tīng zhe lín líng xìn shì dàn dàn de huà ， lǐ fán de yì niàn shùn jiān suǒ dìng le shēn chù líng mù jiè zhōng de dào tóng liú lí 。
听着林灵信誓旦旦的话，李凡的意念瞬间锁定了身处灵木界中的道童琉璃。
Listening to Lin Ling's firm words, Li Fan instantly locked onto the Daoist child named Ruyi in the Spirit Wood Realm.
zhǐ jiàn tā cǐ kè dèng dà le shuāng yǎn ， zhàn zài le yī zūn tiān dì hōng lú qián ， yǎn zhōng mǎn shì hào qí 。
只见她此刻瞪大了双眼，站在了一尊天地烘炉前，眼中满是好奇。
She stood before a Heavenly Furnace, her eyes wide with curiosity.
“ gēn 【 qī cǎi yù xū liú guāng 】 yī yàng ， dōu shì shì jiè céng jí de jīn sè guāng máng 。 zhè xiǎo dōng xī ， dàng zhēn shì bù jiǎn dān nà 。”
“跟【七彩玉虚鎏光】一样，都是世界层级的金色光芒。这小东西，当真是不简单那。”
"Like the [Seven-Colored Jade Void Radiance], it’s also golden light from the world tier. This little thing is really not simple."
“ zhǎng de rén chù wú hài mú yàng ， jiù lián wǒ yě xiǎn xiē jiāng qí hū lüè le 。”
“长的人畜无害模样，就连我也险些将其忽略了。”
"It has an innocent appearance that even I almost overlooked."
lǐ fán zì rán néng fēn biàn chū lín líng yǒu méi yǒu shuō huǎng 。
李凡自然能分辨出林灵有没有说谎。
Li Fan naturally knew whether Lin Ling was lying.
xīn zhōng yī dòng ， líng mù jiè zhōng hǎo sì shēng chū le yī shuāng wú xíng dà shǒu 。 shùn jiān bǎ dào tóng liú lí zhuō ná ， dài dào lǐ fán miàn qián 。
心中一动，灵木界中好似生出了一双无形大手。瞬间把道童琉璃捉拿，带到李凡面前。
A pair of invisible hands seemed to emerge from the Spirit Wood Realm, instantly capturing Ruyi and bringing her before Li Fan.
liú lí zhǐ jué de yǎn qián yī huā ， jǐng sè shū rán biàn huà 。
琉璃只觉得眼前一花，景色倏然变化。
Ruyi felt a blur in front of her as the scenery changed abruptly. Seeing Li Fan’s face, panic flashed across her eyes. She tried to say something but could not utter any sound despite moving her lips.
dāng kàn dào lǐ fán de miàn páng zhī hòu ， yǎn zhōng shǎn guò yī sī huāng luàn 。 xiǎng yào shuō xiē shén me ， zuǐ chún shàng xià fān dòng ， què lèng shì méi yǒu rèn hé shēng yīn fā chū 。
当看到李凡的面庞之后，眼中闪过一丝慌乱。想要说些什么，嘴唇上下翻动，却愣是没有任何声音发出。
"According to Zhong Tiansheng, when you were first pulled out from the fishing pond, you were just a transparent fruit like Ruyi."
“ zhī qián tīng zhōng shén tōng suǒ shuō ， nǐ gāng cóng diào yú chí zhōng bèi diào chū lái de shí hòu ， hái zhǐ shì liú lí yì bān de tòu míng guǒ shí 。”
“之前听钟神通所说，你刚从钓鱼池中被钓出来的时候，还只是琉璃一般的透明果实。”
"You can emit golden light; this must be a great tonic."
