kū huáng de zhǐ rén jiù xiàng shì mǒu zhǒng huó wù yì bān ， zài lǐ fán shǒu zhōng bù duàn zhēng zhá zhe 。 liǎn shàng de biǎo qíng fèn nù 、 guǐ yì 。 shèn zhì hái fā chū ruò yǐn ruò xiàn de jiān ruì jiào shēng ， shēn qū jié lì bǎi dòng 、 xiǎng yào zhèng tuō 。
枯黄的纸人就像是某种活物一般，在李凡手中不断挣扎着。脸上的表情愤怒、诡异。甚至还发出若隐若现的尖锐叫声，身躯竭力摆动、想要挣脱。
The withered paper figure seemed to be a living creature, struggling in Li Fan's hand. Its face showed anger and strangeness, even emitting faint sharp cries as it tried desperately to break free.
dàn què zhù dìng táo bù chū lǐ fán shǒu zhǎng xīn 。
但却注定逃不出李凡手掌心。
But it was destined not to escape from Li Fan's palm.
xiàng mò rú bīn jiǎn dān jiè shào le dù è zōng zhǐ rén de lái lóng qù mài ， lǐ fán wēi wēi yī yòng lì ， shǒu zhōng de zhǐ rén fā chū yī shēng cǎn jiào 。 ér hòu huáng sè zhú jiàn tùn qù ， zhǐ rén biàn dé tòu míng 。
向墨儒斌简单介绍了渡厄宗纸人的来龙去脉，李凡微微一用力，手中的纸人发出一声惨叫。而后黄色逐渐褪去，纸人变得透明。
After briefly explaining the origin of the Immortal Rescue Sect's paper figures to Mo Ruabin, Li Fan exerted a little more force, causing the paper figure to emit a painful cry. The yellow color gradually faded away, and the paper figure became transparent.
dàn nà yǐn yǐn de lún kuò què méi yǒu xiāo shī 、 réng rán cún zài yú xuán huáng jiè lǐ 。
但那隐隐的轮廓却没有消失、仍然存在于玄黄界里。
However, its faint outline did not disappear; it still existed within the Xuanhuang Realm.
“ xīng wàng xiōng dì nǐ yào shì bù tí xǐng de huà ， wǒ hái zhēn méi zhù yì dào 、 rú jīn xuán huáng jiè zhè biàn dì de zhǐ rén ！” mò rú bīn yòu jīng yòu nù ，“ zhè dù è zōng ， dàng zhēn shì zhǎo sǐ ！”
“兴旺兄弟你要是不提醒的话，我还真没注意到、如今玄黄界这遍地的纸人！”墨儒斌又惊又怒，“这渡厄宗，当真是找死！”
"Brother Xingwang, if you hadn't reminded me, I wouldn't have noticed how many of these paper figures are scattered across the Xuanhuang Realm!" Mo Ruabin was both shocked and angry. "The Immortal Rescue Sect is truly courting death!"
“ nǐ bié shuō ， suī rán fāng fǎ jí wéi wò chuò ， dàn què shí yǒu xiào 。 zhā gēn shì jiè ， yǔ xuán huáng tiān dì tóng zài 。 jiù suàn bèi wǒ zhè bān qīng lǐ yī biàn ， yě yī jiù néng kào zhe liú cún tiān dì jiān de yìn jì chóng xīn shēng chéng 。 nán guài dāng nián chuán fǎ tiān zūn duì dù è zōng yě méi yǒu tài hǎo de bàn fǎ 。” shuō huà jiān ， lǐ fán yòu cóng yōu suì de kōng jiān zhōng tāo chū yí gè zhǐ rén ， jiāng qí hěn hěn niē sàn 。
“你别说，虽然方法极为龌龊，但确实有效。扎根世界，与玄黄天地同在。就算被我这般清理一遍，也依旧能靠着留存天地间的印记重新生成。难怪当年传法天尊对渡厄宗也没有太好的办法。”说话间，李凡又从幽邃的空间中掏出一个纸人，将其狠狠捏散。
"You're right. Although the method is extremely despicable, it's effective. Rooted in this world, coexisting with the Xuanhuang realm. Even if I clear them out thoroughly, they can still regenerate by relying on their imprints left in the world." As he spoke, Li Fan pulled another paper figure from a deep space and crushed it ruthlessly.
