“ wèi shén me ？”
“为什么？”
"Why is it me?" Yi Shiyi pondered, his eyes flickering with a faint light.
“ wèi shén me zhè yī shì de lì shǐ zǒu xiàng ， zài dù huí guī le ？”
“为什么这一世的历史走向，再度回归了？”
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zài dù cóng hēi àn zhōng jīng xǐng ， qiáo shì dào tóu téng yù liè 。
再度从黑暗中惊醒，乔似道头疼欲裂。
**Why am I always reborn?**
kě tā què gù bù dé xǔ duō ， zhǐ shì xīn zhōng yǒu tài duō yí huò ， bù duàn huí yì 、 bǐ duì zhe qián liǎng shì de jīng lì 。
可他却顾不得许多，只是心中有太多疑惑，不断回忆、比对着前两世的经历。
In this life, he lived for sixty years. At the end of his days, because of that plague, cultivators were already severely weakened. Ordinary martial artists with robust blood and qi could suppress daoists who had reached the realm of Dao. The path to immortality ended, and martial arts began to flourish.
zuò wéi yí gè xiǎo rén wù ， bèi dà shì suǒ guǒ xié ， kě wèi shì shēn bù yóu jǐ 。
作为一个小人物，被大势所裹挟，可谓是身不由己。
Therefore, these struggling cultivators called this disease "Moxian" (a play on words meaning 'death of a cultivator').
duì yú shì jiān shì ， tā yě nán yǐ dé zhī quán mào 。
对于世间事，他也难以得知全貌。
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bù guò ， mǒu xiē zhòng yào dào zú yǐ gǎi biàn lì shǐ zǒu xiàng de jié diǎn ， tā què shì zhī dào de 。
不过，某些重要到足以改变历史走向的节点，他却是知道的。
In the next life, Yi Shiyi returned to the time when the new daoism and old daoism were in opposition. However, this world was no longer focused on war. When the Alliance of Ten Thousand Immortals and the Ten Daoist Sects were fighting fiercely, a shadow of a ruin suddenly appeared in the sky.
yī yī bǐ jiào zhī hòu ， qiáo shì dào fā xiàn ， méi yǒu zào huà zōng 【 wǔ 】 chū xiàn de shì jiè ， cái fú hé tā jì yì zhōng de lì shǐ ： xiān zūn chuán fǎ ， diǎn rán xīn fǎ liáo yuán zhī huǒ 。 fù miè fǔ xiǔ de xiān dào shí zōng ， chuàng jiàn tǒng zhì xuán huáng jiè wàn zài de wàn xiān méng 。
一一比较之后，乔似道发现，没有造化宗【武】出现的世界，才符合他记忆中的历史：仙尊传法，点燃新法燎原之火。覆灭腐朽的仙道十宗，创建统治玄黄界万载的万仙盟。
A figure stood within it, seemingly gazing silently at the people of the Yellow World below.
suǒ yǐ ，【 wǔ 】 cái shì yì shù ？
所以，【武】才是异数？
The entire world trembled slightly as if shaken by an earthquake.
méi yǒu le wǔ ， yī xiē jiù jiāng huí guī zhèng guǐ ？
没有了武，一些就将回归正轨？
This strange scene naturally caught the attention of cultivators. Both sides decided to temporarily cease hostilities and investigate the situation above first.
zài jīng guò zhǎng shí jiān de sī suǒ zhī hòu ， qiáo shì dào zhōng yú dé chū le yí gè kàn shàng qù bǐ jiào hé lǐ de jiě shì 。
在经过长时间的思索之后，乔似道终于得出了一个看上去比较合理的解释。
After a thorough study, both the Alliance of Ten Thousand Immortals and the Ten Daoist Sects reached the same conclusion: The ruins in the sky were exerting a powerful gravitational pull on the Yellow World, even though it was much heavier. Recently, the tremors felt by cultivators indicated that the Yellow World had already begun to be pulled upward.
“ zhè me shuō lái ， zhè yī shì ， yīng gāi xiān qù zào huà zōng dǎ tàn qīng chǔ ， jiū jìng yǒu méi yǒu 【 wǔ 】 zhè hào rén wù ， zài zuò jué dìng ？”
“这么说来，这一世，应该先去造化宗打探清楚，究竟有没有【武】这号人物，再做决定？”
Calculations showed that within one hundred years, the Yellow World would fall into the ruins and all cultivators inside would die!
