dì èr tiān ， lín xuān yòu yòng tiān mó nǐ róng shù gǎi biàn le róng yán ， rú yuē lái dào hǎi lóng gé ， mǎi xià le yù dìng de héng xīn cǎo ， yī qiè shùn lì 。
第二天，林轩又用天魔拟容术改变了容颜，如约来到海龙阁，买下了预定的恒心草，一切顺利。
The next day, Lin Xuan used the Heaven Demon Mimicry Technique to change his appearance and arrived at Dragon Sea Pavilion as scheduled. He bought the预定恒心草and everything went smoothly.
zài fāng shì de shí hòu ， hái bù duàn tīng jiàn yǒu xiū shì yì lùn zuó tiān mǒu rén dà shǒu bǐ ， yì kǒu qì pāo chū le shàng qiān lì xǐ suǐ dān zhī shì 。
在坊市的时候，还不断听见有修士议论昨天某人大手笔，一口气抛出了上千粒洗髓丹之事。
During his time in the market district, he heard many cultivators discussing someone who had spent a large sum of money on Essence Cleansing Pills the previous day, throwing out thousands of them at once.
zhè ràng lín xuān zài xīn zhōng jǐng xǐng zì jǐ ， zuó tiān què shí shāo wēi qiàn quē le yì diǎn kǎo lǜ ， suī rán zhuǎn wēi wéi ān ， dàn yě zhe shí xiōng xiǎn ， yǐ hòu jí biàn yǒu yì róng ， yě bù néng zài nà me mǎng zhuàng le 。
这让林轩在心中警醒自己，昨天确实稍微欠缺了一点考虑，虽然转危为安，但也着实凶险，以后即便有易容，也不能再那么莽撞了。
This made Lin Xuan realize that he had been somewhat careless yesterday. Although he was now safe, it had been quite dangerous. In the future, even with his ability to change appearance, he couldn't be so reckless anymore.
lí kāi fāng shì yǐ hòu ， lín xuān dùn guāng yī lù wǎng běi ， gēn jù shōu jí lái de zī liào ， yōu zhōu běi bù rén yān xī shǎo ， lín xuān xiǎng yào xún zhǎo yī chù yǐn mì de dì diǎn ， liàn zhì jí pǐn xǐ suǐ dān ， chōng jī zhù jī jìng jiè 。
离开坊市以后，林轩遁光一路往北，根据收集来的资料，幽州北部人烟稀少，林轩想要寻找一处隐秘的地点，炼制极品洗髓丹，冲击筑基境界。
After leaving the market district, Lin Xuan used his light travel technique to head north. According to the information he had gathered, northern Youzhou was sparsely populated. He wanted to find a secluded location there to refine top-grade Essence Cleansing Pills and break through to the Foundation Establishment stage.
sān rì hòu ， lín xuān zài yī chù huāng shān jiàng luò xià lái 。
三日后，林轩在一处荒山降落下来。
Three days later, Lin Xuan landed on a desolate mountain.
fàng yǎn wàng qù ， sì zhōu jiē shì qióng shān è shuǐ ， duō měng shòu ， shǎo rén yān ， zhèng shì jué jiā de bì guān xiū liàn dì diǎn 。
放眼望去，四周皆是穷山恶水，多猛兽，少人烟，正是绝佳的闭关修炼地点。
Looking around, the surroundings were rugged with few people but many beasts. It was an excellent place for seclusion and cultivation.
lín xuān liǎn shàng lù chū mǎn yì zhī sè ， zài sì zhōu xún shì le yī quān ， zuì hòu tiāo zhòng le yī chù shān dòng 。
林轩脸上露出满意之色，在四周巡视了一圈，最后挑中了一处山洞。
Lin Xuan's face showed satisfaction as he surveyed the area and finally chose a cave.
cǐ shān dòng zài yī dǒu qiào de xuán yá jué bì zhī shàng ， chú le fēi niǎo ， pǔ tōng de měng shòu yǔ fán rén gēn běn jiù bù kě néng pān pá dé shàng 。
此山洞在一陡峭的悬崖绝壁之上，除了飞鸟，普通的猛兽与凡人根本就不可能攀爬得上。
The cave was located on a steep cliff, reachable only by birds; ordinary beasts and humans couldn't climb it. Lin Xuan summoned his flying sword to tidy up the cave, quickly creating a simple abode. Then, he took out a talisman from his pocket.
lín xuān fàng chū fēi jiàn ， duì shān dòng shāo zuò xiū zhěng ， hěn kuài ， yī chù jiǎn lòu de dòng fǔ jiù bèi tā kāi pì le chū lái ， rán hòu lín xuān yòu cóng huái zhōng qǔ chū yī zhāng fú 。
林轩放出飞剑，对山洞稍作休整，很快，一处简陋的洞府就被他开辟了出来，然后林轩又从怀中取出一张符。
This was the last array talisman. A hint of reluctance flashed across his face before he activated his essence energy to release it.
