zhuāng zuò ruò wú qí shì de yàng zi ， bǎ jiǔ méi jiě lí dié shōu qǐ 。
装作若无其事的样子，把九枚解离碟收起。
Acting as if nothing happened, Li Fan put away the nine Disentanglement Discs.
lǐ fán xún wèn qǐ mò rú bīn ， gēn zhǎng jìng rén cāng hé zuò de shì yí lái 。
李凡询问起墨儒斌，跟掌镜人苍合作的事宜来。
Muru Bin asked about the matters related to his cooperation with Cang, the lens keeper.
“ cāng zhè ge jiā huo ， hái zhēn yǒu diǎn yì si 。 yào bú shì nǐ tí qián shuō míng ， wǒ hái zhēn kàn bù chū tā yǐ jīng lún wèi le xuán tiān bǎo jìng jìng nú le 。” mò rú bīn wēi wēi yáo tóu 。
“苍这个家伙，还真有点意思。要不是你提前说明，我还真看不出他已经沦为了玄天宝镜镜奴了。”墨儒斌微微摇头。
"Ah, this Cang guy really has some interest. If you hadn't mentioned it earlier, I wouldn’t have realized he had already become a mirror slave of the Xuan Tian Mirror." Muru Bin shook his head slightly.
“ bù guò yǒu le tā àn zhōng pèi hé ， shuō fú wàn xiān méng jiàn zào dà zhèn 、 chè dǐ zhǎng kòng xuán tiān bǎo jìng de jì huà shī xíng qǐ lái ， yě shùn lì le xǔ duō 。”
“不过有了他暗中配合，说服万仙盟建造大阵、彻底掌控玄天宝镜的计划施行起来，也顺利了许多。”
"But with him secretly cooperating, convincing the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance to build the array and fully control the Xuan Tian Mirror has gone much more smoothly."
“ bù guò zuì guān jiàn de hái shì yào kàn xīng wàng xiōng dì nǐ zhè biān 。 néng gòu bāng tiān xuán jìng bǎi tuō chuán fǎ tiān zūn jìn gù de zhèn fǎ ……”
“不过最关键的还是要看兴旺兄弟你这边。能够帮天玄镜摆脱传法天尊禁锢的阵法……”
"However, what's most crucial is still your brother Fengxiong. The阵法 that can help free the Heavenly Profound Mirror from the restrictions of the Teaching Sage..."
“ nǐ zhēn yǒu bǎ wò ma ？” mò rú bīn dài zhe yī sī yí huò xún wèn dào 。
“你真有把握吗？”墨儒斌带着一丝疑惑询问道。
"Do you really have confidence in this?" Muru Bin asked with a hint of doubt.
lǐ fán méi yǒu lì mǎ bǎo zhèng 。
李凡没有立马保证。
Li Fan didn't immediately guarantee anything but instead thought for a moment before slowly saying, "It should be fine. The little thing you just gave me seems to indeed be much stronger than the previous Lifeless Crown."
ér shì chén mò sī cǔn le shǎo xǔ hòu ， huǎn huǎn shuō dào ：“ yīng gāi wèn tí bù dà 。 nǐ gāng cái jiāo gěi wǒ de zhè ge xiǎo dōng xī ， hǎo xiàng dí què bǐ zhī qián de wú shēng zhèn miǎn qiáng duō le 。”
而是沉默思忖了少许后，缓缓说道：“应该问题不大。你刚才交给我的这个小东西，好像的确比之前的无生阵冕强多了。”
"But for safety's sake, if there’s any chance, you'd better gather more information about the restrictions left by the Teaching Sage during his teaching."
“ bù guò wěn tuǒ qǐ jiàn ， ruò shì yǒu kě néng 、 nǐ zuì hǎo zài duō dǎ tīng diǎn chuán fǎ suǒ liú jìn zhì xiāo xī 。”
“不过稳妥起见，若是有可能、你最好再多打听点传法所留禁制消息。”
Feeling that this was reasonable, Muru Bin immediately agreed.
jué de cǐ nǎi yīng yǒu zhī lǐ ， mò rú bīn dāng jí dā yìng xià lái 。
觉得此乃应有之理，墨儒斌当即答应下来。
"By the way, I've encountered something recently. You might be interested." Before parting ways, Muru Bin suddenly added some details on future execution plans.
