第两千五百三十七章 奇怪的镇宫之宝

dì liǎng qiān wǔ bǎi sān shí qī zhāng qí guài de zhèn gōng zhī bǎo

第两千五百三十七章奇怪的镇宫之宝

Chapter 2537: Strange Palace Treasure

“ fú hé tiáo jiàn de fán rén wǔ zhě ， hái méi yǒu còu qí me ？”

“符合条件的凡人武者，还没有凑齐么？”

"Are there still no human martial artists who meet the criteria?"

nà dào zhuāng lǎo zhě ， yī bǎi shǒu zhōng de fú chén ， méi tóu qīng zhòu de kāi kǒu le ， shēng yīn lüè dài jǐ fēn bù mǎn zhī sè， sì hū duì xià miàn dì zǐ de bàn shì néng lì ， yǒu xiē bù nài fán le 。

那道装老者，一摆手中的拂尘，眉头轻皱的开口了，声音略带几分不满之sè，似乎对下面弟子的办事能力，有些不耐烦了。

The elderly man, dressed in robes, waved his hand fan and frowned slightly. His tone carried a hint of dissatisfaction as if he was annoyed with the disciples below.

“ āi ， dà zhǎng lǎo ， zhè jiàn shì qíng ， yě bù néng guài dì zǐ men bù jìn xīn ， shí zài shì fú hé tiáo jiàn de fán rén xī yǒu dào jí chù ， jiǎn zhí bǐ tiān cái dì bǎo de shù liàng hái shǎo dé duō ， dì zǐ men kǔ kǔ xún mì le hěn jiǔ ， yě méi yǒu jié guǒ ， bù dé yǐ ， shèn zhì duì qí tā de zōng mén yǔ sàn xiū fā chū le xuán shǎng ， yī jiù gǎi guān bù liǎo xǔ duō ……” yī shēn chuān huī sè páo zi ， shén sè kàn qǐ lái què yǒu jǐ fēn lǎn sǎn de xiū shì ， piē le piě zuǐ de kāi kǒu le 。

“唉，大长老，这件事情，也不能怪弟子们不尽心，实在是符合条件的凡人稀有到极处，简直比天材地宝的数量还少得多，弟子们苦苦寻觅了很久，也没有结果，不得已，甚至对其他的宗mén与散修发出了悬赏，依旧改观不了许多……”一身穿灰sè袍子，神sè看起来却有几分懒散的修士，撇了撇嘴的开口了。

"Ai, Senior Elder, we can't blame our disciples for not being thorough. The number of humans meeting these criteria is extremely rare, almost fewer than heavenly treasures. We've searched for a long time but found nothing. As a last resort, we even offered bounties to other sects and scattered cultivators, but it hasn't changed much," said the gray-robed cultivator with a somewhat lazy expression.

“ hè shī dì ， bú yào zài zhè lǐ jiě shì tuī tuō ， zhè ge rèn wù shì lǎo fū qīn kǒu fēn fù ， wǒ qǐ huì bù zhī dào zhè zhōng jiān de nán chǔ ， bù cuò ， fú hé tiáo jiàn de fán rén què shí shù liàng bù duō ， yě zhèng yīn wèi rú cǐ ， lǎo fū cái kuān xiàn le rú cǐ duō shí rì ， kě nǐ hái shì sī háo jìn zhǎn yě wú ， tài ràng lǎo fū shī wàng le 。”

“贺师弟，不要在这里解释推脱，这个任务是老夫亲口吩咐，我岂会不知道这中间的难处，不错，符合条件的凡人确实数量不多，也正因为如此，老夫才宽限了如此多时日，可你还是丝毫进展也无，太让老夫失望了。”

"Brother Shi He, don't explain or make excuses here. This task was personally assigned by this old man; I know well the difficulties involved. Indeed, humans meeting these criteria are few in number, which is why I extended the deadline so much. But you've made no progress at all—this disappoints me greatly."

dào zhuāng lǎo zhě liǎn lù bù mǎn zhī sè， yǔ qì suī shuō bù shǎng shēng sè jù lì ， dàn nà mǎn qiāng de zé bèi zhī yì ， yě shì xiǎn lù wú yí 。

道装老者脸lù不满之sè，语气虽说不上声sè俱厉，但那满腔的责备之意，也是显lù无疑。

The elderly man's face showed clear dissatisfaction, though his tone wasn't harsh.

