yuè ér xiù méi wēi wēi zhòu qǐ 。 qiào liǎn shàng shǎn guò yī sī tòng xī 。 lín xuān zé fǎn ér dà xǐ 。 zhè tiě jiǎ liàn shī de wēi lì 。 hái yuǎn yuǎn chāo guò zì jǐ de yù qī 。
月儿秀眉微微皱起。俏脸上闪过一丝痛惜。林轩则反而大喜。这铁甲炼尸的威力。还远远超过自己的预期。
Moon Er's delicate brows furrowed slightly, a trace of pity flashing across her pretty face. Lin Xuan, on the other hand, was overjoyed. The power of this iron-armored refined corpse far exceeded his expectations.
miè le liǎng zhǐ yāo hún yǐ hòu 。 liàn shī yǎn zhōng hóng máng zǎ xiàn 。 dī hǒu zhe zhuǎn guò le shēn lái 。 biǎo qíng bù shàn 。
灭了两只妖魂以后。炼尸眼中红芒咋现。低吼着转过了身来。表情不善。
After extinguishing two妖魂, red light flickered in the eyes of the refined corpse as it let out a low growl and turned its body around. Its expression was not friendly at all.
“ niè chù 。 zhǎo sǐ ！”
“孽畜。找死！”
"Filthy beast! Seeking death!"
jiàn duì fāng jiā zá zhe yīn fēng 。 xiàng zì jǐ pū le guò lái 。 lín xuān lěng xiào yī shēng 。 qū zhǐ yī dàn 。 yī dào huǒ yàn fú xiàn 。
见对方夹杂着阴风。像自己扑了过来。林轩冷笑一声。屈指一弹。一道火焰浮现。
Seeing the opponent approaching with阴风, Lin Xuan sneered and snapped his fingers, summoning a flame that seemed to have a spirit. The flame circled around the refined corpse's body before forming into a thick red chain about the thickness of a thumb, binding the妖尸.
liè huǒ fǎng fú yǒu líng xìng yì bān 。 wéi rào zhe liàn shī de shēn tǐ rào le yī quān 。 rán hòu jiù huà wèi le mǔ zhǐ cū xì de huǒ hóng suǒ liàn 。 jiāng yāo shī chán le qǐ lái 。
烈火仿佛有灵性一般。围绕着炼尸的身体绕了一圈。然后就化为了拇指粗细的火红锁链。将妖尸缠了起来。
Of course, the妖尸 was unwilling to be bound and struggled desperately. However, it was in vain; Lin Xuan's current abilities were far beyond those of an ordinary筑基后期 monster.
nà yāo shī zì rán bù gān shòu fù 。 pīn mìng zhēng zhá 。 kě xī méi yòng 。 lín xuān rú jīn de shén tōng 。 qǐ shì qū qū yī tóu zhù jī hòu qī de guài wù suǒ néng bǐ nǐ de 。
那妖尸自然不甘受缚。拼命挣扎。可惜没用。林轩如今的神通。岂是区区一头筑基后期的怪物所能比拟的。
Black light flashed across his body as he rubbed his hands together, releasing a thick black lightning bolt that struck the妖尸, causing it to emit shrill cries. The arrogant aura immediately subsided.
hún shēn hēi máng yī shǎn 。 lín xuān shuāng shǒu yī cuō 。 yī dào wǎn kǒu cū de hēi sè shǎn diàn shùn jiān shì fàng chū lái 。 jiāng nà yāo shī dǎ dī zhī zhī luàn jiào 。 xiāo zhāng de qì yàn dùn shí shōu liǎn le bù shǎo 。
浑身黑芒一闪。林轩双手一搓。一道碗口粗的黑色闪电瞬间释放出来。将那妖尸打的吱吱乱叫。嚣张的气焰顿时收敛了不少。
Then, with another flick of his fingers, the red chain tightened sharply. A black light emerged from a crystal stone pouch at his waist and wrapped around the妖尸 before retracting it back into the pouch.
rán hòu lín xuān yī cuī fǎ jué 。 nà huǒ hóng suǒ liàn měng rán shōu jǐn 。 yī dào hēi máng cóng yāo jiān de líng guǐ dài fēi le chū lái 。 wéi zhe yāo shī yī juàn 。 jiāng gěi shōu le huí qù 。
然后林轩一催法诀。那火红锁链猛然收紧。一道黑芒从腰间的灵鬼袋飞了出来。围着妖尸一卷。将给收了回去。
Lin Xuan then snapped his fingers again, shattering the stone coffin with a new iron-armored refined corpse appearing in front of him...
