xū kōng zhī wǎng ， qǐng kè jiān biàn jiāng shān hǎi wài xū jiè zhàn chǎng quán dōu lǒng zhào zài nèi 。
虚空之网，顷刻间便将山海外虚界战场全都笼罩在内。
The void anchored for one year.
ér zài qí zhōng xīn ， nà gēn rú yóu lóng bān kuài sù yí dòng de hēi sè xì xiàn ， zài zhè qī jiān yě qià hǎo huà le yí gè quān 。
而在其中心，那根如游龙般快速移动的黑色细线，在这期间也恰好画了一个圈。
When Li Fan finally awoke, his eyes were initially blank and disoriented. Then came the scenes of Senior Zhuang, the behind-the-scenes machinations, and endless soul draining... wave after wave like a flood.
lǐ fán ……
李凡……
The feeling of his body being drained still lingered even after the true nature of "True Self" had been revealed to him. His pupils constricted sharply.
zhèng zài qí zhōng ！
正在其中！
"True Self!"
shǒu qiū gōng shēn yǔn 、 xū jiè mù hòu xiàn shēn de shùn jiān ， lǐ fán biàn yǐ jīng zài xīn zhōng mò niàn hái zhēn 。
守丘公身陨、虚界幕后现身的瞬间，李凡便已经在心中默念还真。
Li Fan shouted in his mind, not to activate True Self again but to confront it and demand an explanation. However, True Self remained silent as always.
wú qióng bái sè shuǐ wù ， hào dàng ér lái ， yù jiāng yī qiè zhē yǎn 。
无穷白色水雾，浩荡而来，欲将一切遮掩。
Though Li Fan was frustrated, he quickly calmed down.
dàn zhè què sì hū fǎn ér jiā sù bào lù le lǐ fán de cáng shēn suǒ zài ， xū kōng zhī wǎng shū rán biàn yì ， jiāng lǐ fán suǒ rù qí zhōng ！
但这却似乎反而加速暴露了李凡的藏身所在，虚空之网倏然变易，将李凡锁入其中！
"Reflecting on it, all the previous instances of True Self were probably no different from this one."
gēn guò qù fā dòng hái zhēn zhī shí ， jié rán bù tóng de chǎng jǐng chū xiàn le 。
跟过去发动还真之时，截然不同的场景出现了。
"The only difference is that I fell asleep during most of those times, but this time, I fully witnessed the process while remaining conscious."
pēng ！ pēng ！ pēng ！
砰！砰！砰！
"...True Self has attached itself to me and won't leave. It must have a reason."
fǎng fú yǒu yī bǐng wú xíng zhòng chuí ， zài bù duàn hōng dǎ qiāo jī zhe zhōu zāo bái wù 。 lǐ fán shì yě xiàn rù bù duàn de zhèn dàng zhī zhōng 。
仿佛有一柄无形重锤，在不断轰打敲击着周遭白雾。李凡视野陷入不断的震荡之中。
"But what could that reason be..."
bìng qiě pín lǜ yuè lái yuè kuài 。
并且频率越来越快。
The corners of Li Fan's mouth twitched.
měi yī cì sì hū dōu qià hǎo duì yìng zhe mǒu gè guān jiàn jié diǎn ， shǐ de bái wù qīn tūn yī qiè de guò chéng wèi zhī yī duàn 。
每一次似乎都恰好对应着某个关键节点，使得白雾侵吞一切的过程为之一断。
But after much experience, he was no longer just an impulsive young man driven by passion alone.
sī sī hēi xiàn rú dú shé bān cuàn yóu guò lái ， suī yǒu bái wù fēng suǒ ， dàn zài nà jù liè de qiāo jī zhī xià ， màn tiān bái wù dōu fǎng fú chū xiàn le xiē xǔ liè xì 。
丝丝黑线如毒蛇般窜游过来，虽有白雾封锁，但在那剧烈的敲击之下，漫天白雾都仿佛出现了些许裂隙。
True Self seemed inseparable from him, but the same went for him with True Self.
jìng shǐ de nà xū jiè mù hòu ， yǒu jī kě chéng ！
竟使得那虚界幕后，有机可乘！
"Even if I waste my days doing nothing, True Self will still activate. I suffer the consequences of being drained..."
hái zhēn de fā dòng ， jìng sì hū bèi duì fāng zǔ zhǐ le ！
还真的发动，竟似乎被对方阻止了！
After careful consideration, Li Fan reluctantly accepted this reality.
