Chapter 73: with translation of chapter title

A spirit pearl floated in Qi's hand, rotating slightly and giving off a faint glow; on close inspection, a galaxy seemed to turn within it.

Translation: A spirit pearl floated in Qi's hand, slightly rotating and emitting fluorescence; looking closely, it seemed as if a galaxy was turning within it.

A spirit pearl floated in Qi's hand, rotating slightly and giving off a faint glow; on close inspection, a galaxy seemed to turn within it.

But we need to keep each translation on a single line. No line breaks inside.

Let's craft: "A spirit pearl floated in Qi's hand, rotating slightly and emitting a faint glow; on close inspection, a galaxy seemed to turn within it."

A light wave of the hand shifted the sun and moon; the portent that encompassed Cloud Dream Marsh turned from day to night.

Translation: With a light wave of the hand, the sun and moon shifted, the portent encompassing Cloud Dream Marsh turned from day to night.

A light wave of the hand shifted the sun and moon; the portent that encompassed Cloud Dream Marsh turned from day to night.

The original sunlight vanished, a lone moon hung high in the sky, the morning star twinkled, as if responding to the spirit pearl.

Translation: The original sunlight vanished, a lone moon hung high in the sky, the morning star twinkled, seeming to respond to the spirit pearl.

We need "Spirit Pearl". Let's produce: "The original sunlight vanished; a lone moon hung high in the sky, the morning star twinkled, seeming to respond to the spirit pearl."

The spirit pearl released a nebula that swirled around it; Qi flicked one of the stars lightly, and it fell.

Translation: The spirit pearl released a nebula, which swirled around it; Qi flicked one of the stars lightly, and it fell.

The spirit pearl released a nebula that swirled around it; Qi flicked one of the stars lightly, and it fell.

One of the morning stars above also fell, turning into a meteor that trailed a long tail of flame, plunging into the waters of Cloud Dream Marsh.

Translation: One of the morning stars above also fell, turning into a meteor that trailed a long tail of flame, plunging into the waters of Cloud Dream Marsh.

One of the morning stars above also fell, turning into a meteor that trailed a long tail of flame, plunging into the waters of Cloud Dream Marsh.

Instantly towering waves surged, yet in the corner of Qi's eye they instantly calmed.

Translation: Instantly towering waves rose, yet in the corner of Qi's eye they instantly calmed.

We need "Qi". Let's produce: "Instantly towering waves rose, yet in the corner of Qi's eye they instantly calmed."

Qi, unwilling to test each grain, simply swept his hand through the nebula.

Translation: Qi couldn't be bothered to test them one by one, and simply swept his hand through the nebula.

We need "Qi". Let's produce: "Qi couldn't be bothered to test them one by one, and simply swept his hand through the nebula."

The stars above Cloud Dream Marsh burst into dazzling light, then turned into meteors that fell into the marsh.

Translation: The stars above Cloud Dream Marsh burst into dazzling light, then turned into meteors that fell, plunging into the marsh.

We need "Cloud Dream Marsh". Let's produce: "The stars above Cloud Dream Marsh burst into dazzling light, then turned into meteors that fell, plunging into the marsh."

The ripples on the water's surface grew calm again in Qi's gaze.

Translation: The ripples on the water's surface grew calm again in Qi's gaze.

We need "Qi". Let's produce: "The ripples on the water's surface grew calm again in Qi's gaze."

Qi, slightly disappointed, looked at the lone spirit pearl and tapped it with his finger.

Translation: Qi felt slightly disappointed, looked at the lone spirit pearl, and tapped it with a finger.

We need "Spirit Pearl". Let's produce: "Qi felt slightly disappointed, looked at the lone spirit pearl, and tapped it with a finger."

The original darkness trembled instantly, the high‑hanging moon began to fall toward Cloud Dream Marsh, and a dazzling light burst forth upon contact with the marsh.

