zhǐ rén shì lǐ fán shì tú yòng bāo hán zhe huī sè méi bān de qī cǎi yù xū liú guāng ， qù qīn shí dù è zhī shū de shí hòu tū rán chū xiàn de 。
纸人是李凡试图用包含着灰色霉斑的七彩玉虚鎏光，去侵蚀渡厄之书的时候突然出现的。
The paper figure appeared suddenly when Li Fan attempted to use the seven-colored jade light with gray mold spots to erode through the Book of Crossing Calamities.
gēn jù zhǐ rén tā zì jǐ de shuō fǎ ， zhè zhǒng mǒu zhǒng yù jǐng jī zhì 。
根据纸人他自己的说法，这种某种预警机制。
According to the paper figure's own account, this was some kind of warning mechanism. The Immortal Sect of Crossing Calamities did not completely disregard the outside world just because it had transformed into a paper figure.
dù è zōng bìng méi yǒu huà shēn zhǐ rén zhī hòu jiù duì wài jiè wán quán bù guǎn bù gù de xiǎng fǎ 。
渡厄宗并没有化身纸人之后就对外界完全不管不顾的想法。
When the paper figure sensed that the external threat reached a certain level, the warning mechanism would activate. The more severe the crisis, the more awakened paper figures there would be.
zhǐ rén jiān chá xuán huáng ， dāng gǎn yìng dào de wài jiè wēi xié děng jí dào dá yí dìng chéng dù de shí hòu ， yù jǐng jī zhì jiù huì qǐ dòng 。
纸人监察玄黄，当感应到的外界威胁等级到达一定程度的时候，预警机制就会启动。
The gray mold spots released by Li Fan were still contained within the seven-colored divine light. Thus, only a slight leakage of energy woke up one paper figure.
yuè shì yán zhòng de wēi jī ， sū xǐng de zhǐ rén shù liàng yě jiù yuè duō 。
越是严重的危机，苏醒的纸人数量也就越多。
However, once this paper figure understood the current situation with the Book of Crossing Calamities and the Xuanhuang realm, whether or not it would awaken other sleeping paper figures...
lǐ fán shì fàng chū de huī sè méi bān ， hái chù zài qī cǎi shén guāng de fēng suǒ zhī zhōng 。 suǒ yǐ xiē xǔ qì xī de wài xiè ， yě jǐn jǐn shì jīng xǐng le yí gè zhǐ rén 。
李凡释放出的灰色霉斑，还处在七彩神光的封锁之中。所以些许气息的外泄，也仅仅是惊醒了一个纸人。
Given the numerous chaotic fluctuations that had come from the Book of Crossing Calamities in the past, the answer was undoubtedly yes.
bù guò dāng zhè zhǐ rén gǎo qīng chǔ mù qián dù è zhī shū yǐ jí xuán huáng jiè de zhuàng kuàng zhī hòu ， yǒu méi yǒu huàn xǐng qí tā chén shuì de zhǐ rén ……
不过当这纸人搞清楚目前渡厄之书以及玄黄界的状况之后，有没有唤醒其他沉睡的纸人……
It seemed there were some restrictions. After a discussion among the paper figures of the Immortal Sect of Crossing Calamities, most chose to return to their slumber.
cóng cǐ qián dù è zhī shū zhōng chuán lái de zhū duō hùn luàn bō dòng lái kàn ， dá àn shì kěn dìng de 。
从此前渡厄之书中传来的诸多混乱波动来看，答案是肯定的。
Only this named "Danxuan" paper figure remained, fully responsible for communicating with Li Fan.
sì hū cún zài zhe mǒu zhǒng xiàn zhì ， dù è zōng de zhǐ rén zài shāng yì le yī zhèn hòu ， jué dà duō shù yòu chóng xīn xuǎn zé le chén shuì 。
似乎存在着某种限制，渡厄宗的纸人在商议了一阵后，绝大多数又重新选择了沉睡。
With the fate of the entire Immortal Sect of Crossing Calamities hanging in the balance, Danxuan's identity was undoubtedly significant. However, no matter how many strategies he employed, faced with Li Fan's constant threats to destroy everything, he could only repeatedly fail and make concessions.
