yǐng hǎi zhōng zhuǎn zhe zhū bān niàn tou ， kōng cí tū rán shén zhǔ yī dòng 。 shēn chū yòu nián ，“ zhāo jǔ mǐ jī shè ér chū 。
颍海中转着诸般念头，空慈突然神煮一动。伸出右年，“昭咀米激射而出。
Ying Hai was mulling over various thoughts when Kongsi suddenly moved. He extended his right hand, and a ray of light shot out.
“ chī ” de shēng xiǎng chuán rù ěr duǒ ， zuǒ cè shù zhàng yī zhèn mó hú ， yī zhī zǐ hóng sè de mó fēng yìng rù le yǎn lián zhōng 。
“嗤”的声响传入耳朵，左侧数丈一阵模糊，一只紫红色的魔蜂映入了眼帘中。
A "tsk" sound entered Ying Hai's ears as he saw an indistinct purple-red demon bee appear to the left side several feet away.
“ zhè shì ，”
“这是，”
"This is..."
kōng cí liǎn sè kuáng biàn qǐ lái le ， tā dāng rán jì de lín xuān suǒ cāo zòng de mó chóng ， jiù shì chóng yún ràng tā de jiān jǐng luò kōng 。
空慈脸色狂变起来了，他当然记的林轩所操纵的魔虫，就是虫云让他的奸井落空。
Kongsi's expression turned wild with shock. Of course, he remembered the demonic insects Lin Xuan controlled; it was the insect cloud that had foiled his plans. Otherwise, even if Lin Xuan were incredibly powerful, facing thousands of low-grade cultivators would have drained all his essence energy.
fǒu zé lín xuān shén tōng zài qiáng ， miàn duì shù yǐ wàn jì de dī jiē xiū xiān zhě ， fǎ lì yě huì bèi xiāo hào yī kōng 。
否则林轩神通再强，面对数以万计的低阶修仙者，法力也会被消耗一空。
As a demon bee from the wilderness, Kongsi naturally wouldn't be content to be trapped by divine light. He fiercely struggled, but as an intermediate-stage元婴 cultivator, such a small demon insect couldn't possibly escape his grasp.
yù luó fēng shēn wèi mán huāng qí chóng ， zì rán bù gān xīn bèi fó guāng jìn gù ， zuǒ chōng yòu tū ， rán ér kōng cí kě shì yuán yīng qī zhōng qī de xiū xiān zhě ， xiǎo xiǎo yī zhī mó chóng zěn me kě néng táo chū tā de zhǎng zhōng 。
玉罗蜂身为蛮荒奇虫，自然不甘心被佛光禁锢，左冲右突，然而空慈可是元婴期中期的修仙者，小小一只魔虫怎么可能逃出他的掌中。
However, this big monk showed no signs of panic. Instead, his face turned pale. The appearance of Lin Xuan's demonic insects meant he was in grave danger. Despite knowing he wouldn't be able to withstand it, Kongsi didn't want to sit idly by and wait for death. He flipped his hands and extended them before him, pushing out with a force akin to the waves of a mountain collapsing.
rán ér zhè wèi dà hé shàng què méi yǒu fēn háo zì de 。 fǎn ér liǎn rú tǔ sè ， zhè lǐ chū xiàn lín xuān suǒ quān yǎng de mó chóng ， nà yì wèi zhe zì jǐ de xíng zōng yǐ rán bào lù 。
然而这位大和尚却没有分毫自的。反而脸如土色，这里出现林轩所圈养的魔虫，那意味着自己的行踪已然暴露。
Instantly, golden light shone brightly as immense essence energy gathered in front of him. Three "Buddha" characters appeared one after another in mid-air, forming a line and heading towards Lin Xuan.
kě wù ！
可恶！
In an intermediate-stage元婴 cultivator, this old monk had supreme power that could dominate all others. This final strike, which condensed his entire life's strength, was something even a great cultivator wouldn't dare underestimate.
tā méi yǒu xīn qíng qù màn màn hú sī luàn xiǎng ， xiù páo yī fú ， nà fó guāng jiāng yù luó fēng niǎn wèi fěn mò 。 kě xī wéi shí yǐ wǎn ， yī gǔ qiáng dà de líng yā yǐ chū xiàn zài shēn hòu bǎi lǐ zhī yuǎn 。
他没有心情去慢慢胡思乱想，袖袍一拂，那佛光将玉罗蜂碾为粉末。可惜为时已晚，一股强大的灵压已出现在身后百里之远。
Lin Xuan's pupils constricted but showed no signs of retreating. His demon core spun rapidly as the Nine Heavens Dance Skill flowed through his meridians. Then he raised his right hand and struck forward with a palm strike.
