zhāng hào bō zhēng kāi le shuāng yǎn ， nà dào yóu lí de jiàn yì shū hū jiān biàn fǎn huí tā de dān tián nèi 。
张浩波睁开了双眼，那道游离的剑意倏忽间便返回他的丹田内。
Zhang Haobo opened his eyes, and the lingering sword intent suddenly returned to his dantian.
suí zhe móu zhōng de ruì yì huǎn huǎn xiāo sàn ， zhěng gè rén biàn dé píng píng wú qí 、 rén chù wú hài qǐ lái 。
随着眸中的锐意缓缓消散，整个人变得平平无奇、人畜无害起来。
As the sharpness in his gaze gradually dissipated, he became ordinary and harmless.
lǐ fán jiāng zhāng hào bō de biàn huà kàn zài yǎn dǐ ， bù yóu dì zé zé chēng qí 。
李凡将张浩波的变化看在眼底，不由地啧啧称奇。
Li Fan observed Zhang Haobo's transformation with a sense of wonder.
jū rán zài zhù jī qī ， jiù néng yǐn yǐn zuò dào qì xī jǐn liǎn 、 fǎn pú guī zhēn 。
居然在筑基期，就能隐隐做到气息尽敛、返璞归真。
It was truly remarkable that at the Foundation Establishment stage, Zhang Haobo could almost completely conceal his aura and revert to simplicity.
hái zhēn shì yǒu diǎn liǎo bù dé 。
还真是有点了不得。
Zhang Haobo then leaped out of the sea and began practicing the Calming Sea Divine Sword technique without pause.
ér zài hǎi dǐ tíng liú le piàn kè ， shú xī le xià zì shēn gāng tū pò zhì zhù jī qī lì liàng de zhāng hào bō ， suí jí jiù zòng shēn fēi dào hǎi miàn shàng 。
而在海底停留了片刻，熟悉了下自身刚突破至筑基期力量的张浩波，随即就纵身飞到海面上。
Blue water swords appeared one after another, dancing in mid-air under his control.
jìng shì yī kè yě bù tíng xiē ， kāi shǐ xiū xíng qǐ dìng hǎi shén jiàn lái 。
竟是一刻也不停歇，开始修行起定海神剑来。
Li Fan, observing from a distance, noticed that the Calming Sea Divine Sword's power had subtly changed since the unknown sword intent was incorporated into its foundation.
yī bǐng bǐng lán sè shuǐ jiàn cì dì chū xiàn ， líng kōng ér wǔ 。
一柄柄蓝色水剑次第出现，凌空而舞。
Previously, the Calming Sea Divine Sword had been grand and straightforward when used.
zài zhāng hào bō de cāo zòng xià ， lán guāng zòng héng ， shuǐ lóng fēi lüè 。
在张浩波的操纵下，蓝光纵横，水龙飞掠。
Now, with the mysterious sword intent加持, the vast and boundless sword power concealed a mad and vicious killing intent.
zài àn zhōng guān chá de lǐ fán ， hái míng ruì de chá jué dào 。
在暗中观察的李凡，还明锐的察觉到。
Moreover, Li Fan sensed that Zhang Haobo was still holding back.
yòng nà bù zhī míng de jiàn yì zhù jiù dào jī zhī hòu ， zhāng hào bō xiū xíng de dìng hǎi shén jiàn de jiàn shì yě suí zhī fā shēng le xiē xǔ míng xiǎn de biàn huà 。
用那不知名的剑意筑就道基之后，张浩波修行的定海神剑的剑势也随之发生了些许明显的变化。
A surging煞气 remained hidden within him. If this black-sheathed sword's power were to erupt, it would likely enhance the Calming Sea Divine Sword’s might several times over.
rú guǒ shuō zhī qián de dìng hǎi shén jiàn shī zhǎn qǐ lái ， shì dà qì páng bó 、 táng táng zhèng zhèng de huà 。
如果说之前的定海神剑施展起来，是大气磅礴、堂堂正正的话。
Zhang Haobo continued tirelessly practicing the Calming Sea Divine Sword technique on an empty stretch of sea. Day and night passed without hindrance as he focused intently on his training.
nà me xiàn rú jīn de dìng hǎi shén jiàn ， zài mò míng jiàn yì jiā chí xià ， hào dàng wú pǐ de jiàn shì zhōng ， hái àn àn yǐn cáng zhe diān kuáng ér xiōng hěn de shā yì 。
那么现如今的定海神剑，在莫名剑意加持下，浩荡无匹的剑势中，还暗暗隐藏着癫狂而凶狠的杀意。
Stars of blue light gathered from all directions in the Cunyun Sea, providing him with abundant spiritual energy to fully unleash his abilities.
