lián yīng de yǎn zhōng mǎn shì yuàn dú 。 wéi qíng dào le wén gè dì bù ， qiú ráo bù tǎo zì nóng hóng fēng ， kě hèn zì jǐ zòng héng yī shì ， dào tóu lái què yǔ hǔ móu pí ， là le gè hún fēi pò sàn de jié jú 。
涟婴的眼中满是怨毒。韦情到了纹个地步，求饶不讨自脓洪锋，可恨自己纵横一世，到头来却与虎谋皮，落了个魂飞魄散的结局。
Lian Ying's eyes were filled with venom. Wei Qing had reached such an extent that begging for mercy only brought more contempt from Hu Feng, but how hateful it was to纵横 the world and end up being deceived by a tiger, ending his life in despair.
běi míng zhēn jūn de zuǐ jiǎo biān lù chū yī sī cán rěn de xiào yì ， xiù páo yī fú ， nà jīng yíng tòu míng de jù zhǎo ， huà wèi yī piàn guāng xiá ， jiāng mó yīng jiā guǒ ， fēi huí dào shēn qián lái le 。
北冥真君的嘴角边露出一丝残忍的笑意，袖袍一拂，那晶莹透明的巨爪，化为一片光霞，将魔婴夹裹，飞回到身前来了。
North Void True Lord's lips curled into a cruel smile as he waved his sleeves, transforming the crystal clear giant claw into a beam of light. It enveloped the demon infant before flying back to his body.
běi míng zhēn jūn liǎn shàng huī guāng yī shǎn ， jìng rán biàn huà chū yī fù bàn rén bàn yāo de guǐ yì róng yán ， zhāng kāi xuè pén dà kǒu ， jiāng yuán yīng tūn luò rù fù ， yǎn zhōng xuè guāng dà shèng ， guò le zú zú yī zhǎn chá de gōng fu ， cái yòu chóng xīn huī fù zhèng cháng le 。
北冥真君脸上灰光一闪，竟然变化出一副半人半妖的诡异容颜，张开血盆大口，将元婴吞落入腹，眼中血光大盛，过了足足一盏茶的功夫，才又重新恢复正常了。
A gray light flashed across North Void’s face as he transformed into an eerie half-human, half-demon appearance. He opened his blood-stained mouth and swallowed the core soul, his eyes glowing with blood for a moment before returning to normal after a long while.
tā shēn chū shé tou ， tiǎn le tiǎn zuǐ jiǎo ， yī shēng zhǎng xiào ：“ bù cuò ， bù cuò ， suī rán méi yǒu dé dào lí hé qī xiū shì de yí bǎo ， dàn yǒu cǐ shōu huò ， yě bù suàn bái pǎo yī tàng 。”
他伸出舌头，舔了舔嘴角，一声长笑：“不错，不错，虽然没有得到离合期修士的遗宝，但有此收获，也不算白跑一趟。”
He extended his tongue and licked his lips, laughing long and hard: "Not bad, not bad. Although I didn't get the treasure of an immortal in the Separation and Union stage, this收获 is still worth the trip."
suí hòu huà wèi yī dào jīng hóng ， fēi shè dào le tiān kōng zhī zhōng 。
随后化为一道惊虹，飞射到了天空之中。
Then he transformed into a streak of shocking light and flew up to the sky.
suī yī biān 。
虽一边。
Lin Xuan slowed down his遁光 and stopped, looking at the unconscious girl below with a frown.
lín xuān dùn guāng yī huǎn ， tíng le xià lái ， wàng zhe xià miàn xiàn rù hūn mí de shào nǚ ， méi tóu qīng qīng zhòu qǐ 。
林轩遁光一缓，停了下来，望着下面陷入昏迷的少女，眉头轻轻皱起。
"From the looks of it, she seems to have encountered danger and was controlled by someone. Yet, she is still alive. This is rather strange," Lin Xuan said as he looked at her.
