qīng qīng yī yáng ， dùn shí yóu lìng fú zhōng fēi shè chū yī dào hóng guāng 。
轻轻一扬，顿时由令符中飞射出一道红光。
A gentle flick sent a beam of red light shooting out from the command talisman.
yī shēng qīng xiǎng 。
一声轻响。
A soft sound echoed as the red light streaked into an unremarkable spot in mid-air. Instantly, ripples began to ripple through space, as if a chunk had been dissolved away. A passage several feet wide appeared before his eyes.
què shì jī shè dào xū kōng zhōng yī bù qǐ yǎn zhī chù ， shà shí jiān ， kōng jiān bō dòng zhòu qǐ ， xū kōng fǎng fú bèi róng jiě le yī kuài ， yì zhí jìng zhàng xǔ de tōng dào ， chū xiàn zài le shì xiàn lǐ 。
却是激射到虚空中一不起眼之处，霎时间，空间波动骤起，虚空仿佛被溶解了一块，一直径丈许的通道，出现在了视线里。
Lin Xuan didn't waste any time and flew out immediately.
lín xuān èr huà bù jiù de fēi le chū qù 。
林轩二话不就的飞了出去。
"Who are you? How did you end up here? Where is … Master Zhong?"
“ nǐ ， nǐ zěn me huì chū xiàn zài zhè lǐ ， zhōng …… zhōng shī shū ne ？”
“你，你怎么会出现在这里，钟……钟师叔呢？”
Just as he emerged, he heard a startled cry. The voice sounded familiar to Lin Xuan, who was momentarily taken aback. He looked up.
kě xī gāng yī xiàn shēn ， shèn zhì hái méi yǒu lái de jí zhàn wěn ， ěr biān jiù tīng jiàn yī shēng jīng hū ， nà shēng yīn sì hū hái yǒu diǎn ěr shú ， lín xuān lüè gǎn cuò è ， tái qǐ tóu lú 。
可惜刚一现身，甚至还没有来得及站稳，耳边就听见一声惊呼，那声音似乎还有点耳熟，林轩略感错愕，抬起头颅。
Before him stood over a hundred cultivators densely packed together.
jiù jiàn qián fāng ， mì mì má má de zhàn zhe bǎi yú míng xiū xiān zhě 。
就见前方，密密麻麻的站着百余名修仙者。
All of them were above the Profound Void stage, and several even scattered among them were old monsters at the Spirit Cultivation stage. Leading them was an elderly man with silver hair, his face filled with shock as if he had seen a ghost.
jiē shì dòng xuán yǐ shàng de ， shèn zhì hái sàn luò yǒu qī bā míng fèn shén jí bié de lǎo guài wù ， wéi shǒu zhī rén ， zé shì yī mǎn tóu yín fā de lǎo zhě ， mǎn liǎn cuò è ， fǎng fú yǔ kàn jiàn le guǐ chà bu duō 。
皆是洞玄以上的，甚至还散落有七八名分神级别的老怪物，为首之人，则是一满头银发的老者，满脸错愕，仿佛与看见了鬼差不多。
The expressions of those around him mirrored his own.
ér zhōu wéi qí tā rén de biǎo qíng yě xiāng chà fǎng fú 。
而周围其他人的表情也相差仿佛。
Their eyes widened to the point where they could swallow duck eggs, their mouths agape in astonishment.
yí gè gè dèng dà le shuāng mù ， zuǐ bā zhāng dé lián yā dàn yě kě yǐ tūn xià le 。
一个个瞪大了双目，嘴巴张得连鸭蛋也可以吞下了。
"How can you still be alive? Didn't you disperse your soul and spirit?"
“ nǐ zěn me hái huó zhe ， bú shì yǐ jīng hún fēi pò sàn le diāo ”
“你怎么还活着，不是已经魂飞魄散了刁”
The elderly man's face was filled with bitterness. He already had some inkling but refused to believe it. Master Zhong was a cultivator at the Lesser Transcendation stage, a full level higher than Lin Xuan. He had insights into the laws of nature. How could such an existence possibly fall to Lin Xuan?
