“ tòng kuài ！ tòng kuài ！”
“痛快！痛快！”
"Great! Great!"
“ xī rì dōu shì wú děng bì yòu shān hǎi ， rú jīn shān hǎi fǎn dào chéng le wú děng yǎn yìng ！ dàng zhēn shì yīn guǒ xún huán ， bào yìng bù shuǎng ！”
“昔日都是吾等庇佑山海，如今山海反倒成了吾等掩映！当真是因果循环，报应不爽！”
"Previously, the mountains and seas protected us. Now, they have turned against us to hide behind us! Truly a cycle of cause and effect, no injustice in retribution!"
zhū shèng zhèn zhèn kuáng xiào shēng zhōng ， shān hǎi yǐ jīng bèi dào yān hóng liú qiē gē de zhī lí pò suì 。
诸圣阵阵狂笑声中，山海已经被道湮洪流切割的支离破碎。
Amidst the raucous laughter of the Immortals, the mountains and seas were already fragmented by the torrential Dao Yin.
àn zhào cháng lǐ lái jiǎng ， zāo shòu cǐ děng chéng dù pò huài de shān hǎi zǎo jiù gāi bù fù cún zài cái duì 。 dàn míng míng zhōng sì hū yǒu zhǒng lì liàng ， zài àn zhōng dǐ yù zhe xū jiè de qīn shí 、 tóng shí jiāng wú shù shān hǎi suì piàn qiáng xíng zhān hé zhì yī chù 。 zhì shǐ shān hǎi yī jiù wéi chí zhe “ wán zhěng ” de mú yàng 。
按照常理来讲，遭受此等程度破坏的山海早就该不复存在才对。但冥冥中似乎有种力量，在暗中抵御着虚界的侵蚀、同时将无数山海碎片强行粘合至一处。致使山海依旧维持着“完整”的模样。
According to common sense, such severe destruction should have obliterated the mountains and seas long ago. However, there seemed to be a force secretly resisting the erosion of the Void Realm while forcibly bonding countless fragments together, maintaining the semblance of wholeness.
lǐ fán shén niàn biàn jí shān hǎi ， shùn jiān jiù yǐ jiāng zhè gǔ wéi xì lì liàng lái yuán suǒ dìng 。 bù chū suǒ liào ， zhèng shì qiū tiān huì fū fù suǒ liú nà yī duì shén niàn 。
李凡神念遍及山海，瞬间就已将这股维系力量来源锁定。不出所料，正是丘天慧夫妇所留那一对神念。
Li Fan's divine consciousness swept across the mountains and seas, instantly pinpointing the source of this binding force. As expected, it was the couple of divine thoughts left by Qiu Tianhui.
zuò wéi shān hǎi shēng líng dà dào ， zì shān hǎi zhī chū zhì shí guāng zhī mò de zhōng zhuǎn jié diǎn 。 zhè duì shén niàn suǒ huà fū fù ， shí zhì bìng fēi shēng líng 。 ér shì gài niàn jù xiàng 。
作为山海生灵大道，自山海之初至时光之末的中转节点。这对神念所化夫妇，实质并非生灵。而是概念具象。
As a conduit for the life essence of the mountains and seas from its inception to the end of time, these divine thoughts were not actual beings but concepts made tangible.
píng rì lǐ tā men zì shēn duì cǐ wú suǒ chá jué ， cǐ kè shān hǎi miàn lín pò miè zhī wēi ， zhè duì fū fù běn néng tái tóu wàng tiān 。 ér hòu shén qíng zhú jiàn dāi zhì qǐ lái 。
平日里他们自身对此无所察觉，此刻山海面临破灭之危，这对夫妇本能抬头望天。而后神情逐渐呆滞起来。
Usually, they remained oblivious to their true nature. Now, facing the peril of annihilation, this couple instinctively looked up at the sky. Their expressions gradually grew呆滞.
