shù qiān zài zhī qián ， chuán fǎ tiān zūn héng kōng chū shì ， chuán shòu zhòng shēng lüè tiān duó dì de xīn fǎ 。
数千载之前，传法天尊横空出世，传授众生掠天夺地的新法。
Thousands of years ago, the Transcendent Sage of Propagation emerged from the heavens, teaching a new technique that allowed anyone to cultivate regardless of their innate abilities.
zì cǐ zhī hòu ， shì rén zài yě bù yòng shòu suǒ wèi zī zhì dì kùn rǎo ， rén rén jiē kě xiū xíng ！
自此之后，世人再也不用受所谓资质的困扰，人人皆可修行！
From then on, people no longer had to suffer the constraints of theirqualifications. Everyone could now embark on cultivation!
xuán huáng jiè de lì shǐ zǒu xiàng ， yě yīn zhī gǎi biàn 。
玄黄界的历史走向，也因之改变。
The historical trajectory of the Xuanhuang Realm was altered as a result.
zài zuì kāi shǐ ， xiū xiān jiè dí què yīn wèi xīn fǎ de liú xíng ér chū xiàn le yí gè duǎn zàn de shèng shì 。
在最开始，修仙界的确因为新法的流行而出现了一个短暂的盛世。
At first, the Cultivation World did indeed experience a brief golden age due to the popularity of this new technique.
yuán yīng bù rú gǒu 、 huà shén mǎn dì zǒu 。
元婴不如狗、化神满地走。
Fleshy infant souls were worthless; spirits roamed freely across the land.
dàn jiù xiàng lǐ fán zhī qián de kūn péng jīng xuè shì yàn yī yàng ， rú cǐ sì wú jì dàn de fán yǎn 、 tūn shì ， bì rán huì yíng lái tiān dì de fǎn jī 。
但就像李凡之前的鲲鹏精血试验一样，如此肆无忌惮的繁衍、吞噬，必然会迎来天地的反击。
But just like Li Fan's previous experiment with the Pengkun Essence Blood, such unrestrained proliferation and consumption would inevitably invite the wrath of heaven and earth.
fǎ bù kě tóng xiū zhè yī xiàn zhì de chū xiàn ， duì yú dāng shí de xiū shì lái jiǎng ， wú yì yú dāng tóu yī bàng 。
法不可同修这一限制的出现，对于当时的修士来讲，无异于当头一棒。
The restriction on not being able to practice multiple techniques simultaneously was a devastating blow for cultivators at that time.
ér hòu yòu yǒu xiān fán zhàng tū wù jiàng shì ， gěi le xiū shì men zhì mìng yī jī 。
而后又有仙凡瘴突兀降世，给了修士们致命一击。
Then came the sudden appearance of Immortal-Demon Mist, delivering another fatal blow to the cultivators.
suí zhī ， xuán huáng xiū xiān jiè ， yíng lái le màn cháng de hēi àn shí dài 。
随之，玄黄修仙界，迎来了漫长的黑暗时代。
Thus, the Xuanhuang Cultivation World entered a long era of darkness.
zhè ge shí hòu ， yòu shì chuán fǎ 。
这个时候，又是传法。
At this juncture, Propagation once again took center stage.
yú xiū xiān fèi tǔ zhī shàng ， zhào jí shàng qiě xìng cún de xiū shì ， chóng jiàn le wàn xiān méng 。
于修仙废土之上，召集尚且幸存的修士，重建了万仙盟。
On the ruins of the cultivation wasteland, it gathered surviving cultivators and rebuilt the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance.
chuán fǎ tiān zūn de shēn shì ， yì zhí shì gè mí tuán 。
传法天尊的身世，一直是个谜团。
The identity of the Sage of Propagation remained shrouded in mystery. Neither the original ten sects of Dao nor today's cultivators had been able to uncover his origins.
wú lùn shì dāng nián de xiān dào shí zōng ， hái shì xiàn zài de xiū xiān zhě men ， dōu shǐ zhōng méi néng nòng qīng chǔ tā de lái lì 。
无论是当年的仙道十宗，还是现在的修仙者们，都始终没能弄清楚他的来历。
Yet this Sage was so profound that he dominated the world while remaining elusive, like a dragon seen only from its head or tail.
