“ xiǎng yào kuī tàn wǒ de mì mì ， jiù yào zuò hǎo fù chū cǎn liè dài jià de xīn lǐ zhǔn bèi 。”
“想要窥探我的秘密，就要做好付出惨烈代价的心理准备。”
"To窥探我的秘密，你必须做好付出惨烈代价的心理准备."
bù tí nà lìng chū jiàn zhī rén fáng bù shèng fáng de “ rú wǒ ” néng lì ， chuán fǎ zhě jiǎng de shí jì zhàn lì ， bìng méi yǒu lǐ fán xiǎng xiàng zhōng de nà me qiáng 。
不提那令初见之人防不胜防的“如我”能力，传法者蒋的实际战力，并没有李凡想象中的那么强。
The "As I Am" ability, which made the initial encounter so unpredictable for those who met him, did not mean that Transcendental Instructor Jiang's actual combat strength was as formidable as Li Fan had imagined.
zuì qǐ mǎ ， hái yǒu zhū duō hòu shǒu méi yǒu dòng yòng ， guāng shì kào zhe nà bǎi wàn shén mó de shén niàn jí hé ， lǐ fán jiù jiāng qí qīng yì jī kuì ！
最起码，还有诸多后手没有动用，光是靠着那百万神魔的神念集合，李凡就将其轻易击溃！
At least, there were still many backup plans he hadn't used yet. Just relying on the combined divine consciousness of a million demons and gods, Li Fan easily defeated him!
“ jiù suàn bù sǐ ， yě shì zhòng shāng ！”
“就算不死，也是重伤！”
"Even if you don't die, you'll be severely injured!"
gèng guān jiàn de ， shì bèi sòng rù duì fāng shén niàn zhōng de nà huī sè méi bān ！
更关键的，是被送入对方神念中的那灰色霉斑！
The more critical issue was that gray mold spot sent into his divine consciousness.
zhī qián bèi lǐ fán yòng yì shòu xuè ròu péi yǎng chū lái 、 bìng yòng qī cǎi shén guāng fēng yìn de fēn liè xiǎo xíng méi bān ， cǐ shí zhōng yú bèi lǐ fán dàng zuò miè shì wǔ qì shǐ chū 。
之前被李凡用异兽血肉培养出来、并用七彩神光封印的分裂小型霉斑，此时终于被李凡当做灭世武器使出。
Previously, Li Fan had cultivated this small, split mold using strange beast flesh and sealed it with seven-color divine light. Now, he finally used it as a world-destroying weapon.
méi cuò ， zhī qián lǐ fán dí què shì zhēn de bù zhī bù jué jiān zhe le dào le ！
没错，之前李凡的确是真的不知不觉间着了道了！
Indeed, Li Fan had unknowingly fallen for the trick earlier!
zhēn de bǎ zì jǐ dàng chéng le nà wèi chuán fǎ zhě 。
真的把自己当成了那位传法者。
He really did consider himself to be that Transcendental Instructor.
hǎo zài tā xiàng lái shuō huà xǐ huān zhē zhē yǎn yǎn 、 yún lǐ wù lǐ 。 suǒ yǐ zài bèi duì fāng tào huà de guò chéng zhōng ， dí què bào lù le xǔ duō zì shēn de mì mì 。
好在他向来说话喜欢遮遮掩掩、云里雾里。所以在被对方套话的过程中，的确暴露了许多自身的秘密。
Fortunately, he was always vague when speaking. So during this conversation, he did reveal many of his secrets.
dàn què bào lù de bù suàn duō 。
但却暴露的不算多。
But not too many.
bào lù le shēn chù líng mù jiè de shì shí 。 dàn líng mù jiè shì lǐ fán zì jǐ wèi cǐ fāng xiǎo shì jiè qǔ de míng zì ， bìng bù wèi wài jiè suǒ zhī 。
暴露了身处灵木界的事实。但灵木界是李凡自己为此方小世界取的名字，并不为外界所知。
He revealed that he resided in the Spiritwood World, but few outsiders knew about it. The Spiritwood World existed among countless other Xuanhuang worlds; which one was Li Fan's?
