ruò shì xū yú zhī bǎo ， zài yù jiàn jù dà wēi jī de shí hòu ， shèn zhì yǒu kě néng chù dòng qí shàng miàn de kōng jiān fǎ zé ， ràng qí sī kāi kōng jiān liè fèng ， zàn shí cáng yú qí zhōng 。
若是须臾之宝，在遇见巨大危机的时候，甚至有可能触动其上面的空间法则，让其撕开空间裂缝，暂时藏于其中。
If it were a treasure of momentary existence, in times of great peril, it might even trigger the spatial laws inscribed on its surface, allowing it to tear through space and temporarily hide within.
zhì yú yuán yīn ， lín xuān bìng bù xiǎo de ， bù guò xiū xiān jiè hěn duō gǔ lǎo de chuán shuō ， jiē shì zhè yàng miáo shù 。
至于原因，林轩并不晓得，不过修仙界很多古老的传说，皆是这样描述。
As for why, Lin Xuan did not know. However, many ancient legends in the cultivation world described it this way.
wú fēng bù qǐ làng ， lín xuān xiāng xìn ， hái shì yǒu yí dìng dào lǐ de 。
无风不起浪，林轩相信，还是有一定道理的。
There is no such thing as a calm sea without wind. Lin Xuan believed there was some truth to it.
hé kuàng jiù tā zì jǐ de xiū xiān zhī lù ， jīng lì le dà dà xiǎo xiǎo de zhàn dòu wú shù ， rán ér zài gè zhǒng gè yàng de jī liè dòu fǎ zhōng ， yǔn luò xiū shì de chǔ wù dài ， yì bān dōu néng wán hǎo de bǎo cún xià lái 。
何况就他自己的修仙之路，经历了大大小小的战斗无数，然而在各种各样的激烈斗法中，陨落修士的储物袋，一般都能完好的保存下来。
After all, he had experienced countless battles on his own path. In various intense magical confrontations, the storage pouches of fallen cultivators generally remained intact.
dāng rán yě yǒu sǔn huài de ， dàn jiù bǐ lì lái shuō ， què rán bù duō 。
当然也有损坏的，但就比例来说，确然不多。
Of course, there were exceptions where they got damaged, but the proportion was not high.
gù ér lín xuān cái huì chuǎi mó ， táo wù yǔ xuán bīng lǎo zǔ de bǎo wù ， zài gāng cái de bào zhà zhōng ， néng fǒu xìng cún xià lái ne ？
故而林轩才会揣摩，梼杌与玄冰老祖的宝物，在刚才的爆炸中，能否幸存下来呢？
Thus, Lin Xuan pondered whether the treasures of Zhu Ma and the Profound Ice Ancestor survived the explosion?
lín xuān yě bù qīng chǔ 。
林轩也不清楚。
He did not know for sure.
zhè yàng de shì qíng ， xiǎng shì yǒng yuǎn dé bú dào yí gè jié guǒ ， yǔ qí zài zhè lǐ zuò háo wú yì yì de sī suǒ ， bù rú qù qīn yǎn kàn yī kàn jiù zhī dào le 。
这样的事情，想是永远得不到一个结果，与其在这里做毫无意义的思索，不如去亲眼看一看就知道了。
Such matters could never be resolved. Rather than wasting time on meaningless speculation, it would be better to see with his own eyes.
fǎn zhèng liǎng gè jiā huo ， yǐ tóng guī yú jìn ， zì jǐ cǐ xíng ， bìng méi yǒu wēi xiǎn lái zhe 。
反正两个家伙，已同归于尽，自己此行，并没有危险来着。
After all, both had met their end together; this journey posed no danger to him.
nǎo hǎi zhōng niàn tou zhuǎn guò ， lín xuān yǐ jiāng lì bì quán héng qīng chǔ ， suí hòu bù zài chí yí ， hún shēn qīng máng dà qǐ ， xiàng gāng cái liǎng míng lǎo guài wù jiāo zhàn de dì diǎn fēi qù 。
脑海中念头转过，林轩已将利弊权衡清楚，随后不再迟疑，浑身青芒大起，像刚才两名老怪物交战的地点飞去。
With his thoughts settled, Lin Xuan weighed the pros and cons clearly. Without hesitation, he emitted a faint green light and flew towards the location where the two old monsters had clashed.
