tiān xuán dì zhuàn ， zài bèi nà guǐ yì xiá guāng tūn mò de yī kè ， lín xuān yǐ wéi zì jǐ wán le ， bì jìng jí shǐ shì wú yīng hòu qī de xiū xiān zhě ， zài fǎ lì quán shī de qíng xíng xià ， yě yǔ yī pǔ tōng fán rén chà bu duō ， shēn chù nà yàng de wēi jī ， àn lǐ shuō ， jué wú xìng lǐ 。
天旋地转，在被那诡异霞光吞没的一刻，林轩以为自己完了，毕竟即使是无婴后期的修仙者，在法力全失的情形下，也与一普通凡人差不多，身处那样的危机，按理说，绝无幸理。
In a dizzying whirl, Lin Xuan thought he was done for as the bizarre霞light swallowed him. Even an advanced婴后期 cultivator would be no better than an ordinary mortal when stripped of their法力. Under such perilous circumstances, it seemed there was no hope.
dāng shí lín xuān wéi yī néng zuò de ， jiù shì jiāng xiǎo yā tou jǐn jǐn tǒng zài huái lǐ 。
当时林轩唯一能做的，就是将小丫头紧紧捅在怀里。
At that moment, all Lin Xuan could do was tightly hug his little girl.
shuí shuō xiū xiān zhě guǎ qíng báo yì ， zhì shǎo zài lín xuān yǔ yuè ér de xīn lǐ ， jiù jué de duì fāng bǐ zì jǐ gèng zhòng yào yī xiē 。
谁说修仙者寡情薄意，至少在林轩与月儿的心里，就觉得对方比自己更重要一些。
Who said cultivators were cold-hearted? At least in the hearts of Lin Xuan and Yue'er, each felt more important than the other.
shēng bù néng zuò shén xiān juàn lǚ ， sǐ yě yào yǒng bù fēn lí 。 lín xuān yǐ zuò le zuì huài de dǎ suàn ， rán ér hòu miàn fā shēng de yī qiè què ràng tā mù dèng kǒu dāi 。 liǎng rén què shí bèi nà piàn guǐ yì bái guāng tūn mò ， dàn què bìng méi yǒu yīn cǐ hún fēi pò sàn 。
生不能做神仙眷侣，死也要永不分离。林轩已做了最坏的打算，然而后面发生的一切却让他目瞪口呆。两人确实被那片诡异白光吞没，但却并没有因此魂飞魄散。
Unable to be together as immortal partners in life, they would never part in death. Lin Xuan had prepared for the worst, but what happened next left him speechless. They were indeed swallowed by that strange white light, yet their souls did not scatter into nothingness.
nà gǎn jué hěn qí guài ， yǒu diǎn xiàng chuán sòng ， dàn yòu bìng bù xiāng tóng ， yóu yú shī qù le shén tōng ， zài nà yào yǎn de bái guāng zhōng ， lín xuān bù néng shì wù ， shí jiān sì hū yě jìng zhǐ diào le 。
那感觉很奇怪，有点像传送，但又并不相同，由于失去了神通，在那耀眼的白光中，林轩不能视物，时间似乎也静止掉了。
The sensation was peculiar, akin to teleportation, though different. With his powers lost, Lin Xuan could not see anything in the dazzling white light; time seemed to have stopped.
sì hū nà hùn dùn léi zhū ， chù dòng le mǒu zhǒng tiān dì fǎ zé ， lín xuān xīn zhōng jīng è ， dàn zhè shí hòu huāng shì méi yǒu yòng de ， hǎo zài piàn kè yǐ hòu ， dān tián zhōng líng lì fān yǒng ， chóng xīn liú rù sì zhī bǎi hái ， zhōu wéi de jǐng wù yě biàn dé qīng xī qǐ lái ，
似乎那混沌雷珠，触动了某种天地法则，林轩心中惊愕，但这时候慌是没有用的，好在片刻以后，丹田中灵力翻涌，重新流入四肢百骸，周围的景物也变得清晰起来，
It appeared that the chaotic thunder pearl had triggered some cosmic rule. Despite his shock, panic was useless now. Fortunately, a moment later, essence qi surged in his dantian and flowed back into his body, bringing clarity to his surroundings.
lín xuān dà xǐ ， èr huà bù shuō ！ wū jīn lóng jiǎ dùn jì le chū qù ， huà wèi yī piàn guāng mù ， jiāng zì jǐ hé xiǎo yā tou bāo guǒ ， suí hòu tā yě lái bù jí dǎ liàng sì zhōu jǐng sè ， xiān dī tóu xiàng huái zhōng de jiā rén kàn qù le 。
林轩大喜，二话不说！乌金龙甲盾祭了出去，化为一片光幕，将自己和小丫头包裹，随后他也来不及打量四周景色，先低头像怀中的佳人看去了。
Lin Xuan rejoiced and without hesitation, shot towards a nearby small hill.
