nà dào yuán běn yǒu xiē mó hú de shēn yǐng ， shùn jiān biàn dé qīng xī 。
那道原本有些模糊的身影，瞬间变得清晰。
The figure, which had been somewhat blurry before, suddenly became clear.
yī wèi mǎn tóu bái fà ， é tóu shàng kè zhe gè “ fǎ ” zì de lǎo zhě ， dùn shí chū xiàn zài shèng tāi lǐ fán miàn qián 。
一位满头白发，额头上刻着个“法”字的老者，顿时出现在圣胎李凡面前。
An elderly man with a full head of white hair and the character "法" (fa) carved on his forehead appeared before Saint Embryo Li Fan.
“ nǐ zhī dào zì jǐ zài shuō xiē shén me ma ？”
“你知道自己在说些什么吗？”
"Do you know what you're talking about?"
“ duō shǎo hé dào xiū shì kàn le dōu shù shǒu wú cè ， nǐ yí gè xiǎo xiǎo yuán yīng yě gǎn dà fàng jué cí ？”
“多少合道修士看了都束手无策，你一个小小元婴也敢大放厥词？”
"How many cultivators who have reached the Dao have struggled to find a solution. You, just an insignificant元婴 (yuan yin), dare to speak so boldly?"
lǎo zhě miàn sè yīn chén de kàn zhe lǐ fán ， yǎn zhōng shǎn guò yī sī shā qì 。
老者面色阴沉的看着李凡，眼中闪过一丝杀气。
The elderly man's face turned grim as he stared at Li Fan, his eyes flashing with a hint of murderous intent.
shèng tāi lǐ fán bìng bù wèi jù ， sǒng le sǒng jiān ：“ wàn yī ne ？ fǎn zhèng nǐ men yě méi yǒu shén me gèng hǎo de bàn fǎ le bú shì ？”
圣胎李凡并不畏惧，耸了耸肩：“万一呢？反正你们也没有什么更好的办法了不是？”
Saint Embryo Li Fan was not afraid and shrugged: "What if? Anyway, you don't have any better solutions."
zhè fù yǒu shì wú kǒng de mú yàng ， fǎn dào shì ràng lǎo zhě yǒu xiē chí yí le 。
这副有恃无恐的模样，反倒是让老者有些迟疑了。
This fearless attitude made the elderly man hesitate. After briefly investigating this seemingly arrogant cultivator, he felt something unusual about him.
zài duǎn zàn de diào chá le miàn qián zhè wèi kàn shàng qù kuáng wàng zhì jí de xiū shì de bèi jǐng zhī hòu ， tā gèng shì gǎn dào le yī sī bù tóng xún cháng 。
在短暂的调查了面前这位看上去狂妄至极的修士的背景之后，他更是感到了一丝不同寻常。
The man's background was too clean and simple!
yīn wèi cǐ rén de bèi jǐng tài guò gān jìng gēn jiǎn jié le ！
因为此人的背景太过干净跟简洁了！
It seemed as though important information had been deliberately concealed, like he appeared out of nowhere!
jiù xiàng shì píng kōng chū xiàn 、 zhòng yào xìn xī bèi kè yì yǐn mán yī yàng ！
就像是凭空出现、重要信息被刻意隐瞒一样！
Such a situation could either mean that this person is an incarnation of a high-ranking official or an agent from the Five Elders' Association...
zhè zhǒng qíng kuàng ， yào me cǐ rén shì nǎ wèi dà rén wù de fēn shēn ， yào me shì wǔ lǎo huì fāng miàn de jiàn dié ……
这种情况，要么此人是哪位大人物的分身，要么是五老会方面的间谍……
"However, this boy indeed only has元婴 (yuan yin) cultivation. No matter what, things can't get worse."
“ bù guò zhè xiǎo zi dí què zhǐ yǒu yuán yīng xiū wèi méi cuò 。 wú lùn rú hé yě fān bù liǎo tiān 。”
“不过这小子的确只有元婴修为没错。无论如何也翻不了天。”
"And besides, the situation can't deteriorate any further..."
