zhè yā tou zhe shí bù jiǎn dān !
这丫头着实不简单!
This girl is truly no simple matter!
yuán běn lín xuān tàn chá tā líng gēn de qíng kuàng ， shùn biàn nèi shì le yī xià cǐ nǚ de dān tián 。
原本林轩探查她灵根的情况，顺便内视了一下此女的丹田。
Lin Xuan originally probed her spirit root while also conducting an inner vision of the woman's dantian.
cóng biǎo miàn shàng kàn ， què shí shì líng dòng qī xiū xiān zhě ， kě lín xuān shén shí kān bǐ yuán yīng hòu qī xiū shì ， wú yì jiān què fā xiàn le yī qí guài zhī chù sháo
从表面上看，确实是灵动期修仙者，可林轩神识堪比元婴后期修士，无意间却发现了一奇怪之处勺
From a surface-level perspective, she indeed appeared to be at the Flexible Spirit Period. However, Lin Xuan's divine sense was comparable to that of a late-stage婴期 cultivator, and inadvertently he discovered something strange. Deep within this woman's dantian, there was a portion of essence qi hidden away.
zài cǐ nǚ dān tián shēn chù ， yǒu yī bù fèn líng lì jìng rán shì yǐn cáng . zhe de 。
在此女丹田深处，有一部分灵力竟然是隐藏.着的。
Though not much in quantity, its purity was astonishing. At least Lin Xuan himself admitted he fell far short; even later-stage Great Cultivators would likely be unable to match it. Although Lin Xuan had never seen the old monster at the Separation and Union Period, whether someone could have such pure essence qi was still questionable. How was this possible? The opponent clearly only a minor Flexible Spirit Period cultivator.
shù liàng suī rán bù duō ， dàn jīng chún chéng dù què lìng rén zé shé 。
数量虽然不多，但精纯程度却令人咋舌。
Lin Xuan, who had seen many things in his time, found this situation unprecedented. He couldn't figure it out...
zhì shǎo lín xuān zì wèn yuǎn yuǎn bù jí ， hòu qī dà xiū shì kěn dìng yě wú yǔ zhī xiāng bǐ 。
至少林轩自问远远不及，后期大修士肯定也无与之相比。
So he conducted another examination and discovered that the woman's mind sea contained more than just three souls. Lin Xuan felt rather perplexed about her constitution; his mood wasn't good at all.
lí hé qī lǎo guài wù lín xuān suī rán wèi céng jiàn guò ， dàn lì shì fǒu yǒu zhè me jīng chún kǒng pà yě hái shì liǎng shuō ， zhè zěn me kě néng ne ， duì fāng míng míng zhǐ shì yī xiǎo xiǎo de líng dòng qī xiū xiān zhě 。
离合期老怪物林轩虽然未曾见过，但力是否有这么精纯恐怕也还是两说，这怎么可能呢，对方明明只是一小小的灵动期修仙者。
"I don't like killing, but you two clearly aren't good people. If you want to die, I'll do you a favor by sending your souls into reincarnation."
lín xuān yě suàn jiàn duō shí guǎng le ， kě zhè yàng de shì qíng què cóng wèi tīng shuō 。
林轩也算见多识广了，可这样的事情却从未听说。
With a运转 of his cultivation technique within his body, an astonishing amount of essence qi spread out. At this moment, he no longer bothered hiding his cultivation.
zūn sī bù dé qí jiě ……
尊思不得其解……
The two unfortunate individuals were dumbfounded; they never dreamed that the person they wanted to rob was an婴期 cultivator. Their faces turned pale as they heard a thud, which was the blood-curdling scream of the bald-headed man who had fainted from fear and kneeled before Lin Xuan.
yú shì tā yòu zuò le yī fān jiǎn chá ， fā xiàn cǐ nǚ de shí hǎi zhī zhōng ， jìng rán bù zhǐ sān hún qī
于是他又做了一番检查，发现此女的识海之中，竟然不止三魂七
"Senior, how about you repeat what you said just now?" Lin Xuan's lips curled with mockery.
