dì yī qiān sì bǎi yī shí yī zhāng shēng lǎo bìng sǐ “ jìng rán shì luó jiā de yú niè ， guǒ rán bù kuì shì xī rì de dì yī xiū xiān jiā zú ， jí shǐ shuāi luò ， dǐ yùn yī jiù yuǎn fēi yì bān de míng mén dà pài kě yǐ xiāng bǐ de 。[]” lín xuān yǐ shǒu zhī hé ， liǎn shàng fú xiàn chū jǐ fēn chà yì zhī sè 。
第一千四百一十一章生老病死“竟然是罗家的余孽，果然不愧是昔日的第一修仙家族，即使衰落，底蕴依旧远非一般的名门大派可以相比的。[]”林轩以手支颌，脸上浮现出几分诧异之色。
Chapter 1412 - Birth, Old Age, Sickness, Death
“ shī shū ， nǐ zài shuō shén me ？” tiān bǒ mén de xiū shì zé tīng dé yún lǐ wù lǐ ， xú yīn liǎn shàng dài zhe jǐ fēn máng rán de kāi kǒu le 。
“师叔，你在说什么？”天簸门的修士则听得云里雾里，徐茵脸上带着几分茫然的开口了。
"Turns out it's a remnant of the Luo Family. Truly, they are no ordinary noble sect; even in decline, their底蕴 far surpasses that of common sects." Lin Xuan supported his chin with his hand and showed a look of surprise.
yōu zhōu yǔ yún zhōu zhī jiān ， hé zhǐ qiān wàn lǐ zhī yuǎn ， zhè lǐ jì bèi kàn zuò mán huāng zhī suǒ ， xiāo xī zì rán yě shí fēn bì sè 。
幽州与云州之间，何止千万里之远，这里既被看做蛮荒之所，消息自然也十分闭塞。
"Uncle Senior, what are you saying?" The cultivators from Tiangubo Sect were confused as Duyin asked, her face showing a hint of confusion.
dāng nián xuān yuán chéng biàn gù ， zhèn jīng le yún zhōu jī hū suǒ yǒu de zōng mén jiā zú ， rán ér yōu zhōu de xiū shì ， què gēn běn jiù méi yǒu tīng shuō guò 。
当年轩辕城变故，震惊了云州几乎所有的宗门家族，然而幽州的修士，却根本就没有听说过。
The distance between Youzhou and Yunzhou was countless miles. This place was considered a wilderness, so the news here was naturally very isolated.
shì bù guān jǐ ， gāo gāo guà qǐ ， yún zhōu xiū shì sǐ shāng zài duō ， duì tā men yě bàn diǎn yì yì yě wú 。
事不关己，高高挂起，云州修士死伤再多，对他们也半点意义也无。
Back when there was chaos in Xuan City, it shocked almost every sect and family in Yunzhou. However, the cultivators from Youzhou had never heard about it at all.
rán ér lín xuān bù tóng ， zuò wèi cān yù zhě ， tā jī hū zhī dào zhěng gè shì qíng de shǐ mò ， wèi le xiū luó shén xuè ， luó jiā de cè huà bù kě wèi bù zhōu mì le ， kě xī shà yùn dāng tóu ， jìn rù wú dìng hé de xiū shì quán jūn fù mò ， lín xuān yuán běn yǐ wéi ， tiān zhōu luó jiā yǐ bèi lì shǐ yān mò ， chéng wéi le yī duàn lìng rén xī xū de chuán shuō ， bì jìng zōng mén jiā zú ， qǐ qǐ luò luò ， zài xiū xiān jiè zài zhèng cháng bù guò 。
然而林轩不同，做为参与者，他几乎知道整个事情的始末，为了修罗神血，罗家的策划不可谓不周密了，可惜霎运当头，进入无定河的修士全军覆没，林轩原本以为，天州罗家已被历史湮没，成为了一段令人唏嘘的传说，毕竟宗门家族，起起落落，在修仙界再正常不过。
When it doesn't concern you, stay aloof; no matter how many casualties occurred in Yunzhou, it meant nothing to them.
