yòng yāo pái pò kāi jìn zhì ， huí dào zì jǐ de fáng jiān ， lín xuān de biǎo qíng dùn shí yīn chén le xià lái ， zhàn zài chuáng biān ， mò mò bù yǔ ， yuán běn jǐn jǐn shì xiǎng zài fàn guǎn lǐ xiāo mó shí jiān ， shùn biàn kàn néng fǒu tīng dào yǒu yòng de xiāo xī ， méi xiǎng dào què jīng wén le zhè yàng de dà shì 。
用腰牌破开禁制，回到自己的房间，林轩的表情顿时阴沉了下来，站在床边，默默不语，原本仅仅是想在饭馆里消磨时间，顺便看能否听到有用的消息，没想到却惊闻了这样的大事。
Lin Xuan's expression turned grim as he returned to his room after breaking through the restrictions with a storage bracelet. Standing by the bed, he remained silent, originally just wanting to pass time in a restaurant and see if he could hear any useful information. He hadn't expected such significant news.
qǐ chū zài yù tǒng jiǎn lǐ liǎo jiě dào xià wǔ de jiāo yì huì yǒu sì běn zhōng jí gōng fǎ chū shòu shí ， lín xuān xīn qíng hěn bú cuò ， yīn wèi tā de mù biāo jǐn jǐn shì gōng fǎ lǐ miàn bāo hán de líng kòng shù ， duì yú gōng fǎ běn shēn de hǎo huài ， dào méi shén me yāo qiú ， fǎn zhèng zhù jī qī cái huì yòng dào ， jù lí nà ge shí jiān hái zǎo 。
起初在玉筒简里了解到下午的交易会有四本中级功法出售时，林轩心情很不错，因为他的目标仅仅是功法里面包含的灵控术，对于功法本身的好坏，倒没什么要求，反正筑基期才会用到，距离那个时间还早。
At first, when he learned from the jade tube that there would be four intermediate cultivation techniques for sale that afternoon, Lin Xuan was quite pleased. His goal was merely the Spirit Control Technique within these methods; he didn't care much about the quality of the techniques themselves since they wouldn’t be used until the Base Foundation Stage, which was still a long way off.
zì jǐ xiàn zài xiān xué líng kòng shù ， zhì yú zhù jī hòu huì yòng dào de zhōng jí gōng fǎ ， dào shí hòu zài kǎo lǜ ， xiàn zài xiǎng ， hái tài zǎo le yī xiē 。
自己现在先学灵控术，至于筑基后会用到的中级功法，到时候再考虑，现在想，还太早了一些。
Now, with only one choice left after three intermediate cultivation techniques had already been pre-ordered by cultivation families, Lin Xuan felt his task become more challenging. Unlike low-level techniques for Flexible Spirit cultivators, intermediate techniques were rare and highly sought after. The number of cultivation families attending the conference was not limited to just a few; even scattered cultivators might target the only remaining intermediate technique, significantly increasing the difficulty.
bào zhe zhè yàng de xīn lǐ ， sì běn gōng fǎ ， zì jǐ shōu gòu qí zhōng zhī yī yě yīng gāi méi yǒu wèn tí 。
抱着这样的心理，四本功法，自己收购其中之一也应该没有问题。
Although he had confidence in his supply of medicinal pills, Lin Xuan decided that it would be better to not hesitate. He must obtain an intermediate technique no matter what.
kě xiàn zài ……
可现在……
Though Lin Xuan was usually cautious and liked to plan before acting, this did not mean he was a coward. His careful approach was simply to avoid unnecessary trouble. But when faced with real choices, he wouldn't back down; a man of courage could take or leave things as needed.
jù nà ge lǎo zhě suǒ shuō ， yuán běn chū shòu de sì běn zhōng jí gōng fǎ ， yǐ jīng yǒu sān běn bèi xiū zhēn jiā zú tí qián yù dìng le ， zì jǐ zhǐ shèng xià wéi yī de xuǎn zé 。
据那个老者所说，原本出售的四本中级功法，已经有三本被修真家族提前预定了，自己只剩下唯一的选择。
With his resolve set, Lin Xuan sat cross-legged, first restoring his physical and magical energy to its peak. This way, if conflicts arose over the acquisition of techniques, his chances of victory would be higher.
