Chapter 40: The Shaken Lin Shimin and the Decision of Hidden Lin Yingjie

Chapter 40: The Shaken Lin Shimin and the Decision of Hidden Lin Yingjie

"Family Head, there are three cultivators outside who claim to be from the Hongshan Lin Family and wish to meet you," a young Lin Family member reported as Lin Xiuqi was attending to clan affairs in the Lin Family's main hall.

Upon hearing this, Lin Xiuqi furrowed his brows slightly and asked, "Hongshan Lin Family?"

In Lin Xiuqi's mind, a vivid image quickly emerged. It was a story his father used to tell him when they had free time after finishing their lessons – a story about the Hongshan Lin Family.

"Why have they come?" Lin Xiuqi's expression turned pensive. "Let them in, and also, send someone to inform my second brother to come to the main hall."

The Lin Family member responsible for guarding the entrance, Lin Xiong, nodded and turned to leave.The initial posting of this chapter occurred via N0v3l.B11n.

At the foot of Azure Heaven Mountain, the three members of the Hongshan Lin Family stood silently, their faces filled with astonishment as they gazed at Azure Heaven Mountain before them.

The dense spiritual energy produced by the Third Rank high-level spiritual vein was trapped within a small mountain range by a large array. This concentration of spiritual energy was so high that it had turned into mist. At a glance, the entire Azure Heaven Mountain was shrouded in spiritual mist, making it feel like they had entered a mystical land.

"Is this the effect of a Third Rank spiritual vein? It's quite extravagant," Lin Qing murmured, her mouth slightly agape.

Although Lin Qing had visited the territory of Third Rank forces before, none of them were as extravagant as the Lin Family.

"To receive the blessings of the Heavenly Dao is no small matter. In the next hundred years, although the spiritual energy in Renhuai County will not increase as much as it did in the past few months, it will continue to increase."

Elder Lin Ji commented, looking at Azure Heaven Mountain with a hint of envy in his eyes. Among the three, he was the one who hadn't spoken until now.

Lin Shimin, who had been silent, had his eyes fixed on a young Lin Family member standing guard at the mountain gate. This Lin Family member, appearing to be around twenty years old, had surprisingly reached the Ninth Layer of Qi Condensation.

However, even they, the lowest among them in terms of cultivation, were at the sixth Layer of Qi Condensation. It was estimated that it wouldn't be long before there was no cultivator below the Ninth Layer of Qi Condensation left in the entire Lin Family on Azure Heaven Mountain.

Not long after, two figures descended from Azure Heaven Mountain, instantly capturing the attention of Lin Ji's group. They were walking in tandem, and the person in the rear was easily recognized as Lin Xiong, the guard from the mountain gate whom they had just seen.

The person in front wore a white robe, and his expression was resolute. What really caught their attention, however, was his cultivation level. Lin Ji's eyes contracted just from a single glance.

"Foundation Establishment Early Stage!"

"What!?"

"He's a Foundation Establishment cultivator!?"

The exclamations from Lin Shimin and Lin Qing nearly sounded simultaneously. The two of them couldn't perceive Lin Yingjie's true cultivation level initially and only speculated that he practiced some form of hidden cultivation technique. They had never imagined that this young man of the same age as them was, in fact, a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

In reality, their initial assumption was not far off; Lin Yingjie had indeed cultivated the Concealed Sword Art. Otherwise, Lin Ji would have seen him as a Foundation Establishment Mid-Stage cultivator.

If that were the case, all three of them might have been genuinely shocked. After all, for a twenty-three-year-old to reach Foundation Establishment Mid-Stage, what level of spiritual root aptitude and resources would be needed?

Nevertheless, Lin Yingjie also frowned slightly at the moment when he saw the surprised expressions on the faces of the three. He realized that being a twenty-three-year-old Foundation Establishment Initial Stage cultivator was too conspicuous.

He resolved to reduce his outer appearance cultivation to the ninth Layer of Qi Condensation when he returned. Being a twenty-three-year-old with cultivation at the ninth Layer of Qi Condensation, while remarkable, would be within an acceptable range.

Just take Lin Shimin for example. "Three of you, please!"