nǎ zhī dào tā men shì bǎi zú zhī chóng ， sǐ ér bù jiāng ， luó jiā lǎo zǔ bù kuì shì lí hé qī xiū xiān zhě ， lǎo jiān jù huá yǐ jí ， gēn běn jiù bú huì jiāng jī dàn fàng zài yí gè lán zi lǐ 。
哪知道他们是百足之虫，死而不僵，罗家老祖不愧是离合期修仙者，老奸巨猾以极，根本就不会将鸡蛋放在一个篮子里。
But Lin Xuan was different. As a participant, he knew almost everything that happened. The Luo Family's plan for the blood of the Deva God was meticulously detailed, but unfortunately, fate turned against them as all the cultivators who entered Wu Ding River perished. Lin Xuan originally thought that the Luo Family in Tianzhou had been buried by history and became a sad tale. After all, the rise and fall of sects is common in the cultivation world.
biǎo miàn shàng gū zhù yí zhì ， àn dì lǐ què liú le hòu shǒu ， zài háng dòng yǐ qián ， jiù jiāng jiā zú zhōng shù yǐ qiān jì de dì zǐ sòng wǎng yōu zhōu 。
表面上孤注一掷，暗地里却留了后手，在行动以前，就将家族中数以千计的弟子送往幽州。
Who knew they were like a hundred-foot-long worm that doesn't die even when cut into pieces. The head of the Luo Family was indeed an expert at the Separation and Union stage; he was cunning to the extreme and never put all his eggs in one basket.
zhè shù qiān dì zǐ xiū wèi bìng bù gāo ， dàn měi yí gè ， jiē zī zhì chū zhòng ， zhè jiù shì wèi luó jiā suǒ yù liú xià de huǒ zhǒng 。
这数千弟子修为并不高，但每一个，皆资质出众，这就是为罗家所预留下的火种。
On the surface, he took a desperate gamble, but secretly, he had left a fallback plan. Before acting, he sent thousands of disciples to Youzhou.
suī rán qǔ xiū luó shén xuè ， luó jiā lǎo zǔ zhì zài bì děi ， dàn bù pà yī wàn ， jiù pà wàn yī ， yí dàn shī bài le ， luó jiā jiù huì chéng wéi tiān yún shí èr zhōu rén yāo liǎng zú de gōng dí 。
虽然取修罗神血，罗家老祖志在必得，但不怕一万，就怕万一，一旦失败了，罗家就会成为天云十二州人妖两族的公敌。
These thousand disciples weren't highly skilled, but each possessed outstandingqualifications. These were the seeds for the Luo Family's revival.
guò jiē lǎo shǔ ， rén rén hǎn dǎ ， dàn méi yǒu guān xì ， jí shǐ tā men dōu yǔn luò le ” yǒu zhè xiē dì zǐ ， luó jiā yě yǒu jī huì dōng shān zài qǐ 。
过街老鼠，人人喊打，但没有关系，即使他们都陨落了”有这些弟子，罗家也有机会东山再起。
Although obtaining the Deva God’s blood was the head of the Luo Family's top priority, they feared the worst. If it failed, the Luo Family would become a public enemy to both human and demon races in the Twelve Provinces.
tiān shā míng wáng de xuè mài ， bú huì yīn cǐ zài rén jiè duàn jué dì 。
天煞明王的血脉，不会因此在人界断绝地。
A street rat is hunted by everyone; but that didn't matter. With these disciples, the Luo Family had a chance to rise again.
