yú shì yī cháng dà zhàn ， wú kě bì miǎn de bào fā le kāi lái 。
于是一场大战，无可避免的爆发了开来。
A fierce battle erupted inevitably.
cóng shí lì shàng lái shuō ， zì rán shì yǐ xuě yǐng mén wéi shǒu de lián méng yào shāo shèng yī chóu ， dàn tiān mù pài yě zhàn yǒu dì lì zhī biàn ， chóng xīn bù xià le yī xiē bié de jìn zhì zhèn fǎ ， bìng yǐ cǐ wèi yī tuō ， jié jié dǐ yù duì fāng de jìn gōng 。
从实力上来说，自然是以雪影门为首的联盟要稍胜一筹，但天目派也占有地利之便，重新布下了一些别的禁制阵法，并以此为依托，节节抵御对方的进攻。
From a power standpoint, the alliance led by Snow Shadow Sect had a slight edge. However, Tiemu Sect also held an advantage in terms of terrain, re-establishing some other禁制阵法 and using them as a base to resist the enemy's attacks.
kū mù zhēn rén lǎo móu shēn suàn ， duì fāng suī rán lái shì xiōng xiōng ， dàn bì jìng shì yóu shí jǐ gè mén pài jiā zú suǒ zǔ chéng de sōng sǎn lián méng ， bù kě néng zhēn de jiāng jìn shǐ dào yī chù ， zhǐ yào áo guò tā men chū qī de měng liè jìn gōng ， dài duì fāng ruì qì yī cuò ， gè mén pài zhī jiān de máo dùn yǔ lì yì zhī zhēng zì rán jiù huì bào fā kāi lái ……
枯木真人老谋深算，对方虽然来势汹汹，但毕竟是由十几个门派家族所组成的松散联盟，不可能真的将劲使到一处，只要熬过他们初期的猛烈进攻，待对方锐气一挫，各门派之间的矛盾与利益之争自然就会爆发开来……
Old Sage Drywood was cunning and shrewd. Although the enemy came with great force, they were actually a loosely formed alliance consisting of more than ten sects and families. They couldn't really concentrate their efforts in one place. As long as they endured the initial fierce attack, once the enemy's锐气 was dampened, conflicts and disputes between different sects would naturally arise...
kū mù zhēn rén zhēn zhèng dān xīn de hái shì zhèng mó fāng miàn 。
枯木真人真正担心的还是正魔方面。
What Old Sage Drywood truly feared were the forces of正and魔.
suī rán jǐn jǐn shì běi jiāng de yī cháng jú bù dà zhàn ， kě hái shì xī yǐn le zhěng gè yōu zhōu de shì xiàn ， rú jīn sān jù tóu yǔ mó dào sān pài běn lái jiù hù bù shùn yǎn ， zhè huì bú huì shì jiē xià lái jīng tiān dà zhàn de yù yǎn ？
虽然仅仅是北疆的一场局部大战，可还是吸引了整个幽州的视线，如今三巨头与魔道三派本来就互不顺眼，这会不会是接下来惊天大战的预演？
Although it was just a localized battle in Northern Borderlands, it had already attracted the attention of all of Youzhou. With the Three Great Sages and the three major sects of the Demon Way already having mutual animosity, could this be a prelude to an epic war?
fù cháo zhī xià wú wán luǎn ， suī rán bù xiǎng bèi juǎn rù de xiū shì yǔ mén pài dà yǒu rén zài ， kě shuí yě bù gǎn bǎo zhèng jiù néng zhì shēn shì wài 。
覆巢之下无完卵，虽然不想被卷入的修士与门派大有人在，可谁也不敢保证就能置身事外。
Under such circumstances, there would be no complete safety. Although many cultivators and sects didn't want to get involved, who could guarantee they wouldn't be caught up in it.
