lǐ fán zhù yì dào le zhào shī jiě huà zhōng gù yì yǐn qù de bù fèn ， xīn zhōng yī dòng 。
李凡注意到了赵师姐话中故意隐去的部分，心中一动。
Li Fan noticed the part his senior sister Zhao intentionally omitted, a spark of thought flitting through his mind.
bù guò dào yě méi yǒu shēn jiū 。
不过倒也没有深究。
However, he did not delve too deeply into it.
suī rán shì dào lǚ ， dàn shì tā zuò wéi dà dào zōng dào zi ， zhù dìng huì jiē chù dào yī xiē yǐn mì xìng jí gāo de shì qíng 。
虽然是道侣，但是她作为大道宗道子，注定会接触到一些隐秘性极高的事情。
Although they were partners in cultivation, as a Daoist disciple of the Great Way Sect, she was destined to encounter highly secretive matters.
bù néng míng shuō yě shì zhèng cháng 。
不能明说也是正常。
It was normal that such things could not be openly spoken about.
“ bù guǎn rú hé ， chuán fǎ tā qiǎng duó bìng gōng bù 《 tài shàng yuán shǐ zhēn jīng 》， suàn shì jiàn jiē jiù liǎo wú shù xiū shì ， kě chēng de shàng shì yī jiàn dà gōng dé le 。” lǐ fán gǎn tàn dào 。
“不管如何，传法他抢夺并公布《太上原始真经》，算是间接救了无数修士，可称的上是一件大功德了。”李凡感叹道。
"Regardless, by stealing and publicizing the *Supreme Primordial True Scripture*, he indirectly saved countless cultivators. This can indeed be considered a great virtue," Li Fan said with a sigh.
hū de ， fǎng fú xiǎng dào le shén me ， lǐ fán wēi wēi yí zhèng 。
忽的，仿佛想到了什么，李凡微微一怔。
Suddenly, as if something struck him, Li Fan paused slightly.
“ zěn me ？” zhào shī jiě chá jué dào le lǐ fán de yì cháng ， yǒu xiē chà yì de wèn dào 。
“怎么？”赵师姐察觉到了李凡的异常，有些诧异的问道。
"What's wrong?" Zhao Senior Sister sensed his unusual state, asking with some surprise.
“ nì tiān zhī lǐ ……” lǐ fán zhuǎn guò tóu lái ， zhí zhí dì dīng zhe zhào shī jiě 。
“逆天之理……”李凡转过头来，直直地盯着赵师姐。
"Reversing the natural order..." Li Fan turned to face her, staring directly at her.
“ fǎ bù kě tóng xiū ， zhè yě shì tiān dì zhī lǐ ba ？ ruò shì yǒu xiū shì nì zhuǎn cǐ lǐ ， zhèng dào zhǎng shēng ， nà me xuán huáng jiè bú shì jiù yǒu jiù le ？”
“法不可同修，这也是天地之理吧？若是有修士逆转此理，证道长生，那么玄黄界不是就有救了？”
"The principle that techniques cannot be practiced simultaneously is also a law of heaven and earth, right? If any cultivator were to reverse this principle and achieve immortality, wouldn't the Xuanhuang Realm have a chance?"
zhào shī jiě chén mò piàn kè ， wēi wēi yáo tóu ：“ nǐ xiǎng de méi cuò ， dí què yǒu jǐ wèi qián bèi xiǎng yào zhè me zuò 。”
赵师姐沉默片刻，微微摇头：“你想的没错，的确有几位前辈想要这么做。”
Zhao Senior Sister was silent for a moment before shaking her head slightly. "You're correct. Several seniors did indeed want to do so."
“ dàn wú yī lì wài ， quán dōu shī bài le 。”
“但无一例外，全都失败了。”
"But none succeeded without exception."
“ tiān dì zhī lǐ yuè qiáng ， xiǎng yào nì zhuǎn qǐ lái ， yě jiù yuè nán 。 fǎ bù kě tóng xiū ， nǎi shì tiān dì wèi le fǎn zhì wǒ men xiū shì ， zì rán ér rán shēng chū de gǎi biàn 。”
“天地之理越强，想要逆转起来，也就越难。法不可同修，乃是天地为了反制我们修士，自然而然生出的改变。”
"The stronger the law of heaven, the harder it is to reverse. The principle that techniques cannot be practiced simultaneously is naturally generated by heaven as a countermeasure against us cultivators."