“ yuè ér ， nǐ méi shì me ？”
“月儿，妳没事么？”
The space wasn't vast, but with his cultivation, he reached the other side almost instantly. Before him lay a tiny desert that stretched to the eye's limit. Strange rocks stood out against the desolate landscape, adding an eerie atmosphere.
“ hái hǎo 。”
“还好。”
Lin Xuan's body was bathed in green light as he landed on the sands.
shào nǚ shēn chū qiàn shǒu ， pāi le pāi xiōng kǒu ， jiāo měi de róng yán shàng mǎn shì jié hòu yú shēng zhī sè ， gāng gāng kě shì bèi xià le yī dà tiào de 。
少女伸出纤手，拍了拍胸口，娇美的容颜上满是劫后余生之色，刚刚可是被吓了一大跳的。
"Lord, what is this?" Yue'er asked, her face showing surprise.
“ shào yé ， nǐ ne ， kě yǒu shòu shāng huò gǎn jué bù tuǒ ？” yuè ér tóng yàng guān xīn wàn fēn de kāi kǒu
“少爷，你呢，可有受伤或感觉不妥？”月儿同样关心万分的开口
But Lin Xuan motioned for her not to speak and approached a large rock.
le 。
了。
This stone lacked any obvious features but seemed imposing, weighing several thousand catties. With a flick of his sleeve, Lin Xuan used his strength to lift it effortlessly.
le 。
了。
Beneath the stone lay a set of human bones, ancient in appearance, with tattered clothes long since rotted away, leaving only a complete skeleton.
“ wǒ zì rán méi yǒu shén me 。” lín xuān yī biān shuō ， yī biān yǐ tái qǐ tóu lú ， jiāng shén shí fàng chū ， dǎ liàng qǐ sì zhōu de huán jìng lái zhè yī kàn ， lín xuān de liǎn shàng jiù lù chū le jīng è zhī sè 。 liǎng rén jìng shēn chù yī dú lì kōng jiān zhī zhōng 。 miàn jī bù dà ， shén shí sǎo guò ， suǒ yǒu de yī qiè jiù jǐn luò yǎn dǐ le 。 yī shān yī hú ！ zhè jiù shì cǐ kōng jiān zhōng wéi yī de liǎng yàng jǐng wù 。 rán ér líng qì zhī luò mì ， què jīng rén wú bǐ 。 suī rán bǐ bù shàng wú dìng hé de ā xiū luó xíng gōng ， dàn yuǎn yuǎn chāo guò shàng pǐn líng mài xǔ duō 。 zhòng suǒ zhōu zhī ， gēn jù líng qì mì dù bù tóng ， líng mài fēn wéi xià 、 zhōng 、 shàng yǐ jí jí pǐn sì
“我自然没有什么。”林轩一边说，一边已抬起头颅，将神识放出，打量起四周的环境来这一看，林轩的脸上就露出了惊愕之色。两人竟身处一独立空间之中。面积不大，神识扫过，所有的一切就尽落眼底了。一山一湖！这就是此空间中唯一的两样景物。然而灵气之络密，却惊人无比。虽然比不上无定河的阿修罗行宫，但远远超过上品灵脉许多。众所周知，根据灵气密度不同，灵脉分为下、中、上以及极品四
Beside the remains was a small storage bag emitting faint green light.
zhǒng 。
种。
Lin Xuan's eyes narrowed. Someone had perished here, and this delicate skeleton belonged to a woman. He focused on her left hand, where five fingers tightly gripped an jade cylinder.
rán ér jiù rén jiè qíng kuàng lái shuō ， lián shàng pǐn líng mài yě ěr yù ér bù kě qiú ， suǒ wèi jí pǐn líng mài ， bù guò shì yáo yuǎn de chuán shuō 。
然而就人界情况来说，连上品灵脉也耳遇而不可求，所谓极品灵脉，不过是遥远的传说。
Perhaps it would reveal something. But given the eerie nature of the place, Lin Xuan was cautious.
