“ wǒ men lián hé huì zhōng ， qīng nián jùn jié wú shù 。 xiǎng yào zhǎo dào hé shì de jì chéng rén xuǎn ， jué duì bú shì shén me nán shì 。” lǐ fán xìn xīn mǎn mǎn de shuō dào 。
“我们联合会中，青年俊杰无数。想要找到合适的继承人选，绝对不是什么难事。”李凡信心满满的说道。
"There are countless young talents in our alliance. Finding a suitable successor is definitely not a difficult task," Li Fan said with confidence.
“ shì guān xuán huáng jiè quán tǐ xiū shì ān wēi ， lián hé huì zì rán bú huì zhì shēn shì wài 。 dào yǒu bù fāng biàn lí kāi ， děng wǒ huí qù hòu ， jiù ān pái tā men guò lái 。 ràng dào yǒu qīn zì shěn shì 。”
“事关玄黄界全体修士安危，联合会自然不会置身事外。道友不方便离开，等我回去后，就安排他们过来。让道友亲自审视。”
"Given the safety of all cultivators in the Xuanhuang World, the alliance naturally won't stay out of it. Brother, if you're unable to leave for now, I'll arrange for them to come over once I return. Let me personally assess them."
“ xiāng xìn yǐ dào yǒu de yǎn guāng ， dìng rán néng zhǎo dào xīn yí de rén xuǎn 。” lǐ fán zhèng qì lǐn rán dào 。
“相信以道友的眼光，定然能找到心仪的人选。”李凡正气凛然道。
"I believe that with your discerning eye, you will surely find someone who suits your needs," Li Fan said with righteousness.
“ zhè ……” xǔ kè sì hū yǒu xiē nán yǐ zhì xìn 。
“这……”许克似乎有些难以置信。
"This...?" Xu Ke seemed somewhat incredulous.
guò le hǎo yī huì ， cái yǒu xiē bù zhī suǒ cuò de lián máng shuō dào ：“ rú cǐ ， nà jiù xiān tí qián xiè guò dào yǒu le 。”
过了好一会，才有些不知所措的连忙说道：“如此，那就先提前谢过道友了。”
After a long while, he hurriedly replied, "In that case, thank Brother for this in advance."
“ duì le ， xiǎo qīng 、 xiǎo hóng ， yǐ jí dào yǒu nǐ de hòu dài ， dì guó dì nǚ ， dōu duì nǐ shí fēn xiǎng niàn 。 bù zhī nǐ kě yuàn yì jiàn tā men ？” méi yǒu zì zuò zhǔ zhāng ， lǐ fán ér shì zhǔ dòng xún wèn dào 。
“对了，小青、小红，以及道友你的后代，帝国帝女，都对你十分想念。不知你可愿意见她们？”没有自作主张，李凡而是主动询问道。
"By the way, Xiao Qing and Xiao Hong, as well as your descendants—the Empress of the Empire—miss you very much. Do you wish to meet them?" Li Fan asked without acting on his own initiative.
xǔ kè liǎn shàng shǎn guò yī sī àn rán 。
许克脸上闪过一丝黯然。
A hint of sadness flashed across Xu Ke's face.
bù guò suí hòu hái shì diǎn le diǎn tóu 。
不过随后还是点了点头。
But he nodded after a moment.
lí kāi zhè ge huāng liáng xiǎo shì jiè zhī qián ， zài gēn xǔ kè de jiāo tán zhōng ， lǐ fán duì dāng nián fā shēng zhī shì ， yòu yǒu le gèng jiā xiáng jìn de liǎo jiě 。
离开这个荒凉小世界之前，在跟许克的交谈中，李凡对当年发生之事，又有了更加详尽的了解。
Before leaving this desolate little world, in their conversation, Li Fan gained a more detailed understanding of what had happened back then.
