zhè ér shì yī piàn mián yán qǐ fú de qún shān ， líng qì yǔ fù jìn de qí tā dì fāng xiāng bǐ ， míng xiǎn yào nóng mì yī xiē ， yīn wèi zài cǐ shān mài de zhǔ fēng zhī chù ， yǒu yī tiáo mián yán shí yú lǐ de xiǎo xíng líng mài 。
这儿是一片绵延起伏的群山，灵气与附近的其他地方相比，明显要浓密一些，因为在此山脉的主峰之处，有一条绵延十余里的小型灵脉。
Here stretches a range of undulating mountains. The aura of spirit energy here is noticeably denser compared to the surroundings, as there's a small spirit vein running through the main peak of this mountain range for over ten miles.
bù jǐn xiǎo ， pǐn zhì yě sū fá kě chén zhī chù ， zhè zhǒng guī mó de líng dì ， bú yào shuō nà xiē shí lì xióng hòu de zōng mén jiā zú ， jiù shì xiū wèi shāo wēi gāo shàng yì diǎn de sàn xiū ， yě tóng yàng kàn bù shàng de 。
不仅小，品质也苏乏可陈之处，这种规模的灵地，不要说那些实力雄厚的宗门家族，就是修为稍微高上一点的散修，也同样看不上的。
Not only is it small in scale, but its quality is also rather poor. Such a spirit land wouldn't attract attention from even minor sects or scattered cultivators with higher cultivation levels.
rán ér nài lóng jiè suī miàn jī guǎng bó ， dàn rén yāo liǎng zú xiū shì de shù liàng gèng shì zhòng duō ， zì rán yǒu yī xiē xiǎo mén xiǎo pài huì liàng tǐ cái yī de kàn zhòng cǐ chù ， shèn zhì hái huì wèi zhè dī liè líng mài de guī shǔ zuò yī fān nǐ sǐ wǒ huó de zhēng duó 。
然而鼐龙界虽面积广博，但人妖两族修士的数量更是众多，自然有一些小门小派会量体裁衣的看中此处，甚至还会为这低劣灵脉的归属做一番你死我活的争夺。
However, though Nai Long World was vast, there were many more human and demon races. Some minor sects would take an interest in such places and even fight to the death over this inferior spirit vein.
dāng rán ， zhè yǐ shì bǎi nián qián de shì le 。
当然，这已是百年前的事了。
Of course, that happened a hundred years ago.
zuì hòu ， yóu léi lín zōng shèng chū ， zài zhè xiǎo xiǎo de líng mài zhī shàng ān jū luò hù 。
最后，由雷鳞宗胜出，在这小小的灵脉之上安居落户。
In the end, it was the Lian鳞 Sect that emerged victorious, settling down on top of this small spirit vein.
léi lín zōng tīng míng zì sì hū bù sú ， qí shí shì yī zhī yōng yǒu liǎng bǎi yú rén de mò liú xiǎo pài ， mén zhōng jǐn yǒu yī míng níng dān qī xiū wèi de tài shàng zhǎng lǎo ， zhù jī qī xiū shì shí yú gè ， qí yú de ， biàn quán shì líng dòng qī de dī jiē dì zǐ le 。
雷鳞宗听名字似乎不俗，其实是一只拥有两百余人的末流小派，门中仅有一名凝丹期修为的太上长老，筑基期修士十余个，其余的，便全是灵动期的低阶弟子了。
The Lian鳞 Sect sounds impressive from its name, but it's actually just a minor sect with only two hundred members. The sect has one senior elder at the Condensation Core stage and about ten Foundation Establishment cultivators. The rest are all low-ranking disciples in the Flexible Spirit Period.