rú jīn de xíng shì ， yǐ jǐn zhāng dào le jí diǎn ， shuō fēng shēng hè lì yě bù suàn kuā dà qí cí ， gù ér lín xuān jiāng bù xū yào de líng qì ná dào fāng shì ， qīng yì jiù mài chū le bǐ píng rì gāo dé duō de jià qián 。
如今的形势，已紧张到了极点，说风声鹤唳也不算夸大其词，故而林轩将不需要的灵器拿到坊市，轻易就卖出了比平日高得多的价钱。
The current situation was extremely tense; it wasn't an exaggeration to say that the wind sounded like a cry of distress. Therefore, Lin Xuan took the unnecessary灵器 to the market and sold them for much higher prices than usual.
rú jīn zuì jǐn quē de jiù shì zhè zhǒng néng jiā qiáng shí lì de dōng xī ， rén rén dōu xī wàng zì jǐ de xiū wèi shén tōng néng gèng jìn yí bù ， nà me zài chōng tū zhōng huó xià qù de xī wàng yě jiù yuè dà le 。
如今最紧缺的就是这种能加强实力的东西，人人都希望自己的修为神通能更进一步，那么在冲突中活下去的希望也就越大了。
Now, what was most needed were such items that could strengthen one's abilities. Everyone hoped their cultivation and techniques would advance further, thus increasing their chances of survival in conflicts.
jiāng fāng shì zhōng dé lái de xìn xī zài tóu nǎo zhōng zhuǎn le yī quān ， lín xuān shén sè rú cháng ， guǒ rán bù chū zì jǐ suǒ liào ， nà tián xiǎo jiàn yě ān rán táo chū le tiān mù shān 。
将坊市中得来的信息在头脑中转了一圈，林轩神色如常，果然不出自己所料，那田小剑也安然逃出了天目山。
After circulating the information from the market in his mind, Lin Xuan’s expression remained calm as expected; Tiao Xiaojian had indeed escaped Tiemu Mountain safely.
dǎo shì nà xiē chèn huǒ dǎ jié de mén pài duō shǎo yǒu xiē lìng rén yì wài ， bù guò xiǎng bì yǐ kū mù zhēn rén de lǎo jiān jù huá ， yīng gāi néng gòu yìng fù guò qù ba ！
倒是那些趁火打劫的门派多少有些令人意外，不过想必以枯木真人的老奸巨猾，应该能够应付过去吧！
However, some of the sects that took advantage of the chaos were somewhat unexpected. But with Old Sage Drywood's cunning and experience, he should be able to handle them...
quán yǎn bèi huǐ de xiāo xī yǐ jīng zhuàn kāi ， zhèng mó shuāng fāng hěn kuài jiù huì yǒu xià yī bù jǔ dòng ， bù zhī dào zì jǐ de nà wèi shī zūn ， xīn zhōng yòu huì yǒu shén me dǎ suàn ？
泉眼被毁的消息已经传开，正魔双方很快就会有下一步举动，不知道自己的那位师尊，心中又会有什么打算？
The news about the destroyed spring had spread quickly, and both正and魔would soon take further action. What would his mentor, Senior Immortal Tongyu, have in mind?
lín xuān zuǐ jiǎo wēi wēi shàng qiào 。 bù guò suí hòu 。 jiù huà wèi le yī dào dùn guāng 。 xiāo shī zài le tiān biān dì fāng xiàng 。
林轩嘴角微微上翘。不过随后。就化为了一道遁光。消失在了天边地方向。
Lin Xuan’s lips curled slightly into a smile before he transformed into a streak of light and vanished towards the horizon.
