xiǎng dào zhè lǐ ， lín xuān de liǎn sè yīn mái yǐ jí 。
想到这里，林轩的脸色阴霾以极。
Lin Xuan's face turned extremely gloomy as he thought through the situation.
shù bǎi wàn nián qián ， liǎng dà jiè miàn jiāo wù ， ā xiū luó wáng dài lǐng yīn sī guǐ wù ， jiāng líng jiè shā le yí gè xuè liú chéng hé ， sān dà sàn xiān ， sān dà yāo wáng yě dǐ dǎng bú zhù ， zhè gù rán shì yīn wèi ā xiū luó wáng de shí lì chāo fán tuō sú ， dàn qí tā yīn sī wǔ wáng yě gōng bù kě méi 。
数百万年前，两大界面交恶，阿修罗王带领阴司鬼物，将灵界杀了一个血流成河，三大散仙，三大妖王也抵挡不住，这固然是因为阿修罗王的实力超凡脱俗，但其他阴司五王也功不可没。
Millions of years ago, the two interfaces had a conflict. The Asura King ledghostly beings of the netherworld to massacre the Spirit Realm, turning it into a river of blood. Even the Three Loose Immortals and the Three Demon Kings could not withstand this assault. This was partly due to the Asura King's extraordinary strength but also because the other five kings ofnetherworld, underworld had played significant roles.
zhè yàng de cún zài ， jué fēi zì jǐ néng gòu kàng héng de 。
这样的存在，绝非自己能够抗衡的。
Such beings were beyond his ability to contend with.
nǎ pà lái de bú shì běn tǐ ， huà shēn de shí lì ， yī yàng biāo hàn yǐ jí ， yuǎn fēi pǔ tōng de chū qī cún zài kě bǐ 。
哪怕来的不是本体，化身的实力，一样彪悍以极，远非普通的初期存在可比。
Even if they weren't the original forms, their avatar powers were still incredibly formidable—far from ordinary initial-stage existences.
lín xuān shēn shēn hū xī ， jiāng yǒu xiē huāng luàn de xīn qíng píng fù le xià qù 。
林轩深深呼吸，将有些慌乱的心情平复了下去。
Lin Xuan took a deep breath and calmed himself. It was a grave mistake to be afraid before even engaging in battle. This was just his speculation; perhaps the other party had intentionally caused him psychological pressure to see if he would falter. If that were the case, wouldn't it be falling into their trap?
wèi zhàn xiān qiè nǎi shì dà jì 。
未战先怯乃是大忌。
The Six Kings ofnetherworld, underworld should not have appeared in this lost interface for reasons both emotional and logical.
yǐ shàng zhǐ shì zì jǐ de tuī cè ， wàn yī duì fāng shì yǒu yì zhè me ， gù yì gěi zì jǐ zào chéng xīn lǐ yā lì ， zì jǐ luàn le zhèn jiǎo qǐ bù shì zhōng le tā de guǐ jì ？
以上只是自己的推测，万一对方是有意这么，故意给自己造成心理压力，自己乱了阵脚岂不是中了他的诡计？
Perhaps it was just his overthinking.
yīn sī liù wáng ， yú qíng yú lǐ ， dōu bù yīng gāi chū xiàn zài shī luò de jiè miàn lǐ 。
阴司六王，于情于理，都不应该出现在失落的界面里。
"Something wrong, fellow? You don’t want to reveal your origins, so you won’t blame me if I don’t give you the courtesy of an old acquaintance when I bully you!"
yě xǔ zhǐ shì zì jǐ de duō xīn ér yǐ 。
也许只是自己的多心而已。
The voice from within the black-robed cultivator cackled. It was no wonder he remained calm; though there had been a slight change in his plans—his subordinates who were guarding the treasure had all perished—the matter did not concern him much. He had already released his divine sense to thoroughly investigate, and the treasures were still being refined methodically underground, about to be completed soon.