xuán huáng xiǎo shì jiè wú shù ， nǎ ge yòu shì líng mù jiè ？
玄黄小世界无数，哪个又是灵木界？
A million demons and gods, although derived from the Three Calamities and Hundred Tribulations Divine Technique, were merely a transformation. Their fundamental prototype was the Three Perils Ghostly Record. Thus, calling them a secret technique of the Xuanhe World or an inheritance of the Immortal Realm wasn't wrong.
bǎi wàn shén mó ， suī shuō shì xiū xíng yǎn fǎ jué tuī yǎn chū de 【 sān zāi bǎi jié míng shén fǎ 】 dài lái de ， dàn zhǐ bù guò shì xíng biàn ér yǐ 。 qí gēn běn yuán xíng nǎi shì 【 sān wēi guǐ shén míng yōu lù 】。 suǒ yǐ shuō shì xuán tiān mì shù ， xiān jiè yí chuán yě méi yǒu cuò 。
百万神魔，虽说是修行衍法珏推衍出的【三灾百劫明神法】带来的，但只不过是形变而已。其根本原型乃是【三危鬼神冥幽录】。所以说是玄天秘术，仙界遗传也没有错。
He revealed that Mo Rujin had infiltrated the upper echelons of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance, but they only knew his name.
bào lù le mò rú bīn qián rù wàn xiān méng gāo céng de shì shí ， dàn duì fāng zhǐ zhī dào mò rú bīn zhè ge míng zì 。
暴露了墨儒斌潜入万仙盟高层的事实，但对方只知道墨儒斌这个名字。
As for who Mo Rujin was...
zhì yú mò rú bīn shì shuí ……
至于墨儒斌是谁……
Well, there were so many people at the alliance headquarters; he could guess one by one.
fǎn zhèng xiān méng zǒng bù nà me duō rén ， yí gè gè qù cāi ba 。
反正仙盟总部那么多人，一个个去猜吧。
He revealed that he knew about the Starving Immortal in the Immortal Void and had the ability to drag Xuanhuang into its demise...
bào lù le zì jǐ zhī xiǎo xiān xū zhī zhōng jī xiān de cún zài ， zhī dào zì jǐ yǒu lā zhe xuán huáng jiè yì qǐ péi zàng de néng lì ……
暴露了自己知晓仙墟之中饥仙的存在，知道自己有拉着玄黄界一起陪葬的能力……
This wasn't necessarily a bad thing. It served as an invisible deterrent.
zhè fǎn dào bú shì shén me huài shì 。 fǎn ér shì zhǒng wú xíng de wēi shè 。
这反倒不是什么坏事。反而是种无形的威慑。
The most critical revelation was Li Fan's exposure of the existence of "Truly Real."
zhēn zhèng yào mìng de ， shì lǐ fán bào lù le 【 hái zhēn 】 de cún zài 。
真正要命的，是李凡暴露了【还真】的存在。
That was why, upon waking up, he immediately released the long-sealed gray mold spot as a counterattack.
zhè yě shì lǐ fán wèi hé zài qīng xǐng guò lái zhī hòu ， lì kè fàng chū le fēng yìn xǔ jiǔ de huī sè méi bān zuò wéi fǎn jī de yuán yīn 。
这也是李凡为何在清醒过来之后，立刻放出了封印许久的灰色霉斑作为反击的原因。
And not using Truly Real right away...
ér zhī suǒ yǐ méi yǒu lì kè hái zhēn ……
而之所以没有立刻还真……
Li Fan carefully observed his opponent's reaction again.
lǐ fán zài dù zǐ xì huí kàn zhe duì fāng dāng shí de fǎn yìng 。
李凡再度仔细回看着对方当时的反应。
"Mostly confusion; no shock or surprise."
“ shì yí huò jū duō ， méi yǒu shén me zhèn jīng 、 jīng xǐ 。”
“是疑惑居多，没有什么震惊、惊喜。”
"He knows I have 'Truly Real,' but doesn't know its specific uses."
“ zhǐ zhī xiǎo wǒ yǒu 【 hái zhēn 】， bù zhī dào hái zhēn de jù tǐ yòng chǔ 。”
“只知晓我有【还真】，不知道还真的具体用处。”
Of course, it was possible that he would eventually realize the truth soon enough.
