ér kàn zhe lín xuān 。 měi lì de róng yán bo mǎn shì jiāo lǜ zhī yǐ jīng zhěng zhěng yí gè yuè le 。
儿看着林轩。美丽的容颜卜满是焦虑之已经整整一个月了。
Lin Xuan looked at her. Her beautiful face was filled with anxiety. It had been a whole month.
àn lǐ shuō ， shào yé de fǎ lì yīng gāi zǎo jiù huī fù 。 kě tā què zhè yàng yì zhí yī dòng bù dòng zhe 。
按理说，少爷的法力应该早就恢复。可他却这样一直一动不动着。
According to the rules, Young Master's spiritual power should have recovered long ago. But he remained motionless like this.
zěn me huì ne ？
怎么会呢？
How could that be?
yóu qí shì sān tiān yǐ qián ， lián hún shēn de fǎ lì bō dòng yě xiāo shī dé wú yǐng wú zōng ， xīn tiào jiǎn huǎn 。 hū xī yě biàn dé ruò yǒu ruò wú ， gěi rén de gǎn jué 。 jiǎn zhí yǔ yí gè sǐ rén chà bu duō 。
尤其是三天以前，连浑身的法力波动也消失得无影无踪，心跳减缓。呼吸也变得若有若无，给人的感觉。简直与一个死人差不多。
Especially three days ago, not only did his spiritual energy fluctuations disappear completely, but his heartbeat slowed down and his breathing became faint. He gave off an almost dead-like feeling.
shào yé bú shì shuō méi yǒu dà ài me ， nán dào zì jǐ wèi tā xiū fù jīng mài de shí hòu 。 hái shì chū le chā cuò ， yuè ér xīn zhōng yòu shì tǎn tè ， yòu shì zì zé 。
少爷不是说没有大碍么，难道自己为他修复经脉的时候。还是出了差错，月儿心中又是忐忑，又是自责。
Young Master had said there was no major issue. Could it be that when I repaired his meridians, something went wrong? Yue'er felt both anxious and self-blaming.
tā shì guò duì lín xuān shī zhǎn nèi shì shù ， yě xiǎng bǎ shén shí chén rù dào lín xuān de dān tián zhī zhōng ， xiǎng kàn kàn qíng kuàng jiū jìng rú hé 。
她试过对林轩施展内视术，也想把神识沉入到林轩的丹田之中，想看看情况究竟如何。
She tried to use Inner Vision on Lin Xuan but failed. Around Young Master's body, there seemed to be no spiritual energy fluctuations, yet for some reason, a mysterious force protected him, preventing her from entering.
rán ér cháng shì què yǐ shī bài gào zhōng 。
然而尝试却以失败告终。
What happened to him?
shào yé shēn tǐ sì zhōu ， míng míng méi yǒu fǎ lì bō dòng ， dàn bù zhī wèi hé ， què bèi yī guǐ yì de lì liàng bǎo hù zhe ， shén shí bù néng jìn rù 。
少爷身体四周，明明没有法力波动，但不知为何，却被一诡异的力量保护着，神识不能进入。
Yue'er wished she could wake up Little Tao to ask clearly, but the girl was already in deep sleep and wouldn't respond even if called out loud.
tā jiū jìng zěn me le ？
他究竟怎么了？
She also dared not use a more intense method to wake Lin Xuan. After all, she didn't know what was happening inside his body. If he was practicing some strange technique, being disturbed might lead him astray.
yuè ér hèn bù dé jiāng xiǎo táo lā chū lái wèn gè qīng chǔ 。 kě nà yā tou yǐ xiàn rù le chén shuì zhī zhōng ， wú lùn zěn yàng hū huàn ， dōu méi yǒu xiào guǒ 。
月儿恨不得将小桃拉出来问个清楚。可那丫头已陷入了沉睡之中，无论怎样呼唤，都没有效果。
Thus, waiting became the only choice. But it felt like an eternity.
