“ lián rù zhí dà kǎo shì tí dōu néng qīng yì de nòng dào shǒu ， shèn zhì shuō hái yǒu gèng jiā jī mì de xiāo xī …….”
“连入职大考试题都能轻易的弄到手，甚至说还有更加机密的消息…….”
"Even the entry-level test questions for the Great Xuan Kingdom could be easily obtained, and there are even more confidential information..."
wǔ lǎo huì xiū shì huà yǔ zhú jiàn dī chén ， xiǎn rán xiàn rù le chén sī yǔ cāi cè zhī zhōng 。
五老会修士话语逐渐低沉，显然陷入了沉思与猜测之中。
The Five Elders' cultivator's voice gradually sank as he seemed to fall into deep thought and speculation.
guò le yī huì ， tā huí guò shén lái ， kàn xiàng “ zhōu qīng áng ”。
过了一会，他回过神来，看向“周青昂”。
After a while, he regained his composure and looked at "Zhou Qingang."
“ suī rán yǒu xiē xiǎo xiá zhèng ， bù guò zǒng de lái shuō ， zhè cì néng gēn hé zhèng hào bèi hòu de zǔ zhī dā shàng xiàn ， nǐ shì lì le dà gōng de 。”
“虽然有些小瑕症，不过总的来说，这次能跟何正浩背后的组织搭上线，你是立 了大功的。”
"Although there were some minor flaws, overall, this time being able to establish contact with He Zhenghao's organization is a significant achievement for you."
tā bǎ yī méi chǔ wù jiè rēng le guò lái 。
他把一枚储物戒扔了过来。
He tossed over an item—a storage ring.
“ lǐ miàn jiù shì nǐ yào de 【 tūn tiān shí dì dà fǎ 】, hái yǒu yī xiē wù dào dān 。”
“里面就是你要的【吞天食地大法】,还有一些悟道丹。”
"The contents inside are what you need: the [吞天食地大法] and some Enlightenment Pills."
“ chú cǐ zhī wài ， hái yǒu wǔ wàn gòng xiàn dù de líng shí 。 quán dāng shì nǐ zhè cì lì xià gōng láo de jiǎng lì le 。” lǐ fán wén yán ， jiē guò chǔ wù jiè chá kàn ， miàn lù xǐ sè 。
“除此之外，还有五万贡献度的灵石。权当是你这次立下功劳的奖励了。”李凡闻言，接过储物戒查看，面露喜色。
"Additionally, there are 50,000 contribution points worth of spirit stones. This should serve as your reward for this accomplishment."
“ wǔ wàn gòng xiàn dù ? tóu zěn me zhè me dà fāng le !”
“五万贡献度?头怎么这么大方了!”
Li Fan took the storage ring and examined it with a pleased expression.
wǔ lǎo huì xiū shì hēng le yī shēng ： “ jì rán yǒu gōng ， dìng huì yǒu shǎng 。 jiē xià lái ， nǐ jì xù qián fú de tóng shí ， yí dìng yào wéi hù hǎo gēn hé zhèng hào de guān xì 。”
五老会修士哼了一声： “既然有功，定会有赏。接下来，你继续潜伏的同时， 一定要维护好跟何正浩的关系。”
"Fifty thousand contribution points? How generous!"
“ ruò shì yǒu kě néng , zuì hǎo néng cóng tā de zuǐ lǐ ， tàn chū diǎn tā bèi hòu shén mì zǔ zhī de xiāo xī lái 。”
“若是有可能,最好能从他的嘴里，探出点他背后神秘组织的消息来。”
The Five Elders' cultivator snorted: "Since you've made contributions, there will be rewards. In addition to maintaining relations with He Zhenghao, try to gather more information about his mysterious organization."
“ dāng rán ， shí zài bù xíng ， yě bù bì miǎn qiǎng 。 néng hé tā men dā shàng xiàn ， yòng líng shí huàn qǔ jī mì ， jiù zú gòu le 。
“当然，实在不行，也不必勉强。能和他们搭上线，用灵石换取机密，就足够了。
"Of course, if that's not possible, it's fine as long as we can establish contact and use spirit stones to exchange for confidential information."
lǐ fán lián lián diǎn tóu 。
李凡连连点头。
Li Fan nodded repeatedly.
