“ jiāo dào yǒu zhè shì yòu zuò kuī běn shēng yì le ？” lǐ fán chū shēng dǎ qù dào 。
“焦道友这是又做亏本生意了？”李凡出声打趣道。
"Friend Jiao, are you making a loss on this deal again?" Li Fan quipped.
jiāo xiū yuǎn jiàn yǒu kè rén lái ， fèn nù de liǎn páng shùn jiān huàn shàng yī fù xiào liǎn 。
焦修远见有客人来，愤怒的脸庞瞬间换上一副笑脸。
Seeing guests arrive, Jiao Xiuyuan's angry face immediately turned into a smile. However, upon hearing Li Fan's jest, his expression darkened instantly.
kě tīng dào lǐ fán de tiáo kǎn hòu ， liǎn shàng dùn shí yī hēi 。
可听到李凡的调侃后，脸上顿时一黑。
He awkwardly said, "Friend, that’s not what I meant. I Jiao never engage in a losing business."
shàn shàn dì shuō dào ：“ dào yǒu nǎ lǐ de huà ， wǒ jiāo mǒu rén kě cóng lái bù zuò kuī běn de mǎi mài 。”
讪讪地说道：“道友哪里的话，我焦某人可从来不做亏本的买卖。”
Then he gritted his teeth and whispered, "This brat actually tried to fool me! Do you think I’m easy to bully?"
suí hòu ， yòu yǎo yá qiè chǐ de xiǎo shēng shuō dào ：“ zhè xiǎo zi jū rán gǎn shuǎ wǒ ， zhēn dāng wǒ jiāo xiū yuǎn hǎo qī fù shì ba ……”
随后，又咬牙切齿的小声说道：“这小子居然敢耍我，真当我焦修远好欺负是吧……”
Li Fan seemed to have heard him say this more than once before, so he merely smiled without replying.
zhè huà lǐ fán sì hū bù zhǐ yī cì tīng tā zhè me shuō le ， dāng xià xiào ér bù yǔ 。
这话李凡似乎不止一次听他这么说了，当下笑而不语。
Looking at the small tripod on the table, he asked, "Friend Jiao, what is this little tripod for?"
kàn zhe zhuō miàn shàng de xiǎo dǐng ， zhuǎn ér wèn dào ：“ jiāo dào yǒu ， zhè xiǎo dǐng shì ……”
看着桌面上的小鼎，转而问道：“焦道友，这小鼎是……”
Jiao Xiuyuan's eyes lit up as he enthusiastically introduced it. "This little tripod is quite remarkable. I spent countless efforts to find it in a ruined ancient sect."
jiāo xiū yuǎn yǎn jīng yī liàng ， lì mǎ wèi lǐ fán rè qíng de jiè shào ：“ zhè ge xiǎo dǐng kě liǎo bù dé 。 shì wǒ fèi le qiān xīn wàn kǔ ， cái cóng yī chù pò miè de zōng mén yí jì zhōng xún dé de 。”
焦修远眼睛一亮，立马为李凡热情的介绍：“这个小鼎可了不得。是我费了千辛万苦，才从一处破灭的宗门遗迹中寻得的。”
"Really? What can it do?" Li Fan was intrigued. Items that survived through the Great Tribulation and have been passed down until now are usually not ordinary.
“ ó ？ bù zhī zhè xiǎo dǐng yǒu hé yòng chù ？” lǐ fán lái le xìng zhì 。 néng cóng dà jié pò miè ， liú chuán zhì jīn de wù jiàn ， dà duō dōu bù jiǎn dān 。
“哦？不知这小鼎有何用处？”李凡来了兴致。能从大劫破灭，流传至今的物件，大多都不简单。
"Friend, have you heard of the famous Medicine King Sect?" Jiao Xiuyuan said mysteriously.
