“ zhǐ bù guò ， wǒ dān xīn dào yǒu zhōng rì gēn wǒ hē jiǔ 、 fǎn ér dān wù le xiū xíng ， suǒ yǐ xiān qián cái yù chū yán quàn jiè 。”
“只不过，我担心道友终日跟我喝酒、反而耽误了修行，所以先前才欲出言劝诫。”
"However, I'm worried that you might be neglecting your cultivation by drinking with me every day. That's why I wanted to advise you earlier."
“ bù guò wǒ guān nǐ yě shì xìng qíng tōng dá zhī rén ， dìng rán zì jǐ xīn lǐ yǒu shù 。 suǒ xìng yě bù zài duō yán le 。”
“不过我观你也是性情通达之人，定然自己心里有数。索性也不再多言了。”
"But from what I've observed, you are a person of broad-mindedness and surely know the importance of self-discipline. So, I won't say any more."
sī mǎ cháng kōng xiē le huì ， zài huī fù le xiē xǔ yuán qì ， zhè cái yòu shuō dào 。
司马长空歇了会，再恢复了些许元气，这才又说道。
After a brief pause,司马长空恢复了一些元气，继续说道。
lǐ fán yǎn shén wēi dòng ， bù guò yě méi yǒu duō shuō xiē shén me 。
李凡眼神微动，不过也没有多说些什么。
李凡的眼神微微一动，但也没有多说什么。
zhǐ shì zuò ào nǎo zhuàng ：“ sī mǎ xiōng rú cǐ fèi fǔ zhī yán ， zhēn shì kuì shā wǒ yě ！”
只是作懊恼状：“司马兄如此肺腑之言，真是愧杀我也！”
只是显得有些懊恼：“Brother Ma司马, your words are so heartfelt! It makes me feel ashamed!”
“ hē hē ， dào yǒu zài zuò rú cǐ zī tài ， nà jiù shì zhēn de gēn wǒ jiàn wài le ！” sī mǎ cháng kōng yáng zhuāng shēng qì dào 。
“呵呵，道友再作如此姿态，那就是真的跟我见外了！”司马长空佯装生气道。
"Ha ha, if you keep acting like that, it's as though you're distancing yourself from me!"司马长空假装生气地说道。
lǐ fán zhǐ hǎo yòu shì tàn xī bù yán 。
李凡只好又是叹息不言。
李凡只好再次叹了口气，不再说话。
jīng guò yī fān tuī xīn zhì fù de jiāo liú ， liǎng rén zhī jiān de gǎn qíng zài dù shēn hòu le bù shǎo 。
经过一番推心置腹的交流，两人之间的感情再度深厚了不少。
一番推心置腹的交流后，两人之间的感情又加深了不少。
yòu guò le xiǎo bàn zhǎn chá de gōng fu ， lǐ fán zhè cái jiāng huà tí chóng xīn lā huí dào tiān líng zhōu zhàn chǎng shàng 。
又过了小半盏茶的功夫，李凡这才将话题重新拉回到天灵州战场上。
过了小半盏茶的时间，李凡才把话题重新拉回到天灵州战场上：“Brother Ma司马, what did you see on the battlefield?”
“ sī mǎ xiōng zài zhàn chǎng shàng jiū jìng kàn dào le shén me ？” tā zhòu zhe méi wèn dào 。“ xiōng zhǎng zǒng lǎn xuán huáng jiè lì shǐ ， néng dāng nǐ yī jù liǎo bù dé de chēng zàn ， nà dìng rán shì jí wéi kě pà de cún zài le 。”
“司马兄在战场上究竟看到了什么？”他皱着眉问道。“兄长总览玄黄界历史，能当你一句了不得的称赞，那定然是极为可怕的存在了。”
He frowned as he asked. "Your brother has a broad understanding of Xuanhuang history; such praise is well-deserved."
sī mǎ cháng kōng tàn le kǒu qì ：“ dào yǒu guò yù le a 。 bù guò nǐ suǒ shuō hòu bàn jù ， dào yě méi cuò 。”
司马长空叹了口气：“道友过誉了啊。不过你所说后半句，倒也没错。”
司马长空叹了口气：“Friend, your words are too generous. But the latter part of your statement was correct.”
