“ dāng rán , rú guǒ jǐn jǐn zhǐ yǒu pò zhèn gōng néng , nà hái bù zhì yú ràng wǒ \ yǐ jí cè zhèn táng de zhū wèi tóng liáo xīn dòng .“
“当然,如果仅仅只有破阵功能,那还不至于让我\以及策阵堂的诸位同僚心动.“
"Of course, if it only had the function of breaking through arrays, that wouldn't be enough to make me and my colleagues at the Strategy Array Hall excited."
zhèng dāng yī zhòng xué yuán xīng fèn dì dīng zhe jiě lí dié , yì lùn fēn fēn de shí hòu , jì hóng dào yòu jì xù shuō dào .
正当一众学员兴奋地盯着解离碟,议论纷纷的时候,纪宏道又继续说道.
Just as the students were eagerly watching the Disentanglement Plate and discussing among themselves, Ji Hongdao continued.
“ jiě lí dié de qiáng dà zhī chù , tǐ xiàn zài tā de chéng zhǎng xìng .“
“解离碟的强大之处,体现在它的成长性.“
"The strength of the Disentanglement Plate lies in its potential for growth," Ji Hongdao said, deliberately pausing after his statement to wait for a reaction from the students. As expected, this caused an immediate uproar among them.
yī jù huà shuō wán , jì hóng dào gù yì dùn le dùn , děng dài zhe xué yuán men fǎn yìng . ér bù chū tā suǒ liào , cǐ yán jì chū , zhòng rén dùn shí yī zhèn hōng rán .
一句话说完,纪宏道故意顿了顿,等待着学员们反应.而不出他所料,此言既出,众人顿时一阵轰然.
It was well-known that in the world of cultivation, once a treasure had any connection with growth, its value would skyrocket by ten or even a hundred times.
zhòng suǒ zhōu zhī , xiū xiān jiè zhōng shén mó fǎ bǎo , yí dàn hé chéng zhǎng xìng chě shàng guān xì , nà me tā de jià zhí jiāng huì shí bèi \ bǎi bèi de biāo shēng .
众所周知,修仙界中什麽法宝,一旦和成长性扯上关系,那么它的价值将会十倍\百倍的飙升.
Originally, as a secondary body of the Heavenly Xuan Mirror, the Disentanglement Plate already held significant value due to its array-breaking function. But if it also possessed growth potential, its value would be beyond estimation! The students' eyes shone with anticipation as they looked at Ji Hongdao, waiting for his explanation.
yuán běn zuò wéi tiān xuán jìng de cì shēng tǐ , zhè dài yǒu pò zhèn gōng néng de jiě lí dié jiù yǐ jīng shí fēn zhēn guì le .
原本作为天玄镜的次生体,这带有破阵功能的解离碟就已经十分珍贵了.
Seeing that he had piqued their curiosity, Ji Hongdao stopped playing games and said, "As cultivators of arrays, we all have a deep-seated wish—to create our own perfect array. The Disentanglement Plate can help us achieve this."
ruò shì zài jù bèi chéng zhǎng xìng , nà tā de jià zhí , jiāng huì wú fǎ gū liáng ! xué yuán men mù guāng zhuó zhuó , kàn zhe jì hóng dào , děng dài zhe tā de jiě shì .
若是再具备成长性,那它的价值,将会无法估量!学员们目光灼灼,看着纪宏道,等待着他的解释.
"Every time an array is broken down, the Disentanglement Plate will absorb and store the data of that array within itself."
jì hóng dào jiàn diào zú le dà jiā wèi kǒu , yě jiù bù zài mài guān zi , dào :“ wǒ bèi zhèn fǎ shī , xīn zhōng zǒng guī dōu yǒu yī fèn sù yuàn , chuàng zào chū shǔ yú zì jǐ de \ wán měi de zhèn fǎ . jiě lí dié , jiù néng bāng wǒ men zuò dào zhè diǎn .“
纪宏道见吊足了大家胃口,也就不再卖关子,道:“我辈阵法师,心中总归都有一份夙愿,创造出属于自己的\完美的阵法.解离碟,就能帮我们做到这点.“
"According to our research and observations, after absorbing these arrays, the Disentanglement Plate will spontaneously derive and refine them, attempting to repair any flaws from the breaking process."