Translation: The original darkness trembled instantly, the high-hanging bright moon began to fall toward Cloud Dream Marsh, and its dazzling light burst forth upon contact with the marsh.

We need "Cloud Dream Marsh". Let's produce: "The original darkness trembled instantly; the high-hanging bright moon began to fall toward Cloud Dream Marsh, and its dazzling light burst forth upon contact with the marsh."

Under Qi's control, the formerly mirror‑like lake surface finally lost its calm, rolling with monstrous waves that could not be quelled even by his suppression.

Translation: Originally under Qi's control, the mirror-like lake surface finally ceased to be calm, rolling with horrendous waves; even under Qi's suppression, it could not subside for a long time.

We need "Qi". Let's produce: "Originally under Qi's control, the mirror-like lake surface finally ceased to be calm, rolling with horrendous waves; even under Qi's suppression, it could not subside for a long time."

Seeing such power, Qi nodded in satisfaction and drew the spirit pearl back into his hand.

Translation: Seeing such power, Qi nodded in satisfaction and took the spirit pearl back into his hand.

We need "Spirit Pearl". Let's produce: "Seeing such power, Qi nodded in satisfaction and took the spirit pearl back into his hand."

As the moon fell, the canopy shrouding Cloud Dream Marsh vanished, sunlight poured onto the land again, as if the previous meteor shower had never happened.

Translation: As the bright moon fell, the canopy shrouding Cloud Dream Marsh vanished as well; sunlight poured onto the earth again, as if the previous shower of stars had never existed.

We need "Cloud Dream Marsh". Let's produce: "As the bright moon fell, the canopy shrouding Cloud Dream Marsh vanished as well; sunlight poured onto the earth again, as if the previous shower of stars had never existed."

The spirit pearl grew dim as the moon fell; Qi infused it with divine power, after which it began to recover gradually.

Translation: The spirit pearl grew dim with the moon's fall; Qi poured divine power into it, after which it began to gradually return to normal.

We need "Spirit Pearl". Let's produce: "The spirit pearl grew dim with the moon's fall; Qi poured divine power into it, after which it began to gradually return to normal."

"It's somewhat interesting; the power is decent, but if it only summoned stars, this star pearl would be rather showy and insubstantial."

Translation: "It's somewhat interesting; the power is passable, but if it were only stars, this star pearl would be rather showy and insubstantial."

We need "Star Pearl". Let's produce: "\"It's somewhat interesting; the power is passable, but if it were only stars, this star pearl would be rather showy and insubstantial. \""

"This star pearl is one of eight superior innate treasures bestowed by the Ancestral Dragon when he brought the water gods to Cloud Dream Marsh, capable of changing heaven and earth within its range."

Translation: This star pearl is one of eight high-grade innate spiritual treasures given by the Ancestor Dragon when he brought the water gods to Cloud Dream Marsh; it has the power to change heaven and earth within its range.

We need "Ancestor Dragon", "Cloud Dream Marsh", "high-grade innate spiritual treasure". Let's produce: "This star pearl is one of eight high-grade innate spiritual treasures given by the Ancestor Dragon when he brought the water gods to Cloud Dream Marsh; it has the power to change heaven and earth within its range."

"Moreover, ordinary divine power can be stored within it, forming a stellar projection that orbits the moon; though its power is modest, its convenience lies in being endlessly convertible as long as sufficient divine power is available."

Translation: Moreover, divine power can be stored within it, transformed into star projections orbiting the bright moon; though its power is ordinary, it excels in convenience, and as long as divine power suffices, it can be continually transformed.

We need no new terms. Let's produce: "Moreover, divine power can be stored within it, transformed into star projections orbiting the bright moon; though its power is ordinary, it excels in convenience, and as long as divine power suffices, it can be continually transformed."

"When the moon falls, its power is still adequate, but it requires considerable divine power; it can store up to twelve lunar cycles and 129,600 stellar projections."