“ xíng le ， nǐ huí qù ba 。”
“行了，你回去吧。”
"All right, you can go now."
“ zuì jìn jiē chù de yǒu diǎn pín fán ， jiē xià lái yī duàn shí jiān ， nǐ hái shì zàn shí gēn tou bú yào jiàn miàn le 。 yǐ miǎn lù chū pò zhàn 。”
“最近接触的有点频繁，接下来一段时间，你还是暂时跟头不要见面了。以免露 出破绽。”
"Due to recent frequent interactions, avoid meeting with the head for a while to prevent any leaks. I'll contact you again if there are special circumstances."
“ rú guǒ yǒu tè shū qíng kuàng ， yīng gāi huì zài lián xì nǐ de 。”
“如果有特殊情况，应该会再联系你的。”
After giving detailed instructions, the Five Elders' cultivator left the Lustrous Isle.
duì fāng yòu zǐ xì jiāo dài le yī fān hòu ， biàn xiān xíng lí kāi le yōu lán dǎo 。
对方又仔细交代了一番后，便先行离开了幽兰岛。
Li Fan's avatar returned leisurely.
lǐ fán fēn shēn zhè cái bù huāng bù máng ， màn yōu yōu dì fǎn huí 。
李凡分身这才不慌不忙，慢悠悠地返回。
On Tai'an Island, Li Fan's main body had been waiting for some time.
tài ān dǎo shàng ， lǐ fán běn zūn yǐ jīng děng hòu duō shí le 。
泰安岛上，李凡本尊已经等候多时了。
"Fifty-five million contribution points, three bottles of Enlightenment Pills, and the [吞天食地大法]...
“ wǔ bǎi líng wǔ wàn gòng xiàn dù ， sān píng wù dào dān ， tūn tiān shí dì dà fǎ ……
“五百零五万贡献度，三瓶悟道丹，吞天食地大法……
"Not bad this time."
“ zhè cì de shōu huò hái bú cuò 。”
“这次的收获还不错。”
After tallying up the items in both his main body and avatar's storage rings, Li Fan nodded slightly.
jiāng běn zūn hé fēn shēn chǔ wù jiè zhōng de wù pǐn yī hé jì ， lǐ fán wēi wēi diǎn tóu 。
将本尊和分身储物戒中的物品一合计，李凡微微点头。
"With such a large amount of contribution points, whatever plans I make will be much easier."
“ rú cǐ jù é gòng xiàn dù ， jiē xià lái wú lùn móu huà hé shì ， dōu yào qīng sōng bù shǎo le 。”
“如此巨额贡献度，接下来无论谋划何事，都要轻松不少了。”
He quickly glanced at the spirit stones but no longer paid attention to them. Once you reach a certain quantity, adding more just becomes a string of numbers.
jǐn jǐn le yǎn ， lǐ fán jiù bù zài guān zhù zhè duī líng shí 。
仅仅了眼，李凡就不再关注这堆灵石。
Moreover, for someone like Li Fan who could continuously reincarnate and refine himself with [Truly Real], the more times he reincarnates, the more information he gains, making it easier to obtain contribution points.
dāng dá dào yí dìng de liàng jí zhī hòu ， zài duō yě jiù zhǐ shì yī chuàn shù zì bà le 。
当达到一定的量级之后，再多也就只是一串数字罢了。
Li Fan first read through the [吞天食地] Great Technique.
kuàng qiě duì lǐ fán zhè zhǒng kě yǐ bù duàn 【 hái zhēn 】 zhòng lái de yì shù lái jiǎng ， lún huí de cì shù yuè duō ， zhǎng wò de xìn xī yuè duō ， xiǎng yào huò qǔ gòng xiàn dù yě jiù yuè róng yì 。
况且对李凡这种可以不断【还真】重来的异数来讲，轮回的次数越多，掌握的信息越多，想要获取贡献度也就越容易。
To be safe, his avatar Zhou Qingang checked the jade slip.
lǐ fán xiān yuè dú qǐ le nà mén 【 tūn tiān shí dì 】 dà fǎ 。
李凡先阅读起了那门【吞天食地】大法。
The language style was vastly different from the techniques available in the Celestial Mirror of the Immortal Sect. It wasn't as straightforward and focused on key aspects of cultivation.