miàn duì rú cǐ wēi jī zhī jìng ， lǐ fán què suī jīng bù luàn 。
面对如此危机之境，李凡却虽惊不乱。
The resistance in his heart gradually dissipated.
yīn wèi tóng xīn tóng dé de zuò yòng ， tā sì hū yī jiù chén jìn zài shǒu qiū yì rán jué rán fù sǐ shí de zhǎn jǐn yī qiè de chāo rán zhuàng tài zhī zhōng 。
因为同心同德的作用，他似乎依旧沉浸在守丘毅然决然赴死时的斩尽一切的超然状态之中。
"Thanks to Senior Zhuang's reminder, I gained a clearer understanding of how True Self operates. But it has only raised more questions..."
wú jù shēng sǐ ， zì rán yě wú jù rèn hé yì wài de dào lái 。
无惧生死，自然也无惧任何意外的到来。
"The theory behind True and False Realms suggests that they can create the world from scratch. What purpose does draining my infinite true essence serve?"
zòng shǐ zhè zhǒng zhuàng tài zhèng zài suí zhe shǒu qiū de lí qù ér zài jí sù xiāo shì ， yě bù fáng lǐ fán cǐ kè xīn shén wú bǐ qīng míng 。
纵使这种状态正在随着守丘的离去而在急速消逝，也不妨李凡此刻心神无比清明。
"To recreate the world?"
tā shì céng qīn yǎn jiàn guò ， hái zhēn qīn zì chū shǒu 、 yī niàn guī xīng de 。
他是曾亲眼见过，还真亲自出手、一念归星的。
"My true essence is infinite, but where did it come from?"
xū jiè mù hòu ， xiǎn rán bìng fēi xīng de duì shǒu 。
虚界幕后，显然并非星的对手。
Li Fan stretched his hand out, feeling his ordinary body.
suǒ yǐ jué fēi shì duì fāng yā guò le hái zhēn de zhēn jiǎ zhī biàn 。
所以绝非是对方压过了还真的真假之变。
"The sensation of being drained has disappeared."
“ nà zhèn zhèn qiāo jī ， zhǐ shì dǎ duàn le ， wǒ de shī fǎ guò chéng 。”
“那阵阵敲击，只是打断了，我的施法过程。”
"Everything is back to normal."
“ suī shuō hái zhēn zhǐ zài wǒ yí niàn zhī jiān ， dàn yǐ xū jiè mù hòu de shǒu duàn ， jìng néng qiáng xíng jiāng zhè yī niàn de duǎn zàn shí jiān 、 jǐn kě néng de yán cháng 。”
“虽说还真只在我一念之间，但以虚界幕后的手段，竟能强行将这一念的短暂时间、尽可能的延长。”
"Infinite true essence truly feels infinite."
“ zhì yú xiàn zài bái wù wài ， nà zhèng zài rù qīn de wú shù hēi sè sī xiàn ……”
“至于现在白雾外，那正在入侵的无数黑色丝线……”
But the feeling of near exhaustion when True Self excessively drained him remained vivid in his mind.
céng yǒu yī shì ， yuán shǐ bái gǔ céng jìn rù hái zhēn kōng jiān zhōng ， gēn suí lǐ fán gòng tóng hái zhēn 。
曾有一世，元始白骨曾进入还真空间中，跟随李凡共同还真。
His eyelids flickered and his heart was agitated for a long time.
cǐ kè xū jiè mù hòu suǒ zuò ， dà dǐ gēn qí xiāng tóng 。
此刻虚界幕后所做，大抵跟其相同。
"Why are you always blinking so fast? What are you trying to do?"
“ nà xū jiè mù hòu xīn zhī zì jǐ wú fǎ zǔ zhǐ hái zhēn ， dàn què xiǎng cháng shì 、 qǔ wǒ ér dài zhī 。”
“那虚界幕后心知自己无法阻止还真，但却想尝试、取我而代之。”
Annoyed, Li Fan ignored the inheritance options flashing before his eyes. He hurriedly walked to the peak of Jie Li Mountain to relieve his frustration.
“ zhēn gāi bǎ shǒu qiū zhī wù zhāng xiǎn 。”
“真该把守丘之悟彰显。”
"Ha, I've been chasing immortality and freedom all along."
