“ lǐ fán dào yǒu ， nǐ méi shì ba ？”
“李凡道友，你没事吧？”
"Li Fan, dao friend, are you alright?"
qī bù yì děng rén jiē shì chá jué dào lǐ fán miàn sè hū de biàn dé yǒu xiē nán kàn ， guān qiè dì wèn dào 。
戚不弈等人皆是察觉到李凡面色忽的变得有些难看，关切地问道。
Qi Buyi and the others noticed Li Fan's expression suddenly turn a bit grim and asked with concern.
lǐ fán lù chū gè shí fēn miǎn qiǎng de xiào róng ：“ kě néng shì lǎo le ， bù tài shì yìng zhè lǐ rè nào de fēn wéi ， shēn tǐ tū rán gǎn jué yǒu diǎn bù shū fú 。”
李凡露出个十分勉强的笑容：“可能是老了，不太适应这里热闹的氛围，身体突然感觉有点不舒服。”
Li Fan gave a strained smile. "Perhaps I'm getting old; it doesn't suit me well to be in such a lively atmosphere. My body feels a little unwell."
gǔ yóu guāng wén yán yǒu xiē zì zé ：“ zǎo zhī dào bù tāo rǎo dào yǒu xiū xī le ！”
谷游光闻言有些自责：“早知道不叨扰道友休息了！”
Gǔ Yóuguang felt a bit guilty upon hearing this. "I should have known better than to disturb you while you were resting!"
lǐ fán wēi wēi bǎi shǒu ：“ gǔ xiōng bù bì jiè huái ， wǒ huí qù xiū yǎng huì jiù hǎo 。”
李凡微微摆手：“谷兄不必介怀，我回去休养会就好。”
Li Fan waved his hand slightly. "Brother Gǔ, there's no need for you to worry. I'll be fine after some rest at home."
xiàng 、 gǔ èr rén lián lián diǎn tóu 。
项、谷二人连连点头。
Qi Buyi and Gǔ Yóuguang nodded in agreement.
lí kāi zhī qián ， qī bù yì kàn zhe lǐ fán ， hū ér chū shēng xún wèn ：“ nǐ néng gào sù wǒ ， zài guò qù de jǐ nián lǐ ， míng míng nǐ dōu yǐ jīng zhī xiǎo zì jǐ dà xiàn jiāng zhì 。 què yòu shì rú hé bǎo chí nà zhǒng lè guān 、 wú wèi de zhuàng tài de ne ？”
离开之前，戚不弈看着李凡，忽而出声询问：“你能告诉我，在过去的几年里，明明你都已经知晓自己大限将至。却又是如何保持那种乐观、无畏的状态的呢？”
Before leaving, Qi Buyi looked at Li Fan and suddenly asked, "In the past few years, even though you knew your time was running out, how did you manage to maintain such an optimistic and fearless state?"
xiàng liǔ hé gǔ yóu guāng ， yě shì pǒ yǒu xiē hào qí de tóu lái mù guāng 。
项柳和谷游光，也是颇有些好奇的投来目光。
Xiang Liu and Gǔ Yóuguang also exchanged curious glances.
lǐ fán jiǎo bù wēi dùn ， dàn rán dì shuō dào ：“ měi yī tiān dōu dāng zuì hòu yī tiān ， rán hòu jiù yě bú yào pà sǐ 。”
李凡脚步微顿，淡然地说道：“每一天都当最后一天，然后就也不要怕死。”
Li Fan paused slightly before saying calmly, "Treating each day as if it's my last, then there's no need to fear death."
“ jǐn cǐ ér yǐ 。”
“仅此而已。”
"Just that."
qī bù yì yǎn zhōng liú lù chū yì yàng de guāng máng ， huǎn huǎn diǎn tóu 。
戚不弈眼中流露出异样的光芒，缓缓点头。
Qi Buyi's eyes shone with a strange light as he slowly nodded.
