jiù zài dà hàn liǎn sè fā bái de yī dào ， jiǔ tiān zhī shàng ， tiān yuán hóu yě fā xiàn le bù tuǒ ， bì jìng ， lián dòng xuán qī xiū xiān zhě dōu chá jué dào le chuán sòng de xiān zhào ， shēn wèi dù jié qī dà néng ， yòu zěn me kě néng měng dǒng wú zhī ne ？
就在大汉脸sè发白的一到，九天之上，天元侯也发现了不妥，毕竟，连洞玄期修仙者都察觉到了传送的先兆，身为渡劫期大能，又怎么可能懵懂无知呢？
Just as Great Han's complexion turned pale, High Heaven Marquis in the Ninth Heaven also noticed something amiss. After all, even a daoist cultivator at the Cave Profound Stage could sense the prelude to teleportation; how could he possibly be unaware?
“ zhǎo sǐ ！” tā de liǎn shàng shǎn guò yī sī lěng xiào zhī sè， yě bú jiàn duō yú de dòng zuò ， jǐn jǐn shì xiù páo yī fú ， dùn shí ， yī dào jīn guāng fēi lüè ér chū 。
“找死！”他的脸上闪过一丝冷笑之sè，也不见多余的动作，仅仅是袖袍一拂，顿时，一道金光飞掠而出。
"Die for trying!" A cold sneer flashed across his face as he did not perform any additional actions but merely waved his sleeves. Instantly, a beam of golden light shot out.
nà jīn guāng lí tǐ yǐ hòu ， sà rán bào zhǎng ， hěn kuài ， yī shēn cháng shí yú zhàng de jīn sè jiāo lóng ， jiù chū xiàn zài le jiǔ tiān zhī shàng 。
那金光离体以后，飒然暴涨，很快，一身长十余丈的金sè蛟龙，就出现在了九天之上。
The golden light detached from his body and rapidly grew in size, transforming into a long golden dragon over ten meters in length that appeared in the Ninth Heaven.
“ áng ！” yáng qǐ tóu ， fā chū yī shēng lìng dǐ xià zhòng xiū shì wèi zhī sè biàn de jù hǒu 。
“昂！”扬起头，发出一声令底下众修士为之sè变的巨吼。
"Roar!" The dragon raised its head and let out a mighty roar that sent chills down the spines of all the cultivators below.
suí hòu ， wěi ba yī bǎi ， páng dà de shēn qū jìng zhěng gè xiāo shī bú jiàn 。
随后，尾巴一摆，庞大的身躯竟整个消失不见。
Then it swung its tail, causing its massive body to vanish entirely.
“ fēng dùn shù ！”
“风遁术！”
"Aeromancy Technique!"
lín xuān dào xī le 。 liáng qì ， tā rú jīn suī rán shī zhǎn le tiān mó huà yīng **， hún shēn de fǎ lì guī yú xū wú ， lián yuán yīng dōu biàn wèi le wú xíng zhī wù ， dàn yǎn lì què shì yóu zài ， yī yǎn jiù jiāng cǐ jiāo lóng shī zhǎn de shén tōng kàn chuān 。 xīn zhōng hài rán bù yǐ kǒu yuán běn ， qū qū fēng dùn shù ， duì dù jié qī lǎo guài bù zhí yī tí ， ruò shì yóu nà tiān yuán hóu shī zhǎn chū lái ， lín xuān bú huì yǒu fēn háo de jīng qí 。
林轩倒吸了。凉气，他如今虽然施展了天魔化婴**，浑身的法力归于虚无，连元婴都变为了无形之物，但眼力却是尤在，一眼就将此蛟龙施展的神通看穿。心中骇然不已口原本，区区风遁术，对渡劫期老怪不值一提，若是由那天元侯施展出来，林轩不会有分毫的惊奇。
Lin Xuan sucked in a cold breath. Although he had performed the Heaven Demon Transformation Art, his essence energy was now nonexistent, and even his core had become an intangible entity. However, his eyesight remained sharp; he immediately discerned the technique this dragon was using. He was greatly startled.