rán hòu lín xuān qū zhǐ yī dàn 。 yòu yī dào jiàn máng jī suì le shí guān 。 xīn de tiě jiǎ liàn shī chū xiàn zài le yǎn qián ……
然后林轩屈指一弹。又一道剑芒击碎了石棺。新的铁甲炼尸出现在了眼前……
Half a day later, Lin Xuan flew out of the ancient evil cultivator's den. He had successfully captured all thirty-one妖尸 and gained no other significant spoils. However, he was already quite satisfied.
bàn rì hòu 。 lín xuān fēi chū le zhè shàng gǔ xié xiū de dòng fǔ 。 sān shí yú tóu yāo shī yǐ quán bù bèi tā shōu rù náng zhōng 。 chú cǐ yǐ wài 。 bìng méi yǒu bié de shōu huò 。 dàn lín xuān yǐ jīng shí fēn de mǎn yì le 。
半日后。林轩飞出了这上古邪修的洞府。三十余头妖尸已全部被他收入囊中。除此以外。并没有别的收获。但林轩已经十分的满意了。
Lin Xuan did not linger here for long; the Ten Thousand Mountains were still extremely dangerous. While it wasn't a problem to encounter one or two grade three beasts with his current cultivation level, if unlucky enough to run into a grade four transformed monster, his life might be in danger.
lín xuān bìng méi yǒu zài zhè lǐ duō zuò tíng liú 。 shí wàn dà shān bì jìng shì fēi cháng wēi xiǎn de suǒ zài 。 yǐ zì jǐ de xiū wèi 。 yù shàng yī liǎng tóu sān jiē yāo shòu dào yě méi shén me 。 dàn ruò shì yùn qì bù jiā 。 pèng shàng sì jí huà xíng qī de guài wù 。 zé kǒng pà xiǎo mìng bù bǎo 。
林轩并没有在这里多做停留。十万大山毕竟是非常危险的所在。以自己的修为。遇上一两头三阶妖兽倒也没什么。但若是运气不佳。碰上四级化形期的怪物。则恐怕小命不保。
He planned to return to Ghost Net City first, rest briefly, and then head back to Spirit Herb Mountain. After all, he had already been away for too long this time.
lín xuān zhǔn bèi xiān huí guǐ luó chéng 。 shāo shì xiū xī 。 rán hòu jiù dòng shēn huí líng yào shān le 。 bì jìng zhè cì chū lái 。 yǐ jīng dān gē de tài jiǔ 。
林轩准备先回鬼罗城。稍事休息。然后就动身回灵药山了。毕竟这次出来。已经耽搁的太久。
Two days later, a streak of light pierced the sky as green light faded, revealing a plain-looking young man floating mid-air.
liǎng tiān hòu 。 yī dào jīng hóng huà pò cháng kōng 。 qīng guāng liǎn qù 。 yí gè xiàng mào píng fán de shào nián chū xiàn zài le bàn kōng lǐ 。
两天后。一道惊虹划破长空。青光敛去。一个相貌平凡的少年出现在了半空里。
Lin Xuan's brows furrowed slightly, his expression heavy with worry. Originally, he wanted to leave the Ten Thousand Mountains quickly due to the bountiful harvest. Throughout the journey, he did not wish to meet other cultivators and avoid them whenever possible.
cǐ shí lín xuān méi tóu wēi zhòu 。 yī fù xīn shì chóng chóng de yàng zi 。
此时林轩眉头微皱。一副心事重重的样子。
Almost as soon as he saw someone, he would retreat far away.
yuán běn tā xiǎng jǐn kuài lí kāi shí wàn dà shān 。 yóu yú zhè cì shōu huò bù fēi 。 gù ér yī lù shàng 。 lín xuān yě bù yuàn yǔ bié de xiū shì duō zhào miàn 。
原本他想尽快离开十万大山。由于这次收获不菲。故而一路上。林轩也不愿与别的修士多照面。
After all, in this place, murder and robbery were commonplace.
