rán ér ， lí tǐ de líng lì fǎng fú shuǐ yù dào le dà bà yì bān ， tōng tōng bèi zǔ dǎng zài shí xiàng zhī wài 。
然而，离体的灵力仿佛水遇到了大坝一般，通通被阻挡在石像之外。
However, the detached spiritual energy seemed to meet a dam in water, being completely blocked by the stone statue.
fǎng fú líng qì 、 shén shí de jué yuán tǐ yī yàng ， lǐ fán de zhǒng zhǒng cháng guī shǒu duàn ， dōu wú fǎ duì zhè shí xiàng jìn xíng tàn chá 。
仿佛灵气、神识的绝缘体一样，李凡的种种常规手段，都无法对这石像进行探查。
As if it were an insulator for spirit energy and divine consciousness, Li Fan’s usual methods couldn’t probe this stone statue at all.
“ yǒu qù ， bù zhī dào jiū jìng shì hé zhǒng cái zhì 。”
“有趣，不知道究竟是何种材质。”
"Interesting. I wonder what material it's made of."
lǐ fán yòu huàn chū yī bǐng shuǐ rèn ， kòng zhì zhe fēi sù cháo shí xiàng qiè qù 。
李凡又唤出一柄水刃，控制着飞速朝石像切去。
Li Fan summoned another water blade, controlling it to swiftly cut towards the stone statue.
mò shuō xún cháng shí tou ， jí biàn shì jīng gāng ， yě yào bèi zhè shuǐ rèn fēn gē chéng liǎng bàn 。
莫说寻常石头，即便是精钢，也要被这水刃分割成两半。
Not only could ordinary stones be easily split by this water blade, but even high-grade steel would be severed in half.
dàn piān piān ， shuǐ rèn què wú fǎ nài hé zhè cán quē shí xiàng fēn háo 。
但偏偏，水刃却无法奈何这残缺石像分毫。
Yet, the water blade failed to affect the damaged stone statue at all.
zài chù jí tā de chà nà ， wéi chí zhe shuǐ rèn wēi néng de líng qì ， jiù sì sàn yì kāi 。
在触及它的刹那，维持着水刃威能的灵气，就四散溢开。
The moment it touched the statue, the spirit energy maintaining its power scattered away.
chú le gěi zhè shí xiàng chōng xǐ le yī biàn yǐ wài ， méi néng zào chéng rèn hé pò huài 。
除了给这石像冲洗了一遍以外，没能造成任何破坏。
Apart from giving the statue a thorough rinse, no damage was inflicted upon it.
“ hǎo bǎo bèi ！ kě xī shù liàng tài shǎo ， yě wú fǎ dài huí xiàn shí 。”
“好宝贝！可惜数量太少，也无法带回现实。”
"Great treasure! Too bad there aren't more of them; I can’t bring any back."
“ bù rán kě yǐ yòng lái dǎ zào yī jiān jué duì ān quán de mì shì 。”
“不然可以用来打造一间绝对安全的密室。”
"Otherwise, they could be used to create an absolutely secure secret chamber."
lǐ fán xiá xiǎng le zhè bù zhī míng shí cái de zhū duō miào yòng ， yòu bù miǎn yǒu xiē yí hàn 。
李凡遐想了这不知名石材的诸多妙用，又不免有些遗憾。
Li Fan pondered on the myriad uses of this unknown stone material and felt somewhat regretful.
xīn zhōng hū de yī dòng ， lǐ fán zài páng biān de dì shàng ， zhǎo le yī kuài shí tóu 。
心中忽的一动，李凡在旁边的地上，找了一块石头。
Suddenly, a thought struck him as he picked up a nearby stone from the ground.
yǐ qí wèi gōng jù ， yìng shēng shēng cóng shí xiàng shàng yòu qiāo xià yí gè suì piàn 。
以其为工具，硬生生从石像上又敲下一个碎片。
Using it as a tool, he forcefully chipped off another fragment from the statue.
