“ wǒ huì zài cǐ chù děng nǐ men chū lái 。”
“我会在此处等你们出来。”
"I will wait for you here until you come out."
“ yǎn fǎ jué xū yī cì shǐ yòng ， bù zhī nǐ men shì shuí xiān shuí hòu 。”
“衍法珏需依次使用，不知你们是谁先谁后。”
"Jiǎn, the Enigmatic Jewel, needs to be used in sequence. I wonder who goes first and who goes last."
“ zǒng zhī yǎn fǎ jié shù hòu ， wǒ men zài cǐ huì hé 。”
“总之衍法结束后，我们在此汇合。”
"In any case, we'll meet up after the Enigmatic Jewel's operation is complete."
hēi yī xiū shì yán jiǎn yì gāi de shuō dào 。
黑衣修士言简意赅的说道。
The Black-robed Cultivator spoke succinctly.
hán yì jiàn qián fāng tōng dào chéng xíng ， zhǐ shì wēi wēi diǎn tóu ， yīng le yī shēng ， biàn pò bù jí dài dì de chōng le jìn qù 。
韩易见前方通道成型，只是微微点头，应了一声，便迫不及待地的冲了进去。
Han Yi nodded slightly as he saw the passage form ahead, then rushed into it without delay.
“ xīn kǔ qián bèi le 。” lǐ fán zé shì cháo zhe hēi yī xiū shì xíng le yī lǐ ， fāng cái huǎn bù tà rù qí zhōng 。
“辛苦前辈了。”李凡则是朝着黑衣修士行了一礼，方才缓步踏入其中。
"Thank you for your hard work," Li Fan bowed to the Black-robed Cultivator before stepping in slowly.
xī mén yuè xué zhe lǐ fán ， zuì hòu jìn rù hēi sè shí bēi zhōng 。
西门月学着李凡，最后进入黑色石碑中。
Ximen Yue followed suit and entered the black stone tablet last.
hēi yī xiū shì kàn zhe shí bēi shàng bān lán guāng máng zhú jiàn chóng xīn bèi hēi sè yān mò ， shēn tǐ yě yī dòng bù dòng ， biàn dé wǎn ruò zūn shí xiàng bān ， zhàn zài hēi sè fāng bēi qián 。
黑衣修士看着石碑上斑斓光芒逐渐重新被黑色淹没，身体也一动不动，变得宛若尊石像般，站在黑色方碑前。
The Black-robed Cultivator watched as the vibrant light on the stone tablet gradually faded back to black, his body remaining motionless like a statue at the base of the black stone tablet.
“ yǎn fǎ jué shēn qǐng shǐ yòng zhě ， xiāo fán 。”
“衍法珏申请使用者，萧凡。”
"Enigmatic Jewel application user: Xiao Fan."
“ biān hào ：17。 quán xiàn děng jí ： yuán yīng 。”
“编号：17。权限等级：元婴。”
"ID: 17. Authority Level: Core Formation."
“ qǐng zài cǐ nài xīn děng hòu ， yù jì shèng yú děng dài shí jiān ， qī tiān líng liù gè shí chén 。”
“请在此耐心等候，预计剩余等待时间，七天零六个时辰。”
"Pleasure waiting here patiently. Estimated wait time: seven days and six hours."
yǎn qián zhú jiàn huī fù guāng máng ， lǐ fán ěr biān chuán lái yī dào lǎn sǎn de shēng yīn 。
眼前逐渐恢复光芒，李凡耳边传来一道懒散的声音。
The voice sounded lazily as light returned to the surroundings, reaching Li Fan's ears.
cháo sì zhōu wàng qù ， zhǐ jiàn mù qián suǒ chù de dì fāng ， nǎi shì yī chù mì fēng de kōng jiān 。
朝四周望去，只见目前所处的地方，乃是一处密封的空间。
Looking around, he found himself in a sealed space that was neither spacious nor elaborately decorated. A set of furniture, several pots of flowers, and a bookshelf stood there. The wall displayed his application information and countdown timer.
kōng jiān bù suàn kuān chǎng ， zhuāng shì yě pǒ wèi jiǎn dān 。
空间不算宽敞，装饰也颇为简单。
Han Yi and Ximen Yue were nowhere to be seen, leading Li Fan to guess that each applicant had their own private space. Inside this space, the latent qi in his body remained dormant, unable to be cultivated.
zhǐ bǎi fàng le yī tào zhuō yǐ ， hé jǐ pén huā mù ， hé yí miàn shū jià 。
只摆放了一套桌椅，和几盆花木，和一面书架。
Seven days seemed both short and long with nothing to do. Li Fan walked up to the bookshelf and began reading the books placed there.
