huāng liáng kū bài de tǔ dì shàng ， fǎng fú zhǒng liú shì de ， lóng qǐ xǔ duō xiǎo tǔ bāo 。
荒凉枯败的土地上，仿佛肿瘤似的，隆起许多小土包。
On the desolate and withered land, many small mounds seemed to rise like tumors.
gé zhe lǎo yuǎn ， dōu néng wén dào qí zhōng de fǔ bài 、 è chòu wèi dào 。
隔着老远，都能闻到其中的腐败、恶臭味道。
From a distance, one could smell the corruption and foul stench emanating from them.
yǒu yī xiē tǔ bāo ， bèi hào shì zhě wā kāi 。
有一些土包，被好事者挖开。
Some of these mounds had been dug up by those who were interested. Inside, there was nothing but black, rotten ooze; no other remnants remained.
lǐ miàn chú le xiē hēi sè de fǔ làn nóng zhī wài ， qí tā shén me yě méi yǒu 。
里面除了些黑色的腐烂浓汁外，其他什么也没有。
It was said that the Immortal Alliance had also sent specialists to investigate this area. After fruitless inquiries, they cleared out what appeared to be a festering wound on the earth.
jù shuō wàn xiān méng guān fāng yě céng pài chū zhuān rén lái cǐ tàn chá 。
据说万仙盟官方也曾派出专人来此探查。
But just half a year later, these small mounds reappeared. The Immortal Alliance dispatched people again to deal with them. This happened three times, but the mounds persisted stubbornly.
diào chá wú guǒ zhī hòu ， jiù jiāng zhè piàn fǎng fú shì dà dì nóng zhǒng de qū yù zhěng piàn chǎn chú 。
调查无果之后，就将这片仿佛是大地脓肿的区域整片铲除。
In the end, it was deemed an anomaly and left unaddressed.
shuí zhī jǐn jǐn píng xī le bú dào bàn nián ， zhè lián mián de xiǎo tǔ bāo yòu chóng xīn mào le chū lái 。
谁知仅仅平息了不到半年，这连绵的小土包又重新冒了出来。
However, Li Fan knew that the cause of this abnormality wasn't some supernatural phenomenon. It was the residual consciousness attached to countless swords, which had been twisted and corrupted over millennia.
yú shì xiān méng zài dù pài rén qián lái chǔ lǐ 。
于是仙盟再度派人前来处理。
"Can’t blame the Immortal Alliance for being perfunctory."
rú shì zhě sān ， zhè xiē nóng bāo què shǐ zhōng wán qiáng de cún zài 。
如是者三，这些脓包却始终顽强的存在。
"Even if a regular cultivator were here, lacking expertise in the path of the sword, they might not even notice anything amiss."
zuì zhōng yě zhǐ dé bù liǎo liǎo zhī ， jiāng qí rèn dìng wèi lèi sì yú “ guǐ yì ” yì bān de cún zài 。
最终也只得不了了之，将其认定为类似于“诡异”一般的存在。
Li Fan thought as he activated the Reversal Five Elements Life-and-Death Sword. In his vision, the scene before him changed abruptly.
rán ér lǐ fán zhī dào ， zào chéng cǐ chù qū yù rú cǐ yì cháng de yuán yīn ， gēn běn bú shì shén me guǐ yì 。
然而李凡知道，造成此处区域如此异常的原因，根本不是什么诡异。
Countless dark shadows emerged from the mounds. They seemed like ghostly figures with red eyes, staring intently at Li Fan. Unintelligible whispers filled the air—screams and curses of resentment.
ér shì fù zhuó zài wú shù bǐng jiàn shàng de cán cún yì niàn ， jīng guò shù qiān nián shí guāng de niǔ qū 、 fǔ huà dǎo zhì 。
而是附着在无数柄剑上的残存意念，经过数千年时光的扭曲、腐化导致。
These whispers seemed to penetrate through his ears and into his mind. Even when he closed his hearing or severed his divine sense, they still reached him.
