《 yún shuǐ huàn mèng gōng 》、《 qí xuán zhēn líng biàn 》、《 tōu tiān huàn rì jué 》……
《云水幻梦功》、《奇玄真灵变》、《偷天换日诀》……
The *Cloud Water Illusion Dream Technique*, the *Strange True Spirit Transformation*, and the *Heaven-Stealing Sun-Switching Art*...
lǐ fán yě céng xiū xíng guò zhè xiē chēng de shàng jué shì chāo lún de gōng fǎ 。
李凡也曾修行过这些称得上绝世超伦的功法。
Li Fan had once cultivated these techniques that could be considered peerless in this world.
dàn hé cǐ kè tā nǎo hǎi zhōng huò dé de 《 zào huà hōng lú gōng 》 yī bǐ ， quán dōu xiāng xíng jiàn chù 、 bù zú yī tí 。
但和此刻他脑海中获得的《造化烘炉功》一比，全都相形见绌、不足一提。
But compared to the *Creation Furnace Technique* he now possessed, they all paled in comparison, insignificant by comparison.
lǐ fán chén zuì nà měi miào de zì lǐ háng jiān ， fǎng fú kě yǐ tōng guò zhè mén gōng fǎ ， kuī jiàn tiān dì zhēn zhèng de ào mì 。
李凡沉醉那美妙的字里行间，仿佛可以通过这门功法，窥见天地真正的奥秘。
Li Fan was immersed in the beautiful words and phrases of the *Creation Furnace Technique*, as if he could glimpse the true mysteries of heaven and earth through it.
shèn zhì tā yǒu zhe yù gǎn ， zài zhè ge tiān dì jiān hái bù cún zài zhǒng zhǒng xiū xíng xiàn zhì de nián dài 。 zhǐ xū zhè yī mén gōng fǎ ， nǎ pà shì háo wú xiū xíng zī zhì dì fèi rén ， yě néng yí bù bù cuì liàn 、 jìn huà 、 shēng huá jǐ shēn ， cóng ér zuì zhōng chāo fán tuō sú 、 dé dào dēng xiān ！
甚至他有着预感，在这个天地间还不存在种种修行限制的年代。只需这一门功法，哪怕是毫无修行资质的废人，也能一步步淬炼、进化、升华己身，从而最终超凡脱俗、得道登仙！
He even had a premonition that, in this era where there were no restrictions on cultivation, just this technique alone would allow someone without any cultivation aptitude to gradually refine, evolve, and elevate themselves until they transcended the mundane and attained immortality!
shén me jiào dà dào xuán gōng ？ shén me jiào wú shàng zhèng fǎ ？
什么叫大道玄功？什么叫无上正法？
What did *Great Dao Profound Art* mean? What was *Supreme Correct Doctrine*?
zhè jiù shì le ！
这就是了！
This was it!
zhēn zhèng chēng de shàng “ zào huà ” èr zì 。
真正称得上“造化”二字。
Truly deserving of the term "Creation."
lǐ fán rú jī sì kě de yuè dú 、 tǐ huì zhe 《 zào huà hōng lú gōng 》， xīn zhōng wú fǎ yì zhì de xǐ yuè 。
李凡如饥似渴的阅读、体会着《造化烘炉功》，心中无法抑制的喜悦。
Li Fan read and experienced the *Creation Furnace Technique* with an insatiable thirst, feeling a surge of joy in his heart.
cháo wén dào 、 xī sǐ kě yǐ ！
朝闻道、夕死可矣！
To hear the truth is to die content!
xīn shén wán quán chén jìn ， lián shén me shí hòu huí dào xǔ kè shēn biān de dōu bù zhī dào 。
心神完全沉浸，连什么时候回到许克身边的都不知道。
His mind was completely immersed, unaware when he returned to Xu Ke's side.
bù zhī guò le duō jiǔ ， děng tā zhōng yú huí guò shén lái de shí hòu ， bái xiān shēng yǐ jīng xiāo shī wú zōng 。
不知过了多久，等他终于回过神来的时候，白先生已经消失无踪。
After an unknown amount of time, Li Fan finally came back to himself only to find that Mr. Bai had already vanished without a trace.