yí miàn qiáng bì shàng ， xiǎn shì zhe lǐ fán de shēn qǐng xìn xī ， yǐ jí děng dài dào jì shí 。
一面墙壁上，显示着李凡的申请信息，以及等待倒计时。
Unlike jade slips which could be read using divine awareness, these were pure paper products that required manual flipping.
hán yì hé xī mén yuè bú jiàn rén yǐng ， lǐ fán cāi cè shì měi yī wèi shēn qǐng chéng yuán ， dōu dān dú dài zài gè zì de dú lì kōng jiān 。
韩易和西门月不见人影，李凡猜测是每一位申请成员，都单独待在各自的独立空间。
But as a scholar by nature, reading was not difficult for him. He picked out several books and settled down to read them.
zài cǐ chù kōng jiān nèi ， tǐ nèi líng qì yī rán chǔ yú chén jì zhuàng tài ， wú fǎ xiū liàn 。
在此处空间内，体内灵气依然处于沉寂状态，无法修炼。
*Instructions for Using the Enigmatic Jewel, Ten Lectures on Enigmatic Techniques, Two Aspects of Characters—On the Differences Between Enigmatic Jewel Techniques and Cultivator Techniques*
qī tiān shí jiān ， shuō bù zhǎng yě zhǎng 。
七天时间，说不长也长。
...
zuǒ yòu wú shì ， lǐ fán zǒu dào shū jià qián ， chá kàn qǐ shàng miàn bǎi fàng de shū jí lái 。
左右无事，李凡走到书架前，查看起上面摆放的书籍来。
Time passed as Li Fan immersed himself in reading.
bù shì yù jiǎn kě yǐ yòng shén shí
不似玉简可以用神识
As he finished a few books, his understanding of what was about to meet him with the Enigmatic Jewel grew. The Enigmatic Jewel, as a treasure of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance and the foundation of the Guardian Hall, bore the responsibility of creating new techniques through derivation.
zhè xiē shū jí jìng rán sì hū shì chún cuì de zhǐ zhì pǐn ， xū yào shǒu dòng fān yuè 。
这些书籍竟然似乎是纯粹的纸制品，需要手动翻阅。
Every moment saw fresh, previously non-existent techniques being derived. But this process could not be interrupted. However, the difficulty of deriving techniques varied greatly; creating a Dao-combining technique was far more challenging than a Foundation Establishment technique.
bù guò lǐ fán běn jiù shì yī jiè shū shēng qǐ jiā ， dú shū duì tā lái shuō yě bú shì shén me nán shì 。
不过李凡本就是一介书生起家，读书对他来说也不是什么难事。
When the Enigmatic Jewel derived low-level techniques, it operated in a low-energy state and could assist cultivators with their own derivations.
dāng xià ná guò jǐ běn ， zuò xià màn màn kàn le qǐ lái 。
当下拿过几本，坐下慢慢看了起来。
When deriving high-level techniques, cultivators had to wait patiently. The duration of each application depended on the grade of the Jade Token—about two days for Dao-combining techniques, and only three hours for Li Fan's Core Formation token.
《 yǎn fǎ jué shǐ yòng xū zhī 》、《 yǎn fǎ shí lùn 》、《 rén wù liǎng fēn —— lùn yǎn fǎ jué yǎn fǎ hé xiū shì yǎn fǎ de chā yì zhī chù 》
《衍法珏使用须知》、《衍法十论》、《人物两分——论衍法珏衍法和修士衍法的差异之处》
Cultivators could choose between two modes: letting the Enigmatic Jewel derive a technique based on general attributes and requirements, or providing a base technique as a blueprint. The former allowed for more precise customization but took longer to produce results. Conversely, it required the base technique's grade not to be lower than the derived one; otherwise, the efficiency would plummet.
……
……
The techniques derived by the Enigmatic Jewel were directly taught to applicants without being recorded in the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance's database. Cultivators had full control over them, and the same applied to the base techniques used as blueprints.
shí jiān zài lǐ fán chén jìn yuè dú zhōng huǎn huǎn liú shì 。
时间在李凡沉浸阅读中缓缓流逝。
...
suí zhe jǐ běn shū bèi lǐ fán dú wán ， tā duì jí jiāng jiàn dào de yǎn fǎ jué ， yě yǒu le gè dà gài de rèn zhī 。
随着几本书被李凡读完，他对即将见到的衍法珏，也有了个大概的认知。
After carefully reading all necessary information, Li Fan adjusted his original plan.
yǎn fǎ jué zuò wéi wàn xiān méng zhòng bǎo ， hù fǎ táng gēn jī suǒ zài ， jiān fù zhe chuàng zào tuī yǎn xīn fǎ de zhí zé 。
衍法珏作为万仙盟重宝，护法堂根基所在，肩负着创造推衍新法的职责。
In a short while, he made up his mind on how to use this world.
měi shí měi kè ， dōu yǒu zhǎn xīn de 、 xiān qián bù cún yú shì de gōng fǎ bèi tuī yǎn chū lái 。
每时每刻，都有崭新的、先前不存于世的功法被推衍出来。
"Still, these instructions..."
