Yan Lu wore a navy blue long gown that was simple without any decoration, a golden belt was tied around his waist while the front part was half open, revealing his sturdy and powerful muscles. Different from the cultivators who wore their clothes in a very tidy manner, he lost a bit of grace and conservation and become a bit more unrestrained and unruly. His black hair floated while his cold eyes looked out disdainfully. He had a dignified and cold aura that made people not daring to look at him.
在他身边的尚可，白发红衣，纤尘不染，一双凤眼含烟带雾，说不尽的妩媚温润。
By his side was Shang Ke, white hair red clothes, pure without any darkness with a pair of misty phoenix eyes. He was lovely and gentle.
两人的气质南辕北辙，却又浑圆一体，同样的风姿卓绝，超凡毓秀。
The two’s temperament were completely opposites like north and south, yet they formed a whole together perfectly. Both with unsurpassed beauty and elegance.
周围所有人的视线全都被他们吸引，在经历刚才声势浩大的神威之后，依然保有如此风范，其实力可见一斑。
Everyone’s gaze was attracted by them. To still stay in the air this way after experiencing that enormous godly might, their strength was clearly out of the ordinary.
事实也确实如此，尚可吸收了罗合仙人送给他的仙灵之气，重新凝结内丹，真元之力与仙灵之气融为一体，等级虽然只达到化形期，修为却远远高过分神期的修真者。
Reality was so, Shang Ke absorbed the immortal qi Daoist Luo He gifted him and recondensed his internal dan, allowing his true essence and immortal qi to fuse together. Although he has only reached the Demigod Stage, his cultivation far surpasses one of the same level.
与他双修的阎戮也因此得益，真元之力转为仙灵之气，实力更是突飞猛进，既然对上大乘期的高手，亦有把握不落下风。而整个修真界，修为达到大乘期的高手，也不过数十人。
Yan Lu who dual cultivated with him also obtained benefits from this, his true essence turned into immortal qi, so his strength advanced by leaps and bounds and could fight against an expert of the Immortalization Stage. In the entire cultivation realm, experts that have reached Immortalization Stage only number ten.
打量片刻，在场数名高手，不约而同将目光集中在尚可身上。因为他们都看出，这是一只灵妖，而且是一只由灵植化形的灵妖。与妖兽不同，化形的灵植不仅世间罕有，而且蕴含天地灵气，养在身边，可增加灵气浓度，滋补真元，安神静气。
After sizing up him, the present experts all moved their sights onto Shang Ke. It was because they could tell that he was a spirit, one formed from a spiritual plant. Different from demon beasts, there were few spiritual plants that transformed. Not only do they contain the spiritual qi of heaven and earth, if you raise it near you, you can raise the concentration of the spiritual qi and nourish your true essence and soothe your qi.
若尚可还是“魔”菇，估计就不会受到如此关注了。如今的他，身上带着仙灵之气，对修真者而已，有如灵芝仙草，乃大补之物。
If Shang Ke was still a “devil” shroom, then he likely would receive so much attention. The current him carried a immortal qi on his body. And to cultivators, that was like a reishi mushroom, a very nourishing item.
其他修为较低的修真者或许看不出尚可的身份，却也能感受到他身上散发的“美味”气息。
The other cultivators with comparably lower cultivations might not be able to make out Shang Ke’s identity, but they could also sense the “delicious” scent from his body.
阎戮目光一凛，揽住尚可的腰，眨眼间便消失在原地。
Yan Lu’s gaze turned cold, took Shang Ke by the waist and disappeared from the spot in the blink of an eye.
“想去哪？”阎戮问。
“Where do you want to go?” Yan Lu asked.
“寻仙问古。”尚可脑子里还有不少关于福祉遗迹的信息。
“Ruins of the Seeking Immortals.” Shang Ke still has quite a bit of information in his brain about remnants from ancient time.
两人走得潇洒，但他们昙花一现的身姿，却在极短的时间，名动整个修真界。两名堪比大乘期的高手突然出现，其中一名还是罕见的灵植妖修，这无疑是一件令人震惊的大新闻。更离奇的是，竟然没有一人认识他们。一时间，不知有多少人开始暗中追查他们的身份。
The two of them walked freely, but their short-lived appearance managed to stir up the entire cultivation realm in an extremely short period. Two experts on pair of experts within the Immortalization Stage suddenly appears, one of them was even a rare spiritual plant spirit cultivator. This was a shocking new without a doubt. What was even odder was that no one recognized them. For a moment, countless people started to secretly investigate who they were.
