xuán hēi sè de cháng páo ， shàng miàn xiù zhe jiǔ tiáo jīn lóng ， bǐ cǐ chán rào 。
玄黑色的长袍，上面绣着九条金龙，彼此缠绕。
A long black robe adorned with nine golden dragons intertwined on it.
miǎn liú chuí xià ， jiāng miàn kǒng zhē bì ， kàn bù qīng miàn mào 。
冕旒垂下，将面孔遮蔽，看不清面貌。
The crown dangled, concealing the face and making it impossible to discern its features.
“ bù kuì shì tiān mìng shèng huáng ， fán rén nán yǐ qǐ wàng lóng yán 。”
“不愧是天命圣皇，凡人难以企望龙颜。”
"Indeed, worthy of being the Celestial Mandate Saint Emperor. It's beyond a mortal's reach to glimpse your majesty," Sun Erlang said, feeling Li Fan’s gaze upon him. He instinctively lowered his head.
sūn èr láng gǎn shòu dào lǐ fán tóu lái de shì xiàn ， shēn qū wēi wēi yī zhèn ， xià yì shí de dī xià tou qù 。
孙二郎感受到李凡投来的视线，身躯微微一震，下意识的低下头去。
At the same time, he spoke with a bitter tone: "Teacher, disciple is incompetent. I just broke through to the first stage of Qi Cultivation yesterday."
tóng shí sè shēng dào ：“ huí lǎo shī ， dì zǐ wú néng 。 zuó tiān gāng gāng tū pò zhì dì yī céng liàn qì qī 。”
同时涩声道：“回老师，弟子无能。昨天刚刚突破至第一层炼气期。”
"Considering you only relied on the residual qi within the palace to complete your qi induction into your body in such a short time, it's already quite remarkable," Li Fan said without reproach but rather with a nod and words of comfort.
“ jǐn kào zhe huáng gōng nèi jù jí de nà yì diǎn líng qì ， nǐ néng zài rú cǐ duǎn de shí jiān nèi wán chéng yǐn qì rù tǐ ， yě suàn bù róng yì le 。” lǐ fán bìng méi yǒu zé bèi ， fǎn dào shì diǎn tóu ān wèi dào 。
“仅靠着皇宫内聚及的那一点灵气，你能在如此短的时间内完成引气入体，也算不容易了。”李凡并没有责备，反倒是点头安慰道。
Hearing this, Sun Erlong’s expression showed remorse: "If not for Teacher imparting the Xuanhuang Immortal Heart Spell, I would probably still be affected by the poisonous miasma within my body."
sūn èr láng wén yán ， gèng shì miàn lù kuì jiù zhī sè ：“ ruò bú shì lǎo shī chuán shòu de 【 xuán huáng xiān xīn zhòu 】， wǒ kǒng pà cǐ kè réng rán hái yào shòu dào tǐ nèi zhàng qì yǐng xiǎng 、 nán dēng xiān tú 。”
孙二郎闻言，更是面露愧疚之色：“若不是老师传授的【玄黄仙心咒】，我恐怕此刻仍然还要受到体内瘴气影响、难登仙途。”
After speaking, he gratefully bowed several times to show his gratitude.
sūn èr láng shuō bà ， yòu shì shí fēn gǎn jī de kē tóu jǐ gè xiǎng tóu 。
孙二郎说罢，又是十分感激的磕头几个响头。
Li Fan did not stop him.
lǐ fán bìng wèi zǔ zhǐ 。
李凡并未阻止。
When Sun Erlong stood up again, Li Fan asked in a calm voice: "How is the overall progress of the Imperial Guard’s learning of the Immortal Heart Spell?"
děng sūn èr láng chóng xīn qǐ shēn ， tā yòu dàn dàn de wèn dào ：“ jìn jūn xué xí xiān xīn zhòu de zǒng tǐ jìn zhǎn rú hé ？”
等孙二郎重新起身，他又淡淡的问道：“禁军学习仙心咒的总体进展如何？”
"By yesterday, 160 soldiers successfully entered the door and shed their mortal bodies. The rest who failed the test have been dealt with," Sun Erlong said, his eyes flashing with a hint of reluctance that quickly disappeared.
