“ qín yán bèi lì wèi piāo yún gǔ de xià yí dài zhǎng mén ？”
“秦妍被立为飘云谷的下一代掌门？”
"Qin Yan has been appointed as the next successor of Drifting Cloud Valley?"
lín xuān de biǎo qíng ràng mǎ tiān xióng yǒu xiē cuò è ， tā kàn le yī yǎn qián miàn de xiū zhēn zhě ， xiǎo xīn yì yì de kāi kǒu le ：“ qián bèi rèn shí bǐ shī mèi ？”
林轩的表情让马天雄有些错愕，他看了一眼前面的修真者，小心翼翼的开口了：“前辈认识鄙师妹？”
Lin Xuan's expression left Mast Elder Ma somewhat taken aback. He looked at the cultivator in front of him and cautiously asked, "Senior, do you know my junior sister-in-law?"
“ zěn me huì ？” lín xuān xīn zhōng yī lǐn ， lián máng zhuāng chū yī fù dàn rán de biǎo qíng ：“ zài xià yǔ yún zhōng xiān zi sù wèi móu miàn ， zhǐ shì tīng péng yǒu shuō qǐ guò cǐ nǚ de dà míng ， bù guò zhè wèi qín gū niáng sì hū zhǐ shì líng dòng qī dà yuán mǎn de xiū zhēn zhě ， zěn me huì bèi lì wèi guì pài de wèi lái zhǎng mén 。
“怎么会？”林轩心中一凛，连忙装出一副淡然的表情：“在下与云中仙子素未谋面，只是听朋友说起过此女的大名，不过这位秦姑娘似乎只是灵动期大圆满的修真者，怎么会被立为贵派的未来掌门。
"How could that be?" Lin Xuan's heart tightened. He quickly put on a calm expression and replied, "This humble one has never met Fairy Cloudy Sky, but I heard from friends about her reputation. However, this Miss Qin seems to only be an advanced cultivator of the Flexible Spirit Period. How can she be appointed as your sect's future successor?
jiù suàn lì xià dà gōng ， zhè yě tài guò ér xì ， yún hè zhēn rén suī rán zài piāo yún gǔ shēng wàng wú rén néng jí ， dàn què bìng fēi dú duàn zhuān xíng zhī rén ， cǐ jǔ zhe shí lìng lín xuān zhèn jīng 。
就算立下大功，这也太过儿戏，云鹤真人虽然在飘云谷声望无人能及，但却并非独断专行之人，此举着实令林轩震惊。
Even if she has made great contributions, this is too hasty. Although True Man Cloud Crane has unmatched prestige in Drifting Cloud Valley, he is not a man who acts alone. This truly shocked Lin Xuan.
“ yuán lái qián bèi qí guài zhè ge 。” mǎ tiān xióng dùn gǎn shì rán ：“ nín bù zhī dào ， qín shī mèi yǐ jīng zhù jī chéng gōng 。”
“原来前辈奇怪这个。”马天雄顿感释然：“您不知道，秦师妹已经筑基成功。”
"Senior must have been surprised by this," Mast Elder Ma felt relieved. "You don't know that Miss Qin has already succeeded in foundation establishment."
tīng dào zhè ge xiāo xī ， lín xuān yòu shì jīng yà yòu shì huān xǐ ， bù guò zhè yī cì ， tā liǎn shàng què sī háo bù dòng shēng sè ， zhǐ shì suí yì de yīng le yī jù ：“ ó ！”
听到这个消息，林轩又是惊讶又是欢喜，不过这一次，他脸上却丝毫不动声色，只是随意的应了一句：“哦！”
Hearing this news, Lin Xuan was both surprised and delighted. However, on his face, he remained expressionless as he casually replied, "Oh!"
