lín xuān tíng xià jiǎo bù ， yǐ shǒu fǔ é ， liǎn shàng lù chū yī sī gǔ guài zhī sè 。
林轩停下脚步，以手抚额，脸上露出一丝古怪之色。
Lin Xuan stopped in his tracks, rubbing his forehead with a puzzled expression.
zhuǎn yǎn guò qù le yī zhǎn chá de gōng fu ， zhè shān fēng kàn shàng qù míng míng bù yuǎn ， kě zì jǐ huā fèi le zhè me duō shí jiān ， jìng shì fēn háo yě wèi néng jiē jìn tā bàn bù 。
转眼过去了一盏茶的功夫，这山峰看上去明明不远，可自己花费了这么多时间，竟似分毫也未能接近它半步。
A moment had passed, yet the mountain peak seemed not far away. Despite spending so much time, he felt as if he hadn't moved an inch closer to it.
zhè kě yǒu xiē qí guài le 。
这可有些奇怪了。
This was rather strange.
nán dào shuō ……
难道说……
Could it be...
lín xuān xīn zhōng yǐn yǐn yǒu le chuǎi mó 。
林轩心中隐隐有了揣摩。
Lin Xuan's mind began to formulate a hypothesis. He fully extended his divine awareness and activated the Heavenly Phoenix Divine Eye. Carefully examining the mountain before him, he observed for a long while.
jiāng shén shí quán lì fàng chū ， qiě shī zhǎn chū tiān fèng shén mù 。
将神识全力放出，且施展出天凤神目。
"Sure enough..."
zǐ xì dǎ liàng yǎn qián de shān fēng ， guān chá liáng jiǔ 。
仔细打量眼前的山峰，观察良久。
Lin Xuan sighed. The Nine Palaces Momentary Sword emerged from his sleeve like a fish swimming through water, turning and emitting an aura that made one's heart race. Finally, all nine attributes converged into a single entity.
“ guǒ rán rú cǐ ……”
“果然如此……”
A seemingly real immortal sword appeared before him.
lín xuān tàn le kǒu qì ， jiǔ gōng xū yú jiàn yóu yī xiù zhōng yú yóu ér qǐ ， zhuǎn zhé liú lí ， sàn fà chū lìng rén xīn jīng ròu tiào de qì xī ， zuì hòu ， jiǔ zhǒng shǔ xìng què shì hé zài yì qǐ 。
林轩叹了口气，九宫须臾剑由衣袖中鱼游而起，转折琉璃，散发出令人心惊肉跳的气息，最后，九种属性却是合在一起。
At the same time, the sound of phoenix calls echoed loudly as a tangible phoenix shadow materialized behind Lin Xuan. With a flap of its wings, accompanied by rolling flames, it swooped towards him.
yī bǐng shì huàn shì zhēn de xiān jiàn chū xiàn zài le yǎn lián lǐ 。
一柄似幻似真的仙剑出现在了眼帘里。
Surrounded by this divine technique, Lin Xuan pushed his Heavenly Phoenix Divine Eye to its limits.
yǔ cǐ tóng shí ， fèng míng shēng dà zuò ， yī rú yǒu shí zhì dì tiān fèng xū yǐng zài lín xuān bèi hòu fú xiàn ér chū ， liǎng zhǐ chì bǎng yī shàn ， bàn suí zhe gǔn gǔn de huǒ yàn ， biàn xiàng 》 wú > cuò 》. lín xuān pū le guò lái 。
与此同时，凤鸣声大做，一如有实质的天凤虚影在林轩背后浮现而出，两只翅膀一扇，伴随着滚滚的火焰，便像》无>错》.林轩扑了过来。
He raised his head and shot two silver beams from his eyes. They entered his ears with a "bang" sound, merging with the Nine Palaces Momentary Sword.
