huí dào hǎi xuān dǎo de jì shào lí ， zì rán tóng yàng shōu dào le xǔ duō de yàn huì yāo qǐng yǐ jí bǎi fàng qǐng qiú 。
回到海轩岛的季绍离，自然同样收到了许多的宴会邀请以及摆放请求。
Returning to Haixuan Island, Ji Shaoli naturally received numerous invitations and requests for displays.
tā zhǐ shì zhì ruò wǎng wén 。
他只是置若罔闻。
He paid them no mind.
“ ěr mù zhòng duō ， zhè fēn shēn mù qián shì bù yí wài chū le 。 hái shì lǎo shí bì guān yī duàn shí jiān ba 。”
“耳目众多，这分身目前是不宜外出了。还是老实闭关一段时间吧。”
"Too many eyes and ears. This incarnation is not suitable for going out at the moment. I should still close myself in for a while."
“ bù guò ， wàn xiān méng jū rán huì jiāng xiān xuǎn zhě de luò xuǎn xiū shì fàng huí lái ， hái zhēn de shì yǒu xiē chū hū yì liào 。” jì shào lí méi tóu wēi zhòu ， xīn zhōng shǎn guò yī sī bù jiě 。
“不过，万仙盟居然会将仙选者的落选修士放回来，还真的是有些出乎意料。”季绍离眉头微皱，心中闪过一丝不解。
"But it's quite unexpected that the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance would actually send back the failed candidates from the Immortal Selection process." Ji Shaoli frowned, his mind filled with confusion.
rú guǒ sān shí sān xiān xuǎn zhě jì huà ， dàng zhēn shí fēn zhòng yào de huà 。
如果三十三先选者计划，当真十分重要的话。
If the Thirty-Three Pioneers' selection was truly important,
nà me zuì qǐ mǎ ， zài xiān xuǎn zhě jì huà méi yǒu fā huī chū jì dìng de gōng xiào zhī qián ， tā men de shēn fèn shì yào bǎo mì de 。
那么最起码，在仙选者计划没有发挥出既定的功效之前，他们的身份是要保密的。
at least before the effects of the Immortal Selection process were fully realized, their identities should have been kept secret.
zì rán jiù bù yīng gāi jiāng nà xiē luò xuǎn zhě fàng huí ， ér shì yīng gāi yòng yǐn cáng sān shí sān xiān xuǎn zhě men de zhēn shí shēn fèn 。
自然就不应该将那些落选者放回，而是应该用隐藏三十三仙选者们的真实身份。
They shouldn't have sent those who failed back; instead, they should have hidden the true identities of the Thirty-Three Immortal Candidates.
dàn wàn xiān méng wán quán méi yǒu zhè me zuò de dǎ suàn ……
但万仙盟完全没有这么做的打算……
But the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance had no such intention...
“ tā men shì shuí gēn běn méi guān xì 。”
“他们是谁根本没关系。”
"They are irrelevant."
“ zhǐ yào yǒu zhè fú hé tiáo jiàn de sān shí sān rén jiù xíng 。”
“只要有这符合条件的三十三人就行。”
"Having these thirty-three people who meet the conditions is enough."
jì shào lí yǎn jīng bù jīn mī qǐ 。
季绍离眼睛不禁眯起。
Ji Shaoli's eyes narrowed.
“ yǒu yì si 。 jiù ràng wǒ kàn kàn ， wàn xiān méng hú lú lǐ ， jiū jìng mài de shì shén me yào 。”
“有意思。就让我看看，万仙盟葫芦里，究竟卖的是什么药。”
"Interesting. Let me see what kind of medicine the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance has in their gourd."
“ shì gāi zài gěi wàn xiān méng yì diǎn yā lì le 。”
“是该再给万仙盟一点压力了。”
"It's time to put more pressure on the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance."
fēn shēn jì shào lí duān zuò hǎi xuān dǎo bù dòng 。
分身季绍离端坐海轩岛不动。
Sitting still on Haixuan Island, Ji Shaoli remained motionless.
líng mù jiè ， dé le lǐ fán mìng lìng de lín líng ， zài dù qián wǎng jiǔ shān zhōu gēn wǔ lǎo huì jiē chù 。
灵木界，得了李凡命令的林灵，再度前往九山州跟五老会接触。
In the Realm of the Five Elements, Lin Ling, following Li Fan’s instructions, went back to Nine Mountain State to contact the Five Elders' Association.