树林中，阎戮正坐在火堆边面无表情地烤（真）蘑菇，忽然听到不远处传来呼救之声，他却连眼皮都没抬一下，目光始终聚焦在他手上这几串即将烤熟的蘑菇上。
Within the forest, Yan Lu was roasing (real) mushrooms expressionlessly by a fire when he suddenly heard a call for help not too far from his spot. He did not even raise an eyelid as he focused on the mushrooms that were about to be finished roasting.
不过多时，一阵破空声由远及近，几个身影很快出现在阎戮的视线中。
Not too long later, the sound of breaking through space could be heard and a few figures quickly appeared within Yan Lu’s line of sight.
为首那名被人追杀的女子见到阎戮，眼中一亮，飞快冲到他身边，焦急道：“这位道友，请助我们一臂之力，驱逐这些歹人。”
The woman at the head of the group eyes lit up when she saw Yan Lu and quickly rushed to his side, anxiously saying, “Fellow cultivator, please help us deal with these evildoers.”
阎戮这才抬眼看了她一眼，翻了翻手上的烤蘑菇串，又垂下眼，完全没有动手的意思。
Only now did Yan Lu raise his eyes to glance at her. He flipped over his stick of mushrooms and once again looked back down. He did not plan to help her at all.
“道友，请你务必……”话音未落，便被树林中传来的男子声音打断：“风落铃，若想保住你师兄弟的性命，便乖乖跟我们回去。”
“Fellow cultivator, please…” She had not even finish her words before a man’s voice came through the forest and interrupted her, “Feng Luoling, if you want your fellow disciples to keep living, obediently leave with us.”
“你们这群腾蛇派的无耻之徒，我是绝对不会跟你们走的！”风落铃眼中含着泪光，一脸视死如归，看起来格外的楚楚动人。
“You group of shameless disciples from Soaring Serpent Sect, I will never leave with you all!” Feng Luoling’s eyes were wet with tears as she faced death without fear. It looked rather lovely and touching.
她的师兄弟们见状，纷纷表示誓死都要保护她的安全。
When her fellow disciples saw her like this, each one expressed that they would protect her with their lives.
阎戮皱了皱眉，好好一个安静悠闲的下午，就被这群呱噪的人给破坏了。
Yan Lu frowned. Such a nice and quiet leisure afternoon was just destroyed like this by this group of crying and noisy people.
这时，腾蛇派的人发动了攻击，其中一束剑刃直指风落铃。风落铃也不知是有意还是无意，正好站在阎戮身前，待剑刃袭来，立刻闪开，任剑刃飞向阎戮。
At this moment, the people from Soaring Serpent Sect attacked. One of them sent a sword flying straight for Feng Luoling. It was unknown if Feng Luoling did it intentionally or not, but she stood right in front of Yan Lu and immediately dodged when the attack came for her, so the sword was sent flying at Yan Lu.
阎戮眼中寒光一闪，随手弹出一颗石子，石子撞在剑刃上立刻化作碎末，而飞剑也改变了飞行轨迹，朝另一边的空地飞去。
A cold light flashed through Yan Lu’s eyes and he flicked out a stone. The stone knocked against the flying sword and shattered into pieces while the sword also changed it’s trajectory, heading for an open spot.
腾蛇派众人暗暗心惊，此人竟然只用一颗石子便撞飞了一把蕴含真元的飞剑？
Everyone from Soaring Serpent Sect was secretly fearful, this man only used a stone to knock away a flying sword that held true essence?
“滚！”阎戮冷喝一声，声音如洪钟一般，威势凛然，震得众人心魂大动。
“Scram!” Yan Lu coldly spat out that word. His voice was like a great alarm, it was mighty and cold, shaking everyone’s heart and soul.
腾蛇派几人面面相觑，心生忌惮，其中一人询问：“不知尊驾是何方神圣？”
The people from Soaring Serpent Sect looked at each other full of fear. One of the asked, “May we ask from where honored Sir comes from?”
“我说了，”阎戮又翻了翻手上的烤蘑菇，“滚！”
“I said,” Yan Lu turned the roasted mushrooms in his hands again, “Scram!”
