lín xuān de liǎn shàng shǎn guò yī jīng yīn mái ！ sè ． méi tóu yě jǐn jǐn zhòu qǐ lái le ． suí jīng bèi le qì ， shēn shǒu zài yāo jiān yī pāi ， shǒu zhǎng shàng duō chū yí gè xiǎo píng lái 。
林轩的脸上闪过一经阴霾！色．眉头也紧紧皱起来了．随经狈了气，伸手在腰间一拍，手掌上多出一个小瓶来。
Lin Xuan's face darkened, and his brows furrowed tightly. Taking a deep breath, he reached into his waistband and pulled out a small bottle.
yī yǎng tóu wǎng kǒu zhōng dī rù le yī dī wàn nián líng rǔ ， tǐ nèi de fǎ lì dùn shí bǔ chōng le sān sì chéng zhī duō 。
一仰头往口中滴入了一滴万年灵乳，体内的法力顿时补充了三四成之多。
He tipped in a drop of ten-thousand-year-old spirit milk, instantly replenishing about thirty percent of his power.
suí hòu lín xuān háo bù chí yí ， shuāng shǒu tái qǐ ， zài xū kōng zhōng huá guò yī dào yòu yī dào guǐ jì ． zuǐ chún lǐ ， yě chuán lái shén mì ér gǔ piáo de zhòu yǔ 。
随后林轩毫不迟疑，双手抬起，在虚空中划过一道又一道轨迹．嘴唇里，也传来神秘而古朴的咒语。
Without hesitation, Lin Xuan raised both hands, tracing patterns through the air while mumbling mysterious and ancient incantations. The sound was strange, different from any current language, as if it came from an era long ago.
nà yīn yáng qí guài yǐ jí ， yǔ xiàn zài gè zú yǔ yán de fā yīn dōu shì wán quán bù tóng dì ， fǎng fú lái zì shàng gǔ shí qī 。
那音羊奇怪以极，与现在各族语言的发音都是完全不同地，仿佛来自上古时期。
A green glow flickered on Lin Xuan's body before turning red. Five-colored light rotated around him, looking ancient and mysterious. Suddenly, the spiritual light surged outward, like living entities spreading outwards until they covered a hundred square feet, shrouding Lin Xuan in their midst.
lín xuān shēn shàng qīng máng shǎn dòng bù yǐ 。
林轩身上青芒闪动不已。
A dull explosion sounded in his ears as he saw an incredible scene: the spiritual light dispersed, revealing nearly a hundred Lin Xuan's images. Each one moved differently but looked exactly alike, almost to the point of being indistinguishable from each other.
suí hòu yòu biàn chéng le hóng sè 。
随后又变成了红色。
After several more breaths, the space around them began to distort and collapse. The hundred Lin Xuan figures scattered and vanished without a trace.
wǔ sè guāng yùn bù tíng de xuán zhuǎn liú lí ， kàn shàng qù gǔ piáo ér shén mì 。
五色光晕不停的旋转琉璃，看上去古朴而神秘。
"Hey?"
suí hòu nà xiē líng guāng měng rán bào zhǎng qǐ lái ， rú yǒu shēng mìng yì bān ， xiàng zhe sì zhōu kuò zhǎn ， hěn kuài ， jiù mí màn náng kuò le mǔ xǔ fāng yuán ， jiāng lín xuān de shēn xíng yǎn gài 。
随后那些灵光猛然暴涨起来，如有生命一般，像着四周扩展，很快，就弥漫囊括了亩许方圆，将林轩的身形掩盖。
From afar, miles behind him, a gray-white streak of light abruptly stopped amidst swirling dark mists.
