【 běn cì mó nǐ jié shù 】
【本次模拟结束】
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The simulation ended.
lǐ fán huī fù le yì shí 。
李凡恢复了意识。
...
tā jǐn jǐn dīng zhe guāng mù zhōng tài yǎn zhōu pò suì de nà yí mù chǎng jǐng ， nóng nóng de kǒng jù yíng rào zài xīn tóu ， jiǔ jiǔ bù sàn 。
他紧紧盯着光幕中太衍舟破碎的那一幕场景，浓浓的恐惧萦绕在心头，久久不散。
Li Fan regained consciousness.
“ nà jiū jìng shì shén me dōng xī ？” lǐ fán xīn zhōng yǒu xiē yí huò 。
“那究竟是什么东西？”李凡心中有些疑惑。
He stared intently at the scene where Taiyin Boat shattered in the light screen, a thick fear lingering in his heart for a long time.
zhī qián kòu hóng yǔ dào xuán zi chuān yuè xiān jué dà zhèn shí ， bìng méi yǒu zài hēi àn céng zhōng yù jiàn cǐ wù ， wèi hé zì jǐ bù yí yàng ？
之前寇洪与道玄子穿越仙绝大阵时，并没有在黑暗层中遇见此物，为何自己不一样？
"What on earth could that be?" Li Fan wondered to himself.
nán bù chéng dān chún shì zì jǐ de yùn qì bù hǎo ？
难不成单纯是自己的运气不好？
Before, when Cao Hong and Dao Xuanzi crossed through the Great Desolation Array, they hadn't encountered this object in the Dark Layer. Why was it different for him?
lǐ fán bù zhè me rèn wéi 。
李凡不这么认为。
Could it just be bad luck?
zhè xiān jué zhèn zhōng hēi àn céng hé qí liáo kuò ， xiǎo xiǎo de tài yǎn zhōu zài qí zhōng kě wèi shì cāng hǎi yī sù 。
这仙绝阵中黑暗层何其辽阔，小小的太衍舟在其中可谓是沧海一粟。
Li Fan didn't think so.
piān piān zhè wèi zhī de cún zài jiù zhè me jīng zhǔn de zhǎo dào le zì jǐ ……
偏偏这未知的存在就这么精准的找到了自己……
The Dark Layer of the Great Desolation Array was vast; a tiny Taiyin Boat was like a grain of sand in an ocean. Yet, this unknown entity found him precisely...
“ shí yǒu bā jiǔ shì zhǐ zhēn duì fán rén de shǒu duàn 。”
“十有八九是只针对凡人的手段。”
"Most likely, it's some means targeted at mere mortals."
“ kàn lái hái shì yào děng dà wù sàn qù 、 xū yuān dǐ bù yǒu guāng liàng fàng chū zài qù tàn suǒ zuì wèi wěn tuǒ 。”
“看来还是要等大雾散去、墟渊底部有光亮放出再去探索最为稳妥。”
"It seems we still need to wait until the fog clears and light appears from the bottom of the Void Abyss before exploring."
“ suī shuō zuì hòu gōng kuī yī kuì ， dàn shàng yī shì de shōu huò yě dí què shì yuǎn chāo yù liào ……”
“虽说最后功亏一篑，但上一世的收获也的确是远超预料……”
"Although I failed at the last moment, the gains from my previous life were indeed far beyond expectations..."
lǐ fán zài xīn zhōng àn zì pán suàn ， suí hòu xuǎn zé jiāng “ tài yǎn zhōu ” jìn xíng bǎo liú 。
李凡在心中暗自盘算，随后选择将“太衍舟”进行保留。
Li Fan mentally calculated his options and decided to keep the Taiyin Boat.
xìng míng ： lǐ fán
姓名：李凡
Name: Li Fan
jìng jiè ： fán rén
境界：凡人
Realm: Mortal
shēng lǐ nián líng ：20/86
生理年龄：20/86
Physical Age: 20/86
xīn lǐ nián líng ：333/1113↑
心理年龄：333/1113↑
Psychological Age: 333/1113↑
huà xū chōng néng jìn dù ：0％
化虚充能进度：0％
Virtual Sublimation Progress: 0%
dìng máo chōng néng jìn dù ：1％
定锚充能进度：1％
Anchoring Energy Progress: 1%
dāng qián máo diǎn shù liàng ：1
当前锚点数量：1
Current Anchors: 1
bǎng dìng wù pǐn ：《 qiān jī yù huán jīn zhāng 》、 tài yǎn zhōu
绑定物品：《千机玉寰金章》、太衍舟
Bound Items: Thousand Mechanisms and Jade Circle, Taiyin Boat...