“ ér qiě fǎn zhèng qíng kuàng yě bù néng gèng huài le ……”
“而且反正情况也不能更坏了……”
After some thought, the elderly man coldly snorted: "Follow me!"
sī cǔn le piàn kè ， bái fà lǎo zhě lěng hēng yī shēng ：“ suí wǒ lái ba ！”
思忖了片刻，白发老者冷哼一声：“随我来吧！”
With that, Li Fan felt a flash before finding himself in the space where Derivative Law Jue had been staying.
shuō zhe ， shèng tāi lǐ fán zhǐ gǎn dào yǎn qián yī huā 。
说着，圣胎李凡只感到眼前一花。
Unlike before, the giant ball composed of countless characters was now rusted and operating extremely slowly. Below it, Derivative Law Jue's little girl was sleeping soundly on a long wooden table.
zì jǐ jiù chū xiàn zài le yuán běn yǎn fǎ jué suǒ dài de nà chù kōng jiān zhōng 。
自己就出现在了原本衍法珏所待的那处空间中。
Three cultivators stood nearby, their faces showing concern as they looked at Derivative Law Jue.
gēn zhī qián suǒ jiàn bù yí yàng de shì ， nà ge yóu wú shù zì fú zǔ chéng de 、 wú shí wú kè bù zài biàn huàn zhōng de jù dà qiú tǐ ， cǐ shí què fǎng fú xiù shí le yì bān ， yùn zhuàn 、 biàn huàn de jí dù huǎn màn 。
跟之前所见不一样的是，那个由无数字符组成的、无时无刻不在变幻中的巨大球体，此时却仿佛锈蚀了一般，运转、变换的极度缓慢。
Noticing that the elderly man had brought Saint Embryo Li Fan, they only glanced at him without asking many questions. They quickly refocused on the nearly stationary character light ball.
ér qiú tǐ xià fāng ， yǎn fǎ jué xiǎo luó lì yě shì zài cháng cháng mù zhuō shàng ， hūn chén chén shuì qù 。
而球体下方，衍法珏小萝莉也是在长长木桌上，昏沉沉睡去。
It seemed to be entangled with some mysterious force. When Li Fan's divine sense approached it, he felt as if the scene around him was fast-forwarded a thousand times over.
yuǎn chù hái zhàn zhe sān wèi xiū shì ， kàn zhe yǎn fǎ jué ， jù shì miàn yǒu yōu sè 。
远处还站着三位修士，看着衍法珏，俱是面有忧色。
Only when he decisively withdrew his divine sense did he realize that just a moment had passed in reality—about as long as nearly an incense stick’s worth of time.
chá jué dào bái fà lǎo zhě jiāng shèng tāi lǐ fán dài lái ， tā men yě jǐn jǐn shì piē le yī yǎn ， bìng méi yǒu duō wèn 。
察觉到白发老者将圣胎李凡带来，他们也仅仅是瞥了一眼，并没有多问。
Li Fan realized that it wasn’t the flow of surrounding time that had accelerated. Instead, his own thought process was severely delayed, almost stagnant.
suí hòu hěn kuài jiāng zhù yì lì chóng xīn jí zhōng zài nà méi kuài yào tíng zhǐ yùn zhuàn de zì fú guāng qiú shàng 。
随后很快将注意力重新集中在那枚快要停止运转的字符光球上。
"Why has this happened?" Saint Embryo Li Fan frowned slightly and transmitted his voice to the elderly man: "Is it because the place has been invaded by thieves?"
qí shàng hǎo shì jiū chán zhe mǒu zhǒng guǐ yì de lì liàng ， dāng lǐ fán de shén shí kào jìn tā de shí hòu ， zhǐ gǎn jué zhōu wéi de chǎng jǐng sì hū dōu qiān bǎi bèi de kuài jìn qǐ lái 。
其上好似纠缠着某种诡异的力量，当李凡的神识靠近它的时候，只感觉周围的场景似乎都千百倍的快进起来。
This was a serious accusation, causing the elderly man’s face to change slightly as he interrupted him: "Do not speak nonsense."
