第两千四百七十八章 识时务者为俊杰

dì èr juǎn dào xiān cǎo ] dì liǎng qiān sì bǎi qī shí bā zhāng shí shí wù zhě wéi jùn jié ——

第二卷盗仙草]第两千四百七十八章识时务者为俊杰——

Chapter 2478: The Wise Recognize the Time

dì liǎng qiān sì bǎi qī shí bā zhāng shí shí wù zhě wéi jùn jié

第两千四百七十八章识时务者为俊杰

The two demons gulped in a cold breath. Thankfully, there weren't many of those terrifying magic insects left; otherwise, they would have fled without hesitation.

èr yāo dào xī le yī kǒu liáng qì 。

二妖倒吸了一口凉气。

Despite the doubts and suspicions in their hearts, they couldn’t leave just like that, for they were unwilling to admit defeat. After all, they didn't know about Lin Xuan's true power—what if he only had a Drive Object Technique?

hǎo zài nà kě pà de mó chóng suǒ shèng yě shì bù duō ， fǒu zé ， tā men kěn dìng èr huà bù shuō ， diào tóu jiù pǎo le 。

好在那可怕的魔虫所剩也是不多，否则，他们肯定二话不说，掉头就跑了。

"Brother Fu, what do you think we should do?"

cǐ kè ， èr yāo xīn zhōng suī rán yě hěn jīng yí ， dàn jiù zhè yàng lí qù ， xiǎn rán shì xīn yǒu bù gān dì 。

此刻，二妖心中虽然也很惊疑，但就这样离去，显然是心有不甘地。

The female demon’s voice was filled with panic as she spoke. The terrifying magic insects left her speechless; she didn’t want to lose everything in one move, from hunter to prey.

bì jìng ， tā men bù zhī dào lín xuān shén tōng jiū jìng rú hé ， wàn yī ， duì fāng zhǐ yǒu qū chóng shù ná dé chū shǒu ne ？

毕竟，他们不知道林轩神通究竟如何，万一，对方只有驱虫术拿得出手呢？

"Let's go, let's leave this place."

“ fú xiōng ， nǐ kàn wǒ men ……”

“福兄，你看我们……”

The man with green light hesitated for a moment but ultimately decided it was better to be cautious.

nà nǚ yāo yǒu diǎn jīng huāng de shēng yīn chuán rù ěr duǒ ， nà mó chóng de kě pà ràng tā chēng mù jié shé ， tā kě bù xiǎng yī zhe bù shèn mǎn pán jiē shū ， yuán běn de liè rén ， biàn chéng le liè wù 。

那女妖有点惊慌的声音传入耳朵，那魔虫的可怕让她瞠目结舌，她可不想一着不慎满盘皆输，原本的猎人，变成了猎物。

Before he could finish speaking, a cold laugh echoed: "Go? Your idea is good, but can you really escape now?"

“ zǒu ， xiān lí kāi cǐ chù 。”

“走，先离开此处。”

With the revelation of their true intentions, Lin Xuan no longer needed to hide his cultivation.

nà míng lǜ guāng zhōng de nán zi lüè yī chóu chú ， yě hái shì jué dìng ， xiǎo xīn wèi shàng le 。

那名绿光中的男子略一踌躇，也还是决定，小心为上了。

Drawing in a breath, immense magical power surged within him. A terrifying spiritual pressure descended from the sky, causing the two demons' faces to pale.

huà yīn gāng luò ， què yǒu yī lěng xiào shēng chuán rù ěr duǒ ：“ zǒu ， xiǎng fǎ bù cuò ， kě shì dào rú jīn ， nǐ men hái zǒu dé le me ？”

话音刚落，却有一冷笑声传入耳朵：“走，想法不错，可事到如今，你们还走得了么？”

"Bad news, he’s a powerful old monster," the female demon's expression turned pale as she realized the truth.

rú jīn yǐ dào le tú qióng bǐ xiàn de shí kè ， lín xuān zì rán méi yǒu bì yào zài yǐn cáng xiū wèi le 。

