zài nà gǔ kě pà líng lì de lǒng zhào zhī xià ， lín xuān gǎn jué zì jǐ jiù xiàng bèi dú shé dīng zhù de yī zhī qīng wā ， páng biān de tián xiǎo jiàn tóng yàng liǎn sè cǎn bái ， zhì yú qí tā de níng dān qī xiū zhēn zhě ， suī rán yào shāo hǎo yī xiē ， dàn yě yǒu bù shǎo rén de é tóu shàng ， jìn chū le xì mì de hàn dī 。
在那股可怕灵力的笼罩之下，林轩感觉自己就像被毒蛇盯住的一只青蛙，旁边的田小剑同样脸色惨白，至于其他的凝丹期修真者，虽然要稍好一些，但也有不少人的额头上，浸出了细密的汗滴。
Under the oppressive aura of that terrifying spiritual energy, Lin Xuan felt like a frog being stared at by a venomous snake. Tiao Xiaojian beside him was similarly pale-faced. The other condensation core period cultivators fared slightly better, but many had beads of sweat forming on their foreheads.
lín xuān xīn zhōng hài rán ， rú guǒ shuō ， gāng cái hái yǒu yì diǎn diǎn huái yí ， nà me xiàn zài jiù jī hū kě yǐ kěn dìng le ， chú le yuán yīng qī de lǎo guài wù ， shuí hái yǒu zhè yàng jīng rén de shēng shì ？
林轩心中骇然，如果说，刚才还有一点点怀疑，那么现在就几乎可以肯定了，除了元婴期的老怪物，谁还有这样惊人的声势？
Lin Xuan's heart was shaken. If he still harbored any doubts earlier, now he could almost be certain that aside from the old monster at the婴 stage, who else could have such an astonishing presence?
rú cǐ jīng lì yǐ bú shì dì yī cì ， jì de dāng chū bì yún shān de jié yīng dà huì zhī shí ， duì fāng nà wèi yuán yīng qī de tài shàng zhǎng lǎo ， zài yún hǎi liàng xiàng ， dài gěi zì jǐ de gǎn jué ， jiù gēn xiàn zài yī yàng 。
如此经历已不是第一次，记得当初碧云山的结婴大会之时，对方那位元婴期的太上长老，在云海亮相，带给自己的感觉，就跟现在一样。
This experience wasn't new to him. He remembered how during the condensation ceremony at Bichun Mountain, when the aforementioned high-ranking Elder of the Yuanxiao period appeared in the cloud sea, it left a similar feeling.
yī shí zhī jiān ， dà diàn jìng le xià lái ， rén men bù gǎn shuō huà ， yě bù gǎn suí yì zǒu dòng ， zhēn luò kě wén 。
一时之间，大殿静了下来，人们不敢说话，也不敢随意走动，针落可闻。
For a moment, the grand hall fell silent as people dared not speak or move about, the sound of a needle dropping could be heard.
guò le piàn kè 。
过了片刻。
After a while, creaking, a gentle breeze blew and the door opened automatically. The terrifying spiritual pressure surged in like a tidal wave.
zhī ya ， wēi fēng chuī guò ， mén zì dòng dǎ kāi le ， kě pà de líng lì wēi yā gèng shì rú hǎi cháo nù tāo yì bān de yǒng le jìn lái 。
吱呀，微风吹过，门自动打开了，可怕的灵力威压更是如海潮怒涛一般的涌了进来。
Lin Xuan's face turned slightly pale. Fortunately, the sensation came and went quickly. After several seconds, the pressure on his body vanished abruptly, allowing him to cautiously raise his head.
lín xuān liǎn sè yǒu xiē fā bái ， hǎo zài nà gǎn jué lái de kuài ， qù dé yě kuài ， shù miǎo hòu ， shēn shàng de yā lì jiù zhòu rán xiāo shī ， lín xuān zhè cái xīn yǒu yú jì de tái qǐ tóu lái 。
林轩脸色有些发白，好在那感觉来得快，去得也快，数秒后，身上的压力就骤然消失，林轩这才心有余悸的抬起头来。
The first thing that caught his eye was still the somewhat aged appearance of Senior Kumu, but at this moment, this master of the condensation core period, a high-ranking expert, wore an expression of respect and even cautiousness as he accompanied a red-haired old man.
