lín xuān shēn chū shǒu cǎi ． zài hòu nǎo yī pāi ， zhǎng xīn zhī zhōng jǐ duō le yī duì jiāng lì de yuán huán ， yín guāng yī shǎn ， yī céng guāng mù jiāng tā bǎo hù le qǐ lái 。
林轩伸出手采．在后脑一拍，掌心之中己多了一对姜丽的圆环，银光一闪，一层光幕将他保护了起来。
Lin Xuan stretched out his hand and tapped it on the back of his head. A pair of jade rings appeared in his palm, and a silver light flashed as an aura shield enveloped him.
suǒ wèi de shè hún shén tōng zì rán bèi qiē duàn 。
所谓的摄魂神通自然被切断。
The soul-drawing divine technique was naturally cut off.
zhè zhǒng chéng dù de fǎ shù ， huò xǔ zú yǐ duì fù níng dān qī de xiū xiān zhě ， dàn lín xuān de shén shí xiū
这种程度的法术，或许足以对付凝丹期的修仙者，但林轩的神识修
Such a level of spell might be sufficient to deal with a Core Formation cultivator, but Lin Xuan's spirit awareness was still above that of the initial-stage Immortal Infant怪.
wèi ， kě hái zài yuán yīng chū lǎo guài zhī shàng de 。
为，可还在元婴初老怪之上的。
A trace of mockery flashed in his eyes. He poured all his essence energy into the Nine Heaven Bright Moon Ring and snapped out a command: "Break!"
yǎn zhōng shǎn guò yī sī jī fěng ， lín xuān jiāng hún shēn de fǎ lì zhù rù dào jiǔ tiān míng yuè huán zhōng ， qīng chì
眼中闪过一丝讥讽，林轩将浑身的法力注入到九天明月环中，轻叱
A dazzling silver light shot forth and struck the Elder Order Talisman, shattering it with a crisp tearing sound.
yī shēng ：“ pò ！”
一声：“破！”
Meanwhile, at Mount Misty Azure, the main hall of Demon Obscure Sect.
yī dào yào mù de yín guāng jī shè ér chū ， pēng de yī shēng dǎ zhòng le nà zhǎng lǎo lìng fú ， bàn suí zhe qīng
一道耀目的银光激射而出，嘭的一声打中了那长老令符，伴随着清
In one of the spacious chambers, a robed scholar sat cross-legged. This was the sect's leader, who appeared to be in his thirties but had actually lived for hundreds of years. He was an Immortal Infant stage old monster with extraordinary longevity techniques.
cuì de sī liè shēng ， cǐ wù huà wèi le wū yǒu 。
脆的撕裂声，此物化为了乌有。
Under him lay a complex array, and twelve small iron beasts floated above his head, each with different shapes and blood-red eyes, looking extremely eerie.
……
……
The robed scholar's face was filled with gravity as he continuously changed the array formations, performing some intricate ritual. He seemed to be at a crucial stage.
yǔ cǐ tóng shí ， wù cāng shān ， mó yōu mén zǒng tán 。
与此同时，雾苍山，魔幽门总坛。
These iron beasts, though crafted from refined metal, now seemed to come alive, opening their mouths to emit colorful light points. The robed scholar absorbed them into his body one by one.
zài mǒu zuò kuān dà de dòng fǔ ， yī bái páo rú shēng pán xī ér zuò ， cǐ rén zhèng shì mó yōu mén zhī zhǔ ， biǎo miàn shàng bù guò sān shí chū tóu ， rán ér què zhù yán yǒu shù 。 shí nǎi huó le shù bǎi nián de yuán yīng qī lǎo guài wù 。
在某座宽大的洞府，一白袍儒生盘膝而坐，此人正是魔幽门之主，表面上不过三十出头，然而却驻颜有术。实乃活了数百年的元婴期老怪物。
His aura began to change... becoming stronger.