jiāng qí bāo guǒ ， zài cǐ shén tōng de jiā chí xià ， lín xuān jiāng tiān fèng shén mù yě shī zhǎn dào jí zhì le 。
将其包裹，在此神通的加持下，林轩将天凤神目也施展到极致了。
The Heaven Phoenix Divine Eye and the Illusion attribute sword complemented each other well.
tái qǐ tóu lú ， cóng yǎn jīng zhōng pēn chū liǎng dào yín sè de guāng zhù ，“ pēng ” de yī shēng chuán rù ěr duǒ ， què shì yǔ jiǔ gōng xū yú jiàn róng hé 。
抬起头颅，从眼睛中喷出两道银色的光柱，“嘭”的一声传入耳朵，却是与九宫须臾剑融合。
With the increase in spiritual light, the shape of the flying sword changed, bending like a spirit snake before suddenly growing larger and slicing towards the mountain peak.
tiān fèng shén mù yǔ huàn zhī shǔ xìng de fēi jiàn ， yǒu xiāng fǔ xiāng chéng de xiào guǒ 。
天凤神目与幻之属性的飞剑，有相辅相成的效果。
...
bàn suí zhe líng guāng dà zuò ， nà fēi jiàn de xíng zhuàng yì yǒu suǒ gǎi biàn le ， wān wān qū qū de fǎng fú yī tiáo líng shé ， suí hòu yī shǎn jí shì de biàn dà le xǔ duō ， cháo zhe qián fāng de shān fēng zhǎn luò 。
伴随着灵光大做，那飞剑的形状亦有所改变了，弯弯曲曲的仿佛一条灵蛇，随后一闪即逝的变大了许多，朝着前方的山峰斩落。
Meanwhile, Tiao Xiaojian also encountered trouble.
……
……
He fanned the flames, incited discord, and deceived the true immortals until they were thoroughly confused. Then, he had them unite in force to attack that undoubtedly was an inter-dimensional portal.
yǔ cǐ tóng shí ， tián xiǎo jiàn yì yù jiàn le má fán 。
与此同时，田小剑亦遇见了麻烦。
This left Tiao Xiang in a terrible predicament.
tā shān fēng diǎn huǒ ， hū yōu tiǎo bō ， jiāng nà xiē zhēn xiān piàn le gè yūn tóu zhuàn xiàng bù shuō ， suí hòu ràng tā men qí xīn hé lì ， duì zhe nà kěn dìng shì yì cì yuán tōng dào de liè fèng jìn xíng gōng jī 。
他煽风点火，忽悠挑拨，将那些真仙骗了个晕头转向不说，随后让他们齐心合力，对着那肯定是异次元通道的裂缝进行攻击。
Indeed, he was now the strongest among true immortals, his strength surpassing even the former Feathered True Man. But what did it matter?
rú cǐ yī lái ， tián xiāng kě jiù dǎo méi wú bǐ 。
如此一来，田襄可就倒霉无比。
Traversing between two different dimensional universes was a headache-inducing task, despite having already grasped the laws of another dimension's universe.
méi cuò ， tā rú jīn yǐ shì zhēn xiān zhōng de dì yī qiáng zhě ， shí lì dào le lián xī rì huà yǔ zhēn rén dōu nán yǐ qǐ jí de dì bù 。 kě nà yòu rú hé ？
没错，他如今已是真仙中的第一强者，实力到了连昔日化羽真人都难以企及的地步。可那又如何？
But honestly speaking, time was too short to fully comprehend everything. Even with a shortcut, complete understanding was impossible.
zài liǎng gè bù tóng de cì yuán yǔ zhòu zhōng chuān suō kě shì lìng rén tóu téng de gōng zuò ， jí biàn tā yǐ jīng lǐng wù le lìng yí gè cì yuán de tiān dì fǎ zé 。
在两个不同的次元宇宙中穿梭可是令人头疼的工作，即便他已经领悟了另一个次元的天地法则。
In the end, he had only understood some superficial aspects.
