àn lǐ shuō ， fú bǎo zhè zhǒng dōng xī ， lí hé qī xiū shì jiù kě yǐ liàn zhì ， dàn lín xuān cǐ kè ， jì rán ná chū lái yìng dí ， zì rán bù kě néng shì shén me dī jiē de dōng xī ， fǒu zé qǐ bù shì zhǎo sǐ ？
按理说，符宝这种东西，离合期修士就可以炼制，但林轩此刻，既然拿出来应敌，自然不可能是什么低阶的东西，否则岂不是找死？
According to the rules, a cultivator at the Separation Stage should be able to refine talismans. However, Lin Xuan was now using them as a means of defense; it wouldn't make sense for him to use anything less than high-grade items.
suǒ yǐ kě néng xìng zhǐ yǒu yí gè ， tā ná chū lái de fú bǎo ， tóng yàng shì dù jié jí bié de 。
所以可能xìng只有一个，他拿出来的符宝，同样是渡劫级别的。
Therefore, there could only be one possibility: he had taken out a talisman that belonged to a Separation Stage cultivator.
nán dào zhè jiā huo ， yě shì mǒu gè lǎo guài wù de huà shēn bù chéng me ？
难道这家伙，也是某个老怪物的化身不成么？
Could this guy be an incarnation of some old monster?
tiān yuán hóu xīn zhōng ， yǒu diǎn dí gū 。
天元侯心中，有点嘀咕。
The Heavenly Pillar Marquis was somewhat uncertain about his guess. But it turned out he was right in half of it. The Lin Xuan before him was indeed just an incarnation, but not one from any old monster.
ér tā zhè fān cāi cè ， suàn shì cāi duì le yí bàn 。
而他这番猜测，算是猜对了一半。
Lin Xuan's true form was no more than a late-stage Spirit Flexibility Realm cultivator, the same as this incarnation.
yǎn qián zhè ge lín xuān ， què shí yě zhǐ shì yī jù huà shēn ér yǐ ， dàn què bú shì mǒu gè lǎo guài wù dì 。
眼前这个林轩，确实也只是一具化身而已，但却不是某个老怪物地。
Of course, due to different cultivation techniques and methods, his true form would be much stronger than this incarnation. This point was beyond doubt.
lín xuān běn tǐ de jìng jiè ， yě bù guò fēn shén zhōng qī ， yǔ huà shēn shì xiāng tóng dì 。
林轩本体的境界，也不过分神中期，与化身是相同地。
The White Bone Sword held off the opponent for now but clearly wasn't enough. Thus, Lin Xuan couldn’t afford to hide any longer. Fortunately, this incarnation had been well-prepared for such a situation.
dāng rán ， yóu yú gōng fǎ shǒu duàn de bù tóng ， běn tǐ de shí lì ， kěn dìng yuǎn bǐ huà shēn qiáng xǔ duō 。
当然，由于功法手段的不同，本体的实力，肯定远比化身强许多。
Talismans? He also had some.
zhè yì diǎn ， dǎo shì jué wú kě yí zhī chù 。
这一点，倒是绝无可疑之处。
And they were from high-grade monsters as well. Obtained from the Ethereal Immortal Palace, these talismans left behind by the True Ethereal Immortal before his Nirvana were no small matter; their power was roughly one-third of the original artifact's.
bái gǔ jiàn jiāng duì fāng zàn qiě dǎng zhù ， dàn míng xiǎn bù dí ， gù ér lín xuān yě bù gǎn zài cáng zhuō yóu yù ， hǎo zài zhè jù huà shēn wài chū ， zhǔn bèi què rán shì shí fēn chōng zú 。
白骨剑将对方暂且挡住，但明显不敌，故而林轩也不敢再藏拙犹豫，好在这具化身外出，准备确然是十分充足。
During the battle with Tai Xuan Sect and Ling Gui Sect, Lin Xuan had used such a talisman once. Although talismans are consumable items, as long as they hadn’t been completely depleted in terms of power, they could be reused repeatedly without issue.
fú bǎo me ？
符宝么？
Lin Xuan intended for this incarnation to use it as a means of self-preservation. At this moment, he wouldn't dare hide any longer.
zì jǐ yě yǒu 。
自己也有。
With the White Bone Sword buying him some time, Lin Xuan's talisman flashed lightly in his hand and ignited on its own. It transformed into a small circular ring that didn’t seem remarkable at first glance but revealed a firebird about to take flight inside it.
