「 zhuō liè 」， shì xiāng duì hún rán tiān chéng 、 wú jì kě xún de bái quān 【 luò fán chén 】 ér yán 。
「拙劣」，是相对浑然天成、无迹可寻的白圈【落凡尘】而言。
"Three-eyed little people helping me refine and reduce the flaws in the array, perhaps this time I have a chance to complete the array." "Dig out some useful intelligence from that Qin Zhuang's mind."
shì shí shàng ， sān yǎn xiǎo rén zhè liàn rén wéi wù de shǒu duàn ， yǐ jīng wán quán chāo chū le lǐ fán de rèn zhī tǐ xì 。
事实上，三眼小人这炼人为物的手段，已经完全超出了李凡的认知体系。
The experiments were proceeding smoothly with no unexpected changes. The next step was just repetitive work.
nǎ pà shí wù bǎi zài tā miàn qián ， duì yú rú hé xià shǒu yán jiū ， lǐ fán yě jī hū shì yī chóu mò zhǎn 。
哪怕实物摆在他面前，对于如何下手研究，李凡也几乎是一筹莫展。
Evan split off an artificial personality to handle complex array improvements while he began studying the several beams of golden light that shot out from the three-eyed little people, used to capture Jiao Xiyuan.
shēng píng suǒ jiē chù dào de suǒ yǒu lǐ lùn zhōng ， wéi yǒu lái zì sūn piāo miǎo qīn chuán de 【 liàn dào yào wáng jīng 】， gēn qí yǒu zhe xiē xǔ de xiāng sì 。
生平所接触到的所有理论中，唯有来自孙缥缈亲传的【炼道药王经】，跟其有着些许的相似。
It had already been determined that these golden lights were a天赋神通 (talent manifestation) of dust-bound cultivators, representing some kind of fundamental law.
dàn yě bù duō 。
但也不多。
What could be more straightforward for analyzing laws than the bones of an unnamed True Immortal?
「 huà rén wéi wù ， rén de shēng zhī shǔ xìng 、 tóng yàng bǎo liú 。」
「化人为物，人的生之属性、同样保留。」
Holding onto the golden light, Evan flashed into the small world of the Yilu people.
「 ér jiān jù le 【 wù 】 de shǔ xìng 。」
「而兼具了【物】的属性。」
Thanks to the protection of his shadow statue, the nearly extinct Yilu people had already reclaimed most of the small world's territory.
「……」
「……」
However, every so often, a terrifying stone monument at the center of the world would erupt with endless disasters, taking away almost half of the Yilu people's lives.
zhēn duì zhè dào shǒu de sān yǎn xiǎo rén ， lǐ fán zhǎn kāi le yī xì liè de shí yàn 。
针对这到手的三眼小人，李凡展开了一系列的实验。
The existence of the stone monument and its shadow made the Yilu people forever live in fear and sincere prayers.
shǒu xiān què dìng de shì ， xiǎo rén de zì wǒ yì shí ， yǐ jīng bèi mǒ chú 。 zhǐ néng àn zhào jì dìng de guī zé xíng shì 。
首先确定的是，小人的自我意识，已经被抹除。只能按照既定的规则行事。
Approaching the bones of the unnamed True Immortal, Evan first checked on the progress of the characters that had appeared from the true immortal inscriptions on the stone monument.
ér hòu lǐ fán cè shì le xiǎo rén de kàng jī dǎ néng lì 。
而后李凡测试了小人的抗击打能力。
Perhaps due to a qualitative change, the characterless stone monument was revealing characters much faster than Evan expected after devouring so many Yilu people's flesh and blood.
sān yǎn xiǎo rén shī xiào hòu ， bèi nà qín zhuàng suí shǒu diū qì 。 kě jiàn zài gāo qiáng wài ， tā jué bú shì shén me jià zhí tài gāo de wù jiàn 。
三眼小人失效后，被那秦壮随手丢弃。可见在高墙外，它绝不是什么价值太高的物件。
Only about one-fifth of these mysterious characters were revealed, but Evan could already sense some unique aura from them.
dàn jiù zhè me gè xiǎo dōng xī ， lǐ fán yě shì jī hū ná chū le yā xiāng dǐ de shǒu duàn ： jiǔ tiān jiàng chén zhǐ ， cái néng duì qí zào chéng míng xiǎn de shāng hài 。
但就这么个小东西，李凡也是几乎拿出了压箱底的手段：九天降尘指，才能对其造成明显的伤害。
Unlike Ji or Primordial, this character related to the transformation between immortals and mortals had a certain degree of penetration through the stone monument's power constraints when it appeared, emitting its own authority.