yín fā lǎo zhě de liǎn shàng mǎn shì kǔ sè ， gān bā bā de jiù ， qí shí tā xīn lǐ ， yǐ jīng yǒu le yì diǎn chuǎi mó ， dàn què wú lùn rú hé ， yě bù yuàn yì qù xiāng xìn zì jǐ nà ge cāi cè ， zhōng shī shū kě shì xiǎo dù jié qī de xiū xiān zhě ， bǐ lín xuān zú zú kuà yuè le yí gè dà jìng jiè zhī duō ， duì tiān dì fǎ zé yě yǒu lǐng wù ， zhè zhǒng děng jí de cún zài ， zěn me kě néng bài zài lín xuān zhī shǒu ne ？
银发老者的脸上满是苦涩，干巴巴的就，其实他心里，已经有了一点揣摩，但却无论如何，也不愿意去相信自己那个猜测，钟师叔可是小渡劫期的修仙者，比林轩足足跨越了一个大境界之多，对天地法则也有领悟，这种等级的存在，怎么可能败在林轩之手呢？
Despite his reluctance to accept this, the voice in his heart kept reminding him that a cultivator at the Lesser Transcendation stage might not be stronger than Lin Xuan.
rán ér huà shì zhè me shuō ， lín xuān de kě pà ， què yòu zài tā nǎo hǎi lǐ ， yī biàn biàn de liú tǎng ér guò ， tiān yǎn shān mài yī yì ， tā men bù yě shì xìn xīn shí zú ， kě jié guǒ shì shén me ？
然而话是这么说，林轩的可怕，却又在他脑海里，一遍遍的流淌而过，天衍山脉一役，他们不也是信心十足，可结果是什么？
"Disperse your soul and spirit? Haha, do you think just an old freak like Master Zhong can handle me?"
zhè lín xiǎo zi ， kě bú shì pǔ tōng de xiū xiān zhě ， bù ……， tā gēn běn jiù shì chuàng zào qí jì rú chī fàn yì bān róng yì de rén wù ， zhè yàng de cún zài ， yī duì yī de qíng kuàng xià ， nán dào jiù zhēn bù kě néng dǎ bài zhōng shī shū ？
这林小子，可不是普通的修仙者，不……，他根本就是创造奇迹如吃饭一般容易的人物，这样的存在，一对一的情况下，难道就真不可能打败钟师叔？
Lin Xuan's cold laughter echoed. He knew exactly what they were relying on now.
jǐn guǎn tā xīn zhōng yě bù yuàn yì xiāng xìn zhè ge chuǎi mó ， kě nèi xīn shēn chù ， què piān piān yǒu yí gè shēng yīn zài yī biàn yòu yī biàn de tí xǐng zhe ， gào sù tā bú yào zì qī qī rén ， xiǎo dù jié qī de xiū xiān zhě ， yě wèi bì jiù bǐ zhè lín xiǎo zi qiáng le 。
尽管他心中也不愿意相信这个揣摩，可内心深处，却偏偏有一个声音在一遍又一遍的提醒着，告诉他不要自欺欺人，小渡劫期的修仙者，也未必就比这林小子强了。
"You really saw Master Zhong? Where is he then?"
“ hún fēi pò sàn ， hēi hēi ， nǐ men yǐ wéi qū qū yí gè zhōng lǎo guài ， jiù duì fù dé le lín mǒu me ？”
“魂飞魄散，嘿嘿，你们以为区区一个钟老怪，就对付得了林某么？”
Beside him, a robed elderly man with black robes was visibly terrified. At this point, he could no longer hold back.
lín xuān lěng xiào de shēng yīn chuán rù ěr duǒ ， shì qíng dào le zhè yī bù ， tā rú hé bù xiǎo de duì fāng yǐ zhàng de shì shén me 。
林轩冷笑的声音传入耳朵，事情到了这一步，他如何不晓得对方倚仗的是什么。
The other cultivators held their breaths. They had originally planned to praise and flatter the old freak after he emerged but were met with such an outcome. Their expressions were beyond ugly; they were in sheer terror.
“ nǐ zhēn jiàn guò zhōng shī shū ， nà tā lǎo rén jiā rén ne ？”
“你真见过钟师叔，那他老人家人呢？”
What was once a solid foundation suddenly crumbled. Losing their main support, it felt like falling from heaven into hell.
páng biān ， yī zào páo lǎo zhě mǎn liǎn jīng kǒng zhī sè ， shì qíng dào le zhè yī bù ， tā zhōng yú yě chén bú zhù qì le 。
旁边，一皂袍老者满脸惊恐之色，事情到了这一步，他终于也沉不住气了。
"Old freak Master Zhong?"