ér zhè ge yǎn fǎ guò chéng ， yě shì bù róng xǔ bèi dǎ duàn de 。
而这个衍法过程，也是不容许被打断的。
Li Fan's expression was somewhat peculiar. He noticed that when referring to the Enigmatic Jewel, terms like "she" and "herself" were used.
dàn shì gōng fǎ fēn děng jí ， tuī yǎn hé dào gōng fǎ hé zhù jī gōng fǎ de nán dù ， zì rán shì bù kě tóng rì ér yǔ 。
但是功法分等级，推衍合道功法和筑基功法的难度，自然是不可同日而语。
"Could it be that the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance has a cultivator as its Enigmatic Jewel?"
dāng yǎn fǎ jué tuī yǎn dī jiē gōng fǎ shí ， tā jiù chù zài dī néng hào zhuàng tài ， kě yǐ yǒu yú lì bāng zhù xiū shì tuī yǎn gōng fǎ 。
当衍法珏推衍低阶功法时，她就处在低能耗状态，可以有余力帮助修士推衍功法。
"Quite unexpected."
dāng yǎn fǎ jué tuī yǎn gāo jiē gōng fǎ shí ， xiū shì men zé bì xū nài xīn děng dài 。
当衍法珏推衍高阶功法时，修士们则必须耐心等待。
Looking at the countdown timer on the wall, he had three days left. He resumed reading other books related to derivation techniques. Most of these were writings by famous derivators from the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance.
měi gè jìn fǎ yù pái ， gēn jù yù pái de děng jí ， suǒ néng shēn qǐng tuī yǎn de gōng fǎ shí jiān yě bù yí yàng 。
每个觐法玉牌，根据玉牌的等级，所能申请推衍的功法时间也不一样。
Previously, Li Fan spent nearly two decades fusing techniques and gaining insights to derive *The Intentional Spirit Illusion Technique*. It was a half-baked Enchanter's technique, but he found it interesting enough not to feel bored.
hé dào děng jí zài liǎng tiān zuǒ yòu ， ér xiàng lǐ fán yù pái de yuán yīng děng jí ， jī běn shàng zhǐ yǒu sān gè shí chén de shǐ yòng shí jiān 。
合道等级在两天左右，而像李凡玉牌的元婴等级，基本上只有三个时辰的使用时间。
Time passed swiftly.
xiū shì shǐ yòng yǎn fǎ jué ， yǒu liǎng gè mó shì kě gōng xuǎn zé 。
修士使用衍法珏，有两个模式可供选择。
Soon, that familiar voice sounded again.
yī shì zhǐ tí gōng gōng fǎ dà zhì de shǔ xìng hé xū qiú ， ràng yǎn fǎ jué zì fā píng kōng tuī yǎn 。
一是只提供功法大致的属性和需求，让衍法珏自发凭空推衍。
"Virtuoso Xiao Fan, your turn is coming. Please prepare."
cǐ zhǒng 【 wú zhōng shēng fǎ 】， suī rán méi yǒu shén me chéng běn ， dàn shì zuì zhōng gōng fǎ de chéng pǐn ， kě néng bìng bú huì jìn rú rén yì 。
此种【无中生法】，虽然没有什么成本，但是最终功法的成品，可能并不会尽如人意。
Li Fan put the books back on the shelf and took a deep breath, his spirit invigorated.
