líng chén ， yè fǔ 。
凌晨，叶府。
At dawn, Ye Manor.
xiǎo pàng zi yè fēi péng zhèng zài hān shuì ， sì hū mèng dào le shén me tè bié gāo xìng de shì ， zuǐ jiǎo wēi qiào 。 sī háo méi yǒu chá jué dào yī dào hēi yǐng hū de chū xiàn zài tā de shēn páng 。
小胖子叶飞鹏正在酣睡，似乎梦到了什么特别高兴的事，嘴角微翘。丝毫没有察觉到一道黑影忽的出现在他的身旁。
Little fatty Ye Feipeng was sound asleep, his lips slightly curled as if he had just dreamt of something particularly joyful. He didn't notice a shadow suddenly appear beside him.
hēi yǐng qīng qīng yī huī shǒu ， yè fēi péng nǎo dài yī wāi ， chè dǐ hūn sǐ guò qù 。 yòu shǒu wò zhǎo ， fù yú tóu dǐng 。
黑影轻轻一挥手，叶飞鹏脑袋一歪，彻底昏死过去。右手握爪，覆于头顶。
The shadow gently waved its hand, causing Ye Feipeng's head to tilt and fall into a deep coma. Its right hand clutched a clawed fist over the boy’s head.
shǎo qǐng ， huǎn huǎn shōu huí 。
少顷，缓缓收回。
After a moment, the shadow slowly retracted its hand.
yī dī hóng de fā hēi de nóng yù xuè yè ， chū xiàn zài zhǎng xīn zhī zhōng 。
一滴红的发黑的浓郁血液，出现在掌心之中。
A dark red drop of thick blood appeared in his palm.
yuán běn miàn sè hóng lán de yè fēi péng ， fǎng fú dé le yī cháng dà bìng ， shùn jiān biàn dé wěi mǐ qǐ lái 。
原本面色红澜的叶飞鹏，仿佛得了一场大病，瞬间变得萎靡起来。
Ye Feipeng, who had been flushed with color, now looked pale and weak as if he had just recovered from a serious illness.
nà tuán xuè yè rú tóng huó wù bān ， yǒu zhe zì jǐ de yì shí ， bù duàn zài zhǎng xīn zhōng cuán dòng ， shì tú táo tuō hēi yǐng de zhǎng wò 。
那团血液如同活物般，有着自己的意识，不断在掌心中攒动，试图逃脱黑影的掌握。
The blood seemed to have a life of its own, wriggling in his palm, trying to escape the shadow's grasp. As the shadow’s fingers tightened, the space for the blood to struggle became smaller until it was completely absorbed into the shadow's body.
ér suí zhe hēi yǐng shǒu zhǐ bù duàn wò jǐn ， jīng xuè suǒ néng zhēng zhá de kōng jiān yě yuè lái yuè xiǎo ， zuì zhōng wán quán bèi qí xī shōu jìn tǐ nèi 。
而随着黑影手指不断握紧，精血所能挣扎的空间也越来越小，最终完全被其吸收进体内。
For a long time, the figure stood motionless under the night sky.
shēn yǐng zài hēi yè zhōng zhù lì liáng jiǔ 。
身影在黑夜中伫立良久。
"Pop!"
“ pū ！”
“噗！”
Two grotesque bone wings suddenly burst through his back and extended outward.
liǎng zhǐ zhēng níng de gǔ yì zhòu rán sī pò bèi bù ， cóng tā de shēn hòu shēn zhǎn ér chū 。
两只狰狞的骨翼骤然撕破背部，从他的身后伸展而出。
Blood and flesh intertwined with the bones, making a sizzling sound as they grew along the bone spines. In an instant, the stark white bones were concealed by the thick flesh.
