“ ó ？” lǐ fán tái tóu kàn xiàng bǎi huā dào rén 。
“哦？”李凡抬头看向百花道人。
"Ah?" Li Fan looked up at the Hundred Flowers Daoist.
zhè jiā huo ， shuō huà zǒng shì bù jīng yì jiān xià rén yī tiào 。
这家伙，说话总是不经意间吓人一跳。
This guy always managed to startle people with his words, even unintentionally.
“ rú hé gè bù yí yàng fǎ ？”
“如何个不一样法？”
"How is it different?"
bǎi huā dào rén xú xú jiě shì dào ：“ huò xǔ shàng shǐ nǐ shì dì yí gè zài dù jiē chù zhēn xiān shí xiàng de rén ， yòu huò zhě shì dì yí gè shǐ de shí xiàng zài dù de rén 。”
百花道人徐徐解释道：“或许上使你是第一个再度接触真仙石像的人，又或者是第一个使得石像再度的人。”
The Hundred Flowers Daoist explained slowly, "Perhaps you are the first person to once again come into contact with a True Immortal stone statue, or the first to make one active again."
“ zǒng zhī xiāng xìn shàng shǐ nǐ yě chá jué dào le ， yǔ qí tā rén xiāng bǐ ， nǐ yǒu zhe bù yí yàng de quán néng 。”
“总之相信上使你也察觉到了，与其他人相比，你有着不一样的权能。”
"In any case, I believe His Excellency has noticed that compared to others, you have unique abilities."
“ zhè xīng xǔ shì zhēn xiān duì shàng shǐ lìng yǎn xiāng kàn de biǎo xiàn 。”
“这兴许是真仙对上使另眼相看的表现。”
"This might be how the True Immortals look at His Excellency differently."
bǎi huā dào rén xiǎng fāng shè fǎ 、 zhǎo lǐ yóu jiě shì zhe 。
百花道人想方设法、找理由解释着。
The Hundred Flowers Daoist tried his best to find reasons to explain.
lǐ fán zé shì hē hē yī xiào yǐ duì 。
李凡则是呵呵一笑以对。
Li Fan chuckled in response.
“ hǎo le ， zhēn xiān zhī yì ， bú shì wǒ děng néng chuǎi duó de 。”
“好了，真仙之意，不是我等能揣度的。”
"Alright, the intentions of a True Immortal are beyond our comprehension."
“ wǒ zhè rén ， zuì shì zhī ēn tú bào 。 jì rán zhēn xiān zào jiù le wǒ ， bù guǎn zuì zhōng jié guǒ rú hé 、 wǒ dōu yào yǐ fù zhēn xiān dào tǒng wèi jǐ rèn 。”
“我这人，最是知恩图报。既然真仙造就了我，不管最终结果如何、我都要以复真仙道统为己任。”
"As someone who knows gratitude, since the True Immortal has created me, no matter what the final outcome is, I will take it upon myself to restore the True Immortal's teachings."
lǐ fán dà yì lǐn rán shuō dào ， zhōng jié le èr rén zhī jiān guān yú zhēn xiān de tàn tǎo 。
李凡大义凛然说道，终结了二人之间关于真仙的探讨。
Li Fan spoke with great righteousness, ending their discussion on True Immortals.
“ hái bù zhī dào yǒu shàn cháng hé wù ？ jì rán jiā rù wǒ wàn jiè lián hé huì ， zǒng bù néng mái mò le nǐ de yī shēn běn lǐng cái shì 。”
“还不知道友擅长何物？既然加入我万界联合会，总不能埋没了你的一身本领才是。”
"Have you any special talents? Since you've joined our Interdimensional Alliance, we can't waste your abilities."
“ fàng xīn ， rú jīn wǒ men lián hé huì shàng zài qián fú 、 fā zhǎn jiē duàn ， wǒ yě zhī dào nǐ shí jì zhàn lì bù qiáng ， bú huì ràng nǐ shàng zhèn yǔ rén sī shā de 。” lǐ fán shí fēn tiē xīn de wèn dào 。
“放心，如今我们联合会尚在潜伏、发展阶段，我也知道你实际战力不强，不会让你上阵与人厮杀的。”李凡十分贴心的问道。
"Don't worry, our alliance is still in a covert stage. I know your actual combat strength isn't strong, so I won't send you into battle," Li Fan said with great consideration.
