cǐ gé lóu běn jiù méi yǒu shén me qǐ yǎn zhī chù ， zuò wèi tài yīn zhēn rén de qīng xiū zhī suǒ ， píng rì lǐ ， gèng méi yǒu shén me rén gǎn shè zú ， rán ér cǐ shí cǐ kè ， què yǒu liǎng dào jīng hóng xiàng zhè biān fēi shè ér lái le 。 nà jīng hóng dù jí kuài ， piàn kè jiān ， jiù lái dào le gé lóu de miàn qián 。 guāng yùn sàn kāi ， fēn bié xiàn chū yī bái lǎo zhě yǔ yī zhèng dāng miào líng de měi mào nǚ xiū 。 bú yòng shuō ， zì rán shì tiān qiǎo mén zōng zhǔ yǔ mèng rú yān cǐ nǚ le 。” tài yīn jiù zài cǐ chù ？” mèng rú yān xiù méi wēi pín de dǎ liàng le yī yǎn shēn qián de jiàn zhù 。” shì de ， shī shū 。”
此阁楼本就没有什么起眼之处，做为太阴真人的清修之所，平日里，更没有什么人敢涉足，然而此时此刻，却有两道惊虹像这边飞射而来了。那惊虹度极快，片刻间，就来到了阁楼的面前。光韵散开，分别现出一白老者与一正当妙龄的美貌女修。不用说，自然是天巧门宗主与梦如嫣此女了。”太阴就在此处？”梦如嫣秀眉微颦的打量了一眼身前的建筑。”是的，师叔。”
This pavilion was unremarkable to begin with. As the abode of Tai Yin True Immortal for his cultivation, few dared to venture here on a daily basis. However, at this moment, two streaks of light shot towards it. The speed of these streaks was astonishing; they arrived before the pavilion in no time. Light radiated from them, revealing an elderly white-haired man and a beautiful young female cultivator.
lóng yǔ wèi gāo quán zhòng ， yòu shì yuán yīng hòu qī de dà xiū xiān zhě ， rán ér cǐ shí cǐ kè ， què lián qì yě bù gǎn chuǎn de 。“ ń ， nǐ kě yǐ zǒu le 。” mèng rú yān méi yǒu huí tóu ， shēng yīn zhī zhōng ， gèng tīng bù chū xǐ “ shì 。”
龙宇位高权重，又是元婴后期的大修仙者，然而此时此刻，却连气也不敢喘的。“嗯，你可以走了。”梦如嫣没有回头，声音之中，更听不出喜“是。”
"Is this where Tai Yin resides?" Dream Ruyan's delicate brows furrowed as she sized up the building.
lóng yǔ de zuǐ jiǎo biān lù chū yī sī kǔ sè de xiào róng ， yǐ jīng duō shǎo nián méi yǒu rén gǎn duì zì jǐ zhè me shuō huà le ， dàn què bù gǎn yǒu fēn háo bù mǎn 。 xiàng zhe mèng rú yān xíng le yī lǐ ， biàn hún shēn qīng máng dà qǐ ， xiàng tiān biān fēi lüè ér qù 。 lí hé qī lǎo guài wù jiān de jiū gé ， tā kě bù gǎn gàn shè ， hái shì děng tā men zì jǐ qù chù lǐ hǎo yuán dì jìng dé zhēn luò kě wén ， mèng rú yān de biǎo qíng ， gèng shì yǒu ruò hán bīng 。” tài yīn ， běn xiān zi jì yǐ lái le ， nǐ hái zhǔn bèi zài lǐ miàn dāng suō tóu wū guī me ？”
龙宇的嘴角边露出一丝苦涩的笑容，已经多少年没有人敢对自己这么说话了，但却不敢有分毫不满。向着梦如嫣行了一礼，便浑身青芒大起，像天边飞掠而去。离合期老怪物间的纠葛，他可不敢干涉，还是等他们自己去处理好原地静得针落可闻，梦如嫣的表情，更是有若寒冰。”太阴，本仙子既已来了，你还准备在里面当缩头乌龟么？”
"Yes, Senior Aunt," came the reply.
shēng yīn bù dà ， què yuǎn yuǎn chuán kāi ， kě què bìng méi yǒu huí yìng chuán lái ， mèng rú yān de biǎo qíng yǒu xiē bù nài fán ， yù shǒu tái qǐ ， róu nèn de zhǎng xīn zhōng ， yǐn yǐn yǒu bái guāng shǎn guò ， yī dào ér bì cū de guāng zhù diàn shè ér chū 。
声音不大，却远远传开，可却并没有回应传来，梦如嫣的表情有些不耐烦，玉手抬起，柔嫩的掌心中，隐隐有白光闪过，一道儿臂粗的光柱电射而出。
Dragon Yu, despite his high rank and power, dared not breathe. "Yes."
biǎo miàn shàng kàn ， bìng bù qǐ yǎn ， rán ér lǐ miàn suǒ yùn hán de líng lì ， què lìng rén zé shé ， ruò bèi jī zhòng ， miǎo shā yī yuán yīng zhōng qī de xiū xiān zhě ， jué bú huì yǒu wèn tí 。
表面上看，并不起眼，然而里面所蕴含的灵力，却令人咋舌，若被击中，秒杀一元婴中期的修仙者，绝不会有问题。
Dream Ruyan did not turn around but her voice held no hint of joy or displeasure. "Very well, you may leave now."