yǔ líng dòng qī xiū shì yòng de dī jí gōng fǎ bù tóng ， zhōng jí gōng fǎ xiàn shì de jī huì bìng bù duō ， yě suàn shì qiǎng shǒu huò ， cǐ cì lái cān jiā dà huì de xiū zhēn jiā zú kě bù zhǐ sān gè ， qí tā de jiā zú ， shèn zhì sàn xiū dōu yǒu kě néng miáo zhǔn wéi yī yī běn zhōng jí gōng fǎ ， zì jǐ shōu gòu de nán dù dà dà zēng jiā 。
与灵动期修士用的低级功法不同，中级功法现世的机会并不多，也算是抢手货，此次来参加大会的修真家族可不止三个，其他的家族，甚至散修都有可能瞄准唯一一本中级功法，自己收购的难度大大增加。
After half an hour, Lin Xuan opened his eyes and left his room, heading to the square. He observed a hundred or so cultivators who had arrived early, waiting for the conference to begin—people who had already chosen their treasures and were wary of others snatching them first.
suī rán cóng dān yào de shù liàng lái shuō ， lín xuān yǒu xìn xīn bù shū yú rèn hé rén ， kě nà yàng zuò de huà ……
虽然从丹药的数量来说，林轩有信心不输于任何人，可那样做的话……
Most of these were members of cultivation families; only a few were scattered cultivators.
mò rán bàn xiǎng ， lín xuān yǎo le yǎo yá ， jué dìng le ， wú lùn rú hé ， yě bù fàng qì ， zì jǐ yí dìng yào de dào zhōng jí gōng fǎ 。
默然半响，林轩咬了咬牙，决定了，无论如何，也不放弃，自己一定要得到中级功法。
Lin Xuan took an advantageous position at the front, silently observing his fellow cultivators. Unfortunately, everyone was too focused on their own affairs to chat or share information.
suī rán píng rì lǐ lín xuān xiǎo xīn jǐn shèn ， zuò shì qíng xǐ huān móu dìng ér hòu dòng ， dàn zhè bìng bù yì wèi zhe ， lín xuān shì yí gè dǎn xiǎo pà shì de rén ， tā zhī suǒ yǐ zhè yàng ， shì bù xiǎng zhāo rě bù bì yào de má fán 。
虽然平日里林轩小心谨慎，做事情喜欢谋定而后动，但这并不意味着，林轩是一个胆小怕事的人，他之所以这样，是不想招惹不必要的麻烦。
Soon, a cultivator from Lingyun Sect stepped out and greeted them: "Welcome, all. The afternoon trading session will now begin..."
kě jiǎ rú shì qíng zhēn de lái lín liǎo ， bì xū zuò chū xuǎn zé de shí hòu ， lín xuān yě bú huì wèi shǒu wèi wěi ， nán zi hàn dà zhàng fū ， ná de qǐ ， fàng dé xià ， qián pà láng ， hòu pà hǔ zuò bù liǎo dà shì 。
可假如事情真的来临了，必须做出选择的时候，林轩也不会畏首畏尾，男子汉大丈夫，拿得起，放得下，前怕狼，后怕虎做不了大事。
The eager cultivators paid no attention to his words, rushing into the square as soon as they saw the restrictions broken at the entrance.
jì rán duì zhōng jí gōng fǎ zhì zài bì děi ， nà me jiù bú yào gù jì nà me duō 。
既然对中级功法志在必得，那么就不要顾忌那么多。
Lin Xuan entered without hesitation, following the instructions in the jade tube toward the southern part of the square where the intermediate technique vendors were set up. "How much for this *Heart Refinement Method*?" he asked, relieved to see a jade tube still on display. At least he hadn't arrived too late.