shǒu xiān yìng rù yǎn lián de yī rán shì kū mù zhēn rén nà zhāng lüè yǒu xiē cāng lǎo de róng yán ， rán ér cǐ kè ， zhè wèi yī pài zhǎng mén ， níng dān qī dà yuán mǎn jìng jiè de gāo shǒu ， què mǎn liǎn gōng jìng zhī sè ， shèn zhì kě yǐ shuō shì xiǎo xīn yì yì de péi zhe yī wèi hóng fā lǎo zhě 。
首先映入眼帘的依然是枯木真人那张略有些苍老的容颜，然而此刻，这位一派掌门，凝丹期大圆满境界的高手，却满脸恭敬之色，甚至可以说是小心翼翼的陪着一位红发老者。
Apart from the odd hair color, this old man exuded an extraordinary aura. After his spiritual energy was retracted, there was no trace of any mana fluctuations on him.
zhè wèi lǎo zhě chú le fā sè gǔ guài ， zhěng gè rén qì yǔ bù fán ， líng qì nèi liǎn zhī hòu ， hún shēn gǎn jué bú dào yǒu sī háo de fǎ lì bō dòng ，
这位老者除了发色古怪，整个人气宇不凡，灵气内敛之后，浑身感觉不到有丝毫的法力波动，
"Friends, allow me to introduce a senior to you. This is Red-haired Ancestor," Kumu smiled and introduced.
“ zhū wèi dào yǒu ， zài xià xiàng gè wèi jiè shào yī wèi qián bèi ， zhè wèi jiù shì hóng fā lǎo zǔ ， tā lǎo rén jiā de dà míng ， xiāng xìn gè wèi dào yǒu dōu tīng shuō guò 。” kū mù zhēn rén hán xiào yǐn jiàn dào 。
“诸位道友，在下向各位介绍一位前辈，这位就是红发老祖，他老人家的大名，相信各位道友都听说过。”枯木真人含笑引荐道。
Red-haired Ancestor?
hóng fā lǎo zǔ ？
红发老祖？
Although seeing the appearance of this old man had already given the cultivators some clues, once it was confirmed verbally, most faces showed surprise and suspicion.
suī rán jiàn le cǐ lǎo dì xíng mào 。 zài zuò dì xiū shì yǐ jīng duō shǎo cāi dào yī èr 。 kě yí dàn qīn kǒu zhèng shí 。 dà bù fèn rén dì liǎn shàng hái shì lù chū le jīng yí zhī sè 。
虽然见了此老地形貌。在座地修士已经多少猜到一二。可一旦亲口证实。大部分人地脸上还是露出了惊疑之色。
Lin Xuan also raised his head in surprise.
lín xuān yě yǒu xiē yà yì dì tái qǐ tóu 。
林轩也有些讶异地抬起头。
This old man rarely appeared before people but when it came to fame, even the top three elders of the major sects or even the Extreme Demon Sovereign were outshone.
cǐ lǎo suī rán hěn shǎo zài rén qián lòu miàn 。 kě lùn qǐ míng qì 。 biàn shì sān jù tóu dì jǐ wèi tài shàng zhǎng lǎo 。 shèn zhì shì jí è mó zūn 。 dōu yǒu suǒ bù jí 。
此老虽然很少在人前露面。可论起名气。便是三巨头地几位太上长老。甚至是极恶魔尊。都有所不及。
It wasn't about cultivation; each old monster at the Yuanxiao stage was immensely powerful. Apart from the Extreme Demon Sovereign who had already entered the middle stage and cultivated a second soul, clearly outshining the others, the remaining Yuanxiao cultivators should be evenly matched.