“ wàn xiān méng zhè cì jì chū de ， kě dàng zhēn shì dà shā qì 。”
“万仙盟这次祭出的，可当真是大杀器。”
“Wanxian Alliance has indeed deployed a powerful weapon this time.”
shuō zhe ， tā biàn cuī dòng tǐ nèi yī dī xuè yè ， xiǎng yào shì zhī qián nà bān ， xíng chéng xuè mù ， wèi lǐ fán zhǎn shì 。
说着，他便催动体内一滴血液，想要似之前那般，形成血幕，为李凡展示。
Saying that, he activated a drop of blood within his body, intending to form a blood curtain as before and show it to Li Fan.
xuè mù shàng ， dí què yǒu huà miàn chū xiàn 。
血幕上，的确有画面出现。
On the blood curtain, images did appear.
dàn jǐn jiē zhe ， sī mǎ cháng kōng jiù miàn sè yī biàn 。
但紧接着，司马长空就面色一变。
But then,司马长空's expression changed abruptly.
“ zěn me huì zhè yàng ？！” tā shī shēng jīng hū ， mǎn liǎn cuò è 。
“怎么会这样？！”他失声惊呼，满脸错愕。
"Why is this happening?!" He exclaimed in shock.
lǐ fán zé shì dīng zhe xuè mù shàng de chǎng jǐng 。
李凡则是盯着血幕上的场景。
Li Fan stared at the scene on the blood curtain.
zhǐ jiàn chōng sè tiān dì jiān 、 mì mì má má de wǔ lǎo huì xiū shì ， zǔ chéng zhèn shì ， jiāng yī qún wàn xiān méng xiū shì wéi zài zhōng yāng 。
只见充塞天地间、密密麻麻的五老会修士，组成阵势，将一群万仙盟修士围在中央。
There, countless members of the Five Elders Association formed an array, surrounding a group of Wanxian Alliance cultivators in the center.
ér wàn xiān méng zhè biān ， suī xiàn rù bāo wéi 、 ér qiě zhǐ yǒu bǎi lái hào rén 。
而万仙盟这边，虽陷入包围、而且只有百来号人。
Despite being surrounded and only numbering around a hundred, these Wanxian Alliance cultivators showed no fear. They were all incredibly brave.
dàn tā men liǎn shàng dōu méi yǒu sī háo jù sè ， yí gè gè yīng yǒng wú bǐ 。
但他们脸上都没有丝毫惧色，一个个英勇无比。
It seemed as though they had received some kind of加持 (boost), charging towards their enemies who outnumbered them by more than a hundredfold.
fǎng fú shòu dào le shén me jiā chí ， duì zhe rén shù chāo guò zì shēn bǎi bèi de dí rén chōng le shàng qù 。
仿佛受到了什么加持，对着人数超过自身百倍的敌人冲了上去。
This seemingly one-sided war suddenly took an unexpected turn.
zhè chǎng kàn shì méi yǒu rèn hé xuán niàn 、 shū yíng zǎo yǐ zhù dìng de zhàn zhēng ， què hū rán fā shēng le jù biàn 。
这场看似没有任何悬念、输赢早已注定的战争，却忽然发生了剧变。
In the center of the Wanxian Alliance group, someone suddenly raised something high.
zhǐ jiàn wàn xiān méng xiū shì rén qún zhōng yāng ， yǒu yī rén hū de gāo jǔ qǐ le shén me 。
只见万仙盟修士人群中央，有一人忽的高举起了什么。
Then...
rán hòu ……
然后……
A large number of Five Elders Association cultivators fell from the sky without any warning. They landed in a bloody heap on the ground, moaning and unable to move.
dà piàn dà piàn de wǔ lǎo huì xiū shì men ， jiù zhè me sī háo méi yǒu zhēng zhào de ， fēn fēn cóng kōng zhōng zhuì luò 。
大片大片的五老会修士们，就这么丝毫没有征兆的，纷纷从空中坠落。
The Wanxian Alliance cultivators seemed to have anticipated this scene, quickly and mercilessly harvesting their enemies' lives.
shuāi de xuè ròu mó hú 、 tǎng zài dì shàng āi háo ， bù néng dòng tán 。
摔的血肉模糊、躺在地上哀嚎，不能动弹。
In an instant, the sky was filled with bizarre images of fallen bodies intertwining into a strange picture.
