“ shén shí jiāo liú bù fāng biàn ， hái shì lái cǐ chù jiàn miàn 。”
“神识交流不方便，还是来此处见面。”
"Communication through mental awareness isn't convenient. Let's meet here."
“ shùn biàn wǒ bǎ nà jiàn yì bǎo jiāo gěi nǐ 。”
“顺便我把那件异宝交给你。”
"By the way, I'll hand over that extraordinary treasure to you."
“ hē hē ， zuì jìn zǒng gǎn jué yǒu rén zài dīng zhe wǒ ， hái shì yào xiǎo xīn diǎn 。”
“呵呵，最近总感觉有人在盯着我，还是要小心点。”
"Haha, lately I've always felt like someone is watching me, so I need to be more cautious."
mò rú bīn chuán lái wèi zhì xìn xī hòu ， jiù yòu dǒu rán xiāo nì wú zōng 。
墨儒斌传来位置信息后，就又陡然消匿无踪。
After Mò Rúbīn transmitted his location information, he suddenly vanished without a trace.
lǐ fán gǎn yìng zhe shí hǎi zhōng fú xiàn de dì tú guāng diǎn ， chén mò bù yǔ 。
李凡感应着识海中浮现的地图光点，沉默不语。
Li Fan sensed the map light points in his识海 and remained silent.
“ zhè shì shì tàn ？ hái shì xiàn jǐng ？”
“这是试探？还是陷阱？”
"Is this an试探? Or a trap?"
zì cóng zuò le “ zàn guān xíng shì 、 xiān bù hái zhēn ” de jué dìng zhī hòu ， lǐ fán xīn zhōng shǐ zhōng yǒu diǎn zhuì zhuì bù ān 。
自从做了“暂观形式、先不还真”的决定之后，李凡心中始终有点惴惴不安。
Since making the "temporarily observe the situation, don't immediately reveal myself" decision, Li Fan had always felt somewhat uneasy.
dàn sī lái xiǎng qù 、 míng biàn jǐ shēn hòu ， què yòu shǐ zhōng zhǎo bú dào bù ān de yuán tóu zài nǎ lǐ 。
但思来想去、明辨己身后，却又始终找不到不安的源头在哪里。
But after careful consideration and self-examination, he still couldn't pinpoint the source of his unease.
“ zàn bù hái zhēn yīng gāi shì méi wèn tí de ， jiū jìng ……”
“暂不还真应该是没问题的，究竟……”
"The 'don't immediately reveal myself' shouldn't be an issue. But..."
lǐ fán wēi wēi zhòu méi 。
李凡微微皱眉。
Li Fan frowned slightly.
tā de líng jué yí xiàng hěn líng yàn 。 xiàn zài de gǎn jué ， jiù xiàng shì zǒu zài yī chù mì lín zhī zhōng ， xíng jìn de fāng xiàng shì duì de 、 zàn qiě yě méi yǒu yě shòu qīn xí de wēi xiǎn 。
他的灵觉一向很灵验。现在的感觉，就像是走在一处密林之中，行进的方向是对的、暂且也没有野兽侵袭的危险。
His spiritual perception was usually very accurate. The current feeling was like walking through a dense forest; the direction seemed right, and there was no immediate danger from wild beasts.
dàn míng míng zhōng gǎn yìng de wēi jī gào sù lǐ fán ， yí dìng yǒu shén me tā hū lüè de dì fāng 。
但冥冥中感应的危机告诉李凡，一定有什么他忽略的地方。
However, the subtle sense of impending danger told Li Fan that he had overlooked something important.
lǐ fán zhī dào bú duì jìn de yuán tóu ， yīng gāi shì lái yuán yú nà zūn wú miàn zhēn xiān shí xiàng 。
李凡知道不对劲的源头，应该是来源于那尊无面真仙石像。
He knew the source of his unease should be related to the faceless True Immortal stone statue.
