Shang Ke once again experienced his soul leaving his body. This meant that he wasn’t completely dead and further resurrection was possible.
阎戮的情况却很不妙，两眼充血，身受重伤，体内的能量也极为紊乱，若不好好疗养，灵根恐怕都会崩坏。他带着已经变成花苞的蘑菇本体，漫无目的地走着，直到力竭，才扑倒在一条小溪边。
Yan Lu’s situation was not very ideal though. His eyes were bloodshot, his body seriously injured while the energy in his body was in complete chaos as well. If he did not rest well, even his spirit root would crumble. He carried the mushroom body that has already turned into a flower and aimlessly walked. He only collapsed near a brook when his strength was exhausted.
变成灵体的尚可一直跟在他身边，几次进入蘑菇，发现他竟然可以自由转换状态。蘑菇体内的魔丹已经米分碎，短时间内都不可能化形。若非有罗合仙人送给他的金色种子，在魔丹米分碎的瞬间，他估计就会被送回系统空间。
Shang Ke who turned into a soul followed by his side without falter. He entered the mushroom several times and discovered that he could freely change his state. The devil dan within the mushroom body has already crumbled, short term it was impossible for him to transform. If it weren’t for the golden seed given by Daoist Luo He, the moment the devil dan crumbled, he would have been sent back to the system space.
尚可突然意识到，其实每个世界都有不同的机缘，自己完全没必要只依靠系统给予的奖励。因势利导，把握机缘，寻找助力，都能增加任务的完成率。
Shang Ke suddenly become aware that each world actually has its own opportunities. He did not necessarily have to rely on the system to give him rewards. If he took advantage of the opportunities given to him, grasp them and look for other helps, it would all raise his chance of completing the mission.
阎戮的外伤看似严重，但并不难治，真正可怕的是千疮百孔的身体内部。
Yan Lu’s external injuries appeared serious, but it was not hard to heal. What was truly fearful was the inside.
【阎戮，阎戮，你醒醒。】尚可企图将他唤醒，然而并没有效果。
【Yan Lu, Yan Lu, wake up.】 Shang Ke tried to wake him up, but there was no result.
他又尝试移动他的身体，结果只能让他飘起几公分，持续三四秒便后继无力。尚可知道灵体也能修炼，但像他这种毫无根基的灵体，明显没什么卵用。
He then tried to move his body, but he could only float a few centimeters for about three to four seconds before turning powerless. Shang Ke knows that souls can also cultivate, but a soul like him without any foundation has nothing to work on.
尽管如此，尚可停停走走，还是将阎戮移到了一个可以暂时栖身的地方。
Despite so, Shang Ke paused and walked over and over again until he finally moved Yan Lu to a spot where he can rest for a bit.
灵体状态驱动不了蘑菇体内的储物戒，尚可只好出去寻找灵药。他谨慎地选择深夜出行，避免遇到修真者。灵体，特别是植物系灵体，那可是“大补”之物，就算是正道修真者，也很难保证不会动歪心思。
His soul state could not access the storage within his mushroom body so Shang Ke had no choice but to go out and find spiritual herbs. He cautiously chose a very late time to go out to lessen his chance of meeting a cultivator. A soul, especially a plant-type soul was a “very nutritious” thing. Even if it’s a righteous cultivation, it was quite hard to say that they would not have side thoughts.
三天后，阎戮从昏睡中醒来，发现自己身上的伤势竟然恢复了不少，体内暴动的能量也稍稍缓和。
Three days later, Yan Lu woken up from his sleep and discovered that all the injuries on his bodies have healed quite a bit. The chaotic energy within him has also eased somewhat.
小蘑菇！
Little Mushroom!
阎戮猛地坐起，一团小东西立刻从他身上滚落下来，他下意识伸手接住，低头一看，正是那棵变成花骨朵的小蘑菇。
Yan Lu suddenly sat up, a soft lump immediately tumbling off his body. He subconsciously reached out to catch it and looked at it; it was precisely the little mushroom turned flower bud.
