bǎi huā dào rén dùn le dùn ， zhēn zhuó zhe shuō dào ：“ wǒ bèi xiū shì ， ruò shì zhǎng shí jiān yǔ fán rén shēng huó zài yì qǐ ， jí biàn bù jiē chù zhè xiān fán zhàng ， zhǐ shì shòu dào xiān fán zhàng qì xī de xūn rǎn ， kǒng pà yě huì yǒu diē luò jìng jiè de wēi xiǎn ba ？”
百花道人顿了顿，斟酌着说道：“我辈修士，若是长时间与凡人生活在一起，即便不接触这仙凡瘴，只是受到仙凡瘴气息的熏染，恐怕也会有跌落境界的危险吧？”
Dahua Dao Ren paused for a moment, carefully saying, "If cultivators spend too much time living among ordinary people, even without direct contact with the Immortal-Demon Mist, just being exposed to its aura might pose a risk of falling in rank. Isn't that so?"
lǐ fán mī zhuó yǎn ， sǎo shì zhe xià fāng fán rén ， tóng shí diǎn le diǎn tóu ：“ bù cuò ， zhèng yīn wèi rú cǐ 、 wǒ men xuán huáng jiè xiū xiān zhě ， wǎng wǎng dōu shì gēn fán rén fēn kāi jū zhù de 。”
李凡眯着眼，扫视着下方凡人，同时点了点头：“不错，正因为如此、我们玄黄界修仙者，往往都是跟凡人分开居住的。”
Li Fan squinted his eyes and scanned the crowd below, nodding in agreement, "Exactly. That's why cultivators from our Xuanhuang Realm often live separately from ordinary people."
“ rèn wù mù biāo jiù zài zhè zuò chéng zhōng ？ suī rán bú shì zuò dà chéng ， dàn chéng zhōng fán rén kǒng pà yě yǒu shí duō wàn zhī zhòng 。 ń ， méi yǒu chá jué dào yǒu xiū shì qì xī 。 yí gè gè zhǎo guò qù pà shì yǒu xiē má fán ， yī wǒ kàn 、 bù rú zhí jiē chū shǒu ， bǎ duì fāng gěi bī chū lái ！” jiàn shí guò le lǐ fán shǒu duàn de bǎi huā dào rén ， cǐ kè yīn qín de jiàn yì zhe 。
“任务目标就在这座城中？虽然不是座大城，但城中凡人恐怕也有十多万之众。嗯，没有察觉到有修士气息。一个个找过去怕是有些麻烦，依我看、不如直接出手，把对方给逼出来！”见识过了李凡手段的百花道人，此刻殷勤的建议着。
"Is the target within this city? Although it isn’t a large city, there are still tens of thousands of ordinary people here. Hmm, no signs of any cultivator presence. Searching one by one might be troublesome. In my opinion, let's just act directly and force them out!" Having witnessed Li Fan’s methods, Dahua Dao Ren now eagerly suggested.
tā suǒ wèi de chū shǒu ， zì rán shì wú chā bié dà fàn wéi gōng jī ， jiāng zhè zuò míng wèi wēi dōu de fán rén chéng chí tú lù yī kōng 。 zuì hòu huó xià lái de nà yī wèi ， jiù shì tiān xuán jìng fēn shēn le 。
她所谓的出手，自然是无差别大范围攻击，将这座名为威都的凡人城池屠戮一空。最后活下来的那一位，就是天玄镜分身了。
By "act directly," she meant a large-scale indiscriminate attack to exterminate this ordinary city called Wei Capital. The last survivor would be the Heavenly Xuan Mirror's avatar.
zhì yú chéng zhōng shí duō wàn fán rén de xìng mìng ……
至于城中十多万凡人的性命……
As for the lives of those tens of thousands of ordinary people...
xiàng lái shì bù bèi xiū xiān zhě fàng zài yǎn zhōng de 。
向来是不被修仙者放在眼中的。
They were often not considered by cultivators.
