ráo shì yǐ lín xuān de chéng fǔ ， yě bù yóu de àn àn zé shé ， pà sǐ de xiū xiān zhě tā jiàn guò hěn duō ， dàn pà sǐ dào zhè yàng de dì bù ， yě suàn shì lìng rén tàn wéi guān zhǐ le 。
饶是以林轩的城府，也不由得暗暗咋舌，怕死的修仙者他见过很多，但怕死到这样的地步，也算是令人叹为观止了。
With Lin Xuan's composure, he couldn't help but secretly marvel. He had seen many fear-of-death cultivators before, but one who was so utterly terrified was truly a sight to behold.
shuāng fāng shí lì zàn qiě bù tí ， yǐ tā dòng xuán de jìng jiè chēng hū zì jǐ zhè lí hé qī xiū xiān zhě wèi qián bèi kěn dìng shì jué wú jǐn yǒu dì 。
双方实力暂且不提，以他dòng玄的境界称呼自己这离合期修仙者为前辈肯定是绝无仅有地。
Setting aside their current power levels, it was unprecedented for an Immortal of the Separation Stage to be called a senior by someone at the Core Formation Realm.
“ wǒ gàn má yào jiāng nǐ fàng guò ， dāng chū lín mǒu ruò bú shì fú dà mìng dà ， zǎo jiù sǐ zài le nǐ de shǒu zhōng 。” lín xuān lěng lěng de kāi kǒu 。
“我干嘛要将你放过，当初林某若不是福大命大，早就死在了你的手中。”林轩冷冷的开口。
"Why should I let you go? If not for my good fortune and longevity, I would have already been killed by your hands," Lin Xuan said coldly.
“ shì ， nà shì wǎn bèi yǒu yǎn wú zhū ， shì wǒ de cuò 。”
“是，那是晚辈有眼无珠，是我的错。”
"Yes, that's because junior is blind and foolish. It was my mistake."
yuán yīng yī biān shuō ， yī biān lián lián kē tóu ：“ dà cuò jì yǐ zhù xià ， hòu huǐ yě wǎn le ， bù guò wǎn bèi yuàn yì ， bǔ cháng nǐ de 。”
元婴一边说，一边连连磕头：“大错既已铸下，后悔也晚了，不过晚辈愿意，补偿你的。”
Theinfant spirits (yīng líng) continued to apologize while repeatedly bowing: "Since the grave error has been committed, regret comes too late. But I am willing to compensate you."
“ bǔ cháng wǒ ？” lín xuān biǎo qíng yī è 。
“补偿我？”林轩表情一愕。
"Compensate me?" Lin Xuan’s expression changed.
“ bù cuò ， zhǐ yào qián bèi jiāng wǒ fàng guò ， wǎn bèi yuàn yì ， fèng nín wéi zhǔ ， zhōng shēn wèi nú ， gōng nín qū cè ， zài xià shí lì suī dī ， hǎo dǎi yě shì dòng xuán qī ， jiù suàn shì kān shǒu dòng fǔ ， duì zhǔ rén yīng gāi yě dà yǒu yòng chǔ 。”
“不错，只要前辈将我放过，晚辈愿意，奉您为主，终身为奴，供您驱策，在下实力虽低，好歹也是dòng玄期，就算是看守dòng府，对主人应该也大有用处。”
"Yes, as long as Senior spares me, junior is willing to serve you for life and be your slave, ready to obey your every command. Though my strength is low, at least I'm at the Core Formation Realm. Even guarding the dōng fǔ (dōng-fǔ) would be of great use to you."
