“ zhè lǐ shì shí hǔ shān ， wèi yú dōng yuán zhōu jìng nèi 。” hóng yī shào nǚ yíng yíng yī fú ， xiǎo xīn yì yì de kāi kǒu le 。
“这里是石虎山，位于东缘州境内。”红衣少女盈盈一福，小心翼翼的开口了。
"Here is Stone Tiger Mountain, located within the borders of Dongyuan Prefecture," said the robed maiden with a gentle bow, speaking cautiously.
miàn duì zhè zhǒng gāo rén ， zì jǐ jiě mèi jiù fǎng fú lóu yǐ yī yàng ， tā lián dà qì dōu bù gǎn chuǎn 。
面对这种高人，自己姐妹就仿佛蝼蚁一样，她连大气都不敢喘。
Facing such an esteemed individual, she and her sister felt like ants. She didn't dare to breathe heavily.
“ dōng yuán zhōu 、” shào nián tīng le ， què zhòu le zhòu méi ， zhuàng shì sī suǒ ， mǎn liǎn de chén yín zhī sè ：“ nà zhè lǐ
“东缘州、”少年听了，却皱了皱眉，状似思索，满脸的沉吟之色：“那这里
"The Dongyuan Prefecture?" The young man frowned, appearing deep in thought as he asked: "Is this still Seven Stars Island?"
yī jiù shì qī xīng dǎo me ？”
依旧是七星岛么？”
"Of course," the two girls nodded together.
“ dāng rán ” liǎng nǚ yì qǐ diǎn tóu 。
“当然”两女一起点头。
Gaining the result he wanted, Lin Xuan finally showed a pleased expression on his face. It was indeed unfortunate that during the teleportation process, an error had occurred. Such a probability was minuscule, but once it happened, one would likely end up in the underworld.
dé dào zì jǐ xiǎng yào de jié guǒ ， lín xuān liǎn shàng zhōng yú lù chū xǐ sè ， shuō qǐ lái ， zì jǐ zhè huí ， yě zhēn shì dào
得到自己想要的结果，林轩脸上终于露出喜色，说起来，自己这回，也真是倒
Lin Xuan himself had lost seven of his three souls to such fear at the time. Since entering the cultivation world, he had used teleportation arrays many times without ever encountering this issue.
zú le dà méi ， zài chuán sòng guò chéng zhōng ， jū rán chū xiàn le chā cuò 。
足了大霉，在传送过程中，居然出现了差错。
Of course, Lin Xuan didn't wish to sit and wait. Thankfully, his cultivation was not inferior to that of an infant spirit cultivator, and he knew some array knowledge. He exerted all his efforts and finally turned danger into safety.
yào zhī dào zhè zhǒng jī lǜ kě shì wēi hū qí wēi ， rán ér shuí yí dàn yù jiàn ， shí yǒu ** dōu shì hún guī dì fǔ 。
要知道这种几率可是微乎其微，然而谁一旦遇见，十有**都是魂归地府。
However, where he had been teleported could not be controlled.
lín xuān dāng shí ， yě sān hún bèi xià diào le qī pò ， zì cóng tà rù xiū xiān jiè yǐ lái ， chuán sòng zhèn tā yě yòng guò hěn duō
林轩当时，也三魂被吓掉了七魄，自从踏入修仙界以来，传送阵他也用过很多
Hearing that it remained within Seven Stars Island's borders, Lin Xuan naturally felt much relieved. Otherwise, he would have needed to expend more effort to return to his destination.
cì le ， què cóng méi yù jiàn zhè zhǒng shì 。
次了，却从没遇见这种事。
Lin Xuan released his divine sense and lightly swept the area nearby. There were nearly a thousand cultivators here, but few experts. The most powerful was at mid-core condensation stage. It seemed that he had entered the territory of some small family or sect. Lin Xuan looked at the two girls in front of him: "Dongyuan Prefecture—this name sounds familiar to me. Is it located in the southern part of Seven Stars Island?"
