cōng míng fǎn bèi cōng míng wù ， mò jiāo wáng zuò mèng yě méi yǒu xiǎng dào huì shì zhè yàng de jié guǒ ， yuán běn xiǎng yào chéng wéi tiān yún shí èr zhōu de xiān lín méng zhǔ ， zuì hòu què lún luò wèi lù yíng ér de chǒng wù 。
聪明反被聪明误，墨蛟王做梦也没有想到会是这样的结果，原本想要成为天云十二州的仙林盟主，最后却沦落为陆盈儿的宠物。
Cleverness can be one's undoing, and the Demon King Mo Jiao never imagined that his efforts would end in such a result. He had originally aimed to become the Immortal Grove Alliance Lord of the Twelve States of Heavenly Clouds, but now he was reduced to nothing more than a pet for Lu Ying'er.
yù kū wú lèi shì zuì hǎo de xíng róng ， xiōng zhōng fèn mèn dé fǎng fú yào zhà kāi le ， rán ér tā yòu néng rú hé ， jìn hún shù yǐ jīng wán chéng le ， bié shuō nà gāi sǐ de dòng xuán qī lǎo guài wù ， jiù suàn shì lù yíng ér ， yí gè niàn tou ， yě néng ràng zì jǐ qiú shēng bù dé ， qiú sǐ bù néng le 。
欲哭无泪是最好的形容，胸中愤懑得仿佛要炸开了，然而他又能如何，禁魂术已经完成了，别说那该死的洞玄期老怪物，就算是陆盈儿，一个念头，也能让自己求生不得，求死不能了。
There were no words to express his sorrow; the frustration in his chest felt as if it might burst. What could he do? The Soul Sealing Technique had already been completed. Not only would that damned Elder of the Profound Void Realm not be able to bother him, but even Lu Ying'er's mere thought could make his life miserable.
piān piān tā liǎn shàng hái sī háo bù gǎn biǎo xiàn chū 。
偏偏他脸上还丝毫不敢表现出。
Yet, he dared not show any signs of it on his face.
sú huà shuō ， rén zài wū yán xià ， bù dé bù dī tóu ， rú jīn tā de shēn fèn bù zài shì tiān yún shí èr zhōu yāo zú dì yī gāo shǒu ， jǐn jǐn shì lù yíng ér de chǒng wù ， nǎ gǎn rě zhǔ rén bù gāo xìng ne ？
俗话说，人在屋檐下，不得不低头，如今他的身份不再是天云十二州妖族第一高手，仅仅是陆盈儿的宠物，哪敢惹主人不高兴呢？
As they say, when under someone else’s roof, one must bow. Now that his identity had changed from the top demon in the Twelve States of Heavenly Clouds to merely a pet for Lu Ying'er, how could he dare make her unhappy?
“ nǐ kě yǐ chū qù le 。”
“你可以出去了。”
"You may leave now."
duì fāng bì jìng shì lí hé ， lù yíng ér dào bù zhì yú xiàng duì fù nà xiē méi yǒu zhì shāng de líng chǒng ， jiāng tā men shōu rù líng shòu dài zhōng ， dāng rán ， yě bú huì yǒu shén me hǎo liǎn sè ， zhè zhǔ rén de wēi yán kěn dìng shì yào de ， ér zuò wéi bài xuān gé zhī zhǔ ， dāng le nà me jiǔ de shàng wèi zhě ， zhè zhōng jiān de dù ， gāi zěn me bǎ wò ， tā kě shì jià qīng jiù shú 。
对方毕竟是离合，陆盈儿倒不至于像对付那些没有智商的灵宠，将它们收入灵兽袋中，当然，也不会有什么好脸色，这主人的威严肯定是要的，而作为拜轩阁之主，当了那么久的上位者，这中间的度，该怎么把握，她可是驾轻就熟。
Lu Ying'er was not like those unintelligent spirit pets; she would not store them away in a Spirit Beast Bag. However, she certainly did not have a pleasant expression either. As the Master of Bai Xuan Pavilion, she had long mastered the art of maintaining authority.