fǎn ér shì mǎ tiān xióng jì xù tāo tāo bù jué de wǎng xià shuō ：“ qín shī mèi zhǎn shā huǒ líng zhǎng mén ， lì xià dà gōng ， zhǎng mén zhēn rén cì yǔ tā yī méi zhōng pǐn xǐ suǐ dān ， shī mèi bì guān sān yuè ， jí tà rù le zhù jī qī de jìng jiè 。”
反而是马天雄继续滔滔不绝的往下说：“秦师妹斩杀火灵掌门，立下大功，掌门真人赐予她一枚中品洗髓丹，师妹闭关三月，即踏入了筑基期的境界。”
Mast Elder Ma continued to speak incessantly: "Miss Qin killed the Fire Spirit Sect Master and made great contributions. The True Man bestowed upon her a middle-grade Essence Cleansing Pill. After three months of seclusion, she entered the Foundation Establishment stage."
zhōng pǐn dān ？
中品丹？
Middle-grade pills?
lín xuān xīn zhōng kǔ xiào ， rén bǐ rén qì sǐ rén ， zhè jǐ gè yuè ， zì jǐ bù zhī fú shí le duō shǎo zhōng pǐn dān ， biàn shì shàng pǐn dān yě yǒu jìn qiān zhī duō ， què háo wú xiào guǒ ， zuì hòu lì jīng jiān xiǎn ， zhōng yú nòng lái le yī lú nì tiān de jí pǐn dān ， cái miǎn qiǎng jìn rù zhù jī jìng jiè ， zhè ge qín yán ……
林轩心中苦笑，人比人气死人，这几个月，自己不知服食了多少中品丹，便是上品丹也有近千之多，却毫无效果，最后历经艰险，终于弄来了一炉逆天的极品丹，才勉强进入筑基境界，这个秦妍……
Lin Xuan laughed bitterly in his heart. People can outshine each other to their detriment. In these few months, he had consumed countless middle-grade pills, even nearly a thousand top-grade ones, but with no effect. Only after enduring great hardships did he finally obtain a miraculous top-grade pill that allowed him to barely enter the Foundation Establishment stage. This Qin Yan...
xīn zhōng gǎn kǎi ， biǎo miàn shàng què yě zàn le yī jù ：“ yún zhōng xiān zi 。 zhēn shì shèng míng wú xū ， rú cǐ zī zhì ， bié shuō piāo yún gǔ ， biàn shì fàng zài yōu zhōu dì yì liú de mén pài ， yě shí fēn hǎn jiàn 。”
心中感慨，表面上却也赞了一句：“云中仙子。真是盛名无虚，如此资质，别说飘云谷，便是放在幽州第一流的门派，也十分罕见。”
Feeling a sense of injustice, Lin Xuan still praised, "Fairy Cloudy Sky truly lives up to her reputation. Such talent is rare even in first-rate sects like Drifting Cloud Valley."
“ shuí shuō bú shì 。” mǎ tiān xióng gèng shì xiàn mù dé tù xiě ：“ qín shī mèi rù mén bǐ wǒ wǎn ， duǎn duǎn sì nián ， jiù tà rù le zhù jī jìng jiè ， sù dù zhī kuài ， shèn zhì chāo guò le yún hè zhēn rén dāng nián 。”
“谁说不是。”马天雄更是羡慕得吐血：“秦师妹入门比我晚，短短四年，就踏入了筑基境界，速度之快，甚至超过了云鹤真人当年。”
"Who could disagree," Mast Elder Ma was so envious that he almost bled from his nose. "Miss Qin entered the sect later than me but reached Foundation Establishment stage in just four years, a speed surpassing True Man Cloud Crane's own."
shuō qǐ zì jǐ 。 mǎ tiān xióng yǒu xiē sàng qì ， lín xuān kàn le tā yī yǎn ， cǐ rén yě shì piāo yún gǔ dì jīng yīng dì zǐ ， jì de yī nián qián ， shì líng dòng qī dì liù céng ， xiàn zài què yě jìn rù le dà yuán mǎn zhī jìng 。
说起自己。马天雄有些丧气，林轩看了他一眼，此人也是飘云谷地精英弟子，记得一年前，是灵动期第六层，现在却也进入了大圆满之境。
Speaking of himself, Mast Elder Ma sounded somewhat disheartened. Lin Xuan glanced at him and noted that this was also an elite disciple of Drifting Cloud Valley. A year ago, he was at the sixth layer of the Flexible Spirit Period but had now entered the advanced stage.
