qià rú shān hǎi 。
恰如山海。
Just as expected. If this situation isn't resolved, the fate of the Sea and Mountains will be sealed.
suī miǎn qiǎng chēng guò le dào yān de dì yī bō gōng jī ， dàn rú jīn dào yī chóng yǐ jīng xū ruò zhì jí ， zài jīn bù qǐ rèn hé de qīn shí le 。
虽勉强撑过了道湮的第一波攻击，但如今道一虫已经虚弱至极，再禁不起任何的侵蚀了。
...
hǎo zài lǐ fán cái shì dào yān de zhǎng kòng zhě ， yì niàn wēi zhuǎn ， biàn jiāng chǔn chǔn yù dòng de dào yān làng cháo yuē shù 。
好在李凡才是道湮的掌控者，意念微转，便将蠢蠢欲动的道湮浪潮约束。
Another year passed in an instant.
shǐ de bīn sǐ dào yī chóng ， yǒu le chuǎn xī zhī jī 。
使得濒死道一虫，有了喘息之机。
This time, Li Fan directly chose to inherit the unfinished "Sea and Mountain Dao Yi Map" from his previous life.
jiā zhī lǐ fán gòng yǎng ， dào yī chóng hěn kuài biàn yòu chóng xīn fán yǎn chāng shèng qǐ lái 。
加之李凡供养，道一虫很快便又重新繁衍昌盛起来。
With a slight thought, a finely crafted masterpiece appeared before him.
yú shì dào yān yòu lái 。
于是道湮又来。
"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. The final step is still difficult to take." Li Fan sat in meditation for a hundred years, repeatedly comparing it with the "Map of Sea and Mountain Transformation."
jīng guò yī lún tuì biàn de dào yī chóng qún ， zài xiāng tóng guī mó de dào yān qīn xí xià ， dí què shēng cún néng lì gèng qiáng le yī sī 。
经过一轮蜕变的道一虫群，在相同规模的道湮侵袭下，的确生存能力更强了一丝。
In the end, he still couldn't find the best moment to make that last stroke.
“ dàn yǐ zhè zhǒng zēng zhǎng fú dù ……”
“但以这种增长幅度……”
"Perhaps I should seek guidance from the Sea and Mountains!"
lǐ fán wēi wēi zhòu méi 。
李凡微微皱眉。
Li Fan put away the "Sea and Mountain Dao Yi Map," then began cultivating.
“ ér qiě hái bù néng duàn dìng ， zhè sī zēng zhǎng jiū jìng shì dào yī chóng běn shēn biàn qiáng suǒ zhì 、 hái shì dān chún ǒu ěr yīn sù 。”
“而且还不能断定，这丝增长究竟是道一虫本身变强所至、还是单纯偶尔因素。”
Over two hundred years later, he reached the realm of Zou Hui Saint.
yú shì lǐ fán yòu chóng xīn jìn xíng le shí yàn 。
于是李凡又重新进行了实验。
"Without the stars' favor, my cultivation is still quite fast." Li Fan thought to himself.
xū jiè zhī zhōng ， dào yān gǔn gǔn ér dòng 。 jiāng chóng qún fēn gē chéng dà xiǎo xiāng tóng bǎi wàn kuài 。
虚界之中，道湮滚滚而动。将虫群分割成大小相同百万块。
The new saint's arrival drew the attention of the Sea and Mountains saints. However, Li Fan ignored them and directly leaped into the virtual world.
ér hòu tóng shí duì zhè bǎi wàn chóng qún fā dòng le qīn xí 。
而后同时对这百万虫群发动了侵袭。
This action left everyone in shock as even the Three Saints failed to stop him in time.
zài lǐ fán jīng xì tiáo kòng zhī xià ， zhè xiē dào yān qīn xí lì liàng ， quán dōu shì yī lún xí jī zhī xià néng qià hǎo jiāng chóng qún jī hū fù miè 、 què yòu bù zhì yú jiāng tā men wán quán shā sǐ de 。
在李凡精细调控之下，这些道湮侵袭力量，全都是一轮袭击之下能恰好将虫群几乎覆灭、却又不至于将它们完全杀死的。
They could only watch helplessly as he vanished into the virtual world.
rú tóng hǎi làng pāi guò ， yuán běn fán róng chāng shèng zhī chóng qún ， zhuǎn shùn jiù zhǐ shèng xià le xīng xīng diǎn diǎn 。
如同海浪拍过，原本繁荣昌盛之虫群，转瞬就只剩下了星星点点。
"That... is Zou Hui's path. Although this path is extraordinary, entering the vastness of the virtual world alone might be perilous."