qiáo jiàn lǐ fán xiào hē hē de shén qíng ， bǎi huā dào rén xīn zhōng bù zhī wèi hé hū de yǒng xiàn yī sī bù xiáng de yù gǎn 。 bù guò hái shì yìng zhe tóu pí huí dá dào ：“ wǒ rú jīn huà zuò liú lí shēn ， yǒu liǎng zhě zuì shì shàn cháng 。”
瞧见李凡笑呵呵的神情，百花道人心中不知为何忽的涌现一丝不详的预感。不过还是硬着头皮回答道：“我如今化作琉璃身，有两者最是擅长。”
Seeing the Hundred Flowers Daoist's cheerful expression, he suddenly felt an ominous premonition. However, he replied bravely: "I have transformed into a lustrous body now, and there are two things I am particularly skilled in."
“ qí yī ， ān fǔ xiū fù shén shí 、 shén hún chuāng shāng 。 bù guò zhè què xū yào xiāo hào wǒ zhī běn yuán ， zhǐ néng ǒu ěr wèi zhī 。”
“其一，安抚修复神识、神魂创伤。不过这却需要消耗我之本源，只能偶尔为之。”
"One is to soothe and repair mental and spiritual injuries. But this requires consuming my essence, so it can only be done occasionally."
bài guò zhēn xiān shí xiàng zhī hòu ， bǎi huā dào rén zhī dào zì jǐ yǐ jīng gēn shí xiàng chǎn shēng le gōu lián 。 lǐ fán yě néng jiè cǐ gǎn yìng zì jǐ qíng xù 。
拜过真仙石像之后，百花道人知道自己已经跟石像产生了勾连。李凡也能借此感应自己情绪。
After paying homage to the True Immortal stone statue, the Hundred Flowers Daoist knew he had formed a connection with it. Li Fan could sense his emotions.
gù ér bǎi huā dào rén bù gǎn yǐn mán ， lǎo shí jiāo dài dào ：“ dì èr ma ， jiù shì cuī shēng 、 hù yǎng líng zhí 、 cǎo yào zhī lèi de le 。 bù jǐn kě yǐ shǐ de tā men huó xìng gèng jiā fēng fù ， gèng yǒu yí dìng gài lǜ kě yǐ shǐ qí dàn shēng jīng pò 。”
故而百花道人不敢隐瞒，老实交代道：“第二吗，就是催生、护养灵植、草药之类的了。不仅可以使得它们活性更加丰富，更有一定概率可以使其诞生精魄。”
Hence, he was honest: "The second is to nurture and protect spirit plants and herbs. Not only does this increase their vitality, but there's also a chance they will produce essences."
“ bù guò wǒ guān cǐ jiè líng qì quán bèi zhōng yāng líng mù suǒ xī shōu ， yīn ér líng zhí shù liàng shí fēn xī shǎo 。”
“不过我观此界灵气全被中央灵木所吸收，因而灵植数量十分稀少。”
"However, I see that the entire world's essence energy has been absorbed by the central spirit tree, so the number of spirit plants is very scarce."
lǐ fán diǎn diǎn tóu ：“ bù cuò ， líng mù jiè què shí shí fēn huāng wú le 。”
李凡点点头：“不错，灵木界确实十分荒芜了。”
Li Fan nodded: "Indeed, the Spirit Tree World is quite barren now."
bǎi huā dào rén sōng le kǒu qì 。
百花道人松了口气。
The Hundred Flowers Daoist heaved a sigh of relief.
“ bù guò wú fáng ， wǒ men lián hé huì shàng yǒu lìng wài yī chù jī dì ， jué duì kě yǐ mǎn zú bǎi huā dào yǒu xū qiú 。”
“不过无妨，我们联合会尚有另外一处基地，绝对可以满足百花道友需求。”
"But it doesn't matter. Our alliance still has another base that can fully meet your needs."
lǐ fán wēi wēi yī xiào 。
李凡微微一笑。
Li Fan smiled slightly.
xià yī kè ， bǎi huā dào rén yǎn jīng yī huā 。
下一刻，百花道人眼睛一花。
In the next moment, the Hundred Flowers Daoist's vision blurred.
děng tā kàn qīng le yǎn qián jǐng xiàng shí ， shēn qū zài dù zhǐ bú zhù de wēi wēi chàn dǒu qǐ lái 。
等她看清了眼前景象时，身躯再度止不住的微微颤抖起来。
When she regained her focus, her body trembled involuntarily again.
