huì tōng yǔn luò ， tiān yá hǎi gé yǔ wàn fú zōng yǐ shì tóng shuǐ huǒ ， zuì jìn yī duàn shí jiān ，． shuō wàn fú zōng zhǔn bèi gōng dǎ tiān yá hǎi gé 。
慧通陨落，天涯海阁与万佛宗已势同水火，最近一段时间，．说万佛宗准备攻打天涯海阁。
Hui Tong's fall had put the Tianya Hai Ge and Wanfo Sect at loggerheads. Recent reports suggested that the latter was preparing to attack the former.
suī rán xiāo xī què shí yǔ fǒu ， gēn běn wú cóng zhèng shí ， dàn cóng liǎng pài de máo dùn lái shuō ， yě bìng fēi wán quán bù kě néng de 。
虽然消息确实与否，根本无从证实，但从两派的矛盾来说，也并非完全不可能的。
While the accuracy of these reports couldn't be confirmed, it wasn’t entirely impossible given their ongoing conflict. From the perspective of the Tianya Hai Ge, they certainly wouldn't dismiss such a possibility lightly.
zhì shǎo cóng tiān yá hǎi gé de jiǎo dù ， kěn dìng bù gǎn yī xiào zhì zhī 。
至少从天涯海阁的角度，肯定不敢一笑置之。
Prudent caution was always better than not being prepared. The early start of this matchmaking conference now seemed particularly significant.
wèi yǔ chóu móu ， xiǎo xīn yī xiē zǒng shì méi cuò 。
未雨绸缪，小心一些总是没错。
The female cultivators from various sects were indeed highly sought after. Even if the independent practitioners didn’t send their best disciples, the overseas sects and families would certainly dispatch their elites upon receiving word.
nà zhè cì xiāng qīn dà huì tí qián de yì yì jiù pǒ zhí de wán wèi ér yú 。
那这次相亲大会提前的意义就颇值得玩味儿于。
Thus, they couldn't help but be drawn into this grand event, bound to the Tianya Hai Ge’s massive war machine. Despite Hui Tong's fall, Wanfo Sect was still formidable.
gāi pài de nǚ xiū xiān zhě ， jì rán shì xiāng mó mó ， sàn xiū zàn qiě bù shuō ， hǎi wài de nà xiē zōng mén jiā zú ， dé dào xiāo xī ， kěn dìng huì pài chū jīng yīng dì zǐ 。
该派的女修仙者，既然是香馍馍，散修暂且不说，海外的那些宗门家族，得到消息，肯定会派出精英弟子。
This was just Lin Xuan’s conjecture. Only after meeting Meng Ruyan would everything become clear.
rú cǐ yī lái ， tā men zì rán wú fǎ zhì shēn shì wài ， bù zhī bù jué jiān ， jiù bèi bǎng dào tiān yá hǎi gé zhè páng dà de zhàn chē shàng lái 。 bì jìng wàn fú zōng de shí lì fēi tóng xiǎo kě ， jiù suàn xīn tōng yǔn luò ， yī jiù qiáng yú tiān yá hǎi gé 。
如此一来，他们自然无法置身事外，不知不觉间，就被绑到天涯海阁这庞大的战车上来。毕竟万佛宗的实力非同小可，就算芯通陨落，依旧强于天涯海阁。
Lin Xuan continued his thoughts while appearing indifferent on the surface, chatting casually with his brother and sister, Solitude Mow.
dāng rán ， yǐ shàng jǐn jǐn shì lín xuān de cāi cè ， guǐ jìng shì shí rú hé ， zhǐ yǒu jiàn le mèng rú yān yǐ hòu ， yī qiè cái huì shuǐ luò shí chū 。
当然，以上仅仅是林轩的猜测，宄竟事实如何，只有见了梦如嫣以后，一切才会水落石出。
Flying eastward, they landed on a small island. The island was bustling with pavilions and buildings, but many were crudely constructed from earth and stones—temporary dwellings built by far-traveling cultivators using earth-based spells.
lín xuān 。：f zhōng rú cǐ xiǎng zhe ， biǎo miàn shàng ， yī jiù fēn háo yì sè bù lù ， yǔ dú gū móu xiōng mèi yǒu yī dā ， méi yī dā de liáo zhe 。
林轩。：f中如此想着，表面上，依旧分毫异色不露，与独孤谋兄妹有一搭，没一搭的聊着。
The marketplace buzzed with the sounds of vendors. Since the matchmaking conference hadn’t started yet, the early arrivals had set up a temporary bazaar to exchange goods and services.
