Heaven Leaving Domain, Eastern Area, Prison Department.
巨大的湖泊旁，有着一座巍峨石城，由黑色巨石堆砌而成的石城，便是离天域最强大的炼气士宗门——狱府。
Beside an enormous lake, there was a lofty city of stone. It was created by a pile of enormous black stones, and was the strongest Lianqi Warrior sect within the Heaven Leaving Domain--The Prison Department.
澄清如镜一般的湖泊旁，很多的炼气士人头簇簇，喧嚣不止。
Beside the lake that was as clear as a mirror, the crowded Lianqi Warriors were incessantly talking.
那些人穿着不同色泽的服饰，分别来自于离天域的七大宗门，他们汇聚于此，都是在等候着天门的开启。
Those people were wearing different coloured clothes, and they respectively came from the seven great sects of the Heaven Leaving Domain. They were converged here to wait for the opening of the Heavenly Gate.
依照狱府的说法，即将于离天域显现的天门，会在一个时辰后，在湖泊上的那座小岛上开启。
According to the Prison Department, the Heavenly Gate which was about to appear within the Heaven Leaving Domain would open on the isle on the lake after two hours.
凌云宗等人所在地。
In the area where the Lingyun Sect and the others were.
厉樊，柳砚，姜灵珠，等十三人，聚拢在一块儿，窃窃私语。
Li Fan, Liu Yan, Jiang Lingzhu, and thirteen other people were gathered together as they whispered.
被困在赤炎山脉的柳砚，神情落寞，有一搭没一搭地和厉樊讲着话，看样子有些精神不济。
Liu Yan, who was trapped within the Scarllet Flame Mountain Range, had a lonely expression as he indifferently/idly talked with Li Fan. It seemed like his expression was somewhat bad.
他师傅乌兴，还有师妹罗欣，虽然从赤炎山脉活着回来了，而且他还在回归的途中，运气不错地看到一块坠落的天外陨石，从而获取了一枚踏入天门的钥匙。
His master Wu Xing and his Junior Sister Luo Xin had returned alive from the Scarlet Flame Mountain Range, and he had even luckily saw a fallen meteor when he was returning. From there, he obtained a key to enter the Heavenly Gate.
可他并不开心，因为他师弟史逸，惨死于赤炎山脉。
However, he was unhappy, because his Junior Brother Shi Yi had died within the Scarlet Flame Mountain Range.
斩杀史逸的那人，就是不远处一名鬼宗的先天境炼气士，可他却无可奈何。
The person who killed Shi Yi was a Xiantian Realm Lianqi Warrior from the Ghost Sect who wasn't that far away, but he was helpless.
"聂天，不是获得了一枚钥匙么？他怎么还没有来？"厉樊皱眉道。
"Didn't Nie Tian obtain a key? Why hasn't he come yet?" Li Fan furrowed his brows as he said.
"我也不知道。"姜灵珠摇头，想了一下，才说："他从黑云城被雷冥兽接走以后，就去了后山，再也没有出现过。"
"I also don't know." Jiang Lingzhu shook her head and thought for a while before saying: "After he was taken away by the Dark Thunder Beast from Black Cloud City, he went to the rear mountain and hasn't appeared since then."
"难道，师叔祖……另有安排？不想他去天门试炼？"厉樊疑惑道。
"Could it be that Senior Uncle...has other arrangements? Does he not want Nie Tian to train within the Heavenly Gate?" Li Fan suspiciously said.
"不会吧？"姜灵珠愣了一下，才说："我的境界，和他一样在后天境初期，我爹也知道天门有多凶险，可还是决定让我跟着你们来了。"
"It shouldn't be?" Jiang Lingzhu was stunned for a moment before saying: "My cultivation realm is the same as his, at the early stage of the Houtian Realm. My father also knows that the Heavenly Gate has many dangers, but he still decided to let me follow you guys."
"师叔祖那么看重他，又知道天门意味着什么，应该不会愿意让他错过这个千载难逢的机会吧？"
"Senior Uncle regards him so highly, and also know what the Heavenly Gate signifies. He shouldn't be willing to let him miss such an extremely rare opportunity?"
凌云宗的那些人，在相互交流时，只有寥寥几人的灵宝阁那边，安诗怡频频望来，眼中满是急切之色。
When those people from the Lingyun Sect were talking to each other, there were only a very few people from the Ling Bao Court over there. An Shiyi constantly looked over with an impatient look in her eyes.
她也在暗暗疑惑，疑惑明明得到一枚天门钥匙的聂天，为何始终没有出现。
She was also secretly doubtful. She was doubtful why Nie Tian, who clearly obtained a Heavenly Gate Key, hadn't arrived.
