bǎi liàn chéng xiān dì sì juǎn qī xīng dǎo dì wǔ bǎi liù shí liù zhāng qī xīn xuě lián
百炼成仙第四卷七星岛第五百六十六章七心雪莲
In the square, there were many corpses. But with Lin Xuan's keen eyesight, he easily discerned that there weren't any high-ranking cultivators who had condensed their cores here. This was not surprising; this place was merely the outer perimeter of the Jade Profound Sect, and the guards here would naturally not be core disciples of great power.
zhè guǎng chǎng shàng de shī gǔ duō 。 dàn yǐ lín xuān de yǎn lì 。 zì rán hěn róng chū 。 lǐ miàn bìng méi yǒu níng dān hòu de gāo jiē xiū xiān zhě 。 xiǎng lái yě bù qí guài 。 zhè jǐn jǐn shì yù xuán zōng de wài wéi 。 zài cǐ shǒu wèi de 。 zì rán bú huì shì shén me fǎ lì gāo shēn de hé xīn dì zǐ 。
这广场上的尸骨多。但以林轩的眼力。自然很容出。里面并没有凝丹后的高阶修仙者。想来也不奇怪。这仅仅是玉玄宗的外围。在此守卫的。自然不会是什么法力高深的核心弟子。
Nevertheless, scattered nearby were still dozens of unspent spirit artifacts. This demonstrated just how extraordinary the Jade Profound Sect truly was. A hint of color flashed across Lin Xuan's eyes as he reached out a hand to retrieve a storage bag from his waist. With a slight wave of his right hand, he activated it.
dàn ráo shì rú cǐ 。 sàn luò fù jìn 。 líng qì shàng wèi liú shì de líng qì yī jiù yǒu shù shí jiàn zhī duō 。 yóu cǐ kě jiàn yù xuán zōng shì duō me de bù fán le lín xuān yǎn zhōng shǎn guò yī lǚ sè 。 shēn chū shǒu lái 。 cóng yāo jiān zhāi xià yí gè chǔ wù dài 。 yòu shǒu wēi yáng 。 yǐ jiāng jì dào le bàn zhī shàng 。“ shào yé 。 nǐ zhè shì 。”
但饶是如此。散落附近。灵气尚未流逝的灵器依旧有数十件之多。由此可见玉玄宗是多么的不凡了林轩眼中闪过一缕色。伸出手来。从腰间摘下一个储物袋。右手微扬。已将祭到了半之上。“少爷。你这是。”
The storage bag immediately emitted a large amount of light, which swirled around in the square, sucking up all the spirit artifacts that hadn't lost their essence energy and storing them inside.
yuè ér yī lèng 。 yǒu xiē qí 。 rán ér lín xuān què méi yǒu huí dá 。 ér shì zuǒ shǒu fān zhuǎn 。 yī dào fǎ jué cóng zhǐ jiān fēi shè chū lái 。
月儿一愣。有些奇。然而林轩却没有回答。而是左手翻转。一道法诀从指尖飞射出来。
With Lin Xuan's cultivation level, even ordinary talismans might not catch his attention. He usually didn’t bother collecting more than one or two spirit artifacts, but with dozens of them, he couldn’t help but be tempted. The items could fetch a considerable amount of crystal stones in the market.
chǔ wù dài xī yǐ hòu 。 lì kè cóng lǐ miàn fàng dà piàn de guāng xiá 。 xiá guāng zài guǎng chǎng shàng huí xuán 。 nà xiē líng qì wèi shī de bǎo bèi yī yī xī rù dào le lǐ miàn 。
储物袋吸以后。立刻从里面放大片的光霞。霞光在广场上回旋。那些灵气未失的宝被一一吸入到了里面。
After sighing, Lin Xuan waved his sleeves and a fierce wind swept across the square, gathering all the scattered bones together.
yǐ lín xuān de xiū wèi 。 jiù suàn shì pǔ tōng de fǎ bǎo wèi bì néng rù tā de yǎn 。 ruò shì yī jiàn liǎng jiàn líng qì 。 yě lǎn de shōu jí 。 dàn shù shí jiàn zhī duō 。 què nán miǎn dòng xīn 。 ná dào fāng shì 。 kě yǐ huàn qǔ shù bù fēi de jīng shí 。
以林轩的修为。就算是普通的法宝未必能入他的眼。若是一件两件灵器。也懒的收集。但数十件之多。却难免动心。拿到坊市。可以换取数不菲的晶石。
With a flick of his fingers, a fist-sized fireball appeared, which instantly ignited the piled-up bones. In an instant, they turned to ashes and were carried away by the wind.
