cǐ yán yī chū ， shì shì duì chén tiān hǎi ， yì huò zhě shuō shì huà dào shí mǔ zhōng de tài yǎn zōng mén rén ， chǎn shēng le jù dà de chōng jī 。
此言一出，似是对陈天海，亦或者说是化道石母中的太衍宗门人，产生了巨大的冲击。
The moment these words were spoken, it seemed to have a significant impact on Chen Tianhai, or rather, the Taiyin Sect members within the Dao Xuan Stone Mother.
chà nà zhī jiān ， xuán kōng chéng zhōng suǒ yǒu de lán sè xū yǐng ， dōu tíng xià le shǒu zhōng de shì wù ， qí qí cháo zhe xǔ bái kàn lái 。
刹那之间，悬空城中所有的蓝色虚影，都停下了手中的事务，齐齐朝着许白看来。
In an instant, all the blue shadows in the floating city halted their tasks and turned towards Xu Bai collectively.
hǎo sì zhěng zuò chéng chí dōu xiàn rù le jué duì jìng zhǐ zhī zhōng ， wéi yǒu nà mǒ shēn suì de lán sè zài qiǎo rán liú zhuǎn 。
好似整座城池都陷入了绝对静止之中，唯有那抹深邃的蓝色在悄然流转。
It appeared as if the entire city had fallen into absolute stillness, with only that deep blue hue quietly flowing.
piàn kè zhī hòu 。
片刻之后。
After a moment,
chén tiān hǎi zài dù qīng qīng duò jiǎo 。
陈天海再度轻轻跺脚。
Chen Tianhai lightly stepped on the ground again. The walls of the spatial domain became opaque, blocking the view from inside to outside.
shēn chù kōng jiān de qiáng bì biàn dé bù zài tòu míng ， gé jué le nèi wài de shì xiàn 。
身处空间的墙壁变得不再透明，隔绝了内外的视线。
Chen Tianhai reverted to his ordinary cultivator appearance.
chén tiān hǎi yě chóng xīn biàn huí pǔ tōng xiū shì mú yàng 。
陈天海也重新变回普通修士模样。
"Based on the current situation, we indeed cannot rule out your possibility," Chen Tianhai said with considerable weight in his voice. "In fact, as one of the few entities that could pose a threat to us."
“ cóng mù qián de qíng kuàng lái kàn ， wǒ men de què wú fǎ pái chú nǐ shuō de nà zhǒng kě néng 。”
“从目前的情况来看，我们的确无法排除你说的那种可能。”
"We have conducted multiple derivations regarding the possible scenarios within the Immortal Desolation."
chén tiān hǎi de yǔ qì biàn dé pǒ wèi chén zhòng ：“ shì shí shàng ， zuò wéi jǐn yǒu de jǐ gè néng gòu wēi xié dào wǒ men de cún zài zhī yī 。”
陈天海的语气变得颇为沉重：“事实上，作为仅有的几个能够威胁到我们的存在之一。”
"However, first, there is too little known information. Second, all attempts to probe the Immortal Desolation have failed. They all went in and never came back. Therefore, we cannot verify the reliability of our derivation results," Chen Tianhai explained as he looked at Xu Bai.
“ wǒ men céng jīng duì 【 xiān xū 】 nèi bù de kě néng qíng kuàng ， jìn xíng guò duō cì de tuī yǎn 。”
“我们曾经对【仙墟】内部的可能情况，进行过多次的推衍。”
Xu Bai smiled: "But you don't even have a Dao Xuan Stone anymore. What do you plan to trade with me?"
“ dàn yī lái ， yǐ zhī qíng bào tài shǎo 。 èr lái me ……”
“但一来，已知情报太少。二来么……”
"Do I look like someone who would be overly generous and give benefits away for free?" Chen Tianhai carefully examined Xu Bai from head to toe before nodding. "Indeed, based on your facial features."