ér piān piān chuán fǎ xué jiū tiān rén 、 héng yā shì jiān ， yòu shén lóng jiàn shǒu bù jiàn wěi 。
而偏偏传法学究天人、横压世间，又神龙见首不见尾。
Even if people wanted to probe his identity, it would be as unreachable as "reaching for the blue sky with one's hand."
shì rén jiù suàn xiǎng tàn zhī tā de shēn fèn ， yě zhǐ shì rú tóng “ jǔ shǒu fǔ qīng tiān ” bān ， yáo bù kě jí 。
世人就算想探知他的身份，也只是如同“举手抚青天”般，遥不可及。
Was he born with knowledge? Could someone without a teacher create such groundbreaking techniques?
qí shēng ér zhī zhī yé ？ méi yǒu shī chéng ， biàn néng chuàng chū zhè jīng shì hài sú de xīn fǎ ？
其生而知之耶？没有师承，便能创出这惊世骇俗的新法？
What was his purpose? If truly for the sake of all beings, why was there no trace of him during the great calamity that befell the world thousands of years ago? Why only appear now?
qí mù dì wèi hé yé ？ ruò zhēn wèi zhòng shēng ， dāng chū dà jié jiàng lín 、 shēng líng tú tàn zhī shí ， yòu zěn me bú jiàn tā zōng jì ？ zhí dào shù qiān nián hòu ， tā fāng cái hū de chū xiàn ？ zhè duàn shí jiān ， tā qù le nǎ lǐ ？
其目的为何耶？若真为众生，当初大劫降临、生灵涂炭之时，又怎么不见他踪迹？直到数千年后，他方才忽的出现？这段时间，他去了哪里？
Where had he been these millennia?
rú jīn ， tā yòu shēn zài hé chù ？
如今，他又身在何处？
The Sage of Propagation held countless secrets that remained unknown to the world.
chuán fǎ shēn shàng ， yǒu zhe tài duō tài duō de mì mì ， shì rén wú fǎ dé zhī 。
传法身上，有着太多太多的秘密，世人无法得知。
But as Li Fan gained insight into the [Crossing Bloodline] divine power, his suppressed intuition resurfaced.
dàn cǐ shí de lǐ fán ， zài dùn wù 【 dù xuè yuán 】 shén tōng de guò chéng zhōng ， zhī qián nà bèi qiáng xíng yā xià de líng gǎn zài dù fú xiàn 。
但此时的李凡，在顿悟【渡血缘】神通的过程中，之前那被强行压下的灵感再度浮现。
He thus deduced possible methods used by the Sage of Propagation.
yú shì kān pò le chuán fǎ tiān zūn kě néng de shǒu duàn 。
于是勘破了传法天尊可能的手段。
Every cultivator who practiced this new technique was like a "mutated essence blood" assimilated by the Sage.
měi yí gè xiū xíng xīn fǎ de xiū shì ， dōu xiàng shì bèi chuán fǎ tóng huà le de “ biàn yì jīng xuè ”。
每一个修行新法的修士，都像是被传法同化了的“变异精血”。
Originally part of the world, they now became alien entities that devoured it.
yuán běn zuò wéi shì jiè yī bù fèn de cún zài ， què fǎn guò lái chéng wéi tūn shì shì jiè běn shēn de yì lèi 。
原本作为世界一部分的存在，却反过来成为吞噬世界本身的异类。
"Is the Sage of Propagation trying to dominate the Xuanhuang Realm through this method?"
“ chuán fǎ shì xiǎng yào tōng guò zhè ge fāng fǎ ， zhǔ zǎi xuán huáng jiè ？”
“传法是想要通过这个方法，主宰玄黄界？”
"Just as I control cultivators with [Crossing Bloodline]?"
“ jiù xiàng wǒ tōng guò 【 dù xuè yuán 】， cāo zòng xiū shì yì bān ？”
“就像我通过【渡血缘】，操纵修士一般？”
"Judging from current results, he has already succeeded. All matters in Xuanhuang are resolved in a single palm!"
