liǎng rén yòu liáo le yī huì er zhī hòu ，6 yíng ér biàn xíng lǐ gào cí le 。[]
两人又聊了一会儿之后，6盈儿便行礼告辞了。[]
After a brief conversation, 6 Ying'er took her leave.
wàng zhe cǐ nǚ de bèi yǐng xiāo shī ， lín xuān yǐ shǒu zhī hé ， liǎn shàng yě dài zhe jǐ fēn yí huò ， zài qí tā shì lì de yǎn lǐ ， yōu zhōu bù guò shì yī mán huāng zhī dì ， jiū jìng nǎ ge xiū xiān jiā zú huì xīn huái kǎi yú ， ér qiě hái kè yì yǐn mán xíng jì 。
望着此女的背影消失，林轩以手支颌，脸上也带着几分疑惑，在其他势力的眼里，幽州不过是一蛮荒之地，究竟哪个修仙家族会心怀凯觎，而且还刻意隐瞒行迹。
Looking at the back of this girl disappear, Lin Xuan rested his hand on his chin and showed some puzzlement. To other forces, Youzhou was merely a desolate land; which cultivation family would harbor ambitions for it, and deliberately conceal their movements?
zhè jiàn shì chù chù tòu zhe guǐ yì 。
这件事处处透着诡异。
The matter was full of mysteries.
bù guò lín xuān yě méi yǒu zhuī gēn jiū dǐ ， guǎn tā shén me shì lì ， yòu huái yǒu zěn yàng bù kě gào rén de mù dì ， rú jīn zì jǐ yǐ jìn jiē lí hé ， yòu yǒu yuè ér xiāng zhù ， suī bù gǎn shuō tiān xià jǐn kě qù dé ， dàn néng gòu wēi xié dào tā de cún zài yě bù duō 。
不过林轩也没有追根究底，管他什么势力，又怀有怎样不可告人的目的，如今自己已进阶离合，又有月儿相助，虽不敢说天下尽可去得，但能够威胁到他的存在也不多。
However, Lin Xuan did not delve too deeply into the details. No matter what force or hidden agenda they might have, he had already advanced to the Separation Realm with Mo'er's assistance. Although he could not say that all of China was accessible, there were few threats to his existence now.
xiǎo xīn wú dà cuò ， dàn tài guò jǐn shèn què wèi miǎn rě rén chǐ xiào le 。
小心无大错，但太过谨慎却未免惹人耻笑了。
Careful is wise, but being overly cautious might provoke ridicule.
lín xuān méi yǒu duō zuò dān lǘ ， xiū xī yī wǎn zhī hòu jiù zhǔn bèi chū le 。
林轩没有多做耽榈，休息一晚之后就准备出了。
Lin Xuan did not linger; after a night’s rest, he prepared to leave.
dì èr tiān yī zǎo ， lín xuān chū le dòng fǔ ， rán ér gāng gāng lái dào shān gǔ de rù kǒu chù ， jiù xiàn yī wèi shēn cái gāo tiǎo de shào nǚ zài nà lǐ děng zhe 。
第二天一早，林轩出了洞府，然而刚刚来到山谷的入口处，就现一位身材高挑的少女在那里等着。
The next morning, Lin Xuan left his cave and arrived at the entrance of Drifting Cloud Valley. There stood a tall young girl waiting for him.
cǐ nǚ kàn shàng qù shí qī bā suì nián jì ， suī bù néng kān chēng jué sè ， dàn yě shì yī děng yī de měi nǚ 。
此女看上去十七八岁年纪，虽不能堪称绝色，但也是一等一的美女。
She appeared to be around seventeen or eighteen years old, though she was not considered beautiful by any means. Her presence seemed to draw attention as she waited.
“ tuì ér ， mí zěn me zài cǐ chù ？” lín xuān liǎn shàng lù chū yī sī yì wài zhī sè ， yǒu diǎn chà yì de kāi kǒu le ：“ yuè ér bú shì yǐ jīng fēn fù ， ràng mí hǎo hǎo xiū liàn me ？”
“蜕儿，弥怎么在此处？”林轩脸上露出一丝意外之色，有点诧异的开口了：“月儿不是已经吩咐，让弥好好修炼么？”
"Young Master, what's wrong?" Mo'er’s clear voice reached his ears. Although she was in the Cloudy Ning Mansion, her senses picked up on Lin Xuan’s tense demeanor.
