” hòu lái rú hé ？” lín xuān lián chá dōu wàng le hē ， shí fēn chà yì de kāi kǒu le “ hòu lái ”， lǎo zhě nán nán de chóng fù le yī biàn ， shuāng yǎn máng rán ， sì hū yě xiàn rù le chén sī lǐ miàn 。 lín xuān méi tou yí zhòu 、 dàn zuì zhōng hái shì méi yǒu cuī cù ， zài yī páng jìng jìng de děng zhe 。
”后来如何？”林轩连茶都忘了喝，十分诧异的开口了 “后来”，老者喃喃的重复了一遍，双眼茫然，似乎也陷入了沉思里面。 林轩眉头一皱、但最终还是没有催促，在一旁静静的等着。
"Then what happened?" Lin Xuan forgot to drink his tea, looking very surprised as he spoke.
zú zú guò le yī zhǎn chá de gōng fu ， lǎo zhě cái chóng xīn kāi kǒu 。
足足过了一盏茶的功夫，老者才重新开口。
"The rest," the elder repeated slowly, his eyes blank as if lost in thought.
“…，、 lǎo ér zhǐ shì yī fán fū sú zǐ ， bù xiàng xiān shī men yǒu fēi tiān dì zhī lì ， gāng gāng nà yí mù ， yǒu rú shì jiè mò rì 、 xīn zhōng zhǐ xiǎng zhe sǐ le sǐ le ， zhè yī xià kǒng pà yào fěn shēn suì gǔ ， bù zhī dào hái yǒu méi yǒu lái shì ， zhèng hú sī luàn xiǎng ， zhǐ jiàn nà pò suì hòu de tiān kōng biàn dé yuè lái yuè liàng ， wǒ nà shí hòu yǐ wán quán dāi zhù ， yě wàng le shí jiān liú shì ， bù zhī dào guò le duō jiǔ ， tū rán yī shēng jù dà hōng míng chuán rù ěr duǒ ， yǒu rú qíng tiān pī lì ， bù ， bǐ pī lì hái yào dà dé duō ， jiē zhe biàn kàn jiàn yī jù quǎn wú bǐ de shì wù ， cóng kǒng dòng lǐ miàn chū lái le 。”
“…，、老儿只是一凡夫俗子，不像仙师们有飞天地之力，刚刚那一幕，有如世界末日、心中只想着死了死了，这一下恐怕要粉身碎骨，不知道还有没有来世，正胡思乱想，只见那破碎后的天空变得越来越亮，我那时候已完全呆住，也忘了时间流逝，不知道过了多久，突然一声巨大轰鸣传入耳朵，有如晴天霹雳，不，比霹雳还要大得多，接着便看见一巨犬无比的事物，从孔洞里面出来了。”
Lin Xuan frowned but ultimately didn't press further, instead waiting quietly by his side.
suī rán kàn bù qīng chǔ 、 dàn yǐn yǐn de ， sì hū yǒu shān ， yǒu shuǐ ， yǒu shù mù ， jiù xiàng shì yī kuài dà 6， zhǐ bù guò xiàn zài suǒ lù chū lái de ， bù guò bīng shān yī jiǎo bà le 。
虽然看不清楚、但隐隐的，似乎有山，有水，有树木，就像是一块大6，只不过现在所露出来的，不过冰山一角罢了。
It took a full cup of tea before the elder finally continued speaking. "… I am just an ordinary person, unlike the Immortal Masters who can traverse heaven and earth. The scene you described earlier was like the end of the world to me; all I could think about was dying, dying. This time, I might be shattered into pieces, not sure if there would even be a next life. Just as I was lost in these thoughts, the sky after the break grew brighter and brighter. At that moment, I was completely stunned and forgot about time passing, not knowing how long had passed until suddenly, a deafening roar entered my ears, like a bolt of lightning on a clear day, no, even louder than that. Then, I saw something enormous emerge from the hole."
lín xuān tīng dào zhè lǐ ， méi tóu yī tiāo ， zhāng xiào yǐng xiān wèn zì jǐ shì fǒu zhī dào jiè miàn zhī shuō ， suí hòu yòu zhǐ chū rén jiè yī gòng yǒu jiǔ chù ， cǐ nǚ de xiū wèi suī bù zhí yī tí ， dàn jué bú huì wú dì fàng shǐ ， nán dào
林轩听到这里，眉头一挑，张笑影先问自己是否知道界面之说，随后又指出人界一共有九处，此女的修为虽不值一提，但绝不会无的放矢，难道
Though he couldn't see clearly, there seemed to be mountains, rivers, and trees, as if it were a large continent, but only the tip of an iceberg was revealed.