“ qì zuó rì wéi zhǐ ， gòng yǒu yì bǎi liù shí míng jiàng shì chéng gōng rù mén 、 tùn qù fán qū 。 qí yú wèi néng tōng guò kǎo yàn zhě ， yǐ jīng jìn shù chǔ lǐ gān jìng 。” sūn èr láng yǎn zhōng shǎn guò yī sī bù rěn ， bù guò hěn kuài jiù zhē yǎn guò qù 。
“迄昨日为止，共有一百六十名将士成功入门、褪去凡躯。其余未能通过考验者，已经尽数处理干净。”孙二郎眼中闪过一丝不忍，不过很快就遮掩过去。
"In the future, you will be the main force for my conquests across the worlds. You must strive to cultivate day and night without any slack."
“ ěr děng rì hòu biàn shì zhèn zhēng fá wàn jiè de zhǔ lì jūn ， xū rì yè miǎn lì xiū xíng 、 bù kě xiè dài 。”
“尔等日后便是朕征伐万界的主力军，需日夜勉力修行、不可懈怠。”
"Regarding the qi issue, don’t worry about it. In three days, you’ll personally board this immortal boat and head to the Eastern Void Abyss," Li Fan said.
“ zhì yú líng qì wèn tí ， nǐ bù yòng dān xīn 。 sān rì hòu ， nǐ qīn zì chéng cǐ xiān zhōu ， qián wǎng dōng fāng xū yuān 。”
“至于灵气问题，你不用担心。三日后，你亲自乘此仙舟，前往东方墟渊。”
Li Fan casually pointed his finger, and a wooden ship ten zhang in size appeared before Sun Erlong.
lǐ fán suí shǒu yī zhǐ ， yī sōu shí zhàng dà xiǎo de mù chuán biàn chū xiàn zài sūn èr láng miàn qián 。
李凡随手一指，一艘十丈大小的木船便出现在孙二郎面前。
The ship was covered with silver lines that emitted an aura of mystery.
mù chuán zhōu shēn kè mǎn le yín sè de xiàn tiáo ， sàn fà chū zhèn zhèn xuán ào de qì xī 。
木船周身刻满了银色的线条，散发出阵阵玄奥的气息。
"Truly a treasure of immortals. Master actually entrusted me with such a precious item," Sun Erlong felt a chill run down his spine as he quickly nodded in agreement.
“ dàng zhēn shì xiān jiā zhì bǎo 。 zhè děng bǎo bèi ， shī zūn jū rán jiù zhè me fàng xīn jiāo gěi wǒ 。” sūn èr láng xīn zhōng yī lǐn ， lián máng diǎn tóu yīng xià 。
“当真是仙家至宝。这等宝贝，师尊居然就这么放心交给我。”孙二郎心中一凛，连忙点头应下。
And the immortal boat flew into his arms.
ér nà sōu xiān zhōu yě suí zhī fēi rù tā de huái zhōng 。
而那艘仙舟也随之飞入他的怀中。
A sense of control over the ship like handling it with arm and fingers instantly surfaced in Sun Erlong’s mind.
yī gǔ rú bì zhǐ shǐ de gǎn jué ， dùn shí fú xiàn zài sūn èr láng xīn tóu 。
一股如臂指使的感觉，顿时浮现在孙二郎心头。
"Go down." Just as he was experiencing the wonders of the immortal boat, Li Fan’s voice sounded.
“ xià qù ba 。” zhèng dāng tā tǐ yàn zhe xiān zhōu xuán miào de shí hòu ， lǐ fán de shēng yīn qià shí xiǎng qǐ 。
“下去吧。”正当他体验着仙舟玄妙的时候，李凡的声音恰时响起。
Sun Erlong bowed to take leave.
sūn èr láng gōng shēn xíng lǐ gào tuì 。
孙二郎躬身行礼告退。
The entire imperial garden was left only for Li Fan.
zhěng gè huáng gōng hòu huā yuán ， jiù zhǐ shèng xià le lǐ fán yī rén 。
整个皇宫后花园，就只剩下了李凡一人。
Under the crown and shadow, a faceless figure appeared eerie and ominous.
miǎn liú xià 、 yīn yǐng zhōng wú miàn de liǎn páng ， kàn shàng qù qí yì ér yòu yīn sēn 。
冕旒下、阴影中无面的脸庞，看上去奇异而又阴森。
"Haha, if not for this world's destined short duration, I might have taken much longer before discovering that the Xuanhuang Immortal Heart Spell is not restricted by the rule of immortal techniques cannot be practiced simultaneously."
