“ shì zhēn shì jiǎ 。 shī jiě shì yī shì bù jiù zhī dào le 。”
“是真是假。师姐试一试不就知道了。”
"Is this...?"
tián xiǎo jiàn wēi wēi chuǎn zhe cū qì ， tā de shí lì suī rán yuǎn shèng tóng jiē xiū shì ， dàn bì jìng zhǐ shì chū qī 。 cāo zòng zhè chuán shuō zhōng de mó huǒ shén yán yǒu xiē chī lì 。
田小剑微微喘着粗气，他的实力虽然远胜同阶修士，但毕竟只是初期。操纵这传说中的魔火神炎有些吃力。
Despite not being as erudite as Lin Xuan, Tian Xiaojian had some knowledge of array formation and alchemy from his experiences. As an Incarnation Stage cultivator and the young master of Liyao Sect, he was quite familiar with various techniques. The obvious teleportation array wouldn't have escaped his notice.
hóng yī nǚ zǐ suī rán jīng huāng shī cuò ， dàn xīn zhōng 。 gèng duō de què shì yí huò ， píng xīn lái shuō ， tā bìng bù xiāng xìn tián xiǎo jiàn shǐ yòng de jiù shì sān sè xuán bīng huǒ 。
红衣女子虽然惊慌失措，但心中。更多的却是疑惑，平心来说，她并不相信田小剑使用的就是三色玄冰火。
However, this array was different from any he had encountered before. Although he didn't know where it led, Tian Xiaojian wasn't interested in being dragged into it.
bì jìng cǐ xiàng mì shū ， wàn nián qián jiù yǐ jīng shī chuán ， duì fāng què zhòu rán shī zhǎn le chū lái ， zěn me xiǎng ， sì hū dōu yǒu yī xiē tài qí guài 。
毕竟此项秘书，万年前就已经失传，对方却骤然施展了出来，怎么想，似乎都有一些太奇怪。
Dark magic energy surged through his body as his speed increased. But it was too late.
sú huà shuō ， bīng bù yàn zhà 。
俗话说，兵不厌诈。
A blood-red light column shot up, enveloping Tian Xiaojian. When the light dissipated, he disappeared without a trace, leaving only that lonely mountain peak behind, as if nothing had happened.
yě xǔ duì fāng gēn běn jiù shì xū zhāng shēng shì a ！
也许对方根本就是虚张声势啊！
This strange experience wasn't limited to just the unlucky young master of Liyao Sect.
niàn jí zhì cǐ ， tā xī le kǒu qì ， jiāng jǐn zhāng huáng kǒng de qíng xù píng fù xià qù ， shēn chū shǒu lái ， zài cì chōng zhe nà wěi yín sè de lǐ yú yì diǎn ， gèng duō de yín sè sī xiàn ， bèi lǐ yú pēn dào le yǎn qián 。
念及至此，她吸了口气，将紧张惶恐的情绪平复下去，伸出手来，再次冲着那尾银色的鲤鱼一点，更多的银色丝线，被鲤鱼喷到了眼前。
In an unknown valley, a white-browed monk named Huichong was carefully flying. He was also at the Incarnation Stage and a master from Haishi City.
suí hòu tā shuāng shǒu hé shí ， zuò le yí gè qí guài de dòng zuò ， nà xiē yín sè de sī xiàn chóng hé zài yì qǐ ， yī duǒ yín sè de lián huā chū xiàn zài le yǎn qián 。
随后她双手合十，做了一个奇怪的动作，那些银色的丝线重合在一起，一朵银色的莲花出现在了眼前。
Suddenly, a hurricane appeared out of nowhere. Huichong was alarmed but quickly recited "Amitabha", enveloping himself in a layer of Buddha light. The hurricane wasn't particularly fierce, so he believed his protective Buddha light could repel it.
