lín xuān xīn zhōng jīng è ， ér qián miàn sān míng yuán yīng qī xiū xiān zhě de liǎn shàng ， què mǎn shì kǒng jù zhī sè ， tōng yǔ zhēn rén diǎn le diǎn tóu ， shēn tǐ jìng yǒu diǎn chàn dǒu 。()
林轩心中惊愕，而前面三名元婴期修仙者的脸上，却满是恐惧之色，通羽真人点了点头，身体竟有点颤抖。()
Lin Xuan was taken aback, but the three Core Formation Realm cultivators in front of him looked terrified. Tong Yu zhenren nodded his head, and his body seemed to tremble slightly.
nà yī cì de jīng lì ， fǎng fú mèng yǎn ， zhè shí nián lái ， yì zhí zài tōng yǔ de nǎo hǎi zhōng pán xuán 。
那一次的经历，仿佛梦魇，这十年来，一直在通羽的脑海中盘旋。
That experience felt like a nightmare. Over these ten years, it had been swirling around in Tong Yu's mind.
lín xuān yǎn jīng wēi mī , xīn zhōng yě bù yóu de dà gǎn chà yì ， tōng yǔ de shí lì suī bù zhí yī tí ， dàn xīn jī lián zì jǐ yě shì fēi cháng pèi fú dì ， tài shān bēng yú qián ér bù biàn sè ， yù luó fēng zhēn yǒu nà me lì hài me ， jìng ràng tā kǒng jù dào rú cǐ dì bù 。
林轩眼睛微眯,心中也不由得大感诧异，通羽的实力虽不值一提，但心机连自己也是非常佩服地，泰山崩于前而不变色，玉罗蜂真有那么厉害么，竟让他恐惧到如此地步。
Lin Xuan's eyes narrowed as he couldn't help but feel astonished. Although Tong Yu's strength was negligible, his cunning impressed Lin Xuan greatly—like Mount Tai collapsing before him, he remained unperturbed. Could the Jade Lotus Bee really be that formidable? Why did it scare him to such an extent?
bù guò lín xuān bìng méi yǒu kāi kǒu ， jìng jìng de děng duì fāng wǎng xià shuō 。
不过林轩并没有开口，静静的等对方往下说。
However, Lin Xuan didn't speak; he silently waited for the other party to continue.
“ shí guān dǎ kāi yǐ hòu ， nà xiē mó chóng biàn “ wēng ” de yī shēng fēi chū lái le ， xú shī xiōng jiù zài shí guān zhī cè ， duǒ wú kě duǒ ， yī xià bèi nà bàn chǐ zhǎng de mó fēng zhé zhōng le tóu lú ， shēn zhōng jù lái ……，……
“石棺打开以后，那些魔虫便“嗡”的一声飞出来了，徐师兄就在石棺之侧，躲无可躲，一下被那半尺长的魔蜂蛰中了头颅，身中剧来……，……
"After opening the stone coffin, those demonic insects flew out with a 'buzz.' Senior Brother Xu was beside the stone coffin and couldn't escape. He was stung on his head by one of those half-foot-long demonic bees, suffering from intense pain..."
“ wǒ men jǐ rén dà jīng shī sè ， lián máng gè zì jiāng fǎ bǎo jì chū ， nà xiē quán tou dà xiǎo de yù luó fēng dǎo shì hěn hǎo miè chú ， kě nà zhǐ bàn chǐ zhǎng de què dāo qiāng bù rù ” bù lùn bǎo wù hái shì wǔ xíng fǎ shù ， pī shàng qù dōu méi yǒu bàn diǎn yòng tú 。”
“我们几人大惊失色，连忙各自将法宝祭出，那些拳头大小的玉罗蜂倒是很好灭除，可那只半尺长的却刀枪不入”不论宝物还是五行法术，劈上去都没有半点用途。”
"We were all shocked and immediately summoned our treasures. The large-sized Jade Lotus Bees were easily eliminated, but that half-foot-long one was impervious to weapons or elemental spells; it did nothing when struck."