“ jiē xià lái ， zài dà bǐ jié shù zhī qián ， wǒ huì wèi nǐ ān pái yī fèn shāo wēi qīng sōng diǎn dàn shì duì yú suǒ líng zhèn de jiàn zào yī rán jí wéi zhòng yào de gōng zuò 。”
“接下来，在大比结束之前，我会为伱安排一份稍微轻松点但是对于锁灵阵的建造依然极为重要的工作。”
"Before the Great Competition ends, I will arrange for you a relatively easier task but still crucial for the construction of the Locking Spirit Array."
“ yě suàn shì nǐ yīng dé de ba 。”
“也算是你应得的吧。”
"It would be your due reward."
guò le piàn kè ， qī bù yì kāi kǒu dào 。
过了片刻，戚不弈开口道。
After a moment, Qi Buyi spoke.
lǐ fán liǎn shàng méi yǒu sī háo jī dòng de shén qíng ， zhǐ dàn dàn dì shuō le jù ：“ rú cǐ ， duō xiè qī qián bèi le 。”
李凡脸上没有丝毫激动的神情，只淡淡地说了句：“如此，多谢戚前辈了。”
Li Fan showed no signs of excitement on his face and simply said, "Thank you, Senior Qi."
suí hòu gào bié zhòng rén ， zài dù fǎn huí lùn dào lóu zū zhù xiǎo yuàn 。
随后告别众人，再度返回论道楼租住小院。
He then bid farewell to everyone and returned to the debating hall's rented courtyard.
mì shì zhī zhōng ， lǐ fán shū lǐ zhe nǎo hǎi zhōng tū rán zài dù chū xiàn de fēn shēn jiàn wén 。
密室之中，李凡梳理着脑海中突然再度出现的分身见闻。
In the secret room, Li Fan went through the recent experiences of his other self that suddenly reappeared in his mind. He also recalled some measures he had taken earlier.
yǐ jí zì jǐ běn zūn xiān qián zuò de yī xiē yìng duì cuò shī cǐ kè yě yī tóng xiǎng le qǐ lái 。
以及自己本尊先前做的一些应对措施此刻也一同想了起来。
Taking out the blank jade slip from his storage ring, it indeed regained its recorded content as expected.
jiāng zhī qián chǔ wù jiè zhōng nà méi kòng bái de yù jiǎn de qǔ chū ， guǒ rán ， cǐ kè yòu huī fù le jì zǎi de nèi róng 。
将之前储物戒中那枚空白的玉简的取出，果然，此刻又恢复了记载的内容。
After Vast Dao Alliance headquarters, Xiao Fan and Han Yi decided to travel together to Source Dao State.
dāng fēn shēn xiāo fán hé hán yì zì lí kāi wàn xiān méng zǒng bù hòu ， biàn jué dìng jié bàn qián wǎng yuán dào zhōu 。
当分身萧凡和韩易自离开万仙盟总部后，便决定结伴前往源道州。
At that time, they were approaching the 29th year of anchoring. The "disappearance of Source Dao State" event was about to occur.
bǐ shí yǐ jīng jiē jìn máo dìng 29 nián ，“ yuán dào zhōu xiāo shī de shí nián ” shì jiàn yě jí jiāng fā shēng 。
彼时已经接近锚定29年，“源道州消失的十年”事件也即将发生。
To test how much influence the entity hovering over Source Dao State had, Li Fan recorded this matter in a secret code only he knew on the jade slip.
wèi le cè shì nà ge pán jù zài yuán dào zhōu shàng kōng de 【 tā 】 jiū jìng yǒu zhe duō dà de yǐng xiǎng lì ， lǐ fán biàn jiāng cǐ shì yòng zhǐ yǒu zì jǐ zhī xiǎo de mì wén kè lù zài yù jiǎn zhī zhōng 。
为了测试那个盘踞在源道州上空的【它】究竟有着多大的影响力，李凡便将此事用只有自己知晓的密文刻录在玉简之中。
For comparison, he also inscribed "Dao" and "Source" on two blank jade slips.