bǎo xiǎn qǐ jiàn ， shì fēn shēn zhōu qīng áng chá kàn yù jiǎn 。
保险起见，是分身周青昂查看玉简。
Instead, it contained many obscure phrases that were hard to understand.
yǔ yán fēng gé hé fāng xiān méng tiān xuán jìng zhōng néng gòu duì huàn de gōng fǎ jiǒng yì ，
语言风格和方仙盟天玄镜中能够兑换的功法迥异，
"A distinct ancient technique style..."
bù shì nà me jiǎn míng è yào 、 zhí zhǐ xiū liàn yào diǎn 。
不似那么简明扼要、直指修炼要点。
Fortunately, Li Fan had already practiced several ancient techniques passed down from the Upper Ancient Era, spending a full day to fully comprehend it.
ér shì yìng shēng shēng jiā shàng xǔ duō xuán zhī yòu xuán de yǔ jù ， xiǎn de yǒu xiē hāi sè nán dǒng 。
而是硬生生加上许多玄之又玄的语句，显得有些嗨涩难懂。
The [吞天食地] Great Technique was not a primary cultivation method aimed at enhancing one's cultivation realm. It wasn't just a secret technique for changing how cultivators absorb spiritual energy. Instead, it more resembled a divine power that allowed one to extract the essence from earth and spirit veins, turning it into their own spiritual energy while accelerating the main cultivation technique.
“ xiān míng de gǔ fǎ fēng gé …….”
“鲜明的古法风格…….”
Normally, a cultivator could only absorb a certain amount of spiritual energy. Once they reached this limit, forcibly extracting more would risk exploding.
hǎo zài jì fán yǐ jīng xiū xíng guò shù mén zì shàng gǔ liú chuán xià lái de gōng fǎ ， yòng le dà bàn tiān shí jiān ， jiāng qí wán zhěng kàn guò 。
好在季凡已经修行过数门自上古流传下来的功法，用了大半天时间，将其完整看过。
However, after practicing the [吞天食地大法], there was no such concern. The excess absorbed power became an accelerator for the cultivation technique's progress. The more one absorbed, the faster the technique would operate until breaking through to a higher realm and then absorbing even more. This cycle continued until one devoured everything.
tūn tiān shí dì dà fǎ ， fēi shì néng gòu tí shēng xiū xíng jìng jiè de zhǔ xiū gōng fǎ 。
吞天食地大法，非是能够提升修行境界的主修功法。
Of course, as long as it didn't get discovered, this method was far worse than the new techniques of the Heavenly Sovereigns.
yě bìng fēi zhǐ shì dān chún gǎi biàn xiū shì xī qǔ líng qì fāng shì de mì fǎ 。 tā gèng duō de ， shì xiàng yī mén shén tōng 。 néng gòu tōng guò cū bào bō qǔ dì mài 、 líng mài ， huà zuò zì shēn líng qì yǐ gōng xiū xíng de tóng shí 。 hái huì duì zhǔ xiū gōng fǎ de xiū xíng yǒu kàn jiā sù 、 cù jìn zuò yòng 。
也并非只是单纯改变修士吸取灵气方式的秘法。它更多的，是像一门神通。能够通过粗暴波取地脉、灵脉，化作自身灵气以供修行的同时。还会对主修功法的修行有看加速、促进作用。
It caused almost irreversible damage to the world in a short time, making it an enemy to all cultivators.
zhèng cháng lái jiǎng ， xiū shì néng gòu xī qǔ de líng qì shì yǒu yí dìng shàng xiàn de 。 dá dào suǒ néng róng nà de jí xiàn hòu ， ruò shì réng rán qiáng xíng qǔ ， shèn zhì huì yǒu bào tǐ ér wáng de fēng xiǎn 。
正常来讲，修士能够吸取的灵气是有一定上限的。达到所能容纳的极限后，若是仍然强行取，甚至会有爆体而亡的风险。
But Li Fan wasn't concerned about being the world's public enemy. After carefully contemplating, his avatar Zhou Qingang tried to activate the [吞天食地大法].