wàn xiān méng xiū shì men ， fǎng fú duì zhè yí mù zǎo yǐ jīng yǒu suǒ yù liào 。
万仙盟修士们，仿佛对这一幕早已经有所预料。
"Why is it like this?"司马长空 stared at the blood curtain in disbelief, his expression slightly dazed.
kuài sù ér wú qíng de shōu gē zhe dí rén de shēng mìng 。
快速而无情的收割着敌人的生命。
Seeing the unusual reaction from 司马长空, Li Fan suddenly thought of something and asked: "Is there any difference between what you saw and the scene recorded on this blood curtain?"
yī shí jiān ， tiān kōng zhī shàng ， yǔn luò de yì xiàng xiāng hù dié jiā ， róu hé chéng yī fù guǐ yì de huà xiàng 。
一时间，天空之上，陨落的异像相互叠加，糅合成一副诡异的画像。
"Exactly!"司马长空 immediately nodded.
“ zěn huì rú cǐ ？” sī mǎ cháng kōng nán yǐ zhì xìn de kàn zhe xuè mù zhōng jì zǎi de chǎng jǐng ， shén qíng yǒu xiē huǎng hū 。
“怎会如此？”司马长空难以置信的看着血幕中记载的场景，神情有些恍惚。
"What I saw was that this cultivator was holding a small square mirror high in his hand."
kàn zhe sī mǎ cháng kōng yǒu xiē qí guài de fǎn yìng ， lǐ fán hū de xiǎng dào le shén me ， chū shēng wèn dào ：“ kě shì zhè xuè mù zhōng jì lù de huà miàn ， hé xiōng zhǎng qīn yǎn suǒ jiàn ， yǒu suǒ bù tóng ？”
看着司马长空有些奇怪的反应，李凡忽的想到了什么，出声问道：“可是这血幕中记录的画面，和兄长亲眼所见，有所不同？”
"And green threads descended from the sky."
“ zhèng shì rú cǐ ！” sī mǎ cháng kōng dāng jí diǎn tóu dào 。
“正是如此！”司马长空当即点头道。
"Because of these mysterious green threads, the Five Elders Association cultivators lost their resistance instantly."
“ wǒ zhī suǒ jiàn ， zhè wèi xiū shì shǒu zhōng ， míng míng gāo jǔ zhe yī méi sì sì fāng fāng de xiǎo jìng 。”
“我之所见，这位修士手中，明明高举着一枚四四方方的小镜。”
"But why..."
“ ér tiān kōng zhōng ， yě shì suí zhī chuí xià wàn qiān tiáo lǜ sè sī xiàn 。”
“而天空中，也是随之垂下万千条绿色丝线。”
After explaining, 司马长空 still seemed unable to accept it.
“ zhèng shì yīn wèi zhè xiē mò míng de lǜ sè xì xiàn cún zài ， wǔ lǎo huì xiū shì men cái huì zài shùn jiān shī qù dǐ kàng néng lì 。”
“正是因为这些莫名的绿色细线存在，五老会修士们才会在瞬间失去抵抗能力。”
For someone like 司马长空, who took pride in faithfully recording historical events, this unrecordable occurrence was a significant blow.
“ kě wèi shén me ……”
“可为什么……”
"Unrecordable... green energy..." Li Fan's eyes narrowed.
sī mǎ cháng kōng jiě shì le yī fān hòu ， yī jiù shì nán yǐ jiē shòu de yàng zi 。
司马长空解释了一番后，依旧是难以接受的样子。
"It must be the Xuan Network. I had speculated that the Xuan Network has already descended into the world. Indeed, after the war became intense, Wanxian Alliance couldn't resist using it."
duì yú yǐ zhōng shí jì lù lì shǐ fā shēng shì jiàn wèi jǐ rèn de sī mǎ cháng kōng lái jiǎng ， chū xiàn zhè wú fǎ jì lù zhī shì ， xiǎn rán shì yī zhǒng hěn dà de dǎ jī 。
对于以忠实记录历史发生事件为己任的司马长空来讲，出现这无法记录之事，显然是一种很大的打击。
"But this world's Xuan Network differs from the one I saw in my previous life—the Heavenly Xuan Locking Spirit Array."
“ bù kě jì 、 lǜ sè néng liàng ……” lǐ fán yǎn jīng wēi mī 。
“不可记、绿色能量……”李凡眼睛微眯。
"Only a small mirror can summon it."
