hǎo sì xiàn rù le mèng mó zhī zhōng ， nán yǐ zì bá 。
好似陷入了梦魔之中，难以自拔。
It seemed as if he had fallen into a nightmare, unable to extricate himself.
tiān jué hún shēn chàn dǒu bù yǐ 。
天绝浑身颤抖不已。
Tian Jue's entire body trembled uncontrollably.
“ méi cuò ， dōu shì wǒ shā de ！”
“没错，都是我杀的！”
"Correct, all of them were killed by me!"
“ qín táng ， xiǎo chóng ， fú yún ……”
“秦堂，小虫，拂云……”
"Qin Tang, Xiao Bug, Feiyun..."
“ dōu shì wǒ shā de ！”
“都是我杀的！”
"All of them were killed by me!"
jí biàn shì fū zǐ ， yī shí jiān yě nán yǐ jiē shòu zhè ge dá ān 。
即便是夫子，一时间也难以接受这个答桉。
Even the Master was momentarily unable to accept this answer.
“ wèi shén ……” tā zhēng zhēng de wèn le jù 。
“为什……”他怔怔的问了句。
"Why..." he asked hesitantly.
jiù zài zhè shí ， tiān jué hū de shén sè yī biàn 。
就在这时，天绝忽的神色一遍。
Suddenly, Tian Jue's expression changed dramatically.
“ bú duì ！”
“不对！”
"Not right!"
“ nà gēn běn bú shì wǒ ！”
“那根本不是我！”
"That wasn't me at all!"
tiān jué měng rán tái tóu ， è hěn hěn dì dīng zhe tiān yī ：“ dōu shì nǐ gǎo de guǐ ！”
天绝勐然抬头，恶狠狠地盯着天医：“都是你搞的鬼！”
Tian Jue suddenly raised his head and glared fiercely at Tianshi: "It was all your doing!"
“ wǒ nǎo hǎi zhōng de nà xiē jì yì ， quán dōu shì jiǎ de ！”
“我脑海中的那些记忆，全都是假的！”
"All those memories in my mind were fake!"
“ zì cóng dāng rì gēn nǐ yī jiàn zhī hòu ， shì qíng jiù biàn dé guǐ jué qǐ lái 。”
“自从当日跟你一见之后，事情就变得诡谲起来。”
"Since the day we met, everything became strange."
“ yī qiè dōu shī qù le kòng zhì ……”
“一切都失去了控制……”
"Everything lost control..."
tiān shā jiàn zhí zhǐ tiān yī ：“ dào dǐ shì bú shì nǐ ！”
天杀剑直指天医：“到底是不是你！”
The Heavenly Execution Sword pointed directly at Tianshi.
miàn duì tiān jué de zhì wèn ， tiān yī liǎn sè méi yǒu sī háo biàn huà 。
面对天绝的质问，天医脸色没有丝毫变化。
In response to Tian Jue's questioning, Tianshi's expression did not change.
“ běn yǐ wéi zhè cì ， nǐ men huì yǒu diǎn jìn bù 。”
“本以为这次，你们会有点进步。”
"I thought you would have made some progress this time."
“ méi xiǎng dào ， hái shì lǎo yàng zi 。”
“没想到，还是老样子。”
"To think that it’s still the same old thing."
tā yǒu xiē yí hàn dì yáo le yáo tóu 。
他有些遗憾地摇了摇头。
He shook his head with a hint of regret.
“ nǐ zhè shì shén me yì si ？” tiān yù chá jué dào le tiān yī huà lǐ bié yàng de yì wèi ， hū de wèn dào 。
“你这是什么意思？”天谕察觉到了天医话里别样的意味，忽的问道。
"What do you mean?" Tianyu suddenly asked, sensing an unusual meaning in Tianshi's words.
tiān yī méi yǒu huí dá ， ér shì zì gù zì dì shuō zhe ：“ wǒ gēn nǐ men jiě shì guò hěn duō biàn le 。 yǒu shí hòu ， jiù suàn qīn yǎn suǒ jiàn ， yě wèi bì shì zhēn de 。”
天医没有回答，而是自顾自地说着：“我跟你们解释过很多遍了。有时候，就算亲眼所见，也未必是真的。”
Tianshi did not answer but continued to speak: "I've explained many times. Sometimes, even what we see might not be true."
tā yī biān jiǎng zhe ， yī biān bù zhī cóng hé chù ， qǔ chū yī tào jiǔ méi yín zhēn ， yī cì líng kōng ér fàng 。
他一边讲着，一边不知从何处，取出一套九枚银针，依次凌空而放。
As he spoke, he took out nine silver needles from somewhere and placed them one by one mid-air.
