duì yú lín xuān lái shuō , nán chǔ bù zài yú rú hé jiāng kōng jiān sī pò .
对于林轩来说,难处不在于如何将空间撕破.
For Lin Xuan, the difficulty didn't lie in how to tear apart the space. After all, it was just a small interface; for him now, spatial power wasn’t worth mentioning.
bì jìng zhǐ shì xiǎo jiè miàn ér yǐ , kōng jiān zhī lì duì rú jīn de lín xuān lái shuō , bù zhí yī tí .
毕竟只是小界面而已,空间之力对如今的林轩来说,不值一提.
What truly left him at a loss was not knowing where each of these small interfaces were located. What were their exact coordinates? This situation made breaking through the void akin to a blind man trying to describe an elephant—highly likely to be mistaken. With Lin Xuan's composure, he wouldn't do that. After all, relying on luck to travel was too absurd; it could just as well be called wishful thinking.
zhēn zhèng ràng tā wú jì kě shī de shì bù zhī dào měi yí gè xiǎo jiè miàn wèi yú hé chù .
真正让他无计可施的是不知道每一个小界面位于何处.
Instead of gambling with his luck, he decided to first clarify the coordinates of each small interface. For ordinary cultivators, this would almost be an impossible task, but Lin Xuan already had a grasp of what needed to be done next.
jù tǐ zuò biāo shì shén me ?
具体坐标是什么?
This all came from the soul-searching technique he used earlier. Through it, Lin Xuan gained a general understanding of the situation in the Wind痕界 (Wind Trace Realm).
zhè zhǒng qíng kuàng pò suì xū kōng jiù yǔ máng rén mō xiàng xiāng chà fǎng fú .
这种情况破碎虚空就与盲人摸象相差仿佛.
The Wind痕界 wasn’t particularly strong among many small interfaces in the Spirit Realm but was also not weak; its strength was roughly mid-tier.
shí yǒu ** dū huì nòng cuò .
十有**都会弄错.
Ten years had passed since the域外天魔 (Outer Demonic World) invaded. The Wind痕界 hadn't completely fallen, but the areas corrupted by demons already took up half of it.
yǐ lín xuān de chéng fǔ , dāng rán bú huì nà me zuò .
以林轩的城府,当然不会那么做.
The situation was extremely severe. Surviving cultivators in this realm had long put aside their grudges and united to fight against the enemy. They even established an organization called the Heavenly Dao Alliance.
bì jìng yòng pèng yùn qì de fāng shì gǎn lù , chéng gōng lǜ tài guò lí pǔ , shuō xū wú piāo miǎo yě méi yǒu cuò .
毕竟用碰运气的方式赶路,成功率太过离谱,说虚无缥缈也没有错.
To prevent the expansion of the域外天魔's power, the Heavenly Dao Alliance set up a grand array using various cities as bases, along with阵旗 (array flags), to resist the invaders. This array was passed down from ancient times. The center of the array was the headquarters of the Heavenly Dao Alliance and also the largest and most powerful city in the Wind痕界.
yǔ qí ná yùn qì qù dǔ , hái bù rú xiān jiāng gè xiǎo jiè miàn de zuò biāo nòng qīng chǔ .
与其拿运气去赌,还不如先将各小界面的坐标弄清楚.
Numerous restrictions were in place; there were several beings at the渡劫 level guarding it. As long as this city wasn’t breached, the Wind痕界 would never fall.
zhè duì yú pǔ tōng xiū shì ér yán , jī hū shì yī bù kě néng wán chéng de rèn wù , dàn lín xuān xīn zhōng , què yǐ yǒu le bǎ wò , huò zhě shuō , tā yǐ jīng qīng chǔ , xià yī bù , zì jǐ gāi zhè me zuò .
这对于普通修士而言,几乎是一不可能完成的任务,但林轩心中,却已有了把握,或者说,他已经清楚,下一步,自己该这么做.