“ hē hē ， ruò bú shì cǐ shì zhù dìng bú huì chí xù tài jiǔ 、 gān cuì shòu fǎ yú rén de cháng shì ， wǒ kǒng pà hái yào hěn jiǔ cái huì fā xiàn ， yuán lái 【 xuán huáng xiān xīn zhòu 】 bìng bù shòu dào fǎ bù kě tóng xiū de xiàn zhì 。”
“呵呵，若不是此世注定不会持续太久、干脆授法于人的尝试，我恐怕还要很久才会发现，原来【玄黄仙心咒】并不受到法不可同修的限制。”
"Is it because the Immortal Heart Spell does not fall under the category of true arts? Or is it a special favor from the Xuanhuang Heavenly Dao to the Great Xuanhuang?"
“ shì xiān xīn zhòu bìng bù shǔ yú gōng fǎ fàn chóu ， hái shì xuán huáng tiān dào duì xuán huáng dà tiān zūn suǒ liú de yōu dài ？”
“是仙心咒并不属于功法范畴，还是玄黄天道对玄黄大天尊所留的优待？”
"In any case, selecting an appropriate successor for the Great Xuanhuang in the future will be much easier than I imagined."
“ bù guǎn rú hé ， jiāng lái tiāo xuǎn hé shì zhī rén jì rèn xuán huáng dà tiān zūn de jì huà ， shī zhǎn qǐ lái yào bǐ xiǎng xiàng zhōng de róng yì xǔ duō 。”
“不管如何，将来挑选合适之人继任玄黄大天尊的计划，施展起来要比想象中的容易许多。”
Li Fan’s thoughts slowly turned as he leaped onto the Saint Emperor’s Throne of Xuanjing City.
lǐ fán sī xù huǎn huǎn zhuǎn dòng ， yí gè shǎn shēn ， lái dào xuán jīng chéng yì lì de 【 shèng huáng zuò 】 zhī shàng 。
李凡思绪缓缓转动，一个闪身，来到玄京城屹立的【圣皇座】之上。
A thin layer of qi nourished his body, preventing him from regressing despite being at a late-stage Foundation Establishment realm.
sī sī wēi bó de líng qì ， zī yǎng zhe lǐ fán de qū tǐ 。
丝丝微薄的灵气，滋养着李凡的躯体。
After reincarnating for over a hundred lifetimes and reaching the Transcendence realm, Li Fan, though now back in the Foundation Establishment stage, saw the world differently.
shǐ de tā rú jīn zhù jī hòu qī de jìng jiè ， bù zhì yú yīn wèi quē shǎo líng qì ér dào tuì 。
使得他如今筑基后期的境界，不至于因为缺少灵气而倒退。
For instance: Xuanjing City was not devoid of qi; it still connected to the Xuanhuang Realm. However, due to its unique structure and the封锁 by the Great Desolation Array, the qi was extremely sparse, almost nonexistent.
lún huí bǎi duō shì ， zuì gāo shí lì dá dào huà shén zhī jìng ， néng yǔ hé dào xiū shì bǐ jiān de lǐ fán ， rú jīn suī rán chóng xīn huí dào zhù jī jìng jiè 。 dàn shì tā yǎn zhōng de shì jiè yǐ rán gēn guò wǎng yǒu suǒ bù tóng 。
轮回百多世，最高实力达到化神之境，能与合道修士比肩的李凡，如今虽然重新回到筑基境界。但是他眼中的世界已然跟过往有所不同。
Ordinary cultivators could hardly utilize it. Only long-lived animals, through accumulation over time, could gather a limited amount of qi.
bǐ rú ： dà xuán zhè bān fán rén xiǎo shì jiè ， bìng bú shì sī háo méi yǒu líng qì cún zài de ， bì jìng hái lián tōng zhe xuán huáng jiè 。
比如：大玄这般凡人小世界，并不是丝毫没有灵气存在的，毕竟还联通着玄黄界。
For example, the giant snake on Jie Li Mountain.
