It is difficult to write a book

Hearing Daoist Ximen's certainty, Li Fan couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

"Time flows, increasing and decreasing in an orderly fashion. Is this a change within the Xuanhuang World itself, or is it caused by external forces?"

Li Fan subconsciously thought of the Celestial Venerable of Dharma Transmission, who was as elusive as a Divine Dragon.

No other reason. If there was a Cultivator in the Xuanhuang World who could so easily change the world, it must be the creator of the New Law.

"It's just, if the guess is truly correct, the Xuanhuang World is about to fall into the Immortal Ruins, yet the Celestial Venerable of Dharma Transmission doesn't flee. Instead, he has been transforming the world for thousands of years as if it were a single day. Why is this?"

"Could it be that precisely because he completed the transformation of the world, the Celestial Venerable of Dharma Transmission was able to Transcend?" Li Fan couldn't help but speculate, thinking of the Celestial Venerable of Dharma Transmission's departure from the Xuanhuang World more than a decade later in his previous life.

Numerous thoughts flashed through his mind in an instant, and Li Fan temporarily suppressed the doubts in his heart.

"Brother Ximen is truly a rare genius with the ability to perceive the true nature of the world from subtle details. I think even a Dao Integration expert would be far inferior to you!" Li Fan praised him profusely.

Then he changed the subject: "Such a world-shattering study, I wonder if Fellow Daoist has any detailed treatises on it? That way, I can study it through the night!"

Daoist Ximen was initially somewhat pleased, but when Li Fan asked about writing a book, he became a bit hesitant and embarrassed.

Only after Li Fan repeatedly pressed him did he reluctantly reveal the truth.

It turned out that he had already basically completed the writing of the Complete Manual of "Ancient and Modern Studies of Mountains and Rivers" and was just thinking of publishing it to be famous for eternity.

However, he received a warning from the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance.

The Immortal Alliance officially believed that there were many contents in the book "Ancient and Modern Studies of Mountains and Rivers" that were not suitable for public disclosure and needed to be revised.

But they did not specify which contents were taboo.

Daoist Ximen, in his helplessness, had no choice but to delete a part and re-upload it for approval. However, it still did not pass the review.

Until the end, the thick book was so heavily edited that it was in tatters, with only a single long article surviving.

"Heh heh, since then, I've been disheartened. I just rely on what I've learned to earn some contribution points. And by the way, I've changed my research direction."

"Oh, right, recently I've been dedicating myself to research on the flow of earth veins. If Fellow Daoist is interested, we can exchange ideas." Daoist Ximen said with a hint of melancholy in his tone.

Li Fan pondered for a moment and quietly asked, "I wonder if Fellow Daoist still has a backup of the original manuscript?"

Daoist Ximen laughed, "'Ancient and Modern Studies' is my life's work; it's already deeply ingrained in my mind. What do I need a backup for?"

"However, the complete version cannot be transmitted through the tianxuan mirror. If Fellow Daoist truly wishes to read it, you can come to Qi Hong Island in Le Yang Province to find me."

Le Yang Province is located in the east-central part of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance, more than a dozen provinces away from Congyun Sea. However, with full teleportation, it doesn't take long.

Li Fan immediately agreed.

"Oh, right, Daoist Ximen, those locations I entrusted you to find but could never find, you said they might have fallen within the range of the White Mist Barrier."

"Could you mark their possible locations on the map for me?" Li Fan asked just before the communication was about to be cut off.

Daoist Ximen was somewhat surprised when he heard this: "Could it be that Fellow Daoist wants to venture deep into the White Mist to explore it?"

"Not necessarily, it's just a thought. After all, the Devouring Yuan White Mist is fierce; who would think they live too long and go in there for no reason?" Li Fan smiled and did not admit it. "If one day, when my Lifespan is almost exhausted, I might still explore and travel within it."

"That's good, I thought I met another madman." Daoist Ximen mumbled.

"Met another madman? Daoist Ximen, what do you mean by that?" Li Fan became interested and quickly asked.

"Hey, it's nothing special. It's just that when I was surveying the terrain in person before, I repeatedly witnessed a crazy Cultivator running in and out of the White Mist Barrier."

"At first, he was still a young man. Later, he became very old. I don't know if he is still alive now."

"I also tried to persuade him, but he wouldn't listen. He just kept saying that the White Mist Barrier held a great secret…"

"Isn't that nonsense? You have to be alive to research it."

Daoist Ximen scoffed, his tone disdainful.

As he spoke, he sent over a map with several markings.

"I'll try to find a way to resolve the remaining ones in the next few days. If it really doesn't work, I won't contact you." After he finished speaking, there was no more sound from his end.

Li Fan carefully examined the map and found that the markings were scattered and distributed throughout the territory of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance. When Li Fan intentionally selected these locations, he had chosen them to be relatively concentrated within one or two adjacent provinces in Linghu Chang's memory.

This showed that Daoist Ximen's research was not false.

Indeed, the Xuanhuang World had been torn apart and reshaped.

Staring at the map, Li Fan remained silent for a long time. After a long while, he completely deleted the map information.

"For now, I should first purchase the Materials for refining the Longevity Pill from the tianxuan mirror. After accumulating a batch, I'll have Liu San pilot the Puxian True Ark into the depths of the White Mist to see if anything can be discovered."

"If that really doesn't work, I can also consider planting them in the Wood Attribute Grotto-Heaven within my Five Elements Cave Heaven."

Currently, Li Fan's Five Elements Cave Heaven Dharma Domain is still just a nascent embryo.

Whether it's in terms of size, scale, or the density of Spiritual Qi, it's far from comparable to the one that previously caused the great war between the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance and the Five Old Men Association.

But fortunately, the essence is the same, and the future is limitless.

"Planting spiritual plants is also beneficial for the perfection of the Law within the Wood Attribute Grotto-Heaven. It's just that there are specialties in every field…"

Li Fan suddenly remembered Chen Ying, the Nascent Soul cultivator from the Medicine Hall in Congyun Sea.

Since he was conscripted into the Five Elements Cave Heaven, he had been out of contact.

But unlike the previous life, because Li Fan had given a warning, he had not yet perished to this day.

It was just that he couldn't be contacted.

"He should still be in the Five Elements Cave Heaven, I wonder what he's busy with." Li Fan remembered that not long after in his previous life, in year 38, due to a large amount of resources being extracted from the Five Elements Cave Heaven, its Five Elements became unbalanced, leading to its annihilation.

"I wonder if the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance will repeat the same mistake in this life." Li Fan was still unclear why the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance was extracting resources from the Five Elements Cave Heaven in such an exaggerated manner. However, judging from the fact that Chen Ying had not yet returned, it seemed that the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance's actions in the Five Elements Cave Heaven had not stopped.

After a moment of thought, Li Fan slightly shook his head and stopped thinking further.

Just as he was about to return to Shenhua Island, he suddenly received a message notification from the tianxuan mirror.

The original island master of Wanxian Island, the Soul Transformation Cultivator, Immortal Lord Hongxi, who had been conscripted into the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance Headquarters for several years, had finally returned.

He ordered Li Fan, the "Secretary-character Envoy," to go see him immediately.