yuè ér yě bù gǎn yòng bǐ jiào jī liè de fāng shì qù huàn xǐng lín xuān ， bì jìng bù zhī dào shào yé tǐ nèi qíng xíng rú hé ， rú guǒ tā shì zài xiū liàn shén me gǔ guài shén tōng 。 bèi dǎ rǎo yǒu kě néng zǒu huǒ 。
月儿也不敢用比较激烈的方式去唤醒林轩，毕竟不知道少爷体内情形如何，如果他是在修炼什么古怪神通。被打扰有可能走火。
Speaking of which, it truly tested Little Tao's patience. This time, Lin Xuan's opportunity came unusually, and he didn't even bother to notify her before attempting a breakthrough. Opportunities were fleeting.
yú shì děng dài chéng le wéi yī xuǎn zé 。
于是等待成了唯一选择。
Moreover, other cultivators usually showed some signs when advancing, such as natural anomalies or five-colored spiritual lights. But this time, Lin Xuan seemed to have fallen into a deep sleep.
rán ér zhēn de hěn nán guò ， gēn dù rì rú nián chà bu duō 。
然而真的很难过，跟度日如年差不多。
Of course, his situation was different inside, but Yue'er didn't know that.
shuō qǐ lái ， yě zhēn nán wéi le xiǎo yā tou 。 lín xuān zhè yī cì jī yuán lái de tè shū ， cháng shì tū pò qián dōu lái bù jí xiàng tā dǎ yī shēng zhāo hū ， jī huì shì shāo zòng jí shì de 。
说起来，也真难为了小丫头。林轩这一次机缘来得特殊，尝试突破前都来不及像她打一声招呼，机会是稍纵即逝的。
Anxiously waiting, on the morning of the thirtieth day, poor Yue'er almost shed tears when she suddenly heard Lin Xuan's eyes open without any warning.
ér qiě ， bié de xiū shì jìn jiē hòu qī ， duō shǎo zǒng huì yǒu yī xiē zhào tou 。 bǐ rú shuō tiān shēng yì xiàng ， huò zhě wǔ cǎi líng guāng ， rán ér lín xuān zhè yī cì ， què xiàng shì xiàn rù le chén shuì yī yàng 。
而且，别的修士进阶后期，多少总会有一些兆头。比如说天生异象，或者五彩灵光，然而林轩这一次，却像是陷入了沉睡一样。
"Young Master?"
dāng rán ， tā tǐ nèi de qíng kuàng kěn dìng bìng fēi rú cǐ ， kě xī yuè ér bìng bù zhī qíng 。
当然，他体内的情况肯定并非如此，可惜月儿并不知情。
Yue'er froze, rubbed her eyes, and still feared she had seen wrong. But there was a familiar face smiling at her.
jiù zhè yàng tǎn tǎn tè tè ， dāng dì sān shí tiān zǎo chén lái lín de shí hòu ， kě lián yuè ér dōu yào rěn bú zhù kū le ， lín xuān tū rán háo méi zhēng zhào de zhēng kāi le yǎn móu 。
就这样忐忐忑忑，当第三十天早晨来临的时候，可怜月儿都要忍不住哭了，林轩突然毫没征兆的睁开了眼眸。
Overwhelming joy filled her heart. At this moment, nothing mattered anymore. Eternal life or Asura King—she threw all that aside; only being with him brought happiness.
“ shào yé ？”
“少爷？”
A gust of wind entered her ears as Yue'er fiercely hugged Lin Xuan. Even though she couldn't touch his body, the closeness still made her feel content. Her cheeks were stained with tears, and a smile of joy curved her lips.
yuè ér yī dāi ， róu le róu yǎn ， hái shēng pà zì jǐ kàn cuò ， dàn yǎn lián lǐ ， nà qīn qiè de róng yán què shí duì zì jǐ wēi xiào zhe 。
月儿一呆，揉了揉眼，还生怕自己看错，但眼帘里，那亲切的容颜确实对自己微笑着。
"Sorry!"
kuáng xǐ chōng mǎn xiōng nǎo ， zhè yī kè ， shén me dōu bú zhòng yào le ， cháng shēng yě hǎo ， ā xiū luó wáng yě bà 。 quán bèi xiǎo yā tou pāo zhū nǎo hòu ， zhǐ yǒu tā ， yǔ tā zài yì qǐ cái shì xìng fú 。
狂喜充满胸脑，这一刻，什么都不重要了，长生也好，阿修罗王也罢。全被小丫头抛诸脑后，只有他，与他在一起才是幸福。
Yue'er's genuine expression filled Lin Xuan with guilt and compassion. Though she hadn't spoken yet, he knew from her trembling frame how much she had worried during these days.
