shí lì dào le cháng shēng jìng jiè ， nǎ pà zhǐ shì bèi kùn xuán huáng jiè yì yú de wěi cháng shēng ， yě bú shì xún cháng xiū shì suǒ néng chuǎi cè de le 。
实力到了长生境界，哪怕只是被困玄黄界一隅的伪长生，也不是寻常修士所能揣测的了。
Power had reached the Longevity Realm, and even those pseudo-longevities confined to a corner of the Xuanhuang World were not something ordinary cultivators could fathom.
jiù rú zhào shī jiě zài jiē yǐn guò chéng zhōng ， dǎ zào de zhè rú tóng 「 liàn ài mó nǐ 」 bān de zhēn shí huàn jìng yī yàng 。
就如赵师姐在接引过程中，打造的这如同「恋爱模拟」般的真实幻境一样。
Just like how Senior Sister Zhao had created this 'love simulation' real illusion during the process of guiding souls.
duì tā ér yán ， jiū jìng yǒu shén me yì yì ？
对她而言，究竟有什么意义？
What did it mean to her?
lǐ fán xiāng xìn ， yǐ tā shí lì ， jiù suàn bù kào huàn jìng de gǔ huò ， yě néng qīng yì jiāng bié de xiū shì tūn bìng 、 róng hé 。
李凡相信，以她实力，就算不靠幻境的蛊惑，也能轻易将别的修士吞并、融合。
Li Fan believed that with her strength, even without the allure of the illusion, she could easily devour and merge other cultivators effortlessly.
dàn tā piān piān bù zhè me zuò 。
但她偏偏不这么做。
But for some reason, she chose not to do so.
fēi yào péi lǐ fán wán zhè me yī cháng shí jiān kuà dù jǐ bǎi nián de yóu xì 。
非要陪李凡玩这么一场时间跨度几百年的游戏。
She insisted on playing this game spanning several hundred years with Li Fan.
nán bù chéng tā zhēn de shì qióng jí wú liáo ？
难不成她真的是穷极无聊？
Wasn't she just bored out of her mind?
suī rán bù pái chú zhè ge kě néng ， dàn lǐ fán gèng nìng yuàn xiāng xìn ， zhè qí zhōng hái yǐn cáng zhe shén me yǐn mì 。
虽然不排除这个可能，但李凡更宁愿相信，这其中还隐藏着什么隐秘。
Although it wasn’t impossible, Li Fan preferred to believe there was something hidden behind all this.
「 lóu yǐ 」 kuī tàn cháng shēng tiān zūn ， zì yǐ wéi yǐn cáng de hěn hǎo ， néng gòu bù bèi fā xiàn 。
「蝼蚁」窥探长生天尊，自以为隐藏的很好，能够不被发现。
The 'ant' had secretly spied on the Longevity Venerable, thinking they were well-hidden and would not be discovered.
shí jì shàng ， huò xǔ yī qiè dōu nán táo tā men de yǎn jīng 。 zì cóng yǒu shì xiàn luò zài tā men shēn shàng shí ， tā men jiù yǒu suǒ chá jué le 。
实际上，或许一切都难逃他们的眼睛。自从有视线落在他们身上时，他们就有所察觉了。
In reality, perhaps everything was already within their sight. Since the moment their eyes fell upon them, they had sensed it.
jiù xiàng zhào shī jiě zuì hòu nà jù tí xǐng ， yòu huò zhě shuō shì jǐng gào yī yàng 。
就像赵师姐最后那句提醒，又或者说是警告一样。
Just like Senior Sister Zhao's final warning or warning, Immortal Master Yin, who was trying to uncover the secrets of the Immortal-Demon Mist, probably felt the same way.
lǐ fán rú cǐ ， shì tú wā jué xiān fán zhàng mì mì de yīn shàng rén ， xiǎng bì yě shì zhè yàng 。
李凡如此，试图挖掘仙凡瘴秘密的殷上人，想必也是这样。
With a mental stir, Li Fan activated his formless killing intent and instantly focused on Yin Island.