ér qiě tóng yàng shì dù jié qī lǎo guài liàn zhì chū lái de 。
而且同样是渡劫期老怪炼制出来的。
The Vermilion Bird Ring!
yóu piāo miǎo xiān gōng suǒ de ， ér nà wèi piāo miǎo zhēn rén zài zuò huà zhī qián ， suǒ liú gěi mén rén dì zǐ de fú bǎo zì rán fēi tóng xiǎo kě ， jī hū yě yǒu tā yuán bǎo wù wēi néng de sān fēn zhī yī zuǒ yòu 。
由缥缈仙宫所得，而那位飘渺真人在坐化之前，所留给门人弟子的符宝自然非同小可，几乎也有他原宝物威能的三分之一左右。
This item brought with it an overwhelming spiritual pressure.
zài shōu fú tài xuán mén ， líng guǐ zōng ， tiān jīng gǔ yī yì de shí hòu ， lín xuān jiù céng yòng guò yī cì ， ér fú bǎo zhè zhǒng dōng xī ， suī shì xiāo hào pǐn ， dàn zhǐ yào wēi néng hái méi yǒu hào jìn ， jiù néng gòu fǎn fù shǐ yòng wú yú 。
在收服太玄门，灵鬼宗，天晶谷一役的时候，林轩就曾用过一次，而符宝这种东西，虽是消耗品，但只要威能还没有耗尽，就能够反复使用无虞。
Then the flames within the ring kept changing, soaring high up.
lín xuān ràng huà shēn ná zhe ， yuán běn jiù shì zuò wéi bǎo mìng zhī wù ， cǐ shí cǐ kè ， nǎ lǐ hái gǎn cáng zhuō 。
林轩让化身拿着，原本就是作为保命之物，此时此刻，哪里还敢藏拙。
"Quickly!"
yǒu bái gǔ jiàn zhēng qǔ dào shùn xī de gōng fu ， lín xuān shǒu zhōng nà zhāng fú bǎo ， qīng qīng yī shǎn ， tóng yàng shì wú fēng zì rán ， suí hòu huàn huà chū yī xiǎo qiǎo de yuán huán ， zhà yī kàn bìng bù qǐ yǎn ， dàn zǐ xì qiáo ， zhǐ jiàn zài nà yuán huán de zhōng jiān 。 yǒu yī zhèn chì yù fēi de huǒ niǎo 。
有白骨剑争取到瞬息的功夫，林轩手中那张符宝，轻轻一闪，同样是无风自燃，随后幻化出一小巧的圆环，乍一看并不起眼，但仔细瞧，只见在那圆环的中间。有一振翅yù飞的火鸟。
With Lin Xuan's command, the Vermilion Bird Ring spun rapidly. The flames inside became more dazzling and fell like a meteor towards the opponent.
zhū què huán ！
朱雀环！
Only about ten feet away, the golden light sword was already displaying its might, forcing the White Bone Sword to retreat.
cǐ wù yī chū ， tóng yàng shì yī gǔ jīng rén de líng yā pū miàn ér lái 。
此物一出，同样是一股惊人的灵压扑面而来。
The Ten Thousand Souls Banner was indeed formidable; even though its spiritual light had dimmed significantly, it wasn’t easy to completely destroy it.
suí hòu biàn jiàn nà huán nèi de huǒ yàn bù tíng biàn huàn ， téng de yī xià gāo zhǎng qǐ lái 。
随后便见那环内的火焰不停变换，腾的一下高涨起来。
At this moment, reinforcements arrived.
suí zhe lín xuān yī shēng qīng chì ， yě wù xū bié de shǒu duàn duō zuò qū shǐ ， nà zhū què huán dī liū liū yī zhuǎn ， lǐ miàn de huǒ yàn yuè fā duó mù yào yǎn ， rú yī kē zhuì dì de liú xīng bān ， hěn hěn de zá xiàng qián miàn 。
随着林轩一声轻叱，也勿需别的手段多做驱使，那朱雀环滴溜溜一转，里面的火焰越发夺目耀眼，如一颗坠地的流星般，狠狠的砸向前面。
The Vermilion Bird Ring transformed into a meteor and collided with the golden light sword head-on.
xiāng jù bù guò shí shù zhàng zhī yuǎn 。 nà jīn sè de guāng jiàn zhèng dà zhǎn shén wēi ， jiāng bái gǔ jiàn shā dé jié jié bài tuì 。
相距不过十数丈之远。那金sè的光剑正大展神威，将白骨剑杀得节节败退。
A deafening explosion echoed in his ears. The golden light and flames interwove mid-air, forming a stalemate.
