qín yán mǎn liǎn tōng hóng ， gù pàn zhī jiān ， gèng yǐn yǐn dài zhe jǐ fēn yōu yuàn ，a rán ér lín xuān què bìng bù zhī dào shì qíng de qián yīn hòu guǒ ， gèng bù qīng chǔ liǎng rén dōu shōu dào le yǐ duì fāng míng yì chū de chuán yīn fú 。
秦研满脸通红，顾盼之间，更隐隐带着几分幽怨，a然而林轩却并不知道事情的前因后果，更不清楚两人都收到了以对方名义出的传音符。
Qin Yan's face was flushed, and as he glanced around, a faint hint of resentment could be detected. However, Lin Xuan had no idea about the sequence of events or that both of them had received transmission talismans in each other’s names.
zhè zhōng jiān shí yǒu xǔ duō qū zhé ， kě yī shí bàn huì er què hěn nán jiě shì qīng chǔ 。
这中间实有许多曲折，可一时半会儿却很难解释清楚。
There were many twists and turns to this situation, but it would be hard to explain everything right away.
yuán yuè zhī yè ， liǎng rén lín zhōng màn bù ， rán ér yǐ nǐ de qì fēn zhōng què yǐn yǐn yǒu jǐ fēn de gǔ guài de wèi dào zài lǐ tou 。
圆月之夜，两人林中漫步，然而旖旎的气氛中却隐隐有几分的古怪的味道在里头。
On a night with a full moon, the two strolled through the forest. The atmosphere was enchanting yet tinged with an odd sense of unease.
yǔ cǐ tóng shí ， shān fù shēn chù 。
与此同时，山腹深处。
At the same time, deep within the mountain.
sān míng wú yīng qī lǎo guài wù gè zhǎn shén tōng ， yīn fēng lì xiào ， jiàn qì fān yǒng ， nà jìn zhì dà zhèn suǒ chū de guāng máng yǐ dàn le xǔ duō ， xiǎn de yǒu xiē yáo yáo yù zhuì le 。
三名无婴期老怪物各展神通，阴风厉啸，剑气翻涌，那禁制大阵所出的光芒已淡了许多，显得有些摇摇欲坠了。
Three婴期 old monsters each displayed their prowess. Ghoulish winds howled, and sword energy surged. The light from the禁制 array had dimmed significantly, appearing as if it might collapse at any moment.
bào liè shēng yī jiù bù tíng de chuán rù ěr duǒ ， yòu guò le yòu yī dùn fàn de gōng fu ， líng guāng yī shǎn ， guāng mù què yòu guǐ yì de míng liàng qǐ lái 。
爆裂声依旧不停的传入耳朵，又过了佑一顿饭的功夫，灵光一闪，光幕却又诡异的明亮起来。
The sound of explosions continued to reach their ears. After a short while, a flash of light appeared, and the light screen suddenly brightened strangely.
sān rén bù jīng fǎn xǐ ， gè zì jiā qiáng le shǒu shàng de gōng jī ， zhè bù guò shì jìn zhì jí jiāng pò suì qián de huí guāng fǎn zhào ér yǐ 。
三人不惊反喜，各自加强了手上的攻击，这不过是禁制即将破碎前的回光返照而已。
The three were not alarmed but rather delighted, each stepping up their attacks. This was merely a last flicker before the禁制 broke completely.
guāng mù yī chàn ， rú tóng fēng bào zhōng de xiǎo zhōu yì bān ， zuì zhōng bèi fēn wéi le liǎng bàn ， yī tiáo tuǒ yuán xíng de tōng dào chū xiàn zài le miàn qián 。
光幕一颤，如同风暴中的小舟一般，最终被分为了两半，一条椭圆形的通道出现在了面前。
The light screen trembled like a small boat in a storm, eventually splitting into two halves. A roughly oval-shaped passage appeared before them.
