“ yuè shì pín fán de qǐ qiú yōu àn zhī lì ， jiù huì zào chéng yuè duō de fèng xì 。 yōu àn qīn rù de kě néng xìng yě jiù yuè qiáng 。”
“越是频繁的乞求幽暗之力，就会造成越多的缝隙。幽暗侵入的可能性也就越强。”
The more frequently one begged for the Dark Force, the more gaps it would create. The likelihood of the Dark Force invading would increase.
lǐ fán lěng jìng dì fēn xī zhe yōu àn zhī lì de tè xìng 。
李凡冷静地分析着幽暗之力的特性。
Li Fan calmly analyzed the nature of the Dark Force.
kě yǐ xiǎng xiàng ， rú guǒ nà gù dìng yōu àn hǎi yáng de shén mì lì liàng bù cún zài ， kǒng pà xuán huáng jiè zǎo jiù bèi zhè yōu àn cháo xī ， gěi qīn shí de qiān chuāng bǎi kǒng le 。
可以想象，如果那固定幽暗海洋的神秘力量不存在，恐怕玄黄界早就被这幽暗潮汐，给侵蚀的千疮百孔了。
It could be imagined that if the mysterious force that fixed the Dark Ocean didn't exist, the Xuanhuang Realm might have been eroded to a thousand holes by this Dark Tide long ago.
“ xiān xū de cún zài ， zào jiù le yōu àn hǎi yáng 。 nà me yòu shì shén me ， zài shì rén háo wú suǒ jué de qíng kuàng xià ， jiāng zhè wēi jī xiāo nì yú wú xíng zhī zhōng ne ？”
“仙墟的存在，造就了幽暗海洋。那么又是什么，在世人毫无所觉的情况下，将这危机消匿于无形之中呢？”
"Could it be that the existence of the Immortal Wasteland created the Dark Ocean? Then what, in an imperceptible way, is neutralizing this threat?"
zài lián xiǎng dào mò rú bīn pīn sǐ dōu yào jìn rù yōu jiè de jǔ dòng ， lǐ fán jī hū kě yǐ kěn dìng ， nà lǐ dìng rán cún zài zhe gēn xuán tiān wáng yǒu guān de shì wù 。
再联想到墨儒斌拼死都要进入幽界的举动，李凡几乎可以肯定，那里定然存在着跟玄天王有关的事物。
Considering Mo Rujin's desperate efforts to enter the Dark Realm, Li Fan was almost certain that there were things related to the Xuan Tian Wang.
huò zhě shì tā cán liú de lì liàng 。
或者是他残留的力量。
Or perhaps his lingering power.
jiù shì tā běn rén 。
就是他本人。
It could be him himself.
cóng yōu zú zhōng ， tiāo xuǎn chū sān míng nián qīng de hòu bèi ， ràng tā men jiāng gēn yōu àn zhī lì gōu tōng de yí shì fēn bié chuán shòu 。
从幽族中，挑选出三名年轻的后辈，让他们将跟幽暗之力沟通的仪式分别传授。
He selected three young descendants from the Dark Clan and had them teach the rituals for communicating with the Dark Force separately.
lǐ fán zé shì dài zhe yōu zú zú zhǎng ， yǐ jí zú nèi shí jǐ hào jīng zhuàng de zú rén ， chū le líng mù jiè 。
李凡则是带着幽族族长，以及族内十几号精壮的族人，出了灵木界。
Li Fan then led the Dark Clan leader and a dozen or so strong members of the clan out of the Spirit Wood Realm.
yōu àn cháo xī de cún zài ， huì dǎo zhì yōu àn zhī lì de qīn xí 。 nà me lǐ fán zì rán bú huì zài zài zì jǐ jiā lǐ jǔ xíng yí shì 。
幽暗潮汐的存在，会导致幽暗之力的侵袭。那么李凡自然不会再在自己家里举行仪式。
The existence of the Dark Tide would lead to an invasion by the Dark Force. Therefore, Li Fan naturally wouldn't hold the ritual in his own home.