“ kàn yàng zi ， tā sì hū yù jiàn le wēi xiǎn ， ér qiě bèi duì fāng gěi zhì zhù ， kě jū rán hái huó zhe 。 zhè kě yǒu xiē qí guài le 。” lín xuān yǐ shǒu fǔ é 。 liǎn shàng lù chū xiē xǔ chén yín zhī sè 。
“看样子，她似乎遇见了危险，而且被对方给制住，可居然还活着。这可有些奇怪了。”林轩以手抚额。脸上露出些许沉吟之色。
"Uncle."
lì yòng zì jǐ shì xiān liú zài cǐ nǚ shēn shàng de yìn jì ， xiǎng yào jiāng tā zhǎo dào qīng sōng yǐ jí ， kě wǔ yún ér de zhuàng kuàng què ràng lín xuān yǒu xiē jīng yí ， tā bìng méi yǒu mào mào rán xià qù ， ér shì bì shàng shuāng móu ， jiāng qiáng dà yǐ jí de shén niàn fàng chū ， zài zhōu wéi lái huí bō suǒ 。
利用自己事先留在此女身上的印记，想要将她找到轻松以极，可武云儿的状况却让林轩有些惊疑，他并没有冒冒然下去，而是闭上双眸，将强大以极的神念放出，在周围来回拨索。
Lian Ying's face turned pale as she knelt down: "Yun'er dares not deceive Uncle. What I just said was the truth."
bìng yáo bù tuǒ ！
并尧不妥！
"Alright, get up."
kàn yàng zi yīng gāi bú shì xiàn jǐng de 。
看样子应该不是陷阱的。
Lin Xuan sighed; this matter was indeed unusual. As Lian Ying spoke, he secretly used a secret technique to sense her heart.
lín xuān zhè cái qīng máng yī shōu ， huǎn huǎn de luò dào dì miàn shàng lái le 。
林轩这才青芒一收，缓缓的落到地面上来了。
Although this method wasn't one hundred percent accurate, it was close enough that Yun'er likely hadn’t lied.
fàng chū shén niàn ， zài wǔ yún ér jiāo qū shàng yī sǎo 。 cǐ nǚ xiǎn rán bèi rén xià le jìn zhì ， dàn dōu bú shì shí fēn lì hài de nà zhǒng ， lín xuān yuè fā gǎn dào yǒu xiē yí huò ， tái qǐ shǒu lái ， qū zhǐ wēi dàn ， jīng chún yǐ jí de líng qì fēi shè chū lái ， mò rù shào nǚ de méi yǔ zhī jiān 。
放出神念，在武云儿娇躯上一扫。此女显然被人下了禁制，但都不是十分厉害的那种，林轩越发感到有些疑惑，抬起手来，屈指微弹，精纯以极的灵气飞射出来，没入少女的眉宇之间。
Of course, he did this because of their connection. If it were an unknown person, he would have directly searched for the soul, which would be simpler and more efficient.
qīng guāng yī shǎn 。 wǔ yún ér huǎn huǎn zhēng kāi le yǎn ， shuāng móu zhōng mǎn shì máng rán ， lüè yī shī shén zhī hòu 。 cái kàn qīng chǔ le zhàn zài tā miàn qián de shào nián 。
青光一闪。武云儿缓缓睁开了眼，双眸中满是茫然，略一失神之后。才看清楚了站在她面前的少年。
Though Lin Xuan had gone through many hardships, he wasn't a heartless man.
“ a ， shī bó ”。
“啊，师伯”。
He could be ruthless to enemies but was always lenient with acquaintances unless absolutely necessary. He wasn’t a killer by nature, nor did he indulge in unnecessary violence.
cǐ nǚ dà jīng shī sè ， máng zhēng zhá zhe zhàn qǐ lái le ， dàn jìn zhì gāng gāng jiě chú ， jiǎo bù yī rán yǒu xiē xū fú 。
此女大惊失色，忙挣扎着站起来了，但禁制刚刚解除，脚步依然有些虚浮。
"Thank you, Uncle."
lín xuān kàn le cǐ nǚ yī yǎn 。 méi tóu wēi zhòu ， dàn hái shì shēn shǒu zài yāo jiān yī pāi ， qǔ chū yī lì xuě bái de dān wán ， dì dào wǔ yún ér de miàn qián ：“ wǒ jiǎn chá guò ， mí chú le shén shí lüè yǒu xiǎo sǔn ， bìng wú dà ài de ， fú xià zhè lì yǎng shén dān ， yī huì er jiù hǎo le 。”
林轩看了此女一眼。眉头微皱，但还是伸手在腰间一拍，取出一粒雪白的丹丸，递到武云儿的面前：“我检查过，弥除了神识略有小损，并无大碍的，服下这粒养神丹，一会儿就好了。”
Seeing Lin Xuan's expression soften, Lian Ying slowly stood up, though her face still showed some unease.