Translation: When the bright moon falls, its power is still decent, but it requires a comparable amount of divine power; it can store at most twelve rounds of bright moon, or 129,600 star projections.

We need no new terms. Let's produce: "When the bright moon falls, its power is still decent, but it requires a comparable amount of divine power; it can store at most twelve rounds of bright moon, or 129,600 star projections."

"Its interior derives from the principle of Pangu's hair transforming into stars, arranging the stars in a subtle manner."

Translation: Its interior derives the principle of Pangu's hair giving rise to galaxies, the arrangement of stars, and possesses its own subtlety.

We need "Pangu's Hair". Let's produce: "Its interior derives the principle of Pangu's hair giving rise to galaxies, the arrangement of stars, and possesses its own subtlety."

"It seems my method of use is wrong; as a superior innate treasure that is not a weapon, it shouldn't be this simple."

Translation: "But it seems my method of use is wrong; a high-grade innate spiritual treasure, not being a weapon-type treasure, should not be this simple."

We need "high-grade innate spiritual treasure". Let's produce: "\"But it seems my method of use is wrong; a high-grade innate spiritual treasure, not being a weapon-type treasure, should not be this simple. \""

"Furthermore, it contains no scriptural teachings, only the generation of stars; this cannot justify its rank as a superior treasure."

Translation: "\"Moreover, it contains no scriptural exposition, only the transformation of stars; this alone cannot support its high-grade rank. \""

We need no new terms. Let's produce: "\"Moreover, it contains no scriptural exposition, only the transformation of stars; this alone cannot support its high-grade rank. \""

"Qi began to carefully observe the subtleties in the operation of the star projections."

Translation: Qi began to carefully observe the subtlety in the operation of the star projections.

We need "Qi". Let's produce: "Qi began to carefully observe the subtlety in the operation of the star projections."

"I seem to have seen a similar scene sometime ago, in Cloud Dream Marsh."

Translation: "\"I seem to have seen a similar scene sometime ago, right here in Cloud Dream Marsh. \""

We need "Cloud Dream Marsh". Let's produce: "\"I seem to have seen a similar scene sometime ago, right here in Cloud Dream Marsh. \""

Qi struggled to recall.

Translation: Qi struggled to recall.

We need "Qi". Let's produce: "Qi struggled to recall."

"At last, Qi remembered."

Translation: Finally, Qi remembered.

We need "Qi". Let's produce: "Finally, Qi remembered."

"Candle Dragon fixes the calendar!"

Translation: "\"Candle Dragon Calendar Fix! \""

"Candle Dragon Calendar Fix!"

"Yes, Qi finally recalled it, letting him replay it over and over across the long stretch of time, rediscovering this memory."

Translation: "Yes, Qi finally recalled it, letting him repeatedly replay and rediscover this memory from the long stretch of time."

We need "Qi". Let's produce: "\"Yes, Qi finally recalled it, letting him repeatedly replay and rediscover this memory from the long stretch of time. \""

"The stars turn, yin and yang balance—this is where my interest in formations began; I never expected it to hide such a wonderful thing."

Translation: "\"The turning of the stars, the balance of yin and yang—this was where my interest in formations first began; it turns out there was actually such a good thing hidden inside. \""

We need no new terms. Let's produce: "\"The turning of the stars, the balance of yin and yang—this was where my interest in formations first began; it turns out there was actually such a good thing hidden inside. \""

"Qi regained his interest, grasping the star pearl in his hand, immersing his mind within it, and continually observing their changes."

Translation: Qi regained his interest, grasping the star pearl in his hand, immersing his mind in it, and continually observing their changes.

We need "Star Pearl". Let's produce: "Qi regained his interest, grasping the star pearl in his hand, immersing his mind in it, and continually observing their changes."

"The double eyes on his forehead, long closed, finally opened again; divine light pierced their orbital paths, and Qi incessantly recorded them, earnestly observing each star's trajectory."

