“ shī shū ， nín hái yǒu shén me fēn fù ？” jiàn lín xuān mù guāng shuò shuò de dǎ liàng zì jǐ , xú yīn liǎn shàng bù yóu de fú xiàn chū jǐ fēn chà yì 。[]
“师叔，您还有什么吩咐？”见林轩目光烁烁的打量自己,徐茵脸上不由得浮现出几分诧异。[]
"Auntie Senior, do you have any further instructions?" Seeing Lin Xuan's keen gaze, Xu Yin couldn't help feeling a bit surprised.
“ xú shī zhí ，; nǐ jīn nián shòu yuán jǐ hé ？” lín xuān shén sè píng dàn de kāi kǒu le 。
“徐师侄，;你今年寿元几何？”林轩神色平淡的开口了。
"Senior Auntie Xu, how many years of life essence do you have left this year?" Lin Xuan spoke with a calm expression.
xú yīn yī è ， bù lùn shì sú ， hái shì xiū xiān zhě ， wèn nǚ zǐ nián líng dōu shì pǒ bù lǐ mào de ， shī shū tū rán zhè yàng zuò ， yǒu shén me shēn yì ne ？
徐茵一愕，不论世俗，还是修仙者，问女子年龄都是颇不礼貌的，师叔突然这样做，有什么深意呢？
Xu Yin was taken aback. Asking about a woman’s age is rather impolite in both secular and cultivation worlds. Why would Senior Uncle suddenly bring it up?
jǐn guǎn xīn zhōng yí huò ， dàn tā hái shì yíng yíng yī fú ， shén sè gōng jìng de kāi kǒu le ：“ jīng shī shū ， wǒ jīn nián yǐ sān bǎi wǔ shí qī suì le 。”
尽管心中疑惑，但她还是盈盈一福，神色恭敬的开口了：“京师叔，我今年已三百五十七岁了。”
Despite her confusion, she still curtsied gracefully and respectfully said, "Senior Uncle Jing, I am 357 years old this year."
lín xuān diǎn le diǎn tóu ， hái wèi kāi kǒu ， xú yīn de shēng yīn què yòu chuán rù ěr duǒ ：“ shī shū ， qiè shēn zhī dào zì jǐ shòu wú bù duō ， yǐ hòu xuán ér hái wàng shī shū duō duō zhào fú 。”
林轩点了点头，还未开口，徐茵的声音却又传入耳朵：“师叔，妾身知道自己寿无不多，以后璇儿还望师叔多多照拂。”
Lin Xuan nodded. Before he could speak further, Xu Yin's voice continued, "Senior Uncle, I know my days are numbered, so please take good care of Xuan'er in the future."
“ zhèng xuán shì yuè ér de tú dì ， wǒ dāng rán huì hǎo hǎo dài tā de ， bù guò xú shī zhí ， nǐ yòu hé bì wàng zì fěi bó ， jì rán xiàn zài yǐ shì níng dān qī dǐng fēng de xiū xiān zhě ， nán dào jiù méi xiǎng guò níng jié yuán yīng me ？” lín xuān kàn le yī yǎn shēn qián de shǎo * fù ， shēng yīn dī chén de kāi kǒu le 。
“郑璇是月儿的徒弟，我当然会好好待她的，不过徐师侄，你又何必妄自菲薄，既然现在已是凝丹期顶峰的修仙者，难道就没想过凝结元婴么？”林轩看了一眼身前的少*妇，声音低沉的开口了。
"Zheng Xuan is Mo'er’s disciple; naturally, I will treat her well. However, Senior Auntie Xu, why do you undervalue yourself? As a cultivator at the peak of the Condensation Core stage, haven’t you ever thought about condensing your essence core?" Lin Xuan glanced at the young woman in front of him and spoke with a low voice.
“ duō xiè shī shū guān xīn ， qiè shēn yòu hé cháng bù xiǎng níng jié yuán yīng ， zhǐ shì ……
“多谢师叔关心，妾身又何尝不想凝结元婴，只是……
"Thank you for your concern. I have already dispatched people to investigate their whereabouts," Xu Yin replied, extending her hand and snapping it on her waist. A flash of white light appeared, and she revealed a green jade tube scroll in her palm.