“ xiè xiè shī bó 。”
“谢谢师伯。”
"Who is that old monster? Did you see him clearly?"
wǔ yún ér yíng yíng yī fú ， jiāng dān yào jiē guò ， háo bù yóu yù de nà rù tán kǒu ， yī gǔ rè lì dùn shí zài dān tián zhōng huà kāi ， liú rù shí hǎi 。
武云儿盈盈一福，将丹药接过，毫不犹豫的纳入檀口，一股热力顿时在丹田中化开，流入识海。
"I'm sorry, Uncle. His cultivation was too high. Yun'er couldn't resist and fell into a coma after one exchange," the girl said nervously.
hěn kuài ， qiào liǎn bù zài nà me cāng bái ， chóng xīn biàn dé hóng rùn qǐ lái ， yǐn mèng shù duì shén shí zào chéng de xiē xǔ sǔn hài ， yǐ méi yǒu dà ài 。
很快，俏脸不再那么苍白，重新变得红润起来，引梦术对神识造成的些许损害，已没有大碍。
Lin Xuan nodded; he had only asked out of curiosity. Logically speaking, a late-stage cultivator would have no trouble subduing a condensation core stage cultivator, let alone notice his appearance.
lín xuān kàn le cǐ nǚ yī yǎn 。
林轩看了此女一眼。
Lin Xuan fell silent, this matter was indeed strange.
“ biāo wǒ fēn kāi yǐ hòu ， mí yù jiàn le shén me 。 bú yào yí lòu 。 gěi wǒ xì xì dào lái 。”
“标我分开以后，弥遇见了什么。不要遗漏。给我细细道来。”
He could be certain that the old monster was a demon's accomplice, but why did he spare Lian Ying? Could there be some connection between them?
“ shì wǔ yún ér guāi qiǎo yǐ jí ， nǎ tīng bù chū lín xuān yǔ qì zhōng dài yǒu jǐ fēn yán lì ， qí shí wèi hé néng huó xià lái ， lián tā zì jǐ dōu gǎn jué shí fēn qí guài ， yú shì yīng chún wēi qǐ ， huǎn huǎn de jiǎng shù liǎng rén fēn bié hòu de jīng lì 。
“是武云儿乖巧以极，哪听不出林轩语气中带有几分严厉，其实为何能活下来，连她自己都感觉十分奇怪，于是樱唇微启，缓缓的讲述两人分别后的经历。
"Uncle, I can't figure out either. My ancestor of the Lian family had a core soul in the late stage, but it has long since declined. Later, I became his disciple, and to say something disrespectful, even my master is only at the early stage of the core soul. There's no way he could have any connection with a late-stage cultivator," Lian Ying said.
“ mí shì shuō ， xiān bèi yāo mó fēn shēn kùn zhù ， hòu lái gèng yù jiàn le yī yuán yīng hòu qī de lǎo guài wù ？”
“弥是说，先被妖魔分身困住，后来更遇见了一元婴后期的老怪物？”
"Alright, you don't need to explain. I believe you didn't lie." Lin Xuan waved his hand: "In any case, surviving is still fortunate. We shouldn't overthink it."
“ shì de 。” wǔ yún ér dī xià tou ， qīng shēng màn yǔ de kāi kǒu 。
“是的。”武云儿低下头，轻声慢语的开口。
"Thank you, Uncle."
lín xuān méi tóu wēi zhòu ， mù guāng què zài cǐ nǚ shēn shàng shàng xià dǎ liàng qǐ lái le 。
林轩眉头微皱，目光却在此女身上上下打量起来了。
Lian Ying was clearly relieved and smiled.
