yī sī yī sī de qīng sè líng qì cóng lín xuān shēn tǐ yì sàn ér chū ， xíng chéng yí gè quán tou dà xiǎo de qīng sè yuán qiú ， jiāng liǎng rén de xiān xuè bāo guǒ qí zhōng 。
一丝一丝的青色灵气从林轩身体逸散而出，形成一个拳头大小的青色圆球，将两人的鲜血包裹其中。
A faint greenish aura seeped out from Lin Xuan's body, forming a small green ball about the size of a fist. The two people's blood was enveloped within it.
lín xuān shuāng shǒu huán bào ， gè qiā le yī dào jiàn jué ， kǒu zhōng dī yǔ zhe huì sè nán dǒng de zhòu yǔ 。
林轩双手环抱，各掐了一道剑诀，口中低语着晦涩难懂的咒语。
Lin Xuan crossed his arms and each finger formed a sword technique while muttering incomprehensible incantations under his breath.
měng rán ， tā shuāng mù yuán zhēng ， dīng zhuó yǎn qián de shí mén ， shuāng shǒu lián lián huī dòng ， yī dào dào fǎ jué zhù rù dào le shí mén zhī zhōng 。
猛然，他双目圆睁，盯着眼前的石门，双手连连挥动，一道道法诀注入到了石门之中。
Suddenly, he widened his eyes, staring at the stone door in front of him, and repeatedly waved his hands, injecting various magical techniques into the stone door.
lín xuān de liǎn shàng yě wēi lù jǐn zhāng zhī sè ， zhè xiē fǎ jué dōu shì tā cóng shí mén shàng de yíng tóu xiǎo zì zhōng cān wù suǒ de ， shì fǒu yí dìng yǒu yòng xīn zhōng yě méi yǒu tài dà de bǎ wò 。
林轩的脸上也微露紧张之色，这些法诀都是他从石门上的蝇头小字中参悟所得，是否一定有用心中也没有太大的把握。
A trace of tension appeared on Lin Xuan's face. These techniques were all derived from the tiny words on the stone door, but whether they would work or not was uncertain to him. After all, he only recognized about seven out of ten ancient characters, and some meanings were unclear. A small error could lead to a big mistake.
bì jìng nà xiē yuǎn gǔ wén zì tā yě jiù rèn shí shí zhī qī bā ér yǐ ， qí zhōng hái shì yǒu shǎo xǔ yì si bìng bú shì hěn qīng xī ， suǒ wèi chā zhī háo lí ， miù yǐ qiān lǐ ， gāng cái de fǎ shù zhǐ yào nòng cuò le yì diǎn bù néng shùn lì jiě jìn yě shì shí fēn zhèng cháng zhī shì 。
毕竟那些远古文字他也就认识十之七八而已，其中还是有少许意思并不是很清晰，所谓差之毫厘，谬以千里，刚才的法术只要弄错了一点不能顺利解禁也是十分正常之事。
Just as Lin Xuan was in suspense, a sudden blue light emanated from the stone door, flickering erratically. Lin Xuan's heart leaped with joy. He pointed at the green ball containing the blood with his finger and whispered, "Quickly!"
jiù zài lín xuān tǎn tè bù ān zhī jì ， shí mén shàng tū rán lán guāng dà qǐ ， bìng shǎn shuò bù dìng qǐ lái ， lín xuān xīn zhōng dà xǐ ， shēn chū shǒu zhǐ ， chōng zhe shēn qián nà bāo guǒ zhe xiān xuè de qīng sè yuán qiú yì diǎn ， kǒu zhōng qīng chì ：“ jí ！”
就在林轩忐忑不安之际，石门上突然蓝光大起，并闪烁不定起来，林轩心中大喜，伸出手指，冲着身前那包裹着鲜血的青色圆球一点，口中轻叱：“疾！”
A flash of green light followed, and the ball entered the stone door.
qīng máng yī shǎn zhī hòu ， nà yuán qiú mò rù le shí mén zhī zhōng 。
青芒一闪之后，那圆球没入了石门之中。
A whistling sound filled his ears.
yī zhèn wū wū de míng xiǎng chuán rù ěr duǒ 。
一阵呜呜的鸣响传入耳朵。
Then, the blue-green light on the stone door flickered alternately, appearing extremely strange.
rán hòu nà shí mén shàng de guāng zhào qīng lán liǎng sè jiāo tì bù yǐ ， xiǎn de guǐ yì zhī jí 。
然后那石门上的光罩青蓝两色交替不已，显得诡异之极。
"Break it!" Lin Xuan opened his mouth and exhaled a fine thread of alchemical fire. Although thin, the color was pure. With a sharp hiss, the light shield flashed several times before disappearing completely.