yī yǒu xiē chén mèn de bào liè shēng chuán rù ěr duǒ ， suí hòu yǎn qián fā xiàn le bù kě sī yì de yí mù ， nà xiē líng guāng sàn kāi ， kě jìn bǎi gè lín xuān què yìng rù yǎn lián 。
一有些沉闷的爆裂声传入耳朵，随后眼前发现了不可思议的一幕，那些灵光散开，可近百个林轩却映入眼帘。
The light dimmed, revealing a beautifully crafted carriage. A fierce-looking cultivator sat inside—this was the ancient demon from Heavenly Corpse Sect.
měi gè de dòng zuò dōu gè bù xiāng tóng ， kě piān piān zhǎng xiàng yǔ shēn cái què wéi miào wéi xiào dào jí chù ． dá dào le yǐ jiǎ luàn zhēn de dì bù 。
每个的动作都各不相同，可偏偏长相与身材却惟妙惟肖到极处．达到了以假乱真的地步。
His face showed surprise as he muttered to himself: "What's going on? The opponent managed to escape nearly ten thousand li in an instant. Could it be that he has random teleportation talismans?"
yòu guò le jǐ xī de gōng fu ， fù jìn de kōng jiān kāi shǐ niǔ qū tā xiàn ， nà jìn bǎi gè lín xuān yī hòng ér sàn ， quán dōu cóng yuán dì xiāo shī bú jiàn 。
又过了几息的功夫，附近的空间开始扭曲塌陷，那近百个林轩一哄而散，全都从原地消失不见。
"No, even a low-grade teleportation talisman shouldn't have allowed such a distance. But if it was aevasion technique (dun shu), the distance is still quite alarming."
“ yí ？”
“咦？”
The ancient demon's eyes flashed with intrigue as he seemed to ponder something.
shēn hòu wàn lǐ yuǎn chù ， mó wù fān yǒng ， yī dào huī bái sè de dùn guāng sà rán tíng xià lái le 。
身后万里远处，魔雾翻涌，一道灰白色的遁光飒然停下来了。
However, this wasn't over yet. Lin Xuan knew his greatest enemy was behind him and wouldn't stop using illusions just once. After all, that distance was far from enough for escape.
guāng máng shōu liǎn ， yī shì yàng jīng měi de shòu chē yìng rù yǎn lián 。
光芒收敛，一式样精美的兽车映入眼帘。
Just as teleportation ended, Lin Xuan immediately began casting again. He repeated the process several dozen times.
shàng miàn zuò zhe yí miàn mù zhēng níng de xiū xiān zhě ， zhèng shì tiān shī mén gǔ lǎo mó 。
上面坐着一面目狰狞的修仙者，正是天尸门古老魔。
A flash of light appeared above a forest. The nearby spirit energy was still quite dense, but Lin Xuan's face was deathly pale.
cǐ shí cǐ kè ． tā de liǎn shàng lù chū jǐ fēn chà yì zhī sè ， zì yán zì yǔ de shēng yīn chuán rù ěr duǒ ：“ zhè shì zěn me huí shì ， duì fāng jū rán shùn xī zhī jiān ， yòu táo chū le jìn wàn lǐ ， nán dào tā shǒu zhōng hái yǒu suí jī chuán sòng fú ？”
此时此刻．他的脸上露出几分诧异之色，自言自语的声音传入耳朵：“这是怎么回事，对方居然瞬息之间，又逃出了近万里，难道他手中还有随机传送符？”
This was because he had advanced to the middle stage of Cave Profound and his body was exceptionally strong; otherwise, for an equal-level cultivator, such secret techniques would be impossible to use repeatedly.
