“ yě bù zhī wǔ xíng dà dòng tiān nà biān jù tǐ zhàn kuàng rú hé le 。”
“也不知五行大洞天那边具体战况如何了。”
"Who knows what's happening on the other side of the Five Elements Grand Void Heaven?"
jù lǐ fán liǎo jiě ， wàn xiān méng hé wǔ lǎo huì ， yǐ jīng yǒu dà yuē sān bǎi duō nián méi yǒu kāi zhàn guò le 。
据李凡了解，万仙盟和五老会，已经有大约三百多年没有开战过了。
According to Li Fan, the Great Immortal Alliance and the Five Elders Association had not engaged in open warfare for about three hundred years.
shuāng fāng ǒu yǒu mó cā ， zuì duō yě zhǐ shì jú xiàn yú yī zhōu zhī dì 。
双方偶有摩擦，最多也只是局限于一州之地。
There were occasional skirmishes, but they generally stayed within a single state.
xiàng jīn cì zhè zhǒng quán jìng lǐng yù bèi zhàn de chǎng miàn ， zhe shí jí wéi shǎo jiàn 。
像今次这种全境领域备战的场面，着实极为少见。
Such a full-scale mobilization for war was extremely rare.
lǐ fán jì xù yī yí xiàng hǎo yǒu men xún wèn zhàn duān bào fā de yuán yīn ， kàn zì jǐ de cāi cè shì fǒu shǔ shí 。
李凡继续一一向好友们询问战端爆发的原因，看自己的猜测是否属实。
Li Fan continued to ask his friends about the reasons behind the outbreak of hostilities, hoping that his guesses were correct.
kě xī zhàn shì sì hū bǎo mì děng jí jí gāo ， lǐ fán dé dào de huí fù ， jìng rán quán dōu shì “ bù tài qīng chǔ ”。
可惜战事似乎保密等级极高，李凡得到的回复，竟然全都是“不太清楚”。
Unfortunately, it seemed the war was highly classified, as all he received in response were "not quite sure."
zhàn zhēng de yīn yún lǒng zhào zài zhòng rén tóu shàng 。
战争的阴云笼罩在众人头上。
The shadow of war loomed over everyone. The peaceful atmosphere on Immortal Ten Thousand Islands had turned somber and tense.
wàn xiān dǎo yuán běn yún dàn fēng qīng de fēn wéi yě biàn dé xiāo sè 、 sù shā qǐ lái 。
万仙岛原本云淡风轻的氛围也变得萧瑟、肃杀起来。
Everyone's faces reflected a mix of anxiety and unease.
rén rén liǎn shàng dōu yǐn yǐn liú lù chū tǎn tè bù ān de shén qíng 。
人人脸上都隐隐流露出忐忑不安的神情。
As an array technician for the Strategy Hall, Li Fan also received his assignment: to patrol the borders of Cunyun Sea with members from the Martial Arts Academy in small teams.
ér lǐ fán zuò wéi cè zhèn táng de zhèn fǎ xiū shàn yuán ， yě jiē dào rèn wù ān pái 。
而李凡作为策阵堂的阵法修缮员，也接到任务安排。
He was tasked with setting up arrays and constantly guarding against Five Elders Association spies.
gēn suí yǎn wǔ táng chéng yuán ， zǔ chéng xiǎo duì ， yán zhe cóng yún hǎi biān jìng xún luó 。
跟随演武堂成员，组成小队，沿着丛云海边境巡逻。
The team he led was a mid-stage Golden Core cultivator named Shan Wu. Other base-level Foundation Establishment cultivators like Han Su were also part of the patrol force.
bìng qiě hái yào bù zhì zhèn fǎ ， shí kè yán fáng wǔ lǎo huì jiàn dié qián rù 。
并且还要布置阵法，时刻严防五老会间谍潜入。
There were numerous such patrols, almost all the available forces on Immortal Ten Thousand Islands had been mobilized, indicating how seriously the Great Immortal Alliance viewed this conflict.
lǐ fán zhè zhǐ duì wǔ ， dài duì de nǎi shì yī míng jiào zuò shān wù de jīn dān zhōng qī xiū shì 。
李凡这只队伍，带队的乃是一名叫做山悟的金丹中期修士。
Jiang Zhengji and Du Xingchang were reportedly summoned to the front lines by headquarters.
