àn zhào 【 fú 】 de shuō fǎ ， sūn jiā zhǐ yǒu lì xià zú gòu gōng láo ， tā cái néng yǒu chōng zú de lǐ yóu ān pái zhí wù shēng qiān 。
按照【伏】的说法，孙家只有立下足够功劳，他才能有充足的理由安排职务升迁。
According to Fu's statement, Sun Family could only have a sufficient reason for his promotion if they had made significant contributions.
“ wàn xiān méng kě bú shì yī yán táng 。 jí biàn wǒ men zhǎng jìng rén nèi bù ， yě bù dōu shì yī tiáo xīn de 。”
“万仙盟可不是一言堂。即便我们掌镜人内部，也不都是一条心的。”
"Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance is not a one-man show. Even among our Mirror Keepers, we are not all of one mind."
“ suǒ yǐ bù pà nǐ nào dé dòng jìng dà ， jiù pà nǐ nào bù chū dòng jìng 。”
“所以不怕你闹得动静大，就怕你闹不出动静。”
"That’s why it doesn’t matter how much noise you make; what matters is that you don’t make any noise at all."
yě zhèng shì zài fú de shì yì xià ， sūn lù yuǎn cái yǒu le zhī qián gāo diào 、 xìng yùn zhuō ná wǔ lǎo huì jiān xì de xíng wéi 。
也正是在伏的示意下，孙路远才有了之前高调、幸运捉拿五老会奸细的行为。
It was under Fu's suggestion that Sun Luanye adopted the high-profile and lucky capture of the Five Elders' spies.
míng yǎn rén dōu kě yǐ kàn chū zhè qí zhōng bì yǒu māo nì 。
明眼人都可以看出这其中必有猫腻。
Any sharp-eyed person could see the underlying deceit in this.
bù guò yǒu bèi jǐng de ， zài diào chá dào sūn jiā bèi hòu de zhǎng jìng rén 【 fú 】 hòu ， biàn quán dōu guāi guāi de méi le dòng jìng 。
不过有背景的，在调查到孙家背后的掌镜人【伏】后，便全都乖乖的没了动静。
But those with background support, after discovering the Mirror Keeper behind Sun Family—Fu—became obediently silent.
zhì yú nà xiē lián zhè diǎn dōu méi néng lì zhī dào de ……
至于那些连这点都没能力知道的……
As for those who couldn’t even grasp this level of subtlety...
sūn lù yuǎn gēn běn jiù bù zài hū 。
孙路远根本就不在乎。
Sun Luanye didn't care about them at all. After all, one must consider their master when dealing with a dog.
bì jìng dǎ gǒu hái yào kàn zhǔ rén 。
毕竟打狗还要看主人。
They didn't need his Sun Family to take action; the moment these people showed hostility, they were torn apart by countless families eager to please Mirror Keeper Fu.
gēn běn yòng bù zhe tā men sūn jiā dòng shǒu ， nà xiē rén zài biǎo xiàn chū dí yì de shí hòu ， jiù huì bèi wú shù xiǎng yào tǎo hǎo zhǎng jìng rén fú de jiā zú ， wú shēng wú xī de lián shǒu sī suì 。
根本用不着他们孙家动手，那些人在表现出敌意的时候，就会被无数想要讨好掌镜人伏的家族，无声无息的联手撕碎。
However...
bù guò ……
不过……
Sun Luanye never would have imagined encountering Li Fan, an entity defying common sense.
kǒng pà sūn lù yuǎn zěn me yě bú huì xiǎng dào ， tā jū rán huì yù jiàn lǐ fán zhè yàng wán quán bù néng yǐ cháng lǐ rèn zhī de guài wù 。
恐怕孙路远怎么也不会想到，他居然会遇见李凡这样完全不能以常理认知的怪物。
A mere distraction was enough to break through Sun Family's thousands of years of blood sacrifices.
jǐn jǐn yī dào fēn shén ， jiù néng pò jiě le sūn jiā shù qiān nián de xuè jì 。
仅仅一道分神，就能破解了孙家数千年的血祭。
He claimed possession of the Immortal Artifact Infinite Mirror.
jiāng xiān qì wú liàng jìng jù wéi jǐ yǒu 。
将仙器无量镜据为己有。
Even in its broken state, on the verge of collapse, it held incalculable value.
