Chapter 1 The Lin Family
In the southern border of the Wei Empire, the early morning sunshine dispelled the darkness. In the green jungle at the foot of the mountain, a winding muddy path passed through the vast mountains and stretched into the depths of the wilderness. Beside the path was a dilapidated inn. Inside the inn, the Lin family and their entourage were sitting.
All ready to go.
??"Qingshan, it's time to set off. Let's hurry up today and pass through Wolong Gorge. I think we can reach the station before dark."
An old man wearing a black robe, with gray hair and a weathered face said to a young man.
The young man is dressed in green clothes, has sword-shaped eyebrows and starry eyes, and is handsome in appearance. He is Lin Qingshan, the current patriarch of the Lin family, while the old man is Lin Changye, the elder of the Lin family.
"Okay, let's set off right away. Today I have to lead the way with your carriage, thank you for your hard work!" Lin Qingshan replied.
Lin Changye is the eldest son of the Lin family. He has taken care of the family's internal affairs for decades. He has always been conscientious, fair and upright, and is very loved by the clan. Lin Qingshan's tone is full of respect for the family elders.
"It's not hard, I just ask for the blessings of my ancestors. This land reclamation will go smoothly, and my Lin family's glory will be restored in the future, so that I can have the honor to go to Jiuquan to meet the ancestors of the Lin family!" Lin Changye replied in a heavy tone.
Lin Changye's words reminded Lin Qingshan of his family's past.
The Lin family was originally a Lingwu family in the Pingnan Acropolis on the border of the Wei Empire. The first ancestor, Lin Hongjing, was born into an ordinary mortal family, but had outstanding qualifications and was accepted as an inner disciple by the academy in Anning County.
He cultivated to the ninth level of Kaiyuan in his early thirties, and entered the Concentration Realm at the age of fifty. After his cultivation was successful, Patriarch Lin Hongjing gave up on his promising future in the academy and returned to the Lin family at a huge cost to buy family property and train the family's descendants.
He supported the family and founded the Lin family of Lingwu family.
The Lin family has been establishing the clan through martial arts for more than three hundred years. In addition to the ancestor Lin Hongjing, there have also been two Concentrating Spirit Realm warriors.
It is a pity that the family has been in bad luck in recent years. It raised huge sums of money twice to purchase Condensing Pills and helped the elders of the Kaiyuan Ninth Level in the family to break through, but failed to achieve the breakthrough as expected.
After the last Ningshen Ancestor passed away, the family had not yet cultivated a replacement Ningshen Ancestor, and due to two purchases of Ningshen Pills, it was heavily in debt and had to sell off most of the family property to pay off the debt.
Without the protection of the concentrating warriors, the Lin family in Pingnan Acropolis was like a piece of meat on the table, and everyone wanted to take a bite of it.
Even the family's core property, fifty acres of spiritual land, was taken away by someone. In order to protect the foundation of the family, the previous head of the family, Lin Changzhi, had to make a martial arts oath with the other party. In the end, he was bloody in the arena and lost his life.
A country cannot be without a king for a day, and a family cannot be without a master for a day. When the situation is in turmoil, the family elders have no choice but to keep everything simple, eliminate the competition among clan leaders, and directly support Lin Changzhi's eldest son Lin Qingshan as the new clan leader.
After Lin Qingshan, who was only eighteen years old, became the clan leader, he turned out to be unexpectedly mature, capable, and resolute, and quickly gained recognition from his clan members.
In just ten days, he decisively sold the family's only remaining restaurant and two shops in a prosperous area. With the help of the Lin family's contacts accumulated over the years in Pingnan Guard, he went to guard the town to exchange for a job.
He issued a pioneering order and planned to leave the Acropolis and lead the family to start over.
A number of thoughts flashed through his mind, and Lin Qingshan comforted him: "Uncle, there is no need to be sad. As long as our family is united and moves forward bravely, the glory of the Lin family is just around the corner."
Lin Qingshan's words were not just to comfort Lin Changye, he was really confident that he had a secret that he didn't tell his tribe members.
The former Lin Qingshan was in a trance after Lin Changzhi's death, something went wrong during his cultivation, and he died.
Now he has traveled from a place called Earth.
In his previous life, he was a designer who died unexpectedly due to overtime work all year round. Now that God has given him a chance to start over, how could he not cherish it? In this life, he wants to live for himself, not to be a soulless robot.
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Moreover, Lin Qingshan has merged the memories of two lives. He feels that there are many places for him to show off his talents in this interesting world of spiritual martial arts!
Let’s talk about the Lin family. The family has a population of thousands and nearly a hundred core members with cultivation qualifications. Although they have declined, they are very united. In other words, the Lingwu family in this world, which is connected by blood, is very united and has a strong sense of family honor.
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In short, Lin Qingshan feels that the cards in his hand are not good, but they are not bad and he can play!