kě píng liáng xīn shuō ， shí jiān tài guò duǎn cù ， jí biàn zǒu jié jìng yě bù kě néng yǒu wán quán cān wù yī shuō 。
可凭良心说，时间太过短促，即便走捷径也不可能有完全参悟一说。
Tiao Xiang hurried back.
guī gēn jié dǐ ， yě zhǐ shì nòng qīng chǔ le yī xiē pí máo ér yǐ 。
归根结底，也只是弄清楚了一些皮毛而已。
The danger was immense, even burying potential hazards.
tián xiāng jiù bù dé bù jí cōng cōng de gǎn huí qù 。
田襄就不得不急匆匆的赶回去。
He wasn't unaware of this but couldn't let his guard down. There were simply too few true immortals. As they say, a hero cannot stand against many. Could he defeat all the top experts from the 3000 worlds?
rú cǐ yī lái ， zì rán yǒu mò dà de wēi xiǎn ， shèn zhì kě yǐ shuō ， shì mái xià le bù xiǎo de yǐn huàn 。
如此一来，自然有莫大的危险，甚至可以说，是埋下了不小的隐患。
Without him in charge, he had little confidence. After all, both the Arrogant Demon King and Feathered True Man were formidable foes, even after reincarnation.
zhè xiē ， tián xiāng bú shì bù xiǎo de ， dàn tā zhēn de fàng xīn bù xià 。 zhēn xiān shù liàng tài shǎo le a ， sú huà shuō ， hǎo hàn dí bù guò rén duō ， shì fǒu néng dǎ bài sān qiān shì jiè suǒ yǒu de qiáng zhě ？
这些，田襄不是不晓得，但他真的放心不下。真仙数量太少了啊，俗话说，好汉敌不过人多，是否能打败三千世界所有的强者？
Compared to this, the danger of dimensional traversal was insignificant. As a Daoist Sage, he could say that his artistry gave him courage.
méi yǒu zì jǐ zhǔ chí ， tā méi yǒu tài dà de bǎ wò ， bì jìng ā xiū luó wáng yǔ huà yǔ dōu bù hǎo rě ， jí biàn yǐ jīng tóu tāi zhuǎn shì le ， yī jiù shì hěn ràng tián xiāng jì dàn de 。
没有自己主持，他没有太大的把握，毕竟阿修罗王与化羽都不好惹，即便已经投胎转世了，依旧是很让田襄忌惮的。
However, Tiao Xiang's calculations failed to account for the trouble brought by his own residual soul from back then.
yǔ zhī xiāng bǐ ， cì yuán chuān suō de wēi xiǎn dào yě bù suàn shén me 。 bì jìng tā shì dào zǔ ， shuō yì gāo rén dǎn dà yě méi yǒu cuò 。
与之相比，次元穿梭的危险倒也不算什么。毕竟他是道祖，说艺高人胆大也没有错。
He couldn't help but laugh and cry... Wasn't this what they called tying oneself in knots?
rán ér tián xiāng qiān suàn wàn suàn ， yě méi yǒu xiǎng dào ， dāng nián zì jǐ zuò wèi hòu shǒu de fēn hún 。 rú jīn què dài lái le zuì dà de má fán 。
然而田襄千算万算，也没有想到，当年自己做为后手的分魂。如今却带来了最大的麻烦。
The actual situation was far more complex than tying oneself in knots.
tā kū xiào bù dé …… nán dào zhè jiù shì chuán shuō zhōng de zuò jiǎn zì fù ！
他哭笑不得……难道这就是传说中的作茧自缚！
Tiao Xiang was already adept at scheming, while Tiao Xiaojian as a residual soul outdid him in many ways. It could be said that blue surpasses its origin and excels it.