yī zhū bǐ qǐ líng mù jiè líng mù hái yào gāo dà xǔ duō de cān tiān jù shù yì lì zài shì yě zhōng 。
一株比起灵木界灵木还要高大许多的参天巨树屹立在视野中。
A towering tree much larger than those in the Spirit Tree World stood prominently before her.
jù shù bìng méi yǒu jiāng tiān dì zhōng de yǎng fèn jí qǔ yī kōng ， ér shì zài gēn xū zhōu wéi 、 shèn zhì líng mù zhī gàn shàng ， dōu xíng chéng le yí gè gè wēi xíng shēng tài quān 。
巨树并没有将天地中的养分汲取一空，而是在根须周围、甚至灵木枝干上，都形成了一个个微型生态圈。
The giant tree did not exhaust all the essence energy from the world; instead, it formed miniature ecosystems around its roots and even on parts of the spirit tree branches.
shù zhī bù jìn de cǎo mù 、 líng zhí 、 líng yào ， chōng sè qí zhōng 。
数之不尽的草木、灵植、灵药，充塞其中。
Innumerable plants, spirit herbs, and medicinal plants filled this space.
mì mì má má ， yì zhí màn yán dào tiān biān 。
密密麻麻，一直蔓延到天边。
密密麻麻，一直蔓延到天边。
jí biàn yǐ tā de shén shí ， chà nà jiān yě kàn bú dào jìn tóu 。
即便以她的神识，刹那间也看不到尽头。
Even with her divine sense, she couldn't see an end to them in a moment.
jí qí nóng hòu de mù shǔ xìng líng qì ， jī hū yào bǎ bǎi huā dào rén gěi qiàng dào 。
极其浓厚的木属性灵气，几乎要把百花道人给呛到。
The extremely thick wood attribute essence energy nearly choked her.
tā hé zēng kàn dào guò rú cǐ jīng rén chǎng jǐng ， shén qíng huǎng hū jiān ， hái yǐ wéi zì jǐ yǐ jīng shēn chù chuán shuō zhōng de xiān jiè ！
她何曾看到过如此惊人场景，神情恍惚间，还以为自己已经身处传说中的仙界！
She had never seen such a scene before. In a daze, she thought she was already in the legendary Immortal World!
“ zhè …… zhè lǐ shì ？”
“这……这里是？”
"Is this... where I am?"
xǔ jiǔ zhī hòu ， bǎi huā dào rén cái huǎn guò shén lái 。
许久之后，百花道人才缓过神来。
After a long while, the Hundred Flowers Daoist finally regained her composure and looked around for Li Fan.
méi yǒu kàn dào lǐ fán de shēn yǐng ， sì chù zhāng wàng wèn dào 。
没有看到李凡的身影，四处张望问道。
"This is the Interdimensional Alliance's secret base, the Spirit Tree World."
“ zhè lǐ shì wàn jiè lián hé huì ， mì mì jī dì zhī yī de líng mù dòng tiān 。”
“这里是万界联合会，秘密基地之一的灵木洞天。”
"I believe the abundance of spirit plants here will be enough to keep you busy," Li Fan's voice echoed in the sky.
“ xiāng xìn zhè lǐ de líng zhí zhī fēng fù ， zú gòu dào yǒu dǎ lǐ le ba 。”
“相信这里的灵植之丰富，足够道友打理了吧。”
The Hundred Flowers Daoist opened her mouth but hesitated.
lǐ fán shēng yīn hōng lōng lóng zài tiān dì jiān xiǎng qǐ 。
李凡声音轰隆隆在天地间响起。
With such dense wood attribute essence energy here, where did she need to tend? Any plant she dug up would be top-notch material!
bǎi huā dào rén zhāng le zhāng zuǐ ， yù yán yòu zhǐ 。
百花道人张了张嘴，欲言又止。
However, sensing a hint of threat from him, the Hundred Flowers Daoist reluctantly said: "Enough, it's enough."
cǐ chù mù shǔ xìng líng qì rú cǐ nóng hòu ， nǎ lǐ hái xū yào tā dǎ lǐ ？ suí biàn wā yī zhū ， dōu shì shàng děng de cái liào ！
此处木属性灵气如此浓厚，哪里还需要她打理？随便挖一株，都是上等的材料！
"Haha, that's good. This cave world, although resource-rich, is somewhat chaotic due to its long neglect. I hope you can take your time with it. After all, it will serve as our alliance's logistics base in the future," Li Fan said earnestly.
bù guò chá jué dào duì fāng ruò yǒu ruò wú de wēi xié zhī yì ， bǎi huā dào rén zhǐ dé kǔ sè dì shuō dào ：“ gòu le 、 zú gòu le 。”
不过察觉到对方若有若无的威胁之意，百花道人只得苦涩地说道：“够了、足够了。”
The Hundred Flowers Daoist looked at the endless expanse of the cave world and nodded numbly.
