běn xiāo zhāng de guài wù ， jìng rán bèi qīng ér yì jǔ de dòng chuān diào le ， suí hòu mó qì bīng xiāo wǎ jiě ， huà wèi le xū wú 。
本嚣张的怪物，竟然被轻而易举的洞穿掉了，随后魔气冰消瓦解，化为了虚无。
This arrogant monster was easily pierced through, and the evil qi dissipated, vanishing into nothingness.
sǐ lǐ táo shēng ， wǔ yún ér de liǎn shàng mǎn shì qìng xìng ， suí hòu tái qǐ zhēn ， wàng xiàng bù yuǎn chù de bái yún 。
死里逃生，武云儿的脸上满是庆幸，随后抬起臻，望向不远处的白云。
Surviving a near-death situation, Wu Yun'er's face was filled with gratitude as she bowed respectfully towards the nearby white clouds.
yíng yíng yī fú ） mǎn liǎn gōng jìng de bài xià qù le ：“ xiè xiè qián yǔ jiù mìng zhī ēn ……”
盈盈一福）满脸恭敬的拜下去了：“谢谢前与救命之恩……”
"Thank you for saving my life..." she said.
dí shàng zhè yàng shuō ， rán ér wǔ yún ér xīn zhōng què yǒu rú jīng tāo hài làng yì bān de fān téng ， zěn me yòu lái le yī wèi yuán yīng qī lǎo guài wù ， ér qiě tā gěi zì jǐ de gǎn jué ， fǎng fú hái shèng guò le lín shī bó 。
嘀上这样说，然而武云儿心中却有如惊涛骇浪一般的翻腾，怎么又来了一位元婴期老怪物，而且他给自己的感觉，仿佛还胜过了林师伯。
However, inside her, there was a tumult of emotions like a stormy sea. How could another婴期 old monster appear? And he seemed to be even more formidable than Senior Lin.
xīn zhōng tǎn tè ， bù guò biǎo miàn shàng ， zì rán bù gǎn xiǎn lù chū fēn háo lái de 。
心中忐忑，不过表面上，自然不敢显露出分毫来的。
Despite her inner turmoil, she showed no signs of weakness on the surface.
“ jiù mìng zhī ēn ， wèi bì ……”
“救命之恩，未必……”
"Saving your life is not certain..."
bái yún zhī zhōng ， què chuán lái yī dī chén de huà yǔ ， bù huái hào yì 。
白云之中，却传来一低沉的话语，不怀好意。
A low voice echoed from within the white clouds, filled with ill intent.
wǔ yún ér de liǎn sè yī xià zi cāng bái wú bǐ ， kě zài dà xiū shì de miàn qián ， nǎ yǒu tā duǒ shǎn de yú dì ， cóng bái yún zhī zhōng ， fēi chū yī dào yāo fēng ， wǔ yún ér de hù tǐ líng guāng wán quán méi yǒu qǐ dào zuò yòng ， jiù yùn guò qù le 。
武云儿的脸色一下子苍白无比，可在大修士的面前，哪有她躲闪的余地，从白云之中，飞出一道妖风，武云儿的护体灵光完全没有起到作用，就晕过去了。
Wu Yun'er's face turned pale. But before she could dodge, a demon wind emerged from the clouds and knocked her out despite her protective spirit light.
suí hòu yún cǎi sàn kāi ， lù chū le yī míng shēn chuān rú shān de rén lái 。
随后云彩散开，露出了一名身穿儒衫的人来。
The clouds dispersed to reveal a man in a scholar’s robe, about seventeen or eighteen years old, slightly younger than Lin Xuan. His skin was as white as jade, but his eyebrows and hair were like winter snow.
kàn shàng qù ， zhǐ yǒu shí qī bā suì nián jì ， bǐ lín xuān hái yào xiǎo yī xiē ， jī fū yíng bái rú yù ， rán ér tā de tóu méi máo ， què rú tóng dōng tiān de bái xuě 。
看上去，只有十七八岁年纪，比林轩还要小一些，肌肤莹白如玉，然而他的头眉毛，却如同冬天的白雪。
This was the Northern Void Old Monster who had deceived Stone City's lord. Although he cooperated with demons, he wasn't entirely loyal to them.