“ dào yǒu kě zhī nà dà míng dǐng dǐng de ， yào wáng zōng ？” jiāo xiū yuǎn shén mì de shuō dào 。
“道友可知那大名鼎鼎的，药王宗？”焦修远神秘的说道。
"Nope," Li Fan shook his head.
“ méi tīng shuō guò 。” lǐ fán yáo tóu 。
“没听说过。”李凡摇头。
Jiao Xiuyuan's smile froze on his face.
jiāo xiū yuǎn de xiào róng dùn shí níng gù 。
焦修远的笑容顿时凝固。
Fortunately, he quickly regained his composure and explained to Li Fan. "The Medicine King Sect was one of the renowned ancient sects known for alchemy and cultivation of medicinal herbs."
hǎo zài ， tā de zhuān yè sù yǎng bǐ jiào qiáng ， lì mǎ wèi lǐ fán jiě shuō qǐ lái 。
好在，他的专业素养比较强，立马为李凡解说起来。
"Legend has it that before the Great Tribulation, the sect’s leader, Liu Luchen, had a vague premonition about significant changes in the world. He led his entire sect with great determination using the Medicine King Tripod as their vessel to break through space and leave this world."
“ yào wáng zōng ， yě shì shàng gǔ shí qī hè hè yǒu míng de zōng mén zhī yī 。 sù lái yǐ liàn dān 、 yǎng yào ， wén míng yú shì 。”
“药王宗，也是上古时期赫赫有名的宗门之一。素来以炼丹、养药，闻名于世。”
Li Fan was surprised by this piece of information: "Break through space? Where did they go?"
“ jù shuō xiān zūn chuán fǎ hòu ， dà jié wèi lái zhī qián 。 dāng shí de yào wáng zōng zōng zhǔ ， liǔ rú chén ， jiù yǐn yǐn yǒu yù gǎn ， tiān dì jiàn huò jiāng yíng lái dà biàn 。”
“据说仙尊传法后，大劫未来之前。当时的药王宗宗主，柳如尘，就隐隐有预感，天地间或将迎来大变。”
Jiao Xiuyuan shrugged, "It's been thousands of years ago; who knows where they went? They might have gone to a small world nearby or a new world. But that’s not the point."
“ yú shì ， liǔ rú chén biàn yǐ jí qí qiáng yìng de tài dù ， dài lǐng zhe yào wáng zōng quán tǐ ， yǐ yào wáng dǐng wèi zhōu ， huà kāi xū kōng ， pò jiè lí qù 。”
“于是，柳如尘便以极其强硬的态度，带领着药王宗全体，以药王鼎为舟，化开虚空，破界离去。”
"The point is this tripod!"
lǐ fán dǎo shì dì yī cì tīng shuō zhè zhǒng yì shì ：“ pò jiè ér qù ？ tā men qù wǎng le hé chù ？”
李凡倒是第一次听说这种轶事：“破界而去？他们去往了何处？”
Li Fan nodded slightly, and his twin Lin Fan quickly searched for keywords: 'world'.
jiāo xiū yuǎn sǒng sǒng jiān ：“ shù qiān nián qián de wǎng shì le ， zhè shuí yòu néng zhī dào ne ？ yǒu kě néng qù le zhōu biān yóu lí de xiǎo shì jiè ， yě yǒu kě néng qù le yí gè zhǎn xīn de shì jiè ， fǎn zhèng zhè bú shì zhòng diǎn 。”
焦修远耸耸肩：“数千年前的往事了，这谁又能知道呢？有可能去了周边游离的小世界，也有可能去了一个崭新的世界，反正这不是重点。”
The relevant information appeared immediately.