yóu qí xuán huáng jiè zhī wài ， méi yǒu xiān fán zhàng de cún zài 。 fán rén duì xiū shì ér yán 、 gèng shì zhēn de rú tóng lóu yǐ bān ， tú lù qǐ lái méi yǒu sī háo de xīn lǐ fù dān 。
尤其玄黄界之外，没有仙凡瘴的存在。凡人对修士而言、更是真的如同蝼蚁般，屠戮起来没有丝毫的心理负担。
Especially outside the Xuanhuang Realm, where there was no Immortal-Demon Mist. Ordinary people to cultivators were truly like ants—killing them caused no psychological burden at all.
suǒ yǐ kàn shì dào mào àn rán de bǎi huā dào rén ， jìng yě shì suí yì shuō chū zhè bān xuè xīng de huà 。
所以看似道貌岸然的百花道人，竟也是随意说出这般血腥的话。
Thus, the seemingly righteous Dahua Dao Ren casually spoke such bloody words.
rán ér lǐ fán què shì méi yǒu zàn tóng bǎi huā dào rén de fāng àn 。
然而李凡却是没有赞同百花道人的方案。
However, Li Fan did not agree with Dahua Dao Ren’s plan.
tā hē hē xiào dào ：“ bǎi huā dào yǒu zhēn shì hǎo dà de shā qì ！ suǒ wèi shàng tiān yǒu hào shēng zhī dé ， bù guò shì xún yī rén bà le 、 yòu hé bì tú zēng bù bì yào de shā niè 。”
他呵呵笑道：“百花道友真是好大的杀气！所谓上天有好生之德，不过是寻一人罢了、又何必徒增不必要的杀孽。”
He chuckled and said, "Dao Friend Dahua has a huge killing intent! The saying 'heaven loves life' is just to find one person. Why add unnecessary killings?"
cǐ yán yī chū ， bǎi huā dào rén dùn shí sù rán qǐ jìng 。
此言一出，百花道人顿时肃然起敬。
These words immediately made Dahua Dao Ren solemnly respectful.
lín líng zé shì yǒu xiē dí gū de tōu tōu dǎ liàng le yǎn lǐ fán ， bù guò zuì zhōng hái shì bù gǎn fā chū zhì yí 。
林灵则是有些嘀咕的偷偷打量了眼李凡，不过最终还是不敢发出质疑。
Lin Ling secretly glanced at Li Fan but ultimately did not dare to voice any doubts.
qí shí dào bú shì lǐ fán tū rán biàn le xìng gé 。
其实倒不是李凡突然变了性格。
It wasn’t that Li Fan suddenly changed his character; rather, he considered the sparse population in his current small world.
ér shì kǎo lǜ dào zì jǐ mù qián suǒ zhǎng wò de xiǎo shì jiè zhōng ， rén kǒu bì jìng hái shì yǒu xiē xī shǎo 。
而是考虑到自己目前所掌握的小世界中，人口毕竟还是有些稀少。
Through the Great Life Spirit Essence Technique, large-scale cultivation and exploration of the Genesis History Book required a certain number of people as a base. Natural growth was too slow, so plundering from Xuanhuang Realm could be an alternative.
tōng guò cāng shēng líng yuán gōng 、 dà guī mó péi yǎng xiū shì ， ér hòu tàn suǒ chuàng shì shǐ shū ， hái shì xū yào yí dìng de rén kǒu jī shù de 。
通过苍生灵元功、大规模培养修士，而后探索创世史书，还是需要一定的人口基数的。
As for finding the Heavenly Xuan Mirror’s avatar among these tens of thousands of ordinary people...
děng zì rán zēng zhǎng ， shí zài yǒu xiē huǎn màn 。 néng cóng xuán huáng jiè lüè duó xiē guò qù ， yě bù shī wèi yī zhǒng bàn fǎ 。
等自然增长，实在有些缓慢。能从玄黄界掠夺些过去，也不失为一种办法。
Li Fan’s divine sense swept across Wei Capital.
zhì yú rú hé zài zhè shí duō rén wàn rén zhōng zhǎo dào tiān xuán jìng fēn shēn ……
至于如何在这十多人万人中找到天玄镜分身……
In an instant, the appearance and actions of all men, women, and children in the city appeared simultaneously in his mind.
lǐ fán de shén shí zài wēi dū chéng zhōng sǎo guò 。
李凡的神识在威都城中扫过。
The Dao Stone's blue light flickered, dividing them into individual subjects for observation.