zhè dào bú shì shuō xiū wèi 。 yuán yīng qī lǎo guài 。 yí gè gè shén tōng guǎng dà 。 chú le jí è mó zūn yǐ jīng bù rù zhōng qī 。 bìng qiě liàn yǒu dì èr yuán shén 。 míng xiǎn yào bǐ qí tā jǐ rén shèng shàng yī chóu 。 shèng xià dì yuán yīng qī xiū shì 。 yīng gāi shì bù fēn bó zhòng 。
这倒不是说修为。元婴期老怪。一个个神通广大。除了极恶魔尊已经步入中期。并且炼有第二元神。明显要比其他几人胜上一筹。剩下地元婴期修士。应该是不分伯仲。
Red-haired Ancestor was also an old monster of the Yuanxiao stage.
hóng fā lǎo zǔ 。 tóng yàng shì yuán yīng chū qī dì shén tōng 。
红发老祖。同样是元婴初期地神通。
He was renowned for his fame because he had no sect or family. He was a wandering cultivator.
tā zhī suǒ yǐ wēi míng hè hè 。 yuán yīn zài yú 。 cǐ lǎo wú mén wú pài 。 nǎi shì yī wèi sàn xiū 。
他之所以威名赫赫。原因在于。此老无门无派。乃是一位散修。
It was well-known that the cultivation world was divided into three factions: sects, families, and wandering cultivators. Among these, wandering cultivators were the weakest, often considered grassroots. Typically, achieving base foundation success was already considered a great feat. Throughout history, reaching condensation core stage was extremely rare, almost like finding a phoenix feather or a unicorn horn.
zhòng suǒ zhōu zhī ， xiū zhēn jiè fēn wéi mén pài ， jiā zú 。 sàn xiū sān gǔ shì lì ， qí zhōng sàn xiū zuì ruò ， shǔ yú cǎo gēn yī zú 。 tōng cháng néng gòu zhù jī chéng gōng ， jiù yǐ jīng shāo gāo xiāng le ， gǔ wǎng jīn lái ， dá dào níng dān qī jìng jiè de sàn xiū liáo liáo wú jǐ ， kě yòng fèng máo lín jiǎo lái xíng róng 。
众所周知，修真界分为门派，家族。散修三股势力，其中散修最弱，属于草根一族。通常能够筑基成功，就已经烧高香了，古往今来，达到凝丹期境界的散修寥寥无几，可用凤毛麟角来形容。
As for Yuanxiao stage?
zhì yú yuán yīng qī ？
至于元婴期？
At least two hundred years ago, people would have dismissed such claims as absurd. The history of cultivation spanned at least tens of thousands of years. An old monster at the Yuanxiao stage was an immensely powerful existence. Reaching this realm required not only extraordinary talent but also astronomical amounts of pills and crystals, which even medium-sized sects could not afford, let alone wandering cultivators without any backing.
zhì shǎo liǎng bǎi nián qián ， rén men kěn dìng huì chì zhī wèi huāng miù wàng yán ， rén men xiū zhēn dì lì shǐ ， zhì shǎo yǐ yǒu shù shí wàn nián ， yuán yīng qī shì hé děng qiáng dà de cún zài 。 xiǎng yào xiū dào zhè ge jìng jiè ， tiān zī bú yòng shuō ， xiāo hào de dān yào jīng shí ， jué duì shì tiān wén shù zì ， biàn shì zhōng děng guī mó de mén pài ， yě wú fǎ chéng dān ， gèng bié shuō méi yǒu dà shù kě yǐ yǐ * chéng liáng de sàn xiū 。
至少两百年前，人们肯定会斥之为荒谬妄言，人们修真地历史，至少已有数十万年，元婴期是何等强大的存在。想要修到这个境界，天资不用说，消耗的丹药晶石，绝对是天文数字，便是中等规模的门派，也无法承担，更别说没有大树可以倚*乘凉的散修。
However, there were no absolutes. About two hundred years ago, this myth was shattered.