dāng rán ， lín xuān kě bù yuàn zuò yǐ dài bì ， hǎo zài tā de xiū wèi yǐ bù xùn yú yuán yīng xiū shì ， yòu duō shǎo dǒng de yī
当然，林轩可不愿坐以待毙，好在他的修为已不逊于元婴修士，又多少懂得一
"Senior is correct," said the green-robed maiden cautiously.
xiē zhèn fǎ zhī shí ， shǐ jǐn hún shēn xiè shù ， zhōng yú zhuǎn wēi wéi ān 。
些阵法知识，使尽浑身解数，终于转危为安。
"Hmm, are there any markets nearby?"
bù guò zì jǐ bèi chuán sòng dào nǎ lǐ ， què yě wú fǎ bǎ wò 。
不过自己被传送到哪里，却也无法把握。
"This…" The two girls exchanged glances. After a moment, the taller robed girl opened her lips: "Senior's forgiveness, my sisters have low status and have never left our sect. However, junior heard that seven hundred miles away from here lies a market town, but I'm not sure if it is true."
tīng shuō réng zài qī xīng dǎo jìng nèi ， zì rán dà dà sōng le kǒu qì ， fǒu zé hái yào duō fèi yī fān shǒu jiǎo cái néng chóng xīn huí
听说仍在七星岛境内，自然大大松了口气，否则还要多费一番手脚才能重新回
This girl was quite clever, fearing that any misinformation might lead this senior on a fruitless journey, which she couldn't afford.
dào mù dì dì 。
到目的地。
"Hmm," Lin Xuan nodded. "Don't worry; whether or not you're correct, I won't blame you. Please tell me the specific location."
lín xuān jiāng shén shí fàng chū ， zài fù jìn qīng qīng sǎo guò ， xiū xiān zhě zú yǒu jìn qiān zhī duō ， bù guò gāo shǒu què shì liáo liáo
林轩将神识放出，在附近轻轻扫过，修仙者足有近千之多，不过高手却是寥寥
The girl didn't hesitate and quickly relayed the market town's whereabouts. Lin Xuan's expression relaxed as his gaze fell on a nearby ginseng plant: "You two came to this remote place for this?"
wú jǐ ， zuì lì hài de yě bù guò níng dān zhōng qī ， kàn lái zì jǐ yīng gāi shì chuǎng rù le mǒu gè xiǎo jiā zú huò zhě mén pài
无几，最厉害的也不过凝丹中期，看来自己应该是闯入了某个小家族或者门派
"Indeed," both girls nodded, feeling a pang of pain in their hearts. The spirit herb had caught the senior's eye. They naturally wouldn't dare contest it and instead showed submissive expressions. "This is an unowned item; my sisters are too poor to claim it. Please enjoy it."
de lǐng dì 。 lín xuān kàn le yī yǎn shēn qián de liǎng wèi shào nǚ ：“ dōng yuán zhōu ， zhè ge dì míng wǒ hǎo xiàng tīng shuō guò ，
的领地。林轩看了一眼身前的两位少女：“东缘州，这个地名我好像听说过，
Lin Xuan's lips curled into a smile. He knew all too well what was in their hearts.
shì qī xīng dǎo nán bù ？”
是七星岛南部？”
After all, a few hundred-year-old ginseng wasn't something he would take seriously. How could he be so vulgar as to compete with two juniors?
“ qián bèi shuō de méi cuò 。” lǜ yī shào nǚ xiǎo xīn yì yì de kāi kǒu 。
“前辈说的没错。”绿衣少女小心翼翼的开口。
"You're overthinking this; I have no intention of monopolizing the medicinal herb," Lin Xuan said calmly. "However, there are one or two-grade spirit beasts guarding nearby. With your cultivation, you probably can't subdue them."
“ ēn ， zhè fù jìn kě yǒu shén me fāng shì ？”
“恩，这附近可有什么坊市？”
"Two-grade beast?" The girls were stunned, their faces showing shock. Although they had sensed the heavy aura in the area, they hadn't expected the single-horned python to have advanced.