yǎn kàn dà mén yào bèi jī zhòng ， qián miàn de kōng qì ， tū rán jīn rú shuǐ bō ， qīng qīng huàng dòng ， yí gè gāo dà de rén yǐng chū xiàn zài miàn pīn le 。
眼看大门要被击中，前面的空气，突然今如水波，轻轻晃动，一个高大的人影出现在面拼了。
A bitter smile appeared on Dragon Yu's lips. It had been so long since anyone spoke to him like this, yet he could not show any dissatisfaction. He bowed to Dream Ruyan and then his entire body was enveloped in a green glow as he flew towards the sky.
dǐ méi jiē bái ， kàn shàng qù jiù xiàng fán rén yǒu yì bǎi duō suì ， shēn shàng chuān zhe yī jiàn kuān dà de dào páo ， shǒu zhōng fú chén shuǎi guò ， qīng miáo dàn xiě de biàn jiāng mèng rú yān de gōng jī huà jiě le 。 néng yǒu zhè zhǒng shǒu duàn ， chú le lín xuān zhè yì lèi yǐ wài ， yě zhǐ yǒu lí hé qī de xiū xiān zhě 。
抵眉皆白，看上去就像凡人有一百多岁，身上穿着一件宽大的道袍，手中拂尘甩过，轻描淡写的便将梦如嫣的攻击化解了。能有这种手段，除了林轩这异类以外，也只有离合期的修仙者。
He dared not interfere with the纠葛 between two old monsters of the Separation Stage; it would be better for them to resolve their issues on their own.
rán ér mèng rú yān liǎn shàng què xiàn chū bù mǎn zhī sè ：“ tài yīn ， nǐ shì kàn bù qǐ běn xiān zi me ， jū rán zhǐ pài yí gè yǐng shì fēn shēn chū lái ？”
然而梦如嫣脸上却现出不满之色：“太阴，你是看不起本仙子么，居然只派一个影侍分身出来？”
The room fell silent, so quiet that one could hear a pin drop. Dream Ruyan's expression was like ice. "Tai Yin, since you've come here, are you still going to hide like a turtle in its shell?"
“ hē hē ， liǎng bǎi nián wèi jiàn le ， dào yǒu hái shì zhè fù pí qì ， qǐng wèn xiān zi ， lǎo dào jiū jìng nǎ yì diǎn dé zuì le $$；， jū rán bù yuǎn wàn lǐ ， dǎ shàng mén lái ， zhì yú pài chū yǐng shì fēn shēn ， bìng fēi pín dào qīng shì xiān zi ， ér shì wǒ de ‘ liè yǐng huàn lóng jué 、 zhèng liàn dào dì qī chéng de shēng sǐ guān tóu ， shí zài bù biàn jiàn kè 。” miàn duì mèng rú yān de duō duō bī rén ， tài yīn què yī fù hǎo pí qì ， hán xiào xíng le yī lǐ 。“ shén me ， liè yǐng huàn lóng jué nǐ shì guǎng liàn dào dì qī chéng le ？” mèng rú yān què liǎn sè dà biàn 。“ hē hē ， pín dào yě shì jiǎo xìng ér yǐ ， jù lí dà chéng hái yǒu yī duàn jù lí 。” tài yīn qiān xùn de shuō ， rán ér yǎn zhōng què yǐn yǐn shǎn guò dé sè 。“ yuán lái nǐ yǐ yī zhī jiǎo yǐ tà rù lí hé zhōng qī ， guài bù dé bù jiāng běn xiān zi fàng zài yǎn lǐ 。” mèng rú yān xìng gé gāng liè yǐ jí ， liǎn shàng fǎn ér lù chū jǐ fēn lěng liè zhī yì 。“ xiān zi hé chū cǐ yán ， biàn shì tíng lóu xiōng ， xiàng lái yě duì $$； zūn zūn jìng jìng de ， tài yīn yǐ shù bǎi nián bù wèn chén shì ， hé shí dé zuì le nǐ ？” lǎo dào de liǎn shàng liú lù chū jǐ fēn chà yì 。
“呵呵，两百年未见了，道友还是这副脾气，请问仙子，老道究竟哪一点得罪了$$；，居然不远万里，打上门来，至于派出影侍分身，并非贫道轻视仙子，而是我的‘裂影幻龙诀、正练到第七成的生死关头，实在不便见客。”面对梦如嫣的咄咄逼人，太阴却一副好脾气，含笑行了一礼。“什么，裂影幻龙诀你是广练到第七成了？”梦如嫣却脸色大变。“呵呵，贫道也是侥幸而已，距离大成还有一段距离。”太阴谦逊的说，然而眼中却隐隐闪过得色。“原来你已一只脚已踏入离合中期，怪不得不将本仙子放在眼里。”梦如嫣性格刚烈以极，脸上反而露出几分冷冽之意。“仙子何出此言，便是亭楼兄，向来也对$$；尊尊敬敬的，太阴已数百年不问尘世，何时得罪了你？”老道的脸上流露出几分诧异。
Her voice was not loud but it carried far. No response came, and her face turned even colder.
