lǐ fán xū yào dà liàng néng gòu zhí jiē zēng jiā xiū wèi de dān yào ， zì rán shì gěi xiǎo shì jiè zhōng de xiū shì zhǔn bèi de 。
李凡需要大量能够直接增加修为的丹药，自然是给小世界中的修士准备的。
Li Fan needed a large amount of elixirs that could directly increase cultivation, naturally preparing them for the small worlds.
jù lí tā men jí tǐ xiū xíng cāng shēng líng yuán gōng yǐ jīng yǒu yī duàn shí jiān le ， dàn shì zhěng tǐ jìn dù zhǐ néng shuō shì chā qiáng rén yì 。
距离他们集体修行苍生灵元功已经有一段时间了，但是整体进度只能说是差强人意。
They had been collectively practicing the Azure Life Spirit Art for some time now, but their overall progress was less than satisfactory.
lǐ fán yú shì jué dìng yào bá miáo zhù zhǎng le 。
李凡于是决定要拔苗助长了。
Thus, Li Fan decided to take matters into his own hands and accelerate things.
cǐ shì duì bāo hán xuán huáng jiè quán bù guò wǎng de xuè sè cháng hé de tàn suǒ huán méi yǒu kāi shǐ ， ér jiē xià lái lǐ fán jí jiāng kě néng miàn duì wàn xiān méng de fǎn pū 、 chuán fǎ tiān zūn ， yǐ jí xiān xū xiān rén 、 wú miàn zhēn xiān děng zhū duō cún zài 。
此世对包含玄黄界全部过往的血色长河的探索还没有开始，而接下来李凡即将可能面对万仙盟的反扑、传法天尊，以及仙墟仙人、无面真仙等诸多存在。
The exploration of the blood-colored river containing the entire history of the Xuanhuang World had not yet begun. In the coming days, Li Fan might face a counterattack from the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance, Daoist Venerable Transmission, as well as various immortals like Immortal Faceless True Immortal.
gēn zhè zhǒng céng cì de dí rén pèng zhuàng ， nà zhēn shì zěn me xiǎo xīn yě bù wèi guò 。
跟这种层次的敌人碰撞，那真是怎么小心也不为过。
Colliding with such powerful enemies required utmost caution.
lǐ fán rú jīn shí lì dī wēi ， gèng shì yào jiè lì dǎ lì 、 róng bù dé bàn diǎn shǎn shī 。
李凡如今实力低微，更是要借力打力、容不得半点闪失。
With his current low strength, Li Fan needed to leverage every advantage and could not afford any mistakes. All of his focus had to be on this; once he started, there would be no time for distractions.
quán bù de jīng lì dōu yào jí zhōng zài cǐ ， yí dàn kāi shǐ 、 jiù wú fǎ zài fēn xīn zuò qí tā shì 。
全部的精力都要集中在此，一旦开始、就无法再分心做其他事。
However, the formation of the blood-colored river was a matter of chance in this world.
dàn cǐ shì xuè sè cháng hé de xíng chéng ， shí shǔ ǒu rán 。
但此世血色长河的形成，实属偶然。
Li Fan wasn't sure if he could replicate it in the next life. If he missed the opportunity to uncover its secrets, that would be regrettable.
xià yī shì jiū jìng néng bù néng rú fǎ páo zhì 、 jiāng qí chóng xiàn ， lǐ fán yě méi yǒu bǎ wò 。
下一世究竟能不能如法炮制、将其重现，李凡也没有把握。
Therefore, Li Fan needed to accelerate his exploration as much as possible.
rú guǒ cuò shī cóng zhōng huò qǔ mì xīn de jī huì ， zhe shí yǒu xiē kě xī 。
如果错失从中获取秘辛的机会，着实有些可惜。
Under the command of his clone Li Qing, batches of Foundation Establishment cultivators had already been sent out to explore various small worlds.
