“ zhòng shēng yǒu xiāng ……”
“众生有相……”
"all beings have form……"
wú shù gè zhēn shí ér jù tǐ de gè tǐ ， fēn zhì tà lái ， yǒng rù lǐ fán nǎo hǎi zhī zhōng 。
无数个真实而具体的个体，纷至沓来，涌入李凡脑海之中。
Countless real and specific individuals flocked into Li Fan's mind.
jiù xiàng shì yì diǎn yī dī de xīng huǒ ， jiāng lǐ fán yīn wèi duō cì lún huí ér wàn nián hán bīng yì bān de xīn jìng huǎn huǎn róng huà 。
就像是一点一滴的星火，将李凡因为多次轮回而万年寒冰一般的心境缓缓溶化。
It was like a tiny flame slowly melting away the ice-cold state of his heart, which had endured countless reincarnations over thousands of years.
xū zhī ， lǐ fán bìng bú shì chè tóu chè wěi de wú qíng wú yì zhī rén 。
须知，李凡并不是彻头彻尾的无情无义之人。
Li Fan wasn't completely devoid of emotions; he just saw joy, anger, sorrow, fear, laughter, tears, and life-and-death as mere illusions after repeated cycles.
zhǐ bù guò shì zài bù duàn lún huí zhōng ， suǒ jiàn xǐ nù āi jù 、 kū xiào shēng sǐ ， jiē rú mèng huàn pào yǐng 。
只不过是在不断轮回中，所见喜怒哀惧、哭笑生死，皆如梦幻泡影。
Once Li Fan activated Truly Real Technique, everything they experienced returned to its initial state in an instant—meaningless once again.
dāng lǐ fán fā dòng hái zhēn zhī hòu ， tā men suǒ jīng lì de yī qiè ， quán dōu zài chà nà zhī jiān wú suǒ yì yì 、 huí dào zuì chū máo diǎn 。
当李凡发动还真之后，他们所经历的一切，全都在刹那之间无所意义、回到最初锚点。
If it was all illusory, why take it seriously? Thus, over time, Li Fan became indifferent towards the lives of all beings.
jì rán bù guò dōu shì xū huàn ， yòu rú hé néng zhèng zhòng duì dài ne ？ yīn cǐ ， jiǔ ér jiǔ zhī ， lǐ fán jiù biàn chéng le rú jīn zhè fù mò shì tiān xià suǒ yǒu shēng líng de mú yàng 。
既然不过都是虚幻，又如何能郑重对待呢？因此，久而久之，李凡就变成了如今这副漠视天下所有生灵的模样。
But at this moment, using the Heavenly Profound Mirror, he saw that even without his attention, the inhabitants of Xuanhuang World still lived according to their own destinies.
dàn cǐ kè ， jiè zhù tiān xuán jìng ， lǐ fán kàn dào le jí biàn tā méi yǒu guān zhù 、 xuán huáng jiè de zhòng shēng yī jiù àn zhào tā men zì jǐ de mìng yùn guǐ jì ér shēng huó zhe 。
但此刻，借助天玄镜，李凡看到了即便他没有关注、玄黄界的众生依旧按照他们自己的命运轨迹而生活着。
They had friends, schemes, and paths to cultivation. Their existence wasn't illusory or meaningless.
tā men yǒu zhe zì jǐ de hǎo yǒu 、 suàn jì 、 dào tú 。
他们有着自己的好友、算计、道途。
The more Li Fan observed, the stronger the impact on him from these beings. His desire to see more lives grew increasingly intense.
tā men běn shēn de cún zài ， bìng bú shì xū huàn 、 wú yì yì de 。
他们本身的存在，并不是虚幻、无意义的。
Gradually, his indifferent eyes seemed ready for a change.
lǐ fán kuī jiàn de yuè duō ， shòu dào de zhòng shēng de fǎn kuì yǐng xiǎng yuè dà 。 tóng yàng xīn zhōng xiǎng yào guān kàn gèng duō shēng líng de mìng yùn de yù wàng ， yě jiù yù fā qiáng liè 。
李凡窥见的越多，受到的众生的反馈影响越大。同样心中想要观看更多生灵的命运的欲望，也就愈发强烈。
---
jiàn jiàn dì ， lǐ fán nà dàn mò zhì jí de yǎn móu ， yě zài zhè ge guò chéng zhōng ， shì yào fā shēng gǎi biàn 。
渐渐地，李凡那淡漠至极的眼眸，也在这个过程中，似要发生改变。
At this moment, Li Fan suddenly felt a surge of alarm and snapped out of his trance.
