ér cǐ shí bǎi huā gǔ ， lín xuān de dòng fǔ ， tā bìng bù xiǎo de wài miàn fā shēng le shén me 。
而此时百huā谷，林轩的洞府，他并不晓得外面发生了什么。
While all this was happening, Lin Xuan's cave dwelling in Drifting Cloud Valley remained oblivious to the events outside.
yóu yú yǒu zhōng pǐn yù líng dān kě yǐ tūn fú ， lín xuān xiū liàn de sù dù ， shì wài rén hěn nán xiǎng xiàng de ， tā dǎ zuò yī rì ， jī hū kě dǐ pǔ tōng xiū shì wǔ rì kǔ gōng ， ér qiě hái shì yào yǒu xià pǐn dān fú yòng de nà zhǒng 。
由于有中品玉灵丹可以吞服，林轩修炼的速度，是外人很难想象的，他打坐一日，几乎可抵普通修士五日苦功，而且还是要有下品丹服用的那种。
Due to his consumption of a middle-grade Jade Spirit Pill, Lin Xuan’s rate of cultivation was beyond what outsiders could imagine. He could effectively spend one day meditating and achieve the same result as five ordinary cultivators working hard for days, provided he had a lower-grade pill to assist him.
kě jí biàn shì xià pǐn dān ， yì bān de xiū xiān zhě ， yòu nǎ yòu kě néng tiān tiān tūn fú ， suǒ yǐ bié kàn lín xuān qū qū wǔ shí nián kǔ xiū ， jī hū kě yǐ dǐ pǔ tōng xiū shì liù qī bǎi nián zhī jiǔ 。
可即便是下品丹，一般的修仙者，又哪又可能天天吞服，所以别看林轩区区五十年苦修，几乎可以抵普通修士六七百年之久。
However, even with lower-grade pills, most cultivators couldn't possibly consume them daily. Thus, Lin Xuan's fifty years of arduous cultivation seemed to have lasted six or seven hundred years in the eyes of ordinary cultivators.
lín xuān rú jīn ， yǐ shì lí hé zhōng qī de dǐng fēng 。
林轩如今，已是离合中期的顶峰。
Lin Xuan was now at the peak of the Separation and Union中period stage.
píng xīn lái shuō ， zhè ge sù dù yě bìng bù suàn lìng rén chēng mù ， rán ér bú yào wàng le ， lín xuān kě shì shuāng yīng yī dān de yōng yǒu zhě 。
平心来说，这个速度也并不算令人瞠目，然而不要忘了，林轩可是双婴一丹的拥有者。
To be honest, this speed wasn’t particularly astonishing. However, it mustn’t be forgotten that Lin Xuan possessed two infant souls and one pill.
ér zhè yī cì bì guān xiū xíng ， tā yǐ wěn wéi zhǔ ， bìng méi yǒu yī wèi de xún qiú tū pò ， lín xuān tōng guò fú yào dǎ zuò ， xiān jiāng zhǔ yuán yīng de xiū wèi tí shēng dào zhōng qī píng jǐng ， rán ér shì yāo dān ， jiē zhe dì èr yuán yīng 。
而这一次闭关修行，他以稳为主，并没有一味的寻求突破，林轩通过服药打坐，先将主元婴的修为提升到中期瓶颈，然而是妖丹，接着第二元婴。
During this seclusion, he focused on stability rather than pushing for breakthroughs. Through meditation and pill consumption, he first boosted his main infant soul to the mid-stage bottleneck, then moved on to the second infant soul.
huàn jù huà shuō ， tā rú jīn shuāng yīng yī dān ， suí biàn ná chū yí gè ， dōu shì zhǐ chà yī xiàn jiù kě yǐ mài rù hòu qī le ，“……， biāo hàn shì wéi yī de xíng róng ！
换句话说，他如今双婴一丹，随便拿出一个，都是只差一线就可以迈入后期了，“……，彪悍是唯一的形容！
In other words, with both infant souls and a pill, Lin Xuan was just one step away from entering the late stage. "This is the only description that fits!