ér zhè lǎo guài wù gāo míng jiù gāo míng zài ， tā bìng méi yǒu jiāng suǒ yǒu dì zǐ sòng zǒu ， dà bù fèn fēn sàn yú gè chù ， zhè xiē shì zuò wèi míng miàn shàng de qì zi ， yí dàn rèn wù shī bài ， gè zōng mén jiā zú bì dà sì qīng duò luó jiā dì zi ” rú guǒ yí gè yě zhǎo bú dào ， kěn dìng yǐn qǐ huái yí ， yú shì tā jiāng dī jiē dì zǐ fēn chéng liǎng bù fèn 。
而这老怪物高明就高明在，他并没有将所有弟子送走，大部分分散于各处，这些是做为明面上的弃子，一旦任务失败，各宗门家族必大肆清剁罗家弟子”如果一个也找不到，肯定引起怀疑，于是他将低阶弟子分成两部分。
The bloodline of the Heaven-Defying King would not be extinguished in the mortal world.
bù kàn xiū wèi ， zhǐ kàn zī zhì ， zī zhì hǎo de sòng wǎng yōu zhōu ， zī zhì chà dí dàng qì zi 。
不看修为，只看资质，资质好的送往幽州，资质差的当弃子。
But this old monster was clever enough not to send all his disciples away. Most were scattered across various places, serving as faceless pawns. If their mission failed, each sect would mercilessly purge Luo Family members. If none could be found, it would raise suspicion. So he divided the low-ranking disciples into two groups.
zhè mán tiān guò hǎi zhī jì guǒ rán mán guò le rén yāo liǎng zú ， luó jiā de huǒ zhǒng zài yōu zhōu bǎo liú xià lái le 。
这瞒天过海之计果然瞒过了人妖两族，罗家的火种在幽州保留下来了。
Not by cultivation level but byqualifications; those with betterqualifications went to Youzhou, while those with worsequalifications were discarded.
yī zhuǎn yǎn ， bǎi nián guò qù ， luó jiā yǐ jiàn jiàn dàn chū le rén men de shì xiàn lǐ 。
一转眼，百年过去，罗家已渐渐淡出了人们的视线里。
This ruse successfully deceived both human and demon races, allowing the seeds of the Luo Family to remain in Youzhou.
luó jiā bèi sòng wǎng yōu zhōu de dōu shì jīng yīng ” zhè bǎi nián lái ” suī dōng duǒ xī cáng ， dàn jìn jiē yī jiù xùn ， shèn zhì hái yǒu shí yú rén chéng wéi le yuán yīng qī xiū xiān zhě 。
罗家被送往幽州的都是精英”这百年来”虽东躲西藏，但进阶依旧迅，甚至还有十余人成为了元婴期修仙者。
A century passed, and the Luo Family gradually faded from people'sline of sight. The ones sent to Youzhou were all elites; over this century, despite hiding, their cultivation levels still progressed rapidly. Even more than a dozen became Immortal Core cultivators.
yǎn kàn fēng shēng yǐ guò ， yú shì tā men yě nài bú zhù jì mò ， zhǔn bèi chū lái huó dòng le 。
眼看风声已过，于是他们也耐不住寂寞，准备出来活动了。
Seeing that the wind had died down, they couldn't bear the isolation any longer and planned to come out and act.
bì jìng shuí xiǎng yì zhí dài zài àn chù ， tā men de dǎ suàn shì xiān bǎ yōu zhōu gěi zhàn jù le 。
毕竟谁想一直待在暗处，他们的打算是先把幽州给占据了。
After all, who wants to remain in the shadows? Their plan was to take control of Youzhou first.
lín xuān biǎo miàn shàng bù dòng shēng sè ， què yǐ jiāng sōu hún dé lái de xìn xī yī yī zhěng lǐ 。
林轩表面上不动声色，却已将搜魂得来的信息一一整理。
Lin Xuan remained silent on the surface but organized the information he had obtained from soul probing.
zhēn shì móu shì zài rén ， chéng shì zài tiān ， luó jiā lǎo zǔ de dǎ suàn bù cuò ， kě xī piān piān liǎng cì dōu yù shàng zì jǐ le 。
真是谋事在人，成事在天，罗家老祖的打算不错，可惜偏偏两次都遇上自己了。
Indeed, planning is in human hands; success depends on heaven. The head of the Luo Family's plans were good, but unfortunately, fate always seemed to conspire against him.