ér mò jiāo wáng hùn dào zhè yī bù ， què shì gǎn nù bù gǎn yán ， gèng bù xiǎng dài zài zhè lìng qí shāng xīn de dì diǎn ， tīng lù yíng ér ràng tā chū qù ， xīn zhōng qiú zhī bù dé ， qiáng rěn zhe xīn zhōng de nù yì ， chōng lù yíng ér xíng le yī lǐ ， jiù huà wèi yī dào hēi máng ， fēi le chū qù 。
而墨蛟王混到这一步，却是敢怒不敢言，更不想待在这令其伤心的地点，听陆盈儿让他出去，心中求之不得，强忍着心中的怒意，冲陆盈儿行了一礼，就化为一道黑芒，飞了出去。
Mo Jiao King's current state left him angry but unable to speak up or stay at this place that hurt his heart. Hearing Lu Ying'er let him go was more than he could ask for; with great effort, he bowed to her and transformed into a black beam, flying out.
tā yǎn zhōng de yuàn dú ， yǎn shì bú zhù ， rán ér bù guǎn lín xuān ， hái shì lù yíng ér ， gēn běn jiù bù zài hū ， duì fāng qiáng xíng bèi zhòng xià jìn hún shù ， xīn zhōng yǒu yuàn qì nà shì yí dìng de ， rán ér bù fú yòu rú hé ， tā yǐ jiāo chū le yī hún yī pò ， huàn jù huà shuō ， jiù chéng le zhēn bǎn shàng de yú ， nán dào hái néng gòu fān chū le tiān qù ？
他眼中的怨毒，掩饰不住，然而不管林轩，还是陆盈儿，根本就不在乎，对方强行被种下禁魂术，心中有怨气那是一定的，然而不服又如何，他已交出了一魂一魄，换句话说，就成了砧板上的鱼，难道还能够翻出了天去？
His eyes betrayed his resentment, but Lin Xuan and Lu Ying'er paid no mind. Of course, Mo Jiao King had怨气, but what could he do? He had already surrendered one soul and one spirit, making him nothing more than a fish on the chopping block. Could he really turn things around?
hé kuàng zhè jiā huo de zhì shāng shí zài shì yǒu wèn tí ， lín xuān xiāng xìn yǐ yíng ér de shǒu wàn ， yí dìng néng gòu jià yù 。
何况这家伙的智商实在是有问题，林轩相信以盈儿的手腕，一定能够驾驭。
Moreover, this fellow's intelligence was questionable. Lin Xuan believed that with Ying'er’s skills, she would be able to control him.
duì lín xuān lái shuō ， zhè yí mù ， jǐn jǐn shì yī xiǎo xiǎo de chā qǔ ， tā gēn běn jiù méi yǒu zěn me zài yì ， bì jìng yǐ lín xuān de shí lì ， qū qū lí hé ， gēn běn jiù bú huì bèi tā fàng zài yǎn lǐ 。
对林轩来说，这一幕，仅仅是一小小的插曲，他根本就没有怎么在意，毕竟以林轩的实力，区区离合，根本就不会被他放在眼里。
For Lin Xuan, this scene was just a minor interlude; he paid no mind to it. After all, his strength far surpassed the Separation Realm, and he did not consider it worth his time.
dāng mò jiāo wáng zǒu hòu ， lù yíng ér sì nǚ ， liú yíng hái yǒu kāng xiào rú ， cái guò lái jiàn lǐ 。
当墨蛟王走后，陆盈儿四女，刘莹还有康啸孺，才过来见礼。
After Mo Jiao King left, Lu Ying'er and her four companions, Liu Ying and Kang Xiaoru, came over to pay their respects.
lín xuān biǎo xiàn dé píng yì jìn rén yǐ jí ， rán ér liú yíng yǔ bài xuān gé sì nǚ zàn qiě bù tí ， kāng xiào rú què sī háo bù gǎn yǒu fēn háo dài màn jiāo hèng zhī yì ， mò jiāo wáng de qián chē zhī jiàn hái zài nà lǐ 。
林轩表现得平易近人以极，然而刘莹与拜轩阁四女暂且不提，康啸孺却丝毫不敢有分毫怠慢骄横之意，墨蛟王的前车之鉴还在那里。
Lin Xuan acted with great kindness, but Liu Ying and the four girls of Bai Xuan Pavilion were put aside for now. Kang Xiaoru did not dare show any arrogance or negligence; Mo Jiao King's warning still lingered.