“ xuán tiān shén xiàng ， xuán tiān fǎ wáng ……”
“玄天神像，玄天法王……”
"Xuántiān God Statue, Xuántiān Dharmaraja..."
lǐ fán nǎo hǎi zhōng hū de shǎn guò mò rú bīn de shēn yǐng ， dùn shí yǒu le jué yì 。
李凡脑海中忽的闪过墨儒斌的身影，顿时有了决议。
Mò Rúbīn's image suddenly flashed in Li Fan's mind, and he made a decision.
“ suī rán tā xiàn zài yīng gāi yǐ jīng bǎ wǒ dàng chéng zì jǐ rén kàn dài ， dàn wǒ què bù kě bù zuò fáng fàn 。”
“虽然他现在应该已经把我当成自己人看待，但我却不可不作防范。”
"While he likely views me as one of his own now, I must still be cautious."
lǐ fán huí xiǎng qǐ mò rú bīn tūn shì chuán fǎ zhě féng de nà yí mù chǎng jǐng 。
李凡回想起墨儒斌吞噬传法者冯的那一幕场景。
Li Fan recalled the scene where Mò Rúbīn devoured the Transmission Master Feng.
zhè duàn shí jiān lǐ ， lǐ fán yě duì mò rú bīn de néng lì jìn xíng le chū bù de fēn xī 、 cāi cè 。
这段时间里，李凡也对墨儒斌的能力进行了初步的分析、猜测。
Over this period, Li Fan had also analyzed and speculated about Mò Rúbīn's abilities.
gēn zhào shī jiě de xiāng bǐ ， mò rú bīn gèng xiàng shì “ jìng xiàng 、 tóng huà ”。
跟赵师姐的相比，墨儒斌更像是“镜像、同化”。
Compared to Sister Zhao, Mò Rúbīn seemed more like a "mirror image, assimilation."
“ zhǐ yào néng bǎo chí běn xīn 、 bù bèi nà gēn xū wú de jìng miàn zhī xiàn gǔ huò ， yīng gāi jiù néng yán huǎn tóng huà de shí jiān 。 wǒ yǒu qī cǎi shén guāng 、 jiā shàng xiān xīn zhòu hù tǐ ， shí zài bù dí 、 pǎo yě shì wèn tí bù dà de 。”
“只要能保持本心、不被那根虚无的镜面之线蛊惑，应该就能延缓同化的时间。我有七彩神光、加上仙心咒护体，实在不敌、跑也是问题不大的。”
"By maintaining my true heart and not being swayed by that illusory mirror line, I should be able to delay the assimilation process. With my Seven-Colored Divine Light and the Immortal Heart Spell protecting me, if it comes to running away, it shouldn't be too difficult."
“ ruò zhēn shì bù xíng ， hái kě yǐ bǎ bǎi huā dào rén fàng chū 、 xī yǐn huǒ lì 。 zěn me zhe yě shì cháng shēng jìng ， dìng rán néng shāo wēi zǔ dǎng piàn kè 。”
“若真是不行，还可以把百花道人放出、吸引火力。怎么着也是长生境，定然能稍微阻挡片刻。”
"If all else fails, I can release Master Hundred Flowers to draw fire. As a Longevity Realm cultivator, he will surely be able to hold them off for a moment."
jiǔ xiāo bù qù 、 wú fǎ chá jué dào yuán yóu de bù ān gǎn ， ràng lǐ fán de sī xù yě qǐ yǐ wǎng dōu yào fán zá xǔ duō 。 yīn ér xiǎn de gèng jiā jǐn shèn 。
久消不去、无法察觉到缘由的不安感，让李凡的思绪也起以往都要繁杂许多。因而显得更加谨慎。
The persistent unease that couldn't be traced back to its source made Li Fan's thoughts more complex than usual, making him even more cautious.
