tòu míng yǎn wǔ chǎng zhōng ， lǐ qíng bèi yí lǚ zhōu wàn rén yǎng wàng 。
透明演武场中，李晴被宜旅州万人仰望。
In the transparent arena, Li Fan was being watched by thousands of cultivators from Yiliu State.
rán ér tā què gēn běn méi yǒu kàn xià fāng de xiū shì yī yǎn 。
然而他却根本没有看下方的修士一眼。
However, he did not even spare a glance for the cultivators below. Instead, with a flick of his fingers, he reclaimed control over the myriad sword techniques that had been lost during the fight.
ér shì qū zhǐ yī huī ， chóng xīn qǔ dé le qián fāng nà xiē shī qù le zhuī jī mù biāo de wàn qiān jiàn jué de kòng zhì quán 。
而是屈指一挥，重新取得了前方那些失去了追击目标的万千剑决的控制权。
"Everything's over," Li Fan thought to himself, his heart heavy. "All because of that red-haired witch!"
suí hòu tā tái tóu cháo zhe gèng gāo de tiān kōng wàng qù ：“ wǒ yǒu yī jiàn ， qǐng tiān zūn yī guān ！”
随后他抬头朝着更高的天空望去：“我有一剑，请天尊一观！”
The memory of Kao Shou from the Red Stream Sect pursuing Ouyang Ruxi flashed through his mind. Despite their significant difference in cultivation and status, Kao Shou had been relentless in his pursuit. But Ouyang Ruxi had shown no interest.
lǎng lǎng shēng yīn zì gāo kōng chuán biàn sì yě ， yǐn dé yí lǚ zhōu xiū shì xiāng gù hài rán 。
朗朗声音自高空传遍四野，引得宜旅州修士相顾骇然。
Meanwhile, Li Fan had long harbored feelings for her. He had visited her frequently at the outer gate of the Great Dao Sect and even received many precious medicinal pills from her, including a rare base-level Foundation Establishment Pill.
“ tā yào zuò shén me ？”
“他要做什么？”
This pill was not just any ordinary one; it was specially sought by Ouyang Ruxi for Li Fan's poor cultivation potential—named Purple Melody Cultivation Path Pill. It could minimize the side effects of forced breakthroughs and even slightly enhance his cultivation aptitude, truly a godly medicine that defied fate.
“ dà dǎn ， jìng rán duì tiān zūn dà rén chū yán bù xùn ！”
“大胆，竟然对天尊大人出言不逊！”
After sending off Ouyang Ruxi, Li Fan had been elated with this pill in hand. But his joy turned to sorrow when Kao Shou's men attacked him, causing severe injuries and taking away the Foundation Establishment Pill.
“ kuài lán zhù tā ！”
“快拦住他！”
"Kao Shou..."
……
……
Li Fan's eyes filled with hatred as he recalled the pain and humiliation. He reached down, but found nothing.
fǎn yìng guò lái de xiū shì jīng jiào shēng qǐ cǐ bǐ fú ， rán ér yǐ jīng chí le ！
反应过来的修士惊叫声起此彼伏，然而已经迟了！
His heart sank. "No more hope of breaking through to the Qi Condensation stage."
lǐ qíng bèi hòu ， yī bǐng hēi jiàn de xū yǐng zhà rán fú xiàn 。
李晴背后，一柄黑剑的虚影乍然浮现。
"Why am I still alive...?"
zài tā chū xiàn de shùn jiān ， nà wàn qiān dào jiàn jué ， fǎng fú shòu dào le shén me měng liè cì jī yī yàng 。
在它出现的瞬间，那万千道剑决，仿佛受到了什么猛烈刺激一样。
Li Fan felt utterly lost. Suddenly, a figure entered the room.
jiàn guāng fēn fēn bào zhǎng shù bèi yǒu yú 。
剑光纷纷暴涨数倍有余。
Recognizing her by scent, Li Fan said, "Ruxi..."
guāng máng zhī chì liè ， cì de xià fāng xiū shì quán dōu jī hū zhēng bù kāi yǎn jīng 。
光芒之炽烈，刺的下方修士全都几乎睁不开眼睛。
But before he could finish, his mind raced back to the warning from those vicious men. He shuddered and called out, "Sister Ouyang..."
