第两千四百三十四章 星月城的决斗

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Chapter 2434: Duel in Star Moon City

dì liǎng qiān sì bǎi sān shí sì zhāng xīng yuè chéng de jué dòu

第两千四百三十四章星月城的决斗

"Senior Sister, you need not worry. There is still a chance to salvage the situation."

“ shī jiě ， nǐ bù yòng zháo jí ， cǐ shì hái yǒu wǎn huí de yú dì 。”

“师姐，你不用着急，此事还有挽回的余地。”

Unlike the two senior elders who looked as pale as death, Lin Xuan remained remarkably calm when facing such a crisis. In fact, he seemed confident and prepared. Hence, he showed no signs of anxiety.

yǔ liǎng wèi tài shàng zhǎng lǎo liǎn ruò sǐ huī bù tóng ， zōng mén miàn lín zhè yàng de wēi jī ， lín xuān yī jiù xiǎn de shì píng jìng yǐ jí ， huò zhě shuō ， xiōng yǒu chéng zhú ， suǒ yǐ tā yì diǎn yě bù dài jiāo jí lái zhe 。

与两位太上长老脸若死灰不同，宗门面临这样的危机，林轩依旧显得是平静以极，或者说，胸有成竹，所以他一点也不带焦急来着。

"Salvage the situation? Junior Brother Lin, what do you mean by that?"

“ wǎn huí de yú dì ， lín shī dì ， nǐ zhè huà hé yì ？”

“挽回的余地，林师弟，你这话何意？”

The young man with the dragon name turned his head back, looking puzzled. He believed their sect's future was bleak.

lóng xìng shào nián huí guò tóu lú ， liǎn shàng mǎn shì bù jiě zhī sè ， zài tā kàn lái ， běn mén de qián tú ， kě shì yī piàn huī àn lái zhe 。

龙姓少年回过头颅，脸上满是不解之色，在他看来，本门的前途，可是一片灰暗来着。

"Junior Brother, please tell me. No matter how difficult or dangerous it may be, as long as we can preserve our sect's legacy, I will not hesitate."

“ shī dì ， nǐ kuài shuō ， zhǐ yào néng ràng wǒ yún yǐn zōng bǎo zhù chuán chéng ， bù lùn yǒu rèn hé jiān nán xiǎn zǔ ， qiè shēn dōu bú huì zhòu yī xià méi tóu 。”

“师弟，你快说，只要能让我云隐宗保住传承，不论有任何艰难险阻，妾身都不会皱一下眉头。”

The silver-eyed maiden's face was filled with hope. She had resorted to desperate measures, like a drowning man clutching at straws.

yín tóng shào nǚ de liǎn shàng zé mǎn shì jīng xǐ ， cǐ kè tā shì bìng jí luàn tóu yī ， jiù fǎng fú yí gè nì shuǐ zhě ， yǎn qián nǎ pà shì yī gēn dào cǎo yě yào jǐn jǐn zhuā zhù 。

银瞳少女的脸上则满是惊喜，此刻她是病急乱投医，就仿佛一个溺水者，眼前哪怕是一根稻草也要紧紧抓住。

In short, she was losing her composure.

jiǎn dān de shuō ， jiù shì luàn fāng cùn le 。

简单的说，就是乱方寸了。

Seeing the two looking at him, Lin Xuan did not waste any time.

jiàn liǎng rén wàng xiàng zì jǐ ， lín xuān dāng rán bú huì mài guān zi 。

见两人望向自己，林轩当然不会卖关子。

"As they say, killing one thousand will cost you eight hundred. Although Tian Jue Sect's strength far exceeds ours, our Cloud Concealment Sect is not made of paper. If pushed to extremes, we could engage in a fight-to-the-death, resulting in significant losses among the sect members. I believe that even that old monster knows this."

“ sú huà shuō ， shā rén yī qiān ， zì sǔn bā bǎi ， tiān jué mén de shí lì ， suī rán yuǎn shèng yú wǒ ， dàn wǒ men yún yǐn zōng bì jìng yě bú shì zhǐ hú ， rú guǒ zhēn bī dé jí le ， gěi tā men lái gè yú sǐ wǎng pò ， gāi zōng mén de xiū shì ， yě huì yǔn luò bù shǎo de ， zhè ge dào lǐ ， wǒ xiǎng nà tiān jué lǎo guài yě xiǎo de 。”

“俗话说，杀人一千，自损八百，天绝门的实力，虽然远胜于我，但我们云隐宗毕竟也不是纸糊，如果真逼得急了，给他们来个鱼死网破，该宗门的修士，也会陨落不少的，这个道理，我想那天绝老怪也晓得。”

"True, but what difference does it make?" The young man with the dragon name looked puzzled. The silver-eyed maiden did not understand Lin Xuan's point.

