lín xuān de qíng kuàng ， suī rán bù zhì yú zāo gāo dào rú cǐ dì bù ， dàn yě liǎn qīng chún bái ， zhěng gè rén kàn shàng qù xū ruò dào jí chù ， yǐ tā rú jīn de zhuàng tài ， rú guǒ yǔ dí rén xiá lù xiāng féng ， ér duì fāng yòu shì dòng xuán jí bié de lǎo guài wù ， lín xuān suī rán bù néng shuō ， sī háo huán shǒu zhī lì yě wú ， dàn zhè xiǎo mìng ， kěn dìng shì kān yōu 。
林轩的情况，虽然不至于糟糕到如此地步，但也脸青唇白，整个人看上去虚弱到极处，以他如今的状态，如果与敌人狭路相逢，而对方又是洞玄级别的老怪物，林轩虽然不能说，丝毫还手之力也无，但这小命，肯定是堪忧。
Lin Xuan's situation wasn't as dire, but he looked pale and weak, his entire body appearing frail. In his current state, if he encountered an enemy of the Profounddark; deep; mysterious stage, even though he couldn’t say that he had no chance to retaliate, his life was certainly in danger.
zhì shǎo huàn yǐng dùn zhè zhāo shā shǒu jiǎn ， duǎn qī nèi ， yǐ bù néng yòng 。
至少幻影遁这招杀手锏，短期内，已不能用。
At least, the Shadow Illusion Evasion technique, which he considered a trump card, could not be used for now.
nà dǎ bù guò ， zài xiǎng yào jiāng duì fāng bǎi tuō ， kě jiù shì fèn wài de bù róng yì le 。
那打不过，再想要将对方摆脱，可就是分外的不容易了。
If he couldn't defeat them, it would be extremely difficult to escape from these opponents.
zì jǐ de qíng kuàng zì jǐ qīng chǔ ， ér lín xuān kě bú shì nà zhǒng sǐ yào miàn zi huó shòu zuì de rén wù 。
自己的情况自己清楚，而林轩可不是那种死要面子活受罪的人物。
He knew his own situation well. Lin Xuan wasn’t someone who valued face at all costs.
yǎn kàn xíng shì bù lì ， zì jǐ pò qiè xū yào zhǎo yí gè dì fāng tiáo xī 。
眼看形势不利，自己迫切需要找一个地方调息。
Seeing that the situation was unfavorable, he urgently needed a place to rest and recover.
ér xiū xī zhī suǒ ， dāng rán shì yuè piān pì yuè hǎo de 。
而休息之所，当然是越偏僻越好的。
The more secluded the better.
nǎo hǎi zhōng niàn tou zhuǎn guò ， lín xuān bì shàng shuāng móu ， jiāng shén shí fàng chū 。
脑海中念头转过，林轩闭上双眸，将神识放出。
With this thought in mind, Lin Xuan closed his eyes and released his divine sense.
hěn kuài jiù yǒu le shōu huò ， lín xuān tái qǐ tóu ， xiàng yī chù piān pì de xiá gǔ fēi qù le 。
很快就有了收获，林轩抬起头，像一处偏僻的峡谷飞去了。
Soon enough, he found what he was looking for. He looked up and flew towards a remote valley.
rán ér gāng gāng fēi dào yí bàn de jù lí zuǒ yòu ， lín xuān tū rán xiàng shì gǎn yìng dào shén me shì de ， sà rán tái qǐ tóu ， suí hòu dùn guāng yī huǎn ， jiù zhè me zài yuán dì tíng le xià lái 。
然而刚刚飞到一半的距离左右，林轩突然像是感应到什么似的，飒然抬起头，随后遁光一缓，就这么在原地停了下来。
However, just halfway through the distance, Lin Xuan suddenly sensed something and abruptly raised his head. The light of his evasion technique slowed down as he stopped in place.