“ kàn lái qián bèi yǐ cāi dào le ， bù liè ， sān shí nián qián de nà chǎng tiān dì jù biàn ， zhèng shì wǒ men zhè chù rén jiè yǔ lìng wài yī chù wèi zhī rén jiè jiān de tōng dào bèi dǎ kāi ， shàng miàn de yī kuài dà 6 zhěng gè chuān yuè le guò lái 。” zhāng xiào yǐng hěn dǒng de chá yán guān sè ， jiàn lín xuān zhòu méi sī suǒ ， máng shí fēn guāi qiǎo de jiě shuō 。
“看来前辈已猜到了，不烈，三十年前的那场天地剧变，正是我们这处人界与另外一处未知人界间的通道被打开，上面的一块大6整个穿越了过来。”张笑影很懂得察言观色，见林轩皱眉思索，忙十分乖巧的解说。
Lin Xuan raised his eyebrows upon hearing this. First, Zhang Xiaoying asked him whether he knew about the concept of planes, then pointed out that the human world had nine such places. Could it be
lín xuān suī rán huáng dào le ， dàn qīn kǒu dé dào zhèng shí ， hái shì nán yǐ yǎn shì xīn zhōng de jīng yì ， yǒu méi yǒu gǎo cuò ， zhè yě tài huāng miù le ， liǎng chù rén jiè jiān chū xiàn kōng jiān liè fèng ， chuān yuè gè bǎ xiū shì nà hái hǎo shuō ， kě zhěng kuài dà 6 dōu chuān yuè ， zhè shì bú shì yě tài ，
林轩虽然簧到了，但亲口得到证实，还是难以掩饰心中的惊异，有没有搞错，这也太荒谬了，两处人界间出现空间裂缝，穿越个把修士那还好说，可整块大6都穿越，这是不是也太，
"Seems like you've already guessed, Senior. Thirty years ago, when the heavens and earth underwent a great change, a passage was opened between our human world and another unknown one, allowing part of its large continent to traverse over here," Zhang Xiaoying quickly explained, noticing Lin Xuan's frown.
tiān dào shā cè ， gǔ rén yù bù qī wǒ ， suī rán yǐ jìn jiē dào le fù ， yīng zhōng qī ， dàn yǔ tiān dì zì rán xiāng bǐ ， yī rán bù guò shì cāng hǎi yī sù ér yǐ 。
天道鲨测，古人域不欺我，虽然已进阶到了负，婴中期，但与天地自然相比，依然不过是沧海一粟而已。
Although he had suspected it, hearing it confirmed by Lin Xuan himself still left him surprised. Wasn't this good news? But compared to the Seven Star Island Cloud Sea, the resources in this world seemed too sparse. If the twelve states were connected, his future cultivation would be greatly aided.
lín xuān tàn le kǒu qì ， duì fāng méi yǒu bì yào qī piàn zì jǐ ， suǒ yǐ jǐn guǎn jué de nán yǐ jiē shòu ， suǒ yǐ tā hái shì dé màn màn xiāo huà zhè qí zhōng suǒ bāo hán de xìn xī 。
林轩叹了口气，对方没有必要欺骗自己，所以尽管觉得难以接受，所以他还是得慢慢消化这其中所包含的信息。
"No, Senior, you're mistaken," the girl shook her head and said with a strange expression. "Mistaken?"
“ zhè me shuō ， cóng tiān wài chuān yuè lái le yī kuài dà 6， yǔ yōu zhōu lián wèi le yī tǐ ？”
“这么说，从天外穿越来了一块大6，与幽州连为了一体？”
"Yes, for example, among these states, Jiuzhou is much larger than Chongzhou. The ten states that traversed over are each far greater in size compared to the old Jiuzhou, even the smallest one is several times bigger than Jiuzhou's original size. As for Tianzhou and Yunzhou, a single state alone can cover seventy or eighty Jiuzhous."
“ shì de ， yě zhèng shì yīn wèi yǒu zhè xiē xīn xiū shì de jiā rù ， suǒ yǐ wǒ men rén zú cái néng fǎn bài wéi shèng ， dǎ bài yīn hún 。”
“是的，也正是因为有这些新修士的加入，所以我们人族才能反败为胜，打败阴魂。”
Lin Xuan was taken aback; this was indeed unexpected. In his mind, the Seven Star Island Cloud Sea was already vast, but the combined twelve states might be even more expansive.