pò ， zài nà shí hǎi shēn chù ， hái yǒu yī lǚ cán hún zài qiǎo rán chén shuì zháo 。
魄，在那识海深处，还有一缕残魂在悄然沉睡着。
"Senior, this is all a misunderstanding. Everything is a misunderstanding. We are blind as dogs; we didn't know of your astonishing cultivation level, so we would never have dared to offend." The Bloodlight Ancestor reacted faster and began knocking his head against Lin Xuan in submission, hating the bald-headed man even more for dragging him into this mess.
lín xuān xiǎng yòng shén shí tàn suǒ ， kě duì fāng fǎng fú bǐ tā qiáng dà dé duō ， chà yì diǎn bèi xī jìn
林轩想用神识探索，可对方仿佛比他强大得多，差一点被吸进
"Blind eye? Do you think there's such a thing as an easy way out?" Lin Xuan said coldly.
qù ， xìng hǎo lín xuān jī jǐng wú bǐ ， jí shí tuì chū ， fǒu zé …
去，幸好林轩机警无比，及时退出，否则…
The Bloodlight Ancestor's eyes flashed with anger. He spat out a ray of fierce light that turned out to be a blood dagger, about a foot long. However, the opponent didn't intend to attack Lin Xuan; he had no such胆量 against an old monster at the婴期 stage.
lín xuān shuāng méi jǐn suǒ ， zhēn méi xiǎng dào yī shí dòng le cè yǐn zhī xīn ， jìng rán yǔ yǐn chū rú cǐ qí shì ， yǐ shǒu fǔ é ， xiàn rù le chén yín zhī zhōng 。
林轩双眉紧锁，真没想到一时动了恻隐之心，竟然与引出如此奇事，以手抚额，陷入了沉吟之中。
With a twist, a large head flew up into the sky. The bald-headed man never imagined dying so humiliatingly in his own sect's hands.
yuè ér tīng le shào yé de jiǎng shù ， yě zé zé chēng qí ， suī rán méi yǒu xiàn shēn ， dàn yě mǎn liǎn hào qí
月儿听了少爷的讲述，也啧啧称奇，虽然没有现身，但也满脸好奇
"Senior, this brat offended you. I've already killed him. Can I leave now?" The Bloodlight Ancestor's face still showed a sinister grin as he turned to Lin Xuan and forced on a smile that only made him look even more evil.
de kāi shǐ dǎ liàng shēn qián de shào nǚ 。
的开始打量身前的少女。
Xiaohoulan was dumbfounded. She had been in the cultivation world for over a decade, but most of her time was spent with her father deep in the mountains. She never imagined that sect members could kill each other without any reservations.
xià hóu lán bèi lín xuān dīng dé hún shēn fā máo ， suī rán duì fāng nà yǎn shén ， bìng bù xiàng yǒu è yì ， kě
夏侯兰被林轩盯得浑身发毛，虽然对方那眼神，并不像有恶意，可
As for this senior, he was an old monster at the婴期 stage. Everything that happened today was challenging Xiaohoulan's sanity.
gěi rén de gǎn jué ， què shì gǔ guài wú bǐ 。
给人的感觉，却是古怪无比。
Lin Xuan's expression remained calm despite his surprise. This guy was even more ruthless than expected, but Lin Xuan wouldn't let him off so easily!
“ qián bèi wǒ … shí …”
“前辈我…十…”
With a wave of his sleeves, a green sword flew out and slashed down towards the opponent’s head with force.
huà yīn wèi luò ， lín xuān tū rán bǎi le bǎi shǒu ， suí hòu zhuǎn guò tóu ， liǎn shàng xiàn chū bīng lěng zhī sè ：“ liǎng wèi jì rán lái le ， hé bì tōu tōu mō mō ， xiàn shēn chū lái hǎo le 。”
话音未落，林轩突然摆了摆手，随后转过头，脸上现出冰冷之色：“两位既然来了，何必偷偷摸摸，现身出来好了。”
"Senior, spare me!"