zhè wèi lín qián bèi biǎo miàn hé xù ， qí shí xīn hěn shǒu là qiě shǒu duàn diāo zuān yǐ jí ， dé zuì tā ， nà shì yǔ zì jǐ guò bù qù ， kāng xiào rú zì rán bú huì zuò zhè yàng shǎ shì dì 。
这位林前辈表面和煦，其实心狠手辣且手段刁钻以极，得罪他，那是与自己过不去，康啸孺自然不会做这样傻事地。
This senior Lin was kind on the surface but ruthless and cunning in his methods. It would be foolish to offend him.
wú xīn chā liǔ liǔ chéng yīn ， gāng gāng mò jiāo wáng nà yī nào ， wú yì jiān què qǐ dào le ràng lín xuān lì wēi de xiào guǒ 。
无心插柳柳成荫，刚刚墨蛟王那一闹，无意间却起到了让林轩立威的效果。
Unintentionally, Mo Jiao King’s disturbance helped establish Lin Xuan’s authority. Next, Kang Xiaoru, as the Supreme Elder of Pine Wind Academy, behaved submissively, showing a clear deference to Lin Xuan.
jiē xià lái ， kāng xiào rú zuò wéi sōng fēng shū yuàn de tài shàng zhǎng lǎo ， què biǎo xiàn dé wéi wéi nuò nuò ， yī fù yǐ lín xuān mǎ shǒu shì zhān de biǎo qíng le 。
接下来，康啸孺作为松风书院的太上长老，却表现得唯唯诺诺，一副以林轩马首是瞻的表情了。
Liu Ying was the same way; she showed no resistance. Without Lin Xuan's intervention, Penglai Island might have already been breached. Moreover, unlike Pine Wind Academy, there was some connection between Tianya Hai Pavilion and Lin Xuan. Although not as close as Bai Xuan Pavilion, he still called her a senior uncle.
liú yíng yě shì yī yàng de ， ér qiě tā méi yǒu shén me dǐ chù ， qiě bù shuō méi yǒu lín xuān chū shǒu ， yíng zhōu dǎo shuō bù dìng yǐ jīng bèi gōng pò ， ér qiě yǔ sōng fēng shū yuàn bù tóng ， tiān yá hǎi gé yǔ lín xuān ， duō shǎo yě yǒu yī xiē yuān yuán ， suī rán bǐ bù shàng bài xuān gé ， dàn míng yì shàng zì jǐ yě jiào lín xuān yī shēng shī shū 。
刘莹也是一样的，而且她没有什么抵触，且不说没有林轩出手，瀛洲岛说不定已经被攻破，而且与松风书院不同，天涯海阁与林轩，多少也有一些渊源，虽然比不上拜轩阁，但名义上自己也叫林轩一声师叔。
Although they could not compete for dominance, showing deference would be better than offending him. With eight million cultivators gathered here, without Lin Xuan's presence at Linglong Valley, it would have been chaos. However, Pine Wind Academy and Tianya Hai Pavilion had already shown mutual respect.
zhè cì huì méng ， suī shì yǐ bài xuān gé wéi zhǔ ， lù yíng ér tā men néng gòu dé dào zuì dà de hǎo chù ， dàn tiān yá hǎi gé zuò wéi zhuī suí zhě ， kěn dìng yě néng gòu yǒu tāng kě yǐ hē 。
这次会盟，虽是以拜轩阁为主，陆盈儿她们能够得到最大的好处，但天涯海阁作为追随者，肯定也能够有汤可以喝。
On the demon side, there was no room to interfere; Mo Jiao King was now Lu Ying'er’s pet. Would any other demon factions dare be so disrespectful?