“ pò ！”
“破！”
"Mister Lin, did we make it?" Mo Mang's face was filled with joy.
lín xuān zhāng kāi zuǐ ， yī lǚ xì ruò yóu sī de dān huǒ pēn tǔ ér chū ， nà dān huǒ suī xì ， yán sè què chún zhèng yǐ jí ， chī de yī shēng qīng xiǎng ， nà guāng zhào kuáng shǎn jǐ xià hòu ， xiāo shī dé wú yǐng wú zōng 。
林轩张开嘴，一缕细若游丝的丹火喷吐而出，那丹火虽细，颜色却纯正以极，嗤的一声轻响，那光罩狂闪几下后，消失得无影无踪。
"Yes," Lin Xuan nodded and stretched out his hand, placing it on the stone door. After applying some force, the heavy stone door finally opened with a creak.
“ lín xiōng ， xíng le ？” mò mǎng de liǎn shàng mǎn shì xǐ sè 。
“林兄，行了？”莫莽的脸上满是喜色。
A spacious cave appeared in front of them.
“ ń 。” lín xuān diǎn le diǎn tóu ， shēn chū shǒu ， píng fàng zài nà shí mén zhī shàng 。 lüè yī yòng lì 。 bàn suí zhe zhī ya shēng xiǎng ， nà hòu zhòng de shí mén zhōng yú kāi le 。
“嗯。”林轩点了点头，伸出手，平放在那石门之上。略一用力。伴随着吱呀声响，那厚重的石门终于开了。
Clearly not as rough as before, this cave had been carefully polished. Using his divine sense, Lin Xuan searched and found several stone rooms besides the main entrance: living quarters, training chambers, treasure storage rooms—everything was available. It seemed that these ancient cultivators or transformed beasts resided here.
yī kuān guǎng de dòng ** chū xiàn zài le yǎn qián 。
一宽广的洞**出现在了眼前。
Lin Xuan and Mo Mang were naturally overjoyed. The treasures here should be abundant. They began searching room by room.
rán ér míng xiǎn bú shì gāng cái cū cāo dì nà zhǒng ， zhěng gè dòng ** jīng guò yī fān jīng xīn dǎ mó ， lín xuān lüè yī yòng shén shí sōu suǒ ， chú le zhè wài miàn dì zhǔ dòng ** wài ， hái yǒu shù jiān de shí wū 。
然而明显不是刚才粗糙地那种，整个洞**经过一番精心打磨，林轩略一用神识搜索，除了这外面地主洞**外，还有数间的石屋。
At first, they did not find anything of value.
qǐ jū shì ， liàn gōng fáng ， cáng bǎo shì ， yīng yǒu jìn yǒu 。 kàn lái zhè lǐ yīng gāi shì nà xiē gǔ xiū huò huà xíng qī yāo shòu suǒ jū zhù de dòng fǔ 。
起居室，练功房，藏宝室，应有尽有。看来这里应该是那些古修或化形期妖兽所居住的洞府。
However, neither of them felt anxious because there was still the treasure storage room.
lín xuān yǔ mò mǎng zì rán shì xīn xǐ yǐ jí ， cǐ chù de shōu huò yīng gāi shí fēn fēng fù ， liǎng rén kāi shǐ yī jiān shí shì ， yī jiān shí shì de màn màn sōu suǒ 。
林轩与莫莽自然是欣喜以极，此处的收获应该十分丰富，两人开始一间石室，一间石室的慢慢搜索。
Speaking of this treasure storage room, it differed greatly from ordinary stone rooms.
