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Swallow Green City, within a certain plaza of the Ling Family, one of the Four Great Families, many young disciples were gathered there.

"The show this morning was really exciting. I never thought that the trash Ling Yun Fan would be able to endure for an hour against Ling Jie, whose strength is stronger than even those at the fifth level of the Refinement Realm.

"Yeah, although that guy can't beat anyone right now, but facing an opponent with such a huge strength gap, how could he have such a performance? It's really not bad, but unfortunately, he still needs to be wounded. I really don't know if I can walk over here and test his talent."

"Hehe, you still want to come over to test your talent? "It's not like he is some powerful martial artist. How can he recover from such a heavy injury in such a short time? In my opinion, he is still lying in that dilapidated wooden house with his last breath."

All the people gathered in this plaza were discussing one thing, and that was that on the morning of the same day, Ling Yun, who had been called trash for seven years, was fighting with Ling Jie, who was at the fourth level of the Refinement Realm, for some reason.

Of course, Lingyun's strength was only at body refining second level. Even if he was to diligently cultivate, as well as have a unique method, it gave him two hundred pounds of strength compared to an ordinary body refining second level martial artist. Originally, body refining second level martial artists strength would at most be one thousand two hundred pounds of strength, and only after breaking through once would they gain a lot of strength.

However, even if that was the case, he still wouldn't be able to contend against an opponent with a higher cultivation.

"Is everyone here? "It's almost time for the test of talent. This time, the method is the same as usual. As long as I use all my strength to attack the Source Stone, as long as the Source Stone is able to flash brightly in the middle, it would be enough!" Just as everyone was discussing their own matters, on the stone platform in front of the plaza, a slightly old white-haired old woman wearing a dark green long robe suddenly spoke.

Immediately after, the old woman's eyes suddenly narrowed into slits, and said with an incomparably cold voice: "Lingyun Fan will test first."

"Our Ling Family's number one genius has not arrived yet."

"Haha …"

As soon as his voice fell, laughter erupted from the crowd once again, filling the entire square.

"Quiet!" As the old woman's words rang out, everyone quickly quieted down. Soon after, the old woman asked in displeasure, "Where is Ling Yun?"

"I'm right here. Who said I'm not here anymore?" In the silence of the square, a petite youth walked over from the back.

Seeing Ling Yunfan walking over, many people revealed an evil smile and opened up a path.

"Hurry up and do it, this old man really wants to know if you've improved." Looking at Ling Yunfan who walked over, the old lady spoke coldly.

Hearing the meaning behind her words, Lingyun knew that this old woman wanted to quickly see how he failed the test and then use it to ridicule his father. Although he knew the old lady's goal, Ling Yunfan did not have any intentions of disobeying her. After all, she was the person in charge of this talent test. Even as the son of the family, he could not ignore her words.

Bang!

Lingyun didn't want to waste time, so he ignored the old woman and punched the Origin Measuring Rock with all his might. The stone did not emit any light when it was hit by Lingyun, nor did it move at all.

Sure enough, after seeing this scene, the crowd below the stone platform once again let out a sneer.

"Haha … like I said, although this trash is a member of our Ling family, he doesn't have any talent in martial cultivation."

"Forget about everything else, just his performance of not being able to break through the third level of the Body Refinement Realm for seven years is enough to determine that he's a piece of trash for the rest of his life."

"Yeah, I originally thought that he was working quite hard from his cultivation, but I never expected him to still be standing at the same place. As expected, he is destined to only be an ordinary person's material."

"Ahh, I really don't understand. This guy is only an adopted son. Besides, his talent in martial cultivation is so bad, yet a person like him can always get the attention of the family. I wonder what the family's upper echelons are thinking."

"If his father wasn't the clan leader, he would've been a beggar by now."

Hearing the jeers from the surrounding disciples of the same generation as him surging in from all directions like floodwaters, the youth felt as if his heart had been ruthlessly pierced by countless nails. The pain was even more profound than the pain of his hands bleeding from clenching his fists too hard.

Soon after, the youth raised his head slightly, revealing a slightly immature face. His pitch-black eyes swept over the crowd before he left in large strides.

"Is the true side of these people like this? Perhaps it is because they revealed a humble smile in front of me back then. Now that they have seen the current me, they want to repay me several times over." After a bitter smile, Ling Yunfan returned to the last row that belonged to him. That lonely back and the world around him seemed a bit out of place.

Following Ling Yun down the mountain, one after the other, people began to go up for testing. Almost everyone was able to make the Source Stone release different degrees of light, and the best were Ling Yun Fan's elder cousin Ling Hong and Ling Jie's elder brother Ling Xuan.

"This year's innate talent test ends here, the ones with the best results are Ling Xuan and Ling Hong, both of them have the cultivation of body refining eighth level, and the worst is Ling Yunfan …" When everyone was done with the test, the old woman on the stage announced, and then placed her attention back onto Ling Yunfan who was sitting in the last row below, and said: "The clan has decided to take back all of the Ling Yun Fan's rights from today onwards."

After hearing the middle-aged man's declaration, the people who should have left started to mock Ling Yunfan again.

"Hahahaha, this time is great. Without the assistance of the cultivation resources provided by the clan, this piece of trash is finished. Now, it seems that he will really be reduced to a beggar."