yī lù xiàng dōng fēi dùn ér zǒu ， shù gè shí chén zhī hòu ， jiàn jiàn fā xiàn yuǎn chù yě yǒu dùn guāng fēi lái le ， suí zhe shí jiān de tuī yí ， fù jìn de xiū shì yuè lái yuè duō ， dào zuì hòu ， shèn zhì bù fá chéng qún jié duì de 。
一路向东飞遁而走，数个时辰之后，渐渐发现远处也有遁光飞来了，随着时间的推移，附近的修士越来越多，到最后，甚至不乏成群结队的。
On the island, there were tens of thousands of cultivators, but only about a hundred at the Yuan婴 stage. These elders mostly accompanied their juniors, and they stayed in beautifully decorated pavilions provided by Tianya Hai Ge’s disciples, avoiding the makeshift market.
lín xuān sān rén bìng bù yǐn rén zhǔ mù ， yòu fēi le yī dùn fàn de gōng fu ， yī zuò yù yù cōng cōng gè xiǎo dǎo chū xiàn zài yǎn lián zhōng 。
林轩三人并不引人瞩目，又飞了一顿饭的功夫，一座郁郁葱葱硌小岛出现在眼帘中。
Lin Xuan came here because he enjoyed the hustle and bustle. At the entrance to the marketplace, he bid farewell to his brother and sister: "Brothers Solitude, I have something else to attend to. We'll meet again."
lín xuān fàng chū shén shí yī sǎo ， cǐ dǎo miàn jī dào yě bù xiǎo ， dōng xī yuē yǒu liǎng bǎi lǐ zhǎng ， xíng zhuàng hěn xiàng wān wān de yuè liàng ， zuì kuān de dì fāng chāo guò wǔ shí lǐ ， shàng miàn gāo shān ， hú pō ， gè zhǒng dì xíng bù yī ér zú ， líng mài yě bù cuò ， yǐ jīng yǒu xǔ duō xiū shì xiān lái dào dǎo shàng le 。
林轩放出神识一扫，此岛面积倒也不小，东西约有两百里长，形状很像弯弯的月亮，最宽的地方超过五十里，上面高山，湖泊，各种地形不一而足，灵脉也不错，已经有许多修士先来到岛上了。
The siblings were taken aback but reluctantly agreed, understanding that they had only met by chance.
lín xuān dà lüè yī gū ， zú yǒu shù wàn rén zhī duō ， lǐ miàn shèn zhì bù fá yuán yīng qī xiū xiān zhě 。
林轩大略一估，足有数万人之多，里面甚至不乏元婴期修仙者。
Lin Xuan took out a small, pinkish dragonfruit-sized bead from his pocket. It was the soul gem of a two-headed monster. "Since we’ve met, there must be some connection. This item is not useful to me, so you can keep it as a memento."
nán dào zhè xiē dōu shì pǎo lái xiāng lái de ？
难道这些都是跑来相来的？
With a flick of his fingers, the soul gem transformed into a streak of light and flew towards Solitude Mow.
niàn jí zhì cǐ ， lín xuān bù yóu tūn le yī kǒu tuò mò ， zhè shuāng xiū de bá lì ， hái zhēn shì yǒu gòu dà de ， jū rán nà me duō xiū xiān zhě ， zhuān chéng pǎo lái tiān yá qī gé zhǎo xí fù 。
念及至此，林轩不由吞了一口唾沫，这双修的魃力，还真是有够大的，居然那么多修仙者，专程跑来天涯漆阁找媳妇。
"Friend Lin, how could I accept this?" Solitude Mow replied hesitantly.
“ lín xiōng ， tiān yá hǎi gé zǒng duò ， yíng zhōu dǎo bù yǔn xǔ wài rén shè zú ， fán shì cān jiā xiāng qīn dà huì de ， dōu zàn shí dài zài yǎn qián de jìng yuè dǎo ， yào bù ， wǒ men yě xià qù ？” dú gū móu kè qì wàn fēn de f\} kǒu le 。
“林兄，天涯海阁总舵，瀛洲岛不允许外人涉足，凡是参加相亲大会的，都暂时待在眼前的静月岛，要不，我们也下去？”独孤谋客气万分的f\}口了。
"Just take it," Lin Xuan said dismissively. He then disappeared among the crowd, leaving his siblings to use their divine senses but finding no trace of him.