suí hòu lín xuān tàn le kǒu qì 。 xiù páo yī fú 。 guǎng shàng dùn shí guā qǐ le kuáng fēng 。 jiāng nà xiē luò de hái gǔ jù jí zài yì qǐ 。
随后林轩叹了口气。袖袍一拂。广上顿时刮起了狂风。将那些落的骸骨聚集在一起。
"Master, what are you doing?" Yue'er was taken aback, showing some surprise on her face.
qū zhǐ yī dàn 。 yī kē quán tou dà xiǎo de huǒ fú xiàn 。 hōng de yī xià 。 duī jī rú shān de hái gǔ bèi diǎn rán 。 qǐng kè zhī jiān 。 jiù huà wèi le huī jìn 。 suí fēng piāo sàn 。
屈指一弹。一颗拳头大小的火浮现。轰的一下。堆积如山的骸骨被点燃。顷刻之间。就化为了灰烬。随风飘散。
"It's nothing. For money, I take responsibility for others' misfortunes. Since I've taken these spirit artifacts, it’s only right that I dispose of these ancient cultivators’ remains," Lin Xuan sighed, his expression somewhat melancholic. The path of immortality was fraught with difficulties, and he knew there might come a day when he would fall.
“ shào yé 。 nǐ zhè shì …” yuè yǐ shǒu - kǒu 。 liǎn shàng lù chū chī jīng zhī sè 。
“少爷。你这是…”月以手-口。脸上露出吃惊之色。
However, as a wise and resilient person, Lin Xuan quickly pushed aside this weak thought. He hung the storage bag back on his waist and walked forward.
“ méi shén me 。 ná rén qián 。 tì rén xiāo zāi 。 wǒ jì rán qǔ zǒu le líng qì 。 wèi zhè xiē gǔ xiū shì chǔ lǐ yī xià yí hái 。 yě shì fèn nèi dàng zuò de shì 。” lín xuān tàn le kǒu 。 shén sè xiǎn de yǒu xiē luò jì xiān dào jiān nán 。 yě zhī zì jǐ shì fǒu huì yǒu yǔn luò de yī tiān 。
“没什么。拿人钱。替人消灾。我既然取走了灵器。为这些古修士处理一下遗骸。也是份内当做的事。”林轩叹了口。神色显的有些落寂仙道艰难。也知自己是否会有陨落的一天。
"Eh? What a beautiful garden."
bù guò lín xuān dào dǐ shì zhì jiān rèn zhī rén 。 hěn kuài jiù jiāng zhè yǒu xiē nuò ruò de niàn tou diū dào le yī biān jiāng chǔ wù dài guà huí yāo 。 xiàng qián zǒu qù
不过林轩到底是智坚韧之人。很快就将这有些懦弱的念头丢到了一边将储物袋挂回腰。向前走去
Passing through the square, Lin Xuan arrived at a ravine about a hundred feet wide, filled with various exotic flowers and plants arranged in the shape of a garden.
“ yí 。 hǎo piào liàng de huā yuán 。”
“咦。好漂亮的花园。”
Lin Xuan took a deep breath; the fragrance was refreshing. His heart lightened as he wondered if there might be any spirit herbs or medicinal materials here.
chuān guò guǎng chǎng 。 lín xuān lái le yī chù shān ào 。 yuē yǒu bǎi yú zhàng kuān guǎng 。 lǐ miàn biàn bù qí huā yì cǎo bèi bù zhì chéng yí gè huā yuán de xíng zhuàng 。
穿过广场。林轩来了一处山坳。约有百余丈宽广。里面遍布奇花异草被布置成一个花园的形状。
He quickly released his divine sense to search within. However, Lin Xuan soon became disappointed. While there were some unusual plants, they weren’t suitable for refining into spirit medicines. It seemed this wasn't the Jade Profound Sect's herb garden but merely an ordinary flower bed.
