duó mìng shū shēng liǎn yī hán ， shēn shǒu zài chǔ wù dài shàng yī pāi ， guāng huá lián shǎn ， shí liù kē zǐ sè de yuán zhū xíng zhuàng de líng qì jiù bèi tā jì le qǐ lái 。
夺命书生脸一寒，伸手在储物袋上一拍，光华连闪，十六颗紫色的圆珠形状的灵器就被他祭了起来。
The face of the deadly scholar turned cold as he reached into his storage bag and snapped his fingers. A series of flashes lit up, and sixteen purple spherical spirit artifacts were summoned.
nà yuán zhū zài tiān kōng zhōng dī liū liū yī zhuǎn zhī hòu ， lì kè huà wèi zǐ sè de guāng yǐng ， xiàng zhe bì xuě huán yíng le shàng qù 。
那圆珠在天空中滴溜溜一转之后，立刻化为紫色的光影，向着碧雪环迎了上去。
The round pearls spun in the sky before transforming into a purplish light that rushed towards the Jade Ring of Snow.
pèng zhuàng zhī shēng dà qǐ ， shuāng fāng de líng qì zài tiān kōng hù xiāng jiāo zhī ， xiàn rù le xiāng chí ， xiǎng yào fēn chū gāo xià ， kǒng pà xū yào bù duǎn de shí jiān 。
碰撞之声大起，双方的灵器在天空互相交织，陷入了相持，想要分出高下，恐怕需要不短的时间。
A loud collision echoed as both their spirit artifacts interwove in mid-air, creating a stalemate. It would likely take some time to determine which was superior.
yuè ér tàn le kǒu qì ， méi xiǎng dào duì fāng jū rán rú tóng shào yé yī yàng ， yōng yǒu chéng tào de líng qì ， ér qiě shù liàng rú cǐ zhī duō 。
月儿叹了口气，没想到对方居然如同少爷一样，拥有成套的灵器，而且数量如此之多。
Moon sighed, surprised that her opponent had a set of spirit artifacts like his lordship, and in such great numbers.
bù guò yuè ér dào yě méi yǒu shén me wèi jù zhī sè ， shǒu niē fǎ jué ， zhèng xiǎng yào shī zhǎn bié de shén tōng ， kě jiù zài zhè shí ， yì biàn dǒu qǐ 。
不过月儿倒也没有什么畏惧之色，手捏法诀，正想要施展别的神通，可就在这时，异变陡起。
However, Moon showed no fear. She formed a hand seal and was about to unleash another technique when suddenly, something unexpected happened.
nà zhào shǒu guāng jiàn zhù rù le rú cǐ zhī duō de líng lì ， fú yī rán méi yǒu xiào guǒ ， liǎn shàng bù yóu xiàn chū xǐ yōu cān bàn de shén sè 。
那赵守光见注入了如此之多的灵力，符依然没有效果，脸上不由现出喜忧参半的神色。
Zhao Shouguang's face showed a mix of joy and worry as he saw the talisman still hadn't worked despite pouring so much spirit energy into it. The joy came from its difficulty to activate; once triggered, its power might exceed expectations. But the worry was that too much time had been wasted, and perhaps his opponent would use another tricky technique.
xǐ yuè de shì cǐ fú rú cǐ nán yǐ qǐ dòng ， nà me yí dàn jī fā chéng gōng ， wēi lì kǒng pà bǐ xiǎng xiàng de hái yào gèng shèng yī chóu ， dān xīn de shì dān gē de shí jiān tài jiǔ ， nà yā tou shuō bù dìng yòu huì shī zhǎn shén me bié de jí shǒu shén tōng 。
喜悦的是此符如此难以启动，那么一旦激发成功，威力恐怕比想象的还要更胜一筹，担心的是耽搁的时间太久，那丫头说不定又会施展什么别的棘手神通。
A hint of hesitation flashed in his eyes before he opened his mouth, spitting out a mouthful of blood.
