líng mù jiè ， lǐ fán huà dìng de “ gǔ zōng mén ” qū yù 。
灵木界，李凡划定的“古宗门”区域。
In the Spirit Wood Realm, Li Fan had designated an area for what he called "Ancient Sects."
“ yào wáng zōng ” yǔ “ tiān jī zōng ” zhī jiān ， kuān guǎng 、 píng tǎn de shí zhì guǎng chǎng shàng ， xuè qì chōng tiān 。
“药王宗”与“天机宗”之间，宽广、平坦的石质广场上，血气冲天。
On a vast and flat stone plaza between the "Medicine King Sect" and the "Heavenly Fortune Sect," bloodstained air rose into the sky.
zú zú wǔ bǎi duō zūn xuè ròu kuǐ lěi pán shēn ér zuò ， àn zhào běn néng yùn zhuàn zhe 《 cāng shēng líng yuán gōng 》。
足足五百多尊血肉傀儡盘身而坐，按照本能运转着《苍生灵元功》。
Hundreds of flesh puppet automatons were seated in coils, operating according to instinct as they practiced *Cultivation for the Sake of All Living Beings*.
“ yě jiù shì nǐ sù dù qí kuài ， zhǎn zhuǎn měi gè zhōu zhuā yī xiē xiū shì guò lái 。 fǒu zé ruò shì zhè xiē xiū shì de shī zōng quán dōu jù jí zài yī liǎng gè zhōu nèi ， kěn dìng yào yǐn qǐ wàn xiān méng de jǐng jué le 。” lǐ fán xiào zhe shuō dào 。
“也就是你速度奇快，辗转每个州抓一些修士过来。否则若是这些修士的失踪全都聚集在一两个州内，肯定要引起万仙盟的警觉了。”李凡笑着说道。
"That's because you're so fast. You can grab some cultivators from each state and province. Otherwise, if all these missing cultivators gathered in just a couple states or provinces, it would definitely raise alarms among the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance," Li Fan said with a smile.
suí shǒu zài guǎng chǎng shàng bù zhì le zhèn fǎ ， jiāng zhè xiē xuè ròu kuǐ lěi yǐn nì qǐ lái de tóng shí 、 yě qū sàn le nóng zhòng de xuè xīng wèi 。
随手在广场上布置了阵法，将这些血肉傀儡隐匿起来的同时、也驱散了浓重的血腥味。
He casually set up an array on the plaza to conceal the flesh puppets while also dispersing the heavy stench of blood.
“ nà dào yě wèi bì 。 wàn xiān méng jī céng de fáng wèi lì liàng hái méi yǒu zhè me kuài huī fù ， xǔ duō dì fāng jī běn hái shì wú rén shè fáng de zhuàng tài 。 ér qiě wǒ zhuā de quán dōu shì zuì dǐ céng de zhù jī xiū shì ， wàn xiān méng wèi bì zhēn de zài hū 。” lǐ qíng yáo tóu dào 。
“那倒也未必。万仙盟基层的防卫力量还没有这么快恢复，许多地方基本还是无人设防的状态。而且我抓的全都是最底层的筑基修士，万仙盟未必真的在乎。”李晴摇头道。
"That's not necessarily true. The defensive forces at the lower levels of the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance haven't recovered that quickly yet, and many areas are still defenseless. Besides, I'm only capturing the lowest-level Foundation Establishment cultivators; the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance might not care much," Li Qing shook her head.
“ yě shì ， wàn xiān méng kǒng pà zhèng máng zhe dǎ zào 【 yǒng héng xiān qiáng 】、 chǔ lǐ nà bǎi wàn shī qù yì shí de xiū shì ne 。”
“也是，万仙盟恐怕正忙着打造【永恒仙墙】、处理那百万失去意识的修士呢。”
"Indeed, the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance is probably busy constructing the [Eternal Immortal Wall] and dealing with those hundred thousand unconscious cultivators."
