第六百五十七章 合道分四境

「 dào yǒu zhè fǎn gē zhī jiàn ， zuì dà néng fǎn tán shén me jìng jiè de lì liàng ？」 gǎn shòu zhe jī hū bèi zēng qiáng le yí bèi de fǎn tán gōng jī ， lǐ fán wēi wēi sè biàn 。 dà shǒu yī huī ， jiāng shuǐ jiàn zhèn yā hòu ， tā kàn zhe shuò fēng wèn dào 。 lán

「道友这反戈之剑，最大能反弹什么境界的力量？」感受着几乎被增强了一倍的反弹攻击，李凡微微色变。大手一挥，将水剑镇压后，他看着朔锋问道。阑

"Friend, what is the highest realm of power that this Counterattack Sword can deflect?" Li Fan's expression changed slightly as he felt the attack's power nearly doubled. With a broad gesture, he suppressed the Water Sword and looked at Suoxiong.

shuò fēng yě sì hū zài huí wèi zhe gāng gāng mù jiàn de zì wǒ hù tǐ ， guò le xǔ jiǔ ， fāng cái huí guò shén lái 。

朔锋也似乎在回味着刚刚木剑的自我护体，过了许久，方才回过神来。

Suoxiong seemed to be savoring the self-protection mechanism of the Wooden Sword just now. After a long while, he finally regained his composure.

「 fǎn gē zhī jiàn ……」 tā yáo le yáo tóu ，「 wǒ kàn ， shì zhǐ gē zhī jiàn 、 bù zhàn zhī jiàn 。」

「反戈之剑……」他摇了摇头，「我看，是止戈之剑、不战之剑。」

"Counterattack Sword..." He shook his head. "I think it's more like a Disarmament Sword or a Non-Engagement Sword."

méi yǒu guò duō jiě shì ， shuò fēng yòu zhuǎn ér shuō dào ：「 xún cháng yuán yīng dòng tiān zhī lì ， kě wú yā lì fǎn jī 。 ruò shì huà shén quán lì yī jī ， jiù yǒu xiē miǎn qiǎng le 。 hé dào jí zhī shàng ……」

没有过多解释，朔锋又转而说道：「寻常元婴洞天之力，可无压力反击。若是化神全力一击，就有些勉强了。合道及之上……」

Without further explanation, Suoxiong continued: "Ordinary Foundation Establishment Realm power can be easily countered. But if it's a Divine Transformationall-out attack, it would be quite challenging. Beyond the Dao Integration realm..."

「 dào yǒu rú jīn bù guò shì zhù jī jìng ， jiù néng zuò dào rú cǐ jīng shì hài sú de dì bù 。 yào shì jìn shēng huà shén ， qǐ bù shì jiù néng lì zhàn hé dào ？」 lǐ fán biǎo xiàn chū shí fēn zhèn jīng de yàng zi 。

「道友如今不过是筑基境，就能做到如此惊世骇俗的地步。要是晋升化神，岂不是就能力战合道？」李凡表现出十分震惊的样子。

"Friend, you're only at the Foundation Establishment Realm now and have already achieved such astonishing results. If you were to advance to the Divine Transformation realm, wouldn't you be able to fight against Dao Integration?" Li Fan showed an extremely shocked expression.

「 nǎ yǒu zhè me jiǎn dān 。 hé dào yǔ hé dào zhī jiān ， yì bù kě tóng rì ér yǔ 。 tiān dì zhī pò ， fēn wéi ……」

「哪有这么简单。合道与合道之间，亦不可同日而语。天地之魄，分为……」

"It's not that simple. The difference between Dao Integration realms is significant. The essence of heaven and earth...," Li Fan suddenly felt a surge of thought as he was about to concentrate on listening. But Suoxiong only opened his mouth without making any sound.

lǐ fán xīn zhōng yī dòng ， zhèng yù níng shén líng tīng 。 què jiàn shuò fēng zhǐ shì zuǐ bā zhāng hé ， méi yǒu shēng yīn fā chū 。

李凡心中一动，正欲凝神聆听。却见朔锋只是嘴巴张合，没有声音发出。

Suoxiong quickly realized this and promptly closed his mouth, not saying anything more.

ér shuò fēng yě shì hěn kuài jiù yì shí dào le zhè diǎn ， shí fēn gān cuì de bì zuǐ bù yán le 。 lán

而朔锋也是很快就意识到了这点，十分干脆的闭嘴不言了。阑

Li Fan pondered for a moment but did not press further out of tact.

lǐ fán ruò yǒu suǒ sī ， yě shì shí qù de méi yǒu zhuī wèn 。

李凡若有所思，也是识趣的没有追问。

"In short, although I possess the Heavenly Oddity, there's still much work to do before I can defeat my mother." Suoxiong said with a bitter smile.