“ dào yǒu yòu hé bì jǔ sàng ne ， nǐ suī rán méi yǒu qín gū niáng nà yàng de tiān cái ， què yě zī zhì bù fán 。 zhǐ yào nǔ lì ， jìn rù zhù jī qī hái bú shì zhǐ rì kě dài 。”
“道友又何必沮丧呢，你虽然没有秦姑娘那样的天才，却也资质不凡。只要努力，进入筑基期还不是指日可待。”
"Friend, why be so discouraged? Although you lack Miss Qin's talent, your abilities are still considerable. With effort, entering Foundation Establishment is not far off."
“ chéng qián bèi jí yán 。” mǎ tiān xióng kǔ xiào yī shēng ：“ yǐ nián líng ér lùn 。 bǐ rén gāng gāng sān shí ， què shí dà yǒu kě néng jìn rù zhù jī qī ， rán ér qián bèi yǒu suǒ bù zhī ， wǎn bèi nǎi shì yǐ wǔ rù dào ……”
“承前辈吉言。”马天雄苦笑一声：“以年龄而论。鄙人刚刚三十，确实大有可能进入筑基期，然而前辈有所不知，晚辈乃是以武入道……”
"I thank Senior for your kind words," Mast Elder Ma smiled bitterly. "By age, I am only thirty, making it highly likely to enter the Foundation Establishment stage. However, Senior may not know that I entered the path of cultivation through martial arts..."
“ yǐ wǔ rù dào 。 nà yòu rú hé ？” lín xuān zhēn de yǒu xiē chà yì le 。 mǎ tiān xióng de qíng kuàng ， tā zì rán qīng chǔ ， běn shì shì sú wǔ lín zhōng yī zhù míng de qīng nián gāo shǒu ， hòu lái yīn wèi jī yuán qiǎo hé ， bài rù le piāo yún gǔ 。
“以武入道。那又如何？”林轩真的有些诧异了。马天雄的情况，他自然清楚，本是世俗武林中一著名的青年高手，后来因为机缘巧合，拜入了飘云谷。
"Through martial arts? What's the problem with that?" Lin Xuan was genuinely surprised. He knew Mast Elder Ma's situation well—he had been a famous young martial artist in the secular world before joining Drifting Cloud Valley due to an opportunity.
bìng yǐ yuán lái de gōng fu zuò wèi jī chǔ ， lìng pì xī jìng ， tà shàng xiū xiān zhī lù ……
并以原来的功夫做为基础，另辟蹊径，踏上修仙之路……
He had based his cultivation on his original skills, taking a different path...
àn lǐ shuō ， zhè zhǒng qíng kuàng 。 suī rán wú fǎ níng dān 。 dàn zhù jī què shì shí ná jiǔ wěn ， tā zěn me què shì yī fù yōu xīn chōng chōng de biǎo qíng 。
按理说，这种情况。虽然无法凝丹。但筑基却是十拿九稳，他怎么却是一副忧心忡忡的表情。
Logically speaking, although he couldn't condense essence into a core, foundation establishment was almost certain. Why did he look so anxious?
“ wǎn bèi zài shì sú suǒ liàn nèi gōng 。 wēi lì gù rán qí dà ， rán ér què yǒu zhì mìng quē xiàn ， zài líng dòng qī qián liù céng gōng fǎ shí kàn bù chū lái ， kě jìn rù dà yuán mǎn ， què chéng le zhù jī de yǐn huàn 。”
“晚辈在世俗所练内功。威力固然奇大，然而却有致命缺陷，在灵动期前六层功法时看不出来，可进入大圆满，却成了筑基的隐患。”
"The inner strength I practiced in the secular world is indeed powerful, but it has a fatal flaw that becomes apparent only after reaching the advanced stage of the Flexible Spirit Period."