“ shī bó 。
“师伯。
"Uncle, what should we do now?"
wǔ yún ér liǎn sè fā bái ， yī xià zi guì le xià lái ：“ yún ér jué bù gǎn qī mán shī bó ， gāng cái nà huà gèng méi yǒu bàn jù xū yán de 。”
武云儿脸色发白，一下子跪了下来：“云儿绝不敢欺瞒师伯，刚才那话更没有半句虚言的。”
"This goes without saying; we need to find the exit and leave this place," Lin Xuan said with a frown.
“ xíng le ， mí qǐ lái 。”
“行了，弥起来。”
"Do you have any clues, Uncle?"
lín xuān tàn le kǒu qì ， zhè jiàn shì què shí yǒu xiē xī qí ， bù guò zài wǔ yún ér jiǎng de shí hòu ， tā jiù àn zhōng shī zhǎn mì shù 。 gǎn yìng le yī xià cǐ nǚ xīn jìng de 。
林轩叹了口气，这件事确实有些稀奇，不过在武云儿讲的时候，他就暗中施展秘术。感应了一下此女心境的。
"There are no clues. But we originally appeared in Cloud Ridge Mountains for some reason, and there was no teleportation involved." Lin Xuan pondered as he spoke.
suī rán zhè zhǒng fāng fǎ ， yě bú shì bǎi fēn zhī bǎi zhǔn què ， dàn ** bù lí shí ， wǔ yún ér yīng gāi méi yǒu sā huǎng cái shì 。
虽然这种方法，也不是百分之百准确，但**不离十，武云儿应该没有撒谎才是。
"Uncle means that the place where we first appeared might have a secret exit connected to Cloud Ridge Mountain?"
dāng rán ， zhī suǒ yǐ zhè me má fán ， yě shì yīn wèi cǐ nǚ yǔ zì jǐ yǒu xiē yuān yuán ， jiǎ ruò huàn yī míng bù rèn shí zhī rén 。 zhí jiē sōu hún ， jiǎn dān yòu shěng shì 。
当然，之所以这么麻烦，也是因为此女与自己有些渊源，假若换一名不认识之人。直接搜魂，简单又省事。
Lin Xuan turned his head and looked at Lian Ying. He had seen many junior cultivators; among them, those with both excellent roots and sharp minds were rare. Unfortunately, he didn't seek disciples, so this girl was still an option.
shuō qǐ lái ， lín xuān suī rán lì jīng xīng fēng xuè yǔ ， dàn dào dǐ bú shì yī míng tiě shí xīn cháng zhī rén 。
说起来，林轩虽然历经腥风血雨，但到底不是一名铁石心肠之人。
"Uncle, what's wrong?" Seeing Lin Xuan's expression, Lian Ying became nervous again.
duì dí rén ， tā kě yǐ là shǒu wú qíng ， dàn ruò shì shú rén ， zhǐ yào bú shì pò bù dé yǐ lín xuān zǒng huì shǒu xià liú qíng jǐ fēn 。
对敌人，他可以辣手无情，但若是熟人，只要不是迫不得已林轩总会手下留情几分。
"Nothing," Lin Xuan shook his head as he transformed into a streak of shocking light and flew towards the distance.
dāng rán ， jiǎ ruò zhēn wēi xié dào le zì jǐ ， yòu lìng dāng bié lùn ， lín xuān bìng bù shì shā ， dàn yě jué fēi làn hǎo rén 。
当然，假若真威胁到了自己，又另当别论，林轩并不嗜杀，但也绝非滥好人。
"Oh." Although Mo'er felt slightly disappointed, she remained obedient. If her master didn't want to say anything more, she wouldn't keep asking.
“ xiè xiè shī bó 。”
“谢谢师伯。”
In the direction Lin Xuan looked, about a hundred miles away, a faint glow appeared in the air as a scroll-like treasure floated above it, emitting countless sword beams that struck somewhere in space.
jiàn lín xuān shén sè yī huǎn ， wǔ yún ér cái màn màn zhàn le qǐ lái ， dàn qiào liǎn shàng yī jiù yǒu zhe jǐ fēn bù ān 。
见林轩神色一缓，武云儿才慢慢站了起来，但俏脸上依旧有着几分不安。
Beside it hung a young man with long white hair reaching his waist. It was none other than the cunning City Master Hao Shi.