tā de shēn xià ， jū rán shì yī fán fù yǐ jí de zhèn fǎ ， ér tóu dǐng zhī shàng ， zé piāo fú zhe shí èr zuò jīng tiě suǒ zhù chéng de xiǎo shòu ， měi yī zuò ， xíng tài dōu bù shèn xiāng tóng ， gén jīng gèng zuò xuè hóng zhī sè ， kàn shàng qù guǐ yì jí le 。
他的身下，居然是一繁复以极的阵法，而头顶之上，则漂浮着十二座精铁所铸成的小兽，每一座，形态都不甚相同，哏睛更做血红之色，看上去诡异极了。
After a long while, the robed scholar slowly opened his eyes, revealing a hint of joy in his depths. The method recorded in ancient texts was indeed feasible.
cǐ shí ， bái páo rú shēng de liǎn shàng mǎn shì níng zhòng ， shuāng shǒu bù tíng de biàn huàn zhèn fǎ ， jiù xiàng zài jìn xíng mǒu zhǒng fán fù de yí shì ， ér qiě dào le jí wéi guān jiàn de shí qī 。
此时，白袍儒生的脸上满是凝重，双手不停的变幻阵法，就像在进行某种繁复的仪式，而且到了极为关键的时期。
He raised both hands to change the spell formation again. However, just as he did so, one of the iron beasts suddenly exploded without warning.
nà xiē xiǎo shòu míng míng shì yòng jīng tiě suǒ zhù ， cǐ shí què fǎng fú huà guò lái le ， yí gè gè zhāng kāi kǒu ， cóng lǐ miàn tǔ chū wǔ yán liù sè de guāng diǎn 。 bái páo rú shēng jiāng tā men yī yī xī rù jìn shēn tǐ lǐ miàn 。
那些小兽明明是用精铁所铸，此时却仿佛话过来了，一个个张开口，从里面吐出五颜六色的光点。白袍儒生将它们一一吸入进身体里面。
Boom!
ér tā de qì shì yě suí zhī biàn dé bù tóng …… sì hū yuè lái yuè qiáng le 。
而他的气势也随之变得不同……似乎越来越强了。
The sudden incident caused the robed scholar's face to turn pale with shock. His array flickered and seemed to be affected by the explosion.
bái páo rú shēng huǎn huǎn zhēng kāi shuāng móu ， gén dǐ shēn chù zé yǐn yǐn liú lù chū yī lǚ xǐ sè ， zhè gǔ jí shàng suǒ zài de fāng fǎ guǒ rán shì kě xíng de 。
白袍儒生缓缓睁开双眸，哏底深处则隐隐流露出一缕喜色，这古籍上所载的方法果然是可行的。
A stream of blood spewed from his mouth, and his body began to tremble uncontrollably as he fell off the high platform, turning deathly pale.
tā shuāng shǒu tái qǐ ， xiǎng yào zài cì biàn huàn fǎ jué 。 rán ér jiù zài zhè shí ， shí èr zuò xiǎo shòu zhōng de yí gè ， tū rán háo wú zhēng zhào de bào liè kāi le 。
他双手抬起，想要再次变幻法诀。然而就在这时，十二座小兽中的一个，突然毫无征兆的爆裂开了。
The stone door outside opened loudly, and a bald old man rushed in. Seeing this scene, he was greatly alarmed and quickly helped the robed scholar up: "Sect Leader, how do you feel? Are you injured?"
hōng !
轰!
"Fine." The robed scholar sighed, his expression filled with desolation. "Unfortunately, decades of effort have been destroyed in an instant. I was just short of advancing to late-stage Immortal Infant."
shì fā tū rán ， bái páo rú shēng liǎn sè kuáng biàn ， tā shēn xià de fǎ zhèn shǎn le jǐ shǎn ， sì hū yě yīn cǐ shòu dào le qiān lián 。
事发突然，白袍儒生脸色狂变，他身下的法阵闪了几闪，似乎也因此受到了牵连。
The bald old man looked around and then fixed his gaze on the broken spirit beast, looking puzzled. He exclaimed: "How could this happen? The soul-drawing technique should be foolproof, but someone's soul wasn't retrieved."
