kě tā huà yīn wèi luò ， què yòu gā rán ér zhǐ le ， bìng bú shì lín xuān chū nián dǎ duàn ， ér shì tā zì jǐ jiāng shén shí fàng chū ， zài lín xuān shēn shàng sǎo guò 。
可他话音未落，却又嘎然而止了，并不是林轩出年打断，而是他自己将神识放出，在林轩身上扫过。
As soon as his words were barely out of his mouth, he abruptly stopped. It wasn't Lin Xuan who interrupted him; it was the man himself who released his divine sense and swept over Lin Xuan.
duì yú xiū xiān zhě ， zhè běn shì hěn píng cháng de dòng zuò 。
对于修仙者，这本是很平常的动作。
For cultivators, this was a very common action.
yù shàng dí rén ， zǒng yào kàn yī xià duì fāng shēn qiǎn rú hé ， kě zhè yī kàn ， jiù ràng dà hàn chēng mù jié shé ， shèn zhì kě yǐ shuō ，hún fēi tiān wài le 。
遇上敌人，总要看一下对方深浅如何，可这一看，就让大汉瞠目结舌，甚至可以说，hún飞天外了。
When facing an enemy, one always needed to assess their strength first. But just this assessment left the big man dumbfounded, even to the point of being shocked beyond words.
gān bā bā de shēng yīn chuán rù ěr duǒ ：“ nǐ nǐ shì dòng xuán qī xiū xiān zhě ？”
干巴巴的声音传入耳朵：“你你是洞玄期修仙者？”
A dry voice echoed in his ears: "You're a Core Profound period cultivator?"
yě nán guài dà hàn sè lì nèi rěn le ， tā píng shí suī rán zuò wēi zuò fú ， zài huǒ yún zūn zhě de dì zǐ zhōng shí lì pái míng dì yī ， dàn yě bù guò lí hé hòu qī ， yǔ dòng xuán nà kě shì yǒu hěn dà de chā jù 。
也难怪大汉sè厉内荏了，他平时虽然作威作福，在火云尊者的弟子中实力排名第一，但也不过离合后期，与洞玄那可是有很大的差距。
It wasn't surprising that the big man was intimidated; he might be the top disciple among Firecloud Venerable’s disciples, but he was still only at the Separation Stage, far behind the Core Profound realm.
，“ bù cuò 。” lín xuān wēi xiào de shēng yīn chuán rù ěr duǒ ， biǎo miàn shàng sī háo huǒ qì yě wú 。
，“不错。”林轩微笑的声音传入耳朵，表面上丝毫火气也无。
"Indeed," Lin Xuan's smiling voice entered his ears. His expression showed no hint of anger.
tā zhè fú biǎo qíng ， ràng dà hàn sōng le kǒu qì ：“ qián bèi kě shì fǎng yǒu lái dì ， jiā shī ”
他这幅表情，让大汉松了口气：“前辈可是访友来地，家师”
This made the big man relax: "Mister Senior, are you here to visit? My teacher..."
，“ fǎng yǒu ， ruò wǒ yǔ huǒ yún zūn zhě yǒu jiāo qíng ， qǐ huì jiāng tā mén kǒu de jìn zhì pò chú ， wǒ kàn gé xià yě bù shǎ ， nán dào nǎo dài shì nèi lǘ tī le ma ？”
，“访友，若我与火云尊者有交情，岂会将他门口的禁制破除，我看阁下也不傻，难道脑袋是内驴踢了吗？”
"You're visiting friends, but if I had a good relationship with Firecloud Venerable, would I have broken through his barriers? Don't tell me you’re stupid enough to think that your head was kicked by a donkey?" Lin Xuan's mocking voice entered his ears. However, at this moment, the big man no longer cared about his ridicule. As soon as Lin Xuan finished speaking, his expression changed dramatically.
lín xuān jī cháo de shēng yīn chuán rù ěr duǒ ， rán ér cǐ shí cǐ kè ， dà hàn nǎ hái huì zài yì tā de cháo fěng ， lín xuān huà yīn wèi luò ， jiù yǐ jīng liǎn sè dà biàn le 。
林轩讥嘲的声音传入耳朵，然而此时此刻，大汉哪还会在意他的嘲讽，林轩话音未落，就已经脸sè大变了。
"Bad luck, he’s an enemy of my master. Quickly go and get two more people!"
