lín xuān bú shì pó pó mā mā de rén wù ， jì rán pán táo yǐ rú yuàn tí chún chū ， nà jiē xià lái ， jiù yào wèi jìn jí zuò zhǔn bèi le 。
林轩不是婆婆妈妈的人物，既然蟠桃已如愿提纯出，那接下来，就要为晋级做准备了。
Lin Xuan was not a fussy person. Since he had successfully purified the peaches, it was time to prepare for hisadvance.
tā méi yǒu lì kè fú xià cǐ wù ， ér shì shēn xíng yī shǎn ， xiān lái dào le dòng fǔ de wài miàn 。
他没有立刻服下此物，而是身形一闪，先来到了洞府的外面。
He did not immediately consume the peach but instead moved swiftly and arrived outside his cave abode first.
sì zhōu jiē shì yí wàng wú yín de huāng yuán ， fàng yǎn wàng qù ， huāng pì yǐ jí ， chú le yī xiē dī ǎi de guàn mù lèi zhí wù ， jiù zhǐ yǒu huī hè sè de shí tou yǔ ní tǔ 。
四周皆是一望无垠的荒原，放眼望去，荒僻以极，除了一些低矮的灌木类植物，就只有灰褐色的石头与泥土。
Surrounding him were endless barren plains, with no signs of life except for some low shrubs and grayish-brown stones and soil.
zhè wéi yī de líng mài yǐ bèi lín xuān yòng zhèn fǎ zhē bì zhù ， fēn háo líng qì bù lù ， jí biàn shì fēn shén jí bié de xiū xiān zhě ， chú fēi zǒu jìn le yòng shén shí zǐ xì chá kàn ， fǒu zé ， jué fā xiàn bù liǎo rèn hé duān ní yǔ bù tuǒ 。
这唯一的灵脉已被林轩用阵法遮蔽住，分毫灵气不露，即便是分神级别的修仙者，除非走近了用神识仔细查看，否则，绝发现不了任何端倪与不妥。
The only spirit vein here had been concealed by Lin Xuan using an array formation, leaving not a trace of its presence. Even for a cultivator at the Spirit Concentration realm, unless they approached closely and used their divine sense to examine it carefully, no one would notice anything amiss.
zhè diǎn zì xìn lín xuān hái shì yǒu de 。
这点自信林轩还是有的。
Lin Xuan was confident about this.
tā bì shàng shuāng móu ， huǎn huǎn jiāng yuè dà yǐ jí de shén shí fàng chū 。
他闭上双眸，缓缓将岳大以极的神识放出。
He closed his eyes and slowly released his extremely powerful divine sense.
yǐ lín xuān rú jīn yuǎn chāo tóng jiē xiū shì de shén shí qiáng dù ， shù wàn lǐ nèi ， kě yǐ yī lǎn wú yú ， biàn shì fāng yuán shí wàn lǐ ， yǒu shén me fēng chuī cǎo dòng ， yǐn yǐn yě shì néng gòu gǎn yìng dào yì diǎn dì 。
以林轩如今远超同阶修士的神识强度，数万里内，可以一览无余，便是方圆十万里，有什么风吹草动，隐隐也是能够感应到一点地。
With Lin Xuan’s divine sense far surpassing that of ordinary cultivators, he could see everything within tens of thousands of miles. Even if there were any slight disturbances in a ten-thousand-mile radius, he would be able to sense them faintly.
cǐ shí cǐ kè ， lín xuān jǐn liàng jiāng shén shí kuò zhǎn ér chū ， rán ér què sī háo shōu huò yě wú ， chú le yī xiē líng zhì wèi kāi de yāo shòu ， fāng yuán shí wàn lǐ ， gēn běn jiù méi yǒu xiū xiān zhě huò zhě huà xíng yǐ shàng yāo zú de zōng jì 。
此时此刻，林轩尽量将神识扩展而出，然而却丝毫收获也无，除了一些灵智未开的妖兽，方圆十万里，根本就没有修仙者或者化形以上妖族的踪迹。
At this moment, Lin Xuan expanded his divine sense as much as possible but found no signs of cultivation practitioners or transformed beasts above the Formation Realm.