“ yě bù néng guài wàn xiān méng fū yǎn liǎo shì 。”
“也不能怪万仙盟敷衍了事。”
Li Fan frowned slightly, knowing this was a necessary step to enter the Sword Tomb of Heavenly Sword Sect. He had to endure these eerie and piercing sounds while maintaining his resolve.
“ jiù suàn shì pǔ tōng hé dào qīn zhì ， rú guǒ duì yú 【 jiàn 】 zhī yī dào bù shèn jīng tōng de huà ， kǒng pà yě gēn běn chá jué bù liǎo cǐ chù de yì cháng 。”
“就算是普通合道亲至，如果对于【剑】之一道不甚精通的话，恐怕也根本察觉不了此处的异常。”
The red-eyed shadows grew angry at Li Fan’s indifference and transformed into black lines, rushing towards him.
lǐ fán zhè me xiǎng zhe ， yùn zhuàn qǐ le nì wǔ xíng shēng miè jiàn 。
李凡这么想着，运转起了逆五行生灭剑。
As he approached, their forms became clearer. Some resembled corpses in various stages of decomposition, with rotting flesh and maggots. Others looked like beings being slowly burned to ashes by fire. Still others were fragmented bloody masses.
zài tā de shì yě zhōng ， qián fāng jǐng xiàng shū rán yī biàn 。
在他的视野中，前方景象倏然一变。
These figures all bore a striking resemblance to Li Fan himself!
wú shù dào hēi yǐng ， cóng nà xiē lóng qǐ de nóng bāo zhōng piāo dàng ér chū 。
无数道黑影，从那些隆起的脓包中飘荡而出。
Seeing them, Li Fan’s mind instantly conjured images of his myriad ways of death—more than just imagination; it felt like a vivid hallucination after consuming the Intention Horse Pill. His body even seemed to feel corresponding pain.
wǎn ruò guǐ mèi ， yǎn jīng fā chū chì hóng de guāng máng ， sǐ sǐ dì dīng zhe lǐ fán 。
宛若鬼魅，眼睛发出赤红的光芒，死死地盯着李凡。
"Trivial tricks."
cóng zhōu wéi gèng shì bù duàn chuán lái yì yì bù míng de dī nán shēng ， shì shì jiān jiào 、 yòu xiàng shì chōng mǎn yuàn duì de zhòu mà 。
从周围更是不断传来意义不明的低喃声，似是尖叫、又像是充满怨怼的咒骂。
"Not that I have the Immortal Heart Spell protecting me, and all techniques cannot harm me. Even if I were hit by this, my new method of rebirth in the Foundation Establishment Realm would ensure constant renewal of my body..."
dī yǔ shēng fǎng fú yào chuān tòu ěr mó ， zhí dá lǐ fán de sī wéi 。
低语声仿佛要穿透耳膜，直达李凡的思维。
"It’s a good move, but it’s outdated."
jí biàn guān bì le tīng jué 、 shèn zhì shén shí gé duàn le yě wú fǎ zǔ zhǐ 。
即便关闭了听觉、甚至神识隔断了也无法阻止。
Li Fan allowed these shadows to consume him. The Five Elements Heavenly Palace hummed softly, and another body appeared instantly.
lǐ fán wēi wēi zhòu méi ， zhī dào zhè shì yù jìn rù tiān jiàn zōng jiàn zhǒng de bì yào bù zhòu ， zhǐ dé bǎo chí běn xīn 、 zài zhè guǐ yì ér cì ěr de shēng yīn qīn xí xià jiān chí 。
李凡微微皱眉，知道这是欲进入天剑宗剑冢的必要步骤，只得保持本心、在这诡异而刺耳的声音侵袭下坚持。
More dark shadows emerged from the mounds, screaming as they flew towards Li Fan. This cycle repeated until he had covered almost ten thousand graves with these shadows.
