sān nián hòu ， yún zhōu wài hǎi ， mǒu bù zhī míng de hǎi yù ， liǎng dào jīng hóng guā pò cháng kōng ， fēng chí diàn chè ， bú yòng shuō ， diàn zi shū （）
三年后，云州外海，某不知名的海域，两道惊虹刮破长空，风驰电掣，不用说，電子书（）
Three years later, in the outer sea of Yunzhou, a nameless expanse of water, two streaks of lightning pierced through the sky. The speed was incredible; it didn’t need to be said that this was an electronic book.
“ jiě ， mí shuō zhè rén jiè zhī zhōng ， yǔ xiū luó zhī mén yǒu guān de chuán sòng diǎn yǒu bǎi yú gè ， zhǐ yào zài jiè miàn tōng dào kāi qǐ de yī kè ， shǒu chí xiū luó yù pái ， jiù néng jìn rù qí zhōng ？” dùn guāng zhōng ， yī huǎn màn ér jiān dìng de shēng yīn chuán rù ěr duǒ ， shuō huà de ， shì yī róng mào píng fán de xiū xiān zhě 。
“姐，弥说这人界之中，与修罗之门有关的传送点有百余个，只要在界面通道开启的一刻，手持修罗玉牌，就能进入其中？”遁光中，一缓慢而坚定的声音传入耳朵，说话的，是一容貌平凡的修仙者。
"Little Sister, Myth says there are over a hundred teleportation points related to the Netherworld Gate within the human realm. As long as you hold the Netherworld Jade Token at the moment the portal opens, you can enter one of them?" A slow and resolute voice echoed in Lin Xuan's ears from the ethereal light.
“ bù cuò 。” mèng rú yān diǎn le diǎn tóu ：“ xiàn zài wǒ men yào qù de yín shā dǎo ， jiù yǒu yí gè chuán sòng diǎn de 。”
“不错。”梦如嫣点了点头：“现在我们要去的银鲨岛，就有一个传送点的。”
"Correct," Dream Ruyan nodded. "The Silver Shark Island we are going to now has such a teleportation point."
lín xuān tīng le zhè huà ， diǎn diǎn tóu ， bù zài duō wèn shén me ， dàn biǎo qíng què biàn dé wú bǐ de yán sù 。
林轩听了这话，点点头，不再多问什么，但表情却变得无比的严肃。
Upon hearing this, Lin Xuan nodded but didn't ask any more questions. His expression turned unusually serious.
bì jìng cǐ xíng chéng bài yǔ fǒu ， guān xì zhe jiě dì èr rén néng fǒu fēi shēng líng jiè chéng gōng 。 shù bǎi nián de xiū liàn ， wèi de bù jiù shì zhè yī tiān 。
毕竟此行成败与否，关系着姐弟二人能否飞升灵界成功。数百年的修炼，为的不就是这一天。
After all, the success or failure of this journey would determine whether his sister and he could ascend to the Spirit Realm successfully. Hundreds of years of cultivation had been for this very moment. Even with Lin Xuan's broad-mindedness, he couldn’t help feeling a bit tense at that moment.
jí biàn yǐ lín xuān de huò dá ， cǐ shí cǐ kè ， yě bù yóu de yǒu xiē xǔ jǐn zhāng de 。
即便以林轩的豁达，此时此刻，也不由得有些许紧张的。
Dream Ruyan’s expression was similar.
mèng rú yān de biǎo qíng yě chà bu duō 。
梦如嫣的表情也差不多。
Fortunately, all matters within their sect were already resolved.
hǎo zài mén pài zhōng de shì qíng dōu yǐ chǔ lǐ tuǒ dàng diào le 。
好在门派中的事情都已处理妥当掉了。
With the assistance of Hundred-herb Pill, Liu Ying truly stepped into the Separation and Union realm half a year ago. This naturally alleviated the crisis facing Bixuan Pavilion as long as they didn’t continue expanding. With no further expansion, everything would be safe and sound.
