lǐ fán shēn shàng de qì xī jí sù shuāi ruò xià qù 。
李凡身上的气息极速衰弱下去。
Li Fan's aura rapidly weakened.
dàn shì shēng yīn què shí fēn hóng liàng ， qǐng kè jiān chuán biàn le zhěng gè níng yuǎn chéng 。
但是声音却十分洪亮，顷刻间传遍了整个宁远城。
However, his voice was exceptionally loud and quickly spread throughout the entire Ningyuan City.
sòng hé sòng chēng mù jié shé de kàn zhuó yǎn qián zhè yí mù ， yī shí jiān dà nǎo yí piàn kòng bái 、 jìng rán méi néng fǎn yìng guò lái 。
宋和颂瞠目结舌的看着眼前这一幕，一时间大脑一片空白、竟然没能反应过来。
Song Hesheng and Song Song were stunned by what they saw. Their minds went blank for a moment, unable to react.
lǐ fán de shēn xíng kuài sù cháo zhe zhāng qiān mò fēi qù ， tóng shí bù wàng bǎ nà zhuāng yǒu sān méi shòu guǒ de yù hé zhuǎn tóu rēng xiàng xiāng fǎn de fāng xiàng 。
李凡的身形快速朝着章阡陌飞去，同时不忘把那装有三枚寿果的玉盒转头扔向相反的方向。
Li Fan's figure swiftly flew towards Zhang Qianmo while simultaneously tossing the jade box containing three longevity fruits in the opposite direction.
sòng hé sòng yóu yù le piàn kè ， zuì zhōng hái shì xuǎn zé xiān qù jiē nà yù hé 。
宋和颂犹豫了片刻，最终还是选择先去接那玉盒。
After some hesitation, Song Hesheng chose to first catch the jade box.
yīn ér lǐ fán zhēng qǔ dào le chuǎn xī de shí jiān 。
因而李凡争取到了喘息的时间。
Thus, Li Fan gained some time to catch his breath.
“ shī dì ？！” zhāng qiān mò gǎn yìng dào le lǐ fán zhè biān fā shēng de shì qíng ， yī shēng bào hē ， shēn rú zǐ diàn 、 qǐng kè jiān lái dào le lǐ fán shēn biān 。
“师弟？！”章阡陌感应到了李凡这边发生的事情，一声暴喝，身如紫电、顷刻间来到了李凡身边。
"Junior Brother!" Zhang Qianmo sensed what was happening and shouted loudly. His figure turned into a purple lightning bolt and quickly arrived beside Li Fan.
“ dòng shǒu ！” suī rán bù zhī dào wèi hé sòng hé sòng huì xuǎn zé xiān dòng shǒu ， dàn shì yǐ zhì cǐ ， jiàn zài xián shàng bù dé bù fā 。
“动手！”虽然不知道为何宋和颂会选择先动手，但事已至此，箭在弦上不得不发。
"Attack!" Although he didn't know why Song Hesheng decided to attack first, the situation had reached a point where he couldn't hold back.
chǔ liáng děng sì wèi mái fú zài chéng zhōng de wàn xiān méng xiū shì dùn shí xiàn chū shēn xíng 。
褚良等四位埋伏在城中的万仙盟修士顿时现出身形。
Chu Liang and three other Wanshenshang sect cultivators revealed themselves from their hiding spots in the city.
sòng hé sòng zài jiē guò shòu guǒ zhī hòu ， yě shì huǎn huǎn fēi le guò lái 。
宋和颂在接过寿果之后，也是缓缓飞了过来。
After receiving the longevity fruits, Song Hesheng slowly flew over as well.
wǔ rén miàn sè bù shàn ， jiāng zhāng qiān mò yǐ jí sì hū yǐ jīng xiàn rù hūn mí de lǐ fán wéi zài zhōng yāng 。
五人面色不善，将章阡陌以及似乎已经陷入昏迷的李凡围在中央。
The five of them, with faces full of displeasure, surrounded Zhang Qianmo and what seemed to be unconscious Li Fan in the center.
qí yú sì rén sǐ sǐ dīng zhe zhāng qiān mò ， wéi yǒu sòng hé sòng zé shì kàn zhe lǐ fán ， yǎn zhōng shǎn guò yī sī yí huò 。
其余四人死死盯着章阡陌，唯有宋和颂则是看着李凡，眼中闪过一丝疑惑。
The other four fixed their gaze on Zhang Qianmo while Song Hesheng looked at Li Fan with a hint of doubt in his eyes.
