nà shì yī huǒ hóng sè de wú gōu ， zào xíng gǔ piáo ， sàn fà zhe lìng rén xīn dòng de líng lì ， yī kàn jiù bú shì fán pǐn ， cǐ wù zài yǎn zhōu xiū xiān jiè dà dà yǒu míng ， nǎi shì qīng líng zhēn rén de hù shēn fǎ bǎo 。
那是一火红色的吴钩，造型古朴，散发着令人心动的灵力，一看就不是凡品，此物在兖州修仙界大大有名，乃是清灵真人的护身法宝。
That was a red Wuzhouchu, an ancient-looking sword that emitted a captivating aura of spiritual energy. It wasn't just any ordinary item; this blade was renowned in the Yanzhou cultivation realm and was a guardian treasure for the Spirit Clear True Immortal.
jí pǐn líng qì ， ér qiě bǐ bì xuě huán de pǐn zhì hái yào gèng shèng yī chóu ， jù shuō cǐ wù běn shēn jiù dài yǒu huǒ shǔ xìng ， zài gōng jī de shí hòu ， kě yǐ qīng yì jī fā chū jǐ zhǒng huǒ shǔ xìng de zhōng jiē fǎ jué 。
极品灵器，而且比碧雪环的品质还要更胜一筹，据说此物本身就带有火属性，在攻击的时候，可以轻易激发出几种火属性的中阶法诀。
It was a top-grade spirit artifact, surpassing even the quality of the Azure Snow Ring. Legend had it that the sword itself possessed fire attributes, allowing it to easily trigger middle-grade Fire Spell techniques when used in attacks.
lín xuān ài bù shì shǒu ， zǐ xì de jiāng wú gōu zài shǒu lǐ bǎ wán le yī fān ， rán hòu cái niàn niàn bù shě de shōu rù le chǔ wù dài 。
林轩爱不释手，仔细的将吴钩在手里把玩了一番，然后才念念不舍的收入了储物袋。
Lin Xuan held the sword with great affection, examining it meticulously before finally putting it away in his storage bracelet.
chú le líng qì yǔ jīng shí ， chǔ wù dài zhōng zuì duō de jiù shì dà dà xiǎo xiǎo de píng píng guàn guàn ， jiāng qí dǎ kāi ， lǐ miàn yǒu de zhuāng zhe dān yào ， yǒu de zé zhuāng zhe yī xiē xī qí gǔ guài de cái liào ， suī rán lín xuān dà duō bù rèn shí ， bù guò yǐ qīng líng zhēn rén de shēn fèn xiū wèi ， xiǎng bì yě bú huì suí shēn xié dài lā jī ， kěn dìng dū shì yī xiē yǒu yòng de bǎo bèi ， lín xuān yī rán shì xiǎo xīn de shōu hǎo 。
除了灵器与晶石，储物袋中最多的就是大大小小的瓶瓶罐罐，将其打开，里面有的装着丹药，有的则装着一些稀奇古怪的材料，虽然林轩大多不认识，不过以清灵真人的身份修为，想必也不会随身携带垃圾，肯定都是一些有用的宝贝，林轩依然是小心的收好。
Apart from spirit artifacts and crystal stones, the storage bracelet was filled with various bottles and jars of all sizes. Opening them revealed that some contained medicinal pills while others held strange materials. Though Lin Xuan didn't recognize most of these items, as a Spirit Clear True Immortal, he wouldn't carry useless trash; everything inside must be valuable. He carefully stored away the contents.
qīng lǐ wán huǒ líng zhǎng mén de chǔ wù dài ， lín xuān cóng chǔ wù shǒu zhuó lǐ qǔ chū yì wài dé lái de liǎng jiàn mì bǎo 。
清理完火灵掌门的储物袋，林轩从储物手镯里取出意外得来的两件秘宝。
After clearing out the Fire Spirit Sect's storage bracelet, Lin Xuan took two unexpected treasures from his storage bracelet: an jade cylinder and a greenish jade pendant.
yí gè yù tǒng jiǎn hé yī kuài bì lǜ qīng cuì de yù pèi 。
一个玉筒简和一块碧绿青翠的玉佩。
With curiosity, Lin Xuan injected his spirit sense into them.
xīn zhōng huái zhe hào qí ， lín xuān jiāng shén shí zhù rù le jìn qù 。
心中怀着好奇，林轩将神识注入了进去。
The jade cylinder contained a cultivation technique. It took him nearly an hour to browse through it before withdrawing his spirit sense. His face was filled with joy afterward.
yù tǒng jiǎn lǐ ， jū rán shì yī piān gōng fǎ ， huā le zhěng zhěng yí gè shí chén ， lín xuān cái jiāng zhè piān gōng fǎ liú lǎn le yī biàn ， jiāng shén shí tuì chū lái yǐ hòu ， lín xuān de liǎn shàng mǎn shì xǐ sè 。
玉筒简里，居然是一篇功法，花了整整一个时辰，林轩才将这篇功法浏览了一遍，将神识退出来以后，林轩的脸上满是喜色。
It was well-known that cultivation progressed from the Flexible Spirit Period to the Tribulation Transcending Stage in eight stages, each with its own corresponding techniques.
