diāo xiàng de zào xíng shèn wéi qí tè 。
凋像的造型甚为奇特。
The figure of the凋像 was quite peculiar.
wǔ miàn shí shǒu ， ér gòng yòng yī shēn 。
五面十手，而共用一身。
With five faces and ten hands, it shared a single body. Each face had an expression that was different from the others. One face looked downcast with a pained expression, while another was stern and glaring. A third face had a delicate frown, appearing pitiful but still exuded a hint of allure.
měi yī zhāng miàn páng shàng de biǎo qíng ， dōu gè bù xiāng tóng 。
每一张面庞上的表情，都各不相同。
It was Sister Zhao.
yǒu méi mù dī chuí 、 bēi tiān mǐn rén 。
有眉目低垂、悲天悯人。
Li Fan’s heart warmed at first, and he began to have all sorts of thoughts. He flicked his fingers, sending flames to burn the paper. The blacksmith smiled awkwardly.
yǒu mǎn liǎn sù rán 、 nù dèng zhí shì 。
有满脸肃然、怒瞪直视。
"Try your best. We can’t guarantee anything. The difficulty of this task is not less than that of the array diagram."
ér qí zhōng yī wèi ， zé shì méi tóu qīng cù 、 kàn shàng qù chǔ chǔ kě lián 。 zǐ xì wàng qù ， què yòu yī xī néng kàn dào tā yù jù hái yíng 、 yāo ráo mèi huò de fēng qíng 。
而其中一位，则是眉头轻蹙、看上去楚楚可怜。仔细望去，却又依稀能看到她欲拒还迎、妖娆魅惑的风情。
With a final glance, Li Fan left, leaving behind only his words echoing in the room.
zhèng shì zhào shī jiě 。
正是赵师姐。
On the way back, Li Fan was extra cautious. After all, he now carried precious treasures and needed to be on guard against potential threats.
lǐ fán xiān shì xīn tóu yī rè ， bù jīn zhǒng zhǒng yǐ nǐ de niàn tou cóng shēng 。
李凡先是心头一热，不禁种种旖旎的念头丛生。
Fortunately, the security environment of the Wanshenshang Alliance was still decent, with no incidents of murder for treasure.
huǎng hū jiān ， shèn zhì néng tīng dào zhào shī jiě de qīng shēng xì yǔ zài ěr pàn xiǎng qǐ 。
恍忽间，甚至能听到赵师姐的轻声细语在耳畔响起。
"Zhou Qingang" smoothly returned to the Congyun Immortal City.
“ bú duì ！”
“不对！”
Only after confirming his safety did a sense of感应 come over him.
lǐ xīn zhōng hū de jǐng xǐng ， cóng huàn jǐng zhōng tuō lí chū lái ， chà nà jiān jīng chū yī shēn lěng hàn 。
李心中忽的警醒，从幻景中脱离出来，刹那间惊出一身冷汗。
The contract transaction was complete.
zài qù kàn shí ， nǎ yǒu nà me duō shēng dòng de shén qíng ？
再去看时，哪有那么多生动的神情？
According to the terms of the contract, neither party could harm each other. This clause had now become invalid.
shí shǒu diāo xiàng shàng ， bù guò shì wǔ zhāng kàn bù qīng róng mào de liǎn páng ér yǐ 。
十手凋像上，不过是五张看不清容貌的脸庞而已。
A feeling of emptiness arose, as if something had vanished from within him.
“ zhè shì ？” lǐ fán yáng zhuāng zhèn dìng ， jiāng shí shǒu diāo xiàng qǔ chū 。
“这是？”李凡羊装镇定，将十手凋像取出。
Li Fan pondered for a long time but couldn’t understand how the "contract" power existed. He shook his head and gave up.
hēi yī jiàn dào lǐ fán shǒu zhōng nà wǔ cǎi diāo xiàng hòu ， miàn lù kuáng rè zhī sè ， wèi lǐ fán jiě shì dào ：“ cǐ nǎi xiǎn shì tiān zūn xiàng ， hái shì pǐn jiē zuì gāo de nà zhǒng 。”
黑衣见到李凡手中那五彩凋像后，面露狂热之色，为李凡解释道：“此乃显世天尊像，还是品阶最高的那种。”
Without rushing to check the收获 in the 明镜母石, Li Fan first thought about the request made by the Five Elders Association.
