xuè guāng bèng jiàn ， cǎn jiào shēng yǐn yǐn chuán rù ěr biān ， yuán yīng xiū shì de běn mìng yīng huǒ gù rán fēi tóng xiǎo kě ， rán ér yǔ qīng huǒ jiàn de gōng jī xiāng bǐ ， dào dǐ yuǎn yuǎn bù jí ， xiǎn de tài guò bó ruò le xiē 。
血光迸溅，惨叫声隐隐传入耳边，元婴修士的本命婴火固然非同小可，然而与青火剑的攻击相比，到底远远不及，显得太过薄弱了些。
Blood splashed, and a faint scream reached his ears. While the essence infant's innate fire was formidable, it paled in comparison to the attack from the Green Flame Sword. It seemed too weak.
hé kuàng lín xuān yǐ jìn jiē zhōng qī ， yòu shì xù yì tōu xí ， fāng lǎo guài suī rán jiǎo xìng wèi sǐ 「 dàn yǐ bèi zhǎn qù le zuǒ jiān yǔ yī tiáo shǒu bì 。
何况林轩已进阶中期，又是蓄意偷袭，方老怪虽然侥幸未死「但已被斩去了左肩与一条手臂。
Moreover, Lin Xuan had already advanced to mid-stage, and this was an intentional ambush. Although Old Monster Fang侥幸 is already in English as "侥幸" or "by chance" escaped death, he lost his left shoulder and a limb.
dùn shí ， xiān xuè jiàn mǎn le tā de bàn biān shēn zi 。
顿时，鲜血溅满了他的半边身子。
Instantly, blood splattered across half of his body.
yòu jīng yòu nù ， jù liè de téng tòng ràng tā jī hū yùn guò qù le 。
又惊又怒，剧烈的疼痛让他几乎晕过去了。
He was both shocked and angry, the intense pain nearly sending him into unconsciousness.
“ nǐ yī yī yī yī yī yī ”
“你一一一一一一”
"You—"
tā wàng xiàng lín xuān de mù guāng yǐ mǎn shì yuàn dú ， kě xī lín xuān què bù zài hū ， zuǒ shǒu yī fú ， yòu shì shù dào jiàn guāng fēi lüè ér chū ， hōng lōng lóng de xiàng zhe duì fāng shā qù le 。
他望向林轩的目光已满是怨毒，可惜林轩却不在乎，左手一拂，又是数道剑光飞掠而出，轰隆隆的向着对方杀去了。
His gaze towards Lin Xuan turned full of malice, but Lin Xuan paid no heed. With a flick of his left hand, several sword lights shot out, charging towards the opponent with thunderous force.
jǐn guǎn téng dé hún shēn dǒu ， dàn fāng xīn hé zì rán bù yuàn yǔn luò ， miǎn qiǎng shēn chū yòu shǒu ， fǎ jué zhuǎn dòng ， jì qǐ le yī qí xíng guài zhuàng de fǎ bǎo 。
尽管疼得浑身抖，但方鑫河自然不愿陨落，勉强伸出右手，法诀转动，祭起了一奇形怪状的法宝。
Despite the excruciating pain, Fang Xinhé still did not wish to perish. He勉强 can be translated as勉强 in English, but more commonly as勉强 in the sense of "勉强 do sth" which means "to勉强 do something" or "to do something reluctantly" extended his right hand and activated a peculiar artifact.
cǐ bǎo xíng zhuàng qí tè ， kàn shàng qù jìng yǔ shì sú de zòng zi chà bu duō ， yuē yǒu quán tou dà xiǎo ， tuō shǒu yǐ hòu ， què fàng shè chū yī piàn yào mù huáng máng ， yíng fēng jiù zhǎng ， zhuǎn shùn jiān tǐ jī jìng rán yǒu rú qiān jīn jù shí yī yàng 。
此宝形状奇特，看上去竟与世俗的粽子差不多，约有拳头大小，脱手以后，却放射出一片耀目黄芒，迎风就涨，转瞬间体积竟然有如千斤巨石一样。
The shape of this artifact was strange, resembling a real-world zongzi, about the size of a fist. Upon release, it emitted a dazzling yellow light that grew as it caught the wind, quickly swelling into something as large as a thousand-pound stone.