yǎn jīng bàn mī ， xiàng yí gè dì fāng wàng qù 。
眼睛半眯，像一个地方望去。
His eyes half-closed, he stared at a particular spot.
bù guò shùn xī 。 lín xuān de liǎn sè jiù biàn dé nán kàn wú bǐ ， èr huà bù shuō de wàng yuán dì yī luò ， rán hòu cáng shēn dào yī kuài dà shí tou de bèi hòu qù le 。
不过瞬息。林轩的脸色就变得难看无比，二话不说的望原地一落，然后藏身到一块大石头的背后去了。
In an instant, Lin Xuan’s expression turned extremely grim. Without hesitation, he landed on the ground and hid behind a large stone.
suí hòu lín xuān xī le kǒu qì ， bǐng qì níng xī ， jiāng liǎn qì shù shī zhǎn chū lái ， bù jǐn rú cǐ 。 hái cái qí tā de yǐn nì zhī shù ， sī háo bǎo liú yě wú ， lín xuān jī hū lián hū xī yǔ xīn tiào dōu tíng zhǐ le 。
随后林轩吸了口气，屏气凝息，将敛气术施展出来，不仅如此。还才其他的隐匿之术，丝毫保留也无，林轩几乎连呼吸与心跳都停止了。
Taking a deep breath, he held his breath and practiced the Sealing Qi Technique. Not only that, but he also used other concealment techniques, leaving nothing to chance. Lin Xuan almost stopped breathing and even his heartbeat.
ér tā gāng gāng zuò hǎo zhè yī qiè ， yuǎn fāng tiān jì ， jiù jīng máng dà qǐ ， jìn bǎi dào dùn guāng zhēng xiān kǒng hòu de chū xiàn zài le shì xiàn lǐ 。
而他刚刚做好这一切，远方天际，就精芒大起，近百道遁光争先恐后的出现在了视线里。
Just as he finished all this, a brilliant light appeared in the distance on the horizon. Nearly a hundred streaks of light suddenly appeared in his line of sight.
rú guǒ shì pǔ tōng xiū xiān zhě ， lín xuān hái bù zhì yú rú cǐ wèi jù ， guān jiàn shì lǐng tóu de liǎng gè ， yě shì dòng xuán jí bié de xiū xiān zhě 。
如果是普通修仙者，林轩还不至于如此畏惧，关键是领头的两个，也是洞玄级别的修仙者。
If it were just ordinary cultivators, Lin Xuan wouldn’t be so fearful. The key was that two of them were Profounddark; deep; mysterious stage cultivators.
yǒu méi yǒu gǎo cuò ， yǐ dōng hǎi de qíng kuàng lái shuō ， dòng xuán qī cún zài dōu shì duò duò jiǎo yī fāng chàn dǒu de jiā huo 。 zěn me zhā duī pǎo dào zhè lǐ le 。
有没有搞错，以东海的情况来说，洞玄期存在都是跺跺脚一方颤抖的家伙。怎么扎堆跑到这里了。
Was there something wrong? According to what he knew about the Eastern Sea region, Profounddark; deep; mysterious stage existences were powerful figures who could cause tremors with a single step. How did they all gather here?
lín xuān xīn zhōng dí gū 。 què yī dòng yě bù gǎn dòng 。
林轩心中嘀咕。却一动也不敢动。
Lin Xuan pondered this but remained still.
jiù tā xiàn zài de qíng kuàng lái shuō ， rú guǒ bèi duì fāng fā xiàn le ” jiǔ sǐ yì shēng dāng rán bù zhì yú ， dàn xiǎng yào tuō xiǎn ， yě bù zhī dào yào fèi duō shǎo de gōng fu 。
就他现在的情况来说，如果被对方发现了”九死一生当然不至于，但想要脱险，也不知道要费多少的工夫。
Given his current state, if discovered, it wouldn’t be nine deaths out of ten. But escaping would require much effort.