“ tā shì wǔ wèi tiān zūn dà rén de yì zhì xiǎn huà 。 suī rán tōng guò tā hái bù néng zhí jiē jìn jiàn zhū wèi tiān zūn ， dàn què kě yǐ gēn 【 wǔ shū yuàn 】 qǔ dé lián xì 。”
“它是五位天尊大人的意志显化。虽然通过它还不能直接觐见诸位天尊，但却可以跟【五枢院】取得联系。”
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“ fán jiān sú shì ， tiān zūn dà rén men yì bān bú huì chā shǒu 。 dōu shì yóu wǔ shū yuàn dài wéi tǒng lǐng 。”
“凡间俗事，天尊大人们一般不会插手。都是由五枢院代为统领。”
The moment he heard "Purple Heaven Sect" and "sleeping immortal," his mind immediately flashed to Zhang Qianmo's name.
“ dāng dào yǒu nǐ men de xíng dòng xū yào wǒ men wǔ lǎo huì pèi hé de shí hòu ， jiù kě yǐ jiāng xìn xī tōng guò tiān zūn xiàng ， zhí jiē xiàng wǔ shū yuàn chuán dá 。”
“当道友你们的行动需要我们五老会配合的时候，就可以将信息通过天尊像，直接向五枢院传达。”
Actually, he was aware that the Wanshenshang Alliance had been excavating ancient sect ruins and searching for sleeping immortals everywhere.
“ zhǐ yǒu yī cì shǐ yòng jī huì ， yòng wán zhī hòu ， diāo xiàng jiù huì zì rán xiāo shī 。”
“只有一次使用机会，用完之后，凋像就会自然消失。”
During the anchoring period 11 years ago, when Jiao Xiuyuan failed to respond to his request to find Little Medicine King Cauldron, Li Fan went to inquire in person.
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Jiao Xiuyuan then recounted what he had seen and shared his speculations with him.
lǐ fán tīng zhe duì fāng de jiǎng jiě ， huǎn huǎn diǎn tóu 。
李凡听着对方的讲解，缓缓点头。
Li Fan asked for help in investigating the identity of this ancient immortal.
yòu zǐ xì duān xiáng le yī yǎn shí shǒu diāo xiàng ， lǐ fán zhè cái jiāng tā shōu huí 【 kōng míng shí mǔ zhōng 】。
又仔细端详了一眼十手凋像，李凡这才将他收回【空明石母中】。
Unfortunately, two years passed without any feedback.
jiāo yì wán chéng ， lǐ fán zhèng yù lí qù 。
交易完成，李凡正欲离去。
This indicated how extraordinary the matter was. Jiao Xiuyuan might have been a Dao Integration cultivator, with his doppelgangers spread throughout the Wanshenshang Alliance, making him well-informed.
“ dào yǒu qiě màn ！”
“道友且慢！”
However, he seemed powerless to help…
què tīng nà hēi yī xiū shì hū de yòu chū shēng ， lán zhù le tā 。
却听那黑衣修士忽的又出声，拦住了他。
"Perhaps it's not Senior Zhang."
“ zěn me ？” lǐ fán yǎn jīng mī qǐ ， miàn lù bù shàn zhī sè 。
“怎么？”李凡眼睛眯起，面露不善之色。
"Senior Zhang practices Purple Core Nirvana Method and constantly reincarnates. He should now be reborn as that martial fanatic."
hēi yī xiū shì lián máng bǎi shǒu ：“ hē hē ， dào yǒu kě bié wù huì 。 qí shí ， hái yǒu gè xiǎo máng ， xiǎng qǐng dào yǒu zài bāng yī bǎ 。 dāng rán ， bào chóu yě shì jué duì shào bù liǎo de ！”
黑衣修士连忙摆手：“呵呵，道友可别误会。其实，还有个小忙，想请道友再帮一把。当然，报酬也是绝对少不了的！”
"This supreme technique shouldn't have such a flaw."