yǎn zhōng shǎn guò yī lǚ yóu yù zhī sè ， zhào shǒu guāng tū rán zhāng kāi zuǐ ， yī kǒu xiān xuè pēn chū 。
眼中闪过一缕犹豫之色，赵守光突然张开嘴，一口鲜血喷出。
The talisman, having absorbed some of his essence blood, began to change. It burst into a fireball the size of a face.
nà fú xī shōu le jīng xuè yǐ hòu ， zhōng yú kāi shǐ fā shēng biàn huà le ， hōng de rán chéng le yī kē liǎn pán dà xiǎo de huǒ qiú 。
那符吸收了精血以后，终于开始发生变化了，轰的燃成了一颗脸盘大小的火球。
Spirit energy from around them started gathering and being drawn into the fireball.
fù jìn de líng qì kāi shǐ xiàng zhè biān jù jí ， bèi xī rù le huǒ qiú lǐ 。
附近的灵气开始像这边聚集，被吸入了火球里。
"What is this?"
“ zhè shì ……”
“这是……”
Moon's eyes widened in shock. This wasn't just an ordinary five-element talisman; it was a rare sealing talisman.
yuè ér dì yǎn zhōng liú lù chū yī sī hài rán 。 zhè bú shì pǔ tōng dì wǔ xíng fú 。 ér shì hǎn jiàn dì fēng yìn zhī fú 。
月儿地眼中流露出一丝骇然。这不是普通地五行符。而是罕见地封印之符。
Sealing talismans, like beast talismans and array talismans, were special but contained physical objects rather than spells.
fēng yìn zhī fú 。 yǔ shòu fú 、 zhèn fú yī yàng 。 dōu shǔ yú tè shū fú 。 rán ér lǐ miàn fēng yìn dì 。 què bú shì fǎ shù 。 ér shì shí wù 。
封印之符。与兽符、阵符一样。都属于特殊符。然而里面封印地。却不是法术。而是实物。
These items couldn't be used freely by their owners; they required the use of a talisman to activate them. However, such items usually had immense power.
zhè xiē wù pǐn 。 bù néng xiàng líng qì 。 fǎ bǎo yī yàng 。 rèn yóu zhǔ rén yùn zhuàn rú yì 。 ér xū yào jiè zhù fú 。 cái néng jī fā shén tōng 。
这些物品。不能像灵器。法宝一样。任由主人运转如意。而需要借助符。才能激发神通。
Since Moon practiced ghost cultivation techniques, this tall female figure was also a Ghost Immortal!
bù guò tōng cháng 。 zhè yàng dì wù pǐn wēi lì dōu shì jí dà ！
不过通常。这样地物品威力都是极大！
After the initial shock, the deadly scholar reacted swiftly, pouring all his spirit energy into the Buddha statue. The light from it intensified and enveloped several feet around them.
huǒ yàn jiàn jiàn dì xiǎo le xià qù 。 yuè ér yě kàn qīng chǔ le lǐ miàn suǒ fēng yìn dì dōng xī 。
火焰渐渐地小了下去。月儿也看清楚了里面所封印地东西。
Moon wasn't outdone; she injected several hand seals into the ghostly figure. It smiled back, its body glowing with light, resisting the Buddhist light.
shì yī zūn fó xiàng ， xíng mào zhuāng yán ， zào xíng gǔ piáo ， yī kàn jiù bú shì fán wù 。
是一尊佛像，形貌庄严，造型古朴，一看就不是凡物。
Zhao Shouguang's face was a picture of despair as he realized his trump card had been met. The situation now boiled down to a power struggle during this critical phase.
dà piàn de fó guāng yóu shàng miàn jī shè ér chū 。
大片的佛光由上面激射而出。
After consuming two Heavenly Dust Pills, Lin轩 felt the spirit energy in his body changing when he used inner vision.
yuè ér zhōng yú lù chū le jīng róng 。 zhè zhǒng fó guāng shén tōng ， pǔ tōng de xiū shì ， huò xǔ bìng bú shì hěn wèi jù ， dàn shēn wèi yīn hún zhī tǐ ， cǐ wù zhèng shì zì jǐ de kè xīng wú yí 。
月儿终于露出了惊容。这种佛光神通，普通的修士，或许并不是很畏惧，但身为阴魂之体，此物正是自己的克星无疑。
In his dantian, thin strands of green spirit energy coalesced and dispersed repeatedly. After many cycles, a tiny portion of it began to change color, turning from emerald to a pale golden hue.