“ zhè ge ……” liǎng nǚ miàn miàn xiāng qù ， guò le bàn shǎng ， nà shēn cái lüè gāo de hóng yī shào nǚ cái yīng chún wēi qǐ ：
“这个……”两女面面相觑，过了半晌，那身材略高的红衣少女才樱唇微启：
A two-grade beast wasn't something she and her sister could handle; it would likely result in their deaths. Both girls' faces showed a sense of relief.
“ qián bèi shù zuì ， wǒ jiě mèi shēn fèn dī wēi ， cóng lái méi yǒu lí kāi guò mén pài ， bù guò wǎn bèi dǎo shì tīng shuō ， jù
“前辈恕罪，我姐妹身份低微，从来没有离开过门派，不过晚辈倒是听说，距
"Senior…" The green-robed girl reacted quickly, showing a pleading expression.
cǐ qī bǎi lǐ de dì fāng ， yǒu yī zuò fāng shì ， jiù bù zhī dào shǔ bù shǔ shí 。”
此七百里的地方，有一座坊市，就不知道属不属实。”
Seeing this, Lin Xuan didn't say much more. He simply stretched out his hand behind them, and the air flashed with light as a green-clawed giant hand appeared, plunging into the rock.
cǐ nǚ dào yě guāi qiǎo ， shēn pà chuán yán yǒu wù ， ràng zhè wèi qián bèi bái pǎo yī tàng ， nà shí hòu zì jǐ kě chī zuì bù qǐ
此女倒也乖巧，深怕传言有误，让这位前辈白跑一趟，那时候自己可吃罪不起
Sizzle…
， gù ér xiān jiāng zhè fān huà shuō zài qián tou 。
，故而先将这番话说在前头。
The stone crumbled like tofu, unable to stop Lin Xuan's spell. A large yellow-bucket-sized python was snatched by the monstrous hand.
“ ēn ，” lín xuān diǎn le diǎn tóu ，“ fàng xīn ， bù lùn duì cuò ， wǒ dōu bú huì guài zuì yú nǐ ， jiāng jù tǐ de fāng
“恩，”林轩点了点头，“放心，不论对错，我都不会怪罪于你，将具体的方
About several dozen feet long, it bore bony horns on its forehead.
wèi shuō lái 。”
位说来。”
This naturally was that recently advanced two-grade beast.
cǐ nǚ bù gǎn dài màn ， máng zhàn zhàn jīng jīng de shuō chū le fāng shì suǒ zài ， lín xuān shén sè yī huǎn ， mù guāng luò zài le bù
此女不敢怠慢，忙战战兢兢的说出了坊市所在，林轩神色一缓，目光落在了不
The other party didn't want to surrender and struggled fiercely. Seeing this, a hint of ruthlessness flashed across Lin Xuan's face as he sent a lightning bolt about his arm through the green-clawed hand.
yuǎn chù de rén shēn shàng miàn ：“ nǐ liǎ lái dào zhè huāng pì zhī suǒ ， shì wèi le cǎi zhāi zhè ge ？”
远处的人参上面：“你俩来到这荒僻之所，是为了采摘这个？”
A meaty aroma wafted in the air as the terrifying spirit beast was reduced to a plate of cooked food within an instant.
“ ēn 。” liǎng nǚ diǎn le diǎn tóu ， xīn zhōng dōu dà gǎn ròu téng ， líng cǎo luò zài le qián bèi yǎn zhōng 。 tā men zì rán bù
“恩。”两女点了点头，心中都大感肉疼，灵草落在了前辈眼中。她们自然不
The girls were dumbfounded and even more silent.
gǎn zhēng duó ， ér qiě hái dé lù chū tǎo hǎo zhī sè ，“ zhè běn shì wú zhǔ zhī wù ， wǒ jiě mèi fú báo ， qǐng qián bèi xiǎng
敢争夺，而且还得露出讨好之色，“这本是无主之物，我姐妹福薄，请前辈享
"Done. This matter is settled, and this beast will be your gift."