ér qiě rú guǒ shè dìng de yāo qiú tài gāo ， yǎn fǎ jué tuī yǎn suǒ xū de shí jiān chāo guò le xiàn zhì 。
而且如果设定的要求太高，衍法珏推衍所需的时间超过了限制。
The countdown timer on the wall slowly reached zero as everything in the space became ethereal, dispersing into light particles toward some direction.
hěn kě néng zuì zhōng dé dào de zhǐ shì yǒu quē xiàn bǎn běn de gōng fǎ 。
很可能最终得到的只是有缺陷版本的功法。
Li Fan floated in mid-air, slightly stunned.
dì èr zhǒng zé shì tí gōng jī chǔ lán běn gōng fǎ ， ràng yǎn fǎ jué zài qí jī chǔ shàng ， tuī yǎn jìn jiē gōng fǎ 。
第二种则是提供基础蓝本功法，让衍法珏在其基础上，推衍进阶功法。
Scanning around, he found himself in an endless void. Suddenly, Li Fan followed the light particles forward.
cǐ zhǒng hǎo chù zé shì néng gòu gèng jiā jīng què de dìng zhì ， dé dào zì jǐ lǐ xiǎng zhōng de gōng fǎ 。
此种好处则是能够更加精确的定制，得到自己理想中的功法。
Not long after, he saw a massive sphere composed of countless characters. Each character on the sphere changed endlessly every moment. Occasionally, the entire text would pause momentarily before flashing and vanishing. It then resumed its infinite transformation.
ér qiě yǎn fǎ jué tuī yǎn suǒ xū shí jiān yě huì dà dà suō jiǎn 。
而且衍法珏推衍所需时间也会大大缩减。
Below this giant sphere, a table floated in space. A small girl, about five or six years old, was lying on the table, looking listless as she watched the characters appearing on the desk.
shēng chéng dì yī bǎn běn de gōng fǎ hòu ， ruò shì duì qí xiào guǒ bù mǎn yì ， kě yǐ chóng xīn ràng yǎn fǎ jué duì qí jìn xíng tiáo zhěng 。
生成第一版本的功法后，若是对其效果不满意，可以重新让衍法珏对其进行调整。
"Is that the Enigmatic Jewel?"
zhí zhì shí jiān jié shù 。
直至时间结束。
Li Fan flew closer but found he could not get any nearer. He cleared his throat and asked softly,
quē diǎn zé shì lán běn gōng fǎ de děng jí ， bù néng dī yú tuī yǎn gōng fǎ 。
缺点则是蓝本功法的等级，不能低于推衍功法。
"Could you please tell me..."
fǒu zé tuī yǎn xiào lǜ jiāng huì dà dà jiàng dī ， hé 【 wú zhōng shēng fǎ 】 jī hū wú yì 。
否则推衍效率将会大大降低，和【无中生法】几乎无异。
"What kind of technique to derive? Any requirements for the technique? Should we use spontaneous derivation or blueprint derivation."
gè rén shēn qǐng yǎn fǎ jué suǒ tuī yǎn chū de gōng fǎ ， zhí jiē yóu yǎn fǎ jué běn rén jiào shòu gěi shēn qǐng zhě 。
个人申请衍法珏所推衍出的功法，直接由衍法珏本人教授给申请者。
"Just write it down first," she said without lifting her head, her voice soft and sweet.
bù lù rù wàn xiān méng gōng fǎ kù 。
不录入万仙盟功法库。
After clapping her hands, a piece of paper appeared in bright light. The little girl picked up the paper and tossed it to Li Fan.
xiū shì duì qí yǒu zhe wán quán zì zhǔ chǔ zhì quán 。
修士对其有着完全自主处置权。
Li Fan examined the Enigmatic Jewel and felt increasingly strange but did not delay. He wrote down his thoughts on the paper.
ér lán běn gōng fǎ yě shì bù xiàn zhì lái yuán ， tóng yàng bú huì jì lù shàng bào gōng fǎ kù 。
而蓝本功法也是不限制来源，同样不会记录上报功法库。
"Base technique: *Thousand Mechanisms Jade Realm Golden Chapter* and *The Art of Stealing Heaven and Changing the Sun*. Refer to secret art: *Appearance Follows Heart*."
……
……
"Derive a technique that can completely transform into another person."
"I will wait for you here until you come out."
"Jiǎn, the Enigmatic Jewel, needs to be used in sequence. I wonder who goes first and who goes last."
"In any case, we'll meet up after the Enigmatic Jewel's operation is complete."
The Black-robed Cultivator spoke succinctly.
Han Yi nodded slightly as he saw the passage form ahead, then rushed into it without delay.
"Thank you for your hard work," Li Fan bowed to the Black-robed Cultivator before stepping in slowly.
Ximen Yue followed suit and entered the black stone tablet last.
The Black-robed Cultivator watched as the vibrant light on the stone tablet gradually faded back to black, his body remaining motionless like a statue at the base of the black stone tablet.
...
"Enigmatic Jewel application user: Xiao Fan."
"ID: 17. Authority Level: Core Formation."
"Pleasure waiting here patiently. Estimated wait time: seven days and six hours."