qí tā xiū shì wú bù bǐng zhù hū xī ， tā men huì děng zài zhè lǐ ， yuán běn shì dǎ suàn děng zhōng lǎo guài chū lái yǐ hòu ， duì qí dà pāi mǎ pì ， méi xiǎng dào děng lái de què shì zhè yàng yí gè jié guǒ ， zhòng rén sī háo xīn lǐ zhǔn bèi yě wú ， biǎo qíng nà zì rán shì nán kàn dào jí chù 。
其他修士无不屏住呼吸，他们会等在这里，原本是打算等钟老怪出来以后，对其大拍马屁，没想到等来的却是这样一个结果，众人丝毫心理准备也无，表情那自然是难看到极处。
Lin Xuan's face showed a strange expression. He wanted this result and wouldn't waste any more time.
bù ， nán kàn dōu bù zú yǐ xíng róng ， zhèng què de jiù shì jīng kǒng 。
不，难看都不足以形容，正确的就是惊恐。
"Are you talking about him?"
yuán běn wàn wú yī shī de zhī zhù ， tū rán hōng rán kuǎ tā diào le ， zhòu rán shī qù zhǔ xīn gǔ ， nà gǎn jué jiù fǎng fú yóu tiān táng diào jìn de dì yù xiāng chà fǎng fú 。
原本万无一失的支柱，突然轰然垮塌掉了，骤然失去主心骨，那感觉就仿佛由天堂掉进的地狱相差仿佛。
Before he could finish speaking, Lin Xuan flicked his sleeve, sending out a blue light that shot out.
“ zhōng lǎo guài me ？”
“钟老怪么？”
The light condensed into an ice sculpture the size of an inch.
lín xuān liǎn shàng lù chū yī sī guǐ yì zhī sè ， tā yào de jiù shì zhè ge jié guǒ ， yīn cǐ zì rán bú huì zài mài guān zi shén me 。
林轩脸上露出一丝诡异之色，他要的就是这个结果，因此自然不会再卖关子什么。
No, it wasn’t just an ice sculpture; it was a true元婴, sealed inside by great power. It looked lifelike and vivid.
“ nǐ men shì jiù zhè jiā huo ？”
“你们是就这家伙？”
"Master Zhong!"
huà yīn wèi luò ， lín xuān xiù páo yī fú ， yī dào lán máng yóu yī xiù zhōng jī shè ér chū 。
话音未落，林轩袖袍一拂，一道蓝芒由衣袖中激射而出。
The elderly man with silver hair's pupils constricted as he rubbed his eyes hard, afraid of having misjudged. But the features, the eyebrows, could only belong to Master Zhong.
suí hòu guāng huá yī liǎn ， yī cùn xǔ dà xiǎo de bīng diāo xiǎn xiàn 。
随后光华一敛，一寸许大小的冰雕显现。
Just moments ago, this cultivator was at the peak of arrogance, the most talented figure in their sect for thousands of years, a powerhouse at the Lesser Transcendation stage. Now, his physical body had been completely erased, leaving behind a solitary元婴 frozen solid.
lái …” nǎ lǐ shì bīng diāo ， gēn běn jiù shì yī yuán yīng ， bèi dà shén tōng ， fēng yìn zài le lǐ miàn ， huó líng huó xiàn 。
来…”哪里是冰雕，根本就是一元婴，被大神通，封印在了里面，活灵活现。
Such an outcome was no less devastating than soul dispersal.
“ zhōng shī shū ！”
“钟师叔！”
Desperate and helpless!
yín fā lǎo zhě tóng kǒng wēi suō ， suí hòu yòu yòng shǒu shǐ jìn róu le róu yǎn ， wéi kǒng zì jǐ kàn cuò ， rán ér nà wǔ guān ， nà méi yǎn ， bú shì zhōng lǎo yòu shì nǎ ge ？
银发老者瞳孔微缩，随后又用手使劲揉了揉眼，唯恐自己看错，然而那五官，那眉眼，不是钟老又是哪个？
This was the main headquarters of the Spirit Ghost Sect, with over ten thousand cultivators. The high-stage cultivators here numbered nearly a hundred.
qián yī kè hái bù kě yī shì de xiū xiān zhě ， běn mén wàn nián lái zuì tiān cái de rén wù ， jìn jiē dào xiǎo dù jié qī de dà néng xiū xiān zhě ， cǐ shí cǐ kè ， ròu shēn jū rán yǐ bèi mǒ chú ， shèng xià gū líng líng de yuán yīng yě bèi fēng dòng zhù 。
前一刻还不可一世的修仙者，本门万年来最天才的人物，进阶到小渡劫期的大能修仙者，此时此刻，肉身居然已被抹除，剩下孤零零的元婴也被封冻住。
But Lin Xuan was alone in this tiger's den.