cǐ shí zuì hǎo de xuǎn zé dāng rán shì yuǎn yuǎn dùn qù ， dàn lüè yī yóu yù zhī hòu ， yuè ér bìng méi yǒu zhè yàng zuò ， shào yé níng dān zhèng dào le zuì guān jiàn dì shí kè ， qiān wàn dǎ rǎo bù dé 。
此时最好的选择当然是远远遁去，但略一犹豫之后，月儿并没有这样做，少爷凝丹正到了最关键地时刻，千万打扰不得。
It also became thicker, transitioning from gaseous to liquid form...
yī yǎo yīng chún 。 yuè ér shēn chū shuāng shǒu ， zài xū kōng zhōng huá guò qí yì de guǐ jì ， kǒu zhōng tǔ chū huì sè nán dǒng de zhòu yǔ 。
一咬樱唇。月儿伸出双手，在虚空中划过奇异的轨迹，口中吐出晦涩难懂的咒语。
Lin轩 was elated; although this was his first attempt at the condensation stage, he had prepared extensively beforehand. Success seemed likely!
wù qì zài cì yóu tā shēn shàng mào chū 。 rán ér zhè yī cì ， què shì fěn hóng sè 。
雾气再次由她身上冒出。然而这一次，却是粉红色。
However, Lin轩 didn't get too complacent. He carefully controlled the golden spirit energy—more accurately, spirit fluid—and allowed surrounding spirit energy to continue nourishing it.
nà xiē fěn hóng sè de wù qì níng jù zài yì qǐ ， jìng rán huàn huà chū le yī shēn cái gāo dà de nǚ guǐ huàn yǐng 。
那些粉红色的雾气凝聚在一起，竟然幻化出了一身材高大的女鬼幻影。
After some time, the color became pure gold and began floating, coalescing into a thumb-sized golden core in his dantian.
suī shuō shì guǐ ， dàn róng mào què qīng xiù yǐ jí ， ér qiě hún shēn shàng xià ， jìng rán yě tòu chū le sī sī xiān qì 。
虽说是鬼，但容貌却清秀以极，而且浑身上下，竟然也透出了丝丝仙气。
It was still fragile, barely holding together.
“ jiàng xiān shù ！”
“降仙术！”
Lin轩 placed his hands on his thighs, fingers interlocked. A golden ball appeared in his dantian.
zhào shǒu guāng jī hū dèng diào le zì jǐ de yǎn zhū ， zěn me yě méi xiǎng dào yǎn qián dì yīn hún jìng rán néng gòu shǐ chū yǐ jīng shī chuán de fǎ shù 。
赵守光几乎瞪掉了自己的眼珠，怎么也没想到眼前地阴魂竟然能够使出已经失传的法术。
Purification Fire of Pure Yang!
suǒ wèi jiàng xiān shù ， gù míng sī yì ， nǎi shì yǐ běn shēn de fǎ lì wèi yǐn 。 qǐng chū shàng jiè de xiān rén ， chuán shuō xiū liàn dào jí zhì ， zhēn de yǒu rú xiān rén fù tǐ ， dāng rán ， nà jǐn jǐn shì chuán shuō ， bì xū yào dào dù jié qī ， fēi shēng qián de zuì hòu yí gè jìng jiè cái néng yǒu cǐ shén tōng 。
所谓降仙术，顾名思义，乃是以本身的法力为引。请出上界的仙人，传说修炼到极致，真的有如仙人附体，当然，那仅仅是传说，必须要到渡劫期，飞升前的最后一个境界才能有此神通。
With the golden core now formed, Lin轩 had officially entered the condensation stage.
yǐ yuè ér xiàn zài de xiū wèi ， zuì duō yě jiù néng gòu qǐng lái xiān rén de yī lǚ cán yǐng 。
以月儿现在的修为，最多也就能够请来仙人的一缕残影。
But it was unstable; a small mistake could send him back to the foundation stage. He focused on channeling all remaining spirit energy into the newly formed golden core, enveloped by the pure Yang Purification Fire for nourishment and refinement.
