shí guāng rú shuǐ ， guāng yīn sì jiàn ， yī zhuǎn yǎn ， cōng cōng yǐ shì guò qù le bǎi nián 。
时光如水，光阴似箭，一转眼，匆匆已是过去了百年。
Time passed like water, and years flew by. In just a blink of an eye, a hundred years had already slipped away.
duì yú fán rén lái shuō ， zhè jiù shì yī shēng de suì yuè ， dàn duì yú lín xuān zhè ge jìng jiè de xiū xiān zhě ， bǎi nián de shí guāng ， yě bù guò dàn zhǐ yī huī jiān 。
对于凡人来说，这就是一生的岁月，但对于林轩这个境界的修仙者，百年的时光，也不过弹指一挥间。
For ordinary people, this would be the span of their entire lives, but for Lin Xuan, a cultivator at his current stage, a century was merely a fleeting moment.
dǎ gè dǔn er ， bì gè guān ， huò xǔ dōu yào bǐ zhè màn cháng xǔ duō 。
打个盹儿，闭个关，或许都要比这漫长许多。
A nap or a seclusion might take much longer than that.
tīng qǐ lái lí pǔ ， dàn bú yào wàng le ， lín xuān rú jīn ， zǎo yǐ zhèng tuō shòu yuán de shù fù ， zhǐ yào bù yǔn luò ， shí jiān duì tā lái shuō ， yǐ shì méi yǒu yì yì de cún zài le 。
听起来离谱，但不要忘了，林轩如今，早已挣脱寿元的束缚，只要不陨落，时间对他来说，已是没有意义的存在了。
It sounded absurd, but one must not forget that Lin Xuan had long broken free from the constraints of lifespan. For him, time held no real meaning as long as he did not fall.
bǎi nián yòu rú hé ？
百年又如何？
So what if it was just a hundred years?
yǒu dà bǎ de suì yuè ， kě gōng tā cuō tuó ， shuí ràng dù jié hòu qī de xiū xiān zhě ， yǐ jīng kě yǐ cháng shēng bù lǎo ne ？
有大把的岁月，可供他蹉跎，谁让渡劫后期的修仙者，已经可以长生不老呢？
He had plenty of time to waste. After all, cultivators at his stage could achieve immortality.
lín xuān duì zì jǐ rén ， xiàng lái zhào fú ， suǒ yǐ zhè bǎi nián lái ， tā méi yǒu wài chū ， jiù liú zài bài xuān gé 。
林轩对自己人，向来照拂，所以这百年来，他没有外出，就留在拜轩阁。
Lin Xuan always took care of his own, so during these past hundred years, he stayed within the Bai Xuan Pavilion without venturing out.
yǒu tā de shǒu hù ， bài xuān gé de fā zhǎn ， shùn lì yǐ jí ， xiāo xiǎo zhī bèi ， bù gǎn jì yú ， duǎn duǎn bǎi nián de guāng yīn ， bài xuān gé yǐ chū jù guī mó ， shí lì gèng shèng wǎng xī xǔ duō 。
有他的守护，拜轩阁的发展，顺利以极，宵小之辈，不敢觊觎，短短百年的光阴，拜轩阁已初具规模，实力更胜往昔许多。
With his protection, the development of the Bai Xuan Pavilion proceeded smoothly. Lesser villains dared not covet it. In just a century, the pavilion had taken shape and its strength far surpassed what it once was.
dāng rán ， zhè bǎi nián de guāng yīn ， lín xuān yě bú shì zhēn de cuō tuó 。
当然，这百年的光阴，林轩也不是真的蹉跎。
Of course, Lin Xuan did not truly waste these hundred years.
tā de shí lì ， suī fēi tóng xiǎo kě ， dàn xiū xíng zhī lù ， yuán běn shì méi yǒu jìn tóu de 。
他的实力，虽非同小可，但修行之路，原本是没有尽头的。
Though his power was formidable, the path of cultivation never ended.
