dù jié hòu qī ！
渡劫后期！
Post-cataclysmic stage!
bú duì …… tā de qì xī yǒu xiē piāo hū ， yǔ dù jié hòu qī de xiū xiān zhě ， míng xiǎn shì jié rán bù tóng dì 。[]
不对……他的气息有些飘忽，与渡劫后期的修仙者，明显是截然不同地。[]
No, that's not right... His aura was somewhat elusive, clearly different from the post-cataclysmic cultivators.
dàn bìng bú shì ruò ， fǎn ér yào qiáng shàng xǔ duō 。
但并不是弱，反而要强上许多。
But he wasn't weak; on the contrary, he seemed much stronger.
zhè huà tīng shàng qù yǒu xiē lí pǔ 。
这话听上去有些离谱。
This sounded absurd.
dù jié hòu qī yǐ jīng shì sān jiè zuì dǐng jí de cún zài le 。
渡劫后期已经是三界最顶级的存在了。
The post-cataclysmic stage was already the top existence in the Three Realms.
bì jìng xiū xiān de jìng jiè zhǐ yǒu bā gè ， zài wǎng shàng ， jiù zhǐ shèng xià jǔ xiá fēi shēng yī shuō 。
毕竟修仙的境界只有八个，再往上，就只剩下举霞飞升一说。
After all, there were only eight cultivation stages in cultivation. Beyond that, it was just about ascending to the heavens through a霞.
dàn zhè kě néng me ？
但这可能么？
But could this be possible?
jù lí dāng nián de biàn gù ， yě bù guò qiān nián de gōng fu 。
距离当年的变故，也不过千年的功夫。
Only a thousand years had passed since the incident from back then.
nà shí hòu de tiān yuán hóu zǒu tóu wú lù ， diǎn rán le gēn yuán zhī huǒ ， běn mìng yuán qì kuī sǔn dào wú yǐ fù jiā de chéng dù ， zhè zhǒng qíng kuàng xià ， néng gòu bǎo zhù jìng jiè bù diào luò ， jiù yǐ jīng shāo gāo xiāng le 。
那时候的天元侯走投无路，点燃了根源之火，本命元气亏损到无以复加的程度，这种情况下，能够保住境界不掉落，就已经烧高香了。
Back then, the Venerable Tianyuan had been at his wit's end, igniting the source of power, and his primordial energy was severely depleted. Under such circumstances, he could only hope to maintain his cultivation stage without dropping down.
hái xiǎng yào gèng jìn yī bù ， jiù yǔ chī rén shuō mèng xiāng chà fǎng fú 。
还想要更近一步，就与痴人说梦相差仿佛。
To want to advance further would be like a dream for an idiot.
dàn shì shí jiù shì shì shí ， yǎn qián de tiān yuán hóu ， yuǎn fēi pǔ tōng dù jié hòu qī kě bǐ 。
但事实就是事实，眼前的天元侯，远非普通渡劫后期可比。
But facts were facts. The Venerable Tianyuan before him was far beyond ordinary post-cataclysmic cultivators.
tā shēn shàng yùn zhuàn de qì xī ， yǐ bú shì dān chún de fǎ lì ， ér shì xiān líng lì 。
他身上运转的气息，已不是单纯的法力，而是仙灵力。
The energy circulating in his body wasn't just mere magical power; it was celestial essence force, and extremely refined at that.
qiě jīng chún yǐ jí 。
且精纯以极。
Perhaps it couldn't match Lady Yutong, but it was indeed genuine celestial essence force.
huò xǔ hái wú fǎ yǔ yǔ tóng xiān zi xiāng bǐ ， dàn què shí shì huò zhēn jià shí de xiān líng lì 。
或许还无法与雨桐仙子相比，但确实是货真价实的仙灵力。
What kind of fortune had the Venerable Tianyuan experienced?
tiān yuán hóu jiū jìng yǒu shén me qí yù ？
天元侯究竟有什么奇遇？
At this moment, he looked at the scenery before him with a grim expression. Suddenly, his thumb-sized light point shot out.