As the strongest city, naturally, it possessed a cross-dimensional teleportation array. With Lin Xuan's strength, he didn't need such an aid.
zhè hái yào guī gōng yú gāng cái de sōu hún shù .
这还要归功于刚才的搜魂术.
But the coordinates of each interface were certainly recorded in the teleportation arrays.
tōng guò sōu hún , lín xuān duì yú fēng hén jiè de xíng shì , yǒu le yí gè dà gài de píng gū .
通过搜魂,林轩对于风痕界的形势,有了一个大概的评估.
"Looks like I have to go there."
fēng hén jiè , zài líng jiè shù liàng zhòng duō de xiǎo jiè miàn zhōng bù suàn qiáng , dàn yì shì bù ruò , shí lì dà yuē shì zhōng liú piān shàng de .
风痕界,在灵界数量众多的小界面中不算强,但亦是不弱,实力大约是中流偏上的.
Lin Xuan sighed.
rú jīn jù lí yù wài tiān mó rù qīn , yǐ guò qù le shí nián zhī jiǔ , fēng hén jiè bìng méi yǒu zhěng gè lún luò , dàn bèi mó huà de dì yù , yǐn yǐn yǐ zhàn le gāi jiè miàn de yí bàn zhī duō .
如今距离域外天魔入侵,已过去了十年之久,风痕界并没有整个沦落,但被魔化的地域,隐隐已占了该界面的一半之多.
To do so would mean passing through layers of barriers set by the域外天魔 (Outer Demonic World). For ordinary cultivators, this was almost impossible. But for Lin Xuan, it wasn't much of a challenge.
xíng shì yán jùn yǐ jí , gāi jiè miàn xìng cún de xiū shì zǎo yǐ fàng xià le xián xì , rén zú , yāo zú lián shǒu duì dí , wèi cǐ hái chéng lì le yī míng wèi tiān dào méng de zǔ zhī .
形势严峻以极,该界面幸存的修士早已放下了嫌隙,人族,妖族联手对敌,为此还成立了一名为天道盟的组织.
With that in mind, he flew towards Que Yue City.
wèi le fáng zhǐ yù wài tiān mó de shì lì jìn yí bù kuò zhāng , tiān dào méng yǐ dà dà xiǎo xiǎo de xiān chéng wèi jù diǎn , pèi hé zhèn fǎ zhèn qí , bù xià le yī chāo jí páng bó de dà zhèn , yǔ yù wài tiān mó xiāng kàng zhēng .
为了防止域外天魔的势力进一步扩张,天道盟以大大小小的仙城为据点,配合阵法阵旗,布下了一超级磅礴的大阵,与域外天魔相抗争.
...
gāi zhèn chuán chéng zì shàng gǔ .
该阵传承自上古.
A few days later,
zhèn yǎn jiù shì tiān dào méng de zǒng bù , tóng shí yě shì fēng hén jiè zuì dà , shí lì zuì xióng hòu de xiān chéng .
阵眼就是天道盟的总部,同时也是风痕界最大,实力最雄厚的仙城.
"What? The army besieging Firestone City has failed and suffered total annihilation! Xilong, are you sure you’re not joking?"
jìn zhì shǔ bù shèng shǔ . yǒu shù míng dù jié jí bié de cún zài zuò zhèn .
禁制数不胜数.有数名渡劫级别的存在坐镇.
This was a vast valley. Inside the valley, there were several buildings faintly visible. In an ancient-looking hall, four Outer Demonic Kings were discussing something.
kě yǐ shuō , zhǐ yào cǐ xiān chéng bù bèi gōng pò , fēng hén jiè jiù yǒng yuǎn bú huì zhuì luò .
可以说,只要此仙城不被攻破,风痕界就永远不会坠落.
One of them was a large man in black armor, with blood-red bone spines growing from his head and face, making him look extremely strange.