“ shī zǔ 。” shào nǚ yíng yíng yī fú ：“ wēi ér yě xiǎng hé nǐ yì qǐ qù yōu zhōu 。”
“师祖。”少女盈盈一福：“巍儿也想和你一起去幽州。”
"Mo'er, I didn’t sense anything. There is a very peculiar... demonic aura about three thousand miles southwest," Lin Xuan murmured, his expression grave.
“ mí xiǎng hé wǒ yì qǐ zǒu ？”
“弥想和我一起走？”
Although his divine sense was much stronger than that of ordinary cultivators at the same level, he could not detect such distant auras. However, this demonic aura was incredibly strange and subtly affected the surrounding primordial energy.
“ shì de 。
“是的。
It reminded him somewhat of the ancient demon on Jialing Island, but it seemed purer.
zhèng wēi diǎn le diǎn tóu ：“. bú shì rén jiā bù yòng gōng ， wǒ tīng yíng ér jiě jiě shuō le yōu zhōu biàn gù ， bù zhī dào diē niáng xiàn zài qíng xíng rú hé ， zài zhēng … wǒ yě yǒu yì bǎi duō nián méi yǒu jiàn dào tā men le 。”
郑微点了点头：“.不是人家不用功，我听盈儿姐姐说了幽州变故，不知道爹娘现在情形如何，再狰…我也有一百多年没有见到他们了。”
"Perhaps there is something."
xuè nóng yú shuǐ ， shuí shuō xiū xiān zhě qīn qíng jiù hěn dàn mò ， cǐ shí cǐ kè ， zhèng bān liǎn shàng míng xiǎn liú lù chū duì fù mǔ de yī liàn zhī sè 。
血浓于水，谁说修仙者亲情就很淡漠，此时此刻，郑斑脸上明显流露出对父母的依恋之色。
A flash of white light appeared before them, revealing Mo'er’s appearance. Closing her eyes, she released her divine sense. Initially, she hadn’t sensed anything, but hearing Lin Xuan, Mo'er also felt a faint presence.
“ shào yé ， nǐ jiù dā yìng wēi ér de qǐng qiú ， yī lù shàng yǒu wǒ liǎ zhǐ diǎn ， tā de xiū xíng yě bú huì dān gē 。” bái guāng yī shǎn ， yuè ér yǐ cóng tiān jī fǔ chū lái ， yī gǔ xiāng fēng piāo rù bí duān 。
“少爷，你就答应微儿的请求，一路上有我俩指点，她的修行也不会耽搁。”白光一闪，月儿已从天机府出来，一股香风飘入鼻端。
"Could there be some demons? Young Master, should we go check?"
xiǎo yā tou yí xiàng hěn téng bǎo bèi tú dì ， hé kuàng zhè ge qǐng qiú yě hé qíng hé lǐ 。
小丫头一向很疼宝贝徒弟，何况这个请求也合情合理。
"Not necessarily."
“ hǎo ba ， jì rán xiǎng qù ， nà wǒ bù lán mí ， bù guò chēng yī lù shàng yào tīng fēn fù ， bù yǔn xǔ suí biàn xíng dòng shén me 。”
“好吧，既然想去，那我不拦弥，不过称一路上要听吩咐，不允许随便行动什么。”
Lin Xuan clapped his hands and wore a mocking expression: "Even if there are demons, what does it matter to me? There’s no benefit in running around for them."
lín xuān lüè yī sī suǒ ， jiù diǎn diǎn tóu tóng yì le ， bù guò què yīn yīn dīng zhǔ le yī jù ， suǒ wèi yán shī chū gāo tú ， yuè ér què shì qià qià xiāng fǎn de ， xiǎo yā tou yǔ zhèng bān yì shī yì yǒu ， jiāng tā gěi chǒng huài le 。
林轩略一思索，就点点头同意了，不过却殷殷叮嘱了一句，所谓严师出高徒，月儿却是恰恰相反的，小丫头与郑斑亦师亦友，将她给宠坏了。
"That makes sense," Mo'er nodded. Her suggestion had been too hasty. If there were powerful demons here, the unlucky ones would be the cultivators of Hoshan City.