“ bù cuò ， kě nà yòu rú hé ？” lóng xìng shào nián liǎn shàng lù chū yí huò ， yín tóng shào nǚ yě méi yǒu míng bái lín xuān jiū jìng zài shuō shén me 。

“不错，可那又如何？”龙姓少年脸上露出疑惑，银瞳少女也没有明白林轩究竟在说什么。

"Even so, they won't let us off easily. Can we find a way to resolve our grievances?"

“ jí biàn rú cǐ ， duì fāng yě bù kě néng jiāng wǒ men fàng guò ， nán dào zhè chóu yuàn yǒu bàn fǎ huà jiě me ？”

“即便如此，对方也不可能将我们放过，难道这仇怨有办法化解么？”

"Certainly not. But if there is an advantage that can achieve our goal of revenge without harming our sect, would that old monster be willing to consider it?" Lin Xuan's face showed a hint of intrigue as he spoke mysteriously.

“ dāng rán bù kě néng huà jiě ， dàn rú guǒ yǒu yī zhuāng hǎo chù bǎi zài miàn qián ， jì néng dá dào bào chóu de mù dì ， yòu kě yǐ bì miǎn běn mén de sǔn shī ， nǐ men shuō ， nà tiān jué lǎo guài ， huì bú huì dòng xīn ne ？” lín xuān liǎn shàng lù chū yī sī gǔ guài zhī sè ， lüè dài shén mì de kāi kǒu le 。

“当然不可能化解，但如果有一桩好处摆在面前，既能达到报仇的目的，又可以避免本门的损失，你们说，那天绝老怪，会不会动心呢？”林轩脸上露出一丝古怪之色，略带神秘的开口了。

"Junior Brother, you mean..."

“ shī dì ， nǐ shì shuō ……”

“师弟，你是说……”

A glint appeared in the silver-eyed maiden's eyes, and she seemed to understand: "The duel in Star Moon City?"

yín tóng shào nǚ yǎn zhōng yì máng shǎn guò ， yǐn yǐn yǒu diǎn míng bái guò lái le ：“ xīng yuè chéng de jué dòu ？”

银瞳少女眼中异芒闪过，隐隐有点明白过来了：“星月城的决斗？”

"Yes," Lin Xuan smiled and nodded. "Senior Sister, you are indeed clever; you grasped it quickly."

“ bù cuò 。” lín xuān xiào zhe diǎn le diǎn tóu ：“ shī jiě guǒ rán cōng míng ， yì diǎn jiù tòu 。”

“不错。”林轩笑着点了点头：“师姐果然聪明，一点就透。”

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“ shén me ， shī dì ， nǐ zěn me huì xiǎng zhè me gè zhǔ yì ， wǒ men shuí néng dǎ bài tiān jué nà lǎo guài wù ， zhè me zuò ， gēn běn jiù shì zhǎo sǐ 。”

“什么，师弟，你怎么会想这么个主意，我们谁能打败天绝那老怪物，这么做，根本就是找死。”

"What? Junior Brother, how could you come up with such an idea? Who can defeat that old monster of Tian Jue Sect? It's suicide!"

nà lóng xìng shào nián què liǎn rú tǔ sè ， zhè tài lí pǔ le ， bú shì míng bǎi zhe zhǎo sǐ me ？

那龙姓少年却脸如土色，这太离谱了，不是明摆着找死么？

The young man with the dragon name looked pale as he spoke. This was too outrageous—it was clearly suicidal.

guān yú xīng yuè chéng de jué dòu ， zài nài lóng jiè kě yǐ shuō shì lì shǐ yōu jiǔ ， cóng shàng gǔ shí qī jiù yǐ jīng yǒu le 。

关于星月城的决斗，在鼐龙界可以说是历史悠久，从上古时期就已经有了。

In Nael Dragon World, duels in Star Moon City were a long-standing tradition dating back to ancient times. In the chaotic world of cultivation, various grievances inevitably arose. While personal grudges could be resolved, when it involved sects or families, unless there was an extreme disparity in power, situations like Lin Xuan's description often occurred—killing one thousand at the cost of losing eight hundred.