kě yǎn qián ， zhè líng qì de mì dù ， sì hū yǐ jīng yǔ jí pǐn líng mài xiāng chà fǎng fú 。 zhè lǐ huì shì shén me dì fāng ne ？
可眼前，这灵气的密度，似乎已经与极品灵脉相差仿佛。这里会是什么地方呢？
With a wave of his sleeve, another storage bag flew out, revealing a young girl with a pretty face.
jié hòu yú shēng ， què bèi chuán dào le rú cǐ shì hé xiū liàn de chǎng suǒ ， nán dào shuō ， zhè jiù shì chuán shuō zhōng de yīn huò dé fú ？
劫后余生，却被传到了如此适合修炼的场所，难道说，这就是传说中的因祸得福？
She seemed about seventeen or eighteen years old, her cultivation pressure barely perceptible, indistinguishable from an ordinary灵动期 cultivator at first glance.
jiù xuān nǎo hǎi zhōng niàn tou zhuǎn guò ， què bìng méi yǒu jiù cǐ qīng xīn dà yì 。
咎轩脑海中念头转过，却并没有就此轻心大意。
But appearances were deceiving; she was merely a puppet crafted from various materials. Her craftsmanship was so fine that she resembled a real person.
sú huà shuō ， fú xī huò suǒ yī ， huò xī fú suǒ fú ， tiān zhī dào zhè lǐ hái huì bú huì yǒu wèi zhī
俗话说，福兮祸所依，祸兮福所伏，天知道这里还会不会有未知
When Lin Xuan had bought treasures in the Tianqiao Sect, this puppet had been given to him by Elder Mo Xuesong as a gift for fetching tea and tending to medicinal herbs.
wēi xiǎn chū mò 。
危险出没。
After confirming his ownership with a drop of blood, Lin Xuan cast his divine sense out while using Nine Heaven Microstep to retreat several dozen feet away. The black dragon armor shield did not retract but instead added another layer of thick light.
niàn jí zhì cǐ ， lín xuān zài cì fàng chū shén shí ， yǔ gāng gāng qīng qīng sǎo guò bù tóng ， zhè huí lín xuān kě shì zài zhěng gè kōng jiān zǐ xì sōu suǒ 。
念及至此，林轩再次放出神识，与刚刚轻轻扫过不同，这回林轩可是在整个空间仔细搜索。
Cautious was wise; there were no obvious restrictions on the bones, yet Lin Xuan was unwilling to risk it.
zhuǎn yǎn guò qù le yī zhǎn chá de gōng fu ， lín xuān biǎo qíng yī dòng ， hún shēn qīng guāng shǎn shuò ， xiàng zhe bù yuǎn chù yī zuò xiǎo shān de bèi hòu fēi qù le 。
转眼过去了一盏茶的功夫，林轩表情一动，浑身青光闪烁，向着不远处一座小山的背后飞去了。
The puppet obeyed without hesitation and grabbed the jade cylinder.
zhè kōng jiān běn lái jiù bìng bù guǎng kuò ， yǐ tā de xiū wèi shén tōng ， zì rán shì zhuǎn shùn jiù dào le
这空间本来就并不广阔，以他的修为神通，自然是转瞬就到了
There was nothing amiss as she took it easily. Lin Xuan sighed in relief, thinking he had overreacted. He flew over and accepted the treasure, then cast his divine sense out.
yìng rù yǎn lián de shì yī piàn xiǎo xiǎo de huāng mò 。
映入眼帘的是一片小小的荒漠。
After a moment, Lin Xuan's face showed an extremely complex expression.
dāng rán ， shì yī yǎn jiù kě yǐ wàng dào biān de nà zhǒng 。
当然，是一眼就可以望到边的那种。
"Lord, what does this jade cylinder contain?" Yue'er asked curiously.
huāng mò shàng guài shí lín lì ， píng kōng duō chū hào - yī gǔ sēn rán zhī sè 。
荒漠上怪石林立，凭空多出号-一股森然之色。
"You can check for yourself."
lín xuān hún shēn qīng máng shōu liǎn ， huǎn huǐ de luò zài le huāng mò shàng miàn 。
林轩浑身青芒收敛，缓毁的落在了荒漠上面。
"Oh."
