jì rán zuò xià le jué zé ， lín xuān dāng rán bú huì yóu yù dān gē ， yòu zǐ xì biàn shí le yī xià dì tú ， biàn hún shēn qīng máng dà zuò ， hěn kuài jiù xiāo shī zài yuǎn chù de tiān biān le 。『』
既然做下了抉择，林轩当然不会犹豫耽搁，又仔细辨识了一下地图，便浑身青芒大做，很快就消失在远处的天边了。『』
Since he had already made his decision, Lin Xuan did not hesitate. He carefully examined the map and soon emitted a bright green glow all over his body before vanishing into the distance on the horizon.
yǔ tóng jiè miàn jī guǎng bó ， jí biàn yǐ lín xuān de shén xíng dùn sù ， yě chà bu duō huā fèi le jìn yí gè yuè de gōng fu ， cái zhōng yú lái dào bài xuān gé 。
雨桐界面积广博，即便以林轩的神行遁速，也差不多花费了近一个月的功夫，才终于来到拜轩阁。
The Rain桐 Realm was vast, and even with Lin Xuan's swift movement techniques, it took nearly a month to finally arrive at the Baxuan Pavilion.
rán ér rù mù suǒ jí ， què ràng tā de liǎn sè biàn dé wú bǐ yīn yù 。
然而入目所及，却让他的脸色变得无比阴郁。
However, what met his eyes was far from reassuring. The once beautiful and serene place had been completely transformed. The ground was littered with debris, and the mountain that used to serve as the main base of the Baxuan Pavilion had been cut in half by some powerful force.
xī rì de yī chù dòng tiān fú dì ， rú jīn jū rán miàn mù quán fēi diào le 。
昔日的一处洞天福地，如今居然面目全非掉了。
There were signs of a struggle scattered here and there, and even pieces of broken magical artifacts could be seen.
mù guāng suǒ jí ， suì shí biàn dì ， xī rì zuò wèi bài xuān gé zǒng duò de shān fēng ， jū rán bèi rén yòng dà shén tōng lán yāo jié duàn diào le 。
目光所及，碎石遍地，昔日做为拜轩阁总舵的山峰，居然被人用大神通拦腰截断掉了。
"Ah, what is this..."
bù shǎo dì fāng hái cán liú zhe zhēng dòu de hén jì ， ǒu ěr shèn zhì kě yǐ kàn jiàn yī xiē fǎ bǎo de suì piàn sàn luò yú nà lǐ 。
不少地方还残留着争斗的痕迹，偶尔甚至可以看见一些法宝的碎片散落于那里。
Lin Xuan suddenly narrowed his eyes, an ominous light flashing deep within. He then swooped down like an eagle after its prey.
“ yí ， zhè shì ……”
“咦，这是……”
But there was nothing to see at the spot. After he pushed aside a pile of rocks, a delicate bracelet appeared.
lín xuān tū rán tóng kǒng wēi suō ， móu dǐ shēn chù yǒu hài rén de yì máng shǎn guò ， suí hòu rú cāng yīng bó tù yì bān de xiàng xià fāng pū guò qù le 。
林轩突然瞳孔微缩，眸底深处有骇人的异芒闪过，随后如苍鹰博兔一般的像下方扑过去了。
It was a magical artifact of decent quality, but the intricate patterns on it were now stained with eerie black energy. The bracelet seemed devoid of any spiritual essence.
kě nà lǐ míng míng fēn háo dōng xī yě wú ， kě dāng lín xuān jiāng yǎn qián de yī duī luàn shí bō kāi yǐ hòu ， què yǒu yī jīng qiǎo de shǒu zhuó fú xiàn ér chū 。
可那里明明分毫东西也无，可当林轩将眼前的一堆乱石拨开以后，却有一精巧的手镯浮现而出。
"Master, isn't this Ling'er's bracelet?"
zhè shì yī jiàn fǎ bǎo ， ér qiě pǐn zhì bù sú ， rán ér cǐ kè ， shǒu zhuó de biǎo miàn ， nà jīng měi de huā wén ， què bèi yī dào dào guǐ yì de hēi qì gěi zhān rǎn le 。
这是一件法宝，而且品质不俗，然而此刻，手镯的表面，那精美的花纹，却被一道道诡异的黑气给沾染了。
Moon arrived beside him, along with the Phantasmal Moth.
líng xìng quán wú 。
灵性全无。
"Yes, it is the treasure I gave to Ling'er. It has a decent defensive power, but how could it end up like this..."
