lǐ fán què bìng wèi nǎo nù 。
李凡却并未恼怒。
Li Fan did not get angry.
shǒu zhōng yǒng xiàn chū yī tuán chún cuì zhì jí de qī cǎi guāng huá 。
手中涌现出一团纯粹至极的七彩光华。
A ball of pure, dazzling multicolored light emerged from his hand and enveloped the one-eyed puppet.
jiāng dú yǎn xiǎo rén bāo guǒ zài nèi 。
将独眼小人包裹在内。
After Li Fan continuously compressed this seven-colored light, it almost merged into a single white color, transforming into a blinding white light. It was as if he had added a sun to his palm, illuminating the surrounding void with intense brightness.
zhè qī cǎi shén guāng ， jīng guò lǐ fán bù duàn 、 kè yì de yā suō 。
这七彩神光，经过李凡不断、刻意的压缩。
The yellow paper puppet within the white light seemed distorted due to the immense pressure. However, Li Fan continued to increase the output of the seven-colored light.
qī zhǒng guāng máng jī hū yào róng wèi yī sè 。
七种光芒几乎要融为一色。
With the Five Elements Profound Heaven as support, even though the Seven-Colored Jade Void Radiance had been damaged, it could still exert its full power.
biàn chéng yī tuán cì yǎn de bái guāng 。
变成一团刺眼的白光。
This seven-colored light was not a substance from the Xuanhuang Realm; after it began condensing, it continuously repelled all external objects. The one-eyed yellow paper puppet seemed to sense this danger and quickly moved its eye, looking at Li Fan as if it wanted to communicate with him.
jiù xiàng shǒu shàng duō le gè tài yáng ， jiāng zhōu wéi zhěng piàn xū kōng dōu zhào de bái chì wú bǐ 。
就像手上多了个太阳，将周围整片虚空都照的白炽无比。
But Li Fan ignored it completely, increasing the output of the seven-colored light even more.
bái guāng zhōng de huáng sè zhǐ rén ， yīn wèi jù dà yā lì de pái jǐ ， sì hū biàn dé yǒu xiē niǔ qū 。
白光中的黄色纸人，因为巨大压力的排挤，似乎变得有些扭曲。
Finally, when a single white ray reached its limit, it was like an explosive event from the beginning of time. In the blazing flames, the yellow paper puppet was completely burned away.
dàn lǐ fán réng zài jiā dà zhe qī cǎi shén guāng de shū chū 。
但李凡仍在加大着七彩神光的输出。
The weight on his heart finally lifted as Li Fan exhaled deeply and slowly retracted the seven-colored light into his body. He had just ascended to the Golden Core Realm but hadn't fully refined the Seven-Colored Jade Void Radiance yet. His actions were indeed a bit too strenuous for him at this point.
yǒu zhe wǔ xíng dòng tiān zuò wéi bǔ zú ， ràng jí biàn yǐ jīng shòu sǔn de qī cǎi yù xū liú guāng ， yě néng gòu zuì dà xiàn dù de fā huī zì jǐ yuán běn yīng yǒu de lì liàng 。
有着五行洞天作为补足，让即便已经受损的七彩玉虚鎏光，也能够最大限度的发挥自己原本应有的力量。
However, destroying the technique of the Ferrying Peril Sect was worth it.
qī cǎi shén guāng ， bù shǔ yú xuán huáng jiè zhī wù 。
七彩神光，不属于玄黄界之物。
"【Eternal Age of Tribulation】: Seek those destined for tribulation."
dāng tā kāi shǐ níng liàn zhī hòu ， jiù zài bù duàn pái chì zhe yī qiè wài wù 。
当它开始凝练之后，就在不断排斥着一切外物。
"It seems that yellow one-eyed puppet is their method to find those destined for tribulation."
huáng sè dú yǎn zhǐ rén ， sì hū yě zhōng yú gǎn shòu dào le wēi jī 。
黄色独眼纸人，似乎也终于感受到了危机。
"Worthy of being a sect mentioned in legends, using 'Ferrying Peril' as cultivation resources. Ordinary spells cannot even touch these puppets, let alone destroy them."
yǎn jīng zhuǎn dòng de fēi kuài ， kàn xiàng lǐ fán 。
眼睛转动的飞快，看向李凡。
"..."
sì hū yǒu zhe xiǎng yào jiāo liú de yì tú 。
似乎有着想要交流的意图。
"I wonder where these old fellows are hiding."
dàn lǐ fán què shì gēn běn bù yǔ lǐ cǎi 。
但李凡却是根本不予理睬。
Li Fan frowned slightly and pondered for a long time but came up with no solution. He decided to put this matter aside.