“ sōu ” de fēng shēng chuán rù ěr duǒ ， yuè ér hěn hěn de pū rù lín xuān huái lǐ ， suī rán méi yǒu shēn tǐ ， kě néng yǔ tā jǐn jǐn xiāng yī ， yuè ér jiù gǎn jué hěn mǎn zú 。 jié bái de liǎn jiá shàng hái guà zhe lèi dī 。 yīng táo xiǎo zuǐ biān jiù lù chū le huān xǐ de xiào yì 。
“嗖”的风声传入耳朵，月儿狠狠的扑入林轩怀里，虽然没有身体，可能与他紧紧相依，月儿就感觉很满足。洁白的脸颊上还挂着泪滴。樱桃小嘴边就露出了欢喜的笑意。
Lin Xuan gently wrapped his hand around her slender waist. Even though they couldn't touch, the feeling was still delightful.
“ duì bù qǐ ！”
“对不起！”
Hugging tightly, Yue'er rested her head on his chest. If possible, she wished time would stop there forever.
yuè ér zhēn qíng liú lù ， lín xuān yòu shì kuì jiù yòu shì lián xī ， suī rán xiǎo yā tou hái wèi kāi kǒu ， dàn cóng tā wēi wēi chàn dǒu de jiāo qū ， lín xuān yě zhī dào zhè xiē shí rì yǐ lái ， yí dìng ràng tā dān xīn dé hěn le 。
月儿真情流露，林轩又是愧疚又是怜惜，虽然小丫头还未开口，但从她微微颤抖的娇躯，林轩也知道这些时日以来，一定让她担心得狠了。
Of course, this was just a wish. In the world of cultivation, one's fate was often beyond their control. The path to immortality required constant strength and perseverance through hardships.
lín xuān yě shēn chū shǒu ， qīng qīng huán zhù shào nǚ de xiān yāo ， suī rán pèng bú dào ， dàn zhè yàng de gǎn jué 。 yī jiù shí fēn měi hǎo 。
林轩也伸出手，轻轻环住少女的纤腰，虽然碰不到，但这样的感觉。依旧十分美好。
It wasn't easy to become an immortal; long life demanded countless trials.
jǐn jǐn xiāng yōng ， yuè ér jiāng tóu kào zài tā de xiōng kǒu 。 rú guǒ kě yǐ de huà ， tā xī wàng shí jiān jiù zhè yàng yǒng yuǎn tíng liú 。
紧紧相拥，月儿将头靠在他的胸口。如果可以的话，她希望时间就这样永远停留。
After a long while, Yue'er finally raised her head, scanning Lin Xuan's face. Her lingering affection suddenly vanished, replaced by shock.
dāng rán ， zhè bù guò shì shē wàng ， rén zài jiāng hú 。 shēn bù yóu jǐ ， xiū xiān jiè gèng rú cǐ ， xiǎng yào zhǎng kòng zì jǐ de mìng yùn 。 jiù bì xū bù tíng de qiáng dà xià qù 。
当然，这不过是奢望，人在江湖。身不由己，修仙界更如此，想要掌控自己的命运。就必须不停的强大下去。
"Young Master, how—"
zhè yào jīng guò jiān kǔ de mó lì ， jiē shòu xīng fēng xuè yǔ cán kù de xǐ lǐ 。
这要经过艰苦的磨砺，接受腥风血雨残酷的洗礼。
"You've advanced to the late-stage, right?" Lin Xuan smiled.
