què lái dào le yī zuò tǔ shān de qián miàn 。
却来到了一座土山的前面。
He had arrived at the base of a small hill.
cǐ shān bù guò bǎi yú zhàng gāo ， qiě pǒ wèi píng huǎn ， shuō shì shān fēng ， qí shí dào bù rú jiǎng chéng yī zuò lóng qǐ de qiū
此山不过百余丈高，且颇为平缓，说是山峰，其实倒不如讲成一座隆起的丘
This hill was no more than a hundred feet high and quite gentle, barely deserving to be called a mountain peak. It might as well be described as a raised mound, completely unremarkable.
líng gèng wéi shì hé ， háo wú qǐ yǎn zhī chù 。
陵更为适合，毫无起眼之处。
The temperature here was slightly lower, but vegetation was still extremely sparse. Apart from occasional gusts of warm wind, there wasn't even the slightest hint of spiritual energy fluctuations.
zhè lǐ de wēn dù yào shāo dī yì diǎn ， bù guò zhí bèi yī jiù fēi cháng xī shū ， chú le ǒu ěr chuī guò de rè fēng ， shèn
这里的温度要稍低一点，不过植被依旧非常稀疏，除了偶尔吹过的热风，甚
"Young Master, why are we here?"
zhì gǎn jué bú dào sī háo de líng lì bō dòng 。
至感觉不到丝毫的灵力波动。
Wu Yun'er was puzzled but didn't speak up. However, Mo'er, being more straightforward, naturally asked what she thought, without any qualms as a servant.
“ shào yé ， wǒ men lái zhè lǐ zuò shén me ？”
“少爷，我们来这里做什么？”
Lin Xuan smiled but didn’t explain anything. He slowly raised his right hand and shot out a sword light that sliced into the air in front of him with a loud crack.
wǔ yún ér suī rán yí huò ， dàn bìng méi yǒu kāi kǒu ， bù guò yuè ér jiù bù yí yàng le ， zhè yā tou zì rán shì xiǎng dào
武云儿虽然疑惑，但并没有开口，不过月儿就不一样了，这丫头自然是想到
A deafening sound echoed through his ears. Where there had been nothing before, a yellow glow flashed by, nullifying Lin Xuan's sword light.
shén me jiù wèn shén me ， zhǔ pú zhī jiān yě méi shén me hǎo gù jì de 。
什么就问什么，主仆之间也没什么好顾忌的。
"An array!"
lín xuān xiào le xiào ， què bìng méi yǒu jiě shì shén me ， huǎn huǎn tái qǐ yòu shǒu ， yī dào jiàn máng fēi shè ér chū ， hěn hěn
林轩笑了笑，却并没有解释什么，缓缓抬起右手，一道剑芒飞射而出，狠狠
This time, even Wu Yun'er noticed something amiss. In this desolate area, why would an array be present? And it seemed rather significant.
de zhǎn zài le qián fāng de xū kōng zhī chù 。
的斩在了前方的虚空之处。
"I don’t know, but since the array is so well protected, there must be some secrets we shouldn't reveal," Lin Xuan said with a smile. If his speculation was correct, it was almost certain to be related to that old monster who had just gone through a tribulation.
yī shēng jù xiǎng chuán rù ěr duǒ ， nà lǐ yuán běn kōng wú yī wù ， què guǐ yì de shǎn guò yī dào huáng máng ， jiāng lín xuān
一声巨响传入耳朵，那里原本空无一物，却诡异的闪过一道黄芒，将林轩
He felt extremely excited, but he remained calm as a matter of fact. The immediate priority was to find a way to break this array.
chū de jiàn guāng dǐ xiāo diào 。
出的剑光抵消掉。
With a wave of his sleeve, several more sword qi streaked out.
“ zhèn fǎ ！”
“阵法！”
Of course, Lin Xuan wasn’t trying to forcefully break the array; that would be the most inefficient method. It would take time and effort, and he wouldn't do such labor unless absolutely necessary.
zhè yī cì bié shuō yuè ér nà yā tou ， biàn shì wǔ yún ér yě kàn chū le bù tuǒ ， zhè huāng wú rén yān de tǔ shān sì zhōu ，
这一次别说月儿那丫头，便是武云儿也看出了不妥，这荒无人烟的土山四周，
A yellow glow flashed again, stopping the sword light once more.
wèi hé huì yǒu zhèn fǎ ne ， ér qiě sì hū hái fēi tóng xiǎo kě 。
为何会有阵法呢，而且似乎还非同小可。
Lin Xuan had already sent out a powerful divine sense earlier to capture the moment of the energy collision.
