cī lā shēng dà zuò ， yí gè wū hēi guāng qiú píng kōng fú xiàn ér chū 。
刺啦声大做，一个乌黑光球凭空浮现而出。
A loud tearing sound echoed as a dark, luminous ball suddenly appeared out of thin air.
yǔ zhī bàn suí de shì ， fāng yuán bǎi lǐ ， fù jìn suǒ yǒu de tiān dì yuán qì ， quán bù cháo zhe tā kuáng yǒng ér qù ， suí hòu nà wū hēi guāng qiú lüè yī shǎn shuò ， qǔ ér dài zhī de shì yī tiáo kōng jiān liè fèng chū xiàn le 。
与之伴随的是，方圆百里，附近所有的天地元气，全部朝着它狂涌而去，随后那乌黑光球略一闪烁，取而代之的是一条空间裂缝出现了。
Along with this, all the primordial qi within a hundred miles around rushed towards it. Then, the dark light flickered slightly before a spatial rift appeared in its place.
cháng zú yǒu zhàng xǔ ， róng shù rén tōng guò dōu méi yǒu wèn tí 。
长足有丈许，容数人通过都没有问题。
The rift was about ten feet long and could accommodate several people comfortably.
yǎn qián guǐ yì de yí mù ， ràng suǒ yǒu rén dōu jīng dé dāi le ， bié shuō nà xiē rén zú ， lián liè zhǎo lóng dōu tíng xià le zhuǎ zi shàng de dòng zuò ， wàng zhe tóu dǐng de liè fèng ， liǎn shàng mǎn shì huáng kǒng ， suī rán líng zhì méi yǒu kāi qǐ ， dàn běn néng jiù zú yǐ ràng tā gǎn dào wèi jù 。
眼前诡异的一幕，让所有人都惊得呆了，别说那些人族，连烈爪龙都停下了爪子上的动作，望着头顶的裂缝，脸上满是惶恐，虽然灵智没有开启，但本能就足以让它感到畏惧。
Everyone present was stunned by this bizarre scene. Even the fierce clawed dragons paused their actions to stare at the rift above them, their faces filled with fear. Although they had not yet awakened their spiritual intelligence, their instincts were enough to make them feel terrified.
“ zhè …… zhè shì shén me dōng xī ？”
“这……这是什么东西？”
"What… is that thing?"
shuō huà de shì yī yuán liǎn shào nǚ ， kàn shàng qù bù guò shí qī bā suì nián jì ， suī rán shuō bù shàng duō me měi lì ， dàn hái shì kě ài tǎo xǐ 。
说话的是一圆脸少女，看上去不过十七八岁年纪，虽然说不上多么美丽，但还是可爱讨喜。
The question came from a round-faced young girl who looked no more than seventeen or eighteen years old. Though she wasn't particularly beautiful, her appearance was still charming and likable.
suí hòu bō dòng yì qǐ ， liǎng gè rén yǐng chū xiàn zài shì xiàn lǐ 。
随后bō动一起，两个人影出现在视线里。
Suddenly, two figures appeared in the vision.
yī nán yī nǚ ， xiāng yōng ér lì 。
一男一女，相拥而立。
A man and a woman stood embracing each other. They both seemed to be around twenty years old. The man wore a light blue robe and had an ordinary-looking face.
kàn shàng qù ， dōu bù guò èr shí yú suì nián jì ， nà nán zi shēn chuān qīng shān ， róng mào píng fán 。
看上去，都不过二十余岁年纪，那男子身穿青衫，容貌平凡。
The woman beside him, however, was breathtakingly beautiful. Her features were more distinct than those of a typical woman, and her demeanor was incredibly steady, exuding a sense of vigor and grace.
zhì yú páng biān de nǚ zǐ ， zé yǒu qīng guó qīng chéng zhī zī ， bù guò yǔ yì bān de nǚ zǐ xiāng bǐ ， tā wǔ guān de lún kuò yào gèng míng lǎng yī xiē ， qì zhì yě wěn zhòng wú bǐ ， jìng tòu chū yī gǔ yīng zī sà shuǎng zhī qì 。
至于旁边的女子，则有倾国倾城之姿，不过与一般的女子相比，她五官的轮廓要更明朗一些，气质也稳重无比，竟透出一股英姿飒爽之气。
The sudden appearance of this male-female pair left both the human beings and the dragons in awe. The round-faced man stood with his hands clasped respectfully, his expression even more respectful.