yòng 。”
用。”
Lin Xuan finished speaking, his figure spinning into a streak of green light that vanished on the horizon. The green hand similarly disintegrated into countless green spirit energies, dispersing in the air.
lín xuān zuǐ jiǎo biān lù chū yī lǚ xiào róng ， zì jǐ yě shì cóng dī jiē xiū shì yí bù bù zǒu guò lái de ， nǎ lǐ huì bù zhī
林轩嘴角边露出一缕笑容，自己也是从低阶修士一步步走过来的，哪里会不知
Leaving so suddenly left the girls in shock, but once they recovered, their remaining emotion was sheer joy.
dào liǎng nǚ xīn zhōng de xiǎng fǎ ne 。
道两女心中的想法呢。
The beast had been eliminated, and this century-old ginseng was now theirs. There was also that unexpected acquisition of a single-horned python.
hé kuàng shù bǎi nián de rén shēn ér yǐ ， zì jǐ gēn běn jiù bú huì fàng zài yǎn lǐ ， qǐ huì nà me méi pǐn de yǔ liǎng wèi xiǎo
何况数百年的人参而已，自己根本就不会放在眼里，岂会那么没品的与两位小
This was indeed a real two-grade spirit beast. Although it was dead, its scales and bones could still fetch quite a few crystals.
bèi zhēng duó 。
辈争夺。
This good fortune would be enough for their cultivation needs over the next few years.
“ nǐ men xiǎng duō le ， wǒ kě bà zhàn líng yào zhī yì ， zhǐ bù guò zhè rén shēn fù jìn ， yǒu yī èr jiē líng shòu shǒu hù ，
“你们想多了，我可霸占灵药之意，只不过这人参附近，有一二阶灵兽守护，
The girls weren't heartless; even though they knew Lin Xuan had already left far behind, they still knelt devoutly, bowing towards where he disappeared.
yǐ nǐ liǎ de xiū wèi ， kǒng pà wú fǎ xiáng fú 。” lín xuān dàn dàn de kāi kǒu 。
以你俩的修为，恐怕无法降服。”林轩淡淡的开口。
By this time, Lin Xuan was already a hundred miles away. As he flew, he chatted with Moon in his mind.
“ èr jiē yāo shòu ？” liǎng nǚ yī dāi ， liǎn shàng lù chū dà jīng shī sè de biǎo qíng lái ， suī rán tā men yě gǎn jué dào zhè
“二阶妖兽？”两女一呆，脸上露出大惊失色的表情来，虽然她们也感觉到这
"Master, the teleportation just now was truly dangerous. In all these years, we've faced many storms and tempests, but almost dying during teleportation is something new," said Moon, patting her chest as she spoke with lingering fear.
fù jìn de yāo qì yǒu xiē tài nóng ， kě méi xiǎng dào nà dú jiǎo mǎng shé yǐ jīng jìn jiē chéng gōng 。
附近的妖气有些太浓，可没想到那独角蟒蛇已经进阶成功。
"Hmm, you're right. This time I was careless. Since the teleportation was in a market town, I didn't carefully inspect the array. Otherwise, such a major flaw wouldn't have occurred. But one misstep teaches us wisdom; this won't happen again," Lin Xuan said calmly.
èr jiē yāo shòu ， kě bú shì tā liǎ lián shǒu jiù néng duì fù ， shí yǒu ** fǎn ér huì jiāng xiǎo mìng sòng diào 。 liǎng nǚ de qiào
二阶妖兽，可不是她俩联手就能对付，十有**反而会将小命送掉。两女的俏
"Hmm, now that we've arrived at Seven Stars Island, what are your plans?"
liǎn shàng ， bù yóu de dōu lù chū hòu pà zhī sè lái le 。
脸上，不由得都露出后怕之色来了。
"Plans?" Lin Xuan raised an eyebrow, then showed a bitter smile. "Frankly speaking, none."