dà shù dǐ xià hǎo chéng liáng 。 tiān tā xià lái yě yǒu gè gāo dì xiān dǐng zhe 。 líng yào shān kě bú shì nà xiē xiǎo mén xiǎo pài 。 ér shì yōng yǒu lián zhèng mó dū huì jì dàn dì yuán yīng qī xiū shì cún zài 。 jí shǐ xiàn zài yōu zhōu dà luàn 。 yī shí bàn huì er yīng gāi yě bō jí bú dào líng yào shān 。 zì jǐ hái shì gǎn kuài bì guān 。 xiān xiǎng bàn fǎ níng chéng jīn dān 。
大树底下好乘凉。天塌下来也有个高地先顶着。灵药山可不是那些小门小派。而是拥有连正魔都会忌惮地元婴期修士存在。即使现在幽州大乱。一时半会儿应该也波及不到灵药山。自己还是赶快闭关。先想办法凝成金丹。
Under such circumstances, it was better to stay cool; even if the sky fell, there was always someone to bear its weight. Spirit Medicine Mountain wasn't just for small sects but also had Immortal婴期 cultivators that even正and魔would fear. Even with Youzhou in chaos, it wouldn’t be affected for a while. He should quickly retreat into seclusion and focus on condensing his golden core.
liǎng qiān lǐ dì jù lí 。 shuō duǎn bù duǎn 。 dàn duì xiū shì ér yán 。 què yě méi yǒu duō yuǎn 。 liǎng tiān yǐ hòu 。 lín xuān huí dào le líng yào shān 。
两千里地距离。说短不短。但对修士而言。却也没有多远。两天以后。林轩回到了灵药山。
Though the distance was two thousand miles, to a cultivator, it wasn't far. Two days later, Lin Xuan returned to Spirit Medicine Mountain.
dòng fǔ zhōu wéi 。 jìn zhì rú chū 。 jí yīn è líng zhèn bìng méi yǒu rén dòng guò 。
洞府周围。禁制如初。极阴恶灵阵并没有人动过。
The禁制 around the cave remained unchanged; the Extreme Yin Evil Spirit Array hadn’t been tampered with.
dǎo shì wò fáng zhī zhōng 。 yǒu yī dào chuán yīn fú 。 rán ér lín xuān yuè dú zhī hòu 。 liǎn shàng dì biǎo qíng 。 què pǒ wèi gǔ guài 。
倒是卧房之中。有一道传音符。然而林轩阅读之后。脸上地表情。却颇为古怪。
However, in the bedroom, there was a transmission talisman. After reading it, Lin Xuan’s expression was rather strange.
shì shī zūn tōng yǔ zhēn rén fā lái 。
是师尊通羽真人发来。
It was from his mentor, Senior Immortal Tongyu.
yán cí yě zhǐ yǒu liáo liáo jǐ jù ， gǔ lì zì jǐ hǎo hǎo xiū liàn 。 zǎo rì jié chéng jīn dān 。
言辞也只有寥寥几句，鼓励自己好好修炼。早日结成金丹。
The message was brief, encouraging him to cultivate diligently and soon form his golden core.
kàn wán zhī hòu ， lín xuān dì méi tóu wēi wēi zhòu le qǐ lái ， liǎn shàng lù chū ruò yǒu suǒ sī de shén sè ， cóng mù qián de jì xiàng kàn lái ， zhè wèi shī zūn duì zì jǐ yīng gāi méi yǒu shén me è yì 。
看完之后，林轩地眉头微微皱了起来，脸上露出若有所思的神色，从目前的迹象看来，这位师尊对自己应该没有什么恶意。
After reading it, Lin Xuan frowned slightly, showing signs of deep thought. Based on the current situation, his mentor didn’t seem to have any malicious intentions towards him.
suī rán hái yǒu bù shǎo yí diǎn ， dàn yǐ xiàn zài suǒ zhǎng wò de zī liào ， yě hěn nán dé chū shén me yǒu yòng de pàn duàn ……
虽然还有不少疑点，但以现在所掌握的资料，也很难得出什么有用的判断……
Although there were still many uncertainties, with the information he had now, it was difficult to make a useful judgment...
sī suǒ le yī huì er ， lín xuān wǔ zhǐ wēi sōng ， nà chuán yīn fú huà wéi huī jìn 。 xiāo shī dé wú yǐng wú zōng 。
思索了一会儿，林轩五指微松，那传音符化为灰烬。消失得无影无踪。
After some contemplation, Lin Xuan relaxed his fingers, and the transmission talisman turned into ashes, vanishing without a trace.