……
……
His gaze hardened again, like unmelting ice, blocking any external intrusion.
jiù zài zhè ge shí hòu 。
就在这个时候。
When he looked at the countless living cultivators in the Heavenly Profound Mirror, he already had some reservations.
lǐ fán què shì měng rán yī zhèn xīn jì ， cóng chī mí 、 dùn wù zhōng jīng xǐng guò lái 。
李凡却是猛然一阵心悸，从痴迷、顿悟中惊醒过来。
Reflecting on what just happened, Li Fan realized that he hadn't fallen for anyone's trick. He simply got lost in the lives of these real cultivators.
yǎn shén zài dù biàn dé rú tóng bù huà jiān bīng ， zǔ dǎng wài jiè qīn rǎn 。
眼神再度变得如同不化坚冰，阻挡外界侵染。
"Of course, those legendary gods and immortals often have to sit high above the clouds, regarding their struggles in the mundane world as trials."
lǐ fán zài kàn xiàng tiān xuán jìng zhōng de wú shù xiān huó de xiū shì shí ， xīn zhōng yǐ rán yǒu le xiē xǔ jiè bèi 。
李凡再看向天玄镜中的无数鲜活的修士时，心中已然有了些许戒备。
"With my current disposition, I'm already sinking into it without realizing it..."
huí gù gāng gāng fā shēng de shì qíng ， lǐ fán qīng chǔ zì jǐ bìng bú shì zhe le shéi de dào 。
回顾刚刚发生的事情，李凡清楚自己并不是着了谁的道。
Li Fan suddenly remembered when Song and Song had performed a blood sacrifice for thousands of ordinary people during the first scene of the Void Realm, forcing Zhang Qianmo to reveal her true strength with the Mass Soul Refinement Array.
zhǐ shì dān chún de zài yí gè gè zhēn shí wú bǐ de xiū shì shēng huó zhōng ， yǒu xiē mí shī le 。
只是单纯的在一个个真实无比的修士生活中，有些迷失了。
"Although this array seems crude by today's standards, it might still be worth emulating based on my recent experience."
“ nán guài nà xiē chuán shuō zhōng de shén líng 、 xiān rén ， wǎng wǎng dōu yào gāo zuò yún duān 、 bǎ hóng chén zhōng dǎ gǔn shì zuò jié nàn 。”
“难怪那些传说中的神灵、仙人，往往都要高坐云端、把红尘中打滚视作劫难。”
"I will refine all beings and gods."
“ yǐ wǒ rú jīn de xīn xìng ， dōu yào nì yú qí zhōng 、 bù zhī bù jué fā shēng gǎi biàn ……”
“以我如今的心性，都要溺于其中、不知不觉发生改变……”
Following Li Fan's instruction, the End-Frame Disentanglement Disc, which had been rapidly advancing in its understanding of the Ten Thousand Spirits Return Technique, began its first attempt at array derivation.
lǐ fán hū de xiǎng qǐ le ， zài yǔn xiān jìng zhōng dì yí mù 、 níng yuǎn qǔ shòu guǒ zhōng ， sòng hé sòng céng xuè jì shàng wàn fán rén 、 shǐ chū yī zhāo 【 zhòng shēng liàn shén zhèn 】、 bī chū le zhāng qiān mò zǐ dān de zhēn zhèng shí lì 。
李凡忽的想起了，在陨仙境中第一幕、宁远取寿果中，宋和颂曾血祭上万凡人、使出一招【众生炼神阵】、逼出了章阡陌紫丹的真正实力。
However, soon he noticed something unusual.