hǎo bù róng yì cái bǎi tuō le nà dòng xuán zhōng qī de lǎo guài wù 。 lín xuān kě bù xiǎng ， yòu mò míng qí miào de xiàn rù zhēng dòu de xuán wō 。
好不容易才摆脱了那洞玄中期的老怪物。林轩可不想，又莫名其妙的陷入争斗的漩涡。
After barely evading the middle Profounddark; deep; mysterious stage monster, Lin Xuan didn’t want to fall into a fight again for no reason.
xìng hǎo yǔ duì fāng xiāng bǐ ” zì jǐ shén shí yào qiáng dà dé duō ， fǒu zé jiù bú huì yǒu zhè zhǒng liào dí xiān jī de shì qíng le 。
幸好与对方相比”自己神识要强大得多，否则就不会有这种料敌先机的事情了。
Fortunately, compared to them, his divine sense was much stronger, which allowed him to anticipate their moves.
lín xuān cái gāng gāng cáng hǎo ， nà xiē guāng máng jiù lái dào le tā de tóu dǐng shàng kōng ， cóng dǎ bàn chuān zhe ， míng xiǎn shì hǎi zú de xiū xiān zhě 。
林轩才刚刚藏好，那些光芒就来到了他的头顶上空，从打扮穿着，明显是海族的修仙者。
Lin Xuan had just hidden when the light approached above his head. From their appearance and attire, they were clearly sea cultivators.
guāng máng yī huǎn ， nà míng lǐng tóu de nǚ zǐ tíng le xià lái ， cǐ nǚ yī shēn hēi yī ， lián miàn róng yě yòng sī pà zhē le qù 。 bù guò yī jiù kě yǐ biàn shí nián jì ， dà yuē èr shí ** de yàng zi 。
光芒一缓，那名领头的女子停了下来，此女一身黑衣，连面容也用丝帕遮了去。不过依旧可以辨识年纪，大约二十**的样子。
The light slowed down as the leading woman stopped. She wore all black, with her face covered by a silk handkerchief. Still, one could tell she was in her early twenties.
lín xuān jiàn le cǐ mù ， jǐng tì zhī xīn bù yóu de dà qǐ ， nán dào duì fāng fā xiàn le zì jǐ de zōng jì ？
林轩见了此幕，警惕之心不由得大起，难道对方发现了自己的踪迹？
Seeing this scene, Lin Xuan’s vigilance increased. Had his opponents discovered him?
bù guò tā yī jiù yī dòng bù dòng ， zài què dìng zhēn xiàng yǐ qián 。 bì xū jǐn liàng chén zhù qì 。
不过他依旧一动不动，在确定真相以前。必须尽量沉住气。
He remained motionless, waiting to confirm before taking any action.
“ xiù xiān zi ， zěn me le ？”
“秀仙子，怎么了？”
"Xiu Fairy, what's the matter?"
cū shēng cū qì de shēng yīn chuán rù ěr duǒ 。 què shì páng biān nà guāng tóu chì zú de xiū xiān zhě ” jiàn le tóng bàn de jǔ dòng ， liǎn shàng mǎn shì yí huò ， yě jiāng dùn guāng tíng xià lái le 。
粗声粗气的声音传入耳朵。却是旁边那光头赤足的修仙者”见了同伴的举动，脸上满是疑惑，也将遁光停下来了。
A rough voice came from beside him. It belonged to a bald, barefoot cultivator who looked puzzled and stopped his evasion technique as well.
“ wǒ yě bù xiǎo de 。” nà hēi yī nǚ zǐ de huí dá què yǒu xiē méi tóu méi nǎo de 。
“我也不晓得。”那黑衣女子的回答却有些没头没脑的。
"I don’t know either," the woman in black replied, her response somewhat abrupt.