jiù shí lì ér yán ， shèn zhì kě yǐ shuō ， hái bù jí lín xuān chū tà rù xiān dào de piāo yún gǔ ， zhà yī tīng yǒu xiē lí pǔ ， rán ér xiū xiān jiè de shí lì fēn bù ， běn lái jiù shì jīn zì tǎ xíng zhuàng de ， yuè shì gāo jiē de xiū shì ， shù liàng yuè shì xī bó ， zhè yì diǎn ， biàn shì líng jiè yě bù néng miǎn sú ， nài lóng jiè suī zī yuán fēng fù ， dàn dī jí xiū shì de bǐ lì ， yī jiù shì zài jiǔ chéng yǐ shàng de 。
就实力而言，甚至可以说，还不及林轩初踏入仙道的飘云谷，乍一听有些离谱，然而修仙界的实力分布，本来就是金字塔形状的，越是高阶的修士，数量越是稀薄，这一点，便是灵界也不能免俗，鼐龙界虽资源丰富，但低级修士的比例，依旧是在九成以上的。
In terms of strength, they could hardly be said to match the Flying Cloud Valley where Lin Xuan first entered the immortal path. At first glance, this seemed a bit absurd, but the distribution of power in the cultivation world was always pyramid-shaped—higher the stage, fewer the number. Even the spirit realm couldn't escape this rule. Despite Nai Long World's abundant resources, low-level cultivators still made up over ninety percent.
zhè yě cóng lìng yí gè cè miàn ， fǎn yìng chū xiān dào de jiān nán kùn kǔ 。
这也从另一个侧面，反应出仙道的艰难困苦。
This also reflected the hardships of ascending to immortality.
léi lín zōng zhè yàng de xiǎo mén xiǎo hù ， fàng yǎn nài lóng jiè nà shì shǔ bù shèng shǔ ， gāi pài hái suàn yùn qì bù cuò ， yǒu yī luò jiǎo zhī chù cǐ dì de líng mài suī rán sū fá kě chén zhī chù ， dàn jiù tā men yòng ， nà shì zú gòu le 。
雷鳞宗这样的小门小户，放眼鼐龙界那是数不胜数，该派还算运气不错，有一落脚之处此地的灵脉虽然苏乏可陈之处，但就他们用，那是足够了。
Minor sects like Lian鳞 were countless in Nai Long World. This particular sect was lucky enough to have a place to settle down. Though the spirit vein here wasn't impressive, it was sufficient for their needs.
sú huà shuō rén qióng zhì duǎn ， zhè yàng de xiǎo mén pài ， běn yě méi yǒu duō dà bào fù ， chéng xiān ， mén zhōng shì méi yǒu rén gǎn xiǎng le ， zhǐ yào néng jiāng dào tǒng chuán chéng xià qù ， tā men jiù xīn mǎn yì zú 。
俗话说人穷志短，这样的小门派，本也没有多大抱负，成仙，门中是没有人敢想了，只要能将道统传承下去，他们就心满意足。
As they say, "when poor, one's aspirations are short." Such minor sects didn't have much ambition; becoming an immortal was something no one in the sect dared to dream of. They were content as long as they could preserve their lineage.
zhè yàng de zōng mén kě yǐ shuō yǔ shì wú zhēng ， mén zhōng de dì zǐ ， shèn zhì dōu hěn jiǔ bù céng yǔ rén dòng shǒu le ， rán ér tiān yǒu bù cè fēng yún ， rén yǒu dàn xī huò fú ， jīn tiān què mò míng qí miào de ， yíng lái le miè mén zhī huò 。
这样的宗门可以说与世无争，门中的弟子，甚至都很久不曾与人动手了，然而天有不测风云，人有旦夕祸福，今天却莫名其妙的，迎来了灭门之祸。
Such a sect could be said to live in peace with the world. The disciples hadn't fought anyone for a long time. However, misfortune can strike at any moment. Today, disaster suddenly descended upon the Lian鳞 Sect.
shuō qǐ lái zhè chǎng zāi huò lái de yǒu diǎn yuān wǎng ， běn lái léi lín zōng suǒ zài de zhè ge dì fāng hěn shì huāng pì ， bié shuō gāo jiē xiū xiān zhě ， bú huì lái zhè niǎo bù lā shǐ zhī dì jiù suàn shì yǔ tā men xiū wèi chà bu duō de xiū shì ， yǒu shì méi shì ， yě bú huì wú duān guāng gù zhè lǐ 。
说起来这场灾祸来得有点冤枉，本来雷鳞宗所在的这个地方很是荒僻，别说高阶修仙者，不会来这鸟不拉屎之地就算是与他们修为差不多的修士，有事没事，也不会无端光顾这里。
To some extent, this calamity was unjustified. The area where the Lian鳞 Sect resided was quite remote. High-level cultivators wouldn’t come here, and even those of similar cultivation levels rarely visited without reason.
