zài qīng guāng bào fā jiān ， bù jǐn jǐn shì shì jué ， jiù lián shén shí de suǒ dìng yě shòu dào le gān rǎo 。
在青光爆发间，不仅仅是视觉，就连神识的锁定也受到了干扰。
During the burst of green light, not only was their vision affected, but even their divine sense was interfered with.
shǐ de zài chǎng suǒ yǒu rén dōu shī qù le duì xuán tiān jiào fǎ wáng de suǒ dìng 。
使得在场所有人都失去了对玄天教法王的锁定。
This caused everyone present to lose track of Heavenly Heaven Sect's Grandmaster.
“ guǒ rán ， chú le tiān zūn zhī wài ， néng gòu yǐng xiǎng 、 cāo zòng tiān xuán jìng de ， jiù shì tā men xuán tiān jiào le ！”
“果然，除了天尊之外，能够影响、操纵天玄镜的，就是他们玄天教了！”
"Sure enough, apart from the Heavens' Sage, only they, the Heavenly Heaven Sect, can influence and manipulate the Heavenly Heaven Mirror!"
qīng nián nǎo hǎi zhōng zhè ge xiǎng fǎ yī shǎn ér guò 。
青年脑海中这个想法一闪而过。
The young man's thoughts flashed across his mind.
sǎo shì le yī quān ， dōu méi néng zhǎo dào duì fāng de zōng jì ， qīng nián xīn zhōng wēi chén ， zhèng yù xià lìng zhuī jī 。
扫视了一圈，都没能找到对方的踪迹，青年心中微沉，正欲下令追击。
After scanning around, he couldn't find any trace of their opponent. His heart sank slightly as he was about to issue an order to pursue them when he suddenly noticed something amiss.
què hū de chá jué dào le xiē bú duì de dì fāng 。
却忽的察觉到了些不对的地方。
"Hmm?"
“ ń ？”
“嗯？”
"Since I set up a Nine Heavens Ten Earth Formation beforehand, if the formation isn't broken, he has no chance of escaping!"
“ zhè lǐ yǐ jīng bèi wǒ tí qián bù xià jiǔ tiān shí dì zhèn ， zhèn fǎ bù pò ， tā jiù jué duì méi yǒu táo tuō de kě néng 。”
“这里已经被我提前布下九天十地阵，阵法不破，他就绝对没有逃脱的可能。”
"This means he's still here?!"
“ yě jiù shì shuō ， tā réng zài cǐ chù ？！”
“也就是说，他仍在此处？！”
The young man then ordered his group of black-robed cultivators to scan this space again. To his great surprise, there was absolutely no trace of the missing Heavenly Heaven Sect Grandmaster!
qīng nián yú shì zài dù mìng lìng yī zhòng hēi yī xiū shì ， sǎo miáo cǐ chù kōng jiān 。
青年于是再度命令一众黑衣修士，扫描此处空间。
The young man's face darkened as a frown creased it.
ràng qīng nián shí fēn yì wài de shì ， què gēn běn méi yǒu zhǎo dào nà wèi xiāo shī de xuán tiān jiào fǎ wáng de zōng jì ！
让青年十分意外的是，却根本没有找到那位消失的玄天教法王的踪迹！
"Heavenly Heaven Sect..."
qīng nián chuán fǎ zhě miàn sè yǒu xiē yīn chén xià lái 。
青年传法者面色有些阴沉下来。
"Sure enough, they're hard to deal with. No wonder they could survive even after the Ten Dao Sects' joint extermination."
“ xuán tiān jiào ……”
“玄天教……”
The young man's gaze swept across this space repeatedly.
“ guǒ rán yǒu xiē nán duì fù 。 nán guài dāng chū néng cóng xiān dào shí zōng de lián shǒu jiǎo miè zhōng ， yì zhí gǒu huó 。”
“果然有些难对付。难怪当初能从仙道十宗的联手剿灭中，一直苟活。”
"Where are you hiding?"
qīng nián de mù guāng bù duàn zài cǐ chù kōng jiān lái huí sǎo shì 。
青年的目光不断在此处空间来回扫视。
Suddenly, his gaze sharpened and fell on his group of black-robed cultivators.