lín xuān yī dāi ， liǎn sè yǒu xiē è rán ， jiāng gèng duō de fǎ lì zhù rù qīng huǒ jiàn lǐ miàn 。 hōng ！
林轩一呆，脸色有些愕然，将更多的法力注入青火剑里面。轰！
Lin Xuan paused, his expression slightly surprised. He poured more mana into the Green Flame Sword. Boom!
liǎng bǎo hōng rán xiāng zhuàng ， nà zòng zi pò kāi ， bèi pī wèi le liǎng bàn ， guāng huá yī shǎn ， wú shù fàn lì zhuàng de bái sè wù tǐ què cóng lǐ miàn lù le chū lái 。
两宝轰然相撞，那粽子破开，被劈为了两半，光华一闪，无数饭粒状的白色物体却从里面露了出来。
The two artifacts clashed with a resounding boom. The zongzi was shattered, splitting in half. A flash of light revealed countless rice-like white objects inside.
měi yí gè jiē yǒu quán tou dà xiǎo ， biǎo miàn sàn zhe yíng yíng de guāng liàng 。
每一个皆有拳头大小，表面散着莹莹的光亮。
Each one was about the size of a fist and emitted a faint glow.
suí jí ， jiān ruì de pò kōng shēng chuán rù ěr lǐ ， nà xiē fàn lì rú bīng báo ， shì jiàn shǐ ， jí fēng zhòu yǔ bān de xiàng zhe lín xuān kuáng zá ér zhì 。
随即，尖锐的破空声传入耳里，那些饭粒如冰雹，似箭矢，疾风骤雨般的向着林轩狂砸而至。
Suddenly, a sharp sound pierced his ears as these rice-like objects rained down like hailstones or arrows, raining down on Lin Xuan with relentless force.
fǎn shǒu wèi gōng ！
反守为攻！
Turning defense into offense!
lín xuān dào zhēn yǒu diǎn xiǎo kàn le zhè fāng xīn hé ， duì fāng yǐ qǔ chū yī zhāng fú ， jiāng shāng kǒu de xuè zhǐ zhù ， rán hòu huà wèi yī dào bái guāng ， xiàng hòu fēi qù le 。
林轩倒真有点小看了这方鑫河，对方已取出一张符，将伤口的血止住，然后化为一道白光，向后飞去了。
Lin Xuan underestimated Fang Xinhé. After stopping the bleeding from his wounds, he transformed into a white light and fled backward.
tā bìng bù shē wàng zhè yàng de gōng jī néng jiāng jú miàn niǔ zhuǎn ， dàn zhì shǎo yīng gāi kě yǐ tì zì jǐ zhēng qǔ dào táo pǎo de shí jiān 。
他并不奢望这样的攻击能将局面扭转，但至少应该可以替自己争取到逃跑的时间。
He did not expect such an attack to turn the tide but hoped it would at least give him time to escape.
kě xī tā jiāng shì qíng xiǎng dé tài jiǎn dān le yì diǎn 。 lín xuān bìng fēi pǔ tōng de yuán yīng fēng shàng shì ， zhàn dòu jīng yàn gèng shì fēng fù dào le jí zhì 。
可惜他将事情想得太简单了一点。林轩并非普通的元婴烽上士，战斗经验更是丰富到了极致。
Unfortunately, he had underestimated Lin Xuan's capabilities. Lin Xuan was no ordinary mid-stage essence infant, and his combat experience was unparalleled.
yǎn jiàn fàn lì huà wèi de bái sè guāng diǎn yǐ fēi dào le miàn qián ， lín xuān què bù huāng bù máng de shēn xíng yī shǎn …… jìng cóng yuán dì xiāo shī bú jiàn 。
眼见饭粒化为的白色光点已飞到了面前，林轩却不慌不忙的身形一闪……竞从原地消失不见。
Seeing the rice-like objects transform into white light points flying towards him, Lin Xuan did not panic; instead, he vanished from his original spot.