“ bú duì ， jiù suàn zài lā jī de chuán sòng fú ， yīng gāi yě bù kě néng zhǐ chuán sòng chū zhè diǎn jù lí de ， kě rú guǒ shì dùn shù ， zhè jù lí yòu zhe shí yǒu xiē hài rén le 。”
“不对，就算再垃圾的传送符，应该也不可能只传送出这点距离的，可如果是遁术，这距离又着实有些骇人了。”
His internal power reserves were nearly depleted. However, this effort was worth it. As his cultivation level increased, each teleportation distance grew from a thousand li to almost ten thousand li.
gǔ lǎo mó yǎn zhōng yì máng shǎn shuò ， liǎn shàng yǐn yǐn lù chū jǐ fēn chén yín de biǎo qíng lái le 。
古老魔眼中异芒闪烁，脸上隐隐露出几分沉吟的表情来了。
In other words, the gap between him and that ancient monster had widened by tens of thousands of miles.
rán ér shì qíng hái bìng méi yǒu jié shù ， gèng ràng tā chà yì de hái zài hòu tou ， lín xuān míng zhī dào dà dí jiù zài shēn hòu ． dāng rán bù kě néng shǐ yòng yī cì huàn yǐng dùn jiù suàn le 。
然而事情还并没有结束，更让他诧异的还在后头，林轩明知道大敌就在身后．当然不可能使用一次幻影遁就算了。
Though not out of danger, he could now consider himself temporarily safe.
bì jìng zhè diǎn jù lí ， yuǎn bù gòu tuō xiǎn dì 。
毕竟这点距离，远不够脱险地。
Lin Xuan waved his sleeves, retrieving more ten-thousand-year-old spirit milk. He tipped in several drops into his mouth as his depleted power replenished from his dantian.
chuán sòng gāng gāng jié shù ， lín xuān lì kè yòu èr huà bù shuō de kāi shǐ shī fǎ le 。
传送刚刚结束，林轩立刻又二话不说的开始施法了。
Taking a deep breath, Lin Xuan flipped his left hand and revealed several jade bottles floating in his palm. Opening the lids, he poured the pills inside directly into his mouth.
jiù zhè yàng ， tā yī lián chuán sòng le shù shí cì 。
就这样，他一连传送了数十次。
After repeatedly using this secret technique dozens of times, he had consumed a lot of internal energy and physical strength. There was no time for rest or meditation; he could only rely on medicinal pills to recover.
guāng huá yī shǎn ． lín xuān chū xiàn zài le yī piàn sēn lín de shàng miàn ， zhè fù jìn de líng qì hái suàn nóng yù ， dàn lín xuān de liǎn sè què cāng bái yǐ jí 。
光华一闪．林轩出现在了一片森林的上面，这附近的灵气还算浓郁，但林轩的脸色却苍白以极。
While swallowing various spirit pills, Lin Xuan flew off towards the distance. Time passed quickly, and it had been more than three months since the Great Treasure Fair ended.
zhè hái shì tā jìn jiē dào le dòng xuán zhōng qī ． qiě shēn tǐ qiáng hèng wú bǐ ， fǒu zé huàn yī míng tóng jiē dì xiān zhě ， jiù suàn yě huì cǐ mì shù ． dàn yě jué bù kě néng lián xù shī zhǎn shù shí cì de 。
这还是他进阶到了洞玄中期．且身体强横无比，否则换一名同阶蒂仙者，就算也会此秘术．但也绝不可能连续施展数十次的。
The sky was vast, the wilderness boundless, as cattle grazed under the wind-swept grasslands. The sound of a hearty song filled his ears.
tǐ nèi de fǎ lì suǒ shèng wú jǐ ， bù guò zhè fān nǔ lì ， shì jué duì zhí de dì ， suí zhe jìng jiè de tí shēng ， huàn yǐng dùn měi cì chuán sòng de jù lí yě yóu yī qiān lǐ ． bào zēng dào le jìn wàn lǐ 。
体内的法力所剩无几，不过这番努力，是绝对值得地，随着境界的提升，幻影遁每次传送的距离也由一千里．暴增到了近万里。
Suddenly, a light point appeared on the horizon. Initially far away, it quickly became clear. A faint green streak of light entered his view.