“ néng xiǎn xiàn chū jīn guāng ， nǐ zhè guǒ shí xiǎng bì yě shì dà bǔ zhī wù 。”
“能显现出金光，你这果实想必也是大补之物。”
Li Fan did not ask anything. Instead, he continuously formed hand seals and set up an alchemy furnace-like array around Ruyi.
lǐ fán méi yǒu wèn huà de yì si ， jìng rán shì shuāng shǒu lián xù qiā jué ， zài liú lí zhōu wéi bù xià le yī zuò dān lú shì de zhèn fǎ 。
李凡没有问话的意思，竟然是双手连续掐诀，在琉璃周围布下了一座丹炉似的阵法。
Feeling the intense heat, Ruyi’s face turned pale. She flailed her white arms, desperately trying to explain something.
gǎn shòu zhe zhōu wéi chuán lái de zhì rè ， dào tóng liú lí miàn sè fā bái 。 huī wǔ zhe fěn bái de bì bǎng ， pīn mìng xiǎng yào jiě shì shén me 。
感受着周围传来的炙热，道童琉璃面色发白。挥舞着粉白的臂膀，拼命想要解释什么。
But Li Fan ignored her completely, seemingly intent on immediately cooking and eating Ruyi right there.
bù guò lǐ fán què gēn běn bù guǎn bù gù ， shì yào dāng chǎng jiù yào bǎ liú lí liàn huà hòu 、 zhí jiē chī le 。
不过李凡却根本不管不顾，似要当场就要把琉璃炼化后、直接吃了。
The immense pressure quickly immobilized Ruyi. She hung in mid-air like she was bound by invisible ropes, stiff and motionless.
sì zhōu jù dà de yā lì ， hěn kuài jiù ràng liú lí dòng tán bù dé 。 jiù xiàng shì bèi dào dào shéng suǒ jǐn fù bān ， jiāng zhí zhe piāo zài kōng zhōng 。
四周巨大的压力，很快就让琉璃动弹不得。就像是被道道绳索紧缚般，僵直着飘在空中。
Li Fan’s eyes narrowed as he intensified the array's output. Nine red fire dragons emerged from the alchemy furnace, roaring and spraying dazzling flames at the restrained Ruyi.
kàn zhe sì hū háo wú huán shǒu zhī lì de dào tóng liú lí ， lǐ fán yǎn jīng wēi mī ， jì xù jiā qiáng le zhèn fǎ de shū chū 。
看着似乎毫无还手之力的道童琉璃，李凡眼睛微眯，继续加强了阵法的输出。
Lin Ling behind Li Fan shivered with fear, her body trembling involuntarily.
dān lú zhèn fǎ zhōng ， jiǔ tiáo chì hóng sè huǒ lóng xiǎn chū shēn xíng 。 fā chū zhèn zhèn nù hǒu ， qí qí cháo zhe bèi shù fù zhe de liú lí pēn shè chū yào yǎn huǒ guāng 。
丹炉阵法中，九条赤红色火龙显出身形。发出阵阵怒吼，齐齐朝着被束缚着的琉璃喷射出耀眼火光。
She never expected that their master would simply roast Ruyi without any interrogation!
lǐ fán shēn hòu ， kàn zhe zhè yí mù de lín líng xīn zhōng fā hán 、 shēn qū zhǐ bú zhù de wēi wēi chàn dǒu 。
李凡身后，看着这一幕的林灵心中发寒、身躯止不住的微微颤抖。
Such decisive action suggested he would not hesitate to kill her if necessary.
tā méi xiǎng dào zhǔ rén jìng rán èr huà bù shuō ， shèn zhì lián bàn jù kǎo wèn dōu méi yǒu ， jiù yào bǎ liú lí zhí jiē gěi kǎo le ！
她没想到主人竟然二话不说，甚至连半句拷问都没有，就要把琉璃直接给烤了！
From then on, Lin Ling had no more rebellious thoughts.
rú cǐ shā fá guǒ duàn ， xiǎng lái zhēn yào shā zì jǐ ， yě bú huì yǒu sī háo de yóu yù 。
如此杀伐果断，想来真要杀自己，也不会有丝毫的犹豫。
But inside the array’s alchemy furnace, Ruyi did not dissipate as Lin Ling imagined.
zhì cǐ ， lín líng xīn zhōng zài bù gǎn yǒu bàn diǎn yì xīn 。
至此，林灵心中再不敢有半点异心。
A series of dark golden light suddenly burst from within her body, repelling the flames.