dàn xiū xíng 【 tūn tiān shí dì dà fǎ 】 hòu ， zé méi yǒu le zhè zhǒng gù lǜ 。 xī qǔ de duō yú lì liàng ， huì huà zuò tuī dòng gōng fǎ xiū xíng de jiā sù qì 。 xī de yuè duō ， gōng fǎ zì xíng yùn zhuàn jiù yuè kuài 。 zhí zhì tū pò jìng jiè ， yòu néng tūn shì gèng duō 。 rú cǐ bù duàn xún huán wǎng fù ， zhí zhì tūn tiān shí dì 。
但修行【吞天食地大法】后，则没有了这种顾虑。吸取的多余力量，会化作推动功法修行的加速器。吸的越多，功法自行运转就越快。直至突破境界，又能吞噬更多。如此不断循环往复，直至吞天食地。
Instantly, his eyes turned red.
dāng rán ， qián tí jiù shì bú yào bèi rén fā xiàn ， rán hòu bèi dǎ dī hún fēi pò sàn 。
当然，前提就是不要被人发现，然后被打的魂飞魄散。
The entire world within his vision changed.
háo wú yí wèn ， zhè zhǒng zhù chóng shì de xiū liàn fāng shì ， shì bǐ tiān zūn xīn fǎ hái yào è liè de cún zài 。
毫无疑问，这种蛀虫式的修炼方式，是比天尊新法还要恶劣的存在。
There was no distinction between people, scenery, or objects; only what was delicious and not.
huì zài duǎn shí jiān nèi duì tiān dì zào chéng jī hū bù kě nì de sǔn hài ， shuō shì quán tǐ qí tā xiū shì de gōng dí yě méi yǒu cuò 。
会在短时间内对天地造成几乎不可逆的损害，说是全体其他修士的公敌也没有错。
His avatar looked at his main body for a while before looking down at Tai'an Island. The yellowish-brown earth veins extended from the island to the sea floor, connecting with the land in all directions. It appeared incredibly appetizing.
bù guò zhǐ yào néng tí shēng xiū wèi ， shì jiè gōng dí shén me de ， lǐ fán yě shì gēn běn bù zài hū 。
不过只要能提升修为，世界公敌什么的，李凡也是根本不在乎。
His avatar's hands gently covered the ground, and an attractive force emanated from his palms.
xì xì tǐ wù zhī hòu ， zhōu qīng áng fēn shēn shì zhe yùn zhuàn 【 tūn tiān shí dì dà fǎ 】 lái 。
细细体悟之后，周青昂分身试着运转【吞天食地大法】来。
"Hmm?"
chà nà jiān ， yǎn qíng biàn dé tōng hóng 。
刹那间，眼晴变得通红。
To Li Fan's surprise, according to the technique's description, this earth vein power should have been absorbed without resistance. But it remained motionless.
shì yě zhōng de zhěng gè shì jiè ， dōu biàn dé bù zài yī yàng 。
视野中的整个世界，都变得不再一样。
"What's going on?"
méi yǒu le rén 、 jǐng 、 wù zhī fēn 。
没有了人、景、物之分。
Li Fan carefully checked again, confirmed he hadn't made any mistakes, and tried once more.
zhǐ shèng xià le měi wèi yǔ bù měi wèi de qū bié 。
只剩下了美味与不美味的区别。
This time, he relaxed his restrictions and increased the attractive force.
fēn shēn tīng zhe běn zūn kàn le yī huì ， fāng cái cháo zhe tài ān dǎo xià fāng kàn qù 。 tǔ huáng sè de dì mài ， cóng hǎi dǎo xià fāng ， yì zhí yán shēn dào hǎi dǐ 。 yǔ dà dì sì miàn bā fāng xiāng lián 。 kàn shàng qù ， shèn shì měi wèi kě kǒu 。
分身町着本尊看了一会，方才朝着泰安岛下方看去。土黄色的地脉，从海岛下方， 一直延伸到海底。与大地四面八方相连。看上去，甚是美味可口。
The earth vein power trembled slightly but seemed to be part of a whole that couldn't be moved. The delicious food was right in front, yet it couldn't be consumed.
fēn shēn shuāng shǒu qīng qīng fù zài dì miàn shàng ， yī gǔ xī lì zì zhǎng xīn jìn fā 。
分身双手轻轻覆在地面上， 一股吸力自掌心进发。
His avatar's eyes turned even redder.
“ ń ?”
“嗯?”