“ shào yé ， zhè bú shì líng ér de shǒu zhuó ？”
“少爷，这不是翎儿的手镯？”
Lin Xuan's voice was calm on the surface, but his eyes betrayed a raging fury. He had come too late; Ling'er’s personal treasure remained here. What about her and the others? Had they already perished?
yuè ér bù zhī hé shí lái dào le shēn cè 。
月儿不知何时来到了身侧。
Although only speculation, seeing this scene forced Lin Xuan to consider the worst.
yǔ tā yī tóng chū xiàn de ， hái yǒu huàn yuè é 。
与她一同出现的，还有幻月蛾。
His mood was extremely gloomy. Who could have done this?
“ bù cuò ， zhèng shì wǒ cì gěi líng ér de bǎo wù ， fáng yù lì pǒ wèi bù sú ， méi xiǎng dào rú jīn ……”
“不错，正是我赐给翎儿的宝物，防御力颇为不俗，没想到如今……”
The mutated beast tribes?
lín xuān dàn dàn de shēng yīn chuán rù ěr duǒ ， rán ér píng jìng xià miàn ， suǒ bāo cáng zhe de ， què shì tāo tiān de nù huǒ 。
林轩淡淡的声音传入耳朵，然而平静下面，所包藏着的，却是滔天的怒火。
No, that couldn't be it. The Baxuan Pavilion’s main defense array was formidable, something he had personally set up. Even old monsters at the Tribulation Transcendence stage could hold their ground for a while. Ordinary beasts, no matter how many, would never have been able to breach it.
zì jǐ jū rán lái wǎn le yī bù ， líng ér de tiē shēn bǎo wù dōu liú zài le cǐ chù 。
自己居然来晚了一步，翎儿的贴身宝物都留在了此处。
Lin Xuan frowned in thought as his divine sense spread out. Suddenly, his brow twitched, and he darted to the left side of the mountain.
nà tā men jìng kuàng jiū jìng rú hé ？
那她们境况究竟如何？
Moon and Little Butterfly exchanged glances before following without hesitation.
nán dào shuō …… yǐ jīng yǔn luò ？
难道说……已经陨落？
Despite the unknown dangers lurking here, their strength made them fearless.
suī rán zhè jǐn jǐn shì cāi cè ， dàn kàn dào yǎn qián de yí mù ， què ràng lín xuān bù dé bù zuò zuì huài de dǎ suàn le 。
虽然这仅仅是猜测，但看到眼前的一幕，却让林轩不得不做最坏的打算了。
Soon, Lin Xuan flew for a hundred miles until a small mountain over a thousand feet high appeared in his sight. It was close enough to the Baxuan Pavilion but only part of its outer defenses, so it had not suffered much damage.
lín xuān de xīn qíng yù mèn yǐ jí ， zhè yī qiè ， jiū jìng shì shuí gàn dì ？
林轩的心情郁闷以极，这一切，究竟是谁干地？
At the base of the mountain, there was a small spirit vein that still emitted abundant spiritual energy. Perhaps because of this, some cultivators had taken up residence here.
nà xiē biàn yì yāo zú ？
那些变异妖族？
Lin Xuan was at a loss as he didn't know what kind of trouble Baxuan Pavilion faced during his absence. He hoped to glean useful information from their mouths, which was why he came here.