niàn jí zhì cǐ ， lín xuān pán xī zuò xià ， xiān jiāng tǐ lì yǔ fǎ lì huī fù dào zuì jiā ， zhè yàng jiù suàn shì yīn wèi shōu gòu gōng fǎ yǔ bié rén fā shēng chōng tū ， zì jǐ huò shèng de xī wàng yě gèng dà 。
念及至此，林轩盘膝坐下，先将体力与法力恢复到最佳，这样就算是因为收购功法与别人发生冲突，自己获胜的希望也更大。
The vendor was an advanced Flexible Spirit cultivator who looked Lin Xuan curiously. Only Base Foundation Stage cultivators needed intermediate techniques, and Lin Xuan didn’t want to explain his purpose.
xiǎo bàn gè shí chén hòu ， lín xuān zhēng kāi yǎn jīng ， chū le fáng jiān ， lái dào guǎng chǎng ， fàng yǎn kàn le yī xià ， tí zǎo gǎn lái ， děng dài jiāo yì huì kāi shǐ de xiū shì yǒu jìn bǎi zhī duō ， zhè xiē dōu shì xuǎn hǎo le bǎo wù ， hài pà bèi bié rén jié zú xiān dēng de xiū zhēn zhě 。
小半个时辰后，林轩睁开眼睛，出了房间，来到广场，放眼看了一下，提早赶来，等待交易会开始的修士有近百之多，这些都是选好了宝物，害怕被别人捷足先登的修真者。
He tilted his chin slightly, asking, "How much do you sell it for?"
qí zhōng dà bù fèn dōu shì xiū zhēn jiā zú de rén ， sàn xiū zhǐ yǒu liáo liáo jǐ gè 。
其中大部分都是修真家族的人，散修只有寥寥几个。
His casual yet somewhat arrogant demeanor silenced the other man. Although Lin Xuan was dressed as a scattered cultivator, he exuded an air of importance, possibly backed by powerful mentors.
lín xuān qiǎng le yí gè * qián de wèi zhì ， mò mò de guān zhù zhe zhōu wéi de xiū shì ， kě xī zhè shí hòu dà jiā dōu méi yǒu liáo tiān de xìng zhì ， suǒ yǐ yě tīng bú dào shén me qíng bào 。
林轩抢了一个*前的位置，默默的关注着周围的修士，可惜这时候大家都没有聊天的兴致，所以也听不到什么情报。
Considering his interest in intermediate techniques, the vendor’s attitude softened. He smiled and said, "One hundred fifty lower-grade Essence Cleansing Pills."
guò le yī huì er ， yí gè shēn chuān líng yún mén fú shì de xiū zhēn zhě zǒu le chū lái ， chōng zhòng rén bào le bào quán ：“ huān yíng gè wèi tóng dào ， xià wǔ de jiāo yì huì xiàn zài kāi shǐ ……”
过了一会儿，一个身穿凌云门服饰的修真者走了出来，冲众人抱了抱拳：“欢迎各位同道，下午的交易会现在开始……”
Seeing this change, Lin Xuan chuckled inwardly, having planned it that way. Since many might vie for the only remaining intermediate technique, he decided to act more arrogantly; this would make others uncertain about his background, adding a layer of caution.
yī xīn xiǎng yào shōu gòu bǎo wù de xiū zhēn zhě nǎ yǒu xīn qíng tīng tā luō suo ， jiàn guǎng chǎng rù kǒu de jìn zhì pò kāi le ， dùn shí fēng yōng ér rù 。
一心想要收购宝物的修真者哪有心情听他啰嗦，见广场入口的禁制破开了，顿时蜂拥而入。
Fortunately, no other buyers appeared yet, confirming that coming early was the right choice.
lín xuān yě bù hán hù ， jìn rù guǎng chǎng hòu jiù zhí jiē àn zhào yù tǒng jiǎn lǐ de jiè shào xiàng nán biān zǒu qù ， chū shòu zhōng jí gōng fǎ de tān wèi jiù zài nà lǐ 。
林轩也不含糊，进入广场后就直接按照玉筒简里的介绍像南边走去，出售中级功法的摊位就在那里。
Lin Xuan reached into his pocket and prepared to take out the pills. However, just then, a light voice from behind said, "One hundred fifty lower-grade Essence Cleansing Pills. I'll take this *Heart Refinement Method*."