He became agitated, persistently increasing the absorption of the [吞天食地大法].
ràng lǐ fán yǒu xiē yì wài de shì ， gēn jù gōng fǎ miáo shù ， cǐ shí de dì mài zhī lì yīng gāi háo wú fǎn kàng de bèi xī jìn tǐ nèi cái duì 。
让李凡有些意外的是，根据功法描述，此时的地脉之力应该毫无反抗的被吸进体内才对。
The earth veins resisted continuously.
dàn tā piān piān què chàng rán bù dòng 。
但它偏偏却唱然不动。
Under the clash of forces, Tai'an Island began to shake.
“ zěn me huí shì ?”
“怎么回事?”
If this continued, such movements would inevitably raise suspicion.
lǐ fán yòu zǐ xì jiǎn chá le yī biàn ， què dìng méi yǒu xiū liàn cuò zhī hòu ， zài dù cháng shì qǐ lái 。
李凡又仔细检查了一遍，确定没有修炼错之后，再度尝试起来。
But his avatar ignored it and showed no intention of stopping.
zhè cì ， tā fàng kāi le xiàn zhì ， jiā dà le xī lì 。
这次，他放开了限制，加大了吸力。
Only when his main body intervened did he knock out "Zhou Qingang."
dì mài zhī lì wēi wēi chàn dǒu ， què fǎng fú lián xì zài yì qǐ de zhěng tǐ ， wú fǎ bèi hàn dòng 。 zhēn měi shí jìn zài yǎn qián ， què wú fǎ xiǎng yòng 。
地脉之力微微颤抖，却仿佛联系在一起的整体，无法被撼动。珍美食近在眼前，却无法享用。
Tai'an Island's tremors ceased.
fēn shēn de yǎn qíng yuè fā chì hóng 。
分身的眼晴越发赤红。
"This [吞天食地大法] is a bit strange..."
tā yǒu xiē jí yǎn ， bù yī bù náo de jiā dà le tūn tiān shí dì dà fǎ de xī qǔ lì dù 。
他有些急眼，不依不挠的加大了吞天食地大法的吸取力度。
Li Fan frowned slightly.
dì mài bù duàn kàng jù zhe 。
地脉不断抗拒着。
The consciousness of the main body and avatar should not have separated like this.
liǎng gǔ lì liàng de jiāo fēng xià ， zhěng gè tài ān dǎo dōu zài wēi wēi huàng dòng 。
两股力量的交锋下，整个泰安岛都在微微晃动。
But under the influence of the desire to consume, Li Fan's consciousness seemed to split into two.
rú guǒ jì xù xià qù ， zhè zhǒng yì dòng dìng rán huì yǐn qǐ bié rén de huái yí 。
如果继续下去，这种异动定然会引起别人的怀疑。
When his avatar saw his main body, it even had a fleeting thought of devouring him.
dàn fēn shēn què shì bù guǎn bù gù ， sī háo méi yǒu tíng shǒu de yì si 。
但分身却是不管不顾，丝毫没有停手的意思。
But he could still control himself at that moment.
zhí dào yì zhí zài páng guān chá de běn zūn chū shǒu ， yī bā zhǎng bǎ “ zhōu qīng áng ” gěi pāi yūn le guò qù 。
直到一直在旁观察的本尊出手， 一巴掌把“周青昂”给拍晕了过去。
However, when consumption was blocked and desires went unfulfilled,
tài ān dǎo de zhèn dòng cái tíng le xià lái 。
泰安岛的震动才停了下来。
his avatar became completely ensnared.
“ zhè ge tūn tiān shí dì dà fǎ ， yǒu diǎn xié mén ……”
“这个吞天食地大法，有点邪门……”
Despite knowing the severe consequences of forcibly absorbing Tai'an Island's earth veins, he couldn't stop his actions.
lǐ fán wēi wēi zhòu méi 。
李凡微微皱眉。
"No wonder its creator didn't restrain it; originally, it wasn't a matter of not wanting to but being unable to." Li Fan felt somewhat regretful.
běn zūn hé fēn shēn de yì shí shì yī tǐ de ， lǐ yīng bú huì chū xiàn zhè zhǒng fēn shēn shī qù kòng zhì de qíng kuàng 。
本尊和分身的意识是一体的，理应不会出现这种分身失去控制的情况。
Not for the other party's fate but for this secret technique that could no longer be used by him.
dàn shì zài gāng gāng ， shòu dào “ jìn shí ” yù wàng de yǐng xiǎng 。
但是在刚刚，受到“进食”欲望的影响。
"However, there's no need to worry too much. I have the [坐山诀], and the [吞天食地] is just a bonus."