yāo dān jìn jí dào le dù jié hòu qī ， dàn liǎng gè yuán yīng ， dōu hái děng zhe jìn jí 。
妖丹晋级到了渡劫后期，但两个元婴，都还等着晋级。
He had advanced to the late Transcendation stage with his demon core, but both his main and secondary cores still needed to advance. The main core was easier; its practice of the Ink Moon Celestial Witch Art was already a top-grade technique. While he couldn't say how powerful it was, it wouldn’t be far behind the True Deva Scripture practiced by Yue'er.
zhè zhōng jiān ， zhǔ yuán yīng hái hǎo bàn yī xiē ， qí suǒ xiū liàn de mò yuè tiān wū jué ， yuán běn jiù shì zuì dǐng jí de gōng fǎ ， jù tǐ yǒu duō qiáng bù hǎo shuō ， dàn bǐ zhī yuè ér de xiū luó zhēn jiě yě bú huì tài guò xùn sè 。
这中间，主元婴还好办一些，其所修炼的墨月天巫诀，原本就是最顶级的功法，具体有多强不好说，但比之月儿的修罗真解也不会太过逊色。
So the main core just had to follow the usual path of cultivation. Gradually accumulating power, one day, it would naturally advance.
suǒ yǐ zhǔ yuán yīng zhǐ xū yào àn bù jiù bān de xiū liàn jiù kě yǐ le 。
所以主元婴只需要按部就班的修炼就可以了。
But the secondary core was more troublesome.
màn màn jī lěi fǎ lì ， zǒng yǒu yī tiān ， huì shùn lì jìn jí 。
慢慢积累法力，总有一天，会顺利晋级。
The Snow Shadow True Demon Art he practiced originated from the Holy Snow Ancestor. While it could be considered a decent treasure, Lin Xuan's current stage as late Transcendation made his standards much higher. The Holy Snow Ancestor himself was only an early Transcendation ancient demon; in Lin Xuan’s eyes, this technique seemed somewhat lacking.
ér dì èr yuán yīng ， zé yào má fán yī xiē 。
而第二元婴，则要麻烦一些。
Even if he continued to practice and eventually advanced after millions of years, the strength would be worlds apart from that of the main core.
qí suǒ xiū liàn de xuě yǐng zhēn mó gōng dé zì xuě huā shèng zǔ ， píng xīn lái shuō ， yě suàn yī bù cuò de bǎo wù 。
其所修炼的雪影真魔功得自雪花圣祖，平心来说，也算一不错的宝物。
This wasn't idle speculation. The opportunities for a demon core were extraordinary, far outpacing the secondary core.
dàn shì yì shí yí ， lín xuān rú jīn ， yǐ jìn jiē dào le dù jié hòu qī 。
但事易时移，林轩如今，已进阶到了渡劫后期。
Thus, the cultivation of the secondary core felt like a waste of time.
qí yǎn guāng zhī gāo ， dāng rán yě jiù yuǎn fēi guò qù kě bǐ ， xuě huā shèng zǔ zì jǐ 。 dōu bù guò yī dù jié chū qī de gǔ mó ， qí gōng fǎ zài lín xuān kàn lái ， dāng rán yě jiù yǒu yī xiē nán rù fǎ yǎn le 。
其眼光之高，当然也就远非过去可比，雪花圣祖自己。都不过一渡劫初期的古魔，其功法在林轩看来，当然也就有一些难入法眼了。
Although ancient secrets were still unclear to Lin Xuan, he could infer from some hints that the formidable enemies Yue'er faced were likely much stronger than ordinary True Immortals.
ruò shì jì xù xiū xíng xià qù ， qiān bǎi wàn nián hòu ， suī rán yě néng shùn lì jìn jí ， dàn shí lì bǐ zhī zhǔ yuán yīng ， nà kě jiù tiān chā dì yuǎn le qù 。
若是继续修行下去，千百万年后，虽然也能顺利晋级，但实力比之主元婴，那可就天差地远了去。
So he couldn't afford any slack.