“ duì le ， wǒ zuì jìn hái yù dào le yī shì ， shuō bù dìng nǐ huì gǎn xìng qù 。” liǎng rén yòu jiāo huàn le yī xiē jīn hòu zhí xíng jì huà guò chéng zhōng xū yào zhù yì de xì jié ， lín bié zhī qián ， mò rú bīn yòu hū de shuō dào 。
“对了，我最近还遇到了一事，说不定你会感兴趣。”两人又交换了一些今后执行计划过程中需要注意的细节，临别之前，墨儒斌又忽的说道。
"Oh?" Li Fan paused.
“ ó ？” lǐ fán dùn zhù jiǎo bù 。
“哦？”李凡顿住脚步。
"You didn't split a million divine demons and occupy many bodies to cause chaos, did you?" Muru Bin said excitedly.
“ nǐ zhī qián bú shì fēn chū bǎi wàn yì niàn shén mó ， zhàn jù le xǔ duō xiū shēn de shēn qū 、 dà nào le yī fān ma ？” mò rú bīn xìng zhì chōng chōng de jiǎng dào 。
“你之前不是分出百万意念神魔，占据了许多修身的身躯、大闹了一番吗？”墨儒斌兴致冲冲的讲道。
"Ah?" Li Fan appeared confused as if he had completely forgotten about it.
“ a ？” lǐ fán què shì zuò chū yī liǎn mí huò 、 hǎo sì yǐ jīng quán rán jiāng cǐ shì wàng jì de yàng zi 。
“啊？”李凡却是作出一脸迷惑、好似已经全然将此事忘记的样子。
After Muru Bin's explanation, he nodded in a pretentious manner, looking like he was trying to recall something.
zhī hòu hái shì zài mò rú bīn de jiě shì xià ， cái zhuāng mú zuò yàng de diǎn diǎn tóu 、 kàn shàng qù yǒu xiē xiǎng qǐ lái le 。
之后还是在墨儒斌的解释下，才装模作样的点点头、看上去有些想起来了。
"These cultivators have all lost their consciousness and only their bodies remain. However, they involve the运转 of the Floating Stars Array, so they can't be executed directly. So, at that time, everyone was imprisoned."
“ zhè xiē xiū shì ， yì shí yǐ rán quán bù bèi huǐ 、 zhǐ liú qū tǐ cún shì 。 dàn shì yòu shè jí dào fú dù xīng kōng dà zhèn de yùn zhuàn ， bù néng zhí jiē chǔ sǐ 。 yú shì dāng shí zhè xiē rén quán dōu bèi guān yā le qǐ lái 。”
“这些修士，意识已然全部被毁、只留躯体存世。但是又涉及到浮度星空大阵的运转，不能直接处死。于是当时这些人全都被关押了起来。”
"The original plan was to keep these cultivators alive in a state where their consciousness disappeared forever. But after our discussion, we decided it was too many—over a million. After all, there were quite a few Foundation Establishment Realm and above cultivators among them. As long as they live, they occupy the Immortal Caverns and resources like Life Transformation. This means that the number of ordinary cultivators in Xuanhuang World will always be less."
“ běn lái de jì huà shì ， jiāng zhè pī xiū shì yǒng yuǎn bǎo chí ròu shēn cún huó 、 yì shí xiāo shī de zhuàng tài 。 dàn hòu lái jīng guò wǒ men de yī fān tán lùn ， rèn wéi bǎi wàn liàng jí de shù liàng ， hái shì tài duō le 。 bì jìng tā men dāng zhōng yǒu bù shǎo de yuán yīng jìng jiè yǐ shàng xiū shì ， tā men zhǐ yào huó zhe ， jiù zhàn jù le dòng tiān 、 jiāng shēng zhī biàn děng zī yuán 。 yě jiù yì wèi zhe xuán huáng jiè jīn hòu zhèng cháng de xiū shì shù liàng ， yǒng yuǎn shǎo le yī xiē 。”
“本来的计划是，将这批修士永远保持肉身存活、意识消失的状态。但后来经过我们的一番谈论，认为百万量级的数量，还是太多了。毕竟他们当中有不少的元婴境界以上修士，他们只要活着，就占据了洞天、将生之变等资源。也就意味着玄黄界今后正常的修士数量，永远少了一些。”
"So, after much consideration, we decided to only retain half a million, sealing them for eternity."