离天门的开启，时间越来越近了，她担心聂天会错过这个机会。
The time until the opening of the Heavenly Gate got closer and closer, and she was worried that Nie Tian would miss this opportunity.
更远处，一群身穿血衣，全身释放出淡淡血腥味的血宗强者中，虞彤也不时看来。
In an even further place, within a group of experts from the Blood Sect who were wearing bloody clothes and were releasing a faint bloody smell, Yu Tong also looked over from time to time.
但她的眼中，却没有和安诗怡一般的担忧关切，而是充斥着恨意，和不甘心。
However, Yu Tong didn't have concern in her eyes, unlike An Shiyi and the rest. Instead, she was full of rancor and unwillingness.
她也在期待着聂天的出现。
She was also awaiting the appearance of Nie Tian.
另一边，曾经在黑云城出现过的赵海枫，段元和胡晴雯，手背上竟然也有着天门的图案，也不时看来。
On the other side, Zhao Haifeng who had previously appeared in the Black Cloud City, as well as Duan Yuan and Hu Qingwen, who actually had the pattern of the Heavenly Gate on the back of their hands too, also looked over from time to time.
他们都获得了跨入天门的钥匙。
They had also obtained the key to stepping into the Heavenly Gate.
"呼！"
"Hu!"
就在此刻，灵兽飞翔的声音，突然传了开来。
It was at this moment when the sound of a flying spirit beast suddenly echoed out.
驮着聂天而来的雷冥兽，飞到狱府上空时，似惊惧着什么，很远就将聂天放下了。
When the Dark Thunder Beast who carried Nie Tian flew above the Prison Department, it seemed to be frightened by something and dropped Nie Tian off from a distant place.
聂天一落下，那头雷冥兽，就在第一时间飞走，不想在狱府这边多逗留那怕一刻。
Once Nie Tian landed, that Dark Thunder Beast flew away at the first possible moment, unwilling to stay for a moment longer within the Prison Department.
"狱府！"
"Prison Department!"
刚在半空时，聂天极远之处，就看到了巍峨如山般的那座巨城。
When he was in midair earlier, Nie Tian saw the enormous city that was as lofty as a mountain from an extremely far distance away.
巨城，属于狱府，漆黑如铁，森严肃穆。
The enormous city belonged to the Prison Department. It was as pitch-black as metal, and was solemn.
他落地时，眯着眼看向那漆黑的巨城，发现在那城墙上，刻画着众多不知名的妖魔鬼怪。
When he landed, he narrowed his eyes as he looked at the enormous pitch-black city. He discovered that there were the portraits of numerous unknown demons and ghosts on the city walls.
那些妖魔鬼怪，栩栩如生，或是在狰狞咆哮，或是在撕扯着血肉吞吃，或是相互厮杀缠斗。
Those demons and ghosts were extremely lifelike. They were either letting out fierce roars, or tearing apart meat to swallow, or killing each other.
只是看着那些刻画在石壁上的妖魔，聂天都心神压抑，觉得那些妖魔……仿佛会在某一刻，挣脱城墙画壁的束缚，直接冲杀出来。
He had only seen the portraits of the demons on the stone wall, but Nie Tian was already feeling oppressed. He felt that those demons and ghosts...seemed as if they would break out of the constraints of those portraits at any moment, and would directly kill their way out.
"难道……是活的？"他心中忽然生出一个古怪念头。
"Could it be...that they are alive?" A strange idea suddenly popped in his mind.
"聂天！这边！"
"Nie Tian! Over here!"
湖泊旁边的厉樊，遥遥招手，示意他快点过来。
Li Fan, who was beside the lake, waved his hand to indicate for him to hurry over.
他凝神一看，发现不仅有厉樊，还有柳砚和姜灵珠。
He carefully looked over, and noticed that it wasn't just Li Fan over there. There was also Liu Yan and Jiang Lingzhu.
看到柳砚竟然活着，并且也现身于此，他脸上顿时绽出笑容。
When he saw that Liu Yan was unexpectedly alive, as well as him appearing here, a smile immediately appeared on his face.
他从黑云城离开时，还没有获知到赤炎山脉的消息，直接被雷冥兽接到了后山。
When he left from Black Cloud City, he hadn't received the information about the Scarlet Flame Mountain Range. He was directly taken to the rear mountain by the Dark Thunder Beast.
不久后，他就凭着着炎龙铠，去了那未知异地苦修。
Not long after, he had relied on the Flame Dragon Armor to go to that unknown mysterious land to bitterly cultivate.