hǎo zài tā suǒ zhī dào de wú zhǔ xiǎo shì jiè hái yǒu bù shǎo 。
好在他所知道的无主小世界还有不少。
Fortunately, he still knew many unclaimed small worlds.
xiǎo bàn tiān zhī hòu ， lǐ fán biàn tiāo xuǎn le gè hé shì de 、 qián rù qí zhōng 。
小半天之后，李凡便挑选了个合适的、潜入其中。
After half a day, Li Fan chose one suitable and entered it.
zhè ge xiǎo shì jiè ， méi yǒu dì miàn 。
这个小世界，没有地面。
This small world had no ground; only continuous underground caves. The only light source was occasionally growing luminescent moss on the cave walls.
zhǐ yǒu lián mián de dì xià dòng kū 。 wéi yī de fā guāng wù ， jiù shì dòng kū qiáng bì shàng ǒu ěr huì shēng zhǎng de guāng tái le 。
只有连绵的地下洞窟。唯一的发光物，就是洞窟墙壁上偶尔会生长的光苔了。
It was quite suitable for Dark Clan inhabitants.
dǎo shì bǐ jiào shì hé yōu zú rén jū zhù 。
倒是比较适合幽族人居住。
Under Fang Zaiji's urging, the leader of the Dark Clan began the ritual to open a passage to the Dark Realm.
zài fāng zài jì de cuī cù xià ， yōu zú shǒu lǐng kāi shǐ le dǎ kāi yōu jiè tōng dào de yí shì 。
在方再济的催促下，幽族首领开始了打开幽界通道的仪式。
Li Fan then ordered them to follow him as he led the way. Li Fan himself, Tianyang, Qiaogong Master, Liu Ruchen, and Fang Zaiji held hands tightly behind.
ér hòu ， lǐ fán mìng lìng yóu tā dài lù 。
而后，李凡命令由他带路。
Once again, they entered the endless dark world.
lǐ fán zì jǐ ， yǐ jí tiān yáng ， qiǎo gōng jū shì 、 liǔ rú chén 、 fāng zài jì wǔ rén ， zé shì hù xiāng qiān zhuó shǒu ， jǐn jǐn gēn zài hòu miàn 。
李凡自己，以及天阳，巧工居士、柳如尘、方再济五人，则是互相牵着手，紧紧跟在后面。
Li Fan had already adapted much of it.
zài dù jìn rù dào wú biān de yōu àn shì jiè zhōng 。
再度进入到无边的幽暗世界中。
The others could clearly sense tension and fear from them.
lǐ fán yǐ jīng shì yìng le xǔ duō 。
李凡已经适应了许多。
Even though they had heard about it beforehand and prepared themselves mentally, they still couldn't shake off these emotions when faced with reality.
qiǎo gōng děng rén ， zé shì míng xiǎn kě yǐ cóng tā men shēn shàng gǎn dào jǐn zhāng 、 jīng jù de qíng xù 。
巧工等人，则是明显可以从他们身上感到紧张、惊惧的情绪。
Using their spiritual senses to communicate, Li Fan asked, "Can you detect the presence of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance here?"
jí biàn cǐ qián yǐ jīng tīng shuō guò ， tí qián yǒu le chōng zú de xīn lǐ zhǔn bèi 。
即便此前已经听说过，提前有了充足的心理准备。
The Dark Clan leader replied negatively.
dàn zhēn de shēn lín qí jìng ， hái shì nán yǐ bǎi tuō zhè zhǒng zhǒng qíng xù 。
但真的身临其境，还是难以摆脱这种种情绪。
"The Dark Force is too profound. Even for us who have lived here long-term, it's hard to see things around us clearly. And I haven't returned home in a while. Please let me adapt again..."
lián chéng yī tǐ de jǐ rén yòng shén shí gōu tōng 。
连成一体的几人用神识沟通。
Li Fan immediately became alert upon hearing this.