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Seeing the psychological age limit decreasing, Li Fan felt a subtle pressure.
kàn zhe zēng fú yuè lái yuè xiǎo de xīn lǐ nián líng shàng xiàn ， lǐ fán yě yǐn yǐn gǎn jué dào yī gǔ yā lì 。
看着增幅越来越小的心理年龄上限，李凡也隐隐感觉到一股压力。
Fortunately, the world of cultivators was within reach. As long as he left this Realm of Immortal Desolation, it would be like birds flying in the sky!
hǎo zài xiū xiān jiè chù shǒu kě jí ， zhǐ yào lí kāi zhè xiān jué zhī dì ， jiù shì tiān gāo rèn niǎo fēi ！
好在修仙界触手可及，只要离开这仙绝之地，就是天高任鸟飞！
In such anticipation, Li Fan's seventh life began.
jiù zài zhè zhǒng qī pàn zhī zhōng ， lǐ fán dì qī shì de rén shēng kāi shǐ le 。
就在这种期盼之中，李凡第七世的人生开始了。
Before the True Real technique was fully charged, Li Fan would not take any risks.
zài 【 hái zhēn 】 méi yǒu chōng néng wán bì zhī qián ， lǐ fán shì jiān jué bù huì qù zuò rèn hé mào xiǎn zhī jǔ de 。
在【还真】没有充能完毕之前，李凡是坚决不会去做任何冒险之举的。
So, he planned to follow his familiar script for the first twenty years.
suǒ yǐ ， tā yī rán dǎ suàn àn zhào yǐ jīng jīng lì guò jǐ cì de jù běn lái dù guò qián èr shí nián 。
所以，他依然打算按照已经经历过几次的剧本来度过前二十年。
After anchoring for three years, Li Fan returned to Wen County in Jiangnan for another period of dormancy.
máo dìng 3 nián ， lǐ fán yòu lái dào le jiāng nán wēn xiàn zhé fú 。
锚定3年，李凡又来到了江南温县蛰伏。
After four years, he led his confidants and secretly arrived at Qian Hong's tomb.
máo dìng 4 nián ， tā shuài lǐng xīn fù ， àn zhōng lái dào le qián hóng zhī mù 。
锚定4年，他率领心腹，暗中来到了钱宏之墓。
This time, he used a spray containing Immortal-Demon Mist to slowly erode the place until the force that stopped him weakened enough not to penetrate steel armor.
zhè cì ， tā yòng yùn hán xiān fán zhàng de pēn wù màn màn qīn shí ， zhí dào nà zhǐ bù cán bēi de lì liàng xuē ruò zhì wú fǎ jī chuān gāng jiǎ wéi zhǐ 。
这次，他用蕴含仙凡瘴的喷雾慢慢侵蚀，直到那止步残碑的力量削弱至无法击穿钢甲为止。
Li Fan wore steel armor as he entered the tomb and placed his hand on the stone tablet.
lǐ fán shēn zhe gāng jiǎ ， jìn rù mù lǐ ， jiāng shǒu fàng zài shí bēi shàng 。
李凡身着钢甲，进入墓里，将手放在石碑上。
"Discoverable item for energy recharge: Stopping Tablet (Damaged)."
“ fā xiàn kě chōng néng wù pǐn ： zhǐ bù cán bēi （ sǔn ）。”
“发现可充能物品：止步残碑（损）。”
"Recharge?"
“ shì fǒu jìn xíng chōng néng 。”
“是否进行充能。”
The prompt from True Real appeared just in time.
【 hái zhēn 】 de tí shì shì shí tiào le chū lái 。
【还真】的提示适时跳了出来。
"It's a pity there's still some loss," Li Fan thought, choosing to proceed.