zhè kě bú shì hú yán luàn yǔ ， zhǔ yuán yīng qiě bù tí ， yào zhī dào yāo dān de jī yuán ， yì shì fēi tóng xiǎo kě 。 rú jīn yǐ yuǎn yuǎn jiāng dì èr yuán yīng ， shuǎi dào hòu miàn qù 。
这可不是胡言乱语，主元婴且不提，要知道妖丹的机缘，亦是非同小可。如今已远远将第二元婴，甩到后面去。
Changing his technique became the only option.
zhè yàng de huà ， dì èr yuán yīng de xiū xíng ， qǐ bù shì yǒu yī xiē jī lèi 。
这样的话，第二元婴的修行，岂不是有一些鸡肋。
By chance, in the True Spirit Burial Ground, Lin Xuan had obtained a treasure left behind by the Sky-Flying Demon Ancestor. Among them was the Nine Holy Celestial Demon Art, which was no small matter. If he hadn’t guessed wrong, it was the very technique the Sky-Flying Demon Ancestor practiced.
ér shàng gǔ yǐn mì lín xuān suī rán hái méi yǒu nòng qīng chǔ ， dàn cóng yī xiē zhū sī mǎ jì yě kě yǐ tuī cè chū ， xī rì yuè ér miàn duì de qiáng dí ， kěn dìng yào yuǎn yuǎn shèng guò yì bān de zhēn xiān xǔ duō 。
而上古隐秘林轩虽然还没有弄清楚，但从一些蛛丝马迹也可以推测出，昔日月儿面对的强敌，肯定要远远胜过一般的真仙许多。
Its power was beyond question. Although Lin Xuan hadn't practiced it yet, he had full confidence in it.
suǒ yǐ zì jǐ gèng bù gǎn yǒu fēn háo xiè dài shén me 。
所以自己更不敢有分毫懈怠什么。
He knew that mastering this technique would surely be extremely difficult.
nà me gēng huàn gōng fǎ jiù chéng le wéi yī de xuǎn zé 。
那么更换功法就成了唯一的选择。
But with his character, there was no question of giving up.
shuō qǐ lái yě shì jī yuán qiǎo hé ， lín xuān zài zhēn líng mái gǔ zhī suǒ huò dé le fēi tiān mó zǔ yí liú xià lái de bǎo wù ， qí zhōng yǒu yī piān jiǔ shèng tiān mó gōng fēi tóng xiǎo kě 。 ruò shì méi yǒu liào cuò ， jiù shì fēi tiān mó zǔ zì jǐ xiū liàn de gōng fǎ le 。
说起来也是机缘巧合，林轩在真灵埋骨之所获得了飞天魔祖遗留下来的宝物，其中有一篇九圣天魔功非同小可。若是没有料错，就是飞天魔祖自己修炼的功法了。
Moreover, without the constraints of lifespan, he could slowly cultivate and gradually understand it. One day, he would master it completely.
qí wēi lì bù yòng tí ， lín xuān suī rán hái méi yǒu xiū liàn guò ， dàn duì qí 。 què shì xìn xīn shí zú 。
其威力不用提，林轩虽然还没有修炼过，但对其。却是信心十足。
The idea wasn't wrong, but when he truly delved into the Nine Holy Celestial Demon Art, Lin Xuan realized that he had underestimated its difficulty.
suī rán tā yě qīng chǔ ， cǐ gōng fǎ de xiū liàn ， kěn dìng huì yǒu mò dà de nán dù 。
虽然他也清楚，此功法的修炼，肯定会有莫大的难度。
Lin Xuan was well-versed in various cultivation techniques from different schools. However, he never imagined a technique could be so difficult and obscure. It took him a century to barely understand it.
dàn yǐ lín xuān de xìng gé ， yòu qǐ huì yǒu zhī nán ér tuì yī shuō 。
但以林轩的性格，又岂会有知难而退一说。
In despair, Lin Xuan gave up.