“ duō xiè shī zǔ dà ēn dà dé ， duō xiè shī fù ， liǎng wèi fàng xīn ， bān ér yí dìng huì guāi guāi tīng huà de 。”
“多谢师祖大恩大德，多谢师父，两位放心，斑儿一定会乖乖听话的。”
Since this was irrelevant to her, she could leave such matters alone.
zhèng tuì dà xǐ ， chōng liǎng rén bài le xià qù 。
郑蜕大喜，冲两人拜了下去。
Lin Xuan cast a deep look southwest before his body was enveloped in green light and flew toward Hoshan City.
“ hǎo le ， bù yòng duō lǐ 。”
“好了，不用多礼。”
Meanwhile, several miles away in some deep mountains, a vast area was shrouded by surging demonic aura. Not only ordinary humans but even lower-grade cultivators would be devoured if they ventured here.
yuè ér tái shǒu xū fú ， qí shí yī lù shàng yǒu bàn ， xiǎo yā tou yě hěn kāi xīn ， xiū xíng jì mò ， wú liáo de shí hòu ， yòu kě yǐ yǔ tú dì shuō qiāo qiāo huà le 。
月儿抬手虚扶，其实一路上有伴，小丫头也很开心，修行寂寞，无聊的时候，又可以与徒弟说悄悄话了。
In the heart of this area, a cave stood. Inside, a massive black cocoon towered over everything. The demon inside, towering seven zhang (about 23 feet), was terrifying to behold.
liǎng nǚ huí dào le tiān jī fǔ ， lín xuān zé huà wèi yī dào jīng hóng ， lí kāi jiǔ líng shān ， lüè yī shǎn shuò ， jiù xiāo shī zài tiān jì zhī zhōng 。
两女回到了天机府，林轩则化为一道惊虹，离开玖凌山，略一闪烁，就消失在天际之中。
Suddenly, it opened its blood-red eyes, radiating fierce light.
xī níng fǔ wèi yú yún zhōu nán bù ， zhàn dì zú yǒu jìn bǎi wàn lǐ ， fán róng yǐ jí ， hào shí chéng shì gāi fǔ dì yī dà chéng ， yě shì yún zhōu sān dà xiū shì zhī chéng zhī yī 。
夕宁府位于云州南部，占地足有近百万里，繁荣以极，皓石城是该府第一大城，也是云州三大修士之城之一。
"Two Separation Realm cultivators! Your concealment technique is quite ingenious; I almost fell for it..."
qiě xī bù shǔ yú rèn hé yí gè shì lì ， nǎi shì yī zuò zhēn zhèng de zì yóu chéng shì ， jiǔ ér jiǔ zhī ， sàn xiū 、 wài lái zhī shì ， dōu xǐ huān huì jù yú zhè lǐ 。 měi tiān lái lái wǎng wǎng de xiū xiān zhě luò yì bù jué 。
且牺不属于任何一个势力，乃是一座真正的自由城市，久而久之，散修、外来之士，都喜欢汇聚于这里。每天来来往往的修仙者络绎不绝。
Though he spoke, his expression showed caution. After about a cup of tea’s worth of time, he sighed in relief and muttered to himself: "Fortunately, those old monsters don’t want to meddle either. Otherwise, even though I’m not afraid, it would be troublesome."
gù ér lín xuān lái dào cǐ chù ， méi yǒu yǐn qǐ rèn hé rén zhù yì 。
故而林轩来到此处，没有引起任何人注意。
Lin Xuan was unaware of this. He arrived at the Immortal Coming Pavilion, an important building in Hoshan City with a complex array of teleportation arrays passed down from ancient times. It could instantly transport one across thousands of miles.
bì jìng tā de róng mào píng fán yǐ jí ， yòu jiāng xiū wèi shōu liǎn dào níng dān qī 。
毕竟他的容貌平凡以极，又将修为收敛到凝丹期。
Given that each state’s area was enormous, traveling by flight would take Lin Xuan nearly three months even with his swift techniques. However, using the teleportation array was much faster.
wàng zhuó yǎn qián qì shì huī hóng de xióng chéng ， lín xuān yě bù yóu de gǎn kǎi wàn qiān ， dāng nián zì jǐ chū dào guì dì ， jiù shì bèi chuán sòng dào zhè hào shí chéng lǐ ， rú jīn gù dì zhòng yóu ， xīn qíng suī rán bù néng shuō fù zá wú bǐ ， dàn gǎn chù yě shì hěn duō dì 。
望着眼前气势恢宏的雄城，林轩也不由得感慨万千，当年自己初到贵地，就是被传送到这皓石城里，如今故地重游，心情虽然不能说复杂无比，但感触也是很多地。
The price was not cheap; even an old monster at the婴灵 Stage would feel a pinch in their pocket. But for Lin Xuan, it was nothing to worry about.