yǒu le bǎi cǎo dān xiāng zhù ， bàn nián yǐ qián ， liú yíng guǒ rán mài rù lí hé 。
有了百草丹相助，半年以前，刘莹果然迈入离合。
Silver Shark Island was located west of Tianyuhaguan (Heavenly Cloud Sect), just over ten million li away from Yongzhou Island.
rú cǐ yī lái ， bài xuān gé miàn lín de wēi jī ， zì rán yíng rèn ér jiě ， zhǐ yào bù jì xù kuò zhāng xià qù ， gāo zhěn wú yōu jiù méi yǒu wèn tí 。
如此一来，拜轩阁面临的危机，自然迎刃而解，只要不继续扩张下去，高枕无忧就没有问题。
Despite such a close distance, this island wasn't included in the jurisdiction of Bixuan Pavilion.
yín shā dǎo wèi yú tiān yá hǎi gé yǐ xī ， jù lí yíng zhōu dǎo bù guò shí yú wàn lǐ 。
银鲨岛位于天涯海阁以西，距离瀛洲岛不过十余万里。
Moreover, although there was a decent spirit vein on the island, no cultivators had taken possession of it. Few practitioners even saw this place due to its relative isolation.
rán ér zhè me jìn de jù lí ， què bìng méi yǒu bèi nà rù bài xuān gé de guǎn xiá shì lì 。
然而这么近的距离，却并没有被纳入拜轩阁的管辖势力。
In essence, this was one of the teleportation points for the Netherworld Gate.
bù jǐn rú cǐ ， zài gāi dǎo shàng suī rán yǒu yī pǐn zhì bù dī de líng mài ， què gēn běn méi yǒu xiū xiān zhě zhàn jù ， píng rì lǐ ， gèng shǎo yǒu xiū xíng kàn dào cǐ 。
不仅如此，在该岛上虽然有一品质不低的灵脉，却根本没有修仙者占据，平日里，更少有修行看到此。
Although the gate rarely opened, ancient legends claimed that the spatial instability here could connect with the Underworld Realm. The Underworld was filled with terrifying vengeful spirits and ghosts, making it even more dangerous than the Ancient Demon Realm. Unless someone was extremely reckless, no cultivator would want to be teleported there.
zhuī gēn jiū dǐ ， zhè lǐ shì xiū luó zhī mén de chuán sòng diǎn zhī yī 。
追根究底，这里是修罗之门的传送点之一。
However, these were just rumors, not something to believe in.
píng rì lǐ ， gāi mén suī bú huì kāi qǐ ， dàn shàng gǔ chuán yán ， zhè lǐ de kōng jiān bìng bù wěn dìng ， shèn zhì kě néng yǔ yīn sī jiè xiāng lián 。
平日里，该门虽不会开启，但上古传言，这里的空间并不稳定，甚至可能与阴司界相连。
Besides, the Netherworld Gate was about to open. Even if there were dangers, how could they stop those powerful practitioners with unique techniques?
yīn sī jiè zhōng ， biàn bù kě pà de yuān hún guǐ wù ， qí wēi xiǎn chéng dù ， shèn zhì bǐ gǔ mó jiè dōu shèng shàng yī chóu ， chú fēi chī bǎo le chēng de ， nǎ ge xiū xiān zhě dāng rán dōu bù xiǎng bèi chuán sòng guò qù le 。
阴司界中，遍布可怕的冤魂鬼物，其危险程度，甚至比古魔界都胜上一筹，除非吃饱了撑的，哪个修仙者当然都不想被传送过去了。
After flying for approximately an hour, Lin Xuan and Dream Ruyan had arrived above Silver Shark Island.
bù guò chuán yán yě jǐn jǐn shì chuán yán ér yǐ ， bìng bù ěr xìn 。
不过传言也仅仅是传言而已，并不耳信。
From their vantage point in the clouds, the island’s shape indeed resembled a shark leaping out of the water.