zhǐ liú xià yǎn qián zhè míng huàn zuò “ dān xuán ” de zhǐ rén ， quán quán fù zé gēn lǐ fán de gōu tōng 。
只留下眼前这名唤作“丹玄”的纸人，全权负责跟李凡的沟通。
Because Danxuan had seen that every time Li Fan's thoughts turned murderous, it wasn't just a show. He genuinely didn't care about the lives of his own realm or even the Xuanhuang realm, planning to drag everyone down with him.
jiān fù zhěng gè dù è zōng cún wáng ， dān xuán de shēn fèn dìng rán hěn bù yī bān 。
肩负整个渡厄宗存亡，丹玄的身份定然很不一般。
Facing such an unreasonable "madman," Danxuan was utterly helpless.
bù guò rèn tā móu lüè bǎi chū ， zài lǐ fán dòng bù dòng jiù yǐ miè shì wèi yāo xié de jǔ dòng miàn qián ， yě shì zhǐ néng lǚ lǚ chī biě 、 zài sān tuǒ xié 。
不过任他谋略百出，在李凡动不动就以灭世为要挟的举动面前，也是只能屡屡吃瘪、再三妥协。
Now, sensing Li Fan's dangerous thoughts once again, he hurriedly appeared and tried to persuade him.
yīn wèi dān xuán kàn chū ， lǐ fán měi yī cì shā niàn fú dòng ， dōu bú shì yǎn de 。
因为丹玄看出，李凡每一次杀念浮动，都不是演的。
"Pushing you to find someone for revenge, they all stalled. It seems the Immortal Sect of Crossing Calamities isn't really that concerned about the Xuanhuang realm," Li Fan taunted.
ér shì zhēn de bù zài hū zì shēn nǎi zhì zhěng gè xuán huáng jiè shēng líng de xìng mìng ， dǎ suàn lā zhe yī qiè péi zàng 。
而是真的不在乎自身乃至整个玄黄界生灵的性命，打算拉着一切陪葬。
The paper figure Danxuan's expression was a mix of frustration: "Young friend, I've said this many times before. We are not unwilling; we just can't. We didn't expect the Xuanhuang realm to expand so much during our slumber."
miàn duì zhè zhǒng háo bù jiǎng lǐ de “ fēng zi ”， dān xuán gēn běn jiù shì wú jì kě shī 。
面对这种毫不讲理的“疯子”，丹玄根本就是无计可施。
"There are too many blind spots now. The overall surveillance system of the Book of Crossing Calamities has been affected. If you want to check on a specific paper figure, that's possible. But wanting to survey everything..."
cǐ kè ， gǎn yìng dào lǐ fán zài dù fú xiàn de wēi xiǎn niàn tou ， tā yòu gǎn máng xiàn shēn 、 quàn shuō qǐ lái 。
此刻，感应到李凡再度浮现的危险念头，他又赶忙现身、劝说起来。
Danxuan shook his body slightly: "Unless we can fill in those newly appeared realms with more paper figures."
“ ràng nǐ men bāng máng zhǎo gè rén ， dōu tuī sān zǔ sì 。 kàn lái nǐ men dù è zōng yě bú shì zhēn de zhè me zài hū xuán huáng jiè ma 。” lǐ fán jī fěng dào 。
“让你们帮忙找个人，都推三阻四。看来你们渡厄宗也不是真的这么在乎玄黄界嘛。”李凡讥讽道。
Faced with Danxuan's evasion, Li Fan feigned disbelief.
zhǐ rén dān xuán liǎn shàng jiū jié de biǎo qíng dōu yào jǐ zài yì qǐ ：“ xiǎo yǒu ， wǒ yǐ jīng shuō guò hěn duō cì le 。 fēi bù yuàn yě ， shí bù néng yě 。 wǒ men yě méi yǒu xiǎng dào ， zài chén shuì qī jiān 、 xuán huáng jiè jū rán kuò zhāng dào zhè zhòng dì bù 。”
纸人丹玄脸上纠结的表情都要挤在一起：“小友，我已经说过很多次了。非不愿也，实不能也。我们也没有想到，在沉睡期间、玄黄界居然扩张到这种地步。”
"I understand your urgency to seek revenge against the King of Ink Techniques and the Immortal Mirror," he said.