“ suǒ yǐ zài sān sī liàng zhī xià ， wǒ men jué dìng zhǐ jiāng wǔ shí wàn liú cún xià lái ， yǒng shì fēng yìn 。”
“所以再三思量之下，我们决定只将五十万留存下来，永世封印。”
"As for the remaining half a million..." Muru Bin paused at the critical point.
“ zhì yú shèng xià de wǔ shí wàn ……” shuō dào guān jiàn chù ， mò rú bīn wēi wēi yī dùn 。
“至于剩下的五十万……”说道关键处，墨儒斌微微一顿。
"Kill them all? No, I didn’t feel any tremors in the Xuanhuang World." Li Fan reacted in perfect agreement.
“ quán dōu shā le ？ bú duì ， wǒ méi chá jué dào xuán huáng jiè de zhèn chàn 。” lǐ fán yě shí fēn pèi hé de zuò chū le fǎn yìng 。
“全都杀了？不对，我没察觉到玄黄界的震颤。”李凡也十分配合的作出了反应。
Muru Bin’s eyes showed an interesting glint. "The Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance actually possesses a technique to extract and return the Immortal Caverns, Life Transformation, even the essence of heaven and earth from within cultivators' bodies back into the heavens and earth!"
mò rú bīn yǎn zhōng lù chū yī sī ráo yǒu xìng qù de shén sè ：“ wàn xiān méng jū rán zhǎng wò le yī zhǒng ， jiāng xiū shì tǐ nèi dòng tiān 、 jiāng shēng zhī biàn ， shèn zhì tiān dì zhī pò chóng xīn chōu qǔ chū lái ， bìng qiě guī huán yú tiān dì zhī jiān de jì shù ！”
墨儒斌眼中露出一丝饶有兴趣的神色：“万仙盟居然掌握了一种，将修士体内洞天、将生之变，甚至天地之魄重新抽取出来，并且归还于天地之间的技术！”
"Hmm?" Li Fan's eyes sparkled as he heard this. "Is it any different from naturally returning after death?"
“ ń ？” lǐ fán tīng wén cǐ yán ， shà shí mù lù jīng guāng ，“ gēn xiū shì yǔn luò hòu zì rán hái dào yú tiān yǒu hé bù tóng ？”
“嗯？”李凡听闻此言，霎时目露精光，“跟修士陨落后自然还道于天有何不同？”
Muru Bin explained, "After a cultivator dies and returns to the heavens, they have to be reborn in the world, which might take many years. During that time, their Immortal Caverns and essence of heaven and earth will undergo changes."
mò rú bīn jiě shì dào ：“ xiū shì sǐ hòu hái dào yú tiān ， děng dào chóng xīn yú tiān dì jiān yùn yù chū lái ， zhè qī jiān kǒng pà yào guò qù xǔ duō nián 。 ér qiě nà xiē dòng tiān 、 tiān dì zhī pò ， zài shì jiè yùn zhuàn guò chéng zhōng ， yě huì suí zhī fā shēng xiāng yìng de biàn huà 。”
墨儒斌解释道：“修士死后还道于天，等到重新于天地间孕育出来，这期间恐怕要过去许多年。而且那些洞天、天地之魄，在世界运转过程中，也会随之发生相应的变化。”
"But this technique called 'Sealing Fate' is different. The resources from the heavens and earth consumed by a cultivator can be extracted within half a day and returned to Xuanhuang World."
“ dàn wàn xiān méng zhè míng wèi 【 fēng mìng 】 de jì shù zé bù tóng ， zuì duō bù chū bàn tiān 、 xiū shì suǒ tūn shì de tiān dì zī yuán jiù huì yuán yuán běn běn de bèi chōu qǔ ér chū ， rán hòu bèi guī huán xuán huáng tiān dì 。”
“但万仙盟这名为【封命】的技术则不同，最多不出半天、修士所吞噬的天地资源就会原原本本的被抽取而出，然后被归还玄黄天地。”
"However, even though it's returning them to the heavens, there are still differences compared to natural evolution. The key point is that the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance has prepared a new place for these resources."