「 zǒng zhī ， wǒ suī rán shēn jù tiān zhī qí ， dàn xiǎng yào zhàn shèng jiā mǔ ， hái shì yǒu hěn zhǎng lù yào zǒu de 。」 shuò fēng kǔ xiào dào 。

「总之，我虽然身具天之奇，但想要战胜家母，还是有很长路要走的。」朔锋苦笑道。

"Moreover, while the Heavenly Oddity makes Foundation Establishment Realm cultivation powerful, it also has its drawbacks. For instance, trying to advance in realm is far more difficult and slower than ordinary cultivators. Even with sufficient resources and new techniques, it's still so."

「 kuàng qiě ， yǐ tiān zhī qí zhù jī suī qiáng ， què yě yǒu zì jǐ de bì duān 。 bǐ rú xiǎng yào tí shēng jìng jiè ， bǐ qǐ xún cháng xiū shì yào jiān nán huǎn màn xǔ duō 。 nǎ pà yǒu zú gòu de zī yuán 、 yǐ jí xīn fǎ jiā chí ， yì shì rú cǐ 。」

「况且，以天之奇筑基虽强，却也有自己的弊端。比如想要提升境界，比起寻常修士要艰难缓慢许多。哪怕有足够的资源、以及新法加持，亦是如此。」

This was Li Fan's first time hearing about this. He immediately asked, "Why is that?"

lǐ fán hái shì dì yī cì tīng shuō cǐ shì ， dāng jí qǐng jiào dào ：「 zhè yòu shì hé gù ？」

李凡还是第一次听说此事，当即请教道：「这又是何故？」

Suoxiong answered straightforwardly: "The Heavenly Oddity is essentially the Heavenly Dao. Using the Heavenly Oddity to establish a Foundation Establishment Realm makes it hard to accommodate anything else."

shuò fēng yě shì shí fēn shuǎng kuài de zhí jiē huí dá dào ：「 tiān zhī qí ， shí zé shì tiān zhī fǎ 。 yǐ tiān zhī qí zhù jī ， jiù zài nán róng xià tā wù 。」

朔锋也是十分爽快的直接回答道：「天之奇，实则是天之法。以天之奇筑基，就再难容下他物。」

"Ordinary cultivators need to observe the ways of heaven and earth, seize their essence, extract their marrow, and sacrifice their spirit. They progress step by step. But for those with the Heavenly Oddity, it's different. They use the Heavenly Oddity as their method, their Foundation Establishment Realm, their transformation of heaven and earth, and even their essence of heaven and earth."

「 xún cháng xiū shì ， xū kuī tiān dì zhī fǎ 、 duó tiān dì zhī jīng 、 chōu tiān dì zhī suǐ 、 jì tiān dì zhī pò ， yí bù bù jìn shēng 。 dàn tiān zhī qí xiū shì zé bù rán 。 yǐ tiān zhī qí wèi fǎ 、 yǐ tiān zhī qí wèi dòng tiān 、 yǐ tiān zhī qí wèi tiān dì zhī biàn 、 yǐ tiān zhī qí wèi tiān dì zhī pò 。」

「寻常修士，需窥天地之法、夺天地之精、抽天地之髓、祭天地之魄，一步步晋升。但天之奇修士则不然。以天之奇为法、以天之奇为洞天、以天之奇为天地之变、以天之奇为天地之魄。」

"By continuously comprehending the Heavenly Oddity to its utmost extent, one can advance directly without any hindrance to the Dao Integration realm."

「 zhǐ xū bù duàn jiāng zì shēn tiān zhī qí lǐng wù dào jí zhì ， jiù kě yī lù chàng tōng wú zǔ 、 zhí zhǐ hé dào jìng jiè 。」 lán

「只需不断将自身天之奇领悟到极致，就可一路畅通无阻、直指合道境界。」阑

Li Fan asked curiously, "Isn't that a good thing? Why do you say it's harder to cultivate?"

lǐ fán wén yán ， bù yóu wèn dào ：「 zhè bú shì hǎo shì me ？ wèi hé nǐ yòu shuō xiū xíng qǐ lái fǎn huì gèng nán ？」

李凡闻言，不由问道：「这不是好事么？为何你又说修行起来反会更难？」

Suoxiong countered, "Don’t you think this method of relying solely on self-comprehension is faster than acquiring external objects?"

shuò fēng què shì fǎn wèn dào ：「 dào yǒu bù jué dé ， hé qiáng qǔ wài wù xiāng bǐ ， zhè zhǒng zhǐ kào zì shēn de lǐng wù xiū xíng de fāng fǎ ， shuí xiū xíng sù dù gèng shèng yī chóu ？」

朔锋却是反问道：「道友不觉得，和强取外物相比，这种只靠自身的领悟修行的方法，谁修行速度更胜一筹？」

"Of course..." Li Fan suddenly stopped as if he had thought of something.