The voice sounded lazily as light returned to the surroundings, reaching Li Fan's ears.
Looking around, he found himself in a sealed space that was neither spacious nor elaborately decorated. A set of furniture, several pots of flowers, and a bookshelf stood there. The wall displayed his application information and countdown timer.
Han Yi and Ximen Yue were nowhere to be seen, leading Li Fan to guess that each applicant had their own private space. Inside this space, the latent qi in his body remained dormant, unable to be cultivated.
Seven days seemed both short and long with nothing to do. Li Fan walked up to the bookshelf and began reading the books placed there.
Unlike jade slips which could be read using divine awareness, these were pure paper products that required manual flipping.
But as a scholar by nature, reading was not difficult for him. He picked out several books and settled down to read them.
*Instructions for Using the Enigmatic Jewel, Ten Lectures on Enigmatic Techniques, Two Aspects of Characters—On the Differences Between Enigmatic Jewel Techniques and Cultivator Techniques*
...
Time passed as Li Fan immersed himself in reading.
As he finished a few books, his understanding of what was about to meet him with the Enigmatic Jewel grew. The Enigmatic Jewel, as a treasure of the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance and the foundation of the Guardian Hall, bore the responsibility of creating new techniques through derivation.
Every moment saw fresh, previously non-existent techniques being derived. But this process could not be interrupted. However, the difficulty of deriving techniques varied greatly; creating a Dao-combining technique was far more challenging than a Foundation Establishment technique.
When the Enigmatic Jewel derived low-level techniques, it operated in a low-energy state and could assist cultivators with their own derivations.
When deriving high-level techniques, cultivators had to wait patiently. The duration of each application depended on the grade of the Jade Token—about two days for Dao-combining techniques, and only three hours for Li Fan's Core Formation token.
Cultivators could choose between two modes: letting the Enigmatic Jewel derive a technique based on general attributes and requirements, or providing a base technique as a blueprint. The former allowed for more precise customization but took longer to produce results. Conversely, it required the base technique's grade not to be lower than the derived one; otherwise, the efficiency would plummet.
The techniques derived by the Enigmatic Jewel were directly taught to applicants without being recorded in the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance's database. Cultivators had full control over them, and the same applied to the base techniques used as blueprints.
...
After carefully reading all necessary information, Li Fan adjusted his original plan.
In a short while, he made up his mind on how to use this world.
"Still, these instructions..."
Li Fan's expression was somewhat peculiar. He noticed that when referring to the Enigmatic Jewel, terms like "she" and "herself" were used.
"Could it be that the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance has a cultivator as its Enigmatic Jewel?"
"Quite unexpected."
Looking at the countdown timer on the wall, he had three days left. He resumed reading other books related to derivation techniques. Most of these were writings by famous derivators from the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance.
Previously, Li Fan spent nearly two decades fusing techniques and gaining insights to derive *The Intentional Spirit Illusion Technique*. It was a half-baked Enchanter's technique, but he found it interesting enough not to feel bored.
Time passed swiftly.
Soon, that familiar voice sounded again.
"Virtuoso Xiao Fan, your turn is coming. Please prepare."
Li Fan put the books back on the shelf and took a deep breath, his spirit invigorated.
The countdown timer on the wall slowly reached zero as everything in the space became ethereal, dispersing into light particles toward some direction.
Li Fan floated in mid-air, slightly stunned.
Scanning around, he found himself in an endless void. Suddenly, Li Fan followed the light particles forward.
Not long after, he saw a massive sphere composed of countless characters. Each character on the sphere changed endlessly every moment. Occasionally, the entire text would pause momentarily before flashing and vanishing. It then resumed its infinite transformation.
Below this giant sphere, a table floated in space. A small girl, about five or six years old, was lying on the table, looking listless as she watched the characters appearing on the desk.
"Is that the Enigmatic Jewel?"
Li Fan flew closer but found he could not get any nearer. He cleared his throat and asked softly,
"Could you please tell me..."
"What kind of technique to derive? Any requirements for the technique? Should we use spontaneous derivation or blueprint derivation."
"Just write it down first," she said without lifting her head, her voice soft and sweet.
After clapping her hands, a piece of paper appeared in bright light. The little girl picked up the paper and tossed it to Li Fan.
Li Fan examined the Enigmatic Jewel and felt increasingly strange but did not delay. He wrote down his thoughts on the paper.
"Base technique: *Thousand Mechanisms Jade Realm Golden Chapter* and *The Art of Stealing Heaven and Changing the Sun*. Refer to secret art: *Appearance Follows Heart*."
"Derive a technique that can completely transform into another person."