“ suǒ yǒu shì tú tàn cè xiān xū de shǒu duàn ， dōu méi qǐ dào xiào guǒ 。 quán dōu yǒu qù wú huí 。 suǒ yǐ wǒ men yě wú fǎ duì tuī yǎn jié guǒ de kě kào xìng jìn xíng yàn zhèng 。”
“所有试图探测仙墟的手段，都没起到效果。全都有去无回。所以我们也无法对推衍结果的可靠性进行验证。”
"But we won't rely on others," he added.
chén tiān hǎi jiě shì zhe ， tóng shí kàn xiàng xǔ bái 。
陈天海解释着，同时看向许白。
"I think there's something that might interest you."
xǔ bái xiào le xiào ：“ kě nǐ men yòu méi yǒu huà dào shí le ， ná shén me gēn wǒ jiāo yì ne ？”
许白笑了笑：“可你们又没有化道石了，拿什么跟我交易呢？”
Chen Tianhai extended his left hand and inserted it into his own head.
“ wǒ kàn shàng qù ， xiàng nà zhǒng dà fā shàn xīn 、 bǎ hǎo chù bái bái ràng gěi bié rén de rén me ？”
“我看上去，像那种大发善心、把好处白白让给别人的人么？”
Fortunately, no brain matter or blood flowed out. The moment his hand touched his brain, it turned into a phantom image.
chén tiān hǎi pǒ wèi rèn zhēn de shàng xià dǎ liàng le yǎn xǔ bái ， diǎn le diǎn tóu ：“ cóng miàn xiàng shàng kàn ， dí què rú cǐ 。”
陈天海颇为认真的上下打量了眼许白，点了点头：“从面相上看，的确如此。”
At the same time, Chen Tianhai’s head seemed to be divided into countless small square blue fragments that flickered continuously.
“ bù guò ， wǒ men bìng bú huì bǎ xī wàng jì tuō zài bié rén shēn shàng 。”
“不过，我们并不会把希望寄托在别人身上。”
This scene looked rather peculiar.
“ wǒ xiǎng ， yǒu yī yàng dōng xī ， nǐ yīng gāi huì gǎn xìng qù de 。”
“我想，有一样东西，你应该会感兴趣的。”
After searching for a while, Chen Tianhai finally withdrew his hand and showed what he had taken out to Xu Bai and Fang Zaiji.
chén tiān hǎi shēn chū zuǒ shǒu ， zhí zhí chā jìn le zì jǐ de nǎo dài lǐ 。
陈天海伸出左手，直直插进了自己的脑袋里。
"Is this?" Xu Bai slightly narrowed his eyes.
hǎo zài bìng méi yǒu nǎo jiāng 、 xiān xuè héng liú de chǎng miàn fā shēng ， shǒu zài chù pèng dào dà nǎo de chà nà ， jiù xū huà chéng huàn yǐng 。
好在并没有脑浆、鲜血横流的场面发生，手在触碰到大脑的刹那，就虚化成幻影。
In his hand was a miniature version of the floating city, quietly hovering there.
tóng shí chén tiān hǎi tóu lú yě hǎo shì bèi fēn gē chéng liǎo wú shù kuài xì xiǎo de fāng xíng lán sè ， bù tíng shǎn dòng 。
同时陈天海头颅也好似被分割成了无数块细小的方形蓝色，不停闪动。
Unlike the Dao Xuan Stone Mother, which presented a deep blue color,
zhè yí mù kàn shàng qù pǒ wèi qí yì 。
这一幕看上去颇为奇异。
this one shimmered like glass, crystal clear yet fragile.
mō suǒ le piàn kè ， chén tiān hǎi zhōng yú jiāng shǒu qǔ chū 。
摸索了片刻，陈天海终于将手取出。
"This is a one-time copy of the Dao Xuan Stone Mother," Chen Tianhai explained without any emotion. "Inspired by the Heavenly Mystical Treasure Mirror of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance, it's an independent entity but retains some abilities of the mother stone."
jiāng shǒu zhǎng de dōng xī ， xiàng xǔ bái yǔ fāng zài jì èr rén zhǎn shì qǐ lái 。
将手掌的东西，向许白与方再济二人展示起来。
"What can it do?" Fang Zaiji’s eyes lit up as he reached out to grab the miniature floating city.