zhè yàng zuò ， shēng jí de sù dù ， suī rán yào shāo wēi màn shàng yì diǎn ， dàn què gèng jiā wěn jiàn ， ér shuāng yīng yī dān qí tóu bìng jìn ， lín xuān de fǎ lì ， gèng shì shēn hòu yǐ jí 。
这样做，升级的速度，虽然要稍微慢上一点，但却更加稳健，而双婴一丹齐头并进，林轩的法力，更是深厚以极。
While this method slowed down his advancement slightly, it was more stable. With both infant souls and a pill advancing together, Lin Xuan’s spiritual energy had become incredibly profound.
tā cǎi yòng zhè yàng de fāng fǎ shēng jí ， xiǎn rán shì xiǎng yào yì kǒu qì chōng jī dào dòng xuán qī 。 wěn zhā wěn dǎ ， cǐ shí cǐ kè ， lín xuān zhèng zhǔn bèi chōng jī hòu qī píng jǐng lái zhe 。
他采用这样的方法升级，显然是想要一口气冲击到洞玄期。稳扎稳打，此时此刻，林轩正准备冲击后期瓶颈来着。
He used this method to aim for the Void Profoundperiod. Steadily progressing, he was now preparing to break through the late stage bottleneck.
tā shǒu zhōng kě yòng de dān yào hěn duō 。
他手中可用的丹药很多。
He had many pills at his disposal.
shàng qīng zhèng yuán dān zàn qiě bù tí ， zhè dōng xī běn lái jiù shì yòng lái tū pò lí hé qī píng jǐng ， duì zhè ge děng jí de xiū shì lái shuō ， jiǎn zhí shì nì tiān shèng wù ， jiù suàn shì pāi mài huì zhōng ， yě jué bù kě néng kàn jiàn zhè zhǒng děng jí dān yào de 。
上清正元丹暂且不提，这东西本来就是用来突破离合期瓶颈，对这个等级的修士来说，简直是逆天圣物，就算是拍卖会中，也绝不可能看见这种等级丹药的。
Setting aside the Upper Clarity Authentic Primordial Pill, which was intended for breaking through the Separation and Union period bottleneck, it was a divine object for this level of cultivator. Such a pill would never be seen in an auction house.
lín xuān bìng méi yǒu dǎ tí chún de zhǔ yì ， dān yào yuè zhēn xī ， xiāng duì lái shuō ， tí chún nán dù yě shì yuè gāo dì ， tā méi yǒu shí zú de bǎ wò ， ér shǒu zhōng de shàng qīng zhèng yuán dān bù guò shí yú kē ” tí chún fèi yī kē kě jiù kuī dà le 。
林轩并没有打提纯的主意，丹药越珍稀，相对来说，提纯难度也是越高地，他没有十足的把握，而手中的上清正元丹不过十余颗”提纯费一颗可就亏大了。
Lin Xuan didn’t consider refining these pills. The rarer the pill, the higher the difficulty of refinement. He lacked the confidence to do so, and he only had about ten Upper Clarity Authentic Primordial Pills; refining one would result in significant losses.
běn zhe wěn tuǒ de yuán zé ， lín xuān bù yuàn yì zhè me zuò 。
本着稳妥的原则，林轩不愿意这么做。
Adhering to a cautious approach, Lin Xuan was unwilling to take this risk.
fǎn zhèng chú le cǐ wù ， tā shǒu zhōng hái yǒu lìng wài liǎng zhǒng dān yào kě yǐ qǐ fǔ zhù de xiào guǒ 。
反正除了此物，他手中还有另外两种丹药可以起辅助的效果。
Besides this item, he still had two other pills that could assist him.