“ bù hǎo ， zhè jiā huo shì shī fù de chóu dí ， kuài qù qǐng liǎng wèi qián bèi ”
“不好，这家伙是师傅的仇敌，快去请两位前辈”
Lin Xuan had already probed thoroughly before coming here; knowing your opponent was key to winning every battle. He didn’t want any unforeseen setbacks due to carelessness. According to all the intelligence gathered, Firecloud Venerable merely lived with his disciples in Tianwu Mountain, apart from him, there were no other Core Profound cultivators.
zhè yī cì ， tā de huà tóng yàng méi néng shuō xià qù ， yīn wèi lín xuān kě bù xiǎng yǔ yī xiē xiǎo lóu lèng zài zhè lǐ ba suo ， zhǐ jiàn tā xiù páo yī fú ， shù shí dào jiàn guāng yú yóu ér chū ， pò kōng shēng dà zuò ， zhè xiē rén xiū wèi zuì gāo de yě bù guò lí hé ， yuán yīng níng dān jiù gèng bú yòng shuō ， méi yǒu rén néng gòu dāng tā yī hé 。
这一次，他的话同样没能说下去，因为林轩可不想与一些小喽愣在这里吧嗦，只见他袖袍一拂，数十道剑光鱼游而出，破空声大做，这些人修为最高的也不过离合，元婴凝丹就更不用说，没有人能够当他一合。
But what about now?
màn tiān xuè yǔ ， jǐn jǐn shì zhǎ yǎn zhī jiān ， zhè xiē rén jiù bèi shōu gē diào le tóu lú ，hún guī dì fǔ ， duì dí rén ， lín xuān kě méi yǒu shǒu xià liú qíng yī shuō ， gèng bú yào tí zhè xiē rén běn lái jiù shì yī qún xié xiū ér yǐ ， jiāng tā men miè chú shuō tì tiān xíng dào yě bù wèi guò 。
漫天血雨，仅仅是眨眼之间，这些人就被收割掉了头颅，hún归地府，对敌人，林轩可没有手下留情一说，更不要提这些人本来就是一群邪修而已，将他们灭除说替天行道也不为过。
Could it be that the old man had friends here?
rán ér zhèng xuán què kàn dé liǎn sè yǒu xiē shà bái le ， dà fēng dà làng xiǎo yā tou bú shì méi jīng guò ， kě zhè yàng xīn hěn shǒu là zǒng ràng xiǎo yā tou xià bù liǎo jué xīn de 。
然而郑璇却看得脸sè有些煞白了，大风大浪小丫头不是没经过，可这样心狠手辣总让小丫头下不了决心的。
Lin Xuan shook his head. He knew Firecloud Venerable’s temperament was rather unpredictable; he tried to avoid offending anyone as much as possible over the years, making a friend seemed impossible.
huò xǔ shì tiān zé de xìng gé ， tā tài shàn liáng le 。
或许是天责的xìng格，她太善良了。
Was there an error in the intelligence report?
dāng rán ， shī zǔ suǒ zuò de wú kě zhǐ zé ， zhèng xuán suī gǎn bù rěn ， què yě bù gǎn duō shuō ， ér lín xuān de shēng yīn ， què zài zhè shí chuán rù ěr duǒ ：“ xuán ér ， zhè xiē xiū shì de chǔ wù dài ， nǐ ná qù hǎo le ， tā men xiū wèi tài dī lǐ miàn de bǎo wù ， duì wǒ yǐ méi yǒu shén me yòng tú 。”
当然，师祖所做的无可指责，郑璇虽感不忍，却也不敢多说，而林轩的声音，却在这时传入耳朵：“璇儿，这些修士的储物袋，你拿去好了，他们修为太低里面的宝物，对我已没有什么用途。”
With various thoughts flashing through his mind, Lin Xuan suddenly burst into laughter. Why think so much? Just two Core Profound cultivators at most, what could they possibly fear? Capture them alive and use Soul Search to find out everything soon enough.