zhè yàng de jié guǒ ， bǐ zhī hún fēi pò sàn yě bù chěng duō ràng le 。
这样的结果，比之魂飞魄散也不逞多让了。
Logically speaking, who was stronger or weaker should be obvious.
cǎn xī xī ， hěn wú zhù ！
惨兮兮，很无助！
However, it was the supposedly weaker side, Lin Xuan, who now wore an arrogant expression while the Spirit Ghost Sect cultivators had no fighting spirit at all. Some were pale as death, others darted their eyes around, trying to avoid eye contact, unsure what they were thinking.
zhè lǐ shì líng guǐ zōng zǒng duò ， gāi pài xiū shì bù xià shí wàn zhī duō ， jiù shì yǎn qián zhè piàn gāo jiē xiū xiān zhě ， yě yǒu jìn bǎi zhī shù 。
这里是灵鬼宗总舵，该派修士不下十万之多，就是眼前这片高阶修仙者，也有近百之数。
Even more disturbingly, "Giggle giggle giggle" sounds reached his ears. Lin Xuan's gaze swept over and found the person shivering violently, trembling like a leaf.
ér lín xuān shēn chù lóng tán hǔ xué ， zhǐ yǒu yī rén bà le 。
而林轩身处龙潭虎穴，只有一人罢了。
Though there were many, they were mere hangers-on.
àn lǐ jiù ， shuí qiáng shuí ruò ， shì yī mù liǎo rán de 。
按理就，谁强谁弱，是一目了然的。
Well, that was not quite right; facing Lin Xuan, the Spirit Ghost Sect cultivators had no fighting spirit. This battle was unwinnable from the start.
rán ér piān piān yīng gāi shì ruò shì yī fāng de lín xuān ， cǐ shí cǐ kè ， què shì yī liǎn jiāo hèng zhī sè ， ér nà xiē líng guǐ zōng de xiū shì ， zé dòu zhì quán wú 。
然而偏偏应该是弱势一方的林轩，此时此刻，却是一脸骄横之色，而那些灵鬼宗的修士，则斗志全无。
But everyone was like this?
yǒu de miàn rú tǔ sè ， yǒu de yǎn zhū luàn zhuǎn ， mù guāng yóu yí ， jìn shì duǒ shǎn zhī sè ， yě bù zhī dào xīn lǐ ， jiū jìng zài sī lǜ xiē shén me 。
有的面如土色，有的眼珠乱转，目光游移，尽是躲闪之色，也不知道心里，究竟在思虑些什么。
Not necessarily!
gèng yǒu shèn zhě ， jū rán yǒu “ gē gē gē ” de shēng yīn chuán rù ěr duǒ ， lín xuān mù guāng sǎo guò ， què jiàn duì fāng dǎ le gè lěng zhàn ， hún shēn shàng xià ， rú tóng shāi kāng yī yàng de fā qǐ dǒu lái le 。
更有甚者，居然有“咯咯咯”的声音传入耳朵，林轩目光扫过，却见对方打了个冷颤，浑身上下，如同筛糠一样的发起抖来了。
The Spirit Ghost Sect traced its origins back to ancient times and was the largest sect in Bai Fan County.
rén suī duō ， què shì yī qún wū hé zhī zhòng 。
人虽多，却是一群乌合之众。
Such a powerful force couldn't lack loyalists.
ń ， zhè yàng jiù ， yě yǒu xiē bú shì hé ， zhèng què de shì ， miàn duì lín xuān ， líng guǐ zōng xiū shì dòu zhì quán wú ， zhè zhàng bù yòng dǎ ， yě zhī dào tā cè yí dìng huì shū 。
嗯，这样就，也有些不适合，正确的是，面对林轩，灵鬼宗修士斗志全无，这仗不用打，也知道他侧一定会输。
Take the elderly man with silver hair, for instance. Although he knew Lin Xuan was formidable and had even hoped that Master Zhong would succeed against him, he could never abandon his sect and run away.
rán ér rén rén rú cǐ me ？
然而人人如此么？
He vowed to die alongside his sect!
què yě wèi bì ！
却也未必！
"Brothers, don’t be afraid. This is our main headquarters, filled with countless traps and prohibitions. The power of the protective array far surpasses any temporary Spirit Ghost Five Elements Formation we can set up. Our sect has over ten thousand people at its disposal. We can wear him down until he dies. As long as we work together, we will definitely defeat that little Lin … Brother Ma, what are you doing?"