“ hēng ， bú yào gěi wǒ tí wàng tíng lóu ， nà ge wú qíng wú yì de jiā huo ， rú guǒ tā néng gòu duì wǒ jiě jiě cóng yī ér zhōng ， wǒ zì rán rèn tā zhè ge jiě fū ， kě nà ge lǎo bù sǐ de jiā huo ， xǐ xīn yàn jiù ， wǒ jiě jiě sǐ le méi duō jiǔ ， tā jiù qǔ le yí gè yòu yí gè ， hēng ， nǐ men zhè xiē nán rén 「 quán dōu hào sè ， méi yí gè hǎo rén le 。” mèng rú yān bèi chǐ qīng yǎo ， liǎn shàng mǎn shì yàn wù 。
“哼，不要给我提望亭楼，那个无情无义的家伙，如果他能够对我姐姐从一而终，我自然认他这个姐夫，可那个老不死的家伙，喜新厌旧，我姐姐死了没多久，他就娶了一个又一个，哼，你们这些男人「全都好色，没一个好人了。”梦如嫣贝齿轻咬，脸上满是厌恶。
"Ah, how can you say that?" Tai Yin smiled humbly. "I am merely fortunate; there is still some distance before I reach the pinnacle."
“ ké ， xiān zi ， huà bù néng zhè me shuō 。” tài yīn yǔ wàng tíng lóu jiāo qíng bù shēn ， dàn tóng wèi nán rén ， yě bù dé bù tì qí jiě shì jǐ jù ：“ tíng lóu xiōng duì lìng jiě yī piàn shēn qíng ， wǒ men zhè xiē lí hé qī de lǎo bù sǐ ， rén rén kàn zài yǎn zhōng ， xiān zi zhè me shuō ， wèi miǎn yǒu shī piān pǒ 。”
“咳，仙子，话不能这么说。”太阴与望亭楼交情不深，但同为男人，也不得不替其解释几句：“亭楼兄对令姐一片深情，我们这些离合期的老不死，人人看在眼中，仙子这么说，未免有失偏颇。”
Dream Ruyan's expression changed. "So you have already stepped into the Intermediate Separation Stage? It's no wonder you do not take me seriously."
duì yú mèng rú yān de zhǐ zé ， tài yīn xīn zhōng shì bìng bù rèn tóng ， bì jìng wàng tíng lóu yǔ mèng rú mù dāng nián ， bìng méi yǒu jié chéng shuāng xiū dào lǚ ， zhè cóng yī ér zhōng hé cóng tán qǐ 。 cǐ diǎn yī d
对于梦如嫣的指责，太阴心中是并不认同，毕竟望亭楼与梦如沐当年，并没有结成双修道侣，这从一而终何从谈起。此典一d
Dream Ruyan, with her fierce personality, showed a hint of coldness on her face. "How can you say such things, even Brother Lingtiao has always treated me with respect. Tai Yin hasn't asked about the world for centuries; when did I offend you?"
zài shuō ， wàng tíng lóu dì yī cì nà qiè ， jù lí nà wèi rú mù xiān zi yǔn luò ， yǐ guò qù bǎi nián ， nǎ lǐ tán dé shàng sǐ le méi duō jiǔ 。 jí biàn duì xiū xiān kàn lái shuō ， yì bǎi nián yě jué bù suàn duǎn 。
再说，望亭楼第一次纳妾，距离那位如沐仙子陨落，已过去百年，哪里谈得上死了没多久。即便对修仙看来说，一百年也绝不算短。
Tai Yin's expression was one of surprise.
hé kuàng tíng lóu suī dōng le yí gè yòu yí gè ， dàn bìng fēi hào sè ， ér shì yǔ tā xiū liàn de gōng fǎ yǒu guān ， chú le fú yào dǎ zuò ， hái xū yào yǔ nǚ zǐ shuāng xiū ， cái néng zēng jìn gōng lì 。 ér tā nà xiē shì qiè ， xiū wèi bù guò yuán yīng qī ， bù duō qǔ jǐ gè ， yě méi yǒu xiào guǒ
何况亭楼虽冬了一个又一个，但并非好色，而是与他修炼的功法有关，除了服药打坐，还需要与女子双修，才能增进功力。而他那些侍妾，修为不过元婴期，不多娶几个，也没有效果
"Hmph, don't mention that unfeeling man to me," Dream Ruyan said, her teeth biting into her lip in disgust. "If he could have remained faithful to my sister, I would have accepted him as a brother-in-law. But that old fool is fickle; she died not long ago and he married another woman."
hé kuàng tíng lóu chú le nà qiè ， zhèng qī de wèi zi yì zhí kōng xuán ， shì qíng yǐ guò qù bā bǎi nián ， dàn měi dào mèng rú mù de jì chén ， tā yī jiù huì fén xiāng jì bài yī fān 。
何况亭楼除了纳妾，正妻的位子一直空悬，事情已过去八百年，但每到梦如沐的忌辰，他依旧会焚香祭拜一番。
Dream Ruyan's face was filled with disdain.