dāng lǐ fán guǒ duàn suō huí shén shí zhī hòu cái fā xiàn ， nà gāng gāng duǎn duǎn yī shùn jiān ， xiàn shí zhōng yǐ jīng shì chà bu duō kuài yī zhù xiāng shí jiān guò qù le 。
当李凡果断缩回神识之后才发现，那刚刚短短一瞬间，现实中已经是差不多快一炷香时间过去了。
"During this period, we have thoroughly investigated all cultivators who had contact with Derivative Law Jue. They’ve all been ruled out of suspicion. Actually, Derivative Law Jue's abnormality began on the day our Immortal Alliance went to war with the Five Elders' Association," Li Fan said.
lǐ fán yì shí dào ， bú shì zhōu wéi shí jiān liú sù biàn kuài 。 ér shì zì shēn de sī wéi sù dù bèi jí dù yán huǎn ， jī hū xiàn rù le tíng zhì 。
李凡意识到，不是周围时间流速变快。而是自身的思维速度被极度延缓，几乎陷入了停滞。
Upon hearing this, a scene of five divine images pulling at a massive white net and distorting the laws within the Five Elders' territory flashed through his mind.
“ zěn me huì biàn chéng zhè yàng ？” shèng tāi lǐ fán rěn bú zhù wēi wēi zhòu méi ， xiàng bái fà lǎo zhě chuán yīn wèn dào ，“ shì bú shì cǐ chù bèi zéi rén rù qīn ， zhè cái dǎo zhì ……”
“怎么会变成这样？”圣胎李凡忍不住微微皱眉，向白发老者传音问道，“是不是此处被贼人入侵，这才导致……”
"Derivative Law Jue is a wonder of the Xuanhuang Realm's heaven, representing one of its laws."
zhè kě shì pǒ wèi yán lì de zhǐ kòng ， bái fà lǎo zhě miàn sè wēi wēi yī biàn ， bǎ lǐ fán dǎ duàn ：“ xiū yào hú yán 。”
这可是颇为严厉的指控，白发老者面色微微一变，把李凡打断：“休要胡言。”
"Could it be that it was accidentally injured during this process?"
“ zhè duàn shí jiān gēn yǎn fǎ jué yǒu guò jiē chù de xiū shì zǎo jiù diào chá qīng chǔ le ， quán dōu pái chú le zuò àn xián yí 。 shí jì shàng ， yǎn fǎ jué de yì cháng ， shì zì wǒ men xiān méng gēn wǔ lǎo huì kāi zhàn nà tiān ， mò míng chū xiàn de 。”
“这段时间跟衍法珏有过接触的修士早就调查清楚了，全都排除了作案嫌疑。实际上，衍法珏的异常，是自我们仙盟跟五老会开战那天，莫名出现的。”
Li Fan could immediately think of this reason. The Guardian Hall naturally couldn’t have overlooked it either.
lǐ fán tīng wén cǐ yán ， nǎo hǎi zhōng shùn jiān jiù fú xiàn chū nà wǔ zūn fǎ xiàng ， lā chě zhe bái sè jù wǎng 、 niǔ qū wǔ lǎo huì lǐng dì zhōng tiān dì zhī lǐ de huà miàn 。
李凡听闻此言，脑海中瞬间就浮现出那五尊法相，拉扯着白色巨网、扭曲五老会领地中天地之理的画面。
"The fundamental law of Derivative Law has not been affected; we've confirmed this multiple times," the elderly man said in a calm voice, observing Li Fan's thoughtful expression.
“ yǎn fǎ jué nǎi shì xuán huáng jiè tiān zhī qí ， tóng yàng dài biǎo zhe yī dào tiān dì zhī lǐ 。”
“衍法珏乃是玄黄界天之奇，同样代表着一道天地之理。”
"It’s not because of that...?" Li Fan nodded and refocused his gaze on the character ball.
“ nán bù chéng ， shì zài zhè ge guò chéng zhōng ， bèi wù shāng le ？”
“难不成，是在这个过程中，被误伤了？”
The mysterious force enveloping the ball seemed to form a barrier, isolating it from all external probes.
lǐ fán dōu néng dì yī shí jiān xiǎng dào zhè ge yuán yīn ， hù fǎ táng zì rán bù kě néng xiǎng bú dào 。
李凡都能第一时间想到这个原因，护法堂自然不可能想不到。
Li Fan pondered for a moment before sending another thread of divine sense into the ball.