“ fó mén gōng fǎ ？”
“佛门功法？”
However, the expression on his face changed as he felt an unfamiliar sensation - like being inside a teleportation array.
tián xiǎo jiàn méi tóu yī tiāo ， lí yào gōng zuì chū chuán zì dào jiā yī mài ， nǎi xuán mén zhèng zōng ， dàn zài wú jìn de suì yuè zhōng ， yòu yǒu hěn duō xiū mó zhě jiā rù 。 rú jīn zhè páng dà de mén pài zhōng ， zhèng mó shì lì gè zhàn yí bàn ， dàn yǔ fú zōng què cóng bù zhān biān 。
田小剑眉头一挑，离药宫最初传自道家一脉，乃玄门正宗，但在无尽的岁月中，又有很多修魔者加入。如今这庞大的门派中，正魔势力各占一半，但与佛宗却从不沾边。
After the hurricane dissipated, Huichong also vanished without a trace.
cǐ nǚ de fó mén gōng fǎ cóng hé chù xué lái ？
此女的佛门功法从何处学来？
In a seemingly ordinary forest, two cultivators were facing each other from afar. The one on the left was about forty years old with an unremarkable appearance but was at the Incarnation Stage, his strength not to be underestimated. On the right stood a short and stout red elder with peculiar features; it was hard to tell how old he was.
xīn zhōng yí huò ， bù guò tián xiǎo jiàn yě méi yòng xīn qíng zhuī wèn shén me 。 zì jǐ de sān sè xuán bīng huǒ suī rán shàng wèi chún shú ， jǐn jǐn shì lüè yǒu xiǎo chéng ér yǐ ， dàn miè shā yī yuán yīng zhōng qī de xiū xiān zhě ， què bú huì yǒu rèn hé wèn tí 。
心中疑惑，不过田小剑也没用心情追问什么。自己的三色玄冰火虽然尚未纯熟，仅仅是略有小成而已，但灭杀一元婴中期的修仙者，却不会有任何问题。
Both had hostile expressions.
tā jiāng shǒu zhǎng píng tān dào yǎn qián ， yī kǒu líng qì chuī le chū qù ， nà huǒ yàn yī shǎn ， yī zhī xiǎo niǎo cóng lǐ miàn huàn huà chū le ， shuāng yì yī zhǎn ， huá guò yī dào měi lì de hú xiàn 。
他将手掌平摊到眼前，一口灵气吹了出去，那火焰一闪，一只小鸟从里面幻化出了，双翼一展，划过一道美丽的弧线。
Clearly, they were enemies who had run into each other by chance in Cloud Ridge Mountain. However, their expressions suggested mutual caution, so neither attacked immediately.
yǔ cǐ tóng shí ， lián huā huǎn huǎn xuán zhuǎn ， yě shì huǎn shí jí de yíng le shàng lái 。
与此同时，莲花缓缓旋转，也似缓实急的迎了上来。
"Old monster..." The man with the unremarkable appearance was about to speak when his feet sank into a swamp of mud.
pū chī ……
噗嗤……
He was alarmed and tried to fly up while looking around suspiciously, fearing an ambush. But he found himself in the same predicament as the other person.
liǎng zhě zhuàng zài yì qǐ 。
两者撞在一起。
Relieved, he focused on escaping but was surprised to find that this strange swamp had infinite suction.
jǐ háo méi xuán niàn de ， nà lián huā líng xìng dà shī 。 yī céng hán bīng chū xiàn zài le biǎo miàn ， cì bǎo jìng bèi bīng fēng le qǐ lái 。
几毫没悬念的，那莲花灵性大失。一层寒冰出现在了表面，次宝竟被冰封了起来。
Angry at being unable to release his treasure, his body was enveloped by a layer of white light - the sensation of teleportation...
hóng yī nǚ xiū liǎn sè dà biàn ， zhè xiē yín sī běn shēn yǐ fēi tóng xiǎo kě ， bèi tā yòng fó mén shén tōng huà wèi lián huā yǐ hòu wēi lì gèng shì dà dà zēng jiā 。
红衣女修脸色大变，这些银丝本身已非同小可，被她用佛门神通化为莲花以后威力更是大大增加。
Almost simultaneously, most of the Incarnation Stage old monsters who entered Cloud Ridge Mountain encountered such bizarre incidents. The lower-stage cultivators continued to fall, and more people in the fog realized it was all part of a conspiracy. But it was too late for them to leave.
