“ cóng zhè cì de shōu huò lái kàn ， níng yuǎn chéng yí niàn shí kōng de zhǔ rén ， jiù shì nà bái xiān shēng wú yí 。”
“从这次的收获来看，宁远城遗念时空的主人，就是那白先生无疑。”
From this收获, it is clear that Ning Yuan City's temporal and spatial remnants belong to the White Gentleman without a doubt.
“ zhè cì chè dǐ jiāng qí zhí niàn jiě jué ， kǒng pà xià cì wǒ zài rù yǔn xiān jìng ， jiù yào wèi yú lìng yī chù dì fāng le 。”
“这次彻底将其执念解决，恐怕下次我再入陨仙境，就要位于另一处地方了。”
This time, completely resolving his执念, I might have to enter another place in the Realm of Fallen Stars next time.
“ bù zhī dào shí hòu yòu huì yǒu hé jì yù 。”
“不知倒时候又会有何际遇。”
I wonder what kind of fortune awaits me next.
xiàn zài kàn lái zài yǔn xiān jìng zhōng bèi kùn yú tóng yī shí kōng ， fǎn dào shì yī zhǒng nán dé de jī yù 。
现在看来在陨仙境中被困于同一时空，反倒是一种难得的机遇。
It seems being trapped in the same temporal and spatial layer within the Realm of Fallen Stars has turned out to be an unexpected opportunity.
rú guǒ zhǐ yǒu yī cì cháng shì jī huì ， ér bù néng fǎn fù gōng lüè 、 wā jué shí kōng zhōng yǐn cáng de zhǒng zhǒng xiàn suǒ de huà 。
如果只有一次尝试机会，而不能反复攻略、挖掘时空中隐藏的种种线索的话。
If there was only one chance to try without repeatedly delving into the clues hidden in the temporal space, it would have been extremely difficult to achieve such a bountiful harvest.
kǒng pà jué nán huò dé rú cǐ duō de shōu huò 。
恐怕绝难获得如此多的收获。
Of course, this is contingent on being able to escape from the endless cycle of reincarnation.
dāng rán ， qián tí shì ， néng cóng wú xiàn lún huí de xiàn jǐng zhōng táo lí chū lái 。
当然，前提是，能从无限轮回的陷阱中逃离出来。
Only time will tell.
zhì yú jiū jìng rú hé ， zhǐ yào děng xià cì zài dù jìn rù ， jiù zhī dào le 。
至于究竟如何，只要等下次再度进入，就知道了。
Li Fan's brow furrowed as he sensed something. Perhaps due to the two-fold gains, the restriction on his entry time had nearly doubled.
xīn zhōng wēi wēi gǎn yìng ， lǐ fán méi tou yí zhòu 。
心中微微感应，李凡眉头一皱。
It would likely take about a year before the restrictions vanished.
huò xǔ shì zhè yī cì yǒu le liǎng fèn shōu huò de yuán gù ， xiàn zhì jìn rù de shí jiān jī hū fān le yí bèi 。
或许是这一次有了两份收获的缘故，限制进入的时间几乎翻了一倍。
"Good things come after much effort," Li Fan mused inwardly.
gū jì yào dà gài yī nián zhī hòu ， xiàn zhì cái huì xiāo shī 。
估计要大概一年之后，限制才会消失。
...
“ hǎo shì duō mó ， yě zhǐ dé nài xīn děng dài le 。” lǐ fán àn zì gǎn kǎi dào 。
“好事多磨，也只得耐心等待了。”李凡暗自感慨道。
On the荒岛,
……
……
Since Su Xiaomei and Zhang Haobo left, Xiao Heng seemed to have been spurred into more rigorous cultivation. The bottleneck that had troubled him for some time finally dissipated; he could now ascend to the Golden Core Realm at any moment.
huāng dǎo 。
荒岛。
With a sense of foreboding, he headed to the middle part of Cunyun Sea in search of his own destiny.
zì cóng sū xiǎo mèi hé zhāng hào bō lí qù hòu ， xiāo héng sì hū shì shòu dào le shén me cì jī yī yàng ， xiū xíng yù fā kè kǔ qǐ lái 。
自从苏小妹和张浩波离去后，萧恒似乎是受到了什么刺激一样，修行愈发刻苦起来。
Meanwhile, the Yin sisters also reached the peak of Qi Gathering and obtained superior-grade human treasures such as【敛宝纱】and【神遁针】from the White Bone Predecessor Realm. They began their Foundation Establishment journey in seclusion.
bù jiǔ qián yì zhí kùn rǎo tā de píng jǐng zhōng yú xiāo sàn ， kě yǐ suí shí jìn shēng jīn dān jìng le 。
不久前一直困扰他的瓶颈终于消散，可以随时晋升金丹境了。
Only Su Changyu remained on the island, still at the Qi Gathering stage, barely having broken through to late-stage Qi Gathering.
xīn yǒu suǒ gǎn zhī xià ， tā qián wǎng cóng yún hǎi zhōng bù hǎi yù ， xún zhǎo zì shēn jī yuán suǒ zài 。
心有所感之下，他前往丛云海中部海域，寻找自身机缘所在。
The distance to Foundation Establishment seemed unattainable.