，“ shì ， duō xiè shī zǔ 。”
，“是，多谢师祖。”
Soon, those two beams of light approached him.
zhèng xuán liǎn shàng lù chū dà xǐ zhī sè， lín xuān shí zài shì tài kāng kǎi le ， dāng rán ， tā yě bú huì bù zhī jìn tuì de ， děng jiǎn shì yǐ hòu ， chǔ wù dài zhōng rú guǒ zhēn yǒu shén me liǎo bù qǐ de bǎo wù nà shì kěn dìng yào fèng xiàn gěi shī zǔ 。
郑璇脸上lù出大喜之sè，林轩实在是太慷慨了，当然，她也不会不知进退的，等检视以后，储物袋中如果真有什么了不起的宝物那是肯定要奉献给师祖。
Lin Xuan frowned; something was familiar about them.
cǐ nǚ liǎn rèn yī lǐ zhī hòu ， jiù jiāng yù shǒu shēn chū ， shí zhǐ fēn dàn ， yī dào dào bái guāng fēi shè chū zhǐ jiān 。
此女敛衽一礼之后，就将玉手伸出，十指纷弹，一道道白光飞射出指尖。
It wasn’t that the people in the beams were familiar. It was their cold aura that Lin Xuan found extremely familiar.
hěn kuài ， jiù jiāng nà xiē jiā huo de chǔ wù dài qǔ le huí lái 。
很快，就将那些家伙的储物袋取了回来。
Was it really possible?
rán ér jiù zài zhè shí ， lín xuān yǎn jīng wēi mī 。
然而就在这时，林轩眼睛微眯。
After making his judgment, Lin Xuan was taken aback. Could this be Tianshi Sect’s cultivators?
jū rán yòu yǒu liǎng gè shēn yǐng yìng rù yǎn lián lǐ 。
居然又有两个身影映入眼帘里。
He was right. In recent times, he had interacted with many of the sect's Core Profound cultivators, and although their cultivation methods varied, they shared a common origin, making them somewhat similar.
ér qiě nà qì shì ， yǔ gāng cái de xié xiū shì míng xiǎn bù tóng dì 。
而且那气势，与刚才的邪修是明显不同地。
But why were they here?
dòng xuán qī ！
洞玄期！
There was no record of Firecloud Venerable having any connection with Tianshi Sect. Could it be just that they happened to cross paths?
lín xuān liǎn shàng bù yóu de lù chū yī sī chà yì 。
林轩脸上不由得lù出一丝诧异。
Despite his confusion, Lin Xuan didn’t dwell on it further; he still had one thing in mind: as long as he captured them alive and used Soul Search, the outcome would be clear.
lái zhī qián tā yǐ jīng dǎ tàn qīng chǔ ， bì jìng zhī jǐ zhī bǐ cái néng bǎi zhàn bǎi shèng de ， lín xuān kě bù xiǎng yīn wèi yī shí dà yì ， zài chū xiàn shén me bō zhé le gēn jù gè fāng miàn de qíng bào ， huǒ yún zūn zhě jǐn jǐn shì yǔ tā de mén rén dì zǐ jū zhù zài yì qǐ chú le tā yì wài ， tiān wú shān zhōng ， zài wú dì èr míng dòng xuán qī de 。
来之前他已经打探清楚，毕竟知己知彼才能百战百胜的，林轩可不想因为一时大意，再出现什么bō折了根据各方面的情报，火云尊者仅仅是与他的门人弟子居住在一起除了他意外，天吴山中，再无第二名洞玄期的。
Lin Xuan’s thoughts raced but were completed in an instant.
kě yǎn qián yòu shì zěn me yī huí shì ne ？
可眼前又是怎么一回事呢？
The two beams of light approached him. The lights dimmed, revealing a fat and a thin cultivator.
nán dào shì lǎo jiā huǒ de péng yǒu ？
难道是老家伙的朋友？
Their appearances were so similar that they seemed like twins, making it hard to tell which was which. They clearly had blood ties.