rú cǐ yǒu qíng yǒu yì de nán zi ， kě zài mèng rú yān de yǎn zhōng ， què chéng le fù xīn báo xīn zhī tú ， zhàn zài páng guān zhě de jiǎo dù ， tài yīn yě yǒu xiē tì wàng tíng lóu bù zhí le 。
如此有情有义的男子，可在梦如嫣的眼中，却成了负心薄新之徒，站在旁观者的角度，太阴也有些替望亭楼不值了。
"Ahem, Lady," Tai Yin said, trying to explain for his friend. "Brother Lingtiao has deep feelings for your sister. We all know this, so you shouldn't speak like that."
dāng rán ， tā yě shì diǎn dào wéi zhǐ ， méi bì yào wèi zhè shì yǔ mèng rú yān duō zuò zhēng zhí ， yǎn qián hái shì xiān jiě jué zì jǐ de shì 。“ rú yān dào yǒu ， nǐ guāng lín wǒ tiān qiǎo mén zǒng duò ， jiū jìng
当然，他也是点到为止，没必要为这事与梦如嫣多做争执，眼前还是先解决自己的事。“如嫣道友，你光临我天巧门总舵，究竟
Tai Yin did not agree with Dream Ruyan’s accusations. Lingtiao and Ruyan had never formed a dual cultivation relationship, making it impossible to be faithful.
wèi hé ， lǎo dào kě bù jì de shén me shí hòu dé zuì guò nǐ ？” hēng ， nǐ hái hǎo yì si shuō ， zài wǒ miàn qián ， bì shén me hú tú ？” mèng rú yān xiù méi yī tiāo ， liǎn sè què yīn chén xià lái le ：“ qián yī cì zài xuě míng shān ， nǐ tiān qiǎo mén yòng yuán yīng hòu qī guī xí jī wǒ tú ér qín yán ， hǎo zài yán ér méi shì ， wǒ yě jiù méi yǔ nǐ jì jiào ， kě shù rì yǐ qián ， wǒ tiān yá hǎi gé de dì zǐ ， yòu bèi yī duì kuǐ lěi xí jī ……”
为何，老道可不记得什么时候得罪过你？”哼，你还好意思说，在我面前，襞什么糊涂？”梦如嫣秀眉一挑，脸色却阴沉下来了：“前一次在雪暝山，你天巧门用元婴后期傀袭击我徒儿秦妍，好在妍儿没事，我也就没与你计较，可数日以前，我天涯海阁的弟子，又被一队傀儡袭击……”
Moreover, the first time Lingtiao took a concubine was over a hundred years after Ruyan's death. One hundred years in the world of cultivators is not short.
yě nán guài mèng rú yān xīn jí shàng huǒ ， zhè yī cì ， tiān yá hǎi gé yǔn luò le shù bǎi dì zǐ ， qí zhōng hái bāo kuò wǔ liù míng wú yīng xiū shì 。 shì kě rěn ， shú bù kě rěn ！
也难怪梦如嫣心急上火，这一次，天涯海阁陨落了数百弟子，其中还包括五六名无婴修士。是可忍，孰不可忍！
Lingtiao did take multiple concubines, but this had nothing to do with his lust; rather, it was due to his cultivation techniques which required him to couple with women to enhance his power. His concubines were all at the Yuanling Stage and taking more would have no effect.
“ jí biàn bèi yuán yīng kuǐ lěi xí jī ， yě bù néng shuō ， jiù shì wǒ tiān qiǎo mén gàn de ， xiān zi yīng gāi qīng chǔ ， biǎo miàn shàng ， běn mén bìng bù chū shòu yuán yīng qī kuǐ lěi ， kě duì fāng rú guǒ zhēn néng ná chū nì tiān bǎo wù zuò wèi jiāo huàn de huà ， zhè guī jǔ yě kě yǐ gǎi 。” tài yīn zhēn rén tīng le duì fāng de zhǐ zé ， lüè gǎn bú yuè de kāi kǒu le 。 tā suī rán duì mèng rú yān hěn kè qì ， dàn bìng bú shì shuō jiù zhēn pà le cǐ nǚ ， zhǐ shì gěi wàng tíng lóu miàn zi 。“ nà wú hòu kuǐ lěi yòu zěn me jiě shì ， zhè zhǒng kuǐ lěi nǐ men shì jué bù mài de ， kě liǎng cì xí jī ， què piān piān dōu chū xiàn le 。” mèng rú yān lǐ le lǐ sī ， shēng yīn gèng shì bīng lěng wú bǐ 。， zhè …”
“即便被元婴傀儡袭击，也不能说，就是我天巧门干的，仙子应该清楚，表面上，本门并不出售元婴期傀儡，可对方如果真能拿出逆天宝物做为交换的话，这规矩也可以改。”太阴真人听了对方的指责，略感不悦的开口了。他虽然对梦如嫣很客气，但并不是说就真怕了此女，只是给望亭楼面子。“那无后傀儡又怎么解释，这种傀儡你们是绝不卖的，可两次袭击，却偏偏都出现了。”梦如嫣理了理丝，声音更是冰冷无比。，这…”
Furthermore, Lingtiao's main wife’s position remained empty. It had been eight hundred years since Ruyan's death but every year on her忌辰, he still burned incense in her honor.