fù jìn suī rán yǒu sēn lín yǒu huāng mò ， dàn líng qì dōu hěn xī bó ， lǐ miàn de dòng wù ， yě yǐ pǔ tōng de yě shòu jū duō ， zhì yú yāo shòu ， dāng rán yě yǒu ， dàn dōu shì yī jiē huò zhě èr jiē ， zuì lì hài yě bù guò xiāng dāng yú zhù jī qī dǐng fēng de xiū xiān zhě yǐ léi lín zōng de shí lì zú yǐ yìng fù shèn zhì hái néng wèi tā men tí gōng bù shǎo xiū xiān suǒ bì xū de yuán liào ……
附近虽然有森林有荒漠，但灵气都很稀薄，里面的动物，也以普通的野兽居多，至于妖兽，当然也有，但都是一阶或者二阶，最厉害也不过相当于筑基期顶峰的修仙者以雷鳞宗的实力足以应付甚至还能为他们提供不少修仙所必须的原料……
Although there were forests and deserts nearby, the spirit energy was sparse. Most animals were ordinary beasts, while some demons existed but only at the first or second stage—equivalent to a Foundation Establishment peak cultivator. The Lian鳞 Sect's strength could handle such threats and even provided them with necessary cultivation materials...
suǒ yǐ zhè yì bǎi nián lái léi lín zōng de shí lì ， suī rán méi yǒu zěn me zēng zhǎng ， dàn zhì shǎo zōng mén nèi de dì zǐ ， dōu guò dé hěn xiāo yáo 。
所以这一百年来雷鳞宗的实力，虽然没有怎么增长，但至少宗门内的弟子，都过得很逍遥。
So, over this century, their strength hadn't grown much, but the disciples lived quite comfortably.
rán ér zài jīn tiān ， píng jìng bèi dǎ pò ， bù zhī dào cóng nǎ lǐ mò míng qí miào de cuàn chū yī yuán yīng qī de yāo shòu ， duì léi lín zōng de zǒng duò zhǎn kāi fēng kuáng de jìn gōng 。
然而在今天，平静被打破，不知道从哪里莫名其妙的窜出一元婴期的妖兽，对雷鳞宗的总舵展开疯狂的进攻。
However, today’s peace was shattered by an unexpected attack from a Level One Spirit Beast. This beast had reached the Transformed Form stage in terms of power, but due to some reason, its spirit intelligence didn’t activate, and it couldn’t transform into human form. Nevertheless, its strength was formidable; the Lian鳞 Sect barely held on with their protective array.
cǐ yāo shòu jiù shí lì lái shuō dá dào le huà xíng qī ， rán ér yīn wèi mǒu xiē yuán gù ， líng zhì méi néng kāi qǐ ， yě bù néng biàn huà chéng rén xíng ， rán ér shí lì zài nà lǐ bǎi zhe ， léi lín zōng nǎ lǐ dǐ dǎng dé zhù ， quán kào hù pài dà zhèn cái néng miǎn qiǎng jiān chí ， kě yǐ gāi pài de pín ruò ， hù pài dà zhèn yě bú shì shén me hǎo dōng xī ， yǎn kàn jiù yào yáo yáo yù zhuì le 。
此妖兽就实力来说达到了化形期，然而因为某些缘故，灵智没能开启，也不能变化成人型，然而实力在那里摆着，雷鳞宗哪里抵挡得住，全靠护派大阵才能勉强坚持，可以该派的贫弱，护派大阵也不是什么好东西，眼看就要摇摇欲坠了。
But given the sect's weakness, the protective array wasn't much help. It seemed about to collapse at any moment.
yī shēn chuān zào páo de lǎo zhě mù zì yù liè ， nán dào léi lín zōng de dào tǒng yào duàn zài zì jǐ shǒu zhōng ， cǐ yāo shòu líng zhì suī rán méi yǒu kāi qǐ ， què xiōng bào yì cháng ， ér qiě xíng dòng shí fēn xùn sù ， yí dàn hù pài tiān zhèn bèi gōng pò ， yǒu jī huì táo chū shēng tiān de dì zǐ liáo liáo kě shǔ 。
一身穿皂袍的老者目眦欲裂，难道雷鳞宗的道统要断在自己手中，此妖兽灵智虽然没有开启，却凶暴异常，而且行动十分迅速，一旦护派天阵被攻破，有机会逃出生天的弟子寥寥可数。
A gray-robed old man’s eyes were nearly bulging out of his sockets. Could it be that the lineage of the Lian鳞 Sect would end in his hands? Despite its lack of spirit intelligence, this beast was ferocious and moved swiftly. Once the protective array fell, few disciples could escape.
