guǎng chǎng shàng ， bào zhà shēng bù jué yú ěr 。
广场上，爆炸声不绝于耳。
The explosion echoed in the square as Su Xiaomei and Xiao Heng fought with their newly understood palm techniques, each unable to gain an upper hand over the other.
sū xiǎo mèi hé xiāo héng èr rén zhǐ yǐ gāng gāng wù chū de zhǎng fǎ xiàng dòu ， yī shí jiān jìng rán dǎ dī nán jiě nán fēn 。
苏小妹和萧恒二人只以刚刚悟出的掌法相斗，一时间竟然打的难解难分。
Under Li Fan's observation, he carefully analyzed their palm techniques. Combining this with his previous understanding of Dao韵, a sudden clarity dawned upon him.
tiān shì dì tīng zhī xià ， lǐ fán xì xì tǐ wèi zhe èr rén de zhǎng fǎ 。
天视地听之下，李凡细细体味着二人的掌法。
It turned out, it could be done like this!
yòu hé zhī qián suǒ jiàn de dào yùn gǎn wù xiāng jié hé ， dùn shí yǒu máo sè dùn kāi zhī gǎn 。
又和之前所见的道韵感悟相结合，顿时有茅塞顿开之感。
Although Li Fan was only of average talent and couldn't directly perceive divine techniques from the Dao韵, he still understood the palm techniques used by Su Xiaomei and Xiao Heng, both at the Foundation Establishment stage.
yuán lái ， kě yǐ zhè me jiě ！
原来，可以这么解！
He thought: "If I can't solve a problem, maybe I can copy it first?"
suī rán lǐ fán nǎi shì zhōng rén zhī zī ， wú fǎ zhí jiē cóng dào yùn zhōng gǎn wù chū shén tōng 。
虽然李凡乃是中人之资，无法直接从道韵中感悟出神通。
By borrowing their insights to learn the technique, then gradually adding his own understanding, Li Fan aimed to form a completely unique palm technique.
dàn tóng wèi zhù jī qián qī de sū xiǎo mèi hé xiāo héng , tā men shǐ de zhǎng fǎ ， lǐ fán hái shì kàn de dǒng de 。
但同为筑基前期的苏小妹和萧恒, 他们使的掌法，李凡还是看的懂的。
During the battle, Li Fan also noticed differences between Su Xiaomei and Xiao Heng's techniques. While both were inspired by the same Dao韵, Xiao Heng’s technique was ethereal and ungraspable, like a dao. Meanwhile, Su Xiaomei’s technique contained an overpowering will that seemed to subdue all of nature.
zuò tí bú huì ， chāo tí hái bú huì me ？
做题不会，抄题还不会么？
Neither was better than the other; it just so happened that Xiao Heng's one-handed strike had been too shocking, encompassing multiple aspects at once.
xiān jiè jiàn èr rén de lǐng wù ， xué chéng zhǎng fǎ shén tōng 。 zhī hòu zài yì diǎn diǎn de jiā rù zì shēn de gǎn wù ， zuì zhōng xíng chéng wán quán shǔ yú zì shēn de nà dào zhǎng fǎ 。
先借鉴二人的领悟，学成掌法神通。之后再一点点的加入自身的感悟，最终形成完全属于自身的那道掌法。
Their techniques were both their own insights and the inherent intentions from the original strike.
zài guān zhàn guò chéng zhōng ， lǐ fán yòu fā xiàn le èr rén zhǎng fǎ de bù tóng 。
在观战过程中，李凡又发现了二人掌法的不同。
---
suī rán dōu shì guān mó nà yī lǚ dào yùn ér lái 。
虽然都是观摩那一缕道韵而来。
The battle between Su Xiaomei and Xiao Heng lasted a whole day before Li Fan called an end to it.
dàn xiāo héng de zhǎng fǎ yì jìng ， shì piāo miǎo chū chén ， rú dà dào bān bù kě zhuō mō 。
但萧恒的掌法意境，是飘渺出尘，如大道般不可捉摸。
"Good job. It seems you've made significant progress. But remember, don't be complacent."