“ dōu fā le fēng shì de ， yào shā wǒ 。”
“都发了疯似的，要杀我。”
"They were all mad, wanting to kill me."
“ méi bàn fǎ ， wǒ zhǐ néng yòng zì jǐ de fāng shì jiě jué wèn tí le 。”
“没办法，我只能用自己的方式解决问题了。”
"I had no choice but to solve the problem in my own way."
tiān yù kàn zhe tiān yī qǔ chū de jiǔ yín zhēn ， miàn sè dǒu rán yīn chén xià lái 。
天谕看着天医取出的九银针，面色陡然阴沉下来。
Tianyu's expression turned grim as he watched Tianshi take out the nine silver needles. Without listening to Tianshi’s defense, he immediately made a move.
jìng rán zài yě bù tīng tiān yī biàn jiě zhī yán ， zhí jiē dòng qǐ le shǒu 。
竟然再也不听天医辩解之言，直接动起了手。
"Law cannot be broken!"
“ fǎ bù kě wéi ！”
“法不可违！”
"Seize!"
“ shù ！”
“束！”
It seemed like something was binding Tianshi's body; his movements with the silver needles paused slightly.
fǎng fú yǒu shén me chán rào zhù le tiān yī de shēn tǐ ， tā bǎi nòng yín zhēn de dòng zuò wēi wēi yī zhì 。
仿佛有什么缠绕住了天医的身体，他摆弄银针的动作微微一滞。
Weak! Injured! Disabled! ...
ruò ！ shāng ！ dìng ！ cán ！ sǔn ！……
弱！伤！定！残！损！……
Several different words kept coming out of Tianyu's mouth. With each word, Tianshi's actions slowed down a little more.
shù gè bù tóng de cí yǔ ， jiē lián bù duàn de cóng tiān yù kǒu zhōng shuō chū 。
数个不同的词语，接连不断的从天谕口中说出。
The old fisherman, with bloodshot eyes staring intently at Tianshi, also gripped the Heavenly Execution Sword.
měi duō yī zì ， tiān yī de dòng zuò jiù gèng màn shàng nà me yī fēn 。
每多一字，天医的动作就更慢上那么一分。
His body turned into blackevil spirit, fusing with the sword.
ér shuāng yǎn chì hóng ， sǐ sǐ dīng zhe tiān yī de yú fù lǎo rén ， yě zài cǐ shí wò zhù tiān shā jiàn 。
而双眼赤红，死死盯着天医的渔父老人，也在此时握住天杀剑。
Like an arrow, it straightened and pierced towards Tianshi.
shēn qū huà zuò hēi sè shā qì ， róng yú tiān shā jiàn shàng 。
身躯化作黑色煞气，融于天杀剑上。
Tianshi, controlled by Tianyu, was completely unable to resist.
yóu rú yī zhī lì jiàn ， bǐ zhí cháo zhe tiān yī cì qù 。
犹如一支利箭，笔直朝着天医刺去。
In a moment, the black sword energy passed through his chest without resistance.
ér bèi tiān yù kòng zhì zhù de tiān yī ， jìng rán méi yǒu sī háo fǎn kàng zhī lì bān ， dòng tán bù dé 。
而被天谕控制住的天医，竟然没有丝毫反抗之力般，动弹不得。
The blackevil spirit surged out, flooding over Tianshi and devouring him.
chà nà zhī hòu ， rèn yóu hēi sè jiàn qì jìng zhí chuān guò tā de xiōng táng 。
刹那之后，任由黑色剑气径直穿过他的胸膛。
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hēi shā zhī qì nù yǒng ， cháo shuǐ bān yān mò le tiān yī ， jiāng qí tūn shì 。
黑煞之气怒涌，潮水般淹没了天医，将其吞噬。
Almost instantly, the calm-looking Tianshi disappeared from the Cloud Water Heavenly Palace.
qǐng kè zhī jiān ， yuán běn yī liǎn dàn rán de tiān yī ， jiù xiāo shī zài le yún shuǐ tiān gōng zhī zhōng 。
顷刻之间，原本一脸澹然的天医，就消失在了云水天宫之中。
"Is Tianshi dead?"