“ guǒ rán shì xuán wǎng me 。 cǐ qián wǒ jiù tuī cè guò ， xuán wǎng yǐ jīng jiàng shì 。 guǒ rán zhàn zhēng jìn rù dào bái rè huà hòu ， wàn xiān méng hái shì rěn bú zhù jiāng qí ná chū lái shǐ yòng le 。”
“果然是玄网么。此前我就推测过，玄网已经降世。果然战争进入到白热化后，万仙盟还是忍不住将其拿出来使用了。”
Is it unfinished or...
“ zhǐ shì cǐ shì de xuán wǎng ， hé wǒ shàng yī shì jiàn dào de tiān xuán suǒ líng zhèn ， yǒu suǒ chā bié 。”
“只是此世的玄网，和我上一世见到的天玄锁灵阵，有所差别。”
Li Fan was lost in thought.
“ jū rán zhǐ kào yī méi suí shēn xié dài de fāng jìng ， jiù néng zhào huàn 。”
“居然只靠一枚随身携带的方镜，就能召唤。”
"I must find a way to record this." 司马长空 muttered, still not fully recovering from his shock. He looked slightly dazed.
“ shì bàn chéng pǐn ， hái shì ……”
“是半成品，还是……”
"Brother Ma司马, you're mistaken. Even if we can't directly record with images and words, we can describe it indirectly and still record its existence," Li Fan reminded him.
lǐ fán yě zài yī shí jiān ， xiàn rù le shēn sī 。
李凡也在一时间，陷入了深思。
This snapped 司马长空 out of his stupor.
“ bù xíng ， wǒ bì xū dé zhǎo gè fāng fǎ ， bǎ tā jì lù xià lái 。” sī mǎ cháng kōng nán nán zì yǔ ， yī shí jiān hái méi cóng dǎ jī zhōng huī fù guò lái ， kàn shàng qù yǒu xiē mó zhēng 。
“不行，我必须得找个方法，把它记录下来。”司马长空喃喃自语，一时间还没从打击中恢复过来，看上去有些魔怔。
He clapped his head, spilling more blood into the blood curtain to form twisted text that merged with it.
“ sī mǎ xiōng xiǎng chà le 。 jiù suàn wú fǎ yòng huà miàn 、 yǔ yán zhí jiē jì lù ， yě kě yǐ yòng jiàn jiē miáo shù de fāng fǎ ， bǎ tā de cún zài jì lù xià lái ma 。” lǐ fán cǐ shí chū shēng tí xǐng dào 。
“司马兄想岔了。就算无法用画面、语言直接记录，也可以用间接描述的方法，把它的存在记录下来嘛。”李凡此时出声提醒道。
"Wanxian Alliance clashed with Five Elders Association in the northeast of Tianling..."
sī mǎ cháng kōng dùn shí lèng zhù 。
司马长空顿时愣住。
"Green light like threads suddenly descended from the sky..."
suí hòu dà xǐ dào ：“ shì wǒ shǎ le ！”
随后大喜道：“是我傻了！”
"Those hit lost their divine energy and fell to the ground."
tā yī pāi nǎo dài ， yòu shì bī chū jǐ dī xuè yè ， róng rù xuè mù zhī zhōng 。
他一拍脑袋，又是逼出几滴血液，融入血幕之中。
...
xíng chéng jǐ xíng niǔ qū de wén zì ， hé xuè mù róng wéi yī tǐ 。
形成几行扭曲的文字，和血幕融为一体。
As the words stabilized, they began to merge with the blood curtain.
“ wàn xiān méng yǔ wǔ lǎo huì zhàn yú tiān líng dōng běi ……”
“万仙盟与五老会战于天灵东北……”
Suddenly, a green thread emerged from the twisted text.
“ yǒu lǜ guāng rú sī ， hū cóng tiān jiàng ……”
“有绿光如丝，忽从天降……”
"Not good!"
“ zhōng zhě ， jiē shī xiān lì ， ér zhuì yú dì 。”
“中者，皆失仙力，而坠于地。”
司马长空's face turned pale as he exclaimed.
……
……
Before he could finish his sentence, the green thread transformed into a surging green light that distorted the scene in the blood curtain before retracting and condensing into a single point of light.
yǎn kàn nà xiē zì jì zhú jiàn wěn dìng ， jiù yào hé xuè mù róng wéi yī tǐ 。
眼看那些字迹逐渐稳定，就要和血幕融为一体。
Silence fell for a moment.
hū rán ， yī sī lǜ xiàn cóng niǔ qū de xuè zì zhōng yǒng xiàn 。
忽然，一丝绿线从扭曲的血字中涌现。
The green dot exploded suddenly.