“ kě zào huà zōng nǎi shì táng táng xiān dào shí zōng zhī yī ， zì jǐ bù guò shì gè bù rù liú zōng pài de wài mén dì zǐ 。 wán quán shì liǎng gè shì jiè ， yòu rú hé néng dǎ tīng dào xiāo xī ne ？”
“可造化宗乃是堂堂仙道十宗之一，自己不过是个不入流宗派的外门弟子。完全是两个世界，又如何能打听到消息呢？”
This news caused a great commotion. In the face of survival, war was temporarily put aside.
“ zhè děng jī mì ， míng xiǎn bú shì wǒ mù qián zhè jù shēn tǐ suǒ néng zhī xiǎo de 。 rú guǒ bèi yǒu xīn rén kàn zài yǎn lǐ ， bǎo bù qí yào bèi sōu hún duó pò 、 bào lù wǒ néng bù duàn chóng shēng de shì qíng 。”
“这等机密，明显不是我目前这具身体所能知晓的。如果被有心人看在眼里，保不齐要被搜魂夺魄、暴露我能不断重生的事情。”
The Five Elders' Association and the Ten Daoist Sects joined hands for the first time to seek a solution. They ultimately passed a plan called "Inverting the Yellow World."
……
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They planned to build tens of thousands of obelisks on the surface of the Yellow World, using their power to push the entire world away from the ruins in the sky.
qiáo shì dào xīn sī zhěn mì ， yòu duì xiū xiān zhě zhǎng wò de zhǒng zhǒng shǒu duàn bìng bù mò shēng 。
乔似道心思缜密，又对修仙者掌握的种种手段并不陌生。
Overall, this plan seemed feasible. Especially when the first obelisk was completed and did indeed slightly delay the rise of the Yellow World, confirming its feasibility.
zì rán yǒu xǔ duō gù lǜ 。
自然有许多顾虑。
However, human nature was overly optimistic. Cultivators were accustomed to scheming and plotting. Could they really unite sincerely?
xìng yùn de shì ， hěn kuài tā jiù bú yào wèi cǐ jiū jié le 。
幸运的是，很快他就不要为此纠结了。
In just ten years, the fragile alliance disintegrated. The Yellow World fell into unprecedented chaos.
yīn wèi ， dāng tā xī shōu wán le suǒ zhàn shēn qū de jì yì hòu ， qiáo shì dào hài rán de fā xiàn ， zhè yī shì suǒ zài de shí dài ， jìng rán bú shì xīn fǎ chū lì zhī shí 。
因为，当他吸收完了所占身躯的记忆后，乔似道骇然的发现，这一世所在的时代，竟然不是新法初立之时。
Because building tens of thousands of obelisks required every cultivator's effort, those naturally free-spirited cultivators began to grumble. Rumors spread that the shadow in the sky was nothing but a conspiracy: a lie concocted by the Alliance of Ten Thousand Immortals and the Five Elders' Association to enslave all cultivators.
ér shì yí gè cóng wèi tīng shuō guò de 、 guǐ jué fēi cháng de shí qī 。
而是一个从未听说过的、诡谲非常的时期。
Even the obelisks were part of some terrifying array. Once the array was completed, it would plant mind-controlling restrictions in every cultivator's识海 (spirit sea). All Yellow World cultivators would be enslaved by someone!
tiān dì jiān ， jū rán yǒu fǎ bù kě tóng xiū de xiàn zhì cún zài 。 zōng mén miè jué ， xiū shì wàn bù cún yī 。
天地间，居然有法不可同修的限制存在。宗门灭绝，修士万不存一。
Although these rumors were quickly suppressed, the doubts in the hearts of the cultivators could not be erased. They began to believe in the conspiracy wholeheartedly.
xìng cún de xiū shì dōu shì gū shēn yī rén ， dú xíng yú tiān dì zhī jiān 。
幸存的修士都是孤身一人，独行于天地之间。
The execution of the "Inverting the Yellow World" plan was difficult. At this time, a rumor emerged that some place had forced cultivators to build obelisks through soul control.
bú huì qīng xìn rèn hé qí tā rén ， jiān nán dì zhēng zhá shēng cún zài huāng yě dà dì zhī shàng 。
不会轻信任何其他人，艰难地挣扎生存在荒野大地之上。
This seemed to confirm the conspiracy theory further.
dāng nián jiū jìng fā shēng le shén me ， qiáo shì dào bù qīng chǔ 。
当年究竟发生了什么，乔似道不清楚。
Rebellions broke out across the Yellow World and grew more intense.