zhè shì zuì hòu yī zhāng zhèn fú ， lín xuān liǎn shàng shǎn guò yī sī bù shě ， dàn hái shì yùn zhuàn líng lì ， jiāng tā jì le chū qù 。
这是最后一张阵符，林轩脸上闪过一丝不舍，但还是运转灵力，将它祭了出去。
The essence energy triggered the sealing array, and the burning paper turned into a small yin-yang symbol that rapidly grew in size, flying out of the cave to cover its entirety.
líng lì chù dòng le fēng yìn de zhèn fǎ ， nà rán shāo de fú zhǐ huà wèi le yí gè xiǎo xiǎo de yīn yáng bā guà ， rán hòu jí sù fēi zhǎng ， fēi chū dòng wài ， jiāng zhěng zuò dòng fǔ lǒng zhào le qǐ lái 。
灵力触动了封印的阵法，那燃烧的符纸化为了一个小小的阴阳八卦，然后急速飞涨，飞出洞外，将整座洞府笼罩了起来。
With the restrictions set up, Lin Xuan rested for a night. By early morning, his physical and spiritual energies were fully restored before he began refining the pills.
bù hǎo jìn zhì 。 lín xuān xiū xī le yī wǎn ， dài dì èr tiān yī zǎo 。 tǐ lì yǔ fǎ lì dōu huī fù dào le zuì jiā zhuàng tài ， rán hòu cái kāi shǐ liàn dān 。
布好禁制。林轩休息了一晚，待第二天一早。体力与法力都恢复到了最佳状态，然后才开始炼丹。
First, he prepared the ingredients.
shǒu xiān shì zhǔn bèi yuán liào 。
首先是准备原料。
Purifying Essence Cleansing Pills was now second nature to Lin Xuan. Although high-grade pills required more effort, with his current cultivation level, it only took him three days to purify one hundred high-grade pills.
tí chún xǐ suǐ dān duì yú lín xuān ér yán ， yǐ shì jià qīng jiù shú 。 suī rán shàng pǐn dān shāo shāo nán yì diǎn 。 dàn lín xuān rú jīn de xiū wèi ， zǎo yǐ jīn fēi xī bǐ ， zhǐ huā le sān tiān shí jiān ， jiù tí chún chū le yì bǎi lì shàng pǐn dān 。
提纯洗髓丹对于林轩而言，已是驾轻就熟。虽然上品丹稍稍难一点。但林轩如今的修为，早已今非昔比，只花了三天时间，就提纯出了一百粒上品丹。
He had silver moon flowers and flowing fire grass, and successfully acquired the perseverance grass as well.
yín yuè huā ， liú yíng cǎo dōu yǒu le ， héng xīn cǎo yě chéng gōng shōu gòu dào 。
银月花，流萤草都有了，恒心草也成功收购到。
However, he wouldn't start refining without caution; after all, this was his first time. Failure would be more likely than success.
dàn lín xuān dāng rán bú huì mào mào shī shī jiù zhè me kāi shǐ liàn dān 。 bì jìng tā shì dì yī cì ， bù shī bài cái shì guài shì 。
但林轩当然不会冒冒失失就这么开始炼丹。毕竟他是第一次，不失败才是怪事。
Time passed like water, and a year went by.
lín xuān xiān shì qǔ chū yù tǒng jiǎn ， zǐ xì zuān yán qǐ le liàn dān zhī shù ， chú le kàn shū 。 tā hái jīng cháng fēi chū dòng fǔ ， zài zhōu wéi xún zhǎo yī xiē cǎo yào ， zuò liàn dān de cháng shì 。
林轩先是取出玉筒简，仔细钻研起了炼丹之术，除了看书。他还经常飞出洞府，在周围寻找一些草药，做炼丹的尝试。
In these past six months, although Lin Xuan's cultivation hadn't improved, his spiritual energy had become even stronger, and he gained some understanding of the pill refinement technique.
zhè fù jìn zì rán zhǎo bú dào shén me tiān cái dì bǎo ， lín xuān suǒ liàn zhì dì ， dōu shì yī xiē zhì liáo shāng shì ， huò zhě qiáng shēn jiàn tǐ de pǔ tōng dān yào 。
这附近自然找不到什么天材地宝，林轩所炼制地，都是一些治疗伤势，或者强身健体的普通丹药。
One morning, Lin Xuan decided to start refining top-grade Essence Cleansing Pills.
zhè xiē dān yào fàng zài shì sú ， yě qiān jīn nán qiú 。 dàn duì xiū zhēn zhě lái shuō 。 yòng chǔ què bù dà ， lín xuān bù guò shì yòng lái liàn shǒu 。
这些丹药放在世俗，也千金难求。但对修真者来说。用处却不大，林轩不过是用来练手。
He took out a small cauldron from his storage bracelet. The metal it was made of was unknown, with an ancient design. Four sacred beasts—Phoenix, Azure Dragon, White Tiger, and Black Tortoise—were carved on the surface, lifelike and not like ordinary items.