yóu yú tā xué de nǎi shì guǐ xiū zhī shù ， suǒ yǐ zhè gāo dà dì nǚ zǐ xū yǐng 。 tóng yàng yě jiù shì guǐ xiān ！
由于她学的乃是鬼修之术，所以这高大地女子虚影。同样也就是鬼仙！
Only after this process would he truly be considered a successful condensation.
jīng yà guò hòu ， nà duó mìng shū shēng de fǎn yìng yě jí qí xùn jié ， jiāng hún shēn de fǎ lì zhù rù fó xiàng zhī zhōng ， dùn shí ， fó guāng gèng shèng gāng cái ， jiāng fāng yuán shù zhàng dì fàn wéi quán dōu lǒng zhào le qǐ lái 。
惊讶过后，那夺命书生的反应也极其迅捷，将浑身的法力注入佛像之中，顿时，佛光更胜刚才，将方圆数丈地范围全都笼罩了起来。
Lin轩 sat in his stone chamber, diligently working hard as he refined the golden core within his body. Meanwhile, dense spirit energy surrounded his body's surface.
yuè ér yě bù shì ruò ， jǐ dào fǎ jué zhù rù nà cán yǐng zhī zhōng ， zhǐ jiàn nà guǐ xiān huí móu yī xiào ， hún shēn tóng yàng guāng máng dà fàng 。 dǐ yù zhù le fó guāng 。
月儿也不示弱，几道法诀注入那残影之中，只见那鬼仙回眸一笑，浑身同样光芒大放。抵御住了佛光。
As he entered the condensation stage, excess spirit energy began to leave his body. This was normal, but an anomaly occurred: a bag at his waist dropped down, revealing a white beast egg inside.
zhào shǒu guāng de liǎn sè nán kàn dào le jí diǎn 。 méi xiǎng dào zì jǐ yǐ jīng shǐ chū shā shǒu jiǎn ， kě duì fāng hái shì jiē le xià lái 。
赵守光的脸色难看到了极点。没想到自己已经使出杀手锏，可对方还是接了下来。
The spirit energy from Lin轩's body seemed to find an outlet and flooded into the egg...
yī shí jiān 。 jìng chéng le bǐ pīn fǎ lì de jú miàn 。 le zuì guān jiàn de shí qī 。
一时间。竟成了比拼法力的局面。了最关键的时期。
After some time, Lin轩 abruptly opened his eyes, took a deep breath, then examined his palm.
yī lián fú le liǎng lì tiān chén dān ， dāng yào lì wán quán sàn kāi yǐ hòu ， lín xuān fā jué tǐ nèi de líng qì kāi shǐ fā shēng biàn huà le 。
一连服了两粒天尘丹，当药力完全散开以后，林轩发觉体内的灵气开始发生变化了。
His face slowly lit up with joy.
shī zhǎn nèi shì zhī fǎ ， zhǐ jiàn dān tián zhī zhōng ， yī sī yī sī de qīng sè líng qì hù xiāng jù hé ， fēn jiě ， zài jù hé ， zài fēn jiě ……
施展内视之法，只见丹田之中，一丝一丝的青色灵气互相聚合，分解，再聚合，再分解……
Golden Core Complete!
rú cǐ guò chéng fǎn fù le bù zhī duō shǎo biàn yǐ hòu ， jí shǎo jí shǎo yī bù fèn líng qì de yán sè jiàn jiàn fā shēng biàn huà le ， yóu yuán xiān de qīng cuì yù dī ， zhuǎn huà chū le yì diǎn dàn jīn de yán sè 。
如此过程反复了不知多少遍以后，极少极少一部分灵气的颜色渐渐发生变化了，由原先的青翠欲滴，转化出了一点淡金的颜色。
Images of past cultivation flashed through his mind: the initial excitement at entering the immortal path, the frustration from being underestimated, the hardships on the Heart Refinement Path...