lín xuān tīng dào zhè lǐ ， yǎn móu zhōng yǐn xiàn xǐ sè ， yù luó fēng zhǎng dào yí dìng chéng dù ， shēn tǐ huì zhú jiàn biàn dé jiān yìng me ， zhè yì diǎn ， yù líng xīn dé zhōng yě bù céng tí guò 。
林轩听到这里，眼眸中隐现喜色，玉罗蜂长到一定程度，身体会逐渐变得坚硬么，这一点，御灵心得中也不曾提过。
Lin Xuan's eyes showed a hint of joy as he heard this. Did the Jade Lotus Bee become harder with its growth? This detail wasn't mentioned in the Spirit Control Art.
“ hòu lái rú hé ？” lín xuān méi shāo yī dòng de kāi kǒu le 。
“后来如何？”林轩眉梢一动的开口了。
"How did things proceed?"
“ hòu lái ， wǒ men sān rén lián shǒu ， hái zhàn bù guò yī zhī mó chóng ， ér qiě jiē bèi xī de dú zhēn zhé zhōng ， suī bú shì yào hài bù wèi ， què zhòng dú fēi qīng ， rú cǐ xià qù ， kěn dìng yǔn luò wú yí ， yú shì wǒ men sān rén zhǐ hǎo dài zhe xú shī xiōng ， qiě zhàn qiě zǒu ， fèi jǐn jiǔ niú èr hǔ zhī lì ， cái zhōng yú cóng nà shàng gǔ líng mù zhōng táo le chū qù 。”
“后来，我们三人联手，还战不过一只魔虫，而且皆被牺的毒针蛰中，虽不是要害部位，却中毒非轻，如此下去，肯定陨落无疑，于是我们三人只好带着徐师兄，且战且走，费尽九牛二虎之力，才终于从那上古陵墓中逃了出去。”
"We three fought together but couldn't defeat even one demonic insect. We were all stung by its poison needles, though not on vital areas, and our poisoning was severe. If this continued, we would surely perish. So, we had to carry Senior Brother Xu as we fought and retreated, using every ounce of strength to finally escape from that ancient tomb."
“ yuán lái rú cǐ 。” lín xuān diǎn le diǎn tóu ， mù guāng zài tōng yǔ de liǎn shàng sǎo guò ：“ rú guǒ lín mǒu méi yǒu jì cuò ， xú shī bó shòu yuán suī rán suǒ shèng bù duō ， dàn bǎi nián zhī jiǔ yīng gāi hái shì yǒu de ， wèi hé huì zhòu rán yǔn luò ， nán dào shì dú shāng nán zhì me ？”
“原来如此。”林轩点了点头，目光在通羽的脸上扫过：“如果林某没有记错，徐师伯寿元虽然所剩不多，但百年之久应该还是有的，为何会骤然陨落，难道是毒伤难治么？”
"Ah, I see." Lin Xuan nodded, his gaze sweeping over Tong Yu's face: "If I'm not mistaken, Senior Brother Xu still has some years left, but a hundred years should be possible. Why did he suddenly perish? Could it have been due to the poison being hard to treat?"
“ kě yǐ zhè yàng shuō ， què shí shì yīn wèi zhòng dú de yuán gù ， dàn zhēn è shí de qíng kuàng què yǔ dào yǒu xiǎng xiàng de bù tóng ” nà lái ……，…”
“可以这样说，确实是因为中毒的缘故，但真垩实的情况却与道友想象的不同”那来……，…”
"You can say that it was indeed because of poisoning, but the situation is different from what you imagine," Tong Yu said.
“ dú zěn me le ？” lín xuān liǎn shàng yuè fā lù chū gǎn xìng qù zhī sè ， duì yú yù luó fēng ， tā dāng rán xiǎng yào liǎo jiě gèng duō 。
“毒怎么了？”林轩脸上越发露出感兴趣之色，对于玉罗蜂，他当然想要了解更多。
"How about the poison?" Lin Xuan's face showed increasing interest; of course, he wanted to know more about the Jade Lotus Bee.