kàn zhe zhè zhòu rán chū xiàn de yī nán yī nǚ ， bù lùn shì nà xiē rén zú ， hái shì liè zhǎo lóng ， dōu xiàn rù le shí huà de zhuàng tài zhōng 。
看着这骤然出现的一男一女，不论是那些人族，还是烈爪龙，都陷入了石化的状态中。
"What? A mere mortal?" Lin Xuan almost couldn't believe what he was hearing. Mortals didn’t usually have such an appearance. Moreover, although the energy within him was peculiar, its intensity nearly matched that of a middle-stage筑基 cultivator.
rán ér bìng méi yǒu chí xù duō jiǔ ， huò xǔ shì tài guò wèi jù ， jǐn jǐn guò le jǐ xī ， liè zhǎo lóng jiù háo wú zhēng zhào de fā kuáng le ， zhāng kāi xuè pén dà kǒu ， xiàng zhe qián fāng yǎo luò 。
然而并没有持续多久，或许是太过畏惧，仅仅过了几息，烈爪龙就毫无征兆的发狂了，张开血盆大口，向着前方咬落。
Even martial artists who had ascended to the Dao realm wouldn't possess such strength.
“ a ！”
“啊！”
The round-faced man seemed adept at reading people's expressions and noticed Lin Xuan’s doubts. He felt somewhat puzzled but quickly understood what he meant when he said, "Senior, you must be visiting our Dragon Realm for the first time. If you are a guest from another plane of existence, it wouldn’t be strange not to have seen creatures like us."
ér nà yuán liǎn shào nǚ sì hū bèi xià dāi le ， chú le jiān jiào ， lián duǒ dōu bù duǒ ， yǎn kàn zhe jiù yào xiāng xiāo yù yǔn zài cǐ chù 。
而那圆脸少女似乎被吓呆了，除了尖叫，连躲都不躲，眼看着就要香消玉殒在此处。
"What is a 'mortal'?" The clear voice of the peacock echoed, also expressing her doubts.
“ hēng 。”
“哼。”
Yuan Yuan, who had never been to the Spirit World before, found everything new and exciting. However, what delighted her most was the primordial qi in this realm, which was incredibly dense!
jiù zài cǐ kè ， què yǒu yī lěng hēng shēng chuán chū ， lín xuān bú shì jiàn sǐ bù jiù de zhǔ ér ， xiù páo yī fú ， yī dào jiàn máng fú xiàn ér chū ， qīng guāng yī shǎn ， yǐ jiāng liè zhǎo lóng pī wèi le liǎng bàn 。
就在此刻，却有一冷哼声传出，林轩不是见死不救的主儿，袖袍一拂，一道剑芒浮现而出，青光一闪，已将烈爪龙劈为了两半。
This wasn’t unusual; even among the hundreds of smaller planes that formed the Spirit Realm, the Dragon Realm ranked high.
qū qū zhù jī qī yāo shòu ， lián níng dān de shí lì dōu méi yǒu ， zì rán bù zú yǐ dǎng lín xuān de yī jī 。
区区筑基期妖兽，连凝丹的实力都没有，自然不足以挡林轩的一击。
"Senior, if you are a cultivator from another plane, explaining things would be quite difficult. If you don't mind, we can take you to our Star Peak City, and I will explain everything on the way," the round-faced man said with an ingratiating smile.
gān jìng lì suǒ ， nà shí jǐ míng shào nán shào nǚ dōu jīng dāi le ， chà diǎn ràng tā men quán jūn fù mò de yāo shòu ， jū rán zhè me qīng sōng jiù ** diào le 。
干净利索，那十几名少男少女都惊呆了，差点让他们全军覆没的妖兽，居然这么轻松就**掉了。
"Yuan Yuan, what do you think?"
rú guǒ bú shì qīn yǎn mù dǔ ， hái zhēn bù gǎn xiāng xìn de 。
如果不是亲眼目睹，还真不敢相信的。
"Let my husband decide," the peacock smiled. She had already heard about the general situation of the Spirit Realm from her husband but didn’t know which plane they were visiting this time.
nán dào zhè liǎng rén shì xiū xiān zhě ？
难道这两人是修仙者？
Regardless, his strength far surpassed hers, and he had been to the Spirit Realm once before. Therefore, she naturally left it up to Lin Xuan to make decisions.