「 ruò zhǐ shì chén yuān jiè xiū shì ， nǎ pà tā men chuán wén zhōng yǒu zhēn xiān xuè mài ， yě zuò bú dào rú cǐ dì bù 。 dié jiā le yī céng wù de shǔ xìng ， bìng qiě èr zhě wán měi xiāng róng ， wú xiè kě jī 。 cái shǐ de qí fáng yù lì dà fú dù zēng jiā ……」
「若只是尘渊界修士，哪怕他们传闻中有真仙血脉，也做不到如此地步。叠加了一层物的属性，并且二者完美相融，无懈可击。才使得其防御力大幅度增加……」
This subtle influence was why even without Evan's active invocation, the Yilu people were slowly reverting to their primitive state.
lái zì gāo qiáng wài de cún zài ， sì hū duì huàn zhèn yǒu zhe gé wài de dǐ yù néng lì 。
来自高墙外的存在，似乎对幻阵有着格外的抵御能力。
All of these changes happened silently, undetected by the artificial personality that had been overseeing them.
lǐ fán yòng sān yǎn xiǎo rén ， jiāng zì shēn suǒ zhǎng wò de dà bù fèn xiān zhèn lún liú shì yàn le yī fān 。 fā xiàn xiǎo rén néng gòu zài wú yì shí de zhuàng tài xià ， měi měi duǒ guò xiān zhèn de zhì mìng dǎ jī 。 cháng yáng qí zhōng ， yóu rèn yǒu yú 。
李凡用三眼小人，将自身所掌握的大部分仙阵轮流试验了一番。发现小人能够在无意识的状态下，每每躲过仙阵的致命打击。徜徉其中，游刃有余。
Only now, with Evan personally present, did he keenly notice this change.
「 chú le rén 、 wù ， sì hū hái yǒu dì sān zhǒng shǔ xìng dié jiā 。」
「除了人、物，似乎还有第三种属性叠加。」
Evan frowned and decisively set up a series of arrays around the stone monument to isolate the true immortal characters from external influence.
lǐ fán yī biān guān chá ， yī biān gēn jù sān yǎn xiǎo rén de duǒ bì dòng zuò ， jí shí duì xiān zhèn zuò chū tiáo zhěng 。
李凡一边观察，一边根据三眼小人的躲避动作，及时对仙阵做出调整。
"This isn't about the status of these immortal-mortal transformation characters surpassing those of the unnamed True Immortal."
ér hòu zài yòng jīng guò zhōng mò jiě lí dié yōu huà guò de xīn zhèn fǎ ， zài qù shì yàn 。
而后再用经过终末解离碟优化过的新阵法，再去试验。
"The character itself has some special properties. The fundamental principles it involves even influenced the unnamed True Immortal during their lifetime."
jié guǒ yī rán méi biàn ， hái shì bèi xiǎo rén qīng sōng duǒ guò 。
结果依然没变，还是被小人轻松躲过。
"This stone monument is not a complete Southern Sky Pillar, just a broken leg bone."
lǐ fán méi yǒu jiāo zào ， jì xù jìn xíng xīn yī lún de dié dài 。
李凡没有焦躁，继续进行新一轮的迭代。
"Such an event isn't unexpected," Evan reminded himself.
dāng zhèn fǎ gǎi jìn ， jìn xíng dào dì wǔ shí cì zhī hòu ， sān yǎn xiǎo rén nà wán měi wú xiá de duǒ bì dòng zuò ， zhōng yú chū xiàn le xiá cī 。 kāi shǐ ǒu ěr huì bèi yùn zhuàn de xiān zhèn suǒ bǔ zhuō 。
当阵法改进，进行到第五十次之后，三眼小人那完美无瑕的躲避动作，终于出现了瑕疵。开始偶尔会被运转的仙阵所捕捉。
"Involving True Immortals, there are always pitfalls. One must be careful!"
lǐ fán yǎn zhōng ， měng dì yǒu liàng guāng shǎn shuò 。
李凡眼中，猛地有亮光闪烁。
With that in mind, he began his work.
「 wǒ zhī xiān zhèn ， jiù xiàng biān zhī de yī zhāng dà wǎng 。」
「我之仙阵，就像编织的一张大网。」
Projecting a static beam of golden light towards the stone monument.
