yī péng hóng sè de guāng máng jī dàng shè chū ， zhí jiē zhèng miàn zhuàng gōng le jù yá de nǎo dài ， zhè ge jiā fú hái zài zhǎng dà le zuǐ bā hǒu jiào ， hóng guāng shùn jiān jiù cóng tā de kǒu zhōng shè le jìn qù ！ rán ér bú yào gāo xìng tài zǎo 。
一蓬红色的光芒激荡射出，直接正面撞工了巨牙的脑袋，这个家伏还在长大了嘴巴吼叫，红光瞬间就从它的口中射了进去！然而不要高兴太早。
A burst of red light shot out, directly colliding with the giant tooth's head. The beast was still opening its mouth to bellow when the red light instantly entered through its mouth! However, don't be too happy just yet.
zhè xiē xiū xiān wù pǐn suī rán děng jí hěn gāo ， dàn jià gé yě yī yàng lí pǔ ， bìng bù bǐ mì shì shàng de pāi mài pián yi fēn háo 。
这些修仙物品虽然等级很高，但价格也一样离谱，并不比秘市上的拍卖便宜分毫。
These cultivation items, though of high grade, were equally exorbitantly priced and didn’t offer any cheaper deals compared to those in the Secret Market.
yìn shān dà huì zhǐ shì wèi dà jiā tí gōng le yí gè hù tōng yǒu wú de chǎng suǒ ， zì rán bú huì yǒu shuí shǎ shǎ de zuò qù kuī běn shēng yì 。
印山大会只是为大家提供了一个互通有无的场所，自然不会有谁傻傻的做去亏本生意。
The Immortal Mountain Assembly merely provided a venue for mutual exchange; naturally, no one would foolishly do business at a loss.
rán ér jí biàn rú cǐ ， yǐ zú yǐ lìng xiū shì men dòng róng ， yǐ qián biàn xún bù dé de gè zhǒng gǔ bǎo ， yāo dān ， zhēn xī cái liào ， zài zhè lǐ zhǐ yào yǒu zú gòu de jīng shí ， dōu kě yǐ ràng nǐ rú yuàn yǐ cháng 。
然而即便如此，已足以令修士们动容，以前遍寻不得的各种古宝，妖丹，珍稀材料，在这里只要有足够的晶石，都可以让你如愿以偿。
Nevertheless, this was enough to impress the cultivators. Previously hard-to-find ancient treasures, demon pills, and rare materials could now be obtained with sufficient crystal stones here.
tǎo jià huán jià zhī shēng bù jué yú ěr ， jiāo yì jí qí huǒ bào 。
讨价还价之声不绝于耳，交易及其火爆。
Haggling voices echoed non-stop as transactions were brisk.
lín xuān liǎn shàng lù chū xiào róng ， àn zhào dà huì de jìn chéng ， yuán yīng děng jí de jiāo yì yào xià wǔ cái kāi shǐ ， shì jiù shì shuō ， zì jǐ yǒu zú zú bàn tiān de shí jiān ， zài zhè lǐ táo xuǎn bǎo wù 。
林轩脸上露出笑容，按照大会的进程，元婴等级的交易要下午才开始，世就是说，自己有足足半天的时间，在这里淘选宝物。
Lin Xuan's face lit up. According to the assembly schedule, the transactions for Core Formation stage cultivators would start in the afternoon. That meant he had ample time of half a day to sift through these treasures.
tā xiān xiàng jù lí zì jǐ jiào jìn de yī jiā tān diǎn zǒu qù le 。
他先像距离自己较近的一家摊点走去了。
He walked towards one vendor near him.
zhè bù guò shì yī jiā hěn jiǎn lòu de diàn pù ， míng xiǎn shì gāng gāng cái lín shí dā jiàn ér chéng de ， rán ér jí biàn rú cǐ ， suǒ chū shòu de dōng xī què bù róng xiǎo shì 。
这不过是一家很简陋的店铺，明显是刚刚才临时搭建而成的，然而即便如此，所出售的东西却不容小视。
This was merely a rudimentary shop, obviously hastily set up, but what it sold was not to be underestimated. There were demon pills and various beast hides, bones—nothing was missing; all from beasts in the third stage.
yāo dān ， hái yǒu gè zhǒng shòu pí ， shòu gǔ ， wú yī lì shǎo ， quán shì sān jiē yǐ shàng yāo shòu de 。
妖丹，还有各种兽皮，兽骨，无一例少，全是三阶以上妖兽的。
Lin Xuan spent over ten thousand crystal stones sweeping away all these third-stage beast materials. Whether useful or not didn’t matter; he could easily turn a profit when he returned to the mortal world.
diàn zhǔ shì yī míng sì shí tān suì de zhōng nián rén ， róng mào pǔ tōng ， dàn sī yàng shì níng dān qī de xiū xiān zhě 。
店主是一名四十贪岁的中年人，容貌普通，但司样是凝丹期的修仙者。
Seizing such an opportunity, Lin Xuan naturally wouldn't miss it and eagerly cast his gaze towards other shops selling beast materials.
dāng rán ， zhè xiē dōng xī kě bù quán shì tā de sī rén wù pǐn ， cǐ rén nǎi shì dài biǎo mén pài cān jiā jiāo yì 。
当然，这些东西可不全是他的私人物品，此人乃是代表门派参加交易。
Of course, Lin Xuan was well aware that even with the pretense of a sect, buying too much would still raise suspicion.
