lǐ fán zhè huà shuō de lǐ suǒ dāng rán 。
李凡这话说的理所当然。
Li Fan spoke as if it was perfectly natural.
bù guò tā yě zhī dào ， tā zhī suǒ yǐ néng rú cǐ qīng sōng de jiāng xuán tiān suǒ yōu zhèn jìn xíng shēng jí ， wán quán shì kào jiě lí dié zhī lì 。
不过他也知道，他之所以能如此轻松的将玄天锁幽阵进行升级，完全是靠解离碟之利。
However, he knew that the reason why he could so easily upgrade the Xuan Tian Locking Spirit Array was entirely due to the benefits of the Disentanglement Disc.
gèng bié shuō hái shì liǎng shì róng hé zhī hòu de chāo jí bǎn běn 。
更别说还是两世融合之后的超级版本。
Moreover, this version was a super one after the fusion of two lifetimes.
ruò shì yǐ xún cháng hé dào zhèn fǎ shī de shuǐ zhǔn ， kǒng pà hái zhēn de wèi bì néng kàn dǒng zhè shàng gǔ dà zhèn 。
若是以寻常合道阵法师的水准，恐怕还真的未必能看懂这上古大阵。
If ordinary Daoist array mages were involved, they might not even be able to understand this ancient great array.
lǐ fán rú cǐ xiǎng zhe ， cóng tōng yōu suì kǒu chù shōu huí mù guāng 。
李凡如此想着，从通幽隧口处收回目光。
With his mind focused, Li Fan locked onto the fine thread related to the Golden Seal and Heavenly Soul.
xuán huáng jiè guǐ yì de pín fán bào fā ， nà yě yīng gāi yào shì wǔ bǎi nián zhī hòu de shì qíng le 。
玄黄界诡异的频繁爆发，那也应该要是五百年之后的事情了。
Then he exerted a slight force, using the power of heaven and earth to convey an incorrect command.
zhè yī shì xuán huáng jiè xiǎn rán shì huó bú dào zhè me jiǔ le 。
这一世玄黄界显然是活不到这么久了。
He made the Golden Seal return to the heavens.
“ jiù ràng wǒ shì yī shì é zhuǎn tiān dào zhī hòu de wēi lì rú hé 。”
“就让我试一试讹转天道之后的威力如何。”
At the mouth of the幽隧, the Golden Seal seemed puzzled by this mysterious order.
lǐ fán jí zhōng jīng shén ， suǒ dìng le gēn tiān dì zhī pò jīn jiān xiāng guān lián de nà yī gēn xì xiàn 。
李凡集中精神，锁定了跟天地之魄金缄相关联的那一根细线。
If it left at that moment, there would be a risk of the anomaly erupting on a large scale for some time.
ér hòu wēi wēi yòng lì ， jiǎ jiè tiān dì zhī wēi 、 chuán dá le cuò wù de mìng lìng 。
而后微微用力，假借天地之威、传达了错误的命令。
However, as the manifestation of heaven and earth's will, it naturally couldn't violate its own wishes.
ràng jīn jiān zhòng guī tiān dì 。
让金缄重归天地。
So after hesitating for a moment, the Golden Seal transformed back into human form from its golden chain-like appearance.
tōng yōu suì kǒu zhōng ， jīn jiān duì yú zhè mò míng chū xiàn de mìng lìng ， xiǎn de yǒu xiē yí huò 。
通幽隧口中，金缄对于这莫名出现的命令，显得有些疑惑。
Then it gradually faded away until it vanished from sight.
rú guǒ tā cǐ shí lí kāi ， xiǎn rán guǐ yì huì yǒu duàn shí jiān nèi dà guī mó bào fā de fēng xiǎn 。
如果祂此时离开，显然诡异会有段时间内大规模爆发的风险。
The instant the Golden Seal disappeared, Li Fan saw a large amount of dark substance spewing out from the black and turbid area below.
