“ yào wáng zhēn dǐng jì lù de huà miàn ， zěn me huì yǒu jiǎ 。” fāng zài jì hēng le shēng 。
“药王真鼎记录的画面，怎么会有假。”方再济哼了声。
"Is the recorded scene in the True Vase of Medicine King fake?" Fang Zaiji hummed.
tā de yǎn shén zài xǔ bái shǒu shàng bù duàn bǎ wán de huà dào shí mǔ fù běn shàng piāo guò ， jiàn xǔ bái zuì zhōng jiāng qí shōu qǐ ， bù jīn yǒu diǎn yí hàn 。
他的眼神在许白手上不断把玩的化道石母副本上飘过，见许白最终将其收起，不禁有点遗憾。
His gaze kept drifting over the Dao Transformation Stone Mother copy in Xu Bai's hand. Seeing that Xu Bai eventually put it away, he couldn't help feeling a bit disappointed.
ér hòu yòu yǒu diǎn hào qí de wèn dào ：“ bù guò nǐ shuō 【 xiān xū 】 de xī yǐn lì dí què zài bù duàn biàn qiáng ， zhè shì zěn me kàn chū lái de ？”
而后又有点好奇的问道：“不过你说【仙墟】的吸引力的确在不断变强，这是怎么看出来的？”
Then, with some curiosity, he asked: "But you said the吸引力 of the Immortal Vast Abyss is indeed getting stronger. How did you come to this conclusion?"
chén tiān hǎi yě bù yǐn mán ， jiě shì dào ：“ gēn jù yào wáng zhēn dǐng fēi chū xuán huáng jiè hòu ， zì shēn yùn dòng guǐ jì fā shēng piān yí de shí jiān yǔ jiǎo dù 。”
陈天海也不隐瞒，解释道：“根据药王真鼎飞出玄黄界后，自身运动轨迹发生偏移的时间与角度。”
Chen Tianhai didn’t hide and explained: "Based on the time and angle of deviation in its movement trajectory after it flew out of the Xuanhuang World."
“ zhī qián shuō guò ， zhè xiē nián lǐ ， wǒ men yě céng pài rén qián qù yī tàn xiān xū 。 suī rán xiān xū zhī nèi de chǎng jǐng ， yī wú suǒ huò 。 dàn shì yě jì lù xià lái bù shǎo yǒu yòng de xìn xī 。”
“之前说过，这些年里，我们也曾派人前去一探仙墟。虽然仙墟之内的场景，一无所获。但是也记录下来不少有用的信息。”
"Before, we also sent people to investigate the Immortal Vast Abyss over these years. Although there was nothing found within, a lot of useful information was recorded down."
“ gēn jù wǒ men de cè suàn ， rú jīn 【 xiān xū 】 de xī lì ， bǐ qǐ dāng chū yào wáng zhēn dǐng yù dào de ， jī hū dà le yí bèi bù zhǐ 。”
“根据我们的测算，如今【仙墟】的吸力，比起当初药王真鼎遇到的，几乎大了一倍不止。”
"According to our calculations, the current吸引力 of the Immortal Vast Abyss is almost twice as strong as when the True Vase of Medicine King encountered it."
“ hái zhēn shì yǒu xiē ràng rén hài pà 。 nà qǐ bù shì shuō ， zài guò yī duàn shí jiān ， zhěng gè xuán huáng jiè dōu yào bèi tā tūn jìn qù 。” fāng zài jì zé zé chēng qí ， liǎn shàng què méi yǒu sī háo wèi jù de yàng zi 。
“还真是有些让人害怕。那岂不是说，再过一段时间，整个玄黄界都要被它吞进去。”方再济啧啧称奇，脸上却没有丝毫畏惧的样子。
"It really does make one feel scared. Doesn't that mean in some time, the entire Xuanhuang World will be sucked into it," Fang Zaiji exclaimed with amazement, but his face showed no sign of fear.
“ nà xiē gè shén me cháng shēng tiān zūn ， yě bù zhī dào dào dǐ zài gàn má 。”
“那些个什么长生天尊，也不知道到底在干嘛。”
"Who knows what those so-called Eternal Life Venerable are doing."