zhēng kěn dìng shì zhēng bù guò ， fǎn ér huì rě lín xuān bù xǐ ， nà bù rú biǎo xiàn dé shí xiàng yī xiē 。
争肯定是争不过，反而会惹林轩不喜，那不如表现得识相一些。
If such a troublemaker existed, Lin Xuan would not mind forcing them to surrender their souls as well for his three young ladies' spirit pets.
bā bǎi wàn xiū shì huì méng cǐ chù ， ruò méi yǒu lín xuān zuò zhèn líng lóng gǔ ， yǐ shuí wéi zhǔ kěn dìng huì zhēng gè yī tā hú tú ， yīn wèi zhè zhōng jiān yǒu mò dà de hǎo chù ， rán ér cǐ shí cǐ kè ， sōng fēng shū yuàn yǔ tiān yá hǎi gé què bù yuē ér tóng de xiāng ràng le 。
八百万修士会盟此处，若没有林轩坐镇玲珑谷，以谁为主肯定会争个一塌糊涂，因为这中间有莫大的好处，然而此时此刻，松风书院与天涯海阁却不约而同的相让了。
There wasn't much to discuss.
ér yāo zú nà biān ， gēn běn jiù méi yǒu chā zuǐ de yú dì ， lián mò jiāo wáng dōu zuò le lù yíng ér de chǒng wù ， qí tā de yāo zú shì lì ， hái yǒu rén gǎn zài bù shí hǎo dǎi me ？
而妖族那边，根本就没有插嘴的余地，连墨蛟王都做了陆盈儿的宠物，其他的妖族势力，还有人敢再不识好歹么？
Most of the time, they reported on the gathering of cultivators and the movements of ancient demons in Tianzhou.
ruò zhēn yǒu zhè yàng de cì tóu ér ， lín xuān yě bú huì jiè yì de ， dà bù liǎo zài bī tā men jiāo chū hún pò ， sòng gěi lìng wài sān gè yā tou zuò líng chǒng 。
若真有这样的刺头儿，林轩也不会介意的，大不了再逼他们交出魂魄，送给另外三个丫头做灵宠。
"Senior Uncle, many more fellow cultivators have arrived at Linglong Valley. Now, there are over eight million human and demon cultivators," Wu Yun'er's gentle voice entered his ears. She was responsible for welcoming new arrivals, so she knew best.
qí shí yě méi yǒu duō shǎo yào shāng liáng de shì wù 。
其实也没有多少要商量的事物。
Lin Xuan nodded, a satisfied look on his face. Eight million cultivators were significant; with this many allies, along with himself, they should be able to handle the demons from other realms.
dà bù fèn dōu shì tā men zài xiàng lín xuān bǐng gào xiū shì jí jié de qíng kuàng rú hé ， yǐ jí tiān zhōu nà biān ， gǔ mó de dòng xiàng yòu zěn me yàng le 。
大部分都是他们在像林轩禀告修士集结的情况如何，以及天州那边，古魔的动向又怎么样了。
"How about the ancient demons? Our intelligence can't keep them hidden. Have there been any recent movements?" Lin Xuan said slowly, though he was of the Profound Void Realm, he did not underestimate his enemies. Knowing oneself and one's enemy led to a hundred victories in a hundred battles. His first task was gathering intelligence.
“ shī shū ， zhè liǎng gè yuè ， yòu yǒu xǔ duō tóng dào lái dào le líng lóng gǔ ， rú jīn rén yāo liǎng zú de xiū shì ， yī gòng yǐ yǒu bā bǎi wàn zhī duō 。” wǔ yún ér wēn róu de shēng yīn chuán rù ěr duǒ ， zhāo hū wài lái xiū shì de shì wù ， yì zhí dōu shì yóu tā fù zé ， gù ér yě shì zuì wèi qīng chǔ 。
“师叔，这两个月，又有许多同道来到了玲珑谷，如今人妖两族的修士，一共已有八百万之多。”武云儿温柔的声音传入耳朵，招呼外来修士的事务，一直都是由她负责，故而也是最为清楚。
"Indeed, Tianzhou has strengthened its defenses. The demon energy there is more ferocious than ever before. Recently, the ancient demons have reduced their attacks on other states; many elite ancient demons were recalled to Tianzhou. It seems they plan to fight us to a standstill," Ye Ping'er interjected from the side. As the leader of intelligence gathering for Bai Xuan Pavilion, she was always involved.