yī shì zhè xiē nián jī zǎn xià lái de shàng pǐn yù líng dān ， duō le bù gǎn shuō ， wǔ liù shí kē zǒng hái shì yǒu de 。
一是这些年积攒下来的上品玉灵丹，多了不敢说，五六十颗总还是有的。
One was the middle-grade Jade Spirit Pill he had accumulated over the years. He didn’t have too many—perhaps fifty or sixty—but these were superior items compared to ordinary ones and might help with breaking through the bottleneck.
suī rán yù líng dān de zhǔ yào xiào guǒ ， shì zēng jìn fǎ lì ， dàn shàng pǐn zhī wù ， yǔ pǔ tōng de ， bì jìng yǒu xiē xǔ bù tóng ， duì yú jiāng píng jǐng tū pò ， huò duō huò shǎo yě néng qǐ dào fǔ zhù de xiào guǒ 。
虽然玉灵丹的主要效果，是增进法力，但上品之物，与普通的，毕竟有些许不同，对于将瓶颈突破，或多或少也能起到辅助的效果。
The other pill was the Mo Luo Pill.
zhì yú hái yǒu yī zhǒng ， jiù shì mó luó dān le 。
至于还有一种，就是摩罗丹了。
This pill contained a potent poison, which even Separation and Union cultivators found difficult to endure. However, its toxic effects could stimulate meridians, potentially helping break through the bottleneck.
zhè zhǒng dān yào běn shēn hán yǒu jù dú ， dú xìng zhī měng jí biàn shì lí hé qī xiū shì yě hěn nán chéng shòu ” bù guò dú xìng yǒu cì jī jīng mài de xiào guǒ ， yě què yǒu kě néng jiāng píng jǐng tū pò 。
这种丹药本身含有剧毒，毒性之猛即便是离合期修士也很难承受”不过毒性有刺激经脉的效果，也确有可能将瓶颈突破。
Back then, Lin Xuan obtained the Mo Luo Pill formula from the market with relatively common materials. He had some ready-made items in his possession, though not many, enough to refine half a furnace of Mo Luo Pills.
dāng nián ， lín xuān zài fāng shì zhōng dé dào mó luó dān de dān fāng ， xū yào de ， dào bìng bù suàn fēi cháng zhēn xī de cái liào ， lín xuān shǒu zhōng ， shèn zhì jiù yǒu xiē xǔ xiàn chéng zhī wù ， suī rán bù duō ” dàn yě liàn zhì chū bàn lú mó luó dān lái le 。
当年，林轩在坊市中得到摩罗丹的丹方，需要的，倒并不算非常珍稀的材料，林轩手中，甚至就有些许现成之物，虽然不多”但也炼制出半炉摩罗丹来了。
He hadn’t used them out of fear of the poison, but he had the illusionary spirit heavenly firepossess body, making him immune to most poisons. The few useful poisons for him were scarce. Lin Xuan kept the Mo Luo Pill in hopes of breaking through the bottleneck.
yì zhí méi yòng ， dào bú shì hài pà jù dú ， lín xuān yǒu huàn líng tiān huǒ fù tǐ ， bǎi dú bù qīn bù gǎn shuō ， dàn duì tā yǒu yòng de dú yào ， què shì liáo liáo kě shǔ ， lín xuān jiāng mó luó dān liú zhe ” mù dì jiù shì jiāng píng jǐng tū pò 。
一直没用，倒不是害怕剧毒，林轩有幻灵天火附体，百毒不侵不敢说，但对他有用的毒药，却是寥寥可数，林轩将摩罗丹留着”目地就是将瓶颈突破。
With three pills at his disposal, as long as no bad luck struck, he should have an 80% chance of success.
cǐ shí sān zhǒng dān yào zài shǒu zhōng ， zhǐ yào bú shì méi yùn fù tǐ ， yīng gāi yǒu bā chéng yǐ shàng de bǎ wò 。
此时三种丹药在手中，只要不是霉运附体，应该有八成以上的把握。
Now, after consuming all three pills, Lin Xuan’s face was solemn as he sat cross-legged and began to meditate, absorbing the medicinal energy.