“ zhè 《 bīng xīn jué 》 duō shǎo qián ？” jiàn tān wèi shàng hái hǎo hǎo de bǎi zhe yí gè yù tǒng jiǎn ， lín xuān xīn zhōng sōng le kǒu qì ， zǒng suàn méi yǒu lái wǎn ， biǎo miàn shàng què bù dòng shēng sè 。
“这《冰心诀》多少钱？”见摊位上还好好的摆着一个玉筒简，林轩心中松了口气，总算没有来晚，表面上却不动声色。
Lin Xuan's heart skipped a beat; he hadn't expected any last-minute complications. He turned emotionlessly and saw a young man dressed in the style of a noble family, wearing fine clothes and looking around 27 or 28 years old—a Flexible Spirit cultivator.
“ nǐ ？” fù zé tān wèi de shì yī wèi líng dòng hòu qī de xiū shì ， kàn le yī yǎn lín xuān ， yǒu xiē hào qí ， yuán yīn wú tā ， zhù jī qī de xiū shì cái yòng dé shàng zhōng jí gōng fǎ 。
“你？”负责摊位的是一位灵动后期的修士，看了一眼林轩，有些好奇，原因无他，筑基期的修士才用得上中级功法。
His attire and demeanor were unmistakably those of a cultivation family member.
lín xuān dāng rán bú huì shǎ shǎ de shuō míng zì jǐ de yòng tú ， wēi wēi yǎng le yǎng xià hé ：“ wǒ wèn nǐ zěn me mǎi ？”
林轩当然不会傻傻的说明自己的用途，微微仰了仰下颌：“我问你怎么买？”
Two jade bottles were thrown onto the vendor’s table, then the young man took out the jade tube.
tā zhè fù mǎn bù zài hū ， hái lüè xiǎn gāo ào de shén qíng dùn shí jiāng duì fāng zhèn zhù le ， suī rán lín xuān jǐn jǐn shì sàn xiū dǎ bàn ， kě què qì yǔ bù fán ， shuō bù dìng yǒu lì hài de shī zhǎng zài hòu miàn 。
他这副满不在乎，还略显高傲的神情顿时将对方镇住了，虽然林轩仅仅是散修打扮，可却气宇不凡，说不定有厉害的师长在后面。
"Wait," Lin Xuan stepped forward to block him.
zài lián xiǎng tā yào mǎi zhù jī qī cái yòng de zhōng jí gōng fǎ ， tān zhǔ de tài dù dùn shí hǎo le qǐ lái ， péi xiào dào ：“ yì bǎi wǔ shí lì xià pǐn xǐ suǐ dān 。”
再联想他要买筑基期才用的中级功法，摊主的态度顿时好了起来，陪笑道：“一百五十粒下品洗髓丹。”
"Why?" The noble family's youth wore an arrogant expression upon seeing Lin Xuan’s scattered cultivator appearance.
jiàn duì fāng tài dù zhuǎn biàn ， lín xuān xīn zhōng àn àn hǎo xiào ， zhè yě shì tā gù yì de ， jì rán wéi yī yī běn zhōng jí gōng fǎ hěn yǒu kě néng xǔ duō rén qiǎng ， nà zì jǐ dī diào jiù méi yǒu yì yì le ， bù rú biǎo xiàn dé gāo ào yì diǎn ， zhè yàng bié rén fǎn ér chī bù zhǔn ， yǐ wéi zì jǐ yǒu lì hài de hòu tái ， xiǎng gǎo guǐ yù jì liǎng yě jiù duō yī céng gù jì le 。
见对方态度转变，林轩心中暗暗好笑，这也是他故意的，既然唯一一本中级功法很有可能许多人抢，那自己低调就没有意义了，不如表现得高傲一点，这样别人反而吃不准，以为自己有厉害的后台，想搞鬼蜮伎俩也就多一层顾忌了。
"Do you know about the first-come, first-served rule?" Lin Xuan didn't want to waste time with such people. Given their likely hostile stance, he decided not to be polite.
