第六十五章 精英弟子

“ mǎ shī xiōng ！” lín xuān mó fǎng yè tiān de shēng yīn yǔ tā dǎ zhāo hū ， gǒng le gǒng shǒu 。

“马师兄！”林轩模仿叶天的声音与他打招呼，拱了拱手。

"Senior Brother Ma!" Lin Xuan greeted him by imitating Ye Tian's voice, giving a slight bow.

cǐ rén míng jiào mǎ tiān xióng ， rù mén bǐ zì jǐ zǎo ， hǎo xiàng shì yǔ zhōu yàn tóng qī rù gǔ de dì zǐ ， rú jīn gōng fǎ yě zài líng dòng qī dì liù céng de yàng zi 。

此人名叫马天雄，入门比自己早，好像是与周燕同期入谷的弟子，如今功法也在灵动期第六层的样子。

This person was named Ma Tianxiong. He had entered the sect earlier than Lin Xuan and seemed to be in the same batch as Zhou Yan. His current cultivation stage was around the sixth level of the Flexible Spirit Period.

yán gé shuō lái ， yǐ tā rù mén de shí jiān kàn ， jiǔ nián shí jiān ， dì liù céng de xiū wèi ， suī rán bù fán ， dàn suàn bù shàng tiān cái ， běn lái shì méi yǒu zī gé jìn rù jīng yīng diàn de ， bù guò mǎ tiān xióng de qíng kuàng bǐ jiào tè shū 。

严格说来，以他入门的时间看，九年时间，第六层的修为，虽然不凡，但算不上天才，本来是没有资格进入精英殿的，不过马天雄的情况比较特殊。

Strictly speaking, given his entry time, it took him nine years to reach this level of cultivation, which was impressive but not considered a genius. He didn't have the qualifications to enter the Elite Hall, but Ma Tianxong's situation was special.

tā bài rù piāo yún gǔ mén xià qián ， céng shì shì sú wǔ lín zhōng yī zhù míng de qīng nián gāo shǒu ， hòu lái yīn wèi jī yuán qiǎo hé ， tà shàng le xiū xiān zhī lù 。

他拜入飘云谷门下前，曾是世俗武林中一著名的青年高手，后来因为机缘巧合，踏上了修仙之路。

Before joining Drifting Cloud Valley, he had been a famous young martial artist in secular society. Later, due to an unexpected opportunity, he embarked on the path of cultivation.

dàn tā bìng méi yǒu jiāng yǐ qián de gōng fu huāng fèi diào ， fǎn ér lìng pì xī jìng ， yǐ wǔ rù dào 。

但他并没有将以前的功夫荒废掉，反而另辟蹊径，以武入道。

However, he did not neglect his previous skills; instead, he took a different path and entered the Dao through martial arts.

xiàng tā zhè zhǒng qíng kuàng ， xiū zhēn jiè bú shì méi yǒu ， dàn bǐ jiào shǎo ， jù shuō fán shì zhè zhǒng rén ， xiū xiān zhī lù bù kě néng zǒu dé hěn yuǎn ， xiǎng yào níng dān ， chún cuì shì chī xīn wàng xiǎng ， dàn jìn rù zhù jī qī què shí ná jiǔ wěn ， bǐ zhèng cháng xiū xiān de dì zǐ gèng jiā róng yì 。

像他这种情况，修真界不是没有，但比较少，据说凡是这种人，修仙之路不可能走得很远，想要凝丹，纯粹是痴心妄想，但进入筑基期却十拿九稳，比正常修仙的弟子更加容易。

Cases like his were not uncommon in the cultivation world, but they were rare. It was said that such people had a difficult time advancing further in their cultivation journey. The idea of condensing essence into a core seemed utterly absurd to them, but entering the Foundation Establishment stage was almost certain and easier than normal cultivators.

jiù piāo yún gǔ ér yán ， zhù jī qī xiū shì ， yǐ jīng shì běn mén de zhōng jiān lì liàng ， suǒ yǐ yǐ wǔ rù dào de mǎ tiān xióng ， yě huò zhǔn jìn rù jīng yīng diàn zhōng 。

就飘云谷而言，筑基期修士，已经是本门的中坚力量，所以以武入道的马天雄，也获准进入精英殿中。

For Drifting Cloud Valley, Foundation Establishment cultivators were already the backbone of the sect. Therefore, Ma Tianxong, who entered through martial arts, was allowed to enter the Elite Hall.