“ jiào zhī qián ， yǒu zēng yǒu jiǎn 。 guǒ rán shì ǒu rán yīn sù zuò suì ， bìng fēi shì dào yī chóng zhēn de zài duǎn duǎn jǐ cì nèi jiù biàn qiáng le 。” lǐ fán wēi wēi yáo tóu 。
“较之前，有增有减。果然是偶然因素作祟，并非是道一虫真的在短短几次内就变强了。”李凡微微摇头。
"Why is that? It seems like it's trying to avoid us."
zhè yě shì yīng yǒu zhī lǐ 。
这也是应有之理。
"Alas, what a pity. With another saint's aid, we might have a chance to reunite with the Sea and Mountains."
dào yī chóng ， jí biàn shì róng hé le mò shā de dào yī chóng ， bì jìng lián chāo tuō jìng jiè de lì liàng dōu méi yǒu dá dào 。 yòu rú hé néng dǐ dǎng néng gòu miè shèng de dào yān ne ？
道一虫，即便是融合了墨杀的道一虫，毕竟连超脱境界的力量都没有达到。又如何能抵挡能够灭圣的道湮呢？
The saints discussed among themselves.
“ bù guò ……”
“不过……”
In the end, the Three Saints made their decision: "Each has his own aspirations; there is no need to force it. Let him go."
“ jīng yóu wǒ shǒu ， wèi bì bù néng huà fǔ xiǔ wéi shén qí 。”
“经由我手，未必不能化腐朽为神奇。”
However, they did not know that Li Fan had already crossed over the Dao Yian and was not in as much danger as he thought.
“ zài shān hǎi ， wǒ néng diǎn fán huà shèng 。 yú xū jiè ， wǒ yì néng huà chóng wèi lóng ！”
“在山海，我能点凡化圣。于虚界，我亦能画虫为龙！”
The greater obstacle came from the uncertainty of direction and time.
lǐ fán shè guò yī zhī xì xiǎo dào yān chóng ， yì niàn rú dāo ， zài qí shēn shàng jìn xíng diāo kè 、 gǎi zào qǐ lái 。
李凡摄过一只细小道湮虫，意念如刀，在其身上进行雕刻、改造起来。
In the past, with the Three Saints guiding him, he only needed to navigate towards his set goal.
suí zhe qí bèi shàng wén lù de bù duàn wán shàn ， zhè zhǐ dào yī chóng yě zhú jiàn xiǎn lù chū le bié yàng de qì xī 。
随着其背上纹路的不断完善，这只道一虫也逐渐显露出了别样的气息。
But now, alone, without a guide, Li Fan could only explore on his own.
hǎo sì sàn fà chū le bié yàng de yòu huò ， jìng yǐn dé yī páng dào yān ， zài dù yuè yuè yù shì 。
好似散发出了别样的诱惑，竟引得一旁道湮，再度跃跃欲试。
The existence of the Three Saints had always accompanied the Sea and Mountains, allowing him to always discern the correct path in the virtual world.
hǎo zài lǐ fán qiáng xíng jiāng chǔn dòng dào yān zhèn yā 。
好在李凡强行将蠢动道湮镇压。
Li Fan was just Li Fan. The journey across was not smooth.
tā níng wàng zhe zì jǐ jié zuò 。
他凝望着自己杰作。
Fortunately, he had the experience from previous lifetimes to rely on.
dào yī chóng bèi shàng ， zhū duō xiàn tiáo qǐ fú 。
道一虫背上，诸多线条起伏。
This dark path was one he had walked through step by step.
yùn hán wú qióng dào yùn ， hǎo sì yī fù shān hǎi lín mó 。
蕴含无穷道韵，好似一副山海临摹。
In the end, with a sense of familiarity, he finally arrived at his destination—before the Sea and Mountains were surrounded.
yì huò zhě shuō ， zhè xiē xiàn tiáo ， běn jiù shì lǐ fán mó fǎng zì shàng yī shì suǒ guān shí huà hòu de shān hǎi suǒ de ！
亦或者说，这些线条，本就是李凡模仿自上一世所观石化后的山海所得！
"True reality is false; false can be true!"
“ gēn zhēn zhèng de shān hǎi shí bǎn xiāng bǐ ， hái shì lüè yǒu xùn sè 。”
“跟真正的山海石板相比，还是略有逊色。”
With a thought, the true and false paths enveloped him as his figure became indistinct.
lǐ fán yǒu xiē bù mǎn yì ， zhí jiē jiāng zhè zào wù niē sǐ 。
李凡有些不满意，直接将这造物捏死。
He ignored the web of devourment spun by Su and entered the Sea and Mountains.
chóng xīn zhuàn kè qǐ lái 。
重新篆刻起来。
The scene was similar to ordinary Sea and Mountains.