“ zhè shì ？” xǔ bái wēi wēi mī qǐ le yǎn jīng 。
“这是？”许白微微眯起了眼睛。
But his hand was empty; both Chen Tianhai and the Dao Xuan Stone Mother copy instantly turned into illusory states, making them ungraspable.
zhǐ jiàn yī méi wēi suō bǎn běn de fú kōng chéng ， jìng jìng piāo fú zài tā de shǒu zhōng 。
只见一枚微缩版本的浮空城，静静漂浮在他的手中。
Fang Zaiji pursed his lips.
bù shì huà dào shí mǔ bān ， chéng xiàn shēn suì de lán sè 。
不似化道石母般，呈现深邃的蓝色。
"The Dao Xuan Stone Mother contains all of its original's information and energy to simulate a single event."
ér shì rú tóng bō lí bān ， cuǐ càn jīng yíng 、 qiě cuì ruò 。
而是如同玻璃般，璀璨晶莹、且脆弱。
"You can experience the future as derived by the Dao Xuan Stone Mother through this simulation," he said. As if in response to Chen Tianhai’s words, the miniature Dao Xuan Stone Mother suddenly emitted a blinding light.
“ huà dào shí mǔ de yí cì xìng fù běn 。 shì shòu dào wàn xiān méng nà 【 tiān xuán bǎo jiàn 】 de qǐ fā ， xiāng duì dú lì de gè tǐ ， què yòu jù bèi shí mǔ de bù fèn néng lì 。” chén tiān hǎi bù càn zá zhe rèn hé qíng gǎn ， jiě shì dào 。
“化道石母的一次性副本。是受到万仙盟那【天玄宝鉴】的启发，相对独立的个体，却又具备石母的部分能力。”陈天海不掺杂着任何情感，解释道。
In the white light, countless images rapidly flashed by.
“ tā yǒu shén me yòng ？” fāng zài jì yǎn jīng yī liàng ， shēn shǒu jiù qù zhuā nà wēi suō xuán kōng chéng 。
“它有什么用？”方再济眼睛一亮，伸手就去抓那微缩悬空城。
"Simulation? How reliable is it?" Fang Zaiji seemed skeptical as this was his first time hearing about such a thing.
què yī bǎ zhuā le gè kōng 。
却一把抓了个空。
Xu Bai stared intently at the Dao Xuan Stone Mother, deep in thought.
chén tiān hǎi hé nà shí mǔ fù běn dōu shùn jiān biàn wèi le xū huàn zhuàng tài ， gēn běn wú fǎ chù jí 。
陈天海和那石母副本都瞬间变为了虚幻状态，根本无法触及。
The brightness of the light gradually decreased, and the rapidly changing scenes slowly stopped.
fāng zài jì piē le piě zuǐ 。
方再济撇了撇嘴。
"Eh? Why am I even involved with the sect master?" Fang Zaiji noticed something unusual and asked in surprise.
“ shí mǔ fù běn zhōng ， yùn hán zhe běn tǐ de quán bù xìn xī ， yǐ jí néng gòu tuī dòng yī cì 【 mó nǐ 】 de néng liàng 。”
“石母副本中，蕴含着本体的全部信息，以及能够推动一次【模拟】的能量。”
"According to this simulation's result, you should agree to our trading request," Chen Tianhai said as he crushed the Dao Xuan Stone Mother copy. As expected, Xu Bai’s scenes of trading with them immediately appeared before everyone.
“ nǐ kě yǐ tōng guò zhè cì mó nǐ ， qù jīng lì huà dào shí mǔ tuī yǎn de wèi lái 。” fǎng fú duì yìng zhe chén tiān hǎi de huà ， tā shǒu zhōng de shí mǔ fù běn dǒu rán jiān bào fā chū yī zhèn cì yǎn de guāng liàng 。
“你可以通过这次模拟，去经历化道石母推衍的未来。”仿佛对应着陈天海的话，他手中的石母副本陡然间爆发出一阵刺眼的光亮。
Although upon closer inspection, some details still differed from reality.
bái guāng zhī zhōng ， sì hū yǒu wú shù jǐng xiàng kuài sù shǎn guò 。
白光之中，似乎有无数景象快速闪过。
Seeing his "future" firsthand was somewhat unsettling.