bù guò tiān dì zhī pò nǎi shì tiān dì yì zhì xiǎn huà ， zì rán yě bù cún zài zì jǐ wéi bèi zì jǐ yì yuàn de shì qíng fā shēng 。
不过天地之魄乃是天地意志显化，自然也不存在自己违背自己意愿的事情发生。
Formless yet lifelike, it spontaneously spread around.
suǒ yǐ chí yí le piàn kè zhī hòu ， tiān dì zhī pò jīn jiān hái shì yóu jīn sè suǒ liàn mú yàng chóng xīn biàn huí rén lèi shēn qū 。
所以迟疑了片刻之后，天地之魄金缄还是由金色锁链模样重新变回人类身躯。
In response to these dark substances, heaven and earth reacted quickly.
ér hòu màn màn biàn dàn ， zuì zhōng xiāo shī zài tiān dì zhī jiān 。
而后慢慢变淡，最终消失在天地之间。
Li Fan suddenly felt an impending danger that he might be detected. He immediately severed his connection with the giant net of heaven and earth and retreated far away from Cunyun Sea.
jīn jiān xiāo shī de shùn jiān 。
金缄消失的瞬间。
Perhaps busy dealing with the anomaly crisis, heaven and earth didn't notice Li Fan's interference in declaring a false heavenly mandate.
lǐ fán biàn kàn dào xià fāng nà hēi zhuó yī piàn 、 wú fǎ guān cè dào de dì dài ， yǒu dà liàng yōu àn měng liè pēn chū 。
李凡便看到下方那黑浊一片、无法观测到的地带，有大量幽暗猛烈喷出。
From afar, Li Fan observed that after the disappearance of the Golden Seal, two new manifestations of heaven and earth were about to be born in Cunyun Sea.
wú xíng wú zhuàng ， què wǎn ruò huó wù yì bān 。 zì fā cháo zhe zhōu wéi kuò sàn 。
无形无状，却宛若活物一般。自发朝着周围扩散。
Satisfied with his "fake distortion of the heavens," Li Fan found it impressive. The manifestation of heaven and earth was higher than the transformation of heaven and earth.
duì yú zhè xiē yōu àn wù zhì ， tiān dì de fǎn yìng yě hěn shì xùn sù 。
对于这些幽暗物质，天地的反应也很是迅速。
Since he could manipulate the manifestation of heaven and earth by borrowing heavenly mandates, calling for a certain range of transformations within the heavens wouldn't be a problem.
lǐ fán xīn zhōng hū de yǒng xiàn yī zhèn yào bèi chá jué de wēi jī ， dāng jī lì duàn 、 lì kè qiè kāi yǔ tiān dì jù wǎng de lián xì 。
李凡心中忽的涌现一阵要被察觉的危机，当机立断、立刻切开与天地巨网的联系。
"Even more so, I can use this method to create chaos in Xuanhuang World first. Then, with the situation at hand, 'create' manifestations of heaven and earth needed to solve the problems," Li Fan's thoughts spread out like ripples on water.
tóng shí yuǎn dùn lí kāi le cóng yún hǎi 。
同时远遁离开了丛云海。
"But doing so would inevitably attract heaven’s attention. It wouldn't be useful."
huò xǔ shì máng yú yìng duì guǐ yì wēi jī ， tiān dì bìng méi yǒu chá jué dào jiǎ xuān tiān mìng 、 cóng zhōng zuò gěng de lǐ fán 。
或许是忙于应对诡异危机，天地并没有察觉到假宣天命、从中作梗的李凡。
While away from Cunyun Sea, Li Fan kept an eye on the situation through the Tianxuan Mirror.
lǐ fán zé shì yuǎn yuǎn de guān chá dào ， jīn jiān sàn qù zhī hòu ， cóng yún hǎi yòu yǒu xīn de liǎng dào tiān dì zhī pò jí jiāng dàn shēng 。
李凡则是远远的观察到，金缄散去之后，丛云海又有新的两道天地之魄即将诞生。
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niú dāo xiǎo shì de lǐ fán duì zì jǐ zhè 【 jiǎ é tiān dào 】 de shén tōng hěn shì mǎn yì 。
牛刀小试的李凡对自己这【假讹天道】的神通很是满意。
The scene seemed peaceful with no signs of any anomalies.
