lǐ fán zì rán bú huì dān xīn ， yǐ jīng duō nián bù xiǎn shì jiān de chuán fǎ tiān zūn ， huì yīn wèi tā zhè cháo tiān yī piē ， jiù tū rán xiàn shēn 。
李凡自然不会担心，已经多年不显世间的传法天尊，会因为他这朝天一撇，就突然现身。
Li Fan naturally wasn't worried. The Revealer of Teachings, who hadn’t appeared in the world for many years, wouldn’t suddenly show up just because he flicked his hand toward the sky.
rán hòu duì tā wèn shàng yī jù ：“ xiǎo yǒu ， nǐ zài kàn xiē shén me ？”
然后对他问上一句：“小友，你在看些什么？”
Then, he would ask him, "Young friend, what are you looking at?"
shì shí shàng ， lǐ fán zài yì de shì qí tā shì qíng 。
事实上，李凡在意的是其他事情。
In fact, Li Fan was more concerned about other matters.
suǒ wèi yù gài mí zhāng 。
所谓欲盖弥彰。
As the saying goes, the more one tries to hide something, the more obvious it becomes. Only when one is truly interested in something will they go to great lengths to conceal it. If one were really indifferent, why use means to cover up?
zhǐ yǒu zài yì zhī shì ， cái huì xiǎng fāng shè fǎ de jìn xíng zhē yǎn 。
只有在意之事，才会想方设法的进行遮掩。
Throughout thousands of years of history in the Xuanhuang Realm, there had been countless geniuses and talents.
rú guǒ zhēn de mǎn bù zài hū ， yòu hé bì shǐ yòng shǒu duàn 、 yǎn rén ěr mù ？
如果真的满不在乎，又何必使用手段、掩人耳目？
Surely, many cultivators like Li Fan had almost grasped something due to coincidental opportunities. But they were all forcibly suppressed by unknown means.
xuán huáng jiè shù qiān nián lì shǐ shàng ， tiān cái jùn jié wú shù 。
玄黄界数千年历史上，天才俊杰无数。
This precisely indicated that the past teachings had a certain degree of fear towards the realm’s cultivators understanding this matter...
dìng rán yǒu xǔ xǔ duō duō de xiū shì ， xiàng gāng gāng de lǐ fán bān ， zài jī yuán qiǎo hé xià ， kuài yào lǐng wù dào le shén me 。
定然有许许多多的修士，像刚刚的李凡般，在机缘巧合下，快要领悟到了什么。
A single person's might could change heaven and earth, reverse the new and old laws, and suppress the world for thousands of years, making every cultivator live like cattle or horses. Such a figure actually also had something to be afraid of?
dàn shì quán dōu bèi mò míng de shǒu duàn ， gěi qiáng xíng èn le xià qù 。
但是全都被莫名的手段，给强行摁了下去。
"Although it definitely doesn't reach the point of fear, he still has his concerns."
zhè qià qià shuō míng ， xī rì de chuán fǎ ， duì yú xuán huáng jiè xiū shì dòng xī cǐ shì ， jū rán yǒu yī sī jì dàn ……
这恰恰说明，昔日的传法，对于玄黄界修士洞悉此事，居然有一丝忌惮……
"Interesting..."
chuán fǎ yǐ yī rén zhī wēi ， gǎi tiān huàn dì ， niǔ zhuǎn xīn 、 jiù fǎ xíng shì 。
传法以一人之威，改天换地，扭转新、旧法形势。
In an instant, Li Fan became genuinely interested in what lay behind this hidden secret.
zhèn yā tiān xià shù qiān zài ， shǐ tiān xià xiū shì ， rén rén zhǐ néng rú niú mǎ 。
镇压天下数千载，使天下修士，人人只能如牛马。
"Perhaps, there might be a way to resist the teachings within."
cǐ děng rén wù ， jìng rán yě huì yǒu jì dàn de shì qíng ？
此等人物，竟然也会有忌惮的事情？
"A secret can either permanently deceive some people or temporarily all. But it absolutely cannot deceive everyone forever."