jí biàn shì cán pò 、 jí jiāng pò miè de xiān qì ， jià zhí yě shì wú fǎ gū liáng 。
即便是残破、即将破灭的仙器，价值也是无法估量。
Moreover, with Li Fan, there might still be a chance to save this artifact.
gèng hé kuàng ， zài lǐ fán shǒu zhōng ， zhè jiàn xiān qì yě wèi bì méi jiù le 。
更何况，在李凡手中，这件仙器也未必没救了。
In the Sun Family’s secret chamber, Li Fan disregarded Sun Luoyao's pleas and forced him to activate the mirror's derivation function.
cǐ kè ， sūn jiā mì shì zhī zhōng ， lǐ fán bù gù sūn lù yáo de āi qiú ， qiǎng pò tā shī zhǎn liǎo wú liàng jìng de tuī yǎn gōng néng 。
此刻，孙家密室之中，李凡不顾孙路遥的哀求，强迫他施展了无量镜的推衍功能。
A beam of light suddenly burst forth from the black surface of the mirror.
zhǐ jiàn qī hēi de jìng miàn shàng ， hū de zhàn fàng chū yī dào guāng shù 。
只见漆黑的镜面上，忽的绽放出一道光束。
The light condensed into a white curtain in mid-air.
guāng shù níng jié zài bàn kōng zhōng ， xíng chéng bái sè guāng mù 。
光束凝结在半空中，形成白色光幕。
Soon, images began to rapidly change within the curtain.
bù duō shí ， guāng mù zhōng kāi shǐ yǒu jǐng xiàng bù duàn biàn huàn 。
不多时，光幕中开始有景象不断变幻。
When Li Fan saw through them, he felt a slight chill.
dāng lǐ fán kàn qīng qí zhōng huà miàn zhī hòu ， bù yóu xīn zhōng wēi wēi yī lǐn 。
当李凡看清其中画面之后，不由心中微微一凛。
Countless Heaven-Viewing Arrows flew towards various regions of the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance.
wàn qiān xún tiān jiàn ， hū xiào zhe fēi xiàng wàn xiān méng gè dì 。
万千巡天箭，呼啸着飞向万仙盟各地。
Innumerable cultivators were engaged in fierce battles. One side was naturally the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance.
wú shù xiū shì zhèng zài cǎn liè sī shā ， qí zhōng yī fāng ， zì rán shì wàn xiān méng 。
无数修士正在惨烈厮杀，其中一方，自然是万仙盟。
The other was led by an unusual puppet.
ér lìng yī wài ， hè rán zhèng shì yǐ yī zūn qí tè de kuǐ lěi wéi shǒu 。
而另一外，赫然正是以一尊奇特的傀儡为首。
"Is this... the future Ten Thousand Worlds Federation?"
“ zhè shì …… wèi lái de wàn jiè lián hé huì ？”
“这是……未来的万界联合会？”
Li Fan saw familiar figures like Tianyang and Sun Erlang flash past quickly.
lǐ fán zài kuài sù shǎn guò de huà miàn zhōng ， kàn dào le tiān yáng 、 sūn èr láng děng děng shú xī de rén wù de shēn yǐng 。
李凡在快速闪过的画面中，看到了天阳、孙二郎等等熟悉的人物的身影。
According to his plan, Great Qi would inevitably clash with the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance after swallowing numerous small worlds.
àn zhào zhè yī shì de jì huà ， dà qǐ zài tūn bìng zhū duō xiǎo shì jiè zhī hòu ， bì rán huì gēn wàn xiān méng zhī jiān fā shēng mó cā 。
按照这一世的计划，大启在吞并诸多小世界之后，必然会跟万仙盟之间发生摩擦。
But at this time point, nothing had happened yet.
dàn xiàn zài zhè ge shí jiān diǎn ， yī qiè shàng méi yǒu fā shēng 。
但现在这个时间点，一切尚没有发生。
This Infinite Mirror could truly depict the future!
zhè wú liàng jìng ， jìng rán zhēn de néng jiāng wèi lái zhī shì gěi yǎn yì chū lái ！
这无量镜，竟然真的能将未来之事给演绎出来！
The light beam didn't last long. The images sped up until Li Fan couldn’t make out any changes.
guāng shù méi néng chí xù duō jiǔ 。
光束没能持续多久。
Finally, the beam instantly converged into a complete black void.