qǐng kè jiān ， chéng zhōng nán nǚ lǎo yòu ， suǒ yǒu fán rén de yàng mào 、 yī jǔ yī dòng ， jiù bèi tóng bù chū xiàn zài lǐ fán de shí hǎi zhōng 。
顷刻间，城中男女老幼，所有凡人的样貌、一举一动，就被同步出现在李凡的识海中。
Li Fan silently floated in mid-air, monitoring and analyzing.
huà dào shí lán guāng shǎn shuò ， jiāng tā men fēn chéng yí gè gè dān dú guān chá de gè tǐ 。
化道石蓝光闪烁，将他们分成一个个单独观察的个体。
After all, Heavenly Xuan Mirror wasn’t truly human. It was a divine artifact that had taken form, so it must have some cultivation level.
lǐ fán jìng jìng piāo fú zài kōng zhōng ， jiān shì 、 fēn xī zhe 。
李凡静静漂浮在空中，监视、分析着。
Even if it pretended to be like an ordinary person, its behavior would still differ slightly from theirs.
tiān xuán jìng bì jìng bú shì zhēn zhèng de rén lèi 。
天玄镜毕竟不是真正的人类。
Especially now, when Li Fan’s divine sense swept across the entire city without restraint, the Heavenly Xuan Mirror’s avatar surely knew he was here. It would likely make a mistake.
tā shǒu xiān shì xiān qì huà xíng ， ér hòu dìng rán hái yǒu yí dìng de xiū wèi 。
它首先是仙器化形，而后定然还有一定的修为。
Soon enough, Li Fan had identified several dozen suspicious targets.
jí biàn “ bàn yǎn ” de zài xiàng ， xíng wéi chǔ shì yě zhōng jiū gēn fán rén yǒu xiē xì wēi de chā bié 。
即便“扮演”的再像，行为处事也终究跟凡人有些细微的差别。
After another half day of observation, he finally pinpointed his target.
yóu qí shì cǐ kè ， dāng lǐ fán de shén shí rú cǐ sì wú jì dàn de héng sǎo guò zhěng zuò chéng chí zhī hòu ， tiān xuán jìng fēn shēn kěn dìng shì yǐ jīng zhī dào le lǐ fán shì wèi zì jǐ ér lái 。 gèng jiā róng yì lù chū pò zhàn 。
尤其是此刻，当李凡的神识如此肆无忌惮的横扫过整座城池之后，天玄镜分身肯定是已经知道了李凡是为自己而来。更加容易露出破绽。
Four people had already set up a封锁阵法 (sealing array) above Wei Capital.
bù duō shí ， lǐ fán jiù yǐ jīng suǒ dìng le shù shí gè zhí de huái yí de duì xiàng 。
不多时，李凡就已经锁定了数十个值得怀疑的对象。
Li Fan looked at the face of the Heavenly Xuan Mirror’s avatar. With a flash, he appeared before him.
yòu jīng guò xiǎo bàn tiān de shēn rù guān chá ， zuì zhōng hái shì suǒ dìng le mù biāo 。
又经过小半天的深入观察，最终还是锁定了目标。
It turned out to be a young waiter in one of the city's wine houses, who was just finishing serving guests and resting in a corner.
wēi dōu shàng kōng ， sì rén yǐ jīng tí qián bù xià fēng suǒ zhèn fǎ 。
威都上空，四人已经提前布下封锁阵法。
The sudden appearance of Li Fan made the bustling environment instantly still.
lǐ fán kàn zhe tiān xuán jìng fēn shēn de nà zhāng miàn kǒng ， yí gè shǎn shēn 、 chū xiàn zài le duì fāng miàn qián 。
李凡看着天玄镜分身的那张面孔，一个闪身、出现在了对方面前。
The waiter didn’t seem surprised by his arrival but was curious, "How did you find me so quickly?"
què yuán lái shì chéng zhōng jiǔ lóu de yī wèi nián qīng diàn xiǎo èr 。
却原来是城中酒楼的一位年轻店小二。
Li Fan smiled and didn't immediately attack. Instead, he kindly advised, "If you were an ordinary waiter, you’d be sleeping soundly during your rest time. Why are you still observing every ordinary person in the wine house with such curiosity?"