lín xuān yáo le yáo guāng jù chuán huǒ yún zūn zhě xìng gé guāi lì ， néng bù dé zuì rén jiù bù cuò zhè me duō nián lái ， nà shì yí gè péng yǒu yě wú 。
林轩摇了摇光据传火云尊者xìng格乖戾，能不得罪人就不错这么多年来，那是一个朋友也无。
"You are the Fat and Thin Twin Demons?" Lin Xuan’s eyes narrowed as he spoke.
mò fēi qiāo bào yǒu wù ？
莫非悄报有误？
"Indeed," these two slowly replied in unison, their voices and steps matching perfectly.
zhū bān niàn tou shǎn guò ， lín xuān què tū rán yǎ rán shī xiào le ， zì jǐ hé bì xiǎng nà me duō ， cóng qí liàng yě jiù shì liǎng míng dòng xuán qī xiū xiān zhě ， nán dào hái pà tā men shén me ， miè shā le zài shī zhǎn sōu hún zhī shù ， bù jiǔ shén me dōu qīng chǔ 。
诸般念头闪过，林轩却突然哑然失笑了，自己何必想那么多，从其量也就是两名洞玄期修仙者，难道还怕他们什么，灭杀了再施展搜hún之术，不久什么都清楚。
"Sure enough, these two."
hěn kuài ， nà liǎng dào xiāo guāng lái dào le yǎn qián 。
很快，那两道逍光来到了眼前。
Lin Xuan muttered under his breath; he had heard of them before. Now, it was confirmed that the brothers were Tianshi Sect’s cultivators.
lín xuān què méi tou yí zhòu 。
林轩却眉头一皱。
In this sect, they were the most famous Core Profound cultivators for two reasons. Firstly, their appearances were extremely unusual—twins usually look alike, but these two brothers looked completely different; even their parents couldn’t find any differences in their features. However, one was tall and thin while the other was short and fat.
yǒu xiē yǎn shú 。
有些眼熟。
This was a rare anomaly.
bú shì shuō xiāo guāng zhōng de rén yǎn shú ， ér shì tā men suǒ sàn fà chū lái de yīn lěng zhī qì ， zì jǐ zài shú xī bù guò 。
不是说逍光中的人眼熟，而是他们所散发出来的yīn冷之气，自己再熟悉不过。
Despite their different body types, they had an unusually strong bond of mind. They started their cultivation journey together and chose complementary cultivation methods after joining Tianshi Sect. Thus, even though both were only at the Core Profound中期 stage, their combined strength far surpassed two mid-stage cultivators, let alone four.
bú huì zhè me qiǎo ba ！
不会这么巧吧！
It was said that even a Core Profound peak cultivator couldn’t defeat them in a joint effort. In Tianshi Sect, they held significant positions.
lín xuān zài xīn zhōng zuò chū pàn duàn yǐ hòu ， dōu yǒu xiē è rán le 。
林轩在心中做出判断以后，都有些愕然了。
But why were they here?
nà gǎn jué ， nán dào shuō ， shì tiān shī mén de xiū xiān zhě ？
那感觉，难道说，是天尸门的修仙者？
Lin Xuan wasn't afraid; on the contrary, he felt elated. After all, this incident had deepened his grudge with Tianshi Sect. If not for his current strength, Lin Xuan would have wanted to attack their main base and eliminate this threat.
yīng gāi méi cuò ， bì jìng zhè duàn shí jiān yǐ lái ， lín xuān méi shǎo yǔ gāi pài xiū shì dǎ jiāo dào de ， suī rán tiān shī mén de gōng fǎ bù zhǐ yí gè ， dàn jì rán shì tóng yī mén pài de ， chū yú tóng yuán ， duō shǎo yǒu jǐ fēn xiāng sì zhī chù 。
应该没错，毕竟这段时间以来，林轩没少与该派修士打交道的，虽然天尸门的功法不止一个，但既然是同一门派的，出于同源，多少有几分相似之处。
Now, he couldn’t do that.
zhǐ shì tā men zěn me huì zài zhè lǐ ne ？
只是他们怎么会在这里呢？
No matter how arrogant Lin Xuan was, he didn't believe he could single-handedly destroy such a major sect. As one of the Five Great Clans in Tianshuang County, there were hundreds of Core Profound cultivators alone. A lone hero couldn’t stand against many; if they all attacked together, even Lin Xuan wouldn’t be able to withstand it.