yù shòu zōng biàn dé rú tóng shàng yī shì jīng lì de nà bān ， hùn luàn yī piàn 。 qīn yǎn mù dǔ zōng mén qián bèi bèi rén sì yì tú shā de yù shòu zōng dì zǐ men xīn zhōng mǎn shì jué wàng 。
御兽宗变得如同上一世经历的那般，混乱一片。亲眼目睹宗门前辈被人肆意屠杀的御兽宗弟子们心中满是绝望。
The Beast Taming Sect had become chaotic as it did in his previous life. The disciples who witnessed their seniors being brutally slaughtered by their frenzied senior brothers were filled with despair.
xǔ kè cǐ shí zhèng dài zhe lǐ fán ， xiǎo xīn yì yì dì duǒ bì jǔ zhǐ fēng kuáng de shī xiōng men ， shì tú gēn jù lù yá gěi tā de yù pái zhǐ yǐn ， qù xún zhǎo bái xiān shēng 。
许克此时正带着李凡，小心翼翼地躲避举止疯狂的师兄们，试图根据陆涯给他的玉牌指引，去寻找白先生。
Xu Ke was currently leading Li Fan, carefully avoiding the deranged actions of his senior brothers, trying to follow Lu Ya's jade token to find Mr. Bai.
kuī tàn xǔ kè de sī wéi ， lǐ fán jīng yà de fā xiàn ， xǔ kè de jì yì zhōng ， jū rán wán quán méi yǒu tā huà zuò xuán niǎo 、 fēi dào bái xiān shēng shēn páng 、 suí hòu huò dé zhǐ diǎn de chǎng jǐng 。
窥探许克的思维，李凡惊讶的发现，许克的记忆中，居然完全没有他化作玄鸟、飞到白先生身旁、随后获得指点的场景。
By probing Xu Ke's thoughts, Li Fan was surprised to discover that there was no memory in Xu Ke’s mind of him transforming into a玄鸟 and flying beside Mr. Bai to receive guidance.
wēi wēi sī suǒ ， lǐ fán dùn shí biàn míng bái le 。
微微思索，李凡顿时便明白了。
After some thought, Li Fan immediately understood.
pǐ fū wú zuì huái bì qí zuì ， bái xiān shēng suǒ chuán 《 zào huà hōng lú gōng 》 kān chēng wú shàng miào fǎ 。 luò zài tā zhè yī xiǎo xiǎo de zhù jī yāo shòu shēn shàng ， dìng rán huì yǐn qǐ bié rén de jì yú 。
匹夫无罪怀璧其罪，白先生所传《造化烘炉功》堪称无上妙法。落在他这一小小的筑基妖兽身上，定然会引起别人的觊觎。
A commoner with a gem bears the sin, and Mr. Bai's *Creation Furnace Technique* is considered supreme wisdom. If it fell on his small foundation-establishment beast, it would certainly attract others' covetousness.
nǎ pà gōng fǎ zài zěn me xuán qí ， liàn bù chū lái yě shì wǎng rán 。 bái xiān shēng dìng rán shì kǎo lǜ dào le zhè diǎn ， suǒ yǐ cái shùn shǒu mǒ qù le gāng gāng zài chǎng zhī rén de quán bù jì yì 。 rú cǐ yī lái ， lǐ fán jiù bú huì yīn wèi zhè mén gōng fǎ ér shēn shòu xiǎn jìng ， bìng qiě yǒu chōng zú de shí jiān néng gòu màn màn xiū xíng le 。
哪怕功法再怎么玄奇，练不出来也是枉然。白先生定然是考虑到了这点，所以才顺手抹去了刚刚在场之人的全部记忆。如此一来，李凡就不会因为这门功法而身受险境，并且有充足的时间能够慢慢修行了。
No matter how wondrous the technique was, if he couldn't cultivate it, it would be in vain. Mr. Bai must have considered this and thus casually erased everyone's memories of what just happened. This way, Li Fan wouldn’t face danger due to this technique and had ample time for cultivation.