sī sī xuè ròu chán rào zài gǔ yì zhī shàng ， fā chū zī zī de xì wēi xiǎng shēng ， yán zhe gǔ cì bù duàn cháo wài shēng zhǎng ， zhuǎn yǎn jiù jiāng sēn sēn bái gǔ zhē yǎn 。
丝丝血肉缠绕在骨翼之上，发出滋滋的细微响声，沿着骨刺不断朝外生长，转眼就将森森白骨遮掩。
The wings became more robust, but under the moonlight, one could still see the writhing flesh at their edges, looking particularly eerie.
gǔ yì yě biàn dé fēng mǎn qǐ lái 。
骨翼也变得丰满起来。
"Kunpeng bloodline..."
zhǐ shì zài yuè guāng xià ， réng rán kě yǐ qīng xī de kàn jiàn gǔ yì biān yuán bù duàn rú dòng de xuè ròu ， shèn shì yāo yì 。
只是在月光下，仍然可以清晰的看见骨翼边缘不断蠕动的血肉，甚是妖异。
A low voice emerged from the shadow as he tore off his wings. There was no gush of blood; instead, the struggling flesh was driven out by a pure and vast vitality. In an instant, the figure had returned to its original state.
“ kūn péng xuè mài ……”
“鲲鹏血脉……”
"A primordial great monster indeed has some tricks," he said with a slight smile as he looked at the still fluttering wings that continued to move even after being torn off.
dī chén de shēng yīn zì hēi yǐng kǒu zhōng fā chū ， piàn kè zhī hòu ， shēn hòu shuāng yì bèi tā yìng shēng shēng chě xià 。
低沉的声音自黑影口中发出，片刻之后，身后双翼被他硬生生扯下。
This shadow was none other than Li Fan.
méi yǒu xiān xuè pēn yǒng ér chū de huà miàn ， shāng kǒu chù huó dòng de xuè ròu zài zhēng zhá le piàn kè hòu ， biàn bèi yī gǔ chún jìng hào dà de shēng jī gěi qū zhú chū tǐ nèi 。
没有鲜血喷涌而出的画面，伤口处活动的血肉在挣扎了片刻后，便被一股纯净浩大的生机给驱逐出体内。
After arriving in Great Lí City, his first act was to extract some Kunpeng essence blood from Ye Feipeng's body. He stored most of it in a storage ring while absorbing a small portion with his own flesh. This power was more tyrannical than what he had previously sensed within the Beast Soul Pearl.
zhuǎn shùn jiān ， hēi yǐng yǐ jīng huī fù rú chū 。
转瞬间，黑影已经恢复如初。
If the powers of those beasts were an infection or grafting, then this Kunpeng bloodline’s power was a complete assimilation and devourment.
“ shàng gǔ dà yāo ， guǒ rán yǒu xiē mén dào 。” tā kàn zhe jí biàn bèi sī xià ， réng zài bù duàn tiào dòng de shuāng chì ， wēi wēi gǎn tàn dào 。
“上古大妖，果然有些门道。”他看着即便被撕下，仍在不断跳动的双翅，微微感叹道。
"No wonder Ye Feipeng in my previous life became so much like a true monster in his actions, words, and even thoughts."
zhè hēi yǐng zì rán jiù shì lǐ fán le 。
这黑影自然就是李凡了。
"This is the inevitable result of using the Kunpeng bloodline."
lái dào dà lí jīng chéng hòu ， tā suǒ zuò de dì yī jiàn shì ， jiù shì chōu qǔ le yè fēi péng tǐ nèi de xiē xǔ kūn péng jīng xuè 。
来到大离京城后，他所做的第一件事，就是抽取了叶飞鹏体内的些许鲲鹏精血。
"But..."
jiāng dà bù fèn jīng xuè bǎo cún zài chǔ wù jiè zhōng de tóng shí ， zì jǐ què shì yòng ròu shēn xī qǔ le yī xiǎo bù fèn 。
将大部分精血保存在储物戒中的同时，自己却是用肉身吸取了一小部分。
Li Fan smiled. "I used the Art of Transformation Furnace to replicate it without such worries."