“ zěn me le ， jiā huo ， nǐ de lái lì bù yuàn ， nà yī huì er jiù bié guài běn wáng bù gěi gù rén miàn zi ， zuò nà yǐ dà qī zhī shì ！”
“怎么了，家伙，你的来历不愿，那一会儿就别怪本王不给故人面子，做那以大欺之事！”
This fellow had good eyesight; he didn't forcibly take away the unfinished treasures, which would have significantly weakened the Restraining Soul Ring's power.
nà hēi páo zhōng de xiū shì ， gā gā guài xiào de shēng yīn chuán rù ěr duǒ ， yě nán guài tā xīn píng qì hé ， suī rán zhè liàn bǎo de guò chéng chū xiàn le yì diǎn biàn gù ， zì jǐ pài lái kān shǒu bǎo bèi de jǐ míng shǒu xià dōu sǐ diào le 。
那黑袍中的修士，嘎嘎怪笑的声音传入耳朵，也难怪他心平气和，虽然这炼宝的过程出现了一点变故，自己派来看守宝贝的几名手下都死掉了。
With the treasure intact, there was no need for him to rush. Otherwise, where would he find time to chat with Lin Xuan? If something went wrong with the Restraining Soul Ring, drawing his soul and essence wouldn't be enough to satisfy his hatred.
bù guò nà yòu yǒu shén me guān xì ， tā yǐ jīng fàng chū shén shí ， zǐ xì chá tàn le yī fān ， zài nà dì xià yán dòng lǐ ， bǎo wù yī jiù zài yǒu tiáo bù wěn de liàn zhì ， ér qiě mǎ shàng jiù yào chū lú 。
不过那又有什么关系，他已经放出神识，仔细查探了一番，在那地下岩洞里，宝物依旧在有条不紊的炼制，而且马上就要出炉。
Lin Xuan, a shrewd cultivator, quickly deduced what the other party was thinking after some thought.
zhè jiā huo yǎn guāng yě suàn bù sú ， méi yǒu qiáng xíng qǔ xià shàng wèi liàn zhì chéng gōng de bǎo wù ， fǒu zé ， kùn xiān huán de wēi lì ， fēi dà shòu yǐng xiǎng bù kě 。
这家伙眼光也算不俗，没有强行取下尚未炼制成功的宝物，否则，困仙环的威力，非大受影响不可。
He felt extremely fortunate that he had anticipated this and made his avatar conceal its aura as much as possible. Otherwise, if the other party discovered his hidden move, he would have been eliminated immediately upon contact.
jì rán bǎo wù yī jiù hǎo hǎo de zài nà lǐ ， tā dāng rán bù yòng zháo jí ， fǒu zé ， nǎ ér yǒu xián xīn zài zhè lǐ yǔ lín xuān xiā chě ， kùn xiān huán ruò shì yǒu shén me chā cuò ， jiāng zhè zi chōu hún liàn pò ， yě nán xiāo tā xīn tóu zhī hèn de 。
既然宝物依旧好好的在那里，他当然不用着急，否则，哪儿有闲心在这里与林轩瞎扯，困仙环若是有什么差错，将这子抽魂炼魄，也难消他心头之恨的。
Time was precious to Lin Xuan.
lín xuān shì hé děng cōng míng líng lì de xiū xiān zhě ， lüè yī sī suǒ 。 yǐ dà yuē míng bái tā xīn zhōng suǒ xiǎng le 。
林轩是何等聪明伶俐的修仙者，略一思索。已大约明白他心中所想了。
The other party was willing to delay; Lin Xuan couldn't have asked for more.
bù yóu de qìng xìng bù yǐ ， hái hǎo zì jǐ yǒu xiān jiàn zhī míng ， ràng huà shēn jiāng qì xī jǐn liàng yǐn nì ， fǒu zé ， ràng duì fāng fā xiàn zì jǐ mái xià de zhè bù qí ， tā kěn dìng shì yī shàng lái ， jiù dòng shǒu jiāng zì jǐ chú qù 。
不由得庆幸不已，还好自己有先见之明，让化身将气息尽量隐匿，否则，让对方发现自己埋下的这步棋，他肯定是一上来，就动手将自己除去。
"Senior, what a bold statement! You stand on par with the Three Loose Immortals and the Three Demon Kings. Is my teacher, Broad-Cold True Man, familiar to you?"
shí jiān ， duì yú lín xuān 。 nà yě shì bǎo guì wú bǐ 。
时间，对于林轩。那也是宝贵无比。
"Haha, Broad-Cold, it turns out you're his junior disciple. Wait, no, fellow, are you trying to deceive me?" The tone turned extremely cold as he spoke.
