yòng “ shì jiè ” liǎng gè zì ， huò xǔ yǒu diǎn bù tài qià dàng 。
用“世界”两个字，或许有点不太恰当。
Using the term "world" might not be entirely appropriate here.
gèng hé shì de ， shì “ xiǎo shì jiè ”、“ dòng tiān ” zhī lèi ， dī yí gè céng jí de cún zài 。
更合适的，是“小世界”、“洞天”之类，低一个层级的存在。
A more fitting description would be "a small world," or "cave heaven," which is a lower-tier existence.
háo wú yí wèn ， xīn shēng de wǔ xíng dà dòng tiān ， jiù zài zhè lǐ xíng chéng 。
毫无疑问，新生的五行大洞天，就在这里形成。
Undoubtedly, the newly formed Five Elements Great Cave Heaven was forming right here.
“ xuán pìn zhī mén ， shì wèi tiān dì zhī gēn 。” lǐ fán kǒu zhōng nán nán zì yǔ dào 。
“玄牝之门，是为天地之根。”李凡口中喃喃自语道。
"The gate of the boundless, this is the root of the heavens and earth." Li Fan murmured to himself.
zài xuán huáng jiè de diǎn jí zhōng ， yě liú chuán zhe yǔ zhī lèi sì de huà yǔ 。
在玄黄界的典籍中，也流传着与之类似的话语。
In the classics of Xuanhuang World, similar phrases were also passed down.
tiān dì shēng yǎng wàn wù 。
天地生养万物。
Heavens and earth nurture all things.
dàn tiān dì yòu cóng hé ér lái ？
但天地又从何而来？
But where did the heavens and earth come from?
xiū shì qún tǐ zhōng ， bìng bù quē fá chōng mǎn tàn suǒ jīng shén de jiā huo 。
修士群体中，并不缺乏充满探索精神的家伙。
Among the cultivators, there weren't a lack of explorers.
chú le zhī qián shuō guò de ， yì zhí shì tú gēn xuán huáng jiè yǐ wài de qí tā xiū xiān jiè chóng xīn qǔ dé lián xì de xiū shì men 。
除了之前说过的，一直试图跟玄黄界以外的其他修仙界重新取得联系的修士们。
Apart from those who had been trying to reconnect with other cultivation worlds outside Xuanhuang World,
yě yǒu yī qún xiū shì ， zhuān mén yán jiū tiān dì de dàn shēng 、 shēng líng de qǐ yuán 。
也有一群修士，专门研究天地的诞生、生灵的起源。
there was another group of cultivators dedicated to studying the origin of the heavens and earth, as well as the birth of life forms.
lǐ fán céng jīng kàn guò yī xiē xiāng guān de shū jí 。
李凡曾经看过一些相关的书籍。
Li Fan had once read some related books.
zhè xiē xiū shì rèn wéi ， tiān dì yóu rú rén ， yě huì bù duàn de shēng zhǎng 、 jìn huà 。
这些修士认为，天地犹如人，也会不断的生长、进化。
These cultivators believed that just like a person, the heavens and earth would continue growing and evolving.
zuì chū de xuán huáng jiè ， hěn yǒu kě néng yě zhǐ shì yī chù wēi xíng dòng tiān bān de cún zài 。
最初的玄黄界，很有可能也只是一处微型洞天般的存在。
The original Five Elements Cave Heaven might have been only a miniature cave heaven.
jīng guò le nán yǐ xiǎng xiàng de màn cháng suì yuè ， cái zuì zhōng yǎn biàn chéng le rú jīn de zhè fù mú yàng 。
经过了难以想象的漫长岁月，才最终演变成了如今的这副模样。
After an unimaginable long period of time, it finally evolved into its current form.