tài yīn zhēn rén zhāng kǒu jié shé ， cǐ shì què shí qí guài ， tā dāng rán xīn zhōng qīng chǔ ， běn mén bìng méi yǒu gōng jī tiān yá hǎi gé ， bì jìng tóng shǔ qī dà shì lì ， méi yǒu zì bǐ kěn ， xià miàn de tú zǐ tú sūn jué bù gǎn zì xíng zuò zhǔ 。
太阴真人张口结舌，此事确实奇怪，他当然心中清楚，本门并没有攻击天涯海阁，毕竟同属七大势力，没有自匕肯，下面的徒子徒孙绝不敢自行做主。
Such a man of integrity was seen by Dream Ruyan as a fickle and unfaithful one. Tai Yin felt some sympathy for Lingtiao from the sidelines, but he did not need to argue further with Dream Ruyan about this matter.
kě mèng rú yān shuō dé yě méi cuò ， bù guǎn duì fāng ná chū shén me bǎo wù ， wú hòu kuǐ lěi dōu jué bú huì jiāo huàn ， kě lián tài yīn yě xiǎng bù tōng ， chú le běn mén yǐ wài ， hái yǒu shén me shì lì néng jiāng zhè zhǒng kuǐ lěi liàn zhì chū lái 。 xí jī tiān yá hǎi gé ， shì xiǎng yào bào chóu ， hái shì duì běn mén zāi zāng xiàn hài ？“ zěn me ， wú huà kě shuō ？”“ xiān zi bù yòng zháo jí ， rú guǒ bù qì ， kě zài běn mén pán huán jǐ rì ， dài pín dào chá zhèng yǐ hòu ， zài gěi $$； yí gè jiāo dài rú hé ？” tài yīn huǎn huǎn de kāi kǒu le 。“ hǎo ba ！”
可梦如嫣说得也没错，不管对方拿出什么宝物，无后傀儡都绝不会交换，可连太阴也想不通，除了本门以外，还有什么势力能将这种傀儡炼制出来。袭击天涯海阁，是想要报仇，还是对本门栽赃陷害？“怎么，无话可说？”“仙子不用着急，如果不弃，可在本门盘桓几日，待贫道查证以后，再给$$；一个交代如何？”太阴缓缓的开口了。“好吧！”
"Friend Ruyan," Tai Yin said, "why have you come to our main sect of Ingenious Skill?"
mèng rú yān diǎn le diǎn tóu ， cǐ nǚ biǎo miàn shàng fēng fēng huǒ huǒ ， qí shí yě hěn yǒu xīn jī ， jiǎ rú tā zhēn rèn wéi zhè jiàn shì qíng shì tiān qiǎo mén suǒ zuò ， yě bú huì gū shēn fàn xiǎn ， pǎo lái duì fāng de zǒng tuó ， zhī suǒ yǐ zuò chū yī fù xīng shī wèn zuì de yàng zi ， qí shí bù guò shì xiǎng jiè tiān qiǎo mén zhī lì ， chá míng mó hòu zhǔ shǐ 。
梦如嫣点了点头，此女表面上风风火火，其实也很有心机，假如她真认为这件事情是天巧门所做，也不会孤身犯险，跑来对方的总驼，之所以做出一副兴师问罪的样子，其实不过是想借天巧门之力，查明摹后主使。
Dream Ruyan's delicate brows rose as her expression turned grim. "In Snowy Morn Mountain, your sect used a late-stage Yuanling puppet to attack my disciple Qin Yan. Fortunately, she was unharmed and I did not hold it against you. But just days ago, one of my disciples at the Skyward Sea Pavilion was attacked by a group of puppets..."
rú jīn tiān yá hǎi gé yǔ wàn fú zōng yǐ shì rú shuǐ huǒ ， zài yǒu yī yǐn zhēn zài àn chù de qiáng dà shì lì duì běn mén xīn huái jì yú ， tiān yá hǎi gé de chǔ jìng jiāng fēi cháng bù lì 。
如今天涯海阁与万佛宗已势如水火，再有一隐真在暗处的强大势力对本门心怀觊觎，天涯海阁的处境将非常不利。
Dream Ruyan's anger was understandable; hundreds of her disciples had perished, including several late-stage Yuanling cultivators.
suǒ yǐ tā xiǎng tuō tiān qiǎo mén xià shuǐ ， bì jìng nà shén mì shì lì kě yǐ zhì zào yuán yīng hòu qī kuǐ lěi ， guāng píng zhè yì diǎn ， tiān qiǎo mén jiù bù kě néng zhì shēn shì wài 。
所以她想拖天巧门下水，毕竟那神秘势力可以制造元婴后期傀儡，光凭这一点，天巧门就不可能置身事外。
"Even if they were attacked by late-stage Yuanling puppets, it can't be said that your sect did it. Lady, you should know that we do not sell late-stage Yuanling puppets publicly," Tai Yin said, slightly annoyed at the accusation.
rú guǒ yì wǔ yì shí de jiāng yuán yīn jiǎng qīng chǔ ， tài yīn nà lǎo jiā huǒ ， bù yí dìng huì shàng gōu ， suǒ yǐ mèng rú yān cái zhuāng chū yī fù xīng shī wèn zuì de mú yàng lái 。
如果一五一十的将原因讲清楚，太阴那老家伙，不一定会上钩，所以梦如嫣才装出一副兴师问罪的模样来。
"But what about those puppets without a soul? You never sell them, yet they were used in both attacks."
