lín xuān suī rán jǐn jǐn shì tīng liǎng rén xù shù ， dàn nǎo hǎi zhōng què yǐ fú xiàn chū le cǐ shì de qián yīn hòu guǒ ， dāng rán ， zhè xiē shì méi yǒu bì yào xiàng duì fāng jiǎng de 。
林轩虽然仅仅是听两人叙述，但脑海中却已浮现出了此事的前因后果，当然，这些是没有必要向对方讲的。
Lin Xuan, though only listening to the two recount their tale, had already pieced together the entire sequence of events in his mind. Of course, there was no need for him to share these details with them.
“ xú gū niáng yě bù bì nán guò ， táo chū lái jiù hǎo le ， shì lìng xiōng shè fǎ xiàng jiù ？”
“徐姑娘也不必难过，逃出来就好了，是令兄设法相救？”
"Miss Xu, you don't have to be sad. Just escaping is enough. Was it your elder brother who managed to save you?"
“ ń 。” xú fēng diǎn le diǎn tóu ：“ yīn ér shì wǒ qīn shēng mèi mèi ， wǒ dāng rán bù néng jiàn sǐ bù jiù ， bù guò zhè cì néng yǔ xiǎo mèi táo chū hǔ kǒu ， hái duō kuī le ōu yáng xiān zi yuán shǒu 。”
“嗯。”徐风点了点头：“茵儿是我亲生妹妹，我当然不能见死不救，不过这次能与小妹逃出虎口，还多亏了欧阳仙子援手。”
"Hmm," Duxing nodded. "In is my younger sister, so I couldn't just let her die. But this time, it was thanks to Lady Ouyang's help that we were able to escape the tiger's den."
“ ōu yáng xiān zi ， nǐ shì shuō ōu yáng qín xīn ？” lín xuān yǒu diǎn chà yì de kāi kǒu 。
“欧阳仙子，你是说欧阳琴心？”林轩有点诧异的开口。
"Ouyang Lady, are you referring to Lady Ouyang Qinxin?" Lin Xuan asked with a slight surprise.
“ zěn me ， lín xiōng yě rèn shí ōu yáng qián bèi ？” xú fēng gèng shì lù chū le yì wài zhī sè 。
“怎么，林兄也认识欧阳前辈？”徐风更是露出了意外之色。
"How could that be? Brother Lin also knows Senior Ouyang?" Duxing's expression showed genuine surprise.
“ ń ， suàn shì ba ！” lín xuān hán hú qí cí ， zì rán bú huì jiǎng chū zì jǐ yǔ ōu yáng qín xīn guān xì fěi qiǎn zhī shì ， xú fēng méi yǒu zhuī wèn ， shāo yī sī suǒ ， yě jiù shì rán ， lín xuān zuò wèi líng yào shān shǎo zhǔ ， jiāo yóu guǎng kuò yě shì hěn zhèng cháng de 。
“嗯，算是吧！”林轩含糊其辞，自然不会讲出自己与欧阳琴心关系匪浅之事，徐风没有追问，稍一思索，也就释然，林轩做为灵药山少主，交游广阔也是很正常的。
"Yeah, sort of," Lin Xuan hedged his answer. He wouldn't reveal the close relationship he had with Ouyang Qinxin. Duxing didn’t press further and after a moment’s thought, he understood that as the young master of Lingyun Sect, it was only natural for him to have extensive connections.
“ zhè cì duō kuī le ōu yáng jiě jiě yuán shǒu 。” xú yīn zài yī páng rěn bú zhù chā kǒu ， yuán lái tā yǔ ōu yáng qín xīn zǎo jiù xiāng shí ， ér qiě guān xì yě pǒ wèi bù cuò ， suī rán tán bù shàng guī zhōng mì yǒu ， dàn bǐ cǐ jiāo qíng yě suàn shēn hòu 。
“这次多亏了欧阳姐姐援手。”徐茵在一旁忍不住插口，原来她与欧阳琴心早就相识，而且关系也颇为不错，虽然谈不上闺中密友，但彼此交情也算深厚。
"Thanks to Lady Ouyang's help," Duyin interjected from beside. She had known Ouyang Qinxin for some time now, and their relationship was quite good. Although they weren't close friends, they were on friendly terms.