lín xuān xī le kǒu qì 。 zhǐ jué huā xiāng qìn rén xīn pí yě bù yóu de xīn zhōng yī xǐ 。 bù zhī dào zhè lǐ huì fǒu yǒu shén me líng cǎo xiān yào 。
林轩吸了口气。只觉花香沁人心脾也不由的心中一喜。不知道这里会否有什么灵草仙药。
This was not surprising; the essence energy here wasn't particularly dense. Generally, sects' herb gardens were near the source of a spirit vein where the essence energy was most abundant to cultivate superior immortal herbs.
máng fàng chū shén shí 。 zài lǐ miàn sōu suǒ 。 rán ér lín xuān hěn kuài jiù shī wàng le lǐ miàn shì yǒu yī xiē yì cǎo dàn dōu bú shì hé yòng yú liàn zhì líng yào 。 kàn lái zhè lǐ bìng fēi yù xuán zōng de yào yuán 。 zhǐ bù guò shì yī pǔ tōng de huā pǔ ér yǐ 。
忙放出神识。在里面搜索。然而林轩很快就失望了里面是有一些异草但都不适合用于炼制灵药。看来这里并非玉玄宗的药园。只不过是一普通的花圃而已。
Lin Xuan shook his head as he prepared to continue walking when his peripheral vision caught sight of a plant that seemed familiar.
xiǎng xiǎng yě bù xī qí 。 zhè lǐ de líng qì bìng bù tè bié nóng yù 。 ér yì bān lái shuō 。 gè zōng pài de yào yuán dōu kào jìn líng mài de quán yǎn 。 zhǐ yǒu zài líng qì zuì chōng yù de de fāng 。 cái néng péi yù chū shàng jiā de xiān cǎo 。
想想也不稀奇。这里的灵气并不特别浓郁。而一般来说。各宗派的药园都靠近灵脉的泉眼。只有在灵气最充裕的的方。才能培育出上佳的仙草。
"Eh? What is this?"
lín xuān yáo le yáo tóu zhèng zhǔn bèi wǎng qián zǒu 。 rán ér gù pàn zhī jiān 。 jiǎo de yú guāng què chù dào le yī zhū zhí wù 。 jué de shèn shì yǎn shú 。
林轩摇了摇头正准备往前走。然而顾盼之间。角的余光却触到了一株植物。觉的甚是眼熟。
Lin Xuan stopped. Yue'er also flew over curiously, and they found a small, unremarkable plant with a flower bud about the size of a fist. Some had already bloomed, resembling snow lotuses in shape but with an unusual color.
“ yí 。 zhè shì shén me ？”
“咦。这是什么？”
"It's quite beautiful," Yue'er exclaimed happily, her brows filled with joy as girls often are when they want to pick it.
lín xuān tíng xià jiǎo bù 。 yuè ér yě hǎo qí de fēi le guò qù shì yī zhū bìng bù qǐ yǎn de zhí wù quán tou dà xiǎo de huā gū duǒ 。 yǒu de yǐ jīng zhàn fàng le cóng xíng zhuàng kàn 。 hěn xiàng xuě lián 。 rán ér huā de yán sè 。 què pǒ wèi tè 。
林轩停下脚步。月儿也好奇的飞了过去是一株并不起眼的植物拳头大小的花骨朵。有的已经绽放了从形状看。很像雪莲。然而花的颜色。却颇为特。
"Leave it alone." Lin Xuan’s voice carried through the air, heavy with gravity. Although Yue'er didn’t understand, she naturally wouldn't defy Master’s wishes and stopped moving.
“ tǐng piào liàng de 。” yuè ér yī shēng huān hū 。 méi shāo jiān mǎn shì xǐ sè 。 nǚ hái zi tiān ** měi 。 xiǎng yào jiāng zhāi xià lái 。
“挺漂亮的。”月儿一声欢呼。眉梢间满是喜色。女孩子天**美。想要将摘下来。
"What’s wrong?"
“ bié dòng 。” lín xuān de shēng yīn chuán rù ěr duǒ 。 qì zhōng tòu zhe níng zhòng 。 yuè ér suī rán bù jiě 。 dàn zì rán bú huì wéi bèi shào yé de xīn yì 。 tíng xià le dòng zuò 。
“别动。”林轩的声音传入耳朵。气中透着凝重。月儿虽然不解。但自然不会违背少爷的心意。停下了动作。
"This thing is moving."
“ zěn me le ？”
“怎么了？”
"It can't move?"