bù guò shì qíng bǐ xiǎng xiàng de shùn lì ， zhì shǎo hái méi yǒu chū xiàn qí tā de mǎi zhǔ ， kàn lái zì jǐ lái zǎo yì diǎn de xuǎn zé duì le 。
不过事情比想象的顺利，至少还没有出现其他的买主，看来自己来早一点的选择对了。
"Haha, first come, first served? Can a scattered cultivator afford an intermediate technique?" The youth mocked him: "Besides, even if you had pills, would you dare compete with the Yan family?"
lín xuān jiāng shǒu tàn rù huái zhōng ， zhèng zhǔn bèi qǔ dān yào ， rán ér jiù zài zhè shí ， yí gè qīng tiāo de shēng yīn zì hòu miàn chuán rù ěr duǒ ：“ yì bǎi wǔ shí lì xià pǐn xǐ suǐ dān ， zhè 《 bīng xīn jué 》 wǒ yào le 。”
林轩将手探入怀中，正准备取丹药，然而就在这时，一个轻佻的声音自后面传入耳朵：“一百五十粒下品洗髓丹，这《冰心诀》我要了。”
The Yan family was a mid-sized cultivation clan with only a dozen or so members. However, their patriarch was an advanced Flexible Spirit cultivator, just one step away from Base Foundation.
lín xuān de xīn gē dēng yī xià ， méi xiǎng dào zuì hòu guān tóu hái shì chū xiàn le bō zhé ， tā miàn wú biǎo qíng de huí guò tóu ， zhǐ jiàn shì yí gè shì jiā dǎ bàn de gōng zi ， jǐn yī huá fú ， dà yuē èr shí qī bā suì zuǒ yòu ， líng dòng qī xiū zhēn zhě 。
林轩的心咯噔一下，没想到最后关头还是出现了波折，他面无表情的回过头，只见是一个世家打扮的公子，锦衣华服，大约二十七八岁左右，灵动期修真者。
Thoughts of the Yan family's profile flashed in Lin Xuan’s mind as he took out his pills: "One hundred sixty Essence Cleansing Pills; I bought it."
zhè chuān zhe ， zhè zhuāng shù ， zài pèi shàng tā nà fù rě rén shēng yàn de biǎo qíng ， bú yòng shuō ， yě zhī dào shì xiū zhēn jiā zú de rén le 。
这穿着，这装束，再配上他那副惹人生厌的表情，不用说，也知道是修真家族的人了。
Lin Xuan offered to pay ten more pills because, at the same price, the vendor would sell the technique to a cultivation family rather than a scattered cultivator. Unless he revealed his affiliation with Drifting Cloud Valley, which was impossible.
Lin Xuan's expression turned grim as he returned to his room after breaking through the restrictions with a storage bracelet. Standing by the bed, he remained silent, originally just wanting to pass time in a restaurant and see if he could hear any useful information. He hadn't expected such significant news.
At first, when he learned from the jade tube that there would be four intermediate cultivation techniques for sale that afternoon, Lin Xuan was quite pleased. His goal was merely the Spirit Control Technique within these methods; he didn't care much about the quality of the techniques themselves since they wouldn’t be used until the Base Foundation Stage, which was still a long way off.
Now, with only one choice left after three intermediate cultivation techniques had already been pre-ordered by cultivation families, Lin Xuan felt his task become more challenging. Unlike low-level techniques for Flexible Spirit cultivators, intermediate techniques were rare and highly sought after. The number of cultivation families attending the conference was not limited to just a few; even scattered cultivators might target the only remaining intermediate technique, significantly increasing the difficulty.