huī páo xiū shì shàn shàn de ， liǎn shàng lù chū jǐ fēn gān gà zhī sè， dàn xīn zhōng què zhe shí chà yì yǐ jí ， tā de xiū wèi yǔ dà zhǎng lǎo xiāng bǐ ， suī rán yuǎn yuǎn bù jí ， dàn bì jìng shì zuò le zhè me duō nián de shī xiōng dì ， qí pí xìng rú hé ， kě yǐ shuō xīn lǐ yǒu shù 。

灰袍修士讪讪的，脸上lù出几分尴尬之sè，但心中却着实诧异以极，他的修为与大长老相比，虽然远远不及，但毕竟是做了这么多年的师兄弟，其脾xìng如何，可以说心里有数。

The gray-robed cultivator felt awkward but was genuinely surprised. Although he was far less powerful than the Senior Elder, they had been apprentices for many years, and he knew well his temperament.

dà zhǎng lǎo dài rén yí xiàng cí hé ， huò zhě shuō xǐ nù bù xíng yú sè， duì wǎn bèi yě bù qīng yì fā huǒ ， gèng bú yào shuō ， tā men zhè yàng de tóng bèi xiū shì le 。

大长老待人一向慈和，或者说喜怒不形于sè，对晚辈也不轻易发火，更不要说，他们这样的同辈修士了。

Could this be about a few humans? Could their fate affect the prosperity of our sect? This seemed impossible.

zhè yī cì jiū jìng shì zěn me huí shì ne ， nán dào zhè qū qū jǐ gè fán rén de shì qíng ， hái guān xì dào běn pài de xīng shuāi róng rǔ ， zhè kě néng me ？

这一次究竟是怎么回事呢，难道这区区几个凡人的事情，还关系到本派的兴衰荣辱，这可能么？

Just as these thoughts raced through his mind, someone finally came to his rescue: "Brother Lingxu, don't worry. I've found one human martial artist. As for the other two, we now have leads. I sent disciples down; if nothing goes wrong, they should return in about ten days."

nǎo hǎi zhōng zhū bān niàn tou zhuǎn guò ， hǎo zài zhè shí hòu zhōng yú yǒu rén lái tì tā jiě wéi le ：“ líng xū shī xiōng ， nǐ bié zháo jí ， yě bù yòng shēng qì ， guān yú nà xiē fán rén wǔ zhě ， shī dì wǒ yǐ zhǎo dào yí gè ， zhì yú lìng wài liǎng gè ， xiàn zài yě yǒu le zhuó luò ， wǒ yǐ pài mén xià de dì zǐ qù le ， rú guǒ bù chū shén me chā cuò ， zài guò shí yú tiān de gōng fu ， tā men yīng gāi jiù shùn lì huí lái le 。”

脑海中诸般念头转过，好在这时候终于有人来替他解围了：“灵虚师兄，你别着急，也不用生气，关于那些凡人武者，师弟我已找到一个，至于另外两个，现在也有了着落，我已派mén下的弟子去了，如果不出什么差错，再过十余天的功夫，他们应该就顺利回来了。”

The bearded man speaking was the same who brought Lin Xuan to Drifting Cloud Valley.

shuō huà de qiú xū dà hàn ， zhèng shì jiāng lín xuān dài dào yǐn xiá gǔ de nà ge 。

说话的虬须大汉，正是将林轩带到隐侠谷的那个。

"Brother Shi Wang, are you serious?"

“ wáng shī dì ， nǐ kě shì shuō zhēn de ？”

“王师弟，你可是说真的？”

A clear and pleasant voice came from the clean-robed young woman, "Rest assured, Senior Sister Ye. I wouldn't dare lie. The bounty is still valid. A few days ago, a scattered cultivator brought in a human martial artist under twenty years old, with true heavenly realm cultivation."

dào zhuāng lǎo zhě zhèng jīn wēi zuò ， yī qīng cuì yuè ěr de shēng yīn chuán rù ěr duǒ ， què shì nà shēn chuān jié bái gōng zhuāng de qīng xiù nv zi ， rěn bú zhù ， mǎn liǎn jīng xǐ de kāi kǒu le 。

道装老者正襟危坐，一清脆悦耳的声音传入耳朵，却是那身穿洁白宫装的清秀nv子，忍不住，满脸惊喜的开口了。

"Ah, so you have leads for the other two? What are they?" the elderly man asked excitedly.