“ bái xiān shēng kǎo lǜ de zhēn zhōu dào a ！” lǐ fán bù jīn gǎn tàn dào 。
“白先生考虑的真周到啊！”李凡不禁感叹道。
"Mr. Bai is so thoughtful!" Li Fan couldn't help but exclaim.
qīn yǎn jiàn dào bái xiān shēng hòu ， lǐ fán rú jīn kě yǐ kěn dìng ， tā jué bú huì shì 【 tiān yī 】。
亲眼见到白先生后，李凡如今可以肯定，他绝不会是【天医】。
After seeing Mr. Bai with his own eyes, Li Fan was now certain that he wasn't the *Heavenly Physician*.
bù tí wài biǎo méi yǒu bàn fēn xiāng sì zhī chù ， qì zhì yě shì qiān chā wàn bié 。
不提外表没有半分相似之处，气质也是千差万别。
Not only did they not resemble each other at all in appearance, their personalities were vastly different.
bái xiān shēng zhī měi ， shì zhǐ yào jiàn guò yī yǎn ， jiù zài nán yǐ wàng huái de nà zhǒng 。 zuì zhòng yào de shì ， bái xiān shēng bù jīng yì jiān liú lù chū de qīn qiè 、 ǎi rán ， shì gēn běn wú fǎ wěi zhuāng chū lái de 。 gēn 【 tiān yī 】 de sēn rán 、 mò cè ， dà xiāng jìng tíng 。
白先生之美，是只要见过一眼，就再难以忘怀的那种。最重要的是，白先生不经意间流露出的亲切、蔼然，是根本无法伪装出来的。跟【天医】的森然、莫测，大相径庭。
Mr. Bai's beauty was such that one could never forget after just a glance. Most importantly, the kindness and warmth Mr. Bai subtly displayed couldn't be feigned. It was worlds apart from the *Heavenly Physician*'s cold and enigmatic demeanor.
lǐ fán bù yóu dì sōng le yì kǒu qì 。
李凡不由地松了一口气。
Li Fan let out a sigh of relief.
“ duì fù màn tiān yāo shòu ， rú shā jī tú gǒu ； zhǐ kàn le wǒ yī yǎn ， jiù dòng xī wǒ de xiū xíng fāng shì 、 bìng qiě zhuǎn shùn jiān jiù gěi chū le gōng fǎ de zhōng jí dá ān ； qīng ér yì jǔ dì xiū gǎi zài chǎng suǒ yǒu shēng líng de yì shí ， kě wèi shì gōng cān zào huà 。”
“对付漫天妖兽，如杀鸡屠狗；只看了我一眼，就洞悉我的修行方式、并且转瞬间就给出了功法的终极答桉；轻而易举地修改在场所有生灵的意识，可谓是功参造化。”
But then another question arose.
“ bái xiān shēng de shí lì ……” jié hé tā de suǒ zuò suǒ wéi ， lǐ fán bù yóu dì lián xiǎng dào 【 cháng shēng tiān zūn 】 sì gè zì 。
“白先生的实力……”结合他的所作所为，李凡不由地联想到【长生天尊】四个字。
Where had Mr. Bai gone in this present day after thousands of years?
“ zài níng yuǎn chéng hái zi men de rèn zhī zhōng ， bái xiān shēng zhǐ shì yí gè fán rén 。 bái xiān shēng běn rén ， yě qīn kǒu chéng rèn guò zhè diǎn 。”
“在宁远城孩子们的认知中，白先生只是一个凡人。白先生本人，也亲口承认过这点。”
Was he one of the two outside the Five Elders' *Heart*, *Worry-Free*, and *True* Heavenly Lords?
“ duǎn duǎn shí jiān ， yóu fán rén shùn huà shén 。 zài yóu huà shén biàn cháng shēng 。”
“短短时间，由凡人瞬化神。再由化神变长生。”
Li Fan didn't think so, as their way of doing things was completely incompatible with Mr. Bai's.
“ zhè me kàn lái ， níng yuǎn chéng zhōng yī zhòng gū ér suǒ shuō de ， bái xiān shēng shì shì jiè shàng zuì hǎo de dà hǎo rén 、 yī shù zuì lì hài de rén 、 zuì hǎo kàn de rén 、 shuō huà zuì wēn róu de rén 、 zuì cōng míng de rén děng děng zhè xiē ， huò xǔ yě wèi bì shì kuā zhāng de wàng yán 。”
“这么看来，宁远城中一众孤儿所说的，白先生是世界上最好的大好人、医术最厉害的人、最好看的人、说话最温柔的人、最聪明的人等等这些，或许也未必是夸张的妄言。”
In the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance?