ér nà xiē chì yǎn hēi yǐng ， jiàn lǐ fán wú dòng yú zhōng ， fēn fēn bào nù 。
而那些赤眼黑影，见李凡无动于衷，纷纷暴怒。
Each shadow that touched him made his body feel like it was sinking a little further—into another space rather than underground.
huà zuò yī dào dào hēi xiàn ， měng dì cháo lǐ fán pū lái 。
化作一道道黑线，猛地朝李凡扑来。
These shadows were like water spirits, pulling Li Fan into their world. When fully submerged, the scene changed, and Li Fan finally entered the Sword Tomb.
lí dé jìn le ， hēi yǐng de yàng mào biàn dé qīng xī 。
离得近了，黑影的样貌变得清晰。
It matched Shuofeng's description: countless broken swords embedded in the ground, all slightly bent towards the center as if paying homage to a king.
yǒu de jiù xiàng shì sǐ qù bù jiǔ 、 zhèng zài fǔ làn de shī tǐ ， pí ròu kuì làn 、 è chòu shēng qū 。
有的就像是死去不久、正在腐烂的尸体，皮肉溃烂、恶臭生蛆。
The arrival of an outsider did not elicit any reaction from these seemingly decayed blades. Upon closer inspection, Li Fan realized that rather than decaying, they were becoming purer under the influence of the Central Heaven's Unique Sword.
yǒu de zé shì xiàng zhèng zài bèi huǒ zhì kǎo 、 shēn qū zhèng zài róng jiě de kě bù mú yàng 。
有的则是像正在被火炙烤、身躯正在溶解的可怖模样。
"Those black shadows are the residual intent and desires of those who have been slain by swords."
hái yǒu de shì bèi qiē gē chéng wú shù suì piàn de mó hú xuè ròu 。
还有的是被切割成无数碎片的模糊血肉。
"As this pure sword world eliminates them, they gradually lose their footing and are excluded."
……
……
Li Fan activated the Reversal Five Elements Life-and-Death Sword, disguising himself as a blade. He remained motionless, observing his surroundings.
tā men de gòng tóng diǎn ， zé shì zhè xiē shī tǐ dōu shì lǐ fán de yàng mào ！
它们的共同点，则是这些尸体都是李凡的样貌！
"If left undisturbed, these thousands of swords in the tomb might truly shed their physical forms and become concepts."
ér kàn dào tā men de shùn jiān ， lǐ fán nǎo hǎi zhōng yě suí zhī mào chū le zì jǐ de yī wàn zhǒng sǐ fǎ ！
而看到它们的瞬间，李凡脑海中也随之冒出了自己的一万种死法！
Li Fan’s eyes widened with wonder.
bù jǐn jǐn shì huàn xiǎng ， ér gèng xiàng shì tūn fú yì mǎ hòu de jí zhēn huàn jǐng 。
不仅仅是幻想，而更像是吞服意马后的极真幻景。
"What is this? One man's enlightenment brings glory to all?"
shèn zhì zì jǐ de shēn qū dōu néng gǎn shòu dào xiāng yìng de tòng chǔ gǎn jué 。
甚至自己的身躯都能感受到相应的痛楚感觉。
"Truly worthy of Master Bai's guidance."
“ xiǎo xiǎo jì liǎng 。”
“小小伎俩。”
With that thought, Li Fan took a step forward. A moment later, his expression changed slightly as thousands of swords around him sent out sword intent, seemingly disapproving of his "cutting in line."
“ bié shuō wǒ yǒu xiān xīn zhòu hù tǐ ， wàn fǎ bù bì qīn 。 jiù suàn bù shèn zhòng zhāo ， yǐ xīn fǎ yuán yīng jìng yǐ shàng yǒng yuǎn néng bù duàn chóng shēng qū tǐ de shǒu duàn ……”
“别说我有仙心咒护体，万法不必侵。就算不慎中招，以新法元婴境以上永远能不断重生躯体的手段……”
In Li Fan’s perception, these supposedly decayed blades revealed their true brilliance.
