tiān xuán jìng zhōng chū shòu wù pǐn de jià gé ， bìng fēi shì yī chéng bù biàn de 。
天玄镜中出售物品的价格，并非是一成不变的。
The prices of items sold in the Heavenly Mysteries Mirror were not fixed.
jià gé shòu dào tiān xuán jìng de tiáo kòng ， yǔ gòu mǎi wù pǐn de rén shù chéng zhèng xiāng guān 。
价格受到天玄镜的调控，与购买物品的人数成正相关。
The prices were regulated by the Heavenly Mysteries Mirror and correlated positively with the number of buyers. For instance, when the supply of Lustrous Pearls was cut off, and the news that Lustrous Pills could no longer be refined for a period of time spread, it triggered a frenzy among some people who rushed to purchase them.
bǐ rú cǐ shí ， liú lí zhū duàn gōng ， liú lí dān zài yī duàn shí jiān nèi wú fǎ zài liàn zhì de xiāo xī yī jīng zhuàn chū ， lì mǎ yǐn qǐ yī bù fèn rén de dà sì gòu mǎi 。
比如此时，琉璃珠断供，琉璃丹在一段时间内无法再炼制的消息一经传出，立马引起一部分人的大肆购买。
Some needed the Lustrous Pills to accelerate their cultivation, while others like Li Fan were looking to hoard them for profit. As a result, the price of Lustrous Pills shot up from 6 points to 9 points in no time.
zhè qí zhōng yǒu de shì què shí xū yào liú lí dān jiā sù xiū liàn de ， dàn gèng duō de shì rú lǐ fán zhè bān ， xiǎng yào tún jī jū qí ， dà zhuàn yī bǐ de 。
这其中有的是确实需要琉璃丹加速修炼的，但更多的是如李凡这般，想要囤积居奇，大赚一笔的。
This sudden change caught the attention of those who had not yet heard about it. After some inquiries, they found out that Lustrous Pearls would soon be scarce. They quickly joined the buying frenzy, pushing the price back up to a staggering 12 points per pill for a brief period.
yú shì liú lí dān de jià gé zài duǎn shí jiān nèi jiù cóng 6 diǎn zhǎng dào le 9 diǎn 。
于是琉璃丹的价格在短时间内就从6点涨到了9点。
Seeing this as an opportunity, Li Fan decided to sell all his remaining Lustrous Pills to the Heavenly Mysteries Mirror. Since there were many buyers, the acquisition price was not cut in half like it had been when buying Stopstep Wrecked Steles; instead, it remained at 10 points per pill.
ér zhè jià gé tū rán de biàn dòng yě yǐn qǐ le nà xiē hái bù zhī qíng rén de zhù yì 。
而这价格突然的变动也引起了那些还不知情人的注意。
Li Fan wasn't greedy and sold out his 350 pills for a total of 3,500 contribution points. Adding to the 129 he already had, Li Fan's total contribution points now reached an impressive 3,629!
yī fān dǎ tīng zhī xià ， cái zhī dào le liú lí zhū jí jiāng jué jì de xiāo xī 。
一番打听之下，才知道了琉璃珠即将绝迹的消息。
After Li Fan's purchase, the frenzied atmosphere in the market began to cool down. The price of 12 points per pill was clearly beyond the intrinsic value of Lustrous Pills. After all, there were many other pills with similar effects, and the popularity of Lustrous Pills stemmed from their low cost.
yú shì zhè xiē rén lián máng yě jiā rù le qiǎng gòu dà jūn zhōng 。
于是这些人连忙也加入了抢购大军中。
The sudden spike in prices was just a temporary reaction to the news that had temporarily clouded people's judgment. Once everyone calmed down, the price stabilized at 8 points per pill.
liú lí dān de jià gé yě dé yǐ zài cì shàng yáng 。
琉璃丹的价格也得以再次上扬。
Li Fan bought another 100 pills for his own cultivation, spending 800 contribution points and leaving him with 2,829.
duǎn zàn de dá dào le 12 diǎn měi méi de jīng rén jià gé 。
短暂的达到了12点每枚的惊人价格。
Through this series of transactions, Li Fan increased his contribution points by 600 while also acquiring an additional 100 Lustrous Pills. Six hundred contribution points equated to a year's worth of savings for a diligent cultivator focused solely on tasks. And the 100 Lustrous Pills were equivalent to hard currency.