“ zhè dōng xī dòng 。”
“这东西动。”
"Not exactly. This isn't a common plant; it's actually a flower bud of the Seven-Heart Snow Lotus." Lin Xuan said seriously, though Yue'er could still see the hint of joy in his eyes.
“ dòng bù de ？”
“动不的？”
The Seven-Heart Snow Lotus was one of the famous toxic plants, although it couldn’t rank among the top ten. It was still an extremely rare item.
“ bù cuò 。 zhè kě bú shì pǔ tōng de zhí wù 。 ér shì qī xīn xuě lián de huā gū duǒ 。” lín xuān biǎo qíng níng zhòng de shuō 。 bù guò yuè ér hái shì kàn chū le tā móu shēn chù de xǐ sè 。
“不错。这可不是普通的植物。而是七心雪莲的花骨朵。”林轩表情凝重的说。不过月儿还是看出了他眸深处的喜色。
Don't think that only spirit herbs are valuable; some poisons were just as rare, if not more so.
qī xīn xuě lián 。 ruò shì bèi qí tā xiū shì pèng jiàn 。 huò xǔ huì tán zhī sè biàn 。 dàn luò zài lín xuān zhè zhǒng nèi háng rén de yǎn lǐ 。 què shì jià bǎo a 。
七心雪莲。若是被其他修士碰见。或许会谈之色变。但落在林轩这种内行人的眼里。却是价宝啊。
This Seven-Heart Snow Lotus was a prime example.
cǐ nǎi tiān xià yǒu míng de dú cǎo zhī yī 。 suī bù néng pái jìn qián shí zhī liè 。 dàn yě shì hǎn yǒu zhī wù le 。
此乃天下有名的毒草之一。虽不能排进前十之列。但也是罕有之物了。
Lin Xuan recognized it due to his experience in the Qinyin Mountains. To the cultivators of Youzhou, poison cultivation techniques were considered low-level skills, but the Mo Yue Clan’s shamans had excelled in them. Lin Xuan knew firsthand how powerful the Green Illusion Profound Fire was.
bú yào yǐ wéi zhǐ yǒu líng cǎo cái zhí qián 。 yī xiē dú wù de xī yǒu chéng dù 。 bìng bù bǐ líng cǎo chà duō shǎo de 。
不要以为只有灵草才值钱。一些毒物的稀有程度。并不比灵草差多少的。
And during that time, he had gathered many toxic plants to refine into magic flames; ten out of every hundred had already been used up for refining demonic flames. Seeing a Seven-Heart Snow Lotus now, he wouldn’t let it slip away.
shèn zhì yǒu guò zhī ér wú bù jí 。 zhè qī xīn xuě lián jiù shì qí zhōng zhī yī 。
甚至有过之而无不及。这七心雪莲就是其中之一。
"Yue'er, don't touch this flower. Although it has no physical form, if you come into contact with its poison, it will still cause trouble."
lín xuān zhī suǒ yǐ rèn de 。 hái yào de lì yú tā zài kuí yīn shān mài de yī duàn jīng lì 。 bì jìng zài yōu zhōu de xiū shì yǎn lǐ 。 dú gōng zhǐ shì mò liú xiǎo jì 。 piān piān mò yuè zú de wū shī 。 què jiāng fā huī de lín lí jìn zhì 。 bié de bù shuō 。 zhè bì huàn yōu huǒ wēi lì rú hé 。 lín xuān kě shì yì qīng èr chǔ 。
林轩之所以认的。还要的利于他在奎阴山脉的一段经历。毕竟在幽州的修士眼里。毒功只是末流小技。偏偏墨月族的巫师。却将发挥的淋漓尽致。别的不说。这碧幻幽火威力如何。林轩可是一清二楚。
Lin Xuan walked forward to observe the treasure. This space had existed for millions of years; naturally, the Seven-Heart Snow Lotus was already mature. Otherwise, it wouldn’t be as spotless and pure.