ér wàn hún fān yě dàng zhēn fēi tóng xiǎo kě ， míng míng líng guāng yǐ àn dàn le xǔ duō ， kě xiǎng yào jiāng qí chè dǐ pò qù què yī jiù wéi nán 。
而万魂幡也当真非同小可，明明灵光已黯淡了许多，可想要将其彻底破去却依旧为难。
Lin Xuan’s brows furrowed as he cast a spell. A pale glow flashed over, restoring the originally cracked White Bone Sword to its original state. It then flashed again, transforming into a blinding white light that joined the battle.
qià zài cǐ kè ， qiáng yuán dào le 。
恰在此刻，强援到了。
Fighting one against two, even if the golden sword's power was slightly greater, it still ended in a draw.
zhū què huán huà zuò de liú xīng ， jiā léi tíng wàn jūn zhī shì ， zhèng miàn zhuàng shàng le guāng jiàn 。
朱雀环化作的流星，夹雷霆万钧之势，正面撞上了光剑。
The Heavenly Pillar Marquis widened his eyes. He couldn’t have imagined such a situation; he had thought that with the talismans out, the opponent would flee at once.
zhèn tiān jià bān de jù xiǎng chuán rù ěr biān ， yī shí jiān ， jīn guāng liè yán 。 hù xiāng jiāo zhī ， zài bàn kōng zhōng ， xíng chéng le xiāng chí 。
震天价般的巨响传入耳边，一时间，金光烈炎。互相交织，在半空中，形成了相持。
But this outcome was unexpected.
lín xuān méi tóu yī tiāo 。 yī dào fǎ jué dǎ chū ， cǎn bái sè de guāng máng shǎn guò ， yuán běn liè wén biàn bù de bái gǔ jiàn huī fù rú chū ， suí hòu yī shǎn ， huà wèi yī dào lìng rén xīn jì de bái máng jiā rù le zhàn tuán 。
林轩眉头一挑。一道法诀打出，惨白sè的光芒闪过，原本裂纹遍布的白骨剑恢复如初，随后一闪，化为一道令人心悸的白芒加入了战团。
However, time was pressing, and he couldn’t afford to hesitate any longer. Lin Xuan waved his sleeves and revealed another treasure.
yǐ èr dǎ yī 。
以二打一。
It was a small gourd about the size of an infant’s fist, entirely red in color, indicating its significance.
jiù suàn nà jīn jiàn fǎ bǎo de wēi néng yào shāo shèng yī xiē ， rú cǐ yī lái ， yě bān chéng píng jú 。
就算那金剑法宝的威能要稍胜一些，如此一来，也扳成平局。
The Sword Gourd!
“ nǐ ……”
“你……”
This was the old monster's life-bound treasure. However, Lin Xuan had already erased the spirit mark left by the old monster with Essence Cleansing Pills.
tiān yuán hóu dèng dà yǎn zhū ， zhè yàng de jú miàn shì tā zuò mèng yě bù céng xiǎng guò ， yuán běn yǐ wéi fú bǎo yī chū 。 duì fāng bì wàng fēng pī mǐ 。
天元侯瞪大眼珠，这样的局面是他做梦也不曾想过，原本以为符宝一出。对方必望风披靡。
Even the two most powerful techniques—Sword Spirit Incarnation and Illusory Yin Thunder—had been separated from it. Nevertheless, this sword gourd remained a remarkable treasure.
méi xiǎng dào què shì zhè yàng de jié jú 。
没想到却是这样的结局。
Otherwise, given his discernment, why would he use such an item for an incarnation?
