lǐ fán dēng cháng de shí hòu ， nà yín sè de xīng huī ， yǐ jí zhōu shēn bù shòu kòng zhì 、 shǐ rén ruò yǒu gǎn wù de dà dào yùn lǜ ， zì rán jiù shì 【 rén dào xīng chén 】 hé wù dào dān jié hé de xiào guǒ 。
李凡登场的时候，那银色的星辉，以及周身不受控制、使人若有感悟的大道韵律，自然就是【人道星尘】和悟道丹结合的效果。
When Li Fan made his appearance, the silvery starlight and the uncontrollable, profound Daoic rhythm around him naturally reflected the effects of combining the [Human Path Star Dust] with Enlightenment Pills.
wèi cǐ ， lǐ fán jiāng xiān qián nà méi nì zhuǎn xīn ài zhī rén sī xiǎng de 【 rén dào xīng chén 】， yǐ jí shàng bǎi méi wù dào dān ， quán dōu yī kǒu hú lún tūn xià 。
为此，李凡将先前那枚逆转心爱之人思想的【人道星尘】，以及上百枚悟道丹，全都一口囫囵吞下。
For this reason, Li Fan swallowed all the previously used [Human Path Star Dust], which had reversed his loved ones' thoughts, along with over a hundred Enlightenment Pills in one go. He didn't seek to digest them himself; he just wanted the fluctuations from these treasures to be released.
bù qiú zì jǐ néng gòu xiāo huà ， zhǐ yào zhè xiē bǎo wù wài yì de bō dòng jiē kě 。
不求自己能够消化，只要这些宝物外溢的波动皆可。
From what was now seen, the effect of this display was quite impressive. As more and more contribution points were added to his tally, it seemed that this final fundraising plan would proceed smoothly without any unexpected hitches.
xiàn zài lái kàn ， hǔ rén de xiào guǒ hái shì bù cuò de 。
现在来看，唬人的效果还是不错的。
There was no need for him to stay here anymore, so Li Fan quietly left. Instead of returning to Cunyun City, he went back to the secret chamber he had dug out in the depths of the sea trench and hid again.
suí zhe yī bǐ yòu yī bǐ de gòng xiàn dù bèi shōu rù náng zhōng ， xiāng xìn rú guǒ méi yǒu yì wài de huà ， zhè zuì hòu yī cì mù zī jì huà ， yīng gāi huì zhí xíng de bǐ jiào shùn lì 。
随着一笔又一笔的贡献度被收入囊中，相信如果没有意外的话，这最后一次募资计划，应该会执行的比较顺利。
"Ten Thousand Daoic Spheres..."
cǐ dì méi yǒu le zài dài de bì yào ， lǐ fán yú shì qiǎo rán lí qù 。
此地没有了再待的必要，李凡于是悄然离去。
Li Fan's gaze flickered as a crystal-clear dice appeared in his hand. He played with it, his mind swirling with thoughts. The words he spoke earlier weren't all just made up; during his time interacting with this ancient treasure from the Heavenly Dao Sect, some vague images had occasionally flashed through his mind.
méi yǒu fǎn huí cóng yún chéng ， ér shì huí dào le zhī qián zài hǎi gōu shēn chù wā jué chū de mì shì ， chóng xīn duǒ le qǐ lái 。
没有返回丛云城，而是回到了之前在海沟深处挖掘出的密室，重新躲了起来。
These were scenes of a desolate world where Cunyun Sea was silent and lifeless. For ordinary cultivators, such an ominous premonition would have caused immense fear and confusion. But Li Fan wasn't particularly affected; even if he hadn't seen the horrific scene of the [Ink Annihilation] wiping out everything, he had witnessed something far more terrifying.
“ tiān dì qián kūn tóu ……”
“天地乾坤骰……”
The Great Inferno that burned Cunyun Sea was just a minor event to him now. The only thing that interested him was the time point when he could sense the future from the Ten Thousand Daoic Spheres. It wasn't the 28th year as it was anchored; instead, it was earlier and kept advancing with his actions.
lǐ fán mù guāng wēi shǎn ， jīng yíng tī tòu de tóu zi chū xiàn zài shǒu zhōng 。
李凡目光微闪，晶莹剔透的骰子出现在手中。
For instance, after he subtly manipulated events so that Si Kong Yi completed the Heavenly Physician's mission, or when he conceived a plan to incite a battle between the physician, fisherman, and master, the scenes of the Great Inferno from the Ten Thousand Daoic Spheres became noticeably earlier.