“ kě xī hái shì yǒu xiē sǔn hào 。” lǐ fán àn dào kě xī ， xuǎn zé le shì 。
“可惜还是有些损耗。”李凡暗道可惜，选择了是。
The Stopping Tablet gradually turned into nothingness and vanished.
zhǐ bù cán bēi zhú jiàn huà zuò yī piàn xū wú ， xiāo shī bú jiàn 。
止步残碑逐渐化作一片虚无，消失不见。
After absorbing the Stopping Tablet, the anchoring energy progress for True Real increased by 25%.
ér 【 hái zhēn 】 de dìng máo chōng néng jìn dù ， zài xī shōu le zhǐ bù cán bēi zhī hòu ， zhí jiē zēng jiā le 25%。
而【还真】的定锚充能进度，在吸收了止步残碑之后，直接增加了25%。
"Only three more times to unlock the second anchor point?" Li Fan was overjoyed but secretly doubted it wouldn't be that simple.
“ zhǐ yào zài lái sān cì ， jiù néng jiě suǒ dì èr máo diǎn le ？” lǐ fán dà xǐ ， bù guò yòu yǐn yǐn jué de bú huì zhè me jiǎn dān 。
“只要再来三次，就能解锁第二锚点了？”李凡大喜，不过又隐隐觉得不会这么简单。
"Too much speculation is useless. I'll know in my next life."
“ guò duō chuǎi cè yě wú yòng ， děng xià yī shì zài lái tàng biàn zhī 。”
“过多揣测也无用，等下一世再来趟便知。”
Since other items in Qian Hong's tomb held no value, after sealing the tomb again, Li Fan left.
qián hóng mù zhōng qí tā dōng xī duì lǐ fán lái shuō yǐ jīng méi le jià zhí ， mìng rén jiāng mù chóng xīn fēng bì hòu ， lǐ fán fāng cái lí qù 。
钱宏墓中其他东西对李凡来说已经没了价值，命人将墓重新封闭后，李凡方才离去。
After anchoring for five years, Li Fan finally couldn't resist and arrived at Eastern Void Abyss.
máo dìng 5 nián ， lǐ fán zhōng shì méi rěn zhù ， lái dào le dōng fāng xū yuān 。
锚定5年，李凡终是没忍住，来到了东方墟渊。
"Just take a look; don't go down," he told himself.
“ jiù xiān kàn yī yǎn ， bù xià qù 。” lǐ fán zhè me duì zì jǐ shuō dào 。
“就先看一眼，不下去。”李凡这么对自己说道。
Looking out over the endless fog sea, his gaze seemed to pierce through infinite space, reaching the bottom of the Void Abyss.
tiào wàng zhe wú jìn wù hǎi ， tā de shì xiàn hǎo sì chuān guò wú qióng kōng jiān zǔ gé ， zhí dá xū yuān dǐ bù 。
眺望着无尽雾海，他的视线好似穿过无穷空间阻隔，直达墟渊底部。
Standing there for a long time, as the strong wind howled, the thick fog gradually dispersed. The perilous Great Desolation Array also seemed less dangerous.
zhù lì xǔ jiǔ ， suí zhe dà fēng hū xiào ， mí màn de nóng wù zhú jiàn sàn kāi ， yuán běn wēi jī sì fú de xiān jué dà zhèn yě sì hū biàn de bù zài wēi xiǎn 。
伫立许久，随着大风呼啸，弥漫的浓雾逐渐散开，原本危机四伏的仙绝大阵也似乎变的不再危险。
"Avoiding the Stopping Tablet and driving the Taiyin Boat directly into the world of cultivators should be possible now," a thought suddenly emerged in Li Fan's mind, growing uncontrollably and occupying his entire consciousness.
“ cǐ shí cǐ kè ， ruò shì jià shǐ tài yǎn zhōu ， jiù néng yī lù shùn lì de zhí dá xiū xiān jiè le ba 。” yí gè niàn tou hū rán cóng lǐ fán de nǎo hǎi zhōng mào le chū lái ， bìng qiě zài yě yì zhì bú zhù ， fēng kuáng dì péng zhàng ， xùn sù zhàn jù le lǐ fán de quán bù xīn shén 。
“此时此刻，若是驾驶太衍舟，就能一路顺利的直达修仙界了吧。”一个念头忽然从李凡的脑海中冒了出来，并且再也抑制不住，疯狂地膨胀，迅速占据了李凡的全部心神。
"Indeed, I've waited so long. Do I really need to wait another fifteen years?"