huàn jù huà shuō ， zì jǐ cǐ kè ， tóng nà lǎo guài wù ， yòu lā kāi le shù shí wàn lǐ de jù lí 。
换句话说，自己此刻，同那老怪物，又拉开了数十万里的距离。
The shepherds were shocked but soon showed excitement and reverence. They dismounted their horses and bowed deeply towards the streak of light.
méi yǒu tuō xiǎn ， bù guò zàn shí yě suàn ān quán 。
没有脱险，不过暂时也算安全。
Legends said that these were cultivators, and sages had great powers like moving mountains and overturning seas. Meeting them was a blessing, promising good fortune and opportunities in the coming year.
lín xuān xiù páo yī fú ， zài cì jiāng wàn nián líng rǔ qǔ chū ． yī yǎng tóu ， wǎng kǒu zhōng dī rù shù dī 。
林轩袖袍一拂，再次将万年灵乳取出．一仰头，往口中滴入数滴。
As the light faded into the distance, the shepherds slowly stood up, looking at each other with joy on their faces. Little did they know that the sage who brought them such blessings was currently feeling extremely grim.
yuán běn kū jié de fǎ lì ， zài cì cóng dān tián lǐ zī shēng ér qǐ 。
原本枯竭的法力，再次从丹田里滋生而起。
Three months had passed, three full months.
lín xuān xī le kǒu qì ， zuǒ shǒu fān zhuǎn ， jiē lián yòu shì jǐ gè yù píng fú xiàn zài zhǎng xīn lǐ miàn 。
林轩吸了口气，左手翻转，接连又是几个玉瓶浮现在掌心里面。
He still hadn't escaped from that ancient monster. This time's danger was no less than when he faced the spirit of the Poison Dragon in the East Sea.
bá kāi píng sāi ， lín xuān èr huà bù shuō de jiāng lǐ miàn de dān yào dào rù zuǐ bā lǐ miàn 。
拔开瓶塞，林轩二话不说的将里面的丹药倒入嘴巴里面。
The sky was closed above, and the earth below offered no escape. Several times, he nearly fell into the monster's trap, forcing him to risk his life by using the illusionary teleportation technique. He managed to shake off the old monster but knew it would catch up again soon.
yī lián shī zhǎn shù shí cì huàn yǐng dùn mì shù ， chú le xiāo hào le dà liàng de fǎ lì ， tǐ nèi de yuán qì tóng yàng shì sǔn shī le bù shǎo dì ， hái yǒu shēn tǐ de fù dān yě hěn zhòng 。
一连施展数十次幻影遁秘术，除了消耗了大量的法力，体内的元气同样是损失了不少地，还有身体的负担也很重。
Lin Xuan gritted his teeth and continued to use the technique repeatedly. This left him physically and mentally exhausted. Without his exceptionally strong body and the ten-thousand-year-old spirit milk, he wouldn't have lasted long.
rú jīn méi yǒu shí jiān xiū xī dǎ zuò ， zhǐ néng kào dān yào huī fù le 。
如今没有时间休息打坐，只能靠丹药恢复了。
Looking at the jade bottle in his hand, the remaining ten-thousand-year-old spirit milk was scarce. At this rate, it would soon be gone.
lín xuān yī biān wǎng zuǐ lǐ kuáng dào zhe gè zhǒng líng dān miào yào ． yī biān yě bù gǎn xián zhe ， hún shēn qīng máng dà qǐ ， xiàng zhe yuǎn chù fēi lüè ér qù 。
林轩一边往嘴里狂倒着各种灵丹妙药．一边也不敢闲着，浑身青芒大起，向着远处飞掠而去。
"Damn."
shí guāng rú bái jū guò xì ， jù lí wàn bǎo dà huì jié shù yǐ shì sān yuè yǒu yú 。
时光如白驹过隙，距离万宝大会结束已是三月有余。
Lin Xuan's face darkened as he thought. He didn't want to return to Cloud Conceal Sect headquarters but that ancient demon was too cunning, always blocking the way back. As a result, his distance from the sect had only grown.