“ shàng yī shì suǒ jiàn ， zhōng jiū zhǐ shì yī duàn shān hǎi 。 ér zhēn zhèng quán bù shān hǎi jù xiàng ， biàn zài zhè bù 【 shān hǎi biàn huà gāng yào qí zhōng 】。 yǒu qí zuò wéi zǒng gāng ……”
“上一世所见，终究只是一段山海。而真正全部山海具象，便在这部【山海变化纲要其中】。有其作为总纲……”
However, it somewhat resembled the once Xuan Huang World's Xuan Net.
céng jīng lǐ fán zhí jiē yǐ shān hǎi zhī yǐng ， chéng jiù shān hǎi shèng zhě 。
曾经李凡直接以山海之影，成就山海圣者。
Above the sky, there were faintly visible intersecting lines.
lǐ lùn shàng jiǎng ， ruò shì jiāng quán bù shān hǎi tú jǐng dōu zhuàn kè zài yī zhī dào yī chóng shàng ， shuō bù dìng huì dàn shēng shān hǎi dì yī zhī shèng zhě jìng jiè de dào yī chóng 。
理论上讲，若是将全部山海图景都篆刻在一只道一虫上，说不定会诞生山海第一只圣者境界的道一虫。
There were also many gaps, as if a chunk had been directly devoured, revealing a strange swirling blackness.
zhǐ bù guò lǐ fán zài cháng shì le jǐ fān hòu ， guǒ duàn fàng qì le 。
只不过李凡在尝试了几番后，果断放弃了。
The entire Sea and Mountains was filled with Su's devourment desire. The nature of living beings and even the heavens and earth were distorted.
“ dān dú yī zhī dào yī chóng ， shí zài tài guò ruò xiǎo 。 nán yǐ chéng shòu wú liàng shān hǎi 。 shèn zhì bǎi wàn 、 qiān wàn shù liàng chóng qún ， dōu yú shì wú bǔ 。 xū yào gèng duō 。”
“单独一只道一虫，实在太过弱小。难以承受无量山海。甚至百万、千万数量虫群，都于事无补。需要更多。”
"Everything competes; heaven and man compete. But in the end, it benefits Su's voracious mouth."
niàn tou zhuǎn dòng ， dào yī chóng qún zài dù fēng kuáng fán yǎn qǐ lái 。
念头转动，道一虫群再度疯狂繁衍起来。
"If not for external intervention."
lǐ fán shèn zhì mìng lìng shǒu xià dào yān ， qù sōu guā shān hǎi ， zuò wéi yǎng liào wèi yǎng 。
李凡甚至命令手下道湮，去搜刮山海，作为养料喂养。
Li Fan sneered.
tūn shì le shù tiáo shān hǎi kě néng xìng hòu ， dào yī chóng qún de guī mó ， zǒng suàn dá dào le miǎn qiǎng kě yòng de dì bù 。
吞噬了数条山海可能性后，道一虫群的规模，总算达到了勉强可用的地步。
"Dao Yian..."
“ yì yì zhī shù ， yǐ jīng shì jí xiàn le 。”
“亿亿之数，已经是极限了。”
"Return!"
zhè lǐ zhí de ， bìng fēi shì chóng qún fán yǎn de jí xiàn 。
这里值得，并非是虫群繁衍的极限。
His gaze pierced through the Sea and Mountains, bypassing the web of devourment to reach the depths of the virtual world.
ér shì zhǐ lǐ fán ， néng gòu tóng shí yī shí jiān jīng diāo xì zuó shān hǎi shí bǎn de shù mù ！
而是指李凡，能够同时一时间精雕细琢山海石板的数目！
Relying on his familiarity from his previous life, Li Fan used himself as bait to guide a large number of Dao Yians from the virtual world into this place!
zhǐ jiàn lǐ fán shén niàn tóng shí fù gài yì yì shù liàng dào yī chóng qún ， hǎo sì yǎn huà chū tóng děng guī mó de shǒu bì ， fēn bié zài zhè xiē chóng qún bèi shàng diāo kè qǐ lái 。
只见李凡神念同时覆盖亿亿数量道一虫群，好似衍化出同等规模的手臂，分别在这些虫群背上雕刻起来。
At this moment, the Sea and Mountains were already an important location for the virtual world. The concentration of Dao Yian forces was extremely high.
měi yī zhī dào yī chóng bèi shàng de tú àn ， dōu bù jìn xiāng tóng 。 jiē shì shān hǎi yī jiǎo 。
每一只道一虫背上的图案，都不尽相同。皆是山海一角。
Upon discovering a vulnerability, they immediately swarmed in.
dàn shì dāng tā men zǔ hé qǐ lái ……
但是当它们组合起来……
The Dao Yians appeared like a massive flood in the Sea and Mountains.
biàn shì yī fù kān kān wán zhěng de zhuàng lì shān hǎi tú ！
便是一副堪堪完整的壮丽山海图！
Su was stunned, unable to understand how the virtual world had broken through his defenses and stolen food from his mouth.