第二个“滚”字带着音攻，如尖针一般，狠狠扎入众人的元神。一阵剧痛袭来，众人脸色骤变。
The second “scram” carried a sound attack. Like a needle, it viciously prinked at everyone’s primordial spirit. Everyone’s face abruptly changed after that burst of pain.
好强！两群人脸上都露出惊骇之色。
So strong! Both groups of people revealed a shocked face.
“冒犯了前辈，是我等鲁莽，还请见谅。”腾蛇派的人也算有些眼色，识相地让步，“我们这就告辞。”
“We have offended senior. We have been impulsive, please forgive us.” The people from Soaring Serpent Sect at least had some eyes and tactfully conceded, “We will leave at once.”
阎戮没在理会他们，若非小蘑菇不喜欢杀人，估计他早就把他们弄死了。
Yan Lu no longer paid any attention to them. If it weren’t for Little Mushroom dislike of killing people, he would have long killed them.
待腾蛇派的人离开后，风落铃款步上前，行礼道：“多谢道友出手相助。”
After Soaring Serpent Sect left, Feng Luoling slowly walked forward and saluted, “Many thanks for fellow cultivator’s assistance.”
说话间，一双美目含情带怯地在阎戮身上流连。她已经认出此人便是混元界关闭之际，出现在金光中的男子。那傲人风姿，给她留下了深刻的印象，至今难忘。没想到他们竟然有缘在此相遇，实在令人心喜。
While she spoke, a pair of beautiful eyes timidly loitered on Yan Lu’s body. She had already recognized this man, he was the man that had appear in the golden light from the Origin Realm. That impressive appearance left behind a profound impression in her heart and was unforgettable. She didn’t expect that they would be fated to meet again, it really delighted her.
“小女子乃清尘派的风落铃，不知阁下如何称呼？”
“This one is Feng Luoling from the Purity Sect, may I know how to address sir?”
阎戮置若罔闻，见蘑菇已经烤好，径自开吃。刚尝了一口便皱起眉头，唔，果然不如小蘑菇弄的好吃。
Yan Lu turned a deaf ear to her and started to eat when he saw his mushrooms were done. He had just tasted it when he pursed his brows. Hm, it wasn’t as good at the ones Little Mushroom made.
风落铃见阎戮对她视而不见，心中虽有些不忿，却也没有发作，依然保持微笑道：“道友喜欢吃蘑菇吗？小女子擅长厨艺，不如让小女子为道友料理一番，以谢道友的救命之恩。”
Feng Luoling felt somewhat indignant in her heart at how Yan Lu ignored her but she did not flare up and maintained her smile, “Fellow cultivator likes to eat mushrooms? This one is good at cooking, why not have this one make some food for fellow cultivator as repayment for saving me?”
“风师妹……”风落铃的师兄弟正要阻拦，却被她用眼神制止。
“Junior Sister Feng…” Feng Luoling’s fellow disciple was about to stop her but was curbed by her meaningful look.
她此刻只想与阎戮结交，完全没顾及她的师兄弟还有伤在身。
She only wanted to make friends with Yan Lu right now, she completely did not take into consideration at how her fellow disciples were still injured.
风落铃款款屈身，撸起长袖，伸手便朝地上散落的蘑菇抓去。她并未发现其中一棵白蘑菇，悄然往旁边滚动了一下，从她指尖擦过。
Feng Luoling leisurely bent down and held back her long sleeves as she reached out to take the mushrooms scattered on the ground. She did not notice that a white mushroom among them quietly rolled to the side, brushing past her fingertips.
阎戮眼神一厉，衣袖横扫，毫不留情地将她扫飞出去。
Yan Lu’s eyes darken and he swept his sleeve, ruthlessly sweeping her flying.
“风师妹！”清尘派几人立刻冲上去搀扶，无不对阎戮怒目以视，“你干什么？身为男子，竟然对一名弱女子动粗？不觉有失身份吗？”
“Junior Sister Feng!” The people from Purity Sect immediately rushed up to help her and glared at Yan Lu thoughtlessly. “What are you doing? As a man, you would actually use violence against a weak woman? Do you not feel it is beneath your dignity?”
“我刚才说的‘滚’，也包括你们。”阎戮根本不在乎什么身份不身份，看向众人的眼神有如死物。
“The ‘scram’ I said before, included you guys.” Yan Lu did not care about identity and so on, the eyes he used to look at them was the same ones someone used to look at a dead thing.