zhè xiē shì qíng lín xuān yě lǎn de xiàng xú yīn duō shuō 。
这些事情林轩也懒得像徐茵多说。
Lin Xuan didn't bother explaining these matters further to Duyin.
suí yì wèn le yī xià yōu zhōu zhàn kuàng rú hé 。
随意问了一下幽州战况如何。
He casually asked about the situation in Youzhou.
cǐ nǚ dāng rán bù gǎn yǐn mán ， zhī wú bù yán ， yán wú bù jìn 。
此女当然不敢隐瞒，知无不言，言无不尽。
Of course, she wouldn’t hide anything and spoke freely.
tīng shuō yōu zhōu zhàn kuàng yī jiù jiāo zhuó ， lín xuān sōng le kǒu qì ， ér xú yīn mǔ nǚ chóng féng ， zì rán yě yǒu yī fān huān xǐ 。
听说幽州战况依旧胶着，林轩松了口气，而徐茵母女重逢，自然也有一番欢喜。
She heard that the battle in Youzhou was still ongoing. Lin Xuan sighed with relief, while Duyin and her daughter were overjoyed at their reunion after a century apart.
qū qū bǎi nián ér yǐ ” ài nǚ jiù jié dān chéng gōng ， dāng chū bài yuè xiān zi wèi shī de xuǎn zé ， guǒ rán méi yǒu cuò 。
区区百年而已”爱女就结丹成功，当初拜月仙子为师的选择，果然没有错。
In just a hundred years, her beloved daughter had successfully formed an Immortal Core; choosing to become a disciple of Moon Goddess Immortal was indeed the right choice.
“ niáng ， wèi hé mí yī rén zài cǐ chù ， fù qīn tā méi yǒu yǔ mí yì qǐ me ？” zhèng wēi yǒu diǎn hào qí de kāi kǒu ， zài tā de jì yì zhōng ， fù mǔ qín sè xiāng hé ” xiàng lái shì xíng yǐng bù lí de 。
“娘，为何弥一人在此处，父亲他没有与弥一起么？”郑巍有点好奇的开口，在她的记忆中，父母琴瑟相和”向来是形影不离的。
"Why is Mi here? Why didn't Father come with her?" Zheng Wei was curious. In her memory, her parents were always inseparable and harmonious.
jǐ míng tiān wēi mén de xiū shì tīng le ” bù yóu de hù xiāng kàn le yī yǎn ， xú yīn liǎn sè ” gèng shì yī xià zi àn dàn xià lái 。
几名天巍门的修士听了”不由得互相看了一眼，徐茵脸色”更是一下子黯淡下来。
The Tiangubo cultivators present exchanged glances, Duyin's face darkened even more.
“ niáng ， mí shuō huà a ， nán dào diē diē tā chū shén me shì le ？”
“娘，弥说话啊，难道爹爹他出什么事了？”
"Mother, did Mi speak? Could something have happened to Father?"
zhèng bān yě shì hěn cōng míng de nǚ hái zi ， chá yán guān sè ， biǎo qíng yī xià zi yīn mái wú bǐ ， mǎn liǎn jiāo jí 。
郑斑也是很聪明的女孩子，察言观色，表情一下子阴霾无比，满脸焦急。
Zheng Ban, a clever girl, noticed the change in expression and became anxious.
“ hǔ ér ， mí diē tā …… èr shí nián qián jiù zuò huà le 。” xú yīn wēi wēi tàn xī ， zhǐ shì bāo bú zhù huǒ dì 。
“琥儿，弥爹他……二十年前就坐化了。”徐茵微微叹息，纸是包不住火地。
"Hu'er, your father… passed away twenty years ago." Duyin sighed; there was no hiding it.
“ shén me ， bù … bù kě néng ， nán dào fù qīn tā liàn gōng zǒu huǒ rù mó ， niáng ， mí wèi shén me bù pài rén tōng zhī wǒ ？” lèi shuǐ cóng bái yù bān de liǎn páng huá luò ， zhèng hǔ shēng yīn yǒu xiē jiān lì de kāi kǒu 。
“什么，不…不可能，难道父亲他练功走火入魔，娘，弥为什么不派人通知我？”泪水从白玉般的脸庞滑落，郑琥声音有些尖利的开口。
"What? No… that's impossible. Did Father go mad while practicing? Mother, why didn't you send someone to inform me?" Tears streamed down her face as Zheng Hu's voice grew sharp.