rán ér xíng shì jǐn pò ， què yóu bù dé tā duō zuò chí yí sī suǒ ， zhǐ jiàn lín xuān xiù páo yī fú ， yòu jì chū le yī yàng bǎo wù 。
然而形势紧迫，却由不得他多做迟疑思索，只见林轩袖袍一拂，又祭出了一样宝物。
Lin Xuan wasn’t short of treasures; if he had chosen to use them, it would have shown the item's extraordinary nature.
jìng shì yī yīng ér quán tou dà xiǎo de hú lú 。
竟是一婴儿拳头大小的葫芦。
The Sword Gourd glowed as it grew at an incredible speed. Then with a loud bang, a red light column about the size of his arm emerged from it, seemingly powerful... but no, this wasn’t a light column; once it left the sword gourd, it spread out and transformed into numerous small swords.
tōng tǐ zuò huǒ hóng zhī sè， yī kàn jiù fēi tóng xiǎo kě 。
通体做火红之sè，一看就非同小可。
The Heavenly Pillar Marquis’s divine sense detected dozens of them.
jiàn hú ！
剑葫！
But that was just the beginning. The surface of the gourd glowed with runes, producing clear explosions as more light columns emerged from within.
cǐ nǎi zhōng lǎo guài de běn mìng bǎo wù 。 bù guò tā suǒ liú xià de shén shí yìn jì ， yǐ bèi lín xuān yòng xǐ shén shuǐ mǒ chú 。
此乃钟老怪的本命宝物。不过他所留下的神识印记，已被林轩用洗神水抹除。
Each one dispersed, revealing dozens of immortal swords before his eyes.
shèn zhì yuán běn suǒ yōng yǒu de liǎng zhǒng zuì lì hài shén tōng ， jiàn líng huà xū ， yǐ jí huàn yīn shén léi ， yī yàng bèi lín xuān fēn lí chū 。 bù guò ráo shì rú cǐ ， zhè jiàn hú yī jiù bù shī wèi yī jiàn fēi fán de bǎo wù 。
甚至原本所拥有的两种最厉害神通，剑灵化虚，以及幻yīn神雷，一样被林轩分离出。不过饶是如此，这剑葫依旧不失为一件非凡的宝物。
In a matter of moments, the sky above was filled with densely packed flying swords.
fǒu zé ， yǐ lín xuān yǎn guāng zhī gāo ， yòu zěn me huì jiāng tā ná gěi huà shēn shǐ yòng 。
否则，以林轩眼光之高，又怎么会将牠拿给化身使用。
"What... what kind of treasure is this..."
lín xuān kě bù quē fǎ bǎo ， jì rán néng gòu kàn zhòng ， běn shēn yě jiù shuō míng cǐ wù de bù fán le 。
林轩可不缺法宝，既然能够看中，本身也就说明此物的不凡了。
The Heavenly Pillar Marquis was dumbfounded. Even if he didn’t know the power of each sword, their sheer number alone was enough to cause headaches.
zhǐ jiàn cǐ bǎo líng guāng yī shǎn ， jìng yǐ bù kě sī yì de sù dù yíng fēng biàn dà le qǐ lái 。
只见此宝灵光一闪，竟以不可思议的速度迎风变大了起来。
His gaze turned fierce as he regretted sending an incarnation alone after him.
suí hòu pēng de yī shēng chuán rù ěr duǒ ， cóng lǐ miàn pēn chū yī dào huǒ hóng sè de guāng zhù ， yuē yǒu ér bì cū ， wēi lì kàn shì bù sú …… bù ， bú duì ， zhè nǎ lǐ shì shén me guāng zhù ， lí kāi jiàn hú yǐ hòu ， lì kè xiàng zhe sì zhōu sàn kāi ， suí hòu jìng rán biàn huà chū le yī kǒu yī kǒu de xiǎo jiàn 。
随后嘭的一声传入耳朵，从里面喷出一道火红sè的光柱，约有儿臂粗，威力看似不俗……不，不对，这哪里是什么光柱，离开剑葫以后，立刻像着四周散开，随后竟然变化出了一口一口的小剑。
Opponent wasn't just any ordinary cultivator!