zài shuō rú jīn méi yǒu shòu yuán de shù fù 。 màn màn xiū liàn ， màn màn cān wù ， zǒng yǒu yī tiān 。 huì xiū liàn zhì dà chéng de 。
再说如今没有寿元的束缚。慢慢修炼，慢慢参悟，总有一天。会修炼至大成的。
Perhaps the techniques of域外天魔were unsuitable for human practice.
xiǎng fǎ méi yǒu cuò ， kě zhēn cān wù qǐ zhè tào gōng fǎ yǐ hòu ， lín xuān cái fā xiàn ， zì jǐ tài dī gū le tā de nán dù 。
想法没有错，可真参悟起这套功法以后，林轩才发现，自己太低估了它的难度。
What about the secondary core?
lín xuān suàn shì jiàn shí guǎng bó ， gè zhǒng liú pài de xiū liàn gōng fǎ ， yě jī hū dōu shè liè guò 。
林轩算是见识广博，各种流派的修炼功法，也几乎都涉猎过。
Lin Xuan found himself in a predicament with no suitable technique to cultivate.
rán ér lín xuān cóng lái méi yǒu xiǎng guò ， yī tào gōng fǎ ， kě yǐ jiān nán huì sè dào zhè ge chéng dù ， zhěng zhěng huā fèi le yì bǎi nián de gōng fu ， lín xuān dōu hái méi yǒu jiāng tā cān wù 。
然而林轩从来没有想过，一套功法，可以艰难晦涩到这个程度，整整花费了一百年的功夫，林轩都还没有将它参悟。
Thus, he didn’t want to waste time in his seclusion chamber. Thanks to the development over these hundred years, the Bai Xuan Pavilion had taken shape. The smaller factions nearby, having learned their lesson, dared not provoke it anymore.
wú nài zhī xià ， lín xuān yě zhǐ hǎo fàng qì le 。
无奈之下，林轩也只好放弃了。
A few kept their distance out of respect, while others maintained a good relationship with the pavilion.
huò xǔ yù wài tiān mó de gōng fǎ ， yuán běn jiù bú shì hé rén lèi xiū liàn de 。
或许域外天魔的功法，原本就不适合人类修炼的。
So he needn’t worry about the safety of the Bai Xuan Pavilion if he left.
nà dì èr yuán yīng gāi zěn me bàn ne ？
那第二元婴该怎么办呢？
The only concern was the域外天魔.
yī shí ， lín xuān jìng xiàn rù méi yǒu hé shì gōng fǎ xiū liàn de jiǒng jìng le 。
一时，林轩竟陷入没有合适功法修炼的窘境了。
However, Qin Yan had never appeared in these hundred years. Lin Xuan was puzzled but reasoned that Cloud Fairy’s intelligence wouldn't allow her to use the same trick twice.
rú cǐ yī lái ， lín xuān zì rán bù yuàn zài bì guān shì nèi bái bái làng fèi shí jiān ， hǎo zài jīng guò zhè bǎi nián de fā zhǎn ， bài xuān gé yǐ chū jù guī mó 。
如此一来，林轩自然不愿在闭关室内白白浪费时间，好在经过这百年的发展，拜轩阁已初具规模。
She probably wouldn’t cause trouble for the Bai Xuan Pavilion.
ér fù jìn dà dà xiǎo xiǎo de shì lì ， zài jīng lì le nà cì jiào xùn yǐ hòu ， yě dōu zài yě bù gǎn zào cì le 。
而附近大大小小的势力，在经历了那次教训以后，也都再也不敢造次了。
Of course, this was just his guess. In the cultivation world, there were no absolutes. Lin Xuan couldn’t stay here forever for the sake of the Bai Xuan Pavilion.