“ ē mí tuó fó ， nà mó fēng de dú bìng fēi zhì mìng zhī wù ， què yǒu ràng shòu yuán liú shì de xiào guǒ ， wǒ men sān rén ， shì yǎn zhēng zhēng kàn zhe xú shī xiōng zuò huà diào de 。” yǒu xiē sī yǎ de shēng yīn chuán rù ěr duǒ ， lǎo hé shàng rěn bú zhù zài yī páng chā zuǐ le 。
“阿弥陀佛，那魔蜂的毒并非致命之物，却有让寿元流逝的效果，我们三人，是眼睁睁看着徐师兄坐化掉的。”有些嘶哑的声音传入耳朵，老和尚忍不住在一旁插嘴了。
"Namaste. The poison from those demonic bees isn't fatal but can cause a rapid loss of lifespan. We watched Senior Brother Xu pass away in front of us," an old monk with a hoarse voice interjected.
“ shòu yuán liú shì ， dà shī shì shuō …” lín xuān tīng dào cǐ chù ， bù yóu de hài rán biàn sè 。
“寿元流逝，大师是说…”林轩听到此处，不由得骇然变色。
"Lifespan loss... Master, are you saying..." Lin Xuan's expression changed to one of shock.
“ bù cuò ， kàn lái qián bèi yě cāi dào le ， nà dú suī rán kě bù ， dàn běn shēn bìng bú shì zhì mìng zhī wù ， xī lìng rén kǒng jù de dì fāng zài yú ， kě yǐ ràng rén xùn sù lǎo qù ， xú dào yǒu shòu yuán yuán běn hái shèng bǎi nián zuǒ yòu ， kě táo huí qù bù jiǔ ， duǎn duǎn shù rì shí jiān ， jiù fǎng fú jīng lì le bǎi nián ， hào jìn shòu yuán ， zuì hòu zuò huà diào le 。”
“不错，看来前辈也猜到了，那毒虽然可怖，但本身并不是致命之物，牺令人恐惧的地方在于，可以让人迅速老去，徐道友寿元原本还剩百年左右，可逃回去不久，短短数日时间，就仿佛经历了百年，耗尽寿元，最后坐化掉了。”
"Indeed. It seems that senior guessed correctly. Although the poison is terrifying, it isn't fatal. The fear lies in its ability to make people age rapidly. Senior Brother Xu originally had about a hundred years left. But after returning, he seemed to have aged a century within just a few days, exhausting his lifespan and passing away."
lín xuān tīng le ， mò rán bù yǔ ， néng gòu ràng rén shùn jiān lǎo qù de dōng xī ， què shí lìng rén wèi jù ， dàn shǎo qǐng zhī hòu ” tā liǎn shàng yòu duō chū le jǐ fēn chí yí ：“ dào yǒu bú shì shuō ， nǐ men jǐ rén ， yě zhōng le tóng yàng de jù dú ， wèi shén me ……”
林轩听了，默然不语，能够让人瞬间老去的东西，确实令人畏惧，但少顷之后”他脸上又多出了几分迟疑：“道友不是说，你们几人，也中了同样的剧毒，为什么……”
Lin Xuan remained silent for a moment but then showed some hesitation: "You said that the rest of you were also poisoned by the same toxin; why..."
“ wǎn bèi jǐ rén shì yīn wèi yùn qì bù cuò ， nà kě pà de yù luó fēng jǐn yǒu yī zhī ér yǐ ， suǒ hán dài de dú sù yě jiù shì yǒu xiàn de ， xī zài gōng jī xú dào yǒu de shí hòu ， yǐ jīng pēn chū le jué dà bù fèn dú sù ， ér wǒ men jǐ rén suǒ zhōng ， bù guò shì yú dú 。” nà lǎo kōu nán nán de shuō 。
“晚辈几人是因为运气不错，那可怕的玉罗蜂仅有一只而已，所含带的毒素也就是有限的，牺在攻击徐道友的时候，已经喷出了绝大部分毒素，而我们几人所中，不过是余毒。”那老抠喃喃的说。
"We were lucky; there was only one terrifying Jade Lotus Bee. The poison it contained was limited. When attacking Senior Brother Xu, it had already released most of its toxins, and we were affected by the residual poison," the old monk muttered.