cǐ kè zhèng zhāo hū wán le kè rén ， zuò zài jiǎo luò lǐ xiū xī 。
此刻正招呼完了客人，坐在角落里休息。
The Heavenly Xuan Mirror’s avatar seemed to understand, "I see."
lǐ fán zhòu rán ér zhì ， zhōu wéi yuán běn yǒu xiē rè nào de huán jìng ， dùn shí xiàn rù le jìng zhǐ zhī zhōng 。
李凡骤然而至，周围原本有些热闹的环境，顿时陷入了静止之中。
"Unfortunately, observation is my nature. Even after reincarnation, I can't change it immediately."
diàn xiǎo èr duì yú lǐ fán de chū xiàn sì hū bìng bù chī jīng ， zhǐ shì yǒu xiē hào qí ：“ nǐ shì zěn me zhè me kuài jiù fā xiàn wǒ de ？”
店小二对于李凡的出现似乎并不吃惊，只是有些好奇：“你是怎么这么快就发现我的？”
The avatar sighed for a moment before asking, "Are you here to kill me?"
lǐ fán xiào le xiào ， méi yǒu xuǎn zé lì kè dòng shǒu ， ér shì hǎo xīn zhǐ diǎn dào ：“ rú guǒ shì zhēn de fán rén diàn xiǎo èr ， cǐ kè xiū xī de shí hòu 、 hèn bù dé bì shàng yǎn hū hū dà shuì ， nǎ lǐ hái huì xiàng nǐ zhè bān 、 réng rán hào qí de sì chù guān chá diàn lǐ de měi yī fán rén ？”
李凡笑了笑，没有选择立刻动手，而是好心指点道：“如果是真的凡人店小二，此刻休息的时候、恨不得闭上眼呼呼大睡，哪里还会像你这般、仍然好奇的四处观察店里的每一凡人？”
"You could be. Or not," Li Fan stared at him with an ambiguous tone.
tiān xuán jìng fēn shēn yǒu xiē huǎng rán ：“ yuán lái shì zhè yàng 。”
天玄镜分身有些恍然：“原来是这样。”
"Oh?" The Heavenly Xuan Mirror’s avatar was surprised this time. He stared at Li Fan for a while, frowning.
“ zhǐ kě xī ， guān chá nǎi shì wǒ de tiān xìng 。 jiù suàn zhuǎn shēng wéi rén ， yī shí jiān yě wú fǎ gǎi biàn 。”
“只可惜，观察乃是我的天性。就算转生为人，一时间也无法改变。”
Finally, he shook his head, "I feel a familiar aura on you. Unfortunately, after reincarnation, I can't remember or see much."
tiān xuán jìng fēn shēn gǎn tàn le piàn kè ， ér hòu wèn dào ：“ nǐ shì lái shā wǒ de ？”
天玄镜分身感叹了片刻，而后问道：“你是来杀我的？”
"So, you're not part of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance?" Before Li Fan could respond, the avatar asked again.
“ kě yǐ shì 。 yě kě yǐ bú shì 。” lǐ fán dīng zhe duì fāng ， yǔ qì mò míng dào 。
“可以是。也可以不是。”李凡盯着对方，语气莫名道。
"You don’t have the scent of the Five Heavens Venerables either..."
“ ó ？” zhè xià cì tiān xuán jìng fēn shēn yǒu xiē chà yì le ， tā dīng zhe lǐ fán kàn le yī huì ， méi tóu zhòu qǐ 。
“哦？”这下次天玄镜分身有些诧异了，他盯着李凡看了一会，眉头皱起。
The avatar kept observing Li Fan as if discovering a new toy. The moment he saw his gaze, Li Fan felt an inexplicable discomfort.
zuì zhōng hái shì yáo le yáo tóu ：“ gǎn jué nǐ shēn shàng ， sì hū yǒu gǔ shú xī de qì xī 。 zhǐ kě xī zhuǎn shēng chéng rén hòu ， xǔ duō shì qíng yǐ jīng jì bú zhù 、 kàn bù qīng le 。”
最终还是摇了摇头：“感觉伱身上，似乎有股熟悉的气息。只可惜转生成人后，许多事情已经记不住、看不清了。”
This kind of gaze only appeared when he looked at lifeforms from Xuanhuang Realm—derived from a deep soul indifference and apathy.