“ zhè wèi dào yǒu ， nín xiǎng gāo xiē shén me ？” ń ， zhè yāo dān zěn me mài ？” lín xuān jiāng miàn qián de yī dīng ， jǐn hé ná le qǐ lái ， hé zi dǐ bù pù zhe jǐn duàn ， lǐ miàn fàng zhe yī kē quán tou dà xiǎo de yāo dān ， shēn lán sè ， sàn fà zhe guǐ yì de yōu lán guāng zé 。
“这位道友，您想羔些什么？”嗯，这妖丹怎么卖？”林轩将面前的一叮，锦盒拿了起來，盒子底部铺着锦缎，里面放着一颗拳头大小的妖丹，深蓝色，散发着诡异的幽蓝光泽。
So, he first went to a rest room beside the grand hall. Since most cultivators were participating in transactions, this place was sparsely populated.
“ sān qiān jīng shí 。” lín xuān tīng le ， chén yín bù yǔ ， xīn zhōng què kāi shǐ àn àn pán suàn 。
“三千晶石。”林轩听了，沉吟不语，心中却开始暗暗盘算。
Lin Xuan walked into a hidden corner and consumed an Illusory Spirit Pill. He then used the Heaven Demon Mimicry Technique to transform into an old man with white hair before returning to the trading hall and walking towards another shop.
huò xǔ bié rén huì jué de guì ， dàn cǐ dǎo gè zhǒng yāo shòu cái liào de jià gé yǔ rén jiè xiāng bǐ ， zé míng xiǎn yào pián yi yī xiē ， ruò shì zài qī xīng dǎo yún hǎi de pāi mài huì ， yī lì sān jiē jīn pǐn yāo shòu de yāo dān ， zhì shǎo yào mài qī bā qiān 。
或许别人会觉得贵，但此岛各种妖兽材料的价格与人界相比，则明显要便宜一些，若是在七星岛云海的拍卖会，一粒三阶巾品妖兽的妖丹，至少要卖七八千。
He swept away all the beast materials in the same manner, but this time he didn’t use crystal stones; instead, he took out two magical treasures.
“ kě bù kě yǐ shǎo diǎn ？”“ bù xíng ， zhè ge jià gé yǐ jīng hěn dī 。”
“可不可以少点？”“不行，这个价格已经很低。”
Since entering the Immortal Path, Lin Xuan had encountered countless cultivators whom he had killed, so their magical treasures naturally belonged to him. Apart from a few top-tier ones that he kept for himself, the rest were exchanged.
“ ruò zhè xiē dōng xī wǒ quán yào ne ？” lín xuān wēi wēi yī xiào ， zhǐ le yī xià tā bǎi zài zhuō zi shàng de sān jiē yāo shòu cái liào 。
“若这些东西我全要呢？”林轩微微一笑，指了一下他摆在桌子上的三阶妖兽材料。
After all, although his crystal stones were plentiful, he planned to save them for the Core Formation stage auction. In the cultivation world, magical treasures were almost as valuable as rare pills, so using magical treasures instead of crystal stones was acceptable.
“ shén me ， dào yǒu dǎ suàn quán bù mǎi xià ？” zhōng nián rén yī dāi ， biǎo qíng biàn dé cuò è qǐ lái 。
“什么，道友打算全部买下？”中年人一呆，表情变得错愕起來。
Lin Xuan again hid in a less crowded room. In just half a day, Lin Xuan's identity kept changing, sweeping through nearly all shops selling beast materials on the second floor like a whirlwind.
“ bù cuò ， zài xià yě shì dài biǎo mén pài qián lái cān jiā jiāo huàn ， bǐ zōng xū yào de cái liào hěn duō 。” lín xuān biǎo qíng píng dàn de shuō 。
“不错，在下也是代表门派前來参加交换，鄙宗需要的材料很多。”林轩表情平淡的说。
As a result, according to the assembly schedule, transactions were supposed to last for three days, but cultivators found they couldn’t buy anything related to third-stage beasts by the end of the first afternoon.
rú guǒ bèi rén fā xiàn zì jǐ shì yī sàn xiū ， què rú cǐ cái dà qì cū ， kěn dìng huì zhāo lái zāi huò ， dàn huǎng chēng zōng mén de míng yì ， qíng kuàng què yòu bù tóng ， fǎn zhèng yòu bú huì yǒu shuí hé duì shén me ， lín xuān zì rè shì liǎn bù hóng ， qì bù chuǎn de sā huǎng le 。
如果被人发现自己是一散修，却如此财大气粗，肯定会招來灾祸，但谎称宗门的名义，情况却又不同，反正又不会有谁核对什么，林轩自热是脸不红，气不喘的撒谎了。
All kinds of materials—skins, bones, teeth, and demon pills—were all sold out.