méi tīng shuō huǒ yún zūn zhě yǔ tiān shī mén yǒu jiāo qíng ， nán dào shuō ， jǐn jǐn shì yǐ yuān jiā lù zhǎi me ？
没听说火云尊者与天尸门有交情，难道说，仅仅是以冤家路窄么？
Moreover, although he had used strategy and managed to eliminate the ancient demon, this process was unique and unrepeatable. Tianshi Sect had more peak spirit-stage experts than just one ancient demon. His senior brother was still alive.
bǎi sī bù dé qí jiě ， lín xuān yě méi yǒu duō xiǎng le ， hái shì nà jù huà ， zhǐ yào jiāng tā men shēng qín huó zhuō ， shī zhǎn sōu hún shù ， yī qiè jiù dōu yǒu liǎo jié guǒ 。
百思不得其解，林轩也没有多想了，还是那句话，只要将他们生擒活捉，施展搜hún术，一切就都有了结果。
If these old monsters were in charge at their main base, going there would be suicide rather than eliminating a threat.
lín xuān nǎo hǎi zhōng de niàn tou zhuǎn dé suī duō ， qí shí yī shùn jiān jiù wán chéng le 。
林轩脑海中的念头转得虽多，其实一瞬间就完成了。
Although the incident in Tianfeng City had deepened the grudge between Tianshi Sect and demonic transformed beings, it wasn’t certain if they could eliminate the sect. Other cultivation sects might get involved, which was unknown.
nà liǎng dào jīng hóng lái dào shēn qián ， guāng máng yī liǎn ，lù chū yī pàng yī shòu liǎng míng xiū shì lái 。
那两道惊虹来到身前，光芒一敛，lù出一胖一瘦两名修士来。
Lin Xuan didn't dare to enter Tianshi Sect’s main base but wouldn’t let such an opportunity pass to weaken their strength.
zhè liǎng gè jiā huo de shēn cái suī rán jié rán bù tóng ， rán ér róng mào què xiāng sì dào jí chù ， shuō yí gè mú zi lǐ kè chū lái de yě bù wèi guò ， xiǎn rán shì yǒu xuè yuán guān xì de 。
这两个家伙的身材虽然截然不同，然而容貌却相似到极处，说一个模子里刻出来的也不为过，显然是有血缘关系的。
The Fat and Thin Twin Demons were among the top figures in the sect, though he wasn’t sure why they were here. But Lin Xuan would not miss this good chance.
“ nǐ men shì pàng shòu shuāng zi mó ？” lín xuān yǎn jīng wēi mī de kāi kǒu le 。
“你们是胖瘦双子魔？”林轩眼睛微眯的开口了。
However, one thing was too strange; Lin Xuan quietly glanced at the green jade platter in his hand. The red light point flickered on and off, indicating that Firecloud Venerable was indeed here. This place should be his territory, but he had already killed all of his disciples. Why didn’t this old man show up to fight?
“ bù cuò 。” zhè liǎng rén huǎn huǎn de shuō ， bù lùn shēng yīn ， hái shì bù diào dōu shì yī yàng de 。
“不错。”这两人缓缓的说，不论声音，还是步调都是一样的。
Why were the Fat and Thin Twin Demons out instead? There must be some hidden agenda.
“ guǒ rán shì zhè liǎng gè jiā huo 。”
“果然是这两个家伙。”
Lin Xuan didn't know, but whatever it was, everything felt strange. Despite this, with much experience in big battles, Lin Xuan wasn’t afraid at all.
lín xuān dí gū de shēng yīn chuán rén ěr duǒ ， tā hái zhēn tīng guò zhè yī hào rén wù ， rú jīn kě yǐ kěn dìng yǎn qián de xiōng dì liǎ shì tiān shī mén de xiū xiān zhě 。
林轩嘀咕的声音传人耳朵，他还真听过这一号人物，如今可以肯定眼前的兄弟俩是天尸门的修仙者。
"Xuan."
wú tā ， zài gāi pài de dòng xuán qī xiū shì zhōng ， zhè liǎng rén zuì yǒu míng 。
无他，在该派的洞玄期修士中，这两人最有名。
"Grandmaster," the girl's face showed utmost respect.