rán ér fán shì méi yǒu jué duì ， jiù zài dà yuē liǎng bǎi nián qián ， zhè ge shén huà bèi dǎ pò 。
然而凡事没有绝对，就在大约两百年前，这个神话被打破。
A cultivator with an odd hair color successfully condensed his essence, and since entering the cultivation world, he had never relied on any sect or family.
yí gè gǔ guài fā sè de xiū shì jié yīng chéng gōng 。 ér qiě cǐ rén zì tà rù xiū xiān jiè yǐ lái ， cóng lái méi yǒu yī fù guò rèn hé mén pài jiā zú 。
一个古怪发色的修士结婴成功。而且此人自踏入修仙界以来，从来没有依附过任何门派家族。
People honored this new Yuanxiao cultivator as Red-haired Ancestor, and countless forces sought to pull him in. However, this old man rejected them all.
rén men jiāng zhè wèi xīn jìn jiē dì yuán yīng xiū shì zūn chēng wéi hóng fā lǎo zǔ ， zì rán yǒu wú shù de shì lì xiǎng yào lā lǒng ， rán ér cǐ lǎo dōu yī yī jù jué le 。
人们将这位新进阶地元婴修士尊称为红发老祖，自然有无数的势力想要拉拢，然而此老都一一拒绝了。
Although major factions were unwilling, they could do nothing. No one would dare offend an old monster at the Yuanxiao stage.
gè dà shì lì suī rán xīn yǒu bù gān ， què yě ràng wú kě nài hé ， shǎ guā cái huì qù dé zuì yī wèi yuán yīng qī de lǎo guài wù 。
各大势力虽然心有不甘，却也让无可奈何，傻瓜才会去得罪一位元婴期的老怪物。
Moreover, although he wasn't a demon sect cultivator, his personality was solitary and eccentric. On good days, he might be amiable to a flexible spirit period young cultivator or even commoners; on bad days, a single disagreement could result in the destruction of entire families.
gèng hé kuàng cǐ rén suī rán bú shì mó dào xiū shì ， dàn xìng gé què gū pì guāi lì ， xīn qíng hǎo shí huì duì yī líng dòng qī de xiǎo xiū shì ， shèn zhì fán rén hé yán yuè sè 。 xīn qíng bù hǎo 。 yī yán bù hé ， jiù huì miè rén jiǔ zú 。
更何况此人虽然不是魔道修士，但性格却孤僻乖戾，心情好时会对一灵动期的小修士，甚至凡人和颜悦色。心情不好。一言不合，就会灭人九族。
His actions were both righteous and dark, but such unpredictable characters only made people more fearful. His cultivation alone was enough to instill fear.
qí xíng shì yì zhèng yì xié 。 dàn yuè shì zhè zhǒng xìng qíng bù kě zhuō mō zhī rén ， yuè lìng rén wèi jù ， gèng bú yào shuō tā de xiū wèi bǎi zài nà lǐ 。
其行事亦正亦邪。但越是这种性情不可捉摸之人，越令人畏惧，更不要说他的修为摆在那里。
After the shock wore off, no one dared to be lax as they collectively paid respect to this old monster at the Yuanxiao stage.
zhòng xiū shì jīng yà zhī hòu ， zì rán wú rén gǎn dài màn ， yī qí xiǎng zhè wèi yuán yīng qī de lǎo guài xíng lǐ 。
众修士惊讶之后，自然无人敢怠慢，一齐想这位元婴期的老怪行礼。
"Enough!"
“ bà le ！”
“罢了！”
Red-haired Ancestor waved his hand and then sat down in the main seat at the front of the grand hall without a care.
hóng fā lǎo zǔ huī le huī shǒu ， rán hòu jiù páng ruò wú rén de lái dào dà diàn zhèng qián fāng de zhǔ wèi zuò xià 。
红发老祖挥了挥手，然后就旁若无人的来到大殿正前方的主位坐下。
Then he scanned the hall with his gaze. The cultivators held their breath, silent and still, afraid of inadvertently angering this old man at the Yuanxiao stage.
rán hòu tā de mù guāng biàn zài dà diàn zhōng sǎo shì qǐ lái ， xiū shì men bǐng xī níng shén ， mò bù zuò shēng ， shēng pà yí bù xiǎo xīn ， jiù chù nù le zhè wèi yuán yīng qī dì lǎo zhě 。
然后他的目光便在大殿中扫视起来，修士们屏息凝神，默不作声，生怕一不小心，就触怒了这位元婴期地老者。
"Eh?"
