“ zhēn shì kě bēi ……”
“真是可悲……”
"What a tragic situation..."
cóng qīng nián chuán fǎ zhě nǎo hǎi zhōng zhī xiǎo de ， guān yú tā chén shuì qī jiān xuán huáng jiè fā shēng de zhǒng zhǒng shì qíng 。 shǐ de zhè wèi xuán tiān jiào fǎ wáng ， bù jīn chǎn shēng le kàn sān liú huāng dàn gù shì de cuò jué 。
从青年传法者脑海中知晓的，关于他沉睡期间玄黄界发生的种种事情。使得这位玄天教法王，不禁产生了看三流荒诞故事的错觉。
From the mind of the young transmission practitioner, Li Fan learned about all the events that occurred in the Xuanhuang Realm during his slumber. This made the Heavenly Xuan Teaching Law King feel as if he was reading a third-rate, absurd story.
“ míng míng kuài yào dà huò lín tóu ， què yī jiù zhēng dòu bù xiū ……”
“明明快要大祸临头，却依旧争斗不休……”
"Clearly, disaster is imminent yet they still fight without ceasing..."
“ huò xǔ rén xìng běn jiù rú cǐ 。 dāng nián xuán tiān wáng de pàn duàn méi yǒu cuò 。”
“或许人性本就如此。当年玄天王的判断没有错。”
"Perhaps human nature is like this. The Heavenly Xuan King's judgment back then wasn't wrong."
xuán tiān jiào fǎ wáng wēi wēi yáo tóu 。
玄天教法王微微摇头。
The Heavenly Xuan Teaching Law King shook his head slightly.
dāng rán ， tā kě méi yǒu shén me bō luàn fǎn zhèng de qǐ tú 。
当然，他可没有什么拨乱反正的企图。
Of course, he had no intention of correcting the chaos.
rú jīn tā xiǎng zuò de ， jiù shì zhǎo dào xuán tiān wáng ， rán hòu zài xuán huáng jiè chè dǐ zhuì rù xiān xū zhī qián ， táo lí cǐ dì 。
如今他想做的，就是找到玄天王，然后在玄黄界彻底坠入仙墟之前，逃离此地。
What he wanted to do now was find the Heavenly Xuan King and escape from here before the Xuanhuang Realm fully fell into the Immortal Desolation.
rú guǒ xuán tiān wáng zài wú zōng jì ……
如果玄天王再无踪迹……
If the Heavenly Xuan King were nowhere to be found...
nà me zhǐ néng zì jǐ xiǎng bàn fǎ le 。
那么只能自己想办法了。
He would have to rely on himself.
zài qīng nián chuán fǎ zhě nǎo hǎi zhōng ， cún zài zhe bù shǎo táo lí de yù àn 。
在青年传法者脑海中，存在着不少逃离的预案。
In the mind of the young transmission practitioner, there were many plans for escape.
dàn zài xuán tiān jiào fǎ wáng kàn lái ， zhè xiē fāng àn kě xíng xìng dōu bù zěn me gāo 。
但在玄天教法王看来，这些方案可行性都不怎么高。
But in the eyes of the Heavenly Xuan Teaching Law King, these plans had little feasibility.
shén me jiào zuò 【 zhì àn xīng kōng 】？
什么叫做【至暗星空】？
What does "darkest starry sky" mean?
wèi shén me xuán tiān wáng xìn shì dàn dàn ， zhǐ yǒu dá dào zhēn xiān jìng jiè lì liàng de cái néng cóng zhè piàn sǐ yù zhōng táo tuō ？
为什么玄天王信誓旦旦，只有达到真仙境界力量的才能从这片死域中逃脱？
Why did the Heavenly Xuan King insist that only those with true immortal power could escape from this dead domain?
wàn xiān méng tuī yǎn de zhū duō táo shēng fāng àn ， dí què kě yǐ shǐ de yī bù fèn rén tuō lí xuán huáng jiè 、 zàn shí bǎi tuō xiān xū de xī yǐn 。
万仙盟推衍的诸多逃生方案，的确可以使得一部分人脱离玄黄界、暂时摆脱仙墟的吸引。
The various escape plans deduced by the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance indeed allowed some people to leave the Xuanhuang Realm and temporarily avoid the pull of the Immortal Desolation.