ér yuán běn yǐ jīng luò bài ， tuí rán bù zhī suǒ cuò de wàn zài lái ， yě zài cǐ kè tái qǐ tóu 。
而原本已经落败，颓然不知所措的万再来，也在此刻抬起头。
Ouyang Ruxi's eyes showed pain at first but then turned grim as she asked, "Where are you hurt?"
kàn zhe shǔ yú zì jǐ de zhāo shì ， jìng rán hái néng jìn yí bù tí shēng dào rú cǐ dì bù ， wàn zài lái yuán běn hūn àn de yǎn shén zhōng ， què yòu dǒu rán shēng qǐ yī gǔ xī wàng 。
看着属于自己的招式，竟然还能进一步提升到如此地步，万再来原本昏暗的眼神中，却又陡然升起一股希望。
Li Fan instinctively covered himself, trembling. She quickly understood his situation and her face paled.
lǐ qíng què shì gēn běn bù zài yì xià fāng xiū shì de fǎn yìng 。
李晴却是根本不在意下方修士的反应。
With a sweep of her divine sense, she clenched her fist tightly, filled with murderous intent.
zhǎng xiào yī shēng ， shēn xíng yǔ hēi jiàn xū yǐng hé èr wéi yī 。
长笑一声，身形与黑剑虚影合二为一。
Seeing Li Fan in such a state, Ouyang Ruxi felt pity but also anger. "It's okay now."
yú wàn qiān jiàn jué de cù yōng zhī zhōng ， wǎn ruò jiàn zhī dì wáng 、 dài zhe qiān jūn wàn mǎ ， huà pò cháng kōng 。
于万千剑决的簇拥之中，宛若剑之帝王、带着千军万马，划破长空。
She hugged him comfortingly. "Just physical damage. With your cultivation, you might be able to regenerate your body someday..."
bǐ zhí de cháo zhe tiān qióng zhī zhōng cì qù ！
笔直的朝着天穹之中刺去！
"Senior Sister, although my cultivation is not as high as yours, I know some basics of cultivation. I'm already missing a part of my body before Foundation Establishment. That's congenital deficiency..."
tòu míng de yuán xíng yǎn wǔ chǎng jǐn jǐn shì zǔ lán le piàn kè ， jiù zài zhè jīng tiān dòng dì de yī jī zhòng 、 cùn cùn suì liè 。
透明的圆形演武场仅仅是阻拦了片刻，就在这惊天动地的一击中、寸寸碎裂。
"Even at the Transcendent Realm, it would be difficult to remedy such a condition. And with my资质, there's no hope of reaching that realm."
wú shì jiàn guāng qí shì bù jiǎn ， fǎng fú yào bǎ zhěng gè tiān kōng cóng zhōng pī kāi 。
无视剑光其势不减，仿佛要把整个天空从中劈开。
Li Fan felt increasingly hopeless and began sobbing.
zài jiàn yǔ tiān de chōng jī zhōng ， nà xiē jiàn guāng jiù rú tóng yān huā bān bào liè 、 sì sàn kāi lái ， bǎ tiān qióng yìng zhào de qī cǎi bān lán 。
在剑与天的冲击中，那些剑光就如同烟花般爆裂、四散开来，把天穹映照的七彩斑斓。
Finally, he fell into a deep sleep in Ouyang Ruxi's embrace.
wéi yǒu lǐ qíng shēn huà de nà bǐng hēi jiàn ， jiān dìng ér zhí zhuó 。
唯有李晴身化的那柄黑剑，坚定而执着。
Ouyang Ruxi looked at Li Fan's tear-stained face, feeling both pity and something else. She gently wiped his tears away but then became lost in thought as she gazed at his sleeping form.
zuì zhōng ， fēi rù tiān kōng zhōng zhòu rán chū xiàn de yī chù xiān zōng shèng jǐng zhī nèi 。
最终，飞入天空中骤然出现的一处仙宗盛景之内。
After some time, she made a difficult decision. Kissing him lightly on the cheek, she left the room.