kě nà jiāo lóng ， gēn běn jiù bú shì shén me líng shòu shí tǐ ， ér shì yóu qū qū yī dào fǎ lì níng liàn ér chéng dì ， zhè yàng de dōng xī ， jū rán yě néng gòu shī zhǎn chū fēng dùn shù ， wèi miǎn jiù lìng rén jué de yǒu xiē tài bù kě sī yì 。
可那蛟龙，根本就不是什么灵兽实体，而是由区区一道法力凝炼而成地，这样的东西，居然也能够施展出风遁术，未免就令人觉得有些太不可思议。
Originally, mere aeromancy would be trivial for a veteran at the Tribulation Transcending Stage. If High Heaven Marquis had used it, Lin Xuan wouldn't have been surprised in the slightest.
dù jié qī lǎo guài wù ， měi yí gè de shí lì ， guǒ rán dōu shì shēn bù kě cè dì 。
渡劫期老怪物，每一个的实力，果然都是深不可测地。
But this dragon wasn't some real spirit beast; it was merely condensed from a single thread of essence energy. Such an entity being able to perform aeromancy was too unbelievable.
lín xuān zì fù ， zhè bǎi nián lái ， xiū wèi yě zēng jiā le hěn duō ， dàn kàn jiàn zhè yí mù ， jiù suàn shì běn tǐ yě zài cǐ chù ， qiě jiǔ gōng xū yú jiàn chóng xīn jì liàn guò ， duō chū jǐ zhǒng bù kě sī yì de wēi néng shén tōng ， yǔ huà shēn lián shǒu ， yě jué bú shì qí duì shǒu 。
林轩自负，这百年来，修为也增加了很多，但看见这一幕，就算是本体也在此处，且九宫须臾剑重新祭炼过，多出几种不可思议的威能神通，与化身联手，也绝不是其对手。
The strength of a veteran at the Tribulation Transcending Stage truly was unfathomable.
dāng rán ， ruò shì yǒu zhēn líng kuǐ lěi xiāng zhù ， shèng fù zhī shù ， yòu jié rán bù tóng 。 bù guò lín xuān suī huò dé le yī xiē xiān shí dàn shù liàng bì jìng bù duō ， zhēn líng kuǐ lěi de xiāo hào yòu fēi tóng xiǎo kě ， bú dào wàn bù dé yǐ ， lín xuān bú huì dòng yòng cǐ wù 。
当然，若是有真灵傀儡相助，胜负之数，又截然不同。不过林轩虽获得了一些仙石但数量毕竟不多，真灵傀儡的消耗又非同小可，不到万不得已，林轩不会动用此物。
Lin Xuan was confident that his cultivation had increased significantly over these hundred years, but even with his true self present and the Nine Palaces Sword re-energized, he would not be able to match this opponent.
nà kě shì guān jiàn shí kè ， yòng lái bǎo mìng de 。
那可是关键时刻，用来保命的。
Of course, if he had a True Spirit Puppet, the outcome might have been different. However, Lin Xuan had gained some immortal stones but in limited quantities, and the consumption of True Spirit Puppets was significant. He wouldn't use such an item unless absolutely necessary.
hé kuàng jiù suàn lín xuān xiǎng zhè me zuò rú jīn yě lái bù jí ， běn tǐ zhèng zài dòng fǔ zhōng bì guān dǎ zuò ， jù lí cǐ dì ， hé zhǐ qiān wàn lǐ ， sú huà shuō ， yuǎn shuǐ jiě bù liǎo jìn kě ， xiǎng yào tuō shēn ， hái xū yào huà shēn zì jǐ ， duō duō chū móu huà cè 。
何况就算林轩想这么做如今也来不及，本体正在洞府中闭关打坐，距离此地，何止千万里，俗话说，远水解不了近渴，想要脱身，还需要化身自己，多多出谋划策。
That was a critical moment to preserve his life.