ér qiě xiū wèi yīng gāi bù cuò 。
而且修为应该不错。
"Alright, my wife and I are just arriving here for the first time. We have many questions we want to ask. Since that's the case, let’s go."
nà xiē nián qīng rén tūn le yī kǒu tuò mò ， ér tā men zhōng de wéi shǒu zhī rén yǐ zhēng zhá zhe zhàn qǐ lái le ， duì zhe lín xuān xíng le yī lǐ ：“ xiǎo rén shēn jiàn xiān shī ， duō xiè nín de dà ēn dà dé ， yào bù rán xiǎo rén yǔ zhè xiē wǎn bèi ， kǒng pà zhēn yǔn luò diào le 。”
那些年轻人吞了一口唾沫，而他们中的为首之人已挣扎着站起来了，对着林轩行了一礼：“小人参见仙师，多谢您的大恩大德，要不然小人与这些晚辈，恐怕真陨落掉了。”
Lin Xuan nodded after a moment of thought, agreeing with him. The round-faced man’s strength was only at the筑基 stage, which wasn’t worth mentioning. As for those young disciples, they were even more absurd; there was no sign of any magical energy around them, just ordinary mortals. However, true qi flowed through their meridians, indicating that they practiced martial arts.
“ nǐ bú shì xiū xiān zhě ， sì hū …… yě bú shì yāo zú ？”
“你不是修仙者，似乎……也不是妖族？”
He presumed that Star Peak City wouldn't pose a threat to him and thus agreed generously.
lín xuān mù guāng zài yǎn qián zhī rén shēn shàng sǎo guò ， liǎn shàng què liú lù chū jǐ fēn yí huò。
林轩目光在眼前之人身上扫过，脸上却流lù出几分疑huò。
"Thank you for your kindness. I will… "
tā jiàn shí jué duì guǎng bó ， rán ér yǎn qián zhī rén de xíng xiàng tài qí guài le ， kàn shàng qù ， sì shí yú suì nián jì ， miàn bái wú xū ， róng mào hái shì pǒ wèi yīng jùn dì 。
他见识绝对广博，然而眼前之人的形象太奇怪了，看上去，四十余岁年纪，面白无须，容貌还是颇为英俊地。
Before the round-faced man could finish his sentence, he started coughing violently. The injury from the fierce clawed dragon’s attack was quite severe.
zhǎng dé yǔ rén yǒu qī chéng xiāng sì ， zhī suǒ yǐ shuō qī chéng ， shì yīn wèi tā suī rán shēn cái hái yǒu yǎn ěr kǒu bí ， yǔ rén zú bié wú èr zhì ， kě shēn shàng ， què yǒu yī xiē hēi hóng sè de lín jiǎ ， quán tou shǒu zhǒu ， dōu yǒu gǔ cì ， gèng jiā yǐn rén zhǔ mù de shì ， zài tā de é tóu zhōng xīn chù ， yǒu yī zhǐ jiǎ gài dà xiǎo de jīng tǐ ， kàn shàng qù ， jiù yǔ shuǐ jīng xiāng sì 。
长得与人有七成相似，之所以说七成，是因为他虽然身材还有眼耳口鼻，与人族别无二致，可身上，却有一些黑红sè的鳞甲，拳头手肘，都有骨刺，更加引人瞩目的是，在他的额头中心处，有一指甲盖大小的晶体，看上去，就与水晶相似。
Lin Xuan sighed and waved his sleeve, sending an jade bottle flying. The man instinctively caught it.
zhè yàng zi ， yòu yǒu xiē xiàng yāo zú ， rán ér lín xuān jiāng shén shí fàng chū ， què fā xiàn tā shēn tǐ lǐ ， liú dòng de néng liàng ， míng xiǎn bú shì yāo lì ， yǔ xiū yāo zhě de yāo líng lì ， yě yǒu hěn dà de chā yì 。
这样子，又有些像妖族，然而林轩将神识放出，却发现他身体里，流动的能量，明显不是妖力，与修妖者的妖灵力，也有很大的差异。
"Don't worry if you are a mortal or one of those 'mortalized' creatures; this bottle contains Mo Yuan Pills that should be beneficial to you."
