Chapter 12 – The Conversation 对话

At night, Lin Yuan returned to his residence, sat cross-legged on the wooden couch, stared at the ring on his finger, and said irritably, "Hey, Mr. Ring, what on earth are you? Why do you have to make me get involved with that Tianhen Golden Wheel?"

The ring suddenly emitted a soft light, and a mechanical and indifferent voice sounded, "The Tianhen Golden Wheel is a crucial item. Its energy, structure, and spirituality are all things that I need to absorb. I can replicate it without damaging the original item. After the replication, the energy of the original item will recover in a few years."

Lin Yuan frowned, his face full of confusion, "Absorb and replicate? What on earth is this for?"

The ring explained unhurriedly, "You need to collect nine such items, and the Tianhen Golden Wheel is one of them. Each item has its unique spirituality and the power of rules. Only by gathering all nine can I... help you achieve your ultimate goal."

Lin Yuan's eyes widened, and his voice rose by an octave, "Nine items? Do you mean... I have to travel through nine other worlds? That's too outrageous!"

The ring was silent for a while before slowly saying, "The laws of each world are different, but they all have core items. This is the only way to repair... and find your original world."

Lin Yuan was stunned all of a sudden, his heart rate increased sharply, and his voice trembled a bit, "Repair... find my world? You mean I can really go back?"

The ring paused and then uttered a sentence, "Only in this way, you can get back the world that belongs to you."

Lin Yuan's head was buzzing. He scratched his hair irritably, "Get it back? Then where exactly am I now? Why did this happen?"

The ring fell silent again, and only Lin Yuan's heavy breathing could be heard in the room.

Lin Yuan was silent for a long time. Looking at the cold moonlight outside the window, he clenched his fists tightly and secretly swore in his heart that no matter what awaited him ahead, he would not back down. Even if the road ahead was full of thorns and full of unknown, he would still march forward bravely until he found his way home.

At this moment, the ring spoke again, "You're not alone. I will accompany you."

Lin Yuan was taken aback for a moment and then laughed, "You're right. And there's you, this mysterious ring. By the way, do you have a name?"

The ring: "Jiuchong (Nine Layers)."

Lin Yuan couldn't help laughing out loud, "What a strange name. It suits you, this mysterious guy, quite well. Hahaha."

The ring: "..."

Lin Yuan walked out of the room. The night wind blew on his face, making him much more awake. He looked at the starry sky, and the belief in his heart became even more firm.

The next day, the Longevity Sect began to select the candidates for the exchange meeting. Lin Yuan was informed that he had been selected for the combat project. Lin Xuefei and Bai Moli also received their respective tasks. One would participate in the battle, and the other would engage in alchemy. Meng Xinghe was, without a doubt, selected to participate in the discussion of Taoism. An exciting and thrilling journey of immortal cultivation was about to kick off.

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夜里,林远回到住所,盘腿坐在木榻上,盯着手指上的戒指,没好气地说:"喂,我说戒指兄,你到底是个啥玩意儿?为啥非得让我去碰那个天痕金轮?"

戒指突然发出一道柔和的光,一个机械又冷漠的声音响起:"天痕金轮,是关键物品.它的能量,构造和灵性,都是我需要吸收的.我能复制它,还不会损坏原物,复制后原物的能量过几年就能恢复."

林远皱起眉头,满脸疑惑:"吸收和复制?这到底是为啥?"

戒指不紧不慢地解释道:"你要收集九件这样的物品,天痕金轮是其中之一.每件物品都有独特的灵性和规则之力,只有集齐九件,我才能... 帮你实现最终目标."

林远眼睛瞪大,声音提高了八度:"九件物品?你的意思是... 我要穿越九个修仙世界?这也太离谱了吧!"

戒指沉默了一会儿,才缓缓说道:"每个世界的法则不同,但都有核心物品.这是修复... 找到你原来世界的唯一办法."

林远一下子愣住了,心跳陡然加快,声音都有些颤抖:"修复... 找到我的世界?意思是我真能回去?"

戒指顿了顿,吐出一句让人心里发毛的话:"只有这样,你才能换回属于你的世界."

林远听得脑袋嗡嗡的,烦躁地抓了抓头发:"换回来?那我现在到底在哪儿?为啥会发生这种事?"

戒指却不再吭声,房间里只剩下林远沉重的呼吸声.

林远沉默了许久,望着窗外清冷的月光,紧紧握住拳头,心中暗暗发誓,无论前方等待自己的是什么,他都不会退缩,哪怕这条路布满荆棘,充满未知,他也会勇往直前,直至找到回家的路 .

这时,戒指又出声了:"你不是一个人,我会陪着你."

林远愣了一下,随即笑了:"你说得对.还有你这个神秘的戒指.对了,你有名字吗?"

戒指:"九重."

林远忍不住笑出声:"好奇怪的名字,和你这神秘兮兮的家伙还挺配,哈哈哈."

戒指:"..."

林远走出房间,夜风吹在脸上,让他清醒了不少.他望着星空,心中的信念愈发坚定.

第二天,长生派开始选拔参加交流会的人选.林远被通知入选比斗项目,林雪霏和白茉莉也各自接到任务,一个参加对战,一个炼丹.孟星河则毫无悬念地被选中参加论道.一场精彩刺激的修仙之旅,即将拉开帷幕.