第三百九十二章 临时抱佛脚

wèi le yǐ fáng wàn yī ， lín xuān jīng guò zài sān kǎo lǜ ， jué de dà shì de shí hòu hái shì shǐ yòng wū fǎ jiào wéi wěn tuǒ yī xiē 。

为了以防万一，林轩经过再三考虑，觉得大试的时候还是使用巫法较为稳妥一些。

To ensure safety, Lin Xuan carefully considered and decided that using witchcraft would be more reliable during the major trial.

kě dāng chū ， miè le luò yī yǐ hòu ， zài tā de chǔ wù dài zhōng ， què bìng méi yǒu zhǎo dào jì zǎi xiū liàn fǎ jué de yù tǒng 。

可当初，灭了洛伊以后，在他的储物袋中，却并没有找到记载修炼法诀的玉筒。

However, after eliminating Loi, there was no record of any cultivation techniques in his storage bracelet. At the time, Lin Xuan didn't pay much attention to it; although he found witchcraft intriguing, his immediate goal was to leave Quinyan Mountain.

nà shí hòu ， lín xuān méi yǒu zài yì ， suī rán tā yě duì wū fǎ bǐ jiào hǎo qí ， kě dāng wù zhī jí shì cóng kuí yīn shān mài chū qù 。

那时候，林轩没有在意，虽然他也对巫法比较好奇，可当务之急是从奎阴山脉出去。

Moreover, a low-level witch's cultivation technique wasn't something he took seriously.

gèng hé kuàng yí gè xiǎo xiǎo de zhù jī qī wū shī de xiū liàn fǎ mén ， tā hái bù fàng zài yǎn lǐ 。

更何况一个小小的筑基期巫师的修炼法门，他还不放在眼里。

But now, with the situation at hand and unable to seek advice from Kuye, he had no choice but to rely on his own efforts. He decided to visit the bookshop in the market district.

kě xiàn zài ， shì dào lín tóu ， yòu bù néng xiàng kū yè qǐng jiào ， jiù zhǐ yǒu lín shí bào fó jiǎo ， lái fāng shì de shū diàn táo bǎo 。

可现在，事到临头，又不能像枯叶请教，就只有临时抱佛脚，来坊市的书店淘宝。

To his surprise, this shop was different from the previous one. The place was bustling with witches, not just a few clerks in green robes, but beautiful Moon Clan maidens with exquisite features who greeted him warmly.

bié shuō ， huò xǔ shì yóu yú zhè jiā mén miàn jiào dà de yuán gù ， yǔ lín xuān qǐ chū guàng de nà jiā líng qì diàn bù tóng ， lǐ miàn de wū shī dào zhēn hái bù shǎo ó ！

别说，或许是由于这家门面较大的缘故，与林轩起初逛的那家灵器店不同，里面的巫师倒真还不少哦！

The primary purpose of their visits wasn't to admire the beauties; it was to find decent cultivation technique books. With many customers around, Lin Xuan didn’t receive any attention as he browsed through the shelves. He was just an average cultivator at the Foundation Establishment stage and nothing special compared to others from various tribes.

ér qiě fù zé jiē dài de yě bú shì nà zhǒng shēn chuān qīng yī de xiǎo èr ， ér shì yī wèi wèi miào líng de mò yuè zú shào nǚ ， méi mù rú huà ， lìng rén shǎng xīn yuè mù 。

而且负责接待的也不是那种身穿青衣的小二，而是一位位妙龄的墨月族少女，眉目如画，令人赏心悦目。

Despite being ignored, Lin Xuan remained calm and took his time to browse. After a while, disappointment began to show on his face. Most of the techniques were introductory ones for the Flexible Spirit Period, with very few for the Foundation Establishment period, all of which were basic and lacked any notable power or unique abilities.

bù guò wū shī men lái zhè lǐ kě bú shì kàn měi nǚ ， zhǔ yào mù dì hái shì nà xiē bù cuò de gōng fǎ shū jí 。