tīng mèng rú yān tóng yì ， tài yīn sōng le kǒu qì ， rán ér jiù zài zhè shí ， yī dào qīng guāng chū xiàn zài le shì chéng lǐ 。
听梦如嫣同意，太阴松了口气，然而就在这时，一道青光出现在了视城里。
Dream Ruyan's voice turned icy as she straightened her hair. "This..."
mèng rú yān xiù méi wēi tiāo ， tài yīn de liǎn shàng ， yě fú xiàn chū jǐ fēn chà yì ， bìng fēi wàn lǐ fú ， ér shì fēi jiàn chuán shū ， zhè kě shì lí hé qī lǎo guài wù tè yǒu de fǎ shù ， nán dào yòu chū shén me shì le ？
梦如嫣秀眉微挑，太阴的脸上，也浮现出几分诧异，并非万里苻，而是飞剑传书，这可是离合期老怪物特有的法术，难道又出什么事了？
Tai Yin was speechless; this indeed seemed strange. He knew his sect had not attacked Skyward Sea Pavilion since it was part of the Seven Great Forces and would not act without permission.
liǎng rén duì shì yī yǎn ， suí hòu tài yīn shēn chū shǒu lái ， nà lǚ qīng guāng dùn shí luò zài le tā de zhǎng xīn lǐ miàn 。
两人对视一眼，随后太阴伸出手来，那缕青光顿时落在了他的掌心里面。
However, Dream Ruyan’s words were correct. No matter what treasure they offered, puppets without a soul would never be exchanged. Yet Tai Yin could not figure out who else could have created such puppets. Was the attack to seek revenge or frame his sect?
tài yīn chěng shēn shí zhù rù 。
太阴骋砷识注入。
"How, no words?" "Lady, there's no need to rush. If you don't mind, stay for a few days and let me investigate before giving you an answer," Tai Yin said slowly.
jǐn jǐn guò qù qǐng kè de gōng fu ， lǎo jiā huǒ jiù tái qǐ tóu ， shī shēng jīng hū ：“ bù kě néng ！
仅仅过去顷刻的功夫，老家伙就抬起头，失声惊呼：“不可能！
"Alright."
“ zěn me le ？”
“怎么了？”
Dream Ruyan nodded. She was cunning; if she truly believed this was Ingenious Skill’s doing, she would not have come alone. Her show of coming to demand justice was merely to use the sect's power to uncover who was behind it.
mèng rú yān yě shén sè níng zhòng de kāi kǒu ， yào zhī dào tā men kě shì rén jiè dǐng ér jiān ér de cún zài ， fàng yǎn tiān yún shí èr zhōu ， néng gòu ràng tā men dòng róng de shì qíng yě qū zhǐ kě shǔ 。
梦如嫣也神色凝重的开口，要知道他们可是人界顶儿尖儿的存在，放眼天云十二州，能够让他们动容的事情也屈指可数。
With Skyward Sea Pavilion and Thousand Buddha Sect at odds, a hidden force with such power could make their position very precarious. Dream Ruyan wanted to drag Ingenious Skill into this mess because they couldn't ignore a sect that could create late-stage Yuanling puppets.
“ huì tōng sǐ le 。”
“慧通死了。”
If she explained the entire situation, Tai Yin might not fall for it. So, she pretended to come to demand justice.
“ shén me ？” mèng rú yān yī dāi ， jī hū yǐ wéi zì jǐ tīng cuò ：“ nǐ shuō shuí ， huì tōng ， wàn fú zōng de huì tōng ？”
“什么？”梦如嫣一呆，几乎以为自己听错：“你说谁，慧通，万佛宗的慧通？”
Hearing Dream Ruyan agree, Tai Yin breathed a sigh of relief. But at that moment, a streak of green light appeared in his vision.
“ chú le tā ， hái yǒu nǎ ge ？”
“除了他，还有哪个？”
Dream Ruyan's delicate brows rose again as Tai Yin’s expression turned surprised. It was not a long-distance message but a transmission from a flying sword. This was a special technique of the Separation Stage old monsters; something must have happened?
“ bù kě néng ， huì tōng zài wǒ men zhè qún rén zhōng ， shén tōng suī rán bìng tán bù shàng chū zhòng ， dàn yě jué fēi ruò zhě ， jìn jí lí hé yě yǒu hǎo jǐ bǎi nián le ， rén jiè hái yǒu shuí néng gòu miè shā tā me ？” mèng rú yān tīng dào zhè ge xiāo xī ， dì yī fǎn yìng bìng fēi jīng xǐ ， ér shì chà yì 。
“不可能，慧通在我们这群人中，神通虽然并谈不上出众，但也绝非弱者，晋级离合也有好几百年了，人界还有谁能够灭杀他么？”梦如嫣听到这个消息，第一反应并非惊喜，而是诧异。
The two exchanged glances, and then Tai Yin reached out his hand. The green light landed in his palm.
