
“ hái yǒu ne ？”
“还有呢？”
"Anything else?" Li Fan was momentarily stunned.
“ hái yǒu ？” lǐ fán wēi wēi zhèng zhù 。
“还有？”李凡微微怔住。
After a long silence, he shook his head in response.
zài dù zǐ xì duān liáng ， chén mò xǔ jiǔ hòu ， yáo tóu yǐ duì 。
再度仔细端量，沉默许久后，摇头以对。
The white-haired youth was taken aback.
bái fà qīng nián yī zhèn yǎ rán 。
白发青年一阵哑然。
"Indeed, thebelong toof the Mountain and Sea Dao seems to have nothing to do with strength or talent."
“ guǒ rán ， shān hǎi dà dào de guī shǔ ， gēn shí lì 、 zī zhì ， sì hū dōu méi yǒu shén me tài dà de guān lián 。”
“果然，山海大道的归属，跟实力、资质，似乎都没有什么太大的关联。”
"All the co-reigning immortals and those like Meng Dao saw the uniqueness of the end of the Mountain and Sea at a glance. Yet you, who are blessed by the Primordial Yin-Yang Dao... " The white-haired youth felt bitter and shook his head continuously.
“ zhū wèi tóng jié zūn zhě ， hái yǒu míng dào tā men ， jù shì yī yǎn kàn chū le shān hǎi zhī mò de tè shū zhī chù 。 piān piān nǐ zhè dé xuán pìn dà dào juàn gù zhě ……” bái fà qīng nián xīn zhōng mǎn bú shì zī wèi ， lián lián yáo tóu 。
“诸位同劫尊者，还有铭道他们，俱是一眼看出了山海之末的特殊之处。偏偏你这得玄牝大道眷顾者……”白发青年心中满不是滋味，连连摇头。
Li Fan's expression remained calm; he could only smile.
lǐ fán shén sè rú cháng ， zhǐ néng xiào le xiào 。
李凡神色如常，只能笑了笑。
He couldn't tell him that he attracted the Primordial Yin-Yang Dao solely because of the four characters "Dao Return to Truth," with no relation to himself.
zǒng bù néng gào sù tā ， zhī suǒ yǐ tā néng xī yǐn xuán pìn dà dào ， quán kào zhe 【 dà dào guī zhēn 】 sì gè zì 、 gēn zì jǐ yì diǎn guān xì dōu méi yǒu ba ？
总不能告诉他，之所以他能吸引玄牝大道，全靠着【大道归真】四个字、跟自己一点关系都没有吧？
In truth, after the event, the changes in the Primordial Yin-Yang Dao had surprised Li Fan.
shuō shí huà ， hái zhēn zhī hòu ， zài xuán pìn dà dào shàng fā shēng de biàn huà ， shí zài yǒu xiē chū hū lǐ fán de yì liào 。
说实话，还真之后，在玄牝大道上发生的变化，实在有些出乎李凡的意料。
When the Primordial Yin-Yang Dao descended, Li Fan thought it would reset like all other elements between the Mountain and Sea. But soon he realized something was amiss.
zài jiàn dào xuán pìn dà dào jiàng lín de nà yī kè ， lǐ fán hái yǐ wéi qí jiù gēn shān hǎi jiān de suǒ yǒu qí tā dōng xī yī yàng ， quán dōu suí zhe hái zhēn de fā dòng ér zhòng zhì le 。
在见到玄牝大道降临的那一刻，李凡还以为其就跟山海间的所有其他东西一样，全都随着还真的发动而重置了。
As the words "Dao Return to Truth: First Primordial Yin-Yang" emitted a dreamy rainbow glow from the panel of True Real,
dàn hěn kuài ， lǐ fán jiù chá jué dào le bú duì 。
但很快，李凡就察觉到了不对。
the seemingly unattainable Mountain and Sea Dao instantly became familiar.
suí zhe hái zhēn miàn bǎn shàng ，“ dà dào guī zhēn ： dì yī xuán pìn ” sì gè zì fā chū mèng huàn de qī cǎi liú guāng hòu 。
随着还真面板上，“大道归真：第一玄牝”四个字发出梦幻的七彩流光后。
It was both the newly re-emerged Mountain and Sea Dao in this life, and the first Primordial Yin-Yang that had been subdued and returned to truth!