cǐ shí tā wàng zhuó yǎn qián de jǐng wù ， liǎn sè yīn mái yǐ jí 。
此时他望着眼前的景物，脸色阴霾以极。
The light point was roughly the size of a dragon's eye and contained an odd creature resembling a toad. It flashed and disappeared into the void in front.
tū rán yī shēn shǒu ， yī mǔ zhǐ dà xiǎo de guāng diǎn dàn le chū qù 。
突然一伸手，一拇指大小的光点弹了出去。
The Venerable Tianyuan remained silent, standing still where he was.
guāng diǎn yǔ lóng yǎn dà xiǎo xiāng chà fǎng fú ， lǐ miàn bāo guǒ zhe yī xíng sì chán chú de gǔ guài shēng wù 。
光点与龙眼大小相差仿佛，里面包裹着一形似蟾蜍的古怪生物。
"Hmph, just a mere spirit realm cultivator, you take such pains over him. Truly lacking in ambition. I advise you not to complicate things; otherwise, if it ruins my matter, don't expect me to be courteous," a cold voice suddenly rang in his mind, filled with warnings.
yī shǎn jí shì ， mò rù qián fāng de xū kōng bú jiàn le 。
一闪即逝，没入前方的虚空不见了。
"Old man, don't scare me. I'm no servant of yours; we just cooperate. You don't need to command everything. I know what to do," the Venerable Tianyuan snarled, clearly not on good terms with the old voice's owner.
tiān yuán hóu bù yán bù yǔ ， jìng jìng de děng zài yuán dì 。
天元侯不言不语，静静的等在原地。
"Like a tiger in plain sight being bullied by a dog, or a dragon swimming shallow waters being toyed with by shrimp." The old voice sighed: "If it were ancient times, such a brat as you... I could have reduced you to eternal damnation with just one thought..."
“ hēng ， qū qū yī míng líng jiè xiū shì ér yǐ ， yě ràng nǐ rú cǐ zhuó yì ， zhēn shì méi chū xī ， lǎo fū quàn nǐ ， bú yào jié wài shēng zhī ， fǒu zé huài le běn xiān de dà shì ， wǒ kě bù huì yǔ nǐ kè qì 。” jiù zài zhè shí ， yī lěng bīng bīng de shēng yīn zài tiān yuán hóu de nǎo hǎi lǐ xiǎng qǐ ， chōng mǎn le jǐng gào zhī yì 。
“哼，区区一名灵界修士而已，也让你如此着意，真是没出息，老夫劝你，不要节外生枝，否则坏了本仙的大事，我可不会与你客气。”就在这时，一冷冰冰的声音在天元侯的脑海里响起，充满了警告之意。
"No hero talks of his past bravery. What use is this now?" the Venerable Tianyuan retorted without hesitation: "You are indeed a true仙, but even a仙 isn't invincible. In that battle at the North Pole's Essence Light Palace, you three against me... didn't manage to kill Asura; instead, you ended up with your souls scattered."
“ lǎo jiā huǒ ， nǐ bié xià hǔ wǒ 。 běn hóu kě bú shì nǐ de nú pú ， jǐn jǐn shì yǔ nǐ hé zuò bà le ， bù yòng nǐ shén me shì qíng ， dōu lái mìng lìng wǒ ， gāi zhè me zuò ， běn hóu xīn lǐ yǒu shù 。” tiān yuán hóu liǎn sè yī níng de kāi kǒu le ， xiǎn rán yǔ nà cāng lǎo shēng yīn de zhǔ rén ， guān xì bìng bù hé mù 。
“老家伙，你别吓唬我。本侯可不是你的奴仆，仅仅是与你合作罢了，不用你什么事情，都来命令我，该这么做，本侯心里有数。”天元侯脸色一狞的开口了，显然与那苍老声音的主人，关系并不和睦。
"Hmph, what do you know? Asura King can't be reasoned with. And back then..." The old voice hesitated and didn't continue, but changed the topic: "But you, little guy, were already on your last legs back then. If not for my great mercy to save you, you would have been eternally damned long ago. Your attitude towards your savior... don't you fear heaven's wrath?"