duì fāng yuàn yì dān gē ， lín xuān nà shì qiú zhī bù dé 。
对方愿意耽搁，林轩那是求之不得。
Where did the flaw lie?
yú shì ， yú shì lín xuān yě kāi shǐ dōng lā xī chě ：“ qián bèi hǎo dà de kǒu qì ， jū rán yǔ sān dà sàn xiān ， sān dà yāo wáng píng qǐ píng zuò yī fù píng qǐ píng zuò de yàng zi ， jiā shī guǎng hán zhēn rén ， mò fēi dào yǒu rèn shí ？”
于是，于是林轩也开始东拉西扯：“前辈好大的口气，居然与三大散仙，三大妖王平起平坐一副平起平坐的样子，家师广寒真人，莫非道友认识？”
Lin Xuan's expression remained unchanged, but his heart was filled with shock. Such a short conversation had revealed such a flaw.
“ guǎng hán zi ， hā hā ， yuán lái nǐ shì nà lǎo jiā huǒ de hòu bèi dì zǐ 。 yí ， bú duì ， jiā huo 。 nǐ gǎn piàn wǒ ？” duì yú huà yīn yī zhuǎn ， yǔ qì biàn dé shí fēn yīn hán 。
“广寒子，哈哈，原来你是那老家伙的后辈弟子。咦，不对，家伙。你敢骗我？”对于话音一转，语气变得十分阴寒。
He would pretend to be Broad-Cold’s disciple for a reason—under the broad shade of a tree is where one can rest. The reputation of Broad-Cold True Man was naturally well-known. Lin Xuan had hoped that this would instill some caution in the other party, but he ended up making things worse by being caught so easily.
nǎ lǐ lù chū le pò zhàn ？
哪里露出了破绽？
No matter how much he pondered, he couldn't figure out what mistake he made. Lin Xuan's face showed a look of utter bewilderment.
lín xuān biǎo qíng bù biàn ， xīn zhōng què jí wéi hài rán ， jiù zhè me duǎn duǎn de jǐ jù ， zhè me huì lù chū pò zhàn 。
林轩表情不变，心中却极为骇然，就这么短短的几句，这么会露出破绽。
"Ha, fellow, you're quite adept at pulling the tiger’s tail to make a lion. Unfortunately, you’re an unlearned fool. Broad-Cold’s cultivation methods are extremely stringent—both excellent spirit root and the Nine-Spirit Holy Body are required. Your spirit root is in shambles, and you don’t have any special constitution; how could Broad-Cold True Man accept you as a disciple?"
lín xuān huì mào chōng guǎng hán zi de ài tú ， nà zì rán shì yǒu yuán yīn de ， sú huà ， dà shù dǐ xià hǎo chéng liáng ， yào xún mì yī pián yi shī fù 。 guǎng hán zhēn rén de míng tóu ， zì rán shì zuì xiǎng ， lín xuān yuán běn shì xiǎng yào duì fāng yǒu suǒ gù jì ， méi xiǎng dào què nòng qiǎo chéng zhuō ， huà yī chū kǒu jiù bèi shí pò
林轩会冒充广寒子的爱徒，那自然是有原因的，俗话，大树底下好乘凉，要寻觅一便宜师傅。广寒真人的名头，自然是最响，林轩原本是想要对方有所顾忌，没想到却弄巧成拙，话一出口就被识破
The cold laughter that entered his ears spared him from further speculation but left him even more surprised. What was a Nine-Spirit Holy Body? Lin Xuan had never heard of it, but he knew it couldn't be ordinary.
rán ér bù lùn tā zěn yàng sī suǒ 。 dōu nòng bù qīng chǔ zì jǐ jiū jìng fàn le shén me cuò ， lín xuān de liǎn shàng ， nà yě shì lù chū le yī fú jí wéi máng rán de shén sè 。
然而不论他怎样思索。都弄不清楚自己究竟犯了什么错，林轩的脸上，那也是露出了一幅极为茫然的神色。
What amazed Lin Xuan was how the other party could probe his spirit root without physical contact—was this too outrageous?