“ wǒ zěn me qīng chǔ ， bù guò jì rán yǒu zhèn fǎ yán mì bǎo hù ， xiǎng bì shì yǒu yī xiē mì mì bù yuàn yì ràng rén
“我怎么清楚，不过既然有阵法严密保护，想必是有一些秘密不愿意让人
"Young Master, did you find anything?"
xiàn dì 。” lín xuān zuǐ jiǎo biān liú lù chū jǐ fēn xiào yì ， rú guǒ zì jǐ tuī cè wú wù ， shí yǒu ** tóng nà wèi dù jié
现地。”林轩嘴角边流露出几分笑意，如果自己推测无误，十有**同那位渡劫
"It's an earth attribute array!"
de lí hé qī lǎo guài wù yǒu guān de 。
的离合期老怪物有关的。
Lin Xuan sighed and lightly furrowed his brows. Among the five elements, earth was the most defensive. This would be tricky unless he could find its weakness, which wouldn't be easy in a day or two.
xīn xǐ yǐ jí ， bù guò lín xuān bì jìng yuǎn fēi cháng rén kě bǐ ， hěn kuài jiù lěng jìng le xià qù 「 bù guǎn yǒu shén me mì
欣喜以极，不过林轩毕竟远非常人可比，很快就冷静了下去「不管有什么秘
He stretched out his hand and took something strange from his waistband.
mì ， dāng wù zhī jí ， shì yào xiǎng bàn fǎ jiāng cǐ zhèn pò chú diào cái kě yǐ 。
密，当务之急，是要想办法将此阵破除掉才可以。
It looked somewhat like an array flag, but it was known that array tools came as sets—there were usually three flags, needing to work with an array disk. Lin Xuan taking just one flag seemed odd.
xiù páo yī fú ， yòu shì jǐ dào jiàn qì fēi lüè ér chū 。
袖袍一拂，又是几道剑气飞掠而出。
A spell was cast, and the treasure was released.
dāng rán ， lín xuān kě bú shì xiǎng qiáng lì pò chú ， nà yàng zuò chà bu duō shì zuì bèn de bàn fǎ le 「 jì hào shí ， yòu
当然，林轩可不是想强力破除，那样做差不多是最笨的办法了「既耗时，又
Lin Xuan wasn’t trying to break the array with this; he merely wanted to continue probing.
hào lì ， bú dào wàn bù dé yǐ ， lín xuān cái bú huì dāng kǔ lì 。
耗力，不到万不得已，林轩才不会当苦力。
On another side,
huáng guāng yī shǎn ， jiàn máng zài cì bèi lán le xià lái 。
黄光一闪，剑芒再次被拦了下来。
Tian Xiaojian and his companions finally escaped from that illusory realm but were still confined in a strange space. They searched for an exit.
yǔ lín xuān zǎo yǐ zài cǐ zhī qián ， jiù fàng chū qiáng dà yǐ jí de shén niàn ， bǔ zhuō liǎng gǔ jiá lì duì zhuàng de shùn jiān 。
雨林轩早已在此之前，就放出强大以极的神念，捕捉两股荚力对撞的瞬间。
Suddenly, their light forms slowed as they looked cautiously ahead.
“ shào yé ， kě yǒu - xiàn ？”
“少爷，可有-现？”
About a hundred feet away, there stood a peculiar structure resembling a gateway. It stood alone, creating a sense of eeriness.
“ shì tǔ shǔ xìng de zhèn fǎ ！”
“是土属性的阵法！”
The five exchanged glances but couldn’t just stay here.
lín xuān tàn le kǒu qì ， méi tóu qīng qīng bǐ qǐ ， zài wǔ xíng jìn zhì zhī zhōng ， fáng yù zuì qiáng de jiù shì tǔ shǔ xìng de
林轩叹了口气，眉头轻轻彼起，在五行禁制之中，防御最强的就是土属性的
"Let's go," the wise monk said. "We should check it out; maybe it’s related to the exit."
dōng xī ， zhè kě yǒu xiē jí shǒu ， chú fēi néng gòu jiāng cǐ zhèn de ruò diǎn zhǎo chū ， fǒu zé xiǎng yào pò chú ， kě bú shì yī tiān
东西，这可有些棘手，除非能够将此阵的弱点找出，否则想要破除，可不是一天
But his voice carried a hint of doubt.
liǎng tiān néng gòu bàn dào de 。
两天能够办到的。
"The master is right. With all of us working together, we can challenge even great cultivators. What do we have to fear?" The old woman spoke in a hoarse voice but sounded like she was encouraging herself.