“ bān ér ， bú shì wèi niáng xīn hěn ， shì gào sù mí yě méi yǒu yòng chǔ ， shī xiōng bìng fēi liàn gōng chū cuò ， ér shì shòu yuán hào jìn zuò huà diào de 。” xú yīn tàn le kǒu qì ， tā dāng rán xiǎng guò tōng zhī ài nǚ ， dàn jīng guò yī fān sī suǒ ， què yòu jiāng zhè ge niàn tou fǒu le 。
“斑儿，不是为娘心狠，是告诉弥也没有用处，师兄并非练功出错，而是寿元耗尽坐化掉的。”徐茵叹了口气，她当然想过通知爱女，但经过一番思索，却又将这个念头否了。
"Ban, I'm not heartless, but telling Mi wouldn't have helped. My elder brother did not die from practice; he simply exhausted his lifespan and passed away." Duyin sighed; she had considered informing her daughter but ultimately decided against it after much thought.
shēng lǎo bìng sǐ ， nǎi rén shēng guī lǜ ， xiū xiān zhě yě wú fǎ táo tuō ， zhǐ shì shòu yuán bǐ cháng rén gèng zhǎng yī xiē bà le 。
生老病死，乃人生规律，修仙者也无法逃脱，只是寿元比常人更长一些罢了。
Birth, old age, sickness, death—these were the laws of life that even cultivators couldn’t escape. Their lifespans were longer than ordinary people's, but they still faced these inevitabilities.
lín xuān yì zhí méi yǒu kāi kǒu ， dàn yě yǒu xiē gǎn chù ， zhè ge xiāo xī suī rán tū rán le xiē ， dàn xiǎng xiǎng yě bìng bù xī qí ， xú yīn kàn shàng qù fǎng ruò zhǐ yǒu èr shí qī 、 bā suì de shǎo * fù ， nà shì yīn wèi zhù yán yǒu shù ， qí shí zhēn è shí nián líng yǔ zì jǐ chà bu duō ， dōu yǒu sān bǎi sì shí yú suì le 。
林轩一直没有开口，但也有些感触，这个消息虽然突然了些，但想想也并不稀奇，徐茵看上去仿若只有二十七、八岁的少*妇，那是因为驻颜有数，其实真垩实年龄与自己差不多，都有三百四十余岁了。
Lin Xuan remained silent but felt a tinge of emotion. While this news was sudden, it wasn't entirely unexpected. Duyin looked like she was only in her late twenties or early thirties, but she had actually been around for over three hundred and forty years. The headmaster of Tianxuan Sect was even older, about four hundred years old.
ér tiān xuán mén zhǔ hái yào dà shàng yī xiē ， jīn nián yīng gāi chà bu duō yǒu sì bǎi yú suì nián jì 。
而天玄门主还要大上一些，今年应该差不多有四百余岁年纪。
Four hundred years was almost the limit for a Core Formation cultivator. If he hadn't succeeded in forming an Immortal Core, his passing wouldn’t have been surprising.
ér sì bǎi nián de shòu yuán ， jī hū shì níng dān qī xiū shì de jí xiàn 。
而四百年的寿元，几乎是凝丹期修士的极限。
There was nothing anyone could do to change this fate. Duyin didn't tell her daughter to avoid delaying her cultivation; it was indeed a mother's concern.
tā rú guǒ méi yǒu jié yīng chéng gōng ， nà zuò huà jiù yì diǎn yě bù xī qí 。
他如果没有结婴成功，那坐化就一点也不稀奇。
Lin Xuan sighed and offered some comfort.