ér zhēn shí de qíng kuàng ， bǐ zuò jiǎn zì fù hái yào fù zá xǔ duō xǔ duō 。
而真实的情况，比作茧自缚还要复杂许多许多。
Strike the snake's seven-inch mark; now he was conducting spatial travel, his most vulnerable moment.
tián xiāng yǐ suàn gōng yú xīn jì ， ér zuò wèi fēn hún de tián xiǎo jiàn zài zhè fāng miàn hái yào shèng guò xǔ duō …… shuō qīng chū yú lán ér shèng yú lán yě méi yǒu cuò 。
田襄已算工于心计，而做为分魂的田小剑在这方面还要胜过许多……说青出于蓝而胜于蓝也没有错。
Yet, Tiao Xiaojian had incited those true immortals to attack him.
dǎ shé dǎ qī cùn ， rú jīn zì jǐ zhèng zài jìn xíng kōng jiān chuān suō 。 yě jiù shì zì jǐ zuì wèi xū ruò de shí kè 。
打蛇打七寸，如今自己正在进行空间穿梭。也就是自己最为虚弱的时刻。
Originally, they were master soul and residual soul relations, with mutual感应s.
piān piān tián xiǎo jiàn què gǔ huò nà xiē zhēn xiān chōng zì jǐ chū shǒu le 。
偏偏田小剑却蛊惑那些真仙冲自己出手了。
Within a certain distance, though not heart-to-heart, Tiao Xiaojian's tricks couldn't deceive him either.
liǎng rén yuán běn jiù shì zhǔ pò yǔ fēn hún de guān xì ， bǐ cǐ zhī jiān ， shì yǒu gǎn yīng dì 。
两人原本就是主魄与分魂的关系，彼此之间，是有感应地。
But what could he do? Tiao Xiang was helpless. Trapped in the dimensional gap, he had no way to contact other true immortals.
zài yí dìng de jù lí 。 shuō bù shàng xīn yǒu líng xī ， dàn tián xiǎo jiàn de zhè xiē jì liǎng yě mán bù guò tā qù 。
在一定的距离。说不上心有灵犀，但田小剑的这些伎俩也瞒不过他去。
They were too cunning.
kě zhī dào yòu rú hé ， tián xiāng xiàn zài hái shì wú kě nài hé ， shēn chù cì yuán fèng xì de tā gēn běn jiù méi yǒu bàn fǎ yǔ qí yú de zhēn xiān lián luò 。
可知道又如何，田襄现在还是无可奈何，深处次元缝隙的他根本就没有办法与其余的真仙联络。
Tiao Xiang was both angry and frustrated.
duì fāng shí zài tài jiǎo huá le 。
对方实在太狡猾了。
Apart from glaring helplessly, there was nothing else he could do.
tián xiāng xīn zhōng yòu qì yòu nù 。
田襄心中又气又怒。
Cursing inwardly, he flew faster through the dimensional portal.
kě chú le gān dèng yǎn zhī wài ， zhēn de shì bié wú xuǎn zé 。
可除了干瞪眼之外，真的是别无选择。
Once out of it, he would definitely skin this annoying little soul alive. A residual soul daring to retaliate against him, Tiao Xiang was filled with anger and frustration.
xīn zhōng yī biān zǔ zhòu zhe ， yī biān zài cì yuán tōng dào zhōng fēi xíng dé gèng jiā xùn sù 。
心中一边诅咒着，一边在次元通道中飞行得更加迅速。
He roared in rage, knowing that this was his last chance from heaven. If he failed, the next unlucky one would be himself.
zhǐ yào zì jǐ chū qù ， yí dìng jiāng zhè kě wù de xiǎo zi chōu jīn bā pí ， xiǎo xiǎo de fēn hún yě gǎn fǎn shì zì jǐ ， tián xiāng xīn zhōng chōng mǎn le yù mèn yǔ fèn mán de qíng xù 。
只要自己出去，一定将这可恶的小子抽筋扒皮，小小的分魂也敢反噬自己，田襄心中充满了郁闷与愤慲的情绪。
Thus, while continuing to incite discord, he also summoned his treasures.