“ fǎn zhèng tiān tā xià lái ， yǒu zhè xiē gāo gè zi dǐng zhe 。” tā zuǐ lǐ xiǎo shēng dōu nāng zhe 。
“反正天塌下来，有这些高个子顶着。”他嘴里小声都囔着。
"At any rate, when the sky falls, these tall guys can hold it up." He muttered under his breath.
“ jì xī wàng yú páng rén ， fēi zhì zhě suǒ wèi yě 。” chén tiān hǎi què duì tā de tài dù bìng bù zàn tóng 。
“寄希望于旁人，非智者所为也。”陈天海却对他的态度并不赞同。
"Relying on others is not the act of a wise person," Chen Tianhai disapproved of his attitude.
ér cóng huà dào tài yǎn zōng dé zhī xiān xū de xī lì dí què shì zài bù duàn jiā qiáng zhè yī shì shí hòu ， xǔ bái yě shì ruò yǒu suǒ sī 。
而从化道太衍宗得知仙墟的吸力的确是在不断加强这一事实后，许白也是若有所思。
After learning from the Dao Transformation Taiyin Sect that the Immortal Vast Abyss's吸引力 was indeed getting stronger, Xu Bai thought deeply.
“ dāng nián fā xiàn xiān xū zhī hòu ， xuán huáng jiè gè dà shì lì bìng méi yǒu dì yī shí jiān xuǎn zé táo pǎo ， ér shì xuǎn zé yòng bǔ huò qí tā dòng tiān 、 xiǎo shì jiè yǔ zhī duì kàng ……”
“当年发现仙墟之后，玄黄界各大势力并没有第一时间选择逃跑，而是选择用捕获其他洞天、小世界与之对抗……”
"When we discovered the Immortal Vast Abyss many years ago, the major powers in the Xuanhuang World didn’t immediately choose to flee but instead chose to use capturing other primordial realms and small worlds as a countermeasure..."
“ huò xǔ zhèng shì yīn wèi ， dāng nián de xiān xū hái bù xiàng rú jīn zhè bān kǒng bù de yuán gù 。”
“或许正是因为，当年的仙墟还不像如今这般恐怖的缘故。”
"Perhaps it’s because back then, the Immortal Vast Abyss wasn't as terrifying as it is now."
“ ér jiē xià lái ， liú gěi xuán huáng jiè de shí jiān bù duō le 。 suǒ yǐ shàng yī shì ， xuán huáng guī yī tǒng hòu ， jiù lì mǎ zhǎn kāi le tuī lí jì huà 。”
“而接下来，留给玄黄界的时间不多了。所以上一世，玄黄归一统后，就立马展开了推离计划。”
"And there's not much time left for the Xuanhuang World. That's why in the previous life, after unification under the Xuanhuang, we immediately started the push-away plan."
sī xù zhuǎn shùn jí shì ， xǔ bái yòu tí chū le cǐ xíng de zuì hòu yí gè wèn tí ：“ chéng zhōng xiū shì ， jiē shì zhè xiē nián tài yǎn zōng mén rén suǒ huà 。 zhǐ shì tīng shuō ， huà dào shí mǔ běn shēn yě yǐ jīng dàn shēng le líng zhì 。 bù zhī dào ， tā yǒu méi yǒu ， wèi zì jǐ chuàng zào yī jù rén lèi shēn qū ？”
思绪转瞬即逝，许白又提出了此行的最后一个问题：“城中修士，皆是这些年太衍宗门人所化。只是听说，化道石母本身也已经诞生了灵智。不知道，它有没有，为自己创造一具人类身躯？”
His thoughts fleeting, Xu Bai proposed his last question: "The city cultivators are all transformed from Taiyin Sect people over these years. But I heard that the Dao Transformation Stone Mother has already developed a spirit consciousness. Do you know if it created a human body for itself?"
chén tiān hǎi tīng dào zhè gēn qián miàn huà tí yǒu xiē fēng mǎ niú bù xiāng jí de wèn tí hòu ， yǒu xiē chà yì 。
陈天海听到这跟前面话题有些风马牛不相及的问题后，有些诧异。
Chen Tianhai was surprised by this seemingly unrelated question.
bù guò zhè bìng bú shì shén me jī mì zhī shì ， tā diǎn tóu shuō dào ：“ zuì chū de shí hòu ， chū yú duì 【 rén lèi 】 de hào qí 。 huà dào shí mǔ dí què shēng chéng le yī jù rén lèi shēn qū ， jìn xíng fēn xī yán jiū 。”
不过这并不是什么机密之事，他点头说道：“最初的时候，出于对【人类】的好奇。化道石母的确生成了一具人类身躯，进行分析研究。”
However, this wasn't classified information, so he nodded and said: "Initially, out of curiosity about humans, the Dao Transformation Stone Mother did indeed generate a human body to analyze."