bú duì 。 bài xuān gé zǒng duò de fáng yù dà zhèn fēi tóng xiǎo kě ， nǎi shì zì jǐ qīn shǒu suǒ bù ， jiù suàn shì dù jié jí bié de lǎo guài wù ， yě néng dǐ dǎng piàn kè ， yì bān yāo zú ， nǎ pà shù liàng zài duō ， yě jué méi yǒu kě néng gōng pò 。
不对。拜轩阁总舵的防御大阵非同小可，乃是自己亲手所布，就算是渡劫级别的老怪物，也能抵挡片刻，一般妖族，哪怕数量再多，也绝没有可能攻破。
The entire mountain was now shrouded in thick fog, clearly a protective禁制 set by the cultivators.
lín xuān zhòu méi sī suǒ ， tóng shí jiāng shén shí fàng chū 。
林轩皱眉思索，同时将神识放出。
Such protection might be effective against ordinary cultivators but seemed laughable to Lin Xuan's eyes. He did not even need to raise his hand; a single divine thought sufficed.
tū rán ， méi shāo yī dòng 。
突然，眉梢一动。
A sudden spatial ripple erupted, and a whirlwind appeared out of nowhere.
shēn xíng yī shǎn ， xiàng zuǒ cè fēi lüè guò qù le 。
身形一闪，像左侧飞掠过去了。
Then, with a loud boom, the fog was stirred up, revealing the entire mountain in full view.
yuè ér yǔ xiǎo dié duì shì yī yǎn 。 yě háo bù yóu yù de gēn zài le hòu miàn 。
月儿与小蝶对视一眼。也毫不犹豫的跟在了后面。
Lin Xuan’s actions immediately alarmed all cultivators present. A series of angry exclamations filled the air as colorful streaks of light shot towards him.
suī rán cǐ dì bù zhī dào qián cáng zhe shén me má fán ， dàn yǐ tā liǎ de shí lì ， zì rán bú huì yǒu rèn hé wèi jù 。
虽然此地不知道潜藏着什么麻烦，但以她俩的实力，自然不会有任何畏惧。
"Who dares to intrude into our Li Family's main base?"
hěn kuài ， lín xuān jiù fēi lüè bǎi lǐ de jù lí ， yī zuò qiān yú zhàng gāo de xiǎo shān chū xiàn zài shì xiàn lǐ 。
很快，林轩就飞掠百里的距离，一座千余丈高的小山出现在视线里。
An old voice echoed. The gray-white streak of light was the fastest, arriving before Lin Xuan in just a few moments.
zhè lǐ jù lí bài xuān gé bù yuǎn ， yuán běn yì suàn qí shí lì fàn wéi ， dàn zhǐ shì bù qǐ yǎn de wài wéi ér yǐ ， suǒ yǐ bìng méi yǒu shòu dào duō shǎo yāng jí 。
这里距离拜轩阁不远，原本亦算其实力范围，但只是不起眼的外围而已，所以并没有受到多少殃及。
"This is the Li Family. So this mountain is occupied by a cultivator clan."
nà shān fēng de dǐ bù ， yǒu yī xiǎo xíng de líng mài 。 yī jiù sàn fà zhe chōng yù de líng qì 。
那山峰的底部，有一小型的灵脉。依旧散发着充裕的灵气。
"Yes, who are you?"
huò xǔ shì yīn wèi zhè ge yuán gù ， cǐ shān jìng bèi yī xiē xiū xiān zhě zhàn jù le 。
或许是因为这个缘故，此山竟被一些修仙者占据了。
The gray-white streak dispersed to reveal an elderly man with a stern appearance. He was at the late Condensation Core stage; if his assessment was correct, he was likely the head of this small family.