tā bào tiào rú léi ， tián xiǎo jiàn hé cháng bù xiǎo de zhè shì shàng tiān liú gěi zì jǐ zuì hòu de jī huì 。
他暴跳如雷，田小剑何尝不晓得这是上天留给自己最后的机会。
With a loud shout, his body suddenly emitted dazzling light, accompanied by "tsk tsk" sounds as countless bright rays shot out from his surface.
ruò bù néng bǎ wò ， xià yī huí dǎo méi de kě jiù shì zì jǐ le 。
若不能把握，下一回倒霉的可就是自己了。
The brilliance was so striking and the momentum so fierce that even nearby true immortals couldn't help but look. A fragment of Tiao Xiang's soul, this was no ordinary matter. They still didn't know that Tiao Xiang and Tiao Xiaojian weren't on the same page.
yú shì tā yī biān jì xù tiǎo bō ， yī biān yě jì qǐ le zì jǐ de bǎo wù 。
于是他一边继续挑拨，一边也祭起了自己的宝物。
In an instant, a loud "bang" echoed as the bright rays struck the dimensional gap like lightning piercing the sky.
zhǐ jiàn tā yī shēng bào hē ， shēn tǐ biǎo miàn zhòu rán jīng máng dà qǐ ， bàn suí zhe “ chī chī ” de pò kōng shēng dà zuò ， wú shù liàng lì de guāng xiàn yóu tā shēn tǐ biǎo miàn tán shè ér chū 。
只见他一声暴喝，身体表面骤然晶芒大起，伴随着“嗤嗤”的破空声大做，无数亮丽的光线由他身体表面弹射而出。
"Break it for me!"
nà jīng máng shì rú cǐ de liàng lì ， lái shì gèng shì wú bǐ de jìn jí ， biàn shì yī páng de zhēn xiān ， yě wèi zhī cè mù ， dào zǔ dà rén de yī lǚ fēn hún ， yě rú cǐ de fēi tóng xiǎo kě ， dào xiàn zài wèi zhī ， tā men dōu hái bù zhī dào ， tián xiāng yǔ tián xiǎo jiàn ， bìng bú shì yī tiáo xīn de 。
那晶芒是如此的亮丽，来势更是无比的劲急，便是一旁的真仙，也为之侧目，道祖大人的一缕分魂，也如此的非同小可，到现在为之，他们都还不知道，田襄与田小剑，并不是一条心的。
...
xià yī kè ， dàn wén pò kōng shēng dà zuò ， yī dào dào liàng lì de guāng xiàn ， rú tóng cì pò cāng qióng de shǎn diàn ， hěn hěn de zhuàng jī zài nà cì yuán liè fèng de biǎo miàn le 。
下一刻，但闻破空声大做，一道道亮丽的光线，如同刺破苍穹的闪电，狠狠的撞击在那次元裂缝的表面了。
With a mighty roar, the shockwave emerged from the surface of the light.
“ gěi wǒ pò ！”
“给我破！”
True Demon Shatter-Space Saber was originally endowed with spatial laws. Now, Tiao Xiaojian had mastered it to perfection.
bàn suí zhe yī shēng dà hē ， zhèn dàng zhī lì yóu nà guāng xiàn biǎo miàn fú xiàn ér chū 。
伴随着一声大喝，震荡之力由那光线表面浮现而出。
Snap!
zhēn mó suì kōng dāo ， cǐ fǎ bǎo yuán běn jiù fù dài yǒu kòng jiān fǎ zé ， rú jīn de tián xiǎo jiàn ， gèng jiāng qí xiū liàn dào lú huǒ chún qīng de dì bù 。
真魔碎空刀，此法宝原本就附带有空间法则，如今的田小剑，更将其修炼到炉火纯青的地步。
The sound of the dimensional gap breaking echoed in his ears as Tiao Xiang discovered that the portal began to collapse.
cì yuán liè fèng ， yī shēng qīng cuì de duàn liè shēng chuán rù ěr duǒ ， suí hòu tián xiāng jīng kǒng de fā xiàn ， zhěng gè tōng dào kāi shǐ xiàn luò 。
次元裂缝，一声清脆的断裂声传入耳朵，随后田襄惊恐的发现，整个通道开始陷落。
As the strongest true immortal, he couldn't be measured by ordinary standards. He could ignore even the space chaos that made great cultivators tremble and spatial storms, but this dimensional collapse was entirely different.
