yǐ jǐ zhī zhǎng ， kè dí zhī duǎn ， léi shé zūn zhě zài xīn zhōng dǎ qǐ le rú yì suàn pán 。
以己之长，克敌之短，雷蛇尊者在心中打起了如意算盘。
雷蛇尊者 in his mind, calculated how to use his strengths to counter the weaknesses of his opponent.
wéi yī de má fán jiù shì mèng rú yān duì zì jǐ de tí yì shì ruò wú dǔ 。
唯一的麻烦就是梦如嫣对自己的提议视若无睹。
The only trouble was that Meng Rouyan seemed indifferent to his proposal.
yīn wèi shēng sǐ zhàn bì xū shuāng fāng dōu tóng yì cái kě yǐ jìn xíng de 。
因为生死战必须双方都同意才可以进行的。
A life-or-death battle required both parties' consent. If Meng Rouyan refused, there was nothing he could do to stop her. Initiating a conflict at the蟠桃会 would mean declaring war on Rain Mist Commerce Alliance. Although雷蛇尊者 was an unruly cultivator, such a foolish act was something he couldn't afford to do.
ruò shì mèng rú yān bù yuàn ， zì jǐ yě méi yǒu bàn fǎ zǔ lán ， pán táo huì shàng qīng qǐ zhàn duān jiù shì tóng yǔ lán shāng méng wèi dí ， léi shé zūn zhě suī shì jié ào bù xùn de xiū xiān zhě ， zhè yàng de shǎ shì wú lùn rú hé ， què yě bù gǎn qù zuò 。
若是梦如嫣不愿，自己也没有办法阻拦，蟠桃会上轻启战端就是同雨岚商盟为敌，雷蛇尊者虽是桀骜不驯的修仙者，这样的傻事无论如何，却也不敢去做。
He had already thought of various ways to provoke her into accepting the battle.
yuán běn tā xīn zhōng yǐ jīng xiǎng hǎo gè zhǒng jī jiàng de bàn fǎ le 。
原本他心中已经想好各种激将的办法了。
But the subsequent developments left him utterly surprised; all his plans turned out to be unnecessary.
nǎ ér xiǎo de jiē xià lái de fā zhǎn què ràng qí dà gǎn cuò è ， suǒ yǒu de móu huà ， jìng rán quán bù shì duō yú de 。
哪儿晓得接下来的发展却让其大感错愕，所有的谋划，竟然全部是多余的。
Meng Rouyan agreed with great enthusiasm.
mèng rú yān shí fēn shuǎng kuài de dā yìng le 。
梦如嫣十分爽快的答应了。
雷蛇尊者 was dumbfounded, almost thinking he had heard wrong. But when Fairy Meng Rouyan signed the life-and-death contract, he knew everything was real. He just couldn't understand why she would do this.
léi shé zūn zhě chēng mù jié shé 。
雷蛇尊者瞠目结舌。
Her strength compared to his was clearly inferior. A life-or-death battle was very disadvantageous for her. After all, she was at the Tribulation Transcending stage; how could she not see such a simple truth?
jī hū yǐ wéi zì jǐ tīng cuò 。
几乎以为自己听错。
Was there some plot or trick involved?
kě dāng rú yān xiān zi qiān xià shēng sǐ qì yuē de yī kè ， tā zhī dào suǒ yǒu de yī qiè ， dōu shì zhēn de 。
可当如嫣仙子签下生死契约的一刻，他知道所有的一切，都是真的。
But in the face of overwhelming power, any scheme would be as useless as clay figurines and paper puppets. Unless another cultivator intervened, it might change her disadvantageous situation.
zhǐ shì mèng rú yān wèi hé huì zhè me zuò 。
只是梦如嫣为何会这么做。
However, conducting a life-and-death battle on Rain Mist's territory made such concerns superfluous; if there were ambushes, they wouldn't use this place.
píng xīn lái shuō ， tā shì zhēn de wú fǎ lǐ jiě le 。
平心来说，他是真的无法理解了。
雷蛇尊者 pondered endlessly but couldn’t figure out what the other party’s intentions were.
duì fāng de shí lì yǔ zì jǐ xiāng bǐ ， míng xiǎn yuǎn yuǎn bù jí 。
对方的实力与自己相比，明显远远不及。
Since things had reached this point, he could no longer retreat. He would face whatever came his way. Perhaps it was just his overthinking—this woman might have acted impulsively and now regretted her decision.