ér zhèn fǎ dān lú zhī zhōng ， dào tóng liú lí què bìng méi yǒu xiàng lín líng suǒ xiǎng xiàng de nà yàng ， xiāo sàn yú huǒ guāng zhī zhōng 。
而阵法丹炉之中，道童琉璃却并没有像林灵所想象的那样，消散于火光之中。
No matter how Li Fan activated the array, he could not break through the dark gold barrier.
cóng tā de tǐ nèi hū de bào fā chū zhèn zhèn àn jīn sè de guāng máng ， jiāng huǒ yàn dǐ dǎng zài wài 。
从她的体内忽的爆发出阵阵暗金色的光芒，将火焰抵挡在外。
Li Fan hummed and continued drawing surrounding qi to continuously generate molten fire, roasting Ruyi.
rèn píng lǐ fán rú hé cuī dòng zhèn fǎ ， yě shǐ zhōng wú fǎ tū pò àn jīn guāng máng de fáng hù 。
任凭李凡如何催动阵法，也始终无法突破暗金光芒的防护。
He did not intend to kill Ruyi but rather use this method of gradually forcing her true form out.
lǐ fán qīng hēng yī shēng ， jì xù chōu dòng sì zhōu líng qì ， chí xù bú duàn dì shēng chéng róng huǒ 、 zhì kǎo zhe liú lí 。
李凡轻哼一声，继续抽动四周灵气，持续不断地生成熔火、炙烤着琉璃。
Inside the alchemy furnace, two forces persisted in their struggle.
tā dào bú shì zhēn yào zhèn shā liú lí ， ér shì yòng zhè zhǒng wēn shuǐ zhǔ qīng wā de fāng fǎ ， bǎ liú lí de zhēn shēn gěi bī chū lái 。
他倒不是真要镇杀琉璃，而是用这种温水煮青蛙的方法，把琉璃的真身给逼出来。
The dark golden light seemed to impose a heavy burden on Ruyi. Her eyes slowly closed and she curled into a fetal position, as if falling asleep.
zhèn fǎ róng lú nèi ， liǎng gǔ lì liàng chí xù duì kàng 、 jiāng chí zhe 。
阵法熔炉内，两股力量持续对抗、僵持着。
But the surrounding dark gold light became more stable.
shì fàng chū àn jīn sè guāng máng hù tǐ ， sì hū duì liú lí chǎn shēng le xiē jiào gāo de fù hè 。 tā de yǎn jīng màn màn bì shàng ， shēn tǐ yě màn màn quán suō zhe ， rú yīng ér bān 、 wān shēn bào xī 。 sì hū xiàn rù le chén shuì zhī zhōng 。
释放出暗金色光芒护体，似乎对琉璃产生了些较高的负荷。她的眼睛慢慢闭上，身体也慢慢蜷缩着，如婴儿般、弯身抱膝。似乎陷入了沉睡之中。
A six-petaled lotus formed around Ruyi!
dàn sì zhōu de àn jīn guāng máng ， què shì yù fā wěn dìng qǐ lái 。
但四周的暗金光芒，却是愈发稳定起来。
With the six-petaled lotus in place, the flames from the nine fire dragons could no longer harm her. They were easily repelled by the lotus, remaining powerless despite their ferocity.
zài dào tóng liú lí shēn biān 、 chéng xiàn chū yī duǒ liù bàn lián huā mú yàng ！
在道童琉璃身边、呈现出一朵六瓣莲花模样！
"What is this..."
liú lí lián huā jì chéng ， jiǔ tiáo huǒ lóng pēn shè chū de huǒ yàn ， jiù bù néng zài wēi jī qí fēn háo 。 qīng yì jiù bèi dǐ dǎng zài liú lí lián huā zhī wài ， rèn píng huǒ yàn rú hé sì nüè ， liú lí lián huā zhǐ kuī rán bù dòng 。
琉璃莲花既成，九条火龙喷射出的火焰，就不能再危机其分毫。轻易就被抵挡在琉璃莲花之外，任凭火焰如何肆虐，琉璃莲花只岿然不动。
In the Xuanhuang Realm, there was nothing similar to this. Even the [Supreme Primordial True Scripture] did not mention such a thing.