shēn yǐng fǎng fú chù zài jí sù zhèn dòng zhī zhōng ， měi yī cì de bō dòng dōu yǒu yī dào shēng líng zhī yǐng tuō lí kāi lái ， huà zuò guāng diǎn ， piāo xiàng tiān kōng 。
身影仿佛处在急速震动之中，每一次的波动都有一道生灵之影脱离开来，化作光点，飘向天空。
Their figures seemed in rapid vibration; each fluctuation caused a life essence shadow to detach and float towards the heavens as light points.
guāng diǎn bìng wèi yùn yù shēng líng ， ér shì fēi xiàng pò miè shān hǎi gè chù ， wǎn ruò zī rùn bǔ jì 。 shān hǎi jiāng qí xī shōu zhī hòu ， suì liè zhī shì shà shí wèi zhī yī huǎn 。
光点并未孕育生灵，而是飞向破灭山海各处，宛若滋润补剂。山海将其吸收之后，碎裂之势霎时为之一缓。
These light points did not give birth to new life but flew toward various parts of the collapsing mountains and seas, like nourishing elixirs. The mountains and seas absorbed them, halting their fragmentation momentarily.
“ qiū tiān huì fū fù guǒ liú yǒu hòu shǒu ！”
“丘天慧夫妇果留有后手！”
"Qiu Tianhui's couple truly left a fallback plan!"
“ cǐ nǎi yǐ shēng líng zhī lì ， fǎn bǔ shān hǎi 。 rú bīn sǐ zhī shí dà bǔ liáng yào ， huò kě huí guāng fǎn zhào 、 dàn zhōng jiū jiù bù dé shān hǎi ！”
“此乃以生灵之力，反哺山海。如濒死之时大补良药，或可回光返照、但终究救不得山海！”
"This is using life essence to nurture the mountains and seas; akin to a miraculous remedy at death’s door, it might offer temporary respite but cannot save the mountains and seas!"
zhū shèng kàn de míng bái ， yī jiù xiù shǒu páng guān 。
诸圣看的明白，依旧袖手旁观。
The Immortals understood this clearly and remained passive observers. Their primary focus was still on the hidden veins of the mountains and seas.
tóng shí jué dà bù fèn zhù yì lì ， hái shì jí zhōng zài shān hǎi àn cáng mài luò zhī shàng 。
同时绝大部分注意力，还是集中在山海暗藏脉络之上。
As the Dao Yin torrent continued its erosion, the mountains and seas instinctively reacted. The intensity of their response far exceeded the Immortals' expectations.
suí zhe dào yān hóng liú yī lù shùn zhe qīn shí ， shān hǎi běn néng fǎn yìng ， zhōng yú dào lái 。 ér qí jī liè chéng dù ， zé shì yǒu xiē chāo hū zhū shèng xiǎng xiàng 。
随着道湮洪流一路顺着侵蚀，山海本能反应，终于到来。而其激烈程度，则是有些超乎诸圣想象。
Throughout the mountains and seas, it seemed as if a great wind had arisen.
shān hǎi gè chù ， hǎo sì dà fēng zhòu qǐ 。
山海各处，好似大风骤起。
Those remnants of possibility that could barely hold on against the Dao Yin impact were swept away by this internal breeze, plunging into terrifying whirlpools.
nà xiē cán cún kě néng xìng yuán běn hái néng zài dào yān chōng jī xià kǔ kǔ zhī chēng ， dàn suí zhe shān hǎi nèi bù de zhè zhèn fēng chuī guò ， què shì zhuǎn shùn xiàn rù le kě bù de wō xuán zhī zhōng 。
那些残存可能性原本还能在道湮冲击下苦苦支撑，但随着山海内部的这阵风吹过，却是转瞬陷入了可怖的涡旋之中。
All possibilities were extinguished, transformed into pure mountain and sea essence.
wú shù kě néng xìng jǐn xiāng jiǎo miè ， huà zuò zuì chún cuì de shān hǎi zhī lì 。
无数可能性尽相剿灭，化作最纯粹的山海之力。
Life, civilization, possibilities, paths—everything within the mountains and seas was reduced to nothingness in this vast storm.
