lǐ fán měi yī cì de bù zhèn xì jié ， dōu bèi jì lù zài nǎo hǎi zhōng de lán sè jīng shí zhōng 。
李凡每一次的布阵细节，都被记录在脑海中的蓝色晶石中。
Every detail of Li Fan's array deployments was recorded in the blue crystal stone embedded in his mind.
ruò shì bù zhèn shī bài ， lǐ fán kě yǐ suí shí diào yuè chá kàn 。
若是布阵失败，李凡可以随时调阅查看。
If he failed, Li Fan could always review and analyze to pinpoint where he went wrong. The next time he deployed an array, he would be able to focus more on multiple aspects at once by comparing them with the images stored in his mind. Over time, his success rate in deploying arrays skyrocketed. Once he successfully completed a deployment, he could use it as a template for future deployments.
zǐ xì biàn bié jiū jìng shī wù zài hé chù 。
仔细辨别究竟失误在何处。
With the success rate guaranteed, Li Fan's speed of setting up nodes increased due to practice. Slowly, he entered a state of total immersion where nothing else existed but the array techniques. When he finally snapped out of this state after completing the "Heavenly Origin Transformation Great Array," it was already 12 years later.
xià yī cì bù zhèn de shí hòu ， gèng néng yī xīn duō yòng ， tóng shí bù zhèn shǒu fǎ hé nǎo hǎi zhōng de huà miàn jìn xíng yī yī bǐ duì 。
下一次布阵的时候，更能一心多用，同时布阵手法和脑海中的画面进行一一比对。
Zhang Zhi Liang connected the core array and external arrays, activating over 300,000 nodes. A transparent blue light screen immediately covered the entire island. Once the main array was completed, Li Fan couldn't help but express his satisfaction. His actual deployment skills had at least doubled from this training.
jǐ cì xià lái ， lǐ fán de bù zhèn chéng gōng lǜ ， zhí xiàn shàng shēng 。
几次下来，李凡的布阵成功率，直线上升。
Li Fan noticed that the other three array repairmen were looking at him strangely. "Good! Very good!"
ér zhǐ yào wán měi bù zhèn yī cì ， lǐ fán jiù néng gòu yǐ qí wèi mú bǎn 。
而只要完美布阵一次，李凡就能够以其为模板。
Zhang Zhi Liang's harsh praise revealed to Li Fan that he alone had almost completed half of the array nodes in a state of total immersion. He was essentially acting as an unfeeling array puppet.
yǐ hòu de bù zhèn dōu wán quán cān zhào jí kě 。
以后的布阵都完全参照即可。
Overjoyed by completing his task early, Zhang Zhi Liang immediately settled the reconstruction of the island’s protective array. Li Fan received 4000 points of contribution as payment, more than the combined amount for the other three. Li Fan didn't mind this small amount and thanked Zhang Zhi Liang.
chéng gōng lǜ yǒu le bǎo zhàng ， shú néng shēng qiǎo zhī xià ， lǐ fán bù zhì jié diǎn de sù dù yuè lái yuè kuài 。
成功率有了保障，孰能生巧之下，李凡布置节点的速度越来越快。
"Come back to the Strategy Array Hall after you return; I have something else to instruct you."
màn màn de ， tā xiàn rù le yī zhǒng wàng wǒ zhī jìng 。
慢慢的，他陷入了一种忘我之境。
While scolding the other array repairmen, Zhang Zhi Liang secretly sent a message to Li Fan.
nǎo hǎi zhōng chú le zhèn fǎ zhī wài ， zài wú tā wù 。
脑海中除了阵法之外，再无他物。
Li Fan remained calm and replied with a mental transmission that he understood.