nà jīng hóng yī xiàn de liè xì lǐ ， yī xī néng kàn dào xǔ duō bù tóng de shēn yǐng ， qí qí zhù shì zhe nà bǐng mào rán chuǎng rù de hēi jiàn 。
那惊鸿一现的裂隙里，依稀能看到许多不同的身影，齐齐注视着那柄贸然闯入的黑剑。
When Li Fan woke up again, he was still dazed. "Living like this is meaningless. Maybe I should just die."
liǎn shàng shén qíng gè yì 。
脸上神情各异。
Just when he was contemplating how to end it all, Ouyang Ruxi returned with a heavy scent of blood.
“ āi ， zhè xiǎo zi zhēn kě lián 。 nián jì qīng qīng jiù ……”
“哎，这小子真可怜。年纪轻轻就……”
She threw five heads in front of him and said, "The ones who attacked you are dead. They were merely following orders."
“ zhēn shì kě xī le zhè fù hǎo pí náng 。”
“真是可惜了这副好皮囊。”
"The mastermind behind this is Kao Shou from the Red Stream Sect," she added.
“ shuí ràng tā bù zì liàng lì ， fēi yào jiū chán zhe zhào shī jiě bù fàng ？ bù jiǔ qián zhào shī jiě yǐ jīng tà rù zhù jī jìng ， jiāng lái shēng wèi hé xīn dì zǐ zhǐ rì kě dài 。 zhè xiǎo zi zhì jīn hái méi yǒu liàn qì chéng gōng ……”
“谁让他不自量力，非要纠缠着赵师姐不放？不久前赵师姐已经踏入筑基境，将来升为核心弟子指日可待。这小子至今还没有炼气成功……”
Li Fan's eyes lit up at the mention of Kao Shou but then dimmed as he realized his current weakness. "But I can't do anything to him right now. He’s stronger than me, and my background isn’t strong enough."
“ zhēn shì lài há ma xiǎng chī tiān é ròu ！”
“真是癞蛤蟆想吃天鹅肉！”
"But I promise you, one day, I will make Kao Shou pay for what he did to you a thousand times over," Ouyang Ruxi said firmly.
“ é ， kě wǒ tīng shuō ， tā běn rén dí què shì lǚ cì jù jiē zhào shī jiě hǎo yì 、 bìng tí chū jīn hòu jǐn liàng shǎo jiàn miàn de 。 shì zhào shī jiě bù yī bù náo ， měi měi dōu zhǔ dòng zhǎo shàng mén mén lái ……”
“额，可我听说，他本人的确是屡次拒接赵师姐好意、并提出今后尽量少见面的。是赵师姐不依不挠，每每都主动找上门门来……”
Li Fan nodded but didn't say anything more.
“ bù kě néng ！ jué duì bù kě néng ！”
“不可能！绝对不可能！”
"By the way, I found a cultivation method specifically for you."
ěr biān chuán lái de yì lùn shēng bǎ lǐ qíng chǎo xǐng 。
耳边传来的议论声把李晴吵醒。
Seeing Li Fan's lack of enthusiasm, she handed him an jade slip. "A cultivation technique?"
zhōu wéi jǐ rén jiàn lǐ qíng zhuǎn xǐng ， fēn fēn bì zuǐ bù yán 、 lí kāi le fáng jiān 。
周围几人见李晴转醒，纷纷闭嘴不言、离开了房间。
Li Fan hesitated before taking it and reading it.
zhǐ liú tā yī rén lěng jìng 。
只留他一人冷静。
"Rebellion Against Nature Classic?"
nǎo hǎi zhōng hùn dùn yī piàn ， zú zú guò le hǎo yī huì ， lǐ qíng cái gǎo qīng chǔ xiàn zhuàng 。
脑海中混沌一片，足足过了好一会，李晴才搞清楚现状。
He was initially uninterested but then his eyes widened as he read the phrase "To practice this skill, one must first castrate themselves." He looked up at Ouyang Ruxi.