ér dāng chū 。 tā zài kuí yuè chéng zhōng sōu guā de dú cǎo 。 zhè xiē nián wèi le liàn huà mó yán 。 yǐ jīng yòng qù le shí zhī 。 rú cǐ kàn jiàn qī xīn xuě lián 。 zì rán bú huì fàng guò 。
而当初。他在奎月城中搜刮的毒草。这些年为了炼化魔炎。已经用去了十之。如此看见七心雪莲。自然不会放过。
According to Lin Xuan's knowledge, this flower turned black when it first bloomed but became white and flawless over time due to its maturing medicinal properties. Its shape was almost identical to a snow lotus, so some cultivators who didn't know better had attempted to pick it, only to suffer the consequences—rumors even said that it could kill an婴期 cultivator.
“ yuè ér 。 cǐ huā dòng bù de 。 suī rán méi yǒu xíng tǐ 。 dàn ruò shì zhān rǎn shàng cǐ dú 。 tóng yàng shì má fán 。”
“月儿。此花动不的。虽然没有形体。但若是沾染上此毒。同样是麻烦。”
Lin Xuan recalled this information as his expression grew more serious. After thinking for a moment, he took out a wooden box from his pocket.
lín xuān shuō zhe 。 zǒu shàng qián 。 guān chá qǐ cǐ bǎo lái 。 zhè ge kōng jiān 。 bù zhī dào cún zài le jǐ bǎi wàn nián 。 qī xīn xuě lián zì rán zǎo yǐ chéng shú 。 fǒu zé yán sè yě bú huì shì jié bái wú xiá le 。
林轩说着。走上前。观察起此宝来。这个空间。不知道存在了几百万年。七心雪莲自然早已成熟。否则颜色也不会是洁白无暇了。
It was about a foot long and emitted a faint fragrance…
jù lín xuān suǒ zhī 。 cǐ huā gāng gāng zhàn fàng zhī shí 。 nǎi shì rú mò bān de yán sè 。 suí zhe shí jiān de tuī yí 。 yào xìng chéng shú 。 fǎn ér bái wú xiá qǐ lái 。
据林轩所知。此花刚刚绽放之时。乃是如墨般的颜色。随着时间的推移。药性成熟。反而白无暇起来。
Just as Lin Xuan prepared to pick the herb, the Sword Profound Palace group broke through the barrier. They didn’t have the breaking talisman that Lin Xuan had, but Master Kǔ, an old monster at the婴期 stage, along with two mid-stage alchemists, managed to break the crystal wall after some time using brute force.
jiā shàng de xíng zhuàng yǔ xuě = xuě lián yǒu jiǔ chéng xiāng sì 。 yī xiē bù míng jiù lǐ de xiū shì dòng shǒu zhāi qǔ 。 jié guǒ kě xiǎng ér zhī 。 jù shuō shèn zhì dú bì guò yuán yīng qī de xiū shì 。
加上的形状与雪=雪莲有九成相似。一些不明就里的修士动手摘取。结果可想而知。据说甚至毒毙过元婴期的修士。
The rest was simple. Since Lin Xuan hadn't had time to erase the ancient inscriptions on the stone door, they easily broke it open as well.
lín xuān nǎo hǎi zhōng fú xiàn chū cǐ bǎo de zī liào 。 shén sè zì rán yuè fā níng zhòng le 。 xiǎng le yī xiǎng 。 cóng huái lǐ qǔ chū yí gè mù xiá lái 。
林轩脑海中浮现出此宝的资料。神色自然越发凝重了。想了一想。从怀里取出一个木匣来。
Again, a myriad of light and energy enveloped them. Even Master Kǔ, an old monster at the婴期 stage, couldn’t escape; he was forcibly transported.
zhǎng yuē chǐ xǔ 。 sàn fà chū dàn dàn de xiāng qì ……
长约尺许。散发出淡淡的香气……
However, unlike Lin Xuan, when they woke up, they were sent to the edge of a small lake. The lake wasn't large, but its water was pure black. More strangely, it seemed to be a dead end with three sides surrounded by rocks and only one exit guarded by thick iron bars.