“ hēng ” huà shì zhè me shuō méi cuò ， rán ér nǐ wǒ dōu qīng chǔ ， nǐ jí shǐ fèng wǒ wéi zhǔ yě shì bèi bī wú nài de xuǎn zé ， jì rán bú shì zhēn xīn shí yì ， nà zhōng xīn yě jiù tán bù shàng dì ， lín mǒu kě méi yǒu xìng qù ， jiāng yí gè chóu rén liú zài shēn cè ， shuō bù dìng shén me shí hòu nǐ jiù fǎn kè wéi zhǔ ， nà shí hòu ， wǒ qǐ bù shì kū dōu méi yǒu dì fāng kū 。” lín xuān kě bú shì chū chū máo lú de xiǎo xiū xiān zhě ， nǎ yǒu nà me hǎo hū yōu 。
“哼”话是这么说没错，然而你我都清楚，你即使奉我为主也是被bī无奈的选择，既然不是真心实意，那忠心也就谈不上地，林某可没有兴趣，将一个仇人留在身侧，说不定什么时候你就反客为主，那时候，我岂不是哭都没有地方哭。”林轩可不是初出茅庐的小修仙者，哪有那么好忽悠。
"Humph," Lin Xuan agreed that this was correct, but both knew that even if he were to serve him, it would only be out of necessity. Since it wasn't from genuine loyalty, there could be no talk of faithfulness. He had no interest in keeping a foe by his side; who knew when such a person might turn against him.
dòng xuán qī de nú pú gù rán bù cuò ， dàn fǎn shì de wēi xiǎn yě jué bù róng qīng hū 。
dòng玄期的奴仆固然不错，但反噬的危险也绝不容轻忽。
A Core Formation Realm slave was indeed advantageous, but the risk of backlash couldn’t be ignored.
“ qián bèi qiān wàn bú yào zhè me shuō ， bù cuò ， wèi nú wèi pū ， píng xīn lái shuō ， dāng rán méi yǒu rén xīn gān qíng yuàn zhè me zuò ， dàn wǎn bèi xiǎng huó ， yě méi yǒu bié de xuǎn zé ， rú guǒ nǐ bù fàng xīn de huà ， kě yǐ zài wǒ shēn shàng ， zhòng xià duō zhòng jìn zhì ， zhè yàng de huà ， wǎn bèi shēng sǐ quán cào yú nǐ shǒu ， yòu zěn me gǎn fǎn kàng ne ， nín kàn dào le ， wǒ dú lóng jiù shì yī tān shēng pà sǐ zhī tú ， zhǐ yào néng huó ， jiù jué bú huì fǎn kàng de 。”
“前辈千万不要这么说，不错，为奴为仆，平心来说，当然没有人心甘情愿这么做，但晚辈想活，也没有别的选择，如果你不放心的话，可以在我身上，种下多重禁制，这样的话，晚辈生死全cào于你手，又怎么敢反抗呢，您看到了，我毒龙就是一贪生怕死之徒，只要能活，就绝不会反抗的。”
"Senior, don't say that. Serving as a slave is not something anyone would willingly do, but junior wishes to live and has no other choice. If you are still uneasy, you can place multiple restraints on me. In this way, my life will be entirely in your hands; how could I dare resist? Look, I am just a greedy coward who will never rebel as long as he lives."
lín xuān wú yǔ ， tān shēng pà sǐ dào zhè zhǒng chéng dù ， yě suàn shì yī zhǒng běn shì le 。
林轩无语，贪生怕死到这种程度，也算是一种本事了。
Lin Xuan was speechless. Such an extreme fear of death counted as a talent.
shí rén zhǐ míng hái shì yǒu ， jiù duì fāng de qíng kuàng lái shuō ， zhè xiē yīng gāi suàn shì xīn lǐ huà le 。
识人指明还是有，就对方的情况来说，这些应该算是心里话了。
The old monster's recognition had some merit given his situation, but Lin Xuan didn't believe that this was genuine loyalty. The old monster’s fear of death might be a blessing in disguise, but it could also be a ruse to protect himself once he got the chance.
dāng rán ， tā zhī suǒ yǐ yuàn yì tāo xīn wō ， mù dì hái shì shuō fú ， hǎo sǐ bù rú lài huó zhe 。
当然，他之所以愿意掏心窝，目的还是说服，好死不如赖活着。
This was clear to Lin Xuan.
