jiù xiàng shì gè dé dào le xīn xiān wán jù de xiǎo hái zi ， lǐ fán jìn qíng de zài tiān xuán jìng zhōng sì yì liú lǎn zhe xìn xī 。
就像是个得到了新鲜玩具的小孩子，李凡尽情的在天玄镜中肆意浏览着信息。
It was like a child with a new toy, Li Fan freely browsing through the information in the Heavenly玄 Mirror.
zhǐ hèn shí hǎi zhōng huà dào shí pǐn jí bù gòu ， wú fǎ jiāng suǒ jiàn suǒ wén de yī qiè quán dōu jì lù bǎo cún xià lái 。
只恨识海中化道石品级不够，无法将所见所闻的一切全都记录保存下来。
Unfortunately, his识海hadn't reached the grade to record everything he saw. These were all top-secret details that every cultivator held dear, now laid bare before him.
zhè xiē kě dōu shì měi gè xiū shì dōu shì wèi jué mì de xìn xī ， rú jīn zài lǐ fán yǎn lǐ yī lǎn wú yú 。
这些可都是每个修士都视为绝密的信息，如今在李凡眼里一览无余。
Not only that, but the entire transaction history of all materials traded on the Immortal Alliance market since records began was also available for viewing.
bù zhǐ rú cǐ 。
不止如此。
The information was dazzling and overwhelming, making his eyes hurt just from looking at it.
hái bāo kuò xiān méng shì chǎng shàng suǒ liú tōng de suǒ yǒu wù zī de 、 zì cóng yǒu jì lù yǐ lái de quán bù chéng jiāo míng xì 。
还包括仙盟市场上所流通的所有物资的、自从有记录以来的全部成交明细。
More valuable still were the data records of cultivation efficiency for every cultivator using the启灵method. Li Fan could see everything clearly now.
lín láng mǎn mù ， zhí kàn huā le yǎn 。
琳琅满目，直看花了眼。
...
gèng yǒu jià zhí de ， hái yǒu suǒ yǒu xiū shì jiè zhù 【 qǐ líng 】 xiū xíng de shù jù jì lù 。
更有价值的，还有所有修士借助【启灵】修行的数据记录。
The Heavenly玄 Mirror seemed like an endless ocean full of treasures, with Li Fan lost in its wonders. However, the sheer volume of information was too vast to fully grasp. It was constantly growing and expanding.
měi yī wèi xiū shì de xiū xíng xiào lǜ ， jìn shōu yǎn dǐ 。
每一位修士的修行效率，尽收眼底。
He could only pick out some important records for now.
……
……
Li Fan knew that what he was seeing was being monitored by the Heavenly玄 Mirror. But it didn't matter; most of this information would be irrelevant in his current life, but would come into play during his reincarnations in the Xuanhuang Realm!
tiān xuán jìng jiù xiàng shì yí gè wú yín 、 mǎn shì bǎo zàng de dà hǎi ， lǐ fán zài qí zhōng liú lián wàng fǎn 。
天玄镜就像是一个无垠、满是宝藏的大海，李凡在其中流连忘返。
The Heavenly玄 Mirror was like an endless ocean, and Li Fan was carving a canal to bring its waters into himself.
zhǐ kě xī ， tiān xuán jìng suǒ bāo hán de shù jù shí zài tài guò hào hàn le 。 shèn zhì měi shí měi kè dōu hái zài bù duàn zēng jiā 。
只可惜，天玄镜所包含的数据实在太过浩瀚了。甚至每时每刻都还在不断增加。
Though slow, he was making steady progress. He kept the Heavenly Small Mirror close as he continued to absorb information.
gēn běn wú fǎ jiāng qí jìn shù zhǎng wò 。
根本无法将其尽数掌握。
After leaving the Bamboo Sea Cave府, he returned to the Spirit Wood World.