liáng jiǔ ， lín xuān tái qǐ tóu lú ， liǎn shàng lù chū yī sī mǎn yì zhī sè ， zhè zhǒng huāng pì de huán jìng zhèng shì tā xiǎng yào de ， yào xiǎo de ， jìn jí chú le běn shēn de nán dù ， zuì jì huì de jiù shì zhōng tú bèi dǎ rǎo le 。
良久，林轩抬起头颅，脸上露出一丝满意之色，这种荒僻的环境正是他想要的，要晓得，晋级除了本身的难度，最忌讳的就是中途被打扰了。
After a long while, Lin Xuan raised his head and showed a satisfied expression. This desolate environment was exactly what he wanted. He knew thatadvance not only required great effort but also had to avoid being interrupted.
zhè yě shì wèi hé ， xiū xiān zhě zài yǒu yí dìng shí lì zhī hòu ， dū huì xiǎng fāng shè fǎ de jiā rù yī zōng pài ， chú le dà shù dǐ xià hǎo chéng liáng ， yǐ jí píng shí yǒu zhǒng zhǒng gòng fèng de yuán yīn zhī wài ， hái yǒu gèng jiā zhòng yào de yì diǎn ， jiù shì dāng xiū shì jìn jí tū pò píng jǐng de shí hòu ， zōng mén zì rán huì jǐ yǔ bì hù ， rú cǐ jiù jiāng wài mó rù qīn zhè zuì kě pà de wēi xiǎn bǐng chú 。
这也是为何，修仙者在有一定实力之后，都会想方设法的加入一宗派，除了大树底下好乘凉，以及平时有种种供奉的原因之外，还有更加重要的一点，就是当修士晋级突破瓶颈的时候，宗门自然会给予庇护，如此就将外魔入侵这最可怕的危险摒除。
This was why cultivators would try their best to join a sect once they gained some strength. Besides the benefits of sheltering under a powerful tree, there were other reasons such as regular offerings and support from the sect. But more importantly, when a cultivator faced a bottleneck in their breakthrough, the sect naturally provided protection, thus eliminating one of the most terrifying dangers.
lín xuān shí lì bù sú ， shēn fèn gèng shì fēi tóng xiǎo kě ， nǎi shì yún yǐn zōng tài shàng zhǎng lǎo ， rán ér rú jīn tā shì gū shēn zài wài ， cǐ nǎi bīng hǎi ， zì rán bù kě néng yī tuō zōng mén bì hù ， rú cǐ ， yǒu yī huāng pì ， bù róng yì bèi dǎ rǎo de huán jìng ， zì rán jiù xiǎn de yóu wèi zhòng yào le 。
林轩实力不俗，身份更是非同小可，乃是云隐宗太上长老，然而如今他是孤身在外，此乃冰海，自然不可能依托宗门庇护，如此，有一荒僻，不容易被打扰的环境，自然就显得尤为重要了。
Lin Xuan was no slouch; his identity was also of great importance, being the Supreme Elder of Cloud Concealment Sect. However, he was currently alone outside and this was the Ice Sea, so he could not rely on the sect for protection. Thus, having a desolate environment that was hard to disturb became even more crucial.
qià qià shì yīn wèi zhè huāng yuán huán jìng bù sú ， fǒu zé yǐ lín xuān zhī chéng fǔ ， bì rán huì xuǎn zé zàn qiě rěn nài ， bú huì xīn jí huǒ liǎo de xiǎng yào mǎ shàng jiāng píng jǐng tū pò 。
恰恰是因为这荒原环境不俗，否则以林轩之城府，必然会选择暂且忍耐，不会心急火燎的想要马上将瓶颈突破。
Precisely because this barren land was impressive, otherwise, Lin Xuan would have chosen to bide his time rather than rush to break through the bottleneck out of impatience.
