nà yín sī suī rán xiān xì ， rán ér què zhǎng shí zhàng yǒu yú ， shù liàng gèng bǐ gāng gāng de jiàn máng duō chū le shí bèi bù zhǐ ， fān fān gǔn gǔn ， rú tóng yín sè de yún cǎi yì bān ， xiàng zhe qián fāng qiē gē le guò lái …
那银丝虽然纤细，然而却长十丈有余，数量更比刚刚的剑芒多出了十倍不止，翻翻滚滚，如同银色的云彩一般，像着前方切割了过来…
That silver thread, though thin, was over ten zhang long. Its quantity far exceeded the sword light by more than ten times, rolling and surging like a silver cloud, slicing towards Lin Xuan...
“ huà jiàn wèi sī ！”
“化剑为丝！”
"Transforming swords into threads!"
wū dà shào yé cóng yá fèng lǐ bèng chū jǐ gè zì ， ér lìng yī biān ， liǎng wèi páng guān de yún yǐn zōng zhǎng lǎo yě chēng mù jié shé ， qián yī kè ， tā men hái zài dān xīn lín xuān tuō dà qīng dí ， xià yī kè ， què yǐ wèi tā biāo hàn de shǒu duàn suǒ zhèn shè 。
乌大少爷从牙缝里蹦出几个字，而另一边，两位旁观的云隐宗长老也瞠目结舌，前一刻，他们还在担心林轩托大轻敌，下一刻，却已为他彪悍的手段所震慑。
The wealthy young master U announced with gritted teeth. On the other side, the two Cloud Concealment Sect elders were dumbfounded. Just now, they had been worried that Lin Xuan was overestimating his opponent, but in the next moment, they were intimidated by his powerful technique.
“ huà jiàn wèi sī ， shī jiě ， wǒ méi kàn cuò ba ， jū rán shì huà jiàn wèi sī 。”
“化剑为丝，师姐，我没看错吧，居然是化剑为丝。”
"Transforming swords into threads! Senior Sister, I didn't see it wrong—actually, it's transforming swords into threads."
lóng xìng shào nián suī rán shì sì rén zhōng xiū wèi zuì dī de yí gè ， dàn hǎo dǎi yě shì fēn shén qī xiū xiān zhě ， rán ér cǐ shí cǐ kè ， què sī háo bù zài hū yán miàn de dà jiào qǐ lái le 。
龙姓少年虽然是四人中修为最低的一个，但好歹也是分神期修仙者，然而此时此刻，却丝毫不在乎颜面的大叫起来了。
The Long family youth, though the weakest of the four with the lowest cultivation level, was still a spirit transformation period cultivator. But at this moment, he shouted without any concern for his dignity.
yě nán guài tā rú cǐ ， yào xiǎo de ， huà jiàn wèi sī běn shēn ， suī rán bú shì shén me liǎo bù qǐ de mì shù ， dàn bù jiè zhù běn tǐ ， yǐ jiàn guāng shī zhǎn chū lái ， què wèi miǎn yǒu xiē jīng shì hài sú ， zhè qǐ bù shì shuō ， lín xuān bù jiè zhù bǎo wù ， guāng shì shī zhǎn chū lái de zhè xiē jiàn guāng de wēi néng ， jiù bù xùn yú tóng jiē xiū shì de fǎ bǎo le ？
也难怪他如此，要晓得，化剑为丝本身，虽然不是什么了不起的秘术，但不借助本体，以剑光施展出来，却未免有些惊世骇俗，这岂不是说，林轩不借助宝物，光是施展出来的这些剑光的威能，就不逊于同阶修士的法宝了？
It wasn’t surprising that he did so; after all, while transforming swords into threads wasn't an extraordinary secret technique, using sword light alone to achieve it was rather shocking. Wasn't this saying that Lin Xuan’s prowess with just the sword light alone surpassed that of a peer in terms of power?
zhè kě néng me ？
这可能么？
Was this possible?
yín tóng shào nǚ èr rén jīng yà zhī yú ， gèng duō de shì huān xǐ ， ér wū dà shào yé zé shì fèn nù yǔ wèi jù 。
银瞳少女二人惊讶之余，更多的是欢喜，而乌大少爷则是愤怒与畏惧。
The two girls with silver eyes were more delighted than surprised, while U's wealthy young master was filled with anger and fear.