“ shén mó zhī zāi ， wàn xiān méng suī wèi shāng jīn dòng gǔ ， què yě jiàng dī le xiē xǔ duì jī céng de zhǎng wò lì dù 。 kǒng pà guò bù liǎo duō jiǔ ， jiù yòu yào zhào kāi yī cì dà guī mó de xiān méng rù zhí kǎo le 。”
“神魔之灾，万仙盟虽未伤筋动骨，却也降低了些许对基层的掌握力度。恐怕过不了多久，就又要召开一次大规模的仙盟入职考了。”
"The calamity of gods and demons has weakened the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance's control over its lower levels. It might need to hold a large-scale admission exam for new members soon."
běn zūn yǔ fēn shēn nǐ yī yán 、 wǒ yī yǔ de jiāo liú zhe 。
本尊与分身你一言、我一语的交流着。
The main body and its clone exchanged words.
zhí zhì guǎng chǎng zhī shàng ， hū de fú xiàn le xǔ duō dào jǐ bù kě jué de xì wēi shēng xiǎng 。
直至广场之上，忽的浮现了许多道几不可觉的细微声响。
Suddenly, faint sounds began to appear on the plaza, akin to the sound of gears turning, resonating in each flesh puppet. They overlapped and echoed until they merged into a clear sound.
jiù xiàng shì chǐ lún zhuàn dòng zhī shēng ， zài měi yī zūn xuè ròu kuǐ lěi shēn shàng xiǎng qǐ 。 dié jiā 、 gòng míng ， zuì zhōng huà zuò yī dào zhěng tǐ de qīng cuì zhī yīn 。
就像是齿轮转动之声，在每一尊血肉傀儡身上响起。叠加、共鸣，最终化作一道整体的清脆之音。
"Da da..."
“ dá dá ……”
“哒哒……”
The main body and its clone looked at each other.
běn zūn yǔ fēn shēn duì shì le yī yǎn 。
本尊与分身对视了一眼。
"Quite considerate; it actually gives reminders once the threshold is reached."
“ hái tǐng tiē xīn ， dá dào yù zhí zhī hòu ， jū rán hái huì zhǔ dòng tí xǐng 。”
“还挺贴心，达到阈值之后，居然还会主动提醒。”
"And this Spirit Essence Cultivator also has some wit," Li Fan couldn't help but admire him more. He decided he would definitely meet him in his next life.
“ hái lái zhè wèi líng yuán jiào zhǔ ， yě shì gè miào rén 。”
“还来这位灵元教主，也是个妙人。”
"How's it going?" Li Fan asked his clone, who was still operating *Cultivation for the Sake of All Living Beings*.
lǐ fán bù yóu duì qí yù fā xīn shǎng qǐ lái ， jué dìng xià yī shì yí dìng yào huì yī huì tā 。
李凡不由对其愈发欣赏起来，决定下一世一定要会一会他。
Actually, through synchronized perception, he had already sensed the increase in cultivation from his clone’s Spirit Essence Technique.
“ rú hé ？” kàn xiàng zhèng zài yùn zhuàn 《 cāng shēng líng yuán gōng 》 de fēn shēn ， lǐ fán wèn dào 。
“如何？”看向正在运转《苍生灵元功》的分身，李凡问道。
He just wanted to ask with a bit of mischief.
qí shí tā yǐ jīng tōng guò tóng bù gǎn zhī ， qīng chǔ de gǎn yìng dào fēn shēn tǐ nèi yùn zhuàn líng yuán gōng zēng jiā de xiū wèi le 。
其实他已经通过同步感知，清楚的感应到分身体内运转灵元功增加的修为了。
"Indeed, though it's growing very slowly, I can now practice."
bù guò hái shì è qù wèi de rú cǐ fā wèn 。
不过还是恶趣味的如此发问。
"As more people start practicing *Cultivation for the Sake of All Living Beings*, the efficiency of the technique will gradually improve until we reach a limit," Li Qing continued her cultivation while analyzing.
“ ń ， suī rán zēng zhǎng de hěn huǎn màn ， dàn shì yǐ jīng néng miǎn qiǎng xiū xíng le 。”
“嗯，虽然增长的很缓慢，但是已经能勉强修行了。”
"Right. It’s time to implement this in the miniature world." Li Fan nodded.