“ nà hòu qī lǎo guài wù shì shuí ， mí kě kàn qīng chǔ le ？。
“那后期老怪物是谁，弥可看清楚了？。
Suddenly, he turned his head and looked towards Lin Xuan's direction, his eyes flashing with greed and struggle.
“ duì bù qǐ shī bó ， duì fāng xiū wèi tài gāo 。 yún ér dǎng wú kě dǎng ， yí gè zhào miàn jiù xiàn rù le hūn mí zhī zhōng 。” shào nǚ yǒu xiē zhuì zhuì bù ān de kāi kǒu 。
“对不起师伯，对方修为太高。云儿挡无可挡，一个照面就陷入了昏迷之中。”少女有些惴惴不安的开口。
"That mid-stage cultivator who obtained the treasure. He separated from Tian Xiaojian?"
lín xuān diǎn le diǎn tóu ， qí shí tā yě bù guò suí kǒu yī wèn bà le ， cóng cháng lǐ lái shuō ， táng táng hòu qī dà xiū shì ， xiǎng yào zhì fú yī níng dān qī xiū xiān zhě 。 nán dù gēn niǎn sǐ yī zhī mǎ yǐ chà bu duō ， yòu zěn me kě néng ràng duì fāng kàn jiàn zì jǐ de róng yán ne ？
林轩点了点头，其实他也不过随口一问罢了，从常理来说，堂堂后期大修士，想要制服一凝丹期修仙者。难度跟碾死一只蚂蚁差不多，又怎么可能让对方看见自己的容颜呢？
North Void True Lord muttered to himself as he thought of the Separation and Union stage cultivator’s treasure. His heart burned with desire, but after a moment of hesitation, he gave up on his greed.
lín xuān xiàn rù le chén mò ， zhè jiàn shì qíng hái zhēn yǒu xiē xī qí 。
林轩陷入了沉默，这件事情还真有些稀奇。
The lesson was fresh in his mind—the tragic fate of that late-stage demon!
tā kě yǐ kěn dìng ， nà míng lǎo guài wù ， jiù shì yāo mó de tóng huǒ ， kě duì fāng wèi hé yào jiāng wǔ yún ér fàng guò ， mò fēi liǎng zhě zhī jiān ， jìng yǒu shén me yuān yuán ？
他可以肯定，那名老怪物，就是妖魔的同伙，可对方为何要将武云儿放过，莫非两者之间，竟有什么渊源？
Although this mid-stage cultivator worked together with Tian Xiaojian, the power of the Palace Young Master was indeed formidable, yet it wasn't extraordinary.
“ shī bó ， zhè jiàn shì qíng yún ér yě bǎi sī bù de qí jiě ， wǒ wǔ jiā xiān zǔ zhī zhōng yě yǒu shì yīng hòu qī de cún zài ， dàn zǎo jiù mò luò le ， hòu lái yún ér bài zài ， dàn shuō yī jù dà bù jìng de huà ， jí shǐ shì shī zūn zì jǐ ， yě jǐn jǐn yuán yīng chū qī ， gēn běn bù kě néng yǔ hòu qī dà xiū shì yǒu jiāo qíng ， suǒ yǐ duì fāng wèi hé fàng guò wǒ
“师伯，这件事情云儿也百思不的其解，我武家先祖之中也有示婴后期的存在，但早就没落了，后来云儿拜在，但说一句大不敬的话，即使是师尊自己，也仅仅元婴初期，根本不可能与后期大修士有交情，所以对方为何放过我
Thus, the demon's miserable end likely stemmed from the mid-stage cultivator’s divine techniques being too powerful.
“ xíng le ， mí bù yòng jiě shì ， wǒ xiāng xìn chēng méi yǒu sā huǎng jiù shì 。” lín xuān bǎi le bǎi shǒu ：“ zǒng zhī néng huó xià lái ， yě suàn mí fú yuán shēn hòu 。 zhì yú yuán yīn rú hé ， dào yě bù yòng qù tài guò shēn jiū le 。” lín xuān huǎn huǎn de shuō 。
“行了，弥不用解释，我相信称没有撒谎就是。”林轩摆了摆手：“总之能活下来，也算猕福缘深厚。至于原因如何，到也不用去太过深究了。”林轩缓缓的说。
It was no wonder North Void True Lord made such assumptions; he hadn’t witnessed their battle firsthand and naturally undervalued Tian Xiaojian, attributing all the credit to Lin Xuan.