如今已到了图穷匕见的时刻，林轩自然没有必要再隐藏修为了。

She had heard that sound before; it was the friction of a cultivator's escape light with air. How could they be caught so quickly?

xī le kǒu qì ， qiáng dà wú bǐ de fǎ lì ， zài tǐ nèi yùn zhuàn bù yǐ 。

吸了口气，强大无比的法力，在体内运转不已。

Impossible!

yǔ zhī bàn suí de shì ， kě pà de líng yā cóng tiān ér luò ， èr yāo de liǎn sè ， bù yóu de yǒu xiē fā bái le 。

与之伴随的是，可怕的灵压从天而落，二妖的脸色，不由得有些发白了。

Panicked, she turned around, but there was no one in sight. She heaved a sigh of relief only to turn back and see Lin Xuan standing calmly a few dozen feet away, his expression cold as ice.

“ bù hǎo ， duì fāng bàn zhū chī hǔ ， shì fēn shén jí bié de lǎo guài wù 。”

“不好，对方扮猪吃虎，是分神级别的老怪物。”

How did he get here? Her face flushed and paled several times as she struggled with her thoughts. Clearly, she was trapped.

gǎn shòu dào nà lìng rén chàn dǒu de fǎ lì ， nǚ yāo de biǎo qíng ， yī xià zi yīn mái yǐ jí ， duì tā men lái shuō ， zhè wú yí shì zuì huài de jié guǒ ， cǐ nǚ nǎ lǐ hái gǎn zài zhè lǐ dān gē 。

感受到那令人颤抖的法力，女妖的表情，一下子阴霾以极，对他们来说，这无疑是最坏的结果，此女哪里还敢在这里耽搁。

"Senior, please spare my life!"

zhǐ jiàn tā yù shǒu yī fú ， nà yuán běn chán rào zài tā shēn tǐ biǎo miàn de huǒ hóng sè jù mǎng dùn shí dào fēi ér chū ， ér cǐ nǚ yě shì tóng yàng de dòng zuò ， shēn xíng yī huǎng ， yǐ zhàn zài le nà jù mǎng de nǎo dài zhī shàng 。

只见她玉手一拂，那原本缠绕在她身体表面的火红色巨蟒顿时倒飞而出，而此女也是同样的动作，身形一晃，已站在了那巨蟒的脑袋之上。

Though she knew such a plea would be futile, what else could she do? To challenge a spirit-stage cultivator would be suicide.

zhè shí hòu ， tā yǐ lái bù jí duō xiǎng ， shuāng shǒu jí wǔ ， jiē lián shù dào fǎ jué dǎ chū ， jiē zhe yù zú yì diǎn ， bù kě sī yì de yí mù fā shēng le 。

这时候，她已来不及多想，双手急舞，接连数道法诀打出，接着玉足一点，不可思议的一幕发生了。

She didn’t want to do it even if she had no choice; it was too foolish.

nà jù mǎng yǐ ròu yǎn kě jiàn de sù dù tuì pí ， rán hòu zhǎng chū le lín jiǎ yǔ lì zhuǎ ， xíng mào yǔ gāng gāng dà bù xiāng tóng ， yóu mǎng shé biàn chéng le jiāo 。

那巨蟒已肉眼可见的速度蜕皮，然后长出了鳞甲与利爪，形貌与刚刚大不相同，由蟒蛇变成了蛟。

But Lin Xuan wasn't someone who pitied beauty. In the world of cultivation, there were only friends and enemies—beauty meant nothing to him, especially this snake demon’s meager charms.

yǔ gāng gāng xiāng bǐ ， shēn xíng dà le yí bèi yǒu yú ， hún shēn shàng xià líng guāng dà zuò ， bèi yī céng yāo fēng bāo guǒ ， jiē zhe guài míng shēng chuán rù ěr duǒ ， huà wèi yī dào jīng hóng pò kōng dùn zǒu 。