qū qū shù qiān lǐ de jù lí ， yǐ tā rú jīn de dùn sù ， zì rán shì shùn xī jiù dào le 。
区区数千里的距离，以他如今的遁速，自然是瞬息就到了。
A mere thousand miles of distance was nothing for his current speed; it took but an instant to reach.
rán ér yī lù suǒ jiàn ， què shì jīng xīn chù mù ， yuè jiē jìn gāng cái liǎng míng lǎo guài wù dòu fǎ de dì diǎn ， tiān kōng zhōng de liè fèng yuè duō ， dà dì gèng shì biàn chéng le róng lú ， nà suì liè de dà kēng shēn chù ， yǒu rè qì téng téng de yán jiāng gū gū de xiàng shàng mào chū 。
然而一路所见，却是惊心触目，越接近刚才两名老怪物斗法的地点，天空中的裂缝越多，大地更是变成了熔炉，那碎裂的大坑深处，有热气腾腾的岩浆咕咕的像上冒出。
However, what he saw along the way was shocking. The closer he got to the site of their magical confrontation, the more cracks appeared in the sky, and the ground turned into a furnace. Deep within the shattered pit, hot lava bubbled up.
kōng qì zhōng de wēn dù ， yě biàn dé gǔ guài yǐ jí ， hū lěng hū rè ， rè de shí hòu ， fǎng fú néng jiāng jīng tiě dōu róng huà le ， lěng de shí hòu yòu fǎng fú yī shùn jiān jiù néng jiāng rén dòng chéng wàn nián bīng zhù 。
空气中的温度，也变得古怪以极，忽冷忽热，热的时候，仿佛能将精铁都融化了，冷的时候又仿佛一瞬间就能将人冻成万年冰柱。
The temperature in the air became bizarrely unpredictable, alternately cold and hot. When it was hot, it seemed capable of melting steel; when cold, it could freeze a person to an icy pillar in an instant.
bié shuō fán rén le ， jiù suàn huàn yī míng xiū wèi shāo wēi ruò diǎn de xiū xiān zhě ， zài zhè zhǒng huán jìng xià ， duō bàn yě zhī chēng bú zhù ， jí shǐ tóng shì fēn shén qī ， kěn dìng yě yào jì chū yī liǎng jiàn fáng yù de bǎo wù ， rán ér lín xuān qǐ néng yòng cháng lǐ chuǎi mó ？
别说凡人了，就算换一名修为稍微弱点的修仙者，在这种环境下，多半也支撑不住，即使同是分神期，肯定也要祭出一两件防御的宝物，然而林轩岂能用常理揣摩？
Even ordinary people would struggle to endure such conditions, let alone weaker cultivators. Even if they were at the same stage as his, they would definitely have to use some defensive treasures. But Lin Xuan couldn't be reasoned with by common sense?
tā kě shì fǎ tǐ shuāng xiū ， ér qiě zhǒng zhǒng jī yuán qiǎo hé ， ràng qí ròu shēn de qiáng dù ， jí biàn bǐ zhī tóng jiē yāo zú ， yě háo bù xùn sè ， shèn zhì yào lüè shèng yī chóu ， gù ér yǎn qián de huán jìng ， suī rán è liè wú bǐ ， lín xuān què háo bù zài yì ， shì huǎn shí jí ， rú liú xīng gǎn yuè bān xiàng qián fēi qù 。
他可是法体双修，而且种种机缘巧合，让其肉身的强度，即便比之同阶妖族，也毫不逊色，甚至要略胜一筹，故而眼前的环境，虽然恶劣无比，林轩却毫不在意，似缓实急，如流星赶月般向前飞去。
He was a dual cultivation body and had undergone numerous coincidental opportunities that made his physical strength comparable to even higher-grade monsters, perhaps even surpassing them. Therefore, despite the harsh environment, he paid no heed. He moved slowly yet swiftly, like a meteor racing across the sky.
hěn kuài jiù dào le 。
很快就到了。
Soon, he arrived.