yǔ dì yī cì lái zhè lǐ shí xiāng tóng ， tiān shàng dì xià jiē shì xiū xiān zhě ， bù guò zhè fù jìn de lì hún gǔ ， què yǐ cóng xiū xiān jiè chú míng le 。
与第一次来这里时相同，天上地下皆是修仙者，不过这附近的厉魂谷，却已从修仙界除名了。
Since there were no teleportation arrays connecting to Youzhou, his destination was Qingzhou, from where he could return by flying.
xiān dào jiān nán ， jí shǐ zhè zhǒng chuán chéng le shù bǎi nián de dà pài ， yě yǒu kě néng duàn le xiāng huǒ ， gèng bú yào shuō dān dú yí gè rén le 。
仙道艰难，即使这种传承了数百年的大派，也有可能断了香火，更不要说单独一个人了。
After paying ten thousand crystal stones, Lin Xuan completed the teleportation smoothly. Money can make even ghosts push doors; this was equally true in the cultivation world. However, compared to a century ago, the price had increased significantly.
bié kàn zì jǐ xiàn zài yǐ jìn jiē lí hé ， yī jiù sī háo xiè dài bù dé 。
别看自己现在已进阶离合，依旧丝毫懈怠不得。
Qingzhou ranked among the smallest states in the twelve regions of Tianyun, but it still covered several times more area than Youzhou. With nearly ten billion inhabitants, Lin Xuan arrived without any delay. Saving lives was urgent; he didn’t know how the situation in Youzhou was now.
nǎo hǎi zhōng niàn tou zhuǎn guò ， lín xuān tū rán tóng kǒng wēi suō ， xiàng shì gǎn yìng dào shén me shì de zhuǎn guò tóu lú 。
脑海中念头转过，林轩突然瞳孔微缩，像是感应到什么似的转过头颅。
Although Baixuan Pavilion was a local force with many members, they had several old monsters at the婴灵 Stage on their side.
“ shào yé ， zěn me le ？” qīng cuì de shēng yīn chuán rù ěr duǒ ， yuè ér suī rán zài tiān jī fǔ ， dàn yě gǎn yìng dào lín xuān mǎn liǎn de jǐn zhāng zhī sè 。
“少爷，怎么了？”清脆的声音传入耳朵，月儿虽然在天机府，但也感应到林轩满脸的紧张之色。
While Lin Xuan did not say anything, his heart was still somewhat worried. The distance from Qingzhou to Youzhou was countless miles; he had spent nearly three months flying back last time.
“ yuè ér ， mí méi yǒu xiàn me ， xī nán fāng xiàng ， jù lí zhè lǐ shù qiān lǐ ， yǒu yī gǔ hěn guǐ yì de …… mó qì 。” lín xuān nán nán de kāi kǒu le ， biǎo qíng níng zhòng yǐ jí 。
“月儿，弥没有现么，西南方向，距离这里数千里，有一股很诡异的……魔气。”林轩喃喃的开口了，表情凝重以极。
However, times change. Back then, he was only at the middle stage of the婴灵 Realm, but now he had entered the Separation Realm. The difference in cultivation stages was immeasurable.
suī rán tā de shén shí bǐ tóng jiē xiū shì qiáng dà xǔ duō ， dàn qí shí yě gǎn yìng bú dào nà me yuǎn de ， dàn nà mó qì shí zài gǔ guài wú bǐ ， yǐn yǐn de ， yǐ qiān dòng le zhè fù jìn de tiān dì yuán qì 。
虽然他的神识比同阶修士强大许多，但其实也感应不到那么远的，但那魔气实在古怪无比，隐隐的，已牵动了这附近的天地元气。
This time, with the same distance, Lin Xuan opened his full speed and managed to cover it in less than four days.
yǒu xiē xiàng yāo líng dǎo shàng de jiā luó gǔ mó ， dàn mó qì hái yào chún shàng xǔ duō 。
有些像妖灵岛上的迦罗古魔，但魔气还要纯上许多。
A stone tablet caught his eye, inscribed with two ancient characters: Youzhou!