“ bù hǎo ！”
“不好！”
"Still..."
sī mǎ zhǎng shà shí jiān kōng miàn sè cǎn bái ， jīng hū dào 。
司马长霎时间空面色惨白，惊呼道。
Even before 司马长空's warning was out, Li Fan had already maximized his Purple Void Thunder Escape technique.
hái méi děng tā bǎ huà shuō wán ， lǜ xiàn jiù yǐ jīng biàn chéng xiōng yǒng de lǜ guāng 。
还没等他把话说完，绿线就已经变成汹涌的绿光。
Two bone wings appeared on his back as he used the technique [Pengfei] (Eagle Soar).
jiāng xuè mù zhōng jì zǎi de chǎng jǐng quán dōu jiǎo nòng de miàn mù quán fēi zhī hòu ， yòu zhòu rán huí suō ， níng jù chéng yí gè guāng diǎn 。
将血幕中记载的场景全都搅弄的面目全非之后，又骤然回缩，凝聚成一个光点。
He moved at his fastest speed since entering the cultivation world and fled towards the distance.
jì jìng le chà nà 。
寂静了刹那。
But Li Fan did not expect this reaction from the Xuan Network to be so intense, even more violent than before in the Wanxian Alliance Training Hall.
lǜ diǎn měng dì bào fā kāi lái 。
绿点猛地爆发开来。
The explosion of green light swept across the surroundings instantly.
“ hái ……”
“还……”
As the green light was about to touch his body, although he felt a tinge of reluctance, Li Fan still called out for the True Essence.
zǎo zài lǜ xiàn chū xiàn de chà nà ， bù děng sī mǎ cháng kōng de jǐng gào hǎn chū kǒu ， lǐ fán jiù yǐ jīng jiāng zǐ xiāo shén léi dùn yùn zhuàn dào jí zhì 。
早在绿线出现的刹那，不等司马长空的警告喊出口，李凡就已经将紫霄神雷遁运转到极致。
But quickly, he swallowed the remaining "Essence" word.
tóng shí bèi hòu tū xiǎn chū liǎng zhǐ gǔ chì ，【 péng fēi 】 zhī shù yě shì jiā zhū yú shēn 。
同时背后凸显出两只骨翅，【鹏飞】之术也是加诸于身。
He realized that the energy level used by [Zhenr] (True Essence) to protect himself had not changed at all.
ná chū tà rù xiū xiān jiè lún huí yǐ lái de zuì kuài sù dù ， cháo zhe yuǎn fāng táo dùn 。
拿出踏入修仙界轮回以来的最快速度，朝着远方逃遁。
"Hmm? Just a false alarm?"
dàn lǐ fán xiǎn rán méi yǒu xiǎng dào ， zhè cì xuán wǎng de fǎn yìng rú cǐ jī liè 。
但李凡显然没有想到，这次玄网的反应如此激烈。
Li Fan stopped his escape and hovered in mid-air.
bǐ qǐ xiān qián zài wàn xiān dǎo yǎn wǔ táng zhōng yǒng chū de ， hái yào bào zào jǐ fēn 。
比起先前在万仙岛演武堂中涌出的，还要暴躁几分。
After waiting for a moment, nothing unusual happened, and everything was calm around him.
lǜ diǎn bào zhà ， guāng bō zhuǎn yǎn jiān cháo zhe zhōu wéi héng sǎo 。
绿点爆炸，光波转眼间朝着周围横扫。
After some thought, Li Fan decided to go back and check.
lǜ guāng jiù yào chù pèng dào zì jǐ shēn tǐ de chà nà ， suī rán xīn zhōng yǒu xiē bù gān ， dàn lǐ fán hái shì hū chū le hái zhēn 。
绿光就要触碰到自己身体的刹那，虽然心中有些不甘，但李凡还是呼出了还真。
Inside the Crystal Palace, everything remained as before, but it was unnaturally quiet.
dàn hěn kuài ， tā jiù bǎ shèng xià de “ zhēn ” zì gěi yàn le xià qù 。
但很快，他就把剩下的“真”字给咽了下去。
司马长空依旧站在原地，惊恐的表情凝固在脸上，一动不动。
yīn wèi tā fā xiàn ，【 hái zhēn 】 yòng lái hù tǐ de chōng néng dù ， bìng méi yǒu sī háo biàn huà 。
因为他发现，【还真】用来护体的充能度，并没有丝毫变化。
"Brother Ma司马?"