lín mó quán bù shān hǎi tú jǐng ， nǎ pà yǒu 【 shān hǎi biàn huà gāng yào 】 zuò wéi zǒng gāng zhǐ dǎo ， lǐ fán shí jì suǒ yào zuò de jī běn zhǐ shì yī hú lú huà piáo 。
临摹全部山海图景，哪怕有【山海变化纲要】作为总纲指导，李凡实际所要做的基本只是依葫芦画瓢。
But Li Fan's purpose went beyond this.
yě zhōng jiū shì yī jiàn jí qí sǔn hào xīn shén zhī shì 。
也终究是一件极其损耗心神之事。
"Traversing mountains and rivers, traveling far. Could such a small disturbance suffice?"
měi guò yī duàn shí jiān ， lǐ fán tóu shàng qīng sī biàn huì rǎn bái shǎo xǔ 。
每过一段时间，李凡头上青丝便会染白少许。
"Soul Pulse."
zhí zhì chè dǐ mǎn tóu bái fà zhī hòu ， shuāi lǎo de hén jì kāi shǐ zhú jiàn gōng zhàn lǐ fán pí fū 。
直至彻底满头白发之后，衰老的痕迹开始逐渐攻占李凡皮肤。
Li Fan narrowed his eyes and directly pulled out tens of thousands of living beings from the Sea and Mountains.
zhuàn kè bù tíng ， lǐ fán wài xíng róng mào yuè fā shuāi bài 。
篆刻不停，李凡外形容貌越发衰败。
These were not naturally born in the Sea and Mountains but were created by Qiu Tian Hui's Soul Pulse Dao.
“ méi yǒu chéng shèng ， duì yú wài wù qīn xí de dǐ kàng ， zhōng jiū shì ruò le yī xiē 。”
“没有成圣，对于外物侵袭的抵抗，终究是弱了一些。”
With a gentle squeeze, all the living beings turned to dust, which Li Fan then injected into the hidden soul pulse network of the Sea and Mountains.
dàn lǐ fán yě méi yǒu tài guò zài yì ， jì xù zhuān xīn yú shān hǎi tú jǐng de kè huì zhī shàng 。
但李凡也没有太过在意，继续专心于山海图景的刻绘之上。
Half went back, half towards the future.
bù zhī guò qù duō jiǔ 。
不知过去多久。
In his previous life, the Sea and Mountains saints only aimed to trigger the Sea and Mountains' natural resistance. Hence they were limited in scale.
zhí dào qián fāng shān hǎi ， hū de dà fàng guāng míng 。
直到前方山海，忽的大放光明。
But this time, Li Fan acted without restraint.
xiān qǐ zhèn zhèn bō tāo ， shǐ de hù wèi lǐ fán zuǒ yòu dào yǒu yī zhèn dòng dàng ， dà yǒu kuì sàn zhī shì 。
掀起阵阵波涛，使得护卫李凡左右道友一阵动荡，大有溃散之势。
The light from tens of thousands of living beings guided the path clearly.
“ yí ？ méi yǒu wǒ ， jū rán yě fù lián shān hǎi chéng gōng le ？”
“咦？没有我，居然也复联山海成功了？”
The Dao Yians surged forward like a flood!
lǐ fán yǒu xiē yì wài 。
李凡有些意外。
The Sea and Mountains turned dark as if caught in a storm.
bù guò kàn le kàn shǒu zhōng jí jiāng wán chéng de 【 dào yī shān hǎi tú 】， lǐ fán yě shì rán le 。
不过看了看手中即将完成的【道一山海图】，李凡也释然了。
Even Su was shaken.
“ jǐn jǐn shì fù lián yī duàn shān hǎi ， dōu yòng le rú cǐ zhǎng shí jiān 。 xiǎng yào zhēn zhèng jiù shān hǎi yú dào yān ， bù zhī yòu yào dào hóu nián mǎ yuè le 。”
“仅仅是复联一段山海，都用了如此长时间。想要真正救山海于道湮，不知又要到猴年马月了。”
Although Su could survive within the Dao Yian, she couldn't protect the Sea and Mountains.
méi yǒu qù guǎn yīn wèi fù lián chéng gōng ér jīng shén zhèn fèn de shān hǎi zhū shèng ， lǐ fán yǒu xiē xū ruò de ké le ké ， zài dù níng xīn yú zì jǐ de zuò pǐn zhī shàng 。
没有去管因为复联成功而精神振奋的山海诸圣，李凡有些虚弱的咳了咳，再度凝心于自己的作品之上。
Moreover, this time, she had冒险横渡而来，就是为了守护海山灵脉。
dāng shān hǎi zài dù shǎn liàng ， shǒu qiū zhū shèng yòu wán chéng yī cì fù lián zhī hòu 。
当山海再度闪亮，守丘诸圣又完成一次复联之后。
如今海山灵脉不知为何竟被虚拟世界察觉，并且作为进攻通道……
jù lí lǐ fán chè dǐ wán chéng dào yī shān hǎi tú ， zhōng yú zhǐ chà zuì hòu yī bǐ 。
距离李凡彻底完成道一山海图，终于只差最后一笔。
Su was extremely frustrated.