suǒ yǐ lǐ fán rú jīn yào zuò de ， jiù shì jǐn liàng jiā kuài tàn suǒ de jiǎo bù le 。
所以李凡如今要做的，就是尽量加快探索的脚步了。
Unfortunately, none of them managed to survive long enough in front of the blood-colored river and failed to bring back any useful information.
shí jì shàng ， zài fēn shēn lǐ qíng de zhǐ huī xià ， gè gè xiǎo shì jiè zhī qián yǐ jīng pài le yī pī zhù jī xiū shì qián qù tàn suǒ 。
实际上，在分身李晴的指挥下，各个小世界之前已经派了一批筑基修士前去探索。
The area where the blood-colored river was located was extremely special—hidden within the Treasure Fishing Pool. Thus, the fallen immortal signs were concealed, making it hard for outsiders to notice.
jié guǒ wú yī lì wài ， quán dōu lǎo sǐ zài xuè sè cháng hé miàn qián 、 méi néng dài huí yì diǎn yǒu yòng de xìn xī 。
结果无一例外，全都老死在血色长河面前、没能带回一点有用的信息。
Otherwise, the secrets of the blood-colored river would have been exposed long ago.
yě kuī de xuè sè cháng hé suǒ zài qū yù jí wéi tè shū ， shì zhì bǎo diào yú chí suǒ cáng zhī dì 。 gù ér xiū shì yǔn luò de yì xiàng yě quán dōu bèi zhē yǎn qǐ lái 、 wài rén wú fǎ chá jué 。
也亏得血色长河所在区域极为特殊，是至宝钓鱼池所藏之地。故而修士陨落的异象也全都被遮掩起来、外人无法察觉。
"At least, by having them advance to the Golden Core realm, there's a chance of success. Otherwise, with such short time, they'd just be wasting their lives," Li Qing concluded.
fǒu zé xuè sè cháng hé de mì mì dìng rán yě bǎo bú zhù le 。
否则血色长河的秘密定然也保不住了。
That was why he had Li Fan intimidate the Medicine King Sect and order its members to focus on refining elixirs.
“ zuì qǐ mǎ ， ràng tā men dà liàng tí shēng dào jīn dān jìng jiè ， cái yǒu chéng gōng de kě néng 。 fǒu zé shí jiān tài duǎn ， zhǐ shì bái bái sòng sǐ 。” zhè shì lǐ qíng dé chū de jié lùn 。
“最起码，让他们大量提升到金丹境界，才有成功的可能。否则时间太短，只是白白送死。”这是李晴得出的结论。
After touring the Wood Attribute Heavenly Cavern, Li Fan asked them all to leave his body. He only took a batch of herbs for their alchemical needs.
yīn ér yǒu le lǐ fán zhèn shè yào wáng zōng shàng xià ， mìng qí ān xīn liàn dān de zhè yī chū 。
因而有了李凡震慑药王宗上下，命其安心炼丹的这一出。
With trivial matters done, Li Fan returned to the underground secret chamber in the Spirit Tree World and examined a list.
cān guān wán le mù shǔ xìng dòng tiān ， lǐ fán jiāng tā men quán dōu cóng tǐ nèi qǐng le chū qù 。 zhǐ shì qǔ le yī pī cǎo yào ， yǐ gōng tā men liàn dān suǒ xū 。
参观完了木属性洞天，李凡将他们全都从体内请了出去。只是取了一批草药，以供他们炼丹所需。
It was the result of an investigation into those who might be carrying the Transformation Stone, which Li Fan had asked Mo Roubin to conduct earlier.
suǒ shì jié shù ， lǐ fán huí dào líng mù jiè dì xià mì shì zhōng ， qǔ chū yī fèn míng dān kàn le qǐ lái 。
琐事结束，李凡回到灵木界地下密室中，取出一份名单看了起来。
This helped eliminate most of the suspects.