“ ē mí tuó fó ！”
“阿弥陀佛！”
Of course, Lin Xuan knew his own abilities well. Although the Nine Heavens Dance was a top-tier cultivation technique for demons, it wasn't yet at its peak; in fact, he had only just started learning it. Thus, greenish-black flames appeared on his hand.
kōng cí lüè yī yóu yù ， jū rán méi yǒu jià zhù dùn guāng táo zǒu 。 yīn wèi nà yàng zuò shì tú láo ， lín xiǎo xiǎo zi de dùn guāng bǐ zì jǐ kuài xǔ duō ， qū qū bǎi lǐ bù guò shùn xī jiù dào le 。
空慈略一犹豫，居然没有驾驻遁光逃走。因为那样做是徒劳，林小小子的遁光比自己快许多，区区百里不过瞬息就到了。
With this demonic flame's assistance, Lin Xuan felt confident.
guǒ rán ， jǐn jǐn jǐ zǎ 。 hū xī de shí jiān 。 yī dào jīng hóng jiù yìng rù yǎn lián ， kāi shǐ shàng yuǎn ， kě yī zhǎ yǎn ， jiù lái dào le miàn qián 。
果然，仅仅几咋。呼吸的时间。一道惊虹就映入眼帘，开始尚远，可一眨眼，就来到了面前。
In an instant, their powers clashed mid-air. Golden light and greenish-black flames shone brightly, but soon the majestic divine light dimmed as the upgraded Green Illusion Flame was too powerful for even a late-stage离合 cultivator to withstand. As Kongsi was only at an intermediate-stage元婴, how could he truly resist?
qīng guāng shōu liǎn ， lù chū lín xuān de róng yán 。
青光收敛，露出林轩的容颜。
His face showed fear as he saw his desperate strike broken so easily by Lin Xuan. He couldn't even escape; that palm landed on his left shoulder.
kōng cí liǎn sè yǒu xiē bái ， jū rán bǐ zì jǐ xiǎng xiàng de hái kuài 。
空慈脸色有些白，居然比自己想象的还快。
A bitter smile appeared on his lips as the power of the demonic flame was fresh in his mind. Would he be reduced to ashes like this?
“ ó ， nǐ jū rán méi táo le ？， xiǎo lín xuān méi tóu yī tiāo ， yǒu xiē yì wài de kāi kǒu dào 。
“哦，你居然没逃了？，小林轩眉头一挑，有些意外的开口道。
Despair filled him as he closed his eyes, not lacking courage but realizing the gap between them was too vast.
“ ē mí tuó fó ， shī zhǔ hé bì kǔ kǔ xiàng bī 。 xiǎng wǒ wàn fú zōng ， nǎi tiān yún shí èr zhōu qī dà shì lì ， shī zhǔ shén tōng zài qiáng ， yě bù kě néng yǔ zhī pǐ dí ， sú huà shuō ， yuān jiā yí jié bù yí jiě 。 zhǐ yào nǐ yuàn yì fàng guò lǎo nà ， zài xià ，”
“阿弥陀佛，施主何必苦苦相逼。想我万佛宗，乃天云十二州七大势力，施主神通再强，也不可能与之匹敌，俗话说，冤家宜结不宜解。只要你愿意放过老衲，在下，”
Sure enough, his guess was correct; the Green Illusion Flame enveloped his body while Lin Xuan left his essence soul untouched.
“ dà shī zhè shì zài qiú ráo me ？ lín xuān zuǐ jiǎo biān lù chū yī sī jī cháo zhī sè 。
“大师这是在求饶么？林轩嘴角边露出一丝讥嘲之色。
With an unkind smile on his face, Kongsi's essence soul trembled. He didn't choose to flee instead, opting to self-destruct with both hands clutched together.
“ shī zhǔ hé bì shuō dé nà me nán tīng ， bù cuò ， lǎo nà xiàn zài de mìng ， què shí shì zài nǐ shǒu lǐ 。 bù guò gé xià bú huì zhēn yǐ wéi zì jǐ dòu dé guò wàn fú zōng ， zhè yàng dǎ dǎ shā shā xià qù ， zǒng yǒu yī tiān 。 nǐ yě huì yǔn luò zài běn mén dì zǐ shǒu lǐ 。” kōng cí dǎo shì cōng míng yǐ jí ， zhè fān huà ruǎn yìng jiān shī 。
“施主何必说得那么难听，不错，老衲现在的命，确实是在你手里。不过阁下不会真以为自己斗得过万佛宗，这样打打杀杀下去，总有一天。你也会陨落在本门弟子手里。”空慈倒是聪明以极，这番话软硬兼施。
Even if he died, it was better than falling into the enemy's hands.