“ duō le tài duō máng qū 。 dù è zhī shū zhěng tǐ de jiān chá xì tǒng ， yě yīn cǐ shòu dào le yǐng xiǎng 。 ruò shì zhǐ dìng chá kàn mǒu gè zhǐ rén ， hái néng zuò dào 。 dàn xiǎng yào zòng lǎn quán jú ……”
“多了太多盲区。渡厄之书整体的监察系统，也因此受到了影响。若是指定查看某个纸人，还能做到。但想要纵览全局……”
"But there is no one in this world who knows the true terror of the Xuantian Sect better than the elders of our Ten Daoist Sects. Without the help of Supreme Mage Tiandu, we had no chance at all."
dān xuán wēi wēi huǎng le huǎng shēn zi ：“ chú fēi bǎ nà xiē xīn chū xiàn de jiè yù bǔ qí zhǐ rén 。”
丹玄微微晃了晃身子：“除非把那些新出现的界域补齐纸人。”
"The Daoist traditions inherited from the immortal realm are not something that can be compared to native techniques of the Xuanhuang realm."
miàn duì dān xuán de tuī tuō ， lǐ fán zuò chū yī fù gēn běn bù xìn de yàng zi 。
面对丹玄的推脱，李凡做出一副根本不信的样子。
Recalling the might of the Xuantian Sect, Danxuan's paper figure trembled slightly.
“ xiǎo yǒu xiǎng zhǎo mò fǎ wáng gēn xuán tiān bǎo jìng fù chóu ， jí qiè de xīn qíng wǒ néng lǐ jiě 。”
“小友想找墨法王跟玄天宝镜复仇，急切的心情我能理解。”
"We lost..."
“ bù guò zhè tiān xià kǒng pà méi yǒu shuí néng bǐ wǒ men xiān dào shí zōng de lǎo rén ， gèng qīng chǔ xuán tiān jiào de kǒng bù zhī chù le 。 dāng nián ruò shì méi yǒu tiān dōu dà fǎ shī de bāng zhù ， wǒ men gēn běn méi yǒu sī háo de shèng suàn 。”
“不过这天下恐怕没有谁能比我们仙道十宗的老人，更清楚玄天教的恐怖之处了。当年若是没有天都大法师的帮助，我们根本没有丝毫的胜算。”
"It was fair. You don't need to worry too much. Of course, if you insist on revenge..."
“ jì chéng zì xiān jiè de dào tǒng ， kě bú shì wǒ men xuán huáng jiè běn tǔ gōng fǎ néng bǐ de 。”
“继承自仙界的道统，可不是我们玄黄界本土功法能比的。”
Danxuan paused for a moment before offering his previous advice: "Why not ask Supreme Mage Tiandu to intervene? He would definitely be interested in dealing with the remnants of the Xuantian Sect."
dān xuán sì hū shì huí yì qǐ liǎo dàng nián xuán tiān jiào de wēi shì ， zhǐ rén shēn qū wēi wēi chàn dǒu 。
丹玄似乎是回忆起了当年玄天教的威势，纸人身躯微微颤抖。
His tone remained sincere as though he was genuinely concerned about Li Fan.
“ shū zài tā men shǒu shàng ……”
“输在他们手上……”
"I can feel that Supreme Mage is still meditating in seclusion within the Xuanhuang realm. A ten-thousand-year period for him is just a blink of an eye. I had the fortune to receive teachings from Supreme Mage and could speak with him. If you are willing..."
“ bù yuān 。 xiǎo yǒu bù bì guò fèn zài yì 。 dāng rán ， nǐ ruò shì zhí yì fù chóu ……”
“不冤。小友不必过分在意。当然，你若是执意复仇……”
Danxuan continued persuasively.
dān xuán dùn le dùn ， hái shì gěi chū le cǐ qián yǐ jīng shuō guò shù cì de jiàn yì ：“ bù rú qù qǐng tiān dōu dà fǎ shī chū shǒu 。 duì yú xuán tiān jiào yú niè ， dà fǎ shī tā yí dìng huì hěn gǎn xìng qù de 。”
丹玄顿了顿，还是给出了此前已经说过数次的建议：“不如去请天都大法师出手。对于玄天教余孽，大法师他一定会很感兴趣的。”
"Can those waste products of your Immortal Sect of Crossing Calamities be anything but trash?" Li Fan's single sentence made Danxuan instantly lose his composure.
dān xuán de yǔ qì yī jiù shì nà me zhēn zhì ， sì hū shì zhēn de zài wèi lǐ fán zhuó xiǎng yì bān 。
丹玄的语气依旧是那么真挚，似乎是真的在为李凡着想一般。
But he quickly recovered, not letting Li Fan's disdain bother him as he continued to persuade.