àn zhào xiān jiè dì fēn jí 。 liàn dān shī yě yǒu jǐ gè jìng jiè ， guāng * liàn zhì zhè xiē lā jī dān yào ， zuì duō yě jiù néng gòu dá dào rù mén ér yǐ ， bù guò èr cì cuì liàn qí shí bǐ liàn zhì xià pǐn xǐ suǐ dān yào róng yì yī xiē ， jiā shàng zì jǐ hái yǒu héng xīn cǎo kě yǐ tí gāo chéng gōng lǜ ， suǒ yǐ lín xuān hái shì hěn yǒu jǐ fēn bǎ wò dī 。 shí guāng rú shuǐ ， zhuǎn yǎn guò qù le bàn nián 。
按照仙界地分级。炼丹师也有几个境界，光*炼制这些垃圾丹药，最多也就能够达到入门而已，不过二次淬炼其实比炼制下品洗髓丹要容易一些，加上自己还有恒心草可以提高成功率，所以林轩还是很有几分把握滴。时光如水，转眼过去了半年。
Then, he arranged several crystal stones in the shape of the Big Dipper.
zhè bàn nián lái ， lín xuān jìng jiè suī rán méi yǒu tí shēng ， dàn fǎ lì què gèng jiā de jīng jìn ， duì yú liàn dān shù ， yě yǒu le yí dìng de liǎo jiě
这半年来，林轩境界虽然没有提升，但法力却更加的精进，对于炼丹术，也有了一定的了解
"Activate."
zhè tiān qīng chén ， lín xuān jué dìng kāi shǐ liàn zhì jí pǐn xǐ suǐ dān 。
这天清晨，林轩决定开始炼制极品洗髓丹。
Lin Xuan threw the cauldron into the air, forming a ball with his hands to inject essence energy into the crystals. The Big Dipper pattern lit up, emitting seven colorful beams from each crystal that converged and lifted the cauldron.
tā xiān cóng chǔ wù shǒu zhuó lǐ ， jiāng nà xiǎo xiǎo dì dǐng lú qǔ le chū lái ， cǐ wù bù zhī shì yòng shén me jīn shǔ zhì chéng dì ， zào xíng gǔ piáo ， dǐng lú de biǎo miàn ， diāo kè zhe sì shèng shòu de tú àn 。
他先从储物手镯里，将那小小地鼎炉取了出来，此物不知是用什么金属制成地，造型古朴，鼎炉的表面，雕刻着四圣兽的图案。
Lin Xuan's expression turned serious as he took out a small bottle next to him, threw it skyward, and cast a spell at the cauldron.
zhū què 、 qīng lóng 、 bái hǔ 、 xuán wǔ ， xǔ xǔ rú shēng ， yī kàn jiù bù xiàng shì fán wù 。
朱雀、青龙、白虎、玄武，栩栩如生，一看就不像是凡物。
A white light shot out of the cauldron, exploding the bottle into pieces. The high-grade Essence Cleansing Pills were sucked in like a whale swallowing water. Lin Xuan waved his sleeve, adding silver moon flowers and flowing fire grass. Another powder was made from the perseverance grass.
rán hòu ， lín xuān qǔ chū le shù kuài jīng shí ， jiāng tā men bǎi chéng le běi dǒu qī xīng de tú àn 。
然后，林轩取出了数块晶石，将它们摆成了北斗七星的图案。
After preparing all the ingredients, Lin Xuan flipped his hand, revealing a fiery red talisman—Earth Fire Talisman—for low-grade cultivators to refine pills. He flew it down to the cauldron.
“ qǐ 。”
“起。”
Although he had refined hundreds of ordinary pills before, condensing top-grade Essence Cleansing Pills would be much more difficult and time-consuming than usual.
lín xuān jiāng dǐng lú pāo xiàng kōng zhōng ， shuāng shǒu xū bào chéng qiú ， jiāng líng lì zhù rù dào jīng shí zhī zhōng ， běi dǒu qī xīng de tú àn sà rán liàng le qǐ lái ， cóng měi kē jīng shí lǐ ， fàng shè chū yī dào bù tóng guāng zhù ， qī cǎi xuàn làn ， zuì hòu huì jù zài yì qǐ ， jiāng dǐng lú xū tuō le qǐ lái 。
林轩将鼎炉抛向空中，双手虚抱成球，将灵力注入到晶石之中，北斗七星的图案飒然亮了起来，从每颗晶石里，放射出一道不同光柱，七彩绚烂，最后汇聚在一起，将鼎炉虚托了起来。
Based on Lin Xuan's estimation, at least forty-nine days were needed. Any mistake during this period could lead to failure.
lín xuān biǎo qíng níng zhòng ， qǔ guò bǎi zài shēn biān de xiǎo píng ， jiāng tā wǎng tiān kōng zhōng yī pāo ， rán hòu zài xiàng dǐng lú dǎ chū yī dào fǎ jué 。
林轩表情凝重，取过摆在身边的小瓶，将它往天空中一抛，然后再像鼎炉打出一道法诀。
With his materials, there was no room for a second attempt; only success mattered.
