lín xuān yǎn zhōng yì sè yī shǎn ， biǎo qíng dùn shí biàn dé zhuān zhù qǐ lái ， tā yǒu yù gǎn ， zì jǐ xīn zhōng de yí huán ， kǒng pà jiù zài jiē xià lái de dá àn zhī zhōng ， ér yōu zhōu ， duō bàn yě bù zài shì xiān qián de nà ge yōu zhōu 。
林轩眼中异色一闪，表情顿时变得专注起来，他有预感，自己心中的疑寰，恐怕就在接下来的答案之中，而幽州，多半也不再是先前的那个幽州。
Lin Xuan's eyes flashed with an unusual color, and his expression immediately turned focused. He sensed that the answers to his doubts might be in what was about to come, and that Youzhou would no longer be as it had been.
“ mí shuō 。
“弥说。
"Mi, say."
bù zhī qián bèi duì jiè miàn zhī shuō ， liǎo jiě dé rú hé ？” shào nǚ tū rán dá fēi suǒ wǎng de kāi kǒu le 。
不知前辈对界面之说，了解得如何？”少女突然答非所网的开口了。
The girl suddenly spoke out of turn, asking, "Uncle Senior, how well do you understand the concept of the interface?"
jí biàn yǐ lín xuān de chéng fǔ ， yě bù yóu de yī zhèn yǎ rán ， biǎo qíng dùn shí yīn mái le xià lái 。
即便以林轩的城府，也不由得一阵哑然，表情顿时阴霾了下来。
Even with Lin Xuan's composure, he couldn't help but feel taken aback. His expression turned grim.
“ qián bèi bú yào wù huì ， wǎn bèi jué méi yǒu bù jìng huò zhě xiǎng yào xì yào de yì tú ， zhǐ shì jiē xià lái de shì qíng ， yǔ jiè miàn yǒu zhe mò dà de guān lián ， ér qián bèi jì rán bì guān liù qī shí nián ， duì yú hòu lái liú chuán de jiè miàn zhī shuō ， kǒng pà bù tài liǎo rán ， gù ér wǎn bèi cái huì dà dǎn ， wèn shàng yī fān 。” jiàn le lín xuān de shén sè ， zhāng xiào yǐng xīn zhōng yī tū ， máng biǎo qíng gōng jìng ér zháo jí de jiě shì qǐ
“前辈不要误会，晚辈绝没有不敬或者想要戏要的意图，只是接下来的事情，与界面有着莫大的关联，而前辈既然闭关六七十年，对于后来流传的界面之说，恐怕不太了然，故而晚辈才会大胆，问上一番。”见了林轩的神色，张笑影心中一突，忙表情恭敬而着急的解释起
"I don’t mean to offend, young lady. I have no disrespect or intention to jest. However, what’s about to happen is closely related to the interface. Since you’ve been in seclusion for over six decades, it's likely that you’re not well-versed on later developments regarding interfaces. That’s why I’m bold enough to ask," Zhang Xiaoying quickly explained as she noticed Lin Xuan’s expression.
le 。
了。
"Ah, I see. You have a point." Lin Xuan regained his calm demeanor and spoke softly. However, inside, he felt like the ocean was crashing against the shore. This great change in the world seemed to be tied to interfaces, which could indeed be something of utmost importance that ordinary people couldn’t fathom.
“ yuán lái rú cǐ 。 nà dǎo shì wǒ duō xīn 。” lín xuān huī fù le dàn rán zhī sè ， qīng qīng de kāi kǒu ， rán ér xīn zhōng què rú tóng jīng tāo hài làng yì bān ， zhè tiān dì jù biàn ， jū rán hái qiān chě dào le jiè miàn ， nà kǒng pà zhēn shì fēi tóng xiǎo kě ， yì bān rén nán yǐ xiǎng xiàng de 。
“原来如此。那倒是我多心。”林轩恢复了淡然之色，轻轻的开口，然而心中却如同惊涛骇浪一般，这天地剧变，居然还牵扯到了界面，那恐怕真是非同小可，一般人难以想象的。
He began to explain about the interface: "Of course I understand what an interface is. In our human realm, it’s just one of many lower-level interfaces. The heavenly realms and spirit realms are higher up, but even in the lower realms like the Netherworld, monsters are far more formidable than those in our world. The creatures that once wreaked havoc on Youzhou came from that very realm."