wéi yǒu zhǐ néng xiān tiāo yī xiē zhòng yào de jì lù le 。
唯有只能先挑一些重要的记录了。
When the amount of information reached a critical level, almost bursting his middle-grade化道石, he paused for a moment before continuing to browse through the records of existing化道Stone items in the Immortal Alliance.
lǐ fán zhī dào ， zì jǐ cǐ kè suǒ liú lǎn de xìn xī kěn dìng yě zài tiān xuán jìng de jiān dū zhī xià 。
李凡知道，自己此刻所浏览的信息肯定也在天玄镜的监督之下。
"Fragment of a Stone Mother."
bù guò wú suǒ wèi ， zhè xiē xìn xī zhōng de jué dà duō shù ， tā zhè yī shì gēn běn dōu bú huì yòng dào 。
不过无所谓，这些信息中的绝大多数，他这一世根本都不会用到。
"Three top-grade stones, sixteen superior-grade ones."
ér shì zài cǐ hòu yú xuán huáng jiè de měi yī cì lún huí zhōng ， pài shàng yòng chǎng ！
而是在此后于玄黄界的每一次轮回中，派上用场！
"Middle-grade? Hmm?"
tiān xuán jìng wǎn rú wú jìn dà hǎi ， ér lǐ fán jiù xiàng shì zài hǎi biān kāi záo le yī tiáo yùn hé ， bù duàn jiāng hǎi shuǐ yǐn rù zì shēn 。
天玄镜宛如无尽大海，而李凡就像是在海边开凿了一条运河，不断将海水引入自身。
"No more middle-grade stones?"
suī rán jìn dù yǒu xiē huǎn màn ， dàn què shì wěn bù jìn xíng zhōng 。
虽然进度有些缓慢，但却是稳步进行中。
...
lǐ fán jiāng tiān xuán xiǎo jìng fàng zài huái zhōng ， bǎo chí zhe xìn xī de dú qǔ 。
李凡将天玄小镜放在怀中，保持着信息的读取。
Initially, Li Fan thought it was an error in his recording. But after double-checking, he realized there was no mistake.
ér hòu qiǎo rán lí kāi le cǐ chù zhú hǎi dòng fǔ ， huí dào le líng mù jiè 。
而后悄然离开了此处竹海洞府，回到了灵木界。
After pondering for a moment, Li Fan immediately understood the cause of this phenomenon.
děng dào liú lǎn guò de xìn xī dá dào yí dìng liàng jí 、 jī hū yào bǎ shí hǎi zhōng de nà kē zhōng pǐn huà dào shí gěi chēng bào ， zhè cái shāo huǎn jì lù 。
等到浏览过的信息达到一定量级、几乎要把识海中的那颗中品化道石给撑爆，这才稍缓记录。
化道Stones originated from the Stone Mother and could be refined through fusion to higher grades.
suí hòu liú lǎn qǐ dāng zhōng jì zǎi de 、 guān yú wàn xiān méng xiàn cún de huà dào shí wù pǐn xìn xī 。
随后浏览起当中记载的、关于万仙盟现存的化道石物品信息。
"Surely, all middle-grade stones have been plundered by cultivators with the secrets of refining化道Stones in the Immortal Alliance."
“ shí mǔ cán piàn yī méi 。”
“石母残片一枚。”
"And as soon as a new one appears, it will be snatched up using various means."
“ jí pǐn sān kē ， shàng pǐn shí liù kē 。”
“极品三颗，上品十六颗。”
"F*ck, no wonder I can't buy them even with contribution points."
“ zhōng pǐn ， ń ？”
“中品，嗯？”
Li Fan's eyes flickered as he checked the list of cultivators holding these stones.
“ méi yǒu zhōng pǐn le ？”
“没有中品了？”
The absurdity hit him immediately. "A common Foundation Establishment cultivator holds a fragment of the Stone Mother?"