ér sū xiǎo mèi de zhǎng fǎ , què bāo hán zhe yī sī bà dào wú pǐ de yì niàn 。
而苏小妹的掌法, 却包含着一丝霸道无匹的意念。
"You still haven't fully grasped these Dao韵."
sì hū yī zhǎng jī chū , tiān dì wàn wù dōu yào chén fú 。
似乎一掌击出, 天地万物都要臣服。
"From now on, continue your cultivation while deepening your understanding through mutual refinement."
tán bù shàng shuí yōu shuí liè 。
谈不上谁优谁劣。
Li Fan instructed as Su Xiaomei and Xiao Heng nodded in agreement.
zhǐ néng shuō dāng chū nà fù hǎi yī zhǎng tài guò jīng rén ， yī tǐ duō miàn 。
只能说当初那覆海一掌太过惊人，一体多面。
With the help of these two prodigies, Li Fan's understanding of the one-handed strike continued to deepen. However, with time passing, both Su Xiaomei and Xiao Heng’s techniques were nearing perfection, while Li Fan still felt something was missing.
èr rén de zhǎng fǎ ， jì shì tā men zì jǐ suǒ wù ， yě shì nà fù hǎi yī zhǎng běn shēn jiù bāo hán de yì niàn 。
二人的掌法，既是他们自己所悟，也是那覆海一掌本身就包含的意念。
His current technique was just a series of moves, not yet reaching the level of divine techniques.
……
……
But Li Fan wasn't anxious; he patiently refined it.
xiāo héng hé sū xiǎo mèi de zhàn dòu ， yì zhí chí xù le yī zhěng tiān 。
萧恒和苏小妹的战斗，一直持续了一整天。
Two months later, in his underground meditation chamber, as silver lines appeared on the small black box, the sealing array finally broke.
zuì zhōng zài lǐ fán de jiào tíng xià cái jié shù 。
最终在李凡的叫停下才结束。
Inside, several items appeared before Li Fan’s duplicate. One was familiar to him—a jade slip with golden engravings at each corner. But its contents were not the Mountain and River Pulse Array Diagram left by He Zhenghao.
“ bù cuò ， kàn lái nǐ men de shōu huò bù xiǎo 。 bù guò ， qiè jì bù kě zì mǎn 。”
“不错，看来你们的收获不小。不过，切记不可自满。”
Li Fan entered it with his spirit perception and read through the content. After a while, he felt dizzy and pulled himself out of the jade slip.
“ zhè lǚ dào yùn ， nǐ men yuǎn yuǎn hái wèi wù tòu 。”
“这屡道韵，你们远远还未悟透。”
Massaging his temples to ease the pain, Li Fan’s eyes lit up with excitement.
“ jiē xià lái ， nǐ men jiù yī biān xiū xíng , yī biān gǎn wù ， yī biān hù xiāng qiē cuō ba 。”
“接下来，你们就一边修行, 一边感悟，一边互相切磋吧。”
The contents recorded in this jade slip were the first array techniques from Congyunhai—Zhang Ziliang's lifetime achievements.
lǐ fán zhǔ fù ， xiāo héng hé sū xiǎo mèi diǎn tóu chēng shì 。
李凡嘱咐，萧恒和苏小妹点头称是。
[Infinite Technique].
zài liǎng wèi tiān jiāo de zhù lì xià , lǐ fán duì yú fù hǎi yī zhǎng de lǐng wù gēn zhe yǔ rì jù zēng 。
在两位天娇的助力下, 李凡对于覆海一掌的领悟跟着与日俱增。
Both He Zhenghao and Zhang Ziliang’s insights into arrays had now fallen into Li Fan’s hands. It seemed that his duplicate wouldn’t be idle for a long time, as he delved deep into the study of array techniques, ensuring a bright future.
zhǐ shì kě xī de shì ， suí zhe shí jiān de liú shì ， xiāo héng hé sū xiǎo mèi gè zì de zhǎng fǎ dōu yǐ jīng jiē jìn dà chéng 。
只是可惜的是，随着时间的流逝，萧恒和苏小妹各自的掌法都已经接近大成。
Li Fan was looking forward to how He Zhenghao would react when they discussed this in their next life.