rán ér tā zhǐ shì níng dān qī ， gēn běn jiù huí tiān fá lì 。
然而他只是凝丹期，根本就回天乏力。
But he himself was only at the Condensation Core stage; there was nothing he could do to change things.
yòu shì yī shēng jù xiǎng chuán rù ěr duǒ ， zuì hòu yī céng guāng mù yǐ shì yáo yáo yù zhuì le 。
又是一声巨响传入耳朵，最后一层光幕已是摇摇欲坠了。
Another loud explosion rang out. The last layer of light barrier was trembling.
lǎo zhě tòng kǔ de bì shàng yǎn jīng ， zhèng xiǎng yào xià lìng ràng zhòng dì zǐ gè zì táo mìng ， rán ér jiù zài zhè shí ， yuǎn chù de tiān biān ， tū rán chū xiàn le yí gè guāng diǎn 。
老者痛苦的闭上眼睛，正想要下令让众弟子各自逃命，然而就在这时，远处的天边，突然出现了一个光点。
The old man closed his eyes in pain, about to order the disciples to flee when suddenly, a bright spot appeared on the horizon.
kāi shǐ shàng yuǎn ， hěn kuài jiù lái dào le yǎn qián 。
开始尚远，很快就来到了眼前。
At first far away, it soon approached.
guāng máng shōu liǎn ， lù chū yī róng mào píng fán de shào nián 。
光芒收敛，露出一容貌平凡的少年。
The light dimmed, revealing a plain-looking young man.
yǎn qián de hùn luàn ， ràng lín xuān yě yǒu diǎn yì wài 。
眼前的混乱，让林轩也有点意外。
The chaos before Lin Xuan left him somewhat surprised. He had been unlucky this time; cross-dimensional teleportation was difficult. Upon returning to Nai Long World, he was dropped in an extremely remote place with no one around. It took him several days of flying to reach here.
tā zhè cì yǒu diǎn dǎo méi ， yīn wèi kuà jiè chuán sòng yǒu hěn dà de nán dù ， huí dào nài lóng jiè lín xuān bèi diū dào le yī jí wéi huāng pì de chǎng suǒ ， liǎo wú rén yān ， jiù zhè yàng ， lín xuān yī lián fēi le qī bā tiān ， cái lái dào zhè lǐ 。
他这次有点倒霉，因为跨界传送有很大的难度，回到鼐龙界林轩被丢到了一极为荒僻的场所，了无人烟，就这样，林轩一连飞了七八天，才来到这里。
Despite the Lian鳞 Sect's low strength, asking for directions wasn't a problem. Lin Xuan flicked his sleeve and released a green sword energy that sliced through the beast like a fish swimming through water. The chaos calmed down as hundreds of cultivators stared in shock; they had never seen such a powerful figure.
léi lín zōng xiū shì de shí lì ， dī dé yǒu xiē lí pǔ ， dàn jǐn jǐn zhǎo tā men wèn lù ， zì rán shì méi yǒu wèn tí de ， lín xuān xiù páo yī fú ， yī dào qīng sè de jiàn qì yú yóu ér chū ， zhǐ jiàn líng guāng yī shǎn ， gāng gāng hái xiōng xiàng bì lù de yāo shòu ， jiù bèi pī wèi le liǎng bàn 。
雷鳞宗修士的实力，低得有些离谱，但仅仅找他们问路，自然是没有问题的，林轩袖袍一拂，一道青色的剑气鱼游而出，只见灵光一闪，刚刚还凶相毕露的妖兽，就被劈为了两半。
After a moment, it was the sect's senior elder who reacted, quickly flying out of the light barrier to bow before Lin Xuan: "Greetings, Senior! Thank you for saving our lives. If there’s anything we can do, please say."