“ xiān zi yě bù qīng chǔ ， nà tíng xià lái zuò shén me ？”
“仙子也不清楚，那停下来做什么？”
"Even Fairy Xiu is unsure. Why did you stop?"
guāng tóu dà hàn yǒu diǎn kū xiào bù dé ， ruò duì fāng bú shì tóng jiē xiū xiān zhě ， qiě yǔ jù jīng wáng de liǎng wèi jùn zhǔ 。 xiàng lái hěn qīn jìn ” tā dōu yào kāi kǒu hē chì le 。
光头大汉有点哭笑不得，若对方不是同阶修仙者，且与巨鲸王的两位郡主。向来很亲近”他都要开口呵斥了。
The bald man couldn’t help but laugh. If they weren’t of the same rank, and considering their close relationship with Princesses Mingqi and Yanming of the Great Whale King, he would have scolded them already.
“ dào yǒu yīng gāi xiǎo de ， wǒ suǒ qín yǎng de líng shòu “ shuò shǔ ” bié de shén tōng huò xǔ bù suàn shén me ， dàn tiān shēng duì wēi xiǎn de gǎn yìng ， què shì bié de líng shòu yuǎn yuǎn bù jí ” bì jìng zhè shuò shǔ suàn qǐ lái ， yě shì jì chéng le yī sī zhēn líng xuè mài 。”
“道友应该晓得，我所秦养的灵兽“硕鼠”别的神通或许不算什么，但天生对危险的感应，却是别的灵兽远远不及”毕竟这硕鼠算起来，也是继承了一丝真灵血脉。”
"I should tell you that my spirit beast, ‘Fat Rat,’ may not be extraordinary in other ways, but its innate ability to sense danger far surpasses that of any other spirit beast. After all, Fat Rat inherited a fragment of true spirit blood."
hēi yī nǚ zǐ tàn le kǒu qì ， yù wǎn fān zhuǎn ” yí gè xiǎo qiǎo de líng shòu dài fú xiàn zài zhǎng xīn lǐ miàn ， dài kǒu sōng kāi ” yī zhī kù sì sōng shǔ de líng shòu yìng rù le yǎn lián 。
黑衣女子叹了口气，玉碗翻转”一个小巧的灵兽袋浮现在掌心里面，袋口松开”一只酷似松鼠的灵兽映入了眼帘。
The woman sighed and flipped her hand open. A small spirit beast bag appeared in her palm, the mouth loosening as a squirrel-like creature came into view.
hěn shì kě ài ， rán ér què juǎn suō chéng yī tuán ， jiāng nǎo dài cáng zài nǚ zǐ de shǒu zhǎng zhī zhōng ， hún shēn shàng xià bù tíng de chàn dǒu 。
很是可爱，然而却卷缩成一团，将脑袋藏在女子的手掌之中，浑身上下不停的颤抖。
Cute yet trembling, it was curled up with its head hidden in the woman's palm.
“ néng ràng shuò shǔ rú cǐ hài pà ， nà tiān xīn chán wáng nán dào jiù zài zhè lǐ ma ？” guāng tóu dà hàn xiān shì yī dāi 。 suí hòu què dà xǐ qǐ lái 。
“能让硕鼠如此害怕，那天心蟾王难道就在这里吗？”光头大汉先是一呆。随后却大喜起来。
"Could this be the reason why Fat Rat is so frightened? Could the Heavenly Heart Toad King be here?" The bald man was initially stunned but then became very excited.
“ jiē zhe què yòu yǒu xiē yí huò ， wèi hé wǒ men yì diǎn gǎn yìng yě wú ？”
“接着却又有些疑惑，为何我们一点感应也无？”
"But he still seems puzzled as to why we haven’t sensed anything."