“ píng xīn lái shuō ， wǒ yě bù yuàn xiāng xìn ， dàn zhè fēi jiàn chuán shū ， shì cóng wàn fú zōng guò lái de ， zhè zhǒng shì qíng ， xiāng xìn $$； yě xīn lǐ yǒu shù ， jué bù kě néng ná lái kāi wán xiào de 。” tài yīn zhēn rén de liǎn shàng ， zǎo yǐ shōu qǐ le xī xiào zhī yì ， mǎn liǎn níng zhòng de kāi kǒu 。
“平心来说，我也不愿相信，但这飞剑传书，是从万佛宗过来的，这种事情，相信$$；也心里有数，绝不可能拿来开玩笑的。”太阴真人的脸上，早已收起了嬉笑之意，满脸凝重的开口。
Tai Yin's consciousness entered it.
tā de liǎn sè nán kàn yǐ jí ， dāng rán ， bìng bú shì yīn wèi yǔ huì tōng huò zhě wàn fú zōng yǒu duō me shēn hòu de jiāo qíng ， ér shì yì zhí yǐ lái ， lí hé qī dōu bèi rèn wéi shì rén jiè dǐng jiān de cún zài ， chú le shòu wú hào jìn ， huò zhě sǐ yú tiān jié ， jué méi yǒu yǔn luò yī shuō 。
他的脸色难看以极，当然，并不是因为与慧通或者万佛宗有多么深厚的交情，而是一直以来，离合期都被认为是人界顶尖的存在，除了寿无耗尽，或者死于天劫，绝没有陨落一说。
In just a moment, Tai Yin looked up with shock. "Impossible!"
dāng rán ， yě bú shì shuō zhēn de shā bù sǐ ， bǐ rú wàng tíng lóu chū shǒu ， yī duì yī de qíng kuàng xià ， miè shā tā men rèn hé yī rén dōu néng bàn dào 。 dàn zhè jiàn shì qíng xiǎn rán bú shì tíng lóu suǒ zuò ， nà huì tōng zěn me sǐ de ， kě jiù zhēn yǒu xiē qī qiāo 。 guān jiàn shì lián yuán yīng dōu méi yǒu táo tuō 。 duì fāng néng gòu miè shā huì tōng ， nà rú guǒ ràng zì jǐ pèng shàng le ， kǒng pà yě bú huì yǒu duō dà bù tóng oo xiǎng dào zhè lǐ ， mèng rú yān yǔ tài yīn zhēn rén duì shì yī yǎn ， biǎo qíng dōu biàn dé fēi cháng nán kàn 。
当然，也不是说真的杀不死，比如望亭楼出手，一对一的情况下，灭杀他们任何一人都能办到。但这件事情显然不是亭楼所做，那慧通怎么死的，可就真有些蹊跷。关键是连元婴都没有逃脱。对方能够灭杀慧通，那如果让自己碰上了，恐怕也不会有多大不同oo想到这里，梦如嫣与太阴真人对视一眼，表情都变得非常难看。
"What happened?"
Dream Ruyan’s expression turned grave as she asked. They were top-tier figures of the human world; few things could make them react.
"What?" Dream Ruyan was stunned. "You mean Hui Tong from Thousand Buddha Sect?"
"It can't be, Hui Tong has been at the Separation Stage for centuries and isn’t a weakling. Who else in the human world could kill him?"
Dream Ruyan's first reaction wasn't joy but surprise.
"I don't want to believe it either, but this flying sword message came from Thousand Buddha Sect. Such matters are serious; they wouldn't joke about them," Tai Yin said solemnly, his face devoid of any amusement.
His expression was grim because he had no deep connection with Hui Tong or the Thousand Buddha Sect. The Separation Stage was considered the pinnacle in the human world, and there were no records of their demise except for natural causes like exhaustion or heavenly judgment.
But this killing seemed suspicious. Even if a late-stage Yuanling could be killed by someone like Lingtiao, it wasn't him who did this. How Hui Tong died without escaping was strange. If he faced the same fate, Tai Yin might not fare much better.
Thinking of this, Dream Ruyan and Tai Yin exchanged glances; both looked grim.
This pavilion was unremarkable to begin with. As the abode of Tai Yin True Immortal for his cultivation, few dared to venture here on a daily basis. However, at this moment, two streaks of light shot towards it. The speed of these streaks was astonishing; they arrived before the pavilion in no time. Light radiated from them, revealing an elderly white-haired man and a beautiful young female cultivator.
"Is this where Tai Yin resides?" Dream Ruyan's delicate brows furrowed as she sized up the building.
"Yes, Senior Aunt," came the reply.
Dragon Yu, despite his high rank and power, dared not breathe. "Yes."
Dream Ruyan did not turn around but her voice held no hint of joy or displeasure. "Very well, you may leave now."
A bitter smile appeared on Dragon Yu's lips. It had been so long since anyone spoke to him like this, yet he could not show any dissatisfaction. He bowed to Dream Ruyan and then his entire body was enveloped in a green glow as he flew towards the sky.
He dared not interfere with the纠葛 between two old monsters of the Separation Stage; it would be better for them to resolve their issues on their own.
The room fell silent, so quiet that one could hear a pin drop. Dream Ruyan's expression was like ice. "Tai Yin, since you've come here, are you still going to hide like a turtle in its shell?"
Her voice was not loud but it carried far. No response came, and her face turned even colder.
"Ah, how can you say that?" Tai Yin smiled humbly. "I am merely fortunate; there is still some distance before I reach the pinnacle."
Dream Ruyan's expression changed. "So you have already stepped into the Intermediate Separation Stage? It's no wonder you do not take me seriously."