pū ……
噗……
The robed scholar's face was equally troubled. He couldn't figure out what went wrong. Using a cultivator's soul and blood to冲击core stage was a secret of Demon Obscure Sect, but the conditions were extremely strict, not everyone could use it.
bái páo rú shēng yī kǒu xiān xuè pēn chū ， shēn tǐ kāi shǐ bù shòu kòng zhì de chàn dǒu ， suí hòu cóng suǒ zuò de gāo tái shàng shuāi luò ， liǎn sè gèng shì yī xià zi biàn dé cāng bái wú xuè le 。
白袍儒生一口鲜血喷出，身体开始不受控制的颤抖，随后从所坐的高台上摔落，脸色更是一下子变得苍白无血了。
He had prepared for this challenge for over a century, expecting no failure... yet this happened...
wài miàn de shí mén hōng rán dǎ kāi ， yī hè fā lǎo zhě jí bù zǒu le jìn lái ， jiàn dào cǐ jǐng ， bù yóu de dà jīng ， lián máng jiāng bái páo rú shēng fú qǐ ：“ mén zhǔ ， nǐ gǎn jué rú hé ， kě yǒu dà ài A me ？”
外面的石门轰然打开，一赫发老者疾步走了进来，见到此景，不由的大惊，连忙将白袍儒生扶起：“门主，你感觉如何，可有大碍A么？”
Where did the mistake occur? Although the Elder Order Talismans were sent through an auction, they had carefully selected buyers who met the criteria.
“ hái hǎo 。” bái páo rú shēng tàn le kǒu qì ， biǎo qíng gèng shì shuō bù chū de luò jì ：“ zhǐ kě
“还好。”白袍儒生叹了口气，表情更是说不出的落寂：“只可
The only possibility was that the cultivator with the talisman had already formed a core in these few years.
xī shù shí nián de xīn xuè ， huǐ yú yí dàn ， zhè cì chōng jī yuán yīng hòu qī ， zhǐ chà yì diǎn diǎn ……”
惜数十年的心血，毁于一旦，这次冲击元婴后期，只差一点点……”
A bitter smile played on his face. Such was fate; what could he say?
hè fā lǎo zhě tái qǐ tóu ， huán gù le yī xià sì zhōu ， zuì hòu mù guāng luò zài le nà zūn pò liè de běn mìng shòu ， biǎo qíng yī dāi ， biàn dé yǒu xiē gǔ guài 。 tuō kǒu jīng hū le chū mò ：“ zěn huì rú cǐ ， shè hún shù yīng gāi wàn wú yī shī ， jū rán yǒu yí gè rén de hún pò ， méi yǒu bèi qǔ huí lái 。”
赫发老者抬起头，环顾了一下四周，最后目光落在了那尊破裂的本命兽，表情一呆，变得有些古怪。脱口惊呼了出末：“怎会如此，摄魂术应该万无一失，居然有一个人的魂魄，没有被取回来。”
At Lingyun Sect, Lin Xuan's chamber.
bái páo rú shēng de liǎn sè tóng yàng nán zhe ， cǐ shì tā bǎi sī bù dé qí jiě ， zhè zhǒng lì yòng xiū shì hún pò xuè jì yǐ chōng jī píng tuí de fāng fǎ nǎi mó yōu mén de bù chuán zhī mì ， zhǐ bù guò shī xíng de tiáo jiàn kē kè yǐ jí ， bìng bú shì rén rén dōu kě shí jiè yòng de 。
白袍儒生的脸色同样难着，此事他百思不得其解，这种利用修士魂魄血祭以冲击瓶颓的方法乃魔幽门的不传之秘，只不过施行的条件苛刻以极，并不是人人都可时借用的。
Looking at the Elder Order Talisman that had turned into a pile of debris, Lin Xuan's expression darkened. Being tricked by someone would never make him happy.
