“ yuán lái rú cǐ “.
“原来如此“.
"Thus, it is."
lín xuān liǎn shàng lù chū liǎo rán zhī sè ， shì qíng de yuán wěi jū rán shì zhè yàng de ， guài bù dé wěi huǎn jiàn dào zì jǐ ， jū rán yì diǎn yě rèn bù dé 。 wén wǎng >
林轩脸上露出了然之色，事情的原委居然是这样的，怪不得娓缓见到自己，居然一点也认不得。文网>
Lin Xuan's face showed a look of understanding. The truth behind the matter turned out to be this way; no wonder Wei Huan didn't recognize him when they met.
wàn xìng de shì ， kǒng què de yuán shén jǐn jǐn shì bèi yā zhì ， ér bìng méi yǒu bèi jīn chì dà péng niǎo de cán hún tūn shì ， fǒu zé ……。
万幸的是，孔雀的元神仅仅是被压制，而并没有被金翅大鹏鸟的残魂吞噬，否则……。
Fortunately, only the phoenix's spirit soul was suppressed and not devoured by the Golden-winged Great Peng’s residual soul. Otherwise...
lín xuān bù gǎn xiǎng xiàng hòu guǒ 。
林轩不敢想象后果。
Lin Xuan did not dare to imagine the consequences.
“ lǎo pó ， nǐ xiàn zài gǎn jué rú hé ？”
“老婆，你现在感觉如何？”
"Spouse, how do you feel now?"
，“ hái hǎo 。” yóu yú fǎ lì bèi jìn gù ” méi yǒu bàn fǎ shī zhǎn nèi shì zhī shù ” bù guò zì jǐ shēn tǐ zhuàng kuàng rú hé ， duō shǎo hái shì néng gòu gǎn yìng dào de ， kǒng què wēi xiào zhe shuō ， yě bù xiǎng ràng dà jūn tài guò dān xīn le 。
，“还好。”由于法力被禁锢”没有办法施展内视之术”不过自己身体状况如何，多少还是能够感应到的，孔雀微笑着说，也不想让大君太过担心了。
"Well enough," she said with a smile. Due to his mana being sealed, he could not use Inner Vision, but he still had some sense of his own condition. "Don't worry too much; I'm fine."
“ shì me ？。”
“是么？。”
"Is that so?"
lín xuān tīng le ， liǎn shàng de yōu sè què bìng méi yǒu yīn cǐ ， jiù yān xiāo yún sàn le ， duì yú yāo zú de yǐn mì ， tā huò jǐng bù xiàng qī zǐ yī yàng de shú xī ， dàn bú yào wàng jì ， tā bì jìng shì dòng xuán qī 。 ér qiě shì dào líng jiè qù zǒu le yī quān dì 。
林轩听了，脸上的忧色却并没有因此，就烟消云散了，对于妖族的隐秘，他或井不像妻子一样的熟悉，但不要忘记，他毕竟是洞玄期。而且是到灵界去走了一圈地。
Lin Xuan's worried expression did not dissipate even after hearing her words.
zhè yàng de qíng kuàng ， lín xuān céng jīng zài diǎn jí shàng jiàn guò ” yóu yú cán hún de lì liàng bìng bù bǐ kǒng què de yuán shén qiáng dà xǔ duō ， suǒ yǐ wú fǎ jiāng tā gěi tūn shì ” zhǐ néng yí dìng chéng dù de yā zhì ” rán ér suí zhī shí jiān de tuī yí ” què wèi bì huì rú cǐ 。
这样的情况，林轩曾经在典籍上见过”由于残魂的力量并不比孔雀的元神强大许多，所以无法将她给吞噬”只能一定程度的压制”然而随之时间的推移”却未必会如此。
He was not as familiar with the secrets of the demon race as his wife, but he had been to the Spirit Realm and had seen such situations in ancient texts. Since the residual soul’s power wasn't much stronger than hers, it couldn’t devour her; it could only suppress her to a certain extent. However, over time...
wú fǎ yī kǒu tūn shì ” dàn tā què néng yì diǎn yì diǎn de cán shí 。
无法一口吞噬”但他却能一点一点的蚕食。
Unable to swallow her whole at once, but he could nibble away at her little by little.