“ hái yǒu zhè yàng de shì ？” lín xuān wú yǔ ， bù guò yě nán shuō ， xiū zhēn yī dào ， běn jiù kǎn kě ， jīng jí biàn dì ， yīn wèi yì diǎn xiǎo xiá cī ， ér dǎo zhì qián gōng jìn qì dì shì qíng ， bǐ bǐ jiē shì 。
“还有这样的事？”林轩无语，不过也难说，修真一道，本就坎坷，荆棘遍地，因为一点小瑕疵，而导致前功尽弃地事情，比比皆是。
"Is there such a thing?" Lin Xuan remained speechless, though he understood that in cultivation, many obstacles could lead to failure. Because of minor flaws, people often lost all their progress.
tā tóng qíng de kàn le duì fāng yī yǎn ：“ nà dào yǒu dǎ suàn zěn me bàn ？”
他同情的看了对方一眼：“那道友打算怎么办？”
He sympathetically looked at Mast Elder Ma: "What do you plan to do?"
yì bān yù jiàn zhè yàng de qíng kuàng ， dà bù fèn rén dū huì wàn niàn jù huī ， xuǎn zé tuí fèi ， bù guò duì fāng huì lái líng yào shān ， xiǎn rán shì lìng yǒu dǎ suàn 。
一般遇见这样的情况，大部分人都会万念俱灰，选择颓废，不过对方会来灵药山，显然是另有打算。
Most people faced with this situation would lose hope and become disheartened, but since Mast Elder Ma had come to Spirit Medicine Mountain, he must have another plan.
“ wǎn bèi dé zhī cǐ shì hòu ， yě yù mèn le yī duàn shí jiān ， dàn hòu lái què dé dào le mén zhōng yī wèi zhǎng lǎo de zhǐ diǎn 。” mǎ tiān xióng lù chū qìng xìng zhī sè ：“ nà zhǎng lǎo yě shì yǐ wǔ rù dào ， bìng qiě hěn qiǎo de yǔ wǎn bèi yù jiàn guò xiāng tóng de píng jǐng ， hòu lái què zhù jī chéng gōng 。”
“晚辈得知此事后，也郁闷了一段时间，但后来却得到了门中一位长老的指点。”马天雄露出庆幸之色：“那长老也是以武入道，并且很巧的与晚辈遇见过相同的瓶颈，后来却筑基成功。”
"After learning about this matter, I was depressed for a while. But later, an elder in the sect gave me advice," Mast Elder Ma looked relieved. "That elder also entered cultivation through martial arts and coincidentally encountered the same bottleneck as me. He eventually succeeded in foundation establishment."
“ ó ， nà dào yǒu shì zhǎo dào jiě jué de fāng fǎ le ？”
“哦，那道友是找到解决的方法了？”
"Oh, so you have found a solution?"
“ jù zhǎng lǎo suǒ yán ， xiǎng yào xiāo chú yǐn huàn ， xū yào fú shí yī zhǒng líng dān 。” tōu tōu dǎ liàng le yī yǎn lín xuān ， mǎ tiān xióng jì xù wǎng xià shuō ：“ zhè shì yī zhǒng míng wèi wǔ xiū dān de líng yào ， pǔ tōng xiū shì yòng bù zhe ， rán ér què zhèng shì hé yǐ wǔ rù dào dì xiū zhēn zhě 。”
“据长老所言，想要消除隐患，需要服食一种灵丹。”偷偷打量了一眼林轩，马天雄继续往下说：“这是一种名为武修丹的灵药，普通修士用不着，然而却正适合以武入道地修真者。”
"According to the elder, eliminating this隐患requires consuming a special spiritual pill." Mast Elder Ma secretly glanced at Lin Xuan before continuing, "This is called Martial Cultivation Pill. Ordinary cultivators don't need it, but it's perfect for those who enter cultivation through martial arts."
“ nà dào yǒu lái líng yào shān ……”
“那道友来灵药山……”
"So you came to Spirit Medicine Mountain..."