“ ń ？ yuán lái shì xū jīng yī cháng ？”
“嗯？原来是虚惊一场？”
Li Fan called out from a distance.
lǐ fán dùn shí tíng xià le táo dùn de jiǎo bù ， tíng lì kōng zhōng 。
李凡顿时停下了逃遁的脚步，停立空中。
There was no response.
děng le piàn kè ， yī jiù méi yǒu shén me yì yàng fā shēng ， zhōu wéi yī piàn yún dàn fēng qīng 。
等了片刻，依旧没有什么异样发生，周围一片云淡风轻。
After a moment, he cautiously approached: "Brother Ma司马?"
chén yín piàn kè ， lǐ fán jué dìng hái shì huí tóu qù kàn kàn 。
沉吟片刻，李凡决定还是回头去看看。
Although he could still sense the "living" aura on him, for some reason, 司马长空始终没有任何反应。而且...
shuǐ jīng gōng zhōng ， yī qiè zhuàng rú xiān qián 。
水晶宫中，一切状如先前。
那股生机似乎也凝固了。
zhǐ shì ān jìng de kě pà 。
只是安静的可怕。
Li Fan felt something wasn't right and slowly retreated.
sī mǎ cháng kōng yī jiù dài zài yuán dì ， jīng hài de biǎo qíng níng gù zài liǎn shàng ， shēn qū yī dòng bù dòng 。
司马长空依旧待在原地，惊骇的表情凝固在脸上，身躯一动不动。
"Pfft!"
“ sī mǎ xiōng ？”
“司马兄？”
At this moment,司马长空全身突然从内部猛然爆裂开来。
lǐ fán yuǎn yuǎn dì hū hǎn le yī jù 。
李凡远远地呼喊了一句。
飞溅的不是鲜红的血肉，而是一滩又一滩绿色粘稠液体，洒满了整个水晶宫。
méi yǒu huí yìng 。
没有回应。
李凡勉强躲过了绿色液体的袭击，但看着尸骨无存的司马长空，脸抽了抽。
guò le piàn kè ， lǐ fán xiǎo xīn yì yì còu jìn gēn qián ：“ sī mǎ xiōng ？”
过了片刻，李凡小心翼翼凑近跟前：“司马兄？”
(完)
"However, I'm worried that you might be neglecting your cultivation by drinking with me every day. That's why I wanted to advise you earlier."
"But from what I've observed, you are a person of broad-mindedness and surely know the importance of self-discipline. So, I won't say any more."
After a brief pause,司马长空恢复了一些元气，继续说道。
李凡的眼神微微一动，但也没有多说什么。
只是显得有些懊恼：“Brother Ma司马, your words are so heartfelt! It makes me feel ashamed!”
"Ha ha, if you keep acting like that, it's as though you're distancing yourself from me!"司马长空假装生气地说道。
李凡只好再次叹了口气，不再说话。
一番推心置腹的交流后，两人之间的感情又加深了不少。
过了小半盏茶的时间，李凡才把话题重新拉回到天灵州战场上：“Brother Ma司马, what did you see on the battlefield?”
He frowned as he asked. "Your brother has a broad understanding of Xuanhuang history; such praise is well-deserved."
司马长空叹了口气：“Friend, your words are too generous. But the latter part of your statement was correct.”
“Wanxian Alliance has indeed deployed a powerful weapon this time.”
Saying that, he activated a drop of blood within his body, intending to form a blood curtain as before and show it to Li Fan.
On the blood curtain, images did appear.
But then,司马长空's expression changed abruptly.
"Why is this happening?!" He exclaimed in shock.
Li Fan stared at the scene on the blood curtain.
There, countless members of the Five Elders Association formed an array, surrounding a group of Wanxian Alliance cultivators in the center.
Despite being surrounded and only numbering around a hundred, these Wanxian Alliance cultivators showed no fear. They were all incredibly brave.
It seemed as though they had received some kind of加持 (boost), charging towards their enemies who outnumbered them by more than a hundredfold.