Translation: After a long time, the double eyes on his forehead finally opened again, spiritual light illuminating their orbits; Qi ceaselessly recorded them, carefully observing the orbital path of each star.

We need "Qi". Let's produce: "After a long time, the double eyes on his forehead finally opened again, spiritual light illuminating their orbits; Qi ceaselessly recorded them, carefully observing the orbital path of each star."

"At the same time, he tried to mimic them with divine power in his hand, but could never master it."

Translation: At the same time, he tried to imitate them with divine power in his hand, but could never get it right.

We need no new terms. Let's produce: "At the same time, he tried to imitate them with divine power in his hand, but could never get it right."

"Left with no choice, Qi could only focus on recording the stars' movements inside the pearl."

Translation: Helpless, Qi could only focus on recording the movement of the stars within the spirit pearl.

We need "Spirit Pearl". Let's produce: "Helpless, Qi could only focus on recording the movement of the stars within the spirit pearl."

"Just as before, he transformed divine power into stars to join their motion, to accelerate or interrupt them."

Translation: Just as before, he transformed divine power into stars to participate in their motion, to accelerate or interrupt them.

We need no new terms. Let's produce: "Just as before, he transformed divine power into stars to participate in their motion, to accelerate or interrupt them."

"Nüwa lifted her gaze to the night sky, watching countless meteors streak down, and said:"

Translation: Nüwa lifted her gaze to the night sky above, watching the scene of countless meteors sliding down, and said:

We need "Nüwa". Let's produce: "Nüwa lifted her gaze to the night sky above, watching the scene of countless meteors sliding down, and said:"

"It's quite beautiful, but its power is lackluster."

Translation: "\"It's quite pretty, just not very powerful. \""

We need no new terms. Let's produce: "\"It's quite pretty, just not very powerful. \""

"She still preferred simple, brutal innate treasures with great power, and only when that round of moon fell did she find it somewhat interesting."

Translation: "She still preferred simple, brutal innate spiritual treasures with great power; only when that round of bright moon fell did she find it somewhat interesting."

We need "innate spiritual treasure". Let's produce: "She still preferred simple, brutal innate spiritual treasures with great power; only when that round of bright moon fell did she find it somewhat interesting."

"Seeing the meteor shower end, Nüwa returned to her contemplation of creation, letting those divine stones and herbs be consumed at a visible rate."

Translation: Seeing the meteor shower end, Nüwa returned to her contemplation of creation, letting those divine stone immortal herbs be consumed at a visible rate.

We need "Divine Stone Immortal Herbs". Let's produce: "Seeing the meteor shower end, Nüwa returned to her contemplation of creation, letting those divine stone immortal herbs be consumed at a visible rate."

"Southern Continent."

Translation: Nan Fang Continent.

We need "Nan Fang Continent". Let's produce: "Nan Fang Continent."

"Yuan Feng flew into the Undying Volcano; the Earth‑Leaving Flame Banner stirred without wind, chaos yin‑yang, inverted the five elements, and he shielded himself with divine light."

Translation: Yuan Feng flew into the Undying Volcano; the Earth-Leaving Flame Light Banner moved on its own without wind, chaos yin yang and inverted the five phases, and he protected himself with divine light.

We need "Yuan Feng", "Undying Volcano", "Earth-Leaving Flame Light Banner". Let's produce: "Yuan Feng flew into the Undying Volcano; the Earth-Leaving Flame Light Banner moved on its own without wind, chaos yin yang and inverted the five phases, and he protected himself with divine light."

"He then took a red jade gourd from his sleeve, drank a sip of the Three‑Light Divine Water, held it in his mouth, and poured out the remaining water."

Translation: He also took out a red jade gourd from his sleeve, drank a sip of three-light divine water, held it in his mouth, and then poured out the remaining water from the gourd.

We need "Red Jade Gourd", "Three Light Divine Water". Let's produce: "He also took out a red jade gourd from his sleeve, drank a sip of three-light divine water, held it in his mouth, and then poured out the remaining water from the gourd."