“ shào yé ， zhè ……” yuè ér yǐ shǒu zhī hàn ， qiào liǎn shàng lù chū chī jīng zhī sè 。
“少爷，这……”月儿以手支颔，俏脸上露出吃惊之色。
Yue'er focused her divine sense in, but after reading two lines, she couldn't hold back and cried out: "What? This person is the fourth-generation patriarch of the Heavenly Sea Pavilion!"
lín xuān què shì yì xiǎo yā tou bú yào duō shuō ， lái dào yī kuài jù shí de miàn qián le 。
林轩却示意小丫头不要多说，来到一块巨石的面前了。
"Not wrong. Her surname is Mei; indeed, she once held the Heavenly Sea Pavilion. But that was a long time ago," Lin Xuan sighed, realizing he had been locked in a legendary凝聚灵空间.
cǐ shí yán sè mù méi yǒu qǐ yǎn zhī chù ， gěi rén de gǎn jué què gāo dà wēi é ， zhì shǎo yǒu shù wàn jīn zhòng ， bù guò lín xuān shǒu shàng qīng guāng shǎn shuò ， shī zhǎn jù lì shén tōng ， què qīng yì jiāng kǔn ； gěi jǔ qǐ lái le 。
此石颜色幕没有起眼之处，给人的感觉却高大巍峨，至少有数万斤重，不过林轩手上青光闪烁，施展巨力神通，却轻易将悃；给举起来了。
His heart was a mix of emotions. He loved reading but this凝聚灵空间 was mentioned only in an obscure ancient text. Even the old monster Lihehu might not know such things existed.
zài shí tou de xià miàn ， jū rán shì yī fù sǐ rén de hái gǔ 。
在石头的下面，居然是一副死人的骸骨。
Even a million years ago,凝聚灵空间 were rare, almost countable. The origin traced back to the human realm's situation.
kàn shàng qù nián dài yǐ hěn jiǔ yuǎn ， yī shān zǎo jiù fēng huà diào le ， zhǐ shèng xià yī fù wán zhěng de lián hái 。
看上去年代已很久远，衣衫早就风化掉了，只剩下一副完整的连骸。
It was well known that the human realm was just a lower plane, with fewer cultivation resources and less dense essence energy compared to the Spirit Realm, Demon Realm, or Netherworld.
ér zài hái gǔ páng biān ， hái yǒu yī shǎn shuò zhe méng méng qīng guāng de chǔ wù dài 。
而在骸骨旁边，还有一闪烁着蒙蒙青光的储物袋。
Take spirit veins as an example; even high-grade ones were hard to come by. The ultimate grade was mere legend due to thin essence energy, making it extremely difficult for cultivators to advance.
lín xuān yǎn jīng wēi mī ， zěn me huì yǒu rén yǔn luò zài zhè lǐ ， ér cǐ hái gǔ xiǎo qiǎo xiān xì 「 qí shēng qián yīng gāi shì yī nǚ zǐ 。
林轩眼睛微眯，怎么会有人陨落在这里，而此骸骨小巧纤细「其生前应该是一女子。
For an元婴 cultivator, it was manageable, but geniuses found it challenging to reach the Separation stage. Even with excellent spiritual roots, there was still much more effort required and luck...
zhū bān niàn tou zài nǎo hǎi zhōng shǎn guò ， lín xuān bìng méi yǒu lì kè qù qǔ nà chǔ wù dài shén me ， ér shì jiāng mù guāng luò zài cǐ hái gǔ de zuǒ shǒu shàng miàn 。
诸般念头在脑海中闪过，林轩并没有立刻去取那储物袋什么，而是将目光落在此骸骨的左手上面。
All these factors made the path to Separation even more uncertain.
wǔ zhǐ jǐn jǐn de wò zhe yī yù tǒng jiǎn 。
五指紧紧的握着一玉筒简。
In essence, human realm conditions were too poor. Without legendary ultimate spirit veins, advancement prospects were slim.
yě xǔ cǐ wù kě yǐ jiě kāi yí tuán 。 dàn zhè ge dì fāng chōng mǎn le guǐ yì ， lín xuān xíng shì bù dé bù xiǎo xīn yī xiē 。
也许此物可以解开疑团。但这个地方充满了诡异，林轩行事不得不小心一些。
Lin Xuan's thoughts drifted to the only known ultimate spirit vein in the human realm - Ling Shan, where the Luo family once established their headquarters.