rú jīn tā yǐ jiāng sān zhǒng dān yào fēn bié tūn fú ， liǎn shàng mǎn shì sù rán zhī sè ， pán xī ér zuò ， shuāng shǒu píng fàng shuāng xī ， kāi shǐ dǎ zuò liàn huà yào lì 。
如今他已将三种丹药分别吞服，脸上满是肃然之色，盘膝而坐，双手平放双膝，开始打坐炼化药力。
This moment was crucial for Lin Xuan. Breaking through a bottleneck wasn’t something that could be easily interrupted; any disturbance might lead to disaster.
kě yǐ shuō ， cǐ shí cǐ kè ” duì lín xuān shì fēi cháng guān jiàn shí kè ， bì jìng jiāng píng jǐng tū pò ， yòu qǐ shì néng gòu suí biàn dǎ rǎo de ， yí gè bù hǎo ， jiù yǒu kě néng zǒu huǒ 。
可以说，此时此刻”对林轩是非常关键时刻，毕竟将瓶颈突破，又岂是能够随便打扰的，一个不好，就有可能走火。
However, coincidentally, a group of unknown cultivators attacked Black Wind Island at this critical moment. For fifty years without incident, it had happened just as he was trying to break through the late stage bottleneck. Lin Xuan’s luck indeed seemed terrible.
kě piān piān jiù shì yǒu nà me duō qiǎo hé ， huò zhě shuō lín xuān bèi shuāi shén gěi fù tǐ le ， nà huǒ lái lù bù míng de xiū xiān zhě ， piān piān zài zhè yào mìng de yī kè ， gōng dǎ qǐ hēi fēng dǎo le 。
可偏偏就是有那么多巧合，或者说林轩被衰神给附体了，那伙来路不明的修仙者，偏偏在这要命的一刻，攻打起黑风岛了。
Originally, Baihu Sect didn’t intend to disturb him.
wǔ shí nián dōu méi shì ， piān piān zài chōng jī hòu qī píng jǐng de shí hòu yù jiàn bō zhé ， píng xīn lái shuō ， lín xuān yě què shí shuāi dé kě yǐ de 。
五十年都没事，偏偏在冲击后期瓶颈的时候遇见波折，平心来说，林轩也确实衰得可以的。
Although Shangguan Mudouyu didn’t know that Lin Xuan sought to break through his bottleneck, closing a life-and-death seclusion generally meant avoiding disturbances from external factors.
dāng rán ， zhè yī qiè ， tā hái bù xiǎo de ， yuán běn bǎi cǎo mén yě bìng bù xiǎng qù jīng dòng tā de 。
当然，这一切，他还不晓得，原本百草门也并不想去惊动他的。
Their intentions were good, but their abilities couldn’t prevent it. Over these fifty years, Baihu Sect had seen some hope of revival; most disciples had entered the Foundation Establishment stage, and a few with betterqualifications even formed Golden Core.
suī rán shàng guān mù yǔ bìng bù xiǎo de ， cǐ shí cǐ kè ， lín xuān xún qiú de shì jiāng píng jǐng tū pò ， dàn bì shēng sǐ guān ， yì bān lái shuō ， dōu shì jǐn liàng bù bèi wài wù gěi dǎ rǎo 。
虽然上官幕雨并不晓得，此时此刻，林轩寻求的是将瓶颈突破，但闭生死关，一般来说，都是尽量不被外物给打扰。
It seemed that overall strength had significantly increased. However, the Five Elements True Explanation was more show than substance, just a way to intimidate others.