“ hái zhēn ， fēi cháng rén néng chí yě ！”
“还真，非常人能持也！”
"True Self is both a key to eternal life and a chain."
xīn zhōng lěng hēng yī shēng ， lǐ fán hǎo sì shì zhōu zāo wàn qiān rù qīn hēi xiàn wèi wú wù 。
心中冷哼一声，李凡好似视周遭万千入侵黑线为无物。
"I can only truly be free when I completely discard it."
bǐng qì níng shén ， jìng xīn chén niàn 。 jiāng xū jiè mù hòu de dǎ duàn yǐng xiǎng màn màn pái chú 。
屏气凝神，静心沉念。将虚界幕后的打断影响慢慢排除。
Suddenly, Li Fan recalled his hundred lifetimes spent laying foundations. He realized how wrong he had been.
cóng bái wù zhī wài zhuàn lái de guī lǜ qiāo jī shēng ， sì hū wú xíng zhōng xiǎo le xǔ duō 。
从白雾之外传来的规律敲击声，似乎无形中小了许多。
"My true foundation should not include True Self. It should exclude it entirely, creating my essence from pure self."
tóng shí yǐ shǒu wèi bǐ ， duì zhe zhōu zāo líng kōng jí shū 。
同时以手为笔，对着周遭凌空急书。
"But both paths are equally difficult!"
bǐ zǒu lóng shé jiān ， zhǐ jiān yóu zǒu hén jì ， qià hǎo gēn lái fàn hēi xiàn rú chū yī zhé 。
笔走龙蛇间，指尖游走痕迹，恰好跟来犯黑线如出一辙。
Li Fan frowned and sat on the peak of Jie Li Mountain for years, watching clouds come and go until he gradually accepted his fate.
“ zhēn zuò jiǎ shí jiǎ yì zhēn ！”
“真作假时假亦真！”
"True and False Realms..."
suí zhe lǐ fán měi yī bǐ de là xià ， xū jiè mù hòu de qí zhōng yī dào rù qīn shǒu duàn ， biàn bèi lǐ fán qiáng xíng xiāo qù ！
随着李凡每一笔的落下，虚界幕后的其中一道入侵手段，便被李凡强行消去！
Li Fan pointed at an empty space in front of him. A wooden house appeared out of thin air—neither real nor fake but a blend of both.
tóng xīn tóng dé zhī xià ， shǒu qiū zhī wù ， biàn shì lǐ fán zhī wù ！
同心同德之下，守丘之悟，便是李凡之悟！
He lightly tapped it again to erase it with the "True or False" power, then pondered the difference between these actions.
shǒu qiū néng yī niàn mǒ qù wú shù sān shèng xū yǐng huà shēn ， xiāo qù zhěng gè xū jiè xù lì yī jī 。
守丘能一念抹去无数三圣虚影化身，消去整个虚界蓄力一击。
Over time, Li Fan repeated this process on Jie Li Mountain.
lǐ fán biàn tóng yàng néng zuò dào ！
李凡便同样能做到！
A sudden enlightenment dawned upon him.
ér qiě xiāng jiào yú shǒu qiū huì zāo shòu zhēn yì jiǎ fǎn shì ， zǎo jīng lì guò bǎi duō cì hái zhēn xǐ lǐ de lǐ fán ， gēn běn kě yǐ wú shì zhēn yì jiǎ suǒ dài lái de fù miàn xiào yòng 。
而且相较于守丘会遭受真亦假反噬，早经历过百多次还真洗礼的李凡，根本可以无视真亦假所带来的负面效用。
"My understanding of True and False Realms is not at the same level."
chū shí ， lǐ fán shū xiě jiān hái yǒu xiē kē kē bàn bàn ， nà shì “ gǎn wù ” gēn zhēn zhèng “ shí jiàn ” zhī jiān ， hái yǒu yī céng chā jù 。
初时，李凡书写间还有些磕磕绊绊，那是“感悟”跟真正“实践”之间，还有一层差距。
"Especially after experiencing Senior Zhuang's single-minded erasure of all the saints in one thought."
dàn tóng xīn tóng dé zuò yòng ， jué duì xuán miào 。
但同心同德作用，绝对玄妙。
"The skill with True or False Realms is far superior to that of False or True."
jiù hǎo sì zì jǐ céng jīng zuò guò zhè yī qiè bān ， xiàn zài zhǐ bù guò huàn le jù gèng hǎo de shēn tǐ 。 duǎn zàn de shì yìng zhī hòu ， lǐ fán shǒu zhǐ xū yǐng jí chí ， yù fā shùn chàng 。
就好似自己曾经做过这一切般，现在只不过换了具更好的身体。短暂的适应之后，李凡手指虚影疾驰，愈发顺畅。
"I can exhaustively erase the influence of behind-the-scenes machinations, but generating such power..."