ér yīn shì jiě mèi yě dào tóng shí dào dá le liàn qì yuán mǎn ， fēn bié cóng bái gǔ xiān qiǎn jìng zhōng ， qiú dé le shàng pǐn rén zhī qí 【 liǎn bǎo shā 】、【 shén dùn zhēn 】， kāi shǐ le zì jǐ de bì guān zhù jī zhī lǚ 。
而殷氏姐妹也到同时到达了炼气圆满，分别从白骨先遣境中，求得了上品人之奇【敛宝纱】、【神遁针】，开始了自己的闭关筑基之旅。
Even with his steady temperament, Su Changyu felt lost.
huāng dǎo shàng réng rán méi yǒu zhù jī de ， zhǐ shèng xià le sū zhǎng yù yī rén 。
荒岛上仍然没有筑基的，只剩下了苏长玉一人。
"By the time Xiao Heng and Xiaomei return, they should have entered the Golden Core Realm."
zhǐ shì tā zhǐ bù guò cái gāng gāng tū pò dào liàn qì hòu qī 。
只是他只不过才刚刚突破到炼气后期。
"I'm still stuck at the Qi Gathering stage."
lí jù lí zhù jī dōu yáo yáo wú qī 。
离距离筑基都遥遥无期。
"And my gap from them will only widen as time passes."
yī shí jiān ， ráo shì yǐ sū zhǎng yù de chén wěn xīn xìng ， yě bù yóu dì biàn dé máng rán qǐ lái 。
一时间，饶是以苏长玉的沉稳心性，也不由地变得茫然起来。
Standing on the beach, Su Changyu watched the waves, feeling a bitter taste in his heart.
“ děng xiǎo mèi hé xiāo héng tā men huí lái ， yīng gāi dōu bù rù jīn dān qī le ba 。”
“等小妹和萧恒他们回来，应该都步入金丹期了吧。”
He was not a sage. Among those around him were exceptionally talented individuals; how could he avoid feeling pressure?
“ wǒ hái shì zài liàn qì qī pái huí 。”
“我还是在炼气期徘回。”
But he had always kept these feelings to himself and never shared them with anyone.
“ shèn zhì yuè wǎng hòu ， wǒ hé tā men de chā jù ， yě huì yuè lā yuè dà 。”
“甚至越往后，我和他们的差距，也会越拉越大。”
Now, with familiar faces suddenly absent, even two younger sisters who were about to establish their foundations ahead of him, Su Changyu finally felt his defenses break down.
sū zhǎng yù zhàn zài hǎi tān shàng ， kàn zhe cháo shuǐ qǐ fú ， xīn zhōng bù miǎn yǒu xiē kǔ sè 。
苏长玉站在海滩上，看着潮水起伏，心中不免有些苦涩。
After all, he was just an ordinary young man.
tā yòu bú shì shèng rén 。
他又不是圣人。
Feeling frustrated, he couldn't muster the energy for cultivation.
shēn biān zhī rén dōu shì tiān zī chuò yuē zhī bèi ， chéng tiān hé tā men dāi zài yì qǐ ， yòu zěn me kě néng méi yǒu yā lì 。
身边之人都是天资绰约之辈，成天和他们呆在一起，又怎么可能没有压力。
For the first time, Su Changyu flew off the island without a clear destination in mind. Along the way, he instinctively avoided other cultivators.
zhǐ bù guò wǎng rì dōu shì jiāng zhè xiē kǔ mèn yā zài xīn zhōng ， cóng bù yǔ rén shuō ér yǐ 。
只不过往日都是将这些苦闷压在心中，从不与人说而已。
Before long, he found himself near a desolate island.
rú jīn shēn biān shú xī zhī rén zhòu rán yī kōng 。
如今身边熟悉之人骤然一空。
The island was small with no vegetation; only a square black stone building stood tall on it.