“ zhè shì ……”
“这是……”
It should be from another cultivation realm.
xuán huáng jiè nèi ， sì hū bù cún zài lèi sì zhī wù 。 lián 【 tiān yī xiān jīng 】 zhōng dū méi yǒu guān yú cǐ wù de jì zǎi 。
玄黄界内，似乎不存在类似之物。连【天医仙经】中都没有关于此物的记载。
"Six petals indicate its juvenile state," Li Fan suddenly felt something as he closely observed the lotus.
yīng gāi shì chǎn zì qí tā xiū xiān jiè zhī wù 。
应该是产自其他修仙界之物。
Having achieved his goal, Li Fan retracted his divine technique.
“ liù bàn yīng gāi zhǐ shì qí yòu nián zhuàng tài 。” zǐ xì guān mó zháo huǒ guāng zhōng de liú lí lián huā ， lǐ fán hū de xīn yǒu suǒ gǎn 。
“六瓣应该只是其幼年状态。”仔细观摩着火光中的琉璃莲花，李凡忽的心有所感。
The nine fire dragons vanished instantly, but Ruyi remained restrained.
mù dì yǐ jīng dá dào ， lǐ fán biàn shōu le shén tōng 。
目的已经达到，李凡便收了神通。
Li Fan’s eyes narrowed and his voice boomed, echoing in the space: "Do you think this broken lotus can protect you from my harm?"
jiǔ tiáo huǒ lóng shùn jiān xiāo shī ， dàn dào tóng liú lí yī jiù bèi shù fù 。
九条火龙瞬间消失，但道童琉璃依旧被束缚。
"Clearly, you underestimate us of the Xuanhuang Realm!"
lǐ fán shuāng yǎn wēi mī ， shēng ruò léi tíng ， bù duàn zài cǐ chù kōng jiān zhōng huí dàng ：“ nǐ yǐ wéi yǒu zhè pò lián huā bǎo hù ， wǒ jiù shāng bù liǎo nǐ le ？”
李凡双眼微眯，声若雷霆，不断在此处空间中回荡：“你以为有这破莲花保护，我就伤不了你了？”
As he spoke, a beam of seven-colored divine light emerged.
“ nà yě wèi miǎn yǒu diǎn tài xiǎo kàn wǒ men xuán huáng jiè xiū shì le ！”
“那也未免有点太小看我们玄黄界修士了！”
The light contained a small gray mold spot.
zhè me shuō zhe ， lǐ fán fàng chū yī dào qī cǎi shén guāng 。
这么说着，李凡放出一道七彩神光。
Of the two gray mold spots that had split and cultivated, the larger one was used to deal with the Transmission Master Jiang. The remaining smaller one still retained its natural erosion power on worlds. Upon its appearance, even with the seven-colored divine light enveloping it, Ruyi’s lotus felt an extreme threat!
shén guāng zhōng guǒ xié zhe de ， zhèng shì yī xiǎo kuài huī sè méi bān 。
神光中裹挟着的，正是一小块灰色霉斑。
Ruyi trembled uncontrollably, her six-petaled lotus flickering in dark gold.
dāng chū fēn liè péi yù chū de huī sè méi bān yī gòng yǒu liǎng kuài ， qí zhōng jiào dà de nà kuài zhī qián duì fù chuán fǎ zhě jiǎng yòng diào le 。
当初分裂培育出的灰色霉斑一共有两块，其中较大的那块之前对付传法者蒋用掉了。
In a moment of change, another petal seemed to be forming.
shèng xià de zhè ge suī rán xiǎo le diǎn ， dàn shì huī sè méi bān duì yú shì jiè nà tiān rán de qīn shí néng lì ， què shì yì diǎn méi jiǎn ruò 。 zài tā chū xiàn de shùn jiān ， jí biàn wài wéi hái guǒ zhe qī cǎi shén guāng ， yě lìng liú lí lián huā zhōng gǎn dào le jí dù de wēi jī ！
剩下的这个虽然小了点，但是灰色霉斑对于世界那天然的侵蚀能力，却是一点没减弱。在它出现的瞬间，即便外围还裹着七彩神光，也令琉璃莲花中感到了极度的危机！
The seven-colored divine light was about to collide with the lotus when suddenly, a cold female voice echoed in Li Fan’s mind: "Wait!"