dàn xiān xū yǐng xiǎng de shì yī piàn nán yǐ xiǎng xiàng de wú yín xū kōng 。
但仙墟影响的是一片难以想象的无垠虚空。
But the Immortal Desolation affected an unimaginable expanse of void.
xū kōng zhōng ， yuán běn shēng jī àng rán ， wǎn ruò qún xīng de zhū duō xiū xiān jiè ， yǐ rán zài zhè xiē nián lǐ quán dōu bèi xiān xū suǒ tūn shì 。
虚空中，原本生机盎然，宛若群星的诸多修仙界，已然在这些年里全都被仙墟所吞噬。
In that void, what was once teeming with life, like a cluster of stars, had been consumed by the Immortal Desolation over these years.
cuǐ càn de xīng kōng yě yīn zhī biàn dé hēi àn 、 sǐ jì 。
璀璨的星空也因之变得黑暗、死寂。
The bright starry sky had become dark and silent.
táo chū xuán huáng jiè ， hěn duō rén kě yǐ zuò dào 。
逃出玄黄界，很多人可以做到。
Many could escape from the Xuanhuang Realm.
dàn shì táo chū zhè piàn hēi àn láo lóng ……
但是逃出这片黑暗牢笼……
But escaping this dark prison...
bù jǐn jǐn shì yīn wèi zhè piàn hēi àn xū kōng tài guò guǎng mào 。 jiù suàn cháng shēng jìng de qiáng zhě ， méi yǒu cān zhào wù yì huò zhě dào biāo zhǐ yǐn ， mào rán fēi rù qí zhōng ， yě zhǐ yǒu mí shī 、 bèi huó huó kùn sǐ yí gè xià chǎng 。
不仅仅是因为这片黑暗虚空太过广袤。就算长生境的强者，没有参照物亦或者道标指引，贸然飞入其中，也只有迷失、被活活困死一个下场。
It wasn't just because the dark expanse was too vast. Even immortals without reference points or guiding principles would only end up lost, trapped to death if they ventured into it rashly.
gèng zhòng yào de shì ， zài zhì àn xīng kōng zhī wài ， bèi rén wéi chuàng zào le yī dǔ 【 gāo qiáng 】。
更重要的是，在至暗星空之外，被人为创造了一堵【高墙】。
More importantly, beyond the darkest starry sky, a high wall had been artificially constructed.
zài zhì àn xīng kōng biān yuán ， shǐ de yī qiè xiǎng yào tū pò de shēng líng ， wàng zhī tàn xī 。
在至暗星空边缘，使得一切想要突破的生灵，望之叹息。
At the edge of the darkest starry sky, all living beings who wished to break through were left in despair.
xuán tiān wáng tuī cè ， zhè dǔ 【 gāo qiáng 】， huò xǔ shì zhì àn xīng kōng zhī wài de xiū shì ， wèi le fáng zhǐ xiān xū de zāi nàn jì xù cháo wài màn yán ér jiàn zào de 。
玄天王推测，这堵【高墙】，或许是至暗星空之外的修士，为了防止仙墟的灾难继续朝外蔓延而建造的。
The Heavenly Xuan King speculated that this high wall was built by cultivators outside the darkest starry sky to prevent the disaster of the Immortal Desolation from spreading further.
xiǎng yào kuà yuè gāo qiáng ， bì xū yào zài chà nà jiān bào fā chū chāo yuè fán rén de lì liàng 。
想要跨越高墙，必须要在刹那间爆发出超越凡人的力量。
To cross the wall required a burst of power far beyond human limits. Otherwise, so-called escape would merely be moving from one cage to another.
fǒu zé ， suǒ wèi de táo lí ， yě zhǐ shì cóng láo lóng zhōng de yī chù 、 huàn dào le lìng wài yī chù dì fāng 。
否则，所谓的逃离，也只是从牢笼中的一处、换到了另外一处地方。
"If the Floating Starry Sky Array is still intact, with the current scale of the Xuanhuang Realm and the full power of the array, perhaps it could reach the peak necessary to cross the wall."