“ hé shì ？” lǐ fán miàn sè shāo huǎn ， dàn dàn dì shuō dào 。
“何事？”李凡面色稍缓，澹澹地说道。
"If he is reborn while his original body still exists, it would expose his life force to danger."
hēi yī xiū shì suí jí dì guò lái yī zhāng zhǐ tiáo ， lǐ fán jiē guò ， zhǐ jiàn shàng miàn xiě zhe jǐ xíng xiǎo zì 。
黑衣修士随即递过来一张纸条，李凡接过，只见上面写着几行小字。
After analyzing the situation, Li Fan dismissed his initial guess.
dà yì shì ， dà gài yī nián duō yǐ qián ， wàn xiān méng cóng shàng gǔ zǐ xiāo zōng yí jì lǐ ， wā chū lái yī wèi chén mián zhōng de xiū shì 。
大意是，大概一年多以前，万仙盟从上古紫霄宗遗迹里，挖出来一位沉眠中的修士。
"Then, who else from Purple Heaven Sect could survive until today?"
wǔ lǎo huì xiǎng qǐng qiú fù tiān huì chū miàn ， bāng máng dǎ tàn zhè wèi xiū shì de zhēn shí shēn fèn 、 yǐ jí mù qián suǒ chù de wèi zhì 。
五老会想请求覆天会出面，帮忙打探这位修士的真实身份、以及目前所处的位置。
After much thought, Li Fan couldn’t come up with an answer.
zǐ xiāo zōng 。
紫霄宗。
In ancient times, Purple Heaven Sect was merely a second-rate sect. Without any Longevity Realm experts, only a few Dao Integration cultivators existed. According to the memories of Li Chen when he possessed him, the elders in the sect didn't seem like they could survive through the ages.
shú xī de zì yǎn yìng rù yǎn lián ， ràng lǐ fán xīn zhōng wēi wēi yī dòng 。
熟悉的字眼映入眼帘，让李凡心中微微一动。
"Currently, I have abandoned my identity as a Heaven Fortune Sect cultivator and don’t carry any items with me. I can’t contact Jiao Xiuyuan for now."
“ zhè shì xiǎo máng ？” méi yǒu lù chū yì yàng ， lǐ fán lěng hēng yī shēng ， zhǐ jiān huǒ yàn mào chū ， jiāng zhǐ tiáo fén huǐ 。
“这是小忙？”没有露出异样，李凡冷哼一声，指尖火焰冒出，将纸条焚毁。
"I’ll wait until after the great battle to decide what to do."
hēi yī xiū shì shàn shàn dì xiào le xiào 。
黑衣修士讪讪地笑了笑。
Li Fan pondered for a moment before putting aside this matter. He took out a piece of 人道星尘 from the 明镜母石 and placed it in front of him.
“ jìn lì ér wéi ba 。 wǒ men yě bù gǎn dǎ bāo piào 。 zhè jiàn shì de nán dù ， bù zài zhèn tú zhī xià 。”
“尽力而为吧。我们也不敢打包票。这件事的难度，不在阵图之下。”
After swallowing a Dao Enlightenment Pill, he began examining it.
lǐ fán zhuǎn shēn lí qù ， zhǐ liú xià le yī jù huà yǔ zài mì shì zhōng huí dàng 。
李凡转身离去，只留下了一句话语在密室中回荡。
The black stone emitted silvery starlight when touched by his divine sense.
hēi yī xiū shì wén yán ， mù lù sī suǒ zhī sè 。
黑衣修士闻言，目露思索之色。
Numerous scenes flashed through his mind. It was about an immortal woman who, after five hundred years of cultivation, finally achieved her goal of winning back the heart of her beloved.