chéng xiān kě bú shì róng yì zhī shì ， xiǎng yào cháng shēng ， jiù yào bǎi liàn cái xíng 。
成仙可不是容易之事，想要长生，就要百炼才行。
Yue'er nodded in surprise, her cherry lips wide open. She hadn't noticed it when she was so excited; how did Young Master mysteriously advance to the late-stage of the Essence Core?
liáng jiǔ ， yuè ér zhōng yú tái qǐ le tóu ， mù guāng zài lín xuān de liǎn páng shàng sǎo guò ， yuán běn de yī liàn tū rán xiāo shī le ， zhuǎn wéi jīng è zhī sè 。
良久，月儿终于抬起了头，目光在林轩的脸庞上扫过，原本的依恋突然消失了，转为惊愕之色。
She must have been mistaken!
“ shào yé ， nǐ ， nǐ zěn me
“少爷，你，你怎么
Actually, Lin Xuan himself was somewhat confused. This opportunity came too strangely. Although he had resolved to seize it, due to sudden circumstances, he didn't have any auxiliary pills. He wasn't sure about his chances.
“ jìn jiē dào hòu qī duì me ？” lín xuān wēi xiào zhe shuō 。
“进阶到后期对么？”林轩微笑着说。
In short, he just wanted not to miss this chance and tried it out of curiosity.
yuè ér diǎn diǎn tóu ， chī jīng de zhāng dà le yīng táo kǒu ， gāng gāng jī dòng de shí hòu méi yǒu zài yì ， shào yé zěn me mò míng qí miào jiù jìn jiē dào le yuán yīng hòu qī ？
月儿点点头，吃惊的张大了樱桃口，刚刚激动的时候没有在意，少爷怎么莫名其妙就进阶到了元婴后期？
According to Lin Xuan's thoughts, even if it worked, the journey would be full of trials, taking a hundred days or so.
fū xiū yú
夫修舆
However, the result left him speechless. The process was too smooth, making him doubt how difficult advancing to the late-stage truly was. He had read about it in ancient texts, but it felt easier than his foundation stage.
zì jǐ méi kàn cuò ba ！
自己没看错吧！
He couldn't figure out why!
qí shí lín xuān zì jǐ dōu yǒu xiē xī lǐ hú tú ， zhè cì jī yuán lái de tài guǐ yì le ， tā suī rán jué xīn zhuā zhù ， dàn yóu yú tū rán de yuán gù ， shēn shàng bàn lì fǔ zhù de dān yào yě wú ， jiū jìng néng yǒu duō dà bǎ wò chéng gōng ， lín xuān xīn zhōng tóng yàng méi pǔ 。
其实林轩自己都有些稀里糊涂，这次机缘来得太诡异了，他虽然决心抓住，但由于突然的缘故，身上半粒辅助的丹药也无，究竟能有多大把握成功，林轩心中同样没谱。
Although he encountered bottlenecks midway, a mysterious force helped him easily break through them. But when Lin Xuan tried to trace its source, he found no clues. After the breakthrough, that mysterious power vanished.
shuō bái le ， shì bù yuàn jiāng jī yuán cuò guò 。 bào zhe shì yī shì de xīn tài bà le 。
说白了，是不愿将机缘错过。抱着试一试的心态罢了。
Lin Xuan didn't know that it was due to Yue'er's divine energy; although minimal, it was part of Asura King's essence. After eliminating the effects of Return to Origin Powder, some remained, giving him signs of advancement.
àn zhào lín xuān de xiǎng fǎ ， jiù suàn zhēn néng chéng ， yě bù zhī yào jīng lì duō shǎo jiān nán xiǎn zǔ ， huā fèi bǎi rì zuǒ yòu 。
按照林轩的想法，就算真能成，也不知要经历多少艰难险阻，花费百日左右。
Fortunately, he hadn't hesitated and seized this opportunity. Otherwise, in a few days, that extra divine energy would dissipate, as his current cultivation level couldn't store such high-grade divine power for long.