“ yǎn fǎ zhī lǐ běn shēn bìng méi yǒu shòu dào yǐng xiǎng ， wǒ men yǐ jīng fǎn fù què rèn guò le 。” bái fà lǎo zhě kàn zhe lǐ fán ruò yǒu suǒ sī de shén qíng ， dàn dàn de chuán yīn dào 。
“衍法之理本身并没有受到影响，我们已经反复确认过了。”白发老者看着李凡若有所思的神情，淡淡的传音道。
Normally, such direct contact with Derivative Law Jue’s body was strictly forbidden. However, since Derivative Law Jue had malfunctioned, as an attempt at "treatment," no one stopped him.
“ bú shì zhè ge yuán yīn me ……” lǐ fán diǎn diǎn tóu ， jiāng mù guāng chóng xīn jù jiāo zài zì fú qiú tǐ shàng 。
“不是这个原因么……”李凡点点头，将目光重新聚焦在字符球体上。
As his divine sense approached the giant light ball, the surrounding scenes froze once again. Ignoring this, he continued flying towards it.
nà lǒng zhào zhe de guǐ yì lì liàng ， jiù xiàng shì zài guāng qiú wài bù xíng chéng le yī dào jié jiè bān 。 gé jué zhāo wài jiè suǒ yǒu kě néng de shì tàn 。
那笼罩着的诡异力量，就像是在光球外部形成了一道结界般。隔绝着外界所有可能的试探。
From the perspective of his divine sense, the space gradually became distorted and twisted. The character-covered ball unfolded into a plane, resembling an endless white paper with countless characters flashing and changing.
lǐ fán chén yín piàn kè ， zài dù fēn chū yī lǚ shén shí ， fēi xiàng qí zhōng 。
李凡沉吟片刻，再度分出一缕神识，飞向其中。
From Li Fan's divine sense, Derivative Law Jue’s derivation technique seemed to be functioning normally.
zhèng cháng qíng kuàng xià ， zhè zhǒng gēn yǎn fǎ jué běn tǐ zhí jiē jiē chù de xíng wéi shì bèi jué duì jìn zhǐ de 。
正常情况下，这种跟衍法珏本体直接接触的行为是被绝对禁止的。
However, this was because his own thought process had also been delayed, resulting in both parties being at the same level of stagnation.
rán ér cǐ kè yǎn fǎ jué gù zhàng ， zuò wéi “ zhì liáo ” de cháng shì ， dǎo shì méi yǒu rén chū lái zhì zhǐ 。
然而此刻衍法珏故障，作为“治疗”的尝试，倒是没有人出来制止。
"Could it be that the distortion caused this?"
suí zhe shén shí bù duàn jiē jìn jù dà guāng qiú ， zhōu wéi de huà miàn zài dù biàn dé jìng zhǐ qǐ lái 。
随着神识不断接近巨大光球，周围的画面再度变得静止起来。
His divine sense quickly scanned the paper surface and sketched out Derivative Law Jue's current state.
bù guǎn bù gù ， jì xù cháo zhe qiú tǐ fēi xíng 。
不管不顾，继续朝着球体飞行。
"The [Record of Heaven Repair] can cure world ailments."
zài shén shí de gǎn yìng zhōng ， kōng jiān zhú jiàn biàn dé jī biàn 、 niǔ qū 。
在神识的感应中，空间逐渐变得畸变、扭曲。
"Derivative Law Jue is a manifestation of the world’s laws. As long as we find the corresponding symptoms..."
mǎn shì zì fú de qiú tǐ yě gēn zhe shū zhǎn kāi lái ， biàn chéng píng miàn 。
满是字符的球体也跟着舒展开来，变成平面。
"We need to first determine whether this anomaly was caused by external factors or Derivative Law Jue itself."
jiù xiàng shì yī zhāng cóng tiān zhì dì de bái zhǐ ， zhǐ zhāng shàng wú shù zì fú 、 bù duàn shǎn guāng biàn huàn zhe 。
就像是一张从天至地的白纸，纸张上无数字符、不断闪光变幻着。
The thread of divine sense carefully checked again.
