dàn hé lǐ fán bù tóng de shì ， wáng wǎn lǐng wù de shén tōng ， yīng gāi bù zhì yú duō me fù zá 。
但和李凡不同的是，王皖领悟的神通，应该不至于多么复杂。
But unlike Li Fan, Wang Wan's comprehension of the divine technique should not be overly complex.
zuì qǐ mǎ wáng wǎn jiē shòu qǐ shù jù lái ， píng jìng wú bǐ 。
最起码王皖接受起数据来，平静无比。
At least, Wang Wan remained calm as he accepted the data. The black lines forming his lower body did not even show any signs of movement.
zǔ chéng tā xià shēn de nà xiē hēi sè xiàn tiáo ， shèn zhì dōu méi yǒu sī háo piāo dòng de jì xiàng 。
组成他下身的那些黑色线条，甚至都没有丝毫飘动的迹象。
Moreover, they wouldn't detach from him and leave his body.
gèng bù yòng tí ， huì lí tǐ ér qù le 。
更不用提，会离体而去了。
"Could it be that I'm lucky enough to draw a grand prize?" Li Fan's eyes flashed with a hint of gloom.
“ nán bù chéng ， wǒ shì xìng yùn de chōu dào dà jiǎng le ？” lǐ fán yǎn zhōng shǎn guò yī sī yīn mái 。
“难不成，我是幸运的抽到大奖了？”李凡眼中闪过一丝阴霾。
"This Wang Wan seems to have used the Heavenly Profound Mirror for divine technique derivation before. Maybe I can ask him about it."
“ zhè wáng wǎn ， sì hū bú shì dì yī cì lái cǐ jiè zhù tiān xuán jìng tuī yǎn shén tōng le 。 huò xǔ kě yǐ gēn tā dǎ tīng yī fān 。”
“这王皖，似乎不是第一次来此借助天玄镜推衍神通了。或许可以跟他打听一番。”
With the divine technique derivation completed, the black lines connecting Li Fan to the platform had already disconnected. However, since the countdown was still ongoing, he hadn't been driven out of this space.
yǐ jīng wán chéng shén tōng de tuī yǎn ， lǐ fán gēn xià fāng píng tái suǒ lián jiē de hēi sè xiàn tiáo ， yǐ jīng duàn kāi lián xì 。
已经完成神通的推衍，李凡跟下方平台所连接的黑色线条，已经断开联系。
Li Fan didn't rush to leave and instead observed the two people beside him while patiently waiting.
bù guò yǎn qián de dào jì shí réng zài ， suǒ yǐ shàng méi yǒu bèi qū zhú chū zhè piàn kōng jiān 。
不过眼前的倒计时仍在，所以尚没有被驱逐出这片空间。
Time passed slowly until there were only a few hours left.
lǐ fán yú shì méi yǒu zháo jí lí qù ， yī biān guān chá zhe shēn biān liǎng rén ， yī biān nài xīn děng dài 。
李凡于是没有着急离去，一边观察着身边两人，一边耐心等待。
Deng Mingxi, who had not made a choice for a long time, seemed increasingly anxious. She appeared somewhat helpless as she finally made an unsatisfactory decision.
shí jiān huǎn huǎn liú shì ， hěn kuài jiù zhǐ shèng xià le bú dào yí gè shí chén 。
时间缓缓流逝，很快就只剩下了不到一个时辰。
Meanwhile, Wang Wan had already completed his divine technique comprehension just like Li Fan. The lines connecting him to the platform disconnected, and he opened his eyes.
chí chí méi yǒu zuò chū xuǎn zé de dèng míng qiàn ， xiǎn rán yǒu xiē jí qiè le 。
迟迟没有做出选择的邓茗茜，显然有些急切了。
Noticing Li Fan's gaze, Wang Wan seemed surprised but couldn't communicate here. He merely nodded before turning back to Deng Mingxi.
tā kàn shàng qù yǒu xiē wú nài ， zuì zhōng sì hū zuò chū le yí gè bìng bù mǎn yì de jué zé 。
她看上去有些无奈，最终似乎做出了一个并不满意的抉择。
After a brief observation, he shook his head slightly.