lǐ fán de yì shí jiù xiàng shì fēn liè chéng le liǎng bàn yī yàng 。1
李凡的意识就像是分裂成了两半一样。1
"Besides, I can still make others practice this method while reaping the benefits myself."
fēn shēn zài kàn jiàn běn zūn de shí hòu ， shèn zhì hái dòng le yī sī tūn shì de niàn tou 。
分身在看见本尊的时候，甚至还动了一丝吞噬的念头。
After pondering for a moment, Li Fan put it aside and looked through the layers of obstruction at Tai'an Island's earth veins.
bù guò nà shí hòu hái néng kòng zhì 。
不过那时候还能控制。
"The ancient Mountain River Great Array had already connected all the world's earth veins. Although the current array is the Heavenly Origin Transformation Array, its effects remain."
děng dào jìn shí shòu zǔ ， yù wàng dé bú dào mǎn zú 。
等到进食受阻，欲望得不到满足。
"Even if one wants to devour the heavens and earth, it won't be as easy as in ancient times."
fēn shēn jiù chè dǐ bèi gǔ huò 。
分身就彻底被蛊惑。
"A thousand years ago, this was a supreme evil technique; with time passing, it has become so useless."
míng míng zhī dào qiáng xíng xī qǔ tài ān dǎo dì mài zào chéng de hòu guǒ ， què jiù shì wú fǎ tíng zhǐ zì jǐ de xíng wéi 。
明明知道强行吸取泰安岛地脉造成的后果，却就是无法停止自己的行为。
"No wonder the Five Elders' sect handed it over to a base spy so easily."
“ nán guài dāng chū tā de chuàng zào zhě bù zhī shōu liǎn ， yuán lái bú shì tā bù xiǎng ， ér shì gēn běn zuò bú dào 。” lǐ fán bù jīn yǒu xiē wǎn xī 。
“难怪当初它的创造者不知收敛，原来不是他不想，而是根本做不到。”李凡不禁有些婉惜。
Li Fan shook his head and sighed.
bú shì wǎn xī duì fāng de mìng yùn ， ér shì wǎn xī zhè mén mì shù ， bù néng wèi zì jǐ suǒ yòng le 。
不是婉惜对方的命运，而是婉惜这门秘术，不能为自己所用了。
"Let me show you my path to immortality."
"Even the entry-level test questions for the Great Xuan Kingdom could be easily obtained, and there are even more confidential information..."
The Five Elders' cultivator's voice gradually sank as he seemed to fall into deep thought and speculation.
After a while, he regained his composure and looked at "Zhou Qingang."
"Although there were some minor flaws, overall, this time being able to establish contact with He Zhenghao's organization is a significant achievement for you."
He tossed over an item—a storage ring.
"The contents inside are what you need: the [吞天食地大法] and some Enlightenment Pills."
"Additionally, there are 50,000 contribution points worth of spirit stones. This should serve as your reward for this accomplishment."
Li Fan took the storage ring and examined it with a pleased expression.
"Fifty thousand contribution points? How generous!"
The Five Elders' cultivator snorted: "Since you've made contributions, there will be rewards. In addition to maintaining relations with He Zhenghao, try to gather more information about his mysterious organization."
"Of course, if that's not possible, it's fine as long as we can establish contact and use spirit stones to exchange for confidential information."
Li Fan nodded repeatedly.
"All right, you can go now."
"Due to recent frequent interactions, avoid meeting with the head for a while to prevent any leaks. I'll contact you again if there are special circumstances."
After giving detailed instructions, the Five Elders' cultivator left the Lustrous Isle.
Li Fan's avatar returned leisurely.
On Tai'an Island, Li Fan's main body had been waiting for some time.
"Fifty-five million contribution points, three bottles of Enlightenment Pills, and the [吞天食地大法]...
"Not bad this time."
After tallying up the items in both his main body and avatar's storage rings, Li Fan nodded slightly.
"With such a large amount of contribution points, whatever plans I make will be much easier."
He quickly glanced at the spirit stones but no longer paid attention to them. Once you reach a certain quantity, adding more just becomes a string of numbers.
Moreover, for someone like Li Fan who could continuously reincarnate and refine himself with [Truly Real], the more times he reincarnates, the more information he gains, making it easier to obtain contribution points.
