zhī hòu fā shēng de shì qíng ， yě jiù kě yǐ yù liào le 。
之后发生的事情，也就可以预料了。
After what happened, it was predictable.
xiū shì zhēng xiāng táo mìng zào chéng de cǎi tà zhōng ， pǔ xián zhēn yè de jià gé yī luò qiān zhàng 。
修士争相逃命造成的踩踏中，普闲真叶的价格一落千丈。
In the chaos of fleeing for their lives, the price of Puqian Zhenye plummeted dramatically. Just after crossing the 1000-point threshold, it dropped like a waterfall. The spectacle left Jiao Xiuyuan in awe.
gāng gāng mài guò qiān diǎn dà guān hòu ， biàn pù bù bān bào diē 。
刚刚迈过千点大关后，便瀑布般暴跌。
"Friend Daoist, your divination techniques are truly divine!"
zhè zhuàng guān de jǐng xiàng ， ràng jiāo xiū yuǎn yě bù yóu lián lián jīng tàn 。
这壮观的景象，让焦修远也不由连连惊叹。
"If not for you warning me, I might have ended up just as badly."
「 dào yǒu tuī yǎn zhī shù ， zhēn shì shén hū qí jì a ！」
「道友推衍之术，真是神乎其技啊！」
"I can almost see countless cultivators' hearts shattering!"
「 ruò bú shì nǐ tí xǐng ， wǒ shuō bù dìng yě shì luò de gè hé tā men de yì bān xià chǎng 。」
「若不是你提醒，我说不定也是落得个和他们的一般下场。」
Jiao Xiuyuan gloated.
「 wǒ yǐ jīng fǎng fú kàn jiàn ， wú shù xiū shì dào xīn pò suì de chǎng jǐng le ！」
「我已经仿佛看见，无数修士道心破碎的场景了！」
In Tiancei Province, Dantai Can and the others, who had just completed a transaction and felt fortunate about their luck, were stunned when they heard the announcement from the Tianxuan Mirror. They watched in horror as the price of Puqian Zhenye, which they had just bought for 1300 points, plummeted like a snowball.
jiāo xiū yuǎn xìng zāi lè huò dào 。
焦修远幸灾乐祸道。
Many couldn't bear the shock and fainted, spitting out blood.
tiān shū zhōu 。
天枢州。
"Friend Daoist Dantai!"
gāng gāng wán chéng jiāo yì ， hái àn zì qìng xìng zì jǐ hǎo yùn de tán tái càn děng rén ， tīng dào tiān xuán jìng de gōng gào hòu ， dùn shí liǎn sè biàn dé shí fēn jīng cǎi qǐ lái 。
刚刚完成交易，还暗自庆幸自己好运的澹台灿等人，听到天玄镜的公告后，顿时脸色变得十分精彩起来。
The cultivators who were still conscious looked at Dantai Can with sorrow and hope that he could do something to help.
ér hòu qīn yǎn mù dǔ zì jǐ gāng gāng yǐ 1300 tiān jià huí shōu de pǔ xián zhēn yè ， qǐng kè jiān jià gé xuě bēng 。
而后亲眼目睹自己刚刚以1300天价回收的普闲真叶，顷刻间价格雪崩。
Dantai Can's face turned ashen. From the start, it seemed like an invisible hand was manipulating events, leaving him unprepared. He even subconsciously thought this might be a conspiracy against his family.
gèng shì yǒu bù shǎo rén zhí jiē chéng shòu bú zhù zhè zhǒng dǎ jī ， yī kǒu xiān xuè tǔ chū ， zhí jiē yūn le guò qù 。
更是有不少人直接承受不住这种打击，一口鲜血吐出，直接晕了过去。
Jiao Xiuyuan and Li Fan were probably just distractions.