ér zì jǐ bù duàn chóng shēng 、 měi cì jīng lì shì jiè què dōu bù jìn xiāng tóng de yuán yóu ， gèng shì pū shuò mí lí 。
而自己不断重生、每次经历世界却都不尽相同的缘由，更是扑朔迷离。
One night, a dazzling white light suddenly appeared from the Sword Sect direction, illuminating the entire Yellow World.
qiáo shì dào zhǐ dé xiǎo xīn yì yì de shǒu xiān bǎo zhèng shēng cún ， suí hòu qù gè gè wēi jī sì fú de zōng mén yí jì zhōng tàn xiǎn ， shì tú qù pīn còu 、 huán yuán chū lì shǐ de zhēn xiàng 。
乔似道只得小心翼翼的首先保证生存，随后去各个危机四伏的宗门遗迹中探险，试图去拼凑、还原出历史的真相。
Cultivators could vaguely see a large sword rising into the sky, piercing through the heavens.
zú zú yòng le shí duō nián de shí jiān ， qiáo shì dào cái zhōng yú gǎo qīng chǔ dāng nián zhī shì 。
足足用了十多年的时间，乔似道才终于搞清楚当年之事。
The shadow of the ruins in the sky twisted as it created a black hole in mid-air.
lì shǐ guǐ jì de piān chā ， fā shēng zài xīn jiù fǎ jù liè jiāo fēng de dà cháo shí dài 。
历史轨迹的偏差，发生在新旧法剧烈交锋的大潮时代。
In an instant, under all cultivators' gazes, the giant sword vanished. Darkness returned to the world.
zhè tiáo shì jiè xiàn shàng ， nà xiē zōng mén de shēng mìng lì chū hū yì liào de wán qiáng 。
这条世界线上，那些宗门的生命力出乎意料的顽强。
Initially, cultivators were confused by this phenomenon, but soon they realized that the Sword Sect had secretly forged a "World Splitting Divine Weapon" and fled through the void!
bù jǐn dǐ dǎng zhù le shù zhī bù jìn de xīn fǎ dà jūn ， shèn zhì tā men hái huì gǎi gé zì shēn ， nèi bù yě kāi shǐ zhuǎn xiū xīn fǎ qǐ lái 。
不仅抵挡住了数之不尽的新法大军，甚至他们还会改革自身，内部也开始转修新法起来。
"Traitors!"
dāng méi yǒu le xiū xíng sù dù de yōu shì ， wú lùn shì gōng fǎ 、 hái shì fǎ bǎo 、 shén tōng ， xīn fǎ xiū shì men wú yí quán shì dà dà luò hòu de 。
当没有了修行速度的优势，无论是功法、还是法宝、神通，新法修士们无疑全是大大落后的。
"Shameful!"
zhǐ yǒu kào zhe xiū shì de jué duì shù liàng ， cái miǎn qiǎng jiān chí bù bài 。
只有靠着修士的绝对数量，才勉强坚持不败。
Maledictions echoed everywhere as cultivators began to suspect whether the ruins in the sky might be real.
shuāng fāng de lā jù zhàn ， chí xù le shù shí nián 。
双方的拉锯战，持续了数十年。
In this state of uncertainty, disturbances subsided. Cultivators started building obelisks actively.
zhè qī jiān ， wèi le qǔ dé zhàn zhēng de zuì zhōng shèng lì ， wú lùn shì wàn xiān méng hái shì xiān dào shí zōng ， dōu jī hū wú suǒ bù yòng qí jí 。
这期间，为了取得战争的最终胜利，无论是万仙盟还是仙道十宗，都几乎无所不用其极。
But...
dà pī dà pī de fán rén men ， bèi qiáng zhì zhēng zhào ， shòu yǔ xiū xiān fǎ mén 。
大批大批的凡人们，被强制征召，授予修仙法门。
Soon, they noticed something was amiss. Commands from the Ten Daoist Sects and the Alliance of Ten Thousand Immortals became less frequent. For a long time, some influential cultivators were not seen in person.
jīng guò duǎn zàn de péi xùn hòu ， jiù bèi pò tóu rù zhàn chǎng 。
经过短暂的培训后，就被迫投入战场。
In fear, they traveled together to the headquarters of the Ten Daoist Sects, only to find that it had already been deserted!