“ yè shī jiě fàng xīn ， zhè yàng de shì qíng xiǎo dì zěn me gǎn hú yán luàn yǔ ， xuán shǎng lìng hái shì yǒu xiào de ， yí gè yuè qián ， yī míng sàn xiū dài lái yī míng fán rén wǔ zhě ， bù guò èr shí chū tóu ， xiū wèi què rán yǐ shì tiān dào gāo shǒu ， róng mào yě wán quán mǎn zú yāo qiú 。”

“叶师姐放心，这样的事情小弟怎么敢胡言luàn语，悬赏令还是有效的，一个月前，一名散修带来一名凡人武者，不过二十出头，修为确然已是天道高手，容貌也完全满足要求。”

"It's just good fortune. Several disciples hunting monsters obtained some clues. After verification, it was indeed traces of heavenly realm martial artists. The two are very young but had been practicing in seclusion, hence their lack of fame," the bearded man said with a smile.

“ ó ， nà nǐ shuō lìng wài liǎng rén yǐ yǒu xiàn suǒ ， yòu shì zěn me yī huí shì ne ？” dào zhuāng lǎo zhě yě jīng xǐ de shuō 。

“哦，那你说另外两人已有线索，又是怎么一回事呢？”道装老者也惊喜的说。

"Good news if true. You've done great work this time, Brother Shi Wang."

“ zhè yě shì jī yuán qiǎo hé ， jǐ míng dì zǐ wài chū liè shā yāo shòu de shí hòu huò dé le yī xiē xiàn suǒ ， hòu lái zhèng shí ， què shí shì tiān dào wǔ zhě de zōng jì ， nà liǎng rén fēi cháng nián qīng ， zhǐ bù guò yǐ qián yì zhí yǐn jū liàn wǔ ， suǒ yǐ cái shēng míng bù xiǎn ， wǒ yǐ jīng fēn fù dé lì dì zǐ qù jiāng tā liǎ dài huí lái le 。” qiú xū dà hàn xī xiào zhe shuō 。

“这也是机缘巧合，几名弟子外出猎杀妖兽的时候获得了一些线索，后来证实，确实是天道武者的踪迹，那两人非常年轻，只不过以前一直隐居练武，所以才声名不显，我已经吩咐得力弟子去将他俩带回来了。”虬须大汉嬉笑着说。

The elderly man smiled and stroked his beard. He was usually calm, but now he looked ecstatic.

“ guǒ zhēn rú cǐ zài hǎo bù guò ， shī dì zhè yī cì kě shì lì xià dà gōng le 。” dào zhuāng lǎo zhě fǔ xū wēi xiào zhe shuō ， yí xiàng xǐ nù bù xíng yú sè de tā ， cǐ shí cǐ kè ， yě lù chū dà xǐ ruò kuáng de biǎo qíng lái le 。

“果真如此再好不过，师弟这一次可是立下大功了。”道装老者抚须微笑着说，一向喜怒不形于sè的他，此时此刻，也lù出大喜若狂的表情来了。

"Brother Lingxu, may I ask something?"

“ líng xū shī xiōng ， xiǎo dì kě yǐ wèn yí gè wèn tí me ？”

“灵虚师兄，小弟可以问一个问题么？”

The bearded man didn't show any pride; instead, he hesitated before speaking slowly.

nà qiú xū dà hàn bìng méi yǒu lù chū dé yì zhī sè， fǎn ér lüè yī chí yí ， huǎn huǎn de kāi kǒu le 。

那虬须大汉并没有lù出得意之sè，反而略一迟疑，缓缓的开口了。

"Why are you looking for these human martial artists?" the elderly man said calmly.

“ nǐ shì xiǎng wèn ， lǎo fū wèi hé yào xún zhǎo zhè xiē fán rén wǔ zhě ？” dào zhuāng lǎo zhě dàn dàn de shuō 。

“你是想问，老夫为何要寻找这些凡人武者？”道装老者淡淡的说。

"Yes, please enlighten us," the bearded man said eagerly.

“ bù cuò ， hái qǐng líng xū shī xiōng jiě huò。”

“不错，还请灵虚师兄解huò。”

The other elders looked equally curious. The reason for searching for human martial artists was unclear to them, so they paid close attention when someone asked about it.

qiú xū dà hàn mǎn liǎn qǐ pàn zhī sè， qí tā zhǎng lǎo liǎn shàng de biǎo qíng yě chà bu duō ， guān yú xún zhǎo fán rén wǔ zhě de yīn yóu ， lián tā men yě bù shèn qīng chǔ ， cǐ shí tīng rén wèn jí ， zì rán shì guān zhù wú bǐ 。

虬须大汉满脸企盼之sè，其他长老脸上的表情也差不多，关于寻找凡人武者的因由，连他们也不甚清楚，此时听人问及，自然是关注无比。

"This..."