“ yí ？”
“咦？”
The Bloodlight Ancestor was terrified; his face turned ashen. He quickly formed hand seals to control that blood dagger. The blood dagger seemed paper-thin and shattered into two pieces under Lin Xuan's slash, falling from the sky in debris.
jīng yà shēng chuán rù ěr duǒ ， suí hòu zuǒ cè de guàn mù cóng zhōng huáng guāng yī shǎn ， liǎng rén rén yǐng xiàn shēn chū
惊讶声传入耳朵，随后左侧的灌木丛中黄光一闪，两人人影现身出
Lin Xuan’s abilities were almost on par with a late-stage婴期 cultivator. Even though it was a sword beam, its power far exceeded that of an ordinary凝聚丹期 cultivator's treasure, which was no match for such a灵器.
lái 。
来。
The opponent tried to dodge but was too late; another head flew up...
“ shì nǐ ？”
“是你？”
A sea of blood followed as Lin Xuan flicked his fingers and shot two fireballs from his fingertips, reducing their bodies to ashes.
xià hóu lán yī shēng jīng hū ， zhǐ jiàn dāng xiān yí gè ， zhèng shì nà pī fà tóu tuó ， mǎn liǎn de xiōng hěn zhī sè ， ér tā páng biān ， hái zhàn zhe yī shī bí kuò kǒu de jiā huo ， jū rán shì zhù jī hòu qī de xiū xiān zhě 。
夏侯兰一声惊呼，只见当先一个，正是那披发头陀，满脸的凶狠之色，而他旁边，还站着一狮鼻阔口的家伙，居然是筑基后期的修仙者。
Xiaohoulan’s face turned pale. Lin Xuan shook his head and was about to speak when suddenly he focused his gaze and turned to look left.
“ nǐ men gēn zōng lín mǒu ？”
“你们跟踪林某？”
He couldn’t help but laugh at the situation; today had been quite eventful. He hadn't expected such a sequence of events in this seemingly insignificant wilderness, let alone an old monster at the婴期 stage.
“ bù cuò ， nǐ zhè xiǎo zi ， gǎn huài le wǒ de hǎo shì ， běn zūn zì rán bú huì fàng guò nǐ ， zhǐ shì méi xiǎng dào zhè xiǎo yā tou jū rán yǔ nǐ zài yì qǐ ……” pī fà tóu tuó chōng mǎn ** de mù guāng zài xià hóu lán shēn shàng sǎo guò ， kǒu shuǐ dōu yào liú lù chū lái le 。
“不错，你这小子，敢坏了我的好事，本尊自然不会放过你，只是没想到这小丫头居然与你在一起……”披发头陀充满**的目光在夏侯兰身上扫过，口水都要流露出来了。
Lin Xuan wasn’t afraid, but didn’t want to stay here to cause more trouble. His body was enveloped by green light as he transformed into a streak of lightning and flew off towards the sky.
“ běn zūn ？ qū qū yī líng dòng qī de dì zǐ ， yě gǎn yǒu zhè me dà de kǒu qì ， jiù píng nǐ ， yě
“本尊？区区一灵动期的弟子，也敢有这么大的口气，就凭你，也
With his evasion techniques, it wouldn't be difficult for Lin Xuan to shake off an early-stage婴期 cultivator; in no time, they were over a hundred miles away.
xiǎng zuò nà shā rén jié měi zhī shì ？”
想做那杀人劫美之事？”
Releasing his divine sense, the opponent didn’t pursue. Lin Xuan’s expression relaxed as he stopped the light.
lín xuān xiào le ， níng chéng yuán yīng yǐ hòu ， yǐ hěn shǎo yǒu rén gǎn duì tā rú cǐ wú lǐ ， hé kuàng xiū
林轩笑了，凝成元婴以后，已很少有人敢对他如此无礼，何况修
"Senior, why are you here at Clear Source Forest?" A curious voice entered his ears. Lin Xuan turned and saw that the girl's face was filled with respect, cautiously speaking.
wèi zhè me dī ， gèng shì yī jiàn lìng rén shí fēn hǎo xiào zhī shì 。
为这么低，更是一件令人十分好笑之事。
Xiaohoulan felt uneasy; she hadn't expected this senior to have such an astonishing cultivation level. Her previous words might be too presumptuous for someone as high-ranking as a婴期 cultivator. How could he possibly want her, a clumsy junior, as his attendant?