lín xuān zhè fān sī lǜ zàn qiě bù tí ， zhǐ jiàn nà jīn lóng yí gè shǎn shuò ， jiù yǐ chū xiàn zài shù shí lǐ wài le ， zhè jiā huo bù jǐn néng shǐ yòng fēng dùn shù ， ér qiě míng xiǎn shì fēi cháng jīng shàn de 。
林轩这番思虑暂且不提，只见那金龙一个闪烁，就已出现在数十里外了，这家伙不仅能使用风遁术，而且明显是非常jīng擅的。
Moreover, even if he wanted to do so now, it would be too late; his true self was deep within his cave meditating. The distance between them was countless miles. As the saying went, distant water couldn't quench immediate thirst. He needed his avatar to strategize and help him escape.
“ áng ！”
“昂！”
Lin Xuan's thoughts aside, that golden dragon flashed and appeared several dozen miles away. This creature not only used aeromancy but also seemed highly skilled at it.
yòu shì yī shēng lóng hǒu chuán rù ěr duǒ jīn sè de jiāo lóng yǐ yī tóu pū jìn ān zhì yǒu chuán sòng zhèn de jiàn zhù 。 wēng míng shēng yī jiù dà zuò ， rán ér yǔ gāng gāng xiāng bǐ ， què xiǎn chū yǒu jǐ fēn sī yǎ le ， tóng shí ， zhěng gè dà diàn dōu bèi yī tuán jīn sè de guāng yùn bāo guǒ ， kě xī ， lín xuān shī zhǎn le tiān mó huà yīng zhī shù fǒu zé ， tā bì rán néng gǎn yìng dào nà jīn sè de guāng yùn zhī zhōng ， jìng yùn hán yǒu yī sī fǎ zé zhī lì 。 bù duō ， jiù nà me yī sī ér yǐ 。
又是一声龙吼传入耳朵金sè的蛟龙已一头扑进安置有传送阵的建筑。嗡鸣声依旧大做，然而与刚刚相比，却显出有几分嘶哑了，同时，整个大殿都被一团金sè的光晕包裹，可惜，林轩施展了天魔化婴之术否则，他必然能感应到那金sè的光晕之中，竟蕴含有一丝法则之力。不多，就那么一丝而已。
"Roar!"
bì jìng ， tiān yuán hóu kě bù bǐ bǎi huā xiān zi ， jǐn jǐn dù jié chū qī ， zhè ge céng cì de xiū xiān zhě ， suī rán yě néng gòu yùn yòng tiān dì fǎ zé ， dàn jù lí zhǎng kòng ， hái yǒu hěn yuǎn de lù ， zhè yī jī zhī zhōng ， fǎ zé zhī lì de liàng bìng bù duō 。 dàn yǐ jīng zú gòu ！ jiù zhè yī sī tiān dì fǎ zé ， zú yǐ ràng duì fāng de chuán sòng wú jí ér zhōng 。
毕竟，天元侯可不比百huā仙子，仅仅渡劫初期，这个层次的修仙者，虽然也能够运用天地法则，但距离掌控，还有很远的路，这一击之中，法则之力的量并不多。但已经足够！就这一丝天地法则，足以让对方的传送无疾而终。
Another mighty roar echoed in the air as the golden dragon dived into a building with a teleportation array. The buzzing sound continued, but this time it sounded slightly hoarse. A golden light enveloped the entire hall, but if Lin Xuan hadn't performed the Heaven Demon Transformation Art, he would have sensed that the golden light contained a trace of法则力量. It was just a tiny bit.