“ hēi ， jiā huo ， hǎo huì lā qǐ hǔ pí zuò dà qí 。 kě xī què shì bù xué wú shù de dōng xī ， guǎng hán zi de gōng fǎ ， yāo qiú nà shì kē kè yǐ jí ， bù jǐn yāo qiú líng gēn zī zhì yōu xiù ， hái bì xū shì jiǔ líng shèng tǐ ， fāng kě xiū xí ， nǐ zhè jiā huo de líng gēn yī tā hú tú ， yòu bú shì shén me tè shū tǐ zhì ， zěn me kě néng bèi nà yǎn gāo yú dǐng de guǎng hán zhēn rén shōu wèi dì zǐ ？”
“嘿，家伙，好会拉起虎皮做大旗。可惜却是不学无术的东西，广寒子的功法，要求那是苛刻以极，不仅要求灵根资质优秀，还必须是九灵圣体，方可修习，你这家伙的灵根一塌糊涂，又不是什么特殊体质，怎么可能被那眼高于顶的广寒真人收为弟子？”
Facing that eerie gaze, everything seemed to become transparent.
duì fāng lěng xiào de shēng yīn chuán rù ěr duǒ ， dǎo shì miǎn qù le lín xuān de yī fān cāi cè ， rán ér xīn zhōng què gèng jiā de jīng yà le ， jiǔ líng shèng tǐ shì shén me ， lín xuān bù céng tīng guò ， dàn xiǎng yě zhī dào fēi tóng kě 。
对方冷笑的声音传入耳朵，倒是免去了林轩的一番猜测，然而心中却更加的惊讶了，九灵圣体是什么，林轩不曾听过，但想也知道非同可。
The only thing Lin Xuan felt relieved about was that the other party hadn’t discovered the secret of the Five-Phoenix Seal and the Blue Star Sea in his dantian.
bù guò ràng lín xuān gǎn dào bù kě sī yì de shì ， duì fāng dōu bù yòng jiē chù ， jǐn jǐn shì fàng chū shén shí ， jiù néng jiāng zì jǐ de líng gēn zī zhì chá tàn qīng chǔ ， zhè shì bú shì tài lí pǔ 。
不过让林轩感到不可思议的是，对方都不用接触，仅仅是放出神识，就能将自己的灵根资质查探清楚，这是不是太离谱。
But he thought it wasn't strange. The avatar before him was just an avatar; even if the original behind him were a high-level old monster, Lin Xuan had already interacted with the ghost sage, Broad-Cold True Man, and the Queen of Qingqiu—none of them could see through the Blue Star Sea's secret.
zài nà dào guǐ yì de mù guāng miàn qián ， fǎng fú shén me mì mì ， dōu wú suǒ dùn xíng sì de 。
在那道诡异的目光面前，仿佛什么秘密，都无所遁形似的。
If they couldn't, it was unlikely that the Six Kings ofnetherworld, underworld would be able to either.
lín xuān xīn jīng zhī yú ， wéi yī qìng xìng de shì ， duì fāng bìng méi yǒu fā xiàn zì jǐ dān tián zhōng wǔ lóng xǐ yǔ lán sè xīng hǎi de mì mì 。
林轩心惊之余，唯一庆幸的是，对方并没有发现自己丹田中五龙玺与蓝色星海的秘密。
Lin Xuan pondered as the other party continued to marvel at his abilities: "This is quite peculiar. Your disciple’squalifications are ordinary, and you’re not even old; how could you advance to late-stage Spirit Separation? One of my subordinates was a ghost sage-level powerhouse—how did he die? Fellow, did you kill him in an overclass challenge?"
bù guò xiǎng xiǎng yě bù xī qí ， yǎn qián zhè jiā huo bù guò yī huà shēn ér yǐ ， jiù suàn tā bèi hòu de běn tǐ ， zhēn shì yīn sī liù wáng jí bié de lǎo guài wù ， kě bǎo shé bīng pò ， guǎng hán zhēn rén ， qīng qiū guó zhǔ ， zì jǐ dōu jìn jù lí jiē chù guò ， tā men bù yě méi yǒu kàn tòu lán sè xīng hǎi de mì mì me ？
不过想想也不稀奇，眼前这家伙不过一化身而已，就算他背后的本体，真是阴司六王级别的老怪物，可宝蛇冰魄，广寒真人，青丘国主，自己都近距离接触过，他们不也没有看透蓝色星海的秘密么？
"Senior, may I ask for your identity before answering your questions?" Lin Xuan, while alarmed, delayed the conversation and probed into the other party's background.