cóng shén shí de shì jiǎo lái kàn ， yǎn fǎ jué tuī yǎn gōng fǎ de sù dù sì hū méi yǒu shén me yì cháng 。
从神识的视角来看，衍法珏推衍功法的速度似乎没有什么异常。
For the "illnesses" in the cultivation world, the [Record of Heaven Repair] had its own method: observation, listening, inquiry, and pulse-taking.
bù guò zhè shì yīn wèi shén shí běn shēn de sī wéi sù dù yě bèi chí zhì 、 shuāng fāng xiàn rù le tóng yī shuǐ píng de jié guǒ 。
不过这是因为神识本身的思维速度也被迟滞、双方陷入了同一水平的结果。
Just as there were signs when a person fell ill, similar anomalies would appear if the world was sick.
“ nán bù chéng ， shì nà jī biàn zào chéng de 。”
“难不成，是那畸变造成的。”
Under his divine sense's scanning, he indeed found some clues.
shén shí yán zhe zhǐ zhāng de biǎo miàn kuài sù xún shì le yī quān ， jiǎn dān gōu lè chū lái yǎn fǎ jué dāng qián de quán mào 。
神识沿着纸张的表面快速巡视了一圈，简单勾勒出来衍法珏当前的全貌。
"Greed cannot be satisfied, darkness arises from one’s heart..."
“【 bǔ tiān lù 】 kě yī shì jiè zhī jí 。”
“【补天录】可医世界之疾。”
His divine sense understood this and confirmed the diagnosis before dissipating on its own.
“ yǎn fǎ jué nǎi shì shì jiè fǎ zé jù xiàng 。 zhǐ yào zhǎo dào duì yìng zhèng zhuàng ……”
“衍法珏乃是世界法则具象。只要找到对应症状……”
Outside the light ball in the vast dark space, Saint Embryo Li Fan had stood motionless for seven days and nights.
“ shǒu xiān yào què dìng ， zào chéng rú cǐ yì xiàng de jiū jìng shì wài bù yīn sù 、 hái shì yǎn fǎ jué zì shēn yuán yīn 。”
“首先要确定，造成如此异像的究竟是外部因素、还是衍法珏自身原因。”
The elderly man knew he was observing Derivative Law Jue's internal state, so he didn't interfere. Instead, he discussed solutions with the other three Guardian Hall cultivators.
nà lǚ shén shí zài dù zǐ xì jiǎn chá le yī biàn 。
那缕神识再度仔细检查了一遍。
"We can still drag it out for another month."
duì yú xiū xiān jiè “ bìng zhèng ”， bǔ tiān lù zhōng zì yǒu yī tào “ wàng wén wèn qiè ” zhī shù 。
对于修仙界“病症”，补天录中自有一套“望闻问切”之术。
"If all else fails, we should quickly invite [Heavenly Physician]."
yǔ rén shēng bìng xiāng duì yīng ， ruò shì shì jiè dé bìng ， zì rán yě yǒu zhǒng zhǒng fǎn cháng de jì xiàng chū xiàn 。
与人生病相对应，若是世界得病，自然也有种种反常的迹象出现。
"It’s easy to say, but if I could get him here, I would have gone long ago. The Heavenly Physician's whereabouts are unpredictable, making contact difficult. Moreover, he acts according to his whims and doesn’t even consider the face of a transmigrant."
shén shí sǎo miáo zhī xià ， guǒ rán fā xiàn le xiē xǔ duān ní 。
神识扫描之下，果然发现了些许端倪。
...
“ tān zhī bù shèng ， mèi zì xīn shēng ……”
“贪之不胜，昧自心生……”
After much discussion, their brows remained furrowed.
shén shí liǎo rán ， yòu fǎn fù què rèn le yī biàn zhěn duàn jié guǒ hòu ， fāng cái zì xíng xiāo sàn 。
神识了然，又反复确认了一遍诊断结果后，方才自行消散。
Meanwhile, Saint Embryo Li Fan slowly regained consciousness.
guāng qiú zhī wài ， guǎng mào de hēi àn kōng jiān zhōng 。
光球之外，广袤的黑暗空间中。
Feeling the information transmitted by his divine sense, he nodded inwardly. Then, with barely noticeable effort, he cast his gaze on Derivative Law Jue's little girl who seemed to be sleeping.
