chuán fǎ tiān zūn 、 tài shàng yuán shǐ zhēn jīng 。
传法天尊、太上原始真经。
Transmitting Teachings Supreme Lord, The Supreme Primordial True Scripture.
yī jiàn wù pǐn de míng zì zhōng ， bāo hán liǎng gè jí duān mǐn gǎn de cí huì ， hěn nán bù chù dòng lǐ fán de shén jīng 。
一件物品的名字中，包含两个极端敏感的词汇，很难不触动李凡的神经。
The name of an item contained two extremely sensitive terms, making it hard not to stir Li Fan's nerves.
lǐ fán zǒu dào zhè fù bàn zhǎn kāi de huà juàn fù jìn ， shén shí suǒ dìng 。
李凡走到这副半展开的画卷附近，神识锁定。
Li Fan approached the half-unfolded scroll and focused his divine sense.
shāng pǐn xìn xī dùn shí fú xiàn 。
商品信息顿时浮现。
Instantly, the item details appeared before him.
“《 chuán fǎ tiān zūn qiáng duó tài shàng yuán shǐ zhēn jīng tú 》”
“《传法天尊强夺太上原始真经图》”
"**Scroll of Transmitting Teachings Supreme Lord Strongly Seizing The Supreme Primordial True Scripture**"
“ ruò gān nián qián ， chuán fǎ tiān zūn qīn wǎng tài shàng zōng ， yù jiè 《 tài shàng yuán shǐ zhēn jīng 》 yī guān 。”
“若干年前，传法天尊亲往太上宗，欲借《太上原始真经》一观。”
"A few years ago, the Transmitting Teachings Supreme Lord personally visited the Superior Dao Sect with the intention to borrow a look at the **Supreme Primordial True Scripture**."
“ bǐ shí yī wèi jīng tōng huà zuò de xiū shì ， qià hǎo kè sù tài shàng zōng 。”
“彼时一位精通画作的修士，恰好客宿太上宗。”
"At that time, a cultivator skilled in painting happened to be staying as a guest at the Superior Dao Sect."
“ suì yòng huà bǐ ， jì lù xià zhè yí mù chǎng jǐng 。”
“遂用画笔，记录下这一幕场景。”
"He used his brush to record this scene."
“ fù zhì pǐn 。”
“复制品。”
"Replica."
“ jǐn liàng yuè hòu jí fén 。”
“尽量阅后即焚。”
"Strongly recommend burning after reading."
“ bù jiàn yì wàn xiān méng xiū shì suí shēn xié dài 。”
“不建议万仙盟修士随身携带。”
"Not recommended for Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance cultivators to carry with them."
“ fēi cháng bù jiàn yì wǔ lǎo huì xiū shì suí shēn xié dài 。”
“非常不建议五老会修士随身携带。”
"Extremely not recommended for Five Elders Association cultivators to carry with them."
“ shòu jià ：200 diǎn gòng xiàn dù 。”
“售价：200点贡献度。”
"Selling price: 200 points of contribution."
lǐ fán yòu zǐ xì chá kàn le xià jià gé ， miàn sè gǔ guài de wèn dào ：“ zhè fù tú ， zhǐ mài 200 diǎn gòng xiàn dù ？ yě néng chēng de shàng shì jìn wù me ？”
李凡又仔细查看了下价格，面色古怪的问道：“这副图，只卖200点贡献度？也能称得上是禁物么？”
Li Fan carefully checked the price and asked with a strange expression, "This painting is only sold for 200 points of contribution? Can it still be considered a restricted item?"
yī páng de diàn xiǎo èr nài xīn jiě shì dào ：“ yīn wèi shì fù zhì pǐn ， kě yǐ dà liàng shēng chǎn de yuán gù ， suǒ yǐ jià gé hěn pián yi 。”
一旁的店小二耐心解释道：“因为是复制品，可以大量生产的缘故，所以价格很便宜。”
The shop assistant patiently explained, "Because this is a replica that can be mass-produced, hence the low price."