zhèng shì nà wèi mán shí chéng zhǔ ， yǒu zhe bàn yāo xuè tǒng de běi míng lǎo guài wù 。
正是那位瞒石城主，有着半妖血统的北冥老怪物。
The appearance of a treasure belonging to an 离合期 cultivator in this independent space stirred his greedy desire for it.
tā suī rán yǔ yāo mó hé zuò ， dàn yòu zěn me kě néng shì quán xīn quán yì de 。
他虽然与妖魔合作，但又怎么可能是全心全意的。
Using the secret technique of shrinking distance, the demon first intercepted the old man at the middle婴期 stage. But Northern Void True Monarch quietly changed his flight direction.
zhè dú lì kōng jiān ， jū rán chū xiàn le lí hé qī xiū shì de bǎo wù ， gèng ràng tā shēng chū xiǎng yào dú tūn de tān lán zhī xīn lái le 。
这独立空间，居然出现了离合期修士的宝物，更让他生出想要独吞的贪婪之心来了。
As they say, when one is weak, one must appear strong; and vice versa. He suspected that the other party might have lured him to leave their treasure with the girl at the 凝丹期 stage.
yāo mó shī zhǎn suō dì mì shù ， xiān qù jié zhù nà yuán yīng zhōng qī de lǎo jiā huǒ ， běi míng zhēn jūn què qiǎo rán gǎi biàn fēi xíng de fāng xiàng le 。
妖魔施展缩地秘术，先去截住那元婴中期的老家伙，北冥真君却悄然改变飞行的方向了。
Following behind, he easily destroyed the demon's avatar and then captured Wu Yun'er.
sú huà shuō ， xū zé shí zhī ， shí zé xū zhī ， zài tā xiǎng lái ， duì fāng dà yǒu kě néng zì jǐ yòu dí ， què jiāng bǎo wù jiāo gěi nà níng dān qī de yā tou dài zǒu 。
俗话说，虚则实之，实则虚之，在他想来，对方大有可能自己诱敌，却将宝物交给那凝丹期的丫头带走。
With a wave of his sleeve, a beam of light flew out, snatching her storage bracelet from her waist.
yú shì tā gēn zài hòu miàn ， qīng ér yì jǔ miè le yāo mó de fēn shēn ， suí hòu jiāng wǔ yún ér zhuā zhù 。
于是他跟在后面，轻而易举灭了妖魔的分身，随后将武云儿抓住。
Upon probing with his divine sense, he frowned. There was no treasure here.
xiù páo yī fú ， yī dào guāng xiá fēi lüè ér chū ， wǔ yún ér yāo jiān de chǔ wù dài jiù luò dào le tā de zhǎng zhōng 。
袖袍一拂，一道光霞飞掠而出，武云儿腰间的储物袋就落到了他的掌中。
Was it because his calculations were wrong, or had this woman hidden the treasure elsewhere?
jiāng shén shí tàn rù ， hěn kuài jiù zhòu qǐ le méi tóu ， lǐ miàn nǎ yǒu zì jǐ yào zhǎo de bǎo wù 。
将神识探入，很快就皱起了眉头，里面哪有自己要找的宝物。
Northern Void True Monarch's eyes flashed with cruelty as he considered using soul-searching techniques. But suddenly, his expression froze as he looked at Wu Yun'er’s right hand.
jiū jìng shì zì jǐ liào cuò le ， hái shì cǐ nǚ jiàng bǎo mào dào le bié chù ？
究竟是自己料错了，还是此女将宝茂到了别处？
A small white flower-like mark was visible on her wrist near her palm—bright red like blood!
běi míng zhēn jūn de yǎn zhōng shǎn guò yī sī cán rěn zhī sè ， zhèng xiǎng yào shī zhǎn sōu hún shù ， què tū rán biǎo qíng yī dāi ， jiāng mù guāng luò xiàng le wǔ yún ér de yòu shǒu shàng miàn 。
北冥真君的眼中闪过一丝残忍之色，正想要施展搜魂术，却突然表情一呆，将目光落像了武云儿的右手上面。
"Correct, only the direct descendants of the Wu family would have this mark."
jié bái rú yù de hào wàn ， zài jiē jìn shǒu zhǎng de dì fāng ， què yǒu yī duǒ xiǎo xiǎo de méi huā 。
洁白如玉的皓腕，在接近手掌的地方，却有一朵小小的梅花。
Northern Void True Monarch sighed, his cruel expression fading.
yān hóng rú xuè ！ zhè shì …… wǔ jiā de dì zǐ ？
殷红如血！这是……武家的弟子？
Cultivators were often cold-hearted, and Northern Void True Monarch was no exception. But even a bad person had good moments.