kě què bú shì duì fāng yī hé zhī dí ， chú le chuán shuō zhōng de sān sè xuán bīng huǒ hái yǒu shén me mó yán zhè yàng kě pà ？
可却不是对方一合之敌，除了传说中的三色玄冰火还有什么魔炎这样可怕？
Most had entered deeper into the mountain range, hoping to find another way out but facing even greater dangers ahead. This was all part of the demons' plot - wouldn't they let these humans who were so easily deceived go?
xiǎng dào zhè lǐ ， tā zài wú bàn fēn dòu zhì ， shēn xíng yī zhuǎn ， huà wèi yī dào jīng hóng ， xiàng zhe yuǎn chù jí tuì 。
想到这里，她在无半分斗志，身形一转，化为一道惊虹，向着远处急退。
Tian Xiaojian's misfortune aside, Lin Xuan's luck was much better. After eliminating the monster that had taken form from the divine cloud, he returned with Wu Yun'er to search for ancient cultivator treasures.
lián liǎng jiàn bǎo wù yě qì zhī bù gù 。
连两件宝物也弃之不顾。
If his guess was correct, in ancient times, there should have been a powerful Separation Stage cultivator who tried to ascend to the Spirit Realm and failed here. If no one else came before him, his treasure should be scattered nearby.
píng xīn lái shuō ， cǐ nǚ yě suàn ná de qǐ fàng dé xià de rèn wù ， xiàng zhe guǒ duàn tuì zǒu ， hái yǒu yī sī jī huì táo tuō ， rú guǒ xiǎng yào xiān qǔ huí bǎo wù 。 duì fāng de gōng jī yě jiù dào le yǎn qián le 。
平心来说，此女也算拿得起放得下的任务，向着果断退走，还有一丝机会逃脱，如果想要先取回宝物。对方的攻击也就到了眼前了。
This thought brought excitement to Lin Xuan's face despite his usual composure. An old monster at that level - he had never encountered such an existence. What would it leave behind? He couldn't imagine but merely thinking about it was thrilling.
rán ér tián xiǎo jiàn qǐ huì jiāng tā fàng guò ， zòng hǔ guī shān ， hòu huàn wú qióng ， zhè diǎn dào lǐ ， jiǎo huá de tián xiǎo jiàn shì xīn zhī dù míng de ， zhèng yào shī zhǎn mì shù ， jiāng cǐ nǚ jié zhù ， lìng tā mù dèng kǒu dāi de shì qíng shēng le 。
然而田小剑岂会将她放过，纵虎归山，后患无穷，这点道理，狡猾的田小剑是心知肚明的，正要施展秘术，将此女截住，令他目瞪口呆的事情生了。
Even in the Yu Xuan Sect, he had obtained a talisman treasure which still lingered in his memory for its power. The true treasures left by this ancient monster would be even more terrifying.
shuō lái yě qiǎo ， cǐ nǚ táo zǒu de fāng xiàng ， zhèng hǎo dǎng zhe nà zuò gū bá xiǎn jùn de xiǎo shān ， ér zài tián xiǎo jiàn de jì yì lǐ ， zì jǐ lái de shì hào ， zhè lǐ míng míng méi yǒu shān fēng 。
说来也巧，此女逃走的方向，正好挡着那座孤拔险峻的小山，而在田小剑的记忆里，自己来的嗜好，这里明明没有山峰。
Despite being excited, Lin Xuan remained cautious. He didn't know what other dangers might await after that divine cloud. He didn't want to end up like the proverbial man who drowned in a ditch while enjoying himself on a boat.