bú yòng shuō ， zhè zì rán shì jiǔ tiān huī bù de mì shù ， yǔ fèng wǔ jiǔ tiān jué dì yī céng pá jié hé ， bǐ qǐ shùn yí ， yě bù guò shāo xùn yī chóu bà le 。
不用说，这自然是九天徽步的秘术，与凤舞九天诀第一层杷结合，比起瞬移，也不过稍逊一筹罢了。
This was undoubtedly Nine Heavens Step Secret Technique combined with the first layer of Phoenix Dance Nine Skies. It was no less effective than instantaneous teleportation.
gōng jī luò kōng ， lín xuān què chū xiàn zài le fāng xīn hé de miàn qián ， yǎn jiàn duì fāng liǎn lù jīng kǒng ， lín xuān què jǐn jǐn shì zuǒ shǒu yī fú ， yī dào bì lǜ sè de huǒ xiàn cóng xiù kǒu zhōng fēi lüè ér chū ， hū de yī xià mò rù le tā de yāo bù 。
攻击落空，林轩却出现在了方鑫河的面前，眼见对方脸露惊恐，林轩却仅仅是左手一拂，一道碧绿色的火线从袖口中飞掠而出，呼的一下没入了他的腰部。
The attack missed, but Lin Xuan appeared before Fang Xinhé. Seeing the latter's face filled with shock, Lin Xuan merely flicked his left hand, and a green flame shot out from his sleeve, entering his waist.
duì fāng dùn shí chū qī lì de cǎn hū ， bì huàn yōu huǒ nǎi shì jué dú ， jiù suàn hòu qī xiū shì bèi jī zhòng yě hǎo bú dào nǎ lǐ ， gèng bié shuō zhè lǎo guài wù jǐn jǐn shì chū qī 。
对方顿时出凄厉的惨呼，碧幻幽火乃是绝毒，就算后期修士被击中也好不到哪里，更别说这老怪物仅仅是初期。
Fang Xinhé let out an agonizing scream. The Green Illusory Fire was extremely toxic; even late-stage cultivators would suffer greatly upon being hit, let alone this old monster who was only at the early stage.
dùn shí rú bīng xuě xiāo róng ， tā de zhěng gè xià bàn jié shēn tǐ ， róng huà zài le huǒ yàn lǐ ， ér nà guǐ yì de yōu huǒ hái zài xiàng shàng xùn màn yán ， zhuǎn shùn ， jiù yǐ dào le tā de xiōng fù jiān ， fāng xīn hé dà hài ， liǎn shàng lù chū jué wàng zhī sè ， tiān líng gài chù guāng huá yī shǎn ， yī cùn xǔ dà de yuán yīng jiù dùn le chū lái 。
顿时如冰雪消融，他的整个下半截身体，融化在了火焰里，而那诡异的幽火还在向上迅蔓延，转瞬，就已到了他的胸腹间，方鑫河大骇，脸上露出绝望之色，天灵盖处光华一闪，一寸许大的元婴就遁了出来。
His entire lower body melted in the flames as the eerie green fire rapidly spread upward, reaching his chest and abdomen. Fang Xinhé's face showed extreme despair as his essence infant emerged from his skull with a flash of light.
tā xīn zhōng bèi shì hèn jí le lín xuān ， kě jìng bù gǎn huí tóu qù kàn ， yuán yīng chū qiào yǐ hòu ， lì kè shǐ chū le shùn yí zhī fǎ ， yī shǎn ， jiù cóng yuán dì xiāo shī bú jiàn 。
他心中备是恨极了林轩，可竟不敢回头去看，元婴出窍以后，立刻使出了瞬移之法，一闪，就从原地消失不见。
Though he hated Lin Xuan to the core, he did not dare look back. After his essence infant left its body, it instantly used instantaneous teleportation, vanishing in an instant.
zhè jiā huo dào yě guǒ gǎn ！ kě xī miàn duì de shì lín xuān 。
这家伙倒也果敢！可惜面对的是林轩。
This guy was indeed brave! Unfortunately, he faced Lin Xuan.