“ dāng rán ， yě bù pái chú tā rì hòu bù jiǔ huì xǐng wù guò lái de kě néng 。”
“当然，也不排除他日后不久会醒悟过来的可能。”
Provided he could survive long enough.
“ qián tí shì tā néng jiān chí huó zhe 。”
“前提是他能坚持活着。”
After much contemplation, Li Fan decided to observe and wait. He would see how the Xuanhuang World developed next.
lǐ fán chén yín xǔ jiǔ ， hái shì jué dìng xiān jìng guān qí biàn ， kàn kàn xuán huáng jiè jiē xià lái jù tǐ fā zhǎn zài shuō 。
李凡沉吟许久，还是决定先静观其变，看看玄黄界接下来具体发展再说。
After all, his mind was now united with the Spiritwood World's universe. If a great enemy came knocking, he had ample time to use Truly Real calmly.
bì jìng tā xiàn zài xīn shén yǔ líng mù jiè tiān dì hé yī ， ruò shì zhēn de yù dào dà dí zhǎo shàng mén ， yě yǒu chōng yù de shí jiān néng gòu cóng róng 【 hái zhēn 】。
毕竟他现在心神与灵木界天地合一，若是真的遇到大敌找上门，也有充裕的时间能够从容【还真】。
"Those million consciousness demons can't be kept."
“ zhì yú nà bǎi wàn niàn tou shén mó ， shì zhēn de bù néng yào le 。”
“至于那百万念头神魔，是真的不能要了。”
Li Fan issued recall commands without hesitation. Silver threads representing the dominion and control of these demons flew out from countless demonic spirits in his识海 (spirit sea). After extracting them, what remained were mere empty shells.
miàn duì zhè gǔ qiáng dà zhì jí de lì liàng ， lǐ fán méi yǒu sī háo yóu yù ， fā chū le zhào huí de zhǐ lìng 。
面对这股强大至极的力量，李凡没有丝毫犹豫，发出了召回的指令。
Though they still had some semblance of divine body strength, they were无知无识 (without knowledge or consciousness), acting purely on instinct, and no longer receiving Li Fan's expansion and proliferation commands.
cóng shí hǎi zhōng de wú shù mó shén shēn shàng ， fēi chū yī dào dào yín sè sī xiàn 。 nà dài biǎo zhe zhǔ zǎi 、 cāo zòng zhè xiē shén mó de yì niàn néng liàng 。
从识海中的无数魔神身上，飞出一道道银色丝线。那代表着主宰、操纵这些神魔的意念能量。
The Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance would have to suppress them, but it wouldn't require as much effort.
lǐ fán jiāng qí chōu chū zhī hòu ， shèng xià de jiù zhǐ shì yī jù kōng ké 。
李凡将其抽出之后，剩下的就只是一具空壳。
Before the final moment, Li Fan explained his decision to Mo Rujin before completely severing ties with these demons.
suī rán yī jiù yǒu zhe miǎn qiǎng suàn shì huà shén de zhàn lì ， dàn wú zhī wú shí 、 quán píng běn néng xíng shì ， ér qiě yě méi yǒu le lǐ fán kuò zhǎn 、 zēng zhí de zhǐ lìng 。
虽然依旧有着勉强算是化神的战力，但无知无识、全凭本能行事，而且也没有了李凡扩展、增殖的指令。
"Using a million cultivators' consciousness as a breeding ground, my divine awareness nearly doubled in just a short time."
wàn xiān méng xiǎng yào jiāng tā men zhèn yā ， suī rán yī jiù yào fèi yī fān gōng fu ， dàn huā fèi de dài jià què méi yǒu nà me dà le 。
万仙盟想要将他们镇压，虽然依旧要费一番功夫，但花费的代价却没有那么大了。
Li Fan couldn't help but sigh after checking the extracted energy.
zuì hòu shí kè ， lǐ fán xiàng mò rú bīn jiǎng shù le zì jǐ de jué dìng 。
最后时刻，李凡向墨儒斌讲述了自己的决定。
"Surely it's an unparalleled technique, too bad I can't use it often."