“ zǒu ba ， qián miàn bù zhī dào hái yǒu shén me kǎo yàn 。” kuàng shēn cái ǎi xiǎo de chén xìng xiū shì shēng yīn píng dàn ， què yī mǎ dāng xiān ， zǒu zài le sān rén de zuì qián miàn 。
“走吧，前面不知道还有什么考验。”邝身材矮小的陈姓修士声音平淡，却一马当先，走在了三人的最前面。
"Let's go; we don't know what challenges lie ahead," said Chen Feng, whose figure was short and stocky, leading the way at the forefront of the three.
bái lǎo zhě yǔ nà róng yán xiù lì de nǚ xiū duì shì yī yǎn ， yě máng kuài bù gēn le shàng lái 。
白老者与那容颜秀丽的女修对视一眼，也忙快步跟了上来。
The elderly white-haired cultivator and the fair-faced female cultivator exchanged a glance and hurriedly followed behind.
zhè cì de tōng dào míng xiǎn bǐ qián miàn de kuān dà dé duō ， zhí jìng guò le sān zhàng ， kě bìng bù zhǎng ， bù xiāo piàn s，1， tā men jiù lái dào jìn tóu le 。
这次的通道明显比前面的宽大得多，直径过了三丈，可并不长，不消片s，1，他们就来到尽头了。
This passage was noticeably wider than the previous one, with a diameter over three zhang (about 10 feet), but it wasn't long. In no time, they reached its end.
“ mò fēi wǒ men zǒu cuò le lù ？” kàn zhuó yǎn qián hēi hū hū de shān bì ， nà xiù lì nǚ xiū de dài méi jǐn jǐn zhòu zài le yì qǐ 。
“莫非我们走错了路？”看着眼前黑乎乎的山壁，那秀丽女修的黛眉紧紧皱在了一起。
"Could we have taken the wrong path?" asked the fair-faced female cultivator as she looked at the dark mountain wall before them.
“ dāng rán bú shì 。” chén xìng xiū shì shēn chū shǒu lái ， zài yāo jiān yī pāi ， yòu jiāng nà jiàn luó pán zhuàng de fǎ bǎo qǔ le chū lái ， yī dào fǎ jué dǎ zài shàng miàn 。
“当然不是。”陈姓修士伸出手来，在腰间一拍，又将那件罗盘状的法宝取了出来，一道法诀打在上面。
Of course not," Chen Feng said, extending his hand and tapping his waist to retrieve a compass-shaped treasure. He cast a spell on it.
wǔ sè guāng yùn lián shǎn ， suí hòu kā kā kā de shēng yīn chuán rù ěr duǒ ， qián miàn shān bì de biǎo céng jìng zì xíng tuō luò ， suí hòu yī gǔ guài de tú àn yìng rù le yǎn lián 。
五色光晕连闪，随后咔咔咔的声音传入耳朵，前面山壁的表层竟自行脱落，随后一古怪的图案映入了眼帘。
A series of multicolored light rings flashed, followed by a series of clicks. The surface layer of the mountain wall peeled off, revealing an odd pattern.
bù …… bú shì tú àn 。
不……不是图案。
Not...a pattern.
dào gèng xiàng shì jǐ fú huà 。
倒更像是几幅画。
More like several paintings.
xú xú rú shēng 。
徐徐如生。
The first painting depicted a vast and desolate wilderness. Various strange plants grew there, unlike anything in the mortal realm.
dì yī fú huà de bèi jǐng shì yōu shēn de huāng yuán ， huāng yuán zhī shàng ， zhǎng zhe gè zhǒng xī qí gǔ guài de zhí wù ， yǔ rén jiè dà bù xiāng tóng 。
第一幅画的背景是幽深的荒原，荒原之上，长着各种稀奇古怪的植物，与人界大不相同。
For instance, the tree closest to them had faces on every leaf, grotesquely ugly, resembling tiny demonic faces.
bǐ rú shuō zuì jìn de nà kē shù ， měi yī zhāng shù yè dōu yǒu wǔ guān ， zhēng níng wú bǐ ， kàn shàng qù jiù yǔ yī zhāng zhāng xiǎo qiǎo de guǐ liǎn xiāng sì 。
比如说最近的那棵树，每一张树叶都有五官，狰狞无比，看上去就与一张张小巧的鬼脸相似。
Bones littered the ground everywhere. The three old monsters were all元婴期 cultivators who had weathered countless battles, but for some reason, they felt a chill down their spines.
dì shàng suí chù kě jiàn lěi lěi de bái gǔ ， zài chǎng sān rén jiē shì yuán yīng qī lǎo guài wù ， xuè yǔ xīng fēng zhōng chuǎng guò lái de ， kě bù zhī wèi hé ， què gǎn jué bèi jǐ yǒu diǎn liáng le 。
地上随处可见累累的白骨，在场三人皆是元婴期老怪物，血雨腥风中闯过来的，可不知为何，却感觉背脊有点凉了。
"What is this?" exclaimed the female cultivator.
