“ yuán lái lín dào yǒu yǐ jìn jiē dào dù jié qī ， zhēn shì kě xǐ kě hè ， zhǐ shì lǎo fū yǔ dào yǒu wú yuān wú chóu ， gé xià lái dào cǐ chù ， jiū jìng yǒu hé guì qiān ne ？”
“原来林道友已进阶到渡劫期，真是可喜可贺，只是老夫与道友无冤无仇，阁下来到此处，究竞有何贵千呢？”
"Turns out, Daoist Lin has already advanced to the Tribulation Transcending Stage. Truly a cause for celebration. However, old man and daoist friend have no grudge or enmity. Why did you come here?"
qīng yán zūn zhě yǎn zhū yī zhuǎn ， liǎn shàng jìng lù chū jǐ fēn xiào yán ， suī rán tā yě kàn chū lín xuān lái zhě bù shàn ， rán ér rèn tā rú hé sī suǒ ， dōu xiǎng bù chū hé shí dé zuì guò zhè shén mì de shào nián 。
青颜尊者眼珠一转，脸上竞露出几分笑颜，虽然他也看出林轩来者不善，然而任他如何思索，都想不出何时得罪过这神秘的少年。
The Venerable Qingyan's eyes flickered with a hint of smile on his face despite his suspicion that Daoist Lin was not well-meaning. He could not think of any time he had wronged this mysterious young man.
ruò shì huàn yí gè shí jiān ， tā yě bù yòng rú cǐ dī shēng xià qì ， rán ér rú jīn zì jǐ shāng zhòng wèi yù ， rú yǔ tóng jiē xiū shì jiāo wù ， shí zài shì yú chǔn yǐ jí ， quán héng lì bì ， tā bù dé bù biǎo xiàn dé suí hé yī xiē 。
若是换一个时间，他也不用如此低声下气，然而如今自己伤重未愈，如与同阶修士交恶，实在是愚蠢以极，权衡利弊，他不得不表现得随和一些。
If it were another time, he wouldn't have to be so humble and polite. But now, with severe injuries yet to heal, engaging in conflict with a peer would be sheer folly. Weighing the pros and cons, he had no choice but to appear more amiable.
zhè yě bù suàn diū liǎn ， dà zhàng fū néng qū néng shēn ， jūn zǐ bào chóu ， shí nián bù wǎn 。
这也不算丢脸，大丈夫能屈能伸，君子报仇，十年不晚。
This wasn't shameful; a true man could bend or stretch as needed, and a gentleman seeking revenge could wait ten years. As long as he could weather this crisis today, the humiliation of it all would be repaid tenfold tomorrow.
zhǐ yào néng dù guò yǎn qián de wēi jī ， jīn yāo de qū rǔ ， zì jǐ yí dìng huì shí bèi zhǎo huí lái dì 。
只要能度过眼前的危机，今夭的屈辱，自己一定会十倍找回来地。
Venerable Qingyan's anger simmered within him, but his smile grew more affable on his face. An innocent bystander might truly mistake him for a kind elder.
qīng yán zūn zhě xīn zhōng fèn nù ， rán ér liǎn shàng de xiào róng què yuè fā suí hé ， ruò shì bù zhī qíng de ， kǒng pà hái zhēn huì jiāng tā dàng zuò cí méi shàn mù dì zhǎng zhě 。
青颜尊者心中愤怒，然而脸上的笑容却越发随和，若是不知情的，恐怕还真会将他当作慈眉善目的长者。
But Lin Xuan was not easily deceived; it was too difficult to deceive him in front of him.
kě xī lín xuān nǎ shì nà me róng yì hǒng piàn de ， xiǎng yào zài tā miàn qián méng hùn guò guān shí zài tài nán 。
可惜林轩哪是那么容易哄骗的，想要在他面前蒙混过关实在太难。
"Without any grudge or enmity, daoist friend, your words are premature," Lin Xuan spoke calmly, his tone devoid of any emotion. "Perhaps you cannot recognize me, but I have seen you before."
“ wú yuān wú chóu ， dào yǒu zhè huà ， kě yán zhì guò zǎo ， nǐ huò xǔ rèn bù chū lín mǒu ， dàn lín mǒu què bú shì dì yī cì jiàn dào yǒu 。” lín xuān dàn dàn de kāi kǒu ， shēng yīn yǔ qì ， dōu píng dàn yǐ jí ， tīng bù chū bàn fēn xǐ nù de qíng xù 。
“无冤无仇，道友这话，可言之过早，你或许认不出林某，但林某却不是第一次见道友。”林轩淡淡的开口，声音语气，都平淡以极，听不出半分喜怒的情绪。
"Daoist friend, have you met me?" Venerable Qingyan was taken aback. Cultivators had the ability to remember things vividly, and he himself was at the Tribulation Transcending Stage, confident in his memory.