qǐ chū ， dào yě méi yǒu xiàn shén me yǒu jià zhí zhī wù 。
起初，倒也没有现什么有价值之物。
It resembled a delicate tower with a height of about seven to eight zhang. The aura of essence qi was overwhelming and extremely beautiful. If his memory served him correctly, this treasure storage room itself might be an ancient artifact.
bù guò liǎng rén yì diǎn yě bù xīn jí 。 yīn wèi hái yǒu cáng bǎo shì 。
不过两人一点也不心急。因为还有藏宝室。
This thought made Lin Xuan and Mo Mang hesitate. Although the owner had long been gone, entering this tower was too risky.
shuō qǐ zhè cáng bǎo shì ， yǔ pǔ tōng de shí wū yě dà bù xiāng tóng 。
说起这藏宝室，与普通的石屋也大不相同。
"Friend Lin, why don't we search other places first before examining this ancient artifact," Mo Mang suggested with a grin.
nǎi shì yī líng lóng bǎo tǎ de xíng zhuàng 。
乃是一玲珑宝塔的形状。
"That sounds good." Lin Xuan nodded.
gāo yuē yǒu qī bā zhàng ， líng qì bī rén ， huá měi yǐ jí ， rú guǒ méi yǒu nòng cuò de huà ， zhè cáng bǎo shì 。 běn shēn jiù shì yī jiàn gǔ bǎo 。
高约有七八丈，灵气逼人，华美以极，如果没有弄错的话，这藏宝室。本身就是一件古宝。
Thus, they turned to explore other stone rooms.
dàn yě zhèng yīn wèi rú cǐ ， lín xuān hé mò mǎng dōu xiǎn de yǒu diǎn chóu chú ， suī rán cǐ bǎo de zhǔ rén zǎo yǐ zuò gǔ ， dàn yí dàn jìn rù zhè bǎo tǎ zhī zhōng ， shí zài shì nán liào jí xiōng 。
但也正因为如此，林轩和莫莽都显得有点踌躇，虽然此宝的主人早已作古，但一旦进入这宝塔之中，实在是难料吉凶。
At another stone door, they encountered a prohibition. However, it was easy to break through. After entering, both of them were stunned by what they saw.
“ lín dào yǒu ， bù rú wǒ men zài dào qí tā dì fāng zǐ xì zhǎo zhǎo ， zuì hòu zài lái yán jiū zhè jiàn gǔ bǎo 。” mò mǎng gān xiào zhe tí yì dào 。
“林道友，不如我们再到其他地方仔细找找，最后再来研究这件古宝。”莫莽干笑着提议道。
This room was about one hundred square meters and not particularly large. Inside, there were two light green and blue light shields placed side by side.
“ yě hǎo 。” lín xuān diǎn le diǎn tóu 。
“也好。”林轩点了点头。
The green light shield contained various treasures such as flying swords, halberds, jade plaques, ancient mirrors, etc., all exuding a powerful aura of essence qi, totaling more than ten items.
yú shì liǎng rén zhuǎn ér zǒu xiàng qí tā dì shí shì 。
于是两人转而走像其他地石室。
This left Lin Xuan in awe. Mo Mang's face was full of greed.
zài yī dào shí mén qián yòu yù jiàn le jìn zhì ， bù guò zhè dǎo shì róng yì pò chú ， jìn qù yǐ hòu 。 liǎng rén dōu bèi yǎn qián suǒ jiàn jīng dāi le 。
在一道石门前又遇见了禁制，不过这倒是容易破除，进去以后。两人都被眼前所见惊呆了。
The blue light shield had a larger coverage area and housed several jade boxes with their lids open, containing various materials from celestial mines for refining artifacts: Ten Thousand Year Cold Jade, Nine Heaven Meteor Iron, Thunder Essence Silver, Chaotic Celestial Gold...
zhè jiān shí shì yuē yǒu jìn bǎi píng fāng mǐ ， bìng bù suàn hěn dà ， rán ér lǐ miàn ， què bìng pái zhe yī qīng yī lán liǎng gè guāng zhào 。
这间石室约有近百平方米，并不算很大，然而里面，却并排着一青一蓝两个光罩。
Each item was famous in the cultivation world. Although they were all materials used to refine artifacts, compared to a thousand-year-old copper essence, these items belonged to different levels.
