Chapter 67

In the afternoon, the sky remained bright, and the scorching sun had yet to set.

At this time, a voice spread throughout the entire Fengjian City.

"The Xiao family is despicable and shameless. They achieved their family's success with the help of the Lin family's master, but they turned their backs and swallowed all of the Lin family's assets! I, Qin, have also been favored by the old friend of the Lin family. Now, the Xiao family has been destroyed, and the Lin family's assets will be managed by my Qin family. These assets will still belong to the Lin family, and the Qin family will only help manage them. All people can bear witness to this!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the entire Fengjian City was shaken.

"What happened? The Xiao family... was destroyed?"

"How is that possible!"

"That is the top merchant family in Fengjian City. How could they be destroyed so easily!"

"Exactly!"

"Who is spreading rumors in the name of the Qin family? That's too bold."

Everyone was astonished.

Within Fengjian City, almost no one believed this voice, but many people still came to the Xiao family's residence. Then, these people saw the Qin family's people entering and exiting the Xiao family's residence, moving many things back and forth.

"This..."

"How can the Qin family be at the Xiao family's residence? Could it be... true?"

"Is the Xiao family really destroyed?"

Many people were shocked.

"Hey? Isn't that one of the Xiao family's young masters, looking so dispirited?"

"Over there too, it's a member of the Xiao family, actually... carrying a bag?"

"Is this... leaving?"

Many people stared wide-eyed.

Then, when someone saw Qin Luo personally enter the Xiao family's residence, no one doubted it anymore.

The Xiao family, without anyone noticing, was actually really destroyed!

"The Xiao family, to think it was destroyed like this. It seems the Qin family has been hiding deeply for many years."

"Indeed, it seems the Qin family has been under the Xiao family for many years, all for this day. Who knows how much preparation they made in secret."

"But isn't it said that they are helping the Lin family manage the assets?"

"Tsk, can you believe that? The Xiao family used to say the same thing."

"This is just using the Lin family's name to justify themselves. Of course, it doesn't matter to us anyway."

Many people were discussing.

That day, in a short moment, the news of the Xiao family's destruction spread like a plague, quickly reaching every corner of Fengjian City, leaving all the forces astonished.

In the Yi Bao Pavilion, Xin Yao and Pu Shi both had a sharp look in their eyes.

"That young guy, he said he had something to do, and then, in a few hours, the Xiao family was destroyed. Could it be..." Xin Yao pondered, saying, "Old Pu, what do you think? How likely is it that he did it?"

"The Xiao family, though insignificant, could not be destroyed so quickly by an ordinary person. There would have been rumors beforehand," Pu Shi said, hands behind his back. "However, if a formation master acted, that would be different. These people have many means!"

"Old Pu, do you think the same as Xin Yao?"

Xin Yao asked.

"You mentioned before that this person seemed to have a grudge against the Xiao family. It seems he is the one. Besides him, no one in Fengjian City could do this silently. The Qin family alone definitely couldn't, they are just the public representative of that young brother."

"Interesting, I'm really starting to like this young guy more and more."

Xin Yao squinted her eyes.

...

Fengjian City was in turmoil, but at this moment, Lin Tian had already returned to the Wu Mansion.

"I need to practice quickly."

Lin Tian muttered to himself.

The destruction of the Xiao family made Lin Tian feel much more relieved, but he would not let this distract him from his cultivation. Arriving at the top pavilion, he began to draw spirit-gathering patterns, quickly creating three of them. As a third-rank formation master, drawing spirit-gathering patterns was a piece of cake for him.

After imprinting the spirit-gathering patterns, Lin Tian did not immediately practice but went down from the top pavilion to rest.

That day, after battling Zhan Feng and others, and then running to the Yi Bao Pavilion and the Xiao family, even he was a bit tired. It was about three hours before midnight, and he decided to rest until midnight, then get up to practice the Four Extremes Scripture. At that time, the stars would be in the sky, making it the best time to practice the Four Extremes Scripture.

"Brother, the meal is ready. Shall we eat now?"

Descending from the pavilion, Lin Xi's voice came.

Lin Tian had originally planned to rest directly, but hearing Lin Xi's voice, he smiled and walked over.

In the center of the small wooden table in the house, there was chicken soup, green vegetables, and millet rice, steaming hot. Since he earned his first spirit coins with the Fusion Martial Pattern, the lives of the two siblings had improved significantly. Plus, Lin Xi was a good cook, making the daily meals even more delicious.

"Xiao Xi, the Xiao family has gone bankrupt."

Lin Tian said with a smile.

For two years, they had always been oppressed by the Xiao family, and Lin Xi had suffered a lot. He wanted to make Lin Xi happy.

"Oh."

Lin Xi nodded, carefully serving Lin Tian a bowl of fresh soup.

"Oh?"

Lin Tian looked at Lin Xi curiously, just one "oh"?

Lin Xi looked around and said, "Brother, what's wrong?"

Lin Tian was slightly stunned and quickly said, "Nothing, nothing." Looking at this obedient little girl, Lin Tian realized that Lin Xi had never really cared about these things, which made him feel a bit sad. He knew that he had to repay every grudge, but Lin Xi's mind was pure enough to forget these grievances.