wèi le zhè cì chōng guān ． tā jǐ jīng zhǔn bèi le shàng bǎi nián ， yuán běn wàn wú yī shēng ， nǎ zhī dào què fā shēng le zhè yàng de shì ……
为了这次冲关．他己经准备了上百年，原本万无一生，哪知道却发生了这样的事……
Indeed, it had been dangerous just now. If not for his transformation into a demonic infant, could his soul have been sucked away? It was still uncertain.
jiū jìng chū cuò de huán jié zài nǎ lǐ ， shí èr méi zhǎng lǎo lìng fú ， suī rán shì tōng guò pāi mài de fāng shì fā sòng chū qù ， kě gòu mǎi de rén ， tā men dōu zǐ xì zhēn zhuó ． míng a shì fú hé tiáo jiàn de 。
究竟出错的环节在哪里，十二枚长老令符，虽然是通过拍卖的方式发送出去，可购买的人，他们都仔细斟酌．明啊是符合条件的。
He vowed to take revenge.
bù néng shè huí hún pò ， kě néng xìng zhǐ yǒu yī zhǒng …… chí yǒu cǐ lìng fú de xiū shì ， zài zhè duǎn duǎn de shù zài lǐ ， jǐ rán jié yīng chéng gōng 。
不能摄回魂魄，可能性只有一种……持有此令符的修士，在这短短的数载里，己然结婴成功。
However, Lin Xuan did not plan to retaliate immediately. Demon Obscure Sect was one of the two major powers on Cloud Sea Island, with countless powerful cultivators and deep roots far surpassing Ning Family's strength.
liǎn shàng liú lù chū yī sī kǔ sè de xiào róng ， tiān yì rú cǐ ， tā yòu yǒu shén me hǎo shuō 。
脸上流露出一丝苦涩的笑容，天意如此，他又有什么好说。
Engaging them now would be disadvantageous for him. But when his power grew...
……
……
If they didn't offend me, I wouldn't offend them; if they offended me, I would destroy their entire family.
yǔ cǐ tóng shí ， léi yīn shān ， lín xuān de dòng fǔ 。
与此同时，雷阴山，林轩的洞府。
Lin Xuan was determined when suddenly he felt something. He raised his head and extended his hand, summoning a gust of wind that swept away the debris on the ground.
kàn zhe gén qián jǐ bào chéng le yī tuán suì xiè de zhǎng lǎo lìng fú ， lín gǎn liǎn shàng mǎn shì yīn mái zhī sè ， bù lùn shì shuí ， bèi bié rén àn suàn yī cì ， xīn qíng dōu bú huì tài hǎo de 。
看着哏前己爆成了一团碎屑的长老令符，林秆脸上满是阴霾之色，不论是谁，被别人暗算一次，心情都不会太好的。
Fog swirled, and the禁制 around the chamber temporarily disappeared as a red flash entered.
shuō qǐ lái ， gāng gāng hái zhēn shì wēi xiǎn ， ruò fēi zì jǐ yǐ rán huà chéng mó yīng ， hún pò huì bú huì bèi xī qù ， kě hái shì liǎng shuō 。
说起来，刚刚还真是危险，若非自己已然化成魔婴，魂魄会不会被吸去，可还是两说。
The light faded to reveal the face of Ning San's wife, not very young but still beautiful.
zhè ge chóu ， zì jǐ jì xià le 。
这个仇，自己记下了。
"Meeting you, Elder."
dāng rán ， lín xuān bìng bù dǎ suàn guān zài bào fù 。 mó yōu mén nǎi shì xuán kōng dǎo liǎng dà jù tóu ， gāo shǒu rú yún ， gēn shēn dì gù ． shí lì yuǎn zài níng jiā zhī shàng de 。
当然，林轩并不打算观在报复。魔幽门乃是旋崆岛两大巨头，高手如云，根深蒂固．实力远在宁家之上的。
She looked at Lin Xuan with a pleasing smile and bowed slightly.
