I Can Recognize Everything, But the Information is Wrong

To break through to the Golden Core Realm, generally one Dao Seed is usually enough.

Seldom like Mei Xianfu, who used five Dao Seeds.

Mei Xianfu having five Dao Seeds, one was given by the old Sect Master of the Shuiyun Sect. The other three were given by Tian Lin, obtained from the Shuiyun Sect, alongside the one from the old Sect Master.

To collect all Five Elements Dao Seeds, Elder Mei even used her connections to exchange two Dao Seeds for one Criminal Law Dao Seed.

The Criminal Law is governed by Houtu, representing the autumn's severity, belonging to metal in the Five Elements.

And the Dao of Criminal Law belongs to a petty path, in reality, it can't represent the 'metal' path in the Five Elements Great Dao.

Yet, a Dao Seed is just a 'seed'; the Great Dao is acquired by first getting the Dao Seed, then slowly cultivating oneself.

Dao Seeds cannot manifest a Great Dao, so Tian Lin's 170 Dao Seeds are all seeds from the myriad petty paths.

For example, the Dao of Frost, Dao of Dew, Dao of Rain, Dao of Sea—

Mei Xianfu took almost more than half a month to digest the five Dao Seeds.

Tian Lin's 170 Dao Seeds; to truly digest and transform Dao Seeds into personal needs is certainly not easy.

He realizes that if it is merely to break through to the Golden Core Realm, more Dao Seeds are not necessarily better.

Besides, in Wenda Sect, the news of him exiting the secret realm and closing in seclusion will definitely not remain hidden for too long. The Tang family might not allow him to focus solely on breaking through the Golden Core Realm.

Rather than being disturbed in the end and forced to exit seclusion, it's better to voluntarily exit—so, despite having many Dao Seeds, Tian Lin only refined twenty-four.

Twenty-four Dao Seeds, twenty-four seasonal nodes. A single Dao Seed is certainly not a Great Dao and belongs to a petty path with minimal power.

But the Dao of Seasons, combined from twenty-four seasonal nodes, holds infinite possibilities—in the future—this is what Tian Lin learned from Listening Rain True Person, the Yin Yang Dao.

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"Eh? Last time it was Cui'er, how come this time it's you?"

Upon exiting seclusion, Tian Lin feigned surprise at Mei Xianfu lying in the hall.

At this moment, Mei Xianfu lacked her previous arrogance, or rather her current state clearly made such pride impossible.

She was half-lying on a stone table, her left arm broken, wrapped up like a dumpling in cloth strips and herbs.

Upon hearing Tian Lin's teasing, Mei Xianfu remained silent; instead, Cui'er, while feeding medicine to Mei Xianfu, said:

"The Tang family people are completely unreasonable; first they struck the younger and then the elder, eventually even deploying a Dao Artifact. Fortunately, Elder Xue intervened in the end; otherwise, it's uncertain whether Sister Mei would have survived."

"Deployed a Dao Artifact, what kind of Dao Artifact?"

Tian Lin took the tea Yu'er handed him and asked Cui'er.

"They said it's made from an ancient Heavenly Court's Lotus Lantern, capable of reversing time—but even Young Elder Tang couldn't keep it safe; not only are others in the sect coveting it, but even his own siblings are greedy for his Dao Artifact.

He violated the Life and Death Platform's rules, attacking Sister Mei with a Dao Artifact; the sect punished him by requisitioning the Dao Artifact."

Tian Lin drank the tea, returned the empty cup to Yu'er, and asked Cui'er: "Is the Dao Artifact now owned by the sect?"

Cui'er said: "The Dao Artifact is now temporarily held by Elder Tang Da, but it is said to have already fallen into his son's hands."

Terms like Young Elder Tang and Elder Tang Da sound confusing. However, Tian Lin understands; supposedly Elder Tang Da is the elder brother of Young Elder Tang, an actual early Nascent Soul elder.