tiān dì zhī pò bǐ tiān dì zhī biàn de céng jí hái yào gèng gāo 。
天地之魄比天地之变的层级还要更高。
However, before the cultivators noticed anything unusual, strange events began to occur on Ten Thousand Immortals Island.
jì rán néng jiǎ jiè tiān mìng ， diào dòng tiān dì zhī pò 。
既然能假借天命，调动天地之魄。
At the Thousand Hall,
diào yòng yí dìng fàn wéi nèi de tiān dì zhī biàn zì rán wèn tí bù dà 。
调用一定范围内的天地之变自然问题不大。
"Something's wrong. Why can't I reconcile this month’s accounts?"
“ shèn zhì kě yǐ jiè zhù zhè ge fāng fǎ ， xiān zài xuán huáng jiè nèi zhì zào hùn luàn ， ér hòu yīn shì lì dǎo 、‘ zhì zào ’ chū jiě jué wèn tí suǒ xū de tiān dì zhī pò 。” lǐ fán sī wéi fā sàn ， fú xiǎng lián piān 。
“甚至可以借助这个方法，先在玄黄界内制造混乱，而后因势利导、‘制造’出解决问题所需的天地之魄。”李凡思维发散，浮想联翩。
Jiao Xiuyuan frowned and recalculated his profits for the month. He found himself losing money instead.
“ bù guò rú cǐ zuò ， tiān dì bì rán huì chá jué yì cháng 。 kě yī bù kě zài ， yòng chǔ bù dà 。”
“不过如此做，天地必然会察觉异常。可一不可再，用处不大。”
His blood surged, almost uncontrollably spilling out of him.
yuǎn lí le cóng yún hǎi de lǐ fán ， què tōng guò tiān xuán jìng ， shí kè guān zhù tōng yōu suì kǒu xiè lòu hòu de qíng kuàng 。
远离了丛云海的李凡，却通过天玄镜，时刻关注通幽隧口泄露后的情况。
Jiao Xiuyuan forcibly suppressed his agitation as he meticulously checked everything again.
kàn shì yī piàn xiáng hé ， píng jìng wú bǐ 。
看似一片祥和，平静无比。
The result was still incorrect.
méi yǒu sī háo de yì biàn fā shēng 。
没有丝毫的异变发生。
"Something's wrong. I clearly remember making a small profit this month. Why am I losing?"
dàn shì zài xiū shì men hái méi yǒu chá jué zhī qián ， wàn xiān dǎo shàng yǐ jīng kāi shǐ zhú jiàn chū xiàn le xiē xǔ guǐ yì de shì qíng 。
但是在修士们还没有察觉之前，万仙岛上已经开始逐渐出现了些许诡异的事情。
Jiao Xiuyuan was puzzled.
qiān lǐ táng 。
千里堂。
He closed the door and stopped receiving guests, then carefully reviewed all transactions on Ten Thousand Immortals Island for that month.
“ jiàn le guǐ le ， zhè ge yuè de zhàng zěn me duì bù shàng ？”
“见了鬼了，这个月的账怎么对不上？”
Finally, he discovered the problem.
jiāo xiū yuǎn méi tóu jǐn suǒ ， yòu chóng xīn suàn le yī xià zhè ge yuè de yíng lì 。
焦修远眉头紧锁，又重新算了一下这个月的盈利。
"That's right, there’s still one account unpaid."
què fā xiàn zì jǐ jū rán kuī běn le 。
却发现自己居然亏本了。
"Who owes me money?"
qì xuè yǒng dòng ， suí shí yī kǒu lǎo xuè kòng zhì bú zhù de jiù yào pēn chū 。
气血涌动，随时一口老血控制不住的就要喷出。
Jiao Xiuyuan muttered to himself as he searched. His expression grew more serious with each discovery.
jiāo xiū yuǎn qiáng xíng yā xià xīn zhōng de fán zào ， yòu zǎi zǐ xì xì pán chá le yī biàn 。
焦修远强行压下心中的烦躁，又仔仔细细盘查了一遍。
He found out that the person who owed him had vanished without a trace.
jié guǒ wú wù 。
结果无误。
Not only did his mind have no memory of this person, but even the Tianxuan Mirror showed no information about them.
