第二十一章 阵符

“ ń 。” guò le yī huì er ， lín xuān diǎn diǎn tóu ， sì hū shì jiē shòu le zhào míng de jiě shì ， zhè ràng zhào míng dà dà sōng le kǒu qì ， tā nǎ lǐ zhī dào ， lín xuān de biǎo qíng suī rán píng jìng ， xīn zhōng què shì kuáng xǐ 。

“嗯。”过了一会儿，林轩点点头，似乎是接受了赵明的解释，这让赵明大大松了口气，他哪里知道，林轩的表情虽然平静，心中却是狂喜。

"Ah." After a moment, Lin Xuan nodded. It seemed he had accepted Zhao Ming's explanation, which greatly relieved Zhao Ming. Little did Zhao Ming know that while Lin Xuan's expression remained calm, his heart was filled with joy.

yuán běn chéng wéi fèi dān fáng guǎn shì jǐn jǐn shì lín xuān jì huà de dì yī bù 。

原本成为废丹房管事仅仅是林轩计划的第一步。

Lin Xuan’s original plan to become the manager of the Waste Pills Room was just the first step. The second step involved familiarizing himself with the situation and checking the accounts to see how he could exploit any loopholes for false accounting and misappropriation of waste pills without drawing attention.

dì èr bù zé shì shú xī qíng kuàng ， chá kàn zhàng mù ， kàn zěn yàng lì yòng lòu dòng zuò xiē jiǎ zhàng nuó yòng fèi dān ， mán tiān guò hǎi zhè ge guò chéng yí dìng yào xiǎo xīn ， bù néng bèi fā xiàn yǐn qǐ zhù yì 。

第二步则是熟悉情况，查看账目，看怎样利用漏洞做些假账挪用废丹，瞒天过海这个过程一定要小心，不能被发现引起注意。

However, things turned out even simpler than expected. The storage management of the waste pills was in a complete mess; there were no records at all. In other words, nobody knew exactly how many waste pills were stored here. Therefore, he didn’t need to worry about moving them around—just take as much as needed without fear of being discovered.

kě méi xiǎng dào shì qíng bǐ xiǎng xiàng de gèng jiā jiǎn dān 。

可没想到事情比想象的更加简单。

Thinking this, Lin Xuan’s lips curled into a smile.

fèi dān de cún chǔ guǎn lǐ shí fēn hùn luàn ， shèn zhì lián zhàng mù yě méi yǒu ， huàn jù huà shuō ， zhè lǐ yǒu duō shǎo fèi dān méi yǒu rén qīng chǔ ， nà me zì jǐ gēn běn jiù bù yòng huā xīn sī nuó yòng le ， fàng xīn dà dǎn de ná ， jué duì bú huì yǒu rén fā xiàn 。

废丹的存储管理十分混乱，甚至连账目也没有，换句话说，这里有多少废丹没有人清楚，那么自己根本就不用花心思挪用了，放心大胆的拿，绝对不会有人发现。

"Immortal Master, Immortal Master."

xiǎng dào zhè lǐ ， lín xuān zuǐ jiǎo biān liú lù chū yī sī xiào róng 。

想到这里，林轩嘴角边流露出一丝笑容。

A voice entered his ears. Lin Xuan turned and found Zhao Ming looking at him with a puzzled expression. Lin Xuan felt a chill run down his spine and immediately warned himself: "From now on, don't be so careless. Those who accomplish great things must learn to hide their emotions; one's mood should not be discernible from their face."

“ xiān shī ， xiān shī 。”

“仙师，仙师。”

"It’s fine!" Lin Xuan shook his head, adopting an indifferent demeanor. "I just didn’t expect the task of managing the Waste Pills Room to be so easy. Looks like I can enjoy myself for a while now."

yí gè shēng yīn chuán rù ěr duǒ lǐ ， lín xuān huí guò tóu ， fā xiàn zhào míng yǒu diǎn mí huò de wàng zhe zì jǐ ， lín xuān xīn zhōng yī lǐn ， lì kè zài xīn zhōng jǐng shì ：“ yǐ hòu kě bù néng zhè me dà yì le ， zuò dà shì zhě yào xué huì xǐ nù bù xíng yú sè ， xīn qíng hǎo huài bù néng ràng rén cóng liǎn shàng kàn chū lái 。”

一个声音传入耳朵里，林轩回过头，发现赵明有点迷惑的望着自己，林轩心中一凛，立刻在心中警示：“以后可不能这么大意了，做大事者要学会喜怒不形于色，心情好坏不能让人从脸上看出来。”

"Haha, Immortal Master, don't worry. The Waste Pills Room has nothing much to do. Even if there are some miscellaneous tasks, I’ll take care of them for you," Zhao Ming said with a sycophantic smile. From now on, Lin Xuan would be his superior, so he needed to curry favor.