sī háo méi yǒu shōu shǒu de yì si ， zài dù jiā dà zhe qī cǎi shén guāng de shū chū gōng lǜ 。
丝毫没有收手的意思，再度加大着七彩神光的输出功率。
The Five Elements Profound Heaven had already been absorbed by Li Fan into his body, rendering the altered spatial coordinates useless.
zuì zhōng ， dāng yì diǎn bái máng róng liàn zhì jí xiàn zhī hòu 。
最终，当一点白芒熔炼至极限之后。
At that moment, Li Fan was actually in the void of Tianlin State.
jiù xiàng shì kāi tiān pì dì shí chǎn shēng de jù liè bào zhà ， zài huáng huáng zhī huǒ zhōng ， huáng sè fú zhǐ chè dǐ bèi fén shāo gān jìng 。
就像是开天辟地时产生的剧烈爆炸，在煌煌之火中，黄色符纸彻底被焚烧干净。
When he concealed his breathing and broke through the void to return to the Xuanhuang Realm, a sudden chill ran down his spine. He looked up at the sky.
xīn tóu yā zhe de yī kuài shí tou zhōng yú luò dì ， lǐ fán zhǎng shū yì kǒu qì ， huǎn huǎn jiāng qī cǎi shén guāng shōu huí tǐ nèi 。
心头压着的一块石头终于落地，李凡长舒一口气，缓缓将七彩神光收回体内。
Was it just an illusion? Li Fan seemed to see countless yellow paper puppets made from numerous yellow paper scrolls scattered throughout the Xuanhuang Realm, quietly staring with their single eye and observing the world.
cái jìn shēng yuán yīng ， hái méi yǒu chè dǐ liàn huà qī cǎi yù xū liú guāng 。
才晋升元婴，还没有彻底炼化七彩玉虚鎏光。
When he broke through the void and returned to the Xuanhuang Realm, they all seemed to sense him—the culprit who had destroyed one of them. They simultaneously turned their eyes towards Li Fan!
gāng gāng de jǔ dòng duì lǐ fán ér yán ， qí shí shì yǒu xiē chāo fù hè de 。
刚刚的举动对李凡而言，其实是有些超负荷的。
Locked under a million gazes, Li Fan's body stiffened instantly. However, before his mind could react, those gazes naturally disappeared.
bù guò zhōng yú jiāng zhè dù è zōng de shǒu duàn huǐ qù ， dào yě shì zhí de de 。
不过终于将这渡厄宗的手段毁去，倒也是值得的。
From start to finish, it felt like an illusion.
“【 yǒng héng jié shì 】， xún yīng jié zhī rén 。”
“【永恒劫世】，寻应劫之人。”
His stiffened body gradually returned to normal, but Li Fan's expression did not relax. He knew that what had just happened was real and not an illusion.
“ kàn lái nà huáng sè dú yǎn zhǐ rén ， jiù shì tā men xún zhǎo yīng jié zhī rén de fāng fǎ 。”
“看来那黄色独眼纸人，就是他们寻找应劫之人的方法。”
This Xuanhuang Realm must have been filled with these Ferrying Peril Sect puppets!
“ bù kuì shì chuán shuō zhōng ， yǐ 【 dù è 】 wèi xiū xíng zī liáng de zōng mén 。 xún cháng fǎ shù ， gēn běn wú fǎ chù jí zhè zhǐ rén 。 gèng bié tí jiāng tā men huǐ qù le 。”
“不愧是传说中，以【渡厄】为修行资粮的宗门。寻常法术，根本无法触及这纸人。更别提将它们毁去了。”
And they were doing this without anyone knowing!
“……”
“……”
Li Fan recalled his time as a mere mortal by the Great Xuan Abyss, nearly falling into a cliff due to the illusions. He had suddenly woken up from that illusion and escaped.
“ yě bù zhī dào ， zhè qún lǎo jiā huǒ jiū jìng duǒ zài nǎ lǐ 。”
“也不知道，这群老家伙究竟躲在哪里。”
Did this mean...
lǐ fán wēi wēi zhòu méi 。
李凡微微皱眉。
Was there also a yellow one-eyed puppet in the Xuan Realm?
sī lǜ liáng jiǔ ， zhōng jiū shì méi yǒu tóu xù 。
思虑良久，终究是没有头绪。
Thinking about how he might have been watched by these Ferrying Peril Sect cultivators all along, Li Fan felt a chill run down his spine.
jué dìng xiān jiāng cǐ shì fàng xià 。
决定先将此事放下。
But after so many experiences, he did not lose his composure. After analyzing the situation, he gradually calmed down.