“p xiāng ， wǒ shì bù xíng ， dàn wǒ shī xiōng kě shì zhù jī hòu qī de xiū xiān zhě ， ér qiě xiū liàn de shén tōng tè shū ， xuè guāng lǎo zǔ de míng tóu bù zhī dào nǐ yǒu méi yǒu tīng shuō guò ？” pī fà tóu tuó xiāo zhāng wàn fēn de kāi kǒu le 。
“p乡，我是不行，但我师兄可是筑基后期的修仙者，而且修炼的神通特殊，血光老祖的名头不知道你有没有听说过？”披发头陀嚣张万分的开口了。
But recalling Lin Xuan's strange gaze earlier, Xiaohoulan felt puzzled. This girl was inexperienced in the world but seemed rather clever. Could there still be some secret that would surprise an old monster at the婴期 stage?
“ xuè guāng lǎo zǔ ？”
“血光老祖？”
This thought made her uneasy.
lín xuān miàn pí chōu chù le yī xià ， què shí hǎo dà de míng tóu …… tīng qǐ lái jiù xiàng shì yǔ zì jǐ tóng jiē de xiū shì ， yí gè zhù jī qī xiū shì gǎn zhè me wú chǐ ， tǒu yě shì pǒ wèi shǎo jiàn de shì 。
林轩面皮抽搐了一下，确实好大的名头……听起来就像是与自己同阶的修士，一个筑基期修士敢这么无耻，钭也是颇为少见的事。
This is Clear Source Forest; so, should Hidden Swan Sect also be nearby?
lín xuān lǎn de yǔ tā duō suo ， xià hóu lán de tǐ zhì ràng tā shí fēn kùn huò ， xīn qíng kě shì bù zěn me
林轩懒得与他哆嗦，夏侯兰的体质让他十分困惑，心情可是不怎么
Recalling what the beggar cultivator had said in the market, Lin Xuan was surprised to release his divine sense. The forest ahead indeed extended vast distances, but he quickly put it out of mind.
hǎo de 。
好的。
Turning back, he looked at Xiaohoulan.
“ lín mǒu bù xǐ huān shā shēng ， dàn nǐ liǎ yī kàn jiù bù xiàng shén me hǎo rén ， jì rán xiǎng yào zhǎo sǐ ，
“林某不喜欢杀生，但你俩一看就不像什么好人，既然想要找死，
"How long have you been on the path to immortality? Tell me everything about your background."
lín mǒu jiù dàng zuò zuò hǎo shì ， mí nǐ men tóu tāi zhuǎn shì 。”
林某就当做做好事，迷你们投胎转世。”
Lin Xuan spoke slowly, but his tone left no room for doubt.
lín xuān tǐ nèi jué lüè yī yùn zhuàn ， yī gǔ jīng rén de líng qì dùn shí mí sàn ， cǐ shí cǐ kè ，
林轩体内诀略一运转，一股惊人的灵气顿时弥散，此时此刻，
Xiaohoulan was taken aback; why did this senior care about such matters? But there was nothing to hide. She opened her lips and her voice entered Lin Xuan's ears: "Senior, I began cultivation at the age of five and have been on the path to immortality for twelve years. My father is..."
tā yě lǎn de zài yǐn cáng xiū wèi 。
他也懒得再隐藏修为。
She spoke for several hours, during which Lin Xuan repeatedly asked her questions. No matter how he looked at it, this girl’s background was unremarkable; both her parents were mere grassroots cultivators with no outstanding achievements in their cultivation journey. Yet, a minor Flexible Spirit Period disciple should not possess essence qi as pure and refined as that of an old monster at the Separation and Union Period.
liǎng gè dǎo méi guǐ chēng mù jié shé ， zuò mèng yě méi yǒu xiǎng dào tā men xiǎng yào dǎ jié de jìng rán shì yuán yīng qī xiū xiān zhě ， yī shí jiān liǎn dōu bái le ， pū tōng yī shēng chuán rù ěr duǒ ， què shì nà pī fà tóu tuó xià dé jiǎo ruǎn ， zhàn lì bú zhù ， guì zài le lín xuān de miàn qián 。
两个倒霉鬼瞠目结舌，做梦也没有想到他们想要打劫的竟然是元婴期修仙者，一时间脸都白了，扑通一声传入耳朵，却是那披发头陀吓得脚软，站立不住，跪在了林轩的面前。
This was inconceivable!