“ suī rán yǐ rú jīn de yǎn guāng lái kàn ， nà ge zhèn fǎ shí zài tài guò cū bǐ 、 kōng yǒu míng tóu 。 bù guò cóng wǒ gāng gāng zhè fān zāo yù lái kàn ， wèi bì bù néng jiè jiàn yī èr ……”
“虽然以如今的眼光来看，那个阵法实在太过粗鄙、空有名头。不过从我刚刚这番遭遇来看，未必不能借鉴一二……”
Unlike previous derivations that were almost instantaneous, this task required frequent pauses.
“ wǒ yǐ zhòng shēng liàn zhòng shén 。”
“我以众生炼众神。”
It was as if it was struggling to handle the load, making the process extremely laborious.
zài lǐ fán de shòu yì xià ， zhè duàn shí jiān bù duàn xué xí 【 wàn líng guī shù 】、 zhèn dào tuī yǎn shuǐ píng yī rì qiān lǐ de zhōng mò jiě lí dié ， kāi shǐ le yǎn jiè bèi dǎ kāi hòu de dì yī cì tuī yǎn 。
在李凡的授意下，这段时间不断学习【万灵归数】、阵道推衍水平一日千里的终末解离碟，开始了眼界被打开后的第一次推衍。
After observing, Li Fan understood why.
dàn hěn kuài ， lǐ fán jiù chá jué dào le yǒu xiē yì cháng 。
但很快，李凡就察觉到了有些异常。
"It's due to a mismatch between the End-Frame Disentanglement Disc's capabilities and its plan."
gēn yǐ wǎng tuī yǎn zhèn fǎ 、 rú bì zhǐ shǐ ， jī hū shì shùn xī jiù néng wán chéng tuī yǎn mù biāo bù tóng 。
跟以往推衍阵法、如臂指使，几乎是瞬息就能完成推衍目标不同。
"The task is not just deriving ordinary arrays but creating or approaching divine-level ones."
zhè cì zhōng mò jiě lí dié de tuī yǎn rèn wù ， měi guò yī xiǎo duàn shí jiān 、 dū huì chū xiàn bù yóu zì zhǔ de kǎ dùn 。
这次终末解离碟的推衍任务，每过一小段时间、都会出现不由自主的卡顿。
"But being a secondary entity of the Heavenly Profound Mirror, it can't handle such tasks easily."
jiù xiàng shì fù hè yǐ rán dào dá le mǒu zhǒng jí xiàn 、 yùn xíng qǐ lái shí fēn chī lì yì bān 。
就像是负荷已然到达了某种极限、运行起来十分吃力一般。
Li Fan sighed inwardly and temporarily halted this task.
lǐ fán zài guān chá le yī fān hòu ， míng bái le zhī suǒ yǐ huì fā shēng zhè zhǒng qíng kuàng de yuán yīn 。
李凡在观察了一番后，明白了之所以会发生这种情况的原因。
He instructed the disentanglement disc to continue analyzing the Ten Thousand Spirits Return Technique for now.
“ shì zhōng mò jiě lí dié zì shēn néng lì gēn jì huà de bù pǐ pèi zào chéng le 。”
“是终末解离碟自身能力跟计划的不匹配造成了。”
"Based on this, we might need to upgrade the disentanglement disc to break through the restrictions left by the Transmission Sage."
“ yǐ jīng bù mǎn zú tuī yǎn xún cháng zhèn fǎ ， jì huà shì tuī yǎn chū xiān jí fǎ zhèn 、 huò zhě wú xiàn jiē jìn xiān jí zhèn fǎ wēi néng de cún zài 。”
“已经不满足推衍寻常阵法，计划是推衍出仙级法阵、或者无限接近仙级阵法威能的存在。”
"I wonder how things are going with Mo Ru Bin."