zhè yī cì yào shòu bīng jiě zhī kǔ ， ōu yáng qín xīn bù rěn jiàn hǎo yǒu shēn shǒu yì chù ， gù ér yě jiù bāng le yì diǎn xiǎo máng le 。
这一次要受兵解之苦，欧阳琴心不忍见好友身首异处，故而也就帮了一点小忙了。
Ouyang Qinxin didn’t want her friend to suffer the same fate as a severed head, so she had helped them in small ways.
jù tǐ yuán yīn liǎng rén méi yǒu xiáng shuō ， bù guò lín xuān yě hěn róng yì cāi cè ， jí biàn duì yú sān jù tóu ér yán ， níng dān chéng gōng de gāo jiē xiū shì yě shì bù duō ， ér qiě ōu yáng qín xīn suǒ xí de yīn bō gōng wēi lì wú qióng ， zài mén zhōng shēn dé liǎng wèi shī shū bó de qì zhòng ， kě yǐ suàn shì wèi gāo quán zhòng 。 tā yào xiāng jiù yī míng xiǎo xiǎo de tiān shān dì zǐ ， suī fēi jǔ shǒu zhī láo ， dàn yě méi yǒu tài dà de nán dù 。
具体原因两人没有详说，不过林轩也很容易猜测，即便对于三巨头而言，凝丹成功的高阶修士也是不多，而且欧阳琴心所习的音波功威力无穷，在门中深得两位师叔伯的器重，可以算是位高权重。她要相救一名小小的天山弟子，虽非举手之劳，但也没有太大的难度。
The two siblings continued recounting their story. After Duyin managed to escape from her prison, she and her brother naturally couldn't stay at Mount Tianzhu any longer. They fled under cover of night.
liǎng xiōng mèi jiē zhe wǎng xià shuō 。
两兄妹接着往下说。
However, with the vastness of the world, there were still many agents of the three major sects in Youzhou. Joining the dark path wasn’t a good idea either. With their current cultivation levels, they would eventually be used as cannon fodder.
xú yīn dé tuō láo lóng yǐ hòu ， tā hé gē gē zì rán bù gǎn zài zài tiān shān pài jì xù dài xià qù le ， shēn yè táo zǒu 。
徐茵得拖牢笼以后，她和哥哥自然不敢再在天山派继续待下去了，深夜逃走。
The two siblings wouldn't make the same mistake of going back to the wolves.
rán ér tiān dà dì dà ， yōu zhōu dào chù dōu shì sān jù tóu de zhǎo yá ， tóu kào mó dào yě bú shì bàn fǎ ， yǐ liǎng rén de xiū wèi ， zuì hòu kěn dìng hái shì bèi dàng zuò pào huī 。
然而天大地大，幽州到处都是三巨头的爪牙，投靠魔道也不是办法，以两人的修为，最后肯定还是被当做炮灰。
After much consideration, they decided to seek refuge in Ghostnet City.
xiōng mèi liǎ zì rán bú huì gàn chū cái chū yòu rù láng wō de chǔn shì lái le 。
兄妹俩自然不会干出才出又入狼窝的蠢事来了。
Once considered a place to avoid by cultivators, it had now become a haven for them. It was indeed ironic.
jǐ fān sī liáng zhī hòu 。 tā men jué dìng qián wǎng guǐ luó chéng ān shēn 。
几番思量之后。他们决定前往鬼罗城安身。
Despite being far from Youzhou’s center, the siblings still didn’t dare be too careless. After all, the three major sects had their own permanent members here as well.
xī rì ， nà lǐ bèi xiū shì men shì wéi wèi tú ， rú jīn què biàn chéng le ān shēn lì mìng de lè tǔ ， bù néng bù shuō ， zhè shì yī jí dà de fěng cì le 。
昔日，那里被修士们视为畏途，如今却变成了安身立命的乐土，不能不说，这是一极大的讽刺了。
If they were exposed, it would mean certain death.
rán ér guǐ luó chéng suī rán yuǎn lí yōu zhōu de zhōng xīn ， kě xiōng mèi liǎ hái shì bù gǎn diào yǐ qīng xīn 。 bì jìng zài zhè lǐ 。 sān jù tóu yī yàng yǒu cháng zhù dì xiū shì 。
然而鬼罗城虽然远离幽州的中心，可兄妹俩还是不敢掉以轻心。毕竟在这里。三巨头一样有常驻地修士。
Thus, they lived in seclusion and managed to avoid any danger.