zhǐ bù guò yīn wèi xiǎo shì jiè běn shēn tè shū gòu zào ， zài jiā shàng xiān jué dà zhèn de fēng suǒ ， dǎo zhì líng qì jí dù xī bó 、 jī hū jiù děng yú méi yǒu bà le 。
只不过因为小世界本身特殊构造，再加上仙绝大阵的封锁，导致灵气极度稀薄、几乎就等于没有罢了。
"Extracting all the world's qi can barely sustain a Foundation Establishment cultivator,"
xiū shì xún cháng fāng shì gēn běn wú fǎ lì yòng ， wéi yǒu nà xiē shòu yuán yōu jiǔ de dòng wù 、 rì jī yuè lěi ， yì diǎn yī dī jī zǎn ， cái néng yǒu xiàn de jué qǔ líng qì 。
修士寻常方式根本无法利用，唯有那些寿元悠久的动物、日积月累，一点一滴积攒，才能有限的攫取灵气。
"But borrowing from the Xuanhuang Realm wouldn’t be a problem."
jiù bǐ rú jiě lí shān shàng ， nà tiáo zhǎng shù bǎi zhàng de dà shé 。
就比如解离山上，那条长数百丈的大蛇。
Li Fan added some new array formations to the Taiyin Boat given to Sun Erlong. The purpose was for it to automatically fly into the Xuanhuang Realm, absorb qi, and return.
“ yī zhěng gè shì jiè de líng qì quán dōu chōu qǔ ， yě jǐn jǐn néng wéi chí yí gè zhù jī qī xiū shì miǎn qiǎng shēng cún ……”
“一整个世界的灵气全都抽取，也仅仅能维持一个筑基期修士勉强生存……”
Sun Erlong inside the flying boat couldn't see what was outside. He only needed to bring the boat near the Void Abyss.
“ bù guò qù gēn xuán huáng jiè jiè jiè dào yě wú fáng 。”
“不过去跟玄黄界借借倒也无妨。”
Although Li Fan’s current array skills made it difficult for others to detect his theft of Xuanhuang Realm qi under the cover of an array, it wasn’t a long-term solution.
lǐ fán jiāo gěi sūn èr láng de tài yǎn zhōu ， bèi tā xīn jiā shàng le yī xiē zhèn fǎ 。 mù dì jiù shì zì dòng fēi xíng zhì xuán huáng jiè nèi ， xī qǔ líng qì cún chǔ qǐ lái ， ér hòu fǎn huí 。
李凡交给孙二郎的太衍舟，被他新加上了一些阵法。目的就是自动飞行至玄黄界内，吸取灵气存储起来，而后返回。
Creating qi out of thin air still required Dao One Worm.
tài yǎn zhōu nèi de sūn èr láng ， zì rán shì wú fǎ kàn qīng fēi zhōu wài shì wù de 。 tā xū yào zuò de jǐn jǐn jiù shì jiāng fēi zhōu dài dào xū yuān páng jiù xíng 。
太衍舟内的孙二郎，自然是无法看清飞舟外事物的。他需要做的仅仅就是将飞舟带到墟渊旁就行。
Dao One Worm was a unique creature that Li Fan couldn't create.
suī shuō yǐ lǐ fán rú jīn de zhèn dào shuǐ píng ， zhèn fǎ zhē yǎn xià ， tōu qǔ xuán huáng jiè líng qì de xíng wéi hěn nán bèi rén fā xiàn 。
虽说以李凡如今的阵道水平，阵法遮掩下，偷取玄黄界灵气的行为很难被人发现。
But...
dàn bì jìng bú shì cháng jiǔ zhī jì 。
但毕竟不是长久之计。
Skipping the prompt about retaining options from the previous life, Li Fan looked at his panel.
xiǎng yào wú zhōng shēng yǒu ， shēng chéng líng qì ， hái shì yào kào dào yī chóng 。
想要无中生有，生成灵气，还是要靠道一虫。
Name: Li Fan
Realm: Late-stage Foundation Establishment
Physical Age: 20/399
Psychological Age: 1399/9999
Virtualization Progress: 3%
Anchoring Progress: 0%
Current Anchors: 3
Available Anchors: 1
Bound Items: Xuan Tian Mirror Essence (残), Taiyin Boat, Ten Thousand Beast Condensation Crystal, Ten Thousand People's Blood, Daoist Origin Stone, End-of-Time Separation Disc
dào yī chóng nǎi shì qí tè yì shòu ， lǐ fán wú fǎ shēng zào 。
道一虫乃是奇特异兽，李凡无法生造。
...
