Chapter 3: The Crisis Of The Lin Family, Foundation Building Monsters!
Fifteen minutes later.
After repeated confirmation, Lin Ran finally accepted the fact that the thirty-meter-long Black Python in front of her was her great-uncle.
"Great-uncle, how did you change so much all of a sudden?"
"I heard Dad say that the strength of spirit beasts can mostly be determined by observing their bodies. You're about the same as Great-grandmother?
Could it be that your cultivation has also reached Qi Refinement Stage Nine?! "
Lin Ran looked at the unfamiliar Black Python in front of her and asked with a face full of surprise.
Lin Xuan did not reveal any aura from head to toe, so she could not see Lin Xuan's cultivation. However, from the changes in his body, she could tell that something extraordinary had happened to Lin Xuan.
"I don't know. It's probably a legacy that my mother left for me."
Lin Xuan answered casually.
Lin Ran, on the other hand, believed it. There were many examples of spirit beasts passing down their cultivation and even their innate magical powers to their descendants through the method of legacy.
However, it was rare to leave half of it behind. A situation like her great-uncle's was basically unheard of.
Thinking of this, Lin Ran suddenly realized that there seemed to be something strange about her breakthrough this time. She originally wanted to investigate it after the breakthrough, but her great-uncle diverted her attention.
"Great-uncle, when I was cultivating just now, did you help me breakthrough?"
Lin Ran looked at Lin Xuan and asked respectfully.
Lin Xuan smiled. "Are you referring to this?"
With that, Lin Xuan summoned wisps of moonlight and wrapped them around Lin Ran.
Lin Ran was stunned by the scene before her eyes.
Moonlight?!
In this world, most cultivators mainly absorbed spirit energy to cultivate. To be precise, it was not only cultivators, but also demon beasts and spirit beasts.
Sun essence, moonlight.
Everyone knew that these were good things. However, if one wanted to absorb them, they would need to have a cultivation technique that could steal the fortune of heaven and earth. Even among demon beasts and spirit beasts, one had to be extremely talented.
Only then could they directly absorb the sun essence and moonlight to cultivate.
"I observed you just now and realized that you were stuck at the bottleneck of Qi Refinement Stage Three, so I helped you out."
Lin Xuan explained.
Lin Ran nodded in a daze. "B-But, great-uncle, how did you absorb moonlight?"
"Your uncle's talent is extraordinary. I was born with this ability. Why would there be so many whys?"
Lin Xuan explained impatiently. This time, he wasn't lying. He had discovered that he could absorb moonlight the moment he woke up.
This was probably one of the benefits of transmigrating. He wondered if it was an additional reward from the system.
Lin Ran naturally heard the impatience in his granduncle's voice. His mouth moved, but in the end, he did not dare to say that his granduncle's bloodline was only that of a level-two mystical python.
He could only console himself that his uncle's bloodline had probably mutated. This was a great thing for his father and the Lin Family.
"Ran 'er, let me ask you. What exactly is the crisis that your father mentioned during the day?"
Lin Xuan returned to the topic at hand.
When Lin Ran heard this, his expression changed slightly. His originally happy expression was dyed with a tinge of worry.
"Uncle Ancestor, it's only right that you don't know. You've only been born for twenty days, and you've just experienced a life and death situation."
"Alright, tell me, what's going on?"
Lin Xuan interrupted.
Lin Ran nodded.
"About two months ago, my third brother, Lin Mengyuan, discovered a small red gold mine in a valley outside of Green Maple Town.
Red gold is a level-one premium material. Its value is extraordinary. Once this red gold mine is mined and digested, our Lin Family's power and resources will soar in a short period of time. "
"Originally, everything was going smoothly under the control of grandfather and the other granduncles.
However, the red gold mine had just been mined.
A month ago, the Zhang Family of Renhuai County suddenly released news that their successor had discovered a red gold mine half a year ago.
They even announced the location, which was the valley that our Lin Family discovered. "
When Lin Xuan heard this, he fell silent.
It was obvious that the Zhang Family had their eyes on the Lin Family's red gold mine. As for the news of half a year, it was pure nonsense.
According to the unspoken rules of this world, if something was discovered in someone's territory, as long as it did not exceed the level of the person's faction, it would naturally belong to that faction.
Of course, the prerequisite was that you had to have the ability to protect that item.
The Zhang Family released this news to show the Lin Family that they had their eyes on the red gold mine. The rest was up to the Lin Family.
The move of announcing the mine's location was purely to disgust the Lin Family.
If the Lin Family did not give it to them, this mine would probably be coveted by all the cultivation factions around Green Maple Town. There would be no more peaceful days.
Of course, Lin Xuan was not in a hurry to state his position. There was still something strange about this matter.
Logically speaking, with the Lin Family's original power, they should have had the ability to swallow a red gold mine.
For the Zhang Family, which had a Foundation Establishment Cultivator and was a level-two power, a small red gold mine was not to the extent of losing their status.
"Less than a day after the incident, grandfather and the other granduncles, including father, made a unanimous decision.
They gave the red gold mine to the Zhang Family. "
Lin Ran said in the stone pavilion.
Lin Xuan nodded. Where there was life, there was hope.
The Lin Family's decision did not disappoint him.
However, some sadness, despair, and even killing intent appeared on Lin Ran's face.
"That day, Third Granduncle took the family's invitation and left the family, preparing to go to the county town to admit this matter to the Zhang Family."
"The unforeseen event also happened that night. The soul tablet that Third Uncle left in the ancestral hall suddenly shattered and came from the Luoshen Mountain Range.
From the Luoshen Mountains, a Red-Gold Tiger that had just advanced to the second stage suddenly appeared and wantonly killed and devoured the mortals of Green Maple Town. "
"My grandfather, the other granduncles, more than half of the cultivators in the family, and your mother, Uncle's great-grandmother, worked together to injure and drive away the Red-Gold Tiger."
"In that battle, none of the cultivators of the Lin Family who went out to fight survived."
"The only one who came back, Uncle's great-grandmother, also passed away after giving birth to you."
"Uncle, because you were not full-term, your aura was weak and you were on the verge of death."
Lin Xuan's eyes narrowed. No wonder the people of the Lin Family kept saying that he was on the verge of death. So this was the crux of the matter.
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