「 suī rán zhì àn xīng hǎi zhōng ， kàn shì quán wú dí shǒu 。 zhèn fǎ yī chū ， jiù néng jiāng quán bù shēng líng lǒng zhào qí zhōng 。 dàn zài sān yǎn xiǎo rén zhè gāo qiáng wài zào wù kàn lái ， zhèn fǎ dà wǎng zhōng de nà yí gè gè kòng xì ， quán dōu shì pò zhàn ！」
「虽然至暗星海中，看似全无敌手。阵法一出，就能将全部生灵笼罩其中。但在三眼小人这高墙外造物看来，阵法大网中的那一个个空隙，全都是破绽！」
The moment it approached, it was absorbed by the stone monument.
「 bù guò ， suí zhe wǒ jiāng zhè xiē pò zhàn yí gè gè dǔ shàng ， dà wǎng biān zhì de yuè lái yuè mì 、 kǒng dòng yuè lái yuè xiǎo ……」
「不过，随着我将这些破绽一个个堵上，大网编制的越来越密、孔洞越来越小……」
A new true immortal character imprint appeared at one corner of the stone monument.
「 tā xiǎng yào píng jiè běn néng dǐ yù zhèn fǎ ， jiù méi nà me róng yì le ！」
「它想要凭借本能抵御阵法，就没那么容易了！」
What puzzled Evan was that whether it was Ji or Primordial, or even the still-forming immortal-mortal transformation characters, they all first appeared in the central region of the stone monument before moving to a corner.
「 jiǎn ér yán zhī ， wǒ de zhèn dào shuǐ zhǔn suī méi yǒu zhì dì tí gāo ， dàn què yuè lái yuè bèi nàn gōng pò le ！」
「简而言之，我的阵道水准虽没有质的提高，但却越来越被难攻破了！」
Evan tried to recall which true immortal characters had appeared on this section of the characterless stone monument from his previous life but found no clear memory.
lǐ fán jǐn jǐn dīng zhe xiān zhèn zhōng de chén yuān zú xiǎo rén ， sī xù qǐ fú 。
李凡紧紧盯着仙阵中的尘渊族小人，思绪起伏。
Deciding not to dwell on it, he continued projecting golden light.
jiāng suǒ yǒu dié dài shēng jí hòu de zhèn fǎ xì jié gǎi dòng ， yìng yòng dào suǒ yǒu dà zhèn zhōng 。
将所有迭代升级后的阵法细节改动，应用到所有大阵中。
This was a pure law entity, far more efficient than just using material and then analyzing it.
jiù hǎo sì yuán běn zhǐ shì liáo cǎo de suí bǐ ， dàn suí zhe xì jié de bù duàn zēng jiā ， lín mó yě biàn dé yuè lái yuè jīng xì 。
就好似原本只是潦草的随笔，但随着细节的不断增加，临摹也变得越来越精细。
The last beam of golden light had already been devoured, leaving the true immortal character fully revealed on the stone monument.
「 duì zhèn fǎ xì jié zhè zhǒng chéng dù de wán shàn ， jué fēi yī rén 、 yī shí zhī jiān néng gòu wán chéng 。 fēi xiàng xiān zhōu zhòng nà yàng ， qián pū hòu jì 、 lì dài yán jiū bù duàn ， fāng néng yǒu cǐ zào yì ！」
「对阵法细节这种程度的完善，绝非一人、一时之间能够完成。非像仙舟众那样，前仆后继、历代研究不断，方能有此造诣！」
"This is..."
lǐ fán huǎng hū jiān ， fǎng fú kàn dào le wú shù dào shēn yǐng 、 rì yè máng lù bù xī ， zuān yán zhèn dào de huà miàn 。
李凡恍惚间，仿佛看到了无数道身影、日夜忙碌不息，钻研阵道的画面。
"Ji?"
「 wǒ de bǔ quán ， néng rú cǐ xùn sù ， yě zhǐ bù guò shì zhí jiē ná lái yòng bà le 。 shì shí shàng ， ruò fēi yǒu jiě lí dié zhī zhù ， wǒ yě bù kě néng jiāng zhèn fǎ dié dài de rú cǐ zhī kuài ！」
「我的补全，能如此迅速，也只不过是直接拿来用罢了。事实上，若非有解离碟之助，我也不可能将阵法迭代的如此之快！」
Like all true immortal characters, Evan immediately grasped its essence as soon as he saw it.
「 sān yǎn xiǎo rén ， shì qín zhuàng wǔ bǎi nián qián zì qiáng wài dài lái de 。」
「三眼小人，是秦壮五百年前自墙外带来的。」
This character wasn't particularly complex but had a unique flavor to it.