lǐ fán kàn chà bu duō le ， xuǎn zé jiāng shǒu zhōng de liú lí dān quán bù tuō shǒu 。
李凡看差不多了，选择将手中的琉璃丹全部脱手。
Truly, it was like wearing a golden sash to kill and rob without leaving any trace!
zì rán yě shì zhí jiē mài gěi tiān xuán jìng 。
自然也是直接卖给天玄镜。
Li Fan sighed.
yóu yú gòu mǎi de rén hěn duō ， tiān xuán jìng de shōu gòu jià gé bù xiàng zhī qián shōu gòu zhǐ bù cán bēi nà bān ， jìn hū duì zhé 。
由于购买的人很多，天玄镜的收购价格不像之前收购止步残碑那般，近乎对折。
However, his sighs did not affect his spending speed as an immediate beneficiary. He bought The Essentials of Array Formation, An Introduction to Alchemy, Basics of Refinement, and A Guide to Immortal Realm Treasures, regardless of their usefulness. He also bought protective talismans, illusionary spirit tokens, basic array formations, and a set of初级炼丹 tools.
ér shì zài 10 diǎn yī méi de “ gāo jià ” shàng 。
而是在10点一枚的“高价”上。
As his storage ring filled up, his contribution points plummeted to 346. Li Fan was unfazed by the drop in points and consumed one Lustrous Pill before starting to practice The Small Derivative Water Technique under the Heavenly Mysteries Mirror's auxiliary cultivation mode.
lǐ fán yě bù tān xīn ， shuǎng kuài de jiāng chí yǒu de 350 méi liú lí dān quán bù mài le chū qù 。
李凡也不贪心，爽快的将持有的350枚琉璃丹全部卖了出去。
The abundant water attribute spirit energy gushed forth, allowing Li Fan to experience the speed of a genius cultivator once again. With the aid of the Heavenly Mysteries Mirror and the effects of the Lustrous Pills, his progress was incredible. In just two days, he broke through to the initial stage of Qi Refinement. Over the next three days, he advanced to the full perfection of the Small Derivative Water Technique.
3500 diǎn gòng xiàn dù jìn zhàng ， jiā shàng zhī qián shèng xià de 129 diǎn ， lǐ fán cǐ shí de zǒng gòng xiàn dù ， yǐ jīng duō dá 3629 diǎn ！
3500点贡献度进账，加上之前剩下的129点，李凡此时的总贡献度，已经多达3629点！
Without any bottlenecks, it flowed smoothly, leaving him feeling satisfied and wanting more!
zài lǐ fán chū shǒu zhī hòu ， shì chǎng shàng nà gǔ kuáng rè de qíng xù màn màn kāi shǐ jiàng wēn 。
在李凡出手之后，市场上那股狂热的情绪慢慢开始降温。
Li Fan became deeply engrossed in this method of cultivation until the automatic pause due to the missing late-stage technique for The Small Derivative Water Technique left him feeling lost and empty.
12 diǎn yī méi de jià gé xiǎn rán chāo chū le liú lí dān zì shēn de jià zhí 。
12点一枚的价格显然超出了琉璃丹自身的价值。
Fortunately, the 600 contribution points value of the late-stage part of The Small Derivative Water Technique helped Li Fan regain his composure. Just as he was considering selling some Lustrous Pills to get the next technique, he received a visit request from He Zhenghao.
bì jìng ， liú lí dān de gōng xiào bìng fēi shì bù kě tì dài de 。 yǒu lèi sì gōng néng de dān yào hái yǒu bù shǎo 。 ér liú lí dān zhī suǒ yǐ hěn shòu huān yíng de yuán yīn jiù shì tā jià gé dī lián 。
毕竟，琉璃丹的功效并非是不可替代的。有类似功能的丹药还有不少。而琉璃丹之所以很受欢迎的原因就是它价格低廉。
Li Fan thought for a moment and put on the newly purchased illusionary spirit token before allowing He Zhenghao in.
liú lí dān jià gé yī shí de bào zhǎng zhǐ shì yīn wèi shì chǎng zhōng rén yīn wèi tū rú qí lái de xiāo xī cì jī ， zàn shí shī qù lǐ zhì ér yǐ 。
琉璃丹价格一时的爆涨只是因为市场中人因为突如其来的消息刺激，暂时失去理智而已。
He Zhenghao, upon seeing Li Fan, excitedly said, "I've already arranged things with Tai'an Town. I'll take you to meet him so that we can accept the commission."
dāng zhòng rén lěng jìng xià lái hòu ， liú lí dān de yě huī fù dào yí gè xiāng duì hé lǐ de qiě wěn dìng de jià gé 。
当众人冷静下来后，琉璃丹的也恢复到一个相对合理的且稳定的价格。
Then, he handed over a spirit token and instructed, "Wear this. Remember, don't say much when meeting him; just leave everything to me."