shèng tāi lǐ fán yǐ jīng chù lì bù dòng zú zú qī tiān qī yè le 。
圣胎李凡已经矗立不动足足七天七夜了。
"How did it go? Did you find anything?" The elderly man didn’t hold high hopes and asked casually.
bái fà lǎo zhě yě zhī dào tā shì zài guān cè yǎn fǎ guāng qiú nèi bù qíng kuàng ， suǒ yǐ yě yì zhí méi yǒu guǎn tā 。
白发老者也知道他是在观测衍法光球内部情况，所以也一直没有管他。
To his surprise, Li Fan nodded: "It’s about right, but I need to confirm."
zhǐ shì gēn qí tā sān wèi xiū shì zài tàn tǎo zhe jiě jué fāng àn 。
只是跟其他三位修士在探讨着解决方案。
"Who would have thought you were... hmm?" The elderly man suddenly looked at Li Fan with disbelief in his eyes.
“ zuì duō hái néng zài tuō yí gè yuè 。”
“最多还能再拖一个月。”
"What did you just say? What do you mean by 'it's about right'?"
“ rú guǒ shí zài bù xíng ， hái shì jǐn kuài qù qǐng 【 tiān yī 】 ba 。”
“如果实在不行，还是尽快去请【天医】吧。”
The other three Guardian Hall cultivators noticed the old man's unusual behavior and surrounded Li Fan instantly.
“ shuō de qīng qiǎo ， rú guǒ néng bǎ tā qǐng lái ， wǒ zǎo jiù qù le 。 tiān yī běn jiù xíng zōng piāo hū bù dìng ， xiǎng yào lián xì shàng tā shí fēn kùn nán 。 ér qiě cǐ rén xíng shì quán píng zì shēn xǐ hào ， jiù suàn shì chuán fǎ zhě de miàn zi dōu bù gěi 。”
“说的轻巧，如果能把他请来，我早就去了。天医本就行踪飘忽不定，想要联系上他十分困难。而且此人行事全凭自身喜好，就算是传法者的面子都不给。”
"You, lacking ability is fine. But don’t speak nonsense..."
The figure, which had been somewhat blurry before, suddenly became clear.
An elderly man with a full head of white hair and the character "法" (fa) carved on his forehead appeared before Saint Embryo Li Fan.
"Do you know what you're talking about?"
"How many cultivators who have reached the Dao have struggled to find a solution. You, just an insignificant元婴 (yuan yin), dare to speak so boldly?"
The elderly man's face turned grim as he stared at Li Fan, his eyes flashing with a hint of murderous intent.
Saint Embryo Li Fan was not afraid and shrugged: "What if? Anyway, you don't have any better solutions."
This fearless attitude made the elderly man hesitate. After briefly investigating this seemingly arrogant cultivator, he felt something unusual about him.
The man's background was too clean and simple!
It seemed as though important information had been deliberately concealed, like he appeared out of nowhere!
Such a situation could either mean that this person is an incarnation of a high-ranking official or an agent from the Five Elders' Association...
"However, this boy indeed only has元婴 (yuan yin) cultivation. No matter what, things can't get worse."
"And besides, the situation can't deteriorate any further..."
After some thought, the elderly man coldly snorted: "Follow me!"
With that, Li Fan felt a flash before finding himself in the space where Derivative Law Jue had been staying.
Unlike before, the giant ball composed of countless characters was now rusted and operating extremely slowly. Below it, Derivative Law Jue's little girl was sleeping soundly on a long wooden table.
Three cultivators stood nearby, their faces showing concern as they looked at Derivative Law Jue.
Noticing that the elderly man had brought Saint Embryo Li Fan, they only glanced at him without asking many questions. They quickly refocused on the nearly stationary character light ball.
It seemed to be entangled with some mysterious force. When Li Fan's divine sense approached it, he felt as if the scene around him was fast-forwarded a thousand times over.
Only when he decisively withdrew his divine sense did he realize that just a moment had passed in reality—about as long as nearly an incense stick’s worth of time.
Li Fan realized that it wasn’t the flow of surrounding time that had accelerated. Instead, his own thought process was severely delayed, almost stagnant.