rán ér jié guǒ què ràng tā wú yǔ ， guò chéng zhī shùn lì jiǎn zhí lìng rén zhì yí ， jìn jiē hòu qī yǒu duō nán 。 lín xuān zài diǎn jí shàng jiàn guò ， kě gěi tā de gǎn jué 。 què bǐ dāng nián zhù jī de shí hòu hái yào róng yì
然而结果却让他无语，过程之顺利简直令人置疑，进阶后期有多难。林轩在典籍上见过，可给他的感觉。却比当年筑基的时候还要容易
"Ah, I see."
xiē 。
些。
Hearing Lin Xuan's description, Yue'er felt sweetly relieved. It was her unintentional help to Young Master. Of course, she wouldn't reveal this secret; otherwise, the lie about Asura King would be exposed.
bǎi sī bù dé qí jiě ！
百思不得其解！
"Young Master, you are now a Great Cultivator, but the隐患of the demon infant hasn't been resolved yet. Is there any danger?" The little girl asked anxiously after her joy.
zhōng tú suī rán yě yǒu yù jiàn píng jǐng ， rán ér tǐ nèi què yǒu yī gǔ shén mì zhī lì ， zhù qí qīng sōng tū pò 。 kě lín xuān xiǎng yào tàn chá nà lì liàng lái yuán de shí hòu ， què yòu yì diǎn tóu xù yě wú ， ér zài jìn jiē chéng gōng yǐ hòu ， nà shén mì de lì liàng yě xiāo shī le 。
中途虽然也有遇见瓶颈，然而体内却有一股神秘之力，助其轻松突破。可林轩想要探查那力量来源的时候，却又一点头绪也无，而在进阶成功以后，那神秘的力量也消失了。
"Don't worry. With the help of Demon Nourishing Pill, spiritual energy won't go out of balance for some time. But if it lasts too long, we can't predict," Lin Xuan said slowly.
lín xuān bìng bù qīng chǔ ， tā shì dé le yuè ér xiān líng lì de hǎo chù ， suī rán hěn shǎo ， dàn bì jìng shì ā xiū luó wáng de běn yuán lì liàng ， zài xiāo chú huí yuán sàn yǐng xiǎng yǐ hòu ， hái shèng le shǎo xǔ ， suǒ yǐ lín xuān cái yǒu le tū pò jìng jiè de zhēng zhào 。
林轩并不清楚，他是得了月儿仙灵力的好处，虽然很少，但毕竟是阿修罗王的本源力量，在消除回元散影响以后，还剩了少许，所以林轩才有了突破境界的征兆。
"Then what should we do? Should I immediately refine the Transcendence Infant Pill?"
yě xìng hǎo tā méi yǒu chí yí ， jiāng jī huì zhuā zhù 。 fǒu zé yòng bù liǎo jǐ rì ， nà duō chū lái de yì diǎn xiān líng lì ， jiù huì bái bái kuì sàn xiāo shī ， bì jìng yǐ lín xuān de zhè diǎn xiū wèi ， shēn tǐ gēn běn jiù wú fǎ cháng jiǔ de chǔ cún rú cǐ děng jiē de xiān lì 。
也幸好他没有迟疑，将机会抓住。否则用不了几日，那多出来的一点仙灵力，就会白白溃散消失，毕竟以林轩的这点修为，身体根本就无法长久的储存如此等阶的仙力。
"No." Lin Xuan shook his head. He didn't plan to stay here; after all, the distance from here to Xuan Yuan City was only tens of thousands of miles—still too close.
“ yuán lái rú cǐ 。”
“原来如此。”
Breaking through the late-stage bottleneck was unavoidable due to the fleeting opportunity. But eliminating the demon infant's隐患wasn't urgent. Lin Xuan didn't want to take any risks again.
tīng le lín xuān de miáo shù ， yuè ér xīn zhōng tián tián de 。 yuán lái shì zì jǐ wú yì jiān bāng le shào yé ， dāng rán ， zhè ge mì mì tā bú huì shuō chū ， fǒu zé ， guān yú ā xiū luó wáng de huǎng yán ， bù jiù chuān bāng le 。
听了林轩的描述，月儿心中甜甜的。原来是自己无意间帮了少爷，当然，这个秘密她不会说出，否则，关于阿修罗王的谎言，不就穿帮了。
Although he had a chance against Huìtōng with his current strength, he couldn't be disturbed when refining the Transcendence Infant Pill.