xū jiè mù hòu suǒ zào wàn qiān hēi xiàn ， bèi lǐ fán yī yì diǎn xiāo 。
虚界幕后所造万千黑线，被李凡一一点消。
Li Fan narrowed his eyes and tried to draw a picture on the distant sky.
zòng shǐ nǐ yǒu wàn qiān shén tōng yòu rú hé ？
纵使你有万千神通又如何？
After several attempts, he put down his hand in resignation. He sighed and concluded: "I cannot do it."
zhēn jiǎ dà dào qián ， jiē shì xū wàng 。
真假大道前，皆是虚妄。
He then pondered further: "Both True and False Realms are two sides of the same coin. But understanding Dao and De is not entirely different; they maintain a certain balance."
xū jiè mù hòu de shí lì ， dìng rán yuǎn zài lǐ fán zhī shàng 。
虚界幕后的实力，定然远在李凡之上。
"But now, my understanding of True and False Realms has such a significant gap..."
dàn yú cǐ kè lǐ fán shī zhǎn “ zhēn yì jiǎ ” shén tōng miàn qián ， què shì kōng yǒu shén lì ér shǐ bù chū 。
但于此刻李凡施展“真亦假”神通面前，却是空有神力而使不出。
"Seems like True and False Realms are composed of two separate paths."
bèi qīng miáo dàn xiě jiān huà jiě 。
被轻描淡写间化解。
"True or False, False or True. When True becomes false..."
“ zhè biàn shì zhēn jiǎ dà dào ， líng jià yú yī qiè zhī shàng de quán néng 。”
“这便是真假大道，凌驾于一切之上的权能。”
"True Self."
“ zòng shǐ gū xuán gāo xīng ， yì yào bì qí fēng máng ！ gèng hé kuàng rǔ zhè xiǎo xiǎo de xū jiè ！”
“纵使孤悬高星，亦要避其锋芒！更何况汝这小小的虚界！”
Li Fan seemed to have discovered something.
lǐ fán jiāng suǒ yǒu de hēi xiàn quán dōu mǒ qù hòu mò rán zhēng kāi shuāng yǎn 。 yì qì fēng fā ， shēng ruò léi tíng ， duì zhe bái wù zhī wài de wèi zhī cún zài xuān gào dào 。
李凡将所有的黑线全都抹去后蓦然睁开双眼。意气风发，声若雷霆，对着白雾之外的未知存在宣告道。
But it was all just his conjecture with no concrete evidence.
zhǐ kě xī tā zhù dìng wú fǎ tīng dào xū jiè mù hòu de huí yìng le 。
只可惜他注定无法听到虚界幕后的回应了。
"Perhaps meeting the Final Sage one last time might clarify some doubts. But..."
jiāng xū jiè mù hòu suǒ dài lái de yǐng xiǎng gěi pái chì chū qù ， lǐ fán xīn shén yě huī fù le zhèng cháng 。
将虚界幕后所带来的影响给排斥出去，李凡心神也恢复了正常。
"It's meaningless."
yuán xiān fǎng fú bèi dòng jié de bái wù ， cǐ kè zài dù gǔn gǔn ér lái 。
原先仿佛被冻结的白雾，此刻再度滚滚而来。
"To reach the true answer and unravel everything, I must stand at that height."
zhè yī cì ， méi yǒu bō zhé 。
这一次，没有波折。
"Gods, stars."
jiāng suǒ yǒu guāng liàng tūn mò ， shú xī de hēi àn ， zài dù xí lái 。
将所有光亮吞没，熟悉的黑暗，再度袭来。
A glint flashed in Li Fan's eyes as he regained a desire.
zhǐ shì zhè yī cì ， lǐ fán de yì shí bìng méi yǒu zhí jiē xiàn rù hūn shuì 。
只是这一次，李凡的意识并没有直接陷入昏睡。
If before, what propelled him to simulate the cycle of life was an elusive pursuit of immortality and freedom, now there was also the instinct to break all chains.