“ bù cuò de zhāo shì ， kě xī yǐ jīng guò shí le 。”
“不错的招式，可惜已经过时了。”
Some had fiery red blades like flames; others emitted a sky-blue aura; some were black with an overwhelming stench of blood; and still others shone golden with lightning swirling around them, exuding divine might...
lǐ fán rú cǐ xiǎng zhe ， rèn yóu zhè xiē hēi yǐng jiāng zì jǐ tūn shì 。
李凡如此想着，任由这些黑影将自己吞噬。
Though they were just the outermost swords in the tomb, after millennia of refining under genuine sword intent, they no longer belonged to ordinary objects. Each could be considered a superior-grade unique sword!
ér hòu wǔ xíng dòng tiān wēi wēi hōng míng ， zhǎ yǎn jiān yòu yī jù shēn tǐ chóng xīn chū xiàn 。
而后五行洞天微微轰鸣，眨眼间又一具身体重新出现。
Li Fan snorted coldly as the Reversal Five Elements Life-and-Death Sword intent erupted.
yòu cóng tǔ bāo zhōng mào chū zhū duō hēi yǐng ， jiān jiào zhe cháo zhe lǐ fán fēi lái 。
又从土包中冒出诸多黑影，尖叫着朝着李凡飞来。
With so many sword intents pressing down on him, he advanced further. This time, more swords were offended.
jiù zhè yàng ， lǐ fán bù tíng de zhòng zào shēn qū ， zhōng yú jiāng cǐ chù mián yán de jìn wàn fén bāo zhōng de hēi yǐng ， quán dōu zhān rǎn le gè biàn 。
就这样，李凡不停的重造身躯，终于将此处绵延的近万坟包中的黑影，全都沾染了个遍。
Instantly, countless sword marks appeared on Li Fan’s body, and his flesh was drenched in blood. Even his divine soul seemed to be cut by the sword energy, causing a faint pain.
měi bèi yí gè hēi yǐng qīn shí guò ， lǐ fán jiù gǎn jué zì jǐ de shēn qū wēi wēi “ xià chén ” yī xiē 。
每被一个黑影侵蚀过，李凡就感觉自己的身躯微微“下沉”一些。
"Can’t retaliate; can only silently endure."
bú shì chén rù dì dǐ ， ér shì chén xiàng lìng wài yí gè kōng jiān 。
不是沉入地底，而是沉向另外一个空间。
"Otherwise, all the swords in the tomb will see me as an enemy and attack en masse."
zhè xiē hēi yǐng ， jiù xiàng shì yī zhī zhǐ shuǐ guǐ ， bǎ lǐ fán lā rù tā men suǒ shēng huó shì jiè zhōng 。
这些黑影，就像是一只只水鬼，把李凡拉入它们所生活世界中。
"Even that wooden sword at the center might strike."
dāng wán quán chén mò zhī hòu ， yǎn qián huà miàn yī biàn ， lǐ fán zhōng yú zhēn zhèng jìn rù jiàn zhǒng zhī zhōng 。
当完全沉没之后，眼前画面一变，李凡终于真正进入剑冢之中。
Li Fan’s heart sensed this and temporarily canceled his Soul Burning state. He fully activated the Infiniteyin-yang method, taking large strides forward.
gēn shuò fēng miáo shù de méi yǒu shén me qū bié ， dà dì zhī shàng xié chā zhe chéng qiān shàng wàn bǐng cán jiàn 。
跟朔锋描述的没有什么区别，大地之上斜插着成千上万柄残剑。
In a moment, he truly experienced what it meant to be pierced by thousands of swords. His body was already riddled with wounds; even with the support of the Five Elements Heavenly Palace’s power, he could only勉强 is already an English word, but if you insist on a translation in this context, it could be:勉强:勉强 to force or勉强 out of necessity maintain human form.