“ dàn tā bì jìng zhǐ shì tiān xuán jìng fēn huà xià de cì shēng tǐ ， xiǎng yào bàn chéng zhè zhǒng shì ， shí zài yǒu xiē chī lì le 。”
“但它毕竟只是天玄镜分化下的次生体，想要办成这种事，实在有些吃力了。”
Li Fan hesitated whether he should ask about it.
lǐ fán xīn zhōng àn tàn yī shēng ， zàn shí zhōng zhǐ le zhè ge rèn wù 。
李凡心中暗叹一声，暂时中止了这个任务。
Suddenly, he sensed something happening to his clone Li Qing and his expression changed.
ràng jiě lí dié zàn qiě xiān jì xù duì wàn líng guī shù dà zhèn de fēn xī 。
让解离碟暂且先继续对万灵归数大阵的分析。
He appeared beside her in a flash. The air was thick with blood, and traces of flesh exploding could still be seen. Her body had vanished, revealing the Black Sword Heavenly Realm, where she seemed to be resisting some force.
“ rú cǐ kàn lái ， xiǎng yào pò jiě chuán fǎ tiān zūn liú xià de jìn zhì 、 kǒng pà yě hái yào duì jiě lí dié jìn xíng shēng gé cái shì 。”
“如此看来，想要破解传法天尊留下的禁制、恐怕也还要对解离碟进行升格才是。”
The realm seemed to be under constant pressure from an invisible giant, with thunderous noises echoing everywhere.
“ yě bù zhī dào mò rú bīn nà biān jìn xíng de zěn me yàng le 。”
“也不知道墨儒斌那边进行的怎么样了。”
If not for the quality of Heavenly Oddity, it would likely have crumbled into pieces by now!
lǐ fán zhèng yóu yù zhe ， yào bù yào zhǔ dòng qù xún wèn yī fān 。
李凡正犹豫着，要不要主动去询问一番。
"What happened?"
zhè shí hòu què shì hū de gǎn yìng dào le fēn shēn lǐ qíng fā shēng de shì qíng ， miàn sè wēi biàn 。
这时候却是忽的感应到了分身李晴发生的事情，面色微变。
Li Fan quickly reviewed his clone's experience.
yí gè shǎn shēn ， lái dào le duì fāng shēn biān 。
一个闪身，来到了对方身边。
In recent times, as countless Heaven and Earth Furnaces became more common, the aura in those small worlds had grown richer, making them suitable for cultivation.
nóng zhòng de xuè xīng qì cán liú zài kōng qì zhōng ， yī xī hái néng kàn dào xuè ròu bào kāi de hén jì 。
浓重的血腥气残留在空气中，依稀还能看到血肉爆开的痕迹。
Li Qing began teaching the Worldly Souls Spirit Essence Technique on a large scale within these small worlds. Occasionally, he would raid several cities in Xuanhuang World to replenish the population of his own world.
shēn qū yǐ jīng xiāo shī bú jiàn ， lǐ qíng xiǎn xiàn chū 【 hēi jiàn 】 dòng tiān ， sì hū gēn mǒu zhǒng lì liàng zài xiāng kàng héng 。
身躯已经消失不见，李晴显现出【黑剑】洞天，似乎跟某种力量在相抗衡。
Now, over a million people were simultaneously practicing this technique.
fǎng fú bèi shén me wú xíng jù wù bù duàn niǎn yā 、 dòng tiān gè chù chuán lái bù kān zhòng fù de hōng míng shēng 。
仿佛被什么无形巨物不断碾压、洞天各处传来不堪重负的轰鸣声。
The faster and more efficient nature of the technique had pushed past the limits of simultaneous practice restrictions. It was easier and quicker than ordinary techniques.
rú guǒ bú shì 【 tiān zhī qí 】 de pǐn zhì ， nǎi shì tiān dì jiān fǎ zé jù xiàng ér chéng 。 kǒng pà cǐ kè zhè dòng tiān jiù yào cùn cùn bēng jiě ！
如果不是【天之奇】的品质，乃是天地间法则具象而成。恐怕此刻这洞天就要寸寸崩解！
---
“ fā shēng shén me shì le ？”
“发生什么事了？”
Recently, Li Qing, who managed and coordinated everything, suddenly decided to try out the technique himself to uncover its secrets.