“ hā hā ， nà jiù hǎo 。 cǐ chù dòng tiān ， suī rán zī yuán shāo wēi fēng hòu de le xiē ， dàn bì jìng huāng fèi tài jiǔ ， lüè xiǎn zá luàn 。 hái yào láo fán dào yǒu shàng diǎn xīn 。 bì jìng rì hòu yào zuò wéi lián hé huì de hòu qín jī dì ， bù kě bù shèn zhòng a 。” lǐ fán yǔ zhòng xīn cháng de shuō dào 。
“哈哈，那就好。此处洞天，虽然资源稍微丰厚的了些，但毕竟荒废太久，略显杂乱。还要劳烦道友上点心。毕竟日后要作为联合会的后勤基地，不可不慎重啊。”李凡语重心长的说道。
"Even with my current abilities, it would still take at least ten years to thoroughly manage this place?" she sighed.
bǎi huā dào rén kàn zhe cǐ chù wú biān wú jì de dòng tiān ， mù rán de diǎn le diǎn tóu 。
百花道人看着此处无边无际的洞天，木然的点了点头。
"This His Excellency seems like a smiling tiger."
“ rèn zhēn dǎ lǐ yī biàn ， jí biàn yǐ wǒ rú jīn de néng lì ， yě yào zuì qǐ mǎ shí duō nián ba ？” bǎi huā dào rén tàn le kǒu qì 。
“认真打理一遍，即便以我如今的能力，也要最起码十多年吧？”百花道人叹了口气。
But since her original form was bound by the True Immortal stone statue, and the lustrous body was still in his control, she had no choice but to work hard.
“ zhè wèi shàng shǐ ， kàn lái shì wèi xiào miàn hǔ a 。”
“这位上使，看来是位笑面虎啊。”
Fortunately, she loved dealing with these spirit plants. This cave world hadn't been disturbed by cultivators for many years, so all the spirit plants were thriving, evoking pity.
bù guò běn tǐ yǐ jīng bèi zhēn xiān shí xiàng shù fù ， liú lí gèng shì hái luò zài duì fāng de zhǎng kòng zhōng 。 rén wéi dāo zǔ wǒ wèi yú ròu ， bǎi huā dào rén zhǐ dé xīn kǔ cāo láo qǐ lái 。
不过本体已经被真仙石像束缚，琉璃更是还落在对方的掌控中。人为刀俎我为鱼肉，百花道人只得辛苦操劳起来。
As the Hundred Flowers Daoist tended to different areas, her mood gradually improved.
hǎo zài tā běn jiù xǐ ài yǔ zhè xiē líng wù dǎ jiāo dào ， zhè chù dòng tiān yě bù zhī dào jiū jìng yǒu duō shǎo nián méi yǒu xiū shì dǎ rǎo 。 suǒ yǒu líng wù dōu shì zhǎng shì xǐ rén ， lìng rén wàng zhī shēng lián 。
好在她本就喜爱与这些灵物打交道，这处洞天也不知道究竟有多少年没有修士打扰。所有灵物都是长势喜人，令人望之生怜。
After an indeterminate amount of time, her actions were interrupted by thunderous sounds from above.
bǎi huā dào rén yī kuài kuài qū yù chǔ lǐ guò lái ， xīn qíng yě shì zhú jiàn zhuǎn hǎo 。
百花道人一块块区域处理过来，心情也是逐渐转好。
Looking up, she saw a large land suddenly appear and float halfway up the giant tree.
bù zhī guò le duō jiǔ ， tā de dòng zuò bèi tiān kōng zhōng chuán lái de hōng míng shēng dǎ duàn 。
不知过了多久，她的动作被天空中传来的轰鸣声打断。
It covered the sky like a dark cloud.