ér dāng lín xuān zhǔn bèi zhāi qǔ yào zhī shí 。 jiàn yōu gōng yī xíng rén yú gōng pò le jìn zhì 。 tā men zì rán méi yǒu lín xuān shǒu lǐ de pò jìn zhū 。 dàn kǔ dà shī kě shì yuán yīng qī de lǎo guài wù 。 jiā shàng liǎng míng dān zhōng qī xiū shì de fǔ zhù 。 huā le yī xiē shí jiān 。 zhōng yú kào mán lì jiāng nà shuǐ jīng zhī qiáng dǎ pò 。
而当林轩准备摘取药之时。剑幽宫一行人于攻破了禁制。他们自然没有林轩手里的破禁珠。但苦大师可是元婴期的老怪物。加上两名丹中期修士的辅助。花了一些时间。终于靠蛮力将那水晶之墙打破。
"What is this place?" Geng Shi turned his head to look around, showing shock on his face.
jiē xià lái jiù jiǎn dān le 。 yóu yú lín xuān lái bù jí jiāng shí mén shàng de gǔ zì mǒ qù 。 tā men tóng yàng shì qīng ér yì jǔ de qiāo kāi le dòng 。
接下来就简单了。由于林轩来不及将石门上的古字抹去。他们同样是轻而易举的敲开了洞。
"It seems like a water prison," the red-robed woman's expression was also not good.
jiē xià lái yī jiù shì wàn dào guāng xiá jiāng tā men bāo guǒ 。 biàn shì kǔ dà shī zhè zhǒng yuán yīng jí de lǎo guài wù yě duǒ wú kě duǒ 。 bèi qiáng xíng chuán sòng 。
接下来依旧是万道光霞将他们包裹。便是苦大师这种元婴级的老怪物也躲无可躲。被强行传送。
"Hmph. A water prison? Do you think such a shabby place can hold me down?" Master Kǔ sneered as he raised his left hand and shot out a beam of light.
rán ér yǔ lín xuān bù tóng 。 tā men xǐng lái de shí hòu 。 bèi chuán sòng dào le yī xiǎo hú de biān shàng 。 hú bìng bù dà 。 rán ér shuǐ què shì chún hēi sè de 。 gèng jiā guǐ yì de shì 。 zhè ér jìng rán shì yī de xià hú 。 sān miàn shān shí 。 wéi yī de chū kǒu què shù zhe ér cū de tiě zhù 。
然而与林轩不同。他们醒来的时候。被传送到了一小湖的边上。湖并不大。然而水却是纯黑色的。更加诡异的是。这儿竟然是一的下湖。三面山石。唯一的出口却竖着儿粗的铁柱。
It collided with an iron bar about as thick as his arm. Although he didn’t use all his strength, the blow from an婴期 cultivator was no trivial matter. The iron bars, though seemingly worn, had several powerful barriers on them that easily reflected the sharp beam back at him.
In the square, there were many corpses. But with Lin Xuan's keen eyesight, he easily discerned that there weren't any high-ranking cultivators who had condensed their cores here. This was not surprising; this place was merely the outer perimeter of the Jade Profound Sect, and the guards here would naturally not be core disciples of great power.
Nevertheless, scattered nearby were still dozens of unspent spirit artifacts. This demonstrated just how extraordinary the Jade Profound Sect truly was. A hint of color flashed across Lin Xuan's eyes as he reached out a hand to retrieve a storage bag from his waist. With a slight wave of his right hand, he activated it.
The storage bag immediately emitted a large amount of light, which swirled around in the square, sucking up all the spirit artifacts that hadn't lost their essence energy and storing them inside.
With Lin Xuan's cultivation level, even ordinary talismans might not catch his attention. He usually didn’t bother collecting more than one or two spirit artifacts, but with dozens of them, he couldn’t help but be tempted. The items could fetch a considerable amount of crystal stones in the market.
After sighing, Lin Xuan waved his sleeves and a fierce wind swept across the square, gathering all the scattered bones together.
With a flick of his fingers, a fist-sized fireball appeared, which instantly ignited the piled-up bones. In an instant, they turned to ashes and were carried away by the wind.
"Master, what are you doing?" Yue'er was taken aback, showing some surprise on her face.
"It's nothing. For money, I take responsibility for others' misfortunes. Since I've taken these spirit artifacts, it’s only right that I dispose of these ancient cultivators’ remains," Lin Xuan sighed, his expression somewhat melancholic. The path of immortality was fraught with difficulties, and he knew there might come a day when he would fall.
However, as a wise and resilient person, Lin Xuan quickly pushed aside this weak thought. He hung the storage bag back on his waist and walked forward.
"Eh? What a beautiful garden."
Passing through the square, Lin Xuan arrived at a ravine about a hundred feet wide, filled with various exotic flowers and plants arranged in the shape of a garden.