“ dào yǒu céng jiàn guò wǒ ？”
“道友曾见过我？”
The other party should not be lying, but why did he have no recollection of it?
qīng yán zūn zhě yǒu xiē yì wài le ， xiū xiān zhě dōu yǒu guò mù bù wàng de néng lì ， gèng bú yào shuō tā yǐ jīng shì dù jié qī ， duì yú zì jǐ de jì yì lì ， xiàng lái shì xìn xīn shí zú dì 。
青颜尊者有些意外了，修仙者都有过目不忘的能力，更不要说他已经是渡劫期，对于自己的记忆力，向来是信心十足地。
"Do you recall Lingbo Valley?" Lin Xuan cut straight to the point without any need for riddles or games.
duì fāng yīng gāi bú huì shuō huǎng huà ， dàn tā zěn me méi yǒu yì diǎn yìn xiàng a ！
对方应该不会说谎话，但他怎么没有一点印象啊！
"What? You are one of those cultivators who entered Lingbo Valley. I've never seen you before. And only a hundred years later, you've already advanced to Tribulation Transcending?!"
“ gé xià kě hái jì de líng bō gǔ 。” lín xuān kě méi yǒu xìng qù ràng tā cāi mí yǔ ， kāi mén jiàn shān de diǎn chū zì jǐ de lái yì 。
“阁下可还记得灵波谷。”林轩可没有兴趣让他猜谜语，开门见山的点出自己的来意。
Venerable Qingyan finally grasped the situation and spoke with some surprise. It was no wonder he was shocked; back then, he had failed over a hundred times in his attempt to break through the Tribulation Transcending bottleneck, enduring countless hardships that took more than ten thousand years of light-years.
“ shén me ， nǐ shì dāng nián jìn rù líng bō gǔ de xiū xiān zhě ， wǒ zěn me bù céng jiàn guò ， hái yǒu ， zhè cái qū qū bǎi nián guò qù ， nǐ zhēn jìn jiē dào dù jié le ？”
“什么，你是当年进入灵波谷的修仙者，我怎么不曾见过，还有，这才区区百年过去，你真进阶到渡劫了？”
His last success was purely by chance.
qīng yán zūn zhě zhōng yú liǎo jiě liǎo shì qíng de shǐ mò ， yǒu xiē gāi rán de shuō 。
青颜尊者终于了解了事情的始末，有些赅然的说。
From what he knew, most old monsters at the Tribulation Transcending Stage had undergone numerous trials and tribulations during their ascension. It could be said that they were forged through a hundred hammerings and temperings to reach this stage.
yě nán guài tā jīng è ， dāng nián tā zì jǐ chōng jī dù jié qī píng jǐng de shí hòu ， kě shì shī bài le jìn bǎi cì zhī duō ， lì jīng qiān xīn wàn kǔ ， qián hòu guāng shì huā fèi de guāng yīn jiù yǒu shí yú wàn nián 。
也难怪他惊愕，当年他自己冲击渡劫期瓶颈的时候，可是失败了近百次之多，历经千辛万苦，前后光是花费的光yīn就有十余万年。
A hard day's work yields a hard day's pay; in the cultivation world, this phrase was exemplified to its fullest extent.
zuì hòu yī cì chéng gōng ， yě shì jiǎo xìng yǐ jí 。
最后一次成功，也是侥幸以极。
But before him stood this guy who had succeeded within just one hundred years. Had he been too lucky? Did he have no experience with failure?
ér jù tā suǒ zhī ， jué dà bù fèn dù jié qī lǎo guài wù ， dāng nián jìn jí de shí hòu ， wú bù shì jīng lì liǎo wú shù de mó lì 。
而据他所知，绝大部分渡劫期老怪物，当年晋级的时候，无不是经历了无数的磨砺。
Venerable Qingyan was simultaneously surprised and envious, guessing that Lin Xuan had come here for a specific purpose.
kě yǐ shuō qiān chuí bǎi liàn ， fāng yǒu jīn yāo 。
可以说千锤百炼，方有今夭。
"How about you, daoist friend?" His expression turned cold as he realized this mysterious cultivator was not someone to be trifled with.