“ shēn jiū qǐ lái ， cǐ lǐ yuán běn jiù yǐ jīng bèi nì guò yī cì 。 xiǎng yào zài nì ， nán dù hé zhǐ jiā bèi 。”
“深究起来，此理原本就已经被逆过一次。想要再逆，难度何止加倍。”
"Digging deeper, this principle has already been reversed once. Reversing it again would be exponentially more difficult."
“ bù rán ， xiān dào shí zōng nèi jùn jié wú shù ， què wèi shén me méi yǒu rén qù nì 【 chuán fǎ tiān zūn zhī lǐ 】， chè dǐ pò le xīn fǎ de gēn jī ？”
“不然，仙道十宗内俊杰无数，却为什么没有人去逆【传法天尊之理】，彻底破了新法的根基？”
"Otherwise, with countless talents in the Ten Immortal Sects, why hasn't anyone dared to reverse the *Law of the Supreme Teaching Deity* and completely shattered the foundation of the new technique?"
zhào shī jiě wèi lǐ fán jiě shì dào 。
赵师姐为李凡解释道。
Zhao Senior Sister explained to Li Fan.
lǐ fán xì xì pǐn wèi zhe shī jiě huà zhōng de yì si ， xiàn rù le chén sī 。
李凡细细品味着师姐话中的意思，陷入了沉思。
Li Fan pondered over her words carefully, lost in thought.
sān nián de hùn luàn zhī hòu ， xiū shì men sì hū yǐ jīng zhú jiàn xí guàn le fǎ bù kě tóng xiū de rì zi 。
三年的混乱之后，修士们似乎已经逐渐习惯了法不可同修的日子。
After three years of chaos, cultivators seemed to have gradually adapted to the reality that techniques could not be practiced simultaneously.
bù guò shì xiū xíng jìng jiè wú fǎ tí shēng ér yǐ ， zhèng hǎo shěng qù le měi rì xiū xíng de gōng fu ， měi tiān lǎn sǎn de zài zōng mén nèi xián guàng 、 yóu wán 。
不过是修行境界无法提升而已，正好省去了每日修行的功夫，每天懒散的在宗门内闲逛、游玩。
It was just a matter of their cultivation realms not being able to advance. This allowed them to save time on daily cultivation and spend their days lazily wandering around the sect.
rì zi guò de dào yě bù cuò 。
日子过的倒也不错。
Life wasn't bad this way.
ér nà xiē tiān fù chāo jué zhī rén ， zé shì zài zōng mén zhǎng bèi de ān pái xià ， dé dào le yī rén dú xiū yī fǎ de dài yù 。
而那些天赋超绝之人，则是在宗门长辈的安排下，得到了一人独修一法的待遇。
Those with exceptional talent, under the arrangement of senior elders within the sect, received the privilege of practicing one technique alone.
zhào shī jiě yě shì rú cǐ 。
赵师姐也是如此。
Zhao Senior Sister was no exception.
tā xiàn zài xiū xíng de 《 wú cháng líng xuán zhēn jīng 》， suī rán bǐ qǐ 《 zhū tiān dà dào jīng 》 ruò le bù zhǐ yī chóu ， dàn yě zú gòu tā xiū xíng dào cháng shēng jìng le 。
她现在修行的《无常灵玄真经》，虽然比起《诛天大道经》弱了不止一筹，但也足够她修行到长生境了。
Although her current *Unchanging Spirit Profound Scripture* paled in comparison to the *Supreme Heaven Great Dao Scripture*, it was still sufficient for her to reach the Longevity Realm.
bù guò xīn qì jí gāo de zhào shī jiě ， zì rán bú huì gān yú píng fán 。
不过心气极高的赵师姐，自然不会甘于平凡。
However, Zhao Senior Sister, with such high aspirations, naturally did not wish to remain ordinary.