“ ér zhī suǒ yǐ bèi rèn dìng wèi jìn wù ， zé shì yīn wèi zhè fù huà qiān shè dào liǎng wèi tiān zūn 。”
“而之所以被认定为禁物，则是因为这副画牵涉到两位天尊。”
"However, it was recognized as a restricted item because this painting involves two Supreme Lords."
“ suí yì zhǎn chū ， huì yǒu bù xiǎo de má fán 。”
“随意展出，会有不小的麻烦。”
"Randomly displaying it would cause significant trouble."
lǐ fán wén yán mù guāng yī shǎn ：“ liǎng wèi tiān zūn ……”
李凡闻言目光一闪：“两位天尊……”
Li Fan's eyes flashed when he heard this. He immediately prepared to pay and buy it.
dāng jí jiù yào fù kuǎn ， jiāng qí mǎi xià 。
当即就要付款，将其买下。
Just then, Li Fan suddenly became alert, "Will there be any trouble after looking at this painting?"
jiù zài zhè shí ， lǐ fán hū de jǐng jué dào ：“ kàn le zhè fù tú huà hòu ， bú huì yǒu shén me má fán ba ？”
就在这时，李凡忽的警觉道：“看了这副图画后，不会有什么麻烦吧？”
The shop assistant chuckled, "This guest needs to know that this painting has no distortions or blackening. It is merely a record from the perspective of an observer."
diàn xiǎo èr shěn rán yī xiào ：“ zhè wèi kè guān xū zhī ， zhè fú huà ， bìng méi yǒu rèn hé niǔ qū mǒ hēi zhī chù 。 zhǐ shì dān chún cóng páng guān zhě de shì jiǎo ， jì lù fù yuán dāng shí de huà miàn ér yǐ 。”
店小二哂然一笑：“这位客官需知，这幅画，并没有任何扭曲抹黑之处。只是单纯从旁观者的视角，记录复原当时的画面而已。”
"Moreover, in the eyes of Supreme Lords, we are just ants."
“ gèng hé kuàng ， wú děng xiū shì ， zài tiān zūn yǎn zhōng ， gēn lóu yǐ wú yì 。”
“更何况，吾等修士，在天尊眼中，跟蝼蚁无异。”
"Our actions and words do not matter to them."
“ wǒ men de yán xíng jǔ zhǐ ， tiān zūn gēn běn bú huì zài yì 。”
“我们的言行举止，天尊根本不会在意。”
"The real trouble comes from those eager to show loyalty below the Supreme Lords..."
“ zhēn zhèng de má fán ， lái zì yú tiān zūn zhī xià ， nà xiē jí yú biǎo zhōng xīn de rén ……”
“真正的麻烦，来自于天尊之下，那些急于表忠心的人……”
The shop assistant stopped there and did not say more.
diàn xiǎo èr diǎn dào wéi zhǐ ， bù zài duō shuō 。
店小二点到为止，不再多说。
Li Fan nodded slowly and spent 200 points of contribution to buy this painting.
lǐ fán huǎn huǎn diǎn tóu ， huā le 200 diǎn gòng xiàn dù ， jiāng zhè fù huà mǎi xià 。
李凡缓缓点头，花了200点贡献度，将这副画买下。
Holding the scroll, he didn't need to unfold it as his divine sense instantly entered the picture.
jiāng huà juàn wò zài shǒu zhōng ， bù yòng zhǎn kāi ， shén shí chà nà jiān jìn rù huà zhōng 。
将画卷握在手中，不用展开，神识刹那间进入画中。
The scenery around him changed abruptly, as if he had suddenly traveled through time and space to several thousand years ago.
zhōu wéi jǐng sè tū biàn ， fǎng fú zài yī shùn jiān ， chuān yuè shí kōng ， lái dào le shù qiān nián zhī qián 。
周围景色突变，仿佛在一瞬间，穿越时空，来到了数千年之前。
Above a vast sea of clouds, thirty-three floating peaks consecutively activated their sect protection arrays.
miǎo miǎo yún hǎi zhī shàng ， sān shí sān zuò fú kōng shān fēng ， jiē lián kāi qǐ hù zōng dà zhèn 。
渺渺云海之上，三十三座浮空山峰，接连开启护宗大阵。
A high-crowned elderly man, with a calm expression, floated in mid-air toward them.
yī wèi gāo guān lǎo zhě ， miàn sè píng jìng ， líng xū tà kōng ér lái 。
一位高冠老者，面色平静，凌虚踏空而来。
"I heard that the Superior Dao Sect has an original true scripture, full of mysteries, known as the source of all techniques and the pinnacle of myriad paths."