shēng líng ， wén míng ， kě néng xìng ， dào tú 。 shān hǎi nèi cún zài yī qiè dōu zài zhè gǔ hào dàng de fēng bào zhōng guī yú xū wú 。
生灵，文明，可能性，道途。山海内存在一切都在这股浩荡的风暴中归于虚无。
What remained was only the mountains and seas themselves.
shèng xià de ， biàn wéi yǒu shān hǎi běn shēn 。
剩下的，便唯有山海本身。
Purified to an extreme, yet immensely powerful.
chún cuì zhì jí ， yě qiáng hèng zhì jí 。
纯粹至极，也强横至极。
It seemed as if they had returned to their initial state after the splitting of consciousness; the mountains and seas were just the mountains and seas.
hǎo sì huí dào le zuì chū fēn shén zhī hòu ， shān hǎi zhǐ shì shān hǎi 。
好似回到了最初分神之后，山海只是山海。
Boom! Boom! Boom!
hōng hōng hōng ！
轰轰轰！
Rumbling echoed from various parts of the mountains and seas. Several streams shot up into the sky, clearly the Dao Yin currents that had been forced back by the mountain and sea's immense power.
jù dà de pèng zhuàng shēng zì shān hǎi gè chù xiǎng qǐ ， shù dào jī liú chōng tiān ， hè rán shì xiān qián nà xiē jìn rù shān hǎi mài luò de dào yān hóng liú bèi shān hǎi wěi lì gěi qiáng xíng bī tuì 。
巨大的碰撞声自山海各处响起，数道激流冲天，赫然是先前那些进入山海脉络的道湮洪流被山海伟力给强行逼退。
Advancing where the enemy retreated, an indescribable surge of vitality flowed out from the veins of the mountains and seas, slowly recondensing the shattered landscape.
dí tuì wǒ jìn 。
敌退我进。
Perhaps sensing the external crisis, the newly formed mountains and seas no longer spawned numerous possibilities. They did not manifest as the rumored Primordial Immortal Realm but appeared like a carved stone tablet, with all the myriad scenes of the mountains and seas etched within it.
nán yǐ yán shuō de páng dà shēng jī ， zì shān hǎi mài luò zhōng liú tǎng ér chū 。 pò suì shān hǎi ， yīn zhī huǎn huǎn chóng xīn níng jié 。
难以言说的庞大生机，自山海脉络中流淌而出。破碎山海，因之缓缓重新凝结。
Lacking "change," they exuded an aura of solemnity and dignity.
huò xǔ shì chá jué dào le wài jiè jù tǐ wēi jī qíng xíng ， xīn shēng shān hǎi yě zài méi yǒu yǎn huà chū zhū duō kě néng xìng 。
或许是察觉到了外界具体危机情形，新生山海也再没有衍化出诸多可能性。
The mountain and sea stone tablet appeared in the world, casting its power over everything within the mountains and seas, rendering them lifeless. Even the Immortals within the璇玑环were not spared.
yě méi yǒu xiǎn xiàn chū nà chuán wén zhōng de tài chū xiān jiè mú yàng 。
也没有显现出那传闻中的太初仙界模样。
The outer white light of the璇玑环froze in place like ice, continuing to erode inward despite their efforts.
ér shì rú tóng yī bǎn shí diāo ， shān hǎi wàn xiāng ， jǐn jiē kè yìn qí zhōng 。
而是如同一板石雕，山海万相，尽皆刻印其中。
"Move!"
shī qù le suǒ wèi “ biàn huà ”， dàn què liú lù chū bié yàng wēi yán sù mù qì xī 。
失去了所谓“变化”，但却流露出别样威严肃穆气息。
Seeing the situation deteriorate, Li Fan decisively chose to join the other Immortals in manipulating the璇玑环to retreat into the Void Realm.