xīn zhōng dà wèi yí huò ， yuán běn zhèng zài yán jiū 。 zhè wèi sì shī jiě jiù bù qǐng zì lái le ， yú shì zhǐ hǎo jiāng cǐ shì zàn shí pāo zhū nǎo hòu 。
心中大为疑惑，原本正在研究。这位四师姐就不请自来了，于是只好将此事暂时抛诸脑后。
Wu Yun'er was also obedient, following closely behind him. Although she had successfully condensed her golden core outside, she still felt too weak here.
yǎn jiàn nà hóng yī nǚ zǐ yǐ lái dào le shān fēng jìn chù 。 zhèng yào fēi yuè ér guò ， kā kā de gǔ guài zhī shēng chuán rù ěr duǒ 。
眼见那红衣女子已来到了山峰近处。正要飞跃而过，咔咔的古怪之声传入耳朵。
Treasures were tempting, but one needed to live to enjoy them. She cherished his life as well.
cóng nà shān fēng de qiào bì shàng ， dǒu rán shēng chū yī gēn gǔ cì ， méi cuò ， què shí shì gǔ cì ， yī shǎn jí shì de xiàng cǐ nǚ gēn gēn zhā qù 。
从那山峰的峭壁上，陡然生出一根骨刺，没错，确实是骨刺，一闪即逝的向此女根根扎去。
They searched the area for some time without finding anything. This wasn't surprising; while the human-faced centipede appeared in this place, it didn't necessarily mean that the ancient cultivator had passed through here. After all, divine clouds were sentient and wouldn't remain stationary; they would wander around. Lin Xuan's thorough search was to avoid missing any clues.
ruò zài píng shí ， yǐ hóng yī nǚ yuán yīng zhōng qī de xiū wèi ， kěn dìng néng gòu duǒ guò ， rán ér cǐ shí cǐ kè 。 tā de shēn shì ， quán dōu fàng zài hòu miàn tián xiǎo jiàn shēn shàng le ， wàn wàn xiǎng bú dào yī zuò shān fēng ， jū rán huì xiàng zì jǐ gōng jī 。
若在平时，以红衣女元婴中期的修为，肯定能够躲过，然而此时此刻。她的身世，全都放在后面田小剑身上了，万万想不到一座山峰，居然会向自己攻击。
Since there was no收获, he slowed down and stopped.
duǒ bì bù jí ， wú nài zhī xià zhǐ néng jiāng líng lì hù dùn jì qǐ 。
躲避不及，无奈之下只能将灵力护盾祭起。
Lin Xuan then closed his eyes and slowly released his spiritual sense in all directions. With his powerful spiritual sense, a hundred miles could be covered. This independent space wouldn't be too large either.
rán hòu zhè zhǒng fǎ shù ， chú le kāi qǐ xùn ， fáng yù lì bù zhí yī tí ， gēn běn jiù dǎng bú zhù nà kě pà de gǔ cì ， xuè huā zhī zhōng ， cǐ nǚ de shēn tǐ 。 bèi cì chuān le yí gè dà dòng ， rán ér xiān xuè bìng wèi sàn luò ， bèi nà gǔ cì gěi xī shōu le ， lián yuán yīng yě wèi dùn chū ， yǔ ròu shēn yì qǐ yǔn luò 。
然后这种法术，除了开启迅，防御力不值一提，根本就挡不住那可怕的骨刺，血花之中，此女的身体。被刺穿了一个大洞，然而鲜血并未散落，被那骨刺给吸收了，连元婴也未遁出，与肉身一起陨落。
Wu Yun'er stood beside him, her mouth tightly shut, not daring to make any noise.
tián xiǎo jiàn tóng kǒng wēi suō 。
田小剑瞳孔微缩。
After half a cup of tea passed, Lin Xuan opened his eyes with a thoughtful expression.
"Is this...?"
Despite not being as erudite as Lin Xuan, Tian Xiaojian had some knowledge of array formation and alchemy from his experiences. As an Incarnation Stage cultivator and the young master of Liyao Sect, he was quite familiar with various techniques. The obvious teleportation array wouldn't have escaped his notice.
However, this array was different from any he had encountered before. Although he didn't know where it led, Tian Xiaojian wasn't interested in being dragged into it.