shǎo shù duì bài xuān gé jìng ér yuǎn zhī ， qí yú de ， zé yī gǎi chū zhōng ， yǔ bài xuān gé bǎo chí le jiào wéi liáng hǎo de guān xì 。
少数对拜轩阁敬而远之，其余的，则一改初衷，与拜轩阁保持了较为良好的关系。
His disciples or Liu Xinwu and Yun'er needed to grow through their own efforts.
suǒ yǐ zì jǐ jí biàn lí kāi cǐ chù ， dào yě bù dān xīn bài xuān gé yù jiàn wēi xiǎn má fán shén me 。
所以自己即便离开此处，倒也不担心拜轩阁遇见危险麻烦什么。
Moreover, leaving wasn't merely about finding a new technique.
wéi yī kě lǜ de jiù shì yù wài tiān mó 。
唯一可虑的就是域外天魔。
The Seven Treasures of the Deva hadn't been gathered yet. Yue'er's cultivation was arduous; it would take tens of thousands of years to recover her past strength. Cultivating too slowly, who knew what might happen in between? It made more sense for him to seek out the Seven Treasures.
bù guò zhè bǎi nián lái ， qín yán cóng lái bù céng chū xiàn guò ， lín xuān suī rán yǒu xiē yí huò ， dàn xiǎng lái yǐ yún zhōng xiān zi de cōng míng ， tóng yàng de jì cè ， duō bàn yě bú xiè yú shǐ yòng liǎng cì de 。
不过这百年来，秦妍从来不曾出现过，林轩虽然有些疑惑，但想来以云中仙子的聪明，同样的计策，多半也不屑于使用两次的。
Additionally, Xiao Die’s cultivation hit a bottleneck.
suǒ yǐ tā yīng gāi bú huì lái zhǎo bài xuān gé de má fán le 。
所以她应该不会来找拜轩阁的麻烦了。
Yes, she had advanced to late Transcendation, becoming the first and last in the Illusory Moon Moth realm. But was it truly safe from then on?
dāng rán ， zhè jǐn jǐn shì lín xuān de cāi cè ， dàn xiū xiān jiè ， yuán běn jiù méi yǒu jué duì yī shuō ， lín xuān zǒng bù néng wèi le bài xuān gé ， yǒng yuǎn jiù liú zài zhè lǐ le 。
当然，这仅仅是林轩的猜测，但修仙界，原本就没有绝对一说，林轩总不能为了拜轩阁，永远就留在这里了。
Of course not. Cultivation knew no bounds.
zì jǐ de tú ér yě hǎo ， liú xīn wǔ yún ér yě bà ， xiǎng yào chéng zhǎng ， guī gēn jié dǐ ， hái shì yīng gāi kào zì jǐ de nǔ lì 。
自己的徒儿也好，刘芯武云儿也罢，想要成长，归根结底，还是应该靠自己的努力。
Xiao Die successfully advanced, breaking free of lifespan constraints, and her wish to transform into a human form came true.
hé kuàng lí kāi cǐ chù ， lín xuān kě bù jǐn jǐn shì xún zhǎo gōng fǎ nà me jiǎn dān de 。
何况离开此处，林轩可不仅仅是寻找功法那么简单的。
But she wasn’t satisfied; she had achieved this by devouring Jade Luo Bees, ancient insects rumored to grasp time’s power. The Law of Time was something even True Immortals would envy.
xiū luó qī bǎo shàng wèi jù qí 。
修罗七宝尚未聚齐。
Although the Jade Luo Bee he consumed hadn't evolved fully, it still understood some aspects of time's power. With many bees, he should have gained significant benefits; ideally, mastering the Law of Time.
yuè ér de xiū xíng ， suī rán shí fēn nǔ lì ， dàn xiǎng yào huī fù qián shì de shí lì ， méi gè shù shí wàn nián shì jué nán bàn dào dì 。
月儿的修行，虽然十分努力，但想要恢复前世的实力，没个数十万年是绝难办到地。
With that mastery, he could travel anywhere in the world.
