liè jiè shén bīng zhōng 。
裂界神兵中。
Within the裂界神兵, Li Fan only saw Ji Wangxian's face suddenly freeze with anger. Not just him, but the entire Xuanhuang Realm seemed to have fallen into a state of stillness.
lǐ fán zhǐ kàn dào jī wàng xiān liǎn shàng fèn nù de biǎo qíng zhòu rán níng gù xià lái 。 bù zhǐ shì tā ， zhěng gè xuán huáng jiè ， sì hū dōu xiàn rù le jìng zhǐ zhī zhōng 。
李凡只看到姬望仙脸上愤怒的表情骤然凝固下来。不止是他，整个玄黄界，似乎都陷入了静止之中。
In an instant, the scene sped up by hundreds of times.
chà nà zhī hòu ， huà miàn yǐ qiān bǎi bèi de sù dù jiā sù bō fàng 。
刹那之后，画面以千百倍的速度加速播放。
Li Fan saw several figures arriving late and engaging in battle with Ji Wangxian. In the end, Ji Wangxian retreated in disarray, seemingly badly injured.
lǐ fán kàn dào ， yǒu shù dào shēn yǐng shān shān lái chí ， yǔ jī wàng xiān zhàn chéng yī tuán 。 zuì zhōng jī wàng xiān láng bèi tuì zǒu ， sì hū shòu shāng bù qīng 。
李凡看到，有数道身影姗姗来迟，与姬望仙战成一团。最终姬望仙狼狈退走，似乎受伤不轻。
This body of "Ji Zhaoxuan" felt a sudden clarity and comfort within his mind.
zhè jù “ jī zhào xuàn ” de shēn tǐ ， xīn zhōng dùn jué niàn tou tōng dá 、 shēn xīn shū chàng 。
这具“姬兆炫”的身体，心中顿觉念头通达、身心舒畅。
Then, Li Fan saw that due to the influence of the裂界神兵 tearing through the Xuanhuang Realm, Tianjian Mountain, which was originally abundant with spiritual energy and very suitable for cultivators to reside in, had become perilous. Lightning flashed, and black fissures opened up in space, just like what he witnessed in the real world's裂界 vortex.
ér hòu ， lǐ fán yòu kàn dào ， sì hū shì yīn wèi shòu dào liè jiè shén bīng sī liè xuán huáng jiè de yǐng xiǎng 。 yuán běn líng qì chōng yù 、 jí shì hé xiū shì jū zhù de tiān jiàn shān ， biàn dé xiōng xiǎn yì cháng 。 fēng léi shǎn dòng ， bù shí yǒu hēi sè liè xì pī kāi kōng jiān 。 zhèng yǔ lǐ fán zài xiàn shí shì jiè liè jiè dà xuán wō zhōng suǒ jiàn dào de chǎng jǐng rú chū yī zhé 。
而后，李凡又看到，似乎是因为受到裂界神兵撕裂玄黄界的影响。原本灵气充裕、极适合修士居住的天剑山，变得凶险异常。风雷闪动，不时有黑色裂隙噼开空间。正与李凡在现实世界裂界大漩涡中所见到的场景如出一辙。
Then...
zài rán hòu ……
再然后……
Li Fan vaguely saw a solitary figure in white standing before the ruins of the裂界. Silent, it waved its hand lightly as if healing wounds instantly. The strange phenomena gradually disappeared, and the space slowly stabilized.
lǐ fán yī xī kàn jiàn ， yī dào yí shì dú lì de bái yī shēn yǐng 。 zài liè jiè yí jì miàn qián ， mò rán bù yǔ 。 zhī hòu qīng qīng yī huī shǒu ， jiù hǎo xiàng chuāng shāng zhòu rán píng fù bān 。 yì xiàng zhú jiàn xiāo shī ， kōng jiān màn màn biàn dé wěn dìng xià lái 。
李凡依稀看见，一道遗世独立的白衣身影。在裂界遗迹面前，默然不语。之后轻轻一挥手，就好像创伤骤然平复般。异象逐渐消失，空间慢慢变得稳定下来。
After completing all this, White Master did not linger but quickly vanished.
bái xiān shēng zuò wán zhè yī qiè hòu ， bìng wèi tíng liú 。 hěn kuài jiù xiāo shī bú jiàn 。
白先生做完这一切后，并未停留。很快就消失不见。
The scene then changed even more rapidly.