bǐ qǐ lǐ fán zhī qián zài shòu hún zhū zhōng gǎn wù dào de yì shòu zhī lì gèng jiā bà dào 。
比起李凡之前在兽魂珠中感悟到的异兽之力更加霸道。
"Kunpeng Devouring, Peng Flying, Startling Peng Transformation..."
rú guǒ shuō nà xiē yì shòu zhī lì shì gǎn rǎn 、 jià jiē de huà ， ér zhè kūn péng xuè mài de lì liàng ， zé shì tūn shì 、 chè dǐ de tóng huà 。
如果说那些异兽之力是感染、嫁接的话，而这鲲鹏血脉的力量，则是吞噬、彻底的同化。
Whispering softly, Li Fan's figure twisted and changed in the night, transforming into a whale, then a pheasant, or even a human with bird wings.
“ nán guài shàng yī shì de yè fēi péng ， dào le hòu lái ， yán xíng jǔ zhǐ 、 nǎi zhì sī xiǎng ， dōu wú xiàn qū jìn yú zhēn zhèng de yāo shòu le 。”
“难怪上一世的叶飞鹏，到了后来，言行举止、乃至思想，都无限趋近于真正的妖兽了。”
After a long while, he returned to his original form.
“ zhè jiù shì xiǎng yào shǐ yòng kūn péng xuè mài zhī lì de bì rán hòu guǒ 。”
“这就是想要使用鲲鹏血脉之力的必然后果。”
"The Kunpeng essence blood I used for comprehension was too little. Currently, I can only mimic its appearance but cannot fully replicate its divine powers."
“ dàn ……”
“但……”
"However, that's okay. With this ready-made blood bank."
lǐ fán wēi wēi yī xiào ：“ wǒ yòng zào huà hōng lú gōng mó fǎng ， què shì méi yǒu le zhè zhǒng yōu lǜ 。”
李凡微微一笑：“我用造化烘炉功摹仿，却是没有了这种忧虑。”
Li Fan looked at Ye Feipeng and couldn't help smiling peacefully. He grabbed the little fatty and soared into the sky, vanishing in the night.
“ kūn shì 、 péng fēi 、 jīng péng biàn ……”
“鲲噬、鹏飞、惊鹏变……”
The next day, chaos erupted in Great Lí City. Children from prominent families like Su, Ye, and Han were mysteriously missing. The families searched the city thoroughly but found no trace of their children. Panic spread as rumors flew everywhere.
xì xì dī yǔ zhōng ， hēi yè zhōng lǐ fán de shēn yǐng zài bù duàn niǔ qū zhōng ， shí ér biàn huàn chéng jīng 、 shí ér biàn huàn chéng péng 、 shí ér rén shēn péng yì 。
细细低语中，黑夜中李凡的身影在不断扭曲中，时而变幻成鲸、时而变幻成鹏、时而人身鹏翼。
The affected families secretly gathered to discuss. They believed that only a rumored immortal or Emperor of Great Lí could have done this.
xǔ jiǔ zhī hòu ， lǐ fán yòu biàn huí zì jǐ yuán běn mú yàng 。
许久之后，李凡又变回自己原本模样。
Clearly, immortals wouldn't do such sneaky things. So, the only possibility was the emperor's hand.
“ yòng lái lǐng wù de kūn péng jīng xuè tài shǎo ， mù qián hái zhǐ dé qí xíng ， wú fǎ wán quán fù xiàn kūn péng shén tōng 。”
“用来领悟的鲲鹏精血太少，目前还只得其形，无法完全复现鲲鹏神通。”
The powerful officials couldn't help but recall various rumors they had heard and began to harbor resentment in their hearts.