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It was just a common love story, but this one had a different ending. The female immortal sacrificed herself to become a star and made her beloved fall in love with her. She wept every day for the rest of her life, filled with regret.
fǎn huí de lù shàng ， lǐ fán gé wài jǐng tì 。 bì jìng cǐ kè yě suàn shì shēn huái zhòng bǎo zài shēn ， bù dé bù yǒu suǒ fáng fàn 。
返回的路上，李凡格外警惕。毕竟此刻也算是身怀重宝在身，不得不有所防范。
Li Fan remained expressionless as he switched to another 人道星尘.
hǎo zài wàn xiān méng de zhì ān huán jìng hái suàn bú cuò ， méi yǒu fā shēng shén me shā rén duó bǎo de shì qíng 。
好在万仙盟的治安环境还算不错，没有发生什么杀人夺宝的事情。
The story contained within was somewhat more normal. It was about an immortal who, after witnessing his relatives dying young due to insufficient cultivation potential, vowed to make all people able to cultivate freely.
“ zhōu qīng áng ” shùn lì de huí dào le cóng yún xiān chéng 。
“周青昂”顺利的回到了丛云仙城。
Unfortunately, this grand vision proved difficult to achieve.
zhí dào cǐ shí chè dǐ ān quán xià lái ， tā de xīn zhōng cái chuán lái gǎn yìng 。
直到此时彻底安全下来，他的心中才传来感应。
So, he narrowed his scope from "all people" to "his family."
qì yuē jiāo yì wán chéng 。
契约交易完成。
He ascended into the heavens, and his family became a formidable force in the region within a century.
qì yuē zhōng yuē dìng de shuāng fāng bù dé hù xiāng shāng hài de tiáo lì ， yě zài zhè ge shí hòu shī xiào le 。
契约中约定的双方不得互相伤害的条例，也在这个时候失效了。
"This is about reversing cultivation potential..."
jiē zhe ， yī gǔ chàng rán ruò shī de gǎn jué yóu rán ér shēng ， fǎng fú tǐ nèi yǒu shén me píng kōng xiāo shī bú jiàn le 。
接着，一股怅然若失的感觉油然而生，仿佛体内有什么凭空消失不见了。
Li Fan’s eyes sparkled as he gathered spiritual energy in his palm and forcefully applied it. The black stone shattered, and the silvery starlight was absorbed by him.
lǐ fán gǎn wù xǔ jiǔ ， dōu méi néng dòng xī “ qì yuē ” lì liàng cún zài de xíng shì ， zhǐ dé yáo yáo tóu zuò bà 。
李凡感悟许久，都没能洞悉“契约”力量存在的形式，只得摇摇头作罢。
In an instant, countless profound insights flooded his mind.
méi yǒu jí zhe chá kàn 【 kōng míng shí mǔ 】 zhōng cǐ cì jiāo yì de shōu huò ， lǐ fán xiān shì sī suǒ qǐ le gāng gāng wǔ lǎo huì de qǐng qiú 。
没有急着查看【空明石母】中此次交易的收获，李凡先是思索起了刚刚五老会的请求。
The laws of heaven and earth intertwined to form a vast order that sustained their运转.
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One particular law stood out to Li Fan at this moment.
zài tīng dào “ zǐ xiāo zōng ”、“ chén mián xiū shì ” děng cí yǔ de shùn jiān ， tā nǎo hǎi zhōng shǒu xiān shǎn guò de ， jiù shì “ zhāng qiān mò ” zhè sān gè zì 。
在听到“紫霄宗”、“沉眠修士”等词语的瞬间，他脑海中首先闪过的，就是“章阡陌”这三个字。
It was clear, even the intricate patterns seemed visible.