líng guǐ zōng chuán chéng zì shàng gǔ ， nǎi shì bái fán jùn zuì dà de zōng mén jiā zú 。
灵鬼宗传承自上古，乃是白凡郡最大的宗门家族。
Before he could finish speaking, his tone turned to shock and anger.
zhè yàng de shì lì ， yòu zěn me huì quē fá sǐ zhōng de rén wù 。
这样的势力，又怎么会缺乏死忠的人物。
Lin Xuan was equally stunned. He had been listening to the elderly man's encouraging words for fellow sect members with caution. How could he not know about the saying "many ants can bite an elephant"? The Spirit Ghost Sect main headquarters was indeed a tiger's den. If they were truly united, even with Brother Long and the elite disciples brought by their sect, it would still be insufficient.
bǐ rú jiù yín fā lǎo zhě 。
比如就银发老者。
He hadn't expected such loyal cultivators to remain after Master Zhong's fall. Lin Xuan admired them but from his opposing perspective, this elderly man had to die.
suī rán tā yě yǒu shù ， lín xuān hěn kě pà ， lián jì yǐ hòu wàng de zhōng lǎo ， yě chī biě zài le qí shǒu shàng ， rán ér ràng tā fàng qì líng guǐ zōng táo pǎo ， què shì wú lùn rú hé yě zuò bú dào 。
虽然他也有数，林轩很可怕，连寄以厚望的钟老，也吃瘪在了其手上，然而让他放弃灵鬼宗逃跑，却是无论如何也做不到。
Otherwise, if he rallied enough morale, his original plan would turn into a mirage.
shì yǔ zōng mén gòng cún wáng ！
誓与宗门共存亡！
This was something Lin Xuan absolutely couldn't tolerate.
“ gè wèi shī xiōng dì ， dà jiā bù yòng pà ， zhè lǐ shì běn mén zǒng duò ， gè zhǒng xiàn jǐng jìn zhì shǔ bù shèng shǔ ， guāng hù pài dà zhèn de wēi lì ， jiù yuǎn fēi lín shí bù xià de líng guǐ wǔ xíng dà zhèn kě bǐ ， běn mén kě yǐ diào dòng de rén shǒu ， gèng yǒu shí wàn zhī duō ， hào ， yě néng jiāng tā gěi hào sǐ le ， zhǐ yào wǒ men tóng xīn xié lì ， yí dìng kě yǐ dǎ bài lín xiǎo zi dì …… mǎ shī dì ， nǐ zuò shén me ？”
“各位师兄弟，大家不用怕，这里是本门总舵，各种陷阱禁制数不胜数，光护派大阵的威力，就远非临时布下的灵鬼五行大阵可比，本门可以调动的人手，更有十万之多，耗，也能将他给耗死了，只要我们同心协力，一定可以打败林小子地……马师弟，你做什么？”
Given his nature, he wasn't one to dawdle. He intended to use great power to eliminate the elderly man but someone else beat him to it.
tā huà yīn wèi luò ， tū rán zhuǎn wéi jīng nù 。
他话音未落，突然转为惊怒。
Lin Xuan had come alone, so the attacker couldn't be from Cloud Concealment Sect; it must be a Spirit Ghost Sect disciple. This outcome left Lin Xuan in shock, so he paused his actions and decided to observe before making a decision.
A gentle flick sent a beam of red light shooting out from the command talisman.
Pfft…
A soft sound echoed as the red light streaked into an unremarkable spot in mid-air. Instantly, ripples began to ripple through space, as if a chunk had been dissolved away. A passage several feet wide appeared before his eyes.
Lin Xuan didn't waste any time and flew out immediately.
"Who are you? How did you end up here? Where is … Master Zhong?"
Just as he emerged, he heard a startled cry. The voice sounded familiar to Lin Xuan, who was momentarily taken aback. He looked up.
Before him stood over a hundred cultivators densely packed together.
All of them were above the Profound Void stage, and several even scattered among them were old monsters at the Spirit Cultivation stage. Leading them was an elderly man with silver hair, his face filled with shock as if he had seen a ghost.
The expressions of those around him mirrored his own.
Their eyes widened to the point where they could swallow duck eggs, their mouths agape in astonishment.
"How can you still be alive? Didn't you disperse your soul and spirit?"