shào nián shēn chū shǒu lái ， yī bǐng zào xíng gǔ piáo de zhǎng gē zài zhǎng xīn zhōng fú xiàn ， shì yàng gǔ piáo ， yī kàn jiù bú shì fán wù 。
少年伸出手来，一柄造型古朴的长戈在掌心中浮现，式样古朴，一看就不是凡物。
The youth stretched out his hand, and a long spear with an ancient design appeared in his palm. Clearly, this wasn't something ordinary.
fǎ lì zhù rù ， lín xuān jiāng cǐ bǎo hěn hěn de cháo zhe qián fāng huī xià le 。
法力注入，林轩将此宝狠狠的朝着前方挥下了。
Injecting mana into the spear, Lin Xuan swung it forcefully towards the front.
qīng guāng shǎn guò ， zhè jiàn bǎo wù kě yǒu zhe bù kě sī yì de kōng jiān shén tōng ， suī bù zú yǐ pò suì xū kōng ， dàn gān rǎo shùn yí què méi yǒu shén me nán dù 。
青光闪过，这件宝物可有着不可思议的空间神通，虽不足以破碎虚空，但干扰瞬移却没有什么难度。
A green light flashed as this artifact had incredible spatial abilities. Though not enough to tear through space, it was easy to interfere with instantaneous teleportation.
lín xuān zuǒ qián fāng yuē èr shí yú zhàng zhī chù ， kōng qì rú bō wén bān ， yī zhèn mó hú ， suí hòu nà yuán yīng biàn diē diē zhuàng zhuàng de chū xiàn le 。
林轩左前方约二十余丈之处，空气如波纹般，一阵模糊，随后那元婴便跌跌撞撞的出现了。
About twenty meters ahead of Lin Xuan's left side, the air rippled and distorted before the essence infant appeared, staggering and falling down.
mǎn liǎn jīng kǒng ， dàn bù néng zhì xìn de biǎo qíng gèng duō ， yuán yīng xiū shì zhī suǒ yǐ nán yǐ yǔn luò ， jiù shì yīn wèi ròu shēn bèi huǐ hòu ， yuán yīng hái kě yǐ shùn yí táo zǒu 。
满脸惊恐，但不能置信的表情更多，元婴修士之所以难以陨落，就是因为肉身被毁后，元婴还可以瞬移逃走。
His face showed shock but more disbelief. Essence infants were hard to kill because they could instantly teleport if their bodies were destroyed.
ér xiàn zài zhè bǎo mìng de mì shù jū rán bèi pò chú ， hěn róng yì jiù kě yǐ xiǎng xiàng chū ， tā de biǎo qíng shì duō me nán kàn le 。
而现在这保命的秘术居然被破除，很容易就可以想象出，他的表情是多么难看了。
Now that this life-saving technique had been broken, it was easy to imagine how ugly his expression would be.
yǒu diǎn máng rán ， dàn hěn kuài jiù chóng xīn fǎn yìng guò lái ， huāng huāng zhāng zhāng de yī qiā jué ， zài cì shùn yí bú jiàn 。
有点茫然，但很快就重新反应过来，慌慌张张的一掐诀，再次瞬移不见。
Confused for a moment, he quickly regained composure and hurriedly cast a spell, vanishing again with another instantaneous teleportation.
“ bái fèi xīn jī ！”
“白费心机！”
"Useless efforts!"
lín xuān liǎn shàng mǎn shì jī cháo zhī yì ， tàn le kǒu qì ， yòu shǒu zhǎng gē zài cì huī chū ， zuǒ shǒu què jiāng líng guǐ dài zhāi xià le 。
林轩脸上满是讥嘲之意，叹了口气，右手长戈再次挥出，左手却将灵鬼袋摘下了。
Lin Xuan's face showed mockery as he sighed. With his right hand, he swung the spear again while taking off his spirit ghost bag with his left hand.
bái sè de shī qì mí màn yú dòng fǔ ， shī mó zài cì chū xiàn yú yǎn lián lǐ 。
白色的尸气弥漫于洞府，尸魔再次出现于眼帘里。
White corpse qipervadeed through the cave, and the Corpse Demon reappeared before him.