tā men jì rán kàn bù chū ， yīn sī liù wáng jí biàn běn tǐ qīn zì zhì ， xiāng xìn yě shì kàn bù chū lái dì 。
他们既然看不出，阴司六王即便本体亲自至，相信也是看不出来地。
"In my presence, you have no right to question me. You lied to me just now; I haven’t punished you yet. If you’re wise, answer my questions honestly and explain your origins. Considering that you didn't touch my treasures, I might be lenient!" The other party’s cold laughter entered his ears, showing utter disregard for Lin Xuan.
lín xuān zài nà lǐ mò mò sī suǒ ， duì fāng zé zé chēng qí de shēng yīn què yòu chuán rù ěr duǒ ：“ zhè dào yǒu xiē qí le ， nǐ zi de zī zhì ， míng míng píng fán yǐ jí ， nián líng yòu bù dà de yàng zi ， zěn me néng gòu jìn jiē dào fēn shén hòu qī ， ér qiě běn wáng pài dào zhè lǐ de shǒu xià ， yǒu yī míng ， kě shì guǐ shèng jí bié de qiáng zhě ， tā zěn me huì yǔn luò ， jiā huo ， zhēn shì nǐ yuè jí tiǎo zhàn jiāng tā shā le ？”
林轩在那里默默思索，对方啧啧称奇的声音却又传入耳朵：“这倒有些奇了，你子的资质，明明平凡以极，年龄又不大的样子，怎么能够进阶到分神后期，而且本王派到这里的手下，有一名，可是鬼圣级别的强者，他怎么会陨落，家伙，真是你越级挑战将他杀了？”
"Senior, I admit I was wrong. Actually, I am the disciple of Fairy Hundred Flowers..."
“ qián bèi wèn le zhè me duō ， kě fǒu jiāng shēn fèn gào zhī me ？” lín xuān xīn jīng zhī yú ， yī biān tuō yán yī biān tàn tīng duì fāng de dǐ xì 。
“前辈问了这么多，可否将身份告知么？”林轩心惊之余，一边拖延一边探听对方的底细。
The other party's anger was palpable: "You really won’t cry until you see your coffin! Talking nonsense, do you think I’m easy to deal with?"
“ jiā huo ， zài běn wáng miàn qián ， nǎ ér yǒu nǐ tí wèn de zī gé ， nǐ gāng gāng huǎng yán xiāng qī ， běn wáng hái méi yǒu wèn zuì yú nǐ ， shí xiàng de ， jiù lǎo lǎo shí shí huí dá wǒ de wèn tí ， zài jiāng lái lì jiāo dài qīng chǔ ， běn wáng kàn zài nǐ méi yǒu dòng wǒ bǎo wù de fèn shàng ， bú shì bù kě yǐ cóng qīng fā luò ！” duì fāng lěng xiào de shēng yīn chuán rù ěr duǒ ， nà yǔ qì ， gēn běn jiù méi yǒu jiāng lín xuān fàng zài yǎn lǐ ， sì hū ， lín xuān zhǐ shì rèn tā ná niē de yī pán cài ér yǐ 。
“家伙，在本王面前，哪儿有你提问的资格，你刚刚谎言相欺，本王还没有问罪于你，识相的，就老老实实回答我的问题，再将来历交代清楚，本王看在你没有动我宝物的份上，不是不可以从轻发落！”对方冷笑的声音传入耳朵，那语气，根本就没有将林轩放在眼里，似乎，林轩只是任他拿捏的一盘菜而已。
"Nonsense, late junior truly didn't say anything!"
“ nà ge ， qián bèi huì yǎn rú jù ， qí shí jiā shī shì nài lóng zhēn rén 。”
“那个，前辈慧眼如炬，其实家师是鼐龙真人。”
Lin Xuan stretched his mouth wide open in shock. How did the other party figure it out?
lín xuān zhè yī cì ， ràng nài lóng zhēn rén zuò qǐ le zì jǐ de pián yi shī fù ， mù dì ， dāng rán hái shì tuō yán shí jiān lái zhe 。
林轩这一次，让鼐龙真人做起了自己的便宜师傅，目的，当然还是拖延时间来着。
"Ha, Broad-Cold is a notorious ladies’ man, always busy with women and rarely taking time for anything else—how could he have had such an interest in accepting disciples?"