「 ér bái quān 、 yǔ māo bǎo ， dōu shì zuì jìn yī duàn shí jiān de zào wù 。」
「而白圈、与猫宝，都是最近一段时间的造物。」
After analyzing many true immortal characters in his previous life, Evan had classified them based on their purpose rather than strength. Most were explanations of fundamental laws, while some were imperial edicts!
「 wǔ bǎi nián guò qù ， gāo qiáng de shǒu duàn yòu yǒu le rú cǐ jù dà de jìn bù me ？」
「五百年过去，高墙的手段又有了如此巨大的进步么？」
For example, the return character诀 (Ji) that caused the disappearance of the Nine Star Red Pearl at the core of ancient arrays in the Yellow and White World.
lǐ fán xīn niàn yī dòng ， tāo chū là fán chén ， cháo zhe qián miàn yǎn biàn de zhèn fǎ rēng qù 。
李凡心念一动，掏出落凡尘，朝着前面演变的阵法扔去。
Now this [Ji] character was before him.
xiǎng yào bǐ duì tā gēn sān yǎn xiǎo rén ， zài miàn lín biàn huàn zhèn fǎ shí de yìng duì qū bié 。
想要比对它跟三眼小人，在面临变幻阵法时的应对区别。
"The Dusty Abyss realm bears True Immortal blood. This is no exaggeration," Evan thought.
rán ér ， bù chū lǐ fán suǒ liào de shì ，【 luò fán chén 】 miǎn yì le suǒ yǒu shī jiā qí shàng de zhèn fǎ shǒu duàn 。
然而，不出李凡所料的是，【落凡尘】免疫了所有施加其上的阵法手段。
"Descending to the mortal world comes with a heavy price, so the Celestial Realm needs representatives on Earth to enforce its will. Perhaps the Dusty Abyss cultivators are just proxies for the Celestial Realm in the mortal world..."
tā de guān cè jì huà ， hái méi kāi shǐ jiù shī bài le 。
他的观测计划，还没开始就失败了。
Evan suddenly remembered that according to legends, the Dusty Abyss was one of the first realms affected by the celestial calamity and should have long been extinct.
「 shèn zhì wǒ dōu méi néng kàn dào ， qí lèi sì sān yǎn xiǎo rén zài zhèn fǎ zhōng de duǒ bì dòng zuò 。」
「甚至我都没能看到，其类似三眼小人在阵法中的躲避动作。」
However, several years later, some cultivators still survived and were refined into objects by forces outside the Dark Sea.
「 ér shì wǒ mù qián suǒ zhǎng wò de suǒ yǒu xiān zhèn ， wán quán bù shēng xiào yì bān ！」
「而是我目前所掌握的所有仙阵，完全不生效一般！」
"There are a few possibilities."
「 fǎng fú wán quán bù cún zài tóng yī jī lǐ céng miàn ……」
「仿佛完全不存在同一机理层面……」
"One is that there isn't just one Dusty Abyss realm; it's only one among many in the Dark Sea."
lǐ fán mù guāng shǎn dòng ， ruò yǒu suǒ sī ：「 kàn lái ， zhè wǔ bǎi nián jiān ， gāo qiáng wài de jì shù sì hū yǒu le yī lún zhì dì fēi yuè 。」
李凡目光闪动，若有所思：「看来，这五百年间，高墙外的技术似乎有了一轮质的飞跃。」
"Another possibility is that some survivors from the Dusty Abyss managed to escape before the wall was established, then reproduced outside. However, their current situation doesn't seem good," Evan thought.
zhī qián shòu dào zhì àn xīng hǎi nèi ， shí jiān liú sù bù yī de xiàn xiàng de qǐ fā 。 lǐ fán cāi cè gāo qiáng wài de shí jiān liú sù ， huò xǔ yě yuǎn yuǎn gāo yú qiáng nèi 。
之前受到至暗星海内，时间流速不一的现象的启发。李凡猜测高墙外的时间流速，或许也远远高于墙内。
Focusing his thoughts, he began experimenting with this newly acquired [Ji] character.
xiān jiè dà jié jiàng lín zhì jīn ， zhì àn xīng hǎi nèi yǐ jīng guò qù wàn yú nián 。 gāo qiáng wài ， huò xǔ yǐ jīng liú shì le bǎi wàn nián shí guāng 。
仙界大劫降临至今，至暗星海内已经过去万余年。高墙外，或许已经流逝了百万年时光。
It worked similarly to the binding insect technique he had obtained long ago but seemed like a superior replacement.