wǔ lǎo huì nà biān ， zhì wèn wèi hé zhè duàn shí jiān shǐ zhōng bù huí xiāo xī 。
五老会那边，质问为何这段时间始终不回消息。
The representatives from the Five Elders' Association questioned why they hadn’t heard anything for so long.
lín líng àn zhào lǐ fán tí qián de zhǐ shì ， jiāng cuǐ càn yuán qiú róng rù le xīn yuán yì mǎ liǎng zhǒng guǐ yì zhī lì de shì qíng gào zhī 。
林灵按照李凡提前的指示，将璀璨圆球融入了心猿意马两种诡异之力的事情告之。
Lin Ling, as per Li Fan's earlier instructions, informed them about the integration of the dazzling sphere with the strange powers of Heart Monkey and Mind Horse.
wǔ lǎo huì dài biǎo suī rán biǎo miàn bù dòng shēng sè 。
五老会代表虽然表面不动声色。
Although the representatives appeared calm on the surface,
dàn lín líng hái shì mǐn ruì de chá jué dào le ， duì fāng jù liè de xīn lǐ bō dòng 。
但林灵还是敏锐的察觉到了，对方剧烈的心理波动。
Lin Ling could sense their intense psychological fluctuations.
yòu sòng le yī pī wù zī ， biǎo shì gǎn xiè zhī hòu 。
又送了一批物资，表示感谢之后。
After delivering a batch of supplies as gratitude, they inquired about the "Thirty-Three Immortal Candidates" plan.
wǔ lǎo huì dǎ tīng qǐ le “ sān shí sān xiān xuǎn zhě ” jì huà 。
五老会打听起了“三十三仙选者”计划。
Lin Ling dodged the question, giving vague answers.
lín líng yǔ yān bù xiáng ， jiāng qí fū yǎn 。
林灵语焉不详，将其敷衍。
Just when the representatives seemed disappointed, Lin Ling directly revealed a major piece of information:
zhèng zài duì fāng yǒu xiē shī luò zhī jì ， què shì zhí jiē pù chū le měng liào 。
正在对方有些失落之际，却是直接曝出了猛料。
"To counter the Five Elders' Association's watchful eyes, the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance has developed various world-sealing divine artifacts including the [Heaven-Splitting Cannon]. If you don’t take action soon, it might be too late."
“ wèi le yìng duì wǔ lǎo huì de hǔ shì dān dān ， wàn xiān méng chú le xiān xuǎn zhě zhī wài ， hái yán fā le bāo kuò 【 liè tiān pào 】 zài nèi de zhū duō zhèn shì jué qì 。 nǐ men zài bù cǎi qǔ xíng dòng de huà ， kǒng pà yào huǐ zhī wǎn yǐ 。”
“为了应对五老会的虎视眈眈，万仙盟除了仙选者之外，还研发了包括【裂天炮】在内的诸多镇世绝器。你们再不采取行动的话，恐怕要悔之晚矣。”
Lin Ling repeated Li Fan’s words verbatim and transmitted a video.
lín líng yuán fēng bù dòng de jiāng lǐ fán de huà fù shù 。
林灵原封不动的将李凡的话复述。
A black pillar of destruction shot through dense white fog, annihilating everything in its path.
tóng shí chuán dì de ， hái yǒu yī duàn yǐng xiàng 。
同时传递的，还有一段影像。
As the black pillar faded away, the void it left behind remained unfilled for a long time.
huǐ tiān miè dì de hēi sè guāng zhù ， chuān tòu chóng chóng bái wù ， jiāng zǔ lán zài qián de yī qiè shì wù quán dōu yān miè 。
毁天灭地的黑色光柱，穿透重重白雾，将阻拦在前的一切事物全都湮灭。
Its residual power kept other objects at bay.
hēi sè guāng zhù zhú jiàn xiāo shī ， dàn qí zào chéng de kōng dòng ， què shì xǔ jiǔ méi yǒu bèi bái wù tián chōng fù yuán 。
黑色光柱逐渐消失，但其造成的空洞，却是许久没有被白雾填充复原。
Even with a blurry image, one could see the immense power of the Heaven-Splitting Cannon.