lín xuān cǐ shí máng wú tóu xù ， bù zhī dào zì jǐ lí kāi de zhè duàn shí rì lǐ ， bài xuān gé jiū jìng yù jiàn le shén me biàn gù 。 ér cóng tā men de zuǐ lǐ ， huò xǔ kě yǐ tīng jiàn yī xiē yǒu yòng de xìn xī 。
林轩此时茫无头绪，不知道自己离开的这段时日里，拜轩阁究竟遇见了什么变故。而从他们的嘴里，或许可以听见一些有用的信息。
Seeing that Lin Xuan had broken through their protective array, the old man's face showed both shock and fear when he scanned him with divine sense. The opponent’s power was beyond comprehension; it was not something he could afford to offend.
zhè yě shì lín xuān lái cǐ de mù dì 。
这也是林轩来此的目的。
"Oh, it is a senior. I am the head of the Li Family. Please tell me why you are here," the old man said with a smile.
cǐ shí zhěng zuò shān fēng ， bèi yī céng nóng wù bāo guǒ ， xiǎn rán shì zhè xiē xiū shì suǒ bù xià de hù pài jìn zhì le 。
此时整座山峰，被一层浓雾包裹，显然是这些修士所布下的护派禁制了。
"I have never heard of your Li Family. Tell me, this place used to be the main base of Baxuan Pavilion. How did so many cultivators vanish without a trace?"
zhè zhǒng chéng dù de fáng hù 。 duì yú pǔ tōng de xiū xiān zhě ， huò xǔ hái kě yǐ qǐ dào yī xiē xiào guǒ ， dàn luò zài lín xuān yǎn zhōng 。 què xiǎn de kě xiào dào le jí chù 。
这种程度的防护。对于普通的修仙者，或许还可以起到一些效果，但落在林轩眼中。却显得可笑到了极处。
Lin Xuan's spiritual pressure was faint but his expression was icy cold. The fate of Baxuan Pavilion weighed heavily on him.
tā shèn zhì méi yǒu jiāng shǒu tái qǐ ， jǐn jǐn shì yī dào shén niàn fā le chū qù 。
他甚至没有将手抬起，仅仅是一道神念发了出去。
"The senior is asking about Baxuan Pavilion. I... do not know."
kōng jiān bō dòng zhòu qǐ ， yī dào xuán fēng sī háo zhēng zhào yě wú ， jiù zhè me píng kōng ér shēng le 。
空间波动骤起，一道旋风丝毫征兆也无，就这么凭空而生了。
"What, you don't even know what happened here?"
suí hòu “ hōng ” de yī shēng jù xiǎng chuán rù ěr duǒ ， nà nóng wù bèi jiǎo le qī hūn bā sù ， zhěng zuò shān fēng de quán mào ， jiù zài wú zǔ gé ， wán zhěng de chéng xiàn yú yǎn lián le 。
随后“轰”的一声巨响传入耳朵，那浓雾被搅了七荤八素，整座山峰的全貌，就再无阻隔，完整的呈现于眼帘了。
Lin Xuan could not help but rage: "How can you move to this place and still be unaware of the changes at Baxuan Pavilion? Are you deliberately concealing something from me?"
ér lín xuān nòng chū rú cǐ dà de dòng jìng ， zì rán lì kè jiāng cǐ jiān suǒ yǒu xiū shì dōu jīng dòng le ， yī zhèn jīng nù de hē chì shēng chuán rù ěr duǒ ， shùn jiān ， wǔ yán liù sè de dùn guāng dà zuò ， xiàng zhe lín xuān fēi shè ér lái le 。
而林轩弄出如此大的动静，自然立刻将此间所有修士都惊动了，一阵惊怒的呵斥声传入耳朵，瞬间，五颜六色的遁光大做，向着林轩飞射而来了。
"Please calm down, senior. Even if I had a胆, I would never hide anything. The Li Family moved here three years ago..."
