cǎn liè de dòu fǎ ， yǐ chí xù le shí tiān yǒu yú 。
惨烈的斗法，已持续了十天有余。
The brutal battle had lasted for over ten days.
xiān dào méng duì yú jiāng kuàng mài shōu fú ， kě yǐ shuō zhì zài bì děi ， pài chū de xiū shì ， bù lùn shù liàng hái shì zhì liàng ， dōu yuǎn shèng shǒu wèi zài zhè lǐ de yù wài tiān mó xǔ duō 。
仙道盟对于将矿脉收服，可以说志在必得，派出的修士，不论数量还是质量，都远胜守卫在这里的域外天魔许多。
The Immortal Dao Alliance was determined to seize the mineral vein, dispatching far more cultivators in both quantity and quality than the域外天魔 defending it. They planned to conquer it with a single decisive engagement.
zhǔn bèi yī zhàn ér kè 。
准备一战而克。
However, things rarely went as expected in the cultivation world. The foreign demons guarding the vein proved much tougher than anticipated. Despite being vastly outnumbered, they showed no signs of retreating, relying on their array formations for desperate defense.
xiǎng fǎ méi cuò ， kě xiū xiān jiè de shì qíng ， yòu qǐ néng jìn rú rén yì ne ？
想法没错，可修仙界的事情，又岂能尽如人意呢？
Originally, they had expected to capture it within three days, but it took several times longer. The enemy continued to resist stubbornly.
shǒu hù kuàng mài de tiān wài mó tóu ， jìng bǐ tā men yuán xiān yù xiǎng de yào wán qiáng xǔ duō ， dí zhòng wǒ guǎ ， què sī háo tuì yì yě wú 。
守护矿脉的天外魔头，竟比他们原先预想的要顽强许多，敌众我寡，却丝毫退意也无。
Frustration turned into anger!
yǐ kào zhèn fǎ ， pīn sǐ shǒu hù 。
倚靠阵法，拼死守护。
The cultivators from the Immortal Dao Alliance were indeed feeling depressed. The only good news was that nearby demon strongholds in a million li radius had been cleared, so they didn't need to worry about reinforcements.
yuán běn yù dìng sān tiān jiù kě yǐ gōng kè ， shuí xiǎng dào zhěng zhěng huā fèi le shù bèi de shí jiān ， duì fāng yī jiù zài nà lǐ wán qiáng de dǐ kàng zhe 。
原本预定三天就可以攻克，谁想到整整花费了数倍的时间，对方依旧在那里顽强的抵抗着。
But as the saying goes, "delay breeds change." Continued delay could lead to unforeseen complications. Thus, the cultivators from the Immortal Dao Alliance decided to launch a fierce assault, sparing no cost to capture the mineral vein today.
nǎo xiū chéng nù ！
恼羞成怒！
...
xiān dào méng de xiū shì shì zhēn de yǒu xiē yù mèn le ， wéi yī de hǎo xiāo xī ， shì fāng yuán bǎi wàn lǐ ， fù jìn de mó zú jù diǎn dōu yǐ jīng bèi bá chú ， suǒ yǐ dào bù yòng dān xīn duì fāng yǒu yuán jūn shén me 。
仙道盟的修士是真的有些郁闷了，唯一的好消息，是方圆百万里，附近的魔族据点都已经被拔除，所以倒不用担心对方有援军什么。
Amidst the rolling hills, there was a small hill outside the mineral vein's perimeter.
dàn sú huà shuō dé hǎo ， chí zé shēng biàn ， yì zhí zhè yàng tuō yán ， yòu ān zhī bú huì yǒu biàn gù ， suǒ yǐ xiān dào méng zài zhè fù jìn zhǔ shì de xiū xiān zhě ， yǐ jué dìng fā dòng měng gōng 。
但俗话说得好，迟则生变，一直这样拖延，又安知不会有变故，所以仙道盟在这附近主事的修仙者，已决定发动猛攻。
At the top of this hill stood several armored soldiers standing respectfully. Surrounded by them were two figures—a young man in his late twenties and an older woman in imperial attire.
bù xī dài jià ， yě yào zài jīn tiān jiāng kuàng mài ná xià 。
不惜代价，也要在今天将矿脉拿下。
The young man wore a brocade robe and jade belt; his face was smooth as jade, making him look like a distinguished gentleman from the浊世.