liú lí de shēn qū zhǐ bú zhù de chàn dǒu ， nà hù zhù tā de liù bàn lián huā yě shì àn jīn guāng máng bù duàn yóu dòng 。
琉璃的身躯止不住的颤抖，那护住她的六瓣莲花也是暗金光芒不断游动。
The divine light stopped instantly.
qǐng kè biàn huà jiān ， sì hū yòu yào yǒu yī duǒ xīn de huā bàn chū xiàn 。
顷刻变化间，似乎又要有一朵新的花瓣出现。
"I never expected this world would also be affected by the [Nothing] Technique..."
qī cǎi shén guāng jí jiāng yǔ liú lí lián huā pèng zhuàng zài yì qǐ ， yǎn kàn huī sè méi bān jiù yào bèi fàng chū 。
七彩神光即将与琉璃莲花碰撞在一起，眼看灰色霉斑就要被放出。
"Nothing (Mo) Technique..." Li Fan’s heart stirred. He remained calm on the surface and said, "Please come out for me to see!"
jiù zài zhè shí ， yī dào qīng lěng de nǚ shēng hū de zì lǐ fán nǎo hǎi zhōng xiǎng qǐ ：“ màn zhe ！”
就在这时，一道清冷的女声忽的自李凡脑海中响起：“慢着！”
The cold female voice no longer hid. The six-petaled lotus bloomed slowly as a vague dark golden figure appeared before Li Fan.
qī cǎi shén guāng chà nà jiān zhǐ zhù 。
七彩神光刹那间止住。
Though her appearance was blurry and indistinct in the golden light, the aura she emitted like that of an emperor revealed her identity.
“ méi xiǎng dào ， zhè ge shì jiè jū rán yě shòu dào le 【 méi 】 zì jué de yǐng xiǎng ……”
“没想到，这个世界居然也受到了【没】字诀的影响……”
"Met with Xuanhuang Realm cultivator!"
“ méi （mo） zì jué ……” lǐ fán xīn zhōng yī dòng ， biǎo miàn bù dòng shēng sè ：“ hái qǐng dào yǒu chū lái yī jiàn ba ！”
“没（mo）字诀……”李凡心中一动，表面不动声色：“还请道友出来一见吧！”
"You have sinister intentions for entering our Xuanhuang Realm," Li Fan sized up the golden figure. He momentarily could not gauge her strength.
qīng lěng nǚ shēng yě bù zài yǐn cáng ， liú lí lián huā xú xú zhàn fàng ， yī dào xū huàn de àn jīn sè rén yǐng chū xiàn zài lǐ fán miàn qián 。
清冷女声也不在隐藏，琉璃莲花徐徐绽放，一道虚幻的暗金色人影出现在李凡面前。
Without a human body and existing solely in energy form, it should be severely injured and forced to do so. But Li Fan felt no weakness from this golden figure; instead, an infinite vitality surged forth.
jí biàn yàng mào mó hú 、 zài jīn guāng zhōng wú fǎ kàn qīng 。
即便样貌模糊、在金光中无法看清。
Resilient and powerful.
dàn shì tā shēn shàng sàn fà chū de wǎn ruò dì wáng de qì xī ， yě néng yí dìng chéng dù zhāng xiǎn tā de shēn fèn 。
但是她身上散发出的宛若帝王的气息，也能一定程度彰显她的身份。
The golden light apologized: "I did not deliberately conceal myself but was compelled by circumstances."
“ jiàn guò xuán huáng jiè dào yǒu ！”
“见过玄黄界道友！”
Before Li Fan could ask, she continued explaining: "Any cultivation realms still surviving in the Sinking Star Sea are highly hostile to outsiders. In my current state, if I revealed my identity directly, I might not last long."