zhè zhǒng shì qíng rèn hé rén dōu huí tiān fá shù ， xú yīn méi yǒu gào sù ài nǚ ， xiǎng bì shì bù xiǎng dān gē tā de xiū xíng ， shuō qǐ lái ， yě shì zuò niáng de yī fān kǔ xīn 。
这种事情任何人都回天乏术，徐茵没有告诉爱女，想必是不想耽搁她的修行，说起来，也是做娘的一番苦心。
As evening approached, a vast mountain came into view.
lín xuān tàn le kǒu qì ， yě suí kǒu ān wèi le jǐ jù 。
林轩叹了口气，也随口安慰了几句。
Rising and falling, shrouded in mist, its grandeur was awe-inspiring. After a century, Lin Xuan finally returned to Biyun Mountain.
yī lù wú shì ， yuē bàng wǎn shí fēn ， yī zuò cāng máng de dà shān yìng rù yǎn lián 。
一路无事，约傍晚时分，一座苍茫的大山映入眼帘。
Due to the ongoing war in Youzhou, security had been tightened significantly. Thus, they were spotted by patrolling disciples before reaching Biyun Mountain.
chù é qǐ fú ， lǒng zhào zài yūn yūn de wù qì zhī zhōng ， qì shì páng bó ， bǎi nián zhī hòu ， lín xuān zhōng yú zài cì huí dào bì yún shān le 。
矗峨起伏，笼罩在氲氲的雾气之中，气势磅礴，百年之后，林轩终于再次回到碧云山了。
After her husband passed away, Duyin had taken over as head of Tianhuang Sect; seeing her, the disciples rejoiced greatly and even more so when they heard that Senior Elder was returning with her.
yóu yú xiàn zài yōu zhōu zhàn jú chī jīng ， jǐng jiè de lì liàng zì rán bǐ píng shí jiā qiáng le xǔ duō ， gù ér tā men jù lí bì yún shān hái yǒu bǎi nián ， jiù bèi xún luó de dì zǐ xiàn 。
由于现在幽州战局吃惊，警戒的力量自然比平时加强了许多，故而他们距离碧云山还有百年，就被巡逻的弟子现。
As they greeted, they also sent out transmission scrolls. In just a short while, a dazzling light appeared from afar, and countless cultivators came to welcome them. To Lin Xuan's surprise, among them were several hundred disciples from Baixuan Pavilion.
zhàng fū zuò huà yǐ hòu ， xú yīn yǐ jiē rèn tiān hǔ mén zhǔ ， nà xiē dì zǐ kàn jiàn tā ， zì rán dà xǐ yǐ jí ， zài tīng shuō tài shàng zhǎng lǎo yě yì qǐ huí lái ， gèng shì dà xǐ cān bài 。
丈夫坐化以后，徐茵已接任天琥门主，那些弟子看见她，自然大喜以极，再听说太上长老也一起回来，更是大喜参拜。
They were here for a beautiful girl in emerald green attire.
yī biān qǐng ān ， yī biān chū chuán yīn fú 。
一边请安，一边出传音符。
Liu Xin!
jǐn jǐn xiǎo bàn dùn fàn de gōng fu ， yuǎn chù jīng hóng dà qǐ ， wú shù xiū shì chū yíng ， ràng lín xuān yì wài de shì ， chú le tiān wēi mén dì zǐ ， jū rán hái yǒu jǐ bǎi míng bài xuān gé de xiū shì 。
仅仅小半顿饭的功夫，远处惊虹大起，无数修士出迎，让林轩意外的是，除了天巍门弟子，居然还有几百名拜轩阁的修士。
This was not the main hall of Baixuan Pavilion; seeing this woman, Lin Xuan was surprised and more so delighted.
wèi de gèng shì yī róng yán tián měi de shào nǚ ， shēn chuān cuì lǜ sè yī qún 。
为的更是一容颜甜美的少女，身穿翠绿色衣裙。
After a round of greetings, Lin Xuan entered the sect with the crowd of cultivators. The disciples then retreated.
liú xīn ！
刘芯！
Moon also helped Zheng Wei down to rest; hearing that her father had passed away, she was extremely heartbroken.