Dark magic energy surged through his body as his speed increased. But it was too late.
A blood-red light column shot up, enveloping Tian Xiaojian. When the light dissipated, he disappeared without a trace, leaving only that lonely mountain peak behind, as if nothing had happened.
This strange experience wasn't limited to just the unlucky young master of Liyao Sect.
In an unknown valley, a white-browed monk named Huichong was carefully flying. He was also at the Incarnation Stage and a master from Haishi City.
Suddenly, a hurricane appeared out of nowhere. Huichong was alarmed but quickly recited "Amitabha", enveloping himself in a layer of Buddha light. The hurricane wasn't particularly fierce, so he believed his protective Buddha light could repel it.
However, the expression on his face changed as he felt an unfamiliar sensation - like being inside a teleportation array.
After the hurricane dissipated, Huichong also vanished without a trace.
In a seemingly ordinary forest, two cultivators were facing each other from afar. The one on the left was about forty years old with an unremarkable appearance but was at the Incarnation Stage, his strength not to be underestimated. On the right stood a short and stout red elder with peculiar features; it was hard to tell how old he was.
Both had hostile expressions.
Clearly, they were enemies who had run into each other by chance in Cloud Ridge Mountain. However, their expressions suggested mutual caution, so neither attacked immediately.
"Old monster..." The man with the unremarkable appearance was about to speak when his feet sank into a swamp of mud.
He was alarmed and tried to fly up while looking around suspiciously, fearing an ambush. But he found himself in the same predicament as the other person.
Relieved, he focused on escaping but was surprised to find that this strange swamp had infinite suction.
Angry at being unable to release his treasure, his body was enveloped by a layer of white light - the sensation of teleportation...
Almost simultaneously, most of the Incarnation Stage old monsters who entered Cloud Ridge Mountain encountered such bizarre incidents. The lower-stage cultivators continued to fall, and more people in the fog realized it was all part of a conspiracy. But it was too late for them to leave.
Most had entered deeper into the mountain range, hoping to find another way out but facing even greater dangers ahead. This was all part of the demons' plot - wouldn't they let these humans who were so easily deceived go?
Tian Xiaojian's misfortune aside, Lin Xuan's luck was much better. After eliminating the monster that had taken form from the divine cloud, he returned with Wu Yun'er to search for ancient cultivator treasures.
If his guess was correct, in ancient times, there should have been a powerful Separation Stage cultivator who tried to ascend to the Spirit Realm and failed here. If no one else came before him, his treasure should be scattered nearby.
This thought brought excitement to Lin Xuan's face despite his usual composure. An old monster at that level - he had never encountered such an existence. What would it leave behind? He couldn't imagine but merely thinking about it was thrilling.
Even in the Yu Xuan Sect, he had obtained a talisman treasure which still lingered in his memory for its power. The true treasures left by this ancient monster would be even more terrifying.
Despite being excited, Lin Xuan remained cautious. He didn't know what other dangers might await after that divine cloud. He didn't want to end up like the proverbial man who drowned in a ditch while enjoying himself on a boat.
Wu Yun'er was also obedient, following closely behind him. Although she had successfully condensed her golden core outside, she still felt too weak here.
Treasures were tempting, but one needed to live to enjoy them. She cherished his life as well.
They searched the area for some time without finding anything. This wasn't surprising; while the human-faced centipede appeared in this place, it didn't necessarily mean that the ancient cultivator had passed through here. After all, divine clouds were sentient and wouldn't remain stationary; they would wander around. Lin Xuan's thorough search was to avoid missing any clues.
Since there was no收获, he slowed down and stopped.
Lin Xuan then closed his eyes and slowly released his spiritual sense in all directions. With his powerful spiritual sense, a hundred miles could be covered. This independent space wouldn't be too large either.
Wu Yun'er stood beside him, her mouth tightly shut, not daring to make any noise.
After half a cup of tea passed, Lin Xuan opened his eyes with a thoughtful expression.