wài rén bù xǔ jìn rù tiān yá hǎi gé zǒng duò ， dàn lín xuān de qíng kuàng zì rán shì bù yí yàng de ， tā shēn shàng yǒu mèng rú yān gěi de lìng fú ， bié shuō qù yíng zhōu dǎo ， jiù suàn shì tiān yá hǎi gé de yuán yīng zhǎng lǎo jiàn le cǐ wù ， duì tā yě dé gōng gōng jìng jìng de 。
外人不许进入天涯海阁总舵，但林轩的情况自然是不一样的，他身上有梦如嫣给的令符，别说去瀛洲岛，就算是天涯海阁的元婴长老见了此物，对他也得恭恭敬敬的。
"Brother"
yuán běn lín xuān shì dǎ suàn zài zhè lǐ jiù yǔ xiōng mèi liǎ fēn shǒu ， rán ér nǎo hǎi zhōng què chuán lái yuè ér de huān hū ：“ shào yé ， hǎo jiǔ méi jiàn dào zhè yàng rè nào de qíng jǐng le ， wǒ men xià qù kàn yī kàn hǎo me ？“ è ”
原本林轩是打算在这里就与兄妹俩分手，然而脑海中却传来月儿的欢呼：“少爷，好久没见到这样热闹的情景了，我们下去看一看好么？“呃”
"This friend Lin might be a hidden master from an earlier era," Solitude Mow pondered aloud. The soul gem of a third-stage medium-grade monster was valuable; if he were indeed a condensation stage cultivator, he wouldn’t give it away so easily.
bǎo bèi yuè ér jì rán zhè yàng shuō ， lín xuān duì zhè yā tou kě shì fēi cháng chǒng nì de ， yú shì hū ， yě jiù gǎi biàn zhǔ yì le 。“ hē hē ， gū dú xiōng shuō dé bù cuò ， lín mǒu suī rán bìng fēi xiāng qīn lái de ， bù guò jì rán jī yuán qiǎo hé ， dāng rán yào jiàn shí yī xià zhè shèng huì de qíng jǐng le 。” lín xuān jì yǐ tóng yì ， sān rén yě jiù bù zài dān gē ， dùn guāng yī liǎn ， piāo shēn luò dào le xiǎo dǎo shàng miàn 。 mù guāng sǎo guò ， tíng tái lóu gé hěn duō ， dàn yě yǒu bù shǎo tǔ shí gòu chéng de cū lòu jiàn zhù ”
宝贝月儿既然这样说，林轩对这丫头可是非常宠溺的，于是乎，也就改变主意了。“呵呵，孤独兄说得不错，林某虽然并非相亲来的，不过既然机缘巧合，当然要见识一下这盛会的情景了。”林轩既已同意，三人也就不再耽搁，遁光一敛，飘身落到了小岛上面。目光扫过，亭台楼阁很多，但也有不少土石构成的粗陋建筑”
"How should we handle this?" Solitude Meng asked with a dazed expression.
bú yòng shuō ， zhè xiē dōu shì yuǎn dào ér lái de xiū xiān zhě ， yòng jù shā chéng shí de tǔ xì fǎ shù ， zì jǐ xiū jiàn de lín shí jū suǒ 。
不用说，这些都是远道而来的修仙者，用聚沙成石的土系法术，自己修建的临时居所。
"Handle it how? He saved us and gave such a precious gift. We can only be grateful," Solitude Mow said.
jiào mài shēng chuán rù ěr duǒ ， yīn wèi xiāng qīn dà huì shàng wèi kāi shǐ ， xiān lái shì xiū shì qióng jí wú liáo ， yú shì biàn zì jǐ nòng le yī lín shí de fāng shì 。
叫卖声传入耳朵，因为相亲大会尚未开始，先来是修士穷极无聊，于是便自己弄了一临时的坊市。
Meanwhile, several miles away, two cultivators stood behind a tree. The man was unremarkable, while the woman had breathtaking beauty—Lin Xuan and his companion, Little Moon.
bǐ cǐ hù tōng yǒu wú ， kàn néng bù néng huàn qǔ yī xiē yǒu yòng de huò wù 。
彼此互通有无，看能不能换取一些有用的货物。
Though Lin Xuan didn’t hold much regard for them, his cautious nature would ensure he observed their behavior after they left.
jìng yuè dǎo shàng shǔ yǐ wàn jì de xiū xiān zhě ， yuán yīng qī de bù zú bǎi gè ， zhè xiē lǎo jiā huǒ ， dà duō shì péi tóng zi zhí lái de 。
静月岛上数以万计的修仙者，元婴期的不足百个，这些老家伙，大多是陪同子侄来的。
If they were disrespectful, he wouldn’t hesitate to eliminate them. However, now was not the time; Solitude Mow might be a late-stage Yuan婴 cultivator but showed no signs of revenge. His gratitude was genuine, making him an honorable person among cultivators.