ér děng dào 【 tiān yuán huà shēng dà zhèn 】 quán bù jiàn zào wán bì ， tā huí guò shén lái shí 。
而等到【天元化生大阵】全部建造完毕，他回过神来时。
After concluding matters on Lushui Island, Zhang Zhi Liang led everyone back to Ten Thousand Immortals Island. After bidding farewell to his "colleagues," Li Fan returned to the Strategy Array Hall after some time.
shí jiān yǐ jīng lái dào le máo dìng 12 nián 。
时间已经来到了锚定12年。
Zhang Zhi Liang was already waiting for him. "Master Zhang, what brings you here?" Li Fan asked respectfully.
zhāng zhì liáng jiàng hé xīn zhèn fǎ hé wài bù zhèn fǎ lián jiē yī chù ， suí hòu jī huó sān shí duō wàn jié diǎn 。
张志良将核心阵法和外部阵法连接一处，随后激活三十多万节点。
Zhang Zhi Liang smiled and got straight to the point: "I see that you have a talent in array techniques. Would you be willing to learn from me?"
yī dào lán sè de tòu míng guāng mù dùn shí lǒng zhào quán dǎo 。
一道蓝色的透明光幕顿时笼罩全岛。
Li Fan feigned great surprise: "Master Zhang's array techniques are first in Cunyun Sea; I am more than willing."
dà zhèn jiàn zào wán bì ， lǐ fán bù yóu dì fā chū yì yóu wèi jǐn de gǎn kǎi 。
大阵建造完毕，李凡不由地发出意犹未尽的感慨。
"But…" Li Fan hesitated.
cǐ fān duàn liàn ， tā de shí jì bù zhèn shuǐ píng ， zhì shǎo fān le yí bèi 。
此番锻炼，他的实际布阵水平，至少翻了一倍。
"How so? Do you have any concerns?" Zhang Zhi Liang raised an eyebrow and asked.
ér lǐ fán zhè shí yě fā xiàn ， qí yú sān wèi zhèn fǎ xiū shàn yuán ， kàn tā de yǎn shén yě yǒu diǎn guài guài de 。
而李凡这时也发现，其余三位阵法修缮员，看他的眼神也有点怪怪的。
Li Fan replied honestly, "Junior is currently at the late Foundation Establishment stage. I wish to focus on improving my cultivation and breaking through to Golden Core realm…"
“ hǎo ！ hěn hǎo ！”
“好！很好！”
Before he could finish, Zhang Zhi Liang interrupted him: "As cultivators, our levels are indeed of utmost importance as each breakthrough adds many years of life. Your plans make sense."
suí zhe zhāng zhì liáng de hěn hěn kuā zàn ， lǐ fán cái zhī dào ， wàng wǒ jìng jiè xià ， zì jǐ yī rén ， jiù dú zì wán chéng le jìn hū yí bàn de zhèn fǎ jié diǎn bù zhì 。
随着张志良的狠狠夸赞，李凡才知道，忘我境界下，自己一人，就独自完成了近乎一半的阵法节点布置。
"But training should also be balanced with rest. Sometimes, when you feel stuck in your cultivation, studying array techniques might help break through the bottleneck."
kān chēng wú qíng de bù zhèn kuǐ lěi 。
堪称无情的布阵傀儡。
Zhang Zhi Liang took out a small metal figure and handed it to Li Fan. Upon inspection, Li Fan found that this item resembled Zhang Zhi Liang.
tí qián wán chéng rèn wù de zhāng zhì liáng xīn qíng dà hǎo ， dāng chǎng jiù duì cǐ cì chóng jiàn hù dǎo dà zhèn rèn wù jìn xíng liǎo jié suàn 。
提前完成任务的张志良心情大好，当场就对此次重建护岛大阵任务进行了结算。
"Master Zhang, what is this?" Li Fan asked.
lǐ fán dé dào le 4000 diǎn gòng xiàn dù de bào chóu 。
李凡得到了4000点贡献度的报酬。
"Haha, this is a [Divided Consciousness Jade Scroll]. It contains a fragment of my divine essence, which can manifest as an illusion to teach you the knowledge from the scroll."
bǐ qí yú sān rén jiā qǐ lái hái yào duō 。
比其余三人加起来还要多。
Zhang Zhi Liang beamed with pride and explained. The metal figure instantly decomposed into countless light points, forming a human-like figure in front of Li Fan.
lǐ fán zì rán bù zài yì zhè me yì diǎn gòng xiàn dù ， bù guò hái shì duì zhāng zhì liáng biǎo dá le zì jǐ de gǎn xiè 。
李凡自然不在意这么一点贡献度，不过还是对张志良表达了自己的感谢。
It was indistinguishable from a real person.