“ dào yǒu qián rù wǒ xuán huáng jiè ， jū xīn pǒ cè a 。” lǐ fán mù guāng zài jīn sè shēn yǐng shàng xià dǎ liàng zhe ， yī shí jiān jìng rán yǒu diǎn mō bù zhǔn duì fāng de shí lì 。
“道友潜入我玄黄界，居心叵测啊。”李凡目光在金色身影上下打量着，一时间竟然有点摸不准对方的实力。
"Sinking Star Sea?" Li Fan tilted his head, probing.
shī qù le rén lèi shēn qū ， zhǐ yǐ néng liàng xíng tài cún zài 。 àn zhào cháng lǐ lái jiǎng ， yīng gāi shì shēn shòu zhòng shāng 、 pò bù dé yǐ wèi zhī 。 dàn lǐ fán méi yǒu cóng zhè jīn sè shēn yǐng zhōng gǎn dào rèn hé de xū ruò ， fǎn ér shì wú xiàn de shēng jī péng bó 。
失去了人类身躯，只以能量形态存在。按照常理来讲，应该是身受重伤、迫不得已为之。但李凡没有从这金色身影中感到任何的虚弱，反而是无限的生机蓬勃。
"It's a collective term for all star domains affected by the [Sage Ruins]."
jiān rèn qiě qiáng dà 。
坚韧且强大。
Realizing something, the golden light quickly added: "Each cultivation realm has its own name..."
jīn guāng qiàn rán dào ：“ fēi shì wǒ kè yì yǐn mán ， shí nǎi shēn bù yóu jǐ bà le 。”
金光歉然道：“非是我刻意隐瞒，实乃身不由己罢了。”
"Indeed. We Xuanhuang Realm cultivators call it the [Darkest Star Sea]," Li Fan interjected.
bù děng lǐ fán fā wèn ， tā jiù jì xù jiě shì dào ：“ rèn hé chén lún xīng hǎi zhōng shàng qiě cún huó de xiū xiān jiè ， duì yú wài lái zhě dōu shì chí yǒu shí fēn de dí yì de 。 yǐ wǒ mù qián de zhuàng tài ， ruò shì zhí jiē liàng míng shēn fèn ， kǒng pà huó bù liǎo tài jiǔ 。”
不等李凡发问，她就继续解释道：“任何沉沦星海中尚且存活的修仙界，对于外来者都是持有十分的敌意的。以我目前的状态，若是直接亮明身份，恐怕活不了太久。”
"Darkest..." The golden light sighed after a moment of silence, "True, that’s an apt name."
“ chén lún xīng hǎi ？” lǐ fán tóu lú qīng wāi ， shì tàn zhe wèn dào 。
“沉沦星海？”李凡头颅轻歪，试探着问道。
"What is your surname and given name? Where are you from? Most importantly, did you cause the disappearance of the fishing pond?" Li Fan fired question after question, his tone and expression growing colder.
Listening to Lin Ling's firm words, Li Fan instantly locked onto the Daoist child named Ruyi in the Spirit Wood Realm.
She stood before a Heavenly Furnace, her eyes wide with curiosity.
"Like the [Seven-Colored Jade Void Radiance], it’s also golden light from the world tier. This little thing is really not simple."
"It has an innocent appearance that even I almost overlooked."
Li Fan naturally knew whether Lin Ling was lying.
A pair of invisible hands seemed to emerge from the Spirit Wood Realm, instantly capturing Ruyi and bringing her before Li Fan.
Ruyi felt a blur in front of her as the scenery changed abruptly. Seeing Li Fan’s face, panic flashed across her eyes. She tried to say something but could not utter any sound despite moving her lips.
"According to Zhong Tiansheng, when you were first pulled out from the fishing pond, you were just a transparent fruit like Ruyi."
"You can emit golden light; this must be a great tonic."
Li Fan did not ask anything. Instead, he continuously formed hand seals and set up an alchemy furnace-like array around Ruyi.
Feeling the intense heat, Ruyi’s face turned pale. She flailed her white arms, desperately trying to explain something.
But Li Fan ignored her completely, seemingly intent on immediately cooking and eating Ruyi right there.
The immense pressure quickly immobilized Ruyi. She hung in mid-air like she was bound by invisible ropes, stiff and motionless.
Li Fan’s eyes narrowed as he intensified the array's output. Nine red fire dragons emerged from the alchemy furnace, roaring and spraying dazzling flames at the restrained Ruyi.