ér shì qiáng zhēng zhuó yǎn ， shì tú wéi chí zì shēn yì zhì qīng xǐng 。
而是强睁着眼，试图维持自身意志清醒。
With his experience from the previous life and learning about True Self's "truth," Li Fan's thoughts and actions changed dramatically.
miè wàn qiān shèng zhě xū yǐng ， tuì xū jiè lái fàn zhī dí 。
灭万千圣者虚影，退虚界来犯之敌。
"Even behind-the-scenes machinations can't stop me. And even if I'm powerless, True Self will intervene."
dāng suǒ yǒu de fēng bō zhú jiàn píng xī ， zhōu zāo chè dǐ ān jìng le xià lái 。
当所有的风波逐渐平息，周遭彻底安静了下来。
"As Senior Zhuang said, the true and false are always intertwined; there is no hiding or revealing."
zhěng gè shì jiè ， fǎng fú chú le lǐ fán zhī wài ， zài wú tā wù 。
整个世界，仿佛除了李凡之外，再无他物。
"Do what you want to do!"
dàn lǐ fán què néng yǐn yǐn zài hēi àn zhōng ， kuī tàn dào wú shù jí sù shǎn guò de xū yǐng 。
但李凡却能隐隐在黑暗中，窥探到无数急速闪过的虚影。
With this thought, Li Fan made his decision without hesitation—inherit Senior Zhuang's memories!
nà shì shān hǎi běn yīng yào jīng lì de yī qiè 。
那是山海本应要经历的一切。
He sat cross-legged, waiting for the changes in the other side of theHeavenly Robe Jade ring.
“ cǐ kè ， wǒ zhèng zài hái zhēn dài lǐng xià ， héng dù shān hǎi 、 qián wǎng shān hǎi zhī mò 。 děng dài 【 xīng 】 xiàn shì zhī shí 。”
“此刻，我正在还真带领下，横渡山海、前往山海之末。等待【星】现世之时。”
Senior Zhuang, who was struggling to recreate the world from behind-the-scenes machinations, had a few emotional fluctuations.
“ shuō bái le ， shān hǎi 、 xū jiè jiān yī qiè ， dōu méi yǒu shuí shì zhí de hái zhēn chū shǒu de 。 nǎ pà nà suǒ wèi de xū jiè mù hòu ， yì shì rú cǐ 。 yǐ wǒ rú jīn duì zhēn jiǎ dà dào ， kān chēng bù guò chū kuī mén jìng de lǐng wù ， dōu néng qīng yì jiāng qí bī tuì ……”
“说白了，山海、虚界间一切，都没有谁是值得还真出手的。哪怕那所谓的虚界幕后，亦是如此。以我如今对真假大道，堪称不过初窥门径的领悟，都能轻易将其逼退……”
Then, the shadow within theHeavenly Robe Jade ring quietly left and arrived at Xuan Huang World, Great Xuan Small World, on Jie Li Mountain.
“ wéi yǒu xīng ！ tūn mò shān hǎi ， xū jiè jǐn xiāo 。 xīng xiàn shì nà yī kè ， hái zhēn cái huì zhēn zhèng chū shǒu 。”
“唯有星！吞没山海，虚界尽消。星现世那一刻，还真才会真正出手。”
"How does it feel to come back to life?" Li Fan asked with a smile.
“ zhè cái shì ， zhēn zhèng de wú guān zhōng jú 。”
“这才是，真正的无关终局。”
"Actually... how about dying once?" Senior Zhuang pondered for a moment before giving his answer seriously.
zài chuān suō guò chéng zhōng ， lǐ fán qǐ chū hái néng miǎn qiǎng bǎo chí qīng xǐng 。
在穿梭过程中，李凡起初还能勉强保持清醒。
"Not bad."
dàn màn màn de ， jiù hǎo sì lián xù gōng zuò le yì wàn nián ， yī kè dōu méi yǒu xiū xī guò bān 。 lǚ lǚ pí juàn zhī yì bù duàn xí lái 。
但慢慢的，就好似连续工作了亿万年，一刻都没有休息过般。屡屡疲倦之意不断袭来。
"A good one! Zhuang really is broad-minded; I can't match him!" Li Fan clapped in praise.
The void anchored for one year.
When Li Fan finally awoke, his eyes were initially blank and disoriented. Then came the scenes of Senior Zhuang, the behind-the-scenes machinations, and endless soul draining... wave after wave like a flood.
The feeling of his body being drained still lingered even after the true nature of "True Self" had been revealed to him. His pupils constricted sharply.
"True Self!"
Li Fan shouted in his mind, not to activate True Self again but to confront it and demand an explanation. However, True Self remained silent as always.
Though Li Fan was frustrated, he quickly calmed down.
"Reflecting on it, all the previous instances of True Self were probably no different from this one."
