zhū xuán mì fǎ ， zuò wéi xī rì xiān dào shí zōng wèi le zhuī shā xuán tiān jiào zhòng ér chuàng zào chū de mì fǎ ， zì yǒu yī fān xuán miào 。
诛玄秘法，作为昔日仙道十宗为了追杀玄天教众而创造出的秘法，自有一番玄妙。
The诛玄Secret Technique, created by the Ten Immortal Schools of old to track and eliminate members of the Xuantian Sect, was indeed a mysterious one.
yùn zhuàn 【 zhū xuán 】 zhī hòu ， zhǐ yào fù jìn yǒu gēn xuán tiān jiào xiāng guān de rén huò wù ， jiù huì zài ěr biān tīng dào yōu yáng de zhōng shēng xiǎng qǐ 。
运转【诛玄】之后，只要附近有跟玄天教相关的人或物，就会在耳边听到悠扬的钟声响起。
After activating the【诛玄】technique, any person or object related to the Xuantian Sect within earshot would produce a soft ringing sound in his ears. The more senior one’s rank within the sect, the more such sounds they would hear—up to three at most.
zài xuán tiān jiào zhōng de jí bié yuè gāo ， suǒ yǐn qǐ de zhōng xiǎng shēng shù liàng yuè duō 。
在玄天教中的级别越高，所引起的钟响声数量越多。
However, as Li Fan wandered around this circular mountain, he did not hear any of these bells ringing, despite his high expectations.
sān shēng wèi zuì 。
三声为最。
“Hmm?”
rán ér ， cǐ kè dāng lǐ fán mǎn huái qī dài de shēn huái 【 zhū xuán 】 mì fǎ zài zhè huán xíng shān zhōng guàng le yī quān hòu ， què bìng méi yǒu tīng dào zhōng shēng xiǎng qǐ 。
然而，此刻当李凡满怀期待的身怀【诛玄】秘法在这环形山中逛了一圈后，却并没有听到钟声响起。
"Senior Stoneboard doesn’t seem like someone who would joke around…"
“ ń ？”
“嗯？”
Though slightly taken aback, Li Fan didn't doubt that Senior Stoneboard was playing a prank on him.
“ shí bǎn qián bèi kě bù xiàng huì shì kāi wán xiào de rén ……”
“石板前辈可不像会是开玩笑的人……”
Realizing the unique terrain and the thorough search by the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance, he concluded that if the【诛玄】technique were effective, any hidden secrets here would have been discovered long ago.
suī rán yǒu xiē cuò è ， bù guò lǐ fán dào yě méi yǒu méi yǒu huái yí shí bǎn qián bèi shì zài xì shuǎ tā 。
虽然有些错愕，不过李凡倒也没有没有怀疑石板前辈是在戏耍他。
Li Fan’s thoughts crystallized into an understanding, making his anticipation even stronger. After a moment of contemplation, Li Fan withdrew the protective Seven-Colored Divine Light and resumed his leisurely stroll through the flower-covered circular mountain.
“ shì le ， cǐ chù dì xíng rú cǐ qí tè ， wàn xiān méng kěn dìng zǎo zǎo jiù xiān sōu chá le yī biàn 。 rú guǒ zhū xuán mì fǎ yǒu yòng ， nà cǐ chù yǐn cáng de mì mì kǒng pà zǎo jiù bèi fā xiàn le 。”
“是了，此处地形如此奇特，万仙盟肯定早早就先搜查了一遍。如果诛玄秘法有用，那此处隐藏的秘密恐怕早就被发现了。”
In Eastern Everlasting Continent's Circular Mountain, the Spirit Flower—known as something to admire from afar but not to touch. These special spirit flowers, while unable to be absorbed by cultivators, could cause a disturbance in their body’s spiritual energy when too close, leading to an internal growth of various colored flowers if left unchecked.