“ yí ？” miàn duì xià miàn de níng dān qī xiū shì ， hóng fā lǎo zǔ dào yě méi yǒu zěn me zài yì ， dāng mù guāng jiē chù dào xǔ hàn shēn shàng shí ， yě jǐn jǐn shì lüè wēi yī sǎo 。
“咦？”面对下面的凝丹期修士，红发老祖倒也没有怎么在意，当目光接触到许翰身上时，也仅仅是略微一扫。
Facing the condensation core period cultivators, Red-haired Ancestor did not pay much attention. When his eyes landed on Xu Han, they merely swept over him briefly.
kě dāng tā de shì xiàn zhuǎn dào dà diàn * nán dì yí gè jiǎo luò lǐ ， què qīng hū le chū lái ， miàn lù jīng yí zhī sè 。
可当他的视线转到大殿*南地一个角落里，却轻呼了出来，面露惊疑之色。
But when his gaze shifted to a corner in the southern part of the hall, he let out a light exclamation and showed signs of surprise.
qí tā rén zì rán shì sǒng rán dòng róng ， bì jìng ， néng gòu lìng yí gè yuán yīng qī lǎo guài gǎn dào jīng yà de shì qíng kěn dìng fēi tóng xiǎo kě ， shí zhī ** dōu zhuǎn guò le tóu 。
其他人自然是耸然动容，毕竟，能够令一个元婴期老怪感到惊讶的事情肯定非同小可，十之**都转过了头。
Others were naturally taken aback as well. After all, anything that could shock an old monster at the Yuanxiao stage must be significant. Most turned their heads.
liǎng gè shào nián de shēn yǐng yìng rù le yǎn lián zhōng 。
两个少年的身影映入了眼帘中。
Two figures entered their view.
yí gè xiàng mào píng fán ， lìng wài yí gè dǎo shì pǒ wèi shuài qì ， dǎ bàn xiàng shì shì jiā zǐ dì ， kě chú cǐ yǐ wài ， bìng méi yǒu chū zhòng zhī chù ， liǎng gè rén dōu bù guò jǐn jǐn shì zhù jī chū qī de xiū wèi ér yǐ 。
一个相貌平凡，另外一个倒是颇为帅气，打扮像是世家子弟，可除此以外，并没有出众之处，两个人都不过仅仅是筑基初期的修为而已。
One was ordinary-looking, while the other was quite handsome, dressed like a nobleman's son. Apart from these, there was nothing particularly outstanding about them. Both were merely at the base foundation initial stage of cultivation.
zhòng rén kàn le bàn tiān ， dōu méi yǒu kàn chū liǎng rén méi yǒu shén me tè bié ， bù yóu de liǎn lù máng rán zhī sè 。
众人看了半天，都没有看出两人没有什么特别，不由得脸露茫然之色。
After staring for a long time, no one could find anything special about the two, and their faces showed confusion.
bù zhī dào tián xiǎo jiàn cǐ kè gǎn shòu rú hé ， fǎn zhèng lín xuān suī rán biǎo miàn shàng hái néng wéi chí bù dòng shēng sè ， dàn xīn què shì pēng pēng pēng kuáng tiào qǐ lái 。
不知道田小剑此刻感受如何，反正林轩虽然表面上还能维持不动声色，但心却是嘭嘭嘭狂跳起来。
Lin Xuan did not know how Tiao Xiaojian felt at this moment, but he himself, despite maintaining composure on the surface, his heart was racing.