不过巫师们来这里可不是看美女，主要目的还是那些不错的功法书籍。

Sighing, he realized that this wasn’t surprising. In Youzhou, powerful top-grade techniques were kept secret by sects, accessible only to those with strong backgrounds or exceptional talents. The books in the market, while not entirely worthless, were mostly ordinary.

yóu yú gù kè jiào duō ， lín xuān jìn lái shí hòu ， jū rán méi yǒu rén zhāo hū ， yě bù qí guài ， zhè cì lái kuí yuè chéng de wū shī ， dà duō shì gè bù luò de jiǎo jiǎo zhě ， yǐ lín xuān xiàn zài xiǎn lù chū lái de zhù jī zhōng qī de xiū wèi ， wú lùn rú hé yě tán bù shàng chū zhòng ， zhǐ bù guò shì zhōng děng shuǐ zhǔn bà le 。

由于顾客较多，林轩进来时候，居然没有人招呼，也不奇怪，这次来奎月城的巫师，大多是各部落的佼佼者，以林轩现在显露出来的筑基中期的修为，无论如何也谈不上出众，只不过是中等水准罢了。

Finding a treasure here was an unrealistic hope.

bèi dài màn ， dàn lín xuān què sī háo yě méi yǒu bù mǎn ， zhèng hǎo zì jǐ yí gè rén màn màn kàn 。

被怠慢，但林轩却丝毫也没有不满，正好自己一个人慢慢看。

With this thought, Lin Xuan became calm and collected. Even if these techniques weren’t particularly powerful, he could still turn them into something useful. At least they would be enough to deal with low-level witches.

guàng le yī quān ， lín xuān liǎn shàng bù yóu de lù chū le jǐ fēn shī wàng de biǎo qíng lái ， dōu xī sōng píng cháng ， bǎi fēn zhī qī shí shì líng dòng qī de rù mén wū fǎ ， zhù jī qī de bù duō ， ér qiě quán dōu shì zuì pǔ tōng de nà zhǒng ， wēi lì yì bān ， zhū bān fǎ shù méi yǒu sī háo liàng diǎn 。

逛了一圈，林轩脸上不由得露出了几分失望的表情来，都稀松平常，百分之七十是灵动期的入门巫法，筑基期的不多，而且全都是最普通的那种，威力一般，诸般法术没有丝毫亮点。

He picked out several better books and brought them to the counter. The displayed books were not jade cylinders but thin paper books that only contained brief introductions of each technique. The content was kept secret for obvious reasons—powerful cultivators wouldn’t want their techniques to fall into the wrong hands.

tàn le kǒu qì ， qí shí zǐ xì xiǎng xiǎng ， yě bú shì shén me qí guài zhī shì 。 yōu zhōu de xiū shì hái bú shì rú cǐ ， nà xiē wēi lì jù dà de dǐng jiē gōng fǎ ， biàn shì mén pài nèi bù yě bì zhǒu zì zhēn ， chú le yī xiē hòu tái jí yìng ， huò zhě tiān fù guò rén de dì zǐ ， qí tā rén 。 xiǎng yào huò dé chuán shòu ， jī hū tóng yàng shì bù kě néng de ， fāng shì zhōng suǒ mǎi dì gōng fǎ shū jí 。 suī rán yě bù néng shuō zhī wèi lā jī ， dàn què shí pǔ tōng zhī jí 。

叹了口气，其实仔细想想，也不是什么奇怪之事。幽州的修士还不是如此，那些威力巨大的顶阶功法，便是门派内部也敝帚自珍，除了一些后台极硬，或者天赋过人的弟子，其他人。想要获得传授，几乎同样是不可能的，坊市中所买地功法书籍。虽然也不能说之为垃圾，但确实普通之极。

The shopkeeper was a middle-aged woman with an attractive appearance, still radiant despite her age. Lin Xuan couldn't help feeling surprised by her beauty and her high cultivation level, already at the peak of Foundation Establishment stage, ready for condensation.