lián hòu xù jiā rù huāng dǎo de liǎng gè xiǎo mèi mèi dōu yào tí qián zì jǐ yī bù zhù jī 。
连后续加入荒岛的两个小妹妹都要提前自己一步筑基。
Seeing that someone lived there, to avoid misunderstandings, Su Changyu decided to circle around from afar.
sū zhǎng yù zhōng yú yǒu diǎn pò fáng le 。
苏长玉终于有点破防了。
Just as he was about to leave, flames suddenly burst out of the black stone building.
shuō dào dǐ ， tā yě bù guò shì gè pǔ tōng shào nián láng bà le 。
说到底，他也不过是个普通少年郎罢了。
Along with faint cries for help.
xīn zhōng fán mèn ， lián xiū xíng yě tí bù qǐ jìn 。
心中烦闷，连修行也提不起劲。
After hesitating, Su Changyu finally landed and rushed into the square building.
sū zhǎng yù dì yī cì fēi lí le huāng dǎo ， màn wú mù dì yóu guàng zhe 。
苏长玉第一次飞离了荒岛，漫无目的游逛着。
Inside, transparent cages were distributed throughout the structure. Inside each cage were bizarre and horrifying creatures.
yī lù shàng ， yù jiàn bié de xiū shì ， yě shì xià yì shí de duǒ ràng 。
一路上，遇见别的修士，也是下意识的躲让。
Two giant snakes, a goat-headed turtle, a huge water worm, and a creature composed of six heads and hands—all had lost their life force, lying motionless in the cages.
rú cǐ ， bù zhī guò le duō jiǔ ， děng tā huí guò shén lái shí ， yǐ jīng bù zhī bù jué lái dào le yī chù huāng liáng de dǎo yǔ fù jìn 。
如此，不知过了多久，等他回过神来时，已经不知不觉来到了一处荒凉的岛屿附近。
Su Changyu's expression grew serious as he prepared for battle and continued deeper into the building.
dǎo yǔ bù dà ， shàng miàn méi yǒu shén me zhí bèi 。
岛屿不大，上面没有什么植被。
He arrived at a large rectangular transparent cage. Four smaller cells were connected to it on either side. Inside each cell were several ragged humans—some already dead, others barely clinging to life.
zhǐ yī zuò fāng fāng zhèng zhèng de hēi shí jiàn zhù sǒng lì qí shàng 。
只一座方方正正的黑石建筑耸立其上。
The flames from the central giant cage began to spread outward. The cries of help Su Changyu had heard earlier came from these people.
jiàn zhè chù dǎo yǔ sì hū yǒu rén jū zhù ， wèi le bì miǎn yǐn qǐ wù huì ， sū zhǎng yù zhǔn bèi yuǎn yuǎn rào kāi 。
见这处岛屿似乎有人居住，为了避免引起误会，苏长玉准备远远绕开。
Su Changyu tried to extinguish the fire with a Water Control Technique but found that it wasn't ordinary fire; instead, it intensified when he poured water on it.
zhèng dāng tā zhǔn bèi yuǎn lí de shí hòu ， dǎo shàng nà hēi shí jiàn zhù zhōng ， què tū rán yǒu huǒ guāng mào chū 。
正当他准备远离的时候，岛上那黑石建筑中，却突然有火光冒出。
His face paled as he used his internal energy and water together to slightly contain the flames. However, they remained unquenched.
bìng qiě hái yī xī bàn suí zhe hū háo qiú jiù shēng 。
并且还依稀伴随着呼嚎求救声。
Soon, Su Changyu's efforts began to wane. His internal energy grew weaker while the flames grew fiercer.
chóu chú le piàn kè ， sū zhǎng yù zuì zhōng hái shì jiàng luò xià ， chōng jìn fāng zhèng jiàn zhù zhōng 。
踌躇了片刻，苏长玉最终还是降落下，冲进方正建筑中。
The humans in the cells, seeing a cultivator come to their aid, knelt before him with renewed hope for survival.
jiàn zhù nèi bù ， fēn bù zhe yí gè gè tòu míng láo lóng 。
建筑内部，分布着一个个透明牢笼。
Su Changyu gritted his teeth and persisted until he was on the verge of exhaustion.
lǐ miàn dōu shì yī xiē qí xíng guài zhuàng 、 lìng rén máo gǔ sǒng rán de shēng wù 。
里面都是一些奇形怪状、令人毛骨悚然的生物。
Just as his internal energy was about to run out, two strange voices rang out simultaneously:
liǎng tóu jù mǎng 、 yáng tóu hǎi guī 、 jù pán shuǐ qū 、 liù gè tóu lú hé shǒu zǔ chéng guǐ yì wù zhǒng děng děng 。
两头巨蟒、羊头海龟、巨盘水蛆、六个头颅和手组成诡异物种等等。
"Why? Why would you, a cultivator, save these ordinary people?"