gāng cái liǎng wèi dà néng dòu fǎ de chǎng suǒ ， rú jīn yǐ shì miàn mù quán fēi le ， zhè lǐ zuò wèi bào zhà de zhōng xīn ， suǒ shòu de pò huài ， bú yòng shuō ， zì rán yě shì zuì yán zhòng 。
刚才两位大能斗法的场所，如今已是面目全非了，这里做为爆炸的中心，所受的破坏，不用说，自然也是最严重。
The place where the two great cultivators had clashed was now unrecognizable. As the center of the explosion, it suffered the most severe damage. Space still showed some distortion and hadn't fully recovered. In the sky, remnants of shattered妖力and魔气lingered, belonging to the two fallen great cultivators. However, there wasn't a trace of primordial energy.
kōng jiān dōu hái yǒu xiē niǔ qū ， méi néng wán quán huī fù ， tiān kōng zhī zhōng ， cán cún zhe yī xiē pò suì de yāo lì yǔ mó qì ， zhè shì shǔ yú liǎng wèi yǐ jīng yǔn luò dà néng dì ， zhì yú tiān dì yuán qì ， zé fēn háo yě wú ， bù shí yǒu zhī zhī ， fǎng fú diàn liú yì bān de shēng yīn chuán rù ěr duǒ 。
空间都还有些扭曲，没能完全恢复，天空之中，残存着一些破碎的妖力与魔气，这是属于两位已经陨落大能地，至于天地元气，则分毫也无，不时有吱吱，仿佛电流一般的声音传入耳朵。
From time to time, sizzling sounds like electricity echoed in his ears. Lin Xuan's eyes narrowed as he saw these fine lightning bolts emerging from various space cracks. The nearby魔气was clearly much more abundant than妖力.
lín xuān yǎn jīng wēi mī ， zhǐ jiàn zhè xiē xì wēi de shǎn diàn ， shì cóng nà xiē tǐ jī bù yī de kōng jiān liè fèng zhōng mào chū lái dì ， ér fù jìn cán cún de mó qì ， míng xiǎn shù bèi yú yāo lì 。
林轩眼睛微眯，只见这些细微的闪电，是从那些体积不一的空间裂缝中冒出来地，而附近残存的魔气，明显数倍于妖力。
Wait, 魔气… Lin Xuan seemed to have discovered something, his eyes narrowing as he looked at the space gaps.
děng děng ， mó qì …… lín xuān fǎng fú tū rán zhī jiān fā xiàn le shén me ， yǎn jīng wēi mī ， xiàng nà xiē kōng jiān fèng xì wàng qù 。
等等，魔气……林轩仿佛突然之间发现了什么，眼睛微眯，像那些空间缝隙望去。
Around here, remnants of both妖力and魔气were scattered everywhere, but there was far more魔气than 妖力. But this wasn't the most important thing.
zhè fù jìn ， dào chù dōu cán cún yǒu yī xiē pò suì de yāo lì yǔ mó qì ， rán ér mó qì míng xiǎn bǐ yāo lì duō dé duō ， bù guò zhè hái bú shì zuì guān jiàn de 。
这附近，到处都残存有一些破碎的妖力与魔气，然而魔气明显比妖力多得多，不过这还不是最关键的。
What caught Lin Xuan's attention was that some魔气seemed to be emerging from those space cracks as well.
ràng lín xuān zài yì de shì ， zài nà kōng jiān liè fèng zhōng ， sì hū yě yǐn yǐn mào chū le yī xiē mó qì 。
让林轩在意的是，在那空间裂缝中，似乎也隐隐冒出了一些魔气。
There were two possible explanations: one, the torn gaps had connected with the Demon Realm… This was impossible; the Demon and Spirit Realms were parallel planes separated by vast distances. The spatial force alone would make it difficult for even late-stage cultivators like Elder Naelong to open such a passage.
zhè yǒu liǎng zhǒng jiě shì ， yī shì bèi sī liè de fèng xì ， yǔ mó jiè lián tōng le …… zhè xiǎn rán shì bù kě néng de ， mó jiè yǔ líng jiè ， zuò wéi píng xíng jiè miàn ， xiāng gé jí wéi yáo yuǎn ， kōng jiān zhī lì ， yě shì shí fēn péng bó ， qǐ shì qū qū liǎng míng dù jié chū qī xiū shì ， jiù néng gòu jiāng jiè miàn tōng dào dǎ kāi ？
这有两种解释，一是被撕裂的缝隙，与魔界连通了……这显然是不可能的，魔界与灵界，作为平行界面，相隔极为遥远，空间之力，也是十分蓬勃，岂是区区两名渡劫初期修士，就能够将界面通道打开？
Only with some treasure could this be possible.