tí qǐ zhè jiè miàn 。 zài xiū xiān jiè suī rán bù suàn shén me mì mì ， dàn yě zhòng shuō fēn yún ， zhēn zhèng néng gòu liǎo jiě yī xiē zhēn xiàng de 。 shí yǒu ** dōu shì yuán yīng qī yǐ shàng de xiū xiān zhě 。 zài yāo líng dǎo de shí hòu ， lín xuān jiù céng jīng yǔ nuǎn hé tǎo lùn guò ， kě bié rén shì xuě hú gōng zhǔ ， huà xíng zhōng qī de yāo zú ， ér yǎn qián de nǚ zǐ 。 bù guò yī xiǎo xiǎo de líng dòng qī xiū shì ， yǔ tā liáo jiè miàn zhī shuō ， ràng lín xuān gǎn jué shí fēn huāng miù ， bù guò lüè yī chóu chú ， hái shì wěi wěi de kāi shǐ jiǎng shù 。
提起这界面。在修仙界虽然不算什么秘密，但也众说纷纭，真正能够了解一些真相的。十有**都是元婴期以上的修仙者。在妖灵岛的时候，林轩就曾经与暖何讨论过，可别人是雪狐公主，化形中期的妖族，而眼前的女子。不过一小小的灵动期修士，与她聊界面之说，让林轩感觉十分荒谬，不过略一踌躇，还是娓娓的开始讲述。
Lin Xuan paused here without mentioning the Demon Dominion Realm, as this was a low-level cultivator and discussing too much with her wouldn’t be meaningful.
“ jiè miàn wǒ dāng rán qīng chǔ ， jiù ná wǒ men suǒ chù de rén jiè lái shuō ， zhǐ bù guò shì zhū duō jiè miàn zhōng céng cì jiào dī de yī zhǒng ， wǎng shàng de xiān jiè líng jiè zàn qiě bù tí ， biàn shì xià jiè miàn yīn sī jiè zhōng de guài wù yě yuǎn bǐ rén jiè qiáng hèng ， céng jīng huò luàn yōu zhōu de guài wù ， jiù shì cóng nà yī jiè pǎo guò lái de liù
“界面我当然清楚，就拿我们所处的人界来说，只不过是诸多界面中层次较低的一种，往上的仙界灵界暂且不提，便是下界面阴司界中的怪物也远比人界强横，曾经祸乱幽州的怪物，就是从那一界跑过来的六
"Uncle Senior is correct. However, all of that happened long ago," Zhang Xiaoying said after taking a sip of tea, "and I doubt you know about it. There are actually nine human realms in total."
lín xuān shuō dào zhè lǐ gā rán ér zhǐ ， bìng méi yǒu qù tí yāo huī jiè de shì ， cǐ nǚ bù guò yī dī jiē xiū shì ， hé tā shuō tài duō 。 yě méi yǒu shén me yì yì de 。
林轩说到这里嘎然而止，并没有去提妖麾界的事，此女不过一低阶修士，和她说太多。也没有什么意义的。
Lin Xuan was startled. "Nine human realms? Really?"