nà yuán běn zài lǐ fán yǎn zhōng kàn shàng qù gāo bù kě pān de shān hǎi dà dào ， shùn jiān jiù biàn dé shú xī qǐ lái 。
那原本在李凡眼中看上去高不可攀的山海大道，瞬间就变得熟悉起来。
Thus, what happened next was inevitable.
jì shì zhè yī shì shān hǎi bèi chóng xīn lín mó yǒng xiàn de shān hǎi dà dào ， yòu shì bèi hái zhēn shōu fú 、 guī zhēn de dì yī xuán pìn ！
既是这一世山海被重新临摹涌现的山海大道，又是被还真收服、归真的第一玄牝！
With ease, Li Fan attracted the Primordial Yin-Yang Dao with his transcendent cultivation.
yú shì jiē xià lái fā shēng de shì qíng jiù méi yǒu rèn hé xuán niàn le 。
于是接下来发生的事情就没有任何悬念了。
Li Fan did not know whether the Primordial Yin-Yang Dao had already changed before its descent or if it was affected by True Real after appearing in the Mountain and Sea, only to be labeled "Return to Truth."
jī hū shì rú bì shǐ zhǐ ， lǐ fán yǐ chāo tuō xiū wèi ， qīng ér yì jǔ dì xī yǐn le xuán pìn dà dào de guī fù 。
几乎是如臂使指，李凡以超脱修为，轻而易举地吸引了玄牝大道的归附。
In reality, this difference would have no impact on practical matters.
lǐ fán bìng bù qīng chǔ ， xuán pìn dà dào shì zài jiàng lín zhī qián 、 jiù yǐ jīng bèi gǎi biàn 。
李凡并不清楚，玄牝大道是在降临之前、就已经被改变。
What Li Fan cared about was whether this newly captured Mountain and Sea Dao could serve as a power source for simulating True Real's derivation.
hái shì xiàn yú shān hǎi hòu ， shòu dào le hái zhēn de yǐng xiǎng ， fāng cái bèi dǎ shàng le 【 guī zhēn 】 de biāo qiān 。
还是现于山海后，受到了还真的影响，方才被打上了【归真】的标签。
Unfortunately, the answer was no.
shí zé cǐ èr zhě de qū bié ， bú huì duì shí jì zào chéng rèn hé de yǐng xiǎng 。
实则此二者的区别，不会对实际造成任何的影响。
"Indeed, there is likely a new Primordial Yin-Yang Dao due to the activation of True Real and the reset of the Mountain and Sea. Because I did not feel any weakening in the first Primordial Yin-Yang force within 'Dao Return to Truth.'"
lǐ fán zhǐ guān xīn ， zhè xīn yī shì bèi bǔ huò de shān hǎi dà dào ， néng bù néng yòng lái dàng zuò 【 hái zhēn 】 mó nǐ tuī yǎn de dòng lì néng yuán 。
李凡只关心，这新一世被捕获的山海大道，能不能用来当做【还真】模拟推衍的动力能源。
"But precisely because the Primordial Yin-Yang has returned to True Real, no matter past, future, or present, or any time and space, all Primordial Yin-Yangs belong to True Real."
hěn kě xī ， dá àn shì bù néng 。
很可惜，答案是不能。
"To True Real, it's like having eaten something before; there is no new appetite. A Mountain and Sea Dao that has already been returned to truth will not generate new simulation power."
“ suí zhe hái zhēn fā dòng 、 shān hǎi zhòng zhì ， dà dǐ dí què shì yǒu xīn de xuán pìn dà dào chū xiàn le 。 yīn wèi wǒ méi yǒu gǎn shòu dào 【 dà dào guī zhēn 】 zhōng ， dì yī xuán pìn lì liàng de jiǎn ruò 。”
“随着还真发动、山海重置，大抵的确是有新的玄牝大道出现了。因为我没有感受到【大道归真】中，第一玄牝力量的减弱。”
"Nevertheless, the 'one-time capture, permanent inclusion' ability is indeed too domineering."
“ dàn zhèng yīn wèi xuán pìn yǐ jīng guī yú hái zhēn 。 gù ér ， wú lùn shì guò qù 、 jiāng lái 、 hái shì xiàn zài ， yì huò zhě rèn hé shí kōng de 【 xuán pìn 】， dōu shì hái zhēn suǒ shǔ le 。”
“但正因为玄牝已经归于还真。故而，无论是过去、将来、还是现在，亦或者任何时空的【玄牝】，都是还真所属了。”
From the perspective of the Primordial Yin-Yang Dao in this life's Mountain and Sea, one could see how terrifying True Real was.