jī hū shì yī jiàn dào yǒu rén 。 tā jiù yuǎn yuǎn de duǒ kāi 。
几乎是一见到有人。他就远远的躲开。
Although Lin Xuan believed that with Moon Er's golden core formation, they could handle even late-stage cultivators if necessary, and even if unlucky enough to encounter a fake infant realm expert, they could still escape at the very least.
bì jìng zài zhè ge de fāng 。 shā rén yuè huò jiù xiàng jiā cháng biàn fàn yī yàng de píng fán 。
毕竟在这个的方。杀人越货就像家常便饭一样的平凡。
However, it was better to avoid trouble. After all, accidents happen in cultivation circles too.
suī rán lín xuān zì tǎo 。 yuè ér níng chéng jīn dān yǐ hòu 。 yǔ zì jǐ lián shǒu 。 jiù suàn hòu qī de xiū shì 。 yě néng cóng róng yìng fù 。 jiù suàn dǎo méi 。 yù shàng jiǎ yīng jìng jiè de gāo shǒu 。 zhì bù jì 。 yě néng táo diào 。
虽然林轩自讨。月儿凝成金丹以后。与自己联手。就算后期的修士。也能从容应付。就算倒霉。遇上假婴境界的高手。至不济。也能逃掉。
To his surprise, he encountered far more cultivators than expected on this journey. To avoid them, Lin Xuan had to detour, which cost him valuable time.
dàn duō yī shì bù rú shǎo yī shì 。 hé kuàng dà yì shī jīng zhōu 。 yīn gōu lǐ fān chuán zhè zhǒng shì qíng xiū zhēn jiè yòu bú shì méi yǒu 。
但多一事不如少一事。何况大意失荆州。阴沟里翻船这种事情修真界又不是没有。
As night fell, Lin Xuan stopped his flight and rested briefly, replenishing his法力 with a crystal stone. After about an hour, he resumed his flight towards Ghost Net City.
nǎ zhī dào yī lù shàng yù jiàn de xiū shì yuǎn bǐ xiǎng xiàng de duō 。 jié guǒ lín xuān wèi le duǒ kāi tā men 。 bù de bù rào le yì diǎn lù 。
哪知道一路上遇见的修士远比想象的多。结果林轩为了躲开他们。不的不绕了一点路。
After half a day, he finally arrived at the outskirts of the Ten Thousand Mountains. To his surprise, there were far more cultivators than when he came in, all looking extremely anxious. The sheer number made it impossible to avoid them, and most seemed deeply concerned.
zhè yàng yī lái 。 hái zhēn dān gē le bù shǎo shí jiān 。
这样一来。还真耽搁了不少时间。
Lin Xuan frowned but did not bother asking for details; after all, the cultivation world of Youzhou was already in chaos due to the recent conflict between the Daoists and demons.
yǎn kàn tiān sè yǐ wǎn 。 lín xuān tíng xià dùn guāng shāo shì xiū xī 。 bìng qǔ chū jīng shí wò zài shǒu lǐ bǔ chōng fǎ lì 。 zhè yàng xiē le yuē yǒu yí gè shí chén 。 lín xuān chóng xīn dùn guāng 。 fēi xiàng guǐ luó chéng de fāng xiàng 。
眼看天色已晚。林轩停下遁光稍事休息。并取出晶石握在手里补充法力。这样歇了约有一个时辰。林轩重新遁光。飞向鬼罗城的方向。
Perhaps these people had fled from afar due to the aftermath of that battle.
yòu guò le bàn rì 。 zhōng yú lái dào le shí wàn dà shān de wài wéi 。 rán ér ràng lín xuān chà yì de shì 。 tā kàn dào le yuǎn bǐ lái de shí hòu duō de duō de xiū shì 。 ér qiě měi yí gè dōu shì jīng huáng fēi cháng de yàng zi 。 yóu yú shù liàng tài duō 。 jī hū ràng tā duǒ wú kě duǒ 。 ér qiě zhè xiē xiū shì 。 dà bù fèn dōu shì yōu xīn chōng chōng de yàng zi 。
又过了半日。终于来到了十万大山的外围。然而让林轩诧异的是。他看到了远比来的时候多的多的修士。而且每一个都是惊惶非常的样子。由于数量太多。几乎让他躲无可躲。而且这些修士。大部分都是忧心忡忡的样子。
Two hours later, Lin Xuan finally flew out of the Ten Thousand Mountains' boundaries and arrived at the market district outside.