ér hòu jiù chè dǐ duàn kāi yǔ zhè xiē shén mó de guān lián 。
而后就彻底断开与这些神魔的关联。
"Now, let me see how the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance will respond to these remaining demons and that fatal gray mold spot."
“ yǐ bǎi wàn xiū shì de shí hǎi wèi wēn chuáng ， duǎn duǎn shí jiān nèi ， wǒ de shén shí qiáng dù jū rán jìn hū zēng zhǎng le kuài yí bèi 。”
“以百万修士的识海为温床，短短时间内，我的神识强度居然近乎增长了快一倍。”
"I hope they can prolong their efforts for a few more years."
lǐ fán zài shōu huí yì niàn néng liàng hòu jiǎn chá le yī fān ， bù jīn wēi wēi gǎn tàn dào 。
李凡在收回意念能量后检查了一番，不禁微微感叹道。
Li Fan remained seated in the Spiritwood World, closely monitoring changes there through the faithful of Red Dust Compassionate True Immortal.
“ guǒ rán shì wú shàng miào fǎ ， kě xī bù néng cháng yòng 。”
“果然是无上妙法，可惜不能常用。”
At the alliance headquarters, in the Void Realm.
“ jiē xià lái ， jiù ràng wǒ kàn kàn ， miàn duì cán cún de shén mó yǐ jí nà zhì mìng de huī sè méi bān ， wàn xiān méng jiū jìng huì zěn me yìng duì ba 。”
“接下来，就让我看看，面对残存的神魔以及那致命的灰色霉斑，万仙盟究竟会怎么应对吧。”
Transcendental Instructor Jiang, who had been defeated by Li Fan, reappeared. His appearance was vastly different from his youthful form.
“ xī wàng tā men néng duō jiā chí jǐ nián 。”
“希望他们能多加持几年。”
His face resembled cracked earth with numerous cracks. His hair turned mostly white. More terrifyingly, some of his flesh became indistinct and vanished into thin air as it writhed.
lǐ fán zuò dìng líng mù jiè bù dòng ， zhǐ shì tōng guò hóng chén cí bēi zhēn xiān de xìn tú men ， mì qiè jiān dū zhe xuán huáng jiè de biàn huà 。
李凡坐定灵木界不动，只是通过红尘慈悲真仙的信徒们，密切监督着玄黄界的变化。
Despite his best efforts to support himself, Transcendental Instructor Jiang had become nearly a thousand holes.
xiān méng zǒng bù ， guī xū yī jiè 。
仙盟总部，归墟一界。
But he didn't seek help from other instructors.
bèi lǐ fán jī kuì de chuán fǎ zhě jiǎng ， chóng xīn xiǎn chū shēn xíng 。
被李凡击溃的传法者蒋，重新显出身形。
He knew the gray mold spot's extremely contagious nature. If not for him being trapped by his own body, using all his strength to barely contain it; and if not for this being the Void Realm, where nothing existed except him, the gray mold spot would have spread...
cǐ kè tā de xíng xiàng ， yǐ jīng gēn zhī qián de shào nián láng mú yàng dà bù xiāng tóng 。
此刻他的形象，已经跟之前的少年郎模样大不相同。
Perhaps the entire Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance and Xuanhuang World were already in ruins.
liǎn shàng wǎn rú jūn liè de dà dì bān ， chū xiàn le dào dào liè hén 。
脸上宛如龟裂的大地般，出现了道道裂痕。
With life on the brink of extinction, Transcendental Instructor Jiang's face showed no fear. He calmly analyzed: "The divine script is very similar to that 'Disorder' technique. They must be related..."
tóu fà yě shì biàn dé mǎn shì huā bái 。
头发也是变得满是花白。
"Could it be that the calamity back then was related to the Xuanhe Sect? Impossible..."
gèng wéi kě bù de shì ， tā de yī bù fèn xuè ròu ， biàn dé yǒu xiē mó hú bù qīng 。
更为可怖的是，他的一部分血肉，变得有些模糊不清。
Transcendental Instructor Jiang's face was filled with confusion and不解 (ununderstanding).