zài wǎng hòu ， huà miàn biàn huàn de yuè fā xùn sù qǐ lái 。
再往后，画面变幻的越发迅速起来。
Different sects' cultivators came to divide up Tianjian Sect's territory. None were willing to give in, leading to a major battle.
yǒu bù tóng mén pài de xiū shì qián lái guā fēn tiān jiàn zōng de dì pán 。 shuí yě bù kěn xiāng ràng ， yú shì bào fā dà zhàn 。
有不同门派的修士前来瓜分天剑宗的地盘。谁也不肯相让，于是爆发大战。
Disaster struck, and countless cultivators slaughtered each other.
yǒu jié nàn jiàng lín ， wú shù xiū shì hù xiāng shā lù 。
有劫难降临，无数修士互相杀戮。
The sky grew dark, littered with the bones of cultivators. For a long time, there was no sign of life.
tiān kōng biàn dé hūn àn ， dào chù dōu shì xiū shì shī gǔ 。 xǔ jiǔ méi yǒu huó rén zōng jì 。
天空变得昏暗，到处都是修士尸骨。许久没有活人踪迹。
"Those..."
……
……
"Are scenes from the future?" After the scene twisted into an indiscernible mess, Li Fan looked at Si Tu Yao beside him and asked in bewilderment.
“ zhè xiē ……”
“这些……”
Si Tu Yao continued to carefully watch the scene outside the god兵. After a while, he turned his gaze away.
“ shì wèi lái de chǎng jǐng ？” dāng huà miàn niǔ qū yī tuán 、 zài yě bù kě jiàn zhī hòu ， lǐ fán kàn xiàng yī páng de sī tú yáo ， zhēng zhēng dì wèn dào 。
“是未来的场景？”当画面扭曲一团、再也不可见之后，李凡看向一旁的司徒遥，怔怔地问道。
He raised a gourd of wine and drank it down: "Not the future, but now."
sī tú yáo yī jiù shì zǐ xì kàn zhe shén bīng zhī wài huà miàn ， guò le huì ， fāng cái yí kāi mù guāng 。
司徒遥依旧是仔细看着神兵之外画面，过了会，方才移开目光。
Li Fan's eyes narrowed.
jǔ qǐ jiǔ hú lú ， yī yǐn ér jǐn ：“ bú shì wèi lái ， shì xiàn zài 。”
举起酒葫芦，一饮而尽：“不是未来，是现在。”
The external scene became completely pitch black, like a traveler lost in the night. The fate awaiting Tianjian Sect was entirely unknown.
lǐ fán mù guāng yī níng 。
李凡目光一凝。
"Senior Brother, can we really succeed in splitting the world?" In the darkness, as if countless ferocious beasts lurked, ready to pounce, Li Fan asked with an indescribable sense of fear and unease.
wài jiè huà miàn chè dǐ biàn dé qī hēi ， jiù xiàng mí tú de lǚ rén 、 zǒu jìn le yè mù zhī zhōng 。 děng dài tiān jiàn zōng de ， shì wán quán wèi zhī de mìng yùn 。
外界画面彻底变得漆黑，就像迷途的旅人、走进了夜幕之中。等待天剑宗的，是完全未知的命运。
Si Tu Yao took another sip: "Who knows? After all, we should be the first from the Xuanhuang Realm to do so."
“ dà shī xiōng ， zán men zhēn de néng liè jiè chéng gōng me ？” hēi àn zhī zhōng ， sì hū qián fú zhe wú shù xiōng shòu ， zé rén yù shì 。 xīn zhōng jìng rán wú duān shēng qǐ huáng kǒng yǔ bù ān ， lǐ fán bù yóu wèn dào 。
“大师兄，咱们真的能裂界成功么？”黑暗之中，似乎潜伏着无数凶兽，择人欲噬。心中竟然无端升起惶恐与不安，李凡不由问道。
"If it fails, one death is fine. Anyway, staying here probably won't last long either."
sī tú yáo yòu mèn le yī kǒu ：“ shuí zhī dào ne 。 bì jìng wǒ men yīng gāi shì xuán huáng jiè dì yí gè liū de 。”
司徒遥又闷了一口：“谁知道呢。毕竟我们应该是玄黄界第一个熘的。”
As if in response to Si Tu Yao's words, the裂界神兵 suddenly grew dark.