zǎo zài jué dìng nì lǐ chuàng zào xiān fán zhàng zhī qián ， bái xiān shēng jiù yóu lì xuán huáng jiè gè dà zōng mén ， zuò le zhū duō chōng zú de zhǔn bèi 。
早在决定逆理创造仙凡瘴之前，白先生就游历玄黄界各大宗门，做了诸多充足的准备。
Mr. Bai had toured the major sects in the Xuanhuang World long before deciding to defy logic and create the Immortal-Demon Mist. He made ample preparations for various contingencies.
bǐ rú jī hū měi gè mén pài nèi bù ， dōu zhǎo hǎo le dì wèi jǔ zú qīng zhòng de rén xuǎn 。
比如几乎每个门派内部，都找好了地位举足轻重的人选。
For instance, he found key figures within almost every sect who would support his plans once they were proposed.
què bǎo zài xiān fán zhàng bào fā 、 qiān xǐ fán rén zhì xiǎo shì jiè dòng tiān de jì huà yī jīng tí chū ， jiù huì xùn sù bèi gè dà zōng mén jiē shòu 。
确保在仙凡瘴爆发、迁徙凡人至小世界洞天的计划一经提出，就会迅速被各大宗门接受。
This ensured that the plans of releasing Immortal-Demon Mist and relocating ordinary people to this world's Inner World would be swiftly accepted by major sects.
yǐ jí ， fēng suǒ fán rén xiǎo shì jiè de xiān jué dà zhèn 、 nǎi zhì dà zhèn zhī wài de liè jiè jīng ……
以及，封锁凡人小世界的仙绝大阵、乃至大阵之外的裂界鲸……
Moreover, the Great Desolation Array that sealed off the ordinary people's world, as well as the interdimensional whale beyond it...
zhè zuì zhōng de shí xiàn ， dōu yǒu zhe bái xiān shēng tí qián bù zhì de hén jì 。
这最终的实现，都有着白先生提前布置的痕迹。
All these had traces of Mr. Bai's early preparations.
zhǐ kě xī ， duì cǐ xǔ kè yě méi yǒu zhī xiǎo de tài duō le 。
只可惜，对此许克也没有知晓的太多了。
Unfortunately, Xu Ke didn't know much about this either.
tā dāng nián hū wén lù yá è hào ， cōng cōng gǎn wǎng zhī hòu ， zài lù yá lín zhōng qián jiē dào de zuì hòu rèn wù ， jiù shì zhèn shǒu bèi bō lí de xuán huáng tiān juàn 。
他当年忽闻陆涯噩耗，匆匆赶往之后，在陆涯临终前接到的最后任务，就是镇守被剥离的玄黄天眷。
He rushed to Lu Ya after hearing the news of his death and was tasked with guarding the剥离的玄黄天眷 (Xuanhuang World's favored realm) before Lu Ya passed away.
“ shì jiè tiān dào ， zì yǒu qí yùn xíng de jī zhì 。”
“世界天道，自有其运行的机制。”
"The world's Dao has its own mechanism."
“ jiù xiàng lí jiè xiǎo shì jiè zāo dào miè shì wēi jī hòu ， tiān dào yì shí jiù zì rán de xún zhǎo kě néng tuō kùn de rén xuǎn ， jiàng lín zhì sū yǔ qíng shēn shàng 。”
“就像离界小世界遭到灭世危机后，天道意识就自然的寻找可能脱困的人选，降临至苏语晴身上。”
"Like how the Dao naturally sought out those who could escape when the Boundary World faced a world-ending crisis, manifesting on Su Yuning."
“ xuán huáng jiè yě tiāo xuǎn le bái xiān shēng 。 zhǐ kě xī bái xiān shēng zài tiān dào gēn xuán huáng fán rén zhī jiān ， hái shì xuǎn zé le hòu zhě 。”
“玄黄界也挑选了白先生。只可惜白先生在天道跟玄黄凡人之间，还是选择了后者。”
"The Xuanhuang World chose Mr. Bai as well. Unfortunately, he chose the ordinary people over the Dao."
“ fǎn shǒu jiù jiāng fù shēn de tiān dào yì shí fēng yìn ……”
“反手就将附身的天道意识封印……”
"He sealed the Dao consciousness that possessed him..."