suí zhe zhèn zhèn rú dòng ， jiù zhè yàng píng kōng xiāo shī zài le shì jiè shàng 。
随着阵阵蠕动，就这样凭空消失在了世界上。
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jí biàn tā yǐ jīng jié lì zhī chí ， chuán fǎ zhě jiǎng yě jìn hū biàn dé qiān chuāng bǎi kǒng 。
即便他已经竭力支持，传法者蒋也近乎变得千疮百孔。
Soon, Transcendental Instructor Jiang was completely consumed by the gray mold spot.
dàn chuán fǎ zhě jiǎng què méi yǒu zhǎo qí tā chuán fǎ zhě xún qiú bāng zhù 。
但传法者蒋却没有找其他传法者寻求帮助。
Only a writhing grayish-yellow shadow remained, attempting to spread around.
yīn wèi tā zhī dào ， dǎo zhì zhè yī qiè de huī sè méi bān ， hái yǒu zhe jí qiáng de chuán rǎn xìng 。
因为他知道，导致这一切的灰色霉斑，还有着极强的传染性。
But in the Void Realm, there was only emptiness.
ruò bú shì tā zì shēn wèi láo lóng ， yòng tǐ nèi de quán bù lì liàng jiāng qí miǎn qiǎng xiàn zhì zhù 。 ruò bú shì cǐ chù nǎi shì guī xū yī jiè ， chú le tā zhī wài ， zhōu wéi jiù shì chè dǐ xū wú 。 zhè huī sè méi bān gēn běn méi yǒu chuán bō de tú jìng ……
若不是他自身为牢笼，用体内的全部力量将其勉强限制住。若不是此处乃是归墟一界，除了他之外，周围就是彻底虚无。这灰色霉斑根本没有传播的途径……
Thus, the gray mold spot could only be confined within this small world and remain stagnant.
kǒng pà cǐ kè de wàn xiān méng 、 nǎi zhì xuán huáng jiè ， yǐ jīng shì shēng líng tú tàn le 。
恐怕此刻的万仙盟、乃至玄黄界，已经是生灵涂炭了。
After an indeterminate amount of time, a powerful wave swept through the Void Realm at a constant speed. The gray mold spot seemed to sense something, boiling like water being heated. It rapidly expanded.
shēng mìng jí jiāng zǒu dào jìn tóu ， chuán fǎ zhě jiǎng de liǎn shàng bù zhī wèi hé què méi yǒu yī sī de kǒng jù 。
生命即将走到尽头，传法者蒋的脸上不知为何却没有一丝的恐惧。
It appeared as if it formed a huge grayish-yellow-white paper, attempting to dominate the entire Void Realm.
réng rán shì shí fēn lěng jìng de fēn xī zhe ：“ xiān jiā zhuàn zì ， gēn nà 【 luàn 】 zì jué jié gòu shí fēn xiāng sì 。 yīng gāi tóng zōng tóng yuán ……”
仍然是十分冷静的分析着：“仙家篆字，跟那【乱】字诀结构十分相似。应该同宗同源……”
But something strange happened.
“ nán bù chéng dāng nián de jié nàn gēn xuán tiān jiào yǒu guān ？ bù kě néng a ……”
“难不成当年的劫难跟玄天教有关？不可能啊……”
The gray mold spot, which had caused the destruction of an entire cultivation realm and terrified Li Fan, vanished instantly!
chuán fǎ zhě jiǎng de liǎn shàng yǒu zhe tài duō de yí huò 、 bù jiě 。
传法者蒋的脸上有着太多的疑惑、不解。
The Void Realm returned to its previous state of emptiness.
bù jiǔ zhī hòu ， chuán fǎ zhě jiǎng zhōng jiū shì chè dǐ bèi huī sè méi bān suǒ tūn shì 。
不久之后，传法者蒋终究是彻底被灰色霉斑所吞噬。
No...
zhǐ liú xià le yī dà kuài rú dòng de huī huáng sè yīn yǐng ， shì tú cháo zhe zhōu wéi kuò sàn 。
只留下了一大块蠕动的灰黄色阴影，试图朝着周围扩散。
Apart from emptiness, there was another existence in the Void Realm.