rán hòu lín xuān chū le wò fáng ， yòu lái dào le lìng wài yī jiān shí shì zhī zhōng ， kàn le kàn dì shàng nà bái sè de yuán qiú ， lín xuān nán yǎn liǎn shàng dì shī wàng zhī sè ， cóng tiān shā mó jūn nà lǐ dé lái de shòu luǎn ， xiàn zài dōu méi yǒu fū huà de jì xiàng 。
然后林轩出了卧房，又来到了另外一间石室之中，看了看地上那白色的圆球，林轩难掩脸上地失望之色，从天煞魔君那里得来的兽卵，现在都没有孵化的迹象。
Then, he left the bedroom and entered another stone room. Looking at the white ball on the ground, Lin Xuan couldn’t hide his disappointment; the beast egg obtained from Tyrant Demon King hadn't shown any signs of hatching yet.
yě bù zhī dào shì bú shì zì jǐ de fāng fǎ cuò le ， bù guò xiàn zài ， kě méi yǒu shí jiān yán jiū 。
也不知道是不是自己的方法错了，不过现在，可没有时间研究。
He wasn’t sure if his method was wrong, but there was no time to research it now.
lín xuān zhí jiē lái dào liàn gōng fáng ， kǒu yī zhāng 。 yí gè lóng yǎn dà xiǎo de zhū zi bèi tā tǔ le chū lái 。
林轩直接来到练功房，口一张。一个龙眼大小的珠子被他吐了出来。
Lin Xuan directly went to the training room and spat out a small bead the size of a dragon eye.
xuán huǒ shén zhū ！
玄火神珠！
Xuanhuo Divine Pearl!
cǐ cì yǔ gù fēng de zhēng dòu zhōng ， lín xuān dì yī cì shǐ yòng le cǐ gǔ bǎo ， què shí wēi lì wú qióng ， rán ér zài xī shōu le tiān lán niǎo de jīng hún yǐ hòu ， hái yì zhí méi yǒu shí jiān liàn huà 。
此次与顾风的争斗中，林轩第一次使用了此古宝，确实威力无穷，然而在吸收了天澜鸟的精魂以后，还一直没有时间炼化。
During his fight with Gu Feng, Lin Xuan used this ancient treasure for the first time. Indeed, its power was immense, but after absorbing the spirit soul of Sky澜 Bird, he hadn’t had time to refine it yet.
tóng wèi huǒ shǔ xìng ， xiǎng bì zhè yī cì “ jìn bǔ ”， xuán huǒ shén zhū de wēi néng yòu huì yǒu suǒ zēng qiáng 。
同为火属性，想必这一次“进补”，玄火神珠的威能又会有所增强。
Since both were fire attributes, this "supplement" would likely enhance the Xuanhuo Divine Pearl’s power even more.
yī dào fǎ jué dǎ chū ， xuán huǒ shén zhū xú xú piāo fú 。
一道法诀打出，玄火神珠徐徐漂浮。
A spell was cast, and the Xuanhuo Divine Pearl floated slowly. Lin Xuan opened his mouth and expelled innate true fire mixed with essence energy to start refining the bead. He began the process of re-refining this treasure.
lín xuān zhāng kāi kǒu ， xiān tiān zhēn huǒ hùn zhe jīng qì pēn tǔ ér chū 。 kāi shǐ liàn huà cǐ zhū 。 lín xuān jiù chóng xīn liàn huà le cǐ bǎo 。
林轩张开口，先天真火混着精气喷吐而出。开始炼化此珠。林轩就重新炼化了此宝。
Then he went to the alchemy room and took out all the herbs collected over these past six months. The ingredients for the ancient formula "Condensation Pill" were finally complete.