qīng sè de guāng zhào zhōng ， fēi jiàn ， huà jǐ ， yù pái ， gǔ jìng ， gè zhǒng gè yàng de fǎ bǎo líng qì bī rén ， zú yǒu shí jǐ jiàn zhī duō 。
青色的光罩中，飞剑，画戟，玉牌，古镜，各种各样的法宝灵气逼人，足有十几件之多。
These treasures were rare and hard to come by. Even an old monster at theinfant stage might not possess them.
ràng lín xuān kàn dé sǒng rán dòng róng 。 ér mò mǎng gèng shì mǎn liǎn tān lán zhī sè 。
让林轩看得耸然动容。而莫莽更是满脸贪婪之色。
But Lin Xuan did not get carried away despite the treasure.
ér lán sè de guāng zhào fù gài fàn wéi hái yào dà yī xiē 。 lǐ miàn fēn liè zhe shí jǐ gè yù hé ， hé gài jiē shì dǎ kāi de 。 lǐ miàn fēn bié shèng fàng zhe cóng xiān kuàng zhōng kāi cǎi chū lái dì liàn qì cái liào 。
而蓝色的光罩覆盖范围还要大一些。里面分列着十几个玉盒，盒盖皆是打开的。里面分别盛放着从仙矿中开采出来地炼器材料。
He covertly glanced at Mo Mang with his peripheral vision. If the other party wanted to turn hostile, it would be now.
wàn nián hán yù ， jiǔ tiān yǔn tiě ， léi jīng zhī yín ， hùn dùn xiān jīn ……
万年寒玉，九天陨铁，雷精之银，混沌仙金……
However, Mo Mang appeared calm.
měi yī yàng zài xiū zhēn jiè dōu shì dà míng dǐng dǐng ， suī rán tóng wèi liàn zhì fǎ bǎo de cái liào ， dàn qiān nián tóng jīng yǔ men xiāng bǐ ， gēn běn jiù bú shì yí gè děng jí 。
每一样在修真界都是大名鼎鼎，虽然同为炼制法宝的材料，但千年铜精与们相比，根本就不是一个等级。
Lin Xuan frowned but said nothing. Instead, Mo Mang spoke first: "Brother Lin, how about we split these treasures evenly?"
zhè xiē dōng xī ， kě yù ér bù kě qiú a ， jiù suàn shì yuán yīng qī lǎo guài ， yě bù yí dìng yōng yǒu 。
这些东西，可遇而不可求啊，就算是元婴期老怪，也不一定拥有。
"Evenly? Sounds good!" Lin Xuan replied indifferently.
zhè yī cì le ！
这一次了！
Seeing Lin Xuan's composed expression, Mo Mang felt a slight unease but soon smiled normally: "If that's the case, let me break this light shield first."
rán ér lín xuān bìng méi yǒu yīn wèi bǎo wù jiù tóu nǎo rè 。
然而林轩并没有因为宝物就头脑热。
"Please go ahead," Lin Xuan looked at his hands and stood still. Regardless of what the other party intended, Lin Xuan decided to remain unchanged. He also felt something was off about these green-blue light shields, but he couldn't pinpoint exactly what it was. Letting the other party break through first might be better.
tā bù dòng shēng sè de yòng yǎn jiǎo de yú guāng piǎo le yī yǎn mò mǎng ， jiǎ rú duì fāng xiǎng yào fān liǎn ， kǒng pà jiù huì xuǎn zé xiàn zài 。
他不动声色的用眼角的余光瞟了一眼莫莽，假如对方想要翻脸，恐怕就会选择现在。
After all, ancient cultivators were much stronger than imagined, and their left-behind items still made Lin Xuan wary.
rán ér duì fāng què yī liǎn tǎn rán 。
然而对方却一脸坦然。
Mo Mang stepped forward, facing the light shield, his eyes showing a serious expression as he uttered strange sounds, likely from amonster language.
lín xuān méi tóu wēi zhòu ， méi yǒu shuō shén me ， dǎo shì mò mǎng xiān kāi kǒu le ：“ lín xiōng ， zhè lǐ miàn de dōng xī ， wǒ men píng fēn rú hé ？”
林轩眉头微皱，没有说什么，倒是莫莽先开口了：“林兄，这里面的东西，我们平分如何？”
Lin Xuan raised an eyebrow. His hand already reached for his storage bag, not wanting to start a conflict but prepared for any sudden attack. However, Lin Xuan was not afraid; a mere mid-grade third-stage monster could be easily dealt with by him.