“ zhēn shì hǔ luò píng yáng bèi quǎn qī ， lóng yóu qiǎn tán shòu xiā xì 。” nà cāng lǎo de shēng yīn tàn le kǒu qì ：“ ruò shì zài shàng gǔ ， nǐ zhè zhǒng xiǎo zi 。 běn xiān yí gè niàn tou jiù néng ràng nǐ wàn jié bù fù ……”
“真是虎落平阳被犬欺，龙游浅谈受虾戏。”那苍老的声音叹了口气：“若是在上古，你这种小子。本仙一个念头就能让你万劫不复……”
"Savior."
“ hǎo hàn bù tí dāng nián yǒng ， xiàn zài shuō zhè xiē hái yǒu shén me yòng tú 。” tiān yuán hóu háo bú kè qì de hē chì qǐ lái le ：“ nǐ shì jiàng lín de zhēn xiān bù jiǎ ， dàn xiān rén yě bú jiàn de jiù yǒu shén me liǎo de ， dāng nián běi jí yuán guāng diàn yī zhàn ， nǐ men sān gè dǎ yí gè ， bù yě méi néng shā diào ā xiū luó ， fǎn ér zì jǐ luò de hún fēi pò sàn de xià chǎng me ？”
“好汉不提当年勇，现在说这些还有什么用途。”天元侯毫不客气的呵斥起来了：“你是降临的真仙不假，但仙人也不见得就有什么了得，当年北极元光殿一战，你们三个打一个，不也没能杀掉阿修罗，反而自己落得魂飞魄散的下场么？”
Upon hearing his description, Venerable Tianyuan almost snorted: "I've seen shameless cultivators, but I've never seen anyone as shameless as you. True仙 are indeed different from the ordinary, yet you dare to say that you saved me out of goodwill? You tricked me into removing your seal and then tried to possess me, starting with ill intentions. If not for my good fortune and a talisman that could counteract possession, I would have been eternally damned by now. How can you claim any gratitude?"
“ hēng ， nǐ dǒng shén me ， ā xiū luó wáng qǐ néng yòng cháng lǐ chuǎi mó 。 ér qiě dāng nián wǒ men jǐ gè ……” nà cāng lǎo de shēng yīn shuō dào zhè lǐ ， sì hū yòu yǒu xiē yóu yù ， méi yǒu jì xù xià qù ， fǎn ér jiāng huà tí yī zhuǎn ：“ dǎo shì nǐ zhè xiǎo jiā huo 。 dāng nián yǐ jīng yóu jǐn dēng kū ， ruò bú shì běn xiān dà fā cí bēi dù nǐ ， zǎo jiù wàn jié bù fù ， nǐ duì jiù mìng ēn rén rú cǐ tài dù 。 yě bù pà tiān dǎ léi pī me ？”
“哼，你懂什么，阿修罗王岂能用常理揣摩。而且当年我们几个……”那苍老的声音说到这里，似乎又有些犹豫，没有继续下去，反而将话题一转：“倒是你这小家伙。当年已经油尽灯枯，若不是本仙大发慈悲度你，早就万劫不复，你对救命恩人如此态度。也不怕天打雷劈么？”
Hearing his angry accusations, the old voice showed no embarrassment: "Winner takes all in this world of elusiveness and deceit. Your cultivation might be insignificant, but living through the post-cataclysmic stage means you've survived many years. Shouldn't you understand such simple道理 without my teaching..."