“ shì a ， yǐ jīng děng le zhè me jiǔ le ， nán dào hái yào zài děng gè shí wǔ nián me ？”
“是啊，已经等了这么久了，难道还要再等个十五年么？”
"Even if True Real isn't fully charged, how can one achieve great enlightenment by being timid? I already tested once before; as long as I avoid the monster in the Dark Layer, I can leave this place!"
“【 hái zhēn 】 méi yǒu chōng néng wán bì yòu rú hé ， rú cǐ wèi wèi suō suō ， rú hé néng chéng jiù dà dào ？”
“【还真】没有充能完毕又如何，如此畏畏缩缩，如何能成就大道？”
...
“ shàng yī shì yǐ jīng shì tàn guò le yī cì le ， zhǐ yào xiǎo xīn bì guò hēi àn céng de nà ge wèi zhī guài wù ， jiù néng lí kāi zhè ge guǐ dì fāng le ！”
“上一世已经试探过了一次了，只要小心避过黑暗层的那个未知怪物，就能离开这个鬼地方了！”
Voices echoed in his ears, his eyes gradually losing focus and turning blood red, seemingly entranced.
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Li Fan walked forward, closer to the endless Void Abyss. Just when he was about to be drawn into it and break apart, a sudden light appeared at the bottom of the Void Abyss, breaking through the Great Desolation Array and entering Li Fan's sight.
qī zuǐ bā shé de shēng yīn bù duàn zài lǐ fán ěr biān xiǎng qǐ ， tā de yǎn jīng zhú jiàn shī qù le jiāo jù ， zhǐ shì biàn dé yī piàn xuè hóng ， sì hū bèi zhè xiē shēng yīn suǒ gǔ huò le 。
七嘴八舌的声音不断在李凡耳边响起，他的眼睛逐渐失去了焦距，只是变得一片血红，似乎被这些声音所蛊惑了。
The frenzied red temporarily subsided as "Immortal Path Perished" four large characters suddenly appeared in his field of vision.
lǐ fán jiù zhè me yí bù bù de cháo qián zǒu qù ， lí wú jìn xū yuān yuè lái yuè jìn 。
李凡就这么一步步地朝前走去，离无尽墟渊越来越近。
"Boom!"
yǎn kàn lǐ fán jiù yào bèi xū yuān suǒ xī yǐn ， shuāi gè fěn shēn suì gǔ 。
眼看李凡就要被墟渊所吸引，摔个粉身碎骨。
All those fervent thoughts of pursuing cultivation and leaping into action vanished.
xū yuān dǐ bù ， hū rán yǒu guāng máng dà fàng ， chuān pò xiān jué dà zhèn ， yìng rù lǐ fán yǎn lián 。
墟渊底部，忽然有光芒大放，穿破仙绝大阵，映入李凡眼帘。
"What is this?" Li Fan was instantly drenched in cold sweat upon regaining his senses.
sàng shī lǐ zhì de hóng sè bèi zàn shí yā xià ，“ xiān dào wáng yǐ ” sì gè dà zì huò rán chū xiàn zài lǐ fán shì yě zhōng 。
丧失理智的红色被暂时压下，“仙道亡矣”四个大字豁然出现在李凡视野中。
In his eyes, the calm Void Abyss transformed into a lurking beast, ready to swallow him whole.
“ hōng ！”
“轰！”
Li Fan turned around and fled without looking back.
zhī qián nǎo hǎi zhōng nà xiē kuáng rè de 、 bù gù yī qiè xiǎng yào zhuī xún xiū xiān zhī lù nǎi zhì zòng shēn yī yuè de zhǒng zhǒng xiǎng fǎ quán bù jìn shù xiāo sàn 。
之前脑海中那些狂热的、不顾一切想要追寻修仙之路乃至纵身一跃的种种想法全部尽数消散。
...