与刚刚相比，身形大了一倍有余，浑身上下灵光大做，被一层妖风包裹，接着怪鸣声传入耳朵，化为一道惊虹破空遁走。

With a wave of his sleeve, a streak of green light shot out. The female demon gasped in alarm as several fire serpents with wings flew from her sleeves, viciously attacking the green light.

sù dù zhī kuài ， yǐ dòng xuán qī de biāo zhǔn lái shuō ， nà dàng zhēn shì fēi cháng liǎo de 。

速度之快，以洞玄期的标准来说，那当真是非常了得。

Of course, it was all for naught.

lìng yī biān ， nà nán zi yě méi yǒu xián zhe ， zhǐ jiàn tā shuāng shǒu yī wò ， hún shēn shàng xià mào chū bì lǜ sè de yāo huǒ ， jiāng tā zhěng gè shēn qū bāo guǒ ， suí hòu tóng yàng shì fēng chí diàn chè ， xiàng yuǎn fāng táo qù le 。

另一边，那男子也没有闲着，只见他双手一握，浑身上下冒出碧绿色的妖火，将他整个身躯包裹，随后同样是风驰电掣，像远方逃去了。

Facing such a vast gap in cultivation, these tactics were useless. The green light merely slowed down before enveloping the female demon.

yě bù zhī dào shì yǒu xīn hái shì wú yì ， èr yāo táo pǎo de fāng xiàng ， shì wán quán xiāng fǎn dì 。

也不知道是有心还是无意，二妖逃跑的方向，是完全相反地。

She felt the world spin and her consciousness blurred. But this demon wasn’t ordinary; she managed to maintain some clarity even as she pleaded: "Senior, please spare my life! Don't use soul-searching techniques on me. If you need to know something, I will tell you everything."

rán ér lín xuān què háo bù zài yì ， qū qū liǎng míng dòng xuán qī cún zài ér yǐ ， rú guǒ néng gòu cóng zì jǐ shǒu xià pǎo diào ， nà cái shì duō duō guài shì ， nà zì jǐ gān cuì yě bié zài zhuī xún cháng shēng zhī lù ， zhí jiē mǎi kuài dòu fǔ zhuàng sǐ dé le 。

然而林轩却毫不在意，区区两名洞玄期存在而已，如果能够从自己手下跑掉，那才是咄咄怪事，那自己干脆也别再追寻长生之路，直接买块豆腐撞死得了。

With that, she fainted.

lín xuān zhè me shuō ， bìng bú shì xiǎo qiáo duì fāng de shí lì ， ér shì shuāng fāng de chā jù ， jiù zhè me qīng xī yì cháng de bǎi zài nǎ lǐ 。

林轩这么说，并不是小瞧对方的实力，而是双方的差距，就这么清晰异常的摆在哪里。

Lin Xuan rubbed his forehead with a playful expression. So smart—there weren’t many like her.

lín xuān miàn wú biǎo qíng ， dàn shén shí bù dòng shēng sè de lüè yī gǎn yìng ， jiù lì kè suǒ dìng le èr yāo de shēn xíng 。

林轩面无表情，但神识不动声色的略一感应，就立刻锁定了二妖的身形。

He didn’t rush to search her mind but instead led the female demon towards another target.

cóng shí lì lái shuō ， nà nán zi míng xiǎn yào lüè shèng yī chóu ， dàn yǒu shí hòu táo pǎo de gōng fu ， bù yí dìng yǔ shí lì chéng zhèng bǐ 。

从实力来说，那男子明显要略胜一筹，但有时候逃跑的功夫，不一定与实力成正比。

The process was straightforward; despite being slightly more powerful than this female, the man’s abilities were meaningless in Lin Xuan's presence. The male demon offered no resistance and was easily captured.

cǐ kè ， jiù shì nà nǚ yāo de dùn sù ， yào yuè fā de gèng shèng yī xiē 。

此刻，就是那女妖的遁速，要越发的更胜一些。

Lin Xuan didn’t kill him either; he merely knocked him out.