“ jiù mìng ēn rén 。”
“救命恩人。”
With a mocking tone, the old voice added an air of不甘: "But I didn't expect that a mere cultivator from the lower realm would have a Dreaming Pearl, which is a holy talisman against possession. If not for this talisman, you wouldn't be so carefree now."
tiān yuán hóu tīng le duì fāng de miáo shù ， chà diǎn jiāng bí zi gěi qì wāi diào le ：“ běn hóu jiàn guò wú chǐ de xiū xiān zhě ， méi jiàn guò shuí néng wú chǐ dào nǐ zhè bān dì bù 。 zhēn xiān guǒ rán shì bù tóng fán xiǎng me ， nǐ hái hǎo yì si shuō ， nǐ nǎ lǐ shì cún xīn jiù wǒ ， gēn běn jiù shì piàn wǒ jiāng shī jiā zài nǐ shēn shàng de fēng yìn jiě chú ， rán hòu zài sì jī duì wǒ duó shě ， cóng yī kāi shǐ ， nǐ jiù bù huái hào yì ， dǎ zhe tù sǐ gǒu pēng de zhǔ yì ， ruò bú shì běn hóu yùn qì bù cuò ， pèng qiǎo shēn shàng yǒu yī jiàn bǎo wù néng gòu kè zhì nǐ de duó shě ， wǒ xiàn zài yǐ jīng wàn jié bù fù ， nǐ hái yǒu liǎn pí shuō ， shì duì wǒ yǒu ēn me ？”
天元侯听了对方的描述，差点将鼻子给气歪掉了：“本侯见过无耻的修仙者，没见过谁能无耻到你这般地步。真仙果然是不同凡响么，你还好意思说，你哪里是存心救我，根本就是骗我将施加在你身上的封印解除，然后再伺机对我夺舍，从一开始，你就不怀好意，打着兔死狗烹的主意，若不是本侯运气不错，碰巧身上有一件宝物能够克制你的夺舍，我现在已经万劫不复，你还有脸皮说，是对我有恩么？”
"Hmph, that only shows my good fortune. The fates are working in your favor," Venerable Tianyuan said with a smug tone, though he was secretly relieved. The situation back then had been unimaginably dangerous!
tīng duì fāng nù mù zhǐ zé ， nà lǎo zhě de shēng yīn què háo wú gān gà zhī sè ：“ chéng wáng bài kòu ér yǐ ， xiū xiān jiè yuán běn jiù ěr yú wǒ zhà dì ， nǐ de xiū wèi suī bù zhí yī tí ， dàn néng xiū liàn dào dù jié qī ， hǎo dǎi yě shì huó guò bù shǎo suì yuè dì ， nán dào hái bù dǒng de zhè me jiǎn dān de dào lǐ ， xū yào wǒ jiào nǐ ……”
听对方怒目指责，那老者的声音却毫无尴尬之色：“成王败寇而已，修仙界原本就尔虞我诈地，你的修为虽不值一提，但能修炼到渡劫期，好歹也是活过不少岁月地，难道还不懂得这么简单的道理，需要我教你……”
"But don't get too cocky, little guy. You have the Dreaming Pearl to block my possession, but your cultivation is still insignificant and can't stop me. Look, I've already merged my soul with your元婴, so why would I go through all this trouble to save you? Not only did I replenish your primordial energy, but in just a hundred years, your cultivation advanced, even transforming your impure magical power into refined celestial essence force."
bàn suí zhe cháo fěng de yǔ qì ， lǎo zhě de shēng yīn duō le yī fèn bù gān zhī yì ：“ zhǐ shì wǒ méi xiǎng dào nǐ qū qū yī míng xià jiè xiū xiān zhě ， shēn shàng jū rán dài yǒu huàn mèng zhū zhè zhǒng bǎo wù ， cǐ zhū suī rán méi yǒu bié de yòng tú ， què shì duì kàng duó shě de shèng wù ， yào bú shì zhè jiàn bǎo wù cóng zhōng zuò gěng ， nǐ yǐ wéi hái néng rú xiàn zài yì bān xiāo yáo kuài huó 。”
伴随着嘲讽的语气，老者的声音多了一份不甘之意：“只是我没想到你区区一名下界修仙者，身上居然带有幻梦珠这种宝物，此珠虽然没有别的用途，却是对抗夺舍的圣物，要不是这件宝物从中作梗，你以为还能如现在一般逍遥快活。”
"With that, although you couldn't pass the ascension trial, you can be considered a loose仙. Shouldn't you feel grateful for my kindness?" the old voice said arrogantly.