阎戮c肌肉逐渐放松下来，余光不经意瞥见他身边摆放着几种药草，其中一株药草上还沾着露水，显然是刚被摘下来不久。
Yan Lu’s taut muscles gradually relaxed as he caught sight of a couple types of medical herbs by him from the corner of his eyes. Among them was a herb that still had dew, it was clearly not picked too long ago.
是谁救了他？
Who saved him?
阎戮眼中闪过一丝疑惑和戒备，仔细查探这些草药，确实都是上品灵药。奇怪，既然有意送药，为何不直接淬炼成丹？灵药摘取之后，若没有适当的储存方法，便应及时炼制成药，免得浪费它的灵性和药性。
A trace of confusion and caution flashed through his eyes. He carefully checked those medical herbs, they were truly high class spiritual herbs. Strange, since they are kind enough to give him herbs, then why did they not directly make it into a pill? After spiritual herbs are picked, if there is not a suitable storing method used, then they must be refined quickly so to not wasit the spirituality and effect of the spiritual herbs.
阎戮并没有在这个问题上纠结太久，打算等见到送药之人再作计较。他将小蘑菇小心收进怀里，然后拿起一株药草，开始为自己疗伤。
Yan Lu did not linger too long on that question, he decided to wait and see for the person that gave him herbs before bothering about it. He carefully placed Little Mushroom into his bosom then picked up a herb and started to heal himself.
不过因为元气大伤，只吸收了少半药性，便又晕了过去。
But because his injury was too big, he could only absorb half of it before fainting once again.
等他再次醒来，身边又多了几种药草，只是依然不见送药人的踪迹。
When he woke up again, there was once again a big array of medicinal herbs by his body. However, he still couldn’t find any traces of the one that gave him it.
阎戮总觉得这种情况有点熟悉，似乎曾经历过一般。他将怀里的小蘑菇拿出来，喃喃道：“是你吗？小蘑菇。”
Yan Lu felt as if the situation was somewhat familiar, as if he had already experienced it before. He took the little mushroom out of his bosom and muttered to it, “It’s you, right? Little Mushroom.”
然而，他的小蘑菇并没有回应。
But, his Little Mushroom never responded.
接下来数月，阎戮身边时不时会出现新的药草。尽管他因为真元不足而浪费了许多，但送药之人，始终只会给他送新鲜的药草。
Over the next few months, batches of medicinal herbs frequently appeared next to him. Despite his lack of money and the large amount of herbs he had wasted, the person still continued to bring him medicinal herbs.
日复一日，从未停止。
Day after day, it had never stopped.
“小蘑菇，我知道是你。”阎戮捧着花骨朵，目光在四周来回扫视，“你在哪里？我想见你。”
“Little Mushroom, I know it’s you.” Yan Lu cupped the flower bud, his eyes sweeping over it, “Where are you? I want to see you.”
他并没发现一个灵体就站在距离他不过五米的角落，然而，他却看不见。
He did not notice that a soul was just standing in the corner not five meters away from him. He just could not see him.
尚可的灵体太过弱小，只有修真高手才有可能捕捉到他的气息。阎戮作为他的双修伴侣，本来可以感应到他的存在，却因尚可的魔丹破碎，而让一切清空还原。
Shang Ke’s soul was too weak, only cultivation experts could possibly notice his presence. As his dual cultivation partner, Yan Lu originally could sense his existence, but after Shang Ke’s devil dan was shattered, everything returned to as it was before.
两人就这样咫尺天涯、阴阳两隔地相处了几年，直至阎戮的伤势基本复原。
Thus, the two remain at this close distance while remaining out of reach to each other for a couple years, until Yan Lu was pretty much healed back to his former condition.
望着突然出现的蘑菇汤，阎戮已经逐渐习惯。虽然看不到小蘑菇，却知道他始终不离不弃地陪在自己身边。
Looking at the mushroom soup that suddenly appeared, Yan Lu was already used to it. Although he couldn’t see Little Mushroom, he knows that he was always by his side.