ér nà xiē wēi xíng dòng tiān ， zé yǒu kě néng shì yǒu dà néng xiū shì 、 shàng gǔ zhēn xiān píng kōng suǒ chuàng ， yě yǒu kě néng shì zì xū kōng zhōng zì wǒ yǎn huà dàn shēng 。
而那些微型洞天，则有可能是有大能修士、上古真仙凭空所创，也有可能是自虚空中自我衍化诞生。
And those miniature cave heavens could possibly be created by powerful immortals or ancient true immortals from nothingness, or they could self-evolve from the void.
duì yú shēn chù de zhěng piàn “ shí kōng ” jiū jìng shì hé děng guǎng kuò de cún zài ， xiū shì men réng rán bù shèn qīng chǔ 。
对于身处的整片“时空”究竟是何等广阔的存在，修士们仍然不甚清楚。
The cultivators still weren't entirely clear about the vast expanse that their entire "space-time" was.
dàn mǔ yōng zhì yí de shì ， xuán huáng jiè zhǐ shì hào rú yān hǎi de wú jìn shí kōng zhōng ， wēi bù zú dào de yī bù fèn 。
但母庸置疑的是，玄黄界只是浩如烟海的无尽时空中，微不足道的一部分。
But there was no doubt that Xuanhuang World was but a tiny part of the endless sea of time and space.
jí biàn méi yǒu duō shǎo xiū shì ， huì zhēn de guān xīn zhè ge shì shí 。 dàn què wú fǎ gǎi biàn tā cún zài de běn zhì 。
即便没有多少修士，会真的关心这个事实。但却无法改变它存在的本质。
Even if few cultivators truly cared about this fact, it couldn't change its existence.
wú jìn shí kōng zhōng ， yǎn huà chū shì jiè chú xíng de ， xiū shì men chēng zhī wèi 【 tiān dì zhī gēn 】。
无尽时空中，衍化出世界雏形的，修士们称之为【天地之根】。
In the endless space, the formation of the world's雏形was called by cultivators as "the root of the heavens and earth."
nà lǐ shì shì jiè de qǐ yuán ， fǎ zé de huì jù ， chuàng shì de chū shǐ 。
那里是世界的起源，法则的汇聚，创世的初始。
It was the origin of the world, the gathering place of laws, and the initial stage of creation.
jǐn jǐn cún zài yú lǐ lùn zhī zhōng ， shuí yě méi yǒu zhēn zhèng yǒu xìng dé jiàn 。
仅仅存在于理论之中，谁也没有真正有幸得见。
Only existing in theory, no one had truly been fortunate enough to see it.
bù xiǎng jīn tiān ， lǐ fán jīng guò lún huí jǐ shì de xìn xī sōu jí ， zài jiā shàng zì shēn jiān rèn bù bá de yì zhì 。
不想今天，李凡经过轮回几世的信息搜集，再加上自身坚韧不拔的意志。
But today, after Li Fan gathered information through reincarnation over several lifetimes and with his persistent willpower,
zuì zhōng jìn rù dào le cǐ chù 。
最终进入到了此处。
he finally entered this place.
jí biàn zhè lǐ yùn hán zhe de zhǒng zhǒng chū shēng fǎ zé ， duì yú mù qián de lǐ fán lái shuō hái tài guò xuán ào ， gēn běn wú fǎ lǐ jiě 。
即便这里蕴含着的种种初生法则，对于目前的李凡来说还太过玄奥，根本无法理解。
Even though all the nascent laws contained here were still too profound for him to understand at present,
dàn réng rán wú fǎ yì zhì de ， shǐ lǐ fán xīn zhōng chǎn shēng yī gǔ “ cháo wén dào 、 xī sǐ kě yǐ ” de chù dòng 。
但仍然无法抑制的，使李凡心中产生一股“朝闻道、夕死可矣”的触动。
it couldn't suppress the "even if I hear about the Dao in the morning, I can die in the evening" feeling that surged within him.
héng zòng cǎi sè lì zi pèng zhuàng ， yǒu bù tóng de jǐng xiàng fú xiàn 。
横纵彩色粒子碰撞，有不同的景象浮现。
Particles of different colors collided horizontally and vertically, creating various scenes.