qiě tā men shēn fèn tè shū ， zì rán yóu - tiān yá hǎi gé zài gāi dǎo de dì zǐ ， qǐng rù le měi lún měi huàn de tíng tái lóu gé ， gēn běn bú huì zài jiǎn lòu de fāng shì xián guàng shén me 。
且他们身份特殊，自然由-天涯海阁在该岛的弟子，请入了美轮美奂的亭台楼阁，根本不会在简陋的坊市闲逛什么。
Lin Xuan nodded in agreement. If circumstances allowed, he would offer some benefits to his siblings. Since they were looking for love, he wouldn’t interfere. However, Solitude Meng joining the Tianya Hai Ge was a matter of a single word, and Little Moon’s mediocre but acceptable灵根 made it worth considering.
lín xuān lái dào zhè lǐ ， shì yīn wèi yuè ér xǐ huān rè nào de yuán gù ， suǒ yǐ zài fāng shì rù kǒu ， jiù bào quán yǔ xiōng mèi liǎ gào cí ：“ liǎng wèi dú gū dào yǒu ， lín mǒu hái yǒu shì ， wǒ men hòu huì yǒu qī 。
林轩来到这里，是因为月儿喜欢热闹的缘故，所以在坊市入口，就抱拳与兄妹俩告辞：“两位独孤道友，林某还有事，我们后会有期。
Lin Xuan approached Little Moon: "Little Moon, you wanted to see the bazaar, right? Let's go."
tīng lín xuān zhè yàng shuō ， xiōng mèi liǎ bù yóu yī è ， suī rán duō shǎo yǒu xiē bù shě ， dàn shuāng fāng bì jìng shì píng shuǐ xiāng féng ， yě bù hǎo qiáng zuò wǎn liú 。“ lín xiōng zhè jiù yào shì ？”“ bù cuò 。” lín xuān diǎn le diǎn tóu ， suí hòu shēn shǒu yī pāi ， jiāng yī fěn hóng sè ， lóng yǎn dà xiǎo de zhū zi qǔ le chū lái 。 shì nà shuāng tóu guài yú de yāo dān 。“ xiāng féng jí shì yǒu yuán ， cǐ wù duì lín mǒu méi yǒu duō dà yòng chǔ ， xián xiōng mèi ná qù zuò yí gè jì niàn hǎo le 。” lín xuān shuō wán ， qū zhǐ yī dàn ， nà yāo dān huà wèi yī dào jīng hóng ， fēi dào le dú gū móu de miàn qián 。“ lín dào yǒu ， zhè rú hé shǐ de 。”“ xíng le ， ràng nǐ shōu xià jiù shōu xià hǎo le 。”
听林轩这样说，兄妹俩不由一愕，虽然多少有些不舍，但双方毕竟是萍水相逢，也不好强做挽留。“林兄这就要是？”“不错。”林轩点了点头，随后伸手一拍，将一粉红色，龙眼大小的珠子取了出来。是那双头怪鱼的妖丹。“相逢即是有缘，此物对林某没有多大用处，贤兄妹拿去做一个纪念好了。”林轩说完，屈指一弹，那妖丹化为一道惊虹，飞到了独孤谋的面前。“林道友，这如何使得。”“行了，让你收下就收下好了。”
"Sure!"
lín xuān bǎi le bǎi shǒu ， suí hòu shēn xíng jī dòng ， yǐ mò rù le rén liú ， xiōng mèi liǎ jiāng shén shí fàng chū ， jū rán bàn diǎn zōng jì yě wú ， bù yóu de xiāng duì lù chū hài rán zhī sè 。“ dà gē ”
林轩摆了摆手，随后身形激动，已没入了人流，兄妹俩将神识放出，居然半点踪迹也无，不由得相对露出骇然之色。“大哥”
Little Moon beamed with joy. She took Lin Xuan’s arm as they walked towards the marketplace.