ér qiě kāi shǐ biàn dé nóng chóu qǐ lái ， yóu qì tài biàn wèi yè tài ……
而且开始变得浓稠起来，由气态变为液态……
The cautious and ecstatic moments after obtaining the Blue Star Sea, followed by countless battles and near-death experiences...
lín xuān xīn zhōng dà xǐ ， suī rán zhè shì dì yī cì chōng jī níng dān jìng jiè ， dàn zài cǐ zhī qián ， tā zǎo jiù liú shén shōu jí guò zhè fāng miàn dì zī liào ， kàn lái zhè yī cì ， chéng gōng shì dà yǒu xī wàng a ！
林轩心中大喜，虽然这是第一次冲击凝丹境界，但在此之前，他早就留神收集过这方面地资料，看来这一次，成功是大有希望啊！
After so many trials, he finally felt accomplished.
bù guò lín xuān bìng méi yǒu yīn cǐ zhì dé yì mǎn ， fǎn ér gèng jiā de xiǎo xīn yì yì ， suǒ wèi yī zhe bù shèn ， mǎn pán jiē shū ， zhè shí hòu zhǐ yào chū yì diǎn diǎn chā cuò ， kě jiù qián gōng jìn qì le 。
不过林轩并没有因此志得意满，反而更加的小心翼翼，所谓一着不慎，满盘皆输，这时候只要出一点点差错，可就前功尽弃了。
Now, Lin轩 had entered the ranks of high-ranking cultivators.
lín xuān xiǎo xīn de cāo kòng zhe nà jīn sè de líng qì …… bù ， yīng gāi shì líng yè cái duì ， ràng zhōu wéi qí tā de líng qì ， jì xù duì qí jìn xíng zī yǎng 。
林轩小心的操控着那金色的灵气……不，应该是灵液才对，让周围其他的灵气，继续对其进行滋养。
Knowing that although there were eight stages in cultivation, the strongest here was an婴期 veteran. Entering the next stage, 合期, would send one to another realm.
yě bù zhī guò le duō jiǔ ， nà yán sè yuè lái yuè nóng ， yóu qǐ chū de dàn jīn sè ， biàn chéng le chún jīn sè 。
也不知过了多久，那颜色越来越浓，由起初的淡金色，变成了纯金色。
Immortal cultivation was difficult; even in Youzhou, only a few reached the 婴期. The condensation stage was already formidable.
rán hòu ， màn màn de xuán fú le qǐ lái ， kāi shǐ níng jù zài yì qǐ ， hěn kuài ， yī kē mǔ zhǐ dà xiǎo de jīn dān zài dān tián de xū kōng zhōng chéng xíng le 。
然后，慢慢的悬浮了起来，开始凝聚在一起，很快，一颗拇指大小的金丹在丹田的虚空中成型了。
Moreover, entering each new stage doubled his lifespan. At just forty years old, he had at least ten times less than the four hundred-year lifespan of a condensation cultivator.
bù guò kàn zhe hái hěn cuì ruò ， xī xī dì ， sì hū suí shí yǒu sàn kāi de kě néng 。
不过看着还很脆弱，稀稀地，似乎随时有散开的可能。
In other words, he still had a chance to advance further and enter the 婴期.
lín xuān shuāng shǒu tái qǐ ， fēn bié píng fàng yú zuǒ yòu de dà tuǐ shàng ， shí zhǐ yǔ mǔ zhǐ xiāng kòu ， pēng ， yī tuán jīn sè de zài dān tián zhōng chū xiàn le 。
林轩双手抬起，分别平放于左右的大腿上，食指与拇指相扣，嘭，一团金色的在丹田中出现了。
Lin轩 didn't remain overly elated for long; he quickly calmed down his excitement. His eyes unconsciously swept over the cave before landing on the white beast egg.
chún yáng dān huǒ ！
纯阳丹火！
Lin轩 was surprised, showing slight astonishment as beast eggs could not naturally come out of a spirit beast bag.
jīn dān jì rán yǐ jīng chū bù chéng xíng ， nà me lín xuān cǐ shí ， kě yǐ shuō yǐ jīng zhèng shì tà rù le níng dān qī de jìng jiè 。
金丹既然已经初步成型，那么林轩此时，可以说已经正式踏入了凝丹期的境界。
However, after probing with his divine sense, surprise turned to joy.