“ néng gòu chá jué dào zhè lǐ wàn xiān méng de rén cún zài ma ？”
“能够察觉到这里万仙盟的人存在吗？”
Fortunately, he was just overthinking it.
lǐ fán xiàng yōu zú shǒu lǐng xún wèn dào 。
李凡向幽族首领询问道。
After some time, the Dark Clan leader finally roughly identified their location.
tā què gěi chū le fǒu dìng de dá fù 。
他却给出了否定的答复。
"Follow me. Not far away is where our original residence used to be. If the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance has a base here, they would definitely choose that spot."
“ yōu àn zhī lì ， tài guò shēn suì 。 jí biàn wǒ děng jiǔ zhù zhī mín ， yě nán yǐ kàn qīng zhōu shēn shì wù 。 kuàng qiě ， wǒ yě yǒu xǔ jiǔ méi yǒu huí jiā le 。 shàng shǐ hái qǐng ràng wǒ zài shì yìng shì yìng ……”
“幽暗之力，太过深邃。即便我等久住之民，也难以看清周身事物。况且，我也有许久没有回家了。上使还请让我再适应适应……”
In the darkness, they walked for an unknown duration before the Dark Clan leader suddenly stopped.
lǐ fán wén yán ， dùn shí jǐng tì de dīng zhe duì fāng 。
李凡闻言，顿时警惕的盯着对方。
"Sure enough, there are people, and quite a few of them. The Dark Ocean was affected, emitting chaotic fluctuations," he explained to Li Fan and others with a tone filled with hatred.
hǎo zài zhǐ shì tā xiǎng tài duō le 。
好在只是他想太多了。
At this moment, Li Fan noticed that the mysterious rhythm he had felt from Mo Rujin's corpse during his last visit seemed to have disappeared.
guò le huì ， yōu zú shǒu lǐng zhōng yú dà gài biàn bié chū le fāng wèi 。
过了会，幽族首领终于大概辨别出了方位。
And above the Dark Force, it was impossible to determine their position.
“ gēn wǒ lái 。 bù yuǎn chù shì yuán běn wǒ men de zhù suǒ suǒ zài ， rú guǒ wàn xiān méng de rén zài zhè lǐ yǒu suǒ zhù zhā ， kěn dìng huì xuǎn zé nà lǐ 。”
“跟我来。不远处是原本我们的住所所在，如果万仙盟的人在这里有所驻扎，肯定会选择那里。”
"Looks like we'll have to find clues at the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance base," Li Fan thought.
zài hēi àn zhōng ， xíng jìn le bù zhī duō jiǔ 。
在黑暗中，行进了不知多久。
"How many people are inside?"
yōu zú shǒu lǐng hū de zhǐ bù 。
幽族首领忽的止步。
The Dark Clan leader sensed for a moment.
“ guǒ rán yǒu rén ， hái bù shǎo 。 yōu àn zhī hǎi yīn cǐ shòu dào le yǐng xiǎng ， fā chū le zá luàn de bō dòng 。” tā xiàng lǐ fán děng rén jiě shì zhe ， yǔ qì zhōng chōng mǎn le chóu hèn 。
“果然有人，还不少。幽暗之海因此受到了影响，发出了杂乱的波动。”他向李凡等人解释着，语气中充满了仇恨。
"There should be around five. In terms of strength, it's about equal to this one..."
zhè shí hòu ， lǐ fán cái zhù yì dào 。
这时候，李凡才注意到。
He was referring to Liu Ruchen among them.
shàng yī cì jìn lái cóng mò rú bīn shī tǐ shàng gǎn shòu dào de nà zhǒng mò míng lǜ dòng ， fǎng fú xiāo shī le 。
上一次进来从墨儒斌尸体上感受到的那种莫名律动，仿佛消失了。
"You actually can tell our strengths?" Fang Zaiji asked curiously.
ér yōu àn zhī shàng ， gēn běn wú fǎ biàn bié wèi zhì 。
而幽暗之上，根本无法辨别位置。
"Outside, we can't do that. But in the Dark Ocean, it's a trivial matter for us," the Dark Clan leader said proudly.