“ bù guò méi guān xì ， yǒu zhè me yí gè xiàn chéng de xuè kù zài 。”
“不过没关系，有这么一个现成的血库在。”
Thus, beneath the surface, a current of unrest flowed through the city.
lǐ fán kàn zhe yè fēi péng ， bù jīn lù chū le xiáng hé de xiào róng 。
李凡看着叶飞鹏，不禁露出了祥和的笑容。
Meanwhile, the instigator, Li Fan, had already left the Separation Realm.
zhuā qǐ xiǎo pàng zi ， chōng tiān ér qǐ ， shùn jiān xiāo shī zài yè sè zhī zhōng 。
抓起小胖子，冲天而起，瞬间消失在夜色之中。
Returning to the Xuanhuang Realm, he didn’t pause. He didn't head for any specific region but used the Immortal Desolation Passageway to return to his homeland, Great Xuan.
dì èr tiān ， jīng zhōng dà luàn 。
第二天，京中大乱。
The Taiyin Boat sped through the air, with sixteen children huddled in fear and trembling in the cabin. Li Fan stood at the bow, gazing down.
sū 、 yè 、 hán děng zhū duō quán guì jiā zhōng ， jù yǒu hái tóng wú gù shī zōng 。
苏、叶、韩等诸多权贵家中，俱有孩童无故失踪。
Great Xuan was ten times larger than Separation Realm, a complete small world. Since Separation Realm could produce geniuses like Su Xiaomei and Xi Heng, it made no sense that Great Xuan couldn't have them too.
jǐ jiā lián shǒu jiāng jīng chéng fān le gè dǐ cháo tiān ， dōu méi néng zhǎo dào hái zi men de zōng jì 。
几家联手将京城翻了个底朝天，都没能找到孩子们的踪迹。
The first stop was Huai Guang City, the wealthiest in Great Xuan.
yī shí jiān ， rén xīn huáng huáng 、 yáo yán sì qǐ 。
一时间，人心惶惶、谣言四起。
Li Fan's immense divine awareness swept over the ordinary people below as he searched for suitable candidates. Soon, he frowned deeply.
shòu hài jǐ jiā àn zhōng jù zài yì qǐ shāng lùn ， rèn wéi néng zuò dào zhè jiàn shì de ， chú le chuán wén zhōng de xiān rén zhī wài ， kǒng pà jiù shì nà wèi dà lí huáng dì le 。
受害几家暗中聚在一起商论，认为能做到这件事的，除了传闻中的仙人之外，恐怕就是那位大离皇帝了。
"Few can match my abilities. How many are better than me?"
hěn xiǎn rán ， xiān rén bú huì zuò zhè zhǒng tōu tōu mō mō zhī jǔ 。 nà me wéi yī de kě néng ， jiù shì huáng dì chū shǒu le 。
很显然，仙人不会做这种偷偷摸摸之举。那么唯一的可能，就是皇帝出手了。
He shook his head and sped up to the next city, but the results were still disappointing.
quán guì dà chén men bù jīn xiǎng qǐ le céng jīng tīng guò de zhǒng zhǒng chuán yán ， xīn zhōng yuàn hèn bù yóu zī shēng 。
权贵大臣们不禁想起了曾经听过的种种传言，心中怨恨不由滋生。
After nearly a fortnight, Li Fan had almost exhausted Great Xuan's population, finding few suitable candidates for cultivation.
yú shì jīng chéng zhōng ， àn liú yǒng dòng 。
于是京城中，暗流涌动。
"It seems I faced such difficulty on the path of immortality not by chance."
ér zhè yī qiè de shǐ zuò yǒng zhě ， lǐ fán ， què shì zǎo yǐ lí kāi le lí jiè 。
而这一切的始作俑者，李凡，却是早已离开了离界。
"Heaven, humanity..."
fǎn huí xuán huáng jiè hòu ， méi yǒu sī háo tíng dùn 。
返回玄黄界后，没有丝毫停顿。
Leaping into the air, Li Fan closed his eyes and sensed the essence of the Xuanhuang Realm.
bú shì qù wǎng xuán huáng jiè nǎ yī chù dì yù 。
不是去往玄黄界哪一处地域。
"Man is the spirit of all things, created from the heavens and earth."
