tū rán yī shēng jīng hū chuán rù le ěr lǐ ， lín xuān yí zhèng ， suí jí yě jiù háo bù chí yí de fēi le guò qù 。
突然一声惊呼传入了耳里，林轩一怔，随即也就毫不迟疑的飞了过去。
A sudden shout caught Lin Xuan's attention. He paused for a moment, then immediately flew over.
zhè shì gāng cái nà zuò xiǎo shān de bèi hòu ， yè qīng chéng zhàn zài qián miàn de kòng dì shàng ， fǎng fú shòu le shén me cì jī shì de ， liǎn dài jīng yí zhī sè 。
这是刚才那座小山的背后，叶青城站在前面的空地上，仿佛受了什么刺激似的，脸带惊疑之色。
This was behind the small mountain they had just passed. Ye Qingcheng stood on an open space in front of it, looking bewildered and suspicious.
“ yè xiōng ， zěn me le ？”
“叶兄，怎么了？”
"Brother Ye, what's wrong?"
liǔ jiā de liǎng rén yǔ tián xiǎo jiàn yě dōu xún le guò lái ， jiàn le zhè bān qíng xíng 。 liǔ jūn háo xīn zhōng yī jīng ， lián máng kāi kǒu xiāng xún 。
柳家的两人与田小剑也都寻了过来，见了这般情形。柳君豪心中一惊，连忙开口相询。
The two from the柳家 (Liu Family) and Tian Xiaojian also came over. Seeing this scene, Liu Junhao was alarmed and quickly asked, "What do you see..."
“ nǐ kàn ……” zhè shí hòu ， yè qīng chéng gù bù dé yǔ duì fāng bù hé ， shēn shǒu xiàng qián yī zhǐ ， liǎn shàng dài zhe yī sī gǔ guài zhī sè 。
“你看……”这时候，叶青城顾不得与对方不和，伸手向前一指，脸上带着一丝古怪之色。
Ye Qingcheng ignored his previous disagreement with them and pointed forward with a strange look on his face.
zhòng rén shùn zhe tā shǒu zhǐ de fāng xiàng wàng qù ， zhǐ jiàn zài jiān yìng de shān bì shàng ， yǒu yí gè zhí jìng zhàng xǔ de dà dòng ， dòng kǒu de fù jìn ， xī xī lā lā de sàn luò zhe bù shǎo suì shí ， ér suì shí páng biān ， hái yǒu bù shǎo pò bài de zhèn pán zhèn qí 。
众人顺着他手指的方向望去，只见在坚硬的山壁上，有一个直径丈许的大洞，洞口的附近，稀稀拉拉的散落着不少碎石，而碎石旁边，还有不少破败的阵盘阵旗。
Everyone followed where he was pointing. On the hard mountain wall, there was a large hole about ten feet in diameter. Nearby were scattered pieces of stone, and around those stones lay many broken array disks and flags.
wǔ rén bù yóu miàn miàn xiāng qù ， liǔ jūn háo yóu yù le yī xià ， mài bù shàng qián ， jiāng yī gān chì hóng sè de zhèn qí jiǎn le qǐ lái ：“ zhè shàng miàn hái cán liú yǒu líng qì ， gāng bèi pò diào bù jiǔ 。”
五人不由面面相觑，柳君豪犹豫了一下，迈步上前，将一杆赤红色的阵旗拣了起来：“这上面还残留有灵气，刚被破掉不久。”
The five of them exchanged glances. Liu Junhao hesitated for a moment before stepping forward to pick up a red array flag. "There's still residual qi on this. It was just destroyed not long ago."
“ nán dào hái yǒu rén shǒu zhōng yǒu cáng bǎo tú ， zài wǒ men zhī qián jié zú xiān dēng le ？” yè qīng chéng méi tou yí zhòu ， yǔ dài sēn rán de kāi
“难道还有人手中有藏宝图，在我们之前捷足先登了？”叶青城眉头一皱，语带森然的开
"Could it be that someone else has the treasure map and got here first?" Ye Qingcheng frowned, speaking with a sinister tone.
zhè zhǒng qíng kuàng dào yě bú shì bù kě néng ， bì jìng zhè ge líng kuàng zài shàng gǔ shí qī wán quán kě néng shì jǐ gè shì lì suǒ gòng yǒu ， nà me jiù yǒu kě néng liú xià le duō fèn cáng bǎo tú ， xiǎng dào zhè yì diǎn ， zhòng rén de liǎn sè dōu biàn dé shí fēn nán kàn 。
这种情况倒也不是不可能，毕竟这个灵矿在上古时期完全可能是几个势力所共有，那么就有可能留下了多份藏宝图，想到这一点，众人的脸色都变得十分难看。
This situation wasn't impossible; after all, in ancient times, this spirit mine could have been shared by several factions, which might have left multiple copies of the treasure map. Thinking about this, everyone's faces turned grim.
“ zěn me bàn ？” liǔ yán yī biān shuō ， yī biān wàng le yǎn páng biān de jiā zhǔ ， tā shí lì suī rán bù ruò ， dàn yù jiàn shì qíng ， xiàng lái dōu shì yóu dà gē ná zhǔ yì de 。
“怎么办？”柳岩一边说，一边望了眼旁边的家主，他实力虽然不弱，但遇见事情，向来都是由大哥拿主意的。
"What should we do?" Liu Yan looked at his family head beside him. Although he was not weak, he always let his elder brother make decisions in tough situations.
“ méi xiǎng dào hái yǒu rén yě huì lái xún bǎo 。 bù guò wǒ men jì rán dào le zhè lǐ 。 méi yǒu dào lǐ jiǎng bǎo wù gǒng shǒu xiàng ràng 。” yè qīng chéng yǎn zhōng shǎn guò yī lǚ xiōng guāng 。 yīn yīn dì dào 。
“没想到还有人也会来寻宝。不过我们既然到了这里。没有道理讲宝物拱手相让。”叶青城眼中闪过一缕凶光。阴阴地道。
"We didn't expect others to come looking for treasures too. But if we're here, there's no reason to hand over the treasure," Ye Qingcheng said with a hint of ferocity in his eyes.
“ yè xiōng shuō dé méi cuò 。 bǎo wù yǒu lì jū zhī 。 guǎn tā shì hé fāng shén shèng 。 liǔ mǒu dōu yào huì yī huì zhè xiē gāo rén 。 shuō bù dìng shì xiē zhù jī qī dì xiǎo bèi 。 rú guǒ wǒ men diào tóu jiù zǒu 。 qǐ bù shì rě rén chǐ xiào 。” liǔ jūn háo yě zàn tóng dì dào 。
“叶兄说得没错。宝物有力居之。管他是何方神圣。柳某都要会一会这些高人。说不定是些筑基期地小辈。如果我们掉头就走。岂不是惹人耻笑。”柳君豪也赞同地道。
"Brother Ye is right. Treasure belongs to those who can claim it. No matter who they are, Liu will challenge these experts. Perhaps they're just young Foundation Establishment stage disciples. If we turn back now, won't that be embarrassing?" Liu Junhao agreed.
lín xuān hé tián xiǎo jiàn méi yǒu jiē kǒu 。 tā liǎ dāng rán zhī dào liǔ jūn háo zhè huà nǎi shì zì wǒ ān wèi 。 dàn yǐ liǎng rén dǎn dà bāo tiān dì xìng gé 。 běn lái jiù méi yǒu sī háo tuì zǒu dì dǎ suàn 。 dāng chū 。 jǐn jǐn shì zhù jī qī dì xiū wèi 。 jiù gǎn qù tiān mù shān nào tā gè tiān fān dì fù 。// còu bù qí liàn zhì fǎ bǎo de cái liào ， yě shí shǔ zhèng cháng 。
林轩和田小剑没有接口。他俩当然知道柳君豪这话乃是自我安慰。但以两人胆大包天地性格。本来就没有丝毫退走地打算。当初。仅仅是筑基期地修为。就敢去天目山闹他个天翻地覆。//凑不齐炼制法宝的材料，也实属正常。
Lin Xuan and Tian Xiaojian didn't respond. They knew Liu Junhao was just comforting himself, but with their fearless nature, neither of them had any intention to retreat. Even at the Foundation Establishment stage, they dared to cause chaos in Mount Tianmu. // Not having enough materials for forging a magical weapon was normal.
zhè lín xuān suī shì yè jiā rén ， dàn yì zhí zài wài piāo bó ， yǔ yì bān dì sàn xiū yě méi yǒu shén me bù tóng ， suǒ yǐ méi yǒu fǎ bǎo zhī shì ， yě suàn shì hé qíng hé lǐ 。
这林轩虽是叶家人，但一直在外漂泊，与一般地散修也没有什么不同，所以没有法宝之事，也算是合情合理。
Though Lin Xuan was from Ye's family, he had been wandering around and wasn't much different from ordinary cultivators. So not having a magical weapon made sense.
dāng rán zuò wéi lín xuān ér yán ， zhè me zuò yě yǒu zì jǐ de kǎo lǜ 。
当然作为林轩而言，这么做也有自己的考虑。
For Lin Xuan, there were his own reasons.
shēng xìng jǐn shèn de tā ， fán shì dōu xǐ huān liú yì diǎn hòu shǒu ， dāng rán ， zhè fān zuò wéi ， bù yí dìng piàn dé guò zhī dào zì jǐ shēn fèn dì yè qīng chéng ， dàn zhǐ yào ràng liǔ jiā liǎng rén yǔ tián xiǎo jiàn duì zì jǐ shēng chū xiē xǔ qīng shì zhī xīn ， zhè mù dì yě jiù suàn dá chéng 。
生性谨慎的他，凡事都喜欢留一点后手，当然，这番作为，不一定骗得过知道自己身份地叶青城，但只要让柳家两人与田小剑对自己生出些许轻视之心，这目的也就算达成。
He was cautious by nature and liked to keep some backup in everything. Of course, this wouldn't fool Ye Qingcheng who knew him well, but as long as he could make the Liu family and Tian Xiaojian slightly underestimate him, that would be enough.
shuō qǐ tián xiǎo jiàn ， zhè xiǎo zi gèng jué ， lián líng qì yě méi jì chū ， jǐn jǐn shì shǐ yòng le yī zhāng fáng yù de fú ， rán hòu dǐng le yí gè dùn ， jiù xiàng qián zǒu le 。
说起田小剑，这小子更绝，连灵器也没祭出，仅仅是使用了一张防御的符，然后顶了一个盾，就向前走了。
Speaking of Tian Xiaojian, the boy was even more daring. He didn't even summon a spirit weapon; instead, he used a defensive talisman to form a shield before walking forward.
yě bù zhī dào jiū jìng shì gāi suàn yì gāo rén dǎn dà ， hái shì yǒu diǎn shǎ ， lín xuān zuǐ jiǎo lù chū yī sī jī cháo ， rán hòu jiù jiāng shén shí fàng chū ， yǐ tā cǐ shí de xiū wèi ， shén shí jiù suàn shì fù gài fāng yuán shí jǐ lǐ ， yě qīng ér yì jǔ ， kě jǐn jǐn lí kāi shēn zhōu shí jǐ zhàng ， gǎn yìng jiù biàn dé mó hú bù qīng qǐ lái ， zhè ràng lín xuān liǎn sè zhòu biàn 。
也不知道究竟是该算艺高人胆大，还是有点傻，林轩嘴角露出一丝讥嘲，然后就将神识放出，以他此时的修为，神识就算是覆盖方圆十几里，也轻而易举，可仅仅离开身周十几丈，感应就变得模糊不清起来，这让林轩脸色骤变。
Whether it was due to his high skill or just being a bit foolish, Lin Xuan sneered and released his divine sense. At his current cultivation level, his divine sense could easily cover several miles. But after leaving his body by about ten feet, the sensation became unclear, causing Lin Xuan's expression to change abruptly.
“ yí 。” liǔ jūn háo yě qīng hū le qǐ lái ：“ zhè zhōu wéi yǒu gǔ guài ， shén shí jìng rán bù néng jí yuǎn 。”
“咦。”柳君豪也轻呼了起来：“这周围有古怪，神识竟然不能及远。”
"Hey," Liu Junhao exclaimed, "There's something strange here; my divine sense can't reach far."
“ ń ， dàn zhè yě zhèng míng ， wǒ men méi yǒu zhǎo cuò dì fāng ， dà jiā xiǎo xīn yì diǎn 。” yè qīng chéng tóng yàng xiàn le cǐ dì yǔ wài jiè de bù tóng zhī chù 。
“嗯，但这也证明，我们没有找错地方，大家小心一点。”叶青城同样现了此地与外界的不同之处。
"Yes, but this proves we're in the right place. Everyone be careful," Ye Qingcheng also noticed the difference from outside.
“ yè xiōng zhī yán yǒu lǐ 。” liǔ jūn háo diǎn diǎn tóu ， yán yǔ zhī jiān yǐ jīng méi yǒu shén me dí yì ， bù guǎn liǎng jiā zài wài miàn guān xì rú hé ， cǐ shí cǐ kè ， què bù dé bù tóng zhōu gòng jì ， zhè xiē lǎo hú lí lǎo jiān jù huá ， qǐ huì bù míng bái chún wáng chǐ hán de dào lǐ 。
“叶兄之言有理。”柳君豪点点头，言语之间已经没有什么敌意，不管两家在外面关系如何，此时此刻，却不得不同舟共济，这些老狐狸老奸巨猾，岂会不明白唇亡齿寒的道理。
"Brother Ye is correct," Liu Junhao nodded, his tone no longer showing any hostility. Regardless of how their families got along elsewhere, they had to cooperate now. These cunning old foxes were too smart not to understand the principle that if one's lips are gone, even teeth will be in danger.
zhè ge shān dòng wēi wēi xiàng xià qīng xié ， huàn jù huà shuō tā men cǐ kè zhèng zhú jiàn shēn rù dì dǐ ， zǒu le dà yuē bǎi zhàng de jù lí ， qián fāng tū rán huò rán kāi lǎng ， hái chū xiàn le yī xiē guāng liàng 。
这个山洞微微向下倾斜，换句话说他们此刻正逐渐深入地底，走了大约百丈的距离，前方突然豁然开朗，还出现了一些光亮。
The cave sloped downward slightly. In other words, they were gradually heading underground. After about a hundred feet, the front suddenly opened up, revealing some light.
“ yí ， zhè shì ……” yè qīng chéng yòu chū yī shēng dī hū ， bù guò yǔ qì què bāo hán jīng xǐ ， hòu miàn jǐ rén tīng le ， bù yuē ér tóng de jiā kuài le jiǎo bù 。
“咦，这是……”叶青城又出一声低呼，不过语气却包含惊喜，后面几人听了，不约而同的加快了脚步。
"Hey, what is this..." Ye Qingcheng exclaimed again, his tone filled with excitement. The others unconsciously sped up as well.
zhī jiān dà tīng …… bú duì ， zhèng què de shuō shì yí gè jù kēng chū xiàn zài le miàn qián ， shēn dá shù shí zhàng ， zhěng gè kēng dì miàn jī ， gèng shì yǒu shàng zhàng jiàn fāng ， kuān kuò yǐ jí ， yóu qí rě yǎn de shì ， zài zhè jù kēng de dǐ bù ， dōng yī kē ， xī yī kē de sàn luò zhe wú shù jīng shí ， suī rán wú fǎ gū jì jù tǐ de shù mù ， dàn zhì shǎo bù xià wǔ liù wàn zhī duō 。
之间大厅……不对，正确的说是一个巨坑出现在了面前，深达数十丈，整个坑地面积，更是有上丈见方，宽阔以极，尤其惹眼的是，在这巨坑的底部，东一颗，西一颗的散落着无数晶石，虽然无法估计具体的数目，但至少布下五六万之多。
In front of them was a large hall—or more accurately, an enormous pit that reached several dozen feet deep and had a square area of over ten feet on each side. Particularly eye-catching were the countless crystals scattered at the bottom, east and west. While they couldn't estimate the exact number, there were definitely tens of thousands.
le ！
了！
Everyone except Lin Xuan and Tian Xiaojian's faces lit up with extreme joy. Although the precious materials marked on the treasure map hadn't been found yet, these crystals alone made this trip worthwhile.
chú le lín xuān hé tián xiǎo jiàn yǐ wài ， qí tā sān rén de liǎn shàng ， wú bù lù chū kuáng xǐ yǐ jí de shén sè ， suī rán cáng bǎo tú shàng biāo shì chū lái de zhǒng zhǒng zhēn guì cái liào shàng wèi zhǎo dào ， dàn jiù píng zhè xiē jīng shí ， cǐ xíng yǐ rán bù xū 。
除了林轩和田小剑以外，其他三人的脸上，无不露出狂喜以极的神色，虽然藏宝图上标示出来的种种珍贵材料尚未找到，但就凭这些晶石，此行已然不虚。
Ye Qingcheng transformed into a red light and jumped down immediately, followed by the two from the Liu family.
yè qīng chéng shēn xíng yī huǎng ， huà wèi yī dào hóng guāng ， dāng xià tiào le xià qù ， liǔ jiā de liǎng rén yě lì kè gēn shàng 。
叶青城身形一晃，化为一道红光，当下跳了下去，柳家的两人也立刻跟上。
Lin Xuan moved more slowly, showing disappointment in his eyes. Of course, with so many crystals before him, it was impossible to remain unmoved. But his goal for this trip was幽冥寒铁 (Yooming Han Tie), and he guessed Tian Xiaojian's state of mind was similar to his.
lín xuān zé dòng zuò shāo huǎn ， yǎn dǐ lù chū yī sī shī wàng ， dāng rán ， zhè me duō dì jīng shí bǎi zài yǎn qián ， shuō bù dòng xīn zì rán shì piàn rén de ， bù guò zì jǐ cǐ xíng de mù dì ， nǎi shì yōu míng hán tiě ， xiǎng bì tián xiǎo jiàn cǐ kè de xīn jìng ， yě yǔ zì jǐ chà bu duō 。
林轩则动作稍缓，眼底露出一丝失望，当然，这么多地晶石摆在眼前，说不动心自然是骗人的，不过自己此行的目的，乃是幽冥寒铁，想必田小剑此刻的心境，也与自己差不多。
After a moment of hesitation, Lin Xuan also flew down. The search for treasures would continue, hoping there was only one exit in the cave, so those precious materials wouldn't be stolen by someone who got here first.
lüè yī chóu chú ， lín xuān yě fēi le xià qù ， xún bǎo hái yào jì xù ， dàn yuàn cǐ dòng **， zhǐ yǒu yī tiáo chū lù ， nà xiē zhēn guì de cái liào ， bú yào bèi jié zú xiān dēng de jiā huo qiǎng pǎo 。
略一踌躇，林轩也飞了下去，寻宝还要继续，但愿此洞**，只有一条出路，那些珍贵的材料，不要被捷足先登的家伙抢跑。
Just as Lin Xuan reached mid-air, another shout entered his ears, but unlike the previous excitement, this contained fear. Lin Xuan frowned inwardly; Ye Senior Cultivator is a family head after all—how could he react like that in such situations? Although he thought so, Lin Xuan quickly moved closer to him and secretly wondered if they had encountered an enemy.
lín xuān gāng gāng fēi dào bàn kōng ， yòu yǒu yī shēng jīng hū chuán rù ěr duǒ ， bù guò yǔ gāng cái de xǐ yuè bù tóng ， cǐ kè lǐ miàn bāo hán le jīng kǒng ， lín xuān bù yóu àn àn zhòu méi ， zhè wèi yè dà xiū shì hǎo dǎi yě shì yī jiā zhī zhǔ ， zěn me yù jiàn shì qíng yī jīng yī zhà de ， suī rán xīn zhōng rú shì xiǎng ， dàn lín xuān hái shì xùn sù xiàng tā kào lǒng ， tóng shí xīn zhōng àn àn cāi cè ， nán dào yù jiàn dí rén le 。
林轩刚刚飞到半空，又有一声惊呼传入耳朵，不过与刚才的喜悦不同，此刻里面包含了惊恐，林轩不由暗暗皱眉，这位叶大修士好歹也是一家之主，怎么遇见事情一惊一乍的，虽然心中如是想，但林轩还是迅速向他靠拢，同时心中暗暗猜测，难道遇见敌人了。
"Brother Ye, what's wrong?" Liu Junhao came over as well, still holding several crystals. The head of a prominent family was now greedily looking at his chest.
“ yè xiōng ， zěn me le ？” liǔ jūn háo yě xún le guò lái ， suī rán shǒu lǐ hái bào zhe jǐ kuài jīng shí ， wàng huái lǐ chuāi ， táng táng yí gè dà jiā zú dì jiā zhǔ ， cǐ kè què mǎn miàn tān lán 。
“叶兄，怎么了？”柳君豪也寻了过来，虽然手里还抱着几块晶石，望怀里揣，堂堂一个大家族地家主，此刻却满面贪婪。
"Brother Liu, look," Ye Qingcheng swallowed.
“ liǔ xiōng ， nǐ kàn 。” yè qīng chéng tūn le kǒu tuò mò 。
“柳兄，你看。”叶青城吞了口唾沫。
Lin Xuan felt curious; it must be something extraordinary to make a Condensation Stage cultivator react so strangely.
lín xuān yě dà gǎn hào qí ， néng gòu ràng yī wèi níng dān qī xiū shì rú cǐ shī tài ， xiǎng bì huì shì fēi tóng xún cháng dì dōng xī 。
林轩也大感好奇，能够让一位凝丹期修士如此失态，想必会是非同寻常地东西。
Following his gaze, Lin Xuan's eyebrows raised slightly.
suí zhe tā de mù guāng wàng qù ， lín xuān yě bù yóu méi tóu wēi tiāo 。
随着他的目光望去，林轩也不由眉头微挑。
A huge snake about ten feet long lay before them. Its body was thicker than a yellow barrel, and it was currently staring at them with its forked tongue outstretched on top of the crystals.
zhǐ jiàn yī tóu zhǎng yuē shí jǐ zhàng dì jù dà mǎng shé ， guāng shì shēn zi jiù bǐ huáng tǒng hái cū ， cǐ shí zhèng pā zài yī duī jīng shí de miàn qián ， áng tǔ xīn de wàng zhe tā men 。
只见一头长约十几丈地巨大蟒蛇，光是身子就比黄桶还粗，此时正趴在一堆晶石的面前，昂吐芯的望着他们。
If it were just an insect or snake, they would all be cultivators here; even if the creature's body was ten times larger, they wouldn't pay much attention.
jiǎ ruò jǐn shì chóng shé ， zài zuò de dōu shì xiū zhēn ， duì fāng shēn tǐ jiù suàn zài jù dà shí bèi ， yě bù fàng zài yǎn zhōng 。
假若仅是虫蛇，在座的都是修真，对方身体就算再巨大十倍，也不放在眼中。
But this snake had a faint aura that made one shudder.
kě zhè tóu shé de shēn shàng ， què yǐn yǐn yǒu lìng rén xīn jì de líng lì bō dòng 。
可这头蛇的身上，却隐隐有令人心悸的灵力波动。
**Third-grade middle-grade monster!**
sān jí zhōng pǐn yāo shòu ！
三级中品妖兽！
In terms of strength, it could match a Condensation中期 (Condensation Middle) cultivator.
lùn shí lì zú yǐ pǐ dí níng dān zhōng qī de xiū zhēn 。
论实力足以匹敌凝丹中期的修真。
"Brother Ye, is this... an ancient mine's spirit beast?" Liu Junhao exclaimed with wide eyes.
“ yè xiōng ， zhè …… nán dào shì gǔ kuàng cáng de líng shòu ma ？” liǔ jūn háo liǎng yǎn zhí de kāi kǒu 。
“叶兄，这……难道是古矿藏的灵兽吗？”柳君豪两眼直的开口。
"No. This ancient spirit mine has at least nearly a million years of history, while the snake before us has only lived for seven or eight thousand years," Ye Qingcheng shook his head. Apart from alchemy techniques, he had read many books on various spirit beasts as well.
“ bù ， zhè gǔ líng kuàng zhì shǎo yǒu jìn bǎi wàn nián de lì shǐ ， ér yǎn qián de yāo shé ， bù guò huó le qī bā qiān suì bà le 。” yè qīng chéng yáo le yáo tóu ， chú le liàn dān shù ， duì yú gè zhǒng líng shòu de shū jí ， tā yě shè liè le bù shǎo 。
“不，这古灵矿至少有近百万年的历史，而眼前的妖蛇，不过活了七八千岁罢了。”叶青城摇了摇头，除了炼丹术，对于各种灵兽的书籍，他也涉猎了不少。
"Are you saying this snake is an outsider? But there were ancient restrictions at the entrance earlier," Liu Junhao was half-believing and half-doubting; it wouldn't be possible for the current snake to have broken those ancient arrays.
“ nǐ shì shuō zhè shé shì wài lái de ， kě yǐ qián zài dòng kǒu ， míng míng yǒu shàng gǔ de jìn zhì 。” liǔ jūn háo bàn xìn bàn yí ， zǒng bù zhì yú shì yǎn qián de yāo shé ， jiāng nà gǔ zhèn gōng pò 。
“你是说这蛇是外来的，可以前在洞口，明明有上古的禁制。”柳君豪半信半疑，总不至于是眼前的妖蛇，将那古阵攻破。
"Hey, elder brother, look what that is?" Before Ye Qingcheng could answer, the tall and robust Liu Yan suddenly spoke up.
“ yí ， dà gē ， nǐ kàn nà shì shén me ？” yè qīng chéng shàng wèi huí dá ， shēn cái kuí wú de liǔ yán tū rán kāi kǒu le 。
“咦，大哥，你看那是什么？”叶青城尚未回答，身材魁梧的柳岩突然开口了。
Under the giant snake's body lay a corpse. Everyone had overlooked it earlier.
zhǐ jiàn zài jù shé de shēn xià ， hái yā zhe yī jù shī tǐ ， gāng cái dà jiā dōu hū lüè le guò qù 。
只见在巨蛇的身下，还压着一具尸体，刚才大家都忽略了过去。
The man was old, wearing Daoist robes. Although he was dead, his eyes were wide open with an expression of terror on his face.
nà rén nián jì yǐ lǎo ， shēn chuān dào páo ， suī rán sǐ le ， què shuāng yǎn yuán zhēng ， liǎn shàng yóu dài jīng kǒng de biǎo qíng 。
那人年纪已老，身穿道袍，虽然死了，却双眼圆睁，脸上尤带惊恐的表情。
"This is Heavenly Bright Daoist. I heard that although he only reached Foundation Establishment Middle stage, he was very skilled in array techniques. Could it be he broke the ancient restrictions? But how did he end up as prey for this monster," Ye Qingcheng said in confusion.
“ shì tiān míng dào rén ， tīng shuō cǐ rén suī rán zhǐ yǒu zhù jī zhōng qī de xiū wèi ， duì yú zhèn fǎ yī dào ， què hěn shàn cháng ， nán dào pò chú gǔ jìn zhì de shì tā ， kě yòu zhè me huì zàng shēn yāo shé zhī kǒu 。” yè qīng chéng bù jiě de dào 。
“是天明道人，听说此人虽然只有筑基中期的修为，对于阵法一道，却很擅长，难道破除古禁制的是他，可又这么会葬身妖蛇之口。”叶青城不解的道。
Before he could finish speaking, the giant snake suddenly moved. Everyone was alarmed and quickly summoned their magical weapons to protect themselves, but no one attacked first.
huà yīn wèi luò ， nà jù mǎng tū rán dòng le ， zhòng rén dà jīng zhī xià ， gè zì jì chū fǎ bǎo líng qì ， hù zhù shēn tǐ ， què méi yǒu shuí xiān gōng jī 。
话音未落，那巨蟒突然动了，众人大惊之下，各自祭出法宝灵器，护住身体，却没有谁先攻击。
The snake raised its head, about the size of a small house, and looked at several cultivators. Suddenly, a layer of black light enveloped its body, and in that light, the snake rapidly shrank before gradually transforming into a human figure.
jù mǎng tái qǐ xiǎo wū bān dà de shé tóu ， kàn le jǐ gè xiū shì yī yǎn ， tū rán yī céng hēi guāng bāo guǒ zhù de shēn tǐ ， zài guāng máng zhōng ， jù mǎng xùn sù suō xiǎo ， bìng zhú jiàn huàn huà chū yí gè rén de lún kuò lái 。
巨蟒抬起小屋般大的蛇头，看了几个修士一眼，突然一层黑光包裹住的身体，在光芒中，巨蟒迅速缩小，并逐渐幻化出一个人的轮廓来。
Lin Xuan and Tian Xiaojian were all stunned. How could this be...
bāo kuò lín xuān hé tián xiǎo jiàn zài nèi ， wú bù mù dèng kǒu dāi ， zhè zěn me kě néng ……
包括林轩和田小剑在内，无不目瞪口呆，这怎么可能……
**Spirit beast turning into a person!**
yāo shòu huà rén ！
妖兽化人！
This required a fourth-grade spirit beast or higher, those with transformation abilities!
zhè yào sì jí yāo shòu ， nà zhǒng huà xíng qī de guài wù cái kě yǐ a ！
这要四级妖兽，那种化形期的怪物才可以啊！
And fourth-grade spirit beasts, in terms of strength, already matched the level of an Incubation Stage expert. Could it be that this giant snake was hiding its true power and was actually a fourth-grade monster?
"Hey?"
A sudden shout caught Lin Xuan's attention. He paused for a moment, then immediately flew over.
This was behind the small mountain they had just passed. Ye Qingcheng stood on an open space in front of it, looking bewildered and suspicious.
"Brother Ye, what's wrong?"
The two from the柳家 (Liu Family) and Tian Xiaojian also came over. Seeing this scene, Liu Junhao was alarmed and quickly asked, "What do you see..."
Ye Qingcheng ignored his previous disagreement with them and pointed forward with a strange look on his face.
Everyone followed where he was pointing. On the hard mountain wall, there was a large hole about ten feet in diameter. Nearby were scattered pieces of stone, and around those stones lay many broken array disks and flags.
The five of them exchanged glances. Liu Junhao hesitated for a moment before stepping forward to pick up a red array flag. "There's still residual qi on this. It was just destroyed not long ago."
"Could it be that someone else has the treasure map and got here first?" Ye Qingcheng frowned, speaking with a sinister tone.
This situation wasn't impossible; after all, in ancient times, this spirit mine could have been shared by several factions, which might have left multiple copies of the treasure map. Thinking about this, everyone's faces turned grim.
"What should we do?" Liu Yan looked at his family head beside him. Although he was not weak, he always let his elder brother make decisions in tough situations.
"We didn't expect others to come looking for treasures too. But if we're here, there's no reason to hand over the treasure," Ye Qingcheng said with a hint of ferocity in his eyes.
"Brother Ye is right. Treasure belongs to those who can claim it. No matter who they are, Liu will challenge these experts. Perhaps they're just young Foundation Establishment stage disciples. If we turn back now, won't that be embarrassing?" Liu Junhao agreed.
Lin Xuan and Tian Xiaojian didn't respond. They knew Liu Junhao was just comforting himself, but with their fearless nature, neither of them had any intention to retreat. Even at the Foundation Establishment stage, they dared to cause chaos in Mount Tianmu. // Not having enough materials for forging a magical weapon was normal.
Though Lin Xuan was from Ye's family, he had been wandering around and wasn't much different from ordinary cultivators. So not having a magical weapon made sense.
For Lin Xuan, there were his own reasons.
He was cautious by nature and liked to keep some backup in everything. Of course, this wouldn't fool Ye Qingcheng who knew him well, but as long as he could make the Liu family and Tian Xiaojian slightly underestimate him, that would be enough.
Speaking of Tian Xiaojian, the boy was even more daring. He didn't even summon a spirit weapon; instead, he used a defensive talisman to form a shield before walking forward.
Whether it was due to his high skill or just being a bit foolish, Lin Xuan sneered and released his divine sense. At his current cultivation level, his divine sense could easily cover several miles. But after leaving his body by about ten feet, the sensation became unclear, causing Lin Xuan's expression to change abruptly.
"Hey," Liu Junhao exclaimed, "There's something strange here; my divine sense can't reach far."
"Yes, but this proves we're in the right place. Everyone be careful," Ye Qingcheng also noticed the difference from outside.
"Brother Ye is correct," Liu Junhao nodded, his tone no longer showing any hostility. Regardless of how their families got along elsewhere, they had to cooperate now. These cunning old foxes were too smart not to understand the principle that if one's lips are gone, even teeth will be in danger.
The cave sloped downward slightly. In other words, they were gradually heading underground. After about a hundred feet, the front suddenly opened up, revealing some light.
"Hey, what is this..." Ye Qingcheng exclaimed again, his tone filled with excitement. The others unconsciously sped up as well.
In front of them was a large hall—or more accurately, an enormous pit that reached several dozen feet deep and had a square area of over ten feet on each side. Particularly eye-catching were the countless crystals scattered at the bottom, east and west. While they couldn't estimate the exact number, there were definitely tens of thousands.
Everyone except Lin Xuan and Tian Xiaojian's faces lit up with extreme joy. Although the precious materials marked on the treasure map hadn't been found yet, these crystals alone made this trip worthwhile.
Ye Qingcheng transformed into a red light and jumped down immediately, followed by the two from the Liu family.
Lin Xuan moved more slowly, showing disappointment in his eyes. Of course, with so many crystals before him, it was impossible to remain unmoved. But his goal for this trip was幽冥寒铁 (Yooming Han Tie), and he guessed Tian Xiaojian's state of mind was similar to his.
After a moment of hesitation, Lin Xuan also flew down. The search for treasures would continue, hoping there was only one exit in the cave, so those precious materials wouldn't be stolen by someone who got here first.
Just as Lin Xuan reached mid-air, another shout entered his ears, but unlike the previous excitement, this contained fear. Lin Xuan frowned inwardly; Ye Senior Cultivator is a family head after all—how could he react like that in such situations? Although he thought so, Lin Xuan quickly moved closer to him and secretly wondered if they had encountered an enemy.
"Brother Ye, what's wrong?" Liu Junhao came over as well, still holding several crystals. The head of a prominent family was now greedily looking at his chest.
"Brother Liu, look," Ye Qingcheng swallowed.
Lin Xuan felt curious; it must be something extraordinary to make a Condensation Stage cultivator react so strangely.
Following his gaze, Lin Xuan's eyebrows raised slightly.
A huge snake about ten feet long lay before them. Its body was thicker than a yellow barrel, and it was currently staring at them with its forked tongue outstretched on top of the crystals.
If it were just an insect or snake, they would all be cultivators here; even if the creature's body was ten times larger, they wouldn't pay much attention.
But this snake had a faint aura that made one shudder.
**Third-grade middle-grade monster!**
In terms of strength, it could match a Condensation中期 (Condensation Middle) cultivator.
"Brother Ye, is this... an ancient mine's spirit beast?" Liu Junhao exclaimed with wide eyes.
"No. This ancient spirit mine has at least nearly a million years of history, while the snake before us has only lived for seven or eight thousand years," Ye Qingcheng shook his head. Apart from alchemy techniques, he had read many books on various spirit beasts as well.
"Are you saying this snake is an outsider? But there were ancient restrictions at the entrance earlier," Liu Junhao was half-believing and half-doubting; it wouldn't be possible for the current snake to have broken those ancient arrays.
"Hey, elder brother, look what that is?" Before Ye Qingcheng could answer, the tall and robust Liu Yan suddenly spoke up.
Under the giant snake's body lay a corpse. Everyone had overlooked it earlier.
The man was old, wearing Daoist robes. Although he was dead, his eyes were wide open with an expression of terror on his face.
"This is Heavenly Bright Daoist. I heard that although he only reached Foundation Establishment Middle stage, he was very skilled in array techniques. Could it be he broke the ancient restrictions? But how did he end up as prey for this monster," Ye Qingcheng said in confusion.
Before he could finish speaking, the giant snake suddenly moved. Everyone was alarmed and quickly summoned their magical weapons to protect themselves, but no one attacked first.
The snake raised its head, about the size of a small house, and looked at several cultivators. Suddenly, a layer of black light enveloped its body, and in that light, the snake rapidly shrank before gradually transforming into a human figure.
Lin Xuan and Tian Xiaojian were all stunned. How could this be...
**Spirit beast turning into a person!**
This required a fourth-grade spirit beast or higher, those with transformation abilities!
And fourth-grade spirit beasts, in terms of strength, already matched the level of an Incubation Stage expert. Could it be that this giant snake was hiding its true power and was actually a fourth-grade monster?