“ fū jūn ， nǐ zěn me le ？”
“夫君，你怎么了？”
"Lord, what's wrong?"
kǒng què jiàn lín xuān liǎn yǒu yōu sè ” zì rán yào xún wèn yī èr de 。
孔雀见林轩脸有忧色”自然要询问一二的。
Seeing Lin Xuan's worried expression, Wei Huan naturally asked.
“ wěi huǎn ， mí gǎn jué zì jǐ yuán shén de qíng kuàng rú hé ， shì fǒu bǐ yǐ qián ruò xiǎo yī xiē le 。”
“娓缓，弥感觉自己元神的情况如何，是否比以前弱小一些了。”
"How do you feel about your spirit soul? Has it become weaker than before?"
tīng zhàng fū zhè me yī tí ” kǒng què de biǎo qíng yě yīn chén xià qù ， liáng jiǔ ， tàn le 。 qì ：，“ fū jūn shuō dé méi cuò ， qiè shēn de yuán shén què shí ruò xiǎo le yī xiē ……”
听丈夫这么一提”孔雀的表情也阴沉下去，良久，叹了。气：，“夫君说得没错，妾身的元神确实弱小了一些……”
Her expression turned grim. After a long while, she sighed, "You're right, my lord; my spirit soul has indeed weakened..."
，“ kǒng pà hái bù jǐn rú cǐ ， zài mí yuán shén bèi xuē ruò de tóng shí ， nà jīn chì dà péng niǎo de cán hún ， què zài yì diǎn yì diǎn de zhuàng dà ……” lín xuān huǎn huǎn de shēng yīn chuán rù ěr lǐ ” lǐ miàn dài zhe jǐ fēn shā qì ， jū rán xiǎng yào jiāng kǒng què duó shě tā bù fèn nù nà cái jiào zuò guài le 。
，“恐怕还不仅如此，在猕元神被削弱的同时，那金翅大鹏鸟的残魂，却在一点一点的壮大……”林轩缓缓的声音传入耳里”里面带着几分杀气，居然想要将孔雀夺舍他不愤怒那才叫做怪了。
"Perhaps not just that. While the phoenix’s residual soul is weakening, its power is gradually growing stronger..." Lin Xuan's voice carried a hint of killing intent as he spoke. It was only natural for him to be angry.
“ nán dào shuō 。”…。”
“难道说。”…。”
"Could it be..."
huǎn huǎn běn yě shì jí cōng míng de nǚ zǐ ， zhǐ bù guò yuán shén xuē ruò de chéng dù shì hěn huǎn màn dì ， yuán xiān méi yǒu zhù yì dào zhè xiē ， rú jīn zhào zhe zhàng fū de huà sī suǒ dùn shí bù hán ér lì 。
缓缓本也是极聪明的女子，只不过元神削弱的程度是很缓慢地，原先没有注意到这些，如今照着丈夫的话思索顿时不寒而栗。
Wei Huan was originally an extremely intelligent woman, but her spirit soul had weakened slowly over time; she hadn't noticed before. Now, after hearing her husband’s words, she felt a chill down her spine.
xuē ruò huǎn màn yòu rú hé ， yì diǎn yì diǎn de cán shí ， zǒng yǒu yī tiān ， zì jǐ de hún pò huì bèi wán quán tūn shì ， dào shí hòu zài fā xiàn bù tuǒ nà shí hòu què yǐ jīng lái bù jí le ……。
削弱缓慢又如何，一点一点的蚕食，总有一天，自己的魂魄会被完全吞噬，倒时候再发现不妥那时候却已经来不及了……。
How could weakening slowly matter? Little by little, one day, her soul would be completely devoured... and then it would be too late to do anything...
bù guò kǒng què bì jìng shì kǒng què ， yǔ yì bān de ruò nǚ zǐ nà shì wán quán bù tóng de ， suī rán fā xiàn zì jǐ shēn chǔ xiǎn jìng zhī zhōng ， què bìng méi yǒu lù chū huāng luàn zhī sè 。
不过孔雀毕竟是孔雀，与一般的弱女子那是完全不同的，虽然发现自己身处险境之中，却并没有露出慌乱之色。
But Wei Huan was still Wei Huan; she was different from ordinary weak women. Despite being in danger, she did not show any signs of panic.
huāng yòu néng gòu rú hé rèn hé wèn tí dōu bù néng gòu jiě jué de 。
慌又能够如何任何问题都不能够解决的。
Silence for a moment, she slowly spoke: "Lord, is there any solution?"
mò rán piàn kè ， tā cái huǎn huǎn de kāi kǒu le ：“ fū jūn kě yǔ shén me jiě jué zhī cè ？”
默然片刻，她才缓缓的开口了：“夫君可与什么解决之策？”
"Let's see..." Lin Xuan frowned deeply and sighed after a long while. His tone carried an apology. "There isn't one yet, but Wei Huan, don’t worry; I’ll think of something."