“ shào yé ， nà nǐ xiàn zài shì dà xiū shì 。 mó yīng de yǐn huàn què shàng wèi jiě chú ， kě yǒu dà ài me ？” xiǎo yā tou gāo xìng zhī yú ， yòu yǒu xiē dān xīn de kāi kǒu 。
“少爷，那你现在是大修士。魔婴的隐患却尚未解除，可有大碍么？”小丫头高兴之余，又有些担心的开口。
This risk was unnecessary.
“ fàng xīn ， yǒu yāo dān bāng zhù ， duǎn shí jiān nèi 。 yīn yáng líng lì hái bú huì shī tiáo ， bù guò shí jiān ruò shì jiǔ le ， qíng kuàng kě jiù bù tài hǎo shuō 。” lín xuān lüè yī sī suǒ ， huǎn huǎn de shuō 。
“放心，有妖丹帮助，短时间内。阴阳灵力还不会失调，不过时间若是久了，情况可就不太好说。”林轩略一思索，缓缓的说。
Hearing this, Yue'er nodded: "Then what does Young Master plan to do now?"
“ nà zěn me bàn ， yào bù yào mǎ shàng liàn zhì zhuǎn yīng dān ？”
“那怎么办，要不要马上炼制转婴丹？”
"Well," Lin Xuan thought for a moment. The first priority was for Yue'er to form an essence core, but there were still two months before their agreed time with Luo Tiancheng. He could check on Qīn Xin's injuries in the meantime.
“ bù 。” lín xuān yáo le yáo tóu ， tā kě méi yǒu dǎ suàn yì zhí dài zài cǐ chù ， bì jìng jiù jù lí lái shuō ， zhè lǐ yǔ xuān yuán chéng yě jiù shù shí wàn lǐ ， yī jiù tài jìn le xiē 。
“不。”林轩摇了摇头，他可没有打算一直待在此处，毕竟就距离来说，这里与轩辕城也就数十万里，依旧太近了些。
Although Yun'er had said her life was safe for now, Lin Xuan felt uneasy. Back in Youzhou, Qīn Xin had helped him a lot; he didn't want anything to happen to her.
Lin Xuan looked at her. Her beautiful face was filled with anxiety. It had been a whole month.
According to the rules, Young Master's spiritual power should have recovered long ago. But he remained motionless like this.
How could that be?
Especially three days ago, not only did his spiritual energy fluctuations disappear completely, but his heartbeat slowed down and his breathing became faint. He gave off an almost dead-like feeling.
Young Master had said there was no major issue. Could it be that when I repaired his meridians, something went wrong? Yue'er felt both anxious and self-blaming.
She tried to use Inner Vision on Lin Xuan but failed. Around Young Master's body, there seemed to be no spiritual energy fluctuations, yet for some reason, a mysterious force protected him, preventing her from entering.
What happened to him?
Yue'er wished she could wake up Little Tao to ask clearly, but the girl was already in deep sleep and wouldn't respond even if called out loud.
She also dared not use a more intense method to wake Lin Xuan. After all, she didn't know what was happening inside his body. If he was practicing some strange technique, being disturbed might lead him astray.
Thus, waiting became the only choice. But it felt like an eternity.
Speaking of which, it truly tested Little Tao's patience. This time, Lin Xuan's opportunity came unusually, and he didn't even bother to notify her before attempting a breakthrough. Opportunities were fleeting.
Moreover, other cultivators usually showed some signs when advancing, such as natural anomalies or five-colored spiritual lights. But this time, Lin Xuan seemed to have fallen into a deep sleep.
Of course, his situation was different inside, but Yue'er didn't know that.
Anxiously waiting, on the morning of the thirtieth day, poor Yue'er almost shed tears when she suddenly heard Lin Xuan's eyes open without any warning.
"Young Master?"
Yue'er froze, rubbed her eyes, and still feared she had seen wrong. But there was a familiar face smiling at her.