suǒ wèi céng jīng cāng hǎi nán wéi shuǐ ， qīn zì xiū liàn tǐ yàn guò shì shàng zuì jīng miào de gōng fǎ hòu ， zài xiū liàn cì yī jí de fǎ mén ， dàng zhēn shì wèi tóng jiáo là 。
所谓曾经沧海难为水，亲自修炼体验过世上最精妙的功法后，再修炼次一级的法门，当真是味同嚼蜡。
After experiencing the most exquisite techniques in the world firsthand, practicing a less advanced method truly felt like chewing on wax.
yú shì tā bǎ mù guāng zhuǎn xiàng le xuán tiān jiào shèng yú de liǎng mén gōng fǎ shàng 。
于是她把目光转向了玄天教剩余的两门功法上。
Thus, she turned her attention to the remaining two techniques of the Xuan Heaven Sect.
yī fān jué zé hòu ， tā hái shì xuǎn zé le 《 tiān āi dì tòng jīng 》。
一番抉择后，她还是选择了《天哀地恸经》。
After some deliberation, she chose the *Heaven's Sorrow Earth's Grief Scripture*.
“ tiān āi dì tòng ， jǔ shì jiē bēi 。 cǐ fǎ ， zhǐ shāo xùn 《 zhū tiān dà dào jīng 》 bàn fēn ！” zhào shī jiě píng jià dào 。
“天哀地恸，举世皆悲。此法，只稍逊《诛天大道经》半分！”赵师姐评价道。
"Great sorrow fills the world. This technique is only slightly inferior to the *Supreme Heaven Great Dao Scripture*!" Zhao Senior Sister evaluated.
“ xuán tiān jiào bù kuì céng jīng shì zhěng gè xuán huáng jiè de zhǔ zǎi ， yí gè fǎ wáng ， jiù néng xié dài yǒu rú cǐ duō jīng miào jué lún de gōng fǎ 。 zhēn bù zhī dào dāng chū nà wèi táo zǒu de shèng shǐ shēn shàng ， jiū jìng hái yǒu duō shǎo bǎo bèi 。” zhào shī jiě suí kǒu gǎn tàn dào 。
“玄天教不愧曾经是整个玄黄界的主宰，一个法王，就能携带有如此多精妙绝伦的功法。真不知道当初那位逃走的圣使身上，究竟还有多少宝贝。”赵师姐随口感叹道。
"The Xuan Heaven Sect truly was once the master of the entire Xuanhuang Realm. A single Technique King could carry such a multitude of exquisite techniques. I wonder how many treasures the fleeing Saint Envoy had on him," she added with a sigh.
“ shèng shǐ ？ xuán tiān jiào shèng shǐ me ？” lǐ fán yǒu xiē hào qí de wèn dào 。“ cǐ rén jū rán néng zài xiān dào shí zōng de zhuī bǔ xià táo tuō ？”
“圣使？玄天教圣使么？”李凡有些好奇的问道。“此人居然能在仙道十宗的追捕下逃脱？”
"Saint Envoy? The Xuan Heaven Sect's Saint Envoy?" Li Fan asked curiously, "How did he manage to escape from the Ten Immortal Sects' pursuit?"
“ shì a ， bù jǐn táo le 。 hái bǎ xuán tiān jiào zhì bǎo ， xuán tiān bǎo jìng gěi dài zǒu le 。 cóng cǐ yǎo wú yīn xùn ， xiāo shī bú jiàn 。 nǎ pà shí zōng fān biàn le zhěng gè xuán huáng jiè ， dōu méi yǒu zhǎo dào tā de shēn yǐng 。”
“是啊，不仅逃了。还把玄天教至宝，玄天宝镜给带走了。从此杳无音讯，消失不见。哪怕十宗翻遍了整个玄黄界，都没有找到他的身影。”
"Yes, not only did he escape but also took away the sect's treasure, the Xuan Heaven Mirror. He vanished without a trace; even after searching the entire Xuanhuang Realm, none of the Ten Immortal Sects could find him."
zhào shī jiě yáo le yáo tóu ， jiāng cǐ shì lüè guò 。
赵师姐摇了摇头，将此事略过。
Zhao Senior Sister shook her head and skipped over that part.