zhè xiē shēng wù bù zhī wèi hé ， yǐ jīng quán bù shī qù le shēng mìng qì xī 。
这些生物不知为何，已经全部失去了生命气息。
"Why? Why would you, a cultivator, save these ordinary people?"
zhǐ shèng xià shī tǐ jìng jìng dì tǎng zài láo lóng lǐ 。
只剩下尸体静静地躺在牢笼里。
...
sū zhǎng yù miàn sè níng zhòng ， dǎ qǐ jiè bèi ， jì xù shēn rù 。
苏长玉面色凝重，打起戒备，继续深入。
Startled, Su Changyu turned around and saw an old-looking cultivator with snow-white hair standing behind him. The man stared at him in a daze, asking the question.
yī lù wǎng lǐ ， lái dào le yī chù jù dà de cháng fāng xíng tòu míng láo lóng miàn qián 。
一路往里，来到了一处巨大的长方形透明牢笼面前。
Su Changyu was momentarily at a loss for words. He had left Da Li only ten years ago, living on the island with his family and friends. There were no notions of the difference between cultivators and ordinary people.
zuǒ yòu gè sì jiān xiǎo xíng qiú lóng ， yǔ zhè cháng fāng xíng láo lóng lián zài yì qǐ 。
左右各四间小型囚笼，与这长方形牢笼连在一起。
Seeing someone in distress and helping them was an instinctive response.
zhè sì jiān qiú lóng lǐ ， dōu zhuāng zài zhāo shù míng yī shān lán lǚ de fán rén 。
这四间囚笼里，都装载着数名衣衫褴褛的凡人。
The man chuckled and waved his hand, extinguishing the flames instantly.
yǒu de yǐ jīng sǐ qù ， yǒu de shàng qiě hái zài gǒu huó 。
有的已经死去，有的尚且还在苟活。
Relieved, Su Changyu followed him into a door that opened to reveal a chaotic scene. The place seemed deliberately destroyed; bones and remains were scattered everywhere—human and animal alike.
liè huǒ ， zhèng cóng zhōng yāng de jù xíng láo lóng ， kāi shǐ cháo zhe sì zhōu màn yán 。
烈火，正从中央的巨型牢笼，开始朝着四周蔓延。
In the middle of the hallway lay a terrifying dog with human hands and eyes on its belly.
gāng gāng sū zhǎng yù tīng dào de hū háo qiú jiù zhī shēng ， jiù shì lái zì zhè xiē fán rén 。
刚刚苏长玉听到的呼嚎求救之声，就是来自这些凡人。
The man paid no mind to this and swept aside the debris, clearing a path for Su Changyu.
sū zhǎng yù jiàn zhuàng ， qiā le gè yù shuǐ jué ， xiǎng yào jiāng huǒ shì pū miè 。
苏长玉见状，掐了个御水决，想要将火势扑灭。
Following cautiously, they reached the end of the passage, where a staircase led downward. The man glanced at Su Changyu, smiled mysteriously, and gestured him to follow before descending slowly.
shuí zhī zhè huǒ yàn què bú shì fán huǒ 。
谁知这火焰却不是凡火。
The eerie atmosphere made Su Changyu take a deep breath. He decided to descend the stairs despite the chill that suddenly gripped his heart.
yù shuǐ zhī hòu ， bù jǐn méi yǒu xī miè ， fǎn ér rán shāo de gèng jiā wàng shèng 。
遇水之后，不仅没有熄灭，反而燃烧的更加旺盛。
The space was not spacious but densely packed with hundreds of corpses. These bodies were in pieces, like torn dolls. Body parts lay scattered on the ground, creating an horrific scene reminiscent of hell.
From this收获, it is clear that Ning Yuan City's temporal and spatial remnants belong to the White Gentleman without a doubt.
This time, completely resolving his执念, I might have to enter another place in the Realm of Fallen Stars next time.
I wonder what kind of fortune awaits me next.
It seems being trapped in the same temporal and spatial layer within the Realm of Fallen Stars has turned out to be an unexpected opportunity.
If there was only one chance to try without repeatedly delving into the clues hidden in the temporal space, it would have been extremely difficult to achieve such a bountiful harvest.
Of course, this is contingent on being able to escape from the endless cycle of reincarnation.
Only time will tell.
Li Fan's brow furrowed as he sensed something. Perhaps due to the two-fold gains, the restriction on his entry time had nearly doubled.