rú cǐ kàn lái ， ráo tā yī mìng yě bù cuò ， dāng rán ， lín xuān zhī suǒ yǐ gǎn zhè me zuò ， yě shì yīn wèi yǒu bǎi fēn zhī bǎi jià yù de bǎ wò ， bì jìng ， yī dòng xuán qī nú pú ， hái shì hěn yòu rén de 。
如此看来，饶他一命也不错，当然，林轩之所以敢这么做，也是因为有百分之百驾驭的把握，毕竟，一dòng玄期奴仆，还是很yòu人的。
But what did it matter? He had no qualms about being deceitful; after all, he held the upper hand now. If this old monster dared to serve him as a slave, why couldn't he accept such an offer?
“ nà jiāo chū yī hún yī pò nǐ yě yuàn yì me ？”
“那jiāo出一魂一魄你也愿意么？”
Perhaps keeping the old dragon alive on Red Leaf Island would prove useful.
“ dāng rán méi yǒu wèn tí ， zhǐ yào néng huó ， wǎn bèi yuàn yì 。”
“当然没有问题，只要能活，晚辈愿意。”
Lin Xuan’s thoughts raced but his expression remained unchanged. He flicked his sleeves and a black wooden token flew out.
dú lóng lǎo zǔ liǎn jiá chōu chù ， què háo bù yóu yù de shuō ， zhè me shuǎng kuài ， ràng lín xuān yě è rán bù yǐ ， dāng chū nà shā zú bìng mó dé zhī zì jǐ yào duì tā shǐ yòng jìn hún shù ， kě shì tǎo jià huán jià le bàn tiān lái zhe 。
毒龙老祖脸颊chōu搐，却毫不犹豫的说，这么爽快，让林轩也愕然不已，当初那鲨族病魔得知自己要对他使用禁魂术，可是讨价还价了半天来着。
The old dragon cooperated willingly, offering one soul and one essence.
dú lóng lǎo zǔ zhè me pà sǐ ， bù zhī dào suàn bù suàn zì jǐ zhī fú 。
毒龙老祖这么怕死，不知道算不算自己之福。
But Lin Xuan didn’t let him go; he added several restraints in addition to the Soul Sealing Technique.
bù guò lín xuān dāng rán bú huì xiāng xìn ， duì fāng zhè me zuò ， jiù shì zhēn xīn xiǎng yào tóu xiào zì jǐ ， zhè lǎo guài wù pà sǐ bù jiǎ ” dàn yě wèi bì bú shì yòng zhè zhǒng tān shēng pà sǐ de xìng gé ， zuò wèi yǎn hù ， yí dàn yǒu jī huì ， tā kěn dìng huì fǎn shì zì jǐ de 。
不过林轩当然不会相信，对方这么做，就是真心想要投效自己，这老怪物怕死不假”但也未必不是用这种贪生怕死的xìng格，做为掩护，一旦有机会，他肯定会反噬自己的。
The old dragon stared in disbelief as Lin Xuan was even more cunning than expected. A hint of resentment flashed in his eyes but quickly disappeared.
zhè yì diǎn ， méi yǒu rèn hé kě yí zhī chù ， lín xuān xīn lǐ ， kě wèi shí fēn de qīng chǔ 。
这一点，没有任何可疑之处，林轩心里，可谓十分的清楚。
Lin Xuan flicked his sleeves, and several jade bottles flew out.
bù guò nà yòu yǒu shén me guān xì ， ěr yú wǒ zhà ， hé kuàng rú jīn ， zhǔ dòng quán shì wán quán zhǎng wò zài zì jǐ de shǒu lǐ ， tā gǎn wèi nú ， nán dào zì jǐ hái bù gǎn shōu lù ？
不过那又有什么关系，尔虞我诈，何况如今，主动权是完全掌握在自己的手里，他敢为奴，难道自己还不敢收录？
The old dragon hesitated for a moment before lifting his hand to shrink the bottles and hold them.