“ shī dì ， wǒ men hǎo jiǔ méi yǒu shuāng xiū le ……” tā liǎn jiá fàn qǐ yī mǒ wēi hóng ， qiǎo shēng shuō dào 。
“师弟，我们好久没有双修了……”她脸颊泛起一抹微红，悄声说道。
"Junior Brother, we haven't practiced together for so long..." she said with a slight blush, whispering softly.
“ hē ……” lǐ fán xīn lǐng shén huì ， yī bǎ jiāng zhào shī jiě lā jìn mì shì zhōng ， suí hòu jiāng zhōu wéi kōng jiān fēng bì qǐ lái 。
“呵……”李凡心领神会，一把将赵师姐拉进密室中，随后将周围空间封闭起来。
"Hmph..." Li Fan understood and pulled Zhao Senior Sister into the secret room, sealing off the surrounding space.
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píng jìng de rì zi méi néng chí xù duō jiǔ 。
平静的日子没能持续多久。
The calm did not last long. Li Fan was unaware of what was happening outside. However, when the first disciple in the Great Way Sect died due to failing to break through his cultivation realm despite reaching old age, a sense of anxiety and unease began to spread among everyone.
wài jiè shì rú hé qíng xíng ， lǐ fán bù zhī 。 bù guò dāng dà dào zōng nèi ， chū xiàn shǒu wèi yīn wèi chí chí wú fǎ tū pò jìng jiè ， ér shòu yuán zhōng zhì de dì zǐ hòu 。
外界是如何情形，李凡不知。不过当大道宗内，出现首位因为迟迟无法突破境界，而寿元终至的弟子后。
Li Fan attended the funeral for Zhu Jun, a very simple affair where only his body was burned according to his wishes, buried on a hillside.
yī gǔ jiāo lǜ 、 bù ān de qíng xù ， kāi shǐ zài zhòng rén xīn zhōng màn yán kāi lái 。
一股焦虑、不安的情绪，开始在众人心中蔓延开来。
The atmosphere at the funeral wasn't particularly mournful. But Li Fan could clearly see sorrow in the eyes of all the cultivators present.
lǐ fán cān jiā le zhè wèi jiào zuò zhū jùn de xiū shì de zàng lǐ 。
李凡参加了这位叫做朱儁的修士的葬礼。
Soon after, there were ominous prophecies circulating within the sect: "Yesterday Zhu Jun, today you and me, tomorrow we'll be killed!"
shí fēn jiǎn lòu ， zhǐ shì cǎo cǎo jiāng shī tǐ fén shāo ， àn zhào zhū jùn shēng qián de yì yuàn ， ān zàng zài yī chù shān tóu liǎo shì 。
十分简陋，只是草草将尸体焚烧，按照朱儁生前的意愿，安葬在一处山头了事。
With long-lived cultivators overseeing the sect, even if anyone tried to rebel, they couldn't overturn things.
zàng lǐ de qì fēn bù suàn duō me bēi tòng ， dàn shì lǐ fán fēn míng kàn dào ， suǒ yǒu cān yù qí zhōng de xiū shì yǎn zhōng ， dōu yǒu tù sǐ hú bēi de āi shāng qíng xù 。
葬礼的气氛不算多么悲恸，但是李凡分明看到，所有参与其中的修士眼中，都有兔死狐悲的哀伤情绪。
Rather than die in a pitiful manner on the mountain, it was better to go down and seek some hope!