“ nǐ wèn wǒ ， wǒ yòu nǎ lǐ qīng chǔ 。 bù guò jiāng zhè fù jìn ， zǎi zǐ xì xì de sōu suǒ yī biàn ， bù jiù xīn lǐ yǒu shù 。” hēi yī nǚ wēi xiào zhe shuō 。
“你问我，我又哪里清楚。不过将这附近，仔仔细细的搜索一遍，不就心里有数。”黑衣女微笑着说。
"You ask me, but I don’t know. But thoroughly searching this area will give us a clear idea," the woman smiled.
zhè fān duì fāng ， lín xuān yě shì tīng dé qīng qīng chǔ chǔ ， bù yóu de xīn zhōng àn àn jiào kǔ ， zhè yī huí ， hái zhēn shì huò cóng tiān jiàng le 。
这番对方，林轩也是听得清清楚楚，不由得心中暗暗叫苦，这一回，还真是祸从天降了。
Lin Xuan heard all of this and couldn't help but inwardly groan. This was truly a misfortune from heaven.
lín xuān dǎo shì xiǎo de shuò shǔ zài pà shén me ， dōu shì xiǎo máo qiú rě de huò 。
林轩倒是晓得硕鼠在怕什么，都是小毛球惹的祸。
He knew what Fat Rat feared—those little furballs were to blame.
cǐ shí xiǎo jiā huo yī jiù dài zài líng shòu dài lǐ ， rán ér què shì yī liǎn de 〖 xīng 〗 fèn zhī sè ， fǎng fú kàn jiàn měi wèi shí wù shì de 。
此时小家伙依旧待在灵兽袋里，然而却是一脸的〖兴〗奋之色，仿佛看见美味食物似的。
The creature was still in its spirit beast bag, looking excited as if it had seen delicious food.
rú guǒ bú shì lín xuān yǔ xī chóng xīn rèn zhǔ 。 yòng zhǔ pú qì yuē qiáng xíng yā zhì ， xiǎo jiā huo shuō bù dìng yǐ jīng chōng chū líng shòu dài qù mì shí 。
如果不是林轩与牺重新认主。用主仆契约强行压制，小家伙说不定已经冲出灵兽袋去觅食。
If Lin Xuan hadn’t re-established his master-servant contract with Xi and forcibly suppressed the little guy, he might have already rushed out of the bag to forage.
lín xuān shì yòu jīng yòu nù ， hèn bù dé jiāng xiǎo jiā huo dài chū lái bào dǎ yī dùn de ， zhēn shì ” tān chī yě bù kàn kàn chǎng hé ， zhè bú shì xiǎng yào hài sǐ nǐ zhǔ rén wǒ 。
林轩是又惊又怒，恨不得将小家伙带出来暴打一顿的，真是”贪吃也不看看场合，这不是想要害死你主人我。
Lin Xuan was both shocked and angry. He wished he could take out the little guy and give him a good beating. After all, it wasn't the time or place to be so greedy; this was almost trying to kill his master.
tóng shí lín xuān yě shí fēn hào qí ， jù tā suǒ zhī ， zhè xiǎo jiā huo tè bié de tiāo shí ， chú le shàng cì xiāng yù de shí hòu ， jiāng nà qiáng dà de gǔ shòu zuò wéi měi shí ， yì bān de yāo shòu ， xī gēn běn jiù lǐ dōu bù lǐ ， suī rán nà xiē yāo shòu kàn jiàn xī ， dōu fǎng fú zhuàng jiàn tiān dí ， yí gè gè xià dé jīng huāng shī cuò de yàng zi ， dàn xiǎo máo qiú duì xī men 。 què yì diǎn yě méi cái xìng qù 。 fǎng fú gēn běn jiù bù kě kǒu de yàng zi 。
同时林轩也十分好奇，据他所知，这小家伙特别的挑食，除了上次相遇的时候，将那强大的古兽作为美食，一般的妖兽，牺根本就理都不理，虽然那些妖兽看见牺，都仿佛撞见天敌，一个个吓得惊慌失措的样子，但小毛球对牺们。却一点也没才兴趣。仿佛根本就不可口的样子。
At the same time, Lin Xuan was very curious. According to what he knew, Fat Rat had very specific tastes. Apart from the powerful ancient beast they met before, which it treated as food, it ignored other monsters. Although those monsters seemed like natural enemies when they saw Xi, showing great fear, Fat Rat showed no interest in them.