“ bù guò tā xiàn zài yǐ jīng hěn shǎo yǐ rén xíng tài shì rén le 。”
“不过她现在已经很少以人形态示人了。”
"But she rarely shows up in human form now."
dé dào le xiǎng dào de dá ān ， xǔ bái wēi wēi diǎn tóu 。
得到了想到的答桉，许白微微点头。
With the answer he expected, Xu Bai nodded slightly.
ér hòu jiù gēn chén tiān hǎi bài bié 。
而后就跟陈天海拜别。
Then he bid Chen Tianhai farewell.
chén tiān hǎi chóu chú le yī zhèn ， zuì zhōng hái shì rèn yóu xǔ bái tā men lí kāi le 。
陈天海踌躇了一阵，最终还是任由许白他们离开了。
After some hesitation, Chen Tianhai let them leave.
dāng xǔ bái yǔ fāng zài jì ， xiāo shī zài tài xuán dòng tiān zhī nèi de shí hòu 。
当许白与方在济，消失在太玄洞天之内的时候。
When Xu Bai and Fang Zaiji disappeared within the Taiyin Primordial Realm, a figure with an indistinct appearance and a deep blue body suddenly appeared beside Chen Tianhai.
yī dào kàn bù qīng róng mào ， tōng tǐ zhàn lán de shēn yǐng ， hū de chū xiàn zài chén tiān hǎi shēn páng 。
一道看不清容貌，通体湛蓝的身影，忽的出现在陈天海身旁。
"Did you just let them go?"
“ jiù zhè me fàng tā men zǒu le ？”
“就这么放他们走了？”
"The man named Xu Bai might have many secrets."
“ nà ge jiào xǔ bái de ， shēn shàng huò xǔ yǒu hěn duō mì mì 。”
“那个叫许白的，身上或许有很多秘密。”
"Perhaps it was brought back from beyond by the Medicine King Sect or came from those deliberately erased by powerful beings," the voice of the blue figure sounded neither male nor female, with a tone that fluctuated between high and low pitches, sounding very strange.
“ biàn shù zhī wài ， huò xǔ shì yóu yào wáng zōng zì tiān wài dài huí 。 yòu huò zhě ， shì lái zì nà xiē bèi qiáng zhě kè yì mǒ qù de cún zài 。” zhàn lán shēn yǐng de shēng yīn tīng shàng qù fēi nán fēi nǚ ， yǔ diào gèng shì hū gāo hū dī ， tīng shàng qù guài yì wú bǐ 。
“变数之外，或许是由药王宗自天外带回。又或者，是来自那些被强者刻意抹去的存在。”湛蓝身影的声音听上去非男非女，语调更是忽高忽低，听上去怪异无比。
But this didn't hinder her communication with Chen Tianhai.
dàn zhè què bìng bù fáng ài tā gēn chén tiān hǎi de jiāo liú 。
但这却并不妨碍她跟陈天海的交流。
"Deliberately erased? You mean the revival of great powers?" A flash of light appeared in Chen Tianhai's eyes.
“ kè yì mǒ qù ？ nǐ shì shuō ， dà néng fù shēng ？” chén tiān hǎi yǎn zhōng jīng guāng yī shǎn 。
“刻意抹去？你是说，大能复生？”陈天海眼中精光一闪。
"Based on our derivation results, it’s highly possible. Xu Bai has never appeared in any world we derived. His existence might just be a coincidence. But Fang Zaiji also calls him Master..."
“ cóng tuī yǎn de jié guǒ lái kàn ， hěn yǒu kě néng 。 xǔ bái zhè yī rén wù ， cóng wèi zài wǒ men tuī yǎn de rèn yī shì jiè zhōng chū xiàn guò 。 tā de dàn shēng ， huò xǔ dān chún shì zhǒng ǒu rán 。 dàn shì ， fāng zài jì yòu chēng hū tā wèi zōng zhǔ ……”
“从推衍的结果来看，很有可能。许白这一人物，从未在我们推衍的任一世界中出现过。他的诞生，或许单纯是种偶然。但是，方再济又称呼他为宗主……”
"So it means we are missing some information that led to this erroneous result," the blue figure spoke quickly, explaining, "There are too many unknown factors involved. Bringing him into the Taiyin Sect would be too risky."