bù jiǔ zhī hòu ， dà dào zōng nèi ， yǒu “ zuó rì zhū jùn ， jīn rì zhū jūn ， míng rì zhū jūn ！” de chèn yán liú chuán 。
不久之后，大道宗内，有“昨日朱儁，今日诸君，明日诛君！”的谶言流传。
Influenced by Zhu Jun's death, many disciples decided to take their chances and voluntarily废除他们的功法，申请下山去寻找一线生机。
dà dào zōng nèi ， yǒu cháng shēng jìng xiū shì zhèn yā 。
大道宗内，有长生境修士镇压。
掌门季长夕并非无情之人，他答应了弟子们的请求，并承诺如果实在走投无路，感到后悔，他们也可以随时回来。
jí biàn xiǎng yào fǎn kàng ， tā men yě fān bù liǎo tiān 。
即便想要反抗，他们也翻不了天。
一些弟子当场被感动得泪流满面，改变了主意，决定留在宗门内与宗门共生死。
yǔ qí jiù zhè me wō nāng de sǐ zài shān shàng ， hái bù rú xià shān qù xún yī xiàn shēng jī ！
与其就这么窝囊的死在山上，还不如下山去寻一线生机！
但还是有一些修士执意下山。
shòu dào zhū jùn sǐ xùn de yǐng xiǎng ， yú shì yǒu bù shǎo dì zǐ ， bào zhe rú cǐ xiǎng fǎ ， suǒ xìng zì jǐ zhǔ dòng fèi chú dà dào zōng gōng fǎ ， shēn qǐng xià shān qù móu qiú yī sī shēng lù 。
受到朱儁死讯的影响，于是有不少弟子，抱着如此想法，索性自己主动废除大道宗功法，申请下山去谋求一丝生路。
季长夕并未阻拦。
zhǎng mén jì zhǎng xī yě bìng fēi wú qíng zhī bèi ， tā dā yìng le dì zǐ men de qǐng qiú 。
掌门季长夕也并非无情之辈，他答应了弟子们的请求。
少了这些不稳定因素，大路宗重新恢复了平静。只是明眼人可以看出，表面的平静之下，是不断积蓄、随时可能爆发的恐怖。
bìng qiě hái chéng ruò ， ruò shì shí zài zǒu tóu wú lù ， gǎn dào hòu huǐ ， tā men yě kě yǐ suí shí huí lái 。
并且还承若，若是实在走投无路，感到后悔，他们也可以随时回来。
仅仅半年过去，就有当初下山的弟子哭着喊着回到山门外，在护宗大阵外诉说请求掌门让他们回去。
ruò gān dì zǐ dāng chǎng bèi gǎn dòng de yǎn lèi zhí liú ， gǎi biàn le xiǎng fǎ 。 jué dìng liú zài zōng mén nèi ， hé zōng mén tóng shēng gòng sǐ 。
若干弟子当场被感动的眼泪直流，改变了想法。决定留在宗门内，和宗门同生共死。
等他们回到山门，讲述起外界的情况时，幸存的大道宗修士们才知道他们是何等幸运。因为无法同时修炼功法，外界如今已经彻底变成了可怕的屠宰场。
dàn shì yī rán hái shì yǒu shǎo xǔ xiū shì ， zhí yì xià shān 。
但是依然还是有少许修士，执意下山。
昔日的和平荡然无存。走在路上好好的，说不定就会有修士突然出现，不死不休地发动攻击，只为身上的功法。下山的大道宗弟子已经被废去功法，只剩下些许法器自保，在这种场面下存活下来几乎是不可能的。身受重伤能够活着返回宗门已是幸运儿。
jì zhǎng xī yě bìng wèi zuò zǔ lán 。
季长夕也并未做阻拦。
这些人从此失去了胆魄，不再提修行的事，只是在宗门内混日子等死。
shǎo le zhè qún bù wěn dìng yīn sù ， dà dào zōng nèi chóng xīn biàn dé píng hé xià lái 。
少了这群不稳定因素，大道宗内重新变得平和下来。
其余大道宗弟子也心有戚戚然，不再提及下山的话。
zhǐ shì míng yǎn rén kě yǐ kàn chū ， kàn shì píng jìng zhī xià ， shì bù duàn jī xù 、 suí shí kě néng jí xiàn bào fā kāi lái de kǒng bù 。
只是明眼人可以看出，看似平静之下，是不断积蓄、随时可能极限爆发开来的恐怖。
某日，
jǐn jǐn bàn nián guò qù ， jiù yǒu dāng chū xià shān de xiū shì ， kū zhe hǎn zhe huí dào shān mén wài 。
仅仅半年过去，就有当初下山的修士，哭着喊着回到山门外。
"Senior Sister, have you noticed anything amiss?" Li Fan asked Zhao Senior Sister with a serious expression.
zài hù zōng dà zhèn wài kū sù ， qǐng qiú zhǎng mén ràng tā men huí qù 。
在护宗大阵外哭诉，请求掌门让他们回去。
"Hmm? Is there something wrong with my cultivation?" Zhao Senior Sister was unusually absent-minded for once.