“ hé fāng gāo rén ， jū rán gǎn chuǎng wǒ lǐ jiā de zǒng duò ？”
“何方高人，居然敢闯我李家的总舵？”
"Three years ago?" Lin Xuan's brows rose, his expression growing even more grim. So much time had passed; how dangerous must the girls' situation be now?
yī yǒu xiē cāng lǎo de shēng yīn chuán rù ěr duǒ ， tóng shí yī dào huī bái sè de dùn guāng zuì wèi xùn sù ， liǎng sān gè qǐ luò ， jiù lái dào lín xuān yǎn qián le 。
一有些苍老的声音传入耳朵，同时一道灰白色的遁光最为迅速，两三个起落，就来到林轩眼前了。
"Why do you not know what happened here?"
“ lǐ jiā ， zhè me shuō zhàn jù cǐ shān de ， shì yī xiū xiān jiā zú 。”
“李家，这么说占据此山的，是一修仙家族。”
"I report to senior, our Li Family is just a small and insignificant cultivator clan. The spirit vein we originally occupied was of such poor quality that it did little good for our disciples."
“ bù cuò ， gé xià shì hé rén ？”
“不错，阁下是何人？”
"Three years ago, I went out. By chance, I arrived here and found many spirit veins had been leveled. Clearly, they were abandoned after intense battles by major sects. After a fruitless search, I discovered this small mountain with a minor spirit vein."
nà huī bái sè de dùn guāng sàn kāi ， lù chū yī róng mào pǒ wèi wēi yán de lǎo zhě lái ， níng dān hòu qī ， ruò méi yǒu nòng cuò ， yīng gāi jiù shì zhè xiǎo jiā zú de zhǔ shì zhě 。
那灰白色的遁光散开，露出一容貌颇为威严的老者来，凝丹后期，若没有弄错，应该就是这小家族的主事者。
"This spirit vein stretches only a few miles. Larger sects would not have cared, but our Li Family has just over a hundred cultivators. With more concentrated lairs, it was enough for us to move here. As for what happened before we arrived, I truly do not know," the old man said with extreme fear in his voice.
yīn wèi lín xuān jiāng tā jīng xīn bù xià de hù pài dà zhèn gōng pò ， yuán běn shì mǎn liǎn jīng nù ， kě yòng shén shí yī sǎo zhī hòu ， què yòu biàn dé huáng kǒng qǐ lái le 。
因为林轩将他精心布下的护派大阵攻破，原本是满脸惊怒，可用神识一扫之后，却又变得惶恐起来了。
He regretted his decision bitterly; if he had known this would happen, he would never have moved here. However, there were no regrets in either the mundane world or the cultivation realm. So, the most pressing thing was to answer the question honestly, hoping that this old monster would be satisfied and not vent his anger on him.
Since he had already made his decision, Lin Xuan did not hesitate. He carefully examined the map and soon emitted a bright green glow all over his body before vanishing into the distance on the horizon.
The Rain桐 Realm was vast, and even with Lin Xuan's swift movement techniques, it took nearly a month to finally arrive at the Baxuan Pavilion.
However, what met his eyes was far from reassuring. The once beautiful and serene place had been completely transformed. The ground was littered with debris, and the mountain that used to serve as the main base of the Baxuan Pavilion had been cut in half by some powerful force.
There were signs of a struggle scattered here and there, and even pieces of broken magical artifacts could be seen.
"Ah, what is this..."
Lin Xuan suddenly narrowed his eyes, an ominous light flashing deep within. He then swooped down like an eagle after its prey.
But there was nothing to see at the spot. After he pushed aside a pile of rocks, a delicate bracelet appeared.
It was a magical artifact of decent quality, but the intricate patterns on it were now stained with eerie black energy. The bracelet seemed devoid of any spiritual essence.
"Master, isn't this Ling'er's bracelet?"
Moon arrived beside him, along with the Phantasmal Moth.
"Yes, it is the treasure I gave to Ling'er. It has a decent defensive power, but how could it end up like this..."
Lin Xuan's voice was calm on the surface, but his eyes betrayed a raging fury. He had come too late; Ling'er’s personal treasure remained here. What about her and the others? Had they already perished?
Although only speculation, seeing this scene forced Lin Xuan to consider the worst.
His mood was extremely gloomy. Who could have done this?