jí biàn shì nài lóng zhēn rén nà yàng de hòu qī cún zài ， yě yào jiè zhù yī xiē bǎo wù ， cái yǒu cǐ kě néng de 。
即便是鼐龙真人那样的后期存在，也要借助一些宝物，才有此可能的。
Seeing is believing, Lin Xuan knew the logic behind it. Thus, there was only one remaining possibility… With that thought, his face turned grim as he waved his sleeves and summoned his命宝. A faint glow shone as dozens of pale silver flying swords emerged from his sleeve, forming a dozen sword lights a foot long that danced around him.
méi chī guò zhū ròu ， zǒng jiàn guò zhū pǎo ， zhè zhōng jiān de dào lǐ ， lín xuān zì rán xīn zhōng qīng chǔ ， rú cǐ shuō lái ， jiù zhǐ shèng xià hòu yī zhǒng kě néng le …… xiǎng dào zhè lǐ ， tā de liǎn sè biàn dé yīn yù yǐ jí ， xiù páo yī fú ， jìng jì chū le zì jǐ de běn mìng bǎo wù ， zhǐ jiàn líng guāng shǎn shuò ， shù shí kǒu dàn yín sè de fēi jiàn cóng qí xiù kǒu zhōng yú yóu ér chū ， huà wèi yī dào dào chǐ xǔ cháng jiàn guāng ， zài shēn qián pán xuán fēi wǔ 。
没吃过猪肉，总见过猪跑，这中间的道理，林轩自然心中清楚，如此说来，就只剩下后一种可能了……想到这里，他的脸色变得阴郁以极，袖袍一拂，竟祭出了自己的本命宝物，只见灵光闪烁，数十口淡银色的飞剑从其袖口中鱼游而出，化为一道道尺许长剑光，在身前盘旋飞舞。
There were only he and no other cultivators in the vicinity, yet Lin Xuan seemed to be on high alert.
fāng yuán wàn lǐ ， míng míng jiù zhǐ yǒu tā yī míng xiū xiān zhě ， rán ér lín xuān jìng fǎng fú rú lín dà dí shì de 。
方圆万里，明明就只有他一名修仙者，然而林轩竟仿佛如临大敌似的。
"Hmm, not bad, not bad. I didn't expect your cultivation to improve so much, but you still remain as cautious as ever in the mortal world. You truly are my archenemy."
“ hēi hēi ， bù cuò bù cuò ， méi xiǎng dào nǐ xiū wèi tí gāo le xǔ duō ， què yī jiù rú zài rén jiè yì bān jǐn shèn xiǎo xīn ， bù kuì shì běn zūn de sù dí 。”
“嘿嘿，不错不错，没想到你修为提高了许多，却依旧如在人界一般谨慎小心，不愧是本尊的宿敌。”
A boastful laugh echoed in his ears, followed by a sudden gust of demon wind. A loud crackling sound filled the air as more space cracks widened. Lightning spewed from within them, but what was even more terrifying was the demon wind that sent countless魔气flying out through those nearly hundred space gaps.
chāng kuáng de dà xiào shēng chuán rù ěr lǐ ， suí hòu mó fēng zhòu qǐ ， jiē zhe cī lā shēng dà zuò ， fù jìn de kōng jiān liè fèng ， jìng rán zhòu rán biàn dà le xǔ duō yī dào dào shǎn diàn yóu lǐ miàn pēn bó ， dàn gèng kě pà de shì mó fēng dà zuò ， zhǐ jiàn wàn qiān mó qì ， cóng nà jìn bǎi gè kōng jiān liè fèng zhōng fēi chū 。
猖狂的大笑声传入耳里，随后魔风骤起，接着刺啦声大做，附近的空间裂缝，竟然骤然变大了许多一道道闪电由里面喷薄，但更可怕的是魔风大做，只见万千魔气，从那近百个空间裂缝中飞出。
After swirling around for a moment, they vanished without a trace. But in the next instant, they reappeared a thousand feet away and converged towards the center.
lüè yī pán xuán fēi wǔ ， zé xiāo shī dé zōng jì quán wú ， dàn jǐn jǐn shì xià yī kè ， tā men jiù chū xiàn zài qiān zhàng zhī wài ， bìng qiě wǎng zhōng jiān yī jù 。
略一盘旋飞舞，则消失得踪迹全无，但仅仅是下一刻，牠们就出现在千丈之外，并且往中间一聚。
Aaah!