shèn zhì ， lǐ fán hái yǐn yǐn yǒu suǒ gǎn jué 。
甚至，李凡还隐隐有所感觉。
Despite still being at the early Foundation Establishment stage, Zhang Haobo's actual combat power was rapidly improving.
zhāng hào bō mù qián hái yǒu suǒ bǎo liú 。
张浩波目前还有所保留。
The most obvious change was the number of water swords he could凝聚—increasing from thirty-six to seventy-two and then a hundred in just over a month as he mastered the Calming Sea Divine Sword technique to its fullest extent.
yī gǔ tāo tiān de shā qì shǐ zhōng bèi tā yǐn ér bù fā 。
一股滔天的煞气始终被他隐而不发。
While some external factors contributed to this, Zhang Haobo's natural talent was truly formidable.
zhè gǔ yuán zì nà hēi sè jiàn bǐng de shā qì yí dàn bào fā kāi lái ， kǒng pà dìng hǎi shén jiàn de wēi lì ， hái yào chà nà jiān qiáng shàng shù bèi 。
这股源自那黑色剑柄的煞气一旦爆发开来，恐怕定海神剑的威力，还要刹那间强上数倍。
A hundred and eight Calming Sea Divine Swords fired simultaneously, creating a sky filled with water dragons' roars.
zhāng hào bō yú wú rén de hǎi miàn shàng ， yī kè bù tíng dì yǎn liàn zhe dìng hǎi jiàn shù ， bù zhī pí juàn 。
张浩波于无人的海面上，一刻不停地演练着定海剑术，不知疲倦。
This display surpassed what Li Fan had seen from late Foundation Establishment cultivators like Cao Hong and Dao Xuanzi combined.
rì shēng yuè luò ， fēng yǔ wú zǔ 。
日升月落，风雨无阻。
With his current progress, Li Fan couldn't help but feel hopeful about Zhang Haobo's next move.
xīng xīng diǎn diǎn de lán guāng cóng hǎi yáng sì chù huì jù ér lái ， zài zhè jìn hū zhǔ chǎng de cóng yún hǎi zhōng ， zhāng hào bō wán quán bù yòng dān xīn líng qì de sǔn hào wèn tí ， ràng tā kě yǐ jìn qíng de shī zhǎn ， wú suǒ gù jì 。
星星点点的蓝光从海洋四处汇聚而来，在这近乎主场的丛云海中，张浩波完全不用担心灵气的损耗问题，让他可以尽情的施展，无所顾忌。
"Next, what will you do? The Calming Sea Divine Sword I gave you only goes up to the Foundation Establishment stage."
jiù zhè yàng ， suī rán jìng jiè yī rán hái shì zhù jī chū qī ， dàn tā de shí jì zhàn lì ， què zài fēi sù jìn bù zhe 。
就这样，虽然境界依然还是筑基初期，但他的实际战力，却在飞速进步着。
"Can you derive the Golden Core phase on your own?"
qí zhōng wài zài zuì wèi míng xiǎn de ， biàn shì zhāng hào bō níng jù de shuǐ jiàn shù liàng ， zhè xiē tiān lǐ yī lù cóng sān shí liù bǐng wǎng shàng kuáng biāo 。
其中外在最为明显的，便是张浩波凝聚的水剑数量，这些天里一路从三十六柄往上狂飙。
Li Fan was skeptical. Cultivators in the world of cultivation could indeed create their own techniques, but it required not just high natural talent, but also a profound understanding of existing techniques as a foundation.
sān shí liù 、 qī shí èr 、 yì bǎi líng bā ！
三十六、七十二、一百零八！
Only masters could achieve such feats.
zhǐ yòng le yí gè duō yuè de shí jiān ， gāng tà rù zhù jī qī de zhāng hào bō ， jiù jiāng 《 dìng hǎi shén jiàn 》 liàn zhì dà chéng ！
只用了一个多月的时间，刚踏入筑基期的张浩波，就将《定海神剑》练至大成！
In the cultivation world, those who could derive new techniques were called Weaving Magicians, and they held an exalted status above alchemists, array cultivators, and other experts.
zhè qí zhōng ， suī shuō yǒu zhe yī xiē wài bù yīn sù zài lǐ miàn 。
这其中，虽说有着一些外部因素在里面。
They would always be in high demand within any organization.