但他还是想见他，想抱他，像以前那样，一起走遍万水千山，看遍红尘百态。
But he still wants to see him, to hold him, like before. To walk together and see all the sceneries of the world, of everything the mortal world has to offer.
阎戮一边喝汤，一边思考着如何帮小蘑菇提升修为，重新化形。
While Yan Lu drank his soup, he thought about how to help Little Mushroom increase his cultivation so he can appear again.
他曾试着将自己的真元渡入花骨朵，结果遭到了强烈的排斥。小蘑菇明明是修魔之体，花骨朵上蕴含的却是仙灵之气。当初在虚天秘境中，画中老道送给小蘑菇一颗金色种子，估计就是这颗带有仙灵之气的金色种子，保住了小蘑菇的灵识。同时在它的孕养下，魔丹破碎的小蘑菇，将来很可能会转化为仙灵之体，这大概也是他会排斥自己的原因。
He once tried sending his true essence into the flower bud, but the result was a violent rejection. Little Mushroom was clearly of devil cultivation, yet the flower contained immortal qi. Back then at Heavenless Secret Realm, the old cultivator in the picture had given Little Mushroom a golden seed. It should probably be a golden seed that contains immortal qi, preserving Little Mushroom’s divine sense. At the same time, under its care, the shattered devil dan of Little Mushroom would likely turn into and immortal’s. This was likely the reason he would reject him.
想到此处，阎戮第一次萌生了散功重修的念头。以前小蘑菇一直希望他选修正道，只是因为想与他双修，所以没有顺他的意。
Thinking to that point, the thought of dispersing his cultivation and recultivating rose in his mind for the first time. In the past, Little Mushroom always wished for him to follow the righteous path. But because he wanted to dual cultivate with him, he never went along with him.
如今小蘑菇得到了重修的机会，自己何不陪他一起重修？
Now that Little Mushroom obtained the opportunity to cultivate again, why not accompany him and cultivate again as well?
主意打定，阎戮几乎没有丝毫犹豫，当即便运转真元，毁去了他刚刚恢复不久的修为。
With his plan set, Yan Lu did it with pretty much no hesitation. He activated his true essence and destroyed his cultivation he had recovered not too long ago.
“啊……”阎戮发出痛苦地长啸，真元剧烈冲撞，身上衣物轰然破碎，肌肉寸寸崩裂，鲜血淋漓。
“Ah…” Yan Lu cried out in pain as the true essence within him violently collidaded. The clothes on his body loudly ripped as his muscles ruptured, drenching him in blood.
一旁的尚可看得目瞪口呆，自己之前费尽心思也没能让他放弃修魔，等他变成灵体后，他居然毫无征兆地便自废魔功了。这种事，估计也只有阎戮才能做得如此果断随意。
Shang Ke who was watching by the side was dumbstruck. In the past, he had used up all his brain power to think of a way to make Yan Lu give up devil cultivation and failed. Yet after he turned into a soul, he had actually destroyed his own cultivation without warning. This kind of matter, probably only Yan Lu would be so determined to do as he wished.
功力散尽后，阎戮一下子苍老了许多，一头黑发变成银丝，肌肉快速萎缩，皮肤干枯褶皱，有如行将就木一般。
After his cultivation was dispersed, Yan Lu quickly aged by several years. His black hair turned into silver, his muscles quickly withered while his skin also withered and wrinkled. He now looked like he had one foot in the grave.
尚可这才真正明白散功的后果。他为了完成任务，一直劝阎戮入道，想当然地认为改修正道是为他好，却不知道散功重修需要多大的勇气和毅力。
Only now did Shang Ke understand the consequence of dispersing one’s cultivation. In order to complete his mission, he had always tried to persuade Yan Lu to enter the righteous path, thoughtlessly believing that changing cultivation was for his own good. Never did he know just how much courage and willpower was needed to cultivate again.