ér wáng wǎn zhè shí hòu què shì yǐ jīng gēn lǐ fán yī yàng ， wán chéng le shén tōng de lǐng wù 。
而王皖这时候却是已经跟李凡一样，完成了神通的领悟。
The countdown reached zero.
jiǎo xià lián jiē xiàn tiáo duàn kāi ， tā zhēng kāi yǎn jīng 。
脚下连接线条断开，他睁开眼睛。
A colorful light descended from above.
chá jué dào lǐ fán zhù shì de mù guāng ， wáng wǎn sì hū yǒu xiē jīng yà 。
察觉到李凡注视的目光，王皖似乎有些惊讶。
The black lines gradually faded, and the surrounding space became more vivid.
bù guò cǐ chù wú fǎ jiāo liú ， tā zhǐ shì yǎn shén shì yì hòu ， biàn yòu kàn xiàng le dèng míng qiàn 。
不过此处无法交流，他只是眼神示意后，便又看向了邓茗茜。
Faintly, the scene blurred.
yī fān guān chá hòu ， wēi wēi yáo tóu 。
一番观察后，微微摇头。
In an instant, Li Fan and the others had returned to the lotus stone mountain outside Tianquan State without realizing it.
dào jì shí guī líng 。
倒计时归零。
Deng Mingxi unleashed a qi force, striking the nearby mountain with great force. It seemed she was venting her anger.
yī mǒ qī cǎi guāng máng ， zì tóu dǐng zhào xià 。
一抹七彩光芒，自头顶照下。
However, this mountain was unlike ordinary rock mountains; it was incredibly hard. Deng Mingxi couldn't even create a crack in it.
hēi bái xiàn tiáo zhú jiàn biàn dàn ， zhōu wéi kōng jiān yě biàn dé shēng dòng qǐ lái 。
黑白线条逐渐变淡，周围空间也变得生动起来。
Tears welled up in her eyes as she felt wronged.
huǎng hū jiān ， suǒ jiàn jǐng xiàng yī zhèn mó hú 。
恍惚间，所见景象一阵模糊。
"Little girl, you mustn't be greedy!" Wang Wan sighed upon seeing the situation.
chà nà zhī hòu ， lǐ fán sān rén yǐ jīng bù zhī bù jué jiān ， huí dào le tiān quán zhōu wài de lián huā shí shān shàng 。
刹那之后，李凡三人已经不知不觉间，回到了天权州外的莲花石山上。
After Li Fan's prodding questions, he slowly learned from Deng Mingxi why this "Boundless Spirit Void Technique" was somewhat unusual.
dèng míng qiàn fā chū yī dào qì jìn ， hěn hěn de pī zài bù yuǎn chù de shān tǐ shàng 。
邓茗茜发出一道气劲，狠狠的劈在不远处的山体上。
It turned out that the first divine technique tree generated in a cultivator's mind by the Heavenly Profound Mirror wasn't visible to all. Because it contained too many branches, ordinary cultivators couldn't fully understand them and had to rely on chance.
sì hū zài fā xiè zhe xīn zhōng de nù qì 。
似乎在发泄着心中的怒气。
Deng Mingxi had faced so many choices that she was overwhelmed, wasting valuable time trying to comprehend the most suitable divine technique for her.
cǐ chù shān tǐ què bù yǔ xún cháng shí shān xiāng tóng ， jiān yìng wú bǐ 。
此处山体却不与寻常石山相同，坚硬无比。
"Never mind; don’t be too disheartened. You're still young. Come back in a hundred years or so. When I first came here, I also wanted to pick out the most powerful technique on that tree. In the end, I wasted my precious opportunity," Wang Wan continued to console her when she remained upset.
dèng míng qiàn lèng shì lián dào liè fèng dōu méi néng dǎ chū 。
邓茗茜愣是连道裂缝都没能打出。
Deng Mingxi said with some regret, "It's all because Brother told me secretly before coming here that the Heavenly Profound Mirror would assess my potential based on how much of the divine technique tree I could see."
tā yǎn zhōng bù jīn wěi qū dì yǒu lèi guāng fàn chū 。
她眼中不禁委屈地有泪光泛出。
"The more you can see, the greater your potential. The higher the limit of power when imparting a divine technique."