rú jīn yǔ tā men wèi dí ， yú jǐ bù lì 。 bù guò děng rì hòu zì jǐ de shí lì zēng qiáng le ……
如今与他们为敌，于己不利。不过等日后自己的实力增强了……
"Never mind." Lin Xuan waved his hand indifferently, showing no emotion on his face and not asking why she was there.
rén bù fàn wǒ ， wǒ bù fàn rén ， rén ruò fàn wǒ 。 wǒ bì miè tā mǎn mén 。
人不犯我，我不犯人，人若犯我。我必灭他满门。
Though he had been sequestered in his chamber for years, Lin Xuan wasn't ignorant of external affairs. He cared about Ning Family's matters secretly since he intended to use it as a tool.
lín xuān zhèng zài xīn zhōng fā hěn ， tū rán xiàng shì gǎn jué dào shén me ， tái qǐ tóu ， shēn shǒu yī zhāo ， yī zhèn kuáng fēng juǎn guò ， dì shàng de suì xiè dùn shí xiāo shī dé wú yǐng wú zōng 。
林轩正在心中发狠，突然像是感觉到什么，抬起头，伸手一招，一阵狂风卷过，地上的碎屑顿时消失得无影无踪。
Ning San's wife was the head of the family, so Lin Xuan knew much about her. Not only was she not weak, but she had deep scheming abilities. She wouldn’t come here for nothing; today, there must be something important.
wù qì fān yǒng ， dòng fǔ wài de jìn zhì yě zàn shí qù chú ， yī dào hóng sè dùn guāng fēi jìn lái le 。
雾气翻涌，洞府外的禁制也暂时去除，一道红色遁光飞进来了。
"Reporting to you, Elder, we have made some progress regarding the underground fire," she said with a charming smile.
guāng máng shōu liǎn ． xiàn chū yī wèi měi mào nǚ xiū de róng yán ， nián líng bù suàn hěn qīng ， què yī jiù yōng yǒu dòng rén de fēng yùn 。
光芒收敛．现出一位美貌女修的容颜，年龄不算很轻，却依旧拥有动人的风韵。
"Oh?" Lin Xuan's eyes opened wide as he felt a hint of joy on his face. "Tell me quickly."
zhèng shì níng sān fū rén 。
正是宁三夫人。
Lin Xuan didn't hide his excitement; Ning Family was already in his grasp, and Ning San's wife wouldn’t dare to withhold any information.
“ jiàn guò cháng lǎo 。”
“见过长老。”
She came here for a reward.
cǐ nǚ kàn le yī yǎn lín xuān ， qiào liǎn shàng duī qì chū tǎo hǎo de xiào róng ， yíng yíng yī fú 。
此女看了一眼林轩，俏脸上堆砌出讨好的笑容，盈盈一福。
"Have you heard of the Elder from Fiery Sun Sect?" she asked with a slight smile.
“ bà le 。” lín xuān biǎo qíng mù rán de yī bǎi shǒu ， liǎn shàng sī háo kàn bù chū xǐ nù ， gèng méi yǒu xún wèn duì fāng lái zhè lǐ gàn shén me 。
“罢了。”林轩表情木然的一摆手，脸上丝毫看不出喜怒，更没有询问对方来这里干什么。
"Of course." Lin Xuan frowned. He wasn't a newcomer here; Fiery Sun Sect was one of the Nine Great Forces in Cloud Sea, and its reputation was well-known even to low-ranking scattered cultivators.
jiē zhǎng níng jiā yǐ yǒu shù zài ， lín xuān píng rì lǐ suī rán zài dòng fǔ lǐ bì guān xiū liàn ， dàn bìng bù dài biǎo tā jiù duì wài jiè zhī shì yī wú suǒ zhī ， qià qià xiāng fǎn ， jì rán yào ràng níng jiā chéng wéi zì jǐ de zhǎo yá 。 duì yú tā de shì qíng ． lín xuān àn dì lǐ qí shí pǒ wèi guān xīn 。
接掌宁家已有数载，林轩平日里虽然在洞府里闭关修炼，但并不代表他就对外界之事一无所知，恰恰相反，既然要让宁家成为自己的爪牙。对于它的事情．林轩暗地里其实颇为关心。
Could the underground fire he needed be related to this sect?