lín xuān zuò shì qíng xiàng lái yào yǐ wěn zhòng wéi zhǔ ， ruò bú shì yǒu jí dà de bǎ wò ， dāng rán bú huì wú gù mào shén me fēng xiǎn le 。
林轩做事情向来要以稳重为主，若不是有极大的把握，当然不会无故冒什么风险了。
Lin Xuan always acted with caution and prudence. Without a great deal of certainty, he would not take unnecessary risks.
jù tā tuī cè ， zì jǐ zhǐ yào bú shì yùn qì shuāi dào jí diǎn ， zài tū pò píng jǐng de guò chéng zhōng ， yīng gāi shì bú huì bèi wài lì suǒ dǎ rǎo de 。
据他推测，自己只要不是运气衰到极点，在突破瓶颈的过程中，应该是不会被外力所打扰的。
Based on his estimate, as long as he did not suffer extreme bad luck, he should be able to avoid external interference during his breakthrough.
huà suī rú cǐ ， lín xuān hái shì zhǔn bèi zài zuò yī xiē zhǔn bèi 。
话虽如此，林轩还是准备再做一些准备。
Despite this, Lin Xuan still prepared some additional measures.
xiǎo xīn wú dà cuò ， tā kě bù xiǎng yīn wèi yī shí dà yì ， ér jiāng chuán fān zài zhè xiǎo xiǎo de yīn gōu lǐ 。
小心无大错，他可不想因为一时大意，而将船翻在这小小的阴沟里。
Better safe than sorry, he did not want to get into a small ditch due to carelessness.
nǎo hǎi zhōng niàn tou zhuǎn guò ， lín xuān xiù páo yī fú ， zhǐ jiàn líng guāng shǎn shuò ， jǐ gān wǔ yán liù sè de zhèn qí fēi lüè ér chū ， zhè dòng fǔ fù jìn ， lín xuān yuán běn yǐ bù xià yī tào wǔ xíng yùn líng zhèn ， ér qiě cǐ zhèn fǎ de wēi lì fēi tóng xiǎo kě ， rán ér rú jīn de qíng kuàng shì ， hǎo de shǒu duàn bù xián duō ， duō bù xià jǐ tào zhèn fǎ ， ruò yù jiàn le yì wài ， zì jǐ yě duō jǐ tào téng nuó zhǎn zhuǎn de yú dì ， zǒng zhī shì yǒu bǎi lì ér jué wú yī hài dì 。
脑海中念头转过，林轩袖袍一拂，只见灵光闪烁，几杆五颜六色的阵旗飞掠而出，这洞府附近，林轩原本已布下一套五行蕴灵阵，而且此阵法的威力非同小可，然而如今的情况是，好的手段不嫌多，多布下几套阵法，若遇见了意外，自己也多几套腾挪辗转的余地，总之是有百利而绝无一害地。
With thoughts swirling in his mind, Lin Xuan flicked his sleeves and several colorful array flags flew out. He had originally set up an array formation here based on the Five Elements, and this array was incredibly powerful. However, with multiple arrays now set up, he would have more options if anything unexpected happened.
ér lín xuān zài zhèn fǎ fāng miàn suī rán suàn bù shàng dà shī ， rán ér bù qǐ zhèn lái sù dù hái shì jí kuài ， bù guò yī zhǎn chá de gōng fu ， zhè xiē zhèn qí jiù xiāo shī bú jiàn ， jǐ tào wēi lì bù xiǎo 、 de zhèn fǎ wú shēng wú xī de yùn zhuàn qǐ lái 。
而林轩在阵法方面虽然算不上大师，然而布起阵来速度还是极快，不过一盏茶的功夫，这些阵旗就消失不见，几套威力不小、的阵法无声无息的运转起来。
Although Lin Xuan was not a master of array formations, he could still set them up quickly. In just a short while, these array flags vanished, and several powerful array formations began to operate silently.