“ měi pò chú yí gè zhèn fǎ , jiě lí dié dū huì jiāng zhèn fǎ shù jù xī shōu cún chǔ zài zì jǐ tǐ nèi .“
“每破除一个阵法,解离碟都会将阵法数据吸收存储在自己体内.“
"When the flaws are fixed, a new array is born."
“ gēn jù wǒ men de yán jiū yǔ guān cè , zhè zhī hòu , jiě lí dié jiāng huì zì fā duì suǒ xī shōu de zhèn fǎ jìn xíng tuī yǎn , shì tú xiū fù zhī qián pò zhèn guò chéng zhōng yìng yòng de lòu dòng .“
“跟据我们的研究与观测,这之后,解离碟将会自发对所吸收的阵法进行推衍,试图修复之前破阵过程中应用的漏洞.“
"The Disentanglement Plate will then attempt to break down this newly formed array again," Ji Hongdao continued. "Breakdown - Repair - Breakdown Again."
“ dāng pò zhàn xiū shàn wán bì , yí gè quán xīn de zhèn fǎ dàn shēng .“
“当破绽修缮完毕,一个全新的阵法诞生.“
"An ordinary cultivator of arrays might need several years, or even over a decade, to complete one iteration of an array."
“ suí hòu , jiě lí dié jiāng huì duì zhè xīn de zhèn fǎ , zài cì jìn xíng pò jiě cháng shì .““ pò jiě - xiū fù - zài dù pò jiě .“
“随后,解离碟将会对这新的阵法,再次进行破解尝试.““破解-修复-再度破解.“
"But with the Disentanglement Plate, it can achieve multiple iterations in just a year." "Of course, this efficiency is also related to the difficulty of the array being broken down."
“ yí gè zhèn fǎ zài pǔ tōng zhèn fǎ shī de shǒu zhōng , wǎng wǎng xū yào shù nián \ zhēn shì shí jǐ nián de shí jiān , cái néng jìn xíng yī cì dié dài .“
“一个阵法在普通阵法师的手中,往往需要数年\真是十几年的时间,才能进行一次迭代.“
"If it's a complex array like the Heavenly Xuan Locking Array, the rate of iteration will naturally slow down."
“ ér yǒu le zhè jiě lí dié , wǎng wǎng yī nián de shí jiān , jiù néng shí xiàn shù cì dié dài .““ dāng rán , zhè ge xiào lǜ gēn pò jiě de zhèn fǎ nán dù yě yǒu yí dìng guān xì .“
“而有了这解离碟,往往一年的时间,就能实现数次迭代.““当然,这个效率跟破解的阵法难度也有一定关系.“
"However, even so, the Disentanglement Plate still outperforms us in terms of efficiency."
“ ruò shì tiān xuán suǒ líng zhèn zhè zhǒng děng jí de zhèn fǎ , nà me dié dài de xiào lǜ zì rán huì màn le xià lái .“
“若是天玄锁灵阵这种等级的阵法,那么迭代的效率自然会慢了下来.“
Ji Hongdao praised the Disentanglement Plate without any hint of jealousy. He couldn't help but run his fingers over it again before continuing.
“ bù guò , jí biàn rú cǐ , jiě lí dié yě bǐ wǒ men zhè bāng jiā huo jiā qǐ lái de xiào lǜ dōu yào gāo yī xiē le .“
“不过,即便如此,解离碟也比我们这帮家伙加起来的效率都要高一些了.“
"The more array data the Disentanglement Plate absorbs, the stronger its breaking ability becomes. Similarly, its derivation and iteration capabilities grow even more powerful."
jì hóng dào zàn tàn dào , sī háo méi yǒu bèi yī fǎ bǎo suǒ chāo guò de bù gān . rěn bú zhù yòu mō le mō shǒu zhōng de bǎo bèi , jì hóng dào jiē zhe shuō dào .
纪宏道赞叹道,丝毫没有被一法宝所超过的不甘.忍不住又摸了摸手中的宝贝,纪宏道接着说道.