xuān diǎn le diǎn tóu ， liǎn shàng lù chū mǎn yì zhī sè ， bā bǎi wàn xiū xiān zhě ， suī rán bú shì tiān yún shí èr zhōu de quán bù ， dàn yǐ shì fēi tóng xiǎo kě ， yǒu zhè me duō zuò wéi bì zhù ， zài jiā shàng zì jǐ ， duì fù nà xiē kuà jiè ér lái de yāo mó ， yīng gāi shì zú gòu le 。
轩点了点头，脸上露出满意之色，八百万修仙者，虽然不是天云十二州的全部，但已是非同小可，有这么多作为臂助，再加上自己，对付那些跨界而来的妖魔，应该是足够了。
"Is that so?" Lin Xuan placed his hand on his forehead with a contemplative expression: "They actually want to decide this in one battle. This aligns with my plans. But do they have any hidden tricks?"
“ nà gǔ mó de dòng xiàng rú hé ， wǒ men zhè biān de xiāo xī ， bù kě néng jiāng tā men mán guò ， zhè xiē tiān ， tā men kě yǒu shén me yì dòng le ？” lín xuān huǎn huǎn de shuō ， suī rán tā shì dòng xuán qī ， dàn yě jué bù qīng dí ， zhī jǐ zhī bǐ bǎi zhàn bǎi shèng de dào lǐ ， lín xuān yí xiàng dōu xiǎo de ， suǒ yǐ dì yī jiàn shì qíng ， jiù shì liǎo jiě dí wǒ shuāng fāng de qíng bào le 。
“那古魔的动向如何，我们这边的消息，不可能将他们瞒过，这些天，他们可有什么异动了？”林轩缓缓的说，虽然他是洞玄期，但也绝不轻敌，知己知彼百战百胜的道理，林轩一向都晓得，所以第一件事情，就是了解敌我双方的情报了。
Such questions were futile; even if he sent cultivators into the ancient demons, it would be impossible to gather such crucial information.
“ tiān zhōu nà biān ， què shí jiā qiáng le fáng wù ， nà biān de mó qì ， biàn dé gèng jiā de xiōng měng ， zhè xiē tiān ， gǔ mó duì qí tā zhōu de gōng shì ， dōu yǒu shōu liǎn ， hěn duō jīng ruì gǔ mó ， dōu bèi diào huí dào le tiān zhōu ， kàn lái duì fāng shì dǎ suàn zài nà lǐ ， yǔ wǒ men jué yī sǐ zhàn le 。” yè píng ér cóng páng chā kǒu ， bài xuān gé sì wèi gé zhǔ ， gè yǒu cè zhòng fù zé ， qíng bào gōng zuò ， yí xiàng shì yóu tā zài zuò 。
“天州那边，确实加强了防务，那边的魔气，变得更加的凶猛，这些天，古魔对其他州的攻势，都有收敛，很多精锐古魔，都被调回到了天州，看来对方是打算在那里，与我们决一死战了。”叶瓶儿从旁插口，拜轩阁四位阁主，各有侧重负责，情报工作，一向是由她在做。
Since he couldn't detect anything, Lin Xuan did not trouble himself further. He would face whatever came his way. Although cautious by nature, Lin Xuan was not timid.
“ shì me ？” lín xuān yī shǒu fú é ， liǎn shàng lù chū wán wèi zhī sè ：“ duì fāng jū rán xiǎng yào yī zhàn ér dìng shèng fù ， zhè yǔ zì jǐ de dǎ suàn dǎo shì bù móu ér hé ， bù guò tā men gǎn nà me zuò ， nán dào shì yǒu shén me hòu shǒu bù chéng me ？”
“是么？”林轩一手扶额，脸上露出玩味之色：“对方居然想要一战而定胜负，这与自己的打算倒是不谋而合，不过他们敢那么做，难道是有什么后手不成么？”
Afterward, Lin Xuan chatted with Kang Xiaoru and Liu Ying for a while before they left together.