"Of course! Back then, the Second Elder was very optimistic about Lingyun, but now that he has said it like that, it means that he is destined to become a cripple … "

"Scram, trash. Our Ling family does not welcome you."

The reason it was like that was because Ling Yunfan knew that even if he were to vent his anger, it would be meaningless. After all, everyone's strength was stronger than his, and any one of them could easily injure him. So, even if they wanted to vent it, they did not have any goal for him to provide.

"I really don't understand why the family head would accept a piece of trash like you, who would only bring shame to the family, and why the family would tolerate the existence of trash. Could it be that because of the loss of his wife, the family head's grief made his mind go blank, and that's why he treats a useless piece of trash like you as if you're a treasure?"

Just as Ling Yunfan took two steps forward, a voice filled with disdain came from behind him.

When these words entered his ears, Lingyun could no longer hold back his anger. He immediately turned around and saw a man wearing a green jacket and black shirt looking at him with disgust.

So it's actually you, Ling Jie, who was beaten to the ground and begged for mercy by me all those years ago, and you think you're worthy of humiliating my father? Or did you forget how you were afraid of me back then? Don't think that just because I'm weak now, I'm afraid of you! " Upon seeing the man, Ling Yun Fan's face that was filled with anger revealed a trace of ridicule.

"Hmph, I think you're tired of living!" Hearing this, the youngster called Ling Jie was infuriated as expected, and it seemed as if his sore spot had been poked, as his entire body began to tremble non-stop due to his anger.

After the surrounding people saw Ling Jie's anger, they all began to open up a path for him to the location of Ling Yun Fan.

This piece of trash actually dares to poke at Ling Jie's sore spot. One must know that Ling Jie is currently at the fourth level of the Body Refinement Realm, and is even said to have learned a Human Stage Mid Rank martial skill called Qi Fist, his strength is comparable to a martial artist at the fifth level of the Body Refinement Realm.

"This time, Ling Yun Fan will be severely injured."

"That father of his is probably going to appear again soon."

Watching the angry Ling Jie walk towards Ling Yunfan step by step, the surrounding spectators also had a face full of schadenfreude.

"Qi Fist" came to the front of Ling Yun. Without saying a word, Ling Jie clenched his right hand into a fist, within it, a tiny white wind that could be seen with the naked eye began to swirl around his fist nonstop, making his fist's power become even stronger, and he started to attack Ling Yun Fan without mercy.

Seeing that his opponent was using a martial skill the moment he started, Lingyun knew that he would definitely not be able to fight against him. After all, his opponent was a body refining fourth level martial artist, and he had the power of 2500 jin. This was not something that a body refining third level martial artist like him that had yet to break through could deal with.

However, even though he was only at the second level of the Body Refinement Realm, Ling Yun still gathered one thousand two hundred kilograms of power into his fist, and attacked Ling Jie's fist without showing any signs of weakness.

Ah!

Just when everyone thought that Ling Yun Fan would be severely injured because he was unable to withstand Ling Jie's attack, Ling Jie, who should have been a steady victory, suddenly snorted and took a few steps back.

"Ai, how boring. It's like this again."

"Gone. Gone. It's always like this. I'm tired of watching it."

"That's right, I really don't understand why Sister Ling Hong wants to help this trash all the time."

Seeing Ling Jie take a few steps back, everyone's attention was immediately focused on standing behind Ling Yun. Ling Hong, who was wearing a deep red dress and had a slightly seductive long figure, had one hand on Ling Yun Fan's back. After recognizing the identity of the person who had made the move, everyone left behind a few words of disappointment before leaving.

At this moment, they all knew that since Ling Hong had made a move, it meant that they were unable to see the scene of the Ling Yun Fan they hated being seriously injured by Ling Jie. And the reason why they were tired of watching was because Ling Yun had always been saved by Ling Hong in this way.

"It's Sister Ling Hong again huh!" After seeing Ling Hong, the arrogant Ling Jie wiped off the blood from the corner of his mouth, brushed away the dust on his clothes, and after tidying up a bit, endured the anger in his heart and left.

Seeing that Ling Hong had once again saved Ling Yunfan, the second elder shook his head helplessly and left as well.

"Thank you, Big Sister Ling Hong, for your help. Otherwise, I would have been carried away from the battle again." After everyone had left, Ling Yunfan smiled bitterly at Ling Hong, who had saved him, and cupped his fists in thanks.

After all, no matter what, Lingyun was still his cousin, and the relationship between the two of them was still very good. But now, because of the difference in talent in martial cultivation, they had become distant, and this was not because she intentionally avoided Lingyun, but Lingyun himself deliberately avoided it.

Because of this, their relationship was no longer as good as it was before. It was also because Ling Hong had always doted on her little brother that she became Lingyun's most trusted friend and relative.

"You're welcome. If anyone bullies you in the future, just tell me. I'll help you teach them a lesson." Following which, Ling Hong looked at his bloodied hands and replied with an expression of lament.

"Then I will go back and cultivate. Sister Ling Hong, you can't delay your training either." Seeing Ling Hong, who was as tall as him and had a face full of worry, Ling Yunfan felt a headache. Immediately, he forced out a small smile and walked towards the back without even looking back.

"It's that again?"

After she finished listening to Ling Yun Fan's words, Ling Hong frowned slightly as she muttered to herself.