shēn shàng yǒu zhe zhǒng zhǒng jìn zhì ， tā men bù dé bù wèi zì jǐ de xiǎo mìng ér fèn lì sī shā 。
身上有着种种禁制，他们不得不为自己的小命而奋力厮杀。
They could only rely on arrays to give them commands at intervals.
jù shuō xiān xuè liú biàn le xuán huáng jiè de měi yī cùn tǔ dì ， jiù suàn zài rú jīn de fèi tǔ zhī shàng ， qiáo shì dào réng rán kě yǐ yī xī kàn dào ， dāng nián cǎn liè zhàn zhēng liú xià de hén jì 。
据说鲜血流遍了玄黄界的每一寸土地，就算在如今的废土之上，乔似道仍然可以依稀看到，当年惨烈战争留下的痕迹。
Cultivators who felt deceived and abandoned vented their anger but found no outlet. They blamed those who had spread rumors initially. But in fact, they had also contributed to the rumors back then.
shuāng fāng méi yǒu jié zhì de bù duàn tóu rù xiū xiān zhě shì bīng ， fēng kuáng de jìng xiāng lüè tiān duó dì 。
双方没有节制的不断投入修仙者士兵，疯狂的竞相掠天夺地。
Who could be blamed now?
zhōng yǒu yī tiān ， yì biàn tū rán jiàng lín 。
终有一天，异变突然降临。
The upper echelons of the Ten Daoist Sects and the Alliance of Ten Thousand Immortals fled without leaving any instructions on how to operate the obelisks.
nà shì fǎ bù kě tóng xiū de kě bù zǔ zhòu 。
那是法不可同修的可怖诅咒。
Cultivators watched as the image of the ruins in the sky grew larger, slowly sinking into despair. They became increasingly frenzied.
fán shì tóng xiū yī mén gōng fǎ zhě ， quán dōu zài chà nà jiān shī qù le lǐ zhì ， bǎ bǐ cǐ dàng chéng le bù sǐ bù xiū de chóu dí 。
凡是同修一门功法者，全都在刹那间失去了理智，把彼此当成了不死不休的仇敌。
Murder began.
yào zhī dào ， wèi le jǐn kě néng zuì kuài de tí gāo zhàn lì ， wú lùn shì wàn xiān méng hái shì xiān dào shí zōng lǐ ， nà xiē shù liàng zuì wèi zhòng duō de xiū xiān zhě bīng zú ， xiū xíng de dōu shì zhuān mén jīng guò gǎi liáng de tóng yī zhǒng gōng fǎ 。
要知道，为了尽可能最快的提高战力，无论是万仙盟还是仙道十宗里，那些数量最为众多的修仙者兵卒，修行的都是专门经过改良的同一种功法。
Yi Shiyi remained indifferent throughout this chaotic scene. When the Yellow World gradually disintegrated under constant tremors, he ended his life in this world.
yīn cǐ ， dà jié jiàng lín zhī shí ， zhěng gè xuán huáng jiè chà nà zhī jiān ， dōu xiàn rù le hù xiāng sī shā de hùn luàn zhī zhōng 。
因此，大劫降临之时，整个玄黄界刹那之间，都陷入了互相厮杀的混乱之中。
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dǐ céng rú cǐ ， gāo céng yì rán 。
底层如此，高层亦然。
In subsequent rebirths, Yi Shiyi experienced numerous bizarre worlds:
xiān dào shí zōng ， jiǎng jiū zōng mén chuán chéng 。 xiū tóng fǎ zhě ， bù kě shèng shǔ 。 cǐ kè dà jié miàn qián ， nà xiē bì shì bù chū de zhǎng lǎo men ， yě fēn fēn duì mén nèi dì zi huī wǔ qǐ le tú dāo 。
仙道十宗，讲究宗门传承。修同法者，不可胜数。此刻大劫面前，那些避世不出的长老们，也纷纷对门内弟子挥舞起了屠刀。
- In one, there was no Alliance of Ten Thousand Immortals or Ten Daoist Sects; instead, a Great Heavenly Sovereign unified the Yellow World. Each person started cultivating specific techniques from birth and used their cultivation to exchange necessary resources.