“ zhāng shī xiōng ！ hǎo jiǔ bú jiàn ！” chǔ liáng lěng xiào dào 。
“章师兄！好久不见！”楚良冷笑道。
"Senior Brother Zhang! Long time no see!" Chu Liang sneered.
“ shī xiōng ？ wǒ rèn shí nǐ ？” zhāng qiān mò lěng liè de mù guāng sǎo guò duì fāng ， yǔ qì zhōng liú lù chū sī sī shā yì 。
“师兄？我认识你？”章阡陌冷冽的目光扫过对方，语气中流露出丝丝杀意。
"Senior Brother? I don't recognize you?" Zhang Qianmo's cold gaze swept over the other, revealing a trace of murderous intent in his voice.
chǔ liáng yǔ qì yī zhì ， suí hòu bó rán dà nù 。
楚良语气一滞，随后勃然大怒。
Chu Liang's tone paused for a moment before he erupted into anger.
jiē xià lái gēn lǐ fán zhī qián suǒ jīng lì de bìng méi yǒu shén me bù tóng 。
接下来跟李凡之前所经历的并没有什么不同。
The following events were similar to what Li Fan had experienced earlier. However, this time, Zhang Qianmo protected his severely injured "junior brother" under the attack from everyone.
bù guò zhè yī cì yào zài zhòng rén wéi gōng xià bǎo hù zhòng shāng de “ shī dì ”， zhāng qiān mò tí qián jiù jiāng zì jǐ de zǐ dān xiǎn lù 。
不过这一次要在众人围攻下保护重伤的“师弟”，章阡陌提前就将自己的紫丹显露。
Faced with five opponents, Senior Brother Zhang crushed them effortlessly and mercilessly.
miàn duì wǔ rén wéi gōng ， zhāng shī xiōng cuī kū lā xiǔ 、 yǐ niǎn yā zhī shì jiāng tā men zhèn shā 。
面对五人围攻，章师兄摧枯拉朽、以碾压之势将他们镇杀。
Afterward, he ignored these unimportant figures and quickly returned to the Purple Heaven Sect with still unconscious Li Fan.
suí hòu bù zài guǎn zhè xiē wú guān jǐn yào de rén wù ， dài zhe yī jiù chén shuì bù xǐng lǐ fán ， kuài sù fǎn huí le zǐ xiāo zōng 。
随后不再管这些无关紧要的人物，带着依旧沉睡不醒李凡，快速返回了紫霄宗。
Amidst the commotion, Li Fan soon felt someone treating his injuries.
yī piàn cáo zá shēng zhōng ， lǐ fán hěn kuài jiù gǎn jué yǒu rén zài wèi zì jǐ zhì liáo shāng shì 。
一片嘈杂声中，李凡很快就感觉有人在为自己治疗伤势。
To make the act more convincing, he had indeed inflicted a serious self-inflicted wound earlier. Fortunately, it wasn't beyond medical help.
wèi le yǎn xì yǎn de gèng jiā bī zhēn ， tā gāng gāng zì cán nà yī xià kě zhēn bù qīng 。
为了演戏演的更加逼真，他刚刚自残那一下可真不轻。
After slow but steady treatment, his condition stabilized, and he no longer faced any life-threatening danger.
hǎo zài bìng bú shì wú yào kě jiù zhī zhèng 。
好在并不是无药可救之症。
However, under Li Fan's deliberate control, he remained in a coma-like state.