“ rú hé ， liǎng wèi dào yǒu gǎn zài bǎ gāng cái de huà jiǎng shàng yī biàn me ？” lín xuān de zuǐ jiǎo biān mǎn
“如何，两位道友敢再把刚才的话讲上一遍么？”林轩的嘴角边满
And what about those sleeping souls within her body?
shì jī cháo zhī sè 。
是讥嘲之色。
Lin Xuan grew more curious by the minute; there must be some unknown secret hidden here...
“ qián bèi ， wù huì ， yī qiè dōu shì wù huì ， wǒ men xiā le gǒu yǎn ， bù zhī dào nín yǒu rú cǐ jīng rén xiū wèi ， fǒu zé jué bù gǎn mào fàn 。” nà xuè guāng lǎo zǔ fǎn yìng gèng kuài ， yǐ dōng dōng dōng de chōng lín xuān kē qǐ le tóu lái ， tóng shí xīn zhōng hèn sǐ le pī fà tóu tuó ， ruò bú shì zhè xiǎo zi sè dǎn bāo tiān ， zì jǐ zěn me huì bèi tuō xià shuǐ ？
“前辈，误会，一切都是误会，我们瞎了狗眼，不知道您有如此惊人修为，否则绝不敢冒犯。”那血光老祖反应更快，已咚咚咚的冲林轩磕起了头来，同时心中恨死了披发头陀，若不是这小子色胆包天，自己怎么会被拖下水？
After a moment's hesitation, Lin Xuan raised his hand again and grasped Xiaohoulan’s wrists. Her face turned red, but this time she neither struggled nor feared; instead, she was curious. She couldn't figure out why an early-stage Flexible Spirit Period disciple would intrigue such a high-ranking existence.
“p xiāng ， yī jù xiā yǎn ， jiù xiǎng jiāng cǐ shì jiē guò ， nǐ jué de yǒu zhè yàng de hǎo shì me ？”
“p乡，一句瞎眼，就想将此事揭过，你觉得有这样的好事么？”
Lin Xuan closed his eyes as he used his immensely powerful divine sense to probe into the girl's mind sea. Having nearly been sucked in before, Lin Xuan proceeded cautiously.
lín xuān lěng xiào zhe shuō 。
林轩冷笑着说。
A minor Flexible Spirit Period disciple’s mind sea wasn’t vast; with little effort, Lin Xuan found the sleeping soul.
xuè guāng lǎo zǔ tīng le ， yǎn zhōng shǎn guò yī sī lì qì ， kǒu yī zhāng ， pēn chū yī lǚ lì máng ， yǐ lín xuān de yǎn lì ， zì rán kàn de qīng chǔ ， shì yī bǐng chǐ xǔ zhǎng de xuè dāo 。
血光老祖听了，眼中闪过一丝戾气，口一张，喷出一缕厉芒，以林轩的眼力，自然看得清楚，是一柄尺许长的血刀。
An odd feeling.
bù guò duì fāng jì chū cǐ bǎo ， zì rán bú shì wèi le xiàng lín xuān tōu xí ， yǔ yuán yīng lǎo guài zuò duì ， tā hái méi yǒu nà me dà de dǎn zi 。
不过对方祭出此宝，自然不是为了像林轩偷袭，与元婴老怪作对，他还没有那么大的胆子。
Though still asleep, Lin Xuan sensed that this soul was more powerful than him.
zhǐ jiàn nà xuè máng yī rào ， yī kē dòu dà de tóu lú chōng tiān ér qǐ ， pī fà tóu tuó zuò mèng yě méi yǒu xiǎng dào ， zì jǐ huì rú cǐ wō nāng de sǐ zài tóng mén shǒu lǐ 。
只见那血芒一绕，一颗斗大的头颅冲天而起，披发头陀做梦也没有想到，自己会如此窝囊的死在同门手里。
But it wasn't a case of possession by some monster or high-ranking cultivator. Although they shared one origin, their strength levels were vastly different, yet clearly intertwined—like two souls in one body.