“ shì ma ， guì pài de huì tōng dà shī ， zài xià yě qiē cuō guò ， tā dōu shā bù liǎo wǒ ， lín mǒu shì zài xiǎng bù chū wàn fú zōng hái yǒu shén me gāo rén ， néng ràng zài xià yǔn luò 。”
“是吗，贵派的慧通大师，在下也切磋过，他都杀不了我，林某是在想不出万佛宗还有什么高人，能让在下陨落。”
This man was indeed a formidable figure, making such decisive choices. However, it was too late; Lin Xuan had already killed so many intermediate-stage元婴 cultivators that his reaction time wasn't a surprise to him.
“ shén me ， huì tōng shī shū ？” kōng cí zài lǎo móu shēn suàn ， tīng le lín xuān zhè fān yǔ yán ， yě bù yóu liǎn sè dà biàn ：“ bù kě néng ， huì tōng shī shū fǎ lì wú biān 。 lí hé yǔ yuán yīng yǒu zhe tiān rǎng zhī bié 。 nǐ ruò jiàn le tā lǎo rén jiā ， zěn me kě néng hái ，”
“什么，慧通师叔？”空慈再老谋深算，听了林轩这番语言，也不由脸色大变：“不可能，慧通师叔法力无边。离合与元婴有着天壤之别。你若见了他老人家，怎么可能还，”
With a wave of his sleeve, a greenish light shot out and transformed into a giant hand, restraining Kongsi's essence soul.
“ hái huó zhe duì ba ？ bù hǎo yì sī 。 lín mǒu méi yǒu yì wù xiàng nǐ jiě shì ， shén me qī dà zōng mén 。 zài xià suī bù yuàn zhāo rě 。 bù guò duì fāng ruò zhǔ dòng tiǎo xìn 。 wǒ yě bú huì yǒu sī háo wèi jù shén me 。 suǒ yǐ ， nǐ kě yǐ qù sǐ ！
“还活着对吧？不好意思。林某没有义务像你解释，什么七大宗门。在下虽不愿招惹。不过对方若主动挑衅。我也不会有丝毫畏惧什么。所以，你可以去死！
"Xia Yin, you can kill but not humiliate. How cruel—aren’t you afraid of retribution?" Kongsis' essence soul was filled with fear as he spoke.
shuō wán zhè huà ， lín xuān shēn xíng yī shǎn 。 zài cì jiāng jiǔ tiān wēi bù shī zhǎn chū lái ， kōng cí liǎn sè dà biàn 。 suī rán míng zhī bù dí ， dàn yě bù yuàn zuò yǐ dài bì 。 shuāng shǒu fān zhuǎn ， píng jǔ yú xiōng qián 。 měng rán xiàng wài tuī le chū lái 。
说完这话，林轩身形一闪。再次将九天微步施展出来，空慈脸色大变。虽然明知不敌，但也不愿坐以待毙。双手翻转，平举于胸前。猛然向外推了出来。
"Retribution?" Lin Xuan paused, revealing a mocking smile: "Master, if you believe in this, ask yourself. As cultivators, we fight the heavens. If strong enough, these laws can be rewritten by us. If there were truly retribution, wouldn’t you and your fellow monks have spared Biyun Mountain and the Wu family?"
qí shì yǒu ruò pái shān dǎo hǎi
其势有若排山倒海
Kongsis' expression froze as he was left speechless. He had never believed in such a thing himself.
shà shí jiān ， jīn guāng yào yǎn ， páng bó de fǎ lì huì jù yú tā de shēn qián
霎时间，金光耀眼，磅礴的法力汇聚于他的身前
Now that things had reached this point, begging for mercy was useless. He closed his eyes, adopting an attitude of indifference to life and death.
bàn kōng zhōng yī lián chū xiàn le sān gè “ fú ” zì ， lián chéng yī xiàn ， xiàng zhe lín xuān dǎ lái 。
半空中一连出现了三个“佛”字，连成一线，向着林轩打来。
Lin Xuan ignored him and began using soul probing techniques on Kongsis' essence soul.
zài yuán yīng zhōng qī de xiū shì lǐ ， zhè lǎo hé shàng yǒu zhe ào shì qún xióng de fǎ lì ， zhè níng jù le bì shēng gōng lì de yī jī ， jiù suàn dà xiū xiān zhě ， yě bù gǎn yǒu fēn háo xiǎo shì de 。
在元婴中期的修士里，这老和尚有着傲视群雄的法力，这凝聚了毕生功力的一击，就算大修仙者，也不敢有分毫小视的。
Why did the monks from the Thousand Buddha Temple remain at Red Cloud Valley? Lin Xuan had always found this mysterious. Now that he had a chance to find out, he wouldn't miss it.