“ kàn lái zhǐ yǒu cóng zhè wàn xiān méng zhù dì ， zhǎo zhǎo xiàn suǒ le 。”
“看来只有从这万仙盟驻地，找找线索了。”
"It's like how different objects of varying weights would cause different changes when placed in water. He must have distinguished them based on this point," Qiaogong Master explained as he looked at the endless darkness around.
lǐ fán zhè me xiǎng zhe 。
李凡这么想着。
Fang Zaiji then understood.
“ néng gǎo qīng chǔ lǐ miàn yǒu duō shǎo rén me ？”
“能搞清楚里面有多少人么？”
"Can you see what the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance is doing here?" Li Fan asked with a frown.
yōu zú shǒu lǐng gǎn yìng le piàn kè 。
幽族首领感应了片刻。
"We need to get closer."
“ yīng gāi zài wǔ rén zuǒ yòu 。 shí lì me ， gēn zhè wèi chà bu duō ……”
“应该在五人左右。实力么，跟这位差不多……”
After some thought, Li Fan agreed. "Don't push it. It's not yet time for direct conflict with the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance."
tā shuō de shì zhòng rén zhōng de liǔ rú chén 。
他说的是众人中的柳如尘。
Having fought against the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance, the Dark Clan leader naturally understood their terrifying strength.
“ nǐ jū rán néng fēn biàn wǒ men de shí lì ？” fāng zài jì yǒu xiē hào qí 。
“你居然能分辨我们的实力？”方再济有些好奇。
He nodded in understanding and then moved step by step forward.
“ zài wài miàn ， zì rán shì bù néng de 。 dàn zài zhè yōu àn zhī hǎi zhōng ， duì wǒ men yōu zú rén lái jiǎng ， nà shì qīng ér yì jǔ zhī shì 。” yōu zú shǒu lǐng yǒu xiē ào rán dào 。
“在外面，自然是不能的。但在这幽暗之海中，对我们幽族人来讲，那是轻而易举之事。”幽族首领有些傲然道。
"What is this..."
“ jiù xiàng shì zhòng liàng bù tóng de wù pǐn ， fàng zài shuǐ zhōng huì yǐn qǐ de biàn huà yě bù jìn xiāng tóng 。 tā yīng gāi shì tōng guò zhè diǎn biàn bié de 。” qiǎo gōng jū shì cháo zhe zhōu wéi de wú jìn yōu àn wàng qù ， jiě shì dào 。
“就像是重量不同的物品，放在水中会引起的变化也不尽相同。他应该是通过这点辨别的。”巧工居士朝着周围的无尽幽暗望去，解释道。
"How dare they!"
fāng zài jì zhè cái huǎng rán 。
方再济这才恍然。
The emotions of the Dark Clan leader suddenly fluctuated greatly.
“ néng kàn qīng wàn xiān méng de rén zài zhè lǐ gàn shén me ma ？” lǐ fán zé shì zhòu méi wèn dào 。
“能看清万仙盟的人在这里干什么嘛？”李凡则是皱眉问道。
Fortunately, being in the Dark Ocean, they were not discovered by the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance.
“ hái xū yào zài kào jìn yī xiē 。”
“还需要再靠近一些。”
The Dark Clan leader shared what he sensed.
sī suǒ le piàn kè hòu ， lǐ fán dā yìng le tā de yāo qiú ：“ bú yào miǎn qiǎng 。 xiàn zài hái bú shì zhèng miàn gēn wàn xiān méng fā shēng chōng tū de shí hòu 。”
思索了片刻后，李凡答应了他的要求：“不要勉强。现在还不是正面跟万仙盟发生冲突的时候。”
Several white figures formed a circle. In their center seemed to be a small vortex created by the Dark Force.
gēn wàn xiān méng zhàn dòu guò ， yōu zú shǒu lǐng zì rán shì míng bái duì fāng shí lì de kě bù 。
跟万仙盟战斗过，幽族首领自然是明白对方实力的可怖。
This vortex was very small, only about the size of a palm.
biǎo shì míng bái ， suí hòu yí bù bù cháo zhe qián fāng kào jìn 。
表示明白，随后一步步朝着前方靠近。
Its shape was also peculiar; the center pointed upwards, contrary to normal vortices.