……
……
Beside him was a plump woman in courtly dress. Though she appeared somewhat aged, her appearance and demeanor were still remarkable. A faint aura of demon energy could be sensed around her, indicating that she was not an ordinary human cultivator but one from the妖族.
qún shān lián mián qǐ fú ， zài kuàng mài de wài wéi ， yǒu yī zuò xiǎo shān pō 。
群山连绵起伏，在矿脉的外围，有一座小山坡。
Both had quite formidable cultivation levels, being at the 分神 stage.
pō dǐng shàng ， shù shí míng jiǎ shì gōng jìng ér lì ， bèi tā men cù yōng zhe de zé shì yī nán yī nǚ 。
坡顶上，数十名甲士恭敬而立，被他们簇拥着的则是一男一女。
They were clearly the leaders of the Immortal Dao Alliance's assault on this Cloud Pine mineral vein. The fact that two分神 cultivators led them showed how seriously the alliance viewed this matter.
nà nán zi èr shí qī bā suì nián jì ， jǐn páo yù dài ， miàn rú guān yù ， hǎo yī wèi zhuó shì jiā gōng zi 。
那男子二十七八岁年纪，锦袍玉带，面如冠玉，好一位浊世佳公子。
"Hmph! Those foreign demons are truly despicable. Despite their inferior strength compared to us, they show no signs of surrendering and stubbornly resist. This has already earned us criticism from the alliance's higher-ups," said the young man, holding a folding fan with an air of casualness, but his lips curled in displeasure. The prolonged stalemate had already caused dissatisfaction within the alliance.
yī páng de nǚ zǐ zé shì gōng zhuāng měi fù ， shēn cái fēng yú ， nián líng suī rán dà le yī xiē ， dàn róng mào qì zhì jiē shì bù sú dì ， hún shēn shàng xià ， yǐn jiàn dàn dàn de yāo qì ， xiǎn rán cǐ nǚ bìng fēi rén lèi xiū xiān zhě ， ér shì lái zì yāo zú de xiū shì 。
一旁的女子则是宫装美妇，身材丰腴，年龄虽然大了一些，但容貌气质皆是不俗地，浑身上下，隐见淡淡的妖气，显然此女并非人类修仙者，而是来自妖族的修士。
"Hmph! What is surprising about that? Foreign demons are fundamentally different from us—cruel and bloodthirsty, their personalities defy common sense. Since the war began, have you ever seen them surrender?" said the woman in imperial attire, brushing her hair and sounding highly disbelieving.
zhè èr rén xiū wèi pǒ wèi bù sú ， jiē shì fēn shén jí bié de xiū xiān zhě 。
这二人修为颇为不俗，皆是分神级别的修仙者。
"You're right. But the criticism from the alliance is still hard to bear, especially since it's a Cloud Hidden Sect cultivator responsible for this region," the young man added with an odd expression on his face.
bú yòng shuō ， tā men jiù shì xiān dào méng wéi gōng zhè yún fēng kuàng mài de zhǔ shì zhī rén le 。
不用说，他们就是仙道盟围攻这云枫矿脉的主事之人了。
"Cloud Hidden Sect?"
yóu liǎng wèi fēn shén qī xiū shì lǐng tóu ， yě kě yǐ kàn chū méng nèi ， duì zhè jiàn shì qíng de zhòng shì 。
由两位分神期修士领头，也可以看出盟内，对这件事情的重视。
The woman was taken aback but then chuckled: "You mean that girl Sunbar Yu'er? I forgot you had a grudge with her from long ago. A thousand years ago, you greatly offended her. Now that circumstances have changed, it's no wonder your life here has become difficult."
“ hēng ， nà xiē tiān wài mó tóu 。 hái zhēn shì kě wù ， lì liàng míng míng yuǎn xùn yú wǒ ， què sī háo méi yǒu tóu xiáng de yì tú ， jū rán fù yú wán kàng dào zhè bān dì bù ， píng bái ràng wǒ men shòu dào méng lǐ de chì zé 。”
“哼，那些天外魔头。还真是可恶，力量明明远逊于我，却丝毫没有投降的意图，居然负隅顽抗到这般地步，平白让我们受到盟里的斥责。”
"Hmph! Who said otherwise?"
nà nián qīng nán zi shǒu zhōng ， ná zhe yī bǐng zhé shàn ， yì tài xián sǎn ， rán ér zuǐ jiǎo biān què lù chū bù fèn zhī sè ， yīn wèi tā men jiǔ gōng bù lì ， yǐ jīng yǐn qǐ méng nèi gāo céng de bù mǎn le 。
那年轻男子手中，拿着一柄折扇，意态闲散，然而嘴角边却露出不忿之色，因为他们久攻不利，已经引起盟内高层的不满了。
The young man's face showed signs of annoyance and embarrassment: "It can't be my fault. Back then, the Cloud Hidden Sect ranked two hundredth or lower on the Immortal Dao Palace's list. Who would have thought they could rise to such prominence? Now their influence is truly formidable."