tā bù duàn bǎ wán zhe ， nǎo hǎi zhōng sī xù fān yǒng 。
他不断把玩着，脑海中思绪翻涌。
Li Fan knew that the future wasn't set in stone. There were no definite events; however, as the Great Inferno was such a monumental event, it shouldn't be easily altered by his actions. Yet, it seemed he had underestimated the impact of his actions on the Great Inferno.
xiān qián tā suǒ shuō de nà fān huà ， dào yě bù quán dōu shì hú biān de 。
先前他所说的那番话，倒也不全都是胡编的。
Why did Cunyun Sea become a place where the essence of heaven and earth slaughtered living beings? Why, even after the Great Inferno's demise, did the will of heaven and earth continue to send out the formidable [Ink Annihilation] to turn Cunyun Sea into a desolate wasteland?
zài zhī qián gēn zhè jiàn shàng gǔ tiān jī zōng yì bǎo jiē chù de shí jiān lǐ ， dí què ǒu ěr huì zài tā de nǎo hǎi zhōng ， shǎn guò yī xiē mó hú de huà miàn 。
在之前跟这件上古天机宗异宝接触的时间里，的确偶尔会在他的脑海中，闪过一些模湖的画面。
The [Ink Annihilation]'s actions would leave only emptiness in Cunyun Sea. For the heavens and earth, this was clearly a two-way loss.
nà biàn shì chì dì qiān lǐ 、 cóng yún hǎi yī piàn sǐ jì de mò shì chǎng jǐng 。
那便是赤地千里、丛云海一片死寂的末世场景。
Despite that, the heavens and earth insisted on it. Cunyun Sea must die. This was something Li Fan had understood from his early cycles of reincarnation. But he still couldn't find any clues as to why.
rú guǒ shì xún cháng xiū shì dé dào zhè mò míng yù gǎn ， bì rán huì huáng kǒng wàn fēn ， bù zhī suǒ cuò 。
如果是寻常修士得到这莫名预感，必然会惶恐万分，不知所措。
However, with his active involvement in bringing the physician, master, and fisherman together, things began to change. According to the future scenes reflected by the Ten Thousand Daoic Spheres, if a battle did indeed occur among them, the Great Inferno that was originally anchored for the 28th year would happen as early as the 20th year—a full eight years earlier!
dàn lǐ fán què méi yǒu shén me tè bié de chù dòng ， bì jìng bié shuō tuī yǎn chǎng jǐng le ， nǎ pà gèng kǒng bù shù bèi de mò shā miè jué yī qiè ， tā dōu qīn yǎn jiàn guò 。
但李凡却没有什么特别的触动，毕竟别说推衍场景了，哪怕更恐怖数倍的墨杀灭绝一切，他都亲眼见过。
The physician and fisherman's battle had been part of Li Fan's plan. It couldn't be changed just because it was happening sooner than expected. That was why he decided to set this final fundraising plan for now.
chì yán fén hǎi ， duì lǐ fán lái jiǎng ， zhēn de shì xiǎo chǎng miàn le 。
赤炎焚海，对李凡来讲，真的是小场面了。
Of course, all these were just fragments of scenes from the Ten Thousand Daoic Spheres. Only after things actually happened in a few years could there be definitive conclusions.
tā wéi yī suǒ gǎn xìng qù de dì fāng ， jiù shì cóng tiān dì qián kūn tóu zhōng gǎn yìng dào de wèi lái huà miàn ， chū xiàn de shí jiān diǎn ， bìng bú shì qián jǐ shì tā suǒ jīng lì de máo dìng 28 nián 。 ér shì yào gèng zǎo yì diǎn 。
他唯一所感兴趣的地方，就是从天地乾坤骰中感应到的未来画面，出现的时间点，并不是前几世他所经历的锚定28年。而是要更早一点。
"If the Great Inferno really does come earlier due to the frequent activities of the physician and others..."
bìng qiě zhè ge shí jiān diǎn ， suí zhe tā cǐ shì bù duàn zuò chū zhǒng zhǒng jǔ dòng ， hái zài bù tíng xiàng qián tuī jìn 。
并且这个时间点，随着他此世不断做出种种举动，还在不停向前推进。
"Then it's worth playing with."