“ hǎo ， dào yǒu jì rán shì dà zhǔ gù ， zhè yāo dān ， bǐ rén jiù zuò zhǔ shǎo sān bǎi jīng shí ， zhì yú qí tā de yāo shòu cái liào ， wǒ yě yǐ zuì dī jià mài gěi nǐ 。” yuē zhàn dùn fàn de gōng fu yǐ hòu ， lín xuān cóng nà jiā diàn pù zǒu chū ， yāo jiān de mǒu zhǐ chǔ wù dài ， jǐ jīng zhuāng dé mǎn mǎn de 。
“好，道友既然是大主顾，这妖丹，鄙人就做主少三百晶石，至于其他的妖兽材料，我也以最低价卖给你。”约占顿饭的功夫以后，林轩从那家店铺走出，腰间的某只储物袋，己经装得满满的。
Was this some kind of mistake? Who had such a large budget? The cultivators were both disappointed and curious. The Immortal Mountain Assembly only took place every ten years, but no one had ever encountered anything like this before.
tā huā le shí yú wàn jīng shí ， jiāng gè zhǒng sān jiē yāo shòu cái liào sǎo dàng yī kōng ， yě bù guǎn yǒu yòng méi yòng ， fǎn zhèng huí dào rén jiè yǐ hòu ， zhuǎn shǒu jiù kě yǐ zuàn de pén mǎn bō mǎn le 。
他花了十余万晶石，将各种三阶妖兽材料扫荡一空，也不管有用没用，反正回到人界以后，转手就可以赚得盆满钵满了。
From the mouths of the shop owners, one could get some clues. However, even after piecing together all the information, it was unclear what the connection was.
zhè me hǎo de jī huì ， lín xuān zì rán bú huì cuò guò ， gèng méi yǒu sī háo kě yóu yù de 、 jiāng rè qiè de mù guāng ， yòu tóu xiàng le qí tā chū shòu yāo shòu cái liào de diàn pù 。
这么好的机会，林轩自然不会错过，更没有丝毫可犹豫的、将热切的目光，又投向了其他出售妖兽材料的店铺。
The people buying beast materials from these shops were different each time, though they might belong to a single sect or family.
dāng rán ， lín xuān yě qīng chǔ ， jí biàn yǐ zōng mén de míng yì ， rú guǒ zì jǐ mǎi dé tài duō ， yě yī yàng huì yǐn qǐ huái yí 。
当然，林轩也清楚，即便以宗门的名义，如果自己买得太多，也一样会引起怀疑。
But among the major sects on Demon Spirit Island, only a few had such financial power.
suǒ yǐ tā xiān lái dào dà diàn yī cè de xiū xī shì lǐ ， yóu yú dà bù fèn xiū shì dōu qù cān jiā jiāo yì ， gù ér zhè lǐ de rén liáo liáo wú jǐ 。
所以他先來到大殿一侧的休息室里，由于大部分修士都去参加交易，故而这里的人寥寥无几。
Several major sects on Demon Spirit Island began to suspect each other. However, this was all irrelevant to Lin Xuan. He used his clever strategy to sweep away all the beast materials with a smile on his face.
lín xuān zǒu dào yī yǐn bì de jiǎo luò ， qǔ chū yǐn líng dān tūn fú ， suí hòu shī zhǎn tiān mó nǐ róng shù ， biàn huà chéng yī bái fà cāng cāng de lǎo zhě ， rán hòu cái huí dào le jiāo yì de dà diàn zhōng ， mài bù zǒu xiàng lìng ｍ jiā diàn pù 。
林轩走到一隐蔽的角落，取出隐灵丹吞服，随后施展天魔拟容术，变化成一白发苍苍的老者，然后才回到了交易的大殿中，迈步走向另ｍ家店铺。
Speaking of luck, when he bought from one shop, Lin Xuan also obtained an ancient storage bag.
tóng yàng shì jiāng yāo shòu cái liào xí juǎn yī kōng ， bù guò zhè yī huí ， lín xuān méi yǒu yòng jīng shí ， ér shì qǔ chū le liǎng jiàn fǎ bǎo 。
同样是将妖兽材料席卷一空，不过这一回，林轩没有用晶石，而是取出了两件法宝。
This storage bag was essential for cultivators; even low-stage cultivators in the Spirit Flexibility stage had at least one or two. It was usually considered worthless, but ancient cultivators' storage bags were different. They could hold a hundred times more than current ones. Otherwise, Lin Xuan would have run out of space with all the beast materials he bought.