dāng rán ， bù gān xīn de chéng fèn gèng duō ， zěn me kě néng yǒu rén bǐ zì jǐ hái tiān cái ？
当然，不甘心的成分更多，怎么可能有人比自己还天才？
Of course, there was also a greater unwillingness to accept it. How could anyone be more talented than him? He wasn't a sword cultivator, but even if he had started researching the art of controlling swords from the beginning, he would never have been able to perform transforming swords into threads just with his sword light.
tā bú shì jiàn xiū ， dàn zì wèn ， zì jǐ jí shǐ cóng yī kāi shǐ jiù zuān yán yù jiàn zhī shù ， dān yǐ jiàn guāng ， yě jué bù kě néng jiāng huà jiàn wèi sī shī zhǎn chū lái 。
他不是剑修，但自问，自己即使从一开始就钻研御剑之术，单以剑光，也绝不可能将化剑为丝施展出来。
This meant that he was far inferior to Lin Xuan.
zhè qǐ bù shì shuō ， zì jǐ yuǎn bù rú lín xuān 。
这岂不是说，自己远不如林轩。
Impossible!
bù kě néng ！
不可能！
U's wealthy young master didn’t want to admit it. While this secret technique looked outrageous, who knew if it was a paper tiger, merely superficial?
wū dà shào yé dǎ xīn yǎn lǐ bù yuàn yì chéng rèn ， zhè lín xiǎo zi de mì shù kàn zhe lí pǔ ， dàn shuí yòu xiǎo de ， shì bú shì zhǐ lǎo hǔ ， jǐn jǐn shì biǎo miàn guāng xiān ne ？
乌大少爷打心眼里不愿意承认，这林小子的秘术看着离谱，但谁又晓得，是不是纸老虎，仅仅是表面光鲜呢？
With such thoughts, he continued to manipulate the soul-seizing needles towards him and poured more magical energy into them...
xīn zhōng rú cǐ xiǎng zhe ， tā jì xù cāo zòng duó pò zhēn xiàng zhè biān fēi shè ， tóng shí jiāng gèng duō de fǎ lì zhù rén ……
心中如此想着，他继续操纵夺魄针像这边飞射，同时将更多的法力注人……
Despite his inner fear, he still had to take a chance. U's wealthy young master was one of those who wouldn’t shed tears until they saw the coffin.
jǐn guǎn nèi xīn shēn chù ， yǐ yǐn yǐn yǒu xiē wèi jù le ， dàn tā hái yào mào xiǎn yī bó ， wū dà shào yé de xìng gé ， shì shǔ yú bù jiàn guān cái bù luò lèi de rén wù 。
尽管内心深处，已隐隐有些畏惧了，但他还要冒险一搏，乌大少爷的性格，是属于不见棺材不落泪的人物。
In the next moment, clinking sounds filled their ears as the flying needles clashed with the sword threads in mid-air.
xià yī kè ， dīng dīng dāng dāng de shēng yīn chuán rù ěr duǒ ， fēi zhēn yǔ jiàn sī zài bàn kōng zhōng hěn hěn de pèng zhuàng zài yì qǐ le 。
下一刻，叮叮当当的声音传入耳朵，飞针与剑丝在半空中狠狠的碰撞在一起了。
The result was evenly matched. U's wealthy young master widened his eyes. He had used his essence blood to enhance the soul-seizing needle’s power, yet it could only match its opponent at this level—had he gone mad!
jié guǒ jū rán shì jūn lì dí ， wū dà shào yé dèng dà le shuāng mù ， tā kě shì bù xī yòng jīng xuè jī fā le duó pò zhēn wēi lì de ， jū rán zhǐ néng yǔ duì fāng pīn gè qí gǔ xiāng dāng de dì bù ， yǒu méi yǒu gǎo cuò ！
结果居然势均力敌，乌大少爷瞪大了双目，他可是不惜用精血激发了夺魄针威力的，居然只能与对方拼个旗鼓相当的地步，有没有搞错！
However, his astonishment didn’t end there. Lin Xuan flipped his hand and pointed another finger forward. As he did so, those sword threads stopped cutting forward and instead began to wrap around the flying needles.