suí hòu jiāng zhè suì shí piàn ， hěn hěn dì cì rù zì jǐ gē bó zhōng 。
随后将这碎石片，狠狠地刺入自己胳膊中。
He then ruthlessly stabbed this piece into his arm.
xiān xuè dùn shí zhí liú 。
鲜血顿时直流。
Blood gushed out immediately.
lǐ fán zé shì wēi wēi zhòu méi 。
李凡则是微微皱眉。
Li Fan frowned slightly.
líng qì yùn zhuàn dào suì piàn zào chéng de shāng kǒu chù ， jiù wú fǎ zì yóu yùn zhuàn 。
灵气运转到碎片造成的伤口处，就无法自由运转。
The spirit energy couldn't freely circulate to the wound caused by the fragment and had to take an alternate route, significantly reducing its efficiency.
xū yào rào dào ér xíng ， xiào lǜ dà dà zhé kòu bù shuō 。
需要绕道而行，效率大大折扣不说。
The fragment was still lodged in his body; without removing it, the injury couldn’t be healed by spirit energy.
suì piàn hái dǔ sè zài tǐ nèi ， bù qǔ chū de huà ， shāng shì jiù wú fǎ yòng líng qì xiū fù 。
碎片还堵塞在体内，不取出的话，伤势就无法用灵气修复。
After a moment of contemplation, Li Fan reluctantly extracted the fragment and examined it.
xiàn rù chén sī piàn kè ， lǐ fán zhè cái rěn tòng jiāng suì piàn kòu chū 。
陷入沉思片刻，李凡这才忍痛将碎片扣出。
"Perhaps, I don't need to 'exhaust' them to defeat Senior Brother Zhang."
zhì yú shǒu zhōng bǎ wán 。
置于手中把玩。
He mused.
“ huò xǔ ， bù yòng ‘ hào ’ de fāng fǎ ， yě néng jī bài zhāng shī xiōng ne 。”
“或许，不用‘耗’的方法，也能击败章师兄呢。”
While Li Fan studied this mysterious statue, the battle in the sky had reached its peak.
tā àn zì sī cǔn 。
他暗自思忖。
Song He and Song Song revealed their true forms and surrounded Zhang Qianmo with Chu Liang and others.
jiù zài lǐ fán yán jiū zhè shén qí de shí xiàng de shí hòu ， tiān kōng shàng de zhàn dòu yǐ jīng dá dào le bái rè huà de jiē duàn 。
就在李凡研究这神奇的石像的时候，天空上的战斗已经达到了白热化的阶段。
The destructive force from their clashes devastated Ningyuan City below, collapsing countless buildings and claiming many lives among ordinary people.
sòng hé sòng lù chū zhēn miàn mù ， hé chǔ liáng děng rén wéi gōng zhāng qiān mò 。
宋和颂露出真面目，和楚良等人围攻章阡陌。
However, thanks to Li Fan's intervention at the small temple, no danger was present there.
jǐ rén jiāo shǒu de yú bō dài lái de pò huài lì ， jiù jiāng xià fāng de níng yuǎn chéng biàn dé mǎn mù chuāng yí 。
几人交手的余波带来的破坏力，就将下方的宁远城变得满目疮痍。
"Even without me, as long as this old stone statue exists, these children should be fine."
wú shù fáng wū dǎo tā ， bù zhī duō shǎo fán rén jiù zhè me bù míng bù bái de sǐ qù 。
无数房屋倒塌，不知多少凡人就这么不明不白的死去。
"No wonder they were still lively after the battle to organize rescue efforts," Li Fan thought.
ér xiǎo miào zhè biān ， yǒu lǐ fán chū shǒu zǔ dǎng ， zé shì shén me wēi xiǎn dōu méi fā shēng 。
而小庙这边，有李凡出手阻挡，则是什么危险都没发生。
The battle continued according to its script. Song He and Song Song fell into a disadvantageous position and forcefully struck Ningyuan City with their hands.