lǐ fán sī cǔn le fān ， dùn shí huǎng rán 。 xīn zhōng fǎn ér yù fā qī dài qǐ lái 。
李凡思忖了番，顿时恍然。心中反而愈发期待起来。
Moreover, these flowers were nearly omnipresent. Once they took root within the body, their effects weren’t limited to physical harm; even foundational treasures and法则金丹could be corrupted by them.
chén yín piàn kè ， lǐ fán chè qù qī cǎi shén guāng de fáng hù ， yòu chóng xīn màn bù zài le zhè fán huā màn tiān de huán xíng shān zhōng 。
沉吟片刻，李凡撤去七彩神光的防护，又重新漫步在了这繁花漫天的环形山中。
Though beautiful, this place was perilous.
dōng yǒng zhōu huán xíng shān ， líng lì zhī huā 。 shì rén chēng zhī wèi kě yuǎn guān ér bù kě xiè wán 。
东永洲环形山，灵力之花。世人称之为可远观而不可亵玩。
Li Fan could walk freely among the flowers without any danger thanks to his【Seven-Colored Virtuous Radiance】. As long as he enclosed himself within the Seven-Colored Divine Light, any damage to his physical body wouldn’t affect him.
suī rán zhè xiē tè shū líng lì yì sàn ér chéng de huā duǒ wú fǎ bèi xiū shì xī shōu ， dàn shì dāng guò fèn kào jìn zhī hòu ， zhè xiē guǐ yì de líng lì huì tóng bù yǐn qǐ xiū shì tǐ nèi líng lì zhèn dòng 、 tóng huà 。
虽然这些特殊灵力逸散而成的花朵无法被修士吸收，但是当过分靠近之后，这些诡异的灵力会同步引起修士体内灵力振动、同化。
The spirit flowers felt no different from ordinary ones—real and fragrant. As Li Fan touched them more, visions began to flash before his eyes.
ruò shì fáng hù 、 qīng lǐ bù jí shí ， jí yǒu kě néng huì dǎo zhì tǐ nèi zhǎng mǎn gè zhǒng yán sè huā duǒ de cǎn jù 。
若是防护、清理不及时，极有可能会导致体内长满各种颜色花朵的惨剧。
Flower after flower appeared in his body, causing no discomfort but rather invigorating him. His spiritual energy flowed faster, and his thoughts became sharper.
ér qiě zhè xiē huā duǒ kān chēng wú kǒng bù rù 。
而且这些花朵堪称无孔不入。
In Li Fan’s perspective, these flowers seemed even more dazzling and attractive, making it hard for him to leave their presence.
yí dàn zài tǐ nèi zhā gēn ， shòu yǐng xiǎng de bù jǐn jǐn shì ròu tǐ 。 jiù lián zhù jī qí wù 、 nǎi zhì fǎ zé jīn dān ， dū huì zāo dào líng lì zhī huā de qīn shí 。
一旦在体内扎根，受影响的不仅仅是肉体。就连筑基奇物、乃至法则金丹，都会遭到灵力之花的侵蚀。
One by one, the flowers bloomed along his meridians, forming a floral path leading to his dantian and between his brows.
suǒ yǐ měi zé měi yǐ ， dàn què xiōng xiǎn yì cháng 。
所以美则美矣，但却凶险异常。
Despite clearly seeing what was happening in his body, Li Fan felt no sense of danger. Instead, he thought, "So strange, so captivating. Truly like something from the Immortal Realm."
ér lǐ fán cǐ kè néng fàng xīn dà dǎn de zǒu jìn qún huā zhī zhōng ， rèn yóu zhè xiē huā duǒ zài zì jǐ tǐ nèi zhàn fàng 。
而李凡此刻能放心大胆的走进群花之中，任由这些花朵在自己体内绽放。
In just a short while, these flowers completely filled his dantian and brow, dense and beautiful yet eerie.
suǒ yī zhàng de zì rán shì nà 【 qī cǎi yù xū liú guāng 】。
所依仗的自然是那【七彩玉虚鎏光】。
Suddenly, the flowers revealed their true nature: his body stiffened, and his thoughts seemed to freeze.