shān hǎi shí bǎn xiàn shì ， shān hǎi jiān yī qiè dōu fǎng fú bèi qí lì liàng suǒ lǒng zhào 、 shī qù le huó xìng 。 huà zuò le bǎn shàng diāo kè de yī bù fèn 。
山海石板现世，山海间一切都仿佛被其力量所笼罩、失去了活性。化作了板上雕刻的一部分。
Originally, they could have arrived instantly, but now they found themselves unable to move an inch within the mountain and sea stone tablet.
jiù lián xuán jī huán zhōng zhū shèng ， jìng yě nán yǐ xìng miǎn 。
就连璇玑环中诸圣，竟也难以幸免。
Their instincts told them that if they stayed any longer, their fate would be sealed like the mountains and seas.
xuán jī huán wài wéi bái guāng ， bīng fēng bān níng gù jìng zhǐ 。 shí sù zhī lì wú kě zǔ dǎng de ， jì xù cháo nèi qīn shí 。
璇玑环外围白光，冰封般凝固静止。石塑之力无可阻挡的，继续朝内侵蚀。
At the critical moment, all of them unleashed their full potential. Various divine lights flickered, casting a multicolored glow on the璇玑环.
“ zǒu ！”
“走！”
They broke through the mountain and sea's stone barrier and successfully retreated into the Void Realm.
lǐ fán jiàn shì bù miào ， guǒ duàn xuǎn zé yǔ zhū shèng yì qǐ ， cāo zòng xuán jī huán 、 dùn rù xū jiè zhī zhōng 。
李凡见势不妙，果断选择与诸圣一起，操纵璇玑环、遁入虚界之中。
Only the long line traced by the outer light of the璇玑环remained in the frozen mountains and seas.
yuán běn kě shùn xī ér zhì ， dàn rú jīn zài shān hǎi shí bǎn zhōng ， què shì cùn bù nán xíng 。
原本可瞬息而至，但如今在山海石板中，却是寸步难行。
The Immortals, shaken from their ordeal, turned to look back.
zhí jué gào sù zhū shèng ， ruò shì cǐ kè zài bù zǒu ， jì xù liú xià lái de huà 。 kǒng pà jiē xià lái wéi yǒu gēn shān hǎi běn shēn yī yàng 、 bèi shí sù diāo kè mìng yùn 。
直觉告诉诸圣，若是此刻再不走，继续留下来的话。恐怕接下来唯有跟山海本身一样、被石塑雕刻命运。
It was ironic; they had always avoided the Dao Yin Void Realm. But now, compared to the surging mountain and sea stone tablet, it seemed more dangerous.
shēng sǐ guān tóu ， fēn fēn bào fā chū quán bù qián lì 。 zhū bān dà dào guāng huá shǎn shuò ， jiāng xuán jī huán yìng zhào de qī cǎi bān lán 。
生死关头，纷纷爆发出全部潜力。诸般大道光华闪烁，将璇玑环映照的七彩斑斓。
At least, with their power, even if the Dao Yin surged, they could perhaps survive for a while.
yìng shēng shēng chōng pò le shí bǎn huà shān hǎi de fēng suǒ ， chéng gōng dùn rù xū jiè zhī zhōng 。
硬生生冲破了石板化山海的封锁，成功遁入虚界之中。
But facing this stone tablet of the mountains and seas...
zhǐ liú xià xuán jī huán wéi guāng huà chū de yī dào zhǎng xiàn ， liú zài nà níng gù shān hǎi 。
只留下璇玑环围光画出的一道长线，留在那凝固山海。
If the Immortals did not escape, their fate would be like the rest within the mountains and seas: the mountains and seas had completed their transformation into a complete stone tablet.
duǒ rù xū jiè de zhū shèng ， jīng hún wèi dìng ， huí tóu wàng qù 。
躲入虚界的诸圣，惊魂未定，回头望去。
Standing firm against the waves of Dao Yin, it remained unmoved.