lǐ fán bù jīn xīn jīng yáo yè 。
李凡不禁心旌摇曳。
The Eastern Extreme Heavenly Lord who supposedly created the *Purification Spirit Pool Array* to help ordinary people expel evil miasma in their bodies had a bit of Mr. Bai about him. But this Eastern Extreme Heavenly Lord only appeared in rumors, and Li Fan had seen his name mentioned by chance while reading ancient texts.
dàn yǒu gè wèn tí suí jí jiē zhǒng ér zhì 。
但有个问题随即接踵而至。
Most Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance cultivators probably didn't know much about his existence.
shù qiān nián hòu de xiàn zài ， bái xiān shēng yòu qù le nǎ lǐ ？
数千年后的现在，白先生又去了哪里？
If Mr. Bai were still alive, he wouldn't be so obscure.
shì wǔ lǎo huì 【 yī xīn 】、【 wú yōu 】、【 zhēn shí 】 sān wèi tiān zūn zhī wài de èr zhě zhī yī ？
是五老会【一心】、【无忧】、【真实】三位天尊之外的二者之一？
Or perhaps, like the previous Teaching Heavenly Lord from his past life, Mr. Bai had successfully broken free from the Xuanhuang Realm and crossed over?
lǐ fán jué de bù tài xiàng 。 wǔ lǎo huì zhè zhǒng xíng shì zuò fēng ， hé bái xiān shēng kě wèi shì gé gé bù rù 。
李凡觉得不太像。五老会这种行事作风，和白先生可谓是格格不入。
Or...
zài wàn xiān méng zhōng ？
在万仙盟中？
Had Mr. Bai already perished?
nà wèi jù shuō chuàng zào le 【 jìng tǐ líng chí fǎ zhèn 】、 bāng zhù fán rén qū zhú tǐ nèi zhàng qì de dōng jí tiān zūn ， dǎo shì yǒu diǎn bái xiān shēng de yǐng zi 。 kě zhè wèi dōng jí tiān zūn ， jǐn jǐn shì zài chuán wén zhōng chū xiàn guò ér yǐ 。 shèn zhì lǐ fán yě zhǐ shì chá yuè diǎn jí de shí hòu ， kàn jiàn shū zhōng ǒu rán tí qǐ guò 。
那位据说创造了【净体灵池法阵】、帮助凡人驱逐体内瘴气的东极天尊，倒是有点白先生的影子。可这位东极天尊，仅仅是在传闻中出现过而已。甚至李凡也只是查阅典籍的时候，看见书中偶然提起过。
Just thinking about it made Li Fan shake his head and dismiss the notion.
jué dà duō shù de wàn xiān méng xiū shì ， kǒng pà dōu bù tài qīng chǔ zhè wèi de cún zài 。
绝大多数的万仙盟修士，恐怕都不太清楚这位的存在。
He found it hard to believe that such a prodigy as Mr. Bai would fall so easily.
tǎng ruò bái xiān shēng zài shì ， dìng rán bú huì rú cǐ jí jí wú míng 。
倘若白先生在世，定然不会如此籍籍无名。
Li Fan stayed in Xu Ke's hair, his thoughts swirling, naturally running through the *Creation Furnace Technique*.
yì huò zhě ， bái xiān shēng gēn shàng yī shì de chuán fǎ tiān zūn yī yàng ， chéng gōng bǎi tuō le xuán huáng jiè de shù fù ？ pò jiè ér qù le ？
亦或者，白先生跟上一世的传法天尊一样，成功摆脱了玄黄界的束缚？破界而去了？
Unlike his own crude method of forcefully striking the hidden power within his body and seizing it when it overflowed for cultivation,
hái shì shuō ……
还是说……
the refined *Furnace Technique* improved by Mr. Bai used heavenly-human感应术 to resonate with the human furnace in response to the great furnace in heaven.
bái xiān shēng yǐ jīng yǔn luò le ？
白先生已经陨落了？
With unity between heaven and man, Li Fan could freely manipulate the hidden power to refine and cultivate himself.
jǐn jǐn shì xiǎng le xiǎng ， lǐ fán jiù yáo yáo tóu ， bǎ zhè ge niàn tou pāo què nǎo hòu 。
仅仅是想了想，李凡就摇摇头，把这个念头抛却脑后。
And this process also prompted his human furnace to evolve towards the direction of the great furnace in heaven. It was truly profound and wondrous.