zhèng yīn wèi duì fāng qíng kuàng tè shū ， suǒ yǐ zài mén pài lǐ dà dà yǒu míng ， kàn jiàn shì rèn shí zhī rén ， lín xuān xīn zhōng sōng le kǒu qì ， bù pà lòu xiàn ér le ， zhuǎn shēn yǔ duì fāng dǎ qǐ le zhāo hū 。

正因为对方情况特殊，所以在门派里大大有名，看见是认识之人，林轩心中松了口气，不怕露馅儿了，转身与对方打起了招呼。

Because his situation was special, he was well-known within the sect. Seeing a familiar face, Lin Xuan felt relieved that there was no need to worry about being exposed. He turned and greeted him.

“ yè shī dì ， tīng shuō nǐ qián yī zhèn dé dào le líng qì ‘ huǒ shé ’， yú xiōng hái yǐ wéi nǐ huì bì guān xiū liàn ， méi xiǎng dào huì zài jīng yīng diàn lǐ jiàn miàn 。”

“叶师弟，听说你前一阵得到了灵器‘火蛇’，愚兄还以为你会闭关修炼，没想到会在精英殿里见面。”

"Junior Brother Ye, I heard you recently obtained the spiritual artifact 'Fiery Snake.' I thought you would be secluding yourself for cultivation, so it's surprising to see you here in the Elite Hall."

“ hē hē ， shī xiōng yán zhòng le ， xiǎo dì zhè diǎn wēi mò dào héng ， nǎ lǐ néng yǔ shī xiōng de kāi shān shén gōng xiāng bǐ ， wǒ zhèng shì zài líng qì xiū liàn shàng yù jiàn le yī xiē nán tí ， suǒ yǐ xiǎng yào lái qǐng jiào shī zūn 。”

“呵呵，师兄严重了，小弟这点微末道行，哪里能与师兄的开山神功相比，我正是在灵器修炼上遇见了一些难题，所以想要来请教师尊。”

"Haha, Senior Brother, you're too serious. My meager dao skills can't compare to your founding divine techniques. I came here because I encountered some difficulties with spiritual artifact cultivation and want to seek guidance from our teacher," Lin Xuan smiled.

suī rán píng shí yǔ yè tiān jiē chù bù duō ， dàn lín xuān shì yǔ tā tóng qī rù gǔ ， duì yú zhè jiā huo de xìng gé ， duō shǎo hái shì liǎo jiě yī xiē de 。

虽然平时与叶天接触不多，但林轩是与他同期入谷，对于这家伙的性格，多少还是了解一些的。

Although he didn't interact much with Ye Tian, Lin Xuan knew a bit about his personality since they entered the valley at the same time. Ye Tian was a hypocritical little man; he looked down on weaker junior brothers and mocked them, but showed deference to stronger ones. Since he was impersonating him, he naturally mimicked this attitude.

yè tiān shǔ yú xū wěi xiǎo rén nà zhǒng lèi xíng ， duì yú bǐ zì jǐ ruò de shī dì ， yǎn gāo yú dǐng ， cháo fěng qī fù ， duì yú bǐ zì jǐ qiáng de ， zé biǎo xiàn dé dī méi shùn mù ， bīn bīn yǒu lǐ ， jì rán yào mào chōng tā ， zhè fù xìng gé dāng rán yě yào mó fǎng yī xià 。

叶天属于虚伪小人那种类型，对于比自己弱的师弟，眼高于顶，嘲讽欺负，对于比自己强的，则表现得低眉顺目，彬彬有礼，既然要冒充他，这副性格当然也要模仿一下。

Sure enough, Ma Tianxong did not doubt him as he patted Lin Xuan's shoulder: "Haha, Junior Brother, you still speak like that. Let's go!"

guǒ rán ， mǎ tiān xióng tīng le ， sī háo yě méi yǒu huái yí ， pāi le pāi lín xuān de jiān bǎng ：“ hā hā ， shī dì hái shì zhè me huí shuō huà ， wǒ men yì qǐ zǒu ba ！”

果然，马天雄听了，丝毫也没有怀疑，拍了拍林轩的肩膀：“哈哈，师弟还是这么回说话，我们一起走吧！”

"Uh-huh!" Lin Xuan nodded and quickly weighed the pros and cons in his mind. While it was easy to refuse, entering with him had more benefits than drawbacks. The Elite Hall had many restrictions; having Ma Tianxong break them would reduce the risk of exposure.