“ tīng wén tài shàng zōng yǒu yī juàn yuán shǐ zhēn jīng ， ào miào wú qióng ， hào chēng zhū fǎ zhī yuán 、 wàn dào zhī zōng 。”
“听闻太上宗有一卷原始真经，奥妙无穷，号称诸法之源、万道之宗。”
"Today's calamity forbids simultaneous cultivation. For the sake of all living beings, I request to borrow it for a look!"
“ rú jīn tiān jiàng zāi jié ， fǎ bù kě tóng xiū 。 wèi tiān xià cāng shēng jì ， wú qǐng jiè jīng yī guān ！”
“如今天降灾劫，法不可同修。为天下苍生计，吾请借经一观！”
His voice was steady, instantly filling the heavens.
shēng yīn bù jí bù xú ， qǐng kè jiān biàn chuán tiān dì 。
声音不疾不徐，顷刻间遍传天地。
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máng máng dàng dàng de yún hǎi sàn kāi ， lù chū xià fāng rén shì jiān 。
茫茫荡荡的云海散开，露出下方人世间。
The vast sea of clouds dispersed, revealing the mortal world below.
tiān kōng dǒu rán hūn àn ， bái rì xīng hé xiàn 。
天空陡然昏暗，白日星河现。
The sky suddenly grew dark as the daytime star river appeared.
yī dào bīng lěng 、 sī háo bù yùn hán rèn hé gǎn qíng de shēng yīn dùn shí zì tài shàng zōng sān shí sān fēng xiǎng qǐ ， jiāng zhū duō yì xiàng yā xià 。
一道冰冷、丝毫不蕴含任何感情的声音顿时自太上宗三十三峰响起，将诸多异像压下。
A cold and emotionless voice immediately rang out from the thirty-three peaks of the Superior Dao Sect, suppressing all the strange phenomena.
“ tiān xià xiū shì sǐ huó ， yǔ wǒ hé gān 。”
“天下修士死活，与我何干。”
"The lives and deaths of cultivators are none of my concern."
“ dào yǒu qiě huí ba ！”
“道友且回吧！”
"Friend, return!"
gāo guān lǎo zhě wēi wēi yáo tóu ， liǎn shàng fú xiàn bēi tiān mǐn rén zhī sè 。
高冠老者微微摇头，脸上浮现悲天悯人之色。
The high-crowned elderly man shook his head slightly, a compassionate expression appearing on his face.
“ jì rú cǐ ， wǒ jiè jīng shū ， yòu yǔ nǐ tài shàng hé gān ？”
“既如此，我借经书，又与你太上何干？”
"If so, borrowing this scripture, what does it have to do with your Superior Dao?"
lǎo zhě yī bù tà chū ， zhuǎn shùn jiān jiù lái dào sān shí sān fēng qián 。
老者一步踏出，转瞬间就来到三十三峰前。
He stepped forward and arrived at the thirty-three peaks in an instant.
jù liè de zhèn dòng chuán lái ， wú qióng bái guāng jiāng shì yě zhōng de yī qiè yān mò 。
剧烈的震动传来，无穷白光将视野中的一切淹没。
Severe vibrations came, infinite white light engulfing everything within sight...
huà de nèi róng dào cǐ jiá rán ér zhǐ ， lǐ fán de shén shí cóng huà zhōng tuì le chū lái 。
画的内容到此戛然而止，李凡的神识从画中退了出来。
The content of the painting ended abruptly. Li Fan's divine sense withdrew from the picture.