huà miàn yuè biàn yuè kuài ， shèn zhì lián lǐ fán dōu wú fǎ kàn qīng qí zhōng de biàn huà 。
画面越变越快，甚至连李凡都无法看清其中的变化。
From this collapse, Li Fan felt an instinctive sense of danger.
zuì hòu ， guāng shù chà nà shōu liǎn 。
最后，光束刹那收敛。
Derivation ended, and the blackness returned to the Infinite Mirror.
guī yú yī piàn chè dǐ de qī hēi xū wú zhī zhōng 。
归于一片彻底的漆黑虚无之中。
Sun Luoyao let out fearful, mad wails.
lǐ fán cóng zhè piàn pò miè zhōng ， gǎn dào le běn néng de wēi jī 。
李凡从这片破灭中，感到了本能的危机。
It was as if he had witnessed something extremely terrifying.
tuī yǎn jié shù ， nà hēi sè yě suí zhī fǎn huí liǎo wú liàng jìng zhōng 。
推衍结束，那黑色也随之返回了无量镜中。
But as the master of the Infinite Mirror, Li Fan couldn’t perceive anything from him either.
sūn lù yáo suí zhī fā chū le wèi jù bù yǐ 、 fēng fēng diān diān de āi háo zhī shēng 。
孙路遥随之发出了畏惧不已、疯疯癫癫的哀嚎之声。
Li Fan didn't have any intention of using his essence blood to alleviate his suffering. He simply allowed him to rage while silently pondering.
jiù xiàng shì qīn yǎn jiàn dào le shén me jí qí kǒng bù de jǐng xiàng yì bān 。
就像是亲眼见到了什么极其恐怖的景象一般。
"The derivation beam's aura is surprisingly familiar?"
dàn shēn wèi wú liàng jìng zhī zhǔ de lǐ fán ， yě wú fǎ cóng duì fāng nà lǐ tóng bù gǎn zhī dào shén me 。
但身为无量镜之主的李凡，也无法从对方那里同步感知到什么。
"Yes..."
lǐ fán kě méi yǒu yòng jīng xuè guàn gài 、 bāng zhù qí jiǎn qīng tòng kǔ de xiǎng fǎ 。
李凡可没有用精血灌溉、帮助其减轻痛苦的想法。
Two names instantly surfaced in Li Fan’s mind: [Xuanji, Ten Thousand Spirits Return] and [Huangluo, Flowers Bloom from Vacant Rooms].
zhǐ shì rèn yóu tā fā zuò ， tóng shí xīn zhōng zài àn zì sī cǔn 。
只是任由他发作，同时心中在暗自思忖。
"Same lineage, same source, part of the same grand array."
“ nà tuī yǎn de guāng shù ， qí qì xī jìng rán yǒu xiàn shú xī ？”
“那推衍的光束，其气息竟然有限熟悉？”
"Infinite... "
“ shì ……”
“是……”
The remaining names of the array were beyond Li Fan's comprehension.
lǐ fán de nǎo hǎi zhōng ， shùn jiān fú xiàn chū liǎng gè míng zì 。
李凡的脑海中，瞬间浮现出两个名字。
But this similarity was enough to inspire him.
【 xuán jī 、 wàn líng guī shù 】。
【璇玑、万灵归数】。
"The Infinite Mirror is becoming increasingly dilapidated. Perhaps there are remnants of that silent future it depicted. But a bigger reason is that its broken immortal body can barely drive an Immortal-level array."
【 huāng luò 、 xū shì shēng huā 】。
【荒落、虚室生花】。
"Driving it forcefully will only consume more of its immortal body. The more used, the faster it dies."
“ tóng zōng tóng yuán ， tóng yī tào dà zhèn qí zhōng de yī bù fèn 。”
“同宗同源，同一套大阵其中的一部分。”
"This Sun Family truly consists of fools, wasting resources. If they hadn't activated it so frequently without repairing it, this Infinite Mirror wouldn’t be in such a state when I got my hands on it."