“ xiǎo gū niáng ， tān duō bì shī a ！” wáng wǎn jiàn zhuàng ， bù yóu tàn xī dào 。
“小姑娘，贪多必失啊！”王皖见状，不由叹息道。
"I just wanted to see as much as possible..."
zài lǐ fán shì tàn de dǎ tīng xià ， tā màn màn cóng duì fāng kǒu zhōng ， zhī dào le zhè 【 wú jí líng xū fǎ 】 yǒu xiē yì cháng de yuán yīn 。
在李凡试探的打听下，他慢慢从对方口中，知道了这【无极灵虚法】有些异常的原因。
Deng Mingxi's voice grew more aggrieved, almost on the verge of tears.
yuán lái ， tiān xuán jìng zuì chū zài xiū shì nǎo hǎi zhōng shēng chéng de nà kē shén tōng shù ， bìng bú shì suǒ yǒu xiū shì dōu néng yī lǎn wú yú de 。
原来，天玄镜最初在修士脑海中生成的那颗神通树，并不是所有修士都能一览无余的。
"Your brother might not have been well-meaning," Li Fan thought to himself.
yīn wèi qí bāo hán de fēn zhī shí zài tài duō ， xún cháng xiū shì gēn běn wú fǎ jǐn zhī 。
因为其包含的分支实在太多，寻常修士根本无法尽知。
"What did you say!" Deng Mingxi suddenly froze and looked at Li Fan with intense scrutiny.
zhǐ néng pèng yùn qì de tiāo xuǎn 。
只能碰运气的挑选。
"Hmm?" Li Fan's expression changed.
xiàng dèng míng qiàn ， jiù shì yīn wèi miàn duì zhe tài duō de xuǎn zé ， tiǎo huā le yǎn 。 zhè cái dān gē le yòng lái lǐng wù de shí jiān 。
像邓茗茜，就是因为面对着太多的选择，挑花了眼。这才耽搁了用来领悟的时间。
"What do you mean by that?" Deng Mingxi stared intensely at him, a bit intimidatingly.
“ méi shì ， bú yào tài guò jǔ sàng ， nǐ hái nián qīng 。 děng xià gè bǎi nián zài lái biàn shì 。 dāng chū wǒ dì yī cì lái cǐ shí ， yě shì gēn nǐ zhè bān ， zǒng xiǎng zài nà shén tōng shù shàng ， tiāo xuǎn zhe zuì shì hé zì jǐ 、 wēi lì zuì dà de shén tōng 。 zuì zhōng bái bái bǎ bǎo guì jī huì làng fèi 。” jiàn dèng míng qiàn yī jiù nán yǐ shì huái ， wáng wǎn jì xù quàn wèi dào 。
“没事，不要太过沮丧，你还年轻。等下个百年再来便是。当初我第一次来此时，也是跟你这般，总想在那神通树上，挑选着最适合自己、威力最大的神通。最终白白把宝贵机会浪费。”见邓茗茜依旧难以释怀，王皖继续劝慰道。
Li Fan gathered his thoughts and squinted. "Friend Daoist, I don't understand your meaning."
dèng míng qiàn yǒu xiē ào nǎo dì shuō dào ：“ dōu guài lái de shí hòu ， gē gē tōu tōu gào sù wǒ ， tiān xuán jìng huì gēn jù xiū shì zǒng lǎn shén tōng shù de qíng kuàng jìn xíng qián lì píng gū 。”
邓茗茜有些懊恼地说道：“都怪来的时候，哥哥偷偷告诉我，天玄镜会根据修士总览神通树的情况进行潜力评估。”
"Don’t pretend; I can sense others' thoughts, especially those related to me!" Seeing Li Fan still feigning ignorance, Deng Mingxi's anger intensified.