“ bù guò ， suī shuō shì hái dào yú tiān ， dàn shí zé gēn zì rán yǎn biàn yě yǒu bù tóng 。 zuì guān jiàn de dì fāng ， jiù shì wàn xiān méng wèi zhè xiē bèi chōu qǔ de tiān dì zī yuán ， chóng xīn zhǔn bèi le yī chù ān zhì chǎng suǒ 。”
“不过，虽说是还道于天，但实则跟自然演变也有不同。最关键的地方，就是万仙盟为这些被抽取的天地资源，重新准备了一处安置场所。”
Muru Bin sounded amazed, clearly impressed by this genius idea: "This place is located in the Siphoning Essence White Mist at the intersection of the Four Central States of the Immortal Alliance, close to but not entirely part of Xuanhuang World. It still falls under the control of the Xuanhuang World's laws, but after modifications, the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance can gain greater control."
mò rú bīn de yǔ qì zhōng yǒu xiē jīng tàn ， xiǎn rán shì wèi zhè tiān cái de xiǎng fǎ suǒ zhé fú ：“ zhè chù chǎng suǒ wèi yú xiān méng zhōng yāng sì zhōu jiāo jiè de shì yuán bái wù zhī zhōng ， yǔ xuán huáng jiè ruò jí ruò lí 。 réng rán shǔ yú xuán huáng jiè tiān dào de zhǎng kòng ， dàn shì jīng guò gǎi zào 、 wàn xiān méng néng qǔ dé gèng dà de kòng zhì quán xiàn 。”
墨儒斌的语气中有些惊叹，显然是为这天才的想法所折服：“这处场所位于仙盟中央四州交界的噬元白雾之中，与玄黄界若即若离。仍然属于玄黄界天道的掌控，但是经过改造、万仙盟能取得更大的控制权限。”
"Your point is that these resources can be reused at any time?" Li Fan thought for a moment and was slightly alarmed.
“ nǐ de yì si shì ， zhè xiē bèi chōu qǔ 、 bǎo guǎn qǐ lái de tiān dì zī yuán ， kě yǐ suí shí bèi chóng xīn qǐ yòng ？” lǐ fán xiǎng le xiǎng ， ér hòu wēi wēi yī jīng 。
“你的意思是，这些被抽取、保管起来的天地资源，可以随时被重新启用？”李凡想了想，而后微微一惊。
Because what this meant behind it was truly terrifying.
yīn wèi zhè bèi hòu dài biǎo de yì si ， shí zài yǒu xiē kě pà 。
因为这背后代表的意思，实在有些可怕。
"Yes. In other words, as long as the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance wants, they can quickly create a new group of cultivators using these resources. But this isn't the main point. The Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance has many other methods to achieve the same."
“ bù cuò 。 yě jiù shì shuō ， zhǐ yào wàn xiān méng yuàn yì ， jiù kě yǐ xùn sù lì yòng zhè xiē zī yuán chóng xīn dǎ zào chū yī zhī xiū shì duì wǔ 。 bù guò zhè bú shì zhòng diǎn ， wàn xiān méng hái yǒu qí tā hěn duō bàn fǎ yě tóng yàng kě yǐ bàn dào cǐ shì 。”
“不错。也就是说，只要万仙盟愿意，就可以迅速利用这些资源重新打造出一支修士队伍。不过这不是重点，万仙盟还有其他很多办法也同样可以办到此事。”
"What's more crucial is that the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance can expand this realm and slowly gather all the resources consumed by the world’s cultivators into it." Muru Bin's description of the scene was chilling.
“ gèng guān jiàn de zài yú ， wàn xiān méng kě yǐ jiāng cǐ chù jiè yù bù duàn kuò dà 。 ér hòu ， màn màn de jiāng tiān xià xiū shì suǒ tūn shì de bù fèn ， jìn shù shōu lǒng yú qí zhōng 。” mò rú bīn suǒ miáo huì de chǎng jǐng ， yǒu xiē lìng rén bù hán ér lì 。
“更关键的在于，万仙盟可以将此处界域不断扩大。而后，慢慢的将天下修士所吞噬的部分，尽数收拢于其中。”墨儒斌所描绘的场景，有些令人不寒而栗。
"Think about what would happen if this plan succeeds. At that time, cultivation might need permission from the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance. The alliance wouldn't need ordinary cultivators to maintain Xuanhuang World. It would likely convert a large number of them into commoners..."