bǎi huā dào rén tái tóu wàng qù ， zhǐ jiàn yī kuài páng dà de lù dì ， hū de chū xiàn 、 piāo fú zài jù mù bàn yāo de wèi zhì 。
百花道人抬头望去，只见一块庞大的陆地，忽的出现、漂浮在巨木半腰的位置。
Li Fan's voice resounded again: "By the way, there are many spirit plants in another base. I've brought them all here to save you the trouble of running back and forth."
rú tóng yī piàn wū yún ， bǎ tiān kōng zhē bì 。
如同一片乌云，把天空遮蔽。
"If it's convenient, transplant everything onto this cave world," Li Fan said before his presence vanished.
lǐ fán de shēng yīn zài dù chuán lái ：“ duì le ， lìng wài yī chù jī dì nèi ， hái yǒu bù shǎo líng zhí 。 wǒ dōu yì qǐ gěi nǐ bān lái le ， miǎn de nǐ hái yào liǎng tóu pǎo 。”
李凡的声音再度传来：“对了，另外一处基地内，还有不少灵植。我都一起给你搬来了，免得你还要两头跑。”
The Hundred Flowers Daoist was stunned for a moment, then flew up into the sky. She almost gasped when she saw what was below.
“ ruò shì fāng biàn ， bù fáng jiāng qí shàng de quán dōu yí zhí dào cǐ chù dòng tiān zhī zhōng ba 。”
“若是方便，不妨将其上的全都移植到此处洞天之中吧。”
The land still had spirit herbs growing everywhere, and they were all of great age.
huà shuō wán ， lǐ fán de qì xī jiù zài dù xiāo shī 。
话说完，李凡的气息就再度消失。
"Divided by arrays, each has been cultivated for at least several thousand years. They are truly top quality..."
bǎi huā dào rén lèng le lèng ， fēi shàng tiān kōng ， yī kàn zhī xià 、 chà diǎn yì kǒu qì méi tái shàng lái 。
百花道人愣了愣，飞上天空，一看之下、差点一口气没抬上来。
"This His Excellency must have emptied some ancient Immortal sect?"
zhǐ jiàn zhè piàn dà lù shàng ， réng rán shì màn shān biàn yě zhǎng mǎn le líng yào 。
只见这片大陆上，仍然是漫山遍野长满了灵药。
"These will be more troublesome to handle."
bìng qiě ， quán dōu nián fèn jí jiǔ 。
并且，全都年份极久。
"Will the time needed increase by five years?" she thought with resignation.
“ yǒu zhèn fǎ fēn mén bié lèi ， quán dōu zhòng zhí le zhì shǎo yǒu jǐ qiān nián shí guāng 。 kān chēng zuì shàng pǐn zhì ……”
“有阵法分门别类，全都种植了至少有几千年时光。堪称最上品质……”
...
“ zhè wèi shàng shǐ ， mò bú shì bǎ nǎ ge shàng gǔ xiān mén gěi bān kōng le ？”
“这位上使，莫不是把哪个上古仙门给搬空了？”
Li Fan sensed the Hundred Flowers Daoist in his wood attribute cave world and nodded slightly.
“ zhè xiē chǔ lǐ qǐ lái ， kě jiù gèng má fán diǎn le 。”
“这些处理起来，可就更麻烦点了。”
Although this Hundred Flowers Daoist seemed fully submissive, he was still a long-lived immortal who had been dormant for countless years.
“ gōng qī yòu yào zēng jiā wǔ nián ？”
“工期又要增加五年？”
Li Fan couldn't completely trust him yet.
bǎi huā dào rén xīn zhōng mǎn shì wú nài dào 。
百花道人心中满是无奈道。
Having him trapped in his own cave world while helping to manage the chaotic spirit plants was truly a two-for-one deal.
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Since Li Fan devoured the Five Elements Great Cave World, his strength had further improved.
lǐ fán gǎn yìng zhe zì shēn mù shǔ xìng dòng tiān zhōng de bǎi huā dào rén ， wēi wēi diǎn tóu 。
李凡感应着自身木属性洞天中的百花道人，微微点头。
The Five Elements Caves continued to grow slowly, and the wood attribute cave world entered an even more wild growth phase.
suī rán zhè bǎi huā dào rén kàn shì yǐ jīng quán rán chén fú ， dàn bì jìng shì wài jiè chén shuì le bù zhī dào duō shǎo nián de cháng shēng xiū shì 。
虽然这百花道人看似已经全然臣服，但毕竟是外界沉睡了不知道多少年的长生修士。
The Hundred Flowers Daoist's arrival was just in time!