“ méi shì ！” lín xuān yáo le yáo tóu ， yī fù ruò wú qí shì de yàng zi ：“ zhǐ shì méi xiǎng dào fèi dān fáng guǎn shì de rèn wù nà me qīng sōng ， kàn lái jiē xià lái wǒ kě yǐ hǎo hǎo xiāo yáo le 。”

“没事！”林轩摇了摇头，一副若无其事的样子：“只是没想到废丹房管事的任务那么轻松，看来接下来我可以好好逍遥了。”

Lin Xuan remained noncommittal and had Zhao Ming lead him around the other places before selecting a relatively quiet room as his living quarters.

“ hē hē ， xiān shī fàng xīn ， wǒ men fèi dān fáng běn lái jiù méi yǒu shén me shì zuò ， jí biàn yǒu shén me zá wù ， xiǎo de yě huì tì nǐ gǎo dìng de 。” zhào míng tǎo hǎo de shuō ， cóng cǐ yǐ hòu ， lín xuān kě shì tā de dǐng tóu shàng sī ， dāng rán yào hǎo hǎo bā jié 。

“呵呵，仙师放心，我们废丹房本来就没有什么事做，即便有什么杂务，小的也会替你搞定的。”赵明讨好的说，从此以后，林轩可是他的顶头上司，当然要好好巴结。

Then, Lin Xuan asked Zhao Ming to gather all the young disciples and announced some rules. The first rule was that without his permission, no one should step within ten steps of his living quarters.

lín xuān bù zhì kě fǒu ， yòu ràng tā dài lù cān guān le yī xià qí tā de dì fāng ， rán hòu tiāo zhòng le yī jiān bǐ jiào pì jìng de fáng zi zuò wèi zì jǐ de qǐ jū shì 。

林轩不置可否，又让他带路参观了一下其他的地方，然后挑中了一间比较僻静的房子做为自己的起居室。

The young disciples showed no objection to this. Although they were only outer sect disciples, they still knew some rules of the Immortal Realm. Typically, every cultivator had their own secrets; high-ranking cultivators owned caves with numerous restrictions. Those who trespassed would be killed without mercy!

rán hòu lín xuān ràng zhào míng zhào jí lái suǒ yǒu de tóng zi ， xiàng tā men xuān bù yī xiē guī jǔ ， shǒu xiān shì wèi jīng zì jǐ de yǔn xǔ ， jué bù zhǔn tà jìn zì jǐ qǐ jū shì fāng yuán shí bù yǐ nèi de fàn wéi 。

然后林轩让赵明召集来所有的童子，像他们宣布一些规矩，首先是未经自己的允许，决不准踏进自己起居室方圆十步以内的范围。

Lower-ranked cultivators didn’t have such strength and couldn't afford separate caves, but their living quarters were also off-limits to outsiders.

duì zhè yì diǎn ， tóng zi men méi yǒu sī háo yì yì ， tā men suī rán jǐn jǐn shì wài mén dì zǐ ， dàn duì yú xiān jiè de yī xiē guī jǔ hái shì dǒng de ， tōng cháng ， měi yí gè xiū zhēn zhě dōu yǒu zì jǐ de mì mì ， gāo jí de xiū zhēn zhě yōng yǒu dòng fǔ ， wài miàn bù yǒu chóng chóng jìn zhì ， shàn chuǎng zhě ， shā wú shè ！

对这一点，童子们没有丝毫异议，他们虽然仅仅是外门弟子，但对于仙界的一些规矩还是懂的，通常，每一个修真者都有自己的秘密，高级的修真者拥有洞府，外面布有重重禁制，擅闯者，杀无赦！