“ ér cóng zhè zhī hòu xuán huáng jiè tiān dào de biǎo xiàn lái kàn ， jī hū zài gēn xiū shì de zhàn dòu zhōng 、 shǐ zhōng chǔ yú xià fēng 。 zài méi yǒu lèi sì 【 fǎ bù kě tóng xiū 】 nà yàng de fǎn zhì shǒu duàn 。 yīng gāi shì liú cún de tiān dào shí lì ， shòu dào le yí dìng de yǐng xiǎng 。”
“而从这之后玄黄界天道的表现来看，几乎在跟修士的战斗中、始终处于下风。再没有类似【法不可同修】那样的反制手段。应该是留存的天道实力，受到了一定的影响。”
"And from then on, the Dao's actions in the Xuanhuang World have mostly been at a disadvantage against cultivators. There are no more countermeasures like 'immortal techniques cannot be practiced simultaneously'. The remaining Dao power seems to have suffered some impact."
lǐ fán yòu hū de xiǎng qǐ le ruò mù 。
李凡又忽的想起了若木。
Li Fan suddenly recalled Ruo Mu.
tóng yàng shì bèi rén lèi hěn hěn shāng hài ， ruò mù cóng yùn yù tiān xià shēng líng de shén shù ， biàn chéng le zhuā xiū shì jié dān de kǒng bù cún zài 。
同样是被人类狠狠伤害，若木从孕育天下生灵的神树，变成了抓修士结丹的恐怖存在。
Just as humans had severely harmed him, Ruo Mu transformed from the divine tree that nurtured all life into a terrifying existence that trapped cultivators and helped them refine their cores.
zhè jiù shì yuàn hèn de lì liàng 。
这就是怨恨的力量。
This was the power of resentment.
cǎn zāo zuì juàn gù de rén bèi pàn 、 yòu bèi fēng yìn le jìn wàn nián ， xǔ kè bèi hòu guān cái zhōng fēng yìn de xuán huáng tiān dào ， jiū jìng huì biàn chéng shén me mú yàng ， yě jiù kě xiǎng ér zhī le 。
惨遭最眷顾的人背叛、又被封印了近万年，许克背后棺材中封印的玄黄天道，究竟会变成什么模样，也就可想而知了。
After being betrayed by the most favored person and sealed for nearly ten thousand years, what form would the Xuanhuang Dao behind Xu Ke's coffin take?
“ yòu shì yī jì shā zhāo 。 zhǐ bù guò bú shì hé cǐ shì shī zhǎn 。 tú zēng zhū duō biàn shù 。”
“又是一记杀招。只不过不适合此世施展。徒增诸多变数。”
...
“ xiàn zài cán cún de xuán huáng jiè tiān dào ， wǒ hái néng é zhuǎn mìng zhī 。 ruò shì tiān dào fā fēng ， kǒng pà wǒ de shén tōng yě yào shī xiào le 。”
“现在残存的玄黄界天道，我还能讹转命之。若是天道发疯，恐怕我的神通也要失效了。”
"Another deadly move. But it’s unsuitable to use in this world; it only adds more variables."
yī lù sī cǔn zhe ， lǐ fán fǎn huí líng mù jiè 。
一路思忖着，李凡返回灵木界。
"The remaining Dao consciousness of the Xuanhuang World can still manipulate my life force. If the Dao goes mad, my powers might fail as well."
jiāng xǔ kè de xiāo xī chuán dá gěi dì guó xiǎo qīng děng rén zhī hòu ， tā men zì rán kuáng xǐ 。 ér hòu duì lǐ fán gǎn ēn dài dé 。
将许克的消息传达给帝国小青等人之后，她们自然狂喜。而后对李凡感恩戴德。
As he pondered, Li Fan returned to the Spirit Wood World.
zài lǐ fán de tí xǐng xià ， zhī dào shén me néng shuō 、 shén me bù néng shuō zhī hòu ， dì guó jǐ rén pò bù jí dài de jiù gǎn qù jiàn xǔ kè le 。
在李凡的提醒下，知道什么能说、什么不能说之后，帝国几人迫不及待的就赶去见许克了。
After delivering Xu Ke's news to Empress Xiao Qing and others in the Empire, they were naturally overjoyed and thanked him profusely.