zhèng shì cǐ qián má fán mò rú bīn diào chá de ， guān yú hěn kě néng shēn huái huà dào shí de xiū shì de diào chá jié guǒ 。
正是此前麻烦墨儒斌调查的，关于很可能身怀化道石的修士的调查结果。
Looking at these names and their intricate web of relationships, Li Fan sighed. "The Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance has someone in its highest ranks; it's so much easier to get things done that way. Otherwise, with just this list, I might have taken years to organize everything as clearly."
bāng zhù lǐ fán pái chú le jué dà bù fèn méi yǒu xián yí de rén yuán 。
帮助李凡排除了绝大部分没有嫌疑的人员。
"Mo Roubin simply gave a simple instruction, and naturally, the matter was handled beautifully by those below him."
lǐ fán kàn zhe zhè xiē míng zì yǐ jí tā men bèi hòu de mì mì má má de rén mài guān xì wǎng ， wēi wēi gǎn tàn dào ：“ wàn xiān méng zuì dǐng céng yǒu rén ， bàn shì jiù shì shū fú 。 fǒu zé guāng shì zhè fèn míng dān xìn xī ， wǒ kǒng pà hào fèi jǐ nián shí jiān ， yě wèi bì néng zhěng lǐ de zhè me qīng chǔ 。”
李凡看着这些名字以及他们背后的密密麻麻的人脉关系网，微微感叹道：“万仙盟最顶层有人，办事就是舒服。否则光是这份名单信息，我恐怕耗费几年时间，也未必能整理的这么清楚。”
As Li Fan looked at these names, his mind shifted to the Measure Heaven Rod he had received from his clone of Heavenly Dao Mirror.
“ ér mò rú bīn jǐn jǐn shì jiǎn dān fēn fù xià qù ， xià miàn zì rán yǒu rén jiāng qí chǔ lǐ de shí fēn piào liàng 。”
“而墨儒斌仅仅是简单吩咐下去，下面自然有人将其处理的十分漂亮。”
Without a specific target, Li Fan's current data processing capabilities couldn't handle an overwhelming amount of information. But with purposeful selection?
kàn zhe zhè xiē míng zì ， lǐ fán xīn zhōng yī dòng ， qǔ chū zhī qián tiān xuán jìng fēn shēn zèng yǔ de 【 liàng tiān chǐ 】 lái 。
看着这些名字，李凡心中一动，取出之前天玄镜分身赠与的【量天尺】来。
Li Fan's consciousness delved back into the infinite mirror world once more.
méi yǒu mù biāo de quán shì ， yǐ lǐ fán rú jīn de shù jù chǔ lǐ néng lì ， zì rán wú fǎ wán quán jiē shòu hǎi liàng de xìn xī 。
没有目标的全视，以李凡如今的数据处理能力，自然无法完全接受海量的信息。
This time, he used the suspects on the list as desired search results and filtered out large amounts of irrelevant information.
dàn rú guǒ yǒu mù dì de tiāo xuǎn ne ？
但如果有目的的挑选呢？
Sure enough, the pressure instantly lessened.
lǐ fán shén shí zài dù chén rù jìn wú qióng de jìng miàn shì jiè lǐ qù 。
李凡神识再度沉入进无穷的镜面世界里去。
Countless images flashed before his eyes as Li Fan patiently waited for the results to surface.
zhè yī cì ， tā yǐ qīng dān shàng de xián yí rén yuán wèi xiǎng yào de jiǎn suǒ jié guǒ ， jiāng dà liàng wú yòng xìn xī zhí jiē píng bì 。
这一次，他以清单上的嫌疑人员为想要的检索结果，将大量无用信息直接屏蔽。
After a few hours...
guǒ rán ， yā lì shùn jiān jiǎn qīng 。
果然，压力瞬间减轻。
Several dozen mirrors appeared in front of him like screens.