zhǐ yào yòng qī cǎi shén guāng ， fēng suǒ zì shēn dòng tiān 。 jiù suàn ròu shēn sǔn huǐ qiān bǎi biàn ， yě bú huì duì lǐ fán zào chéng rèn hé shí jì sǔn hài 。
只要用七彩神光，封锁自身洞天。就算肉身损毁千百遍，也不会对李凡造成任何实际损害。
Outside his识海, roots began to emerge, trying to take root and enter him. But before they could succeed, Li Fan’s body exploded without warning.
zhè xiē líng lì huā duǒ ， chù mō qǐ lái gēn xún cháng huā ér wú yì 。
这些灵力花朵，触摸起来跟寻常花儿无异。
There was no blood or flesh scattered; instead, like fireworks, countless new flowers bloomed and filled the air with a stunning beauty.
yǒu zhe zhēn shí de chù gǎn ， shèn zhì néng wén dào cóng tā men shēn shàng sàn fà chū de qīng xiāng 。
有着真实的触感，甚至能闻到从它们身上散发出的清香。
These newly formed flowers mixed with the existing ones in the circular mountain, indistinguishable from one another.
ér jiē chù de duō le ， yǎn qián hū de shǎn guò dào dào huàn yǐng 。
而接触的多了，眼前忽的闪过道道幻影。
Amidst this beauty, Li Fan reappeared.
yī duǒ duǒ líng lì zhī huā ， cì dì chū xiàn zài lǐ fán tǐ nèi 。
一朵朵灵力之花，次第出现在李凡体内。
"Strange..."
bù jǐn méi yǒu sī háo de bù shì ， shèn zhì lǐ fán gǎn dào jīng shén yī zhèn 。
不仅没有丝毫的不适，甚至李凡感到精神一震。
Li Fan looked up at the floating flowers, frowning slightly. Even though he had detonated his body to prevent further absorption by the spirit flowers, he noticed that both his soul and cultivation level had diminished—albeit minimally but enough for him to notice.
líng qì yùn zhuàn sù dù jiā kuài ， jiù lián sī wéi dōu xùn jié le xǔ duō 。
灵气运转速度加快，就连思维都迅捷了许多。
The sight of these seemingly random moving flowers made Li Fan’s expression serious. While the loss of his soul could be attributed to the unique nature of the spirit flowers, the disappearance of his cultivation indicated something else: this flower sea was likely a manifestation of a cultivator.
ér zài lǐ fán de shì jiǎo zhōng ， yǎn qián zhè xiē huā ér zé biàn dé yù fā càn làn duó mù 、 rě rén xǐ ài qǐ lái 。
而在李凡的视角中，眼前这些花儿则变得愈发灿烂夺目、惹人喜爱起来。
"Born yet not born, dead yet not truly dead—shapeless and transformed into myriad blossoms..."
gèng jiā shě bù dé yuǎn lí 。
更加舍不得远离。
Thinking about Senior Stoneboard’s hint that he might find clues here, Li Fan now had little doubt that these anomalies were related to the Xuantian Sect's Dharmaraja.
yī duǒ duǒ huā ér yán zhe lǐ fán jīng mài shèng kāi ， xíng chéng yī tiáo fán huā zhī lù ， zhí bēn dān tián yǔ méi xīn 。
一朵朵花儿沿着李凡经脉盛开，形成一条繁花之路，直奔丹田与眉心。
"If this Dharmaraja has survived for thousands of years in such a form...?"