wǔ xíng dà dòng tiān yǐ jīng bèi lǐ fán tūn shì jìn rù tǐ nèi ， nà bèi gǎi biàn le duì jiē zuò biāo dì tōng dào zì rán yě jiù shī xiào le 。
五行大洞天已经被李凡吞噬进入体内，那被改变了对接坐标的通道自然也就失效了。
Firstly, each one-eyed puppet could only monitor a limited range. Otherwise, there would be no need for so many paper scrolls to cover the entire Xuanhuang Realm.
cǐ kè de lǐ fán ， qí shí wèi yú tiān líng zhōu de xū kōng zhī zhōng 。
此刻的李凡，其实位于天灵州的虚空之中。
Secondly, these Ferrying Peril Sect puppets seemed to have no other functions besides monitoring.
dāng tā yǐn nì le shēn xī ， pò kāi xū kōng ， chóng xīn fǎn huí xuán huáng jiè de shùn jiān 。
当他隐匿了身息，破开虚空，重新返回玄黄界的瞬间。
The Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance and the Five Elders Association must know about these yellow paper scrolls but finding a way to destroy them would be difficult. They probably chose to ignore them instead.
yī zhèn máo gǔ sǒng rán de gǎn jué ， hū de zì tā xīn tóu yǒng xiàn 。
一阵毛骨悚然的感觉，忽的自他心头涌现。
"Of course, why would the headquarters of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance be built inside the Heavenly Xuan Mirror rather than in the Xuanhuang Realm?"
lǐ fán tái shǒu cháo zhe tiān dì jiān wàng qù 。
李凡抬首朝着天地间望去。
"Perhaps they wanted to avoid this annoying yellow paper."
bù zhī dào shì bú shì tā de cuò jué ， lǐ fán fǎng fú kàn dào le ， yóu wú shù zhāng huáng sè fú zhǐ zhì zuò ér chéng de dú yǎn xiǎo rén 。
不知道是不是他的错觉，李凡仿佛看到了，由无数张黄色符纸制作而成的独眼小人。
"And Sister Zhao's One Heart Dao Sect is also in a separate space."
fēn bù zài xuán huáng jiè de měi yí gè jiǎo luò 。
分布在玄黄界的每一个角落。
Li Fan recalled his encounter with the One Heart Dao Sect when he almost joined it.
wú rén fā xiàn zhōng ， jìng jìng de dèng dà le tā nà zhǐ dú yǎn ， guān chá zhe shì jiè 。
无人发现中，静静的瞪大了它那只独眼，观察着世界。
"This Ferrying Peril Sect has such low quality."
dāng lǐ fán pò kōng huí dào xuán huáng jiè de chà nà ， tā men sì hū gǎn yìng dào le ， zhè ge céng jiāng tā men zhōng yī yuán pò huài de zuì kuí huò shǒu 。
当李凡破空回到玄黄界的刹那，它们似乎感应到了，这个曾将它们中一员破坏的罪魁祸首。
Over countless lifetimes, Li Fan had seen figures like Mo Shi, Heavenly Healer, Ruo Mu, White Master, and True Immortal. Although each time was fraught with danger, Li Fan always held these true powerhouses in awe.
qí qí zhuǎn dòng zhuó yǎn jīng ， cháo zhe lǐ fán kàn lái ！
齐齐转动着眼睛，朝着李凡看来！
Their actions indeed matched their status as experts. Even if he died at the hands of any of them due to a mistake, Li Fan would not harbor resentment; he would just blame himself for being too careless or lacking skill.
bèi qiān wàn dào mù guāng suǒ dìng ， lǐ fán shùn jiān shēn qū yī jiāng 。
被千万道目光锁定，李凡瞬间身躯一僵。
But this time, Li Fan was genuinely disgusted.
rán ér ， nǎo hǎi zhōng hái zhēn hái wèi hū chū ， nà xiē shì xiàn jiù zì rán xiāo shī bú jiàn le 。
然而，脑海中还真还未呼出，那些视线就自然消失不见了。
Whoever knew that such a wonderful Xuanhuang Realm had so many yellow paper scrolls stuck all over it, their mood wouldn't be good at all. Even during the 114th lifetime when the Xuan Network descended, it was still done openly and directly.
cóng shǐ zhì zhōng ， jiù xiàng shì lǐ fán de cuò jué yì bān 。
从始至终，就像是李凡的错觉一般。
The green sky, while strange, was far better than these countless, densely packed yellow paper scrolls covering the entire realm!
jiāng zhù de shēn qū zhú jiàn huī fù zhèng cháng ， lǐ fán de miàn sè què qīng sōng bù qǐ lái 。
僵住的身躯逐渐恢复正常，李凡的面色却轻松不起来。
Recalling that brief glimpse, Li Fan felt a desire to completely remove them.
tā zhī dào ， gāng gāng shùn jiān fā shēng de nà yí mù ， gēn běn bú shì shén me cuò jué 。
他知道，刚刚瞬间发生的那一幕，根本不是什么错觉。
But...