tā yuán běn shì dà qīng shān zhǎng fēng cūn rén 。
他原本是大青山长风村人。
"This is a secret cultivation technique from the Great Dao Sect's archive. I almost went through the entire archive to find something suitable for you."
bàn nián qián zhǎng fēng cūn bèi yī huǒ shān zéi xuè xǐ ， zhǐ yǒu tā gēn cūn lǐ de zhào ruò xī wài chū wán shuǎ ， yīn ér táo guò yī jié 。
半年前长风村被一伙山贼血洗，只有他跟村里的赵若曦外出玩耍，因而逃过一劫。
Eagerly, Li Fan read on:
tā men kàn jiàn cūn zhōng huǒ guāng chōng tiān ， jí máng gǎn huí 。
他们看见村中火光冲天，急忙赶回。
"Heaven and Earth are boundless; Heaven and Earth have order; Yin and Yang follow their ways."
què bù xiǎng qià hǎo gēn chè tuì de shān zéi yíng miàn zhuàng shàng 。
却不想恰好跟撤退的山贼迎面撞上。
"These are natural laws."
shān zéi men wú yī bù bèi zhào ruò xī de měi mào suǒ xī yǐn ， zhèng yù jiāng tā jié lüè 。 cǐ shí xìng yǒu dà dào zōng xiān shī cóng tiān ér jiàng ， jiāng è zéi quán dōu zhū shā 。
山贼们无一不被赵若曦的美貌所吸引，正欲将她劫掠。此时幸有大道宗仙师从天而降，将恶贼全都诛杀。
"But reversing Yin and Yang can also seize the essence of creation and tread upon true immortality!"
suí hòu kàn tā men èr rén kě lián ， dài huí dà dào zōng shān mén 。
随后看他们二人可怜，带回大道宗山门。
...
yī jiè fán rén ， cóng cǐ yǒu xìng tà shàng xiān lù 。 kě wèi shì yīn huò dé fú 。
一介凡人，从此有幸踏上仙路。可谓是因祸得福。
The opening principles captivated Li Fan's attention. He forgot everything else, fully immersed in this extraordinary cultivation method.
dàn lǐ fán qíng xiǎn rán fú yuán bù gòu shēn hòu ， zuì qǐ mǎ gēn zhào ruò xī xiāng bǐ 、 shì pàn ruò yún ní 。
但李凡晴显然福缘不够深厚，最起码跟赵若曦相比、是判若云泥。
"Can lead to True Immortal realm..."
bàn nián shí jiān ， tā yǐ jīng chéng gōng zhù jī 。
半年时间，她已经成功筑基。
"If that’s the case, castration isn’t such a big deal."
bài dé yuè huá yī mài 、 huà shén xiān jūn zhāng wàng shuāng wèi shī 。
拜得月华一脉、化神仙君张望霜为师。
After a rough reading, he thought, "I can still do it if I want to."
ér tā lǐ qíng ， què yī jiù zài liàn qì qī pái huái 。
而他李晴，却依旧在炼气期徘徊。
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chā jù bù kě wèi bù dà 。
差距不可谓不大。
One more chapter will be up around 1:30 PM. Guys, no need to wait.
ruò jǐn jǐn rú cǐ ， què yě bà le 。
若仅仅如此，却也罢了。
(End of Chapter)
In the transparent arena, Li Fan was being watched by thousands of cultivators from Yiliu State.
However, he did not even spare a glance for the cultivators below. Instead, with a flick of his fingers, he reclaimed control over the myriad sword techniques that had been lost during the fight.
"Everything's over," Li Fan thought to himself, his heart heavy. "All because of that red-haired witch!"
The memory of Kao Shou from the Red Stream Sect pursuing Ouyang Ruxi flashed through his mind. Despite their significant difference in cultivation and status, Kao Shou had been relentless in his pursuit. But Ouyang Ruxi had shown no interest.
Meanwhile, Li Fan had long harbored feelings for her. He had visited her frequently at the outer gate of the Great Dao Sect and even received many precious medicinal pills from her, including a rare base-level Foundation Establishment Pill.