suí hòu lín xuān yòu jiāng fù jìn huàn zhèn de lì liàng jī fā chū ， jiāng zhè jǐ tào xīn bù zhèn fǎ de wēi néng zhē bì zhù ， fàng yǎn wàng qù ， zhè lǐ yòu guī yú huāng wú ， yǔ zhōu wéi de huán jìng méi yǒu shén me bù tóng zhī chù 。
随后林轩又将附近幻阵的力量激发出，将这几套新布阵法的威能遮蔽住，放眼望去，这里又归于荒芜，与周围的环境没有什么不同之处。
Next, Lin Xuan activated the nearby illusionary arrays, masking the power of the newly set-up array formations. From afar, it looked like nothing had changed, blending seamlessly with the surroundings.
zhè yī qiè dōu zuò hǎo yǐ hòu ， lín xuān yí rán zì dé ， suí hòu zhǐ jiàn tā lüè yī sī suǒ ， yòu shēn chū shǒu lái ， zài yāo jiān lián pāi ， wǔ yán liù sè de líng guāng yìng rù yǎn lián ， què shì shù shí gè kuǐ lěi fú xiàn 。
这一切都做好以后，林轩怡然自得，随后只见他略一思索，又伸出手来，在腰间连拍，五颜六色的灵光映入眼帘，却是数十个傀儡浮现。
After completing all this, Lin Xuan felt content. Then he thought for a moment and stretched out his hand, tapping his waist several times. A colorful glow appeared before him as dozens of puppets materialized.
zhè xiē kuǐ lěi xíng tài gè yì ， jì yǒu lǎo hǔ bào zi děng yě shòu xíng zhuàng de ， yě yǒu nǐ rén xíng tài de kuǐ lěi ， tǐ jī dà xiǎo yě gè bù xiāng tóng ， dàn měi yí gè ， dōu kě yòng xǔ xǔ rú shēng lái xíng róng 。
这些傀儡形态各异，既有老虎豹子等野兽形状的，也有拟人形态的傀儡，体积大小也各不相同，但每一个，都可用栩栩如生来形容。
These puppets came in various shapes—some resembled tigers or leopards, while others were humanoid, with different sizes but all lifelike. The craftsmanship was exquisite, emitting a divine pressure that was beyond ordinary, and they were all above the Separation Realm, some even rivaling those of Void Profound practitioners.
zuò gōng jīng xì ， sàn fà chū lái de líng yā gèng shì fēi tóng xiǎo 、 kě ， jū rán dōu shì lí hé jí bié yǐ shàng de ， qí zhōng zuì jīng miào de jǐ jīn ）， jū rán bǐ zhī dòng xuán xiū shì yě bù xùn sè 。
做工精细，散发出来的灵压更是非同小、可，居然都是离合级别以上的，其中最精妙的几斤），居然比之洞玄修士也不逊色。
Such puppets were masterpieces, something you could not buy for any amount of crystal stones. Lin Xuan had found them in the storage bag of Spirit Vacuous Immortal.
zhè zhǒng jí bié de kuǐ lěi ， kě wèi qiǎo duó tiān gōng ， biàn shì nǐ yǒu zú gòu de jīng shí ， yě jué duì wú chǔ mǎi qù ， yǒu jià wú shì ， ér zhè xiē ， zé shì lín xuān yóu líng xū zhēn rén chǔ wù dài zhōng zhǎo dào dì 。
这种级别的傀儡，可谓巧夺天工，便是你有足够的晶石，也绝对无处买去，有价无市，而这些，则是林轩由灵虚真人储物袋中找到地。
Next, Lin Xuan used a spell to erase the divine sense imprint left by Spirit Vacuous Immortal within their bodies. Given that Spirit Vacuous Immortal was already dead, this process was effortless.
jiē xià lái ， lín xuān shī zhǎn fǎ shù ， jiāng líng xū zhēn rén liú zài tā men tǐ nèi de shén shí yìn jì mǒ chú ， yóu yú líng xū zhēn rén yǐ rán yǔn luò ， zhè ge guò chéng kě yǐ shuō fēn háo nán dù yě wú 。
接下来，林轩施展法术，将灵虚真人留在它们体内的神识印记抹除，由于灵虚真人已然陨落，这个过程可以说分毫难度也无。
It took Lin Xuan only two hours to control these dozens of puppets after slightly refining them.