lín xuān àn zì zhòu méi 。 bù guò yě méi yǒu xīn qíng duō zuò dǎ tīng 。 fǎn zhèng rú jīn yōu zhōu de xiū zhēn jiè 。 yǐ jīng luàn zuò yī tuán 。
林轩暗自皱眉。不过也没有心情多做打听。反正如今幽州的修真界。已经乱作一团。
After such a long journey, he intended to rest briefly in the market.
zhè xiē rén huò xǔ shì shòu zhèng mó dà zhàn bō jí 。 bù de bù cóng yuǎn chù táo nàn zhì cǐ 。
这些人或许是受正魔大战波及。不的不从远处逃难至此。
At the entrance of the market stood seven or eight cultivators. Although only two were at the筑基后期 stage, the others lingered around the灵动期 realm, which still surprised Lin Xuan. Marketplaces were places for trade; it was unheard of to have guards posted outside. Moreover, their wary expressions suggested something significant had happened recently.
liǎng gè shí chén yǐ hòu 。 lín xuān zhōng yú fēi chū le shí wàn dà shān de de jiè 。 lái dào le wài miàn de fāng shì 。
两个时辰以后。林轩终于飞出了十万大山的的界。来到了外面的坊市。
With a mix of curiosity and unease, Lin Xuan stopped in front of the market entrance.
lián xù gǎn lù le nà me jiǔ 。 lín xuān yě zhǔn bèi jìn qù shāo shì xiū xī 。
连续赶路了那么久。林轩也准备进去稍事休息。
He did not hide his cultivation level. The two leaders exchanged glances as they saw a condensation realm expert arrive; their expressions were a mixture of relief and fear, showing some expectation.
fāng shì mén kǒu 。 jìng rán zhàn le qī bā míng xiū shì 。 suī rán chú le wéi shǒu de liǎng rén 。 shì zhù jī qī de xiū wèi yǐ wài 。 qí tā rén de jìng jiè 。 bù guò zài líng dòng qī pái huái 。 dàn yě ràng lín xuān dà chī yī jīng 。 yào zhī dào fāng shì nǎi shì zuò mǎi mài de de fāng 。 suǒ wèi hé qì shēng cái 。 cóng lái hái méi yǒu tīng shuō wài miàn hái zhàn yǒu shǒu wèi 。 ér qiě kàn tā men yí gè gè rú lín dà dí de yàng zi 。 nán dào zuì jìn jìng fā shēng le shén me shì ？
坊市门口。竟然站了七八名修士。虽然除了为首的两人。是筑基期的修为以外。其他人的境界。不过在灵动期徘徊。但也让林轩大吃一惊。要知道坊市乃是做买卖的的方。所谓和气生财。从来还没有听说外面还站有守卫。而且看他们一个个如临大敌的样子。难道最近竟发生了什么事？
Their facial expressions fully revealed themselves to Lin Xuan's keen eyes.
mǎn fù yí huò 。 lín xuān shēn xíng yī dùn 。 zài fāng shì de mén kǒu jiàng luò le xià lái 。
满腹疑惑。林轩身形一顿。在坊市的门口降落了下来。
Lin Xuan stepped forward slowly.
tā bìng méi yǒu yǐn cáng xiū wèi de yì si 。 nà wéi shǒu de liǎng rén 。 jiàn yǒu níng dān qī de gāo rén dào lái 。 bù yóu de duì shì yī yǎn 。 liǎn shàng de biǎo qíng xǐ yōu cān bàn 。 sì hū yǒu diǎn wèi jù 。 yòu yǒu xiē qī dài de yàng zi 。
他并没有隐藏修为的意思。那为首的两人。见有凝丹期的高人到来。不由的对视一眼。脸上的表情喜忧参半。似乎有点畏惧。又有些期待的样子。
"Greetings, senior!" The leader was an elderly man with white hair and eyebrows. His cultivation had reached the筑基后期 stage, and he respectfully bowed to Lin Xuan but deliberately blocked his path, unwilling to let him pass.
tā men de liǎn sè biàn huà 。 zì rán shì yì diǎn bù shèng de quán luò rù le lín xuān de yǎn lǐ 。
他们的脸色变化。自然是一点不剩的全落入了林轩的眼里。
Lin Xuan raised a brow but did not challenge them. Instead, he spoke coldly: "Who are you? When did this market start having guards? Could it be that something significant happened in Ghost Net City?"