“ bú duì a ， wǒ míng míng jì de zhè ge yuè yīng gāi shì xiǎo zhuàn de ， zěn me huì kuī ne ？”
“不对啊，我明明记得这个月应该是小赚的，怎么会亏呢？”
It was as if they never existed at all.
jiāo xiū yuǎn yǒu xiē nà mèn 。
焦修远有些纳闷。
"This..."
dāng xià yě bù jiē dài kè rén le ， bǎ dà mén jǐn bì 。
当下也不接待客人了，把大门紧闭。
Jiao Xiuyuan's first reaction was that he encountered a great cultivator.
ér hòu zǎi zǐ xì xì bǎ zhè ge yuè wàn xiān dǎo fā shēng de jiāo yì wǎng lái yòu lā qǔ le yī fān 。
而后仔仔细细把这个月万仙岛发生的交易往来又拉取了一番。
"Which friend is playing a prank on me?"
zuì zhōng hái shì ràng tā fā xiàn le wèn tí suǒ zài 。
最终还是让他发现了问题所在。
Anger flashed across his dark face.
“ shì le ， yǒu yī bǐ zhàng hái méi yǒu shōu huí lái 。”
“是了，有一笔账还没有收回来。”
However, soon Jiao Xiuyuan became puzzled.
“ qiàn kuǎn rén shì shuí lái zhe de ？”
“欠款人是谁来着的？”
"A mere 10,000 points of contribution. Is it worth the trouble?"
jiāo xiū yuǎn zuǐ lǐ dí gū zhe ， suí zhe bù duàn chá zhǎo 、 liǎn shàng de shén qíng yě yuè lái yuè yán zhòng 。
焦修远嘴里嘀咕着，随着不断查找、脸上的神情也越来越严重。
After calming down, Jiao Xiuyuan realized something was amiss.
yīn wèi tā fā xiàn qiàn tā zhài de rén ， píng bái wú gù xiāo shī le 。
因为他发现欠他债的人，平白无故消失了。
After investigating, he confirmed his suspicions.
bù jǐn jǐn tā nǎo hǎi zhōng méi yǒu sī háo jì yì liú cún ， shèn zhì tiān xuán jìng zhōng yě zài méi yǒu le zhè ge rén de rèn hé xìn xī 。
不仅仅他脑海中没有丝毫记忆留存，甚至天玄镜中也再没有了这个人的任何信息。
"Sure enough, not just one person has disappeared."
jiù hǎo xiàng zhè ge rén gēn běn cóng lái méi yǒu cún zài guò yī yàng 。
就好像这个人根本从来没有存在过一样。
Jiao Xiuyuan's eyes darted around as he took out an jade slip and recorded his findings on it.
jiāo xiū yuǎn de dì yī fǎn yìng ， jiù shì zì jǐ yù dào dà néng le 。
焦修远的第一反应，就是自己遇到大能了。
The anomalies in Cunyun Sea were not limited to that incident.
“ nǎ wèi péng yǒu gēn wǒ jiāo mǒu rén kāi wán xiào ？”
“哪位朋友跟我焦某人开玩笑？”
On a certain island, all residents suddenly turned into faceless monsters overnight. Each looked normal when they saw themselves in the mirror but only had a faceless appearance when looking at others.
tā nà yǒu hēi de liǎn shàng ， fú xiàn chū yī sī nù yì 。
他那黝黑的脸上，浮现出一丝怒意。
Moreover, they couldn't understand each other's words.
bù guò hěn kuài jiāo xiū yuǎn jiù yǒu xiē yí huò 。
不过很快焦修远就有些疑惑。
In extreme fear, the people on the island began killing one another until only one survivor remained.