dōu cháo zhe zhōng yāng wēi wēi wān qū ， jiù xiàng shì cháo zhe tā men de dì wáng xíng lǐ yì bān 。
都朝着中央微微弯曲，就像是朝着它们的帝王行礼一般。
Though his divine soul healed quickly after severe damage, the extreme pain remained inescapable.
lǐ fán zhè yī wài rén de dào lái ， yě dōu méi yǒu yǐn qǐ tā men de rèn hé fǎn yìng 。
李凡这一外人的到来，也都没有引起它们的任何反应。
"Shuofeng is so much more comfortable."
zǐ xì guān chá zhè xiē kàn shì fǔ xiǔ bù kān de jiàn ， lǐ fán fā xiàn yǔ qí shuō tā men zhèng zài biàn dé fǔ xiǔ 。
仔细观察这些看似腐朽不堪的剑，李凡发现与其说它们正在变得腐朽。
"Without having to deal with these thousands of sword attacks, just relying on his mother's gift of golden armor, he strolled effortlessly to the center of the Sword Tomb."
bù rú shuō ……
不如说……
Li Fan, amidst his suffering, recalled Shuofeng’s description and couldn’t help but sigh.
tā men zài zhōng yāng tiān zhī qí 【 jiàn 】 de xǐ lǐ xià ， biàn dé yuè lái yuè chún cuì 。
它们在中央天之奇【剑】的洗礼下，变得越来越纯粹。
Although he grumbled, this thousand-sword force in the tomb did not stop Li Fan at all. In just a few hours, he steadily reached the center of the Sword Tomb.
bù zài xū yào xíng tǐ de shù fù ， gēn 【 jiàn 】 yī yàng ， qū xiàng gài niàn 、 néng liàng huà 。
不再需要形体的束缚，跟【剑】一样，趋向概念、能量化。
(End of Chapter)
On the desolate and withered land, many small mounds seemed to rise like tumors.
From a distance, one could smell the corruption and foul stench emanating from them.
Some of these mounds had been dug up by those who were interested. Inside, there was nothing but black, rotten ooze; no other remnants remained.
It was said that the Immortal Alliance had also sent specialists to investigate this area. After fruitless inquiries, they cleared out what appeared to be a festering wound on the earth.
But just half a year later, these small mounds reappeared. The Immortal Alliance dispatched people again to deal with them. This happened three times, but the mounds persisted stubbornly.
In the end, it was deemed an anomaly and left unaddressed.
However, Li Fan knew that the cause of this abnormality wasn't some supernatural phenomenon. It was the residual consciousness attached to countless swords, which had been twisted and corrupted over millennia.
"Can’t blame the Immortal Alliance for being perfunctory."
"Even if a regular cultivator were here, lacking expertise in the path of the sword, they might not even notice anything amiss."
Li Fan thought as he activated the Reversal Five Elements Life-and-Death Sword. In his vision, the scene before him changed abruptly.
Countless dark shadows emerged from the mounds. They seemed like ghostly figures with red eyes, staring intently at Li Fan. Unintelligible whispers filled the air—screams and curses of resentment.
These whispers seemed to penetrate through his ears and into his mind. Even when he closed his hearing or severed his divine sense, they still reached him.
Li Fan frowned slightly, knowing this was a necessary step to enter the Sword Tomb of Heavenly Sword Sect. He had to endure these eerie and piercing sounds while maintaining his resolve.
The red-eyed shadows grew angry at Li Fan’s indifference and transformed into black lines, rushing towards him.
As he approached, their forms became clearer. Some resembled corpses in various stages of decomposition, with rotting flesh and maggots. Others looked like beings being slowly burned to ashes by fire. Still others were fragmented bloody masses.
These figures all bore a striking resemblance to Li Fan himself!