The elderly man's face was filled with bitterness. He already had some inkling but refused to believe it. Master Zhong was a cultivator at the Lesser Transcendation stage, a full level higher than Lin Xuan. He had insights into the laws of nature. How could such an existence possibly fall to Lin Xuan?
Despite his reluctance to accept this, the voice in his heart kept reminding him that a cultivator at the Lesser Transcendation stage might not be stronger than Lin Xuan.
"Disperse your soul and spirit? Haha, do you think just an old freak like Master Zhong can handle me?"
Lin Xuan's cold laughter echoed. He knew exactly what they were relying on now.
"You really saw Master Zhong? Where is he then?"
Beside him, a robed elderly man with black robes was visibly terrified. At this point, he could no longer hold back.
The other cultivators held their breaths. They had originally planned to praise and flatter the old freak after he emerged but were met with such an outcome. Their expressions were beyond ugly; they were in sheer terror.
What was once a solid foundation suddenly crumbled. Losing their main support, it felt like falling from heaven into hell.
"Old freak Master Zhong?"
Lin Xuan's face showed a strange expression. He wanted this result and wouldn't waste any more time.
"Are you talking about him?"
Before he could finish speaking, Lin Xuan flicked his sleeve, sending out a blue light that shot out.
The light condensed into an ice sculpture the size of an inch.
No, it wasn’t just an ice sculpture; it was a true元婴, sealed inside by great power. It looked lifelike and vivid.
"Master Zhong!"
The elderly man with silver hair's pupils constricted as he rubbed his eyes hard, afraid of having misjudged. But the features, the eyebrows, could only belong to Master Zhong.
Just moments ago, this cultivator was at the peak of arrogance, the most talented figure in their sect for thousands of years, a powerhouse at the Lesser Transcendation stage. Now, his physical body had been completely erased, leaving behind a solitary元婴 frozen solid.
Such an outcome was no less devastating than soul dispersal.
Desperate and helpless!
This was the main headquarters of the Spirit Ghost Sect, with over ten thousand cultivators. The high-stage cultivators here numbered nearly a hundred.
But Lin Xuan was alone in this tiger's den.
Logically speaking, who was stronger or weaker should be obvious.
However, it was the supposedly weaker side, Lin Xuan, who now wore an arrogant expression while the Spirit Ghost Sect cultivators had no fighting spirit at all. Some were pale as death, others darted their eyes around, trying to avoid eye contact, unsure what they were thinking.
Even more disturbingly, "Giggle giggle giggle" sounds reached his ears. Lin Xuan's gaze swept over and found the person shivering violently, trembling like a leaf.
Though there were many, they were mere hangers-on.
Well, that was not quite right; facing Lin Xuan, the Spirit Ghost Sect cultivators had no fighting spirit. This battle was unwinnable from the start.
But everyone was like this?
Not necessarily!
The Spirit Ghost Sect traced its origins back to ancient times and was the largest sect in Bai Fan County.
Such a powerful force couldn't lack loyalists.
Take the elderly man with silver hair, for instance. Although he knew Lin Xuan was formidable and had even hoped that Master Zhong would succeed against him, he could never abandon his sect and run away.
He vowed to die alongside his sect!
"Brothers, don’t be afraid. This is our main headquarters, filled with countless traps and prohibitions. The power of the protective array far surpasses any temporary Spirit Ghost Five Elements Formation we can set up. Our sect has over ten thousand people at its disposal. We can wear him down until he dies. As long as we work together, we will definitely defeat that little Lin … Brother Ma, what are you doing?"
Before he could finish speaking, his tone turned to shock and anger.
Lin Xuan was equally stunned. He had been listening to the elderly man's encouraging words for fellow sect members with caution. How could he not know about the saying "many ants can bite an elephant"? The Spirit Ghost Sect main headquarters was indeed a tiger's den. If they were truly united, even with Brother Long and the elite disciples brought by their sect, it would still be insufficient.
He hadn't expected such loyal cultivators to remain after Master Zhong's fall. Lin Xuan admired them but from his opposing perspective, this elderly man had to die.
Otherwise, if he rallied enough morale, his original plan would turn into a mirage.
This was something Lin Xuan absolutely couldn't tolerate.
Given his nature, he wasn't one to dawdle. He intended to use great power to eliminate the elderly man but someone else beat him to it.
Lin Xuan had come alone, so the attacker couldn't be from Cloud Concealment Sect; it must be a Spirit Ghost Sect disciple. This outcome left Lin Xuan in shock, so he paused his actions and decided to observe before making a decision.