“ zhè wèi lín dào yǒu ， yě xǔ shì mǒu wèi yǐn xìng mái míng de qián bèi yě bù yí dìng de 。” dú gū móu de liǎn shàng lù chū ruò yǒu suǒ sī zhī sè ， bì jìng sān jiē zhōng pǐn yāo shòu de yāo dān ， yě shì jià zhí bù fēi zhī wù ， jiǎ rú duì fāng zhēn de shì níng dān qī xiū xiān zhě ， jué bù kě néng shuō sòng rén jiù zhēn de sòng rén le 。“ nà wǒ men yīng gāi rú hé ？” dú gū mèng yǎn shén yǒu diǎn mí lí de shuō 。“ rú hé ？ nà wèi qián bèi jiù le nǐ wǒ ， yòu yǐ rú cǐ zhòng lǐ xiāng sòng ， nǐ wǒ zì rán zhǐ néng gǎn ēn dài dé ， sú huà shuō ， rén yào zhī zú 。 dú gū móu huǎn huǎn de kāi kǒu le 。 yǔ cǐ tóng shí ， jù lí zhè lǐ shù lǐ yuǎn de mǒu chù ， yī duì nán nǚ xiū shì zhèng zhàn zài dà shù bèi hòu 。
“这位林道友，也许是某位隐姓埋名的前辈也不一定的。”独孤谋的脸上露出若有所思之色，毕竟三阶中品妖兽的妖丹，也是价值不菲之物，假如对方真的是凝丹期修仙者，绝不可能说送人就真的送人了。“那我们应该如何？”独孤梦眼神有点迷离的说。“如何？那位前辈救了你我，又以如此重礼相送，你我自然只能感恩戴德，俗话说，人要知足。独孤谋缓缓的开口了。与此同时，距离这里数里远的某处，一对男女修士正站在大树背后。
The temporary market was rudimentary, with mostly stalls and few grand structures. Yet, Lin Xuan felt a sense of nostalgia. Two hundred years had passed in an instant, and he had become one of the top figures in the human realm.
nán zi róng mào pǔ tōng ， páng biān de nǚ xiū zé yǒu qīng guó qīng chéng zhī sè ， bú yòng shuō ， zhèng shì lín xuān yǔ yuè ér nà yā tou 。
男子容貌普通，旁边的女修则有倾国倾城之色，不用说，正是林轩与月儿那丫头。
His presence drew attention wherever he went, even without revealing his power; late-stage Yuan婴 was already awe-inspiring.
suī rán duì xiōng mèi liǎ guān gǎn bù lǚ ， dàn yǐ lín xuān xiǎo xīn jǐn shèn de xìng gé ， zǒu hòu zì rán yě huì yòng shén shí duì tā men jiàn shí yī èr de 。
虽然对兄妹俩观感不铝，但以林轩小心谨慎的性格，走后自然也会用神识对他们见识一二的。
Such a simple market belonged to lower-ranking cultivators. It had been a long time since Lin Xuan visited such places, making him nostalgic.
rú guǒ liǎng rén yǒu shén me bù shí hǎo dǎi zhī chù ， lín xuān yě bù jiè yì xīn hěn shǒu là de miè kǒu ， bù guò xiàn zài zì rán bù yòng ， dú gū móu suī rán cāi chū zì jǐ kě néng shì yuán yīng qī xiū xiān zhě ， dàn bìng méi yǒu shén me ēn jiāng chóu bào de niàn tou 。
如果两人有什么不识好歹之处，林轩也不介意心狠手辣的灭口，不过现在自然不用，独孤谋虽然猜出自己可能是元婴期修仙者，但并没有什么恩将仇报的念头。
Little Moon’s face was much more joyful. Recently, she had undergone cultivation and seclusion, which had left her restless. She eagerly looked at the stalls while Lin Xuan shook his head with a hint of indulgence on his face.
fǎn ér duì zì jǐ de jiù mìng zhī ēn gǎn ēn dài dé ， jiù rén pǐn lái shuō ， zài xiū xiān zhě lǐ yǐ suàn hěn bù liè 。 lín xuān bù yóu de diǎn le diǎn tóu 。 zài shì dàng de qíng xíng xià ， zì jǐ huò xǔ huì gěi xiōng mèi liǎ yī xiē hǎo chù 。 shuāng xiū xū yào liǎng qíng xiāng yuè cái kě ， suǒ yǐ dú gū móu zhǎo xí fù ， zì xǐ shì bú huì chā shǒu 。
反而对自己的救命之恩感恩戴德，就人品来说，在修仙者里已算很不猎。林轩不由得点了点头。在适当的情形下，自己或许会给兄妹俩一些好处。双修需要两情相悦才可，所以独孤谋找媳妇，自喜是不会插手。
To him, these items were insignificant, but Little Moon's innocence made them precious to him.
dàn gū dú mèng jiā rù tiān yá hǎi gé ， duì zì jǐ lái shuō ， bù guò shì yī jù huà de shì qíng bà le ， zhè diǎn miàn zi jiě jiě hái shì huì gěi zì jǐ ， hé kuàng nà yā tou de líng gēn suī rán bù suàn rú hé de chū zhòng ， dàn yě miǎn qiǎng shuō dé guò qù de 。
但孤独梦加入天涯海阁，对自己来说，不过是一句话的事情罢了，这点面子姐姐还是会给自己，何况那丫头的灵根虽然不算如何的出众，但也勉强说得过去的。
It was hard to believe that this girl was once the ruler of the Netherworld, leading millions of demons and ghosts in bloody battles.