xīn zhōng yī dòng ， fā dòng wú xiāng shā jī ， lǐ fán de mù guāng shà shí jiān luò zài yīn yīn dǎo shàng 。
心中一动，发动无相杀机，李凡的目光霎时间落在殷殷岛上。
After observing for some time, Immortal Master Yin continued as usual, using ordinary people for experiments.
zǐ xì guān chá le yī duàn shí jiān ， yīn shàng rén yī rán hé wǎng cháng yī yàng ， zài yòng fán rén jìn xíng shì yàn 。
仔细观察了一段时间，殷上人依然和往常一样，在用凡人进行试验。
"Over these years, the destructive power of the Immortal-Demon Mist seems to have weakened not at all. Only its contagiousness has diminished compared to the initial version…" Li Fan recalled the scenes he saw in Senior Sister Zhao's illusion and thought about it while watching the suffering cries of the human test subjects.
「 zhè me xiē nián guò qù le ， xiān fán zhàng de shā shāng lì sì hū yì diǎn yě méi yǒu jiǎn ruò a 。 zhǐ shì chuán rǎn néng lì ， bǐ qǐ zuì chū de bǎn běn ruò huà le bù shǎo ……」 kàn zhe bù duàn fā chū tòng kǔ āi háo de fán rén shí yàn tǐ men ， lǐ fán yòu huí xiǎng qǐ zhào shī jiě huàn jìng zhōng jiàn dào de jǐng xiàng ， liǎng xiāng duì bǐ ， àn zì sī cǔn 。
「这么些年过去了，仙凡瘴的杀伤力似乎一点也没有减弱啊。只是传染能力，比起最初的版本弱化了不少……」看着不断发出痛苦哀嚎的凡人实验体们，李凡又回想起赵师姐幻境中见到的景象，两相对比，暗自思忖。
Immortal Master Yin was deeply engrossed, his expression focused. The horrific cries of the ordinary people didn't affect him at all; as if the lives before him were mere expendable materials.
yīn shàng rén jí wéi tóu rù ， shén qíng zhuān zhù 。 fán rén men cǎn liè de háo kū shēng ， méi néng yǐng xiǎng qí fēn háo 。 fǎng fú miàn qián xiāo shì de bú shì shēng mìng ， ér shì chún cuì de hào cái ér yǐ 。
殷上人极为投入，神情专注。凡人们惨烈的嚎哭声，没能影响其分毫。仿佛面前消逝的不是生命，而是纯粹的耗材而已。
After a while, Li Fan found it uninteresting.
lǐ fán kàn le yī huì ， yě jué wú qù 。
李凡看了一会，也觉无趣。
"Looks like he still needs some time to truly research something." With this thought, he withdrew his gaze and returned his thoughts to the construction work on Cloudy Mist Immortal City.
「 kàn lái děng tā zhēn yán jiū chū shén me ， hái xū yào yī duàn shí jiān 。」 zhè me xiǎng zhe ， suì shōu huí mù guāng 。
「看来等他真研究出什么，还需要一段时间。」这么想着，遂收回目光。
Half a year had already passed since then. The overall structure of the city was nearly complete, with key facilities such as the 'Longevity Venerable Statue' and the 'Interdimensional Teleportation Array' yet to be built.
sī xù chóng xīn huí dào cóng yún xiān chéng de jiàn zào gōng zuò shàng lái 。
思绪重新回到丛云仙城的建造工作上来。
With assistance from members of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance headquarters, there was no need for excessive concern about resources. However, due to the extended timeline, shortages began to appear.
rú jīn bàn nián zhī qī ， yǐ jīng guò qù dà bàn 。
如今半年之期，已经过去大半。
The materials Li Fan initially received were only enough to build a floating city without any mistakes. Only through the coordination of He Zhenghao and Gao Yuan did they manage to avoid immediate exposure.