yǐ tā de chéng fǔ ， zì rán shì xiǎng dào le duì fāng jīng yà de yuán yīn ， yǐn líng dān yǔ jiǔ tiān xuán gōng zhī zhōng de liǎn qì shù suī rán shén qí ， dàn zì jǐ bì jìng jǐn jǐn shì zhù jī qī de xiū wèi ér yǐ ， mán guò níng dān qī de xiū shì méi yǒu wèn tí ， dàn yuán yīng qī dì lǎo guài wù ， shén shí zé yào qiáng dà dé duō ， zài tā yǒu xīn zǐ xì guān chá de qíng kuàng xià ， xiǎng yào kàn chū zì jǐ yǐn cáng de nà bù fèn xiū wèi shì dà yǒu kě néng a ！
以他的城府，自然是想到了对方惊讶的原因，隐灵丹与九天玄功之中的敛气术虽然神奇，但自己毕竟仅仅是筑基期的修为而已，瞒过凝丹期的修士没有问题，但元婴期地老怪物，神识则要强大得多，在他有心仔细观察的情况下，想要看出自己隐藏的那部分修为是大有可能啊！
With his depth, he naturally knew why the old man was surprised. While the Hidden Spirit Pill and the敛气术 from Nine Heaven Profound Art were indeed miraculous, given that he was only a base foundation cultivator, it wasn't difficult to deceive condensation core period cultivators but would be much harder for an old monster at the Yuanxiao stage with his keen senses.
“ liǎng wèi xiǎo yǒu suǒ liàn de gōng fǎ bù cuò ， kàn lái yīng gāi shì dà yǒu lái tou 。”
“两位小友所炼的功法不错，看来应该是大有来头。”
"Your two young friends' cultivation methods are quite good. It seems they come from a distinguished background."
hóng fā zǔ shī de yī jù huà ， què yòu ràng lín xuān fàng xīn bù shǎo ， duì fāng bìng méi yǒu xiàn chǎng chāi chuān zhī yì ， suī rán zhè jù huà tóng yàng yǐn qǐ le bù shǎo yà yì de mù guāng 。
红发祖师的一句话，却又让林轩放心不少，对方并没有现场拆穿之意，虽然这句话同样引起了不少讶异的目光。
Red-haired Ancestor's words somewhat alleviated Lin Xuan's concerns as he did not intend to expose them on the spot, though this statement still caused many surprised glances.
tóng shí yě zhèng shí le lín xuān de cāi xiǎng ， nà tián xiǎo jiàn guǒ rán yǔ zì jǐ yī yàng 。
同时也证实了林轩的猜想，那田小剑果然与自己一样。
It also confirmed Lin Xuan's suspicions that Tiao Xiaojian was indeed like him.
Under the oppressive aura of that terrifying spiritual energy, Lin Xuan felt like a frog being stared at by a venomous snake. Tiao Xiaojian beside him was similarly pale-faced. The other condensation core period cultivators fared slightly better, but many had beads of sweat forming on their foreheads.
Lin Xuan's heart was shaken. If he still harbored any doubts earlier, now he could almost be certain that aside from the old monster at the婴 stage, who else could have such an astonishing presence?
This experience wasn't new to him. He remembered how during the condensation ceremony at Bichun Mountain, when the aforementioned high-ranking Elder of the Yuanxiao period appeared in the cloud sea, it left a similar feeling.
For a moment, the grand hall fell silent as people dared not speak or move about, the sound of a needle dropping could be heard.
After a while, creaking, a gentle breeze blew and the door opened automatically. The terrifying spiritual pressure surged in like a tidal wave.
Lin Xuan's face turned slightly pale. Fortunately, the sensation came and went quickly. After several seconds, the pressure on his body vanished abruptly, allowing him to cautiously raise his head.
The first thing that caught his eye was still the somewhat aged appearance of Senior Kumu, but at this moment, this master of the condensation core period, a high-ranking expert, wore an expression of respect and even cautiousness as he accompanied a red-haired old man.
Apart from the odd hair color, this old man exuded an extraordinary aura. After his spiritual energy was retracted, there was no trace of any mana fluctuations on him.
"Friends, allow me to introduce a senior to you. This is Red-haired Ancestor," Kumu smiled and introduced.
Red-haired Ancestor?