hōng ！
轰！
After all, High Heaven Marquis wasn't like Hundred Flowers Fairy; she had only reached the early Tribulation Transcending stage. Cultivators at this level could use the laws of nature but were far from mastering them. The amount of 法则力量 in that strike was minimal, but it was enough to render the teleportation ineffective.
yī shēng jù xiǎng chuán rù ěr duǒ ， zhěng gè dà diàn huà wèi le yī duī wǎ lì 。
一声巨响传入耳朵，整个大殿化为了一堆瓦砾。
Boom!
suí hòu ， cóng nà xiē cán yuán duàn bì lǐ ， què shēng qǐ yī kē jīn sè de guāng qiú ， zhí jìng shù zhàng yǒu yú ， zài guāng qiú zhōng ， jū rán jìn gù yǒu qī bā míng xiū xiān zhě ， yí gè gè liǎn rú tǔ sè， dòng tán bù dé 。 sì hū shēn shòu zhòng shāng de yàng zi ， dàn xìng yùn de shì ， wú yī rén yǔn luò 。
随后，从那些残垣断壁里，却升起一颗金sè的光球，直径数丈有余，在光球中，居然禁锢有七八名修仙者，一个个脸如土sè，动弹不得。似乎身受重伤的样子，但幸运的是，无一人陨落。
A loud explosion echoed as the entire hall turned into a pile of rubble.
zhè yàng de jié guǒ ， dāng rán bú shì tiān yuán hóu xīn cí shǒu ruǎn ， ér shì tā hái yào duì zhè jǐ rén ， hǎo hǎo chá tàn yī fān ， rú cǐ jí zhe táo tuō ， zhè zhōng jiān huì bú huì hùn yǒu nà shēn cáng líng xuè de jiā huo ？
这样的结果，当然不是天元侯心慈手软，而是他还要对这几人，好好查探一番，如此急着逃脱，这中间会不会混有那身藏灵血的家伙？
From the ruins emerged a golden light ball several meters wide, containing seven or eight cultivators who were motionless and pale-faced, seemingly grievously injured. Fortunately, none had died.
tiān yuán hóu yǒu xiē qī dài le 。 rú guǒ shì zhè yàng jiǎn dān jiù néng yǒu suǒ shōu huò ， nà zì rán shì zài hǎo bù guò 。
天元侯有些期待了。如果是这样简单就能有所收获，那自然是再好不过。
This result wasn't due to High Heaven Marquis's mercy but because he still needed to thoroughly investigate these individuals. If there was someone hiding with spirit blood, he would need to find them quickly.
rán ér dāng tā yòng shén shí duì jǐ rén yī yī sǎo guò ， biǎo qíng què shì sà rán yīn chén xià lái le 。 méi yǒu shōu huò ， gēn běn jiù shì jǐ gè yǔ líng xuè wú guān de jiā huo 。
然而当他用神识对几人一一扫过，表情却是飒然yīn沉下来了。没有收获，根本就是几个与灵血无关的家伙。
High Heaven Marquis looked forward to this outcome. If it were so simple, it would be perfect.
kě wù ！ tā de liǎn shàng shǎn guò yī sī bào nüè zhī sè， wǔ zhǐ yī hé 。
可恶！他的脸上闪过一丝暴虐之sè，五指一合。
However, when his divine sense swept over the cultivators one by one, his expression darkened. There had been no收获; these were just ordinary cultivators unrelated to spirit blood.
pēng ， nà qī bā míng dǎo méi de xiū xiān zhě quán bù huà wèi le fěn mò ， lián yuán yīng yě méi yǒu jī huì táo chū ， hún fēi pò sàn diào le 。
嘭，那七八名倒霉的修仙者全部化为了粉末，连元婴也没有机会逃出，魂飞魄散掉了。
Frustrated, a cruel look flashed across his face as he clenched his fingers.