zuò hǎo le chōng zú de zhǔn bèi zhī hòu ， lǐ fán qiǎo rán lái dào le yuē dìng dì diǎn 。
做好了充足的准备之后，李凡悄然来到了约定地点。
After thorough preparation, Li Fan quietly arrived at the agreed location.
xiān méng zhōng yāng sì zhōu biān chuí ， tiān chén zhōu yī chù píng píng wú qí de shān fēng 。
仙盟中央四州边陲，天辰州一处平平无奇的山峰。
In the outskirts of the Central Four States of the Immortal Alliance, Tianchen State, a plain and unremarkable mountain peak.
shí shān gāo sǒng ， zhí rù yún xiāo 。
石山高耸，直入云霄。
The stone mountain towered high into the clouds.
yǐn cáng zài yún hǎi zhī xià ， shān yāo jiān yǒu yī chù bù qǐ yǎn de shí dòng 。
隐藏在云海之下，山腰间有一处不起眼的石洞。
Hidden beneath the cloud sea, there was an inconspicuous cave in the middle of the mountain.
chū jí xiá ， cái tōng rén 。 fù xíng shù shí bù ， huò rán kāi lǎng 。
初极狭，才通人。复行数十步，豁然开朗。
At first very narrow, it barely allowed passage. After walking for several dozen steps, it suddenly opened up.
mò rú bīn yǐ jīng zài qí zhōng děng hòu duō shí le 。
墨儒斌已经在其中等候多时了。
Mò Rúbīn had been waiting there for a long time.
shí dòng wài méi yǒu zhèn fǎ 、 jìn zhì de qì xī ， dàn shì cóng wài miàn gēn běn gǎn yìng bú dào lǐ miàn yǒu xiū shì de qì xī 。
石洞外没有阵法、禁制的气息，但是从外面根本感应不到里面有修士的气息。
There were no signs of array formations or prohibitions outside the stone cave, but from the outside, one couldn't sense any presence of cultivators inside.
zhí dào kuà rù shí dòng zhī zhōng ， lái dào mò rú bīn miàn qián ， zhè cái zhōng yú yǒu suǒ chá jué 。
直到跨入石洞之中，来到墨儒斌面前，这才终于有所察觉。
Only when stepping into the stone cave and facing Mò Rúbīn did Li Fan finally notice something.
“ zhè lǐ shì chuán fǎ zhě féng de yī chù ān quán jù diǎn ， tiān dì zì rán shēng chéng de yǐn nì dòng tiān 。 jiù shì chuán shuō zhōng ， fēi yǒu yuán zhě bù kě dé jiàn de nà zhòng dì fāng 。 nǐ wǒ èr rén zài cǐ huì miàn ， bú huì yǒu shén me wēi xiǎn 。” mò rú bīn yǐ jīng biàn huí le zì shēn yuán běn yàng mào ， zuò zài shí zhuō qián ， huǎn huǎn jiě shì dào 。
“这里是传法者冯的一处安全据点，天地自然生成的隐匿洞天。就是传说中，非有缘者不可得见的那种地方。你我二人在此会面，不会有什么危险。”墨儒斌已经变回了自身原本样貌，坐在石桌前，缓缓解释道。
"This is where Transmission Master Feng's safe haven is. It's a naturally generated hidden realm created by heaven and earth. Only those with the right缘分can see it. We won't be in any danger meeting here," Mò Rúbīn had already reverted to his original form, sitting at a stone table, explaining slowly.