tā cán cún de lì liàng ， dōu ràng wài wù bù dé kào jìn 。
它残存的力量，都让外物不得靠近。
The representatives, despite their composure, couldn't hide their shock.
jí biàn zhǐ shì mó hú de yǐng xiàng ， yě néng kàn chū zhè liè tiān pào de qiáng dà 。
即便只是模糊的影像，也能看出这裂天炮的强大。
Taking a deep breath and bowing, they promised to offer great thanks in the future before leaving quickly.
wǔ lǎo huì dài biǎo zài zěn me yǒu chéng fǔ ， yě yǎn shì bú zhù ， shén sè jù zhèn 。
五老会代表再怎么有城府，也掩饰不住，神色剧震。
Lin Ling watched them disappear and smirked.
shēn xī le kǒu qì ， gǒng shǒu biǎo shì rì hòu bì yǒu zhòng xiè 。
深吸了口气，拱手表示日后必有重谢。
Returning via the earth vein to report back.
ér hòu cōng cōng lí qù 。
而后匆匆离去。
In the Five Elements Great Cavern,
lín líng kàn zhe duì fāng xiāo shī de shēn yǐng ， piē le piě zuǐ 。
林灵看着对方消失的身影，撇了撇嘴。
"How can I know if the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance has actually created this world-sealing divine artifact. But it doesn’t matter whether it’s real or not."
tōng guò dì mài fǎn huí fù mìng 。
通过地脉返回复命。
"The Five Elders' Association was already restless, but they were temporarily held off by the alliance's strange tactics."
wǔ xíng dà dòng tiān zhōng 。
五行大洞天中。
"Resolving the dazzling sphere incident and with the threat of the Thirty-Three Immortal Candidates and the Heaven-Splitting Cannon, I believe they will choose to strike first."
“ bù zhī cǐ shì ， wàn xiān méng jiū jìng yǒu méi yǒu jiāng cǐ zhèn shì jué qì zào chéng lái 。 bù guò zhēn jiǎ dōu bù yǐng xiǎng 。”
“不知此世，万仙盟究竟有没有将此镇世绝器造成来。不过真假都不影响。”
"We just have to wait."
“ běn lái wǔ lǎo huì jiù yǐ jīng chǔn chǔn yù dòng le ， zhǐ shì bèi xiān méng de qí zhāo zàn shí tuō zhù 。”
“本来五老会就已经蠢蠢欲动了，只是被仙盟的奇招暂时拖住。”
After receiving Lin Ling’s message, Li Fan pondered for a moment before shifting his attention.
“ jiě jué le cuǐ càn yuán qiú shì jiàn ， zài yǒu sān shí sān xiān xuǎn zhě 、 liè tiān pào zhè děng dà shā qì de bī pò 。 xiāng xìn tā men yīng gāi huì xuǎn zé xiān xià shǒu wéi qiáng 。”
“解决了璀璨圆球事件，再有三十三仙选者、裂天炮这等大杀器的逼迫。相信他们应该会选择先下手为强。”
In his dantian, a colorful pearl emitted divine light, dazzling and mesmerizing.
“ děng zhe biàn shì 。”
“等着便是。”
"Worthy of being a treasure refined from the light of an entire world."
dé dào lín líng chuán xùn de lǐ fán ， sī suǒ le piàn kè hòu ， jiù zhuǎn yí le zhù yì lì 。
得到林灵传讯的李凡，思索了片刻后，就转移了注意力。
"Mastering it completely won’t be easy."
dān tián zhī zhōng ， qī cǎi yuán zhū sàn fà zhe shén shèng de guāng máng ， shǐ rén mù xuàn shén mí 。
丹田之中，七彩圆珠散发着神圣的光芒，使人目眩神迷。
Spirit energy enveloped the colorful pearl, and various images flashed before Li Fan’s eyes.
“ bù kuì shì liàn huà le yī jiè tiān guāng ér chéng de zhì bǎo 。”
“不愧是炼化了一界天光而成的至宝。”
There were cultivators soaring among white clouds, and ordinary people living on the earth.