……
……
And the identities recorded for other top-grade and superior-grade stones in the Heavenly玄 Mirror were all Foundation Establishment or Golden Core cultivators.
lǐ fán qǐ chū hái yǐ wéi shì zì jǐ jì lù cuò wù 。
李凡起初还以为是自己记录错误。
Anyone could see that these identities were fake.
bù guò yòu fǎn fù què rèn le yī biàn hòu ， fā xiàn bìng méi yǒu miù wù 。
不过又反复确认了一遍后，发现并没有谬误。
"Commoners are guilty when they hold precious treasures."
lüè wēi sī suǒ piàn kè ， lǐ fán dùn shí zhī dào le zào chéng cǐ xiàn xiàng de yuán yīn 。
略微思索片刻，李凡顿时知道了造成此现象的原因。
"This kind of identity disguise can indeed block some suspicious cultivators from investigating, but once it exists, there must be a connection. Every trace left behind is recorded by the Heavenly玄 Mirror."
huà dào shí běn jiù quán bù tuō tāi lái yuán yú huà dào shí mǔ ， kě yǐ tōng guò hù xiāng róng hé 、 cháo zhe gèng gāo de pǐn zhì jìn jiē 。
化道石本就全部脱胎来源于化道石母，可以通过互相融合、朝着更高的品质晋阶。
"How could I fail to catch them?"
“ dìng rán shì wàn xiān méng zhōng ， zhǎng wò zhe huà dào shí mì shù de xiū shì men ， zǎo yǐ jīng jiāng suǒ yǒu liú tōng 、 chū xiàn de huà dào shí quán dōu sōu guā yī kōng le 。”
“定然是万仙盟中，掌握着化道石秘术的修士们，早已经将所有流通、出现的化道石全都搜刮一空了。”
Li Fan stopped pretending in front of the Heavenly玄 Mirror and revealed all details about these hollow-shell cultivators.
“ shèn zhì zhǐ yào chū xiàn yī méi xīn de ， jiù lì kè huì bèi gè zhǒng shǒu duàn nòng dào shǒu 。”
“甚至只要出现一枚新的，就立刻会被各种手段弄到手。”
From his initial entry into the Heavenly玄 Mirror to his current cultivation period, including their communication and trading partners as well as recommenders.
“ mā de ， nán guài wǒ yǒu gòng xiàn dù dōu mǎi bú dào 。”
“妈的，难怪我有贡献度都买不到。”
Then he delved deeper into secondary suspects, layer by layer like a vast web.
lǐ fán mù guāng shǎn dòng ， chá kàn qǐ zhè xiē shēn huái huà dào shí de xiū shì de míng dān qǐ lái 。
李凡目光闪动，查看起这些身怀化道石的修士的名单起来。
When the relationship reached level five, there were already tens of thousands of connected cultivators.
yī kàn zhī xià ， yī gǔ huāng miù gǎn dùn shí yǒng shàng xīn tóu 。
一看之下，一股荒谬感顿时涌上心头。
"Some can be excluded."
“ shí mǔ cán piàn de chí yǒu zhě ， jìng rán shì yī wèi pǔ tōng de zhù jī xiū shì ……”
“石母残片的持有者，竟然是一位普通的筑基修士……”
Li Fan pressed on his throbbing head, which was now overloaded with information. He took a brief rest before searching again.
ér qí tā jí pǐn 、 shàng pǐn huà dào shí ， tiān xuán jìng zhōng jì lù de chí yǒu xiū shì shēn fèn ， yě quán dōu shì zhù jī 、 jīn dān xiū shì 。
而其他极品、上品化道石，天玄镜中记录的持有修士身份，也全都是筑基、金丹修士。
After repeated comparison and exclusion, he narrowed down the list to just over one hundred people, ranging from Foundation Establishment to Dao Union cultivation stages.
míng yǎn rén yī kàn jiù zhī dào ， zhè xiē shēn fèn jué duì shì wěi zhuāng de 。
明眼人一看就知道，这些身份绝对是伪装的。
"It's still quite troublesome for me to investigate alone."