“ cóng rú jīn de jié guǒ lái kàn ， tā kě yǐ shuō shì yǐ jīng zuò dào le 。 xuán huáng bǎi bān shì ， jù zài yī zhǎng jiān ！”
“从如今的结果来看，他可以说是已经做到了。玄黄百般事，俱在一掌间！”
Li Fan couldn't help but sigh in admiration.
lǐ fán bù yóu de wēi wēi tàn fú 。
李凡不由得微微叹服。
Undoubtedly, the original Sage of Propagation was not so powerful.
háo wú yí wèn ， zuì chū de chuán fǎ tiān zūn ， shì méi yǒu nà me qiáng de 。
毫无疑问，最初的传法天尊，是没有那么强的。
He might have even been just an ordinary realm-completer cultivator.
shèn zhì yǒu kě néng ， zhǐ shì xún cháng hé dào xiū wèi 。
甚至有可能，只是寻常合道修为。
But through this method, he found a way to accomplish the impossible - like swallowing an elephant with a snake.
dàn tā jiù shì tōng guò zhè zhǒng fāng fǎ ， lìng pì xī jìng ， xíng shé tūn xiàng zhī jǔ 。
但他就是通过这种方法，另辟蹊径，行蛇吞象之举。
In less than a thousand years, he had transcended the Xuanhuang Realm.
bù guò qiān nián ， jiù yǐ jīng chéng wéi le chāo tuō xuán huáng jiè de cún zài 。
不过千年，就已经成为了超脱玄黄界的存在。
But Li Fan felt that "dominating the Xuanhuang Realm" was not the Sage's ultimate goal. It might have been a necessary step towards achieving some other objective.
dàn lǐ fán jué de ，“ zhǔ zǎi xuán huáng jiè ”， bìng bú shì chuán fǎ de zuì zhōng mù dì 。 fǎn ér kě néng shì tā wèi le dá chéng mǒu gè mù biāo ， suǒ bì xū jīng lì de yī bù 。
但李凡觉得，“主宰玄黄界”，并不是传法的最终目的。反而可能是他为了达成某个目标，所必须经历的一步。
Just as this Medicine King Sect cultivator before him wasn't just about control - it was to help refine the Elixir of Immortality for Li Fan.
jiù xiàng lǐ fán 【 dù xuè yuán 】 yǎn qián zhè wèi yào wáng zōng xiū shì ， jué bù jǐn jǐn shì wèi le kòng zhì běn shēn 。
就像李凡【渡血缘】眼前这位药王宗修士，绝不仅仅是为了控制本身。
So, what was the Sage's final goal?
ér shì wèi le ràng tā men gèng hǎo de bāng zì jǐ liàn zhì 【 cháng shēng dān 】 yī yàng 。
而是为了让他们更好的帮自己炼制【长生丹】一样。
Li Fan couldn't help but think of that figure he had glimpsed in the Immortal Wasteland. A shiver ran down his spine.
nà me ， chuán fǎ de zuì zhōng mù biāo ， yòu huì shì shén me ne ？
那么，传法的最终目标，又会是什么呢？
Could it be that the immortal hadn't died and was trying to resurrect himself using the power of the world?
lǐ fán bù jīn xiǎng dào le zài xiān xū zhōng piē jiàn de nà dào shēn yǐng ， xīn zhōng bù yóu de sǒng rán yī jīng 。
李凡不禁想到了在仙墟中瞥见的那道身影，心中不由得悚然一惊。
"This can't be ruled out. The idea of innate knowledge does exist, but there must be limits. Demons like the Sage have reached such a realm..."
gāi bú huì ， xiān rén wèi sǐ ， xiǎng yào jiè zhù shì jiè zhī lì chóng shēng ba ？
该不会，仙人未死，想要借助世界之力重生吧？
"Either he's a time traveler like me or someone reborn to continue his cultivation."
“ bù néng pái chú zhè zhǒng kě néng 。 suǒ wèi de shēng ér zhī zhī ， jí biàn cún zài ， yě yīng dāng yǒu gè xiàn dù 。 yāo niè dào chuán fǎ zhè zhǒng jìng jiè ……”
“不能排除这种可能。所谓的生而知之，即便存在，也应当有个限度。妖孽到传法这种境界……”
"Or perhaps he came from outside! An immortal descending into the world or a cultivator from another realm sneaking in..."