xiù páo yī fú ， yī chǔ wù dài fēi lüè ér chū ， bái guāng shǎn shuò ， yī róng yán xiù lì de shào nǚ chū xiàn
袖袍一拂，一储物袋飞掠而出，白光闪烁，一容颜秀丽的少女出现
But a million years ago, after a great battle, the Seven Great Forces destroyed the entire Tianzhou region, including the spirit vein. It was irreparable.
zài yǎn qián le 。
在眼前了。
Many cultivators lamented this but it did no good to be upset. Could humans create an ultimate spirit vein?
dà yuē shí qī bā suì nián jì ， shēn shàng de líng yā ruò yǒu ruò wú ， kàn shàng qù yǔ yī pǔ tōng de líng dòng qī xiǎo xiū shì méi yǒu shén me bù tóng zhī chù 。
大约十七八岁年纪，身上的灵压若有若无，看上去与一普通的灵动期小修士没有什么不同之处。
The idea first came from some ancient cultivator who proposed creating a凝聚灵空间. The process was fraught with difficulties; such a contravention of nature couldn't be achieved overnight.
rán ér zhè bù guò shì biǎo miàn bà le ， cǐ nǚ bìng bú shì rén lèi xiū xiān zhě ， jǐn jǐn shì yòng gè zhǒng jīn shí cái liào liàn zhì chū lái de kuǐ lěi qì wù 。
然而这不过是表面罢了，此女并不是人类修仙者，仅仅是用各种金石材料炼制出来的傀儡器物。
Critics mocked the idea, calling him mad. However, supporters poured their lifetimes into research.
zhǐ bù guò zhì zuò shǒu fǎ gāo míng ， kàn shàng qù yǔ zhēn rén wéi miào wéi xiào 。
只不过制作手法高明，看上去与真人惟妙惟肖。
Ten thousand years passed before a genius finally succeeded in creating a凝聚灵空间.
dāng chū lín xuān qù tiān qiǎo mén gòu mǎi bǎo wù ， cǐ kuǐ lěi shì gāi zōng dà zhǎng lǎo mò xuě sōng zèng yǔ tā de ， méi yǒu bié de yòng chǔ ， bù guò duān chá dào shuǐ yǔ zhào gù yào gù hái shì néng gòu zuò dào 。
当初林轩去天巧门购买宝物，此傀儡是该宗大长老莫雪松赠与他的，没有别的用处，不过端茶倒水与照顾药固还是能够做到。
As its name suggested, the human realm lacked dense essence energy, so he compressed it to make the environment similar to an ultimate spirit vein.
yǐ jīng dī xuè rèn zhǔ ， lín xuān yī dào shén niàn fàng chū ， tóng shí zì jǐ shī zhǎn jiǔ tiān wēi bù 「 tuì dào shù shí zhàng kāi wài qù le ， wū jīn lóng jiǎ dùn bù jǐn méi
已经滴血认主，林轩一道神念放出，同时自己施展九天微步「退到数十丈开外去了，乌金龙甲盾不仅没
However, there was a challenge: even with a禁断大阵 compressing essence energy, it would still disperse into the surroundings due to cosmic rules. Human existence couldn't change that.
chè chú ， biǎo miàn fǎn ér yòu duō chū le yī céng níng hòu guāng mù ， zhè shì lín xuān jì chū de qí tā fáng yù bǎo wù 。
撤除，表面反而又多出了一层凝厚光幕，这是林轩祭出的其他防御宝物。
Thus, ordinary environments wouldn't work; only stable independent spaces of limited size were suitable.
xiǎo xīn wú dà cuò ， zhè hái gǔ shàng miàn ， sì hū bìng méi yǒu shén me jìn zhì fù zhuó ， dàn lín xuān yī jiù bù yuàn yì mào xiǎn 。
小心无大错，这骸骨上面，似乎并没有什么禁制附着，但林轩依旧不愿意冒险。
This condition was too stringent. The ancient cultivator managed to create nine凝聚灵珠 but they served as keys to these spaces.