bù guò ……
不过……
"Physical age has returned to the expected 399 years for a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator. No need to worry; I should have already achieved True Reality before my time runs out."
lüè guò 【 hái zhēn 】 bǎo liú shàng yī shì xuǎn xiàng de tí shì ， lǐ fán kàn xiàng zì jǐ de miàn bǎn 。
略过【还真】保留上一世选项的提示，李凡看向自己的面板。
"The psychological age limit hasn’t increased despite breaking through to the Transcendence realm, suggesting there's a barrier..."
xìng míng ： lǐ fán
姓名：李凡
Li Fan quickly glanced over these details and focused on the number of anchors and bound items.
jìng jiè ： zhù jī hòu qī
境界：筑基后期
Originally, he had two available anchors. After absorbing the newborn Five Elements Immortal Cavern, it became three.
shēng lǐ nián líng ：20/399
生理年龄：20/399
Now, only one remained.
xīn lǐ nián líng ：1399/9999
心理年龄：1399/9999
This was because Li Fan used an empty anchor to replace a bound item.
huà xū chōng néng jìn dù ：3％
化虚充能进度：3％
The Thousand Mechanisms Jade Annulus had been replaced by Xuan Tian Mirror Essence.
dìng máo chōng néng jìn dù ：0％
定锚充能进度：0％
止步残碑（损）had become Ten Thousand Beast Condensation Crystal.
dāng qián máo diǎn shù liàng ：3
当前锚点数量：3
Li Fan gained new insights into the nature of anchors after absorbing the newborn Five Elements Immortal Cavern.
dāng qián kě yòng dìng máo shù liàng ：1
当前可用定锚数量：1
He realized that anchors were related to Heavenly Wonders, Golden Core Techniques, and Primordial Core Caverns.
bǎng dìng wù pǐn ： xuán tiān jìng běn yuán （ cán ）、 tài yǎn zhōu 、 wàn shòu níng jīng 、 wàn rén jīng xuè 、 huà dào shí 、 zhōng mò jiě lí dié
绑定物品：玄天镜本源（残）、太衍舟、万兽凝晶、万人精血、化道石、终末解离碟
The need for True Reality to absorb these items might be because it was completing its understanding of external objects.
……
……
Just as the Heaven Xuan Mirror achieved self-transcendence by measuring the heavens and earth, True Reality simply absorbed experience through ingestion.
“ shēng lǐ nián líng ， huí dào le zhù jī jìng jiè yīng yǒu de 399 suì ， bù guò bù yòng zài yì 。 zài dà xiàn jiāng zhì zhī qián ， wǒ yīng gāi zǎo jiù hái zhēn le 。”
“生理年龄，回到了筑基境界应有的399岁，不过不用在意。在大限将至之前，我应该早就还真了。”
"So, my previous assumption is wrong."
“ xīn lǐ nián líng shàng xiàn ， jí biàn céng jīng tū pò dào le huà shén ， yě méi yǒu xiāng yìng de zēng zhǎng ， kàn lái shì dào le gè kǎn ……”
“心理年龄上限，即便曾经突破到了化神，也没有相应的增长，看来是到了个槛……”
"The closer an item is to the essence of a world, the more charge progress it provides. Foundation Establishment wonders and rule-based golden cores are too thin to meet the needs of True Reality,"
lǐ fán zhǐ shì sǎo le yī yǎn ， jiù jiāng zhè xiē lüè guò 。
李凡只是扫了一眼，就将这些略过。
"Thus, fewer anchors are generated after absorption."
zhuó zhòng bǎ zhù yì lì jí zhōng zài le máo diǎn shù liàng 、 gēn bǎng dìng wù pǐn zhī shàng 。
着重把注意力集中在了锚点数量、跟绑定物品之上。
"On the contrary, Primordial Core Caverns, transformation from life to death, and even the soul of the world provide substantial charge progress."