“ qǐ 。”…” lín xuān de méi tóu jǐn jǐn zhòu zài yì qǐ le ， liáng jiǔ ” cái tàn le 。 qì ” shēng yīn yǔ qì ， dài zhe jǐ fēn qiàn yì ：“ zàn shí hái méi yǒu ， bù guò yuàn huǎn mí bù yòng zháo jí ， wǒ huì hǎo hǎo xiǎng bàn fǎ dì 。”
“起。”…”林轩的眉头紧紧皱在一起了，良久”才叹了。气”声音语气，带着几分歉意：“暂时还没有，不过媛缓弥不用着急，我会好好想办法地。”
"I’m not in a hurry. There’s always a way to solve things. After all these years, I’ve endured it. Now that you’re here, is there any fear about absorbing that residual soul?" She smiled, her words showing her bravery and strong will.
“ qiè shēn bù jí wàn shì zǒng yǒu jiě jué zhī cè ， zhè me duō nián ， wèi qī yě áo guò lái le ， rú jīn yǒu fū jūn zài cè ， hái pà bù néng liàn huà nà yī lǚ cán hún me ？” kǒng què wēi xiào zhe shuō tā xiàng lái shì yǒng gǎn ào qì ” suī shì nǚ zǐ ， què méi yǒu nà jiǎo mǒ zào zuò zhī qì ” xìng gé yào qiáng yǐ jí 。
“妾身不急万事总有解决之策，这么多年，为妻也熬过来了，如今有夫君在侧，还怕不能炼化那一缕残魂么？”孔雀微笑着说她像来是勇敢傲气”虽是女子，却没有那矫抹造作之气”性格要强以极。
"Mm."
“ ń ”
“嗯”
Lin Xuan nodded. The joy of reuniting with his wife had turned into a headache over this troublesome issue. Hundreds of years of longing could only be suppressed for now. There were matters of urgency; he couldn’t focus on intimacy or treasure hunting until the danger to Wei Huan was removed. But how could he resolve this crisis?
lín xuān diǎn le diǎn tóu ” yǔ ài qī chóng féng méi xiǎng dào què yù jiàn le zhè yàng lìng rén tóu téng de wèn tí ， jǐ bǎi nián de xiāng sī ， yě zhǐ néng yā xià qù shì yǒu qīng zhòng huǎn jí ， bù jiāng huǎn huǎn shēn shàng de wēi jī jiě chú tā nǎ yǒu xīn qíng yǔ lǎo pó qīn rè ， gèng bú yào shuō xún bǎo le ” rán ér ” yǎn qián de wēi jī ， jiū jìng yòu gāi zěn me cái néng huà xiǎn wéi yí ？
林轩点了点头”与爱妻重逢没想到却遇见了这样令人头疼的问题，几百年的相思，也只能压下去事有轻重缓急，不将缓缓身上的危机解除他哪有心情与老婆亲热，更不要说寻宝了”然而”眼前的危机，究竟又该怎么才能化险为夷？
For days, Lin Xuan began to search through ancient texts.
jiē xià lái de rì zi ” lín xuān kāi shǐ chá yuè diǎn jí 。
接下来的日子”林轩开始查阅典籍。
He loved reading extensively, and his waist pouch had ample space. Whenever he passed by a market, he would collect anything useful or not, hoping to find something helpful in these books.
tā xǐ huān bó lǎn qún shū ， yāo jiān xū yú dài de kōng jiān yòu gòu zú ， lín xuān lù guò fāng shì ， bù guǎn yǒu yòng méi yòng de ， dū huì shōu luó yī xiē ， kàn cóng lǐ miàn ， néng bù néng zhǎo dào yī xiē yǒu yòng de dōng xī 。
他喜欢博览群书，腰间须臾袋的空间又够足，林轩路过坊市，不管有用没用的，都会收罗一些，看从里面，能不能找到一些有用的东西。
Seeing the scene, Wei Huan approached gracefully, picked up an jade cylinder, and delved into her spiritual sense. Although her mana was sealed, she could still use her spiritual sense to read the texts without any problem. As time passed, over a month went by, though no solution was found yet, their reunion brought immense joy.