ér lǐ fán què gǎn jué zì shēn zǒng shì chà le yī xiē shén me 。
而李凡却感觉自身总是差了一些什么。
After calming down, Li Fan checked the other items. A small white bag filled with silver incense—used by Li Fan during his time studying under Zhang Ziliang to alleviate mental fatigue. A black ball for testing array proficiency. A golden foil and a regular jade slip.
tā shǐ chū de zhè yī zhǎng , jǐn jǐn hái shì chù zài zhāo shì de fàn chóu zhī zhōng 。
他使出的这一掌, 仅仅还是处在招式的范畴之中。
Li Fan first read through the jade slip, which contained Zhang Ziliang’s final words. He didn’t mention the conspiracy of the divine transformation cultivators to ignite the flames but instead introduced his [Infinite Technique] and explained its purpose.
yuǎn méi yǒu shàng shēng dào shén tōng de céng cì 。
远没有上升到神通的层次。
Zhang Ziliang's [Infinite Technique] was a lifetime achievement for him. The scene where tens of thousands of array crowns were launched, allowing an婴境界 cultivator to influence the struggle between divine transformations and dao mergers, left a deep impression on Li Fan.
bù guò lǐ fán yě bù xīn jí 。
不过李凡也不心急。
However, according to Zhang Ziliang’s final words, his current [Infinite Technique] was far from complete.
zhǐ shì nài xīn de yōu huà tí shēng zhè yī zhǎng fǎ 。
只是耐心的优化提升这一掌法。
Zhang Ziliang had once said that arrays were standardized rules. While standardization simplified and expedited rule application, it also brought a fatal flaw: all arrays could be broken.
liǎng gè yuè hòu 。
两个月后。
Once an array was set up, its standardization became fixed. Skilled cultivators could identify weaknesses and take time to break it down.
dì xià bì guān chù 。
地下闭关处。
Techniques like the [Seven-Colored Immortal Array] or the [Heavenly Stars Array] were claimed to be powerful, but a master of arrays would eventually crack them given enough time.
suí zhe xiǎo hēi xiá shàng liàng qǐ yī dào dào yín sè xì xiàn 。
随着小黑匣上亮起一道道银色细线。
Zhang Ziliang sought an array that couldn't be broken. He believed that arrays could be cracked because they stopped evolving after being set up. Without change, even complex and vast arrays would eventually fall.
shàng miàn de fēng yìn zhèn fǎ zhōng yú bèi pò chú 。
上面的封印阵法终于被破除。
If an array could continuously evolve on its own, constantly growing, and if the growth speed surpassed the world's most skilled array masters, it would become an unbreakable array.
lǐ miàn de jǐ yàng dōng xī , dùn shí chū xiàn lǐ fán fēn shēn de shì yě zhōng 。
里面的几样东西, 顿时出现李凡分身的视野中。
This was Zhang Ziliang’s lifelong pursuit—the [Infinite Technique].
qí zhōng yī jiàn , lǐ fán hái yǒu diǎn shú xī 。
其中一件, 李凡还有点熟悉。
Unfortunately, although Zhang Ziliang had extraordinary array skills, he was far from creating a true [Infinite Technique]. The key was missing—a core that could provide the computational power for infinite evolution.
zhèng shì nà sì jiǎo dōu xiāng yǒu jīn sè de jiā mì yù jiǎn 。
正是那四角都镶有金色的加密玉简。
Zhang Ziliang tried various things as this core—rare treasures, cultivator consciousness, ancient artifacts—but all failed.
bù guò , zhè yù jiǎn zhōng de nèi róng ， kěn dìng bú shì hé zhèng hào yí zhù 《 shān chuān bǎi mài zhèn tú 》 le 。
不过, 这玉简中的内容，肯定不是何正浩遗著《山川百脉阵图》了。
The [Infinite Technique] had an insurmountable demand for computational power, exceeding Zhang Ziliang's comprehension limits. Besides computational power, this core needed its own intelligence to continuously allocate resources and optimize evolution directions based on the array master’s attempts to crack it.