rán hòu tā lái dào liàn dān fáng 。 jiāng zhè bàn nián lái shōu jí dào de cǎo yào yī yī qǔ chū ， gǔ fāng “ níng shén dān ” dì yuán liào zhōng yú yī wèi bù shǎo 。
然后他来到炼丹房。将这半年来收集到的草药一一取出，古方“凝神丹”地原料终于一味不少。
In addition, there were many rare treasures obtained from Tiemu Sect; most of the matured herbs from the Illusory Realm had been swept up by Lin Xuan.
chú cǐ yǐ wài ， hái yǒu bù shǎo cóng tiān mù pài shùn shǒu qiān yáng nòng lái de tiān cái dì bǎo ， qí yào gǔ zhōng yǐ jīng chéng shú de cǎo yào jī hū bèi lín xuān xí juǎn yī kōng 。
除此以外，还有不少从天目派顺手牵羊弄来的天材地宝，奇药谷中已经成熟的草药几乎被林轩席卷一空。
There were dozens of them, and he didn’t recognize most of them. It wasn't that Lin Xuan, as the young master of Spirit Medicine Mountain, was incompetent; these herbs mostly existed in ancient times but had long since become extinct, leaving only a few places with remnants.
zú yǒu shù shí wèi zhī duō ， zhè qí zhōng ， tā jū rán yǒu dà bàn dōu bù rèn shí ， dào bú shì lín xuān zuò wèi líng yào shān shǎo zhǔ bù chèn zhí ， ér shì zhè xiē líng yào dà dū cún huó yú shàng gǔ shí qī ， rú jīn dà bàn yǐ jīng jué jì ， zhǐ yǒu shǎo shù jǐ gè dì fāng cái liú yǒu yī xiē 。
足有数十味之多，这其中，他居然有大半都不认识，倒不是林轩做为灵药山少主不称职，而是这些灵药大都存活于上古时期，如今大半已经绝迹，只有少数几个地方才留有一些。
These were things that couldn’t be bought even with crystal stones.
zhè xiē kě dōu shì jīng shí yě mǎi bù lái dì dōng xī 。
这些可都是晶石也买不来地东西。
Lin Xuan carefully preserved them, although they were no longer in soil, cultivation techniques naturally had special methods to ensure their spiritual essence remained intact.
lín xuān xiǎo xīn yì yì de jiāng men bǎo cún le qǐ lái ， suī rán lí kāi le tǔ rǎng ， dàn xiū zhēn jiè zì rán yǒu tè bié de shén tōng néng gòu bǎo zhèng zhè xiē yào cái líng xìng bù shī 。
林轩小心翼翼的将们保存了起来，虽然离开了土壤，但修真界自然有特别的神通能够保证这些药材灵性不失。
After completing all this, Lin Xuan began refining the herbs. The success rate was low, but it didn't matter; he would use them for purification anyway.
zuò hǎo zhè yī qiè hòu ， lín xuān jiù kāi shǐ liàn zhì dān yào ， chéng gōng lǜ bù gāo ， dàn méi yǒu guān xì ， fǎn zhèng dū huì yòng lái tí chún yī dào 。
做好这一切后，林轩就开始炼制丹药，成功率不高，但没有关系，反正都会用来提纯一道。
The ingredients for Condensation Pill were hard to come by, so Lin Xuan handled them with care. With his current cultivation level, he had no confidence in purifying them into superior grade, but medium-grade ones were a piece of cake!
níng shén dān de yào cái shōu jí bù yì ， lín xuān zì rán shì xiǎo xīn yì yì ， yǐ tā rú jīn de xiū wèi ， tí chún chéng shàng pǐn de méi yǒu bǎ wò ， dàn zhōng pǐn de hái shì xiǎo cài yī dié ó ！
凝神丹的药材收集不易，林轩自然是小心翼翼，以他如今的修为，提纯成上品的没有把握，但中品的还是小菜一碟哦！
Next, he started taking the herbs and meditating.
jiē xià lái ， yòu kāi shǐ le fú yào dǎ zuò 。
接下来，又开始了服药打坐。
The ancient alchemy formula indeed worked differently; it far surpassed the effects of Washing Meridian Pills. Lin Xuan’s energy was entering an accelerated growth phase.