ér shì zhēn shí fā shēng de 。
而是真实发生的。
It was just a thought. After so many years, if the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance had allowed these puppets to exist, it meant that removing them would not be easy. Who wanted to live under someone's constant watch?
zhè xuán huáng jiè nèi ， jìng rán bèi zhè dù è zōng de rén ， chā mǎn le yǎn ！
这玄黄界内，竟然被这渡厄宗的人，插满了眼！
"Ferrying Peril Sect, Ferrying Peril Sect..."
ér qiě ， shì zài jī hū wú rén zhī xiǎo de qíng kuàng xià ！
而且，是在几乎无人知晓的情况下！
A fierce glint flashed in Li Fan's eyes as he first thought of actively seeking out the Ferrying Peril Sect.
lǐ fán yòu bù jīn xiǎng dào le ， zì jǐ hái shì fán rén 、 zài dà xuán xū yuān biān 。
李凡又不禁想到了，自己还是凡人、在大玄墟渊边。
"Other matters can wait for now."
chà diǎn bèi shēn yuān zhōng de huàn jìng suǒ gǔ huò ， yào zhuì rù xuán yá de shí hòu 。
差点被深渊中的幻境所蛊惑，要坠入悬崖的时候。
"At least, I need to address this ongoing surveillance."
què shì hū de tóng yàng bèi huàn jìng suǒ jīng xǐng 。
却是忽的同样被幻境所惊醒。
Li Fan thought to himself. A new doubt emerged in his mind.
táo guò yī jié 。
逃过一劫。
What exactly did these Ferrying Peril Sect people want?
zhè shì fǒu shuō míng ……
这是否说明……
He had experienced many endings in the Xuanhuang Realm and even witnessed its destruction. But he had never seen a true Ferrying Peril Sect cultivator appear, no matter which direction the realm's future took.
jiù lián xuán jiè ， yě bèi qí sàn bō 、 gù dìng le yī zhāng huáng sè dú yǎn zhǐ rén ？
就连玄界，也被其散播、固定了一张黄色独眼纸人？
"Are they waiting for those destined to face tribulation? Are they watching until all tribulations pass?"
yī xiǎng dào ， zì jǐ yì zhí yǐ lái de jǔ dòng ， hěn kě néng dōu bèi zhè mù hòu de dù è zōng xiū shì kàn de yì qīng èr chǔ 。
一想到，自己一直以来的举动，很可能都被这幕后的渡厄宗修士看的一清二楚。
Feeling the faint gazes from the surroundings, Li Fan's thoughts fluctuated. After a long time, he flew towards Jiushan State to meet with the Five Elders Association.
lǐ fán xīn zhōng jiù bù yóu fú xiàn chū yī sī liáng yì 。
李凡心中就不由浮现出一丝凉意。
(End of Chapter)
Li Fan did not get angry.
A ball of pure, dazzling multicolored light emerged from his hand and enveloped the one-eyed puppet.
After Li Fan continuously compressed this seven-colored light, it almost merged into a single white color, transforming into a blinding white light. It was as if he had added a sun to his palm, illuminating the surrounding void with intense brightness.
The yellow paper puppet within the white light seemed distorted due to the immense pressure. However, Li Fan continued to increase the output of the seven-colored light.
With the Five Elements Profound Heaven as support, even though the Seven-Colored Jade Void Radiance had been damaged, it could still exert its full power.
This seven-colored light was not a substance from the Xuanhuang Realm; after it began condensing, it continuously repelled all external objects. The one-eyed yellow paper puppet seemed to sense this danger and quickly moved its eye, looking at Li Fan as if it wanted to communicate with him.
But Li Fan ignored it completely, increasing the output of the seven-colored light even more.
Finally, when a single white ray reached its limit, it was like an explosive event from the beginning of time. In the blazing flames, the yellow paper puppet was completely burned away.
The weight on his heart finally lifted as Li Fan exhaled deeply and slowly retracted the seven-colored light into his body. He had just ascended to the Golden Core Realm but hadn't fully refined the Seven-Colored Jade Void Radiance yet. His actions were indeed a bit too strenuous for him at this point.
However, destroying the technique of the Ferrying Peril Sect was worth it.
