lǐ fán céng jiàn guò bù shǎo tiān dì qí wù 。
李凡曾见过不少天地奇物。
Li Fan had seen many extraordinary objects from the heavens and earth.
nà cóng yún hǎi yì zhì níng jù de cāng hǎi zhū bù tán ， kòu hóng de qiú lóng zhī ， yǐ jí dào xuán zi de xiù jiàn dào xuán 。
那丛云海意志凝聚的沧海珠不谈，寇洪的虬龙枝，以及道玄子的锈剑道玄。
The沧海珠, formed by the will of the Cunyun Sea, was one thing. But the Qionglong Branch belonging to Cao Hong and Dao Xuanzi's Rusted Sword Dao Xuan were another story.
rú jīn kàn lái ， dǎo shì shí yǒu bā jiǔ jiù shì xī rì yǔn luò de xiū shì suǒ huà 。
如今看来，倒是十有八九就是昔日陨落的修士所化。
Now it seemed that they were indeed likely remnants of fallen cultivators from long ago.
qiú lóng zhī shì yǐ xiǎo bó dà 、 xíng tūn shì zhī shì ； xiù jiàn dào xuán zé shì bù qū yì zhì 、 yǒu chí huǎn xiù huà zhī néng 。
虬龙枝是以小博大、行吞噬之事；锈剑道玄则是不屈意志、有迟缓锈化之能。
The Qionglong Branch was a small but powerful tool for devouring; while the Rusted Sword Dao Xuan was an unyielding will with the ability to slow down rusting.
fēn míng kě yǐ yī xī cóng qí zhōng kàn chū xiū shì de yǐng zi 。
分明可以依稀从其中看出修士的影子。
It was clear that one could still see traces of the cultivator within them.
zhòu rán dé zhī tiān dì qí wù de mì wén ， lǐ fán yǒu xiē xīn jīng 。
骤然得知天地奇物的秘闻，李凡有些心惊。
Upon learning about these extraordinary objects, Li Fan felt a bit startled.
bù guò dāng chū chì yán fén hǎi nà děng dà chǎng miàn lǐ fán dōu qīn yǎn jiàn guò ， suǒ yǐ dǎo shì hěn kuài píng jìng xià lái 。
不过当初赤炎焚海那等大场面李凡都亲眼见过，所以倒是很快平静下来。
However, he had witnessed the grand spectacle of the Scarlet Flame Burning Sea firsthand, so he quickly calmed down.
zài lǐ fán kàn lái ， zhè fāng tiān dì yǔ xiū shì jiān de máo dùn ， xiǎn rán yǐ jīng jiān ruì dào le jí diǎn 。
在李凡看来，这方天地与修士间的矛盾，显然已经尖锐到了极点。
In Li Fan's view, the conflict between this world and cultivators was clearly at its peak.
máo dùn jī huà xià ， wú lùn fā shēng shén me guǐ yì zhī shì ， dōu shì yǒu kě néng de 。
矛盾激化下，无论发生什么诡异之事，都是有可能的。
With such intense contradictions, anything strange could happen.
lǐ fán jiē zhe chá kàn sī kōng bó de jì yì 。
李凡接着查看司空博的记忆。
Li Fan continued to examine Sīkōng Bó’s memories. The Great Power of the Essence Body had already transformed himself into a Foundation Establishment Realm object, possessing the body of a small child. He usually remained in a deep sleep but would awaken when instructing the child or facing danger.
nà yuán yīng dà néng ， zǎo yǐ jiāng zì jǐ huà zuò le zhù jī qí wù ， fù shēn zài le xiǎo wá wá shēn shàng 。
那元婴大能，早已将自己化作了筑基奇物，附身在了小娃娃身上。
Thus, he hadn’t noticed the malicious intentions of Sīkōng Bó until that night when the latter attempted to take the child’s blood.
yì bān zhǐ shì xiàn rù chén shuì 。
一般只是陷入沉睡。
The Great Power of the Essence Body immediately became furious. This small child was key to his hopes of ascending to a divine being and eventually achieving union with the Dao; how could anyone covet him?