“ hēng ， nà zhǐ néng shuō míng běn hóu yé fú xīng gāo zhào bà le ， míng míng zhōng zì yǒu tiān yì ， cái ràng nǐ de jiān jì bù néng dé chěng ！” tiān yuán hóu de shēng yīn ， dài zhe jǐ fēn dé yì ， qí shí tā de nèi xīn shēn chù ， yě yǒu xiē hòu pà ， dāng shí de jú miàn ， nà shì chāo hū xiǎng xiàng de wēi xiǎn a ！
“哼，那只能说明本侯爷福星高照罢了，冥冥中自有天意，才让你的奸计不能得逞！”天元侯的声音，带着几分得意，其实他的内心深处，也有些后怕，当时的局面，那是超乎想象的危险啊！
"Gratitude? Pfft, don't make me laugh," Venerable Tianyuan scoffed: "The merging of souls with your元婴 was something I didn't expect either. Now we rise and fall together; if anything happens to me, you won't escape it. So helping me is essentially helping yourself. Why should I be grateful?"
“ xiǎo jiā huo ， nǐ yě bú yào tài dé yì wàng xíng le ， chéng rán ， nǐ de shǒu zhōng yǒu huàn mèng zhū ， zǔ dǎng le běn xiān de duó shě ， dàn nǐ běn shēn de xiū wèi ， bì jìng shì bù zhí yī tí de ， gēn běn bù néng zǔ zhǐ yú wǒ ， zhè bù ， hái bú shì ràng wǒ de hún pò ， yǔ nǐ de yuán yīng róng hé ， fǒu zé ， běn xiān yòu hé bì dà fèi lì qì ， wǎn jiù yǔ nǐ ， bù jǐn bǔ zú le nǐ suǒ kuī sǔn de běn mìng yuán qì ， hái ràng nǐ de xiū wèi ， zài duǎn duǎn de bǎi yú nián jiān ， bù duàn jìn jí ， shèn zhì jiāng nǐ nà bān bó bù chún de fǎ lì ， zhuǎn huà wèi le gāo guì de xiān líng lì 。”
“小家伙，你也不要太得意忘形了，诚然，你的手中有幻梦珠，阻挡了本仙的夺舍，但你本身的修为，毕竟是不值一提的，根本不能阻止于我，这不，还不是让我的魂魄，与你的元婴融合，否则，本仙又何必大费力气，挽救与你，不仅补足了你所亏损的本命元气，还让你的修为，在短短的百余年间，不断晋级，甚至将你那斑驳不纯的法力，转化为了高贵的仙灵力。”
"Fine, as you wish. I'm magnanimous and will not take this petty matter seriously. But you said we are one now, so even though you control the body, there's a condition: my cooperation. How can you bypass me in your actions? Ask for my opinion first!"
“ rú cǐ ， nǐ suī rán méi néng jiāng fēi shēng zhī jié dù guò ， dàn yě kě yǐ suàn zuò shì sàn xiān yì bān de cún zài le ， lǎo fū duì nǐ rú cǐ ēn dé ， nán dào nǐ bù yīng gāi gǎn jī yī èr me ？” lǎo zhě de shēng yīn xiāo zhāng de shuō 。
“如此，你虽然没能将飞升之劫度过，但也可以算做是散仙一般的存在了，老夫对你如此恩德，难道你不应该感激一二么？”老者的声音嚣张的说。
"Alright!"