“ wú lùn nǎ ge shí dài ， shì shàng zǒng yǒu zhè bān jì shēng chóng shì de rén wù 。 zhè yě shì dāng nián jiào zhōng yǒu xiē rén fǎn duì zhěng jiù xuán huáng 、 bù rú zì xíng lí qù de yuán yīn 。”
“无论哪个时代，世上总有这般寄生虫似的人物。这也是当年教中有些人反对拯救玄黄、不如自行离去的原因。”
"In every era, there are always such parasites. This is also why some people in our sect opposed saving Xuanhuang; it was better to leave."
“ tǎng ruò zhēn de jiù shì chéng gōng ， zhè dù è zōng zài dù chū xiàn …… nà cái zhēn de shì ě xīn zhì jí 。” mò rú bīn miàn sè yě shì shí fēn yīn chén 。
“倘若真的救世成功，这渡厄宗再度出现……那才真的是恶心至极。”墨儒斌面色也是十分阴沉。
"If we truly succeed in saving the world, and the Immortal Rescue Sect resurfaces... that would be truly disgusting." Mo Ruabin's expression was equally grim.
“ wú fáng 。 xuán huáng jiè dào le xiàn zài zhè ge dì bù ， yīng gāi shì méi jiù le 。 dù è zōng de jié jú ， yě zhǐ huì shì gēn xuán huáng jiè yì qǐ 、 mái zàng zài xiān xū lǐ 。” lǐ fán dǎo shì shí fēn dàn dìng 。
“无妨。玄黄界到了现在这个地步，应该是没救了。渡厄宗的结局，也只会是跟玄黄界一起、埋葬在仙墟里。”李凡倒是十分淡定。
"Never mind. The Xuanhuang Realm is now at this point, and it should be beyond salvation. The fate of the Immortal Rescue Sect will only be buried alongside the Xuanhuang Realm in the Realm of Immortal Desolation." Li Fan remained calm.
mò rú bīn yě suí zhī píng jìng xià lái ：“ xīng wàng xiōng dì nǐ shuō de bù cuò ， hái shì zhèng shì yào jǐn 。”
墨儒斌也随之平静下来：“兴旺兄弟你说的不错，还是正事要紧。”
Mo Ruabin also calmed down: "Brother Xingwang, you're right; we must focus on the main task."
“ pò jìn zhèn fǎ jí jiāng wán chéng ， nǐ zhè biān yě yào tí qián zuò hǎo zhǔn bèi 。 wǒ men suí shí kāi shǐ xíng dòng 。”
“破禁阵法即将完成，你这边也要提前做好准备。我们随时开始行动。”
"The prohibition array is about to be completed. You need to prepare ahead of time. We can start at any moment."
lǐ fán diǎn diǎn tóu yīng xià 。
李凡点点头应下。
Li Fan nodded in agreement.
kàn zhuó mò rú bīn yuǎn qù de bèi yǐng ， lǐ fán xīn lǐ què shì gēn zuǐ shàng jié rán bù tóng de xiǎng fǎ 。
看着墨儒斌远去的背影，李凡心里却是跟嘴上截然不同的想法。
As he watched Mo Ruabin's retreating figure, his thoughts were starkly different from what he said out loud.
“ zhǐ wàng shī zōng duō nián de xuán tiān wáng dài lǐng táo lí zhì àn xīng hǎi ……”
“指望失踪多年的玄天王带领逃离至暗星海……”
"Counting on the missing Xuan Tian Wang to lead us away from the Darkest Star Sea..."