áo ！
嗷！
The deafening roar filled his ears as a monstrous figure began to take shape from that mass of魔气—human face, tiger paws, with an extremely ferocious appearance and gleaming fangs… Zhu Ma!
zhèn tiān dòng dì de lì hǒu shēng chuán rù ěr duǒ ， suí hòu yóu nà tuán mó qì ， yǐn yǐn yǎn huà chū le yí gè guài wù ， rén miàn ， hǔ zú ， xíng mào zhēng níng dào jí chù ， liáo yá shǎn shuò zhe lìng rén xīn jì de guāng zé …… táo wù ！
震天动地的厉吼声传入耳朵，随后由那团魔气，隐隐衍化出了一个怪物，人面，虎足，形貌狰狞到极处，獠牙闪烁着令人心悸的光泽……梼杌！
But compared to before, its size had shrunk significantly. It was no more than ten feet long; it looked only slightly larger than a common tiger.
bù guò yǔ gāng gāng xiāng bǐ ， tā de tǐ jī ， míng xiǎn suō xiǎo le xǔ duō ， zhǎng bù guò zhàng xǔ ， yī yǎn wàng qù ， jǐn jǐn bǐ shì sú de lǎo hǔ ， yào shāo wēi dà shàng nà me yī xiē 。
不过与刚刚相比，牠的体积，明显缩小了许多，长不过丈许，一眼望去，仅仅比世俗的老虎，要稍微大上那么一些。
Not just in size, the demon energy emanating from his body had also weakened considerably since then.
suō xiǎo de bù jǐn jǐn shì tǐ jī 。
缩小的不仅仅是体积。
How could he describe it?
tā hún shēn shàng xià suǒ sàn fà chū lái de mó qì ， yǔ gāng gāng ， tóng yàng shì bù néng tóng rì ér yǔ 。
他浑身上下所散发出来的魔气，与刚刚，同样是不能同日而语。
Weakness!
zěn me shuō ne ？
怎么说呢？
This was Lin Xuan's first impression upon seeing him.
xū ruò ！
虚弱！
He didn't know what secret technique Zhu Ma used to escape such dire circumstances. While his life was saved, there was no way it remained unscathed.
zhè shì lín xuān kàn jiàn tā shí ， zuì zhí guān de gǎn shòu le 。
这是林轩看见他时，最直观的感受了。
In fact, the price it paid was beyond imagination. With his divine sense sweeping over, not only had its size shrunk, but even its aura fluctuated wildly, as if its cultivation stage was unstable and could drop at any moment.
bù zhǐ zhī dào táo wù gāng cái shī zhǎn le shén me mì shù ， jū rán néng zài nà yàng de qíng xíng xià táo tuō ， rán ér xìng mìng shì bǎo zhù ， què jué bù kě néng wán hǎo wú sǔn 。
不只知道梼杌刚才施展了什么秘术，居然能在那样的情形下逃脱，然而性命是保住，却绝不可能完好无损。
Clearly, the injuries Zhu Ma suffered were far worse than he imagined. Saying half of its life force was gone would be an understatement.
shèn zhì kě yǐ shuō ， tā fù chū de dài jià fēi tóng xiǎo kě ， lín xuān jiāng shén shí sǎo guò ， duì fāng suō xiǎo de kě bù jǐn jǐn shì tǐ jī ， lián qì xī dōu hū qiáng hū ruò ， sì hū jìng jiè dōu yǒu yī xiē bù wěn le ， suí shí yǒu kě néng yóu dù jié qī diào luò 。
甚至可以说，牠付出的代价非同小可，林轩将神识扫过，对方缩小的可不仅仅是体积，连气息都忽强忽弱，似乎境界都有一些不稳了，随时有可能由渡劫期掉落。
If it were another cultivator—human, monster, or demon—the only choice now would be to quickly find a secluded place for cultivation, take medicine and meditate to stabilize his condition. Otherwise, if his cultivation stage dropped, that would be a huge loss.