“ zhè ……”

“这……”

The elderly man hesitated and finally spoke after a moment's thought: "This matter involves one of our sect's great secrets. But since you've asked today, I'll tell everyone. However, this must remain confidential—no one, not even your closest disciples."

dào zhuāng lǎo zhě tīng le ， liǎn shàng lù chū jǐ fēn chí yí ， lüè yī chóu chú ， cái zhōng yú kāi kǒu le ：“ zhè jiàn shì qíng ， shè jí dào běn mén de yī dà yǐn mì ， bù guò shī dì jīn tiān jì rán wèn jí ， lǎo fū gào sù dà jiā yě méi yǒu guān xì ， bù guò zhè jiàn shì qíng ， dà jiā qiè jì bù néng tòu lù， biàn shì zuì qīn jìn de hòu rén dì zǐ ， yě jué bù néng shuō 。”

道装老者听了，脸上lù出几分迟疑，略一踌躇，才终于开口了：“这件事情，涉及到本mén的一大隐秘，不过师弟今天既然问及，老夫告诉大家也没有关系，不过这件事情，大家切记不能透lù，便是最亲近的后人弟子，也绝不能说。”

"Respect the Senior Elder's instructions," the cultivators responded in unison.

“ jǐn zūn dà zhǎng lǎo fēn fù 。”

“谨尊大长老吩咐。”

The silence was so profound that a needle could be heard falling.

zài zuò de xiū shì yì kǒu tóng shēng de shuō ， dà zhǎng lǎo rú cǐ zhèng zhòng qí shì ， tā men dāng rán bú huì bù zhī qīng zhòng dì 。

在座的修士异口同声的说，大长老如此郑重其事，他们当然不会不知轻重地。

"This secret concerns our sect's treasure."

tóng shí xīn zhōng yě gèng jiā de hào qí 。

同时心中也更加的好奇。

"Treasure?"

yī shí jiān ，dòng fǔ nèi ān jìng wú bǐ ， jī hū dào le zhēn luò kě wén de jìng dì 。

一时间，dòng府内安静无比，几乎到了针落可闻的境地。

"Precious Nine Immortals Pill?"

“ zhè jiàn yǐn mì ， guān xì dào běn mén de zhèn pài zhī bǎo 。”

“这件隐秘，关系到本mén的镇派之宝。”

"Hasn't this been under Brother Lingxu's care all along?"

“ zhèn pài zhī bǎo ？”

“镇派之宝？”

...

“ piāo miǎo jiǔ xiān dān ？”

“飘渺九仙丹？”

Whispers filled the room as the cultivators looked surprised. To think, among those who could participate in the meeting, even the lowest was a spirit transformation initial stage cultivator and held the position of Supreme Elder, making their status significant. But they had never seen the Precious Nine Immortals Pill.

“ cǐ wù bù yī zhí shì yóu líng xū shī xiōng bǎo guǎn ？”

“此物不一直是由灵虚师兄保管？”

"You're wrong; I've never had the privilege to care for it," said the elderly man with a sigh.

……

……

"What?"

yì lùn shēng chuán rù ěr duǒ ， dǐ xià zhòng xiū shì de liǎn shàng jiē lù chū chà yì zhī sè。

议论声传入耳朵，底下众修士的脸上皆lù出诧异之sè。

"How is that possible?"

yào shuō cǐ shí cǐ kè ， néng gòu cān yù dòng fǔ yì shì de ， xiū wèi zuì dī ， yě shì fēn shén chū qī ， wèi jū tài shàng zhǎng lǎo zhī zhí ， dì wèi zì rán shì fēi tóng xiǎo kě ， rán ér zhè piāo miǎo jiǔ xiān dān ， tā men yě jǐn jǐn shì jiǔ yǎng dà míng bà le ， cóng jiā rù mén pài kāi shǐ ， jiù cóng wèi jiàn guò 。

要说此时此刻，能够参与dòng府议事的，修为最低，也是分神初期，位居太上长老之职，地位自然是非同小可，然而这飘渺九仙丹，他们也仅仅是久仰大名罢了，从加入mén派开始，就从未见过。

The cultivators present looked at each other in disbelief. As the Supreme Elder, Lingxu saying he hadn't seen the treasure seemed too absurd.