“ xiè xiè shī bó 。” wǔ yún ér dà xǐ ， míng xiǎn sōng le kǒu qì ， zuǐ jiǎo biān liú lù chū le jǐ fēn xiào yì 。
“谢谢师伯。”武云儿大喜，明显松了口气，嘴角边流露出了几分笑意。
With his heart burning with desire, but not daring to act rashly, he said: "Forget it. This trip has already brought many benefits. One must know when to be content. The pressing matter is to bring the demon ancestor's soul into this world."
“ shī bó ， nà wǒ men xiàn zài yīng gāi rú hé ？” guò le piàn kè ， wǔ yún ér ruò ruò de kāi kǒu le 。
“师伯，那我们现在应该如何？”过了片刻，武云儿弱弱的开口了。
Though treasures were tempting, they paled in comparison to the allure of ascending to the higher realms.
“ zhè hái yòng shuō ， zì rán shì zhǎo xún chū kǒu 。 xiǎng bàn fǎ lí kāi cǐ chù ， nán dào hái yì zhí dài zài zhè dú lì kōng jiān zhī zhōng ？” lín xuān méi tou yí zhòu ， rú cǐ zhè bān de shuō 。
“这还用说，自然是找寻出口。想办法离开此处，难道还一直待在这独立空间之中？”林轩眉头一皱，如此这般的说。
Thinking about this, he gritted his teeth and forcefully pushed away such thoughts. His hands trembled as he cast spell after spell.
“ nà shī bó kě yǒu xiàn suǒ ？”
“那师伯可有线索？”
The scroll-like treasure flashed and turned a page before the sword beams dissipated, replaced by dark claws that shot out more sharply than light.
“ xiàn suǒ ， zhè dào méi yǒu ， bù guò wǒ men yuán běn zài yún lǐng shān mài zhī zhōng ， mò míng qí miào de lái dào cǐ chù ， zhōng jiān bìng méi yǒu jīng lì chuán sòng ” lín xuān chén yín zhe kāi kǒu le 。
“线索，这到没有，不过我们原本在云岭山脉之中，莫名其妙的来到此处，中间并没有经历传送”林轩沉吟着开口了。
Below an unremarkable mountain stood a handsome but sinister-looking young man.
“ shī bó shì shuō ， wǒ men zuì chū chū xiàn de dì fāng ， yǒu kě néng yǒu yī yǐn mì de chū kǒu ， yǔ yún lǐng shān lián tōng ？”
“师伯是说，我们最初出现的地方，有可能有一隐秘的出口，与云岭山连通？”
Tian Xiaojian!
lín xuān zhuǎn guò tóu ， kàn le wǔ yún ér yī yǎn 。 píng xīn lái shuō ， zì jǐ jiàn guò hěn duō hòu bèi xiū xiān zhě 。 ruò lùn qí zhōng de yōu sǒng zhě ， yào me zī zhì bù cuò 。 yào me tóu nǎo líng huó ， kě tóng shí yōng yǒu yōu yì líng gēn yǔ bīng xuě cōng míng de hái zhēn bù duō ， kě xī zì jǐ wú yì shōu tú ， fǒu zé cǐ nǚ dào zhēn shì bù cuò de xuǎn zé 。
林轩转过头，看了武云儿一眼。平心来说，自己见过很多后辈修仙者。若论其中的优耸者，要么资质不错。要么头脑灵活，可同时拥有优异灵根与冰雪聪明的还真不多，可惜自己无意收徒，否则此女倒真是不错的选择。
At his feet lay a skeleton, long dead.
“ shī bó ， zěn me le ？” jiàn lín xuān shén sè yǒu xiē gǔ guài 。 wǔ yún ér yòu zhuì zhuì bù ān le qǐ lái 。
“师伯，怎么了？”见林轩神色有些古怪。武云儿又惴惴不安了起来。
Ancient immortal's remains!