zhǐ yǒu zài zhǐ dǎo xiǎo wá wá xiū xíng hé qí yù dào shēng mìng wēi xiǎn de shí hòu ， cái huì qīng xǐng 。
只有在指导小娃娃修行和其遇到生命危险的时候，才会清醒。
He revealed himself as a young willow tree, intent on killing Sīkōng Bó instantly.
gù yì zhí méi yǒu fā xiàn àn zhōng guān chá 、 xīn shēng dǎi yì de sī kōng bó 。
故一直没有发现暗中观察、心生歹意的司空博。
One was a powerful Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator who had lost much of their strength. The other, though only at the Foundation Establishment stage, possessed the secrets of a thousand-year-old sect and could use various techniques.
zhí dào nà tiān yè lǐ ， sī kōng bó yù qǔ xiǎo wá wá jīng xuè ， zhè cái bèi jīng xǐng 。
直到那天夜里，司空博欲取小娃娃精血，这才被惊醒。
For some time, they fought evenly, neither willing to retreat. After much struggle, both were severely injured before they began to consider retreating.
yuán yīng dà néng dāng jí dà nù ， zhè xiǎo wá wá nǎi shì tā yǒu wàng huà shén 、 nǎi zhì hé dào de guān jiàn ， qǐ róng tā rén jì yú ？
元婴大能当即大怒，这小娃娃乃是他有望化神、乃至合道的关键，岂容他人觊觎？
Then, the small child suddenly appeared. His expression was cold and indifferent as he looked at the two, completely different from his innocent self a few years ago.
dāng jí xiǎn chū shēn xíng ， nǎi shì yī zhū qīng liǔ ， yào jiāng sī kōng bó dāng chǎng dǎ shā 。
当即显出身形，乃是一株青柳，要将司空博当场打杀。
With his cultivation reaching the limit of Qi Refinement, he could enter the Foundation Establishment Realm with any extraordinary object.
yí gè shì yuán yīng xiū shì tuì biàn de tiān dì qí wù ， shí lì dà dà zhé kòu 。
一个是元婴修士蜕变的天地奇物，实力大大折扣。
The young willow tree sensed something amiss.
yí gè suī zhǐ shì zhù jī xiū wèi ， dàn shēn jù qiān nián yǐn mì zōng mén chuán chéng ， gè zhǒng shǒu duàn céng chū bù qióng 。
一个虽只是筑基修为，但身具千年隐秘宗门传承，各种手段层出不穷。
Trying to escape, it was too late. Over these days, various restrictions had been laid on him while he slept.
yī shí jiān ， èr rén jìng rán dòu le gè bù xiāng shàng xià 。
一时间，二人竟然斗了个不相上下。
Suddenly activated, the small child sucked the young willow tree into his body and completely refined it in an instant.
shuāng fāng shǒu duàn jǐn chū ， dǎ chū le zhēn huǒ ， shuí yě bù yuàn yì tuì què 。
双方手段尽出，打出了真火，谁也不愿意退却。
Sīkōng Bó, witnessing this scene, fled in terror. The small child wouldn’t let him go so easily.
chán dòu xǔ jiǔ ， liǎng rén jiē shì shēn shòu zhòng shāng hòu ， cái gè zì yǐn yǐn yǒu le tuì yì 。
缠斗许久，两人皆是身受重伤后，才各自隐隐有了退意。
Though just at the Foundation Establishment stage, the small child’s every move had a masterful air about it, striking Sīkōng Bó's vital points with each move. He seemed to know much about Sīkōng Bó’s background as well.
jiù zài zhè shí ， nà xiǎo wá wá què shì tū rán chū xiàn 。
就在这时，那小娃娃却是突然出现。
Whenever Sīkōng Bó tried to separate his body and escape, his clone was destroyed instantly.
shén qíng lěng jùn ， mò rán dì kàn zhe èr rén ， yǔ zhī qián wǔ liù suì de chún zhēn hái tóng gēn běn pàn ruò liǎng rén 。
神情冷峻，漠然地看着二人，与之前五六岁的纯真孩童根本判若两人。
They chased each other until Sīkōng Bó’s clone was completely destroyed, leaving him severely injured. With no choice, he released the remnants of his former elders in hopes of buying some time.