“ zhè shì shén me ？” nà nǚ xiū rěn bú zhù yī shēng jīng hū 。
“这是什么？”那女修忍不住一声惊呼。
The other two old monsters remained silent, instead focusing on the second painting beside them.
dàn lìng liǎng gè lǎo guài wù què méi yǒu kāi kǒu ， ér shì jiāng rì guāng luò tūn páng biān de dì èr fú huà juàn zhī shàng 。
但另两个老怪物却没有开口，而是将日光落吞旁边的第二幅画卷之上。
This painting was even more bizarre and starkly different from the first. Mountains were clear and waters serene, with elegant pavilions. The scene was completely unlike the previous one's eerie horror. A young girl of about seventeen or eighteen was playing a zither in a small and exquisite pavilion.
cǐ huà gèng xiǎn guǐ yì ， qiě yǔ dì yī fú xíng chéng le xiān míng de duì bǐ ， shān qīng shuǐ xiù ， qióng lóu yù yǔ ， wán quán méi yǒu le gāng gāng de yīn sēn kǒng bù ， zài yī zuò xiǎo qiǎo jīng zhì de liáng tíng zhī zhōng 「 yī wèi shí qī bā suì de shào nǚ zhèng zài fǔ qín 。
此画更显诡异，且与第一幅形成了鲜明的对比，山清水秀，琼楼玉宇，完全没有了刚刚的阴森恐怖，在一座小巧精致的凉亭之中「一位十七八岁的少女正在抚琴。
It looked like an earthly paradise.
kàn shàng qù jiù xiàng rén jiān xiān jìng 。
看上去就像人间仙境。
The girl had astonishing beauty, comparable to that of a celestial maiden, making her breathtakingly beautiful.
shào nǚ yōng yǒu jīng rén de měi lì ， jiǎn zhí kān yǔ yún zhōng xiān zi xiāng bǐ ， qīng guó qīng chéng shì wéi yī de xíng róng cí 。
少女拥有惊人的美丽，简直堪与云中仙子相比，倾国倾城是唯一的形容词。
Then came the third painting.
jiē zhe biàn shì dì sān fú huà le 。
接着便是第三幅画了。
Still the same beautiful girl, surrounded by vast mountains. Despite being a painting, it somehow conveyed an overwhelming sense of阴气. She wore a pure white dress and floated in mid-air with bare feet, like a fairy descending from heaven. Yet, ghostly flames danced around her.
hái shì nà wèi měi mào de shào nǚ ， tā de sì zhōu ， jiē shì cāng mǎng de dà shān ， míng míng shì huà ， kě bù zhī wèi hé ， jìng rán ràng rén gǎn jué dào chōng tiān de yīn qì ， měi rén rú yù ， shào nǚ yī xī xuě bái zhǎng qún ， chì zú xuán fú zài kōng qì zhōng ， fǎng fú dī luò fán chén de xiān zi ， kě tā de sì zhōu ， què piāo zhe yāo yì de guǐ huǒ 。
还是那位美貌的少女，她的四周，皆是苍莽的大山，明明是画，可不知为何，竟然让人感觉到冲天的阴气，美人如玉，少女一夕雪白长裙，赤足悬浮在空气中，仿佛滴落凡尘的仙子，可她的四周，却飘着妖异的鬼火。
In front of her, countless creatures fell to their knees in droves—thousands upon thousands.
shēn qián ， gè zhǒng shēng wù hēi yā yā de guì dǎo le yī piàn 。
身前，各种生物黑压压的跪倒了一片。
Among them were some that looked human-like but many more with green faces and fangs, even giants over a hundred zhang tall.
zú yǒu shù wàn zhī duō 。
足有数万之多。
But they clearly weren't monsters or demons.