ér níng sān fū rén zhèng shì gāi jiā zú de shǒu nǎo rén wù ， lín xuān zì rán liǎo jiě pǒ duō ， cǐ nǚ bù jǐn xiū wèi bù ruò ， ér qiě hěn yǒu chéng fǔ ， wú shì bù dēng sān bǎo diàn ， jīn tiān jì rán lái dào zhè lǐ ， kěn dìng shì yǒu zhòng yào de shì qíng ， gēn běn bù yòng zì jǐ xiāng xún 。
而宁三夫人正是该家族的首脑人物，林轩自然了解颇多，此女不仅修为不弱，而且很有城府，无事不登三宝殿，今天既然来到这里，肯定是有重要的事情，根本不用自己相询。
A trace of doubt flashed in Lin Xuan's eyes. This Fiery Sun Sect had been on his radar for a long time!
“ qǐ bǐng zhǎng lǎo ， nín suǒ shuō de dì mài zhī huǒ ， rú jīn yǒu le yì diǎn méi mù 。” cǐ nǚ qiǎo xiào qiàn xī de kāi kǒu le
“启禀长老，您所说的地脉之火，如今有了一点眉目。”此女巧笑倩兮的开口了
The sect’s legacy dated back tens of thousands of years, and its name suggested expertise in fire attributes, powerful and straightforward. Its location was indeed along an excellent fire attribute spirit vein with abundant underground fire resources.
“ ó ？” lín xuān yī tīng ， dùn shí zhēng kāi shuāng móu ， liǎn shàng yě bù yóu de shǎn guò yī lǚ xǐ sè ：“ kuài ， shuō shuō ．”
“哦？”林轩一听，顿时睁开双眸，脸上也不由得闪过一缕喜色：“快，说说．”
However, the conditions to refine Heavenly Dust Pills were not ordinary. The ancient Spirit Medicine Mountain used a clever method to break barriers, reaching terrifying temperatures. Although Fiery Sun Sect's spirit vein was good, it still couldn't meet the requirements...
Lin Xuan stretched out his hand and tapped it on the back of his head. A pair of jade rings appeared in his palm, and a silver light flashed as an aura shield enveloped him.
The soul-drawing divine technique was naturally cut off.
Such a level of spell might be sufficient to deal with a Core Formation cultivator, but Lin Xuan's spirit awareness was still above that of the initial-stage Immortal Infant怪.
A trace of mockery flashed in his eyes. He poured all his essence energy into the Nine Heaven Bright Moon Ring and snapped out a command: "Break!"
A dazzling silver light shot forth and struck the Elder Order Talisman, shattering it with a crisp tearing sound.
Meanwhile, at Mount Misty Azure, the main hall of Demon Obscure Sect.
In one of the spacious chambers, a robed scholar sat cross-legged. This was the sect's leader, who appeared to be in his thirties but had actually lived for hundreds of years. He was an Immortal Infant stage old monster with extraordinary longevity techniques.
Under him lay a complex array, and twelve small iron beasts floated above his head, each with different shapes and blood-red eyes, looking extremely eerie.
The robed scholar's face was filled with gravity as he continuously changed the array formations, performing some intricate ritual. He seemed to be at a crucial stage.
These iron beasts, though crafted from refined metal, now seemed to come alive, opening their mouths to emit colorful light points. The robed scholar absorbed them into his body one by one.
His aura began to change... becoming stronger.
After a long while, the robed scholar slowly opened his eyes, revealing a hint of joy in his depths. The method recorded in ancient texts was indeed feasible.
He raised both hands to change the spell formation again. However, just as he did so, one of the iron beasts suddenly exploded without warning.
Boom!
The sudden incident caused the robed scholar's face to turn pale with shock. His array flickered and seemed to be affected by the explosion.
Puff...
A stream of blood spewed from his mouth, and his body began to tremble uncontrollably as he fell off the high platform, turning deathly pale.