“ mó nǐ ？ kào bù kào pǔ a 。” fāng zài jì xiǎn rán shì dì yī cì tīng shuō zhè zhǒng shì ， bìng bú shì hěn xiāng xìn de yàng zi 。
“模拟？靠不靠谱啊。”方再济显然是第一次听说这种事，并不是很相信的样子。
"It's a bit too confident." Fang Zaiji seemed quite annoyed.
ér xǔ bái zé shì jǐn jǐn dīng zhe shí mǔ fù běn ， ruò yǒu suǒ sī 。
而许白则是紧紧盯着石母副本，若有所思。
Xu Bai looked at him calmly: "Mr. Fang, are you using this as bait? I think you're just eyeing it."
bái guāng de liàng dù zhú jiàn jiàng dī ， ér qí zhōng fēi sù biàn huàn de chǎng jǐng yě màn màn tíng le xià lái 。
白光的亮度逐渐降低，而其中飞速变幻的场景也慢慢停了下来。
Caught off guard by his own thoughts, Fang Zaiji chuckled awkwardly.
“ yí ？ zhè lǐ miàn zěn me yǒu wǒ gēn zōng zhǔ ？” fāng zài jì cǐ shí fā xiàn le yì cháng ， yǒu xiē chà yì de wèn dào 。
“咦？这里面怎么有我跟宗主？”方再济此时发现了异常，有些诧异的问道。
"But..." Xu Bai stared at the repeated scenes in front of him for a moment before suddenly asking, "The Heavenly Mystical Treasure Mirror can reveal all secrets within a cultivator's body. Is your Dao Xuan Stone Mother copy like that?"
“ gēn jù zhè cì mó nǐ de jié guǒ ， nǐ yīng gāi huì dā yìng wǒ men de jiāo yì qǐng qiú 。” chén tiān hǎi jiāng shǒu zhōng de shí mǔ fù běn niē suì ， piàn kè zhī hòu ， zhèng rú tā suǒ shuō 。
“根据这次模拟的结果，你应该会答应我们的交易请求。”陈天海将手中的石母副本捏碎，片刻之后，正如他所说。
Chen Tianhai smiled: "That depends on you."
xǔ bái gēn tā men jiāo yì de yí mù mù chǎng jǐng dùn shí fú xiàn zài chǎng zhōng 。
许白跟他们交易的一幕幕场景顿时浮现在场中。
"The closer the data is to reality, the more accurate the simulation results will be. We have been sequestered in this Taiyin Cavern for thousands of years, periodically recalibrating the Dao Xuan Stone Mother's derivations. But we can only achieve surface-level consistency."
suī rán zǐ xì guān chá zhī xià ， jiù kě yǐ fā xiàn ， qí zhōng yī xiē xì jié zhī chù ， gēn zhēn shí shì jiè xiāng bǐ 、 réng rán yǒu xiē qū bié 。
虽然仔细观察之下，就可以发现，其中一些细节之处，跟真实世界相比、仍然有些区别。
"Xuanhuang World has many secrets; even the Transmission Doctrine Celestial Venerable may not claim full knowledge," Chen Tianhai said with a calm expression.
dàn qīn yǎn kàn dào zì jǐ de “ wèi lái ”， hái shì yǒu diǎn ràng rén xīn shēng bù shì 。
但亲眼看到自己的“未来”，还是有点让人心生不适。
"The Dao Xuan Stone Mother copy does not possess the all-encompassing ability of the Heavenly Mystical Treasure Mirror. Instead, it requires the user to fill in their own data. If you want to conceal something, you can do so, but the results may be inaccurate," he added.
“ zhēn shì yǒu xiē guò yú zì xìn le 。 zōng zhǔ ， zán men bú yào bèi tā piàn le 。” fāng zài jì sì hū pǒ wèi nǎo nù dào 。
“真是有些过于自信了。宗主，咱们不要被他骗了。”方再济似乎颇为恼怒道。
The Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance said the same thing: that the Heavenly Mystical Treasure Mirror could function as an independent entity without connecting with the Heavenly Mystical Mirror, allowing cultivators to use it freely.
xǔ bái zé shì dàn dàn dì kàn le yǎn fāng zài jì ：“ fāng xiān shēng nǐ zhè jī jiàng fǎ shì bú shì zhǎo cuò shī zhǎn duì xiàng le ？ wǒ kàn nǐ shì duì zhè dōng xī yǎn chán de jǐn ba 。”
许白则是澹澹地看了眼方再济：“方先生你这激将法是不是找错施展对象了？我看你是对这东西眼馋的紧吧。”
"But what happened later..." Fang Zaiji scoffed.
bèi chuō pò le xiǎo xīn sī ， fāng zài jì shàn shàn dì xiào le xiào 。
被戳破了小心思，方再济讪讪地笑了笑。
"Our Taiyin Sect is different," Chen Tianhai’s face suddenly became very serious. "Here, lies are strictly prohibited."