lín xuān tóng ěr wēi suō ， què méi yǒu sī háo tuì hòu de yì tú ， tǐ nèi yāo dān jí xuán zhuǎn 。 fèng wǔ jiǔ tiān jué zài jīng mài zhōng liú zhuǎn ， suí hòu lín xuān yě jiāng yòu shǒu tái qǐ ， yī zhǎng xiàng qián pāi le chū qù 。
林轩瞳尔微缩，却没有丝毫退后的意图，体内妖丹急旋转。凤舞九天诀在经脉中流转，随后林轩也将右手抬起，一掌向前拍了出去。
A moment later, Lin Xuan opened his eyes. Even with his composure, a hint of joy appeared on his face; Biyun Mountain actually had such treasures. This was indeed a great收获.
dāng rán ， zì jǐ shén tōng rú hé ， lín xuān xīn zhōng yǒu shù ， fèng wǔ jiǔ tiān jué suī shì dǐng jiē de xiū yāo gōng fǎ ， bù guò zì jǐ hái yuǎn méi liàn dào jīng shēn de chéng dù ， zhèng què de shuō ， bù guò gāng gāng rù mén bà le 。 suǒ yǐ lín xuān de shǒu zhǎng zhī shàng ， téng qǐ le yī céng bì lǜ sè de yōu huǒ 。
当然，自己神通如何，林轩心中有数，凤舞九天诀虽是顶阶的修妖功法，不过自己还远没炼到精深的程度，正确的说，不过刚刚入门罢了。所以林轩的手掌之上，腾起了一层碧绿色的幽火。
However, soon after, his expression turned grave as the results from soul probing revealed that Red Cloud Valley still housed another intermediate-stage元婴 cultivator. His power and abilities were even greater than Kongsis'.
yǒu zhè mó yán xiāng zhù ， lín xuān kě shì xìn xīn shí zú 。
有这魔炎相助，林轩可是信心十足。
Nevertheless, retrieving the treasure couldn't be delayed; that's why he hadn't shown himself yet.
zhǎ yǎn jiān ， liǎng rén de shén tōng yǐ zài bàn kōng zhōng xiāng chù 。 jīn guāng yào yǎn ， lǜ máng cì mù ， bù guò hěn kuài 。 nà qì shì huī hóng de fó guāng jiù àn dàn le xià lái 。 shēng jí hòu de bì huàn yōu huǒ ， jiù suàn shì lí hé qī lǎo guài wù yě yào tuì bì sān shè ， kōng cí jǐn jǐn shì yuán yīng zhōng qī de xiū xiān zhě ， yòu rú hé zhēn zhèng de dǐ dǎng dé zhù ？
眨眼间，两人的神通已在半空中相触。金光耀眼，绿芒刺目，不过很快。那气势恢宏的佛光就黯淡了下来。升级后的碧幻幽火，就算是离合期老怪物也要退避三舍，空慈仅仅是元婴中期的修仙者，又如何真正的抵挡得住？
Calculating the time, it was likely that this old monster had already taken out the treasure. Qinxin was in Red Cloud Valley too; he hoped they wouldn't run into each other.
tā de liǎn shàng mǎn shì jīng kǒng ， yǎn kàn zhè zì jǐ pīn mìng yī jī què bèi lín xuān qīng miáo dàn xiě de pò wěi 。 táo dōu yǐ jīng lái bù jí ， nà yī zhǎng luò zài le tā de zuǒ jiān zhī shàng 。
他的脸上满是惊恐，眼看这自己拼命一击却被林轩轻描淡写的破委。逃都已经来不及，那一掌落在了他的左肩之上。
With these thoughts, Lin Xuan felt a chill. He stuffed Kongsis' essence soul into his chest and then emitted greenish light as he rushed towards Red Cloud Valley at top speed.
zuǐ jiǎo biān lù chū kǔ sè de xiào róng ， nà mó yán de wēi lì gāng gāng cái qīn yǎn mù dǔ ， zì jǐ huì bèi huà wéi huī jìn me ？
嘴角边露出苦涩的笑容，那魔炎的威力刚刚才亲眼目睹，自己会被化为灰烬么？
A distance of ten thousand miles would be unimaginable in the mundane world but was nothing to a cultivator like Lin Xuan.
tā jué wàng de bì shàng le shuāng mù ， bú shì quē fá pīn mìng de yǒng qì ， ér shì shuāng fāng de chā jù shí zài tài dà le xiē 。
他绝望的闭上了双目，不是缺乏拼命的勇气，而是双方的差距实在太大了些。
Soon, he returned to his original position.