tiān yuán hóu shén shí sǎo guò ， jū rán yǒu shù shí zhī duō 。
天元侯神识扫过，居然有数十之多。
But it was too late now; his only option was to strike first. Otherwise, being surrounded by so many flying swords would result in severe injury or death.
rán ér zhè bù guò jǐn jǐn shì kāi shǐ ， zhǐ jiàn nà hú lú biǎo miàn fú wén piāo dòng ， qīng cuì de bào xiǎng shēng bù jué yú ěr duǒ ， yóu lǐ miàn pēn shè chū yī dào yòu yī dào de guāng zhù 。
然而这不过仅仅是开始，只见那葫芦表面符文飘动，清脆的爆响声不绝于耳朵，由里面喷shè出一道又一道的光柱。
Fortunately, he still had some secret techniques for self-preservation that could turn the tide.
měi yī dào sàn kāi ， suí hòu dōu yǒu shù shí kǒu xiān jiàn xiǎn xiàn yú yǎn qián 。
每一道散开，随后都有数十口仙剑显现于眼前。
With thoughts racing through his mind, the Heavenly Pillar Marquis didn’t hesitate and suddenly vanished from sight.
qián hòu bù guò qǐng kè de gōng fu ， tóu dǐng de tiān mù jiù bèi nà mì mì má má de fēi jiàn tián mǎn 。
前后不过顷刻的功夫，头顶的天幕就被那密密麻麻的飞剑填满。
The next moment, he appeared before Lin Xuan, just a few feet away. This... wasn't instant teleportation.
“ zhè ， zhè shì shén me bǎo wù ……”
“这，这是什么宝物……”
Instant teleportation couldn’t achieve such an effect; only spatial laws could do so.
tiān yuán hóu chēng mù jié shé 。
天元侯瞠目结舌。
Indeed, it was the law of nature. Although Lin Xuan hadn’t mastered it himself, his discernment and insight were unparalleled. Just now, he had sensed a trace of the law's power.
qiě bù shuō zhè měi yī bǐng fēi jiàn de wēi néng dào dǐ rú hé ， guāng shì shù liàng rú cǐ zhī duō ， jiù zú gòu lìng rén tóu téng le 。
且不说这每一柄飞剑的威能到底如何，光是数量如此之多，就足够令人头疼了。
It was definitely a law.
yǎn zhōng lì máng shǎn guò ， tā xiàn zài yǐ zài hòu huǐ pài huà shēn gū shēn yī rén zhuī lái le 。
眼中厉芒闪过，他现在已在后悔派化身孤身一人追来了。
But how?
duì fāng jué bú shì pǔ tōng de xiū xiān zhě ！
对方绝不是普通的修仙者！
If his true form were here, that wouldn't be strange at all.
rán ér xiàn zài hòu huǐ yě méi yǒu yòng chǔ 。
然而现在后悔也没有用处。
But this incarnation before him was just a late-stage Spirit Flexibility Realm cultivator; such an existence shouldn’t be able to wield the power of laws.
xiàn zài wéi yī néng zuò de ， jiù shì xiān xià shǒu wéi qiáng ， fǒu zé rú guǒ zhēn bèi zhè me duō fēi jiàn wéi zhù zǎn shè， zì jǐ bù sǐ yě huì tuō céng pí de 。
现在唯一能做的，就是先下手为强，否则如果真被这么多飞剑围住攒shè，自己不死也会脱层皮的。
Countless thoughts raced through Lin Xuan’s mind as he didn’t have time to ponder. The Sword Gourd had already been cast, but now, the countless red flying swords were like water too late for a drought.
hǎo zài tā hái yǒu yī xiē bǎo mìng mì shù méi yǒu shǐ yòng ， kàn néng fǒu qǐ dào chū qí zhì shèng de xiào guǒ 。
好在他还有一些保命秘术没有使用，看能否起到出奇制胜的效果。
The situation was too sudden.
nǎo hǎi zhōng niàn tou zhuǎn guò ， tiān yuán hóu bù zài chí yí ， ér zhè yī cì ， tā méi yǒu jiāng rèn hé bǎo wù jì qǐ ， ér shì shēn xíng yī shǎn ， zhěng gè rén sà rán cóng yuán dì xiāo shī bú jiàn 。
脑海中念头转过，天元侯不再迟疑，而这一次，他没有将任何宝物祭起，而是身形一闪，整个人飒然从原地消失不见。
This was the terrifying nature of spatial laws; using common sense couldn’t predict such occurrences.