xīn zhōng wēi wēi yī dòng 。 lín xuān huǎn bù shàng qián 。
心中微微一动。林轩缓步上前。
"Ha ha, Senior's vision is indeed sharp. I assume you just returned from hunting in the Ten Thousand Mountains; please reveal your identity. If there's no issue, I can then speak frankly," said the old man, secretly observing Lin Xuan's expression. Many of these condensation realm experts had unpredictable tempers, and a single word could trigger an argument. However, as his duty required him to question cultivators returning from the Ten Thousand Mountains.
“ cān jiàn qián bèi ！” wéi shǒu de shì yī bái xū bái méi de lǎo zhě 。 xiū wèi yǐ jīng dào le zhù jī hòu qī 。 gōng gōng jìng jìng de xiàng lín xuān xíng le yī lǐ 。 rán ér què yǒu yì wú yì de dǎng zhe 。 bìng méi yǒu ràng lù zhī yì 。
“参见前辈！”为首的是一白须白眉的老者。修为已经到了筑基后期。恭恭敬敬的像林轩行了一礼。然而却有意无意的挡着。并没有让路之意。
This was indeed a difficult task. Fortunately, when Lin Xuan frowned, he tossed over a fiery red badge: "I am Li Yaotian, Elder of Fire Spirit Sect. This is our sect's token."
lín xuān méi tóu yī tiāo 。 dàn yě méi yǒu fā nàn 。 ér shì yǒu xiē lěng dàn de kāi kǒu le ：“ nǐ shì hé rén 。 zhè fāng shì hé shí jìng zēng jiā le shǒu wèi 。 nán dào guǐ luó chéng nà biān 。 jìng rán fā shēng le shén me dà shì bù chéng ？”
林轩眉头一挑。但也没有发难。而是有些冷淡的开口了：“你是何人。这坊市何时竟增加了守卫。难道鬼罗城那边。竟然发生了什么大事不成？”
The old man respectfully accepted it and carefully examined it before smiling broadly. "Ah, it's Senior Li from the Fire Spirit Sect. My apologies for any disrespect."
“ hē hē 。 qián bèi guǒ rán mù guāng rú jù 。 xiǎng bì nín cái gāng cóng shí wàn dà shān shòu liè huí lái 。 hái qǐng biǎo míng shēn fèn 。 ruò méi yǒu wèn tí 。 wǎn bèi zhè cái kě yǐ zhí yán xiāng gào 。” nà lǎo zhě yī biān shuō 。 yī biān tōu kàn lín xuān de liǎn sè 。 bì jìng zhè xiē jīn dān dà chéng de gāo shǒu 。 bù shǎo pí qì gǔ guài 。 yī yán bù hé 。 jiù yǒu kě néng fā huǒ 。 rán ér zhí zé suǒ zài 。 duì yú cóng shí wàn dà shān zhōng chū lái de xiū shì 。 zì jǐ yòu bù de bù pán wèn yī fān 。
“呵呵。前辈果然目光如炬。想必您才刚从十万大山狩猎回来。还请表明身份。若没有问题。晚辈这才可以直言相告。”那老者一边说。一边偷看林轩的脸色。毕竟这些金丹大成的高手。不少脾气古怪。一言不合。就有可能发火。然而职责所在。对于从十万大山中出来的修士。自己又不的不盘问一番。
"Save your pleasantries. Why are you verifying cultivators' identities? What significant event happened in Ghost Net City?" Lin Xuan had no patience to waste on idle chatter; his bad feeling was growing stronger.
zhè shí zài shì yī kǔ chāi 。 hǎo zài lín xuān méi tou yí zhòu zhī xià 。 jiù diū guò lái yī huǒ hóng de yāo pái ：“ běn rén huǒ líng mén zhǎng lǎo lǐ yào tiān 。 cǐ nǎi běn mén de xìn wù 。”
这实在是一苦差。好在林轩眉头一皱之下。就丢过来一火红的腰牌：“本人火灵门长老李耀天。此乃本门的信物。”
The old man sighed, his wrinkled face filled with worry: "Senior, you must not know this. Two days ago, the ghostly creatures in Yin Soul Canyon suddenly launched an attack on Ghost Net City."