“ huí qù zhī hòu ， nǐ zài lái cè zhèn táng yī tàng ， wǒ lìng yǒu shì yào jiāo dài nǐ 。”
“回去之后，你再来策阵堂一趟，我另有事要交代你。”
"During your studies, if there's anything you don't understand, you can ask it. It will answer based on the content of the scroll and my divine essence memory, acting like half of me."
zhāng zhì liáng zài xùn chì lìng wài sān wèi zhèn fǎ xiū shàn yuán de tóng shí ， què qiāo qiāo chuán yīn gěi lǐ fán dào 。
张志良在训斥另外三位阵法修缮员的同时，却悄悄传音给李凡道。
Both Zhang Zhi Liang himself and the metal figure simultaneously spoke: "If you encounter problems that it cannot solve, I can take over to provide answers personally."
lǐ fán miàn sè bù biàn ， chuán yīn huí fù ， biǎo shì zhī dào 。
李凡面色不变，传音回复，表示知道。
"Your talent is good; I am giving this [Divided Consciousness Jade Scroll] to you. You can carry it and study array techniques in your spare time without hindering your cultivation."
tōng hǎi dǎo shì le ， zhāng zhì liáng dài zhe zhòng rén fǎn huí le wàn xiān dǎo 。
通海岛事了，张志良带着众人返回了万仙岛。
"This way, you won't be stuck here constantly, making you more free."
lǐ fán hé jǐ wèi “ tóng shì ” fēn bié hòu ， guò le piàn kè ， zài cì lái dào cè zhèn táng nèi 。
李凡和几位“同事”分别后，过了片刻，再次来到策阵堂内。
"Of course, the content of the scroll is limited. Once you finish all the lessons, come back to the Strategy Array Hall to find me for a new [Divided Consciousness Jade Scroll]."
zhāng zhì liáng yǐ jīng zài děng hòu le 。
张志良已经在等候了。
"What do you think?"
“ zhāng dà shī ， bù zhī nǐ zhǎo wǒ hé shì ？” lǐ fán gōng jìng de wèn dào 。
“张大师，不知你找我何事？”李凡恭敬的问道。
Zhang Zhi Liang asked with a smile.
zhāng zhì liáng wēi xiào zhe ， kāi mén jiàn shān dào ：“ wǒ jiàn nǐ zài zhèn fǎ yī dào shàng ， pǒ yǒu tiān fù 。 bù zhī nǐ kě yuàn gēn zài wǒ shēn biān ， xué xí zhèn fǎ ？”
张志良微笑着，开门见山道：“我见你在阵法一道上，颇有天赋。不知你可愿跟在我身边，学习阵法？”
Li Fan was not unfamiliar with this illusion; in his twelfth life, he had been taught by such an illusion. He just thought it was some kind of array or clone technique at the time.
lǐ fán zhuāng zuò shí fēn jīng xǐ de yàng zi ：“ zhāng dà shī zhèn fǎ cóng yún hǎi dì yī ， wǒ zì shì yuàn yì 。”
李凡装作十分惊喜的样子：“张大师阵法丛云海第一，我自是愿意。”
He realized that it was merely a jade scroll manifestation. This didn't affect Li Fan since he came for two reasons: to improve his array techniques and to gain Zhang Zhi Liang's trust, which would allow him access to 400,000 points of legacy exchange.