rú guǒ yí dàn shēn fèn bào guāng 。 tóng yàng shì sǐ lù yī tiáo 。
如果一旦身份曝光。同样是死路一条。
However, troubles soon followed. Previously, as disciples of Mount Tianzhu, they received a certain amount of crystal stones and pills from the sect each month. Various cultivation materials were also occasionally distributed.
yú shì xiōng mèi liǎ shēn jū qiǎn chū ， zǒng suàn shì méi yǒu yù jiàn wēi xiǎn 。
于是兄妹俩深居浅出，总算是没有遇见危险。
Now, being alone, they had no one to rely on, and their situation was similar to that of wandering cultivators. They needed to provide for themselves in all aspects of cultivation.
kě má fán yě jiē zhǒng ér lái ， yǐ qián tā liǎ shì tiān shān dì zǐ ， měi yuè dōu yǒu mén pài tí gōng yí dìng de jīng shí 。 dān yào ， bù shí hái huì xià fā gè zhǒng gè yàng de xiū zhēn cái liào 。
可麻烦也接踵而来，以前他俩是天山弟子，每月都有门派提供一定的晶石。丹药，不时还会下发各种各样的修真材料。
While it wasn’t too bad with the crystal stones, which they had some savings from, the problem lay with the pills. Even for divine root cultivators, just meditating wouldn’t suffice; they still needed to consume certain amounts of spirit pills.
ér rú jīn gū shēn táo zǒu ， zài méi yǒu le dà shù kě yǐ yī kào ， xiōng mèi liǎ de jìng kuàng jiù gēn sàn xiū yī yàng 。
而如今孤身逃走，再没有了大树可以依靠，兄妹俩的境况就跟散修一样。
Desperate times called for desperate measures. The siblings decided to venture into the Ten Thousand Mountains.
xiū xíng suǒ xū yào de gè zhǒng dōng xī ， dōu xū yào zì jǐ 。
修行所需要的各种东西，都需要自给。
While old herbs and demon beasts’ internal organs could be used to refine spirit pills, the danger was obvious. As the saying goes, one must risk losing a child to catch a wolf. To gain something, there would always be risks involved.
jīng shí hái hǎo yì diǎn ， yǐ qián duō duō shǎo shǎo dōu yǒu yì diǎn jī xù ， néng gòu mǎn zú xiàn mù qián de suǒ xū ， rán ér dān yào què chéng le yí gè nán tí 。
晶石还好一点，以前多多少少都有一点积蓄，能够满足现目前的所需，然而丹药却成了一个难题。
Moreover, they carefully considered that going deep into the mountains wasn’t an option for them. Even at the outer regions, it was uncertain if they could survive.
bié shuō tā liǎ le ， jiù suàn shì shèng líng gēn dì xiū shì 。 yě bù kě néng guāng kào dǎ zuò jiù tí shēng shí lì 。 líng dān duō duō shǎo shǎo dōu xū yào fú shí yī xiē 。
别说他俩了，就算是圣灵根地修士。也不可能光靠打坐就提升实力。灵丹多多少少都需要服食一些。
However, the two hundred or so miles around were within their reach. Many cultivators already hunted there, and they needed to be wary of both beasts and bandits.
wàn bān wú nài zhī xià ， xiōng mèi liǎ yě zhǐ hǎo mào xiǎn jìn rù le shí wàn dà shān 。
万般无奈之下，兄妹俩也只好冒险进入了十万大山。
Fortunately, the siblings had good luck. They encountered Kun along the way without any major dangers. This demon was rare in other places, and its internal organs could be used to refine base foundation pills. Although it was a higher-grade one, with their combined strength, they should be able to defeat it.
chú le yǒu nián fèn dì líng cǎo 。 yāo shòu dì nèi dān tóng yàng kě yǐ liàn zhì líng yào ， dāng rán 。 wēi xiǎn shì bù yòng tí de ， kě sú huà shuō dé hǎo ， shě bù dé hái zi tào bù zhe láng ， xiǎng yào yǒu suǒ shōu huò ， fēng xiǎn kěn dìng shì yǒu de 。
除了有年份地灵草。妖兽地内丹同样可以炼制灵药，当然。危险是不用提的，可俗话说得好，舍不得孩子套不着狼，想要有所收获，风险肯定是有的。
Excitedly, Duyin and Duxing attacked. However, things took a turn for the worse when two more Kun appeared out of nowhere. The hunters became the hunted, and without Lin Xuan’s intervention, the siblings would have been devoured by the beasts.