“ gǎn ēn dài dé ， bié kāi wán xiào le 。”
“感恩戴德，别开玩笑了。”
Though Venerable Tianyuan had no respect for this cunning and arrogant true仙, as he said, some things couldn't be avoided.
tiān yuán hóu tīng le ， què shì bù xiè yī gù ：“ hún pò yǔ wǒ de yuán yīng róng hé ， zhè zhǒng qíng kuàng kǒng pà shì nǐ zì jǐ yě bù céng xiǎng dào de ， rú jīn wǒ men yī róng jù róng ， yī sǔn jù sǔn ， běn hóu ruò shì yǒu shì ， nǐ yě yī yàng pǎo bù diào shén me ， suǒ yǐ bāng wǒ ， jiù shì bāng nǐ zì jǐ ， běn hóu píng shén me yào xīn cún gǎn jī 。”
天元侯听了，却是不屑一顾：“魂魄与我的元婴融合，这种情况恐怕是你自己也不曾想到的，如今我们一荣俱荣，一损俱损，本侯若是有事，你也一样跑不掉什么，所以帮我，就是帮你自己，本侯凭什么要心存感激。”
Mutual benefit was key; stubbornness would only lead to mutual destruction. He wouldn't do such a foolish thing.
“ hǎo ba ， suí nǐ suí nǐ ， běn xiān kuān hóng dà liàng ， bù yǔ nǐ zhè xiǎo bèi yī bān jiàn shí ， dàn nǐ yě shuō le ， wǒ men xiàn zài běn shì yī tǐ ， suī rán shēn tǐ de zhǔ dǎo quán yóu nǐ kòng zhì ， dàn yě yǒu yí gè qián tí ， jiù shì yào běn xiān pèi hé cái kě yǐ ， rú cǐ yī lái ， nǐ zuò shén me shì qíng ， yòu zěn me kě néng jiāng běn xiān rào guò ， nǐ xiān wèn wèn wǒ de yì jiàn ne ？”
“好吧，随你随你，本仙宽宏大量，不与你这小辈一般见识，但你也说了，我们现在本是一体，虽然身体的主导权由你控制，但也有一个前提，就是要本仙配合才可以，如此一来，你做什么事情，又怎么可能将本仙绕过，你先问问我的意见呢？”
With these thoughts, Venerable Tianyuan softened his tone: "Don't take offense, I'm not an unbalanced cultivator. That Lin kid and I have a blood feud. I want to eat him alive. Regardless, I won't let him go. So once I find any trace of him, I'll certainly investigate."
“ hǎo ba ！”
“好吧！”
This was reasonable, leaving the true仙 with no argument.
tiān yuán hóu xīn zhōng ， suī rán duì zhè yīn xiǎn zì dà de zhēn xiān ， méi yǒu bàn fēn jìng yì ， dàn zhèng rú duì fāng suǒ yán ， yǒu yī xiē shì qíng ， bì jìng shì rào bù kāi zhè jiā huo dì 。
天元侯心中，虽然对这阴险自大的真仙，没有半分敬意，但正如对方所言，有一些事情，毕竟是绕不开这家伙地。
After all, he couldn't completely break ties with Venerable Tianyuan since his failed attempt at possession. Compromise was necessary.
Post-cataclysmic stage!
No, that's not right... His aura was somewhat elusive, clearly different from the post-cataclysmic cultivators.
But he wasn't weak; on the contrary, he seemed much stronger.
This sounded absurd.
The post-cataclysmic stage was already the top existence in the Three Realms.
After all, there were only eight cultivation stages in cultivation. Beyond that, it was just about ascending to the heavens through a霞.
But could this be possible?
Only a thousand years had passed since the incident from back then.
Back then, the Venerable Tianyuan had been at his wit's end, igniting the source of power, and his primordial energy was severely depleted. Under such circumstances, he could only hope to maintain his cultivation stage without dropping down.
To want to advance further would be like a dream for an idiot.
But facts were facts. The Venerable Tianyuan before him was far beyond ordinary post-cataclysmic cultivators.
The energy circulating in his body wasn't just mere magical power; it was celestial essence force, and extremely refined at that.
Perhaps it couldn't match Lady Yutong, but it was indeed genuine celestial essence force.
What kind of fortune had the Venerable Tianyuan experienced?
At this moment, he looked at the scenery before him with a grim expression. Suddenly, his thumb-sized light point shot out.
The light point was roughly the size of a dragon's eye and contained an odd creature resembling a toad. It flashed and disappeared into the void in front.
The Venerable Tianyuan remained silent, standing still where he was.