kǔ xiū tài màn le yī xiē ， tiān zhī dào zhè zhōng jiān huì bú huì yǒu biàn shù ， suǒ yǐ huán shì zì jǐ qián qù xún zhǎo xiū luó qī bǎo bǐ jiào kào pǔ ér 。
苦修太慢了一些，天知道这中间会不会有变数，所以还是自己前去寻找修罗七宝比较靠谱儿。
Even if he perfected the Law of Time, facing a descending True Immortal would be possible.
chú cǐ yǐ wài ， xiǎo dié de xiū xíng yě bù shùn lì ， huò zhě shuō yù jiàn le píng jǐng 。
除此以外，小蝶的修行也不顺利，或者说遇见了瓶颈。
These ideas sounded absurd, but they were entirely true. Xiao Die herself was very eager for this.
méi cuò ， tā jìn jiē dào le dù jié hòu qī ， fàng yǎn huàn yuè é ， kě yǐ shuō qián wú gǔ rén ， hòu wú lái zhě ， dàn zhì cǐ ， jiù zhēn de gāo zhěn wú yōu le me ？
没错，她进阶到了渡劫后期，放眼幻月蛾，可以说前无古人，后无来者，但至此，就真的高枕无忧了么？
During these hundred years, Xiao Die didn't waste her time; she spent almost all of it in seclusion.
dá àn dāng rán shì fǒu dìng de 。
答案当然是否定的。
Mastering the Law of Time!
xiū xiān wú suì yuè ， xiū xíng zhī lù ， yì shì méi yǒu zhǐ jìng de 。
修仙无岁月，修行之路，亦是没有止境的。
Initially, she guessed there would be many twists and turns, but the actual process proved far more challenging than she imagined.
xiǎo dié suī rán chéng gōng jìn jí ， zhèng tuō shòu yuán shù fù ， biàn huàn chéng rén xíng de yuàn wàng yě shí xiàn le 。
小蝶虽然成功晋级，挣脱寿元束缚，变幻成人形的愿望也实现了。
In a century's effort, he made no significant progress, but the true gains were few and far between. Even how to begin mastering time’s power was still unclear to him. (To be continued...)
Time passed like water, and years flew by. In just a blink of an eye, a hundred years had already slipped away.
For ordinary people, this would be the span of their entire lives, but for Lin Xuan, a cultivator at his current stage, a century was merely a fleeting moment.
A nap or a seclusion might take much longer than that.
It sounded absurd, but one must not forget that Lin Xuan had long broken free from the constraints of lifespan. For him, time held no real meaning as long as he did not fall.
So what if it was just a hundred years?
He had plenty of time to waste. After all, cultivators at his stage could achieve immortality.
Lin Xuan always took care of his own, so during these past hundred years, he stayed within the Bai Xuan Pavilion without venturing out.
With his protection, the development of the Bai Xuan Pavilion proceeded smoothly. Lesser villains dared not covet it. In just a century, the pavilion had taken shape and its strength far surpassed what it once was.
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Of course, Lin Xuan did not truly waste these hundred years.
Though his power was formidable, the path of cultivation never ended.
He had advanced to the late Transcendation stage with his demon core, but both his main and secondary cores still needed to advance. The main core was easier; its practice of the Ink Moon Celestial Witch Art was already a top-grade technique. While he couldn't say how powerful it was, it wouldn’t be far behind the True Deva Scripture practiced by Yue'er.
So the main core just had to follow the usual path of cultivation. Gradually accumulating power, one day, it would naturally advance.
But the secondary core was more troublesome.
The Snow Shadow True Demon Art he practiced originated from the Holy Snow Ancestor. While it could be considered a decent treasure, Lin Xuan's current stage as late Transcendation made his standards much higher. The Holy Snow Ancestor himself was only an early Transcendation ancient demon; in Lin Xuan’s eyes, this technique seemed somewhat lacking.
Even if he continued to practice and eventually advanced after millions of years, the strength would be worlds apart from that of the main core.