“ tiān yī sǐ le ？”
“天医死了？”
Zhou Qingang, hiding in the corner, was suddenly stunned as he watched the battle between the three of them.
duǒ zài jiǎo luò lǐ ， kàn zhe sān rén zhàn dòu de zhōu qīng áng ， cǐ shí měng dì lèng zhù 。
躲在角落里，看着三人战斗的周青昂，此时勐地愣住。
There were no ripples or disturbances from their fight. So his clone, observing secretly, still felt relatively safe for now.
tiān yī 、 tiān yù 、 tiān jué sān rén de zhàn dòu ， bìng méi yǒu rèn hé de yú bō fā chū 。
天医、天谕、天绝三人的战斗，并没有任何的余波发出。
However, this scene before him clearly exceeded his expectations.
suǒ yǐ àn zhōng guān zhàn de fēn shēn ， hái zàn shí yǒu diǎn ān quán 。
所以暗中观战的分身，还暂时有点安全。
He originally thought that Tianshi, with such formidable strength, would not fall so easily to Tianyu and Tian Jue's joint attack...
zhǐ shì yǎn qián zhè mù chǎng jǐng ， xiǎn rán dà dà chū hū le tā de yì liào zhī wài 。
只是眼前这幕场景，显然大大出乎了他的意料之外。
"His strength can't be that weak," he thought.
yuán běn yǐ wéi shí lì qiáng hàn de tiān yī ， jìng rán zài tiān yù hé tiān jué èr rén de wéi gōng xià ， lián yī zhāo dōu bù néng dǎng xià ， zhí jiē shēn yǔn le ……
原本以为实力强悍的天医，竟然在天谕和天绝二人的围攻下，连一招都不能挡下，直接身陨了……
"Wait..."
“ yǐ tā de shí lì ， jué duì bù kě néng rú cǐ bù kān ba ？”
“以他的实力，绝对不可能如此不堪吧？”
Suddenly, Li Fan realized something. He looked up at the sky.
“ děng děng ……”
“等等……”
The entire Cloud Water Heavenly Palace began to shake violently.
chà nà zhī hòu ， lǐ fán fǎng fú yì shí dào le shén me 。
刹那之后，李凡仿佛意识到了什么。
Slowly, two dark clouds appeared in the sky.
měng dì tái tóu ， cháo tiān kōng wàng qù 。
勐地抬头，朝天空望去。
When Li Fan recognized what they were, his breath stopped.
zhěng zuò yún shuǐ tiān gōng ， kāi shǐ le jù liè de huàng dòng 。
整座云水天宫，开始了剧烈的晃动。
They were a pair of giant hands, passing through the sky and descending into the Cloud Water Heavenly Palace from the outside world.
màn màn de ， yǒu liǎng piàn wū yún ， chū xiàn zài tiān qióng zhī shàng 。
慢慢的，有两片乌云，出现在天穹之上。
Both the Master and the old fisherman looked up in shock at the hands above them. They wanted to resist but found themselves already tightly bound.
dāng kàn qīng le nà shì shén me de shí hòu ， lǐ fán hū xī yī zhì 。
当看清了那是什么的时候，李凡呼吸一滞。
A look of horror appeared on their faces.
nà shì yī shuāng jù shǒu ， chuān guò tiān kōng ， zì wài jiè ér lái 、 jiàng lín dào yún shuǐ tiān gōng zhī nèi 。
那是一双巨手，穿过天空，自外界而来、降临到云水天宫之内。
"Nothing to worry about; this operation will be over soon."