shù shí zhǐ kuǐ lěi ， yě bù guò huā fèi le lín xuān liǎng gè shí chén de gōng fu 。
数十只傀儡，也不过花费了林轩两个时辰的功夫。
By then, it was midday and the sun hung high in the sky. Although Lin Xuan did not feel tired, immediately consuming the peach foradvance was not a good idea either.
suí hòu lín xuān zài fēn chū bā diǎn yuán shén ， shāo jiā jì liàn ， jiù kě yǐ duì zhè shù shí gè kuǐ lěi cāo kòng zì rú 。
随后林轩再分出巴点元神，稍加祭炼，就可以对这数十个傀儡操控自如。
Haste makes waste; although he had great confidence in his purified peaches, he could not guarantee a 100% success rate. Thus, when to consume them needed careful consideration.
zuò wán zhè yī qiè ， tiān sè yǐ shì zhèng wǔ ， tài yáng gāo guà zài tóu dǐng shàng kōng ， lín xuān suī tán bù shàng lèi ， dàn mǎ shàng jiù fú yòng pán táo jìn jí ， xiǎn rán yě bú shì yí gè hǎo zhǔ yì 。
做完这一切，天色已是正午，太阳高挂在头顶上空，林轩虽谈不上累，但马上就服用蟠桃晋级，显然也不是一个好主意。
For several days, Lin Xuan did nothing but wander around nearby, adjusting his mindset. After all, even though the mind was intangible, it could have significant effects duringadvance.
xīn jí chī bù liǎo rè dòu fǔ ， suī rán lín xuān duì zì jǐ tí chún chū lái de pán táo xìn xīn shí zú ， dàn yě bù gǎn shuō ， jìn jí de jī lǜ jiù shì bǎi fēn zhī bǎi le ， suǒ yǐ ， shén me shí hòu tūn fú ， dāng rán hái shì yào zhèng zhòng 。
心急吃不了热豆腐，虽然林轩对自己提纯出来的蟠桃信心十足，但也不敢说，晋级的几率就是百分之百了，所以，什么时候吞服，当然还是要郑重。
In just a blink of an eye, half a month passed.
jiē xià lái de shù rì ， lín xuān shén me yě méi zuò ， gān cuì jiù zài fù jìn xián guàng yóu lì qǐ lái le ， tiáo zhěng xīn xù ， yào zhī dào ， xīn jìng suī rán shì xū wú piāo miǎo zhī wù ， dàn zài jìn jí de guò chéng zhōng ， yǒu shí ， què huì fā shēng jù dà de xiào guǒ 。
接下来的数日，林轩什么也没做，干脆就在附近闲逛游历起来了，调整心绪，要知道，心境虽然是虚无缥缈之物，但在晋级的过程中，有时，却会发生巨大的效果。
Lin Xuan’s mental state had improved significantly, and his essence and spirit were at their peak.
jiù zhè yàng ， yī huǎng yǎn ， bàn yuè de shí jiān guò qù le 。
就这样，一晃眼，半月的时间过去了。
He returned to his cave abode since there was no point in delaying further. It was the perfect time to consume the peach foradvance.
lín xuān xīn jìng tiáo zhěng dé bù cuò ， jīng qì shén yě dōu dá dào le diān fēng 。
林轩心境调整得不错，精气神也都达到了巅峰。
Crossing his legs, Lin Xuan took a moment to regulate his breathing before flicking his sleeves and emitting a glow. He then retrieved an jade box containing the peach.
yú shì lín xuān huí dào le dòng fǔ ， bì jìng zài tuō yán xià qù yě méi yǒu yì yì ， rú jīn zhèng shì fú yòng pán táo de hǎo shí jī 。
于是林轩回到了洞府，毕竟再拖延下去也没有意义，如今正是服用蟠桃的好时机。
Opening the lid, the fragrance spread out as he revealed the purified peach. It had shrunk slightly but was more vivid in color. After contemplating for a moment, Lin Xuan raised his hand and tossed the fruit into the air. Then, with rapid finger movements, various colorful spells appeared at his fingertips.