wèi le duì zhào ， lǐ fán yòu fēn bié zài liǎng méi kòng bái yù jiǎn zhōng kè xià “ dào ”“ yuán ” èr zì 。
为了对照，李凡又分别在两枚空白玉简中刻下“道”“源”二字。
As expected, when time entered the 29th year of anchoring, Li Fan lost all memory of Source Dao State and related information without realizing it. Even his other self within Source Dao State was ignored.
guǒ rú lǐ fán suǒ yù liào de yī yàng 。
果如李凡所预料的一样。
Not only did memories vanish; even the records in the slip became empty.
dāng shí jiān jìn rù máo dìng 29 nián hòu ， lǐ fán jiù zài bù zhī bù jué jiān ， shī qù le duì yuán dào zhōu yǐ jí yǔ zhī xiāng guān yī qiè xìn xī de jì yì 。
当时间进入锚定29年后，李凡就在不知不觉间，失去了对源道州以及与之相关一切信息的记忆。
Only the "Source" characters remained.
lián chù zài yuán dào zhōu nèi fēn shēn de cún zài dōu bèi zì shēn suǒ hū lüè le 。
连处在源道州内分身的存在都被自身所忽略了。
"Unrecalled, unremembered..." Li Fan's expression was extremely serious.
bù jǐn jǐn shì jì yì ， yù jiǎn zhōng jì lù yě biàn dé yí piàn kòng bái 。
不仅仅是记忆，玉简中记录也变得一片空白。
"If not for my inability to condense another self, I would have never noticed anything amiss."
wéi yǒu nà fēn bié kè lù de yuán dào èr zì ， cái dé yǐ liú cún 。
唯有那分别刻录的源道二字，才得以留存。
"Even so, despite knowing something is wrong, I still can't recall any details about Source Dao State."
“ bù kě jì ， bù kě yì ……” lǐ fán shén sè wú bǐ níng zhòng 。
“不可记，不可忆……”李凡神色无比凝重。
"Until now, the 39th year of anchoring..."
“ rú guǒ bú shì wǒ wú fǎ níng liàn fēn shēn ， yě jué nán chá jué chū duān ní 。”
“如果不是我无法凝练分身，也绝难察觉出端倪。”
"The vanished Source Dao State reappeared on the earth's surface."
“ rán ér jí biàn rú cǐ ， zài míng zhī dào yǒu shén me bú duì zhèng zài fā shēng de qíng kuàng xià ， wǒ yě yī rán wú fǎ huí xiǎng qǐ yǒu guān yú yuán dào zhōu de rèn hé shì qíng 。”
“然而即便如此，在明知道有什么不对正在发生的情况下，我也依然无法回想起有关于源道州的任何事情。”
"In fact, even though I know what happened to my other self, he has no way of perceiving it..."
“ zhí dào xiàn zài ， máo dìng 39 nián ……”
“直到现在，锚定39年……”
At the same time, in Source Dao State.
“ xiāo shī de yuán dào zhōu zài dù chū xiàn zài dà dì zhī shàng 。”
“消失的源道州再度出现在大地之上。”
"Hao dao friend, what's wrong?" Han Yi turned around and asked Xiao Fan, who suddenly stopped, feeling somewhat surprised.
“ shì shí shàng ， nǎ pà rú jīn wǒ yǐ jīng zhī xiǎo zài fēn shēn shēn shàng fā shēng le shén me 。 fēn shēn duì zhè yī qiè yě shì gēn běn wú fǎ chá jué ……”
“事实上，哪怕如今我已经知晓在分身身上发生了什么。分身对这一切也是根本无法察觉……”
They were heading towards a celestial capital ruin. It was said that long ago, "Heavenly Capital" hung high above the heavens, known as the source of Daoist techniques and the foremost sect.
tóng yī shí jiān ， yuán dào zhōu 。
同一时间，源道州。
For unknown reasons, it fell to the earth and formed more than ten ruins within the current Source Dao State territory.