"Can you imagine how they will evolve in the future?"
“ dāng jiě lí dié xī shōu de zhèn fǎ shù jù yuè duō , tā de pò jiě néng lì yě huì biàn dé yuè qiáng . tóng yàng , tā de tuī yǎn dié dài néng lì yě suí zhī yù fā qiáng dà .“
“当解离碟吸收的阵法数据越多,它的破解能力也会变得越强.同样,它的推衍迭代能力也随之愈发强大.“
"It is said that our Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance's treasure, the Heavenly Xuan Mirror, was just an ordinary mirror at first."
“ zhēn shì wú fǎ xiǎng xiàng , jiāng lái tā men huì chéng zhǎng dào hé zhǒng jìng dì .“
“真是无法想象,将来它们会成长到何种境地.“
"But after witnessing a divine transmission from an Immortal Sovereign and gaining self-awareness, it gradually transformed into its current form over thousands of years."
“ jù shuō , wǒ men wàn xiān méng de zhì bǎo tiān xuán jìng , zài zuì chū de shí hòu , yě zhǐ shì yī kuài pǔ tōng de jìng zi .“
“据说,我们万仙盟的至宝天玄镜,在最初的时候,也只是一块普通的镜子.“
"So, who knows if these Disentanglement Plates might evolve into another Heavenly Xuan Mirror in your hands?"
“ bù guò shì mù dǔ le xiān zūn chuán fǎ , dàn shēng le zì wǒ yì shí hòu , cái zài shù qiān nián de bù duàn chéng zhǎng zhōng , yí bù bù biàn chéng le rú jīn zhè bān xuán qí de dì bù .“
“不过是目睹了仙尊传法,诞生了自我意识后,才在数千年的不断成长中,一步步变成了如今这般玄奇的地步.“
These words caused the entire group of students to hold their breath. After all, everyone knew how powerful and precious the Heavenly Xuan Mirror was. The thought that they might one day possess a treasure comparable to it made them breathe more heavily.
“ suǒ yǐ , yān zhī zài nǐ men shǒu shàng , jiě lí dié huì bú huì jìn huà chéng dì èr gè tiān xuán jìng ne ?“ cǐ yán yī chū , quán chéng xué yuán quán dōu hū xī yī zhì .
“所以,焉知在你们手上,解离碟会不会进化成第二个天玄镜呢?“此言一出,全程学员全都呼吸一滞.
"Master Ji, stop teasing us! Just announce the results!"
méi bàn fǎ , fán wàn xiān méng suǒ shǔ , méi yǒu nǎ ge bù zhī dào tiān xuán jìng de qiáng dà yǔ zhēn guì de . yī xiǎng dào jīn hòu kě néng zì jǐ jiāng huì yōng yǒu néng yǔ tiān xuán jìng xiāng pì měi de fǎ bǎo , zhòng rén de hū xī zài piàn kè zhī hòu bù yóu dì biàn dé jí cù qǐ lái .
没办法,凡万仙盟所属,没有哪个不知道天玄镜的强大与珍贵的.一想到今后可能自己将会拥有能与天玄镜相媲美的法宝,众人的呼吸在片刻之后不由地变得急促起来.
The speaker was Qi Chengcheng, a Golden Core cultivator who had consistently ranked among the top in previous evaluations. He was confident about his own score and believed he would definitely receive at least one of the nine Disentanglement Plates, which is why he couldn't wait to urge Ji Hongdao.
“ jì shī , bié dòu wǒ děng le , kuài gōng bù chéng jì ba !“
“纪师,别逗我等了,快公布成绩吧!“
Li Fan, on the other hand, carefully pondered over what Ji Hongdao said, sensing something different.
shuō huà de shì nǎi yí gè jiào zuò qí chéng chéng de jīn dān xiū shì , cǐ rén zài zhī qián de kǎo hé zhōng , měi mén dōu shì míng liè qián máo .
说话的是乃一个叫做齐承诚的金丹修士,此人在之前的考核中,每门都是名列前茅.