ér nà xiē jiā huo zhōng ， yī xiǎo bù fèn ， yǔ rén lèi zhǎng dé chà bu duō ， dàn gèng duō de ， què shì qīng miàn liáo yá de guài wù ， shèn zhì lián shēn gāo bǎi zhàng de dōu yǒu 。
而那些家伙中，一小部分，与人类长得差不多，但更多的，却是青面獠牙的怪物，甚至连身高百丈的都有。
"Could these be great yin ghosts?" said the white cultivator named Cao Ming.
dàn míng xiǎn bú shì yāo shòu ， yě shì bú shì mó zú 。
但明显不是妖兽，也是不是魔族。
"Great yin ghosts. Are you saying these are creatures from the阴司界?" the female cultivator's face turned pale.
“ nán dào zhè xiē shì dà yāo guǐ me ？” nà xìng mù róng de bái xiū shì tūn le yī kǒu tù mò 。
“难道这些是大妖鬼么？”那姓慕容的白修士吞了一口吐沫。
"Based on my estimation, these fellows' abilities can’t be underestimated. The ones that look like us humans might be ghost emperors above the元婴期. And those giant goblins over there are easy to identify; adult monsters of this kind could challenge Separation Realm cultivators," said the old man, licking his dry lips.
“ dà yāo guǐ ， dào yǒu shì shuō ， zhè xiē shì yīn sī jiè de guài wù ？” nǚ xiū liǎn sè nán kàn de shuō 。
“大妖鬼，道友是说，这些是阴司界的怪物？”女修脸色难看的说。
"Ah, I didn't realize Brother Cao had such extensive knowledge," the short cultivator said with some surprise.
“。&， suī rán huà miàn shàng kàn bù chū xiū wèi ， dàn jù wǒ tuī cè ， zhè xiē jiā huo shén tōng jué duì bù dī ， nà xiē zhǎng dé xiàng wǒ men rén zú de ， kǒng pà shì yuán yīng qī yǐ shàng de guǐ dì ， hái yǒu páng biān zhè jù líng guǐ hěn hǎo biàn shí ， chéng nián de zhè zhǒng guài wù ， néng gòu lì dí lí hé qī xiū shì 。” lǎo zhě tiǎn le tiǎn zuǐ chún ， gān bā bā de shuō dào 。
“。&，虽然画面上看不出修为，但据我推测，这些家伙神通绝对不低，那些长得像我们人族的，恐怕是元婴期以上的鬼帝，还有旁边这巨灵鬼很好辨识，成年的这种怪物，能够力敌离合期修士。”老者舔了舔嘴唇，干巴巴的说道。
"Old man’s abilities may not match yours, but due to certain unique experiences, my understanding of the阴司界 is more than that of ordinary people." The old man seemed lost in thought, sighing softly.
“ ó ， méi xiǎng dào mò róng xiōng jiàn shí rú cǐ guǎng bó 。” shēn cái ǎi xiǎo de xiū shì yǒu diǎn yì wài de kāi kǒu le 。
“哦，没想到莫容兄见识如此广博。”身材矮小的修士有点意外的开口了。
Hearing this, both were somewhat surprised. But at the moment, they had no time for such matters.
“ lǎo fū shén tōng bǐ bù shàng dào yǒu ， dàn yīn wèi mǒu xiē tè bié de jīng lì ， duì yú yīn sī jiè de liǎo jiě bǐ cháng rén yào duō shàng yī xiē 。” lǎo zhě fǎng fú xiǎng dào le shén me wǎng shì ， shén sè àn dàn xià qù ， hái yōu yōu de tàn le kǒu qì 。
“老夫神通比不上道友，但因为某些特别的经历，对于阴司界的了解比常人要多上一些。”老者仿佛想到了什么往事，神色黯淡下去，还幽幽的叹了口气。
"Based on what you said, the description before us does indeed seem to be from the阴司界," said the female cultivator. "But who is this girl? She seems so frail yet commands such respect and fear from these great yin ghosts?"
tīng tóng bàn zhè me shuō ， liǎng rén yǒu xiē jīng yà ， dàn cǐ shí cǐ kè ， zì rán bú huì chī bǎo le chēng de ， qù dǎ tīng duì fāng yǐn mì shén me 。
听同伴这么说，两人有些惊讶，但此时此刻，自然不会吃饱了撑的，去打听对方隐秘什么。
"This... I have no idea. Lady Liu has likely heard of the concept of different worlds. The阴司界 consists of six realms, which are lower-level worlds like ours but vast and mysterious. High-ranking beings can match the power of the灵界 or the 古魔界. This girl’s beauty is unmatched, but she's probably a high-ranking existence in the 阴司界," said Chen Feng, scratching his head.