“ xiāo fán dào yǒu ， nǐ zěn me le ？” hán yì huí tóu kàn zhe tū rán tíng xià lái de xiāo fán ， yǒu xiē chà yì de wèn dào 。
“萧凡道友，你怎么了？”韩易回头看着突然停下来的萧凡，有些诧异的问道。
Their goal was one of these ruins. He had a hunch that this might be a significant opportunity ahead.
cǐ kè tā men zhèng zài qián wǎng yī chù tiān dōu yí jì 。
此刻他们正在前往一处天都遗迹。
Thinking about this, Han Yi glanced at Xiao Fan again.
jù chuán ， yuǎn gǔ zhī shí ，【 tiān dōu 】 gāo xuán jiǔ tiān zhī shàng ， hào chēng dào fǎ zhī yuán ， zhū jiào zhī shǒu 。
据传，远古之时，【天都】高悬九天之上，号称道法之源，诸教之首。
"This person's fate is hard to discern; according to The Book of Heavenly Fate, it could either be too strong for me to perceive or so weak as to be nonexistent," he thought.
suí hòu yīn wèi bù zhī míng de yuán yīn ，【 tiān dōu 】 zhuì yú dà dì ， zài rú jīn de yuán dào zhōu jìng nèi xíng chéng le shí duō zuò yí jì 。
随后因为不知名的原因，【天都】坠于大地，在如今的源道州境内形成了十多座遗迹。
"He definitely received the longevity fruit that extends his life by three centuries. It must be the former. This trip might allow us to utilize his fate."
cǐ xíng tā men de mù dì jiù shì qí zhōng yī zuò 。
此行他们的目的就是其中一座。
Han Yi's thoughts ran through his mind. The Book of Heavenly Fate was his cultivation technique, created by a mysterious figure observing the divine beast "Heavenly Destiny Phoenix."
tā yǒu yù gǎn ， cǐ xíng huò xǔ yǒu dà jī yuán zài qián fāng děng zhe 。
他有预感，此行或许有大机缘在前方等着。
It was also why he could win the Blue Feather Treasure Box and obtain the Heavenly Capital Transformation Pill.
xiǎng dào zhè lǐ ， hán yì yòu kàn le yǎn xiāo fán 。
想到这里，韩易又看了眼萧凡。
The Book of Heavenly Fate had many magical uses, but its core function was to control one's fate. According to the book, life energy fate is not constant; it constantly interacts with the external world.
“ cǐ rén qì yùn huì àn nán biàn ， àn zhào 《 tiān yùn jīng 》 shàng jì zǎi ， bú shì yùn dào tài qiáng 、 chāo chū le wǒ mù qián suǒ néng biàn bié de fàn wéi ； jiù shì yùn dào tài guò wēi ruò 、 jǐ děng yú wú ， suǒ yǐ cái wú fǎ fēn biàn 。”
“此人气运晦暗难辨，按照《天运经》上记载，不是运道太强、超出了我目前所能辨别的范围；就是运道太过微弱、几等于无，所以才无法分辨。”
If one cannot control their fate, they would gradually lose it through repeated "good luck."
“ tā néng huò dé yán shòu sān bǎi zài de wǎng shēng shòu guǒ ， jué duì shì qián zhě 。 cǐ xíng huò xǔ kě yǐ jiè qí qì yùn yī yòng 。”
“他能获得延寿三百载的往生寿果，绝对是前者。此行或许可以借其气运一用。”
By practicing The Book of Heavenly Fate, one could conserve their fate and use it strategically at critical moments, almost achieving anything one desires.
hán yì xīn zhōng àn dào 。
韩易心中暗道。
Of course, there were side effects. After a burst of good fortune, one would experience a prolonged period of low luck.