tā yī shēn xiū wèi yǐ rán dào dá liàn qì jí xiàn ， zhǐ yào yǒu tiān dì qí wù ， suí shí dōu néng tà rù zhù jī jìng 。
他一身修为已然到达炼气极限，只要有天地奇物，随时都能踏入筑基境。
Those remnants did cause some disturbance, allowing Sīkōng Bó to escape. But a purple lightning bolt descended from the sky and annihilated them all.
qīng liǔ yǐn yǐn gǎn dào bù miào 。
青柳隐隐感到不妙。
Terrified, Sīkōng Bó fled blindly until he reached this remote Cunyun Sea, where he finally stopped.
xiǎng yào táo zǒu ， què shì yǐ rán lái bù jí le 。
想要逃走，却是已然来不及了。
But his injuries were too severe; he didn’t survive long in the sea before his time came.
zhè xiē rì zi lǐ ， zài tā chén shuì shí ， shēn shàng zǎo yǐ bèi xiǎo wá wá bù xià le gè zhǒng jìn zhì 。
这些日子里，在他沉睡时，身上早已被小娃娃布下了各种禁制。
Before dying, Sīkōng Bó found Sīkōng Yí and took him as a disciple. He hastily handed over the Stealing Heaven Reversing Technique and the token before passing away.
rú jīn zhòu rán fā zuò ， qīng liǔ dùn shí bèi nà xiǎo wá wá xī rù tǐ nèi 。
如今骤然发作，青柳顿时被那小娃娃吸入体内。
Sīkōng Yí’s memories were much simpler compared to his master's dramatic tale. Though he inherited the teachings of the Stealing Heaven Reversing Sect, his master had left him with little in his final moments.
piàn kè jiān jiù bèi chè dǐ liàn huà 。
片刻间就被彻底炼化。
Solo cultivators faced immense hardships; even gathering materials for a clone was difficult.
kàn dào zhè yí mù de sī kōng bó wú bǐ dǎn hán ， bá tuǐ jiù pǎo 。
看到这一幕的司空博无比胆寒，拔腿就跑。
Thus, after reaching Qi Refinement, Sīkōng Yí joined the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance. After advancing to mid-Qi Refinement, he began collecting materials and crafting his clone.
xiǎo wá wá dāng rán bù kěn fàng guò 。
小娃娃当然不肯放过。
By chance, during an underwater exploration, he stumbled upon a corpse.
nà xiǎo wá wá suī rán gāng rù zhù jī qī ， dàn jǔ shǒu tóu zú jiān ， yǐn yǐn yǒu zōng shī fēng fàn 。 yī zhāo yī shì dōu néng měi měi mìng zhòng sī kōng bó de mìng mén 。
那小娃娃虽然刚入筑基期，但举手投足间，隐隐有宗师风范。一招一式都能每每命中司空博的命门。
Sīkōng Yí sensed that this corpse was extraordinary, perhaps once a powerful cultivator.
ér qiě sì hū duì sī kōng bó chū shēn pǒ wèi le jiě 。
而且似乎对司空博出身颇为了解。
Using this corpse as material, Sīkōng Yí created his clone, which became Bālǐ Chén.
měi cì dāng sī kōng bó xiǎng yǔ fēn shēn fēn kāi táo cuàn zhī shí ， nà fēn shēn dōu bèi qí dì yī shí jiān cuī huǐ 。
每次当司空博想与分身分开逃窜之时，那分身都被其第一时间摧毁。
Simultaneously with the creation of the clone, images appeared in his mind. This corpse had been an apprentice from the ancient Cloud Water Heavenly Palace. During a great calamity, he was severely injured and escaped from the palace but ultimately died at sea.