“ ruò shì fú dù xīng kōng dà zhèn réng rán wán hǎo ， yǐ rú jīn xuán huáng jiè de guī mó ， zhèn fǎ gōng lǜ quán kāi ， huò xǔ bào fā zuì dǐng fēng de nà yì diǎn ， zú yǐ yuè guò gāo qiáng 。”
“若是浮度星空大阵仍然完好，以如今玄黄界的规模，阵法功率全开，或许爆发最顶峰的那一点，足以越过高墙。”
The young man pondered as he looked around at the remains of the Purple Heaven Sect.
qīng nián sī cǔn zhe ， kàn le kàn zhōu wéi de zǐ xiāo zōng yí jì 。
青年思忖着，看了看周围的紫霄宗遗迹。
Then he waved his hand, removing the Nine Heavens Ten Earth Array that covered this place.
suí hòu yī huī ， jiāng fù gài zài cǐ dì de jiǔ tiān shí dì fǎ zhèn chè qù 。
随后一挥，将覆盖在此地的九天十地法阵撤去。
His figure then blurred before vanishing completely.
ér hòu shēn yǐng yī zhèn mó hú ， xiāo shī bú jiàn 。
而后身影一阵模糊，消失不见。
The remains of the Purple Heaven Sect fell back into their long-standing tranquility.
zǐ xiāo zōng yí jì zài dù xiàn rù le cháng jiǔ yǐ lái de píng jìng zhī zhōng 。
紫霄宗遗迹再度陷入了长久以来的平静之中。
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zú zú qī tiān guò qù 。
足足七天过去。
Seven days passed.
kōng qì zhōng yī zhèn niǔ qū ， yī dào shēn yǐng hū de chū xiàn ，
空气中一阵扭曲，一道身影忽的出现，
A distortion in the air appeared as a figure suddenly emerged.
yuán běn qù ér fù fǎn de xuán tiān jiào fǎ wáng ， què jū rán yòu chóng xīn huí dào le cǐ chù 。
原本去而复返的玄天教法王，却居然又重新回到了此处。
The return of the Heavenly Xuan Teaching Law King, who had gone and come back, was now truly back here.
huò zhě shuō ， tā yì zhí méi yǒu zǒu 。
或者说，他一直没有走。
Or rather, he never left at all.
gāng gāng de “ lí qù ”， bù guò shì yī zhǒng zhàng yǎn fǎ ér yǐ 。
刚刚的“离去”，不过是一种障眼法而已。
His "departure" was merely an illusion.
“ hái xiǎng zhe néng bù néng jiàn jiàn zhè wèi jiào zhōng de xiōng dì ， kě xī le 。”
“还想着能不能见见这位教中的兄弟，可惜了。”
"It's too bad I couldn't meet this brother from my sect."
jì rán wú yuán ， zhè wèi xuán tiān jiào fǎ wáng yě bìng bù qiǎng qiú 。
既然无缘，这位玄天教法王也并不强求。
Since fate wasn't meant to be, the Heavenly Xuan Teaching Law King didn’t insist on it.
yí gè shǎn shuò ， shēn xíng chè dǐ xiāo shī 。
一个闪烁，身形彻底消失。
He flashed away and disappeared completely.
zhè cì bù zài shì xū huǎng yī qiāng ， ér shì zhēn de lí kāi le 。
这次不再是虚晃一枪，而是真的离开了。
This time, it was a real departure.
yòu guò le zú zú shí duō tiān ， yī dào guǐ suì de shēn yǐng lái dào le zǐ xiāo zōng yí jì zhī wài 。
又过了足足十多天，一道鬼祟的身影来到了紫霄宗遗迹之外。
Another dozen days later, a stealthy figure arrived outside the remains of the Purple Heaven Sect.
kàn bù qīng róng mào ， yǐn cáng le qì xī 。
看不清容貌，隐藏了气息。
Unable to discern its appearance or detect any aura, it was Li Fan.
zhèng shì lǐ fán 。
正是李凡。
After observing from afar for some time and confirming there were no dangers, he cautiously approached.
yuǎn yuǎn guān chá le yī zhèn ， què dìng méi yǒu wēi xiǎn ， ér zì jǐ xīn zhōng yě méi yǒu shén me yù jǐng 。
远远观察了一阵，确定没有危险，而自己心中也没有什么预警。
In this period, after diverting the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance's practitioners eastward, he had been patiently waiting around.
zhè cái jǐng tì de shàng qián 。
这才警惕的上前。
Feeling that all traces of presence here had vanished, he waited for a long while before returning.
zhè duàn shí jiān lǐ ， jiāng wàn xiān méng chuán fǎ zhě huò shuǐ dōng yǐn zhī hòu ， tā yì zhí zài zhōu wéi nài xīn děng dài zhe 。
这段时间里，将万仙盟传法者祸水东引之后，他一直在周围耐心等待着。
Initially thinking two strong opponents would surely result in one being injured, it was somewhat unexpected to him that the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance showed no reaction at all.