Li Fan first read through the [吞天食地] Great Technique.
To be safe, his avatar Zhou Qingang checked the jade slip.
The language style was vastly different from the techniques available in the Celestial Mirror of the Immortal Sect. It wasn't as straightforward and focused on key aspects of cultivation.
Instead, it contained many obscure phrases that were hard to understand.
"A distinct ancient technique style..."
Fortunately, Li Fan had already practiced several ancient techniques passed down from the Upper Ancient Era, spending a full day to fully comprehend it.
The [吞天食地] Great Technique was not a primary cultivation method aimed at enhancing one's cultivation realm. It wasn't just a secret technique for changing how cultivators absorb spiritual energy. Instead, it more resembled a divine power that allowed one to extract the essence from earth and spirit veins, turning it into their own spiritual energy while accelerating the main cultivation technique.
Normally, a cultivator could only absorb a certain amount of spiritual energy. Once they reached this limit, forcibly extracting more would risk exploding.
However, after practicing the [吞天食地大法], there was no such concern. The excess absorbed power became an accelerator for the cultivation technique's progress. The more one absorbed, the faster the technique would operate until breaking through to a higher realm and then absorbing even more. This cycle continued until one devoured everything.
Of course, as long as it didn't get discovered, this method was far worse than the new techniques of the Heavenly Sovereigns.
It caused almost irreversible damage to the world in a short time, making it an enemy to all cultivators.
But Li Fan wasn't concerned about being the world's public enemy. After carefully contemplating, his avatar Zhou Qingang tried to activate the [吞天食地大法].
Instantly, his eyes turned red.
The entire world within his vision changed.
There was no distinction between people, scenery, or objects; only what was delicious and not.
His avatar looked at his main body for a while before looking down at Tai'an Island. The yellowish-brown earth veins extended from the island to the sea floor, connecting with the land in all directions. It appeared incredibly appetizing.
His avatar's hands gently covered the ground, and an attractive force emanated from his palms.
"Hmm?"
To Li Fan's surprise, according to the technique's description, this earth vein power should have been absorbed without resistance. But it remained motionless.
"What's going on?"
Li Fan carefully checked again, confirmed he hadn't made any mistakes, and tried once more.
This time, he relaxed his restrictions and increased the attractive force.
The earth vein power trembled slightly but seemed to be part of a whole that couldn't be moved. The delicious food was right in front, yet it couldn't be consumed.
His avatar's eyes turned even redder.
He became agitated, persistently increasing the absorption of the [吞天食地大法].
The earth veins resisted continuously.
Under the clash of forces, Tai'an Island began to shake.
If this continued, such movements would inevitably raise suspicion.
But his avatar ignored it and showed no intention of stopping.
Only when his main body intervened did he knock out "Zhou Qingang."
Tai'an Island's tremors ceased.
"This [吞天食地大法] is a bit strange..."
Li Fan frowned slightly.
The consciousness of the main body and avatar should not have separated like this.
But under the influence of the desire to consume, Li Fan's consciousness seemed to split into two.
When his avatar saw his main body, it even had a fleeting thought of devouring him.
But he could still control himself at that moment.
However, when consumption was blocked and desires went unfulfilled,
his avatar became completely ensnared.
Despite knowing the severe consequences of forcibly absorbing Tai'an Island's earth veins, he couldn't stop his actions.
"No wonder its creator didn't restrain it; originally, it wasn't a matter of not wanting to but being unable to." Li Fan felt somewhat regretful.
Not for the other party's fate but for this secret technique that could no longer be used by him.
"However, there's no need to worry too much. I have the [坐山诀], and the [吞天食地] is just a bonus."
"Besides, I can still make others practice this method while reaping the benefits myself."
After pondering for a moment, Li Fan put it aside and looked through the layers of obstruction at Tai'an Island's earth veins.
"The ancient Mountain River Great Array had already connected all the world's earth veins. Although the current array is the Heavenly Origin Transformation Array, its effects remain."
"Even if one wants to devour the heavens and earth, it won't be as easy as in ancient times."
"A thousand years ago, this was a supreme evil technique; with time passing, it has become so useless."
"No wonder the Five Elders' sect handed it over to a base spy so easily."
Li Fan shook his head and sighed.
"Let me show you my path to immortality."