《 tiān yùn jīng 》 jiù shì tā suǒ xiū xíng de gōng fǎ ， nǎi shì yī wèi yì rén guān mó gǔ zhī yì shòu 【 tiān mìng xuán niǎo 】 de shén tōng suǒ chuàng 。
《天运经》就是他所修行的功法，乃是一位异人观摩古之异兽【天命玄鸟】的神通所创。
During this time, even drinking water could be troublesome.
yě shì tā zhī suǒ yǐ néng huò dé dìng yú tóu jiǎng ， bìng cóng lán yǔ bǎo hé zhōng kāi shǐ tiān dōu huà yǔ dān de yuán yīn 。
也是他之所以能获得定鱼头奖，并从蓝羽宝盒中开始天都化羽丹的原因。
The solution was to find someone with strong fate and follow them to neutralize the bad luck.
《 tiān yùn jīng 》 yǒu zhū duō xuán qí miào yòng ， dàn shì zuì wèi hé xīn de yì diǎn ， jiù shì néng gòu kòng zhì zì shēn qì yùn 。
《天运经》有诸多玄奇妙用，但是最为核心的一点，就是能够控制自身气运。
Xiao Fan's other self couldn't know Han Yi's thoughts.
àn zhào jīng shū zhōng de miáo shù ， shēng líng qì yùn bìng fēi yī chéng bù biàn ， ér shì suí shí dū huì yǔ wài jiè chǎn shēng jiāo hù 。
按照经书中的描述，生灵气运并非一成不变，而是随时都会与外界产生交互。
In that moment when the ten years of Source Dao State vanished, he shared his experiences from the past decade with his main self. The sudden influx overwhelmed his mind.
ruò shì wú fǎ kòng zhì zì shēn qì yùn ， nà me jiù huì zài yī cì yòu yī cì de “ hǎo yùn ” zhōng ， bù duàn xuē jiǎn 。
若是无法控制自身气运，那么就会在一次又一次的“好运”中，不断削减。
However, in front of Han Yi, Xiao Fan did not show any discomfort.
ér xiū xíng 《 tiān yùn jīng 》， píng shí biàn kě yǐ jiāng zì shēn yùn dào shōu liǎn ， bì miǎn làng fèi zài bù bì yào de shì qíng shàng 。
而修行《天运经》，平时便可以将自身运道收敛，避免浪费在不必要的事情上。
He remained calm and followed closely behind.
děng dào guān jiàn shí kè ， zài jiāng jī zǎn xià lái de yùn dào yī qí bào fā 。
等到关键时刻，再将积攒下来的运道一齐爆发。
"It's nothing; just a few old memories came to mind." Xiao Fan looked up at the sky, his expression inexplicable.
cóng ér dá dào jìn hū xīn xiǎng shì chéng de dì bù 。
从而达到近乎心想事成的地步。
"Oh? Dao friend Xiao has also been here before?" Han Yi asked curiously.
dāng rán ， fù zuò yòng yě shì bù kě bì miǎn de 。 bào fā zhī hòu ， jiù huì yíng lái yī duàn zhǎng shí jiān de dī gǔ qī 。
当然，副作用也是不可避免的。爆发之后，就会迎来一段长时间的低谷期。
"Haha, that was long ago."
zhè duàn shí jiān nèi ， kān chēng hē liáng shuǐ yě huì sāi yá fèng ， zhū shì bù shùn 。
这段时间内，堪称喝凉水也会塞牙缝，诸事不顺。
As they chatted idly, both harboring their own secrets, they continued towards the Heavenly Capital ruin.
huà jiě fāng fǎ jiù shì xún zhǎo yī qiáng yùn zhī rén ， gēn suí zuǒ yòu 。
化解方法就是寻找一强运之人，跟随左右。
Back in Vast Dao State, after experiencing his other self's feelings, Li Fan pondered deeply.