8 diǎn gòng xiàn dù měi méi 。
8点贡献度每枚。
Li Fan examined the spirit token and his face turned pale. If not for having bought an identical one recently, Li Fan would have had no idea what it was.
zhè shí hòu ， lǐ fán zài mǎi le 100 méi liú lí dān ， gōng zì jǐ xiū liàn shǐ yòng 。
这时候，李凡再买了100枚琉璃丹，供自己修炼使用。
This spirit token was called the Praise Power Token, which worked in opposition to the illusionary spirit token. The latter hid one's cultivation level, while the former allowed one to masquerade as a cultivator of a certain stage.
xiāo fèi le 800 diǎn ， gòng xiàn dù shèng xià le 2829 diǎn 。
消费了800点，贡献度剩下了2829点。
He Zhenghao gave this Praise Power Token to make Li Fan pretend to be a Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator!
lǐ fán tōng guò zhè yī fān cāo zuò ， gòng xiàn dù zēng jiā le 600 diǎn de tóng shí ， gèng bái piáo le 100 kē liú lí dān ！
李凡通过这一番操作，贡献度增加了600点的同时，更白嫖了100颗琉璃丹！
Indeed, what a Qi Refinement cultivator could defend an island was just a lie. He Zhenghao had long planned for Li Fan to masquerade as a Foundation Establishment cultivator and accept the commission to defend Tai'an Island, thereby earning a profit from the difference.
600 diǎn gòng xiàn dù ， xiāng dāng yú yī míng jīng jīng yè yè zhǐ ān xīn zuò rèn wù de pǔ tōng liàn qì xiū shì yī nián de jié yú le 。
600点贡献度，相当于一名兢兢业业只安心做任务的普通炼气修士一年的结余了。
After all, hiring a Foundation Establishment cultivator cost much less than a Qi Refinement one in contribution points.
gèng bié tí nà xiāng dāng yú yìng tōng huò de 100 méi liú lí dān le 。
更别提那相当于硬通货的100枚琉璃丹了。
He Zhenghao didn't notice Li Fan's expression and happily introduced Zhou Qingang, the current defender of Tai'an Island. Li Fan couldn't reveal He Zhenghao's plan, so he only勉强smiled as he greeted Zhou Qingang.
zhēn shì shā rén fàng huǒ jīn yāo dài ， xiū qiáo bǔ lù wú shī hái ！
真是杀人放火金腰带，修桥补路无尸骸！
This person must not be trusted! Li Fan glanced at He Zhenghao's smiling face and silently cursed.
lǐ fán gǎn tàn dào 。
李凡感叹道。
Zhou Qingang looked at Li Fan approvingly and immediately issued a targeted commission to He Zhenghao. After accepting the commission, He Zhenghao turned around and issued one to Li Fan: "While Zhou Qingang is out seeking opportunities, you will take over his duties as the defender of Tai'an Island. Compensation: 800 contribution points per year."
rán ér ， gǎn kǎi guī gǎn tàn 。 què sī háo bù yǐng xiǎng lǐ fán zhè ge jì dé lì yì zhě de xiāo fèi sù dù 。
然而，感慨归感叹。却丝毫不影响李凡这个既得利益者的消费速度。
Fortunately, He Zhenghao hadn't deducted too much. At this point, Li Fan could only accept the task.
《 zhèn fǎ xù lùn 》、《 dān dào chū jiě 》、《 liàn qì jī chǔ 》、《 xiū xiān jiè bǎo wù tú jiàn 》 děng děng zhè xiē bù guǎn yǒu yòng méi yòng ， lǐ fán zhí jiē xiān mǎi le zài shuō 。
《阵法绪论》、《丹道初解》、《炼器基础》、《修仙界宝物图鉴》等等这些不管有用没用，李凡直接先买了再说。
Zhou Qingang handed over a jade token to He Zhenghao and left eagerly to seek out his breakthrough opportunity. Seeing this, He Zhenghao sighed in relief and passed the token to Li Fan with solemnity: "This is Tai'an Island's defender's token. Use it to control the island's protective array. Please keep it safe."