“ bù guò ……” lǐ fán yòu yǒu xiē yóu yù de shuō dào 。
“不过……”李凡又有些犹豫的说道。
With this [Divided Consciousness Jade Scroll], he could be more free rather than stuck in the Strategy Array Hall. He showed great joy and thanked Zhang Zhi Liang.
“ zěn me ， nǐ yǒu shén me gù lǜ ？” zhāng zhì liáng méi máo yī tiāo ， wèn dào 。
“怎么，你有什么顾虑？”张志良眉毛一挑，问道。
Zhang Zhi Liang gave some instructions on his disciples' conduct before letting Li Fan go.
lǐ fán lǎo shí huí dá ：“ wǎn bèi rú jīn yǐ shì zhù jī hòu qī ， xiǎng xiān jí zhōng jīng lì ， tí gāo xiū wèi ， tū pò dào jīn dān jìng ……”
李凡老实回答：“晚辈如今已是筑基后期，想先集中精力，提高修为，突破到金丹境……”
"If I joined Master Zhang by chance, using 'diligence,' this life was due to my array talent, which attracted him."
hái wèi shuō wán ， jiù bèi zhāng zhì liáng dǎ duàn le 。
还未说完，就被张志良打断了。
"But perhaps my talent isn't that high. He might just be casting a wide net," Li Fan mused in the Heavenly Xuan Mirror as he reflected on his twelfth life's experiences.
“ wǒ děng xiū xiān zhě ， jìng jiè de zhòng yào xìng dāng rán pái zài dì yī 。 bì jìng měi yī cì tū pò ， dōu kě yǐ zēng jiā xǔ duō shòu yuán 。 nǐ yǒu rú cǐ dǎ suàn ， yě shǔ zhèng cháng 。”
“我等修仙者，境界的重要性当然排在第一。毕竟每一次突破，都可以增加许多寿元。你有如此打算，也属正常。”
He didn't have pure intentions and thus had no reason to feel unbalanced. Activating his启灵function, Li Fan listened to Zhang Zhi Liang’s illusion teach while he practiced diligently.
“ bù guò xiū xíng yě yào jiǎng jiū yí gè láo yì jié hé ， yǒu shí hòu gǎn jué xiū liàn dào píng jǐng le ， zhuǎn ér yán xí xià zhèn fǎ ， shuō bù dìng gèng róng yì tū pò 。”
“不过修行也要讲究一个劳逸结合，有时候感觉修炼到瓶颈了，转而研习下阵法，说不定更容易突破。”
The two wills were distinct; neither affected the other.
zhāng zhì liáng xiǎng le xiǎng ， bù zhī cóng nǎ tāo chū yí gè jīn shǔ xiǎo rén ， dì le guò lái 。
张志良想了想，不知从哪掏出一个金属小人，递了过来。
"Divine Technique One of Transformation is indeed a supreme art. Multitasking significantly boosts efficiency in everything you do."
lǐ fán jiē guò zǐ xì guān chá ， fā xiàn shǒu zhōng zhī wù ， hé zhāng zhì liáng jí wéi shén sì 。
李凡接过仔细观察，发现手中之物，和张志良极为神似。
Li Fan marveled at the extraordinary effects of this Taiyin Sect secret technique.
“ zhāng dà shī ， zhè shì ？” lǐ fán wèn dào 。
“张大师，这是？”李凡问道。
Meanwhile, Li Fan's avatar was finally receiving a message from Jiao Xiuyan: "Friend Lin Fan, I did not disappoint! The small medicinal king cauldron you asked me to find is now in my possession!"