“ zǒng lǎn yuè duō ， qián lì yě jiù yuè dà 。 zài guàn shū shén tōng de shí hòu ， shén tōng de wēi néng shàng xiàn yě jiù yuè dà 。”
“总览越多，潜力也就越大。在灌输神通的时候，神通的威能上限也就越大。”
"You were clearly thinking that my brother wasn't well-meaning. What does that mean?"
“ wǒ jiù xiǎng zhe néng duō kàn yì diǎn shì yì diǎn ……”
“我就想着能多看一点是一点……”
"I could clearly sense that Brother Qingyu was genuinely concerned when he secretly told me this," Deng Mingxi argued confidently.
dèng míng qiàn yuè shuō yuè wěi qū ， sì hū dōu yào kū chū shēng lái 。
邓茗茜越说越委屈，似乎都要哭出声来。
"Such a little girl is truly naive." Li Fan thought to himself again.
“ nǐ zhè gē gē ， kě wèi bì ān dé hǎo xīn a 。” lǐ fán xīn zhōng àn dào 。
“你这哥哥，可未必安得好心啊。”李凡心中暗道。
Sure enough, upon sensing Li Fan's thoughts, Deng Mingxi's face turned even redder.
“ nǐ shuō shén me ！” dèng míng qiàn měng dì lèng zhù le ， chà nà jiān kàn xiàng lǐ fán 。
“你说什么！”邓茗茜猛地愣住了，刹那间看向李凡。
"You... really can sense others' thoughts."
“ ń ？” lǐ fán miàn sè yī biàn 。
“嗯？”李凡面色一变。
Li Fan inwardly gasped. He then gathered his thoughts and stopped teasing the young girl, explaining instead.
“ nǐ gāng cái xīn lǐ xiǎng de ， shì shén me yì si ？” dèng míng qiàn jǐn jǐn dīng zhe lǐ fán ， yǒu xiē duō duō bī rén dào 。
“你刚才心里想的，是什么意思？”邓茗茜紧紧盯着李凡，有些咄咄逼人道。
"Your Brother Qingyu must be very close to you if he knows so much about your cultivation status. How could he not know whether you had fully comprehended the divine technique tree?"
lǐ fán jiāng zì jǐ xīn shén jìn shù shōu liǎn ， mī qǐ le yǎn jīng ：“ dèng dào yǒu ， wǒ bù míng bái nǐ shén me yì si 。”
李凡将自己心神尽数收敛，眯起了眼睛：“邓道友，我不明白你什么意思。”
"If he truly cared for you, he wouldn't have told you this. He would only let you choose a suitable divine technique in peace."
“ nǐ bié zhuāng le ， wǒ kě shì néng gòu gǎn yìng dào bié rén xīn lǐ de xiǎng fǎ 。 yóu qí shì gēn wǒ xiāng guān de ！” jiàn lǐ fán hái zài zhuāng shǎ ， dèng míng qiàn nù qì gèng shèng 。
“你别装了，我可是能够感应到别人心里的想法。尤其是跟我相关的！”见李凡还在装傻，邓茗茜怒气更胜。
"But instead, he pretended to care and inadvertently revealed it to you."
“ nǐ gāng cái míng míng xiǎng zhe ， wǒ dī gē gē méi ān hǎo xīn 。 zhè shì shén me yì si ？”
“你刚才明明想着，我的哥哥没安好心。这是什么意思？”
Li Fan sneered. "This is deliberately to incite your greed, making you return empty-handed!"
“ wǒ kě shì gǎn yìng de qīng qīng chǔ chǔ ， qìng yǔ gē dāng chū tōu tōu gào sù wǒ zhè mì mì de shí hòu ， dí què mǎn xīn wèi wǒ zhuó xiǎng de 。” dèng míng qiàn lǐ zhí qì zhuàng dào 。
“我可是感应的清清楚楚，庆羽哥当初偷偷告诉我这秘密的时候，的确满心为我着想的。”邓茗茜理直气壮道。
"Regarding what you sensed from others' thoughts..."