「 zì rán shì ……」 lǐ fán fǎng fú xiǎng dào le shén me ， hū de zhǐ zhù 。

「自然是……」李凡仿佛想到了什么，忽的止住。

"So, Brother Suoxing, your meaning is that after establishing a Foundation Establishment Realm with the Heavenly Oddity, it's more like practicing ancient techniques?" Li Fan changed his address casually and quickly asked.

「 shuò xiōng nǐ de yì si shì ， yǐ tiān zhī qí zhù jī hòu ， gèng xiàng shì yǐ gǔ fǎ xiū xíng ？」 lǐ fán bù jīng yì gǎi biàn le chēng hū ， lián máng wèn dào 。

「朔兄你的意思是，以天之奇筑基后，更像是以古法修行？」李凡不经意改变了称呼，连忙问道。

"In other words, it’s like practicing ancient techniques under constraints." Suoxiong sighed. "This has its pros and cons. But I have no regrets. Although it’s more arduous, the potential is higher!"

「 què qiè dì shuō ， shì dài zhe jiā suǒ 、 yǐ gǔ fǎ xiū xíng 。」 shuò fēng qīng tàn yī shēng 。「 zhè jiù shì yǒu lì yǒu bì de dì fāng le 。 bù guò wǒ què bù huǐ ， suī rán zǒu qǐ lái gèng jiā kǎn kě ， dàn què shàng xiàn gèng gāo ！」

「确切地说，是带着枷锁、以古法修行。」朔锋轻叹一声。「这就是有利有弊的地方了。不过我却不悔，虽然走起来更加坎坷，但却上限更高！」

Suddenly, Li Fan said, "If one achieves Dao Integration with the Heavenly Oddity, then the next step would be to reverse the principles of the Heavenly Oddity?"

fǎng fú xiǎng dào le shén me ， lǐ fán hū de chū yán wèn dào ：「 rú guǒ yǐ tiān zhī qí chéng jiù hé dào ， nà me zài xià yī bù ， jiù shì nì 【 tiān zhī qí 】 zhī lǐ le ？」

仿佛想到了什么，李凡忽的出言问道：「如果以天之奇成就合道，那么再下一步，就是逆【天之奇】之理了？」

Suoxiong nodded approvingly: "Exactly! Where lies the difficulty in the Everlasting Life realm? The principles of heaven and earth are vague and abstract. It's hard for ordinary people to grasp them. Reversing them is even more challenging."

shuò fēng yǎn zhōng shǎn guò yī sī zàn shǎng ：「 bù cuò ！ cháng shēng jìng nán zài hé chù ？ tiān dì zhī lǐ ， xū wú piāo miǎo ， zhǐ shì chōu xiàng gài niàn ， cháng rén nán yǐ dé jiàn 。 xiǎng yào nì zhuǎn ， yòu tán hé róng yì ？」 lán

朔锋眼中闪过一丝赞赏：「不错！长生境难在何处？天地之理，虚无缥缈，只是抽象概念，常人难以得见。想要逆转，又谈何容易？」阑

"Finding, familiarizing, controlling, and reversing the principles of heaven and earth..."

「 xún zhǎo tiān dì zhī lǐ 、 shú xī tiān dì zhī lǐ 、 zhǎng kòng tiān dì zhī lǐ 、 nì zhuǎn tiān dì zhī lǐ ……」

「寻找天地之理、熟悉天地之理、掌控天地之理、逆转天地之理……」

"All these must be accomplished within the Dao Integration realm. Although Dao Integration cultivators have a long lifespan, each step requires immense effort. How many prodigies have fallen at this final step throughout history?"