xiān chéng zhěng tǐ jī chǔ jié gòu yǐ jīng jī běn jiàn zào wán bì ， jiē xià lái ， jiù shì xǔ duō guān jiàn shè shī ， rú 「 chuán fǎ tiān zūn xiàng 」、「 chāo jù chuán sòng fǎ zhèn 」 de xiū jiàn le 。
仙城整体基础结构已经基本建造完毕，接下来，就是许多关键设施，如「传法天尊像」、「超距传送法阵」的修建了。
As for Zhou Kebao, who was secretly obstructing them, his patience was extraordinary as well. For such a long time, he hadn't contacted anyone or probed their intentions.
zhè fāng miàn ， yǒu wàn xiān méng zǒng bù pài lái de xiū shì xiāng zhù ， dào yě bù yòng guò fèn dān xīn 。
这方面，有万仙盟总部派来的修士相助，倒也不用过分担心。
"Can’t rely entirely on the other party sending everything our way; need to find methods ourselves."
zhǐ shì yóu yú gōng qī de lā cháng ， wù zī yě nán miǎn kāi shǐ chū xiàn le duǎn quē 。
只是由于工期的拉长，物资也难免开始出现了短缺。
"Ordinary supplies can be obtained through Jiao Xiuyuan's channels and purchased with contributions."
bì jìng lǐ fán dāng shí shōu dào de wù zī ， zhǐ gòu zài yī cì shī wù dōu méi yǒu de qíng kuàng xià ， jiàn zào chū yī zuò fú kōng chéng 。
毕竟李凡当时收到的物资，只够在一次失误都没有的情况下，建造出一座浮空城。
"But those strategic materials aren't something ordinary means can secure. However..."
hái shì kào zhe hé zhèng hào hé gāo yuǎn de xié tiáo ， cái bù zhì yú dāng chǎng bào lù chū lái 。
还是靠着何正浩和高远的协调，才不至于当场暴露出来。
Li Fan smiled slightly, manipulating his current identity as the 'Total Commander for Reconstruction of Cloudy Mist Immortal City,' Zhou Qingang.
ér nà àn zhōng zuò gěng de zhōu kè bǎo ， nài xīn yě shì chū qí de hǎo 。
而那暗中作梗的周克宝，耐心也是出奇的好。
Reconstruction work was divided among various cultivators; being a total commander wasn’t as busy as it seemed...
zhè me zhǎng shí jiān yǐ lái ， jìng rán yì zhí méi yǒu zhǔ dòng lián xì 、 cóng tā zhè lǐ tàn tàn kǒu fēng 。
这么长时间以来，竟然一直没有主动联系、从他这里探探口风。
With no one around, 'Zhou Qingang' quietly left Cloudy Mist City. To prevent anyone from following him, he潜伏在深海中三天三夜，直到确认安全后才与五老会取得联系。
「 kàn lái bù néng bǎ xī wàng wán quán jì tuō zài duì fāng zhǔ dòng sòng shàng mén shàng ， hái yào zì jǐ xiǎng fāng fǎ jiě jué cǐ shì 。」
「看来不能把希望完全寄托在对方主动送上门上，还要自己想方法解决此事。」
光华断石闪烁片刻，才显现出模糊的人影。“嗯？怎么突然主动联系了？是出什么事了吗？”因为屡立奇功，对方的态度明显好了很多。甚至‘周青昂’坏了规矩，又主动联系也没有生气，反而关切地问道：“哈哈，头你放心。非但不是什么麻烦，反倒是天大的机遇！”
「 pǔ tōng wù zī yǒu jiāo xiū yuǎn de qú dào ， kě yǐ yòng gòng xiàn dù gòu mǎi 。」
「普通物资有焦修远的渠道，可以用贡献度购买。」
“哦？”对方沉稳了许多。
「 nà xiē zhàn lüè wù zī ， què bú shì xún cháng shǒu duàn néng nòng dào shǒu de le 。 bù guò ma ……」
「那些战略物资，却不是寻常手段能弄到手的了。不过嘛……」