yuán yīn yǒu liǎng gè 。
原因有两个。
"You stay back and take care of yourself; you can’t interfere in such a high-level battle."
qí yī shì liǎng rén de xíng mào tài guò tè shū ， zhòng suǒ zhōu zhī ， fán shì luán shēng xiōng dì ， bù lùn zhǎng xiàng shēn cái yīng gāi chà bu duō dōu shì yī yàng dì ， chú le fù mǔ yǔ shú rén ， chū cì jiàn miàn zhě ， shì hěn nán kàn chū zhè fāng miàn qū bié lái de 。
其一是两人的形貌太过特殊，众所周知，凡事孪生兄弟，不论长相身材应该差不多都是一样地，除了父母与熟人，初次见面者，是很难看出这方面区别来的。
"Yes." The girl knew what Lin Xuan meant. She bowed and then turned into a beam of light, retreating several thousand feet away.
rán ér pàng shòu shuāng zi mó bù tóng ， rú guǒ guāng kàn liǎn kǒng ， xiōng dì liǎ kě yǐ shuō shì méi yǒu fēn háo bù tóng ， wǔ guān méi yǎn ， jiù suàn shì tā men de fù mǔ ， yě shuō bù chū yǒu yì diǎn qū bié de ， kě piān piān zhè xiōng dì liǎ de shēn cái ， què shì jiǒng yì ， yī gāo yī shòu ， yī pàng yī ǎi 。
然而胖瘦双子魔不同，如果光看脸孔，兄弟俩可以说是没有分毫不同，五官眉眼，就算是他们的父母，也说不出有一点区别的，可偏偏这兄弟俩的身材，却是迥异，一高一瘦，一胖一矮。
Even so, Zhengxuan still prepared the treasures around her body, including talismans, setting up protective layers. Although they were far apart now, Core Profound cultivators’ battles could be quite destructive; she didn’t want to get caught in it accidentally.
zhè shí zài shì yī dà yì cháng rén zhī chù 。
这实在是一大异常人之处。
Although Grandmaster would surely save her, that would make her a burden. Zhengxuan was unwilling to do this; if she couldn't help, why drag Grandmaster into the fray?
bù guò xiōng dì liǎ suī rán shēn cái bù tóng ， què bǐ yì bān de shuāng shēng zi hái yào xīn yì xiāng tōng ， tā men yì qǐ tà shàng de xiū xiān zhī lù ， bài rù tiān shī mén zhī hòu xuǎn xiū de gōng fǎ yě shì hù bǔ ， gù ér zhè liǎ xiōng dì ， rú jīn suī rán dōu cái dòng xuán zhōng qī ， rán ér lián shǒu hòu de shí lì ， què yuǎn shèng guò liǎng míng zhōng qī de xiū xiān zhě ， bié shuō liǎng gè ， jiù suàn shì zài fān yí bèi yě bú shì tā men de duì shǒu 。
不过兄弟俩虽然身材不同，却比一般的双生子还要心意相通，他们一起踏上的修仙之路，拜入天尸门之后选修的功法也是互补，故而这俩兄弟，如今虽然都才洞玄中期，然而联手后的实力，却远胜过两名中期的修仙者，别说两个，就算是再翻一倍也不是他们的对手。
The Fat and Thin Twin Demons paid no attention to this. A mere Separation Stage cultivator could be easily defeated by killing this boy.
jù shuō ， liǎng rén lián shǒu ， jiù suàn shì dòng xuán qī dǐng fēng de xiū shì yě dǎ tā men bù guò ， xiōng dì liǎ zài tiān shī mén zhōng yě shì dà yǒu dì wèi de 。
据说，两人联手，就算是洞玄期顶峰的修士也打他们不过，兄弟俩在天尸门中也是大有地位的。
They hadn’t participated in the Great Treasure Fair, unaware of Zhengxuan’s unique constitution.
tā men zěn me huì lái zhè lǐ ne ？
他们怎么会来这里呢？
Moreover, they didn’t recognize Lin Xuan; he was their archenemy. Back then, when the ancient demon chased him, he never imagined a Core Profound cultivator would cause such trouble, so no one informed other sect members.