Although he had confidence in his supply of medicinal pills, Lin Xuan decided that it would be better to not hesitate. He must obtain an intermediate technique no matter what.
Though Lin Xuan was usually cautious and liked to plan before acting, this did not mean he was a coward. His careful approach was simply to avoid unnecessary trouble. But when faced with real choices, he wouldn't back down; a man of courage could take or leave things as needed.
With his resolve set, Lin Xuan sat cross-legged, first restoring his physical and magical energy to its peak. This way, if conflicts arose over the acquisition of techniques, his chances of victory would be higher.
After half an hour, Lin Xuan opened his eyes and left his room, heading to the square. He observed a hundred or so cultivators who had arrived early, waiting for the conference to begin—people who had already chosen their treasures and were wary of others snatching them first.
Most of these were members of cultivation families; only a few were scattered cultivators.
Lin Xuan took an advantageous position at the front, silently observing his fellow cultivators. Unfortunately, everyone was too focused on their own affairs to chat or share information.
Soon, a cultivator from Lingyun Sect stepped out and greeted them: "Welcome, all. The afternoon trading session will now begin..."
The eager cultivators paid no attention to his words, rushing into the square as soon as they saw the restrictions broken at the entrance.
Lin Xuan entered without hesitation, following the instructions in the jade tube toward the southern part of the square where the intermediate technique vendors were set up. "How much for this *Heart Refinement Method*?" he asked, relieved to see a jade tube still on display. At least he hadn't arrived too late.
The vendor was an advanced Flexible Spirit cultivator who looked Lin Xuan curiously. Only Base Foundation Stage cultivators needed intermediate techniques, and Lin Xuan didn’t want to explain his purpose.
He tilted his chin slightly, asking, "How much do you sell it for?"
His casual yet somewhat arrogant demeanor silenced the other man. Although Lin Xuan was dressed as a scattered cultivator, he exuded an air of importance, possibly backed by powerful mentors.
Considering his interest in intermediate techniques, the vendor’s attitude softened. He smiled and said, "One hundred fifty lower-grade Essence Cleansing Pills."
Seeing this change, Lin Xuan chuckled inwardly, having planned it that way. Since many might vie for the only remaining intermediate technique, he decided to act more arrogantly; this would make others uncertain about his background, adding a layer of caution.
Fortunately, no other buyers appeared yet, confirming that coming early was the right choice.
Lin Xuan reached into his pocket and prepared to take out the pills. However, just then, a light voice from behind said, "One hundred fifty lower-grade Essence Cleansing Pills. I'll take this *Heart Refinement Method*."
Lin Xuan's heart skipped a beat; he hadn't expected any last-minute complications. He turned emotionlessly and saw a young man dressed in the style of a noble family, wearing fine clothes and looking around 27 or 28 years old—a Flexible Spirit cultivator.
His attire and demeanor were unmistakably those of a cultivation family member.
Two jade bottles were thrown onto the vendor’s table, then the young man took out the jade tube.
"Wait," Lin Xuan stepped forward to block him.
"Why?" The noble family's youth wore an arrogant expression upon seeing Lin Xuan’s scattered cultivator appearance.
"Do you know about the first-come, first-served rule?" Lin Xuan didn't want to waste time with such people. Given their likely hostile stance, he decided not to be polite.
"Haha, first come, first served? Can a scattered cultivator afford an intermediate technique?" The youth mocked him: "Besides, even if you had pills, would you dare compete with the Yan family?"
The Yan family was a mid-sized cultivation clan with only a dozen or so members. However, their patriarch was an advanced Flexible Spirit cultivator, just one step away from Base Foundation.
Thoughts of the Yan family's profile flashed in Lin Xuan’s mind as he took out his pills: "One hundred sixty Essence Cleansing Pills; I bought it."
Lin Xuan offered to pay ten more pills because, at the same price, the vendor would sell the technique to a cultivation family rather than a scattered cultivator. Unless he revealed his affiliation with Drifting Cloud Valley, which was impossible.