ér biàn bù zhěng zuò kōng jiān de héng shù xiàn tiáo ， jiù xiàng yī tái jù xíng fǎng zhī jī ， biān zhì zhe “ shì jiè ” de dàn shēng 。
而遍布整座空间的横竖线条，就像一台巨型纺织机，编制着“世界”的诞生。
The intersecting lines throughout the space resembled a giant loom weaving the birth of the world.
chén mí yú cǐ chù guī lì de jǐng sè xǔ jiǔ ， lǐ fán cái bù yī bù shě de huí guò shén lái 。
沉迷于此处瑰丽的景色许久，李凡才不依不舍的回过神来。
Li Fan was entranced by this magnificent scenery for some time before reluctantly snapping back to reality.
suī rán shēn jiū zhī xià ， shì shì zhú lán dǎ shuǐ yī cháng kōng 、 shén me yě méi yǒu gǎn wù chū lái 。
虽然深究之下，似是竹篮打水一场空、什么也没有感悟出来。
Although his deep exploration seemed like grasping at straws and yielded no enlightenment,
dàn zhěng gè líng hún ， dōu fǎng fú jìn pào zài rè shuǐ zhōng ， shū shì wú bǐ bù shuō ， hái dé dào le mò míng de shēng huá yì bān 。
但整个灵魂，都仿佛浸泡在热水中，舒适无比不说，还得到了莫名的升华一般。
his entire soul felt as if it had been immersed in hot water, comfortable and somehow elevated.
xīn zhōng xīn xǐ zhī yú ， lǐ fán yě méi yǒu wàng jì cǐ xíng de mù biāo 。
心中欣喜之余，李凡也没有忘记此行的目标。
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“ duó tiān dì zhī jīng ， yǐ chéng yuán yīng 。”
“夺天地之精，以成元婴。”
Despite feeling elated, Li Fan didn't forget the purpose of his visit.
lǐ fán mù guāng shǎn shuò 。
李凡目光闪烁。
"Seize the essence of heaven and earth, to form a yuan yin."
zài nà shùn jiān ， tā hái zhēn de dòng le ， jiāng cǐ chù 【 tiān dì zhī gēn 】 lüè duó ， huà zuò zì shēn yuán yīng dòng tiān bān de cún zài 。
在那瞬间，他还真的动了，将此处【天地之根】掠夺，化作自身元婴洞天般的存在。
Li Fan's gaze flickered. In that moment, he really considered seizing this "root of the heavens and earth," turning it into his own miniature cave heaven.
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If it could be done like that, along with half of the "Truly Real" foundation he had built, he might be able to freely evolve his own realm just as easily as manipulating a base object at will.
rú guǒ zhēn néng rú cǐ ， zài jiā shàng zì jǐ bàn gè 【 hái zhēn 】 zhù jiù de dào jī ， xiǎng bì yīng gāi néng zuò dào gēn suí yì biàn huà zhù jī qí wù yī yàng ， zì yóu suí xīn yǎn huà zì shēn dòng tiān fǎ yù 。
如果真能如此，在加上自己半个【还真】筑就的道基，想必应该能做到跟随意变化筑基奇物一样，自由随心衍化自身洞天法域。
Dragon潛龙, volcano 火山, magical eye 法眼...
qián lóng 、 huǒ shān 、 fǎ yǎn ……
潜龙、火山、法眼……
As long as he grasped specific information, they could all be instantly manifested.
zhǐ yào shì zhǎng wò le jù tǐ de xìn xī ， dōu néng zài qǐng kè jiān yǎn huà 。
只要是掌握了具体的信息，都能在顷刻间衍化。
Unfortunately...
kě xī ……
可惜……
"The foundation is too shallow. It's not even enough to describe it as swallowing an elephant; it would be more like an ant trying to swallow one." Li Fan said with a slight self-deprecating smile.