rán ér yǔ yǐ qián xiāng bǐ ， què xiǎn de wěi dùn yǐ jí ， zài liàn xīn lù suǒ shòu de shāng bìng wèi quán yù 。
然而与以前相比，却显得委顿以极，在炼心路所受的伤并未痊愈。
However, compared to before, it seemed extremely weak; its injuries from Heart Refinement Path had not fully healed.
yuán yīng zài cì diē zhuàng chū qù ， shī mó yī yáng shǒu bì ， bàn suí zhe pī lǐ pā lā de gǔ gé bào xiǎng ， yǒu hēi mó shǒu sà rán shēn cháng ， zhǐ jiǎ shǎn shuò zhe niǎo guāng ， yī bǎ lāo xià ， yuán yīng duǒ wú kě duǒ ， yǐ bèi zhuā zài le zhǎng zhōng 。
元婴再次跌撞出去，尸魔一扬手臂，伴随着噼里啪啦的骨骼爆响，黝黑魔手飒然伸长，指甲闪烁着鸟光，一把捞下，元婴躲无可躲，已被抓在了掌中。
The essence infant tumbled out once more. The Corpse Demon raised its arm, accompanied by a series of cracking sounds as its black claws stretched out, their nails glinting with bird-like light. It grabbed the essence infant, which could no longer escape.
“ dào yǒu ráo mìng ， zài xià yǔ nǐ wú yuān wú chóu ……
“道友饶命，在下与你无冤无仇……
"Friend, spare me! I have no grudge against you..."
yuán yīng qiú ráo de shēng yīn ěr duǒ ， lín xuān xiào le ， yuān chóu ？ xiū xiān jiè bǐ cǐ chóu shā huì jiǎng zhè ge ， guài jiù guài tā zhī dào dé tài duō ， hé kuàng jì rán dōu yǐ jīng dòng shǒu ， zěn me kě néng hái yǒu liú qíng de lǐ yóu 。
元婴求饶的声音耳朵，林轩笑了，冤仇？修仙界彼此仇杀会讲这个，怪就怪他知道得太多，何况既然都已经动手，怎么可能还有留情的理由。
Lin Xuan laughed at the essence infant's plea. Grudges? In the cultivation world, people killed each other without any reason; it was only because he knew too much that this mattered. Besides, since they had already started fighting, there was no reason to show mercy.
lín xuān sī háo bù wèi suǒ dòng ， shī mó yǎn zhōng hóng máng shǎn shuò ， mó bì suō huí ， yī bǎ jiāng nà yuán yīng sāi rù kǒu zhōng ， duì kǔn ； lái shuō ， zhè kě shì dà bǔ ， zhèng hǎo kě yǐ wèi liáo shāng tí gōng bù shǎo yíng yǎng de 。
林轩丝毫不为所动，尸魔眼中红芒闪烁，魔臂缩回，一把将那元婴塞入口中，对悃；来说，这可是大补，正好可以为疗伤提供不少营养的。
Lin Xuan remained unmoved as red light flickered in the Corpse Demon's eyes. It retracted its arm and stuffed the essence infant into its mouth. For the Corpse Demon, this was a great nourishment that could aid in healing.
zhěng gè zhàn dòu shuō lái fù zá ， qí shí cái huā le bú dào bàn zhǎn chá de gōng fu 。
整个战斗说来复杂，其实才花了不到半盏茶的功夫。
The entire battle, though complex, took less than half an hour.
yóu yú zài zhè lǎo mó de dòng fǔ ， wài miàn de xiū shì jìng sī háo yě bù zhī dào zǒng tán yǐ shēng le jù dà biàn gù 。
由于在这老魔的洞府，外面的修士竟丝毫也不知道总坛已生了巨大变故。
Since it happened inside Old Monster Fang’s lair, no one outside knew of the significant changes at the main hall.