“ nǐ jiū jìng duǒ zài nǎ lǐ ？”
“你究竟躲在哪里？”
He felt something was off.
hū de ， tā de mù guāng yī níng 。
忽的，他的目光一凝。
"How many people did I bring out with me this time?"
luò zài le zì jǐ shǒu xià zhè duì hēi yī xiū shì shēn shàng 。
落在了自己手下这队黑衣修士身上。
A question flashed through his mind. However, to his shock, he couldn't even recall the simplest detail!
qīng nián yǐn yǐn gǎn dào yǒu xiē bú duì jìn 。
青年隐隐感到有些不对劲。
Having been a Daoist for countless years, such an event happening to him seemed inconceivable.
“ zì jǐ zhè cì chū lái ， shì jiū jìng dài le duō shǎo rén de ？”
“自己这次出来，是究竟带了多少人的？”
"Is this the cunning of the Heavenly Heaven Sect's technique..."
yí gè yí wèn bù jīn fú xiàn zài tā de nǎo hǎi zhōng 。
一个疑问不禁浮现在他的脑海中。
The young man squinted as memories of the ancient Heavenly Heaven Sect surfaced in his mind.
rán ér ， ràng tā sǒng rán ér jīng de shì ， jiù shì zhè me yí gè jiǎn dān zhì jí de wèn tí ……
然而，让他悚然而惊的是，就是这么一个简单至极的问题……
Knowing that the opponent was hiding among these black-robed cultivators, he ordered them to verify their identities with each other. Although most of the black-robed cultivators were unfamiliar to him, they knew each other well enough.
tā jū rán gēn běn xiǎng bù qǐ lái le ！
他居然根本想不起来了！
To his surprise, after cross-verifying, not a single person's identity seemed off. Each profile was flawless, and even their minds contained memories of past interactions.
zǎo yǐ jīng hé dào bù zhī dào duō shǎo nián ， zhè zhǒng shì qíng fā shēng zài tā de shēn shàng ， jiǎn zhí bù kě sī yì ！
早已经合道不知道多少年，这种事情发生在他的身上，简直不可思议！
The young man's expression darkened further as he realized there was no turning back now.
“ zhè jiù shì xuán tiān jiào gōng fǎ de guǐ jué zhī chù me ……”
“这就是玄天教功法的诡谲之处么……”
As one of the earliest followers of Heavens' Sage who helped overthrow the Ten Dao Sects, the young man didn't take this so-called Heavenly Heaven Sect Grandmaster seriously. After all, the sect that overthrew the Heavenly Heaven Sect were their underlings.
qīng nián mī qǐ yǎn jīng ， yǒu guān shàng gǔ xuán tiān jiào de zhǒng zhǒng chuán wén bù jīn fú xiàn zài tā de nǎo hǎi zhōng 。
青年眯起眼睛，有关上古玄天教的种种传闻不禁浮现在他的脑海中。
No matter how strong the Heavenly Heaven Sect was, what could they do?
zhī dào le duì fāng jiù shì cáng shēn zài shǒu xià zhè qún hēi yī xiū shì zhōng ， qīng nián yú shì mìng lìng tā men hù xiāng hé duì shēn fèn 。
知道了对方就是藏身在手下这群黑衣修士中，青年于是命令他们互相核对身份。
So, to claim sole credit for his achievement, he hadn't informed other Heavens' Sages of this mission. Now, he found himself in a predicament.
suī rán qīng nián duì yú jué dà duō shù hēi yī xiū shì ， dōu bù zěn me shú xī 。
虽然青年对于绝大多数黑衣修士，都不怎么熟悉。
His expression kept changing as he had two choices: notify the Immortal Alliance headquarters and send over the list of participants so that their identities could be cross-checked. This would surely draw attention from other Heavens' Sages and possibly even ridicule.