“ wú liàng 、……”
“无量、……”
Thinking thus, Li Fan tenderly touched the completely blackened mirror.
zhèn fǎ shèng yú de míng zì ， lǐ fán què shì nán yǐ zhuó mó chū lái 。
阵法剩余的名字，李凡却是难以琢磨出来。
"Hmm, to repair it with my abilities might be too much. I should find aingenious craftsmanship... "
bù guò zhè xiāng sì diǎn ， yě zú yǐ dài gěi tā qǐ fā 。
不过这相似点，也足以带给他启发。
Li Fan wasn't overly concerned about the derivation capability of the Infinite Mirror.
“ wú liàng jìng biàn dé yuè fā pò bài ， qí zhōng huò xǔ shì yǒu nà yǎn yì de jì miè wèi lái de yǐng xiǎng 。 dàn gèng dà de yuán yīn ， hái shì cán pò de xiān qì zhī qū ， gēn běn bù zú yǐ ràng tā tuī dòng xiān jí zhèn fǎ 。”
“无量镜变得越发破败，其中或许是有那演绎的寂灭未来的影响。但更大的原因，还是残破的仙器之躯，根本不足以让它推动仙级阵法。”
Predicted futures that may or may not come true were no match for his firsthand experience of real future events.
“ qiáng xíng qū dòng de hòu guǒ ， zé shì bù duàn xiāo hào tā de xiān qì zhī tǐ 。 yòng de yuè duō ， sǐ de yuè kuài 。”
“强行驱动的后果，则是不断消耗它的仙器之体。用的越多，死的越快。”
But the name "first-hand Immortal Artifact" was enough to make Li Fan take notice.
“ zhè sūn jiā ， hái zhēn shì yī qún chǔn huò 、 dàng zhēn shì bào tiǎn tiān wù 。 rú guǒ bú shì tā men zài méi yǒu jiāng qí xiū fù de qíng kuàng xià ， jiù rú cǐ pín fán de cuī dòng 。 zhè wú liàng jìng yě bù zhì yú luò zài wǒ shǒu shàng de shí hòu ， jìng sǔn huài rú sī 。”
“这孙家，还真是一群蠢货、当真是暴殄天物。如果不是他们在没有将其修复的情况下，就如此频繁的催动。这无量镜也不至于落在我手上的时候，竟损坏如斯。”
"Perhaps, in the process of repairing it, I can find a way to truly transform and ascend with the [Final Disintegration Disk]."
zhè me xiǎng zhe ， lǐ fán yǒu xiē xīn téng de mō le mō wán quán biàn dé qī hēi de jìng shēn 。
这么想着，李凡有些心疼的摸了摸完全变得漆黑的镜身。
"The Xuanhuang Realm's Immortal Artifacts were born. Although itslaw enforcement power might have become part of the Xuanhuang Heavenly Dao, it still cannot be excluded that like the Infinite Mirror, there is an immortal body retained."
“ ń ， xiǎng yào bǔ jiù ， píng wǒ de néng lì pà shì yǒu xiē miǎn qiǎng 。 hái shì yào zhǎo qiǎo gōng ……”
“嗯，想要补救，凭我的能力怕是有些勉强。还是要找巧工……”
"Perhaps I should gather more information on this."
duì yú wú liàng jìng de tuī yǎn néng lì ， lǐ fán qí shí bìng bù zěn me zài yì 。
对于无量镜的推衍能力，李凡其实并不怎么在意。
...
yǎn yì de 、 bù yí dìng zhēn shí fā shēng de wèi lái ， yòu rú hé gēn tā qiè shēn jīng lì de 、 zhēn shí de wèi lái xiāng bǐ ？
演绎的、不一定真实发生的未来，又如何跟他切身经历的、真实的未来相比？
For some time, Li Fan didn't leave the secret chamber.
dàn dì yī jiàn rù shǒu xiān qì zhè ge míng tóu ， jiù zú gòu ràng lǐ fán zhòng shì le 。
但第一件入手仙器这个名头，就足够让李凡重视了。
Instead, he resided within the mirror to study its other uses andsort out、before classificationInfinite Mirror's intrusion into Tianxuan Mirror’s data.
“ huò xǔ ， zài xiū fù tā de guò chéng zhōng ， wǒ kě yǐ zhǎo dào 【 zhōng mò jiě lí dié 】 zhēn zhèng tuì biàn jìn shēng de fāng fǎ 。”
“或许，在修复它的过程中，我可以找到【终末解离碟】真正蜕变晋升的方法。”
Having a fragment of the Tianxuan Mirror’s essence, Li Fan quickly noticed the differences between these "snooping."