shēng sǐ dòu duì tā lái shuō fēi cháng de bù lì ， duì fāng bì jìng yě shì dù jié qī ， zěn me kě néng xiǎng bù qīng zhè yàng qiǎn xiǎn de dào lǐ 。
生死斗对她来说非常的不利，对方毕竟也是渡劫期，怎么可能想不清这样浅显的道理。
As雷蛇尊者 thought thus, the subsequent battle largely confirmed his suspicions. Meng Rouyan had improved but still fell far short of him. She had less than one percent chance to defeat him.
nán dào shì yǒu shén me yīn móu huò shì guǐ jì ？
难道是有什么阴谋或是诡计？
雷蛇尊者 felt relieved. It was like spinning a cocoon only to be trapped inside. This time, she wouldn't have another chance to escape.
kě zài jué duì de shí lì miàn qián ， rèn hé móu suàn dōu shì ní sù zhǐ hú 。
可在绝对的实力面前，任何谋算都是泥塑纸糊。
He needed to eliminate her; the trouble was finally solved. From now on, he wouldn’t need to worry anymore...
chú fēi yǒu dì sān míng xiū xiān zhě jiè rù ， cái yǒu kě néng gǎi biàn duì tā bù lì de jú miàn 。
除非有第三名修仙者介入，才有可能改变对她不利的局面。
However, was the situation really as simple as he imagined?
rán ér zài yǔ lán shāng méng de dì pán ， jìn xíng de yòu shì shēng sǐ zhàn ， zhè yàng de gù lǜ ， míng xiǎn shì duō yú ， duì fāng ruò yǒu fú bīng ， yě bù gāi yòng zài zhè lǐ 。
然而在雨岚商盟的地盘，进行的又是生死战，这样的顾虑，明显是多余，对方若有伏兵，也不该用在这里。
Why did Fairy Meng Rouyan sign the life-and-death contract? Was it just a momentary impulse?
léi shé zūn zhě bǎi bān sī suǒ ， dōu xiǎng bù tōng duì fāng dǎ dī zhǔ yì shì shén me 。
雷蛇尊者百般思索，都想不通对方打的主意是什么。
Of course not. While her strength compared to雷蛇尊者's was slightly inferior, she had once been in charge of the most prestigious sect in the human world.
ér shì qíng dào le zhè yī bù ， dāng rán yě yóu bù dé tā tuì suō 。
而事情到了这一步，当然也由不得他退缩。
The first female cultivator in the human realm wouldn't be reckless without strategy.
bīng lái jiāng dǎng ， shuǐ lái tǔ yǎn ， yě xǔ gēn běn jiù shì zì jǐ xiǎng tài duō ， cǐ nǚ yī shí tóu nǎo fā rè ， méi zhǔn ér xiàn zài yǐ jīng zài hòu huǐ le 。
兵来将挡，水来土掩，也许根本就是自己想太多，此女一时头脑发热，没准儿现在已经在后悔了。
She clearly understood the rules of a life-and-death battle. Her seemingly foolish decision actually had its own plan.
léi shé zūn zhě rú cǐ zhè bān de xiǎng zhe ， ér jiē xià lái de dòu fǎ jī hū yìn zhèng le tā de cāi cè 。
雷蛇尊者如此这般的想着，而接下来的斗法几乎印证了他的猜测。
To refine her power and ultimately defeat the enemy—though it offered no guarantee, it was still worth trying.
mèng rú yān shì yǒu jìn bù ， dàn tóng zì jǐ xiāng bǐ ， yī jiù yuǎn yuǎn bù jí 。
梦如嫣是有进步，但同自己相比，依旧远远不及。
She couldn’t wait any longer. Her sister died tragically; how could she let her enemy roam free in this world?
tā shèn zhì méi yǒu bǎi fēn zhī yī de jī huì zhàn shèng zì jǐ 。
她甚至没有百分之一的机会战胜自己。
Eliminating雷蛇尊者 was Meng Rouyan's sole obsession.
léi shé zūn zhě fàng xià xīn lái le 。
雷蛇尊者放下心来了。
Yes, he might be too strong for her to defeat, but that didn't mean she had no way out.
zhēn shì zuò jiǎn zì fù 。 zhè yī cì ， cǐ nǚ bú huì zài yǒu jī huì pǎo diào le 。
真是作茧自缚。这一次，此女不会再有机会跑掉了。
There were several powerful techniques from ancient practitioners' legacies. However, limited by her current cultivation and power, it would be extremely difficult to use them now.
zì jǐ yào jiāng tā miè chú ， má fán zhōng yú dào le jiě jué de yī kè ， cóng cǐ yǐ hòu zài yě bù yòng tí xīn diào dǎn 。
自己要将她灭除，麻烦终于到了解决的一刻，从此以后再也不用提心吊胆。
But one of them could still be attempted.