“ bù guò ……” xǔ bái níng wàng zhuó yǎn qián zài chóng fù biàn huàn de yī duàn duàn chǎng jǐng 。
“不过……”许白凝望着眼前在重复变换的一段段场景。
"The world within the Dao Xuan Stone Mother is based on true derivations; any false information could lead to the collapse of subsequent derived worlds." Chen Tianhai explained briefly.
chén mò le piàn kè ， tā hū de wèn dào ：“ tiān xuán bǎo jiàn rù tǐ ， xiū shì shēn tǐ yī qiè mì mì ， tiān xuán jìng dōu jǐn lǎn wú yú 。”
沉默了片刻，他忽的问道：“天玄宝鉴入体，修士身体一切秘密，天玄镜都尽览无余。”
"You may not believe it, but that does not change the fact," he concluded.
“ nǐ men zhè shí mǔ fù běn ， bú huì yě shì rú cǐ ba ？”
“你们这石母副本，不会也是如此吧？”
Hearing this, Fang Zaiji looked doubtful. Xu Bai nodded: "I believe you."
chén tiān hǎi xiào le xiào ：“ zhè qǔ jué yú nǐ 。”
陈天海笑了笑：“这取决于你。”
"Then let's trade."
“ shù jù yuè jiē jìn zhēn shí qíng kuàng ， mó nǐ de jié guǒ yě jiù yuè zhǔn què 。 wǒ men zài zhè tài xuán dòng tiān nèi ， bì shì shù qiān nián 。 suī rán měi guò yī duàn shí jiān ， jiù duì huà dào shí mǔ de tuī yǎn jié guǒ jìn xíng jiào zhèng 。 dàn shí zé yě zhǐ néng zuò dào biǎo miàn shàng de yí zhì 。”
“数据越接近真实情况，模拟的结果也就越准确。我们在这太玄洞天内，避世数千年。虽然每过一段时间，就对化道石母的推衍结果进行校正。但实则也只能做到表面上的一致。”
This decisiveness surprised both parties present.
“ xuán huáng jiè yǐn mì zhòng duō ， kǒng pà jiù suàn nà wèi chuán fǎ tiān zūn ， yě bù gǎn shuō zì jǐ 【 quán zhī 】。”
“玄黄界隐秘众多，恐怕就算那位传法天尊，也不敢说自己【全知】。”
"Sect Master..." Fang Zaiji hesitated.
“ shí mǔ fù běn ， bìng méi yǒu xiàng tiān xuán bǎo jiàn nà bān dòng xī yī qiè de néng lì 。 fǎn dào shì xū yào shǐ yòng zhī rén ， zì xíng bǔ quán zì shēn shù jù 。 ruò shì xiǎng yào kè yì yǐn mán xiē shén me ， yě kě yǐ 。 zhǐ bù guò tuī yǎn chū de jié guǒ ， kě néng yě huì suí zhī chū xiàn piān chā 。” chén tiān hǎi miàn sè tǎn rán dào 。
“石母副本，并没有像天玄宝鉴那般洞悉一切的能力。反倒是需要使用之人，自行补全自身数据。若是想要刻意隐瞒些什么，也可以。只不过推衍出的结果，可能也会随之出现偏差。”陈天海面色坦然道。
After a brief shock, Chen Tianhai quickly took out another Dao Xuan Stone Mother copy from his head.
“ dāng chū wàn xiān méng yě shì zhè me shuō de 。 shén me tiān xuán bǎo jiàn kě yǐ kàn zuò dān dú gè tǐ ， bù yǔ tiān xuán jìng lián tōng 。 gè wèi xiū shì jǐn kě fàng xīn shǐ yòng 。”
“当初万仙盟也是这么说的。什么天玄宝鉴可以看做单独个体，不与天玄镜联通。各位修士尽可放心使用。”
Xu Bai had already prepared and took out an image projection stone from his storage ring.