「 zhè xiē dōu yào zài hé dào jìng jiè zhōng wán chéng 。 hé dào xiū shì shòu yuán suī rán yōu zhǎng ， dàn měi kuà chū zhè yī bù ， dōu xū yào fù chū jí wéi jiān xīn de dài jià 。 gǔ wǎng jīn lái ， yòu yǒu duō shǎo jīng cái jué yàn zhī bèi ， dào zài le zuì hòu yī bù miàn qián ？」

「这些都要在合道境界中完成。合道修士寿元虽然悠长，但每跨出这一步，都需要付出极为艰辛的代价。古往今来，又有多少惊才绝艳之辈，倒在了最后一步面前？」

"But by establishing a Foundation Establishment Realm with the Heavenly Oddity, one skips the first step. During the process of cultivation starting from the Foundation Establishment Realm, they are already practicing the second and third steps. It's like saving half the effort."

「 ér yǐ tiān zhī qí zhù jī ， zé shì zhí jiē kuà guò le dì yī bù 。 zài zì zhù jī kāi shǐ xiū xíng de guò chéng zhōng ， jiù zài jiàn xíng dì èr bù yǔ dì sān bù 。 xiāng dāng yú jìn hū shěng què le yí bàn de lì qì 。」

「而以天之奇筑基，则是直接跨过了第一步。在自筑基开始修行的过程中，就在践行第二步与第三步。相当于近乎省却了一半的力气。」

Suoxiong tried to explain in simple terms that Li Fan could understand.

shuò fēng jǐn liàng yòng tōng sú yì dǒng 、 néng gòu bèi tīng dào de yǔ yán wèi lǐ fán jiě shì zhe 。

朔锋尽量用通俗易懂、能够被听到的语言为李凡解释着。

Li Fan began to have a vague understanding: "Finding, familiarizing, controlling, reversing—maybe these correspond to certain realms within Dao Integration?"

ér lǐ fán yě shì yǐn yǐn yǒu suǒ wù 。

而李凡也是隐隐有所悟。

Recalling something from earlier, Li Fan suddenly remembered Ji Hongdao's words when facing Senior Zhao: "Once the Heavenly Lord establishes a principle, they should no longer be involved in mundane disputes."

「 xún zhǎo 、 shú xī 、 zhǎng kòng 、 nì zhuǎn ， shuō bù dìng jiù duì yìng zhe hé dào zhōng de xiāng yìng jìng jiè 。」

「寻找、熟悉、掌控、逆转，说不定就对应着合道中的相应境界。」

"Establishing a principle means reversing the principles of heaven and earth, ultimately becoming part of them. That’s truly entering the Everlasting Life realm."

lǐ fán yòu hū de xiǎng qǐ ， dāng chū jì hóng dào zài miàn duì zhào shī jiě de shí hòu ， céng jīng shuō guò 「 tiān zūn 【 dìng lǐ 】 hòu 、 biàn bù yīng dāng zài cān yù sú shì zhī zhēng 。」 lán

李凡又忽的想起，当初纪宏道在面对赵师姐的时候，曾经说过「天尊【定理】后、便不应当再参与俗事之争。」阑

"There are still four steps before that," Suoxiong said as he noticed Li Fan deep in thought.

「 dìng lǐ ， jiù shì yǐ jīng nì zhuǎn le tiān dì zhī lǐ ， zuì zhōng qǔ ér dài zhī 、 zì shēn zhuǎn huà chéng wéi tiān dì de yī bù fèn 。 zhè jiù shì zhēn zhèng tà rù cháng shēng jìng le 。」

「定理，就是已经逆转了天地之理，最终取而代之、自身转化成为天地的一部分。这就是真正踏入长生境了。」

"Let me take you to investigate this further?" Li Fan proposed.

「 ér zài cǐ zhī qián ， hé dào xiū shì hái yǒu sì bù yào zǒu 。」

「而在此之前，合道修士还有四步要走。」

"I agree." Suoxiong was not afraid of trouble and readily agreed.

shuò fēng kàn zhe lǐ fán yī shí xiàn rù le chén sī zhī zhōng ， rěn bú zhù quàn jiè dào ：「 jīn rì suǒ yán ， bù guò shì wèi le bào dào yǒu diǎn bō zhī ēn ， gù ér tòu lù 。 dào yǒu qiè bù kě hǎo gāo wù yuǎn 、 yīn zhī mí shī le xīn shén 。 ruò shì rú cǐ ， wǒ biàn shì hǎo xīn bàn huài shì le 。」

朔锋看着李凡一时陷入了沉思之中，忍不住劝诫道：「今日所言，不过是为了报道友点拨之恩，故而透露。道友切不可好高骛远、因之迷失了心神。若是如此，我便是好心办坏事了。」

Just as they were about to go, the sky suddenly turned pink.