“ pǐ fū wú zuì huái bì qí zuì ， rú cǐ zhì bǎo ， gēn běn bú shì zhù jī 、 jīn dān xiū shì néng chí yǒu de 。”
“匹夫无罪怀璧其罪，如此至宝，根本不是筑基、金丹修士能持有的。”
"First, focus on monitoring their recent activities in the Heavenly玄 Mirror, then have Mo Roubin help with covert investigations."
“ zhè yàng de shēn fèn wěi zhuāng ， dí què néng zǔ lán yī bù fèn xīn huái bù guǐ xiū shì de diào chá 。”
“这样的身份伪装，的确能阻拦一部分心怀不轨修士的调查。”
...
“ dàn shì zhǐ yào cún zài ， jiù bì yǒu lián xì 。 yī qiè céng jīng fā shēng guò de zhū sī mǎ jì ， dōu bèi tiān xuán jìng rú shí jì lù 。”
“但是只要存在，就必有联系。一切曾经发生过的蛛丝马迹，都被天玄镜如实记录。”
After some thought, Li Fan had a plan. Almost all of these hundred people held positions within the Immortal Alliance. Investigating them alone would be impossible.
“ yòu rú hé néng táo guò wǒ de zhuī bǔ ……”
“又如何能逃过我的追捕……”
Without special connections, he might never even see any of them.
lǐ fán cǐ kè suǒ xìng yě bù zài tiān xuán jìng miàn qián wěi zhuāng le ， jiāng zhè èr shí wèi kōng ké xiū shì de suǒ yǒu xiáng xì xìn xī quán dōu diào le chū lái 。
李凡此刻索性也不在天玄镜面前伪装了，将这二十位空壳修士的所有详细信息全都掉了出来。
But if it came from a lineage of transmitters and was conducted from above, it would be much easier.
cóng chū rù tiān xuán jìng ， dào xiū xíng zhì jīn qī jiān ， yī qiè de tōng xùn 、 jiāo yì duì xiàng ， bāo kuò tā men de yǐn jiàn rén 。
从初入天玄镜，到修行至今期间，一切的通讯、交易对象，包括他们的引荐人。
"The usefulness of化道Stones is too great. If not for the Stone Mother already being digitized by Taiyin Sect, I'd have to consider going all out and openly seizing one."
ér hòu zài jiāng zhè xiē cì jí xián yí duì xiàng ， yòu jìn xíng shù jù diào qǔ 。
而后再将这些次级嫌疑对象，又进行数据调取。
But recalling the fleeing white light during his 115th world's end, Li Fan regained his composure and faced reality.
rú tóng yī céng céng jù wǎng ， bù duàn biān zhī 、 yán shēn xià qù 。
如同一层层巨网，不断编织、延伸下去。
Clearly, those who successfully escaped from the crisis of true immortality were not within his current capabilities.
dāng céng jí guān xì lái dào “ wǔ ” de shí hòu ， wǎng zhōng guān lián de xiū shì jìng rán yǐ jīng yǒu le shí duō wàn zhī jù 。
当层级关系来到“五”的时候，网中关联的修士竟然已经有了十多万之巨。
...
“ zhè qí zhōng ， yǒu xiē kě yǐ zhí jiē pái chú de 。”
“这其中，有些可以直接排除的。”
For a while, Li Fan lived a充实life. The End-of-Age Disintegration Disc operated at its highest efficiency, absorbing the core principles of the Ten Thousand Spirits Return Array to continuously derive new array possibilities.
lǐ fán àn le àn bù duàn chuán lái cì téng 、 yǐ jīng mǎn fù hè yùn zài de nǎo dài ， xiū xī le piàn kè 。
李凡按了按不断传来刺疼、已经满负荷运载的脑袋，休息了片刻。
The化道Stones processed information from the Heavenly玄 Mirror, categorizing and integrating valuable data.