“ zuǒ yòu bù guò yī wàn diǎn gòng xiàn dù ， zhì yú ma ？”
“左右不过一万点贡献度，至于吗？”
Another fishing boat was found with all its crew turned into skeletons after returning to the island. The interior of the ship appeared as if it had been there for centuries, old and dilapidated.
lěng jìng le xià lái de jiāo xiū yuǎn ， xīn zhōng yǐ jīng chá jué dào bú duì 。
冷静了下来的焦修远，心中已经察觉到不对。
...
wài chū dǎ tàn le yī fān hòu ， gèng shì yàn zhèng le zì jǐ de cāi cè 。
外出打探了一番后，更是验证了自己的猜测。
All these strange events left Li Fan marveling at their complexity.
“ guǒ rán shì bù zhǐ yí gè rén ， mò míng xiāo shī le 。”
“果然是不止一个人，莫名消失了。”
"Each anomaly should correspond to a specific rule. If I can decipher the secrets of these rules during their eruption, not only will I survive but also potentially gain some power from them."
jiāo xiū yuǎn yǎn jīng zhí zhuǎn ， dāng jí qǔ chū yī méi yù jiǎn 、 jiāng zì jǐ de fā xiàn kè lù jìn qù 。
焦修远眼睛直转，当即取出一枚玉简、将自己的发现刻录进去。
"If cultivators represent the old laws of heaven and earth, then these new ones..."
cóng yún hǎi bào fā de guǐ yì bìng bù zhǐ zhè yī jiàn 。
丛云海爆发的诡异并不止这一件。
"Perhaps they could generate an entirely new system of powers."
yǒu yī dǎo yǔ ， dǎo shàng jū mín yī yè zhī jiān quán biàn chéng liǎo wú liǎn guài wù 。
有一岛屿，岛上居民一夜之间全变成了无脸怪物。
After fusing with heaven and earth, Li Fan's comprehension seemed to have improved significantly.
měi yí gè rén kàn jìng zhōng de zì jǐ ， què shì zhèng cháng de 。 ér kàn qí tā rén ， què zhǐ yǒu yī zhāng wú liǎn miàn páng 。
每一个人看镜中的自己，却是正常的。而看其他人，却只有一张无脸面庞。
He instantly thought of many things.
bìng qiě ， tā men bǐ cǐ zhī jiān wú fǎ hù xiāng tīng dǒng gè zì suǒ shuō zhī huà 。
并且，他们彼此之间无法互相听懂各自所说之话。
"But these so-called new laws are merely temporary existences during the fusion process. Once Xuanhuang World consumes and integrates them, the old laws will return."
zài jí dù de jīng kǒng zhī xià ， dǎo shàng zhī rén hù xiāng cán shā 、 zuì zhōng zhǐ yǒu yī wèi xìng cún zhě huó le xià lái 。
在极度的惊恐之下，岛上之人互相残杀、最终只有一位幸存者活了下来。
"These new laws would naturally be heretical forces that need to be eliminated."
hái yǒu yī sōu wài chū bǔ yú de yú chuán ， děng fǎn huí dǎo yǔ zhī hòu ， xǔ jiǔ méi yǒu chuán yuán chū xiàn 。
还有一艘外出捕鱼的渔船，等返回岛屿之后，许久没有船员出现。
"Moreover, even the Transcendent Sage of Transmission and the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance should not allow such powers to exist in this world."
dǎo yǔ shàng de jū mín hào qí shàng chuán chá kàn ， què fā xiàn chuán shàng chuán yuán yǐ jīng jìn shù huà zuò kū lóu 。
岛屿上的居民好奇上船查看，却发现船上船员已经尽数化作骷髅。
"But I hope there are more of these."
chuán tǐ nèi bù yě yǐ jīng fǎng fú guò qù le jǐ bǎi nián ， chén jiù bù kān 。
船体内部也已经仿佛过去了几百年，陈旧不堪。
Li Fan, observing secretly, saw potential benefits from this disaster.