“ shén me ān quán jù diǎn ， wǒ kě shì shén me zǔ lán dōu méi yù dào ， jiù zhè me dà yáo dà bǎi zhí jiē zǒu jìn lái le 。” lǐ fán hēng le yī shēng ， shí fēn bù xiè de shuō dào 。
“什么安全据点，我可是什么阻拦都没遇到，就这么大摇大摆直接走进来了。”李凡哼了一声，十分不屑的说道。
"What safe haven? I didn't encounter anything blocking me; I just walked straight in," Li Fan grunted, clearly unimpressed.
mò rú bīn xiào le xiào ：“ xīng wàng xiōng dì ， nǐ zhè jiù yǒu suǒ bù zhī liǎo 。 zhī suǒ yǐ rú cǐ róng yì ， nà shì wǒ zhī qián yǐ jīng jiāng cǐ chù yǐn nì dòng tiān de wèi zhì tí qián gào zhī le nǐ 。 rú guǒ nǐ zài yī wú suǒ zhī de qíng kuàng xià 、 dān dú lái xún zhǎo de huà ……”
墨儒斌笑了笑：“兴旺兄弟，你这就有所不知了。之所以如此容易，那是我之前已经将此处隐匿洞天的位置提前告知了你。如果你在一无所知的情况下、单独来寻找的话……”
Mò Rúbīn smiled: "Brother Xingwang, you don't know the full story. It's so easy because I had already informed you of this hidden realm's location beforehand. If you came alone without any knowledge..."
“ shén shí wú fǎ chá jué ， jiù suàn qīn yǎn kàn dào le 、 yě huì xià yì shí de hū lüè cǐ chù rù kǒu ， biàn xún bù rù ！ tiān dì zào huà zhī qí ， jiù suàn shí lì rú wǒ men zhè bān qiáng dà ， yě wú fǎ jǐn zhī a ！”
“神识无法察觉，就算亲眼看到了、也会下意识的忽略此处入口，遍寻不入！天地造化之奇，就算实力如我们这般强大，也无法尽知啊！”
"Your mental awareness can't detect it; even if you see it with your own eyes, you'll subconsciously ignore its entrance and search in vain! The wonders of heaven and earth are beyond our full understanding, even for us who are so powerful!"
lǐ fán wú shì mò rú bīn de gǎn tàn ， lěng shēng bù nài fán dào ：“ xíng le ， bié chě zhè xiē méi yòng de le 。 nà ge néng tuī yǎn zhèn fǎ de yì bǎo ne ？”
李凡无视墨儒斌的感叹，冷声不耐烦道：“行了，别扯这些没用的了。那个能推衍阵法的异宝呢？”
Li Fan ignored Mò Rúbīn's感叹and coldly said: "Enough of this. Where is the array that can derive patterns?"
mò rú bīn yáo le yáo tóu ， ér hòu jiāng yí gè wù jiàn suí shǒu rēng le guò lái 。
墨儒斌摇了摇头，而后将一个物件随手扔了过来。
Mò Rúbīn shook his head and casually threw an object over.
lǐ fán jiāng qí jiē guò ， wēi wēi yí zhèng 。
李凡将其接过，微微一怔。
Li Fan took it and was slightly surprised.
jié guǒ gēn tā yù xiǎng zhōng de yǒu xiē piān chā ， bú shì jiě lí dié qí zhōng zhī yī 。 ér shì cǐ qián cóng wèi jiàn guò de ， yí gè lǜ sè de fāng kuài 。
结果跟他预想中的有些偏差，不是解离碟其中之一。而是此前从未见过的，一个绿色的方块。
It wasn't one of the Disentanglement Discs as he had expected; instead, it was a green rectangular block he had never seen before.
“ zhè shì shén me wán yì ……”
“这是什么玩意……”
"What is this..."
lǐ fán qīng qīng yī chù fāng kuài ， chà nà zhī jiān fāng kuài jiù fēn jiě chéng le shàng wàn gè gèng jiā xì xiǎo de zhèng fāng tǐ 。
李凡轻轻一触方块，刹那之间方块就分解成了上万个更加细小的正方体。
Li Fan gently touched the block, which instantly decomposed into thousands of smaller cubes.
wǎn rú huó wù bān ， zài kōng zhōng jù sàn lí hé 、 zǔ chéng yí gè gè yǒu guī lǜ de tú àn 。
宛如活物般，在空中聚散离合、组成一个个有规律的图案。
Like living creatures, they gathered and dispersed in mid-air, forming various patterns.
lǐ fán duì qí zhōng de yí gè xiǎo zhèng fāng tǐ jìn xíng zǐ xì guān chá ， fā xiàn qí hè rán shì yóu shàng bǎi zhǒng zhèn fǎ fù hé ér chéng 。
李凡对其中的一个小正方体进行仔细观察，发现其赫然是由上百种阵法复合而成。
Li Fan carefully examined one small cube and found that it was composed of over a hundred different array formations.