“ xiǎng xiǎng cǐ jǔ rú guǒ shùn lì zhí xíng zhī hòu huì dài lái de hòu guǒ ba ， dào shí hòu ， kǒng pà lián xiū xiān dōu xū yào huò dé wàn xiān méng de 【 zhǔn xǔ 】 le 。 wàn xiān méng yě bù xū yào pǔ tōng de xiū shì lái wéi chí xuán huáng jiè de shēng cún 。 dà gài lǜ huì jiāng dà pī liàng de xiū shì zhuǎn huà wèi fán rén ……”
“想想此举如果顺利执行之后会带来的后果吧，到时候，恐怕连修仙都需要获得万仙盟的【准许】了。万仙盟也不需要普通的修士来维持玄黄界的生存。大概率会将大批量的修士转化为凡人……”
"Zzzt... Zzzt..."
“ zé zé zé ……”
“啧啧啧……”
"The Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance actually possesses such a technique." Li Fan's face turned gloomy.
“ wàn xiān méng jū rán hái zhǎng wò zhe zhè zhǒng shǒu duàn 。” lǐ fán de miàn sè yě yīn chén le xià lái 。
“万仙盟居然还掌握着这种手段。”李凡的面色也阴沉了下来。
"Haha, brother, you shouldn’t be overly worried. With the support of Teaching Sage Jiang and over half of the Teaching Sages, the use of this sealing fate method is strictly limited. After all, it’s too dangerous. If not controlled properly, it might lead to a monopoly on cultivation in the future," Muru Bin comforted.
“ hē hē ， xiōng dì dǎo shì bù bì guò fèn dān xīn 。 zài chuán fǎ zhě jiǎng 、 yǐ jí bàn shù yǐ shàng de chuán fǎ zhě de yì jiàn xià ， zhè zhǒng fēng mìng shǒu duàn de shǐ yòng ， yǐ jīng bèi yán gé xiàn zhì le 。 bì jìng hái shì tài guò wēi xiǎn ， ruò shì yí gè kòng zhì bù hǎo ， kǒng pà huì zào chéng xiū xiān lǒng duàn de wèi lái 。” mò rú bīn lián máng quàn wèi dào 。
“呵呵，兄弟倒是不必过分担心。在传法者蒋、以及半数以上的传法者的意见下，这种封命手段的使用，已经被严格限制了。毕竟还是太过危险，若是一个控制不好，恐怕会造成修仙垄断的未来。”墨儒斌连忙劝慰道。
"In my opinion, Teaching Sage Jiang is quite good. He truly considers the welfare of all cultivators. As for those who oppose this, I think they are mostly worried about the power of the Five Elders Association. After all, if there were too few cultivators, facing a full-scale war with the Five Elders Association, only the combat strength provided by the Illusory True Sage would likely not be enough," Muru Bin analyzed.
“ yī wǒ kàn ， chuán fǎ zhě jiǎng hái shì bù cuò de 。 shì zhēn zhèng wèi le tiān xià xiū shì ér kǎo lǜ 。 zhì yú qí tā nà xiē chí fǎn duì yì jiàn de chuán fǎ zhě ， wǒ jué de duō bàn shì yīn wèi gù jì wǔ lǎo huì shì lì de cún zài 。 bì jìng rú guǒ zhēn de xiū shì shù liàng tài shǎo ， ruò shì gēn wǔ lǎo huì quán miàn zhàn zhēng qǐ lái ， zhǐ yǒu 【 huàn zhēn xián zhě 】 tí gōng de zhàn lì ， kǒng pà bú shì qí duì shǒu 。” mò rú bīn fēn xī dào 。
“依我看，传法者蒋还是不错的。是真正为了天下修士而考虑。至于其他那些持反对意见的传法者，我觉得多半是因为顾忌五老会势力的存在。毕竟如果真的修士数量太少，若是跟五老会全面战争起来，只有【幻真贤者】提供的战力，恐怕不是其对手。”墨儒斌分析道。
"Regarding Teaching Sage Zheng who discovered the sealing fate technique... he is very dissatisfied with the decisions of the Teaching Sages' assembly. This kid has held power for too long and believes that there's no need for cultivators to exist; they should all turn into commoners like pigs." Haha...
“ zhì yú yán jiū chū 【 fēng mìng 】 shǒu duàn de nà wèi …… chuán fǎ zhě zhèng ， zé shì duì chuán fǎ zhě yì huì de jué yì hěn bù mǎn 。 zhè xiǎo zi ， zhǎng quán tài jiǔ ， yǐ jīng rèn wéi tiān xià xiū shì gēn běn méi yǒu cún zài de bì yào 、 quán dōu huà zuò zhū luó yì bān de fán rén cái hǎo le 。 hē hē hē ……”
“至于研究出【封命】手段的那位……传法者郑，则是对传法者议会的决议很不满。这小子，掌权太久，已经认为天下修士根本没有存在的必要、全都化作猪猡一般的凡人才好了。呵呵呵……”
"But relying on his authority as a Teaching Sage. If I meet Teaching Sage Zheng..." A strange light flashed in Li Fan’s eyes.