“ nǐ men cuò le ， piāo miǎo jiǔ xiān dān ， lǎo fū yòu hé cháng yǒu xìng bǎo guǎn ， wǒ yǔ nǐ men yī yàng ， yě jǐn jǐn shì zhǐ wén qí míng bà le 。” dào zhuāng lǎo zhě tàn le kǒu qì 。

“你们错了，飘渺九仙丹，老夫又何尝有幸保管，我与你们一样，也仅仅是只闻其名罢了。”道装老者叹了口气。

However, this sounded unbelievable, but the Senior Elder couldn’t lie about such matters; if he said he hadn’t seen it, then it was true.

“ shén me ？”

“什么？”

The elderly man anticipated their reaction and remained unperturbed: "Fellow cultivators, don't be alarmed. What I say is true. Everyone knows the Precious Nine Immortals Pill is our sect's top treasure, but no one has ever seen it. Who among you knows its use?"

“ zhè zěn me kě néng ？”

“这怎么可能？”

"..."

yī shí jiān ， zài chǎng de xiū xiān zhě ， jī hū yǐ wéi zì jǐ ěr duǒ chū le wèn tí ， yí gè gè miàn miàn xiāng qù 。

一时间，在场的修仙者，几乎以为自己耳朵出了问题，一个个面面相觑。

The cultivators fell silent again. After a moment, someone finally spoke.

líng xū zhēn rén zuò wèi běn mén dà zhǎng lǎo ， shuō lián tā yě méi yǒu jiàn guò zhèn gōng zhī bǎo ， zhè bú shì tài huāng dàn le xiē 。

灵虚真人做为本mén大长老，说连他也没有见过镇宫之宝，这不是太荒诞了些。

"It revives the dead and heals bones; a holy remedy for injuries."

rán ér tīng qǐ lái sì hū bù kě sī yì ， kě dà zhǎng lǎo wú lùn rú hé ， yě bù kě néng sā zhè yàng huǎng de ， tā shuō méi yǒu jiàn guò ， nà jiù shì zhēn de méi yǒu jiàn guò 。

然而听起来似乎不可思议，可大长老无论如何，也不可能撒这样谎的，他说没有见过，那就是真的没有见过。

"It instantly replenishes power; its effects are unmatched by legendary nine heavens elixirs."

ér dào zhuāng lǎo zhě ， zǎo jiù liào dào dà jiā huì yǒu zhè yàng de fǎn yìng le ， gù ér yī jiù shì yī fù chù biàn bù jīng zhī sè：“ gè wèi tóng mén， bù yòng jīng yí ， lǎo fū shuō de ， zì rán shì zhēn de ， dà jiā dōu zhī dào piāo miǎo jiǔ xiān dān shì běn mén dì yī bǎo wù ， dàn shuí yě méi yǒu jiàn guò ， nà me nǐ men ， shuí yòu zhī dào tā de yòng tú ？”

而道装老者，早就料到大家会有这样的反应了，故而依旧是一副处变不惊之sè：“各位同mén，不用惊疑，老夫说的，自然是真的，大家都知道飘渺九仙丹是本mén第一宝物，但谁也没有见过，那么你们，谁又知道牠的用途？”

"It enhances power and is crucial for high-ranking cultivators to break through barriers,"

“ zhè ……”

“这……”

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zhòng xiū shì zài yí cì xiàn rù le chén mò ， guò le piàn kè ， cái zhōng yú yǒu rén kāi kǒu le 。

众修士再一次陷入了沉默，过了片刻，才终于有人开口了。

Various voices echoed, but soon, the silence returned. The effects of the Precious Nine Immortals Pill were well-known to them since joining the sect, so they had taken it for granted.

“ néng gòu huó sǐ rén ，ròu bái gǔ ， nǎi shì liáo shāng shèng wù 。”

“能够活死人，ròu白骨，乃是疗伤圣物。”

But now, they realized something was amiss—different functions in one pill? This seemed impossible, especially when only a small part of its uses had been mentioned. Legends spoke of other applications as well.

“ néng gòu shùn jiān jiāng fǎ lì bǔ mǎn ， qí xiào guǒ ， bù xùn yú chuán shuō zhōng de jiǔ tiān xiān lù。”

“能够瞬间将法力补满，其效果，不逊于传说中的九天仙lù。”

PS: First update today; I'll do two more to make up for lost time. !@#