“ ó ， nà zhè kuài xīn chuān yuè de dà 6 xiū xiān jiè de shí lì rú hé ， cǐ dì yī rán jiào zuò yōu zhēn me ？” lín xuān biǎo qíng níng zhòng de kāi kǒu le ， zhè xiē xìn xī duì tā lái shuō shì hěn zhòng yào de 。
“哦，那这块新穿越的大6修仙界的实力如何，此地依然叫做幽针么？”林轩表情凝重的开口了，这些信息对他来说是很重要的。
"Then what about cultivation levels in Jiuzhou?"
bù guò lín xuān yě bù rú hé dān xīn ， bù guǎn shì nǎ lǐ de rén jiè ， jiàng … yīng qī xiū shì dōu yǐ jīng shì dǐng jiē de cún zài le ， jiù suàn yǒu lí hé qī lǎo guài wù ， yě bì dìng bù wèn shì shì ， duǒ zài mán huāng zhī dì kǔ xiū ， yǐ biàn néng gòu dù guò tiān jié ， fēi shēng dào dá gōng jiè 。
不过林轩也不如何担心，不管是哪里的人界，匠…婴期修士都已经是顶阶的存在了，就算有离合期老怪物，也必定不问世事，躲在蛮荒之地苦修，以便能够度过天劫，飞升到达工界。
"Their cultivation levels are naturally far beyond those of the old Jiuzhou. Even the smallest state has countless cities and tens of billions of ordinary people. With such a large base, those with spiritual roots, though rare, still form an impressive number," the girl sighed. "For instance, before, Biyun Mountain was already one of the Three Major Daoist Powers, and even with only Yuanqi mid-stage cultivation, Extreme Devil Sovereign could dominate all others, earning the title of Jiuzhou's top figure. But now, with the scale of the twelve states in Tianyun, the three major sects of Jiuzhou can barely be considered middle-tier, and even mid-stage Yuanqi cultivators are impressive but not truly at the peak level. In those first-rate great sects, there are always late-stage high-ranking cultivators."
suǒ yǐ yǐ tā xiàn zài de xiū wèi ， yī jiù bù yòng hài pà shén me ， zhǐ bù guò dǎ tīng qīng chǔ ， yǒu lì yú rì hòu de xíng shì bà le 。
所以以他现在的修为，依旧不用害怕什么，只不过打听清楚，有利于日后的行事罢了。
Lin Xuan closed his eyes to digest this information. Indeed, the twelve states in Tianyun were significant, possibly surpassing the Seven Star Island Cloud Sea. With his current cultivation, he wouldn't face any major issues unless he encountered a late-stage powerhouse.
ér qiě lín xuān bì jìng shì zài zhè lǐ xiū xíng zhǎng dà ， zǒng yǒu yī xiē rén hé shì zhí de tā guān zhù ， yě bù zhī dào qín yán ， ōu yáng ， kǒng què xiān zi qíng xíng rú hé ， líng yào shān yòu zěn me yàng le 。
而且林轩毕竟是在这里修行长大，总有一些人和事值得他关注，也不知道秦妍，欧阳，孔雀仙子情形如何，灵药山又怎么样了。
"Moreover, the structure of the cultivation world here is slightly different from before," the girl continued slowly. "As the saying goes, if you take someone's money, you must help them out. Lin Xuan gave her an excellent spirit artifact, and she was eager to share all she knew.
dāng rán ， zhè xiē xiāo xī ， míng xiǎn bù kě néng dé zì yī xiǎo xiǎo de líng dòng qī dì zǐ ， suǒ yǐ lín xuān yě bù duō fèi chún shé ， qù wú wèi de dǎ tīng shén me ， yǐ hòu màn màn zài shuō ， shí jiān hái zhǎng zhe ， zuò shén me shì qíng dōu bù néng jí yú yī shí de 。
当然，这些消息，明显不可能得自一小小的灵动期弟子，所以林轩也不多费唇舌，去无谓的打听什么，以后慢慢再说，时间还长着，做什么事情都不能急于一时的。
"Oh, a difference in structure—what does that mean?"
“ wǒ men suǒ zài de zhè ge dì fāng zì rán hái shì yōu kè ， pāo yǔ chōng kè yì qǐ ， yǔ zhěng gè xīn quǎn 6 lián jiē wèi le yī tǐ ， bìng chēng wèi tiān yún shí èr zhōu 。” shào nǚ huǎn huǎn de kāi kǒu 。
“我们所在的这个地方自然还是幽刻，抛与充刻一起，与整个新犬6连接为了一体，并称为天云十二州。”少女缓缓的开口。
"Senior, I'm sure you know that cultivation has a long history, with many schools of thought explored by your predecessors. The most famous are the Daoist, Evil Sect, Confucianism, and Buddhism."