“ yuán lái rú cǐ 。”
“原来如此。”
"I see."
jīng guò zhè fān jiāo tán ， lín xuān zǒng suàn jiāng shì qíng de qián yīn hòu guǒ nòng míng bái ， jīng yà zhī yú ， yě bù yóu de dà wèi huān xǐ ， yuán běn yǐ wéi ， yù luó fēng bù guò shì jī lèi zhī wù ， yuán lái shì zì jǐ xiǎng cuò le ， chéng shú tǐ de mó fēng ， jū rán néng gòu lì hài dào rú cǐ dì bù 。
经过这番交谈，林轩总算将事情的前因后果弄明白，惊讶之余，也不由得大为欢喜，原本以为，玉罗蜂不过是鸡肋之物，原来是自己想错了，成熟体的魔蜂，居然能够厉害到如此地步。
After this conversation, Lin Xuan finally understood the entire situation. Surprised yet delighted, he realized that his initial thoughts about the Jade Lotus Bee were wrong; mature-stage demonic bees could be so formidable.
shí jiān zhī dú ！
时间之毒！
Time Poison!
néng gòu ràng xiū shì de shòu yuán ， xùn sù liú shì ， zhè yàng de dú sù ， bǐ zhì mìng zhī wù ， hái yào gèng jiā lìng rén jīng jù de 。
能够让修士的寿元，迅速流逝，这样的毒素，比致命之物，还要更加令人惊惧的。
Such a toxin could cause a rapid loss of a cultivator's lifespan, far more terrifying than a lethal one.
“ nà jǐ wèi dào yǒu lái zhè xiū luó zhī mén shì wèi le ……” lín xuān mù guāng shǎn shuò ， chén yín zhe kāi kǒu le 。
“那几位道友来这修罗之门是为了……”林轩目光闪烁，沉吟着开口了。
"So, why did these几位道友 come to this Netherworld Gate?" Lin Xuan's eyes flickered as he spoke thoughtfully.
“ yǔ xú shī xiōng xiāng bǐ ， wǒ men suī rán jǐn shì zhōng le yī xiē yú dú ， dàn yě bìng fēi gāo zhěn wú yōu ， shòu yuán liú shì de sù dù ， shì bié rén de liǎng bèi zuǒ yòu 。”
“与徐师兄相比，我们虽然仅是中了一些余毒，但也并非高枕无忧，寿元流逝的速度，是别人的两倍左右。”
"Compared to Senior Brother Xu, we were only affected by residual poisons. Our lifespans are decaying twice as fast."
“ liǎng bèi ？” lín xuān tóng kǒng wēi suō ， zhè ge qíng kuàng què shí bù miào ， yuán yīng qī xiū xiān zhě ， shòu yuán běn yǒu qiān nián zhī jiǔ ， kě zhōng le zhè ge dú ， jiù zhǐ shèng xià wǔ bǎi nián le 。
“两倍？”林轩瞳孔微缩，这个情况确实不妙，元婴期修仙者，寿元本有千年之久，可中了这个毒，就只剩下五百年了。
"Twice as fast?" Lin Xuan's pupils constricted; indeed, this situation was not good. Core Formation Realm cultivators originally had a thousand-year lifespan, but with the poison, they would have only five hundred years left.
xiū xiān xiū xiān ， zhuī qiú de jiù shì màn cháng de shòu yuán ， rú cǐ yī lái ， qǐ bù shì ràng tā men rú zuò zhēn zhān 。
修仙修仙，追求的就是漫长的寿元，如此一来，岂不是让他们如坐针毡。
Cultivation cultivation—seeking longevity. With such a rapid loss of lifespan, wouldn't it be like sitting on pins and needles?