“ bú shì yāo zú ， yě bìng fēi xiū yāo zhě 。” lín xuān nán nán zì yǔ de shuō ， liǎn shàng yě liú lù chū gǎn xìng qù zhī sè。
“不是妖族，也并非修妖者。”林轩喃喃自语的说，脸上也流lù出感兴趣之sè。
Hearing Lin Xuan’s words, the round-faced man showed immense joy. His family had interacted with cultivators before, and their crafted medicinal pills indeed possessed unimaginable effects.
“ xiǎo rén dāng rán bú shì ， wǎn bèi zhǐ bù guò yī jiè fán rén ér yǐ 。” nà zhōng nián rén shù shǒu ér lì ， liǎn shàng de biǎo qíng gèng gōng jìng yǐ jí 。
“小人当然不是，晚辈只不过一介凡人而已。”那中年人束手而立，脸上的表情更恭敬以极。
"Thank you for your kindness."
“ shén me ， fán rén ？” lín xuān jī hū bù xiāng xìn zì jǐ de ěr duǒ ， fán rén yǒu zhè fú xíng xiàng de me ， ér qiě tā tǐ nèi de néng liàng suī rán qí tè ， dàn qiáng dù jī hū néng pì měi yī zhù jī zhōng qī de xiū shì le 。
“什么，凡人？”林轩几乎不相信自己的耳朵，凡人有这幅形象的么，而且他体内的能量虽然奇特，但强度几乎能媲美一筑基中期的修士了。
He pulled out the stopper and poured a small black pill into his mouth. With such power that could kill a fierce clawed dragon in one strike, there was no need to plot against him.
fán rén ， jiù suàn shì bù rù tiān dào de wǔ lín gāo shǒu ， shí lì yě yuǎn yuǎn bù jí de 。
凡人，就算是步入天道的武林高手，实力也远远不及的。
The medicine took effect, and he felt warmth spreading through his chest as his injuries began to heal.
nà zhōng nián rén dào huì chá yán guān sè， jiàn le lín xuān liǎn shàng de yí huò， yě gǎn jué yǒu xiē qí guài ， bù guò lüè yī sī suǒ ， sì hū yòu míng bái le guò lái ， shì tàn zhe kāi kǒu ：“ qián bèi yīng gāi shì dì yī cì lái dào wǒ men nài lóng jiè ba ， rú guǒ nín shì bié de jiè miàn de lái kè ， méi yǒu jiàn guò wǒ men zhè yàng de yāo huà zhě ， dào yě bìng bù zú qí de 。”
那中年人倒会察言观sè，见了林轩脸上的疑huò，也感觉有些奇怪，不过略一思索，似乎又明白了过来，试探着开口：“前辈应该是第一次来到我们鼐龙界吧，如果您是别的界面的来客，没有见过我们这样的妖化者，倒也并不足奇的。”
"Thank you for your kindness."
“ yāo huà zhě ， nà shì shén me ？” kǒng què qīng lěng de shēng yīn chuán rù ěr duǒ ， yě dà gǎn yí huò de kāi kǒu le 。
“妖化者，那是什么？”孔雀清冷的声音传入耳朵，也大感疑huò的开口了。
"It’s nothing; it's not worth mentioning."
yǔ lín xuān xiāng bǐ ， dì yī cì lái dào líng jiè de yuàn yuàn gèng shì kàn shén me dōu jué de xīn qí ， bù guò zuì ràng tā xīn xǐ de hái shì cǐ jiè de líng qì 。
与林轩相比，第一次来到灵界的媛媛更是看什么都觉得新奇，不过最让她欣喜的还是此界的灵气。
"I have another request. I would like Senior to agree," the round-faced man said nervously.
nóng yù wú bǐ ！
浓郁无比！
"What is it?" Lin Xuan replied with a gentle smile.
zhè yì diǎn yě bù xī qí ， yào zhī dào jí shǐ zài zǔ chéng líng jiè de shù bǎi gè xiǎo jiè miàn lǐ ， nài lóng jiè nà yě shì kě yǐ pái jìn qián liè 。
这一点也不稀奇，要知道即使在组成灵界的数百个小界面里，鼐龙界那也是可以排进前列。
"With your strength, this fierce clawed dragon wouldn’t be in your sight. But for us, its remains are rare materials. Do you mind…?"