yī fēn gēng yún yī fēn shōu huò ， zhè jù huà zài xiū xiān jiè ， kě yǐ shuō shì tǐ xiàn dào le lín lí jìn zhì de dì bù 。
一分耕耘一分收获，这句话在修仙界，可以说是体现到了淋漓尽致的地步。
"Daoist friend, your words are too heavy. I came here not to settle old scores but merely to seek your advice on something," Lin Xuan's expression remained unchanged from before, showing no signs of agitation or anger.
rán ér yǎn qián zhè jiā huo ， qū qū yì bǎi nián jiù chéng gōng jìn jí ， yǒu méi yǒu gǎo cuò ， nán dào tā yī fān fēng shùn ， gēn běn jiù méi yǒu shī bài de jīng lì 。
然而眼前这家伙，区区一百年就成功晋级，有没有搞错，难道他一帆风顺，根本就没有失败的经历。
"Do you have a question for me?" Venerable Qingyan was enraged; this was far different from what he had anticipated.
yī shí jiān ， qīng yán zūn zhě yòu shì jīng yà ， yòu shì jí dù ， yě yǐn yǐn cāi dào ， lín xuān lái zhè lǐ de mù dì le 。
一时间，青颜尊者又是惊讶，又是嫉妒，也隐隐猜到，林轩来这里的目的了。
Could the kid be trying to play him?
“ gé xià jiū jìng yì yù rú hé ？” tā de biǎo qíng ， zì rán yě jiù biàn dé lěng dàn le xǔ duō 。
“阁下究竞意yù如何？”他的表情，自然也就变得冷淡了许多。
His face showed a hint of vigilance as he thought so. But quickly, it vanished: "Daoist friend need not be courteous. If there is anything you wish to ask, just say it. I will speak without reservation."
yǎn qián zhè shén mì de xiū xiān zhě ， xiǎn rán bú shì zì jǐ néng gòu hú luàn hù nòng guò qù de 。
眼前这神秘的修仙者，显然不是自己能够胡乱糊弄过去的。
"Your promise is enough," Lin Xuan said straightforwardly. "What was the purpose of leading us into Lingbo Valley and asking for a bracelet?"
“ yì yù rú hé ， dào yǒu yán zhòng le ， lín mǒu lái cǐ ， kě bú shì wèi le xī rì de ēn yuàn lái zhe ， zhǐ shì xiǎng yào xiàng dào yǒu qǐng jiào yī shì 。” lín xuān de biǎo qíng ， yī 1rì yǔ gāng gāng xiāng chà fǎng fú ， bìng bú jiàn bàn diǎn jī dòng yǔ fèn nù 。
“意yù如何，道友言重了，林某来此，可不是为了昔rì的恩怨来着，只是想要像道友请教一事。”林轩的表情，依1rì与刚刚相差仿佛，并不见半点激动与愤怒。
"Why would you ask this? Could that bracelet now be in your possession?" Venerable Qingyan's eyes flashed with greed.
“ yǒu shì qǐng jiào yú wǒ ？”
“有事请教于我？”
Lin Xuan ignored him, nodding: "Indeed."
qīng yán zūn zhě dà gǎn fèn nù ， zhè yǔ tā yuán xiān suǒ yù xiǎng de ， kě shì wán quán bù tóng 。
青颜尊者大感愤怒，这与他原先所预想的，可是完全不同。
His readiness to answer so directly stemmed from his confidence. With his strength, there was no need to hide anything; even if the other party knew, could they snatch it away?
nán dào zhè xiǎo zi shì xiǎng yào xū yǔ wēi yí ， shuǎ shén me huā zhāo me ？
难道这小子是想要虚与委蛇，耍什么花招么？
"Surely this kid has admitted it," Venerable Qingyan's mind raced with thoughts as his greed grew.
niàn jí zhì cǐ ， qīng yán zūn zhě liǎn shàng fú xiàn chū yī sī jǐng tì zhī sè， dàn hěn kuài ， jiù qián cáng qǐ lái ：“ dào yǒu bù bì kè qì ， yǒu shén me wèn tí ， zhí shuō jiù shì ， zài xià yí dìng zhī wú bù yán dì 。”
念及至此，青颜尊者脸上浮现出一丝jǐng惕之sè，但很快，就潜藏起来：“道友不必客气，有什么问题，直说就是，在下一定知无不言地。”
Frankly speaking, what kind of treasure was that bracelet and for what purpose, he had no idea. Although he had collaborated with Ice Spirit back then, the girl was tight-lipped, and his attempts to gather information were fruitless.