hé kuàng xiū luó zhī mén jí jiāng kāi qǐ ， jiù suàn yǒu wēi xiǎn yòu zěn me dǎng dé zhù nà xiē shēn huái yì shù de dà néng xiū shì 。
何况修罗之门即将开启，就算有危险又怎么挡得住那些身怀异术的大能修士。
The surrounding sea sparkled, giving the island a mysterious aura due to the reflection. It was indeed worthy of its name.
jīng guò yuē yí gè shí chén de fēi xíng ” lín xuān yǔ rú yān xiān zi yǐ lái dào le yín shā dǎo shàng kōng 。
经过约一个时辰的飞行”林轩与如嫣仙子已来到了银鲨岛上空。
"Is this it?"
cóng yún duān shàng fǔ lǎn xià qù ， gāi dǎo de xíng zhuàng què shí xiàng yī yuè shuǐ ér chū de shā yú 。
从云端上俯览下去，该岛的形状确实像一跃水而出的鲨鱼。
Lin Xuan scanned the surface of the sea with a look of surprise on his face.
sì zhōu hǎi shuǐ bō guāng lín lín ， jīng guò hǎi shuǐ de fǎn shè ， gěi gāi dǎo méng shān yī céng shén mì de guāng yùn ， dǎo shì bù fù yín shā zhī míng 。
四周海水波光粼粼，经过海水的反射，给该岛蒙山一层神秘的光晕，倒是不负银鲨之名。
Despite its unique shape, Silver Shark Island wasn’t large. With Lin Xuan’s powerful spiritual sense, he could see every detail from the clouds—there were no teleportation arrays here.
“ jiù shì zhè lǐ me ？”
“就是这里么？”
Could Dream Ruyan have made a mistake? The island was supposed to be the location for the teleportation point.
lín xuān mù guāng zài hǎi miàn shàng sǎo guò ， liǎn shàng dài zhe jǐ fēn jīng yà zhī sè de kāi kǒu le 。
林轩目光在海面上扫过，脸上带着几分惊讶之色的开口了。
However, Lin Xuan dismissed such thoughts as absurd. For this journey, Dream Ruyan had been scheming for a long time; how could she possibly get the teleportation location wrong?
zhè yín shā dǎo xíng zhuàng gù rán qí tè ， rán ér miàn jī què bìng bù dà de ， yǐ lín xuān shén shí zhī qiáng ， zì rán shì yī yǎn jiù gāi dǎo de yī cǎo yī mù ， quán dōu kàn le gè qīng qīng chǔ chǔ ， bìng méi yǒu shén me chuán sòng fǎ zhèn lái zhe 。
这银鲨岛形状固然奇特，然而面积却并不大的，以林轩神识之强，自然是一眼就该岛的一草一木，全都看了个清清楚楚，并没有什么传送法阵来着。
"Brother, what are you laughing at?" Dream Ruyan’s gaze swept over Lin Xuan’s face with some curiosity.
jiě jiě shuō de chuán sòng diǎn jiù zài cǐ chù ， gāi bú huì zhǎo cuò dì fāng le ？
姐姐说的传送点就在此处，该不会找错地方了？
"I was just thinking."
nǎo hǎi zhōng niàn tou zhuǎn guò ， bù guò lín xuān suí hòu yě jué de tài huāng miù ， wèi le cǐ xíng ” rú yān xiān zi kě shì tú móu le hǎo jiǔ ， zěn me kě néng lián chuán sòng dì diǎn dōu nòng cuò 。
脑海中念头转过，不过林轩随后也觉得太荒谬，为了此行”如嫣仙子可是图谋了好久，怎么可能连传送地点都弄错。
Seeing that Lin Xuan wasn’t going to speak further, Dream Ruyan didn’t take it seriously. They slowed their ethereal light and landed on a rocky outcrop by the sea.
“ dì di ， nǐ zài xiào shén me ？” rú yān xiān zi mù guāng zài lín xuān liǎn shàng sǎo guò ， yǒu diǎn hào qí de lòng kǒu le 。
“弟弟，你在笑什么？”如嫣仙子目光在林轩脸上扫过，有点好奇的弄口了。
"Little Sister, how long will it be before the Netherworld Gate opens?" Lin Xuan reached into his waistband and produced an jade token with a ghost face carved on its back. The number on the reverse side had changed to a large "zero."