dàn piān piān jiù shì zhè zuì hòu yī bǐ ， lǐ fán jìng wú lùn rú hé ， dōu wú fǎ xià shǒu 。
但偏偏就是这最后一笔，李凡竟无论如何，都无法下手。
However, with the current chaos in the Sea and Mountains, she could not find the reason for it after a thorough search.
ér cǐ kè ， lǐ fán yě zǒu dào shēng mìng de jìn tóu 。
而此刻，李凡也走到生命的尽头。
She could only retreat helplessly.
“ yī shì ǒu xīn qì xuè ， jìng bù dé quán gōng 。”
“一世呕心泣血，竟不得全功。”
All her efforts had been in vain. The journey through the virtual world was also quite taxing.
tā kàn zhuó yǎn qián bèi dào yān chóng chóng wéi zhù de xīn shēng chóng qún 。
他看着眼前被道湮重重围住的新生虫群。
It truly amounted to stealing chickens but breaking a pot.
yì yì dào yī qí jù ， bēi fù lián mián shān hǎi 。
亿亿道一齐聚，背负连绵山海。
Li Fan hid in the shadows as Su gradually faded away.
suī míng chóng qún ， shí zé yǐ shì shān hǎi zhī yǐng 。
虽名虫群，实则已是山海之影。
His gaze turned cold, and he reached out with his hand.
suǒ sàn fà de qì xī ， yǐ jīng jí shì shān hǎi běn shēn 。 shǐ de zhōu wéi dào yān lǚ lǚ shī kòng ， bù tīng lǐ fán zhào lìng ， shí bù shí qīn xí 。
所散发的气息，已经极似山海本身。使得周围道湮屡屡失控，不听李凡诏令，时不时侵袭。
"Who?!"
dàn xiāng jiào yú zuì kāi shǐ chán ruò de zhuàng tài ， rú jīn tā men yǐ jīng jīn fēi xī bǐ 。
但相较于最开始孱弱的状态，如今它们已经今非昔比。
Su felt an icy aura move around her, taking some of her essence. She was both shocked and angry.
wēi é shì yǐ chéng ， xiē xǔ fēng làng ， yǐ jīng nài hé bù liǎo tā men le 。
巍峨势已成，些许风浪，已经奈何不了它们了。
But after hesitating for a moment, she decided to accelerate her retreat.
dàn shì jù lí lǐ fán xiǎng yào de lǐ xiǎng zhuàng tài ， hái zhōng jiū shì chà le yī xiē 。
但是距离李凡想要的理想状态，还终究是差了一些。
"This unusual situation is clearly aimed at me."
zài wán chéng zuì hòu diǎn jīng yī bǐ zhī qián ， lǐ fán biàn yǐ jīng dá dào cǐ shì shòu yuán jìn tóu 。
在完成最后点睛一笔之前，李凡便已经达到此世寿元尽头。
"Even my hidden presence has been detected?"
yě méi yǒu miǎn qiǎng ， xīn zhōng mò niàn “ hái zhēn ！”。
也没有勉强，心中默念“还真！”。
"Which old friend is it?"
……
……
Feeling the missing piece in her heart, Su felt extremely frustrated.
yòu shì máo dìng 1 nián 。
又是锚定1年。
However, with the current unclear situation, a trap had already been set against her.
zhè yī cì ， lǐ fán zhí jiē xuǎn zé ， jiāng shàng yī shì shàng wèi wán gōng 【 shān hǎi dào yī tú 】 jì chéng 。
这一次，李凡直接选择，将上一世尚未完工【山海道一图】继承。
If she stayed here any longer, she might end up sacrificing herself.
xīn niàn wēi dòng ， yī fù jīng diāo xì zuó de jié zuò ， jiù chū xiàn zài lǐ fán miàn qián 。
心念微动，一副精雕细琢的杰作，就出现在李凡面前。
Despite her reluctance, she returned to the initial state of the Sea and Mountains.