lín xuān xīn zhōng rú cǐ xiǎng zhe ， chōng yuè ér zhāo le zhāo shǒu ：“ yā tou ，$$； bú shì xiǎng yào qù nà fāng shì kàn rè nào me ， wǒ men jiù qù guàng guàng rú hé ？”“ hǎo a ！”
林轩心中如此想着，冲月儿招了招手：“丫头，$$；不是想要去那坊市看热闹么，我们就去逛逛如何？”“好啊！”
Lin Xuan didn’t want any ties with his past life. However, a saying echoed in his mind: "In the world of cultivators, one cannot control their fate."
xiǎo yā tou xiào yè rú huā ， suí hòu shēn chū shǒu lái ， wǎn shàng lín xuān de gē bó ， zhǔ pú èr rén jìng cái xiàng fāng shì zǒu qù le 。
小丫头笑靥如花，随后伸出手来，挽上林轩的胳膊，主仆二人迳才像坊市走去了。
He remained composed but had a determined glint in his eyes—anyone who wanted to harm Little Moon would have to pass through him.
zhè suǒ wèi de fāng shì ， jì rán shì lín shí dā jiàn zhī suǒ ， zì rán shì jiǎn lòu dào le jí chù ， gēn běn jiù méi yǒu shén me xiǎn ■ yǎn de jiàn zhù 。 jí rì wàng qù ， dǎo shì yǐ dì tān jū duō 。
这所谓的坊市，既然是临时搭建之所，自然是简陋到了极处，根本就没有什么显■眼的建筑。极日望去，倒是以地摊居多。
Though the market was simple, many cultivators wandered around. The island wasn’t vast, so they could find a place to meditate. However, with so much activity and prying eyes, why not browse for something interesting?
rán ér lín xuān xīn zhōng ， què mò míng qí miào de yǒng qǐ yī gǔ huái niàn de gǎn jué ， shí guāng yì guò ， liǎng bǎi nián bù guò shì dàn zhǐ yī huī jiān bà le 。 zì jǐ lì jīng kǎn kě ， dàn bù zhī bù jué de ， yě chéng le rén jiè dǐng ér jiān ér de rén wù 。
然而林轩心中，却莫名其妙的涌起一股怀念的感觉，时光易过，两百年不过是弹指一挥间罢了。自己历经坎坷，但不知不觉的，也成了人界顶儿尖儿的人物。
Lin Xuan had come here just to satisfy Little Moon’s curiosity. Now that he was late-stage Yuan婴, his cultivation level rivaled the separation stage, making him dismiss the idea of finding valuable treasures in such a makeshift market.
zǒu dào nǎ lǐ ， dōu rě yǎn yǐ jí ， bì jìng jí biàn bù xiǎn lù shí lì ， yuán yīng hòu qī ， bù lùn fàng dào hé chù ， yě yǐ jīng shì ràng rén gāo shān yǎng zhǐ de cún zài le 。
走到哪里，都惹眼以极，毕竟即便不显露实力，元婴后期，不论放到何处，也已经是让人高山仰止的存在了。
Yet, fate was fickle, and Lin Xuan’s attention was drawn by a stall several dozen feet away. His brows raised slightly as he saw something that caught his interest.
zhè yàng jiǎn lòu de fāng shì ， yì bān zhǐ shǔ yú dī jiē xiū xiān zhě ， zì jǐ yǐ jīng yǒu duō jiǔ méi yǒu guàng guò ， zhuī sù qǐ lái ， zhēn de mán ràng rén huái niàn de 。
这样简陋的坊市，一般只属于低阶修仙者，自己已经有多久没有逛过，追溯起来，真的蛮让人怀念的。
He resumed his usual demeanor and moved towards the stall. "Senior, what do you need?"
yuè ér de biǎo qíng zé yào kuài lè dé duō ， zuì jìn yòu shì jié yīng yòu shì bì guān jiāng xiǎo yā tou gěi mèn huài le ， méi yǒu lín xuān nà me duō gǎn chù ， yuè ér ráo yǒu xìng zhì de zài gè gè tān wèi shàng kàn zhe 。 lín xuān yáo le yáo tóu ， liǎn shàng què dā chū jǐ fēn chǒng nì zhī sè 。
月儿的表情则要快乐得多，最近又是结婴又是闭关将小丫头给闷坏了，没有林轩那么多感触，月儿饶有兴致的在各个摊位上看着。林轩摇了摇头，脸上却瘩出几分宠溺之色。
A pleasant voice greeted him. The vendor was a young woman who looked no more than seventeen or eighteen years old.