dàn bù néng fǒu rèn de shì ， zhāng hào bō de tiān zī ， zhēn de hěn kǒng bù 。
但不能否认的是，张浩波的天资，真的很恐怖。
Even master Weaving Magicians with exceptional skill could customize techniques for individual cultivators, placing them on par with Immortal Emperors.
yì bǎi líng bā méi dìng hǎi shén jiàn qí fā ， màn tiān shuǐ lóng yín 。
一百零八枚定海神剑齐发，漫天水龙吟。
Although Zhang Haobo's talent was indeed high, he had only mastered one technique—the Calming Sea Divine Sword—so far.
zhè shēng shì ， zài lǐ fán kàn lái ， yǐ jīng chāo chū liǎo dàng rì zhù jī hòu qī de kòu hóng yǔ dào xuán zi èr rén 。
这声势，在李凡看来，已经超出了当日筑基后期的寇洪与道玄子二人。
Deriving the Golden Core phase of this technique was possible but highly unlikely.
yào zhī dào ， zhè hái shì zài zhāng hào bō méi yǒu dòng yòng zhù jī qí wù de qíng kuàng xià 。
要知道，这还是在张浩波没有动用筑基奇物的情况下。
Li Fan looked forward to seeing what Zhang Haobo would do next.
kàn jiàn jìn bù shén sù de zhāng hào bō ， lǐ fán xīn zhōng bù yóu dì àn shēng qī dài 。
看见进步神速的张浩波，李凡心中不由地暗生期待。
For now, there was no need for Zhang Haobo to worry about his techniques at the early Foundation Establishment stage.
“ jiē xià lái ， nǐ zěn me bàn ne ？ wǒ gěi nǐ de 《 dìng hǎi shén jiàn 》， kě shì zhǐ dào zhù jī qī ér yǐ 。”
“接下来，你怎么办呢？我给你的《定海神剑》，可是只到筑基期而已。”
He repeatedly practiced and detailed every move in the Calming Sea Divine Sword technique before Li Fan with unwavering patience.
“ nán dào nǐ hái néng jiāng jīn dān qī de bù fèn zì xíng tuī yǎn chū lái bù chéng ？”
“难道你还能将金丹期的部分自行推衍出来不成？”
Li Fan devoted most of his attention to learning and understanding these techniques.
lǐ fán yǒu xiē bù xìn 。
李凡有些不信。
Meanwhile, he returned his focus to the Ten Thousand Immortal Mirror.
zhè ge xiū xiān jiè ， zì rán shì kě yǐ zì chuàng gōng fǎ de 。
这个修仙界，自然是可以自创功法的。
Time passed swiftly as they trained.
dàn nà bù jǐn jǐn guāng shì tiān zī gāo jiù néng bàn dào de 。
但那不仅仅光是天资高就能办到的。
It was now the 16th year since the anchor point had been set.
hái xū yào jí wéi yuān bó de gōng fǎ rèn zhī zuò wéi jī chǔ ， cái néng tuī chén chū xīn 、 wú zhōng shēng yǒu ， tuī yǎn chū xīn de xiū liàn gōng fǎ 。
还需要极为渊博的功法认知作为基础，才能推陈出新、无中生有，推衍出新的修炼功法。
The curtain on the Great Blaze Sea's destruction was drawing closer.
kě yǐ shuō ， fēi zōng shī bù kě wèi 。
可以说，非宗师不可为。
Li Fan first checked significant events that occurred in the past two years due to the Longevity Heaven Sovereign’s influence, which made it seem like much time had passed despite only two years having elapsed.
xiū xiān jiè ， jiāng cǐ lèi kě yǐ tuī yǎn xīn de gōng fǎ de xiū shì ， zūn chēng wéi zhī fǎ shī 。
修仙界，将此类可以推衍新的功法的修士，尊称为织法师。
After consulting with cultivators like Wen Sheng, he pieced together some details from fragmented information.
zhī fǎ shī de dì wèi zūn chóng ， yuǎn zài liàn qì 、 liàn dān 、 zhì fú shī 、 zhèn fǎ děng dà shī dì wèi zhī shàng 。
织法师的地位尊崇，远在炼器、炼丹、制符师、阵法等大师地位之上。
Li Fan recorded these findings within the Ten Thousand Immortal Mirror.
wú lùn zài nǎ ge zǔ zhī lǐ ， dōu bì rán shì shēn jū yào zhí ， shòu rén jìng yǎng 。
无论在哪个组织里，都必然是身居要职，受人敬仰。
Although he would likely forget them eventually, this was fine.