“ yào me tā shì xiàng wǒ yì bān de chuān yuè zhě ， yào me shì xiàng zhāng shī xiōng nà bān zhuǎn shì chóng xiū zhī rén 。”
“要么他是像我一般的穿越者，要么是像章师兄那般转世重修之人。”
...
“ yào me jiù shì lái zì wài jiè ！ xiān rén jiàng shì yě hǎo 、 qí tā xiū xiān jiè tōu dù ér lái yě bà ……”
“要么就是来自外界！仙人降世也好、其他修仙界偷渡而来也罢……”
Li Fan's thoughts raced, unable to settle.
……
……
Only when the Medicine King Sect cultivator, already eroded by Li Fan's essence blood, slowly regained consciousness did his attention shift.
lǐ fán nǎo hǎi zhōng sī xù fān yǒng ， jiǔ jiǔ bù néng píng fù 。
李凡脑海中思绪翻涌，久久不能平复。
"You are..." Xia Ye looked around dazedly, his mind a jumbled mess.
zhí dào nà wèi yǐ jīng bèi tā jīng xuè qīn shí de yào wáng zōng xiū shì huǎn huǎn xǐng lái ， cái jiāng tā de zhù yì lì zhuǎn yí 。
直到那位已经被他精血侵蚀的药王宗修士缓缓醒来，才将他的注意力转移。
He remembered leaving the Xuanhuang Realm not long ago and the Medicine King Cauldron experiencing intense tremors. The Sect Master activated the [Great Dream Springtime Array], forcing him into a state of rest.
“ nín shì ……” xià yě yǒu xiē mí hú de kàn le kàn sì zhōu ， nǎo hǎi lǐ yí piàn hùn luàn 。
“您是……”夏野有些迷湖的看了看四周，脑海里一片混乱。
The surroundings didn't seem to be inside the Medicine King Cauldron.
zhǐ jì de lí kāi xuán huáng jiè bù jiǔ hòu ， yào wáng dǐng fā shēng jù liè zhèn dòng 。 suí hòu zōng zhǔ dà rén kāi qǐ 【 dà mèng chūn qiū fǎ zhèn 】， tā suí zhī bèi pò jìn rù xiū mián zhōng 。
只记得离开玄黄界不久后，药王鼎发生剧烈震动。随后宗主大人开启【大梦春秋法阵】，他随之被迫进入休眠中。
Where was he?
kàn zhè lǐ de jǐng xiàng ， sì hū bú shì zài yào wáng dǐng nèi 。
看这里的景象，似乎不是在药王鼎内。
And...
zhè shì nǎ lǐ ？
这是哪里？
Xia Ye felt an inexplicable warmth towards the figure nearby.
ér qiě ……
而且……
"You've woken up," the other said in a soothing voice.
xià yě kàn zhe bù yuǎn chù de nà dào shēn yǐng ， xīn zhōng gǎn dào mò míng de qīn qiè 。
夏野看着不远处的那道身影，心中感到莫名的亲切。
Tension dissipated, Xia Ye relaxed.
“ nǐ xǐng le 。” xià yě tīng jiàn ， duì fāng yòng jí wéi hǎo tīng de shēng yīn shuō dào 。
“你醒了。”夏野听见，对方用极为好听的声音说道。
Then that person told him about what had happened.
xīn zhōng de jǐn zhāng gǎn dùn shí xiāo mǐ le bù shǎo ， xià yě yě xià yì shí de fàng sōng qǐ lái 。
心中的紧张感顿时消弭了不少，夏野也下意识的放松起来。
A fiery meteorite fell from the heavens, resonating with a small cauldron he had obtained by chance. He came to investigate.
ér hòu ， nà rén wéi tā jiǎng shù liǎo shì qíng de qǐ yīn jīng guò 。
而后，那人为他讲述了事情的起因经过。
Entering the cauldron, he found all the compartments locked except for his own, which had inexplicably opened.
yù jiàn tiān qióng zhī shàng yī dào huǒ liú xīng zhuì luò 。 gèng shì gǎn dào liú xīng gēn zhī qián ǒu rán suǒ de de yī zūn xiǎo dǐng chǎn shēng gòng míng ， yú shì biàn qián lái chá kàn 。
遇见天穹之上一道火流星坠落。更是感到流星跟之前偶然所得的一尊小鼎产生共鸣，于是便前来查看。
He discovered Xia Ye severely injured and took him out for treatment...