zì cóng tà rù xiān dào yǐ lái ， lín xuān lì jīng kǎn kē ， sǐ zài tā shǒu zhōng de xiū shì bù jì qí shù ， duì fāng de fǎ bǎo zì rán yě jiù guī tā suǒ yǒu ， chú le shǎo shù dǐng jiān de lín xuān liú zuò zì yòng ， qí tā dí dàng rán shì ná lái jiāo huàn le 。
自从踏入仙道以來，林轩历经坎柯，死在他手中的修士不计其数，对方的法宝自然也就归他所有，除了少数顶尖的林轩留做自用，其他的当然是拿來交换了。
With time growing late, Lin Xuan walked to another corner of the grand hall. Similar to the first floor, there were several teleportation arrays here, but in smaller numbers.
bì jìng zì jǐ shēn shàng de jīng shí suī rán yě shù liàng jīng rén ， dàn hái zhǔn bèi liú dào yuán yīng jí pāi mài huì shí yòng ， ér zài xiū xiān jiè ， fǎ bǎo de guì zhòng chéng dù ， jī hū néng yǔ zuì zhēn xī de dān yào xiāng bǐ ， gù ér tā tí chū yòng fǎ bǎo dài tì jīng shí ， duì fāng yě méi yǒu duō shǎo yì yì 。
毕竟自己身上的晶石虽然也数量惊人，但还准备留到元婴级拍卖会时用，而在修仙界，法宝的贵重程度，几乎能与最珍稀的丹药相比，故而他提出用法宝代替晶石，对方也没有多少异议。
Lin Xuan approached an idle one; a white-robed old man was guarding it, and his cultivation level had reached Core Formation stage as well.
lín xuān zài cì qián bā rén shǎo de xiū xī shì ， zhè huí tā yì róng chéng yí miàn mào cū lǔ de hàn zi duǎn duǎn de bàn tiān shí jiān ， lín xuān shēn fèn bù tíng biàn huàn ， jī hū jiāng zhěng gé ， èr céng chū shòu yāo shòu cái liào de diàn pù ， quán bù fēng juǎn cán yún de xí juǎn le yī biàn 。
林轩再次潜八人少的休息室，这回他易容成一面貌粗鲁的汉子短短的半天时间，林轩身份不停变幻，几乎将整隔，二层出售妖兽材料的店铺，全部风卷残云的席卷了一遍。
"Friend, do you have a pass for the Core Formation stage transaction?" Lin Xuan nodded and flipped his wrist to reveal a talisman in his palm.
yǐ zhì yú yuán běn àn zhào dà huì de jìn chéng ， jiāo yì huì yào lián xù jǔ bàn sān tiān ， kě zhòng xiū shì è rán fā xiàn ， cái dì yī tiān xià wǔ ， jiù wú fǎ mǎi dào yǔ sān jiē yāo shòu rèn hé yǒu guān de dōng xī 。
以至于原本按照大会的进程，交易会要连续举办三天，可众修士愕然发现，才第一天下午，就无法买到与三阶妖兽任何有关的东西。
The old man released his divine sense and confirmed that it wasn't fake. His expression relaxed, and he became more enthusiastic.
bù lùn pí máo gǔ sàn ， zhǎo yá ， hái shì yāo dān ， quán dōu jiāo yì wán 。
不论皮毛骨散，爪牙，还是妖丹，全都交易完。
"Can I go now?"
yǒu méi yǒu gǎo cuò ， shuí zhè me dà shǒu bǐ ， xiū shì men yòu shì jǔ sàng ， yòu shì hào qí ， yìn zhǐ dà huì měi shí nián jǔ xíng yī cì ， kě què cóng méi yǒu yù jiàn zhè me gǔ guài de shì 。
有没有搞错，谁这么大手笔，修士们又是沮丧，又是好奇，印止大会每十年举行一次，可却从没有遇见这么古怪的事。
Of course, friend, please." Lin Xuan nodded and stepped into the teleportation array without hesitation. The old man muttered something, indicating that this array's activation was more complex than on the second floor.
cóng nà xiē diàn pù lǎo bǎn de kǒu zhōng ， zì rán kě yǐ dé dào yī xiē xiàn suǒ ， yǒu xīn rén yě zhè yàng nǔ lì le ， rán ér jiāng suǒ de dào de xiāo xī chuàn lián qǐ lái ， què yòu kàn bù chū shén me guān xì 。
从那些店铺老板的口中，自然可以得到一些线索，有心人也这样努力了，然而将所得到的消息串联起來，却又看不出什么关系。
Finally, white light shone, and Lin Xuan disappeared with a series of buzzing sounds.
qù dú gè diàn pù shōu gòu yāo shòu cái liào de rén dōu bìng bù xiāng tóng ， dāng rán ， tā men yě kě néng lì shǔ yú yí gè mén pài 。
去毒个店铺收购妖兽材料的人都并不相同，当然，他们也可能隶属于一个门派。
"Eh? This is…?" Lin Xuan shook his head, and the slight discomfort vanished. However, when he slowly opened his eyes and saw the scene in front of him, his gaze couldn't help but show surprise.