Lin Ling behind Li Fan shivered with fear, her body trembling involuntarily.
She never expected that their master would simply roast Ruyi without any interrogation!
Such decisive action suggested he would not hesitate to kill her if necessary.
From then on, Lin Ling had no more rebellious thoughts.
But inside the array’s alchemy furnace, Ruyi did not dissipate as Lin Ling imagined.
A series of dark golden light suddenly burst from within her body, repelling the flames.
No matter how Li Fan activated the array, he could not break through the dark gold barrier.
Li Fan hummed and continued drawing surrounding qi to continuously generate molten fire, roasting Ruyi.
He did not intend to kill Ruyi but rather use this method of gradually forcing her true form out.
Inside the alchemy furnace, two forces persisted in their struggle.
The dark golden light seemed to impose a heavy burden on Ruyi. Her eyes slowly closed and she curled into a fetal position, as if falling asleep.
But the surrounding dark gold light became more stable.
A six-petaled lotus formed around Ruyi!
With the six-petaled lotus in place, the flames from the nine fire dragons could no longer harm her. They were easily repelled by the lotus, remaining powerless despite their ferocity.
"What is this..."
In the Xuanhuang Realm, there was nothing similar to this. Even the [Supreme Primordial True Scripture] did not mention such a thing.
It should be from another cultivation realm.
"Six petals indicate its juvenile state," Li Fan suddenly felt something as he closely observed the lotus.
Having achieved his goal, Li Fan retracted his divine technique.
The nine fire dragons vanished instantly, but Ruyi remained restrained.
Li Fan’s eyes narrowed and his voice boomed, echoing in the space: "Do you think this broken lotus can protect you from my harm?"
"Clearly, you underestimate us of the Xuanhuang Realm!"
As he spoke, a beam of seven-colored divine light emerged.
The light contained a small gray mold spot.
Of the two gray mold spots that had split and cultivated, the larger one was used to deal with the Transmission Master Jiang. The remaining smaller one still retained its natural erosion power on worlds. Upon its appearance, even with the seven-colored divine light enveloping it, Ruyi’s lotus felt an extreme threat!
Ruyi trembled uncontrollably, her six-petaled lotus flickering in dark gold.
In a moment of change, another petal seemed to be forming.
The seven-colored divine light was about to collide with the lotus when suddenly, a cold female voice echoed in Li Fan’s mind: "Wait!"
The divine light stopped instantly.
"I never expected this world would also be affected by the [Nothing] Technique..."
"Nothing (Mo) Technique..." Li Fan’s heart stirred. He remained calm on the surface and said, "Please come out for me to see!"
The cold female voice no longer hid. The six-petaled lotus bloomed slowly as a vague dark golden figure appeared before Li Fan.
Though her appearance was blurry and indistinct in the golden light, the aura she emitted like that of an emperor revealed her identity.
"Met with Xuanhuang Realm cultivator!"
"You have sinister intentions for entering our Xuanhuang Realm," Li Fan sized up the golden figure. He momentarily could not gauge her strength.
Without a human body and existing solely in energy form, it should be severely injured and forced to do so. But Li Fan felt no weakness from this golden figure; instead, an infinite vitality surged forth.
Resilient and powerful.
The golden light apologized: "I did not deliberately conceal myself but was compelled by circumstances."
Before Li Fan could ask, she continued explaining: "Any cultivation realms still surviving in the Sinking Star Sea are highly hostile to outsiders. In my current state, if I revealed my identity directly, I might not last long."
"Sinking Star Sea?" Li Fan tilted his head, probing.
"It's a collective term for all star domains affected by the [Sage Ruins]."
Realizing something, the golden light quickly added: "Each cultivation realm has its own name..."
"Indeed. We Xuanhuang Realm cultivators call it the [Darkest Star Sea]," Li Fan interjected.
"Darkest..." The golden light sighed after a moment of silence, "True, that’s an apt name."
"What is your surname and given name? Where are you from? Most importantly, did you cause the disappearance of the fishing pond?" Li Fan fired question after question, his tone and expression growing colder.