guǒ rán suǒ liào méi cuò ， bì huàn yōu huǒ jiāng tā de ròu shēn bāo guǒ ， dàn lín xuān què jiāng yuán yīng liú xià le 。
果然所料没错，碧幻幽火将他的肉身包裹，但林轩却将元婴留下了。
"Young Master."
wàng zhe lín xuān bù huái hào yì de xiào róng ， kōng cí yuán yīng hún shēn dǒu ， tā yě méi yǒu xuǎn zé táo zǒu 。 ér shì shuāng shǒu yī qiā ， xiǎng yào zì bào 。
望着林轩不怀好意的笑容，空慈元婴浑身抖，他也没有选择逃走。而是双手一掐，想要自爆。
"Auntie."
jiù suàn hún fēi pò sàn ， yě hǎo guò luò zài chóu rén de shǒu zhōng 。
就算魂飞魄散，也好过落在仇人的手中。
Two soft calls entered his ears. Ying Hai breathed a sigh of relief; it seemed everything went smoothly.
cǐ rén dào yě suàn yí dài xiāo xióng ， jué duàn gòu hěn de ， rán ér hái shì wǎn le yī bù ， lín xuān miè shā le nà me duō yuán yīng qī xiū xiān zhě ， duì fāng fǎn yìng rú hé ， tā zǎo jiù zài yǒu xīn fàng zhe 。
此人倒也算一代枭雄，决断够狠的，然而还是晚了一步，林轩灭杀了那么多元婴期修仙者，对方反应如何，他早就在有心放着。
In Qinxin's hands, she played with that tiny banner flag. The giant ghost had been retracted, and the aura around this treasure was clearly more sinister than before.
xiù páo yī fú ， yī dào qīng xiá fēi lüè ér chū 。 huà wèi jù shǒu ， jiāng yuán yīng jìn gù 。
袖袍一拂，一道青霞飞掠而出。化为巨手，将元婴禁锢。
Of course, absorbing souls was just the first step. Proper worship would be needed to unleash its full power.
“ xìng yǐn 。 shí kě shā bù kě rǔ 。 nǐ zhòng me hěn dú ， jiù bù pà zāo bào yìng me 。” yǐn bì zhèn xīn wèi mǎn shì kǒng jù zhī sè ， yī yī yā yā de kāi kǒu le 。
“姓引。十可杀不可辱。你众么狠毒，就不怕遭报应么。”引毕圳心卫满是恐惧之色，依依呀呀的开口了。
Lin Xuan smiled at the two girls but paused as his brows furrowed, sensing something. A golden light flashed, and Kongsis' head was taken off by a monk. An essence soul frantically tried to escape.
“ bào yìng ？” lín xuān yī dāi ， zuǐ jiǎo biān lù chū jǐ fēn jī fěng de xiào yì lái ：“ dà shī shuō chū zhè fān huà ， qǐng wèn nǐ zì jǐ xiāng xìn ma ， wǒ men xiū xiān zhě ， běn lái jiù shì zài yǔ tiān dòu ， rú guǒ zú gòu qiáng dà de huà ， zhè tiān dì fǎ zé ， dōu shì rèn yóu wǒ xiū gǎi de ， rú guǒ zhè shì shàng zhēn yǒu bào yìng yī shuō ， dà shī nǐ men yě bú huì tú chuō bì yún shān yǔ wǔ jiā mǎn mén le 。”
“报应？”林轩一呆，嘴角边露出几分讥讽的笑意来：“大师说出这番话，请问你自己相信吗，我们修仙者，本来就是在与天斗，如果足够强大的话，这天地法则，都是任由我修改的，如果这世上真有报应一说，大师你们也不会屠戳碧云山与武家满门了。”
Of course, Lin Xuan wouldn't let that happen. He used Nine Heavens Microstep to block the essence soul's path.
kōng cí yī dāi ， bù yóu de wèi zhī yǎ rán 。 bào yìng yī shuō ， tā zì jǐ yě què shí méi yǒu xiāng xìn guò 。
空慈一呆，不由得为之哑然。报应一说，他自己也确实没有相信过。
This old monk had been too hesitant; if he had abandoned his body during Lin Xuan's absence and used instantaneous teleportation, Qinxin would have stopped him. But due to his attachment to his physical form, he ended up with a scattered spirit.
shì qíng dào le zhè ge dì bù ， zài qiú ráo yě méi yǒu le yòng tú ， tā gān cuì bì shàng shuāng rì ， bǎi chū yī fù jiāng shēng sǐ zhì zhī dù wài de jià shì lái le 。
事情到了这个地步，再求饶也没有了用途，他干脆闭上双日，摆出一副将生死置之度外的架势来了。
The path of cultivation was fraught with dangers, showing that mental resolve was just as important as essence energy.