bù guò lín xuān què sī háo méi yǒu wèi jù ， fǎn ér xīn zhōng huān xǐ 。
不过林轩却丝毫没有畏惧，反而心中欢喜。
But what they didn’t know now might become known later. The incident in Tianfeng City had many witnesses, and it wouldn't take long for news to spread. Then Tianshi Sect would consider him their archenemy and eliminate him as soon as possible. This was why Lin Xuan wanted to weaken the sect's strength.
wú tā ， jīng guò zhè yī fān bō zhé ， zì jǐ yǔ tiān shī mén de liáng zi ， nà shì jié dà le a ， rú guǒ bú shì shí lì bù zú ， lín xuān dōu xiǎng yào shā dào tā men zǒng duò ， jiāng zhè wēi xié zì jǐ de hòu huàn jiě chú 。
无他，经过这一番bō折，自己与天尸门的粱子，那是结大了啊，如果不是实力不足，林轩都想要杀到他们总舵，将这威胁自己的后患解除。
Strike first; suffer consequences if you strike later. With his temperament, he naturally planned ahead.
As soon as his words were barely out of his mouth, he abruptly stopped. It wasn't Lin Xuan who interrupted him; it was the man himself who released his divine sense and swept over Lin Xuan.
For cultivators, this was a very common action.
When facing an enemy, one always needed to assess their strength first. But just this assessment left the big man dumbfounded, even to the point of being shocked beyond words.
A dry voice echoed in his ears: "You're a Core Profound period cultivator?"
It wasn't surprising that the big man was intimidated; he might be the top disciple among Firecloud Venerable’s disciples, but he was still only at the Separation Stage, far behind the Core Profound realm.
"Indeed," Lin Xuan's smiling voice entered his ears. His expression showed no hint of anger.
This made the big man relax: "Mister Senior, are you here to visit? My teacher..."
"You're visiting friends, but if I had a good relationship with Firecloud Venerable, would I have broken through his barriers? Don't tell me you’re stupid enough to think that your head was kicked by a donkey?" Lin Xuan's mocking voice entered his ears. However, at this moment, the big man no longer cared about his ridicule. As soon as Lin Xuan finished speaking, his expression changed dramatically.
"Bad luck, he’s an enemy of my master. Quickly go and get two more people!"
Lin Xuan had already probed thoroughly before coming here; knowing your opponent was key to winning every battle. He didn’t want any unforeseen setbacks due to carelessness. According to all the intelligence gathered, Firecloud Venerable merely lived with his disciples in Tianwu Mountain, apart from him, there were no other Core Profound cultivators.
But what about now?
Could it be that the old man had friends here?
Lin Xuan shook his head. He knew Firecloud Venerable’s temperament was rather unpredictable; he tried to avoid offending anyone as much as possible over the years, making a friend seemed impossible.
Was there an error in the intelligence report?
With various thoughts flashing through his mind, Lin Xuan suddenly burst into laughter. Why think so much? Just two Core Profound cultivators at most, what could they possibly fear? Capture them alive and use Soul Search to find out everything soon enough.
Soon, those two beams of light approached him.
Lin Xuan frowned; something was familiar about them.
It wasn’t that the people in the beams were familiar. It was their cold aura that Lin Xuan found extremely familiar.
Was it really possible?
After making his judgment, Lin Xuan was taken aback. Could this be Tianshi Sect’s cultivators?
He was right. In recent times, he had interacted with many of the sect's Core Profound cultivators, and although their cultivation methods varied, they shared a common origin, making them somewhat similar.
But why were they here?
There was no record of Firecloud Venerable having any connection with Tianshi Sect. Could it be just that they happened to cross paths?
Despite his confusion, Lin Xuan didn’t dwell on it further; he still had one thing in mind: as long as he captured them alive and used Soul Search, the outcome would be clear.
Lin Xuan’s thoughts raced but were completed in an instant.
The two beams of light approached him. The lights dimmed, revealing a fat and a thin cultivator.
Their appearances were so similar that they seemed like twins, making it hard to tell which was which. They clearly had blood ties.
"You are the Fat and Thin Twin Demons?" Lin Xuan’s eyes narrowed as he spoke.