wàn xiān méng ， jiǎng jiū hù bāng hù zhù 。 dà jiā dōu yǐ chuán fǎ wèi shī ， yòu jī běn dōu shì páng mén sàn xiū 。 xiǎng yào zhàn shèng chuán chéng wàn nián de gǔ lǎo zōng mén ， bì xū jí hé jué dà duō shù xiū shì de zhì huì ， bù duàn tuī yǎn wán shàn chū yī mén wán měi de 、 néng gòu gōng méng nèi jué dà duō shù xiū shì de pǔ biàn xìng gōng fǎ 。 zhè mén míng wèi 《 tiān luó shén gōng 》 de cún zài ， yuán běn shì wàn xiān méng tuán jié hù zhù de gēn jī suǒ zài ， cǐ kè què chéng le kě pà de cuī mìng fú 。
万仙盟，讲究互帮互助。大家都以传法为师，又基本都是旁门散修。想要战胜传承万年的古老宗门，必须集合绝大多数修士的智慧，不断推衍完善出一门完美的、能够供盟内绝大多数修士的普遍性功法。这门名为《天罗神功》的存在，原本是万仙盟团结互助的根基所在，此刻却成了可怕的催命符。
- In another, the "Immortal Network" monitored every move of cultivators. However, each cultivator could earn contributions through it, exchanging various techniques and treasures. They could also use the network to conquer other cultivation worlds for immense achievements.
nà shì yī duàn jí biàn hòu lái zhě xiá xiǎng ， dōu jué de máo gǔ sǒng rán de hēi àn shí guāng 。
那是一段即便后来者遐想，都觉得毛骨悚然的黑暗时光。
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dà zhàn de jié jú ， zì rán shì shuāng fāng jǐn jiē fù miè ， xuán huáng jiè là le gè bái máng máng dà dì zhēn gān jìng 。
大战的结局，自然是双方尽皆覆灭，玄黄界落了个白茫茫大地真干净。
Yi Shiyi's talents were ordinary. Even if he tried his best in each life, he remained just an ordinary person among the masses, leaving no trace in history. He simply lived and died repeatedly.
shù qiān zài hòu ， cái yǒu jiǎo xìng shēng cún xià lái de fán rén ， zài fèi xū zhōng zhǎo dào yí liú de xiū xiān diǎn jí ， chóng qǐ xiū xiān wén míng 。
数千载后，才有侥幸生存下来的凡人，在废墟中找到遗留的修仙典籍，重启修仙文明。
Finally, he experienced a world that was identical to the one where he first awakened.
ér chuán fǎ 、 xiān dào shí zōng zhū wèi kuí shǒu ， zhè xiē xuán huáng jiè de dǐng jiān qiáng zhě zuì hòu de xià chǎng ， què shì bù dé ér zhī 。
而传法、仙道十宗诸位魁首，这些玄黄界的顶尖强者最后的下场，却是不得而知。
It was the inner disciple of the Seven Star Sect, with the Heavenly Sovereign teaching from the Cloudy Pond.
qiáo shì dào yú shēng ， yì zhí shēn rù gè zhǒng fèi xū ， shì tú zhǎo dào tā men cán liú de zhū sī mǎ jì 。
乔似道余生，一直深入各种废墟，试图找到他们残留的蛛丝马迹。
However, Yi Shiyi had seen countless destructions and rises throughout his many lives. He vaguely sensed his current situation.
zhōng yú yǒu yī cì ， bù xìng bèi jī guān jìn zhì suǒ shāng ， bào hàn yǔn luò 。
终于有一次，不幸被机关禁制所伤，抱憾陨落。
Therefore, he did not do anything extraordinary; instead, he observed silently like an outsider.
dāng tā zài cì sū xǐng zhī hòu ， suǒ zuò de dì yī jiàn shì ， jiù shì chá kàn zhè jù shēn qū de jì yì 。
当他再次苏醒之后，所做的第一件事，就是查看这具身躯的记忆。
This time, there was no appearance of the "Wisdom" (智) from the Great Dao Sect. The Heavenly Sovereign completed the teaching smoothly.
bù chū tā suǒ liào de ， zhè yī cì de shì jiè ， yòu fā shēng le biàn huà 。
不出他所料的，这一次的世界，又发生了变化。
However, when new daoism began to spread, the Ten Daoist Sects and Alliance of Ten Thousand Immortals paid special attention, issuing a death sentence on all practitioners. They viewed it as heretical nonsense; any cultivator found would be executed without mercy.
shì jiān dàn shēng le yī zhǒng kě pà de yì bìng ， yī tuō líng qì chuán biàn ， xiū shì gǎn rǎn zhī hòu ， rú tóng fán rén rǎn shàng wēn yì 。
世间诞生了一种可怕的疫病，依托灵气传遍，修士感染之后，如同凡人染上瘟疫。
It was said that this edict came from the Great Dao Sect's "Wisdom."