xià yī kè ， què mò míng qí miào de chū xiàn zài lín xuān de shēn qián 。
下一刻，却莫名其妙的出现在林轩的身前。
At critical moments, it could turn the tide.
liǎng rén xiàng jù ， bù guò shù chǐ ， zhè …… zhè kě bú shì shén me shùn yí 。
两人像距，不过数尺，这……这可不是什么瞬移。
Such a claim might seem exaggerated, but there was no exaggeration in this case.
shùn yí dá bú dào rú cǐ biāo hàn de xiào guǒ ， kě néng zhè yàng lí pǔ de ， wéi yǒu kòng jiān fǎ zé 。
瞬移达不到如此彪悍的效果，可能这样离谱的，唯有空间法则。
For instance, Lin Xuan’s current situation was exactly like that. Just before, he had been clearly on top, his opponent's talisman was under control, and with the Sword Gourd, victory seemed within reach.
méi cuò ， jiù shì fǎ zé ， lín xuān zì jǐ ， suī rán hái méi yǒu zhǎng wò ， dàn tā de yǎn guāng jiàn shí fēi tóng xiǎo kě ， jiù zài gāng gāng ， tā yǐn yǐn gǎn jué dào yī sī fǎ zé zhī lì de 。
没错，就是法则，林轩自己，虽然还没有掌握，但他的眼光见识非同小可，就在刚刚，他隐隐感觉到一丝法则之力的。
But in an instant, everything changed; the Heavenly Pillar Marquis grinned menacingly as a cold light flashed from his sleeve. He struck down at Lin Xuan with a vicious slash.
jué rán shì fǎ zé méi cuò 。
决然是法则没错。
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According to the rules, a cultivator at the Separation Stage should be able to refine talismans. However, Lin Xuan was now using them as a means of defense; it wouldn't make sense for him to use anything less than high-grade items.
Therefore, there could only be one possibility: he had taken out a talisman that belonged to a Separation Stage cultivator.
Could this guy be an incarnation of some old monster?
The Heavenly Pillar Marquis was somewhat uncertain about his guess. But it turned out he was right in half of it. The Lin Xuan before him was indeed just an incarnation, but not one from any old monster.
Lin Xuan's true form was no more than a late-stage Spirit Flexibility Realm cultivator, the same as this incarnation.
Of course, due to different cultivation techniques and methods, his true form would be much stronger than this incarnation. This point was beyond doubt.
The White Bone Sword held off the opponent for now but clearly wasn't enough. Thus, Lin Xuan couldn’t afford to hide any longer. Fortunately, this incarnation had been well-prepared for such a situation.
Talismans? He also had some.
And they were from high-grade monsters as well. Obtained from the Ethereal Immortal Palace, these talismans left behind by the True Ethereal Immortal before his Nirvana were no small matter; their power was roughly one-third of the original artifact's.
During the battle with Tai Xuan Sect and Ling Gui Sect, Lin Xuan had used such a talisman once. Although talismans are consumable items, as long as they hadn’t been completely depleted in terms of power, they could be reused repeatedly without issue.
Lin Xuan intended for this incarnation to use it as a means of self-preservation. At this moment, he wouldn't dare hide any longer.
With the White Bone Sword buying him some time, Lin Xuan's talisman flashed lightly in his hand and ignited on its own. It transformed into a small circular ring that didn’t seem remarkable at first glance but revealed a firebird about to take flight inside it.
The Vermilion Bird Ring!
This item brought with it an overwhelming spiritual pressure.
Then the flames within the ring kept changing, soaring high up.
"Quickly!"
With Lin Xuan's command, the Vermilion Bird Ring spun rapidly. The flames inside became more dazzling and fell like a meteor towards the opponent.
Only about ten feet away, the golden light sword was already displaying its might, forcing the White Bone Sword to retreat.
The Ten Thousand Souls Banner was indeed formidable; even though its spiritual light had dimmed significantly, it wasn’t easy to completely destroy it.
At this moment, reinforcements arrived.
Boom!
The Vermilion Bird Ring transformed into a meteor and collided with the golden light sword head-on.