“ zhèn miǎn ？” yí gè míng zì bù jīn chū xiàn zài lǐ fán nǎo hǎi zhōng 。
“阵冕？”一个名字不禁出现在李凡脑海中。
"Array Crown?" The name flashed through his mind.
dàn què méi yǒu bào lù zì jǐ zhī dào cǐ wù de shì shí ， zhǐ shì tái tóu dīng zhuó mò rú bīn ， xiǎng yào gè dá àn 。
但却没有暴露自己知道此物的事实，只是抬头盯着墨儒斌，想要个答案。
But he didn't reveal his knowledge of the item. Instead, he stared at Mò Rúbīn, waiting for an explanation.
“ cǐ nǎi ， shì xiān méng lán cāng zhōu bù jiǔ qián gāng gāng fā xiàn 、 shàng jiāo de 。”
“此乃，是仙盟澜沧州不久前刚刚发现、上交的。”
"This is what we call an Array Crown. Essentially, it's stacking hundreds or even thousands of arrays together. This Unborn True Crown was derived from a regular array crown through continuous changes and evolution."
“ suǒ wèi zhèn miǎn ， jiǎn dān lái jiǎng jiù shì jiāng chéng bǎi shàng qiān de zhèn fǎ dié jiā zài yì qǐ 。 ér zhè méi wú shēng zhēn miǎn ， jiù shì yóu yī méi xún cháng zhèn miǎn bù duàn biàn huà 、 yǎn shēng ér chéng 。”
“所谓阵冕，简单来讲就是将成百上千的阵法叠加在一起。而这枚无生真冕，就是由一枚寻常阵冕不断变化、衍生而成。”
"According to research by the Immortal Alliance, it's believed that this came from a fallen Immortal Array Mage due to some mysterious event. After studying, they preliminarily concluded that the fusion between a heavenly wonder and strange external rules caused the transformation of the Array Crown," Mò Rúbīn explained in detail.
“ jù shuō shì yī wèi yīn guǐ yì shì jiàn ér yǔn luò de huà shén zhèn fǎ shī suǒ liú 。 jīng guò xiān méng yán jiū ， chū bù pàn dìng shì tiān dì qí wù gēn guǐ yì jiè wài guī zé zài róng hé guò chéng zhōng fā shēng le yì biàn ， cóng ér dǎo zhì le zhèn miǎn běn shēn de biàn huà 。” mò rú bīn xiáng jìn de jiě shì zhe 。
“据说是一位因诡异事件而陨落的化神阵法师所留。经过仙盟研究，初步判定是天地奇物跟诡异界外规则在融合过程中发生了异变，从而导致了阵冕本身的变化。”墨儒斌详尽的解释着。
Li Fan immediately understood the meaning behind Mò Rúbīn's words. A heavenly wonder was the manifestation of the Xuánhuáng Realm's laws, while the strangeness came from the distorted remnants of worlds devoured by those rules.
lǐ fán zì rán shì dì yī shí jiān jiù míng bái le mò rú bīn huà lǐ de yì si 。 tiān dì qí wù shì xuán huáng jiè fǎ zé jù xiàn ， guǐ yì shì nà xiē bèi tūn shì de shì jiè de fǎ zé niǔ qū 、 cán liú 。
李凡自然是第一时间就明白了墨儒斌话里的意思。天地奇物是玄黄界法则具现，诡异是那些被吞噬的世界的法则扭曲、残留。
But their fusion would result in some incredible changes.