「 xiān hòu lái dào xuán huáng jiè de sān yǎn xiǎo rén yǔ qí tā zào wù zhī jiān de chā jù ， sì hū yě cóng mǒu fāng miàn yìn zhèng le wǒ de cāi cè 。」
「先后来到玄黄界的三眼小人与其他造物之间的差距，似乎也从某方面印证了我的猜测。」
Binding insects required the practitioner's strength to be greater than the target.
「 dāng rán ， huò xǔ yě yǒu kě néng ， māo bǎo 、 luò fán chén ， zài gāo qiáng wài yě shì jí qí xī yǒu de cún zài 。 dān chún shì pǔ biàn cún zài de jià zhí chā jù ……」
「当然，或许也有可能，猫宝、落凡尘，在高墙外也是极其稀有的存在。单纯是普遍存在的价值差距……」
But under the [Ji] character, as long as the target couldn't resist the true immortal character's authority, they would instantly be bound.
dàn qí shí ， yīn wèi māo bǎo yǔ bái quān dōu shì cóng diào yú chí zhōng diào chū lái de yuán gù ， lǐ fán běn néng de rèn wéi ， zhè zhǒng chōng dāng 「 yòu ěr 」 de cún zài ， bìng bú huì shì tè bié hǎn jiàn de wù jiàn 。
但其实，因为猫宝与白圈都是从钓鱼池中钓出来的缘故，李凡本能的认为，这种充当「诱饵」的存在，并不会是特别罕见的物件。
Their bodies, souls, and thoughts would fall into a state of frozen stillness, at the mercy of others.
「 yǒu sān yǎn xiǎo rén bāng wǒ jiào zhèng 、 jiǎn shǎo xiān zhèn de pò zhàn ， huò xǔ zhè yī shì ， wǒ jiù yǒu jī huì jiāng zhèn fǎ bǔ quán 。」
「有三眼小人帮我校正、减少仙阵的破绽，或许这一世，我就有机会将阵法补全。」
Evan summoned Qiu Shui and Tian Yang to test it out.
「 cóng nà qín zhuàng de nǎo zi lǐ ， wā chū diǎn yǒu yòng de qíng bào lái 。」
「从那秦壮的脑子里，挖出点有用的情报来。」
Both were from the Supreme Dao realm.
shì yàn yǐ jīng bù rù zhèng guǐ ， jī hū bù huì zài chū shén me biàn gù 。 jiē xià lái zhǐ shì dān chún jī xiè huà de chóng fù 。
试验已经步入正轨，几乎不会再出什么变故。接下来只是单纯机械化的重复。
However, Tian Yang had once absorbed some combat experience with immortal puppets, so under the [Ji] character's effects, he struggled greatly.
lǐ fán fēn chū yī dào nǐ zào rén gé ， fù zá zhèn fǎ de gǎi liáng 。 jiē xià lái ， tā yòu kāi shǐ yán jiū qǐ le sān yǎn xiǎo rén jī shè ér chū de nà jǐ dào ， yòng lái bǔ zhuō jiāo xiū yuǎn de nà jǐ dào jīn guāng shàng 。
李凡分出一道拟造人格，复杂阵法的改良。接下来，他又开始研究起了三眼小人激射而出的那几道，用来捕捉焦修远的那几道金光上。
He nearly exhausted all his strength just to escape.
zhī qián yǐ jīng què dìng ， zhè jīn guāng nǎi shì chén yuán xiū shì de tiān fù shén tōng ， dài biǎo mǒu zhǒng fǎ zé běn shēn 。
之前已经确定，这金光乃是尘缘修士的天赋神通，代表某种法则本身。
Qiu Shui responded much better, using the boundless starlight power to minimize the impact of the [Ji] character.
ér shén me yòu néng bǐ wú míng zhēn xiān tuǐ gǔ ， gèng jiā róng yì jiě xī fǎ zé ne ？
而什么又能比无名真仙腿骨，更加容易解析法则呢？
"The true immortal characters derived from celestial edicts seem not to originate from the fundamental principles," Evan thought as he felt the full might of the [Ji] character.
guǒ xié zhe jīn guāng ， lǐ fán shǎn shēn lái dào yōu zú xiǎo shì jiè zhōng 。
裹挟着金光，李凡闪身来到幽族小世界中。
"Besides normal authority, they have a special压制 (suppression) on certain existences."
jīng guò lǐ fán xū yǐng diāo xiàng de bì yòu ， yuán běn jī hū kuài yào miè jué de yōu zú rén ， yǐ jīng chóng xīn zhàn jù le xiǎo shì jiè de jué dà bù fèn lǐng dì 。
经过李凡虚影雕像的庇佑，原本几乎快要灭绝的幽族人，已经重新占据了小世界的绝大部分领地。
Evan's eyes narrowed.