wú shù huà miàn zài tā de yǎn qián shǎn guò ， lǐ fán nài xīn de yī yī děng dài jié guǒ fú xiàn 。
无数画面在他的眼前闪过，李凡耐心的一一等待结果浮现。
"Still some without results. It's probably not because I missed them but due to the limitations of Heavenly Dao Mirror itself. Just like how only the history of Xuanhuang World is recorded on the Creation Stone, those from other cultivation worlds are not documented," Li Fan observed intently.
xiǎo bàn tiān zhī hòu ……
小半天之后……
He examined these 45 cultivators one by one.
jǐ shí dào jìng miàn rú tóng guāng píng yì bān ， yī cì fú xiàn zài lǐ fán miàn qián 。
几十道镜面如同光屏一般，依次浮现在李凡面前。
Some were practicing in the Heavenly Dao Mirror, some exploring ancient ruins, and others experimenting with their divine techniques or discussing their cultivation issues with companions. But none had reached the stage where they needed to worry about contribution points.
“ ń ， hái yǒu yī xiē méi yǒu jiǎn suǒ jié guǒ 。 yīng gāi bú shì wǒ yí lòu le ， ér shì tiān xuán jìng běn shēn de quán néng fàn wéi dǎo zhì de 。 jiù xiàng chuàng shì shí bǎn yě zhǐ yǒu xuán huáng jiè běn tǔ de lì shǐ yǒu jì zǎi ， nà xiē wài lái xiū xiān jiè zé méi yǒu jì lù yī yàng 。”
“嗯，还有一些没有检索结果。应该不是我遗漏了，而是天玄镜本身的权能范围导致的。就像创世石板也只有玄黄界本土的历史有记载，那些外来修仙界则没有记录一样。”
After three days of observation, no one showed any signs of weakness.
lǐ fán mù bù zhuǎn jīng ， tōu kuī zhe zhè yī gòng sì shí wǔ wèi xiū shì 。
李凡目不转睛，偷窥着这一共四十五位修士。
But Li Fan remained patient, waiting for his chance.
tā men yǒu rén zài tiān xuán jìng zhōng xiū xíng ， yǒu rén zài zōng mén yí jì zhōng tàn suǒ 。
他们有人在天玄镜中修行，有人在宗门遗迹中探索。
Holding a Transformation Stone, Li Fan knew that once he got used to its presence, he would easily become dependent on it. Any problem that could be solved with the Transformation Stone would naturally draw his attention.
yě yǒu rén zài shí yàn shén tōng ， hái yǒu yī xiē zài gēn tóng bàn tàn tǎo xiū xíng guò chéng zhōng yù dào de wèn tí 。
也有人在实验神通，还有一些在跟同伴探讨修行过程中遇到的问题。
After a week and seven days, one named Lu Chengxue, a Spirit Formation cultivator, mentioned an old adventure with a friend during their casual conversation.
dàn wú yī lì wài ， quán dōu yǐ jīng guò le yào wèi gòng xiàn dù ér fā chóu de chū jí jiē duàn 。
但无一例外，全都已经过了要为贡献度而发愁的初级阶段。
Due to the passage of time, they had some disagreements about the details from back then and even argued over it.
méi yǒu shuí shì zài xīn kǔ zuò rèn wù 、 zhuàn qǔ gòng xiàn dù de 。
没有谁是在辛苦做任务、赚取贡献度的。
Lu Chengxue paused for a moment before giving a complete account of what happened that day. He convinced his friend.
guān chá le zhěng zhěng sān tiān ， dōu méi yǒu xiū shì lù chū mǎ jiǎo 。
观察了整整三天，都没有修士露出马脚。
"Found you!" Li Fan's eyes flashed with excitement.
dàn lǐ fán bìng bù dān xīn ， yī jiù shí fēn yǒu nài xīn de děng dài zhe 。
但李凡并不担心，依旧十分有耐心的等待着。
This scene was too familiar!