“ hēng 。 zhè yǒu shén me xī qí ， yù wài tiān mó ， yuán běn jiù yǔ wǒ men shì wán quán bù tóng dì ， cán rěn hǎo shā bù shuō ， xìng gé yě bù néng yòng cháng lǐ chuǎi mó ， zì cóng kāi zhàn yǐ lái ， nǐ yòu jǐ shí jiàn guò tā men tóu xiáng le ？” gōng zhuāng měi fù lǐ le lǐ fà sī ， shēng yīn xiǎn de shì bù yǐ wéi rán yǐ jí 。
“哼。这有什么稀奇，域外天魔，原本就与我们是完全不同地，残忍好杀不说，性格也不能用常理揣摩，自从开战以来，你又几时见过他们投降了？”宫装美妇理了理发丝，声音显得是不以为然以极。
"The rise of the Cloud Hidden Sect is noteworthy, and I've heard about your amusing past. If I'm not mistaken, it was a thousand years ago when you met that Sunbar Yu'er in the Cloud Pine City exchange meeting. You were smitten by her beauty and wanted to take her as your concubine, but she rejected you. Wasn't that right?"
“ nǐ shuō dé yě yǒu dào lǐ ， zhǐ shì méng zhōng de chì zé 。 què zhe shí yǒu xiē bù hǎo guò ， yóu qí fù zé zhè piàn qū yù de ， hái shì lái zì yún yǐn zōng de xiū xiān zhě ……” nián qīng nán zi shuō dào zhè lǐ ， liǎn shàng lù chū yī sī gǔ guài zhī yì 。
“你说得也有道理，只是盟中的斥责。却着实有些不好过，尤其负责这片区域的，还是来自云隐宗的修仙者……”年轻男子说到这里，脸上露出一丝古怪之意。
"Hmph! Why should I be mocked? Back then, the Cloud Hidden Sect was just a third-rate force. Sunbar Yu'er might have been their core disciple, but she had only just entered the Daoist Profound Realm. In terms of reputation and strength, how could she compare to me, an external affairs elder from the Ancient Sword Sect?"
“ yún yǐn zōng ？”
“云隐宗？”
"You're right about that," said the woman with a smile. "But marriage or concubinage requires mutual consent. How did you hear that Sunbar girl rejected you, leading you to become enraged and try to forcibly marry her?"
nà gōng zhuāng nǚ zǐ yī è 。 suí hòu què yòu qīng xiào qǐ lái le ：“ nǐ shì shuō gōng sūn yù ér nà yā tou me ， wǒ dào wàng le ， nǐ yǔ zhè wèi yún yǐn zōng de shàng shǐ ， céng yǒu ēn yuàn jiū gé 。 qiān nián zhī qián ， nǐ céng dà dà dé zuì tā guò ， rú jīn shì yì shí yí 。 yóu tā fù zé zhè piàn qū yù ， nǐ de rì zi ， zì rán bù tài hǎo guò 。”
那宫装女子一愕。随后却又轻笑起来了：“你是说公孙玉儿那丫头么，我倒忘了，你与这位云隐宗的上使，曾有恩怨纠葛。千年之前，你曾大大得罪她过，如今事易时移。由她负责这片区域，你的日子，自然不太好过。”
The mention of past events made the young man look embarrassed.
“ hēng ， shuí shuō bú shì ne ？”
“哼，谁说不是呢？”
Back then, he had wanted to take Sunbar Yu'er as his concubine for two reasons: first, she was breathtakingly beautiful with a perfect combination of beauty and physique; second, he saw her potential. Though she was only at the Daoist Profound Realm's initial stage back then, given time, she would surely become a great talent.