zhǐ bù guò hái hěn bù wěn dìng ， yí bù xiǎo xīn ， jiù yǒu kě néng chóng xīn diào luò dào zhù jī qī qù 。 xīn niàn dòng chù ， dān tián nèi cán cún xià lái de líng lì quán bù fēng kuáng de xiàng chū bù chéng xíng de jīn dān yǒng qù ， bìng jiāng bāo guǒ le qǐ lái ， wài miàn zé shì jīn sè de chún yáng dān huǒ ， zī yǎng ， níng liàn 。
只不过还很不稳定，一不小心，就有可能重新掉落到筑基期去。心念动处，丹田内残存下来的灵力全部疯狂的像初步成型的金丹涌去，并将包裹了起来，外面则是金色的纯阳丹火，滋养，凝炼。
There were signs of life inside the egg, strong and vibrant. It seemed it would soon hatch.
zhǐ yǒu zhè ge guò chéng áo guò le ， zì jǐ cái kě yǐ shuō shì zhēn zhèng dì níng dān chéng gōng 。
只有这个过程熬过了，自己才可以说是真正地凝丹成功。
Lin轩's happiness was evident; he had spent much effort trying various methods to incubate this egg since obtaining it from the Demon Tyrant's cave but had failed. He had even considered giving up, so finding it now with its own activity was unexpected.
lín xuān jìng zuò yú shí shì zhōng ， xīn kǔ dì yòng gōng ， dāng tā zài tǐ nèi duàn shāo jīn dān de shí hòu ， shēn tǐ biǎo miàn 。 yě tóng yàng bèi nóng yù dì líng qì bāo guǒ 。
林轩静坐于石室中，辛苦地用功，当他在体内煅烧金丹的时候，身体表面。也同样被浓郁地灵气包裹。
Was it related to his recent condensation?
yī sī yī sī de líng lì ， cóng tā shēn tǐ biǎo miàn sàn fà chū lái ， cóng zhù jī qī jìn rù níng dān qī yǐ hòu ， zài tǐ nèi yùn xíng dì líng lì yě huì fā shēng yí gè zhì biàn de guò chéng ， duō yú de zé huì pái chū tǐ wài 。
一丝一丝的灵力，从他身体表面散发出来，从筑基期进入凝丹期以后，在体内运行地灵力也会发生一个质变的过程，多余的则会排出体外。
At that time, Lin轩 had focused on refining his golden core and hadn't seen the spirit energy absorption by the egg. But his guess was close.
yuán běn zhè xiē dōu shǔ yú zhèng cháng xiàn xiàng ， kě cǐ shí 。 yì biàn què fā shēng le ， lín xuān yāo jiān de yí gè dài zi zì jǐ diào le xià lái ， dài kǒu dǎ kāi ， cóng lǐ miàn gǔn chū yī méi pí qiú dà xiǎo de bái sè shòu luǎn 。
原本这些都属于正常现象，可此时。异变却发生了，林轩腰间的一个袋子自己掉了下来，袋口打开，从里面滚出一枚皮球大小的白色兽卵。
Confirming again, he concluded that the egg would hatch soon.
nà shòu luǎn luò dì yǐ hòu ， cóng lín xuān tǐ biǎo sàn fà chū lái de líng lì ， jiù rú tóng zhǎo dào le xuān xiè kǒu ， quán bù yī wō fēng dì yǒng rù dào shòu luǎn zhī zhōng ……
那兽卵落地以后，从林轩体表散发出来的灵力，就如同找到了宣泄口，全部一窝蜂地涌入到兽卵之中……
Lin轩 happily stored the egg in his storage bag.
yě bù zhī dào guò le duō jiǔ 。
也不知道过了多久。
He then flicked his sleeves to open the cave door and walked out of the stone chamber.