xìng hǎo xiǎo jiā huo yě kě yǐ bì gǔ ， chī bù chī yāo shòu dōu méi yǒu guān xì ， fǒu zé zhè me tiāo shí ， lín xuān hái zhēn pà xiǎo jiā huo huì zì jǐ bǎ zì jǐ è sǐ 。
幸好小家伙也可以辟谷，吃不吃妖兽都没有关系，否则这么挑食，林轩还真怕小家伙会自己把自己饿死。
Fortunately, Fat Rat could survive on its own and wouldn’t starve if it didn't eat any of these creatures. But the way it reacted to them was still puzzling—why did it seem so excited?
píng shí nà xiē qiáng dà de yāo shòu ， tā dōu bù gǎn xìng qù 。 zhè dǎn xiǎo de shuò shǔ ， xiǎo máo qiú wèi hé què xiàng zhuàng jiàn le měi shí 。
平时那些强大的妖兽，他都不感兴趣。这胆小的硕鼠，小毛球为何却像撞见了美食。
Lin Xuan was filled with questions but had no time to think about it now. Following the instructions of their leaders, the sea cultivators began a thorough search.
lín xuān chú le yí huò hái shì yí huò ， rán ér cǐ shí cǐ kè 。 tā yǐ jīng méi yǒu xīn qíng qù duō xiǎng shén me ， tīng le liǎng wèi shǒu lǐng de fēn fù ， nà xiē hǎi zú yǐ jīng fēn sàn kāi lái le 。
林轩除了疑惑还是疑惑，然而此时此刻。他已经没有心情去多想什么，听了两位首领的吩咐，那些海族已经分散开来了。
His expression turned extremely grim; in this situation, he couldn’t escape.
tā men zhǔn bèi zuò dì tǎn shì sōu suǒ ， lín xuān de liǎn sè nán kàn dào jí chù ， zhè zhǒng qíng kuàng zì jǐ gēn běn jiù táo wú kě táo de 。
他们准备做地毯式搜索，林轩的脸色难看到极处，这种情况自己根本就逃无可逃的。
What should he do?
gāi zěn me bàn ne ？
该怎么办呢？
Fight? His current state made that impossible.
dǎ 。 yǐ xiàn zài de qíng kuàng kěn dìng shì dǎ bù guò 。
打。以现在的情况肯定是打不过。
He couldn't use Shadow Illusion Evasion anymore.
huàn yǐng dùn yě méi yǒu bàn fǎ zài shī zhǎn le 。
幻影遁也没有办法再施展了。
Lin Xuan wanted to cry. People had moments when they were unlucky. He didn’t act rashly but instead kept thinking about how to break out of this deadlock.
lín xuān xiǎng kū ， guǒ rán rén dōu yǒu dǎo méi de shí kè ， tā bìng méi yǒu qīng jǔ wàng dòng ， ér shì bù tíng de sī suǒ 。 zěn yàng cái nà cóng zhè sǐ jié bān de jú miàn zǒu chū 。
林轩想哭，果然人都有倒霉的时刻，他并没有轻举妄动，而是不停的思索。怎样才那从这死结般的局面走出。
Suddenly, a flash of divine light appeared, and Lin Xuan’s face lit up with a smile.
tū rán ， yī dào líng guāng shǎn guò ， lín xuān liǎn shàng lù chū jǐ fēn xiào róng 。
突然，一道灵光闪过，林轩脸上露出几分笑容。
He had an idea, though he wasn’t sure of its success rate, but it was worth a try.
tā xiǎng dào le yí gè jì cè ， dāng rán bù gǎn shuō yǒu duō dà de bǎ wò ， dàn kě yǐ dǔ yī dǔ 。
他想到了一个计策，当然不敢说有多大的把握，但可以赌一赌。
The sea cultivators were useful in themselves. However, don’t forget that they belonged to the Great Whale King's lineage.