yī shí jiān ， hùn luàn de chǎng jǐng píng jìng xià lái ， shù bǎi xiū shì mù dèng kǒu dāi ， tā men cóng méi yǒu jiàn guò rú cǐ děng jí de qiáng zhě ， yǐ zhì yú dōu bù zhī dào gāi zěn me zuò 。
一时间，混乱的场景平静下来，数百修士目瞪口呆，他们从没有见过如此等级的强者，以至于都不知道该怎么做。
"Don't be so formal,"
guò le piàn kè ， hái shì gāi pài de tài shàng zhǎng lǎo fǎn yìng guò lái ， lián máng fēi chū guāng mù ， chōng zhe lín xuān bài xià qù le ：“ cān jiàn qián bèi ， duō xiè qián bèi de jiù mìng zhī ēn ， qián bèi ruò yǒu shén me fēn fù ， jǐn guǎn shuō ， bì mén suī shí lì dī wēi ， yě yí dìng huì jìn lì qù zuò 。”
过了片刻，还是该派的太上长老反应过来，连忙飞出光幕，冲着林轩拜下去了：“参见前辈，多谢前辈的救命之恩，前辈若有什么吩咐，尽管说，敝门虽实力低微，也一定会尽力去做。”
Lin Xuan's expression was extremely indifferent. "It's a coincidence that we met. That strike was just a minor effort on my part. No need to bow; if you have the map of this area, I’d appreciate it."
“ bù yòng rú cǐ 。”
“不用如此。”
"Map?"
lín xuān liǎn shàng de biǎo qíng dàn mò yǐ jí ：“ xiāng féng jí shì yǒu yuán ， gāng gāng nà yī jī ， duì lín mǒu lái shuō ， bù guò shì jǔ shǒu zhī láo ér yǐ ， gè wèi bù yòng duō lǐ ， ruò shuō bào dá ， nǐ men kě yǒu zhè fù jìn de xiáng xì dì tú ？”
林轩脸上的表情淡漠以极：“相逢即是有缘，刚刚那一击，对林某来说，不过是举手之劳而已，各位不用多礼，若说报答，你们可有这附近的详细地图？”
The old man was taken aback. Although the Lian鳞 Sect lived in seclusion here, they couldn't be unaware of their surroundings.
“ dì tú ？”
“地图？”
"Please wait a moment,"
nà zào páo lǎo zhě yī è ， léi lín zōng suī rán yǔ shì wú zhēng ， dàn jì rán shì jū yǔ cǐ dì ， yǔ zhè fù jìn de dì xíng ， yòu zěn me kě néng bù qīng chǔ 。
那皂袍老者一愕，雷鳞宗虽然与世无争，但既然世居与此地，与这附近的地形，又怎么可能不清楚。
The old man respectfully said and then instructed his disciples to fetch the map.
“ qián bèi shāo dài piàn kè 。”
“前辈稍待片刻。”
Although these small fellows were weak, they acted quickly. Soon, a jade瞳 scroll was respectfully presented to Lin Xuan. He casually took it over, lowered his head slightly, and sank his divine sense into it.
zào páo lǎo zhě gōng jìng de shuō ， suí hòu jiù fēn fù shēn hòu de dì zǐ qù qǔ le 。
皂袍老者恭敬的说，随后就吩咐身后的弟子去取了。
Indeed, the map was very detailed. This place was much more remote than he had imagined. Without this map, he would have wasted a lot of time.
zhè xiē xiǎo jiā huo shí lì dī wēi ， dàn dòng zuò què hěn xùn sù ， hěn kuài ， jiù jiāng yī yù tóng jiǎn gōng jìng de chéng le shàng lái ， lín xuān suí shǒu jiē guò ， wēi wēi dī xià tou lú ， jiāng shén shí chén rù 。
这些小家伙实力低微，但动作却很迅速，很快，就将一玉瞳简恭敬的呈了上来，林轩随手接过，微微低下头颅，将神识沉入。
Lin Xuan took out an empty jade瞳 scroll, copied it, then gave them a set of array flags that he no longer used. Although his life-saving act was sufficient as payment, Lin Xuan felt good helping; it was just a small effort for him.