tā shí zài hěn nán xiāng xìn ， xiàng bái xiān shēng zhè yàng jīng cái jué yàn de rén ， huì zhè me qīng yì yǔn luò 。
他实在很难相信，像白先生这样惊才绝艳的人，会这么轻易陨落。
Every moment of cultivation felt like the *Heavenly Mandate*玄鸟 he possessed was undergoing transformation.
lǐ fán dāi zài xǔ kè tóu fà zhōng ， sī xù bǎi zhuǎn ， tóng shí zì rán ér rán de yùn zhuàn 《 zào huà hōng lú gōng 》。
李凡呆在许克头发中，思绪百转，同时自然而然的运转《造化烘炉功》。
It was Songyang, that repulsive Beast Taming Sect disciple, who once again interrupted Li Fan's blissful cultivation process.
gēn lǐ fán zì jǐ zhuó mó chū de ， cū bào de hōng jī tǐ nèi mì cáng 、 rán hòu zài mì cáng zhī lì yì chū de shí hòu chèn jī jué qǔ mì cáng zhī lì yǐ gōng xiū xíng bù tóng 。
跟李凡自己琢磨出的，粗暴的轰击体内密藏、然后在密藏之力溢出的时候趁机攫取密藏之力以供修行不同。
Still coveting this [Heavenly Mandate]玄鸟, Songyang tried to take it back after his previous failed attempt. This time, he brought a Golden Core期 [Ink Immortal Tiger] as reinforcements and vowed to snatch Li Fan away.
jīng guò bái xiān shēng gǎi liáng hòu de hōng lú gōng ， jīng yóu tiān rén gǎn yìng zhī shù ， yóu tiān dì zhè zuò dà hōng lú yǐn dòng rén tǐ hōng lú de gòng míng 。
经过白先生改良后的烘炉功，经由天人感应之术，由天地这座大烘炉引动人体烘炉的共鸣。
The Ink Immortal Tiger roared arrogantly, but the disturbance made Li Fan very unhappy inside.
tiān rén hé yī zhī xià ， kě yǐ suí xīn diào dòng mì cáng zhī lì gǎi zào 、 xiū xíng 。
天人合一之下，可以随心调动密藏之力改造、修行。
As if a furnace was rumbling within him, the hidden power burst forth.
bìng qiě hái cù shǐ rén tǐ hōng lú cháo zhe tiān dì hōng lú de fāng xiàng yǎn biàn 。 duān de shì ào miào wú qióng ， xuán qí bù yǐ 。
并且还促使人体烘炉朝着天地烘炉的方向衍变。端的是奥妙无穷，玄奇不已。
Li Fan soared into the air, his body expanding until he transformed from a tiny bird the size of a palm into a fierce beast with wings spanning three zhang, larger than the Ink Immortal Tiger by at least two to three times.
xiū liàn de měi yí gè chà nà ， lǐ fán dōu gǎn dào zì jǐ fù shēn de zhè jù xuán niǎo zài fā shēng tuì biàn 。
修炼的每一个刹那，李凡都感到自己附身的这具玄鸟在发生蜕变。
Like catching a chick, Li Fan grabbed the Ink Immortal Tiger with one claw and swallowed it whole before it could struggle.
ér bǎ tā cóng zhè miào bù kě yán de xiū liàn guò chéng zhōng jīng xǐng de ， zì rán yòu shì nà wèi miàn mù kě zēng de yù shòu zōng dì zǐ 、 sòng yáng le 。
而把他从这妙不可言的修炼过程中惊醒的，自然又是那位面目可憎的御兽宗弟子、宋阳了。
Xu Ke was left dumbfounded.
tā yī rán duì lǐ fán zhè zhǐ 【 tiān mìng xuán niǎo 】 zéi xīn bù sǐ 。
他依然对李凡这只【天命玄鸟】贼心不死。
Songyang, terrified, crawled away on all fours.