“ zhè shì zěn me huí shì ？” qīng xǐng guò lái de lǐ fán dùn shí jīng chū yī shēng lěng hàn 。
“这是怎么回事？”清醒过来的李凡顿时惊出一声冷汗。
After much time, the fog reformed. A furious roar echoed from the bottom of the Void Abyss.
zài tā yǎn zhōng ， píng jìng de xū yuān tū rán biàn chéng le yī zhī qián fú de xiōng shòu ， yǐ jīng zhāng kāi le jù kǒu ， xiǎng yào bǎ tā tūn shì 。
在他眼中，平静的墟渊突然变成了一只潜伏的凶兽，已经张开了巨口，想要把他吞噬。
...
lǐ fán lì mǎ zhuǎn shēn ， tóu yě bù huí de táo zǒu le 。
李凡立马转身，头也不回的逃走了。
Fifteen years later, after anchoring for twenty years, True Real was finally fully charged.
xǔ jiǔ ， dà wù chóng xīn níng jù 。
许久，大雾重新凝聚。
With renewed confidence, Li Fan returned to the Void Abyss.
xū yuān dǐ bù ， yǐn yǐn chuán lái yī shēng fèn nù de sī hǒu 。
墟渊底部，隐隐传来一声愤怒的嘶吼。
Recalling that scene, even though it had been long ago, Li Fan still felt a lingering fear.
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"Looks like I was right. The monster in the Dark Layer truly has great malice towards mortals. Perhaps its mission is to devour all who approach this place."
shí wǔ nián hòu ， máo dìng èr shí nián 。
十五年后，锚定二十年。
Despite the danger, Li Fan would never abandon his path to immortality.
【 hái zhēn 】 zhōng yú chōng néng wán bì 。
【还真】终于充能完毕。
Without hesitation, he piloted the Taiyin Boat through the Thunderstorm Layer without incident.
yǒu le dǐ qì de lǐ fán zhōng yú yòu huí dào le xū yuān 。
有了底气的李凡终于又回到了墟渊。
Stopping above the Dark Layer, he patiently waited.
huí xiǎng qǐ dāng nián de nà yí mù ， zòng shǐ yǐ jīng guò qù xǔ jiǔ ， lǐ fán réng rán xīn yǒu yú jì 。
回想起当年的那一幕，纵使已经过去许久，李凡仍然心有余悸。
"Whistle..."
“ kàn lái wǒ cāi xiǎng de méi cuò ， hēi àn céng zhōng de nà ge guài wù guǒ rán duì yú fán rén yǒu zhe jí dà de è yì 。 huò xǔ ， tā de shǐ mìng jiù shì tūn shì yī qiè kào jìn cǐ dì de fán rén 。”
“看来我猜想的没错，黑暗层中的那个怪物果然对于凡人有着极大的恶意。或许，它的使命就是吞噬一切靠近此地的凡人。”
The strong wind began to rise.
suī rán wēi xiǎn ， dàn lǐ fán yě shì jué bù kě néng fàng qì cháng shēng zhī lù de 。
虽然危险，但李凡也是绝不可能放弃长生之路的。
The frenzied thunderstorms weakened under this mysterious wind. Points of light emerged from the darkness, eventually forming a vast and continuous scene.
bù zài yóu yù ， lǐ fán jià shǐ tài yǎn zhōu ， yī lù yǒu jīng wú xiǎn de lái dào le léi bào céng 。
不再犹豫，李凡驾驶太衍舟，一路有惊无险的来到了雷暴层。
Li Fan didn't look at this inverted spectacle but instead used the precious and fleeting light to search for the monster lurking in the darkness.
bìng méi yǒu jiē zhe wǎng xià ， lǐ fán jiù tíng zài hēi àn céng shàng fāng ， nài xīn děng dài 。
并没有接着往下，李凡就停在黑暗层上方，耐心等待。
Unfortunately, he found nothing!
“ wū ……”
“呜……”
Seeing the light about to disappear, Li Fan gritted his teeth and drove the Taiyin Boat with all his might towards the bottom of the Void Abyss.
dà fēng jiàn qǐ 。
大风渐起。
The strange call echoed again as it approached him.
kuáng zào de léi bào shòu dào zhè mò míng dà fēng de yǐng xiǎng ， yě kāi shǐ yǎn qí xī gǔ ， màn màn biàn ruò 。
狂躁的雷暴受到这莫名大风的影响，也开始偃旗息鼓，慢慢变弱。
At this moment, Li Fan suddenly changed the direction of the Taiyin Boat's charge.