“ xiǎng yào jiāng qí chè dǐ zhǎng kòng ， bú shì yī zhāo yī xī zhī shì 。”
“想要将其彻底掌控，不是一朝一夕之事。”
These were scenes from the long-extinct Eternity Cultivation World.
líng lì jiāng qī cǎi yuán zhū céng céng bāo guǒ ， zhū duō huà miàn fēi kuài de zài lǐ fán yǎn qián shǎn guò 。
灵力将七彩圆珠层层包裹，诸多画面飞快的在李凡眼前闪过。
"A pity that time and space changed so abruptly. I can’t see the details."
yǒu xiū shì fēi zòng yú bái yún zhī jiān ， yǒu fán rén qī xī zài dà dì zhī shàng 。
有修士飞纵于白云之间，有凡人栖息在大地之上。
Li Fan felt a tinge of regret.
nà shì yǐ jīng miè jué de ， chóng yǎn xiū xiān jiè de jǐng xiàng 。
那是已经灭绝的，崇衍修仙界的景象。
So far, he knew three names of cultivation worlds: Xuanhuang, Freedom, and Primordial Eternity.
“ kě xī tiān dì shí jiān ， shū rán biàn huà 。 kàn bù qīng xì jié 。”
“可惜天地时间，倏然变化。看不清细节。”
But beyond their names, little was known about them.
lǐ fán xīn zhōng lüè yǒu xiē yí hàn dì xiǎng dào 。
李凡心中略有些遗憾地想道。
"Perhaps if I could break free from the Immortal Desolation's constraints, I could explore further."
mù qián wéi zhǐ ， chú le xuán huáng jiè zhī wài ， tā yǐ jīng zhī xiǎo le xiāo yáo 、 tài yì 、 chóng yǎn zhè sān gè xiū xiān jiè de míng hào 。
目前为止，除了玄黄界之外，他已经知晓了逍遥、太易、崇衍这三个修仙界的名号。
"But Eternity has already been destroyed. Whether Freedom and Primordial Eternity still exist is uncertain."
dàn yě jǐn xiàn yú cǐ le 。
但也仅限于此了。
Exerting his spirit energy to refine the colorful pearl, Li Fan focused most of his efforts on devouring the Five Elements Great Cavern.
chú le míng zì zhī wài ， qí nèi de jù tǐ qíng jǐng ， shí zài zhī zhī shèn shǎo 。
除了名字之外，其内的具体情景，实在知之甚少。
But soon, he noticed some anomalies.
“ ruò shì néng bǎi tuō xiān xū zhì gù ， dǎo shì kě yǐ yī tàn jiū jìng 。”
“若是能摆脱仙墟桎梏，倒是可以一探究竟。”
The rate at which the roots of the world were proliferating was nearly doubled!
“ bù guò ， chóng yǎn yǐ huǐ 。 xiāo yáo 、 tài yì liǎng jiè ， dào dǐ hái cún bù cún zài ， dào yě bù hǎo shuō 。”
“不过，崇衍已毁。逍遥、太易两界，到底还存不存在，倒也不好说。”
At this rate, it wouldn’t take more than a year to completely consume this Five Elements Great Cavern!
tǐ lì líng lì yǒng dòng ， màn màn liàn huà zhe qī cǎi yuán zhū de lǐ fán 。
体力灵力涌动，慢慢炼化着七彩圆珠的李凡。
"Wait?"
yòu jiāng jué dà duō shù de jīng lì ， huí dào le tūn shì wǔ xíng dà dòng tiān zhī shàng 。
又将绝大多数的精力，回到了吞噬五行大洞天之上。
During this period, Li Fan hadn't left. The only variable was the newly acquired colorful pearl.
zhǐ shì mò guò duō jiǔ ， lǐ fán jiù fā xiàn le xiē xǔ yì cháng 。
只是没过多久，李凡就发现了些许异常。
Li Fan was surprised and began to speculate about the cause of the changes.
tiān dì zhī gēn zēng zhí de sù dù ， bǐ qǐ zhī qián kuài le jī hū yí bèi ！
天地之根增殖的速度，比起之前快了几乎一倍！
After some time, he discovered the possible reason.
rú guǒ àn zhào zhè ge shì tou ， shèn zhì yào bù le yī nián ， jiù néng chè dǐ jiāng zhè chù wǔ xíng dà dòng tiān tūn shì le ！
如果按照这个势头，甚至要不了一年，就能彻底将这处五行大洞天吞噬了！
While refining the colorful pearl, a mysterious force nourished and transformed his spirit energy.