hù tǐ fǎ yī ， yǐn qì fú ， chū jí fù hé fǎ zhèn ， chū jí liàn dān tào zhuāng děng xiū shì cháng yòng de ， lǐ fán yě quán dōu mǎi le gè tòng kuài 。
护体法衣，隐气符，初级复合法阵，初级炼丹套装等修士常用的，李凡也全都买了个痛快。
Li Fan accepted the token and together they used a teleportation阵法 to arrive at Tai'an Island.
chǔ wù jiè zhú jiàn zhuāng mǎn de tóng shí ， gòng xiàn dù yě fēi sù xià diē ， jiàng dào le 346 diǎn 。
储物戒逐渐装满的同时，贡献度也飞速下跌，降到了346点。
Unlike Lustrous Island, which had towering peaks, this Tai'an Island appeared more like a bustling city. The residents were all fruits with strange faces, working, living, marrying, and having children as if they were real people in the array-generated city.
lǐ fán yě shì yì diǎn yě bù xīn téng ， xiāo fèi wán bì zhī hòu ， fú xià le yī kē liú lí dān ， zài kāi qǐ fǔ zhù xiū liàn mó shì ， lǐ fán kāi shǐ xiū xíng qǐ le 《 xiǎo yǎn shuǐ jué 》。
李凡也是一点也不心疼，消费完毕之后，服下了一颗琉璃丹，再开启辅助修炼模式，李凡开始修行起了《小衍水决》。
"Here are the specialties of Tai'an Island—Tai'an Fruits," He Zhenghao said while walking through the city, pointing at the bustling "population."
chōng pèi de shuǐ shǔ xìng líng qì bēn yǒng ér chū ， lǐ fán zài cì tǐ yàn dào le shén me jiào tiān cái de xiū liàn sù dù 。
充沛的水属性灵气奔涌而出，李凡再次体验到了什么叫天才的修炼速度。
"When these fruits die, it signifies that the Tai'an Fruit is ripe. Consuming a mature Tai'an fruit can extend the life of cultivators in the Foundation Establishment stage and below by five years."
tiān xuán jìng de fǔ zhù xiū liàn mó shì zài jiā shàng liú lí dān de xiào yòng ， ràng lǐ fán de xiū xíng jìn dù jiǎn zhí kě yǐ shuō shì yī rì qiān lǐ 。
天玄镜的辅助修炼模式再加上琉璃丹的效用，让李凡的修行进度简直可以说是一日千里。
"Each person only gets one chance," He Zhenghao said with regret.
The prices of items sold in the Heavenly Mysteries Mirror were not fixed.
The prices were regulated by the Heavenly Mysteries Mirror and correlated positively with the number of buyers. For instance, when the supply of Lustrous Pearls was cut off, and the news that Lustrous Pills could no longer be refined for a period of time spread, it triggered a frenzy among some people who rushed to purchase them.
Some needed the Lustrous Pills to accelerate their cultivation, while others like Li Fan were looking to hoard them for profit. As a result, the price of Lustrous Pills shot up from 6 points to 9 points in no time.
This sudden change caught the attention of those who had not yet heard about it. After some inquiries, they found out that Lustrous Pearls would soon be scarce. They quickly joined the buying frenzy, pushing the price back up to a staggering 12 points per pill for a brief period.
Seeing this as an opportunity, Li Fan decided to sell all his remaining Lustrous Pills to the Heavenly Mysteries Mirror. Since there were many buyers, the acquisition price was not cut in half like it had been when buying Stopstep Wrecked Steles; instead, it remained at 10 points per pill.
Li Fan wasn't greedy and sold out his 350 pills for a total of 3,500 contribution points. Adding to the 129 he already had, Li Fan's total contribution points now reached an impressive 3,629!
After Li Fan's purchase, the frenzied atmosphere in the market began to cool down. The price of 12 points per pill was clearly beyond the intrinsic value of Lustrous Pills. After all, there were many other pills with similar effects, and the popularity of Lustrous Pills stemmed from their low cost.
The sudden spike in prices was just a temporary reaction to the news that had temporarily clouded people's judgment. Once everyone calmed down, the price stabilized at 8 points per pill.
Li Fan bought another 100 pills for his own cultivation, spending 800 contribution points and leaving him with 2,829.
Through this series of transactions, Li Fan increased his contribution points by 600 while also acquiring an additional 100 Lustrous Pills. Six hundred contribution points equated to a year's worth of savings for a diligent cultivator focused solely on tasks. And the 100 Lustrous Pills were equivalent to hard currency.