shèn zhì yǒu jì yì shuǐ zhǔn gāo chāo 、 duì gōng fǎ lǐ jiě chāo fán rù shèng de zhī fǎ zōng shī ， néng gòu wèi xiū shì “ sī rén dìng zhì ” gōng fǎ 。
甚至有技艺水准高超、对功法理解超凡入圣的织法宗师，能够为修士“私人定制”功法。
In his next life, Li Fan would remember everything again.
qí dì wèi ， shèn zhì bù zài hé dào xiān zūn zhī xià 。
其地位，甚至不在合道仙尊之下。
As he read through the records, several points piqued his interest:
ér zhāng hào bō ， suī rán tiān fù dí què hěn gāo ， dàn shì tā zhì jīn suǒ xiū xíng de ， yě zhǐ yǒu yī mén 《 dìng hǎi shén jiàn 》 ér yǐ 。
而张浩波，虽然天赋的确很高，但是他至今所修行的，也只有一门《定海神剑》而已。
- In 14th year, shortly after entering enlightenment with Zhang Haobo, a significant event occurred in the northwest of Cunyun Sea near Yongliang and Jiushan states.
jiāng 《 dìng hǎi shén jiàn 》 gōng fǎ de jīn dān piān chéng gōng tuī yǎn chū lái ， zhè ge kě néng xìng yǒu 。
将《定海神剑》功法的金丹篇成功推衍出来，这个可能性有。
The price of the local specialty, golden flying fish, skyrocketed fiftyfold before quickly dropping.
dàn jī lǜ hěn dī hěn dī 。
但几率很低很低。
All buyers who survived could not recall what had happened or why they bought these fish.
lǐ fán xiàn zài fǎn ér yǒu diǎn qī dài ， zhāng hào bō jiē xià lái huì zěn me zuò le 。
李凡现在反而有点期待，张浩波接下来会怎么做了。
- Another interesting incident from 15th year: A fiery meteor streaked across the sky, its destination unknown.
bù guò mù qián ， zhù jī qián qī de zhāng hào bō hái bù yòng dān xīn gōng fǎ wèn tí 。
不过目前，筑基前期的张浩波还不用担心功法问题。
Witnesses felt a sense of fear and trepidation. Attempts to find where it landed were unsuccessful.
tā rú tóng zuì hǎo de lǎo shī yì bān ， zài lǐ fán miàn qián yī biàn yòu yī biàn de 、 xiáng jìn wú bǐ de chóng fù yǎn liàn zhe 《 dìng hǎi shén jiàn 》 zhōng de zhǒng zhǒng zhāo shì 。
他如同最好的老师一般，在李凡面前一遍又一遍的、详尽无比的重复演练着《定海神剑》中的种种招式。
- The most recent event involved rumors about another two洞天near the Wood属性spirit cave. These turned out to be four in total—five caves with elemental properties that formed an array-like structure.
bù yàn qí fán 、 xiáng shí wú bǐ 。
不厌其烦、详实无比。
The discovery of these Five Element Caves was shocking, leading to interest from the Five Elders Association.
lǐ fán fēn chū dà bàn xīn shén ， lái xué xí gǎn wù 。
李凡分出大半心神，来学习感悟。
A battle ensued near the caves, resulting in one Immortal Formation cultivator’s death before the Five Elders were repelled by the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance.
qí yú zhù yì lì ， què shì fǎn huí le wàn xuán jìng zhī zhōng 。
其余注意力，却是返回了万玄镜之中。
To prevent further disputes and protect the Five Element Caves, the alliance moved them to their stronghold in Tianyu State at great expense.
suǒ wèi xiū liàn wú suì yuè ， zhēn shì bù jiǎ 。
所谓修炼无岁月，真是不假。
Li Fan carefully recorded these details. They would be crucial for his next life's profit-making endeavors.
Zhang Haobo opened his eyes, and the lingering sword intent suddenly returned to his dantian.
As the sharpness in his gaze gradually dissipated, he became ordinary and harmless.
Li Fan observed Zhang Haobo's transformation with a sense of wonder.
It was truly remarkable that at the Foundation Establishment stage, Zhang Haobo could almost completely conceal his aura and revert to simplicity.
Zhang Haobo then leaped out of the sea and began practicing the Calming Sea Divine Sword technique without pause.
Blue water swords appeared one after another, dancing in mid-air under his control.