bù guò fàng yǎn zhěng gè yāo líng dǎo ， yǒu zhè zhǒng cái lì de zōng mén jiā zú kě bù duō 。
不过放眼整个妖灵岛，有这种财力的宗门家族可不多。
In an instant, Lin Xuan almost thought he had been teleported to another place.
yāo líng dǎo de jǐ dà zōng mén bù yóu de xiāng hù yí shén yí guǐ qǐ lái le 。 dāng rán ， zhè xiē yǔ lín xuān wú guān ， tā yòng qiǎo miào de jì cè jiāng suǒ yǒu de yāo shòu cái liào shōu guā yī kōng ， cǐ kè liǎn shàng mǎn shì xiào róng 。
妖灵岛的几大宗门不由得相互疑神疑鬼起來了。当然，这些与林轩无关，他用巧妙的计策将所有的妖兽材料收刮一空，此刻脸上满是笑容。
The top floor of this stone hall was completely different from the previous two floors.
shuō qǐ lái ， yě shì yùn qì hǎo ， zài mǒu jiā diàn pù de shí hòu ， lín xuān hái mǎi dào le yī zhī shàng gǔ chǔ wù dài 。
说起來，也是运气好，在某家店铺的时候，林轩还买到了一只上古储物袋。
Before him lay a tranquil valley. The valley was vast, stretching endlessly, with a clear small lake that was calm and still.
zhè chǔ wù dài ， nǎi shì xiū xiān zhě de bì bèi zhī wù ， biàn shì líng dòng qī de dī jiē xiū xiān zhě ， shēn shàng yě huì yǒu yī liǎng zhǐ ， kě yǐ shuō shì zuì bù zhí qián de dōng xī ， rán ér gǔ xiū shì yòng de ， què yòu bù tóng ， lǐ miàn de róng jī ， shì xiàn zài de bǎi bèi zhī duō ， fǒu zé lín xuān mǎi le nà me duō yāo shòu cái liào ， kǒng pà hái zhǎo bú dào dì fāng fàng le 。
这储物袋，乃是修仙者的必备之物，便是灵动期的低阶修仙者，身上也会有一两只，可以说是最不值钱的东西，然而古修士用的，却又不同，里面的容积，是现在的百倍之多，否则林轩买了那么多妖兽材料，恐怕还找不到地方放了。
What a serene and elegant place.
kàn kàn shí jiān yǐ jīng bù zǎo ， lín xuān yòu zǒu xiàng dà diàn de yī jiǎo ， yǔ yī céng yī yàng ， nà lǐ sī yàng yǒu jǐ zuò chuán sòng zhèn ， zhǐ bù guò shù liàng yào shǎo le xǔ duō 。
看看时间已经不早，林轩又走向大殿的一角，与一层一样，那里司样有几座传送阵，只不过数量要少了许多。
However, Lin Xuan released his divine sense and felt no mana fluctuations from anyprohibition (restrictive spells). This meant these beautiful landscapes were not some illusionary trick.
lín xuān xiàng yī zuò kòng xián de zǒu qù le ， zài páng biān shǒu hù de shì yī míng bái páo lǎo zhě ， xiū wèi jū rán yě dào níng dān qī le 。
林轩像一座空闲的走去了，在旁边守护的是一名白袍老者，修为居然也到凝丹期了。
He remembered seeing a grand stone hall in the square, but inside there was another world. He wondered which force had such large resources or if it might be an ancient cultivator's remains.
“ dào yǒu xiǎng yào cān jiā yuán yīng jí de jiāo yì huì ， kě yǒu tōng xíng zhèng me ？” lín xuān diǎn diǎn tóu ， shǒu wàn fān zhuǎn ， zhǎng xīn zhī zhōng yǐ duō chū le yí gè lìng fú lái 。
“道友想要参加元婴级的交易会，可有通行证么？”林轩点点头，手腕翻转，掌心之中已多出了一个令符來。
Lin Xuan speculated without delving deeper and instead turned his gaze towards the small lake ahead.
lǎo zhě fàng chū shén shí ， fā xiàn bìng fēi jiǎ mào zhī wù ， biǎo qíng bù yóu de yī huǎn ， liǎn sè yě biàn dé rè qíng qǐ lái 。
老者放出神识，发现并非假冒之物，表情不由得一缓，脸色也变得热情起來。
The lake was smooth like a mirror, covering about ten thousand mu (an old Chinese unit of area). In its center lay a small island with pavilions and terraces shrouded in fairy mists. Many cultivators could be seen faintly.
“ zài xià kě yǐ jìn qù le me ？”……， dāng rán ， dào yǒu qǐng biàn 。” lín xuān diǎn diǎn tóu ， háo bù yóu yù de zǒu rù chuán sòng zhèn zhōng ， lǎo zhě kǒu zhōng niàn niàn yǒu cí ， kàn lái cǐ chuán sòng zhèn de qǐ dòng bǐ èr céng hái yào gèng jiā fán fù yī xiē 。
“在下可以进去了么？”……，当然，道友请便。”林轩点点头，毫不犹豫的走入传送阵中，老者口中念念有词，看來此传送阵的启动比二层还要更加繁复一些。
Lin Xuan's body emitted green light, transforming into two streaks of lightning that flew over.
zhōng yú ， bái guāng liàng qǐ ， lín xuān cí yī zhèn wū wū de wēng míng shēng zhōng xiāo shī 。
终于，白光亮起，林轩雌一阵呜呜的嗡鸣声中消失。
Soon he approached the small island. Several divine senses swept across him but quickly retreated. The Lianqi Technique from the Nine Heavens Profound Art was incredibly subtle; even late-stage Core Formation cultivators couldn't discern it.