“ méi cuò ， zhǐ yǒu wǔ jiā dí xì zǐ sūn ， shēn shàng cái huì yǒu zhè méi huā biāo jì de 。”
“没错，只有武家嫡系子孙，身上才会有这梅花标记的。”
He was one such instance! Due to his half-human, half-demon body, he suffered much in the cultivation world before meeting Wu family ancestors who saved him and taught him techniques. Without that encounter, he would not have achieved such high cultivation today.
běi míng zhēn jūn tàn le kǒu qì ， bào nüè de biǎo qíng jiàn jiàn yǐn qù 。
北冥真君叹了口气，暴虐的表情渐渐隐去。
Gratitude is due where it’s owed. With over a thousand years of memories, Northern Void True Monarch had only one person to thank for his good fortune.
xiū xiān zhě guǎ qíng báo yì ， běi míng zhēn jūn gèng tán bù shàng shén me hǎo dōng xī ， rán ér zài huài de rén yě huì yǒu hǎo de yí miàn 。
修仙者寡情薄意，北冥真君更谈不上什么好东西，然而再坏的人也会有好的一面。
Thus, the young Wu was even more precious. He did not intend to harm her but could not let go of the treasure either.
tā jiù shì rú cǐ ！ yīn wèi shì bàn rén bàn yāo zhī tǐ ， suǒ yǐ zài tā dà dào wèi chéng zhī shí ， zài xiū xiān jiè shòu jǐn le bái yǎn ， hái yǒu zhuī shā ， ér wǔ jiā de xiān zǔ ， què céng jīng jiù guò tā 。
他就是如此！因为是半人半妖之体，所以在他大道未成之时，在修仙界受尽了白眼，还有追杀，而武家的先祖，却曾经救过他。
Soul-searching would be easiest, but it would damage his divine consciousness significantly. It didn’t matter; as a后期婴期 cultivator, he had no trouble with such minor issues.
shèn zhì hái chuán yǔ tā dào fǎ ， kě yǐ zhè yàng shuō ， ruò méi yǒu yù jiàn nà wèi wǔ qián bèi ， tā jiù suàn méi yǒu yǔn luò ， yě jué bú huì yǒu rú jīn zhè yàng gāo shēn xiū wèi de 。
甚至还传予他道法，可以这样说，若没有遇见那位武前辈，他就算没有陨落，也绝不会有如今这样高深修为的。
With another wave of his sleeve, a beam of light enveloped Wu Yun'er’s body. Despite still being unconscious, she sat up mysteriously.
yǐn shuǐ sī yuán ， hé kuàng běi míng zhēn jūn qiān yú nián de jì yì lǐ ， duì zì jǐ yǒu guò ēn huì de jiù zhǐ yǒu zhè me yí gè rén 。
饮水思源，何况北冥真君千余年的记忆里，对自己有过恩惠的就只有这么一个人。
Northern Void True Monarch smiled satisfactorily and used the technique to induce dreams.
shǎo zì rán jiù gèng jiā zhí de zhēn xī ， suǒ yǐ tā bù dǎ suàn shāng hài wǔ jiā de zǐ dì 。
少自然就更加值得珍惜，所以他不打算伤害武家的子弟。
Inducing dreams was akin to hypnotism but much more advanced, capable of extracting any information he desired from her.
hé kuàng chéng wéi mán shí chéng zhǔ yǐ hòu ， tā míng chá àn fǎng ， yě zhī dào le wǔ jiā de yī xiē mì mì 。
何况成为瞒石城主以后，他明察暗访，也知道了武家的一些秘密。
"Who is that middle婴期 cultivator?"
