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第三千五百三十五章 强大的灵族

In his mind, Lin Xuan no longer hesitated. Magic winds surged throughout his body as he prepared to cast a spell to break through the lava lake and investigate the mysterious stone cave.

Lin Xuan was about to act when suddenly, his brows furrowed, and his expression turned grim: "Two fellow daoists hiding nearby—what is your intention?"

As he spoke, he slowly turned his head to look behind him at an empty space, his eyes flashing with cold light as a chill emanated from his body.

"Truly remarkable. A mere manifestation body can actually discern our presence. If it were the real you here, we would not be your match even if we teamed up."

A sweet giggle entered his ears, but the tone was unsettling. Then, a flash of light appeared in that direction, and two figures slowly came into view.

Lin Xuan's face remained expressionless as he silently sized up these unexpected guests.

On the left stood a woman dressed in white, her features strikingly beautiful. On the right, a man was hidden in shadow, his facial features indistinct, giving off an aura of desolation.

Their spiritual pressure was faint but unmistakable; both were at the stage of spirit division cultivation.

Having clearly assessed their strength, Lin Xuan's lips curled into a sneer. Suddenly, he made another discovery.

Wait, they don't seem to be human or beastfolk, nor do they resemble ancient demons.

Lin Xuan's pupils constricted: "You are not cultivators from the Three Realms?"

"Hmph. You may be young, but you have good discernment. Recognizing us as ancient spirit beings is rare these days."

The woman said with a cold smile.

Ancient spirit beings?

A strange term.

But Lin Xuan felt a familiar tinge in his mind, as if he had read about them in some ancient text.

Lin Xuan's expression remained unchanged, but his thoughts raced. Finally, the answer came to him:

Ancient spirit beings—this refers to those with long-standing traditions of cultivation.

This realization made Lin Xuan draw a sharp breath. His initial disdain for their mere spirit division stage vanished entirely.

The laws of heaven are just, and so is fate. Cultivating as a spirit being is no easy task, but once they reach the path of immortality, their strength far surpasses that of their peers at the same level.

For spirit beings to challenge those above them in rank is nothing unusual.

Despite their lowly cultivation stage, these two were not to be underestimated.

With this thought, Lin Xuan's face showed a mix of caution: "Ancient spirit beings—why are you here at the true spirit burial grounds?"

"Hmph. That question should come from you. This place has never been visited in a million years. How did you get here?" The woman's sweet voice carried with an air of accusation.

Lin Xuan remained silent, naturally not answering such questions.

"Silence? Then it seems we will have to extract your soul and spirit for thorough questioning."

"You talk big, but don't worry about losing your tongue in the wind." Seeing his dismissal, Lin Xuan couldn't help but laugh in anger.

"If you are so confident, let's see if that holds true. Your manifestation body might be formidable, but can we not handle a mere one?" The woman boasted.

"Very well, then I will test your abilities."

Words were meaningless; the truth would come from their actions.

Knowing he was being pursued by a mountain gorilla and needed to act quickly, Lin Xuan acted swiftly.

With a flick of his sleeves, thick dark energy surged out. His second spirit embryo had reached the early stage of tribulation, and the Snow Shadow True Demon Art had advanced to an unparalleled level.

He clutched his hands together, causing the dark energy to expand and contract.

Suddenly, several grotesque demonic serpents appeared, writhing and spitting lightning fire as they charged at the two figures.

"Ridiculous tricks—dare to show off in front of a master."

The woman's smile faded. Her icy hands swept through the air, and a flower bloomed slowly above them.

But soon, petals shot out, turning into dazzling threads that encircled the demonic serpents, severing their heads.

The threads continued their assault on Lin Xuan.

It seemed they aimed to take his head in one fell swoop.

Lin Xuan's lips curved into a smile; he was not anxious.

As those threads approached, Lin Xuan spat out a puff of green energy from the corner of his mouth.

"Whoosh!"

Suddenly, strong winds blew as the green energy transformed into ropes that quickly bound the white threads.

Simultaneously, Lin Xuan raised his right hand and pointed it forward.

With a loud "bang," the demonic serpents exploded, reverting to pure dark energy.

Those energies coalesced into a cloud about an acre in size before more tigers flew out, roaring as they pounced.

The woman's face remained unchanged. With a slight lift of her hand, she extended a finger and shot out a black-red beam.

"Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!"

The beam sliced through the leading tigers, turning them into a string of targets.

The dark-clothed man beside her had not moved, as if he was merely observing.

"Enough of these trivial tricks—they have no effect. If you are only this weak, I am disappointed."

The woman said with a cold smile.

"Indeed impressive."

Lin Xuan muttered to himself. Her words were correct; he had indeed been testing their strength.

As the saying goes, "hearing is deceiving, seeing is believing."

Texts claimed that spirit beings far surpassed those of equal rank and could easily challenge higher ranks, but Lin Xuan needed to test this for himself before making a judgment.

The techniques he used were effortless, yet they decapitated spirit division cultivators with ease. However, the woman handled them as if it was no big deal.

The texts did not lie; this guy's strength far surpassed his peers and even rivaled those at the tribulation stage.

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