tiān cāng cāng ， yě máng máng ， fēng chuī cǎo dī jiàn niú yáng 。
天苍苍，野茫茫，风吹草低见牛羊。
What should he do?
yí wàng wú jì de dà cǎo yuán ， jǐ gè mù rén zhèng zài fàng mù ． liáo liàng de cǎo yuán gē shēng chuán rù ěr duǒ 。
一望无际的大草原，几个牧人正在放牧．嘹亮的草原歌声传入耳朵。
Lin Xuan gritted his teeth in frustration. If pushed into a corner, there might still be a way out. Although his cultivation level made it impossible to use the Soul Devouring Sword against that old monster, another treasure might offer some hope.
tū rán ， yuǎn chù de tiān jì chū xiàn le yí gè guāng diǎn ， kāi shǐ shàng yuǎn ， hěn kuài què yǐ bù kě sī yì de sù zuò qīng xī le qǐ lái 。
突然，远处的天际出现了一个光点，开始尚远，很快却以不可思议的速座清晰了起来。
Five Dragon Pile!
yī dào qīng méng méng de dùn guāng yìng rù yǎn lián 。
一道青蒙蒙的遁光映入眼帘。
Even Ice Spirit Demon Ancestor coveted this treasure, and its power was astonishing. Even a peak spirit realm old monster had a chance of destroying it.
nà jǐ gè mù rén dà jīng shī sè ， dàn xià yī kè ， què yòu lù chū kuáng xǐ yǔ jìng wèi de biǎo qíng lái le 。
那几个牧人大惊失色，但下一刻，却又露出狂喜与敬畏的表情来了。
However... Lin Xuan hesitated to use it.
èr huà bù shuō de fān shēn xià mǎ ， duì zhe nà dùn guāng dà lǐ cān bài 。
二话不说的翻身下马，对着那遁光大礼参拜。
For one thing, he couldn't bear the burden of holding such a precious item. Because of this treasure, he had already attracted Ice Spirit Demon Ancestor's attention. Here in the Spirit Realm, his only option was to avoid confrontation; otherwise, someone from Dragon World might seek him out for revenge.
gù lǎo chuán yán ， nà shì xiū xiān zhě ， ér xiān shī shì yǒu yí shān dǎo hǎi de dà shén tōng de 。
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Lin Xuan's face darkened, and his brows furrowed tightly. Taking a deep breath, he reached into his waistband and pulled out a small bottle.
He tipped in a drop of ten-thousand-year-old spirit milk, instantly replenishing about thirty percent of his power.
Without hesitation, Lin Xuan raised both hands, tracing patterns through the air while mumbling mysterious and ancient incantations. The sound was strange, different from any current language, as if it came from an era long ago.
A green glow flickered on Lin Xuan's body before turning red. Five-colored light rotated around him, looking ancient and mysterious. Suddenly, the spiritual light surged outward, like living entities spreading outwards until they covered a hundred square feet, shrouding Lin Xuan in their midst.
A dull explosion sounded in his ears as he saw an incredible scene: the spiritual light dispersed, revealing nearly a hundred Lin Xuan's images. Each one moved differently but looked exactly alike, almost to the point of being indistinguishable from each other.
After several more breaths, the space around them began to distort and collapse. The hundred Lin Xuan figures scattered and vanished without a trace.
"Hey?"
From afar, miles behind him, a gray-white streak of light abruptly stopped amidst swirling dark mists.
The light dimmed, revealing a beautifully crafted carriage. A fierce-looking cultivator sat inside—this was the ancient demon from Heavenly Corpse Sect.
His face showed surprise as he muttered to himself: "What's going on? The opponent managed to escape nearly ten thousand li in an instant. Could it be that he has random teleportation talismans?"
"No, even a low-grade teleportation talisman shouldn't have allowed such a distance. But if it was aevasion technique (dun shu), the distance is still quite alarming."