“ wǒ néng gǎn shòu dào ， dà fǎ shī yī jiù zài xuán huáng jiè zhōng bì guān xiū xíng 。 dào le tā nà zhǒng jìng jiè ， wàn nián shí guāng 、 yě bù guò bì mù yī shùn ér yǐ 。 wǒ dāng nián yǒu xìng dé dào dà fǎ shī qīn shòu xiān fǎ ， miǎn qiǎng zài tā miàn qián néng shuō de shàng huà 。 rú guǒ xiǎo yǒu yuàn yì ……”
“我能感受到，大法师依旧在玄黄界中闭关修行。到了他那种境界，万年时光、也不过闭目一瞬而已。我当年有幸得到大法师亲授仙法，勉强在他面前能说的上话。如果小友愿意……”
"We are unskilled in our arts and failed to inherit the divine might of Supreme Mage. That is normal. But being able to compete with Xuantian King without losing shows how powerful he truly is."
dān xuán xún xún shàn yòu dào 。
丹玄循循善诱道。
"How can you find out that Supreme Mage suffered severe injuries after his battle, hiding away to lick his wounds? He has not recovered even now?" Li Fan mocked.
“ néng bǎ nǐ men dù è zōng zhè zhǒng fèi wù dàng chéng bǎo de ， yòu néng qiáng dào nǎ lǐ qù ？” lǐ fán zhǐ yī jù huà ， jiù ràng dān xuán shùn jiān shī tài 。
“能把你们渡厄宗这种废物当成宝的，又能强到哪里去？”李凡只一句话，就让丹玄瞬间失态。
"The Ten Daoist Sects' Source Dao State is devoured by the Star Sea Flowing Sand every ten years. That's his doing," Danxuan said, initially taken aback.
bù guò tā bì jìng hán yǎng hěn shēn ， hěn kuài jiù huī fù guò lái 。
不过他毕竟涵养很深，很快就恢复过来。
"Already ten years?"
sī háo méi yǒu bǎ lǐ fán de bù xiè biǎn dī fàng zài xīn lǐ ， jì xù quàn shuō zhe 。
丝毫没有把李凡的不屑贬低放在心里，继续劝说着。
He quickly explained: "I don't know where you got your information from, but it was completely wrong. Supreme Mage meditated not because of injuries, but because he was in the process of enlightenment!"
“ wǒ děng xué yì bù jīng ， wèi néng jì chéng dà fǎ shī shén wēi ， shí shǔ zhèng cháng 。 bù guò dà fǎ shī néng gēn xuán tiān wáng xiāng zhēng 、 bù fēn shèng fù ， jiù zú yǐ shuō míng tā de shí lì le 。”
“我等学艺不精，未能继承大法师神威，实属正常。不过大法师能跟玄天王相争、不分胜负，就足以说明他的实力了。”
"Enlightenment?" Li Fan's eyes narrowed.
lǐ fán jì xù cháo fěng dào ：“ wǒ zěn me chá dào de xiàn suǒ shì ， tiān dōu dà fǎ shī dāng nián yī zhàn hòu jiù shēn shòu zhòng shāng 、 cóng cǐ jiù duǒ zhe tiǎn shì shāng kǒu ？ zhì jīn hái méi yǒu huī fù ？”
李凡继续嘲讽道：“我怎么查到的线索是，天都大法师当年一战后就身受重伤、从此就躲着舔舐伤口？至今还没有恢复？”
"Yes. The closer to the top of the immortal realm, the slower time flows. Supreme Mage told us that this was caused by temporal anomalies due to his enlightenment. If one has sufficient talent, they can reverse-engineer the insights of immortals through these anomalies," Danxuan said with a sigh.
“ wàn xiān méng yuán dào zhōu měi guò yī duàn shí jiān ， jiù huì bèi tūn shì shí nián 。 jiù shì tā de shǒu bǐ 。”
“万仙盟源道州每过一段时间，就会被吞噬十年。就是他的手笔。”
"But none among our Ten Daoist Sects' cultivators have reached the resonance enlightenment stage. Only Supreme Mage..."
dān xuán xiān shì wēi wēi yī lèng ：“ yǐ jīng jū rán yǒu shí nián le me ？”
丹玄先是微微一愣：“已经居然有十年了么？”
"The so-called disappearance of ten years in Source Dao State was due to time slowing down to an extreme degree. That should be the unintentional impact of Supreme Mage's enlightenment process on the outside world. Before we awoke, his influence lasted less than a year. It seems he has made progress with his enlightenment."