shí jì shàng ， wàn xiān méng sì chù wā jué shàng gǔ zōng mén yí jì 、 xún cháng chén mián xiū shì zhè jiàn shì ， tā yě shì zhī dào de 。
实际上，万仙盟四处挖掘上古宗门遗迹、寻常沉眠修士这件事，他也是知道的。
Instantly, this "thread" filled his entire vision.
máo dìng 11 nián de shí hòu ， tā wěi tuō jiāo xiū yuǎn xún zhǎo xiǎo yào wáng dǐng zhī shì ， chí chí méi yǒu dé dào huí fù ， yú shì shàng mén xún wèn 。
锚定11年的时候，他委托焦修远寻找小药王鼎之事，迟迟没有得到回复，于是上门询问。
This thread grew as large as a pillar supporting the sky.
jiāo xiū yuǎn biàn xiàng tā jiǎng shù zì jǐ kuī jiàn de zhè yí mù ， bìng shuō chū le zì jǐ de cāi cè 。
焦修远便向他讲述自己窥见的这一幕，并说出了自己的猜测。
The beautiful aura transmitted from it made Li Fan lose himself in it. Many things he couldn’t understand before now became clear.
lǐ fán yú shì biàn ràng tā bāng máng dǎ tàn zhè wèi shàng gǔ xiū shì de shēn fèn 。
李凡于是便让他帮忙打探这位上古修士的身份。
Li Fan realized that there were countless threads connecting him to this giant pillar.
kě xī yī huǎng liǎng nián guò qù ， dōu méi yǒu jié guǒ fǎn kuì 。
可惜一晃两年过去，都没有结果反馈。
Poring over these vague lines, an epiphany suddenly struck him.
yóu cǐ kě jiàn cǐ shì de fēi tóng xún cháng 。
由此可见此事的非同寻常。
Although his current form seemed like a puppet controlled by the pillar through fine threads,
jiāo xiū yuǎn yǐn yuē kě néng shì hé dào xiū wèi ， fēn shēn gèng shì biàn bù wàn xiān méng gè chù ， xiāo xī líng tōng 。
焦修远隐约可能是合道修为，分身更是遍布万仙盟各处，消息灵通。
one day, if he grew strong enough, he might be able to reverse the situation and control the pillar with those threads.
duì yú zhè jiàn shì què wú néng wéi lì ……
对于这件事却无能为力……
"This is about reversing the laws of heaven and earth..."
“ huò xǔ bù yí dìng shì zhāng shī xiōng 。”
“或许不一定是章师兄。”
Infinite joy surged within him. Even Li Fan, deep in the Congyun Sea, shivered from excitement.
“ zhāng shī xiōng xiū xíng zǐ dān niè pán fǎ ， bù duàn lún huí ， rú jīn yīng gāi zhuǎn shì chéng wéi le nà míng 【 wǔ chī ér 】。”
“章师兄修行紫丹涅槃法，不断轮回，如今应该转世成为了那名【武痴儿】。”
After reincarnating a hundred times, the long-lived technique was now within reach.
“ cǐ děng wú shàng fǎ mén ， yīng gāi bú huì yǒu zhè me yí gè dà de pò zhàn 。”
“此等无上法门，应该不会有这么一个大的破绽。”
Although knowing it and actually achieving it were worlds apart, this discovery still filled Li Fan with immense satisfaction.
“ rú guǒ zhuǎn shì de tóng shí ， běn wǒ shēn qū hái cún yú shì ， wú yì jiāng mìng mén bào lù zài wài 。”
“如果转世的同时，本我身躯还存于世，无异将命门暴露在外。”
Lost in thought, he didn’t notice how much time had passed.
lǐ fán jīng guò fēn xī zhī hòu ， què shì fǒu dìng le zhī qián de cāi cè 。
李凡经过分析之后，却是否定了之前的猜测。
When he finally regained his senses after the epiphany, he felt unsatisfied.