yǔ tā men yì qǐ de ， hái yǒu cóng gè gè xiǎo shì jiè zhōng tiāo xuǎn chū lái de yǒu zhì qīng nián 。
与他们一起的，还有从各个小世界中挑选出来的有志青年。
Following Li Fan's advice on what to say and not to say, the Empire's few people eagerly went to meet Xu Ke with a group of young aspirants from various worlds.
lǐ fán zhǐ shì dà zhì shāi xuǎn yī fān ， jù tǐ de hái shì ràng xǔ kè zì jǐ zuò jué dìng 。
李凡只是大致筛选一番，具体的还是让许克自己做决定。
Li Fan merely made a general selection; the final decision was left for Xu Ke.
máng wán le zhī hòu ， lǐ fán què shì lái dào le 【 xún yōu 】 suǒ zài 。
忙完了之后，李凡却是来到了【寻幽】所在。
After finishing his tasks, Li Fan arrived at the location of Xunyou.
yī nián duō shǎo shí jiān guò qù ， yǐ jīng yǒu shí duō zuò fēng bēi yǐ jīng lì xià 。
一年多少时间过去，已经有十多座丰碑已经立下。
Over a year had passed, and more than ten monuments were already erected. Most were insignificant details from forgotten history.
dà duō shì xiē chén fēng lì shǐ zhōng ， wú guān jǐn yào de nèi róng 。
大多是些尘封历史中，无关紧要的内容。
But the latest discovery in the blood river piqued Li Fan's interest. It seemed to have occurred after countless years of conflict, when chaos gradually subsided and civilization slowly revived during the wasteland era of cultivators.
dàn shì zuì xīn yī cì ， cóng xuè sè cháng hé zhōng de fā xiàn ， què shì yǐn qǐ le lǐ fán de xìng qù 。
但是最新一次，从血色长河中的发现，却是引起了李凡的兴趣。
In the scene, a man dressed in tattered clothes, exuding an intense煞气 (evil aura), was cautiously looking at an elderly figure that suddenly appeared before him.
qí shí jiān diǎn ， yīng gāi shì jīng lì le bù zhī dào duō shǎo nián de sī shā ， hùn luàn zhú jiàn píng xī 。
其时间点，应该是经历了不知道多少年的厮杀，混乱逐渐平息。
The elderly figure was unknown to the man in the picture. But Li Fan recognized him from outside the frame—Tianyi!
wén míng màn màn fù sū de xiū xiān fèi tǔ shí qī 。
文明慢慢复苏的修仙废土时期。
Without any preamble, Tianyi instantly subdued the man with a wave of his hand and seemed to be reading through his memories over the years.
huà miàn zhōng ， yí gè chuān zhe pò pò làn làn 、 shēn shàng de què sàn fà zhe nóng nóng shā qì de nán zi ， zhèng yī liǎn jǐng tì de kàn zhe tū rán chū xiàn zài zì jǐ miàn qián de lǎo zhě 。
画面中，一个穿着破破烂烂、身上的却散发着浓浓煞气的男子，正一脸警惕的看着突然出现在自己面前的老者。
"This has actually been so long?
zhè wèi lǎo zhě ， huà miàn zhōng de nán zi zì rán shì bù rèn shí de 。
这位老者，画面中的男子自然是不认识的。
"Next time, I should try to stay away from the Immortal Desolation."
dàn shì huà miàn wài de lǐ fán ， què shì duì tā shí fēn shú xī 。
但是画面外的李凡，却是对他十分熟悉。
Tianyi sighed and muttered to himself. He then struck the man dead with one palm before vanishing from sight.
zhèng shì tiān yī ！
正是天医！
...
méi yǒu shén me fèi huà ， tiān yī shùn jiān chū shǒu 、 biàn jiāng shā qì nán zi zhì fú 。
没有什么废话，天医瞬间出手、便将煞气男子制服。
The scene abruptly ended, but it contained a wealth of information.