“ shí èr zhōu ， zhè me shuō miàn jī bǐ yǐ qián dà le shí bèi bù zhǐ ？” lín xuān liǎn shàng liú lù chū yī sī xiào yì ， suī rán huí dào yōu cǐ shì hǎo shì ， dàn yǔ qī xīng dǎo yún hǎi xiāng bǐ ， zhè lǐ de xiū xiān zī yuán zé tài guò dān bó le xiē 、 rú guǒ shí èr gè zhēn fǔ lián wèi yī tǐ ， duì zì jǐ rú hòu de xiū xíng yě quǎn yǒu zhù yì 。
“十二州，这么说面积比以前大了十倍不止？”林轩脸上流露出一丝笑意，虽然回到幽此是好事，但与七星岛云海相比，这里的修仙资源则太过单薄了些、如果十二个针府连为一体，对自己如后的修行也犬有助益。
Lin Xuan nodded, understanding her point. "You want to say that in Tianyun's twelve states, the Buddhist sect and Confucianism have significant power and can challenge the Daoist and Evil Sects?"
“ bù ， qián bèi cāi cuò le 。” shào nǚ què yáo le jiē tóu ， liǎn gōng lù chū yī sī gǔ guài de kāi kǒu 。
“不，前辈猜错了。”少女却摇了接头，脸工露出一丝古怪的开口。
"Exactly," Lin Xuan smiled. This was similar to the situation on Seven Star Island.
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"But there's more," the girl smiled mysteriously. "Apart from the four major schools—Daoist, Evil Sect, Buddhism, and Confucianism—there is a fifth force in Tianyun's twelve states that can challenge them: the cultivators of beasts."
“ shì de ， jiù bǐ rú tóng wèi zhēn fǔ ， yōu zhōu de miàn jī bǐ chōng zhōu dà dé duō ， zhè chuān yuè guò lái de shí gè zhōu ， měi yí gè miàn jī dōu yuǎn fēi yǐ qián de yōu zhōu kě bǐ ， zuì xiǎo de yě yǒu pāo de wǔ liù bèi dà ， ér zuì dà de tiān zhōu yǔ yún zhōu ， dān dú yí gè ， miàn jī jiù néng dǐ dé gōng qī bā shí gè yōu zhōu 。”
“是的，就比如同为针府，幽州的面积比充州大得多，这穿越过来的十个州，每一个面积都远非以前的幽州可比，最小的也有抛的五六倍大，而最大的天州与云州，单独一个，面积就能抵得工七八十个幽洲。”
"What?" Lin Xuan was shocked. While he understood the situation on Seven Star Island, he had just returned from Beast Spirit Island, where he knew all about beast cultivators. The human world didn't have any beast lines, or this major school wouldn't have disappeared and moved to Beast Spirit Island.
lín xuān yǎ rán ， zhè zhe shí chū hū yì liào le diǎn ， zài tā de xīn mù zhōng ， qī xīng dǎo yún hǎi yǐ shì liáo kuò wú biān ， ér zhè tiān yún shí èr kè lián wèi yī tǐ ， kě néng hái yào páng bó yī xiē 。
林轩哑然，这着实出乎意料了点，在他的心目中，七星岛云海已是辽阔无边，而这天云十二刻连为一体，可能还要磅礴一些。
Wait a minute, Lin Xuan suddenly realized something. This so-called Tianyun's twelve states, apart from Jiuzhou and Chongzhou, the other ten states had traversed over from another realm. Zhang Xiaoying said there were nine human worlds in total; here, beast lines were extremely rare, but perhaps they were common in the other human worlds, making it understandable why beast cultivators thrived.
“ nà pāo de xiū zhēn shuǐ píng ”，
“那抛的修真水平”，
Interesting, Lin Xuan smiled. This was good news for him.