“ duì hái zhēn ér yán ， jiù xiàng shì céng jīng chī guò de dōng xī ， biàn zài yě méi yǒu xīn de wèi kǒu 。 yǐ jīng guī zhēn de shān hǎi dà dào ， zì rán bú huì dàn shēng xīn de mó nǐ dòng lì 。”
“对还真而言，就像是曾经吃过的东西，便再也没有新的胃口。已经归真的山海大道，自然不会诞生新的模拟动力。”
It was like someone suddenly claiming ownership over your life, forcing you to unconditionally obey their commands. You had no choice but to accept this sudden fate helplessly.
“ jí biàn rú cǐ ， zhè 【 yī shōu yǒng shōu 】 de néng lì ， yě zhe shí tài guò bà dào le 。”
“即便如此，这【一收永收】的能力，也着实太过霸道了。”
"Forever without a chance forturn over (in the context of a social or economic transformation). Sigh..."
ruò shì cóng zhè yī shì shān hǎi zhōng xuán pìn dà dào de shì jiǎo lái kàn ， jiù néng tū xiǎn hái zhēn de kě bù zhī chù le 。
若是从这一世山海中玄牝大道的视角来看，就能凸显还真的可怖之处了。
"But I like it."
jiù hǎo bǐ nǐ yì zhí yǐ lái huó de hǎo hǎo de ， shēng huó měi mǎn 、 jiā tíng wú yōu 。
就好比你一直以来活的好好的，生活美满、家庭无忧。
"I wonder what the simulation requires from True Real. I thought it needed an equally powerful Mountain and Sea Dao as energy due to its involvement with saints, but now it seems related to some consumption by True Real itself?"
què tū rán yǒu gè rén tiào chū lái ， shēng chēng shì nǐ de zhǔ rén 。
却突然有个人跳出来，声称是你的主人。
Many thoughts flashed through Li Fan's mind.
nǐ bì xū wú tiáo jiàn tīng cóng duì fāng de mìng lìng 。
你必须无条件听从对方的命令。
After a series of sighs, the white-haired youth revealed their plan to reach the end of the Mountain and Sea.
ér nǐ ， jiù zhǐ néng wú kě dǐ kàng de ， quán pán jiē shòu le zhè tū rán jiàng lín de mìng yùn 。
而你，就只能无可抵抗的，全盘接受了这突然降临的命运。
"We are all from the Mountain and Sea. As they say, without skin, there is no hair. Therefore, when the Dao is devoured by the path of Dao, we will also revert to nothingness."
“ yǒng shēng yǒng shì ， dōu méi yǒu fān shēn de xī wàng le 。 zé zé zé ……”
“永生永世，都没有翻身的希望了。啧啧啧……”
"Even now, if we leave the Mountain and Sea while it still exists, our very existence will dissipate," Li Fan nodded slightly.
“ bù guò ， wǒ xǐ huān 。”
“不过，我喜欢。”
"Only saints can exist independently of the Mountain and Sea due to their greater magnitude. But when time reaches the end of the Mountain and Sea, this situation changes."
“ jiù shì bù zhī ， hái zhēn mó nǐ suǒ xū ， jiū jìng wèi hé wù 。 wǒ xiān qián yǐ wéi ， yīn wèi shè jí dào shèng zhě ， gù ér xū yào yǔ qí tóng gé de shān hǎi dà dào zuò wéi néng yuán 。 dàn xiàn zài kàn lái ， sì hū gēn hái zhēn zì shēn de mǒu zhǒng xiāo hào yǒu guān ？”
“就是不知，还真模拟所需，究竟为何物。我先前以为，因为涉及到圣者，故而需要与其同格的山海大道作为能源。但现在看来，似乎跟还真自身的某种消耗有关？”
A bright light flashed in the white-haired youth's eyes: "At that time, the Mountain and Sea are at their weakest. The constraint on life within them is the weakest since their inception."
lǐ fán nǎo hǎi lǐ chà nà fú xiàn zhū duō niàn tou 。
李凡脑海里刹那浮现诸多念头。
"Especially during the last moment before the Mountain and Sea's demise."