“ yǒu dào yǒu zhè jù chéng nuò ， nà jiù gòu le ， dāng chū nǐ ràng wǒ men rù gǔ ， xún mì yī shǒu zhuó ， jiū jìng yǒu hé yòng tú 。” lín xuān zhí jié liǎo dàng de shuō 。
“有道友这句承诺，那就够了，当初你让我们入谷，寻觅一手镯，究竞有何用途。”林轩直截了当的说。
But one thing was certain: Ice Spirit valued this item so much that she even sent a manifestation here. This bracelet must be extraordinary, far beyond ordinary treasures.
“ dào yǒu wèn zhè ge ， nán dào nà shǒu zhuó ， rú jīn jìng zài nǐ shǒu lǐ me ？” qīng yán zūn zhě yī dāi ， yǎn zhōng shǎn guò yī sī tān lán 。
“道友问这个，难道那手镯，如今竞在你手里么？”青颜尊者一呆，眼中闪过一丝贪婪。
After all, Ice Spirit wasn't just any Tribulation Transcending cultivator; she was the True Demon Primordial. Her insight was sky-high.
lín xuān shì ruò bú jiàn ， diǎn le diǎn tóu ：“ bù cuò 。”
林轩视若不见，点了点头：“不错。”
Such a treasure could only be of great significance, possibly even an innate divine artifact.
lín xuān zhī suǒ yǐ huí dá dé zhè me shuǎng kuài ， zì rán shì yì gāo rù dǎn dà de yuán gù ， yǐ tā de shí lì ， yuán běn jiù méi yǒu bì yào zhē zhē yǎn yǎn de yǐn mán shén me ， duì fāng zhī dào le yòu rú hé ， nán dào hái yǒu běn shì cóng zì jǐ shǒu zhōng qiǎng zǒu me ？
林轩之所以回答得这么爽快，自然是艺高入胆大的缘故，以他的实力，原本就没有必要遮遮掩掩的隐瞒什么，对方知道了又如何，难道还有本事从自己手中抢走么？
With such thoughts, Venerable Qingyan's greed grew uncontrollably. After all, acquiring an innate divine artifact was no easy feat for even late-stage Tribulation Transcending cultivators.
“ zhè xiǎo zi jū rán chéng rèn le 。”
“这小子居然承认了。”
Now, fortune seemed to favor him.
qīng yán zūn zhě yī dāi ， suí hòu nǎo hǎi zhōng niàn tou jí zhuǎn ， tān niàn bù kě yì zhì de péng zhàng qǐ lái 。
青颜尊者一呆，随后脑海中念头急转，贪念不可抑制的膨胀起来。
This guy didn't recognize the bracelet; he had only recently ascended and was still a Spirit Transformation cultivator not long ago. How could his experience compare with someone who had lived for millions of years?
píng xīn lái shuō ， nà shǒu zhuó shì shén me bǎo wù ， jiū jìng yǒu hé yòng tú ， tā tóng yàng bù xiǎo de ， dāng chū suī yǔ bīng pò hé zuò ， dàn cǐ nǚ kǒu fēng jí yán ， zì jǐ páng qiāo cè jī ， yě méi yǒu dǎ tīng dào bàn diǎn yǒu yòng de xiāo xī 。
平心来说，那手镯是什么宝物，究竞有何用途，他同样不晓得，当初虽与冰魄合作，但此女口风极严，自己旁敲侧击，也没有打听到半点有用的消息。
If he couldn't identify or use that bracelet, it would be his if he eliminated this young man.
dàn yǒu yì diǎn shì kěn dìng dì 。
但有一点是肯定地。
Venerable Qingyan's resolve solidified as he saw the opportunity before him. "Daoist friend wants to know about the bracelet's origin? It's not a secret you've found your way here. I can tell you."
bīng pò rú cǐ kàn zhòng cǐ wù ， shèn zhì bù xī pài qiǎn yī jù huà shēn jiàng lín dào zhè lǐ ， bú yòng shuō ， cǐ shǒu zhuó kěn dìng fēi cháng liǎo de ， jué fēi xún cháng bǎo wù kě yǐ bǐ nǐ de 。
冰魄如此看中此物，甚至不惜派遣一具化身降临到这里，不用说，此手镯肯定非常了得，绝非寻常宝物可以比拟的。
Venerable Qingyan's kind and smiling voice entered his ears, but his right hand was secretly pointing out from his sleeve.
"Turns out, Daoist Lin has already advanced to the Tribulation Transcending Stage. Truly a cause for celebration. However, old man and daoist friend have no grudge or enmity. Why did you come here?"
The Venerable Qingyan's eyes flickered with a hint of smile on his face despite his suspicion that Daoist Lin was not well-meaning. He could not think of any time he had wronged this mysterious young man.