zhòng suǒ zhōu zhī ， xiū zhēn cóng líng dòng dào dù jié gòng fēn wéi bā gè jiē duàn ， měi gè jiē duàn dōu yǒu gè zì de gōng fǎ xiàng pèi hé 。
众所周知，修真从灵动到渡劫共分为八个阶段，每个阶段都有各自的功法相配合。
Thus, the Flexible Spirit Period had one set of techniques, while the Foundation Establishment Period had another. At the Condensation Core Stage, even more advanced techniques were used.
yě jiù shì shuō líng dòng qī shì yī zhǒng gōng fǎ ， zhù jī qī yòu shì lìng wài yī zhǒng gōng fǎ ， dào le níng dān qī ， xiū liàn de zé shì gèng lì hài de gōng fǎ 。
也就是说灵动期是一种功法，筑基期又是另外一种功法，到了凝丹期，修炼的则是更厉害的功法。
The technique recorded in the jade cylinder was somewhat unique; it covered three cultivation stages: upper, middle, and lower sections.
ér yù tǒng jiǎn lǐ jì zǎi de zhè zhǒng gōng fǎ zé bǐ jiào tè shū ， tā jū rán bāo kuò le xiū zhēn de sān gè jiē duàn ， fēn wéi shàng zhōng xià sān piān 。
而玉筒简里记载的这种功法则比较特殊，它居然包括了修真的三个阶段，分为上中下三篇。
The upper section focused on Foundation Establishment, the middle on Condensation Core, and the lower on the techniques for the Spirit婴 stage.
shàng piān zhù jī qī xiū liàn 。 zhōng piān níng dān qī xiū liàn ， xià piān jū rán shì yuán yīng qī cái yòng dào dì gōng fǎ 。
上篇筑基期修炼。中篇凝丹期修炼，下篇居然是元婴期才用到地功法。
At first glance, this seemed unremarkable. However, since these techniques were from a single lineage, they would be more powerful than those of other cultivators at the same stage because they weren't as varied.
biǎo miàn shàng kàn qǐ lái sì hū méi yǒu shén me ， dàn yóu yú cǐ gōng fǎ nǎi shì yī mài xiāng chéng ， ér bù xiàng qí tā xiū shì gè gè jiē duàn xiū liàn de gōng fǎ bù yí yàng ， suǒ yǐ zài wēi lì shàng ， yào bǐ tóng jiē xiū shì qiáng shàng nà me jǐ fēn 。
表面上看起来似乎没有什么，但由于此功法乃是一脉相承，而不像其他修士各个阶段修炼的功法不一样，所以在威力上，要比同阶修士强上那么几分。
The previous owner, Ninth Heaven Immortal, was famous in the cultivation realm and considered a master. With his couple's strength, he had shaken up the entire Zhao State, indicating the power of this technique.
bié de bù tán ， guāng shuō cǐ gōng fǎ de qián yí gè zhǔ rén ， jiǔ tiān shàng rén ， zài xiū zhēn jiè jiù dà dà yǒu míng ， nǎi shì yí dài zōng shī de shēn fèn 。 céng jīng yǐ fū qī èr rén zhī lì ， jiāng zhěng gè zhào guó de xiū zhēn jiè jiǎo dé tiān fān dì fù ， yóu cǐ jiù kě yǐ kàn chū ， cǐ gōng fǎ de wēi lì le 。
别的不谈，光说此功法的前一个主人，九天上人，在修真界就大大有名，乃是一代宗师的身份。曾经以夫妻二人之力，将整个赵国的修真界搅得天翻地覆，由此就可以看出，此功法的威力了。
In fact, half of the jade cylinder Lin Xuan held was only part of The Nine Heavens Profound Technique; the other half belonged to Qin Yan.
shuō qǐ lái 。 lín xuān shǒu lǐ de yù tǒng jiǎn ， jǐn jǐn shì 《 jiǔ tiān xuán gōng 》 de yí bàn ， lìng wài yí bàn zé shì zài qín yán de shǒu lǐ 。
说起来。林轩手里的玉筒简，仅仅是《九天玄功》的一半，另外一半则是在秦妍的手里。
The two meteors that flew out earlier gave him one. Another was taken by the Cloud Fairy, completing the set for The Nine Heavens Profound Technique.
dāng shí fēi lüè chū lái dì liǎng kē liú xīng ， lín xuān dé dào qí èr 。 lìng wài yī kē ， bèi yún zhōng xiān zi suǒ de ， nà jiù shì 《 jiǔ tiān xuán gōng 》 de lìng yí bàn 。
当时飞掠出来地两颗流星，林轩得到其二。另外一颗，被云中仙子所得，那就是《九天玄功》的另一半。
But Lin Xuan didn't feel any regret because he couldn't use it anyway. Both halves were essentially the same—ranging from Foundation Establishment to Spirit婴—but his technique could only be practiced by men, while Qin Yan's was exclusive to women.