bù guò zhè zhǒng wèn tí ， xiǎng yě méi yǒu yòng ， jiù suàn pài qiǎn xiū shì hùn rù gǔ mó ， yě jué bù kě néng dǎ tàn dào zhè me zhòng yào de qíng bào de 。
不过这种问题，想也没有用，就算派遣修士混入古魔，也绝不可能打探到这么重要的情报的。
They walked out of Linglong Tower, and Kang Xiaoru's expression turned somber as he sighed.
jì rán wú fǎ zhēn cè ， lín xuān yě jiù bù qù zì xún fán nǎo le ， bīng lái jiāng dǎng ， shuǐ lái tǔ yǎn ， lín xuān suī rán yǒu xiǎo xīn jǐn shèn de xìng gé ， dàn bìng bù yì wèi zhe ， tā jiù dǎn xiǎo pà shì le 。
既然无法侦测，林轩也就不去自寻烦恼了，兵来将挡，水来土掩，林轩虽然有小心谨慎的性格，但并不意味着，他就胆小怕事了。
"Friend, what is wrong?" Liu Ying stopped walking, turning back, looking puzzled.
suí hòu ， lín xuān yòu yǔ liù rén liáo le yī xiē xì jié ， rán ér kāng xiào rú yǔ liú yíng jiù gào cí le 。
随后，林轩又与六人聊了一些细节，然而康啸孺与刘莹就告辞了。
"Just thinking. After this incident, the Twelve States of Heavenly Clouds will likely no longer have three major forces. At that time, regardless of human or demon cultivators, Bai Xuan Pavilion will undoubtedly be dominant."
liǎng rén shì yì qǐ zǒu de 。
两人是一起走的。
"Oh, are you worried about this?"
chū le líng lóng bǎo tǎ yǐ hòu ， kāng xiào rú de liǎn shàng ， lù chū jǐ fēn luò jì zhī sè ， tàn le kǒu qì 。
出了玲珑宝塔以后，康啸孺的脸上，露出几分落寂之色，叹了口气。
"Why not? Isn't it normal for sects to rise and fall in the cultivation world? What's there to worry about? Besides, at that time, neither our sect nor yours would be weakened; instead, Bai Xuan Pavilion would become too strong. There’s nothing wrong with facing our ancestors. If it weren’t for Senior Lin’s kindness, we might already have fallen into ancient demon hands and lost our lives. Why argue over the strength of a sect?"!~!
Cleverness can be one's undoing, and the Demon King Mo Jiao never imagined that his efforts would end in such a result. He had originally aimed to become the Immortal Grove Alliance Lord of the Twelve States of Heavenly Clouds, but now he was reduced to nothing more than a pet for Lu Ying'er.
There were no words to express his sorrow; the frustration in his chest felt as if it might burst. What could he do? The Soul Sealing Technique had already been completed. Not only would that damned Elder of the Profound Void Realm not be able to bother him, but even Lu Ying'er's mere thought could make his life miserable.
Frustrating!
Yet, he dared not show any signs of it on his face.
As they say, when under someone else’s roof, one must bow. Now that his identity had changed from the top demon in the Twelve States of Heavenly Clouds to merely a pet for Lu Ying'er, how could he dare make her unhappy?
"You may leave now."
"Yes."
Lu Ying'er was not like those unintelligent spirit pets; she would not store them away in a Spirit Beast Bag. However, she certainly did not have a pleasant expression either. As the Master of Bai Xuan Pavilion, she had long mastered the art of maintaining authority.
Mo Jiao King's current state left him angry but unable to speak up or stay at this place that hurt his heart. Hearing Lu Ying'er let him go was more than he could ask for; with great effort, he bowed to her and transformed into a black beam, flying out.
His eyes betrayed his resentment, but Lin Xuan and Lu Ying'er paid no mind. Of course, Mo Jiao King had怨气, but what could he do? He had already surrendered one soul and one spirit, making him nothing more than a fish on the chopping block. Could he really turn things around?
Moreover, this fellow's intelligence was questionable. Lin Xuan believed that with Ying'er’s skills, she would be able to control him.