kuǐ lěi dé dào zhǔ rén de fēn fù ， èr huà bù shuō de xiàng nà yù tǒng jiǎn zhuā qù le 。
傀儡得到主人的吩咐，二话不说的像那玉筒简抓去了。
Lin Xuan's thoughts revealed the entire story:
bìng méi yǒu bù tuǒ ， yù tǒng bèi tā qīng yì de qǔ dào le shǒu zhōng ， lín xuān sōng le kǒu qì ， kàn lái shì zì jǐ xiǎo tí dà zuò le xiē ， èr huà bù shuō de fēi le guò qù 。
并没有不妥，玉筒被她轻易的取到了手中，林轩松了口气，看来是自己小题大做了些，二话不说的飞了过去。
The Clear Origin Corpse King had stumbled upon a凝聚灵珠, but the old monster failed to recognize its true nature and mistook it for a chaos thunder pearl that could kill Separation stage cultivators.
jiē guò bǎo wù ， jiāng shén shí fàng chū 。
接过宝物，将神识放出。
Thus, Lin Xuan and Yue'er were sent here by accident. A blessing in disguise? But Lin Xuan couldn't laugh.
piàn kè hòu ， lín xuān tái qǐ tóu ， liǎn shàng què lù chū jí wéi fù zá zhī sè 。
片刻后，林轩抬起头，脸上却露出极为复杂之色。
If he had been transported here at another time, he would have been elated as the path to Separation would be much easier. However, this wasn't that time.
“ shào yé ， zhè yù tǒng jiǎn lǐ jiǎng shén me ？” hào qí gǔ shēng yīn chuán rù ěr duǒ ， yuè ér zài páng biān
“少爷，这玉筒简里讲什么？”好奇鹄声音传入耳朵，月儿在旁边
Entering was easy but leaving was hard.
hào qí de tàn zhe tóu 。
好奇的探着头。
Once trapped in such a space, one could only escape by reaching Separation stage and using cosmic energy to break free. If not, it would be like being imprisoned until death.
“ nǐ kàn kàn bù jiù zhī dào le 。”
“妳看看不就知道了。”
PS: First update for the day. Fellow Daoists, do you still have any recommendations? Your support means a lot to me, Huan Yu. I'll have another update soon.
In a dizzying whirl, Lin Xuan thought he was done for as the bizarre霞light swallowed him. Even an advanced婴后期 cultivator would be no better than an ordinary mortal when stripped of their法力. Under such perilous circumstances, it seemed there was no hope.
At that moment, all Lin Xuan could do was tightly hug his little girl.
Who said cultivators were cold-hearted? At least in the hearts of Lin Xuan and Yue'er, each felt more important than the other.
Unable to be together as immortal partners in life, they would never part in death. Lin Xuan had prepared for the worst, but what happened next left him speechless. They were indeed swallowed by that strange white light, yet their souls did not scatter into nothingness.
The sensation was peculiar, akin to teleportation, though different. With his powers lost, Lin Xuan could not see anything in the dazzling white light; time seemed to have stopped.
It appeared that the chaotic thunder pearl had triggered some cosmic rule. Despite his shock, panic was useless now. Fortunately, a moment later, essence qi surged in his dantian and flowed back into his body, bringing clarity to his surroundings.
Lin Xuan rejoiced and without hesitation, shot towards a nearby small hill.
The space wasn't vast, but with his cultivation, he reached the other side almost instantly. Before him lay a tiny desert that stretched to the eye's limit. Strange rocks stood out against the desolate landscape, adding an eerie atmosphere.
Lin Xuan's body was bathed in green light as he landed on the sands.
"Lord, what is this?" Yue'er asked, her face showing surprise.
But Lin Xuan motioned for her not to speak and approached a large rock.
This stone lacked any obvious features but seemed imposing, weighing several thousand catties. With a flick of his sleeve, Lin Xuan used his strength to lift it effortlessly.
Beneath the stone lay a set of human bones, ancient in appearance, with tattered clothes long since rotted away, leaving only a complete skeleton.
Beside the remains was a small storage bag emitting faint green light.
Lin Xuan's eyes narrowed. Someone had perished here, and this delicate skeleton belonged to a woman. He focused on her left hand, where five fingers tightly gripped an jade cylinder.
Perhaps it would reveal something. But given the eerie nature of the place, Lin Xuan was cautious.
With a wave of his sleeve, another storage bag flew out, revealing a young girl with a pretty face.