“ bù guò zhàng zhe chuán fǎ zhī wēi bà le 。 chuán fǎ zhě zhèng ， rú guǒ bèi wǒ yù jiàn ……” lǐ fán yǎn zhōng shǎn guò yī sī mò míng de guāng cǎi 。
“不过仗着传法之威罢了。传法者郑，如果被我遇见……”李凡眼中闪过一丝莫名的光彩。
"Brother Fengxiong, you mustn't be careless. Teaching Sage Zheng still has some real talent and knowledge. After all, he could research such evil techniques like sealing fate..." Muru Bin warned seriously, "You haven’t seen the miserable state of those cultivators when they were sealed."
“ xīng wàng xiōng dì bù kě dà yì 。 zhè chuán fǎ zhě zhèng ， hái shì yǒu diǎn zhēn cái shí xué de 。 bì jìng néng yán jiū chū fēng mìng zhè děng xié shù ……” mò rú bīn yǒu xiē zhèng zhòng de tí xǐng dào ，“ nǐ shì méi yǒu kàn dào nà xiē xiū shì bèi fēng mìng shí de qī cǎn zhuàng kuàng 。”
“兴旺兄弟不可大意。这传法者郑，还是有点真才实学的。毕竟能研究出封命这等邪术……”墨儒斌有些郑重的提醒道，“你是没有看到那些修士被封命时的凄惨状况。”
Muru Bin sighed: "Even with my experience, it's hard to bear. They are already in a state where their consciousness is lost. If the cultivators' divine awareness still exists and the sealing fate is executed..."
mò rú bīn yǒu xiē xī xū ：“ jiù suàn yǐ wǒ de yuè lì ， yě yǒu xiē bù rěn zhí shì 。 zhè hái shì tā men yǐ jīng chù zài wú zhī wú shí de zhuàng tài xià 。 rú guǒ xiū shì shén shí réng rán cún liú ， yī rán zhí xíng 【 fēng mìng 】……”
墨儒斌有些唏嘘：“就算以我的阅历，也有些不忍直视。这还是他们已经处在无知无识的状态下。如果修士神识仍然存留，依然执行【封命】……”
"Perhaps it would surpass all tortures from ancient times!"
“ kǒng pà yào shèng guò gǔ wǎng jīn lái suǒ yǒu kù xíng ！”
“恐怕要胜过古往今来所有酷刑！”
Muru Bin sighed and concluded.
mò rú bīn gǎn tàn yī shēng ， rú cǐ xià jié lùn dào 。
墨儒斌感叹一声，如此下结论道。
(End of Chapter)
Acting as if nothing happened, Li Fan put away the nine Disentanglement Discs.
Muru Bin asked about the matters related to his cooperation with Cang, the lens keeper.
"Ah, this Cang guy really has some interest. If you hadn't mentioned it earlier, I wouldn’t have realized he had already become a mirror slave of the Xuan Tian Mirror." Muru Bin shook his head slightly.
"But with him secretly cooperating, convincing the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance to build the array and fully control the Xuan Tian Mirror has gone much more smoothly."
"However, what's most crucial is still your brother Fengxiong. The阵法 that can help free the Heavenly Profound Mirror from the restrictions of the Teaching Sage..."
"Do you really have confidence in this?" Muru Bin asked with a hint of doubt.
Li Fan didn't immediately guarantee anything but instead thought for a moment before slowly saying, "It should be fine. The little thing you just gave me seems to indeed be much stronger than the previous Lifeless Crown."
"But for safety's sake, if there’s any chance, you'd better gather more information about the restrictions left by the Teaching Sage during his teaching."
Feeling that this was reasonable, Muru Bin immediately agreed.
"By the way, I've encountered something recently. You might be interested." Before parting ways, Muru Bin suddenly added some details on future execution plans.
"Oh?" Li Fan paused.
"You didn't split a million divine demons and occupy many bodies to cause chaos, did you?" Muru Bin said excitedly.
"Ah?" Li Fan appeared confused as if he had completely forgotten about it.