“ bù ……”
“不……”
Even if he were drawn into it, his chances of survival would be slim.
tā shēn wèi xiān jiè dì yī qiáng zhě ， shí lì zì rán bù kě néng yòng cháng lǐ chuǎi mó ， bù lùn shì lìng dà néng sè biàn de kōng jiān luàn liú ， hái shì kōng jiān bào fēng tā dōu kě yǐ shì ruò wú wù ， kě zhè kōng jiān xiàn luò què shì jié rán bù tóng 。
他身为仙界第一强者，实力自然不可能用常理揣摩，不论是令大能色变的空间乱流，还是空间暴风他都可以视若无物，可这空间陷落却是截然不同。
That damned residual soul was too despicable, leaving no room for mercy to plunge him into an irreversible situation.
jí biàn shì tā bèi juǎn rù qí zhōng ， nà yě huì shì jiǔ sǐ yì shēng de jié guǒ 。
即便是他被卷入其中，那也会是九死一生的结果。
Of course, Tiao Xiaojian's True Demon Shatter-Space Saber wasn't that outrageous. The key lay in the coincidence. The attacks from other true immortals had already strained the dimensional portal, and his move was the final straw.
nà kě wù de fēn hún shí zài tài bēi bǐ le 。
那可恶的分魂实在太卑鄙了。
"I will never let you off, Tiao Xiaojian."
zhēn de shì yì diǎn yú dì yě bù liú ， xiǎng yào jiāng zì jǐ zhì yú wàn jié bù fù zhī zhōng 。
真的是一点余地也不留，想要将自己置于万劫不复之中。
Tiao Xiang's face twisted into a sinister expression. However, this heart-wrenching roar didn't travel far before being swallowed by the collapsing dimensional portal...
dāng rán ， yě bú shì shuō tián xiǎo jiàn de zhēn mó suì kōng dāo jiù rú cǐ lí pǔ ， guān jiàn hái zài yú qiǎo hé ， zhēn xiān men de gōng jī ， yǐ ràng nà cì yuán tōng dào bù kān zhòng fù ， tā zhè yī chū shǒu ， jiù chéng yā kuǎ luò tuó de zuì hòu yī gēn dào cǎo le 。
当然，也不是说田小剑的真魔碎空刀就如此离谱，关键还在于巧合，真仙们的攻击，已让那次元通道不堪重负，他这一出手，就成压垮骆驼的最后一根稻草了。
...
“ tián xiǎo jiàn ， wǒ yí dìng bú huì fàng guò nǐ de 。”
“田小剑，我一定不会放过你的。”
Meanwhile, on another side,
tián xiāng de liǎn shàng mǎn shì zhēng níng zhī sè ， rán ér zhè sī xīn liè fèi de hǒu shēng ， què bìng méi yǒu chuán duō yuǎn ， hěn kuài ， jiù bèi tā xiàn de cì yuán tōng dào tūn mò ……
田襄的脸上满是狰狞之色，然而这撕心裂肺的吼声，却并没有传多远，很快，就被塌陷的次元通道吞没……
Lin Xuan made no expression as he cast his hand seals. A loud boom followed, and the mountain peak crumbled to nothing where the Nine Palaces Momentary Sword passed.
zhè biān de qíng kuàng qiě bù tí 。
这边的情况且不提。
Attacking with other divine techniques had been futile. Lin Xuan combined the Illusion attribute sword of the Nine Palaces Momentary Sword with the Heavenly Phoenix Divine Eye to finally break through it.
yǔ cǐ tóng shí ， lìng yī biān 。
与此同时，另一边。
Woo...