shēn huái huà dào shí ， lǐ fán hěn qīng chǔ yí dàn xí guàn le huà dào shí de cún zài ， jiù hěn róng yì yǎng chéng yī lài 。
身怀化道石，李凡很清楚一旦习惯了化道石的存在，就很容易养成依赖。
Exactly like searching through past events recorded on the Transformation Stone, wasn't it?
fán shì yù dào néng yòng huà dào shí jiě jué de wèn tí ， jiù méi yǒu bù qù dòng yòng de dào lǐ 。
凡是遇到能用化道石解决的问题，就没有不去动用的道理。
Having found his target, Li Fan didn't act immediately but continued to observe from behind the mirror for another month and a half.
bì jìng zhè yě shì zì shēn de shén tōng 。
毕竟这也是自身的神通。
He eventually identified three targets. The other two were exposed due to their exceptional memory and data processing abilities.
lǐ fán de děng hòu ， hěn kuài yǒu le huí bào 。
李凡的等候，很快有了回报。
"Probably no more than these. If they could resist using the Transformation Stone for so long, either they've noticed someone spying and deliberately playing it cool or they're completely disheartened and uninterested in cultivation."
yòu qī tiān zhī hòu ， qí zhōng yī wèi jiào zuò lú chéng xué de huà shén xiū shì ， zài gēn hǎo yǒu tán tiān shuō dì de guò chéng zhōng ， shuāng fāng tí dào le duō nián qián gòng tóng tàn xiǎn shí de jiù shì 。
又七天之后，其中一位叫做卢承学的化神修士，在跟好友谈天说地的过程中，双方提到了多年前共同探险时的旧事。
Li Fan stood up abruptly, leaving the Spirit Tree World, heading straight to his targets.
yīn wèi yǐ jīng guò qù le hěn jiǔ ， duì yú dāng shí de xì jié tā men zhī qián sì hū yǒu xiē fēn qí 、 fā shēng le zhēng chǎo 。
因为已经过去了很久，对于当时的细节他们之前似乎有些分歧、发生了争吵。
It was time to upgrade the Transformation Stone again.
lú chéng xué zài wēi wēi lèng le yī lèng hòu ， wán zhěng dì huí yì 、 jiǎng shù liǎo dàng shí shì qíng de jīng guò 。
卢承学在微微愣了一愣后，完整地回忆、讲述了当时事情的经过。
The first target was Lu Chengxue. He was a key member of the Lu Family in Heavenly Authority State.
shuō fú le hǎo yǒu 。
说服了好友。
Although the Lu Family didn't have any top-tier cultivators, they were renowned for their generosity and righteousness. Anyone who befriended the Lu Family would receive help whenever they faced difficulties. Even if formal intervention wasn't possible due to unforeseen circumstances, private assistance from Lu Family members was always available.
“ jiù shì nǐ le ！” lǐ fán yǎn zhōng shǎn guò yī dào jīng guāng 。
“就是你了！”李凡眼中闪过一道精光。
In a world where trust was scarce, the Lu Family was undoubtedly refreshing.
zhè qíng jǐng ， lǐ fán tài shú xī bù guò le ！
这情景，李凡太熟悉不过了！
How many cultivators had benefited from the Lu Family's kindness over the years?
bù zhèng shì zài huà dào shí jì lù de chǎng jǐng zhōng sōu xún guò wǎng ma ！
不正是在化道石记录的场景中搜寻过往嘛！
And ordinary people generally treated the Lu Family with friendliness as well. Who could guarantee they wouldn't face trouble in the future? Building good relations with the Lu Family meant having more paths to survival.
zhǎo dào le mù biāo ， lǐ fán méi yǒu lì kè xíng dòng 。
找到了目标，李凡没有立刻行动。
But even such a highly regarded family...