shén shí jìn rù qí zhōng ， yuè dú nèi róng 。
神识进入其中，阅读内容。
Only then could the [Infinite Technique] truly be called infinite.
guò le méi duō jiǔ ， lǐ fán biàn tóu yūn mù xuàn ， shén niàn cóng yù jiǎn zhōng tuì le chū lái 。
过了没多久，李凡便头晕目眩，神念从玉简中退了出来。
Of course, Zhang Ziliang had no hope that Li Fan would achieve this. He just hoped Li Fan could inherit his teachings and pass them down through generations, hoping one day to meet a true array genius who could complete the [Infinite Technique].
àn le àn tài yáng xué ， shū huǎn shén shí de cì tòng gǎn 。
按了按太阳穴，舒缓神识的刺痛感。
The golden foil was meant to motivate Li Fan’s studies in arrays.
lǐ fán de yǎn zhōng què lù chū xīng fèn de shén sè 。
李凡的眼中却露出兴奋的神色。
Its name was [Legacy Exchange]. Essentially, it contained numerous contributions points as an inheritance. Only after a cultivator’s death and meeting certain conditions could they claim these points.
zhè yù jiǎn zhōng jì zǎi de nèi róng ， zhèng shì cóng yún hǎi zhèn fǎ dì yī ， zhāng zhì liáng de bì shēng suǒ xué 。
这玉简中记载的内容，正是丛云海阵法第一，张志良的毕生所学。
Zhang Ziliang left behind a [Legacy Exchange] worth 400,000 contribution points—his lifetime savings—to be claimed in ten installments through array knowledge tests with the spirit ball. Ten stages of exams.
【 wú xiàn fǎ 】。
【无限法】。
If Li Fan truly inherited Zhang Ziliang's [Infinite Technique], he could claim all 400,000 contribution points. If he failed even the first stage, he would only watch as a mountain of treasure passed him by.
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
The explosion echoed in the square as Su Xiaomei and Xiao Heng fought with their newly understood palm techniques, each unable to gain an upper hand over the other.
Under Li Fan's observation, he carefully analyzed their palm techniques. Combining this with his previous understanding of Dao韵, a sudden clarity dawned upon him.
It turned out, it could be done like this!
Although Li Fan was only of average talent and couldn't directly perceive divine techniques from the Dao韵, he still understood the palm techniques used by Su Xiaomei and Xiao Heng, both at the Foundation Establishment stage.
He thought: "If I can't solve a problem, maybe I can copy it first?"
By borrowing their insights to learn the technique, then gradually adding his own understanding, Li Fan aimed to form a completely unique palm technique.
During the battle, Li Fan also noticed differences between Su Xiaomei and Xiao Heng's techniques. While both were inspired by the same Dao韵, Xiao Heng’s technique was ethereal and ungraspable, like a dao. Meanwhile, Su Xiaomei’s technique contained an overpowering will that seemed to subdue all of nature.
Neither was better than the other; it just so happened that Xiao Heng's one-handed strike had been too shocking, encompassing multiple aspects at once.
Their techniques were both their own insights and the inherent intentions from the original strike.
---
The battle between Su Xiaomei and Xiao Heng lasted a whole day before Li Fan called an end to it.
"Good job. It seems you've made significant progress. But remember, don't be complacent."
"You still haven't fully grasped these Dao韵."
"From now on, continue your cultivation while deepening your understanding through mutual refinement."
Li Fan instructed as Su Xiaomei and Xiao Heng nodded in agreement.
With the help of these two prodigies, Li Fan's understanding of the one-handed strike continued to deepen. However, with time passing, both Su Xiaomei and Xiao Heng’s techniques were nearing perfection, while Li Fan still felt something was missing.
His current technique was just a series of moves, not yet reaching the level of divine techniques.