lǐ fán qǐng kè jiān huí gù le fēn shēn de jīng lì 。
李凡顷刻间回顾了分身的经历。
It wasn't because he was bored; rather, it was for future cycles in other worlds. After all, this Worldly Souls Spirit Essence Technique had an owner. It just happened that in this world, due to unforeseen circumstances, it was destroyed by the Sage's manifestation.
yuán lái ， zhè duàn shí jiān yǐ lái ， suí zhe wú shù 【 tiān dì hōng lú 】 de pǔ jí ， nà xiē xiǎo shì jiè zhōng líng qì màn màn biàn dé nóng yù qǐ lái 、 kāi shǐ biàn dé shì hé xiū liàn 。
原来，这段时间以来，随着无数【天地烘炉】的普及，那些小世界中灵气慢慢变得浓郁起来、开始变得适合修炼。
The spirit essence sect's influence spanned Nine Mountain States. To eliminate them would cause a significant commotion.
ér lǐ qíng zé shì zài zhè xiē xiǎo shì jiè zhōng ， kāi shǐ zǔ zhī dà guī mó de jiào shòu 【 cāng shēng líng yuán gōng 】。
而李晴则是在这些小世界中，开始组织大规模的教授【苍生灵元功】。
If he could develop his own "Worldly Souls Spirit Essence Technique," it would be even better.
shèn zhì tā hái ǒu ěr qù xuán huáng jiè wàn xiān méng de dì pán lüè duó shù gè chéng chí de fán rén ， bǔ chōng xiǎo shì jiè zhōng bù duō de rén kǒu 。
甚至他还偶尔去玄黄界万仙盟的地盘掠夺数个城池的凡人，补充小世界中不多的人口。
Initially, his cultivation and understanding went smoothly.
rú jīn ， tóng shí xiū liàn cāng shēng líng yuán gōng de cún zài zǎo yǐ jīng chāo guò le bǎi wàn zhī jù 。
如今，同时修炼苍生灵元功的存在早已经超过了百万之巨。
Li Qing's clone had far superior talent and quickly reached the Immortal Embryo stage after little effort.
xiū liàn rén yuè duō 、 xiū liàn sù dù yuè kuài de gōng fǎ tè xìng ， yě yǐ jīng bèi fā huī dào le jí xiàn 。
修炼人越多、修炼速度越快的功法特性，也已经被发挥到了极限。
Suddenly, Li Qing sensed that over a million points of cultivation were pouring into him like a river from all directions in the universe.
bù jǐn yā zhì le fǎ bù kě tóng xiū de xiàn zhì ， shèn zhì bǐ qǐ yì bān de gōng fǎ xiū liàn qǐ lái ， dōu yào róng yì 、 xùn sù 。
不仅压制了法不可同修的限制，甚至比起一般的功法修炼起来，都要容易、迅速。
Clearly, they had been accumulating for a long time, each point being rich.
ér qián bù jiǔ ， fù zé zǒng guǎn 、 tǒng chóu de lǐ qíng ， hū de tū fā qí xiǎng 。
而前不久，负责总管、统筹的李晴，忽的突发奇想。
The sheer quantity appeared simultaneously in his body, overwhelming his clone's frame and causing it to explode instantly. Even his Black Sword Heavenly Realm was nearly overwhelmed.
jìng rán zì jǐ xià chǎng qīn zì xiū liàn ， xiǎng yào pò jiě 【 cāng shēng líng yuán gōng 】 de ào mì 。
竟然自己下场亲自修炼，想要破解【苍生灵元功】的奥秘。
"This is the transformation caused by quantitative change. These points of cultivation are..."