“ zhè shì ……”
“这是……”
However, several Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance Co-Realm cultivators guarding it appeared extremely tense.
“ tā men zěn me gǎn ！”
“他们怎么敢！”
"What is this?" Fang Zaiji asked with some confusion.
yōu zú shǒu lǐng de qíng xù hū de chū xiàn le jí dà de bō dòng 。
幽族首领的情绪忽的出现了极大的波动。
"They are stealing the great Dark Force!" the Dark Clan leader gritted his teeth.
yě xìng kuī shēn chù yōu àn hǎi yáng zhōng ， cái méi yǒu bèi wàn xiān méng de rén fā xiàn 。
也幸亏身处幽暗海洋中，才没有被万仙盟的人发现。
Li Fan and others were all startled by this.
yōu zú shǒu lǐng gòng xiǎng le tā gǎn yìng dào de huà miàn 。
幽族首领共享了他感应到的画面。
"Even though there's a limit to the Dark Ocean's power, it can't stop these shameless thieves!" The Dark Clan leader was eager to rush over and stop the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance from doing such deeds.
jǐ dào bái yǐng ， wéi chéng yī quān 。
几道白影，围成一圈。
Fortunately, he still had some sense of reason and only said it out loud without really acting on it.
zài tā men zhōng yāng ， fǎng fú cún zài zhe yí gè yōu àn zhī lì xíng chéng de xiǎo xíng xuán wō 。
在他们中央，仿佛存在着一个幽暗之力形成的小型漩涡。
"How do you think about this?"
zhè xuán wō guī mó shí fēn xiǎo ， zhǐ yǒu bā zhǎng dà bú dào yì diǎn 。
这旋涡规模十分小，只有巴掌大不到一点。
Looking at the scene in his mind, Li Fan asked everyone for their thoughts.
mú yàng yě shì bǐ jiào gǔ guài ， xuán wō zhōng xīn xiàng shàng ， gēn rì cháng pǔ tōng zhōng jiàn dào de fǎn guò lái 。
模样也是比较古怪，旋涡中心向上，跟日常普通中见到的反过来。
"The Dark Force is deviating from the Immortal Wasteland. Clearly, the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance isn't content with just a little leakage during high tide; they want to extract large amounts of Dark Force," Liu Ruchen said with a sigh after receiving Li Fan's intelligence sharing.
dàn shì kān guǎn tā de jǐ míng wàn xiān méng hé dào xiū shì ， què sì hū shí fēn jǐn zhāng 。
但是看管它的几名万仙盟合道修士，却似乎十分紧张。
"I wonder what method they used to create this vortex. It can't be that they specifically created a small world to attract the Dark Force, right..." Fang Zaiji casually remarked.
“ zhè shì shén me ？” fāng zài jì yǒu xiē yí huò dì wèn dào 。
“这是什么？”方再济有些疑惑地问道。
As soon as he finished speaking, he was stunned.
“ tā men zài dào qǔ wěi dà de yōu àn zhī lì ！” yōu zú shǒu lǐng yǎo yá qiè chǐ dào 。
“他们在盗取伟大的幽暗之力！”幽族首领咬牙切齿道。
"It could be possible. After all, it's just an insignificant small world with no special value. If it can draw such a massive amount of Dark Force, destroying it would still be worth it," Qiaogong Master confidently said.
lǐ fán děng rén wén yán ， jù shì yī jīng 。
李凡等人闻言，俱是一惊。
"Your Excellency, perhaps we can emulate the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance," he even suggested that Li Fan do the same.