bù guò lín xuān xīn zhōng méi yǒu sī háo de kě xī ， yīn wèi tā ná lái yě méi yǒu yòng chǔ ， nà bàn bù hé zì jǐ suǒ de dào de gōng fǎ qí shí shì yī yàng dì 。 dōu shì cóng zhù jī dào yuán yīng ， zhǐ bù guò lín xuān shǒu lǐ de gōng fǎ zhǐ néng nán zi xiū liàn ， ér qín yán shǒu lǐ de ， zé zhǐ néng nǚ zǐ xiū liàn 。
不过林轩心中没有丝毫的可惜，因为他拿来也没有用处，那半部和自己所得到的功法其实是一样地。都是从筑基到元婴，只不过林轩手里的功法只能男子修炼，而秦妍手里的，则只能女子修炼。
After putting away the jade cylinder, Lin Xuan turned his attention to the pendant. The pendant was about half a palm in size and had an ancient design on its front. The back was even more peculiar, resembling some kind of ancient script, but Lin Xuan couldn't read any of it. He examined it for hours without finding anything special.
fàng xià yù tǒng jiǎn ， lín xuān jiāng zhù yì lì zhuǎn yí dào le yù pèi shàng 。 nà yù pèi jǐn yǒu bàn gè shǒu zhǎng dà xiǎo ， zào xíng gǔ piáo ， zhèng miàn diāo kè zhe yī xiē qí yì de huā wén ， bèi hòu dì tú àn jiù gèng gǔ guài le ， xiàng shì mǒu zhǒng shàng gǔ de wén zì ， kě lín xuān què yí gè bù shí 。 fān lái fù qù de chá kàn le bàn tiān ， yě méi yǒu fā xiàn rèn hé tè yì 。
放下玉筒简，林轩将注意力转移到了玉佩上。那玉佩仅有半个手掌大小，造型古朴，正面雕刻着一些奇异的花纹，背后地图案就更古怪了，像是某种上古的文字，可林轩却一个不识。翻来覆去的查看了半天，也没有发现任何特异。
Lin Xuan sighed, putting down the pendant. While he looked disappointed, his face showed no such emotion. Fire Spirit Sect believed that having a secret treasure would allow them to dominate Yanzhou's cultivation realm. It wasn’t just about the technique; The Nine Heavens Profound Technique was powerful but took time to show results. The real secret lay in the pendant.
lín xuān tàn le kǒu qì ， fàng xià yù pèi ， bù guò liǎn shàng dào méi yǒu shén me shī wàng zhī sè ， huǒ líng mén rèn wéi dé le mì bǎo ， kě yǐ chēng bà yǎn zhōu de xiū zhēn jiè 。 kěn dìng bù jǐn jǐn shì yīn wèi nà gōng fǎ 。 yuán yīn wú tā ，《 jiǔ tiān xuán gōng 》 wēi lì suī dà 。 dàn bú shì duǎn qī nèi kě yǐ jiàn xiào de ， mì mì hái zài zhè yù pèi shàng 。
林轩叹了口气，放下玉佩，不过脸上倒没有什么失望之色，火灵门认为得了秘宝，可以称霸兖州的修真界。肯定不仅仅是因为那功法。原因无他，《九天玄功》威力虽大。但不是短期内可以见效的，秘密还在这玉佩上。
Unfortunately, he had the treasures but couldn't decipher them.
zhǐ kě xī zì jǐ kōng yǒu bǎo wù ， què bù shí dé 。
只可惜自己空有宝物，却不识得。
But it didn’t matter. He could study them later. Instead of forcing a Fire Spirit Sect disciple to reveal the truth, Lin Xuan knew better than to be so foolish. His current strength was too low for that, and only a few high-ranking officials in the sect would know about the pendant's secrets.
dàn méi yǒu guān xì ， yǐ hòu màn màn yán jiū ， suī rán zuì jiǎn dān dì fāng fǎ ， shì zhuā yí gè huǒ líng mén dì zǐ ， bī wèn zhēn xiàng ， dàn lín xuān kě méi yǒu zhè me shǎ ， yī lái yǐ zì jǐ de shí lì ， jiǎn zhí jiù shì zì tóu luó wǎng ， èr lái zhè yù pèi de mì mì ， zài huǒ líng mén ， kěn dìng yě zhǐ yǒu shǎo shù gāo céng zhī dào 。
但没有关系，以后慢慢研究，虽然最简单地方法，是抓一个火灵门弟子，逼问真相，但林轩可没有这么傻，一来以自己的实力，简直就是自投罗网，二来这玉佩的秘密，在火灵门，肯定也只有少数高层知道。
Lin Xuan didn't believe he could defeat Foundation Establishment cultivators; defeating Spirit Clear True Immortal was just luck.
lín xuān kě bù rèn wéi zì jǐ zhēn dǎ dé yíng zhù jī qī de xiū zhēn zhě ， miè le qīng líng zhēn rén ， bù guò shì jiǎo xìng 。
林轩可不认为自己真打得赢筑基期的修真者，灭了清灵真人，不过是侥幸。
Putting away the jade bottle in his storage bracelet, his immediate priority was to quickly establish Foundation Establishment.