kě xiǎng fǎ suī hǎo ， píng tā men de néng lì ， què gēn běn jiù zuò bú dào suī rán zhè wǔ shí nián ， bǎi cǎo mén méi yǒu bái guò ， shèn zhì shì zhēn de kàn jiàn yì diǎn zhèn xīng de xī wàng le ， mén zhōng jué dà bù fèn dì zǐ ， dōu jìn rù le zhù jī ， shèn zhì hái yǒu jǐ gè ， xiāng duì lái shuō ， zī zhì hǎo yì diǎn de ， lián jīn dān dōu jié chéng le 。
可想法虽好，凭他们的能力，却根本就做不到虽然这五十年，百草门没有白过，甚至是真的看见一点振兴的希望了，门中绝大部分弟子，都进入了筑基，甚至还有几个，相对来说，资质好一点的，连金丹都结成了。
The disciples' actual strength was clearly lower than their cultivation stages.
kàn qǐ lái ， shì zhěng tǐ shí lì tí shēng le xǔ duō ， dàn bú yào wàng le ， wǔ xíng zhēn jiě shì hǎo kàn bù hǎo yòng ， shuō chuān le ， jiù shì hú jiǎ hǔ wēi de hǔ rén zhī wù 。
看起来，是整体实力提升了许多，但不要忘了，五行真解是好看不好用，说穿了，就是狐假虎威的唬人之物。
Even if they matched their levels, it wouldn’t help; although not many, the opponents were extremely powerful. Leading them was an old ancestor at the Separation and Union stage!
zhòng dì zǐ de shí lì ， yǔ jìng jiè xiāng bǐ ， nà shì yào míng xiǎn dī yí gè děng jí 。
众弟子的实力，与境界相比，那是要明显低一个等级。
The remaining cultivators were all at the Infant Soul or Core Condensation stage—high-level cultivators in general. Those who escaped from that battle couldn’t be ordinary people.
hé kuàng tuì yī wàn bù shuō ， jiù suàn tā men de shí lì ， yǔ děng jí xiāng fú ， yě méi yǒu yòng chǔ ， duì fāng rén suī rán bù suàn hěn duō ， dàn tài qiáng dà le 。
何况退一万步说，就算他们的实力，与等级相符，也没有用处，对方人虽然不算很多，但太强大了。
Even with injuries, their combat power was formidable. Baihu Sect dared not engage in direct conflict; otherwise, they might have been defeated instantly. Fortunately, as the Black Wind Pirates' main base, the defenses were formidable enough to withstand attacks for several hours, even if the pirates had put considerable effort into theprohibition array.
dài tóu de shì lí hé qī lǎo zǔ ！
带头的是离合期老祖！
However, passive defense wasn’t a solution. Eventually, after a day and night of enduring attacks, Shangguan Mudouyu sighed and turned to her daughter: "Yan'er, go fetch Senior Lin..."
shèng xià de xiū shì chú le yuán yīng jiù shì níng dān ， qīng yī sè de gāo jiē xiū xiān zhě ， bì jìng néng cóng nà chǎng dà zhàn zhōng táo chū lái de yòu zěn me kě néng shì jiǎn dān rén wù 。
剩下的修士除了元婴就是凝丹，清一色的高阶修仙者，毕竟能从那场大战中逃出来的又怎么可能是简单人物。
"Mother, Master is currently in seclusion; going now might..." The young girl’s face showed difficulty.
jiù suàn shēn shàng dài shāng ， nà zhàn dòu lì yě shì fēi cháng de qiáng hàn ， bǎi cǎo mén wán quán bù gǎn zhèng miàn chōng tū ， fǒu zé kǒng pà yí gè zhào miàn jiù bèi miǎo le ， hǎo zài zhè ér zuò wéi hēi fēng dào zǒng duò ， fáng yù shí zài fēi tóng xiǎo kě ， bì jìng nà qún hǎi dào méi zài jìn zhì zhèn fǎ zhōng shǎo xià gōng fū ， jiù suàn shì dòng xuán qī lǎo guài lái le ， yě néng tuō shàng shù gè shí chén zhī jiǔ 。
就算身上带伤，那战斗力也是非常的强悍，百草门完全不敢正面冲突，否则恐怕一个照面就被秒了，好在这儿作为黑风盗总舵，防御实在非同小可，毕竟那群海盗没在禁制阵法中少下功夫，就算是洞玄期老怪来了，也能拖上数个时辰之久。
"Silly girl, I know too. But by the looks of it, they won’t stop until Black Wind Island falls," Shangguan Mudouyu said with a bitter smile: "No matter how strong the defenses are, there will be limits. This can’t continue..."