Truly, it was like wearing a golden sash to kill and rob without leaving any trace!
Li Fan sighed.
However, his sighs did not affect his spending speed as an immediate beneficiary. He bought The Essentials of Array Formation, An Introduction to Alchemy, Basics of Refinement, and A Guide to Immortal Realm Treasures, regardless of their usefulness. He also bought protective talismans, illusionary spirit tokens, basic array formations, and a set of初级炼丹 tools.
As his storage ring filled up, his contribution points plummeted to 346. Li Fan was unfazed by the drop in points and consumed one Lustrous Pill before starting to practice The Small Derivative Water Technique under the Heavenly Mysteries Mirror's auxiliary cultivation mode.
The abundant water attribute spirit energy gushed forth, allowing Li Fan to experience the speed of a genius cultivator once again. With the aid of the Heavenly Mysteries Mirror and the effects of the Lustrous Pills, his progress was incredible. In just two days, he broke through to the initial stage of Qi Refinement. Over the next three days, he advanced to the full perfection of the Small Derivative Water Technique.
Without any bottlenecks, it flowed smoothly, leaving him feeling satisfied and wanting more!
Li Fan became deeply engrossed in this method of cultivation until the automatic pause due to the missing late-stage technique for The Small Derivative Water Technique left him feeling lost and empty.
Fortunately, the 600 contribution points value of the late-stage part of The Small Derivative Water Technique helped Li Fan regain his composure. Just as he was considering selling some Lustrous Pills to get the next technique, he received a visit request from He Zhenghao.
Li Fan thought for a moment and put on the newly purchased illusionary spirit token before allowing He Zhenghao in.
He Zhenghao, upon seeing Li Fan, excitedly said, "I've already arranged things with Tai'an Town. I'll take you to meet him so that we can accept the commission."
Then, he handed over a spirit token and instructed, "Wear this. Remember, don't say much when meeting him; just leave everything to me."
Li Fan examined the spirit token and his face turned pale. If not for having bought an identical one recently, Li Fan would have had no idea what it was.
This spirit token was called the Praise Power Token, which worked in opposition to the illusionary spirit token. The latter hid one's cultivation level, while the former allowed one to masquerade as a cultivator of a certain stage.
He Zhenghao gave this Praise Power Token to make Li Fan pretend to be a Foundation Establishment Stage cultivator!
Indeed, what a Qi Refinement cultivator could defend an island was just a lie. He Zhenghao had long planned for Li Fan to masquerade as a Foundation Establishment cultivator and accept the commission to defend Tai'an Island, thereby earning a profit from the difference.
After all, hiring a Foundation Establishment cultivator cost much less than a Qi Refinement one in contribution points.
He Zhenghao didn't notice Li Fan's expression and happily introduced Zhou Qingang, the current defender of Tai'an Island. Li Fan couldn't reveal He Zhenghao's plan, so he only勉强smiled as he greeted Zhou Qingang.
This person must not be trusted! Li Fan glanced at He Zhenghao's smiling face and silently cursed.
Zhou Qingang looked at Li Fan approvingly and immediately issued a targeted commission to He Zhenghao. After accepting the commission, He Zhenghao turned around and issued one to Li Fan: "While Zhou Qingang is out seeking opportunities, you will take over his duties as the defender of Tai'an Island. Compensation: 800 contribution points per year."
Fortunately, He Zhenghao hadn't deducted too much. At this point, Li Fan could only accept the task.
Zhou Qingang handed over a jade token to He Zhenghao and left eagerly to seek out his breakthrough opportunity. Seeing this, He Zhenghao sighed in relief and passed the token to Li Fan with solemnity: "This is Tai'an Island's defender's token. Use it to control the island's protective array. Please keep it safe."
Li Fan accepted the token and together they used a teleportation阵法 to arrive at Tai'an Island.
Unlike Lustrous Island, which had towering peaks, this Tai'an Island appeared more like a bustling city. The residents were all fruits with strange faces, working, living, marrying, and having children as if they were real people in the array-generated city.
"Here are the specialties of Tai'an Island—Tai'an Fruits," He Zhenghao said while walking through the city, pointing at the bustling "population."
"When these fruits die, it signifies that the Tai'an Fruit is ripe. Consuming a mature Tai'an fruit can extend the life of cultivators in the Foundation Establishment stage and below by five years."
"Each person only gets one chance," He Zhenghao said with regret.