jiāng yù píng shōu rù chǔ wù shǒu zhuó ， dāng wù zhī jí hái shì xiǎng bàn fǎ jǐn kuài zhù jī 。
将玉瓶收入储物手镯，当务之急还是想办法尽快筑基。
Three hours later, Lin Xuan’s spiritual energy had been replenished. However, he didn’t rush off immediately but slept for a while to fully recover his physical strength.
sān gè shí chén hòu ， lín xuān de fǎ lì yǐ bǔ mǎn le ， dàn tā bìng méi yǒu jí zhe gǎn lù ， ér shì yòu shuì le yī jiào ， jiāng tǐ lì yě huī fù dào zuì jiā zhuàng tài 。
三个时辰后，林轩的法力已补满了，但他并没有急着赶路，而是又睡了一觉，将体力也恢复到最佳状态。
Then, he began pondering how to proceed with Foundation Establishment. Although he was no longer in the Cloud Flying Valley, there were still tens of thousands of waste pills in his storage bracelet. With some time and effort, refining them into upper-grade pills would be possible. He had also collected Silver Moon Flowers and Flowing Fire Grass; all necessary materials were now available.
rán hòu lín xuān jiù kāi shǐ sī liáng zhù jī de shì qíng ， suī rán lí kāi le piāo yún gǔ ， dàn chǔ wù shǒu zhuó zhōng de fèi dān ， hái yǒu shù wàn kē zhī duō ， zhǐ yào huā yī xiē shí jiān ， tí chún yī xiē shàng pǐn dān shì méi yǒu wèn tí de 。 yín yuè huā hé liú yíng cǎo yě cǎi dào le ， xiàn zài suǒ yǒu de cái liào quán dōu qí le 。
然后林轩就开始思量筑基的事情，虽然离开了飘云谷，但储物手镯中的废丹，还有数万颗之多，只要花一些时间，提纯一些上品丹是没有问题的。银月花和流萤草也采到了，现在所有的材料全都齐了。
To create top-grade pills required a secondary refinement process, which was similar to but slightly different from actual pill-making. It still needed a cauldron and sufficiently high flames.
xiǎng yào dé dào jí pǐn dān ， xū yào jìn xíng èr cì cuì liàn ， suī rán zhè zhǒng cuì liàn de guò chéng yǔ zhēn zhèng dì liàn zhì dān yào lüè yǒu bù tóng ， dàn yě tóng yàng xū yào dǐng lú yǐ jí wēn dù zú gòu gāo de huǒ yàn 。
想要得到极品丹，需要进行二次淬炼，虽然这种淬炼的过程与真正地炼制丹药略有不同，但也同样需要鼎炉以及温度足够高的火焰。
The cauldron wasn't an issue; after defeating the Yan Tianhang father-son duo, Lin Xuan had obtained one from their remains. The problem now was obtaining the flames.
dǐng lú dǎo shì méi yǒu wèn tí ， dāng chū miè le yàn tiān héng fù zǐ ， lín xuān cóng tā de yí wù lǐ ， jiù dé dào le yí gè xiǎo xiǎo de dǐng lú ， xiàn zài suǒ quē de jiù shì huǒ yàn le 。
鼎炉倒是没有问题，当初灭了燕天衡父子，林轩从他的遗物里，就得到了一个小小的鼎炉，现在所缺的就是火焰了。
Cultivators couldn’t use ordinary mundane fire for refining pills. There were two options:先天之火 (Primordial Fire) that only Foundation Establishment cultivators could possess or 地脉之火 (Earth Vein Flame), which emerged from deep underground and had temperatures comparable to Primordial Fire, making it suitable for pill-making.
xiū shì liàn dān ， dāng rán bù néng yòng pǔ tōng de fán huǒ ， yǒu liǎng gè xuǎn zé ， yī shì zhù jī qī xiū shì cái néng yōng yǒu dì xiān tiān zhī huǒ 。
修士炼丹，当然不能用普通的凡火，有两个选择，一是筑基期修士才能拥有地先天之火。
However, obtaining Earth Vein Flames was difficult. One needed either a live volcano or a Condensation Core-stage cultivator who could dig several miles into the earth using great power to summon the flames.
zhè yí gè lín xuān xiān pái chú ， tā xiàn zài hái shì líng dòng qī dì dī jiē xiū shì ， suī rán jiè zhù jí pǐn líng qì ， yě néng miǎn qiǎng shǐ yòng xiān tiān zhī huǒ ， dàn shí jiān tài duǎn le ， gēn běn jiù bù néng zhī chí liàn dān 。
这一个林轩先排除，他现在还是灵动期地低阶修士，虽然借助极品灵器，也能勉强使用先天之火，但时间太短了，根本就不能支持炼丹。
Moreover, ordinary Earth Vein Flames couldn’t be used directly; they required setting up an array to collect them before refining pills. Such projects were beyond his lowly strength and usually only done by sects.