kě yī wèi ái dǎ ， bì jìng bú shì bàn fǎ ， zài qiáng de jìn zhì ， yě huì bèi gōng pò ， zài jiān chí yī tiān yī yè zhī hòu ， shàng guān mù yǔ tàn le kǒu qì ， zhuǎn guò tóu lú ：“ yàn ér ， nǐ qù qǐng lín qián bèi ………
可一味挨打，毕竟不是办法，再强的禁制，也会被攻破，在坚持一天一夜之后，上官幕雨叹了口气，转过头颅：“雁儿，你去请林前辈………
Shangguan Mudouyu didn’t finish her sentence, but everyone understood that her words were reasonable.
“ mǔ qīn ， shī zūn zhèng bì guān lái zhe ， xiàn zài qù dǎ rǎo ， kǒng pà ……”，” shào nǚ liǎn shàng lù chū wéi nán zhī sè 。
“母亲，师尊正闭关来着，现在去打扰，恐怕……”，”少女脸上露出为难之色。
"But they have no grudge against our sect; why..." Shangguan Ling’s voice entered their ears, filled with a sense of unease. It was truly like a disaster from the heavens.
“ shǎ yā tou ， wǒ yòu hé cháng bù xiǎo de ， bù guò kàn duì fāng zhè shēng shì ， xiǎn rán bù jiāng hēi fēng dǎo gōng pò ， shì jué bú huì shàn bà gān xiū 。” shàng guān mù yǔ kǔ xiào zhe kāi kǒu ：“ zài qiáng de jìn zhì ， dōu shì yǒu jí xiàn de ， zhè yàng xià qù ……”
“傻丫头，我又何尝不晓得，不过看对方这声势，显然不将黑风岛攻破，是绝不会善罢甘休。”上官幕雨苦笑着开口：“再强的禁制，都是有极限的，这样下去……”
"I don’t know either," Shangguan Mudouyu sighed. Over these fifty years, she had restrained her disciples from causing external trouble, but who knew what caused this situation?
shàng guān mù yǔ huà méi yǒu shuō wán ， dàn dà jiā dōu xiǎo de ， mén zhǔ zhè fān huà ， shì yǒu dào lǐ de 。
上官幕雨话没有说完，但大家都晓得，门主这番话，是有道理的。
"If my guess is correct, they must be eyeing our Black Wind Island." Shangguan Yan bit her teeth; the girl’s observational skills were indeed sharp.
“ kě tā men yǔ běn mén wú yuān wú chóu ， wèi shén me “……” shàng guān líng de shēng yīn chuán rù ěr duǒ ， xiǎo yā tou de yǔ qì chōng mǎn le jǐ fēn zhī sè ， zhè hái zhēn shì huò cóng tiān jiàng 。
“可他们与本门无冤无仇，为什么“……”上官翎的声音传入耳朵，小丫头的语气充满了几分之色，这还真是祸从天降。
Recalling the situation, everyone agreed that this possibility was very high.
“ wèi niáng yě bù xiǎo de 。” shàng guān mù yǔ tàn le kǒu qì ， zhè wǔ shí nián ， tā yuē shù mén xià dì zǐ ， cóng bù zài wài shēng shì ， tiān xiǎo de wèi shén me huì fā shēng zhè yàng de shì 。
“为娘也不晓得。”上官暮雨叹了口气，这五十年，他约束门下弟子，从不再外生事，天晓得为什么会发生这样的事。
"If Sister’s prediction is right, it’s unlikely they will give up."