ér yòu sì hū shì zài dú qǔ shā qì nán zi zhè xiē nián de jì yì 。
而又似乎是在读取煞气男子这些年的记忆。
At least, it confirmed that thousands of years ago, Tianyi had possessed the ability to resist the Immortal Desolation's gravitational pull and traverse space.
“ zhè cì jū rán yǐ jīng guò qù zhè me jiǔ le ？”
“这次居然已经过去这么久了？”
And he had done this multiple times. During these travels, he inevitably fell under the influence of the Immortal Desolation, only to reappear after a very long time in the Xuanhuang World.
“ kàn lái xià cì hái shì dé jǐn liàng yuǎn lí xiān xū cái shì 。”
“看来下次还是得尽量远离仙墟才是。”
"From this, it seems that some people disappearing and then reappearing might be due to the time differential effect of the Immortal Desolation."
tiān yī tàn le kǒu qì ， zì yán zì yǔ dào 。
天医叹了口气，自言自语道。
"So...?"
suí hòu yī bā zhǎng bǎ shā qì nán zi pāi sǐ ， shēn xíng xiāo shī zài yuán dì 。
随后一巴掌把煞气男子拍死，身形消失在原地。
The hypothesis he had planned to test in his next life suddenly resurfaced in his mind.
……
……
Li Fan's expression grew more serious.
huà miàn jié rán ér zhǐ 。
画面截然而止。
"The transmission of techniques and Tianyi frequently moving around in the Xuanhuang World; the blood river contains valuable information."
dàn qí zhōng yùn hán de xìn xī liàng ， què zhe shí bù shǎo 。
但其中蕴含的信息量，却着实不少。
He issued another generous reward, boosting morale among his subordinates.
zuì qǐ mǎ zhèng shí le yì diǎn ， shù qiān nián qián ， tiān yī jiù yǒu zhe néng gòu dǐ yù xiān xū xī lì 、 héng dù xū kōng de shí lì le 。
最起码证实了一点，数千年前，天医就有着能够抵御仙墟吸力、横渡虚空的实力了。
A few days later, Li Fan unexpectedly received news from Transmitter Zhou about Mo Ru Bin.
ér qiě ， tā hái bù zhǐ yī cì de chuān suō 、 lái wǎng 。
而且，他还不止一次的穿梭、来往。
"He appeared?
qī jiān bù kě bì miǎn de shòu dào le xiān xū de yǐng xiǎng ， zài cì xiàn shēn de shí hòu ， xuán huáng jiè yǐ jīng guò qù le fēi cháng zhǎng de yī duàn shí jiān 。
期间不可避免的受到了仙墟的影响，再次现身的时候，玄黄界已经过去了非常长的一段时间。
"And he didn't become a Great Heavenly Sovereign of the Xuanhuang World?"
“ rú cǐ kàn lái ， mǒu xiē rén de xiāo shī tū rán yòu chū xiàn ， hěn yǒu kě néng jiù shì shòu dào le xiān xū shí jiān chà sù de yǐng xiǎng 。”
“如此看来，某些人的消失突然又出现，很有可能就是受到了仙墟时间差速的影响。”
Li Fan frowned slightly.
“ zhè me shuō ……”
“这么说……”
"Is this some kind of feint? Considering how cautious he is, even if his plan failed, he wouldn't so easily reveal himself."
nǎo hǎi zhōng cǐ qián nà ge dǎ suàn xià yī shì yàn zhèng de cāi cè ， shà shí yòu zài dù fú xiàn 。
脑海中此前那个打算下一世验证的猜测，霎时又再度浮现。
Transmitter Zhou was very confident: "The place where he appeared is one of our secret locations in the Immortal Alliance."
lǐ fán shén qíng yòu níng zhòng le jǐ fēn 。
李凡神情又凝重了几分。
"At first glance, there seemed to be no other cultivators around, but we had already been secretly monitoring him."