风落铃从小自恃美貌，备受宠溺，还从未被男子如此羞辱过。
Feng Luoling was always loved and pampered since young due to her beauty. She had never been so humiliated by men before.
她娇斥道：“我以礼相待，你不接受便罢了，为何还要偷袭我？”
She fragilely reprimanded him, “I treat you with due respect, it’s one thing if you don’t accept it, but why did you have to sneak attack me?”
阎戮眼中的杀机一闪而逝，手指摸索着竹签，暗自琢磨用哪种方式才能最快地将这群人弄死。
The killing intent flashed through Yan Lu’s eyes as his fingers rolled the bamboo stick in his hand. He inwardly thought about which way was best to kill this group the fastest way possible.
“我再说一遍，滚！”阎戮用小蘑菇的善良，最后与自己的本能抗争了一下。
“I will say it one more time, scram!” Yan Lu used Little Mushroom’s kindness and did one last resistance against his once instincts.
“你……”风落铃还想争辩，却被她的师兄弟们拉住。风落铃不知轻重，其他人却能清晰地觉察出危险。比起眼前这名男子，他们宁愿面对腾蛇派的那些人。
“You…” Feng Luoling wanted to continue arguing but she was stopped by her fellow disciples. Although Feng Luoling had no sense of priorities, the others could clearly sense the danger. Compared to this man, they would rather face the people form Soaring Serpent Sect again.
风落铃很快被师兄弟们劝走，走之前还不忘幽怨地瞪了阎戮一眼。心中暗暗发誓，早晚有一天要让这名不可一世的男主匍匐在她的脚下。
Feng Luoling was quickly persuaded away by her fellow disciples, but before they left, she did forget to glare at Yan Ly once with hatred. In her heart, she secretly vowed to one day have this insufferably arrogant man to crawl below her feet.
几人离开后，混迹在蘑菇堆的尚可恢复人形，长衫素裹，然后挨着阎戮坐下，接过他手中的烤蘑菇，说道：“我帮你重新烤吧，这几串给我吃。”
After the people left, Shang Ke who was mixed in with the other mushrooms transformed into human form again. After tying the long gown, he sat near Yan Lu and took the roasted mushrooms from him, saying, “Let me roast some more for you, I’ll eat these.”
阎戮身上的杀气立刻烟消云散，抱着尚可的腰，懒懒地将下巴靠在他的肩头，安静地看着他烤蘑菇。
The killing intent on Yan Lu’s body immediately vanished and he held Shang Ke’s waist, lazily placing his chin on his shoulder and quietly watching him roast mushrooms.
“以后变成蘑菇就待在我身上，免得被其他人给捡走了。”刚才那个女人应该庆幸自己没有碰到他的小蘑菇了，否则他至少会断掉她一条胳膊。
“In the future, stay one me when you turn into a mushroom or you might be picked away by someone.” That woman just now should rejoice that she didn’t touch his Little Mushroom, otherwise, he will strip her of one arm at the very least.
“呵。”尚可突然笑了一声。
“Heh.” Shang Ke suddenly laughed.
“笑什么？”
“What are you laughing for?”
“你还记得刚才那名女子吗？”尚可问。
“Do you remember that woman just now?” Shang Ke asked.
“记她做什么？”阎戮漠不关心。
“Why would I remember her?” Yan Lu was not concerned about her at all.
尚可笑了笑：“也是。”
Shang Ke smiled, “Of course.”
当初在混元界时，她对苍老的阎戮不屑一顾，连起码的尊重也没有，如今见到英姿飒爽的阎戮，却又殷勤有加，差别待遇未免也太明显了。即便这是个看颜的世界，人品也很重要啊。
Back during the Origin Realm, she had been disdainful of the old Yan Lu, not evening giving him the minimum respect. Now that she saw his valiant and handsome self, she was extremely polite. The difference of treatment couldn’t be any clearer. Even if this is a world that is based on appearance, the moral standing was also very important.
两人并不知道，此次之后，风落铃开始四处打探他们的消息，追寻他们的踪迹，一路尾随，时不时与他们“偶遇”。
The two did not know that from then on, Feng Luoling would start to find information of them all over the place and following their tracks, following behind them the entire way while having a “chance encounter” with them from time to time.
很快，阎戮和尚可的名字也逐渐广为人知，两人无论走到何处，都会引来不少人的关注。
Very soon, Yan Lu and Shang Ke’s name would gradually become known. No matter where the two went, they would always draw the attention of many people.