ér shì tōng guò xiān jué tōng dào ， fǎn huí le zì jǐ de gù xiāng ， dà xuán 。
而是通过仙绝通道，返回了自己的故乡，大玄。
"There are those favored by heaven who can sense it and cultivate along the path of dao."
tài yǎn zhōu yù fēng jí chí ， shí liù wèi hái tóng liǎn shàng huáng rán wú cuò ， jǐ zuò zài chuán cāng zhōng ， sè sè fā dǒu 。
太衍舟御风疾驰，十六位孩童脸上惶然无措，挤坐在船舱中，瑟瑟发抖。
"This was supposed to happen."
lǐ fán zé shì zhàn zài chuán tóu ， tiào wàng zhe xià fāng 。
李凡则是站在船头，眺望着下方。
"Though the probability is extremely low, with Great Xuan's vast population, there should be many geniuses."
tóng yàng shì yí gè wán zhěng de xiǎo shì jiè ， dà xuán bǐ qǐ lí jiè ， guǎng kuò le shí bèi bù zhǐ 。
同样是一个完整的小世界，大玄比起离界，广阔了十倍不止。
"But why..."
jì rán lí jiè dōu néng chū xiàn sū xiǎo mèi 、 xiāo héng zhè yàng de xiū xíng tiān cái ， nà me méi dào lǐ dà xuán bù xíng 。
既然离界都能出现苏小妹、萧恒这样的修行天才，那么没道理大玄不行。
Li Fan thought about the裂界鲸群 that had been trying to separate the Xuanhuang Realm from the Xuanhuang World.
dì yī zhàn ， jiù shì fù ráo jiǎ dà xuán de hán guǎng chéng 。
第一站，就是富饶甲大玄的邗广城。
"Why does heaven show no favor? Who will sever the path of immortality?"
páng dà de shén shí sǎo guò xià fāng de fán rén ， lǐ fán xún zhǎo zháo hé shì de rén xuǎn 。
庞大的神识扫过下方的凡人，李凡寻找着合适的人选。
"Yet, why is Separation Realm so special?"
bù jiǔ zhī hòu ， lǐ fán shēn shēn de zhòu qǐ méi tóu 。
不久之后，李凡深深的皱起眉头。
His doubts grew as he sighed and temporarily abandoned his original plans. He merely went to Jie Li Mountain nearby to take away the two unusually built boys he had met earlier.
“ zhè zī zhì ， zěn me bǐ wǒ hǎo de dōu méi jǐ gè ？”
“这资质，怎么比我好的都没几个？”
He then left Great Xuan and returned to the cultivation world.
yáo le yáo tóu ， tài yǎn zhōu jiā sù ， qián wǎng xià yī zuò chéng chí 。
摇了摇头，太衍舟加速，前往下一座城池。
"I knew there were immortals in this world!" Sun Erlang was excited, pacing back and forth.
jié guǒ yī rán ràng lǐ fán shī wàng 。
结果依然让李凡失望。
His sturdy companion Wang Xianbao looked anxious as he said, "Er郎, what do you think an immortal wants with us? When can we go home? I miss my family..."
fèi le xiǎo bàn gè yuè de shí jiān ， lǐ fán jī hū jiāng dà xuán zi mín xún biàn 。 dàn shì hé xiū xíng de ， jū rán què shì liáo liáo wú jǐ 。
费了小半个月的时间，李凡几乎将大玄子民寻遍。但适合修行的，居然却是寥寥无几。
"Be more ambitious! Without learning to soar through the clouds or split mountains, how can you be content going back!" Sun Erlang retorted.
“ kàn lái wǒ dāng chū tà shàng xiān lù rú cǐ jiān nán ， kǒng pà yě wèi bì shì ǒu rán 。”
“看来我当初踏上仙路如此艰难，恐怕也未必是偶然。”
Wang Xianbao opened his mouth but was interrupted by a shadow suddenly appearing beside them.