“ ń ！” lín xuān diǎn le diǎn tóu ， fēi kuài de zài xīn zhōng quán héng le yī xià lì bì ， tuī tuō bù nán ， dàn yǔ tā yì qǐ rù nèi lì dà yú bì ， jīng yīng diàn zhōng yě yǒu bù shǎo jìn zhì ， yóu mǎ tiān xióng chū shǒu pò chú ， kě yǐ jiǎn shǎo zì jǐ bào lù de wēi xiǎn 。

“嗯！”林轩点了点头，飞快的在心中权衡了一下利弊，推托不难，但与他一起入内利大于弊，精英殿中也有不少禁制，由马天雄出手破除，可以减少自己暴露的危险。

The two walked towards the hall together. Ma Tianxong chatted aimlessly while Lin Xuan responded cautiously without revealing any flaws.

liǎng rén yì qǐ xiàng zhe diàn nèi zǒu qù ， mǎ tiān xióng yǒu yī jù méi yī jù de zhǎo huà ， lín xuān xiǎo xīn yìng dá ， dào yě méi yǒu lù chū rèn hé pò zhàn 。

两人一起向着殿内走去，马天雄有一句没一句的找话，林轩小心应答，倒也没有露出任何破绽。

A blue light appeared before them.

yī céng lán guāng chū xiàn zài le miàn qián 。

一层蓝光出现在了面前。

"Ah, another identity card. It's always like this," Ma Tianxong muttered as he turned to ask, "Junior Brother Ye, do you want to use yours or mine?"

“ āi ， yòu yào shēn fèn pái ， měi cì dōu shì zhè yàng 。” mǎ tiān xióng yī biān dū nāng ， yī biān zhuǎn tóu wèn dào ：“ yè shī dì ， yòng nǐ de hái shì wǒ de ？”

“唉，又要身份牌，每次都是这样。”马天雄一边嘟囔，一边转头问道：“叶师弟，用你的还是我的？”

"Haha, since Senior Brother is here, how can I dare show my incompetence." Lin Xuan smiled and replied, secretly relieved that there was an identity verification restriction. He hadn't expected this; fortunately, Ma Tianxong came along, otherwise he would have been stuck.

“ hē hē ， shī xiōng jì rán zài ， xiǎo dì zěn me hǎo xiàn chǒu 。” lín xuān wēi xiào huí dá ， xīn zhōng què qìng xìng bù yǐ ， méi xiǎng dào hái yǒu yàn zhèng shēn fèn de jìn zhì ， xìng hǎo yǔ mǎ tiān xióng yì qǐ lái le ， fǒu zé zì jǐ hái zhǐ yǒu gān dèng yǎn 。

“呵呵，师兄既然在，小弟怎么好献丑。”林轩微笑回答，心中却庆幸不已，没想到还有验证身份的禁制，幸好与马天雄一起来了，否则自己还只有干瞪眼。

Ma Tianxong did not hesitate as he took out a glowing crystal bracelet from his pocket, injected his spirit energy into it, and then swiped the bracelet over the blue light to verify his identity information. The blue light automatically split apart, and Lin Xuan hurriedly followed behind.

“ hē hē 。” mǎ tiān xióng yě bù tuī cí ， cóng huái zhōng ná chū yí gè sàn fà zhe líng qì de yāo pái ， jiāng shén shí zhù rù jìn qù ， rán hòu yòng yāo pái zài lán guāng shàng yī huà ， yàn zhèng le tā de shén shí xìn xī ， què shí shì jì zǎi zài àn de jīng yīng dì zǐ ， lán guāng zì dòng fēn kāi ， lín xuān lián máng gēn zài hòu miàn 。

“呵呵。”马天雄也不推辞，从怀中拿出一个散发着灵气的腰牌，将神识注入进去，然后用腰牌在蓝光上一划，验证了他的神识信息，确实是记载在案的精英弟子，蓝光自动分开，林轩连忙跟在后面。

They passed through several such restrictions along the way, which made Lin Xuan inwardly grumble. This Elite Hall didn't have many treasures; why was it so heavily protected? It seemed like some elders were practicing here or seeking enlightenment with prodigies, but why such strict defenses?