"Why has this happened?" Saint Embryo Li Fan frowned slightly and transmitted his voice to the elderly man: "Is it because the place has been invaded by thieves?"
This was a serious accusation, causing the elderly man’s face to change slightly as he interrupted him: "Do not speak nonsense."
"During this period, we have thoroughly investigated all cultivators who had contact with Derivative Law Jue. They’ve all been ruled out of suspicion. Actually, Derivative Law Jue's abnormality began on the day our Immortal Alliance went to war with the Five Elders' Association," Li Fan said.
Upon hearing this, a scene of five divine images pulling at a massive white net and distorting the laws within the Five Elders' territory flashed through his mind.
"Derivative Law Jue is a wonder of the Xuanhuang Realm's heaven, representing one of its laws."
"Could it be that it was accidentally injured during this process?"
Li Fan could immediately think of this reason. The Guardian Hall naturally couldn’t have overlooked it either.
"The fundamental law of Derivative Law has not been affected; we've confirmed this multiple times," the elderly man said in a calm voice, observing Li Fan's thoughtful expression.
"It’s not because of that...?" Li Fan nodded and refocused his gaze on the character ball.
The mysterious force enveloping the ball seemed to form a barrier, isolating it from all external probes.
Li Fan pondered for a moment before sending another thread of divine sense into the ball.
Normally, such direct contact with Derivative Law Jue’s body was strictly forbidden. However, since Derivative Law Jue had malfunctioned, as an attempt at "treatment," no one stopped him.
As his divine sense approached the giant light ball, the surrounding scenes froze once again. Ignoring this, he continued flying towards it.
From the perspective of his divine sense, the space gradually became distorted and twisted. The character-covered ball unfolded into a plane, resembling an endless white paper with countless characters flashing and changing.
From Li Fan's divine sense, Derivative Law Jue’s derivation technique seemed to be functioning normally.
However, this was because his own thought process had also been delayed, resulting in both parties being at the same level of stagnation.
"Could it be that the distortion caused this?"
His divine sense quickly scanned the paper surface and sketched out Derivative Law Jue's current state.
"The [Record of Heaven Repair] can cure world ailments."
"Derivative Law Jue is a manifestation of the world’s laws. As long as we find the corresponding symptoms..."
"We need to first determine whether this anomaly was caused by external factors or Derivative Law Jue itself."
The thread of divine sense carefully checked again.
For the "illnesses" in the cultivation world, the [Record of Heaven Repair] had its own method: observation, listening, inquiry, and pulse-taking.
Just as there were signs when a person fell ill, similar anomalies would appear if the world was sick.
Under his divine sense's scanning, he indeed found some clues.
"Greed cannot be satisfied, darkness arises from one’s heart..."
His divine sense understood this and confirmed the diagnosis before dissipating on its own.
Outside the light ball in the vast dark space, Saint Embryo Li Fan had stood motionless for seven days and nights.
The elderly man knew he was observing Derivative Law Jue's internal state, so he didn't interfere. Instead, he discussed solutions with the other three Guardian Hall cultivators.
"We can still drag it out for another month."
"If all else fails, we should quickly invite [Heavenly Physician]."
"It’s easy to say, but if I could get him here, I would have gone long ago. The Heavenly Physician's whereabouts are unpredictable, making contact difficult. Moreover, he acts according to his whims and doesn’t even consider the face of a transmigrant."
...
After much discussion, their brows remained furrowed.
Meanwhile, Saint Embryo Li Fan slowly regained consciousness.
Feeling the information transmitted by his divine sense, he nodded inwardly. Then, with barely noticeable effort, he cast his gaze on Derivative Law Jue's little girl who seemed to be sleeping.
"How did it go? Did you find anything?" The elderly man didn’t hold high hopes and asked casually.
To his surprise, Li Fan nodded: "It’s about right, but I need to confirm."
"Who would have thought you were... hmm?" The elderly man suddenly looked at Li Fan with disbelief in his eyes.
"What did you just say? What do you mean by 'it's about right'?"
The other three Guardian Hall cultivators noticed the old man's unusual behavior and surrounded Li Fan instantly.
"You, lacking ability is fine. But don’t speak nonsense..."
(End of Chapter)