dāng nián tā jiù qí guài zì jǐ wéi rén yāo liǎ zú suǒ bù róng ， zài xiū xiān jiè jī hū shì rén rén hǎn dǎ ， wèi hé nà wèi wǔ qián bèi què duì zì jǐ qīng yǎn yǒu jiā 。
当年他就奇怪自己为人妖俩族所不容，在修仙界几乎是人人喊打，为何那位武前辈却对自己青眼有加。
"Senior Lin..." Wu Yun'er spoke listlessly. "Senior Lin?" Northern Void True Monarch froze, his expression turning grim. "Did you obtain the treasure of an ancient 离合期 cultivator? Where did you hide it?"
yuán lái wǔ jiā zì jǐ ， biǎo miàn shì rén lèi xiū shì ， qí shí yě yǒu zhe yāo zú de xuè tǒng ， shuāng fāng kě wèi tóng bìng xiāng lián de 。
原来武家自己，表面是人类修士，其实也有着妖族的血统，双方可谓同病相怜的。
Meanwhile, the demon and Lin Xuan were engaged in a fierce battle with Little Sword.
kàn le hūn mí de wǔ yún ér yī yǎn ， suī rán bù dǎ suàn miè shā cǐ nǚ ， dàn bǎo wù zì rán yě méi yǒu lǐ yóu fàng qì 。
看了昏迷的武云儿一眼，虽然不打算灭杀此女，但宝物自然也没有理由放弃。
These two youngsters had indeed impressed him. One was middle婴期 and the other early婴期, yet their abilities and treasures were formidable. Using his Sixfold Body Technique, each avatar possessed top-tier middle婴期 powers, but even six against two could not defeat them.
sōu hún shì zuì jiǎn dān de fāng fǎ ， bù guò duì shén niàn shāng hài dà dà ， dàn méi yǒu guān xì ， shēn wèi yuán yīng hòu qī de dà xiū shì ， zhè diǎn xiǎo shì ， hái nán bù dào běi míng zhēn jūn dì 。
搜魂是最简单的方法，不过对神念伤害大大，但没有关系，身为元婴后期的大修士，这点小事，还难不倒北冥真君地。
Another round of combat dispersed as the six avatars converged, revealing a后期婴期 demon.
xiù páo yī fú ， yī piàn guāng xiá fēi lüè ér chū ， jiāng wǔ yún ér de jiāo qū bāo guǒ ， cǐ nǚ míng míng hái hūn mí zhe ， què guǐ yì de zì jǐ zuò qǐ lái le 。
袖袍一拂，一片光霞飞掠而出，将武云儿的娇躯包裹，此女明明还昏迷着，却诡异的自己坐起来了。
Lin Xuan was unharmed, slightly gaining an upper hand, while Little Sword spat out blood.
běi míng zhēn jūn liǎn shàng lù chū mǎn yì zhī sè ， shuāng shǒu qiā jué ， shī zhǎn qǐ le yǐn mèng zhī shù 。
北冥真君脸上露出满意之色，双手掐诀，施展起了引梦之术。
"Are you alright?"
suǒ wèi yǐn mèng ， gù míng sī yì ， yǒu diǎn lèi sì yú shì sú de cuī mián fǎ ， bù guò yào gāo shēn dé duō ， jī hū kě yǐ cóng duì fāng kǒu zhōng ， tào chū rèn hé zì jǐ xiǎng yào zì jǐ zhī dào de 。
所谓引梦，顾名思义，有点类似于世俗的催眠法，不过要高深得多，几乎可以从对方口中，套出任何自己想要自己知道的。
To be honest, Lin Xuan didn’t care if Little Sword lived or died, but he didn’t want to lose such a powerful ally. As he pondered whether to summon the Corpse Demon for assistance, Little Sword raised his sleeve and wiped away the blood from his mouth.
“ nà yuán yīng zhōng qī xiū shì shì shuí ？”
“那元婴中期修士是谁？”
"Thank you, Brother. I can still hold on."