èr rén yī lù zhuī zhú ， sī kōng bó fēn shēn chè dǐ bèi cuī huǐ ， běn rén yě shì shēn shòu zhòng shāng ， shān qióng shuǐ jìn 。
二人一路追逐，司空博分身彻底被摧毁，本人也是身受重伤，山穷水尽。
Only after thousands of years did Sīkōng Yí succeed in creating this clone.
yú shì tā zhǐ néng xuǎn zé jiāng tōu tiān huàn rì lìng zhōng ， xī rì zōng mén zhǎng bèi de cán hún quán dōu fàng chū ， yǐ qiú dǐ dǎng piàn kè 。
于是他只能选择将偷天换日令中，昔日宗门长辈的残魂全都放出，以求抵挡片刻。
Through it, Sīkōng Yí obtained the Mystic Sea Divine Sword technique and learned some secrets about his former master’s sect. However, these were only vague fragments that couldn’t be fully understood.
nà xiē cán hún dí què duì xiǎo wá wá zào chéng le yī xiē gān rǎo ， sī kōng bó dé yǐ yuǎn lí 。
那些残魂的确对小娃娃造成了一些干扰，司空博得以远离。
The Cloud Water Heavenly Palace was now hidden by a great array, not visible to the world. Sīkōng Yí had no way of exploring it further.
zhǐ shì yòu yuǎn yuǎn kàn dào yī dào zǐ sè léi tíng cóng tiān ér jiàng ， jiāng suǒ yǒu cán hún pī de huī fēi yān miè hòu 。
只是又远远看到一道紫色雷霆从天而降，将所有残魂劈的灰飞烟灭后。
Excited by the prospect of obtaining the Ten Thousand Point Reward item, The Cloud Water Scroll, he kept an eye on Central Sea’s anomalies and waited for the palace to open.
sī kōng bó dùn shí bèi xià dé hún fēi pò sàn ， bù guǎn bù gù ， zhǐ shì yī lù fēng táo 。
司空博顿时被吓得魂飞魄散，不管不顾，只是一路疯逃。
After eleven years, when the Cloud Water Heavenly Palace reappeared in the world, Sīkōng Yí entered immediately. He hoped to obtain the Cloud Water Scroll, gain ten thousand points of contribution, and advance his cultivation path smoothly.
yì zhí táo dào le zhè piān yuǎn de cóng yún hǎi yù ， cái zuì zhōng tíng le xià lái 。
一直逃到了这偏远的丛云海域，才最终停了下来。
Instead, he encountered Li Fan.
zhǐ shì tā shòu shāng tài zhòng ， zài zhè cóng yún hǎi dāi le méi duō jiǔ ， biàn dà xiàn jiāng zhì le 。
只是他受伤太重，在这丛云海呆了没多久，便大限将至了。
Sīkōng Yí died without knowing who had killed him or how they had noticed him.
lín sǐ qián ， sī kōng bó zhǎo dào le sī kōng yí ， shōu qí wèi tú 。
临死前，司空博找到了司空宜，收其为徒。
...
zhǐ cōng cōng jiāng 《 tōu tiān huàn rì jué 》 yǐ jí lìng pái jiāo gěi le tā hòu ， biàn yǔn luò le 。
只匆匆将《偷天换日诀》以及令牌交给了他后，便陨落了。
Feeling Sīkōng Yí’s lingering resentment, Li Fan remained calm. He summoned the Blue Flame Illusion Spirit to completely destroy the two remnants of his soul.
zhì yú sī kōng yí de jì yì ， xiāng jiāo yú tā shī fù de jīng xīn dòng pò ， jiù jiǎn dān le xǔ duō 。
至于司空宜的记忆，相交于他师傅的惊心动魄，就简单了许多。
"If not for me, Sīkōng Yí would have successfully obtained The Cloud Water Scroll and exchanged it for ten thousand points of contribution. Then he could have used a long-distance teleportation array to leave the Cunyun Sea before anyone noticed."
tā suī rán dé dào le tōu tiān huàn rì zōng de chuán chéng ， dàn zhè pián yi shī fù lín zhōng qián jī hū shén me yě méi liú gěi tā 。
他虽然得到了偷天换日宗的传承，但这便宜师傅临终前几乎什么也没留给他。
"Wrong," Li Fan shook his head as he recalled events from his previous life.
sàn xiū hé qí jiān nán 。
散修何其艰难。
"In my last life, many people witnessed Sīkōng Yí leaving through the teleportation array alone. No one paid attention to Bālǐ Chén..."