ér hòu lián lián yáo tóu jiě shì dào ：“ bù zhī dào xiǎo yǒu cóng nǎ lǐ dé lái de xìn xī ， jū rán cuò de rú cǐ lí pǔ 。 dà fǎ shī bì guān ， kě bú shì yīn wèi shòu shāng 。 ér shì yīn wèi wù dào ！”
而后连连摇头解释道：“不知道小友从哪里得来的信息，居然错的如此离谱。大法师闭关，可不是因为受伤。而是因为悟道！”
Li Fan digested Danxuan's words before coldly remarking: "If Supreme Mage is so powerful, why didn't you Immortal Sects of Crossing Calamities seek him out when the Xuanhuang realm faced calamity? Instead, you all ran away like cowards?"
“ wù dào ？” lǐ fán yǎn shén yī níng 。
“悟道？”李凡眼神一凝。
Danxuan seemed to be choked as he struggled to speak.
“ bù cuò 。 yuè kào jìn tóu dǐng xiān xū ， shí jiān de liú sù jiù yuè shì huǎn màn 。 dāng nián dà fǎ shī jiù gào sù wǒ men ， zhè shì xiān rén wù dào yǐn qǐ de shí kōng yì dòng 。 ruò shì zī zhì zú gòu ， biàn kě jiè zhù zhè shí kōng yì dòng fǎn tuī xiān rén zhī wù 。” dān xuán de yǔ qì yǒu xiē xī xū 。
“不错。越靠近头顶仙墟，时间的流速就越是缓慢。当年大法师就告诉我们，这是仙人悟道引起的时空异动。若是资质足够，便可借助这时空异动反推仙人之悟。”丹玄的语气有些唏嘘。
After a long while, he said softly: "Perhaps Supreme Mage doesn't care about our lives. We tried to contact him, but there was no response."
“ bù guò ， wǒ men xiān dào shí zōng suǒ yǒu xiū shì ， dōu méi yǒu shuí néng dá dào zhè gòng míng wù dào de yāo qiú 。 wéi yǒu dà fǎ shī tā ……”
“不过，我们仙道十宗所有修士，都没有谁能达到这共鸣悟道的要求。唯有大法师他……”
"Did he suddenly start responding now and keep urging me to find him..."
“ yuán dào zhōu nà suǒ wèi xiāo shī de shí nián ， jiù shì shí jiān liú sù bèi jiǎn huǎn dào jí zhì biǎo xiàn 。 nà yīng gāi shì tiān dōu dà fǎ shī zài wù dào guò chéng zhōng ， bù jīng yì sàn fà de duì wài jiè de yǐng xiǎng 。 dāng nián wǒ men chén shuì zhī qián ， dà fǎ shī wù dào lǐng yù de yǐng xiǎng ， zhǐ yǒu bú dào yī nián de shí jiān 。 kàn lái zhè xiē nián ， dà fǎ shī wù dào yǒu huò a 。”
“源道州那所谓消失的十年，就是时间流速被减缓到极致表现。那应该是天都大法师在悟道过程中，不经意散发的对外界的影响。当年我们沉睡之前，大法师悟道领域的影响，只有不到一年的时间。看来这些年，大法师悟道有获啊。”
"You are indeed harboring ill intentions," Li Fan's previously extinguished murderous intent flared up again.
lǐ fán xiān shì xiāo huà le fān dān xuán huà zhōng de nèi róng ， ér hòu lěng xiào dào ：“ dà fǎ shī zhè me qiáng ， xuán huáng jiè jié nàn lín tóu ， nǐ men zěn me bù qù zhǎo tā ？ fǎn dào shì táo de táo 、 dāng suō tóu wū guī dí dàng suō tóu wū guī ？”
李凡先是消化了番丹玄话中的内容，而后冷笑道：“大法师这么强，玄黄界劫难临头，你们怎么不去找他？反倒是逃的逃、当缩头乌龟的当缩头乌龟？”
Danxuan pleaded: "This is one time; that is another! Waking up and wanting to contact Supreme Mage right away, isn't that a normal reaction?"