尚可走到虚弱的阎戮身边，张开双臂，轻轻环住他的肩膀。虽然明知他看不到，但他仍然想给他一份支持。
Shang Ke walked by the weaken Yan Lu, opened his arms and gently embraced his shoulder. Although he knows that the other can’t see him, he still wants to give his support.
【阎戮，这辈子，除非死亡，否则我都会陪你在你身边。】
【Yan Lu, in this life, unless I die, I will always stay by your side.】
阎戮睁开疲惫的眼睛，眼中闪过一道异彩，嘴角微微上扬。随即，又闭上眼睛，沉沉睡去。
Yan Lu opened his tired eyes, a bright splendor flashed through his eyes as the corner of his mouth rose. Following that, he closed his eyes again and deeply slept.
命运有时就是如此奇妙，尚可为阎戮而入魔，阎戮为尚可而证道……
Fate really works in strange ways sometimes, Shang Ke entered the devil path for Yan Lu, while Yan Lu went to the righteous path for Shang Ke…
一百年后，热闹的街市上，一名衣衫褴褛的老者，拄着拐杖穿梭在人群中。所过之处，众人纷纷避让，望着他的眼神带着鄙弃和厌恶。
A hundred years later, an old man in ragged clothing traveled through the noisy crowds in the street market while leaning on his walking stick. Everyone avoided him when he passed by, giving him gazes of disdain and disgust.
老者毫不在意，依然不紧不慢地行走着。此人看似年事已高，一身落魄，但只要稍稍留心，便会发现他步伐稳健，眼神精锐，浑身散发着一种难以言喻的气韵。
The old man did not care at all, he still walk through neither slowly or quickly. Although this man looks very old and his body broken, as long as one paid more attention, they would notice his pace was firm and his gaze sharp. An indescribable distinct air emitted from him.
此人正是闭关修炼百年之久的阎戮。他如今的修为重新达到金丹期，距离元婴不过一步之遥。之所以出关，是因为一千年才出现一次的混元界即将开启。
This man was precisely Yan Lu who went into closed door seclusion for one hundred years. His cultivation nowadays has went back to Core Formation Stage and was just a step away from Nascent Soul Stage. The reason why he came out of seclusion was because the Origin Realm that only appears once every millennium was about to open.
相传混元界曾经是远古众神的战场，埋藏着许多强大的仙器神物，若有机缘，不仅可以提高实力，而且能够获得远古遗留的特殊器物和神级功法。
According to legends, the Origin Realm was once the battlefield of a ancient deity, buried there were many powerful immortal tools. If have the chance, not only would one improve their strength, they would also be able to obtain the special objects and god-level cultivation methods left behind from ancient times.
不过混元界每次开启的地点都不一样，通道也只会保留一天。三个月后，混元界会将所有外来者全部驱逐，无论是活人，还是死人。
However, the place where the Origin Realm opens was different every time, the way in only lasts a single day as well. After three months, everyone in the realm will be expelled out. No matter if it was a living person or a dead one.
阎戮进入混元界，并非为了什么神器和功法，而是为了寻找有助小蘑菇修行的神木。
Yan Lu did not enter the Origin Realm for immortal tools or cultivation methods, rather, he wanted to find some immortal wood to help Little Mushroom cultivate.
小蘑菇在他的真元喂养下，并没有多少变化。一是因为他目前实力太弱，二是因为缺少灵物滋养。
Under Yan Lu’s nourishment, Little Mushroom did not change much. First was because his strength was too weak, second was because he lack spiritual objects to nourish him.
一百年枯燥的等待，阎戮感觉十分的空虚寂寞。虽然他如今偶尔也能模模糊糊地看到小蘑菇的灵体，但是摸不着，闻不到，实在让人郁闷不已。
A hundred years years of dry and dull waiting made Yan Lu feel very hollow and lonely. Although he could occasionally vaguely see Little Mushroom’s soul, he can’t touch him or smell him. It was really too depressing.