lián liàn zhì fēn shēn de cái liào dōu nán yǐ còu qí 。
连炼制分身的材料都难以凑齐。
"This should be a decoy strategy. He likely didn’t leave Cunyun Sea at all."
yú shì tā zì jǐ mō suǒ zhe xiū liàn dào liàn qì qī hòu ， guǒ duàn xuǎn zé jiā rù le wàn xiān méng 。
于是他自己摸索着修炼到炼气期后，果断选择加入了万仙盟。
"By leaving in plain sight, I created an illusion that he had left. In reality, using The Stealing Heaven Reversing Technique, he secretly returned to some place within the sea."
zài tū pò dào liàn qì zhōng qī hòu ， tā kāi shǐ sōu jí cái liào ， liàn zhì zì jǐ de fēn shēn 。
在突破到炼气中期后，他开始搜集材料，炼制自己的分身。
"There’s no need to hide from the Heavenly Mysteries Mirror; just ensure you disappear from those who are eyeing his ten thousand points of contribution..."
jī yuán qiǎo hé zhī xià ， tā yī cì zài hǎi dǐ tàn suǒ shí ， pèng dào le yī jù shī hái 。
机缘巧合之下，他一次在海底探索时，碰到了一具尸骸。
"A good method. Perhaps I can do this in this life as well. After all, the temptation of ten thousand points is too great."
sī kōng yí yǐn yǐn jué de zhè shī hái bù fán ， huò xǔ shēng qián shì yī wèi qiáng dà de xiū shì 。
司空宜隐隐觉的这尸骸不凡，或许生前是一位强大的修士。
Li Fan stored The Stealing Heaven Reversing Token in his storage ring and flew towards a nearby island.
yú shì tā yǐ zhè jù shī hái wèi cái liào ， zhì zào le zì jǐ de fēn shēn 。
于是他以这具尸骸为材料，制造了自己的分身。
This journey to the Cloud Water Heavenly Palace had been too fruitful; he felt somewhat overwhelmed. He needed some time to digest everything.
Li Fan had seen many extraordinary objects from the heavens and earth.
The沧海珠, formed by the will of the Cunyun Sea, was one thing. But the Qionglong Branch belonging to Cao Hong and Dao Xuanzi's Rusted Sword Dao Xuan were another story.
Now it seemed that they were indeed likely remnants of fallen cultivators from long ago.
The Qionglong Branch was a small but powerful tool for devouring; while the Rusted Sword Dao Xuan was an unyielding will with the ability to slow down rusting.
It was clear that one could still see traces of the cultivator within them.
Upon learning about these extraordinary objects, Li Fan felt a bit startled.
However, he had witnessed the grand spectacle of the Scarlet Flame Burning Sea firsthand, so he quickly calmed down.
In Li Fan's view, the conflict between this world and cultivators was clearly at its peak.
With such intense contradictions, anything strange could happen.
Li Fan continued to examine Sīkōng Bó’s memories. The Great Power of the Essence Body had already transformed himself into a Foundation Establishment Realm object, possessing the body of a small child. He usually remained in a deep sleep but would awaken when instructing the child or facing danger.
Thus, he hadn’t noticed the malicious intentions of Sīkōng Bó until that night when the latter attempted to take the child’s blood.
The Great Power of the Essence Body immediately became furious. This small child was key to his hopes of ascending to a divine being and eventually achieving union with the Dao; how could anyone covet him?
He revealed himself as a young willow tree, intent on killing Sīkōng Bó instantly.
One was a powerful Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator who had lost much of their strength. The other, though only at the Foundation Establishment stage, possessed the secrets of a thousand-year-old sect and could use various techniques.
For some time, they fought evenly, neither willing to retreat. After much struggle, both were severely injured before they began to consider retreating.
Then, the small child suddenly appeared. His expression was cold and indifferent as he looked at the two, completely different from his innocent self a few years ago.
With his cultivation reaching the limit of Qi Refinement, he could enter the Foundation Establishment Realm with any extraordinary object.
The young willow tree sensed something amiss.
Trying to escape, it was too late. Over these days, various restrictions had been laid on him while he slept.
Suddenly activated, the small child sucked the young willow tree into his body and completely refined it in an instant.