lín xuān miàn wú biǎo qíng de yī qiā jué ， hōng rán yī shēng jù xiǎng hòu ， jiǔ gōng xū yú jiàn suǒ guò zhī chù ， zhěng zuò shān fēng bēng tā huà wèi le yī piàn xū wú 。
林轩面无表情的一掐诀，轰然一声巨响后，九宫须臾剑所过之处，整座山峰崩塌化为了一片虚无。
A gale blew, blurring the scene before his eyes. When it cleared, everything looked entirely different.
jìng rán shì huàn shù ！
竟然是幻术！
Green mountains, clear waters, small bridges, waterfalls—truly picturesque scenery.
yòng bié de shén tōng gōng jī méi yǒu yòng chǔ ， lín xuān yě shì jiāng jiǔ gōng xū yú zhī huàn jiàn yǔ tiān fèng shén mù jié hé ， cái hǎo bù róng yì jiāng qí pò chú 。
用别的神通攻击没有用处，林轩也是将九宫须臾之幻剑与天凤神目结合，才好不容易将其破除。
Spirit energy, no, should be divine energy was very dense. But when Lin Xuan swept his gaze over all the landscapes, his expression turned grim.
wū ……
呜……
PS: Due to his father's serious illness, Huan Yu has been really busy recently and couldn't update as much. As a filial son, he needs to take care of his father first. I apologize for any reduced updates. Please bear with me. (To be continued...)
"Hey?"
Lin Xuan stopped in his tracks, rubbing his forehead with a puzzled expression.
A moment had passed, yet the mountain peak seemed not far away. Despite spending so much time, he felt as if he hadn't moved an inch closer to it.
This was rather strange.
Could it be...
Lin Xuan's mind began to formulate a hypothesis. He fully extended his divine awareness and activated the Heavenly Phoenix Divine Eye. Carefully examining the mountain before him, he observed for a long while.
"Sure enough..."
Lin Xuan sighed. The Nine Palaces Momentary Sword emerged from his sleeve like a fish swimming through water, turning and emitting an aura that made one's heart race. Finally, all nine attributes converged into a single entity.
A seemingly real immortal sword appeared before him.
At the same time, the sound of phoenix calls echoed loudly as a tangible phoenix shadow materialized behind Lin Xuan. With a flap of its wings, accompanied by rolling flames, it swooped towards him.
Surrounded by this divine technique, Lin Xuan pushed his Heavenly Phoenix Divine Eye to its limits.
He raised his head and shot two silver beams from his eyes. They entered his ears with a "bang" sound, merging with the Nine Palaces Momentary Sword.
The Heaven Phoenix Divine Eye and the Illusion attribute sword complemented each other well.
With the increase in spiritual light, the shape of the flying sword changed, bending like a spirit snake before suddenly growing larger and slicing towards the mountain peak.
...
Meanwhile, Tiao Xiaojian also encountered trouble.
He fanned the flames, incited discord, and deceived the true immortals until they were thoroughly confused. Then, he had them unite in force to attack that undoubtedly was an inter-dimensional portal.
This left Tiao Xiang in a terrible predicament.
Indeed, he was now the strongest among true immortals, his strength surpassing even the former Feathered True Man. But what did it matter?
Traversing between two different dimensional universes was a headache-inducing task, despite having already grasped the laws of another dimension's universe.
But honestly speaking, time was too short to fully comprehend everything. Even with a shortcut, complete understanding was impossible.
In the end, he had only understood some superficial aspects.
Tiao Xiang hurried back.
The danger was immense, even burying potential hazards.
He wasn't unaware of this but couldn't let his guard down. There were simply too few true immortals. As they say, a hero cannot stand against many. Could he defeat all the top experts from the 3000 worlds?
Without him in charge, he had little confidence. After all, both the Arrogant Demon King and Feathered True Man were formidable foes, even after reincarnation.