xiū xiān jiè duō fēng yǔ ， nán miǎn huì yǒu gè zhǒng gè yàng de chóu hèn chǎn shēng ， gè rén de zhī jiān de hái hǎo shuō ， ruò shì shè jí zōng mén jiā zú ， chú fēi shuāng fāng de lì liàng duì bǐ ， shí zài xuán shū ， fǒu zé dōu yǒu kě néng chū xiàn lín xuān gāng cái suǒ shuō de nà zhǒng qíng kuàng ， shā dí yī qiān ， zì sǔn bā bǎi 。

修仙界多风雨，难免会有各种各样的仇恨产生，个人的之间的还好说，若是涉及宗门家族，除非双方的力量对比，实在悬殊，否则都有可能出现林轩刚才所说的那种情况，杀敌一千，自损八百。

However, some grudges were so deep that they couldn't be resolved. Thus, over time, a method called dueling emerged. Two sects or families with grievances would agree on terms and then send their strongest experts to settle it in a single battle. The victor could demand anything from the loser according to the agreed-upon conditions, even if it meant total self-destruction.

rán ér piān piān yǒu yī xiē chóu hèn ， yòu shì gēn běn bù kě néng huà jiě de ， yú shì bù zhī dào cóng hé shí qǐ ， biàn xīng qǐ le yī zhǒng fāng shì ， jué dòu 。

然而偏偏有一些仇恨，又是根本不可能化解的，于是不知道从何时起，便兴起了一种方式，决斗。

There had never been an exception over the years because Star Moon City guaranteed the enforcement of these rules. Although the city was not affiliated with any sect or family, it was a superpower in Nael Dragon World. It was rumored that three or more old monsters at the Transcendence Stage acted as guest advisors there.

jiǎn dān de shuō ， jiù shì liǎng gè yǒu chóu hèn de zōng mén jiā zú ， xiān tán tuǒ tiáo jiàn ， rán hòu gè zì pài chū zuì qiáng de gāo shǒu ， yī zhàn dìng shèng fù 。

简单的说，就是两个有仇恨的宗门家族，先谈妥条件，然后各自派出最强的高手，一战定胜负。

Only the elusive Nael Dragon Immortal dared to disregard Star Moon City's authority. Other forces, whether independents or sects and families, revered it greatly. Any duels held in Star Moon City were always respected and never violated once the rules were set.

shèng zhě ， kě yǐ àn zhào shì xiān tán tuǒ de tiáo jiàn ， duì bài de yī fāng ， tí chū rèn hé yāo qiú 。

胜者，可以按照事先谈妥的条件，对败的一方，提出任何要求。

A legend said that a hundred thousand years ago, a sect lost. The agreed terms required all its cultivators to self-destruct. However, they refused to do so and instead disbanded their sect, each fleeing separately. With tens of thousands of members from the top senior elders down to flexible spirit period disciples, they believed some would escape.

nǎ pà yuē dìng de shì ， bài de yī fāng ， bì xū quán bù bīng jiě zuò huà ， yě bù néng fǎn huǐ 。

哪怕约定的是，败的一方，必须全部兵解坐化，也不能反悔。

This delusion proved too naive. Without needing to act, Star Moon City dispatched a large number of enforcers who ensured that none of them escaped, suffering far worse fates than self-destruction.

zhì shǎo zhè me duō nián lái ， cóng lái méi yǒu chū xiàn lì wài 。

至少这么多年来，从来没有出现例外。

Over millions of years, breaches and violations occurred, but the violators always faced dire consequences. Eventually, no one dared to defy the city's authority again, making its reputation well-known among cultivators and even many ordinary people.

dāng rán ， zhī suǒ yǐ rú cǐ ， shì yīn wèi xīng yuè chéng ， huì duì guī zé de zhí xíng ， tí gōng jué duì de bǎo zhèng 。

当然，之所以如此，是因为星月城，会对规则的执行，提供绝对的保证。

The silver-eyed maiden sighed. She had thought Lin Xuan truly had a solution, only to find that he proposed a ridiculous idea. However, she showed no blame; after all, it was her own mistake, so what right did she have to criticize others?

yào zhī dào ， gāi chéng ， suī rán bù shǔ yú rèn hé zōng mén jiā zú ， dàn què shì nài lóng jiè de chāo jí shì lì ， jù shuō ， bèi hòu yǒu sān míng yǐ shàng de dù jié qī lǎo guài wù ， zuò wèi gāi chéng de kè qīng 。