But Li Fan wasn't anxious; he patiently refined it.
Two months later, in his underground meditation chamber, as silver lines appeared on the small black box, the sealing array finally broke.
Inside, several items appeared before Li Fan’s duplicate. One was familiar to him—a jade slip with golden engravings at each corner. But its contents were not the Mountain and River Pulse Array Diagram left by He Zhenghao.
Li Fan entered it with his spirit perception and read through the content. After a while, he felt dizzy and pulled himself out of the jade slip.
Massaging his temples to ease the pain, Li Fan’s eyes lit up with excitement.
The contents recorded in this jade slip were the first array techniques from Congyunhai—Zhang Ziliang's lifetime achievements.
[Infinite Technique].
Both He Zhenghao and Zhang Ziliang’s insights into arrays had now fallen into Li Fan’s hands. It seemed that his duplicate wouldn’t be idle for a long time, as he delved deep into the study of array techniques, ensuring a bright future.
Li Fan was looking forward to how He Zhenghao would react when they discussed this in their next life.
After calming down, Li Fan checked the other items. A small white bag filled with silver incense—used by Li Fan during his time studying under Zhang Ziliang to alleviate mental fatigue. A black ball for testing array proficiency. A golden foil and a regular jade slip.
Li Fan first read through the jade slip, which contained Zhang Ziliang’s final words. He didn’t mention the conspiracy of the divine transformation cultivators to ignite the flames but instead introduced his [Infinite Technique] and explained its purpose.
Zhang Ziliang's [Infinite Technique] was a lifetime achievement for him. The scene where tens of thousands of array crowns were launched, allowing an婴境界 cultivator to influence the struggle between divine transformations and dao mergers, left a deep impression on Li Fan.
However, according to Zhang Ziliang’s final words, his current [Infinite Technique] was far from complete.
Zhang Ziliang had once said that arrays were standardized rules. While standardization simplified and expedited rule application, it also brought a fatal flaw: all arrays could be broken.
Once an array was set up, its standardization became fixed. Skilled cultivators could identify weaknesses and take time to break it down.
Techniques like the [Seven-Colored Immortal Array] or the [Heavenly Stars Array] were claimed to be powerful, but a master of arrays would eventually crack them given enough time.
Zhang Ziliang sought an array that couldn't be broken. He believed that arrays could be cracked because they stopped evolving after being set up. Without change, even complex and vast arrays would eventually fall.
If an array could continuously evolve on its own, constantly growing, and if the growth speed surpassed the world's most skilled array masters, it would become an unbreakable array.
This was Zhang Ziliang’s lifelong pursuit—the [Infinite Technique].
Unfortunately, although Zhang Ziliang had extraordinary array skills, he was far from creating a true [Infinite Technique]. The key was missing—a core that could provide the computational power for infinite evolution.
Zhang Ziliang tried various things as this core—rare treasures, cultivator consciousness, ancient artifacts—but all failed.
The [Infinite Technique] had an insurmountable demand for computational power, exceeding Zhang Ziliang's comprehension limits. Besides computational power, this core needed its own intelligence to continuously allocate resources and optimize evolution directions based on the array master’s attempts to crack it.
Only then could the [Infinite Technique] truly be called infinite.
Of course, Zhang Ziliang had no hope that Li Fan would achieve this. He just hoped Li Fan could inherit his teachings and pass them down through generations, hoping one day to meet a true array genius who could complete the [Infinite Technique].
The golden foil was meant to motivate Li Fan’s studies in arrays.
Its name was [Legacy Exchange]. Essentially, it contained numerous contributions points as an inheritance. Only after a cultivator’s death and meeting certain conditions could they claim these points.
Zhang Ziliang left behind a [Legacy Exchange] worth 400,000 contribution points—his lifetime savings—to be claimed in ten installments through array knowledge tests with the spirit ball. Ten stages of exams.
If Li Fan truly inherited Zhang Ziliang's [Infinite Technique], he could claim all 400,000 contribution points. If he failed even the first stage, he would only watch as a mountain of treasure passed him by.