After Muru Bin's explanation, he nodded in a pretentious manner, looking like he was trying to recall something.
"These cultivators have all lost their consciousness and only their bodies remain. However, they involve the运转 of the Floating Stars Array, so they can't be executed directly. So, at that time, everyone was imprisoned."
"The original plan was to keep these cultivators alive in a state where their consciousness disappeared forever. But after our discussion, we decided it was too many—over a million. After all, there were quite a few Foundation Establishment Realm and above cultivators among them. As long as they live, they occupy the Immortal Caverns and resources like Life Transformation. This means that the number of ordinary cultivators in Xuanhuang World will always be less."
"So, after much consideration, we decided to only retain half a million, sealing them for eternity."
"As for the remaining half a million..." Muru Bin paused at the critical point.
"Kill them all? No, I didn’t feel any tremors in the Xuanhuang World." Li Fan reacted in perfect agreement.
Muru Bin’s eyes showed an interesting glint. "The Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance actually possesses a technique to extract and return the Immortal Caverns, Life Transformation, even the essence of heaven and earth from within cultivators' bodies back into the heavens and earth!"
"Hmm?" Li Fan's eyes sparkled as he heard this. "Is it any different from naturally returning after death?"
Muru Bin explained, "After a cultivator dies and returns to the heavens, they have to be reborn in the world, which might take many years. During that time, their Immortal Caverns and essence of heaven and earth will undergo changes."
"But this technique called 'Sealing Fate' is different. The resources from the heavens and earth consumed by a cultivator can be extracted within half a day and returned to Xuanhuang World."
"However, even though it's returning them to the heavens, there are still differences compared to natural evolution. The key point is that the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance has prepared a new place for these resources."
Muru Bin sounded amazed, clearly impressed by this genius idea: "This place is located in the Siphoning Essence White Mist at the intersection of the Four Central States of the Immortal Alliance, close to but not entirely part of Xuanhuang World. It still falls under the control of the Xuanhuang World's laws, but after modifications, the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance can gain greater control."
"Your point is that these resources can be reused at any time?" Li Fan thought for a moment and was slightly alarmed.
Because what this meant behind it was truly terrifying.
"Yes. In other words, as long as the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance wants, they can quickly create a new group of cultivators using these resources. But this isn't the main point. The Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance has many other methods to achieve the same."
"What's more crucial is that the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance can expand this realm and slowly gather all the resources consumed by the world’s cultivators into it." Muru Bin's description of the scene was chilling.
"Think about what would happen if this plan succeeds. At that time, cultivation might need permission from the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance. The alliance wouldn't need ordinary cultivators to maintain Xuanhuang World. It would likely convert a large number of them into commoners..."
"Zzzt... Zzzt..."
"The Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance actually possesses such a technique." Li Fan's face turned gloomy.
"Haha, brother, you shouldn’t be overly worried. With the support of Teaching Sage Jiang and over half of the Teaching Sages, the use of this sealing fate method is strictly limited. After all, it’s too dangerous. If not controlled properly, it might lead to a monopoly on cultivation in the future," Muru Bin comforted.
"In my opinion, Teaching Sage Jiang is quite good. He truly considers the welfare of all cultivators. As for those who oppose this, I think they are mostly worried about the power of the Five Elders Association. After all, if there were too few cultivators, facing a full-scale war with the Five Elders Association, only the combat strength provided by the Illusory True Sage would likely not be enough," Muru Bin analyzed.
"Regarding Teaching Sage Zheng who discovered the sealing fate technique... he is very dissatisfied with the decisions of the Teaching Sages' assembly. This kid has held power for too long and believes that there's no need for cultivators to exist; they should all turn into commoners like pigs." Haha...
"But relying on his authority as a Teaching Sage. If I meet Teaching Sage Zheng..." A strange light flashed in Li Fan’s eyes.
"Brother Fengxiong, you mustn't be careless. Teaching Sage Zheng still has some real talent and knowledge. After all, he could research such evil techniques like sealing fate..." Muru Bin warned seriously, "You haven’t seen the miserable state of those cultivators when they were sealed."
Muru Bin sighed: "Even with my experience, it's hard to bear. They are already in a state where their consciousness is lost. If the cultivators' divine awareness still exists and the sealing fate is executed..."
"Perhaps it would surpass all tortures from ancient times!"
Muru Bin sighed and concluded.
(End of Chapter)