要知道，该城，虽然不属于任何宗门家族，但却是鼐龙界的超级势力，据说，背后有三名以上的渡劫期老怪物，做为该城的客卿。

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fàng yǎn cǐ jiè ， kǒng pà yě zhǐ yǒu nà wèi shén lóng jiàn shǒu bù jiàn wěi de nài lóng zhēn rén ， gǎn bù jiāng xīng yuè chéng fàng zài yǎn lǐ ， qí tā de shì lì ， bù guǎn sàn xiū hái shì zōng mén jiā zú ， dōu jìng wèi yǐ jí ， zài xīn yuè chéng jìn xíng de jué dòu ， zhǐ yào shì xiān dìng hǎo le guī jǔ ， shì hòu shì kěn dìng shì méi yǒu rén gǎn wéi fǎn dì 。

放眼此界，恐怕也只有那位神龙见首不见尾的鼐龙真人，敢不将星月城放在眼里，其他的势力，不管散修还是宗门家族，都敬畏以极，在新月城进行的决斗，只要事先定好了规矩，事后是肯定是没有人敢违反地。

"Junior Brother, your method is theoretically sound, but Old Monster Tian Jue is too powerful. If we do this, we will only make things worse."

chuán shuō ， shí wàn nián qián ， yǒu yí gè mén pài bài le ， dāng shí yuē dìng de tiáo jiàn ， shì gāi zōng mén suǒ yǒu de xiū xiān zhě ， quán bù bīng jiě ， jié guǒ tā men bù yuàn yì zhè yàng hún guī dì fǔ ， yú shì shí yán ér féi ， jiě sàn le zōng mén ， gè zì pǎo lù 。

传说，十万年前，有一个门派败了，当时约定的条件，是该宗门所有的修仙者，全部兵解，结果他们不愿意这样魂归地府，于是食言而肥，解散了宗门，各自跑路。

"Yes, they will certainly demand that our entire sect self-destructs. Rather than doing that, it would be better to fight a battle-to-the-death or disband the sect now and preserve some of its legacy," the young man with the dragon name said dejectedly.

gāi zōng shàng zhì tài shàng zhǎng lǎo ， xià zhì líng dòng qī dì zǐ ， yǒu shù wàn zhī duō ， àn zhào tā men de xiǎng fǎ ， zěn me yě néng gòu pǎo chū yī xiǎo bù fèn 。

该宗上至太上长老，下至灵动期弟子，有数万之多，按照他们的想法，怎么也能够跑出一小部分。

"Senior Brother Senior Sister, you are boosting their morale while diminishing your own. What does Old Monster Tian Jue matter? I am not ordinary; I have confidence in defeating him."

jié guǒ zhè zhǒng yì xiǎng ， míng xiǎn tài tiān zhēn ， gēn běn bù yòng yíng de nà ge zōng mén dòng shǒu ， xīng yuè chéng pài chū dà liàng de zhí fǎ xiū shì ， jié guǒ nà ge zōng mén de rén yí gè yě méi yǒu pǎo chū qù ， quán bù bèi chōu hún liàn pò ， xià chǎng bǐ zì jǐ bīng jiě yào cǎn dé duō 。

结果这种臆想，明显太天真，根本不用赢的那个宗门动手，星月城派出大量的执法修士，结果那个宗门的人一个也没有跑出去，全部被抽魂炼魄，下场比自己兵解要惨得多。

"You?"

zài bǎi wàn nián de suì yuè lǐ ， wéi yuē fǎn huǐ de shì qíng bù zhǐ yī cì ， dàn měi yī cì ， wéi yuē zhě dōu méi yǒu hǎo xià chǎng ， jiǔ ér jiǔ zhī ， zài yě méi yǒu rén gǎn nà me zuò ， xīng yuè chéng de dà míng ， bié shuō xiū xiān zhě ， biàn shì hěn duō fán rén ， yě rú léi guàn ěr de 。

在百万年的岁月里，违约反悔的事情不止一次，但每一次，违约者都没有好下场，久而久之，再也没有人敢那么做，星月城的大名，别说修仙者，便是很多凡人，也如雷贯耳的。

The two looked at each other, unsure how to respond. After a few moments, the silver-eyed maiden spoke: "Junior Brother Lin, your courage is commendable. I know you are no ordinary cultivator. Otherwise, back when you were late-stage Profound Knowledge, you wouldn't have been able to defeat Tian Xuan."

yín tóng shào nǚ yě tàn le kǒu qì ， hái yǐ wéi lín xuān zhēn yǒu néng lì wǎn kuáng lán ， nǎ zhī dào ， què jǐn chū sōu zhǔ yì ， bù guò tā de liǎn shàng yě bìng wú zé bèi zhī sè ， bì jìng huò shì zì jǐ chuǎng de ， hái yǒu shén me miàn mù qù zhǐ zé tā rén ne ？

银瞳少女也叹了口气，还以为林轩真有能力挽狂澜，哪知道，却尽出馊主意，不过她的脸上也并无责备之色，毕竟祸是自己闯的，还有什么面目去指责他人呢？

"True, Junior Brother. You advanced from dividing spirit period in just a few hundred years; indeed, you are a prodigy. However, Old Monster Tian Jue is renowned as the top cultivator at the Transcendence Stage and should not be underestimated. This matter concerns all our sect's cultivators, so we must not be careless," the young man with the dragon name added.