“ nǚ ér rú guǒ méi yǒu cāi cuò ， tā men kǒng pà shì kàn shàng wǒ hēi fēng dǎo le 。” shàng guān yàn yǎo le yǎo bèi chǐ ， cǐ nǚ de guān chá lì ， dǎo shì mǐn ruì yǐ jí 。
“女儿如果没有猜错，他们恐怕是看上我黑风岛了。”上官雁咬了咬贝齿，此女的观察力，倒是敏锐以极。
Shangguan Ling’s weak voice entered their ears: "But honestly, I really don’t want to disturb Master."
zhòng rén yī huí yì ， zhè kě néng xìng hái zhēn shì hěn dà dì 。
众人一回忆，这可能性还真是很大地。
"Mother knows; we have no choice but to do so," Shangguan Mudouyu sighed.
“ rú guǒ jiě jiě suǒ liào méi cuò ， duì fāng zhēn de shì bù tài kě néng shàn bà gān xiū le 。”
“如果姐姐所料没错，对方真的是不太可能善罢甘休了。”
"I understand."
shàng guān líng ruò ruò de shēng yīn chuán rù ěr duǒ ：“ kě píng xīn lái shuō ， nǚ ér zhēn bù yuàn yì qù dǎ rǎo shī zūn de 。”
上官翎弱弱的声音传入耳朵：“可平心来说，女儿真不愿意去打扰师尊的。”
Compared to her sister, Shangguan Yan was more mature. She knew this was inevitable and hoped that Master hadn’t reached a critical stage of cultivation. With a flash, she flew towards Drifting Cloud Valley.
While all this was happening, Lin Xuan's cave dwelling in Drifting Cloud Valley remained oblivious to the events outside.
Due to his consumption of a middle-grade Jade Spirit Pill, Lin Xuan’s rate of cultivation was beyond what outsiders could imagine. He could effectively spend one day meditating and achieve the same result as five ordinary cultivators working hard for days, provided he had a lower-grade pill to assist him.
However, even with lower-grade pills, most cultivators couldn't possibly consume them daily. Thus, Lin Xuan's fifty years of arduous cultivation seemed to have lasted six or seven hundred years in the eyes of ordinary cultivators.
Lin Xuan was now at the peak of the Separation and Union中period stage.
To be honest, this speed wasn’t particularly astonishing. However, it mustn’t be forgotten that Lin Xuan possessed two infant souls and one pill.
During this seclusion, he focused on stability rather than pushing for breakthroughs. Through meditation and pill consumption, he first boosted his main infant soul to the mid-stage bottleneck, then moved on to the second infant soul.
In other words, with both infant souls and a pill, Lin Xuan was just one step away from entering the late stage. "This is the only description that fits!
While this method slowed down his advancement slightly, it was more stable. With both infant souls and a pill advancing together, Lin Xuan’s spiritual energy had become incredibly profound.
He used this method to aim for the Void Profoundperiod. Steadily progressing, he was now preparing to break through the late stage bottleneck.
He had many pills at his disposal.
Setting aside the Upper Clarity Authentic Primordial Pill, which was intended for breaking through the Separation and Union period bottleneck, it was a divine object for this level of cultivator. Such a pill would never be seen in an auction house.
Lin Xuan didn’t consider refining these pills. The rarer the pill, the higher the difficulty of refinement. He lacked the confidence to do so, and he only had about ten Upper Clarity Authentic Primordial Pills; refining one would result in significant losses.
Adhering to a cautious approach, Lin Xuan was unwilling to take this risk.
Besides this item, he still had two other pills that could assist him.
One was the middle-grade Jade Spirit Pill he had accumulated over the years. He didn’t have too many—perhaps fifty or sixty—but these were superior items compared to ordinary ones and might help with breaking through the bottleneck.
The other pill was the Mo Luo Pill.