shàng gǔ dān fāng de xiào lì guǒ rán bù tóng ， yuǎn fēi xǐ suǐ dān kě yǐ xiāng bǐ ， lín xuān de fǎ lì yòu jìn rù le yī rì qiān lǐ dì kuài sù zēng zhǎng shí qī 。
上古丹方的效力果然不同，远非洗髓丹可以相比，林轩的法力又进入了一日千里地快速增长时期。
In just five years, he had broken through to the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage.
duǎn duǎn wǔ gè hán shǔ ， jū rán jiù tū pò dì qī céng jìn rù le zhù jī qī dà yuán mǎn de jìng dì 。
短短五个寒暑，居然就突破第七层进入了筑基期大圆满的境地。
This speed was beyond what ordinary cultivators or even geniuses with top-notch资质 could achieve.
zhè ge sù dù ， bié shuō yì bān de xiū zhēn zhě ， jiù suàn shì zī zhì jué dǐng de tiān cái ， yě shì wàng chén mò jí 。
这个速度，别说一般的修真者，就算是资质绝顶的天才，也是望尘莫及。
Lin Xuan himself couldn’t help but feel incredulous; indeed, the power of ancient alchemy formulas was different.
lián lín xuān zì jǐ dōu yǒu xiē bù néng zhì xìn ， shàng gǔ xiū shì de dān fāng ， yào lì què shí bù yí yàng 。
连林轩自己都有些不能置信，上古修士的丹方，药力确实不一样。
"Congratulations, young master! Congratulations!"
“ gōng xǐ shào yé ， hè xǐ shào yé ！”
“恭喜少爷，贺喜少爷！”
Moon’s melodious voice entered his ears. Little Yin Soul had also made significant progress; after practicing The True Scripture of Dark Magic, her abilities were gradually increasing, and she had now mastered the fifth layer of cultivation, entering the late Foundation Establishment stage.
yuè ér dòng tīng de shēng yīn chuán rù ěr duǒ ， qí shí xiǎo yīn hún de jìn zhǎn yě bù cuò ， xiū liàn 《 xuán mó zhēn jīng 》 yǐ hòu ， tā de shén tōng rì jiàn zēng qiáng ， rú jīn yě liàn chéng dì wǔ céng gōng fǎ ， jìn rù zhù jī hòu qī le 。
月儿动听的声音传入耳朵，其实小阴魂的进展也不错，修炼《玄魔真经》以后，她的神通日渐增强，如今也练成第五层功法，进入筑基后期了。
Her rate of advancement was comparable to Lin Xuan's, thanks to both her superior资质 and the unique advantages of阴魂cultivating ghostly techniques.
qí xiū liàn zhī kuài ， yǔ lín xuān xiāng bǐ ， yě kě yǐ shuō shì bìng jià qí qū ， yī lái ， zì rán shì zī zhì yōu yì ， èr lái ， yīn hún xiū liàn guǐ dào shén tōng ， què shí yǒu dé tiān dú hòu de yōu shì 。
其修炼之快，与林轩相比，也可以说是并驾齐驱，一来，自然是资质优异，二来，阴魂修炼鬼道神通，确实有得天独厚的优势。
Lin Xuan looked at the beautiful girl in mid-air; a smile played on his lips. "It’s still early. I’ve just reached the peak of Foundation Establishment. To condense my golden core, I must further deepen my energy before reaching the pinnacle of this stage."
lín xuān kàn le kàn bàn kōng zhōng měi lì dì shào nǚ ， zuǐ jiǎo biān liú lù chū yī sī xiào yì ：“ hái zǎo ne ， wǒ bù guò gāng gāng dá dào zhù jī qī dà yuán mǎn ， xiǎng yào níng jié jīn dān ， hái bì xū jì xù jiā shēn fǎ lì ， zhēn zhèng dá dào zhù jī qī de dǐng fēng cái kě yǐ 。”
林轩看了看半空中美丽地少女，嘴角边流露出一丝笑意：“还早呢，我不过刚刚达到筑基期大圆满，想要凝结金丹，还必须继续加深法力，真正达到筑基期的顶峰才可以。”
While theoretically, one could attempt to form a golden core after reaching the peak, naturally, the higher the energy, the greater the chance.