gǎn shòu dào cǐ chù de qì xī chè dǐ xiāo shī ， yòu děng le xǔ jiǔ ， fāng cái fǎn huí 。
感受到此处的气息彻底消失，又等了许久，方才返回。
Even those from the revealed Congyun Sea Mutual Aid Association hadn't been pursued by the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance.
yuán běn yǐ wéi liǎng qiáng xiāng dòu ， bì yǒu yī shāng 。
原本以为两强相斗，必有一伤。
As if nothing had happened.
dàn yǒu xiē chū hū tā yì liào zhī wài de shì ， wàn xiān méng duì yú cǐ shì gēn běn méi yǒu shén me fǎn yìng 。
但有些出乎他意料之外的是，万仙盟对于此事根本没有什么反应。
Li Fan wanted to know what exactly had transpired here.
jiù lián yǐ jīng bào lù de cóng yún hǎi hù zhù huì de nà xiē rén ， dōu méi yǒu zāo dào wàn xiān méng de zhuī bǔ 。
就连已经暴露的丛云海互助会的那些人，都没有遭到万仙盟的追捕。
A silver light flashed in his eyes as a hidden array was activated.
jiù xiàng shì yī qiè gēn běn méi yǒu fā shēng guò yī yàng 。
就像是一切根本没有发生过一样。
This was an array Li Fan derived using the End of Time Disentanglement Disc, one that transcended this era by a level and was difficult for other cultivators to notice.
lǐ fán xiǎng yào zhī dào ， zhè lǐ dào dǐ fā shēng le shén me 。
李凡想要知道，这里到底发生了什么。
Its sole function was to record all scenes within its range.
yǎn zhōng fàn qǐ yī zhèn yín guāng ， kōng zhōng yí gè yǐn cáng de zhèn fǎ suí zhī bèi jī huó 。
眼中泛起一阵银光，空中一个隐藏的阵法随之被激活。
As Li Fan cast spells, the air began to replay the events from over ten days ago in vivid detail.
zhè shì lǐ fán yòng zhōng mò jiě lí dié tuī yǎn ér chū de ， chāo chū zhè ge shì dài yí gè céng jí 、 nán yǐ bèi qí tā xiū shì suǒ chá jué de zhèn fǎ 。
这是李凡用终末解离碟推衍而出的，超出这个世代一个层级、难以被其他修士所察觉的阵法。
Seeing the Heavenly Xuan Teaching Law King's bizarre abilities, Li Fan felt a surge of shock.
zhǐ yǒu yí gè gōng néng ， jiù shì jiāng zhèn fǎ fù gài fàn wéi nèi de yī qiè chǎng jǐng jì lù 。
只有一个功能，就是将阵法覆盖范围内的一切场景记录。
Especially when he effortlessly devoured what seemed to be a peak-stage transmission practitioner, Li Fan was shaken to his core.
suí zhe lǐ fán bù duàn shī fǎ ， kōng qì zhōng ， shí jǐ tiān qián fā shēng de nà yí mù mù chǎng jǐng chóng xīn fú xiàn 。
随着李凡不断施法，空气中，十几天前发生的那一幕幕场景重新浮现。
Taking a deep breath, he managed to suppress his shock.
xǔ xǔ rú shēng 。
栩栩如生。
"Is this the strength of the Heavenly Xuan Teaching Law King?"
dāng kàn dào xuán tiān jiào fǎ wáng nà guǐ yì zhì jí de shén tōng hòu ， lǐ fán xīn zhōng shǎn guò yī sī hài rán 。
当看到玄天教法王那诡异至极的神通后，李凡心中闪过一丝骇然。
"It truly is devious and hard to guard against."
yóu qí shì zài tā jī hū bù fèi chuī huī zhī lì ， jiù jiāng yí sì shì hé dào diān fēng de qīng nián chuán fǎ zhě gěi tūn shì hòu ， lǐ fán gèng shì xīn shén jù zhèn 。
尤其是在他几乎不费吹灰之力，就将疑似是合道巅峰的青年传法者给吞噬后，李凡更是心神剧震。
Li Fan put himself in the young transmission practitioner's shoes. He found it difficult to come up with an appropriate response.
shēn xī yī kǒu ， zhè cái jiāng xīn zhōng de zhèn hàn yā xià 。
深吸一口，这才将心中的震撼压下。
Although he had the Five Elements Cave Heaven Great Strength and Seven Color Divine Light Body Protection, his methods were not particularly effective against the Heavenly Xuan Teaching Law King's bizarre attacks.