xiǎn rán ， duì fāng suǒ shòu shāng shì zhī zhòng ， yóu zài zì jǐ xiǎng xiàng zhī shàng de ， shuō bàn tiáo mìng yǐ jīng qù diào ， yě háo bù wèi guò 。
显然，对方所受伤势之重，犹在自己想象之上的，说半条命已经去掉，也毫不为过。
However, as one of the Four Evils, Zhu Ma's temper was notorious. Moreover, it hated Lin Xuan to an extreme. Given this chance encounter with their archenemy, no matter what, he couldn't let him go. Even if his cultivation stage dropped, he had to eliminate this opponent first.
ruò huàn yī míng xiū xiān zhě ， bù lùn shì rén ， shì yāo ， hái shì mó ， cǐ shí cǐ kè ， wéi yī de xuǎn zé ， jiù shì gǎn kuài xún yī pì jìng de xiū liàn zhī suǒ ， fú yào dǎ zuò ， xiān jiāng shāng shì wěn dìng zài shuō ， fǒu zé ， ruò shì jìng jiè diào luò ， nà kě jiù shì dà dà de dé bù cháng shī le 。
若换一名修仙者，不论是人，是妖，还是魔，此时此刻，唯一的选择，就是赶快寻一僻静的修炼之所，服药打坐，先将伤势稳定再说，否则，若是境界掉落，那可就是大大的得不偿失了。
After all, this was just a part of his body; as long as the main body remained intact, the lost cultivation could be recovered in time.
rán ér táo wù zuò wéi sì xiōng zhī yī ， pí qì bào zào què shì yǒu mù gòng dǔ ， jiā shàng tā yòu hèn lín xuān dào jí chù ， jì rán lǎo tiān yǒu yǎn ， ràng zì jǐ yǔ zhè sù dí xiá lù xiāng féng ， nà wú lùn rú hé ， yě bù néng jiāng tā fàng guò ， jí shǐ jìng jiè diào luò ， yě yào xiān jiāng cǐ zi miè chú 。
然而梼杌作为四凶之一，脾气暴躁却是有目共睹，加上牠又恨林轩到极处，既然老天有眼，让自己与这宿敌狭路相逢，那无论如何，也不能将他放过，即使境界掉落，也要先将此子灭除。
Lin Xuan didn't know what Zhu Ma was thinking or how severe its injuries were, but he showed no sign of relief. A cultivator at the Transcendence Stage should never be underestimated under any circumstances.
fǎn zhèng zhè bù guò shì zì jǐ de yī jù fēn shēn bà le ， zhǐ yào běn tǐ yóu zài ， diào luò de jìng jiè chí zǎo kě yǐ xiū liàn huí lái 。
反正这不过是自己的一具分身罢了，只要本体犹在，掉落的境界迟早可以修炼回来。
Indeed, misfortune can turn into fortune and vice versa. Just as he had gained numerous benefits from the Ethereal Immortal Palace, would he have to face such a significant test next?
If it were a treasure of momentary existence, in times of great peril, it might even trigger the spatial laws inscribed on its surface, allowing it to tear through space and temporarily hide within.
As for why, Lin Xuan did not know. However, many ancient legends in the cultivation world described it this way.
There is no such thing as a calm sea without wind. Lin Xuan believed there was some truth to it.
After all, he had experienced countless battles on his own path. In various intense magical confrontations, the storage pouches of fallen cultivators generally remained intact.
Of course, there were exceptions where they got damaged, but the proportion was not high.
Thus, Lin Xuan pondered whether the treasures of Zhu Ma and the Profound Ice Ancestor survived the explosion?
He did not know for sure.
Such matters could never be resolved. Rather than wasting time on meaningless speculation, it would be better to see with his own eyes.
After all, both had met their end together; this journey posed no danger to him.
With his thoughts settled, Lin Xuan weighed the pros and cons clearly. Without hesitation, he emitted a faint green light and flew towards the location where the two old monsters had clashed.
A mere thousand miles of distance was nothing for his current speed; it took but an instant to reach.
However, what he saw along the way was shocking. The closer he got to the site of their magical confrontation, the more cracks appeared in the sky, and the ground turned into a furnace. Deep within the shattered pit, hot lava bubbled up.
The temperature in the air became bizarrely unpredictable, alternately cold and hot. When it was hot, it seemed capable of melting steel; when cold, it could freeze a person to an icy pillar in an instant.