“ zì rán yuǎn fēi yǐ qián de yōu kè kě bǐ ， jí biàn zuì xiǎo ， de zhōu fǔ ， chéng chí yě shǔ bù shèng shǔ ， fán rén yǒu shù shí yì zhī duō 、 zhè me dà de jī shù ， yǒu líng gēn zhě suī fèng máo dèng jiǎo ， dàn jiā zài yì qǐ ， yě shì yí gè lìng rén shí fēn chī jīng de shù zì 。” shào nǚ yōu yōu tàn xī ：“ bǐ rú shuō zài guò qù ， bì yún shān xiǎo yī xiàn zhēng xiǎo hái yǒu léi yún shān zhuāng jiù yǐ jīng shì zhèng dào sān jù tóu ， ér jí è mó zūn yǐ yuán yīng zhōng qī de xiū wèi ， jiù ào shì qún xióng ， yǒu yōu zhōu dì yī rén de měi yù ， kě jiù xiàn zài tiān yún shí èr cǐ xiū xiān jiè de guī mó ， yōu kè de zhèng dào sān pài bù guò miǎn qiǎng néng suàn zhōng děng dōng mén ， ér qiě hái shì jiào wéi piān xià de nà zhǒng ， zhì yú yuán yīng zhōng qī xiū shì ， suī rán tóng yàng lìng rén gāo shān yǎng zhǐ ， zǒu liǎo bù qǐ de gāo shǒu ， dàn bìng fēi zhēn zhèng de dǐng jiē ， zài nà xiē yì liú de dà mén pài lǐ ， dōu shì yǒu hòu qī dà xiū shì zuò zhèn de 。 shèn zhì yǒu chuán yán shuō ， zài tiān yún shí èr zhēn zhōng ， yǒu lí hé qī lǎo guài wù ， dāng rán ， zhè yī tiáo tài guò huāng dàn ， wǎn bèi yě jǐn jǐn shì dào tīng tú shuō ér yǐ ， bù zhī dào shì zhēn shì jiǎ le 。”
“自然远非以前的幽刻可比，即便最小，的州府，城池也数不胜数，凡人有数十亿之多、这么大的基数，有灵根者虽凤毛瞪角，但加在一起，也是一个令人十分吃惊的数字。”少女幽幽叹息：“比如说在过去，碧云山小一线峥小还有雷云山庄就已经是正道三巨头，而极恶魔尊以元婴中期的修为，就傲视群雄，有幽州第一人的美誉，可就现在天云十二此修仙界的规模，幽刻的正道三派不过勉强能算中等东门，而且还是较为偏下的那种，至于元婴中期修士，虽然同样令人高山仰止，走了不起的高手，但并非真正的顶阶，在那些一流的大门派里，都是有后期大修士坐镇的。甚至有传言说，在天云十二针中，有离合期老怪物，当然，这一条太过荒诞，晚辈也仅仅是道听途说而已，不知道是真是假了。”
Lin Xuan asked about other matters as well, and the girl answered with great enthusiasm, speaking without reserve.
lín xuān bì gōng yǎn móu ， jiāng xìn xī xiāo huà ， rú cǐ kàn lái ， tiān yún shí èr zhēn què shí fēi tóng xiǎo kě ， bǐ qī xīng dǎo yún hǎi hái lüè shèng yī chóu 。 bù guò yǐ zì jǐ de xiū wèi suī bù néng shuō chàng xíng wú zǔ ， dàn zhǐ yào bù pèng jiàn lí hé qī lǎo guài wù ， yīng gāi yě shì wú yōu de 。
林轩闭工眼眸，将信息消化，如此看来，天云十二针确实非同小可，比七星岛云海还略胜一筹。不过以自己的修为虽不能说畅行无阻，但只要不碰见离合期老怪物，应该也是无忧的。
Time passed slowly, but the Zhang family ancestor showed no signs of impatience. He served respectfully by his side until he noticed it was late. Lin Xuan had a clear understanding of Tianyun's twelve states' situation and felt satisfied. He looked at Zhang Xiaoying.
“ ér qiě zhè lǐ xiū xiān jiè de jié gòu yǔ yǐ qián yě lüè yǒu bù tóng 。” shào nǚ zài cì huǎn huǎn de kāi kǒu le ， sú huà shuō ná rén qián cái ， yǔ rén xiāo zāi ， lín xuān zèng yǔ tā yī jiàn jí pǐn líng qì ， shào nǚ xīn zhōng gǎn jī ， hèn bù dé tǔ lù xīn zhōng suǒ zhī dào de suǒ yǒu xiāo xī 。
“而且这里修仙界的结构与以前也略有不同。”少女再次缓缓的开口了，俗话说拿人钱财，与人消灾，林轩赠予她一件极品灵器，少女心中感激，恨不得吐露心中所知道的所有消息。
She was smart and quick-witted, but her cultivation talent was average. Without a master to guide her, she might not have reached the Foundation Establishment stage easily. With his current realm, Lin Xuan could see that she had encountered a bottleneck in her cultivation.
“ ó ， jié gòu bù tóng ， zhè shì zhǐ shén me ？”
“哦，结构不同，这是指什么？”
"Miss, you are currently at the early Spirit Flowing stage?"
“ qián bèi xiǎng bì yě qīng chǔ ， xiū xiān yī mài ， yuán yuǎn liú cháng ， jīng guò qián bèi men de tàn suǒ ， liú pài yě shì zhòng duō ， qí zhōng zuì chū míng de jiù shì zhèng mó rú fú ， zhǐ bù guò yǐ qián yōu zhōu dì yù xiá xiǎo ， zhèng dào yǔ mó zōng hái suàn chāng shèng ， rú fú liǎng mén kě jiù shì wēi ， zhǐ yǒu yī xiē líng xīng de sàn xiū ér yǐ 。”
“前辈想必也清楚，修仙一脉，源远流长，经过前辈们的探索，流派也是众多，其中最出名的就是正魔儒佛，只不过以前幽州地域狭小，正道与魔宗还算昌盛，儒佛两门可就式微，只有一些零星的散修而已。”
"Yes, Senior, your vision is sharp," Zhang Xiaoying said respectfully after sensing Lin Xuan's spiritual pressure. She felt certain he was a condensation core cultivator without a doubt.