“ zhè xiǎo yā tou ， zhēn shì bù ān shì shì 。” lǐ fán xīn zhōng zài cì gù yì xiǎng dào 。
“这小丫头，真是不谙世事。”李凡心中再次故意想到。
"If he didn't know about this ability beforehand, maybe what you sensed could be true."
guǒ bù qí rán ， chá jué dào lǐ fán xīn zhōng xiǎng fǎ de dèng míng qiàn ， miàn sè biàn dé yù fā zhàng hóng 。
果不其然，察觉到李凡心中想法的邓茗茜，面色变得愈发涨红。
"But since he's aware of your mind-reading ability, it can’t prove anything."
“ jū rán zhēn de néng gǎn yìng bié rén xīn zhōng xiǎng fǎ 。” lǐ fán xīn zhōng àn jīng 。
“居然真的能感应别人心中想法。”李凡心中暗惊。
Deng Mingxi was about to argue but suddenly froze. She instantly felt a strong sense of care and affection from Li Fan.
zài dù shōu liǎn sī xù ， yě bù zài dòu nòng xiǎo gū niáng ， chū shēng wèi qí jiě shì qǐ lái 。
再度收敛思绪，也不再逗弄小姑娘，出声为其解释起来。
So intense and direct; she had never experienced such emotions before.
“ nǐ nà shén me qìng yǔ gē ， qiáo nǐ huà lǐ de yì si ， dìng rán gēn nǐ shí fēn qīn mì 。 nà me xiǎng lái duì nǐ de xiū wèi zhuàng kuàng ， yě shì shí fēn shú xī le 。 tā qǐ néng bù zhī dào ， nǐ dào dǐ yǒu méi yǒu jǐn lǎn shén tōng shù de shén niàn shuǐ píng ？”
“你那什么庆羽哥，瞧你话里的意思，定然跟你十分亲密。那么想来对你的修为状况，也是十分熟悉了。他岂能不知道，你到底有没有尽览神通树的神念水平？”
Deng Mingxi turned red and embarrassed. She stomped her foot, too shy to look at Li Fan, and flew away.
“ rú guǒ tā zhēn de wèi nǐ zhuó xiǎng ， jiù duàn rán bú huì gào zhī nǐ cǐ shì 。 zhǐ huì ràng nǐ ān xīn de tiāo xuǎn yī mén shì hé zì jǐ de tuī yǎn shén tōng biàn shì 。”
“如果他真的为你着想，就断然不会告之你此事。只会让你安心的挑选一门适合自己的推衍神通便是。”
"Humph." Li Fan chuckled.
“ dàn tā què piān piān ， jiǎ yì wèi nǐ hǎo de ， bù jīng yì jiān tòu lù gěi nǐ 。”
“但他却偏偏，假意为你好的，不经意间透露给你。”
"Perhaps it would be better for you to temporarily avoid Tianquan State," Wang Wan said, having witnessed the entire incident.
lǐ fán lěng xiào yī shēng ：“ zhè jiù shì gù yì yào jī qǐ nǐ de tān liàn ， ràng nǐ cǐ cì wú gōng ér fǎn a ！”
李凡冷笑一声：“这就是故意要激起你的贪恋，让你此次无功而返啊！”
"Although it was an unintentional mistake heard by that little girl, she now knows about Brother Qingyu's actions."
“ zhì yú nǐ suǒ gǎn yìng dào de duì fāng xīn zhōng xiǎng fǎ ……”
“至于你所感应到的对方心中想法……”
"This person has a narrow mind and always seeks revenge..." Wang Wan warned in a friendly voice.
“ rú guǒ tā shì xiān bù zhī dào nǐ zhè néng lì ， méi yǒu fáng bèi 。 nà me huò xǔ nǐ gǎn yìng dào de hái kě néng shì zhēn de 。”
“如果他事先不知道你这能力，没有防备。那么或许你感应到的还可能是真的。”
Li Fan bowed. "Oh? How does the Deng family compare to the Xuan family?"