“ zhào dào yǒu zhè me shuō ， yǎn qián miáo shù de yīng gāi shì yīn sī jiè méi cuò ， kě zhè wèi shào nǚ shì shén me rén ne ， mào sì róu ruò ， què yǒu rú cǐ duō dà yāo guǐ duì qí jìng wèi qū fú ？” nà nǚ xiū méi tóu yī tiāo de kāi kǒu 。
“照道友这么说，眼前描述的应该是阴司界没错，可这位少女是什么人呢，貌似柔弱，却有如此多大妖鬼对其敬畏屈服？”那女修眉头一挑的开口。
The three then turned their gaze away from the paintings. If Lin Xuan were present, he would be speechless with astonishment.
“ zhè ge …… lǎo fū nǎ lǐ qīng chǔ ， guān yú jiè miàn zhī shuō ， liǔ xiān zi yīng gāi tīng guò ， yīn sī jiè gòng yǒu liù gè ， suī rán shì yǔ wǒ men rén jiè yī yàng de xià wèi jiè miàn ， dàn guǎng dà wú bǐ ， xuán ào shén mì ， gāo jiē cún zài zú yǐ yǔ líng jiè hé gǔ mó jiè zhè yàng de shàng wèi jiè miàn xiàng bǐ ， kě bù jǐn jǐn jú xiàn yú lí hé qī ， cǐ nǚ suī rán měi mào wú bǐ ， dàn duō bàn shì yīn sī jiè yī jí gāo jiē de cún zài 。” bái lǎo zhě náo le náo tóu ， rú cǐ zhè bān de shuō 。
“这个……老夫哪里清楚，关于界面之说，柳仙子应该听过，阴司界共有六个，虽然是与我们人界一样的下位界面，但广大无比，玄奥神秘，高阶存在足以与灵界和古魔界这样的上位界面相比，可不仅仅局限于离合期，此女虽然美貌无比，但多半是阴司界一极高阶的存在。”白老者挠了挠头，如此这般的说。
For the girl who commanded countless great yin ghosts, he knew her very well—indeed, she seemed to have been a constant presence in his mind for two hundred years, never separating from him.
suí hòu sān rén de mù guāng cóng huà juàn shàng nuó kāi ， rú guǒ lín xuān yě zài cǐ chù ， kěn dìng huì rì dèng kǒu dāi ， lián huà yě shuō bù chū lái 。
随后三人的目光从画卷上挪开，如果林轩也在此处，肯定会日瞪口呆，连话也说不出来。
Her eyes, eyebrows, nose, and slender yet curvaceous figure were so familiar as if they were reflections of each other. The only difference was their demeanor and aura.
yīn wèi nà tǒng yù wú shù dà yāo guǐ de yīn sī jiè shào nǚ ， mú yàng tā jìng fēi cháng shú jì ， shèn zhì kě yǐ shuō zhè liǎng bǎi nián lái shí shí pōu kè zài yì qǐ ， bàn tiān yě bù céng fēn lí 。
因为那统御无数大妖鬼的阴司界少女，模样他竟非常熟忌，甚至可以说这两百年来时时剖刻在一起，半天也不曾分离。
Moonling was the innocent girl he adored, delicate and pitiable.
nà yǎn ， nà méi ， nà bí ， hái yǒu nà miáo tiáo què yòu qū xiàn líng lóng de shēn duàn ， yǔ yuè ér jiǎn zhí xiāng sì dào le jí diǎn ， jiù fǎng fú tā zài jìng zhōng de yǐng zi yì bān 。
那眼，那眉，那鼻，还有那苗条却又曲线玲珑的身段，与月儿简直相似到了极点，就仿佛她在镜中的影子一般。
But the girl in the painting exuded a cold and regal presence that was different from Princess Xin Yue’s domineering attitude.