shuō lái kě xiào ， guò qù zhòng rén dōu shì duì dào yān xū jiè bì zhī bù jí 。 dàn cǐ kè ， xiāng jiào yú xiōng xiōng xū jiè ， fǎn dào shì shí bǎn huà de shān hǎi fǎn ér gèng jiā wēi xiǎn 。
说来可笑，过去众人都是对道湮虚界避之不及。但此刻，相较于汹汹虚界，反倒是石板化的山海反而更加危险。
The traces on the stone tablet faintly revealed the final scene within the mountains and seas.
zuì qǐ mǎ ， yǐ zhū shèng shí lì 、 zòng shǐ dào yān rú hé xiōng yǒng ， tā men duō shǎo yě néng gǒu yán cán chuǎn yī duàn shí jiān 。
最起码，以诸圣实力、纵使道湮如何汹涌，他们多少也能苟延残喘一段时间。
But now, there was no longer any vitality or future.
dàn miàn duì zhè shān hǎi shí huà ……
但面对这山海石化……
The mountains and seas were forever frozen in this moment.
zhū shèng ruò shì bù táo ， kǒng pà xià chǎng biàn huì hé shān hǎi nèi qí yú wàn wù yī yàng ： shān hǎi yǐ rán wán chéng tuì biàn ， zhuǎn huà wèi yī kuài wán zhěng shí bǎn 。
诸圣若是不逃，恐怕下场便会和山海内其余万物一样：山海已然完成蜕变，转化为一块完整石板。
"Too... Too Micro Immortal!"
rú tóng yì lì jiān shí ， rèn yóu dào yān fēng làng rú hé pāi dǎ ， tā dōu shǐ zhōng bù dòng fēn háo 。
如同屹立坚石，任由道湮风浪如何拍打，祂都始终不动分毫。
In their daze, Shou Qiu's shout startled them, causing their hearts to skip a beat.
yī xī kě cóng shí bǎn wén lù shàng ， kàn jiàn shān hǎi nèi zuì hòu de guāng jǐng 。
依稀可从石板纹路上，看见山海内最后的光景。
Following Shou Qiu's gaze, they saw the majestic figure of Emperor Taiwei imprinted on the sky above the mountains and seas.
zhǐ shì rú jīn shēng jī bù zài ， wèi lái bù zài 。
只是如今生机不再，未来不再。
Like a resplendent sun, he attempted to shield his subjects from this sudden calamity.
shān hǎi yǒng yuǎn tíng liú zài le zhè yī kè 。
山海永远停留在了这一刻。
Despite being petrified, Emperor Taiwei's expression was still clear. He stood with his hands behind his back, unafraid as he looked up at the heavens.
“ tài …… tài wēi dào yǒu ！”
“太……太微道友！”
Unfortunately, his divine power was insufficient to counteract the mountain and sea's petrification.
zhū shèng mò rán shī shén zhī jì ， shǒu qiū yī shēng jīng hū ， shǐ de tā men xīn zàng měng dì zài dù yī tiào 。
诸圣默然失神之际，守丘一声惊呼，使得他们心脏猛地再度一跳。
Not only did he fail to save the subjects of the Immortal Realm but also himself, buried along with them.
shùn zhe shǒu qiū shì xiàn wàng qù ， zhǐ jiàn tài wēi shèng dì wēi é shēn yǐng ， bèi kè yìn zài shān hǎi tiān qióng zhī shàng 。
顺着守丘视线望去，只见太微圣帝巍峨身影，被刻印在山海天穹之上。
"Such foolishness! Why didn't Too Micro run away!"
rú tóng yī zūn huáng huáng dà rì ， hù yòu shèng cháo wàn mín zhī qián ， shì tú dǐ dǎng zhè tū rú qí lái de shān hǎi yì biàn zāi nàn 。
如同一尊煌煌大日，护佑圣朝万民之前，试图抵挡这突如其来的山海异变灾难。
"It wasn't that he couldn't; it was that he chose not to. Taiwei’s foundation lies in the vast Immortal Realm. Now that the realm and its millions are gone, even if he could barely escape, his strength would be reduced to a fraction. It's better for him to end his existence than become someone else's sustenance."