The ancient demon's eyes flashed with intrigue as he seemed to ponder something.
However, this wasn't over yet. Lin Xuan knew his greatest enemy was behind him and wouldn't stop using illusions just once. After all, that distance was far from enough for escape.
Just as teleportation ended, Lin Xuan immediately began casting again. He repeated the process several dozen times.
A flash of light appeared above a forest. The nearby spirit energy was still quite dense, but Lin Xuan's face was deathly pale.
This was because he had advanced to the middle stage of Cave Profound and his body was exceptionally strong; otherwise, for an equal-level cultivator, such secret techniques would be impossible to use repeatedly.
His internal power reserves were nearly depleted. However, this effort was worth it. As his cultivation level increased, each teleportation distance grew from a thousand li to almost ten thousand li.
In other words, the gap between him and that ancient monster had widened by tens of thousands of miles.
Though not out of danger, he could now consider himself temporarily safe.
Lin Xuan waved his sleeves, retrieving more ten-thousand-year-old spirit milk. He tipped in several drops into his mouth as his depleted power replenished from his dantian.
Taking a deep breath, Lin Xuan flipped his left hand and revealed several jade bottles floating in his palm. Opening the lids, he poured the pills inside directly into his mouth.
After repeatedly using this secret technique dozens of times, he had consumed a lot of internal energy and physical strength. There was no time for rest or meditation; he could only rely on medicinal pills to recover.
While swallowing various spirit pills, Lin Xuan flew off towards the distance. Time passed quickly, and it had been more than three months since the Great Treasure Fair ended.
The sky was vast, the wilderness boundless, as cattle grazed under the wind-swept grasslands. The sound of a hearty song filled his ears.
Suddenly, a light point appeared on the horizon. Initially far away, it quickly became clear. A faint green streak of light entered his view.
The shepherds were shocked but soon showed excitement and reverence. They dismounted their horses and bowed deeply towards the streak of light.
Legends said that these were cultivators, and sages had great powers like moving mountains and overturning seas. Meeting them was a blessing, promising good fortune and opportunities in the coming year.
As the light faded into the distance, the shepherds slowly stood up, looking at each other with joy on their faces. Little did they know that the sage who brought them such blessings was currently feeling extremely grim.
Three months had passed, three full months.
He still hadn't escaped from that ancient monster. This time's danger was no less than when he faced the spirit of the Poison Dragon in the East Sea.
The sky was closed above, and the earth below offered no escape. Several times, he nearly fell into the monster's trap, forcing him to risk his life by using the illusionary teleportation technique. He managed to shake off the old monster but knew it would catch up again soon.
Lin Xuan gritted his teeth and continued to use the technique repeatedly. This left him physically and mentally exhausted. Without his exceptionally strong body and the ten-thousand-year-old spirit milk, he wouldn't have lasted long.
Looking at the jade bottle in his hand, the remaining ten-thousand-year-old spirit milk was scarce. At this rate, it would soon be gone.
"Damn."
Lin Xuan's face darkened as he thought. He didn't want to return to Cloud Conceal Sect headquarters but that ancient demon was too cunning, always blocking the way back. As a result, his distance from the sect had only grown.
What should he do?
Lin Xuan gritted his teeth in frustration. If pushed into a corner, there might still be a way out. Although his cultivation level made it impossible to use the Soul Devouring Sword against that old monster, another treasure might offer some hope.
Five Dragon Pile!
Even Ice Spirit Demon Ancestor coveted this treasure, and its power was astonishing. Even a peak spirit realm old monster had a chance of destroying it.
However... Lin Xuan hesitated to use it.
For one thing, he couldn't bear the burden of holding such a precious item. Because of this treasure, he had already attracted Ice Spirit Demon Ancestor's attention. Here in the Spirit Realm, his only option was to avoid confrontation; otherwise, someone from Dragon World might seek him out for revenge.
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