dàn shì zhè qún xiū shì bǐ cǐ zhī jiān ， què jué duì shì hù xiāng liǎo jiě de 。
但是这群修士彼此之间，却绝对是互相了解的。
After considering this, the young man made another choice. Pointing at one of the black-robed cultivators, he said coldly, "You, commit suicide."
rán ér ， qīng nián zěn me yě méi xiǎng dào de shì ， jīng guò bǐ cǐ hé duì zhī hòu 。
然而，青年怎么也没想到的是，经过彼此核对之后。
The black-robed cultivator to whom he pointed didn't hesitate. He slammed his head with both hands, and in an instant, his aura dissipated. His body turned into dust, seemingly dissolving into the air.
lèng shì méi yǒu zhǎo dào shēn fèn bú duì de rén 。
愣是没有找到身份不对的人。
A green light enveloped something as it broke through the space.
měi yí gè rén de zī liào ， dōu wán měi wú xiá 。
每一个人的资料，都完美无瑕。
The young man's face remained unchanged as he looked at another black-robed cultivator.
shèn zhì tā men de nǎo hǎi zhōng ， dōu yǒu bǐ cǐ yǐ wǎng jiē chù de zhǒng zhǒng jīng lì 。
甚至他们的脑海中，都有彼此以往接触的种种经历。
Under the young man's intense gaze, one by one, the black-robed cultivators committed suicide. However, there was no sign of the expected phenomenon where a cultivator's fall would be marked in the sky.
……
……
Of the thirty-five black-robed cultivators who came with him, twenty-six had already taken their own lives, yet they still hadn't found the hidden Heavenly Heaven Sect Grandmaster.
zhè xià zi ， qīng nián de liǎn sè bù jīn biàn dé shí fēn nán kàn le 。
这下子，青年的脸色不禁变得十分难看了。
"Could it be that I'm so unlucky?"
shì dào rú jīn ， jiù suàn tā zài zěn me bù yuàn yì ， yě bì xū dé chéng rèn 。
事到如今，就算他再怎么不愿意，也必须得承认。
"Or did I misjudge them?"
tā zhè cì kě néng tuō dà le 。
他这次可能托大了。
The young man's face was darkened to an extreme. But there was no turning back now.
zuò wéi zuì zǎo gēn zài chuán fǎ tiān zūn shēn biān ， tuī fān xiān dào shí zōng de chuán fǎ zhě zhī yī 。
作为最早跟在传法天尊身边，推翻仙道十宗的传法者之一。
With a grim determination, he issued suicide orders without pause until...
qīng nián qí shí bìng bù zěn me bǎ zhè suǒ wèi de xuán tiān jiào fǎ wáng kàn zài xīn shàng 。
青年其实并不怎么把这所谓的玄天教法王看在心上。
Only one black-robed cultivator remained in the center of the arena.
bì jìng tuī fān xuán tiān jiào de xiān dào shí zōng ， dōu shì tā men zhè qún rén de shǒu xià bài jiàng 。
毕竟推翻玄天教的仙道十宗，都是他们这群人的手下败将。
He raised his hand and struck it against his head as well. Just before his skull burst, he stopped.
xuán tiān jiào zài qiáng ， yòu néng zěn me yàng ne ？
玄天教再强，又能怎么样呢？
Lowering his hand slowly, he sneered at the young man, "This is the ruling organization of cultivation now? Treating your subordinates like grass!"
suǒ yǐ tā wèi le dú zhàn qí gōng ， cǐ cì qián lái bìng méi yǒu tōng zhī qí tā chuán fǎ zhě 。
所以他为了独占奇功，此次前来并没有通知其他传法者。
"Considering them worthless..."
méi xiǎng dào xiàn rù le rú jīn zhè fān jiǒng jìng 。
没想到陷入了如今这番窘境。
"They say our Heavenly Heaven Sect is cruel and unjust, but in my opinion, you're far worse."