For Lin Xuan, this scene was just a minor interlude; he paid no mind to it. After all, his strength far surpassed the Separation Realm, and he did not consider it worth his time.
After Mo Jiao King left, Lu Ying'er and her four companions, Liu Ying and Kang Xiaoru, came over to pay their respects.
Lin Xuan acted with great kindness, but Liu Ying and the four girls of Bai Xuan Pavilion were put aside for now. Kang Xiaoru did not dare show any arrogance or negligence; Mo Jiao King's warning still lingered.
This senior Lin was kind on the surface but ruthless and cunning in his methods. It would be foolish to offend him.
Unintentionally, Mo Jiao King’s disturbance helped establish Lin Xuan’s authority. Next, Kang Xiaoru, as the Supreme Elder of Pine Wind Academy, behaved submissively, showing a clear deference to Lin Xuan.
Liu Ying was the same way; she showed no resistance. Without Lin Xuan's intervention, Penglai Island might have already been breached. Moreover, unlike Pine Wind Academy, there was some connection between Tianya Hai Pavilion and Lin Xuan. Although not as close as Bai Xuan Pavilion, he still called her a senior uncle.
Although they could not compete for dominance, showing deference would be better than offending him. With eight million cultivators gathered here, without Lin Xuan's presence at Linglong Valley, it would have been chaos. However, Pine Wind Academy and Tianya Hai Pavilion had already shown mutual respect.
On the demon side, there was no room to interfere; Mo Jiao King was now Lu Ying'er’s pet. Would any other demon factions dare be so disrespectful?
If such a troublemaker existed, Lin Xuan would not mind forcing them to surrender their souls as well for his three young ladies' spirit pets.
There wasn't much to discuss.
Most of the time, they reported on the gathering of cultivators and the movements of ancient demons in Tianzhou.
"Senior Uncle, many more fellow cultivators have arrived at Linglong Valley. Now, there are over eight million human and demon cultivators," Wu Yun'er's gentle voice entered his ears. She was responsible for welcoming new arrivals, so she knew best.
Lin Xuan nodded, a satisfied look on his face. Eight million cultivators were significant; with this many allies, along with himself, they should be able to handle the demons from other realms.
"How about the ancient demons? Our intelligence can't keep them hidden. Have there been any recent movements?" Lin Xuan said slowly, though he was of the Profound Void Realm, he did not underestimate his enemies. Knowing oneself and one's enemy led to a hundred victories in a hundred battles. His first task was gathering intelligence.
"Indeed, Tianzhou has strengthened its defenses. The demon energy there is more ferocious than ever before. Recently, the ancient demons have reduced their attacks on other states; many elite ancient demons were recalled to Tianzhou. It seems they plan to fight us to a standstill," Ye Ping'er interjected from the side. As the leader of intelligence gathering for Bai Xuan Pavilion, she was always involved.
"Is that so?" Lin Xuan placed his hand on his forehead with a contemplative expression: "They actually want to decide this in one battle. This aligns with my plans. But do they have any hidden tricks?"
Such questions were futile; even if he sent cultivators into the ancient demons, it would be impossible to gather such crucial information.
Since he couldn't detect anything, Lin Xuan did not trouble himself further. He would face whatever came his way. Although cautious by nature, Lin Xuan was not timid.
Afterward, Lin Xuan chatted with Kang Xiaoru and Liu Ying for a while before they left together.
They walked out of Linglong Tower, and Kang Xiaoru's expression turned somber as he sighed.
"Friend, what is wrong?" Liu Ying stopped walking, turning back, looking puzzled.
"Just thinking. After this incident, the Twelve States of Heavenly Clouds will likely no longer have three major forces. At that time, regardless of human or demon cultivators, Bai Xuan Pavilion will undoubtedly be dominant."
"Oh, are you worried about this?"
"Why not? Isn't it normal for sects to rise and fall in the cultivation world? What's there to worry about? Besides, at that time, neither our sect nor yours would be weakened; instead, Bai Xuan Pavilion would become too strong. There’s nothing wrong with facing our ancestors. If it weren’t for Senior Lin’s kindness, we might already have fallen into ancient demon hands and lost our lives. Why argue over the strength of a sect?"!~!