"Qingshan, I believe in you, but it's a pity that my uncle is useless. He has low-grade blood qualifications. He has only just reached the ninth level of Kaiyuan at an old age. He has no hope of concentration in this life. The future of the family can only rely on young people like you." Lin Changye sighed.
The martial arts path is long and long, with obstacles and obstacles. Each realm is divided into nine levels. Kaiyuan is the first realm of martial arts.
If one does not rely on any external objects, only eats ordinary grains and vegetables, and refines the thin spiritual energy in the air, it will take sixty years for a warrior with low-grade bloodline qualifications to reach the peak of the ninth level of Kaiyuan.
Ordinary children start to become literate at the age of six. It is estimated that by the age of ten they can understand some common sense of martial arts and perform simple exercises. By the time they reach the ninth level of Kaiyuan, they will be seventy years old.
At such an advanced age, the blood energy has already begun to decline, and it is very difficult to maintain the current state, let alone attack a higher martial arts state.
Although Lin Changye has a withered appearance, this is due to years of hard work for the family, coupled with the decline of the family in recent years and the premature aging caused by a depressed spirit.
In fact, Lin Changye is only fifty-four years old this year. Considering that he is busy with family affairs and does not have much time to practice, plus he has average qualifications and the family does not have many training resources, it is normal for him to have just reached the ninth level of Kaiyuan.
For warriors, training resources are as important as training talents. Supplementing spiritual food, swallowing spiritual pills, and using spiritual veins to practice can greatly speed up the advancement of martial arts.
The Lin family has not been well-off in recent years, and naturally cannot provide enough spiritual food and elixirs to the clan, so they can only concentrate their resources on cultivating the clan's middle-grade qualified warriors.
After all, the higher the bloodline qualification, the faster the cultivation speed, and the greater the probability of breaking through to a great realm.
If a person with low-level bloodline qualifications does not have the Concentrating Pill, the probability of breaking through from the ninth level of Kaiyuan to the Concentrating State by his own strength is extremely low. Even if he borrows the power of the pill, the probability of advancing to the Concentrating State is only about 30%. If he is old and frail, the probability of breakthrough is even lower!
Lin Qingshan's martial arts talent is quite good, and he is a middle-grade bloodline. There are only four people in the Lin family who have such qualifications. Thanks to the family's resources and his years of hard training, the eighteen-year-old Lin Qingshan has
The strength of the fifth level of Kaiyuan.
"Uncle has taken care of the family's internal affairs for many years and has made outstanding contributions. Don't underestimate yourself!" Lin Qingshan comforted him: "From now on, Qingshan will definitely live up to the expectations of uncle and the clan and strive for the rise of the Lin family. In the future, he will be at the top and be seen by everyone.
Shanxiao!”
"His sun is so high that he can see all the mountains at a glance! Well said, Qingshan, you are not only excellent in martial arts, but also outstanding in literary talent and strategy. I am very relieved to have a junior like you in the clan. You are much more powerful than your brother Qinghao.
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Lin Changye became more and more satisfied with his nephew. His mother died in childbirth when the child was born. It may be because he did not have a mother. Lin Qingshan has been relatively introverted since he was a child. He is gentle in dealing with people. After being exposed to martial arts, he devoted himself to practicing. The only thing that is more impressive is that he is more and more satisfied with his nephew.
He just has good martial arts qualifications.
The clan elected Lin Qingshan as the clan leader because he had martial arts qualifications and was the son of the previous clan leader, but more to stabilize people's hearts at a critical moment. Unexpectedly, Lin Qingshan was unexpectedly excellent, mature and steady in his work, without losing the boldness of a young man.
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If the Lin family does not decisively cut off their tails to survive, there is a high probability that other families will slowly take over their property, accelerate their decline, and their bloodline qualifications will gradually become thinner from generation to generation. Finally, they will die in the Acropolis, and their clan members will become ordinary city citizens, forgetting the glory of their ancestors.
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Lin Qingshan's actions gave the clan members hope again. Although the hope was slim, at such a precarious time, the Lin family could completely accept this result.
"Uncle, thank you. Brother Qinghao is not bad either. He might turn into a dragon when the storm hits him one day!" Lin Qingshan replied with a modest smile.
After all, as a man of two generations, it is easy to just casually throw out a few famous quotes. In order to inspire his tribe these days, he has memorized a lot of poems!
Lin Changye has a son and a daughter. Lin Qinghao is Lin Changye's eldest son. Lin Changye also has a daughter named Lin Qingxuan.
Lin Qinghao is over thirty years old. He is loyal and honest. He is not as smart and capable as Lin Changye, but he is calm and diligent in practice. He only has average martial arts qualifications and is now at the sixth level of Kaiyuan.
"Haha, if he were half as good as Qingshan you, I would be satisfied!" Lin Changye replied: "It's getting late, I should go and greet the carriage team to set off."
Chapter completed!