Although seeing the appearance of this old man had already given the cultivators some clues, once it was confirmed verbally, most faces showed surprise and suspicion.
Lin Xuan also raised his head in surprise.
This old man rarely appeared before people but when it came to fame, even the top three elders of the major sects or even the Extreme Demon Sovereign were outshone.
It wasn't about cultivation; each old monster at the Yuanxiao stage was immensely powerful. Apart from the Extreme Demon Sovereign who had already entered the middle stage and cultivated a second soul, clearly outshining the others, the remaining Yuanxiao cultivators should be evenly matched.
Red-haired Ancestor was also an old monster of the Yuanxiao stage.
He was renowned for his fame because he had no sect or family. He was a wandering cultivator.
It was well-known that the cultivation world was divided into three factions: sects, families, and wandering cultivators. Among these, wandering cultivators were the weakest, often considered grassroots. Typically, achieving base foundation success was already considered a great feat. Throughout history, reaching condensation core stage was extremely rare, almost like finding a phoenix feather or a unicorn horn.
As for Yuanxiao stage?
At least two hundred years ago, people would have dismissed such claims as absurd. The history of cultivation spanned at least tens of thousands of years. An old monster at the Yuanxiao stage was an immensely powerful existence. Reaching this realm required not only extraordinary talent but also astronomical amounts of pills and crystals, which even medium-sized sects could not afford, let alone wandering cultivators without any backing.
However, there were no absolutes. About two hundred years ago, this myth was shattered.
A cultivator with an odd hair color successfully condensed his essence, and since entering the cultivation world, he had never relied on any sect or family.
People honored this new Yuanxiao cultivator as Red-haired Ancestor, and countless forces sought to pull him in. However, this old man rejected them all.
Although major factions were unwilling, they could do nothing. No one would dare offend an old monster at the Yuanxiao stage.
Moreover, although he wasn't a demon sect cultivator, his personality was solitary and eccentric. On good days, he might be amiable to a flexible spirit period young cultivator or even commoners; on bad days, a single disagreement could result in the destruction of entire families.
His actions were both righteous and dark, but such unpredictable characters only made people more fearful. His cultivation alone was enough to instill fear.
After the shock wore off, no one dared to be lax as they collectively paid respect to this old monster at the Yuanxiao stage.
"Enough!"
Red-haired Ancestor waved his hand and then sat down in the main seat at the front of the grand hall without a care.
Then he scanned the hall with his gaze. The cultivators held their breath, silent and still, afraid of inadvertently angering this old man at the Yuanxiao stage.
"Eh?"
Facing the condensation core period cultivators, Red-haired Ancestor did not pay much attention. When his eyes landed on Xu Han, they merely swept over him briefly.
But when his gaze shifted to a corner in the southern part of the hall, he let out a light exclamation and showed signs of surprise.
Others were naturally taken aback as well. After all, anything that could shock an old monster at the Yuanxiao stage must be significant. Most turned their heads.
Two figures entered their view.
One was ordinary-looking, while the other was quite handsome, dressed like a nobleman's son. Apart from these, there was nothing particularly outstanding about them. Both were merely at the base foundation initial stage of cultivation.
After staring for a long time, no one could find anything special about the two, and their faces showed confusion.
Lin Xuan did not know how Tiao Xiaojian felt at this moment, but he himself, despite maintaining composure on the surface, his heart was racing.
With his depth, he naturally knew why the old man was surprised. While the Hidden Spirit Pill and the敛气术 from Nine Heaven Profound Art were indeed miraculous, given that he was only a base foundation cultivator, it wasn't difficult to deceive condensation core period cultivators but would be much harder for an old monster at the Yuanxiao stage with his keen senses.
"Your two young friends' cultivation methods are quite good. It seems they come from a distinguished background."
Red-haired Ancestor's words somewhat alleviated Lin Xuan's concerns as he did not intend to expose them on the spot, though this statement still caused many surprised glances.
It also confirmed Lin Xuan's suspicions that Tiao Xiaojian was indeed like him.