duì wǔ zhōng hái yǒu huán suī děng jǐ wèi zhī qián gòng tóng zhū shā hóng máo yì shòu de zhù jī xiū shì 。
队伍中还有桓睢等几位之前共同诛杀红毛异兽的筑基修士。
"Jiang and Du working together can deploy the ultimate technique [Lustrous World], comparable to a regular Golden Core cultivator."
xún luó duì wǔ yuǎn bù zhǐ lǐ fán tā men zhè yī zhī 。
巡逻队伍远不止李凡他们这一支。
"And Master Zhang Zhiliang, the Array Master, seems to have been deployed to the front as well."
jī hū shì bǎ wàn xiān dǎo kě diào dòng de jī céng lì liàng quán dōu diào dòng qǐ lái le ， kě jiàn wàn xiān méng guān fāng duì cǐ zhàn de zhòng shì chéng dù 。
几乎是把万仙岛可调动的基层力量全都调动起来了，可见万仙盟官方对此战的重视程度。
"So, it's the Golden Core cultivators who are the main force in this war..."
ér jiāng zhèng jì 、 dōu xīng chāng èr rén ， jù shuō zé shì bèi zǒng bù zhēng diào ， qián wǎng le zhàn zhēng qián xiàn 。
而江正寂、都兴昌二人，据说则是被总部征调，前往了战争前线。
Li Fan pondered. The scale of this conflict was clearly larger than he had anticipated.
“ jiāng 、 dōu liǎng rén lián hé qǐ lái ， kě bù xià jué jì 【 liú lí shì jiè 】， kān bǐ pǔ tōng yuán yīng qiáng zhě 。”
“江、都两人联合起来，可布下绝技【琉璃世界】，堪比普通元婴强者。”
"Everything else is fine, but what if Ye Feipeng notices any discrepancies between his memories and reality at the 'Reborn'?"
“ ér zhèn fǎ dà shī zhāng zhì liáng ， sì hū yě bèi diào wǎng le qián xiàn 。”
“而阵法大师张志良，似乎也被调往了前线。”
"He's so cautious that he might just abandon his plans to kill the Crimson Flame."
“ yuán yīng xiū shì zuò wéi zhàn zhēng zhǔ lì me ……”
“元婴修士作为战争主力么……”
"In that case, all my efforts in this life would be for nothing..."
lǐ fán xīn zhōng àn zì chén yín 。
李凡心中暗自沉吟。
With a mental shift, Li Fan's thoughts turned to the chubby Ye Feipeng.
zhè chǎng zhàn zhēng de guī mó zhī dà ， xiǎn rán hái yào chāo chū tā de yù jì 。
这场战争的规模之大，显然还要超出他的预计。
Fortunately, Cunyun Sea was large enough. Since Ye Feipeng had been avoiding the Great Immortal Alliance during his missions, he hadn't noticed any signs of war yet.
“ bié de hái hǎo shuō ， jiù pà ‘ chóng shēng zhě ’ yè fēi péng nà lǐ ， ruò shì fā xiàn shí jì hé jì yì zhōng fā shēng shì qíng bù yí yàng ……”
“别的还好说，就怕‘重生者’叶飞鹏那里，若是发现实际和记忆中发生事情不一样……”
"I hope the war ends soon and doesn't affect Cunyun Sea."
“ yī nà xiǎo zi duō yí jǐn shèn de xìng gé ， gǎo bù hǎo huì zhí jiē fàng qì zhū shā chì yán de móu huà 。”
“依那小子多疑谨慎的性格，搞不好会直接放弃诛杀赤炎的谋划。”
The saying "powers cannot reach beyond their destiny" held true for Li Fan, who could do nothing but accept this turn of events.