“ hǎo xiàng shì yǒu yì diǎn 。”
“好像是有一点。”
"Young Master, we’re back."
bái guāng yī shǎn ， yī wèi měi mào de shào nǚ chū xiàn zài le miàn qián ， bì shàng shuāng móu ， jiāng shén shí fàng chū ， yuán běn ， tā bìng méi yǒu gǎn yìng dào shén me ， tīng lín xuān yī shuō ， yuè ér yě jué le 。
白光一闪，一位美貌的少女出现在了面前，闭上双眸，将神识放出，原本，她并没有感应到什么，听林轩一说，月儿也觉了。
Mo'er left the Cloudy Ning Mansion. This was where they had first started their cultivation journey together. Each departure and return brought a sense of change.
“ nán dào shì yǒu yāo mó ， shào yé ， wǒ men yào qù kàn yī kàn me ？”
“难道是有妖魔，少爷，我们要去看一看么？”
Zheng Wan stood beside them, her hands clasped in front of her chest. Her rosy cheeks revealed her excitement; after a century, she could finally see her parents again. She didn’t know how they were doing.
“ dāng rán bù qù le 。”
“当然不去了。”
"Enough guessing here. Let’s head to Baixuan Pavilion and everything will be clear..." Lin Xuan said calmly.
lín xuān pāi le pāi shǒu ， liǎn shàng lù chū yī sī jī cháo zhī sè ：“ jiù suàn yǒu yāo mó yòu rú hé ， yǔ wǒ hé gān ， méi yǒu hǎo chù ” nán dào běn shào yé hái shǎ shǎ de pǎo qù chú mó wèi dào me ？”
林轩拍了拍手，脸上露出一丝讥嘲之色：“就算有妖魔又如何，与我何干，没有好处”难道本少爷还傻傻的跑去除魔卫道么？”
"Young Master is right. Let’s go..."
“ zhè huà dào yě bù cuò 。”
“这话倒也不错。”
Before Mo'er finished speaking, green spiritual light flashed across her body. After spending so long in the Cloudy Ning Mansion, she felt a bit restless.
yuè ér diǎn diǎn tóu ， gāng cái zì jǐ de tí yì què shí tài guò cǎo shuài le yī xiē ， jiù suàn zhè ér yǒu lì hài de yāo mó ， dǎo méi de yě shì hào shí chéng de xiū xiān zhě 。
月儿点点头，刚才自己的提议确实太过草率了一些，就算这儿有厉害的妖魔，倒霉的也是皓石城的修仙者。
She decided to fly for a while. The green spiritual light grew, enveloping Zheng Wan and turning into a bright streak of light that soared toward the distant sky.
jì rán yǔ zì jǐ wú guān ， xián shì yòu hé bì duō guǎn 。
既然与自己无关，闲事又何必多管。
Lin Xuan smiled and followed behind.
lín xuān shēn shēn de kàn le xī nán fāng xiàng yī yǎn ， jiù hún shēn qīng máng dà qǐ ， xiàng hào shí chéng fēi qù 。
林轩深深的看了西南方向一眼，就浑身青芒大起，像皓石城飞去。
Though it had been a century since he left Youzhou, most cultivators possessed photographic memory. Therefore, they didn’t worry about getting lost.
yǔ cǐ tóng shí ， zài nà ge fāng xiàng de mǒu dà shān shēn chù 。
与此同时，在那个方向的某大山深处。
They flew over Bichun Mountain, where the quality of the spirit veins was quite good. The Bichun Sect had taken over after moving to Yunzhou.
fāng yuán shù lǐ ， dōu bèi xiōng yǒng de mó qì zhē bì ， bié shuō pǔ tōng fán rén bù gǎn jìn rù cǐ chù ， jiù suàn shì děng jí shāo chà diǎn de xiū xiān zhě ， yí dàn tà rù ， yě huì bèi mó qì qīn shí ， huà wèi yī duī bái gǔ 。
方圆数里，都被汹涌的魔气遮蔽，别说普通凡人不敢进入此处，就算是等级稍差点的修仙者，一旦踏入，也会被魔气侵蚀，化为一堆白骨。
The sect’s leader was Zheng Wan's biological father, while her mother was Xu Yin from the early days when Lin Xuan knew Duxi and his siblings.