ér miàn qián bái fà qīng nián zài jiē lián tàn xī hòu ， yě méi yǒu zài mài guān zi 。
而面前白发青年在接连叹息后，也没有再卖关子。
Li Fan's heart stirred as he recalled the flowing river of countless possibilities generated by empty imagination in the realm of birth and death. He began to understand.
jiāng zhòng rén jì huà zhí dǐ shān hǎi zhī mò de yuán yīn ， rú shù dào lái 。
将众人计划直抵山海之末的原因，如数道来。
"So, our plan is..."
“ wú děng jiē shì shān hǎi suǒ chū 。 zhèng suǒ wèi pí zhī bù cún máo jiāng yān fù ， gù ér shān hǎi bèi dào yān suǒ tūn ， wú děng yě jiāng guī yú xū wú 。”
“吾等皆是山海所出。正所谓皮之不存毛将焉附，故而山海被道湮所吞，吾等也将归于虚无。”
"Exactly!" Meng Dao's voice echoed, "At the instant the Mountain and Sea are devoured by the path of Dao, we will use these myriad empty imagination possibilities to leap out of the Mountain and Sea, standing alone."
“ shèn zhì jí biàn shì xiàn zài ， shān hǎi réng zài shí ， wú děng ruò shì lí kāi le shān hǎi 。 zì shēn cún zài gēn jī ， yě dōu jiāng xiāo mǐ 。”
“甚至即便是现在，山海仍在时，吾等若是离开了山海。自身存在根基，也都将消弭。”
"The Mountain and Sea cannot support themselves; we won't face much resistance."
lǐ fán wēi wēi diǎn tóu ：“ dí què shì zhè ge dào lǐ 。”
李凡微微点头：“的确是这个道理。”
"The only challenge is the threat of the Eternal Void Realm," the white-haired youth added slowly.
“ wéi yǒu shèng zhě ， shēn bǐ shān hǎi 、 fāng cái néng bù jiè shān hǎi zhī lì ér yī cún 。 dàn ， dāng shí jiān cháng hé xíng jìn zhì shān hǎi zhī mò de shí hòu ， cǐ zhǒng qíng xíng biàn fā shēng le biàn huà 。”
“唯有圣者，身比山海、方才能不借山海之力而依存。但，当时间长河行进至山海之末的时候，此种情形便发生了变化。”
I recommend a book. It's very interesting and worth reading. It covers topics like the universe, high martial arts, emotional intensity, and tension. The titles are "After My Parents Died at the Start, I Have No Weaknesses" and "The Most Powerful Part of Me Is Just My Mouth."
"End of the Mountain and Sea?"
"If I were to travel against the current from the beginning of the Mountain and Sea back to where everything started, I could understand. But at the end of time, when both the Mountain and Sea are about to be devoured, and all will revert to nothingness... enduring until then..."
"Why?" Li Fan's expression showed confusion.
The answer came from the white-haired youth again.
"To truly know the answer to this question, you must first understand what the true end of the Mountain and Sea is like."
A dim light flashed in the young man's eyes. His snow-white hair and beard seemed to ignite, breaking into countless fragments resembling ash.
Like a sudden snowstorm, it blew in.
In a daze, Li Fan saw a great fire sweeping across the Mountain and Sea.
Countless possibilities were extinguished.
Millions of lights fell into darkness. The path of Dao was turbulent, and the Mountain and Sea began todecline. It heralded an unstoppable end of the world.
The safe havens for survival became fewer and fewer until there was only a single boat in a vast sea.
Outside, endless annihilation continued!
Li Fan had once been close to the Eternal Void Realm. Even before he truly entered it, at a considerable distance, his very existence seemed on the brink of collapse.
Like countless ink threads dispersing from water, irretrievably fading away.
Looking at this final possibility for survival in the Mountain and Sea, Li Fan felt a premonition.
Being here was truly like being in a hell.
Even if it wasn't as oppressive as the Void Realm's pressure he had once experienced, it wouldn't be much weaker.
"Living there would definitely be a form of torture."
"But due to the instinct for survival, one must struggle and endure..."
"But thinking about it another way, those who can live freely in such circumstances..."
"Though not saints, they have already acquired the ability to survive in the Eternal Void Realm."
Thinking this, Li Fan couldn't help but look at the white-haired youth.
"This self-proclaimed true form is no ordinary person."
The voice of the white-haired youth sounded from the scene of the end of the Mountain and Sea: "Did you feel anything?"
"The pervasive aura of the Void Realm, causing shivers," Li Fan replied honestly.
"Anything else?"
"Anything else?" Li Fan was momentarily stunned.
After a long silence, he shook his head in response.