jiè yùn huà xiōng 。
借运化凶。
"Although it has temporarily disappeared, its influence still exists. The people of Source Dao State are unaware that ten years have been stolen from them."
fēn shēn xiāo fán què shì bù néng zhī dào hán yì nǎo hǎi zhōng de xiǎng fǎ le 。
分身萧凡却是不能知道韩易脑海中的想法了。
"My other self couldn't detect anything unusual even knowing the facts."
zài xiāo shī de shí nián huī fù de chà nà ， gòng xiǎng zì běn zūn de zhè duàn shí jiān nèi de jīng lì ， shà shí jiān yǒng rù tā de nǎo hǎi 。
在消失的十年恢复的刹那，共享自本尊的这段时间内的经历，霎时间涌入他的脑海。
"The power to distort perception is this strong."
ér tā de gǎn guān ， què shì sī háo méi yǒu gǎn jué dào shí guāng de quē shī 。
而他的感官，却是丝毫没有感觉到时光的缺失。
"I could quickly notice because... my understanding is based on the experience of losing ten years in the twelfth incarnation, not this life."
jù dà fǎn chà dài lái de cuò wèi gǎn ， ràng fēn shēn gǎn dào le shí fēn bù shì 。
巨大反差带来的错位感，让分身感到了十分不适。
"Despite its strength, it cannot penetrate time."
bù guò zài hán yì miàn qián ， fēn shēn yě méi yǒu xiǎn lù chū lái 。
不过在韩易面前，分身也没有显露出来。
With these thoughts, Li Fan exhaled deeply. The lingering shadow of that entity began to dissipate.
tā shén sè zì ruò ， fēi shēn gēn shàng 。
他神色自若，飞身跟上。
"At present, as long as I eliminate the traces left by it on me, there shouldn't be any major issues."
“ wú fáng ， zhǐ shì tū rán xiǎng dào le xiē xǔ jiù shì bà le 。” shuō bà ， fēn shēn tái tóu kàn le yǎn tiān kōng ， shén sè mò míng 。
“无妨，只是突然想到了些许旧事罢了。”说罢，分身抬头看了眼天空，神色莫名。
(End of chapter)
"Li Fan, dao friend, are you alright?"
Qi Buyi and the others noticed Li Fan's expression suddenly turn a bit grim and asked with concern.
Li Fan gave a strained smile. "Perhaps I'm getting old; it doesn't suit me well to be in such a lively atmosphere. My body feels a little unwell."
Gǔ Yóuguang felt a bit guilty upon hearing this. "I should have known better than to disturb you while you were resting!"
Li Fan waved his hand slightly. "Brother Gǔ, there's no need for you to worry. I'll be fine after some rest at home."
Qi Buyi and Gǔ Yóuguang nodded in agreement.
Before leaving, Qi Buyi looked at Li Fan and suddenly asked, "In the past few years, even though you knew your time was running out, how did you manage to maintain such an optimistic and fearless state?"
Xiang Liu and Gǔ Yóuguang also exchanged curious glances.
Li Fan paused slightly before saying calmly, "Treating each day as if it's my last, then there's no need to fear death."
"Just that."
Qi Buyi's eyes shone with a strange light as he slowly nodded.
"Before the Great Competition ends, I will arrange for you a relatively easier task but still crucial for the construction of the Locking Spirit Array."
"It would be your due reward."
After a moment, Qi Buyi spoke.
Li Fan showed no signs of excitement on his face and simply said, "Thank you, Senior Qi."
He then bid farewell to everyone and returned to the debating hall's rented courtyard.
In the secret room, Li Fan went through the recent experiences of his other self that suddenly reappeared in his mind. He also recalled some measures he had taken earlier.
Taking out the blank jade slip from his storage ring, it indeed regained its recorded content as expected.
After Vast Dao Alliance headquarters, Xiao Fan and Han Yi decided to travel together to Source Dao State.