ér tā zhī suǒ yǐ zhè me zuò ， zì rán yě shì yǒu shā jī jǐng hóu de yì wèi zài lǐ tou 。
而他之所以这么做，自然也是有杀鸡儆猴的意味在里头。
Bang! The seven or eight unfortunate cultivators turned into dust, with their cores unable to escape and disintegrated.
suí hòu tiān yuán hóu kāi kǒu le ， shēng yīn bù dà ， què qīng xī de chuán rù chéng zhōng měi yī míng xiū shì de ěr zhōng 。
随后天元侯开口了，声音不大，却清晰的传入城中每一名修士的耳中。
He did this not only for the warning but also to deter others.
“ nǐ men tīng hǎo le ， běn hóu lái cǐ ， shì yīn wèi yǒu yī míng xiǎo zéi ， tōu dào le běn hóu de bǎo wù ， rú jīn tā jiù cáng shēn zài zhè wén tiān chéng zhōng ， zài běn hóu jiāng tā zhǎo chū lái yǐ qián ， nǐ men shuí yě bù xǔ lí kāi ， nǐ men zuì hǎo bié gǎo shén me xiǎo dòng zuò ， fǒu zé ， gāng gāng nà jǐ gè jiā huo ， jiù shì nǐ men de xià chǎng le 。” tīng zhe duì fāng zhè bǎo hán wēi xié de huà yǔ ， chéng zhōng zhòng xiū shì ， què yī xià zi zhà kāi le guō 。
“你们听好了，本侯来此，是因为有一名小贼，偷盗了本侯的宝物，如今他就藏身在这闻天城中，在本侯将他找出来以前，你们谁也不许离开，你们最好别搞什么小动作，否则，刚刚那几个家伙，就是你们的下场了。”听着对方这饱含威胁的话语，城中众修士，却一下子炸开了锅。
Then High Heaven Marquis spoke, his voice clear enough for all the cultivators in the city to hear.
“ xiǎo zéi ？”
“小贼？”
"Listen up. I came here because a thief stole my treasure. He is hiding within this Heavenly City. Before I find him, none of you are allowed to leave. Don't try anything sneaky; otherwise, that will be your fate."
“ tōu dào dù jié qī dà néng de bǎo wù ？”
“偷盗渡劫期大能的宝物？”
The threat in his words caused an uproar among the cultivators in the city.
“ zhè kě néng dòng ？”
“这可能冻？”
"Thief?"
chéng zhōng de xiū shì ， jué dà bù fèn zì rán bú huì xiāng xìn duì fāng de shuō cí ， bù guò jiù suàn duì fāng zhè fān huà ， shì bàn zhēn bàn jiǎ ， cóng zhè zhōng jiān ， yě yǔ bù shǎo xìn xī liú lù a ！
城中的修士，绝大部分自然不会相信对方的说辞，不过就算对方这番话，是半真半假，从这中间，也与不少信息流露啊！
"Stealing from a Tribulation Transcending veteran's treasure?"
zhì shǎo duì fāng lái dào zhè lǐ ， shì xiǎng yào sōu xún yí gè rén de zōng jì ， zhè yì diǎn ， nà shì què dìng wú yí 。
至少对方来到这里，是想要搜寻一个人的踪迹，这一点，那是确定无疑。
"Is this possible?"
xiǎng dào zhè lǐ ， zhòng xiū shì xīn zhōng dōu shì yù mèn yǐ jí ， pò kǒu dà mà nà hài qún zhī mǎ ， nǐ yǒu dǎn zi zhāo rě dù jié qī lǎo guài wù ， zì jǐ wǎng huāng wú rén yān de dì fāng pǎo a ， guò lái huò hài wǒ men gàn má 。
想到这里，众修士心中都是郁闷以极，破口大骂那害群之马，你有胆子招惹渡劫期老怪物，自己往荒芜人烟的地方跑啊，过来祸害我们干嘛。
Most cultivators naturally wouldn't believe what he said. However, even if it was half true, there were still valuable pieces of information revealed!