“ píng fēn ， hǎo a ！” lín xuān dàn rán de yīng dào 。
“平分，好啊！”林轩淡然的应道。
If the other party truly treated him as just a condensation period cultivator, he would be gravely mistaken.
jiàn dào lín xuān lěng jìng dì biǎo qíng ， mò mǎng xīn zhōng yǐn yǐn yǒu xiē bù ān ， dàn hěn kuài jiù shén sè rú cháng de wēi xiào qǐ lái ：“ jì rú cǐ ， nà jiù yóu zài xià xiān dòng shǒu pò chú zhè guāng zhào jìn zhì 。”
见到林轩冷静地表情，莫莽心中隐隐有些不安，但很快就神色如常的微笑起来：“既如此，那就由在下先动手破除这光罩禁制。”
Suddenly, Mo Mang's tightly closed eyes opened wide, and his claws flashed with fierce light. He plunged them into the blue light shield.
“ mò xiōng qǐng biàn jiù shì 。” lín xuān kàn le kàn zì jǐ de shuāng shǒu ， zhàn zài yuán dì méi dòng ， bù guǎn duì fāng xīn zhōng jiū jìng rú hé dǎ suàn ， lín xuān jué dìng yǐ bù biàn yīng wàn biàn ， ér qiě bù zhī wèi hé ， nà qīng lán èr sè guāng zhào kàn shì pǔ tōng ， dàn lín xuān zǒng jué de yǒu xiē qiàn tuǒ ， jù tǐ shì shén me què yòu kàn bù chū lái ， yóu duì fāng xiān dòng shǒu yě shì hǎo de 。
“莫兄请便就是。”林轩看了看自己的双手，站在原地没动，不管对方心中究竟如何打算，林轩决定以不变应万变，而且不知为何，那青蓝二色光罩看似普通，但林轩总觉得有些欠妥，具体是什么却又看不出来，由对方先动手也是好的。
A soft pop sounded, but the blue light shield only wavered without breaking. Lin Xuan was slightly surprised but quickly calmed down. Originally, he thought that the other party's pretense was to use some secret technique against him, but it turned out he genuinely wanted to break through the light shield. Did I overthink this? The other party really had no intention of taking all the treasures?
bì jìng zhè xiē gǔ xiū shì shí lì zhī qiáng ， yuǎn chāo xiǎng xiàng ， tā men suǒ yí liú xià lái de dōng xī ， lín xuān duō shǎo hái shì huì jì dàn yī xiē 。
毕竟这些古修士实力之强，远超想象，他们所遗留下来的东西，林轩多少还是会忌惮一些。
As for the blue light shield remaining intact after Mo Mang's prolonged strike, Lin Xuan did not find it strange. Since such heavy treasure was hidden within the prohibition, it must be significant. If it were easily broken, that would be odd.
mò mǎng jǐ bù shàng qián ， lái dào guāng zhào de qián miàn ， yǎn zhōng xiàn chū níng zhòng zhī sè ， kǒu zhōng tǔ chū gǔ guài de yīn jié ， yīng gāi shì yāo zú de yǔ yán 。
莫莽几步上前，来到光罩的前面，眼中现出凝重之色，口中吐出古怪的音节，应该是妖族的语言。
Just as he thought this, a buzzing sound suddenly filled his ears.
lín xuān méi tóu yī tiāo ， shǒu yǐ jīng mō shàng le chǔ wù dài ， dào bú shì xiǎng yǔ duì fāng fān liǎn ， ér shì dī fáng tā bào qǐ nán ， bù guò lín xuān dào yě méi yǒu shén me wèi jù ， qū qū yí gè sān jí zhōng jiē yāo zú ér yǐ ， yǐ zì jǐ de shí lì ， miè le tā yīng gāi bú shì shén me wèn tí 。
林轩眉头一挑，手已经摸上了储物袋，倒不是想与对方翻脸，而是提防他暴起难，不过林轩倒也没有什么畏惧，区区一个三级中阶妖族而已，以自己的实力，灭了他应该不是什么问题。
Boom! The entrance stone door sealed shut. Then, red light flickered above and below him, on all four walls, forming a layer of red light shield, sealing the entire stone room.