\" rú hé ？\"
\"如何？\"
"All the information is recorded here." "Oh?"
“ nà tài nán le 。”
“那太难了。”
Lin Xuan's eyes showed interest as he didn't need to do anything else; the jade tube scroll flew to his front by itself. He closed his eyes and sank his divine sense into it.
xú yīn de liǎn shàng lù chū yī sī qī wǎn zhī sè ， jì rán tà shàng xiū xiān zhī lù ， shuí yòu bù xī wàng zǒu dé yuǎn yì diǎn ne ？
徐茵的脸上露出一丝凄婉之色，既然踏上修仙之路，谁又不希望走得远一点呢？
After only a short while, Lin Xuan opened his eyes. "Good, I will act now. Those who dare to meddle in my affairs will have their souls and bodies torn apart."
rán ér shuō zhe qīng sōng ， zuò qǐ lái què bù zhī yào jīng lì duō shǎo jiān nán kǔ chǔ 。
然而说着轻松，做起来却不知要经历多少艰难苦楚。
"Servant has already gathered the necessary manpower; we can follow your orders at any time." After so many years of training, although Rixin's organizational skills couldn't match those of Ying'er, she was still quite capable.
yuán yīng nǎ shì nà me hǎo níng chéng de ， jiù suàn yǒu dān yào pèi hé ， yǐ zì jǐ de zī zhì ， yě bù guò bàn chéng bà le 。
元婴哪是那么好凝成的，就算有丹药配合，以自己的资质，也不过半成罢了。
"I don’t need that. I can handle these shrimp and crabs by myself," Lin Xuan smiled. At the Divided Heavens stage, a cultivator could manipulate primordial energy from heaven and earth. Against low-stage cultivators, more people were useless; the saying "a ten-thousand man enemy" was no longer just a legend.
tā yǐ jīng cháng shì guò ， kě xī què méi yǒu shén me hǎo jié guǒ 。
她已经尝试过，可惜却没有什么好结果。
"Yes." Rixin lowered her head.
suī rán bìng fēi wán quán sǐ xīn ， dàn yě zhī dào jī huì miǎo máng dé jǐn 。
虽然并非完全死心，但也知道机会渺茫得紧。
"Tell Mo'er to stay put in Bichun Mountain and not wander around."
“ yuán lái rú cǐ ， dàn nǐ ; yě bù bì wán quán sǐ xīn ， hǎo hǎo xiū xíng ， dài cǐ jiān shì le yǐ hòu ， wǒ huì xiǎng bàn fǎ ， kàn yǒu méi yǒu jī huì ràng nǐ jié yīng 。”
“原来如此，但你;也不必完全死心，好好修行，待此间事了以后，我会想办法，看有没有机会让你结婴。”
Lin Xuan turned back and gave another instruction before transforming into a streak of light that quickly vanished into the horizon.
“ duō xiè shī shū ， nín de dà ēn dà dé ， wǎn bèi yí dìng mò chǐ bù wàng de 。”
“多谢师叔，您的大恩大德，晚辈一定没齿不忘的。”
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wàn wàn méi liào dào lín xuān huì zhè yàng shuō ， xú yīn liǎn shàng bù yóu de lù chū kuáng xǐ zhī sè ， bì jìng lín xuān kě shì chuán shuō zhōng de lí hé ， tā rú guǒ kěn chū shǒu xiàng zhù ， suī bù gǎn shuō yí dìng chéng gōng ， dàn jī lǜ kěn dìng huì dà zēng xǔ duō 。
万万没料到林轩会这样说，徐茵脸上不由得露出狂喜之色，毕竟林轩可是传说中的离合，他如果肯出手相助，虽不敢说一定成功，但几率肯定会大增许多。
Wangyue Mountain, located west of Youzhou, stretched for thousands of miles with majestic peaks. A hundred years ago, it was the main base of the Thunder Cloud Manor, one of the three major powers in Youzhou.
lín xuān bǎi le bǎi shǒu ， huà wèi yī dào jīng hóng ， xiàng dà diàn wài fēi qù le 。
林轩摆了摆手，化为一道惊虹，像大殿外飞去了。
As Lin Xuan's power grew, he inevitably aroused suspicion from other powerful factions. To survive in the cultivation world, being overly kind to others was foolish and naive.