bǐ rú ， dāng tā lüè shī xiǎo jì ， chéng gōng shǐ de sī kōng yí qù wán chéng tiān yī de rèn wù zhī hòu 。
比如，当他略施小计，成功使得司空宜去完成天医的任务之后。
A glint appeared in Li Fan's eyes as he thought about the fragments of the Heaven-Soul scattered across Cunyun Sea. Having traversed the Yellow-Black World for several cycles, he had read countless texts and understood its general cultivation landscape quite well.
zài bǐ rú ， tā nǎo hǎi zhōng dàn shēng le ， xiǎng yào ràng hán yì qù cuān duō yú fū 、 tiān yī 、 fū zǐ sān zhě dà zhàn de móu huà zhī hòu 。
再比如，他脑海中诞生了，想要让韩易去撺掇渔夫、天医、夫子三者大战的谋划之后。
According to his knowledge, since the new laws were established, conflicts between cultivators and heaven and earth had become irreconcilable. However, heaven and earth's countermeasures against cultivators often involved changing the fundamental rules of the Dao—methods like "techniques cannot be practiced simultaneously"—to indirectly cleanse them.
cóng tiān dì qián kūn tóu zhōng gǎn yìng dào de chì yán fén hǎi huà miàn ， dōu shí fēn míng xiǎn de dà fú dù tí qián le yī duàn shí jiān 。
从天地乾坤骰中感应到的赤炎焚海画面，都十分明显的大幅度提前了一段时间。
The massive calamity in Cunyun Sea, where heaven and earth openly displayed their intent to kill... Li Fan rarely saw such examples. Perhaps it was due to hidden records, but he only knew of one instance: Cunyun Sea.
lǐ fán zhī dào ， wèi lái cóng bù shì zhǐ yǒu yī zhǒng kě néng 。
李凡知道，未来从不是只有一种可能。
"What does this mean?"
yě bù cún zài shén me bì dìng fā shēng zhī shì 。
也不存在什么必定发生之事。
Li Fan's face showed a thoughtful expression.
zhǐ shì chì yán fén hǎi zuò wéi chè tóu chè wěi de dà shì jiàn ， yīng gāi bù zhì yú bèi zì jǐ de zhè xiē dòng zuò ， qīng yì gǎi biàn cái duì 。
只是赤炎焚海作为彻头彻尾的大事件，应该不至于被自己的这些动作，轻易改变才对。
"I hope the physician can give me some clues in this cycle."
dàn xiǎn rán ， huò xǔ lǐ fán dī gū le zì jǐ jǔ dòng duì chì yán fén hǎi de yǐng xiǎng 。
但显然，或许李凡低估了自己举动对赤炎焚海的影响。
---
wèi shén me cóng yún hǎi ， huì fā shēng tiān dì zhī pò tú lù shēng líng zhī shì ？
为什么丛云海，会发生天地之魄屠戮生灵之事？
The day after the gathering on Luyu Island, news spread throughout Cunyun Sea. The rumors weren't baseless; the secret envoy had personally confirmed their validity. A grand celebration ensued.
wèi shén me nǎ pà zài chì yán xiāo wáng zhī hòu ， tiān dì yì zhì réng rán bù bà xiū ， pài chū qiáng hàn de 【 mò shā 】， yào jiāng cóng yún hǎi chè dǐ huà zuò yī piàn sǐ dì ？
为什么哪怕在赤炎消亡之后，天地意志仍然不罢休，派出强悍的【墨杀】，要将丛云海彻底化作一片死地？
What was once an exclusive fundraising plan for a select few related to Li Fan now opened up to everyone. The goal of tripling contributions in five years seemed impossible, but with the legendary Heavenly Dao Sect cultivator at the helm, it wasn't out of the question.
mò shā chū shǒu ， cóng yún hǎi zhǐ huì shèng xià yī piàn xū wú 。 zhè duì tiān dì ér yán ， wú yí shì zhǒng liǎng bài jù shāng de zuò fǎ 。
墨杀出手，丛云海只会剩下一片虚无。这对天地而言，无疑是种两败俱伤的做法。
Cultivators spread the news and discussed enthusiastically how much contribution points they should invest. Even some very rational ones couldn't help feeling a bitshake (hesitant) in such an all-encompassing atmosphere.
jí biàn rú cǐ ， tiān dì yě zhí yì rú cǐ 。
即便如此，天地也执意如此。
"Currently, I have 450,000 contribution points. If it triples..."
cóng yún hǎi ， bì xū sǐ 。
丛云海，必须死。
"That would be over one million!"
zhè shì lǐ fán zài zuì chū de jǐ cì lún huí zhōng ， jiù yǐ jīng míng bái de shì qíng le 。
这是李凡在最初的几次轮回中，就已经明白的事情了。
Si Kong Yi's heart raced.