“ jiù suàn méi yǒu wǒ ， yǒu zhe cán jiù shí xiàng de cún zài ， zhè qún xiǎo hái xiǎng bì yě méi shén me dà ài 。”
“就算没有我，有着残旧石像的存在，这群小孩想必也没什么大碍。”
Instantly, countless ordinary people died.
“ nán guài zhī qián tā men zài dà zhàn jié shù hòu ， hái néng shēng lóng huó hǔ de chū lái zǔ zhī jiù yuán 。”
“难怪之前他们在大战结束后，还能生龙活虎的出来组织救援。”
Their blood formed an ominous red煞气, composing the【All-Souls Soul Refining Formation】to imprison Zhang Qianmo.
lǐ fán xīn zhōng àn dào 。
李凡心中暗道。
Song He and Song Song continued to attack, each palm taking away thousands of lives from ordinary people. One of them aimed directly at the small temple.
zhàn dòu jì xù àn zhào jì dìng de jù běn jìn xíng 。
战斗继续按照既定的剧本进行。
Li Fan's eyes flickered as he removed his defenses and ducked behind the remaining stone statue.
sòng hé sòng xiàn rù xià fēng ， shuāng shǒu cháo zhe níng yuǎn chéng měng dì yī pāi 。
宋和颂陷入下风，双手朝着宁远城猛地一拍。
The force of the palm struck the statue but dissipated into nothingness without any effect.
chà nà jiān ， fán rén sǐ shāng wú suàn 。
刹那间，凡人死伤无算。
Everything else turned to ruins, creating a vacuum where spirit energy could act, unnoticed by Song He and Song Song.
huà zuò chōng tiān de xuè sè shā qì ， zǔ chéng 【 zhòng shēng liàn shén zhèn 】， jìn gù zhù zhāng qiān mò 。
化作冲天的血色煞气，组成【众生炼神阵】，禁锢住章阡陌。
Standing up from behind the statue, Li Fan casually cleaned away the debris around him before continuing to watch the battle in the sky.
sòng hé sòng dé lǐ bù ráo rén ， yòu shì jiē lián jǐ zhǎng 。
宋和颂得理不饶人，又是接连几掌。
When Zhang Qianmo broke through and entered his purple dan state, wreaking havoc everywhere, Li Fan thought for a moment before pushing aside the statue and entering the underground chamber.
jīn dān xiū shì chū shǒu ， měi yī zhǎng ， dōu dài zǒu shàng wàn fán rén de shēng mìng 。
金丹修士出手，每一掌，都带走上万凡人的生命。
The children inside were initially tense but relaxed when they saw it was Li Fan, "the good guy."
qí zhōng yī zhǎng ， zhèng hǎo cháo zhe xiǎo miào de fāng xiàng pāi lái 。
其中一掌，正好朝着小庙的方向拍来。
"Still hide here; it's too scary outside," Li Fan sighed.
lǐ fán yǎn shén wēi shǎn ， chè qù fáng hù ， shǎn shēn duǒ zài le cán cún de shí xiàng shēn hòu 。
李凡眼神微闪，撤去防护，闪身躲在了残存的石像身后。
Lu Ya grinned and didn't say much, just gesturing for Li Fan to sit down.
zhǎng jìn yù dào shí xiàng ， méi yǒu fā huī rèn hé xiào yòng ， jiù xiāo sàn yú wú xíng 。
掌劲遇到石像，没有发挥任何效用，就消散于无形。
Though not large, the underground chamber provided enough shelter for everyone. It also stored some water and food, suggesting it was often used as a refuge.