duì fāng de chǔ wù dài lín xuān zì rán bú huì fàng guò ， suí hòu yòu fàng chū shén shí ， xì xì sōu suǒ ， yě yǒu yī xiē shōu huò ， suī bù néng shuō duō fēng hòu ， dàn yī míng wú yīng xiū shì de shēn jiā ， zài hán chěn ， yě hán chěn bú dào nǎ lǐ qù de 。
对方的储物袋林轩自然不会放过，随后又放出神识，细细搜索，也有一些收获，虽不能说多丰厚，但一名无婴修士的身家，再寒碜，也寒碜不到哪里去的。
Lin Xuan naturally did not overlook his opponent's storage bag. He then released his divine sense to search thoroughly and found some valuable items. Though not abundant, a mid-stage essence infant's wealth was still considerable.
suí hòu lín xuān wú shēng wú xī ， zài cì shī zhǎn tiān mó nǐ róng shù ， biàn huà chéng nà fāng xìng de hēi shòu hàn zi ， dà yáo dà bǎi de cóng tiān yuán fǎng zǒng tán chū gǔ 。
随后林轩无声无息，再次施展天魔拟容术，变化成那方姓的黑瘦汉子，大摇大摆的从天缘舫总坛出古。
Silently, Lin Xuan used Heaven Demon Mimicry Technique again, transforming into that Fangsurname man, walking confidently out of the main hall of Tianyuan Boat.
“ shào yé ， jì rán zuò le ， hé bù zuò jué ， fǎn zhèng yǐ miè shā le fāng lǎo guài ， wèi shén me bù shùn shǒu chí yāo yuán fǎng yě mǒ qù ？” yuè ér bù jiě de shēng yīn chuán rù ěr lǐ 。
“少爷，既然做了，何不做绝，反正已灭杀了方老怪，为什么不顺手持夭缘舫也抹去？”月儿不解的声音传入耳里。
"Master, if we've already killed Old Monster Fang, why not completely destroy Tianyuan Boat?" Moon’s puzzled voice echoed in his ears.
“ shǎ yā tou ， zán dāng shào yé wǒ shì xīn ruǎn me ？” lín xuān zuǐ jiǎo biān lù chū yī sī xiào róng ：“ rú guǒ néng shùn shǒu bá chū zhè yǎn zhōng dīng ， wǒ qǐ huì lìn sè ， zhǐ shì rú jīn …… zàn shí hái bù néng zhè me zuò 。
“傻丫头，咱当少爷我是心软么？”林轩嘴角边露出一丝笑容：“如果能顺手拔出这眼中钉，我岂会吝啬，只是如今……暂时还不能这么做。
"Foolish girl, do you think I am soft-hearted?" Lin Xuan smiled. "If I could easily remove this thorn, would I hesitate? But now... it's too early to do so."
“ wèi shén me ？” yuè ér yuè de hào qí le 。
“为什么？”月儿越的好奇了。
"Why?" Moon grew more curious.
“ shéi dōu zhī dào tiān yuán fǎng hé bài xuān gé bù hé ， rú guǒ wǒ jiāng tiān yuán fǎng huǐ ， shéi dōu huì huái yí wǒ men de 。” lín xuān dàn dàn de shuō 。
“谁都知道天缘舫和拜轩阁不和，如果我将天缘舫毁，谁都会怀疑我们的。”林轩淡淡的说。
"Everyone knows that Tianyuan Boat and Bayuan Pavilion are not on good terms. If I destroy the main hall of Tianyuan Boat, everyone will suspect us," Lin Xuan said calmly.
“ kě shā le fāng lǎo guài lí yào gōng jiù bú huì zhè me xiǎng me ？”
“可杀了方老怪离药宫就不会这么想么？”
"But if we killed Old Monster Fang, wouldn't the Medicine Palace think differently?"