“ méi yǒu 。”
“没有。”
"It’s hard to say; it could take anywhere from a few days to over a month," Dream Ruyan combed her hair, then sat cross-legged, waiting.
jiàn lín xuān bù shuō ， mèng rú yān yě bù yǐ wéi yì ， liǎng rén dùn guāng yī huǎn ” yì qǐ xiàng dǎo shàng là le xià qù 。
见林轩不说，梦如嫣也不以为意，两人遁光一缓”一起像岛上落了下去。
"Oh."
“ jiě ， xiū luó zhī mén dà yuē hái xū yào duō jiǔ cái kāi qǐ ？” lín xuān shēn shǒu zài yāo jiān yī pāi ， zhǎng xīn zhī zhōng chū xiàn le yī kè zhe guǐ liǎn de yù pái 。
“姐，修罗之门大约还需要多久才开启？”林轩伸手在腰间一拍，掌心之中出现了一刻着鬼脸的玉牌。
Lin Xuan nodded. For cultivators, this time was negligible, so he also sat cross-legged.
bèi miàn de shù zì ， yǐ biàn chéng le yī dà dà de “ líng ” zì 。
背面的数字，已变成了一大大的“零”字。
Time passed slowly.
“ zhè nán shuō ， shǎo zé shù rì ， duō zé yuè yú 。” mèng rú yān lǐ le lǐ fà sī ， suí hòu pán xī ér zuò ， zǒng zhī zài zhè lǐ děng hòu jiù zǒu le 。
“这难说，少则数日，多则月余。”梦如嫣理了理发丝，随后盘膝而坐，总之在这里等候就走了。
Half a month later, the sky began to drizzle lightly, but the sea remained calm. The distant scenery was somewhat blurry.
“ ó 。”
“哦。”
The Netherworld Gate could open at any moment, and Lin Xuan and Dream Ruyan didn’t bother setting up temporary dwellings. They simply sat cross-legged on a rocky outcrop by the shore.
lín xuān diǎn le diǎn tóu ， zhè diǎn shí jiān ， duì xiū xiān zhě ér yán ， gēn běn bù zhí yī tí ， yú shì yě pán xī zuò le xià qù 。
林轩点了点头，这点时间，对修仙者而言，根本不值一提，于是也盘膝坐了下去。
Despite the gray sky, no raindrops fell upon them as they meditated like old monks in deep concentration.
shí jiān màn màn liú shì 。
时间慢慢流逝。
Suddenly, Lin Xuan opened his eyes.
bàn yuè de guāng yīn ， hěn kuài jiù guò qù le 。
半月的光阴，很快就过去了。
His face was filled with surprise and a hint of alertness, his expression unusually serious.
zhè rì ， tiān kōng zhōng xià zhe xī xī lì lì de xiǎo yǔ ” bù guò hǎi miàn hái suàn chén jì ， zhǐ bù guò yuǎn chù de jǐng wù yǒu xiē mó hú 。
这日，天空中下着淅淅沥沥的小雨”不过海面还算沉寂，只不过远处的景物有些模糊。
"Little Sister, what’s wrong?" Dream Ruyan also opened her eyes, looking somewhat puzzled.
xiū luó zhī mén suí shí kě néng kāi qǐ ， lín xuān yǔ rú yān xiān zi zì rán bú huì kāi pì shén me lín shí dòng fǔ ， jiù pán xī zuò zài dǎo yǔ kào hǎi de yī kuài jiāo shí zhī shàng 。
修罗之门随时可能开启，林轩与如嫣仙子自然不会开辟什么临时洞府，就盘膝坐在岛屿靠海的一块礁石之上。
"There is someone coming this way. No, it's ademon race (yao zue), his realm..." Before he could finish speaking, Lin Xuan’s face changed dramatically.