Lin Xuan took a deep breath; the fragrance was refreshing. His heart lightened as he wondered if there might be any spirit herbs or medicinal materials here.
He quickly released his divine sense to search within. However, Lin Xuan soon became disappointed. While there were some unusual plants, they weren’t suitable for refining into spirit medicines. It seemed this wasn't the Jade Profound Sect's herb garden but merely an ordinary flower bed.
This was not surprising; the essence energy here wasn't particularly dense. Generally, sects' herb gardens were near the source of a spirit vein where the essence energy was most abundant to cultivate superior immortal herbs.
Lin Xuan shook his head as he prepared to continue walking when his peripheral vision caught sight of a plant that seemed familiar.
"Eh? What is this?"
Lin Xuan stopped. Yue'er also flew over curiously, and they found a small, unremarkable plant with a flower bud about the size of a fist. Some had already bloomed, resembling snow lotuses in shape but with an unusual color.
"It's quite beautiful," Yue'er exclaimed happily, her brows filled with joy as girls often are when they want to pick it.
"Leave it alone." Lin Xuan’s voice carried through the air, heavy with gravity. Although Yue'er didn’t understand, she naturally wouldn't defy Master’s wishes and stopped moving.
"What’s wrong?"
"This thing is moving."
"It can't move?"
"Not exactly. This isn't a common plant; it's actually a flower bud of the Seven-Heart Snow Lotus." Lin Xuan said seriously, though Yue'er could still see the hint of joy in his eyes.
The Seven-Heart Snow Lotus was one of the famous toxic plants, although it couldn’t rank among the top ten. It was still an extremely rare item.
Don't think that only spirit herbs are valuable; some poisons were just as rare, if not more so.
This Seven-Heart Snow Lotus was a prime example.
Lin Xuan recognized it due to his experience in the Qinyin Mountains. To the cultivators of Youzhou, poison cultivation techniques were considered low-level skills, but the Mo Yue Clan’s shamans had excelled in them. Lin Xuan knew firsthand how powerful the Green Illusion Profound Fire was.
And during that time, he had gathered many toxic plants to refine into magic flames; ten out of every hundred had already been used up for refining demonic flames. Seeing a Seven-Heart Snow Lotus now, he wouldn’t let it slip away.
"Yue'er, don't touch this flower. Although it has no physical form, if you come into contact with its poison, it will still cause trouble."
Lin Xuan walked forward to observe the treasure. This space had existed for millions of years; naturally, the Seven-Heart Snow Lotus was already mature. Otherwise, it wouldn’t be as spotless and pure.
According to Lin Xuan's knowledge, this flower turned black when it first bloomed but became white and flawless over time due to its maturing medicinal properties. Its shape was almost identical to a snow lotus, so some cultivators who didn't know better had attempted to pick it, only to suffer the consequences—rumors even said that it could kill an婴期 cultivator.
Lin Xuan recalled this information as his expression grew more serious. After thinking for a moment, he took out a wooden box from his pocket.
It was about a foot long and emitted a faint fragrance…
Just as Lin Xuan prepared to pick the herb, the Sword Profound Palace group broke through the barrier. They didn’t have the breaking talisman that Lin Xuan had, but Master Kǔ, an old monster at the婴期 stage, along with two mid-stage alchemists, managed to break the crystal wall after some time using brute force.
The rest was simple. Since Lin Xuan hadn't had time to erase the ancient inscriptions on the stone door, they easily broke it open as well.
Again, a myriad of light and energy enveloped them. Even Master Kǔ, an old monster at the婴期 stage, couldn’t escape; he was forcibly transported.
However, unlike Lin Xuan, when they woke up, they were sent to the edge of a small lake. The lake wasn't large, but its water was pure black. More strangely, it seemed to be a dead end with three sides surrounded by rocks and only one exit guarded by thick iron bars.
"What is this place?" Geng Shi turned his head to look around, showing shock on his face.
"It seems like a water prison," the red-robed woman's expression was also not good.
"Hmph. A water prison? Do you think such a shabby place can hold me down?" Master Kǔ sneered as he raised his left hand and shot out a beam of light.
It collided with an iron bar about as thick as his arm. Although he didn’t use all his strength, the blow from an婴期 cultivator was no trivial matter. The iron bars, though seemingly worn, had several powerful barriers on them that easily reflected the sharp beam back at him.