"Hmph, just a mere spirit realm cultivator, you take such pains over him. Truly lacking in ambition. I advise you not to complicate things; otherwise, if it ruins my matter, don't expect me to be courteous," a cold voice suddenly rang in his mind, filled with warnings.
"Old man, don't scare me. I'm no servant of yours; we just cooperate. You don't need to command everything. I know what to do," the Venerable Tianyuan snarled, clearly not on good terms with the old voice's owner.
"Like a tiger in plain sight being bullied by a dog, or a dragon swimming shallow waters being toyed with by shrimp." The old voice sighed: "If it were ancient times, such a brat as you... I could have reduced you to eternal damnation with just one thought..."
"No hero talks of his past bravery. What use is this now?" the Venerable Tianyuan retorted without hesitation: "You are indeed a true仙, but even a仙 isn't invincible. In that battle at the North Pole's Essence Light Palace, you three against me... didn't manage to kill Asura; instead, you ended up with your souls scattered."
"Hmph, what do you know? Asura King can't be reasoned with. And back then..." The old voice hesitated and didn't continue, but changed the topic: "But you, little guy, were already on your last legs back then. If not for my great mercy to save you, you would have been eternally damned long ago. Your attitude towards your savior... don't you fear heaven's wrath?"
"Savior."
Upon hearing his description, Venerable Tianyuan almost snorted: "I've seen shameless cultivators, but I've never seen anyone as shameless as you. True仙 are indeed different from the ordinary, yet you dare to say that you saved me out of goodwill? You tricked me into removing your seal and then tried to possess me, starting with ill intentions. If not for my good fortune and a talisman that could counteract possession, I would have been eternally damned by now. How can you claim any gratitude?"
Hearing his angry accusations, the old voice showed no embarrassment: "Winner takes all in this world of elusiveness and deceit. Your cultivation might be insignificant, but living through the post-cataclysmic stage means you've survived many years. Shouldn't you understand such simple道理 without my teaching..."
With a mocking tone, the old voice added an air of不甘: "But I didn't expect that a mere cultivator from the lower realm would have a Dreaming Pearl, which is a holy talisman against possession. If not for this talisman, you wouldn't be so carefree now."
"Hmph, that only shows my good fortune. The fates are working in your favor," Venerable Tianyuan said with a smug tone, though he was secretly relieved. The situation back then had been unimaginably dangerous!
"But don't get too cocky, little guy. You have the Dreaming Pearl to block my possession, but your cultivation is still insignificant and can't stop me. Look, I've already merged my soul with your元婴, so why would I go through all this trouble to save you? Not only did I replenish your primordial energy, but in just a hundred years, your cultivation advanced, even transforming your impure magical power into refined celestial essence force."
"With that, although you couldn't pass the ascension trial, you can be considered a loose仙. Shouldn't you feel grateful for my kindness?" the old voice said arrogantly.
"Gratitude? Pfft, don't make me laugh," Venerable Tianyuan scoffed: "The merging of souls with your元婴 was something I didn't expect either. Now we rise and fall together; if anything happens to me, you won't escape it. So helping me is essentially helping yourself. Why should I be grateful?"
"Fine, as you wish. I'm magnanimous and will not take this petty matter seriously. But you said we are one now, so even though you control the body, there's a condition: my cooperation. How can you bypass me in your actions? Ask for my opinion first!"
"Alright!"
Though Venerable Tianyuan had no respect for this cunning and arrogant true仙, as he said, some things couldn't be avoided.
Mutual benefit was key; stubbornness would only lead to mutual destruction. He wouldn't do such a foolish thing.
With these thoughts, Venerable Tianyuan softened his tone: "Don't take offense, I'm not an unbalanced cultivator. That Lin kid and I have a blood feud. I want to eat him alive. Regardless, I won't let him go. So once I find any trace of him, I'll certainly investigate."
This was reasonable, leaving the true仙 with no argument.
After all, he couldn't completely break ties with Venerable Tianyuan since his failed attempt at possession. Compromise was necessary.