yī lù shàng yòu tōng guò le jǐ dào zhè yàng de jìn zhì ， kàn dé lín xuān shì fù fěi bù yǐ ， zhè jīng yīng diàn yòu méi yǒu shén me bǎo bèi ， bù guò mǒu xiē zhǎng lǎo xiū liàn ， yǔ tiān cái dì zǐ qiú dào de dì fāng ， fáng hù gǎo nà me yán mì gàn má ？

一路上又通过了几道这样的禁制，看得林轩是腹诽不已，这精英殿又没有什么宝贝，不过某些长老修炼，与天才弟子求道的地方，防护搞那么严密干嘛？

After about ten minutes, they arrived at a magnificent hall. Although its area wasn't as spacious as the Eagle Nest Pavilion's cultivation hall, it was richly decorated and far more luxurious than the cultivation hall. Lin Xuan couldn't help but marvel; the sect indeed treated these elite disciples differently.

dà yuē shí fēn zhōng hòu ， tā men lái dào le yī huá lì de tīng táng ， suī rán jiù miàn jī lái shuō ， zhè lǐ méi yǒu zhì yīng gé liàn qì táng kuān guǎng ， dàn què fù lì táng huáng ， zhuāng diǎn chén shè ， dōu bú shì liàn qì táng néng bǐ de ， kàn dé lín xuān àn àn zé shé ， mén pài duì zhè xiē jīng yīng dì zǐ ， guǒ rán dài yù bù tóng 。

大约十分钟后，他们来到了一华丽的厅堂，虽然就面积来说，这里没有稚鹰阁练气堂宽广，但却富丽堂皇，装点陈设，都不是练气堂能比的，看得林轩暗暗咋舌，门派对这些精英弟子，果然待遇不同。

It turned out to be a fortunate coincidence that today was when an elder with profound power was scheduled to impart teachings. The usual gathering of elite disciples from various batches had convened here.

shuō lái yě qiǎo ， jīn tiān qià hǎo shì mǒu wèi gōng lì shēn hòu ， jù shuō yǐ jīng dào zhù jī dà yuán mǎn jìng jiè de zhǎng lǎo yù dìng chuán dào de rì zi ， píng rì lǐ gè zì xiū liàn de jīng yīng dì zǐ qí jù yī táng 。

说来也巧，今天恰好是某位功力深厚，据说已经到筑基大圆满境界的长老预定传道的日子，平日里各自修炼的精英弟子齐聚一堂。

There were over thirty people in total, and only half of them were familiar to Lin Xuan. Fortunately, the elites all looked down on others, showing no signs of greeting.

yī gòng yǒu sān shí duō rén ， lín xuān fàng yǎn wàng qù ， jǐn rèn shí yí bàn ， hái hǎo zhè xiē jīng yīng dì zǐ gè gè yǎn gāo yú dǐng ， méi yǒu zhǔ dòng dǎ zhāo hū de yàng zi 。

一共有三十多人，林轩放眼望去，仅认识一半，还好这些精英弟子个个眼高于顶，没有主动打招呼的样子。

It seemed Ma Tianxong was an exception; possibly due to his background in secular martial arts before entering cultivation, he was currently greeting everyone one by one. Some returned the courtesy with a fist salute, while others ignored him with a snort. Ma Tianxong didn't seem bothered by it.

kàn lái mǎ tiān xióng suàn shì qí zhōng de lìng lèi le ， kě néng yǔ tā xiū xiān qián chū shēn shì sú wǔ lín yǒu guān ， cǐ shí zhè jiā huo zhèng yí gè yí gè āi zhe dǎ zhāo hū ， yǒu rén bào quán huán lǐ ， yě yǒu rén hēng le yī shēng ， ài lǐ bù lǐ ， mǎ tiān xióng jū rán quán bù zài yì 。

看来马天雄算是其中的另类了，可能与他修仙前出身世俗武林有关，此时这家伙正一个一个挨着打招呼，有人抱拳还礼，也有人哼了一声，爱理不理，马天雄居然全不在意。

Whether out of pride or rivalry, none of these so-called elites were concealing their qi. Without any need for detection, Lin Xuan could clearly see their cultivation levels.

yě bù zhī dào xīn gāo qì ào hái shì cún yǒu hù xiāng jìng zhēng de yì si ， zhè xiē suǒ wèi de jīng yīng men méi yǒu yí gè shōu liǎn qì xī ， bù yòng tàn cè jiù néng hěn míng xiǎn de kàn chū tā men de xiū wèi 。