suī rán jiē xià lái fā shēng de shì qíng huà zhōng méi yǒu miáo shù ， dàn shì cóng jīn shí jīn rì 、 rén rén dū huì 《 tài shàng yuán shǐ zhēn jīng 》 huà gōng cán piān de xiàn zhuàng lái kàn ， cǐ zhàn de jié guǒ bù yán ér yù 。
虽然接下来发生的事情画中没有描述，但是从今时今日、人人都会《太上原始真经》化功残篇的现状来看，此战的结果不言而喻。
Although the events that followed were not described in the painting, based on today’s reality where everyone knows the **Supreme Primordial True Scripture**'s fragments, the outcome of this battle was obvious.
jiāng huà juàn shōu qǐ ， lǐ fán bù jīn xiàn rù le duǎn zàn de sī suǒ zhī zhōng 。
将画卷收起，李凡不禁陷入了短暂的思索之中。
After storing the scroll, Li Fan couldn't help but enter a brief period of contemplation.
“ yuán lái rú jīn suǒ yǒu xiū shì dōu jí wéi yī lài de sàn gōng chóng xiū zhī fǎ ， yě shì chuán fǎ xiān zūn liú chū de 。”
“原来如今所有修士都极为依赖的散功重修之法，也是传法仙尊流出的。”
"Originally, the widely used cultivation method to recover from scattered energy and re-cultivate is also leaked by the Transmitting Teachings Supreme Lord."
“ kě yǐ shuō ， ruò shì méi yǒu zhè kān chēng nì tiān 、 jǐ wú sǔn hào jiù néng zhuǎn xiū qí tā gōng fǎ de fǎ mén zài ， dāng jīn gōng fǎ de jiāo yì tǐ xì ， gēn běn jiù wú fǎ wéi chí 。”
“可以说，若是没有这堪称逆天、几无损耗就能转修其他功法的法门在，当今功法的交易体系，根本就无法维持。”
"One can say that without such an almost heaven-defying technique with minimal loss for switching to other cultivation methods, the current system of cultivation techniques would not be sustainable."
“ xiū shì de jìng yù dìng rán huì gèng cǎn xǔ duō 。”
“修士的境遇定然会更惨许多。”
"The plight of cultivators would undoubtedly be much worse."
“ wèi cāng shēng jì ……”
“为苍生计……”
"For the sake of all living beings..."
“ biǎo miàn shàng kàn ， dí què kě yǐ zhè me shuō 。”
“表面上看，的确可以这么说。”
"From a superficial perspective, one could indeed say this."
chén yín piàn kè ， lǐ fán shōu qǐ xīn sī ， jì xù zài zhè jìn wù céng xián guàng qǐ lái 。
沉吟片刻，李凡收起心思，继续在这禁物层闲逛起来。
After some thought, Li Fan put away his thoughts and continued wandering in the restricted item layer.
xiàng zhè fú huà yī yàng ， yīn wèi qiān shè dà néng mì wén ， ér chéng wéi jìn wù de shāng pǐn ， yī rán zhǐ shì shǎo shù 。
像这幅画一样，因为牵涉大能秘闻，而成为禁物的商品，依然只是少数。
Items like this painting, which involve great power secrets and thus become restricted items, were still few.
jué dà duō shù dōu shì wǔ lǎo huì míng lìng jìn zhǐ wài liú 、 yǒu zhe zhǒng zhǒng tè shū zuò yòng de wù zī 。
绝大多数都是五老会明令禁止外流、有着种种特殊作用的物资。
Most were materials with various special functions that the Five Elders Association strictly prohibited from flowing out.
lǐ fán bǐ jiào gǎn xìng qù de yǒu zhī qián céng jīng tīng shuō guò de wù dào dān 。
李凡比较感兴趣的有之前曾经听说过的悟道丹。
Li Fan was particularly interested in the Enlightenment Pill he had heard about before.
zài hái yǒu jiù shì yī zhǒng biàn xié chuán sòng zhèn 。
再还有就是一种便携传送阵。
There was also a portable teleportation array.