zì jǐ xiǎng yào zài zhè lǐ táo dào bǎo wù ， běn lái jiù shì yī zhǒng bù qiē shí jì de shē wàng ér yǐ 。

自己想要在这里淘到宝物，本来就是一种不切实际的奢望而已。

Unexpectedly, this bookshop owner had more surprises in store.

xiǎng dào zhè lǐ 。 lín xuān dùn shí píng xīn jìng qì ， jiù suàn zhè xiē gōng fǎ méi yǒu shén me tè bié wēi lì ， dàn dào le zì jǐ de shǒu lǐ ， zì rán néng gòu huà fǔ xiǔ wéi shén qí ， zhì shǎo duì fù yī xiē zhù jī qī de wū shī ， yīng gāi méi yǒu shén me wèn tí 。

想到这里。林轩顿时平心静气，就算这些功法没有什么特别威力，但到了自己的手里，自然能够化腐朽为神奇，至少对付一些筑基期的巫师，应该没有什么问题。

Lin Xuan smiled inwardly but maintained a respectful demeanor: "Mistress, I’ll take these techniques."

yú shì lín xuān yě jiù bù zài tiāo tī ， suí biàn tiāo le jǐ běn xiàng duì ér yán yào shāo hǎo yì diǎn de gōng fǎ 。 rán hòu jiāng men ná dào guì tái qián miàn 。

于是林轩也就不再挑剔，随便挑了几本相对而言要稍好一点的功法。然后将们拿到柜台前面。

"Many?" The female cultivator was surprised as well. Lin Xuan had placed seven books on the counter.

zhè xiē fàng zài shū jià shàng zhǎn shì ， gōng kè rén fān yuè de bìng fēi yù tǒng jiǎn ， ér shì yī běn běn báo báo dì zhǐ zhì shū jí ， shàng miàn jǐn yǒu měi běn gōng fǎ kāi piān de yī xiǎo duàn ， rán hòu shèng xià de jiù shì dà lüè dì jiè shào le 。 yuán yīn wú tā ， gōng fǎ bù bǐ qí tā de xiū xiān wù pǐn ， lǐ miàn de nèi róng rú guǒ quán bù kāi fàng le nà hái mài shén me ， yào zhī dào ， píng jiè zhe qiáng dà dì shén shí ， yì bān zhù jī qī yǐ shàng de xiū xiān zhě dōu jù yǒu gù ér ， měi běn gōng fǎ dōu zhǐ yǒu dà lüè de jiè shào ér yǐ ， gù kè kàn zhòng le zài ná dào guì tái shàng huàn qǔ zhēn pǐn ， dāng rán ， yào fù yǔ zú gòu duō de jīng shí 。

这些放在书架上展示，供客人翻阅的并非玉筒简，而是一本本薄薄地纸质书籍，上面仅有每本功法开篇的一小段，然后剩下的就是大略地介绍了。原因无他，功法不比其他的修仙物品，里面的内容如果全部开放了那还卖什么，要知道，凭借着强大地神识，一般筑基期以上的修仙者都具有故而，每本功法都只有大略的介绍而已，顾客看中了再拿到柜台上换取真品，当然，要付予足够多的晶石。

Lin Xuan knew he was drawing attention, but as fellow seekers of immortality, they could easily agree that one’s energy was finite and that even with a divine root, one still faced many challenges. Most cultivators or witches only mastered one technique, while those who learned two were rare. Mastering three or more techniques in ancient times might have been possible, but not now.

lǎo bǎn shì yī fēng yùn yóu cún de fù rén 。 suī rán rén jìn zhōng nián 。 què yī jiù zhū yuán yù rùn ， kàn dé chū nián qīng de shí hòu 。 yīng gāi shì yī wèi měi rén 。

老板是一风韵犹存的妇人。虽然人近中年。却依旧珠圆玉润，看得出年轻的时候。应该是一位美人。

This young man bought seven different techniques at once. What did he intend to do—found his own sect?