也不知道心高气傲还是存有互相竞争的意思，这些所谓的精英们没有一个收敛气息，不用探测就能很明显的看出他们的修为。

After observing them all, the self-satisfied feeling that came from being at the sixth level of the Flexible Spirit Period was greatly dampened by this encounter.

zài dǎ liàng le yī quān zhī hòu ， ràng běn lái duì zì jǐ shí lì dào le líng dòng qī dì liù céng pǒ wèi zì dé de lín xuān dà shòu dǎ jī 。

在打量了一圈之后，让本来对自己实力到了灵动期第六层颇为自得的林轩大受打击。

The elites truly were elites; most had reached the sixth level. Of course, many of these seniors and elders entered earlier than Lin Xuan but had achieved such accomplishments solely based on their superior spirit roots with only a limited amount of medicinal pills from the sect. This made Lin Xuan envious.

jīng yīng jiù shì jīng yīng ， lǐ miàn jué dà duō shù dōu shì dì liù céng de xiū wèi ， dāng rán ， zhè xiē shī xiōng shī jiě hěn dà yī bù fèn dōu bǐ zì jǐ rù mén zǎo ， kě xiǎng xiǎng tā men shì zài jǐn yǒu mén pài fā de nà diǎn dān yào ， wán quán yī * líng gēn yōu yì qǔ dé de zhè yàng de chéng jiù ， lín xuān jiù yī zhèn yǎn hóng 。

精英就是精英，里面绝大多数都是第六层的修为，当然，这些师兄师姐很大一部分都比自己入门早，可想想他们是在仅有门派发的那点丹药，完全依*灵根优异取得的这样的成就，林轩就一阵眼红。

Only a few were at the fifth level, while the worst was still at the fourth level's peak. However, none of these so-called "worst" elites dared to look down upon him; they were just twelve years old and had only joined Drifting Cloud Valley a year ago.

zhǐ yǒu shǎo shù jǐ rén shì dì wǔ céng de xiū wèi ， zuì chà de yí gè ， zé shì dì sì céng dǐng diǎn ， bù guò duì yú nà ge “ zuì chà ” de jīng yīng dì zǐ ， zài zuò de què méi yǒu yí gè gǎn xiǎo kàn ， yuán yīn wú tā ， rén jiā cái shí èr suì a ， ér qiě bài rù piāo yún gǔ gāng gāng yī nián 。

只有少数几人是第五层的修为，最差的一个，则是第四层顶点，不过对于那个“最差”的精英弟子，在坐的却没有一个敢小看，原因无他，人家才十二岁啊，而且拜入飘云谷刚刚一年。

In such a short time, reaching the middle stage of the Flexible Spirit Period was truly remarkable.

duǎn duǎn de yī nián ， jiù liàn dào le líng dòng zhōng qī de dǐng diǎn ， nà xiǎo guǐ cái shì zhēn zhèng de tiān cái 。

短短的一年，就练到了灵动中期的顶点，那小鬼才是真正的天才。

Of course, what drew the most attention weren't them but the two people sitting at the front. They were roughly thirty years old and had already reached the peak of the Flexible Spirit Period, just one step away from Foundation Establishment!

dāng rán ， zuì yǐn rén zhǔ mù de hái bú shì tā men ， ér shì zuò zài zuì qián miàn de liǎng rén ， zhè liǎng rén nián líng chà bu duō ， dà yuē dōu shì sān shí suì zuǒ yòu 。

当然，最引人瞩目的还不是他们，而是坐在最前面的两人，这两人年龄差不多，大约都是三十岁左右。

Their demeanor was different from the other elites.

tā men de xiū wèi yǐ jīng dào le líng dòng qī de dǐng diǎn ， dà yuán mǎn 。

他们的修为已经到了灵动期的顶点，大圆满。

Although Lin Xuan was surprised, he still believed he was stronger than they were. Back then, Yan Tianheng was also at the peak of the Flexible Spirit Period and had been destroyed; at that time, his own cultivation level was only in the middle stage.

zhǐ chà yī bù ， jiù kě yǐ zhù jī chéng gōng ！

只差一步，就可以筑基成功！

As for the battle a month ago, Ye Tian was a six-layer cultivator who practiced magic. With his strange techniques and the Hundred Souls Banner, he should have been stronger than these two elites but still lost to him.

liǎng gè rén de qì zhì yě yǔ qí tā de jīng yīng dì zǐ bù tóng 。

两个人的气质也与其他的精英弟子不同。

He remained calm and sat down in a corner.