“ jiē xià lái ， suí zhe xiū xíng líng yuán gōng de rén shù jì xù biàn duō ， gōng fǎ de yùn zhuàn xiào lǜ yě huì màn màn zēng zhǎng 。 zhí zhì dá dào yí gè jí xiàn 。” lǐ qíng yī biān jì xù xiū xíng ， yī biān fēn xī zhe 。
“接下来，随着修行灵元功的人数继续变多，功法的运转效率也会慢慢增长。直至达到一个极限。”李晴一边继续修行，一边分析着。
He planned to produce large numbers of Heavenly Furnaces, allowing the spirit energy in the miniature world to revive. Then, using *Xuanhuang Qixin Spell* and its accompanying herbs, he would cleanse the mundane bodies of the Immortal-Demon Mist. Even if the success rate was low, as long as the基数was large enough, they wouldn't worry about producing enough cultivators. Finally, all of them would practice *Cultivation for the Sake of All Living Beings* to mass-produce low-level cultivators.
“ ń ， nà shì shí hòu zài xiǎo shì jiè zhōng tuī xíng kāi lái le 。” lǐ fán diǎn tóu dào 。
“嗯，那是时候在小世界中推行开来了。”李凡点头道。
During this process, anyone with outstanding talent or remarkable abilities could be absorbed into the Interdimensional Federation as official members and given true techniques.
dà guī mó zhì zào tiān dì hōng lú ， shǐ de xiǎo shì jiè líng qì fù sū 。 ér hòu lì yòng xuán huáng qīng xīn zhòu yǐ jí pèi tào yào cái ， qū chú fán rén tǐ nèi de xiān fán zhàng 。 jí biàn néng gòu chéng gōng de jī lǜ bù suàn gāo ， dàn zhǐ yào jī shù zú gòu dà ， jiù bù yòng dān xīn néng gòu liàng chǎn de xiū shì shù liàng 。 zuì hòu quán dōu ràng tā men xiū xíng 《 cāng shēng líng yuán gōng 》， pī liàng zhì zào dī duān xiū shì 。
大规模制造天地烘炉，使得小世界灵气复苏。而后利用玄黄清心咒以及配套药材，祛除凡人体内的仙凡瘴。即便能够成功的几率不算高，但只要基数足够大，就不用担心能够量产的修士数量。最后全都让他们修行《苍生灵元功》，批量制造低端修士。
The rest of the cultivators with less value would be sent one after another into the Blood River.
zài zhè ge guò chéng zhōng ， ruò shì fā xiàn tiān zī bù fán 、 yì huò zhě yǒu guò rén zhī chù zhě ， dōu kě yǐ jiāng qí xī shōu wèi wàn jiè lián hé huì zhèng shì chéng yuán 。
在这个过程中，若是发现天资不凡、亦或者有过人之处者，都可以将其吸收为万界联合会正式成员。
...
cì yǔ zhēn zhèng de gōng fǎ 。
赐予真正的功法。
A streamlined workflow had basically been established.
ér qí tā lì yòng jià zhí bù gāo de xiū shì ， zé pài qiǎn tā men qián pū hòu jì de jìn rù xuè sè cháng hé zhī zhōng 。
而其他利用价值不高的修士，则派遣他们前仆后继的进入血色长河之中。
Though it seemed simple to describe, Li Fan had created this system through various opportunities he encountered during his comprehensive reincarnations. Ordinary cultivators might not even find a way to create an endless supply of spirit energy with a Heavenly Furnace in their entire lives.
……
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The framework was complete; now came the implementation details. Li Fan entrusted these tasks to his clone, Li Qing.
yī tào wǎn rú liú shuǐ xiàn de liú chéng yǐ jīng jī běn què dìng xià lái 。
一套宛如流水线的流程已经基本确定下来。
He also handed over the *Heavenly Ten Thousand Spirits Great Array* that controlled all the Heavenly Furnaces to Li Qing for supervision.
suī rán shuō qǐ lái shí fēn jiǎn dān ， dàn què shì lǐ fán zài zōng hé lún huí zhōng yù dào de zhǒng zhǒng jī yù hòu ， fāng cái néng gòu chuàng jiàn zhè tào tǐ xì de 。
虽然说起来十分简单，但却是李凡在综合轮回中遇到的种种机遇后，方才能够创建这套体系的。
"Be wary of any anomalies with Dao One Worm; it's better to monitor and act immediately if there are any changes."
xún cháng xiū shì ， kǒng pà jiū qí yī shēng lián néng gòu wú xiàn zhì zào líng qì de 【 tiān dì hōng lú 】 dōu wú fǎ zhǎo dào zhì zuò fāng fǎ 。
寻常修士，恐怕究其一生连能够无限制造灵气的【天地烘炉】都无法找到制作方法。
Li Fan then changed his mind. "If true anomalies do occur, we don't need to exterminate them all. Keep some samples from each variant; they might be useful in the future," he instructed.