“ zhè jiù shì xuán tiān jiào fǎ wáng de shí lì me ？”
“这就是玄天教法王的实力么？”
He couldn't help but recall the several divine arts of the Heavenly Xuan Sect he saw in Sister Zhao’s illusion: The "Heaven and Earth Clash Omen", "Eternal Age Alone I Rule", "Soul Shattering Divine Insight", and "Heaven Sighs, Earth Weeps".
“ dàng zhēn shì guǐ jué fēi cháng ， lìng rén fáng bù shèng fáng 。”
“当真是诡谲非常，令人防不胜防。”
With just one "Eternal Age Alone I Rule," Sister Zhao had achieved the status of a Heavenly Monarch.
lǐ fán shè shēn chǔ dì ， jiāng zì jǐ yǔ qīng nián chuán fǎ zhě hù huàn 。 jìng rán yī shí jiān yě xiǎng bù chū hé shì de yìng duì fāng fǎ 。
李凡设身处地，将自己与青年传法者互换。竟然一时间也想不出合适的应对方法。
This demonstrated how powerful the Heavenly Xuan Sect's foundation was.
tā suī rán yǒu wǔ xíng dòng tiān jù lì ， yǐ jí qī cǎi shén guāng hù tǐ 。
他虽然有五行洞天巨力，以及七彩神光护体。
"Thankfully, I was cautious enough not to provoke him with my newfound strength. Otherwise, I might have had to truly submit." Li Fan mused.
dàn miàn duì xuán tiān jiào zhè zhǒng guǐ yì zhì jí de jìn gōng shǒu duàn shí ， què yě shì fā huī bù liǎo shén me tè bié dà de yōu shì 。
但面对玄天教这种诡异至极的进攻手段时，却也是发挥不了什么特别大的优势。
What he saw next was the Law King’s state after devouring the young transmission practitioner—his dazed expression and frequent glances at the sky, muttering to himself.
lǐ fán bù jīn yòu xiǎng qǐ ， dāng chū zài zhào shī jiě huàn jìng zhōng ， suǒ jiàn dào de jǐ mén xuán tiān jiào shén gōng 。
李凡不禁又想起，当初在赵师姐幻境中，所见到的几门玄天教神功。
When Li Fan realized that the other party mistakenly thought him a member of the Heavenly Xuan Sect due to some misfortune, his expression changed slightly.
《 tiān dì jiāo zhēng fù 》，《 wàn gǔ wéi wǒ jué 》，《 duàn hún zhào shén gōng 》，《 tiān āi dì tòng jīng 》。
《天地交征赋》，《万古唯我诀》，《断魂照神功》，《天哀地恸经》。
Then, it seemed as if the Law King was lost in reminiscence.
zhào shī jiě yǐ yī mén 《 wàn gǔ wéi wǒ jué 》， biàn néng chéng jiù yī xīn tiān zūn 。
赵师姐以一门《万古唯我诀》，便能成就一心天尊。
Li Fan could only vaguely make out words like "Heavenly Xuan King" and "escape," but couldn't discern what he truly thought.
zú yǐ shuō míng xuán tiān jiào de dǐ yùn shì hé děng qiáng dà 。
足以说明玄天教的底蕴是何等强大。
Li Fan continued playing back the scenes.
“ hái hǎo wǒ gòu jǐn shèn ， méi yǒu zhàng zhe zì jǐ shí lì dà jìn ， jiù lái tiǎo xìn zhè wèi 。 fǒu zé pà bú shì yòu yào bèi pò hái zhēn le 。” lǐ fán àn zì gǎn tàn 。
“还好我够谨慎，没有仗着自己实力大进，就来挑衅这位。否则怕不是又要被迫还真了。”李凡暗自感叹。
When he saw the other party's trick to ambush him, Li Fan couldn’t help but sneer.
lǐ fán jiē xià lái kàn dào ， zhè wèi xuán tiān jiào fǎ wáng zài tūn shì le qīng nián chuán fǎ zhě zhī hòu ， shén qíng huǎng hū 。
李凡接下来看到，这位玄天教法王在吞噬了青年传法者之后，神情恍惚。
If it wasn’t for ensuring his safety, why would he have appeared?