“ shī dì ， nǐ shuō de fāng fǎ ， lǐ lùn shàng shì bù cuò ， kě tiān jué lǎo mó tài qiáng le ， zhēn yào zhè me zuò ， zhǐ huì nòng qiǎo chéng zhuō 。”

“师弟，你说的方法，理论上是不错，可天绝老魔太强了，真要这么做，只会弄巧成拙。”

Lin Xuan sighed; further discussion was pointless. He understood their doubts—had he been in their position, he would have had similar concerns.

“ bù cuò ， duì fāng yí dìng huì tí tiáo jiàn ， ràng wǒ men quán zōng bīng jiě ， yǔ qí rú cǐ ， hái bù rú yǔ duì fāng pīn gè yú sǐ wǎng pò ， huò zhě xiàn zài jiù jiě sàn zōng mén ， zǒng néng bǎo liú yī xiē xīn huǒ ， zhǐ bù guò zhè me zuò ， wèi miǎn yǒu xiē duì bù qǐ lì dài zǔ shī le 。” lóng xìng shào nián shén sè àn dàn de shuō 。

“不错，对方一定会提条件，让我们全宗兵解，与其如此，还不如与对方拼个鱼死网破，或者现在就解散宗门，总能保留一些薪火，只不过这么做，未免有些对不起历代祖师了。”龙姓少年神色黯淡的说。

"Senior Brother Senior Sister, since you are not confident, let us spar to gauge my strength and make a decision later."

“ shī xiōng shī jiě ， nǐ men wèi miǎn tài zhǎng tā rén zhì qì ， miè zì jǐ de wēi fēng ， tiān jué lǎo guài yòu rú hé ， xiǎo dì bù cái ， què yǒu xìn xīn jiāng tā zhǎn luò mǎ xià 。”

“师兄师姐，你们未免太长他人志气，灭自己的威风，天绝老怪又如何，小弟不才，却有信心将他斩落马下。”

"Agreed!"

“ nǐ ？”

“你？”

At this point, the two had no reason to refuse. Besides, they were willing to try anything, hoping for a miracle. The three left their cave and went to an open area to begin sparring. Lin Xuan intended to showcase his abilities and did not hide his intentions; he proposed fighting both of them together.

liǎng rén miàn miàn xiāng qù ， yī shí piàn kè ， jìng bù zhī dào gāi zěn me shuō ， guò le shí jǐ xī de gōng fu ， yín tóng shào nǚ cái kāi kǒu le ：“ lín shī dì ， nǐ yǒng qì kě jiā ， wǒ yě zhī dào ， shī dì nǐ bú shì pǔ tōng de xiū xiān zhě ， fǒu zé dāng nián dòng xuán zhōng qī de shí hòu ， yě bù zhì yú néng jiāng tiān xuán zhǎn luò mǎ xià 。”

两人面面相觑，一时片刻，竟不知道该怎么说，过了十几息的功夫，银瞳少女才开口了：“林师弟，你勇气可嘉，我也知道，师弟你不是普通的修仙者，否则当年洞玄中期的时候，也不至于能将天璇斩落马下。”

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“ bù cuò ， shī dì ， nǐ duǎn duǎn de bǎi yú zài ， jiù néng jìn jiē dào fēn shén qī ， què shí tiān cái ， rán ér tiān jué lǎo guài hào chēng dù jié qī xià dì yī rén ， gèng shì xiǎo shì bù dé ， zhè jiàn shì qíng guān xì zhe běn mén suǒ yǒu de xiū xiān zhě ， qiān wàn dà yì bù dé 。” lóng xìng shào nián yě jiē kǒu le 。

“不错，师弟，你短短的百余载，就能进阶到分神期，确实天才，然而天绝老怪号称渡劫期下第一人，更是小视不得，这件事情关系着本门所有的修仙者，千万大意不得。”龙姓少年也接口了。

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