“ nà wǒ cǐ shì de móu suàn ， qǐ bù shì yào dǎ shuǐ piāo ？”
“那我此世的谋算，岂不是要打水漂？”
Indeed, the Great Immortal Alliance had strong control over its base-level forces. The secrecy of the war was almost perfect.
xīn niàn yī dòng ， huà miàn zhuǎn dào xiǎo pàng zi yè fēi péng nà biān 。
心念一动，画面转到小胖子叶飞鹏那边。
From a surface perspective, Cunyun Sea only seemed tense; there were no signs of actual warfare.
ràng lǐ fán shāo wēi sōng le yì kǒu qì de shì ， cóng yún hǎi zú gòu dà 。
让李凡稍微松了一口气的是，丛云海足够大。
If not for his rapidly rising merit points constantly reminding him, Li Fan would have been completely unaware that a massive battle was unfolding far away.
ér yè fēi péng zhī qián xíng dòng yě yì zhí dōu shì bì zhe wàn xiān méng de yuán gù ， duì yú xiū xiān jiè zhèng zài fā shēng de dà zhàn ， tā mù qián hái shì yì diǎn dōu méi yǒu chá jué dào 。
而叶飞鹏之前行动也一直都是避着万仙盟的缘故，对于修仙界正在发生的大战，他目前还是一点都没有察觉到。
Months passed as the sixteenth year drew to a close. Apart from occasionally repelling small groups of Five Elders Association invaders, the war had not affected Cunyun Sea much.
“ xī wàng zhàn zhēng néng zǎo diǎn jié shù ， bú yào bō jí dào cóng yún hǎi lái 。”
“希望战争能早点结束，不要波及到丛云海来。”
Under continuous completion of wartime missions, Li Fan's authority level increased to Derivative Eighteen.
suǒ wèi shén tōng bù jí tiān shù ， fā shēng cǐ zhǒng biàn shù ， lǐ fán ráo shì chóng shēng duō shì ， yě shì wú kě nài hé 。
所谓神通不及天数，发生此种变数，李凡饶是重生多世，也是无可奈何。
One day, the reminder from the Heavenly Dao Mirror finally came: the eight-month-long state of readiness was over.
bù dé bù shuō ， wàn xiān méng duì yú jī céng de zhǎng kòng lì ， hái shì jí qiáng de 。
不得不说，万仙盟对于基层的掌控力，还是极强的。
The Great Immortal Alliance had won the war as expected. After intelligence was declassified and discussed by all cultivators, Li Fan finally understood the full story.
zhàn zhēng de bǎo mì gōng zuò yě jī hū zuò dào le jí zhì 。
战争的保密工作也几乎做到了极致。
Nine months ago, a team of Great Immortal Alliance cultivators tasked with developing an Earth attribute heaven discovered that the Earth attribute qi in this heaven did not diminish over time; it was constantly replenished from some unknown source. This discovery thrilled the cultivators because the qi clearly didn't originate from their own heaven or the Xuanhuang Realm.
biǎo miàn shàng cóng yún hǎi kàn shàng qù zhǐ shì qì fēn jǐn zhāng le yī xiē ， wán quán méi yǒu zhàn zhēng xiāo yān de wèi dào 。
表面上丛云海看上去只是气氛紧张了一些，完全没有战争硝烟的味道。
After analysis, they concluded that this Earth attribute heaven was a rare composite heaven, with its rapid generation of qi coming from other heavens.
ruò bú shì zài zhàn shí zhuàng tài xià ， lǐ fán nà bù duàn biāo shēng gōng xūn děng jí zài tí xǐng 。
若不是在战时状态下，李凡那不断飙升功勋等级在提醒。
Through a series of twists and turns, the Great Immortal Alliance team finally discovered the complete traces of the Five Elements Grand Void Heaven. This was a significant achievement!
lǐ fán dōu gēn běn chá jué bú dào ， zài nà bù zhī hé chù de yáo yuǎn qū yù ， yī cháng jīng tiān dòng dì de dà zhàn zhèng zài shàng yǎn 。
李凡都根本察觉不到，在那不知何处的遥远区域，一场惊天动地的大战正在上演。
While elated by their discovery, the team also felt uneasy due to the location of this heaven. It lay in Lingyu State, adjacent to the Five Elders Association territory.
shí jiān jiù zhè me huǎn huǎn liú shì 。
时间就这么缓缓流逝。
Such a precious treasure placed on the front lines was unsettling. So they contacted headquarters and requested support to relocate the Five Elements Grand Void Heaven back to the interior, near Tianyu State.