yuán xiān kě yòng dìng máo shù liàng shì 2， zài xī shōu le chū shēng de wǔ xíng dòng tiān zhī hòu ， zé shì biàn chéng le 3。
原先可用定锚数量是2，在吸收了初生的五行洞天之后，则是变成了3。
"With Xuanhuang Realm as a nourishing source, the number of anchors is not something I need to worry about for now."
zhì yú xiàn zài ， zhǐ shèng xià le yí gè 。
至于现在，只剩下了一个。
Therefore, Li Fan immediately used his anchor replacement function.
nà shì yīn wèi lǐ fán yòng kòng bái máo diǎn ， wán chéng le bǎng dìng wù pǐn de tì huàn 。
那是因为李凡用空白锚点，完成了绑定物品的替换。
Xuan Tian Mirror Essence was obtained by chance in the previous life.
《 qiān jī yù huán jīn zhāng 》， biàn chéng le xuán tiān jìng běn yuán 。
《千机玉寰金章》，变成了玄天镜本源。
And Ten Thousand Beast Condensation Crystal...
zhǐ bù cán bēi （ sǔn ）， biàn chéng le wàn shòu níng jīng 。
止步残碑（损），变成了万兽凝晶。
In the final stages of the world-destroying plan, Li Fan had visited various small worlds for a final inventory check.
máo diǎn yuán běn huò zhī bù yì ， bù guò zài xī shōu chū shēng wǔ xíng dòng tiān 、 shēng chéng máo diǎn de guò chéng zhōng ， duì yú máo diǎn běn zhì 、 lǐ fán yǒu le xīn de rèn zhī 。
锚点原本获之不易，不过在吸收初生五行洞天、生成锚点的过程中，对于锚点本质、李凡有了新的认知。
The Ten Thousand Beast Wheel was among the收获 from the Empire and Xu Ke.
tiān dì qí wù 、 jīn dān zhī fǎ ， yǐ jí yuán yīng dòng tiān 。
天地奇物、金丹之法，以及元婴洞天。
Li Fan’s thoughts drifted back to that time.
zhī suǒ yǐ huán zhēn xū yào xī shōu zhè xiē dōng xī chōng dāng máo diǎn ， hěn yǒu kě néng shì yīn wèi hái zhēn zài bǔ quán duì 【 wài wù 】 de rèn zhī 。
之所以还真需要吸收这些东西充当锚点，很有可能是因为还真在补全对【外物】的认知。
"Amidst the sudden attack by the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance, the Federation headquarters has been destroyed?" Xiao Qing's face turned ashen at Li Fan's words.
jiù xiàng tiān xuán jìng tōng guò zhàng liáng tiān dì wán chéng zì shēn de shēng huá yī yàng ， hái zhēn zé shì jiǎn dān cū bào de tōng guò tūn shì ， xī qǔ jīng yàn 。
就像天玄镜通过丈量天地完成自身的升华一样，还真则是简单粗暴的通过吞噬，吸取经验。
"If not for me severing the connection between the Spirit Wood Realm and you all in time, the Empire would have already turned into ruins," Li Fan said with a sigh.
“ suǒ yǐ gēn wǒ zhī qián xiǎng de qià qià xiāng fǎn 。”
“所以跟我之前想的恰恰相反。”
The Empress and Little Hong exchanged glances, filled with relief.
“ yuè shì jiē jìn shì jiè běn zhì dì dōng xī ， suǒ tí gōng de chōng néng jìn dù yě huì yuè duō 。 zhù jī qí wù 、 fǎ zé jīn dān ， tài guò dān bó ， gēn běn mǎn bù zú bù liǎo hái zhēn de xū qiú 。”
“越是接近世界本质的东西，所提供的充能进度也会越多。筑基奇物、法则金丹，太过单薄，根本满不足不了还真的需求。”
"However, there’s no need to worry. Although the Spirit Wood Realm was destroyed, most of the headquarters members managed to escape safely and are currently潜伏ing. Once the storm passes, the Federation will rise again," Li Fan said reassuringly.
“ suǒ yǐ xī shōu shēng chéng de máo diǎn shù liàng fǎn ér yǒu xiàn 。”
“所以吸收生成的锚点数量反而有限。”
After hearing this blatant lie, the Empire and others felt more at ease.