“ qián bèi suǒ yán bù cuò ， bù guò nà dōu zǒu guò qù de xìn xī le 。 xiǎng bì nín bìng bù qīng chǔ ， rén jiè yī gòng yǒu jiǔ chù 。” zhāng xiào yǐng hē le yī kǒu chá ， qīng qǐ hóng chún de shuō 。
“前辈所言不错，不过那都走过去的信息了。想必您并不清楚，人界一共有九处。”张笑影喝了一口茶，轻启红唇的说。
"Yes, as you said, the heavenly and spirit realms are higher-level interfaces, vast and unique. But lower realms like ours and the Netherworld are different. According to what I’ve learned, this is now a consensus among cultivators. There are nine human realms in total, symbolizing unity through numbers, while there are six Netherworlds, each corresponding to one of the Six Realms of Rebirth," Zhang Xiaoying explained slowly.
“ shén me ， yī gòng yǒu jiǔ gè rén jiè ？” lín xuān xià le yī tiào 。 mǎn liǎn hú yí de dào 。
“什么，一共有九个人界？”林轩吓了一跳。满脸狐疑的道。
Lin Xuan was speechless. Such a shocking secret had come from the mouth of a low-level flexible spirit cultivator, and it seemed that this belief had become common knowledge in the cultivation world.
“ bù cuò 。 zhèng rú nín suǒ yán ， xiān jiè ， líng jiè dōu shì shàng wèi jiè miàn ， guǎng dà wú bǐ ， qiě shǔ yú wéi yī ， dàn xiàng rén jiè ， hái yǒu yīn sī jiè zhè yàng de xià wèi jiè miàn jiù bù tóng le ， jù wǎn bèi suǒ zhī 。 zhè yě shì xiàn zài xiū xiān jiè de gòng shí 。 rén jiè yī gòng yǒu jiǔ chù ， àn hán jiǔ jiǔ guī yī de yì tú ， ér yīn sī jiè zé yǒu liù gè 。 jù shuō yǔ liù dào lún huí shì yī yī xiāng duì yīng de 。” zhāng xiào yǐng huǎn huǎn de jiě shuō 。
“不错。正如您所言，仙界，灵界都是上位界面，广大无比，且属于唯一，但像人界，还有阴司界这样的下位界面就不同了，据晚辈所知。这也是现在修仙界的共识。人界一共有九处，暗含九九归一的意图，而阴司界则有六个。据说与六道轮回是一一相对应的。”张笑影缓缓的解说。
Damn, when did he fall behind? Lin Xuan thought self-deprecatingly but kept his composure: "Even if what you say is true, how does it relate to the great changes thirty years ago? And how were the spirits driven back?"
lín xuān tīng dé wú yǔ 。 zhè zhǒng jīng tiān mì mì ， jū rán chū zì yī líng dòng qī dī jiē xiū shì de zuǐ lǐ ， ér qiě tīng tā de yì si ， zhè sì hū hái chéng le rú jīn xiū xiān jiè de gòng shí 。
林轩听得无语。这种惊天秘密，居然出自一灵动期低阶修士的嘴里，而且听她的意思，这似乎还成了如今修仙界的共识。
"I don’t mind rushing to explain," Zhang Xiaoying said as she smoothed her hair that had been disheveled by the wind. "Since the Great Demon Sovereign passed away, the demonic path split and was suppressed by the righteous path. The situation grew worse, but this also weakened human strength. They could no longer withstand the spirits. When a few old-timers with high cultivation levels finally reacted, it was too late. Four-fifths of Youzhou were occupied, leaving them to survive in a corner."
yūn ， zì jǐ shén me shí hòu biàn dé luò wǔ ， lín xuān yǒu xiē zì cháo de xiǎng zhe ， biǎo miàn què bù dòng shēng sè ：“ jiù suàn rú gū niáng suǒ shuō ， nà yǔ sān shí nián qián de tiān dì jù biàn yòu yǒu shén me guān xì ne ， ér yīn hún yòu shì rú hé bèi jī tuì de ？”
晕，自己什么时候变得落伍，林轩有些自嘲的想着，表面却不动声色：“就算如姑娘所说，那与三十年前的天地剧变又有什么关系呢，而阴魂又是如何被击退的？”
Lin Xuan sneered. This was reaping what they had sown: "What happened next?"