ér shì yī jiù zài jìng miàn qián guān kàn 。
而是依旧在镜面前观看。
Li Fan was going to strike hard at its core members.
yì zhí chí xù le yí gè bàn yuè yǒu yú ， yě bù jué kū zào 。
一直持续了一个半月有余，也不觉枯燥。
After practicing the Secret Art of Daoist Transformation, the Transformation Stone had fused with his soul. The only way to remove it was by destroying his soul.
bāo kuò lú chéng xué zài nèi ， zuì zhōng suǒ dìng le sān gè mù biāo 。
包括卢承学在内，最终锁定了三个目标。
However, Li Fan wouldn't hesitate. Not just in this life but for all future lives, he would do so until the Transformation Stone became useless to him.
qí tā liǎng gè ， dōu shì zhǎn xiàn chū fēi rén de jì yì 、 shù jù chǔ lǐ néng lì ér bào lù de 。
其他两个，都是展现出非人的记忆、数据处理能力而暴露的。
...
“ yīng gāi zhǐ yǒu zhè xiē le 。 rú guǒ zhè me zhǎng shí jiān ， dōu néng rěn zhù bù shǐ yòng huà dào shí ， yào me shì chá jué dào le yǒu rén zài tōu kuī 、 gù yì cáng zhuō 。 yào me shì chè dǐ bǎi làn 、 duì xiū xíng bù shàng xīn zhī rén 。”
“应该只有这些了。如果这么长时间，都能忍住不使用化道石，要么是察觉到了有人在偷窥、故意藏拙。要么是彻底摆烂、对修行不上心之人。”
In Heavenly Authority City, Li Fan, having located Lu Chengxue, looked at that sincere and warm face.
lǐ fán huò rán qǐ shēn ， chū le líng mù jiè ， zhí bēn mù biāo ér qù 。
李凡霍然起身，出了灵木界，直奔目标而去。
He paused for a moment of silent mourning.
huà dào shí ， yě shì shí hòu zài shēng jí yī fān le 。
化道石，也是时候再升级一番了。
(End of Chapter)
Li Fan needed a large amount of elixirs that could directly increase cultivation, naturally preparing them for the small worlds.
They had been collectively practicing the Azure Life Spirit Art for some time now, but their overall progress was less than satisfactory.
Thus, Li Fan decided to take matters into his own hands and accelerate things.
The exploration of the blood-colored river containing the entire history of the Xuanhuang World had not yet begun. In the coming days, Li Fan might face a counterattack from the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance, Daoist Venerable Transmission, as well as various immortals like Immortal Faceless True Immortal.
Colliding with such powerful enemies required utmost caution.
With his current low strength, Li Fan needed to leverage every advantage and could not afford any mistakes. All of his focus had to be on this; once he started, there would be no time for distractions.
However, the formation of the blood-colored river was a matter of chance in this world.
Li Fan wasn't sure if he could replicate it in the next life. If he missed the opportunity to uncover its secrets, that would be regrettable.
Therefore, Li Fan needed to accelerate his exploration as much as possible.
Under the command of his clone Li Qing, batches of Foundation Establishment cultivators had already been sent out to explore various small worlds.
Unfortunately, none of them managed to survive long enough in front of the blood-colored river and failed to bring back any useful information.
The area where the blood-colored river was located was extremely special—hidden within the Treasure Fishing Pool. Thus, the fallen immortal signs were concealed, making it hard for outsiders to notice.
Otherwise, the secrets of the blood-colored river would have been exposed long ago.
"At least, by having them advance to the Golden Core realm, there's a chance of success. Otherwise, with such short time, they'd just be wasting their lives," Li Qing concluded.
That was why he had Li Fan intimidate the Medicine King Sect and order its members to focus on refining elixirs.
After touring the Wood Attribute Heavenly Cavern, Li Fan asked them all to leave his body. He only took a batch of herbs for their alchemical needs.
With trivial matters done, Li Fan returned to the underground secret chamber in the Spirit Tree World and examined a list.
It was the result of an investigation into those who might be carrying the Transformation Stone, which Li Fan had asked Mo Roubin to conduct earlier.