dàn èr zhě róng hé zhī hòu ， jiù huì fā shēng mǒu xiē bù kě sī yì de biàn huà 。
但二者融合之后，就会发生某些不可思议的变化。
Earlier, when Li Fan had deduced the true source of the strangeness, he had considered this possibility. Unfortunately, no instances had appeared until now. He didn't expect Mò Rúbīn to casually produce one.
zhī qián lǐ fán zài dòng xī guǐ yì de zhēn zhèng lái yuán shí ， jiù céng jīng shè xiǎng guò zhè zhǒng kě néng xìng 。 kě xī de shì zhè me jiǔ yǐ lái ， dōu méi yù dào guò shí lì 。 bù xiǎng mò rú bīn suí shǒu jiù ná chū lái le 。
之前李凡在洞悉诡异的真正来源时，就曾经设想过这种可能性。可惜的是这么久以来，都没遇到过实例。不想墨儒斌随手就拿出来了。
Indeed, with the resources available to a Transmission Master, it was an advantage that even his multiple lifetimes and foresight couldn't easily match in a short time.
guǒ rán yǐ chuán fǎ zhě néng gòu diào yòng de zī yuán tǐ liàng yōu shì ， shì tā duō cì lún huí 、 xiān zhī xiān jué dōu wú duǎn shí jiān nèi mí bǔ de 。
果然以传法者能够调用的资源体量优势，是他多次轮回、先知先觉都无短时间内弥补的。
Li Fan knew about this item, but Sun Xingwang definitely wouldn't know.
lǐ fán zhī dào cǐ wù ， sūn xīng wàng què bù kě néng zhī dào 。
李凡知道此物，孙兴旺却不可能知道。
Acting as if he found Mò Rúbīn's explanation tedious, Li Fan interrupted: "Enough already. Stop reciting spells. Just tell me how to use it."
zhuāng zuò tīng dé tóu dà de yàng zi ， zhí jiē dǎ duàn le mò rú bīn de fā yán ：“ xíng le xíng le ， bié niàn zhòu le 。 gào sù wǒ zhè dōng xī zěn me yòng jiù xíng 。”
装作听得头大的样子，直接打断了墨儒斌的发言：“行了行了，别念咒了。告诉我这东西怎么用就行。”
"The Unborn Array Crown is constantly in a state of derivation. It creates arrays from within itself until infinity. You just need to carve the array patterns periodically and let them naturally evolve. Like a beast fight; the one who survives will be the strongest," Mò Rúbīn explained without getting upset.
“ wú shēng zhèn miǎn ， shí kè chù zài yǎn shēng zhī zhōng 。 yǐ zhèn shēng zhèn ， zhí zhì wú qióng 。 zhǐ xū měi guò yī duàn shí jiān jiāng zhèn fǎ kè rù qí zhōng ， ràng qí zì rán yǎn huà jiù kě yǐ 。 jiù xiàng dòu shòu sī shā ， zuì zhōng huó xià lái de nà ge yí dìng shì zuì qiáng zhě 。” mò rú bīn yě bù nǎo ， wèi lǐ fán jiǎng jiě dào 。
“无生阵冕，时刻处在衍生之中。以阵生阵，直至无穷。只需每过一段时间将阵法刻入其中，让其自然衍化就可以。就像斗兽厮杀，最终活下来的那个一定是最强者。”墨儒斌也不恼，为李凡讲解道。
"It's easy enough, but it sounds unreliable..." Li Fan muttered as he examined the green Unborn Array Crown.