“ dàn tā xiǎn rán duì nǐ néng gòu dú xīn de néng lì zhī qíng ， rú cǐ yī lái ， nǐ gǎn yìng dào de ， gēn běn bù néng shuō míng shén me 。”
“但他显然对你能够读心的能力知情，如此一来，你感应到的，根本不能说明什么。”
"The Xuan...?" Wang Wan was taken aback before his face changed dramatically. "You are..."
dèng míng qiàn wén yán ， zhèng yù fǎn bó 。
邓茗茜闻言，正欲反驳。
"I am a mid-level guest scholar of the Xuan Family." Li Fan said calmly.
què hū rán mò dì dāi zhù le ， yīn wèi tā cóng lǐ fán xīn zhōng ， dùn shí gǎn yìng dào le nóng nóng de ài hù 、 lián xī zhī yì 。
却忽然蓦地呆住了，因为他从李凡心中，顿时感应到了浓浓的爱护、怜惜之意。
"Thus, I spoke out of turn. Younger members of the Deng family..." Wang Wan stammered an apology.
rú cǐ rè liè 、 zhí bái ， zhēn nǎi shì tā shēng píng jǐn jiàn 。
如此热烈、直白，真乃是她生平仅见。
Li Fan left after exchanging contact information with no further ado.
dèng míng qiàn shùn jiān biàn dé miàn hóng ěr chì 。
邓茗茜瞬间变得面红耳赤。
During his flight, Li Fan felt somewhat fortunate.
“ nǐ ……”
“你……”
"I didn’t expect to meet another cultivator like the Healer who could read minds after so many days."
tā duò duò jiǎo ， hài xiū wú bǐ 。 dāng xià bù gǎn zài kàn lǐ fán ， zhuǎn tóu fēi zǒu le 。
她跺跺脚，害羞无比。当下不敢再看李凡，转头飞走了。
"Fortunately, she's a naive little girl. Otherwise, I might have gotten into trouble again."
But unlike Li Fan, Wang Wan's comprehension of the divine technique should not be overly complex.
At least, Wang Wan remained calm as he accepted the data. The black lines forming his lower body did not even show any signs of movement.
Moreover, they wouldn't detach from him and leave his body.
"Could it be that I'm lucky enough to draw a grand prize?" Li Fan's eyes flashed with a hint of gloom.
"This Wang Wan seems to have used the Heavenly Profound Mirror for divine technique derivation before. Maybe I can ask him about it."
With the divine technique derivation completed, the black lines connecting Li Fan to the platform had already disconnected. However, since the countdown was still ongoing, he hadn't been driven out of this space.
Li Fan didn't rush to leave and instead observed the two people beside him while patiently waiting.
Time passed slowly until there were only a few hours left.
Deng Mingxi, who had not made a choice for a long time, seemed increasingly anxious. She appeared somewhat helpless as she finally made an unsatisfactory decision.
Meanwhile, Wang Wan had already completed his divine technique comprehension just like Li Fan. The lines connecting him to the platform disconnected, and he opened his eyes.
Noticing Li Fan's gaze, Wang Wan seemed surprised but couldn't communicate here. He merely nodded before turning back to Deng Mingxi.
After a brief observation, he shook his head slightly.
The countdown reached zero.
A colorful light descended from above.
The black lines gradually faded, and the surrounding space became more vivid.
Faintly, the scene blurred.
In an instant, Li Fan and the others had returned to the lotus stone mountain outside Tianquan State without realizing it.
Deng Mingxi unleashed a qi force, striking the nearby mountain with great force. It seemed she was venting her anger.
However, this mountain was unlike ordinary rock mountains; it was incredibly hard. Deng Mingxi couldn't even create a crack in it.
Tears welled up in her eyes as she felt wronged.
"Little girl, you mustn't be greedy!" Wang Wan sighed upon seeing the situation.
