Cultivation Begins with Daily Intelligence Reports

105: Lin Lingshan, at the seventh level of Qi RefiningIn the following days, the Lin Family appeared calm on the surface, like a pond briefly catching its breath after being severely ravaged by a storm.

Surprisingly, things had quieted down on Grand Elder Lin Chenghai’s side. He was busy all day directing clansmen to rebuild the ancestral hall and several important houses that had been smashed to pieces by the demonic Cultivators, acting as if he were utterly devoted to the family.

Lin Jingyu curled his lip at the sight. This old fox was acting so convincingly, but who knew what wicked schemes he was brewing in private.

He was also happy to have some peace and quiet, diving headfirst into the ocean of cultivation and Alchemy knowledge.

During the day, he studied Alchemy. Those complex medicinal property combinations and fire control techniques were like a butcher carving an ox before his powerful Mental Energy and ’Mind Dividing into Three Uses’; little by little, they were thoroughly understood and digested.

At night, he refined the pure Spiritual Qi from the six-tailed foxtail grass seeds to consolidate his Qi Refining Fourth Layer cultivation. His days were fulfilling yet low-key.

Because he basically didn’t leave the house for these few days, the news refreshed on the intelligence panel was always about events thousands of miles away that had nothing to do with him.

Like which Sect’s Grand Elder specifically liked stealing widows’ hearts, or what fun events happened in which province... He clicked his tongue as he read, treating it merely as a way to broaden his horizons.

Until the day before the official alliance with the Liu Family.

Early in the morning, as soon as Lin Jingyu pushed open his door, he saw two clansmen from the Grand Elder’s faction standing outside the courtyard, holding a set of glaringly bright red Phoenix Coronet and Robes.

The leading disciple said with a fake smile, ”This is the auspicious attire prepared for Fairy Jingxia to wear at tomorrow’s alliance ceremony. Please keep it safe.”

After speaking, he handed the items to the patrol team members blocking the two of them.

With a look of schadenfreude, he turned and left, not even bothering to maintain proper etiquette.

Lin Jingyu didn’t move, but a half-smile slowly curled onto his lips, as cold as ice shards in the depths of winter.

He took the items into the room.

He then called both Lin Jingxia and the Family Head, Lin Lingshan, over.

After seeing the Phoenix Coronet and Robes, Lin Lingshan’s face turned so livid it looked like ink could be squeezed from it.

”Uncle Lingshan, look at this thing. Doesn’t it look festive?”

Lin Jingyu was still fanning the flames.

”Festive my foot!”

Lin Lingshan let out a low roar. The anger he had suppressed for several days could no longer be contained, and he suddenly slammed a palm onto that pile of eye-searing red silk!

Boom!

A fierce and matchless force, carrying a scent of blood, erupted! That exquisite Phoenix Coronet and Robes, along with the corner of the wooden table beneath, were instantly ground to dust!

The red silk fragments mixed with wood chips, as if crushed by an invisible millstone, drifted all over the floor.

Lin Lingshan shook his hand and stood with his hands behind his back. A heavy Aura, like a mountain pressing down, emanated from his burly body.

Although it wasn’t the spiritual power pressure of a Qi Refining Cultivator, it carried a suffocating sense of oppression brought by pure strength.

His eyes were cold, and his words seemed to be squeezed out from between his teeth:

”Since someone is hell-bent on selling their daughter for glory and treading on the family’s honor like a rag, then don’t blame me, Lin Lingshan, for cleaning house on behalf of the ancestors!”

Feeling that unique and powerful pressure, Lin Jingyu’s heart skipped a beat, and a light of pleasant surprise burst from his eyes:

”Uncle Lingshan! You... you’ve had a breakthrough?”

The anger on Lin Lingshan’s face softened slightly. Looking at the youth before him who seemed capable of supporting the heavens overnight, he rarely showed a sincere smile, tinged with the pride of finally being able to hold his head high:

”Thanks to you, I’ve fortunately taken a step further in the Immovable Wisdom King Art and finally condensed the prototype of the Immovable Wisdom King Body!

Hmph, now even if an ordinary Qi Refining Seventh Layer Cultivator stood before me, I could pull his bones apart to make soup!”

He clenched his fists, his knuckles making a popping sound like crackling beans, full of the confidence of absolute power.

Although he wasn’t a dual Cultivator of magic and body now, his spiritual power had long since merged into his flesh and blood. Every movement was a double strike of physical force and power.

To him, there was no need for long-range attacks; his Physical Body was the strongest weapon!

He looked at Lin Jingyu, his feelings deepening:

”Ultimately, it’s all thanks to your Medicinal Pills! Without those wisdom king body replenishing pills, especially those few enhanced versions, even if I had endured for another year, I might not have crossed this threshold!”

Lin Jingyu hurriedly waved his hands, his attitude sincere:

”Uncle Lingshan, you’re being too kind. This is the foundation you’ve accumulated through over ten years of bitter cultivation coming to fruition; it’s a natural progression. My pills merely happened to draw out this power.”

Seeing Lin Jingyu’s calm and composed manner, Lin Lingshan was filled with emotion.

Extraordinary talent, meticulous thinking, an Alchemy genius, and he knows how to be tactful and when to advance or retreat... This kid is simply a savior sent to the Lin Family by the Heavens!

His gaze shifted, falling on Lin Jingxia nearby, whose eyes were red and face was pale as she shivered while holding Little Ash.

Lin Lingshan’s heart softened, and his voice became gentler: ”Jingxia girl, don’t be afraid. With your Uncle Lingshan and your brother here, even if the King of Heaven himself comes, don’t even think about being married off!

Your parents passed away early, so today I will make the decisions for them! I’m going right now to drag those ungrateful old things out and break their dog legs!”

As Lin Lingshan spoke, he was about to rush out, his fierce energy making him look like a savage Vicious Beast that had just broken free from its chains.

”Uncle Lingshan, wait!”

Lin Jingyu’s figure flashed, and he blocked the way, his voice incredibly calm.

”Acting now would certainly be satisfying. But the Liu Family people are coming tomorrow. They could use this as an excuse, saying our Lin Family is internally unstable, to tear up the alliance treaty or even take the opportunity to cause trouble and make outrageous demands. By then, even if we are in the right, we’ll be seen as in the wrong.”

A calculating light flickered in Lin Jingyu’s eyes as he lowered his voice:

”Why not... endure for one more day. Right now, everyone, including the Grand Elder, has been deceived.

They believe you, the Family Head, are already on the verge of death and, furthermore, that you haven’t purchased any high-grade healing pills. They are certain you cannot recover.”

A cold curve appeared at the corner of his mouth: ”So they will definitely be off guard! Tomorrow, at the Alliance Ceremony when guests from all sides are gathered, at the most critical moment, you can descend from the heavens and, with thunderous momentum, smash this bullshit alliance to pieces on the spot!”

”Then pin all the blame on the Grand Elder and the others! Just say you never agreed to the alliance in the first place. After all, you are the Family Head and have the highest decision-making power in the family.”

”At that time, even if the Liu Family wants to turn hostile, they can only settle scores with the Grand Elder; it will have nothing to do with us. And...”

Tomorrow wouldn’t just be the Liu Family; there was also the menacing Black Wind Stockade.

The Black Wind Stockade was coming with the intention of swallowing the Lin Family whole, not letting a single person escape.

At that time, if the Grand Elder and the others were gone, the Liu Family could easily withdraw. How then could he drag the Liu Family into the mess?

Only when the situation was chaotic enough could he snatch chestnuts from the fire and fish in troubled waters.