“ yí ， zhè shì ………………” lín xuān huàng huàng tóu ， nà qīng wēi de bù shì gǎn jué dùn shí xiāo shī dé wú děng wú zōng ， bù guò dāng tā huǎn huǎn de zhēng kāi shuāng móu ， kàn qīng chǔ qián miàn de jǐng wù ， mù guāng zhī zhōng zé bù kě yì zhì de lù chū le chī jīng zhī sè 。
“咦，这是………………”林轩晃晃头，那轻微的不适感觉顿时消失得无等无踪，不过当他缓缓的睁开双眸，看清楚前面的景物，目光之中则不可抑制的露出了吃惊之色。
Above the small island, there were obvious restrictions on flying. Lin Xuan landed at the edge and walked along a path made of broken stones to an open space.
zài yī shùn jiān ， lín xuān jī hū yǐ wéi chuán sòng chū cuò ， zì jǐ bèi sòng dào lìng wài yí gè dì fāng lái le 。
在一瞬间，林轩几乎以为传送出错，自己被送到另外一个地方來了。
The area wasn't large, only several hundred feet in diameter. In front of it, rows of chairs were already filled with cultivators in various robes.
zhè shí diàn de dǐng lóu jìng rán yǔ qián liǎng céng wán quán bù sī 。
这石殿的顶楼竟然与前两层完全不司。
Lin Xuan took a moment to survey them and found about four or five hundred people. About half of them were old monsters at the Core Formation stage. The gathering of so many experts made Lin Xuan feel somewhat pressured. He deeply inhaled several times, calming his nerves.
chū xiàn zài yǎn lián zhōng de shì yī piàn yōu jìng de shān gǔ ， zhǐ gǔ shí fēn kuān kuò ， yī yǎn wàng bú dào jìn tóu ， hái yǒu yī tán qīng chè de xiǎo hú ， píng jìng wú bō 。
出现在眼帘中的是一片幽静的山谷，止谷十分宽阔，一眼望不到尽头，还有一潭清澈的小湖，平静无波。
However, his arrival didn't attract much attention. Although ten thousand crystal stones was a substantial sum, such high-level transactions weren’t common, and many Core Formation cultivators were willing to spend money. Lin Xuan even saw some Foundation Establishment stage cultivators, including the Golden Spirit Fairy.
hǎo yī chù yōu jìng dàn yǎ zhī suǒ 。
好一处幽静淡雅之所。
But that little girl had become more obedient; she sat silently in her chair with her head bowed.
rán ér lín xuān fàng chū shén shí ， què gǎn jué bú dào jìn zhì de fǎ lì bō dòng ， yě jiù shì shuō ， zhè piàn měi lì de jǐng wù bìng fēi shì zhàng yǎn fǎ yī lèi de huàn shù 。
然而林轩放出神识，却感觉不到禁制的法力波动，也就是说，这片美丽的景物并非是障眼法一类的幻术。
Lin Xuan quietly found a secluded corner and sat down without making a sound.
jì de zì jǐ zài guǎng chǎng zhī shí ， kàn jiàn de míng míng shì yī zuò hóng wěi de shí diàn ， méi xiǎng dào lǐ miàn jìng bié yǒu dòng tiān 。
记得自己在广场之时，看见的明明是一座宏伟的石殿，没想到里面竟别有洞天。
The transaction hadn't started yet, so Lin Xuan took this time to observe the surrounding cultivators.
yě bù zhī dào nǎ ge shì lì yǒu rú cǐ dà shǒu bǐ ， dāng rán ， yě jí yǒu kě néng shì gǔ xiū shì de yí jì 。
也不知道哪个势力有如此大手笔，当然，也极有可能是古修士的遗迹。
There were over two hundred old monsters at the Core Formation stage, likely most of the top cultivators on Demon Spirit Island. Even if Lin Xuan was brave, he wouldn’t dare use his divine sense to scan them; one of these experts might have a special technique that could detect his surveillance.
lín xuān xīn zhōng tuī cè ， bù guò yě méi yǒu zǐ xì shēn xiǎng xià qù ， ér shì jiāng mù guāng ， xiàng qián miàn de xiǎo hú tóu qù 。
林轩心中推测，不过也没有仔细深想下去，而是将目光，像前面的小湖投去。
Even without using his divine sense, deducing their cultivation levels wasn't difficult. These old monsters emitted powerful spiritual pressure for unknown reasons, making Core Formation cultivators avoid them.