shì zi jiǎn ruǎn de niē ， bù guò lín xuān rú jīn ， piān piān fǎn qí dào ér xíng 。

柿子捡软的捏，不过林轩如今，偏偏反其道而行。

After a moment, Lin Xuan used soul-searching techniques on her.

tā de zuǐ jiǎo biān lù chū yī sī jī cháo zhī sè ， yǐ chè dǐ suǒ dìng le nà nǚ yāo de shēn xíng ， suí hòu yī shǎn ， yǐ cóng yuán dì xiāo shī bú jiàn 。

他的嘴角边露出一丝讥嘲之色，已彻底锁定了那女妖的身形，随后一闪，已从原地消失不见。

About half an hour later, with a wave of his hand, flames erupted, and the female demon turned to ashes.

zài shuō nà nǚ yāo ， rú jīn yǐ pǎo le wàn lǐ zhī yuǎn ， rán ér tā de liǎn shàng háo wú qīng sōng zhī sè ， jí biàn zhè me yuǎn de jù lí ， yě bù yí dìng néng táo tuō nà lǎo guài wù de shén shí gǎn yìng 。

再说那女妖，如今已跑了万里之远，然而她的脸上毫无轻松之色，即便这么远的距离，也不一定能逃脱那老怪物的神识感应。

Lin Xuan rubbed his forehead, still amused by the encounter.

fēn shén qī xiū shì de kě pà ， tā suī rán méi yǒu qīn yǎn mù dǔ ， dàn kàn kàn zú nèi ， nà jǐ míng fèn shén qī zhǎng lǎo de wēi yí ， jiù yǐ jīng néng gòu guǎn zhōng kuī bào le 。

分神期修士的可怕，她虽然没有亲眼目睹，但看看族内，那几名分神期长老的威仪，就已经能够管中窥豹了。

Through soul-searching, he gained some clues but incomplete ones that didn’t fully answer his questions. After all, even cultivation techniques had limits.

jué bú shì zì jǐ néng gòu kàng héng de ， ruò huàn yí gè dì diǎn ， bǎi tuō duì fāng jī hū yě shì chī rén shuō mèng yì bān ， hǎo zài zhè lǐ shì hán pò bīng yuán ， fù jìn gāo jiē yāo xiū de jù jū zhī suǒ ， tā zì rán xiǎo de ， suǒ yǐ néng gòu shī xíng huò shuǐ dōng yǐn zhī cè 。

绝不是自己能够抗衡的，若换一个地点，摆脱对方几乎也是痴人说梦一般，好在这里是寒魄冰原，附近高阶妖修的聚居之所，她自然晓得，所以能够施行祸水东引之策。

Soul-searching could only read part of someone’s memories, and which parts were chosen was purely luck. So it wasn’t guaranteed to get what one wanted.

zhǐ yào jiāng shuǐ jiǎo hún le ， zì jǐ hái shì dà yǒu xī wàng pǎo diào de 。

只要将水搅浑了，自己还是大有希望跑掉的。

This time, his luck was terrible.

cǐ nǚ rú cǐ zhè bān de xiǎng zhe ， rán ér jiù zài cǐ kè ， yī jiān xiào shēng chuán rù ěr duǒ 。

此女如此这般的想着，然而就在此刻，一尖啸声传入耳朵。

Lin Xuan's gaze fell on the unconscious female demon.

kāi shǐ hái yǒu diǎn mó hú ， dàn què yuè lái yuè qīng chǔ ， nà nǚ yāo de liǎn sè yī xià zi bái le 。

开始还有点模糊，但却越来越清楚，那女妖的脸色一下子白了。

He decided to try again, but if he failed, it would be better not to...

zhè xiào shēng tā qǐ bù huì bù xiǎo de ， shì xiū shì de dùn guāng yǔ kōng qì mó cā chǎn shēng de 。