dàn jiū jìng wèi hé ， tā què shǐ zhōng méi néng zhǎo dào xiē xǔ tóu xù 。
但究竟为何，他却始终没能找到些许头绪。
"As expected of Brother Han, cultivation is about connections! Without the chance to interact with He Zhenghao that he left behind, when will I ever earn a million?"
dàn cǐ shì ， suí zhe tā zhǔ dòng tuī jìn cóng yún hǎi zhōng tiān yī 、 fū zǐ ， gēn yú fù jiàn miàn ， shì qíng kāi shǐ fā shēng le biàn huà 。
但此世，随着他主动推进丛云海中天医、夫子，跟渔父见面，事情开始发生了变化。
"Brother Han, you died well!"
gēn jù tiān dì qián kūn tóu de fǎn kuì de wèi lái huà miàn ， rú guǒ sān zhě zhī zhàn zhēn de fā shēng 。
根据天地乾坤骰的反馈的未来画面，如果三者之战真的发生。
With this thought, Si Kong Yi made up his mind and decided to take one last gamble, putting all his accumulated points into this fundraising plan.
yuán běn máo dìng 28 nián cái huì fā shēng de chì yán fén hǎi shì jiàn ， zuì chí máo dìng 20 nián ， jiù huì chū xiàn 。
原本锚定28年才会发生的赤炎焚海事件，最迟锚定20年，就会出现。
"This is a rare opportunity; we can't miss it. A complete turnaround depends on this!" A determined look flashed in his eyes.
zú zú zǎo le bā nián ！
足足早了八年！
Zhenghao Han, who had won the Golden Fish Head lottery and now held over a million contribution points, was currently in Yuan Dao State.
tiān yī yú fù zhī zhàn ， shì lǐ fán zǎo jiù jì huà hǎo de 。
天医渔父之战，是李凡早就计划好的。
"Li Fan of Cunyun Sea, tripling contributions in five years?"
bù kě néng yīn wèi bì dìng fā shēng zhī shì de tí qián fā shēng ， jiù yǒu suǒ gǎi biàn 。
不可能因为必定发生之事的提前发生，就有所改变。
He felt a sudden surge. Perhaps it was due to the backlash from forcefully altering his fate. Since he entered Yuan Dao State, things had not gone well; although his cultivation hadn't improved much, he had already spent some of his million contribution points.
suǒ yǐ zhè yě shì lǐ fán wèi shén me ， huì jiāng zuì hòu yī cì mù zī jì huà ， dìng zài le xiàn zài 。
所以这也是李凡为什么，会将最后一次募资计划，定在了现在。
"Maybe..."
dāng rán ， mù qián zhè yī qiè hái zhǐ shì tiān dì qián kūn tóu zhōng xiǎn xiàn de huà miàn suì piàn 。
当然，目前这一切还只是天地乾坤骰中显现的画面碎片。
A hint of hesitation flashed in Han Zhenghao's eyes.
When Li Fan made his appearance, the silvery starlight and the uncontrollable, profound Daoic rhythm around him naturally reflected the effects of combining the [Human Path Star Dust] with Enlightenment Pills.
For this reason, Li Fan swallowed all the previously used [Human Path Star Dust], which had reversed his loved ones' thoughts, along with over a hundred Enlightenment Pills in one go. He didn't seek to digest them himself; he just wanted the fluctuations from these treasures to be released.
From what was now seen, the effect of this display was quite impressive. As more and more contribution points were added to his tally, it seemed that this final fundraising plan would proceed smoothly without any unexpected hitches.
There was no need for him to stay here anymore, so Li Fan quietly left. Instead of returning to Cunyun City, he went back to the secret chamber he had dug out in the depths of the sea trench and hid again.
"Ten Thousand Daoic Spheres..."
Li Fan's gaze flickered as a crystal-clear dice appeared in his hand. He played with it, his mind swirling with thoughts. The words he spoke earlier weren't all just made up; during his time interacting with this ancient treasure from the Heavenly Dao Sect, some vague images had occasionally flashed through his mind.
These were scenes of a desolate world where Cunyun Sea was silent and lifeless. For ordinary cultivators, such an ominous premonition would have caused immense fear and confusion. But Li Fan wasn't particularly affected; even if he hadn't seen the horrific scene of the [Ink Annihilation] wiping out everything, he had witnessed something far more terrifying.