“ nà me jiù shuō míng ， shì wǒ men quē shī le mǒu xiē xìn xī ， dǎo zhì de tuī yǎn jié guǒ de miù wù 。” zhàn lán shēn yǐng yǔ sù fēi kuài ， jiě shì dào 。
“那么就说明，是我们缺失了某些信息，导致的推衍结果的谬误。”湛蓝身影语速飞快，解释道。
Chen Tianhai pondered for a moment and nodded slowly.
“ bèi hòu qiān chě le tài duō wèi zhī yīn sù ， mào rán bǎ tā lā jìn tài yǎn zōng ， fēng xiǎn xìng tài gāo 。”
“背后牵扯了太多未知因素，冒然把他拉进太衍宗，风险性太高。”
"What did he ask at the end?"
chén tiān hǎi sī suǒ le piàn kè ， huǎn huǎn diǎn tóu 。
陈天海思索了片刻，缓缓点头。
The blue figure's form rippled slightly before she replied: "Derivation failed."
“ tā zuì hòu wèn de nà ge wèn tí ， yòu shì shén me yì si ？”
“他最后问的那个问题，又是什么意思？”
"But..."
zhàn lán shēn yǐng shàng ， rú lián yī bō dòng le piàn kè 。
湛蓝身影上，如涟漪波动了片刻。
She didn't finish, her form gradually fading until it disappeared in front of Chen Tianhai.
bù jiǔ zhī hòu ， tā cái huí fù dào ：“ tuī yǎn shī bài 。”
不久之后，她才回复道：“推衍失败。”
But Chen Tianhai seemed to have heard what she was about to say and showed a curious expression.
“ bù guò ……”
“不过……”
In the long valley,
shèng xià de bìng wèi shuō wán ， zhǐ shì shēn yǐng zhú jiàn biàn dàn ， xiāo shī zài chén tiān hǎi miàn qián 。
剩下的并未说完，只是身影逐渐变澹，消失在陈天海面前。
Fang Zaiji was recounting their journey's experiences to Li San and Jiang Yushan. "I never thought that the grand Taiyin Sect would end up in such a ghostly state. Compared to us Medicine King Sect, we are somewhat fortunate," Fang Zaiji sighed repeatedly.
ér chén tiān hǎi què fǎng fú tīng dào le zhàn lán shēn yǐng wèi shuō wán de huà yī yàng 。
而陈天海却仿佛听到了湛蓝身影未说完的话一样。
Clearly, even if Chen Tianhai praised it, he couldn't accept the so-called [information immortality].
lù chū le ráo yǒu xìng qù de shén qíng 。
露出了饶有兴趣的神情。
Li San also showed a look of pity.
zhǎng gǔ zhōng 。
长谷中。
His divine sense swept over the thriving daily lives of many disciples in the Eternal Valley. His expression changed as he pondered something.
fāng zài jì zhèng zài duì liǔ sān yǐ jí jiāng yù shān jiǎng shù zhe cǐ xíng de jiàn wén 。
方再济正在对柳三以及姜玉珊讲述着此行的见闻。
Meanwhile, Xu Bai had already arrived at the secret room.
“ méi xiǎng dào ， táng táng tài yǎn zōng ， rú jīn jū rán biàn chéng le zhè fú guǐ mú yàng 。 xiāng bǐ jiào qǐ lái ， wǒ men yào wáng zōng fǎn dào shì yǒu xiē xìng yùn le 。” fāng zài jì lián lián gǎn tàn dào 。
“没想到，堂堂太衍宗，如今居然变成了这幅鬼模样。相比较起来，我们药王宗反倒是有些幸运了。”方再济连连感叹道。
The dazzling white copy of the Dao Transformation Stone Mother was floating before him.
xiǎn rán jiù suàn chén tiān hǎi zài rú hé chuī xū ， tā wú fǎ jiē shòu suǒ wèi de 【 xìn xī bù miè 】。
显然就算陈天海再如何吹嘘，他无法接受所谓的【信息不灭】。
"Simulation..."
liǔ sān yě shì miàn lù xī xū zhī sè 。
柳三也是面露唏嘘之色。
Xu Bai coldly snorted but didn't use his divine sense to interact with it for a simulation operation.
shén shí sǎo xiàng cháng shēng gǔ nèi 、 zhòng duō dì zǐ de xiū xíng rì cháng ， yī piàn bó bó shēng jī jǐng xiàng 。 tā liǎn shàng shén qíng biàn huàn ， bù zhī dào zài xiǎng xiē shén me 。
神识扫向长生谷内、众多弟子的修行日常，一片勃勃生机景象。他脸上神情变幻，不知道在想些什么。
What the Taiyin Sect couldn’t tolerate were lies.