chú xíng yǐ jīng wán chéng ， jiē xià lái jiù shì jù tǐ rú hé shí shī le 。 bù guò shì àn bù jiù bān de gōng zuò ， lǐ fán jiù ràng fēn shēn lǐ qíng quán quán fù zé 。
雏形已经完成，接下来就是具体如何实施了。不过是按部就班的工作，李凡就让分身李晴全权负责。
The clone took the order.
tóng shí jiāng lián tōng kòng zhì suǒ yǒu tiān dì hōng lú de 【 tiān dì wàn líng dà zhèn 】， jiāo yǔ lǐ qíng zhào kàn 。
同时将联通控制所有天地烘炉的【天地万灵大阵】，交予李晴照看。
After completing these tasks, Li Fan finally had a moment of respite.
“ dào yī chóng kě néng huì yǒu yì biàn de fēng xiǎn ， zhè diǎn bù kě bù fáng 。 shí kè jiān shì ， rú guǒ yǒu yì dòng ， xū yào lì kè chǔ lǐ 。”
“道一虫可能会有异变的风险，这点不可不妨。时刻监视，如果有异动，需要立刻处理。”
With all his plans now in place and ready for implementation, he felt somewhat bored. He teleported to the grand hall where the Faceless Stone Statue was placed.
lǐ fán shuō bà ， bù zhī xiǎng dào le shén me ， yòu gǎi biàn le zhǔ yì 。
李凡说罢，不知想到了什么，又改变了主意。
He pointed at the sky and freed Yan Fang Zhou, who had been trapped there for so long.
“ ń ， ruò shì zhēn yǒu yì biàn de dào yī chóng ， yě wú xū quán dōu miè shā 。 bù fáng měi zhǒng biàn yì liú xià yī xiē yàng běn ， shuō bù dìng rì hòu jiù yǒu dà yòng 。” lǐ fán dīng zhǔ dào 。
“嗯，若是真有异变的道一虫，也无需全都灭杀。不妨每种变异留下一些样本，说不定日后就有大用。”李凡叮嘱道。
Trapped in an empty space, constantly disturbed by array interference, time passed like an eternity.
fēn shēn zì shì lǐng mìng 。
分身自是领命。
From Li Fan's observation, this former prodigy seemed truly mad. He showed no awareness that he had been released or that he was free; even when Li Fan waved his hand before him, he remained unresponsive.
jiāo dài wán shì wù hòu ， lǐ fán suàn shì zàn shí qīng xián le xià lái 。
交代完事务后，李凡算是暂时清闲了下来。
Li Fan sent a fragment of his divine consciousness into Yan Fang Zhou’s识海.
cǐ shí suǒ yǒu móu huà zhèng shì jìn rù le jī xù jiē duàn ， zhǐ děng jiē xià lái hòu jī bó fā le 。
此时所有谋划正式进入了积蓄阶段，只等接下来厚积薄发了。
There was no instinctive defensive mechanism against the intrusion.
yī shí jiān pǒ yǒu xiē bǎi wú liáo lài de lǐ fán ， shǎn shēn lái dào le fàng yǒu wú miàn shí xiàng de dà diàn zhī wài 。
一时间颇有些百无聊赖的李凡，闪身来到了放有无面石像的大殿之外。
Yan Fang Zhou's past memories were like pieces cut by a knife, completely fragmented. Only occasional storms of fear, helplessness, and pleas for mercy swept through his识海.
cháo zhe kōng zhōng qīng qīng yī zhǐ ， jiāng bèi kùn xǔ jiǔ de yán fāng zhōu fàng le chū lái 。
朝着空中轻轻一指，将被困许久的阎方洲放了出来。
"Dear child, let me save you," Li Fan smiled.
kùn yú kōng wú yī wù zhī dì ， shí kè shòu dào zhèn fǎ gān rǎo sī wéi ， dù rì rú nián 。
困于空无一物之地，时刻受到阵法干扰思维，度日如年。
His divine consciousness swept across, crushing all remnants of Yan Fang Zhou’s thoughts.
jù lǐ fán guān chá ， cǐ kè zhè wèi xī rì de tiān zhī jiāo zi yīng gāi shì zhēn de fēng le 。
据李凡观察，此刻这位昔日的天之骄子应该是真的疯了。
Then, as if painting on a blank canvas, he fabricated a new life for Yan Fang Zhou.