bù xū yào shǐ yòng zhě duì zhèn fǎ yǒu duō liǎo jiě ， zhǐ xū yào jiāng liǎng duān chuán sòng zhèn zài hé shì kōng kuàng dì diǎn fàng zhì 。
不需要使用者对阵法有多了解，只需要将两端传送阵在合适空旷地点放置。
No need for deep understanding of阵法; just placing both ends of the teleportation arrays at suitable open locations would automatically construct and activate them.
chuán sòng zhèn jiù huì zì dòng jiàn zào 、 jī fā 。
传送阵就会自动建造、激发。
Constructing teleportation arrays within the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance was considered highly confidential content.
zài wàn xiān méng nèi ， chuán sòng zhèn de gòu zhù kě yǐ suàn de shàng shì bǎo mì jí bié jiào gāo de nèi róng le 。
在万仙盟内，传送阵的构筑可以算的上是保密级别较高的内容了。
Li Fan had not come into contact with this knowledge until now.
lǐ fán zhì jīn yě méi néng jiē chù dào xiāng guān zhī shí 。
李凡至今也没能接触到相关知识。
The Enlightenment Pill cost 500 points of contribution per piece, with a limit of one hundred per cultivator.
wù dào dān ， wǔ bǎi diǎn gòng xiàn dù yī kē 。
悟道丹，五百点贡献度一颗。
A portable teleportation array set cost 3000 points of contribution.
měi wèi xiū shì xiàn gòu yì bǎi kē 。
每位修士限购一百颗。
Li Fan bought two sets for future use.
biàn xié chuán sòng zhèn ， sān qiān diǎn gòng xiàn dù yī tào 。
便携传送阵，三千点贡献度一套。
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lǐ fán mǎi le liǎng tào ， yǐ bèi bù shí zhī xū 。
李凡买了两套，以备不时之需。
After leaving the restricted item layer, he purchased two Golden Core cultivation techniques and twelve Foundation Establishment cultivation techniques in one go.
suí hòu lí kāi le jìn wù céng ， yì kǒu qì gòu mǎi le liǎng mén jīn dān gōng fǎ ， shí èr mén zhù jī gōng fǎ 。
随后离开了禁物层，一口气购买了两门金丹功法，十二门筑基功法。
He spent almost all three hundred top-grade spirit stones his doppelganger carried before stopping.
jiāng fēn shēn xié dài de sān bǎi méi jí pǐn líng shí jī hū dōu huā de chà bu duō le ， zhè cái bà xiū 。
将分身携带的三百枚极品灵石几乎都花的差不多了，这才罢休。
When leaving the Ten Thousand Techniques Merchant House, he was given a mask as a thoughtful gift.
lí kāi wàn fǎ shāng huì shí ， hái bèi tiē xīn de zèng sòng le yī fù miàn jù 。
离开万法商会时，还被贴心的赠送了一副面具。
Wearing this mask could change appearance to prevent being tracked.
dài shàng miàn jù ， kě biàn huàn shēn xíng róng mào ， fáng zhǐ bèi rén zhuī zōng 。
带上面具，可变幻身形容貌，防止被人追踪。
Li Fan smiled as he accepted it.
lǐ fán xiào zhe jiāng miàn jù shōu xià 。
李凡笑着将面具收下。
Turning around, he rented a guesthouse in Longevity Mountain City and activated the ritual to transfer all purchased items into the White Bone Vanguard Realm.
zhuǎn tóu zū le tiān zhǎng shān chéng yī chù kè shě ， fā dòng yí shì ， xiān jiāng zhè cì gòu mǎi lái de wù zī zhuǎn yí dào le bái gǔ xiān qiǎn jìng zhōng 。
转头租了天长山城一处客舍，发动仪式，先将这次购买来的物资转移到了白骨先遣境中。
He finally felt somewhat relieved.
zhè cái shāo wēi sōng le kǒu qì 。
这才稍微松了口气。
The control center of the Vanguard Realm was held by the White Bone Left Hand, with each main body and doppelganger holding one copy.