zài mó qì zuì nóng yù de dì fāng ， yǒu yī zuò dòng fǔ 。
在魔气最浓郁的地方，有一座洞府。
With this connection, the Bichun Sect had climbed up the tree of Lin Xuan. They formed an alliance with Baixuan Pavilion, though it remained the main force.
shí dòng shēn chù ， dà zài guǎng kuò ， yī jù dà de hēi sè cán jiǎn chù lì zhe 。
石洞深处，大再广阔，一巨大的黑色蚕茧矗立着。
Over the years, they gained many benefits and became one of the second-largest sects in Youzhou.
cán jiǎn bèi mó qì bāo guǒ ， lǐ miàn yī shēn gāo qī zhàng de mó wù ràng rén jīng xīn chù mù 。
蚕茧被魔气包裹，里面一身高七丈的魔物让人惊心触目。
However, there were always trade-offs. The fate of the Bichun Sect was closely tied to that of Baixuan Pavilion.
tū rán tā zhēng kāi le xuè hóng sè de shuāng móu ， lǐ miàn xiōng guāng sì shè 。
突然他睁开了血红色的双眸，里面凶光四射。
The main base of Baixuan Pavilion was far away, so Lin Xuan planned to go to Bichun Mountain first and gather information there.
“ liǎng míng lí hé ， hǎo shén miào de liǎn qì zhī shù ， chà diǎn jiāng běn mó zǔ dōu gěi mán guò qù le ……”
“两名离合，好神妙的敛气之术，差点将本魔祖都给瞒过去了……”
As they flew, Lin Xuan felt a sense of nostalgia. He hadn’t noticed how desolate Youzhou was before returning from Yunzhou. The primordial energy here was thin, and the number of cultivators was few. After flying for several miles, he didn’t even see any disciples at the灵动 Realm.
kǒu zhōng zhè yàng shuō ， tā zhēng níng de miàn róng shàng què mǎn shì jǐng tì zhī sè 。
口中这样说，他狰狞的面容上却满是警惕之色。
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After a brief conversation, 6 Ying'er took her leave.
Looking at the back of this girl disappear, Lin Xuan rested his hand on his chin and showed some puzzlement. To other forces, Youzhou was merely a desolate land; which cultivation family would harbor ambitions for it, and deliberately conceal their movements?
The matter was full of mysteries.
However, Lin Xuan did not delve too deeply into the details. No matter what force or hidden agenda they might have, he had already advanced to the Separation Realm with Mo'er's assistance. Although he could not say that all of China was accessible, there were few threats to his existence now.
Careful is wise, but being overly cautious might provoke ridicule.
Lin Xuan did not linger; after a night’s rest, he prepared to leave.
The next morning, Lin Xuan left his cave and arrived at the entrance of Drifting Cloud Valley. There stood a tall young girl waiting for him.
She appeared to be around seventeen or eighteen years old, though she was not considered beautiful by any means. Her presence seemed to draw attention as she waited.
"Young Master, what's wrong?" Mo'er’s clear voice reached his ears. Although she was in the Cloudy Ning Mansion, her senses picked up on Lin Xuan’s tense demeanor.
"Mo'er, I didn’t sense anything. There is a very peculiar... demonic aura about three thousand miles southwest," Lin Xuan murmured, his expression grave.
Although his divine sense was much stronger than that of ordinary cultivators at the same level, he could not detect such distant auras. However, this demonic aura was incredibly strange and subtly affected the surrounding primordial energy.
It reminded him somewhat of the ancient demon on Jialing Island, but it seemed purer.
"Perhaps there is something."
A flash of white light appeared before them, revealing Mo'er’s appearance. Closing her eyes, she released her divine sense. Initially, she hadn’t sensed anything, but hearing Lin Xuan, Mo'er also felt a faint presence.
"Could there be some demons? Young Master, should we go check?"
"Not necessarily."
Lin Xuan clapped his hands and wore a mocking expression: "Even if there are demons, what does it matter to me? There’s no benefit in running around for them."
"That makes sense," Mo'er nodded. Her suggestion had been too hasty. If there were powerful demons here, the unlucky ones would be the cultivators of Hoshan City.
Since this was irrelevant to her, she could leave such matters alone.
Lin Xuan cast a deep look southwest before his body was enveloped in green light and flew toward Hoshan City.