The stone door outside opened loudly, and a bald old man rushed in. Seeing this scene, he was greatly alarmed and quickly helped the robed scholar up: "Sect Leader, how do you feel? Are you injured?"
"Fine." The robed scholar sighed, his expression filled with desolation. "Unfortunately, decades of effort have been destroyed in an instant. I was just short of advancing to late-stage Immortal Infant."
The bald old man looked around and then fixed his gaze on the broken spirit beast, looking puzzled. He exclaimed: "How could this happen? The soul-drawing technique should be foolproof, but someone's soul wasn't retrieved."
The robed scholar's face was equally troubled. He couldn't figure out what went wrong. Using a cultivator's soul and blood to冲击core stage was a secret of Demon Obscure Sect, but the conditions were extremely strict, not everyone could use it.
He had prepared for this challenge for over a century, expecting no failure... yet this happened...
Where did the mistake occur? Although the Elder Order Talismans were sent through an auction, they had carefully selected buyers who met the criteria.
The only possibility was that the cultivator with the talisman had already formed a core in these few years.
A bitter smile played on his face. Such was fate; what could he say?
At Lingyun Sect, Lin Xuan's chamber.
Looking at the Elder Order Talisman that had turned into a pile of debris, Lin Xuan's expression darkened. Being tricked by someone would never make him happy.
Indeed, it had been dangerous just now. If not for his transformation into a demonic infant, could his soul have been sucked away? It was still uncertain.
He vowed to take revenge.
However, Lin Xuan did not plan to retaliate immediately. Demon Obscure Sect was one of the two major powers on Cloud Sea Island, with countless powerful cultivators and deep roots far surpassing Ning Family's strength.
Engaging them now would be disadvantageous for him. But when his power grew...
If they didn't offend me, I wouldn't offend them; if they offended me, I would destroy their entire family.
Lin Xuan was determined when suddenly he felt something. He raised his head and extended his hand, summoning a gust of wind that swept away the debris on the ground.
Fog swirled, and the禁制 around the chamber temporarily disappeared as a red flash entered.
The light faded to reveal the face of Ning San's wife, not very young but still beautiful.
"Meeting you, Elder."
She looked at Lin Xuan with a pleasing smile and bowed slightly.
"Never mind." Lin Xuan waved his hand indifferently, showing no emotion on his face and not asking why she was there.
Though he had been sequestered in his chamber for years, Lin Xuan wasn't ignorant of external affairs. He cared about Ning Family's matters secretly since he intended to use it as a tool.
Ning San's wife was the head of the family, so Lin Xuan knew much about her. Not only was she not weak, but she had deep scheming abilities. She wouldn’t come here for nothing; today, there must be something important.
"Reporting to you, Elder, we have made some progress regarding the underground fire," she said with a charming smile.
"Oh?" Lin Xuan's eyes opened wide as he felt a hint of joy on his face. "Tell me quickly."
Lin Xuan didn't hide his excitement; Ning Family was already in his grasp, and Ning San's wife wouldn’t dare to withhold any information.
She came here for a reward.
"Have you heard of the Elder from Fiery Sun Sect?" she asked with a slight smile.
"Of course." Lin Xuan frowned. He wasn't a newcomer here; Fiery Sun Sect was one of the Nine Great Forces in Cloud Sea, and its reputation was well-known even to low-ranking scattered cultivators.
Could the underground fire he needed be related to this sect?
A trace of doubt flashed in Lin Xuan's eyes. This Fiery Sun Sect had been on his radar for a long time!
The sect’s legacy dated back tens of thousands of years, and its name suggested expertise in fire attributes, powerful and straightforward. Its location was indeed along an excellent fire attribute spirit vein with abundant underground fire resources.
However, the conditions to refine Heavenly Dust Pills were not ordinary. The ancient Spirit Medicine Mountain used a clever method to break barriers, reaching terrifying temperatures. Although Fiery Sun Sect's spirit vein was good, it still couldn't meet the requirements...