“ qián bèi suǒ cāi bù cuò 。” mǎ tiān xióng de liǎn shàng lù chū yī sī qǐ pàn zhī sè ：“ wǎn bèi fèi jǐn qiān xīn wàn kǔ ， zhōng yú jiāng wǔ xiū dān dì yuán liào shōu jí qí le ， rán ér gāi dān de liàn zhì jí wéi jiān nán ， yǎn zhōu de liàn dān shī bìng méi yǒu bǎ wò ， hòu lái cóng nà wèi zhǎng lǎo kǒu zhōng dé zhī ， dāng chū tā suǒ fú yòng de líng dān jiù shì guì pài dì gāo shǒu liàn zhì 。”
“前辈所猜不错。”马天雄的脸上露出一丝企盼之色：“晚辈费尽千辛万苦，终于将武修丹地原料收集齐了，然而该丹的炼制极为艰难，兖州的炼丹师并没有把握，后来从那位长老口中得知，当初他所服用的灵丹就是贵派地高手炼制。”
"Senior guessed correctly," Mast Elder Ma's face showed hope. "I went through great hardships to gather all the ingredients for the Martial Cultivation Pill. However, its preparation is extremely difficult. The alchemists in Yanzhou don't have much confidence. Later, I learned from that elder that his pill was made by a master of your sect."
“ yuán lái rú cǐ 。” lín xuān chén yín le yī xià ：“ xiāng féng jì shì yǒu yuán ， dào yǒu jiāng wǔ xiū dān dì yuán liào jiāo yǔ wǒ ba ， míng tiān cǐ shí ， lái zhè lǐ qǔ 。”
“原来如此。”林轩沉吟了一下：“相逢既是有缘，道友将武修丹地原料交予我吧，明天此时，来这里取。”
"Ah, so that's how it is." Lin Xuan pondered for a moment. "Since we've met, you can entrust the Martial Cultivation Pill ingredients to me. Come back here tomorrow at this time to collect them."
mǎ tiān xióng tīng le ， dà xǐ guò wàng ， yuán běn tā jiù zài xīn zhōng sī liáng ， zěn me qǐng lín xuān chū shǒu ， méi xiǎng dào duì fāng què xiān kāi kǒu 。
马天雄听了，大喜过望，原本他就在心中思量，怎么请林轩出手，没想到对方却先开口。
Hearing this, Mast Elder Ma was overjoyed. He had already been considering how to ask Lin Xuan for help but didn't expect him to offer first.
qiān ēn wàn xiè ， mǎ tiān xióng lián máng jiāng gè zhǒng yào cái jiāo gěi le duì fāng 。
千恩万谢，马天雄连忙将各种药材交给了对方。
With countless thanks, Mast Elder Ma quickly handed over all the medicinal materials.
jiāng duì fāng sòng zǒu ， lín xuān dú zì lái dào liàn dān shì zhōng ， kàn le yī yǎn shǒu zhōng de yuán liào ， qí zhōng què shí bù fá tiān cái dì bǎo 。
将对方送走，林轩独自来到炼丹室中，看了一眼手中的原料，其中确实不乏天材地宝。
After seeing Mast Elder Ma off, Lin Xuan went alone to the alchemy room. Looking at the ingredients in his hand, they indeed included many rare treasures.
yǐ mǎ tiān xióng líng dòng qī dà yuán mǎn de xiū wèi ， yě bù zhī tā shì zěn yàng nòng dào 。
以马天雄灵动期大圆满的修为，也不知他是怎样弄到。
How Mast Elder Ma managed to obtain them with his advanced stage of the Flexible Spirit Period was beyond Lin Xuan's comprehension. However, he knew for certain that it must have been a great effort!
dàn kěn dìng chī le bù shǎo kǔ ， zhè yì diǎn què shì bù róng zhì yí de ！
但肯定吃了不少苦，这一点却是不容置疑的！
Lin Xuan offered help not out of impulse or because of their former shared sect membership!
lín xuān kāi kǒu bāng máng ， bìng fēi yī shí chōng dòng ， yě bú shì kàn zài liǎng rén céng jīng tóng mén de qíng fēn shàng ！
林轩开口帮忙，并非一时冲动，也不是看在两人曾经同门的情分上！
Actually, Lin Xuan didn't have much fondness for Drifting Cloud Valley, but Mast Elder Ma had indeed helped him quite a bit.
qí shí duì yú piāo yún gǔ ， lín xuān bìng méi yǒu duō shǎo hǎo gǎn ， bù guò zhè wèi mǎ shī xiōng ， dào zhēn de bāng guò zì jǐ bù shǎo máng 。
其实对于飘云谷，林轩并没有多少好感，不过这位马师兄，倒真的帮过自己不少忙。
Most cultivators were fickle, but Mast Elder Ma was genuinely warm-hearted. If it weren't for him, Lin Xuan might have been exposed when he first impersonated Ye Tian and entered the elite hall.