Indeed, this Disentanglement Plate was an extraordinary treasure. If Ji Hongdao hadn't exaggerated, it would be a perfect substitute for the Heavenly Xuan Mirror and the core of infinite techniques.
duì zì jǐ de chéng jì yǒu jué duì de xìn xīn , rèn wéi zhè jiǔ zhǐ jiě lí dié , bì rán yǒu tā yī fèn . suǒ yǐ cái pò bù jí dài dì cuī cù . lǐ fán zé shì xì xì pǐn wèi zhe jì hóng dào zhè fān huà , tǐ huì chū le yī sī bié yàng de wèi dào .
对自己的成绩有绝对的信心,认为这九只解离碟,必然有他一份.所以才迫不及待地催促.李凡则是细细品味着纪宏道这番话,体会出了一丝别样的味道.
Li Fan admitted that he had been tempted by it. However, Ji Hongdao's promotional speech seemed suspicious.
chéng rán , zhè jiě lí dié dí què shì yī jiàn fēi cháng liǎo bù dé de yì bǎo .
诚然,这解离碟的确是一件非常了不得的异宝.
If he had said such words at the beginning of training as motivation, it could have been understandable. But now that the final evaluation was over and the results were set, there was no reason for him to make such a provocative statement. Why did he bring up something like "it might evolve into another Heavenly Xuan Mirror"?
rú guǒ jì hóng dào méi yǒu kuā dà shì shí de , tā jī běn jiù shì zhāng zhì liáng suǒ qī dài de , tiān xuán jìng de wán měi xià wèi tì dài \ wú xiàn fǎ de hé xīn .
如果纪宏道没有夸大事实的,它基本就是张志良所期待的,天玄镜的完美下位替代\无限法的核心.
Unless one knew that the Heavenly Xuan Mirror might be related to the ancient treasure, the Xuan Heavenly Mirror of the Xuan Tian Sect.
lǐ fán yě chéng rèn zì jǐ xīn dòng le . bù guò jì hóng dào zhè fān gǔ dòng xuān chuán , què shì yǒu xiē qī qiāo .
李凡也承认自己心动了.不过纪宏道这番鼓动宣传,却是有些蹊跷.
Li Fan almost believed Ji Hongdao's words.
ruò shì zài péi xùn gāng kāi shǐ de shí hòu , shuō chū zhè fān huà , yòng zuò jī lì . nà hái kě yǐ lǐ jiě .
若是在培训刚开始的时候,说出这番话,用作激励.那还可以理解.
And as expected, after a slight smile, Ji Hongdao revealed his true intentions. He waved his hand lightly, and a golden light banner appeared in the sky.
bù guò xiàn zài zuì zhōng kǎo hé yǐ jīng jié shù , chéng jì yǐ rán dìng xià . àn dào lǐ lái jiǎng , jiǔ zhǐ jiě lí dié de guī shǔ zǎo yě yǐ jīng dìng xià . tā jì hóng dào yòu shuō chū zhè me yī fān chōng mǎn shān dòng xìng zhì dì huà , yòu shì hé yì ne ?
不过现在最终考核已经结束,成绩已然定下.按道理来讲,九只解离碟的归属早也已经定下.他纪宏道又说出这么一番充满煽动性质的话,又是何意呢?
On the banner, from top to bottom, according to their rankings, were listed all the students' names. The top nine names emitted faint purple-golden light, making them stand out prominently.
lián “ yān zhī huì bú huì chéng wéi dì èr gè tiān xuán jìng “ zhè zhǒng huà dōu bān chū lái le .
连“焉知会不会成为第二个天玄镜“这种话都搬出来了.
As he opened the golden banner, Ji Hongdao said, "There was an initial promise that these nine Disentanglement Plates would be awarded as prizes to those who performed best in this evaluation."
rú guǒ bú shì zǎo jiù zhī dào , tiān xuán jìng hěn kě néng gēn shàng gǔ shí qī , xuán tiān jiào de zhì bǎo xuán tiān bǎo jìng yǒu guān .
如果不是早就知道,天玄镜很可能跟上古时期,玄天教的至宝玄天宝镜有关.
"This decision was made by the headquarters of the Strategy Array Hall and will not be broken," Ji Hongdao added. "However..."
lǐ fán jī hū yào xiāng xìn le jì hóng dào de guǐ huà .