"The only difference is that I fell asleep during most of those times, but this time, I fully witnessed the process while remaining conscious."
"...True Self has attached itself to me and won't leave. It must have a reason."
"But what could that reason be..."
The corners of Li Fan's mouth twitched.
But after much experience, he was no longer just an impulsive young man driven by passion alone.
True Self seemed inseparable from him, but the same went for him with True Self.
"Even if I waste my days doing nothing, True Self will still activate. I suffer the consequences of being drained..."
After careful consideration, Li Fan reluctantly accepted this reality.
The resistance in his heart gradually dissipated.
"Thanks to Senior Zhuang's reminder, I gained a clearer understanding of how True Self operates. But it has only raised more questions..."
"The theory behind True and False Realms suggests that they can create the world from scratch. What purpose does draining my infinite true essence serve?"
"To recreate the world?"
"My true essence is infinite, but where did it come from?"
Li Fan stretched his hand out, feeling his ordinary body.
"The sensation of being drained has disappeared."
"Everything is back to normal."
"Infinite true essence truly feels infinite."
But the feeling of near exhaustion when True Self excessively drained him remained vivid in his mind.
His eyelids flickered and his heart was agitated for a long time.
"Why are you always blinking so fast? What are you trying to do?"
Annoyed, Li Fan ignored the inheritance options flashing before his eyes. He hurriedly walked to the peak of Jie Li Mountain to relieve his frustration.
"Ha, I've been chasing immortality and freedom all along."
"True Self is both a key to eternal life and a chain."
"I can only truly be free when I completely discard it."
Suddenly, Li Fan recalled his hundred lifetimes spent laying foundations. He realized how wrong he had been.
"My true foundation should not include True Self. It should exclude it entirely, creating my essence from pure self."
"But both paths are equally difficult!"
Li Fan frowned and sat on the peak of Jie Li Mountain for years, watching clouds come and go until he gradually accepted his fate.
"True and False Realms..."
Li Fan pointed at an empty space in front of him. A wooden house appeared out of thin air—neither real nor fake but a blend of both.
He lightly tapped it again to erase it with the "True or False" power, then pondered the difference between these actions.
Over time, Li Fan repeated this process on Jie Li Mountain.
A sudden enlightenment dawned upon him.
"My understanding of True and False Realms is not at the same level."
"Especially after experiencing Senior Zhuang's single-minded erasure of all the saints in one thought."
"The skill with True or False Realms is far superior to that of False or True."
"I can exhaustively erase the influence of behind-the-scenes machinations, but generating such power..."
Li Fan narrowed his eyes and tried to draw a picture on the distant sky.
After several attempts, he put down his hand in resignation. He sighed and concluded: "I cannot do it."
He then pondered further: "Both True and False Realms are two sides of the same coin. But understanding Dao and De is not entirely different; they maintain a certain balance."
"But now, my understanding of True and False Realms has such a significant gap..."
"Seems like True and False Realms are composed of two separate paths."
"True or False, False or True. When True becomes false..."
"True Self."
Li Fan seemed to have discovered something.
But it was all just his conjecture with no concrete evidence.
"Perhaps meeting the Final Sage one last time might clarify some doubts. But..."
"It's meaningless."
"To reach the true answer and unravel everything, I must stand at that height."
"Gods, stars."
A glint flashed in Li Fan's eyes as he regained a desire.
If before, what propelled him to simulate the cycle of life was an elusive pursuit of immortality and freedom, now there was also the instinct to break all chains.
With his experience from the previous life and learning about True Self's "truth," Li Fan's thoughts and actions changed dramatically.
"Even behind-the-scenes machinations can't stop me. And even if I'm powerless, True Self will intervene."
"As Senior Zhuang said, the true and false are always intertwined; there is no hiding or revealing."
"Do what you want to do!"
With this thought, Li Fan made his decision without hesitation—inherit Senior Zhuang's memories!
He sat cross-legged, waiting for the changes in the other side of theHeavenly Robe Jade ring.
Senior Zhuang, who was struggling to recreate the world from behind-the-scenes machinations, had a few emotional fluctuations.
Then, the shadow within theHeavenly Robe Jade ring quietly left and arrived at Xuan Huang World, Great Xuan Small World, on Jie Li Mountain.
"How does it feel to come back to life?" Li Fan asked with a smile.
"Actually... how about dying once?" Senior Zhuang pondered for a moment before giving his answer seriously.
"Not bad."
"A good one! Zhuang really is broad-minded; I can't match him!" Li Fan clapped in praise.