“ wǒ míng bái mí de yì si ， mí shì xiǎng shuō zài zhè tiān yún shí èr zhōu ， fú zōng yǔ rú mén yě shì ， lì bù xiǎo ， néng yǔ zhèng mó xiāng kàng ？” lín xuān wēi xiào zhe shuō ， zhè yǔ qī xīng dǎo de qíng kuàng dǎo shì yī yàng 。
“我明白弥的意思，弥是想说在这天云十二州，佛宗与儒门也势，力不小，能与正魔相抗？”林轩微笑着说，这与七星岛的情况倒是一样。
She seemed pleased that he might be willing to guide her and adopted a submissive expression.
“ qián bèi shuō dé bù rén “ dàn hái lòu le yì diǎn 。” shào nǚ mǐn zuǐ yī xiào ， pǒ yǒu xiē shén mì de dào 。
“前辈说得不人“但还漏了一点。”少女抿嘴一笑，颇有些神秘的道。
"How long have you been on the path of immortality? Who is your master?"
“ ó ， lòu le shén me ？” lín xuān yǒu xiē chà yì de kāi kǒu le 。
“哦，漏了什么？”林轩有些诧异的开口了。
"I am an outer disciple of Xuan Pavilion, having met my benefactor at age nine."
“ chú le zhèng mó yōu fú sì dà zōng pài ， tiān yún shí èr zhēn hái yǒu dì wǔ gǔ shì lì ， zú yǐ yǔ tā men kàng héng ， nà jiù shì xiū yāo zhě 。” shào nǚ huǎn huǎn de shuō 。
“除了正魔忧佛四大宗派，天云十二针还有第五股势力，足以与他们抗衡，那就是修妖者。”少女缓缓的说。
Xuan Pavilion, Lin Xuan raised his eyebrows. He hadn't heard of it; it must be either a new rising force or a branch from one of the other ten states.
“ shén me ？” tè xuān dà jīng shī sè ， bié de hái hǎo shuō ， tā kě shì gāng gāng cóng yāo líng dǎo gōng guī lái de ， duì yú xiū yāo zhě de lái lì ， kě wèi yì qīng èr chǔ ， rén jiān jiè bú shì méi yǒu yāo mài me ， fǒu zé zhè yī dà liú pài yě bú huì jiù cǐ mò luò ， bìng bān qiān dào yāo líng dǎo gōng qù le 。
“什么？”特轩大惊失色，别的还好说，他可是刚刚从妖灵岛工归来的，对于修妖者的来历，可谓一清二楚，人间界不是没有妖脉么，否则这一大流派也不会就此没落，并搬迁到妖灵岛工去了。
But he wasn't interested in such trivial matters now. "At nine years old, you started cultivation. I guess your body is just eighteen. Reaching early Spirit Flowing stage after nine years—becoming Foundation Establishment won't be easy."
bú duì ， lín xuān tū rán xīn zhōng yī lǐn ， zhè suǒ wèi de tiān yún shí èr zhōu ， chú le yōu kè yǔ chōng zhōu liǎng gè xiǎo de zhōu fǔ ， qí yú shí gè kè ， dōu shì cóng lìng yī jiè chuān yuè ér chéng ， xiào yǐng bú shì shuō rén jiè gòng yǒu jiǔ gè ， zhè lǐ de yāo mài jí qí xī yǒu ， dàn qí tā de rén jiè ， huò xǔ hěn duō ， nà yàng xiū yāo zhě chāng shèng jiù méi shén me hào qí guài de 。
不对，林轩突然心中一凛，这所谓的天云十二州，除了幽刻与充州两个小的州府，其余十个刻，都是从另一界穿越而乘，笑影不是说人界共有九个，这里的妖脉极其稀有，但其他的人界，或许很多，那样修妖者昌盛就没什么好奇怪的。
"Please, Senior, instruct me," she quickly knelt down.
yǒu yì si ， lín xuān zuǐ jiǎo biān liú lù chū yī sī xiào yì ， zhè duì zì jǐ ér yán ， xiǎn rán shì yí gè hǎo xiāo xī 。
有意思，林轩嘴角边流露出一丝笑意，这对自己而言，显然是一个好消息。
"If you trust me, recite the techniques for me to understand and then give some guidance."