huī méng méng de tiān kōng ， kě jiě dì èr rén shēn shàng ， què yī sī yǔ shuǐ yě wú ， jiù zhè me rú tóng lǎo sēng rù dìng yì bān de dǎ zuò 。
灰蒙蒙的天空，可姐弟二人身上，却一丝雨水也无，就这么如同老僧入定一般的打坐。
"What?"
tū rán ， lín xuān zhēng kāi le shuāng móu 。
突然，林轩睁开了双眸。
Dream Ruyan was taken aback; she knew Lin Xuan well—on the surface, he was easygoing, but deep down, he had an arrogant streak and didn’t fear anything in this world.
liǎn shàng mǎn shì yà rán zhī sè ， yǐn yǐn de ， hái yǒu jǐ fēn jǐng tì zhī sè zài lǐ tou ， biǎo qíng jìng shì wú bǐ de níng zhòng 。
脸上满是讶然之色，隐隐的，还有几分警惕之色在里头，表情竟是无比的凝重。
Dream Ruyan raised her eyebrows and released her spiritual sense, but found nothing. She couldn’t help feeling surprised. She knew that Lin Xuan wasn’t one to speak falsely, yet as a Separation and Union middle-stage cultivator herself, she hadn’t even sensed anything. Could it be that Lin Xuan’s spiritual sense was stronger than hers?
“ dì di ， zěn me le ？” rú yān xiān zi yě zhēng kāi yǎn lái ， biǎo qíng yǒu xiē qí guài 。
“弟弟，怎么了？”如嫣仙子也睁开眼来，表情有些奇怪。
After some time, Dream Ruyan's expression became more complicated.
“ yǒu yí gè rén zhèng xiàng zhè biān ér lái ， bú duì ， shì yāo zú ， tā de jìng jiè ……” huà yīn wèi luò ， lín xuān jìng liǎn sè dà biàn le 。
“有一个人正像这边而来，不对，是妖族，他的境界……”话音未落，林轩竟脸色大变了。
Boom!
“ zěn me ？”
“怎么？”
The sea roiled with waves, the aura from a thousand miles away becoming extremely clear. The primordial energy of heaven and earth seemed to become chaotic.
mèng rú yān yī è ， lín xuān de xìng gé tā qīng chǔ ， biǎo miàn suí hé ， gǔ zi lǐ ， què yǒu yī gǔ kuáng ào zhī qì ， yī fù tiān bù pà ， dì bù pà de xìng zi 。
梦如嫣一愕，林轩的性格她清楚，表面随和，骨子里，却有一股狂傲之气，一副天不怕，地不怕的性子。
This pressure, this power...
mèng rú yān xiù méi wēi tiāo ， yě suí zhī fàng chū le shén shí ， rán ér què yī wú suǒ huò ， xīn zhōng bù yóu de yǒu xiē yà rán le ， tā zhī dào dì di bú shì xū yán wàng yǔ zhī tú ， kě zì jǐ nǎi shì lí hé zhōng qī de xiū xiān zhě ， dōu yī sī gǎn yìng yě wú ， nán dào lín xuān shén shí zhī qiáng ， hái zài zì jǐ zhè lí hé zhōng qī xiū shì zhī shàng ？
梦如嫣秀眉微挑，也随之放出了神识，然而却一无所获，心中不由得有些讶然了，她知道弟弟不是虚言妄语之徒，可自己乃是离合中期的修仙者，都一丝感应也无，难道林轩神识之强，还在自己这离合中期修士之上？
Dream Ruyan’s face turned pale. According to her knowledge, only one figure in thedemon race (yao zue) had such strength. However, his place of seclusion was far from the outer sea, and there were other teleportation points nearby. Why would he come to Silver Shark Island?
yòu guò piàn kè ， mèng rú yān de shén sè yě biàn dé nán kàn qǐ lái le 。
又过片刻，梦如嫣的神色也变得难看起来了。
"Little Sister, do you know this old monster?" After ascending to Separation and Union realm, Lin Xuan was left in awe by few existences; this distantdemon race (yao zue) cultivator was certainly one of them.