所以，阎戮打算冒险一试，去混元界碰碰运气。
As such, Yan Lu decided to take some risk this time and go to the Origin Realm and try his luck.
他的决定正合尚可的心意。作为这个世界“主角”，阎戮身上天生带有“主角光环”，即便实力再弱，也能在逆境中获得无上机缘。
His decision was in line with Shang Ke’s intentions. As this world’s “main character”, Yan Lu naturally has the “Main Character Halo”. No matter how weak he was, he would still obtain countless chances within a predicament.
事情发展也正如尚可预料的那般，阎戮顺利进入混元界，在一群修真高手的眼皮底下，搜宝捡漏，成为了一名光荣而幸运的“拾荒者”。
The development of the event was just as Shang Ke foreseen. Yan Lu smoothly entered the Origin Realm and become one of the glorious and fortunate “scavengers” among all the cultivation experts that went around looking for treasure.
在距离混元界关闭只剩两天时，阎戮遇到了一名女子，并且意外救了她一命。
When the Origin Realm only has two days left before closing, Yan Lu met a woman, and saved her life then.
阎戮很少救人，即使如今转修正道，也从未改变自己的行事风格。只是他为人低调，大部分时间都用来修炼和喂养小蘑菇，所以这一百年来，他既没有相熟的朋友，也没有与人交恶。
Yan Lu rarely saved people, even if he switched to the righteous path, he has never changed his style. He merely acted more low profile, most of his time was spent on cultivating and nourishing Little Mushroom. As such, in these one hundred years, he did not make a single friend nor did he become enemies with anyone.
此次主动出手救人，连尚可都感到有些惊奇。
For him to take the initiative to save someone, even Shang Ke felt very amazed.
而后，尚可得知这位女子是被誉为“修真界第一美女”的风落铃，修为已达到化神期。在混元界遭人暗算，被逼入禁地，差点殒命。阎戮正好路过，便顺手送了她一颗灵药，然后带她逃离禁地。
After that, Shang Ke found out that this woman was the praised “Most Beautiful In the Cultivation Realm” Feng Luoling, whose cultivation has already reached Demigod Stage. She was plotted against in the Origin Realm and was forced to enter a forbidden area and almost died. Yan Lu was just so happen to be passing through and gave her a pill, then took her out of the forbidden area.
尚可仔细打量这位第一美女，容貌气质确实是万中无一，阎戮这个禁欲了上百年的家伙不会看上她了吧？哼，就算看上了也没用，人家美女根本不可能喜欢老态龙钟的某人。
Shang Ke carefully sized up this Number One Beauty. Her appearance and temperament was really out of the ordinary, don’t tell him Yan Lu this guy who has abstained for a hundred years fell for her? Hmph, even if he did it’s useless. The other is a beautiful woman, it was impossible for her to like a certain senile someone.
“多谢道友相助。”风落铃嘴上道谢，眼中却带着几分不屑和冷傲。
“Many thanks for your help fellow cultivator.” Although Feng Luoling spoke of thanks, her eyes carried a trace of disdain and icy arrogance.
阎戮还没什么反应，尚可倒是先不高兴了。阎戮目前的修为确实不高，但对自己的救命恩人，这风落铃不感激也就算了，居然还敢“不屑”？
Yan Lu did not have any reaction while Shang Ke was unhappy. Although Yan Lu’s current cultivation wasn’t high, he still saved her. Even if Feng Luoling isn’t grateful, she actually dared to “disdain” him?
不屑个毛线啊！有本事把阎戮送给她的灵药吐出来，再重新躺回禁地吐血去。
What, keep on disdaining him! If you have the ability to, spit back out the pill Yan Lu gave you then lie back down on the ground and spit blood.
正在这时，风落铃的同门接到她的求救信息先后赶至，见到阎戮，当即便将他当作行凶者，直接就动起手来了。
Right at this moment, Feng Luoling’s sect has received her cry for her and hurried over. When they saw Yan Lu, they immediately labeled him as the perpetrator and attacked.