jīng guò màn màn de tiáo lǐ ， shāng qíng zǒng suàn wěn dìng le xià lái ， méi yǒu le xìng mìng zhī yōu 。
经过慢慢的调理，伤情总算稳定了下来，没有了性命之忧。
At first, many people came to visit him frequently.
zhǐ shì zài lǐ fán kè yì de kòng zhì xià ， shǐ zhōng bǎo chí chén shuì bù xǐng zhuàng tài 。
只是在李凡刻意的控制下，始终保持沉睡不醒状态。
But as time passed, there was no sign of improvement.
yī kāi shǐ lái tàn wàng de rén hái tǐng duō 。
一开始来探望的人还挺多。
Gradually, only Zhang Qianmo occasionally visited.
bù guò suí zhe shí jiān de tuī yí ， lǐ fán yī jiù méi yǒu zhuǎn xǐng de qū shì 。
不过随着时间的推移，李凡依旧没有转醒的趋势。
Li Fan’s room became rather quiet.
jiàn jiàn dì jiù zhǐ yǒu zhāng qiān mò ǒu ěr huì lái kàn wàng le 。
渐渐地就只有章阡陌偶尔会来看望了。
Six months later.
lǐ fán de fáng jiān biàn dé lěng qīng qǐ lái 。
李凡的房间变得冷清起来。
That night, a ghostly figure silently approached Li Fan's bedside.
rú cǐ ， bàn nián zhī hòu 。
如此，半年之后。
In the darkness, his face could not be seen clearly.
zhè tiān yè lǐ ， yī dào xíng rú guǐ mèi de shēn yǐng ， qiǎo rán lái dào le lǐ fán de chuáng biān 。
这天夜里，一道形如鬼魅的身影，悄然来到了李凡的床边。
He stared at the sleeping Li Fan with a sinister smile before a faint line appeared between them.
yè sè zhōng ， shēn yǐng kàn bù qīng róng mào 。
夜色中，身影看不清容貌。
The scene distorted. The room split into two mirror images along this dividing line.
zhǐ shì dīng zhe chén shuì zhōng de lǐ fán ， lù chū le yīn sēn de xiào róng 。
只是盯着沉睡中的李凡，露出了阴森的笑容。
The unseen figure also seemed to have suffered severe injuries and lay quietly in bed.
ér hòu ， yī dào dàn dàn de fēn gē xiàn chū xiàn zài tā yǔ lǐ fán zhī jiān 。
而后，一道淡淡的分割线出现在他与李凡之间。
As the light from the dividing line flickered, the two mirrored worlds gradually merged together.
jǐng xiàng biàn dé niǔ qū ， fáng jiān yǐ fēn gē xiàn wèi jiè ， yī fēn wéi èr 。
景象变得扭曲，房间以分割线为界，一分为二。
When the two figures completely fused, the dividing line vanished.
biàn chéng le wán quán xiāng duì de jìng xiàng shì jiè 。
变成了完全相对的镜像世界。
In the dark room, everything returned to its usual calmness.
nà kàn bù qīng róng mào de shēn yǐng ， yě biàn dé shēn shòu zhòng shāng yī yàng ， jìng jìng dì tǎng zài chuáng shàng 。
那看不清容貌的身影，也变得身受重伤一样，静静地躺在床上。
But inside Li Fan's识海 (spirit sea), a storm of changes was taking place.
suí zhe fēn gē xiàn fā chū hū míng hū àn de guāng huá ， liǎng gè jìng xiàng shì jiè zhú jiàn hù xiāng kào lǒng 、 róng hé zài yì qǐ 。
随着分割线发出忽明忽暗的光华，两个镜像世界逐渐互相靠拢、融合在一起。
"What’s going on? This Li Chen's soul is just an empty shell?"
dāng liǎng dào shēn yǐng ， chè dǐ xiāng róng zhī shí 。
当两道身影，彻底相融之时。
After devouring the Purple Heaven Sect's Li Chen lying in bed, Heavenly Teaching School's Dharmaraja found nothing valuable within his soul.