“ kǒng pà jié guǒ zhù dìng huì ràng nǐ shī wàng le 。 bù guò yě néng lǐ jiě ， huó yào jiàn rén 、 sǐ yào jiàn shī 。 xuán tiān wáng de rén gé mèi lì ， yě dí què zhí de tā shǒu xià de shí èr fǎ wáng zài wàn nián hòu réng yào kǔ kǔ zhuī xún tā de zōng jì 。”
“恐怕结果注定会让你失望了。不过也能理解，活要见人、死要见尸。玄天王的人格魅力，也的确值得他手下的十二法王在万年后仍要苦苦追寻他的踪迹。”
"It's likely that you will be disappointed. But I can understand; live and let die. The charisma of Xuan Tian Wang is indeed worth the twelve Great Kings under his command still searching for him after ten thousand years."
“ xuán huáng jiù shì zhǔ me 。”
“玄黄救世主么。”
"Xuanhuang Savior."
lǐ fán liǎn shàng wú bēi wú xǐ ， qiǎo rán fǎn huí líng mù jiè zhōng 。
李凡脸上无悲无喜，悄然返回灵木界中。
Li Fan showed no emotion as he quietly returned to the Spiritwood Realm.
yǔ cǐ shì zuì kāi shǐ de huāng liáng jǐng xiàng xiāng bǐ ， rú jīn de líng mù jiè kě dàng zhēn yǒu jǐ fēn 【 wàn jiè lián hé 】 de pài tóu 。
与此世最开始的荒凉景象相比，如今的灵木界可当真有几分【万界联合】的派头。
Compared to the desolate scene at the beginning of this world, the current Spiritwood Realm truly had a taste of the [All Realms Alliance].
líng qì nóng dù yǐ jīng bù zài xuán huáng jiè pǔ tōng dì yù zhī xià ， qí zhōng de zhèn dào 、 liàn qì jì shù chǔ bèi ， gèng shì wěn yā xuán huáng jiè yī tóu 。
灵气浓度已经不在玄黄界普通地域之下，其中的阵道、炼器技术储备，更是稳压玄黄界一头。
The concentration of spiritual energy was already not inferior to that in ordinary regions of the Xuanhuang Realm. The array techniques and alchemy technology reserves were even superior.
líng mù jiè zhōng gè fāng shì lì ， dōu àn zhào lǐ fán de yì zhì zài zhí xíng rèn wù 。
灵木界中各方势力，都按照李凡的意志在执行任务。
Various forces within the Spiritwood Realm were executing tasks according to Li Fan's will.
jiāng wàn xiān méng suǒ yǒu liú xíng de dān fāng quán dōu róng huì guàn tōng zhī hòu ， yào wáng zōng chéng gōng yán zhì chū le míng wèi 【 bǔ quē dān 】 de dān yào 。 míng zì suī rán hěn bù qǐ yǎn ， dàn shì què cóng 【 tiān dào yǒu quē 、 yǐ dān bǔ zhī 】 ér lái 。 xiū shì tūn fú zhī hòu ， jiāng huì cóng dān yào zhōng huò qǔ dà liàng xiū wèi 、 jìng jiè fēi sù tí shēng 。
将万仙盟所有流行的丹方全都融会贯通之后，药王宗成功研制出了名为【补缺丹】的丹药。名字虽然很不起眼，但是却从【天道有缺、以丹补之】而来。修士吞服之后，将会从丹药中获取大量修为、境界飞速提升。
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gèng miào de shì ， bǔ quē dān hái néng jiāng tiān zhī è dài lái de píng jǐng yán hòu 。 zhǐ yào dān yào bù tíng ， jiù bú huì yǒu píng jǐng de kùn rǎo 。
更妙的是，补缺丹还能将天之厄带来的瓶颈延后。只要丹药不停，就不会有瓶颈的困扰。
After comprehensively integrating all popular elixir formulas from the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance, the Medicine King Sect successfully developed an elixir called "Supplemental Missing Pill." Although its name was unremarkable, it derived from the phrase "Heavenly Dao has a deficiency; make up for it with pills." After taking it, cultivators would gain significant cultivation and rapidly advance in their realms.