“ xíng bǎi lǐ zhě ， bàn jiǔ shí 。 zhè zuì hòu yī bù ， réng shì bù hǎo xià bǐ a 。” lǐ fán guān mó kū zuò bǎi nián ， fǎn fǎn fù jiāng qí yǔ 【 shān hǎi biàn huà gāng yào 】 xiāng bǐ jiào 。
“行百里者，半九十。这最后一步，仍是不好下笔啊。”李凡观摩枯坐百年，反反复将其与【山海变化纲要】相比较。
"Too bad."
zhōng jiū réng shì méi yǒu zhǎo dào xià bǐ de zuì jiā shí jī 。
终究仍是没有找到下笔的最佳时机。
Li Fan savored the taste of Su's devourment path as he watched the characters in "Great Dao Return to Truth" become clearer. He felt somewhat unsatisfied.
“ hái shì yào xiàng shān hǎi qǔ jīng ！”
“还是要向山海取经！”
With his current strength, he was not yet able to confront Su directly. He could only use this method to reap some benefits.
lǐ fán jiāng 【 dào yī shān hǎi tú 】 shōu qǐ ， qǐ shēn xiū xíng 。
李凡将【道一山海图】收起，起身修行。
"The more times I do it, the better chance there is of it becoming legitimate!"
èr bǎi duō nián shí guāng ， fù zhì 【 zhòu huí 】 shèng zhě zhī jìng 。
二百多年时光，复至【宙廻】圣者之境。
The Su Net faded away, leaving behind a confrontation between the virtual world and the Sea and Mountains.
“ méi yǒu le xīng zhī juàn gù ， wǒ de xiū xíng yě yī jiù kuài le xiē 。” lǐ fán xīn zhōng àn dào 。
“没有了星之眷顾，我的修行也依旧快了些。”李凡心中暗道。
With Li Fan as an internal guide, the outer defenses of the Sea and Mountains and the璇玑环光辉 laid by the saints were all rendered useless!
xīn shèng zhě jiàng lín ， shān hǎi zhū shèng tóu lái mù guāng 。
新圣者降临，山海诸圣投来目光。
The Dao Yian flood surged through the soul pulse network of the Sea and Mountains.
lǐ fán què méi yǒu lǐ cǎi ， ér shì jìng zhí yuè rù xū jiè zhī zhōng 。
李凡却没有理睬，而是径直跃入虚界之中。
What was once a source of living beings in the Sea and Mountains had now become a deadly poison pipeline.
yǐn dé cuò è yī piàn 。
引得错愕一片。
Compared to slow erosion from outside, its efficiency was more than a hundred times higher!
lǐ fán dòng zuò tài kuài ， jiù lián sān shèng dōu méi lái de jí chū shǒu zǔ lán 。
李凡动作太快，就连三圣都没来得及出手阻拦。
In just a short while, although the current Sea and Mountains remained intact, three segments separated by three sections were already engulfed by the Dao Yian tide.
zhǐ yǎn zhēng zhēng kàn zhe lǐ fán dùn rù xū jiè ， bù zhī suǒ zōng 。
只眼睁睁看着李凡遁入虚界，不知所踪。
It could be foreseen that if this trend continued, the Sea and Mountains might collapse instantly.
“ nà shì …… zhòu huí dà dào 。 suī shuō cǐ dào tú bù fán ， dàn zhī shēn dú rù máng máng xū jiè zhī zhōng ， kǒng pà xiōng duō jí shǎo a 。”
“那是……宙廻大道。虽说此道途不凡，但只身独入茫茫虚界之中，恐怕凶多吉少啊。”
The saints changed color but their situation was too chaotic for them to intervene effectively.
“ zhè shì hé lǐ ？ fǎng fú bì zhī wú děng bù jí de yàng zi 。”
“这是何理？仿佛避之吾等不及的样子。”
The Three Saints exchanged glances as if they had made a decision.
“ kě xī ， zhe shí kě xī 。 ruò shì zài tiān yī shèng zhě zhù lì ， wú děng fù lián shān hǎi yǒu wàng 。”
“可惜，着实可惜。若是再添一圣者助力，吾等复联山海有望。”
Suddenly, the threat to the Sea and Mountains roared.
zhū shèng yì lùn fēn fēn 。
诸圣议论纷纷。
A powerful force erupted from within the Sea and Mountains.
zuì hòu hái shì yóu sān shèng xià dìng lùn ：“ gè yǒu suǒ zhì ， bù bì qiǎng qiú ， suí tā qù ba 。”
最后还是由三圣下定论：“各有所志，不必强求，随他去吧。”
In a short time, it managed to push back some of the Dao Yian flood.
zhū shèng què bù zhī ， lǐ fán héng dù dào yān ， bù shuō qīng sōng xiě yì 。
诸圣却不知，李凡横渡道湮，不说轻松写意。
However, it was not as easy as in his previous life.
què yě méi yǒu nà me dà de fēng xiǎn 。
却也没有那么大的风险。
Although the Sea and Mountains' power had temporarily halted the Dao Yians, they still deeply entrenched themselves in the soul pulse network.