kě xī tā men yě bù xiǎo de ， tiān yuán hóu xiǎng yào zhǎo de jiū jìng shì nǎ ge ， fǒu zé ， gēn běn bù yòng qí dòng shǒu ， tā men jiù xiān jiāng nà zhāo zāi rě huò de jiā huo bǎng le ， sòng gěi yǎn qián zhè wèi dà néng fā luò ， yǐ ràng qí píng xī nù huǒ 。
可惜他们也不晓得，天元侯想要找的究竟是哪个，否则，根本不用其动手，他们就先将那招灾惹祸的家伙绑了，送给眼前这位大能发落，以让其平息怒火。
At least, High Heaven Marquis came here to search for someone. This much was certain.
lín xuān de shén sèyīn qíng bù dìng de biàn huà zhe ， cóng zhǒng zhǒng jì xiàng fēn xī ， duì fāng yào zhǎo de rén ， shí yǒu ** jiù shì zì jǐ 。 zhēn shì wú chǐ ， zì jǐ yǔ tā jiàn dōu méi yǒu jiàn guò ， cóng hé tán qǐ ná guò tā de dōng xī 。
林轩的神sèyīn晴不定的变化着，从种种迹象分析，对方要找的人，十有**就是自己。真是无耻，自己与他见都没有见过，从何谈起拿过他的东西。
Thinking about it, the cultivators felt extremely depressed and cursed that rogue who had dared to provoke a veteran at the Tribulation Transcending Stage. Why run off to an uninhabited place? Why come here to trouble us?
zhè lǎo guài wù ， duō bàn shì cóng nà hùn dùn kōng jiān zhōng fā xiàn le zhēn líng de qì xī ， gū mō zhe hǎo chù dōu bèi zì jǐ ná qù ， xiǎng yào chóng xīn qiǎng huí lái ér yǐ 。
这老怪物，多半是从那混沌空间中发现了真灵的气息，估摸着好处都被自己拿去，想要重新抢回来而已。
Unfortunately, they didn't know which one High Heaven Marquis sought. Otherwise, without his intervention, they would have bound the culprit and handed him over for punishment.
lín xuān zì rán bú huì ràng tā rú yì 。 zhēn líng zhī xuè duì zì jǐ ， tóng yàng shì yǒu dà yòng dì 。
林轩自然不会让他如意。真灵之血对自己，同样是有大用地。
Lin Xuan's expression fluctuated as he analyzed the situation. From all signs, the person High Heaven Marquis was looking for was almost certainly himself. How shameless! He had never met this old monster; how could he possibly take anything from him?
hé kuàng dù jié qī lǎo guài wù de míng tóu ， huàn yī míng xiū shì yǔ zì jǐ yì dì ér chǔ ， tīng le ， zì rán shì huì xià pì gǔn niào liú ， kě lín xuān shì hé děng rén wù ， tā de xiū wèi bú shì jiǎn dān de jìng jiè jiù kě yǐ chuǎi mó ， jiā zhī duì tiān mó huà yīng ** lín xuān xìn xīn shí zú ， duì fāng qīng yì jué bù kě néng kàn pò ， zhè chéng zhōng yǒu rú cǐ zhòng duō de xiū xiān zhě ， kàn tā néng nài zì jǐ hé 。
何况渡劫期老怪物的名头，换一名修士与自己易地而处，听了，自然是会吓屁滚尿流，可林轩是何等人物，他的修为不是简单的境界就可以揣摩，加之对天魔化婴**林轩信心十足，对方轻易绝不可能看破，这城中有如此众多的修仙者，看他能奈自己何。
This veteran likely discovered the True Spirit's aura in that chaotic space and wanted to reclaim it.
lín xuān suī rán xiǎo xīn jǐng tì ， dàn yě bìng bú shì hěn wèi jù ， jìng guān qí biàn ， děng dài shí jī ， rú cǐ dà fēng dà làng zì jǐ dōu yǐ jīng chuǎng guò ， lín xuān xiāng xìn yǎn qián zhè diǎn wēi xiǎn ， yě yí dìng néng gòu huà xiǎn wéi yí 。
林轩虽然小心jǐng惕，但也并不是很畏惧，静观其变，等待时机，如此大风大浪自己都已经闯过，林轩相信眼前这点危险，也一定能够化险为夷。
Lin Xuan wouldn't let him succeed. The True Spirit's blood was valuable to him as well.