xiān qiǎn jìng de kòng zhì zhōng shū ， bái gǔ zuǒ shǒu ， běn zūn hé fēn shēn gè chí yī fèn 。
先遣境的控制中枢，白骨左手，本尊和分身各持一份。
This way, even if something happened on the return journey, at most, only a single doppelganger would be lost.
zhè yàng jiù suàn huí chéng tú zhōng yù dào shén me yì wài ， zuì duō yě zhǐ shì sǔn shī yī jù fēn shēn ér yǐ 。
这样就算回程途中遇到什么意外，最多也只是损失一具分身而已。
After finishing his affairs, the doppelganger left the guesthouse and roamed around Longevity Mountain City again.
shì qíng chǔ lǐ wán bì ， fēn shēn chū le kè shě ， yòu zài zhè tiān zhǎng shān chéng zhōng liū dá qǐ lái 。
事情处理完毕，分身出了客舍，又在这天长山城中溜达起来。
Three days later, everyone else also finished buying their items.
sān rì zhī hòu ， qīng mù děng rén yě dōu jiāng yào mǎi de dōng xī gòu mǎi wán bì 。
三日之后，青木等人也都将要买的东西购买完毕。
Just as they were preparing to head back, they encountered another group of cultivators from the Sea of Green Wood who had traveled a long distance.
zhǔn bèi dǎ dào huí fǔ zhī jì ， zhòng rén yòu yù dào yī duì cóng yún hǎi yuǎn dào ér lái de xiū shì 。
准备打道回府之际，众人又遇到一队丛云海远道而来的修士。
The leader of this group was an Inner Core cultivator named Ling Meng.
zhè zhī duì wǔ yǐ yī wèi míng jiào líng mèng de yuán yīng xiū shì wéi shǒu 。
这支队伍以一位名叫凌孟的元婴修士为首。
Although he and Qing Mu did not know each other personally, they had heard of each other's names.
cǐ rén yǔ qīng mù suī shuō bǐ cǐ bù rèn shí ， dàn yě dōu hù xiāng tīng shuō guò duì fāng míng hào 。
此人与青木虽说彼此不认识，但也都互相听说过对方名号。
As both were from the Sea of Green Wood, after some discussion, everyone decided to travel together for mutual protection.
yòu dōu shì cóng yún hǎi xiū shì ， yú shì zhòng rén shāng yì guò hòu ， jué dìng yì qǐ huí chéng 。
又都是丛云海修士，于是众人商议过后，决定一起回程。
They waited a few more days before setting off on their long journey home.
yě hǎo xiāng hù yǒu gè zhào yìng 。
也好相互有个照应。
Compared to when they came, the return group had nearly doubled in size.
yòu děng le jǐ rì ， fāng cái tà shàng le màn cháng de fǎn xiāng zhī lù 。
又等了几日，方才踏上了漫长的返乡之路。
Two Inner Core cultivators, seven Golden Core cultivators, and over twenty Foundation Establishment cultivators.
yǔ lái shí xiāng bǐ ， fǎn chéng de duì wǔ kuò dà le jiāng jìn yí bèi 。
与来时相比，返程的队伍扩大了将近一倍。
The group's lineup was formidable enough to deter many scheming individuals.
liǎng wèi yuán yīng ， qī wèi jīn dān ， èr shí jǐ míng zhù jī 。
两位元婴，七位金丹，二十几名筑基。
The journey was much more peaceful overall.
duì wǔ zhèn róng bù kě wèi bù páng dà le 。
队伍阵容不可谓不庞大了。
However, Li Fan felt that he recognized this Ling Meng Inner Core cultivator but could not recall where he had seen him before.
zhèn shè le xǔ duō bié yǒu yòng xīn de xiāo xiǎo zhī bèi 。
震慑了许多别有用心的宵小之辈。
He still used the Intention from the Heavenly Dao Mirror to separate and check through his past memories one by one until he recalled.