……
……
And it was the most powerful among all.
rán ér shì qíng zhēn yǒu tā xiǎng xiàng de zhè me jiǎn dān ？
然而事情真有他想象的这么简单？
After several rounds of combat, Fairy Meng Rouyan had a clear understanding of雷蛇尊者的 strength. If she used this technique, there was a 90% chance of defeating him.
rú yān xiān zi wèi hé huì qiān xià shēng sǐ qì shū ， jǐn jǐn shì yīn wèi tóu nǎo fā rè ？
如嫣仙子为何会签下生死契书，仅仅是因为头脑发热？
So why didn't she use it?
dá àn dāng rán shì bù kě néng de 。
答案当然是不可能的。
There were two reasons.
mèng rú yān de shí lì yǔ léi shé zūn zhě xiāng bǐ què shí lüè yǒu bù jí ， dàn xī rì yě shì zhí zhǎng guò rén jiè zuì dǐng jí zōng mén dì 。
梦如嫣的实力与雷蛇尊者相比确实略有不及，但昔日也是执掌过人界最顶级宗门地。
Firstly, her strength wasn’t sufficient to use such a secret technique; though she could harm the enemy, it would expose significant flaws in the middle, leading to mutual destruction with雷蛇尊者.
rén jiè dì yī nǚ xiū ， yòu qǐ huì shì yǒu yǒng wú móu ？
人界第一女修，又岂会是有勇无谋？
Secondly, Fairy Meng Rouyan hadn’t given much thought to this. She was willing to pay any price for revenge and wouldn't hesitate even if it meant her own demise.
shēng sǐ dòu de guī jǔ mèng rú yān hěn qīng chǔ ， zhī suǒ yǐ zuò xià biǎo miàn kàn shì yú chǔn de jué zé ， qí shí yě shì yǒu yī fān zì jǐ dǎ suàn de 。
生死斗的规矩梦如嫣很清楚，之所以做下表面看似愚蠢的抉择，其实也是有一番自己打算的。
The key point was that she needed a 90% chance of eliminating 雷蛇尊者.
xiǎng yào níng liàn fǎ lì ， zuì zhōng zhàn shèng qiáng dí 。 zhè tiáo lù bù shuō yì diǎn xī wàng yě wú 。 dàn zuì zhōng tài piāo miǎo le 。
想要凝炼法力，最终战胜强敌。这条路不说一点希望也无。但最终太飘渺了。
That required restricting him in a small area where he couldn’t escape, with just enough time—just an instant.
tā děng bù dé 。
她等不得。
This condition didn’t seem unreasonable. However, they were Tribulation Transcending cultivators; even a blink of an eye was too long for them to escape hundreds of miles away without issue.
jiě jiě sǐ dé qī cǎn 。 zěn me kě yǐ fàng rèn tā de chóu rén xiāo yáo yú shì jiān 。
姐姐死得凄惨。怎么可以放任她的仇人逍遥于世间。
Her secret technique would be useless if it missed its target and might result in backlash from her own power.
miè shā léi shé zūn zhě shì mèng rú yān wéi yī de zhí zhuó 。
灭杀雷蛇尊者是梦如嫣唯一的执着。
Though Fairy Meng Rouyan was eager for revenge, using the technique at an inappropriate time would be tantamount to suicide. She wouldn’t do that.
méi cuò ， zì jǐ shì dǎ duì fāng bù guò 。
没错，自己是打对方不过。
But this life-and-death battle provided a good venue.
dàn bìng bù yì wèi zhe ， jiù zhēn de yì diǎn bàn fǎ yě méi yǒu le 。
但并不意味着，就真的一点办法也没有了。
Even though she still had no good way to trap him here, the protective light screen nearby did exactly what she needed.
nà shàng gǔ xiū shì de yī bō zhōng ， chú le bǎo mìng mì shù 。 qí shí hái yǒu jǐ zhǒng wēi lì dà dé chū qí de shén tōng ， zhǐ shì xiàn yú zì jǐ de jìng jiè fǎ lì ， rú jīn xiǎng yào shī zhǎn tài miǎn wéi qí nán 。
那上古修士的衣钵中，除了保命秘术。其实还有几种威力大得出奇的神通，只是限于自己的境界法力，如今想要施展太勉为其难。
Fairy Meng Rouyan didn't know how the light screen was created, but its strength left Tribulation Transcending cultivators speechless.
dàn qí zhōng yǒu yí gè ， miǎn qiǎng shì kě yǐ yòng de 。
但其中有一个，勉强是可以用的。
Though not unbreakable, breaking it wouldn’t be easy in a short time.