jìn rù dǐng zhōng ， fā xiàn suǒ yǒu fáng jiān cāng mén jǐn suǒ 。
进入鼎中，发现所有房间舱门紧锁。
"Thank you so much," Xia Ye said gratefully, ignoring Li Fan's many inconsistencies in his words.
zhǐ yǒu xià yě jū zhù de dì fāng ， yīn wèi bù zhī míng yuán yīn dǎ kāi 。
只有夏野居住的地方，因为不知名原因打开。
In their subsequent conversation, Xia Ye was continually shocked by what he heard.
fā xiàn xià yě shēn shòu zhòng shāng ， yú shì jiāng qí dài chū lái yī zhì 。
发现夏野身受重伤，于是将其带出来医治。
"What? This is the Xuanhuang Realm?"
“ zhēn shì xiè guò qián bèi 。” xià yě hū lüè le lǐ fán huà zhōng zhū duō bù hé lǐ de dì fāng ， mǎn shì gǎn jī dào 。
“真是谢过前辈。”夏野忽略了李凡话中诸多不合理的地方，满是感激道。
"How long has it been—thousands of years?"
jiē xià lái ， tā zài gēn lǐ fán de duì huà zhōng ， bù tíng dì shōu dào le jīng xià 。
接下来，他在跟李凡的对话中，不停地收到了惊吓。
Xia Ye had no doubt about Li Fan's words. He was lost and struggling to accept this reality.
“ shén me ， zhè lǐ shì xuán huáng jiè ？”
“什么，这里是玄黄界？”
"I should have waited until you recovered more before telling you the truth."
“ zěn me yòu huí lái le ？”
“怎么又回来了？”
"Rest for now, I'll take care of things here," Li Fan said gently, seeing Xia Ye in a daze.
“ jū rán yǐ jīng guò qù le jǐ qiān nián ？”
“居然已经过去了几千年？”
Nodding gratefully, Xia Ye fell asleep on the secret chamber stone bed soon after.
sī háo méi yǒu duì lǐ fán de huà chǎn shēng huái yí ， xià yě hún bù shǒu shè ， zhǐ shì yī shí jiān nán yǐ jiē shòu zhè ge xiàn shí 。
丝毫没有对李凡的话产生怀疑，夏野魂不守舍，只是一时间难以接受这个现实。
"This complete lack of treating me as an outsider—this is the power of [Crossing Bloodline]," Li Fan observed.
“ shì wǒ qiàn kǎo lǜ le 。 yīng gāi děng nǐ zài huī fù diǎn ， zài gào sù nǐ zhēn xiàng de 。”
“是我欠考虑了。应该等你再恢复点，再告诉你真相的。”
"The results are surprisingly good. Immediate effects. But perhaps it's also because this guy is only at the foundation stage."
“ nǐ zàn qiě xiū xī xià ba ， zhè lǐ yǒu wǒ zhào kàn ， nǐ fàng xīn biàn shì 。” kàn zhe duì fāng shī hún luò pò de yàng zi ， lǐ fán shí fēn wēn hé de shuō dào 。
“你暂且休息下吧，这里有我照看，你放心便是。”看着对方失魂落魄的样子，李凡十分温和的说道。
"Stronger targets might require more time to fully change their mindset."
xià yě diǎn diǎn tóu ， yǒu xiē shòu chǒng ruò jīng 。 tǎng zài mì shì shí chuáng shàng ， mò guò duō jiǔ ， biàn zài dù hūn chén shuì qù 。
夏野点点头，有些受宠若惊。躺在密室石床上，没过多久，便再度昏沉睡去。
"Hmm..." Li Fan pondered for a moment before taking out a green fruit from his daoist realm.
“ wán quán bù bǎ wǒ zhè ge chū jiàn zhě dàng zuò wài rén ， zhè jiù shì 【 dù xuè yuán 】 de lì liàng me 。” lǐ fán yǎn guāng shǎn shuò 。
“完全不把我这个初见者当做外人，这就是【渡血缘】的力量么。”李凡眼光闪烁。
This green fruit existed in a state of virtual reality, periodically vanishing and reappearing in Li Fan's palm.