xiū zhēn zhě dà duō shì lì ， rán ér zhè mǎ tiān xióng què shì yī rè xīn cháng ， dāng chū ruò bú shì tā ， zì jǐ chū cì bàn chéng yè tiān ， jìn rù jīng yīng gé shí ， jiù jí yǒu kě néng chuān bāng 。
修真者大多势利，然而这马天雄却是一热心肠，当初若不是他，自己初次扮成叶天，进入精英阁时，就极有可能穿帮。
Moreover, without his help, Lin Xuan would never have learned about the secrets of top-grade pills from this very person.
gèng bié shuō hòu lái dǎ tīng jí pǐn dān de yǐn mì ， chù chù pèng bì ， zuì zhōng hái shì zài cǐ jūn kǒu zhōng dé zhī 。
更别说后来打听极品丹的隐秘，处处碰壁，最终还是在此君口中得知。
Lin Xuan wasn't a good guy; he believed in retaliating tenfold if someone offended him. But he wasn't bad either—he wouldn't seek trouble but would repay those who had done him favors when possible.
lín xuān bú shì shén me hǎo rén ， tā xìn fèng rén ruò fàn wǒ ， wǒ bì shí bèi yǐ bào de xìn tiáo 。
林轩不是什么好人，他信奉人若犯我，我必十倍以报的信条。
Of course, within his means.
dàn tā yě bù huài ， bú huì zhǔ dòng qù zhāo shuí rě shuí ， ér qiě shuí duì zì jǐ yǒu ēn ， rú guǒ yǒu jī huì ， tā yě huì bào dá 。
但他也不坏，不会主动去招谁惹谁，而且谁对自己有恩，如果有机会，他也会报答。
The Martial Cultivation Pill was indeed difficult to prepare with the level of cultivation in Yanzhou. Even on Spirit Medicine Mountain, only a few alchemists were confident about it.
"Qin Yan has been appointed as the next successor of Drifting Cloud Valley?"
Lin Xuan's expression left Mast Elder Ma somewhat taken aback. He looked at the cultivator in front of him and cautiously asked, "Senior, do you know my junior sister-in-law?"
"How could that be?" Lin Xuan's heart tightened. He quickly put on a calm expression and replied, "This humble one has never met Fairy Cloudy Sky, but I heard from friends about her reputation. However, this Miss Qin seems to only be an advanced cultivator of the Flexible Spirit Period. How can she be appointed as your sect's future successor?
Even if she has made great contributions, this is too hasty. Although True Man Cloud Crane has unmatched prestige in Drifting Cloud Valley, he is not a man who acts alone. This truly shocked Lin Xuan.
"Senior must have been surprised by this," Mast Elder Ma felt relieved. "You don't know that Miss Qin has already succeeded in foundation establishment."
Hearing this news, Lin Xuan was both surprised and delighted. However, on his face, he remained expressionless as he casually replied, "Oh!"
Mast Elder Ma continued to speak incessantly: "Miss Qin killed the Fire Spirit Sect Master and made great contributions. The True Man bestowed upon her a middle-grade Essence Cleansing Pill. After three months of seclusion, she entered the Foundation Establishment stage."
Middle-grade pills?
Lin Xuan laughed bitterly in his heart. People can outshine each other to their detriment. In these few months, he had consumed countless middle-grade pills, even nearly a thousand top-grade ones, but with no effect. Only after enduring great hardships did he finally obtain a miraculous top-grade pill that allowed him to barely enter the Foundation Establishment stage. This Qin Yan...
Feeling a sense of injustice, Lin Xuan still praised, "Fairy Cloudy Sky truly lives up to her reputation. Such talent is rare even in first-rate sects like Drifting Cloud Valley."
"Who could disagree," Mast Elder Ma was so envious that he almost bled from his nose. "Miss Qin entered the sect later than me but reached Foundation Establishment stage in just four years, a speed surpassing True Man Cloud Crane's own."