zàn shí bù shā dú lóng lǎo zǔ ， dào hóng yè dǎo huò xǔ huì yǒu shén me yòng chǔ 。
暂时不杀毒龙老祖，到红叶岛或许会有什么用处。
"These contain some medicinal pills that can help you recover your essence energy. Rest now and answer my questions," Lin Xuan said coldly. He wasn’t being kind; this old monster still had some value.
lín xuān nǎo hǎi zhōng niàn tou lián shǎn ， liǎn shàng què fēn háo yì sè bù lù ， xiù páo yī fú ， yī kuài hēi sè de mù pái fēi lüè ér chū 。
林轩脑海中念头连闪，脸上却分毫异sè不露，袖袍一拂，一块黑sè的木牌飞掠而出。
Lin Xuan didn’t truly need this slave, but using him for a while was quite beneficial.
xià miàn ， dú lóng lǎo zǔ yě shí fēn pèi hé ， guāi guāi de jiāo chū le yī hún yī pò 。
下面，毒龙老祖也十分配合，乖乖的jiāo出了一魂一魄。
The old dragon listened without suspicion. It made no sense to poison him now. He opened the bottle and his face lit up with joy.
rán ér lín xuān què bìng méi yǒu jiāng tā fàng guò ” chú le jìn hún shù ， yòu yī lián xià le shù zhǒng jìn zhì 。
然而林轩却并没有将他放过”除了禁魂术，又一连下了数种禁制。
One of the bottles contained half a vial of liquid that seemed to contain astonishing essence energy.
dú lóng lǎo zǔ dèng mù jié shé ， lín xuān bǐ tā xiǎng xiàng de hái yào jiǎo huá dé duō ， móu dǐ shēn chū ， shǎn guò yī sī yuàn dú ， bù guò hěn kuài ， yǒu chóng xīn yǎn gài 。
毒龙老祖瞪目结舌，林轩比他想象的还要狡猾得多，眸底伸出，闪过一丝怨毒，不过很快，有重新掩盖。
"Is… is this a diluted substance from a ten-thousand-year-old spirit milk?" The old dragon was stunned. Such an instant power replenishment was something any cultivator would dream of, and even in diluted form, it was extremely rare.
lín xuān xiù páo yī fú ” jǐ gè yù píng fēi lüè ér chū 。
林轩袖袍一拂”几个yù瓶飞掠而出。
But the shock was only beginning. Several other medicinal pills were also extraordinary, though they couldn’t fully restore his cultivation, they could still recover about thirty to forty percent of his essence energy in a short time.
dú lóng lǎo zǔ yī dāi ， dàn hái shì lián máng tái qǐ shǒu lái ， jiāng yī dào guāng xiá huī chū ， jiāng jǐ gè píng zi suō xiǎo hòu tuō zhù 。
毒龙老祖一呆，但还是连忙抬起手来，将一道光霞挥出，将几个瓶子缩小后托住。
"Thank you, my lord. I will swear loyalty to you."
“ zhè lǐ miàn yǒu yī xiē dān yào， kě yǐ bāng zhù nǐ huí fù yuán qì ， nǐ xiān xiū xī yī xià zài huí dá wǒ de wèn tí 。” lín xuān lěng lěng de shuō ， tā dāng rán bú shì hǎo xīn ， ér shì yǎn qián de lǎo mó ， duō shǎo hái yǒu yī xiē lì yòng jià zhí 。
“这里面有一些丹yào，可以帮助你回复元气，你先休息一下在回答我的问题。”林轩冷冷的说，他当然不是好心，而是眼前的老魔，多少还有一些利用价值。
The old dragon expressed great gratitude, but these words were undoubtedly fake.
lín xuān bú shì zhēn xū yào zhè ge nú pú ， bù guò xiàn zài xū yǔ wēi yí ， jiāng tā lì yòng yī fān hái shì hěn bú cuò 。
林轩不是真需要这个奴仆，不过现在虚与委蛇，将他利用一番还是很不错。
"Do not be so formal. Recover your essence energy quickly; I have more questions for you," Lin Xuan said with a smile. His prediction was correct; the old monster, though at the Core Formation Realm, was indeed unfamiliar with yàoxìng (poisoning), failing to see through his scheme.