“ nà me ， chú le zhāng shī xiōng zhī wài ， zǐ xiāo zōng hái huì yǒu shuí néng cún huó zhì jīn ne ？”
“那么，除了章师兄之外，紫霄宗还会有谁能存活至今呢？”
After a long period of reflection, he came to his senses.
sī lái xiǎng qù ， lǐ fán dōu méi néng xiǎng chū gè suǒ yǐ rán lái 。
思来想去，李凡都没能想出个所以然来。
Checking the time subconsciously, Li Fan was shocked to find that what seemed like "a short while" had actually been about a year in reality.
yào zhī dào ， shàng gǔ shí qī ， zǐ xiāo zōng bù guò shì èr liú mén pài 。
要知道，上古时期，紫霄宗不过是二流门派。
"It’s no wonder why Longevity Realm cultivators are indifferent towards worldly matters now."
mén nèi méi yǒu cháng shēng jìng qiáng zhě zuò zhèn ， lián hé dào xiū shì yě zhǐ yǒu liáo liáo jǐ wèi 。
门内没有长生境强者坐镇，连合道修士也只有寥寥几位。
"This is just my partial view through the 人道星辰. If I could fully understand and be immersed in these laws, it might take decades to close a retreat."
gēn jù dāng chū fù shēn de lǐ chén de jì yì ， zōng mén lǐ de nà xiē zhǎng bèi men ， shí zài bù xiàng shì néng gòu héng dù wàn gǔ 、 cún huó zhì jīn de mú yàng 。
根据当初附身的李尘的记忆，宗门里的那些长辈们，实在不像是能够横渡万古、存活至今的模样。
Li Fan sighed inwardly.
“ běn zūn mù qián shě qì le 【 tiān jī zōng xiū shì 】 zhè ge shēn fèn ， shēn shàng yě méi dài rèn hé wù pǐn ， zàn shí lián xì bù shàng jiāo xiū yuǎn 。”
“本尊目前舍弃了【天机宗修士】这个身份，身上也没带任何物品，暂时联系不上焦修远。”
After savoring this for a long time, Li Fan began reviewing what had happened over the past year outside his retreat.
“ hái shì děng dà zhàn guò hòu zài shuō ba 。”
“还是等大战过后再说吧。”
"Zhou Qingang's communication talisman was almost overwhelmed by messages from He Zhenghao and others."
lǐ fán chén yín piàn kè ， zàn qiě jiāng cǐ shì fàng xià 。
李凡沉吟片刻，暂且将此事放下。
Li Fan didn’t rush to reply but carefully selected which ones to check.
cóng shí mǔ zhōng qǔ chū yī kuài 【 rén dào xīng chén 】， zhì yú miàn qián 。
从石母中取出一块【人道星尘】，置于面前。
The battle in Tianling State hadn't ended yet but had eased up significantly, allowing cultivators to learn some of the information relayed from the battlefield.
lǐ fán yòu tūn fú xià yī méi wù dào dān hòu ， fāng cái chá kàn qǐ lái 。
李凡又吞服下一枚悟道丹后，方才查看起来。
The effects of the Xuan Heaven Lock Spirit Array Diagram Li Fan submitted were immediate and significant.
kàn shàng qù píng píng wú qí de hēi sè shí tou ， què sàn fà zhe yín sè de xīng huī 。
看上去平平无奇的黑色石头，却散发着银色的星辉。
On the tenth day after both sides completed their transaction, during a medium-scale encounter battle,
yǐ shén shí chù zhī ， chà nà jiān wú shù huà miàn fú xiàn nǎo hǎi 。
以神识触之，刹那间无数画面浮现脑海。
the Wanshenshang Alliance attempted to use the Heavenly Purple Sealing Spirit Array again, intending to crush and massacre the Five Elders Association’s cultivator team.