Compared to this, the danger of dimensional traversal was insignificant. As a Daoist Sage, he could say that his artistry gave him courage.
However, Tiao Xiang's calculations failed to account for the trouble brought by his own residual soul from back then.
He couldn't help but laugh and cry... Wasn't this what they called tying oneself in knots?
The actual situation was far more complex than tying oneself in knots.
Tiao Xiang was already adept at scheming, while Tiao Xiaojian as a residual soul outdid him in many ways. It could be said that blue surpasses its origin and excels it.
Strike the snake's seven-inch mark; now he was conducting spatial travel, his most vulnerable moment.
Yet, Tiao Xiaojian had incited those true immortals to attack him.
Originally, they were master soul and residual soul relations, with mutual感应s.
Within a certain distance, though not heart-to-heart, Tiao Xiaojian's tricks couldn't deceive him either.
But what could he do? Tiao Xiang was helpless. Trapped in the dimensional gap, he had no way to contact other true immortals.
They were too cunning.
Tiao Xiang was both angry and frustrated.
Apart from glaring helplessly, there was nothing else he could do.
Cursing inwardly, he flew faster through the dimensional portal.
Once out of it, he would definitely skin this annoying little soul alive. A residual soul daring to retaliate against him, Tiao Xiang was filled with anger and frustration.
He roared in rage, knowing that this was his last chance from heaven. If he failed, the next unlucky one would be himself.
Thus, while continuing to incite discord, he also summoned his treasures.
With a loud shout, his body suddenly emitted dazzling light, accompanied by "tsk tsk" sounds as countless bright rays shot out from his surface.
The brilliance was so striking and the momentum so fierce that even nearby true immortals couldn't help but look. A fragment of Tiao Xiang's soul, this was no ordinary matter. They still didn't know that Tiao Xiang and Tiao Xiaojian weren't on the same page.
In an instant, a loud "bang" echoed as the bright rays struck the dimensional gap like lightning piercing the sky.
"Break it for me!"
...
With a mighty roar, the shockwave emerged from the surface of the light.
True Demon Shatter-Space Saber was originally endowed with spatial laws. Now, Tiao Xiaojian had mastered it to perfection.
Snap!
The sound of the dimensional gap breaking echoed in his ears as Tiao Xiang discovered that the portal began to collapse.
"No..."
As the strongest true immortal, he couldn't be measured by ordinary standards. He could ignore even the space chaos that made great cultivators tremble and spatial storms, but this dimensional collapse was entirely different.
Even if he were drawn into it, his chances of survival would be slim.
That damned residual soul was too despicable, leaving no room for mercy to plunge him into an irreversible situation.
Of course, Tiao Xiaojian's True Demon Shatter-Space Saber wasn't that outrageous. The key lay in the coincidence. The attacks from other true immortals had already strained the dimensional portal, and his move was the final straw.
"I will never let you off, Tiao Xiaojian."
Tiao Xiang's face twisted into a sinister expression. However, this heart-wrenching roar didn't travel far before being swallowed by the collapsing dimensional portal...
...
Meanwhile, on another side,
Lin Xuan made no expression as he cast his hand seals. A loud boom followed, and the mountain peak crumbled to nothing where the Nine Palaces Momentary Sword passed.
It was an illusion!
Attacking with other divine techniques had been futile. Lin Xuan combined the Illusion attribute sword of the Nine Palaces Momentary Sword with the Heavenly Phoenix Divine Eye to finally break through it.
Woo...
A gale blew, blurring the scene before his eyes. When it cleared, everything looked entirely different.
Green mountains, clear waters, small bridges, waterfalls—truly picturesque scenery.
Spirit energy, no, should be divine energy was very dense. But when Lin Xuan swept his gaze over all the landscapes, his expression turned grim.
PS: Due to his father's serious illness, Huan Yu has been really busy recently and couldn't update as much. As a filial son, he needs to take care of his father first. I apologize for any reduced updates. Please bear with me. (To be continued...)