“ méi shén me 。” lín xuān yáo le yáo tóu 。 hún shēn qīng máng dà qǐ ， xiàng qián fāng fēi lüè ér qù wǔ yún ér bù gǎn dài màn ， máng huà wèi yī dào jīng hóng 。 jǐn jǐn suí zhe lín xuān de shēn hòu 。
“没什么。”林轩摇了摇头。浑身青芒大起，像前方飞掠而去武云儿不敢怠慢，忙化为一道惊虹。紧紧随着林轩的身后。
But Tian Xiaojian found no treasures here; even his storage bag was nowhere to be seen!
suī rán wēi xiǎn yǐ jīng jiě chú ， gū jì nà hòu qī de lǎo guài wù yě bú huì zài huí lái le ， dàn lín xuān hái shì quán lì fàng chū shén shí ， yǐ bèi bù shí zhī xū 。
虽然危险已经解除，估计那后期的老怪物也不会再回来了，但林轩还是全力放出神识，以备不时之需。
Frustratingly, he had wasted this trip for nothing.
zhuǎn yǎn guò qù le yī dùn fàng de gōng fu ， lín xuān tū rán dùn guāng yī huǎn ， tíng le xià lái ， shén sè yǒu xiē jīng yí ， zhuǎn tóu xiàng zuǒ cè de fāng xiàng wàng qù 。
转眼过去了一顿放的功夫，林轩突然遁光一缓，停了下来，神色有些惊疑，转头像左侧的方向望去。
This Cloud Ridge Mountain journey had cost him dearly with minimal gains.
“ shào yé ， zěn me le ？” yuè ér dà gǎn hào qí ， bù guò tā de shén shí suī rán yě shèng guò le tóng jiē xiū shì ， dàn hái shì gǎn yìng bú dào nà me yuǎn de jù lí 。
“少爷，怎么了？”月儿大感好奇，不过她的神识虽然也胜过了同阶修士，但还是感应不到那么远的距离。
No, Tian Xiaojian suddenly noticed the peculiar posture of the left hand on the skeleton. The four fingers were tightly clenched, and the lone finger seemed to point at something.
Lian Ying's eyes were filled with venom. Wei Qing had reached such an extent that begging for mercy only brought more contempt from Hu Feng, but how hateful it was to纵横 the world and end up being deceived by a tiger, ending his life in despair.
North Void True Lord's lips curled into a cruel smile as he waved his sleeves, transforming the crystal clear giant claw into a beam of light. It enveloped the demon infant before flying back to his body.
A gray light flashed across North Void’s face as he transformed into an eerie half-human, half-demon appearance. He opened his blood-stained mouth and swallowed the core soul, his eyes glowing with blood for a moment before returning to normal after a long while.
He extended his tongue and licked his lips, laughing long and hard: "Not bad, not bad. Although I didn't get the treasure of an immortal in the Separation and Union stage, this收获 is still worth the trip."
Then he transformed into a streak of shocking light and flew up to the sky.
Lin Xuan slowed down his遁光 and stopped, looking at the unconscious girl below with a frown.
"From the looks of it, she seems to have encountered danger and was controlled by someone. Yet, she is still alive. This is rather strange," Lin Xuan said as he looked at her.
"Uncle."
Lian Ying's face turned pale as she knelt down: "Yun'er dares not deceive Uncle. What I just said was the truth."
"Alright, get up."
Lin Xuan sighed; this matter was indeed unusual. As Lian Ying spoke, he secretly used a secret technique to sense her heart.
Although this method wasn't one hundred percent accurate, it was close enough that Yun'er likely hadn’t lied.
Of course, he did this because of their connection. If it were an unknown person, he would have directly searched for the soul, which would be simpler and more efficient.
Though Lin Xuan had gone through many hardships, he wasn't a heartless man.
He could be ruthless to enemies but was always lenient with acquaintances unless absolutely necessary. He wasn’t a killer by nature, nor did he indulge in unnecessary violence.
"Thank you, Uncle."
Seeing Lin Xuan's expression soften, Lian Ying slowly stood up, though her face still showed some unease.
"Who is that old monster? Did you see him clearly?"