“ zòng rán yǒu yōu àn zhī hǎi zì shēn lì liàng de xiàn zhì ， què yě zǔ zhǐ bù liǎo zhè xiē kě chǐ de qiè zéi ！” yōu zú shǒu lǐng hèn bù dé lì kè jiù yào chōng guò qù ， zǔ zhǐ wàn xiān méng de rú cǐ xíng jìng 。
“纵然有幽暗之海自身力量的限制，却也阻止不了这些可耻的窃贼！”幽族首领恨不得立刻就要冲过去，阻止万仙盟的如此行径。
"I have a premonition that combining this Dark Force with Essence Core Purity and using it on an immortal puppet might take us further, creating true True Immortal Puppets," Qiaogong Master's tone had a hint of fervor.
hǎo zài tā zǒng suàn hái yǒu jǐ fēn lǐ zhì ， yě zhǐ shì zuǐ shàng shuō shuō ér yǐ ， méi yǒu zhēn de fù zhū xíng dòng 。
好在他总算还有几分理智，也只是嘴上说说而已，没有真的付诸行动。
Although Li Fan shared the same thoughts, he didn't immediately agree. Instead, he asked the Dark Clan leader if they could sense any corpses left behind by fallen cultivators in the vicinity.
“ nǐ men zěn me kàn ？”
“你们怎么看？”
"Eh? If you hadn't said anything, I almost couldn't detect it."
kàn zhe nǎo hǎi zhōng de huà miàn ， lǐ fán xiàng zhòng rén xún wèn dào 。
看着脑海中的画面，李凡向众人询问道。
"But this doesn't seem to be a corpse."
“ yōu àn zhī lì ， bèi lí xiān xū 。 hěn xiǎn rán ， wàn xiān méng bìng bù mǎn zú zhǐ shì cháo xī qī jiān cháo wài shèn tòu de shǎo xǔ ， tā men xiǎng yào dà guī mó de chōu qǔ yōu àn zhī lì le 。”
“幽暗之力，背离仙墟。很显然，万仙盟并不满足只是潮汐期间朝外渗透的少许，他们想要大规模的抽取幽暗之力了。”
"It looks more like an empty shell."
“ kàn lái ， zhōng jiū shì méi néng dǐ dǎng zhù táo lí xiān xū de yòu huò 。”
“看来，终究是没能抵挡住逃离仙墟的诱惑。”
(End of Chapter)
The more frequently one begged for the Dark Force, the more gaps it would create. The likelihood of the Dark Force invading would increase.
Li Fan calmly analyzed the nature of the Dark Force.
It could be imagined that if the mysterious force that fixed the Dark Ocean didn't exist, the Xuanhuang Realm might have been eroded to a thousand holes by this Dark Tide long ago.
"Could it be that the existence of the Immortal Wasteland created the Dark Ocean? Then what, in an imperceptible way, is neutralizing this threat?"
Considering Mo Rujin's desperate efforts to enter the Dark Realm, Li Fan was almost certain that there were things related to the Xuan Tian Wang.
Or perhaps his lingering power.
Or...
It could be him himself.
He selected three young descendants from the Dark Clan and had them teach the rituals for communicating with the Dark Force separately.
Li Fan then led the Dark Clan leader and a dozen or so strong members of the clan out of the Spirit Wood Realm.
The existence of the Dark Tide would lead to an invasion by the Dark Force. Therefore, Li Fan naturally wouldn't hold the ritual in his own home.
Fortunately, he still knew many unclaimed small worlds.
After half a day, Li Fan chose one suitable and entered it.
This small world had no ground; only continuous underground caves. The only light source was occasionally growing luminescent moss on the cave walls.
It was quite suitable for Dark Clan inhabitants.
Under Fang Zaiji's urging, the leader of the Dark Clan began the ritual to open a passage to the Dark Realm.
Li Fan then ordered them to follow him as he led the way. Li Fan himself, Tianyang, Qiaogong Master, Liu Ruchen, and Fang Zaiji held hands tightly behind.
Once again, they entered the endless dark world.
Li Fan had already adapted much of it.
The others could clearly sense tension and fear from them.
Even though they had heard about it beforehand and prepared themselves mentally, they still couldn't shake off these emotions when faced with reality.
Using their spiritual senses to communicate, Li Fan asked, "Can you detect the presence of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance here?"
The Dark Clan leader replied negatively.