Meanwhile, several miles away in some deep mountains, a vast area was shrouded by surging demonic aura. Not only ordinary humans but even lower-grade cultivators would be devoured if they ventured here.
In the heart of this area, a cave stood. Inside, a massive black cocoon towered over everything. The demon inside, towering seven zhang (about 23 feet), was terrifying to behold.
Suddenly, it opened its blood-red eyes, radiating fierce light.
"Two Separation Realm cultivators! Your concealment technique is quite ingenious; I almost fell for it..."
Though he spoke, his expression showed caution. After about a cup of tea’s worth of time, he sighed in relief and muttered to himself: "Fortunately, those old monsters don’t want to meddle either. Otherwise, even though I’m not afraid, it would be troublesome."
Lin Xuan was unaware of this. He arrived at the Immortal Coming Pavilion, an important building in Hoshan City with a complex array of teleportation arrays passed down from ancient times. It could instantly transport one across thousands of miles.
Given that each state’s area was enormous, traveling by flight would take Lin Xuan nearly three months even with his swift techniques. However, using the teleportation array was much faster.
The price was not cheap; even an old monster at the婴灵 Stage would feel a pinch in their pocket. But for Lin Xuan, it was nothing to worry about.
Since there were no teleportation arrays connecting to Youzhou, his destination was Qingzhou, from where he could return by flying.
After paying ten thousand crystal stones, Lin Xuan completed the teleportation smoothly. Money can make even ghosts push doors; this was equally true in the cultivation world. However, compared to a century ago, the price had increased significantly.
Qingzhou ranked among the smallest states in the twelve regions of Tianyun, but it still covered several times more area than Youzhou. With nearly ten billion inhabitants, Lin Xuan arrived without any delay. Saving lives was urgent; he didn’t know how the situation in Youzhou was now.
Although Baixuan Pavilion was a local force with many members, they had several old monsters at the婴灵 Stage on their side.
While Lin Xuan did not say anything, his heart was still somewhat worried. The distance from Qingzhou to Youzhou was countless miles; he had spent nearly three months flying back last time.
However, times change. Back then, he was only at the middle stage of the婴灵 Realm, but now he had entered the Separation Realm. The difference in cultivation stages was immeasurable.
This time, with the same distance, Lin Xuan opened his full speed and managed to cover it in less than four days.
A stone tablet caught his eye, inscribed with two ancient characters: Youzhou!
"Young Master, we’re back."
Mo'er left the Cloudy Ning Mansion. This was where they had first started their cultivation journey together. Each departure and return brought a sense of change.
Zheng Wan stood beside them, her hands clasped in front of her chest. Her rosy cheeks revealed her excitement; after a century, she could finally see her parents again. She didn’t know how they were doing.
"Enough guessing here. Let’s head to Baixuan Pavilion and everything will be clear..." Lin Xuan said calmly.
"Young Master is right. Let’s go..."
Before Mo'er finished speaking, green spiritual light flashed across her body. After spending so long in the Cloudy Ning Mansion, she felt a bit restless.
She decided to fly for a while. The green spiritual light grew, enveloping Zheng Wan and turning into a bright streak of light that soared toward the distant sky.
Lin Xuan smiled and followed behind.
Though it had been a century since he left Youzhou, most cultivators possessed photographic memory. Therefore, they didn’t worry about getting lost.
They flew over Bichun Mountain, where the quality of the spirit veins was quite good. The Bichun Sect had taken over after moving to Yunzhou.
The sect’s leader was Zheng Wan's biological father, while her mother was Xu Yin from the early days when Lin Xuan knew Duxi and his siblings.
With this connection, the Bichun Sect had climbed up the tree of Lin Xuan. They formed an alliance with Baixuan Pavilion, though it remained the main force.
Over the years, they gained many benefits and became one of the second-largest sects in Youzhou.
However, there were always trade-offs. The fate of the Bichun Sect was closely tied to that of Baixuan Pavilion.
The main base of Baixuan Pavilion was far away, so Lin Xuan planned to go to Bichun Mountain first and gather information there.
As they flew, Lin Xuan felt a sense of nostalgia. He hadn’t noticed how desolate Youzhou was before returning from Yunzhou. The primordial energy here was thin, and the number of cultivators was few. After flying for several miles, he didn’t even see any disciples at the灵动 Realm.
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