Li Fan, observing from a distance, noticed that the Calming Sea Divine Sword's power had subtly changed since the unknown sword intent was incorporated into its foundation.
Previously, the Calming Sea Divine Sword had been grand and straightforward when used.
Now, with the mysterious sword intent加持, the vast and boundless sword power concealed a mad and vicious killing intent.
Moreover, Li Fan sensed that Zhang Haobo was still holding back.
A surging煞气 remained hidden within him. If this black-sheathed sword's power were to erupt, it would likely enhance the Calming Sea Divine Sword’s might several times over.
Zhang Haobo continued tirelessly practicing the Calming Sea Divine Sword technique on an empty stretch of sea. Day and night passed without hindrance as he focused intently on his training.
Stars of blue light gathered from all directions in the Cunyun Sea, providing him with abundant spiritual energy to fully unleash his abilities.
Despite still being at the early Foundation Establishment stage, Zhang Haobo's actual combat power was rapidly improving.
The most obvious change was the number of water swords he could凝聚—increasing from thirty-six to seventy-two and then a hundred in just over a month as he mastered the Calming Sea Divine Sword technique to its fullest extent.
While some external factors contributed to this, Zhang Haobo's natural talent was truly formidable.
A hundred and eight Calming Sea Divine Swords fired simultaneously, creating a sky filled with water dragons' roars.
This display surpassed what Li Fan had seen from late Foundation Establishment cultivators like Cao Hong and Dao Xuanzi combined.
With his current progress, Li Fan couldn't help but feel hopeful about Zhang Haobo's next move.
"Next, what will you do? The Calming Sea Divine Sword I gave you only goes up to the Foundation Establishment stage."
"Can you derive the Golden Core phase on your own?"
Li Fan was skeptical. Cultivators in the world of cultivation could indeed create their own techniques, but it required not just high natural talent, but also a profound understanding of existing techniques as a foundation.
Only masters could achieve such feats.
In the cultivation world, those who could derive new techniques were called Weaving Magicians, and they held an exalted status above alchemists, array cultivators, and other experts.
They would always be in high demand within any organization.
Even master Weaving Magicians with exceptional skill could customize techniques for individual cultivators, placing them on par with Immortal Emperors.
Although Zhang Haobo's talent was indeed high, he had only mastered one technique—the Calming Sea Divine Sword—so far.
Deriving the Golden Core phase of this technique was possible but highly unlikely.
Li Fan looked forward to seeing what Zhang Haobo would do next.
For now, there was no need for Zhang Haobo to worry about his techniques at the early Foundation Establishment stage.
He repeatedly practiced and detailed every move in the Calming Sea Divine Sword technique before Li Fan with unwavering patience.
Li Fan devoted most of his attention to learning and understanding these techniques.
Meanwhile, he returned his focus to the Ten Thousand Immortal Mirror.
Time passed swiftly as they trained.
It was now the 16th year since the anchor point had been set.
The curtain on the Great Blaze Sea's destruction was drawing closer.
Li Fan first checked significant events that occurred in the past two years due to the Longevity Heaven Sovereign’s influence, which made it seem like much time had passed despite only two years having elapsed.
After consulting with cultivators like Wen Sheng, he pieced together some details from fragmented information.
Li Fan recorded these findings within the Ten Thousand Immortal Mirror.
Although he would likely forget them eventually, this was fine.
In his next life, Li Fan would remember everything again.
As he read through the records, several points piqued his interest:
- In 14th year, shortly after entering enlightenment with Zhang Haobo, a significant event occurred in the northwest of Cunyun Sea near Yongliang and Jiushan states.
The price of the local specialty, golden flying fish, skyrocketed fiftyfold before quickly dropping.
All buyers who survived could not recall what had happened or why they bought these fish.
- Another interesting incident from 15th year: A fiery meteor streaked across the sky, its destination unknown.
Witnesses felt a sense of fear and trepidation. Attempts to find where it landed were unsuccessful.
- The most recent event involved rumors about another two洞天near the Wood属性spirit cave. These turned out to be four in total—five caves with elemental properties that formed an array-like structure.
The discovery of these Five Element Caves was shocking, leading to interest from the Five Elders Association.
A battle ensued near the caves, resulting in one Immortal Formation cultivator’s death before the Five Elders were repelled by the Ten Thousand Immortal Alliance.
To prevent further disputes and protect the Five Element Caves, the alliance moved them to their stronghold in Tianyu State at great expense.
Li Fan carefully recorded these details. They would be crucial for his next life's profit-making endeavors.