“头，你应该也清楚，我沾了何正浩道友的光，当上了重建云雾城的总指挥。”周青昂压低声音说，“而最近，我们却是遇到了些麻烦事……”当下，周青昂简单讲述了Alliance of Ten Thousand Immortals内部有人想要算计李凡、故意克扣物资、进行逼迫的事情。
lǐ fán wēi wēi yī xiào ， cāo zòng qǐ le rú jīn de 「 cóng yún xiān chéng chóng jiàn zǒng zhǐ huī 」， zhōu qīng áng 。
李凡微微一笑，操纵起了如今的「丛云仙城重建总指挥」，周青昂。
对方听得眉头紧皱。“是可忍孰不可忍。那李大师和何等人物，哪里受得了这个气。”“他私下曾跟我们讲，宁愿叛逃到五老会，都不可能向那些人屈服。”
chóng jiàn gōng zuò ， gè xiū shì gè sī qí zhí 。 shuō shì zǒng zhǐ huī ， qí shí dào yě méi yǒu nà me máng lù 。….
重建工作，各修士各司其职。说是总指挥，其实倒也没有那么忙碌。….
周青昂话未说完，断石人脸欣喜道：“哦？这么说那李凡打算投诚了？”不过很快，他又有些疑虑：“会不会又是他配合Alliance of Ten Thousand Immortals布下的局，引我们上钩？”
sì xià wú rén zhī jì ，「 zhōu qīng áng 」 qiǎo rán lí kāi le cóng yún chéng 。
四下无人之际，「周青昂」悄然离开了丛云城。
周青昂顿时尴尬道：“咳咳，头，明显只是气话……”“额……”对方立刻闭口不言。
wèi le fáng zhǐ yǒu rén gēn zōng ， hái zài shēn hǎi zhōng qián fú le sān tiān sān yè 。
为了防止有人跟踪，还在深海中潜伏了三天三夜。
周青昂连忙解释说：“虽然叛逃一事希望不大，但我们的机会可不得假。”“他在第一经纶面前可是下了military order bond，如果不能按期完成施工，可是要掉脑袋的。为了所缺乏的那些物资，他李凡最近可是急疯了。”
zhí dào què dìng chè dǐ ān quán le ， zhè cái gēn wǔ lǎo huì nà biān qǔ dé le lián xì 。
直到确定彻底安全了，这才跟五老会那边取得了联系。
你的意思是……”对方顿时明白了。“交易？”
guāng huá duàn shí shǎn shuò ， guò le piàn kè ， cái xiǎn chū mó hú de rén yǐng 。
光华断石闪烁，过了片刻，才显出模糊的人影。
周青昂连连点头，伸出双手印在断石上，将一系列物资名单传输过去：“不错！头你看看这些，我们能不能搞到手？”他问道。
「 ń ？ zěn me tū rán zhǔ dòng lián xì le ？ shì chū shén me shì le ma ？」 huò qǔ shì yīn wèi lǚ lì qí gōng de yuán gù ， rén liǎn de tài dù bǐ zhī qián hǎo le tài duō 。
「嗯？怎么突然主动联系了？是出什么事了吗？」获取是因为屡立奇功的缘故，人脸的态度比之前好了太多。
片刻寂静后，不久后，对方缓缓说道：“问题不大。”
shèn zhì 「 zhōu qīng áng 」 huài le guī jǔ ， yòu zhǔ dòng lián xì ， dōu méi yǒu dòng nù 。
甚至「周青昂」坏了规矩，又主动联系，都没有动怒。
“那就好办了！上面不是一直要我们打探有关仙城防护大阵的机密信息吗。如果有这些物资作为交易筹码，别说防护大阵，就是整座仙城的建造蓝图，我们都能搞到手！”周青昂信誓旦旦道。
ér shì shí fēn guān qiè de xún wèn 。
而是十分关切的询问。
断石人脸沉默不语，但显然心动了。“阵图的重要性如今已经被下调两个等级。此次用来交易，却是不太划算……”过了会，对方吩咐道：“若是有可能，最好能从那李凡口中打听到【万仙岛异变】那天发生的事情。”
「 hā hā ， tóu nǐ fàng xīn 。 fēi dàn bú shì shén me má fán ， fǎn dào shì tiān dà de jī yù ！」
「哈哈，头你放心。非但不是什么麻烦，反倒是天大的机遇！」
“要是让他把当时的情形用recording stone刻录下来那就更好了。”周青昂神色微动，好奇地问道：“头，把整座万仙岛连根挖走，是我们的手笔吧？”
zhōu qīng áng shí fēn xīng fèn dào 。
周青昂十分兴奋道。
“真是太吓人了！我只恨当时不在岛上，否则就能趁此机会直接回家！”“对了，这么大张旗鼓，究竟是为了找什么东西啊？”对方冷哼一声：“不该你打听的事，就别多问。”
「 ó ？」 rén liǎn yě shì chén wěn le xǔ duō 。
「哦？」人脸也是沉稳了许多。
“做好你本分内的事就行。”。.
「 tóu ， nǐ yīng gāi yě qīng chǔ ， wǒ zhān le hé zhèng hào hé dào yǒu de guāng ， dāng shàng le chóng jiàn cóng yún chéng de zǒng zhǐ huī 。」 zhōu qīng áng yā dī le shēng yīn 。