“ xuán huáng jiè xiān qì huà shēng 。 suī rán fǎ zé lì liàng huò xǔ yǐ jīng biàn chéng le xuán huáng tiān dào de yī bù fèn ， dàn yě bù néng pái chú ， gēn wú liàng jìng yī yàng ， réng yǒu qí xiān qì zhī tǐ liú cún 。”
“玄黄界仙器化生。虽然法则力量或许已经变成了玄黄天道的一部分，但也不能排除，跟无量镜一样，仍有其仙器之体留存。”
Undoubtedly, the Tianxuan Mirror had self-awareness.
“ huò xǔ kě yǐ zhù yì sōu jí xià 。”
“或许可以注意搜集下。”
What the Tianxuan Mirror saw through its essence were various data generated by managing the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance's daily affairs and records of cultivators' activities and words.
……
……
But what the Infinite Mirror gleaned...
jiē xià lái yī duàn shí jiān ， lǐ fán fēn shén méi yǒu lí kāi mì shì 。
接下来一段时间，李凡分神没有离开密室。
Was more like the "thoughts" or "conclusions" of the Tianxuan Mirror itself.
zhǐ shì jì jū zài wú liàng jìng zhōng ， zuān yán zhe zhè pò sǔn xiān qì de qí tā yòng chǔ 。
只是寄居在无量镜中，钻研着这破损仙器的其他用处。
For example, based on a large amount of information, there was evidence that a certain item in the Tianxuan Mirror's trading market had reduced production.
tóng shí duì zhī qián wú liàng jìng rù qīn tiān xuán jìng huò qǔ de xìn xī yě jìn xíng le shū lǐ 、 guī lèi 。
同时对之前无量镜入侵天玄镜获取的信息也进行了梳理、归类。
So even before the event occurred, with enough intelligence, the Tianxuan Mirror could predict an increase in this item’s price.
yōng yǒu tiān xuán jìng yī dào běn yuán ， céng jīng dà sì kuī tàn guò tiān xuán jìng jī mì de lǐ fán ， hěn kuài jiù fā xiàn le zhè liǎng zhǒng “ tōu kuī ” de bù tóng zhī chù 。
拥有天玄镜一道本源，曾经大肆窥探过天玄镜机密的李凡，很快就发现了这两种“偷窥”的不同之处。
But as the foundation of the Immortal Alliance bound by transmission teachings, the Tianxuan Mirror couldn't make any autonomous reactions.
háo wú yí wèn ， tiān xuán jìng yě shì yǒu zhe zì wǒ yì shí de 。
毫无疑问，天玄镜也是有着自我意识的。
It had to wait until the event actually occurred and caused some consequences. Only then, after deliberation among the high-ranking officials of the alliance—transmission teachers and mirror keepers—could it take action.
tōng guò tiān xuán jìng běn yuán suǒ jiàn ， dōu shì tiān xuán jìng zài zhǔ chí wàn xiān méng rì cháng shì wù zhōng suǒ chǎn shēng de zhǒng zhǒng shù jù ， yǐ jí xiū shì men huó dòng 、 yán xíng de jì lù 。
通过天玄镜本源所见，都是天玄镜在主持万仙盟日常事务中所产生的种种数据，以及修士们活动、言行的记录。
Although lacking autonomy, this didn’t hinder the Tianxuan Mirror from pre-emptively judging countless events within its purview each day.
ér wú liàng jìng kuī tàn suǒ de ……
而无量镜窥探所得……
These "thoughts" of the Tianxuan Mirror did not affect actual operations; they merely surfaced and settled at the deepest part of the mirror.
gèng xiàng shì tiān xuán jìng běn shēn de “ sī xiǎng ”、“ jié lùn ”。
更像是天玄镜本身的“思想”、“结论”。
"No wonder the Mirror Keeper values it so much."
bǐ rú ， gēn jù dà liàng xìn xī huì zǒng ， tiān xuán jìng jiāo yì shì chǎng zhōng mǒu yī wù pǐn ， cún zài chǎn liàng jiǎn shǎo de jì xiàng 。
比如，根据大量信息汇总，天玄镜交易市场中某一物品，存在产量减少的迹象。
"This is akin to the Tianxuan Mirror's special reconnaissance mind-reading techniques?"