ér qiě xiōng mèi liǎ yě zǐ xì sī liáng guò ， shí wàn dà shān de shēn chù tā liǎ dāng rán bù gǎn qù ， jiù suàn shì yuán yīng qī lǎo guài néng bù néng huó zhe cóng lǐ miàn chū lái dōu hái shì yí gè wèn tí 。
而且兄妹俩也仔细思量过，十万大山的深处他俩当然不敢去，就算是元婴期老怪能不能活着从里面出来都还是一个问题。
After hearing about all these twists, Lin Xuan didn’t say much. He looked at the dead Kun in the blood and said, "Since that's the case, take this demon's internal organs. I have something to attend to, so I'll be going." With a slight bow, he left.
bù guò wài wéi dì liǎng sān bǎi lǐ hái shì yǒu bǎ wò ， bì jìng qù nà lǐ shòu liè de xiū shì yǐ jīng hěn duō ， dāng rán ， chú le dī fáng yāo shòu yǐ wài hái yào liú yì dǎ jié zhě 。
不过外围地两三百里还是有把握，毕竟去那里狩猎的修士已经很多，当然，除了提防妖兽以外还要留意打劫者。
The siblings were overjoyed. They hadn't expected Lin Xuan to be so generous, giving them this demon as a gift. According to cultivation world rules, the reason for its capture belonged to him.
hǎo zài xiōng mèi liǎ yùn qì bù cuò ， yī lù xíng lái bìng méi yǒu yù jiàn tài dà de wēi xiǎn ， fǎn ér jī yuán qiǎo hé zhī xià ， fā xiàn le kūn 。
好在兄妹俩运气不错，一路行来并没有遇见太大的危险，反而机缘巧合之下，发现了昆。
"Thank you, senior."
zhè zhǒng yāo shòu zài qí tā dì fāng kě bù duō ， shēn shàng de nèi dān gèng kě yǐ yòng lái liàn zhì zhù jī qī yòng de líng yào ， suī rán de pǐn jiē shāo gāo ， dàn liǎng rén lián shǒu ， yīng gāi yě néng gòu miè shā 。
这种妖兽在其他地方可不多，身上的内丹更可以用来炼制筑基期用的灵药，虽然的品阶稍高，但两人联手，应该也能够灭杀。
Duxing was straightforward but slightly introverted. He was deeply grateful to Lin Xuan but couldn’t say it out loud. Instead, his sister, Duyin, who was quick-witted and clever, smiled warmly as she performed a respectful bow towards Lin Xuan.
yú shì xú yīn yǔ xú fēng xìng chōng chōng de chū shǒu ， nǎ zhī dào jiē xià lái què shí è mèng ， zhè kūn bù zhī dào yòu cóng nǎ lǐ pǎo chū le lái le liǎng tóu tóng bàn 。
于是徐茵与徐风兴冲冲的出手，哪知道接下来确实噩梦，这昆不知道又从哪里跑出了来了两头同伴。
"You're welcome."
zhè yī xià fǎn kè wéi zhǔ ， liè rén biàn chéng le liè wù ， ruò fēi lín xuān chū shǒu ， xiōng mèi liǎ yǐ lún wèi le yāo shòu guǒ fù de shí wù 。 yuán lái hái yǒu zhè me duō qū zhé ， lín xuān tīng wán yǐ hòu yě méi yǒu duō shuō shén me ， zhuǎn tóu kàn le yī yǎn dào zài xuè pō zhōng de kūn ：“ jì rú cǐ ， liǎng wèi jiù jiāng zhè yāo shòu dì nèi dān qǔ zǒu hǎo le ， lín mǒu hái yǒu shì ， xiān gào cí 。”， shuō wán ， gǒng le gǒng shǒu 。
这一下反客为主，猎人变成了猎物，若非林轩出手，兄妹俩已沦为了妖兽裹腹的食物。原来还有这么多曲折，林轩听完以后也没有多说什么，转头看了一眼倒在血泊中的昆：“既如此，两位就将这妖兽地内丹取走好了，林某还有事，先告辞。”，说完，拱了拱手。
Lin Xuan's expression of generosity didn't match his usual pragmatic nature. At his current stage, the demon’s internal organs were useless to him; they could only be used for base foundation pills, which wouldn’t help him at the condensation realm. However, selling it in the market would bring some crystal stones, but Lin Xuan found such wealth insignificant compared to the gesture.
xiōng mèi liǎ dà xǐ ， méi xiǎng dào lín xuān rú cǐ dà fāng ， jū rán jiāng zhè yāo shòu zèng yǔ tā liǎ ， bì jìng shì lín xuān chū shǒu miè le cǐ wù ， àn zhào xiū zhēn jiè dì guī jǔ ， lǐ yóu guī tā suǒ de 。
兄妹俩大喜，没想到林轩如此大方，居然将这妖兽赠予他俩，毕竟是林轩出手灭了此物，按照修真界地规矩，理由归他所得。
At least he had met these siblings and was willing to do a small favor for them.