nà shì yī wèi nǚ xiū shì ， xīn huái dà yì lì ， jīng guò wǔ bǎi nián de xiū xíng ， zuì zhōng shí xiàn “ xīn ài zhī rén huí xīn zhuǎn yì ” de wǎng shì 。
那是一位女修士，心怀大毅力，经过五百年的修行，最终实现“心爱之人回心转意”的往事。
However, they hadn’t anticipated that each cultivator was already prepared.
bù bì zhuì shù ， nǎi shì shì jiān xún cháng ài ér bù dé sú shì 。
不必赘述，乃是世间寻常爱而不得俗事。
A layer of red protective light enveloped every one of them. When green and red combined, nothing unusual happened.
zhǐ bù guò gēn gù shì de hěn duō jié jú bù tóng de shì ， zhè wèi nǚ xiū shì zuì zhōng yǐ shēng wèi xīng chén wèi dài jià ， ràng zì jǐ dān xiāng sī de nà wèi nán xiū shì zuì zhōng ài shàng le zì jǐ 。
只不过跟故事的很多结局不同的是，这位女修士最终以升为星辰为代价，让自己单相思的那位男修士最终爱上了自己。
The Wanshenshang Alliance was taken aback as a brutal melee battle began.
The figure of the凋像 was quite peculiar.
With five faces and ten hands, it shared a single body. Each face had an expression that was different from the others. One face looked downcast with a pained expression, while another was stern and glaring. A third face had a delicate frown, appearing pitiful but still exuded a hint of allure.
It was Sister Zhao.
Li Fan’s heart warmed at first, and he began to have all sorts of thoughts. He flicked his fingers, sending flames to burn the paper. The blacksmith smiled awkwardly.
"Try your best. We can’t guarantee anything. The difficulty of this task is not less than that of the array diagram."
With a final glance, Li Fan left, leaving behind only his words echoing in the room.
On the way back, Li Fan was extra cautious. After all, he now carried precious treasures and needed to be on guard against potential threats.
Fortunately, the security environment of the Wanshenshang Alliance was still decent, with no incidents of murder for treasure.
"Zhou Qingang" smoothly returned to the Congyun Immortal City.
Only after confirming his safety did a sense of感应 come over him.
The contract transaction was complete.
According to the terms of the contract, neither party could harm each other. This clause had now become invalid.
A feeling of emptiness arose, as if something had vanished from within him.
Li Fan pondered for a long time but couldn’t understand how the "contract" power existed. He shook his head and gave up.
Without rushing to check the收获 in the 明镜母石, Li Fan first thought about the request made by the Five Elders Association.
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The moment he heard "Purple Heaven Sect" and "sleeping immortal," his mind immediately flashed to Zhang Qianmo's name.
Actually, he was aware that the Wanshenshang Alliance had been excavating ancient sect ruins and searching for sleeping immortals everywhere.
During the anchoring period 11 years ago, when Jiao Xiuyuan failed to respond to his request to find Little Medicine King Cauldron, Li Fan went to inquire in person.
Jiao Xiuyuan then recounted what he had seen and shared his speculations with him.
Li Fan asked for help in investigating the identity of this ancient immortal.
Unfortunately, two years passed without any feedback.
This indicated how extraordinary the matter was. Jiao Xiuyuan might have been a Dao Integration cultivator, with his doppelgangers spread throughout the Wanshenshang Alliance, making him well-informed.
However, he seemed powerless to help…
"Perhaps it's not Senior Zhang."
"Senior Zhang practices Purple Core Nirvana Method and constantly reincarnates. He should now be reborn as that martial fanatic."
"This supreme technique shouldn't have such a flaw."
"If he is reborn while his original body still exists, it would expose his life force to danger."
After analyzing the situation, Li Fan dismissed his initial guess.
"Then, who else from Purple Heaven Sect could survive until today?"
After much thought, Li Fan couldn’t come up with an answer.
In ancient times, Purple Heaven Sect was merely a second-rate sect. Without any Longevity Realm experts, only a few Dao Integration cultivators existed. According to the memories of Li Chen when he possessed him, the elders in the sect didn't seem like they could survive through the ages.