qīng nián liǎn shàng shén qíng bù duàn biàn huàn 。
青年脸上神情不断变幻。
The young man wasn't stirred by Li Fan's words. To him, those black-robed cultivators were merely expendable resources.
rú jīn tā yǒu liǎng gè xuǎn zé ， yī shì tōng zhī xiān méng zǒng bù nà biān ， jiāng cǐ cì cān yù xíng dòng de hēi yī xiū shì míng dān fā lái 。
如今他有两个选择，一是通知仙盟总部那边，将此次参与行动的黑衣修士名单发来。
Even if a few hundred died, he wouldn't feel the slightest pang of pity.
zhǐ yào jiǎn dān bǐ duì ， jiù néng zhǎo chū yǐn cáng de xuán tiān jiào fǎ wáng 。
只要简单比对，就能找出隐藏的玄天教法王。
"What kind of dark art is this?"
dàn rú cǐ yī lái ， bì rán huì yǐn qǐ qí tā chuán fǎ zhě de chá jué 。
但如此一来，必然会引起其他传法者的察觉。
The young man didn't believe it was due to his bad luck that the last person chosen was from the Heavenly Heaven Sect. This should be the result of their cunning technique.
shèn zhì hái yǒu kě néng huì zhāo lái cháo fěng 。
甚至还有可能会招来嘲讽。
Indeed, Li Fan didn't deny it.
qīng nián sī liáng le yī fān ， yú shì zuò chū le lìng wài yí gè xuǎn zé 。
青年思量了一番，于是做出了另外一个选择。
"Dark art? This is the supreme Daoist lineage, the orthodox sect! How could you possibly recognize this!"
tā suí shǒu zhǐ xiàng qí zhōng yī wèi hēi yī xiū shì ， lěng shēng shuō dào ：“ nǐ ， zì jìn ba 。”
他随手指向其中一位黑衣修士，冷声说道：“你，自尽吧。”
The young man's status was so exalted; no one had ever dared to speak so boldly in front of him. The deep contempt in his eyes made the young man seethe with rage.
tīng dào zhè ge lěng kù zhì jí de mìng lìng ， nà wèi bèi zhǐ dào de hēi yī xiū shì què shì méi yǒu sī háo yóu yù 。
听到这个冷酷至极的命令，那位被指到的黑衣修士却是没有丝毫犹豫。
"Now that it's just us two, I'll see what tricks you have left!"
zuǒ yòu yòng lì měng dì yī pāi nǎo mén ， shùn xī zhī jiān 、 qì xī xiāo sàn 。
左右用力猛地一拍脑门，瞬息之间、气息消散。
With a murderous intent in his voice, the clothes on his body moved without wind. As if sealed by the Nine Heavens Ten Earth Formation, countless star points suddenly appeared around them.
shēn qū yě huà zuò piàn piàn chén āi ， fǎng fú róng jiě yú kōng qì zhī zhōng 。
身躯也化作片片尘埃，仿佛溶解于空气之中。
Then, like nightfall, stars filled the sky. Countless beams of light shot out, like sharp arrows aimed at the Heavenly Heaven Sect Grandmaster!
zhǐ yǒu yī dào qīng guāng guǒ xié zhe shén me ， pò kōng ér qù 。
只有一道青光裹挟着什么，破空而去。
Faced with this sudden attack from the young man, Li Fan seemed frozen in fear and stood still on the spot.
qīng nián liǎn shàng méi yǒu sī háo bō dòng ， kàn xiàng xià yí gè hēi yī xiū shì 。
青年脸上没有丝毫波动，看向下一个黑衣修士。
Just as countless star points were about to pierce him, the young man sensed something was wrong.
zài qīng nián de sǐ wáng níng shì xià ， yī wèi wèi hēi yī xiū shì bù duàn zì jìn 。
在青年的死亡凝视下，一位位黑衣修士不断自尽。
However, it was too late.