dāng rán ， fù zuò yòng yě shì xiāng dāng qiáng dà 。 bǔ quē dān tūn fú yuè duō ， yī lài xìng jiù yuè qiáng 。 zhè lǐ dào bú shì shuō chéng yǐn xìng ， ér shì dāng fú yòng guò liàng de bǔ quē dān hòu ， zì shēn xiū xíng ér dé de xiū wèi ， shù liàng jiāng huì yuè lái yuè shǎo 。 dào zuì hòu ， zhǐ néng kào zhe bǔ quē dān huò qǔ xiū wèi 。 dàn yī kē bǔ quē dān dāng zhōng de xiū wèi shì gù dìng de ， ér jìng jiè yuè gāo 、 suǒ xū yào de xiū wèi yuè duō 。
当然，副作用也是相当强大。补缺丹吞服越多，依赖性就越强。这里倒不是说成瘾性，而是当服用过量的补缺丹后，自身修行而得的修为，数量将会越来越少。到最后，只能靠着补缺丹获取修为。但一颗补缺丹当中的修为是固定的，而境界越高、所需要的修为越多。
Moreover, the Supplemental Missing Pill could delay the bottlenecks brought by the Heavenly Disaster. As long as the pill was consumed continuously, there would be no more worries about bottlenecks.
gēn jù liǔ rú chén děng rén de tuī yǎn ， zhè bǔ quē dān zuì duō zhī chí xiū shì xiū xíng dào huà shén jìng jiè 。
根据柳如尘等人的推衍，这补缺丹最多支持修士修行到化神境界。
Of course, side effects were also considerable. The more of this elixir one took, the stronger its dependency became. This wasn't addiction in the conventional sense; rather, when consuming too much of the Supplemental Missing Pill, one's naturally acquired cultivation would gradually decrease until they could only rely on the pill for their progress. However, a fixed amount of cultivation was contained within each pill, and the higher the realm, the more it required.
zài wǎng shàng ， nǎ pà yī bèi zi dōu zài tūn fú dān yào 、 kǒng pà yě zǎn bù gòu zú liàng de xiū wèi 。
再往上，哪怕一辈子都在吞服丹药、恐怕也攒不够足量的修为。
According to Liu Ruchen and others' derivation, this elixir could support cultivators up to the Transcendence Realm.
bǔ quē dān de fù zuò yòng hái bù zhǐ yú cǐ 。
补缺丹的副作用还不止于此。
Going any further, even if one consumed the pills for their entire life, they likely wouldn't accumulate enough cultivation.
suī rán bǔ quē dān ， hào chēng 【 bǔ tiān dào zhī quē 】。 dàn shí jì shàng tā yě zhǐ bù guò shì yòng lái huò qǔ xiū wèi de dān yào bà le ， bìng méi yǒu zhēn de nà bān duó tiān dì zào huà de xuán qí zhī chù 。 bù guò ， dāng xiū shì tūn fú bǔ quē dān hòu ， xīn zhōng què huì yǐn yǐn shēng chū yào bǔ tiān dào zhī quē de 、 zì bù liàng lì bān de niàn tou 。
虽然补缺丹，号称【补天道之缺】。但实际上它也只不过是用来获取修为的丹药罢了，并没有真的那般夺天地造化的玄奇之处。不过，当修士吞服补缺丹后，心中却会隐隐生出要补天道之缺的、自不量力般的念头。
The side effects of the Supplemental Missing Pill weren't limited to these.
zuì gāo bù guò huà shén xiū shì ， què xiǎng yào xíng bǔ tiān zhī jǔ 。 yě zhǐ néng shì zì qǔ miè wáng bà le 。
最高不过化神修士，却想要行补天之举。也只能是自取灭亡罢了。
Although it claimed to "make up for the Heavenly Dao's deficiency," in reality, it was merely an elixir used to gain cultivation and did not possess the extraordinary abilities of creating or destroying. However, after taking the Supplemental Missing Pill, cultivators would have a vague sense of wanting to make up for the Heavenly Dao's deficiency.
gēn jù liǔ rú chén suǒ shuō ， zhè bǔ quē dān de míng zì ， què yě bú shì tā men suí yì mìng míng de 。 ér shì gēn jù dān chéng zhī shí 、 yǔ tiān dì dà dào gòng míng de fǎ zé ， míng míng zhōng zì yǒu dān míng chū xiàn 。
根据柳如尘所说，这补缺丹的名字，却也不是他们随意命名的。而是根据丹成之时、与天地大道共鸣的法则，冥冥中自有丹名出现。
A mere Transcendence Realm cultivator wanted to achieve something as grand as making up for the Heavenly Dao. It was only self-destruction.