fū zǐ hé yú fù ， liǎng rén cǐ shí qí qí è rán tái tóu ， kàn zhe shàng fāng de liǎng zhǐ shǒu zhǎng 。
夫子和渔父，两人此时齐齐愕然抬头，看着上方的两只手掌。
The thunderous sound came from the sky, Tianshi's voice!
xiǎng yào fǎn kàng ， què fā xiàn zhōu shēn zǎo yǐ bèi sǐ sǐ zhì zhù 。
想要反抗，却发现周身早已被死死制住。
Li Fan's heart raced as his mind almost stopped functioning.
liǎn shàng hài rán zhī sè bù jīn yǒng xiàn 。
脸上骇然之色不禁涌现。
Indeed, from beginning to end, it was merely a lifeless statue opposing the old fisherman and the Master.
“ méi shì ， zhè cì de shǒu shù ， yě huì hěn kuài jiù guò qù de 。”
“没事，这次的手术，也会很快就过去的。”
But now, these two hands were revealing Tianshi’s true form!
hōng lōng de shēng xiǎng zì tiān qióng zhī shàng chuán lái ， zhèng shì tiān yī de shēng yīn ！
轰隆的声响自天穹之上传来，正是天医的声音！
Tian Jue, with an implied realm beyond the formation stage, and the Master.
lǐ fán xīn zàng jù liè tiào dòng ， sī wéi jìn hū tíng zhǐ le yùn zhuàn 。
李凡心脏剧烈跳动，思维近乎停止了运转。
In front of these giant hands, they looked like insects on an operating table, completely unable to resist.
méi cuò ， gāng gāng cóng shǐ zhì zhōng ， gēn yú fù hé fū zǐ èr rén duì zhì de ， bù guò shì tā de yī zūn diāo xiàng ér yǐ 。
没错，刚刚从始至终，跟渔父和夫子二人对峙的，不过是他的一尊凋像而已。
They could only be grabbed by the palms and placed in mid-air.
ér cǐ kè ， zhè liǎng shuāng shǒu ， cái shì tiān yī tā lù chū le zhēn róng ！
而此刻，这两双手，才是天医他露出了真容！
Then, Tianshi's two giant hands called for the nine silver needles from his lifeless statue clone and began "treating" them.
yǐn yuē yǒu hé dào zhī shàng shí lì de tiān jué ， yǐ jí fū zǐ 。
隐约有合道之上实力的天绝，以及夫子。
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cǐ kè zài zhè liǎng shuāng jù shǒu miàn qián ， jiù xiàng shǒu shù tái shàng de chóng zi yì bān ， gēn běn méi yǒu rèn hé fǎn kàng de yú lì 。
此刻在这两双巨手面前，就像手术台上的虫子一般，根本没有任何反抗的余力。
Li Fan watched this scene far away, feeling extremely cold inside.
zhǐ néng rèn yóu shǒu zhǎng bǎ tā men zhuō zhù ， bǎi fàng zài kōng zhōng 。
只能任由手掌把他们捉住，摆放在空中。
"What kind of danger is Tianshi..."
suí hòu tiān yī liǎng zhǐ jù shǒu ， huàn lái gāng gāng diāo xiàng fēn shēn qǔ chū de jiǔ méi yín zhēn ， wèi èr zhě “ zhì liáo ” qǐ lái 。
随后天医两只巨手，唤来刚刚凋像分身取出的九枚银针，为二者“治疗”起来。
His mind was entirely filled with one thought: crisis! Major danger!
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Tianshi’s true strength was far beyond his estimation. Even if he wasn't in the Longevity Realm, he was close to it.
lǐ fán yuǎn yuǎn kàn zhe zhè yí mù ， xīn zhōng nán yǐ yì zhì de jí dù fā hán 。
李凡远远看着这一幕，心中难以抑制的极度发寒。
He needed to discard this clone immediately and not let Tianshi trace back to him!