tài wēi shèng dì suī bèi shí huà ， shén qíng yī jiù qīng xī kě jiàn 。
太微圣帝虽被石化，神情依旧清晰可见。
"What does this mean, Time Life Immortal?"
jǔ mù wàng tiān ， fù shǒu ér lì ， bìng wú jù sè 。
举目望天，负手而立，并无惧色。
"Hahaha..."
zhǐ kě xī de shì ， shèng zhě shí lì ， bìng bù zú yǐ zhè shān hǎi shí huà zhī jié 。
只可惜的是，圣者实力，并不足以这山海石化之劫。
The petrification of the mountains and seas and Emperor Taiwei's demise brought them closer to their true nature.
bù jǐn méi yǒu chéng gōng zhěng jiù shèng cháo zi mín ， shùn dài zhe tā zì jǐ ， dōu bèi gòng tóng mái zàng 。
不仅没有成功拯救圣朝子民，顺带着他自己，都被共同埋葬。
Li Fan was not overly concerned; he had already formed a pact with Shou Qiu and Dao De, easily suppressing the other Immortals.
“ hú tú a ！ tài wēi dào yǒu zěn me bù pǎo ！”
“糊涂啊！太微道友怎么不跑！”
However, his gaze was fixed on the mountain and sea stone tablet in front of him.
“ fēi bù néng yě ， ér bù yuàn yě 。 tài wēi yī shēn gēn jī ， jù zài yāng yāng shèng cháo 。 rú jīn shèng cháo bù zài 、 shèng cháo wàn mín bù zài ， jiù suàn tā néng miǎn qiǎng táo chū lái ， shí lì yě bì jiāng bǎi bù cún yī 。 yǔ qí lún wèi páng rén zī liáng ， bù rú jiù cǐ zì wǒ liǎo duàn 。”
“非不能也，而不愿也。太微一身根基，俱在泱泱圣朝。如今圣朝不在、圣朝万民不在，就算他能勉强逃出来，实力也必将百不存一。与其沦为旁人资粮，不如就此自我了断。”
This stone tablet felt just like the [Boundless Mountains and Seas Stele].
“ guǐ mìng dào yǒu zhè huà shì shén me yì si ？”
“晷命道友这话是什么意思？”
The Boundless Mountains and Seas Stele bore the traces of various divine paths, while the subtle lines on this stone tablet corresponded to the myriad Daoic principles within the mountains and seas!
“ hē hē ……”
“呵呵……”
"If I could absorb this stone tablet, it would be akin to devouring all the divine paths of the mountains and seas!" Li Fan's mind flashed with this thought.
shān hǎi shí huà ， tài wēi yǔn mìng ， zhū bān cì jī zhī xià ， shǐ de zhū shèng jù lí huī fù běn xìng yòu jìn le yī bù 。
山海石化，太微殒命，诸般刺激之下，使得诸圣距离恢复本性又近了一步。
But after witnessing the collision between the Void Realm and the mountain and sea stone tablet, he instantly dismissed that idea.
lǐ fán dǎo shì bù zěn me zài yì 。 tā gēn shǒu qiū 、 dào dé yǐ rán jié chéng tóng xīn zhī méng ， kě qīng sōng zhèn yā qí yú zhū shèng 。
李凡倒是不怎么在意。他跟守丘、道德已然结成同心之盟，可轻松镇压其余诸圣。
The Dao Yin forces that had潜入the veins of the mountains and seas were not only pushed back but also, as the petrification progressed, returned to the control of the mountains and seas.
cǐ kè tā de shì xiàn ， què shì jǐn jǐn dīng zhe miàn qián shān hǎi shí bǎn zhī shàng 。
此刻他的视线，却是紧紧盯着面前山海石板之上。
What the stone tablet showed was not a fragmented landscape ravaged by the Void Realm. Instead, it presented a complete picture.
zhè kuài shí bǎn gěi tā de gǎn jué ， zhèng gēn 【 shān hǎi wú jiè bēi 】 rú chū yī zhé 。
这块石板给他的感觉，正跟【山海无界碑】如出一辙。
At the cost of its own vitality, it had repelled the Void Realm's invasion over countless years!
