This was not because she had not worked hard, but because talent and opportunity only went so far.
Even if one looked across the Three Realms, how many mighty beings at the Tribulation Transcendence Stage were there? Which one of them was not a soul of astonishing talent and brilliance? Which one was not an immortal cultivator blessed with deep fortune?
Compared with them, she was still somewhat lacking. Thinking of this, the Silver-Eyed Maiden sighed inwardly, her face filled with desolation.
"Senior Sister, what's wrong?"
Lin Xuan turned his head in some surprise.
"Nothing."
The Silver-Eyed Maiden forced out the faintest smile. Though there was bitterness in her heart, cultivation was something others could not help much with in the first place.
There would be no use in saying it aloud, so why add a needless stroke to the painting?
Moreover, Junior Brother Lin had just advanced. To their sect, this was a great joy. If she spoke of such things now, it would inevitably spoil the scenery.
Leaving the Silver-Eyed Maiden's cultivation aside for the moment, as the sect's chief elder, the affairs she had to handle every day were beyond counting. In dealing with people and managing worldly relationships, even Lin Xuan was far, far inferior compared to her.
Thus, she quickly adjusted her mood.
Yet that trace of desolation, buried deep in her eyes, could not be brushed away no matter what.
Lin Xuan's heart stirred.
He was not some immortal cultivator fresh out of the thatched hut. How could he fail to see that trace of regret in his senior sister's heart?
He vaguely had some guesses in mind, but whether they were right or not was still hard to say for now. He would have to probe this woman's tone later before deciding.
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