rèn píng nǐ shén me líng dān miào yào 、 nì tiān shén tōng ， dōu wú fǎ jiāng qí gēn zhì 。
任凭你什么灵丹妙药、逆天神通，都无法将其根治。
Thus, new daoism never had a chance to flourish. The Heavenly Sovereign himself was caught in heavy pursuit and died brutally.
suī rán zhè zhǒng bìng bìng bù zhì mìng ， dàn shì duì yú xiū shì de yǐng xiǎng ， què shì xiǎn ér yì jiàn de 。
虽然这种病并不致命，但是对于修士的影响，却是显而易见的。
Yi Shiyi watched all of this unfold. He seemed to understand something.
zhǐ yào shāo yī jù liè yùn zhuàn líng qì ， jiù huì bù yóu zì zhǔ de fā chū zhèn zhèn ké sòu 。
只要稍一剧烈运转灵气，就会不由自主的发出阵阵咳嗽。
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ruò shì bù guǎn shēn tǐ bù shì ， réng rán qiáng xíng yùn zhuàn ， shèn zhì yǒu zhí jiē ké yùn guò qù de fēng xiǎn 。
若是不管身体不适，仍然强行运转，甚至有直接咳晕过去的风险。
In countless cycles, Yi Shiyi no longer saw "Wisdom" in any world he experienced.
cǐ bìng liú zhuǎn shì jiān shí duō nián ， xuán huáng jiè jī hū zài wú zhēng dòu fā shēng 。
此病流转世间十多年，玄黄界几乎再无争斗发生。
"So, is it for these people?"
bú shì yuán běn zhēng qiáng hào shèng de xiū xiān zhě men ， quán dōu gǎi le xìng zi 。 ér shì tā men de shēn tǐ jī néng ， zài qián yí mò huà zhōng ， bù duàn xià jiàng 。
不是原本争强好胜的修仙者们，全都改了性子。而是他们的身体机能，在潜移默化中，不断下降。
Most people in the world were ordinary. But there always existed some with extraordinary talents who could change history's course.
shèn zhì chū xiàn guò jīn dān xiū shì zǒu lù shuāi duàn tuǐ ， yuán yīng xiū shì fēi zài kōng zhōng 、 chéng shòu bú zhù tǐ nèi líng lì de gāo sù yùn zhuàn 、 zhí jiē yūn jué cóng gāo kōng zhuì luò de lí pǔ shì qíng fā shēng 。
甚至出现过金丹修士走路摔断腿，元婴修士飞在空中、承受不住体内灵力的高速运转、直接晕厥从高空坠落的离谱事情发生。
For example, one person researching a complete solution to the Moxian disease (a play on words meaning 'death of a cultivator').
qiáo shì dào rú jīn zhè jù jīn dān xiū shì de shēn qū ， zài tā de gǎn zhī xià ， shèn zhì hái bù rú jì yì zhōng pǔ tōng liàn qì xiū shì lái de qiáng zhuàng 。
乔似道如今这具金丹修士的身躯，在他的感知下，甚至还不如记忆中普通炼气修士来的强壮。
Or standing up after the Ten Daoist Sects and Alliance of Ten Thousand Immortals abandoned their fellow cultivators, rallying everyone and restarting the "Inverting the Yellow World" plan to save the entire world—the Heavenly Emperor.
cǐ shì qiáo shì dào huó le liù shí zài ， dào le shēng mìng de mò qī ， yīn wèi zhè zhǒng yì bìng de cún zài ， xiū xiān zhě men yǐ jīng bèi xuē ruò dào le jí zhì 。
此世乔似道活了六十载，到了生命的末期，因为这种疫病的存在，修仙者们已经被削弱到了极致。
...
fán sú yǒu xuè qì wàng shèng de qiáng dà wǔ zhě ， zú kě yǐ zhèn shā hé dào xiū shì 。
凡俗有血气旺盛的强大武者，足可以镇杀合道修士。
Through countless cycles, Yi Shiyi watched these geniuses appear and disappear. His heart gradually turned cold.
xiān tú lù jǐn ， wǔ dào shǐ chāng 。
仙途路尽，武道始昌。
He had already realized the truth about this world he was in.
yīn cǐ ， gǒu yán cán chuǎn de xiū xíng zhě men ， jiāng zhè zhǒng bìng chēng zhī wèi 【 mò xiān 】。
因此，苟延残喘的修行者们，将这种病称之为【殁仙】。
Different worlds evolved just to select those unparalleled talents. The rest of the people were merely background characters.