“ zhè dào róng yì ， jiù shì tīng shàng qù yǒu xiē bù kào pǔ ……” lǐ fán dí gū zhe ， dǎ liàng zhe lǜ sè de wú shēng zhèn miǎn 。
“这倒容易，就是听上去有些不靠谱……”李凡嘀咕着，打量着绿色的无生阵冕。
"There shouldn't be any issues. Although there are some uncontrollable elements, it will definitely achieve our goals. Recording Xuan Tian Locking Yin would take too much time and effort. I'm currently at the Immortal Alliance headquarters under everyone's watchful eyes, so it's not convenient for me to act. You'll have to do it," Mò Rúbīn said seriously.
“ méi shén me wèn tí 。 suī rán yǒu xiē bù kě kòng ， dàn shì jué duì néng dá dào wǒ men de mù dì 。 kè lù xuán tiān suǒ yōu ， fèi shí fèi lì 。 wǒ rú jīn zài xiān méng zǒng bù ， zhòng mù kuí kuí zhī xià ， bù tài fāng biàn xíng shì 。 zhǐ néng jiāo gěi nǐ le 。” mò rú bīn zhèng zhòng dào 。
“没什么问题。虽然有些不可控，但是绝对能达到我们的目的。刻录玄天锁幽，费时费力。我如今在仙盟总部，众目睽睽之下，不太方便行事。只能交给你了。”墨儒斌郑重道。
"There's another extraordinary treasure that is even stronger than this array derivation ability, called the Disentanglement Disc. Unfortunately, it suffered from celestial jealousy and split into nine pieces. The time needed for them to merge back together is too long; we can't wait. So I'll have to give up on that," Mò Rúbīn said with a hint of regret.
"Communication through mental awareness isn't convenient. Let's meet here."
"By the way, I'll hand over that extraordinary treasure to you."
"Haha, lately I've always felt like someone is watching me, so I need to be more cautious."
After Mò Rúbīn transmitted his location information, he suddenly vanished without a trace.
Li Fan sensed the map light points in his识海 and remained silent.
"Is this an试探? Or a trap?"
Since making the "temporarily observe the situation, don't immediately reveal myself" decision, Li Fan had always felt somewhat uneasy.
But after careful consideration and self-examination, he still couldn't pinpoint the source of his unease.
"The 'don't immediately reveal myself' shouldn't be an issue. But..."
Li Fan frowned slightly.
His spiritual perception was usually very accurate. The current feeling was like walking through a dense forest; the direction seemed right, and there was no immediate danger from wild beasts.
However, the subtle sense of impending danger told Li Fan that he had overlooked something important.
He knew the source of his unease should be related to the faceless True Immortal stone statue.
"Xuántiān God Statue, Xuántiān Dharmaraja..."
Mò Rúbīn's image suddenly flashed in Li Fan's mind, and he made a decision.
"While he likely views me as one of his own now, I must still be cautious."
Li Fan recalled the scene where Mò Rúbīn devoured the Transmission Master Feng.
Over this period, Li Fan had also analyzed and speculated about Mò Rúbīn's abilities.
Compared to Sister Zhao, Mò Rúbīn seemed more like a "mirror image, assimilation."
"By maintaining my true heart and not being swayed by that illusory mirror line, I should be able to delay the assimilation process. With my Seven-Colored Divine Light and the Immortal Heart Spell protecting me, if it comes to running away, it shouldn't be too difficult."
"If all else fails, I can release Master Hundred Flowers to draw fire. As a Longevity Realm cultivator, he will surely be able to hold them off for a moment."
The persistent unease that couldn't be traced back to its source made Li Fan's thoughts more complex than usual, making him even more cautious.
After thorough preparation, Li Fan quietly arrived at the agreed location.
In the outskirts of the Central Four States of the Immortal Alliance, Tianchen State, a plain and unremarkable mountain peak.
The stone mountain towered high into the clouds.
Hidden beneath the cloud sea, there was an inconspicuous cave in the middle of the mountain.
At first very narrow, it barely allowed passage. After walking for several dozen steps, it suddenly opened up.
Mò Rúbīn had been waiting there for a long time.
There were no signs of array formations or prohibitions outside the stone cave, but from the outside, one couldn't sense any presence of cultivators inside.