dàn guī xū yī jiè ， zhǐ yǒu chè dǐ de xū wú 。
但归墟一界，只有彻底的虚无。
Unexpectedly, the supposedly deceased Transcendental Instructor Jiang reappeared in the Void Realm!
yīn ér huī sè méi bān zhǐ néng bèi kùn zài zhè yī xiǎo piàn shì jiè zhōng 。
因而灰色霉斑只能被困在这一小片世界中。
Transcendental Instructor Jiang didn't seem surprised by his resurrection. He looked around and said with surprise: "This 'Return to Origin' left no information this time?"
qūn xún bù qián 。
逡巡不前。
"What happened?"
bù zhī guò le duō jiǔ 。
不知过了多久。
"Even information itself could be contaminated?"
yī dào qiáng hèng de bō dòng yǐ mǒu zhǒng héng dìng de sù dù sǎo guò guī xū jiè 。
一道强横的波动以某种恒定的速度扫过归墟界。
As Transcendental Instructor Jiang muttered, all that had happened within the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance, recorded now and previously, flashed through his mind.
nà huī sè méi bān fǎng fú gǎn yìng dào le shén me ， rú shuǐ bèi zhǔ fèi bān de fān téng qǐ lái 。
那灰色霉斑仿佛感应到了什么，如水被煮沸般的翻腾起来。
"Pursuing a murderer ended up with me being killed."
ér hòu jí sù cháo zhe zhōu wéi kuò zhāng 。
而后急速朝着周围扩张。
"Interesting."
hǎo sì xíng chéng le yī zhāng jù dà de huī huáng bái zhǐ ， yào jiāng zhěng gè guī xū jiè zhàn jù 。
好似形成了一张巨大的灰黄白纸，要将整个归墟界占据。
(One more chapter. It might not be ready by one thirty. I'll post it around two o'clock. Brothers, go to sleep first.)
dàn guǐ yì de shì qíng fā shēng le 。
但诡异的事情发生了。
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nà bō dòng suǒ guò zhī chù ， lái lì bù míng 、 yǐn yǐn kě néng huǐ miè le yī zhěng gè xiū xiān jiè ， ràng lǐ fán dōu gǎn dào shí fēn wèi jù de huī sè méi bān ， jū rán qǐng kè jiān yī cùn cùn xiāo shī le ！
那波动所过之处，来历不明、隐隐可能毁灭了一整个修仙界，让李凡都感到十分畏惧的灰色霉斑，居然顷刻间一寸寸消失了！
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"To窥探我的秘密，你必须做好付出惨烈代价的心理准备."
The "As I Am" ability, which made the initial encounter so unpredictable for those who met him, did not mean that Transcendental Instructor Jiang's actual combat strength was as formidable as Li Fan had imagined.
At least, there were still many backup plans he hadn't used yet. Just relying on the combined divine consciousness of a million demons and gods, Li Fan easily defeated him!
"Even if you don't die, you'll be severely injured!"
The more critical issue was that gray mold spot sent into his divine consciousness.
Previously, Li Fan had cultivated this small, split mold using strange beast flesh and sealed it with seven-color divine light. Now, he finally used it as a world-destroying weapon.
Indeed, Li Fan had unknowingly fallen for the trick earlier!
He really did consider himself to be that Transcendental Instructor.
Fortunately, he was always vague when speaking. So during this conversation, he did reveal many of his secrets.
But not too many.
He revealed that he resided in the Spiritwood World, but few outsiders knew about it. The Spiritwood World existed among countless other Xuanhuang worlds; which one was Li Fan's?
A million demons and gods, although derived from the Three Calamities and Hundred Tribulations Divine Technique, were merely a transformation. Their fundamental prototype was the Three Perils Ghostly Record. Thus, calling them a secret technique of the Xuanhe World or an inheritance of the Immortal Realm wasn't wrong.
He revealed that Mo Rujin had infiltrated the upper echelons of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance, but they only knew his name.
As for who Mo Rujin was...
Well, there were so many people at the alliance headquarters; he could guess one by one.
He revealed that he knew about the Starving Immortal in the Immortal Void and had the ability to drag Xuanhuang into its demise...
This wasn't necessarily a bad thing. It served as an invisible deterrent.
The most critical revelation was Li Fan's exposure of the existence of "Truly Real."