nián qīng nán zi tīng le ， liǎn shàng lù chū yī sī huì nù ， yǐn yǐn ， hái yǒu jǐ fēn gān gà de yì wèi zài qí zhōng ：“ zhè yě bù néng guài wǒ ， qiān nián zhī qián ， yún yǐn zōng zài wàn xiǎo xiān gōng de bǎng dān pái míng ， zài liǎng bǎi zhī hòu ， jiù zhěng gè nài lóng jiè lái shuō ， shì sān liú de zōng mén jiā zú ， shuí néng xiǎng dào tā men yě néng yǒu xián yú fān shēn de shí kè ， rú jīn shēng shì jìng rú cǐ de fēi tóng xiǎo kě 。”
年轻男子听了，脸上露出一丝恚怒，隐隐，还有几分尴尬的意味在其中：“这也不能怪我，千年之前，云隐宗在万晓仙宫的榜单排名，在两百之后，就整个鼐龙界来说，是三流的宗门家族，谁能想到他们也能有咸鱼翻身的时刻，如今声势竟如此的非同小可。”
As a 分神 cultivator himself, his Ancient Sword Sect had far more resources than the Cloud Hidden Sect. He believed that simply expressing his intention to take her as a concubine would result in her eagerly agreeing.
“ yún yǐn zōng de jué qǐ ， shì lìng rén zhǔ mù ， ér dào yǒu dāng nián de qù shì wǒ yě céng jīng tīng shuō ， ruò shì qiè shēn méi yǒu jì cuò ， nà yīng gāi shì yī qiān nián duō nián qián de shì le ， nǐ zài yún fēng chéng de jiāo huàn huì shàng yù jiàn le gōng sūn yù ér nà yā tou ， jīng ruò tiān rén ， xiǎng yào nà tā wèi qiè ， méi xiǎng dào què bèi nà yā tou gěi jù jué ， wǒ méi shuō cuò ba ？”
“云隐宗的崛起，是令人瞩目，而道友当年的趣事我也曾经听说，若是妾身没有记错，那应该是一千年多年前的事了，你在云枫城的交换会上遇见了公孙玉儿那丫头，惊若天人，想要纳她为妾，没想到却被那丫头给拒绝，我没说错吧？”
After all, in the cultivation world, women often sought powerful protectors.
“ hēng ， xiān zi yòu hé bì tiáo kǎn yú wǒ ， nà shí hòu de yún yǐn zōng ， hái jǐn jǐn shì yī sān liú shì lì bà le ， gōng sūn yù ér suī shì gāi pài de hé xīn dì zǐ ， dàn yě bù guò gāng gāng mài rù dòng xuán ér yǐ ， lùn shēng wàng ， lùn shí lì ， nǎ lǐ néng yǔ wǒ zhè gǔ jiàn mén de wài shì zhǎng lǎo xiāng bǐ ， wǒ yuàn yì nà tā wèi qiè ， nǎi shì cǐ nǚ qiú zhī bù dé de xiān fú ， zhāng mǒu zì wèn bìng méi yǒu zuò cuò 。” nián qīng nán zi yǒu xiē bù mǎn de kāi kǒu le 。
“哼，仙子又何必调侃于我，那时候的云隐宗，还仅仅是一三流势力罢了，公孙玉儿虽是该派的核心弟子，但也不过刚刚迈入洞玄而已，论声望，论实力，哪里能与我这古剑门的外事长老相比，我愿意纳她为妾，乃是此女求之不得的仙福，张某自问并没有做错。”年轻男子有些不满的开口了。
But she had rejected him outright.
“ xiū xiān jiè yuán běn jiù shì qiáng zhě wèi zūn de ， qiè shēn yě méi yǒu shuō guò dào yǒu zuò cuò 。” gōng zhuāng nǚ zǐ liǎn shàng de biǎo qíng yī jiù shì xiào yè rú huā de ：“ zhǐ shì qǔ qī nà qiè ， zǒng yào nǐ qíng wǒ yuàn cái kě ， qiè shēn zěn me tīng shuō ， dāng nián nà wèi gōng sūn gū niáng ， kě shì yī kǒu jù jué le dào yǒu ， ér nǐ què nǎo xiū chéng nù ， xiǎng yào qiáng qǔ ne ？”
“修仙界原本就是强者为尊的，妾身也没有说过道友做错。”宫装女子脸上的表情依旧是笑靥如花的：“只是娶妻纳妾，总要你情我愿才可，妾身怎么听说，当年那位公孙姑娘，可是一口拒绝了道友，而你却恼羞成怒，想要强娶呢？”
The young man was both shocked and angry, feeling disappointed while also losing face. In his fury, he wrote letters to the Cloud Hidden Sect and Sunbar Yu'er's family, using threats and inducements to make them submit and hand over Sunbar Yu'er.