“ suī rán kěn dìng bú dào jù pà nà ge dì bù ， dàn tā xīn zhōng de gù lǜ ， yě shì shào bù liǎo de 。”
“虽然肯定不到惧怕那个地步，但他心中的顾虑，也是少不了的。”
"In this Xuanhuang Realm, I have enough time to find and uncover it."
“ yǒu yì si ……”
“有意思……”
"And besides, I may not just be alone."
chà nà zhī jiān ， xiǎng míng bái zhè xiē de lǐ fán ， zhēn zhèng duì zhè bèi hòu yǐn cáng de mì mì ， gǎn xìng qù qǐ lái 。
刹那之间，想明白这些的李凡，真正对这背后隐藏的秘密，感兴趣起来。
Li Fan gazed at the sky in silence.
“ huò xǔ ， xiǎng yào duì kàng chuán fǎ de fāng fǎ ， jiù zài qí zhōng 。”
“或许，想要对抗传法的方法，就在其中。”
Those who fail to plan for eternity are unworthy of planning for a moment. The Revealer of Teachings was the strongest obstacle on his path to immortality, an existence Li Fan would eventually have to face.
“ yī jiàn mì mì ， huò xǔ néng yǒng yuǎn mán guò yī bù fèn rén ， huò xǔ néng zàn shí mán guò suǒ yǒu rén 。”
“一件秘密，或许能永远瞒过一部分人，或许能暂时瞒过所有人。”
Discovering this might be her slight flaw was fortunate for him.
“ dàn què jué duì wú fǎ ， yǒng yuǎn mán guò suǒ yǒu rén 。”
“但却绝对无法，永远瞒过所有人。”
"The world is always full of coincidences. Like how I was suddenly snatched by朽木and then released mysteriously."
“ zài zhè xuán huáng jiè ， wǒ yǒu zú gòu de shí jiān ， qù zhǎo dào bìng fā jué tā 。”
“在这玄黄界，我有足够的时间，去找到并发掘它。”
"Like my sudden enlightenment just now..."
“ kuàng qiě ， wǒ wèi bì zhǐ shì yí gè rén 。”
“况且，我未必只是一个人。”
"It can't be avoided."
lǐ fán níng shì cāng qióng ， chén mò bù yǔ 。
李凡凝视苍穹，沉默不语。
"But my [Truly Real] technique can minimize the bad effects brought by these coincidences while maximizing their good ones."
suǒ wèi bù móu wàn shì zhě ， bù zú móu yī shí 。 chuán fǎ tiān zūn zuò wéi dǎng zài tā cháng shēng lù shàng de zuì qiáng dà de nà yī zuò lán lù shí ， shì lǐ fán chí zǎo xū yào miàn duì de cún zài 。
所谓不谋万世者，不足谋一时。传法天尊作为挡在他长生路上的最强大的那一座拦路石，是李凡迟早需要面对的存在。
With various thoughts swirling, Li Fan took his time to regain composure and refocused on the sixteen remaining golden cores in his hand.
rú jīn néng gòu jī yuán qiǎo hé zhī xià ， fā xiàn huò xǔ shì tā de yī sī pò zhàn 。
如今能够机缘巧合之下，发现或许是她的一丝破绽。
---
yě shì lǐ fán de xìng shì 。
也是李凡的幸事。
After much contemplation, Li Fan decided to use the传送阵to return to the Cunyun Sea. He dug a secret chamber beneath the sea abyss as a precaution against possible窥视by the Daoist Immortal.
“ shì jiān zǒng shì chōng mǎn gè zhǒng qiǎo hé 。 jiù xiàng wǒ bèi xiǔ mù tū rán zhuā zǒu ， yòu bèi tā mò míng fàng chū 。”
“世间总是充满各种巧合。就像我被朽木突然抓走，又被它莫名放出。”
Whether it was Li Fan's imagination or purely psychological, he felt more at ease once back in the Cunyun Sea.
“ jiù xiàng wǒ gāng gāng nà hū rán de dùn wù ……”
“就像我刚刚那忽然的顿悟……”
He held his breath and concentrated fully.
“ wú fǎ bì miǎn 。”
“无法避免。”
Li Fan took out all sixteen golden cores and arranged them in a row. He chose one with slightly inferior quality and fed it to Truly Real again.