“ chuán fǎ 、 tiān yī ， céng jīng zài xuán huáng jiè zhōng pín pín huó dòng ， xuè sè cháng hé yùn hán de xìn xī ， hěn yǒu jià zhí 。”
“传法、天医，曾经在玄黄界中频频活动，血色长河蕴含的信息，很有价值。”
"Moreover, Mo Ru Bin didn't appear as his true form. We traced back from the altered imprint left by him on Transmitter Chen and finally located and locked onto him."
zài dù bān bù fēng hòu jiā jiǎng ， jī lì shǒu xià shì qì 。
再度颁布丰厚嘉奖，激励手下士气。
"So I believe this time he miscalculated."
yòu guò le jǐ rì ， lǐ fán hū de cóng chuán fǎ zhě zhōu nà lǐ ， yì wài dé dào le yǒu guān mò rú bīn de xiāo xī 。
又过了几日，李凡忽的从传法者周那里，意外得到了有关墨儒斌的消息。
Transmitter Zhou was thoroughly annoyed with this Xuan Tian Sect's Dharmaraja who often outmaneuvered everyone in the Immortal Alliance.
“ tā xiàn shēn le ？”
“他现身了？”
He solemnly said, "This time, we are sending our elite forces to capture him. Do you have any interest in working with us again?"
“ ér qiě méi yǒu jìn shēng wèi xuán huáng dà tiān zūn ？”
“而且没有晋升为玄黄大天尊？”
Li Fan immediately agreed: "I'll seek permission and give you a reply right away."
lǐ fán méi tóu wēi zhòu 。
李凡眉头微皱。
After a moment, Li Fan proactively sent a message: "The alliance elders have agreed."
“ bú huì shì gù bù yí bīng ba ？ yǐ tā zuò shì xiǎo xīn jǐn shèn de chéng dù ， jiù suàn jì huà shī bài ， yě bù néng jiù zhè me qīng yì xiǎn lù chū xíng zōng 。”
“不会是故布疑兵吧？以他做事小心谨慎的程度，就算计划失败，也不能就这么轻易显露出行踪。”
"And this time, we will use the latest technology to assist in capturing him!"
"There are countless young talents in our alliance. Finding a suitable successor is definitely not a difficult task," Li Fan said with confidence.
"Given the safety of all cultivators in the Xuanhuang World, the alliance naturally won't stay out of it. Brother, if you're unable to leave for now, I'll arrange for them to come over once I return. Let me personally assess them."
"I believe that with your discerning eye, you will surely find someone who suits your needs," Li Fan said with righteousness.
"This...?" Xu Ke seemed somewhat incredulous.
After a long while, he hurriedly replied, "In that case, thank Brother for this in advance."
"By the way, Xiao Qing and Xiao Hong, as well as your descendants—the Empress of the Empire—miss you very much. Do you wish to meet them?" Li Fan asked without acting on his own initiative.
A hint of sadness flashed across Xu Ke's face.
But he nodded after a moment.
Before leaving this desolate little world, in their conversation, Li Fan gained a more detailed understanding of what had happened back then.
Mr. Bai had toured the major sects in the Xuanhuang World long before deciding to defy logic and create the Immortal-Demon Mist. He made ample preparations for various contingencies.
For instance, he found key figures within almost every sect who would support his plans once they were proposed.
This ensured that the plans of releasing Immortal-Demon Mist and relocating ordinary people to this world's Inner World would be swiftly accepted by major sects.
Moreover, the Great Desolation Array that sealed off the ordinary people's world, as well as the interdimensional whale beyond it...
All these had traces of Mr. Bai's early preparations.
Unfortunately, Xu Ke didn't know much about this either.
He rushed to Lu Ya after hearing the news of his death and was tasked with guarding the剥离的玄黄天眷 (Xuanhuang World's favored realm) before Lu Ya passed away.
...
"The world's Dao has its own mechanism."
"Like how the Dao naturally sought out those who could escape when the Boundary World faced a world-ending crisis, manifesting on Su Yuning."
"The Xuanhuang World chose Mr. Bai as well. Unfortunately, he chose the ordinary people over the Dao."
"He sealed the Dao consciousness that possessed him..."