Only when stepping into the stone cave and facing Mò Rúbīn did Li Fan finally notice something.
"This is where Transmission Master Feng's safe haven is. It's a naturally generated hidden realm created by heaven and earth. Only those with the right缘分can see it. We won't be in any danger meeting here," Mò Rúbīn had already reverted to his original form, sitting at a stone table, explaining slowly.
"What safe haven? I didn't encounter anything blocking me; I just walked straight in," Li Fan grunted, clearly unimpressed.
Mò Rúbīn smiled: "Brother Xingwang, you don't know the full story. It's so easy because I had already informed you of this hidden realm's location beforehand. If you came alone without any knowledge..."
"Your mental awareness can't detect it; even if you see it with your own eyes, you'll subconsciously ignore its entrance and search in vain! The wonders of heaven and earth are beyond our full understanding, even for us who are so powerful!"
Li Fan ignored Mò Rúbīn's感叹and coldly said: "Enough of this. Where is the array that can derive patterns?"
Mò Rúbīn shook his head and casually threw an object over.
Li Fan took it and was slightly surprised.
It wasn't one of the Disentanglement Discs as he had expected; instead, it was a green rectangular block he had never seen before.
"What is this..."
Li Fan gently touched the block, which instantly decomposed into thousands of smaller cubes.
Like living creatures, they gathered and dispersed in mid-air, forming various patterns.
Li Fan carefully examined one small cube and found that it was composed of over a hundred different array formations.
"Array Crown?" The name flashed through his mind.
But he didn't reveal his knowledge of the item. Instead, he stared at Mò Rúbīn, waiting for an explanation.
"This is what we call an Array Crown. Essentially, it's stacking hundreds or even thousands of arrays together. This Unborn True Crown was derived from a regular array crown through continuous changes and evolution."
"According to research by the Immortal Alliance, it's believed that this came from a fallen Immortal Array Mage due to some mysterious event. After studying, they preliminarily concluded that the fusion between a heavenly wonder and strange external rules caused the transformation of the Array Crown," Mò Rúbīn explained in detail.
Li Fan immediately understood the meaning behind Mò Rúbīn's words. A heavenly wonder was the manifestation of the Xuánhuáng Realm's laws, while the strangeness came from the distorted remnants of worlds devoured by those rules.
But their fusion would result in some incredible changes.
Earlier, when Li Fan had deduced the true source of the strangeness, he had considered this possibility. Unfortunately, no instances had appeared until now. He didn't expect Mò Rúbīn to casually produce one.
Indeed, with the resources available to a Transmission Master, it was an advantage that even his multiple lifetimes and foresight couldn't easily match in a short time.
Li Fan knew about this item, but Sun Xingwang definitely wouldn't know.
Acting as if he found Mò Rúbīn's explanation tedious, Li Fan interrupted: "Enough already. Stop reciting spells. Just tell me how to use it."
"The Unborn Array Crown is constantly in a state of derivation. It creates arrays from within itself until infinity. You just need to carve the array patterns periodically and let them naturally evolve. Like a beast fight; the one who survives will be the strongest," Mò Rúbīn explained without getting upset.
"It's easy enough, but it sounds unreliable..." Li Fan muttered as he examined the green Unborn Array Crown.
"There shouldn't be any issues. Although there are some uncontrollable elements, it will definitely achieve our goals. Recording Xuan Tian Locking Yin would take too much time and effort. I'm currently at the Immortal Alliance headquarters under everyone's watchful eyes, so it's not convenient for me to act. You'll have to do it," Mò Rúbīn said seriously.
"There's another extraordinary treasure that is even stronger than this array derivation ability, called the Disentanglement Disc. Unfortunately, it suffered from celestial jealousy and split into nine pieces. The time needed for them to merge back together is too long; we can't wait. So I'll have to give up on that," Mò Rúbīn said with a hint of regret.