“ hē hē ， cǐ nǎi 【 fēn shén yù jiǎn 】。 qí zhōng yùn hán zhe wǒ de yī sī shén niàn ， kě yǐ huà zuò xū yǐng ， wéi rén jiǎng shòu yù jiǎn zhōng de zhī shí 。”
“呵呵，此乃【分神玉简】。其中蕴含着我的一丝神念，可以化作虚影，为人讲授玉简中的知识。”
"Ha ha, it’s a big harvest; guess how many I found!"
zhāng zhì liáng miàn lù dé yì zhī sè ， wèi lǐ fán jiǎng jiě dào 。
张志良面露得意之色，为李凡讲解道。
---
shuō zhe ， nà jīn shǔ xiǎo rén shùn jiān fēn jiě chéng wú shù guāng diǎn ， xíng chéng yī dào rén yǐng ， chū xiàn zài lǐ fán miàn qián 。
说着，那金属小人瞬间分解成无数光点，形成一道人影，出现在李凡面前。
**Postscript**
hé zhēn rén wú yì ， jī hū nán yǐ fēn biàn zhēn jiǎ 。
和真人无异，几乎难以分辨真假。
Thank you for the 20,000 points donation from理工小向.
“ xué xí guò chéng zhōng ， rèn hé nǐ bù dǒng de ， nǐ dōu kě yǐ duì tā jìn xíng tí wèn 。 tā huì gēn jù yù jiǎn zhōng de nèi róng ， yǐ jí shén niàn jì yì ， wèi nǐ zuò chū jiě dá 。 xiāng dāng yú wǒ de bàn gè fēn shēn cún zài 。”
“学习过程中，任何你不懂的，你都可以对它进行提问。它会根据玉简中的内容，以及神念记忆，为你做出解答。相当于我的半个分身存在。”
Thanks to 夜空下的西瓜、时光倒映、大发慈悲很正常、悟艺、西窗夜雨、老猫哥6、大道难求、幸福输上枝、爱喝章鱼粥、书友20210301106555776736、明天吖、青铜王者666、野史清瘦、看万本行万里路、彧即颜 for your donations.
Every detail of Li Fan's array deployments was recorded in the blue crystal stone embedded in his mind.
If he failed, Li Fan could always review and analyze to pinpoint where he went wrong. The next time he deployed an array, he would be able to focus more on multiple aspects at once by comparing them with the images stored in his mind. Over time, his success rate in deploying arrays skyrocketed. Once he successfully completed a deployment, he could use it as a template for future deployments.
With the success rate guaranteed, Li Fan's speed of setting up nodes increased due to practice. Slowly, he entered a state of total immersion where nothing else existed but the array techniques. When he finally snapped out of this state after completing the "Heavenly Origin Transformation Great Array," it was already 12 years later.
Zhang Zhi Liang connected the core array and external arrays, activating over 300,000 nodes. A transparent blue light screen immediately covered the entire island. Once the main array was completed, Li Fan couldn't help but express his satisfaction. His actual deployment skills had at least doubled from this training.
Li Fan noticed that the other three array repairmen were looking at him strangely. "Good! Very good!"
Zhang Zhi Liang's harsh praise revealed to Li Fan that he alone had almost completed half of the array nodes in a state of total immersion. He was essentially acting as an unfeeling array puppet.
Overjoyed by completing his task early, Zhang Zhi Liang immediately settled the reconstruction of the island’s protective array. Li Fan received 4000 points of contribution as payment, more than the combined amount for the other three. Li Fan didn't mind this small amount and thanked Zhang Zhi Liang.
"Come back to the Strategy Array Hall after you return; I have something else to instruct you."
While scolding the other array repairmen, Zhang Zhi Liang secretly sent a message to Li Fan.
Li Fan remained calm and replied with a mental transmission that he understood.
After concluding matters on Lushui Island, Zhang Zhi Liang led everyone back to Ten Thousand Immortals Island. After bidding farewell to his "colleagues," Li Fan returned to the Strategy Array Hall after some time.
Zhang Zhi Liang was already waiting for him. "Master Zhang, what brings you here?" Li Fan asked respectfully.
Zhang Zhi Liang smiled and got straight to the point: "I see that you have a talent in array techniques. Would you be willing to learn from me?"