xiǎo hú píng huá rú jìng ， miàn jī yuē yǒu wàn qǐng ， zài hú xīn ， yǒu yī zuò xiǎo dǎo ， tíng tái lóu gé ， xiān wù liáo rào ， yǐn yǐn kě jiàn bù shǎo xiū shì de shēn yǐng 。
小湖平滑如镜，面积约有万顷，在湖心，有一座小岛，亭台楼阁，仙雾缭绕，隐隐可见不少修士的身影。
Suddenly, Lin Xuan's pupils constricted as he turned to an elderly man with a youthful appearance and white hair.
lín xuān píng shēn qīng máng dà qǐ ， huà wèi èr dào jīng hóng fēi le guò qù 。
林轩评身青芒大起，化为二道惊虹飞了过去。
This person looked at least a hundred years old but still appeared energetic, especially his yellow eyebrows which stood out.
hěn kuài jiē jìn le xiǎo dǎo ， lín xuān gǎn jué shù gǔ shén shí zài zì jǐ shēn shàng sǎo guò ， dàn hěn kuài yòu suō huí qù le ， jiǔ tiān xuán gōng zhōng de liǎn qì shù shén miào wú bǐ ， jiù suàn shì yuán yīng hòu qī de dà xiū shì ， yě jué bù kě néng kàn pò dì 。
很快接近了小岛，林轩感觉数股神识在自己身上扫过，但很快又缩回去了，九天玄功中的敛气术神妙无比，就算是元婴后期的大修士，也绝不可能看破地。
Late-stage Core Formation cultivator!
xiǎo dǎo shàng kōng ， míng xiǎn yǒu jìn kōng jìn zhì ， lín xuān zài qí biān yuán ， jiù jiàng luò xià lái ， rán hòu yán zhe yī gè suì shí pù chéng de xiǎo lù ， bù huāng bù máng de lái dào yī piàn kòng dì shàng 。
小岛上空，明显有禁空禁制，林轩在其边缘，就降落下來，然后沿着一各碎石铺成的小路，不慌不忙的來到一片空地上。
Lin Xuan was alarmed. He hadn't expected such powerful experts on Demon Spirit Island. The Xuanfeng Sect ranked first among all sects, but the Grand Elder was only late-stage intermediate. Could this person be a wandering cultivator?
A burst of red light shot out, directly colliding with the giant tooth's head. The beast was still opening its mouth to bellow when the red light instantly entered through its mouth! However, don't be too happy just yet.
These cultivation items, though of high grade, were equally exorbitantly priced and didn’t offer any cheaper deals compared to those in the Secret Market.
The Immortal Mountain Assembly merely provided a venue for mutual exchange; naturally, no one would foolishly do business at a loss.
Nevertheless, this was enough to impress the cultivators. Previously hard-to-find ancient treasures, demon pills, and rare materials could now be obtained with sufficient crystal stones here.
Haggling voices echoed non-stop as transactions were brisk.
Lin Xuan's face lit up. According to the assembly schedule, the transactions for Core Formation stage cultivators would start in the afternoon. That meant he had ample time of half a day to sift through these treasures.
He walked towards one vendor near him.
This was merely a rudimentary shop, obviously hastily set up, but what it sold was not to be underestimated. There were demon pills and various beast hides, bones—nothing was missing; all from beasts in the third stage.
Lin Xuan spent over ten thousand crystal stones sweeping away all these third-stage beast materials. Whether useful or not didn’t matter; he could easily turn a profit when he returned to the mortal world.
Seizing such an opportunity, Lin Xuan naturally wouldn't miss it and eagerly cast his gaze towards other shops selling beast materials.
Of course, Lin Xuan was well aware that even with the pretense of a sect, buying too much would still raise suspicion.
So, he first went to a rest room beside the grand hall. Since most cultivators were participating in transactions, this place was sparsely populated.
Lin Xuan walked into a hidden corner and consumed an Illusory Spirit Pill. He then used the Heaven Demon Mimicry Technique to transform into an old man with white hair before returning to the trading hall and walking towards another shop.
He swept away all the beast materials in the same manner, but this time he didn’t use crystal stones; instead, he took out two magical treasures.
Since entering the Immortal Path, Lin Xuan had encountered countless cultivators whom he had killed, so their magical treasures naturally belonged to him. Apart from a few top-tier ones that he kept for himself, the rest were exchanged.
After all, although his crystal stones were plentiful, he planned to save them for the Core Formation stage auction. In the cultivation world, magical treasures were almost as valuable as rare pills, so using magical treasures instead of crystal stones was acceptable.
Lin Xuan again hid in a less crowded room. In just half a day, Lin Xuan's identity kept changing, sweeping through nearly all shops selling beast materials on the second floor like a whirlwind.
As a result, according to the assembly schedule, transactions were supposed to last for three days, but cultivators found they couldn’t buy anything related to third-stage beasts by the end of the first afternoon.
All kinds of materials—skins, bones, teeth, and demon pills—were all sold out.