zhè lǐ bìng fēi bài xuān gé zǒng cāng ， jiàn dào cǐ nǚ lín xuān yì wài yǐ jí 。
这里并非拜轩阁总舱，见到此女林轩意外以极。
Moon felt sorry for her disciple and prepared to comfort her.
dāng rán ， gèng duō shì jīng xǐ 。
当然，更多是惊喜。
In the vast hall, only Lin Xuan and Liu Xin remained with Duyin.
yī fān cān bài zhī hòu ， lín xuān zài zhòng xiū shì de cù yōng xià jìn rù le zōng mén ， rán hòu zhòng dì zǐ tuì le xià qù 。
一番参拜之后，林轩在众修士的簇拥下进入了宗门，然后众弟子退了下去。
"Congratulations on advancing to Separation and Union."
yuè ér yě fú zhe zhèng bǒ xià qù xiū xī ， suī rán shēng lǎo bìng sǐ bù kě bì miǎn ， dàn tīng wén fù qīn yǔn luò ， cǐ nǚ hái shì shāng xīn dào jí chù 。
月儿也扶着郑簸下去休息，虽然生老病死不可避免，但听闻父亲陨落，此女还是伤心到极处。
"Xin, let's not talk about this. Why did you come here? Did something happen?" Lin Xuan looked at the girl in front of him and spoke softly.
Chapter 1412 - Birth, Old Age, Sickness, Death
"Turns out it's a remnant of the Luo Family. Truly, they are no ordinary noble sect; even in decline, their底蕴 far surpasses that of common sects." Lin Xuan supported his chin with his hand and showed a look of surprise.
"Uncle Senior, what are you saying?" The cultivators from Tiangubo Sect were confused as Duyin asked, her face showing a hint of confusion.
The distance between Youzhou and Yunzhou was countless miles. This place was considered a wilderness, so the news here was naturally very isolated.
Back when there was chaos in Xuan City, it shocked almost every sect and family in Yunzhou. However, the cultivators from Youzhou had never heard about it at all.
When it doesn't concern you, stay aloof; no matter how many casualties occurred in Yunzhou, it meant nothing to them.
But Lin Xuan was different. As a participant, he knew almost everything that happened. The Luo Family's plan for the blood of the Deva God was meticulously detailed, but unfortunately, fate turned against them as all the cultivators who entered Wu Ding River perished. Lin Xuan originally thought that the Luo Family in Tianzhou had been buried by history and became a sad tale. After all, the rise and fall of sects is common in the cultivation world.
Who knew they were like a hundred-foot-long worm that doesn't die even when cut into pieces. The head of the Luo Family was indeed an expert at the Separation and Union stage; he was cunning to the extreme and never put all his eggs in one basket.
On the surface, he took a desperate gamble, but secretly, he had left a fallback plan. Before acting, he sent thousands of disciples to Youzhou.
These thousand disciples weren't highly skilled, but each possessed outstandingqualifications. These were the seeds for the Luo Family's revival.
Although obtaining the Deva God’s blood was the head of the Luo Family's top priority, they feared the worst. If it failed, the Luo Family would become a public enemy to both human and demon races in the Twelve Provinces.
A street rat is hunted by everyone; but that didn't matter. With these disciples, the Luo Family had a chance to rise again.
The bloodline of the Heaven-Defying King would not be extinguished in the mortal world.
But this old monster was clever enough not to send all his disciples away. Most were scattered across various places, serving as faceless pawns. If their mission failed, each sect would mercilessly purge Luo Family members. If none could be found, it would raise suspicion. So he divided the low-ranking disciples into two groups.
Not by cultivation level but byqualifications; those with betterqualifications went to Youzhou, while those with worsequalifications were discarded.
This ruse successfully deceived both human and demon races, allowing the seeds of the Luo Family to remain in Youzhou.
A century passed, and the Luo Family gradually faded from people'sline of sight. The ones sent to Youzhou were all elites; over this century, despite hiding, their cultivation levels still progressed rapidly. Even more than a dozen became Immortal Core cultivators.