wéi yī de bù tóng jiù shì liǎng rén de qì zhì yǔ shén tài 。
唯一的不同就是两人的气质与神态。
Although Princess Xin Yue herself was also quite powerful, she could roam freely in the 灵界 due to her father's influence. Few dared to provoke an immortal, so everyone gave her some leeway as long as she didn't cause too much trouble.
yuè ér shì xiǎo jiā bì yù jī de nǚ hái ér ， rě rén lián ài ， chǔ chǔ kě lián 。
月儿是小家碧玉姬的女孩儿，惹人怜爱，楚楚可怜。
This girl, however, had a celestial beauty and exuded a regal aura that seemed to command the world.
ér nà huà juàn zhōng de shào nǚ ， hún shēn què sàn chū yī zhǒng bīng lěng yǔ guì qì ， dàn yǔ xīn yuè gōng zhǔ nà zhǒng yí zhǐ qì shǐ yòu bù xiāng tóng 。
而那画卷中的少女，浑身却散出一种冰冷与贵气，但与新月公主那种颐指气使又不相同。
Who was she? What was her connection to Moonling?
suī rán xīn yuè běn shēn shí lì yě bù cuò ， dàn néng gòu zài líng jiè héng xíng wú zǔ què shì yīn wèi fù qīn de yuán gù ， bì jìng gǎn zhāo rě sàn xiān de cún zài bù duō ， suǒ yǐ zhǐ yào bú shì nào dé tài guò ， rén rén dōu ràng zhe tā jǐ fēn le 。
虽然新月本身实力也不错，但能够在灵界横行无阻却是因为父亲的缘故，毕竟敢招惹散仙的存在不多，所以只要不是闹得太过，人人都让着她几分了。
Unfortunately, Lin Xuan wasn’t there. The three old monsters quickly looked away from the paintings, except for the old man who lingered a bit longer.
ér zhè wèi yīn sī shào nǚ ， yǒu zhe xiān zi bān de měi lì ， cóng tā shēn shàng sàn chū lái de shì yī zhǒng pì pò tiān xià de guì qì 。
而这位阴司少女，有着仙子般的美丽，从她身上散出来的是一种睥魄天下的贵气。
The girl’s chin slightly raised as if gazing into the distance. On the horizon, green flames flickered faintly...
tā jiū jìng shì shuí ne ， yǔ yuè ér yòu yǒu zhe shén me guān xì ？
她究竟是谁呢，与月儿又有着什么关系？
Chen Feng was not concerned with such details; his mission was to find the legendary treasure. His gaze swept across the wall until it landed on a circular object at the junction of the three paintings.
Qin Yan's face was flushed, and as he glanced around, a faint hint of resentment could be detected. However, Lin Xuan had no idea about the sequence of events or that both of them had received transmission talismans in each other’s names.
There were many twists and turns to this situation, but it would be hard to explain everything right away.
On a night with a full moon, the two strolled through the forest. The atmosphere was enchanting yet tinged with an odd sense of unease.
At the same time, deep within the mountain.
Three婴期 old monsters each displayed their prowess. Ghoulish winds howled, and sword energy surged. The light from the禁制 array had dimmed significantly, appearing as if it might collapse at any moment.
The sound of explosions continued to reach their ears. After a short while, a flash of light appeared, and the light screen suddenly brightened strangely.
The three were not alarmed but rather delighted, each stepping up their attacks. This was merely a last flicker before the禁制 broke completely.
The light screen trembled like a small boat in a storm, eventually splitting into two halves. A roughly oval-shaped passage appeared before them.
"Let's go; we don't know what challenges lie ahead," said Chen Feng, whose figure was short and stocky, leading the way at the forefront of the three.
The elderly white-haired cultivator and the fair-faced female cultivator exchanged a glance and hurriedly followed behind.
This passage was noticeably wider than the previous one, with a diameter over three zhang (about 10 feet), but it wasn't long. In no time, they reached its end.
"Could we have taken the wrong path?" asked the fair-faced female cultivator as she looked at the dark mountain wall before them.