suī rán lǐ lùn shàng ， shì dá dào dà yuán mǎn jiù kě yǐ chōng jī jié dān ， dàn zì rán shì fǎ lì yuè gāo ， zhè jié dān de jī lǜ yě jiù yuè dà yī xiē 。
虽然理论上，是达到大圆满就可以冲击结丹，但自然是法力越高，这结丹的几率也就越大一些。
Lin Xuan wasn’t someone who pursued quick results; he always sought stability.
lín xuān bìng bú shì jí gōng jìn lì zhī rén ， wàn shì qiú wěn 。
林轩并不是急功近利之人，万事求稳。
"Young master spent only five years from late-stage to peak. I believe it won't take long for you to reach the pinnacle as well since Foundation Establishment is no longer a bottleneck for you. You just need to progress step by step, and with all those灵丹 in your hands," Moon said smilingly. Her expression seemed more confident than Lin Xuan himself.
A fierce battle erupted inevitably.
From a power standpoint, the alliance led by Snow Shadow Sect had a slight edge. However, Tiemu Sect also held an advantage in terms of terrain, re-establishing some other禁制阵法 and using them as a base to resist the enemy's attacks.
Old Sage Drywood was cunning and shrewd. Although the enemy came with great force, they were actually a loosely formed alliance consisting of more than ten sects and families. They couldn't really concentrate their efforts in one place. As long as they endured the initial fierce attack, once the enemy's锐气 was dampened, conflicts and disputes between different sects would naturally arise...
What Old Sage Drywood truly feared were the forces of正and魔.
Although it was just a localized battle in Northern Borderlands, it had already attracted the attention of all of Youzhou. With the Three Great Sages and the three major sects of the Demon Way already having mutual animosity, could this be a prelude to an epic war?
Under such circumstances, there would be no complete safety. Although many cultivators and sects didn't want to get involved, who could guarantee they wouldn't be caught up in it.
The current situation was extremely tense; it wasn't an exaggeration to say that the wind sounded like a cry of distress. Therefore, Lin Xuan took the unnecessary灵器 to the market and sold them for much higher prices than usual.
Now, what was most needed were such items that could strengthen one's abilities. Everyone hoped their cultivation and techniques would advance further, thus increasing their chances of survival in conflicts.
After circulating the information from the market in his mind, Lin Xuan’s expression remained calm as expected; Tiao Xiaojian had indeed escaped Tiemu Mountain safely.
However, some of the sects that took advantage of the chaos were somewhat unexpected. But with Old Sage Drywood's cunning and experience, he should be able to handle them...
The news about the destroyed spring had spread quickly, and both正and魔would soon take further action. What would his mentor, Senior Immortal Tongyu, have in mind?
Lin Xuan’s lips curled slightly into a smile before he transformed into a streak of light and vanished towards the horizon.
Under such circumstances, it was better to stay cool; even if the sky fell, there was always someone to bear its weight. Spirit Medicine Mountain wasn't just for small sects but also had Immortal婴期 cultivators that even正and魔would fear. Even with Youzhou in chaos, it wouldn’t be affected for a while. He should quickly retreat into seclusion and focus on condensing his golden core.
Though the distance was two thousand miles, to a cultivator, it wasn't far. Two days later, Lin Xuan returned to Spirit Medicine Mountain.
The禁制 around the cave remained unchanged; the Extreme Yin Evil Spirit Array hadn’t been tampered with.
However, in the bedroom, there was a transmission talisman. After reading it, Lin Xuan’s expression was rather strange.
It was from his mentor, Senior Immortal Tongyu.