zhì yú wèi shén me zhè néng gòu zēng jiā xiū wèi de dān yào ， què néng dé dào 【 bǔ quē 】 èr zì 。 yào wáng zōng děng rén yě jù shì bù jiě 。
至于为什么这能够增加修为的丹药，却能得到【补缺】二字。药王宗等人也俱是不解。
According to Liu Ruchen, this name wasn't randomly chosen but derived from the laws that resonated with the elixir when it was formed, and a name appeared in the depths of their minds.
bù guò què bù fáng ài bǔ quē dān de shǐ yòng 。
不过却不妨碍补缺丹的使用。
As to why such an elixir capable of increasing cultivation received the name "Supplemental Missing," even the Medicine King Sect and others were puzzled.
tā de fù zuò yòng ， lǐ fán dōu bù zěn me zài yì 。 suí zhe dà liàng bǔ quē dān de fēn fā ， gè gè xiǎo shì jiè zhōng de xiū shì shuǐ píng yě shì fēi sù tí shēng 。
它的副作用，李凡都不怎么在意。随着大量补缺丹的分发，各个小世界中的修士水平也是飞速提升。
But this did not hinder its use. Li Fan didn't mind the side effects much as various small worlds saw a rapid improvement in cultivator levels due to the widespread distribution of the Supplemental Missing Pill.
hěn kuài jiù yǒng xiàn chū le shàng bǎi míng jīn dān xiū shì 。
很快就涌现出了上百名金丹修士。
Soon, over a hundred Golden Core cultivators emerged.
fēn shēn lǐ qíng yě àn zhào jì huà ， dài lǐng tā men jìn rù cháo yuán zōng mì jìng zhī zhōng 。
分身李晴也按照计划，带领他们进入朝元宗秘境之中。
Li Qing's clone followed the plan and led them into the Secrecy Realm of the Originating Dao Sect.
zhè shì dì yī cì kě xíng xìng de shì tàn ， rú guǒ néng gòu chéng gōng ， nà me jīn hòu líng mù jiè jiāng néng liàng chǎn yuán yīng xiū shì le 。
这是第一次可行性的试探，如果能够成功，那么今后灵木界将能量产元婴修士了。
This was an initial feasibility test. If successful, the Spiritwood Realm would be able to produce more元婴cultivators in the future.
xiāng bǐ zhī xià ， qiǎo gōng jū shì duì yú tiān yáng de gǎi zào ， jìn dù zé shì huǎn màn le xǔ duō 。
相比之下，巧工居士对于天阳的改造，进度则是缓慢了许多。
In contrast, the progress of Craftsmanship Master for Tianyang's transformation was much slower.
lǐ lùn bì jìng shì gēn shí jì yǒu chā jù de 。
理论毕竟是跟实际有差距的。
Theory and practice always had a gap.
xiǎng yào zhēn zhèng jiàn zào xiān jí kuǐ lěi ， suǒ yù dào de kùn nán bǐ qǐ xiǎng xiàng zhōng hái yào duō 。 hǎo zài qiǎo gōng jū shì 、 fāng zài jì yǐ jí tiān yáng dōu shì lè zài qí zhōng ， lǐ fán zài guān wàng yī zhèn hòu ， yě jiù méi yǒu xuǎn zé dǎ rǎo 。
想要真正建造仙级傀儡，所遇到的困难比起想象中还要多。好在巧工居士、方再济以及天阳都是乐在其中，李凡在观望一阵后，也就没有选择打扰。
Building true Immortal-grade puppets proved far more challenging than imagined. Fortunately, Craftsmanship Master, Fang Zaiji, and Tianyang were all enjoying it, so Li Fan chose not to disturb them.