ér děng tā men huí dào shān mén ， jiǎng shù qǐ wài jiè de qíng kuàng shí ， xìng cún de dà dào zōng xiū shì men ， cái zhī dào tā men shì hé děng de xìng yùn 。
而等他们回到山门，讲述起外界的情况时，幸存的大道宗修士们，才知道他们是何等的幸运。
After a long while, she finally reacted and frowned. "Why do I see many disciples constantly coughing?"
yīn wèi fǎ bù kě tóng xiū ， wài jiè rú jīn yǐ jīng chè chè dǐ dǐ biàn chéng le kě bù de tú zǎi chǎng 。
因为法不可同修，外界如今已经彻彻底底变成了可怖的屠宰场。
Li Fan noticed her unusual state and quickly brought up the strange phenomenon he had discovered.
wǎng xī de hé píng yǐ jīng dàng rán wú cún 。
往昔的和平已经荡然无存。
"Coughing? That's impossible! Although their techniques have been废除，境界还在。修士也会像凡人一样生病吗？"
zǒu zài lù shàng hǎo hǎo de ， shuō bù dìng jiù huì yǒu xiū shì mào chū lái ， bù sǐ bù xiū de fā dòng gōng jī 。
走在路上好好的，说不定就会有修士冒出来，不死不休的发动攻击。
Zhao Senior Sister said, scanning with her divine sense. Upon seeing this, her expression changed dramatically. Ignoring Li Fan, she flew out and approached a sickly disciple in front of him.
Li Fan noticed the part his senior sister Zhao intentionally omitted, a spark of thought flitting through his mind.
However, he did not delve too deeply into it.
Although they were partners in cultivation, as a Daoist disciple of the Great Way Sect, she was destined to encounter highly secretive matters.
It was normal that such things could not be openly spoken about.
"Regardless, by stealing and publicizing the *Supreme Primordial True Scripture*, he indirectly saved countless cultivators. This can indeed be considered a great virtue," Li Fan said with a sigh.
Suddenly, as if something struck him, Li Fan paused slightly.
"What's wrong?" Zhao Senior Sister sensed his unusual state, asking with some surprise.
"Reversing the natural order..." Li Fan turned to face her, staring directly at her.
"The principle that techniques cannot be practiced simultaneously is also a law of heaven and earth, right? If any cultivator were to reverse this principle and achieve immortality, wouldn't the Xuanhuang Realm have a chance?"
Zhao Senior Sister was silent for a moment before shaking her head slightly. "You're correct. Several seniors did indeed want to do so."
"But none succeeded without exception."
"The stronger the law of heaven, the harder it is to reverse. The principle that techniques cannot be practiced simultaneously is naturally generated by heaven as a countermeasure against us cultivators."
"Digging deeper, this principle has already been reversed once. Reversing it again would be exponentially more difficult."
"Otherwise, with countless talents in the Ten Immortal Sects, why hasn't anyone dared to reverse the *Law of the Supreme Teaching Deity* and completely shattered the foundation of the new technique?"
Zhao Senior Sister explained to Li Fan.
Li Fan pondered over her words carefully, lost in thought.
After three years of chaos, cultivators seemed to have gradually adapted to the reality that techniques could not be practiced simultaneously.
It was just a matter of their cultivation realms not being able to advance. This allowed them to save time on daily cultivation and spend their days lazily wandering around the sect.
Life wasn't bad this way.
Those with exceptional talent, under the arrangement of senior elders within the sect, received the privilege of practicing one technique alone.
Zhao Senior Sister was no exception.
Although her current *Unchanging Spirit Profound Scripture* paled in comparison to the *Supreme Heaven Great Dao Scripture*, it was still sufficient for her to reach the Longevity Realm.
However, Zhao Senior Sister, with such high aspirations, naturally did not wish to remain ordinary.
After experiencing the most exquisite techniques in the world firsthand, practicing a less advanced method truly felt like chewing on wax.