“ qián bèi jì shì cóng qí tā jiè miàn lái dào zhè lǐ de xiān shī ， cǐ shì xiǎng yào jiě shì hái zhēn bù róng yì ， liǎng wèi ruò bù xián qì ， bù rú dào wǒ xīng fēng chéng zuò kè ， lù shàng wǎn bèi zài hǎo hǎo jiě shì rú hé 。” nà zhōng nián rén mǎn liǎn tǎo hǎo de shuō 。
“前辈既是从其他界面来到这里的仙师，此事想要解释还真不容易，两位若不嫌弃，不如到我星峰城做客，路上晚辈再好好解释如何。”那中年人满脸讨好的说。
"Take what you need."
“ yuàn yuàn ， nǐ kàn ne ……”
“媛媛，你看呢……”
Lin Xuan didn't care; a mere筑基-stage creature was nothing to him and his peacock wife.
“ fū jūn ná zhǔ yì jiù hǎo 。” kǒng què wēi xiào zhe dào ， líng jiè dà tǐ qíng kuàng rú hé ， tā yǐ jīng tīng zhàng fū shuō guò ， bù zhī dào zhè yī cì ， fū qī èr rén shì lái dào nǎ yí gè jiè miàn le 。
“夫君拿主意就好。”孔雀微笑着道，灵界大体情况如何，她已经听丈夫说过，不知道这一次，夫妻二人是来到哪一个界面了。
"Thank you for your kindness."
dàn bù guǎn rú hé ， zhàng fū de shí lì yuǎn fēi zì jǐ kě bǐ ， yòu céng jīng dào guò líng jiè yī cì ， yú qíng yú lǐ ， tā dāng rán tīng lín xuān ná zhǔ yì 。
但不管如何，丈夫的实力远非自己可比，又曾经到过灵界一次，于情于理，她当然听林轩拿主意。
The round-faced man was overjoyed as he repeatedly thanked Lin Xuan before leaping towards the fierce clawed dragon’s corpse. A flash of light appeared in his hand, transforming one of its bone spines into a short sword. He skillfully dismembered the creature and placed useful parts into his waist pouch.
“ hǎo ba ， wǒ fū qī èr rén ， chū dào guì dì ， xiǎng wèn de shì qíng ， hái zhēn bù shǎo ， jì rán rú cǐ ， nà jiù tāo rǎo le 。”
“好吧，我夫妻二人，初到贵地，想问的事情，还真不少，既然如此，那就叨扰了。”
"Ah!"
lín xuān lüè yī sī suǒ ， jiù diǎn diǎn tóu tóng yì le ， nà zhōng nián rén de shí lì ， bù guò xiāng dāng yú zhù jī ， bù zhí yī tí ， ér nà xiē nián qīng dì zǐ ， gèng lí pǔ ， shēn shàng sī háo fǎ lì bō dòng yě wú ， bù guò shì fán rén bà le ， bù guò tā men jīng mài zhōng ， jiē yǒu zhēn qì liú dòng ， yīng gāi shì huì fán rén zhōng de wǔ gōng 。
林轩略一思索，就点点头同意了，那中年人的实力，不过相当于筑基，不值一提，而那些年轻弟子，更离谱，身上丝毫法力bō动也无，不过是凡人罢了，不过他们经脉中，皆有真气流动，应该是会凡人中的武功。
Lin Xuan noticed something unexpected as he observed. He raised his right hand, and white light flickered, causing the object to break free from the round-faced man’s grasp, seemingly with its own consciousness, flying before him.
xiǎng lái nà xīng fēng chéng yě wēi xié bú dào zì jǐ ， gù ér lín xuān cái dà fāng de biǎo shì tóng yì 。
想来那星峰城也威胁不到自己，故而林轩才大方的表示同意。
It was a small crystal nucleus about the size of a soybean, clear and lustrous like crystal. The amount of妖力 it contained was quite abundant.