After Li Fan's prodding questions, he slowly learned from Deng Mingxi why this "Boundless Spirit Void Technique" was somewhat unusual.
It turned out that the first divine technique tree generated in a cultivator's mind by the Heavenly Profound Mirror wasn't visible to all. Because it contained too many branches, ordinary cultivators couldn't fully understand them and had to rely on chance.
Deng Mingxi had faced so many choices that she was overwhelmed, wasting valuable time trying to comprehend the most suitable divine technique for her.
"Never mind; don’t be too disheartened. You're still young. Come back in a hundred years or so. When I first came here, I also wanted to pick out the most powerful technique on that tree. In the end, I wasted my precious opportunity," Wang Wan continued to console her when she remained upset.
Deng Mingxi said with some regret, "It's all because Brother told me secretly before coming here that the Heavenly Profound Mirror would assess my potential based on how much of the divine technique tree I could see."
"The more you can see, the greater your potential. The higher the limit of power when imparting a divine technique."
"I just wanted to see as much as possible..."
Deng Mingxi's voice grew more aggrieved, almost on the verge of tears.
"Your brother might not have been well-meaning," Li Fan thought to himself.
"What did you say!" Deng Mingxi suddenly froze and looked at Li Fan with intense scrutiny.
"Hmm?" Li Fan's expression changed.
"What do you mean by that?" Deng Mingxi stared intensely at him, a bit intimidatingly.
Li Fan gathered his thoughts and squinted. "Friend Daoist, I don't understand your meaning."
"Don’t pretend; I can sense others' thoughts, especially those related to me!" Seeing Li Fan still feigning ignorance, Deng Mingxi's anger intensified.
"You were clearly thinking that my brother wasn't well-meaning. What does that mean?"
"I could clearly sense that Brother Qingyu was genuinely concerned when he secretly told me this," Deng Mingxi argued confidently.
"Such a little girl is truly naive." Li Fan thought to himself again.
Sure enough, upon sensing Li Fan's thoughts, Deng Mingxi's face turned even redder.
"You... really can sense others' thoughts."
Li Fan inwardly gasped. He then gathered his thoughts and stopped teasing the young girl, explaining instead.
"Your Brother Qingyu must be very close to you if he knows so much about your cultivation status. How could he not know whether you had fully comprehended the divine technique tree?"
"If he truly cared for you, he wouldn't have told you this. He would only let you choose a suitable divine technique in peace."
"But instead, he pretended to care and inadvertently revealed it to you."
Li Fan sneered. "This is deliberately to incite your greed, making you return empty-handed!"
"Regarding what you sensed from others' thoughts..."
"If he didn't know about this ability beforehand, maybe what you sensed could be true."
"But since he's aware of your mind-reading ability, it can’t prove anything."
Deng Mingxi was about to argue but suddenly froze. She instantly felt a strong sense of care and affection from Li Fan.
So intense and direct; she had never experienced such emotions before.
Deng Mingxi turned red and embarrassed. She stomped her foot, too shy to look at Li Fan, and flew away.
"Humph." Li Fan chuckled.
"Perhaps it would be better for you to temporarily avoid Tianquan State," Wang Wan said, having witnessed the entire incident.
"Although it was an unintentional mistake heard by that little girl, she now knows about Brother Qingyu's actions."
"This person has a narrow mind and always seeks revenge..." Wang Wan warned in a friendly voice.
Li Fan bowed. "Oh? How does the Deng family compare to the Xuan family?"
"The Xuan...?" Wang Wan was taken aback before his face changed dramatically. "You are..."
"I am a mid-level guest scholar of the Xuan Family." Li Fan said calmly.
"Thus, I spoke out of turn. Younger members of the Deng family..." Wang Wan stammered an apology.
Li Fan left after exchanging contact information with no further ado.
During his flight, Li Fan felt somewhat fortunate.
"I didn’t expect to meet another cultivator like the Healer who could read minds after so many days."
"Fortunately, she's a naive little girl. Otherwise, I might have gotten into trouble again."