ér hòu zài dù zài qí zhōng sōu xún qǐ mù biāo lái 。
而后再度在其中搜寻起目标来。
Meanwhile, Li Fan wandered through the Heavenly玄 Mirror like a ghost, unseen but able to observe everyone. He saw their conversations, cultivation, and transactions.
jīng guò fǎn fù de bǐ duì 、 pái chú 。
经过反复的比对、排除。
With this layer of concealment provided by the Heavenly玄 Mirror, cultivators were much more unrestrained than in reality, allowing Li Fan to see a truer picture of humanity.
zuì zhōng jiāng míng dān suō xiǎo zhì bǎi rén zhī nèi 。
最终将名单缩小至百人之内。
For example, friends who had just called each other brothers and sisters would immediately curse at one another after parting ways.
xiū wèi cóng yuán yīng 、 dào hé dào dōu yǒu 。
修为从元婴、到合道都有。
Many cultivators sought overnight wealth like He Zhenghao, pursuing various "investment" schemes. They ended up losing everything and swore they wouldn't be so foolish again. But when they accumulated more wealth, the temptation proved too strong, leading to the same fate.
“ wǒ yí gè rén diào chá qǐ lái ， hái shì yǒu xiē má fán 。”
“我一个人调查起来，还是有些麻烦。”
Others gave up on grand ambitions after trying cultivation and realized their innate talents and speed of progress made it impossible for them to achieve greatness in this life.
“ xiān zhòng diǎn guān zhù 、 jiān shì tā men zuì jìn zài tiān xuán jìng zhōng de dòng xiàng ， ér hòu zài ràng mò rú bīn tā bāng máng àn zhōng diào chá 。”
“先重点关注、监视他们最近在天玄镜中的动向，而后在让墨儒斌他帮忙暗中调查。”
So they settled for basic, safe tasks, earning enough to survive in the Heavenly玄 Mirror world. They stayed there without leaving since there were no natural disasters or illnesses.
sī cǔn piàn kè hòu ， lǐ fán xīn zhōng yǐ jīng yǒu le dìng jì 。
思忖片刻后，李凡心中已经有了定计。
Without desires, they lived freely.
zhè bǎi rén ， jī hū quán dōu zài wàn xiān méng zhōng rèn zhí 。
这百人，几乎全都在万仙盟中任职。
...
tā gū shēn yī rén xiǎng yào diào chá ， jī hū shì bù kě néng 。
他孤身一人想要调查，几乎是不可能。
Watching different cultivators' lives, Li Fan's mindset subtly changed once more.
ruò shì méi yǒu tè shū guān xì ， kǒng pà yī bèi zi lián gè miàn dōu jiàn bú dào 。
若是没有特殊关系，恐怕一辈子连个面都见不到。
(End of Chapter)
It was like a child with a new toy, Li Fan freely browsing through the information in the Heavenly玄 Mirror.
Unfortunately, his识海hadn't reached the grade to record everything he saw. These were all top-secret details that every cultivator held dear, now laid bare before him.
Not only that, but the entire transaction history of all materials traded on the Immortal Alliance market since records began was also available for viewing.
The information was dazzling and overwhelming, making his eyes hurt just from looking at it.
More valuable still were the data records of cultivation efficiency for every cultivator using the启灵method. Li Fan could see everything clearly now.
...
The Heavenly玄 Mirror seemed like an endless ocean full of treasures, with Li Fan lost in its wonders. However, the sheer volume of information was too vast to fully grasp. It was constantly growing and expanding.
He could only pick out some important records for now.
Li Fan knew that what he was seeing was being monitored by the Heavenly玄 Mirror. But it didn't matter; most of this information would be irrelevant in his current life, but would come into play during his reincarnations in the Xuanhuang Realm!
The Heavenly玄 Mirror was like an endless ocean, and Li Fan was carving a canal to bring its waters into himself.
Though slow, he was making steady progress. He kept the Heavenly Small Mirror close as he continued to absorb information.
After leaving the Bamboo Sea Cave府, he returned to the Spirit Wood World.
When the amount of information reached a critical level, almost bursting his middle-grade化道石, he paused for a moment before continuing to browse through the records of existing化道Stone items in the Immortal Alliance.
"Fragment of a Stone Mother."
"Three top-grade stones, sixteen superior-grade ones."