“ xiè xiè qián bèi 。”
“谢谢前辈。”
Lin Xuan waved his hand lightly, emitting a faint green light: "Well then, we’ll meet again. Be careful in the Ten Thousand Mountains." With that, he transformed into a streak of lightning and disappeared from sight.
xú fēng wéi rén zhèng zhí ， bù guò què shāo xián nèi xiàng ， xīn zhōng duì lín xuān gǎn jī fēi cháng ， zuǐ shàng què yǐ shuō bù chū huà ， fǎn dào shì tā de mèi mèi jī líng guāi qiǎo ， xiào yè rú huā ， liǎn rèn yī lǐ ， chōng zhe lín xuān yíng yíng dì bài le xià qù 。
徐风为人正直，不过却稍嫌内向，心中对林轩感激非常，嘴上却已说不出话，反倒是她的妹妹机灵乖巧，笑靥如花，敛衽一礼，冲着林轩盈盈地拜了下去。
The siblings stared at Lin Xuan’s retreating figure for a moment before Duyin sighed. "Brother, this senior Lin is truly remarkable."
“ bù bì kè qì 。”
“不必客气。”
"Indeed," Duxing agreed. "He was just a base foundation cultivator back then, with far less power than me. In just over two decades, he managed to condense his golden core." He felt ashamed in comparison.
lín xuān yī fù dà fāng háo shuǎng de biǎo qíng ， yǔ tā píng shí wèi lì suǒ qū dì xìng gé pǒ bù xiāng fú ， dāng rán bú shì yīn wèi yǔ xiōng mèi liǎ yǒu jiāo qíng de yuán gù ， ér shì yǐ tā mù qián de jìng jiè ， zhè kūn de shòu dān gēn běn jiù yòng bù zhe 。
林轩一副大方豪爽的表情，与他平时为利所趋地性格颇不相符，当然不是因为与兄妹俩有交情的缘故，而是以他目前的境界，这昆的兽丹根本就用不着。
"Don’t say that, brother. The chances of condensing a golden core are so slim. I heard Senior Lin was chosen by Truefeather Immortal when he first arrived at Lingyao Mountain and became an adopted disciple. He must have something extraordinary about him; maybe even a divine root," Duyin comforted her brother.
zhǐ shì hé liàn zhì zhù jī qī de líng yào ， duì yú níng dān qī de zì jǐ ， kě shì méi yǒu sī háo bāng zhù 。
只适合炼制筑基期的灵药，对于凝丹期的自己，可是没有丝毫帮助。
"Indeed, as Senior Lin said, we should all strive to achieve that. If we could condense our golden cores, we wouldn’t need to live in constant fear like this."
Lin Xuan, though only listening to the two recount their tale, had already pieced together the entire sequence of events in his mind. Of course, there was no need for him to share these details with them.
"Miss Xu, you don't have to be sad. Just escaping is enough. Was it your elder brother who managed to save you?"
"Hmm," Duxing nodded. "In is my younger sister, so I couldn't just let her die. But this time, it was thanks to Lady Ouyang's help that we were able to escape the tiger's den."
"Ouyang Lady, are you referring to Lady Ouyang Qinxin?" Lin Xuan asked with a slight surprise.
"How could that be? Brother Lin also knows Senior Ouyang?" Duxing's expression showed genuine surprise.
"Yeah, sort of," Lin Xuan hedged his answer. He wouldn't reveal the close relationship he had with Ouyang Qinxin. Duxing didn’t press further and after a moment’s thought, he understood that as the young master of Lingyun Sect, it was only natural for him to have extensive connections.
"Thanks to Lady Ouyang's help," Duyin interjected from beside. She had known Ouyang Qinxin for some time now, and their relationship was quite good. Although they weren't close friends, they were on friendly terms.