ér tiān yuán hóu gāng gāng shā jī jǐng hóu de pī lì shǒu duàn ， guǒ rán shōu dào le jí jiā de zhèn shè xiào guǒ ， lián chuán sòng zhèn dōu méi néng táo tuō ， pǔ tōng xiū shì yě jiù bù gǎn hú sī luàn xiǎng le ， suī rán xīn zhōng huáng kǒng yǐ jí ， dàn yě zhǐ yǒu guāi guāi de dài zài yuán dì 。
而天元侯刚刚杀鸡儆猴的霹雳手段，果然收到了极佳的震慑效果，连传送阵都没能逃脱，普通修士也就不敢胡思乱想了，虽然心中惶恐以极，但也只有乖乖的待在原地。
Moreover, a veteran at the Tribulation Transcending Stage would terrify any cultivator into submission, but Lin Xuan wasn't an ordinary cultivator. His cultivation level couldn't be judged by mere stages; he had full confidence in his Heaven Demon Transformation Art. High Heaven Marquis wouldn't easily figure it out. With so many cultivators present, what could this veteran do to him?
Although Lin Xuan was cautious, he wasn't overly fearful. He would wait and see how things unfolded. Having already faced such great dangers, he believed that this small threat could be handled.
High Heaven Marquis's thunderous actions indeed had a powerful deterrent effect. Without escaping the teleportation array, ordinary cultivators didn't dare to think any more. Although they were extremely frightened, they obediently stayed in place.
Just as Great Han's complexion turned pale, High Heaven Marquis in the Ninth Heaven also noticed something amiss. After all, even a daoist cultivator at the Cave Profound Stage could sense the prelude to teleportation; how could he possibly be unaware?
"Die for trying!" A cold sneer flashed across his face as he did not perform any additional actions but merely waved his sleeves. Instantly, a beam of golden light shot out.
The golden light detached from his body and rapidly grew in size, transforming into a long golden dragon over ten meters in length that appeared in the Ninth Heaven.
"Roar!" The dragon raised its head and let out a mighty roar that sent chills down the spines of all the cultivators below.
Then it swung its tail, causing its massive body to vanish entirely.
"Aeromancy Technique!"
Lin Xuan sucked in a cold breath. Although he had performed the Heaven Demon Transformation Art, his essence energy was now nonexistent, and even his core had become an intangible entity. However, his eyesight remained sharp; he immediately discerned the technique this dragon was using. He was greatly startled.
Originally, mere aeromancy would be trivial for a veteran at the Tribulation Transcending Stage. If High Heaven Marquis had used it, Lin Xuan wouldn't have been surprised in the slightest.
But this dragon wasn't some real spirit beast; it was merely condensed from a single thread of essence energy. Such an entity being able to perform aeromancy was too unbelievable.
The strength of a veteran at the Tribulation Transcending Stage truly was unfathomable.
Lin Xuan was confident that his cultivation had increased significantly over these hundred years, but even with his true self present and the Nine Palaces Sword re-energized, he would not be able to match this opponent.
Of course, if he had a True Spirit Puppet, the outcome might have been different. However, Lin Xuan had gained some immortal stones but in limited quantities, and the consumption of True Spirit Puppets was significant. He wouldn't use such an item unless absolutely necessary.
That was a critical moment to preserve his life.