“ lín shī bó ……” wǔ yún ér liǎng yǎn wú shén de kāi kǒu le “ lín shī bó ？” běi míng zhēn jūn yī dāi ， suí hòu biǎo qíng biàn dé sēn rán qǐ lái ：“ nǐ men shì fǒu dé dào le lí hé qī gǔ xiū de bǎo wù ， jiāng xī 《 cáng zài shén me dì fāng le ？ lìng yī biān 。
“林师伯……”武云儿两眼无神的开口了“林师伯？”北冥真君一呆，随后表情变得森然起来：“你们是否得到了离合期古修的宝物，将蜥《藏在什么地方了？另一边。
Lin Xuan’s brows furrowed. Though they had only interacted a few times, he knew that this young man wasn’t one to care about appearances. Could he have another hidden trick up his sleeve?
yāo mó yǔ lín xuān tián xiǎo jiàn dǎ dé rú huǒ rú tú 。
妖魔与林轩田小剑打得如火如荼。
As these thoughts raced through his mind, Little Sword spoke.
zhè liǎng xiǎo zi yě suàn shì ràng tā dà kāi yǎn jiè le ， yí gè yuán yīng zhōng qī ， yí gè yuán yīng chū qī ， shén tōng bǎo wù ， què kàng bù lí zèn ， zì jǐ yòng liù yuán fēn shēn shù ， měi yí gè fēn shēn ， dōu yǒu yuán yīng zhōng qī dǐng jiān de shén tōng ， kě zhè yàng de qíng kuàng xià ， yǐ liù dí èr ， hái bù néng jiāng tā men miè shā 。
这两小子也算是让他大开眼界了，一个元婴中期，一个元婴初期，神通宝物，却亢不离谮，自己用六元分身术，每一个分身，都有元婴中期顶尖的神通，可这样的情况下，以六敌二，还不能将他们灭杀。
"Brother, it seems the demon has another companion. While he’s distracted, let’s work together and eliminate him first."
；i）i1；；1111…… yòu yī lún jiāo shǒu ， shuāng fāng sàn kāi ， nà liù gè huà shēn wǎng zhōng jiān yī jù ， yuán yīng hòu qī de yāo mó xiǎn tiào chū lái 。
；i）i1；；1111……又一轮交手，双方散开，那六个化身往中间一聚，元婴后期的妖魔显跳出来。
Little Sword was furious because both his second soul and external avatar had been destroyed by this demon.
lín xuān méi yǒu dà ài ， shèn zhì hái lüè wēi zhàn le yì diǎn shàng fēng ， bù guò páng biān de tián xiǎo jiàn què tǔ chū yī kǒu xuè lái 。
林轩没有大碍，甚至还略微占了一点上风，不过旁边的田小剑却吐出一口血来。
"Don’t be so presumptuous!" Lin Xuan didn’t have time to respond as the demon laughed wildly. "You brat! With just you two, you think you can kill me? Watch as I torture your souls!"
“ nǐ méi shì ba ！”
“你没事吧！”
Little Sword did not refute the demon’s taunts; it would take a fight to determine who was right.
píng xīn lái shuō ， tián xiǎo jiàn shì sǐ shì huó lín xuān kě bù zài hū ， dàn cǐ shí cǐ kè ， tā hái bù xiǎng shī qù yī wèi qiáng yǒu lì de bì zhù ， zhèng sī liáng zhe ， yào bù yào jiāng shī mó jiào chū ， cóng páng zhù zhè xiǎo zi yī zhù 。
平心来说，田小剑是死是活林轩可不在乎，但此时此刻，他还不想失去一位强有力的臂助，正思量着，要不要将尸魔叫出，从旁助这小子一助。
He felt conflicted. Initially shocked by Lin Xuan's middle婴期 status, he hadn’t envied him much back then. Ordinary middle婴期 cultivators were far from his match. But this collaboration had shown him that Lin Xuan’s abilities surpassed those of even same-stage opponents.
This arrogant monster was easily pierced through, and the evil qi dissipated, vanishing into nothingness.
Surviving a near-death situation, Wu Yun'er's face was filled with gratitude as she bowed respectfully towards the nearby white clouds.
"Thank you for saving my life..." she said.
However, inside her, there was a tumult of emotions like a stormy sea. How could another婴期 old monster appear? And he seemed to be even more formidable than Senior Lin.
Despite her inner turmoil, she showed no signs of weakness on the surface.
"Saving your life is not certain..."
A low voice echoed from within the white clouds, filled with ill intent.
Wu Yun'er's face turned pale. But before she could dodge, a demon wind emerged from the clouds and knocked her out despite her protective spirit light.
The clouds dispersed to reveal a man in a scholar’s robe, about seventeen or eighteen years old, slightly younger than Lin Xuan. His skin was as white as jade, but his eyebrows and hair were like winter snow.