这可真是日了狗了。
They really saved a damn dog.
更操蛋的是，阎戮被围攻了半天，风落铃才开口澄清：“这位道友并非歹人，大家住手，莫要伤及无辜。”
What was even damning was that Yan Lu was attacked for half a day before Feng Luoling finally spoke, “This cultivator is not a bad person, everyone stop, don’t harm the innocent.
那一身超然脱俗的气质，把一众无知男子迷得七荤八素。
That presence that was free of any impurities has already dazed the group of ignorant men.
尚可怒：早干嘛去了！
Shang Ke was angered: What the hell were you doing earlier!
接着，一群人不咸不淡地向阎戮道了声歉，然后便簇拥着风落铃离开了。
Following that, a group of people neither cold or warmly apologized to Yan Lu then turned around and left with Feng Luoling.
居然就这样离开了？
They just left like that?
阎戮可是救了她一命啊！好歹给个信物或者许个承诺，以待日后报答，就算只是虚言也好过一走了之啊！
Yan Lu saved her! At least give him a token or make a promise, saying that you will repay it someday. Even if was just empty words, it was better than just walking away without saying anything!
很明显，他们根本没将阎戮放在眼里。
It was very clear that they simply did not care about Yan Lu.
尚可想到若非自己横空出现，改变了阎戮的命运，他此刻已是威震天下的一代魔君，整个修真界都无人敢与之为敌。如今，阎戮救了别人一命，不仅没有得到应有的尊重，还受到如此冷遇。两种境况天差地别，知道真相的尚可很难不为他感到心疼。
Shang Ke thought of how if it weren’t for him appearing out of thin air and changing Yan Lu’s fate, he would already be a formidable and renown Devil Lord of this generation. The entire cultivation world would be unwilling to be enemies with him. Nowadays, Yan Lu saved the other person’s life yet did not obtain the proper respect, he was even given the cold shoulder. These two types of situations were just so different that Shang Ke who knew the truth felt pained for him.
阎戮本人倒不在乎，对于无关紧要的人，他不想浪费太多精力。但是，若真的触及他的底线，即便玉石俱焚，他也不会放过。
Yan Lu himself did not care. Toward insignificant people, he did not want to waste too much of his energy on them. However, if his bottom line was really touched, even if he dragged in innocent people as well, he would not let the other off.
【所以阎戮，你之前到底为什么要救她？】尚可用神识与之交流。经过阎戮一百多年的滋养，他的灵体已经凝练不少，足以与他“神交”。
【So Yan Lu, why did you save her?】 Shang Ke used his divine sense to interact with him. Through Yan Lu’s one hundred years of nourishment, his soul was much more compacted and capable of “spiritually interacting” with him.
阎戮沉默片刻，淡淡吐出两个字：“太闲。”
Yan Lu fell silent for a moment, then slowly said two words. “Too free.”
尚可：……
Shang Ke: “……”
事实上，是因为那名女子有一双和小蘑菇很像的凤眼。不过，救完之后，他便没兴趣了。小蘑菇的眼睛炯炯有神，千变万化，那名女子连他一分神韵都没有。
In fact, it was because that woman’s eyes resembled the phoenix eyes of Little Mushroom. However, after he saved her, he lost interest. Little Mushroom’s eyes were bright and lively, changing constantly while that woman didn’t have a speak of his appeal.
“前几天我经过栖神峰时，发现峰顶有一池清泉，我们去泡个澡吧。”阎戮突然提议。
“A few days ago, I passed by God Perch Peak and noticed that the summit has a clear spring. Why don’t we go take a bath there?” Yan Lu suddenly proposed.
尚可自然没有异议。
Shang Ke naturally did not have objections.
于是，阎戮便带着他的小蘑菇，直直朝栖神峰飞去。
As such, Yan Lu headed for God Perch Peak with his Little Mushroom.