“ xiào guǒ chū hū yì liào de hǎo ， lì gān jiàn yǐng 。 bù guò ， kǒng pà yě yǒu zhè xiǎo zi zhǐ yǒu zhù jī qī shí lì de yuán yīn 。”
“效果出乎意料的好，立竿见影。不过，恐怕也有这小子只有筑基期实力的原因。”
He stepped into the Medicine King Cauldron according to Fu Hongchang's memory and approached Elder Daoist Liu San.
“ mù biāo shí lì yuè qiáng ， kǒng pà chè dǐ zhuǎn biàn sī wéi suǒ xū yào de shí jiān yě jiù yuè qiáng 。”
“目标实力越强，恐怕彻底转变思维所需要的时间也就越强。”
Carefully controlling the array, he didn't wake him up.
“ ń ……” lǐ fán chén yín piàn kè ， zuì zhōng hái shì cóng dòng tiān fǎ yù zhōng qǔ chū yī méi qīng sè de guǒ shí lái 。
“嗯……”李凡沉吟片刻，最终还是从洞天法域中取出一枚青色的果实来。
"I am Medicine King Sect's Liu Yihang, adopted son of Sect Master Liu Ruchen. As per my master's will, I now lead the Medicine King Sect..."
zhè qīng sè guǒ shí fǎng fú chǔ yú xū shí zhī jiān ， měi gé gù dìng de jiàn xì 、 dū huì píng kōng xiāo shī yú lǐ fán shǒu xīn 。
这青色果实仿佛处于虚实之间，每隔固定的间隙、都会凭空消失于李凡手心。
Li Fan pressed the green true fruit against his forehead and muttered something.
bù jiǔ hòu ， yòu zài dù chū xiàn 。
不久后，又再度出现。
A faint light flowed from hisSea of Consciousnessinto the true fruit.
“ zhēn shí yòu guǒ 。” lǐ fán kàn zhuó shǒu zhōng zhè yuán zì wǔ lǎo huì de bǎo wù ， yī jiǎo tà chū ， zài dù lái dào yào wáng dǐng zhōng 。
“真实诱果。”李凡看着手中这源自五老会的宝物，一脚踏出，再度来到药王鼎中。
After a moment, the true fruit lost its ethereal nature and became like any ordinary fruit, emitting an unusual fragrance that made Li Fan's mouth water involuntarily.
gēn jù líng hú chāng de jì yì ， lái dào le yào wáng zōng yī wèi hé dào zhǎng lǎo ： liǔ sān de shēn biān 。
根据令狐昌的记忆，来到了药王宗一位合道长老：柳三的身边。
Resisting temptation, Li Fan crushed it into green liquid and fed it to Daoist Liu San.
xiǎo xīn yì yì ， kòng zhì zhe zhèn fǎ ， méi yǒu jiāng qí jīng xǐng 。
小心翼翼，控制着阵法，没有将其惊醒。
As he deactivated the Great Dream Springtime Array, Li Fan activated the internal protective array of the Medicine King True Cauldron and waited outside.
“ wú nǎi yào wáng zōng liǔ yī háng ， zōng zhǔ liǔ rú chén yì zi 。 jīn dé zōng zhǔ yí mìng ， zhí zhǎng yào wáng zōng ……”
“吾乃药王宗柳一航，宗主柳如尘义子。今得宗主遗命，执掌药王宗……”
Soon, Liu San stirred slightly.
lǐ fán jiāng qīng sè zhēn shí yòu guǒ dǐ zài méi xīn ， kǒu zhōng niàn niàn yǒu cí 。
李凡将青色真实诱果抵在眉心，口中念念有词。
Unlike Xia Ye's confusion, Liu San immediately sensed something amiss upon waking up.
yī mǒ wēi bù kě jiàn de guāng máng ， zì shí hǎi zhōng yǒng xiàng zhēn shí yòu guǒ 。
一抹微不可见的光芒，自识海中涌向真实诱果。
His eyes flashed with a glint as he suddenly stood up, his divine sense sweeping around.