lín xuān shì ruò wú dǔ ， kāi shǐ duì yuán yīng shī zhǎn àn hún zhī shù 。
林轩视若无睹，开始对元婴施展按魂之术。
Since returning, this weak intermediate-stage cultivator had no chance against Lin Xuan.
wàn fú zōng de hé shàng wèi hé yào zhì liú zài hóng yún gǔ ， zhè diǎn lín xuān yì zhí gǎn dào fēi cháng yí huò ， rú jīn yǒu jī huì nòng qīng chǔ ， dāng rán bú huì bái bái cuò guò 。
万佛宗的和尚为何要滞留在红云谷，这点林轩一直感到非常疑惑，如今有机会弄清楚，当然不会白白错过。
Lin Xuan used soul probing techniques on him too. However, the purpose was different; Qinxin had been injured by Kongsis, so he needed to check if he had antidotes for the spider venom.
zhuǎn yǎn guò qù le yī zhǎn chá de shí jiān ， lín xuān zhēng kāi shuāng móu 。 jí biàn yǐ tā de chéng fǔ ， liǎn shàng yě bù yóu de lù chū xǐ sè ， bì yún shān jū rán hái yǒu rú cǐ bǎo wù ， zhè yī huí kě zhēn shì dà shōu huò 。
转眼过去了一盏茶的时间，林轩睁开双眸。即便以他的城府，脸上也不由的露出喜色，碧云山居然还有如此宝物，这一回可真是大收获。
Qinxin remained silent as she stood beside them.
bù guò hěn kuài ， lín xuān yòu liǎn sè yī chén ， gēn jù sōu hún dé lái de jié guǒ ， hóng yún gǔ zhōng hái yǒu yī wèi pú tí yuàn zuò ， bù jǐn shì yuán yīng hòu qī de dà xiū xiān zhě ， ér qiě fǎ lì shén tōng ， hái zài nà kōng xuàn tū lǘ zhī shàng de 。
不过很快，林轩又脸色一沉，根据搜魂得来的结果，红云谷中还有一位菩提院座，不仅是元婴后期的大修仙者，而且法力神通，还在那空眩秃驴之上的。
A moment later, "Brother Lin, how did it go?"
zhǐ bù guò qǔ bǎo dān gē bù dé ， suǒ yǐ tā cái yì zhí méi yǒu lòu miàn de 。
只不过取宝耽搁不得，所以他才一直没有露面的。
"Nothing," Lin Xuan shook his head. He didn't have high hopes anyway; the spider venom was too unique, and even cultivators had a slim chance of having an antidote.
suàn suàn shí jiān ， tā xiàn zài yǐ hěn yǒu kě néng jiāng bǎo wù qǔ chū ， qín xīn yuè ér dōu zài hóng yún gǔ ， kě qiān wàn bié yǔ nà lǎo guài wù xiá lù xiāng féng 。
算算时间，他现在已很有可能将宝物取出，琴心月儿都在红云谷，可千万别与那老怪物狭路相逢。
Ou Yang's expression turned somber.
xiǎng dào zhè lǐ ， lín xuān yě wáng hún dà mào 。 yī bǎ jiāng yuán yīng sāi rù huái lǐ ， suí hòu hún shēn qīng máng dà qǐ ， yǐ zuì kuài de dù ， xiàng zhe hóng yún gǔ kuáng biāo ér qù 。
想到这里，林轩也亡魂大冒。一把将元婴塞入怀里，随后浑身青芒大起，以最快的度，向着红云谷狂飙而去。
"Don’t worry, Qinxin. I actually have some clues for the antidote. This guy just checked if there was an easier method," Lin Xuan smiled and consoled her.
wàn lǐ de jù lí ， rú guǒ fàng zài fán chén shì sú 。 nà shì xiǎng yě bù gǎn xiǎng de ， bù guò duì yú lín xuān zhè yàng de xiū xiān zhě ， què bù suàn shén me 。
万里的距离，如果放在凡尘世俗。那是想也不敢想的，不过对于林轩这样的修仙者，却不算什么。
"Hmm." Ou Yang nodded: "Then thank you, Brother Lin."
hěn kuài ， tā jiù chóng xīn huí dào le yuǎn chù 。
很快，他就重新回到了远处。
"Ha ha, what's so formal? It’s my duty."
“ shào yé
“少爷
"By the way, Brother Lin, how did your chase of those monks go? Did anyone escape?" Ou Yang's eyes twinkled as she changed the subject.