“ jiā huo ……”
“家伙……”
Lin Xuan was taken aback; he truly didn't know thatNailedong (a proper name or a transliteration) was so lazy.
duì fāng què bèi qì xiào le ：“ nǐ hái zhēn shì bù jiàn guān cái bù luò lèi ， hú yán luàn yǔ ， zhēn dāng běn wáng hǎo pí qì 。”
对方却被气笑了：“你还真是不见棺材不落泪，胡言乱语，真当本王好脾气。”
But this fellow before him was truly extraordinary. How could a mere cultivator know the great powers of the Spirit Realm as if they were his own family secrets?
“ hú yán luàn yǔ ， wǎn bèi zhēn méi yǒu a ！”
“胡言乱语，晚辈真没有啊！”
"Alright, I admit my mistake. Actually, I am Fairy Hundred Flowers' disciple..."
lín xuān jiāng zuǐ bā zhāng dé hěn dà ， yī liǎn cuò è ， duì fāng yòu shì zěn me kàn chū lái le 。
林轩将嘴巴张得很大，一脸错愕，对方又是怎么看出来了。
"You..."
“ hēi ， nài lóng nà jiā huo ， fēng liú hào sè ， píng shí chú le niān huā rě cǎo ， qí tā shí hòu ， dōu shì lǎn de chū qí ， shōu tú ， tā shén me shí hòu huì yǒu zhè me hǎo de xián qíng yì zhì ……”
“嘿，鼐龙那家伙，风流好色，平时除了拈花惹草，其他时候，都是懒得出奇，收徒，他什么时候会有这么好的闲情逸致……”
The other party's anger knew no bounds; he was clearly using every opportunity to recognize each of the powerful figures mentioned.
lín xuān tīng dé yī zhèn wú yí ， zì jǐ hái zhēn bù zhī dào nài lóng lǎn de chū qí 。
林轩听得一阵无疑，自己还真不知道鼐龙懒得出奇。
"Fine, since you don’t want to, I won't hesitate to draw your soul and essence. You’ll know everything then."
Lin Xuan's face turned extremely gloomy as he thought through the situation.
Millions of years ago, the two interfaces had a conflict. The Asura King ledghostly beings of the netherworld to massacre the Spirit Realm, turning it into a river of blood. Even the Three Loose Immortals and the Three Demon Kings could not withstand this assault. This was partly due to the Asura King's extraordinary strength but also because the other five kings ofnetherworld, underworld had played significant roles.
Such beings were beyond his ability to contend with.
Even if they weren't the original forms, their avatar powers were still incredibly formidable—far from ordinary initial-stage existences.
Lin Xuan took a deep breath and calmed himself. It was a grave mistake to be afraid before even engaging in battle. This was just his speculation; perhaps the other party had intentionally caused him psychological pressure to see if he would falter. If that were the case, wouldn't it be falling into their trap?
The Six Kings ofnetherworld, underworld should not have appeared in this lost interface for reasons both emotional and logical.
Perhaps it was just his overthinking.
"Something wrong, fellow? You don’t want to reveal your origins, so you won’t blame me if I don’t give you the courtesy of an old acquaintance when I bully you!"
The voice from within the black-robed cultivator cackled. It was no wonder he remained calm; though there had been a slight change in his plans—his subordinates who were guarding the treasure had all perished—the matter did not concern him much. He had already released his divine sense to thoroughly investigate, and the treasures were still being refined methodically underground, about to be completed soon.
This fellow had good eyesight; he didn't forcibly take away the unfinished treasures, which would have significantly weakened the Restraining Soul Ring's power.
With the treasure intact, there was no need for him to rush. Otherwise, where would he find time to chat with Lin Xuan? If something went wrong with the Restraining Soul Ring, drawing his soul and essence wouldn't be enough to satisfy his hatred.
Lin Xuan, a shrewd cultivator, quickly deduced what the other party was thinking after some thought.