这啸声她岂不会不晓得，是修士的遁光与空气摩擦产生的。

With a flick of his sleeve, a spell shot from his fingertips into her head. She slowly opened her eyes and regained consciousness.

duì fāng zhè me kuài jiù zhuī lái le ？

对方这么快就追来了？

"What am I doing..."

bù kě néng ！

不可能！

Just waking up, she was still disoriented but quickly remembered the situation. Her expression changed as she saw Lin Xuan; fear flashed across her face, but she didn’t run away. Instead, she curtsied respectfully.

tā jīng hài de huí guò tóu ， kě rù mù zhī chù què shì kōng kōng rú yě ， yí gè guǐ yǐng dōu méi yǒu ， cǐ nǚ sōng le kǒu qì ， kě dāng tā zài zhuǎn guò lái de shí hòu ， liǎn sè què yī xià zi …… bù zhī dào yòng shén me cí lái xíng róng ， yīn yù dé fǎng fú yào xià yǔ le 。

她惊骇的回过头，可入目之处却是空空如也，一个鬼影都没有，此女松了口气，可当她再转过来的时候，脸色却一下子……不知道用什么词来形容，阴郁得仿佛要下雨了。

Lin Xuan remained calm on the surface but felt satisfied inside. Dealing with a smart person would be easier.

zhǐ jiàn qián fāng shù zhàng yuǎn chù ， lín xuān jìng jìng de xuán fú zài nà lǐ ， biǎo qíng lěng mò yǐ jí ， wàng guò lái de mù guāng ， jiù yǔ zài kàn yí gè sǐ rén wú yí 。

只见前方数丈远处，林轩静静的悬浮在那里，表情冷漠以极，望过来的目光，就与在看一个死人无疑。

"Comrade, you met us here by chance, right? What did your sanctuary lose that required such an effort?"

bù kě néng ， tā shì shén me shí hòu pǎo dào zì jǐ qián fāng qù de 。

不可能，她是什么时候跑到自己前方去的。

Before he could finish, the female demon's expression changed dramatically. How did this old monster know...

cǐ nǚ liǎn sè hóng bái jiāo tì le shù cì 。

此女脸色红白交替了数次。

But she wasn’t stupid; quickly realizing her situation, she looked around and found herself in a vast open space with no one else nearby.

xiǎn rán ， nèi xīn yě zài zhēng zhá bù yǐ ， xiǎn rán ， rú jīn tā shì xiàn rù le yí gè sǐ jú 。

显然，内心也在挣扎不已，显然，如今她是陷入了一个死局。

Her demeanor became unnatural as she hesitated before speaking: "Comrade Fu..."

“ qián bèi ráo mìng ！”

“前辈饶命！”

"Lin Xuan used soul-searching techniques on him, and he is now gone," Lin Xuan revealed without hesitation. The female demon, though expecting this, still shuddered.

suī rán tā yě jué de ， zhè yàng de qiú qíng ， shí zài shì cāng bái wú lì ， rán ér chú cǐ yǐ wài ， yòu néng rú hé ， yǔ yī fēn shén qī xiū shì pīn le ， nà bú shì zhǎo sǐ me ？

虽然她也觉得，这样的求情，实在是苍白无力，然而除此以外，又能如何，与一分神期修士拼了，那不是找死么？

"Do you want the same fate?" Lin Xuan’s calm voice echoed, but the more indifferent his tone, the more frightened she became.

jí biàn shì wàn bù dé yǐ ， tā yě bù yuàn yì nà me zuò ， shí zài tài yú chǔn le 。

即便是万不得已，她也不愿意那么做，实在太愚蠢了。

She sighed.

kě xī ， lín xuān bú shì shén me lián xiāng xī yù zhī tú ， xiū xiān jiè ， zhǐ yǒu péng yǒu yǔ dí rén yī shuō ， měi sè zhè zhǒng dōng xī ， lín xuān gēn běn jiù bù zài yì ， hé kuàng yǎn qián shé jīng zhè diǎn zī sè ， lín xuān yě kàn bù jìn yǎn lǐ 。