lín xuān yě bù yóu de wēi wēi yǒu xiē chà yì le ， rán ér ràng tā chī jīng dì bìng fēi cǐ fù rén de měi sè ， ér shì tā zuò wū shī dǎ bàn ， qiě xiū wèi bù fán ， yǐ jīng dào zhù jī qī dǐng fēng de jìng jiè le ， dà yuán mǎn ， kě yǐ bì guān zhǔn bèi níng dān 。

林轩也不由得微微有些诧异了，然而让他吃惊地并非此妇人的美色，而是她做巫师打扮，且修为不凡，已经到筑基期顶峰的境界了，大圆满，可以闭关准备凝丹。

However, the situation was different for witches, as they lived in tribes rather than sects. Lin Xuan’s purchase of multiple books puzzled him.

xiǎng bú dào zhè jiā shū diàn de zhǔ rén ， jū rán yǒu jǐ fēn chū rén yì biǎo de wèi dào 。

想不到这家书店的主人，居然有几分出人意表的味道。

Despite his curiosity, the witch didn’t delve deeper. Everyone had their secrets and running a business meant serving those who paid enough crystal stones.

lín xuān xīn zhōng hǎo xiào ， biǎo miàn shàng què zhuāng chū yī fù gōng jìng dì biǎo qíng ：“ qián bèi ， zhè xiē gōng fǎ ， wǒ yào le 。”

林轩心中好笑，表面上却装出一副恭敬地表情：“前辈，这些功法，我要了。”

They exchanged money and goods, both satisfied.

“ zhè me duō ？” nà nǚ xiū shì de liǎn shàng yě bù yóu de chū chī jīng zhī sè ， yīn wèi lín xuān ná dào guì tái shàng de gōng fǎ ， jū rán yī gòng yǒu qī bā běn ó ！

“这么多？”那女修士的脸上也不由得出吃惊之色，因为林轩拿到柜台上的功法，居然一共有七八本哦！

Lin Xuan wasn’t overly impressed but these techniques would be useful for refining medicinal pills to enhance his cultivation. He then took out a bone shield from his storage bracelet.

lín xuān yě zhī dào zì jǐ zhè yàng yǒu xiē yǐn rén zhù mù ， tóng wèi zhuī qiú xiān dào zhī rén ， suī rán xiū shì yǔ wū shī zài xiū liàn fǎ jué shàng yǒu xiē jiǒng yì ， dàn yī xiē dà tǐ shàng de rèn zhī hái shì hěn róng yì jiù dá chéng le gòng shí 。

林轩也知道自己这样有些引人注目，同为追求仙道之人，虽然修士与巫师在修炼法诀上有些迥异，但一些大体上的认知还是很容易就达成了共识。

Although the clerk had exaggerated its value, it was still just a piece of ordinary spirit material. But Lin Xuan’s eyes sparkled as he examined it.

bǐ rú shuō ， rén de jīng lì shì yǒu xiàn de ， jí shǐ shì yōng yǒu shèng líng gēn zhè zhǒng zuì hǎo de zī zhì ， yě bù guò xiū liàn shàng de kǎn kě bǐ bié rén shǎo yī xiē ， tóng yàng yào jīng lì hěn duō de mó lì 。

比如说，人的精力是有限的，即使是拥有圣灵根这种最好的资质，也不过修炼上的坎坷比别人少一些，同样要经历很多的磨砺。

After some time, he placed the shield between his palms and inhaled deeply, channeling spirit energy from his dantian to his palm.

yì bān lái shuō ， bǎi fēn zhī jiǔ shí yǐ shàng de xiū shì huò zhě shì wū shī ， dōu zhǐ huì xiū liàn yī zhǒng gōng fǎ ， zhǐ yǒu jí shǎo shù ， huì liǎng zhǒng gōng fǎ jiān xiū ， dàn yě yī wèi qí zhù 。