hái bié shuō ， fēi cháng de xiáng xì ， zhè dì fāng yuǎn bǐ zì jǐ xiǎng xiàng de hái yào piān pì ， rú guǒ méi yǒu zhè dì tú ， zì jǐ hái bù zhī dào yào zǒu duō shǎo yuān wǎng lù 。
还别说，非常的详细，这地方远比自己想象的还要偏僻，如果没有这地图，自己还不知道要走多少冤枉路。
With the map in hand, the journey became much smoother. First, Lin Xuan went to an area where cultivators gathered to gather more information. Then, he headed to a large immortal city and used the teleportation array.
lín xuān qǔ chū yī kòng bái yù tóng ， jiāng qí fù yìn lòu kè ， suí hòu yòu qǔ chū yī tào zì jǐ zǎo yǐ bù yòng de zhèn qí ， sòng gěi gāi pài 。
林轩取出一空白玉瞳，将其复印镂刻，随后又取出一套自己早已不用的阵旗，送给该派。
Although the price of teleportation was expensive, it wasn’t a concern for him. The Nai Long World was vast; even with his speed, it would take two or three years just to return to Cloud Concealment Sect by flying alone.
jǐn guǎn jiù mìng zhī ēn ， yǐ zú yǐ zuò wéi bào chóu ， dàn miàn duì zhè xiē dī jiē xiū xiān zhě ， lín xuān xīn qíng yòu bù cuò ， néng bāng yī xià ， yě bù guò shì jǔ shǒu zhī láo bà le 。
尽管救命之恩，已足以作为报酬，但面对这些低阶修仙者，林轩心情又不错，能帮一下，也不过是举手之劳罢了。
Teleportation was much faster and more convenient.
yǒu le dì tú ， jiē xià lái de lù chéng jiù shùn lì xǔ duō ， lín xuān xiān shì dào le yī xiū xiān zhě jù jū zhī suǒ ， dǎ tīng gèng xiáng xì de xiāo xī ， rán hòu zhuǎn dào qù yī dà de xiān chéng ， shǐ yòng chuán sòng zhèn 。
有了地图，接下来的路程就顺利许多，林轩先是到了一修仙者聚居之所，打听更详细的消息，然后转道去一大的仙城，使用传送阵。
This process didn't need detailed narration. A dozen days later, Lin Xuan was close to the Cloud Concealment Mountains.
suī rán chuán sòng jià gé bù fēi ， dàn duì tā lái shuō bù suàn shén me ， nài lóng jiè miàn jī shí zài tài dà ， jí biàn yǐ lín xuān de dùn sù ， rú guǒ guāng kào fēi de huà ， méi yǒu liǎng sān nián ， yě bié xiǎng huí dào yún yǐn zōng de 。
虽然传送价格不菲，但对他来说不算什么，鼐龙界面积实在太大，即便以林轩的遁速，如果光靠飞的话，没有两三年，也别想回到云隐宗的。
A hundred years had passed in a blur. He wondered what the current state of Cloud Concealment Sect would be like.
Here stretches a range of undulating mountains. The aura of spirit energy here is noticeably denser compared to the surroundings, as there's a small spirit vein running through the main peak of this mountain range for over ten miles.
Not only is it small in scale, but its quality is also rather poor. Such a spirit land wouldn't attract attention from even minor sects or scattered cultivators with higher cultivation levels.
However, though Nai Long World was vast, there were many more human and demon races. Some minor sects would take an interest in such places and even fight to the death over this inferior spirit vein.
Of course, that happened a hundred years ago.
In the end, it was the Lian鳞 Sect that emerged victorious, settling down on top of this small spirit vein.
The Lian鳞 Sect sounds impressive from its name, but it's actually just a minor sect with only two hundred members. The sect has one senior elder at the Condensation Core stage and about ten Foundation Establishment cultivators. The rest are all low-ranking disciples in the Flexible Spirit Period.
In terms of strength, they could hardly be said to match the Flying Cloud Valley where Lin Xuan first entered the immortal path. At first glance, this seemed a bit absurd, but the distribution of power in the cultivation world was always pyramid-shaped—higher the stage, fewer the number. Even the spirit realm couldn't escape this rule. Despite Nai Long World's abundant resources, low-level cultivators still made up over ninety percent.
This also reflected the hardships of ascending to immortality.
Minor sects like Lian鳞 were countless in Nai Long World. This particular sect was lucky enough to have a place to settle down. Though the spirit vein here wasn't impressive, it was sufficient for their needs.