尚可的存在，令众多高手趋之若鹜。他身上的仙灵之气，对修真者的作用不言而喻。
Shang Ke’s existence caused numerous experts to madly scramble around on a wild goose chase. It goes without saying what kind of impact the immortal qi on Shang Ke’s body has on cultivators.
正道修真者并非全是良善之辈，他们与魔修的区别，不过是修行方式不同。杀人夺宝的事情比比皆是，只要境界稳固，实力超绝，便不必惧怕因果报应。在渡劫之前，大多数人都不会考虑杀孽会对修行造成怎样的恶果。
Cultivators of the righteous path weren’t all truly king, the only difference between that and devil cultivation was the way they cultivated. Killing people for their treasure happens everywhere, as long as one’s state was stable and their strength was high, they need not need to fear karmic retribution. Before passing their tribulations, most people would not think about what kind of evil consequences killing would bring to their cultivation.
当众多图谋不轨的家伙在阎戮手上铩羽而归后，阎戮的名气也越来越大。不少人认为他之所以拥有如此强大的实力，进阶神速，都是因为妖灵尚可的辅助。
After many conspiring people gained nothing but defeat from Yan Lu’s hands, Yan Lu’s reputation became even more widespread. Quite a few believed that the reason of his great strength and lighting speed progress was because he has Shang Ke, a spirit demon’s help.
两人双修也不再是秘密。尚可虽是男子之身，但姿容绝色，对其他人而言，与这般灵物双修，既是一种新奇的体验，也是一种莫大的诱惑。
The fact that the two of them were dual cultivating was no longer a secret. Although Shang Ke was a man, with his remarkable beauty, dual cultivating with a spiritual item is a novelty and great enticement in other people point of view.
流言越传越神。
The more the rumors spread the more unusual it became.
尚可几乎被当作某种神物转世，与之双修，修为必将一日千里。
Shang Ke was pretty much treated as some kind of godly object in which you would make rapid progress if you dual cultivated with him.
尚可很快成为了修真界争相追逐的目标。但阎戮实力强横，众人无法力敌，便开始采取怀柔攻势，向他提出“租借”尚可的建议，或者用各种宝物交换他的血液和毛发。阎戮闻听，直接把这些门派搅了个天翻地覆。
Shang Ke quickly became the target that everyone in the cultivation realm were falling over themselves to get. But Yan Lu’s strength was tyrannical and no one could make him an enemy. So they adopted an conciliating method, trying to to suggest to him about “renting” Shang Ke or use all kinds of treasures in exchange for some of his blood and hair.
“租借”尚可，交换血液？这群人真的以为尚可只是他种的小蘑菇吗？就算是，他们也别想得到小蘑菇一根头发。
“Renting” Shang Ke, exchanging some blood? Does this group of people really believe that Shang Ke was a little mushroom he raised? Even if he was, they can stop thinking about even trying to get a single hair from his Little Mushroom.
“我们闭关去吧。”阎戮提议。
“Let’s go into seclusion.” Yan Lu proposed.
“好啊。”尚可欣然应允。
“Alright.” Shang Ke gladly agreed.
阎戮不希望自己与小蘑菇双修时被人打扰。
Yan Lu did not want them to be disturbed while they were dual cultivating.
尚可则是因为两人的修为，距离大乘期只有一步之遥，需要找个清修之地，一举突破瓶颈。
For Shang Ke, it was because their cultivation was only a step away from Immortalization so they needed to find a quiet place to cultivate and make their breakthrough.
两人寻了一处靠水的福地，环境清幽，灵气充裕。布下禁制后，两人便在此闭关潜修，远离凡尘俗世。
The two of them searched for a paradise near water with a quiet and secluded environment and abundant spiritual qi. After setting down a restriction, the two once again went into seclusion, distancing themselves from the mundane secular world.
山中不知时日，尚可与阎戮过着日起鸳鸯戏水、日落翻云覆雨、闲时炼器野炊种蘑菇的双修生活，平淡、惬意、没羞没臊。
They did not pay attention to time as they lived in the mountain. Shang Ke and Yan Lu spent time like a pair of mandarin ducks playing in water, making love at sundown, when they’re free some more cultivation on using dual cultivation to cook a mushroom through and through. Life was ordinary, satisfying and shameless.
TL Note: Everything means making love, just using different phrases, including the mandarin ducks…
直至，一场浩劫降临。
Up until a calamity descended.