可惜，林轩不是什么怜香惜玉之徒，修仙界，只有朋友与敌人一说，美色这种东西，林轩根本就不在意，何况眼前蛇精这点姿色，林轩也看不进眼里。

"Senior, don’t scare me; I submit to your will. Ask whatever you need, and I will not hide anything."

xiù páo yī fú ， yī dào qīng xiá fēi lüè ér chū ， nǚ yāo dà jīng shī sè ， shuāng shǒu yī wǔ ， cóng tā tā yī xiù zhōng fēi chū shù shí tiáo dài zhe chì bǎng de huǒ shé ， è hěn hěn de xiàng zhe qīng xiá pū yǎo guò qù le 。

袖袍一拂，一道青霞飞掠而出，女妖大惊失色，双手一舞，从他她衣袖中飞出数十条带着翅膀的火蛇，恶狠狠的向着青霞扑咬过去了。

"You understand your situation, good. Now answer my question."

jié guǒ dāng rán shì tú láo 。

结果当然是徒劳。

"The treasure of the sanctuary is indeed significant," the female demon admitted. "We drove low-level demons for a reason, not by chance. You know that while many low-level demons live here, the Snow Foxes, Ice Bears, and Cold Mice are the strongest. Above them is the sanctuary itself. Recently, however, something precious in the sanctuary has been stolen."

zài jù dà de jìng jiè chā jù xià ， zhè yàng de zhāo shù ， gēn běn jiù méi yǒu bàn fēn yòng chǔ ， qīng xiá de shì tou jǐn jǐn shì lüè lüè yī zǔ ， jiù jiàn nà nǚ yāo guǒ zhù 。

在巨大的境界差距下，这样的招数，根本就没有半分用处，青霞的势头仅仅是略略一阻，就见那女妖裹住。

"Treasure of the sanctuary?"

nà nǚ yāo zhǐ jué tiān xuán dì zhuàn ， yì shí yī zhèn mó hú ， bù guò cǐ yāo yě fēi tóng xiǎo kě ， zài zhè wàn fēn wēi jí de shí kè ， jū rán bǎo chí zhe líng tái de yī xiàn qīng míng ， dà jiào dào ：“ qián bèi ráo mìng ， qiān wàn bú yào shī zhǎn sōu hún zhī shù ， nǐ xiǎng yào zhī dào shén me ， xiǎo yāo yí dìng zhī wú bù yán ， yán wú bù jìn de 。”

那女妖只觉天旋地转，意识一阵模糊，不过此妖也非同小可，在这万分危急的时刻，居然保持着灵台的一线清明，大叫道：“前辈饶命，千万不要施展搜魂之术，你想要知道什么，小妖一定知无不言，言无不尽的。”

In recent days, Lin Xuan had read some books and learned about the Ice Sea World, but he couldn’t grasp much in a short time. He was still mostly in the dark regarding the sanctuary.

huà yīn gāng luò ， tā jiù chè dǐ yùn guò qù le 。

话音刚落，她就彻底晕过去了。

To his surprise, the female demon shook her head: "I don’t know what it is."

lín xuān zé yǐ shǒu fǔ é ， liǎn shàng lù chū jǐ fēn wán wèi zhī sè ， zhè me cōng míng de jiā huo hái zhēn bù duō 。

林轩则以手抚额，脸上露出几分玩味之色，这么聪明的家伙还真不多。

"You don't know either?" Lin Xuan stretched out his voice, clearly disbelieving.

yú shì yě bù máng zhe duì tā sōu hún le ， ér shì dài zhe cǐ nǚ ， xiàng lìng wài yí gè mù biāo zhuī qù le 。

于是也不忙着对她搜魂了，而是带着此女，像另外一个目标追去了。

Seeing his displeased expression, she quickly explained: "Senior, I beg your forgiveness. I truly do not know; I would never lie to you. But the treasure in the sanctuary must be of great importance..."