「 tán tái dào yǒu ！」
「澹台道友！」
Dantai Can quickly came up with a plan to mitigate losses by spreading their recent discoveries.
shàng huán qīng xǐng de xiū shì wú bù shì bēi fèn de kàn zhe tán tái càn ， xī wàng zhè wèi tán tái jiā de lǐng tóu yáng ， néng xiǎng xiǎng bàn fǎ 。
尚还清醒的修士无不是悲愤的看着澹台灿，希望这位澹台家的领头羊，能想想办法。
"Spread the word about our findings!" he said sternly.
tán tái càn cǐ kè ， liǎn sè yě biàn dé tiě qīng 。
澹台灿此刻，脸色也变得铁青。
"What?!"
zhè chǎng shì jiàn ， cóng yī kāi shǐ jiù fǎng fú yǒu yī shuāng wú xíng jù shǒu zài àn zhōng cāo kòng ， zhǒng zhǒng fā zhǎn ràng tā cuò shǒu bù jí 。
这场事件，从一开始就仿佛有一双无形巨手在暗中操控，种种发展让他措手不及。
"No, Dantai Brother, remain calm! We haven't reported this to the Immortal Alliance..."
tā shèn zhì xià yì shí de rèn wéi ， huò xǔ zhè jiàn shì cóng tóu dào wěi gēn běn shì jiàn zhēn duì tán tái jiā de yīn móu 。
他甚至下意识的认为，或许这件事从头到尾根本是件针对澹台家的阴谋。
The others were alarmed and tried to dissuade him. But Dantai Can was resolute. He had done most of the work in uncovering this secret.
nà jiāo xiū yuǎn hé shén me tiān jī zōng xiū shì lǐ fán ， kě néng dōu shì duì fāng de zhàng yǎn fǎ 。
那焦修远和什么天机宗修士李凡，可能都是对方的障眼法。
They reluctantly helped spread the news through various means.
nǎo hǎi zhōng shǎn guò yí gè gè kě néng de mù biāo ， tán tái càn tóng shí yě zài jī jí sī kǎo zhe bǔ jiù zhī cè 。
脑海中闪过一个个可能的目标，澹台灿同时也在积极思考着补救之策。
Back on Ten Thousand Immortals Island, Li Fan and Jiao Xiuyuan noticed that Puqian Zhenye's price drop was slowing down. It was still falling, but not as drastically.
zhè cì yī lái yī huí ， sǔn shī shí zài tài dà 。
这次一来一回，损失实在太大。
"Something's going on. The price of Puqian Zhenye is more resilient than I thought," said Li Fan to Jiao Xiuyuan.
nǎ pà zì jǐ zhè xiē nián zài jiā zhōng dì wèi rì yì wěn gù ， kǒng pà yě bù miǎn yào shòu dào zé fá 。
哪怕自己这些年在家中地位日益稳固，恐怕也不免要受到责罚。
Jiao Xiuyuan was stunned for a moment before saying, "News came that Puqian Zhenye can be used to make magical artifacts that reduce the amount of life essence lost in [Devouring Essence White Mist]... and guide through the misty domain."
shuō bù dìng ， hái huì yǐ cǐ wèi jiè kǒu ， bèi nà xiē xiōng dì men gōng jié 。
说不定，还会以此为借口，被那些兄弟们攻讦。
Li Fan was surprised: "Is this true?"
「 bù xíng ， zhì shǎo yào wǎn huí diǎn sǔn shī 。」
「不行，至少要挽回点损失。」
"From market reactions, it seems not a lie," Jiao Xiuyuan said gravely.
tán tái càn yǎo yǎo yá ， yí gè zhǔ yì chū xiàn zài nǎo hǎi zhōng 。
澹台灿咬咬牙，一个主意出现在脑海中。
"This must be Dantai Can's secret to minimize losses. I never thought Puqian Zhenye could resist Devouring Essence White Mist. This can change the Xuanhuang Realm!" he muttered, secretly buying back some Puqian Zhenye.
「 bǎ wǒ men zuì jìn de fā xiàn xuān yáng chū qù ！」
「把我们最近的发现宣扬出去！」
"Then this is why its price steadily increased in my past life," Li Fan realized.
tā chén shēng dào 。
他沉声道。
The terror of Devouring Essence White Mist was well known to Li Fan, who had spent years in the Abyss. If he had known Puqian Zhenye's benefits, they wouldn't have been so difficult to build the Tianxuan Lock Spirit Array.