zhǐ bù guò měi guò yī duàn shí jiān ， shì jiè zhōng yāng de kǒng bù shí bēi biàn huì bào fā chū wú biān zāi è ， dài zǒu jī hū yí bàn yōu zú rén de xìng mìng 。
只不过每过一段时间，世界中央的恐怖石碑便会爆发出无边灾厄，带走几乎一半幽族人的性命。
Previously, he had once glimpsed the entire Celestial Realm.
shí bēi yǐ jí xū yǐng de cún zài ， ràng yōu zú rén yǒng yuǎn shēng huó zài kǒng jù yǔ qián chéng de dǎo gào zhī xià 。
石碑以及虚影的存在，让幽族人永远生活在恐惧与虔诚的祷告之下。
In this vast sea, True Immortals were few and far between. Most areas of the Celestial Realm were filled with immortal puppets and servants.
lái dào wú míng zhēn xiān tuǐ gǔ gēn qián ， lǐ fán xiān kàn le yī yǎn bēi shēn shàng zhēn xiān zhuàn zì xiǎn huà de jìn dù 。
来到无名真仙腿骨跟前，李凡先看了一眼碑身上真仙篆字显化的进度。
"Perhaps celestial edicts are a means to control these beings," Evan thought.
huò xǔ shì liàng biàn yǐn qǐ zhì biàn de yuán gù ， tūn shì le dà liàng yōu zú rén xuè ròu de wú zì bēi ， xiǎn huà chū zì fú de sù dù bǐ lǐ fán yù xiǎng zhōng de yào kuài duō le 。
或许是量变引起质变的缘故，吞噬了大量幽族人血肉的无字碑，显化出字符的速度比李凡预想中的要快多了。
"Even above the hierarchy, such edicts could be useful."
nà shén mì de zì fú ， mù qián jǐn jǐn shì xiǎn lù bú dào wǔ fēn zhī yī 。 lǐ fán què yǐ jīng néng cóng qí shàng ， yǐn yǐn gǎn dào mǒu zhǒng dú tè de wēi shì 。
那神秘的字符，目前仅仅是显露不到五分之一。李凡却已经能从其上，隐隐感到某种独特的威势。
Evan's "above the hierarchy" didn't just refer to True Immortals over mortals. It also referred to that towering figure in the immortal's memory.
gēn jī 、 xiān tiān ， èr zì bù tóng 。
跟饥、先天，二字不同。
"Subject..."
zhè shè jí xiān fán zhī biàn de zhēn xiān zhuàn zì ， dāng zài shí bēi shàng xiǎn lù de shí hòu ， jìng néng yí dìng chéng dù de chuān tòu shí bēi de lì liàng shù fù 。
这涉及仙凡之变的真仙篆字，当在石碑上显露的时候，竟能一定程度的穿透石碑的力量束缚。
Recalling those fragments of memories from a mortal realm True Immortal, Evan had a vague realization.
cháo zhe wài jiè sàn fà chū shǔ yú zì shēn de wēi néng 。
朝着外界散发出属于自身的威能。
"Unknown name, let's call it the Overlord for now. In the Overlord's eyes, True Immortals are like ants. Perhaps this strict celestial edict is related..."
zhèng shì shòu dào zhè wēi ruò de yǐng xiǎng ， cái shǐ de jí biàn méi yǒu lǐ fán qīn zì cuī fā ， yōu zú rén de fǎn zǔ jìn chéng ， yě zài huǎn màn tuī jìn 。
正是受到这微弱的影响，才使得即便没有李凡亲自催发，幽族人的返祖进程，也在缓慢推进。
"As if imperial decrees in ordinary human kingdoms can destroy families and wipe out entire clans with just one word!"
zhè yī qiè fā shēng de qiāo wú shēng xī 。
这一切发生的悄无声息。
"But imperial decrees come from the authority of a monarch, while celestial edicts..."
shèn zhì yì zhí dū chá jiān dū de nǐ zào rén gé dōu méi yǒu chá jué 。
甚至一直督查监督的拟造人格都没有察觉。
Evan wrote another [Ji] character.
wéi yǒu cǐ kè lǐ fán qīn lín ， cái mǐn ruì de chá jué dào le cǐ jiān biàn huà 。
唯有此刻李凡亲临，才敏锐的察觉到了此间变化。
"It seems... something's missing," Evan frowned.
lǐ fán wēi wēi zhòu méi ， guǒ duàn zài shí bēi zhōu wéi bù xià chóng chóng xiān zhèn 、 gé jué zhēn xiān zhuàn zì duì wài jiè de yǐng xiǎng 。
李凡微微皱眉，果断在石碑周围布下重重仙阵、隔绝真仙篆字对外界的影响。
It wasn't that the stone monument's manifestation of the [Ji] character was incomplete; rather, he felt some constraints were missing during its writing process.