"And from then on, the Dao's actions in the Xuanhuang World have mostly been at a disadvantage against cultivators. There are no more countermeasures like 'immortal techniques cannot be practiced simultaneously'. The remaining Dao power seems to have suffered some impact."
Li Fan suddenly recalled Ruo Mu.
Just as humans had severely harmed him, Ruo Mu transformed from the divine tree that nurtured all life into a terrifying existence that trapped cultivators and helped them refine their cores.
This was the power of resentment.
After being betrayed by the most favored person and sealed for nearly ten thousand years, what form would the Xuanhuang Dao behind Xu Ke's coffin take?
...
"Another deadly move. But it’s unsuitable to use in this world; it only adds more variables."
"The remaining Dao consciousness of the Xuanhuang World can still manipulate my life force. If the Dao goes mad, my powers might fail as well."
As he pondered, Li Fan returned to the Spirit Wood World.
After delivering Xu Ke's news to Empress Xiao Qing and others in the Empire, they were naturally overjoyed and thanked him profusely.
Following Li Fan's advice on what to say and not to say, the Empire's few people eagerly went to meet Xu Ke with a group of young aspirants from various worlds.
Li Fan merely made a general selection; the final decision was left for Xu Ke.
After finishing his tasks, Li Fan arrived at the location of Xunyou.
Over a year had passed, and more than ten monuments were already erected. Most were insignificant details from forgotten history.
But the latest discovery in the blood river piqued Li Fan's interest. It seemed to have occurred after countless years of conflict, when chaos gradually subsided and civilization slowly revived during the wasteland era of cultivators.
In the scene, a man dressed in tattered clothes, exuding an intense煞气 (evil aura), was cautiously looking at an elderly figure that suddenly appeared before him.
The elderly figure was unknown to the man in the picture. But Li Fan recognized him from outside the frame—Tianyi!
Without any preamble, Tianyi instantly subdued the man with a wave of his hand and seemed to be reading through his memories over the years.
"This has actually been so long?
"Next time, I should try to stay away from the Immortal Desolation."
Tianyi sighed and muttered to himself. He then struck the man dead with one palm before vanishing from sight.
...
The scene abruptly ended, but it contained a wealth of information.
At least, it confirmed that thousands of years ago, Tianyi had possessed the ability to resist the Immortal Desolation's gravitational pull and traverse space.
And he had done this multiple times. During these travels, he inevitably fell under the influence of the Immortal Desolation, only to reappear after a very long time in the Xuanhuang World.
"From this, it seems that some people disappearing and then reappearing might be due to the time differential effect of the Immortal Desolation."
"So...?"
The hypothesis he had planned to test in his next life suddenly resurfaced in his mind.
Li Fan's expression grew more serious.
"The transmission of techniques and Tianyi frequently moving around in the Xuanhuang World; the blood river contains valuable information."
He issued another generous reward, boosting morale among his subordinates.
A few days later, Li Fan unexpectedly received news from Transmitter Zhou about Mo Ru Bin.
"He appeared?
"And he didn't become a Great Heavenly Sovereign of the Xuanhuang World?"
Li Fan frowned slightly.
"Is this some kind of feint? Considering how cautious he is, even if his plan failed, he wouldn't so easily reveal himself."
Transmitter Zhou was very confident: "The place where he appeared is one of our secret locations in the Immortal Alliance."
"At first glance, there seemed to be no other cultivators around, but we had already been secretly monitoring him."
"Moreover, Mo Ru Bin didn't appear as his true form. We traced back from the altered imprint left by him on Transmitter Chen and finally located and locked onto him."
"So I believe this time he miscalculated."
Transmitter Zhou was thoroughly annoyed with this Xuan Tian Sect's Dharmaraja who often outmaneuvered everyone in the Immortal Alliance.
He solemnly said, "This time, we are sending our elite forces to capture him. Do you have any interest in working with us again?"
Li Fan immediately agreed: "I'll seek permission and give you a reply right away."
After a moment, Li Fan proactively sent a message: "The alliance elders have agreed."
"And this time, we will use the latest technology to assist in capturing him!"