lǎo zhě gōng gōng jìng jìng de jiē le guò lái 。 zǐ xì fān kàn le jǐ biàn 。 què dìng méi yǒu cuò 。 zhè cái mǎn liǎn duī xiào de kāi kǒu le ：“ yuán lái shì huǒ líng mén lǐ qián bèi 。 shī jìng shī jìng 。”
老者恭恭敬敬的接了过来。仔细翻看了几遍。确定没有错。这才满脸堆笑的开口了：“原来是火灵门李前辈。失敬失敬。”
"What? !" Lin Xuan, though experienced, was still taken aback by the news. Although these阴魂 had always been a heartache for cultivators, they had been at peace for thousands of years.
“ fèi huà shǎo shù 。 nǐ men wèi hé yào duì xiū shì de shēn fèn jìn xíng hé shí 。 guǐ luó chéng nà biān jiū jìng yòu fā shēng le shén me shì ？” lín xuān kě méi yǒu xīn qíng yǔ tā suo 。 xīn zhōng nà bù hǎo de yù gǎn yuè lái yuè qiáng liè le 。
“废话少数。你们为何要对修士的身份进行核实。鬼罗城那边究竟又发生了什么事？”林轩可没有心情与他嗦。心中那不好的预感越来越强烈了。
However, Lin Xuan quickly regained his composure. In fact, upon reflection, it wasn't entirely surprising; after all, there were signs. With昊天鬼帝's successful晋级, the power of the阴魂 naturally increased significantly. Moreover, with the Daoists and demons fighting fiercely, this was undoubtedly a good opportunity for the ghostly creatures...
lǎo zhě tàn le kǒu qì 。 bù mǎn zhòu wén de liǎn shàng mǎn shì yōu lǜ ：“ qián bèi yǒu suǒ bù zhī 。 jiù zài liǎng tiān yǐ qián 。 yīn hún xiá gǔ zhōng de nà xiē guǐ wù tū rán duì guǐ luó chéng fā dòng le jìn gōng 。”
老者叹了口气。布满皱纹的脸上满是忧虑：“前辈有所不知。就在两天以前。阴魂峡谷中的那些鬼物突然对鬼罗城发动了进攻。”
And over these thousands of years, they seemed to follow rules but were not content with failure; the Seven Extremes Heaven wasn't just a trap laid by them in the cultivation world...
Moon Er's delicate brows furrowed slightly, a trace of pity flashing across her pretty face. Lin Xuan, on the other hand, was overjoyed. The power of this iron-armored refined corpse far exceeded his expectations.
After extinguishing two妖魂, red light flickered in the eyes of the refined corpse as it let out a low growl and turned its body around. Its expression was not friendly at all.
"Filthy beast! Seeking death!"
Seeing the opponent approaching with阴风, Lin Xuan sneered and snapped his fingers, summoning a flame that seemed to have a spirit. The flame circled around the refined corpse's body before forming into a thick red chain about the thickness of a thumb, binding the妖尸.
Of course, the妖尸 was unwilling to be bound and struggled desperately. However, it was in vain; Lin Xuan's current abilities were far beyond those of an ordinary筑基后期 monster.
Black light flashed across his body as he rubbed his hands together, releasing a thick black lightning bolt that struck the妖尸, causing it to emit shrill cries. The arrogant aura immediately subsided.
Then, with another flick of his fingers, the red chain tightened sharply. A black light emerged from a crystal stone pouch at his waist and wrapped around the妖尸 before retracting it back into the pouch.
Lin Xuan then snapped his fingers again, shattering the stone coffin with a new iron-armored refined corpse appearing in front of him...
Half a day later, Lin Xuan flew out of the ancient evil cultivator's den. He had successfully captured all thirty-one妖尸 and gained no other significant spoils. However, he was already quite satisfied.
Lin Xuan did not linger here for long; the Ten Thousand Mountains were still extremely dangerous. While it wasn't a problem to encounter one or two grade three beasts with his current cultivation level, if unlucky enough to run into a grade four transformed monster, his life might be in danger.
He planned to return to Ghost Net City first, rest briefly, and then head back to Spirit Herb Mountain. After all, he had already been away for too long this time.
Two days later, a streak of light pierced the sky as green light faded, revealing a plain-looking young man floating mid-air.