rán ér jīng yà bìng méi yǒu jié shù ， lín xuān yòu shǒu fān zhuǎn ， yòu shì yī zhǐ xiàng qián diǎn chū ， suí zhe tā de dòng zuò ， nà xiē jiàn sī bù zài xiàng qián qiē gē ， ér shì kāi shǐ jiāng zhōu wéi de fēi zhēn fǎ bǎo chán rào qǐ lái le 。
然而惊讶并没有结束，林轩右手翻转，又是一指向前点出，随着他的动作，那些剑丝不再向前切割，而是开始将周围的飞针法宝缠绕起来了。
Circle after circle, like silk spun by a silkworm, they formed cocoons from each of the flying needles.
yī quān yòu yī quān ， jiù rú tóng chūn cán suǒ tǔ chū lái de sī xiàn ， jiāng yī méi méi de fēi zhēn ， chán rào chéng le yí gè gè de cán jiǎn 。
一圈又一圈，就如同春蚕所吐出来的丝线，将一枚枚的飞针，缠绕成了一个个的蚕茧。
The magical artifacts were trapped, and U's wealthy young master’s mental connection with them was severed by Lin Xuan.
fǎ bǎo bèi kùn zhù ， wū dà shào yé yǔ cǐ bǎo jiān de xīn shén lián xì ， yǐ bèi lín xuān qiē duàn diào le 。
法宝被困住，乌大少爷与此宝间的心神联系，已被林轩切断掉了。
He couldn’t help but turn pale. The power of just the sword light alone was already formidable; if he really summoned his treasures, what could he do?
tā bù yóu de liǎn rú tǔ sè ， guāng shì jiàn guāng wēi néng jiù rú cǐ fēi tóng xiǎo kě ， ruò shì zhēn jì chū bǎo wù ， zì jǐ ná shén me dǐ dǎng ne ？
他不由得脸如土色，光是剑光威能就如此非同小可，若是真祭出宝物，自己拿什么抵挡呢？
For the first time, a sense of helplessness arose in him. Though he didn't want to admit defeat, he knew that his strength was vastly inferior to Lin Xuan's. To be blunt, they were not on the same level.
xīn zhōng dì yī cì shēng qǐ yī gǔ wú lì de gǎn jué ， jǐn guǎn tā bù yuàn yì rèn shū ， dàn xīn zhōng yě qīng chǔ ， zì jǐ yǔ duì fāng de shí lì jiǎn zhí chà le tài duō ， shuō jù bú kè qì de huà ， shuāng fāng bú shì yí gè shù liàng jí de a ！
心中第一次升起一股无力的感觉，尽管他不愿意认输，但心中也清楚，自己与对方的实力简直差了太多，说句不客气的话，双方不是一个数量级的啊！
Before this thought fully formed, his hair stood up again for some reason. Lin Xuan had vanished from sight as a flash of light appeared.
ér zhè ge niàn tou shàng wèi zhuǎn guò ， bèi hòu de hán máo yòu mò míng qí miào de dào shù qǐ lái le ， zhǐ jiàn líng guāng yī shǎn ， lín xuān yǐ zài yuán dì xiāo shī bú jiàn 。
而这个念头尚未转过，背后的寒毛又莫名其妙的倒竖起来了，只见灵光一闪，林轩已在原地消失不见。
His protective magical aura seemed paper-thin and easily broken through. A gentle hand landed on his shoulder, and Lin Xuan’s cheerful laughter echoed in his ears: "Friend U, how about we call it quits?"
suí hòu tā de hù tǐ líng guāng yǒu rú zhǐ hú ， bèi qīng ér yì jǔ de tū pò ， yī wēn rùn de shǒu zhǎng fàng zài tā de jiān tóu ， tóng shí lín xuān shuǎng lǎng de xiào shēng zài ěr jì xiǎng guò ：“ niǎo dào yǒu ， nǐ wǒ jiù cǐ bà shǒu rú hé ？”
随后他的护体灵光有如纸糊，被轻而易举的突破，一温润的手掌放在他的肩头，同时林轩爽朗的笑声在耳际响过：“鸟道友，你我就此罢手如何？”
"Senior Lin, your powers are truly remarkable; I submit with heart."