lín xuān shēn chū shǒu lái ， zài yāo jiān yī pāi ， yī jiàn gǔ guài de dōng xī bèi tā qǔ le chū lái 。
林轩伸出手来，在腰间一拍，一件古怪的东西被他取了出来。
"Red Elder agrees!"
kàn shàng qù yǒu diǎn xiàng shì zhèn qí ， dàn zǒng suǒ zhōu zhī ， bù zhèn qì jù dōu shì yī tào ， jí shǐ zuì jiǎn dān de ， zhèn
看上去有点像是阵旗，但总所周知，布阵器具都是一套，即使最简单的，阵
The elderly man nodded repeatedly. Only Tian Xiaojian remained silent, his eyes darting as he pondered what the young man might be planning.
qí yě yǒu sān gān zhī duō ， hái xū yào hé zhèn pán pèi hé 。
旗也有三杆之多，还需要和阵盘配合。
Since no one objected, they flew over together.
lín xuān dān dān ná chū yī gān zhèn qí ， jiù xiǎn de yǒu xiē guǐ yì 。
林轩单单拿出一杆阵旗，就显得有些诡异。
Behind the gateway, thick fog appeared. Lady Qie frowned and stretched out her wrinkled right hand, emitting a light glow that transformed into a fierce wind dragon, which swallowed all the fog.
yī dào fǎ jué dǎ chū ， jiāng cǐ bǎo jì le chū qù 。
一道法诀打出，将此宝祭了出去。
This was possible because the fog was ordinary; if it were the secret fog from Yunling Mountain, this spell would have no effect.
duì yú zhèn fǎ ， lín xuān bìng bù mò shēng ， xuán jī xīn dé ， tā jī hū yǐ jīng yán jiū tòu chè ， dàn guī gēn jié dǐ ，
对于阵法，林轩并不陌生，璇玑心得，他几乎已经研究透彻，但归根结底，
After the fog dissipated, ruins appeared before their eyes. The style suggested they dated back to an extremely long time—over a million years ago. However, even with the old monsters’ divine senses scanning over them, their attention was drawn elsewhere.
nà yě suàn bù dé shén me tài hǎo de zhèn fǎ shū ， yǐ qián hái néng còu hé zhe shǐ yòng ， kě níng chéng yuán yīng yǐ hòu ， jiù jiàn jiàn
那也算不得什么太好的阵法书，以前还能凑合着使用，可凝成元婴以后，就渐渐
This turned out to be a dilapidated herb garden.
xiǎn de yǒu xiē luò wǔ ， bì jìng duì yú nà xiē lǎo guài wù ， zhè zhǒng děng jiē de zhèn fǎ jiù xiǎn de yǒu xiē tài yòu zhì le 。
显得有些落伍，毕竟对于那些老怪物，这种等阶的阵法就显得有些太幼稚了。
Inside, there were still many cultivator skeletons.
yuán běn zài liàn xīn lù ， lín xuān yòu dé dào le yī běn bù cuò de zhèn fǎ shū ， yě shì gǔ xiū shì chuán chéng xià lái de ，
原本在炼心路，林轩又得到了一本不错的阵法书，也是古修士传承下来的，
They even discovered a long trench that went deep beyond sight, clearly cut by swords or other magical weapons.
lǐ miàn bié de zhī shí zàn qiě bù tí ， guāng shì fù hé zhī zhèn jiù wēi lì wú bǐ 。
里面别的知识暂且不提，光是复合之阵就威力无比。
Probing with his divine sense, they felt the depth of the trench. Both Wise and Silver Elder’s faces showed shock.
kě sú huà shuō ， rén bù néng tān duō wù dé ， lín xuān yīn wèi yǒu lán sè xīng hǎi de yuán gù ， xiū liàn yuǎn bǐ tóng jiē xiū
可俗话说，人不能贪多务得，林轩因为有蓝色星海的缘故，修炼远比同阶修
They knew they couldn’t do this; to cause such destruction, one would need at least an advanced婴 cultivator.
shì xùn ， dàn tā yě bù gǎn suí yì làng fèi shí jiān ， píng shí xiū liàn hěn kè kǔ ， yán jiū tiān yuán zhèn shū de shí jiān zì rán
士迅，但他也不敢随意浪费时间，平时修炼很刻苦，研究天元阵书的时间自然
But what shocked them even more was that around the skeletons, battle scars were evident. Could all those who died here be advanced婴 cultivators?
bù duō 。
不多。
Although they themselves were of similar rank and Yunzhou was known as a holy land for cultivation, seeing nearly a hundred advanced婴 cultivators fighting each other and being buried in the same place still seemed unbelievable.
xiàn zài bù guò shì kàn le qián miàn de jǐ duàn ér yǐ ， lián chū kuī mén jìng ， zhǎng wò pí máo dōu suàn bù shàng ， fǒu zé ，
现在不过是看了前面的几段而已，连初窥门径，掌握皮毛都算不上，否则，
Initially, Tian Xiaojian’s face showed shock too. But looking at the skeletons, his expression suddenly became strange.