“ duō xiè qián bèi shǎng liǎn ， wǒ zhè jiù ……”
“多谢前辈赏脸，我这就……”
"This is indeed strange," Lin Xuan muttered to himself. He hadn’t found any妖丹 in the creature’s remains just now. Unlike cultivators who form golden cores, all妖族 should have妖丹 regardless of their strength, but this guy didn't and had an extra crystal nucleus instead.
nà zhōng nián rén huà yīn wèi luò ， què yī zhèn měng liè de ké ， gāng cái āi le liè zhǎo lóng yī jī ， shāng shì shí zài shì mán zhòng dì 。
那中年人话音未落，却一阵猛烈的咳，刚才挨了烈爪龙一击，伤势实在是蛮重地。
"Yuan Yuan, look."
lín xuān tàn le kǒu qì ， xiù páo yī fú ， yí gè yù píng fēi chū ， nà zhōng nián rén tiáo jiàn fǎn shè de jiē guò 。
林轩叹了口气，袖袍一拂，一个玉瓶飞出，那中年人条件反射的接过。
Lin Xuan casually handed it over to his wife. As a妖族, she would likely understand such things better than he did.
“ bù guǎn dào yǒu shì fán rén hái shì nǐ kǒu zhōng de yāo huà zhě ， wǒ xiàng zhè píng zhōng de mò yuán dān yīng gāi duì nǐ yǒu yòng 。”
“不管道友是凡人还是你口中的妖化者，我像这瓶中的墨元丹应该对你有用。”
"I’ve never seen anything like this before,"
tīng lín xuān zhè me shuō ， nà zhōng nián rén lù chū kuáng xǐ zhī sè， jiā zú yǔ xiū xiān zhě dǎ guò de jiāo dào bù shǎo ， tā men liàn zhì chū lái de dān yào ， què shí jù yǒu nán yǐ xiǎng xiàng de qí xiào 。
听林轩这么说，那中年人lù出狂喜之sè，家族与修仙者打过的交到不少，他们炼制出来的丹药，确实具有难以想象的奇效。
After examining it, Yuan Yuan shook her head, noting that the crystal nucleus was clearly different from a妖丹.
“ duō xiè qián bèi dà ēn dà dé 。”
“多谢前辈大恩大德。”
"Senior, these magic crystals are unique to our Dragon Realm. I will explain everything in detail later. Do you mind…?" The round-faced man cautiously asked, knowing that all the materials from the fierce clawed dragon were far less valuable than this magic crystal for them, which was their main reason for coming here.
tā yī biān shuō ， yī biān jiāng píng sāi bá kāi ， jiāng yī lì hú dòu dà xiǎo de wū hēi sè dān yào dào le chū lái ， yī gǔ xīn là zhī qì chuán rù bí zi lǐ ， tā lüè yī chí yí ， hái shì yǎng tóu tūn le jìn qù ， yǐ duì fāng yī jī jiù miè shā liè zhǎo lóng de shí lì ， gēn běn méi yǒu bì yào àn suàn zì jǐ 。
他一边说，一边将瓶塞拔开，将一粒胡豆大小的乌黑sè丹药倒了出来，一股辛辣之气传入鼻子里，他略一迟疑，还是仰头吞了进去，以对方一击就灭杀烈爪龙的实力，根本没有必要暗算自己。
"Just take it."
yào lì huà kāi ，xiōng kǒu dùn shí duō le yī gǔ nuǎn yáng yáng de gǎn jué ， shāng shì dùn shí hǎo zhuǎn 。
药力化开，xiōng口顿时多了一股暖洋洋的感觉，伤势顿时好转。
Lin Xuan was merely curious about such a rare item but its value to him was negligible. He wouldn’t compete with his juniors over it.
nà zhōng nián rén sōng le kǒu qì ， liǎn shàng de biǎo qíng yuè fā huān xǐ 。
那中年人松了口气，脸上的表情越发欢喜。
"Thank you, Senior."
“ duō xiè qián bèi 。”
“多谢前辈。”
The round-faced man gratefully accepted the gift and expressed heartfelt gratitude. He had truly feared that Lin Xuan would keep this for himself.
“ xíng le ， xiē xǔ xiǎo shì ér yǐ ， bù zhí yī tí 。”
“行了，些许小事而已，不值一提。”
"Now that you want to go to Star Peak City, are we ready to leave? I still have many questions about this Dragon Realm,"
“ wǎn bèi hái yǒu yī bù qíng zhī qíng ， xiǎng qǐng qián bèi dā yìng 。” zhōng nián rén yǒu diǎn tǎn tè de kāi kǒu 。
“晚辈还有一不情之情，想请前辈答应。”中年人有点忐忑的开口。
Lin Xuan said. As newcomers, they should gather as much information as possible. The Dragon Realm was unfamiliar to him; the records of the Eastern Sea didn’t describe it, but its dense primordial qi suggested that this plane of existence was extraordinary.
