In the Nine Heavens and Ten Realms, everyone worshipped the strong.
Experts with high cultivations could move mountains with a wave of their hand, fill oceans with a flip of their hand, and roam the starry sky. The strongest experts could even have immortal bodies and live as long as the heavens ….
…
East Divine Province.
Yunyang City, a small border city in the Flaming Sun County. It was famous because of its proximity to the Yunyang Mountain Range.
On the fifteenth day of the eighth month, the Lin Clan was especially lively. Everyone gathered at the training grounds in front of the Lin Clan Courtyard.
Every year on this day, the Lin Clan would hold a coming of age ceremony for the sixteen year old children. At the same time, they would test the results of their cultivation.
Therefore, this was also a day for the younger generation of the Lin Clan to blossom.
As one of the three major powers in Yunyang City, the coming of age ceremony of the Lin Clan was definitely a grand event. Important figures from other powers would also be invited to watch the ceremony.
Because today, the youngsters who performed outstandingly would basically become influential figures in Yunyang City in the future.
There were dozens of people in the Lin Clan under the age of twenty. Among them were the grandson of the Lin Clan's Great Elder, Lin Ao; the grandson of the Third Elder, Lin Hong; and the daughter of the Lin Clan's Patriarch, Lin Longxiao, Lin Muyu.
Among them, the grandson of the Lin Clan's Great Elder, Lin Ao, was eighteen years old this year. He cultivated in the inner court of the Flaming Sun School in Yanyang City and was one of the top students. He was a famous genius in the entire Flaming Sun County and was also the idol of the younger generation of the Lin Clan.
As for Lin Hong and Lin Muyu, they would be having their coming of age ceremony today. They were also the main attraction of this ceremony.
Of course.
Other than the three of them, there was another well-known youth in the Lin Clan who was also coming of age today.
This was the son of the Lin Clan's Patriarch, Lin Longxiao — Lin Tian.
The reason why Lin Tian was famous was not because he was like the other three who had shown outstanding talent since young. Instead, it was because he was a fool.
There were even rumors that he was carried out by Lin Longxiao from a demon's nest in the Yunyang Mountain Range.
Under the influence of public opinion, he became a famous figure in Yunyang City.
"If the heavens don't accept me, I will destroy the heavens. If the earth doesn't accept me, I will crush the earth. So what if it's a god? So what if it's an immortal? They are just ants under my feet. Hahaha …"
A wild laugh came from the Martial Arts Practice Square. Everyone who heard it could not help but feel their blood boil.
However, the members of the Lin family were speechless when they heard this.
Looking over, he saw a young man with disheveled hair who looked like a beggar looking at the sky. His eyes were empty, and he was laughing like a maniac.
This person was none other than the famous lunatic Lin Tian.
He was the one who had spoken those words.
Beside Lin Tian stood a beautiful young girl. Seeing that Lin Tian had started to talk nonsense again, she couldn't help but pull on his sleeve worriedly and whisper, "Brother, there are many people watching. Can you promise me that you won't talk nonsense?"
"Hehehe, good, good …"
Lin Tian laughed foolishly and nodded his head. On his delicate face, there was an expression that would never change.
Seeing this, Lin Muyu knew that Lin Tian did not listen to her again and could not help but sigh faintly.
Lin Tian had this illness since he was young. His IQ was lower than a three year old child's. Because of this, her father did not hesitate to invite the most famous doctor in the Flaming Sun County. In the end, he still could not cure him. He could only prescribe some calming medicine for him to take when he went crazy.
"Lin Hong!"
On the Martial Arts Practice Square not far away, the voice of the Lin family's second elder attracted everyone's attention. It also pushed the atmosphere of the ceremony to the climax.
On the stage, Lin Longxiao sat at the head of the table. His face was expressionless, but he was not angry.
On his left and right sat two green-clothed elders.
Seeing a sixteen year old handsome youth in a white robe leap onto the Martial Arts Practice Square, the third elder on the right stroked his white beard and said with a smile, "The last time I brought Hong 'er for a private test, he had already reached level-seven of Qi-gathering. I wonder how much progress he has made in two months."
"Level-seven of Qi-gathering?"