ér cǐ kè ， xǔ bái què shì yǐ jīng lái dào le mì shì zhī zhōng 。
而此刻，许白却是已经来到了密室之中。
What the copy and the stone mother had no connection.
bái guāng cuǐ càn de huà dào shí mǔ fù běn ， cǐ kè jiù xuán fú zài tā de miàn qián 。
白光璀璨的化道石母副本，此刻就悬浮在他的面前。
Xu Bai didn’t believe any of this.
“ mó nǐ ……”
“模拟……”
Elder Li was naturally suspicious, especially after acquiring such a treasure as True Varnish. He wouldn't easily trust anyone else.
xǔ bái lěng hēng yī shēng ， què bìng méi yǒu yòng shén shí yǔ zhī chǎn shēng jiē chù ， jìn xíng suǒ wèi de mó nǐ cāo zuò 。
许白冷哼一声，却并没有用神识与之产生接触，进行所谓的模拟操作。
"Either it will immediately reveal the truth or be used in dire circumstances."
shén me huà dào tài yǎn zōng nèi ， wú fǎ róng nà huǎng yán 。
什么化道太衍宗内，无法容纳谎言。
"In short, if we use it, we must prepare for it to leak out."
shén me fù běn yǔ shí mǔ běn tǐ zhī jiān ， bìng méi yǒu guān lián 。
什么副本与石母本体之间，并没有关联。
Xu Bai stared at it for a long time before putting it away temporarily.
xǔ bái yī gài bù xìn 。
许白一概不信。
"According to Chen Tianhai's explanation, although it takes centuries within the simulation, only an instant passes in reality."
lǐ tài shī shēng xìng duō yí ， yóu qí shì shēn huái 【 hái zhēn 】 zhè děng zhì bǎo hòu ， gèng bú huì jiǎn dān de xiāng xìn rèn hé qí tā rén 。
李太师生性多疑，尤其是身怀【还真】这等至宝后，更不会简单的相信任何其他人。
"It might be useful in critical moments to find a thread of hope."
“ yí dàn yòng tā jìn xíng mó nǐ ， yào me lì kè hái zhēn 。 yào me shì shēng sǐ guān tóu ， pò bù dé yǐ 。”
“一旦用它进行模拟，要么立刻还真。要么是生死关头，迫不得已。”
"But I just hope that this world will never see me needing to use it."
“ zǒng zhī ， jì rán yào shǐ yòng tā ， jiù yào zuò hǎo 【 hái zhēn 】 bèi xiè lòu de zhǔn bèi 。”
“总之，既然要使用它，就要做好【还真】被泄露的准备。”
Putting his thoughts aside for now,
xǔ bái níng shì qí xǔ jiǔ ， zuì zhōng zàn qiě xiān jiāng tā shōu qǐ 。
许白凝视其许久，最终暂且先将它收起。
Xu Bai solemnly did something.
“ gēn jù chén tiān hǎi de shuō míng ， suī rán mó nǐ zhōng jīng lì shù bǎi nián ， dàn xiàn shí zhōng réng rán zhǐ guò qù yī shùn 。”
“根据陈天海的说明，虽然模拟中经历数百年，但现实中仍然只过去一瞬。”
He wrote a will.
“ huò xǔ kě yǐ yòng zài guān jiàn shí kè ， zhǎo chū yī xiàn shēng jī suǒ zài 。”
“或许可以用在关键时刻，找出一线生机所在。”
The saying goes: "Prepare before the battle, and you may lose."