yì zhí rú shí xiàng bān dāi zuò de lín xuān tū rán zhēng kāi le yǎn jīng ， shēn shēn de xī le kǒu qì ， rán hòu yòu shēn chū shǒu 。 kàn le kàn zì jǐ de zhǎng xīn 。
一直如石象般呆坐的林轩突然睁开了眼睛，深深的吸了口气，然后又伸出手。看了看自己的掌心。
A green aura surrounded Lin轩 as he ascended into the sky. Seeing the girl's shadow, Lin轩 frowned slightly before releasing his divine sense. He quickly detected a strong spirit energy fluctuation several miles away in an empty desert.
suí jí ， liǎn shàng yī fēn yī fēn de zhàn fàng chū kuáng xǐ de biǎo qíng 。
随即，脸上一分一分的绽放出狂喜的表情。
One was familiar—Moon—and the other was a late-stage foundation cultivator!
jīn dān dà chéng ！
金丹大成！
Moon and someone were fighting, with Moon at a disadvantage. With Lin轩's powerful divine sense, he could roughly gauge their situation from dozens of miles away.
wǎng xī xiū liàn de yí mù mù chū xiàn zài nǎo hǎi lǐ ， gāng gāng tà rù xiān dào de chōng jǐng 。 bèi rén qīng shì de wú nài yǔ fèn nù ， zài liàn xīn lù dì xīn kǔ yǔ fù chū ……
往昔修炼的一幕幕出现在脑海里，刚刚踏入仙道的憧憬。被人轻视的无奈与愤怒，在炼心路地辛苦与付出……
After concluding this, Lin轩 sighed; Moon must have wanted to avoid affecting him, so she chose to intercept her opponent far away instead of bringing them into the array.
dé dào lán sè xīng hǎi hòu de xiǎo xīn yǔ kuáng xǐ ， yǐ jí hòu miàn suǒ jīng lì de yī cì cì sī shā ， zài shēng yǔ sǐ dì biān yuán yóu zǒu ……
得到蓝色星海后的小心与狂喜，以及后面所经历的一次次厮杀，在生与死地边缘游走……
He flashed and transformed into a streak of light, quickly heading towards where the spirit energy was fluctuating.
The face of the deadly scholar turned cold as he reached into his storage bag and snapped his fingers. A series of flashes lit up, and sixteen purple spherical spirit artifacts were summoned.
"Quickly!"
The round pearls spun in the sky before transforming into a purplish light that rushed towards the Jade Ring of Snow.
A loud collision echoed as both their spirit artifacts interwove in mid-air, creating a stalemate. It would likely take some time to determine which was superior.
Moon sighed, surprised that her opponent had a set of spirit artifacts like his lordship, and in such great numbers.
However, Moon showed no fear. She formed a hand seal and was about to unleash another technique when suddenly, something unexpected happened.
Zhao Shouguang's face showed a mix of joy and worry as he saw the talisman still hadn't worked despite pouring so much spirit energy into it. The joy came from its difficulty to activate; once triggered, its power might exceed expectations. But the worry was that too much time had been wasted, and perhaps his opponent would use another tricky technique.
A hint of hesitation flashed in his eyes before he opened his mouth, spitting out a mouthful of blood.
The talisman, having absorbed some of his essence blood, began to change. It burst into a fireball the size of a face.
Spirit energy from around them started gathering and being drawn into the fireball.
"What is this?"
Moon's eyes widened in shock. This wasn't just an ordinary five-element talisman; it was a rare sealing talisman.
Sealing talismans, like beast talismans and array talismans, were special but contained physical objects rather than spells.
These items couldn't be used freely by their owners; they required the use of a talisman to activate them. However, such items usually had immense power.
Since Moon practiced ghost cultivation techniques, this tall female figure was also a Ghost Immortal!
After the initial shock, the deadly scholar reacted swiftly, pouring all his spirit energy into the Buddha statue. The light from it intensified and enveloped several feet around them.
Moon wasn't outdone; she injected several hand seals into the ghostly figure. It smiled back, its body glowing with light, resisting the Buddhist light.
Zhao Shouguang's face was a picture of despair as he realized his trump card had been met. The situation now boiled down to a power struggle during this critical phase.
After consuming two Heavenly Dust Pills, Lin轩 felt the spirit energy in his body changing when he used inner vision.