duì fāng shì hǎi zú ， zhè yì diǎn méi yǒu shén me kě yǐ lì yòng zhī chù ， dàn bú yào wàng jì ， zhè xiē jiā huo ， shǔ yú jù jīng wáng yī xì 。
对方是海族，这一点没有什么可以利用之处，但不要忘记，这些家伙，属于巨鲸王一系。
Although he hadn't interacted much with the Great Whale King, he had some connections with his two daughters by chance—especially Princess Mingqi, whom he had saved twice and considered her a benefactor.
zì jǐ méi yǒu yǔ jù jīng wáng dǎ guò jiāo dào ， dàn tóng tā de liǎng gè nǚ ér ， jī yuán qiǎo hé ” què dōu yǒu yī xiē jiāo qíng de ， yóu qí shì xiǎo jùn zhǔ 。 dōng fāng míng qí ， zì jǐ gèng shì liǎng cì shī yǐ yuán shǒu 。 shuō shì cǐ nǚ de jiù mìng ēn rén ， yě méi yǒu cuò 。
自己没有与巨鲸王打过交道，但同他的两个女儿，机缘巧合”却都有一些交情的，尤其是小郡主。东方明琪，自己更是两次施以援手。说是此女的救命恩人，也没有错。
Mingqi was grateful and once gave him an order token, promising to repay him if given the opportunity. Could this token have unexpected effects now?
dōng fāng míng qí gǎn jī ， céng gěi le zì jǐ yī kuài lìng fú ， shuō yǒu jī huì ， yí dìng huì bào dá de ， zì jǐ hé ｌ shào bǐ cǐ shí jiāng zhè jiàn bǎo wù ná chū lái ， huì bú huì yǒu yì xiǎng bú dào de xiào guǒ ？！~！
东方明琪感激，曾给了自己一块令符，说有机会，一定会报答的，自己和ｌ绍比此时将这件宝物拿出来，会不会有意想不到的效果？！~！
Lin Xuan hoped that by using this treasure, they might achieve something surprising!~!
Lin Xuan's situation wasn't as dire, but he looked pale and weak, his entire body appearing frail. In his current state, if he encountered an enemy of the Profounddark; deep; mysterious stage, even though he couldn’t say that he had no chance to retaliate, his life was certainly in danger.
At least, the Shadow Illusion Evasion technique, which he considered a trump card, could not be used for now.
If he couldn't defeat them, it would be extremely difficult to escape from these opponents.
He knew his own situation well. Lin Xuan wasn’t someone who valued face at all costs.
Seeing that the situation was unfavorable, he urgently needed a place to rest and recover.
The more secluded the better.
With this thought in mind, Lin Xuan closed his eyes and released his divine sense.
Soon enough, he found what he was looking for. He looked up and flew towards a remote valley.
However, just halfway through the distance, Lin Xuan suddenly sensed something and abruptly raised his head. The light of his evasion technique slowed down as he stopped in place.
His eyes half-closed, he stared at a particular spot.
In an instant, Lin Xuan’s expression turned extremely grim. Without hesitation, he landed on the ground and hid behind a large stone.
Taking a deep breath, he held his breath and practiced the Sealing Qi Technique. Not only that, but he also used other concealment techniques, leaving nothing to chance. Lin Xuan almost stopped breathing and even his heartbeat.
Just as he finished all this, a brilliant light appeared in the distance on the horizon. Nearly a hundred streaks of light suddenly appeared in his line of sight.
If it were just ordinary cultivators, Lin Xuan wouldn’t be so fearful. The key was that two of them were Profounddark; deep; mysterious stage cultivators.
Was there something wrong? According to what he knew about the Eastern Sea region, Profounddark; deep; mysterious stage existences were powerful figures who could cause tremors with a single step. How did they all gather here?
Lin Xuan pondered this but remained still.
Given his current state, if discovered, it wouldn’t be nine deaths out of ten. But escaping would require much effort.