“ lín dào yǒu shén tōng zhuó jué ， zài xià shū dé xīn fú kǒu fú 。”
“林道友神通卓绝，在下输得心服口服。”
After a moment of silence, U's wealthy young master conceded.
chén mò de le jǐ xī de gōng fu ， wū dà shào yé shù shǒu rèn fù 。
沉默的了几息的功夫，乌大少爷束手认负。
Lin Xuan retracted his hand. He was slightly surprised by the straightforward admission of defeat. This changed his view on the wealthy young master—he wasn’t just an ordinary spoiled brat.
lín xuān jiāng shǒu suō le huí lái ， xīn zhōng lüè lüè yǒu xiē qí guài ， duì fāng néng zhè yàng tǎn chéng de rèn shū ， dào ràng tā duì zhè wèi dà shào yé de guān gǎn yǒu suǒ gǎi biàn ， zhì shǎo pǔ tōng de wán kù zǐ dì ， shì wú lùn rú hé yě zuò bú dào zhè yì diǎn 。
林轩将手缩了回来，心中略略有些奇怪，对方能这样坦诚的认输，倒让他对这位大少爷的观感有所改变，至少普通的纨绔子弟，是无论如何也做不到这一点。
Smiling, Lin Xuan retracted his hand.
lín xuān wēi xiào zhe jiāng shǒu suō le huí lái 。
林轩微笑着将手缩了回来。
Though U's wealthy young master acknowledged defeat, the situation had already soured for him. Naturally, he wouldn't stay and continued to bid farewell. The two girls with silver eyes and the Long family youth tried to persuade him but let him go.
ér wū dà shào yé suī kāi kǒu rèn shū ， rán ér shì qíng nào dào zhè yī bù ， wú lùn rú hé ， yú tā de liǎn shàng yě bù hǎo kàn ， zì rán yě bú huì jì xù liú xià lái ， kāi kǒu gào cí ， yín tóng shào nǚ yǔ lóng xìng shào nián suí kǒu wǎn liú le jǐ jù ， yě jiù yóu zhe tā qù 。
而乌大少爷虽开口认输，然而事情闹到这一步，无论如何，于他的脸上也不好看，自然也不会继续留下来，开口告辞，银瞳少女与龙姓少年随口挽留了几句，也就由着他去。
The matter was settled. Both the girls and the Long family youth breathed a sigh of relief. This outcome was far better than they had anticipated; initially, they were worried that Lin Xuan might be too heavy-handed, causing serious injuries to U's wealthy young master or even the fiery spirit elder. Such an outcome would have brought trouble for their sect.
shì qíng zhì cǐ gào yí duàn luò ， yín tóng shào nǚ yǔ lóng xìng shào nián jiē sōng le kǒu qì ， zhè yàng de jié guǒ ， kě yǐ shuō bǐ tā men shì xiān yù xiǎng de ， hái yào měi miào dé duō ， qǐ chū liǎng rén hái zhēn dān xīn lín xuān xià shǒu bù zhī qīng zhòng ， ruò shì zhè wèi wū dà shào yé huò zhě shēn shòu zhòng shāng ， nà wèi pí qì bào zào de huǒ líng lǎo zǔ ， wú lùn rú hé ， dōu shì bú huì shàn bà gān xiū de 。
事情至此告一段落，银瞳少女与龙姓少年皆松了口气，这样的结果，可以说比他们事先预想的，还要美妙得多，起初两人还真担心林轩下手不知轻重，若是这位乌大少爷或者身受重伤，那位脾气暴躁的火灵老祖，无论如何，都是不会善罢甘休的。
Fortunately, all worries proved unnecessary. The final result was perfect.
nà yàng de huà ， dǎo méi de kě bú shì lín xuān yí gè ， běn mén yě huì bèi qiān nù ， miàn lín mí tiān dà huò 。
那样的话，倒霉的可不是林轩一个，本门也会被迁怒，面临弥天大祸。
With this in mind, a smile appeared on the silver-eyed girl’s lips as she opened her mouth to speak, but Lin Xuan waved his sleeve and sent something wrapped in magical light flying towards her.