That was why, upon waking up, he immediately released the long-sealed gray mold spot as a counterattack.
And not using Truly Real right away...
Li Fan carefully observed his opponent's reaction again.
"Mostly confusion; no shock or surprise."
"He knows I have 'Truly Real,' but doesn't know its specific uses."
Of course, it was possible that he would eventually realize the truth soon enough.
Provided he could survive long enough.
After much contemplation, Li Fan decided to observe and wait. He would see how the Xuanhuang World developed next.
After all, his mind was now united with the Spiritwood World's universe. If a great enemy came knocking, he had ample time to use Truly Real calmly.
"Those million consciousness demons can't be kept."
Li Fan issued recall commands without hesitation. Silver threads representing the dominion and control of these demons flew out from countless demonic spirits in his识海 (spirit sea). After extracting them, what remained were mere empty shells.
Though they still had some semblance of divine body strength, they were无知无识 (without knowledge or consciousness), acting purely on instinct, and no longer receiving Li Fan's expansion and proliferation commands.
The Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance would have to suppress them, but it wouldn't require as much effort.
Before the final moment, Li Fan explained his decision to Mo Rujin before completely severing ties with these demons.
"Using a million cultivators' consciousness as a breeding ground, my divine awareness nearly doubled in just a short time."
Li Fan couldn't help but sigh after checking the extracted energy.
"Surely it's an unparalleled technique, too bad I can't use it often."
"Now, let me see how the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance will respond to these remaining demons and that fatal gray mold spot."
"I hope they can prolong their efforts for a few more years."
Li Fan remained seated in the Spiritwood World, closely monitoring changes there through the faithful of Red Dust Compassionate True Immortal.
At the alliance headquarters, in the Void Realm.
Transcendental Instructor Jiang, who had been defeated by Li Fan, reappeared. His appearance was vastly different from his youthful form.
His face resembled cracked earth with numerous cracks. His hair turned mostly white. More terrifyingly, some of his flesh became indistinct and vanished into thin air as it writhed.
Despite his best efforts to support himself, Transcendental Instructor Jiang had become nearly a thousand holes.
But he didn't seek help from other instructors.
He knew the gray mold spot's extremely contagious nature. If not for him being trapped by his own body, using all his strength to barely contain it; and if not for this being the Void Realm, where nothing existed except him, the gray mold spot would have spread...
Perhaps the entire Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance and Xuanhuang World were already in ruins.
With life on the brink of extinction, Transcendental Instructor Jiang's face showed no fear. He calmly analyzed: "The divine script is very similar to that 'Disorder' technique. They must be related..."
"Could it be that the calamity back then was related to the Xuanhe Sect? Impossible..."
Transcendental Instructor Jiang's face was filled with confusion and不解 (ununderstanding).
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Soon, Transcendental Instructor Jiang was completely consumed by the gray mold spot.
Only a writhing grayish-yellow shadow remained, attempting to spread around.
But in the Void Realm, there was only emptiness.
Thus, the gray mold spot could only be confined within this small world and remain stagnant.
After an indeterminate amount of time, a powerful wave swept through the Void Realm at a constant speed. The gray mold spot seemed to sense something, boiling like water being heated. It rapidly expanded.
It appeared as if it formed a huge grayish-yellow-white paper, attempting to dominate the entire Void Realm.
But something strange happened.
The gray mold spot, which had caused the destruction of an entire cultivation realm and terrified Li Fan, vanished instantly!
The Void Realm returned to its previous state of emptiness.
No...
Apart from emptiness, there was another existence in the Void Realm.
Unexpectedly, the supposedly deceased Transcendental Instructor Jiang reappeared in the Void Realm!
Transcendental Instructor Jiang didn't seem surprised by his resurrection. He looked around and said with surprise: "This 'Return to Origin' left no information this time?"
"What happened?"
"Even information itself could be contaminated?"
As Transcendental Instructor Jiang muttered, all that had happened within the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance, recorded now and previously, flashed through his mind.
"Pursuing a murderer ended up with me being killed."
"Interesting."
(One more chapter. It might not be ready by one thirty. I'll post it around two o'clock. Brothers, go to sleep first.)
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