李凡几乎要相信了纪宏道的鬼话.
"The situation has changed."
ér yě guǒ rú lǐ fán suǒ liào , wēi wēi yī xiào hòu , jì hóng dào tú qióng bǐ xiàn . zhǐ jiàn tā qīng qīng yī huī , tiān mù shàng biàn fú xiàn chū yī dào jīn sè guāng bǎng .
而也果如李凡所料,微微一笑后,纪宏道图穷匕见.只见他轻轻一挥,天幕上便浮现出一道金色光榜.
At this point, a look of helplessness appeared on Ji Hongdao's face. The students exchanged glances, sensing something ominous.
jīn bǎng zhī shàng , cóng shàng zhì xià , àn zhào chéng jì pái míng , yī cì xiě zhe zhòng rén de míng zì . ér qián jiǔ wèi , gèng shì fā chū dàn dàn de zǐ jīn guāng huá , xiǎn yǎn wú bǐ .
金榜之上,从上至下,按照成绩排名,依次写着众人的名字.而前九位,更是发出淡淡的紫金光华,显眼无比.
"Initially, there were indeed nine Disentanglement Plates. Even now, the number remains the same. But yesterday, we suddenly discovered that eight out of these nine plates had become slightly dimmer."
zài dǎ kāi jīn bǎng de tóng shí , jì hóng dào yě suí zhī shuō dào :“ zhī qián yǒu guò chéng nuò , jiāng huì bǎ zhè jiǔ zhǐ jiě lí dié , zuò wéi jiǎng pǐn , zèng sòng gěi cǐ cì kǎo hé de jì yōu zhě .“
在打开金榜的同时,纪宏道也随之说道:“之前有过承诺,将会把这九只解离碟,作为奖品,赠送给此次考核的绩优者.“
"While one of them actually became more powerful and brighter," Ji Hongdao continued. "Although this change was extremely subtle, it was noticed by us."
“ cǐ shì nǎi shì cè zhèn táng zǒng bù qīn zì pāi bǎn , zì rán bú huì shí yán .““ bù guò ……““ shì qíng qǐ le biàn huà .“
“此事乃是策阵堂总部亲自拍板,自然不会食言.““不过……““事情起了变化.“
"The secondary body of the Heavenly Xuan Mirror often has hidden traits that only manifest under specific circumstances. That's why we couldn't have detected the true nature of these Disentanglement Plates earlier..."
shuō dào zhè lǐ , jì hóng dào de liǎn shàng fú xiàn chū yī sī wú nài . zhòng rén miàn miàn xiāng qù , bù miào de gǎn jué yǒng shàng xīn tóu .
说到这里,纪宏道的脸上浮现出一丝无奈.众人面面相觑,不妙的感觉涌上心头.
"This is indeed our mistake," Ji Hongdao sighed and blushed.
“ zuì chū de shí hòu , jiě lí dié dí què shì yǒu jiǔ zhǐ méi cuò . shèn zhì xiàn zài de shù liàng , yě hái shì zhè ge shù . dàn shì , jiù zài zuó tiān , wǒ men què tū rán fā xiàn , zhè jiǔ zhǐ jiě lí dié , qí zhōng bā zhǐ , shāo shāo àn dàn le shǎo xǔ .“
“最初的时候,解离碟的确是有九只没错.甚至现在的数量,也还是这个数.但是,就在昨天,我们却突然发现,这九只解离碟,其中八只,稍稍黯淡了少许.“
The students understood what Ji Hongdao was implying.
“ ér lìng wài yī zhī , guāng máng què shì bù jiǎn fǎn zēng , fǎn ér qiáng dà le yī xiē .“
“而另外一只,光芒却是不减反增,反而强大了一些.“
"Master Ji, your point is that these nine Disentanglement Plates will consume each other?" Qi Chengcheng asked.
“ suī rán zhè zhǒng biàn huà de chéng dù jí qí xì wēi , dàn hái shì bèi wǒ men chá jué dào le .“
“虽然这种变化的程度极其细微,但还是被我们察觉到了.“
Ji Hongdao nodded. "After noticing the anomaly, we conducted a thorough study and discovered that these seemingly separate Disentanglement Plates are actually one entity."
