NOVPUBDaoist Baihua paused, then said cautiously, "As cultivators, if we were to live among mortals for a long time, even without coming into contact with the Immortal-Ordinary Miasma, just by being tainted by the miasma’s aura, I’m afraid there would also be a danger of our realms falling, right?"
Li Fan squinted his eyes and scanned the mortals below, while nodding his head, "Indeed, that’s also why we, the cultivators of the Xuanhuang World, usually live separately from mortals."
"Is our mission target within this city? Although it’s not a large city, there are probably more than a hundred thousand mortals living here. Mmm, I don’t sense the presence of any cultivators. Searching each one by one seems troublesome, so in my opinion, why not make a move directly and force the other side out?" Having witnessed Li Fan’s methods, Daoist Baihua now eagerly suggested.
What she referred to as "making a move" was naturally a indiscriminate attack across a large area, slaughtering all the mortals in this city known as Weidu. The last one standing would then be the Tianxuan Mirror Avatar.
As for the lives of more than a hundred thousand mortals within the city...
Cultivators have never really placed them in their eyes. 𝔫𝖔𝔳𝔭𝔲𝔟.𝖈𝔬𝔪
Especially outside of the Xuanhuang World where the Immortal-Ordinary Miasma doesn’t exist. To cultivators, mortals are indeed like ants; slaughtering them holds no psychological burden whatsoever.
Therefore, it appeared that even the seemingly upright Daoist Baihua could casually speak such bloody words.
However, Li Fan did not agree with Daoist Baihua’s proposal.
He chuckled and said, "Daoist Baihua truly harbors a great murderous aura! The heavens treasure all living beings. Since it’s just about finding one person, why needlessly increase the slaughter?"
Upon hearing this, Daoist Baihua immediately showed her reverence.
Lin Ling, on the other hand, was somewhat muttering under her breath and stealing glances at Li Fan, but in the end, she dared not voice her doubts.
In fact, it wasn’t that Li Fan had suddenly changed his personality.
Rather, it was because he considered the population within the Small World he currently controlled to be somewhat scarce.
To massively cultivate cultivators through the Vital Element Art of the Myriad Beings, and then explore the Tome of World Creation, a certain population base was still needed.
Waiting for natural growth was indeed rather slow. It wouldn’t be a bad idea to plunder some from the Xuanhuang World.
As for how to find the Tianxuan Mirror Avatar among these tens of thousands of people...
Li Fan’s divine consciousness swept through the city of Weidu.
In an instant, the appearances and actions of all mortals, men and women, old and young, were simultaneously projected into the depths of Li Fan’s consciousness.
The Transformation Stone Blue Light flickered, separating them into individual entities for observation.
Li Fan quietly floated in the air, monitoring and analyzing.
After all, the Tianxuan Mirror was not truly human.
It was firstly an Immortal Artifact Spirit, and certainly it also possessed a certain level of cultivation.
Even if "playing" the part was convincing, its behavior and actions would inevitably have some minute differences from those of mortals.
Especially now, since Li Fan’s divine consciousness had recklessly swept across the entire city, the Tianxuan Mirror Avatar would surely know that Li Fan had come for it, making it even more likely to reveal flaws.
Soon, Li Fan had already zeroed in on several dozen suspicious individuals.
After closely observing them for half a day, he finally pinpointed the target.
In the air above Weidu, the four had already laid down the Spatial Lockdown Technique.
Li Fan looked at the face of the Tianxuan Mirror Avatar, then in a flash, appeared before it.
Turns out it was a young waiter from a tavern in the city.
At this moment, he had just finished serving customers and was sitting in a corner resting.
The sudden appearance of Li Fan brought the originally bustling surroundings to a standstill.
The waiter didn’t seem surprised by Li Fan’s arrival, only a bit curious, "How did you find me so quickly?"
Li Fan smiled and did not choose to strike immediately, but instead kindly pointed out, "If you were truly a mortal waiter, at this time of rest, you would wish to close your eyes and sleep soundly, not like you who is still curiously observing every mortal in the tavern."
The Tianxuan Mirror Avatar seemed to grasp it suddenly, "So that’s how it is."
"It’s just a shame, observation is my nature. Even after being reborn as a human, I cannot change that for a while."
The Tianxuan Mirror Avatar sighed for a moment and then asked, "Are you here to kill me?"
"That could be the case, or it might not," Li Fan said, his tone mysteriously vague.
"Oh?" This time the Tianxuan Mirror Avatar appeared somewhat surprised as he stared at Li Fan for a while, furrowing his brows.
In the end, he shook his head, "I feel a familiar aura on you, it’s just a shame that after becoming a human, I can’t remember many things clearly anymore."
"So, you are not from the Alliance of Thousands of Immortals?" The Tianxuan Mirror Avatar didn’t wait for Li Fan’s response before asking again.
"There’s also no aura of the Five Celestial Venerables on you..."
The Tianxuan Mirror Avatar kept sizing up Li Fan as if he had discovered a novel toy.
At the sight of that gaze, an inexplicable discomfort surged in Li Fan’s heart.
Such a look had always only been present when he observed the living beings of the Xuanhuang World.
It was indifference and detachment stemming from the depths of the soul.
Yet now, he was being regarded in such a way by the Tianxuan Mirror Avatar...
"I only represent myself," Li Fan said in a heavy voice.
The Tianxuan Mirror Avatar laughed again, "Hehe, I don’t think so."
"Tainted by Immortal Will; one cannot escape tribulation..."
"Could it be, like me, you are also a person caught in the True Immortal’s Net, thus seeking a way to escape from me?"
The Tianxuan Mirror Avatar directly deduced the fact that Li Fan was bound by the True Immortal’s Net and questioned him pointedly.
A flash of cold light passed through Li Fan’s eyes, "Even if you are an avatar of an Immortal Artifact, with your current frail human body, I could easily suppress you. I just wonder if you could still be so sharp-tongued then…"
Yet the Tianxuan Mirror Avatar seemed utterly fearless.
He chuckled and brushed the dust off his clothing, "Given your personality, if you truly intended to do so, you would have acted already. Why then would you waste so much time talking nonsense with me here?"
With that said, Li Fan suddenly fell silent.
As expected of an Immortal Artifact Spirit, just a few exchanges had left Li Fan feeling an unusual frustration.
His offensive was effortlessly neutralized by the other party, who then counterattacked smoothly.
"In just a short time since we’ve met, you’ve discerned my personality, my entanglements."
"What a pity…"
"What is seen is bound to be just the surface…"
Li Fan sneered inwardly.
He then adopted a defensive stance as offense, generously admitting, "Indeed, you are an avatar of the Tianxuan Mirror. It would truly be a waste to just kill you."
"If you can offer a reward of sufficient value, I’m not against letting you go."
The Tianxuan Mirror Avatar seemed to hear an extremely funny joke, "Do you believe what you just said?"
"Even if you do gain benefits from me, I fear in the end I will still be unable to escape an ounce of fate."
"People like you..."
"One can only keep a respectful distance, and never trust any of your promises."