ér chú le shí xiàng zǔ dǎng chù zhī wài ， yī qiè jiē jǐn huà zuò fèi xū 。
而除了石像阻挡处之外，一切皆尽化作废墟。
Taking this opportunity, Li Fan chatted idly with the blonde-haired Lu Ya.
hǎo sì chū xiàn le líng lì zuò yòng de zhēn kōng dì dài ， bìng qiě méi yǒu yǐn qǐ sòng hé sòng de sī háo chá jué 。
好似出现了灵力作用的真空地带，并且没有引起宋和颂的丝毫察觉。
He learned that the temple originally went by the name "Xuantian Temple."
lǐ fán cóng shí xiàng bèi hòu zhàn qǐ ， suí shǒu jiāng zhōu wéi de fèi xū qīng lǐ gān jìng 。
李凡从石像背后站起，随手将周围的废墟清理干净。
The underground chamber had been discovered accidentally; its purpose or deity was unknown since it was long abandoned.
jì xù kàn zhe tiān shàng de zhàn dòu 。
继续看着天上的战斗。
As for where the missing half of the statue had gone, Lu Ya didn’t know either.
děng dào zhāng qiān mò pò ér hòu lì ， jìn rù zǐ dān zhuàng tài ， dà shā sì fāng hòu 。
等到章阡陌破而后立，进入紫丹状态，大杀四方后。
Just then, a nearby girl chimed in: "I know! It's at Mr. Bai’s house! Last time when Master took me back to get treated, I saw it."
lǐ fán xiǎng le xiǎng ， tuī kāi shí xiàng ， jìn rù le dì xià mì shì zhōng 。
李凡想了想，推开石像，进入了地下密室中。
"It's half buried there; no face on it, very scary!"
mì shì lǐ de hái tóng jiàn yǒu rén jìn lái ， xiān shì yī zhèn jǐn zhāng 。
密室里的孩童见有人进来，先是一阵紧张。
Lu Ya was taken aback: "You know where Mr. Bai lives? Why didn’t you say that before?"
kàn qīng shì lǐ fán zhè ge “ hǎo rén ” hòu ， sōng le yì kǒu qì 。
看清是李凡这个“好人”后，松了一口气。
The girl blushed and glared at Lu Ya: "I’ve been there, but I was sick and confused, who would remember the way?"
“ hái shì jìn lái duǒ duǒ 。 wài miàn shí zài shì tài kě pà le 。” lǐ fán yáo tóu tàn qì dào 。
“还是进来躲躲。外面实在是太可怕了。”李凡摇头叹气道。
"Mr. Bai..."
lù yá liě zuǐ yī xiào ， yě méi duō shuō shá ， zhǐ shì zhāo hū lǐ fán guò qù zuò xià 。
陆涯咧嘴一笑，也没多说啥，只是招呼李凡过去坐下。
Listening to the children’s conversation, Li Fan pondered.
dì xià mì shì bù dà ， bù guò yě zú gòu zhòng rén duǒ bì le 。
地下密室不大，不过也足够众人躲避了。
...
lǐ miàn hái cún chǔ zhe yī xiē shuǐ 、 liáng shí ， xiǎn rán shì jīng cháng bèi dàng zuò bì nàn zhī suǒ 。
里面还存储着一些水、粮食，显然是经常被当做避难之所。
Above Ningyuan City, Zhang Qianmo, having killed all the criminals, frantically searched for his junior brother who had warned him.
lǐ fán chèn zhe zhè ge jī huì ， gēn huáng fā lù yá xián liáo qǐ lái 。
李凡趁着这个机会，跟黄发陆涯闲聊起来。
However, after thoroughly scanning the city with his divine consciousness, he couldn’t find any trace of his junior brother.
dé zhī ， zhè chù miào yǔ ， yuán běn jiào zuò “ xuán tiān miào ”。
得知，这处庙宇，原本叫做“玄天庙”。
Thinking that his junior brother was already in grave danger, Zhang Qianmo felt immense regret.
zhè dì xià mì shì yě shì tā men ǒu rán jiān fā xiàn ， yuán běn jiù cún zài de 。
这地下密室也是他们偶然间发现，原本就存在的。
He searched again, hoping to at least find his body, but still came up empty-handed.