「 shén me ？」
「什么？」
"Even with this, one could explore deeper into the misty domain..."
「 bù kě ！ tán tái xiōng lěng jìng ！」
「不可！澹台兄冷静！」
"Until my transformation and completion of the Tianxuan Lock Spirit Array, Dantai Can didn't reveal anything about it..."
「 cǐ shì wǒ men hái méi yǒu shàng bào xiān méng ……」
「此事我们还没有上报仙盟……」
This revelation was shocking. Li Fan and Jiao Xiuyuan fell silent as they pondered.
qí yú jǐ rén wén yán ， jiē shì dà chī yī jīng 、 huāng le shén ， lián shēng quàn zǔ 。
其余几人闻言，皆是大吃一惊、慌了神，连声劝阻。
"Dantai Family is interesting. They don't report such important information promptly," Jiao Xiuyuan broke the silence after a while.
nài hé tán tái càn xīn yì yǐ jué ， ér zhè jiàn yǐn mì zhī shì de fā xiàn ， tán tái càn zhàn le jué dà duō shù de gōng láo 。
奈何澹台灿心意已决，而这件隐秘之事的发现，澹台灿占了绝大多数的功劳。
"What's Dantai Family all about?" Li Fan continued.
tā men yě zhǐ dé pèi hé 。
他们也只得配合。
"Family head Dantai Lixi, a Daoist Sage who has reached the union with dao realm. He is one of three major executives in the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance's Policy Hall headquarters."
tōng guò gè zì de shǒu duàn ， jiāng xiāo xī sàn bù dào le shì chǎng zhī zhōng 。
通过各自的手段，将消息散布到了市场之中。
"Due to his low-profile nature, Dantai Family remains unknown to outsiders until reaching certain levels," Jiao Xiuyuan explained.
yú shì ， zhèng zài wàn xiān dǎo shàng pán diǎn cǐ cì shōu huò de lǐ fán hé jiāo xiū yuǎn ， què shì tū rán kàn dào pǔ xián zhēn yè xià diē de shì tou ， zhèng zài màn màn jiǎn huǎn 。
于是，正在万仙岛上盘点此次收获的李凡和焦修远，却是突然看到普闲真叶下跌的势头，正在慢慢减缓。
Jiao Xiuyuan's tone became strange: "Dantai Can isn't a fool. Why did he make such blunders?"
suī rán réng chǔ yú jià gé huǎn màn xià diē zhōng ， dàn bēng pán de zhuàng tài yǐ jīng màn màn guò qù le 。
虽然仍处于价格缓慢下跌中，但崩盘的状态已经慢慢过去了。
"This could've helped the Dantai family stabilize their position."
「 ń ？ zhè shì zěn me huí shì ？ pǔ xián zhēn yè de jià gé ， bǐ xiǎng xiàng zhōng de yào jiān tǐng a 。」 lǐ fán kàn le yǎn jiāo xiū yuǎn 。
「嗯？这是怎么回事？普闲真叶的价格，比想象中的要坚挺啊。」李凡看了眼焦修远。
"Unexpectedly, it was discarded for petty gains."
jiāo xiū yuǎn lèng le piàn kè ， suí hòu shén sè mò míng dào ：「 bù zhī cóng hé chù chuán lái xiāo xī ， shuō shì yòng dà liàng de pǔ xián zhēn yè zhì zuò chéng fǎ qì ， kě yǐ zài 【 shì yuán bái wù 】 jiǎn miǎn bèi tūn shì de shòu yuán shù liàng ……」
焦修远愣了片刻，随后神色莫名道：「不知从何处传来消息，说是用大量的普闲真叶制作成法器，可以在【噬元白雾】减免被吞噬的寿元数量……」
Li Fan pondered and said, "Perhaps this person isn't as foolish."