Seeing them, Li Fan’s mind instantly conjured images of his myriad ways of death—more than just imagination; it felt like a vivid hallucination after consuming the Intention Horse Pill. His body even seemed to feel corresponding pain.
"Trivial tricks."
"Not that I have the Immortal Heart Spell protecting me, and all techniques cannot harm me. Even if I were hit by this, my new method of rebirth in the Foundation Establishment Realm would ensure constant renewal of my body..."
"It’s a good move, but it’s outdated."
Li Fan allowed these shadows to consume him. The Five Elements Heavenly Palace hummed softly, and another body appeared instantly.
More dark shadows emerged from the mounds, screaming as they flew towards Li Fan. This cycle repeated until he had covered almost ten thousand graves with these shadows.
Each shadow that touched him made his body feel like it was sinking a little further—into another space rather than underground.
These shadows were like water spirits, pulling Li Fan into their world. When fully submerged, the scene changed, and Li Fan finally entered the Sword Tomb.
It matched Shuofeng's description: countless broken swords embedded in the ground, all slightly bent towards the center as if paying homage to a king.
The arrival of an outsider did not elicit any reaction from these seemingly decayed blades. Upon closer inspection, Li Fan realized that rather than decaying, they were becoming purer under the influence of the Central Heaven's Unique Sword.
"Those black shadows are the residual intent and desires of those who have been slain by swords."
"As this pure sword world eliminates them, they gradually lose their footing and are excluded."
Li Fan activated the Reversal Five Elements Life-and-Death Sword, disguising himself as a blade. He remained motionless, observing his surroundings.
"If left undisturbed, these thousands of swords in the tomb might truly shed their physical forms and become concepts."
Li Fan’s eyes widened with wonder.
"What is this? One man's enlightenment brings glory to all?"
"Truly worthy of Master Bai's guidance."
With that thought, Li Fan took a step forward. A moment later, his expression changed slightly as thousands of swords around him sent out sword intent, seemingly disapproving of his "cutting in line."
In Li Fan’s perception, these supposedly decayed blades revealed their true brilliance.
Some had fiery red blades like flames; others emitted a sky-blue aura; some were black with an overwhelming stench of blood; and still others shone golden with lightning swirling around them, exuding divine might...
Though they were just the outermost swords in the tomb, after millennia of refining under genuine sword intent, they no longer belonged to ordinary objects. Each could be considered a superior-grade unique sword!
Li Fan snorted coldly as the Reversal Five Elements Life-and-Death Sword intent erupted.
With so many sword intents pressing down on him, he advanced further. This time, more swords were offended.
Instantly, countless sword marks appeared on Li Fan’s body, and his flesh was drenched in blood. Even his divine soul seemed to be cut by the sword energy, causing a faint pain.
"Can’t retaliate; can only silently endure."
"Otherwise, all the swords in the tomb will see me as an enemy and attack en masse."
"Even that wooden sword at the center might strike."
Li Fan’s heart sensed this and temporarily canceled his Soul Burning state. He fully activated the Infiniteyin-yang method, taking large strides forward.
In a moment, he truly experienced what it meant to be pierced by thousands of swords. His body was already riddled with wounds; even with the support of the Five Elements Heavenly Palace’s power, he could only勉强 is already an English word, but if you insist on a translation in this context, it could be:勉强:勉强 to force or勉强 out of necessity maintain human form.
Though his divine soul healed quickly after severe damage, the extreme pain remained inescapable.
"Shuofeng is so much more comfortable."
"Without having to deal with these thousands of sword attacks, just relying on his mother's gift of golden armor, he strolled effortlessly to the center of the Sword Tomb."
Li Fan, amidst his suffering, recalled Shuofeng’s description and couldn’t help but sigh.
Although he grumbled, this thousand-sword force in the tomb did not stop Li Fan at all. In just a few hours, he steadily reached the center of the Sword Tomb.
(End of Chapter)