gòng fèng de shì shuí dǎo shì bù zhī ， yīn wèi zǎo yǐ jīng fèi qì duō nián le 。
供奉的是谁倒是不知，因为早已经废弃多年了。
Zhang Qianmo took some longevity fruits and left the city with heavy heart.
zhì yú nà xiāo shī de dà bàn jié shí xiàng qù le hé chù ， lù yá zé shì gèng bù qīng chǔ le 。
至于那消失的大半截石像去了何处，陆涯则是更不清楚了。
Not long after he departed, a small figure cautiously peeked out from the ruins of the temple.
jiù zài zhè shí ， páng biān bù yuǎn chù de yī wèi xiǎo gū niáng chā zuǐ dào ：“ wǒ zhī dào wǒ zhī dào ， jiù zài bái xiān shēng jiā lǐ ma ！ shàng cì xiān shēng dài wǒ huí qù zhì bìng de shí hòu ， wǒ jiù kàn dào guò 。”
就在这时，旁边不远处的一位小姑娘插嘴道：“我知道我知道，就在白先生家里嘛！上次先生带我回去治病的时候，我就看到过。”
After observing for a while, it called out: "It's safe now; come out!"
“ bàn jié shēn zi chǔ zài nà lǐ ， liǎn dōu méi yǒu ， guài xià rén de ！”
“半截身子杵在那里，脸都没有，怪吓人的！”
Following this, Li Fan emerged along with a group of children from the underground chamber.
lù yá lèng le lèng ：“ nǐ zhī dào bái xiān shēng jiā zài nǎ ？ nà wǒ shàng cì wèn nǐ de shí hòu ， nǐ zěn me shuō bù zhī dào ？”
陆涯愣了愣：“你知道白先生家在哪？那我上次问你的时候，你怎么说不知道？”
The children looked at the devastated Ningyuan City, filled with confusion.
xiǎo gū niáng liǎn yī hóng ， bái le lù yá yī yǎn ：“ wǒ qù guò ， dàn shì shēng bìng le 、 mí mí hū hū de ， shuí jì de zěn me zǒu ma ！”
小姑娘脸一红，白了陆涯一眼：“我去过，但是生病了、迷迷糊糊的，谁记得怎么走嘛！”
But having survived on their own, they had strong psychological resilience and didn’t show fear in their eyes.
“ bái xiān shēng ……”
“白先生……”
Instead, they were momentarily lost, unsure what to do next.
jiāng liǎng gè xiǎo hái de duì huà tīng zài xīn lǐ ， lǐ fán ruò yǒu suǒ sī 。
将两个小孩的对话听在心里，李凡若有所思。
"Master Bai should be coming soon."
……
……
With no other practitioners left in the city, Li Fan wasn't concerned anymore. He used his divine consciousness to search for "Mr. Bai’s" whereabouts among the survivors.
níng yuǎn chéng shàng fāng ， jiāng zéi zi quán bù zhū shā de zhāng qiān mò ， jí cōng cōng dì sōu xún qǐ le wèi zì jǐ fā chū jǐng shì de shī dì de zōng jì 。
宁远城上方，将贼子全部诛杀的章阡陌，急匆匆地搜寻起了为自己发出警示的师弟的踪迹。
According to the children's descriptions, it was easy to find: a young, gentle, and extremely handsome scholar.
kě shì shén shí lái lái huí huí jiāng níng yuǎn chéng fān le hǎo jǐ biàn ， dōu méi néng zhǎo dào 。
可是神识来来回回将宁远城翻了好几遍，都没能找到。
But...
yǐ wéi shī dì yǐ jīng cǎn zāo bù cè ， zhāng qiān mò xīn zhōng huǐ hèn bù yǐ 。
以为师弟已经惨遭不测，章阡陌心中悔恨不已。
Li Fan's expression changed slightly as he couldn’t find anyone matching that description.