“ rú ruò bù chéng ， dà bù liǎo yī sǐ bà le 。 fǎn zhèng liú xià lái ， bā chéng yě huó bù jiǔ 。”
“如若不成，大不了一死罢了。反正留下来，八成也活不久。”
It then fell into a state of stillness.
fǎng fú hū yìng zhe sī tú yáo de huà ， liè jiè shén bīng zhī nèi ， yě dǒu rán àn le xià lái 。
仿佛呼应着司徒遥的话，裂界神兵之内，也陡然暗了下来。
Returning to the distorted space, Li Fan looked at the three dimming light orbs ahead and陷入了 deep thought.
ér hòu xiàn rù le jìng zhǐ zhī zhōng 。
而后陷入了静止之中。
"Within the裂界神兵, only one breath. Outside, several decades or even hundreds of years have passed. It's similar to the Immortal Ruins. Indeed, only a force that distorts time and space can break free from the constraints of the Immortal Ruins."
rú tóng jìng miàn bān cùn cùn pò suì 。
如同镜面般寸寸破碎。
After much contemplation, Li Fan finally returned to the real world.
huí dào jī biàn kōng jiān zhī zhōng ， lǐ fán kàn zhe qián fāng yǐ jīng biàn dé àn dàn de sān gè guāng tuán ， xiàn rù le shēn sī 。
回到畸变空间之中，李凡看着前方已经变得暗澹的三个光团，陷入了深思。
Having fulfilled Ji Zhaoxuan's wish, he should have gained something in return.
“ liè jiè shén bīng nèi zhǐ yī xī ， wài jiè yǐ jīng guò qù jǐ shí shàng bǎi nián 。 sì hū gēn xiān xū jí wéi xiāng sì 。 shì le ， yě wéi yǒu tóng yàng niǔ qū shí kōng de lì liàng ， cái néng bǎi tuō xiān xū de shù fù 。”
“裂界神兵内只一息，外界已经过去几十上百年。似乎跟仙墟极为相似。是了，也唯有同样扭曲时空的力量，才能摆脱仙墟的束缚。”
Li Fan checked thoroughly but was somewhat surprised. Instead of the "Breath Condensing Sword Technique" that Ji Zhaoxuan practiced, there were a pile of sword embryo essence stones.
sī lǜ xǔ jiǔ ， lǐ fán zhè cái zuì zhōng fǎn huí xiàn shí shì jiè 。
思虑许久，李凡这才最终返回现实世界。
Li Fan wore an odd expression as he counted them and found there were 326 in total.
jì rán wán chéng le jī zhào xuàn de sù yuàn ， yě yīng dāng yǒu suǒ shōu huò cái shì 。
既然完成了姬兆炫的夙愿，也应当有所收获才是。
He picked up one and held it in his hand.
lǐ fán yī fān jiǎn chá hòu ， què shì yǒu diǎn yì wài 。
李凡一番检查后，却是有点意外。
Suddenly, insights into sword cultivation flooded his mind. Moreover, Li Fan felt a familiar sense. It was as if he had once mastered this technique before.
bú shì jī zhào xuàn suǒ xiū xíng de “ hū qì níng jiàn shù ”， ér shì yī duī jiàn tāi yuán shí 。
不是姬兆炫所修行的“呼气凝剑术”，而是一堆剑胎元石。
"These should be the sword embryo essence stones that Ji Zhaoxuan absorbed in real history. They contain the true intent of the [Sword]. For sword cultivators, they might be invaluable. But for me, they are not particularly useful."
lǐ fán miàn lù guài yì zhī sè ， qīng diǎn zhī xià ， fā xiàn gòng yǒu sān bǎi èr shí liù méi 。
李凡面露怪异之色，清点之下，发现共有三百二十六枚。
"With Xu Bai around, giving him a common wooden sword and he would figure it out himself. It just takes some time."
suí shǒu qǔ chū yī kē ， wò zài shǒu zhōng 。
随手取出一颗，握在手中。
"On the other hand, this essence stone itself is quite good material. It can serve as raw material for forging裂界神兵, perhaps also used to reinforce the Xuanhuang True Cauldron, allowing us to persist longer when entering the Immortal Ruins in the future."
huǎng hū jiān ， guān yú jiàn dào de gǎn wù yuán yuán bù duàn de yǒng shàng xīn tóu 。 bìng qiě ， lǐ fán hái yǒu xiē xǔ de shú xī gǎn 。 jiù hǎo xiàng zì jǐ céng jīng zhǎng wò guò yì bān 。
恍忽间，关于剑道的感悟源源不断的涌上心头。并且，李凡还有些许的熟悉感。就好像自己曾经掌握过一般。
Li Fan put half of them away and threw the remaining over a hundred to Fang Zaiji.