lǐ fán hái shì bù néng duì qí wán quán fàng xīn 。
李凡还是不能对其完全放心。
As for the land filled with spirit plants that Li Fan later brought over, it belonged to the Medicine King Sect's secret realm, the Immortal Valley!
xiàn zài fàng zài zì jǐ dòng tiān zhōng zhèn yā ， tóng shí hái néng bāng máng dǎ lǐ dòng tiān zhōng zá luàn de líng zhí ， dàng zhēn shì yī jǔ liǎng dé 。
现在放在自己洞天中镇压，同时还能帮忙打理洞天中杂乱的灵植，当真是一举两得。
Since they were destined to be his possessions anyway, he could transfer them to the wood attribute cave world and deal with them together.
zì cóng lǐ fán tūn shì wǔ xíng dà dòng tiān zhī hòu ， shí lì yòu yǒu suǒ jīng jìn 。
自从李凡吞噬五行大洞天之后，实力又有所精进。
"The Medicine King Cauldron's return is not far off."
wǔ xíng dòng tiān yě shì suí zhī jì xù huǎn huǎn zēng zhǎng ， nà mù shǔ xìng dòng tiān gèng shì jì xù xiàn rù le yě mán shēng zhǎng de zhuàng tài 。
五行洞天也是随之继续缓缓增长，那木属性洞天更是继续陷入了野蛮生长的状态。
"The manpower shortage in our Interdimensional Alliance will soon be alleviated."
bǎi huā dào rén lái de zhèng shì qià dào hǎo chù ！
百花道人来的正是恰到好处！
Li Fan seemed to see through the small world barrier into the Yellow-White World sky.
zhì yú lǐ fán hòu lái bān lái de nà kuài tóng yàng mǎn shì líng zhí de dà lù ， zé shì yào wáng zōng mì jìng 、 cháng shēng gǔ ！
至于李凡后来搬来的那块同样满是灵植的大陆，则是药王宗秘境、长生谷！
The ripples caused by the Hundred Flowers Daoist's appearance gradually subsided.
fǎn zhèng yě zhù dìng shì lǐ fán de suǒ yǒu wù ， zhèng hǎo jiāng qí zhuǎn yí dào mù shǔ xìng dòng tiān zhōng 、 yī bìng chǔ lǐ 。
反正也注定是李凡的所有物，正好将其转移到木属性洞天中、一并处理。
A month later, Mo Ru Bin finally quietly contacted Li Fan.
“ lí yào wáng dǐng huí guī yě bù yuǎn le 。”
“离药王鼎回归也不远了。”
"Brother Xingwang, I found that array derivation treasure," he said.
"Ah?" Li Fan looked up at the Hundred Flowers Daoist.
This guy always managed to startle people with his words, even unintentionally.
"How is it different?"
The Hundred Flowers Daoist explained slowly, "Perhaps you are the first person to once again come into contact with a True Immortal stone statue, or the first to make one active again."
"In any case, I believe His Excellency has noticed that compared to others, you have unique abilities."
"This might be how the True Immortals look at His Excellency differently."
The Hundred Flowers Daoist tried his best to find reasons to explain.
Li Fan chuckled in response.
"Alright, the intentions of a True Immortal are beyond our comprehension."
"As someone who knows gratitude, since the True Immortal has created me, no matter what the final outcome is, I will take it upon myself to restore the True Immortal's teachings."
Li Fan spoke with great righteousness, ending their discussion on True Immortals.
"Have you any special talents? Since you've joined our Interdimensional Alliance, we can't waste your abilities."
"Don't worry, our alliance is still in a covert stage. I know your actual combat strength isn't strong, so I won't send you into battle," Li Fan said with great consideration.
Seeing the Hundred Flowers Daoist's cheerful expression, he suddenly felt an ominous premonition. However, he replied bravely: "I have transformed into a lustrous body now, and there are two things I am particularly skilled in."
"One is to soothe and repair mental and spiritual injuries. But this requires consuming my essence, so it can only be done occasionally."
After paying homage to the True Immortal stone statue, the Hundred Flowers Daoist knew he had formed a connection with it. Li Fan could sense his emotions.
Hence, he was honest: "The second is to nurture and protect spirit plants and herbs. Not only does this increase their vitality, but there's also a chance they will produce essences."
"However, I see that the entire world's essence energy has been absorbed by the central spirit tree, so the number of spirit plants is very scarce."