tā gāng gāng nà yàng shuō ， dào bìng bù jǐn jǐn shì kàn zài gù rén zhī qíng de yuán gù ， ér shì yǒu zì jǐ yī fān dǎ suàn de 。
他刚刚那样说，倒并不仅仅是看在故人之情的缘故，而是有自己一番打算的。
Before leaving Yunzhou, Lin Xuan decided to eliminate the Thunder Cloud Manor and the One-Line Canyon’s senior elders. Without any core-stage cultivators, both factions gradually declined until they were eventually absorbed by Biaoxiang Pavilion and Tiexuan Sect.
yǒu tiān yá hǎi gé xiāng zhù ， kě yǐ yù qī ， wèi lái bài xuān hóng de zhǎn huì fēi cháng xùn měng 。
有天涯海阁相助，可以预期，未来拜轩闳的展会非常迅猛。
The main base of Biaoxiang Pavilion moved from Piaoyun Valley to Wangyue Mountain, where it was fortified like a fortress, capable of withstanding ordinary core-stage cultivators. However, against great cultivators, it was as fragile as paper.
shì lì bào zhǎng gù rán shì hǎo shì ， dàn suí zhī ér lái de jiāng shì rén shǒu bù zú 。
势力暴涨固然是好事，但随之而来的将是人手不足。
Fortunately, the restrictions still had some use; although they couldn't stop later-stage cultivators, they could delay them for a while.
zhè cì zài jiǔ líng shān lín xuān jiù shēn yǒu gǎn chù ， suǒ shì fán duō ，6 yíng ér wǔ yún ér liǎng nǚ dōu yǒu xiē máng bù guò lái le 。
这次在玖凌山林轩就深有感触，琐事繁多，6盈儿武云儿两女都有些忙不过来了。
Thus, Rixin managed to escape with her elite troops but lost hundreds of condensation core-stage and base-stage disciples. Luo Jun was a base-stage cultivator, but he was considered the second generation of his family's lineage after escaping to Youzhou. His mother was a mortal woman, but he had decent spiritual roots and successfully reached the base stage in just fifty years.
yíng ér céng shuō guò xiǎng cóng yōu zhōu chōu diào rén shǒu ， lín xuān de xiǎng fǎ zé hái yào chè dǐ yī xiē ， gān cuì jiāng yōu zhōu de bài xuān gé zhěng gè qiān guò qù 。
盈儿曾说过想从幽州抽调人手，林轩的想法则还要彻底一些，干脆将幽州的拜轩阁整个迁过去。
This attack on Biaoxiang Pavilion was their first step toward restoring their family’s glory. Although this place was remote, taking over Youzhou would significantly boost Luo Family's power.
bù guò lín xuān bú shì bài jiā zǐ ， yōu zhōu tā bù yuàn yì fàng qì ， zhǔn bèi jiāng zhè lǐ de shì wù jiāo gěi tiān xuán mén dǎ lǐ 。
不过林轩不是败家子，幽州他不愿意放弃，准备将这里的事物交给天璇门打理。
After breaking through Wangyue Mountain, they indeed gained a lot of treasures. Despite Rixin's swift decision to retreat with the elite troops, most of the goods couldn't be moved in time.
gāi pài duì zì jǐ suī bù rú bài xuān gé qīn hòu ， dàn yě suàn zì jǐ rén de 。
该派对自己虽不如拜轩阁亲厚，但也算自己人的。
Crystal stones, medicinal pills, spiritual flowers and plants...
rán ér xiǎng fǎ suī rán bù cuò ， shí shī qǐ lái què yǒu nán dù ， zhèng xuán de fù qīn yǐ zuò huà diào le ， zhěng gè tiān xuán mén ， lín xuān néng gòu xiāng xìn de jiù zhǐ shèng xià xú yīn 。
然而想法虽然不错，实施起来却有难度，郑璇的父亲已坐化掉了，整个天璇门，林轩能够相信的就只剩下徐茵。
With these treasures, Luo Jun hoped he could break through his current bottleneck. The more his family grew, the better it was for him.
kě piān piān cǐ nǚ shòu yuán yě tóng yàng bù zú ， zhǐ shèng xià qū qū shù shí nián le 。
可偏偏此女寿元也同样不足，只剩下区区数十年了。
He released his divine sense over a ten-mile radius but found nothing amiss when suddenly, a green light appeared before him without warning.