rú guǒ duì fāng zhēn dì jiāng zì jǐ dàng chéng pǔ tōng de níng dān qī xiū shì duì fù ， nà kě jiù dà cuò tè cuò 。
如果对方真地将自己当成普通的凝丹期修士对付，那可就大错特错。
Feeling the strange aura emitted by the red light shield, Lin Xuan's face turned pale. This was only the beginning. Numerous illusory shadows emerged from beneath his feet and the surrounding walls.
sà rán ， mò mǎng jǐn bì de shuāng mù bào zhēng le kāi lái ， shǒu zhǎo shàng lì máng yī shǎn ， hěn hěn de xiàng zhe nà lán sè guāng zhào chā le xià lái 。
飒然，莫莽紧闭的双目暴睁了开来，手爪上厉芒一闪，狠狠的向着那蓝色光罩插了下来。
These are...
“ bō ” de yī shēng qīng xiǎng ， nà lán sè guāng zhào huǎng le jǐ huǎng ， què bìng méi yǒu pò kāi ， lín xuān lüè lüè yǒu xiē yì wài ， shǒu suī rán méi yǒu cóng chǔ wù dài shàng fàng kāi ， xīn què zhòu rán sōng le xià lái ， yuán běn yǐ wéi duì fāng gāng cái nà yī fān zuò zuò ， shì xiǎng yào shǐ yòng shén me mì shù ， yǔ zì jǐ fān liǎn ， méi xiǎng dào tā zhēn shì yì xīn yí yì xiǎng yào pò chú guāng zhào ， nán dào zì jǐ xiǎng duō le ， duì fāng zhēn de méi yǒu dú tūn bǎo wù de dǎ suàn ？
“啵”的一声轻响，那蓝色光罩晃了几晃，却并没有破开，林轩略略有些意外，手虽然没有从储物袋上放开，心却骤然松了下来，原本以为对方刚才那一番做作，是想要使用什么秘术，与自己翻脸，没想到他真是一心一意想要破除光罩，难道自己想多了，对方真的没有独吞宝物的打算？
Lin Xuan used his divine sense to scan and suddenly changed color.
A faint greenish aura seeped out from Lin Xuan's body, forming a small green ball about the size of a fist. The two people's blood was enveloped within it.
Lin Xuan crossed his arms and each finger formed a sword technique while muttering incomprehensible incantations under his breath.
Suddenly, he widened his eyes, staring at the stone door in front of him, and repeatedly waved his hands, injecting various magical techniques into the stone door.
A trace of tension appeared on Lin Xuan's face. These techniques were all derived from the tiny words on the stone door, but whether they would work or not was uncertain to him. After all, he only recognized about seven out of ten ancient characters, and some meanings were unclear. A small error could lead to a big mistake.
Just as Lin Xuan was in suspense, a sudden blue light emanated from the stone door, flickering erratically. Lin Xuan's heart leaped with joy. He pointed at the green ball containing the blood with his finger and whispered, "Quickly!"
A flash of green light followed, and the ball entered the stone door.
A whistling sound filled his ears.
Then, the blue-green light on the stone door flickered alternately, appearing extremely strange.
"Break it!" Lin Xuan opened his mouth and exhaled a fine thread of alchemical fire. Although thin, the color was pure. With a sharp hiss, the light shield flashed several times before disappearing completely.
"Mister Lin, did we make it?" Mo Mang's face was filled with joy.
"Yes," Lin Xuan nodded and stretched out his hand, placing it on the stone door. After applying some force, the heavy stone door finally opened with a creak.
A spacious cave appeared in front of them.
Clearly not as rough as before, this cave had been carefully polished. Using his divine sense, Lin Xuan searched and found several stone rooms besides the main entrance: living quarters, training chambers, treasure storage rooms—everything was available. It seemed that these ancient cultivators or transformed beasts resided here.