“ zhòng diǎn shì zhè ge dǐng ！”
“重点是这个鼎！”
It was worth a significant amount of contribution points—over one thousand.
lǐ fán wēi wēi diǎn tóu ， fēn shēn lín fán què shì kuài sù sōu xún qǐ le guān jiàn cí ：“ shì jiè ”。
李凡微微点头，分身林凡却是快速搜寻起了关键词：“世界”。
Purchase and read it.
xiāng guān xìn xī dùn shí fú xiàn 。
相关信息顿时浮现。
Long ago, cultivators had already established their basic worldview. The current cultivation world they were in was not the only existing world.
jià zhí bù fēi ， jìng rán xū yào yī qiān duō diǎn gòng xiàn dù 。
价值不菲，竟然需要一千多点贡献度。
Not only did small worlds and independent micro-caves exist around this world, but there were also other similar worlds beyond the endless void.
mǎi xià ， yuè dú 。
买下，阅读。
Before the Great Tribulation, that ancient and prosperous cultivation world had interacted with many others.
gǔ zǎo zhī qián ， xiū xiān zhě men yǐ jīng què lì le jī běn de shì jiè guān 。
古早之前，修仙者们已经确立了基本的世界观。
Back then, cultivators called themselves "Xuanhuang World Cultivators."
rú jīn shēn chù de zhè ge xiū xiān jiè ， bìng bú shì wéi yī cún zài de shì jiè 。
如今身处的这个修仙界，并不是唯一存在的世界。
...
bù jǐn shì jiè zhōu biān ， cún zài zhe zhū duō fù zhuó de xiǎo shì jiè 、 wēi xíng dú lì dòng tiān 。
不仅世界周边，存在着诸多附着的小世界、微型独立洞天。
Li Fan paused for a moment.
wú jìn xū kōng zhī wài ， hái cún zài zhe qí tā yǔ wǒ men zhè ge shì jiè xiāng lèi shì de cún zài 。
无尽虚空之外，还存在着其他与我们这个世界相类似的存在。
"Xuanhuang..."
dà jié zhī qián ， nà ge gǔ lǎo ér yòu fán róng de xiū xiān jiè ， hái céng jīng yǔ qí tā shì jiè bǐ cǐ yǒu guò bù shǎo de jiāo liú 。
大劫之前，那个古老而又繁荣的修仙界，还曾经与其他世界彼此有过不少的交流。
His thoughts raced as he continued reading. However, from one day on, such connections suddenly stopped.
nà shí hòu de xiū shì ， dōu yǐ “ xuán huáng jiè xiū shì ” zì chēng 。
那时候的修士，都以“玄黄界修士”自称。
Some cultivators attempted to cross the void and visit other worlds they had once interacted with, but none returned.
……
……
Later, the Great Tribulation descended, and the world underwent massive changes.
lǐ fán wēi wēi yī dùn 。
李凡微微一顿。
The Xuanhuang World even seemed to "seal itself off."
“ xuán huáng ……”
“玄黄……”
Leaving this place became incredibly difficult.
xīn zhōng sī xù fān yǒng ， jiē zhe kàn xià qù 。
心中思绪翻涌，接着看下去。
After centuries of killing and order being reestablished, new cultivators attempted to reconnect with other worlds again. But over these years, no significant discoveries were made.
kě shì cóng mǒu tiān kāi shǐ ， zhè zhǒng lián xì jiāo liú jiù bù zhī wèi hé tū rán duàn jué le 。
可是从某天开始，这种联系交流就不知为何突然断绝了。
However, research on the topic continued without giving up.
céng jīng yǒu xiū shì xiǎng yào héng dù xū kōng ， qián wǎng jiāo liú guò de qí tā shì jiè yī tàn jiū jìng 。
曾经有修士想要横渡虚空，前往交流过的其他世界一探究竟。
...
dàn quán dōu yī qù bù huí 。
但全都一去不回。
"So that’s how it is, Xuanhuang World."
hòu lái ， dà jié jiàng lín ， tiān dì jù biàn 。
后来，大劫降临，天地巨变。
"Could it be that the Xuanhuang Qixin Spell has been passed down from ancient times? But if that's true, why didn’t the Immortal-Demon Mist appear back then? The timing doesn't quite match."