lín xuān yòu wèn le yī xiē qí tā de shì 。 cǐ nǚ yě dōu fēi cháng jìn xīn ， zhī wú bù yán ， yán fāng bù jìn 。
林轩又问了一些其他的事。此女也都非常尽心，知无不言，言方不尽。
"Yes." She immediately recited a water attribute technique. Although it didn't match what Lin Xuan had learned, with his mid-Yuanqi stage, he easily understood it after just one read-through. A few casual suggestions helped Zhang Xiaoying gain clarity, making her even more grateful to him.
shí jiān màn màn liú shì ， zhāng jiā zǔ duò què méi yǒu yì diǎn bù nài de yàng zi ， gōng jìng de zài yī páng fú shì ， kàn kàn tiān sè yǐ wǎn ， lín xuān yǐ duì tiān yún shí èr zhōu de qíng xíng liǎo jiě le yí gè dà gài liǎn gōng lù chū mǎn yì zhì jí de biǎo qíng cǎi ， tái tóu kàn le zhāng xiào yǐng yī yǎn 。
时间慢慢流逝，张家祖剁却没有一点不耐的样子，恭敬的在一旁服侍，看看天色已晚，林轩已对天云十二州的情形了解了一个大概脸工露出满意至极的表情采，抬头看了张笑影一眼。
After about an incense stick's time, Lin Xuan stood up. "That's enough. I can only give you so much guidance. Tell me the location of nearby markets and we'll part ways."
cǐ nǚ cōng míng líng lì ， dàn xiū xiān de zī zhì yě jiù yì bān ér yǐ ， ruò wú míng shī zhǐ diǎn ， dào bù róng yì zhù jī ， ér qiě yǐ lín xuān xiàn zài de jìng jiè ， hěn róng yì jiù kàn chū tā zài xiū liàn gōng yù jiàn le píng jǐng 。
此女聪明伶俐，但修仙的资质也就一般而已，若无名师指点，倒不容易筑基，而且以林轩现在的境界，很容易就看出她在修炼工遇见了瓶颈。
"If Senior wants to go to the market, is there anything specific you need? We don't have to separate," Zhang Xiaoying smiled.
“ gū niáng xiàn zài shì líng dòng zhōng qī ？”
“姑娘现在是灵动中期？”
"Why do you say that?" Lin Xuan narrowed his eyes.
"Then what happened?" Lin Xuan forgot to drink his tea, looking very surprised as he spoke.
"The rest," the elder repeated slowly, his eyes blank as if lost in thought.
Lin Xuan frowned but ultimately didn't press further, instead waiting quietly by his side.
It took a full cup of tea before the elder finally continued speaking. "… I am just an ordinary person, unlike the Immortal Masters who can traverse heaven and earth. The scene you described earlier was like the end of the world to me; all I could think about was dying, dying. This time, I might be shattered into pieces, not sure if there would even be a next life. Just as I was lost in these thoughts, the sky after the break grew brighter and brighter. At that moment, I was completely stunned and forgot about time passing, not knowing how long had passed until suddenly, a deafening roar entered my ears, like a bolt of lightning on a clear day, no, even louder than that. Then, I saw something enormous emerge from the hole."
Though he couldn't see clearly, there seemed to be mountains, rivers, and trees, as if it were a large continent, but only the tip of an iceberg was revealed.
Lin Xuan raised his eyebrows upon hearing this. First, Zhang Xiaoying asked him whether he knew about the concept of planes, then pointed out that the human world had nine such places. Could it be
"Seems like you've already guessed, Senior. Thirty years ago, when the heavens and earth underwent a great change, a passage was opened between our human world and another unknown one, allowing part of its large continent to traverse over here," Zhang Xiaoying quickly explained, noticing Lin Xuan's frown.
Although he had suspected it, hearing it confirmed by Lin Xuan himself still left him surprised. Wasn't this good news? But compared to the Seven Star Island Cloud Sea, the resources in this world seemed too sparse. If the twelve states were connected, his future cultivation would be greatly aided.
"No, Senior, you're mistaken," the girl shook her head and said with a strange expression. "Mistaken?"
"Yes, for example, among these states, Jiuzhou is much larger than Chongzhou. The ten states that traversed over are each far greater in size compared to the old Jiuzhou, even the smallest one is several times bigger than Jiuzhou's original size. As for Tianzhou and Yunzhou, a single state alone can cover seventy or eighty Jiuzhous."
Lin Xuan was taken aback; this was indeed unexpected. In his mind, the Seven Star Island Cloud Sea was already vast, but the combined twelve states might be even more expansive.
"Then what about cultivation levels in Jiuzhou?"