yī dào bái guāng cóng dǐng lú lǐ fēi shè chū lái ， pēng dì yī shēng ， xiǎo píng zhà chéng le suì piàn ， lǐ miàn de shàng pǐn xǐ suǐ dān rú zhǎng jīng qǔ shuǐ yī yàng ， bèi dǐng lú xī le jìn qù ， rán hòu lín xuān xiù páo yī fú ， yín yuè huā ， liú yíng cǎo yě bèi jiā le jìn qù ， lìng wài yī zhǒng fěn mò ， zé shì yòng héng xīn cǎo yán mó ér chéng de 。
一道白光从鼎炉里飞射出来，嘭地一声，小瓶炸成了碎片，里面的上品洗髓丹如长鲸取水一样，被鼎炉吸了进去，然后林轩袖袍一拂，银月花，流萤草也被加了进去，另外一种粉末，则是用恒心草研磨而成的。
Time passed quietly.
yuán liào jiā hǎo yǐ hòu ， lín xuān shǒu yī fān ， zhǎng zhōng yǐ duō le yī zhāng huǒ hóng sè de fú ， dì huǒ zhī fú ， zhuān mén wèi dī jiē xiū shì liàn dān zhǔn bèi dì qiú ， fēi dào dǐng lú de xià fāng 。
原料加好以后，林轩手一翻，掌中已多了一张火红色的符，地火之符，专门为低阶修士炼丹准备地球，飞到鼎炉的下方。
A month had gone by...
suī rán zài zhè zhī qián ， lín xuān yǐ jīng yī lián liàn zhì le shàng bǎi lú de dān yào ， dàn nà xiē pǔ tōng dān yào xiāng bǐ ， níng jié jí pǐn xǐ suǐ dān kěn dìng yào nán yī xiē ， huā fèi de shí jiān yě bù kě tóng rì ér yǔ 。
虽然在这之前，林轩已经一连炼制了上百炉的丹药，但那些普通丹药相比，凝结极品洗髓丹肯定要难一些，花费的时间也不可同日而语。
Finally, it was the fortieth day.
gēn jù lín xuān de tuī cè ， zhì shǎo xū yào qī qī sì shí jiǔ rì ， zhè qí jiān shāo wēi yì diǎn chā cuò ， dū huì dǎo zhì qián gōng jìn qì 。
根据林轩的推测，至少需要七七四十九日，这其间稍微一点差错，都会导致前功尽弃。
Looking at the cauldron surrounded by flames, Lin Xuan exhaled lightly. Everything went smoothly. The secondary refinement wasn't difficult, and with his thorough preparation and the perseverance grass powder to boost the chances of success, he expected this top-grade Essence Cleansing Pill to be successfully refined.
ér lín xuān shǒu zhōng de cái liào ， yǐ jīng bù yǔn xǔ tā liàn zhì dì èr lú dān ， zhǐ xǔ chéng gōng ， bù xǔ shī bài 。
而林轩手中的材料，已经不允许他炼制第二炉丹，只许成功，不许失败。
Although he lacked a spiritual root, relying on the almost miraculous effects of top-grade pills, if he couldn't succeed in Foundation Establishment, it would defy logic!
shí jiān qiāo qiāo liú shì 。
时间悄悄流逝。
Lin Xuan's face showed a smile. However, just as he was about to relax, a faint collision sound reached his ears.
yí gè yuè guò qù le ……
一个月过去了……
Lin Xuan raised an eyebrow and his expression turned grim.
zhuǎn yǎn zhōng yú yǐ shì dì sì shí jiǔ tiān 。
转眼终于已是第四十九天。
Unlucky for him, someone had come at this moment. The sound was the alarm triggered by the array being disturbed.
kàn zhe bèi huǒ yàn bāo wéi dì dǐng lú ， lín xuān qīng qīng xū le kǒu qì ， yī qiè shùn lì ， hái hǎo èr cì cuì liàn bù nán ， zì jǐ zhǔn bèi chōng fèn ， yòu jiā rù le kě yǐ tí gāo chéng gōng lǜ dì héng xīn cǎo fěn mò ， kàn lái zhè yī cì jí pǐn xǐ suǐ dān kě yǐ chéng gōng chū lú 。
看着被火焰包围地鼎炉，林轩轻轻吁了口气，一切顺利，还好二次淬炼不难，自己准备充分，又加入了可以提高成功率地恒心草粉末，看来这一次极品洗髓丹可以成功出炉。
Lin Xuan cast several spells to stabilize the cauldron and Earth Fire, then released his spirit sense. A cultivator of about forty years old appeared at the entrance.