“ dàn wǒ de 【 hái zhēn 】， zé kě yǐ jǐn kě néng jiāng qiǎo hé dài lái de huài de yǐng xiǎng xiāo chú ， ér wú xiàn fàng dà qí hǎo de xiào yòng 。”
“但我的【还真】，则可以尽可能将巧合带来的坏的影响消除，而无限放大其好的效用。”
Just as he had anticipated, when Truly Real absorbed it, there was no change in the sixth anchor's charging progress.
zhǒng zhǒng sī xù fān yǒng ， lǐ fán guò le xǔ jiǔ ， cái níng shén ān xīn 。
种种思绪翻涌，李凡过了许久，才凝神安心。
"The appetite of Truly Real is growing."
jiāng zhù yì lì yòu jí zhōng zài shǒu tóu zhè shí liù méi jīn dān shàng miàn 。
将注意力又集中在手头这十六枚金丹上面。
"From base-level treasures to golden cores."
chén yín xǔ jiǔ ， lǐ fán xiǎng le xiǎng ， hái shì tōng guò chuán sòng zhèn ， fǎn huí le cóng yún hǎi 。
沉吟许久，李凡想了想，还是通过传送阵，返回了丛云海。
"Could it be that next up will be swallowing heavens or heavenly essence?"
gù jì zhòng shī ， zài hǎi yuān zhī xià ， shēn wā le yī chù mì shì ， duǒ le jìn qù 。
故技重施，在海渊之下，深挖了一处密室，躲了进去。
Thinking this, Li Fan’s face changed slightly.
yǐ fáng ruò mù dào rén kě néng de kuī shì 。
以防若木道人可能的窥视。
Golden cores were still manageable; various means could obtain them. As his strength increased, gathering some would likely not be too difficult either.
yě bù zhī shì bú shì lǐ fán de cuò jué ， hái shì tā chún cuì de xīn lǐ zuò yòng 。
也不知是不是李凡的错觉，还是他纯粹的心理作用。
However, the heavenly essence and the essence of heaven and earth...
huí dào cóng yún hǎi zhōng ， tā xīn zhōng dùn shí píng jìng le xǔ duō 。
回到丛云海中，他心中顿时平静了许多。
These were inherent to the Xuanhuang Realm, with a limited number in total. Countless cultivators eagerly awaited their appearance, only to be fiercely competed for once they did.
bǐng qì níng shén ， jí zhōng jīng shén 。
屏气凝神，集中精神。
Where could he get extra ones for Truly Real to consume?
lǐ fán jiāng shèng xià de shí liù méi quán dōu qǔ chū ， yī zì bǎi kāi 。
李凡将剩下的十六枚全都取出，一字摆开。
"The remaining anchors are few, making it troublesome."
cóng zhōng xuǎn le yī kē pǐn zhì shāo cì de ， lǐ fán zài dù jiāng qí wèi gěi hái zhēn 。
从中选了一颗品质稍次的，李凡再度将其喂给还真。
"Originally, I thought that after this life, I would use one and then start the cycle from the Foundation Establishment Realm, continuously accumulating strength..."
gēn tā yù xiǎng zhōng de yī yàng ， dāng hái zhēn jiāng qí xī shōu zhī hòu ， dì liù máo dìng de chōng néng jìn dù ， kàn bú dào yī sī biàn huà 。
跟他预想中的一样，当还真将其吸收之后，第六锚定的充能进度，看不到一丝变化。
"Now it seems best to be more cautious. Even though I now understand where the [Root of Heaven and Earth] is, even if I had to do it again, it would still be a piece of cake."
“ hái zhēn de wèi kǒu shì yuè lái yuè dà le 。”
“还真的胃口是越来越大了。”
...
“ cóng zhù jī qí wù ， zài dào jīn dān 。”
“从筑基奇物，再到金丹。”
While pondering these thoughts, Li Fan stopped feeding Truly Real.