“ tiān yī ， tā jiū jìng ……”
“天医，他究竟……”
Hurry up!
cǐ kè ， lǐ fán de nǎo hǎi zhōng ， quán rán chōng chì zhe yí gè niàn tou 。
此刻，李凡的脑海中，全然充斥着一个念头。
Driven by a strong desire for survival, Li Fan almost acted on impulse.
wēi jī ！ dà wēi xiǎn ！
危机！大危险！
But soon, he realized something was wrong.
tiān yī de zhēn zhèng shí lì ， yuǎn chāo zì jǐ de gū suàn 。
天医的真正实力，远超自己的估算。
No...
jiù suàn bú shì cháng shēng jìng ， yě chà zhī bù yuǎn le 。
就算不是长生境，也差之不远了。
Tianshi had clearly discovered someone behind the scenes plotting against them.
lì mǎ shě qì zhè jù fēn shēn ， bú yào ràng tiān yī shùn téng mō guā ， chá dào běn zūn ！
立马舍弃这具分身，不要让天医顺藤摸瓜，查到本尊！
However, his first thought should be those who were comparable in strength to him. He wouldn't look among the insignificant creatures observing the battle.
kuài ！
快！
This was a result of habitual thinking patterns.
qiáng liè de qiú shēng yù xià ， lǐ fán jī hū xià yì shí de ， jiù yào zhí xíng zhè ge cāo zuò 。
强烈的求生欲下，李凡几乎下意识的，就要执行这个操作。
But if there was an insect dying mysteriously at this critical moment...
dàn shì ， hěn kuài ， tā jīng xǐng guò lái 。
但是，很快，他惊醒过来。
It would only make things worse!
bú duì ！
不对！
Completely worse!
tiān yī tā xiǎn rán yǐ jīng fā xiàn le ， yǒu rén zài bèi hòu suàn jì cǐ shì 。
天医他显然已经发现了，有人在背后算计此事。
Under Tianshi's terrifying strength, it not only wouldn’t destroy any clues but might even attract his attention!
dàn tā shǒu xiān xiǎng dào de ， yīng gāi shì nà xiē gēn tā shí lì xiāng dāng de yī qún rén 。
但他首先想到的，应该是那些跟他实力相当的一群人。
What should he do?
ér bú huì qù zài shēn biān guān zhàn de lóu yǐ zhōng qù xún zhǎo mù biāo 。
而不会去在身边观战的蝼蚁中去寻找目标。
In the blink of an eye, Li Fan’s mind raced with many thoughts.
zhè shì sī wéi dìng shì shǐ rán 。
这是思维定势使然。
But in a moment, he made his decision: hold back and wait.
dàn rú guǒ ， zài zhè ge guān tóu ， piān piān yǒu yī zhī chóng zi mò míng sǐ wáng ……
但如果，在这个关头，偏偏有一只虫子莫名死亡……
He was willing to bet that Tianshi still retained human-like thinking patterns or had already transcended them beyond rationality.
yù gài mí zhāng ！
欲盖弥彰！
If he won, even though this round was a loss, it wouldn’t be entirely without gain.
chè chè dǐ dǐ de yù gài mí zhāng ！
彻彻底底的欲盖弥彰！
If he lost...
zài tiān yī nà kǒng bù de shí lì xià ， fēi dàn bú huì xiāo huǐ xiàn suǒ 。
在天医那恐怖的实力下，非但不会销毁线索。
Tianshi would take some time to sense the clone and reach his true form.
gèng yǒu shí zú de kě néng ， huì yǐn huǒ shàng shēn ， zhāo lái tiān yī de mù guāng ！
更有十足的可能，会引火上身，招来天医的目光！
Currently, his true form wasn't in Congyunhai; it was far away in the heart of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance.
zěn me bàn ？
怎么办？
He believed that even if Tianshi had discovered something, finding him wouldn’t be immediate.
chà nà zhī jiān ， lǐ fán nǎo hǎi zhōng yǒng xiàn chū zhū duō niàn tou 。
刹那之间，李凡脑海中涌现出诸多念头。
This gave Li Fan enough time!
dàn qǐng kè ， tā hái shì xià le jué dìng 。
但顷刻，他还是下了决定。
Based on his previous experience with Tianshi.