He felt extremely fortunate that he had anticipated this and made his avatar conceal its aura as much as possible. Otherwise, if the other party discovered his hidden move, he would have been eliminated immediately upon contact.
Time was precious to Lin Xuan.
The other party was willing to delay; Lin Xuan couldn't have asked for more.
"Senior, what a bold statement! You stand on par with the Three Loose Immortals and the Three Demon Kings. Is my teacher, Broad-Cold True Man, familiar to you?"
"Haha, Broad-Cold, it turns out you're his junior disciple. Wait, no, fellow, are you trying to deceive me?" The tone turned extremely cold as he spoke.
Where did the flaw lie?
Lin Xuan's expression remained unchanged, but his heart was filled with shock. Such a short conversation had revealed such a flaw.
He would pretend to be Broad-Cold’s disciple for a reason—under the broad shade of a tree is where one can rest. The reputation of Broad-Cold True Man was naturally well-known. Lin Xuan had hoped that this would instill some caution in the other party, but he ended up making things worse by being caught so easily.
No matter how much he pondered, he couldn't figure out what mistake he made. Lin Xuan's face showed a look of utter bewilderment.
"Ha, fellow, you're quite adept at pulling the tiger’s tail to make a lion. Unfortunately, you’re an unlearned fool. Broad-Cold’s cultivation methods are extremely stringent—both excellent spirit root and the Nine-Spirit Holy Body are required. Your spirit root is in shambles, and you don’t have any special constitution; how could Broad-Cold True Man accept you as a disciple?"
The cold laughter that entered his ears spared him from further speculation but left him even more surprised. What was a Nine-Spirit Holy Body? Lin Xuan had never heard of it, but he knew it couldn't be ordinary.
What amazed Lin Xuan was how the other party could probe his spirit root without physical contact—was this too outrageous?
Facing that eerie gaze, everything seemed to become transparent.
The only thing Lin Xuan felt relieved about was that the other party hadn’t discovered the secret of the Five-Phoenix Seal and the Blue Star Sea in his dantian.
But he thought it wasn't strange. The avatar before him was just an avatar; even if the original behind him were a high-level old monster, Lin Xuan had already interacted with the ghost sage, Broad-Cold True Man, and the Queen of Qingqiu—none of them could see through the Blue Star Sea's secret.
If they couldn't, it was unlikely that the Six Kings ofnetherworld, underworld would be able to either.
Lin Xuan pondered as the other party continued to marvel at his abilities: "This is quite peculiar. Your disciple’squalifications are ordinary, and you’re not even old; how could you advance to late-stage Spirit Separation? One of my subordinates was a ghost sage-level powerhouse—how did he die? Fellow, did you kill him in an overclass challenge?"
"Senior, may I ask for your identity before answering your questions?" Lin Xuan, while alarmed, delayed the conversation and probed into the other party's background.
"In my presence, you have no right to question me. You lied to me just now; I haven’t punished you yet. If you’re wise, answer my questions honestly and explain your origins. Considering that you didn't touch my treasures, I might be lenient!" The other party’s cold laughter entered his ears, showing utter disregard for Lin Xuan.
"Senior, I admit I was wrong. Actually, I am the disciple of Fairy Hundred Flowers..."
The other party's anger was palpable: "You really won’t cry until you see your coffin! Talking nonsense, do you think I’m easy to deal with?"
"Nonsense, late junior truly didn't say anything!"
Lin Xuan stretched his mouth wide open in shock. How did the other party figure it out?
"Ha, Broad-Cold is a notorious ladies’ man, always busy with women and rarely taking time for anything else—how could he have had such an interest in accepting disciples?"
Lin Xuan was taken aback; he truly didn't know thatNailedong (a proper name or a transliteration) was so lazy.
But this fellow before him was truly extraordinary. How could a mere cultivator know the great powers of the Spirit Realm as if they were his own family secrets?
"Alright, I admit my mistake. Actually, I am Fairy Hundred Flowers' disciple..."
"You..."
The other party's anger knew no bounds; he was clearly using every opportunity to recognize each of the powerful figures mentioned.
"Fine, since you don’t want to, I won't hesitate to draw your soul and essence. You’ll know everything then."