Of course not," Chen Feng said, extending his hand and tapping his waist to retrieve a compass-shaped treasure. He cast a spell on it.
A series of multicolored light rings flashed, followed by a series of clicks. The surface layer of the mountain wall peeled off, revealing an odd pattern.
Not...a pattern.
More like several paintings.
The first painting depicted a vast and desolate wilderness. Various strange plants grew there, unlike anything in the mortal realm.
For instance, the tree closest to them had faces on every leaf, grotesquely ugly, resembling tiny demonic faces.
Bones littered the ground everywhere. The three old monsters were all元婴期 cultivators who had weathered countless battles, but for some reason, they felt a chill down their spines.
"What is this?" exclaimed the female cultivator.
The other two old monsters remained silent, instead focusing on the second painting beside them.
This painting was even more bizarre and starkly different from the first. Mountains were clear and waters serene, with elegant pavilions. The scene was completely unlike the previous one's eerie horror. A young girl of about seventeen or eighteen was playing a zither in a small and exquisite pavilion.
It looked like an earthly paradise.
The girl had astonishing beauty, comparable to that of a celestial maiden, making her breathtakingly beautiful.
Then came the third painting.
Still the same beautiful girl, surrounded by vast mountains. Despite being a painting, it somehow conveyed an overwhelming sense of阴气. She wore a pure white dress and floated in mid-air with bare feet, like a fairy descending from heaven. Yet, ghostly flames danced around her.
In front of her, countless creatures fell to their knees in droves—thousands upon thousands.
Among them were some that looked human-like but many more with green faces and fangs, even giants over a hundred zhang tall.
But they clearly weren't monsters or demons.
"Could these be great yin ghosts?" said the white cultivator named Cao Ming.
"Great yin ghosts. Are you saying these are creatures from the阴司界?" the female cultivator's face turned pale.
"Based on my estimation, these fellows' abilities can’t be underestimated. The ones that look like us humans might be ghost emperors above the元婴期. And those giant goblins over there are easy to identify; adult monsters of this kind could challenge Separation Realm cultivators," said the old man, licking his dry lips.
"Ah, I didn't realize Brother Cao had such extensive knowledge," the short cultivator said with some surprise.
"Old man’s abilities may not match yours, but due to certain unique experiences, my understanding of the阴司界 is more than that of ordinary people." The old man seemed lost in thought, sighing softly.
Hearing this, both were somewhat surprised. But at the moment, they had no time for such matters.
"Based on what you said, the description before us does indeed seem to be from the阴司界," said the female cultivator. "But who is this girl? She seems so frail yet commands such respect and fear from these great yin ghosts?"
"This... I have no idea. Lady Liu has likely heard of the concept of different worlds. The阴司界 consists of six realms, which are lower-level worlds like ours but vast and mysterious. High-ranking beings can match the power of the灵界 or the 古魔界. This girl’s beauty is unmatched, but she's probably a high-ranking existence in the 阴司界," said Chen Feng, scratching his head.
The three then turned their gaze away from the paintings. If Lin Xuan were present, he would be speechless with astonishment.
For the girl who commanded countless great yin ghosts, he knew her very well—indeed, she seemed to have been a constant presence in his mind for two hundred years, never separating from him.
Her eyes, eyebrows, nose, and slender yet curvaceous figure were so familiar as if they were reflections of each other. The only difference was their demeanor and aura.
Moonling was the innocent girl he adored, delicate and pitiable.
But the girl in the painting exuded a cold and regal presence that was different from Princess Xin Yue’s domineering attitude.
Although Princess Xin Yue herself was also quite powerful, she could roam freely in the 灵界 due to her father's influence. Few dared to provoke an immortal, so everyone gave her some leeway as long as she didn't cause too much trouble.
This girl, however, had a celestial beauty and exuded a regal aura that seemed to command the world.
Who was she? What was her connection to Moonling?
Unfortunately, Lin Xuan wasn’t there. The three old monsters quickly looked away from the paintings, except for the old man who lingered a bit longer.
The girl’s chin slightly raised as if gazing into the distance. On the horizon, green flames flickered faintly...
Chen Feng was not concerned with such details; his mission was to find the legendary treasure. His gaze swept across the wall until it landed on a circular object at the junction of the three paintings.