“ nǐ shuō 。” lín xuān dǎo shì xiǎn de hé yán yuè sè。
“你说。”林轩倒是显得和颜悦sè。
The man before him couldn't lie, but what were these "mortalized" creatures? And what about this strange crystal nucleus? Lin Xuan had many questions he wanted answered.
“ yǐ qián bèi de shí lì ， zhè liè zhǎo lóng xiǎng bì bù fàng zài yǎn lǐ ， dàn duì wǎn bèi děng rén lái shuō ， què shì nán dé de yāo shòu cái liào ， bù zhī ……”
“以前辈的实力，这烈爪龙想必不放在眼里，但对晚辈等人来说，却是难得的妖兽材料，不知……”
"Yes, Senior. We can leave now," the round-faced man said as he extended his hand and a light flashed, summoning a one-meter-long spiritual boat.
“ nǐ yào de huà ， jǐn guǎn ná qù 。”
“你要的话，尽管拿去。”
Lin Xuan’s eyes narrowed slightly; such flying devices were common in the Eastern Sea, but it was unusual to see them on a self-proclaimed mortal.
lín xuān háo bù zài yì ， qū qū zhù jī qī de yāo shòu ér yǐ ， tā hé kǒng què yòu zěn me kě néng kàn zài yǎn lǐ 。
林轩毫不在意，区区筑基期的妖兽而已，他和孔雀又怎么可能看在眼里。
What exactly were these "mortalized" creatures? Why did they claim to be mortals despite possessing cultivator-level strength?
A loud tearing sound echoed as a dark, luminous ball suddenly appeared out of thin air.
Along with this, all the primordial qi within a hundred miles around rushed towards it. Then, the dark light flickered slightly before a spatial rift appeared in its place.
The rift was about ten feet long and could accommodate several people comfortably.
"What…?"
Everyone present was stunned by this bizarre scene. Even the fierce clawed dragons paused their actions to stare at the rift above them, their faces filled with fear. Although they had not yet awakened their spiritual intelligence, their instincts were enough to make them feel terrified.
"What… is that thing?"
The question came from a round-faced young girl who looked no more than seventeen or eighteen years old. Though she wasn't particularly beautiful, her appearance was still charming and likable.
Suddenly, two figures appeared in the vision.
A man and a woman stood embracing each other. They both seemed to be around twenty years old. The man wore a light blue robe and had an ordinary-looking face.
The woman beside him, however, was breathtakingly beautiful. Her features were more distinct than those of a typical woman, and her demeanor was incredibly steady, exuding a sense of vigor and grace.
The sudden appearance of this male-female pair left both the human beings and the dragons in awe. The round-faced man stood with his hands clasped respectfully, his expression even more respectful.
"What? A mere mortal?" Lin Xuan almost couldn't believe what he was hearing. Mortals didn’t usually have such an appearance. Moreover, although the energy within him was peculiar, its intensity nearly matched that of a middle-stage筑基 cultivator.
Even martial artists who had ascended to the Dao realm wouldn't possess such strength.
The round-faced man seemed adept at reading people's expressions and noticed Lin Xuan’s doubts. He felt somewhat puzzled but quickly understood what he meant when he said, "Senior, you must be visiting our Dragon Realm for the first time. If you are a guest from another plane of existence, it wouldn’t be strange not to have seen creatures like us."
"What is a 'mortal'?" The clear voice of the peacock echoed, also expressing her doubts.
Yuan Yuan, who had never been to the Spirit World before, found everything new and exciting. However, what delighted her most was the primordial qi in this realm, which was incredibly dense!
This wasn’t unusual; even among the hundreds of smaller planes that formed the Spirit Realm, the Dragon Realm ranked high.
"Senior, if you are a cultivator from another plane, explaining things would be quite difficult. If you don't mind, we can take you to our Star Peak City, and I will explain everything on the way," the round-faced man said with an ingratiating smile.
"Yuan Yuan, what do you think?"
"Let my husband decide," the peacock smiled. She had already heard about the general situation of the Spirit Realm from her husband but didn’t know which plane they were visiting this time.
Regardless, his strength far surpassed hers, and he had been to the Spirit Realm once before. Therefore, she naturally left it up to Lin Xuan to make decisions.