Li Fan feigned great surprise: "Master Zhang's array techniques are first in Cunyun Sea; I am more than willing."
"But…" Li Fan hesitated.
"How so? Do you have any concerns?" Zhang Zhi Liang raised an eyebrow and asked.
Li Fan replied honestly, "Junior is currently at the late Foundation Establishment stage. I wish to focus on improving my cultivation and breaking through to Golden Core realm…"
Before he could finish, Zhang Zhi Liang interrupted him: "As cultivators, our levels are indeed of utmost importance as each breakthrough adds many years of life. Your plans make sense."
"But training should also be balanced with rest. Sometimes, when you feel stuck in your cultivation, studying array techniques might help break through the bottleneck."
Zhang Zhi Liang took out a small metal figure and handed it to Li Fan. Upon inspection, Li Fan found that this item resembled Zhang Zhi Liang.
"Master Zhang, what is this?" Li Fan asked.
"Haha, this is a [Divided Consciousness Jade Scroll]. It contains a fragment of my divine essence, which can manifest as an illusion to teach you the knowledge from the scroll."
Zhang Zhi Liang beamed with pride and explained. The metal figure instantly decomposed into countless light points, forming a human-like figure in front of Li Fan.
It was indistinguishable from a real person.
"During your studies, if there's anything you don't understand, you can ask it. It will answer based on the content of the scroll and my divine essence memory, acting like half of me."
Both Zhang Zhi Liang himself and the metal figure simultaneously spoke: "If you encounter problems that it cannot solve, I can take over to provide answers personally."
"Your talent is good; I am giving this [Divided Consciousness Jade Scroll] to you. You can carry it and study array techniques in your spare time without hindering your cultivation."
"This way, you won't be stuck here constantly, making you more free."
"Of course, the content of the scroll is limited. Once you finish all the lessons, come back to the Strategy Array Hall to find me for a new [Divided Consciousness Jade Scroll]."
"What do you think?"
Zhang Zhi Liang asked with a smile.
Li Fan was not unfamiliar with this illusion; in his twelfth life, he had been taught by such an illusion. He just thought it was some kind of array or clone technique at the time.
He realized that it was merely a jade scroll manifestation. This didn't affect Li Fan since he came for two reasons: to improve his array techniques and to gain Zhang Zhi Liang's trust, which would allow him access to 400,000 points of legacy exchange.
With this [Divided Consciousness Jade Scroll], he could be more free rather than stuck in the Strategy Array Hall. He showed great joy and thanked Zhang Zhi Liang.
Zhang Zhi Liang gave some instructions on his disciples' conduct before letting Li Fan go.
"If I joined Master Zhang by chance, using 'diligence,' this life was due to my array talent, which attracted him."
"But perhaps my talent isn't that high. He might just be casting a wide net," Li Fan mused in the Heavenly Xuan Mirror as he reflected on his twelfth life's experiences.
He didn't have pure intentions and thus had no reason to feel unbalanced. Activating his启灵function, Li Fan listened to Zhang Zhi Liang’s illusion teach while he practiced diligently.
The two wills were distinct; neither affected the other.
"Divine Technique One of Transformation is indeed a supreme art. Multitasking significantly boosts efficiency in everything you do."
Li Fan marveled at the extraordinary effects of this Taiyin Sect secret technique.
Meanwhile, Li Fan's avatar was finally receiving a message from Jiao Xiuyan: "Friend Lin Fan, I did not disappoint! The small medicinal king cauldron you asked me to find is now in my possession!"
"Ha ha, it’s a big harvest; guess how many I found!"
---
**Postscript**
Thank you for the 20,000 points donation from理工小向.
Thanks to 夜空下的西瓜、时光倒映、大发慈悲很正常、悟艺、西窗夜雨、老猫哥6、大道难求、幸福输上枝、爱喝章鱼粥、书友20210301106555776736、明天吖、青铜王者666、野史清瘦、看万本行万里路、彧即颜 for your donations.