“ gēn jī tài qiǎn 。 shé tūn xiàng dōu bù zú yǐ xíng róng ， mǎ yǐ tūn xiàng cái shì 。” lǐ fán wēi wēi zì cháo dào 。
“根基太浅。蛇吞象都不足以形容，蚂蚁吞象才是。”李凡微微自嘲道。
After observing for just a moment longer, he dismissed his suicidal idea.
jǐn jǐn shì zài dù guān chá le piàn kè zhī hòu ， lǐ fán jiù fǒu dìng le zì jǐ nà zuò sǐ de xiǎng fǎ 。
仅仅是再度观察了片刻之后，李凡就否定了自己那作死的想法。
An ant trying to swallow an elephant would only lead to its own demise.
mǎ yǐ tūn xiàng ， zhǐ huì shì zì xún sǐ lù 。
蚂蚁吞象，只会是自寻死路。
Perhaps after achieving the realm of union in the distant future, when Li Fan had a profound understanding of the laws of heaven and earth,
huò xǔ zài xǔ jiǔ zhī hòu ， chéng jiù hé dào jìng jiè de lǐ fán ， duì yú tiān dì zhī lǐ yǒu le zú gòu shēn kè de liǎo jiě 。
或许在许久之后，成就合道境界的李凡，对于天地之理有了足够深刻的了解。
returning to this place as a Golden Core cultivator might give him a chance to seize it.
yǐ jīn dān jìng jiè ， chóng xīn huí dào zhè lǐ 。 cái yǒu nà me yī sī jiāng qí lüè duó de bǎ wò 。
以金丹境界，重新回到这里。才有那么一丝将其掠夺的把握。
But for now...
xiàn zài ma ……
现在嘛……
It was better to be practical. He should focus on the Five Elements Great Cave Heaven first.
hái shì wù shí yì diǎn ， jiāng mù biāo xiān fàng zài 【 wǔ xíng dà dòng tiān 】 shàng ba 。
还是务实一点，将目标先放在【五行大洞天】上吧。
After spending some time here, Li Fan began to see the signs.
zài zhè lǐ dài le yī duàn shí jiān ， lǐ fán yě kàn chū le xiē duān ní 。
在这里待了一段时间，李凡也看出了些端倪。
Perhaps because the original Five Elements Cave Heaven had been forcibly relocated and thus stimulated,
huò xǔ shì yīn wèi yuán běn de wǔ xíng dòng tiān bèi qiáng xíng qiān xǐ zǒu ér shòu dào cì jī de yuán gù 。
或许是因为原本的五行洞天被强行迁徙走而受到刺激的缘故。
the root of the heavens and earth was reweaving a new cave heaven through interwoven lines.
tiān dì zhī gēn zhèng zài zòng héng jiāo cuò zhōng ， chóng xīn biān zhī chū xīn de dòng tiān 。
天地之根正在纵横交错中，重新编织出新的洞天。
"So, I just need to wait patiently," he thought.
“ zhè me shuō lái ， wǒ zhǐ yào nài xīn děng dài biàn hǎo 。”
“这么说来，我只要耐心等待便好。”
"The initial cave heaven is weak and easier to subdue."
“ chū shēng dòng tiān chán ruò ， gèng róng yì shōu fú 。”
“初生洞天孱弱，更容易收服。”
"And there's no need to worry about the strength of the cave heaven affecting my actual combat power after promotion. The Five Elements Cave Heaven has all five elements, forming a single entity. It perpetually evolves without ceasing."
“ ér qiě yě bù yòng dān xīn dòng tiān de qiáng dù yǐng xiǎng zì jǐ jìn shēng hòu de shí jì zhàn lì 。 wǔ xíng dòng tiān ， wǔ xíng jiē bèi 、 zì chēng yī tǐ 。 shēng shēng bù jué ， bù duàn yǎn huà 。”
“而且也不用担心洞天的强度影响自己晋升后的实际战力。五行洞天，五行皆备、自称一体。生生不绝，不断衍化。”
With his mind made up, Li Fan felt relieved.
lǐ fán xīn zhōng yǒu le zhǔ yì ， bù jīn sōng le yì kǒu qì 。
李凡心中有了主意，不禁松了一口气。
He didn't bother with what was happening outside; he simply immersed himself in observing the process of the initial cave heaven's formation.