piàn kè zhī hòu ， zhēn shí yòu guǒ shī qù le xū wú zhī tài ， biàn dé hé xún cháng guǒ shí wú yì 。 zhǐ shì sàn fà chū yī gǔ qí tè de fāng xiāng ， lián lǐ fán wén le ， dōu bù yóu yàn le yàn kǒu shuǐ 。
片刻之后，真实诱果失去了虚无之态，变得和寻常果实无异。只是散发出一股奇特的芳香，连李凡闻了，都不由咽了咽口水。
Seeing Li Fan at the door, Liu San was taken aback.
rěn zhù yòu huò ， lǐ fán wēi wēi yòng lì ， jiāng zhēn shí yòu huò niǎn chéng qīng yè 。
忍住诱惑，李凡微微用力，将真实诱惑碾成青液。
"Master?"
gěi miàn qián de hé dào liǔ sān wèi xià 。
给面前的合道柳三喂下。
"You've woken up too?"
jiě chú cǐ chù dà mèng chūn qiū fǎ zhèn de tóng shí ， lǐ fán yòu kāi qǐ le yào wáng zhēn dǐng de nèi bù fáng hù zhèn fǎ ， lái dào mén wài ， nài xīn děng dài 。
解除此处大梦春秋法阵的同时，李凡又开启了药王真鼎的内部防护阵法，来到门外，耐心等待。
Liu San asked instinctively.
bù jiǔ zhī hòu ， liǔ sān wēi wēi zhuǎn xǐng 。
不久之后，柳三微微转醒。
Li Fan's heart dropped in relief.
hé xià yě de mí mí hú hú yǒu xiē bù tóng ， liǔ sān yī xǐng lái ， jiù chá jué le yì yàng 。
和夏野的迷迷湖湖有些不同，柳三一醒来，就察觉了异样。
Without revealing anything, he said gravely, "Something big has happened."
Thousands of years ago, the Transcendent Sage of Propagation emerged from the heavens, teaching a new technique that allowed anyone to cultivate regardless of their innate abilities.
From then on, people no longer had to suffer the constraints of theirqualifications. Everyone could now embark on cultivation!
The historical trajectory of the Xuanhuang Realm was altered as a result.
At first, the Cultivation World did indeed experience a brief golden age due to the popularity of this new technique.
Fleshy infant souls were worthless; spirits roamed freely across the land.
But just like Li Fan's previous experiment with the Pengkun Essence Blood, such unrestrained proliferation and consumption would inevitably invite the wrath of heaven and earth.
The restriction on not being able to practice multiple techniques simultaneously was a devastating blow for cultivators at that time.
Then came the sudden appearance of Immortal-Demon Mist, delivering another fatal blow to the cultivators.
Thus, the Xuanhuang Cultivation World entered a long era of darkness.
At this juncture, Propagation once again took center stage.
On the ruins of the cultivation wasteland, it gathered surviving cultivators and rebuilt the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance.
The identity of the Sage of Propagation remained shrouded in mystery. Neither the original ten sects of Dao nor today's cultivators had been able to uncover his origins.
Yet this Sage was so profound that he dominated the world while remaining elusive, like a dragon seen only from its head or tail.
Even if people wanted to probe his identity, it would be as unreachable as "reaching for the blue sky with one's hand."
Was he born with knowledge? Could someone without a teacher create such groundbreaking techniques?
What was his purpose? If truly for the sake of all beings, why was there no trace of him during the great calamity that befell the world thousands of years ago? Why only appear now?
Where had he been these millennia?
The Sage of Propagation held countless secrets that remained unknown to the world.
But as Li Fan gained insight into the [Crossing Bloodline] divine power, his suppressed intuition resurfaced.
He thus deduced possible methods used by the Sage of Propagation.
Every cultivator who practiced this new technique was like a "mutated essence blood" assimilated by the Sage.
Originally part of the world, they now became alien entities that devoured it.
"Is the Sage of Propagation trying to dominate the Xuanhuang Realm through this method?"
"Just as I control cultivators with [Crossing Bloodline]?"
"Judging from current results, he has already succeeded. All matters in Xuanhuang are resolved in a single palm!"
Li Fan couldn't help but sigh in admiration.
Undoubtedly, the original Sage of Propagation was not so powerful.
He might have even been just an ordinary realm-completer cultivator.
But through this method, he found a way to accomplish the impossible - like swallowing an elephant with a snake.