shān hǎi wú jiè bēi shàng ， kè yìn zhū bān dà dào hén jì 。 ér shān hǎi shí bǎn shàng nà sī sī tū qǐ de xiàn tiáo ， yě zhèng hǎo shì duì yìng zhe shān hǎi nèi zhǒng zhǒng dào zé ！
山海无界碑上，刻印诸般大道痕迹。而山海石板上那丝丝凸起的线条，也正好似对应着山海内种种道则！
In the face of this mountain and sea stone tablet, even the surging Dao Yin waves and manifestations of the Void Realm sought to reinvade.
“ ruò shì néng jiāng cǐ kuài shí bǎn xī shōu ， biàn hǎo sì shēng tūn shān hǎi wàn bān dà dào ！” lǐ fán xīn zhōng měng dì fú xiàn rú cǐ niàn tou 。
“若是能将此块石板吸收，便好似生吞山海万般大道！”李凡心中猛地浮现如此念头。
But the stone tablet stood firm, seamlessly reconnecting the fragmented mountains and seas in some strange way while concealing their veins.
"Great! Great!"
"Previously, the mountains and seas protected us. Now, they have turned against us to hide behind us! Truly a cycle of cause and effect, no injustice in retribution!"
Amidst the raucous laughter of the Immortals, the mountains and seas were already fragmented by the torrential Dao Yin.
According to common sense, such severe destruction should have obliterated the mountains and seas long ago. However, there seemed to be a force secretly resisting the erosion of the Void Realm while forcibly bonding countless fragments together, maintaining the semblance of wholeness.
Li Fan's divine consciousness swept across the mountains and seas, instantly pinpointing the source of this binding force. As expected, it was the couple of divine thoughts left by Qiu Tianhui.
As a conduit for the life essence of the mountains and seas from its inception to the end of time, these divine thoughts were not actual beings but concepts made tangible.
Usually, they remained oblivious to their true nature. Now, facing the peril of annihilation, this couple instinctively looked up at the sky. Their expressions gradually grew呆滞.
Their figures seemed in rapid vibration; each fluctuation caused a life essence shadow to detach and float towards the heavens as light points.
These light points did not give birth to new life but flew toward various parts of the collapsing mountains and seas, like nourishing elixirs. The mountains and seas absorbed them, halting their fragmentation momentarily.
"Qiu Tianhui's couple truly left a fallback plan!"
"This is using life essence to nurture the mountains and seas; akin to a miraculous remedy at death’s door, it might offer temporary respite but cannot save the mountains and seas!"
The Immortals understood this clearly and remained passive observers. Their primary focus was still on the hidden veins of the mountains and seas.
As the Dao Yin torrent continued its erosion, the mountains and seas instinctively reacted. The intensity of their response far exceeded the Immortals' expectations.
Throughout the mountains and seas, it seemed as if a great wind had arisen.
Those remnants of possibility that could barely hold on against the Dao Yin impact were swept away by this internal breeze, plunging into terrifying whirlpools.
All possibilities were extinguished, transformed into pure mountain and sea essence.
Life, civilization, possibilities, paths—everything within the mountains and seas was reduced to nothingness in this vast storm.
What remained was only the mountains and seas themselves.
Purified to an extreme, yet immensely powerful.
It seemed as if they had returned to their initial state after the splitting of consciousness; the mountains and seas were just the mountains and seas.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Rumbling echoed from various parts of the mountains and seas. Several streams shot up into the sky, clearly the Dao Yin currents that had been forced back by the mountain and sea's immense power.
Advancing where the enemy retreated, an indescribable surge of vitality flowed out from the veins of the mountains and seas, slowly recondensing the shattered landscape.
Perhaps sensing the external crisis, the newly formed mountains and seas no longer spawned numerous possibilities. They did not manifest as the rumored Primordial Immortal Realm but appeared like a carved stone tablet, with all the myriad scenes of the mountains and seas etched within it.
Lacking "change," they exuded an aura of solemnity and dignity.