“ xiǎng huò xǔ huì xiǎng ， dàn zhè zhǒng qíng kuàng ， duì fāng jiù bù gǎn kěn dìng ， fāng lǎo guài zài yún zhōu zhī shí ， nán dào jiù méi yǒu chóu jiā le ， rú jīn shī qù zǒng tán bì hù ， yù hài yě shì hěn zhèng cháng de ， zhì shǎo lí yào gōng bú huì jǐn huái yí dào wǒ men shēn shàng ， hé kuàng zhè jiā huo yǔ dà zhǎng lǎo bù hé ， lí yào gōng yě wèi bì huì zhēn xīn tì tā bào chóu de 。”
“想或许会想，但这种情况，对方就不敢肯定，方老怪在云州之时，难道就没有仇家了，如今失去总坛庇护，遇害也是很正常的，至少离药宫不会仅怀疑到我们身上，何况这家伙与大长老不和，离药宫也未必会真心替他报仇的。”
"They might, but in this situation, they can't be sure. When Old Monster Fang was in Yunzhou, did he not have any enemies? Losing his main hall and being murdered is perfectly normal. At least, the Medicine Palace won't suspect us. Besides, this guy doesn't get along with the Senior Elder, so the Medicine Palace might not genuinely seek revenge for him."
tīng le lín xuān de fēn xī ， yuè ér jué de yǒu lǐ ， guǒ rán hái shì shào yé kǎo lǜ dé gèng jiā zhōu dào yī xiē 。
听了林轩的分析，月儿觉得有理，果然还是少爷考虑得更加周到一些。
Moon found Lin Xuan's analysis reasonable. Indeed, her master was more thorough.
lín xuān yī biān hé yuè ér shuō ， yī biān huà wèi yī dào jīng hóng ， bù guò yī zhù xiāng de gōng fu ， jiù lí kāi jiǎo mǎng shān ， chóng xīn huí dào le fù yáng chéng zhōng 。
林轩一边和月儿说，一边化为一道惊虹，不过一炷香的功夫，就离开角蟒山，重新回到了阜阳城中。
While talking to Moon, Lin Xuan transformed into a streak of light and left Jiaobanyan Mountain in less than an hour, returning to Fuyang City.
Sizzle.
Blood splashed, and a faint scream reached his ears. While the essence infant's innate fire was formidable, it paled in comparison to the attack from the Green Flame Sword. It seemed too weak.
Moreover, Lin Xuan had already advanced to mid-stage, and this was an intentional ambush. Although Old Monster Fang侥幸 is already in English as "侥幸" or "by chance" escaped death, he lost his left shoulder and a limb.
Instantly, blood splattered across half of his body.
He was both shocked and angry, the intense pain nearly sending him into unconsciousness.
"You—"
His gaze towards Lin Xuan turned full of malice, but Lin Xuan paid no heed. With a flick of his left hand, several sword lights shot out, charging towards the opponent with thunderous force.
Despite the excruciating pain, Fang Xinhé still did not wish to perish. He勉强 can be translated as勉强 in English, but more commonly as勉强 in the sense of "勉强 do sth" which means "to勉强 do something" or "to do something reluctantly" extended his right hand and activated a peculiar artifact.
The shape of this artifact was strange, resembling a real-world zongzi, about the size of a fist. Upon release, it emitted a dazzling yellow light that grew as it caught the wind, quickly swelling into something as large as a thousand-pound stone.
Lin Xuan paused, his expression slightly surprised. He poured more mana into the Green Flame Sword. Boom!
The two artifacts clashed with a resounding boom. The zongzi was shattered, splitting in half. A flash of light revealed countless rice-like white objects inside.
Each one was about the size of a fist and emitted a faint glow.
Suddenly, a sharp sound pierced his ears as these rice-like objects rained down like hailstones or arrows, raining down on Lin Xuan with relentless force.
Turning defense into offense!
Lin Xuan underestimated Fang Xinhé. After stopping the bleeding from his wounds, he transformed into a white light and fled backward.
He did not expect such an attack to turn the tide but hoped it would at least give him time to escape.
Unfortunately, he had underestimated Lin Xuan's capabilities. Lin Xuan was no ordinary mid-stage essence infant, and his combat experience was unparalleled.
Seeing the rice-like objects transform into white light points flying towards him, Lin Xuan did not panic; instead, he vanished from his original spot.
This was undoubtedly Nine Heavens Step Secret Technique combined with the first layer of Phoenix Dance Nine Skies. It was no less effective than instantaneous teleportation.
The attack missed, but Lin Xuan appeared before Fang Xinhé. Seeing the latter's face filled with shock, Lin Xuan merely flicked his left hand, and a green flame shot out from his sleeve, entering his waist.