"Indeed," these two slowly replied in unison, their voices and steps matching perfectly.
"Sure enough, these two."
Lin Xuan muttered under his breath; he had heard of them before. Now, it was confirmed that the brothers were Tianshi Sect’s cultivators.
In this sect, they were the most famous Core Profound cultivators for two reasons. Firstly, their appearances were extremely unusual—twins usually look alike, but these two brothers looked completely different; even their parents couldn’t find any differences in their features. However, one was tall and thin while the other was short and fat.
This was a rare anomaly.
Despite their different body types, they had an unusually strong bond of mind. They started their cultivation journey together and chose complementary cultivation methods after joining Tianshi Sect. Thus, even though both were only at the Core Profound中期 stage, their combined strength far surpassed two mid-stage cultivators, let alone four.
It was said that even a Core Profound peak cultivator couldn’t defeat them in a joint effort. In Tianshi Sect, they held significant positions.
But why were they here?
Lin Xuan wasn't afraid; on the contrary, he felt elated. After all, this incident had deepened his grudge with Tianshi Sect. If not for his current strength, Lin Xuan would have wanted to attack their main base and eliminate this threat.
Now, he couldn’t do that.
No matter how arrogant Lin Xuan was, he didn't believe he could single-handedly destroy such a major sect. As one of the Five Great Clans in Tianshuang County, there were hundreds of Core Profound cultivators alone. A lone hero couldn’t stand against many; if they all attacked together, even Lin Xuan wouldn’t be able to withstand it.
Moreover, although he had used strategy and managed to eliminate the ancient demon, this process was unique and unrepeatable. Tianshi Sect had more peak spirit-stage experts than just one ancient demon. His senior brother was still alive.
If these old monsters were in charge at their main base, going there would be suicide rather than eliminating a threat.
Although the incident in Tianfeng City had deepened the grudge between Tianshi Sect and demonic transformed beings, it wasn’t certain if they could eliminate the sect. Other cultivation sects might get involved, which was unknown.
Lin Xuan didn't dare to enter Tianshi Sect’s main base but wouldn’t let such an opportunity pass to weaken their strength.
The Fat and Thin Twin Demons were among the top figures in the sect, though he wasn’t sure why they were here. But Lin Xuan would not miss this good chance.
However, one thing was too strange; Lin Xuan quietly glanced at the green jade platter in his hand. The red light point flickered on and off, indicating that Firecloud Venerable was indeed here. This place should be his territory, but he had already killed all of his disciples. Why didn’t this old man show up to fight?
Why were the Fat and Thin Twin Demons out instead? There must be some hidden agenda.
Lin Xuan didn't know, but whatever it was, everything felt strange. Despite this, with much experience in big battles, Lin Xuan wasn’t afraid at all.
"Xuan."
"Grandmaster," the girl's face showed utmost respect.
"You stay back and take care of yourself; you can’t interfere in such a high-level battle."
"Yes." The girl knew what Lin Xuan meant. She bowed and then turned into a beam of light, retreating several thousand feet away.
Even so, Zhengxuan still prepared the treasures around her body, including talismans, setting up protective layers. Although they were far apart now, Core Profound cultivators’ battles could be quite destructive; she didn’t want to get caught in it accidentally.
Although Grandmaster would surely save her, that would make her a burden. Zhengxuan was unwilling to do this; if she couldn't help, why drag Grandmaster into the fray?
The Fat and Thin Twin Demons paid no attention to this. A mere Separation Stage cultivator could be easily defeated by killing this boy.
They hadn’t participated in the Great Treasure Fair, unaware of Zhengxuan’s unique constitution.
Moreover, they didn’t recognize Lin Xuan; he was their archenemy. Back then, when the ancient demon chased him, he never imagined a Core Profound cultivator would cause such trouble, so no one informed other sect members.
But what they didn’t know now might become known later. The incident in Tianfeng City had many witnesses, and it wouldn't take long for news to spread. Then Tianshi Sect would consider him their archenemy and eliminate him as soon as possible. This was why Lin Xuan wanted to weaken the sect's strength.
Strike first; suffer consequences if you strike later. With his temperament, he naturally planned ahead.