Li Fan nodded: "Indeed, the Spirit Tree World is quite barren now."
The Hundred Flowers Daoist heaved a sigh of relief.
"But it doesn't matter. Our alliance still has another base that can fully meet your needs."
Li Fan smiled slightly.
In the next moment, the Hundred Flowers Daoist's vision blurred.
When she regained her focus, her body trembled involuntarily again.
A towering tree much larger than those in the Spirit Tree World stood prominently before her.
The giant tree did not exhaust all the essence energy from the world; instead, it formed miniature ecosystems around its roots and even on parts of the spirit tree branches.
Innumerable plants, spirit herbs, and medicinal plants filled this space.
密密麻麻，一直蔓延到天边。
Even with her divine sense, she couldn't see an end to them in a moment.
The extremely thick wood attribute essence energy nearly choked her.
She had never seen such a scene before. In a daze, she thought she was already in the legendary Immortal World!
"Is this... where I am?"
After a long while, the Hundred Flowers Daoist finally regained her composure and looked around for Li Fan.
"This is the Interdimensional Alliance's secret base, the Spirit Tree World."
"I believe the abundance of spirit plants here will be enough to keep you busy," Li Fan's voice echoed in the sky.
The Hundred Flowers Daoist opened her mouth but hesitated.
With such dense wood attribute essence energy here, where did she need to tend? Any plant she dug up would be top-notch material!
However, sensing a hint of threat from him, the Hundred Flowers Daoist reluctantly said: "Enough, it's enough."
"Haha, that's good. This cave world, although resource-rich, is somewhat chaotic due to its long neglect. I hope you can take your time with it. After all, it will serve as our alliance's logistics base in the future," Li Fan said earnestly.
The Hundred Flowers Daoist looked at the endless expanse of the cave world and nodded numbly.
"Even with my current abilities, it would still take at least ten years to thoroughly manage this place?" she sighed.
"This His Excellency seems like a smiling tiger."
But since her original form was bound by the True Immortal stone statue, and the lustrous body was still in his control, she had no choice but to work hard.
Fortunately, she loved dealing with these spirit plants. This cave world hadn't been disturbed by cultivators for many years, so all the spirit plants were thriving, evoking pity.
As the Hundred Flowers Daoist tended to different areas, her mood gradually improved.
After an indeterminate amount of time, her actions were interrupted by thunderous sounds from above.
Looking up, she saw a large land suddenly appear and float halfway up the giant tree.
It covered the sky like a dark cloud.
Li Fan's voice resounded again: "By the way, there are many spirit plants in another base. I've brought them all here to save you the trouble of running back and forth."
"If it's convenient, transplant everything onto this cave world," Li Fan said before his presence vanished.
The Hundred Flowers Daoist was stunned for a moment, then flew up into the sky. She almost gasped when she saw what was below.
The land still had spirit herbs growing everywhere, and they were all of great age.
"Divided by arrays, each has been cultivated for at least several thousand years. They are truly top quality..."
"This His Excellency must have emptied some ancient Immortal sect?"
"These will be more troublesome to handle."
"Will the time needed increase by five years?" she thought with resignation.
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Li Fan sensed the Hundred Flowers Daoist in his wood attribute cave world and nodded slightly.
Although this Hundred Flowers Daoist seemed fully submissive, he was still a long-lived immortal who had been dormant for countless years.
Li Fan couldn't completely trust him yet.
Having him trapped in his own cave world while helping to manage the chaotic spirit plants was truly a two-for-one deal.
Since Li Fan devoured the Five Elements Great Cave World, his strength had further improved.
The Five Elements Caves continued to grow slowly, and the wood attribute cave world entered an even more wild growth phase.
The Hundred Flowers Daoist's arrival was just in time!
As for the land filled with spirit plants that Li Fan later brought over, it belonged to the Medicine King Sect's secret realm, the Immortal Valley!
Since they were destined to be his possessions anyway, he could transfer them to the wood attribute cave world and deal with them together.
"The Medicine King Cauldron's return is not far off."
"The manpower shortage in our Interdimensional Alliance will soon be alleviated."
Li Fan seemed to see through the small world barrier into the Yellow-White World sky.
The ripples caused by the Hundred Flowers Daoist's appearance gradually subsided.
A month later, Mo Ru Bin finally quietly contacted Li Fan.
"Brother Xingwang, I found that array derivation treasure," he said.