“ zhè me shuō ， nǐ bú shì wàn xiān méng de rén ？” bù děng lǐ fán huí yìng ， tiān xuán jìng fēn shēn yòu kāi kǒu wèn dào 。
“这么说，你不是万仙盟的人？”不等李凡回应，天玄镜分身又开口问道。
Now, this Heavenly Xuan Mirror’s avatar was looking at him like that...
“ shēn shàng yě méi yǒu wǔ tiān zūn de qì xī ……”
“身上也没有五天尊的气息……”
"I represent myself alone," Li Fan said solemnly.
tiān xuán jìng fēn shēn bù duàn dǎ liàng zhe lǐ fán ， shì shì fā xiàn le yí gè shén me xīn qí wán jù bān 。
天玄镜分身不断打量着李凡，似是发现了一个什么新奇玩具般。
The Heavenly Xuan Mirror’s avatar shook his head again, "Haha, I don't think so."
zài kàn dào duì fāng yǎn shén de chà nà ， lǐ fán de xīn zhōng jìng rán yǒng qǐ yī zhèn mò míng de bù shū fú 。
在看到对方眼神的刹那，李凡的心中竟然涌起一阵莫名的不舒服。
"Contaminated by divine intent, you're doomed..."
zhè zhǒng yǎn shén ， xiàng lái zhǐ yǒu tā kàn xiàng xuán huáng jiè shēng líng de shí hòu cái huì chū xiàn 。
这种眼神，向来只有他看向玄黄界生灵的时候才会出现。
"Could it be that both of us are trapped in a net and want to find an escape from me?"
nà shì yuán yú líng hún shēn chù de mò shì 、 dàn rán 。
那是源于灵魂深处的漠视、淡然。
The Heavenly Xuan Mirror’s avatar directly penetrated Li Fan's being ensnared by the True Immortal Net, attacking his mind.
rú jīn què bèi zhè tiān xuán jìng fēn shēn rú cǐ kàn dài ……
如今却被这天玄镜分身如此看待……
Li Fan’s eyes flashed with coldness. "Even if you're a divine artifact avatar, with your weak human body now, I could easily suppress you. But who knows if you'd still be as sharp-tongued then..."
“ wǒ zhǐ dài biǎo wǒ zì jǐ 。” lǐ fán chén shēng dào 。
“我只代表我自己。”李凡沉声道。
The Heavenly Xuan Mirror’s avatar was unperturbed.
tiān xuán jìng fēn shēn què zài dù yáo tóu ：“ hē hē ， wǒ kàn wèi bì 。”
天玄镜分身却再度摇头：“呵呵，我看未必。”
He smiled and patted the dust off his clothes, "Based on your personality, if you really intended to do this, you would have acted long ago. Why are we talking so much?"
“ xiān yì zhān rǎn ， zài jié nán táo ……”
“仙意沾染，在劫难逃……”
These words made Li Fan fall silent.
“ nán bù chéng ， nǐ yǔ wǒ jù shì wǎng zhōng zhī rén ， suǒ yǐ xiǎng cóng wǒ zhè lǐ zhǎo dào táo lí de fāng fǎ ？”
“难不成，你与我俱是网中之人，所以想从我这里找到逃离的方法？”
It wasn’t surprising for a divine artifact to make him feel powerless after several rounds of confrontation. His attacks were all easily deflected and countered in return.
tiān xuán jìng fēn shēn jìng rán shì zhí jiē kān pò le lǐ fán bèi zhēn xiān zhī wǎng shù fù de shì shí ， gōng xīn ér wèn 。
天玄镜分身竟然是直接勘破了李凡被真仙之网束缚的事实，攻心而问。
"In such a short time, you've already seen my personality, my entanglements."
lǐ fán yǎn shén dùn shí shǎn guò yī dào hán máng ：“ jiù suàn nǐ shì xiān qì fēn shēn ， dàn yǐ nǐ xiàn zài léi ruò de rén lèi shēn qū ， wǒ kě qīng yì jiāng nǐ zhèn yā 。 jiù shì bù zhī dào ， dào nà shí nǐ hái néng bù néng rú cǐ yá jiān zuǐ lì ……”
李凡眼神顿时闪过一道寒芒：“就算你是仙器分身，但以你现在羸弱的人类身躯，我可轻易将你镇压。就是不知道，到那时你还能不能如此牙尖嘴利……”
"Unfortunately..."