jǐ gè yuè guò qù le ， máo dìng shí liù nián jí jiāng jiē jìn wěi shēng 。
几个月过去了，锚定十六年即将接近尾声。
Before the support could arrive, however, Five Elders Association forces appeared first.
zhè duàn shí jiān lǐ ， chú le ǒu ěr jī tuì jǐ xiǎo gǔ fàn jìng de wǔ lǎo huì dí rén zhī wài 。
这段时间里，除了偶尔击退几小股犯境的五老会敌人之外。
Somehow, word had leaked out. The Five Elders Association's surprise attack caught everyone off guard.
zhàn huǒ rú lǐ fán suǒ yuàn ， méi zěn me bō jí dào cóng yún hǎi 。
战火如李凡所愿，没怎么波及到丛云海。
The expedition team in the Earth attribute heaven was completely wiped out.
ér zài bù tíng de wán chéng zhàn shí gōng xūn rèn wù xià ， lǐ fán de quán xiàn děng jí ， yě tí gāo dào le yǎn shí bā 。
而在不停的完成战时功勋任务下，李凡的权限等级，也提高到了衍十八。
According to their last transmissions before death, three Core Formation cultivators were among the attackers. Under the concerted efforts of these three Core Formation cultivators, the Five Elements heaven was dragged and moved towards the Five Elders Association's territory.
zhè yī tiān ， tiān xuán jìng de tí shì zhōng yú chuán lái 。
这一天，天玄镜的提示终于传来。
Not only did they sneak into enemy territory, but during broad daylight, they slaughtered numerous Alliance members and seized precious heaven resources. It was a grave humiliation!
zhàn zhēng chén āi luò dìng ， wéi qī bā gè duō yuè de bèi zhàn zhuàng tài ， jiě chú le 。
战争尘埃落定，为期八个多月的备战状态，解除了。
The Great Immortal Alliance immediately entered Level Two combat readiness. Eight Core Formation cultivators and several Spirit Transformation cultivators were dispatched to pursue the Five Elders Association's forces.
zhì yú zhàn zhēng de jié guǒ ， zì rán shì wàn xiān méng qǔ dé le shèng lì 。
至于战争的结果，自然是万仙盟取得了胜利。
They aimed to reclaim the Five Elements Grand Void Heaven at all costs.
ér qíng bào jiě jìn hòu ， zài yī zhòng xiū shì de rè liè tǎo lùn yǔ fù pán zhōng ， lǐ fán yě zhōng yú duì zhè chǎng zhàn zhēng de qián yīn hòu guǒ yǒu le gè dà gài de liǎo jiě 。
而情报解禁后，在一众修士的热烈讨论与复盘中，李凡也终于对这场战争的前因后果有了个大概的了解。
Orders were given for each state to remain vigilant, preventing the Five Elders Association from making a feint attack with ulterior motives.
jiǔ gè yuè qián 。
九个月前。
Relocating the heaven was no easy task. Even Core Formation cultivators had difficulty doing so. When eight Core Formation cultivators caught up with the Five Elders Association forces and prepared to engage, they discovered that their opponents were well-prepared.
zhèng zài fèng mìng kāi fā mù shǔ xìng dòng tiān de yī duì wàn xiān méng xiū shì ， què zài shēng chǎn yán jiū zhōng fā xiàn ， gāi dòng tiān zhōng de mù shǔ xìng líng qì bìng fēi xiàng xún cháng dòng tiān yì bān ， bèi xiāo hào hòu xū yào jiào zhǎng yī duàn shí jiān cái néng zì xíng huǎn màn huī fù 。
正在奉命开发木属性洞天的一队万仙盟修士，却在生产研究中发现，该洞天中的木属性灵气并非像寻常洞天一般，被消耗后需要较长一段时间才能自行缓慢恢复。
In addition to three Core Formation cultivators who launched the surprise attack, five more were hidden as ambushes. Eight against eight, a major battle erupted.