At that time, they were approaching the 29th year of anchoring. The "disappearance of Source Dao State" event was about to occur.
To test how much influence the entity hovering over Source Dao State had, Li Fan recorded this matter in a secret code only he knew on the jade slip.
For comparison, he also inscribed "Dao" and "Source" on two blank jade slips.
As expected, when time entered the 29th year of anchoring, Li Fan lost all memory of Source Dao State and related information without realizing it. Even his other self within Source Dao State was ignored.
Not only did memories vanish; even the records in the slip became empty.
Only the "Source" characters remained.
"Unrecalled, unremembered..." Li Fan's expression was extremely serious.
"If not for my inability to condense another self, I would have never noticed anything amiss."
"Even so, despite knowing something is wrong, I still can't recall any details about Source Dao State."
"Until now, the 39th year of anchoring..."
"The vanished Source Dao State reappeared on the earth's surface."
"In fact, even though I know what happened to my other self, he has no way of perceiving it..."
At the same time, in Source Dao State.
"Hao dao friend, what's wrong?" Han Yi turned around and asked Xiao Fan, who suddenly stopped, feeling somewhat surprised.
They were heading towards a celestial capital ruin. It was said that long ago, "Heavenly Capital" hung high above the heavens, known as the source of Daoist techniques and the foremost sect.
For unknown reasons, it fell to the earth and formed more than ten ruins within the current Source Dao State territory.
Their goal was one of these ruins. He had a hunch that this might be a significant opportunity ahead.
Thinking about this, Han Yi glanced at Xiao Fan again.
"This person's fate is hard to discern; according to The Book of Heavenly Fate, it could either be too strong for me to perceive or so weak as to be nonexistent," he thought.
"He definitely received the longevity fruit that extends his life by three centuries. It must be the former. This trip might allow us to utilize his fate."
Han Yi's thoughts ran through his mind. The Book of Heavenly Fate was his cultivation technique, created by a mysterious figure observing the divine beast "Heavenly Destiny Phoenix."
It was also why he could win the Blue Feather Treasure Box and obtain the Heavenly Capital Transformation Pill.
The Book of Heavenly Fate had many magical uses, but its core function was to control one's fate. According to the book, life energy fate is not constant; it constantly interacts with the external world.
If one cannot control their fate, they would gradually lose it through repeated "good luck."
By practicing The Book of Heavenly Fate, one could conserve their fate and use it strategically at critical moments, almost achieving anything one desires.
Of course, there were side effects. After a burst of good fortune, one would experience a prolonged period of low luck.
During this time, even drinking water could be troublesome.
The solution was to find someone with strong fate and follow them to neutralize the bad luck.
Xiao Fan's other self couldn't know Han Yi's thoughts.
In that moment when the ten years of Source Dao State vanished, he shared his experiences from the past decade with his main self. The sudden influx overwhelmed his mind.
However, in front of Han Yi, Xiao Fan did not show any discomfort.
He remained calm and followed closely behind.
"It's nothing; just a few old memories came to mind." Xiao Fan looked up at the sky, his expression inexplicable.
"Oh? Dao friend Xiao has also been here before?" Han Yi asked curiously.
"Haha, that was long ago."
As they chatted idly, both harboring their own secrets, they continued towards the Heavenly Capital ruin.
Back in Vast Dao State, after experiencing his other self's feelings, Li Fan pondered deeply.
"Although it has temporarily disappeared, its influence still exists. The people of Source Dao State are unaware that ten years have been stolen from them."
"My other self couldn't detect anything unusual even knowing the facts."
"The power to distort perception is this strong."
"I could quickly notice because... my understanding is based on the experience of losing ten years in the twelfth incarnation, not this life."
"Despite its strength, it cannot penetrate time."
With these thoughts, Li Fan exhaled deeply. The lingering shadow of that entity began to dissipate.
"At present, as long as I eliminate the traces left by it on me, there shouldn't be any major issues."
(End of chapter)