刚回来，因时间紧迫，巫寂都没有来得及，一件件事地去叮嘱他，只是直接将灵魂印记，烙在令牌上，给了他一些东西，就催促他上路。
When he had returned, because he was rushing for time, Wu Ji didn't have enough time to tell him everything. Wu Ji could only directly imprint his spirit on the command medallion and give him a few things before sending him off.
所以，他到现在都不清楚，在那赤炎山脉究竟发生了什么，有多少人还活着。
Therefore, he still wasn't clear now on what happened in the Scarlet Flame Mountain Range, and how many people were still alive.
"聂天……"
"Nie Tian…"
湖泊旁边，散落着的其余六宗的炼气士，也都目光各异地看来。
Beside the lake, the scattered Lianqi Warriors of the remaining six sects looked at him with different expressions.
血宗的虞彤，明眸之中，陡然流露出刺骨恨意，一副恨不得将他生吞活剥的架势。
Within the eyes of the Blood Sect's Yu Tong, a bone piercing hate suddenly appeared, a kind of hate that wanted to swallow him whole.
鬼宗那边，莫熙嘿嘿一笑，低声道："他竟然也来了。"
Over at the Ghost Sect, Mo Xi cunningly laughed and spoke with a low voice: "He's actually come too."
"终于来了！"狱府的段元冷哼。
"He's finally arrived!" The Prison Department's Duan Yuan coldly snorted.
玄雾宫那边，郑彬不知想起了什么，摇了摇头，叹了一口气。
Over at the Black Mist Palace, Zheng Bin thought of something and shook his head while sighing.
灵宝阁那边，安诗怡的美眸，则是泛出了一丝喜色。
Over at the Ling Bao Court, a trace of happiness appeared in An Shiyi's beautiful pupils.
在众人的好奇目光下，聂天沿着石道，一路来到厉樊等人身旁。
Under the curious gazes of the crowd, Nie Tian followed the stone path to arrive beside Li Fan and the rest.
"柳叔，见到你真好。"聂天道。
"Uncle Liu, it's good to see you." Nie Tian said.
柳砚点了点头，勉强一笑，说道："你能来就好。"
Liu Yan nodded and forced out a smile as he said: "It's good that you came."
"怎么了？"聂天询问。
"What happened?" Nie Tian asked.
"没什么。"柳砚没有去解释，而是说道："发生在赤炎山脉的事情，你就不要去理会了。我们就快要踏入天门了，其他人都知道情况，只有你可能还不太了解……"
"Nothing much." Liu Yan didn't explain. Instead, he said: "You shouldn't care about the incident that happened in the Scarlet Flame Mountain Range. We're going to step into the Heavenly Gate soon, and everyone else knows about it. Only you might not have known about it…"
话罢，他将同为凌云宗的，也要进入天门的人，一一向聂天引荐。
As he said that, he introduced the people from the Lingyun Sect who were about to also enter the Heavenly Gate to Nie Tian.
"小师叔。"
"Little Uncle Master."
"见过小师叔。"
"Greetings to Little Uncle Master."
"……"
那些人的年龄，普遍比他大很多，都是中天境和先天境，以前他们如果出现于黑云城的聂家，聂东海和聂北川都要亲自去迎接的。
The age of those people were generally much higher than him. They were at the Zhongtian and Xiantian Realms. In the past, if they had appeared within the Black Cloud City's Nie Family, Nie Donghai and Nie Beichuan would have to personally receive them.
可如今，不管他们心中是否愿意，在柳砚去介绍时，他们都只能行礼。
However, currently, no matter whether they were willing or not, when Liu Yan introduced them, they could only politely greet him.
因为聂天是巫寂之徒。
Because Nie Tian was Wu Ji's disciple.
介绍完了凌云宗的其他人，柳砚又指着狱府、鬼宗、血宗，还有玄雾宫、灵宝阁和灰谷的来人，也低声向聂天介绍。
After he had introduced the other people from the Lingyun Sect, Liu Yan pointed towards the people from the Prison Department, the Ghost Sect, the Blood Sect, as well as the Black Mist Palace, the Ling Bao Court, and the Grey Valley and spoke with a low voice to talk about the people that came.
那些人，聂天只有一部分认识，大多数并不熟悉。
Nie Tian only recognised one of those people. He wasn't familiar with most of them.
他用心聆听着，默默地将那些人记在心中，知道一旦跨入天门，那些人中的绝大多数……都可能是他的对手。
He carefully listened and silently remembered those people in his heart. He knew that, once he stepped into the Heavenly Gate, an overwhelming majority of those people...could be his enemy.
这次不同青幻界的试炼，这次的对手，只要实力够强，可以随时要他的命！
This was different from the Green Illusion Realm's trial. As long as their strength was high enough, the opponents from this time's trial could want his life any time!