suǒ yǐ jí biàn shì qíng hái méi yǒu fā shēng ， zhǎng wò le zú gòu duō qíng bào de tiān xuán jìng ， jiù yǐ jīng zuò chū le cǐ wù pǐn jià gé jí jiāng biāo shēng de pàn duàn 。
所以即便事情还没有发生，掌握了足够多情报的天玄镜，就已经做出了此物品价格即将飙升的判断。
"Even if due to its damage, only a fragment can be read. But any piece holds immense value!"
dàn zuò wéi xiān méng gēn jī ， bèi chuán fǎ shù fù de tiān xuán jìng shì méi yǒu bàn fǎ duì cǐ zuò chū rèn hé zì zhǔ fǎn yìng de 。
但作为仙盟根基，被传法束缚的天玄镜是没有办法对此做出任何自主反应的。
As a genuine Immortal Artifact and the cornerstone of the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance, the Tianxuan Mirror had an elevated position.
tā bì xū děng dào shì qíng zhēn de chū xiàn ， bìng qiě zào chéng le yí dìng hòu guǒ zhī hòu ， jīng yóu xiān méng gāo céng ， jí chuán fǎ zhě 、 zhǎng jìng rén děng gòng tóng shāng yì jué dìng ， cái néng jìn xíng tiáo kòng 。
它必须等到事情真的出现，并且造成了一定后果之后，经由仙盟高层，即传法者、掌镜人等共同商议决定，才能进行调控。
Its judgments were undoubtedly correct and far ahead of those within it.
suī rán bù jù bèi zì zhǔ quán ， què bìng bù fáng ài tiān xuán jìng huì duì měi rì fā shēng zài zì jǐ zhǎng wò fàn wéi nèi de wú shù shì jiàn jìn xíng yù yǎn 、 pàn duàn 。
虽然不具备自主权，却并不妨碍天玄镜会对每日发生在自己掌握范围内的无数事件进行预演、判断。
Recalling how the Tianxuan Mirror teamed up with Mo Ru Bin to outmaneuver him in his previous life, Li Fan's eyes gleamed with danger.
zhè xiē tiān xuán jìng de “ sī xù ”， bìng bú huì duì shí jì yùn zhuàn chǎn shēng rèn hé yǐng xiǎng 。
这些天玄镜的“思绪”，并不会对实际运转产生任何影响。
(End of Chapter)
According to Fu's statement, Sun Family could only have a sufficient reason for his promotion if they had made significant contributions.
"Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance is not a one-man show. Even among our Mirror Keepers, we are not all of one mind."
"That’s why it doesn’t matter how much noise you make; what matters is that you don’t make any noise at all."
It was under Fu's suggestion that Sun Luanye adopted the high-profile and lucky capture of the Five Elders' spies.
Any sharp-eyed person could see the underlying deceit in this.
But those with background support, after discovering the Mirror Keeper behind Sun Family—Fu—became obediently silent.
As for those who couldn’t even grasp this level of subtlety...
Sun Luanye didn't care about them at all. After all, one must consider their master when dealing with a dog.
They didn't need his Sun Family to take action; the moment these people showed hostility, they were torn apart by countless families eager to please Mirror Keeper Fu.
However...
Sun Luanye never would have imagined encountering Li Fan, an entity defying common sense.
A mere distraction was enough to break through Sun Family's thousands of years of blood sacrifices.
He claimed possession of the Immortal Artifact Infinite Mirror.
Even in its broken state, on the verge of collapse, it held incalculable value.
Moreover, with Li Fan, there might still be a chance to save this artifact.
In the Sun Family’s secret chamber, Li Fan disregarded Sun Luoyao's pleas and forced him to activate the mirror's derivation function.
A beam of light suddenly burst forth from the black surface of the mirror.
The light condensed into a white curtain in mid-air.
Soon, images began to rapidly change within the curtain.
When Li Fan saw through them, he felt a slight chill.
Countless Heaven-Viewing Arrows flew towards various regions of the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance.
Innumerable cultivators were engaged in fierce battles. One side was naturally the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance.
The other was led by an unusual puppet.
"Is this... the future Ten Thousand Worlds Federation?"
Li Fan saw familiar figures like Tianyang and Sun Erlang flash past quickly.
According to his plan, Great Qi would inevitably clash with the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance after swallowing numerous small worlds.