“ tiān xuán jìng cì shēng tǐ wǎng wǎng dū huì yǒu bù wéi rén zhī de yǐn cáng tè xìng , zhǐ yǒu dào le tè dìng shí hòu cái huì xiǎn huà . suǒ yǐ zhī qián wǒ men yě méi néng chá jué chū zhè jiě lí dié de zhēn zhèng ào mì ……“
“天玄镜次生体往往都会有不为人知的隐藏特性,只有到了特定时候才会显化.所以之前我们也没能察觉出这解离碟的真正奥秘……“
"Whenever one's [Disentanglement] ability becomes stronger, it draws essence from the others to strengthen itself," Ji Hongdao explained. "The weaker ones, if they don't catch up, will gradually lose their essence until they disappear entirely."
“ cǐ shì , dí què shì wǒ men shī wù le .“ jì hóng dào tàn le kǒu qì , lǎo liǎn yī hóng . ér zhòng xué yuán , què shì tīng chū le jì hóng dào de huà lǐ de yì si .
“此事,的确是我们失误了.“纪宏道叹了口气,老脸一红.而众学员,却是听出了纪宏道的话里的意思.
"This is the principle of survival of the fittest—stronger gets stronger, weaker gets weaker."
“ jì shī , nǐ de yì shí shì , zhè jiǔ zhǐ jiě lí dié , huì xiāng hù tūn shì ?“ qí chéng chéng rěn bú zhù wèn dào .
“纪师,你的意识是,这九只解离碟,会相互吞噬?“齐承诚忍不住问道.
"In the end, only one can survive among the nine Disentanglement Plates." "And it will be the ultimate victor, possessing all the power of the nine plates combined."
jì hóng dào diǎn diǎn tóu :“ chá jué dào yì biàn zhī hòu , jīng guò yī fān zǐ xì yán jiū , wǒ men cái fā xiàn , zhè kàn shì jiǔ zhǐ jiě lí dié , shí zé yī tǐ .“
纪宏道点点头:“察觉到异变之后,经过一番仔细研究,我们才发现,这看似九只解离碟,实则一体.“
"The true Disentanglement Plate."
"Of course, if it only had the function of breaking through arrays, that wouldn't be enough to make me and my colleagues at the Strategy Array Hall excited."
Just as the students were eagerly watching the Disentanglement Plate and discussing among themselves, Ji Hongdao continued.
"The strength of the Disentanglement Plate lies in its potential for growth," Ji Hongdao said, deliberately pausing after his statement to wait for a reaction from the students. As expected, this caused an immediate uproar among them.
It was well-known that in the world of cultivation, once a treasure had any connection with growth, its value would skyrocket by ten or even a hundred times.
Originally, as a secondary body of the Heavenly Xuan Mirror, the Disentanglement Plate already held significant value due to its array-breaking function. But if it also possessed growth potential, its value would be beyond estimation! The students' eyes shone with anticipation as they looked at Ji Hongdao, waiting for his explanation.
Seeing that he had piqued their curiosity, Ji Hongdao stopped playing games and said, "As cultivators of arrays, we all have a deep-seated wish—to create our own perfect array. The Disentanglement Plate can help us achieve this."
"Every time an array is broken down, the Disentanglement Plate will absorb and store the data of that array within itself."
"According to our research and observations, after absorbing these arrays, the Disentanglement Plate will spontaneously derive and refine them, attempting to repair any flaws from the breaking process."
"When the flaws are fixed, a new array is born."
"The Disentanglement Plate will then attempt to break down this newly formed array again," Ji Hongdao continued. "Breakdown - Repair - Breakdown Again."
"An ordinary cultivator of arrays might need several years, or even over a decade, to complete one iteration of an array."
"But with the Disentanglement Plate, it can achieve multiple iterations in just a year." "Of course, this efficiency is also related to the difficulty of the array being broken down."
"If it's a complex array like the Heavenly Xuan Locking Array, the rate of iteration will naturally slow down."