「头，你应该也清楚，我沾了何正浩何道友的光，当上了重建丛云城的总指挥。」周青昂压低了声音。
愤怒的乌贼
Power had reached the Longevity Realm, and even those pseudo-longevities confined to a corner of the Xuanhuang World were not something ordinary cultivators could fathom.
Just like how Senior Sister Zhao had created this 'love simulation' real illusion during the process of guiding souls.
What did it mean to her?
Li Fan believed that with her strength, even without the allure of the illusion, she could easily devour and merge other cultivators effortlessly.
But for some reason, she chose not to do so.
She insisted on playing this game spanning several hundred years with Li Fan.
Wasn't she just bored out of her mind?
Although it wasn’t impossible, Li Fan preferred to believe there was something hidden behind all this.
The 'ant' had secretly spied on the Longevity Venerable, thinking they were well-hidden and would not be discovered.
In reality, perhaps everything was already within their sight. Since the moment their eyes fell upon them, they had sensed it.
Just like Senior Sister Zhao's final warning or warning, Immortal Master Yin, who was trying to uncover the secrets of the Immortal-Demon Mist, probably felt the same way.
With a mental stir, Li Fan activated his formless killing intent and instantly focused on Yin Island.
After observing for some time, Immortal Master Yin continued as usual, using ordinary people for experiments.
"Over these years, the destructive power of the Immortal-Demon Mist seems to have weakened not at all. Only its contagiousness has diminished compared to the initial version…" Li Fan recalled the scenes he saw in Senior Sister Zhao's illusion and thought about it while watching the suffering cries of the human test subjects.
Immortal Master Yin was deeply engrossed, his expression focused. The horrific cries of the ordinary people didn't affect him at all; as if the lives before him were mere expendable materials.
After a while, Li Fan found it uninteresting.
"Looks like he still needs some time to truly research something." With this thought, he withdrew his gaze and returned his thoughts to the construction work on Cloudy Mist Immortal City.
Half a year had already passed since then. The overall structure of the city was nearly complete, with key facilities such as the 'Longevity Venerable Statue' and the 'Interdimensional Teleportation Array' yet to be built.