A deafening explosion echoed in his ears. The golden light and flames interwove mid-air, forming a stalemate.
Lin Xuan’s brows furrowed as he cast a spell. A pale glow flashed over, restoring the originally cracked White Bone Sword to its original state. It then flashed again, transforming into a blinding white light that joined the battle.
Fighting one against two, even if the golden sword's power was slightly greater, it still ended in a draw.
"You..."
The Heavenly Pillar Marquis widened his eyes. He couldn’t have imagined such a situation; he had thought that with the talismans out, the opponent would flee at once.
But this outcome was unexpected.
However, time was pressing, and he couldn’t afford to hesitate any longer. Lin Xuan waved his sleeves and revealed another treasure.
It was a small gourd about the size of an infant’s fist, entirely red in color, indicating its significance.
The Sword Gourd!
This was the old monster's life-bound treasure. However, Lin Xuan had already erased the spirit mark left by the old monster with Essence Cleansing Pills.
Even the two most powerful techniques—Sword Spirit Incarnation and Illusory Yin Thunder—had been separated from it. Nevertheless, this sword gourd remained a remarkable treasure.
Otherwise, given his discernment, why would he use such an item for an incarnation?
Lin Xuan wasn’t short of treasures; if he had chosen to use them, it would have shown the item's extraordinary nature.
The Sword Gourd glowed as it grew at an incredible speed. Then with a loud bang, a red light column about the size of his arm emerged from it, seemingly powerful... but no, this wasn’t a light column; once it left the sword gourd, it spread out and transformed into numerous small swords.
The Heavenly Pillar Marquis’s divine sense detected dozens of them.
But that was just the beginning. The surface of the gourd glowed with runes, producing clear explosions as more light columns emerged from within.
Each one dispersed, revealing dozens of immortal swords before his eyes.
In a matter of moments, the sky above was filled with densely packed flying swords.
"What... what kind of treasure is this..."
The Heavenly Pillar Marquis was dumbfounded. Even if he didn’t know the power of each sword, their sheer number alone was enough to cause headaches.
His gaze turned fierce as he regretted sending an incarnation alone after him.
Opponent wasn't just any ordinary cultivator!
But it was too late now; his only option was to strike first. Otherwise, being surrounded by so many flying swords would result in severe injury or death.
Fortunately, he still had some secret techniques for self-preservation that could turn the tide.
With thoughts racing through his mind, the Heavenly Pillar Marquis didn’t hesitate and suddenly vanished from sight.
The next moment, he appeared before Lin Xuan, just a few feet away. This... wasn't instant teleportation.
Instant teleportation couldn’t achieve such an effect; only spatial laws could do so.
Indeed, it was the law of nature. Although Lin Xuan hadn’t mastered it himself, his discernment and insight were unparalleled. Just now, he had sensed a trace of the law's power.
It was definitely a law.
But how?
If his true form were here, that wouldn't be strange at all.
But this incarnation before him was just a late-stage Spirit Flexibility Realm cultivator; such an existence shouldn’t be able to wield the power of laws.
Countless thoughts raced through Lin Xuan’s mind as he didn’t have time to ponder. The Sword Gourd had already been cast, but now, the countless red flying swords were like water too late for a drought.
The situation was too sudden.
This was the terrifying nature of spatial laws; using common sense couldn’t predict such occurrences.
At critical moments, it could turn the tide.
Such a claim might seem exaggerated, but there was no exaggeration in this case.
For instance, Lin Xuan’s current situation was exactly like that. Just before, he had been clearly on top, his opponent's talisman was under control, and with the Sword Gourd, victory seemed within reach.
But in an instant, everything changed; the Heavenly Pillar Marquis grinned menacingly as a cold light flashed from his sleeve. He struck down at Lin Xuan with a vicious slash.
PS: I’m swamped today. Tomorrow is my cousin’s wedding. I need to write at least 10,000 words today because I won’t be able to write tomorrow. So, I’ll finish the next 5,000 words now due to the busy schedule. Today is super hectic; please give me some votes for encouragement, especially moon tickets! Very much needed. Tomorrow, the Heavenly Pillar Marquis will go to collect wedding favors. Please vote and share your good luck with him! Thank you so much!