kǒng què jiàn le cǐ mù ， yě kuǎn kuǎn de zǒu guò lái le ， ná qǐ yī méi yù tóng ， jiāng shén shí chén rù ， tā de fǎ lì ， suī rán bèi zhàng fū fēng yìn diào le ， dàn jǐn jǐn shì yòng shén shí chá yuè diǎn jí nà hái shì méi yǒu wèn tí 。， shí jiān màn màn tuī yí ， yī dāi yuè yú guò qù ， suī rán hái méi yǒu zhǎo dào jiě jué zhī cè ， bù guò fū qī tuán jù ， dào yě píng ān xǐ lè yǐ jí 。
孔雀见了此幕，也款款的走过来了，拿起一枚玉瞳，将神识沉入，她的法力，虽然被丈夫封印掉了，但仅仅是用神识查阅典籍那还是没有问题。，时间慢慢推移，一呆月余过去，虽然还没有找到解决之策，不过夫妻团聚，倒也平安喜乐以极。
Unfortunately, they couldn’t be intimate; the residual soul’s interference had not been lifted. This was a great source of pain for Lin Xuan. Though she was beautiful and he longed to be with her again after so many years, he hated that pesky residual soul just thinking about it.
kě xī bù néng qīn rè ” nà cán hún de chè zhǒu shàng wèi jiě chú ， zhè duì lín xuān lái shuō ， què shì mò dà de tòng kǔ ， suī shuō xiù sè kě cān ， dàn měi rén rú yù ” yòu shì yī bié jǐ bǎi nián de fū qī ， dāng rán gèng xiàng wǎng nà dòng fáng huā zhú de tián mì 。
可惜不能亲热”那残魂的掣肘尚未解除，这对林轩来说，却是莫大的痛苦，虽说秀色可餐，但美人如玉”又是一别几百年的夫妻，当然更向往那洞房花烛的甜蜜。
After so much time, he had no idea how many texts he had read, but nothing useful was found.
rú jīn zì jǐ yǐ jìn jiē dào dòng xuán qī ” hùn dùn yāo qì ， yě wú fǎ zài shāng hài dào zì jǐ ， kě wù de cán hún ， lín xuān guāng shì xiǎng xiǎng ， jiù hèn dé yá yǎng yǎng dì 。
如今自己已进阶到洞玄期”混沌妖气，也无法在伤害到自己，可恶的残魂，林轩光是想想，就恨得牙痒痒地。
Lin Xuan felt extremely frustrated. But upon careful consideration, this wasn’t surprising; the refinement of True Spirit Blood wasn't something any random text could cover.
zhè me duō shí jiān guò qù ， tā zì jǐ dōu bù zhī dào fān yuè le duō shǎo diǎn jí ， rán ér què gēn běn jiù méi yǒu zhǎo dào yǒu yòng de dōng xī 。
这么多时间过去，他自己都不知道翻阅了多少典籍，然而却根本就没有找到有用的东西。
If that were the case, it would be incredibly strange.
lín xuān ào nǎo yǐ jí ” bù guò zǐ xì xiǎng xiǎng ， sì hū yě bìng bù xī qí ” zhēn líng zhī xuè de liàn huà ， qǐ shì suí biàn yī běn diǎn jí dōu néng gòu tí jí 。
林轩懊恼以极”不过仔细想想，似乎也并不稀奇”真灵之血的炼化，岂是随便一本典籍都能够提及。
As the saying goes: "To solve a problem, one must use the same mind that created it." The true blood of the Golden-winged Great Peng was discovered in this ancient ruin. Wei Huan’s spiritual sense had also been suppressed by the bird's residual soul. Could there be a solution within this very ruin?
ruò zhēn shì bāng yàng ， cái qí guài wú bǐ 。
若真是帮样，才奇怪无比。
Lin Xuan stood up abruptly; he should have thought of this earlier.