The mountain and sea stone tablet appeared in the world, casting its power over everything within the mountains and seas, rendering them lifeless. Even the Immortals within the璇玑环were not spared.
The outer white light of the璇玑环froze in place like ice, continuing to erode inward despite their efforts.
"Move!"
Seeing the situation deteriorate, Li Fan decisively chose to join the other Immortals in manipulating the璇玑环to retreat into the Void Realm.
Originally, they could have arrived instantly, but now they found themselves unable to move an inch within the mountain and sea stone tablet.
Their instincts told them that if they stayed any longer, their fate would be sealed like the mountains and seas.
At the critical moment, all of them unleashed their full potential. Various divine lights flickered, casting a multicolored glow on the璇玑环.
They broke through the mountain and sea's stone barrier and successfully retreated into the Void Realm.
Only the long line traced by the outer light of the璇玑环remained in the frozen mountains and seas.
The Immortals, shaken from their ordeal, turned to look back.
It was ironic; they had always avoided the Dao Yin Void Realm. But now, compared to the surging mountain and sea stone tablet, it seemed more dangerous.
At least, with their power, even if the Dao Yin surged, they could perhaps survive for a while.
But facing this stone tablet of the mountains and seas...
If the Immortals did not escape, their fate would be like the rest within the mountains and seas: the mountains and seas had completed their transformation into a complete stone tablet.
Standing firm against the waves of Dao Yin, it remained unmoved.
The traces on the stone tablet faintly revealed the final scene within the mountains and seas.
But now, there was no longer any vitality or future.
The mountains and seas were forever frozen in this moment.
"Too... Too Micro Immortal!"
In their daze, Shou Qiu's shout startled them, causing their hearts to skip a beat.
Following Shou Qiu's gaze, they saw the majestic figure of Emperor Taiwei imprinted on the sky above the mountains and seas.
Like a resplendent sun, he attempted to shield his subjects from this sudden calamity.
Despite being petrified, Emperor Taiwei's expression was still clear. He stood with his hands behind his back, unafraid as he looked up at the heavens.
Unfortunately, his divine power was insufficient to counteract the mountain and sea's petrification.
Not only did he fail to save the subjects of the Immortal Realm but also himself, buried along with them.
"Such foolishness! Why didn't Too Micro run away!"
"It wasn't that he couldn't; it was that he chose not to. Taiwei’s foundation lies in the vast Immortal Realm. Now that the realm and its millions are gone, even if he could barely escape, his strength would be reduced to a fraction. It's better for him to end his existence than become someone else's sustenance."
"What does this mean, Time Life Immortal?"
"Hahaha..."
The petrification of the mountains and seas and Emperor Taiwei's demise brought them closer to their true nature.
Li Fan was not overly concerned; he had already formed a pact with Shou Qiu and Dao De, easily suppressing the other Immortals.
However, his gaze was fixed on the mountain and sea stone tablet in front of him.
This stone tablet felt just like the [Boundless Mountains and Seas Stele].
The Boundless Mountains and Seas Stele bore the traces of various divine paths, while the subtle lines on this stone tablet corresponded to the myriad Daoic principles within the mountains and seas!
"If I could absorb this stone tablet, it would be akin to devouring all the divine paths of the mountains and seas!" Li Fan's mind flashed with this thought.
But after witnessing the collision between the Void Realm and the mountain and sea stone tablet, he instantly dismissed that idea.
The Dao Yin forces that had潜入the veins of the mountains and seas were not only pushed back but also, as the petrification progressed, returned to the control of the mountains and seas.
What the stone tablet showed was not a fragmented landscape ravaged by the Void Realm. Instead, it presented a complete picture.
At the cost of its own vitality, it had repelled the Void Realm's invasion over countless years!
In the face of this mountain and sea stone tablet, even the surging Dao Yin waves and manifestations of the Void Realm sought to reinvade.
But the stone tablet stood firm, seamlessly reconnecting the fragmented mountains and seas in some strange way while concealing their veins.