After a pause, he said softly, "Xiao Xi, are you used to it here?"

"Yes, I'm used to it. As long as I'm with Brother, I can get used to anywhere." Lin Xi nodded, her face full of a sweet smile, but then she said softly, "It's just that Brother always seems so busy..."

Lin Tian was slightly stunned and then felt a bit guilty.

To be honest, during this period, he had indeed rarely spent time with Lin Xi, or rather, he had never spent time with her. As a brother, this was indeed a bit negligent, after all, the two siblings were now each other's only family.

"Sorry, Xiao Xi." Gently rubbing Lin Xi's little head, Lin Tian said softly, "After Brother is done with this busy period, I'll definitely take Xiao Xi out to play, okay?"

Now his cultivation was still shallow, and he couldn't openly leave the Wu Mansion, with the Mo family watching closely. Additionally, he only had one month until his duel with Zhou Hao, and during this month, he had to focus on cultivating and improving his cultivation. Therefore, it was indeed difficult to find time to accompany Lin Xi, at least for the next month.

"Really?"

Lin Xi was pleasantly surprised.

"Really, Brother would never lie to Xiao Xi."

Lin Tian smiled.

Lin Xi was delighted, thought for a moment, and said playfully, "Lying to others isn't good either."

Hearing this, Lin Tian couldn't help but smile.

After the meal, Lin Tian let Lin Xi rest, cleaned up the dishes, and then returned to his room to sleep.

Night soon enveloped the earth, and soon the stars appeared in the sky. As time passed, the stars increased, and the starlight became more intense, enveloping the entire world in a layer of starlight.

Lin Tian woke up, stretched a bit, and then went to the top pavilion.

Looking at the dense starlight in the sky, Lin Tian opened a spirit-gathering pattern scroll, took a deep breath, and began to practice the Four Extremes Scripture, using true essence to guide the star power and the earth's spiritual energy into his organs. The intense pain came as it always did, but after experiencing this pain several times, Lin Tian was now quite composed.

"Buzz!"

A faint silver light flickered, and gradually, a thunderous sound echoed from within his body.

Lin Tian silently endured the pain of body cultivation, practicing the Four Extremes Scripture over and over again until dawn, when he finally stopped. He went down from the top pavilion, washed up a bit, rested for two hours, and then returned to the top pavilion to practice again.

During the day, without the stars, he practiced using the earth's spiritual energy.

Time passed quickly, and soon three days had passed.

During these three days, Lin Tian, except for resting and eating, spent all his other time practicing the Four Extremes Scripture in the top pavilion. This was indeed quite monotonous, but cultivation was always like this.

To become stronger, how could one fear monotony?

"Boom!"

On this day, in the top pavilion, a vast and powerful aura emerged.

A silver light illuminated the dark top pavilion for a moment and then quickly dimmed.

Lin Tian stood up, clenched his fist lightly, and heard the crisp sound of his bones.

"Finally, Body Cultivation Eighth Level!"

Lin Tian muttered to himself.

Half a month ago, he was at the peak of Body Cultivation Seventh Level. Now, after three days of monotonous cultivation, reaching the Body Cultivation Eighth Level was quite normal. Of course, during this process, the spirit-gathering patterns played a crucial role, increasing his cultivation speed by at least twice. Otherwise, he would definitely not have reached the Body Cultivation Eighth Level.

Clenching his fist again, Lin Tian felt his body filled with strength, his heart beating more powerfully, and his breathing becoming smoother. He did a small experiment: at the Body Cultivation Seventh Level, he could hold his breath for a quarter of an hour, but now, at the Body Cultivation Eighth Level, he could hold his breath for half an hour, indicating that his internal breath had become twice as strong!

Internal breath is closely related to the five organs and six腑, the stronger the internal breath, the stronger the five organs and six腑, and the more enduring the combat. In other words, after reaching the Body Cultivation Eighth Level, his current combat power was at least twice as strong as when he was at the Body Cultivation Seventh Level!

"Body Cultivation Eighth Level, hmm, I should go and choose a high-level Body Cultivation martial technique."

Lin Tian muttered to himself.

In fact, he could have gone to the Martial Scripture Pavilion to choose a high-level Body Cultivation martial technique when he reached the Body Cultivation Seventh Level, but he was delayed by some matters. Standing up, he tidied his clothes, and Lin Tian descended from the top pavilion, holding his identity jade token, and went to the Disciple Pavilion. Under the guidance of the Disciple Pavilion's officer, he updated his identity information.

Then, he went to the Martial Scripture Pavilion.

"Hmm? Body Cultivation Eighth Level?"

Receiving Lin Tian's identity jade token, the Martial Scripture Pavilion elder instantly showed a surprised look, looking at Lin Tian with some astonishment. The last time Lin Tian came to choose a martial technique, he was at the Body Cultivation Fifth Level. Now, after two months, Lin Tian had reached the Body Cultivation Eighth Level, which shocked the Martial Scripture Pavilion elder with his cultivation speed.

"Good, good, good, truly a monster with nine-star talent!" The Martial Scripture Pavilion elder looked at Lin Tian with full appreciation, handing back the identity jade token and said, "Go to the second floor, you can choose any high-level Body Cultivation martial technique. As for time, I won't limit you, take your time."

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