“ zhǐ shì xī wàng cǐ shì wǒ yǒng yuǎn méi yǒu yào yòng dào tā de yī tiān 。”
“只是希望此世我永远没有要用到它的一天。”
With so many dangers in this world, even though Li Fan had made numerous preparations, he didn’t have full confidence of victory.
jiāng sī xù zàn qiě yā xià 。
将思绪暂且压下。
If...
xǔ bái zhèng zhòng de zuò qǐ le yī jiàn shì 。
许白郑重的做起了一件事。
Just if he couldn't escape the influence of Mr. White's revival,
xiě yí shū 。
写遗书。
Ultimately dying and his Dao dissipating, being replaced by him.
suǒ wèi wèi zhàn xiān móu bài 。
所谓未战先谋败。
Then, with Li Fan’s nature, how could he be content?
cǐ shì wēi jī chóng chóng ， jí biàn lǐ fán tā yǐ jīng zuò le zhū duō zhǔn bèi ， què yě méi yǒu bì shèng de bǎ wò 。
此世危机重重，即便李凡他已经做了诸多准备，却也没有必胜的把握。
"If I die, the existence of this True Varnish should spread across the world."
rú guǒ ……
如果……
"Want to replace me? Even if I die, you won’t get off easy!"
zhǐ shì shuō rú guǒ ， tā méi néng bǎi tuō bái xiān shēng fù shēng de yǐng xiǎng 。
只是说如果，他没能摆脱白先生复生的影响。
A gloomy expression flashed across Xu Bai's face.
zuì zhōng shēn sǐ dào xiāo ， bèi qí qǔ ér dài zhī 。
最终身死道消，被其取而代之。
One can imagine that if Xuanhuang World cultivators knew about the existence of such a rare item as True Varnish in this world,
nà me ， yǐ lǐ fán de xìng qíng ， yòu zěn me huì gān xīn ne ？
那么，以李凡的性情，又怎么会甘心呢？
Even if its current holder was an entity comparable to the Eternal Life Venerable, they would have no peace for eternity.
“ wǒ ruò shēn sǐ ， shì shàng yǒu 【 hái zhēn 】 qí wù zhī shì ， dāng biàn chuán tiān xià 。”
“我若身死，世上有【还真】奇物之事，当遍传天下。”
This was Li Fan’s final measure. It would only be activated after his consciousness was completely obliterated.
“ xiǎng yào qǔ wǒ dài zhī ？ wǒ jiù suàn sǐ le ， nǐ yě bié xiǎng hǎo guò ！”
“想要取我代之？我就算死了，你也别想好过！”
And if Li Fan侥幸won, these items would be destroyed with a single thought.
"Is the recorded scene in the True Vase of Medicine King fake?" Fang Zaiji hummed.
His gaze kept drifting over the Dao Transformation Stone Mother copy in Xu Bai's hand. Seeing that Xu Bai eventually put it away, he couldn't help feeling a bit disappointed.
Then, with some curiosity, he asked: "But you said the吸引力 of the Immortal Vast Abyss is indeed getting stronger. How did you come to this conclusion?"
Chen Tianhai didn’t hide and explained: "Based on the time and angle of deviation in its movement trajectory after it flew out of the Xuanhuang World."
"Before, we also sent people to investigate the Immortal Vast Abyss over these years. Although there was nothing found within, a lot of useful information was recorded down."
"According to our calculations, the current吸引力 of the Immortal Vast Abyss is almost twice as strong as when the True Vase of Medicine King encountered it."
"It really does make one feel scared. Doesn't that mean in some time, the entire Xuanhuang World will be sucked into it," Fang Zaiji exclaimed with amazement, but his face showed no sign of fear.
"Who knows what those so-called Eternal Life Venerable are doing."
"At any rate, when the sky falls, these tall guys can hold it up." He muttered under his breath.
"Relying on others is not the act of a wise person," Chen Tianhai disapproved of his attitude.
After learning from the Dao Transformation Taiyin Sect that the Immortal Vast Abyss's吸引力 was indeed getting stronger, Xu Bai thought deeply.
"When we discovered the Immortal Vast Abyss many years ago, the major powers in the Xuanhuang World didn’t immediately choose to flee but instead chose to use capturing other primordial realms and small worlds as a countermeasure..."
"Perhaps it’s because back then, the Immortal Vast Abyss wasn't as terrifying as it is now."
"And there's not much time left for the Xuanhuang World. That's why in the previous life, after unification under the Xuanhuang, we immediately started the push-away plan."