「 bìng qiě ， hái néng zài máng máng bái wù de mí yù zhōng ， zhǐ míng fāng xiàng 。」
「并且，还能在茫茫白雾的迷域中，指明方向。」
"After all, Dantai Family is Dantai Family, and Dantai Can is Dantai Can."
jiāo xiū yuǎn shuāng yǎn wēi mī ， xiǎn rán yě shì dì yī cì zhī dào zhè zhǒng shì qíng 。
焦修远双眼微眯，显然也是第一次知道这种事情。
Jiao Xiuyuan's words made him think. They chatted briefly before parting ways.
lǐ fán dùn shí yī jīng ：「 shì zhēn shì jiǎ ？」
李凡顿时一惊：「是真是假？」
Li Fan used the secret passage in the Thousand Mile Hall to avoid the noisy crowd of cultivators outside and returned to the Tianxuan Mirror. He settled his thoughts and began tallying his gains.
「 cóng shì chǎng de fǎn yìng lái kàn ， yīng gāi bú shì xū yán 。」 jiāo xiū yuǎn chén shēng dào 。
「从市场的反应来看，应该不是虚言。」焦修远沉声道。
He bought Puqian Zhenye for around 300-400 points, mostly selling it to Dantai Can at about 1300 points. After some losses, he made a fourfold profit.
「 kàn yàng zi ， shì tán tái càn wèi le jiǎn xiǎo sǔn shī ， ér fàng chū de mì wén le 。 zhēn shì méi xiǎng dào ， pǔ xián zhēn yè ， jū rán hái yǒu zhè zhǒng yòng tú 。 néng gòu dǐ kàng shì yuán bái wù ， zhè kě shì néng gǎi biàn xuán huáng jiè gé jú de dōng xī 。」 tā xiǎo shēng dī gū zhe ， kàn yàng zi yīng gāi yě zài qiāo qiāo de chóng xīn mǎi huí pǔ xián zhēn yè 。
「看样子，是澹台灿为了减小损失，而放出的秘闻了。真是没想到，普闲真叶，居然还有这种用途。能够抵抗噬元白雾，这可是能改变玄黄界格局的东西。」他小声滴咕着，看样子应该也在悄悄的重新买回普闲真叶。
Subtracting the unexpected loss from buying Lingwucao, Li Fan's assets grew to over 18 million contribution points.
「 yuán lái zhè jiù shì shàng yī shì tā de jià gé shǐ zhōng zài wěn bù shàng zhǎng de yuán yīn 。」 lǐ fán xīn zhōng huǎng rán 。
「原来这就是上一世它的价格始终在稳步上涨的原因。」李凡心中恍然。
But Li Fan was no longer a greenhorn in cultivation. He remained calm and composed as he opened his shopping list on the Tianxuan Mirror, selecting items that could be useful for future cultivation.
duì yú shì yuán bái wù de kǒng bù ， céng jīng zài chì zhā shēn yuān zhōng dài le shù nián de lǐ fán ， zì rán shì qīng chǔ wú bǐ de 。
对于噬元白雾的恐怖，曾经在叱吒深渊中待了数年的李凡，自然是清楚无比的。
Unfortunately, his current permissions were insufficient, leaving him frustrated with his wealth trapped in a virtual vault.
rú guǒ dāng shí zhī dào pǔ xián zhēn yè de miào yòng ， nà zuò zài mí wù zhōng de tiān xuán suǒ líng zhèn ， yě bù zhì yú jiàn zào de rú cǐ xīn kǔ 。
如果当时知道普闲真叶的妙用，那座在迷雾中的天玄锁灵阵，也不至于建造的如此辛苦。
Soon, a voice from the Tianxuan Mirror called him to the Training Hall for an investigation into whether he manipulated the market or destabilized the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance.
After what happened, it was predictable.
In the chaos of fleeing for their lives, the price of Puqian Zhenye plummeted dramatically. Just after crossing the 1000-point threshold, it dropped like a waterfall. The spectacle left Jiao Xiuyuan in awe.
"Friend Daoist, your divination techniques are truly divine!"
"If not for you warning me, I might have ended up just as badly."
"I can almost see countless cultivators' hearts shattering!"
Jiao Xiuyuan gloated.
In Tiancei Province, Dantai Can and the others, who had just completed a transaction and felt fortunate about their luck, were stunned when they heard the announcement from the Tianxuan Mirror. They watched in horror as the price of Puqian Zhenye, which they had just bought for 1300 points, plummeted like a snowball.