"Alright, my wife and I are just arriving here for the first time. We have many questions we want to ask. Since that's the case, let’s go."
Lin Xuan nodded after a moment of thought, agreeing with him. The round-faced man’s strength was only at the筑基 stage, which wasn’t worth mentioning. As for those young disciples, they were even more absurd; there was no sign of any magical energy around them, just ordinary mortals. However, true qi flowed through their meridians, indicating that they practiced martial arts.
He presumed that Star Peak City wouldn't pose a threat to him and thus agreed generously.
"Thank you for your kindness. I will… "
Before the round-faced man could finish his sentence, he started coughing violently. The injury from the fierce clawed dragon’s attack was quite severe.
Lin Xuan sighed and waved his sleeve, sending an jade bottle flying. The man instinctively caught it.
"Don't worry if you are a mortal or one of those 'mortalized' creatures; this bottle contains Mo Yuan Pills that should be beneficial to you."
Hearing Lin Xuan’s words, the round-faced man showed immense joy. His family had interacted with cultivators before, and their crafted medicinal pills indeed possessed unimaginable effects.
"Thank you for your kindness."
He pulled out the stopper and poured a small black pill into his mouth. With such power that could kill a fierce clawed dragon in one strike, there was no need to plot against him.
The medicine took effect, and he felt warmth spreading through his chest as his injuries began to heal.
"Thank you for your kindness."
"It’s nothing; it's not worth mentioning."
"I have another request. I would like Senior to agree," the round-faced man said nervously.
"What is it?" Lin Xuan replied with a gentle smile.
"With your strength, this fierce clawed dragon wouldn’t be in your sight. But for us, its remains are rare materials. Do you mind…?"
"Take what you need."
Lin Xuan didn't care; a mere筑基-stage creature was nothing to him and his peacock wife.
"Thank you for your kindness."
The round-faced man was overjoyed as he repeatedly thanked Lin Xuan before leaping towards the fierce clawed dragon’s corpse. A flash of light appeared in his hand, transforming one of its bone spines into a short sword. He skillfully dismembered the creature and placed useful parts into his waist pouch.
"Ah!"
Lin Xuan noticed something unexpected as he observed. He raised his right hand, and white light flickered, causing the object to break free from the round-faced man’s grasp, seemingly with its own consciousness, flying before him.
It was a small crystal nucleus about the size of a soybean, clear and lustrous like crystal. The amount of妖力 it contained was quite abundant.
"This is indeed strange," Lin Xuan muttered to himself. He hadn’t found any妖丹 in the creature’s remains just now. Unlike cultivators who form golden cores, all妖族 should have妖丹 regardless of their strength, but this guy didn't and had an extra crystal nucleus instead.
"Yuan Yuan, look."
Lin Xuan casually handed it over to his wife. As a妖族, she would likely understand such things better than he did.
"I’ve never seen anything like this before,"
After examining it, Yuan Yuan shook her head, noting that the crystal nucleus was clearly different from a妖丹.
"Senior, these magic crystals are unique to our Dragon Realm. I will explain everything in detail later. Do you mind…?" The round-faced man cautiously asked, knowing that all the materials from the fierce clawed dragon were far less valuable than this magic crystal for them, which was their main reason for coming here.
"Just take it."
Lin Xuan was merely curious about such a rare item but its value to him was negligible. He wouldn’t compete with his juniors over it.
"Thank you, Senior."
The round-faced man gratefully accepted the gift and expressed heartfelt gratitude. He had truly feared that Lin Xuan would keep this for himself.
"Now that you want to go to Star Peak City, are we ready to leave? I still have many questions about this Dragon Realm,"
Lin Xuan said. As newcomers, they should gather as much information as possible. The Dragon Realm was unfamiliar to him; the records of the Eastern Sea didn’t describe it, but its dense primordial qi suggested that this plane of existence was extraordinary.
The man before him couldn't lie, but what were these "mortalized" creatures? And what about this strange crystal nucleus? Lin Xuan had many questions he wanted answered.
"Yes, Senior. We can leave now," the round-faced man said as he extended his hand and a light flashed, summoning a one-meter-long spiritual boat.
Lin Xuan’s eyes narrowed slightly; such flying devices were common in the Eastern Sea, but it was unusual to see them on a self-proclaimed mortal.
What exactly were these "mortalized" creatures? Why did they claim to be mortals despite possessing cultivator-level strength?