sú huà shuō ” jiě líng hái xū xì líng rén ， jīn chì dà péng niǎo de zhēn xuè ， shì zài zhè gǔ yí jì zhōng fā xiàn dì ， huǎn nuǎn de shén shí ， yě shòu dào le lǐ miàn dà péng niǎo cán hún de yā zhì ， nà me zài zhè ge yí jì ， huì bú huì zhǎo dào jiě jué zhī cè 。
俗话说”解铃还须系铃人，金翅大鹏鸟的真血，是在这古遗迹中发现地，缓暖的神识，也受到了里面大鹏鸟残魂的压制，那么在这个遗迹，会不会找到解决之策。
"Lord, what is it?"
lín xuān huò rán zhàn qǐ ， hái zhēn shì dà yǒu kě néng dì ， zì jǐ gāng gāng ， zěn me méi yǒu xiǎng dào zhè ge wèn tí 。
林轩霍然站起，还真是大有可能地，自己刚刚，怎么没有想到这个问题。
Wei Huan was surprised and then overjoyed, wondering if they might have found a solution through sheer luck.
“ dà jūn ” zěn me le ？”
“大君”怎么了？”
"It’s not that, but the solution may lie in this ancient ruin."
kǒng què yī è ， suí hòu dà wèi huān xǐ ， nán dào jī yuán qiǎo hé ， zhàng fū yǐ jīng zhǎo dào le jiě jué zhī cè 。
孔雀一愕，随后大为欢喜，难道机缘巧合，丈夫已经找到了解决之策。
Wei Huan was an intelligent woman. She understood Lin Xuan's meaning immediately and nodded in agreement. They had overlooked this issue before.
，“ zhè dào bú shì ， bù guò jiě jué de fāng fǎ ， yě xǔ jiù zài zhè yí jì lǐ 。”
，“这倒不是，不过解决的方法，也许就在这遗迹里。”
Lin Xuan released his spiritual sense to search within the ruins. The most important clue would be at the altar. This was undoubtedly a significant hint.
kǒng què shì hěn cōng míng de nǚ zǐ ， wén xián gē ér zhī yǎ yì ” dùn shí míng bái lín xuān suǒ zhǐ de wèn tí ， dùn shí zàn tóng de diǎn diǎn tóu ， zhè ge wèn tí xiān qián hái dōu hū lüè diào le 。
孔雀是很聪明的女子，闻弦歌而知雅意”顿时明白林轩所指的问题，顿时赞同的点点头，这个问题先前还都忽略掉了。
Since her mana was sealed, Wei Huan could not help much, but she wasn't idle either. She scanned the hall with her eyes, looking for anything unusual.
yú shì lín xuān fàng chū shén shí ， kāi shǐ zài yí jì zhōng tóu suǒ ， bù guò qí tā dì fāng yě jiù bà le ， zuì zhòng yào de hái shì jì tán ” yī kàn zhè jiù shì zhè ge yí jì zhōng zuì zhòng yào de xiàn suǒ 。
于是林轩放出神识，开始在遗迹中投索，不过其他地方也就罢了，最重要的还是祭坛”一看这就是这个遗迹中最重要的线索。
"Lord, look! What is that?"
kǒng què yóu yú fǎ lì bèi yā zhì de yuán gù ” dào bāng bù shàng shén me máng ” bù guò yě méi yǒu xián zhe ” mù guāng zài dà diàn zhōng sǎo guò ， kàn yǒu méi yǒu shén me dōng xī shì bǐ jiào tè bié de 。
孔雀由于法力被压制的缘故”倒帮不上什么忙”不过也没有闲着”目光在大殿中扫过，看有没有什么东西是比较特别的。
Lin Xuan had noticed nothing; Wei Huan, relying on her vision, pointed out something first. Lin Xuan turned to see a cauldron-like object appear in his sight.
，“ dà jūn ， nǐ kàn ” nà shì shén me ？”
，“大君，你看”那是什么？”
This object didn't seem out of place; it was no taller than a foot and appeared merely as a small decoration.
zhè biān ” lín xuān hái sī háo fā xiàn yě wú ， nà biān ， yī kào yǎn jīng kàn de kǒng què dào xiān kāi kǒu le ， lín xuān xún shēng zhuǎn guò tóu ， yí gè dǐng lú chū xiàn zài shì xiàn zhōng 。
这边”林轩还丝毫发现也无，那边，依靠眼睛看的孔雀倒先开口了，林轩循声转过头，一个鼎炉出现在视线中。
Lin Xuan’s face showed confusion but found nothing amiss.