“ nán bù chéng ， jiē lái xià yào tūn shì dòng tiān 、 tiān zhī suǐ le ？”
“难不成，接来下要吞噬洞天、天之髓了？”
Instead, he held one of the remaining golden cores in his hand and slowly absorbed it. Although this was a single-method golden core, it contained an extremely rare method of seduction related to mental power—something Li Fan urgently needed to replenish.
xiǎng dào zhè lǐ ， lǐ fán de liǎn sè bù jīn wēi wēi yī biàn 。
想到这里，李凡的脸色不禁微微一变。
A stone from another mountain can polish jade. Even though it wasn't for defensive purposes, understanding such methods would better prepare him for future mental attacks.
jīn dān hái hǎo shuō ， gè zhǒng shǒu duàn dōu néng nòng dào yī xiē 。
金丹还好说，各种手段都能弄到一些。
To deepen his comprehension, Li Fan invoked the power of the Heavenly Dao Domain and reappeared with the characteristics of the miraculous seven-hole heart, [Qilong Heart].
dòng tiān děng tā shí lì gèng jìn yí bù ， xiǎng yào chóu jí yī xiē ， xiǎng bì yīng gāi yě bú shì shén me nán shì 。
洞天等他实力更进一步，想要筹集一些，想必应该也不是什么难事。
Instantly, numerous insights flooded his mind.
wéi dú tiān zhī suǐ 、 yǐ jí tiān dì zhī pò ……
唯独天之髓、以及天地之魄……
---
dōu shì xuán huáng jiè gù yǒu zhī wù ， shù liàng zǒng gòng jiù nà me xiē 。
都是玄黄界固有之物，数量总共就那么些。
Li Fan immersed himself in these revelations, overjoyed.
wú shù xiū shì yǎn bā bā de dōu dūn děng zhe ne ， yí dàn chū xiàn jiù huì zāo dào fēng qiǎng 。
无数修士眼巴巴的都蹲等着呢，一旦出现就会遭到疯抢。
While Li Fan was meditating to gain insight, Cunyun Sea was anything but peaceful at that moment.
tā yòu nǎ lǐ qù néng gǎo dào duō yú de ， gěi hái zhēn tūn shì ?
他又哪里去能搞到多余的，给还真吞噬?
Although the battle in Tianlin State had ended, cultivators were taking a break and recuperating. However, not long ago, an edict from the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance caused a stir, making the entire Cunyun Sea buzz with excitement.
“ máo dìng shù liàng suǒ shèng bù duō ， què shì jiàn má fán shì 。”
“锚定数量所剩不多，却是件麻烦事。”
The app [Change Source] announced significant losses in this war. To recover their strength more quickly, the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance decided to sell all teachings at half price starting today for one year.
“ yuán běn xiǎng zhe ， zhè yī shì jié shù zhī hòu ， yòng diào yī méi 。 rán hòu yǐ yuán yīng jìng wèi qǐ diǎn ， bù duàn chóng fù lún huí ， jī zǎn shí lì ……”
“原本想着，这一世结束之后，用掉一枚。然后以元婴境为起点，不断重复轮回，积攒实力……”
Additionally, some advanced teachings that required specific achievement levels were now unlocked and could be purchased with contributions without any restrictions.
“ xiàn zài kàn lái ， zuì hǎo hái shì zài shèn zhòng yì diǎn 。 fǎn zhèng rú jīn wǒ yǐ jīng míng bái le 【 tiān dì zhī gēn 】 de suǒ zài ， jiù suàn zhòng lái yī cì ， yě shì qīng chē shú lù 。”
“现在看来，最好还是再慎重一点。反正如今我已经明白了【天地之根】的所在，就算重来一次，也是轻车熟路。”
Of course, there were necessary limitations: each person was limited to one, only for personal cultivation, no transfers or sales allowed. Violations would result in severe punishment.
……
……
For most cultivators who had gone bankrupt trying to buy a single teaching, these restrictions seemed almost meaningless.
lǐ fán yī biān sī suǒ zhe ， yě bù zài qù wèi yǎng hái zhēn 。
李凡一边思索着，也不再去喂养还真。
Their attention was now completely captivated by the dazzling list of teachings displayed in the Heavenly Mirror.