"Instantly the entire interior of the volcano ignited, and primordial spiritual energy filled the space."

Translation: In an instant, the entire interior of the volcano ignited, and innate spiritual qi filled the space.

We need no new terms. Let's produce: "In an instant, the entire interior of the volcano ignited, and innate spiritual qi filled the space."

"Within the volcano, strands of red mist appeared; upon touching the divine light of the Earth‑Leaving Flame Banner, the light showed a faint sign of melting."

Translation: Within the volcano, red mists appeared; upon touching the divine light of the Earth-Leaving Flame Light Banner, that light showed a trace of melting.

We need "Earth-Leaving Flame Light Banner". Let's produce: "Within the volcano, red mists appeared; upon touching the divine light of the Earth-Leaving Flame Light Banner, that light showed a trace of melting."

"Those divine flames behaved likewise—extinguished on contact—causing the red mist to diminish and become even more vividly red."

Translation: Those divine fires were likewise extinguished on contact, causing the red mist to diminish somewhat and become even more vividly red.

We need no new terms. Let's produce: "Those divine fires were likewise extinguished on contact, causing the red mist to diminish somewhat and become even more vividly red."

"Those divine flames behaved likewise—extinguished on contact—causing the red mist to diminish and become even more vividly red."

Those red mists kept moving toward the volcano's crater, and eventually flew up into the sky.

Original lines:

Inside the volcano, bands of red mist appeared, touching the divine light above the earth‑flame banner, and surprisingly caused the divine light to show a hint of melting.

The divine fires behave similarly: they go out when touched, causing the red mist to fade a bit and turn even brighter red.

Those red mists kept moving toward the volcano's crater, and eventually flew up into the sky.

"Yuan Feng, meanwhile, turned pallid; he tried to avoid the red mists and the volcano's divine flames, but their sheer number meant he would inevitably strike some."

"Traversing the sea of fire, even with the Earth‑Leaving Flame Banner's protection shielding him from harm, his divine power drain was astonishingly huge."

"The various divine fires scattered in the air had different effects; under their influence, the consumption of mind and spirit was unavoidable, something a single gulp of Three‑Light Divine Water could not make up for."

"Seeing the red mists dissipate and the volcano's divine flames lessen, the fire's fury eased somewhat, and Yuan Feng hastily left the volcano."

"At that moment the sky turned a solid red, as if even the clouds were ablaze."

"Seeing this, Yuan Feng could only reveal his true form and soar once more into the sky."

"The five‑phase light on his body circulated, continually dispersing the fire‑laden air in the sky until it returned to normal, whereupon he descended again."

"At that time, the entire airspace over the Undying Volcano region was unnaturally pristine—so clean that there were no clouds, no color."

"Intense sunlight beat down on the ground, baking it dry and cracked, covered with fissures."

"Yuan Feng knew that this did not solve the Undying Volcano's problem; it merely exchanged one problem for another."

"But he had no alternative; for now he must first relieve the pressure of the central volcano before considering anything else."

"After ingesting several stalks of immortal herbs, Yuan Feng headed toward the next volcanic vent; though the center had only one volcano, its core region still held many issues for him to resolve."

"Although less perilous than the central volcano, they numbered over a thousand, each extremely dangerous; a moment's carelessness could inflict grave injury."

"One yuan meeting should suffice to temporarily ease the pressure in the Undying Volcano's core; according to past experience, it should guarantee no eruption for ten yuan meetings—though I wonder whether those old lessons still apply."

Yuan Feng worried deeply.

And those dispersed fire vapors gradually spread throughout the Nan Fang continent, most of them scattering above the South Sea.

Each point of fire vapor that falls causes the water temperature to rise sharply, and large amounts of water vapor evaporate.

Fortunately, the living beings of the South Sea have long been accustomed to this phenomenon, finding it unremarkable, and they have already evolved enough to resist the high temperature of the seawater.

(End of Chapter)