The white-haired youth was taken aback.
"Indeed, thebelong toof the Mountain and Sea Dao seems to have nothing to do with strength or talent."
"All the co-reigning immortals and those like Meng Dao saw the uniqueness of the end of the Mountain and Sea at a glance. Yet you, who are blessed by the Primordial Yin-Yang Dao... " The white-haired youth felt bitter and shook his head continuously.
Li Fan's expression remained calm; he could only smile.
He couldn't tell him that he attracted the Primordial Yin-Yang Dao solely because of the four characters "Dao Return to Truth," with no relation to himself.
In truth, after the event, the changes in the Primordial Yin-Yang Dao had surprised Li Fan.
When the Primordial Yin-Yang Dao descended, Li Fan thought it would reset like all other elements between the Mountain and Sea. But soon he realized something was amiss.
As the words "Dao Return to Truth: First Primordial Yin-Yang" emitted a dreamy rainbow glow from the panel of True Real,
the seemingly unattainable Mountain and Sea Dao instantly became familiar.
It was both the newly re-emerged Mountain and Sea Dao in this life, and the first Primordial Yin-Yang that had been subdued and returned to truth!
Thus, what happened next was inevitable.
With ease, Li Fan attracted the Primordial Yin-Yang Dao with his transcendent cultivation.
Li Fan did not know whether the Primordial Yin-Yang Dao had already changed before its descent or if it was affected by True Real after appearing in the Mountain and Sea, only to be labeled "Return to Truth."
In reality, this difference would have no impact on practical matters.
What Li Fan cared about was whether this newly captured Mountain and Sea Dao could serve as a power source for simulating True Real's derivation.
Unfortunately, the answer was no.
"Indeed, there is likely a new Primordial Yin-Yang Dao due to the activation of True Real and the reset of the Mountain and Sea. Because I did not feel any weakening in the first Primordial Yin-Yang force within 'Dao Return to Truth.'"
"But precisely because the Primordial Yin-Yang has returned to True Real, no matter past, future, or present, or any time and space, all Primordial Yin-Yangs belong to True Real."
"To True Real, it's like having eaten something before; there is no new appetite. A Mountain and Sea Dao that has already been returned to truth will not generate new simulation power."
"Nevertheless, the 'one-time capture, permanent inclusion' ability is indeed too domineering."
From the perspective of the Primordial Yin-Yang Dao in this life's Mountain and Sea, one could see how terrifying True Real was.
It was like someone suddenly claiming ownership over your life, forcing you to unconditionally obey their commands. You had no choice but to accept this sudden fate helplessly.
"Forever without a chance forturn over (in the context of a social or economic transformation). Sigh..."
"But I like it."
"I wonder what the simulation requires from True Real. I thought it needed an equally powerful Mountain and Sea Dao as energy due to its involvement with saints, but now it seems related to some consumption by True Real itself?"
Many thoughts flashed through Li Fan's mind.
After a series of sighs, the white-haired youth revealed their plan to reach the end of the Mountain and Sea.
"We are all from the Mountain and Sea. As they say, without skin, there is no hair. Therefore, when the Dao is devoured by the path of Dao, we will also revert to nothingness."
"Even now, if we leave the Mountain and Sea while it still exists, our very existence will dissipate," Li Fan nodded slightly.
"Only saints can exist independently of the Mountain and Sea due to their greater magnitude. But when time reaches the end of the Mountain and Sea, this situation changes."
A bright light flashed in the white-haired youth's eyes: "At that time, the Mountain and Sea are at their weakest. The constraint on life within them is the weakest since their inception."
"Especially during the last moment before the Mountain and Sea's demise."
Li Fan's heart stirred as he recalled the flowing river of countless possibilities generated by empty imagination in the realm of birth and death. He began to understand.
"So, our plan is..."
"Exactly!" Meng Dao's voice echoed, "At the instant the Mountain and Sea are devoured by the path of Dao, we will use these myriad empty imagination possibilities to leap out of the Mountain and Sea, standing alone."
"The Mountain and Sea cannot support themselves; we won't face much resistance."
"The only challenge is the threat of the Eternal Void Realm," the white-haired youth added slowly.
I recommend a book. It's very interesting and worth reading. It covers topics like the universe, high martial arts, emotional intensity, and tension. The titles are "After My Parents Died at the Start, I Have No Weaknesses" and "The Most Powerful Part of Me Is Just My Mouth."