dào bú shì shí zài zhǎo bú dào shì qíng 、 xián dé wú liáo ， ér shì wèi yǐ hòu zhū shì lún huí zuò zhǔn bèi 。 bì jìng zhè cāng shēng líng yuán gōng ， shí zé shì yǒu zhǔ rén de 。 zhǐ bù guò cǐ shì yīn chā yáng cuò zhī xià ， bèi tiān zūn fǎ xiàng xiāo miè le ér yǐ 。
倒不是实在找不到事情、闲得无聊，而是为以后诸世轮回做准备。毕竟这苍生灵元功，实则是有主人的。只不过此世阴差阳错之下，被天尊法相消灭了而已。
"From every cultivator practicing Worldly Souls Spirit Essence Technique?"
líng yuán jiào shì lì biàn jí jiǔ shān zhōu ， xiǎng yào bǎ tā men chǎn chú 、 shì bì yào yǐn qǐ bù xiǎo de dòng jìng 。
灵元教势力遍及九山州，想要把他们铲除、势必要引起不小的动静。
Li Fan's eyes flashed with realization.
rú guǒ néng fā zhǎn chū shǔ yú zì jǐ de “ cāng shēng líng yuán gōng ”， nà shì gèng hǎo bù guò 。
如果能发展出属于自己的“苍生灵元功”，那是更好不过。
"Just like the Transformation Chapter in the Supreme Primordial Scripture? Stealing a little from it."
qǐ chū de xiū xíng 、 lǐng wù ， hái tǐng shùn lì 。
起初的修行、领悟，还挺顺利。
"But only the highest practitioners benefit from this technique?"
fēn shēn lǐ qíng de zī zhì wù xìng ， bǐ qǐ yì bān rén yào qiáng shàng tài duō 。 méi fèi shén me gōng fu ， jiù bǎ cāng shēng líng yuán gōng xiū liàn dào le yuán yīng jìng jiè 。
分身李晴的资质悟性，比起一般人要强上太多。没费什么功夫，就把苍生灵元功修炼到了元婴境界。
"Does the spirit essence sect leader have such confidence in himself?"
yǔ cǐ tóng shí ， lǐ qíng hū de chá jué dào ， yǒu shàng bǎi wàn fèn de xiū wèi 、 rú tóng tāo tāo jiāng hé ， zì tiān dì jiān gè chù ér lái 。
与此同时，李晴忽的察觉到，有上百万份的修为、如同滔滔江河，自天地间各处而来。
"Or is there something special I haven't noticed?"
xiōng yǒng guàn shū jìn zì jǐ tǐ nèi 。
汹涌灌输进自己体内。
Li Fan frowned slightly.
míng xiǎn shì jī zǎn le xǔ jiǔ ， měi yī fèn xiū wèi dōu shí fēn fēng hòu 。
明显是积攒了许久，每一份修为都十分丰厚。
(End of chapter)
"all beings have form……"
Countless real and specific individuals flocked into Li Fan's mind.
It was like a tiny flame slowly melting away the ice-cold state of his heart, which had endured countless reincarnations over thousands of years.
Li Fan wasn't completely devoid of emotions; he just saw joy, anger, sorrow, fear, laughter, tears, and life-and-death as mere illusions after repeated cycles.
Once Li Fan activated Truly Real Technique, everything they experienced returned to its initial state in an instant—meaningless once again.
If it was all illusory, why take it seriously? Thus, over time, Li Fan became indifferent towards the lives of all beings.
But at this moment, using the Heavenly Profound Mirror, he saw that even without his attention, the inhabitants of Xuanhuang World still lived according to their own destinies.
They had friends, schemes, and paths to cultivation. Their existence wasn't illusory or meaningless.
The more Li Fan observed, the stronger the impact on him from these beings. His desire to see more lives grew increasingly intense.
Gradually, his indifferent eyes seemed ready for a change.
---
At this moment, Li Fan suddenly felt a surge of alarm and snapped out of his trance.
His gaze hardened again, like unmelting ice, blocking any external intrusion.
When he looked at the countless living cultivators in the Heavenly Profound Mirror, he already had some reservations.
Reflecting on what just happened, Li Fan realized that he hadn't fallen for anyone's trick. He simply got lost in the lives of these real cultivators.