shàng yī huí tú móu shī bài le hòu ， zhè cì tā juǎn tǔ chóng lái 。 bìng qiě huā le xuè běn ， jiè lái le yī tóu jīn dān qī de 【 mò xiān hǔ 】 zhù zhèn 。 shì yào bǎ lǐ fán duó zǒu 。
上一回图谋失败了后，这次他卷土重来。并且花了血本，借来了一头金丹期的【墨仙虎】助阵。誓要把李凡夺走。
The air still lingered with an unpleasant stench.
mò xiān hǔ páo xiào zhe yào wǔ yáng wēi ， bèi dǎ rǎo de lǐ fán xīn zhōng zé shì fēi cháng bù shuǎng 。
墨仙虎咆孝着耀武扬威，被打扰的李凡心中则是非常不爽。
Li Fan snorted coldly, not bothering to chase after him.
tǐ nèi wǎn ruò hōng lú hōng míng ， mì cáng zhī lì pēn bó ér chū 。
体内宛若烘炉轰鸣，密藏之力喷薄而出。
He retracted the hidden power, reverted to his original size, and returned to Xu Ke's head.
lǐ fán fēi zhì bàn kōng ， shēn qū péng zhàng ， zhuǎn shùn jiān jiù yóu yī zhī bā zhǎng dà de xiǎo xiǎo niǎo ， biàn chéng le chì zhǎn sān zhàng 、 bǐ mò xiān hǔ dōu yào dà shàng liǎng sān bèi de xiōng hěn yāo shòu 。
李凡飞至半空，身躯膨胀，转瞬间就由一只巴掌大的小小鸟，变成了翅展三丈、比墨仙虎都要大上两三倍的凶狠妖兽。
Forcing such a transformation seemed to have taken some toll on his body. But his body was like a furnace, refining the Ink Immortal Tiger into refined energy.
rú tóng zhuā xiǎo jī zǎi yī yàng ， lǐ fán yī zhǎo jiù jiāng mò xiān hǔ ná zhù 。
如同抓小鸡仔一样，李凡一爪就将墨仙虎拿住。
Warmth spread throughout his body as he suddenly felt exhausted.
bù dài tā rú hé zhēng zhá ， kǒu zhōng mào chū yōu yōu xuán guāng ， xī lì cóng zhōng dàn shēng ， lǐ fán yī kǒu jiāng mò xiān hǔ tūn xià 。
不待它如何挣扎，口中冒出幽幽玄光，吸力从中诞生，李凡一口将墨仙虎吞下。
He couldn't help but fall asleep in a daze.
xǔ kè dùn shí mù dèng kǒu dāi 。
许克顿时目瞪口呆。
Only leaving behind Xu Ke, who looked incredulous and reached out to touch Li Fan, stunned into silence.
The *Cloud Water Illusion Dream Technique*, the *Strange True Spirit Transformation*, and the *Heaven-Stealing Sun-Switching Art*...
Li Fan had once cultivated these techniques that could be considered peerless in this world.
But compared to the *Creation Furnace Technique* he now possessed, they all paled in comparison, insignificant by comparison.
Li Fan was immersed in the beautiful words and phrases of the *Creation Furnace Technique*, as if he could glimpse the true mysteries of heaven and earth through it.
He even had a premonition that, in this era where there were no restrictions on cultivation, just this technique alone would allow someone without any cultivation aptitude to gradually refine, evolve, and elevate themselves until they transcended the mundane and attained immortality!
What did *Great Dao Profound Art* mean? What was *Supreme Correct Doctrine*?
This was it!
Truly deserving of the term "Creation."
Li Fan read and experienced the *Creation Furnace Technique* with an insatiable thirst, feeling a surge of joy in his heart.
To hear the truth is to die content!
His mind was completely immersed, unaware when he returned to Xu Ke's side.
After an unknown amount of time, Li Fan finally came back to himself only to find that Mr. Bai had already vanished without a trace.
The Beast Taming Sect had become chaotic as it did in his previous life. The disciples who witnessed their seniors being brutally slaughtered by their frenzied senior brothers were filled with despair.
Xu Ke was currently leading Li Fan, carefully avoiding the deranged actions of his senior brothers, trying to follow Lu Ya's jade token to find Mr. Bai.
By probing Xu Ke's thoughts, Li Fan was surprised to discover that there was no memory in Xu Ke’s mind of him transforming into a玄鸟 and flying beside Mr. Bai to receive guidance.