“ qián bèi ， shì zhè xiǎo zi dé zuì nǐ ， wǒ yǐ jiāng tā shā le ， bù zhī dào wǎn bèi kě yǐ lí qù le ma ？” xuè guāng lǎo zǔ liǎn shàng de zhēng níng zhī sè shàng wèi yǐn qù ， zhuǎn guò tóu lái ， yòu duī chū mǎn liǎn de xiào yì ， kàn shàng qù ， què yuè fā de xiǎn de xié è yǐ jí 。
“前辈，是这小子得罪你，我已将他杀了，不知道晚辈可以离去了吗？”血光老祖脸上的狰狞之色尚未隐去，转过头来，又堆出满脸的笑意，看上去，却越发的显得邪恶以极。
Lin Xuan was greatly surprised.
xià hóu lán mù dèng kǒu dāi ， tā tà rù xiū xiān jiè suī rán yě yǒu shí yú zài ， dàn dà bù fèn shí jiān ，
夏侯兰目瞪口呆，她踏入修仙界虽然也有十余载，但大部分时间，
This was clearly not the secret technique of the second soul; it was much more advanced. After hesitating for a moment, Lin Xuan’s divine sense cautiously probed towards that sleeping soul...
This girl is truly no simple matter!
Lin Xuan originally probed her spirit root while also conducting an inner vision of the woman's dantian.
From a surface-level perspective, she indeed appeared to be at the Flexible Spirit Period. However, Lin Xuan's divine sense was comparable to that of a late-stage婴期 cultivator, and inadvertently he discovered something strange. Deep within this woman's dantian, there was a portion of essence qi hidden away.
Though not much in quantity, its purity was astonishing. At least Lin Xuan himself admitted he fell far short; even later-stage Great Cultivators would likely be unable to match it. Although Lin Xuan had never seen the old monster at the Separation and Union Period, whether someone could have such pure essence qi was still questionable. How was this possible? The opponent clearly only a minor Flexible Spirit Period cultivator.
Lin Xuan, who had seen many things in his time, found this situation unprecedented. He couldn't figure it out...
So he conducted another examination and discovered that the woman's mind sea contained more than just three souls. Lin Xuan felt rather perplexed about her constitution; his mood wasn't good at all.
"I don't like killing, but you two clearly aren't good people. If you want to die, I'll do you a favor by sending your souls into reincarnation."
With a运转 of his cultivation technique within his body, an astonishing amount of essence qi spread out. At this moment, he no longer bothered hiding his cultivation.
The two unfortunate individuals were dumbfounded; they never dreamed that the person they wanted to rob was an婴期 cultivator. Their faces turned pale as they heard a thud, which was the blood-curdling scream of the bald-headed man who had fainted from fear and kneeled before Lin Xuan.
"Senior, how about you repeat what you said just now?" Lin Xuan's lips curled with mockery.
"Senior, this is all a misunderstanding. Everything is a misunderstanding. We are blind as dogs; we didn't know of your astonishing cultivation level, so we would never have dared to offend." The Bloodlight Ancestor reacted faster and began knocking his head against Lin Xuan in submission, hating the bald-headed man even more for dragging him into this mess.
"Blind eye? Do you think there's such a thing as an easy way out?" Lin Xuan said coldly.
The Bloodlight Ancestor's eyes flashed with anger. He spat out a ray of fierce light that turned out to be a blood dagger, about a foot long. However, the opponent didn't intend to attack Lin Xuan; he had no such胆量 against an old monster at the婴期 stage.
With a twist, a large head flew up into the sky. The bald-headed man never imagined dying so humiliatingly in his own sect's hands.
"Senior, this brat offended you. I've already killed him. Can I leave now?" The Bloodlight Ancestor's face still showed a sinister grin as he turned to Lin Xuan and forced on a smile that only made him look even more evil.
Xiaohoulan was dumbfounded. She had been in the cultivation world for over a decade, but most of her time was spent with her father deep in the mountains. She never imagined that sect members could kill each other without any reservations.
As for this senior, he was an old monster at the婴期 stage. Everything that happened today was challenging Xiaohoulan's sanity.
Lin Xuan's expression remained calm despite his surprise. This guy was even more ruthless than expected, but Lin Xuan wouldn't let him off so easily!
With a wave of his sleeves, a green sword flew out and slashed down towards the opponent’s head with force.
"Senior, spare me!"