tiān xuán jìng fēn shēn què shì yí rán bù jù 。
天玄镜分身却是怡然不惧。
"You can only see the surface..."
tā xiào le xiào ， pāi le pāi yī fú shàng yān chén ：“ àn nǐ de xìng gé ， rú guǒ nǐ zhēn de dǎ suàn zhè me zuò ， kǒng pà zǎo jiù dòng shǒu le 。 yòu zěn me huì gēn wǒ zài zhè lǐ shuō le zhè me duō fèi huà ？”
他笑了笑，拍了拍衣服上烟尘：“按你的性格，如果你真的打算这么做，恐怕早就动手了。又怎么会跟我在这里说了这么多废话？”
Li Fan sneered inwardly.
cǐ yán yī chū ， lǐ fán dǒu rán chén mò xià lái 。
此言一出，李凡陡然沉默下来。
Next, he adopted an offensive defense strategy, admitting openly, "Indeed, it is the Heavenly Xuan Mirror's avatar. Killing you outright would be too regrettable."
bù kuì shì xiān qì huà líng ， shù huí hé de jiāo fēng xià lái 、 jìng rán ràng lǐ fán gǎn dào le jiǔ wéi de yǒu lì shǐ bù shàng 。
不愧是仙器化灵，数回合的交锋下来、竟然让李凡感到了久违的有力使不上。
"If you can provide sufficient value in return, I might let you go."
gōng shì quán bèi duì fāng qīng sōng huà jiě ， ér hòu zài fǎn jiāng yī jūn 。
攻势全被对方轻松化解，而后再反将一军。
The Heavenly Xuan Mirror’s avatar seemed to hear something extremely funny, "Do you really believe that?"
“ duǎn duǎn jiàn miàn de gōng fu ， jiù kàn chū le wǒ de xìng gé 、 wǒ zhī jiū gé 。”
“短短见面的功夫，就看出了我的性格、我之纠葛。”
"Even if you gain some benefits from me, it's likely you'll still escape fate."
“ zhǐ kě xī ……”
“只可惜……”
"You kind of person..."
“ kàn dào de zhù dìng zhǐ shì biǎo miàn ……”
“看到的注定只是表面……”
"I must respect and keep a distance. I can't trust any promises you make."
lǐ fán xīn zhōng lěng xiào 。
李凡心中冷笑。
(End of Chapter)
Dahua Dao Ren paused for a moment, carefully saying, "If cultivators spend too much time living among ordinary people, even without direct contact with the Immortal-Demon Mist, just being exposed to its aura might pose a risk of falling in rank. Isn't that so?"
Li Fan squinted his eyes and scanned the crowd below, nodding in agreement, "Exactly. That's why cultivators from our Xuanhuang Realm often live separately from ordinary people."
"Is the target within this city? Although it isn’t a large city, there are still tens of thousands of ordinary people here. Hmm, no signs of any cultivator presence. Searching one by one might be troublesome. In my opinion, let's just act directly and force them out!" Having witnessed Li Fan’s methods, Dahua Dao Ren now eagerly suggested.
By "act directly," she meant a large-scale indiscriminate attack to exterminate this ordinary city called Wei Capital. The last survivor would be the Heavenly Xuan Mirror's avatar.
As for the lives of those tens of thousands of ordinary people...
They were often not considered by cultivators.
Especially outside the Xuanhuang Realm, where there was no Immortal-Demon Mist. Ordinary people to cultivators were truly like ants—killing them caused no psychological burden at all.
Thus, the seemingly righteous Dahua Dao Ren casually spoke such bloody words.
However, Li Fan did not agree with Dahua Dao Ren’s plan.
He chuckled and said, "Dao Friend Dahua has a huge killing intent! The saying 'heaven loves life' is just to find one person. Why add unnecessary killings?"
These words immediately made Dahua Dao Ren solemnly respectful.
Lin Ling secretly glanced at Li Fan but ultimately did not dare to voice any doubts.
It wasn’t that Li Fan suddenly changed his character; rather, he considered the sparse population in his current small world.
Through the Great Life Spirit Essence Technique, large-scale cultivation and exploration of the Genesis History Book required a certain number of people as a base. Natural growth was too slow, so plundering from Xuanhuang Realm could be an alternative.