xuán huáng jiè gèng shì “ zì bì ” le yì bān 。
玄黄界更是“自闭”了一般。
Li Fan pondered.
xiǎng yào pò kāi xū kōng 、 lí kāi zhè lǐ ， biàn dé kùn nán liǎo wú shù bèi 。
想要破开虚空、离开这里，变得困难了无数倍。
There were no clear written records of what happened in ancient times even within the Ten Thousand Immortals Realm.
děng shā lù zhōng zhǐ ， zhì xù chóng xīn jiàn lì hòu shù bǎi zài 。
等杀戮终止，秩序重新建立后数百载。
It was certain that some cultivators from those times still existed today, like the old man with white hair Li Fan had seen before.
cái yǒu xīn de xiū xiān zhě ， shì tú zài cì hé qí tā shì jiè qǔ dé lián xì 。
才有新的修仙者，试图再次和其他世界取得联系。
But they all kept silent on this matter, making this period shrouded in mystery and uncertainty.
dàn zhè xiē nián lái ， yì zhí dōu méi yǒu shén me fā xiàn 。
但这些年来，一直都没有什么发现。
Cultivators now could only speculate based on hearsay about what happened during ancient times.
bù guò ， sì hū xiāng guān yán jiū yì zhí dōu zài jìn xíng zhōng ， méi yǒu fàng qì 。
不过，似乎相关研究一直都在进行中，没有放弃。
What Cao Hong told him was a common belief among cultivators today: the Great Tribulation and the inability to practice immortal techniques simultaneously occurred before the Immortal-Demon Mist spread.
……
……
But Li Fan later found the tomb of Taiyin Sect’s outer disciple, Yi Xing. According to the mural in the tomb passage, it seemed that the Taiyin Sect still existed when the Immortal-Demon Mist was prevalent, and Yi Xing had been tasked with relocating ordinary people.
“ yuán lái rú cǐ ， xuán huáng jiè me 。”
“原来如此，玄黄界么。”
This contradicted what Cao Hong said.
“ nán dào shuō ， xuán huáng qīng xīn zhòu ， biàn shì zì shàng gǔ shí qī liú chuán xià lái de ？ kě nà shí xiān fán zhàng míng míng hái méi yǒu chū xiàn ， shí jiān yǒu diǎn duì bù shàng 。”
“难道说，玄黄清心咒，便是自上古时期流传下来的？可那时仙凡瘴明明还没有出现，时间有点对不上。”
...
lǐ fán àn zì sī suǒ zhe 。
李凡暗自思索着。
Li Fan trusted the evidence from archaeological findings more.
shàng gǔ shí qī jiū jìng fā shēng le shén me ， jí shǐ zài tiān xuán jìng zhōng ， yě méi yǒu míng què de shū miàn jì zǎi 。
上古时期究竟发生了什么，即使在天玄境中，也没有明确的书面记载。
"According to Cao Hong, there seems to have been a period between the inability to practice immortal techniques and the full-scale violence."
kě yǐ kěn dìng de shì ， bù fá yǒu zì nà shí hòu ， jiù cún huó zhì jīn de xiū shì 。
可以肯定的是，不乏有自那时候，就存活至今的修士。
"Perhaps this period was longer than we imagined."
bǐ rú lǐ fán zhī qián jiàn dào de nà bái fà lǎo zhě 。
比如李凡之前见到的那白发老者。
"True. The cultivators must have immediately realized the consequences of not being able to practice immortal techniques. They tried various methods to save themselves."
dàn tā men dōu bù yuē ér tóng de duì cǐ bǎo chí jiān mò ， shǐ de zhè duàn lì shǐ ， yóu rú lǒng zhào zài mí wù zhī zhōng ， pò shuò mí lí 。
但他们都不约而同的对此保持缄默，使得这段历史，犹如笼罩在迷雾之中，破朔迷离。
"The collapse of order wasn’t immediate; ancient cultivation worlds might have existed for a long time, not necessarily in a state of decline."