duì yú zì jǐ yǐ jīng bèi fàng chū 、 huò dé zì yóu háo wú chá jué ， shèn zhì lǐ fán shēn shǒu zài tā yǎn qián huī le huī ， dōu méi yǒu sī háo fǎn yìng 。
对于自己已经被放出、获得自由毫无察觉，甚至李凡伸手在他眼前挥了挥，都没有丝毫反应。
Born in the Spirit Wood Realm, he was sent to潜伏in the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance's Yan family from a young age. During his contact with the Spirit Wood Realm, he was discovered by someone and had to retreat while fighting, planning to lure them into the Spirit Wood Realm to eliminate them.
fēn chū yī lǚ shén shí ， jìn rù yán fāng zhōu de shí hǎi 。
分出一缕神识，进入阎方洲的识海。
...
duì yú wài wù de chuǎng rù ， běn néng de fáng yù jī zhì dōu méi yǒu chū xiàn 。
对于外物的闯入，本能的防御机制都没有出现。
With his extensive experience in *Cloud Water Illusion Technique*, Li Fan quickly implanted these mixed memories into Yan Fang Zhou's mind.
yán fāng zhōu guò wǎng de jì yì rú tóng bèi dāo qiè suì bān ， wán quán zhī lí pò suì 。
阎方洲过往的记忆如同被刀切碎般，完全支离破碎。
After an indeterminate amount of time, Yan Fang Zhou slowly regained consciousness. His brain was blank for a moment before he felt a sharp pain and a flood of images.
zhǐ shí bù shí juǎn qǐ kǒng jù 、 wú zhù 、 qiú ráo de niàn tou fēng bào ， zài shí hǎi zhōng sǎo dàng 。
只时不时卷起恐惧、无助、求饶的念头风暴，在识海中扫荡。
Looking at the stern-faced Li Fan, Yan Fang Zhou felt a wave of shame.
“ kě lián de hái zi ， jiù ràng wǒ lái zhěng jiù nǐ ba 。” lǐ fán wēi wēi yī xiào 。
“可怜的孩子，就让我来拯救你吧。”李凡微微一笑。
"Honorable One, I..."
shén shí héng sǎo ， bǎ yán fāng zhōu yī qiè de cán yú de niàn tou jǐn jiē niǎn suì 。
神识横扫，把阎方洲一切的残余的念头尽皆碾碎。
Li Fan waved his hand dismissively: "Everyone makes mistakes; it's good you're alive."
ér hòu rú tóng zài kòng bái de huà bù shàng huì huà bān ， sì yì biān zào qǐ yán fāng zhōu quán xīn de rén shēng lái 。
而后如同在空白的画布上绘画般，肆意编造起阎方洲全新的人生来。
Yan Fang Zhou felt a warmth in his heart.
zài líng mù jiè chū shēng ， cóng xiǎo biàn bèi sòng rù wàn xiān méng yán jiā qián fú 。
在灵木界出生，从小便被送入万仙盟阎家潜伏。
"The cultivator who discovered your secret has been dealt with."
hòu zài gēn líng mù jiè lián luò guò chéng zhōng ， bù shèn bèi rén fā xiàn 。 wèi le fáng zhǐ shēn fèn bào lù ， qiě zhàn qiě tuì 、 dǎ suàn jiāng duì fāng yǐn rù líng mù jiè zhōng miè kǒu 。
后在跟灵木界联络过程中，不慎被人发现。为了防止身份暴露，且战且退、打算将对方引入灵木界中灭口。
"It’s been a long time since I’ve visited the Spirit Wood Realm. Let me take this opportunity to explore more," Li Fan said indifferently before disappearing.
suī rán chéng gōng zuò dào le ， zì jǐ què yě shēn shòu zhòng shāng 、 hūn sǐ le guò qù 。
虽然成功做到了，自己却也身受重伤、昏死了过去。
Yan Fang Zhou bowed and then scanned the Spirit Wood Realm with his divine consciousness, instantly becoming confused.