“ qián bèi bù yòng zháo jí ， wǎn bèi dāng rán huì shí fēn xiáng jìn de gào sù nǐ 。” shào nǚ lǐ le lǐ bèi fēng chuī luàn de sī ：“ zì cóng jí è mó zūn shì qù ， mó dào fēn rǎn lí xī ， yòu bèi zhèng dào qīng yà ， xíng shì yuè bù kān ， kě zhè yàng yī lái ， rén lèi de zhěng tǐ shí lì tóng yàng dà sǔn ， zài yě wú fǎ yǔ yīn hún xiāng kàng héng ， děng jǐ gè yuán yīng qī lǎo guài fǎn yìng guò lái ， xíng shì yǐ shì fēi cháng de mí làn ， huí tiān fá shù ， zhěng gè yōu zhōu wǔ fēn zhī sì de miàn jī dōu bèi zhàn jù le ， tā men zhǐ néng piān jū yī ǒu ， kǔ kǔ fáng ěr …”
“前辈不用着急，晚辈当然会十分详尽的告诉你。”少女理了理被风吹乱的丝：“自从极恶魔尊逝去，魔道分冉离析，又被正道倾轧，形势越不堪，可这样一来，人类的整体实力同样大损，再也无法与阴魂相抗衡，等几个元婴期老怪反应过来，形势已是非常的糜烂，回天乏术，整个幽州五分之四的面积都被占据了，他们只能偏居一偶，苦苦防尔…”
"Thirty years have passed, and the population of Youzhou has dwindled by ten percent. The spirits grew stronger as their power increased. With each other’s decline, it seemed that even temporary safety was unattainable. But at this critical moment, something very strange occurred," said the girl.
lín xuān lěng xiào 。 zhè jiù shì zì shí è sǒng ：“ hòu lái rú hé ？”
林轩冷笑。这就是自食恶耸：“后来如何？”
Suddenly, Zhang Changsheng, who had been smiling and twirling his beard, spoke up: "Let me continue from here, young lady. This girl hadn’t yet been born back then. Although I’ve read about it in ancient texts, my firsthand experience is more valuable."
“ sān shí nián guò qù le ， yōu zhōu de rén kǒu yǐ sǐ le shí zhī **， yīn hún lì liàng yuè zhuàng dà ， cǐ xiāo bǐ zhǎng 。 yǎn kàn lián piān ān dōu zuò bú dào ， rán ér jiù zài zhè shí 。 què shēng le yī jiàn fēi cháng guǐ yì de shì ”
“三十年过去了，幽州的人口已死了十之**，阴魂力量越壮大，此消彼长。眼看连偏安都做不到，然而就在这时。却生了一件非常诡异的事”
"Oh, old man, you saw it with your own eyes. Please explain," Lin Xuan said.
shào nǚ shuō dào zhè lǐ ， yì zhí zài páng biān niān xū wēi xiào de zhāng cháng shēng tū rán kāi kǒu le ：“ jiē xià lái ， hái shì yóu xiǎo lǎo ér shuō ba ， nà shí hòu ， zhè yā tou shàng wèi chū shì ， suī rán kàn guò diǎn jí ， dàn yǔ wǒ qīn yǎn xiāng bǐ 。 bì jìng yǒu suǒ bù jí 。”
少女说道这里，一直在旁边拈须微笑的张长生突然开口了：“接下来，还是由小老儿说吧，那时候，这丫头尚未出世，虽然看过典籍，但与我亲眼相比。毕竟有所不及。”
"Your grace, I wouldn’t dare be called that. You are much older than me. Just call me Changsheng." Zhang Yuenwai shook his head repeatedly and looked very nervous.
“ ó ， lǎo zhàng nǐ qīn yǎn jiàn guò ， nà jiù yǒu láo nǐ jiě shuō 。”
“哦，老丈你亲眼见过，那就有劳你解说。”
"All right, then just get to the point."