Hearing this, everyone around them could not help but look in surprise. Even Lin Longxiao, who was as steady as Mount Tai, could not help but raise his eyebrows.
Heaven and earth had a spirit, and all things had a spirit.
To practice, the first step was to sense the elusive Spirit in heaven and earth, and then use a suitable technique to gather it for one's own use.
This step was called Qi-gathering by the common people.
According to the strength of the cyclone, the Qi-gathering realm was divided into nine levels.
The stronger one's talent, the better the technique they practiced, and the faster the speed of Qi-gathering.
To be able to practice to level-seven of Qi-gathering at the age of sixteen was definitely a rare talent in Yunyang City.
What's more, this was two months ago.
As long as there were no accidents, there would be a place for Lin Hong in Yunyang City in the future.
"Congratulations to the Lin family for producing another genius …"
Beside him, the patriarch of the Wang family clasped his hands and congratulated with a forced smile.
The rest of the people echoed his words.
But most of them were not sincere, because the stronger the Lin family was, the weaker their position in Yunyang City would be.
Hearing the congratulations of the crowd, regardless of whether they were sincere or not, the third elder's face bloomed with a smile.
He looked at Lin Tian and Lin Muyu below the Martial Arts Practice Square and said modestly, "My Hong 'er is nothing. The children of the Long family are all geniuses, especially Lin Tian. He has great ambitions and will achieve great things in the future."
Hearing this, the expressions of the crowd became strange.
Lin Muyu's talent was not bad, and everyone knew that she was a famous genius. It was rumored that she was at least level-six of Qi-gathering, and coupled with her natural beauty, she had the potential to cause the downfall of a city at such a young age. She was the dream girl of many youths in Yunyang City.
But that Lin Tian …
Haha, who did not know that he was a fool?
The ambitions and ambitions he spoke of were completely crazy, and no one took him seriously. How could the third elder of the Lin family not know this?
Thinking of this, the crowd's gazes fell on Lin Longxiao. Seeing his gloomy and ugly expression, they instantly understood.
Indeed, as the rumors had it, the relationship between the patriarch and the patriarch of the Lin family was not harmonious.
As for the reason, everyone more or less knew.
It was because Lin Longxiao had offended a powerful faction while searching for medicine for Lin Tian. Not only had he been injured and lost half of his strength, but he had also implicated the family, and the Lin family had lost more than half of their wealth. And this was only because of someone else that they had let the matter go.
As such, the elders in charge of the Lin family were naturally unhappy.
After all, the family's wealth belonged to everyone and not to Lin Longxiao alone. Seeing him lose more than half of it for the sake of his son, who could bear it?
Just yesterday, the head elder and a few other elders had joined forces to impeach Lin Longxiao from his position as patriarch, hoping to oust him from his position.
However, Lin Longxiao's position had been set by the strongest person in the Lin family, and also the only Distinguished Elder. Now that he was in seclusion, no one dared to disturb him, so Lin Longxiao's position as patriarch was temporarily stable.
"Third Elder is too humble. My Tian 'er and Muyu cannot compare to your Lin Hong."
Lin Longxiao took a deep breath and glanced coldly at the Third Elder. He ignored the mockery in the Third Elder's words.
The third elder smiled, and a trace of arrogance flashed across his face. He turned his gaze to Lin Hong on the martial arts platform, and a cold smile flashed in his eyes, but he did not say anything.
"Come, Lin Hong, let's test …"
The Second Elder looked kindly at Lin Hong, as he pointed to the black stone tablet that was about one zhang tall beside the Martial Arts Practice Platform and said with a smile.
This black stone tablet was called the Spirit Gathering Tablet. It was made from a special ore from the Divine Lands, and could be used to test the strength of a Qi Gathering Stage practitioner. Although it was expensive, any family with a little bit of power would always have one.
Hearing the second elder's words, Lin Hong took a step forward, and a smile appeared on his handsome face.
"Then I'll embarrass myself …"
Finishing his words, Lin Hong pressed his hand against the Spirit Gathering Tablet. In that instant, a suction force came from the tablet, and all the Spiritual Energy in his body was sucked away.