……
……
He set out again for Cunyun Sea, searching for survivors who had managed to survive the anomalies and gained power from them.
fán cǐ zhǒng zhǒng ， guāng guài lù lí 。
凡此种种，光怪陆离。
From heaven’s perspective, the dark substances that continuously moved like worms were clearly visible. There was no risk of being affected by them.
bǎ lǐ fán zhè wèi shǐ zuò yǒng zhě dōu kàn dé zé zé chēng qí 。
把李凡这位始作俑者都看得啧啧称奇。
Everywhere Li Fan went, he observed from a distance.
“ měi yí gè guǐ yì ， yīng gāi dōu duì yìng zhe xiāng yìng de guī zé 。 rú guǒ néng zài guǐ yì bào fā de shí hòu ， pò jiě zhè guī zé de mì mì 。 bù jǐn néng cún huó xià lái ， shuō bù dìng hái néng zhǎng wò zhè xīn guī zé de yī bù fèn lì liàng 。”
“每一个诡异，应该都对应着相应的规则。如果能在诡异爆发的时候，破解这规则的秘密。不仅能存活下来，说不定还能掌握这新规则的一部分力量。”
It was indeed challenging for ordinary beings to survive in these anomalies.
“ rú guǒ shuō xiū shì shì tiān dì jiù fǎ zé de lì liàng dài biǎo ， nà me zhè xiē xīn fǎ zé ……”
“如果说修士是天地旧法则的力量代表，那么这些新法则……”
Li Fan passed through several areas where anomalies had erupted but found no survivors.
“ shuō bù dìng huì chǎn shēng quán xīn de lì liàng tǐ xì 。”
“说不定会产生全新的力量体系。”
However, his efforts paid off when he finally located his target on an island called Fan Yong.
gēn tiān dì xiāng róng zhī hòu ， lǐ fán de wù xìng sì hū yě tí shēng le bù shǎo 。
跟天地相融之后，李凡的悟性似乎也提升了不少。
(End of Chapter)
Li Fan spoke as if it was perfectly natural.
However, he knew that the reason why he could so easily upgrade the Xuan Tian Locking Spirit Array was entirely due to the benefits of the Disentanglement Disc.
Moreover, this version was a super one after the fusion of two lifetimes.
If ordinary Daoist array mages were involved, they might not even be able to understand this ancient great array.
With his mind focused, Li Fan locked onto the fine thread related to the Golden Seal and Heavenly Soul.
Then he exerted a slight force, using the power of heaven and earth to convey an incorrect command.
He made the Golden Seal return to the heavens.
At the mouth of the幽隧, the Golden Seal seemed puzzled by this mysterious order.
If it left at that moment, there would be a risk of the anomaly erupting on a large scale for some time.
However, as the manifestation of heaven and earth's will, it naturally couldn't violate its own wishes.
So after hesitating for a moment, the Golden Seal transformed back into human form from its golden chain-like appearance.
Then it gradually faded away until it vanished from sight.
The instant the Golden Seal disappeared, Li Fan saw a large amount of dark substance spewing out from the black and turbid area below.
Formless yet lifelike, it spontaneously spread around.
In response to these dark substances, heaven and earth reacted quickly.
Li Fan suddenly felt an impending danger that he might be detected. He immediately severed his connection with the giant net of heaven and earth and retreated far away from Cunyun Sea.
Perhaps busy dealing with the anomaly crisis, heaven and earth didn't notice Li Fan's interference in declaring a false heavenly mandate.
From afar, Li Fan observed that after the disappearance of the Golden Seal, two new manifestations of heaven and earth were about to be born in Cunyun Sea.
Satisfied with his "fake distortion of the heavens," Li Fan found it impressive. The manifestation of heaven and earth was higher than the transformation of heaven and earth.