dān xuán jiù xiàng shì bèi rén kǎ zhù le bó zi bān ， dùn shí nán shòu de shuō bù chū huà lái 。
丹玄就像是被人卡住了脖子般，顿时难受的说不出话来。
"Enough chatter!"
guò le xǔ jiǔ ， fāng cái yōu yōu shuō dào ：“ dà fǎ shī huò xǔ duì wǒ men de shēng sǐ bìng bù zài yì ba 。 wǒ men yě céng shì tú lián xì guò tā ， kě quán rán méi yǒu yìng dá 。”
过了许久，方才幽幽说道：“大法师或许对我们的生死并不在意吧。我们也曾试图联系过他，可全然没有应答。”
Li Fan's patience was exhausted. Under the pressure of the non-word technique, Danxuan retracted back into the Book of Crossing Calamities.
“ dāng nián méi yǒu huí yìng ， xiàn zài jiù yǒu le ？ hái yí gè jìn de quàn wǒ qù zhǎo tā ……”
“当年没有回应，现在就有了？还一个劲的劝我去找他……”
"If you change your mind, call me later. I will never harm you! Supreme Mage is kind-hearted..."
“ nǐ guǒ rán shì bāo cáng huò xīn a 。” lǐ fán yǎn zhōng yuán běn yǐ jīng xī miè de shā yì zài dù fú xiàn 。
“你果然是包藏祸心啊。”李凡眼中原本已经熄灭的杀意再度浮现。
Danxuan's words abruptly stopped.
dān xuán lián shēng jiào qū ：“ cǐ yī shí 、 bǐ yī shí yě ！ xǐng lái zhī hòu ， xiǎng yào dì yī shí jiān zài lián xì dà fǎ shī ， zhè bú shì hěn zhèng cháng de fǎn yìng me ？”
丹玄连声叫屈：“此一时、彼一时也！醒来之后，想要第一时间再联系大法师，这不是很正常的反应么？”
Li Fan repressed the Book of Crossing Calamities and fell into deep thought.
“ guā zào ！”
“聒噪！”
"Interesting. Back then, Xuantian King and Supreme Mage Tiandu each claimed that they were the one who suffered severe injuries while the other made progress in their battle."
lǐ fán de nài xīn yǐ jīng hào jìn ， zài méi zì jué de bī pò xià ， dān xuán yòu chóng xīn suō huí le dù è zhī shū nèi 。
李凡的耐心已经耗尽，在没字诀的逼迫下，丹玄又重新缩回了渡厄之书内。
(The chapter ends here.)
The paper figure appeared suddenly when Li Fan attempted to use the seven-colored jade light with gray mold spots to erode through the Book of Crossing Calamities.
According to the paper figure's own account, this was some kind of warning mechanism. The Immortal Sect of Crossing Calamities did not completely disregard the outside world just because it had transformed into a paper figure.
When the paper figure sensed that the external threat reached a certain level, the warning mechanism would activate. The more severe the crisis, the more awakened paper figures there would be.
The gray mold spots released by Li Fan were still contained within the seven-colored divine light. Thus, only a slight leakage of energy woke up one paper figure.
However, once this paper figure understood the current situation with the Book of Crossing Calamities and the Xuanhuang realm, whether or not it would awaken other sleeping paper figures...
Given the numerous chaotic fluctuations that had come from the Book of Crossing Calamities in the past, the answer was undoubtedly yes.
It seemed there were some restrictions. After a discussion among the paper figures of the Immortal Sect of Crossing Calamities, most chose to return to their slumber.
Only this named "Danxuan" paper figure remained, fully responsible for communicating with Li Fan.
With the fate of the entire Immortal Sect of Crossing Calamities hanging in the balance, Danxuan's identity was undoubtedly significant. However, no matter how many strategies he employed, faced with Li Fan's constant threats to destroy everything, he could only repeatedly fail and make concessions.
Because Danxuan had seen that every time Li Fan's thoughts turned murderous, it wasn't just a show. He genuinely didn't care about the lives of his own realm or even the Xuanhuang realm, planning to drag everyone down with him.
Facing such an unreasonable "madman," Danxuan was utterly helpless.
Now, sensing Li Fan's dangerous thoughts once again, he hurriedly appeared and tried to persuade him.
"Pushing you to find someone for revenge, they all stalled. It seems the Immortal Sect of Crossing Calamities isn't really that concerned about the Xuanhuang realm," Li Fan taunted.
