Chapter 9

Tears streamed down Lin Zheng's face, his fists clenched tightly, his eyes bloodshot and wide with anger, his chest heaving from deep breaths, and his hair standing on end, as if he were mad!

Unable to suppress his longing, the heart-wrenching sorrow, Lin Zheng repeatedly pounded the ground, the sound of his fists hitting the floor echoing through the vast hall!

It took a full incense stick's time before Lin Zheng gradually calmed down, his thoughts slowly becoming clear!

It turned out he was the son of a man of great talent! Thinking about this, Lin Zheng's heart swelled with emotion! Although he had not been in this land for long, he had still heard the saying, "Live as a man of great talent, die as a hero of the underworld"!

Man of great talent was undoubtedly his father, so the hero of the underworld must be his elder brother who later fell into the path of evil! It seemed that after his death, his elder brother accomplished something earth-shattering, otherwise how could he compare to his father, a man of unparalleled talent?!

Lin Zheng slowly organized his thoughts. In the last memory, he remembered his eldest sister returning to the Heavenly Realm to find their clan. What about his elder brother? Did his elder brother also go to the Heavenly Realm? Did his parents return? And why was he here?

It seemed that the Three Lives Stone had not preserved all of his previous memories, but this was enough for now. He would take one step at a time, until he shattered the heavens and entered the Heavenly Realm, unraveling the mystery of his parents' and clan's departure ten thousand years ago, and settling the hatred he had carried for ten thousand years!

"Bang!" Lin Zheng swung his fist at the stone pillar beside him, the forceful beating causing his fist to sink deep into the stone! In the next moment, Lin Zheng withdrew his hand in surprise, as the stone powder fell and there was not a single trace of injury on his hand!

Hmm? What was this? According to his cultivation at the first level, he should not be able to achieve such a feat. Lin Zheng slowly recalled, could it be the golden veins on the stone wall!

Thinking of this, Lin Zheng pulled open his bloodstained and dirty torn clothes, and saw fine golden veins under his chest skin. Not just his chest, but his arms, thighs, calves, and even the fist he had just swung, all had fine golden veins!

Lin Zheng searched his mind for information about the golden veins, and was suddenly startled. He discovered that this was actually the family cultivation technique created by his father, no wonder he had a sense of familiarity when he carefully observed the veins on the stone wall! But who could have done this on the stone wall?

How did these veins end up on his body? Lin Zheng looked at his tattered clothes, and a smell of blood and stench hit his nose. Hmm? Was this the process of cleansing and refining the body?

It seemed that the effect of the family cultivation technique carved on the stone wall by the owner of the stone room was to cleanse and refine the body, and then transport him to the stone room to help him recover his previous memories! Who could it be? Someone who knew the family cultivation technique and was well-versed in the future, doing all this for him?

A figure suddenly flashed in his mind, and Lin Zheng began to tremble involuntarily. Could it be, could it be his father? With his father's unparalleled cultivation, it should not be too difficult to do all this. Is it you? Father, is it you?!

Right, the Three Lives Stone, the later memories, where is the Three Lives Stone? Lin Zheng ran to the stone table but found no trace of the Three Lives Stone. Where did it go? Where did the Three Lives Stone go?

Lin Zheng stopped, calmed himself down, and remembered a white light passing through before he woke up, as if something had entered his body!

Thinking of this, Lin Zheng quickly sat down and began to circulate the family cultivation technique. Instantly, all the golden veins in his body began to glow, and countless spiritual energies began to gather around him, all being absorbed into his body. The spiritual energy slowly circulated in his body according to the meridians of the golden veins, like a dry river meeting the spring rain, the spiritual energy began to circulate faster and faster, the meridians in his body continuously expanding, and black dirt continuously being expelled from his skin, until finally, red blood beads seeped through his skin, turning from red to gold, and the golden threads on his body slowly returned to his skin, leaving no trace!

Lin Zheng slowly slowed his breathing, and gathered his divine consciousness to slowly enter his body, discovering a three-layered, three-colored stone slowly floating in his chest, rotating gently in the interplay of light and darkness!

Lin Zheng was delighted, it was the Three Lives Stone. He gathered a thread of divine consciousness and slowly extended it towards the Three Lives Stone, but before he could touch it, the stone's spiritual sense was instantly absorbed by the Three Lives Stone!

Lin Zheng was annoyed and gathered more divine consciousness to approach the Three Lives Stone, wanting to enter it to explore and see if there were any other remaining information. However, the stone absorbed as much divine consciousness as it could, not allowing him to get any closer! Lin Zheng had no choice but to slowly withdraw from the inner vision!

Taking a deep breath, Lin Zheng slowly opened his eyes and found another layer of dirt on his body and face, and he could only laugh bitterly. His clothes and belongings were on the stone wall above, so he could not change or wash them for a while! Lin Zheng did not mind, and continued to sit down to carefully feel the changes in his body. Upon realizing this, Lin Zheng discovered that his spiritual energy had reached the third level, and although he could not compare it to others' third level for the time being, he slowly felt the strength of his body, the perception of the surrounding spiritual energy, and the outstanding divine consciousness, and believed that his future cultivation would not be too slow!