来时，通过他师傅巫寂的那一枚令牌，他已知道跨入天门，将会面临着何等血腥残酷的磨砺。
When he came, he knew that, once he stepped into the Heavenly Gate, he would face bloody and cruel grinding stones.(trials basically)
随着柳砚的介绍，他将包括凌云宗在内的七方来人，都仔细观察了一番。
Following Liu Yan's introductions, he carefully observed the people that came from the seven sides, including the Lingyun Sect.
但，除了离天域的七大宗以外，还有一拨人，孤零零地站在湖泊周边。
However, besides the seven great sects of the Heaven Leaving Domain, there were a group of people that were solitarily standing beside the lake.
那些人，神态懒惰，彼此谈笑着，对着七宗人指指点点，举止很放肆。
Those people had a lazy attitude as they talked and laughed at each other. They pointed at the people from the seven sects, and their manner was very wanton.
柳砚也没有去介绍他们。
Liu Yan didn't introduce them.
"柳叔，他们也是要进入天门的？"聂天奇道。
"Uncle Liu, they're also entering the Heavenly Gate?" Nie Tian curiously asked.
柳砚点头，脸色凝重，声音都略略放低了一些，说道："嗯，他们不是我们离天域的，而是从其它域界而来。出现于陨星之地的天门，永远都只有三扇，只会在三个域界显现。"
Liu Yan nodded his head with a heavy expression. He slightly lowered his voice as he said: "Yup, they're not from our Heaven Leaving Domain. They're from the other domains. There will always be three Heavenly Gates that will appear in our Meteorite Land, and only in three domains."
"而陨星之地，一共有九个域界，反正肯定有六个域界，是无法出现天门的。"
"And the Meteorite Land has a total of nine domains, so there will definitely be six domains with no Heavenly Gates."
"那六个域界的强者，会通过他们滔天的手段，将他们那一域的最有天赋者，亦或者背景雄厚者，送往其它开启天门的域界。"
"The experts of those six domains will use their methods to send their most talented individual or ones that have strong backgrounds to the other domains which have a Heavenly Gate."
"你所看到的那些人，我也不知他们的来历，他们是通过狱府而来的。"
"I also don't know about the origins of those people. They came over via the Prison Department."
"他们可能来自同一域界，也可能多个域界，我一个都不认识，所以就没介绍。"
"They could have come from the same domain, or many different domains. I don't recognise any of them, so I didn't introduce them."
给他这么一说，聂天才反应过来，道："原来是他们啊，可他们是如何得到天门钥匙的？"
Only after he said that did Nie Tian react and say: "So it's them. But how did they obtain the Heavenly Gate Key?"
"坠落离天域的陨石，分散各地，除了七大宗门以外，还有一些偏僻之地，也有天外陨石轰落。"柳砚解释，"听说在天外陨石显现时，他们就通过空间传送阵跨域而来了，并各自分散开来，去抢夺了散落于其它位置的零碎陨石。"
"The meteors that landed in the Heaven Leaving Domain were spread out across various lands. Besides the seven great sects, there were also some remote areas that meteors landed on." Liu Yan explained, "I heard that, when the meteors fell, they used a space teleporting formation to cross domains to come over. They respectively spread out to snatch the keys within the various scattered meteors."
话到这儿，柳砚脸色变得有些难看，沉默了下去。
As he said that, Liu Yan's expression became somewhat ugly as he turned silent.
"怎么了？"聂天询问。
"What happened?" Nie Tian asked.
厉樊一脸厌恶，插话道："那些家伙因为不是离天域的，所以他们在获取那些烙印在陨石上的天门钥匙时，手段很凶残，杀了很多我们离天域的人。"
Li Fan's expression had an expression of loathing as he interrupted: "Because those guys weren't from the Heaven Leaving Domain, so they used cruel methods to kill many people from our Heaven Leaving Domain while they were fighting for the Heavenly Gate Keys that were imprinted on the meteors."
"他们每一个手上，都沾满了鲜血，至少有一百多个离天域的人，被他们所杀。"
"Every one of their hands are covered in blood. At least a hundred people from our Heaven Leaving Domain were killed by them."
"被杀者，大多数是七大宗门附庸家族的炼气士，死状极其凄惨。"
"Most of the killed people were Lianqi Warriors from the subordinate families of our seven great sects, and they died extremely miserably."
"也包括我们凌云宗底下的几个家族。"
"It also includes a few clans under our Lingyun Sect."
厉樊道明其中的血腥。
Li Fan talked about the bloody events that occurred.
"哦。"聂天目显冷意。
"Oh." A cold look appeared in Nie Tian's eyes.
……