This helped eliminate most of the suspects.
Looking at these names and their intricate web of relationships, Li Fan sighed. "The Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance has someone in its highest ranks; it's so much easier to get things done that way. Otherwise, with just this list, I might have taken years to organize everything as clearly."
"Mo Roubin simply gave a simple instruction, and naturally, the matter was handled beautifully by those below him."
As Li Fan looked at these names, his mind shifted to the Measure Heaven Rod he had received from his clone of Heavenly Dao Mirror.
Without a specific target, Li Fan's current data processing capabilities couldn't handle an overwhelming amount of information. But with purposeful selection?
Li Fan's consciousness delved back into the infinite mirror world once more.
This time, he used the suspects on the list as desired search results and filtered out large amounts of irrelevant information.
Sure enough, the pressure instantly lessened.
Countless images flashed before his eyes as Li Fan patiently waited for the results to surface.
After a few hours...
Several dozen mirrors appeared in front of him like screens.
"Still some without results. It's probably not because I missed them but due to the limitations of Heavenly Dao Mirror itself. Just like how only the history of Xuanhuang World is recorded on the Creation Stone, those from other cultivation worlds are not documented," Li Fan observed intently.
He examined these 45 cultivators one by one.
Some were practicing in the Heavenly Dao Mirror, some exploring ancient ruins, and others experimenting with their divine techniques or discussing their cultivation issues with companions. But none had reached the stage where they needed to worry about contribution points.
After three days of observation, no one showed any signs of weakness.
But Li Fan remained patient, waiting for his chance.
Holding a Transformation Stone, Li Fan knew that once he got used to its presence, he would easily become dependent on it. Any problem that could be solved with the Transformation Stone would naturally draw his attention.
After a week and seven days, one named Lu Chengxue, a Spirit Formation cultivator, mentioned an old adventure with a friend during their casual conversation.
Due to the passage of time, they had some disagreements about the details from back then and even argued over it.
Lu Chengxue paused for a moment before giving a complete account of what happened that day. He convinced his friend.
"Found you!" Li Fan's eyes flashed with excitement.
This scene was too familiar!
Exactly like searching through past events recorded on the Transformation Stone, wasn't it?
Having found his target, Li Fan didn't act immediately but continued to observe from behind the mirror for another month and a half.
He eventually identified three targets. The other two were exposed due to their exceptional memory and data processing abilities.
"Probably no more than these. If they could resist using the Transformation Stone for so long, either they've noticed someone spying and deliberately playing it cool or they're completely disheartened and uninterested in cultivation."
Li Fan stood up abruptly, leaving the Spirit Tree World, heading straight to his targets.
It was time to upgrade the Transformation Stone again.
The first target was Lu Chengxue. He was a key member of the Lu Family in Heavenly Authority State.
Although the Lu Family didn't have any top-tier cultivators, they were renowned for their generosity and righteousness. Anyone who befriended the Lu Family would receive help whenever they faced difficulties. Even if formal intervention wasn't possible due to unforeseen circumstances, private assistance from Lu Family members was always available.
In a world where trust was scarce, the Lu Family was undoubtedly refreshing.
How many cultivators had benefited from the Lu Family's kindness over the years?
And ordinary people generally treated the Lu Family with friendliness as well. Who could guarantee they wouldn't face trouble in the future? Building good relations with the Lu Family meant having more paths to survival.
But even such a highly regarded family...
Li Fan was going to strike hard at its core members.
After practicing the Secret Art of Daoist Transformation, the Transformation Stone had fused with his soul. The only way to remove it was by destroying his soul.
However, Li Fan wouldn't hesitate. Not just in this life but for all future lives, he would do so until the Transformation Stone became useless to him.
...
In Heavenly Authority City, Li Fan, having located Lu Chengxue, looked at that sincere and warm face.
He paused for a moment of silent mourning.
(End of Chapter)