ér zuò wèi shí lì zuì qiáng de xiān chéng , dāng rán yōng yǒu kuà jiè chuán sòng zhèn .
而做为实力最强的仙城,当然拥有跨界传送阵.
The other was even more bizarre; it looked like a tree, but all its branches and leaves were black. On the trunk, there was an ugly ghost face.
yǐ lín xuān de shí lì . bù xū yào jiè zhù zhè zhǒng dōng xī .
以林轩的实力.不需要借助这种东西.
Two others were a petite woman who smiled charmingly, exuding terrifying demonic power, and a shadowy figure.
dàn gè jiè miàn de zuò biāo . chuán sòng zhèn kěn dìng shì yǒu jì zǎi dì .
但各界面的坐标.传送阵肯定是有记载地.
Not that his body was wrapped in shadows, but he himself was a shadow.
" kàn lái bì xū qù yī cì nà lǐ ."
"看来必须去一次那里."
One could see his eyes, nose, and mouth, which gave him an eerie appearance.
lín xuān tàn le kǒu qì .
林轩叹了口气.
All four Outer Demonic Kings were cultivators at the渡劫 stage. The man sitting on the main seat, wearing black armor, was even at a late-stage渡劫.
ér zhè me zuò , jiù yào chuān guò yù wài tiān mó de céng céng zǔ gé . zhè duì yú pǔ tōng de xiū xiān zhě , jī hū shì bù kě néng wán chéng de rèn wù , dàn zài lín xuān kàn lái , què yě suàn bù liǎo shén me .
而这么做,就要穿过域外天魔的层层阻隔.这对于普通的修仙者,几乎是不可能完成的任务,但在林轩看来,却也算不了什么.
And that was who had just spoken. His tone carried anger, clearly not believing what he heard.
xiǎng dào jiù zuò . lín xuān cháo zhe quē yuè chéng de fāng xiàng fēi qù le .
想到就做.林轩朝着阙月城的方向飞去了.
"Brother Copper, this is news we just received from several surviving daoists in Firestone City. They all agreed, so there’s no room for error," said the woman named Xilong with a sigh.
……
……
"But how could that be? Although Firestone City is one of the five major cities in the Wind痕界, it doesn’t have any powerful cultivators at the渡劫 stage stationed there. We targeted this city and sent an army whose strength far surpassed the defenders. It’s illogical for us to fail," said the man with black armor, his face showing signs of contemplation as he had calmed down.
shù rì hòu .
数日后.
"Someone meddled in our affairs," said the petite woman.
" shén me , wéi gōng huǒ shí chéng de dà jūn shī bài le , hái quán jūn fù mò , xún lóng , nǐ què dìng bú shì zài kāi wán xiào me ?"
"什么,围攻火石城的大军失败了,还全军覆没,鲟珑,你确定不是在开玩笑么?"
"What do you mean by meddling?" asked the man in black armor, clearly taken aback.
zhè shì yī jù dà de shān gǔ .
这是一巨大的山谷.
"The intelligence says this person isn’t from Firestone City; they just happened to pass through."
shān gǔ zhōng , yǐn yǐn chuò chuò yǒu bù shǎo jiàn zhù , zài yī mán huāng fēng gé de dà diàn lǐ . sì míng tiān wài mó jūn , zhèng tǎo lùn zhe shén me .
山谷中,隐隐绰绰有不少建筑,在一蛮荒风格的大殿里.四名天外魔君,正讨论着什么.
"Happened to pass through? Xilong Daoist, are you joking?"
qí zhōng liǎng rén , yī shì shēn chuān hēi jiǎ de dà hàn , mǎn tóu mǎn liǎn . dōu shēng zhǎng zhe yī cùn xǔ lái zhǎng de xuè hóng sè gǔ cì , kàn shàng qù gǔ guài dào le jí diǎn .
其中两人,一是身穿黑甲的大汉,满头满脸.都生长着一寸许来长的血红色骨刺,看上去古怪到了极点.