“ zhǐ yào děng dào cǐ shì zhōng jié zhī qián ， jiāng tā men de yán jiū huò qǔ jiù hǎo 。”
“只要等到此世终结之前，将他们的研究获取就好。”
"Once this world ends, I'll take their research."
dì xià mì shì zhōng ， lǐ fán xīn shén chén diàn 。
地下密室中，李凡心神沉淀。
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huǎng hū jiān shì jiǎo bù duàn shēng gāo ， dào dá tiān kōng zhī shàng 、 fǔ shì zhe líng mù jiè tǔ dì 。
恍惚间视角不断升高，到达天空之上、俯视着灵木界土地。
In the underground chamber, Li Fan settled his mind.
ruò dà de líng mù jiè ， zài lǐ fán de yǎn zhōng zhǐ yǒu bā zhǎng bān dà xiǎo 。
偌大的灵木界，在李凡的眼中只有巴掌般大小。
His perspective kept rising until he was above the sky, looking down at the Spiritwood Realm's land.
gè chù dōu fàn zhe yíng rùn de lǜ guāng ， dà zhèn jiù rú kè zài shì jiè biǎo miàn de fán fù huā wén 、 ruò yǐn ruò xiàn 。
各处都泛着莹润的绿光，大阵就如刻在世界表面的繁复花纹、若隐若现。
The vast Spiritwood Realm seemed only as large as a palm in Li Fan's eyes.
zhōng mò jiě lí dié wán chéng shēng jí tuì biàn zhī hòu ， lǐ fán yòu duì líng mù jiè chóng xīn jìn xíng le yī cì zhèn liàn 。
终末解离碟完成升级蜕变之后，李凡又对灵木界重新进行了一次阵炼。
Everywhere glowed with a lustrous green light, and the array techniques appeared like intricate patterns etched on the surface of the world, barely visible.
kě yǐ shuō ， xiàn zài zhè ge xiǎo shì jiè 、 yǐ jīng kě yǐ kàn zuò shì lǐ fán de yí gè dà xíng fǎ bǎo le 。
可以说，现在这个小世界、已经可以看做是李凡的一个大型法宝了。
After the final upgrade of the End-of-Age Separation Disc, Li Fan performed another array refinement on the Spiritwood Realm.
lǐ fán xīn zhōng yī dòng ， diào chū hái zhēn miàn bǎn 。
李凡心中一动，调出还真面板。
It could be said that this small world was now akin to a large treasure for Li Fan.
hái zhēn de tí shì yě suí zhī ér lái 。
还真的提示也随之而来。
Li Fan's mind flickered as he brought up the "True" panel.
“ shì fǒu yòng xián zhì máo diǎn ， duì bǎng dìng wù pǐn jìn xíng tì huàn 。”
“是否用闲置锚点，对绑定物品进行替换。”
A prompt followed:
lǐ fán chén yín piàn kè ， zuì zhōng hái shì zàn shí méi yǒu zuò chū xuǎn zé 。
李凡沉吟片刻，最终还是暂时没有做出选择。
"Do you wish to replace bound items with idle anchor points?"
suī rán líng mù jiè yī lù fā zhǎn dào rú jīn de guī mó ， shí shǔ bù yì 。 dàn lǐ fán zài huó yī shì de huà ， jué duì néng gòu jiāng qí chóng xīn dǎ zào qǐ lái 、 shèn zhì hái néng zuò de gèng hǎo 。
虽然灵木界一路发展到如今的规模，实属不易。但李凡再活一世的话，绝对能够将其重新打造起来、甚至还能做的更好。
After some thought, Li Fan ultimately decided not to make a choice yet.
máo diǎn lái zhī bù yì ， rú guǒ fēi yào yòng lái tì huàn bǎng dìng wù pǐn de huà ， nà me yí dìng yào shǐ yòng zài jí nán fù xiàn 、 yí dàn cuò shī jiù zài nán huò qǔ de wù pǐn shàng 。
锚点来之不易，如果非要用来替换绑定物品的话，那么一定要使用在极难复现、一旦错失就再难获取的物品上。
Although it took great effort to develop the Spiritwood Realm to its current scale, if he lived another life, he could definitely rebuild and even improve it.