Lin Hong's expression did not change, as if he was used to this scene.
Boom!
In the next moment, the black Spirit Gathering Tablet trembled violently, and then it shone brightly. The black body of the tablet gradually turned into an emerald green, crystal clear, like a piece of high-quality jade.
Only the top of the tablet was left with a trace of black.
"So strong …"
A look of surprise flashed across Lin Muyu's eyes.
Even Lin Tian, who was beside her, could not help but stare at this scene.
"Level-nine of Qi-gathering …"
Many of the big shots in Yunyang City stared with their eyes wide open. They couldn't help but inhale deeply after witnessing this scene. They didn't expect Lin Hong's talent to be so strong. Based on the results of the Soul-Gathering Stele, he was only one step away from stepping into the Body Refinement Realm and becoming a real Cultivator.
"This Lin family has produced another prodigy after Lin Ao …"
The patriarch of the Wang family and the others could not help but look serious, and they felt a sense of pressure.
If this situation continued, it would not be long before the so-called tripartite balance of power in Yunyang City would be dominated by the Lin family.
"Hahaha, last time in the outskirts of the Yunyang mountains, I found a stalk of second-grade spirit medicine, Purple Spirit Grass. I thought it would be good enough if he could break through to level-eight of Qi-gathering after taking it, but I did not expect this fellow to be so capable and break through to level-nine of Qi-gathering. "
Seeing the shocked crowd, the third elder laughed heartily, and the pride in his heart was undisguised on his face.
"Very good."
The second elder stroked his beard and nodded with a smile, then asked, "Lin Hong, do you have anyone you want to challenge?"
Challenges were the most important part of the Lin family's coming-of-age ceremony.
Today, every Lin family disciple who had come of age had the opportunity to challenge anyone.
As long as you were strong enough, you could even challenge Lin Longxiao.
And the person being challenged could not refuse.
Hearing the second elder's words, Lin Hong seemed to have been prepared. He looked around, pausing for a moment on Lin Muyu before finally looking at Lin Tian.
"I want to challenge … Lin Tian!"
Lin Hong slowly raised his hand and pointed at Lin Tian as he announced loudly.
As soon as he finished speaking, the crowd was in an uproar.
In the next second, Lin Longxiao, who was sitting on the high platform, could not help but exclaim, "Lin Hong, what are you doing?!"
Looking at the gloomy face of Lin Longxiao, Lin Hong's face didn't have the slightest trace of fear. Bowing slightly, he said with a slight smile: "Uncle, according to the family rules, I have the right to challenge anyone in the family. In the Lin family, who doesn't know that brother Tian is full of pride? I, Lin Hong, have long admired him. Today, I will take the opportunity to learn from him … "
Hearing this, Lin Longxiao's face darkened. His hands on the armchair clenched so tightly that veins popped out. He was so angry that he wanted to kill someone.
In the whole of Yunyang City, who did not know that Lin Tian had never cultivated before? Challenging him, wasn't this bullying?
More importantly, the Lin family had another rule.
That was, private fights were not allowed. But on the martial arts stage, life and death did not matter. As long as one did not admit defeat, even if one died on the stage, the elders would not pursue the matter.
Even though Lin Longxiao believed that Lin Hong would not dare to kill Lin Tian, but breaking Lin Tian's arms and legs was still something he could do.
"How about it, Lin Tian, do you dare to accept my challenge?"
Lin Hong pointed at Lin Tian, his expression arrogant and provocative.
Lin Longxiao clenched his fists and glared at the third elder.
The third elder was unperturbed, ignoring Lin Longxiao's angry glare. He looked at Lin Tian below the stage and laughed coldly in his heart.
He wanted to see what kind of expression Lin Longxiao's father would have when Lin Tian was humiliated by his own grandson in front of so many people.
He did not know if he would still have the face to continue sitting on the seat of the head of the Lin family.
The big shots of Yunyang City who were invited to attend the ceremony also looked at Lin Longxiao with a strange expression. They did not expect to see such an interesting scene in the Lin family today. It was really worth the trip.
(PS: The acting tough mode will start from the second chapter. I don't want to see you guys hit me. Remember to fasten your seatbelts and drive off ~)
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