"【Eternal Age of Tribulation】: Seek those destined for tribulation."
"It seems that yellow one-eyed puppet is their method to find those destined for tribulation."
"Worthy of being a sect mentioned in legends, using 'Ferrying Peril' as cultivation resources. Ordinary spells cannot even touch these puppets, let alone destroy them."
"..."
"I wonder where these old fellows are hiding."
Li Fan frowned slightly and pondered for a long time but came up with no solution. He decided to put this matter aside.
The Five Elements Profound Heaven had already been absorbed by Li Fan into his body, rendering the altered spatial coordinates useless.
At that moment, Li Fan was actually in the void of Tianlin State.
When he concealed his breathing and broke through the void to return to the Xuanhuang Realm, a sudden chill ran down his spine. He looked up at the sky.
Was it just an illusion? Li Fan seemed to see countless yellow paper puppets made from numerous yellow paper scrolls scattered throughout the Xuanhuang Realm, quietly staring with their single eye and observing the world.
When he broke through the void and returned to the Xuanhuang Realm, they all seemed to sense him—the culprit who had destroyed one of them. They simultaneously turned their eyes towards Li Fan!
Locked under a million gazes, Li Fan's body stiffened instantly. However, before his mind could react, those gazes naturally disappeared.
From start to finish, it felt like an illusion.
His stiffened body gradually returned to normal, but Li Fan's expression did not relax. He knew that what had just happened was real and not an illusion.
This Xuanhuang Realm must have been filled with these Ferrying Peril Sect puppets!
And they were doing this without anyone knowing!
Li Fan recalled his time as a mere mortal by the Great Xuan Abyss, nearly falling into a cliff due to the illusions. He had suddenly woken up from that illusion and escaped.
Did this mean...
Was there also a yellow one-eyed puppet in the Xuan Realm?
Thinking about how he might have been watched by these Ferrying Peril Sect cultivators all along, Li Fan felt a chill run down his spine.
But after so many experiences, he did not lose his composure. After analyzing the situation, he gradually calmed down.
Firstly, each one-eyed puppet could only monitor a limited range. Otherwise, there would be no need for so many paper scrolls to cover the entire Xuanhuang Realm.
Secondly, these Ferrying Peril Sect puppets seemed to have no other functions besides monitoring.
The Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance and the Five Elders Association must know about these yellow paper scrolls but finding a way to destroy them would be difficult. They probably chose to ignore them instead.
"Of course, why would the headquarters of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance be built inside the Heavenly Xuan Mirror rather than in the Xuanhuang Realm?"
"Perhaps they wanted to avoid this annoying yellow paper."
"And Sister Zhao's One Heart Dao Sect is also in a separate space."
Li Fan recalled his encounter with the One Heart Dao Sect when he almost joined it.
"This Ferrying Peril Sect has such low quality."
Over countless lifetimes, Li Fan had seen figures like Mo Shi, Heavenly Healer, Ruo Mu, White Master, and True Immortal. Although each time was fraught with danger, Li Fan always held these true powerhouses in awe.
Their actions indeed matched their status as experts. Even if he died at the hands of any of them due to a mistake, Li Fan would not harbor resentment; he would just blame himself for being too careless or lacking skill.
But this time, Li Fan was genuinely disgusted.
Whoever knew that such a wonderful Xuanhuang Realm had so many yellow paper scrolls stuck all over it, their mood wouldn't be good at all. Even during the 114th lifetime when the Xuan Network descended, it was still done openly and directly.
The green sky, while strange, was far better than these countless, densely packed yellow paper scrolls covering the entire realm!
Recalling that brief glimpse, Li Fan felt a desire to completely remove them.
But...
It was just a thought. After so many years, if the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance had allowed these puppets to exist, it meant that removing them would not be easy. Who wanted to live under someone's constant watch?
"Ferrying Peril Sect, Ferrying Peril Sect..."
A fierce glint flashed in Li Fan's eyes as he first thought of actively seeking out the Ferrying Peril Sect.
"Other matters can wait for now."
"At least, I need to address this ongoing surveillance."
Li Fan thought to himself. A new doubt emerged in his mind.
What exactly did these Ferrying Peril Sect people want?
He had experienced many endings in the Xuanhuang Realm and even witnessed its destruction. But he had never seen a true Ferrying Peril Sect cultivator appear, no matter which direction the realm's future took.
"Are they waiting for those destined to face tribulation? Are they watching until all tribulations pass?"
Feeling the faint gazes from the surroundings, Li Fan's thoughts fluctuated. After a long time, he flew towards Jiushan State to meet with the Five Elders Association.
(End of Chapter)