“ wǒ yǐ jīng shǐ yòng le sān gè máo diǎn 。 chū shǐ máo diǎn shì wǒ gāng gāng chuān yuè dào zhè fāng shì jiè de shí jiān diǎn 。”
“我已经使用了三个锚点。初始锚点是我刚刚穿越到这方世界的时间点。”
Anchor points were hard-won. If they had to be used for replacing bound items, it should only be on items that are extremely difficult to replicate and would be nearly impossible to obtain once missed.
“ dì èr máo diǎn zé shì zài jiě lí shān diān ， cāng hǎi zhū wèi zhù jī qí wù ， zhù jī hòu qī xiū wèi 。”
“第二锚点则是在解离山巅，沧海珠为筑基奇物，筑基后期修为。”
"I've already used three anchor points. The initial anchor point was when I first arrived in this world."
“ dì sān máo diǎn tóng yàng shì zài jiě lí shān ，【 hái zhēn 】 zuò wéi zhù jī qí wù ， tóng yàng shì hòu qī xiū wèi 。”
“第三锚点同样是在解离山，【还真】作为筑基奇物，同样是后期修为。”
"The second anchor point is at the peak of the Separation Mountain, where the Sea of Tranquility Pearl serves as a base-level treasure for foundation establishment."
“ huò xǔ cǐ shì jié shù zhī hòu ， kě yǐ zài dù dìng máo le 。”
“或许此世结束之后，可以再度定锚了。”
"The third anchor point is also on the Separation Mountain, with 'True' as a base-level treasure and similarly at an advanced stage."
"Perhaps I can set another anchor after this world ends."
The withered paper figure seemed to be a living creature, struggling in Li Fan's hand. Its face showed anger and strangeness, even emitting faint sharp cries as it tried desperately to break free.
But it was destined not to escape from Li Fan's palm.
After briefly explaining the origin of the Immortal Rescue Sect's paper figures to Mo Ruabin, Li Fan exerted a little more force, causing the paper figure to emit a painful cry. The yellow color gradually faded away, and the paper figure became transparent.
However, its faint outline did not disappear; it still existed within the Xuanhuang Realm.
"Brother Xingwang, if you hadn't reminded me, I wouldn't have noticed how many of these paper figures are scattered across the Xuanhuang Realm!" Mo Ruabin was both shocked and angry. "The Immortal Rescue Sect is truly courting death!"
"You're right. Although the method is extremely despicable, it's effective. Rooted in this world, coexisting with the Xuanhuang realm. Even if I clear them out thoroughly, they can still regenerate by relying on their imprints left in the world." As he spoke, Li Fan pulled another paper figure from a deep space and crushed it ruthlessly.
"In every era, there are always such parasites. This is also why some people in our sect opposed saving Xuanhuang; it was better to leave."
"If we truly succeed in saving the world, and the Immortal Rescue Sect resurfaces... that would be truly disgusting." Mo Ruabin's expression was equally grim.
"Never mind. The Xuanhuang Realm is now at this point, and it should be beyond salvation. The fate of the Immortal Rescue Sect will only be buried alongside the Xuanhuang Realm in the Realm of Immortal Desolation." Li Fan remained calm.
Mo Ruabin also calmed down: "Brother Xingwang, you're right; we must focus on the main task."
"The prohibition array is about to be completed. You need to prepare ahead of time. We can start at any moment."
Li Fan nodded in agreement.
As he watched Mo Ruabin's retreating figure, his thoughts were starkly different from what he said out loud.
"Counting on the missing Xuan Tian Wang to lead us away from the Darkest Star Sea..."
"It's likely that you will be disappointed. But I can understand; live and let die. The charisma of Xuan Tian Wang is indeed worth the twelve Great Kings under his command still searching for him after ten thousand years."
"Xuanhuang Savior."
Li Fan showed no emotion as he quietly returned to the Spiritwood Realm.
Compared to the desolate scene at the beginning of this world, the current Spiritwood Realm truly had a taste of the [All Realms Alliance].
The concentration of spiritual energy was already not inferior to that in ordinary regions of the Xuanhuang Realm. The array techniques and alchemy technology reserves were even superior.