This was the Northern Void Old Monster who had deceived Stone City's lord. Although he cooperated with demons, he wasn't entirely loyal to them.
The appearance of a treasure belonging to an 离合期 cultivator in this independent space stirred his greedy desire for it.
Using the secret technique of shrinking distance, the demon first intercepted the old man at the middle婴期 stage. But Northern Void True Monarch quietly changed his flight direction.
As they say, when one is weak, one must appear strong; and vice versa. He suspected that the other party might have lured him to leave their treasure with the girl at the 凝丹期 stage.
Following behind, he easily destroyed the demon's avatar and then captured Wu Yun'er.
With a wave of his sleeve, a beam of light flew out, snatching her storage bracelet from her waist.
Upon probing with his divine sense, he frowned. There was no treasure here.
Was it because his calculations were wrong, or had this woman hidden the treasure elsewhere?
Northern Void True Monarch's eyes flashed with cruelty as he considered using soul-searching techniques. But suddenly, his expression froze as he looked at Wu Yun'er’s right hand.
A small white flower-like mark was visible on her wrist near her palm—bright red like blood!
"Correct, only the direct descendants of the Wu family would have this mark."
Northern Void True Monarch sighed, his cruel expression fading.
Cultivators were often cold-hearted, and Northern Void True Monarch was no exception. But even a bad person had good moments.
He was one such instance! Due to his half-human, half-demon body, he suffered much in the cultivation world before meeting Wu family ancestors who saved him and taught him techniques. Without that encounter, he would not have achieved such high cultivation today.
Gratitude is due where it’s owed. With over a thousand years of memories, Northern Void True Monarch had only one person to thank for his good fortune.
Thus, the young Wu was even more precious. He did not intend to harm her but could not let go of the treasure either.
Soul-searching would be easiest, but it would damage his divine consciousness significantly. It didn’t matter; as a后期婴期 cultivator, he had no trouble with such minor issues.
With another wave of his sleeve, a beam of light enveloped Wu Yun'er’s body. Despite still being unconscious, she sat up mysteriously.
Northern Void True Monarch smiled satisfactorily and used the technique to induce dreams.
Inducing dreams was akin to hypnotism but much more advanced, capable of extracting any information he desired from her.
"Who is that middle婴期 cultivator?"
"Senior Lin..." Wu Yun'er spoke listlessly. "Senior Lin?" Northern Void True Monarch froze, his expression turning grim. "Did you obtain the treasure of an ancient 离合期 cultivator? Where did you hide it?"
Meanwhile, the demon and Lin Xuan were engaged in a fierce battle with Little Sword.
These two youngsters had indeed impressed him. One was middle婴期 and the other early婴期, yet their abilities and treasures were formidable. Using his Sixfold Body Technique, each avatar possessed top-tier middle婴期 powers, but even six against two could not defeat them.
Another round of combat dispersed as the six avatars converged, revealing a后期婴期 demon.
Lin Xuan was unharmed, slightly gaining an upper hand, while Little Sword spat out blood.
"Are you alright?"
To be honest, Lin Xuan didn’t care if Little Sword lived or died, but he didn’t want to lose such a powerful ally. As he pondered whether to summon the Corpse Demon for assistance, Little Sword raised his sleeve and wiped away the blood from his mouth.
"Thank you, Brother. I can still hold on."
Lin Xuan’s brows furrowed. Though they had only interacted a few times, he knew that this young man wasn’t one to care about appearances. Could he have another hidden trick up his sleeve?
As these thoughts raced through his mind, Little Sword spoke.
"Brother, it seems the demon has another companion. While he’s distracted, let’s work together and eliminate him first."
Little Sword was furious because both his second soul and external avatar had been destroyed by this demon.
"Don’t be so presumptuous!" Lin Xuan didn’t have time to respond as the demon laughed wildly. "You brat! With just you two, you think you can kill me? Watch as I torture your souls!"
Little Sword did not refute the demon’s taunts; it would take a fight to determine who was right.
He felt conflicted. Initially shocked by Lin Xuan's middle婴期 status, he hadn’t envied him much back then. Ordinary middle婴期 cultivators were far from his match. But this collaboration had shown him that Lin Xuan’s abilities surpassed those of even same-stage opponents.