……
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"Here... it's so different from when I left. What happened?"
zhǎng wò zhe 【 yún shuǐ huàn mèng gōng 】， duì cǐ yǒu zhe fēng fù jīng yàn de lǐ fán ， hěn kuài jiù jiāng zhè xiē zhēn jiǎ càn zá de jì yì jìn shù zhí rù yán fāng zhōu nǎo hǎi zhōng 。
掌握着【云水幻梦功】，对此有着丰富经验的李凡，很快就将这些真假掺杂的记忆尽数植入阎方洲脑海中。
Looking at the newly renovated Spirit Wood Realm, Yan Fang Zhou was both surprised and delighted.
bù zhī guò le duō jiǔ ， yán fāng zhōu yōu yōu zhuǎn xǐng 。
不知过了多久，阎方洲悠悠转醒。
"Fang Zhou? You're awake?" A distant excited voice called out.
dà nǎo kòng bái le xǔ jiǔ ， suí zhe měng rán de cì tòng ， yī fú fú huà miàn dùn shí rú cháo shuǐ bān yǒng lái 。
大脑空白了许久，随着猛然的刺痛，一幅幅画面顿时如潮水般涌来。
"Shang Tianci?" Yan Fang Zhou squinted his eyes.
yán fāng zhōu kàn zhuó yǎn qián yī liǎn sù rán de lǐ fán ， xīn zhōng dùn shí yǒng qǐ yī zhèn xiū kuì 。
阎方洲看着眼前一脸肃然的李凡，心中顿时涌起一阵羞愧。
This prodigious youth, a member of Mountain River Pavilion with him, had been lured back to the Spirit Wood Realm and forced into the Interdimensional Federation. Shang Tianci himself was unaware that he was an early member of the federation while Yan Fang Zhou was still a new recruit.
“ zūn zhě ， wǒ ……”
“尊者，我……”
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lǐ fán bǎi le bǎi shǒu ：“ shéi dōu yǒu shī shǒu de shí hòu ， néng huó zhe huí lái jiù hǎo 。”
李凡摆了摆手：“谁都有失手的时候，能活着回来就好。”
One more chapter will be posted around 1 PM. I'll either finish today's debt tomorrow during the day or not at all; it would be too exhausting to write past then.
yán fāng zhōu xīn zhōng bù jīn yī nuǎn 。
阎方洲心中不禁一暖。
(End of Chapter)
In the Spirit Wood Realm, Li Fan had designated an area for what he called "Ancient Sects."
On a vast and flat stone plaza between the "Medicine King Sect" and the "Heavenly Fortune Sect," bloodstained air rose into the sky.
Hundreds of flesh puppet automatons were seated in coils, operating according to instinct as they practiced *Cultivation for the Sake of All Living Beings*.
"That's because you're so fast. You can grab some cultivators from each state and province. Otherwise, if all these missing cultivators gathered in just a couple states or provinces, it would definitely raise alarms among the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance," Li Fan said with a smile.
He casually set up an array on the plaza to conceal the flesh puppets while also dispersing the heavy stench of blood.
"That's not necessarily true. The defensive forces at the lower levels of the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance haven't recovered that quickly yet, and many areas are still defenseless. Besides, I'm only capturing the lowest-level Foundation Establishment cultivators; the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance might not care much," Li Qing shook her head.
"Indeed, the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance is probably busy constructing the [Eternal Immortal Wall] and dealing with those hundred thousand unconscious cultivators."
"The calamity of gods and demons has weakened the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance's control over its lower levels. It might need to hold a large-scale admission exam for new members soon."
The main body and its clone exchanged words.
Suddenly, faint sounds began to appear on the plaza, akin to the sound of gears turning, resonating in each flesh puppet. They overlapped and echoed until they merged into a clear sound.
"Da da..."
The main body and its clone looked at each other.
"Quite considerate; it actually gives reminders once the threshold is reached."
"And this Spirit Essence Cultivator also has some wit," Li Fan couldn't help but admire him more. He decided he would definitely meet him in his next life.
"How's it going?" Li Fan asked his clone, who was still operating *Cultivation for the Sake of All Living Beings*.
Actually, through synchronized perception, he had already sensed the increase in cultivation from his clone’s Spirit Essence Technique.
He just wanted to ask with a bit of mischief.
"Indeed, though it's growing very slowly, I can now practice."
"As more people start practicing *Cultivation for the Sake of All Living Beings*, the efficiency of the technique will gradually improve until we reach a limit," Li Qing continued her cultivation while analyzing.
"Right. It’s time to implement this in the miniature world." Li Fan nodded.