xiāng jiào yú bèi dào yān wéi kùn tūn mò ， gèng dà de zǔ ài ， fǎn ér shì lái zì fāng xiàng bù míng 、 nán biàn gǔ jīn 。
相较于被道湮围困吞没，更大的阻碍，反而是来自方向不明、难辨古今。
It was like a place where both sides were unwilling to give up. They were stuck in a stalemate.
wǎng xī ， yǒu sān shèng zuò wéi zhǐ lù míng dēng 。 zhǐ xū cháo zhe jì dìng mù biāo chuān suō jiù hǎo 。
往昔，有三圣作为指路明灯。只需朝着既定目标穿梭就好。
The saints exerted their efforts, trying to prevent things from worsening.
rán ér cǐ kè dú xíng ， wú rén kě zuò xiàng dǎo ， lǐ fán zhǐ néng zì jǐ mō suǒ 。
然而此刻独行，无人可作向导，李凡只能自己摸索。
Li Fan remained hidden: "Just as I expected. The Sea and Mountains will not choose to seal its fate until that moment."
sān shèng cún zài ， bàn suí shān hǎi shǐ zhōng 。
三圣存在，伴随山海始终。
"Hopefully my luck is good this time, and I can witness the birth of a new deity."
gù ér yú xū jiè zhōng ， néng shǐ zhōng míng biàn qián xíng fāng xiàng 。
故而于虚界中，能始终明辨前行方向。
Unfortunately, his hopes were dashed.
lǐ fán què zhǐ shì lǐ fán 。
李凡却只是李凡。
After waiting for a long time in vain, Li Fan still did not see any change.
héng dù qián xíng ， bìng fēi nà me shùn chàng 。
横渡前行，并非那么顺畅。
This time, the initial split of attention at the beginning of the Sea and Mountains had not quickly resolved itself.
hǎo zài yǒu xiān qián jǐ shì de fù lián xiū bǔ jīng lì 。
好在有先前几世的复联修补经历。
"Could it be that I didn't pull hard enough?" Li Fan rubbed his chin.
Just as expected. If this situation isn't resolved, the fate of the Sea and Mountains will be sealed.
...
Another year passed in an instant.
This time, Li Fan directly chose to inherit the unfinished "Sea and Mountain Dao Yi Map" from his previous life.
With a slight thought, a finely crafted masterpiece appeared before him.
"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. The final step is still difficult to take." Li Fan sat in meditation for a hundred years, repeatedly comparing it with the "Map of Sea and Mountain Transformation."
In the end, he still couldn't find the best moment to make that last stroke.
"Perhaps I should seek guidance from the Sea and Mountains!"
Li Fan put away the "Sea and Mountain Dao Yi Map," then began cultivating.
Over two hundred years later, he reached the realm of Zou Hui Saint.
"Without the stars' favor, my cultivation is still quite fast." Li Fan thought to himself.
The new saint's arrival drew the attention of the Sea and Mountains saints. However, Li Fan ignored them and directly leaped into the virtual world.
This action left everyone in shock as even the Three Saints failed to stop him in time.
They could only watch helplessly as he vanished into the virtual world.
"That... is Zou Hui's path. Although this path is extraordinary, entering the vastness of the virtual world alone might be perilous."
"Why is that? It seems like it's trying to avoid us."
"Alas, what a pity. With another saint's aid, we might have a chance to reunite with the Sea and Mountains."
The saints discussed among themselves.
In the end, the Three Saints made their decision: "Each has his own aspirations; there is no need to force it. Let him go."
However, they did not know that Li Fan had already crossed over the Dao Yian and was not in as much danger as he thought.
The greater obstacle came from the uncertainty of direction and time.
In the past, with the Three Saints guiding him, he only needed to navigate towards his set goal.
But now, alone, without a guide, Li Fan could only explore on his own.
The existence of the Three Saints had always accompanied the Sea and Mountains, allowing him to always discern the correct path in the virtual world.
Li Fan was just Li Fan. The journey across was not smooth.
Fortunately, he had the experience from previous lifetimes to rely on.
This dark path was one he had walked through step by step.
In the end, with a sense of familiarity, he finally arrived at his destination—before the Sea and Mountains were surrounded.
"True reality is false; false can be true!"
With a thought, the true and false paths enveloped him as his figure became indistinct.
He ignored the web of devourment spun by Su and entered the Sea and Mountains.
The scene was similar to ordinary Sea and Mountains.
However, it somewhat resembled the once Xuan Huang World's Xuan Net.
Above the sky, there were faintly visible intersecting lines.
There were also many gaps, as if a chunk had been directly devoured, revealing a strange swirling blackness.
The entire Sea and Mountains was filled with Su's devourment desire. The nature of living beings and even the heavens and earth were distorted.
"Everything competes; heaven and man compete. But in the end, it benefits Su's voracious mouth."