“ kě hòu lái ne ……” fāng zài jì yǒu xiē chī zhī yǐ bí dào 。
“可后来呢……”方再济有些嗤之以鼻道。
In an instant, the trade was completed.
“ wǒ men tài yǎn zōng bù yí yàng 。” chén tiān hǎi de liǎn sè hū rán biàn dé shí fēn yán sù qǐ lái ，“ zài zhè lǐ ， huǎng yán shì bèi jué duì jìn zhǐ de 。”
“我们太衍宗不一样。”陈天海的脸色忽然变得十分严肃起来，“在这里，谎言是被绝对禁止的。”
Chen Tianhai played back the recorded images of the Medicine King Cauldron flying out of the Xuanhuang World and being attracted by the Immortal Desolation three times.
“ shí mǔ zhōng de shì jiè ， jiàn lì zài zhēn shí tuī yǎn zhī shàng 。 rèn hé xū jiǎ de xìn xī ， dōu yǒu kě néng dǎo zhì hòu xù tuī yǎn shì jiè de bēng tā 。” chén tiān hǎi zhǐ lüè wēi jiě shì le yī jù 。
“石母中的世界，建立在真实推衍之上。任何虚假的信息，都有可能导致后续推衍世界的崩塌。”陈天海只略微解释了一句。
The light then disappeared, and Chen Tianhai’s face turned serious: "It seems you were right."
“ nǐ men huò xǔ bìng bù xiāng xìn 。 dàn zhè bù bìng bù fáng ài ， cǐ nǎi shì shí 。”
“你们或许并不相信。但这不并不妨碍，此乃事实。”
"If your data is true,"
tīng wén cǐ fān huà ， fāng zài jì miàn lù hú yí zhī sè ， xǔ bái zé shì diǎn tóu dào ：“ wǒ xìn 。”
听闻此番话，方再济面露狐疑之色，许白则是点头道：“我信。”
"Then the吸引力 of the Immortal Desolation has indeed been strengthening over these years."
Bang!
The moment these words were spoken, it seemed to have a significant impact on Chen Tianhai, or rather, the Taiyin Sect members within the Dao Xuan Stone Mother.
In an instant, all the blue shadows in the floating city halted their tasks and turned towards Xu Bai collectively.
It appeared as if the entire city had fallen into absolute stillness, with only that deep blue hue quietly flowing.
After a moment,
Chen Tianhai lightly stepped on the ground again. The walls of the spatial domain became opaque, blocking the view from inside to outside.
Chen Tianhai reverted to his ordinary cultivator appearance.
"Based on the current situation, we indeed cannot rule out your possibility," Chen Tianhai said with considerable weight in his voice. "In fact, as one of the few entities that could pose a threat to us."
"We have conducted multiple derivations regarding the possible scenarios within the Immortal Desolation."
"However, first, there is too little known information. Second, all attempts to probe the Immortal Desolation have failed. They all went in and never came back. Therefore, we cannot verify the reliability of our derivation results," Chen Tianhai explained as he looked at Xu Bai.
Xu Bai smiled: "But you don't even have a Dao Xuan Stone anymore. What do you plan to trade with me?"
"Do I look like someone who would be overly generous and give benefits away for free?" Chen Tianhai carefully examined Xu Bai from head to toe before nodding. "Indeed, based on your facial features."
"But we won't rely on others," he added.
"I think there's something that might interest you."
Chen Tianhai extended his left hand and inserted it into his own head.
Fortunately, no brain matter or blood flowed out. The moment his hand touched his brain, it turned into a phantom image.
At the same time, Chen Tianhai’s head seemed to be divided into countless small square blue fragments that flickered continuously.
This scene looked rather peculiar.
After searching for a while, Chen Tianhai finally withdrew his hand and showed what he had taken out to Xu Bai and Fang Zaiji.
"Is this?" Xu Bai slightly narrowed his eyes.
In his hand was a miniature version of the floating city, quietly hovering there.