"Middle-grade? Hmm?"
"No more middle-grade stones?"
...
Initially, Li Fan thought it was an error in his recording. But after double-checking, he realized there was no mistake.
After pondering for a moment, Li Fan immediately understood the cause of this phenomenon.
化道Stones originated from the Stone Mother and could be refined through fusion to higher grades.
"Surely, all middle-grade stones have been plundered by cultivators with the secrets of refining化道Stones in the Immortal Alliance."
"And as soon as a new one appears, it will be snatched up using various means."
"F*ck, no wonder I can't buy them even with contribution points."
Li Fan's eyes flickered as he checked the list of cultivators holding these stones.
The absurdity hit him immediately. "A common Foundation Establishment cultivator holds a fragment of the Stone Mother?"
And the identities recorded for other top-grade and superior-grade stones in the Heavenly玄 Mirror were all Foundation Establishment or Golden Core cultivators.
Anyone could see that these identities were fake.
"Commoners are guilty when they hold precious treasures."
"This kind of identity disguise can indeed block some suspicious cultivators from investigating, but once it exists, there must be a connection. Every trace left behind is recorded by the Heavenly玄 Mirror."
"How could I fail to catch them?"
Li Fan stopped pretending in front of the Heavenly玄 Mirror and revealed all details about these hollow-shell cultivators.
From his initial entry into the Heavenly玄 Mirror to his current cultivation period, including their communication and trading partners as well as recommenders.
Then he delved deeper into secondary suspects, layer by layer like a vast web.
When the relationship reached level five, there were already tens of thousands of connected cultivators.
"Some can be excluded."
Li Fan pressed on his throbbing head, which was now overloaded with information. He took a brief rest before searching again.
After repeated comparison and exclusion, he narrowed down the list to just over one hundred people, ranging from Foundation Establishment to Dao Union cultivation stages.
"It's still quite troublesome for me to investigate alone."
"First, focus on monitoring their recent activities in the Heavenly玄 Mirror, then have Mo Roubin help with covert investigations."
...
After some thought, Li Fan had a plan. Almost all of these hundred people held positions within the Immortal Alliance. Investigating them alone would be impossible.
Without special connections, he might never even see any of them.
But if it came from a lineage of transmitters and was conducted from above, it would be much easier.
"The usefulness of化道Stones is too great. If not for the Stone Mother already being digitized by Taiyin Sect, I'd have to consider going all out and openly seizing one."
But recalling the fleeing white light during his 115th world's end, Li Fan regained his composure and faced reality.
Clearly, those who successfully escaped from the crisis of true immortality were not within his current capabilities.
...
For a while, Li Fan lived a充实life. The End-of-Age Disintegration Disc operated at its highest efficiency, absorbing the core principles of the Ten Thousand Spirits Return Array to continuously derive new array possibilities.
The化道Stones processed information from the Heavenly玄 Mirror, categorizing and integrating valuable data.
Meanwhile, Li Fan wandered through the Heavenly玄 Mirror like a ghost, unseen but able to observe everyone. He saw their conversations, cultivation, and transactions.
With this layer of concealment provided by the Heavenly玄 Mirror, cultivators were much more unrestrained than in reality, allowing Li Fan to see a truer picture of humanity.
For example, friends who had just called each other brothers and sisters would immediately curse at one another after parting ways.
Many cultivators sought overnight wealth like He Zhenghao, pursuing various "investment" schemes. They ended up losing everything and swore they wouldn't be so foolish again. But when they accumulated more wealth, the temptation proved too strong, leading to the same fate.
Others gave up on grand ambitions after trying cultivation and realized their innate talents and speed of progress made it impossible for them to achieve greatness in this life.
So they settled for basic, safe tasks, earning enough to survive in the Heavenly玄 Mirror world. They stayed there without leaving since there were no natural disasters or illnesses.
Without desires, they lived freely.
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Watching different cultivators' lives, Li Fan's mindset subtly changed once more.
(End of Chapter)