bù sǐ xīn de yòu sōu xún le jǐ biàn ， xiǎng qǐ mǎ zhǎo dào shī dì de shī tǐ 。
不死心的又搜寻了几遍，想起码找到师弟的尸体。
He searched several times but still came up empty-handed.
réng rán wú guǒ 。
仍然无果。
"Perhaps, they beautify him in their minds?" Li Fan guessed.
zhāng qiān mò zhǐ dé dú zì qǔ le shòu guǒ ， mǎn shì bēi tòng de lí kāi le níng yuǎn chéng 。
章阡陌只得独自取了寿果，满是悲痛的离开了宁远城。
With no other options, he had to wait for Mr. Bai at the small temple.
dāng tā yuǎn dùn lí qù bù jiǔ zhī hòu ， xiǎo miào fèi xū chù ， yí gè jiāo xiǎo de shēn yǐng tàn tóu tàn nǎo mào le chū lái 。
当他远遁离去不久之后，小庙废墟处，一个娇小的身影探头探脑冒了出来。
To his surprise, however, even after the duration of this陨仙境 ended, he didn’t see Mr. Bai.
jǐn shèn de guān chá le xǔ jiǔ ， cái fàng xīn dà dǎn de hū hǎn dào ：“ méi shì le ， chū lái ba ！”
谨慎的观察了许久，才放心大胆的呼喊道：“没事了，出来吧！”
As Li Fan was about to leave, he faintly heard the children's excited shouts: "White! White is here!"
jǐn jiē zhe ， lǐ fán gēn suí zhe yī qún xiǎo jiā huo cóng dì xià mì shì lǐ zuān le chū lái 。
紧接着，李凡跟随着一群小家伙从地下密室里钻了出来。
"Master Bai! Master Bai!"
hái tóng men kàn zhe yǐ jīng chéng wéi yī piàn fèi xū 、 shī tǐ mǎn dì de níng yuǎn chéng ， bù miǎn yǒu xiē máng rán 。
孩童们看着已经成为一片废墟、尸体满地的宁远城，不免有些茫然。
Li Fan turned around but could only vaguely make out a figure.
However, the detached spiritual energy seemed to meet a dam in water, being completely blocked by the stone statue.
As if it were an insulator for spirit energy and divine consciousness, Li Fan’s usual methods couldn’t probe this stone statue at all.
"Interesting. I wonder what material it's made of."
Li Fan summoned another water blade, controlling it to swiftly cut towards the stone statue.
Not only could ordinary stones be easily split by this water blade, but even high-grade steel would be severed in half.
Yet, the water blade failed to affect the damaged stone statue at all.
The moment it touched the statue, the spirit energy maintaining its power scattered away.
Apart from giving the statue a thorough rinse, no damage was inflicted upon it.
"Great treasure! Too bad there aren't more of them; I can’t bring any back."
"Otherwise, they could be used to create an absolutely secure secret chamber."
Li Fan pondered on the myriad uses of this unknown stone material and felt somewhat regretful.
Suddenly, a thought struck him as he picked up a nearby stone from the ground.
Using it as a tool, he forcefully chipped off another fragment from the statue.
He then ruthlessly stabbed this piece into his arm.
Blood gushed out immediately.
Li Fan frowned slightly.
The spirit energy couldn't freely circulate to the wound caused by the fragment and had to take an alternate route, significantly reducing its efficiency.
The fragment was still lodged in his body; without removing it, the injury couldn’t be healed by spirit energy.
After a moment of contemplation, Li Fan reluctantly extracted the fragment and examined it.
"Perhaps, I don't need to 'exhaust' them to defeat Senior Brother Zhang."
He mused.
While Li Fan studied this mysterious statue, the battle in the sky had reached its peak.
Song He and Song Song revealed their true forms and surrounded Zhang Qianmo with Chu Liang and others.
The destructive force from their clashes devastated Ningyuan City below, collapsing countless buildings and claiming many lives among ordinary people.
However, thanks to Li Fan's intervention at the small temple, no danger was present there.