yī lù shàng zǒng suàn tài píng le xǔ duō 。
一路上总算太平了许多。
This Ling Meng had entered the Master's Study House during the twelfth incarnation, only to tragically die in a cave exploration soon after.
zhǐ shì lǐ fán zǒng jué de zhè wèi jiào zuò líng mèng de yuán yīng xiū shì yǒu xiē yǎn shú ， què yòu yī shí jiān xiǎng bù qǐ lái zài nǎ jiàn guò 。
只是李凡总觉得这位叫做凌孟的元婴修士有些眼熟，却又一时间想不起来在哪见过。
Li Fan had once seen this person's portrait at the Destiny Hall and thus found him somewhat familiar.
hái shì tiān xuán jìng zhōng ， zhèng zài xiū liàn de běn zūn fēn chū yī dào yì niàn 。
还是天玄镜中，正在修炼的本尊分出一道意念。
In this life, Li Fan did not undertake the task of The Cloud Water Scroll, so there would be no event with the ox-drawn cart or the Master appearing.
jiāng guò wǎng jì yì yī yī zǐ xì chá kàn ， zhè cái huí yì qǐ lái 。
将过往记忆一一仔细查看，这才回忆起来。
He wondered if he could change this Ling Meng's fate.
Transmitting Teachings Supreme Lord, The Supreme Primordial True Scripture.
The name of an item contained two extremely sensitive terms, making it hard not to stir Li Fan's nerves.
Li Fan approached the half-unfolded scroll and focused his divine sense.
Instantly, the item details appeared before him.
"**Scroll of Transmitting Teachings Supreme Lord Strongly Seizing The Supreme Primordial True Scripture**"
"A few years ago, the Transmitting Teachings Supreme Lord personally visited the Superior Dao Sect with the intention to borrow a look at the **Supreme Primordial True Scripture**."
"At that time, a cultivator skilled in painting happened to be staying as a guest at the Superior Dao Sect."
"He used his brush to record this scene."
"Replica."
"Strongly recommend burning after reading."
"Not recommended for Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance cultivators to carry with them."
"Extremely not recommended for Five Elders Association cultivators to carry with them."
"Selling price: 200 points of contribution."
Li Fan carefully checked the price and asked with a strange expression, "This painting is only sold for 200 points of contribution? Can it still be considered a restricted item?"
The shop assistant patiently explained, "Because this is a replica that can be mass-produced, hence the low price."
"However, it was recognized as a restricted item because this painting involves two Supreme Lords."
"Randomly displaying it would cause significant trouble."
Li Fan's eyes flashed when he heard this. He immediately prepared to pay and buy it.
Just then, Li Fan suddenly became alert, "Will there be any trouble after looking at this painting?"
The shop assistant chuckled, "This guest needs to know that this painting has no distortions or blackening. It is merely a record from the perspective of an observer."
"Moreover, in the eyes of Supreme Lords, we are just ants."
"Our actions and words do not matter to them."
"The real trouble comes from those eager to show loyalty below the Supreme Lords..."
The shop assistant stopped there and did not say more.
Li Fan nodded slowly and spent 200 points of contribution to buy this painting.
Holding the scroll, he didn't need to unfold it as his divine sense instantly entered the picture.
The scenery around him changed abruptly, as if he had suddenly traveled through time and space to several thousand years ago.
Above a vast sea of clouds, thirty-three floating peaks consecutively activated their sect protection arrays.
A high-crowned elderly man, with a calm expression, floated in mid-air toward them.
"I heard that the Superior Dao Sect has an original true scripture, full of mysteries, known as the source of all techniques and the pinnacle of myriad paths."
"Today's calamity forbids simultaneous cultivation. For the sake of all living beings, I request to borrow it for a look!"
His voice was steady, instantly filling the heavens.
---
The vast sea of clouds dispersed, revealing the mortal world below.
The sky suddenly grew dark as the daytime star river appeared.
A cold and emotionless voice immediately rang out from the thirty-three peaks of the Superior Dao Sect, suppressing all the strange phenomena.
"The lives and deaths of cultivators are none of my concern."
"Friend, return!"