yě bù qù guǎn wài jiè huì fā shēng hé shì ， zhǐ shì chén jìn xià lái ， guān chá zhe dòng tiān chū dàn de guò chéng 。
也不去管外界会发生何事，只是沉浸下来，观察着洞天初诞的过程。
Originally, Li Fan thought that human birth required ten months of gestation.
yuán běn lǐ fán yǐ wéi ， rén de chū shēng 、 shàng qiě yào shí yuè huái tāi 。
原本李凡以为，人的出生、尚且要十月怀胎。
The birth of a cave heaven should be at least tens of times more difficult.
dòng tiān de dàn shēng ， zěn me shuō yě yào zài jiān nán gè shù shí bèi cái duì 。
洞天的诞生，怎么说也要再艰难个数十倍才对。
But clearly, using human logic to speculate about the heavens and earth would inevitably lead to errors.
kě xiǎn rán ， shì tú yòng “ rén ” de dào lǐ ， qù chuǎi cè tiān dì ， zhōng jiū huì chū xiàn miù wù de 。
可显然，试图用“人”的道理，去揣测天地，终究会出现谬误的。
The formation speed of the new Five Elements Great Cave Heaven far exceeded Li Fan's imagination.
xīn de wǔ xíng dà dòng tiān de xíng chéng sù dù ， yào yuǎn chāo lǐ fán de xiǎng xiàng 。
新的五行大洞天的形成速度，要远超李凡的想象。
The frequency of particle collisions increased dramatically.
zòng héng lì zi xiāng zhuàng de pín lǜ yuè lái yuè pín fán 。
纵横粒子相撞的频率越来越频繁。
It was as if fireworks were exploding before his eyes.
fǎng fú yí mù mù yān huā ， zài lǐ fán de yǎn qián zhà kāi 。
仿佛一幕幕烟花，在李凡的眼前炸开。
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jīn mù shuǐ huǒ tǔ ……
金木水火土……
Earth, wood, water, fire, metal...
lǐ fán kāi shǐ chá jué dào ， wǔ zhǒng shǔ xìng de néng liàng bō dòng ， zài cǐ chù kōng jiān zhōng dàn shēng 。
李凡开始察觉到，五种属性的能量波动，在此处空间中诞生。
Li Fan began to sense that the energy fluctuations of the five attributes were being born in this space.
dàn shì tā men dōu bèi gè zì shù fù zhe ， bìng méi yǒu dào chù luàn cuàn 。
但是它们都被各自束缚着，并没有到处乱窜。
But they were all confined and didn't wander aimlessly.
lǐ fán de shuāng yǎn ， shì kàn bú jiàn dòng tiān dàn shēng de shí jì qíng jǐng de 。
李凡的双眼，是看不见洞天诞生的实际情景的。
Li Fan couldn't see the actual scene of the cave heaven's birth with his eyes.
zhǐ néng kào zhe 【 tiān dì zhī gēn 】 zhōng ， néng liàng de biàn huà ， qù jiàn jiē de gǎn shòu 。
只能靠着【天地之根】中，能量的变化，去间接的感受。
He could only feel it indirectly through the changes in energy within the "root of the heavens and earth."
suí zhe wǔ xíng dòng tiān de chú xíng jí jiāng xiàn shì ， lǐ fán xīn zhōng yě bù yóu biàn dé yǒu xiē jī dòng 。
随着五行洞天的雏形即将现世，李凡心中也不由变得有些激动。
As the雏形of the Five Elements Cave Heaven began to take shape, Li Fan felt a bit excited.
dàn zài zhè ge shí kè ， tā què fā xiàn ， gòu chéng zì jǐ shēn qū de xiàn tiáo ， kāi shǐ le cháo wài jiè bēng huài 。
但在这个时刻，他却发现，构成自己身躯的线条，开始了朝外界崩坏。
But at this moment, he noticed that the lines forming his body were beginning to collapse outward.
lǐ fán cāi cè ， huò xǔ shì yīn wèi “ biān zhì ” wǔ xíng dòng tiān ， dǎo zhì tiān dì zhī gēn sǔn shī le yī bù fèn néng liàng 。
李凡猜测，或许是因为“编制”五行洞天，导致天地之根损失了一部分能量。
Li Fan guessed that perhaps because he was weaving the Five Elements Cave Heaven, the root of the heavens and earth had lost some energy.