cǐ wù kàn shàng qù bìng bù chū qù ， gāo bù guò chǐ xǔ ， fǎng fú zhǐ shì yī xiǎo xiǎo de zhuāng shì ér yǐ 。
此物看上去并不出去，高不过尺许，仿佛只是一小小的装饰而已。
"I'm not talking about the cauldron, but the text below," Wei Huan said as she walked over gracefully.
lín xuān liǎn shàng lù chū máng rán zhī sè ， bìng méi yǒu fā xiàn bù tuǒ 。
林轩脸上露出茫然之色，并没有发现不妥。
"Oh?"
，“ wǒ bú shì shuō dǐng lú ， ér shì tuō xià miàn de wén zì 。”， kǒng què yī biān shuō ， yī biān lián bù qīng yí ， kuǎn kuǎn de zǒu le guò qù 。
，“我不是说鼎炉，而是拖下面的文字。”，孔雀一边说，一边莲步轻移，款款的走了过去。
Lin Xuan moved to follow. The cauldron was located beneath the central altar; it wasn’t noticeable in size or decoration.
“ ó ？”
“哦？”
Six ancient characters were engraved on top of the cauldron, though they were tiny. Wei Huan had good eyesight; if he had been there, he might have overlooked them.
lín xuān tīng le ， shēn xíng yī shǎn ” zì yě gēn zài le hòu miàn ” nà diàn ］ nǎo ] fǎng wèn Ｏ dǐng lú jiù wèi yú zhōng jiān yù tái de xià miàn ， bù lùn dà xiǎo hái shì zhuāng shì ， dōu bìng bù qǐ yǎn 。
林轩听了，身形一闪”自也跟在了后面”那电］脑]访问Ｏ鼎炉就位于中间玉台的下面，不论大小还是装饰，都并不起眼。
Lin Xuan had interacted with the Moon Clan several times and recognized some of their common scripts but found these ancient texts extremely unfamiliar.
liù gè gǔ piáo de wén zì ， lòu kè zài dǐng lú de shàng miàn ” bù guò dòu dà de yì diǎn ， kǒng què hái zhēn shì hǎo yǎn lì ， rú guǒ huàn zuò zì jǐ ， shuō bù dìng huì hū lüè guò qù 。
六个古朴的文字，镂刻在鼎炉的上面”不过豆大的一点，孔雀还真是好眼力，如果换做自己，说不定会忽略过去。
"幽火出，秘宝现... What does this mean..." Wei Huan's voice echoed in his ears.
lín xuān yǔ mò yuè zú ， jiāo dào dǎ le yě bù zhǐ yī cì ” gāi zú pǔ tōng de wén zì ” dào yě rèn shí yī xiē ” dàn yǎn qián de gǔ wén ， què mò shēng dào jí diǎn 。
林轩与墨月族，交到打了也不止一次”该族普通的文字”倒也认识一些”但眼前的古文，却陌生到极点。
[Note: The text "幽火出，秘宝现" translates to "When the dark fire appears, hidden treasures will manifest."]
"Thus, it is."
Lin Xuan's face showed a look of understanding. The truth behind the matter turned out to be this way; no wonder Wei Huan didn't recognize him when they met.
Fortunately, only the phoenix's spirit soul was suppressed and not devoured by the Golden-winged Great Peng’s residual soul. Otherwise...
Lin Xuan did not dare to imagine the consequences.
"Spouse, how do you feel now?"
"Well enough," she said with a smile. Due to his mana being sealed, he could not use Inner Vision, but he still had some sense of his own condition. "Don't worry too much; I'm fine."
"Is that so?"
Lin Xuan's worried expression did not dissipate even after hearing her words.
He was not as familiar with the secrets of the demon race as his wife, but he had been to the Spirit Realm and had seen such situations in ancient texts. Since the residual soul’s power wasn't much stronger than hers, it couldn’t devour her; it could only suppress her to a certain extent. However, over time...
Unable to swallow her whole at once, but he could nibble away at her little by little.
"Lord, what's wrong?"
Seeing Lin Xuan's worried expression, Wei Huan naturally asked.
"How do you feel about your spirit soul? Has it become weaker than before?"
Her expression turned grim. After a long while, she sighed, "You're right, my lord; my spirit soul has indeed weakened..."