rú jīn de xiū shì men yě zhǐ néng gēn jù dào tīng tú shuō ， qù kuī jiàn shàng gǔ zhī shí céng jīng fā shēng de zhǒng zhǒng shì qíng 。
如今的修士们也只能根据道听途说，去窥见上古之时曾经发生的种种事情。
"And cultivators’ timescales are much longer than ordinary people’s."
dāng chū kòu hóng duì lǐ fán jiǎng shù de ， yě jiù shì rú jīn xiū xiān jiè pǔ biàn liú chuán de shuō fǎ 。
当初寇洪对李凡讲述的，也就是如今修仙界普遍流传的说法。
"Back then, cultivators lived much longer."
shì dà jié jiàng lín 、 xiān fǎ bù néng tóng xiū ， fā shēng zài xiān fán zhàng liú xíng zhī qián 。
是大劫降临、仙法不能同修，发生在仙凡瘴流行之前。
"A few decades could just be another seclusion period for them."
dàn hòu lái lǐ fán zhǎo dào le tài yǎn zōng wài mén dì zǐ yī xíng zhī mù 。
但后来李凡找到了太衍宗外门弟子伊行之墓。
"True fear and despair only erupted when their cultivation stopped improving and their lifespans were nearing an end."
gēn jù mù dào bì huà shàng miáo shù de lái kàn ， xiān fán zhàng liú xíng zhī shí ， nà tài yǎn zōng hěn xiǎn rán yī rán hái cún zài yú shì 。
根据墓道壁画上描述的来看，仙凡瘴流行之时，那太衍宗很显然依然还存在于世。
"At first, order was still maintained. But later, the Immortal-Demon Mist broke out..."
yī xíng biàn shì shòu mìng ， fù zé qiān xǐ fán rén 。
伊行便是受命，负责迁徙凡人。
Li Fan narrowed his eyes.
zhè biàn yú kòu hóng suǒ shuō de máo dùn le 。
这便于寇洪所说的矛盾了。
Of course, this was merely his conjecture based on known clues. The truth might be more complex.
lǐ fán zé shì gèng xiāng xìn “ kǎo gǔ ” suǒ de de zhèng jù 。
李凡则是更相信“考古”所得的证据。
But in general, it should align closely with Li Fan’s speculation.
“ àn zhào kòu hóng de shuō fǎ ， cóng xiān fǎ bù néng tóng xiū ， dào shā lù chè dǐ jiàng lín ， zhè qí zhōng sì hū guò le yī duàn shí jiān 。”
“按照寇洪的说法，从仙法不能同修，到杀戮彻底降临，这其中似乎过了一段时间。”
...
“ huò xǔ ， zhè duàn shí jiān ， bǐ xiǎng xiàng zhōng de hái yào jiǔ 。”
“或许，这段时间，比想象中的还要久。”
While Li Fan was lost in thought, Jiao Xiuyuan noticed he hadn’t reacted to what he had said. So, he waved the small tripod in front of Li Fan's face.
“ yě shì ， dāng shí de xiū shì zhě men ， kěn dìng dì yī shí jiān jiù xiǎng dào le xiān fǎ bù néng tóng xiū de hòu guǒ ， yú shì tā men xiǎng jǐn gè zhǒng bàn fǎ ， kāi shǐ zì jiù 。”
“也是，当时的修士者们，肯定第一时间就想到了仙法不能同修的后果，于是他们想尽各种办法，开始自救。”
"Friend, what do you think? Do you want this little Medicine King Tripod or not?"
“ zhì xù de bēng tā bú shì yí cù ér jiù de 。 shàng gǔ xiū xiān jiè bù zhī cún zài le duō zhǎng shí jiān ， wèi bì jiù nà me bù kān 。”
“秩序的崩塌不是一蹴而就的。上古修仙界不知存在了多长时间，未必就那么不堪。”
Li Fan snapped back to reality and remained calm. "What exactly can this small tripod do? Friend Jiao, please explain again. I was thinking about other things."