Seeing that the wind had died down, they couldn't bear the isolation any longer and planned to come out and act.
After all, who wants to remain in the shadows? Their plan was to take control of Youzhou first.
Lin Xuan remained silent on the surface but organized the information he had obtained from soul probing.
Indeed, planning is in human hands; success depends on heaven. The head of the Luo Family's plans were good, but unfortunately, fate always seemed to conspire against him.
Lin Xuan didn't bother explaining these matters further to Duyin.
He casually asked about the situation in Youzhou.
Of course, she wouldn’t hide anything and spoke freely.
She heard that the battle in Youzhou was still ongoing. Lin Xuan sighed with relief, while Duyin and her daughter were overjoyed at their reunion after a century apart.
In just a hundred years, her beloved daughter had successfully formed an Immortal Core; choosing to become a disciple of Moon Goddess Immortal was indeed the right choice.
"Why is Mi here? Why didn't Father come with her?" Zheng Wei was curious. In her memory, her parents were always inseparable and harmonious.
The Tiangubo cultivators present exchanged glances, Duyin's face darkened even more.
"Mother, did Mi speak? Could something have happened to Father?"
Zheng Ban, a clever girl, noticed the change in expression and became anxious.
"Hu'er, your father… passed away twenty years ago." Duyin sighed; there was no hiding it.
"What? No… that's impossible. Did Father go mad while practicing? Mother, why didn't you send someone to inform me?" Tears streamed down her face as Zheng Hu's voice grew sharp.
"Ban, I'm not heartless, but telling Mi wouldn't have helped. My elder brother did not die from practice; he simply exhausted his lifespan and passed away." Duyin sighed; she had considered informing her daughter but ultimately decided against it after much thought.
Birth, old age, sickness, death—these were the laws of life that even cultivators couldn’t escape. Their lifespans were longer than ordinary people's, but they still faced these inevitabilities.
Lin Xuan remained silent but felt a tinge of emotion. While this news was sudden, it wasn't entirely unexpected. Duyin looked like she was only in her late twenties or early thirties, but she had actually been around for over three hundred and forty years. The headmaster of Tianxuan Sect was even older, about four hundred years old.
Four hundred years was almost the limit for a Core Formation cultivator. If he hadn't succeeded in forming an Immortal Core, his passing wouldn’t have been surprising.
There was nothing anyone could do to change this fate. Duyin didn't tell her daughter to avoid delaying her cultivation; it was indeed a mother's concern.
Lin Xuan sighed and offered some comfort.
As evening approached, a vast mountain came into view.
Rising and falling, shrouded in mist, its grandeur was awe-inspiring. After a century, Lin Xuan finally returned to Biyun Mountain.
Due to the ongoing war in Youzhou, security had been tightened significantly. Thus, they were spotted by patrolling disciples before reaching Biyun Mountain.
After her husband passed away, Duyin had taken over as head of Tianhuang Sect; seeing her, the disciples rejoiced greatly and even more so when they heard that Senior Elder was returning with her.
As they greeted, they also sent out transmission scrolls. In just a short while, a dazzling light appeared from afar, and countless cultivators came to welcome them. To Lin Xuan's surprise, among them were several hundred disciples from Baixuan Pavilion.
They were here for a beautiful girl in emerald green attire.
Liu Xin!
This was not the main hall of Baixuan Pavilion; seeing this woman, Lin Xuan was surprised and more so delighted.
After a round of greetings, Lin Xuan entered the sect with the crowd of cultivators. The disciples then retreated.
Moon also helped Zheng Wei down to rest; hearing that her father had passed away, she was extremely heartbroken.
Moon felt sorry for her disciple and prepared to comfort her.
In the vast hall, only Lin Xuan and Liu Xin remained with Duyin.
"Congratulations on advancing to Separation and Union."
"Xin, let's not talk about this. Why did you come here? Did something happen?" Lin Xuan looked at the girl in front of him and spoke softly.