“ zhè xiē ， yīng gāi shì jī zhào xuàn zài zhēn shí lì shǐ shàng céng jīng xī shōu guò de jiàn tāi yuán shí 。 níng jù yǒu lái zì 【 jiàn 】 de jiàn dào zhēn yì 。 duì yú jiàn xiū ér yán ， huò xǔ jià zhí bù fēi 。 dàn duì yú wǒ lái shuō ， què bìng wú dà yòng 。”
“这些，应该是姬兆炫在真实历史上曾经吸收过的剑胎元石。凝聚有来自【剑】的剑道真意。对于剑修而言，或许价值不菲。但对于我来说，却并无大用。”
Fang Zaiji was completely immersed in studying the【Final Stone Plate】. He was directing Jiang Yushan and Liu San to carefully cut the stone plate, casually putting the sword embryo essence stones aside without much inspection.
“ yǒu xǔ bái zhè ge rén xíng wù dào jī qì zài ， gěi tā yī bǐng xún cháng mù jiàn ， zì jǐ jiù néng lǐng wù chū lái 。 zuì duō hào diǎn shí jiān bà le 。”
“有许白这个人型悟道机器在，给他一柄寻常木剑，自己就能领悟出来。最多耗点时间罢了。”
Li Fan watched for a while but did not disturb them.
“ fǎn dào shì zhè yuán shí běn shēn cái zhì bù cuò 。 néng gòu zuò wéi liè jiè shén bīng de duàn zào cái liào ， huò xǔ yě kě yǐ yòng lái jiā gù xuán huáng zhēn dǐng ， zài jīn hòu chōng rù xiān xū zhī shí ， jiān chí de gèng jiā jiǔ yì diǎn 。”
“反倒是这元石本身材质不错。能够作为裂界神兵的锻造材料，或许也可以用来加固玄黄真鼎，在今后冲入仙墟之时，坚持的更加久一点。”
He then returned to the secret room.
lǐ fán shōu qǐ yí bàn ， jiāng yú xià yì bǎi duō méi quán dōu rēng gěi le fāng zài jì 。
李凡收起一半，将余下一百多枚全都扔给了方再济。
"The amount of收获 in the陨仙境 is related to the resolve one has resolved. These sword embryo essence stones have no special value within the【Tianjian Sect Sword Forging】scene. It seems that the owner of the resolve maintaining that piece of space-time was not Ji Zhaoxuan."
fāng zài jì cǐ shí wán quán chén jìn zài duì 【 zhōng mò shí pán 】 de yán jiū lǐ ， zhèng zhǐ huī zhe jiāng yù shān hé liǔ sān ， xiǎo xīn yì yì de duì shí pán jìn xíng qiē gē 。 suí yì jiāng jiàn tāi yuán shí shōu qǐ 、 bìng wèi guò duō chá kàn 。
方再济此时完全沉浸在对【终末石盘】的研究里，正指挥着姜玉珊和柳三，小心翼翼的对石盘进行切割。随意将剑胎元石收起、并未过多查看。
Though he had some clues, Li Fan pondered for a while and set it aside.
lǐ fán zài páng guān mó le yī zhèn ， bìng méi yǒu dǎ rǎo 。
李凡在旁观摩了一阵，并没有打扰。
He took out the【Separation Plate】and【Heaven Measuring Mirror】, both relics from Huayu Song.
suí hòu chóng xīn huí dào mì shì zhōng 。
随后重新回到密室中。
First, he examined the Heaven Measuring Mirror.
“ yǔn xiān jìng zhōng ， shōu huò duō shǎo yǔ jiě jué de zhí niàn xī xī xiāng guān 。 zhè xiē jiàn tāi yuán shí ， zài 【 tiān jiàn zōng duàn jiàn 】 chǎng jǐng zhōng de jià zhí ， chún shǔ xī sōng píng cháng 。 kàn lái wéi chí nà piàn shí kōng de zhí niàn zhǔ rén ， bú shì jī zhào xuàn 。”
“陨仙境中，收获多少与解决的执念息息相关。这些剑胎元石，在【天剑宗锻剑】场景中的价值，纯属稀松平常。看来维持那片时空的执念主人，不是姬兆炫。”
It had turned into an ordinary mirror; no matter how much his divine sense contacted it, there was no reaction.