“ ér qiě ， xiū xiān zhě de shí jiān chǐ dù ， bǐ qǐ fán rén ， yào dà tài duō 。”
“而且，修仙者的时间尺度，比起凡人，要大太多。”
Jiao Xiuyuan sighed but repeated the explanation: "This small Medicine King Tripod was used by the sect members to grow and cultivate various spirit plants and herbs."
“ shàng gǔ zhī shí de xiū xiān jiè ， xiū shì hái hěn cháng shòu 。”
“上古之时的修仙界，修士还很长寿。”
"It creates its own space inside and continuously generates Wood属性灵气 to accelerate the growth of herbs."
“ shí jǐ èr shí nián de shí jiān ， duì tā men lái shuō ， hěn kě néng yě zhǐ shì yī cì bì guān ér yǐ 。”
“十几二十年的时间，对他们来说，很可能也只是一次闭关而已。”
Li Fan frowned, "Such a precious item. Why didn’t that person want it?"
“ zhēn zhèng de kǒng jù 、 jué wàng 、 shā lù ， yīng gāi zhǐ yǒu děng dào yīn wèi xiū wèi wú fǎ cùn jìn 、 shòu mìng jiāng jǐn shí cái huì chè dǐ bào fā 。”
“真正的恐惧、绝望、杀戮，应该只有等到因为修为无法寸进、寿命将尽时才会彻底爆发。”
Jiao Xiuyuan awkwardly smiled but told the truth: "Friend, you don't know? The first batch of spirit plants and medicinal herbs cultivated in the newly discovered Wood属性灵气 cave by the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance have already been put up for sale."
“ yī kāi shǐ ， zhì xù hái néng miǎn qiǎng wéi xù 。 dàn hòu lái ， xiān fán zhàng bào fā le ……”
“一开始，秩序还能勉强维序。但后来，仙凡瘴爆发了……”
"Due to their massive quantity, the price has dropped."
"Friend Jiao, are you making a loss on this deal again?" Li Fan quipped.
Seeing guests arrive, Jiao Xiuyuan's angry face immediately turned into a smile. However, upon hearing Li Fan's jest, his expression darkened instantly.
He awkwardly said, "Friend, that’s not what I meant. I Jiao never engage in a losing business."
Then he gritted his teeth and whispered, "This brat actually tried to fool me! Do you think I’m easy to bully?"
Li Fan seemed to have heard him say this more than once before, so he merely smiled without replying.
Looking at the small tripod on the table, he asked, "Friend Jiao, what is this little tripod for?"
Jiao Xiuyuan's eyes lit up as he enthusiastically introduced it. "This little tripod is quite remarkable. I spent countless efforts to find it in a ruined ancient sect."
"Really? What can it do?" Li Fan was intrigued. Items that survived through the Great Tribulation and have been passed down until now are usually not ordinary.
"Friend, have you heard of the famous Medicine King Sect?" Jiao Xiuyuan said mysteriously.
"Nope," Li Fan shook his head.
Jiao Xiuyuan's smile froze on his face.
Fortunately, he quickly regained his composure and explained to Li Fan. "The Medicine King Sect was one of the renowned ancient sects known for alchemy and cultivation of medicinal herbs."
"Legend has it that before the Great Tribulation, the sect’s leader, Liu Luchen, had a vague premonition about significant changes in the world. He led his entire sect with great determination using the Medicine King Tripod as their vessel to break through space and leave this world."
Li Fan was surprised by this piece of information: "Break through space? Where did they go?"
Jiao Xiuyuan shrugged, "It's been thousands of years ago; who knows where they went? They might have gone to a small world nearby or a new world. But that’s not the point."
"The point is this tripod!"
Li Fan nodded slightly, and his twin Lin Fan quickly searched for keywords: 'world'.
The relevant information appeared immediately.
It was worth a significant amount of contribution points—over one thousand.