pán xī ér zuò ， lín xuān yī jiù shì tiáo xī le piàn kè ， suí hòu xiù páo yī fú ， líng guāng shǎn shuò ， jiāng shèng yǒu pán táo de yù hé qǔ chū 。
盘膝而坐，林轩依旧是调息了片刻，随后袖袍一拂，灵光闪烁，将盛有蟠桃的玉盒取出。
In an instant, these spells shot towards the surface of the peach.
hé gài dǎ kāi ， fāng xiāng sì yì ， tí chún hòu de pán táo yìng rù yǎn lián 。
盒盖打开，芳香四溢，提纯后的蟠桃映入眼帘。
The peach, enveloped by so many colorful spells, shrank strangely.
bǐ yuán lái xiǎo le yī quān ， dàn sè zé gèng jiā de xiān yàn ， lín xuān duān xiáng piàn kè ， suí hòu shǒu yī tái ， jū rán jiāng cǐ líng guǒ pāo le qǐ lái ， suí hòu zhǐ jiàn tā shuāng shǒu lián diǎn ， yī dào jiē yī dào de zài zhǐ jiān fú xiàn 。
比原来小了一圈，但色泽更加的鲜艳，林轩端详片刻，随后手一抬，居然将此灵果抛了起来，随后只见他双手连点，一道接一道的在指尖浮现。
In just a few breaths, its size became similar to that of a dragon eye, but its surface patterns grew clearer and more vivid.
xià yī kè ， jiù jī shè dào pán táo de biǎo miàn 。
下一刻，就激射到蟠桃的表面。
Lin Xuan’s eyes showed surprise. However, there was no time for further contemplation. Opening his mouth wide, he took deep breaths. Suddenly, a flash of light appeared as if swallowing water from a long whale. The peach the size of a dragon eye was sucked into Lin Xuan's mouth and swallowed without chewing.
ér pán táo ， bèi zhè me duō wǔ yán liù sè de fǎ jué bāo guǒ ， tǐ jī yě guǐ yì de suō xiǎo le 。
而蟠桃，被这么多五颜六色的法诀包裹，体积也诡异的缩小了。
This fruit was extraordinary; it melted in his mouth like nectar. He felt as though he had drunk sweet spring water. The pure essence within flowed rapidly through his body, filling him with pure divine energy from head to toe.
Lin Xuan was not a fussy person. Since he had successfully purified the peaches, it was time to prepare for hisadvance.
He did not immediately consume the peach but instead moved swiftly and arrived outside his cave abode first.
Surrounding him were endless barren plains, with no signs of life except for some low shrubs and grayish-brown stones and soil.
The only spirit vein here had been concealed by Lin Xuan using an array formation, leaving not a trace of its presence. Even for a cultivator at the Spirit Concentration realm, unless they approached closely and used their divine sense to examine it carefully, no one would notice anything amiss.
Lin Xuan was confident about this.
He closed his eyes and slowly released his extremely powerful divine sense.
With Lin Xuan’s divine sense far surpassing that of ordinary cultivators, he could see everything within tens of thousands of miles. Even if there were any slight disturbances in a ten-thousand-mile radius, he would be able to sense them faintly.
At this moment, Lin Xuan expanded his divine sense as much as possible but found no signs of cultivation practitioners or transformed beasts above the Formation Realm.
After a long while, Lin Xuan raised his head and showed a satisfied expression. This desolate environment was exactly what he wanted. He knew thatadvance not only required great effort but also had to avoid being interrupted.
This was why cultivators would try their best to join a sect once they gained some strength. Besides the benefits of sheltering under a powerful tree, there were other reasons such as regular offerings and support from the sect. But more importantly, when a cultivator faced a bottleneck in their breakthrough, the sect naturally provided protection, thus eliminating one of the most terrifying dangers.