“ wǒ men sān rén shòu yuán suǒ shèng yǐ rán bù duō ， zhào zhè yàng xià qù yòng bù liǎo duō jiǔ jiù huì zuò huà yǔn luò ， hái hǎo lǎo fū xiū wèi suī rán bù zěn me ， què shàn cháng dān dào zhī shù ， zhè shí nián lái ， chá yuè le bù zhī dào duō shǎo diǎn jí ， zhōng yú yán jiū chū yī zhǒng kě yǐ jiě cǐ dú de yào wù ， kě qí tā de yuán liào hái hǎo shuō ， qí zhōng yī wèi zhǔ yào què zěn me yě zhǎo bú dào ……”
“我们三人寿元所剩已然不多，照这样下去用不了多久就会坐化陨落，还好老夫修为虽然不怎么，却擅长丹道之术，这十年来，查阅了不知道多少典籍，终于研究出一种可以解此毒的药物，可其他的原料还好说，其中一位主要却怎么也找不到……”
"We three already have little time left; if this continues, we will perish soon. Fortunately, my cultivation is not high, but I am skilled in alchemy. Over the past ten years, I've researched countless texts and finally developed a drug to counteract this poison. The ingredients are easy to obtain, except for one main ingredient that we couldn't find..."
“ ó ， nà shì shén me yào ？” lín xuān bù dòng shēng sè de dào 。
“哦，那是什么药？”林轩不动声色的道。
"Oh, what kind of medicine?" Lin Xuan asked nonchalantly.
“ shí wàn nián de zǐ jué cǎo 。” tōng yǔ zhēn rén kǔ xiào zhe dào ：“ lín xiōng nǐ yě qīng chǔ ， pǔ tōng de zǐ bì cǎo bìng bù suàn shén me liǎo bù qǐ de líng wù ， kě dāng cǐ cǎo wán quán chéng shú yǐ hòu ， yào yòng jià zhí què fēi tóng xiǎo kě ， wàn nián yǐ shàng de ， yě shì yǒu jià wú shì ， ǒu ěr chū xiàn ， dōu néng pāi shàng tiān jià de jīng shí ， zhè shí wàn nián de zǐ jué cǎo jiǎn zhí ……”
“十万年的紫觉草。”通羽真人苦笑着道：“林兄你也清楚，普通的紫毙草并不算什么了不起的灵物，可当此草完全成熟以后，药用价值却非同小可，万年以上的，也是有价无市，偶尔出现，都能拍上天价的晶石，这十万年的紫觉草简直……”
"A hundred-thousand-year-old purple lotus herb." Tong Yu zhenren said with a bitter smile: "Brother Lin, you know how ordinary the purple lotus herb is. But when it fully matures, its medicinal value is extraordinary. Herbs over ten thousand years old are rare and valuable; occasionally appearing, they can fetch astronomical prices in crystal stones. This hundred-thousand-year-old purple lotus herb..."
“ kě chú le cǐ wù ， wǒ men zhēn zhǎo bù chū qí yú de dān fāng kě yǐ jiě chú jù dú ， zhèng hǎo xiū luó zhī mén kāi qǐ ， lǐ miàn suī wēi xiǎn chóng chóng ， dàn jù shuō yě yǒu hěn duō wài miàn nán yǐ zhǎo xún de líng wù ， wǒ men bié wú tā lù ， zhǐ néng mào xiǎn qián lái pèng pèng yùn qì le 。” shuō dào zhè lǐ ， tōng yǔ zhēn rén tàn le kǒu qì ， yǒu le gāng cái de jīng lì ， tā yě zhī dào xiū luó zhī mén ， bú shì zì jǐ zhè ge jìng jiè kě yǐ suí biàn luàn chuǎng dì ， dàn yòu néng zěn me bàn ne 。
“可除了此物，我们真找不出其余的丹方可以解除剧毒，正好修罗之门开启，里面虽危险重重，但据说也有很多外面难以找寻的灵物，我们别无他路，只能冒险前来碰碰运气了。”说到这里，通羽真人叹了口气，有了刚才的经历，他也知道修罗之门，不是自己这个境界可以随便乱闯地，但又能怎么办呢。
"However, aside from this, we couldn't find any other formula to remove the poison. Fortunately, the Netherworld Gate has opened, and although it's dangerous, there are many rare treasures inside that are hard to find outside. We had no choice but to take a risk," Tong Yu zhenren sighed. With his experience, he knew the Netherworld Gate wasn't something for him to casually enter at this stage.