Speaking of himself, Mast Elder Ma sounded somewhat disheartened. Lin Xuan glanced at him and noted that this was also an elite disciple of Drifting Cloud Valley. A year ago, he was at the sixth layer of the Flexible Spirit Period but had now entered the advanced stage.
"Friend, why be so discouraged? Although you lack Miss Qin's talent, your abilities are still considerable. With effort, entering Foundation Establishment is not far off."
"I thank Senior for your kind words," Mast Elder Ma smiled bitterly. "By age, I am only thirty, making it highly likely to enter the Foundation Establishment stage. However, Senior may not know that I entered the path of cultivation through martial arts..."
"Through martial arts? What's the problem with that?" Lin Xuan was genuinely surprised. He knew Mast Elder Ma's situation well—he had been a famous young martial artist in the secular world before joining Drifting Cloud Valley due to an opportunity.
He had based his cultivation on his original skills, taking a different path...
Logically speaking, although he couldn't condense essence into a core, foundation establishment was almost certain. Why did he look so anxious?
"The inner strength I practiced in the secular world is indeed powerful, but it has a fatal flaw that becomes apparent only after reaching the advanced stage of the Flexible Spirit Period."
"Is there such a thing?" Lin Xuan remained speechless, though he understood that in cultivation, many obstacles could lead to failure. Because of minor flaws, people often lost all their progress.
He sympathetically looked at Mast Elder Ma: "What do you plan to do?"
Most people faced with this situation would lose hope and become disheartened, but since Mast Elder Ma had come to Spirit Medicine Mountain, he must have another plan.
"After learning about this matter, I was depressed for a while. But later, an elder in the sect gave me advice," Mast Elder Ma looked relieved. "That elder also entered cultivation through martial arts and coincidentally encountered the same bottleneck as me. He eventually succeeded in foundation establishment."
"Oh, so you have found a solution?"
"According to the elder, eliminating this隐患requires consuming a special spiritual pill." Mast Elder Ma secretly glanced at Lin Xuan before continuing, "This is called Martial Cultivation Pill. Ordinary cultivators don't need it, but it's perfect for those who enter cultivation through martial arts."
"So you came to Spirit Medicine Mountain..."
"Senior guessed correctly," Mast Elder Ma's face showed hope. "I went through great hardships to gather all the ingredients for the Martial Cultivation Pill. However, its preparation is extremely difficult. The alchemists in Yanzhou don't have much confidence. Later, I learned from that elder that his pill was made by a master of your sect."
"Ah, so that's how it is." Lin Xuan pondered for a moment. "Since we've met, you can entrust the Martial Cultivation Pill ingredients to me. Come back here tomorrow at this time to collect them."
Hearing this, Mast Elder Ma was overjoyed. He had already been considering how to ask Lin Xuan for help but didn't expect him to offer first.
With countless thanks, Mast Elder Ma quickly handed over all the medicinal materials.
After seeing Mast Elder Ma off, Lin Xuan went alone to the alchemy room. Looking at the ingredients in his hand, they indeed included many rare treasures.
How Mast Elder Ma managed to obtain them with his advanced stage of the Flexible Spirit Period was beyond Lin Xuan's comprehension. However, he knew for certain that it must have been a great effort!
Lin Xuan offered help not out of impulse or because of their former shared sect membership!
Actually, Lin Xuan didn't have much fondness for Drifting Cloud Valley, but Mast Elder Ma had indeed helped him quite a bit.
Most cultivators were fickle, but Mast Elder Ma was genuinely warm-hearted. If it weren't for him, Lin Xuan might have been exposed when he first impersonated Ye Tian and entered the elite hall.
Moreover, without his help, Lin Xuan would never have learned about the secrets of top-grade pills from this very person.
Lin Xuan wasn't a good guy; he believed in retaliating tenfold if someone offended him. But he wasn't bad either—he wouldn't seek trouble but would repay those who had done him favors when possible.
Of course, within his means.
The Martial Cultivation Pill was indeed difficult to prepare with the level of cultivation in Yanzhou. Even on Spirit Medicine Mountain, only a few alchemists were confident about it.