His thoughts fleeting, Xu Bai proposed his last question: "The city cultivators are all transformed from Taiyin Sect people over these years. But I heard that the Dao Transformation Stone Mother has already developed a spirit consciousness. Do you know if it created a human body for itself?"
Chen Tianhai was surprised by this seemingly unrelated question.
However, this wasn't classified information, so he nodded and said: "Initially, out of curiosity about humans, the Dao Transformation Stone Mother did indeed generate a human body to analyze."
"But she rarely shows up in human form now."
With the answer he expected, Xu Bai nodded slightly.
Then he bid Chen Tianhai farewell.
After some hesitation, Chen Tianhai let them leave.
When Xu Bai and Fang Zaiji disappeared within the Taiyin Primordial Realm, a figure with an indistinct appearance and a deep blue body suddenly appeared beside Chen Tianhai.
"Did you just let them go?"
"The man named Xu Bai might have many secrets."
"Perhaps it was brought back from beyond by the Medicine King Sect or came from those deliberately erased by powerful beings," the voice of the blue figure sounded neither male nor female, with a tone that fluctuated between high and low pitches, sounding very strange.
But this didn't hinder her communication with Chen Tianhai.
"Deliberately erased? You mean the revival of great powers?" A flash of light appeared in Chen Tianhai's eyes.
"Based on our derivation results, it’s highly possible. Xu Bai has never appeared in any world we derived. His existence might just be a coincidence. But Fang Zaiji also calls him Master..."
"So it means we are missing some information that led to this erroneous result," the blue figure spoke quickly, explaining, "There are too many unknown factors involved. Bringing him into the Taiyin Sect would be too risky."
Chen Tianhai pondered for a moment and nodded slowly.
"What did he ask at the end?"
The blue figure's form rippled slightly before she replied: "Derivation failed."
"But..."
She didn't finish, her form gradually fading until it disappeared in front of Chen Tianhai.
But Chen Tianhai seemed to have heard what she was about to say and showed a curious expression.
In the long valley,
Fang Zaiji was recounting their journey's experiences to Li San and Jiang Yushan. "I never thought that the grand Taiyin Sect would end up in such a ghostly state. Compared to us Medicine King Sect, we are somewhat fortunate," Fang Zaiji sighed repeatedly.
Clearly, even if Chen Tianhai praised it, he couldn't accept the so-called [information immortality].
Li San also showed a look of pity.
His divine sense swept over the thriving daily lives of many disciples in the Eternal Valley. His expression changed as he pondered something.
Meanwhile, Xu Bai had already arrived at the secret room.
The dazzling white copy of the Dao Transformation Stone Mother was floating before him.
"Simulation..."
Xu Bai coldly snorted but didn't use his divine sense to interact with it for a simulation operation.
What the Taiyin Sect couldn’t tolerate were lies.
What the copy and the stone mother had no connection.
Xu Bai didn’t believe any of this.
Elder Li was naturally suspicious, especially after acquiring such a treasure as True Varnish. He wouldn't easily trust anyone else.
"Either it will immediately reveal the truth or be used in dire circumstances."
"In short, if we use it, we must prepare for it to leak out."
Xu Bai stared at it for a long time before putting it away temporarily.
"According to Chen Tianhai's explanation, although it takes centuries within the simulation, only an instant passes in reality."
"It might be useful in critical moments to find a thread of hope."
"But I just hope that this world will never see me needing to use it."
Putting his thoughts aside for now,
Xu Bai solemnly did something.
He wrote a will.
The saying goes: "Prepare before the battle, and you may lose."
With so many dangers in this world, even though Li Fan had made numerous preparations, he didn’t have full confidence of victory.
If...
Just if he couldn't escape the influence of Mr. White's revival,
Ultimately dying and his Dao dissipating, being replaced by him.
Then, with Li Fan’s nature, how could he be content?
"If I die, the existence of this True Varnish should spread across the world."
"Want to replace me? Even if I die, you won’t get off easy!"
A gloomy expression flashed across Xu Bai's face.
One can imagine that if Xuanhuang World cultivators knew about the existence of such a rare item as True Varnish in this world,
Even if its current holder was an entity comparable to the Eternal Life Venerable, they would have no peace for eternity.
This was Li Fan’s final measure. It would only be activated after his consciousness was completely obliterated.
And if Li Fan侥幸won, these items would be destroyed with a single thought.