wǎng shì bèi tí jí ， nián qīng nán zi de liǎn shàng mǎn shì gān gà zhī yì 。
往事被提及，年轻男子的脸上满是尴尬之意。
It can be imagined that Sunbar Yu'er had endured considerable pressure due to him back then. Although she wasn't harmed in the end and their unpleasant history faded into the past, there was a lingering grudge between them.
dāng nián tā xiǎng yào nà gōng sūn yù ér wèi qiè ， yī lái shì bèi duì fāng de měi mào suǒ mí ， cǐ nǚ bù lùn róng mào shēn cái ， dōu kān chēng jué shì měi nǚ ， èr lái ， zé shì kàn chū yù ér zī zhì bù sú ， rú jīn suī rán zhǐ shì dòng xuán chū qī ， dàn jiǎ yǐ shí rì ， bì chéng dà qì 。
当年他想要纳公孙玉儿为妾，一来是被对方的美貌所迷，此女不论容貌身材，都堪称绝世美女，二来，则是看出玉儿资质不俗，如今虽然只是洞玄初期，但假以时日，必成大器。
With time passing, while it might be an exaggeration to say Sunbar Yu'er hated him to the core, looking at this guy, she definitely wouldn't be happy.
dāng nián ， tā yǐ shì fēn shén qī xiū xiān zhě ， gǔ jiàn mén de dǐ yùn ， gèng shì shèng guò yún yǐn zōng xǔ duō ， xiǎng lái zì jǐ zhǐ yào liú lù chū nà qiè de yì tú ， duì fāng bì dìng huì huān xǐ dā yìng de 。
当年，他已是分神期修仙者，古剑门的底蕴，更是胜过云隐宗许多，想来自己只要流露出纳妾的意图，对方必定会欢喜答应的。
However, both parties' statuses had changed dramatically over these thousand years. The Ancient Sword Sect remained the same, but the Cloud Hidden Sect was no longer a third-rate force; it now ranked among the top in all of Dragon's Ridge.
bì jìng xiū xiān jiè ， nǚ xiū yī fù yú yī míng qiáng zhě ， nǎi shì zài zhèng cháng bù guò 。
毕竟修仙界，女修依附于一名强者，乃是再正常不过。
They were no longer on the same level.
kě nǎ xiǎo de què bèi yī kǒu huí jué le 。
可哪晓得却被一口回绝了。
As for Sunbar Yu'er, she had risen to great heights. Not only had she advanced to 分神 stage, but her master was someone who dared not be provoked throughout Dragon's Ridge. Being taken as a high-ranking disciple by Lin Xuan was like a sparrow turning into a phoenix.
nián qīng nán zi zì rán shì yòu jīng yòu nù ， jì gǎn jué shī wàng ， tóng shí miàn zi shàng yě guà bú zhù 。
年轻男子自然是又惊又怒，既感觉失望，同时面子上也挂不住。
Everyone knew that the Cloud Hidden Sect's rapid rise and significant increase in strength were due to Lin Xuan's blessings. It was said that this mysterious senior had already transcended the Tribulation realm, on equal footing with True Monarch Dragon.
The brutal battle had lasted for over ten days.
The Immortal Dao Alliance was determined to seize the mineral vein, dispatching far more cultivators in both quantity and quality than the域外天魔 defending it. They planned to conquer it with a single decisive engagement.
However, things rarely went as expected in the cultivation world. The foreign demons guarding the vein proved much tougher than anticipated. Despite being vastly outnumbered, they showed no signs of retreating, relying on their array formations for desperate defense.
Originally, they had expected to capture it within three days, but it took several times longer. The enemy continued to resist stubbornly.
Frustration turned into anger!
The cultivators from the Immortal Dao Alliance were indeed feeling depressed. The only good news was that nearby demon strongholds in a million li radius had been cleared, so they didn't need to worry about reinforcements.
But as the saying goes, "delay breeds change." Continued delay could lead to unforeseen complications. Thus, the cultivators from the Immortal Dao Alliance decided to launch a fierce assault, sparing no cost to capture the mineral vein today.
...
Amidst the rolling hills, there was a small hill outside the mineral vein's perimeter.
At the top of this hill stood several armored soldiers standing respectfully. Surrounded by them were two figures—a young man in his late twenties and an older woman in imperial attire.
The young man wore a brocade robe and jade belt; his face was smooth as jade, making him look like a distinguished gentleman from the浊世.