This pill was not just any ordinary one; it was specially sought by Ouyang Ruxi for Li Fan's poor cultivation potential—named Purple Melody Cultivation Path Pill. It could minimize the side effects of forced breakthroughs and even slightly enhance his cultivation aptitude, truly a godly medicine that defied fate.
After sending off Ouyang Ruxi, Li Fan had been elated with this pill in hand. But his joy turned to sorrow when Kao Shou's men attacked him, causing severe injuries and taking away the Foundation Establishment Pill.
"Kao Shou..."
Li Fan's eyes filled with hatred as he recalled the pain and humiliation. He reached down, but found nothing.
His heart sank. "No more hope of breaking through to the Qi Condensation stage."
"Why am I still alive...?"
Li Fan felt utterly lost. Suddenly, a figure entered the room.
Recognizing her by scent, Li Fan said, "Ruxi..."
But before he could finish, his mind raced back to the warning from those vicious men. He shuddered and called out, "Sister Ouyang..."
Ouyang Ruxi's eyes showed pain at first but then turned grim as she asked, "Where are you hurt?"
Li Fan instinctively covered himself, trembling. She quickly understood his situation and her face paled.
With a sweep of her divine sense, she clenched her fist tightly, filled with murderous intent.
Seeing Li Fan in such a state, Ouyang Ruxi felt pity but also anger. "It's okay now."
She hugged him comfortingly. "Just physical damage. With your cultivation, you might be able to regenerate your body someday..."
"Senior Sister, although my cultivation is not as high as yours, I know some basics of cultivation. I'm already missing a part of my body before Foundation Establishment. That's congenital deficiency..."
"Even at the Transcendent Realm, it would be difficult to remedy such a condition. And with my资质, there's no hope of reaching that realm."
Li Fan felt increasingly hopeless and began sobbing.
Finally, he fell into a deep sleep in Ouyang Ruxi's embrace.
Ouyang Ruxi looked at Li Fan's tear-stained face, feeling both pity and something else. She gently wiped his tears away but then became lost in thought as she gazed at his sleeping form.
After some time, she made a difficult decision. Kissing him lightly on the cheek, she left the room.
When Li Fan woke up again, he was still dazed. "Living like this is meaningless. Maybe I should just die."
Just when he was contemplating how to end it all, Ouyang Ruxi returned with a heavy scent of blood.
"Bang!"
She threw five heads in front of him and said, "The ones who attacked you are dead. They were merely following orders."
"The mastermind behind this is Kao Shou from the Red Stream Sect," she added.
Li Fan's eyes lit up at the mention of Kao Shou but then dimmed as he realized his current weakness. "But I can't do anything to him right now. He’s stronger than me, and my background isn’t strong enough."
"But I promise you, one day, I will make Kao Shou pay for what he did to you a thousand times over," Ouyang Ruxi said firmly.
Li Fan nodded but didn't say anything more.
"By the way, I found a cultivation method specifically for you."
Seeing Li Fan's lack of enthusiasm, she handed him an jade slip. "A cultivation technique?"
Li Fan hesitated before taking it and reading it.
"Rebellion Against Nature Classic?"
He was initially uninterested but then his eyes widened as he read the phrase "To practice this skill, one must first castrate themselves." He looked up at Ouyang Ruxi.
"This is a secret cultivation technique from the Great Dao Sect's archive. I almost went through the entire archive to find something suitable for you."
Eagerly, Li Fan read on:
"Heaven and Earth are boundless; Heaven and Earth have order; Yin and Yang follow their ways."
"These are natural laws."
"But reversing Yin and Yang can also seize the essence of creation and tread upon true immortality!"
...
The opening principles captivated Li Fan's attention. He forgot everything else, fully immersed in this extraordinary cultivation method.
"Can lead to True Immortal realm..."
"If that’s the case, castration isn’t such a big deal."
After a rough reading, he thought, "I can still do it if I want to."
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One more chapter will be up around 1:30 PM. Guys, no need to wait.
(End of Chapter)