"Perhaps not just that. While the phoenix’s residual soul is weakening, its power is gradually growing stronger..." Lin Xuan's voice carried a hint of killing intent as he spoke. It was only natural for him to be angry.
"Could it be..."
Wei Huan was originally an extremely intelligent woman, but her spirit soul had weakened slowly over time; she hadn't noticed before. Now, after hearing her husband’s words, she felt a chill down her spine.
How could weakening slowly matter? Little by little, one day, her soul would be completely devoured... and then it would be too late to do anything...
But Wei Huan was still Wei Huan; she was different from ordinary weak women. Despite being in danger, she did not show any signs of panic.
Silence for a moment, she slowly spoke: "Lord, is there any solution?"
"Let's see..." Lin Xuan frowned deeply and sighed after a long while. His tone carried an apology. "There isn't one yet, but Wei Huan, don’t worry; I’ll think of something."
"I’m not in a hurry. There’s always a way to solve things. After all these years, I’ve endured it. Now that you’re here, is there any fear about absorbing that residual soul?" She smiled, her words showing her bravery and strong will.
"Mm."
Lin Xuan nodded. The joy of reuniting with his wife had turned into a headache over this troublesome issue. Hundreds of years of longing could only be suppressed for now. There were matters of urgency; he couldn’t focus on intimacy or treasure hunting until the danger to Wei Huan was removed. But how could he resolve this crisis?
For days, Lin Xuan began to search through ancient texts.
He loved reading extensively, and his waist pouch had ample space. Whenever he passed by a market, he would collect anything useful or not, hoping to find something helpful in these books.
Seeing the scene, Wei Huan approached gracefully, picked up an jade cylinder, and delved into her spiritual sense. Although her mana was sealed, she could still use her spiritual sense to read the texts without any problem. As time passed, over a month went by, though no solution was found yet, their reunion brought immense joy.
Unfortunately, they couldn’t be intimate; the residual soul’s interference had not been lifted. This was a great source of pain for Lin Xuan. Though she was beautiful and he longed to be with her again after so many years, he hated that pesky residual soul just thinking about it.
After so much time, he had no idea how many texts he had read, but nothing useful was found.
Lin Xuan felt extremely frustrated. But upon careful consideration, this wasn’t surprising; the refinement of True Spirit Blood wasn't something any random text could cover.
If that were the case, it would be incredibly strange.
As the saying goes: "To solve a problem, one must use the same mind that created it." The true blood of the Golden-winged Great Peng was discovered in this ancient ruin. Wei Huan’s spiritual sense had also been suppressed by the bird's residual soul. Could there be a solution within this very ruin?
Lin Xuan stood up abruptly; he should have thought of this earlier.
"Lord, what is it?"
Wei Huan was surprised and then overjoyed, wondering if they might have found a solution through sheer luck.
"It’s not that, but the solution may lie in this ancient ruin."
Wei Huan was an intelligent woman. She understood Lin Xuan's meaning immediately and nodded in agreement. They had overlooked this issue before.
Lin Xuan released his spiritual sense to search within the ruins. The most important clue would be at the altar. This was undoubtedly a significant hint.
Since her mana was sealed, Wei Huan could not help much, but she wasn't idle either. She scanned the hall with her eyes, looking for anything unusual.
"Lord, look! What is that?"
Lin Xuan had noticed nothing; Wei Huan, relying on her vision, pointed out something first. Lin Xuan turned to see a cauldron-like object appear in his sight.
This object didn't seem out of place; it was no taller than a foot and appeared merely as a small decoration.
Lin Xuan’s face showed confusion but found nothing amiss.
"I'm not talking about the cauldron, but the text below," Wei Huan said as she walked over gracefully.
"Oh?"
Lin Xuan moved to follow. The cauldron was located beneath the central altar; it wasn’t noticeable in size or decoration.
Six ancient characters were engraved on top of the cauldron, though they were tiny. Wei Huan had good eyesight; if he had been there, he might have overlooked them.
Lin Xuan had interacted with the Moon Clan several times and recognized some of their common scripts but found these ancient texts extremely unfamiliar.
"幽火出，秘宝现... What does this mean..." Wei Huan's voice echoed in his ears.
[Note: The text "幽火出，秘宝现" translates to "When the dark fire appears, hidden treasures will manifest."]