hōng ！
轰！
"What about the Ten Thousand Serpent King? Have you heard of him?"
dà hǎi shàng bō tāo fān yǒng ， nà qiān lǐ zhī wài de yāo qì ， yǐ biàn dé jí wéi qīng xī ， tiān dì yuán qì ， jìng rán hùn luàn yǐ jí 。
大海上波涛翻涌，那千里之外的妖气，已变得极为清晰，天地元气，竟然混乱以极。
"What, the Ten Thousand Serpent King, the top expert of thedemon race (yao zue)?"
zhè zhǒng wēi yā ， zhè zhǒng shí lì 。
这种威压，这种实力。
Lin Xuan’s pupils constricted. In Yunzhou, this figure's reputation was second only to Wang Tinglou, also at Separation and Union late-stage.
mèng rú yān de biǎo qíng shà bái wú bǐ ， jù tā suǒ zhī ， yāo zú zhī zhōng ， yōng yǒu zhè zhǒng shí lì de zhǐ yǒu yí gè 。
梦如嫣的表情煞白无比，据她所知，妖族之中，拥有这种实力的只有一个。
Lin Xuan’s face turned extremely gloomy.
zhǐ shì tā de yǐn jū zhī chù ， jù lí wài hǎi qiān shān wàn shuǐ ， jiù suàn yào jìn xiū luó zhī mén ， fù jìn yòu bú shì méi yǒu bié de chuán sòng zhī chù ， lái yín shā dǎo zuò shén me ？
只是他的隐居之处，距离外海千山万水，就算要进修罗之门，附近又不是没有别的传送之处，来银鲨岛做什么？
Dream Ruyan’s emotions were even more complicated. Back then, when her sister managed Tianyuhaguan (Heavenly Cloud Sect), the Divine Bell of Calming the Sea was stolen by petty people. After many twists and turns, it ended up in the hands of the Ten Thousand Serpent King.
“ jiě ， zhè lǎo yāo guài mí rèn shí me ？”
“姐，这老妖怪弥认识么？”
Later, Wang Tinglou single-handedly entered the Ten Thousand Serpent Valley to reclaim their treasure for the sect.
jìn jiē lí hé yǐ hòu ， ràng lín xuān zhèn hàn de cún zài yǐ rán bù duō ， zhè yuǎn chù de yāo zú xiū shì jué duì suàn shì yí gè 。
进阶离合以后，让林轩震撼的存在已然不多，这远处的妖族修士绝对算是一个。
In truth, although Tianyuhaguan hadn’t directly clashed with the Ten Thousand Serpent King, this incident had created a significant grudge between them.
“ wàn jiāo wáng ， dì di kě yǒu tīng shuō ？”
“万蛟王，弟弟可有听说？”
However, while Tianyuhaguan’s power was inferior to that of the Ten Thousand Serpent Valley, it couldn’t be easily dishonored.
“ shén me ， wàn jiāo wáng ， yāo zú dì yī gāo shǒu ？”
“什么，万蛟王，妖族第一高手？”
Moreover, if the Ten Thousand Serpent King retaliated, it wouldn't just be human versus human conflict; it could potentially lead to a full-scale war between thedemon race (yao zue) and cultivators.
lín xuān tóng kǒng wēi suō ， zài yún zhōu ， zhè jiā huo shēng míng zhī xiǎng ， jǐn cì yú wàng tíng lóu yī rén ér yǐ ， tóng yàng shì lí hé hòu qī 。
林轩瞳孔微缩，在云州，这家伙声名之响，仅次于望亭楼一人而已，同样是离合后期。
With these factors in play, since the Ten Thousand Serpent King couldn’t defeat Wang Tinglou, he had to swallow his pride.
lín xuān de liǎn sè yī xià zi yīn mái yǐ jí 。
林轩的脸色一下子阴霾以极。
But as the saying goes, "The good don't come, but if they do, it's not a good sign." The appearance of this figure here was certainly not auspicious.