suī rán zì jǐ méi yǒu líng gēn ， dàn píng jiè zhe jí pǐn dān nà jī hū kě yǐ nì tiān de gōng xiào ， zhěng zhěng yì bǎi kē ， rú guǒ zì jǐ hái méi fǎ zhù jī chéng gōng dì huà ， nà jiǎn zhí méi yǒu tiān lǐ le a ！
虽然自己没有灵根，但凭借着极品丹那几乎可以逆天的功效，整整一百颗，如果自己还没法筑基成功地话，那简直没有天理了啊！
Perfection Realm Completion Stage.
lín xuān liǎn shàng lù chū yī sī xiào róng ， rán ér jiù zài zhè shí ， yī shēng qīng wēi de pèng zhuàng shēng chuán rù le ěr duǒ 。
林轩脸上露出一丝笑容，然而就在这时，一声轻微的碰撞声传入了耳朵。
Seeing the cultivator's cultivation level, Lin Xuan's expression softened slightly. As long as he wasn't a Foundation Establishment stage or higher expert, it was fine. Due to consuming large amounts of Ginseng Essence, his spiritual energy was extremely pure and stronger than that of his peers at the same stage.
lín xuān méi tóu yī tiāo ， liǎn sè yě suí zhī yīn chén le xià qù 。
林轩眉头一挑，脸色也随之阴沉了下去。
After some thought, Lin Xuan activated his essence energy, sending a message: "Friend, stop here. This is my abode. I don't like people disturbing me; please leave!"
wú qiǎo bù qiǎo ， piān piān zhè ge shí hòu yǒu rén lái dǎ rǎo ， gāng cái nà shēng yīn ， shì zhèn fǎ bèi chù dòng hòu fā chū de bào jǐng 。
无巧不巧，偏偏这个时候有人来打扰，刚才那声音，是阵法被触动后发出的报警。
Tan Ming heard the transmission, looking at the array before him, feeling uncertain and hesitant. "A guest from afar, why should you reject me? We are destined to meet by chance. Why not let me come in for a chat?"
lín xuān dǎ chū jǐ dào fǎ jué ， xiān jiāng dǐng lú yǔ dì huǒ de qíng kuàng wěn dìng ， rán hòu cái fàng chū shén shí ， zhǐ jiàn yí gè dà yuē sì shí duō suì de xiū xiān zhě ， chū xiàn zài le dòng kǒu 。
林轩打出几道法诀，先将鼎炉与地火的情况稳定，然后才放出神识，只见一个大约四十多岁的修仙者，出现在了洞口。
Although Tan Ming's words seemed polite, Lin Xuan sneered. In the cultivation world, might was right; whether it was orthodox or evil, killing and looting were common.
líng dòng qī dà yuán mǎn 。
灵动期大圆满。
In Dragon Sea Valley, he had heard from his senior brothers and elders that cultivators often chose secluded locations to seclude themselves because being disturbed during practice could lead to going astray. If they encountered a stranger, there was a high chance of them taking advantage of the situation to attack or bully the sequestered cultivator.
kàn qīng chǔ cǐ rén de xiū wèi ， lín xuān liǎn sè shāo huǎn ， zhǐ yào bú shì zhù jī qī yǐ shàng de gāo shǒu jiù hǎo ， yóu yú dà liàng fú shí cān jīng ， fǎ lì jīng chún ， yǔ tóng jiē xiū shì xiāng bǐ ， lín xuān de shí lì míng xiǎn yào gāo chū yī jié 。
看清楚此人的修为，林轩脸色稍缓，只要不是筑基期以上的高手就好，由于大量服食参精，法力精纯，与同阶修士相比，林轩的实力明显要高出一截。
Tan Ming's words were just a test. Once he confirmed Lin Xuan was in a critical phase of refining pills, he would take advantage...
shāo yī chén sī ， lín xuān yùn zhuàn líng lì ， jiāng yī jù huà chuán le chū qù ：“ dào yǒu zhǐ bù ， zhè lǐ shì běn rén de dòng fǔ ， yú bù xǐ huān rén dǎ rǎo ， qǐng huí ba ！”
稍一沉思，林轩运转灵力，将一句话传了出去：“道友止步，这里是本人的洞府，余不喜欢人打扰，请回吧！”
A hint of gloom flashed across Lin Xuan's face. If Tan Ming had ill intentions, there was no need for further discussion; act first and suffer later. Lin Xuan took a deep breath and cast several spells at the array.
tán míng tīng le chuán yīn ， kàn zhuó yǎn qián de jìn zhì ， yǒu xiē jīng yí bù dìng ， yóu yù le yī xià ：“ yuǎn lái shì kè ， dào yǒu hé bì jù rén yú qiān lǐ zhī wài ， xiāng féng jì shì yǒu yuán ， hé bù ràng wǒ jìn qù zuò zuò 。”
谭明听了传音，看着眼前的禁制，有些惊疑不定，犹豫了一下：“远来是客，道友何必拒人于千里之外，相逢既是有缘，何不让我进去坐坐。”
Tan Ming waited after sending his message but received no response, a hint of joy crossing his face. He seemed to have hit the jackpot by encountering a cultivator in seclusion today.