tā cái xiǎng yào shì tú cóng wài jiè jí qǔ yī qiè kě yǐ bǔ zú zì shēn de dōng xī 。
它才想要试图从外界汲取一切可以补足自身的东西。
It was now trying to absorb everything from outside to replenish itself.
yú shì lǐ fán zhè ge rù qīn de yì wù ， jiù chéng le shǒu dāng qí chōng de mù biāo 。
于是李凡这个入侵的异物，就成了首当其冲的目标。
Thus, Li Fan, an intruding foreign object, became its first target.
shì zài zhè lǐ zhí jiē tūn shì wǔ xíng dòng tiān ， jìn shēng zhì yuán yīng jìng 。
是在这里直接吞噬五行洞天，晋升至元婴境。
Should he directly devour the Five Elements Cave Heaven here and advance to the yuan yin realm?
hái shì xiān lí kāi tiān dì zhī gēn ， děng dào wǔ xíng dòng tiān chè dǐ chéng xíng 、 zài tiān líng zhōu xū kōng zhōng xiǎn xiàn hòu ， zài xíng tūn shì zhī jǔ ？
还是先离开天地之根，等到五行洞天彻底成形、在天灵州虚空中显现后，再行吞噬之举？
Or should he leave the root of the heavens and earth, wait for the Five Elements Cave Heaven to fully form in the void of Tianling State, and then proceed with his plan?
lǐ fán de xīn zhōng ， bù miǎn yǒu xiē yóu yù 。
李凡的心中，不免有些犹豫。
Li Fan was indecisive.
bù guò hěn kuài ， tā jiù xià dìng le jué xīn 。
不过很快，他就下定了决心。
But soon, he made up his mind.
suī rán zài zhè lǐ ， yǒu bèi jiě tǐ de fēng xiǎn 。 dàn hǎo dǎi méi yǒu páng rén gān rǎo 。
虽然在这里，有被解体的风险。但好歹没有旁人干扰。
Although there was a risk of being disintegrated here, no one else would interfere.
wài jiè de tiān líng zhōu xū kōng fù jìn ， kě shì hái yǒu zhe wàn xiān méng de xiū shì zài xún luó de 。
外界的天灵州虚空附近，可是还有着万仙盟的修士在巡逻的。
There were still cultivators from the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance patrolling near the void of Tianling State.
jiù suàn tā men zài zěn me sǎn màn ， jīn dān jìn shēng yuán yīng jìng jiè chǎn shēng de bō dòng ， yě kěn dìng wú fǎ mán guò tā men 。
就算他们再怎么散漫，金丹晋升元婴境界产生的波动，也肯定无法瞒过他们。
Even if they were as lax as that, the fluctuations caused by advancing to the yuan yin realm wouldn't be able to escape their notice.
dào shí hòu ， jí biàn lǐ fán qiǎo shé rú huáng ， kǒng pà yě wú fǎ hū yōu guò qù 。
到时候，即便李凡巧舌如黄，恐怕也无法忽悠过去。
At that time, even with his eloquence, Li Fan might not be able to fool them.
“ kě yǐ yī shì 。”
“可以一试。”
"It's worth a try."
“ tǎng ruò zhēn de bù xiǎo xīn shī bài ， dà bù liǎo xià cì zài lái biàn shì 。”
“倘若真的不小心失败，大不了下次再来便是。”
"Even if I accidentally fail, I can always come back next time."
yú shì lǐ fán bù zài dǐ kàng ， rèn yóu zhè fāng kōng jiān xī qǔ zì shēn de xiàn tiáo 。
于是李凡不再抵抗，任由这方空间吸取自身的线条。
So Li Fan stopped resisting and allowed this space to absorb the lines from him.