This seemingly one-sided war suddenly took an unexpected turn.
In the center of the Wanxian Alliance group, someone suddenly raised something high.
Then...
A large number of Five Elders Association cultivators fell from the sky without any warning. They landed in a bloody heap on the ground, moaning and unable to move.
The Wanxian Alliance cultivators seemed to have anticipated this scene, quickly and mercilessly harvesting their enemies' lives.
In an instant, the sky was filled with bizarre images of fallen bodies intertwining into a strange picture.
"Why is it like this?"司马长空 stared at the blood curtain in disbelief, his expression slightly dazed.
Seeing the unusual reaction from 司马长空, Li Fan suddenly thought of something and asked: "Is there any difference between what you saw and the scene recorded on this blood curtain?"
"Exactly!"司马长空 immediately nodded.
"What I saw was that this cultivator was holding a small square mirror high in his hand."
"And green threads descended from the sky."
"Because of these mysterious green threads, the Five Elders Association cultivators lost their resistance instantly."
"But why..."
After explaining, 司马长空 still seemed unable to accept it.
For someone like 司马长空, who took pride in faithfully recording historical events, this unrecordable occurrence was a significant blow.
"Unrecordable... green energy..." Li Fan's eyes narrowed.
"It must be the Xuan Network. I had speculated that the Xuan Network has already descended into the world. Indeed, after the war became intense, Wanxian Alliance couldn't resist using it."
"But this world's Xuan Network differs from the one I saw in my previous life—the Heavenly Xuan Locking Spirit Array."
"Only a small mirror can summon it."
Is it unfinished or...
Li Fan was lost in thought.
"I must find a way to record this." 司马长空 muttered, still not fully recovering from his shock. He looked slightly dazed.
"Brother Ma司马, you're mistaken. Even if we can't directly record with images and words, we can describe it indirectly and still record its existence," Li Fan reminded him.
This snapped 司马长空 out of his stupor.
He clapped his head, spilling more blood into the blood curtain to form twisted text that merged with it.
"Wanxian Alliance clashed with Five Elders Association in the northeast of Tianling..."
"Green light like threads suddenly descended from the sky..."
"Those hit lost their divine energy and fell to the ground."
...
As the words stabilized, they began to merge with the blood curtain.
Suddenly, a green thread emerged from the twisted text.
"Not good!"
司马长空's face turned pale as he exclaimed.
Before he could finish his sentence, the green thread transformed into a surging green light that distorted the scene in the blood curtain before retracting and condensing into a single point of light.
Silence fell for a moment.
The green dot exploded suddenly.
"Still..."
Even before 司马长空's warning was out, Li Fan had already maximized his Purple Void Thunder Escape technique.
Two bone wings appeared on his back as he used the technique [Pengfei] (Eagle Soar).
He moved at his fastest speed since entering the cultivation world and fled towards the distance.
But Li Fan did not expect this reaction from the Xuan Network to be so intense, even more violent than before in the Wanxian Alliance Training Hall.
The explosion of green light swept across the surroundings instantly.
As the green light was about to touch his body, although he felt a tinge of reluctance, Li Fan still called out for the True Essence.
But quickly, he swallowed the remaining "Essence" word.
He realized that the energy level used by [Zhenr] (True Essence) to protect himself had not changed at all.
"Hmm? Just a false alarm?"
Li Fan stopped his escape and hovered in mid-air.
After waiting for a moment, nothing unusual happened, and everything was calm around him.
After some thought, Li Fan decided to go back and check.
Inside the Crystal Palace, everything remained as before, but it was unnaturally quiet.
司马长空依旧站在原地，惊恐的表情凝固在脸上，一动不动。
"Brother Ma司马?"
Li Fan called out from a distance.
There was no response.
After a moment, he cautiously approached: "Brother Ma司马?"
Although he could still sense the "living" aura on him, for some reason, 司马长空始终没有任何反应。而且...
那股生机似乎也凝固了。
Li Fan felt something wasn't right and slowly retreated.
"Pfft!"
At this moment,司马长空全身突然从内部猛然爆裂开来。
飞溅的不是鲜红的血肉，而是一滩又一滩绿色粘稠液体，洒满了整个水晶宫。
李凡勉强躲过了绿色液体的袭击，但看着尸骨无存的司马长空，脸抽了抽。
(完)