duì fāng de huà sì hū hěn kè qì ， dàn lín xuān tīng le ， què lěng xiào yī shēng ， xiū zhēn jiè qiáng zhě wèi zūn ， bù lùn shì zhèng dào yě hǎo ， hái shì xié mó yě bà ， shā rén qiǎng bǎo ， bù guò shì jiā cháng biàn fàn bà le 。
对方的话似乎很客气，但林轩听了，却冷笑一声，修真界强者为尊，不论是正道也好，还是邪魔也罢，杀人抢宝，不过是家常便饭罢了。
From the situation, it appeared that the other party's cultivation technique was at a critical stage, making it inconvenient for movement.
zài piāo yún gǔ de shí hòu ， tā jiù tīng shī xiōng yǔ zhǎng lǎo shuō guò ， xiū zhēn zhě bì guān ， tōng cháng yào zhǎo wú rén de dì diǎn ， yīn wèi xí liàn gōng fǎ de shí hòu ， yí dàn bèi dǎ rǎo ， hěn róng yì zǒu huǒ rù mó ， rú guǒ yù jiàn mò shēng de xiū shì ， shí yǒu ** dū huì chèn huǒ dǎ jié ， qī fù bì guān zhī rén bù fāng biàn dòng shǒu ， shā zhī ， duó qí bǎo 。
在飘云谷的时候，他就听师兄与长老说过，修真者闭关，通常要找无人的地点，因为习练功法的时候，一旦被打扰，很容易走火入魔，如果遇见陌生的修士，十有**都会趁火打劫，欺负闭关之人不方便动手，杀之，夺其宝。
Although he had murderous thoughts, Tan Ming was cautious. Someone who could set up an array before their abode must be powerful; he likely had a Foundation Establishment level cultivator.
zhè jiā huo de huà ， bù guò shì shì tàn bà le ， yí dàn què dìng zì jǐ liàn gōng zhèng zài jǐn yào guān tóu ， tā jiù huì chéng xū ér rù ……
这家伙的话，不过是试探罢了，一旦确定自己练功正在紧要关头，他就会乘虚而入……
However, this speculation didn't deter him; instead, it made him more excited. The higher the other party's strength, the richer they would be. What did he have to fear?
lín xuān de liǎn shàng ， shǎn guò yī lǚ yīn mái ， duì fāng jì rán bù huái hào yì ， nà jiù méi yǒu bì yào duō fèi chún shé ， xiān xià shǒu wéi qiáng ， hòu xià shǒu zāo yāng ， lín xuān xī le kǒu qì ， jǐ dào fǎ jué tuō shǒu ér chū ， dǎ zài le jìn zhì zhī shàng 。
林轩的脸上，闪过一缕阴霾，对方既然不怀好意，那就没有必要多费唇舌，先下手为强，后下手遭殃，林轩吸了口气，几道法诀脱手而出，打在了禁制之上。
He patted his storage bag and summoned a short gun-like灵器.
tán míng chuán yīn yǐ hòu ， děng le liáng jiǔ ， què méi yǒu tīng jiàn huí dá ， liǎn shàng bù yóu shǎn guò yī sī xǐ sè ， kàn lái zì jǐ jīn tiān zhuàng dà yùn le ， pèng jiàn yī wèi zhèng zài bì guān de xiū zhēn zhě 。
谭明传音以后，等了良久，却没有听见回答，脸上不由闪过一丝喜色，看来自己今天撞大运了，碰见一位正在闭关的修真者。
Just as Tan Ming was about to act, the sky suddenly darkened. It was daytime but so dark that one couldn't see five fingers in front of their face. A huge yin-yang symbol appeared on the heavens.
kàn qíng xíng ， duì fāng de gōng fǎ xiū liàn qià hǎo dào le jǐn yào guān tóu ， bù fāng biàn xíng dòng 。
看情形，对方的功法修炼恰好到了紧要关头，不方便行动。
"An illusion?" Tan Ming's heart raced as he realized he had fallen into the other party's array. The surprise and suspicion surged within him.
suī rán xīn zhōng yǐ yǒu le shā rén qiǎng bǎo de niàn tou ， dàn zhè ge jiào tán míng de xiū shì ， hái shì mán xiǎo xīn ， duì fāng néng zài dòng fǔ qián bù xià yí gè zhèn fǎ ， shí lì kěn dìng bù ruò ， shí yǒu ** shì zhù jī qī de xiū zhēn zhě 。
虽然心中已有了杀人抢宝的念头，但这个叫谭明的修士，还是蛮小心，对方能在洞府前布下一个阵法，实力肯定不弱，十有**是筑基期的修真者。
Can't they act? How could they activate the array now? Had his estimation been wrong?
dàn zhè ge tuī cè ， bìng méi yǒu dǎ xiāo tā de tān niàn ， fǎn ér gèng jiā xīn xǐ ， duì fāng gōng lì yuè gāo ， shēn jiā yě jiù yuè fēng hòu ， fǎn zhèng tā bù fāng biàn xíng dòng ， pà shén me ？
但这个推测，并没有打消他的贪念，反而更加欣喜，对方功力越高，身家也就越丰厚，反正他不方便行动，怕什么？
He rolled his eyes, a cunning expression appearing: "Friend, what are you doing? I have no ill intentions!"