Many couldn't bear the shock and fainted, spitting out blood.
"Friend Daoist Dantai!"
The cultivators who were still conscious looked at Dantai Can with sorrow and hope that he could do something to help.
Dantai Can's face turned ashen. From the start, it seemed like an invisible hand was manipulating events, leaving him unprepared. He even subconsciously thought this might be a conspiracy against his family.
Jiao Xiuyuan and Li Fan were probably just distractions.
Dantai Can quickly came up with a plan to mitigate losses by spreading their recent discoveries.
"Spread the word about our findings!" he said sternly.
"What?!"
"No, Dantai Brother, remain calm! We haven't reported this to the Immortal Alliance..."
The others were alarmed and tried to dissuade him. But Dantai Can was resolute. He had done most of the work in uncovering this secret.
They reluctantly helped spread the news through various means.
Back on Ten Thousand Immortals Island, Li Fan and Jiao Xiuyuan noticed that Puqian Zhenye's price drop was slowing down. It was still falling, but not as drastically.
"Something's going on. The price of Puqian Zhenye is more resilient than I thought," said Li Fan to Jiao Xiuyuan.
Jiao Xiuyuan was stunned for a moment before saying, "News came that Puqian Zhenye can be used to make magical artifacts that reduce the amount of life essence lost in [Devouring Essence White Mist]... and guide through the misty domain."
Li Fan was surprised: "Is this true?"
"From market reactions, it seems not a lie," Jiao Xiuyuan said gravely.
"This must be Dantai Can's secret to minimize losses. I never thought Puqian Zhenye could resist Devouring Essence White Mist. This can change the Xuanhuang Realm!" he muttered, secretly buying back some Puqian Zhenye.
"Then this is why its price steadily increased in my past life," Li Fan realized.
The terror of Devouring Essence White Mist was well known to Li Fan, who had spent years in the Abyss. If he had known Puqian Zhenye's benefits, they wouldn't have been so difficult to build the Tianxuan Lock Spirit Array.
"Even with this, one could explore deeper into the misty domain..."
"Until my transformation and completion of the Tianxuan Lock Spirit Array, Dantai Can didn't reveal anything about it..."
This revelation was shocking. Li Fan and Jiao Xiuyuan fell silent as they pondered.
"Dantai Family is interesting. They don't report such important information promptly," Jiao Xiuyuan broke the silence after a while.
"What's Dantai Family all about?" Li Fan continued.
"Family head Dantai Lixi, a Daoist Sage who has reached the union with dao realm. He is one of three major executives in the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance's Policy Hall headquarters."
"Due to his low-profile nature, Dantai Family remains unknown to outsiders until reaching certain levels," Jiao Xiuyuan explained.
Jiao Xiuyuan's tone became strange: "Dantai Can isn't a fool. Why did he make such blunders?"
"This could've helped the Dantai family stabilize their position."
"Unexpectedly, it was discarded for petty gains."
Li Fan pondered and said, "Perhaps this person isn't as foolish."
"After all, Dantai Family is Dantai Family, and Dantai Can is Dantai Can."
Jiao Xiuyuan's words made him think. They chatted briefly before parting ways.
Li Fan used the secret passage in the Thousand Mile Hall to avoid the noisy crowd of cultivators outside and returned to the Tianxuan Mirror. He settled his thoughts and began tallying his gains.
He bought Puqian Zhenye for around 300-400 points, mostly selling it to Dantai Can at about 1300 points. After some losses, he made a fourfold profit.
Subtracting the unexpected loss from buying Lingwucao, Li Fan's assets grew to over 18 million contribution points.
But Li Fan was no longer a greenhorn in cultivation. He remained calm and composed as he opened his shopping list on the Tianxuan Mirror, selecting items that could be useful for future cultivation.
Unfortunately, his current permissions were insufficient, leaving him frustrated with his wealth trapped in a virtual vault.
Soon, a voice from the Tianxuan Mirror called him to the Training Hall for an investigation into whether he manipulated the market or destabilized the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance.