dì liǎng qiān bā bǎi bā shí liù zhāng shī luò de jiè miàn yǔ yù wài tiān mó
第两千八百八十六章 失落的界面与域外天魔
Chapter 2886: Lost Interface and域外天魔
“ shī luò de jiè miàn ， bù shǔ yú líng jiè ？”
“失落的界面，不属于灵界？”
"Lost interface, not belonging to the Spirit Realm?"
duì fāng de yán yǔ bù duō ， dàn què ràng lín xuān bǔ zhuō dào liǎng gè hěn guān jiàn de xiàn suǒ ， jí biàn xīn zhōng zǎo yǒu chuǎi mó ， tā de liǎn sè hái shì rěn bú zhù kuáng biàn le 。
对方的言语不多，但却让林轩捕捉到两个很关键的线索，即便心中早有揣摩，他的脸sè还是忍不住狂变了。
The other party spoke little, but it caught Lin Xuan's attention on two crucial clues. Even though he had long suspected this, his face couldn't help but turn pale.
“ nǐ shuō shén me ， zhè lǐ bù shǔ yú líng jiè ， nà zhè lǐ jiū jìng shì hé chù ， mó jiè hái shì yīn sī jiè ne ？”
“你说什么，这里不属于灵界，那这里究竟是何处，魔界还是yīn司界呢？”
"What did you say? This place doesn't belong to the Spirit Realm. Then where exactly is this place—could it be the Demon Realm or the Yin司 Realm?"
“ qián bèi xiǎng cuò le ， zhè shī luò de jiè miàn jì bù shǔ yú líng jiè ， dāng rán yě bú huì shì mó jiè yǔ yīn sī jiè 。”
“前辈想错了，这失落的界面既不属于灵界，当然也不会是魔界与yīn司界。”
"Senior, your thoughts are mistaken. Since this lost interface does not belong to the Spirit Realm, naturally it cannot be the Demon Realm or the Yin司 Realm either."
“ sān jiè zhī wài ？”
“三界之外？”
"Beyond the Three Realms?"
lín xuān shì zhēn de yǒu xiē jīng è 。
林轩是真的有些惊愕。
Lin Xuan was genuinely surprised.
cóng tiān dì jiān líng qì de nóng dù tā jiù kě yǐ pàn duàn chū ， zhè lǐ jué bù kě néng shì xià wèi jiè miàn ， nà me rén jiè shǒu xiān jiù kě yǐ pái chú 。
从天地间灵气的浓度他就可以判断出，这里绝不可能是下位界面，那么人界首先就可以排除。
From the concentration of qi in the world, he could determine that this place couldn't possibly be a lower realm interface, so the Human Realm was ruled out first.
rán ér duì fāng què shuō ， zhè lǐ yě bù shǔ yú líng jiè 、 mó jiè huò shì yīn sī jiè 。
然而对方却说，这里也不属于灵界、魔界或是yīn司界。
However, the other party said it didn’t belong to any of these realms—how could it not be the Immortal Realm?
tóng sān dà shàng wèi jiè miàn dōu méi yǒu guān xì ， zhè lǐ zǒng bù kě néng shì xiān jiè ba ！
同三大上位界面都没有关系，这里总不可能是仙界吧！
This thought flashed through his mind, and Lin Xuan shook his head, dismissing it. While there were few records in ancient texts about the Immortal Realm, he was certain that this wasn't what he saw before him.
zhè ge niàn tou zài nǎo hǎi zhōng zhuǎn guò ， lín xuān jiù yáo yáo tóu fǒu dìng le ， xiān jiè de xiàn suǒ ， shàng gǔ diǎn jí zhōng jì zǎi de suī rán bù duō ， dàn tā kě yǐ kěn dìng ， jué duì bú huì shì yǎn qián zhè yàng de 。
这个念头在脑海中转过，林轩就摇摇头否定了，仙界的线索，上古典籍中记载的虽然不多，但他可以肯定，绝对不会是眼前这样的。
So, the lost interface became the only clue.
nà me shī luò de jiè miàn jiù chéng le wéi yī de xiàn suǒ 。
那么失落的界面就成了唯一的线索。
However, for some reason, when he heard its name, a bad feeling flashed through Lin Xuan's heart.
rán ér bù zhī wèi hé ， zài tīng dào zhè ge míng zì de shí hòu ， lín xuān xīn zhōng yǒu bù hǎo de yù gǎn shǎn guò 。
然而不知为何，在听到这个名字的时候，林轩心中有不好的预感闪过。
But as an experienced cultivator who had weathered countless storms, Lin Xuan took a deep breath and quickly suppressed his unease.
dàn lín xuān dào dǐ shì jīng guò wú shù dà fēng dà làng de xiū xiān zhě ， shēn shēn hū xī ， hěn kuài jiù jiāng xīn zhōng de bù ān yā le xià qù 。
但林轩到底是经过无数大风大浪的修仙者，深深呼吸，很快就将心中的不安压了下去。
"What exactly is this lost interface? Explain it to me in detail."
“ zhè shī luò de jiè miàn ， jiū jìng shì zěn me huí shì ， nǐ gěi wǒ xiáng xì jiǎng qīng chǔ 。”
“这失落的界面，究竟是怎么回事，你给我详细讲清楚。”
"Senior, you are being too harsh. Since you have given the order, I will speak without reserve," the old man said with great respect.
“ qián bèi yán zhòng le ， nín jì yǒu fēn fù ， wǎn bèi dāng rán shì zhī wú bù yán ， yán wú bù jìn le ……” lǎo zhě gōng jìng yì cháng de shuō 。
“前辈言重了，您既有吩咐，晚辈当然是知无不言，言无不尽了……”老者恭敬异常的说。
He then cleared his throat and began narrating: "The origin of this lost interface dates back to several million years ago..."
suí hòu qīng le qīng hóu lóng ， biàn kāi shǐ wěi wěi jiǎng shù ：“ zhè shī luò jiè miàn de lái lì ， hái yào cóng jǐ bǎi wàn nián qián de shàng gǔ shuō qǐ ……”
随后清了清喉咙，便开始娓娓讲述：“这失落界面的来历，还要从几百万年前的上古说起……”
"Do you know about the域外天魔? Are they familiar to you, Senior?"
“ yù wài tiān mó ， bù zhī dào qián bèi yǒu méi yǒu tīng shuō guò ？”
“域外天魔，不知道前辈有没有听说过？”
"What, the域外天魔?"
“ shén me ， yù wài tiān mó ？”
“什么，域外天魔？”
Lin Xuan was startled by the old man's words. He couldn't have missed hearing about the域外天魔; during his time in the Ice Sea Realm, he had even personally fought against a demon from beyond.
yǔ bù jīng rén sǐ bù xiū ， duì fāng yī kāi kǒu ， lín xuān jiù bèi xià le yī dà tiào de 。
语不惊人死不休，对方一开口，林轩就被吓了一大跳的。
That battle left a deep impression on Lin Xuan. The three top experts of the Ethereal Immortal Palace—Patriarch Lingxu and two other powerful cultivators—all perished without any resistance. It was almost as if they were easily wiped out by the overwhelming force, leaving no trace behind.
yù wài tiān mó ， lín xuān yòu zěn me kě néng méi yǒu tīng shuō guò ， zài bīng hǎi jiè qǔ bǎo de shí hòu 。 tā shèn zhì hái qīn zì yǔ tiān wài mó tóu jiāo guò shǒu 。
域外天魔，林轩又怎么可能没有听说过，在冰海界取宝的时候。他甚至还亲自与天外魔头交过手。
Even Lin Xuan himself had a close encounter with a demon from beyond in his soul transfer battle, which was extremely dangerous and difficult. He only managed to win due to some luck.
nà yī zhàn lín xuān yìn xiàng shēn kè ， bāo kuò zhǎng mén líng xū zhēn rén zài nèi de piāo miǎo xiān gōng sān dà gāo shǒu ， quán jūn fù mò ， shuō bàn diǎn dǐ kàng zhī lì yě wú ， yǒu xiē tài guò ， dàn yě jī hū shì cuī kū lā xiǔ ， jiù bèi qīng yì miè shā diào le 。
那一战林轩印象深刻，包括掌门灵虚真人在内的飘渺仙宫三大高手，全军覆没，说半点抵抗之力也无，有些太过，但也几乎是摧枯拉朽，就被轻易灭杀掉了。
The demons from beyond were merely weaker versions of the域外天魔.
biàn shì lín xuān zì jǐ ， yǔ duó shě hòu de tiān wài mó tóu yī zhàn 。 yě dǎ dé shì jīng xiǎn yǐ jí ， fèn wài chī lì ， zuì hòu néng gòu qǔ shèng ， píng xīn lái shuō ， dōu yǒu jǐ fēn yùn qì de yīn shù 。
便是林轩自己，与夺舍后的天外魔头一战。也打得是惊险以极，分外吃力，最后能够取胜，平心来说，都有几分运气的因数。
This showed how terrifying the域外天魔 could be. Legends spoke of the most powerful ones being called Demon Lords Beyond the Realm, capable of even deceiving true immortals.
ér tiān wài mó tóu ， bù guò shì yù wài tiān mó zhōng jiào wéi ruò xiǎo de yī zhǒng 。
而天外魔头，不过是域外天魔中较为弱小的一种。
Of course, that was just legend. But the terror of the Demon Lord Beyond the Realm wasn't unfounded; eliminating such a demon would yield treasures like域外天金.
yóu cǐ kě jiàn ， yù wài tiān mó kě pà dào hé zhǒng chéng dù ， chuán shuō qí zhōng zuì wèi lì hài de ， bèi chēng wéi tiān wài mó jūn 。 chuán shuō zhōng ， lián zhēn xiān dōu yǒu kě néng bèi mí huò 。
由此可见，域外天魔可怕到何种程度，传说其中最为厉害的，被称为天外魔君。传说中，连真仙都有可能被迷惑。
Even with Fairy Hundred Flowers' immense power and late-stage Tribulation Transcender status, she had to use all her strength to kill the Demon Lord Beyond the Realm after several near-fatal encounters. Lin Xuan himself was fortunate enough to have experienced more battles than his peers, which allowed him to somewhat interact with the域外天魔.
dāng rán ， nà jǐn jǐn shì chuán shuō 。 dàn tiān wài mó jūn de kǒng bù ， jué bú shì kōng xué lái fēng ， bié de bù shuō ， jiāng tiān wài mó jūn miè chú ， jiù kě yǐ dé dào yù wài tiān jīn zhè yàng de bǎo wù 。
当然，那仅仅是传说。但天外魔君的恐怖，绝不是空穴来风，别的不说，将天外魔君灭除，就可以得到域外天金这样的宝物。
This wasn't an exaggeration; the域外天魔 shouldn't be something they should encounter at their level.
rán ér yǐ bǎi huā xiān zi de mò dà shén tōng ， dù jié hòu qī ， lǐng yù qiáng zhě ， dāng shí duì shàng tiān wài mó jūn yě shì shǐ jǐn hún shēn xiè shù ， jiǔ sǐ yì shēng cái jiāng duì fāng miè shā diào de 。
然而以百花仙子的莫大神通，渡劫后期，领域强者，当时对上天外魔君也是使尽浑身解数，九死一生才将对方灭杀掉的。
However, upon arriving in this mysterious Lost Continent, Lin Xuan heard about the域外天魔 from a mere One婴期 cultivator. How could he not be shocked? Such things were unimaginable in both the Spirit Realm and the Demon Realm.
lín xuān yě shì jī yuán qiǎo hé 。 jīng lì yuǎn bǐ tóng jiē xiū shì fēng fù ， cái duō duō shǎo shǎo ， jiē chù le yī xiē yù wài tiān mó ， ér pǔ tōng de fēn shén qī xiū xiān zhě ， bié shuō jiàn le 。 duō bàn tīng dōu bù céng tīng shuō 。
林轩也是机缘巧合。经历远比同阶修士丰富，才多多少少，接触了一些域外天魔，而普通的分神期修仙者，别说见了。多半听都不曾听说。
That damned Thousand Illusion Old Devil had really brought him to someplace important with his spatial storm.
zhè zhǒng shuō fǎ jué méi yǒu shén me kuā zhāng zhī chù ， yù wài tiān mó ， yuán běn jiù bù yīng gāi shì tā men zhè ge céng miàn ， yīng gāi jiē chù de 。
这种说法绝没有什么夸张之处，域外天魔，原本就不应该是他们这个层面，应该接触的。
Lin Xuan inwardly cursed, unsure if this journey was for good or ill. But since he was here, he took a deep breath and calmed himself down, his face returning to its usual indifferent expression: "Continue."
rán ér lín xuān lái dào zhè bèi chēng wéi shī luò dà lù de shén mì zhī dì ， jǐn jǐn shì cóng yī yuán yīng qī xiū xiān zhě de kǒu lǐ 。 jiù tīng shuō dào le yù wài tiān mó ， lín xuān zěn me kě néng bù jīng è ， zhè zhǒng shì qíng zài líng jiè yě hǎo ， mó jiè yě bà ， gēn běn shì xiǎng dōu bù yòng xiǎng de 。
然而林轩来到这被称为失落大陆的神秘之地，仅仅是从一元婴期修仙者的口里。就听说到了域外天魔，林轩怎么可能不惊愕，这种事情在灵界也好，魔界也罢，根本是想都不用想的。
"Yes!"
kě wù de qiān huàn lǎo mó ， kàn lái zì jǐ hái zhēn bèi tā de kōng jiān fēng bào ， dài dào yī bù dé le de dì fāng lái le 。
可恶的千幻老魔，看来自己还真被他的空间风暴，带到一不得了的地方来了。
The robed old man secretly glanced at Lin Xuan's face; seeing nothing amiss, he continued as instructed by the mysterious high-ranking figure.
lín xuān xīn zhōng fù fěi bù yǐ ， yě bù zhī dào cǐ xíng shì fú shì huò ， dàn jì lái zhī zé ān zhī ， lín xuān shēn shēn hū xī ， jiù jiāng zì jǐ jīng yà de qíng xù ， píng fù le xià qù ， liǎn shàng yòu huī fù le dàn rán zhī sè：“ nǐ jì xù jiē zhe wǎng xià shuō 。”
林轩心中腹诽不已，也不知道此行是福是祸，但既来之则安之，林轩深深呼吸，就将自己惊讶的情绪，平复了下去，脸上又恢复了淡然之sè：“你继续接着往下说。”
"This lost interface didn't exist originally. At least not before that ancient battle..."
“ shì ！”
“是！”
"The ancient battle you speak of is when King Asura led Yin司 ghostly creatures to invade the Spirit Realm?" Lin Xuan couldn't help but interject again. He had heard so much more about Mo Er's past life than his current whereabouts.
nà jǐn yī lǎo zhě ， tōu tōu qiáo le yī yǎn lín xuān de liǎn sè， méi yǒu kàn chū shén me bù tuǒ ， zhè wèi shén mì gāo rén rú cǐ fēn fù ， tā dāng rán jiù jiē zhe guāi guāi de wǎng xià jiǎng le 。
那锦衣老者，偷偷瞧了一眼林轩的脸sè，没有看出什么不妥，这位神秘高人如此吩咐，他当然就接着乖乖的往下讲了。
"What, there was a conflict between the Spirit Realm and the Yin司 Realm? I didn't know that. What you're referring to is another battle," the old man said hesitantly.
“ zhè kuài shī luò de jiè miàn ， yuán běn shì bìng bù cún zài de ， zhì shǎo zài nà chǎng shàng gǔ dà zhàn zhī qián ……”
“这块失落的界面，原本是并不存在的，至少在那场上古大战之前……”
"Another battle, could it be between the Spirit Realm and the Demon Realm or between the Demon Realm and the Yin司 Realm..."
“ shàng gǔ dà zhàn ， nǐ shì shuō ā xiū luó wáng ， shuài lǐng yīn sī guǐ wù ， rù qīn líng jiè me ？” lín xuān rěn bú zhù yòu chā kǒu le ， zhè hái méi shuō jǐ jù yán yǔ ， tā jiù yòu tīng dào le zì jǐ guān xīn de xìn xī 。
“上古大战，你是说阿修罗王，率领yīn司鬼物，入侵灵界么？”林轩忍不住又插口了，这还没说几句言语，他就又听到了自己关心的信息。
Lin Xuan speculated in his mind. This was something he wasn’t particularly concerned about.
bǐ qǐ zì jǐ rú jīn shēn zài hé dì ， duì yú yuè ér qián shì de guān xīn ， lín xuān xiǎn rán yào gèng duō yī xiē 。
比起自己如今身在何地，对于月儿前世的关心，林轩显然要更多一些。
After all, while there were conflicts among the three higher realms from time to time over hundreds of thousands of years, they weren't as serious as this.
“ shén me ， líng jiè yǔ yīn sī jiè jiāo wù ， zhè wǎn bèi què shì bù zhī dào de ， wǒ shuō de shì lìng yī cháng dà zhàn 。” nà lǎo zhě yǒu diǎn lèng lèng de shuō 。
“什么，灵界与yīn司界交恶，这晚辈却是不知道的，我说的是另一场大战。”那老者有点愣愣的说。
In the Spirit Realm's ancient texts, Lin Xuan had seen many records of such conflicts.
“ lìng yī cháng dà zhàn ， nán dào shì líng jiè yǔ mó jiè zhī jiān ， huò zhě mó jiè yǔ yīn sī jiè zhī jiān ……”
“另一场大战，难道是灵界与魔界之间，或者魔界与yīn司界之间……”
Before Lin Xuan could finish his thoughts, the old man continued: "Of course not. While there are occasional conflicts among the three realms, it’s nothing life-threatening. It wouldn’t cause an interface to break apart either. The battle I'm referring to was much more severe; all three interfaces faced a formidable enemy and confronted a terrifying crisis."
lín xuān xīn zhōng rú cǐ chuǎi cè ， zhè yì diǎn ， què shì tā xīn zhōng bìng bù rú hé guān xīn de 。
林轩心中如此揣测，这一点，却是他心中并不如何关心的。
"What? All three interfaces facing a powerful enemy at once? No way!"
bì jìng sān dà shàng wèi jiè miàn de guān xì bìng bù rú hé ， měi guò jǐ shí shàng bǎi wàn nián ， duō duō shǎo shǎo ， zǒng yǒu yī xiē fēn zhēng de 。
毕竟三大上位界面的关系并不如何，每过几十上百万年，多多少少，总有一些纷争的。
Lin Xuan hadn't expected such a result. There were countless experts in the Spirit Realm, Demon Realm, and Yin司 Realm, with their powers roughly equal (of course, this was referring to the Yin司 Realm without King Asura). While there were other realms outside these three, they couldn’t match them in terms of area or power, let alone facing off against all three.
suǒ bù tóng de ， zhǐ shì zhè chōng tū de guī mó ， zhè xiē zài líng jiè de diǎn jí zhōng ， lín xuān céng jīng jiàn guò de jì zǎi hěn duō 。
所不同的，只是这冲突的规模，这些在灵界的典籍中，林轩曾经见过的记载很多。
Only the legendary True Immortal Realm might have such strength, but that seemed too far-fetched.
lín xuān nǎo hǎi zhōng niàn tou shàng wèi zhuǎn guò ， duì fāng yǐ jiē kǒu le ：“ dāng rán bú shì le ， sān dà jiè miàn suī rán shí yǒu chōng tū ， dàn dōu shuō bù shàng nǐ sǐ wǒ huó ， zì rán yě bú huì zào chéng jiè miàn suì liè tuō luò ， wǒ shuō de nà yī cháng ， yào yán zhòng dé duō ， shì sān dà jiè miàn tóng shí yù jiàn qiáng dí ， miàn duì kě pà de wēi jī 。”
林轩脑海中念头尚未转过，对方已接口了：“当然不是了，三大界面虽然时有冲突，但都说不上你死我活，自然也不会造成界面碎裂脱落，我说的那一场，要严重得多，是三大界面同时遇见强敌，面对可怕的危机。”
True immortals were already a step above, transcending beyond the Three Realms. Unless they had serious issues, why would they do something like this?
“ shén me ， sān dà jiè miàn yì qǐ miàn duì qiáng dí ， bú huì ba ！”
“什么，三大界面一起面对强敌，不会吧！”
Emotionally and logically, it made no sense.
zhè yàng de jié guǒ ， què shì lín xuān méi yǒu xiǎng dào de ， líng jiè 、 mó jiè 、yīn sī jiè gāo shǒu wú shù ， bǐ cǐ zhī jiān de shí lì kě yǐ shuō xiāng chà fǎng fú （ dāng rán ， zhè shì zhǐ yīn sī jiè ， yǐ jīng méi yǒu ā xiū luó wáng de qíng kuàng ）， suī rán jù lín xuān suǒ zhī ， sān dà jiè miàn zhī wài ， què shí yě yǒu qí tā yī xiē jiè miàn cún zài ， dàn bù lùn miàn jī yǔ shí lì ， dōu yuǎn yuǎn wú fǎ yǔ sān dà jiè miàn xiàng bǐ ， gèng bú yào shuō tóng shí yǔ líng jiè ， mó jiè ，yīn sī jiè wèi dí 。
这样的结果，却是林轩没有想到的，灵界、魔界、yīn司界高手无数，彼此之间的实力可以说相差仿佛（当然，这是指yīn司界，已经没有阿修罗王的情况），虽然据林轩所知，三大界面之外，确实也有其他一些界面存在，但不论面积与实力，都远远无法与三大界面相比，更不要说同时与灵界，魔界，yīn司界为敌。
Wait, he just mentioned the域外天魔... Could...
zhēn yǒu shí lì ， lì yā sān dà jiè miàn de ， kǒng pà wéi yǒu chuán shuō zhōng de zhēn xiān jiè ér yǐ 。
真有实力，力压三大界面的，恐怕唯有传说中的真仙界而已。
Lin Xuan wasn't an ordinary cultivator; his reaction was swift. He quickly deduced the truth.
dàn zhè tài lí pǔ 。
但这太离谱。
The old man didn’t know how agitated Lin Xuan's mind was. In this lost interface, such matters weren't secrets; he had heard them since childhood and taken them for granted, so he didn’t find anything shocking about it.
zhēn xiān de shí lì yǐ gāo shàng yī jí ， chāo tuō sān jiè zhī wài ， tā men chú fēi nǎo dài yǒu wèn tí ， fǒu zé zěn me huì lái zuò zhè zhǒng shì 。
真仙的实力已高上一级，超脱三界之外，他们除非脑袋有问题，否则怎么会来做这种事。
"Correct, Senior, you guessed right. The powerful enemy I'm referring to is indeed the域外天魔..."
yú qíng yú lǐ ， zhè kě dōu shì shuō bù tōng dì 。
于情于理，这可都是说不通地。
PS: Happy Lunar New Year on the second day of the holiday! Wishing everyone a happy new year. I'll be at my father-in-law's house, but don't worry—I’ll write another chapter when I return tonight.
duì le ， zhè xiǎo jiā huo gāng gāng céng jīng tí jí yù wài tiān mó ， nán dào shuō ……
对了，这小家伙刚刚曾经提及域外天魔，难道说……
Dear fellow cultivators, have a happy new year and please send your recommendation votes as red packets to Huan Yu. Thank you!
lín xuān dào dǐ bú shì pǔ tōng xiū xiān zhě ， fǎn yìng jí qí xùn sù ， hěn kuài jiù cāi cè dào zhēn xiàng le 。
林轩到底不是普通修仙者，反应极其迅速，很快就猜测到真相了。
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Chapter 2886: Lost Interface and域外天魔
"Lost interface, not belonging to the Spirit Realm?"
The other party spoke little, but it caught Lin Xuan's attention on two crucial clues. Even though he had long suspected this, his face couldn't help but turn pale.
"What did you say? This place doesn't belong to the Spirit Realm. Then where exactly is this place—could it be the Demon Realm or the Yin司 Realm?"
"Senior, your thoughts are mistaken. Since this lost interface does not belong to the Spirit Realm, naturally it cannot be the Demon Realm or the Yin司 Realm either."
"Beyond the Three Realms?"
Lin Xuan was genuinely surprised.
From the concentration of qi in the world, he could determine that this place couldn't possibly be a lower realm interface, so the Human Realm was ruled out first.
However, the other party said it didn’t belong to any of these realms—how could it not be the Immortal Realm?
This thought flashed through his mind, and Lin Xuan shook his head, dismissing it. While there were few records in ancient texts about the Immortal Realm, he was certain that this wasn't what he saw before him.
So, the lost interface became the only clue.
However, for some reason, when he heard its name, a bad feeling flashed through Lin Xuan's heart.
But as an experienced cultivator who had weathered countless storms, Lin Xuan took a deep breath and quickly suppressed his unease.
"What exactly is this lost interface? Explain it to me in detail."
"Senior, you are being too harsh. Since you have given the order, I will speak without reserve," the old man said with great respect.
He then cleared his throat and began narrating: "The origin of this lost interface dates back to several million years ago..."
"Do you know about the域外天魔? Are they familiar to you, Senior?"
"What, the域外天魔?"
Lin Xuan was startled by the old man's words. He couldn't have missed hearing about the域外天魔; during his time in the Ice Sea Realm, he had even personally fought against a demon from beyond.
That battle left a deep impression on Lin Xuan. The three top experts of the Ethereal Immortal Palace—Patriarch Lingxu and two other powerful cultivators—all perished without any resistance. It was almost as if they were easily wiped out by the overwhelming force, leaving no trace behind.
Even Lin Xuan himself had a close encounter with a demon from beyond in his soul transfer battle, which was extremely dangerous and difficult. He only managed to win due to some luck.
The demons from beyond were merely weaker versions of the域外天魔.
This showed how terrifying the域外天魔 could be. Legends spoke of the most powerful ones being called Demon Lords Beyond the Realm, capable of even deceiving true immortals.
Of course, that was just legend. But the terror of the Demon Lord Beyond the Realm wasn't unfounded; eliminating such a demon would yield treasures like域外天金.
Even with Fairy Hundred Flowers' immense power and late-stage Tribulation Transcender status, she had to use all her strength to kill the Demon Lord Beyond the Realm after several near-fatal encounters. Lin Xuan himself was fortunate enough to have experienced more battles than his peers, which allowed him to somewhat interact with the域外天魔.
This wasn't an exaggeration; the域外天魔 shouldn't be something they should encounter at their level.
However, upon arriving in this mysterious Lost Continent, Lin Xuan heard about the域外天魔 from a mere One婴期 cultivator. How could he not be shocked? Such things were unimaginable in both the Spirit Realm and the Demon Realm.
That damned Thousand Illusion Old Devil had really brought him to someplace important with his spatial storm.
Lin Xuan inwardly cursed, unsure if this journey was for good or ill. But since he was here, he took a deep breath and calmed himself down, his face returning to its usual indifferent expression: "Continue."
"Yes!"
The robed old man secretly glanced at Lin Xuan's face; seeing nothing amiss, he continued as instructed by the mysterious high-ranking figure.
"This lost interface didn't exist originally. At least not before that ancient battle..."
"The ancient battle you speak of is when King Asura led Yin司 ghostly creatures to invade the Spirit Realm?" Lin Xuan couldn't help but interject again. He had heard so much more about Mo Er's past life than his current whereabouts.
"What, there was a conflict between the Spirit Realm and the Yin司 Realm? I didn't know that. What you're referring to is another battle," the old man said hesitantly.
"Another battle, could it be between the Spirit Realm and the Demon Realm or between the Demon Realm and the Yin司 Realm..."
Lin Xuan speculated in his mind. This was something he wasn’t particularly concerned about.
After all, while there were conflicts among the three higher realms from time to time over hundreds of thousands of years, they weren't as serious as this.
In the Spirit Realm's ancient texts, Lin Xuan had seen many records of such conflicts.
Before Lin Xuan could finish his thoughts, the old man continued: "Of course not. While there are occasional conflicts among the three realms, it’s nothing life-threatening. It wouldn’t cause an interface to break apart either. The battle I'm referring to was much more severe; all three interfaces faced a formidable enemy and confronted a terrifying crisis."
"What? All three interfaces facing a powerful enemy at once? No way!"
Lin Xuan hadn't expected such a result. There were countless experts in the Spirit Realm, Demon Realm, and Yin司 Realm, with their powers roughly equal (of course, this was referring to the Yin司 Realm without King Asura). While there were other realms outside these three, they couldn’t match them in terms of area or power, let alone facing off against all three.
Only the legendary True Immortal Realm might have such strength, but that seemed too far-fetched.
True immortals were already a step above, transcending beyond the Three Realms. Unless they had serious issues, why would they do something like this?
Emotionally and logically, it made no sense.
Wait, he just mentioned the域外天魔... Could...
Lin Xuan wasn't an ordinary cultivator; his reaction was swift. He quickly deduced the truth.
The old man didn’t know how agitated Lin Xuan's mind was. In this lost interface, such matters weren't secrets; he had heard them since childhood and taken them for granted, so he didn’t find anything shocking about it.
"Correct, Senior, you guessed right. The powerful enemy I'm referring to is indeed the域外天魔..."
PS: Happy Lunar New Year on the second day of the holiday! Wishing everyone a happy new year. I'll be at my father-in-law's house, but don't worry—I’ll write another chapter when I return tonight.
Dear fellow cultivators, have a happy new year and please send your recommendation votes as red packets to Huan Yu. Thank you!
Sincerely requesting recommendation votes! (To be continued.) Your support is the greatest motivation for me.