dú lóng lǎo zǔ tīng le ， dào yě bìng bù huái yí ， lín xuān xiàn zài gěi tā xià dú méi yǒu yì yì ， tā jiāng píng sāi dǎ kāi ， liǎn shàng de biǎo qíng biàn dé kuáng xǐ qǐ lái 。
毒龙老祖听了，倒也并不怀疑，林轩现在给他下毒没有意义，他将瓶塞打开，脸上的表情变得狂喜起来。
The items Lin Xuan gave him, aside from half a drop of ten-thousand-year-old spirit milk in the vial, were all meant to temporarily boost his essence energy. They were like drinking poison to quench thirst; while it seemed he was recovering, the root of the problem had been planted.
yí gè píng zi zhōng ， zhuāng le bàn píng yè tǐ ， lǐ miàn yùn hán zhe lìng rén jīng yà de líng qì 。
一个瓶子中，装了半瓶液体，里面蕴含着令人惊讶的灵气。
Though Lin Xuan’s wealth was substantial, he wasn’t foolish. He wouldn’t give a foe such good things. Accepting the old dragon now was merely for exploitation.
“ guò …… zhè nán dào shì wàn nián líng rǔ de xī shì zhī wù ？” dú lóng lǎo zǔ dèng mù jié shé ， zhè zhǒng néng gòu shùn jiān bǔ mǎn fǎ lì de dōng xī shì rèn hé xiū xiān zhě mèng mèi yǐ qiú de ， jiù suàn shì xī shì hòu de yè tǐ ， yī jiù fēi cháng fēi cháng de zhēn xī 。
“过……这难道是万年灵rǔ的稀释之物？”毒龙老祖瞪目结舌，这种能够瞬间补满法力的东西是任何修仙者梦寐以求的，就算是稀释后的液体，依旧非常非常的珍稀。
But the old monster remained unaware. Seeing so many treasures, he felt both surprised and secretly pleased. It seemed this young man had indeed been deceived by him. The Soul Sealing Technique might be troublesome, but it wasn't unsolvable. With patience, he would have his chance.
rán ér jīng yà bù guò shì gāng gāng kāi shǐ ér yǐ ， suí hòu jǐ zhǒng dān yào， yě dōu shì fēi tóng yī bān zhī wù ， suī bù néng ràng tā xiū wèi jǐn huī ， dàn duǎn shí jiān nèi yuán qì huī fù shàng sān sì chéng hái shì méi yǒu wèn tí de 。
然而惊讶不过是刚刚开始而已，随后几种丹yào，也都是非同一般之物，虽不能让他修为尽恢，但短时间内元气恢复上三四成还是没有问题的。
Today's humiliation would be tenfold returned to this boy in the future.
“ duō xiè zhǔ rén ， lǎo nú yí dìng huì shì sǐ xiào zhōng 。”
“多谢主人，老奴一定会誓死效忠。”
The old dragon thought viciously as he thanked Lin Xuan. Nearby, the small island had already turned to ashes, but a hundred miles away lay another desolate island.
dú lóng lǎo zǔ dà wèi gǎn jī ， dāng rán ， zhè fān huà kěn dìng shì xū qíng jiǎ yì 。
毒龙老祖大为感激，当然，这番话肯定是虚情假意。
So they flew over together.
“ bù yòng duō lǐ ， nǐ kuài diǎn huī fù yuán qì ， wǒ hái yǒu huà xiǎng yào wèn nǐ 。”
“不用多礼，你快点恢复元气，我还有话想要问你。”
A hundred miles was no great distance. After reaching the Core Formation Realm, the old dragon directly took his seat and meditated. He felt himself on the verge of collapse. Lin Xuan found a place to sit down and drank some spirit wine; though he had expended little essence energy in this battle, it needed to be recovered quickly.