"This is not something I would say lightly. The person did indeed happen to pass by," said the petite woman with a sigh.
zhì yú lìng wài yí gè , zé gēn běn bù néng chēng zhī wéi rén le .
至于另外一个,则根本不能称之为人了.
"Hmph, one passerby, using his own strength alone, managed to wipe out our entire army. Such absurdity, do you think Brother Copper will believe it?"
yī yǎn wàng qù , jū rán xiàng shì yī zhū dà shù , zhǐ bù guò zhī yè jiē shì hēi sè , ér zài shù gàn zhī shàng , hái yǒu yī zhēng níng de guǐ liǎn .
一眼望去,居然像是一株大树,只不过枝叶皆是黑色,而在树干之上,还有一狰狞的鬼脸.
"Fact is what it is; whether you believe it or not doesn’t matter. This person might be a realm cultivator," said the petite woman as she repeatedly explained but was met with ridicule.
shèng yú de liǎng míng tiān mó , yī shì shēn cái jiāo xiǎo de nǚ zǐ , qiǎo xiào qiàn xī , sàn fà zhe lìng rén wèi jù de mó lì .
剩余的两名天魔,一是身材娇小的女子,巧笑倩兮,散发着令人畏惧的魔力.
"What? Realm cultivator? How could such a formidable enemy appear in the Wind痕界, isn't this someone who has wandered from another interface?" The other two Outer Demonic Kings, who had remained silent until now, finally spoke. It was the shadow-like figure.
hái yǒu yí gè , zé shì yī tuán yǐng zi .
还有一个,则是一团影子.
"Brother Shadow is right; that’s what I thought," said the petite woman with a sigh.
bú shì shēn tǐ bèi bāo guǒ , ér shì tā běn shēn , jiù shì yī tuán yǐng zi .
不是身体被包裹,而是他本身,就是一团影子.
"What do we do then? Realm cultivators aren’t something we can handle. Our plan to attack Que Yue City in a month will have to be shelved?" The tree-like demon's face showed signs of worry.
kě yǐ kàn jiàn yǎn ěr kǒu bí , gěi rén de gǎn jué , nà yě shí fēn de guǐ yì .
可以看见眼耳口鼻,给人的感觉,那也十分的诡异.
"Humph, it might not be that way. What can a realm cultivator do? Can they really change the situation of the entire Wind痕界 with just one person?" said the man in black armor, who didn’t seem afraid at all and even had an air of defiance on his face.
sì míng tiān mó , jiē shì dù jié jí bié de xiū xiān zhě .
四名天魔,皆是渡劫级别的修仙者.
"Oh, Brother Copper, do you have any ideas?"
yóu qí shì zuò zài zhǔ wèi shàng de hēi jiǎ dà hàn , gèng shì dù jié hòu qī de rén wù .
尤其是坐在主位上的黑甲大汉,更是渡劫后期的人物.
"I don’t dare to suggest anything. But we can’t delay our plan to attack Que Yue City. The reason why the Wind痕界 can hold out is because the 'Heavenly Dao Array' passed down from ancient times is extremely difficult to breach. A single move affects everything. To conquer this realm, occupying a few cities won’t be useful unless we take the city that serves as the center of the array."
ér gāng cái shuō huà de jiù shì tā le .
而刚才说话的就是他了.
"We naturally understand what you’re saying, but how do we deal with the mysterious cultivator? This person is almost certainly at the realm level and not something we can handle. According to intelligence, they seem to be heading towards Que Yue City," said the petite woman.
yǔ qì zhī zhōng dài zhe bào nù , xiǎn rán bù néng zhì xìn gāng cái shī bài shì de .
语气之中带着暴怒,显然不能置信刚才失败似的.
"What! Heading for Que Yue City, is this information accurate?"