bù guò xīn zhōng yǐ jīng yǒu le xiē xǔ méi mù ， lǐ fán sī suǒ le yī zhèn hòu ， zàn qiě xiān jiāng qí fàng zài yī biān 。
不过心中已经有了些许眉目，李凡思索了一阵后，暂且先将其放在一边。
"No wonder, even though Huayu Song borrowed this from Ji Hongdao and we informed him of his death at the寰宇别院, he did not ask for its return. It's like the Heavenly Mirror in each state—once the power is withdrawn, it loses its divine qualities."
qǔ chū 【 jiě lí dié 】 yǔ 【 liàng tiān jiàn 】 zhè liǎng gè huáng fǔ sōng de yí wù lái 。
取出【解离碟】与【量天鉴】这两个皇甫松的遗物来。
He played with it in his hand, feeling a bit regretful.
shǒu xiān duān xiáng qǐ liàng tiān jiàn 。
首先端详起量天鉴。
Then, he focused on the【Separation Plate】.
yǐ jīng biàn chéng le yī méi pǔ tōng de jìng zi ， rèn píng shén shí rú hé jiē chù ， yě méi yǒu sī háo fǎn yìng 。
已经变成了一枚普通的镜子，任凭神识如何接触，也没有丝毫反应。
Compared to when it was first exchanged, the light from this Separation Plate seemed dimmer in Li Fan's hands.
“ nán guài míng míng shì huáng fǔ sōng gēn jì hóng dào jiè de ， wǒ men qù huán yǔ bié yuàn gào zhī huáng fǔ sōng sǐ xùn de shí hòu ， duì fāng què méi yǒu tí chū yào jiāng qí shōu huí 。 yīng gāi shì gēn gè zhōu de tiān xuán fēn jìng yī yàng ， yí dàn jiāng fù néng shōu huí ， jiù huì shī qù zì shēn shén yì 。”
“难怪明明是皇甫松跟纪宏道借的，我们去寰宇别院告之皇甫松死讯的时候，对方却没有提出要将其收回。应该是跟各州的天玄分镜一样，一旦将赋能收回，就会失去自身神异。”
The difference was subtle; without careful observation, one might easily overlook it. But Li Fan knew that the other eight Separation Plates were already undergoing iterations and evolution.
ná zài shǒu zhōng bǎ wán le yī fān ， lǐ fán lüè wēi gǎn dào yǒu xiē yí hàn 。
拿在手中把玩了一番，李凡略微感到有些遗憾。
...
ér hòu jiāng zhù yì lì jí zhōng zài le 【 jiě lí dié 】 shàng 。
而后将注意力集中在了【解离碟】上。
It wasn't him; rather, Huayu Song remained in its initial state, with his abilities gradually absorbed by the others.
yǔ gāng gāng bèi duì huàn chū lái shí xiāng bǐ ， lǐ fán shǒu zhōng zhè zhǐ jiě lí dié de guāng máng sì hū àn dàn le yī xiē 。
与刚刚被兑换出来时相比，李凡手中这只解离碟的光芒似乎暗澹了一些。
"Huayu, Huayu. I didn't keep it for you because it vanished on its own. It's not my fault."
chā bié hěn xiǎo ， rú guǒ bù zǐ xì guān chá ， hěn kě néng jiù huì jiāng qí hū lüè 。
差别很小，如果不仔细观察，很可能就会将其忽略。
Li Fan muttered to himself as he held the Separation Plate tightly.
dàn lǐ fán zhī dào ， zhè shì qí yú bā zhǐ jiě lí dié yǐ jīng kāi shǐ jìn xíng dié dài 、 jìn huà 。
但李凡知道，这是其余八只解离碟已经开始进行迭代、进化。
Instantly, the crystal of the Dao Path Stone emitted a brilliant blue light, and countless basic standard array patterns were input into the Separation Plate.
zì jǐ ……
自己……
Following the normal cultivation process, a cultivator would first sketch out the framework of the阵法 in their mind before infusing it with divine consciousness. Basic arrays could be created in an instant by an array master, but as the complexity increased, so did the effort and time required.
bú duì ， shì huáng fǔ sōng zhè zhǐ réng rán hái chù zài chū shǐ zhuàng tài ， néng lì zhú jiàn bèi qí tā jiě lí dié xī shōu zào chéng de 。
不对，是皇甫松这只仍然还处在初始状态，能力逐渐被其他解离碟吸收造成的。
With his【Dao Path God One】secret technique, Li Fan had no such烦恼.