Lin Xuan was no slouch; his identity was also of great importance, being the Supreme Elder of Cloud Concealment Sect. However, he was currently alone outside and this was the Ice Sea, so he could not rely on the sect for protection. Thus, having a desolate environment that was hard to disturb became even more crucial.
Precisely because this barren land was impressive, otherwise, Lin Xuan would have chosen to bide his time rather than rush to break through the bottleneck out of impatience.
Lin Xuan always acted with caution and prudence. Without a great deal of certainty, he would not take unnecessary risks.
Based on his estimate, as long as he did not suffer extreme bad luck, he should be able to avoid external interference during his breakthrough.
Despite this, Lin Xuan still prepared some additional measures.
Better safe than sorry, he did not want to get into a small ditch due to carelessness.
With thoughts swirling in his mind, Lin Xuan flicked his sleeves and several colorful array flags flew out. He had originally set up an array formation here based on the Five Elements, and this array was incredibly powerful. However, with multiple arrays now set up, he would have more options if anything unexpected happened.
Although Lin Xuan was not a master of array formations, he could still set them up quickly. In just a short while, these array flags vanished, and several powerful array formations began to operate silently.
Next, Lin Xuan activated the nearby illusionary arrays, masking the power of the newly set-up array formations. From afar, it looked like nothing had changed, blending seamlessly with the surroundings.
After completing all this, Lin Xuan felt content. Then he thought for a moment and stretched out his hand, tapping his waist several times. A colorful glow appeared before him as dozens of puppets materialized.
These puppets came in various shapes—some resembled tigers or leopards, while others were humanoid, with different sizes but all lifelike. The craftsmanship was exquisite, emitting a divine pressure that was beyond ordinary, and they were all above the Separation Realm, some even rivaling those of Void Profound practitioners.
Such puppets were masterpieces, something you could not buy for any amount of crystal stones. Lin Xuan had found them in the storage bag of Spirit Vacuous Immortal.
Next, Lin Xuan used a spell to erase the divine sense imprint left by Spirit Vacuous Immortal within their bodies. Given that Spirit Vacuous Immortal was already dead, this process was effortless.
It took Lin Xuan only two hours to control these dozens of puppets after slightly refining them.
By then, it was midday and the sun hung high in the sky. Although Lin Xuan did not feel tired, immediately consuming the peach foradvance was not a good idea either.
Haste makes waste; although he had great confidence in his purified peaches, he could not guarantee a 100% success rate. Thus, when to consume them needed careful consideration.
For several days, Lin Xuan did nothing but wander around nearby, adjusting his mindset. After all, even though the mind was intangible, it could have significant effects duringadvance.
In just a blink of an eye, half a month passed.
Lin Xuan’s mental state had improved significantly, and his essence and spirit were at their peak.
He returned to his cave abode since there was no point in delaying further. It was the perfect time to consume the peach foradvance.
Crossing his legs, Lin Xuan took a moment to regulate his breathing before flicking his sleeves and emitting a glow. He then retrieved an jade box containing the peach.
Opening the lid, the fragrance spread out as he revealed the purified peach. It had shrunk slightly but was more vivid in color. After contemplating for a moment, Lin Xuan raised his hand and tossed the fruit into the air. Then, with rapid finger movements, various colorful spells appeared at his fingertips.
In an instant, these spells shot towards the surface of the peach.
The peach, enveloped by so many colorful spells, shrank strangely.
In just a few breaths, its size became similar to that of a dragon eye, but its surface patterns grew clearer and more vivid.
Lin Xuan’s eyes showed surprise. However, there was no time for further contemplation. Opening his mouth wide, he took deep breaths. Suddenly, a flash of light appeared as if swallowing water from a long whale. The peach the size of a dragon eye was sucked into Lin Xuan's mouth and swallowed without chewing.
This fruit was extraordinary; it melted in his mouth like nectar. He felt as though he had drunk sweet spring water. The pure essence within flowed rapidly through his body, filling him with pure divine energy from head to toe.