nà dào fēn gē xiàn yě xiāo shī wú zōng 。
那道分割线也消失无踪。
It was like an apple that had been hollowed out by worms; only a thin layer of skin remained!
hēi àn de xiǎo fáng jiān lǐ ， huī fù le wǎng rì de píng jìng 。
黑暗的小房间里，恢复了往日的平静。
Dharmaraja felt uneasy and thought it might be a trap set up by the Ten Immortal Sects.
zhǐ shì chuáng shàng nà jù shēn qū de shí hǎi zhōng ， què fā shēng le jīng tāo hài làng bān de biàn huà 。
只是床上那具身躯的识海中，却发生了惊涛骇浪般的变化。
But then, he suddenly changed his expression.
“ zěn me huí shì ？ zhè lǐ chén de shén hún ， jū rán shì yī jù kōng ké ？”
“怎么回事？这李尘的神魂，居然是一具空壳？”
Because integrating Li Chen's soul into his own, he seemed to have gained some strange presence in his mind.
zài tūn shì le chuáng shàng tǎng zhe de zhè wèi zǐ xiāo zōng lǐ chén zhī hòu ， xuán tiān jiào fǎ wáng cóng duì fāng de shén hún zhōng ， què gēn běn méi yǒu shōu huò rèn hé dōng xī 。
在吞噬了床上躺着的这位紫霄宗李尘之后，玄天教法王从对方的神魂中，却根本没有收获任何东西。
It was well hidden.
jiù xiàng shì yī zhī yǐ jīng bèi zhù chóng tāo kōng de píng guǒ ， zhǐ yǒu zuì wài céng nà báo báo yī céng pí cún zài ！
就像是一只已经被蛀虫掏空的苹果，只有最外层那薄薄一层皮存在！
He had been so shocked that he momentarily overlooked its existence.
xuán tiān jiào fǎ wáng xīn zhōng àn dào bù miào ， zhǐ yǐ wéi zhè shì xiān dào shí zōng wèi le zhuā bǔ tā shè xià de xiàn jǐng 。
玄天教法王心中暗道不妙，只以为这是仙道十宗为了抓捕他设下的陷阱。
Now that he regained his composure, this tiny spot could not escape his notice.
dàn jǐn zhe zhe ， tā jiù liǎn sè yī biàn 。
但紧着着，他就脸色一变。
"Die!" Upon realizing the other was secretly窥探 (peeping) into his memories, Dharmaraja became even more enraged.
yīn wèi róng hé “ lǐ chén ” de shén hún ， tā de nǎo hǎi zhōng ， sì hū yě yīn zhī duō le xiē yì wù 。
因为融合“李尘”的神魂，他的脑海中，似乎也因之多了些异物。
His divine consciousness roared and instantly crushed the spot to pieces.
yǐn cáng de hěn hǎo 。
隐藏的很好。
...
shèn zhì tā yīn wèi gāng gāng xīn zhōng de zhèn jīng ， shū hū le duì fāng de cún zài 。
甚至他因为刚刚心中的震惊，疏忽了对方的存在。
"Eh..."
cǐ kè huí guò shén lái ， zhè lì xiǎo xiǎo de bān diǎn ， zì rán wú fǎ táo guò tā de fǎ yǎn 。
此刻回过神来，这粒小小的斑点，自然无法逃过他的法眼。
Li Fan emitted a muffled groan as he returned from the Void Realm.
“ zhǎo sǐ ！”
“找死！”
It seemed that his soul had suffered some damage due to this encounter in the Void Realm.
fā xiàn duì fāng jìng rán zài tōu kuī zì jǐ nǎo hǎi zhōng de jì yì ， xuán tiān jiào fǎ wáng gèng shì bó rán dà nù 。
发现对方竟然在偷窥自己脑海中的记忆，玄天教法王更是勃然大怒。
The Boundless盈虚 (Yin-Yang) Method naturally healed him.
shén niàn hōng míng ， shà shí jiān jiù jiāng nà ge bān diǎn niǎn chéng suì piàn 。
神念轰鸣，霎时间就将那个斑点碾成碎片。
Still immersed in the memories Dharmaraja had窥探ed, Li Fan gleaned a lot of crucial and shocking information.
……
……
"Heavenly Teaching King, Floating Starlight Great Array."
cóng yǔn xiān jìng zhōng fǎn huí xiàn shí de lǐ fán fā chū yī shēng mèn hēng 。
从陨仙境中返回现实的李凡发出一声闷哼。
"Faceless True Immortal."
sì hū yīn wèi zhè cì yǔn xiān jìng de zāo yù ， tā de shén hún shòu dào le bù xiǎo de shāng shì 。
似乎因为这次陨仙境的遭遇，他的神魂受到了不小的伤势。
A strange color flashed in Li Fan's eyes.
wú jí yíng xū fǎ zì rán yùn zhuàn ， jiāng shāng shì xiū fù 。
无极盈虚法自然运转，将伤势修复。
This Dharmaraja, who had taken over the body of Li Chen, was named Mo Rujbin.
lǐ fán yī jiù chén jìn zài gāng gāng yú xuán tiān jiào fǎ wáng kuī tàn dào de jì yì zhōng 。
李凡依旧沉浸在刚刚于玄天教法王窥探到的记忆中。
Before the creation of Heavenly Teaching School, he had been a member of the cultivation sect Nine Refinement Observatory.
suī rán zhǐ shì jīng hóng yī piē ， què yě ràng tā kuī shì dào le dà liàng de 、 shí fēn guān jiàn bìng zhèn hàn de xìn xī 。
虽然只是惊鸿一瞥，却也让他窥视到了大量的、十分关键并震撼的信息。
...
“ xuán tiān wáng ， fú dù xīng kōng dà zhèn 。”
“玄天王，浮渡星空大阵。”
Later, convinced by Heavenly Teaching King, he joined the Heavenly Teaching School.
“ wú miàn zhēn xiān 。”
“无面真仙。”
"Dark Star Sea, High Wall."
lǐ fán yǎn zhōng bào fā chū yī mǒ qí yì de sè cǎi 。
李凡眼中爆发出一抹奇异的色彩。
"I never thought I would end up in such an extreme situation."
zhè wèi fù shēn lǐ chén de xuán tiān jiào fǎ wáng ， míng wèi mò rú bīn 。
这位附身李尘的玄天教法王，名为墨儒斌。
However, Li Fan felt no despair.
zài shàng gǔ xiū xiān jiè 、 xuán tiān jiào wèi chuàng jiàn shí ， céng shì shǔ yú xiū xiān zōng mén 【 jiǔ liàn guān 】 de yī yuán 。
在上古修仙界、玄天教未创建时，曾是属于修仙宗门【九炼观】的一员。
With a broader understanding of the world's background, his horizons instantly broadened.
hòu lái bèi xuán tiān wáng shuō fú ， jiā rù xuán tiān jiào 。
后来被玄天王说服，加入玄天教。
"It seems that my previous idea to escape from the Yellow and Green World is unfeasible. To seek any chance at survival, I must establish myself within the Yellow and Green World."
……
……
"Can True Immortal power alone allow one to leap over the high wall?"
“ zhì àn xīng hǎi ， gāo qiáng 。”
“至暗星海，高墙。”
Li Fan's eyes flickered.
“ méi xiǎng dào wǒ jū rán chuān yuè dào le rú cǐ jué jìng 。”
“没想到我居然穿越到了如此绝境。”
Suddenly, Li Fan thought of the Fishing Pond Treasure.
lǐ fán xīn zhōng què bìng méi yǒu bàn diǎn jué wàng 。
李凡心中却并没有半点绝望。
He seemed to have realized a possible way out and his thoughts raced.
zhī xiǎo le gèng dà de shì jiè bèi jǐng zhī hòu ， tā de yǎn jiè yě yīn cǐ shùn jiān kāi kuò qǐ lái 。
知晓了更大的世界背景之后，他的眼界也因此瞬间开阔起来。
"The Senior Stone Plate said that while we fish in the pond, the pond is also fishing across all worlds, gathering treasures from outside to replenish itself."
“ kàn lái ， wǒ zhī qián nà zhǒng táo lí xuán huáng jiè de xiǎng fǎ shì wú fǎ shí xiàn le 。 xiǎng yào móu qiú yī xiàn shēng jī ， hái shì yào lì zú yú xuán huáng jiè 。”
“看来，我之前那种逃离玄黄界的想法是无法实现了。想要谋求一线生机，还是要立足于玄黄界。”
"If what I learned from Mo Rujbin's soul is true, most of the cultivation worlds in this starry sea, including the Yellow and Green World, have already been devoured by the Immortal Ruins."
“ zhēn xiān zhī lì ， cái néng yuè guò gāo qiáng me 。”
“真仙之力，才能跃过高墙么。”
"So..."
lǐ fán mù guāng shǎn dòng 。
李凡目光闪动。
"It’s very likely that the latest treasure gathered by the Fishing Pond comes from outside the High Wall."
hū de ， lǐ fán xiǎng dào le zhì bǎo diào yú chí 。
忽的，李凡想到了至宝钓鱼池。
"This means that the so-called high wall isn't completely sealed off."
tā fǎng fú yì shí dào le mǒu zhǒng pò jú de kě néng ， sī niàn jí zhuǎn 。
他仿佛意识到了某种破局的可能，思念急转。
"Communication between inside and outside the wall is still possible. Just like..."
“ shí bǎn qián bèi shuō guò ， wǒ men zài diào yú chí zhōng chuí diào de tóng shí ， diào yú chí yě zài chuí diào zhū tiān 、 cóng wài jiè sōu luó bǎo wù bǔ chōng zì shēn 。”
“石板前辈说过，我们在钓鱼池中垂钓的同时，钓鱼池也在垂钓诸天、从外界搜罗宝物补充自身。”
"The faceless True Immortal statue."
“ rú guǒ wǒ cóng mò rú bīn shí hǎi zhōng dé zhī de xìn xī wèi zhēn ， nà me xuán huáng jiè suǒ chù de zhè piàn xīng kōng ， jué dà duō shù de xiū xiān jiè ， zǎo yǐ jīng bèi xiān xū tūn shì 。”
“如果我从墨儒斌识海中得知的信息为真，那么玄黄界所处的这片星空，绝大多数的修仙界，早已经被仙墟吞噬。”
With partial truth revealed, Li Fan's concerns about the stone statue lessened.
“ nà me ……”
“那么……”
Clearly, even a True Immortal wouldn’t want to venture into such dark star seas.
“ hěn yǒu kě néng ， diào yú chí zhōng zuì xīn sōu luó ér lái de bǎo wù ， shì lái zì 【 gāo qiáng zhī wài 】。”
“很有可能，钓鱼池中最新搜罗而来的宝物，是来自【高墙之外】。”
Thinking positively, this meant that apart from the True Immortal in the Immortal Ruins, Li Fan at least didn't have to worry about other True Immortals descending and killing him.
“ zhè yě yì wèi zhe ， suǒ wèi de gāo qiáng ， bìng méi yǒu wán quán fēng sǐ 。”
“这也意味着，所谓的高墙，并没有完全封死。”
"Dark Star Sea. A禁区 (forbidden land) for living beings."
“ gāo qiáng nèi wài ， réng rán kě yǐ lián xì 。 jiù xiàng shì ……”
“高墙内外，仍然可以联系。就像是……”
"But for me, it’s a relatively safe place to develop."
“ nà zūn wú miàn zhēn xiān xiàng yī yàng 。”
“那尊无面真仙像一样。”
"Provided I can successfully escape from this dead end."
zhī xiǎo le bù fèn zhēn xiàng hòu ， lǐ fán duì yú zhè zūn shí xiàng de dān yōu ， zàn qiě jiàng dī le jǐ fēn 。
知晓了部分真相后，李凡对于这尊石像的担忧，暂且降低了几分。
With all the information he had learned, Li Fan's worries about Mo Rujbin diminished significantly.
hěn xiǎn rán ， zhì àn xīng kōng zhè zhòng dì fāng ， jiù suàn shì zhēn xiān yě bù xiǎng qīng yì shè zú 。
很显然，至暗星空这种地方，就算是真仙也不想轻易涉足。
He even started considering how to benefit from him.
wǎng hǎo chù xiǎng ， zhè yě yì wèi zhe ， chú le nà wèi zài xiān xū zhī zhōng de zhēn xiān zhī wài ， lǐ fán zuì qǐ mǎ zàn shí bù yòng dān xīn huì yǒu qí tā zhēn xiān jiàng lín 。 yī bā zhǎng bǎ tā pāi sǐ le 。
往好处想，这也意味着，除了那位在仙墟之中的真仙之外，李凡最起码暂时不用担心会有其他真仙降临。一巴掌把他拍死了。
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“ zhì àn xīng kōng 。 shēng líng de jìn dì 。”
“至暗星空。生灵的禁地。”
There was an error in the previous chapter where Li Fan entered the Void Realm for the first time and didn't have any other副本 (sub-quests) light balls. The issue has been fixed.
“ dàn duì yú wǒ lái shuō ， què shì yī chù xiāng duì lái shuō bǐ jiào ān quán de fā yù chǎng suǒ 。”
“但对于我来说，却是一处相对来说比较安全的发育场所。”
(End of Chapter)
Li Fan's aura rapidly weakened.
However, his voice was exceptionally loud and quickly spread throughout the entire Ningyuan City.
Song Hesheng and Song Song were stunned by what they saw. Their minds went blank for a moment, unable to react.
Li Fan's figure swiftly flew towards Zhang Qianmo while simultaneously tossing the jade box containing three longevity fruits in the opposite direction.
After some hesitation, Song Hesheng chose to first catch the jade box.
Thus, Li Fan gained some time to catch his breath.
"Junior Brother!" Zhang Qianmo sensed what was happening and shouted loudly. His figure turned into a purple lightning bolt and quickly arrived beside Li Fan.
"Attack!" Although he didn't know why Song Hesheng decided to attack first, the situation had reached a point where he couldn't hold back.
Chu Liang and three other Wanshenshang sect cultivators revealed themselves from their hiding spots in the city.
After receiving the longevity fruits, Song Hesheng slowly flew over as well.
The five of them, with faces full of displeasure, surrounded Zhang Qianmo and what seemed to be unconscious Li Fan in the center.
The other four fixed their gaze on Zhang Qianmo while Song Hesheng looked at Li Fan with a hint of doubt in his eyes.
"Senior Brother Zhang! Long time no see!" Chu Liang sneered.
"Senior Brother? I don't recognize you?" Zhang Qianmo's cold gaze swept over the other, revealing a trace of murderous intent in his voice.
Chu Liang's tone paused for a moment before he erupted into anger.
The following events were similar to what Li Fan had experienced earlier. However, this time, Zhang Qianmo protected his severely injured "junior brother" under the attack from everyone.
Faced with five opponents, Senior Brother Zhang crushed them effortlessly and mercilessly.
Afterward, he ignored these unimportant figures and quickly returned to the Purple Heaven Sect with still unconscious Li Fan.
Amidst the commotion, Li Fan soon felt someone treating his injuries.
To make the act more convincing, he had indeed inflicted a serious self-inflicted wound earlier. Fortunately, it wasn't beyond medical help.
After slow but steady treatment, his condition stabilized, and he no longer faced any life-threatening danger.
However, under Li Fan's deliberate control, he remained in a coma-like state.
At first, many people came to visit him frequently.
But as time passed, there was no sign of improvement.
Gradually, only Zhang Qianmo occasionally visited.
Li Fan’s room became rather quiet.
Six months later.
That night, a ghostly figure silently approached Li Fan's bedside.
In the darkness, his face could not be seen clearly.
He stared at the sleeping Li Fan with a sinister smile before a faint line appeared between them.
The scene distorted. The room split into two mirror images along this dividing line.
The unseen figure also seemed to have suffered severe injuries and lay quietly in bed.
As the light from the dividing line flickered, the two mirrored worlds gradually merged together.
When the two figures completely fused, the dividing line vanished.
In the dark room, everything returned to its usual calmness.
But inside Li Fan's识海 (spirit sea), a storm of changes was taking place.
"What’s going on? This Li Chen's soul is just an empty shell?"
After devouring the Purple Heaven Sect's Li Chen lying in bed, Heavenly Teaching School's Dharmaraja found nothing valuable within his soul.
It was like an apple that had been hollowed out by worms; only a thin layer of skin remained!
Dharmaraja felt uneasy and thought it might be a trap set up by the Ten Immortal Sects.
But then, he suddenly changed his expression.
Because integrating Li Chen's soul into his own, he seemed to have gained some strange presence in his mind.
It was well hidden.
He had been so shocked that he momentarily overlooked its existence.
Now that he regained his composure, this tiny spot could not escape his notice.
"Die!" Upon realizing the other was secretly窥探 (peeping) into his memories, Dharmaraja became even more enraged.
His divine consciousness roared and instantly crushed the spot to pieces.
...
"Eh..."
Li Fan emitted a muffled groan as he returned from the Void Realm.
It seemed that his soul had suffered some damage due to this encounter in the Void Realm.
The Boundless盈虚 (Yin-Yang) Method naturally healed him.
Still immersed in the memories Dharmaraja had窥探ed, Li Fan gleaned a lot of crucial and shocking information.
"Heavenly Teaching King, Floating Starlight Great Array."
"And..."
"Faceless True Immortal."
A strange color flashed in Li Fan's eyes.
This Dharmaraja, who had taken over the body of Li Chen, was named Mo Rujbin.
Before the creation of Heavenly Teaching School, he had been a member of the cultivation sect Nine Refinement Observatory.
...
Later, convinced by Heavenly Teaching King, he joined the Heavenly Teaching School.
...
"Dark Star Sea, High Wall."
"I never thought I would end up in such an extreme situation."
However, Li Fan felt no despair.
With a broader understanding of the world's background, his horizons instantly broadened.
"It seems that my previous idea to escape from the Yellow and Green World is unfeasible. To seek any chance at survival, I must establish myself within the Yellow and Green World."
"Can True Immortal power alone allow one to leap over the high wall?"
Li Fan's eyes flickered.
Suddenly, Li Fan thought of the Fishing Pond Treasure.
He seemed to have realized a possible way out and his thoughts raced.
"The Senior Stone Plate said that while we fish in the pond, the pond is also fishing across all worlds, gathering treasures from outside to replenish itself."
"If what I learned from Mo Rujbin's soul is true, most of the cultivation worlds in this starry sea, including the Yellow and Green World, have already been devoured by the Immortal Ruins."
"So..."
"It’s very likely that the latest treasure gathered by the Fishing Pond comes from outside the High Wall."
"This means that the so-called high wall isn't completely sealed off."
"Communication between inside and outside the wall is still possible. Just like..."
"The faceless True Immortal statue."
With partial truth revealed, Li Fan's concerns about the stone statue lessened.
Clearly, even a True Immortal wouldn’t want to venture into such dark star seas.
Thinking positively, this meant that apart from the True Immortal in the Immortal Ruins, Li Fan at least didn't have to worry about other True Immortals descending and killing him.
"Dark Star Sea. A禁区 (forbidden land) for living beings."
"But for me, it’s a relatively safe place to develop."
"Provided I can successfully escape from this dead end."
With all the information he had learned, Li Fan's worries about Mo Rujbin diminished significantly.
He even started considering how to benefit from him.
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There was an error in the previous chapter where Li Fan entered the Void Realm for the first time and didn't have any other副本 (sub-quests) light balls. The issue has been fixed.
(End of Chapter)