xīng xīng diǎn diǎn de guāng máng zì hēi àn zhōng fú xiàn ， zhī hòu lián chéng yī piàn ， xíng chéng yī fú lián mián bù duàn de hào hàn tú jǐng 。
星星点点的光芒自黑暗中浮现，之后连城一片，形成一幅连绵不断的浩瀚图景。
Drawing a beautiful curve, the previously straight-downward rushing boat now ascended at several times its previous speed!
lǐ fán méi yǒu qù kàn zhè dào zhì de qí jǐng ， ér shì jiè zhe zhè zhēn guì ér duǎn zàn de guāng liàng ， xún zhǎo zháo hēi àn zhōng qián fú zhe de guài wù 。
李凡没有去看这倒置的奇景，而是借着这珍贵而短暂的光亮，寻找着黑暗中潜伏着的怪物。
Up, up!
kě xī de shì ， háo wú suǒ huò ！
可惜的是，毫无所获！
With all power activated, the Taiyin Boat roared and returned to the Thunderstorm Layer!
yǎn kàn guāng liàng jí jiāng xiāo shī ， lǐ fán yǎo yǎo yá ， bù zài yóu yù ， quán lì jià shǐ tài yǎn zhōu ， měng dì cháo xū yuān dǐ bù jí chí 。
眼看光亮即将消失，李凡咬咬牙，不再犹豫，全力驾驶太衍舟，猛地朝墟渊底部疾驰。
Taking advantage of the last flicker of light, Li Fan finally saw the true form of the monster in the darkness.
nà gǔ guài de jiào shēng zài dù xiǎng qǐ ， chà nà jiān biàn yǐ lái dào shēn biān 。
那古怪的叫声再度响起，刹那间便已来到身边。
It was a massive whale, so large that even from afar, its full form could not be seen. The open mouth alone filled his entire field of vision.
zhè shí ， lǐ fán què tū rán wán quán zhuǎn biàn le tài yǎn zhōu de chōng cì fāng xiàng 。
这时，李凡却突然完全转变了太衍舟的冲刺方向。
The whale, seeing its prey return to the Thunderstorm Layer, became agitated but could only swim aimlessly.
huà chū le yí gè piào liàng de qū xiàn hòu ， yuán běn bǐ zhí wǎng xià chōng fēng de tài yǎn zhōu ， cǐ kè què shì yǐ shù bèi yú zhī qián de sù dù ， bù duàn wǎng shàng fēi xíng ！
画出了一个漂亮的曲线后，原本笔直往下冲锋的太衍舟，此刻却是以数倍于之前的速度，不断往上飞行！
After several roars of frustration, it reluctantly closed its mouth and disappeared into the darkness.
---
The simulation ended.
...
Li Fan regained consciousness.
He stared intently at the scene where Taiyin Boat shattered in the light screen, a thick fear lingering in his heart for a long time.
"What on earth could that be?" Li Fan wondered to himself.
Before, when Cao Hong and Dao Xuanzi crossed through the Great Desolation Array, they hadn't encountered this object in the Dark Layer. Why was it different for him?
Could it just be bad luck?
Li Fan didn't think so.
The Dark Layer of the Great Desolation Array was vast; a tiny Taiyin Boat was like a grain of sand in an ocean. Yet, this unknown entity found him precisely...
"Most likely, it's some means targeted at mere mortals."
"It seems we still need to wait until the fog clears and light appears from the bottom of the Void Abyss before exploring."
"Although I failed at the last moment, the gains from my previous life were indeed far beyond expectations..."
Li Fan mentally calculated his options and decided to keep the Taiyin Boat.
Name: Li Fan
Realm: Mortal
Physical Age: 20/86
Psychological Age: 333/1113↑
Virtual Sublimation Progress: 0%
Anchoring Energy Progress: 1%
Current Anchors: 1
Bound Items: Thousand Mechanisms and Jade Circle, Taiyin Boat...
Seeing the psychological age limit decreasing, Li Fan felt a subtle pressure.
Fortunately, the world of cultivators was within reach. As long as he left this Realm of Immortal Desolation, it would be like birds flying in the sky!
In such anticipation, Li Fan's seventh life began.
Before the True Real technique was fully charged, Li Fan would not take any risks.
So, he planned to follow his familiar script for the first twenty years.
After anchoring for three years, Li Fan returned to Wen County in Jiangnan for another period of dormancy.
After four years, he led his confidants and secretly arrived at Qian Hong's tomb.