In his dantian, thin strands of green spirit energy coalesced and dispersed repeatedly. After many cycles, a tiny portion of it began to change color, turning from emerald to a pale golden hue.
It also became thicker, transitioning from gaseous to liquid form...
Lin轩 was elated; although this was his first attempt at the condensation stage, he had prepared extensively beforehand. Success seemed likely!
However, Lin轩 didn't get too complacent. He carefully controlled the golden spirit energy—more accurately, spirit fluid—and allowed surrounding spirit energy to continue nourishing it.
After some time, the color became pure gold and began floating, coalescing into a thumb-sized golden core in his dantian.
It was still fragile, barely holding together.
Lin轩 placed his hands on his thighs, fingers interlocked. A golden ball appeared in his dantian.
Purification Fire of Pure Yang!
With the golden core now formed, Lin轩 had officially entered the condensation stage.
But it was unstable; a small mistake could send him back to the foundation stage. He focused on channeling all remaining spirit energy into the newly formed golden core, enveloped by the pure Yang Purification Fire for nourishment and refinement.
Only after this process would he truly be considered a successful condensation.
Lin轩 sat in his stone chamber, diligently working hard as he refined the golden core within his body. Meanwhile, dense spirit energy surrounded his body's surface.
As he entered the condensation stage, excess spirit energy began to leave his body. This was normal, but an anomaly occurred: a bag at his waist dropped down, revealing a white beast egg inside.
The spirit energy from Lin轩's body seemed to find an outlet and flooded into the egg...
After some time, Lin轩 abruptly opened his eyes, took a deep breath, then examined his palm.
His face slowly lit up with joy.
Golden Core Complete!
Images of past cultivation flashed through his mind: the initial excitement at entering the immortal path, the frustration from being underestimated, the hardships on the Heart Refinement Path...
The cautious and ecstatic moments after obtaining the Blue Star Sea, followed by countless battles and near-death experiences...
After so many trials, he finally felt accomplished.
Now, Lin轩 had entered the ranks of high-ranking cultivators.
Knowing that although there were eight stages in cultivation, the strongest here was an婴期 veteran. Entering the next stage, 合期, would send one to another realm.
Immortal cultivation was difficult; even in Youzhou, only a few reached the 婴期. The condensation stage was already formidable.
Moreover, entering each new stage doubled his lifespan. At just forty years old, he had at least ten times less than the four hundred-year lifespan of a condensation cultivator.
In other words, he still had a chance to advance further and enter the 婴期.
Lin轩 didn't remain overly elated for long; he quickly calmed down his excitement. His eyes unconsciously swept over the cave before landing on the white beast egg.
Lin轩 was surprised, showing slight astonishment as beast eggs could not naturally come out of a spirit beast bag.
However, after probing with his divine sense, surprise turned to joy.
There were signs of life inside the egg, strong and vibrant. It seemed it would soon hatch.
Lin轩's happiness was evident; he had spent much effort trying various methods to incubate this egg since obtaining it from the Demon Tyrant's cave but had failed. He had even considered giving up, so finding it now with its own activity was unexpected.
Was it related to his recent condensation?
At that time, Lin轩 had focused on refining his golden core and hadn't seen the spirit energy absorption by the egg. But his guess was close.
Confirming again, he concluded that the egg would hatch soon.
Lin轩 happily stored the egg in his storage bag.
He then flicked his sleeves to open the cave door and walked out of the stone chamber.
A green aura surrounded Lin轩 as he ascended into the sky. Seeing the girl's shadow, Lin轩 frowned slightly before releasing his divine sense. He quickly detected a strong spirit energy fluctuation several miles away in an empty desert.
One was familiar—Moon—and the other was a late-stage foundation cultivator!
Moon and someone were fighting, with Moon at a disadvantage. With Lin轩's powerful divine sense, he could roughly gauge their situation from dozens of miles away.
After concluding this, Lin轩 sighed; Moon must have wanted to avoid affecting him, so she chose to intercept her opponent far away instead of bringing them into the array.
He flashed and transformed into a streak of light, quickly heading towards where the spirit energy was fluctuating.