“ ń ？”
“嗯？”
This force made the roots of the world grow like they had received a great tonic, multiplying rapidly.
zhè duàn shí jiān ， lǐ fán méi yǒu wài chū 。
这段时间，李凡没有外出。
As Li Fan refined the colorful pearl further, this multiplication rate continued to increase, making him feel slightly alarmed.
wéi yī de biàn liàng ， jiù zài yú xīn dé dào de qī cǎi yuán zhū zhī shàng 。
唯一的变量，就在于新得到的七彩圆珠之上。
Like dark clouds being blown by fierce winds, Li Fan was eroding the Five Elements Great Cavern at an unimaginably terrifying speed.
lǐ fán xīn zhōng yǒu xiē jīng yì de tóng shí ， àn zì chuǎi mó 、 yán jiū qǐ le biàn huà de jù tǐ yuán yīn 。
李凡心中有些惊异的同时，暗自揣摩、研究起了变化的具体原因。
"If it weren’t for too many monsters in Xuanhuang World, I could have taken over that world within a dozen years using this method."
bù guò duō shí ， biàn fā xiàn le kě néng de yuán yóu 。
不过多时，便发现了可能的缘由。
Li Fan couldn't help but imagine such a scenario.
zài líng lì liàn huà qī cǎi yuán zhū de tóng shí ， yǒu zhǒng shén mì de lì liàng ， yě zài zī yǎng 、 gǎi zào zhe líng lì 。
在灵力炼化七彩圆珠的同时，有种神秘的力量，也在滋养、改造着灵力。
"What kind of mysterious force is this...?"
zhè gǔ lì liàng de jiā chí xià ， tiān dì zhī gēn fǎng fú dé dào le shén me dà bǔ zhī wù bān ， fēng kuáng de fán yǎn 。
这股力量的加持下，天地之根仿佛得到了什么大补之物般，疯狂的繁衍。
Li Fan carefully pondered and finally understood after seven days.
ér qiě suí zhe lǐ fán liàn huà qī cǎi yuán zhū de jìn dù de shēn rù ， zhè zhǒng fán yǎn de sù dù hái zài bù duàn shàng shēng 。
而且随着李凡炼化七彩圆珠的进度的深入，这种繁衍的速度还在不断上升。
"Primordial essence power from the world's origin?"
shèn zhì ràng shǐ zuò yǒng zhě de lǐ fán ， dōu yǒu diǎn xīn jīng ròu tiào 。
甚至让始作俑者的李凡，都有点心惊肉跳。
"The colorful light of the Eternity World was derived from the Dao, containing primordial essence. After being refined into a treasure, it retained these properties."
rú tóng bèi kuáng fēng chuī zhe de yīn yún yā jìng ， lǐ fán zài yǐ yī zhǒng jué nán xiǎng xiàng de kǒng bù sù dù ， qīn shí zhe wǔ xíng dà dòng tiān 。
如同被狂风吹着的阴云压境，李凡在以一种绝难想象的恐怖速度，侵蚀着五行大洞天。
"Ordinary combat or flight wouldn’t reveal its special attributes. But when it came into contact with the roots of the world, which are specifically used to devour and consume worlds, it reacted!"
“ rú guǒ bú shì xuán huáng jiè guài wù tài duō ， wǒ shèn zhì kě yǐ zài duǎn duǎn shí duō nián nèi ， jiāng xuán huáng jiè yòng zhè zhǒng fāng fǎ gěi jù wéi jǐ yǒu 。”
“如果不是玄黄界怪物太多，我甚至可以在短短十多年内，将玄黄界用这种方法给据为己有。”
"It acted like a catalyst, greatly enhancing the power of the roots and accelerating the consumption of the cavern."
lǐ fán xīn zhōng bù yóu de ， fú xiàn chū zhè zhǒng yù gǎn lái 。
李凡心中不由得，浮现出这种预感来。
"To be precise, the loss of primordial essence would have some impact on the power of the colorful pearl."
“ zhè gǔ shén mì lì liàng ， jiū jìng shì ……”
“这股神秘力量，究竟是……”
"However, this just sped up the process without any benefits."
lǐ fán zǐ xì tǐ wù 。
李凡仔细体悟。
"But for me..."
zú zú qī tiān zhī hòu ， zhè cái huǎng rán 。
足足七天之后，这才恍然。
"I couldn’t care less!"