After barely evading the middle Profounddark; deep; mysterious stage monster, Lin Xuan didn’t want to fall into a fight again for no reason.
Fortunately, compared to them, his divine sense was much stronger, which allowed him to anticipate their moves.
Lin Xuan had just hidden when the light approached above his head. From their appearance and attire, they were clearly sea cultivators.
The light slowed down as the leading woman stopped. She wore all black, with her face covered by a silk handkerchief. Still, one could tell she was in her early twenties.
Seeing this scene, Lin Xuan’s vigilance increased. Had his opponents discovered him?
He remained motionless, waiting to confirm before taking any action.
"Xiu Fairy, what's the matter?"
A rough voice came from beside him. It belonged to a bald, barefoot cultivator who looked puzzled and stopped his evasion technique as well.
"I don’t know either," the woman in black replied, her response somewhat abrupt.
"Even Fairy Xiu is unsure. Why did you stop?"
The bald man couldn’t help but laugh. If they weren’t of the same rank, and considering their close relationship with Princesses Mingqi and Yanming of the Great Whale King, he would have scolded them already.
"I should tell you that my spirit beast, ‘Fat Rat,’ may not be extraordinary in other ways, but its innate ability to sense danger far surpasses that of any other spirit beast. After all, Fat Rat inherited a fragment of true spirit blood."
The woman sighed and flipped her hand open. A small spirit beast bag appeared in her palm, the mouth loosening as a squirrel-like creature came into view.
Cute yet trembling, it was curled up with its head hidden in the woman's palm.
"Could this be the reason why Fat Rat is so frightened? Could the Heavenly Heart Toad King be here?" The bald man was initially stunned but then became very excited.
"But he still seems puzzled as to why we haven’t sensed anything."
"You ask me, but I don’t know. But thoroughly searching this area will give us a clear idea," the woman smiled.
Lin Xuan heard all of this and couldn't help but inwardly groan. This was truly a misfortune from heaven.
He knew what Fat Rat feared—those little furballs were to blame.
The creature was still in its spirit beast bag, looking excited as if it had seen delicious food.
If Lin Xuan hadn’t re-established his master-servant contract with Xi and forcibly suppressed the little guy, he might have already rushed out of the bag to forage.
Lin Xuan was both shocked and angry. He wished he could take out the little guy and give him a good beating. After all, it wasn't the time or place to be so greedy; this was almost trying to kill his master.
At the same time, Lin Xuan was very curious. According to what he knew, Fat Rat had very specific tastes. Apart from the powerful ancient beast they met before, which it treated as food, it ignored other monsters. Although those monsters seemed like natural enemies when they saw Xi, showing great fear, Fat Rat showed no interest in them.
Fortunately, Fat Rat could survive on its own and wouldn’t starve if it didn't eat any of these creatures. But the way it reacted to them was still puzzling—why did it seem so excited?
Lin Xuan was filled with questions but had no time to think about it now. Following the instructions of their leaders, the sea cultivators began a thorough search.
His expression turned extremely grim; in this situation, he couldn’t escape.
What should he do?
Fight? His current state made that impossible.
He couldn't use Shadow Illusion Evasion anymore.
Lin Xuan wanted to cry. People had moments when they were unlucky. He didn’t act rashly but instead kept thinking about how to break out of this deadlock.
Suddenly, a flash of divine light appeared, and Lin Xuan’s face lit up with a smile.
He had an idea, though he wasn’t sure of its success rate, but it was worth a try.
The sea cultivators were useful in themselves. However, don’t forget that they belonged to the Great Whale King's lineage.
Although he hadn't interacted much with the Great Whale King, he had some connections with his two daughters by chance—especially Princess Mingqi, whom he had saved twice and considered her a benefactor.
Mingqi was grateful and once gave him an order token, promising to repay him if given the opportunity. Could this token have unexpected effects now?
Lin Xuan hoped that by using this treasure, they might achieve something surprising!~!