Was this some kind of mistake? Who had such a large budget? The cultivators were both disappointed and curious. The Immortal Mountain Assembly only took place every ten years, but no one had ever encountered anything like this before.
From the mouths of the shop owners, one could get some clues. However, even after piecing together all the information, it was unclear what the connection was.
The people buying beast materials from these shops were different each time, though they might belong to a single sect or family.
But among the major sects on Demon Spirit Island, only a few had such financial power.
Several major sects on Demon Spirit Island began to suspect each other. However, this was all irrelevant to Lin Xuan. He used his clever strategy to sweep away all the beast materials with a smile on his face.
Speaking of luck, when he bought from one shop, Lin Xuan also obtained an ancient storage bag.
This storage bag was essential for cultivators; even low-stage cultivators in the Spirit Flexibility stage had at least one or two. It was usually considered worthless, but ancient cultivators' storage bags were different. They could hold a hundred times more than current ones. Otherwise, Lin Xuan would have run out of space with all the beast materials he bought.
With time growing late, Lin Xuan walked to another corner of the grand hall. Similar to the first floor, there were several teleportation arrays here, but in smaller numbers.
Lin Xuan approached an idle one; a white-robed old man was guarding it, and his cultivation level had reached Core Formation stage as well.
"Friend, do you have a pass for the Core Formation stage transaction?" Lin Xuan nodded and flipped his wrist to reveal a talisman in his palm.
The old man released his divine sense and confirmed that it wasn't fake. His expression relaxed, and he became more enthusiastic.
"Can I go now?"
Of course, friend, please." Lin Xuan nodded and stepped into the teleportation array without hesitation. The old man muttered something, indicating that this array's activation was more complex than on the second floor.
Finally, white light shone, and Lin Xuan disappeared with a series of buzzing sounds.
"Eh? This is…?" Lin Xuan shook his head, and the slight discomfort vanished. However, when he slowly opened his eyes and saw the scene in front of him, his gaze couldn't help but show surprise.
In an instant, Lin Xuan almost thought he had been teleported to another place.
The top floor of this stone hall was completely different from the previous two floors.
Before him lay a tranquil valley. The valley was vast, stretching endlessly, with a clear small lake that was calm and still.
What a serene and elegant place.
However, Lin Xuan released his divine sense and felt no mana fluctuations from anyprohibition (restrictive spells). This meant these beautiful landscapes were not some illusionary trick.
He remembered seeing a grand stone hall in the square, but inside there was another world. He wondered which force had such large resources or if it might be an ancient cultivator's remains.
Lin Xuan speculated without delving deeper and instead turned his gaze towards the small lake ahead.
The lake was smooth like a mirror, covering about ten thousand mu (an old Chinese unit of area). In its center lay a small island with pavilions and terraces shrouded in fairy mists. Many cultivators could be seen faintly.
Lin Xuan's body emitted green light, transforming into two streaks of lightning that flew over.
Soon he approached the small island. Several divine senses swept across him but quickly retreated. The Lianqi Technique from the Nine Heavens Profound Art was incredibly subtle; even late-stage Core Formation cultivators couldn't discern it.
Above the small island, there were obvious restrictions on flying. Lin Xuan landed at the edge and walked along a path made of broken stones to an open space.
The area wasn't large, only several hundred feet in diameter. In front of it, rows of chairs were already filled with cultivators in various robes.
Lin Xuan took a moment to survey them and found about four or five hundred people. About half of them were old monsters at the Core Formation stage. The gathering of so many experts made Lin Xuan feel somewhat pressured. He deeply inhaled several times, calming his nerves.
However, his arrival didn't attract much attention. Although ten thousand crystal stones was a substantial sum, such high-level transactions weren’t common, and many Core Formation cultivators were willing to spend money. Lin Xuan even saw some Foundation Establishment stage cultivators, including the Golden Spirit Fairy.
But that little girl had become more obedient; she sat silently in her chair with her head bowed.
Lin Xuan quietly found a secluded corner and sat down without making a sound.
The transaction hadn't started yet, so Lin Xuan took this time to observe the surrounding cultivators.
There were over two hundred old monsters at the Core Formation stage, likely most of the top cultivators on Demon Spirit Island. Even if Lin Xuan was brave, he wouldn’t dare use his divine sense to scan them; one of these experts might have a special technique that could detect his surveillance.
Even without using his divine sense, deducing their cultivation levels wasn't difficult. These old monsters emitted powerful spiritual pressure for unknown reasons, making Core Formation cultivators avoid them.
Suddenly, Lin Xuan's pupils constricted as he turned to an elderly man with a youthful appearance and white hair.
This person looked at least a hundred years old but still appeared energetic, especially his yellow eyebrows which stood out.
Late-stage Core Formation cultivator!
Lin Xuan was alarmed. He hadn't expected such powerful experts on Demon Spirit Island. The Xuanfeng Sect ranked first among all sects, but the Grand Elder was only late-stage intermediate. Could this person be a wandering cultivator?