jiù xiàng xiàn tuán bèi bù tíng chōu chū xì xiàn yī yàng ， lǐ fán de shēn qū ， yě zài yǐ ròu yǎn kě jiàn de sù dù biàn xiǎo 。
就像线团被不停抽出细线一样，李凡的身躯，也在以肉眼可见的速度变小。
Just like drawing out fine threads from a ball of yarn, Li Fan's body was visibly shrinking.
bù guò tā què yí rán bù jù ， fǎn dào shì jiè zhù zhè gǔ xī qǔ de lì liàng ， shùn shì cháo zhe wǔ xíng chū shēng dòng tiān de wèi zhì fēi qù 。
不过他却怡然不惧，反倒是借住这股吸取的力量，顺势朝着五行初生洞天的位置飞去。
But he didn't fear it; instead, he used this absorption force to fly towards the position of the newly born Five Elements Cave Heaven.
【 tiān dì zhī gēn 】 de “ shàng fāng ”。
【天地之根】的“上方”。
The "root of the heavens and earth" above.
wǔ tuán yán sè fēn míng de guāng tuán ， zhèng zài jù jí 。
五团颜色分明的光团，正在聚集。
Five distinct colored light balls were gathering.
cóng xià miàn de zòng héng sī xiàn zhōng ， bù duàn yǒu jié diǎn bào zhà ， shǐ de wǔ xíng guāng tuán gèng jiā qīng xī wěn dìng 。
从下面的纵横丝线中，不断有节点爆炸，使得五行光团更加清晰稳定。
Nodes exploded from below, making the five-element light balls clearer and more stable.
jiù zài zhè ge guò chéng zhōng ， lǐ fán jǐn jǐn shèng xià le bàn gè shēn zi ， lái dào le guāng tuán zhī qián 。
就在这个过程中，李凡仅仅剩下了半个身子，来到了光团之前。
During this process, Li Fan was left with only half his body before reaching the light ball.
Using the term "world" might not be entirely appropriate here.
A more fitting description would be "a small world," or "cave heaven," which is a lower-tier existence.
Undoubtedly, the newly formed Five Elements Great Cave Heaven was forming right here.
"The gate of the boundless, this is the root of the heavens and earth." Li Fan murmured to himself.
In the classics of Xuanhuang World, similar phrases were also passed down.
Heavens and earth nurture all things.
But where did the heavens and earth come from?
Among the cultivators, there weren't a lack of explorers.
Apart from those who had been trying to reconnect with other cultivation worlds outside Xuanhuang World,
there was another group of cultivators dedicated to studying the origin of the heavens and earth, as well as the birth of life forms.
Li Fan had once read some related books.
These cultivators believed that just like a person, the heavens and earth would continue growing and evolving.
The original Five Elements Cave Heaven might have been only a miniature cave heaven.
After an unimaginable long period of time, it finally evolved into its current form.
And those miniature cave heavens could possibly be created by powerful immortals or ancient true immortals from nothingness, or they could self-evolve from the void.
The cultivators still weren't entirely clear about the vast expanse that their entire "space-time" was.
But there was no doubt that Xuanhuang World was but a tiny part of the endless sea of time and space.
Even if few cultivators truly cared about this fact, it couldn't change its existence.
In the endless space, the formation of the world's雏形was called by cultivators as "the root of the heavens and earth."
It was the origin of the world, the gathering place of laws, and the initial stage of creation.
Only existing in theory, no one had truly been fortunate enough to see it.
But today, after Li Fan gathered information through reincarnation over several lifetimes and with his persistent willpower,
he finally entered this place.
Even though all the nascent laws contained here were still too profound for him to understand at present,
it couldn't suppress the "even if I hear about the Dao in the morning, I can die in the evening" feeling that surged within him.
Particles of different colors collided horizontally and vertically, creating various scenes.
The intersecting lines throughout the space resembled a giant loom weaving the birth of the world.
Li Fan was entranced by this magnificent scenery for some time before reluctantly snapping back to reality.
Although his deep exploration seemed like grasping at straws and yielded no enlightenment,
his entire soul felt as if it had been immersed in hot water, comfortable and somehow elevated.
---
Despite feeling elated, Li Fan didn't forget the purpose of his visit.