The Great Inferno that burned Cunyun Sea was just a minor event to him now. The only thing that interested him was the time point when he could sense the future from the Ten Thousand Daoic Spheres. It wasn't the 28th year as it was anchored; instead, it was earlier and kept advancing with his actions.
For instance, after he subtly manipulated events so that Si Kong Yi completed the Heavenly Physician's mission, or when he conceived a plan to incite a battle between the physician, fisherman, and master, the scenes of the Great Inferno from the Ten Thousand Daoic Spheres became noticeably earlier.
Li Fan knew that the future wasn't set in stone. There were no definite events; however, as the Great Inferno was such a monumental event, it shouldn't be easily altered by his actions. Yet, it seemed he had underestimated the impact of his actions on the Great Inferno.
Why did Cunyun Sea become a place where the essence of heaven and earth slaughtered living beings? Why, even after the Great Inferno's demise, did the will of heaven and earth continue to send out the formidable [Ink Annihilation] to turn Cunyun Sea into a desolate wasteland?
The [Ink Annihilation]'s actions would leave only emptiness in Cunyun Sea. For the heavens and earth, this was clearly a two-way loss.
Despite that, the heavens and earth insisted on it. Cunyun Sea must die. This was something Li Fan had understood from his early cycles of reincarnation. But he still couldn't find any clues as to why.
However, with his active involvement in bringing the physician, master, and fisherman together, things began to change. According to the future scenes reflected by the Ten Thousand Daoic Spheres, if a battle did indeed occur among them, the Great Inferno that was originally anchored for the 28th year would happen as early as the 20th year—a full eight years earlier!
The physician and fisherman's battle had been part of Li Fan's plan. It couldn't be changed just because it was happening sooner than expected. That was why he decided to set this final fundraising plan for now.
Of course, all these were just fragments of scenes from the Ten Thousand Daoic Spheres. Only after things actually happened in a few years could there be definitive conclusions.
"If the Great Inferno really does come earlier due to the frequent activities of the physician and others..."
"Then it's worth playing with."
A glint appeared in Li Fan's eyes as he thought about the fragments of the Heaven-Soul scattered across Cunyun Sea. Having traversed the Yellow-Black World for several cycles, he had read countless texts and understood its general cultivation landscape quite well.
According to his knowledge, since the new laws were established, conflicts between cultivators and heaven and earth had become irreconcilable. However, heaven and earth's countermeasures against cultivators often involved changing the fundamental rules of the Dao—methods like "techniques cannot be practiced simultaneously"—to indirectly cleanse them.
The massive calamity in Cunyun Sea, where heaven and earth openly displayed their intent to kill... Li Fan rarely saw such examples. Perhaps it was due to hidden records, but he only knew of one instance: Cunyun Sea.
"What does this mean?"
Li Fan's face showed a thoughtful expression.
"I hope the physician can give me some clues in this cycle."
---
The day after the gathering on Luyu Island, news spread throughout Cunyun Sea. The rumors weren't baseless; the secret envoy had personally confirmed their validity. A grand celebration ensued.
What was once an exclusive fundraising plan for a select few related to Li Fan now opened up to everyone. The goal of tripling contributions in five years seemed impossible, but with the legendary Heavenly Dao Sect cultivator at the helm, it wasn't out of the question.
Cultivators spread the news and discussed enthusiastically how much contribution points they should invest. Even some very rational ones couldn't help feeling a bitshake (hesitant) in such an all-encompassing atmosphere.
"Currently, I have 450,000 contribution points. If it triples..."
"That would be over one million!"
Si Kong Yi's heart raced.
"As expected of Brother Han, cultivation is about connections! Without the chance to interact with He Zhenghao that he left behind, when will I ever earn a million?"
"Brother Han, you died well!"
With this thought, Si Kong Yi made up his mind and decided to take one last gamble, putting all his accumulated points into this fundraising plan.
"This is a rare opportunity; we can't miss it. A complete turnaround depends on this!" A determined look flashed in his eyes.
Zhenghao Han, who had won the Golden Fish Head lottery and now held over a million contribution points, was currently in Yuan Dao State.
"Li Fan of Cunyun Sea, tripling contributions in five years?"
He felt a sudden surge. Perhaps it was due to the backlash from forcefully altering his fate. Since he entered Yuan Dao State, things had not gone well; although his cultivation hadn't improved much, he had already spent some of his million contribution points.
"Maybe..."
A hint of hesitation flashed in Han Zhenghao's eyes.