mèng rú yān de xīn qíng hái yào fù zá xǔ duō ， dāng nián jiě jiě zhǔ chí tiān yá hǎi gé ， dìng hǎi shén zhōng wèi xiāo xiǎo suǒ dào ， jǐ jīng zhuǎn zhé ， zuì hòu jiù shì luò zài wàn jiāo wáng de shǒu lǐ 。
梦如嫣的心情还要复杂许多，当年姐姐主持天涯海阁，定海神钟为宵小所盗，几经转折，最后就是落在万蛟王的手里。
[PS: Sorry for the late update, but I’ve really been having a rough time these past couple days. Drinking cold water is giving me trouble too. Anyway, there will be another 3000-word chapter tonight. Please support me with some recommendation votes on Monday, thank you to all my fellow daoists.]
Three years later, in the outer sea of Yunzhou, a nameless expanse of water, two streaks of lightning pierced through the sky. The speed was incredible; it didn’t need to be said that this was an electronic book.
"Little Sister, Myth says there are over a hundred teleportation points related to the Netherworld Gate within the human realm. As long as you hold the Netherworld Jade Token at the moment the portal opens, you can enter one of them?" A slow and resolute voice echoed in Lin Xuan's ears from the ethereal light.
"Correct," Dream Ruyan nodded. "The Silver Shark Island we are going to now has such a teleportation point."
Upon hearing this, Lin Xuan nodded but didn't ask any more questions. His expression turned unusually serious.
After all, the success or failure of this journey would determine whether his sister and he could ascend to the Spirit Realm successfully. Hundreds of years of cultivation had been for this very moment. Even with Lin Xuan's broad-mindedness, he couldn’t help feeling a bit tense at that moment.
Dream Ruyan’s expression was similar.
Fortunately, all matters within their sect were already resolved.
With the assistance of Hundred-herb Pill, Liu Ying truly stepped into the Separation and Union realm half a year ago. This naturally alleviated the crisis facing Bixuan Pavilion as long as they didn’t continue expanding. With no further expansion, everything would be safe and sound.
Silver Shark Island was located west of Tianyuhaguan (Heavenly Cloud Sect), just over ten million li away from Yongzhou Island.
Despite such a close distance, this island wasn't included in the jurisdiction of Bixuan Pavilion.
Moreover, although there was a decent spirit vein on the island, no cultivators had taken possession of it. Few practitioners even saw this place due to its relative isolation.
In essence, this was one of the teleportation points for the Netherworld Gate.
Although the gate rarely opened, ancient legends claimed that the spatial instability here could connect with the Underworld Realm. The Underworld was filled with terrifying vengeful spirits and ghosts, making it even more dangerous than the Ancient Demon Realm. Unless someone was extremely reckless, no cultivator would want to be teleported there.
However, these were just rumors, not something to believe in.
Besides, the Netherworld Gate was about to open. Even if there were dangers, how could they stop those powerful practitioners with unique techniques?
After flying for approximately an hour, Lin Xuan and Dream Ruyan had arrived above Silver Shark Island.
From their vantage point in the clouds, the island’s shape indeed resembled a shark leaping out of the water.
The surrounding sea sparkled, giving the island a mysterious aura due to the reflection. It was indeed worthy of its name.
"Is this it?"
Lin Xuan scanned the surface of the sea with a look of surprise on his face.
Despite its unique shape, Silver Shark Island wasn’t large. With Lin Xuan’s powerful spiritual sense, he could see every detail from the clouds—there were no teleportation arrays here.
Could Dream Ruyan have made a mistake? The island was supposed to be the location for the teleportation point.
However, Lin Xuan dismissed such thoughts as absurd. For this journey, Dream Ruyan had been scheming for a long time; how could she possibly get the teleportation location wrong?
"Brother, what are you laughing at?" Dream Ruyan’s gaze swept over Lin Xuan’s face with some curiosity.
"I was just thinking."
Seeing that Lin Xuan wasn’t going to speak further, Dream Ruyan didn’t take it seriously. They slowed their ethereal light and landed on a rocky outcrop by the sea.