一般来说，百分之九十以上的修士或者是巫师，都只会修炼一种功法，只有极少数，会两种功法兼修，但也一为其助。

A green glow enveloped the shield, followed by a series of crackling sounds.

xiū liàn sān zhǒng yǐ shàng dì ， zài hóng huāng shí qī dì gǔ xiū shì zhōng ， huò xǔ yǒu zhè zhǒng nì tiān de rén wù ， zhì yú xiàn zài ， zé shì bù kě néng dì 。

修炼三种以上地，在洪荒时期地古修士中，或许有这种逆天的人物，至于现在，则是不可能地。

With the area sealed with禁制, Lin Xuan didn’t worry about disturbing others. With a soft command, the light became even more dazzling before exploding…

ér zhè xiǎo zi ， jū rán yī cì mǎi le qī běn bù tóng de gōng fǎ ， tā xiǎng yào zuò shén me ， kāi zōng lì pài ？

而这小子，居然一次买了七本不同的功法，他想要做什么，开宗立派？

Lin Xuan’s forehead was covered in sweat; breaking down an ordinary spirit material wasn’t easy.

kě wū shī yǔ xiū shì de qíng kuàng yǒu suǒ bù tóng ， yǐ bù luò wèi dān wèi qún jū ， bìng méi yǒu mén pài zhī bié ， lín xuān mǎi shù běn gōng fǎ de xíng wéi zhe shí lìng rén fèi jiě 。

可巫师与修士的情况有所不同，以部落为单位群居，并没有门派之别，林轩买数本功法的行为着实令人费解。

Finally done, he smiled as he examined the bones. This was exactly what he had been looking for. Since obtaining the ancient armor recipe, Lin Xuan wanted to create a set of high-quality armor. However, due to his limited resources, only the Azure Flame Qilin Armor caught his eye.

suī rán xīn zhōng yí huò ， rán ér zhè wèi nǚ wū shī bìng méi yǒu dǎ suàn zhuī jiū shén me ， rén rén dōu yǒu zì jǐ de mì mì ， hé kuàng kāi mén zuò shēng yì ， bié rén zhǐ yào fù le zú gòu duō de jīng shí ， zì jǐ yòu hé bì duō guǎn xián shì 。

虽然心中疑惑，然而这位女巫师并没有打算追究什么，人人都有自己的秘密，何况开门做生意，别人只要付了足够多的晶石，自己又何必多管闲事。

Despite its quality, it required special materials that were hard to come by. One such material was the bones of the Scorpion Beast.

yú shì yī shǒu jiāo qián ， yī shǒu jiāo huò ， liǎng rén jiē dà huān xǐ 。

于是一手交钱，一手交货，两人皆大欢喜。

Although this creature wasn’t highly ranked, it was an ancient spirit race with unique abilities. Unfortunately, it had nearly gone extinct in the mortal world, and Lin Xuan’s search for them proved fruitless.

lín xuān tán bù shàng yǒu shén me dà de shōu huò ， bù guò zhè shù běn gōng fǎ yīng gāi yě yǐ jīng gòu yòng le ， zhèng zhǔn bèi zǒu chū qù ， mù guāng tū rán bèi zuǒ cè mǒu pái shū jià shàng de yù tǒng jiǎn xī yǐn 。

林轩谈不上有什么大的收获，不过这数本功法应该也已经够用了，正准备走出去，目光突然被左侧某排书架上的玉筒简吸引。

The only place where these creatures might still exist were the Ten Thousand Mountains and Quinyan Mountain, but those areas were off-limits to cultivators. Lin Xuan didn’t dare venture there.

biāo qiān shàng xiě dé hěn qīng chǔ ――《 dú wù dà quán 》。

标签上写得很清楚――《毒物大全》。

Just when he thought his efforts had been in vain, this unexpected discovery brought joy. Witchcraft really was wasteful with their materials.

zǎo jiù tīng shuō zài hóng huāng shí qī ， wū shī de dú gōng tiān xià wén míng ， wēi lì wú bǐ ， zhǐ kě xī zài xiū shì de xiū liàn tǐ xì zhī zhōng ， yòng dú nǎi shì mò liú xiǎo jì 。