àn bīng bù dòng ！
按兵不动！
So...
tā yào dǔ yī dǔ ， tiān yī shì fǒu ， réng rán hái bǎo liú zhe “ rén lèi ” de sī wéi fāng shì 。
他要赌一赌，天医是否，仍然还保留着“人类”的思维方式。
Li Fan took a chance.
hái shì yǐ rán chāo tuō ， wán quán bù kě yǐ cháng lǐ sī liáng 。
还是已然超脱，完全不可以常理思量。
With great fear, he resisted the urge to directly destroy the clone.
rú guǒ dǔ duì le ， nà me zhè yī jú ， suī rán zì jǐ cǎn bài ， dàn zuì qǐ mǎ bú shì háo wú shōu huò 。
如果赌对了，那么这一局，虽然自己惨败，但最起码不是毫无收获。
He stared intently at Tianshi's operation, clearing all other thoughts from his mind.
rú guǒ dǔ shū le ……
如果赌输了……
Even with his current perspective, he still couldn’t understand what was happening. He only felt silver light flying around and the angry curses of Tianyu and Tian Jue becoming weaker until they seemed to fall into a deep sleep.
tiān yī shùn zhe fēn shēn gǎn yìng ， bō jí dào běn zūn ， shàng qiě hái yào yī xiē shí jiān 。
天医顺着分身感应，波及到本尊，尚且还要一些时间。
After the surgery ended.
ér cǐ kè zì jǐ běn zūn bù zài cóng yún hǎi ， yuǎn zài wàn xiān méng fù dì 。
而此刻自己本尊不在丛云海，远在万仙盟腹地。
The old fisherman returned to his amnesiac state, looking around in confusion before leaving the Cloud Water Heavenly Palace.
xiāng xìn tiān yī zhēn de fā xiàn le shén me duān ní 、 yào zhǎo dào zì jǐ ， yě bú shì zài qǐng kè zhī jiān 。
相信天医真的发现了什么端倪、要找到自己，也不是在顷刻之间。
Meanwhile, the Master re-erected his cart and disappeared with the sound of reading aloud.
zú gòu tā lǐ fán hái zhēn le ！
足够他李凡还真了！
After completing everything, the two giant hands put away the silver needles gently.
zhè shì jī yú shàng cì gēn tiān yī jiē chù de jīng yàn 。
这是基于上次跟天医接触的经验。
Originally, the wails of pain echoed throughout the Cloud Water Heavenly Palace but instantly fell silent.
It seemed as if he had fallen into a nightmare, unable to extricate himself.
Tian Jue's entire body trembled uncontrollably.
"Correct, all of them were killed by me!"
"Qin Tang, Xiao Bug, Feiyun..."
"All of them were killed by me!"
Even the Master was momentarily unable to accept this answer.
"Why..." he asked hesitantly.
Suddenly, Tian Jue's expression changed dramatically.
"No..."
"Not right!"
"That wasn't me at all!"
Tian Jue suddenly raised his head and glared fiercely at Tianshi: "It was all your doing!"
"All those memories in my mind were fake!"
"Since the day we met, everything became strange."
"Everything lost control..."
The Heavenly Execution Sword pointed directly at Tianshi.
In response to Tian Jue's questioning, Tianshi's expression did not change.
"I thought you would have made some progress this time."
"To think that it’s still the same old thing."
He shook his head with a hint of regret.
"What do you mean?" Tianyu suddenly asked, sensing an unusual meaning in Tianshi's words.
Tianshi did not answer but continued to speak: "I've explained many times. Sometimes, even what we see might not be true."
As he spoke, he took out nine silver needles from somewhere and placed them one by one mid-air.
"They were all mad, wanting to kill me."
"I had no choice but to solve the problem in my own way."
Tianyu's expression turned grim as he watched Tianshi take out the nine silver needles. Without listening to Tianshi’s defense, he immediately made a move.
"Law cannot be broken!"
"Seize!"
It seemed like something was binding Tianshi's body; his movements with the silver needles paused slightly.
Weak! Injured! Disabled! ...
Several different words kept coming out of Tianyu's mouth. With each word, Tianshi's actions slowed down a little more.
The old fisherman, with bloodshot eyes staring intently at Tianshi, also gripped the Heavenly Execution Sword.
His body turned into blackevil spirit, fusing with the sword.
Like an arrow, it straightened and pierced towards Tianshi.