"Their cultivation levels are naturally far beyond those of the old Jiuzhou. Even the smallest state has countless cities and tens of billions of ordinary people. With such a large base, those with spiritual roots, though rare, still form an impressive number," the girl sighed. "For instance, before, Biyun Mountain was already one of the Three Major Daoist Powers, and even with only Yuanqi mid-stage cultivation, Extreme Devil Sovereign could dominate all others, earning the title of Jiuzhou's top figure. But now, with the scale of the twelve states in Tianyun, the three major sects of Jiuzhou can barely be considered middle-tier, and even mid-stage Yuanqi cultivators are impressive but not truly at the peak level. In those first-rate great sects, there are always late-stage high-ranking cultivators."
Lin Xuan closed his eyes to digest this information. Indeed, the twelve states in Tianyun were significant, possibly surpassing the Seven Star Island Cloud Sea. With his current cultivation, he wouldn't face any major issues unless he encountered a late-stage powerhouse.
"Moreover, the structure of the cultivation world here is slightly different from before," the girl continued slowly. "As the saying goes, if you take someone's money, you must help them out. Lin Xuan gave her an excellent spirit artifact, and she was eager to share all she knew.
"Oh, a difference in structure—what does that mean?"
"Senior, I'm sure you know that cultivation has a long history, with many schools of thought explored by your predecessors. The most famous are the Daoist, Evil Sect, Confucianism, and Buddhism."
Lin Xuan nodded, understanding her point. "You want to say that in Tianyun's twelve states, the Buddhist sect and Confucianism have significant power and can challenge the Daoist and Evil Sects?"
"Exactly," Lin Xuan smiled. This was similar to the situation on Seven Star Island.
"But there's more," the girl smiled mysteriously. "Apart from the four major schools—Daoist, Evil Sect, Buddhism, and Confucianism—there is a fifth force in Tianyun's twelve states that can challenge them: the cultivators of beasts."
"What?" Lin Xuan was shocked. While he understood the situation on Seven Star Island, he had just returned from Beast Spirit Island, where he knew all about beast cultivators. The human world didn't have any beast lines, or this major school wouldn't have disappeared and moved to Beast Spirit Island.
Wait a minute, Lin Xuan suddenly realized something. This so-called Tianyun's twelve states, apart from Jiuzhou and Chongzhou, the other ten states had traversed over from another realm. Zhang Xiaoying said there were nine human worlds in total; here, beast lines were extremely rare, but perhaps they were common in the other human worlds, making it understandable why beast cultivators thrived.
Interesting, Lin Xuan smiled. This was good news for him.
Lin Xuan asked about other matters as well, and the girl answered with great enthusiasm, speaking without reserve.
Time passed slowly, but the Zhang family ancestor showed no signs of impatience. He served respectfully by his side until he noticed it was late. Lin Xuan had a clear understanding of Tianyun's twelve states' situation and felt satisfied. He looked at Zhang Xiaoying.
She was smart and quick-witted, but her cultivation talent was average. Without a master to guide her, she might not have reached the Foundation Establishment stage easily. With his current realm, Lin Xuan could see that she had encountered a bottleneck in her cultivation.
"Miss, you are currently at the early Spirit Flowing stage?"
"Yes, Senior, your vision is sharp," Zhang Xiaoying said respectfully after sensing Lin Xuan's spiritual pressure. She felt certain he was a condensation core cultivator without a doubt.
She seemed pleased that he might be willing to guide her and adopted a submissive expression.
"How long have you been on the path of immortality? Who is your master?"
"I am an outer disciple of Xuan Pavilion, having met my benefactor at age nine."
Xuan Pavilion, Lin Xuan raised his eyebrows. He hadn't heard of it; it must be either a new rising force or a branch from one of the other ten states.
But he wasn't interested in such trivial matters now. "At nine years old, you started cultivation. I guess your body is just eighteen. Reaching early Spirit Flowing stage after nine years—becoming Foundation Establishment won't be easy."
"Please, Senior, instruct me," she quickly knelt down.
"If you trust me, recite the techniques for me to understand and then give some guidance."
"Yes." She immediately recited a water attribute technique. Although it didn't match what Lin Xuan had learned, with his mid-Yuanqi stage, he easily understood it after just one read-through. A few casual suggestions helped Zhang Xiaoying gain clarity, making her even more grateful to him.
After about an incense stick's time, Lin Xuan stood up. "That's enough. I can only give you so much guidance. Tell me the location of nearby markets and we'll part ways."
"If Senior wants to go to the market, is there anything specific you need? We don't have to separate," Zhang Xiaoying smiled.
"Why do you say that?" Lin Xuan narrowed his eyes.