zuò yǐ dài bì ， shòu yuán huì yǐ liǎng bèi de sù dù liú shì ， nà wú yí shì děng sǐ 。
坐以待毙，寿元会以两倍的速度流逝，那无疑是等死。
Waiting would only result in his lifespan decaying twice as fast—equivalent to a death sentence.
hé shàng yǔ lǎo kōu de biǎo qíng yě shì rú cǐ ， jí shǐ zài yún zhōu ， yuán yīng qī xiū xiān zhě ， yě shì lìng rén jìng wèi de ， rán ér xiū luó zhī mén bù tóng ， lǐ miàn gāo shǒu tài duō ， tā men zhè yàng de shí lì ， bù guò shì zuì dǐ céng de xiǎo zú 。
和尚与老抠的表情也是如此，即使在云州，元婴期修仙者，也是令人敬畏的，然而修罗之门不同，里面高手太多，他们这样的实力，不过是最底层的小卒。
The expressions of the old monk and the other party were similar; even in Yunzhou, Core Formation Realm cultivators were respected. But in the Netherworld Gate, there were too many experts, making them mere low-ranking soldiers.
“ yuán lái rú cǐ ， bù guò jǐ wèi dào yǒu yě bù yòng dān xīn le ， ruò shì bié de bǎo wù ， lín mǒu hái zhēn méi yǒu bàn fǎ xiàng zhù ， zhè zǐ jú cǎo me ， zài xià jī yuán qiǎo hé ， gāng hǎo dé dào le yī zhū 。”
“原来如此，不过几位道友也不用担心了，若是别的宝物，林某还真没有办法相助，这紫菊草么，在下机缘巧合，刚好得到了一株。”
"Indeed, but you don't need to worry. If it's any other treasure, I can't help, but this purple lotus herb is a stroke of luck; I just happened to get one."
huà yīn wèi luò ， páng biān sān rén ， yǎn jīng yī xià zi liàng le ， duì shì yī yǎn ， què dìng zì jǐ méi yǒu tīng cuò ， liǎn shàng wú bù lù chū dà xǐ ruò kuáng zhī sè 。
话音未落，旁边三人，眼睛一下子亮了，对视一眼，确定自己没有听错，脸上无不露出大喜若狂之色。
Before he finished speaking, the three people beside him brightened up. They exchanged glances and confirmed they hadn't misunderstood, their faces showing immense joy.
“ lín xiōng ， nǐ zhēn de yǒu zǐ bì cǎo me ， bì xū yào shí wàn nián yǐ shàng de 。” tōng yǔ zhēn rén tūn le yī kǒu tuò mò ， gān bā bā de kāi kǒu le 。
“林兄，你真的有紫毙草么，必须要十万年以上的。”通羽真人吞了一口唾沫，干巴巴的开口了。
"Brother Lin, you really have a hundred-thousand-year-old purple lotus herb? It must be over ten thousand years old," Tong Yu zhenren swallowed hard as he spoke.