This wasn't idle speculation. The opportunities for a demon core were extraordinary, far outpacing the secondary core.
Thus, the cultivation of the secondary core felt like a waste of time.
Although ancient secrets were still unclear to Lin Xuan, he could infer from some hints that the formidable enemies Yue'er faced were likely much stronger than ordinary True Immortals.
So he couldn't afford any slack.
Changing his technique became the only option.
By chance, in the True Spirit Burial Ground, Lin Xuan had obtained a treasure left behind by the Sky-Flying Demon Ancestor. Among them was the Nine Holy Celestial Demon Art, which was no small matter. If he hadn’t guessed wrong, it was the very technique the Sky-Flying Demon Ancestor practiced.
Its power was beyond question. Although Lin Xuan hadn't practiced it yet, he had full confidence in it.
He knew that mastering this technique would surely be extremely difficult.
But with his character, there was no question of giving up.
Moreover, without the constraints of lifespan, he could slowly cultivate and gradually understand it. One day, he would master it completely.
The idea wasn't wrong, but when he truly delved into the Nine Holy Celestial Demon Art, Lin Xuan realized that he had underestimated its difficulty.
Lin Xuan was well-versed in various cultivation techniques from different schools. However, he never imagined a technique could be so difficult and obscure. It took him a century to barely understand it.
In despair, Lin Xuan gave up.
Perhaps the techniques of域外天魔were unsuitable for human practice.
What about the secondary core?
Lin Xuan found himself in a predicament with no suitable technique to cultivate.
Thus, he didn’t want to waste time in his seclusion chamber. Thanks to the development over these hundred years, the Bai Xuan Pavilion had taken shape. The smaller factions nearby, having learned their lesson, dared not provoke it anymore.
A few kept their distance out of respect, while others maintained a good relationship with the pavilion.
So he needn’t worry about the safety of the Bai Xuan Pavilion if he left.
The only concern was the域外天魔.
However, Qin Yan had never appeared in these hundred years. Lin Xuan was puzzled but reasoned that Cloud Fairy’s intelligence wouldn't allow her to use the same trick twice.
She probably wouldn’t cause trouble for the Bai Xuan Pavilion.
Of course, this was just his guess. In the cultivation world, there were no absolutes. Lin Xuan couldn’t stay here forever for the sake of the Bai Xuan Pavilion.
His disciples or Liu Xinwu and Yun'er needed to grow through their own efforts.
Moreover, leaving wasn't merely about finding a new technique.
The Seven Treasures of the Deva hadn't been gathered yet. Yue'er's cultivation was arduous; it would take tens of thousands of years to recover her past strength. Cultivating too slowly, who knew what might happen in between? It made more sense for him to seek out the Seven Treasures.
Additionally, Xiao Die’s cultivation hit a bottleneck.
Yes, she had advanced to late Transcendation, becoming the first and last in the Illusory Moon Moth realm. But was it truly safe from then on?
Of course not. Cultivation knew no bounds.
Xiao Die successfully advanced, breaking free of lifespan constraints, and her wish to transform into a human form came true.
But she wasn’t satisfied; she had achieved this by devouring Jade Luo Bees, ancient insects rumored to grasp time’s power. The Law of Time was something even True Immortals would envy.
Although the Jade Luo Bee he consumed hadn't evolved fully, it still understood some aspects of time's power. With many bees, he should have gained significant benefits; ideally, mastering the Law of Time.
With that mastery, he could travel anywhere in the world.
Even if he perfected the Law of Time, facing a descending True Immortal would be possible.
These ideas sounded absurd, but they were entirely true. Xiao Die herself was very eager for this.
During these hundred years, Xiao Die didn't waste her time; she spent almost all of it in seclusion.
Mastering the Law of Time!
Initially, she guessed there would be many twists and turns, but the actual process proved far more challenging than she imagined.
In a century's effort, he made no significant progress, but the true gains were few and far between. Even how to begin mastering time’s power was still unclear to him. (To be continued...)