Since he could manipulate the manifestation of heaven and earth by borrowing heavenly mandates, calling for a certain range of transformations within the heavens wouldn't be a problem.
"Even more so, I can use this method to create chaos in Xuanhuang World first. Then, with the situation at hand, 'create' manifestations of heaven and earth needed to solve the problems," Li Fan's thoughts spread out like ripples on water.
"But doing so would inevitably attract heaven’s attention. It wouldn't be useful."
While away from Cunyun Sea, Li Fan kept an eye on the situation through the Tianxuan Mirror.
---
The scene seemed peaceful with no signs of any anomalies.
However, before the cultivators noticed anything unusual, strange events began to occur on Ten Thousand Immortals Island.
At the Thousand Hall,
"Something's wrong. Why can't I reconcile this month’s accounts?"
Jiao Xiuyuan frowned and recalculated his profits for the month. He found himself losing money instead.
His blood surged, almost uncontrollably spilling out of him.
Jiao Xiuyuan forcibly suppressed his agitation as he meticulously checked everything again.
The result was still incorrect.
"Something's wrong. I clearly remember making a small profit this month. Why am I losing?"
Jiao Xiuyuan was puzzled.
He closed the door and stopped receiving guests, then carefully reviewed all transactions on Ten Thousand Immortals Island for that month.
Finally, he discovered the problem.
"That's right, there’s still one account unpaid."
"Who owes me money?"
Jiao Xiuyuan muttered to himself as he searched. His expression grew more serious with each discovery.
He found out that the person who owed him had vanished without a trace.
Not only did his mind have no memory of this person, but even the Tianxuan Mirror showed no information about them.
It was as if they never existed at all.
"This..."
Jiao Xiuyuan's first reaction was that he encountered a great cultivator.
"Which friend is playing a prank on me?"
Anger flashed across his dark face.
However, soon Jiao Xiuyuan became puzzled.
"A mere 10,000 points of contribution. Is it worth the trouble?"
After calming down, Jiao Xiuyuan realized something was amiss.
After investigating, he confirmed his suspicions.
"Sure enough, not just one person has disappeared."
Jiao Xiuyuan's eyes darted around as he took out an jade slip and recorded his findings on it.
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The anomalies in Cunyun Sea were not limited to that incident.
On a certain island, all residents suddenly turned into faceless monsters overnight. Each looked normal when they saw themselves in the mirror but only had a faceless appearance when looking at others.
Moreover, they couldn't understand each other's words.
In extreme fear, the people on the island began killing one another until only one survivor remained.
Another fishing boat was found with all its crew turned into skeletons after returning to the island. The interior of the ship appeared as if it had been there for centuries, old and dilapidated.
...
All these strange events left Li Fan marveling at their complexity.
"Each anomaly should correspond to a specific rule. If I can decipher the secrets of these rules during their eruption, not only will I survive but also potentially gain some power from them."
"If cultivators represent the old laws of heaven and earth, then these new ones..."
"Perhaps they could generate an entirely new system of powers."
After fusing with heaven and earth, Li Fan's comprehension seemed to have improved significantly.
He instantly thought of many things.
"But these so-called new laws are merely temporary existences during the fusion process. Once Xuanhuang World consumes and integrates them, the old laws will return."
"These new laws would naturally be heretical forces that need to be eliminated."
"Moreover, even the Transcendent Sage of Transmission and the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance should not allow such powers to exist in this world."
"But I hope there are more of these."
Li Fan, observing secretly, saw potential benefits from this disaster.
He set out again for Cunyun Sea, searching for survivors who had managed to survive the anomalies and gained power from them.
From heaven’s perspective, the dark substances that continuously moved like worms were clearly visible. There was no risk of being affected by them.
Everywhere Li Fan went, he observed from a distance.
It was indeed challenging for ordinary beings to survive in these anomalies.
Li Fan passed through several areas where anomalies had erupted but found no survivors.
However, his efforts paid off when he finally located his target on an island called Fan Yong.
(End of Chapter)