Sīkōng Bó, witnessing this scene, fled in terror. The small child wouldn’t let him go so easily.
Though just at the Foundation Establishment stage, the small child’s every move had a masterful air about it, striking Sīkōng Bó's vital points with each move. He seemed to know much about Sīkōng Bó’s background as well.
Whenever Sīkōng Bó tried to separate his body and escape, his clone was destroyed instantly.
They chased each other until Sīkōng Bó’s clone was completely destroyed, leaving him severely injured. With no choice, he released the remnants of his former elders in hopes of buying some time.
Those remnants did cause some disturbance, allowing Sīkōng Bó to escape. But a purple lightning bolt descended from the sky and annihilated them all.
Terrified, Sīkōng Bó fled blindly until he reached this remote Cunyun Sea, where he finally stopped.
But his injuries were too severe; he didn’t survive long in the sea before his time came.
Before dying, Sīkōng Bó found Sīkōng Yí and took him as a disciple. He hastily handed over the Stealing Heaven Reversing Technique and the token before passing away.
Sīkōng Yí’s memories were much simpler compared to his master's dramatic tale. Though he inherited the teachings of the Stealing Heaven Reversing Sect, his master had left him with little in his final moments.
Solo cultivators faced immense hardships; even gathering materials for a clone was difficult.
Thus, after reaching Qi Refinement, Sīkōng Yí joined the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance. After advancing to mid-Qi Refinement, he began collecting materials and crafting his clone.
By chance, during an underwater exploration, he stumbled upon a corpse.
Sīkōng Yí sensed that this corpse was extraordinary, perhaps once a powerful cultivator.
Using this corpse as material, Sīkōng Yí created his clone, which became Bālǐ Chén.
Simultaneously with the creation of the clone, images appeared in his mind. This corpse had been an apprentice from the ancient Cloud Water Heavenly Palace. During a great calamity, he was severely injured and escaped from the palace but ultimately died at sea.
Only after thousands of years did Sīkōng Yí succeed in creating this clone.
Through it, Sīkōng Yí obtained the Mystic Sea Divine Sword technique and learned some secrets about his former master’s sect. However, these were only vague fragments that couldn’t be fully understood.
The Cloud Water Heavenly Palace was now hidden by a great array, not visible to the world. Sīkōng Yí had no way of exploring it further.
Excited by the prospect of obtaining the Ten Thousand Point Reward item, The Cloud Water Scroll, he kept an eye on Central Sea’s anomalies and waited for the palace to open.
After eleven years, when the Cloud Water Heavenly Palace reappeared in the world, Sīkōng Yí entered immediately. He hoped to obtain the Cloud Water Scroll, gain ten thousand points of contribution, and advance his cultivation path smoothly.
Instead, he encountered Li Fan.
Sīkōng Yí died without knowing who had killed him or how they had noticed him.
...
Feeling Sīkōng Yí’s lingering resentment, Li Fan remained calm. He summoned the Blue Flame Illusion Spirit to completely destroy the two remnants of his soul.
"If not for me, Sīkōng Yí would have successfully obtained The Cloud Water Scroll and exchanged it for ten thousand points of contribution. Then he could have used a long-distance teleportation array to leave the Cunyun Sea before anyone noticed."
"Wrong," Li Fan shook his head as he recalled events from his previous life.
"In my last life, many people witnessed Sīkōng Yí leaving through the teleportation array alone. No one paid attention to Bālǐ Chén..."
"This should be a decoy strategy. He likely didn’t leave Cunyun Sea at all."
"By leaving in plain sight, I created an illusion that he had left. In reality, using The Stealing Heaven Reversing Technique, he secretly returned to some place within the sea."
"There’s no need to hide from the Heavenly Mysteries Mirror; just ensure you disappear from those who are eyeing his ten thousand points of contribution..."
"A good method. Perhaps I can do this in this life as well. After all, the temptation of ten thousand points is too great."
Li Fan stored The Stealing Heaven Reversing Token in his storage ring and flew towards a nearby island.
This journey to the Cloud Water Heavenly Palace had been too fruitful; he felt somewhat overwhelmed. He needed some time to digest everything.