After some thought, Li Fan immediately understood.
A commoner with a gem bears the sin, and Mr. Bai's *Creation Furnace Technique* is considered supreme wisdom. If it fell on his small foundation-establishment beast, it would certainly attract others' covetousness.
No matter how wondrous the technique was, if he couldn't cultivate it, it would be in vain. Mr. Bai must have considered this and thus casually erased everyone's memories of what just happened. This way, Li Fan wouldn’t face danger due to this technique and had ample time for cultivation.
"Mr. Bai is so thoughtful!" Li Fan couldn't help but exclaim.
After seeing Mr. Bai with his own eyes, Li Fan was now certain that he wasn't the *Heavenly Physician*.
Not only did they not resemble each other at all in appearance, their personalities were vastly different.
Mr. Bai's beauty was such that one could never forget after just a glance. Most importantly, the kindness and warmth Mr. Bai subtly displayed couldn't be feigned. It was worlds apart from the *Heavenly Physician*'s cold and enigmatic demeanor.
Li Fan let out a sigh of relief.
But then another question arose.
Where had Mr. Bai gone in this present day after thousands of years?
Was he one of the two outside the Five Elders' *Heart*, *Worry-Free*, and *True* Heavenly Lords?
Li Fan didn't think so, as their way of doing things was completely incompatible with Mr. Bai's.
In the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance?
The Eastern Extreme Heavenly Lord who supposedly created the *Purification Spirit Pool Array* to help ordinary people expel evil miasma in their bodies had a bit of Mr. Bai about him. But this Eastern Extreme Heavenly Lord only appeared in rumors, and Li Fan had seen his name mentioned by chance while reading ancient texts.
Most Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance cultivators probably didn't know much about his existence.
If Mr. Bai were still alive, he wouldn't be so obscure.
Or perhaps, like the previous Teaching Heavenly Lord from his past life, Mr. Bai had successfully broken free from the Xuanhuang Realm and crossed over?
Or...
Had Mr. Bai already perished?
Just thinking about it made Li Fan shake his head and dismiss the notion.
He found it hard to believe that such a prodigy as Mr. Bai would fall so easily.
Li Fan stayed in Xu Ke's hair, his thoughts swirling, naturally running through the *Creation Furnace Technique*.
Unlike his own crude method of forcefully striking the hidden power within his body and seizing it when it overflowed for cultivation,
the refined *Furnace Technique* improved by Mr. Bai used heavenly-human感应术 to resonate with the human furnace in response to the great furnace in heaven.
With unity between heaven and man, Li Fan could freely manipulate the hidden power to refine and cultivate himself.
And this process also prompted his human furnace to evolve towards the direction of the great furnace in heaven. It was truly profound and wondrous.
Every moment of cultivation felt like the *Heavenly Mandate*玄鸟 he possessed was undergoing transformation.
It was Songyang, that repulsive Beast Taming Sect disciple, who once again interrupted Li Fan's blissful cultivation process.
Still coveting this [Heavenly Mandate]玄鸟, Songyang tried to take it back after his previous failed attempt. This time, he brought a Golden Core期 [Ink Immortal Tiger] as reinforcements and vowed to snatch Li Fan away.
The Ink Immortal Tiger roared arrogantly, but the disturbance made Li Fan very unhappy inside.
As if a furnace was rumbling within him, the hidden power burst forth.
Li Fan soared into the air, his body expanding until he transformed from a tiny bird the size of a palm into a fierce beast with wings spanning three zhang, larger than the Ink Immortal Tiger by at least two to three times.
Like catching a chick, Li Fan grabbed the Ink Immortal Tiger with one claw and swallowed it whole before it could struggle.
Xu Ke was left dumbfounded.
Songyang, terrified, crawled away on all fours.
The air still lingered with an unpleasant stench.
Li Fan snorted coldly, not bothering to chase after him.
He retracted the hidden power, reverted to his original size, and returned to Xu Ke's head.
Forcing such a transformation seemed to have taken some toll on his body. But his body was like a furnace, refining the Ink Immortal Tiger into refined energy.
Warmth spread throughout his body as he suddenly felt exhausted.
He couldn't help but fall asleep in a daze.
Only leaving behind Xu Ke, who looked incredulous and reached out to touch Li Fan, stunned into silence.