yòu xià yī shì ， qiáo shì dào chóng xīn huí dào le xīn jiù fǎ duì lì zhī shí 。
又下一世，乔似道重新回到了新旧法对立之时。
But...
zhǐ shì zhè ge shì jiè ， zhàn zhēng yǐ jīng bù zài shì zhòng diǎn 。
只是这个世界，战争已经不再是重点。
Why could he retain his memories through each cycle?
dāng wàn xiān méng hé xiān dào shí zōng de zhàn dòu zhèng dào jī liè zhī shí ， tiān qióng zhī shàng ， hū rán chū xiàn le yī zuò fèi xū de xū yǐng 。
当万仙盟和仙道十宗的战斗正到激烈之时，天穹之上，忽然出现了一座废墟的虚影。
Yi Shiyi did not know the reason, but he understood that it was his only hope for escaping from this "false world."
yī dào rén yǐng ， zhù lì qí zhōng ， sì hū zhèng zài jìng jìng níng shì zhe xià fāng de xuán huáng jiè zhòng shēng 。
一道人影，伫立其中，似乎正在静静凝视着下方的玄黄界众生。
Tomorrow, I'll finish writing this side story and update normally.
zhěng gè shì jiè ， hū de dì dòng shān yáo ， wēi wēi huàng dòng qǐ lái 。
整个世界，忽的地动山摇，微微晃动起来。
(End of chapter)
"Why is it me?" Yi Shiyi pondered, his eyes flickering with a faint light.
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**Why am I always reborn?**
In this life, he lived for sixty years. At the end of his days, because of that plague, cultivators were already severely weakened. Ordinary martial artists with robust blood and qi could suppress daoists who had reached the realm of Dao. The path to immortality ended, and martial arts began to flourish.
Therefore, these struggling cultivators called this disease "Moxian" (a play on words meaning 'death of a cultivator').
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In the next life, Yi Shiyi returned to the time when the new daoism and old daoism were in opposition. However, this world was no longer focused on war. When the Alliance of Ten Thousand Immortals and the Ten Daoist Sects were fighting fiercely, a shadow of a ruin suddenly appeared in the sky.
A figure stood within it, seemingly gazing silently at the people of the Yellow World below.
The entire world trembled slightly as if shaken by an earthquake.
This strange scene naturally caught the attention of cultivators. Both sides decided to temporarily cease hostilities and investigate the situation above first.
After a thorough study, both the Alliance of Ten Thousand Immortals and the Ten Daoist Sects reached the same conclusion: The ruins in the sky were exerting a powerful gravitational pull on the Yellow World, even though it was much heavier. Recently, the tremors felt by cultivators indicated that the Yellow World had already begun to be pulled upward.
Calculations showed that within one hundred years, the Yellow World would fall into the ruins and all cultivators inside would die!
This news caused a great commotion. In the face of survival, war was temporarily put aside.
The Five Elders' Association and the Ten Daoist Sects joined hands for the first time to seek a solution. They ultimately passed a plan called "Inverting the Yellow World."
They planned to build tens of thousands of obelisks on the surface of the Yellow World, using their power to push the entire world away from the ruins in the sky.
Overall, this plan seemed feasible. Especially when the first obelisk was completed and did indeed slightly delay the rise of the Yellow World, confirming its feasibility.
However, human nature was overly optimistic. Cultivators were accustomed to scheming and plotting. Could they really unite sincerely?
In just ten years, the fragile alliance disintegrated. The Yellow World fell into unprecedented chaos.
Because building tens of thousands of obelisks required every cultivator's effort, those naturally free-spirited cultivators began to grumble. Rumors spread that the shadow in the sky was nothing but a conspiracy: a lie concocted by the Alliance of Ten Thousand Immortals and the Five Elders' Association to enslave all cultivators.
Even the obelisks were part of some terrifying array. Once the array was completed, it would plant mind-controlling restrictions in every cultivator's识海 (spirit sea). All Yellow World cultivators would be enslaved by someone!
Although these rumors were quickly suppressed, the doubts in the hearts of the cultivators could not be erased. They began to believe in the conspiracy wholeheartedly.
The execution of the "Inverting the Yellow World" plan was difficult. At this time, a rumor emerged that some place had forced cultivators to build obelisks through soul control.