"Of course, those legendary gods and immortals often have to sit high above the clouds, regarding their struggles in the mundane world as trials."
"With my current disposition, I'm already sinking into it without realizing it..."
Li Fan suddenly remembered when Song and Song had performed a blood sacrifice for thousands of ordinary people during the first scene of the Void Realm, forcing Zhang Qianmo to reveal her true strength with the Mass Soul Refinement Array.
"Although this array seems crude by today's standards, it might still be worth emulating based on my recent experience."
"I will refine all beings and gods."
Following Li Fan's instruction, the End-Frame Disentanglement Disc, which had been rapidly advancing in its understanding of the Ten Thousand Spirits Return Technique, began its first attempt at array derivation.
However, soon he noticed something unusual.
Unlike previous derivations that were almost instantaneous, this task required frequent pauses.
It was as if it was struggling to handle the load, making the process extremely laborious.
After observing, Li Fan understood why.
"It's due to a mismatch between the End-Frame Disentanglement Disc's capabilities and its plan."
"The task is not just deriving ordinary arrays but creating or approaching divine-level ones."
"But being a secondary entity of the Heavenly Profound Mirror, it can't handle such tasks easily."
Li Fan sighed inwardly and temporarily halted this task.
He instructed the disentanglement disc to continue analyzing the Ten Thousand Spirits Return Technique for now.
"Based on this, we might need to upgrade the disentanglement disc to break through the restrictions left by the Transmission Sage."
"I wonder how things are going with Mo Ru Bin."
Li Fan hesitated whether he should ask about it.
Suddenly, he sensed something happening to his clone Li Qing and his expression changed.
He appeared beside her in a flash. The air was thick with blood, and traces of flesh exploding could still be seen. Her body had vanished, revealing the Black Sword Heavenly Realm, where she seemed to be resisting some force.
The realm seemed to be under constant pressure from an invisible giant, with thunderous noises echoing everywhere.
If not for the quality of Heavenly Oddity, it would likely have crumbled into pieces by now!
"What happened?"
Li Fan quickly reviewed his clone's experience.
In recent times, as countless Heaven and Earth Furnaces became more common, the aura in those small worlds had grown richer, making them suitable for cultivation.
Li Qing began teaching the Worldly Souls Spirit Essence Technique on a large scale within these small worlds. Occasionally, he would raid several cities in Xuanhuang World to replenish the population of his own world.
Now, over a million people were simultaneously practicing this technique.
The faster and more efficient nature of the technique had pushed past the limits of simultaneous practice restrictions. It was easier and quicker than ordinary techniques.
---
Recently, Li Qing, who managed and coordinated everything, suddenly decided to try out the technique himself to uncover its secrets.
It wasn't because he was bored; rather, it was for future cycles in other worlds. After all, this Worldly Souls Spirit Essence Technique had an owner. It just happened that in this world, due to unforeseen circumstances, it was destroyed by the Sage's manifestation.
The spirit essence sect's influence spanned Nine Mountain States. To eliminate them would cause a significant commotion.
If he could develop his own "Worldly Souls Spirit Essence Technique," it would be even better.
Initially, his cultivation and understanding went smoothly.
Li Qing's clone had far superior talent and quickly reached the Immortal Embryo stage after little effort.
Suddenly, Li Qing sensed that over a million points of cultivation were pouring into him like a river from all directions in the universe.
Clearly, they had been accumulating for a long time, each point being rich.
The sheer quantity appeared simultaneously in his body, overwhelming his clone's frame and causing it to explode instantly. Even his Black Sword Heavenly Realm was nearly overwhelmed.
"This is the transformation caused by quantitative change. These points of cultivation are..."
"From every cultivator practicing Worldly Souls Spirit Essence Technique?"
Li Fan's eyes flashed with realization.
"Just like the Transformation Chapter in the Supreme Primordial Scripture? Stealing a little from it."
"But only the highest practitioners benefit from this technique?"
"Does the spirit essence sect leader have such confidence in himself?"
"Or is there something special I haven't noticed?"
Li Fan frowned slightly.
(End of chapter)