If it were another time, he wouldn't have to be so humble and polite. But now, with severe injuries yet to heal, engaging in conflict with a peer would be sheer folly. Weighing the pros and cons, he had no choice but to appear more amiable.
This wasn't shameful; a true man could bend or stretch as needed, and a gentleman seeking revenge could wait ten years. As long as he could weather this crisis today, the humiliation of it all would be repaid tenfold tomorrow.
Venerable Qingyan's anger simmered within him, but his smile grew more affable on his face. An innocent bystander might truly mistake him for a kind elder.
But Lin Xuan was not easily deceived; it was too difficult to deceive him in front of him.
"Without any grudge or enmity, daoist friend, your words are premature," Lin Xuan spoke calmly, his tone devoid of any emotion. "Perhaps you cannot recognize me, but I have seen you before."
"Daoist friend, have you met me?" Venerable Qingyan was taken aback. Cultivators had the ability to remember things vividly, and he himself was at the Tribulation Transcending Stage, confident in his memory.
The other party should not be lying, but why did he have no recollection of it?
"Do you recall Lingbo Valley?" Lin Xuan cut straight to the point without any need for riddles or games.
"What? You are one of those cultivators who entered Lingbo Valley. I've never seen you before. And only a hundred years later, you've already advanced to Tribulation Transcending?!"
Venerable Qingyan finally grasped the situation and spoke with some surprise. It was no wonder he was shocked; back then, he had failed over a hundred times in his attempt to break through the Tribulation Transcending bottleneck, enduring countless hardships that took more than ten thousand years of light-years.
His last success was purely by chance.
From what he knew, most old monsters at the Tribulation Transcending Stage had undergone numerous trials and tribulations during their ascension. It could be said that they were forged through a hundred hammerings and temperings to reach this stage.
A hard day's work yields a hard day's pay; in the cultivation world, this phrase was exemplified to its fullest extent.
But before him stood this guy who had succeeded within just one hundred years. Had he been too lucky? Did he have no experience with failure?
Venerable Qingyan was simultaneously surprised and envious, guessing that Lin Xuan had come here for a specific purpose.
"How about you, daoist friend?" His expression turned cold as he realized this mysterious cultivator was not someone to be trifled with.
"Daoist friend, your words are too heavy. I came here not to settle old scores but merely to seek your advice on something," Lin Xuan's expression remained unchanged from before, showing no signs of agitation or anger.
"Do you have a question for me?" Venerable Qingyan was enraged; this was far different from what he had anticipated.
Could the kid be trying to play him?
His face showed a hint of vigilance as he thought so. But quickly, it vanished: "Daoist friend need not be courteous. If there is anything you wish to ask, just say it. I will speak without reservation."
"Your promise is enough," Lin Xuan said straightforwardly. "What was the purpose of leading us into Lingbo Valley and asking for a bracelet?"
"Why would you ask this? Could that bracelet now be in your possession?" Venerable Qingyan's eyes flashed with greed.
Lin Xuan ignored him, nodding: "Indeed."
His readiness to answer so directly stemmed from his confidence. With his strength, there was no need to hide anything; even if the other party knew, could they snatch it away?
"Surely this kid has admitted it," Venerable Qingyan's mind raced with thoughts as his greed grew.
Frankly speaking, what kind of treasure was that bracelet and for what purpose, he had no idea. Although he had collaborated with Ice Spirit back then, the girl was tight-lipped, and his attempts to gather information were fruitless.
But one thing was certain: Ice Spirit valued this item so much that she even sent a manifestation here. This bracelet must be extraordinary, far beyond ordinary treasures.
After all, Ice Spirit wasn't just any Tribulation Transcending cultivator; she was the True Demon Primordial. Her insight was sky-high.
Such a treasure could only be of great significance, possibly even an innate divine artifact.
With such thoughts, Venerable Qingyan's greed grew uncontrollably. After all, acquiring an innate divine artifact was no easy feat for even late-stage Tribulation Transcending cultivators.
Now, fortune seemed to favor him.
This guy didn't recognize the bracelet; he had only recently ascended and was still a Spirit Transformation cultivator not long ago. How could his experience compare with someone who had lived for millions of years?
If he couldn't identify or use that bracelet, it would be his if he eliminated this young man.
Venerable Qingyan's resolve solidified as he saw the opportunity before him. "Daoist friend wants to know about the bracelet's origin? It's not a secret you've found your way here. I can tell you."
Venerable Qingyan's kind and smiling voice entered his ears, but his right hand was secretly pointing out from his sleeve.