"Little Sister, how long will it be before the Netherworld Gate opens?" Lin Xuan reached into his waistband and produced an jade token with a ghost face carved on its back. The number on the reverse side had changed to a large "zero."
"It’s hard to say; it could take anywhere from a few days to over a month," Dream Ruyan combed her hair, then sat cross-legged, waiting.
"Oh."
Lin Xuan nodded. For cultivators, this time was negligible, so he also sat cross-legged.
Time passed slowly.
Half a month later, the sky began to drizzle lightly, but the sea remained calm. The distant scenery was somewhat blurry.
The Netherworld Gate could open at any moment, and Lin Xuan and Dream Ruyan didn’t bother setting up temporary dwellings. They simply sat cross-legged on a rocky outcrop by the shore.
Despite the gray sky, no raindrops fell upon them as they meditated like old monks in deep concentration.
Suddenly, Lin Xuan opened his eyes.
His face was filled with surprise and a hint of alertness, his expression unusually serious.
"Little Sister, what’s wrong?" Dream Ruyan also opened her eyes, looking somewhat puzzled.
"There is someone coming this way. No, it's ademon race (yao zue), his realm..." Before he could finish speaking, Lin Xuan’s face changed dramatically.
"What?"
Dream Ruyan was taken aback; she knew Lin Xuan well—on the surface, he was easygoing, but deep down, he had an arrogant streak and didn’t fear anything in this world.
Dream Ruyan raised her eyebrows and released her spiritual sense, but found nothing. She couldn’t help feeling surprised. She knew that Lin Xuan wasn’t one to speak falsely, yet as a Separation and Union middle-stage cultivator herself, she hadn’t even sensed anything. Could it be that Lin Xuan’s spiritual sense was stronger than hers?
After some time, Dream Ruyan's expression became more complicated.
Boom!
The sea roiled with waves, the aura from a thousand miles away becoming extremely clear. The primordial energy of heaven and earth seemed to become chaotic.
This pressure, this power...
Dream Ruyan’s face turned pale. According to her knowledge, only one figure in thedemon race (yao zue) had such strength. However, his place of seclusion was far from the outer sea, and there were other teleportation points nearby. Why would he come to Silver Shark Island?
"Little Sister, do you know this old monster?" After ascending to Separation and Union realm, Lin Xuan was left in awe by few existences; this distantdemon race (yao zue) cultivator was certainly one of them.
"What about the Ten Thousand Serpent King? Have you heard of him?"
"What, the Ten Thousand Serpent King, the top expert of thedemon race (yao zue)?"
Lin Xuan’s pupils constricted. In Yunzhou, this figure's reputation was second only to Wang Tinglou, also at Separation and Union late-stage.
Lin Xuan’s face turned extremely gloomy.
Dream Ruyan’s emotions were even more complicated. Back then, when her sister managed Tianyuhaguan (Heavenly Cloud Sect), the Divine Bell of Calming the Sea was stolen by petty people. After many twists and turns, it ended up in the hands of the Ten Thousand Serpent King.
Later, Wang Tinglou single-handedly entered the Ten Thousand Serpent Valley to reclaim their treasure for the sect.
In truth, although Tianyuhaguan hadn’t directly clashed with the Ten Thousand Serpent King, this incident had created a significant grudge between them.
However, while Tianyuhaguan’s power was inferior to that of the Ten Thousand Serpent Valley, it couldn’t be easily dishonored.
Moreover, if the Ten Thousand Serpent King retaliated, it wouldn't just be human versus human conflict; it could potentially lead to a full-scale war between thedemon race (yao zue) and cultivators.
With these factors in play, since the Ten Thousand Serpent King couldn’t defeat Wang Tinglou, he had to swallow his pride.
But as the saying goes, "The good don't come, but if they do, it's not a good sign." The appearance of this figure here was certainly not auspicious.
[PS: Sorry for the late update, but I’ve really been having a rough time these past couple days. Drinking cold water is giving me trouble too. Anyway, there will be another 3000-word chapter tonight. Please support me with some recommendation votes on Monday, thank you to all my fellow daoists.]