lín xuān wēi xiào de shēng yīn chuán rù ěr lǐ ， zì jǐ suǒ liào méi cuò ， zhè lǎo guài wù suī shì dòng xuán qī cún zài ， dàn duì yàoxìng， guǒ rán bìng bù shú ， méi yǒu kàn chū xuán jī 。
林轩微笑的声音传入耳里，自己所料没错，这老怪物虽是dòng玄期存在，但对yàoxìng，果然并不熟，没有看出玄机。
A day passed swiftly.
lín xuān gěi tā de zhè xiē dōng xī ， chú le nà píng líng yè zhōng bāo hán le bàn dī wàn nián líng rǔ， qí tā de dōng xī ， suī rán kě yǐ zhù tā duǎn shí jiān nèi huī fù yuán qì ， dàn qí shí dōu shì yī xiē bá miáo zhù zhǎng de dōng xī ， yǐn zhèn zhǐ kě ， biǎo miàn shàng yuán qì huī fù ， qí shí què shì jiāng huò gēn gěi mái xià lái le 。
林轩给他的这些东西，除了那瓶灵液中包含了半滴万年灵rǔ，其他的东西，虽然可以助他短时间内恢复元气，但其实都是一些拔苗助长的东西，饮鸩止渴，表面上元气恢复，其实却是将祸根给埋下来了。
The old dragon opened his eyes.
lín jǐng shēn jiā suī rán fēng hòu ， dàn yòu bù shǎ ， zěn me huì gěi chóu rén hǎo dōng xī a ， xiàn zài shōu xià dú lóng lǎo zǔ ， yě bù guò shì lì yòng 。
林井身家虽然丰厚，但又不傻，怎么会给仇人好东西啊，现在收下毒龙老祖，也不过是利用。
"How are you?"
ér lǎo guài wù què bìng bù xiǎo de ， jiàn lín xuān ná chū nà me duō bǎo wù ， chī jīng zhī yú ， yě àn àn xīn xǐ ， kàn lái zhè xiǎo zi guǒ rán bèi zì jǐ gěi méng bì ， jìn hún shù suī rán má fán ， dàn yě wèi bì shì wú jiě zhī wù ， zhǐ yào zì jǐ yǐn rěn ， zǒng huì yǒu jī huì de 。
而老怪物却并不晓得，见林轩拿出那么多宝物，吃惊之余，也暗暗欣喜，看来这小子果然被自己给蒙蔽，禁魂术虽然麻烦，但也未必是无解之物，只要自己隐忍，总会有机会的。
Lin Xuan’s cold voice echoed.
jīn rì de qū rǔ ， lái rì bì ràng zhè xiǎo zi ， shí bèi fèng huán 。
今日的屈辱，来日必让这小子，十倍奉还。
"I have recovered about seventy percent," the old monster replied happily. The medicinal effects were far better than expected, and the rest couldn’t be recovered in a short time.
With Lin Xuan's composure, he couldn't help but secretly marvel. He had seen many fear-of-death cultivators before, but one who was so utterly terrified was truly a sight to behold.
Setting aside their current power levels, it was unprecedented for an Immortal of the Separation Stage to be called a senior by someone at the Core Formation Realm.
"Why should I let you go? If not for my good fortune and longevity, I would have already been killed by your hands," Lin Xuan said coldly.
"Yes, that's because junior is blind and foolish. It was my mistake."
Theinfant spirits (yīng líng) continued to apologize while repeatedly bowing: "Since the grave error has been committed, regret comes too late. But I am willing to compensate you."
"Compensate me?" Lin Xuan’s expression changed.
"Yes, as long as Senior spares me, junior is willing to serve you for life and be your slave, ready to obey your every command. Though my strength is low, at least I'm at the Core Formation Realm. Even guarding the dōng fǔ (dōng-fǔ) would be of great use to you."
"Humph," Lin Xuan agreed that this was correct, but both knew that even if he were to serve him, it would only be out of necessity. Since it wasn't from genuine loyalty, there could be no talk of faithfulness. He had no interest in keeping a foe by his side; who knew when such a person might turn against him.
A Core Formation Realm slave was indeed advantageous, but the risk of backlash couldn’t be ignored.