「 bìng bú shì shuō ， zhè zhè xiān fán zhī biàn zhuàn zì de wèi gé ， yǐ jīng chāo guò liǎo wú míng zhēn xiān 。」
「并不是说，这这仙凡之变篆字的位格，已经超过了无名真仙。」
"Not everyone has the authority to write a [Ji] character under normal circumstances."
「 ér shì zhè méi ， zhuàn zì běn shēn jiù yǒu yí dìng de tè shū xìng 。 qí qiān shè de dà dào ， shèn zhì céng jīng yǐng xiǎng guò shēng qián de wú míng zhēn xiān 。」
「而是这枚，篆字本身就有一定的特殊性。其牵涉的大道，甚至曾经影响过生前的无名真仙。」
"However, with the collapse of the Celestial Realm and the Overlord's subordinates turning into ashes, this restriction vanished," Evan thought.
「 ér zhè shí bēi ， yě bú shì wán zhěng de nán xiān tiān zhù 、 zhǐ bù guò shì kuài pò suì de tuǐ gǔ bà le 。」
「而这石碑，也不是完整的南仙天柱、只不过是块破碎的腿骨罢了。」
Evan keenly sensed the value of these true immortal characters derived from celestial edicts.
「 chū xiàn rú cǐ biàn gù
「出现如此变故
"Once their structure is mastered, their power can be unleashed."
， yě bù yì wài 。」
，也不意外。」
Thoughts swirling in his mind, Evan looked up at the sky.
「 zhǐ shì shè jí dào zhēn xiān ， guǒ rán chù chù shì kēng 。 yì diǎn dà yì bù dé ！」 lǐ fán xīn zhōng àn zì jǐng xǐng 。
「只是涉及到真仙，果然处处是坑。一点大意不得！」李凡心中暗自警醒。
He wondered about the effects of casting a [Ji] character on the Celestial Realm True Immortal above.
"Three-eyed little people helping me refine and reduce the flaws in the array, perhaps this time I have a chance to complete the array." "Dig out some useful intelligence from that Qin Zhuang's mind."
The experiments were proceeding smoothly with no unexpected changes. The next step was just repetitive work.
Evan split off an artificial personality to handle complex array improvements while he began studying the several beams of golden light that shot out from the three-eyed little people, used to capture Jiao Xiyuan.
It had already been determined that these golden lights were a天赋神通 (talent manifestation) of dust-bound cultivators, representing some kind of fundamental law.
What could be more straightforward for analyzing laws than the bones of an unnamed True Immortal?
Holding onto the golden light, Evan flashed into the small world of the Yilu people.
Thanks to the protection of his shadow statue, the nearly extinct Yilu people had already reclaimed most of the small world's territory.
However, every so often, a terrifying stone monument at the center of the world would erupt with endless disasters, taking away almost half of the Yilu people's lives.
The existence of the stone monument and its shadow made the Yilu people forever live in fear and sincere prayers.
Approaching the bones of the unnamed True Immortal, Evan first checked on the progress of the characters that had appeared from the true immortal inscriptions on the stone monument.
Perhaps due to a qualitative change, the characterless stone monument was revealing characters much faster than Evan expected after devouring so many Yilu people's flesh and blood.
Only about one-fifth of these mysterious characters were revealed, but Evan could already sense some unique aura from them.
Unlike Ji or Primordial, this character related to the transformation between immortals and mortals had a certain degree of penetration through the stone monument's power constraints when it appeared, emitting its own authority.
This subtle influence was why even without Evan's active invocation, the Yilu people were slowly reverting to their primitive state.
All of these changes happened silently, undetected by the artificial personality that had been overseeing them.
Only now, with Evan personally present, did he keenly notice this change.
Evan frowned and decisively set up a series of arrays around the stone monument to isolate the true immortal characters from external influence.
"This isn't about the status of these immortal-mortal transformation characters surpassing those of the unnamed True Immortal."
"The character itself has some special properties. The fundamental principles it involves even influenced the unnamed True Immortal during their lifetime."
"This stone monument is not a complete Southern Sky Pillar, just a broken leg bone."
"Such an event isn't unexpected," Evan reminded himself.
"Involving True Immortals, there are always pitfalls. One must be careful!"