ér qiě hái shì suǒ yǒu shén tōng zhōng ， wēi lì zuì dà de yí gè 。
而且还是所有神通中，威力最大的一个。
The open space within the light screen wasn’t narrow, but it wasn’t vast either.
jīng guò jǐ cì dòu fǎ ， rú yān xiān zi duì léi shé zūn zhě de shí lì ， yǐ hěn qīng chǔ ， ruò shì jiāng cǐ shén tōng shī zhǎn chū ， yǒu jiǔ chéng jiāng duì fāng miè shā de bǎ wò 。
经过几次斗法，如嫣仙子对雷蛇尊者的实力，已很清楚，若是将此神通施展出，有九成将对方灭杀的把握。
Using her secret technique here would give her a 90% chance of sending 雷蛇尊者 to the underworld.
nà tā wèi hé yì zhí bù yòng ne ？
那她为何一直不用呢？
This way, she could fulfill her wish.
yuán yīn yǒu liǎng gè 。
原因有两个。
Whether he retaliated and destroyed her was irrelevant; as long as she avenged her sister, she had prepared for everything.
yī lái 。 rú yān xiān zi de shí lì bù zú ， yòng cǐ mì shù kě yǐ shuō tài miǎn qiǎng le ， suī yǒu shā shāng chóu rén de bǎ wò ， dàn zhōng tú yě huì lù chū jù dà pò zhàn lái de ， léi shé zūn zhě pīn sǐ fǎn jī 。 duō bàn huì shì yí gè tóng guī yú jìn de jié jú 。
一来。如嫣仙子的实力不足，用此秘术可以说太勉强了，虽有杀伤仇人的把握，但中途也会露出巨大破绽来的，雷蛇尊者拼死反击。多半会是一个同归于尽的结局。
You have your strategy, I have mine. The plans between雷蛇尊者 and Fairy Meng Rouyan were well thought out.
cǐ qí yī 。
此其一。
If not for Lin Xuan's chance arrival here, it would be hard to say who would achieve their wish.
ér qiě zhè yì diǎn ， rú yān xiān zi qí shí bìng méi yǒu duō zuò kǎo lǜ 。
而且这一点，如嫣仙子其实并没有多做考虑。
But one thing was certain: regardless of the outcome, there was a 90% chance Fairy Meng Rouyan would perish.
wèi jiě jiě bào chóu ， tā shén me dài jià dōu kěn fù ， jiù suàn zhēn tóng guī yú jìn yòu rú hé ， rú guǒ néng zuò dào tā yě bú huì yóu yù shén me 。
为姐姐报仇，她什么代价都肯付，就算真同归于尽又如何，如果能做到她也不会犹豫什么。
However, in the world of cultivation, there are no "ifs." Once something happens, there’s no room for speculation. The reality was that Lin Xuan had arrived and decisively defeated this formidable opponent.
guān jiàn shì dì èr diǎn 。
关键是第二点。
Faced with Lin Xuan, Fairy Meng Rouyan showed no resistance; she merely cried as her tears flowed down her fair cheeks.
yào yǒu jiǔ chéng de bǎ wò jiāng léi shé zūn zhě miè chú ， nà kě shì yǒu tiáo jiàn de 。
要有九成的把握将雷蛇尊者灭除，那可是有条件的。
The joyous tears were a testament to the difficulty of achieving such an outcome.
jiù shì jiāng duì fāng xiàn zhì zài xiá xiǎo de fàn wéi nèi ， wú chǔ kě duǒ 。
就是将对方限制在狭小的范围内，无处可躲。
Years of desire finally came true. The enemy was vanquished, and her sister could rest in peace.
雷蛇尊者 in his mind, calculated how to use his strengths to counter the weaknesses of his opponent.
The only trouble was that Meng Rouyan seemed indifferent to his proposal.
A life-or-death battle required both parties' consent. If Meng Rouyan refused, there was nothing he could do to stop her. Initiating a conflict at the蟠桃会 would mean declaring war on Rain Mist Commerce Alliance. Although雷蛇尊者 was an unruly cultivator, such a foolish act was something he couldn't afford to do.
He had already thought of various ways to provoke her into accepting the battle.
But the subsequent developments left him utterly surprised; all his plans turned out to be unnecessary.
Meng Rouyan agreed with great enthusiasm.
雷蛇尊者 was dumbfounded, almost thinking he had heard wrong. But when Fairy Meng Rouyan signed the life-and-death contract, he knew everything was real. He just couldn't understand why she would do this.