hái yǒu yí gè xuǎn zé jiù shì dì mài zhī huǒ ， suǒ wèi de dì mài zhī huǒ ， jiù shì dì dǐ jǐ shí shàng bǎi lǐ pēn chū lái dì huǒ yàn ， nà zhǒng huǒ yàn de wēn dù yě fēi cháng zhī gāo ， zú yǐ pì měi xiān tiān zhī huǒ ， tóng yàng kě yǐ ná lái liàn dān 。
还有一个选择就是地脉之火，所谓的地脉之火，就是地底几十上百里喷出来地火焰，那种火焰的温度也非常之高，足以媲美先天之火，同样可以拿来炼丹。
It seemed he had no choice but to use Earth Vein Flames again!
dàn duì yú lín xuān lái shuō ， yě hěn nán ， yuán yīn wú tā ， xiǎng yào dé dào dì mài zhī huǒ ， yào me shì tiān rán de huó huǒ shān ， yào me jiù shì níng dān qī qī yǐ shàng de xiū shì ， shī zhǎn dà shén tōng ， xiàng wā jǐng yī yàng ， yìng shēng shēng de jué dì jǐ shí lǐ ， yǐn lái dì mài huǒ yàn 。
但对于林轩来说，也很难，原因无他，想要得到地脉之火，要么是天然的活火山，要么就是凝丹期期以上的修士，施展大神通，像挖井一样，硬生生的掘地几十里，引来地脉火焰。
The last option was still using Earth Vein Flames.
ér qiě pǔ tōng de dì mài zhī huǒ ， bìng bù néng jiù zhè yàng shǐ yòng ， hái xū yào bù zhì zhèn fǎ ， jiāng tā shōu jí qǐ lái ， rán hòu cái kě yǐ liàn dān ， zhè yàng de gōng chéng ， kě bú shì zì jǐ zhè yàng de dī jiē xiū shì néng gòu zuò de ， tōng cháng zhǐ yǒu mén pài cái néng wán chéng 。
而且普通的地脉之火，并不能就这样使用，还需要布置阵法，将它收集起来，然后才可以炼丹，这样的工程，可不是自己这样的低阶修士能够做的，通常只有门派才能完成。
In the secular world, almost anything could be bought with enough money. The same applied to the cultivation realm; as long as one had crystal stones, most cultivation materials and items could be purchased.
kàn lái zhǐ shèng xià zuì hòu yī tiáo lù le ！
看来只剩下最后一条路了！
Some sects sold Earth Vein Flames, sealing them in spells within talismans.
zuì hòu yī tiáo lù ， qí shí yī rán shì shǐ yòng dì mài zhī huǒ 。
最后一条路，其实依然是使用地脉之火。
By buying enough of these talismans, he could successfully refine pills.
zài shì sú ， zhǐ yào nǐ yǒu qián ， jī hū shén me dōng xī dōu kě yǐ mǎi ， qí shí xiū xiān jiè yě yī yàng ， zhǐ yào nǐ yǒu jīng shí ， dà bù fèn xiū xíng suǒ yòng de dōng xī yě dōu kě yǐ mǎi dào 。
在世俗，只要你有钱，几乎什么东西都可以买，其实修仙界也一样，只要你有晶石，大部分修行所用的东西也都可以买到。
Unlike the border region Yanzhou, the cultivation realm in Youzhou was much more prosperous. There were several specialized markets selling cultivation materials and items.
yǒu mén pài huì jiāng dì mài zhī huǒ chū shòu ， jiù xiàng fēng yìn fǎ shù yī yàng ， jiāng shōu jí lái de dì mài zhī huǒ fēng yìn zài fú lǐ 。
有门派会将地脉之火出售，就像封印法术一样，将收集来的地脉之火封印在符里。
Lin Xuan took out a jade cylinder from his pocket; it contained information about Youzhou that Lin Xuan had carefully collected while at Cloud Flying Valley. It proved useful now.
zhǐ yào mǎi zú gòu duō de zhè yàng de fú ， jiù kě yǐ chéng gōng liàn dān 。
只要买足够多的这样的符，就可以成功炼丹。
He first determined his location. Coincidentally, there was a market just over two hundred miles away.
yǔ biān chuí zhī dì de yǎn zhōu bù tóng ， yōu zhōu xiū xiān jiè yào fán shèng dé duō ， zhè lǐ hǎo jǐ chù zhuān mén chū shòu xiū xíng cái liào yǔ wù pǐn de fāng shì 。
与边陲之地的兖州不同，幽州修仙界要繁盛得多，这里好几处专门出售修行材料与物品的坊市。
Lin Xuan’s spirits lifted as he packed everything and transformed into a streak of light to head for the destination.
lín xuān cóng huái lǐ qǔ chū yí gè yù tǒng jiǎn ， lǐ miàn jì zǎi le bù shǎo guān yú yōu zhōu de qíng kuàng ， zhè xiē dōu shì lín xuān yǐ qián zài piāo yún gǔ de shí hòu ， liú xīn shōu jí qǐ lái de ， rú jīn guǒ rán pài shàng le dà yòng chǔ 。
林轩从怀里取出一个玉筒简，里面记载了不少关于幽州的情况，这些都是林轩以前在飘云谷的时候，留心收集起来的，如今果然派上了大用处。
An hour later, Lin Xuan landed in the territory of Sea Dragon Sect.