ér guǐ yì de shì ， tiān kōng zhōng lǐ yīng dàn shēng de xiū shì yǔn luò yì xiàng ， què cóng tóu zhì wěi méi yǒu chū xiàn guò 。
而诡异的是，天空中理应诞生的修士陨落异象，却从头至尾没有出现过。
In the next moment, countless tiny holes appeared on the young man's body. Blood gushed out as he was pierced by his own starlight!
gēn tā gòng tóng qián lái de ， yī gòng sān shí wǔ míng hēi yī xiū shì 。
跟他共同前来的，一共三十五名黑衣修士。
Under a myriad of stars, the young man's body turned into a pile of mud.
rú jīn yǐ jīng yǒu èr shí liù míng dōu yǐ jīng zì cái ， què yī jiù méi yǒu zhǎo dào yǐn cáng de nà wèi xuán tiān jiào fǎ wáng 。
如今已经有二十六名都已经自裁，却依旧没有找到隐藏的那位玄天教法王。
After a moment, with some wriggling, a complete body emerged from the void.
“ nán bù chéng ， wǒ de yùn qì zhè me chà ？”
“难不成，我的运气这么差？”
"You..."
“ hái shì wǒ pàn duàn cuò le ？”
“还是我判断错了？”
The young man looked at the black-robed cultivator in front of him. Fear finally rose within him—a feeling he hadn't experienced for a long time.
qīng nián de miàn sè yīn chén zhì jí 。
青年的面色阴沉至极。
"Me?"
dàn shì dào rú jīn ， yě méi yǒu fǎn huǐ de yú dì le 。
但事到如今，也没有反悔的余地了。
"I am you."
xīn zhōng fā hěn ， wǎn ruò dǔ hóng yǎn de dǔ tú ， zì shā de zhǐ lìng méi yǒu tíng xiē 。
心中发狠，宛若赌红眼的赌徒，自杀的指令没有停歇。
The black-robed cultivator smiled strangely as he looked at the young man.
zhí dào ……
直到……
A sense of confusion washed over the young man's eyes. The other person's appearance had become identical to his own!
chǎng zhōng zhǐ shèng xià le zuì hòu yī wèi hēi yī xiū shì 。
场中只剩下了最后一位黑衣修士。
(End of Chapter)
During the burst of green light, not only was their vision affected, but even their divine sense was interfered with.
This caused everyone present to lose track of Heavenly Heaven Sect's Grandmaster.
"Sure enough, apart from the Heavens' Sage, only they, the Heavenly Heaven Sect, can influence and manipulate the Heavenly Heaven Mirror!"
The young man's thoughts flashed across his mind.
After scanning around, he couldn't find any trace of their opponent. His heart sank slightly as he was about to issue an order to pursue them when he suddenly noticed something amiss.
"Hmm?"
"Since I set up a Nine Heavens Ten Earth Formation beforehand, if the formation isn't broken, he has no chance of escaping!"
"This means he's still here?!"
The young man then ordered his group of black-robed cultivators to scan this space again. To his great surprise, there was absolutely no trace of the missing Heavenly Heaven Sect Grandmaster!
The young man's face darkened as a frown creased it.
"Heavenly Heaven Sect..."
"Sure enough, they're hard to deal with. No wonder they could survive even after the Ten Dao Sects' joint extermination."
The young man's gaze swept across this space repeatedly.
"Where are you hiding?"
Suddenly, his gaze sharpened and fell on his group of black-robed cultivators.
He felt something was off.
"How many people did I bring out with me this time?"
A question flashed through his mind. However, to his shock, he couldn't even recall the simplest detail!
Having been a Daoist for countless years, such an event happening to him seemed inconceivable.
"Is this the cunning of the Heavenly Heaven Sect's technique..."
The young man squinted as memories of the ancient Heavenly Heaven Sect surfaced in his mind.
Knowing that the opponent was hiding among these black-robed cultivators, he ordered them to verify their identities with each other. Although most of the black-robed cultivators were unfamiliar to him, they knew each other well enough.