The Tang family is a true aristocratic family precisely because, besides Tang Sect Master being in the late Nascent Soul stage, there is Elder Tang Da in the early Nascent Soul stage.

Whereas most aristocratic families, despite having Nascent Soul Powerhouses overseeing, cannot escape the fate of dying the hundred-legged worm.

"If the Dao Artifact fell into Elder Tang Da's hands, Young Elder Tang might never retrieve it back in his life."

Tian Lin laughed, "Who doesn't love a Dao Artifact? This time, Young Elder Tang lost the Dao Artifact; who knows how much he resents you."

Mei Xianfu finally reacted; she glared at Tian Lin and said, "That was my Dao Artifact!"

As she spoke, the medicinal liquid spilled over her lips.

While wiping her mouth for Mei Xianfu, Cui'er angrily said, "Can't you drink properly? Why are you venting at Master?"

To Tian Lin's surprise, Mei Xianfu didn't argue back against Cui'er.

Apparently, during his seclusion, Cui'er and Mei Xianfu's relationship improved.

Previously, these two always disliked each other, tending towards mutual incompatibility. Tian Lin couldn't find a way for peaceful coexistence and had no time or desire to spend energy on them.

Now that they've reconciled on their own, it saves him the trouble, and Tian Lin is actually grateful to the Tang family.

"Indeed, that Dao Artifact is your own in your eyes; in Young Elder Tang's eyes, it is also his. But since the item landed in Elder Tang Da's son Tang Chujie's hands, Brother Tang Chujie would certainly believe that the treasure should belong to the virtuous—"

Mei Xianfu understood Tian Lin's words; she sneered, "Are you suggesting that the Tang family is divided because of a Dao Artifact?"

"An aristocratic family can never be entirely harmonious. This Dao Artifact merely brings their conflicts to the surface."

To comfort Mei Xianfu, Tian Lin said, "The Dao Artifact was never ours; in our possession, it only invites trouble. In Tang Chujie's hands, it can divide the Tang family, revealing their weakening to other sect aristocratic families."

His comforting words didn't quite appease Mei Xianfu; she scoffed:

"Tang family may be divided, but they won't forget the name Tang. Even if Elder Wu hates Tang Chujie for seizing her family's Dao Artifact, she won't forget you killing her son."

Tian Lin corrected her: "You killed her son, not me."

Tian Lin already learned from Cui'er the situation during his seclusion; he knows in two days, Elder Wu will host a banquet.

He told Yu'er: "Prepare some gifts for Elder Wu's banquet."

Yu'er paused, and Cui'er dissented, "Master, even if you don't stand up for Sister Mei, you shouldn't rush to flatter the Tang family people."

Mei Xianfu also said, "Do you think bowing and scraping will win favors? Unless you send my head."

Tian Lin didn't elaborate in response to their words.

Gift must be sent, and a challenge letter must be delivered.

However, the challenge letter is addressed to Elder Wu, Tang Haoran's mother, and the reason for delivering it at the Tang family's banquet isn't merely for show.

He intends to compel Elder Wu to accept the challenge letter in public.

Moreover, with everyone witnessing, the Tang family accepting the challenge means less room for them to act underhandedly.

Tian Lin knows Mei Xianfu's injury wouldn't quell Elder Wu's wrath; this woman is proud and narrow-minded; as long as she lives, she will seek revenge.

But if she's dead, even if Young Elder Tang hates Tian Lin, he would rationally retaliate against him.

This conclusion was drawn because Yu'er told him about the events on the Life and Death Platform.

At that time, Young Elder Tang used Dao Artifact to revive his son but did not truly intend to kill Mei Xianfu.

This shows Young Elder Tang to be rational and not easily impulsive.

Moreover, due to Tian Lin and Mei Xianfu, Elder Wu faced ten years of confinement punishment.

Despite such humiliation, Young Elder Tang never sought trouble with Tian Lin and Mei Xianfu.