The mutated beast tribes?
No, that couldn't be it. The Baxuan Pavilion’s main defense array was formidable, something he had personally set up. Even old monsters at the Tribulation Transcendence stage could hold their ground for a while. Ordinary beasts, no matter how many, would never have been able to breach it.
Lin Xuan frowned in thought as his divine sense spread out. Suddenly, his brow twitched, and he darted to the left side of the mountain.
Moon and Little Butterfly exchanged glances before following without hesitation.
Despite the unknown dangers lurking here, their strength made them fearless.
Soon, Lin Xuan flew for a hundred miles until a small mountain over a thousand feet high appeared in his sight. It was close enough to the Baxuan Pavilion but only part of its outer defenses, so it had not suffered much damage.
At the base of the mountain, there was a small spirit vein that still emitted abundant spiritual energy. Perhaps because of this, some cultivators had taken up residence here.
Lin Xuan was at a loss as he didn't know what kind of trouble Baxuan Pavilion faced during his absence. He hoped to glean useful information from their mouths, which was why he came here.
The entire mountain was now shrouded in thick fog, clearly a protective禁制 set by the cultivators.
Such protection might be effective against ordinary cultivators but seemed laughable to Lin Xuan's eyes. He did not even need to raise his hand; a single divine thought sufficed.
A sudden spatial ripple erupted, and a whirlwind appeared out of nowhere.
Then, with a loud boom, the fog was stirred up, revealing the entire mountain in full view.
Lin Xuan’s actions immediately alarmed all cultivators present. A series of angry exclamations filled the air as colorful streaks of light shot towards him.
"Who dares to intrude into our Li Family's main base?"
An old voice echoed. The gray-white streak of light was the fastest, arriving before Lin Xuan in just a few moments.
"This is the Li Family. So this mountain is occupied by a cultivator clan."
"Yes, who are you?"
The gray-white streak dispersed to reveal an elderly man with a stern appearance. He was at the late Condensation Core stage; if his assessment was correct, he was likely the head of this small family.
Seeing that Lin Xuan had broken through their protective array, the old man's face showed both shock and fear when he scanned him with divine sense. The opponent’s power was beyond comprehension; it was not something he could afford to offend.
"Oh, it is a senior. I am the head of the Li Family. Please tell me why you are here," the old man said with a smile.
"I have never heard of your Li Family. Tell me, this place used to be the main base of Baxuan Pavilion. How did so many cultivators vanish without a trace?"
Lin Xuan's spiritual pressure was faint but his expression was icy cold. The fate of Baxuan Pavilion weighed heavily on him.
"The senior is asking about Baxuan Pavilion. I... do not know."
"What, you don't even know what happened here?"
Lin Xuan could not help but rage: "How can you move to this place and still be unaware of the changes at Baxuan Pavilion? Are you deliberately concealing something from me?"
"Please calm down, senior. Even if I had a胆, I would never hide anything. The Li Family moved here three years ago..."
"Three years ago?" Lin Xuan's brows rose, his expression growing even more grim. So much time had passed; how dangerous must the girls' situation be now?
"Why do you not know what happened here?"
"I report to senior, our Li Family is just a small and insignificant cultivator clan. The spirit vein we originally occupied was of such poor quality that it did little good for our disciples."
"Three years ago, I went out. By chance, I arrived here and found many spirit veins had been leveled. Clearly, they were abandoned after intense battles by major sects. After a fruitless search, I discovered this small mountain with a minor spirit vein."
"This spirit vein stretches only a few miles. Larger sects would not have cared, but our Li Family has just over a hundred cultivators. With more concentrated lairs, it was enough for us to move here. As for what happened before we arrived, I truly do not know," the old man said with extreme fear in his voice.
He regretted his decision bitterly; if he had known this would happen, he would never have moved here. However, there were no regrets in either the mundane world or the cultivation realm. So, the most pressing thing was to answer the question honestly, hoping that this old monster would be satisfied and not vent his anger on him.