ér shì bù zhī cóng hé ér lái ， yuán yuán bù duàn ， shēng shēng bù xī 。
而是不知从何而来，源源不断，生生不息。
The details of the fight and its outcome remained unknown.
fǎng fú yǒng yuǎn bú huì bèi xiāo hào gān jìng yì bān ， zhòng zhí xià qù de yī dà pī líng zhí jiāng jù liàng líng qì xiāo hào hòu ， mǎ shàng jiù huì bèi zì rán bǔ chōng 。
仿佛永远不会被消耗干净一般，种植下去的一大批灵植将巨量灵气消耗后，马上就会被自然补充。
What was known was that after this battle, the Five Elements Grand Void Heaven still remained in place. The Great Immortal Alliance and the Five Elders Association recalled their surviving Core Formation cultivators with great coordination.
zhè ge fā xiàn ràng xiū shì men jí wéi jīng xǐ 。
这个发现让修士们极为惊喜。
Subsequently, a war primarily involving Spirit Transformation and lower-level cultivators centered around the Five Elements Grand Void Heaven.
yīn wèi zhè xiē líng qì xiǎn rán bú shì zhè ge mù shǔ xìng dòng tiān zì xíng chǎn shēng de ， yě bú shì lái zì wài miàn de xuán huáng jiè 。
因为这些灵气显然不是这个木属性洞天自行产生的，也不是来自外面的玄黄界。
The conflict lasted nearly eight months, resulting in countless fallen cultivators. Strange phenomena in the sky never ceased day or night.
jīng guò fēn xī zhī hòu ， xiū shì men rèn wéi ， zhè ge mù shǔ xìng dòng tiān shǔ yú jí wéi hǎn jiàn de fù hé dòng tiān 。
经过分析之后，修士们认为，这个木属性洞天属于极为罕见的复合洞天。
When both sides were exhausted, the war inexplicably ended. The Great Immortal Alliance claimed victory internally because the Five Elements Grand Void Heaven was indeed relocated to the interior, near Tianyu State.
ér zhè xiē jí sù chǎn shēng de líng qì ， zhèng shì lái zì yú qí tā dòng tiān de bǔ chōng 。
而这些急速产生的灵气，正是来自于其他洞天的补充。
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jīng guò yī fān pǒ wèi qū zhé de chá zhǎo ， wàn xiān méng tuán duì zhōng yú fā xiàn le 【 wǔ xíng dà dòng tiān 】 de wán zhěng xíng jì 。
经过一番颇为曲折的查找，万仙盟团队终于发现了【五行大洞天】的完整形迹。
Side note: I had something today and could only post one chapter. I'll make up for it tomorrow.
"Who knows what's happening on the other side of the Five Elements Grand Void Heaven?"
According to Li Fan, the Great Immortal Alliance and the Five Elders Association had not engaged in open warfare for about three hundred years.
There were occasional skirmishes, but they generally stayed within a single state.
Such a full-scale mobilization for war was extremely rare.
Li Fan continued to ask his friends about the reasons behind the outbreak of hostilities, hoping that his guesses were correct.
Unfortunately, it seemed the war was highly classified, as all he received in response were "not quite sure."
The shadow of war loomed over everyone. The peaceful atmosphere on Immortal Ten Thousand Islands had turned somber and tense.
Everyone's faces reflected a mix of anxiety and unease.
As an array technician for the Strategy Hall, Li Fan also received his assignment: to patrol the borders of Cunyun Sea with members from the Martial Arts Academy in small teams.
He was tasked with setting up arrays and constantly guarding against Five Elders Association spies.
The team he led was a mid-stage Golden Core cultivator named Shan Wu. Other base-level Foundation Establishment cultivators like Han Su were also part of the patrol force.
There were numerous such patrols, almost all the available forces on Immortal Ten Thousand Islands had been mobilized, indicating how seriously the Great Immortal Alliance viewed this conflict.
Jiang Zhengji and Du Xingchang were reportedly summoned to the front lines by headquarters.
"Jiang and Du working together can deploy the ultimate technique [Lustrous World], comparable to a regular Golden Core cultivator."
"And Master Zhang Zhiliang, the Array Master, seems to have been deployed to the front as well."
"So, it's the Golden Core cultivators who are the main force in this war..."
Li Fan pondered. The scale of this conflict was clearly larger than he had anticipated.
"Everything else is fine, but what if Ye Feipeng notices any discrepancies between his memories and reality at the 'Reborn'?"
"He's so cautious that he might just abandon his plans to kill the Crimson Flame."