tā yí dàn yǔn luò ， shuí tì zì jǐ zhǎng guǎn tiān xuán mén ne ？
她一旦陨落，谁替自己掌管天璇门呢？
The strange cultivator had an ordinary appearance, yet his aura was overwhelmingly powerful. Just looking at him, Luo Jun's body began to tremble uncontrollably.
xuán ér nián jì shàng xiǎo ， nán yǐ fú zhòng 。
璇儿年纪尚小，难以服众。
He tried to use the sound transmission talisman but couldn't move any of his fingers. Despite wanting to stand straight, the pressure forced him to kneel down.
cóng bài xuān gé pài rén guò lái ， duì fāng zuǐ shàng jí shǐ bù gǎn bù cóng ， dàn àn dì lǐ ， kěn dìng yě shì huì yǐn qǐ yī xiē máo dùn de 。
从拜轩阁派人过来，对方嘴上即使不敢不从，但暗地里，肯定也是会引起一些矛盾的。
Lin Xuan looked at the small cultivator in front of him and, without hesitation, performed a soul-searching technique...
sī lái xiǎng qǐ ， hái shì jiāo gěi xú yīn dǎ lǐ zì jǐ fàng xīn yī xiē 。
思来想起，还是交给徐茵打理自己放心一些。
After several breaths, Lin Xuan's hand caught fire, and Luo Jun turned into ashes.
shòu yuán bù zú ， hǎo dǎi tā yǐ shì níng dān qī dǐng fēng de xiū xiān zhě ， rú guǒ zì jǐ zhēn xiǎng bāng zhù ， bǎi fēn zhī bǎi bù gǎn shuō ， dàn hái shì yǒu qī chéng bǎ wò zhù tā jié yīng chéng gōng de 。
寿元不足，好歹她已是凝丹期顶峰的修仙者，如果自己真想帮助，百分之百不敢说，但还是有七成把握助她结婴成功的。
"Rixin’s intelligence report was indeed accurate. The great cultivator left after conquering Wangyue Mountain. Unfortunately, his cultivation level is too low; he knows nothing about the identity of that powerful cultivator."
lín xuān zuò shì qíng xiàng lái shēn sī shú lǜ ， zhèng shì yīn wèi cún le zhè yàng de xiǎng fǎ ， suǒ yǐ cái yǒu le gāng gāng yǔ xú yīn de yī fān duì huà 。
林轩做事情向来深思熟虑，正是因为存了这样的想法，所以才有了刚刚与徐茵的一番对话。
Lin Xuan muttered to himself before transforming into a streak of light and flying forward.
shǎo qǐng zhī hòu ， lín xuān lái dào le hòu shān 。
少顷之后，林轩来到了后山。
There was still one core-stage old monster here, with hundreds of condensation core-stage cultivators. However, they were all equally useless to him.
tā lí qù suī yǒu bǎi nián zhī jiǔ ， dàn dòng fǔ què yī qiè rú gù ， zhè xiē nián ， xú yīn dōu yǒu pài rén dìng qī dǎ sǎo 。
他离去虽有百年之久，但洞府却一切如故，这些年，徐茵都有派人定期打扫。
Raising his right hand, he gathered primordial energy from heaven and earth, and countless wind blades appeared in the air.
"Auntie Senior, do you have any further instructions?" Seeing Lin Xuan's keen gaze, Xu Yin couldn't help feeling a bit surprised.
"Senior Auntie Xu, how many years of life essence do you have left this year?" Lin Xuan spoke with a calm expression.
"Oh?"
Xu Yin was taken aback. Asking about a woman’s age is rather impolite in both secular and cultivation worlds. Why would Senior Uncle suddenly bring it up?
Despite her confusion, she still curtsied gracefully and respectfully said, "Senior Uncle Jing, I am 357 years old this year."
"Oh!"
Lin Xuan nodded. Before he could speak further, Xu Yin's voice continued, "Senior Uncle, I know my days are numbered, so please take good care of Xuan'er in the future."
"Zheng Xuan is Mo'er’s disciple; naturally, I will treat her well. However, Senior Auntie Xu, why do you undervalue yourself? As a cultivator at the peak of the Condensation Core stage, haven’t you ever thought about condensing your essence core?" Lin Xuan glanced at the young woman in front of him and spoke with a low voice.