As they say, "when poor, one's aspirations are short." Such minor sects didn't have much ambition; becoming an immortal was something no one in the sect dared to dream of. They were content as long as they could preserve their lineage.
Such a sect could be said to live in peace with the world. The disciples hadn't fought anyone for a long time. However, misfortune can strike at any moment. Today, disaster suddenly descended upon the Lian鳞 Sect.
To some extent, this calamity was unjustified. The area where the Lian鳞 Sect resided was quite remote. High-level cultivators wouldn’t come here, and even those of similar cultivation levels rarely visited without reason.
Although there were forests and deserts nearby, the spirit energy was sparse. Most animals were ordinary beasts, while some demons existed but only at the first or second stage—equivalent to a Foundation Establishment peak cultivator. The Lian鳞 Sect's strength could handle such threats and even provided them with necessary cultivation materials...
So, over this century, their strength hadn't grown much, but the disciples lived quite comfortably.
However, today’s peace was shattered by an unexpected attack from a Level One Spirit Beast. This beast had reached the Transformed Form stage in terms of power, but due to some reason, its spirit intelligence didn’t activate, and it couldn’t transform into human form. Nevertheless, its strength was formidable; the Lian鳞 Sect barely held on with their protective array.
But given the sect's weakness, the protective array wasn't much help. It seemed about to collapse at any moment.
"Damn!"
A gray-robed old man’s eyes were nearly bulging out of his sockets. Could it be that the lineage of the Lian鳞 Sect would end in his hands? Despite its lack of spirit intelligence, this beast was ferocious and moved swiftly. Once the protective array fell, few disciples could escape.
But he himself was only at the Condensation Core stage; there was nothing he could do to change things.
Boom!
Another loud explosion rang out. The last layer of light barrier was trembling.
The old man closed his eyes in pain, about to order the disciples to flee when suddenly, a bright spot appeared on the horizon.
At first far away, it soon approached.
The light dimmed, revealing a plain-looking young man.
The chaos before Lin Xuan left him somewhat surprised. He had been unlucky this time; cross-dimensional teleportation was difficult. Upon returning to Nai Long World, he was dropped in an extremely remote place with no one around. It took him several days of flying to reach here.
Despite the Lian鳞 Sect's low strength, asking for directions wasn't a problem. Lin Xuan flicked his sleeve and released a green sword energy that sliced through the beast like a fish swimming through water. The chaos calmed down as hundreds of cultivators stared in shock; they had never seen such a powerful figure.
After a moment, it was the sect's senior elder who reacted, quickly flying out of the light barrier to bow before Lin Xuan: "Greetings, Senior! Thank you for saving our lives. If there’s anything we can do, please say."
"Don't be so formal,"
Lin Xuan's expression was extremely indifferent. "It's a coincidence that we met. That strike was just a minor effort on my part. No need to bow; if you have the map of this area, I’d appreciate it."
"Map?"
The old man was taken aback. Although the Lian鳞 Sect lived in seclusion here, they couldn't be unaware of their surroundings.
"Please wait a moment,"
The old man respectfully said and then instructed his disciples to fetch the map.
Although these small fellows were weak, they acted quickly. Soon, a jade瞳 scroll was respectfully presented to Lin Xuan. He casually took it over, lowered his head slightly, and sank his divine sense into it.
Indeed, the map was very detailed. This place was much more remote than he had imagined. Without this map, he would have wasted a lot of time.
Lin Xuan took out an empty jade瞳 scroll, copied it, then gave them a set of array flags that he no longer used. Although his life-saving act was sufficient as payment, Lin Xuan felt good helping; it was just a small effort for him.
With the map in hand, the journey became much smoother. First, Lin Xuan went to an area where cultivators gathered to gather more information. Then, he headed to a large immortal city and used the teleportation array.
Although the price of teleportation was expensive, it wasn’t a concern for him. The Nai Long World was vast; even with his speed, it would take two or three years just to return to Cloud Concealment Sect by flying alone.
Teleportation was much faster and more convenient.
This process didn't need detailed narration. A dozen days later, Lin Xuan was close to the Cloud Concealment Mountains.
A hundred years had passed in a blur. He wondered what the current state of Cloud Concealment Sect would be like.