bù shí tái tóu wàng tiān ， bù shí dī shēng zì yǔ 。
不时抬头望天，不时低声自语。
With patience, he quickly sped through the rest of the recorded scenes before erasing the array and rushing back to the Spirit Wood Realm.
zài tīng dào duì fāng yīn chā yáng cuò zhī xià ， bǎ zì jǐ dàng zuò le xuán tiān jiào zhòng de yī yuán hòu ， lǐ fán shén qíng wēi dòng 。
在听到对方阴差阳错之下，把自己当做了玄天教众的一员后，李凡神情微动。
He arrived at the circular hall where the faceless Heavenly Xuan Deity statue was placed.
ér hòu ， zhè wèi fǎ wáng sì hū jiù xiàn rù le huí yì 。
而后，这位法王似乎就陷入了回忆。
Li Fan stared intently at the stone statue.
lǐ fán zhǐ néng yī xī fēn biàn chū ， tā bù shí shuō chū de “ xuán tiān wáng ”、“ táo ” zhè xiē cí 。
李凡只能依稀分辨出，他不时说出的“玄天王”、“逃”这些词。
"Originally, I thought using this as bait could attract the remnants of the Heavenly Xuan Sect."
dàn què wú fǎ dé zhī duì fāng nǎo hǎi zhōng zài zhēn zhèng xiǎng xiē shén me 。
但却无法得知对方脑海中在真正想些什么。
"Then I could trap them like a dog and extract some ancient secrets from their minds."
lǐ fán jì xù bō fàng huà miàn 。
李凡继续播放画面。
"Now it seems my overconfidence has led to this."
dāng kàn dào duì fāng shuǎ le gè huā zhāo ， xiǎng yào dūn shǒu zì jǐ shí hòu ， lǐ fán bù jīn lěng xiào 。
当看到对方耍了个花招，想要蹲守自己时候，李凡不禁冷笑。
"If the true Law King of the Heavenly Xuan Sect were really here, I might end up being the one trapped."
ruò bú shì bǎi fēn bǎi què bǎo ān quán ， tā yòu zěn me huì xiàn shēn 。
若不是百分百确保安全，他又怎么会现身。
(End of Chapter)
"What a tragic situation..."
From the mind of the young transmission practitioner, Li Fan learned about all the events that occurred in the Xuanhuang Realm during his slumber. This made the Heavenly Xuan Teaching Law King feel as if he was reading a third-rate, absurd story.
"Clearly, disaster is imminent yet they still fight without ceasing..."
"Perhaps human nature is like this. The Heavenly Xuan King's judgment back then wasn't wrong."
The Heavenly Xuan Teaching Law King shook his head slightly.
Of course, he had no intention of correcting the chaos.
What he wanted to do now was find the Heavenly Xuan King and escape from here before the Xuanhuang Realm fully fell into the Immortal Desolation.
If the Heavenly Xuan King were nowhere to be found...
He would have to rely on himself.
In the mind of the young transmission practitioner, there were many plans for escape.
But in the eyes of the Heavenly Xuan Teaching Law King, these plans had little feasibility.
What does "darkest starry sky" mean?
Why did the Heavenly Xuan King insist that only those with true immortal power could escape from this dead domain?
The various escape plans deduced by the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance indeed allowed some people to leave the Xuanhuang Realm and temporarily avoid the pull of the Immortal Desolation.
But the Immortal Desolation affected an unimaginable expanse of void.
In that void, what was once teeming with life, like a cluster of stars, had been consumed by the Immortal Desolation over these years.
The bright starry sky had become dark and silent.
Many could escape from the Xuanhuang Realm.
But escaping this dark prison...
It wasn't just because the dark expanse was too vast. Even immortals without reference points or guiding principles would only end up lost, trapped to death if they ventured into it rashly.
More importantly, beyond the darkest starry sky, a high wall had been artificially constructed.
At the edge of the darkest starry sky, all living beings who wished to break through were left in despair.
The Heavenly Xuan King speculated that this high wall was built by cultivators outside the darkest starry sky to prevent the disaster of the Immortal Desolation from spreading further.
To cross the wall required a burst of power far beyond human limits. Otherwise, so-called escape would merely be moving from one cage to another.