"Thank you for your concern. I have already dispatched people to investigate their whereabouts," Xu Yin replied, extending her hand and snapping it on her waist. A flash of white light appeared, and she revealed a green jade tube scroll in her palm.
"All the information is recorded here." "Oh?"
Lin Xuan's eyes showed interest as he didn't need to do anything else; the jade tube scroll flew to his front by itself. He closed his eyes and sank his divine sense into it.
After only a short while, Lin Xuan opened his eyes. "Good, I will act now. Those who dare to meddle in my affairs will have their souls and bodies torn apart."
"Servant has already gathered the necessary manpower; we can follow your orders at any time." After so many years of training, although Rixin's organizational skills couldn't match those of Ying'er, she was still quite capable.
"I don’t need that. I can handle these shrimp and crabs by myself," Lin Xuan smiled. At the Divided Heavens stage, a cultivator could manipulate primordial energy from heaven and earth. Against low-stage cultivators, more people were useless; the saying "a ten-thousand man enemy" was no longer just a legend.
"Yes." Rixin lowered her head.
"Tell Mo'er to stay put in Bichun Mountain and not wander around."
Lin Xuan turned back and gave another instruction before transforming into a streak of light that quickly vanished into the horizon.
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Wangyue Mountain, located west of Youzhou, stretched for thousands of miles with majestic peaks. A hundred years ago, it was the main base of the Thunder Cloud Manor, one of the three major powers in Youzhou.
As Lin Xuan's power grew, he inevitably aroused suspicion from other powerful factions. To survive in the cultivation world, being overly kind to others was foolish and naive.
Before leaving Yunzhou, Lin Xuan decided to eliminate the Thunder Cloud Manor and the One-Line Canyon’s senior elders. Without any core-stage cultivators, both factions gradually declined until they were eventually absorbed by Biaoxiang Pavilion and Tiexuan Sect.
The main base of Biaoxiang Pavilion moved from Piaoyun Valley to Wangyue Mountain, where it was fortified like a fortress, capable of withstanding ordinary core-stage cultivators. However, against great cultivators, it was as fragile as paper.
Fortunately, the restrictions still had some use; although they couldn't stop later-stage cultivators, they could delay them for a while.
Thus, Rixin managed to escape with her elite troops but lost hundreds of condensation core-stage and base-stage disciples. Luo Jun was a base-stage cultivator, but he was considered the second generation of his family's lineage after escaping to Youzhou. His mother was a mortal woman, but he had decent spiritual roots and successfully reached the base stage in just fifty years.
This attack on Biaoxiang Pavilion was their first step toward restoring their family’s glory. Although this place was remote, taking over Youzhou would significantly boost Luo Family's power.
After breaking through Wangyue Mountain, they indeed gained a lot of treasures. Despite Rixin's swift decision to retreat with the elite troops, most of the goods couldn't be moved in time.
Crystal stones, medicinal pills, spiritual flowers and plants...
With these treasures, Luo Jun hoped he could break through his current bottleneck. The more his family grew, the better it was for him.
He released his divine sense over a ten-mile radius but found nothing amiss when suddenly, a green light appeared before him without warning.
The strange cultivator had an ordinary appearance, yet his aura was overwhelmingly powerful. Just looking at him, Luo Jun's body began to tremble uncontrollably.
He tried to use the sound transmission talisman but couldn't move any of his fingers. Despite wanting to stand straight, the pressure forced him to kneel down.
Lin Xuan looked at the small cultivator in front of him and, without hesitation, performed a soul-searching technique...
After several breaths, Lin Xuan's hand caught fire, and Luo Jun turned into ashes.
"Rixin’s intelligence report was indeed accurate. The great cultivator left after conquering Wangyue Mountain. Unfortunately, his cultivation level is too low; he knows nothing about the identity of that powerful cultivator."
Lin Xuan muttered to himself before transforming into a streak of light and flying forward.
There was still one core-stage old monster here, with hundreds of condensation core-stage cultivators. However, they were all equally useless to him.
Raising his right hand, he gathered primordial energy from heaven and earth, and countless wind blades appeared in the air.