"If not for external intervention."
Li Fan sneered.
"Dao Yian..."
"Return!"
His gaze pierced through the Sea and Mountains, bypassing the web of devourment to reach the depths of the virtual world.
Relying on his familiarity from his previous life, Li Fan used himself as bait to guide a large number of Dao Yians from the virtual world into this place!
At this moment, the Sea and Mountains were already an important location for the virtual world. The concentration of Dao Yian forces was extremely high.
Upon discovering a vulnerability, they immediately swarmed in.
The Dao Yians appeared like a massive flood in the Sea and Mountains.
Su was stunned, unable to understand how the virtual world had broken through his defenses and stolen food from his mouth.
But Li Fan's purpose went beyond this.
"Traversing mountains and rivers, traveling far. Could such a small disturbance suffice?"
"Soul Pulse."
Li Fan narrowed his eyes and directly pulled out tens of thousands of living beings from the Sea and Mountains.
These were not naturally born in the Sea and Mountains but were created by Qiu Tian Hui's Soul Pulse Dao.
With a gentle squeeze, all the living beings turned to dust, which Li Fan then injected into the hidden soul pulse network of the Sea and Mountains.
Half went back, half towards the future.
In his previous life, the Sea and Mountains saints only aimed to trigger the Sea and Mountains' natural resistance. Hence they were limited in scale.
But this time, Li Fan acted without restraint.
The light from tens of thousands of living beings guided the path clearly.
The Dao Yians surged forward like a flood!
The Sea and Mountains turned dark as if caught in a storm.
Even Su was shaken.
Although Su could survive within the Dao Yian, she couldn't protect the Sea and Mountains.
Moreover, this time, she had冒险横渡而来，就是为了守护海山灵脉。
如今海山灵脉不知为何竟被虚拟世界察觉，并且作为进攻通道……
Su was extremely frustrated.
However, with the current chaos in the Sea and Mountains, she could not find the reason for it after a thorough search.
She could only retreat helplessly.
All her efforts had been in vain. The journey through the virtual world was also quite taxing.
It truly amounted to stealing chickens but breaking a pot.
Li Fan hid in the shadows as Su gradually faded away.
His gaze turned cold, and he reached out with his hand.
"Who?!"
Su felt an icy aura move around her, taking some of her essence. She was both shocked and angry.
But after hesitating for a moment, she decided to accelerate her retreat.
"This unusual situation is clearly aimed at me."
"Even my hidden presence has been detected?"
"Which old friend is it?"
Feeling the missing piece in her heart, Su felt extremely frustrated.
However, with the current unclear situation, a trap had already been set against her.
If she stayed here any longer, she might end up sacrificing herself.
Despite her reluctance, she returned to the initial state of the Sea and Mountains.
"Too bad."
Li Fan savored the taste of Su's devourment path as he watched the characters in "Great Dao Return to Truth" become clearer. He felt somewhat unsatisfied.
With his current strength, he was not yet able to confront Su directly. He could only use this method to reap some benefits.
"The more times I do it, the better chance there is of it becoming legitimate!"
The Su Net faded away, leaving behind a confrontation between the virtual world and the Sea and Mountains.
With Li Fan as an internal guide, the outer defenses of the Sea and Mountains and the璇玑环光辉 laid by the saints were all rendered useless!
The Dao Yian flood surged through the soul pulse network of the Sea and Mountains.
What was once a source of living beings in the Sea and Mountains had now become a deadly poison pipeline.
Compared to slow erosion from outside, its efficiency was more than a hundred times higher!
In just a short while, although the current Sea and Mountains remained intact, three segments separated by three sections were already engulfed by the Dao Yian tide.
It could be foreseen that if this trend continued, the Sea and Mountains might collapse instantly.
The saints changed color but their situation was too chaotic for them to intervene effectively.
The Three Saints exchanged glances as if they had made a decision.
Suddenly, the threat to the Sea and Mountains roared.
A powerful force erupted from within the Sea and Mountains.
In a short time, it managed to push back some of the Dao Yian flood.
However, it was not as easy as in his previous life.
Although the Sea and Mountains' power had temporarily halted the Dao Yians, they still deeply entrenched themselves in the soul pulse network.
It was like a place where both sides were unwilling to give up. They were stuck in a stalemate.
The saints exerted their efforts, trying to prevent things from worsening.
Li Fan remained hidden: "Just as I expected. The Sea and Mountains will not choose to seal its fate until that moment."
"Hopefully my luck is good this time, and I can witness the birth of a new deity."
Unfortunately, his hopes were dashed.
After waiting for a long time in vain, Li Fan still did not see any change.
This time, the initial split of attention at the beginning of the Sea and Mountains had not quickly resolved itself.
"Could it be that I didn't pull hard enough?" Li Fan rubbed his chin.