lǐ fán zhè shí hòu qīng xǐng guò lái ， tā xiào zhe huí dá dào ：「 shuò xiōng duō lǜ le ， wǒ qǐ shì bù zhī hǎo dǎi zhī rén 。 zhǐ shì yǐ wǎng rèn wéi ， cháng shēng yǔ wǒ bèi xiū shì zhī jiān ， zhǐ shì gé zhe qū qū jǐ gè dà jìng jiè 。 wǒ yě wèi bì bù néng qǐ jí 。」

李凡这时候清醒过来，他笑着回答道：「朔兄多虑了，我岂是不知好歹之人。只是以往认为，长生与我辈修士之间，只是隔着区区几个大境界。我也未必不能企及。」

Suoxiong's expression changed abruptly.

「 xiàn zài kàn lái ， què shì jìng rán gé zhāo shù dào hóng gōu ， měi yī dào dōu zú yǐ ràng rén jué wàng 。」

「现在看来，却是竟然隔着数道鸿沟，每一道都足以让人绝望。」

PINK snowflakes slowly fell.

「 zǒng yào gěi rén xī wàng bú shì 。」 shuò fēng diǎn tóu zàn tóng ， yòu méi tóu méi nǎo hū de shuō le yī jù 。

「总要给人希望不是。」朔锋点头赞同，又没头没脑忽的说了一句。

A melodious female voice suddenly sounded: "Feng'er, it’s been a long time since you left home. It's time for you to return."

「 duì le ， hái bù zhī dào yǒu míng hào 。 wǒ guān dào yǒu bǐng xìng 、 tiān zī ， lǐ yīng bú shì jí jí wú míng zhī bèi 。」 shuò fēng kàn zhe lǐ fán ， yǒu xiē hào qí de wèn dào 。 lán

「对了，还不知道友名号。我观道友秉性、天资，理应不是籍籍无名之辈。」朔锋看着李凡，有些好奇的问道。阑

Suoxiong's face froze slightly.

lǐ fán zé shì gǒng le gǒng shǒu ：「 zài xià lǐ fán ！」

李凡则是拱了拱手：「在下李凡！」

But he didn't dare defy his mother's will and only gave Li Fan an apologetic look.

shuò fēng yǎn jīng wēi mī ， shùn jiān zǐ xì dǎ liàng qǐ lǐ fán lái 。

朔锋眼睛微眯，瞬间仔细打量起李凡来。

"I know, Mother." He replied.

「 bù guò tóng míng tóng xìng bà le ！ yǐ wǎng yě bèi rén zhū duō wù jiě ！」 lǐ fán jiě shì dào 。

「不过同名同姓罢了！以往也被人诸多误解！」李凡解释道。

He held a snowflake in his hand, which dissolved into Suoxiong’s palm.

shuò fēng huǎn huǎn diǎn tóu 。

朔锋缓缓点头。

After a moment, his figure became blurry.

「 wǒ shàn wàng qì ， lù guò cǐ chù ， fā xiàn cǐ dì shì yǒu gǔ guài ， suǒ yǐ jiàng xià chá tàn 。 shuí zhī hái méi néng zhǎo chū gè jié guǒ ， què xiǎn xiē bèi dào yǒu hài le xìng mìng 。」 lǐ fán zhǔ dòng jiě shì qǐ qián yīn hòu guǒ lái 。

「我善望气，路过此处，发现此地似有古怪，所以降下查探。谁知还没能找出个结果，却险些被道友害了性命。」李凡主动解释起前因后果来。

Slowly vanishing into the air.

「 zhè me shuō lái ， wǒ yě jué de zhè fù jìn yǒu diǎn bú duì jìn 。」 shuò fēng shùn jiān huǎng rán ， cháo zhe bù yuǎn chù wàng qù 。

「这么说来，我也觉得这附近有点不对劲。」朔锋瞬间恍然，朝着不远处望去。

Suddenly, a communication spirit talisman fell from the sky and flew towards Li Fan.

mù guāng suǒ jí ， zhèng shì hán yì shí xiàng suǒ zài de fāng xiàng 。 lán

目光所及，正是韩易石像所在的方向。阑

"Brother Li, if you need help in the future, feel free to contact me."

zhǐ shì sì hū tā yě méi yǒu fā xiàn shí xiàng de cún zài ， zhǐ shì dān chún píng jiè zhe běn néng fā xiàn nà lǐ de yì cháng bà le 。

只是似乎他也没有发现石像的存在，只是单纯凭借着本能发现那里的异常罢了。

Suoxiong's voice sounded faintly.