pāi le pāi chǔ wù dài ， yī bǐng duǎn qiāng mú yàng de líng qì bèi jì le qǐ lái 。
拍了拍储物袋，一柄短枪模样的灵器被祭了起来。
"Without ill intentions?"
tán míng zhèng yào yǒu suǒ xíng dòng ， tiān sè què zhòu rán hūn àn xià lái ， míng míng shì bái tiān ， què shēn shǒu bù jiàn wǔ zhǐ ， tiān mù zhī shàng ， chū xiàn le yí gè jù dà de bā guà 。
谭明正要有所行动，天色却骤然昏暗下来，明明是白天，却伸手不见五指，天幕之上，出现了一个巨大的八卦。
Lin Xuan's face was full of mockery. He ignored Tan Ming and cast another red light into the array.
“ huàn jué ？” tán míng xīn zhōng yī lǐn ， zhī dào zì jǐ yǐ jīng xiàn rù le duì fāng suǒ bù xià de zhèn fǎ zhī zhōng ， yì wài zhī xià ， yě ràng tā yòu jīng yòu yí 。
“幻觉？”谭明心中一凛，知道自己已经陷入了对方所布下的阵法之中，意外之下，也让他又惊又疑。
Suddenly, the yin-yang symbol in the sky began to spin faster and faster, pouring down fiery rain.
duì fāng bú shì bù néng dòng shǒu ma ， zěn me hái néng cuī dòng zhèn fǎ ， nán dào zì jǐ gū jì cuò wù le ？
对方不是不能动手吗，怎么还能催动阵法，难道自己估计错误了？
Tan Ming was startled and quickly activated his defensive barrier. Then, he summoned a palm-sized treasure that instantly expanded to several meters, floating above him.
tā yǎn zhū yī zhuǎn ， jiǎo kuài zhī sè yī shǎn ér xiàn ：“ dào yǒu zhè shì gàn má ， zài xià méi yǒu è yì a ！”
他眼珠一转，狡狯之色一闪而现：“道友这是干嘛，在下没有恶意啊！”
"Defensive spirit tool?" Although Lin Xuan was deep inside the abode, using his spiritual sense, he saw everything clearly outside.
The next day, Lin Xuan used the Heaven Demon Mimicry Technique to change his appearance and arrived at Dragon Sea Pavilion as scheduled. He bought the预定恒心草and everything went smoothly.
During his time in the market district, he heard many cultivators discussing someone who had spent a large sum of money on Essence Cleansing Pills the previous day, throwing out thousands of them at once.
This made Lin Xuan realize that he had been somewhat careless yesterday. Although he was now safe, it had been quite dangerous. In the future, even with his ability to change appearance, he couldn't be so reckless anymore.
After leaving the market district, Lin Xuan used his light travel technique to head north. According to the information he had gathered, northern Youzhou was sparsely populated. He wanted to find a secluded location there to refine top-grade Essence Cleansing Pills and break through to the Foundation Establishment stage.
Three days later, Lin Xuan landed on a desolate mountain.
Looking around, the surroundings were rugged with few people but many beasts. It was an excellent place for seclusion and cultivation.
Lin Xuan's face showed satisfaction as he surveyed the area and finally chose a cave.
The cave was located on a steep cliff, reachable only by birds; ordinary beasts and humans couldn't climb it. Lin Xuan summoned his flying sword to tidy up the cave, quickly creating a simple abode. Then, he took out a talisman from his pocket.
This was the last array talisman. A hint of reluctance flashed across his face before he activated his essence energy to release it.
The essence energy triggered the sealing array, and the burning paper turned into a small yin-yang symbol that rapidly grew in size, flying out of the cave to cover its entirety.
With the restrictions set up, Lin Xuan rested for a night. By early morning, his physical and spiritual energies were fully restored before he began refining the pills.
First, he prepared the ingredients.
Purifying Essence Cleansing Pills was now second nature to Lin Xuan. Although high-grade pills required more effort, with his current cultivation level, it only took him three days to purify one hundred high-grade pills.
He had silver moon flowers and flowing fire grass, and successfully acquired the perseverance grass as well.
However, he wouldn't start refining without caution; after all, this was his first time. Failure would be more likely than success.
Time passed like water, and a year went by.
In these past six months, although Lin Xuan's cultivation hadn't improved, his spiritual energy had become even stronger, and he gained some understanding of the pill refinement technique.
One morning, Lin Xuan decided to start refining top-grade Essence Cleansing Pills.
He took out a small cauldron from his storage bracelet. The metal it was made of was unknown, with an ancient design. Four sacred beasts—Phoenix, Azure Dragon, White Tiger, and Black Tortoise—were carved on the surface, lifelike and not like ordinary items.
Then, he arranged several crystal stones in the shape of the Big Dipper.