"In that case, all my efforts in this life would be for nothing..."
With a mental shift, Li Fan's thoughts turned to the chubby Ye Feipeng.
Fortunately, Cunyun Sea was large enough. Since Ye Feipeng had been avoiding the Great Immortal Alliance during his missions, he hadn't noticed any signs of war yet.
"I hope the war ends soon and doesn't affect Cunyun Sea."
The saying "powers cannot reach beyond their destiny" held true for Li Fan, who could do nothing but accept this turn of events.
Indeed, the Great Immortal Alliance had strong control over its base-level forces. The secrecy of the war was almost perfect.
From a surface perspective, Cunyun Sea only seemed tense; there were no signs of actual warfare.
If not for his rapidly rising merit points constantly reminding him, Li Fan would have been completely unaware that a massive battle was unfolding far away.
Months passed as the sixteenth year drew to a close. Apart from occasionally repelling small groups of Five Elders Association invaders, the war had not affected Cunyun Sea much.
Under continuous completion of wartime missions, Li Fan's authority level increased to Derivative Eighteen.
One day, the reminder from the Heavenly Dao Mirror finally came: the eight-month-long state of readiness was over.
The Great Immortal Alliance had won the war as expected. After intelligence was declassified and discussed by all cultivators, Li Fan finally understood the full story.
Nine months ago, a team of Great Immortal Alliance cultivators tasked with developing an Earth attribute heaven discovered that the Earth attribute qi in this heaven did not diminish over time; it was constantly replenished from some unknown source. This discovery thrilled the cultivators because the qi clearly didn't originate from their own heaven or the Xuanhuang Realm.
After analysis, they concluded that this Earth attribute heaven was a rare composite heaven, with its rapid generation of qi coming from other heavens.
Through a series of twists and turns, the Great Immortal Alliance team finally discovered the complete traces of the Five Elements Grand Void Heaven. This was a significant achievement!
While elated by their discovery, the team also felt uneasy due to the location of this heaven. It lay in Lingyu State, adjacent to the Five Elders Association territory.
Such a precious treasure placed on the front lines was unsettling. So they contacted headquarters and requested support to relocate the Five Elements Grand Void Heaven back to the interior, near Tianyu State.
Before the support could arrive, however, Five Elders Association forces appeared first.
Somehow, word had leaked out. The Five Elders Association's surprise attack caught everyone off guard.
The expedition team in the Earth attribute heaven was completely wiped out.
According to their last transmissions before death, three Core Formation cultivators were among the attackers. Under the concerted efforts of these three Core Formation cultivators, the Five Elements heaven was dragged and moved towards the Five Elders Association's territory.
Not only did they sneak into enemy territory, but during broad daylight, they slaughtered numerous Alliance members and seized precious heaven resources. It was a grave humiliation!
The Great Immortal Alliance immediately entered Level Two combat readiness. Eight Core Formation cultivators and several Spirit Transformation cultivators were dispatched to pursue the Five Elders Association's forces.
They aimed to reclaim the Five Elements Grand Void Heaven at all costs.
Orders were given for each state to remain vigilant, preventing the Five Elders Association from making a feint attack with ulterior motives.
Relocating the heaven was no easy task. Even Core Formation cultivators had difficulty doing so. When eight Core Formation cultivators caught up with the Five Elders Association forces and prepared to engage, they discovered that their opponents were well-prepared.
In addition to three Core Formation cultivators who launched the surprise attack, five more were hidden as ambushes. Eight against eight, a major battle erupted.
The details of the fight and its outcome remained unknown.
What was known was that after this battle, the Five Elements Grand Void Heaven still remained in place. The Great Immortal Alliance and the Five Elders Association recalled their surviving Core Formation cultivators with great coordination.
Subsequently, a war primarily involving Spirit Transformation and lower-level cultivators centered around the Five Elements Grand Void Heaven.
The conflict lasted nearly eight months, resulting in countless fallen cultivators. Strange phenomena in the sky never ceased day or night.
When both sides were exhausted, the war inexplicably ended. The Great Immortal Alliance claimed victory internally because the Five Elements Grand Void Heaven was indeed relocated to the interior, near Tianyu State.
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Side note: I had something today and could only post one chapter. I'll make up for it tomorrow.