Her strength compared to his was clearly inferior. A life-or-death battle was very disadvantageous for her. After all, she was at the Tribulation Transcending stage; how could she not see such a simple truth?
Was there some plot or trick involved?
But in the face of overwhelming power, any scheme would be as useless as clay figurines and paper puppets. Unless another cultivator intervened, it might change her disadvantageous situation.
However, conducting a life-and-death battle on Rain Mist's territory made such concerns superfluous; if there were ambushes, they wouldn't use this place.
雷蛇尊者 pondered endlessly but couldn’t figure out what the other party’s intentions were.
Since things had reached this point, he could no longer retreat. He would face whatever came his way. Perhaps it was just his overthinking—this woman might have acted impulsively and now regretted her decision.
As雷蛇尊者 thought thus, the subsequent battle largely confirmed his suspicions. Meng Rouyan had improved but still fell far short of him. She had less than one percent chance to defeat him.
雷蛇尊者 felt relieved. It was like spinning a cocoon only to be trapped inside. This time, she wouldn't have another chance to escape.
He needed to eliminate her; the trouble was finally solved. From now on, he wouldn’t need to worry anymore...
However, was the situation really as simple as he imagined?
Why did Fairy Meng Rouyan sign the life-and-death contract? Was it just a momentary impulse?
Of course not. While her strength compared to雷蛇尊者's was slightly inferior, she had once been in charge of the most prestigious sect in the human world.
The first female cultivator in the human realm wouldn't be reckless without strategy.
She clearly understood the rules of a life-and-death battle. Her seemingly foolish decision actually had its own plan.
To refine her power and ultimately defeat the enemy—though it offered no guarantee, it was still worth trying.
She couldn’t wait any longer. Her sister died tragically; how could she let her enemy roam free in this world?
Eliminating雷蛇尊者 was Meng Rouyan's sole obsession.
Yes, he might be too strong for her to defeat, but that didn't mean she had no way out.
There were several powerful techniques from ancient practitioners' legacies. However, limited by her current cultivation and power, it would be extremely difficult to use them now.
But one of them could still be attempted.
And it was the most powerful among all.
After several rounds of combat, Fairy Meng Rouyan had a clear understanding of雷蛇尊者的 strength. If she used this technique, there was a 90% chance of defeating him.
So why didn't she use it?
There were two reasons.
Firstly, her strength wasn’t sufficient to use such a secret technique; though she could harm the enemy, it would expose significant flaws in the middle, leading to mutual destruction with雷蛇尊者.
Secondly, Fairy Meng Rouyan hadn’t given much thought to this. She was willing to pay any price for revenge and wouldn't hesitate even if it meant her own demise.
The key point was that she needed a 90% chance of eliminating 雷蛇尊者.
That required restricting him in a small area where he couldn’t escape, with just enough time—just an instant.
This condition didn’t seem unreasonable. However, they were Tribulation Transcending cultivators; even a blink of an eye was too long for them to escape hundreds of miles away without issue.
Her secret technique would be useless if it missed its target and might result in backlash from her own power.
Though Fairy Meng Rouyan was eager for revenge, using the technique at an inappropriate time would be tantamount to suicide. She wouldn’t do that.
But this life-and-death battle provided a good venue.
Even though she still had no good way to trap him here, the protective light screen nearby did exactly what she needed.
Fairy Meng Rouyan didn't know how the light screen was created, but its strength left Tribulation Transcending cultivators speechless.
Though not unbreakable, breaking it wouldn’t be easy in a short time.
The open space within the light screen wasn’t narrow, but it wasn’t vast either.
Using her secret technique here would give her a 90% chance of sending 雷蛇尊者 to the underworld.
This way, she could fulfill her wish.
Whether he retaliated and destroyed her was irrelevant; as long as she avenged her sister, she had prepared for everything.
You have your strategy, I have mine. The plans between雷蛇尊者 and Fairy Meng Rouyan were well thought out.
If not for Lin Xuan's chance arrival here, it would be hard to say who would achieve their wish.
But one thing was certain: regardless of the outcome, there was a 90% chance Fairy Meng Rouyan would perish.
However, in the world of cultivation, there are no "ifs." Once something happens, there’s no room for speculation. The reality was that Lin Xuan had arrived and decisively defeated this formidable opponent.
Faced with Lin Xuan, Fairy Meng Rouyan showed no resistance; she merely cried as her tears flowed down her fair cheeks.
The joyous tears were a testament to the difficulty of achieving such an outcome.
Years of desire finally came true. The enemy was vanquished, and her sister could rest in peace.