The Bloodlight Ancestor was terrified; his face turned ashen. He quickly formed hand seals to control that blood dagger. The blood dagger seemed paper-thin and shattered into two pieces under Lin Xuan's slash, falling from the sky in debris.
Lin Xuan’s abilities were almost on par with a late-stage婴期 cultivator. Even though it was a sword beam, its power far exceeded that of an ordinary凝聚丹期 cultivator's treasure, which was no match for such a灵器.
The opponent tried to dodge but was too late; another head flew up...
A sea of blood followed as Lin Xuan flicked his fingers and shot two fireballs from his fingertips, reducing their bodies to ashes.
Xiaohoulan’s face turned pale. Lin Xuan shook his head and was about to speak when suddenly he focused his gaze and turned to look left.
He couldn’t help but laugh at the situation; today had been quite eventful. He hadn't expected such a sequence of events in this seemingly insignificant wilderness, let alone an old monster at the婴期 stage.
Lin Xuan wasn’t afraid, but didn’t want to stay here to cause more trouble. His body was enveloped by green light as he transformed into a streak of lightning and flew off towards the sky.
With his evasion techniques, it wouldn't be difficult for Lin Xuan to shake off an early-stage婴期 cultivator; in no time, they were over a hundred miles away.
Releasing his divine sense, the opponent didn’t pursue. Lin Xuan’s expression relaxed as he stopped the light.
"Senior, why are you here at Clear Source Forest?" A curious voice entered his ears. Lin Xuan turned and saw that the girl's face was filled with respect, cautiously speaking.
Xiaohoulan felt uneasy; she hadn't expected this senior to have such an astonishing cultivation level. Her previous words might be too presumptuous for someone as high-ranking as a婴期 cultivator. How could he possibly want her, a clumsy junior, as his attendant?
But recalling Lin Xuan's strange gaze earlier, Xiaohoulan felt puzzled. This girl was inexperienced in the world but seemed rather clever. Could there still be some secret that would surprise an old monster at the婴期 stage?
This thought made her uneasy.
This is Clear Source Forest; so, should Hidden Swan Sect also be nearby?
Recalling what the beggar cultivator had said in the market, Lin Xuan was surprised to release his divine sense. The forest ahead indeed extended vast distances, but he quickly put it out of mind.
Turning back, he looked at Xiaohoulan.
"How long have you been on the path to immortality? Tell me everything about your background."
Lin Xuan spoke slowly, but his tone left no room for doubt.
Xiaohoulan was taken aback; why did this senior care about such matters? But there was nothing to hide. She opened her lips and her voice entered Lin Xuan's ears: "Senior, I began cultivation at the age of five and have been on the path to immortality for twelve years. My father is..."
She spoke for several hours, during which Lin Xuan repeatedly asked her questions. No matter how he looked at it, this girl’s background was unremarkable; both her parents were mere grassroots cultivators with no outstanding achievements in their cultivation journey. Yet, a minor Flexible Spirit Period disciple should not possess essence qi as pure and refined as that of an old monster at the Separation and Union Period.
This was inconceivable!
And what about those sleeping souls within her body?
Lin Xuan grew more curious by the minute; there must be some unknown secret hidden here...
After a moment's hesitation, Lin Xuan raised his hand again and grasped Xiaohoulan’s wrists. Her face turned red, but this time she neither struggled nor feared; instead, she was curious. She couldn't figure out why an early-stage Flexible Spirit Period disciple would intrigue such a high-ranking existence.
Lin Xuan closed his eyes as he used his immensely powerful divine sense to probe into the girl's mind sea. Having nearly been sucked in before, Lin Xuan proceeded cautiously.
A minor Flexible Spirit Period disciple’s mind sea wasn’t vast; with little effort, Lin Xuan found the sleeping soul.
An odd feeling.
Though still asleep, Lin Xuan sensed that this soul was more powerful than him.
But it wasn't a case of possession by some monster or high-ranking cultivator. Although they shared one origin, their strength levels were vastly different, yet clearly intertwined—like two souls in one body.
Lin Xuan was greatly surprised.
This was clearly not the secret technique of the second soul; it was much more advanced. After hesitating for a moment, Lin Xuan’s divine sense cautiously probed towards that sleeping soul...