早就听说在洪荒时期，巫师的毒功天下闻名，威力无比，只可惜在修士的修炼体系之中，用毒乃是末流小技。

Lin Xuan examined the bones; they still retained some spirit energy and could be used.

yǐ zhì yú gè zhǒng dú wù ， jiè shào dé hěn shì xī shū ， bù shǎo zī liào shèn zhì shì zhào bān shì sú wǔ lín ， rán ér nà xiē fán rén yǎn zhōng de qí dú ， duì xiū zhēn zhě néng yǒu shén me zuò yòng ， cǐ shí kàn jiàn zhè běn jiè shào xiū xiān jiè dú wù de dà quán ， lín xuān zì rán shì háo bù yóu yù de mǎi xià le 。

以至于各种毒物，介绍得很是稀疏，不少资料甚至是照搬世俗武林，然而那些凡人眼中的奇毒，对修真者能有什么作用，此时看见这本介绍修仙界毒物的大全，林轩自然是毫不犹豫的买下了。

After a successful purchase, he felt elated for a while before calming down. He sat cross-legged and opened two jade cylinders from the bookshop—Loi’s techniques were decent, especially in fire attributes and poisons.

chū le zhè jiān shū diàn yǐ hòu ， lín xuān yòu huā le bàn gè shí chén ， jiāng fāng shì shèng yú le yī biàn ， shí zài méi yǒu bié de shōu huò ， zhè cái huí dào yì guǎn 。

出了这间书店以后，林轩又花了半个时辰，将坊市剩余了一遍，实在没有别的收获，这才回到驿馆。

Now it was time to catch up on his witchcraft.

kū yè hái wèi huí lái ， lín xuān pò kāi jìn zhì lái dào zì jǐ de fáng jiān 。

枯叶还未回来，林轩破开禁制来到自己的房间。

Time was short; the major trial would begin in seven days. Lin Xuan immersed his spirit energy into the fire attribute technique cylinder. He already had the divine artifact, Xuanhuishen珠, so he was familiar with fire-based spells. After about an hour, he skimmed through it.

cǐ shí tā de liǎn shàng mǎn shì xīng fèn zhī yì ， xiān jiāng mǎi lái de gè zhǒng zhēn qí cǎo yào fēn mén bié lèi de yī yī shōu hǎo ， yǒu le zhè xiē bǎo wù ， zì jǐ kě yǐ liàn zhì shù zhǒng zēng jìn xiū wèi de dān yào 。

此时他的脸上满是兴奋之意，先将买来的各种珍奇草药分门别类的一一收好，有了这些宝物，自己可以炼制数种增进修为的丹药。

Witchcraft differed from daoist techniques in some ways, but the control over spirit energy was more refined. As a Condensation Stage cultivator, Lin Xuan couldn’t master this technique quickly, but he didn’t expect to. Using his own power as a foundation and learning witchcraft methods would allow him to simulate spells.

rán hòu lüè yī chén yín ， yòu cóng chǔ wù dài zhōng qǔ chū nà miàn gǔ zhì de dùn pái 。

然后略一沉吟，又从储物袋中取出那面骨质的盾牌。

If facing high-level witches, they would easily spot the difference, but for mere spectators, it was difficult to detect. As long as he was careful, he wouldn’t reveal anything.

xiǎo èr jiāng chuī dé tiān huā luàn zhuì ， kě chōng qí liàng yě bù guò shì yī jiàn líng qì ér yǐ ， kě cǐ shí ， lín xuān kàn zhe ， yǎn zhōng què mào zhe yī zhǒng bié yàng de guāng cǎi 。

小二将吹得天花乱坠，可充其量也不过是一件灵器而已，可此时，林轩看着，眼中却冒着一种别样的光彩。

The young witches participating had at most Foundation Establishment后期 cultivation, which made them incapable of mastering such techniques…