" tóng xiōng , zhè shì gāng gāng dé dào de xiāo xī , nǎi shì huǒ shí chéng jǐ wèi xìng cún de dào yǒu fā guò lái dì , zhòng kǒu yī cí , zì rán bú huì yǒu shén me chā cuò ." nà jiào xún lóng de nǚ zǐ tàn le yì kǒu qì de shuō .
"铜兄,这是刚刚得到的消息,乃是火石城几位幸存的道友发过来地,众口一词,自然不会有什么差错."那叫鲟珑的女子叹了一口气的说.
The shadowy figure turned its head sharply.
" dàn zhè zěn me kě néng ne , huǒ shí chéng suī shì fēng hén jiè wǔ dà xiān chéng zhī yī , dàn bìng méi yǒu dù jié jí bié de dà néng zuò zhèn yú nà lǐ , ér wǒ men duì cǐ chéng zhì zài bì děi , pài chū de dà jūn shí lì shì míng xiǎn yuǎn yuǎn shèng guò shǒu jūn de , yú qíng yú lǐ , dōu méi yǒu shī bài yī shuō , nán dào , jìng shì nà jǐ míng líng jiè de lǎo guài wù zài cǐ chéng bù xià xiàn jǐng me ?" hēi jiǎ dà hàn liǎn shàng lù chū chén yín zhī sè , xiǎn rán yǐ lěng jìng xià lái le .
"但这怎么可能呢,火石城虽是风痕界五大仙城之一,但并没有渡劫级别的大能坐镇于那里,而我们对此城志在必得,派出的大军实力是明显远远胜过守军的,于情于理,都没有失败一说,难道,竟是那几名灵界的老怪物在此城布下陷阱么?"黑甲大汉脸上露出沉吟之色,显然已冷静下来了.
"Of course it’s correct; besides Firestone City's army being wiped out, several of our bases were also destroyed. From their route, they should be heading towards Que Yue City," said the petite woman with a sigh.
For Lin Xuan, the difficulty didn't lie in how to tear apart the space. After all, it was just a small interface; for him now, spatial power wasn’t worth mentioning.
What truly left him at a loss was not knowing where each of these small interfaces were located. What were their exact coordinates? This situation made breaking through the void akin to a blind man trying to describe an elephant—highly likely to be mistaken. With Lin Xuan's composure, he wouldn't do that. After all, relying on luck to travel was too absurd; it could just as well be called wishful thinking.
Instead of gambling with his luck, he decided to first clarify the coordinates of each small interface. For ordinary cultivators, this would almost be an impossible task, but Lin Xuan already had a grasp of what needed to be done next.
This all came from the soul-searching technique he used earlier. Through it, Lin Xuan gained a general understanding of the situation in the Wind痕界 (Wind Trace Realm).
The Wind痕界 wasn’t particularly strong among many small interfaces in the Spirit Realm but was also not weak; its strength was roughly mid-tier.
Ten years had passed since the域外天魔 (Outer Demonic World) invaded. The Wind痕界 hadn't completely fallen, but the areas corrupted by demons already took up half of it.
The situation was extremely severe. Surviving cultivators in this realm had long put aside their grudges and united to fight against the enemy. They even established an organization called the Heavenly Dao Alliance.
To prevent the expansion of the域外天魔's power, the Heavenly Dao Alliance set up a grand array using various cities as bases, along with阵旗 (array flags), to resist the invaders. This array was passed down from ancient times. The center of the array was the headquarters of the Heavenly Dao Alliance and also the largest and most powerful city in the Wind痕界.
Numerous restrictions were in place; there were several beings at the渡劫 level guarding it. As long as this city wasn’t breached, the Wind痕界 would never fall.
As the strongest city, naturally, it possessed a cross-dimensional teleportation array. With Lin Xuan's strength, he didn't need such an aid.
But the coordinates of each interface were certainly recorded in the teleportation arrays.
"Looks like I have to go there."