With that in mind, he began his work.
Projecting a static beam of golden light towards the stone monument.
The moment it approached, it was absorbed by the stone monument.
A new true immortal character imprint appeared at one corner of the stone monument.
What puzzled Evan was that whether it was Ji or Primordial, or even the still-forming immortal-mortal transformation characters, they all first appeared in the central region of the stone monument before moving to a corner.
Evan tried to recall which true immortal characters had appeared on this section of the characterless stone monument from his previous life but found no clear memory.
Deciding not to dwell on it, he continued projecting golden light.
This was a pure law entity, far more efficient than just using material and then analyzing it.
The last beam of golden light had already been devoured, leaving the true immortal character fully revealed on the stone monument.
"This is..."
"Ji?"
Like all true immortal characters, Evan immediately grasped its essence as soon as he saw it.
This character wasn't particularly complex but had a unique flavor to it.
After analyzing many true immortal characters in his previous life, Evan had classified them based on their purpose rather than strength. Most were explanations of fundamental laws, while some were imperial edicts!
For example, the return character诀 (Ji) that caused the disappearance of the Nine Star Red Pearl at the core of ancient arrays in the Yellow and White World.
Now this [Ji] character was before him.
"The Dusty Abyss realm bears True Immortal blood. This is no exaggeration," Evan thought.
"Descending to the mortal world comes with a heavy price, so the Celestial Realm needs representatives on Earth to enforce its will. Perhaps the Dusty Abyss cultivators are just proxies for the Celestial Realm in the mortal world..."
Evan suddenly remembered that according to legends, the Dusty Abyss was one of the first realms affected by the celestial calamity and should have long been extinct.
However, several years later, some cultivators still survived and were refined into objects by forces outside the Dark Sea.
"There are a few possibilities."
"One is that there isn't just one Dusty Abyss realm; it's only one among many in the Dark Sea."
"Another possibility is that some survivors from the Dusty Abyss managed to escape before the wall was established, then reproduced outside. However, their current situation doesn't seem good," Evan thought.
Focusing his thoughts, he began experimenting with this newly acquired [Ji] character.
It worked similarly to the binding insect technique he had obtained long ago but seemed like a superior replacement.
Binding insects required the practitioner's strength to be greater than the target.
But under the [Ji] character, as long as the target couldn't resist the true immortal character's authority, they would instantly be bound.
Their bodies, souls, and thoughts would fall into a state of frozen stillness, at the mercy of others.
Evan summoned Qiu Shui and Tian Yang to test it out.
Both were from the Supreme Dao realm.
However, Tian Yang had once absorbed some combat experience with immortal puppets, so under the [Ji] character's effects, he struggled greatly.
He nearly exhausted all his strength just to escape.
Qiu Shui responded much better, using the boundless starlight power to minimize the impact of the [Ji] character.
"The true immortal characters derived from celestial edicts seem not to originate from the fundamental principles," Evan thought as he felt the full might of the [Ji] character.
"Besides normal authority, they have a special压制 (suppression) on certain existences."
Evan's eyes narrowed.
Previously, he had once glimpsed the entire Celestial Realm.
In this vast sea, True Immortals were few and far between. Most areas of the Celestial Realm were filled with immortal puppets and servants.
"Perhaps celestial edicts are a means to control these beings," Evan thought.
"Even above the hierarchy, such edicts could be useful."
Evan's "above the hierarchy" didn't just refer to True Immortals over mortals. It also referred to that towering figure in the immortal's memory.
"Subject..."
Recalling those fragments of memories from a mortal realm True Immortal, Evan had a vague realization.
"Unknown name, let's call it the Overlord for now. In the Overlord's eyes, True Immortals are like ants. Perhaps this strict celestial edict is related..."
"As if imperial decrees in ordinary human kingdoms can destroy families and wipe out entire clans with just one word!"
"But imperial decrees come from the authority of a monarch, while celestial edicts..."
Evan wrote another [Ji] character.
"It seems... something's missing," Evan frowned.
It wasn't that the stone monument's manifestation of the [Ji] character was incomplete; rather, he felt some constraints were missing during its writing process.
"Not everyone has the authority to write a [Ji] character under normal circumstances."
"However, with the collapse of the Celestial Realm and the Overlord's subordinates turning into ashes, this restriction vanished," Evan thought.
Evan keenly sensed the value of these true immortal characters derived from celestial edicts.
"Once their structure is mastered, their power can be unleashed."
Thoughts swirling in his mind, Evan looked up at the sky.
He wondered about the effects of casting a [Ji] character on the Celestial Realm True Immortal above.