xiān què dìng le yī xià zì jǐ suǒ zài de wèi zhì ， wú qiǎo bù qiǎo ， lí zhè ér liǎng bǎi yú lǐ de dì fāng ， jiù yǒu yí gè fāng shì 。
先确定了一下自己所在的位置，无巧不巧，离这儿两百余里的地方，就有一个坊市。
In Youzhou, Sea Dragon Sect was considered an average but slightly stronger sect compared to Cloud Flying Valley. This showed that the cultivation realm in Youzhou was indeed formidable.
lín xuān xīn zhōng yī xǐ ， jiāng suǒ yǒu dōng xī shōu shí hǎo ， rán hòu jiù huà wèi yī dào dùn guāng ， xiàng mù dì dì fēi qù 。
林轩心中一喜，将所有东西收拾好，然后就化为一道遁光，像目的地飞去。
This market was established by Sea Dragon Sect; other sects and free cultivators could also set up stalls for a fee.
yí gè shí chén hòu ， lín xuān là le xià lái ， zhè lǐ shì hǎi lóng mén de shì lì fàn wéi 。
一个时辰后，林轩落了下来，这里是海龙门的势力范围。
Only a few miles away from the market, Lin Xuan extended his spirit sense and found no one nearby. He took out red silk grass, drank a small amount, then transformed his appearance using his cultivation technique.
hǎi lóng mén zài yōu zhōu lái shuō ， suàn shì zhōng děng piān shàng de mén pài ， dàn bǐ piāo yún gǔ hái shāo qiáng yì diǎn ， yě yóu cǐ kě yǐ kàn chū ， yōu zhōu de xiū xiān jiè ， shí lì què shí fēi fán 。
海龙门在幽州来说，算是中等偏上的门派，但比飘云谷还稍强一点，也由此可以看出，幽州的修仙界，实力确实非凡。
While it was unlikely anyone in Youzhou would recognize him, Lin Xuan knew that showing wealth was unwise. This trip required buying many Earth Vein Flame talismans; the transformation could prevent someone from following him.
zhè ge fāng shì ， jiù shì hǎi lóng mén kāi shè de ， dāng rán ， bié pài de xiū shì hé sàn xiū yě kě yǐ bǎi tān ， zhǐ xū yào jiǎo nà yí dìng de jīng shí jiù kě yǐ le 。
这个坊市，就是海龙门开设的，当然，别派的修士和散修也可以摆摊，只需要缴纳一定的晶石就可以了。
Then, he used the Wind Controlling Technique to head towards the market.
zhè lǐ jù lí fāng shì ， jǐn yǒu shù lǐ ， lín xuān jiāng shén shí fàng chū qù ， fù jìn bìng méi yǒu rén ， tā qǔ chū hóng líng cǎo lǜ sè ， hē le yī xiǎo kǒu ， rán hòu yùn zhuàn gōng fǎ ， biàn huàn le lìng wài yī fù róng mào 。
这里距离坊市，仅有数里，林轩将神识放出去，附近并没有人，他取出红绫草绿色，喝了一小口，然后运转功法，变换了另外一副容貌。
The Sea Dragon Sect’s market was built in a vast valley with simple illusions and restrictions around it. Even if ordinary people happened upon this area, they couldn’t enter.
suī rán zài yōu zhōu ， bù kě néng yǒu rén rèn shí zì jǐ ， dàn lín xuān shēn zhī cái bù lù bái de dào lǐ ， zhè cì zì jǐ yào liàn zhì jí pǐn dān ， kěn dìng yào mǎi bù shǎo de dì huǒ zhī fú ， biàn huàn róng mào ， shì fáng zhǐ yǒu rén dīng shàng zì jǐ 。
虽然在幽州，不可能有人认识自己，但林轩深知财不露白的道理，这次自己要炼制极品丹，肯定要买不少的地火之符，变换容貌，是防止有人盯上自己。
Looking at the cliff before him, Lin Xuan hesitated for a moment. He extended his finger, which caused ripples of air to appear as a passage materialized into another world.
rán hòu ， lín xuān shī zhǎn yù fēng shù ， xiàng zhe fāng shì ér qù 。
然后，林轩施展御风术，向着坊市而去。
Entering the market, Lin Xuan sighed in relief. This was the true cultivation realm.
hǎi lóng mén de fāng shì ， xiū jiàn zài yī jù dà de shān gǔ lǐ ， zhōu wéi bù zhì yǒu jiǎn dān de huàn fǎ jìn zhì ， zhè yàng jí shǐ yǒu fán rén pèng qiǎo lái dào fù jìn ， yě bù kě néng jìn qù 。
海龙门的坊市，修建在一巨大的山谷里，周围布置有简单的幻法禁制，这样即使有凡人碰巧来到附近，也不可能进去。
Terraces and pavilions surrounded by birdsong and flowers. Before him were hundreds of steps made of jade, leading to magnificent buildings more splendid than palaces.