Lin Xuan sighed.
To do so would mean passing through layers of barriers set by the域外天魔 (Outer Demonic World). For ordinary cultivators, this was almost impossible. But for Lin Xuan, it wasn't much of a challenge.
With that in mind, he flew towards Que Yue City.
...
A few days later,
"What? The army besieging Firestone City has failed and suffered total annihilation! Xilong, are you sure you’re not joking?"
This was a vast valley. Inside the valley, there were several buildings faintly visible. In an ancient-looking hall, four Outer Demonic Kings were discussing something.
One of them was a large man in black armor, with blood-red bone spines growing from his head and face, making him look extremely strange.
The other was even more bizarre; it looked like a tree, but all its branches and leaves were black. On the trunk, there was an ugly ghost face.
Two others were a petite woman who smiled charmingly, exuding terrifying demonic power, and a shadowy figure.
Not that his body was wrapped in shadows, but he himself was a shadow.
One could see his eyes, nose, and mouth, which gave him an eerie appearance.
All four Outer Demonic Kings were cultivators at the渡劫 stage. The man sitting on the main seat, wearing black armor, was even at a late-stage渡劫.
And that was who had just spoken. His tone carried anger, clearly not believing what he heard.
"Brother Copper, this is news we just received from several surviving daoists in Firestone City. They all agreed, so there’s no room for error," said the woman named Xilong with a sigh.
"But how could that be? Although Firestone City is one of the five major cities in the Wind痕界, it doesn’t have any powerful cultivators at the渡劫 stage stationed there. We targeted this city and sent an army whose strength far surpassed the defenders. It’s illogical for us to fail," said the man with black armor, his face showing signs of contemplation as he had calmed down.
"Someone meddled in our affairs," said the petite woman.
"What do you mean by meddling?" asked the man in black armor, clearly taken aback.
"The intelligence says this person isn’t from Firestone City; they just happened to pass through."
"Happened to pass through? Xilong Daoist, are you joking?"
"This is not something I would say lightly. The person did indeed happen to pass by," said the petite woman with a sigh.
"Hmph, one passerby, using his own strength alone, managed to wipe out our entire army. Such absurdity, do you think Brother Copper will believe it?"
"Fact is what it is; whether you believe it or not doesn’t matter. This person might be a realm cultivator," said the petite woman as she repeatedly explained but was met with ridicule.
"What? Realm cultivator? How could such a formidable enemy appear in the Wind痕界, isn't this someone who has wandered from another interface?" The other two Outer Demonic Kings, who had remained silent until now, finally spoke. It was the shadow-like figure.
"Brother Shadow is right; that’s what I thought," said the petite woman with a sigh.
"What do we do then? Realm cultivators aren’t something we can handle. Our plan to attack Que Yue City in a month will have to be shelved?" The tree-like demon's face showed signs of worry.
"Humph, it might not be that way. What can a realm cultivator do? Can they really change the situation of the entire Wind痕界 with just one person?" said the man in black armor, who didn’t seem afraid at all and even had an air of defiance on his face.
"Oh, Brother Copper, do you have any ideas?"
"I don’t dare to suggest anything. But we can’t delay our plan to attack Que Yue City. The reason why the Wind痕界 can hold out is because the 'Heavenly Dao Array' passed down from ancient times is extremely difficult to breach. A single move affects everything. To conquer this realm, occupying a few cities won’t be useful unless we take the city that serves as the center of the array."
"We naturally understand what you’re saying, but how do we deal with the mysterious cultivator? This person is almost certainly at the realm level and not something we can handle. According to intelligence, they seem to be heading towards Que Yue City," said the petite woman.
"What! Heading for Que Yue City, is this information accurate?"
The shadowy figure turned its head sharply.
"Of course it’s correct; besides Firestone City's army being wiped out, several of our bases were also destroyed. From their route, they should be heading towards Que Yue City," said the petite woman with a sigh.