The message was brief, encouraging him to cultivate diligently and soon form his golden core.
After reading it, Lin Xuan frowned slightly, showing signs of deep thought. Based on the current situation, his mentor didn’t seem to have any malicious intentions towards him.
Although there were still many uncertainties, with the information he had now, it was difficult to make a useful judgment...
After some contemplation, Lin Xuan relaxed his fingers, and the transmission talisman turned into ashes, vanishing without a trace.
Then, he left the bedroom and entered another stone room. Looking at the white ball on the ground, Lin Xuan couldn’t hide his disappointment; the beast egg obtained from Tyrant Demon King hadn't shown any signs of hatching yet.
He wasn’t sure if his method was wrong, but there was no time to research it now.
Lin Xuan directly went to the training room and spat out a small bead the size of a dragon eye.
Xuanhuo Divine Pearl!
During his fight with Gu Feng, Lin Xuan used this ancient treasure for the first time. Indeed, its power was immense, but after absorbing the spirit soul of Sky澜 Bird, he hadn’t had time to refine it yet.
Since both were fire attributes, this "supplement" would likely enhance the Xuanhuo Divine Pearl’s power even more.
A spell was cast, and the Xuanhuo Divine Pearl floated slowly. Lin Xuan opened his mouth and expelled innate true fire mixed with essence energy to start refining the bead. He began the process of re-refining this treasure.
Then he went to the alchemy room and took out all the herbs collected over these past six months. The ingredients for the ancient formula "Condensation Pill" were finally complete.
In addition, there were many rare treasures obtained from Tiemu Sect; most of the matured herbs from the Illusory Realm had been swept up by Lin Xuan.
There were dozens of them, and he didn’t recognize most of them. It wasn't that Lin Xuan, as the young master of Spirit Medicine Mountain, was incompetent; these herbs mostly existed in ancient times but had long since become extinct, leaving only a few places with remnants.
These were things that couldn’t be bought even with crystal stones.
Lin Xuan carefully preserved them, although they were no longer in soil, cultivation techniques naturally had special methods to ensure their spiritual essence remained intact.
After completing all this, Lin Xuan began refining the herbs. The success rate was low, but it didn't matter; he would use them for purification anyway.
The ingredients for Condensation Pill were hard to come by, so Lin Xuan handled them with care. With his current cultivation level, he had no confidence in purifying them into superior grade, but medium-grade ones were a piece of cake!
Next, he started taking the herbs and meditating.
The ancient alchemy formula indeed worked differently; it far surpassed the effects of Washing Meridian Pills. Lin Xuan’s energy was entering an accelerated growth phase.
In just five years, he had broken through to the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage.
This speed was beyond what ordinary cultivators or even geniuses with top-notch资质 could achieve.
Lin Xuan himself couldn’t help but feel incredulous; indeed, the power of ancient alchemy formulas was different.
"Congratulations, young master! Congratulations!"
Moon’s melodious voice entered his ears. Little Yin Soul had also made significant progress; after practicing The True Scripture of Dark Magic, her abilities were gradually increasing, and she had now mastered the fifth layer of cultivation, entering the late Foundation Establishment stage.
Her rate of advancement was comparable to Lin Xuan's, thanks to both her superior资质 and the unique advantages of阴魂cultivating ghostly techniques.
Lin Xuan looked at the beautiful girl in mid-air; a smile played on his lips. "It’s still early. I’ve just reached the peak of Foundation Establishment. To condense my golden core, I must further deepen my energy before reaching the pinnacle of this stage."
While theoretically, one could attempt to form a golden core after reaching the peak, naturally, the higher the energy, the greater the chance.
Lin Xuan wasn’t someone who pursued quick results; he always sought stability.
"Young master spent only five years from late-stage to peak. I believe it won't take long for you to reach the pinnacle as well since Foundation Establishment is no longer a bottleneck for you. You just need to progress step by step, and with all those灵丹 in your hands," Moon said smilingly. Her expression seemed more confident than Lin Xuan himself.