"Activate."
Lin Xuan threw the cauldron into the air, forming a ball with his hands to inject essence energy into the crystals. The Big Dipper pattern lit up, emitting seven colorful beams from each crystal that converged and lifted the cauldron.
Lin Xuan's expression turned serious as he took out a small bottle next to him, threw it skyward, and cast a spell at the cauldron.
A white light shot out of the cauldron, exploding the bottle into pieces. The high-grade Essence Cleansing Pills were sucked in like a whale swallowing water. Lin Xuan waved his sleeve, adding silver moon flowers and flowing fire grass. Another powder was made from the perseverance grass.
After preparing all the ingredients, Lin Xuan flipped his hand, revealing a fiery red talisman—Earth Fire Talisman—for low-grade cultivators to refine pills. He flew it down to the cauldron.
Although he had refined hundreds of ordinary pills before, condensing top-grade Essence Cleansing Pills would be much more difficult and time-consuming than usual.
Based on Lin Xuan's estimation, at least forty-nine days were needed. Any mistake during this period could lead to failure.
With his materials, there was no room for a second attempt; only success mattered.
Time passed quietly.
A month had gone by...
Finally, it was the fortieth day.
Looking at the cauldron surrounded by flames, Lin Xuan exhaled lightly. Everything went smoothly. The secondary refinement wasn't difficult, and with his thorough preparation and the perseverance grass powder to boost the chances of success, he expected this top-grade Essence Cleansing Pill to be successfully refined.
Although he lacked a spiritual root, relying on the almost miraculous effects of top-grade pills, if he couldn't succeed in Foundation Establishment, it would defy logic!
Lin Xuan's face showed a smile. However, just as he was about to relax, a faint collision sound reached his ears.
Lin Xuan raised an eyebrow and his expression turned grim.
Unlucky for him, someone had come at this moment. The sound was the alarm triggered by the array being disturbed.
Lin Xuan cast several spells to stabilize the cauldron and Earth Fire, then released his spirit sense. A cultivator of about forty years old appeared at the entrance.
Perfection Realm Completion Stage.
Seeing the cultivator's cultivation level, Lin Xuan's expression softened slightly. As long as he wasn't a Foundation Establishment stage or higher expert, it was fine. Due to consuming large amounts of Ginseng Essence, his spiritual energy was extremely pure and stronger than that of his peers at the same stage.
After some thought, Lin Xuan activated his essence energy, sending a message: "Friend, stop here. This is my abode. I don't like people disturbing me; please leave!"
Tan Ming heard the transmission, looking at the array before him, feeling uncertain and hesitant. "A guest from afar, why should you reject me? We are destined to meet by chance. Why not let me come in for a chat?"
Although Tan Ming's words seemed polite, Lin Xuan sneered. In the cultivation world, might was right; whether it was orthodox or evil, killing and looting were common.
In Dragon Sea Valley, he had heard from his senior brothers and elders that cultivators often chose secluded locations to seclude themselves because being disturbed during practice could lead to going astray. If they encountered a stranger, there was a high chance of them taking advantage of the situation to attack or bully the sequestered cultivator.
Tan Ming's words were just a test. Once he confirmed Lin Xuan was in a critical phase of refining pills, he would take advantage...
A hint of gloom flashed across Lin Xuan's face. If Tan Ming had ill intentions, there was no need for further discussion; act first and suffer later. Lin Xuan took a deep breath and cast several spells at the array.
Tan Ming waited after sending his message but received no response, a hint of joy crossing his face. He seemed to have hit the jackpot by encountering a cultivator in seclusion today.
From the situation, it appeared that the other party's cultivation technique was at a critical stage, making it inconvenient for movement.
Although he had murderous thoughts, Tan Ming was cautious. Someone who could set up an array before their abode must be powerful; he likely had a Foundation Establishment level cultivator.
However, this speculation didn't deter him; instead, it made him more excited. The higher the other party's strength, the richer they would be. What did he have to fear?
He patted his storage bag and summoned a short gun-like灵器.
Just as Tan Ming was about to act, the sky suddenly darkened. It was daytime but so dark that one couldn't see five fingers in front of their face. A huge yin-yang symbol appeared on the heavens.
"An illusion?" Tan Ming's heart raced as he realized he had fallen into the other party's array. The surprise and suspicion surged within him.
Can't they act? How could they activate the array now? Had his estimation been wrong?
He rolled his eyes, a cunning expression appearing: "Friend, what are you doing? I have no ill intentions!"
"Without ill intentions?"
Lin Xuan's face was full of mockery. He ignored Tan Ming and cast another red light into the array.
Suddenly, the yin-yang symbol in the sky began to spin faster and faster, pouring down fiery rain.
Tan Ming was startled and quickly activated his defensive barrier. Then, he summoned a palm-sized treasure that instantly expanded to several meters, floating above him.
"Defensive spirit tool?" Although Lin Xuan was deep inside the abode, using his spiritual sense, he saw everything clearly outside.