As for finding the Heavenly Xuan Mirror’s avatar among these tens of thousands of ordinary people...
Li Fan’s divine sense swept across Wei Capital.
In an instant, the appearance and actions of all men, women, and children in the city appeared simultaneously in his mind.
The Dao Stone's blue light flickered, dividing them into individual subjects for observation.
Li Fan silently floated in mid-air, monitoring and analyzing.
After all, Heavenly Xuan Mirror wasn’t truly human. It was a divine artifact that had taken form, so it must have some cultivation level.
Even if it pretended to be like an ordinary person, its behavior would still differ slightly from theirs.
Especially now, when Li Fan’s divine sense swept across the entire city without restraint, the Heavenly Xuan Mirror’s avatar surely knew he was here. It would likely make a mistake.
Soon enough, Li Fan had identified several dozen suspicious targets.
After another half day of observation, he finally pinpointed his target.
Four people had already set up a封锁阵法 (sealing array) above Wei Capital.
Li Fan looked at the face of the Heavenly Xuan Mirror’s avatar. With a flash, he appeared before him.
It turned out to be a young waiter in one of the city's wine houses, who was just finishing serving guests and resting in a corner.
The sudden appearance of Li Fan made the bustling environment instantly still.
The waiter didn’t seem surprised by his arrival but was curious, "How did you find me so quickly?"
Li Fan smiled and didn't immediately attack. Instead, he kindly advised, "If you were an ordinary waiter, you’d be sleeping soundly during your rest time. Why are you still observing every ordinary person in the wine house with such curiosity?"
The Heavenly Xuan Mirror’s avatar seemed to understand, "I see."
"Unfortunately, observation is my nature. Even after reincarnation, I can't change it immediately."
The avatar sighed for a moment before asking, "Are you here to kill me?"
"You could be. Or not," Li Fan stared at him with an ambiguous tone.
"Oh?" The Heavenly Xuan Mirror’s avatar was surprised this time. He stared at Li Fan for a while, frowning.
Finally, he shook his head, "I feel a familiar aura on you. Unfortunately, after reincarnation, I can't remember or see much."
"So, you're not part of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance?" Before Li Fan could respond, the avatar asked again.
"You don’t have the scent of the Five Heavens Venerables either..."
The avatar kept observing Li Fan as if discovering a new toy. The moment he saw his gaze, Li Fan felt an inexplicable discomfort.
This kind of gaze only appeared when he looked at lifeforms from Xuanhuang Realm—derived from a deep soul indifference and apathy.
Now, this Heavenly Xuan Mirror’s avatar was looking at him like that...
"I represent myself alone," Li Fan said solemnly.
The Heavenly Xuan Mirror’s avatar shook his head again, "Haha, I don't think so."
"Contaminated by divine intent, you're doomed..."
"Could it be that both of us are trapped in a net and want to find an escape from me?"
The Heavenly Xuan Mirror’s avatar directly penetrated Li Fan's being ensnared by the True Immortal Net, attacking his mind.
Li Fan’s eyes flashed with coldness. "Even if you're a divine artifact avatar, with your weak human body now, I could easily suppress you. But who knows if you'd still be as sharp-tongued then..."
The Heavenly Xuan Mirror’s avatar was unperturbed.
He smiled and patted the dust off his clothes, "Based on your personality, if you really intended to do this, you would have acted long ago. Why are we talking so much?"
These words made Li Fan fall silent.
It wasn’t surprising for a divine artifact to make him feel powerless after several rounds of confrontation. His attacks were all easily deflected and countered in return.
"In such a short time, you've already seen my personality, my entanglements."
"Unfortunately..."
"You can only see the surface..."
Li Fan sneered inwardly.
Next, he adopted an offensive defense strategy, admitting openly, "Indeed, it is the Heavenly Xuan Mirror's avatar. Killing you outright would be too regrettable."
"If you can provide sufficient value in return, I might let you go."
The Heavenly Xuan Mirror’s avatar seemed to hear something extremely funny, "Do you really believe that?"
"Even if you gain some benefits from me, it's likely you'll still escape fate."
"You kind of person..."
"I must respect and keep a distance. I can't trust any promises you make."
(End of Chapter)