“ qián bèi ……” nà lǜ yī nǚ hái fǎn yìng dào kuài ， liǎn shàng lù chū le jǐ fēn āi qiú de biǎo qíng lái 。
“前辈……”那绿衣女孩反应倒快，脸上露出了几分哀求的表情来。
"No?" Moon was surprised. In her mind, Master always used intelligence and strategy, acting only after careful planning.
lín xuān jiàn le ， yě méi duō huà ， zhí jiē shēn chū shǒu lái ， xiàng tā men shēn hòu yī zhuā ， líng guāng shǎn guò ， kōng qì zhōng chū
林轩见了，也没多话，直接伸出手来，向她们身后一抓，灵光闪过，空气中出
"This time is different. The Liye Sect's power is too great, and the newly discovered fire vein might be where the qilin resides. Except for the most important elders within the sect, no one else would likely enter. In other words, those cultivating in the fire vein are all old monsters of infant spirit cultivator stage…"
xiàn le yī zhī qīng sè de jù zhǎo ， hěn hěn de xiàng zhe yán shí chā xià 。
现了一只青色的巨爪，狠狠的向着岩石插下。
Hearing this, Moon's expression turned grim. Originally, she had wanted to suggest that Master use the Heavenly Demon Illusion术 to sneak inside secretly, but now it seemed like a pipe dream.
cī lā ……
刺啦……
In front of so many old monsters, playing an illusion and shape-shifting game was akin to dancing on the edge of a blade. Once discovered, there would be no chance of escape.
"Here is Stone Tiger Mountain, located within the borders of Dongyuan Prefecture," said the robed maiden with a gentle bow, speaking cautiously.
Facing such an esteemed individual, she and her sister felt like ants. She didn't dare to breathe heavily.
"The Dongyuan Prefecture?" The young man frowned, appearing deep in thought as he asked: "Is this still Seven Stars Island?"
"Of course," the two girls nodded together.
Gaining the result he wanted, Lin Xuan finally showed a pleased expression on his face. It was indeed unfortunate that during the teleportation process, an error had occurred. Such a probability was minuscule, but once it happened, one would likely end up in the underworld.
Lin Xuan himself had lost seven of his three souls to such fear at the time. Since entering the cultivation world, he had used teleportation arrays many times without ever encountering this issue.
Of course, Lin Xuan didn't wish to sit and wait. Thankfully, his cultivation was not inferior to that of an infant spirit cultivator, and he knew some array knowledge. He exerted all his efforts and finally turned danger into safety.
However, where he had been teleported could not be controlled.
Hearing that it remained within Seven Stars Island's borders, Lin Xuan naturally felt much relieved. Otherwise, he would have needed to expend more effort to return to his destination.
Lin Xuan released his divine sense and lightly swept the area nearby. There were nearly a thousand cultivators here, but few experts. The most powerful was at mid-core condensation stage. It seemed that he had entered the territory of some small family or sect. Lin Xuan looked at the two girls in front of him: "Dongyuan Prefecture—this name sounds familiar to me. Is it located in the southern part of Seven Stars Island?"
"Senior is correct," said the green-robed maiden cautiously.
"Hmm, are there any markets nearby?"
"This…" The two girls exchanged glances. After a moment, the taller robed girl opened her lips: "Senior's forgiveness, my sisters have low status and have never left our sect. However, junior heard that seven hundred miles away from here lies a market town, but I'm not sure if it is true."
This girl was quite clever, fearing that any misinformation might lead this senior on a fruitless journey, which she couldn't afford.
"Hmm," Lin Xuan nodded. "Don't worry; whether or not you're correct, I won't blame you. Please tell me the specific location."
The girl didn't hesitate and quickly relayed the market town's whereabouts. Lin Xuan's expression relaxed as his gaze fell on a nearby ginseng plant: "You two came to this remote place for this?"