“ shī bó 。”
“师伯。”
"Naturally not," a hint of satisfaction appeared on Lin Xuan's face: "With my current abilities, dealing with several intermediate-stage元婴 cultivators is no problem."
liǎng shēng jiāo hū chuán rù ěr lǐ ， lín xuān sōng le kǒu qì ， hái hǎo hái hǎo ， dān xīn shì duō yú ， bìng méi yǒu chū wèn tí 。
两声娇呼传入耳里，林轩松了口气，还好还好，担心是多余，并没有出问题。
"Auntie, what should we do now?" Wu Yun'er couldn't help but interject.
yuè ér de shǒu zhōng ， bǎ wán zhe nà xiǎo qiǎo de fān qí ， jù líng guǐ yǐ shōu le huí qù ， ér cǐ bǎo yǔ gāng gāng xiāng bǐ ， míng xiǎn yōng yǒu le gèng wéi nóng zhòng de lì qì 。
月儿的手中，把玩着那小巧的幡旗，巨灵鬼已收了回去，而此宝与刚刚相比，明显拥有了更为浓重的戾气。
While elders spoke, she had no right to participate. However, Ou Yang favored this disciple, and Lin Xuan didn’t act like an elder either.
dāng rán xī shōu hún pò bù guò shì dì yī bù 。 suí hòu hái xū yào hǎo hǎo jì liàn yī fān ， wēi lì cái huì zhēn zhèng bào zhǎng qǐ lái 。
当然吸收魂魄不过是第一步。随后还需要好好祭炼一番，威力才会真正暴涨起来。
"Now," Lin Xuan rubbed his forehead with a mysterious expression: "There are other things to be done."
lín xuān chōng liǎng nǚ xiào le xiào ， zhèng yù kāi kǒu ， tū rán méi tóu yī tiāo ， xiàng shì gǎn yìng dào shén me bān de zhuǎn guò tóu 。
林轩冲两女笑了笑，正欲开口，突然眉头一挑，像是感应到什么般的转过头。
Note: A new week has begun, and Huan Yu wonders if there's any chance of making the top recommendation list. She feels anxious but hopeful, relying on her fellow daoists' support for more recommendations!
Ying Hai was mulling over various thoughts when Kongsi suddenly moved. He extended his right hand, and a ray of light shot out.
A "tsk" sound entered Ying Hai's ears as he saw an indistinct purple-red demon bee appear to the left side several feet away.
"This is..."
Kongsi's expression turned wild with shock. Of course, he remembered the demonic insects Lin Xuan controlled; it was the insect cloud that had foiled his plans. Otherwise, even if Lin Xuan were incredibly powerful, facing thousands of low-grade cultivators would have drained all his essence energy.
As a demon bee from the wilderness, Kongsi naturally wouldn't be content to be trapped by divine light. He fiercely struggled, but as an intermediate-stage元婴 cultivator, such a small demon insect couldn't possibly escape his grasp.
However, this big monk showed no signs of panic. Instead, his face turned pale. The appearance of Lin Xuan's demonic insects meant he was in grave danger. Despite knowing he wouldn't be able to withstand it, Kongsi didn't want to sit idly by and wait for death. He flipped his hands and extended them before him, pushing out with a force akin to the waves of a mountain collapsing.
Instantly, golden light shone brightly as immense essence energy gathered in front of him. Three "Buddha" characters appeared one after another in mid-air, forming a line and heading towards Lin Xuan.
In an intermediate-stage元婴 cultivator, this old monk had supreme power that could dominate all others. This final strike, which condensed his entire life's strength, was something even a great cultivator wouldn't dare underestimate.
Lin Xuan's pupils constricted but showed no signs of retreating. His demon core spun rapidly as the Nine Heavens Dance Skill flowed through his meridians. Then he raised his right hand and struck forward with a palm strike.
Of course, Lin Xuan knew his own abilities well. Although the Nine Heavens Dance was a top-tier cultivation technique for demons, it wasn't yet at its peak; in fact, he had only just started learning it. Thus, greenish-black flames appeared on his hand.
With this demonic flame's assistance, Lin Xuan felt confident.
In an instant, their powers clashed mid-air. Golden light and greenish-black flames shone brightly, but soon the majestic divine light dimmed as the upgraded Green Illusion Flame was too powerful for even a late-stage离合 cultivator to withstand. As Kongsi was only at an intermediate-stage元婴, how could he truly resist?
His face showed fear as he saw his desperate strike broken so easily by Lin Xuan. He couldn't even escape; that palm landed on his left shoulder.
A bitter smile appeared on his lips as the power of the demonic flame was fresh in his mind. Would he be reduced to ashes like this?
Despair filled him as he closed his eyes, not lacking courage but realizing the gap between them was too vast.
Sure enough, his guess was correct; the Green Illusion Flame enveloped his body while Lin Xuan left his essence soul untouched.
With an unkind smile on his face, Kongsi's essence soul trembled. He didn't choose to flee instead, opting to self-destruct with both hands clutched together.