zài tā yǎn zhōng ， zhè xiē tān wèi shàng suǒ fàng de cái liào yǔ fǎ qì bù zhí yī tí ， dàn yuè ér zhè fèn chún zhēn ， què ràng lín xuān bèi gǎn zhēn xī 。
在他眼中，这些摊位上所放的材料与法器不值一提，但月儿这份纯真，却让林轩倍感珍惜。
"Late-stage Lingdong?" Lin Xuan couldn’t help but feel amused at her late-stage cultivation stage.
yǒu shí hòu xiǎng xiǎng ， zhēn de hěn nán xiāng xìn zhè yā tou qián shì huì shì yīn sī zhī zhǔ ， dài lǐng bǎi wàn yāo guǐ jiāng líng jiè shā dé xuè liú chéng hé 。
有时候想想，真的很难相信这丫头前世会是阴司之主，带领百万妖鬼将灵界杀得血流成河。
He scanned the items on display: some animal bones, an old book, and several low-grade talismans that were clearly not valuable. But what caught his eye was a small bag in a light yellow color tied with a thin string.
lín xuān bù xiǎng yǔ shàng yī shì yǒu shén me qiān chě ， bù guò yǒu yī jù sú yǔ “ rén zài jiāng hú ， shēn bù yóu jǐ ” xiū xiān jiè yě shì yī yàng dì ……
林轩不想与上一世有什么牵扯，不过有一句俗语“人在江湖，身不由己”修仙界也是一样地……
"What’s inside?" Lin Xuan asked without expression.
xiǎng dào zhè lǐ ， lín xuān liǎn shàng bù dòng shēng sè ， dàn yǎn zhōng què yǒu jiān dìng de guāng máng shǎn guò ， shuí xiǎng yào shāng hài yuè ér ， dōu bì xū cóng zì jǐ shēn shàng cǎi guò 。
想到这里，林轩脸上不动声色，但眼中却有坚定的光芒闪过，谁想要伤害月儿，都必须从自己身上踩过。
"Is this...what you're asking about?" The young woman looked nervous, stuttering as she spoke.
fāng shì suī rán jiǎn lòu ， bù guò lái lái wǎng wǎng de xiū xiān zhě yě hěn duō ， bì jìng xián zhe yě shì xián zhe ， ér jìng yuè dǎo miàn jī yòu bù guǎng kuò ， zài bī rén duō yǎn zá de dì fāng ， shuí néng ān xīn dǎ zuò ， suǒ yǐ gān cuì lái fāng shì guàng guàng ， shuō bù dìng néng táo dào yì diǎn dōng xī shén me 。
坊市虽然简陋，不过来来往往的修仙者也很多，毕竟闲着也是闲着，而静月岛面积又不广阔，在逼人多眼杂的地方，谁能安心打坐，所以干脆来坊市逛逛，说不定能淘到一点东西什么。
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Hui Tong's fall had put the Tianya Hai Ge and Wanfo Sect at loggerheads. Recent reports suggested that the latter was preparing to attack the former.
While the accuracy of these reports couldn't be confirmed, it wasn’t entirely impossible given their ongoing conflict. From the perspective of the Tianya Hai Ge, they certainly wouldn't dismiss such a possibility lightly.
Prudent caution was always better than not being prepared. The early start of this matchmaking conference now seemed particularly significant.
The female cultivators from various sects were indeed highly sought after. Even if the independent practitioners didn’t send their best disciples, the overseas sects and families would certainly dispatch their elites upon receiving word.
Thus, they couldn't help but be drawn into this grand event, bound to the Tianya Hai Ge’s massive war machine. Despite Hui Tong's fall, Wanfo Sect was still formidable.
This was just Lin Xuan’s conjecture. Only after meeting Meng Ruyan would everything become clear.
Lin Xuan continued his thoughts while appearing indifferent on the surface, chatting casually with his brother and sister, Solitude Mow.
Flying eastward, they landed on a small island. The island was bustling with pavilions and buildings, but many were crudely constructed from earth and stones—temporary dwellings built by far-traveling cultivators using earth-based spells.
The marketplace buzzed with the sounds of vendors. Since the matchmaking conference hadn’t started yet, the early arrivals had set up a temporary bazaar to exchange goods and services.
On the island, there were tens of thousands of cultivators, but only about a hundred at the Yuan婴 stage. These elders mostly accompanied their juniors, and they stayed in beautifully decorated pavilions provided by Tianya Hai Ge’s disciples, avoiding the makeshift market.
Lin Xuan came here because he enjoyed the hustle and bustle. At the entrance to the marketplace, he bid farewell to his brother and sister: "Brothers Solitude, I have something else to attend to. We'll meet again."