hǎo zài dān xīn shì duō yú ， zuì hòu de jié guǒ yuán mǎn wú bǐ 。
好在担心是多余，最后的结果圆满无比。
The girl was surprised but didn’t hesitate, reaching out to catch it.
xiǎng dào zhè lǐ ， yín tóng shào nǚ de zuǐ jiǎo biān liú lù chū yī sī xiào yì ， zhèng yù kāi kǒu ， lín xuān què xiù páo yī dǒu ， yī dào líng guāng bāo guǒ zhe yī wù ， huǎn huǎn de xiàng tā fēi guò lái le 。
想到这里，银瞳少女的嘴角边流露出一丝笑意，正欲开口，林轩却袖袍一抖，一道灵光包裹着一物，缓缓的像她飞过来了。
"Here you go..."
cǐ nǚ lüè gǎn jīng è ， dàn hái shì háo bù chí yí ， shēn shǒu jiē guò le cǐ wù 。
此女略感惊愕，但还是毫不迟疑，伸手接过了此物。
In her hand was a black animal hide. She glanced at it and recognized what it was.
“ zhè qù ……。”
“这去……。”
This was the prize from their earlier duel—U's wealthy young master’s bet. Though this hide looked unremarkable, it represented an entire vein of minerals.
ná zài shǒu lǐ de ， shì yī zhāng hēi hū hū de shòu pí ， cǐ nǚ jǐn kàn le yī yǎn ， jiù rèn chū le zhè shì shén me dōng xī 。
拿在手里的，是一张黑乎乎的兽皮，此女仅看了一眼，就认出了这是什么东西。
And these were rare top-grade crystal veins in the spirit realm.
zhèng shì gāng gāng nà chǎng jué dòu ， wū dà shào yé shū gěi lín xuān de cǎi tóu ， bié kàn zhè shòu pí bù qǐ yǎn ， shàng miàn dài biǎo de ， kě shì zhěng zhěng yī tiáo kuàng mài 。
正是刚刚那场决斗，乌大少爷输给林轩的彩头，别看这兽皮不起眼，上面代表的，可是整整一条矿脉。
"Junior Lin, you are..."
ér qiě shì zài líng jiè yě hǎn jiàn de jí pǐn jīng shí kuàng mài 。
而且是在灵界也罕见的极品晶石矿脉。
The silver-eyed girl was both surprised and delighted, guessing Lin Xuan’s intentions.
“ lín shī dì ， nǐ zhè shì ……”
“林师弟，你这是……”
"Senior Sister should know that I am a hardworking cultivator. While this mineral vein is significant, I have no experience managing it. Therefore, let the sect manage it for me, with each of us taking half of the profits."
yín tóng shào nǚ yòu jīng yòu xǐ ， yǐn yǐn cāi dào le lín xuān de yòng yì 。
银瞳少女又惊又喜，隐隐猜到了林轩的用意。
"Half and half? That's not right," the silver-eyed girl shook her head like a rattle.
“ shī jiě yīng gāi xiǎo de ， lín mǒu nǎi shì kǔ xiū zhě ， zhè kuàng mài suī fēi tóng xiǎo kě ， dàn lín mǒu kě méi yǒu jīng lì dǎ lǐ shén me ， suǒ yǐ ， jiù jiāo yóu zōng mén bāng wǒ dài guǎn hǎo le ， zhì yú kuàng mài suǒ de ， wǒ yǔ zōng mén gè qǔ yí bàn hǎo le 。”
“师姐应该晓得，林某乃是苦修者，这矿脉虽非同小可，但林某可没有经历打理什么，所以，就交由宗门帮我代管好了，至于矿脉所得，我与宗门各取一半好了。”
"Oh, then according to Senior Sister’s idea, how should we divide it?"
“ gè qǔ yí bàn ， bù tuǒ bù tuǒ 。”
“各取一半，不妥不妥。”
Lin Xuan said with a smile.
lín xuān huà yīn gāng luò ， yín tóng shào nǚ de nǎo dài ， què yáo dé xiàng bō làng gǔ 。
林轩话音刚落，银瞳少女的脑袋，却摇得像拨浪鼓。
"This mineral vein is what you won. The sect only provided manpower for minor management; the profits can't be split equally between us. In my opinion, an 80-20 split would be better."