Tianshi, controlled by Tianyu, was completely unable to resist.
In a moment, the black sword energy passed through his chest without resistance.
The blackevil spirit surged out, flooding over Tianshi and devouring him.
---
Almost instantly, the calm-looking Tianshi disappeared from the Cloud Water Heavenly Palace.
"Is Tianshi dead?"
Zhou Qingang, hiding in the corner, was suddenly stunned as he watched the battle between the three of them.
There were no ripples or disturbances from their fight. So his clone, observing secretly, still felt relatively safe for now.
However, this scene before him clearly exceeded his expectations.
He originally thought that Tianshi, with such formidable strength, would not fall so easily to Tianyu and Tian Jue's joint attack...
"His strength can't be that weak," he thought.
"Wait..."
Suddenly, Li Fan realized something. He looked up at the sky.
The entire Cloud Water Heavenly Palace began to shake violently.
Slowly, two dark clouds appeared in the sky.
When Li Fan recognized what they were, his breath stopped.
They were a pair of giant hands, passing through the sky and descending into the Cloud Water Heavenly Palace from the outside world.
Both the Master and the old fisherman looked up in shock at the hands above them. They wanted to resist but found themselves already tightly bound.
A look of horror appeared on their faces.
"Nothing to worry about; this operation will be over soon."
The thunderous sound came from the sky, Tianshi's voice!
Li Fan's heart raced as his mind almost stopped functioning.
Indeed, from beginning to end, it was merely a lifeless statue opposing the old fisherman and the Master.
But now, these two hands were revealing Tianshi’s true form!
Tian Jue, with an implied realm beyond the formation stage, and the Master.
In front of these giant hands, they looked like insects on an operating table, completely unable to resist.
They could only be grabbed by the palms and placed in mid-air.
Then, Tianshi's two giant hands called for the nine silver needles from his lifeless statue clone and began "treating" them.
---
Li Fan watched this scene far away, feeling extremely cold inside.
"What kind of danger is Tianshi..."
His mind was entirely filled with one thought: crisis! Major danger!
Tianshi’s true strength was far beyond his estimation. Even if he wasn't in the Longevity Realm, he was close to it.
He needed to discard this clone immediately and not let Tianshi trace back to him!
Hurry up!
Driven by a strong desire for survival, Li Fan almost acted on impulse.
But soon, he realized something was wrong.
No...
Tianshi had clearly discovered someone behind the scenes plotting against them.
However, his first thought should be those who were comparable in strength to him. He wouldn't look among the insignificant creatures observing the battle.
This was a result of habitual thinking patterns.
But if there was an insect dying mysteriously at this critical moment...
It would only make things worse!
Completely worse!
Under Tianshi's terrifying strength, it not only wouldn’t destroy any clues but might even attract his attention!
What should he do?
In the blink of an eye, Li Fan’s mind raced with many thoughts.
But in a moment, he made his decision: hold back and wait.
He was willing to bet that Tianshi still retained human-like thinking patterns or had already transcended them beyond rationality.
If he won, even though this round was a loss, it wouldn’t be entirely without gain.
If he lost...
Tianshi would take some time to sense the clone and reach his true form.
Currently, his true form wasn't in Congyunhai; it was far away in the heart of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance.
He believed that even if Tianshi had discovered something, finding him wouldn’t be immediate.
This gave Li Fan enough time!
Based on his previous experience with Tianshi.
So...
Li Fan took a chance.
With great fear, he resisted the urge to directly destroy the clone.
He stared intently at Tianshi's operation, clearing all other thoughts from his mind.
Even with his current perspective, he still couldn’t understand what was happening. He only felt silver light flying around and the angry curses of Tianyu and Tian Jue becoming weaker until they seemed to fall into a deep sleep.
After the surgery ended.
The old fisherman returned to his amnesiac state, looking around in confusion before leaving the Cloud Water Heavenly Palace.
Meanwhile, the Master re-erected his cart and disappeared with the sound of reading aloud.
After completing everything, the two giant hands put away the silver needles gently.
Originally, the wails of pain echoed throughout the Cloud Water Heavenly Palace but instantly fell silent.