Therefore, they found Lin Xuan’s request perfectly normal and had no doubts about it.

dī jiē xiū zhēn zhě suī rán méi yǒu zhè yàng de shí lì ， bù kě néng yōng yǒu dān dú de dòng fǔ ， dàn tā men de qǐ jū shì yī yàng yán jìn wài rén jìn chū 。

低阶修真者虽然没有这样的实力，不可能拥有单独的洞府，但他们的起居室一样严禁外人进出。

After the young disciples dispersed, Lin Xuan returned to his room and lay down on the bed for a rest. He mentally reviewed everything that happened today, feeling confident there were no flaws in his plan.

suǒ yǐ ， duì yú lín xuān tí chū de zhè diǎn yāo qiú ， tā men jué de shí fēn zhèng cháng ， yì diǎn huái yí dōu méi yǒu 。

所以，对于林轩提出的这点要求，他们觉得十分正常，一点怀疑都没有。

Everything was going smoothly; the source of the Essence Cleansing Pills wouldn’t be an issue.

tóng zi men sàn qù yǐ hòu ， lín xuān huí dào zì jǐ de fáng jiān zhōng ， tǎng zài chuáng shàng xiū xī le yī huì er ， tóng shí jiāng jīn tiān fā shēng de shì qíng zài xīn zhōng mò xiǎng le yī biàn ， jué de bú huì yǒu shén me pò zhàn 。

童子们散去以后，林轩回到自己的房间中，躺在床上休息了一会儿，同时将今天发生的事情在心中默想了一遍，觉得不会有什么破绽。

At different stages of cultivation, different types of pills were required. Essence Cleansing Pills were suitable for the Flexible Spirit Period and could be considered the lowest-grade pills. Higher-ranked cultivators like the Foundation Establishment period needed more advanced pills such as Foundation Establishment Pills and Cultivation Root Pills.

yī qiè dōu hěn shùn lì ， xǐ suǐ dān de lái yuán bú huì yǒu wèn tí 。

一切都很顺利，洗髓丹的来源不会有问题。

While the success rate for these higher-grade pills was lower, even waste pills had other uses; they wouldn’t just be piled up here like discarded Essence Cleansing Pills.

zài xiū zhēn de bù tóng jiē duàn ， xū yào de dān yào bù jìn xiāng tóng ， xǐ suǐ dān shì yòng yú líng dòng qī ， kě yǐ suàn shì zuì dī jiē de dān yào ， ér gāo yī céng cì de zhù jī qī xiū zhēn zhě ， xū yào de zé shì zhù jī dān ， péi yuán dān děng gèng gāo jí de dān yào 。

在修真的不同阶段，需要的丹药不尽相同，洗髓丹适用于灵动期，可以算是最低阶的丹药，而高一层次的筑基期修真者，需要的则是筑基丹，培元丹等更高级的丹药。

Nonetheless, at least in the Flexible Spirit Period, Lin Xuan’s pill supply was secure. As for Foundation Establishment and beyond, that was too far away. He was only at the second layer of the Flexible Spirit Period now, so he couldn’t be overly ambitious.

ér zhè xiē gāo jí de dān yào suī rán liàn zhì de chéng gōng lǜ gèng dī ， dàn jí shǐ shì fèi dān yě huì yǒu lìng wài yī xiē qí tā yòng tú ， bú huì xiàng bào fèi de xǐ suǐ dān yī yàng suí biàn duī zài zhè lǐ 。

而这些高级的丹药虽然炼制的成功率更低，但即使是废丹也会有另外一些其他用途，不会像报废的洗髓丹一样随便堆在这里。

After pondering all this, Lin Xuan sat up from his bed and thought for a moment before pulling out a bracelet from his pocket. It was a crystal green storage bracelet belonging to Zhou Yan, which now belonged to him. He wouldn’t wear it openly; that would mean acknowledging their disappearance had something to do with him. Lin Xuan kept the bracelet close to his body.

dàn bù guǎn zěn me shuō ， zhì shǎo zài líng dòng qī zhè ge céng cì ， lín xuān de dān yào lái yuán yǒu le bǎo zhàng ， zhì yú zhù jī yǐ hòu ， nà hái tài yáo yuǎn ， xiàn zài zì jǐ cái líng dòng qī dì èr céng de xiū wèi ， rén bù néng hào gāo wù yuǎn 。