ér shì jiāng shèng yú jīn dān de qí zhōng yī méi wò zhù shǒu zhōng ， huǎn huǎn xī shōu 。
而是将剩余金丹的其中一枚握住手中，缓缓吸收。
After all, teachings were the foundation of cultivation; the quality of one's teachings directly determined their future prospects. Without comparison, there could be no pain.
zhè suī rán shì méi dān fǎ jīn dān ， dàn qí zhōng yùn hán zhe de ， què shì shí fēn hǎn jiàn de gǔ huò zhī fǎ 。
这虽然是枚单法金丹，但其中蕴含着的，却是十分罕见的蛊惑之法。
When these rare and advanced teachings appeared before them, cultivators realized how inferior their common teachings had been!
gēn xīn líng lì liàng xiāng guān ， zhèng shì lǐ fán mù qián jí xū bǔ chōng de 。
跟心灵力量相关，正是李凡目前急需补充的。
Opportunity was rare, so don't miss it!
tā shān zhī shí ， kě yǐ gōng yù 。
他山之石，可以攻玉。
Thus, cultivators began to turn green with envy. They sold everything they owned, calculated the contributions they could afford, and picked out their desired teachings for purchase.
suī rán bú shì fáng hù zhī fǎ ， dàn shū tú tóng guī 。 duì yú xīn líng gōng jī zhī fǎ yǒu shēn rù liǎo jiě de huà ， xià cì zài yìng duì qǐ lái ， yīng dāng huì yǒu suǒ fáng fàn 。
虽然不是防护之法，但殊途同归。对于心灵攻击之法有深入了解的话，下次再应对起来，应当会有所防范。
Meanwhile, Cunyun City gathered a large number of cultivators who angrily surrounded the Administrative Hall, demanding an explanation from He Zhenghao.
wèi le gèng hǎo de gǎn wù ， lǐ fán hái diào yòng le dòng tiān fǎ yù de lì liàng ， chóng xīn xiǎn xiàn chū tiān dì qí wù 【 qī qiào líng lóng xīn 】 de tè xìng 。
为了更好的感悟，李凡还调用了洞天法域的力量，重新显现出天地奇物【七窍玲珑心】的特性。
The reason was simple: in Li Fan's fundraising plan, they had almost invested all their assets. They only kept a small reserve, so how could they now rush to buy teachings?
shà shí jiān ， zhū duō gǎn wù yǒng shàng xīn tóu 。
霎时间，诸多感悟涌上心头。
With rare teachings at stake, cultivators wouldn’t let each other off easily. As one after another teaching was selected and taken, these cultivators’ minds began to crumble.
Li Fan naturally wasn't worried. The Revealer of Teachings, who hadn’t appeared in the world for many years, wouldn’t suddenly show up just because he flicked his hand toward the sky.
Then, he would ask him, "Young friend, what are you looking at?"
In fact, Li Fan was more concerned about other matters.
As the saying goes, the more one tries to hide something, the more obvious it becomes. Only when one is truly interested in something will they go to great lengths to conceal it. If one were really indifferent, why use means to cover up?
Throughout thousands of years of history in the Xuanhuang Realm, there had been countless geniuses and talents.
Surely, many cultivators like Li Fan had almost grasped something due to coincidental opportunities. But they were all forcibly suppressed by unknown means.
This precisely indicated that the past teachings had a certain degree of fear towards the realm’s cultivators understanding this matter...
A single person's might could change heaven and earth, reverse the new and old laws, and suppress the world for thousands of years, making every cultivator live like cattle or horses. Such a figure actually also had something to be afraid of?
"Although it definitely doesn't reach the point of fear, he still has his concerns."
"Interesting..."
In an instant, Li Fan became genuinely interested in what lay behind this hidden secret.
"Perhaps, there might be a way to resist the teachings within."
"A secret can either permanently deceive some people or temporarily all. But it absolutely cannot deceive everyone forever."
"In this Xuanhuang Realm, I have enough time to find and uncover it."
"And besides, I may not just be alone."
Li Fan gazed at the sky in silence.
Those who fail to plan for eternity are unworthy of planning for a moment. The Revealer of Teachings was the strongest obstacle on his path to immortality, an existence Li Fan would eventually have to face.
Discovering this might be her slight flaw was fortunate for him.