He had arrived at the base of a small hill.
This hill was no more than a hundred feet high and quite gentle, barely deserving to be called a mountain peak. It might as well be described as a raised mound, completely unremarkable.
The temperature here was slightly lower, but vegetation was still extremely sparse. Apart from occasional gusts of warm wind, there wasn't even the slightest hint of spiritual energy fluctuations.
"Young Master, why are we here?"
Wu Yun'er was puzzled but didn't speak up. However, Mo'er, being more straightforward, naturally asked what she thought, without any qualms as a servant.
Lin Xuan smiled but didn’t explain anything. He slowly raised his right hand and shot out a sword light that sliced into the air in front of him with a loud crack.
A deafening sound echoed through his ears. Where there had been nothing before, a yellow glow flashed by, nullifying Lin Xuan's sword light.
"An array!"
This time, even Wu Yun'er noticed something amiss. In this desolate area, why would an array be present? And it seemed rather significant.
"I don’t know, but since the array is so well protected, there must be some secrets we shouldn't reveal," Lin Xuan said with a smile. If his speculation was correct, it was almost certain to be related to that old monster who had just gone through a tribulation.
He felt extremely excited, but he remained calm as a matter of fact. The immediate priority was to find a way to break this array.
With a wave of his sleeve, several more sword qi streaked out.
Of course, Lin Xuan wasn’t trying to forcefully break the array; that would be the most inefficient method. It would take time and effort, and he wouldn't do such labor unless absolutely necessary.
A yellow glow flashed again, stopping the sword light once more.
Lin Xuan had already sent out a powerful divine sense earlier to capture the moment of the energy collision.
"Young Master, did you find anything?"
"It's an earth attribute array!"
Lin Xuan sighed and lightly furrowed his brows. Among the five elements, earth was the most defensive. This would be tricky unless he could find its weakness, which wouldn't be easy in a day or two.
He stretched out his hand and took something strange from his waistband.
It looked somewhat like an array flag, but it was known that array tools came as sets—there were usually three flags, needing to work with an array disk. Lin Xuan taking just one flag seemed odd.
A spell was cast, and the treasure was released.
Lin Xuan wasn’t trying to break the array with this; he merely wanted to continue probing.
On another side,
Tian Xiaojian and his companions finally escaped from that illusory realm but were still confined in a strange space. They searched for an exit.
Suddenly, their light forms slowed as they looked cautiously ahead.
About a hundred feet away, there stood a peculiar structure resembling a gateway. It stood alone, creating a sense of eeriness.
The five exchanged glances but couldn’t just stay here.
"Let's go," the wise monk said. "We should check it out; maybe it’s related to the exit."
But his voice carried a hint of doubt.
"The master is right. With all of us working together, we can challenge even great cultivators. What do we have to fear?" The old woman spoke in a hoarse voice but sounded like she was encouraging herself.
"Red Elder agrees!"
The elderly man nodded repeatedly. Only Tian Xiaojian remained silent, his eyes darting as he pondered what the young man might be planning.
Since no one objected, they flew over together.
Behind the gateway, thick fog appeared. Lady Qie frowned and stretched out her wrinkled right hand, emitting a light glow that transformed into a fierce wind dragon, which swallowed all the fog.
This was possible because the fog was ordinary; if it were the secret fog from Yunling Mountain, this spell would have no effect.
After the fog dissipated, ruins appeared before their eyes. The style suggested they dated back to an extremely long time—over a million years ago. However, even with the old monsters’ divine senses scanning over them, their attention was drawn elsewhere.
This turned out to be a dilapidated herb garden.
Inside, there were still many cultivator skeletons.
They even discovered a long trench that went deep beyond sight, clearly cut by swords or other magical weapons.
Probing with his divine sense, they felt the depth of the trench. Both Wise and Silver Elder’s faces showed shock.
They knew they couldn’t do this; to cause such destruction, one would need at least an advanced婴 cultivator.
But what shocked them even more was that around the skeletons, battle scars were evident. Could all those who died here be advanced婴 cultivators?
Although they themselves were of similar rank and Yunzhou was known as a holy land for cultivation, seeing nearly a hundred advanced婴 cultivators fighting each other and being buried in the same place still seemed unbelievable.
Initially, Tian Xiaojian’s face showed shock too. But looking at the skeletons, his expression suddenly became strange.