This time, he used a spray containing Immortal-Demon Mist to slowly erode the place until the force that stopped him weakened enough not to penetrate steel armor.
Li Fan wore steel armor as he entered the tomb and placed his hand on the stone tablet.
"Discoverable item for energy recharge: Stopping Tablet (Damaged)."
"Recharge?"
The prompt from True Real appeared just in time.
"It's a pity there's still some loss," Li Fan thought, choosing to proceed.
The Stopping Tablet gradually turned into nothingness and vanished.
After absorbing the Stopping Tablet, the anchoring energy progress for True Real increased by 25%.
"Only three more times to unlock the second anchor point?" Li Fan was overjoyed but secretly doubted it wouldn't be that simple.
"Too much speculation is useless. I'll know in my next life."
Since other items in Qian Hong's tomb held no value, after sealing the tomb again, Li Fan left.
After anchoring for five years, Li Fan finally couldn't resist and arrived at Eastern Void Abyss.
"Just take a look; don't go down," he told himself.
Looking out over the endless fog sea, his gaze seemed to pierce through infinite space, reaching the bottom of the Void Abyss.
Standing there for a long time, as the strong wind howled, the thick fog gradually dispersed. The perilous Great Desolation Array also seemed less dangerous.
"Avoiding the Stopping Tablet and driving the Taiyin Boat directly into the world of cultivators should be possible now," a thought suddenly emerged in Li Fan's mind, growing uncontrollably and occupying his entire consciousness.
"Indeed, I've waited so long. Do I really need to wait another fifteen years?"
"Even if True Real isn't fully charged, how can one achieve great enlightenment by being timid? I already tested once before; as long as I avoid the monster in the Dark Layer, I can leave this place!"
...
Voices echoed in his ears, his eyes gradually losing focus and turning blood red, seemingly entranced.
Li Fan walked forward, closer to the endless Void Abyss. Just when he was about to be drawn into it and break apart, a sudden light appeared at the bottom of the Void Abyss, breaking through the Great Desolation Array and entering Li Fan's sight.
The frenzied red temporarily subsided as "Immortal Path Perished" four large characters suddenly appeared in his field of vision.
"Boom!"
All those fervent thoughts of pursuing cultivation and leaping into action vanished.
"What is this?" Li Fan was instantly drenched in cold sweat upon regaining his senses.
In his eyes, the calm Void Abyss transformed into a lurking beast, ready to swallow him whole.
Li Fan turned around and fled without looking back.
...
After much time, the fog reformed. A furious roar echoed from the bottom of the Void Abyss.
...
Fifteen years later, after anchoring for twenty years, True Real was finally fully charged.
With renewed confidence, Li Fan returned to the Void Abyss.
Recalling that scene, even though it had been long ago, Li Fan still felt a lingering fear.
"Looks like I was right. The monster in the Dark Layer truly has great malice towards mortals. Perhaps its mission is to devour all who approach this place."
Despite the danger, Li Fan would never abandon his path to immortality.
Without hesitation, he piloted the Taiyin Boat through the Thunderstorm Layer without incident.
Stopping above the Dark Layer, he patiently waited.
"Whistle..."
The strong wind began to rise.
The frenzied thunderstorms weakened under this mysterious wind. Points of light emerged from the darkness, eventually forming a vast and continuous scene.
Li Fan didn't look at this inverted spectacle but instead used the precious and fleeting light to search for the monster lurking in the darkness.
Unfortunately, he found nothing!
Seeing the light about to disappear, Li Fan gritted his teeth and drove the Taiyin Boat with all his might towards the bottom of the Void Abyss.
The strange call echoed again as it approached him.
At this moment, Li Fan suddenly changed the direction of the Taiyin Boat's charge.
Drawing a beautiful curve, the previously straight-downward rushing boat now ascended at several times its previous speed!
Up, up!
With all power activated, the Taiyin Boat roared and returned to the Thunderstorm Layer!
Taking advantage of the last flicker of light, Li Fan finally saw the true form of the monster in the darkness.
It was a massive whale, so large that even from afar, its full form could not be seen. The open mouth alone filled his entire field of vision.
The whale, seeing its prey return to the Thunderstorm Layer, became agitated but could only swim aimlessly.
After several roars of frustration, it reluctantly closed its mouth and disappeared into the darkness.