Unlike the Dao Xuan Stone Mother, which presented a deep blue color,
this one shimmered like glass, crystal clear yet fragile.
"This is a one-time copy of the Dao Xuan Stone Mother," Chen Tianhai explained without any emotion. "Inspired by the Heavenly Mystical Treasure Mirror of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance, it's an independent entity but retains some abilities of the mother stone."
"What can it do?" Fang Zaiji’s eyes lit up as he reached out to grab the miniature floating city.
But his hand was empty; both Chen Tianhai and the Dao Xuan Stone Mother copy instantly turned into illusory states, making them ungraspable.
Fang Zaiji pursed his lips.
"The Dao Xuan Stone Mother contains all of its original's information and energy to simulate a single event."
"You can experience the future as derived by the Dao Xuan Stone Mother through this simulation," he said. As if in response to Chen Tianhai’s words, the miniature Dao Xuan Stone Mother suddenly emitted a blinding light.
In the white light, countless images rapidly flashed by.
"Simulation? How reliable is it?" Fang Zaiji seemed skeptical as this was his first time hearing about such a thing.
Xu Bai stared intently at the Dao Xuan Stone Mother, deep in thought.
The brightness of the light gradually decreased, and the rapidly changing scenes slowly stopped.
"Eh? Why am I even involved with the sect master?" Fang Zaiji noticed something unusual and asked in surprise.
"According to this simulation's result, you should agree to our trading request," Chen Tianhai said as he crushed the Dao Xuan Stone Mother copy. As expected, Xu Bai’s scenes of trading with them immediately appeared before everyone.
Although upon closer inspection, some details still differed from reality.
Seeing his "future" firsthand was somewhat unsettling.
"It's a bit too confident." Fang Zaiji seemed quite annoyed.
Xu Bai looked at him calmly: "Mr. Fang, are you using this as bait? I think you're just eyeing it."
Caught off guard by his own thoughts, Fang Zaiji chuckled awkwardly.
"But..." Xu Bai stared at the repeated scenes in front of him for a moment before suddenly asking, "The Heavenly Mystical Treasure Mirror can reveal all secrets within a cultivator's body. Is your Dao Xuan Stone Mother copy like that?"
Chen Tianhai smiled: "That depends on you."
"The closer the data is to reality, the more accurate the simulation results will be. We have been sequestered in this Taiyin Cavern for thousands of years, periodically recalibrating the Dao Xuan Stone Mother's derivations. But we can only achieve surface-level consistency."
"Xuanhuang World has many secrets; even the Transmission Doctrine Celestial Venerable may not claim full knowledge," Chen Tianhai said with a calm expression.
"The Dao Xuan Stone Mother copy does not possess the all-encompassing ability of the Heavenly Mystical Treasure Mirror. Instead, it requires the user to fill in their own data. If you want to conceal something, you can do so, but the results may be inaccurate," he added.
The Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance said the same thing: that the Heavenly Mystical Treasure Mirror could function as an independent entity without connecting with the Heavenly Mystical Mirror, allowing cultivators to use it freely.
"But what happened later..." Fang Zaiji scoffed.
"Our Taiyin Sect is different," Chen Tianhai’s face suddenly became very serious. "Here, lies are strictly prohibited."
"The world within the Dao Xuan Stone Mother is based on true derivations; any false information could lead to the collapse of subsequent derived worlds." Chen Tianhai explained briefly.
"You may not believe it, but that does not change the fact," he concluded.
Hearing this, Fang Zaiji looked doubtful. Xu Bai nodded: "I believe you."
"Then let's trade."
This decisiveness surprised both parties present.
"Sect Master..." Fang Zaiji hesitated.
After a brief shock, Chen Tianhai quickly took out another Dao Xuan Stone Mother copy from his head.
Xu Bai had already prepared and took out an image projection stone from his storage ring.
In an instant, the trade was completed.
Chen Tianhai played back the recorded images of the Medicine King Cauldron flying out of the Xuanhuang World and being attracted by the Immortal Desolation three times.
The light then disappeared, and Chen Tianhai’s face turned serious: "It seems you were right."
"If your data is true,"
"Then the吸引力 of the Immortal Desolation has indeed been strengthening over these years."