Lin Zheng calculated that there was less than a day left until the ten-day period, so he would cultivate for a while and leave a few hours to think of a way out!

Lin Zheng slowly closed his eyes, recalling the family cultivation technique in his mind, and circulated the spiritual energy in his body over and over again. He also categorized the countless skills in his mind. He believed that any skill he randomly passed on would cause a huge stir in the world, as it was the skills of a man of great talent from ten thousand years ago, and the accumulated treasures of the Lin and Yue families for countless years!

However, Lin Zheng would not be foolish enough to randomly spread the classics in his mind!

It turned out that ten thousand years ago, Lin Zheng had not cultivated a body of skills, not because of poor talent, but because he was a child of extraordinary talent. He could master the essence of all cultivation techniques and skills in a short time, a talent that earned him the title of a prodigy by the Lin and Yue families, even surpassing the exceptionally talented Lin Ao, Lin Yuyan, Yue Zhan, and Yue Xiaoran of both families!

However, what made both families helpless was that Lin Zheng, from a young age, did not like to cultivate, and spent his days causing trouble with Lin Yuyan, Yue Xiaoran, and others, making both families chaotic. Later, he was punished by the elders of both families and confined to a room with dozens of classics and skills. If he could read and memorize them all within a year, he would be released!

In the end, within three months, Lin Zheng broke out of the room and recited ten thousand classics and skills in the hall, word for word, and could manifest more than 70% of the skills, although only in form and not in power, still shocking the elders of both families to the point of pulling out their beards! Photographic memory was one thing, but instant mastery was another!

After that, at the age of eight, Lin Zheng still played around every day, being confined countless times, but often pointed out the key points of cultivation to others, and both families turned a blind eye to his mischief! Some people did not need to cultivate to make a name for themselves!

In fact, Lin Zheng only realized now that his prodigious talent, apart from the part he was born with, was largely due to his father's self-created cultivation technique! Mastering one technique, he understood all others. His elder brother, since the beginning of his cultivation, had only practiced the family technique and had not learned any other skills, yet still mastered countless skills and even created his own!

Moreover, Lin Zheng now understood that even if he knew a lot, without the corresponding strength to use these skills, it was just theoretical. Moreover, many skills required the perseverance of grinding an iron rod into a needle! Otherwise, ten thousand years ago, how could he have become a burden to everyone!

Now, he had superior conditions that others could not surpass, and he must work hard to cultivate, accumulating day by day to become stronger! At this moment, Lin Zheng made up his mind, the scenes from ten thousand years ago appeared before his eyes, like passing clouds, yet deeply etched in his heart! Only by constantly becoming stronger could he truly remain unchanged, and to decide the future, he must grasp the present!

Breathing in and out, the family cultivation technique circulated in his body over and over again, and the surrounding spiritual energy gathered towards Lin Zheng like a vortex. Lin Zheng sat still, like a statue!

The dust around him drifted, without a sound! The golden threads on Lin Zheng's body appeared and disappeared, seeming to thicken slightly. Lin Zheng's body was still covered in blood and dirt, and his tattered clothes clung to his body, but upon closer inspection, his skin shone like white jade!

Lin Zheng remained unmoved by anything, circulating the family cultivation technique over and over again. Unconsciously, his meridians became wider and stronger under the circulation of spiritual energy, the spiritual energy flowing through the golden threads throughout his body. These golden threads and the meridians taught by the sect were different, following a very unique pattern, opening even the smallest and finest meridians in his body. Lin Zheng felt his whole body becoming more comfortable, with the spiritual energy circulating without any obstruction!

The surrounding spiritual energy gathered towards Lin Zheng even faster, and he felt the spiritual energy in his body becoming thicker. The spiritual energy in his meridians slowly became denser and eventually condensed into a liquid, flowing through his veins, and was compressed in his dantian over and over again until his body was saturated with spiritual energy!

Suddenly, Lin Zheng opened his eyes, and an invisible golden light seemed to shine through his eyes. A faint golden glow flashed on his body, and he clenched his fists, feeling a surge of strength. His figure flickered, and the space around him was filled with shadows, the sound of whistling wind echoing. In a flash, Lin Zheng stood before the stone table, silently paying respects!

It was time to leave. Although there were still many unsolved mysteries, he now knew the path ahead!

The previous mysteries had been resolved, and Lin Zheng felt an indescribable sense of relief. He looked up at the stone wall above, which had no visible exit, and closed his eyes, his body slowly calming down, his heartbeat slowing, and his spiritual sense spreading out, feeling the space around him!

After being in here for so long, his breathing was still smooth, so there must be a vent or a weak spot that allowed air to circulate with the outside. Finally, Lin Zheng opened his eyes, smiled charmingly, and his figure flickered, using the walls for leverage, and with his fists, he struck the top of his head, causing stones, dust, roots, and rotten wood to fall!

A ray of long-missed sunlight pierced through the hole, dust floating in the light, and Lin Zheng le