“ fǎn dào shì yuán yīng dòng tiān 、 jiāng shēng zhī biàn ， nǎi zhì tiān dì zhī pò ， huì tí gōng dà liàng de chōng néng jìn dù 。”
“反倒是元婴洞天、将生之变，乃至天地之魄，会提供大量的充能进度。”
While listening to reports from the Empire about recent events, Li Fan arrived at the imperial treasury.
“ yǒu xuán huáng jiè zhè yī páng rán dà wù zuò wéi zī bǔ ， máo diǎn shù liàng zàn shí bú shì yí gè xū yào tè bié dān yōu de wèn tí 。”
“有玄黄界这一庞然大物作为滋补，锚点数量暂时不是一个需要特别担忧的问题。”
The story for today is complete.
suǒ yǐ lǐ fán háo bù yóu yù de zhí jiē dòng yòng le máo diǎn de tì huàn gōng néng 。
所以李凡毫不犹豫的直接动用了锚点的替换功能。
(End of Chapter)
A long black robe adorned with nine golden dragons intertwined on it.
The crown dangled, concealing the face and making it impossible to discern its features.
"Indeed, worthy of being the Celestial Mandate Saint Emperor. It's beyond a mortal's reach to glimpse your majesty," Sun Erlang said, feeling Li Fan’s gaze upon him. He instinctively lowered his head.
At the same time, he spoke with a bitter tone: "Teacher, disciple is incompetent. I just broke through to the first stage of Qi Cultivation yesterday."
"Considering you only relied on the residual qi within the palace to complete your qi induction into your body in such a short time, it's already quite remarkable," Li Fan said without reproach but rather with a nod and words of comfort.
Hearing this, Sun Erlong’s expression showed remorse: "If not for Teacher imparting the Xuanhuang Immortal Heart Spell, I would probably still be affected by the poisonous miasma within my body."
After speaking, he gratefully bowed several times to show his gratitude.
Li Fan did not stop him.
When Sun Erlong stood up again, Li Fan asked in a calm voice: "How is the overall progress of the Imperial Guard’s learning of the Immortal Heart Spell?"
"By yesterday, 160 soldiers successfully entered the door and shed their mortal bodies. The rest who failed the test have been dealt with," Sun Erlong said, his eyes flashing with a hint of reluctance that quickly disappeared.
"In the future, you will be the main force for my conquests across the worlds. You must strive to cultivate day and night without any slack."
"Regarding the qi issue, don’t worry about it. In three days, you’ll personally board this immortal boat and head to the Eastern Void Abyss," Li Fan said.
Li Fan casually pointed his finger, and a wooden ship ten zhang in size appeared before Sun Erlong.
The ship was covered with silver lines that emitted an aura of mystery.
"Truly a treasure of immortals. Master actually entrusted me with such a precious item," Sun Erlong felt a chill run down his spine as he quickly nodded in agreement.
And the immortal boat flew into his arms.
A sense of control over the ship like handling it with arm and fingers instantly surfaced in Sun Erlong’s mind.
"Go down." Just as he was experiencing the wonders of the immortal boat, Li Fan’s voice sounded.
Sun Erlong bowed to take leave.
The entire imperial garden was left only for Li Fan.
Under the crown and shadow, a faceless figure appeared eerie and ominous.
"Haha, if not for this world's destined short duration, I might have taken much longer before discovering that the Xuanhuang Immortal Heart Spell is not restricted by the rule of immortal techniques cannot be practiced simultaneously."
"Is it because the Immortal Heart Spell does not fall under the category of true arts? Or is it a special favor from the Xuanhuang Heavenly Dao to the Great Xuanhuang?"
"In any case, selecting an appropriate successor for the Great Xuanhuang in the future will be much easier than I imagined."
Li Fan’s thoughts slowly turned as he leaped onto the Saint Emperor’s Throne of Xuanjing City.
A thin layer of qi nourished his body, preventing him from regressing despite being at a late-stage Foundation Establishment realm.
After reincarnating for over a hundred lifetimes and reaching the Transcendence realm, Li Fan, though now back in the Foundation Establishment stage, saw the world differently.
For instance: Xuanjing City was not devoid of qi; it still connected to the Xuanhuang Realm. However, due to its unique structure and the封锁 by the Great Desolation Array, the qi was extremely sparse, almost nonexistent.