Purchase and read it.
Long ago, cultivators had already established their basic worldview. The current cultivation world they were in was not the only existing world.
Not only did small worlds and independent micro-caves exist around this world, but there were also other similar worlds beyond the endless void.
Before the Great Tribulation, that ancient and prosperous cultivation world had interacted with many others.
Back then, cultivators called themselves "Xuanhuang World Cultivators."
...
Li Fan paused for a moment.
"Xuanhuang..."
His thoughts raced as he continued reading. However, from one day on, such connections suddenly stopped.
Some cultivators attempted to cross the void and visit other worlds they had once interacted with, but none returned.
Later, the Great Tribulation descended, and the world underwent massive changes.
The Xuanhuang World even seemed to "seal itself off."
Leaving this place became incredibly difficult.
After centuries of killing and order being reestablished, new cultivators attempted to reconnect with other worlds again. But over these years, no significant discoveries were made.
However, research on the topic continued without giving up.
...
"So that’s how it is, Xuanhuang World."
"Could it be that the Xuanhuang Qixin Spell has been passed down from ancient times? But if that's true, why didn’t the Immortal-Demon Mist appear back then? The timing doesn't quite match."
Li Fan pondered.
There were no clear written records of what happened in ancient times even within the Ten Thousand Immortals Realm.
It was certain that some cultivators from those times still existed today, like the old man with white hair Li Fan had seen before.
But they all kept silent on this matter, making this period shrouded in mystery and uncertainty.
Cultivators now could only speculate based on hearsay about what happened during ancient times.
What Cao Hong told him was a common belief among cultivators today: the Great Tribulation and the inability to practice immortal techniques simultaneously occurred before the Immortal-Demon Mist spread.
But Li Fan later found the tomb of Taiyin Sect’s outer disciple, Yi Xing. According to the mural in the tomb passage, it seemed that the Taiyin Sect still existed when the Immortal-Demon Mist was prevalent, and Yi Xing had been tasked with relocating ordinary people.
This contradicted what Cao Hong said.
...
Li Fan trusted the evidence from archaeological findings more.
"According to Cao Hong, there seems to have been a period between the inability to practice immortal techniques and the full-scale violence."
"Perhaps this period was longer than we imagined."
"True. The cultivators must have immediately realized the consequences of not being able to practice immortal techniques. They tried various methods to save themselves."
"The collapse of order wasn’t immediate; ancient cultivation worlds might have existed for a long time, not necessarily in a state of decline."
"And cultivators’ timescales are much longer than ordinary people’s."
"Back then, cultivators lived much longer."
"A few decades could just be another seclusion period for them."
"True fear and despair only erupted when their cultivation stopped improving and their lifespans were nearing an end."
"At first, order was still maintained. But later, the Immortal-Demon Mist broke out..."
Li Fan narrowed his eyes.
Of course, this was merely his conjecture based on known clues. The truth might be more complex.
But in general, it should align closely with Li Fan’s speculation.
...
While Li Fan was lost in thought, Jiao Xiuyuan noticed he hadn’t reacted to what he had said. So, he waved the small tripod in front of Li Fan's face.
"Friend, what do you think? Do you want this little Medicine King Tripod or not?"
Li Fan snapped back to reality and remained calm. "What exactly can this small tripod do? Friend Jiao, please explain again. I was thinking about other things."
Jiao Xiuyuan sighed but repeated the explanation: "This small Medicine King Tripod was used by the sect members to grow and cultivate various spirit plants and herbs."
"It creates its own space inside and continuously generates Wood属性灵气 to accelerate the growth of herbs."
Li Fan frowned, "Such a precious item. Why didn’t that person want it?"
Jiao Xiuyuan awkwardly smiled but told the truth: "Friend, you don't know? The first batch of spirit plants and medicinal herbs cultivated in the newly discovered Wood属性灵气 cave by the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance have already been put up for sale."
"Due to their massive quantity, the price has dropped."