Ouyang Qinxin didn’t want her friend to suffer the same fate as a severed head, so she had helped them in small ways.
The two siblings continued recounting their story. After Duyin managed to escape from her prison, she and her brother naturally couldn't stay at Mount Tianzhu any longer. They fled under cover of night.
However, with the vastness of the world, there were still many agents of the three major sects in Youzhou. Joining the dark path wasn’t a good idea either. With their current cultivation levels, they would eventually be used as cannon fodder.
The two siblings wouldn't make the same mistake of going back to the wolves.
After much consideration, they decided to seek refuge in Ghostnet City.
Once considered a place to avoid by cultivators, it had now become a haven for them. It was indeed ironic.
Despite being far from Youzhou’s center, the siblings still didn’t dare be too careless. After all, the three major sects had their own permanent members here as well.
If they were exposed, it would mean certain death.
Thus, they lived in seclusion and managed to avoid any danger.
However, troubles soon followed. Previously, as disciples of Mount Tianzhu, they received a certain amount of crystal stones and pills from the sect each month. Various cultivation materials were also occasionally distributed.
Now, being alone, they had no one to rely on, and their situation was similar to that of wandering cultivators. They needed to provide for themselves in all aspects of cultivation.
While it wasn’t too bad with the crystal stones, which they had some savings from, the problem lay with the pills. Even for divine root cultivators, just meditating wouldn’t suffice; they still needed to consume certain amounts of spirit pills.
Desperate times called for desperate measures. The siblings decided to venture into the Ten Thousand Mountains.
While old herbs and demon beasts’ internal organs could be used to refine spirit pills, the danger was obvious. As the saying goes, one must risk losing a child to catch a wolf. To gain something, there would always be risks involved.
Moreover, they carefully considered that going deep into the mountains wasn’t an option for them. Even at the outer regions, it was uncertain if they could survive.
However, the two hundred or so miles around were within their reach. Many cultivators already hunted there, and they needed to be wary of both beasts and bandits.
Fortunately, the siblings had good luck. They encountered Kun along the way without any major dangers. This demon was rare in other places, and its internal organs could be used to refine base foundation pills. Although it was a higher-grade one, with their combined strength, they should be able to defeat it.
Excitedly, Duyin and Duxing attacked. However, things took a turn for the worse when two more Kun appeared out of nowhere. The hunters became the hunted, and without Lin Xuan’s intervention, the siblings would have been devoured by the beasts.
After hearing about all these twists, Lin Xuan didn’t say much. He looked at the dead Kun in the blood and said, "Since that's the case, take this demon's internal organs. I have something to attend to, so I'll be going." With a slight bow, he left.
The siblings were overjoyed. They hadn't expected Lin Xuan to be so generous, giving them this demon as a gift. According to cultivation world rules, the reason for its capture belonged to him.
"Thank you, senior."
Duxing was straightforward but slightly introverted. He was deeply grateful to Lin Xuan but couldn’t say it out loud. Instead, his sister, Duyin, who was quick-witted and clever, smiled warmly as she performed a respectful bow towards Lin Xuan.
"You're welcome."
Lin Xuan's expression of generosity didn't match his usual pragmatic nature. At his current stage, the demon’s internal organs were useless to him; they could only be used for base foundation pills, which wouldn’t help him at the condensation realm. However, selling it in the market would bring some crystal stones, but Lin Xuan found such wealth insignificant compared to the gesture.
At least he had met these siblings and was willing to do a small favor for them.
Lin Xuan waved his hand lightly, emitting a faint green light: "Well then, we’ll meet again. Be careful in the Ten Thousand Mountains." With that, he transformed into a streak of lightning and disappeared from sight.
The siblings stared at Lin Xuan’s retreating figure for a moment before Duyin sighed. "Brother, this senior Lin is truly remarkable."
"Indeed," Duxing agreed. "He was just a base foundation cultivator back then, with far less power than me. In just over two decades, he managed to condense his golden core." He felt ashamed in comparison.
"Don’t say that, brother. The chances of condensing a golden core are so slim. I heard Senior Lin was chosen by Truefeather Immortal when he first arrived at Lingyao Mountain and became an adopted disciple. He must have something extraordinary about him; maybe even a divine root," Duyin comforted her brother.
"Indeed, as Senior Lin said, we should all strive to achieve that. If we could condense our golden cores, we wouldn’t need to live in constant fear like this."