“ bù gǎn dāng ēn rén rú cǐ chēng hū ， nín nián jì bǐ wǒ dà dé duō 。 huàn wǒ cháng shēng jiù hǎo le 。” zhāng yuán wài lián lián yáo shǒu ， shí fēn huáng kǒng de dào 。
“不敢当恩人如此称呼，您年纪比我大得多。唤我长生就好了。”张员外连连摇手，十分惶恐的道。
"Uncle Senior must know that our family is a descendant of ancient cultivators. Before Shadowling appeared, no one could cultivate anymore, but we still had considerable wealth. When spirits wreaked havoc, innocent lives were destroyed. To avoid disaster, my family moved to the vicinity of Thundercloud Manor and narrowly escaped. But the situation was very dangerous, and it all changed thirty years ago. I remember clearly; on the ninth day of the first lunar month, around noon, the sky inexplicably turned dark. At first, we thought spirits had attacked nearby, which made us fear. Later, we realized it was just a false alarm. That day’s celestial phenomena were terrifying. The entire sky seemed to be torn apart, revealing an enormous hole that stretched for countless miles. Of course, we couldn’t see so far, but the feeling was as if the whole world had vanished."
“ hǎo ba 。 nà nǐ yě bié jiāng jiǎng shén me xū lǐ ， kuài diǎn jiě shuō jiù shì 。”
“好吧。那你也别将讲什么虚礼，快点解说就是。”
Lin Xuan was speechless. With his experience, he knew this must have been a spatial rift. But could there really be such a terrifying spatial rift stretching across millions of miles? Even Separation and Union Realm cultivators breaking through to the void couldn’t possibly cause such a commotion.
“ ēn rén xiǎng bì yě qīng chǔ ， wǒ zhāng jiā nǎi shì shàng gǔ xiū shì de hòu yì ， suī rán zài yǐng ér chū xiàn yǐ qián ， zài yě méi yǒu rén néng gòu xiū xiān ， dàn hái shì pǒ yǒu jiā cái ， yīn hún sì nüè ， shēng líng cǎn zāo tú dú ， wǒ men zhāng jiā wèi le bì huò ， jǔ jiā qiān yí ， bān dào le léi yún shān zhuāng fù jìn ， zhōng yú táo guò le yī jié ， dàn nà xíng shì yě fēi cháng de wēi xiǎn ， ér biàn huà jiù lái zì yú sān shí nián qián ， lǎo fū jì de hěn qīng chǔ 。 nà yī tiān shì zhēng yuè chū jiǔ ， dà yuē zhōng wǔ de shí xuán ， tiān kōng tū rán mò míng qí miào de hūn àn qǐ lái le ， qǐ chū 。 wǒ men hái yǐ wéi shì yīn hún dǎ dào le fù jìn ， bù yóu de dǎn zhàn xīn jīng ， hòu lái cái zhī dào shì yī cháng xū jīng ， zhǐ shì nà yī tiān de tiān xiàng ， shí fēn de xià rén ， zhěng jīn tiān kōng ， fǎng fú wán quán bèi sī pò 。 yí gè jù dà dé bù zhī dào yǒu duō shǎo qiān wàn lǐ de dà dòng chū xiàn zài yǎn pīn le ， dāng rán ， wǒ men shì kàn bú dào nà me yuǎn de ， zhǐ shì gǎn jué ， fǎng fú zhěng jīn tiān ， dōu méi yǒu le ，”
“恩人想必也清楚，我张家乃是上古修士的后裔，虽然在影儿出现以前，再也没有人能够修仙，但还是颇有家财，阴魂肆虐，生灵惨糟荼毒，我们张家为了避祸，举家迁移，搬到了雷云山庄附近，终于逃过了一劫，但那形势也非常的危险，而变化就来自于三十年前，老夫记得很清楚。那一天是正月初九，大约中午的时玄，天空突然莫名其妙的昏暗起来了，起初。我们还以为是阴魂打到了附近，不由得胆战心惊，后来才知道是一场虚惊，只是那一天的天象，十分的吓人，整今天空，仿佛完全被撕破。一个巨大得不知道有多少千万里的大洞出现在眼拼了，当然，我们是看不到那么远的，只是感觉，仿佛整今天，都没有了，”
Lin Xuan found it hard to believe. Still, an ordinary old man who hadn't witnessed this firsthand would never have the nerve to fabricate such a story. So, his rational mind told him that this must be true.