zuò wèi líng yào shān zhī zhǔ ， duì yú gè zhǒng líng wù tā zì rán xīn zhōng yǒu shù ， shí wàn nián de zǐ jué cǎo ， jué duì shì nì tiān zhī wù ， àn lǐ shuō ， jiù suàn shì lí hé qī lǎo guài wù ， yě jué bù kě néng shuō yǒu jiù yǒu de 。
做为灵药山之主，对于各种灵物他自然心中有数，十万年的紫觉草，绝对是逆天之物，按理说，就算是离合期老怪物，也绝不可能说有就有的。
As the master of Spirit Medicine Mountain, he naturally knew about various treasures. A hundred-thousand-year-old purple lotus herb was indeed an extraordinary existence; logically, even a Separation Formation Realm expert would find it impossible to have one.
tīng le duì fāng de zhì yí ， lín xuān bìng wèi shēng qì ， ér shì shēn chū shǒu lái ， zài yāo jiān yī pāi ， yī xíng mào qí tè de líng cǎo ， jiù chū xiàn zài le miàn qián 。
听了对方的质疑，林轩并未生气，而是伸出手来，在腰间一拍，一形貌奇特的灵草，就出现在了面前。
Hearing their doubts, Lin Xuan didn't get angry but instead extended his hand and patted his waist. A peculiar-looking spirit herb appeared before him.
zhǎng bù guò chǐ xǔ ， què sàn ān chū nóng liè de xiāng qì 。
长不过尺许，却散安出浓烈的香气。
It was no more than a foot long but emitted a strong fragrance.
bù jǐn yè zi yǔ huā duǒ ， lián gēn jīng dōu biàn chéng le zǐ sè ， xiǎn rán zhè yǐ jīng shì zuì jiā chéng shú tǐ le 。
不仅叶子与huā朵，连根茎都变成了紫色，显然这已经是最佳成熟体了。
Not only the leaves and flowers, but even the stems had turned purple, indicating that it was in its best mature state.
Lin Xuan was taken aback, but the three Core Formation Realm cultivators in front of him looked terrified. Tong Yu zhenren nodded his head, and his body seemed to tremble slightly.
That experience felt like a nightmare. Over these ten years, it had been swirling around in Tong Yu's mind.
Lin Xuan's eyes narrowed as he couldn't help but feel astonished. Although Tong Yu's strength was negligible, his cunning impressed Lin Xuan greatly—like Mount Tai collapsing before him, he remained unperturbed. Could the Jade Lotus Bee really be that formidable? Why did it scare him to such an extent?
However, Lin Xuan didn't speak; he silently waited for the other party to continue.
"After opening the stone coffin, those demonic insects flew out with a 'buzz.' Senior Brother Xu was beside the stone coffin and couldn't escape. He was stung on his head by one of those half-foot-long demonic bees, suffering from intense pain..."
"We were all shocked and immediately summoned our treasures. The large-sized Jade Lotus Bees were easily eliminated, but that half-foot-long one was impervious to weapons or elemental spells; it did nothing when struck."
Lin Xuan's eyes showed a hint of joy as he heard this. Did the Jade Lotus Bee become harder with its growth? This detail wasn't mentioned in the Spirit Control Art.
"How did things proceed?"
"We three fought together but couldn't defeat even one demonic insect. We were all stung by its poison needles, though not on vital areas, and our poisoning was severe. If this continued, we would surely perish. So, we had to carry Senior Brother Xu as we fought and retreated, using every ounce of strength to finally escape from that ancient tomb."
"Ah, I see." Lin Xuan nodded, his gaze sweeping over Tong Yu's face: "If I'm not mistaken, Senior Brother Xu still has some years left, but a hundred years should be possible. Why did he suddenly perish? Could it have been due to the poison being hard to treat?"
"You can say that it was indeed because of poisoning, but the situation is different from what you imagine," Tong Yu said.
"How about the poison?" Lin Xuan's face showed increasing interest; of course, he wanted to know more about the Jade Lotus Bee.
"Namaste. The poison from those demonic bees isn't fatal but can cause a rapid loss of lifespan. We watched Senior Brother Xu pass away in front of us," an old monk with a hoarse voice interjected.