"Indeed," both girls nodded, feeling a pang of pain in their hearts. The spirit herb had caught the senior's eye. They naturally wouldn't dare contest it and instead showed submissive expressions. "This is an unowned item; my sisters are too poor to claim it. Please enjoy it."
Lin Xuan's lips curled into a smile. He knew all too well what was in their hearts.
After all, a few hundred-year-old ginseng wasn't something he would take seriously. How could he be so vulgar as to compete with two juniors?
"You're overthinking this; I have no intention of monopolizing the medicinal herb," Lin Xuan said calmly. "However, there are one or two-grade spirit beasts guarding nearby. With your cultivation, you probably can't subdue them."
"Two-grade beast?" The girls were stunned, their faces showing shock. Although they had sensed the heavy aura in the area, they hadn't expected the single-horned python to have advanced.
A two-grade beast wasn't something she and her sister could handle; it would likely result in their deaths. Both girls' faces showed a sense of relief.
"Senior…" The green-robed girl reacted quickly, showing a pleading expression.
Seeing this, Lin Xuan didn't say much more. He simply stretched out his hand behind them, and the air flashed with light as a green-clawed giant hand appeared, plunging into the rock.
Sizzle…
The stone crumbled like tofu, unable to stop Lin Xuan's spell. A large yellow-bucket-sized python was snatched by the monstrous hand.
About several dozen feet long, it bore bony horns on its forehead.
This naturally was that recently advanced two-grade beast.
The other party didn't want to surrender and struggled fiercely. Seeing this, a hint of ruthlessness flashed across Lin Xuan's face as he sent a lightning bolt about his arm through the green-clawed hand.
A meaty aroma wafted in the air as the terrifying spirit beast was reduced to a plate of cooked food within an instant.
The girls were dumbfounded and even more silent.
"Done. This matter is settled, and this beast will be your gift."
Lin Xuan finished speaking, his figure spinning into a streak of green light that vanished on the horizon. The green hand similarly disintegrated into countless green spirit energies, dispersing in the air.
Leaving so suddenly left the girls in shock, but once they recovered, their remaining emotion was sheer joy.
The beast had been eliminated, and this century-old ginseng was now theirs. There was also that unexpected acquisition of a single-horned python.
This was indeed a real two-grade spirit beast. Although it was dead, its scales and bones could still fetch quite a few crystals.
This good fortune would be enough for their cultivation needs over the next few years.
The girls weren't heartless; even though they knew Lin Xuan had already left far behind, they still knelt devoutly, bowing towards where he disappeared.
By this time, Lin Xuan was already a hundred miles away. As he flew, he chatted with Moon in his mind.
"Master, the teleportation just now was truly dangerous. In all these years, we've faced many storms and tempests, but almost dying during teleportation is something new," said Moon, patting her chest as she spoke with lingering fear.
"Hmm, you're right. This time I was careless. Since the teleportation was in a market town, I didn't carefully inspect the array. Otherwise, such a major flaw wouldn't have occurred. But one misstep teaches us wisdom; this won't happen again," Lin Xuan said calmly.
"Hmm, now that we've arrived at Seven Stars Island, what are your plans?"
"Plans?" Lin Xuan raised an eyebrow, then showed a bitter smile. "Frankly speaking, none."
"No?" Moon was surprised. In her mind, Master always used intelligence and strategy, acting only after careful planning.
"This time is different. The Liye Sect's power is too great, and the newly discovered fire vein might be where the qilin resides. Except for the most important elders within the sect, no one else would likely enter. In other words, those cultivating in the fire vein are all old monsters of infant spirit cultivator stage…"
Hearing this, Moon's expression turned grim. Originally, she had wanted to suggest that Master use the Heavenly Demon Illusion术 to sneak inside secretly, but now it seemed like a pipe dream.
In front of so many old monsters, playing an illusion and shape-shifting game was akin to dancing on the edge of a blade. Once discovered, there would be no chance of escape.