“ shì jiè běn yuán zhī lì ？”
“世界本源之力？”
Li Fan understood.
“ chóng yǎn jiè qī cǎi tiān guāng ， nǎi shì tiān dào yǎn huà 。 yùn hán shì jiè běn yuán 。”
“崇衍界七彩天光，乃是天道衍化。蕴含世界本源。”
He then accelerated his extraction of primordial essence power.
“ bèi liàn huà zuò fǎ bǎo zhī hòu ， jiù yīn cǐ liú cún le xià lái 。”
“被炼化作法宝之后，就因此留存了下来。”
"If world origin power is beneficial during the Dantian stage,
“ pǔ tōng de duì dí 、 fēi dùn ， zhè zhǒng tè shū de shǔ xìng bú huì xiǎn xiàn 。 dàn shì ， dāng tā gēn tiān dì zhī gēn ， zhè zhǒng xīn fǎ zhuān mén yòng lái tūn tiān shí dì de fǎ mén xiāng jiē chù hòu ， jiù qǐ le fǎn yìng ！”
“普通的对敌、飞遁，这种特殊的属性不会显现。但是，当它跟天地之根，这种新法专门用来吞天食地的法门相接触后，就起了反应！”
will it still be helpful during the Spirit Transformation, Unity with Dao, and even Immortality stages?"
“ jiù xiàng cuī huà jì yì bān ， shǐ de tiān dì zhī gēn de lì liàng dà fú dù zēng qiáng ， jiā kuài le tūn shì dòng tiān de sù dù 。”
“就像催化剂一般，使得天地之根的力量大幅度增强，加快了吞噬洞天的速度。”
Looking at the increasingly vigorous tentacles, Li Fan pondered.
“ yán gé lái shuō ， shì jiè běn yuán de liú shì ， huì duì qī cǎi yuán zhū de wēi néng ， chǎn shēng yí dìng de yǐng xiǎng de 。”
“严格来说，世界本源的流逝，会对七彩圆珠的威能，产生一定的影响的。”
Using the power from another world to devour a world
“ zhǐ bù guò shì tí qián le shí jiān ér yǐ ， gēn běn dé bù cháng shī 。”
“只不过是提前了时间而已，根本得不偿失。”
should have been impossible. But due to the presence of this Fishing Pool treasure, it became possible.
“ dàn duì yú wǒ lái jiǎng ……”
“但对于我来讲……”
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“ gēn běn wú suǒ wèi ！”
“根本无所谓！”
That's two updates for today. Can't stay up late anymore.
lǐ fán xīn zhōng liǎo rán 。
李凡心中了然。
(End of chapter)
Returning to Haixuan Island, Ji Shaoli naturally received numerous invitations and requests for displays.
He paid them no mind.
"Too many eyes and ears. This incarnation is not suitable for going out at the moment. I should still close myself in for a while."
"But it's quite unexpected that the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance would actually send back the failed candidates from the Immortal Selection process." Ji Shaoli frowned, his mind filled with confusion.
If the Thirty-Three Pioneers' selection was truly important,
at least before the effects of the Immortal Selection process were fully realized, their identities should have been kept secret.
They shouldn't have sent those who failed back; instead, they should have hidden the true identities of the Thirty-Three Immortal Candidates.
But the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance had no such intention...
"They are irrelevant."
"Having these thirty-three people who meet the conditions is enough."
Ji Shaoli's eyes narrowed.
"Interesting. Let me see what kind of medicine the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance has in their gourd."
"It's time to put more pressure on the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance."
Sitting still on Haixuan Island, Ji Shaoli remained motionless.
In the Realm of the Five Elements, Lin Ling, following Li Fan’s instructions, went back to Nine Mountain State to contact the Five Elders' Association.
The representatives from the Five Elders' Association questioned why they hadn’t heard anything for so long.
Lin Ling, as per Li Fan's earlier instructions, informed them about the integration of the dazzling sphere with the strange powers of Heart Monkey and Mind Horse.
Although the representatives appeared calm on the surface,
Lin Ling could sense their intense psychological fluctuations.
After delivering a batch of supplies as gratitude, they inquired about the "Thirty-Three Immortal Candidates" plan.
Lin Ling dodged the question, giving vague answers.