"Even without me, as long as this old stone statue exists, these children should be fine."
"No wonder they were still lively after the battle to organize rescue efforts," Li Fan thought.
The battle continued according to its script. Song He and Song Song fell into a disadvantageous position and forcefully struck Ningyuan City with their hands.
Instantly, countless ordinary people died.
Their blood formed an ominous red煞气, composing the【All-Souls Soul Refining Formation】to imprison Zhang Qianmo.
Song He and Song Song continued to attack, each palm taking away thousands of lives from ordinary people. One of them aimed directly at the small temple.
Li Fan's eyes flickered as he removed his defenses and ducked behind the remaining stone statue.
The force of the palm struck the statue but dissipated into nothingness without any effect.
Everything else turned to ruins, creating a vacuum where spirit energy could act, unnoticed by Song He and Song Song.
Standing up from behind the statue, Li Fan casually cleaned away the debris around him before continuing to watch the battle in the sky.
When Zhang Qianmo broke through and entered his purple dan state, wreaking havoc everywhere, Li Fan thought for a moment before pushing aside the statue and entering the underground chamber.
The children inside were initially tense but relaxed when they saw it was Li Fan, "the good guy."
"Still hide here; it's too scary outside," Li Fan sighed.
Lu Ya grinned and didn't say much, just gesturing for Li Fan to sit down.
Though not large, the underground chamber provided enough shelter for everyone. It also stored some water and food, suggesting it was often used as a refuge.
Taking this opportunity, Li Fan chatted idly with the blonde-haired Lu Ya.
He learned that the temple originally went by the name "Xuantian Temple."
The underground chamber had been discovered accidentally; its purpose or deity was unknown since it was long abandoned.
As for where the missing half of the statue had gone, Lu Ya didn’t know either.
Just then, a nearby girl chimed in: "I know! It's at Mr. Bai’s house! Last time when Master took me back to get treated, I saw it."
"It's half buried there; no face on it, very scary!"
Lu Ya was taken aback: "You know where Mr. Bai lives? Why didn’t you say that before?"
The girl blushed and glared at Lu Ya: "I’ve been there, but I was sick and confused, who would remember the way?"
"Mr. Bai..."
Listening to the children’s conversation, Li Fan pondered.
...
Above Ningyuan City, Zhang Qianmo, having killed all the criminals, frantically searched for his junior brother who had warned him.
However, after thoroughly scanning the city with his divine consciousness, he couldn’t find any trace of his junior brother.
Thinking that his junior brother was already in grave danger, Zhang Qianmo felt immense regret.
He searched again, hoping to at least find his body, but still came up empty-handed.
Zhang Qianmo took some longevity fruits and left the city with heavy heart.
Not long after he departed, a small figure cautiously peeked out from the ruins of the temple.
After observing for a while, it called out: "It's safe now; come out!"
Following this, Li Fan emerged along with a group of children from the underground chamber.
The children looked at the devastated Ningyuan City, filled with confusion.
But having survived on their own, they had strong psychological resilience and didn’t show fear in their eyes.
Instead, they were momentarily lost, unsure what to do next.
"Master Bai should be coming soon."
With no other practitioners left in the city, Li Fan wasn't concerned anymore. He used his divine consciousness to search for "Mr. Bai’s" whereabouts among the survivors.
According to the children's descriptions, it was easy to find: a young, gentle, and extremely handsome scholar.
But...
Li Fan's expression changed slightly as he couldn’t find anyone matching that description.
He searched several times but still came up empty-handed.
"Perhaps, they beautify him in their minds?" Li Fan guessed.
With no other options, he had to wait for Mr. Bai at the small temple.
To his surprise, however, even after the duration of this陨仙境 ended, he didn’t see Mr. Bai.
As Li Fan was about to leave, he faintly heard the children's excited shouts: "White! White is here!"
"Master Bai! Master Bai!"
Li Fan turned around but could only vaguely make out a figure.