Ordinary cultivators could hardly utilize it. Only long-lived animals, through accumulation over time, could gather a limited amount of qi.
For example, the giant snake on Jie Li Mountain.
"Extracting all the world's qi can barely sustain a Foundation Establishment cultivator,"
"But borrowing from the Xuanhuang Realm wouldn’t be a problem."
Li Fan added some new array formations to the Taiyin Boat given to Sun Erlong. The purpose was for it to automatically fly into the Xuanhuang Realm, absorb qi, and return.
Sun Erlong inside the flying boat couldn't see what was outside. He only needed to bring the boat near the Void Abyss.
Although Li Fan’s current array skills made it difficult for others to detect his theft of Xuanhuang Realm qi under the cover of an array, it wasn’t a long-term solution.
Creating qi out of thin air still required Dao One Worm.
Dao One Worm was a unique creature that Li Fan couldn't create.
But...
Skipping the prompt about retaining options from the previous life, Li Fan looked at his panel.
Name: Li Fan
Realm: Late-stage Foundation Establishment
Physical Age: 20/399
Psychological Age: 1399/9999
Virtualization Progress: 3%
Anchoring Progress: 0%
Current Anchors: 3
Available Anchors: 1
Bound Items: Xuan Tian Mirror Essence (残), Taiyin Boat, Ten Thousand Beast Condensation Crystal, Ten Thousand People's Blood, Daoist Origin Stone, End-of-Time Separation Disc
...
"Physical age has returned to the expected 399 years for a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator. No need to worry; I should have already achieved True Reality before my time runs out."
"The psychological age limit hasn’t increased despite breaking through to the Transcendence realm, suggesting there's a barrier..."
Li Fan quickly glanced over these details and focused on the number of anchors and bound items.
Originally, he had two available anchors. After absorbing the newborn Five Elements Immortal Cavern, it became three.
Now, only one remained.
This was because Li Fan used an empty anchor to replace a bound item.
The Thousand Mechanisms Jade Annulus had been replaced by Xuan Tian Mirror Essence.
止步残碑（损）had become Ten Thousand Beast Condensation Crystal.
Li Fan gained new insights into the nature of anchors after absorbing the newborn Five Elements Immortal Cavern.
He realized that anchors were related to Heavenly Wonders, Golden Core Techniques, and Primordial Core Caverns.
The need for True Reality to absorb these items might be because it was completing its understanding of external objects.
Just as the Heaven Xuan Mirror achieved self-transcendence by measuring the heavens and earth, True Reality simply absorbed experience through ingestion.
"So, my previous assumption is wrong."
"The closer an item is to the essence of a world, the more charge progress it provides. Foundation Establishment wonders and rule-based golden cores are too thin to meet the needs of True Reality,"
"Thus, fewer anchors are generated after absorption."
"On the contrary, Primordial Core Caverns, transformation from life to death, and even the soul of the world provide substantial charge progress."
"With Xuanhuang Realm as a nourishing source, the number of anchors is not something I need to worry about for now."
Therefore, Li Fan immediately used his anchor replacement function.
Xuan Tian Mirror Essence was obtained by chance in the previous life.
And Ten Thousand Beast Condensation Crystal...
In the final stages of the world-destroying plan, Li Fan had visited various small worlds for a final inventory check.
The Ten Thousand Beast Wheel was among the收获 from the Empire and Xu Ke.
Li Fan’s thoughts drifted back to that time.
"Amidst the sudden attack by the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance, the Federation headquarters has been destroyed?" Xiao Qing's face turned ashen at Li Fan's words.
"If not for me severing the connection between the Spirit Wood Realm and you all in time, the Empire would have already turned into ruins," Li Fan said with a sigh.
The Empress and Little Hong exchanged glances, filled with relief.
"However, there’s no need to worry. Although the Spirit Wood Realm was destroyed, most of the headquarters members managed to escape safely and are currently潜伏ing. Once the storm passes, the Federation will rise again," Li Fan said reassuringly.
After hearing this blatant lie, the Empire and others felt more at ease.
While listening to reports from the Empire about recent events, Li Fan arrived at the imperial treasury.
The story for today is complete.
(End of Chapter)