Thus, she turned her attention to the remaining two techniques of the Xuan Heaven Sect.
After some deliberation, she chose the *Heaven's Sorrow Earth's Grief Scripture*.
"Great sorrow fills the world. This technique is only slightly inferior to the *Supreme Heaven Great Dao Scripture*!" Zhao Senior Sister evaluated.
"The Xuan Heaven Sect truly was once the master of the entire Xuanhuang Realm. A single Technique King could carry such a multitude of exquisite techniques. I wonder how many treasures the fleeing Saint Envoy had on him," she added with a sigh.
"Saint Envoy? The Xuan Heaven Sect's Saint Envoy?" Li Fan asked curiously, "How did he manage to escape from the Ten Immortal Sects' pursuit?"
"Yes, not only did he escape but also took away the sect's treasure, the Xuan Heaven Mirror. He vanished without a trace; even after searching the entire Xuanhuang Realm, none of the Ten Immortal Sects could find him."
Zhao Senior Sister shook her head and skipped over that part.
"Junior Brother, we haven't practiced together for so long..." she said with a slight blush, whispering softly.
"Hmph..." Li Fan understood and pulled Zhao Senior Sister into the secret room, sealing off the surrounding space.
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The calm did not last long. Li Fan was unaware of what was happening outside. However, when the first disciple in the Great Way Sect died due to failing to break through his cultivation realm despite reaching old age, a sense of anxiety and unease began to spread among everyone.
Li Fan attended the funeral for Zhu Jun, a very simple affair where only his body was burned according to his wishes, buried on a hillside.
The atmosphere at the funeral wasn't particularly mournful. But Li Fan could clearly see sorrow in the eyes of all the cultivators present.
Soon after, there were ominous prophecies circulating within the sect: "Yesterday Zhu Jun, today you and me, tomorrow we'll be killed!"
With long-lived cultivators overseeing the sect, even if anyone tried to rebel, they couldn't overturn things.
Rather than die in a pitiful manner on the mountain, it was better to go down and seek some hope!
Influenced by Zhu Jun's death, many disciples decided to take their chances and voluntarily废除他们的功法，申请下山去寻找一线生机。
掌门季长夕并非无情之人，他答应了弟子们的请求，并承诺如果实在走投无路，感到后悔，他们也可以随时回来。
一些弟子当场被感动得泪流满面，改变了主意，决定留在宗门内与宗门共生死。
但还是有一些修士执意下山。
季长夕并未阻拦。
少了这些不稳定因素，大路宗重新恢复了平静。只是明眼人可以看出，表面的平静之下，是不断积蓄、随时可能爆发的恐怖。
仅仅半年过去，就有当初下山的弟子哭着喊着回到山门外，在护宗大阵外诉说请求掌门让他们回去。
等他们回到山门，讲述起外界的情况时，幸存的大道宗修士们才知道他们是何等幸运。因为无法同时修炼功法，外界如今已经彻底变成了可怕的屠宰场。
昔日的和平荡然无存。走在路上好好的，说不定就会有修士突然出现，不死不休地发动攻击，只为身上的功法。下山的大道宗弟子已经被废去功法，只剩下些许法器自保，在这种场面下存活下来几乎是不可能的。身受重伤能够活着返回宗门已是幸运儿。
这些人从此失去了胆魄，不再提修行的事，只是在宗门内混日子等死。
其余大道宗弟子也心有戚戚然，不再提及下山的话。
某日，
"Senior Sister, have you noticed anything amiss?" Li Fan asked Zhao Senior Sister with a serious expression.
"Hmm? Is there something wrong with my cultivation?" Zhao Senior Sister was unusually absent-minded for once.
After a long while, she finally reacted and frowned. "Why do I see many disciples constantly coughing?"
Li Fan noticed her unusual state and quickly brought up the strange phenomenon he had discovered.
"Coughing? That's impossible! Although their techniques have been废除，境界还在。修士也会像凡人一样生病吗？"
Zhao Senior Sister said, scanning with her divine sense. Upon seeing this, her expression changed dramatically. Ignoring Li Fan, she flew out and approached a sickly disciple in front of him.