She seemed about seventeen or eighteen years old, her cultivation pressure barely perceptible, indistinguishable from an ordinary灵动期 cultivator at first glance.
But appearances were deceiving; she was merely a puppet crafted from various materials. Her craftsmanship was so fine that she resembled a real person.
When Lin Xuan had bought treasures in the Tianqiao Sect, this puppet had been given to him by Elder Mo Xuesong as a gift for fetching tea and tending to medicinal herbs.
After confirming his ownership with a drop of blood, Lin Xuan cast his divine sense out while using Nine Heaven Microstep to retreat several dozen feet away. The black dragon armor shield did not retract but instead added another layer of thick light.
Cautious was wise; there were no obvious restrictions on the bones, yet Lin Xuan was unwilling to risk it.
The puppet obeyed without hesitation and grabbed the jade cylinder.
There was nothing amiss as she took it easily. Lin Xuan sighed in relief, thinking he had overreacted. He flew over and accepted the treasure, then cast his divine sense out.
After a moment, Lin Xuan's face showed an extremely complex expression.
"Lord, what does this jade cylinder contain?" Yue'er asked curiously.
"You can check for yourself."
"Oh."
Yue'er focused her divine sense in, but after reading two lines, she couldn't hold back and cried out: "What? This person is the fourth-generation patriarch of the Heavenly Sea Pavilion!"
"Not wrong. Her surname is Mei; indeed, she once held the Heavenly Sea Pavilion. But that was a long time ago," Lin Xuan sighed, realizing he had been locked in a legendary凝聚灵空间.
His heart was a mix of emotions. He loved reading but this凝聚灵空间 was mentioned only in an obscure ancient text. Even the old monster Lihehu might not know such things existed.
Even a million years ago,凝聚灵空间 were rare, almost countable. The origin traced back to the human realm's situation.
It was well known that the human realm was just a lower plane, with fewer cultivation resources and less dense essence energy compared to the Spirit Realm, Demon Realm, or Netherworld.
Take spirit veins as an example; even high-grade ones were hard to come by. The ultimate grade was mere legend due to thin essence energy, making it extremely difficult for cultivators to advance.
For an元婴 cultivator, it was manageable, but geniuses found it challenging to reach the Separation stage. Even with excellent spiritual roots, there was still much more effort required and luck...
All these factors made the path to Separation even more uncertain.
In essence, human realm conditions were too poor. Without legendary ultimate spirit veins, advancement prospects were slim.
Lin Xuan's thoughts drifted to the only known ultimate spirit vein in the human realm - Ling Shan, where the Luo family once established their headquarters.
But a million years ago, after a great battle, the Seven Great Forces destroyed the entire Tianzhou region, including the spirit vein. It was irreparable.
Many cultivators lamented this but it did no good to be upset. Could humans create an ultimate spirit vein?
The idea first came from some ancient cultivator who proposed creating a凝聚灵空间. The process was fraught with difficulties; such a contravention of nature couldn't be achieved overnight.
Critics mocked the idea, calling him mad. However, supporters poured their lifetimes into research.
Ten thousand years passed before a genius finally succeeded in creating a凝聚灵空间.
As its name suggested, the human realm lacked dense essence energy, so he compressed it to make the environment similar to an ultimate spirit vein.
However, there was a challenge: even with a禁断大阵 compressing essence energy, it would still disperse into the surroundings due to cosmic rules. Human existence couldn't change that.
Thus, ordinary environments wouldn't work; only stable independent spaces of limited size were suitable.
This condition was too stringent. The ancient cultivator managed to create nine凝聚灵珠 but they served as keys to these spaces.
Lin Xuan's thoughts revealed the entire story:
The Clear Origin Corpse King had stumbled upon a凝聚灵珠, but the old monster failed to recognize its true nature and mistook it for a chaos thunder pearl that could kill Separation stage cultivators.
Thus, Lin Xuan and Yue'er were sent here by accident. A blessing in disguise? But Lin Xuan couldn't laugh.
If he had been transported here at another time, he would have been elated as the path to Separation would be much easier. However, this wasn't that time.
Entering was easy but leaving was hard.
Once trapped in such a space, one could only escape by reaching Separation stage and using cosmic energy to break free. If not, it would be like being imprisoned until death.
PS: First update for the day. Fellow Daoists, do you still have any recommendations? Your support means a lot to me, Huan Yu. I'll have another update soon.