Just when the representatives seemed disappointed, Lin Ling directly revealed a major piece of information:
"To counter the Five Elders' Association's watchful eyes, the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance has developed various world-sealing divine artifacts including the [Heaven-Splitting Cannon]. If you don’t take action soon, it might be too late."
Lin Ling repeated Li Fan’s words verbatim and transmitted a video.
A black pillar of destruction shot through dense white fog, annihilating everything in its path.
As the black pillar faded away, the void it left behind remained unfilled for a long time.
Its residual power kept other objects at bay.
Even with a blurry image, one could see the immense power of the Heaven-Splitting Cannon.
The representatives, despite their composure, couldn't hide their shock.
Taking a deep breath and bowing, they promised to offer great thanks in the future before leaving quickly.
Lin Ling watched them disappear and smirked.
Returning via the earth vein to report back.
In the Five Elements Great Cavern,
"How can I know if the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance has actually created this world-sealing divine artifact. But it doesn’t matter whether it’s real or not."
"The Five Elders' Association was already restless, but they were temporarily held off by the alliance's strange tactics."
"Resolving the dazzling sphere incident and with the threat of the Thirty-Three Immortal Candidates and the Heaven-Splitting Cannon, I believe they will choose to strike first."
"We just have to wait."
After receiving Lin Ling’s message, Li Fan pondered for a moment before shifting his attention.
In his dantian, a colorful pearl emitted divine light, dazzling and mesmerizing.
"Worthy of being a treasure refined from the light of an entire world."
"Mastering it completely won’t be easy."
Spirit energy enveloped the colorful pearl, and various images flashed before Li Fan’s eyes.
There were cultivators soaring among white clouds, and ordinary people living on the earth.
These were scenes from the long-extinct Eternity Cultivation World.
"A pity that time and space changed so abruptly. I can’t see the details."
Li Fan felt a tinge of regret.
So far, he knew three names of cultivation worlds: Xuanhuang, Freedom, and Primordial Eternity.
But beyond their names, little was known about them.
"Perhaps if I could break free from the Immortal Desolation's constraints, I could explore further."
"But Eternity has already been destroyed. Whether Freedom and Primordial Eternity still exist is uncertain."
Exerting his spirit energy to refine the colorful pearl, Li Fan focused most of his efforts on devouring the Five Elements Great Cavern.
But soon, he noticed some anomalies.
The rate at which the roots of the world were proliferating was nearly doubled!
At this rate, it wouldn’t take more than a year to completely consume this Five Elements Great Cavern!
"Wait?"
During this period, Li Fan hadn't left. The only variable was the newly acquired colorful pearl.
Li Fan was surprised and began to speculate about the cause of the changes.
After some time, he discovered the possible reason.
While refining the colorful pearl, a mysterious force nourished and transformed his spirit energy.
This force made the roots of the world grow like they had received a great tonic, multiplying rapidly.
As Li Fan refined the colorful pearl further, this multiplication rate continued to increase, making him feel slightly alarmed.
Like dark clouds being blown by fierce winds, Li Fan was eroding the Five Elements Great Cavern at an unimaginably terrifying speed.
"If it weren’t for too many monsters in Xuanhuang World, I could have taken over that world within a dozen years using this method."
Li Fan couldn't help but imagine such a scenario.
"What kind of mysterious force is this...?"
Li Fan carefully pondered and finally understood after seven days.
"Primordial essence power from the world's origin?"
"The colorful light of the Eternity World was derived from the Dao, containing primordial essence. After being refined into a treasure, it retained these properties."
"Ordinary combat or flight wouldn’t reveal its special attributes. But when it came into contact with the roots of the world, which are specifically used to devour and consume worlds, it reacted!"
"It acted like a catalyst, greatly enhancing the power of the roots and accelerating the consumption of the cavern."
"To be precise, the loss of primordial essence would have some impact on the power of the colorful pearl."
"However, this just sped up the process without any benefits."
"But for me..."
"I couldn’t care less!"
Li Fan understood.
He then accelerated his extraction of primordial essence power.
"If world origin power is beneficial during the Dantian stage,
will it still be helpful during the Spirit Transformation, Unity with Dao, and even Immortality stages?"
Looking at the increasingly vigorous tentacles, Li Fan pondered.
Using the power from another world to devour a world
should have been impossible. But due to the presence of this Fishing Pool treasure, it became possible.
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That's two updates for today. Can't stay up late anymore.
(End of chapter)