The siblings were taken aback but reluctantly agreed, understanding that they had only met by chance.
Lin Xuan took out a small, pinkish dragonfruit-sized bead from his pocket. It was the soul gem of a two-headed monster. "Since we’ve met, there must be some connection. This item is not useful to me, so you can keep it as a memento."
With a flick of his fingers, the soul gem transformed into a streak of light and flew towards Solitude Mow.
"Friend Lin, how could I accept this?" Solitude Mow replied hesitantly.
"Just take it," Lin Xuan said dismissively. He then disappeared among the crowd, leaving his siblings to use their divine senses but finding no trace of him.
"Brother"
"This friend Lin might be a hidden master from an earlier era," Solitude Mow pondered aloud. The soul gem of a third-stage medium-grade monster was valuable; if he were indeed a condensation stage cultivator, he wouldn’t give it away so easily.
"How should we handle this?" Solitude Meng asked with a dazed expression.
"Handle it how? He saved us and gave such a precious gift. We can only be grateful," Solitude Mow said.
Meanwhile, several miles away, two cultivators stood behind a tree. The man was unremarkable, while the woman had breathtaking beauty—Lin Xuan and his companion, Little Moon.
Though Lin Xuan didn’t hold much regard for them, his cautious nature would ensure he observed their behavior after they left.
If they were disrespectful, he wouldn’t hesitate to eliminate them. However, now was not the time; Solitude Mow might be a late-stage Yuan婴 cultivator but showed no signs of revenge. His gratitude was genuine, making him an honorable person among cultivators.
Lin Xuan nodded in agreement. If circumstances allowed, he would offer some benefits to his siblings. Since they were looking for love, he wouldn’t interfere. However, Solitude Meng joining the Tianya Hai Ge was a matter of a single word, and Little Moon’s mediocre but acceptable灵根 made it worth considering.
Lin Xuan approached Little Moon: "Little Moon, you wanted to see the bazaar, right? Let's go."
"Sure!"
Little Moon beamed with joy. She took Lin Xuan’s arm as they walked towards the marketplace.
The temporary market was rudimentary, with mostly stalls and few grand structures. Yet, Lin Xuan felt a sense of nostalgia. Two hundred years had passed in an instant, and he had become one of the top figures in the human realm.
His presence drew attention wherever he went, even without revealing his power; late-stage Yuan婴 was already awe-inspiring.
Such a simple market belonged to lower-ranking cultivators. It had been a long time since Lin Xuan visited such places, making him nostalgic.
Little Moon’s face was much more joyful. Recently, she had undergone cultivation and seclusion, which had left her restless. She eagerly looked at the stalls while Lin Xuan shook his head with a hint of indulgence on his face.
To him, these items were insignificant, but Little Moon's innocence made them precious to him.
It was hard to believe that this girl was once the ruler of the Netherworld, leading millions of demons and ghosts in bloody battles.
Lin Xuan didn’t want any ties with his past life. However, a saying echoed in his mind: "In the world of cultivators, one cannot control their fate."
He remained composed but had a determined glint in his eyes—anyone who wanted to harm Little Moon would have to pass through him.
Though the market was simple, many cultivators wandered around. The island wasn’t vast, so they could find a place to meditate. However, with so much activity and prying eyes, why not browse for something interesting?
Lin Xuan had come here just to satisfy Little Moon’s curiosity. Now that he was late-stage Yuan婴, his cultivation level rivaled the separation stage, making him dismiss the idea of finding valuable treasures in such a makeshift market.
Yet, fate was fickle, and Lin Xuan’s attention was drawn by a stall several dozen feet away. His brows raised slightly as he saw something that caught his interest.
He resumed his usual demeanor and moved towards the stall. "Senior, what do you need?"
A pleasant voice greeted him. The vendor was a young woman who looked no more than seventeen or eighteen years old.
"Late-stage Lingdong?" Lin Xuan couldn’t help but feel amused at her late-stage cultivation stage.
He scanned the items on display: some animal bones, an old book, and several low-grade talismans that were clearly not valuable. But what caught his eye was a small bag in a light yellow color tied with a thin string.
"What’s inside?" Lin Xuan asked without expression.
"Is this...what you're asking about?" The young woman looked nervous, stuttering as she spoke.
P.S.: It's the final days, and my monthly vote ranking has dropped. I don’t want to end up failing at the last moment. Although this month’s updates haven't been great due to wedding preparations, approaching New Year, and an old friend falling ill, I’ve done my best. Please give me a monthly vote; it would mean so much to win a category monthly vote award. The path ahead is long, but I believe in myself and will work harder. Please support me with your votes! (To be continued)