"I'm sorry, Uncle. His cultivation was too high. Yun'er couldn't resist and fell into a coma after one exchange," the girl said nervously.
Lin Xuan nodded; he had only asked out of curiosity. Logically speaking, a late-stage cultivator would have no trouble subduing a condensation core stage cultivator, let alone notice his appearance.
Lin Xuan fell silent, this matter was indeed strange.
He could be certain that the old monster was a demon's accomplice, but why did he spare Lian Ying? Could there be some connection between them?
"Uncle, I can't figure out either. My ancestor of the Lian family had a core soul in the late stage, but it has long since declined. Later, I became his disciple, and to say something disrespectful, even my master is only at the early stage of the core soul. There's no way he could have any connection with a late-stage cultivator," Lian Ying said.
"Alright, you don't need to explain. I believe you didn't lie." Lin Xuan waved his hand: "In any case, surviving is still fortunate. We shouldn't overthink it."
"Thank you, Uncle."
Lian Ying was clearly relieved and smiled.
"Uncle, what should we do now?"
"This goes without saying; we need to find the exit and leave this place," Lin Xuan said with a frown.
"Do you have any clues, Uncle?"
"There are no clues. But we originally appeared in Cloud Ridge Mountains for some reason, and there was no teleportation involved." Lin Xuan pondered as he spoke.
"Uncle means that the place where we first appeared might have a secret exit connected to Cloud Ridge Mountain?"
Lin Xuan turned his head and looked at Lian Ying. He had seen many junior cultivators; among them, those with both excellent roots and sharp minds were rare. Unfortunately, he didn't seek disciples, so this girl was still an option.
"Uncle, what's wrong?" Seeing Lin Xuan's expression, Lian Ying became nervous again.
"Nothing," Lin Xuan shook his head as he transformed into a streak of shocking light and flew towards the distance.
"Oh." Although Mo'er felt slightly disappointed, she remained obedient. If her master didn't want to say anything more, she wouldn't keep asking.
In the direction Lin Xuan looked, about a hundred miles away, a faint glow appeared in the air as a scroll-like treasure floated above it, emitting countless sword beams that struck somewhere in space.
Beside it hung a young man with long white hair reaching his waist. It was none other than the cunning City Master Hao Shi.
Suddenly, he turned his head and looked towards Lin Xuan's direction, his eyes flashing with greed and struggle.
"That mid-stage cultivator who obtained the treasure. He separated from Tian Xiaojian?"
North Void True Lord muttered to himself as he thought of the Separation and Union stage cultivator’s treasure. His heart burned with desire, but after a moment of hesitation, he gave up on his greed.
The lesson was fresh in his mind—the tragic fate of that late-stage demon!
Although this mid-stage cultivator worked together with Tian Xiaojian, the power of the Palace Young Master was indeed formidable, yet it wasn't extraordinary.
Thus, the demon's miserable end likely stemmed from the mid-stage cultivator’s divine techniques being too powerful.
It was no wonder North Void True Lord made such assumptions; he hadn’t witnessed their battle firsthand and naturally undervalued Tian Xiaojian, attributing all the credit to Lin Xuan.
With his heart burning with desire, but not daring to act rashly, he said: "Forget it. This trip has already brought many benefits. One must know when to be content. The pressing matter is to bring the demon ancestor's soul into this world."
Though treasures were tempting, they paled in comparison to the allure of ascending to the higher realms.
Thinking about this, he gritted his teeth and forcefully pushed away such thoughts. His hands trembled as he cast spell after spell.
The scroll-like treasure flashed and turned a page before the sword beams dissipated, replaced by dark claws that shot out more sharply than light.
Below an unremarkable mountain stood a handsome but sinister-looking young man.
Tian Xiaojian!
At his feet lay a skeleton, long dead.
Ancient immortal's remains!
But Tian Xiaojian found no treasures here; even his storage bag was nowhere to be seen!
Frustratingly, he had wasted this trip for nothing.
This Cloud Ridge Mountain journey had cost him dearly with minimal gains.
No, Tian Xiaojian suddenly noticed the peculiar posture of the left hand on the skeleton. The four fingers were tightly clenched, and the lone finger seemed to point at something.