"The world is always full of coincidences. Like how I was suddenly snatched by朽木and then released mysteriously."
"Like my sudden enlightenment just now..."
"It can't be avoided."
"But my [Truly Real] technique can minimize the bad effects brought by these coincidences while maximizing their good ones."
With various thoughts swirling, Li Fan took his time to regain composure and refocused on the sixteen remaining golden cores in his hand.
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After much contemplation, Li Fan decided to use the传送阵to return to the Cunyun Sea. He dug a secret chamber beneath the sea abyss as a precaution against possible窥视by the Daoist Immortal.
Whether it was Li Fan's imagination or purely psychological, he felt more at ease once back in the Cunyun Sea.
He held his breath and concentrated fully.
Li Fan took out all sixteen golden cores and arranged them in a row. He chose one with slightly inferior quality and fed it to Truly Real again.
Just as he had anticipated, when Truly Real absorbed it, there was no change in the sixth anchor's charging progress.
"The appetite of Truly Real is growing."
"From base-level treasures to golden cores."
"Could it be that next up will be swallowing heavens or heavenly essence?"
Thinking this, Li Fan’s face changed slightly.
Golden cores were still manageable; various means could obtain them. As his strength increased, gathering some would likely not be too difficult either.
However, the heavenly essence and the essence of heaven and earth...
These were inherent to the Xuanhuang Realm, with a limited number in total. Countless cultivators eagerly awaited their appearance, only to be fiercely competed for once they did.
Where could he get extra ones for Truly Real to consume?
"The remaining anchors are few, making it troublesome."
"Originally, I thought that after this life, I would use one and then start the cycle from the Foundation Establishment Realm, continuously accumulating strength..."
"Now it seems best to be more cautious. Even though I now understand where the [Root of Heaven and Earth] is, even if I had to do it again, it would still be a piece of cake."
...
While pondering these thoughts, Li Fan stopped feeding Truly Real.
Instead, he held one of the remaining golden cores in his hand and slowly absorbed it. Although this was a single-method golden core, it contained an extremely rare method of seduction related to mental power—something Li Fan urgently needed to replenish.
A stone from another mountain can polish jade. Even though it wasn't for defensive purposes, understanding such methods would better prepare him for future mental attacks.
To deepen his comprehension, Li Fan invoked the power of the Heavenly Dao Domain and reappeared with the characteristics of the miraculous seven-hole heart, [Qilong Heart].
Instantly, numerous insights flooded his mind.
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Li Fan immersed himself in these revelations, overjoyed.
While Li Fan was meditating to gain insight, Cunyun Sea was anything but peaceful at that moment.
Although the battle in Tianlin State had ended, cultivators were taking a break and recuperating. However, not long ago, an edict from the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance caused a stir, making the entire Cunyun Sea buzz with excitement.
The app [Change Source] announced significant losses in this war. To recover their strength more quickly, the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance decided to sell all teachings at half price starting today for one year.
Additionally, some advanced teachings that required specific achievement levels were now unlocked and could be purchased with contributions without any restrictions.
Of course, there were necessary limitations: each person was limited to one, only for personal cultivation, no transfers or sales allowed. Violations would result in severe punishment.
For most cultivators who had gone bankrupt trying to buy a single teaching, these restrictions seemed almost meaningless.
Their attention was now completely captivated by the dazzling list of teachings displayed in the Heavenly Mirror.
After all, teachings were the foundation of cultivation; the quality of one's teachings directly determined their future prospects. Without comparison, there could be no pain.
When these rare and advanced teachings appeared before them, cultivators realized how inferior their common teachings had been!
Opportunity was rare, so don't miss it!
Thus, cultivators began to turn green with envy. They sold everything they owned, calculated the contributions they could afford, and picked out their desired teachings for purchase.
Meanwhile, Cunyun City gathered a large number of cultivators who angrily surrounded the Administrative Hall, demanding an explanation from He Zhenghao.
The reason was simple: in Li Fan's fundraising plan, they had almost invested all their assets. They only kept a small reserve, so how could they now rush to buy teachings?
With rare teachings at stake, cultivators wouldn’t let each other off easily. As one after another teaching was selected and taken, these cultivators’ minds began to crumble.