Various forces within the Spiritwood Realm were executing tasks according to Li Fan's will.
---
After comprehensively integrating all popular elixir formulas from the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance, the Medicine King Sect successfully developed an elixir called "Supplemental Missing Pill." Although its name was unremarkable, it derived from the phrase "Heavenly Dao has a deficiency; make up for it with pills." After taking it, cultivators would gain significant cultivation and rapidly advance in their realms.
Moreover, the Supplemental Missing Pill could delay the bottlenecks brought by the Heavenly Disaster. As long as the pill was consumed continuously, there would be no more worries about bottlenecks.
Of course, side effects were also considerable. The more of this elixir one took, the stronger its dependency became. This wasn't addiction in the conventional sense; rather, when consuming too much of the Supplemental Missing Pill, one's naturally acquired cultivation would gradually decrease until they could only rely on the pill for their progress. However, a fixed amount of cultivation was contained within each pill, and the higher the realm, the more it required.
According to Liu Ruchen and others' derivation, this elixir could support cultivators up to the Transcendence Realm.
Going any further, even if one consumed the pills for their entire life, they likely wouldn't accumulate enough cultivation.
The side effects of the Supplemental Missing Pill weren't limited to these.
Although it claimed to "make up for the Heavenly Dao's deficiency," in reality, it was merely an elixir used to gain cultivation and did not possess the extraordinary abilities of creating or destroying. However, after taking the Supplemental Missing Pill, cultivators would have a vague sense of wanting to make up for the Heavenly Dao's deficiency.
A mere Transcendence Realm cultivator wanted to achieve something as grand as making up for the Heavenly Dao. It was only self-destruction.
According to Liu Ruchen, this name wasn't randomly chosen but derived from the laws that resonated with the elixir when it was formed, and a name appeared in the depths of their minds.
As to why such an elixir capable of increasing cultivation received the name "Supplemental Missing," even the Medicine King Sect and others were puzzled.
But this did not hinder its use. Li Fan didn't mind the side effects much as various small worlds saw a rapid improvement in cultivator levels due to the widespread distribution of the Supplemental Missing Pill.
Soon, over a hundred Golden Core cultivators emerged.
Li Qing's clone followed the plan and led them into the Secrecy Realm of the Originating Dao Sect.
This was an initial feasibility test. If successful, the Spiritwood Realm would be able to produce more元婴cultivators in the future.
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In contrast, the progress of Craftsmanship Master for Tianyang's transformation was much slower.
Theory and practice always had a gap.
Building true Immortal-grade puppets proved far more challenging than imagined. Fortunately, Craftsmanship Master, Fang Zaiji, and Tianyang were all enjoying it, so Li Fan chose not to disturb them.
"Once this world ends, I'll take their research."
---
In the underground chamber, Li Fan settled his mind.
His perspective kept rising until he was above the sky, looking down at the Spiritwood Realm's land.
The vast Spiritwood Realm seemed only as large as a palm in Li Fan's eyes.
Everywhere glowed with a lustrous green light, and the array techniques appeared like intricate patterns etched on the surface of the world, barely visible.
After the final upgrade of the End-of-Age Separation Disc, Li Fan performed another array refinement on the Spiritwood Realm.
It could be said that this small world was now akin to a large treasure for Li Fan.
Li Fan's mind flickered as he brought up the "True" panel.
A prompt followed:
"Do you wish to replace bound items with idle anchor points?"
After some thought, Li Fan ultimately decided not to make a choice yet.
Although it took great effort to develop the Spiritwood Realm to its current scale, if he lived another life, he could definitely rebuild and even improve it.
Anchor points were hard-won. If they had to be used for replacing bound items, it should only be on items that are extremely difficult to replicate and would be nearly impossible to obtain once missed.
"I've already used three anchor points. The initial anchor point was when I first arrived in this world."
"The second anchor point is at the peak of the Separation Mountain, where the Sea of Tranquility Pearl serves as a base-level treasure for foundation establishment."
"The third anchor point is also on the Separation Mountain, with 'True' as a base-level treasure and similarly at an advanced stage."
"Perhaps I can set another anchor after this world ends."