This pill contained a potent poison, which even Separation and Union cultivators found difficult to endure. However, its toxic effects could stimulate meridians, potentially helping break through the bottleneck.
Back then, Lin Xuan obtained the Mo Luo Pill formula from the market with relatively common materials. He had some ready-made items in his possession, though not many, enough to refine half a furnace of Mo Luo Pills.
He hadn’t used them out of fear of the poison, but he had the illusionary spirit heavenly firepossess body, making him immune to most poisons. The few useful poisons for him were scarce. Lin Xuan kept the Mo Luo Pill in hopes of breaking through the bottleneck.
With three pills at his disposal, as long as no bad luck struck, he should have an 80% chance of success.
Now, after consuming all three pills, Lin Xuan’s face was solemn as he sat cross-legged and began to meditate, absorbing the medicinal energy.
This moment was crucial for Lin Xuan. Breaking through a bottleneck wasn’t something that could be easily interrupted; any disturbance might lead to disaster.
However, coincidentally, a group of unknown cultivators attacked Black Wind Island at this critical moment. For fifty years without incident, it had happened just as he was trying to break through the late stage bottleneck. Lin Xuan’s luck indeed seemed terrible.
Originally, Baihu Sect didn’t intend to disturb him.
Although Shangguan Mudouyu didn’t know that Lin Xuan sought to break through his bottleneck, closing a life-and-death seclusion generally meant avoiding disturbances from external factors.
Their intentions were good, but their abilities couldn’t prevent it. Over these fifty years, Baihu Sect had seen some hope of revival; most disciples had entered the Foundation Establishment stage, and a few with betterqualifications even formed Golden Core.
It seemed that overall strength had significantly increased. However, the Five Elements True Explanation was more show than substance, just a way to intimidate others.
The disciples' actual strength was clearly lower than their cultivation stages.
Even if they matched their levels, it wouldn’t help; although not many, the opponents were extremely powerful. Leading them was an old ancestor at the Separation and Union stage!
The remaining cultivators were all at the Infant Soul or Core Condensation stage—high-level cultivators in general. Those who escaped from that battle couldn’t be ordinary people.
Even with injuries, their combat power was formidable. Baihu Sect dared not engage in direct conflict; otherwise, they might have been defeated instantly. Fortunately, as the Black Wind Pirates' main base, the defenses were formidable enough to withstand attacks for several hours, even if the pirates had put considerable effort into theprohibition array.
However, passive defense wasn’t a solution. Eventually, after a day and night of enduring attacks, Shangguan Mudouyu sighed and turned to her daughter: "Yan'er, go fetch Senior Lin..."
"Mother, Master is currently in seclusion; going now might..." The young girl’s face showed difficulty.
"Silly girl, I know too. But by the looks of it, they won’t stop until Black Wind Island falls," Shangguan Mudouyu said with a bitter smile: "No matter how strong the defenses are, there will be limits. This can’t continue..."
Shangguan Mudouyu didn’t finish her sentence, but everyone understood that her words were reasonable.
"But they have no grudge against our sect; why..." Shangguan Ling’s voice entered their ears, filled with a sense of unease. It was truly like a disaster from the heavens.
"I don’t know either," Shangguan Mudouyu sighed. Over these fifty years, she had restrained her disciples from causing external trouble, but who knew what caused this situation?
"If my guess is correct, they must be eyeing our Black Wind Island." Shangguan Yan bit her teeth; the girl’s observational skills were indeed sharp.
Recalling the situation, everyone agreed that this possibility was very high.
"If Sister’s prediction is right, it’s unlikely they will give up."
Shangguan Ling’s weak voice entered their ears: "But honestly, I really don’t want to disturb Master."
"Mother knows; we have no choice but to do so," Shangguan Mudouyu sighed.
"I understand."
Compared to her sister, Shangguan Yan was more mature. She knew this was inevitable and hoped that Master hadn’t reached a critical stage of cultivation. With a flash, she flew towards Drifting Cloud Valley.