kàn zhuó yǎn qián de xuán yá ， lín xuān chén yín le yī xià ， tā shēn chū yī gēn shǒu zhǐ ， qīng qīng yī huà ， qí miào de shì qíng fā shēng le ， kōng qì rú shuǐ wén bān qīng qīng huàng dòng ， yí gè tōng dào píng kōng xiǎn le chū lái ， lǐ miàn shì lìng wài yí gè shì jiè 。
看着眼前的悬崖，林轩沉吟了一下，他伸出一根手指，轻轻一划，奇妙的事情发生了，空气如水纹般轻轻晃动，一个通道凭空显了出来，里面是另外一个世界。
The entire market consisted of just one building but was vast inside, divided into small courtyards. Each courtyard housed a separate stall. Inside the large structure, there were many young men and women who lacked any spiritual energy; they were Sea Dragon Sect’s outer disciples, guiding those buying materials.
lín xuān jìn rù fāng shì ， kàn zhuó yǎn qián de jǐng wù ， bù yóu de xū le kǒu qì ， zhè cái shì zhēn zhèng de xiū zhēn jiè 。
林轩进入坊市，看着眼前的景物，不由得吁了口气，这才是真正的修真界。
Between the courtyards were beautiful gardens filled with exotic flowers and rare animals. Soft music drifted from within.
tíng tái lóu gé ， niǎo yǔ huā xiāng ， bǎi zài yǎn qián de ， shì shù bǎi jí jí jiē tī ， ér lìng rén chà yì de shì ， zhè xiē jiē tī jū rán bú shì shí tou ， ér shì yòng yù pù chéng de ， zài nà jiē tī jìn tóu ， zé shì yī dòng dòng jīn bì huī huáng de jiàn zhù ， bǐ huáng gōng hái yào huá guì měi lì dé duō 。
亭台楼阁，鸟语花香，摆在眼前的，是数百级级阶梯，而令人诧异的是，这些阶梯居然不是石头，而是用玉铺成的，在那阶梯尽头，则是一栋栋金碧辉煌的建筑，比皇宫还要华贵美丽得多。
This place was like an earthly paradise rather than a market.
That was a red Wuzhouchu, an ancient-looking sword that emitted a captivating aura of spiritual energy. It wasn't just any ordinary item; this blade was renowned in the Yanzhou cultivation realm and was a guardian treasure for the Spirit Clear True Immortal.
It was a top-grade spirit artifact, surpassing even the quality of the Azure Snow Ring. Legend had it that the sword itself possessed fire attributes, allowing it to easily trigger middle-grade Fire Spell techniques when used in attacks.
Lin Xuan held the sword with great affection, examining it meticulously before finally putting it away in his storage bracelet.
Apart from spirit artifacts and crystal stones, the storage bracelet was filled with various bottles and jars of all sizes. Opening them revealed that some contained medicinal pills while others held strange materials. Though Lin Xuan didn't recognize most of these items, as a Spirit Clear True Immortal, he wouldn't carry useless trash; everything inside must be valuable. He carefully stored away the contents.
After clearing out the Fire Spirit Sect's storage bracelet, Lin Xuan took two unexpected treasures from his storage bracelet: an jade cylinder and a greenish jade pendant.
With curiosity, Lin Xuan injected his spirit sense into them.
The jade cylinder contained a cultivation technique. It took him nearly an hour to browse through it before withdrawing his spirit sense. His face was filled with joy afterward.
It was well-known that cultivation progressed from the Flexible Spirit Period to the Tribulation Transcending Stage in eight stages, each with its own corresponding techniques.
Thus, the Flexible Spirit Period had one set of techniques, while the Foundation Establishment Period had another. At the Condensation Core Stage, even more advanced techniques were used.
The technique recorded in the jade cylinder was somewhat unique; it covered three cultivation stages: upper, middle, and lower sections.
The upper section focused on Foundation Establishment, the middle on Condensation Core, and the lower on the techniques for the Spirit婴 stage.
At first glance, this seemed unremarkable. However, since these techniques were from a single lineage, they would be more powerful than those of other cultivators at the same stage because they weren't as varied.
The previous owner, Ninth Heaven Immortal, was famous in the cultivation realm and considered a master. With his couple's strength, he had shaken up the entire Zhao State, indicating the power of this technique.
In fact, half of the jade cylinder Lin Xuan held was only part of The Nine Heavens Profound Technique; the other half belonged to Qin Yan.
The two meteors that flew out earlier gave him one. Another was taken by the Cloud Fairy, completing the set for The Nine Heavens Profound Technique.
But Lin Xuan didn't feel any regret because he couldn't use it anyway. Both halves were essentially the same—ranging from Foundation Establishment to Spirit婴—but his technique could only be practiced by men, while Qin Yan's was exclusive to women.