"Ahh!"
Fang Xinhé let out an agonizing scream. The Green Illusory Fire was extremely toxic; even late-stage cultivators would suffer greatly upon being hit, let alone this old monster who was only at the early stage.
His entire lower body melted in the flames as the eerie green fire rapidly spread upward, reaching his chest and abdomen. Fang Xinhé's face showed extreme despair as his essence infant emerged from his skull with a flash of light.
Though he hated Lin Xuan to the core, he did not dare look back. After his essence infant left its body, it instantly used instantaneous teleportation, vanishing in an instant.
This guy was indeed brave! Unfortunately, he faced Lin Xuan.
The youth stretched out his hand, and a long spear with an ancient design appeared in his palm. Clearly, this wasn't something ordinary.
Injecting mana into the spear, Lin Xuan swung it forcefully towards the front.
A green light flashed as this artifact had incredible spatial abilities. Though not enough to tear through space, it was easy to interfere with instantaneous teleportation.
About twenty meters ahead of Lin Xuan's left side, the air rippled and distorted before the essence infant appeared, staggering and falling down.
His face showed shock but more disbelief. Essence infants were hard to kill because they could instantly teleport if their bodies were destroyed.
Now that this life-saving technique had been broken, it was easy to imagine how ugly his expression would be.
Confused for a moment, he quickly regained composure and hurriedly cast a spell, vanishing again with another instantaneous teleportation.
"Useless efforts!"
Lin Xuan's face showed mockery as he sighed. With his right hand, he swung the spear again while taking off his spirit ghost bag with his left hand.
White corpse qipervadeed through the cave, and the Corpse Demon reappeared before him.
However, compared to before, it seemed extremely weak; its injuries from Heart Refinement Path had not fully healed.
The essence infant tumbled out once more. The Corpse Demon raised its arm, accompanied by a series of cracking sounds as its black claws stretched out, their nails glinting with bird-like light. It grabbed the essence infant, which could no longer escape.
"Friend, spare me! I have no grudge against you..."
Lin Xuan laughed at the essence infant's plea. Grudges? In the cultivation world, people killed each other without any reason; it was only because he knew too much that this mattered. Besides, since they had already started fighting, there was no reason to show mercy.
Lin Xuan remained unmoved as red light flickered in the Corpse Demon's eyes. It retracted its arm and stuffed the essence infant into its mouth. For the Corpse Demon, this was a great nourishment that could aid in healing.
The entire battle, though complex, took less than half an hour.
Since it happened inside Old Monster Fang’s lair, no one outside knew of the significant changes at the main hall.
Lin Xuan naturally did not overlook his opponent's storage bag. He then released his divine sense to search thoroughly and found some valuable items. Though not abundant, a mid-stage essence infant's wealth was still considerable.
Silently, Lin Xuan used Heaven Demon Mimicry Technique again, transforming into that Fangsurname man, walking confidently out of the main hall of Tianyuan Boat.
"Master, if we've already killed Old Monster Fang, why not completely destroy Tianyuan Boat?" Moon’s puzzled voice echoed in his ears.
"Foolish girl, do you think I am soft-hearted?" Lin Xuan smiled. "If I could easily remove this thorn, would I hesitate? But now... it's too early to do so."
"Why?" Moon grew more curious.
"Everyone knows that Tianyuan Boat and Bayuan Pavilion are not on good terms. If I destroy the main hall of Tianyuan Boat, everyone will suspect us," Lin Xuan said calmly.
"But if we killed Old Monster Fang, wouldn't the Medicine Palace think differently?"
"They might, but in this situation, they can't be sure. When Old Monster Fang was in Yunzhou, did he not have any enemies? Losing his main hall and being murdered is perfectly normal. At least, the Medicine Palace won't suspect us. Besides, this guy doesn't get along with the Senior Elder, so the Medicine Palace might not genuinely seek revenge for him."
Moon found Lin Xuan's analysis reasonable. Indeed, her master was more thorough.
While talking to Moon, Lin Xuan transformed into a streak of light and left Jiaobanyan Mountain in less than an hour, returning to Fuyang City.