Beside him was a plump woman in courtly dress. Though she appeared somewhat aged, her appearance and demeanor were still remarkable. A faint aura of demon energy could be sensed around her, indicating that she was not an ordinary human cultivator but one from the妖族.
Both had quite formidable cultivation levels, being at the 分神 stage.
They were clearly the leaders of the Immortal Dao Alliance's assault on this Cloud Pine mineral vein. The fact that two分神 cultivators led them showed how seriously the alliance viewed this matter.
"Hmph! Those foreign demons are truly despicable. Despite their inferior strength compared to us, they show no signs of surrendering and stubbornly resist. This has already earned us criticism from the alliance's higher-ups," said the young man, holding a folding fan with an air of casualness, but his lips curled in displeasure. The prolonged stalemate had already caused dissatisfaction within the alliance.
"Hmph! What is surprising about that? Foreign demons are fundamentally different from us—cruel and bloodthirsty, their personalities defy common sense. Since the war began, have you ever seen them surrender?" said the woman in imperial attire, brushing her hair and sounding highly disbelieving.
"You're right. But the criticism from the alliance is still hard to bear, especially since it's a Cloud Hidden Sect cultivator responsible for this region," the young man added with an odd expression on his face.
"Cloud Hidden Sect?"
The woman was taken aback but then chuckled: "You mean that girl Sunbar Yu'er? I forgot you had a grudge with her from long ago. A thousand years ago, you greatly offended her. Now that circumstances have changed, it's no wonder your life here has become difficult."
"Hmph! Who said otherwise?"
The young man's face showed signs of annoyance and embarrassment: "It can't be my fault. Back then, the Cloud Hidden Sect ranked two hundredth or lower on the Immortal Dao Palace's list. Who would have thought they could rise to such prominence? Now their influence is truly formidable."
"The rise of the Cloud Hidden Sect is noteworthy, and I've heard about your amusing past. If I'm not mistaken, it was a thousand years ago when you met that Sunbar Yu'er in the Cloud Pine City exchange meeting. You were smitten by her beauty and wanted to take her as your concubine, but she rejected you. Wasn't that right?"
"Hmph! Why should I be mocked? Back then, the Cloud Hidden Sect was just a third-rate force. Sunbar Yu'er might have been their core disciple, but she had only just entered the Daoist Profound Realm. In terms of reputation and strength, how could she compare to me, an external affairs elder from the Ancient Sword Sect?"
"You're right about that," said the woman with a smile. "But marriage or concubinage requires mutual consent. How did you hear that Sunbar girl rejected you, leading you to become enraged and try to forcibly marry her?"
The mention of past events made the young man look embarrassed.
Back then, he had wanted to take Sunbar Yu'er as his concubine for two reasons: first, she was breathtakingly beautiful with a perfect combination of beauty and physique; second, he saw her potential. Though she was only at the Daoist Profound Realm's initial stage back then, given time, she would surely become a great talent.
As a 分神 cultivator himself, his Ancient Sword Sect had far more resources than the Cloud Hidden Sect. He believed that simply expressing his intention to take her as a concubine would result in her eagerly agreeing.
After all, in the cultivation world, women often sought powerful protectors.
But she had rejected him outright.
The young man was both shocked and angry, feeling disappointed while also losing face. In his fury, he wrote letters to the Cloud Hidden Sect and Sunbar Yu'er's family, using threats and inducements to make them submit and hand over Sunbar Yu'er.
It can be imagined that Sunbar Yu'er had endured considerable pressure due to him back then. Although she wasn't harmed in the end and their unpleasant history faded into the past, there was a lingering grudge between them.
With time passing, while it might be an exaggeration to say Sunbar Yu'er hated him to the core, looking at this guy, she definitely wouldn't be happy.
However, both parties' statuses had changed dramatically over these thousand years. The Ancient Sword Sect remained the same, but the Cloud Hidden Sect was no longer a third-rate force; it now ranked among the top in all of Dragon's Ridge.
They were no longer on the same level.
As for Sunbar Yu'er, she had risen to great heights. Not only had she advanced to 分神 stage, but her master was someone who dared not be provoked throughout Dragon's Ridge. Being taken as a high-ranking disciple by Lin Xuan was like a sparrow turning into a phoenix.
Everyone knew that the Cloud Hidden Sect's rapid rise and significant increase in strength were due to Lin Xuan's blessings. It was said that this mysterious senior had already transcended the Tribulation realm, on equal footing with True Monarch Dragon.