“ ó ， nà yǐ shī jiě de yì si ， yòu yīng gāi zěn me fēn chéng ne ？”
“哦，那以师姐的意思，又应该怎么分成呢？”
"An 80-20 split? That's not right," Lin Xuan wasn’t stingy and had a considerable fortune. Cloud Concealment Sect treated him well, so he felt the other party was being unfair: "Senior Sister doesn't need to refuse; I think half and half is already good enough."
lín xuān sì xiào fēi xiào de shuō 。
林轩似笑非笑的说。
The silver-eyed girl didn’t agree, and the Long family youth tried to persuade her as well. After some haggling, they finally agreed that Lin Xuan would take 70% of the profits from the rare mineral vein while Cloud Concealment Sect would get 30%.
“ zhè kuàng mài shì shī dì yíng huí lái de ， zōng mén bù guò chū rén shǒu shāo shāo dǎ lǐ ， suǒ de shōu yì ， nǎ néng yǔ shī dì yī rén yí bàn ne ， yǐ qiè shēn zhī yì ， èr bā fēn chéng jiù hǎo le 。”
“这矿脉是师蒂赢回来的，宗门不过出人手稍稍打理，所得收益，哪能与师弟一人一半呢，以妾身之意，二八分成就好了。”
In fact, no one would mind having more treasures. Crystals were essential for a sect. However, the two elders of Cloud Concealment Sect understood that even compared to this rare top-grade mineral vein, Lin Xuan was far more important. Therefore, they preferred to take less in crystals and try to retain this powerful junior.
“ èr bā fēn chéng ， bù tuǒ bù tuǒ 。” lín xuān kě bú shì lìn sè de xìng gé ， hé kuàng tā de shēn jiā fēi tóng xiǎo kě ， yún yǐn zōng yòu dài zì jǐ bù báo ， lín xuān jué de duì fāng tài chī kuī le ：“ shī jiě bù yòng tuī tuō ， yí bàn duì yí bàn lín mǒu yǐ jué de hěn hǎo le 。”
“二八分成，不妥不妥。”林轩可不是吝啬的性格，何况他的身家非同小可，云隐宗又待自己不薄，林轩觉得对方太吃亏了：“师姐不用推脱，一半对一半林某已觉得很好了。”
Leaving these considerations aside, both parties were satisfied with the outcome. Under their escort, Lin Xuan returned to Cloud Concealment Sect’s main headquarters.
That silver thread, though thin, was over ten zhang long. Its quantity far exceeded the sword light by more than ten times, rolling and surging like a silver cloud, slicing towards Lin Xuan...
"Transforming swords into threads!"
The wealthy young master U announced with gritted teeth. On the other side, the two Cloud Concealment Sect elders were dumbfounded. Just now, they had been worried that Lin Xuan was overestimating his opponent, but in the next moment, they were intimidated by his powerful technique.
"Transforming swords into threads! Senior Sister, I didn't see it wrong—actually, it's transforming swords into threads."
The Long family youth, though the weakest of the four with the lowest cultivation level, was still a spirit transformation period cultivator. But at this moment, he shouted without any concern for his dignity.
It wasn’t surprising that he did so; after all, while transforming swords into threads wasn't an extraordinary secret technique, using sword light alone to achieve it was rather shocking. Wasn't this saying that Lin Xuan’s prowess with just the sword light alone surpassed that of a peer in terms of power?
Was this possible?
The two girls with silver eyes were more delighted than surprised, while U's wealthy young master was filled with anger and fear.
Of course, there was also a greater unwillingness to accept it. How could anyone be more talented than him? He wasn't a sword cultivator, but even if he had started researching the art of controlling swords from the beginning, he would never have been able to perform transforming swords into threads just with his sword light.
This meant that he was far inferior to Lin Xuan.
Impossible!
U's wealthy young master didn’t want to admit it. While this secret technique looked outrageous, who knew if it was a paper tiger, merely superficial?
With such thoughts, he continued to manipulate the soul-seizing needles towards him and poured more magical energy into them...
Despite his inner fear, he still had to take a chance. U's wealthy young master was one of those who wouldn’t shed tears until they saw the coffin.