“ huáng fǔ a huáng fǔ 。 bú shì wǒ bù wèi nǐ bǎo cún ， shì tā zì jǐ xiāo shī le 。 yě guài bù dé wǒ 。”
“皇甫啊皇甫。不是我不为你保存，是它自己消失了。也怪不得我。”
Since learning arrays from Zhang Ziliang, countless different arrays were clearly stored within the Dao Path Stone. He didn't need to recall or sketch them; he could use them freely.
lǐ fán xīn zhōng niàn dāo zhe ， jiāng jiě lí dié wò zài shǒu xīn 。
李凡心中念叨着，将解离碟握在手心。
Initially, this advantage wasn't obvious.
chà nà jiān ， nǎo hǎi zhōng huà dào shí jīng tǐ fā chū zhàn zhàn lán guāng ， wú shù jī chǔ de zhì shì fǎ zhèn bèi shū rù jìn jiě lí dié zhōng 。
刹那间，脑海中化道石晶体发出湛湛蓝光，无数基础的制式法阵被输入进解离碟中。
But as the Separation Plate evolved and required more complex arrays, the difference would gradually become apparent.
àn zhào zhèng cháng péi yù de guò chéng ， xū yào xiū shì zì shēn xiān zài nǎo hǎi zhōng gōu lè chū zhèn fǎ jī chǔ kuāng jià ， ér hòu yǐ shén niàn guàn shū 。 jī chǔ fǎ zhèn ， bù guò zài zhèn fǎ shī yí niàn zhī jiān ， dào yě fèi bù liǎo shén me gōng fu 。
按照正常培育的过程，需要修士自身先在脑海中勾勒出阵法基础框架，而后以神念灌输。基础法阵，不过在阵法师一念之间，倒也费不了什么功夫。
Of course, none of those who could exchange for a Separation Plate were ordinary people; they all had their own secret techniques. Li Fan did not underestimate any one of them.
dàn suí zhe zhèn fǎ yuè lái yuè fù zá ， suǒ hào fèi de jīng lì yǔ shí jiān yě jiù huì yuè duō 。
但随着阵法越来越复杂，所耗费的精力与时间也就会越多。
Besides【Dao Path God One】, he had other advantages.
Within the裂界神兵, Li Fan only saw Ji Wangxian's face suddenly freeze with anger. Not just him, but the entire Xuanhuang Realm seemed to have fallen into a state of stillness.
In an instant, the scene sped up by hundreds of times.
Li Fan saw several figures arriving late and engaging in battle with Ji Wangxian. In the end, Ji Wangxian retreated in disarray, seemingly badly injured.
This body of "Ji Zhaoxuan" felt a sudden clarity and comfort within his mind.
Then, Li Fan saw that due to the influence of the裂界神兵 tearing through the Xuanhuang Realm, Tianjian Mountain, which was originally abundant with spiritual energy and very suitable for cultivators to reside in, had become perilous. Lightning flashed, and black fissures opened up in space, just like what he witnessed in the real world's裂界 vortex.
Then...
Li Fan vaguely saw a solitary figure in white standing before the ruins of the裂界. Silent, it waved its hand lightly as if healing wounds instantly. The strange phenomena gradually disappeared, and the space slowly stabilized.
After completing all this, White Master did not linger but quickly vanished.
The scene then changed even more rapidly.
Different sects' cultivators came to divide up Tianjian Sect's territory. None were willing to give in, leading to a major battle.
Disaster struck, and countless cultivators slaughtered each other.
The sky grew dark, littered with the bones of cultivators. For a long time, there was no sign of life.
"Those..."
"Are scenes from the future?" After the scene twisted into an indiscernible mess, Li Fan looked at Si Tu Yao beside him and asked in bewilderment.
Si Tu Yao continued to carefully watch the scene outside the god兵. After a while, he turned his gaze away.
He raised a gourd of wine and drank it down: "Not the future, but now."
Li Fan's eyes narrowed.
The external scene became completely pitch black, like a traveler lost in the night. The fate awaiting Tianjian Sect was entirely unknown.
"Senior Brother, can we really succeed in splitting the world?" In the darkness, as if countless ferocious beasts lurked, ready to pounce, Li Fan asked with an indescribable sense of fear and unease.