Overwhelming joy filled her heart. At this moment, nothing mattered anymore. Eternal life or Asura King—she threw all that aside; only being with him brought happiness.
A gust of wind entered her ears as Yue'er fiercely hugged Lin Xuan. Even though she couldn't touch his body, the closeness still made her feel content. Her cheeks were stained with tears, and a smile of joy curved her lips.
"Sorry!"
Yue'er's genuine expression filled Lin Xuan with guilt and compassion. Though she hadn't spoken yet, he knew from her trembling frame how much she had worried during these days.
Lin Xuan gently wrapped his hand around her slender waist. Even though they couldn't touch, the feeling was still delightful.
Hugging tightly, Yue'er rested her head on his chest. If possible, she wished time would stop there forever.
Of course, this was just a wish. In the world of cultivation, one's fate was often beyond their control. The path to immortality required constant strength and perseverance through hardships.
It wasn't easy to become an immortal; long life demanded countless trials.
After a long while, Yue'er finally raised her head, scanning Lin Xuan's face. Her lingering affection suddenly vanished, replaced by shock.
"Young Master, how—"
"You've advanced to the late-stage, right?" Lin Xuan smiled.
Yue'er nodded in surprise, her cherry lips wide open. She hadn't noticed it when she was so excited; how did Young Master mysteriously advance to the late-stage of the Essence Core?
She must have been mistaken!
Actually, Lin Xuan himself was somewhat confused. This opportunity came too strangely. Although he had resolved to seize it, due to sudden circumstances, he didn't have any auxiliary pills. He wasn't sure about his chances.
In short, he just wanted not to miss this chance and tried it out of curiosity.
According to Lin Xuan's thoughts, even if it worked, the journey would be full of trials, taking a hundred days or so.
However, the result left him speechless. The process was too smooth, making him doubt how difficult advancing to the late-stage truly was. He had read about it in ancient texts, but it felt easier than his foundation stage.
He couldn't figure out why!
Although he encountered bottlenecks midway, a mysterious force helped him easily break through them. But when Lin Xuan tried to trace its source, he found no clues. After the breakthrough, that mysterious power vanished.
Lin Xuan didn't know that it was due to Yue'er's divine energy; although minimal, it was part of Asura King's essence. After eliminating the effects of Return to Origin Powder, some remained, giving him signs of advancement.
Fortunately, he hadn't hesitated and seized this opportunity. Otherwise, in a few days, that extra divine energy would dissipate, as his current cultivation level couldn't store such high-grade divine power for long.
"Ah, I see."
Hearing Lin Xuan's description, Yue'er felt sweetly relieved. It was her unintentional help to Young Master. Of course, she wouldn't reveal this secret; otherwise, the lie about Asura King would be exposed.
"Young Master, you are now a Great Cultivator, but the隐患of the demon infant hasn't been resolved yet. Is there any danger?" The little girl asked anxiously after her joy.
"Don't worry. With the help of Demon Nourishing Pill, spiritual energy won't go out of balance for some time. But if it lasts too long, we can't predict," Lin Xuan said slowly.
"Then what should we do? Should I immediately refine the Transcendence Infant Pill?"
"No." Lin Xuan shook his head. He didn't plan to stay here; after all, the distance from here to Xuan Yuan City was only tens of thousands of miles—still too close.
Breaking through the late-stage bottleneck was unavoidable due to the fleeting opportunity. But eliminating the demon infant's隐患wasn't urgent. Lin Xuan didn't want to take any risks again.
Although he had a chance against Huìtōng with his current strength, he couldn't be disturbed when refining the Transcendence Infant Pill.
This risk was unnecessary.
Hearing this, Yue'er nodded: "Then what does Young Master plan to do now?"
"Well," Lin Xuan thought for a moment. The first priority was for Yue'er to form an essence core, but there were still two months before their agreed time with Luo Tiancheng. He could check on Qīn Xin's injuries in the meantime.
Although Yun'er had said her life was safe for now, Lin Xuan felt uneasy. Back in Youzhou, Qīn Xin had helped him a lot; he didn't want anything to happen to her.