Dream Ruyan, with her fierce personality, showed a hint of coldness on her face. "How can you say such things, even Brother Lingtiao has always treated me with respect. Tai Yin hasn't asked about the world for centuries; when did I offend you?"
Tai Yin's expression was one of surprise.
"Hmph, don't mention that unfeeling man to me," Dream Ruyan said, her teeth biting into her lip in disgust. "If he could have remained faithful to my sister, I would have accepted him as a brother-in-law. But that old fool is fickle; she died not long ago and he married another woman."
Dream Ruyan's face was filled with disdain.
"Ahem, Lady," Tai Yin said, trying to explain for his friend. "Brother Lingtiao has deep feelings for your sister. We all know this, so you shouldn't speak like that."
Tai Yin did not agree with Dream Ruyan’s accusations. Lingtiao and Ruyan had never formed a dual cultivation relationship, making it impossible to be faithful.
Moreover, the first time Lingtiao took a concubine was over a hundred years after Ruyan's death. One hundred years in the world of cultivators is not short.
Lingtiao did take multiple concubines, but this had nothing to do with his lust; rather, it was due to his cultivation techniques which required him to couple with women to enhance his power. His concubines were all at the Yuanling Stage and taking more would have no effect.
Furthermore, Lingtiao's main wife’s position remained empty. It had been eight hundred years since Ruyan's death but every year on her忌辰, he still burned incense in her honor.
Such a man of integrity was seen by Dream Ruyan as a fickle and unfaithful one. Tai Yin felt some sympathy for Lingtiao from the sidelines, but he did not need to argue further with Dream Ruyan about this matter.
"Friend Ruyan," Tai Yin said, "why have you come to our main sect of Ingenious Skill?"
Dream Ruyan's delicate brows rose as her expression turned grim. "In Snowy Morn Mountain, your sect used a late-stage Yuanling puppet to attack my disciple Qin Yan. Fortunately, she was unharmed and I did not hold it against you. But just days ago, one of my disciples at the Skyward Sea Pavilion was attacked by a group of puppets..."
Dream Ruyan's anger was understandable; hundreds of her disciples had perished, including several late-stage Yuanling cultivators.
"Even if they were attacked by late-stage Yuanling puppets, it can't be said that your sect did it. Lady, you should know that we do not sell late-stage Yuanling puppets publicly," Tai Yin said, slightly annoyed at the accusation.
"But what about those puppets without a soul? You never sell them, yet they were used in both attacks."
Dream Ruyan's voice turned icy as she straightened her hair. "This..."
Tai Yin was speechless; this indeed seemed strange. He knew his sect had not attacked Skyward Sea Pavilion since it was part of the Seven Great Forces and would not act without permission.
However, Dream Ruyan’s words were correct. No matter what treasure they offered, puppets without a soul would never be exchanged. Yet Tai Yin could not figure out who else could have created such puppets. Was the attack to seek revenge or frame his sect?
"How, no words?" "Lady, there's no need to rush. If you don't mind, stay for a few days and let me investigate before giving you an answer," Tai Yin said slowly.
"Alright."
Dream Ruyan nodded. She was cunning; if she truly believed this was Ingenious Skill’s doing, she would not have come alone. Her show of coming to demand justice was merely to use the sect's power to uncover who was behind it.
With Skyward Sea Pavilion and Thousand Buddha Sect at odds, a hidden force with such power could make their position very precarious. Dream Ruyan wanted to drag Ingenious Skill into this mess because they couldn't ignore a sect that could create late-stage Yuanling puppets.
If she explained the entire situation, Tai Yin might not fall for it. So, she pretended to come to demand justice.
Hearing Dream Ruyan agree, Tai Yin breathed a sigh of relief. But at that moment, a streak of green light appeared in his vision.
Dream Ruyan's delicate brows rose again as Tai Yin’s expression turned surprised. It was not a long-distance message but a transmission from a flying sword. This was a special technique of the Separation Stage old monsters; something must have happened?
The two exchanged glances, and then Tai Yin reached out his hand. The green light landed in his palm.
Tai Yin's consciousness entered it.
In just a moment, Tai Yin looked up with shock. "Impossible!"
"What happened?"
Dream Ruyan’s expression turned grave as she asked. They were top-tier figures of the human world; few things could make them react.
"Hui Tong is dead."
"What?" Dream Ruyan was stunned. "You mean Hui Tong from Thousand Buddha Sect?"
"Who else?"
"It can't be, Hui Tong has been at the Separation Stage for centuries and isn’t a weakling. Who else in the human world could kill him?"
Dream Ruyan's first reaction wasn't joy but surprise.
"I don't want to believe it either, but this flying sword message came from Thousand Buddha Sect. Such matters are serious; they wouldn't joke about them," Tai Yin said solemnly, his face devoid of any amusement.
His expression was grim because he had no deep connection with Hui Tong or the Thousand Buddha Sect. The Separation Stage was considered the pinnacle in the human world, and there were no records of their demise except for natural causes like exhaustion or heavenly judgment.
But this killing seemed suspicious. Even if a late-stage Yuanling could be killed by someone like Lingtiao, it wasn't him who did this. How Hui Tong died without escaping was strange. If he faced the same fate, Tai Yin might not fare much better.
Thinking of this, Dream Ruyan and Tai Yin exchanged glances; both looked grim.