Moreover, even if he wanted to do so now, it would be too late; his true self was deep within his cave meditating. The distance between them was countless miles. As the saying went, distant water couldn't quench immediate thirst. He needed his avatar to strategize and help him escape.
Lin Xuan's thoughts aside, that golden dragon flashed and appeared several dozen miles away. This creature not only used aeromancy but also seemed highly skilled at it.
"Roar!"
Another mighty roar echoed in the air as the golden dragon dived into a building with a teleportation array. The buzzing sound continued, but this time it sounded slightly hoarse. A golden light enveloped the entire hall, but if Lin Xuan hadn't performed the Heaven Demon Transformation Art, he would have sensed that the golden light contained a trace of法则力量. It was just a tiny bit.
After all, High Heaven Marquis wasn't like Hundred Flowers Fairy; she had only reached the early Tribulation Transcending stage. Cultivators at this level could use the laws of nature but were far from mastering them. The amount of 法则力量 in that strike was minimal, but it was enough to render the teleportation ineffective.
Boom!
A loud explosion echoed as the entire hall turned into a pile of rubble.
From the ruins emerged a golden light ball several meters wide, containing seven or eight cultivators who were motionless and pale-faced, seemingly grievously injured. Fortunately, none had died.
This result wasn't due to High Heaven Marquis's mercy but because he still needed to thoroughly investigate these individuals. If there was someone hiding with spirit blood, he would need to find them quickly.
High Heaven Marquis looked forward to this outcome. If it were so simple, it would be perfect.
However, when his divine sense swept over the cultivators one by one, his expression darkened. There had been no收获; these were just ordinary cultivators unrelated to spirit blood.
Frustrated, a cruel look flashed across his face as he clenched his fingers.
Bang! The seven or eight unfortunate cultivators turned into dust, with their cores unable to escape and disintegrated.
He did this not only for the warning but also to deter others.
Then High Heaven Marquis spoke, his voice clear enough for all the cultivators in the city to hear.
"Listen up. I came here because a thief stole my treasure. He is hiding within this Heavenly City. Before I find him, none of you are allowed to leave. Don't try anything sneaky; otherwise, that will be your fate."
The threat in his words caused an uproar among the cultivators in the city.
"Thief?"
"Stealing from a Tribulation Transcending veteran's treasure?"
"Is this possible?"
Most cultivators naturally wouldn't believe what he said. However, even if it was half true, there were still valuable pieces of information revealed!
At least, High Heaven Marquis came here to search for someone. This much was certain.
Thinking about it, the cultivators felt extremely depressed and cursed that rogue who had dared to provoke a veteran at the Tribulation Transcending Stage. Why run off to an uninhabited place? Why come here to trouble us?
Unfortunately, they didn't know which one High Heaven Marquis sought. Otherwise, without his intervention, they would have bound the culprit and handed him over for punishment.
Lin Xuan's expression fluctuated as he analyzed the situation. From all signs, the person High Heaven Marquis was looking for was almost certainly himself. How shameless! He had never met this old monster; how could he possibly take anything from him?
This veteran likely discovered the True Spirit's aura in that chaotic space and wanted to reclaim it.
Lin Xuan wouldn't let him succeed. The True Spirit's blood was valuable to him as well.
Moreover, a veteran at the Tribulation Transcending Stage would terrify any cultivator into submission, but Lin Xuan wasn't an ordinary cultivator. His cultivation level couldn't be judged by mere stages; he had full confidence in his Heaven Demon Transformation Art. High Heaven Marquis wouldn't easily figure it out. With so many cultivators present, what could this veteran do to him?
Although Lin Xuan was cautious, he wasn't overly fearful. He would wait and see how things unfolded. Having already faced such great dangers, he believed that this small threat could be handled.
High Heaven Marquis's thunderous actions indeed had a powerful deterrent effect. Without escaping the teleportation array, ordinary cultivators didn't dare to think any more. Although they were extremely frightened, they obediently stayed in place.