但不管怎么说，至少在灵动期这个层次，林轩的丹药来源有了保障，至于筑基以后，那还太遥远，现在自己才灵动期第二层的修为，人不能好高骛远。

He probed his divine sense into it and took out a talisman from inside.

jiāng zhè yī qiè zài xīn zhōng sī liáng yī biàn guò hòu ， lín xuān cóng chuáng shàng zuò qǐ lái ， xiǎng le xiǎng ， cóng huái zhōng tāo chū yí gè shǒu zhuó ， jīng yíng bì lǜ 。

将这一切在心中思量一遍过后，林轩从床上坐起来，想了想，从怀中掏出一个手镯，晶莹碧绿。

It was an array talisman!

zhè shì zhōu yàn de chǔ wù shǒu zhuó ， rú jīn guī lín xuān le ， dāng rán tā bú huì shǎ shǎ de jiāng tā dài zài shǒu shàng ， nà děng yú shì chéng rèn liǎng rén de shī zōng yǔ zì jǐ yǒu guān xì ， lín xuān jiāng shǒu zhuó tiē shēn cáng hǎo 。

这是周燕的储物手镯，如今归林轩了，当然他不会傻傻的将它带在手上，那等于是承认两人的失踪与自己有关系，林轩将手镯贴身藏好。

Cultivation encompassed everything, from various magical techniques to intricate arrays. For instance, sects used arrays to protect their mountains, while high-ranking cultivators set up restrictions around their caves; most of these were arrays.

jiāng shén shí tàn jìn qù ， rán hòu cóng lǐ miàn qǔ chū le yī zhāng fú lù 。

将神识探进去，然后从里面取出了一张符箓。

Generally, setting up an array required pre-made array flags and disks, but such items were far beyond Lin Xuan’s current capabilities. He couldn’t afford them, and even if he could, his cultivation level wasn’t sufficient to operate them; they were meant for high-ranking cultivators.

zhè shì yī zhāng zhèn fú ！

这是一张阵符！

So, what about lower-ranked cultivators? Were there any alternatives?

xiū zhēn bāo luó wàn xiàng ， chú le gè zhǒng shén qí de gōng jué ， yě yǒu qí miào de zhèn fǎ ， bǐ rú shuō gè mén pài hù shān de zhèn fǎ ， gāo jiē xiū zhēn zhě zài dòng fǔ zhōu wéi shè lì de jìn zhì ， dà duō yě dōu shì zhèn fǎ 。

修真包罗万象，除了各种神奇的功诀，也有奇妙的阵法，比如说各门派护山的阵法，高阶修真者在洞府周围设立的禁制，大多也都是阵法。

Of course, there were.

yì bān shuō lái ， bù zhèn xū yào shì xiān liàn zhì hǎo de zhèn qí 、 zhèn pán děng gè zhǒng fǎ qì ， bù guò nà yàng de dōng xī ， duì lín xuān ér yán ， hái yáo bù kě jí ， bù kě néng mǎi de qǐ ， ér qiě jí shǐ yǒu ， tā de xiū wèi yě bù gòu cāo zòng ， nà shì tí gōng gěi gāo jiē xiū zhēn zhě de 。

一般说来，布阵需要事先炼制好的阵旗、阵盘等各种法器，不过那样的东西，对林轩而言，还遥不可及，不可能买得起，而且即使有，他的修为也不够操纵，那是提供给高阶修真者的。

Just as spiritual artifacts served as simplified versions of magical treasures, one could set up an array without using flags or disks. That was the array talisman.

nà dī jiē xiū zhēn zhě zěn me bàn ne ， yǒu méi yǒu tì dài pǐn ？

那低阶修真者怎么办呢，有没有替代品？

Array talismans were a type of talisman; ordinary talismans sealed spells within paper, while array talismans contained arrays.

dāng rán yǒu 。

当然有。

These arrays were simple and basic with limited power, but they had clear advantages: simplicity in use and minimal consumption of essence energy. Even lower-ranked cultivators could easily employ them.