"However, even so, the Disentanglement Plate still outperforms us in terms of efficiency."
Ji Hongdao praised the Disentanglement Plate without any hint of jealousy. He couldn't help but run his fingers over it again before continuing.
"The more array data the Disentanglement Plate absorbs, the stronger its breaking ability becomes. Similarly, its derivation and iteration capabilities grow even more powerful."
"Can you imagine how they will evolve in the future?"
"It is said that our Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance's treasure, the Heavenly Xuan Mirror, was just an ordinary mirror at first."
"But after witnessing a divine transmission from an Immortal Sovereign and gaining self-awareness, it gradually transformed into its current form over thousands of years."
"So, who knows if these Disentanglement Plates might evolve into another Heavenly Xuan Mirror in your hands?"
These words caused the entire group of students to hold their breath. After all, everyone knew how powerful and precious the Heavenly Xuan Mirror was. The thought that they might one day possess a treasure comparable to it made them breathe more heavily.
"Master Ji, stop teasing us! Just announce the results!"
The speaker was Qi Chengcheng, a Golden Core cultivator who had consistently ranked among the top in previous evaluations. He was confident about his own score and believed he would definitely receive at least one of the nine Disentanglement Plates, which is why he couldn't wait to urge Ji Hongdao.
Li Fan, on the other hand, carefully pondered over what Ji Hongdao said, sensing something different.
Indeed, this Disentanglement Plate was an extraordinary treasure. If Ji Hongdao hadn't exaggerated, it would be a perfect substitute for the Heavenly Xuan Mirror and the core of infinite techniques.
Li Fan admitted that he had been tempted by it. However, Ji Hongdao's promotional speech seemed suspicious.
If he had said such words at the beginning of training as motivation, it could have been understandable. But now that the final evaluation was over and the results were set, there was no reason for him to make such a provocative statement. Why did he bring up something like "it might evolve into another Heavenly Xuan Mirror"?
Unless one knew that the Heavenly Xuan Mirror might be related to the ancient treasure, the Xuan Heavenly Mirror of the Xuan Tian Sect.
Li Fan almost believed Ji Hongdao's words.
And as expected, after a slight smile, Ji Hongdao revealed his true intentions. He waved his hand lightly, and a golden light banner appeared in the sky.
On the banner, from top to bottom, according to their rankings, were listed all the students' names. The top nine names emitted faint purple-golden light, making them stand out prominently.
As he opened the golden banner, Ji Hongdao said, "There was an initial promise that these nine Disentanglement Plates would be awarded as prizes to those who performed best in this evaluation."
"This decision was made by the headquarters of the Strategy Array Hall and will not be broken," Ji Hongdao added. "However..."
"The situation has changed."
At this point, a look of helplessness appeared on Ji Hongdao's face. The students exchanged glances, sensing something ominous.
"Initially, there were indeed nine Disentanglement Plates. Even now, the number remains the same. But yesterday, we suddenly discovered that eight out of these nine plates had become slightly dimmer."
"While one of them actually became more powerful and brighter," Ji Hongdao continued. "Although this change was extremely subtle, it was noticed by us."
"The secondary body of the Heavenly Xuan Mirror often has hidden traits that only manifest under specific circumstances. That's why we couldn't have detected the true nature of these Disentanglement Plates earlier..."
"This is indeed our mistake," Ji Hongdao sighed and blushed.
The students understood what Ji Hongdao was implying.
"Master Ji, your point is that these nine Disentanglement Plates will consume each other?" Qi Chengcheng asked.
Ji Hongdao nodded. "After noticing the anomaly, we conducted a thorough study and discovered that these seemingly separate Disentanglement Plates are actually one entity."
"Whenever one's [Disentanglement] ability becomes stronger, it draws essence from the others to strengthen itself," Ji Hongdao explained. "The weaker ones, if they don't catch up, will gradually lose their essence until they disappear entirely."
"This is the principle of survival of the fittest—stronger gets stronger, weaker gets weaker."
"In the end, only one can survive among the nine Disentanglement Plates." "And it will be the ultimate victor, possessing all the power of the nine plates combined."
"The true Disentanglement Plate."