It would likely take about a year before the restrictions vanished.
"Good things come after much effort," Li Fan mused inwardly.
...
On the荒岛,
Since Su Xiaomei and Zhang Haobo left, Xiao Heng seemed to have been spurred into more rigorous cultivation. The bottleneck that had troubled him for some time finally dissipated; he could now ascend to the Golden Core Realm at any moment.
With a sense of foreboding, he headed to the middle part of Cunyun Sea in search of his own destiny.
Meanwhile, the Yin sisters also reached the peak of Qi Gathering and obtained superior-grade human treasures such as【敛宝纱】and【神遁针】from the White Bone Predecessor Realm. They began their Foundation Establishment journey in seclusion.
Only Su Changyu remained on the island, still at the Qi Gathering stage, barely having broken through to late-stage Qi Gathering.
The distance to Foundation Establishment seemed unattainable.
Even with his steady temperament, Su Changyu felt lost.
"By the time Xiao Heng and Xiaomei return, they should have entered the Golden Core Realm."
"I'm still stuck at the Qi Gathering stage."
"And my gap from them will only widen as time passes."
Standing on the beach, Su Changyu watched the waves, feeling a bitter taste in his heart.
He was not a sage. Among those around him were exceptionally talented individuals; how could he avoid feeling pressure?
But he had always kept these feelings to himself and never shared them with anyone.
Now, with familiar faces suddenly absent, even two younger sisters who were about to establish their foundations ahead of him, Su Changyu finally felt his defenses break down.
After all, he was just an ordinary young man.
Feeling frustrated, he couldn't muster the energy for cultivation.
For the first time, Su Changyu flew off the island without a clear destination in mind. Along the way, he instinctively avoided other cultivators.
Before long, he found himself near a desolate island.
The island was small with no vegetation; only a square black stone building stood tall on it.
Seeing that someone lived there, to avoid misunderstandings, Su Changyu decided to circle around from afar.
Just as he was about to leave, flames suddenly burst out of the black stone building.
Along with faint cries for help.
After hesitating, Su Changyu finally landed and rushed into the square building.
Inside, transparent cages were distributed throughout the structure. Inside each cage were bizarre and horrifying creatures.
Two giant snakes, a goat-headed turtle, a huge water worm, and a creature composed of six heads and hands—all had lost their life force, lying motionless in the cages.
Su Changyu's expression grew serious as he prepared for battle and continued deeper into the building.
He arrived at a large rectangular transparent cage. Four smaller cells were connected to it on either side. Inside each cell were several ragged humans—some already dead, others barely clinging to life.
The flames from the central giant cage began to spread outward. The cries of help Su Changyu had heard earlier came from these people.
Su Changyu tried to extinguish the fire with a Water Control Technique but found that it wasn't ordinary fire; instead, it intensified when he poured water on it.
His face paled as he used his internal energy and water together to slightly contain the flames. However, they remained unquenched.
Soon, Su Changyu's efforts began to wane. His internal energy grew weaker while the flames grew fiercer.
The humans in the cells, seeing a cultivator come to their aid, knelt before him with renewed hope for survival.
Su Changyu gritted his teeth and persisted until he was on the verge of exhaustion.
Just as his internal energy was about to run out, two strange voices rang out simultaneously:
"Why? Why would you, a cultivator, save these ordinary people?"
"Why? Why would you, a cultivator, save these ordinary people?"
...
Startled, Su Changyu turned around and saw an old-looking cultivator with snow-white hair standing behind him. The man stared at him in a daze, asking the question.
Su Changyu was momentarily at a loss for words. He had left Da Li only ten years ago, living on the island with his family and friends. There were no notions of the difference between cultivators and ordinary people.
Seeing someone in distress and helping them was an instinctive response.
The man chuckled and waved his hand, extinguishing the flames instantly.
Relieved, Su Changyu followed him into a door that opened to reveal a chaotic scene. The place seemed deliberately destroyed; bones and remains were scattered everywhere—human and animal alike.
In the middle of the hallway lay a terrifying dog with human hands and eyes on its belly.
The man paid no mind to this and swept aside the debris, clearing a path for Su Changyu.
Following cautiously, they reached the end of the passage, where a staircase led downward. The man glanced at Su Changyu, smiled mysteriously, and gestured him to follow before descending slowly.
The eerie atmosphere made Su Changyu take a deep breath. He decided to descend the stairs despite the chill that suddenly gripped his heart.
The space was not spacious but densely packed with hundreds of corpses. These bodies were in pieces, like torn dolls. Body parts lay scattered on the ground, creating an horrific scene reminiscent of hell.