With assistance from members of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance headquarters, there was no need for excessive concern about resources. However, due to the extended timeline, shortages began to appear.
The materials Li Fan initially received were only enough to build a floating city without any mistakes. Only through the coordination of He Zhenghao and Gao Yuan did they manage to avoid immediate exposure.
As for Zhou Kebao, who was secretly obstructing them, his patience was extraordinary as well. For such a long time, he hadn't contacted anyone or probed their intentions.
"Can’t rely entirely on the other party sending everything our way; need to find methods ourselves."
"Ordinary supplies can be obtained through Jiao Xiuyuan's channels and purchased with contributions."
"But those strategic materials aren't something ordinary means can secure. However..."
Li Fan smiled slightly, manipulating his current identity as the 'Total Commander for Reconstruction of Cloudy Mist Immortal City,' Zhou Qingang.
Reconstruction work was divided among various cultivators; being a total commander wasn’t as busy as it seemed...
With no one around, 'Zhou Qingang' quietly left Cloudy Mist City. To prevent anyone from following him, he潜伏在深海中三天三夜，直到确认安全后才与五老会取得联系。
光华断石闪烁片刻，才显现出模糊的人影。“嗯？怎么突然主动联系了？是出什么事了吗？”因为屡立奇功，对方的态度明显好了很多。甚至‘周青昂’坏了规矩，又主动联系也没有生气，反而关切地问道：“哈哈，头你放心。非但不是什么麻烦，反倒是天大的机遇！”
“哦？”对方沉稳了许多。
“头，你应该也清楚，我沾了何正浩道友的光，当上了重建云雾城的总指挥。”周青昂压低声音说，“而最近，我们却是遇到了些麻烦事……”当下，周青昂简单讲述了Alliance of Ten Thousand Immortals内部有人想要算计李凡、故意克扣物资、进行逼迫的事情。
对方听得眉头紧皱。“是可忍孰不可忍。那李大师和何等人物，哪里受得了这个气。”“他私下曾跟我们讲，宁愿叛逃到五老会，都不可能向那些人屈服。”
周青昂话未说完，断石人脸欣喜道：“哦？这么说那李凡打算投诚了？”不过很快，他又有些疑虑：“会不会又是他配合Alliance of Ten Thousand Immortals布下的局，引我们上钩？”
周青昂顿时尴尬道：“咳咳，头，明显只是气话……”“额……”对方立刻闭口不言。
周青昂连忙解释说：“虽然叛逃一事希望不大，但我们的机会可不得假。”“他在第一经纶面前可是下了military order bond，如果不能按期完成施工，可是要掉脑袋的。为了所缺乏的那些物资，他李凡最近可是急疯了。”
你的意思是……”对方顿时明白了。“交易？”
周青昂连连点头，伸出双手印在断石上，将一系列物资名单传输过去：“不错！头你看看这些，我们能不能搞到手？”他问道。
片刻寂静后，不久后，对方缓缓说道：“问题不大。”
“那就好办了！上面不是一直要我们打探有关仙城防护大阵的机密信息吗。如果有这些物资作为交易筹码，别说防护大阵，就是整座仙城的建造蓝图，我们都能搞到手！”周青昂信誓旦旦道。
断石人脸沉默不语，但显然心动了。“阵图的重要性如今已经被下调两个等级。此次用来交易，却是不太划算……”过了会，对方吩咐道：“若是有可能，最好能从那李凡口中打听到【万仙岛异变】那天发生的事情。”
“要是让他把当时的情形用recording stone刻录下来那就更好了。”周青昂神色微动，好奇地问道：“头，把整座万仙岛连根挖走，是我们的手笔吧？”
“真是太吓人了！我只恨当时不在岛上，否则就能趁此机会直接回家！”“对了，这么大张旗鼓，究竟是为了找什么东西啊？”对方冷哼一声：“不该你打听的事，就别多问。”
“做好你本分内的事就行。”。.
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