lín xuān tīng dé mù dèng kǒu dāi ， yǐ tā de jiàn shí ， nǎ lǐ bù qīng chǔ 。 zhè gēn běn jiù shì kōng jiān liè fèng zhǐ shì ， yǒu zhè me kě pà de kōng jiān liè fèng ma ， zòng héng qiān wàn lǐ 。 bié shuō lí hé qī xiū shì pò suì xū kōng de shén tōng 。 jiù suàn shì xiān jiè de zhēn xiān lái le ， yě jué méi yǒu kě néng gǎo chū nà me dà dòng jìng lái de 。
林轩听得目瞪口呆，以他的见识，哪里不清楚。这根本就是空间裂缝只是，有这么可怕的空间裂缝吗，纵横千万里。别说离合期修士破碎虚空的神通。就算是仙界的真仙来了，也绝没有可能搞出那么大动静来的。
Yet, this was too shocking. Even with Lin Xuan's composure, he couldn’t help but feel astonished.
lín xuān dōu yǒu xiē wú yǔ le ， píng xīn lái shuō ， dǎ sǐ tā dōu bù kě néng xiāng xìn zhè me huāng dàn lí qí de gù shì ， kě yǎn qián yī pǔ tōng de fán rén lǎo tóu ， ruò fēi qīn yǎn suǒ jiàn 。 yòu zhè me kě néng biān zào ？
林轩都有些无语了，平心来说，打死他都不可能相信这么荒诞离奇的故事，可眼前一普通的凡人老头，若非亲眼所见。又这么可能编造？
The old man sighed: "Even the Sage Master found this story astonishing. I can only imagine how surprised I was. Not just me; all life in Youzhou witnessed this moment. Everyone was dumbfounded. It’s said that several places where sages were battling spirits and ghosts stopped when they saw this unprecedented phenomenon, looking up at the sky. But by then, there was no sky to see. All one could see was a vast expanse of white."
Lin Xuan's eyes flashed with an unusual color, and his expression immediately turned focused. He sensed that the answers to his doubts might be in what was about to come, and that Youzhou would no longer be as it had been.
"Mi, say."
The girl suddenly spoke out of turn, asking, "Uncle Senior, how well do you understand the concept of the interface?"
Even with Lin Xuan's composure, he couldn't help but feel taken aback. His expression turned grim.
"I don’t mean to offend, young lady. I have no disrespect or intention to jest. However, what’s about to happen is closely related to the interface. Since you’ve been in seclusion for over six decades, it's likely that you’re not well-versed on later developments regarding interfaces. That’s why I’m bold enough to ask," Zhang Xiaoying quickly explained as she noticed Lin Xuan’s expression.
"Ah, I see. You have a point." Lin Xuan regained his calm demeanor and spoke softly. However, inside, he felt like the ocean was crashing against the shore. This great change in the world seemed to be tied to interfaces, which could indeed be something of utmost importance that ordinary people couldn’t fathom.
He began to explain about the interface: "Of course I understand what an interface is. In our human realm, it’s just one of many lower-level interfaces. The heavenly realms and spirit realms are higher up, but even in the lower realms like the Netherworld, monsters are far more formidable than those in our world. The creatures that once wreaked havoc on Youzhou came from that very realm."
Lin Xuan paused here without mentioning the Demon Dominion Realm, as this was a low-level cultivator and discussing too much with her wouldn’t be meaningful.