Lin Xuan and Mo Mang were naturally overjoyed. The treasures here should be abundant. They began searching room by room.
At first, they did not find anything of value.
However, neither of them felt anxious because there was still the treasure storage room.
Speaking of this treasure storage room, it differed greatly from ordinary stone rooms.
It resembled a delicate tower with a height of about seven to eight zhang. The aura of essence qi was overwhelming and extremely beautiful. If his memory served him correctly, this treasure storage room itself might be an ancient artifact.
This thought made Lin Xuan and Mo Mang hesitate. Although the owner had long been gone, entering this tower was too risky.
"Friend Lin, why don't we search other places first before examining this ancient artifact," Mo Mang suggested with a grin.
"That sounds good." Lin Xuan nodded.
Thus, they turned to explore other stone rooms.
At another stone door, they encountered a prohibition. However, it was easy to break through. After entering, both of them were stunned by what they saw.
This room was about one hundred square meters and not particularly large. Inside, there were two light green and blue light shields placed side by side.
The green light shield contained various treasures such as flying swords, halberds, jade plaques, ancient mirrors, etc., all exuding a powerful aura of essence qi, totaling more than ten items.
This left Lin Xuan in awe. Mo Mang's face was full of greed.
The blue light shield had a larger coverage area and housed several jade boxes with their lids open, containing various materials from celestial mines for refining artifacts: Ten Thousand Year Cold Jade, Nine Heaven Meteor Iron, Thunder Essence Silver, Chaotic Celestial Gold...
Each item was famous in the cultivation world. Although they were all materials used to refine artifacts, compared to a thousand-year-old copper essence, these items belonged to different levels.
These treasures were rare and hard to come by. Even an old monster at theinfant stage might not possess them.
But Lin Xuan did not get carried away despite the treasure.
He covertly glanced at Mo Mang with his peripheral vision. If the other party wanted to turn hostile, it would be now.
However, Mo Mang appeared calm.
Lin Xuan frowned but said nothing. Instead, Mo Mang spoke first: "Brother Lin, how about we split these treasures evenly?"
"Evenly? Sounds good!" Lin Xuan replied indifferently.
Seeing Lin Xuan's composed expression, Mo Mang felt a slight unease but soon smiled normally: "If that's the case, let me break this light shield first."
"Please go ahead," Lin Xuan looked at his hands and stood still. Regardless of what the other party intended, Lin Xuan decided to remain unchanged. He also felt something was off about these green-blue light shields, but he couldn't pinpoint exactly what it was. Letting the other party break through first might be better.
After all, ancient cultivators were much stronger than imagined, and their left-behind items still made Lin Xuan wary.
Mo Mang stepped forward, facing the light shield, his eyes showing a serious expression as he uttered strange sounds, likely from amonster language.
Lin Xuan raised an eyebrow. His hand already reached for his storage bag, not wanting to start a conflict but prepared for any sudden attack. However, Lin Xuan was not afraid; a mere mid-grade third-stage monster could be easily dealt with by him.
If the other party truly treated him as just a condensation period cultivator, he would be gravely mistaken.
Suddenly, Mo Mang's tightly closed eyes opened wide, and his claws flashed with fierce light. He plunged them into the blue light shield.
A soft pop sounded, but the blue light shield only wavered without breaking. Lin Xuan was slightly surprised but quickly calmed down. Originally, he thought that the other party's pretense was to use some secret technique against him, but it turned out he genuinely wanted to break through the light shield. Did I overthink this? The other party really had no intention of taking all the treasures?
As for the blue light shield remaining intact after Mo Mang's prolonged strike, Lin Xuan did not find it strange. Since such heavy treasure was hidden within the prohibition, it must be significant. If it were easily broken, that would be odd.
Just as he thought this, a buzzing sound suddenly filled his ears.
Boom! The entrance stone door sealed shut. Then, red light flickered above and below him, on all four walls, forming a layer of red light shield, sealing the entire stone room.
Feeling the strange aura emitted by the red light shield, Lin Xuan's face turned pale. This was only the beginning. Numerous illusory shadows emerged from beneath his feet and the surrounding walls.
These are...
Lin Xuan used his divine sense to scan and suddenly changed color.