He planned to produce large numbers of Heavenly Furnaces, allowing the spirit energy in the miniature world to revive. Then, using *Xuanhuang Qixin Spell* and its accompanying herbs, he would cleanse the mundane bodies of the Immortal-Demon Mist. Even if the success rate was low, as long as the基数was large enough, they wouldn't worry about producing enough cultivators. Finally, all of them would practice *Cultivation for the Sake of All Living Beings* to mass-produce low-level cultivators.
During this process, anyone with outstanding talent or remarkable abilities could be absorbed into the Interdimensional Federation as official members and given true techniques.
The rest of the cultivators with less value would be sent one after another into the Blood River.
...
A streamlined workflow had basically been established.
Though it seemed simple to describe, Li Fan had created this system through various opportunities he encountered during his comprehensive reincarnations. Ordinary cultivators might not even find a way to create an endless supply of spirit energy with a Heavenly Furnace in their entire lives.
The framework was complete; now came the implementation details. Li Fan entrusted these tasks to his clone, Li Qing.
He also handed over the *Heavenly Ten Thousand Spirits Great Array* that controlled all the Heavenly Furnaces to Li Qing for supervision.
"Be wary of any anomalies with Dao One Worm; it's better to monitor and act immediately if there are any changes."
Li Fan then changed his mind. "If true anomalies do occur, we don't need to exterminate them all. Keep some samples from each variant; they might be useful in the future," he instructed.
The clone took the order.
After completing these tasks, Li Fan finally had a moment of respite.
With all his plans now in place and ready for implementation, he felt somewhat bored. He teleported to the grand hall where the Faceless Stone Statue was placed.
He pointed at the sky and freed Yan Fang Zhou, who had been trapped there for so long.
Trapped in an empty space, constantly disturbed by array interference, time passed like an eternity.
From Li Fan's observation, this former prodigy seemed truly mad. He showed no awareness that he had been released or that he was free; even when Li Fan waved his hand before him, he remained unresponsive.
Li Fan sent a fragment of his divine consciousness into Yan Fang Zhou’s识海.
There was no instinctive defensive mechanism against the intrusion.
Yan Fang Zhou's past memories were like pieces cut by a knife, completely fragmented. Only occasional storms of fear, helplessness, and pleas for mercy swept through his识海.
"Dear child, let me save you," Li Fan smiled.
His divine consciousness swept across, crushing all remnants of Yan Fang Zhou’s thoughts.
Then, as if painting on a blank canvas, he fabricated a new life for Yan Fang Zhou.
Born in the Spirit Wood Realm, he was sent to潜伏in the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance's Yan family from a young age. During his contact with the Spirit Wood Realm, he was discovered by someone and had to retreat while fighting, planning to lure them into the Spirit Wood Realm to eliminate them.
...
With his extensive experience in *Cloud Water Illusion Technique*, Li Fan quickly implanted these mixed memories into Yan Fang Zhou's mind.
After an indeterminate amount of time, Yan Fang Zhou slowly regained consciousness. His brain was blank for a moment before he felt a sharp pain and a flood of images.
Looking at the stern-faced Li Fan, Yan Fang Zhou felt a wave of shame.
"Honorable One, I..."
Li Fan waved his hand dismissively: "Everyone makes mistakes; it's good you're alive."
Yan Fang Zhou felt a warmth in his heart.
"The cultivator who discovered your secret has been dealt with."
"It’s been a long time since I’ve visited the Spirit Wood Realm. Let me take this opportunity to explore more," Li Fan said indifferently before disappearing.
Yan Fang Zhou bowed and then scanned the Spirit Wood Realm with his divine consciousness, instantly becoming confused.
"Here... it's so different from when I left. What happened?"
Looking at the newly renovated Spirit Wood Realm, Yan Fang Zhou was both surprised and delighted.
"Fang Zhou? You're awake?" A distant excited voice called out.
"Shang Tianci?" Yan Fang Zhou squinted his eyes.
This prodigious youth, a member of Mountain River Pavilion with him, had been lured back to the Spirit Wood Realm and forced into the Interdimensional Federation. Shang Tianci himself was unaware that he was an early member of the federation while Yan Fang Zhou was still a new recruit.
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One more chapter will be posted around 1 PM. I'll either finish today's debt tomorrow during the day or not at all; it would be too exhausting to write past then.
(End of Chapter)