"Uncle Senior is correct. However, all of that happened long ago," Zhang Xiaoying said after taking a sip of tea, "and I doubt you know about it. There are actually nine human realms in total."
Lin Xuan was startled. "Nine human realms? Really?"
"Yes, as you said, the heavenly and spirit realms are higher-level interfaces, vast and unique. But lower realms like ours and the Netherworld are different. According to what I’ve learned, this is now a consensus among cultivators. There are nine human realms in total, symbolizing unity through numbers, while there are six Netherworlds, each corresponding to one of the Six Realms of Rebirth," Zhang Xiaoying explained slowly.
Lin Xuan was speechless. Such a shocking secret had come from the mouth of a low-level flexible spirit cultivator, and it seemed that this belief had become common knowledge in the cultivation world.
Damn, when did he fall behind? Lin Xuan thought self-deprecatingly but kept his composure: "Even if what you say is true, how does it relate to the great changes thirty years ago? And how were the spirits driven back?"
"I don’t mind rushing to explain," Zhang Xiaoying said as she smoothed her hair that had been disheveled by the wind. "Since the Great Demon Sovereign passed away, the demonic path split and was suppressed by the righteous path. The situation grew worse, but this also weakened human strength. They could no longer withstand the spirits. When a few old-timers with high cultivation levels finally reacted, it was too late. Four-fifths of Youzhou were occupied, leaving them to survive in a corner."
Lin Xuan sneered. This was reaping what they had sown: "What happened next?"
"Thirty years have passed, and the population of Youzhou has dwindled by ten percent. The spirits grew stronger as their power increased. With each other’s decline, it seemed that even temporary safety was unattainable. But at this critical moment, something very strange occurred," said the girl.
Suddenly, Zhang Changsheng, who had been smiling and twirling his beard, spoke up: "Let me continue from here, young lady. This girl hadn’t yet been born back then. Although I’ve read about it in ancient texts, my firsthand experience is more valuable."
"Oh, old man, you saw it with your own eyes. Please explain," Lin Xuan said.
"Your grace, I wouldn’t dare be called that. You are much older than me. Just call me Changsheng." Zhang Yuenwai shook his head repeatedly and looked very nervous.
"All right, then just get to the point."
"Uncle Senior must know that our family is a descendant of ancient cultivators. Before Shadowling appeared, no one could cultivate anymore, but we still had considerable wealth. When spirits wreaked havoc, innocent lives were destroyed. To avoid disaster, my family moved to the vicinity of Thundercloud Manor and narrowly escaped. But the situation was very dangerous, and it all changed thirty years ago. I remember clearly; on the ninth day of the first lunar month, around noon, the sky inexplicably turned dark. At first, we thought spirits had attacked nearby, which made us fear. Later, we realized it was just a false alarm. That day’s celestial phenomena were terrifying. The entire sky seemed to be torn apart, revealing an enormous hole that stretched for countless miles. Of course, we couldn’t see so far, but the feeling was as if the whole world had vanished."
Lin Xuan was speechless. With his experience, he knew this must have been a spatial rift. But could there really be such a terrifying spatial rift stretching across millions of miles? Even Separation and Union Realm cultivators breaking through to the void couldn’t possibly cause such a commotion.
Lin Xuan found it hard to believe. Still, an ordinary old man who hadn't witnessed this firsthand would never have the nerve to fabricate such a story. So, his rational mind told him that this must be true.
Yet, this was too shocking. Even with Lin Xuan's composure, he couldn’t help but feel astonished.
The old man sighed: "Even the Sage Master found this story astonishing. I can only imagine how surprised I was. Not just me; all life in Youzhou witnessed this moment. Everyone was dumbfounded. It’s said that several places where sages were battling spirits and ghosts stopped when they saw this unprecedented phenomenon, looking up at the sky. But by then, there was no sky to see. All one could see was a vast expanse of white."