"Senior, don't say that. Serving as a slave is not something anyone would willingly do, but junior wishes to live and has no other choice. If you are still uneasy, you can place multiple restraints on me. In this way, my life will be entirely in your hands; how could I dare resist? Look, I am just a greedy coward who will never rebel as long as he lives."
Lin Xuan was speechless. Such an extreme fear of death counted as a talent.
The old monster's recognition had some merit given his situation, but Lin Xuan didn't believe that this was genuine loyalty. The old monster’s fear of death might be a blessing in disguise, but it could also be a ruse to protect himself once he got the chance.
This was clear to Lin Xuan.
But what did it matter? He had no qualms about being deceitful; after all, he held the upper hand now. If this old monster dared to serve him as a slave, why couldn't he accept such an offer?
Perhaps keeping the old dragon alive on Red Leaf Island would prove useful.
Lin Xuan’s thoughts raced but his expression remained unchanged. He flicked his sleeves and a black wooden token flew out.
The old dragon cooperated willingly, offering one soul and one essence.
But Lin Xuan didn’t let him go; he added several restraints in addition to the Soul Sealing Technique.
The old dragon stared in disbelief as Lin Xuan was even more cunning than expected. A hint of resentment flashed in his eyes but quickly disappeared.
Lin Xuan flicked his sleeves, and several jade bottles flew out.
The old dragon hesitated for a moment before lifting his hand to shrink the bottles and hold them.
"These contain some medicinal pills that can help you recover your essence energy. Rest now and answer my questions," Lin Xuan said coldly. He wasn’t being kind; this old monster still had some value.
Lin Xuan didn’t truly need this slave, but using him for a while was quite beneficial.
The old dragon listened without suspicion. It made no sense to poison him now. He opened the bottle and his face lit up with joy.
One of the bottles contained half a vial of liquid that seemed to contain astonishing essence energy.
"Is… is this a diluted substance from a ten-thousand-year-old spirit milk?" The old dragon was stunned. Such an instant power replenishment was something any cultivator would dream of, and even in diluted form, it was extremely rare.
But the shock was only beginning. Several other medicinal pills were also extraordinary, though they couldn’t fully restore his cultivation, they could still recover about thirty to forty percent of his essence energy in a short time.
"Thank you, my lord. I will swear loyalty to you."
The old dragon expressed great gratitude, but these words were undoubtedly fake.
"Do not be so formal. Recover your essence energy quickly; I have more questions for you," Lin Xuan said with a smile. His prediction was correct; the old monster, though at the Core Formation Realm, was indeed unfamiliar with yàoxìng (poisoning), failing to see through his scheme.
The items Lin Xuan gave him, aside from half a drop of ten-thousand-year-old spirit milk in the vial, were all meant to temporarily boost his essence energy. They were like drinking poison to quench thirst; while it seemed he was recovering, the root of the problem had been planted.
Though Lin Xuan’s wealth was substantial, he wasn’t foolish. He wouldn’t give a foe such good things. Accepting the old dragon now was merely for exploitation.
But the old monster remained unaware. Seeing so many treasures, he felt both surprised and secretly pleased. It seemed this young man had indeed been deceived by him. The Soul Sealing Technique might be troublesome, but it wasn't unsolvable. With patience, he would have his chance.
Today's humiliation would be tenfold returned to this boy in the future.
The old dragon thought viciously as he thanked Lin Xuan. Nearby, the small island had already turned to ashes, but a hundred miles away lay another desolate island.
So they flew over together.
A hundred miles was no great distance. After reaching the Core Formation Realm, the old dragon directly took his seat and meditated. He felt himself on the verge of collapse. Lin Xuan found a place to sit down and drank some spirit wine; though he had expended little essence energy in this battle, it needed to be recovered quickly.
A day passed swiftly.
The old dragon opened his eyes.
"How are you?"
Lin Xuan’s cold voice echoed.
"I have recovered about seventy percent," the old monster replied happily. The medicinal effects were far better than expected, and the rest couldn’t be recovered in a short time.