In less than a thousand years, he had transcended the Xuanhuang Realm.
But Li Fan felt that "dominating the Xuanhuang Realm" was not the Sage's ultimate goal. It might have been a necessary step towards achieving some other objective.
Just as this Medicine King Sect cultivator before him wasn't just about control - it was to help refine the Elixir of Immortality for Li Fan.
So, what was the Sage's final goal?
Li Fan couldn't help but think of that figure he had glimpsed in the Immortal Wasteland. A shiver ran down his spine.
Could it be that the immortal hadn't died and was trying to resurrect himself using the power of the world?
"This can't be ruled out. The idea of innate knowledge does exist, but there must be limits. Demons like the Sage have reached such a realm..."
"Either he's a time traveler like me or someone reborn to continue his cultivation."
"Or perhaps he came from outside! An immortal descending into the world or a cultivator from another realm sneaking in..."
...
Li Fan's thoughts raced, unable to settle.
Only when the Medicine King Sect cultivator, already eroded by Li Fan's essence blood, slowly regained consciousness did his attention shift.
"You are..." Xia Ye looked around dazedly, his mind a jumbled mess.
He remembered leaving the Xuanhuang Realm not long ago and the Medicine King Cauldron experiencing intense tremors. The Sect Master activated the [Great Dream Springtime Array], forcing him into a state of rest.
The surroundings didn't seem to be inside the Medicine King Cauldron.
Where was he?
And...
Xia Ye felt an inexplicable warmth towards the figure nearby.
"You've woken up," the other said in a soothing voice.
Tension dissipated, Xia Ye relaxed.
Then that person told him about what had happened.
A fiery meteorite fell from the heavens, resonating with a small cauldron he had obtained by chance. He came to investigate.
Entering the cauldron, he found all the compartments locked except for his own, which had inexplicably opened.
He discovered Xia Ye severely injured and took him out for treatment...
"Thank you so much," Xia Ye said gratefully, ignoring Li Fan's many inconsistencies in his words.
In their subsequent conversation, Xia Ye was continually shocked by what he heard.
"What? This is the Xuanhuang Realm?"
"Why are you back?"
"How long has it been—thousands of years?"
Xia Ye had no doubt about Li Fan's words. He was lost and struggling to accept this reality.
"I should have waited until you recovered more before telling you the truth."
"Rest for now, I'll take care of things here," Li Fan said gently, seeing Xia Ye in a daze.
Nodding gratefully, Xia Ye fell asleep on the secret chamber stone bed soon after.
"This complete lack of treating me as an outsider—this is the power of [Crossing Bloodline]," Li Fan observed.
"The results are surprisingly good. Immediate effects. But perhaps it's also because this guy is only at the foundation stage."
"Stronger targets might require more time to fully change their mindset."
"Hmm..." Li Fan pondered for a moment before taking out a green fruit from his daoist realm.
This green fruit existed in a state of virtual reality, periodically vanishing and reappearing in Li Fan's palm.
He stepped into the Medicine King Cauldron according to Fu Hongchang's memory and approached Elder Daoist Liu San.
Carefully controlling the array, he didn't wake him up.
"I am Medicine King Sect's Liu Yihang, adopted son of Sect Master Liu Ruchen. As per my master's will, I now lead the Medicine King Sect..."
Li Fan pressed the green true fruit against his forehead and muttered something.
A faint light flowed from hisSea of Consciousnessinto the true fruit.
After a moment, the true fruit lost its ethereal nature and became like any ordinary fruit, emitting an unusual fragrance that made Li Fan's mouth water involuntarily.
Resisting temptation, Li Fan crushed it into green liquid and fed it to Daoist Liu San.
As he deactivated the Great Dream Springtime Array, Li Fan activated the internal protective array of the Medicine King True Cauldron and waited outside.
Soon, Liu San stirred slightly.
Unlike Xia Ye's confusion, Liu San immediately sensed something amiss upon waking up.
His eyes flashed with a glint as he suddenly stood up, his divine sense sweeping around.
Seeing Li Fan at the door, Liu San was taken aback.
"Master?"
"You've woken up too?"
Liu San asked instinctively.
Li Fan's heart dropped in relief.
Without revealing anything, he said gravely, "Something big has happened."