The paper figure Danxuan's expression was a mix of frustration: "Young friend, I've said this many times before. We are not unwilling; we just can't. We didn't expect the Xuanhuang realm to expand so much during our slumber."
"There are too many blind spots now. The overall surveillance system of the Book of Crossing Calamities has been affected. If you want to check on a specific paper figure, that's possible. But wanting to survey everything..."
Danxuan shook his body slightly: "Unless we can fill in those newly appeared realms with more paper figures."
Faced with Danxuan's evasion, Li Fan feigned disbelief.
"I understand your urgency to seek revenge against the King of Ink Techniques and the Immortal Mirror," he said.
"But there is no one in this world who knows the true terror of the Xuantian Sect better than the elders of our Ten Daoist Sects. Without the help of Supreme Mage Tiandu, we had no chance at all."
"The Daoist traditions inherited from the immortal realm are not something that can be compared to native techniques of the Xuanhuang realm."
Recalling the might of the Xuantian Sect, Danxuan's paper figure trembled slightly.
"We lost..."
"It was fair. You don't need to worry too much. Of course, if you insist on revenge..."
Danxuan paused for a moment before offering his previous advice: "Why not ask Supreme Mage Tiandu to intervene? He would definitely be interested in dealing with the remnants of the Xuantian Sect."
His tone remained sincere as though he was genuinely concerned about Li Fan.
"I can feel that Supreme Mage is still meditating in seclusion within the Xuanhuang realm. A ten-thousand-year period for him is just a blink of an eye. I had the fortune to receive teachings from Supreme Mage and could speak with him. If you are willing..."
Danxuan continued persuasively.
"Can those waste products of your Immortal Sect of Crossing Calamities be anything but trash?" Li Fan's single sentence made Danxuan instantly lose his composure.
But he quickly recovered, not letting Li Fan's disdain bother him as he continued to persuade.
"We are unskilled in our arts and failed to inherit the divine might of Supreme Mage. That is normal. But being able to compete with Xuantian King without losing shows how powerful he truly is."
"How can you find out that Supreme Mage suffered severe injuries after his battle, hiding away to lick his wounds? He has not recovered even now?" Li Fan mocked.
"The Ten Daoist Sects' Source Dao State is devoured by the Star Sea Flowing Sand every ten years. That's his doing," Danxuan said, initially taken aback.
"Already ten years?"
He quickly explained: "I don't know where you got your information from, but it was completely wrong. Supreme Mage meditated not because of injuries, but because he was in the process of enlightenment!"
"Enlightenment?" Li Fan's eyes narrowed.
"Yes. The closer to the top of the immortal realm, the slower time flows. Supreme Mage told us that this was caused by temporal anomalies due to his enlightenment. If one has sufficient talent, they can reverse-engineer the insights of immortals through these anomalies," Danxuan said with a sigh.
"But none among our Ten Daoist Sects' cultivators have reached the resonance enlightenment stage. Only Supreme Mage..."
"The so-called disappearance of ten years in Source Dao State was due to time slowing down to an extreme degree. That should be the unintentional impact of Supreme Mage's enlightenment process on the outside world. Before we awoke, his influence lasted less than a year. It seems he has made progress with his enlightenment."
Li Fan digested Danxuan's words before coldly remarking: "If Supreme Mage is so powerful, why didn't you Immortal Sects of Crossing Calamities seek him out when the Xuanhuang realm faced calamity? Instead, you all ran away like cowards?"
Danxuan seemed to be choked as he struggled to speak.
After a long while, he said softly: "Perhaps Supreme Mage doesn't care about our lives. We tried to contact him, but there was no response."
"Did he suddenly start responding now and keep urging me to find him..."
"You are indeed harboring ill intentions," Li Fan's previously extinguished murderous intent flared up again.
Danxuan pleaded: "This is one time; that is another! Waking up and wanting to contact Supreme Mage right away, isn't that a normal reaction?"
"Enough chatter!"
Li Fan's patience was exhausted. Under the pressure of the non-word technique, Danxuan retracted back into the Book of Crossing Calamities.
"If you change your mind, call me later. I will never harm you! Supreme Mage is kind-hearted..."
Danxuan's words abruptly stopped.
Li Fan repressed the Book of Crossing Calamities and fell into deep thought.
"Interesting. Back then, Xuantian King and Supreme Mage Tiandu each claimed that they were the one who suffered severe injuries while the other made progress in their battle."
(The chapter ends here.)