Si Tu Yao took another sip: "Who knows? After all, we should be the first from the Xuanhuang Realm to do so."
"If it fails, one death is fine. Anyway, staying here probably won't last long either."
As if in response to Si Tu Yao's words, the裂界神兵 suddenly grew dark.
It then fell into a state of stillness.
Returning to the distorted space, Li Fan looked at the three dimming light orbs ahead and陷入了 deep thought.
"Within the裂界神兵, only one breath. Outside, several decades or even hundreds of years have passed. It's similar to the Immortal Ruins. Indeed, only a force that distorts time and space can break free from the constraints of the Immortal Ruins."
After much contemplation, Li Fan finally returned to the real world.
Having fulfilled Ji Zhaoxuan's wish, he should have gained something in return.
Li Fan checked thoroughly but was somewhat surprised. Instead of the "Breath Condensing Sword Technique" that Ji Zhaoxuan practiced, there were a pile of sword embryo essence stones.
Li Fan wore an odd expression as he counted them and found there were 326 in total.
He picked up one and held it in his hand.
Suddenly, insights into sword cultivation flooded his mind. Moreover, Li Fan felt a familiar sense. It was as if he had once mastered this technique before.
"These should be the sword embryo essence stones that Ji Zhaoxuan absorbed in real history. They contain the true intent of the [Sword]. For sword cultivators, they might be invaluable. But for me, they are not particularly useful."
"With Xu Bai around, giving him a common wooden sword and he would figure it out himself. It just takes some time."
"On the other hand, this essence stone itself is quite good material. It can serve as raw material for forging裂界神兵, perhaps also used to reinforce the Xuanhuang True Cauldron, allowing us to persist longer when entering the Immortal Ruins in the future."
Li Fan put half of them away and threw the remaining over a hundred to Fang Zaiji.
Fang Zaiji was completely immersed in studying the【Final Stone Plate】. He was directing Jiang Yushan and Liu San to carefully cut the stone plate, casually putting the sword embryo essence stones aside without much inspection.
Li Fan watched for a while but did not disturb them.
He then returned to the secret room.
"The amount of收获 in the陨仙境 is related to the resolve one has resolved. These sword embryo essence stones have no special value within the【Tianjian Sect Sword Forging】scene. It seems that the owner of the resolve maintaining that piece of space-time was not Ji Zhaoxuan."
Though he had some clues, Li Fan pondered for a while and set it aside.
He took out the【Separation Plate】and【Heaven Measuring Mirror】, both relics from Huayu Song.
First, he examined the Heaven Measuring Mirror.
It had turned into an ordinary mirror; no matter how much his divine sense contacted it, there was no reaction.
"No wonder, even though Huayu Song borrowed this from Ji Hongdao and we informed him of his death at the寰宇别院, he did not ask for its return. It's like the Heavenly Mirror in each state—once the power is withdrawn, it loses its divine qualities."
He played with it in his hand, feeling a bit regretful.
Then, he focused on the【Separation Plate】.
Compared to when it was first exchanged, the light from this Separation Plate seemed dimmer in Li Fan's hands.
The difference was subtle; without careful observation, one might easily overlook it. But Li Fan knew that the other eight Separation Plates were already undergoing iterations and evolution.
...
It wasn't him; rather, Huayu Song remained in its initial state, with his abilities gradually absorbed by the others.
"Huayu, Huayu. I didn't keep it for you because it vanished on its own. It's not my fault."
Li Fan muttered to himself as he held the Separation Plate tightly.
Instantly, the crystal of the Dao Path Stone emitted a brilliant blue light, and countless basic standard array patterns were input into the Separation Plate.
Following the normal cultivation process, a cultivator would first sketch out the framework of the阵法 in their mind before infusing it with divine consciousness. Basic arrays could be created in an instant by an array master, but as the complexity increased, so did the effort and time required.
With his【Dao Path God One】secret technique, Li Fan had no such烦恼.
Since learning arrays from Zhang Ziliang, countless different arrays were clearly stored within the Dao Path Stone. He didn't need to recall or sketch them; he could use them freely.
Initially, this advantage wasn't obvious.
But as the Separation Plate evolved and required more complex arrays, the difference would gradually become apparent.
Of course, none of those who could exchange for a Separation Plate were ordinary people; they all had their own secret techniques. Li Fan did not underestimate any one of them.
Besides【Dao Path God One】, he had other advantages.