Even ordinary people would struggle to endure such conditions, let alone weaker cultivators. Even if they were at the same stage as his, they would definitely have to use some defensive treasures. But Lin Xuan couldn't be reasoned with by common sense?
He was a dual cultivation body and had undergone numerous coincidental opportunities that made his physical strength comparable to even higher-grade monsters, perhaps even surpassing them. Therefore, despite the harsh environment, he paid no heed. He moved slowly yet swiftly, like a meteor racing across the sky.
Soon, he arrived.
The place where the two great cultivators had clashed was now unrecognizable. As the center of the explosion, it suffered the most severe damage. Space still showed some distortion and hadn't fully recovered. In the sky, remnants of shattered妖力and魔气lingered, belonging to the two fallen great cultivators. However, there wasn't a trace of primordial energy.
From time to time, sizzling sounds like electricity echoed in his ears. Lin Xuan's eyes narrowed as he saw these fine lightning bolts emerging from various space cracks. The nearby魔气was clearly much more abundant than妖力.
Wait, 魔气… Lin Xuan seemed to have discovered something, his eyes narrowing as he looked at the space gaps.
Around here, remnants of both妖力and魔气were scattered everywhere, but there was far more魔气than 妖力. But this wasn't the most important thing.
What caught Lin Xuan's attention was that some魔气seemed to be emerging from those space cracks as well.
There were two possible explanations: one, the torn gaps had connected with the Demon Realm… This was impossible; the Demon and Spirit Realms were parallel planes separated by vast distances. The spatial force alone would make it difficult for even late-stage cultivators like Elder Naelong to open such a passage.
Only with some treasure could this be possible.
Seeing is believing, Lin Xuan knew the logic behind it. Thus, there was only one remaining possibility… With that thought, his face turned grim as he waved his sleeves and summoned his命宝. A faint glow shone as dozens of pale silver flying swords emerged from his sleeve, forming a dozen sword lights a foot long that danced around him.
There were only he and no other cultivators in the vicinity, yet Lin Xuan seemed to be on high alert.
"Hmm, not bad, not bad. I didn't expect your cultivation to improve so much, but you still remain as cautious as ever in the mortal world. You truly are my archenemy."
A boastful laugh echoed in his ears, followed by a sudden gust of demon wind. A loud crackling sound filled the air as more space cracks widened. Lightning spewed from within them, but what was even more terrifying was the demon wind that sent countless魔气flying out through those nearly hundred space gaps.
After swirling around for a moment, they vanished without a trace. But in the next instant, they reappeared a thousand feet away and converged towards the center.
Aaah!
The deafening roar filled his ears as a monstrous figure began to take shape from that mass of魔气—human face, tiger paws, with an extremely ferocious appearance and gleaming fangs… Zhu Ma!
But compared to before, its size had shrunk significantly. It was no more than ten feet long; it looked only slightly larger than a common tiger.
Not just in size, the demon energy emanating from his body had also weakened considerably since then.
How could he describe it?
Weakness!
This was Lin Xuan's first impression upon seeing him.
He didn't know what secret technique Zhu Ma used to escape such dire circumstances. While his life was saved, there was no way it remained unscathed.
In fact, the price it paid was beyond imagination. With his divine sense sweeping over, not only had its size shrunk, but even its aura fluctuated wildly, as if its cultivation stage was unstable and could drop at any moment.
Clearly, the injuries Zhu Ma suffered were far worse than he imagined. Saying half of its life force was gone would be an understatement.
If it were another cultivator—human, monster, or demon—the only choice now would be to quickly find a secluded place for cultivation, take medicine and meditate to stabilize his condition. Otherwise, if his cultivation stage dropped, that would be a huge loss.
However, as one of the Four Evils, Zhu Ma's temper was notorious. Moreover, it hated Lin Xuan to an extreme. Given this chance encounter with their archenemy, no matter what, he couldn't let him go. Even if his cultivation stage dropped, he had to eliminate this opponent first.
After all, this was just a part of his body; as long as the main body remained intact, the lost cultivation could be recovered in time.
Lin Xuan didn't know what Zhu Ma was thinking or how severe its injuries were, but he showed no sign of relief. A cultivator at the Transcendence Stage should never be underestimated under any circumstances.
Indeed, misfortune can turn into fortune and vice versa. Just as he had gained numerous benefits from the Ethereal Immortal Palace, would he have to face such a significant test next?