After putting away the jade cylinder, Lin Xuan turned his attention to the pendant. The pendant was about half a palm in size and had an ancient design on its front. The back was even more peculiar, resembling some kind of ancient script, but Lin Xuan couldn't read any of it. He examined it for hours without finding anything special.
Lin Xuan sighed, putting down the pendant. While he looked disappointed, his face showed no such emotion. Fire Spirit Sect believed that having a secret treasure would allow them to dominate Yanzhou's cultivation realm. It wasn’t just about the technique; The Nine Heavens Profound Technique was powerful but took time to show results. The real secret lay in the pendant.
Unfortunately, he had the treasures but couldn't decipher them.
But it didn’t matter. He could study them later. Instead of forcing a Fire Spirit Sect disciple to reveal the truth, Lin Xuan knew better than to be so foolish. His current strength was too low for that, and only a few high-ranking officials in the sect would know about the pendant's secrets.
Lin Xuan didn't believe he could defeat Foundation Establishment cultivators; defeating Spirit Clear True Immortal was just luck.
Putting away the jade bottle in his storage bracelet, his immediate priority was to quickly establish Foundation Establishment.
Three hours later, Lin Xuan’s spiritual energy had been replenished. However, he didn’t rush off immediately but slept for a while to fully recover his physical strength.
Then, he began pondering how to proceed with Foundation Establishment. Although he was no longer in the Cloud Flying Valley, there were still tens of thousands of waste pills in his storage bracelet. With some time and effort, refining them into upper-grade pills would be possible. He had also collected Silver Moon Flowers and Flowing Fire Grass; all necessary materials were now available.
To create top-grade pills required a secondary refinement process, which was similar to but slightly different from actual pill-making. It still needed a cauldron and sufficiently high flames.
The cauldron wasn't an issue; after defeating the Yan Tianhang father-son duo, Lin Xuan had obtained one from their remains. The problem now was obtaining the flames.
Cultivators couldn’t use ordinary mundane fire for refining pills. There were two options:先天之火 (Primordial Fire) that only Foundation Establishment cultivators could possess or 地脉之火 (Earth Vein Flame), which emerged from deep underground and had temperatures comparable to Primordial Fire, making it suitable for pill-making.
However, obtaining Earth Vein Flames was difficult. One needed either a live volcano or a Condensation Core-stage cultivator who could dig several miles into the earth using great power to summon the flames.
Moreover, ordinary Earth Vein Flames couldn’t be used directly; they required setting up an array to collect them before refining pills. Such projects were beyond his lowly strength and usually only done by sects.
It seemed he had no choice but to use Earth Vein Flames again!
The last option was still using Earth Vein Flames.
In the secular world, almost anything could be bought with enough money. The same applied to the cultivation realm; as long as one had crystal stones, most cultivation materials and items could be purchased.
Some sects sold Earth Vein Flames, sealing them in spells within talismans.
By buying enough of these talismans, he could successfully refine pills.
Unlike the border region Yanzhou, the cultivation realm in Youzhou was much more prosperous. There were several specialized markets selling cultivation materials and items.
Lin Xuan took out a jade cylinder from his pocket; it contained information about Youzhou that Lin Xuan had carefully collected while at Cloud Flying Valley. It proved useful now.
He first determined his location. Coincidentally, there was a market just over two hundred miles away.
Lin Xuan’s spirits lifted as he packed everything and transformed into a streak of light to head for the destination.
An hour later, Lin Xuan landed in the territory of Sea Dragon Sect.
In Youzhou, Sea Dragon Sect was considered an average but slightly stronger sect compared to Cloud Flying Valley. This showed that the cultivation realm in Youzhou was indeed formidable.
This market was established by Sea Dragon Sect; other sects and free cultivators could also set up stalls for a fee.
Only a few miles away from the market, Lin Xuan extended his spirit sense and found no one nearby. He took out red silk grass, drank a small amount, then transformed his appearance using his cultivation technique.
While it was unlikely anyone in Youzhou would recognize him, Lin Xuan knew that showing wealth was unwise. This trip required buying many Earth Vein Flame talismans; the transformation could prevent someone from following him.
Then, he used the Wind Controlling Technique to head towards the market.
The Sea Dragon Sect’s market was built in a vast valley with simple illusions and restrictions around it. Even if ordinary people happened upon this area, they couldn’t enter.
Looking at the cliff before him, Lin Xuan hesitated for a moment. He extended his finger, which caused ripples of air to appear as a passage materialized into another world.
Entering the market, Lin Xuan sighed in relief. This was the true cultivation realm.
Terraces and pavilions surrounded by birdsong and flowers. Before him were hundreds of steps made of jade, leading to magnificent buildings more splendid than palaces.
The entire market consisted of just one building but was vast inside, divided into small courtyards. Each courtyard housed a separate stall. Inside the large structure, there were many young men and women who lacked any spiritual energy; they were Sea Dragon Sect’s outer disciples, guiding those buying materials.
Between the courtyards were beautiful gardens filled with exotic flowers and rare animals. Soft music drifted from within.
This place was like an earthly paradise rather than a market.