This seemed to confirm the conspiracy theory further.
Rebellions broke out across the Yellow World and grew more intense.
One night, a dazzling white light suddenly appeared from the Sword Sect direction, illuminating the entire Yellow World.
Cultivators could vaguely see a large sword rising into the sky, piercing through the heavens.
The shadow of the ruins in the sky twisted as it created a black hole in mid-air.
In an instant, under all cultivators' gazes, the giant sword vanished. Darkness returned to the world.
Initially, cultivators were confused by this phenomenon, but soon they realized that the Sword Sect had secretly forged a "World Splitting Divine Weapon" and fled through the void!
"Traitors!"
"Shameful!"
Maledictions echoed everywhere as cultivators began to suspect whether the ruins in the sky might be real.
In this state of uncertainty, disturbances subsided. Cultivators started building obelisks actively.
But...
Soon, they noticed something was amiss. Commands from the Ten Daoist Sects and the Alliance of Ten Thousand Immortals became less frequent. For a long time, some influential cultivators were not seen in person.
In fear, they traveled together to the headquarters of the Ten Daoist Sects, only to find that it had already been deserted!
They could only rely on arrays to give them commands at intervals.
Cultivators who felt deceived and abandoned vented their anger but found no outlet. They blamed those who had spread rumors initially. But in fact, they had also contributed to the rumors back then.
Who could be blamed now?
The upper echelons of the Ten Daoist Sects and the Alliance of Ten Thousand Immortals fled without leaving any instructions on how to operate the obelisks.
Cultivators watched as the image of the ruins in the sky grew larger, slowly sinking into despair. They became increasingly frenzied.
Murder began.
Yi Shiyi remained indifferent throughout this chaotic scene. When the Yellow World gradually disintegrated under constant tremors, he ended his life in this world.
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In subsequent rebirths, Yi Shiyi experienced numerous bizarre worlds:
- In one, there was no Alliance of Ten Thousand Immortals or Ten Daoist Sects; instead, a Great Heavenly Sovereign unified the Yellow World. Each person started cultivating specific techniques from birth and used their cultivation to exchange necessary resources.
- In another, the "Immortal Network" monitored every move of cultivators. However, each cultivator could earn contributions through it, exchanging various techniques and treasures. They could also use the network to conquer other cultivation worlds for immense achievements.
...
Yi Shiyi's talents were ordinary. Even if he tried his best in each life, he remained just an ordinary person among the masses, leaving no trace in history. He simply lived and died repeatedly.
Finally, he experienced a world that was identical to the one where he first awakened.
It was the inner disciple of the Seven Star Sect, with the Heavenly Sovereign teaching from the Cloudy Pond.
However, Yi Shiyi had seen countless destructions and rises throughout his many lives. He vaguely sensed his current situation.
Therefore, he did not do anything extraordinary; instead, he observed silently like an outsider.
This time, there was no appearance of the "Wisdom" (智) from the Great Dao Sect. The Heavenly Sovereign completed the teaching smoothly.
However, when new daoism began to spread, the Ten Daoist Sects and Alliance of Ten Thousand Immortals paid special attention, issuing a death sentence on all practitioners. They viewed it as heretical nonsense; any cultivator found would be executed without mercy.
It was said that this edict came from the Great Dao Sect's "Wisdom."
Thus, new daoism never had a chance to flourish. The Heavenly Sovereign himself was caught in heavy pursuit and died brutally.
Yi Shiyi watched all of this unfold. He seemed to understand something.
---
In countless cycles, Yi Shiyi no longer saw "Wisdom" in any world he experienced.
"So, is it for these people?"
Most people in the world were ordinary. But there always existed some with extraordinary talents who could change history's course.
For example, one person researching a complete solution to the Moxian disease (a play on words meaning 'death of a cultivator').
Or standing up after the Ten Daoist Sects and Alliance of Ten Thousand Immortals abandoned their fellow cultivators, rallying everyone and restarting the "Inverting the Yellow World" plan to save the entire world—the Heavenly Emperor.
...
Through countless cycles, Yi Shiyi watched these geniuses appear and disappear. His heart gradually turned cold.
He had already realized the truth about this world he was in.
Different worlds evolved just to select those unparalleled talents. The rest of the people were merely background characters.
But...
Why could he retain his memories through each cycle?
Yi Shiyi did not know the reason, but he understood that it was his only hope for escaping from this "false world."
Tomorrow, I'll finish writing this side story and update normally.
(End of chapter)