“ tiān 、 rén ……”
“天、人……”
"Immortal!" Wang Xianbao knelt and bowed hurriedly.
zòng shēn fēi zhì gāo kōng ， lǐ fán bì mù gǎn shòu zhe xuán jiè běn shēn de qì xī 。
纵身飞至高空，李凡闭目感受着玄界本身的气息。
"Immortal, please teach me cultivation!" Sun Erlang also fell to the ground in obeisance.
“ rén nǎi wàn wù zhī líng ， dé tiān dì zhī zào huà 。”
“人乃万物之灵，得天地之造化。”
Li Fan glanced at both of them without replying. He led them into the cabin with sixteen children, all young boys who had been brought here by Li Fan. Many hadn't seen their families and were crying uncontrollably out of fear and helplessness.
“ yǒu dé tiān dì qīng lài zhě ， zé néng gǎn yìng tiān dì ， shùn dào ér xiū ， tà shàng xiān tú 。”
“有得天地青睐者，则能感应天地，顺道而修，踏上仙途。”
"Keep them quiet; this is your first test."
“ zhè shì yuán běn yīng dāng fā shēng zhī shì 。”
“这是原本应当发生之事。”
"Do not strike anyone."
“ néng dé tiān dì qì yùn suǒ zhōng ， suī rán gài lǜ jí xiǎo 。 dàn yǐ dà xuán rú cǐ páng dà de rén kǒu jī shù ， lǐ lùn shàng lái jiǎng ， huì chū xiàn de suǒ wèi tiān cái yě bù zài shǎo shù cái shì 。”
“能得天地气运所钟，虽然概率极小。但以大玄如此庞大的人口基数，理论上来讲，会出现的所谓天才也不在少数才是。”
Li Fan told Sun Erlang before vanishing.
“ dàn piān piān ……”
“但偏偏……”
The martially gifted but now faced with a group of sniffling children, Sun Erlang was at a loss.
At dawn, Ye Manor.
Little fatty Ye Feipeng was sound asleep, his lips slightly curled as if he had just dreamt of something particularly joyful. He didn't notice a shadow suddenly appear beside him.
The shadow gently waved its hand, causing Ye Feipeng's head to tilt and fall into a deep coma. Its right hand clutched a clawed fist over the boy’s head.
After a moment, the shadow slowly retracted its hand.
A dark red drop of thick blood appeared in his palm.
Ye Feipeng, who had been flushed with color, now looked pale and weak as if he had just recovered from a serious illness.
The blood seemed to have a life of its own, wriggling in his palm, trying to escape the shadow's grasp. As the shadow’s fingers tightened, the space for the blood to struggle became smaller until it was completely absorbed into the shadow's body.
For a long time, the figure stood motionless under the night sky.
"Pop!"
Two grotesque bone wings suddenly burst through his back and extended outward.
Blood and flesh intertwined with the bones, making a sizzling sound as they grew along the bone spines. In an instant, the stark white bones were concealed by the thick flesh.
The wings became more robust, but under the moonlight, one could still see the writhing flesh at their edges, looking particularly eerie.
"Kunpeng bloodline..."
A low voice emerged from the shadow as he tore off his wings. There was no gush of blood; instead, the struggling flesh was driven out by a pure and vast vitality. In an instant, the figure had returned to its original state.
"A primordial great monster indeed has some tricks," he said with a slight smile as he looked at the still fluttering wings that continued to move even after being torn off.
This shadow was none other than Li Fan.
After arriving in Great Lí City, his first act was to extract some Kunpeng essence blood from Ye Feipeng's body. He stored most of it in a storage ring while absorbing a small portion with his own flesh. This power was more tyrannical than what he had previously sensed within the Beast Soul Pearl.
If the powers of those beasts were an infection or grafting, then this Kunpeng bloodline’s power was a complete assimilation and devourment.
"No wonder Ye Feipeng in my previous life became so much like a true monster in his actions, words, and even thoughts."
"This is the inevitable result of using the Kunpeng bloodline."
"But..."
Li Fan smiled. "I used the Art of Transformation Furnace to replicate it without such worries."
"Kunpeng Devouring, Peng Flying, Startling Peng Transformation..."