"The Dark Force is too profound. Even for us who have lived here long-term, it's hard to see things around us clearly. And I haven't returned home in a while. Please let me adapt again..."
Li Fan immediately became alert upon hearing this.
Fortunately, he was just overthinking it.
After some time, the Dark Clan leader finally roughly identified their location.
"Follow me. Not far away is where our original residence used to be. If the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance has a base here, they would definitely choose that spot."
In the darkness, they walked for an unknown duration before the Dark Clan leader suddenly stopped.
"Sure enough, there are people, and quite a few of them. The Dark Ocean was affected, emitting chaotic fluctuations," he explained to Li Fan and others with a tone filled with hatred.
At this moment, Li Fan noticed that the mysterious rhythm he had felt from Mo Rujin's corpse during his last visit seemed to have disappeared.
And above the Dark Force, it was impossible to determine their position.
"Looks like we'll have to find clues at the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance base," Li Fan thought.
"How many people are inside?"
The Dark Clan leader sensed for a moment.
"There should be around five. In terms of strength, it's about equal to this one..."
He was referring to Liu Ruchen among them.
"You actually can tell our strengths?" Fang Zaiji asked curiously.
"Outside, we can't do that. But in the Dark Ocean, it's a trivial matter for us," the Dark Clan leader said proudly.
"It's like how different objects of varying weights would cause different changes when placed in water. He must have distinguished them based on this point," Qiaogong Master explained as he looked at the endless darkness around.
Fang Zaiji then understood.
"Can you see what the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance is doing here?" Li Fan asked with a frown.
"We need to get closer."
After some thought, Li Fan agreed. "Don't push it. It's not yet time for direct conflict with the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance."
Having fought against the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance, the Dark Clan leader naturally understood their terrifying strength.
He nodded in understanding and then moved step by step forward.
"What is this..."
"How dare they!"
The emotions of the Dark Clan leader suddenly fluctuated greatly.
Fortunately, being in the Dark Ocean, they were not discovered by the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance.
The Dark Clan leader shared what he sensed.
Several white figures formed a circle. In their center seemed to be a small vortex created by the Dark Force.
This vortex was very small, only about the size of a palm.
Its shape was also peculiar; the center pointed upwards, contrary to normal vortices.
However, several Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance Co-Realm cultivators guarding it appeared extremely tense.
"What is this?" Fang Zaiji asked with some confusion.
"They are stealing the great Dark Force!" the Dark Clan leader gritted his teeth.
Li Fan and others were all startled by this.
"Even though there's a limit to the Dark Ocean's power, it can't stop these shameless thieves!" The Dark Clan leader was eager to rush over and stop the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance from doing such deeds.
Fortunately, he still had some sense of reason and only said it out loud without really acting on it.
"How do you think about this?"
Looking at the scene in his mind, Li Fan asked everyone for their thoughts.
"The Dark Force is deviating from the Immortal Wasteland. Clearly, the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance isn't content with just a little leakage during high tide; they want to extract large amounts of Dark Force," Liu Ruchen said with a sigh after receiving Li Fan's intelligence sharing.
"I wonder what method they used to create this vortex. It can't be that they specifically created a small world to attract the Dark Force, right..." Fang Zaiji casually remarked.
As soon as he finished speaking, he was stunned.
"It could be possible. After all, it's just an insignificant small world with no special value. If it can draw such a massive amount of Dark Force, destroying it would still be worth it," Qiaogong Master confidently said.
"Your Excellency, perhaps we can emulate the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance," he even suggested that Li Fan do the same.
"I have a premonition that combining this Dark Force with Essence Core Purity and using it on an immortal puppet might take us further, creating true True Immortal Puppets," Qiaogong Master's tone had a hint of fervor.
Although Li Fan shared the same thoughts, he didn't immediately agree. Instead, he asked the Dark Clan leader if they could sense any corpses left behind by fallen cultivators in the vicinity.
"Eh? If you hadn't said anything, I almost couldn't detect it."
"But this doesn't seem to be a corpse."
"It looks more like an empty shell."
(End of Chapter)