Even if he died, it was better than falling into the enemy's hands.
This man was indeed a formidable figure, making such decisive choices. However, it was too late; Lin Xuan had already killed so many intermediate-stage元婴 cultivators that his reaction time wasn't a surprise to him.
With a wave of his sleeve, a greenish light shot out and transformed into a giant hand, restraining Kongsi's essence soul.
"Xia Yin, you can kill but not humiliate. How cruel—aren’t you afraid of retribution?" Kongsis' essence soul was filled with fear as he spoke.
"Retribution?" Lin Xuan paused, revealing a mocking smile: "Master, if you believe in this, ask yourself. As cultivators, we fight the heavens. If strong enough, these laws can be rewritten by us. If there were truly retribution, wouldn’t you and your fellow monks have spared Biyun Mountain and the Wu family?"
Kongsis' expression froze as he was left speechless. He had never believed in such a thing himself.
Now that things had reached this point, begging for mercy was useless. He closed his eyes, adopting an attitude of indifference to life and death.
Lin Xuan ignored him and began using soul probing techniques on Kongsis' essence soul.
Why did the monks from the Thousand Buddha Temple remain at Red Cloud Valley? Lin Xuan had always found this mysterious. Now that he had a chance to find out, he wouldn't miss it.
A moment later, Lin Xuan opened his eyes. Even with his composure, a hint of joy appeared on his face; Biyun Mountain actually had such treasures. This was indeed a great收获.
However, soon after, his expression turned grave as the results from soul probing revealed that Red Cloud Valley still housed another intermediate-stage元婴 cultivator. His power and abilities were even greater than Kongsis'.
Nevertheless, retrieving the treasure couldn't be delayed; that's why he hadn't shown himself yet.
Calculating the time, it was likely that this old monster had already taken out the treasure. Qinxin was in Red Cloud Valley too; he hoped they wouldn't run into each other.
With these thoughts, Lin Xuan felt a chill. He stuffed Kongsis' essence soul into his chest and then emitted greenish light as he rushed towards Red Cloud Valley at top speed.
A distance of ten thousand miles would be unimaginable in the mundane world but was nothing to a cultivator like Lin Xuan.
Soon, he returned to his original position.
"Young Master."
"Auntie."
Two soft calls entered his ears. Ying Hai breathed a sigh of relief; it seemed everything went smoothly.
In Qinxin's hands, she played with that tiny banner flag. The giant ghost had been retracted, and the aura around this treasure was clearly more sinister than before.
Of course, absorbing souls was just the first step. Proper worship would be needed to unleash its full power.
Lin Xuan smiled at the two girls but paused as his brows furrowed, sensing something. A golden light flashed, and Kongsis' head was taken off by a monk. An essence soul frantically tried to escape.
Of course, Lin Xuan wouldn't let that happen. He used Nine Heavens Microstep to block the essence soul's path.
This old monk had been too hesitant; if he had abandoned his body during Lin Xuan's absence and used instantaneous teleportation, Qinxin would have stopped him. But due to his attachment to his physical form, he ended up with a scattered spirit.
The path of cultivation was fraught with dangers, showing that mental resolve was just as important as essence energy.
Since returning, this weak intermediate-stage cultivator had no chance against Lin Xuan.
Lin Xuan used soul probing techniques on him too. However, the purpose was different; Qinxin had been injured by Kongsis, so he needed to check if he had antidotes for the spider venom.
Qinxin remained silent as she stood beside them.
A moment later, "Brother Lin, how did it go?"
"Nothing," Lin Xuan shook his head. He didn't have high hopes anyway; the spider venom was too unique, and even cultivators had a slim chance of having an antidote.
Ou Yang's expression turned somber.
"Don’t worry, Qinxin. I actually have some clues for the antidote. This guy just checked if there was an easier method," Lin Xuan smiled and consoled her.
"Hmm." Ou Yang nodded: "Then thank you, Brother Lin."
"Ha ha, what's so formal? It’s my duty."
"By the way, Brother Lin, how did your chase of those monks go? Did anyone escape?" Ou Yang's eyes twinkled as she changed the subject.
"Naturally not," a hint of satisfaction appeared on Lin Xuan's face: "With my current abilities, dealing with several intermediate-stage元婴 cultivators is no problem."
"Auntie, what should we do now?" Wu Yun'er couldn't help but interject.
While elders spoke, she had no right to participate. However, Ou Yang favored this disciple, and Lin Xuan didn’t act like an elder either.
"Now," Lin Xuan rubbed his forehead with a mysterious expression: "There are other things to be done."
Note: A new week has begun, and Huan Yu wonders if there's any chance of making the top recommendation list. She feels anxious but hopeful, relying on her fellow daoists' support for more recommendations!