But at this time point, nothing had happened yet.
This Infinite Mirror could truly depict the future!
The light beam didn't last long. The images sped up until Li Fan couldn’t make out any changes.
Finally, the beam instantly converged into a complete black void.
From this collapse, Li Fan felt an instinctive sense of danger.
Derivation ended, and the blackness returned to the Infinite Mirror.
Sun Luoyao let out fearful, mad wails.
It was as if he had witnessed something extremely terrifying.
But as the master of the Infinite Mirror, Li Fan couldn’t perceive anything from him either.
Li Fan didn't have any intention of using his essence blood to alleviate his suffering. He simply allowed him to rage while silently pondering.
"The derivation beam's aura is surprisingly familiar?"
"Yes..."
Two names instantly surfaced in Li Fan’s mind: [Xuanji, Ten Thousand Spirits Return] and [Huangluo, Flowers Bloom from Vacant Rooms].
"Same lineage, same source, part of the same grand array."
"Infinite... "
The remaining names of the array were beyond Li Fan's comprehension.
But this similarity was enough to inspire him.
"The Infinite Mirror is becoming increasingly dilapidated. Perhaps there are remnants of that silent future it depicted. But a bigger reason is that its broken immortal body can barely drive an Immortal-level array."
"Driving it forcefully will only consume more of its immortal body. The more used, the faster it dies."
"This Sun Family truly consists of fools, wasting resources. If they hadn't activated it so frequently without repairing it, this Infinite Mirror wouldn’t be in such a state when I got my hands on it."
Thinking thus, Li Fan tenderly touched the completely blackened mirror.
"Hmm, to repair it with my abilities might be too much. I should find aingenious craftsmanship... "
Li Fan wasn't overly concerned about the derivation capability of the Infinite Mirror.
Predicted futures that may or may not come true were no match for his firsthand experience of real future events.
But the name "first-hand Immortal Artifact" was enough to make Li Fan take notice.
"Perhaps, in the process of repairing it, I can find a way to truly transform and ascend with the [Final Disintegration Disk]."
"The Xuanhuang Realm's Immortal Artifacts were born. Although itslaw enforcement power might have become part of the Xuanhuang Heavenly Dao, it still cannot be excluded that like the Infinite Mirror, there is an immortal body retained."
"Perhaps I should gather more information on this."
...
For some time, Li Fan didn't leave the secret chamber.
Instead, he resided within the mirror to study its other uses andsort out、before classificationInfinite Mirror's intrusion into Tianxuan Mirror’s data.
Having a fragment of the Tianxuan Mirror’s essence, Li Fan quickly noticed the differences between these "snooping."
Undoubtedly, the Tianxuan Mirror had self-awareness.
What the Tianxuan Mirror saw through its essence were various data generated by managing the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance's daily affairs and records of cultivators' activities and words.
But what the Infinite Mirror gleaned...
Was more like the "thoughts" or "conclusions" of the Tianxuan Mirror itself.
For example, based on a large amount of information, there was evidence that a certain item in the Tianxuan Mirror's trading market had reduced production.
So even before the event occurred, with enough intelligence, the Tianxuan Mirror could predict an increase in this item’s price.
But as the foundation of the Immortal Alliance bound by transmission teachings, the Tianxuan Mirror couldn't make any autonomous reactions.
It had to wait until the event actually occurred and caused some consequences. Only then, after deliberation among the high-ranking officials of the alliance—transmission teachers and mirror keepers—could it take action.
Although lacking autonomy, this didn’t hinder the Tianxuan Mirror from pre-emptively judging countless events within its purview each day.
These "thoughts" of the Tianxuan Mirror did not affect actual operations; they merely surfaced and settled at the deepest part of the mirror.
"No wonder the Mirror Keeper values it so much."
"This is akin to the Tianxuan Mirror's special reconnaissance mind-reading techniques?"
"Even if due to its damage, only a fragment can be read. But any piece holds immense value!"
As a genuine Immortal Artifact and the cornerstone of the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance, the Tianxuan Mirror had an elevated position.
Its judgments were undoubtedly correct and far ahead of those within it.
Recalling how the Tianxuan Mirror teamed up with Mo Ru Bin to outmaneuver him in his previous life, Li Fan's eyes gleamed with danger.
(End of Chapter)