In the next moment, clinking sounds filled their ears as the flying needles clashed with the sword threads in mid-air.
The result was evenly matched. U's wealthy young master widened his eyes. He had used his essence blood to enhance the soul-seizing needle’s power, yet it could only match its opponent at this level—had he gone mad!
However, his astonishment didn’t end there. Lin Xuan flipped his hand and pointed another finger forward. As he did so, those sword threads stopped cutting forward and instead began to wrap around the flying needles.
Circle after circle, like silk spun by a silkworm, they formed cocoons from each of the flying needles.
The magical artifacts were trapped, and U's wealthy young master’s mental connection with them was severed by Lin Xuan.
He couldn’t help but turn pale. The power of just the sword light alone was already formidable; if he really summoned his treasures, what could he do?
For the first time, a sense of helplessness arose in him. Though he didn't want to admit defeat, he knew that his strength was vastly inferior to Lin Xuan's. To be blunt, they were not on the same level.
Before this thought fully formed, his hair stood up again for some reason. Lin Xuan had vanished from sight as a flash of light appeared.
His protective magical aura seemed paper-thin and easily broken through. A gentle hand landed on his shoulder, and Lin Xuan’s cheerful laughter echoed in his ears: "Friend U, how about we call it quits?"
"Senior Lin, your powers are truly remarkable; I submit with heart."
After a moment of silence, U's wealthy young master conceded.
Lin Xuan retracted his hand. He was slightly surprised by the straightforward admission of defeat. This changed his view on the wealthy young master—he wasn’t just an ordinary spoiled brat.
Smiling, Lin Xuan retracted his hand.
Though U's wealthy young master acknowledged defeat, the situation had already soured for him. Naturally, he wouldn't stay and continued to bid farewell. The two girls with silver eyes and the Long family youth tried to persuade him but let him go.
The matter was settled. Both the girls and the Long family youth breathed a sigh of relief. This outcome was far better than they had anticipated; initially, they were worried that Lin Xuan might be too heavy-handed, causing serious injuries to U's wealthy young master or even the fiery spirit elder. Such an outcome would have brought trouble for their sect.
Fortunately, all worries proved unnecessary. The final result was perfect.
With this in mind, a smile appeared on the silver-eyed girl’s lips as she opened her mouth to speak, but Lin Xuan waved his sleeve and sent something wrapped in magical light flying towards her.
The girl was surprised but didn’t hesitate, reaching out to catch it.
"Here you go..."
In her hand was a black animal hide. She glanced at it and recognized what it was.
This was the prize from their earlier duel—U's wealthy young master’s bet. Though this hide looked unremarkable, it represented an entire vein of minerals.
And these were rare top-grade crystal veins in the spirit realm.
"Junior Lin, you are..."
The silver-eyed girl was both surprised and delighted, guessing Lin Xuan’s intentions.
"Senior Sister should know that I am a hardworking cultivator. While this mineral vein is significant, I have no experience managing it. Therefore, let the sect manage it for me, with each of us taking half of the profits."
"Half and half? That's not right," the silver-eyed girl shook her head like a rattle.
"Oh, then according to Senior Sister’s idea, how should we divide it?"
Lin Xuan said with a smile.
"This mineral vein is what you won. The sect only provided manpower for minor management; the profits can't be split equally between us. In my opinion, an 80-20 split would be better."
"An 80-20 split? That's not right," Lin Xuan wasn’t stingy and had a considerable fortune. Cloud Concealment Sect treated him well, so he felt the other party was being unfair: "Senior Sister doesn't need to refuse; I think half and half is already good enough."
The silver-eyed girl didn’t agree, and the Long family youth tried to persuade her as well. After some haggling, they finally agreed that Lin Xuan would take 70% of the profits from the rare mineral vein while Cloud Concealment Sect would get 30%.
In fact, no one would mind having more treasures. Crystals were essential for a sect. However, the two elders of Cloud Concealment Sect understood that even compared to this rare top-grade mineral vein, Lin Xuan was far more important. Therefore, they preferred to take less in crystals and try to retain this powerful junior.
Leaving these considerations aside, both parties were satisfied with the outcome. Under their escort, Lin Xuan returned to Cloud Concealment Sect’s main headquarters.