jiù rú tóng líng qì xiāng dāng yú jiǎn yì bǎn fǎ bǎo ， bù yòng zhèn qí 、 zhèn pán děng fǎ qì yī yàng kě yǐ bù zhèn ， nà jiù shì zhèn fú 。

就如同灵器相当于简易版法宝，不用阵旗、阵盘等法器一样可以布阵，那就是阵符。

After some hesitation, Lin Xuan decided to use one of the twenty or so talismans he obtained from Zhang Yu and Zhou Yan. He调动灵力，口中念念有词。in an instant，that talisman emitted brilliant light，and began to burn。

zhèn fú shì fú lù de yī zhǒng ， zhǐ bù guò pǔ tōng de fú lù shì jiāng fǎ shù fēng yìn zài fú zhǐ lǐ miàn ， ér zhèn fú lǐ fēng yìn de zé shì zhèn fǎ 。

阵符是符箓的一种，只不过普通的符箓是将法术封印在符纸里面，而阵符里封印的则是阵法。

Lin Xuan waved his hand and threw it into the sky，同时喝道：“arise！”

dāng rán ， zhè xiē zhèn fǎ dōu shì yī xiē zuì jiǎn dān ， zuì chū jí de ， wēi lì yǒu xiàn ， bù guò hǎo chù yě shí fēn míng xiǎn ， zuì dà de tè diǎn jiù shì shǐ yòng jiǎn dān ， qiě zhǐ xiāo hào jí shǎo de líng lì ， jí shǐ shì dī jiē xiū zhēn zhě ， yě kě yǐ qīng sōng de shǐ yòng 。

当然，这些阵法都是一些最简单，最初级的，威力有限，不过好处也十分明显，最大的特点就是使用简单，且只消耗极少的灵力，即使是低阶修真者，也可以轻松的使用。

immediately，spiritual energy triggered the sealing array，that burning talisman paper transformed into a small Yin-Yang Eight Trigram pattern，then rapidly expanded，飞出屋外，enveloped the entire house。

yóu yù le yī xià ， bì jìng yǔ yòng zhèn qí 、 zhèn pán děng fǎ qì bù zhì de zhèn fǎ bù tóng ， nà xiē kě yǐ huí shōu ， zhǐ yào méi yǒu bèi pò huài jiù néng chóng fù shǐ yòng ， ér yòng zhèn fú bù xià de zhèn fǎ zé shì yí cì xìng de ， cóng zhāng yǔ zhōu yàn nǎ ér dé dào de èr shí jǐ zhāng fú lù zhī zhōng ， zhǐ yǒu zhè yī zhāng zhèn fú 。

犹豫了一下，毕竟与用阵旗、阵盘等法器布置的阵法不同，那些可以回收，只要没有被破坏就能重复使用，而用阵符布下的阵法则是一次性的，从张羽周燕哪儿得到的二十几张符箓之中，只有这一张阵符。

after a moment，the light forming the Eight Trigram gradually dimmed，所有异象消失，环境恢复原样。不过这只是表面现象；the array had already been set up around the living room。if someone trespassed擅自闯入，就会触动禁制。

bù guò xiǎng le xiǎng ， lín xuān hái shì cóng dān tián zhōng diào dòng líng lì ， tóng shí kǒu zhōng niàn niàn yǒu cí ， chà nà jiān ， nà zhāng fú lù guāng máng dà fàng ， bìng qiě rán shāo le qǐ lái 。

不过想了想，林轩还是从丹田中调动灵力，同时口中念念有词，刹那间，那张符箓光芒大放，并且燃烧了起来。

after all, they harbored secrets unknown to others，if someone else saw the process of refining the pills, it would be bad。虽然说arise来，those young disciples, as outer door disciples，绝不敢违背这个管事的意思，擅自闯入自己的arise居室，但小心无大错，better safe than sorry，就怕万一。所以尽管心疼，林轩还是用了阵符。

lín xuān shǒu yī huī ， jiāng tā xiàng tiān kōng zhōng pāo qù ， tóng shí hè dào ：“ qǐ ！”

林轩手一挥，将它像天空中抛去，同时喝道：“起！”

although this prohibition was simple，普通人绝对不可能闯进来，and the storage room for waste丹 pills would not have any cultivators coming，这样布置应该是万无一失。