"Lifespan loss... Master, are you saying..." Lin Xuan's expression changed to one of shock.
"Indeed. It seems that senior guessed correctly. Although the poison is terrifying, it isn't fatal. The fear lies in its ability to make people age rapidly. Senior Brother Xu originally had about a hundred years left. But after returning, he seemed to have aged a century within just a few days, exhausting his lifespan and passing away."
Lin Xuan remained silent for a moment but then showed some hesitation: "You said that the rest of you were also poisoned by the same toxin; why..."
"We were lucky; there was only one terrifying Jade Lotus Bee. The poison it contained was limited. When attacking Senior Brother Xu, it had already released most of its toxins, and we were affected by the residual poison," the old monk muttered.
"I see."
After this conversation, Lin Xuan finally understood the entire situation. Surprised yet delighted, he realized that his initial thoughts about the Jade Lotus Bee were wrong; mature-stage demonic bees could be so formidable.
Time Poison!
Such a toxin could cause a rapid loss of a cultivator's lifespan, far more terrifying than a lethal one.
"So, why did these几位道友 come to this Netherworld Gate?" Lin Xuan's eyes flickered as he spoke thoughtfully.
"Compared to Senior Brother Xu, we were only affected by residual poisons. Our lifespans are decaying twice as fast."
"Twice as fast?" Lin Xuan's pupils constricted; indeed, this situation was not good. Core Formation Realm cultivators originally had a thousand-year lifespan, but with the poison, they would have only five hundred years left.
Cultivation cultivation—seeking longevity. With such a rapid loss of lifespan, wouldn't it be like sitting on pins and needles?
"We three already have little time left; if this continues, we will perish soon. Fortunately, my cultivation is not high, but I am skilled in alchemy. Over the past ten years, I've researched countless texts and finally developed a drug to counteract this poison. The ingredients are easy to obtain, except for one main ingredient that we couldn't find..."
"Oh, what kind of medicine?" Lin Xuan asked nonchalantly.
"A hundred-thousand-year-old purple lotus herb." Tong Yu zhenren said with a bitter smile: "Brother Lin, you know how ordinary the purple lotus herb is. But when it fully matures, its medicinal value is extraordinary. Herbs over ten thousand years old are rare and valuable; occasionally appearing, they can fetch astronomical prices in crystal stones. This hundred-thousand-year-old purple lotus herb..."
"However, aside from this, we couldn't find any other formula to remove the poison. Fortunately, the Netherworld Gate has opened, and although it's dangerous, there are many rare treasures inside that are hard to find outside. We had no choice but to take a risk," Tong Yu zhenren sighed. With his experience, he knew the Netherworld Gate wasn't something for him to casually enter at this stage.
Waiting would only result in his lifespan decaying twice as fast—equivalent to a death sentence.
The expressions of the old monk and the other party were similar; even in Yunzhou, Core Formation Realm cultivators were respected. But in the Netherworld Gate, there were too many experts, making them mere low-ranking soldiers.
"Indeed, but you don't need to worry. If it's any other treasure, I can't help, but this purple lotus herb is a stroke of luck; I just happened to get one."
Before he finished speaking, the three people beside him brightened up. They exchanged glances and confirmed they hadn't misunderstood, their faces showing immense joy.
"Brother Lin, you really have a hundred-thousand-year-old purple lotus herb? It must be over ten thousand years old," Tong Yu zhenren swallowed hard as he spoke.
As the master of Spirit Medicine Mountain, he naturally knew about various treasures. A hundred-thousand-year-old purple lotus herb was indeed an extraordinary existence; logically, even a Separation Formation Realm expert would find it impossible to have one.
Hearing their doubts, Lin Xuan didn't get angry but instead extended his hand and patted his waist. A peculiar-looking spirit herb appeared before him.
It was no more than a foot long but emitted a strong fragrance.
Not only the leaves and flowers, but even the stems had turned purple, indicating that it was in its best mature state.