The high-crowned elderly man shook his head slightly, a compassionate expression appearing on his face.
"If so, borrowing this scripture, what does it have to do with your Superior Dao?"
He stepped forward and arrived at the thirty-three peaks in an instant.
"Boom!"
Severe vibrations came, infinite white light engulfing everything within sight...
---
The content of the painting ended abruptly. Li Fan's divine sense withdrew from the picture.
Although the events that followed were not described in the painting, based on today’s reality where everyone knows the **Supreme Primordial True Scripture**'s fragments, the outcome of this battle was obvious.
After storing the scroll, Li Fan couldn't help but enter a brief period of contemplation.
"Originally, the widely used cultivation method to recover from scattered energy and re-cultivate is also leaked by the Transmitting Teachings Supreme Lord."
"One can say that without such an almost heaven-defying technique with minimal loss for switching to other cultivation methods, the current system of cultivation techniques would not be sustainable."
"The plight of cultivators would undoubtedly be much worse."
"For the sake of all living beings..."
"From a superficial perspective, one could indeed say this."
"But..."
After some thought, Li Fan put away his thoughts and continued wandering in the restricted item layer.
Items like this painting, which involve great power secrets and thus become restricted items, were still few.
Most were materials with various special functions that the Five Elders Association strictly prohibited from flowing out.
Li Fan was particularly interested in the Enlightenment Pill he had heard about before.
There was also a portable teleportation array.
No need for deep understanding of阵法; just placing both ends of the teleportation arrays at suitable open locations would automatically construct and activate them.
Constructing teleportation arrays within the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance was considered highly confidential content.
Li Fan had not come into contact with this knowledge until now.
The Enlightenment Pill cost 500 points of contribution per piece, with a limit of one hundred per cultivator.
A portable teleportation array set cost 3000 points of contribution.
Li Fan bought two sets for future use.
---
After leaving the restricted item layer, he purchased two Golden Core cultivation techniques and twelve Foundation Establishment cultivation techniques in one go.
He spent almost all three hundred top-grade spirit stones his doppelganger carried before stopping.
When leaving the Ten Thousand Techniques Merchant House, he was given a mask as a thoughtful gift.
Wearing this mask could change appearance to prevent being tracked.
Li Fan smiled as he accepted it.
Turning around, he rented a guesthouse in Longevity Mountain City and activated the ritual to transfer all purchased items into the White Bone Vanguard Realm.
He finally felt somewhat relieved.
The control center of the Vanguard Realm was held by the White Bone Left Hand, with each main body and doppelganger holding one copy.
This way, even if something happened on the return journey, at most, only a single doppelganger would be lost.
After finishing his affairs, the doppelganger left the guesthouse and roamed around Longevity Mountain City again.
Three days later, everyone else also finished buying their items.
Just as they were preparing to head back, they encountered another group of cultivators from the Sea of Green Wood who had traveled a long distance.
The leader of this group was an Inner Core cultivator named Ling Meng.
Although he and Qing Mu did not know each other personally, they had heard of each other's names.
As both were from the Sea of Green Wood, after some discussion, everyone decided to travel together for mutual protection.
They waited a few more days before setting off on their long journey home.
Compared to when they came, the return group had nearly doubled in size.
Two Inner Core cultivators, seven Golden Core cultivators, and over twenty Foundation Establishment cultivators.
The group's lineup was formidable enough to deter many scheming individuals.
The journey was much more peaceful overall.
However, Li Fan felt that he recognized this Ling Meng Inner Core cultivator but could not recall where he had seen him before.
He still used the Intention from the Heavenly Dao Mirror to separate and check through his past memories one by one until he recalled.
This Ling Meng had entered the Master's Study House during the twelfth incarnation, only to tragically die in a cave exploration soon after.
Li Fan had once seen this person's portrait at the Destiny Hall and thus found him somewhat familiar.
In this life, Li Fan did not undertake the task of The Cloud Water Scroll, so there would be no event with the ox-drawn cart or the Master appearing.
He wondered if he could change this Ling Meng's fate.