Lin Xuan's brows furrowed slightly, his expression heavy with worry. Originally, he wanted to leave the Ten Thousand Mountains quickly due to the bountiful harvest. Throughout the journey, he did not wish to meet other cultivators and avoid them whenever possible.
Almost as soon as he saw someone, he would retreat far away.
After all, in this place, murder and robbery were commonplace.
Although Lin Xuan believed that with Moon Er's golden core formation, they could handle even late-stage cultivators if necessary, and even if unlucky enough to encounter a fake infant realm expert, they could still escape at the very least.
However, it was better to avoid trouble. After all, accidents happen in cultivation circles too.
To his surprise, he encountered far more cultivators than expected on this journey. To avoid them, Lin Xuan had to detour, which cost him valuable time.
As night fell, Lin Xuan stopped his flight and rested briefly, replenishing his法力 with a crystal stone. After about an hour, he resumed his flight towards Ghost Net City.
After half a day, he finally arrived at the outskirts of the Ten Thousand Mountains. To his surprise, there were far more cultivators than when he came in, all looking extremely anxious. The sheer number made it impossible to avoid them, and most seemed deeply concerned.
Lin Xuan frowned but did not bother asking for details; after all, the cultivation world of Youzhou was already in chaos due to the recent conflict between the Daoists and demons.
Perhaps these people had fled from afar due to the aftermath of that battle.
Two hours later, Lin Xuan finally flew out of the Ten Thousand Mountains' boundaries and arrived at the market district outside.
After such a long journey, he intended to rest briefly in the market.
At the entrance of the market stood seven or eight cultivators. Although only two were at the筑基后期 stage, the others lingered around the灵动期 realm, which still surprised Lin Xuan. Marketplaces were places for trade; it was unheard of to have guards posted outside. Moreover, their wary expressions suggested something significant had happened recently.
With a mix of curiosity and unease, Lin Xuan stopped in front of the market entrance.
He did not hide his cultivation level. The two leaders exchanged glances as they saw a condensation realm expert arrive; their expressions were a mixture of relief and fear, showing some expectation.
Their facial expressions fully revealed themselves to Lin Xuan's keen eyes.
Lin Xuan stepped forward slowly.
"Greetings, senior!" The leader was an elderly man with white hair and eyebrows. His cultivation had reached the筑基后期 stage, and he respectfully bowed to Lin Xuan but deliberately blocked his path, unwilling to let him pass.
Lin Xuan raised a brow but did not challenge them. Instead, he spoke coldly: "Who are you? When did this market start having guards? Could it be that something significant happened in Ghost Net City?"
"Ha ha, Senior's vision is indeed sharp. I assume you just returned from hunting in the Ten Thousand Mountains; please reveal your identity. If there's no issue, I can then speak frankly," said the old man, secretly observing Lin Xuan's expression. Many of these condensation realm experts had unpredictable tempers, and a single word could trigger an argument. However, as his duty required him to question cultivators returning from the Ten Thousand Mountains.
This was indeed a difficult task. Fortunately, when Lin Xuan frowned, he tossed over a fiery red badge: "I am Li Yaotian, Elder of Fire Spirit Sect. This is our sect's token."
The old man respectfully accepted it and carefully examined it before smiling broadly. "Ah, it's Senior Li from the Fire Spirit Sect. My apologies for any disrespect."
"Save your pleasantries. Why are you verifying cultivators' identities? What significant event happened in Ghost Net City?" Lin Xuan had no patience to waste on idle chatter; his bad feeling was growing stronger.
The old man sighed, his wrinkled face filled with worry: "Senior, you must not know this. Two days ago, the ghostly creatures in Yin Soul Canyon suddenly launched an attack on Ghost Net City."
"What? !" Lin Xuan, though experienced, was still taken aback by the news. Although these阴魂 had always been a heartache for cultivators, they had been at peace for thousands of years.
However, Lin Xuan quickly regained his composure. In fact, upon reflection, it wasn't entirely surprising; after all, there were signs. With昊天鬼帝's successful晋级, the power of the阴魂 naturally increased significantly. Moreover, with the Daoists and demons fighting fiercely, this was undoubtedly a good opportunity for the ghostly creatures...
And over these thousands of years, they seemed to follow rules but were not content with failure; the Seven Extremes Heaven wasn't just a trap laid by them in the cultivation world...