"Currently, I have abandoned my identity as a Heaven Fortune Sect cultivator and don’t carry any items with me. I can’t contact Jiao Xiuyuan for now."
"I’ll wait until after the great battle to decide what to do."
Li Fan pondered for a moment before putting aside this matter. He took out a piece of 人道星尘 from the 明镜母石 and placed it in front of him.
After swallowing a Dao Enlightenment Pill, he began examining it.
The black stone emitted silvery starlight when touched by his divine sense.
Numerous scenes flashed through his mind. It was about an immortal woman who, after five hundred years of cultivation, finally achieved her goal of winning back the heart of her beloved.
It was just a common love story, but this one had a different ending. The female immortal sacrificed herself to become a star and made her beloved fall in love with her. She wept every day for the rest of her life, filled with regret.
Li Fan remained expressionless as he switched to another 人道星尘.
The story contained within was somewhat more normal. It was about an immortal who, after witnessing his relatives dying young due to insufficient cultivation potential, vowed to make all people able to cultivate freely.
Unfortunately, this grand vision proved difficult to achieve.
So, he narrowed his scope from "all people" to "his family."
He ascended into the heavens, and his family became a formidable force in the region within a century.
"This is about reversing cultivation potential..."
Li Fan’s eyes sparkled as he gathered spiritual energy in his palm and forcefully applied it. The black stone shattered, and the silvery starlight was absorbed by him.
In an instant, countless profound insights flooded his mind.
The laws of heaven and earth intertwined to form a vast order that sustained their运转.
One particular law stood out to Li Fan at this moment.
It was clear, even the intricate patterns seemed visible.
Instantly, this "thread" filled his entire vision.
This thread grew as large as a pillar supporting the sky.
The beautiful aura transmitted from it made Li Fan lose himself in it. Many things he couldn’t understand before now became clear.
Li Fan realized that there were countless threads connecting him to this giant pillar.
Poring over these vague lines, an epiphany suddenly struck him.
Although his current form seemed like a puppet controlled by the pillar through fine threads,
one day, if he grew strong enough, he might be able to reverse the situation and control the pillar with those threads.
"This is about reversing the laws of heaven and earth..."
Infinite joy surged within him. Even Li Fan, deep in the Congyun Sea, shivered from excitement.
After reincarnating a hundred times, the long-lived technique was now within reach.
Although knowing it and actually achieving it were worlds apart, this discovery still filled Li Fan with immense satisfaction.
Lost in thought, he didn’t notice how much time had passed.
When he finally regained his senses after the epiphany, he felt unsatisfied.
After a long period of reflection, he came to his senses.
Checking the time subconsciously, Li Fan was shocked to find that what seemed like "a short while" had actually been about a year in reality.
"It’s no wonder why Longevity Realm cultivators are indifferent towards worldly matters now."
"This is just my partial view through the 人道星辰. If I could fully understand and be immersed in these laws, it might take decades to close a retreat."
Li Fan sighed inwardly.
After savoring this for a long time, Li Fan began reviewing what had happened over the past year outside his retreat.
"Zhou Qingang's communication talisman was almost overwhelmed by messages from He Zhenghao and others."
Li Fan didn’t rush to reply but carefully selected which ones to check.
The battle in Tianling State hadn't ended yet but had eased up significantly, allowing cultivators to learn some of the information relayed from the battlefield.
The effects of the Xuan Heaven Lock Spirit Array Diagram Li Fan submitted were immediate and significant.
On the tenth day after both sides completed their transaction, during a medium-scale encounter battle,
the Wanshenshang Alliance attempted to use the Heavenly Purple Sealing Spirit Array again, intending to crush and massacre the Five Elders Association’s cultivator team.
However, they hadn’t anticipated that each cultivator was already prepared.
A layer of red protective light enveloped every one of them. When green and red combined, nothing unusual happened.
The Wanshenshang Alliance was taken aback as a brutal melee battle began.