"Seize the essence of heaven and earth, to form a yuan yin."
Li Fan's gaze flickered. In that moment, he really considered seizing this "root of the heavens and earth," turning it into his own miniature cave heaven.
If it could be done like that, along with half of the "Truly Real" foundation he had built, he might be able to freely evolve his own realm just as easily as manipulating a base object at will.
Dragon潛龙, volcano 火山, magical eye 法眼...
As long as he grasped specific information, they could all be instantly manifested.
Unfortunately...
"The foundation is too shallow. It's not even enough to describe it as swallowing an elephant; it would be more like an ant trying to swallow one." Li Fan said with a slight self-deprecating smile.
After observing for just a moment longer, he dismissed his suicidal idea.
An ant trying to swallow an elephant would only lead to its own demise.
Perhaps after achieving the realm of union in the distant future, when Li Fan had a profound understanding of the laws of heaven and earth,
returning to this place as a Golden Core cultivator might give him a chance to seize it.
But for now...
It was better to be practical. He should focus on the Five Elements Great Cave Heaven first.
After spending some time here, Li Fan began to see the signs.
Perhaps because the original Five Elements Cave Heaven had been forcibly relocated and thus stimulated,
the root of the heavens and earth was reweaving a new cave heaven through interwoven lines.
"So, I just need to wait patiently," he thought.
"The initial cave heaven is weak and easier to subdue."
"And there's no need to worry about the strength of the cave heaven affecting my actual combat power after promotion. The Five Elements Cave Heaven has all five elements, forming a single entity. It perpetually evolves without ceasing."
With his mind made up, Li Fan felt relieved.
He didn't bother with what was happening outside; he simply immersed himself in observing the process of the initial cave heaven's formation.
Originally, Li Fan thought that human birth required ten months of gestation.
The birth of a cave heaven should be at least tens of times more difficult.
But clearly, using human logic to speculate about the heavens and earth would inevitably lead to errors.
The formation speed of the new Five Elements Great Cave Heaven far exceeded Li Fan's imagination.
The frequency of particle collisions increased dramatically.
It was as if fireworks were exploding before his eyes.
---
Earth, wood, water, fire, metal...
Li Fan began to sense that the energy fluctuations of the five attributes were being born in this space.
But they were all confined and didn't wander aimlessly.
Li Fan couldn't see the actual scene of the cave heaven's birth with his eyes.
He could only feel it indirectly through the changes in energy within the "root of the heavens and earth."
As the雏形of the Five Elements Cave Heaven began to take shape, Li Fan felt a bit excited.
But at this moment, he noticed that the lines forming his body were beginning to collapse outward.
Li Fan guessed that perhaps because he was weaving the Five Elements Cave Heaven, the root of the heavens and earth had lost some energy.
It was now trying to absorb everything from outside to replenish itself.
Thus, Li Fan, an intruding foreign object, became its first target.
Should he directly devour the Five Elements Cave Heaven here and advance to the yuan yin realm?
Or should he leave the root of the heavens and earth, wait for the Five Elements Cave Heaven to fully form in the void of Tianling State, and then proceed with his plan?
Li Fan was indecisive.
But soon, he made up his mind.
Although there was a risk of being disintegrated here, no one else would interfere.
There were still cultivators from the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance patrolling near the void of Tianling State.
Even if they were as lax as that, the fluctuations caused by advancing to the yuan yin realm wouldn't be able to escape their notice.
At that time, even with his eloquence, Li Fan might not be able to fool them.
"It's worth a try."
"Even if I accidentally fail, I can always come back next time."
So Li Fan stopped resisting and allowed this space to absorb the lines from him.
Just like drawing out fine threads from a ball of yarn, Li Fan's body was visibly shrinking.
But he didn't fear it; instead, he used this absorption force to fly towards the position of the newly born Five Elements Cave Heaven.
The "root of the heavens and earth" above.
Five distinct colored light balls were gathering.
Nodes exploded from below, making the five-element light balls clearer and more stable.
During this process, Li Fan was left with only half his body before reaching the light ball.