To his surprise, after cross-verifying, not a single person's identity seemed off. Each profile was flawless, and even their minds contained memories of past interactions.
The young man's expression darkened further as he realized there was no turning back now.
As one of the earliest followers of Heavens' Sage who helped overthrow the Ten Dao Sects, the young man didn't take this so-called Heavenly Heaven Sect Grandmaster seriously. After all, the sect that overthrew the Heavenly Heaven Sect were their underlings.
No matter how strong the Heavenly Heaven Sect was, what could they do?
So, to claim sole credit for his achievement, he hadn't informed other Heavens' Sages of this mission. Now, he found himself in a predicament.
His expression kept changing as he had two choices: notify the Immortal Alliance headquarters and send over the list of participants so that their identities could be cross-checked. This would surely draw attention from other Heavens' Sages and possibly even ridicule.
After considering this, the young man made another choice. Pointing at one of the black-robed cultivators, he said coldly, "You, commit suicide."
The black-robed cultivator to whom he pointed didn't hesitate. He slammed his head with both hands, and in an instant, his aura dissipated. His body turned into dust, seemingly dissolving into the air.
A green light enveloped something as it broke through the space.
The young man's face remained unchanged as he looked at another black-robed cultivator.
Under the young man's intense gaze, one by one, the black-robed cultivators committed suicide. However, there was no sign of the expected phenomenon where a cultivator's fall would be marked in the sky.
Of the thirty-five black-robed cultivators who came with him, twenty-six had already taken their own lives, yet they still hadn't found the hidden Heavenly Heaven Sect Grandmaster.
"Could it be that I'm so unlucky?"
"Or did I misjudge them?"
The young man's face was darkened to an extreme. But there was no turning back now.
With a grim determination, he issued suicide orders without pause until...
Only one black-robed cultivator remained in the center of the arena.
He raised his hand and struck it against his head as well. Just before his skull burst, he stopped.
Lowering his hand slowly, he sneered at the young man, "This is the ruling organization of cultivation now? Treating your subordinates like grass!"
"Considering them worthless..."
"They say our Heavenly Heaven Sect is cruel and unjust, but in my opinion, you're far worse."
The young man wasn't stirred by Li Fan's words. To him, those black-robed cultivators were merely expendable resources.
Even if a few hundred died, he wouldn't feel the slightest pang of pity.
"What kind of dark art is this?"
The young man didn't believe it was due to his bad luck that the last person chosen was from the Heavenly Heaven Sect. This should be the result of their cunning technique.
Indeed, Li Fan didn't deny it.
"Dark art? This is the supreme Daoist lineage, the orthodox sect! How could you possibly recognize this!"
The young man's status was so exalted; no one had ever dared to speak so boldly in front of him. The deep contempt in his eyes made the young man seethe with rage.
"Now that it's just us two, I'll see what tricks you have left!"
With a murderous intent in his voice, the clothes on his body moved without wind. As if sealed by the Nine Heavens Ten Earth Formation, countless star points suddenly appeared around them.
Then, like nightfall, stars filled the sky. Countless beams of light shot out, like sharp arrows aimed at the Heavenly Heaven Sect Grandmaster!
Faced with this sudden attack from the young man, Li Fan seemed frozen in fear and stood still on the spot.
Just as countless star points were about to pierce him, the young man sensed something was wrong.
However, it was too late.
In the next moment, countless tiny holes appeared on the young man's body. Blood gushed out as he was pierced by his own starlight!
Under a myriad of stars, the young man's body turned into a pile of mud.
After a moment, with some wriggling, a complete body emerged from the void.
"You..."
The young man looked at the black-robed cultivator in front of him. Fear finally rose within him—a feeling he hadn't experienced for a long time.
"Me?"
"I am you."
The black-robed cultivator smiled strangely as he looked at the young man.
A sense of confusion washed over the young man's eyes. The other person's appearance had become identical to his own!
(End of Chapter)