Whispering softly, Li Fan's figure twisted and changed in the night, transforming into a whale, then a pheasant, or even a human with bird wings.
After a long while, he returned to his original form.
"The Kunpeng essence blood I used for comprehension was too little. Currently, I can only mimic its appearance but cannot fully replicate its divine powers."
"However, that's okay. With this ready-made blood bank."
Li Fan looked at Ye Feipeng and couldn't help smiling peacefully. He grabbed the little fatty and soared into the sky, vanishing in the night.
The next day, chaos erupted in Great Lí City. Children from prominent families like Su, Ye, and Han were mysteriously missing. The families searched the city thoroughly but found no trace of their children. Panic spread as rumors flew everywhere.
The affected families secretly gathered to discuss. They believed that only a rumored immortal or Emperor of Great Lí could have done this.
Clearly, immortals wouldn't do such sneaky things. So, the only possibility was the emperor's hand.
The powerful officials couldn't help but recall various rumors they had heard and began to harbor resentment in their hearts.
Thus, beneath the surface, a current of unrest flowed through the city.
Meanwhile, the instigator, Li Fan, had already left the Separation Realm.
Returning to the Xuanhuang Realm, he didn’t pause. He didn't head for any specific region but used the Immortal Desolation Passageway to return to his homeland, Great Xuan.
The Taiyin Boat sped through the air, with sixteen children huddled in fear and trembling in the cabin. Li Fan stood at the bow, gazing down.
Great Xuan was ten times larger than Separation Realm, a complete small world. Since Separation Realm could produce geniuses like Su Xiaomei and Xi Heng, it made no sense that Great Xuan couldn't have them too.
The first stop was Huai Guang City, the wealthiest in Great Xuan.
Li Fan's immense divine awareness swept over the ordinary people below as he searched for suitable candidates. Soon, he frowned deeply.
"Few can match my abilities. How many are better than me?"
He shook his head and sped up to the next city, but the results were still disappointing.
After nearly a fortnight, Li Fan had almost exhausted Great Xuan's population, finding few suitable candidates for cultivation.
"It seems I faced such difficulty on the path of immortality not by chance."
"Heaven, humanity..."
Leaping into the air, Li Fan closed his eyes and sensed the essence of the Xuanhuang Realm.
"Man is the spirit of all things, created from the heavens and earth."
"There are those favored by heaven who can sense it and cultivate along the path of dao."
"This was supposed to happen."
"Though the probability is extremely low, with Great Xuan's vast population, there should be many geniuses."
"But why..."
Li Fan thought about the裂界鲸群 that had been trying to separate the Xuanhuang Realm from the Xuanhuang World.
"Why does heaven show no favor? Who will sever the path of immortality?"
"Yet, why is Separation Realm so special?"
His doubts grew as he sighed and temporarily abandoned his original plans. He merely went to Jie Li Mountain nearby to take away the two unusually built boys he had met earlier.
He then left Great Xuan and returned to the cultivation world.
"I knew there were immortals in this world!" Sun Erlang was excited, pacing back and forth.
His sturdy companion Wang Xianbao looked anxious as he said, "Er郎, what do you think an immortal wants with us? When can we go home? I miss my family..."
"Be more ambitious! Without learning to soar through the clouds or split mountains, how can you be content going back!" Sun Erlang retorted.
Wang Xianbao opened his mouth but was interrupted by a shadow suddenly appearing beside them.
"Immortal!" Wang Xianbao knelt and bowed hurriedly.
"Immortal, please teach me cultivation!" Sun Erlang also fell to the ground in obeisance.
Li Fan glanced at both of them without replying. He led them into the cabin with sixteen children, all young boys who had been brought here by Li Fan. Many hadn't seen their families and were crying uncontrollably out of fear and helplessness.
"Keep them quiet; this is your first test."
"Do not strike anyone."
Li Fan told Sun Erlang before vanishing.
The martially gifted but now faced with a group of sniffling children, Sun Erlang was at a loss.