ér jí biàn qīng xī wú bǐ de kàn dào zì jǐ shēn tǐ nèi de qíng xíng ， lǐ fán de xīn zhōng yě shì shēng bù qǐ rèn hé de wēi jī gǎn 。
而即便清晰无比的看到自己身体内的情形，李凡的心中也是生不起任何的危机感。
Li Fan sucked in his breath. "Truly a legacy from the Immortal Realm."
shèn zhì yǐn yǐn chǎn shēng le “ bǎi huā qún zhōng sǐ 、 zuò guǐ yě fēng liú ” de xiǎng fǎ 。
甚至隐隐产生了“百花群中死、做鬼也风流”的想法。
Having identified the location of the secret, Li Fan now needed to decipher it.
lǐ fán jìng jìng dì kàn zhe líng lì zhī huā biǎo yǎn ， xīn zhōng zé shì lěng hēng ：“ rú cǐ guǐ yì ， gǔ huò rén xīn 。 guǒ rán gēn xuán tiān jiào gōng fǎ yǒu xiē xiāng sì 。”
李凡静静地看着灵力之花表演，心中则是冷哼：“如此诡异，蛊惑人心。果然跟玄天教功法有些相似。”
After much contemplation, he found a possible solution as he experienced the invasion by the spirit flowers.
bù guò yī zhǎn chá de gōng fu ， lǐ fán dān tián zhī zhōng jiù bèi zhè xiē huā duǒ wán quán zhàn jù 。
不过一盏茶的功夫，李凡丹田之中就被这些花朵完全占据。
Concentrating, Li Fan created another body and flew into the flower sea, focusing on the fragmented images before him. These brief scenes were disconnected events, each one fleeting.
mì mì má má ， měi lì ér yāo yì 。
密密麻麻，美丽而妖异。
In his识海, the Dao Stone operated at its peak, and Li Fan recorded every fragmentary scene. When he had enough fragments, his body couldn’t withstand it any longer and exploded again.
méi xīn zhī chù yì shì 。
眉心之处亦是。
Li Fan calmly created a new body to repeat this process. His unusual behavior caught the attention of other cultivators in the area.
ér zài cǐ kè ， zhè xiē líng lì zhī huā fāng cái tú qióng bǐ xiàn 。
而在此刻，这些灵力之花方才图穷匕见。
Initially, they wanted to approach and inquire but left when they felt Li Fan’s oppressive presence.
shēn qū biàn dé jiāng zhí ， sī wéi yě hǎo shì kuài yào níng gù le yì bān 。
身躯变得僵直，思维也好似快要凝固了一般。
Time passed slowly as Li Fan gathered more fragmented scenes, piecing together the puzzle with the aid of the Dao Stone's powerful computational capabilities.
shí hǎi zhī wài ， zhè xiē huā duǒ shèn zhì shì fàng chū gēn xū ， xiǎng yào zhā gēn 、 jìn zhù 。
识海之外，这些花朵甚至释放出根须，想要扎根、进驻。
The spirit flowers swarmed this circular mountain by the billions. The number of fragments hidden within them was countless. Without the Dao Stone to sort through and reconstruct these pieces, Li Fan would never have been able to put them back together.
rán ér ， bù dài tā men dé chěng 。
然而，不待它们得逞。
But as blue light flashed, complete images began appearing in his mind—
lǐ fán de shēn qū biàn háo wú zhēng zhào de hōng rán bào kāi 。
李凡的身躯便毫无征兆的轰然爆开。
(To be continued)
méi yǒu xuè ròu héng fēi 。
没有血肉横飞。
(The chapter ends here.)
The诛玄Secret Technique, created by the Ten Immortal Schools of old to track and eliminate members of the Xuantian Sect, was indeed a mysterious one.
After activating the【诛玄】technique, any person or object related to the Xuantian Sect within earshot would produce a soft ringing sound in his ears. The more senior one’s rank within the sect, the more such sounds they would hear—up to three at most.
However, as Li Fan wandered around this circular mountain, he did not hear any of these bells ringing, despite his high expectations.
“Hmm?”
"Senior Stoneboard doesn’t seem like someone who would joke around…"
Though slightly taken aback, Li Fan didn't doubt that Senior Stoneboard was playing a prank on him.
Realizing the unique terrain and the thorough search by the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance, he concluded that if the【诛玄】technique were effective, any hidden secrets here would have been discovered long ago.
Li Fan’s thoughts crystallized into an understanding, making his anticipation even stronger. After a moment of contemplation, Li Fan withdrew the protective Seven-Colored Divine Light and resumed his leisurely stroll through the flower-covered circular mountain.
In Eastern Everlasting Continent's Circular Mountain, the Spirit Flower—known as something to admire from afar but not to touch. These special spirit flowers, while unable to be absorbed by cultivators, could cause a disturbance in their body’s spiritual energy when too close, leading to an internal growth of various colored flowers if left unchecked.
Moreover, these flowers were nearly omnipresent. Once they took root within the body, their effects weren’t limited to physical harm; even foundational treasures and法则金丹could be corrupted by them.
Though beautiful, this place was perilous.
Li Fan could walk freely among the flowers without any danger thanks to his【Seven-Colored Virtuous Radiance】. As long as he enclosed himself within the Seven-Colored Divine Light, any damage to his physical body wouldn’t affect him.
The spirit flowers felt no different from ordinary ones—real and fragrant. As Li Fan touched them more, visions began to flash before his eyes.
Flower after flower appeared in his body, causing no discomfort but rather invigorating him. His spiritual energy flowed faster, and his thoughts became sharper.
In Li Fan’s perspective, these flowers seemed even more dazzling and attractive, making it hard for him to leave their presence.
One by one, the flowers bloomed along his meridians, forming a floral path leading to his dantian and between his brows.
Despite clearly seeing what was happening in his body, Li Fan felt no sense of danger. Instead, he thought, "So strange, so captivating. Truly like something from the Immortal Realm."
In just a short while, these flowers completely filled his dantian and brow, dense and beautiful yet eerie.
Suddenly, the flowers revealed their true nature: his body stiffened, and his thoughts seemed to freeze.
Outside his识海, roots began to emerge, trying to take root and enter him. But before they could succeed, Li Fan’s body exploded without warning.
There was no blood or flesh scattered; instead, like fireworks, countless new flowers bloomed and filled the air with a stunning beauty.
These newly formed flowers mixed with the existing ones in the circular mountain, indistinguishable from one another.
Amidst this beauty, Li Fan reappeared.
"Strange..."
Li Fan looked up at the floating flowers, frowning slightly. Even though he had detonated his body to prevent further absorption by the spirit flowers, he noticed that both his soul and cultivation level had diminished—albeit minimally but enough for him to notice.
The sight of these seemingly random moving flowers made Li Fan’s expression serious. While the loss of his soul could be attributed to the unique nature of the spirit flowers, the disappearance of his cultivation indicated something else: this flower sea was likely a manifestation of a cultivator.
"Born yet not born, dead yet not truly dead—shapeless and transformed into myriad blossoms..."
Thinking about Senior Stoneboard’s hint that he might find clues here, Li Fan now had little doubt that these anomalies were related to the Xuantian Sect's Dharmaraja.
"If this Dharmaraja has survived for thousands of years in such a form...?"
Li Fan sucked in his breath. "Truly a legacy from the Immortal Realm."
Having identified the location of the secret, Li Fan now needed to decipher it.
After much contemplation, he found a possible solution as he experienced the invasion by the spirit flowers.
Concentrating, Li Fan created another body and flew into the flower sea, focusing on the fragmented images before him. These brief scenes were disconnected events, each one fleeting.
In his识海, the Dao Stone operated at its peak, and Li Fan recorded every fragmentary scene. When he had enough fragments, his body couldn’t withstand it any longer and exploded again.
Li Fan calmly created a new body to repeat this process. His unusual behavior caught the attention of other cultivators in the area.
Initially, they wanted to approach and inquire but left when they felt Li Fan’s oppressive presence.
Time passed slowly as Li Fan gathered more fragmented scenes, piecing together the puzzle with the aid of the Dao Stone's powerful computational capabilities.
The spirit flowers swarmed this circular mountain by the billions. The number of fragments hidden within them was countless. Without the Dao Stone to sort through and reconstruct these pieces, Li Fan would never have been able to put them back together.
But as blue light flashed, complete images began appearing in his mind—
(To be continued)
(The chapter ends here.)