"If the Floating Starry Sky Array is still intact, with the current scale of the Xuanhuang Realm and the full power of the array, perhaps it could reach the peak necessary to cross the wall."
The young man pondered as he looked around at the remains of the Purple Heaven Sect.
Then he waved his hand, removing the Nine Heavens Ten Earth Array that covered this place.
His figure then blurred before vanishing completely.
The remains of the Purple Heaven Sect fell back into their long-standing tranquility.
---
Seven days passed.
A distortion in the air appeared as a figure suddenly emerged.
The return of the Heavenly Xuan Teaching Law King, who had gone and come back, was now truly back here.
Or rather, he never left at all.
His "departure" was merely an illusion.
"It's too bad I couldn't meet this brother from my sect."
Since fate wasn't meant to be, the Heavenly Xuan Teaching Law King didn’t insist on it.
He flashed away and disappeared completely.
This time, it was a real departure.
Another dozen days later, a stealthy figure arrived outside the remains of the Purple Heaven Sect.
Unable to discern its appearance or detect any aura, it was Li Fan.
After observing from afar for some time and confirming there were no dangers, he cautiously approached.
In this period, after diverting the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance's practitioners eastward, he had been patiently waiting around.
Feeling that all traces of presence here had vanished, he waited for a long while before returning.
Initially thinking two strong opponents would surely result in one being injured, it was somewhat unexpected to him that the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance showed no reaction at all.
Even those from the revealed Congyun Sea Mutual Aid Association hadn't been pursued by the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance.
As if nothing had happened.
Li Fan wanted to know what exactly had transpired here.
A silver light flashed in his eyes as a hidden array was activated.
This was an array Li Fan derived using the End of Time Disentanglement Disc, one that transcended this era by a level and was difficult for other cultivators to notice.
Its sole function was to record all scenes within its range.
As Li Fan cast spells, the air began to replay the events from over ten days ago in vivid detail.
Seeing the Heavenly Xuan Teaching Law King's bizarre abilities, Li Fan felt a surge of shock.
Especially when he effortlessly devoured what seemed to be a peak-stage transmission practitioner, Li Fan was shaken to his core.
Taking a deep breath, he managed to suppress his shock.
"Is this the strength of the Heavenly Xuan Teaching Law King?"
"It truly is devious and hard to guard against."
Li Fan put himself in the young transmission practitioner's shoes. He found it difficult to come up with an appropriate response.
Although he had the Five Elements Cave Heaven Great Strength and Seven Color Divine Light Body Protection, his methods were not particularly effective against the Heavenly Xuan Teaching Law King's bizarre attacks.
He couldn't help but recall the several divine arts of the Heavenly Xuan Sect he saw in Sister Zhao’s illusion: The "Heaven and Earth Clash Omen", "Eternal Age Alone I Rule", "Soul Shattering Divine Insight", and "Heaven Sighs, Earth Weeps".
With just one "Eternal Age Alone I Rule," Sister Zhao had achieved the status of a Heavenly Monarch.
This demonstrated how powerful the Heavenly Xuan Sect's foundation was.
"Thankfully, I was cautious enough not to provoke him with my newfound strength. Otherwise, I might have had to truly submit." Li Fan mused.
What he saw next was the Law King’s state after devouring the young transmission practitioner—his dazed expression and frequent glances at the sky, muttering to himself.
When Li Fan realized that the other party mistakenly thought him a member of the Heavenly Xuan Sect due to some misfortune, his expression changed slightly.
Then, it seemed as if the Law King was lost in reminiscence.
Li Fan could only vaguely make out words like "Heavenly Xuan King" and "escape," but couldn't discern what he truly thought.
Li Fan continued playing back the scenes.
When he saw the other party's trick to ambush him, Li Fan couldn’t help but sneer.
If it wasn’t for ensuring his safety, why would he have appeared?
With patience, he quickly sped through the rest of the recorded scenes before erasing the array and rushing back to the Spirit Wood Realm.
He arrived at the circular hall where the faceless Heavenly Xuan Deity statue was placed.
Li Fan stared intently at the stone statue.
"Originally, I thought using this as bait could attract the remnants of the Heavenly Xuan Sect."
"Then I could trap them like a dog and extract some ancient secrets from their minds."
"Now it seems my overconfidence has led to this."
"If the true Law King of the Heavenly Xuan Sect were really here, I might end up being the one trapped."
(End of Chapter)