Seeing that they could not persuade him, the members of the Lin Family simply stopped trying.
One by one, they grabbed the storage bags in their hands with wide smiles.
Goodness, with so many spirit stones, who needs cultivation resources anymore?
A thousand years? I'll give him another thousand years!
The Eighth Elder smiled so broadly that his mouth could hardly close.
Now the Lin Family had a Blessed Land and the Sky-reaching Tree Sapling to increase spiritual energy.
And now they also had several million spirit stones.
To put it simply, just living off their past gains without working would allow them to squander freely for quite a while.
First Elder Lin Tao also wore a face full of joy.
He looked with doting fondness at that cross-legged, meditating figure.
During this time, Lin You had already brought them too many surprises!
A child of my Lin Family...
Has grown up!
Just at that moment.
Zhao Ling'er walked over holding a large pile of storage bags.
"Uncle."
"These are what they gave earlier. I'm returning them to you."
Zhao Ling'er's face still bore an unvanquished blush.
Yet her inner moral standards made her rein in her greed.
She still brought these tempting storage bags back.
Before anyone else could speak,
Lin You said directly, "You gave my Lin Family a Sky-reaching Tree Sapling. Just keep these spirit stones."
Several of the uncles looked at each other.
There was a chance!
Immediately, Second Elder Lin Dong spoke up.
"That's right, Ling'er."
"Just keep them for yourself. You came all the way to the Lin Family, and we haven't even hosted you properly."
"If your father asks about it later, he'll blame us for lacking manners."
"Take this tiny bit of cultivation resources back to the Zhao Family."
"Consider it our return gift!"
Zhao Ling'er waved her hands frantically. "No, no, this is too precious!"
"Although the Sky-reaching Tree Sapling is good, what we gave was only an unbloomed sapling."
"The real cultivation was still done by the Lin Family, so I don't deserve such a heavy gift."
"These spirit stones... probably add up to a few million."
Her words were so sincere.
Between the sixth-grade star domain and the eighth-grade star domain,
there was a difference as vast as clouds and mud.
The path of resources, in particular, was extremely restricted!
Over three million spirit stones were enough for the Zhao Family to squander for a long time.
It might even allow the entire lineage to ascend to a higher tier because of it.
Second Elder Lin Dong gave a grand wave of his hand. "Alright, lass, why are you being so polite with your uncle?"
"Take them!"
"No refusal allowed."
"If your father isn't happy about it, have him deliver them back to us himself."
As he spoke,
Lin Dong integrated the storage bags into one and shoved the whole lot into Zhao Ling'er's hands.
"This..."
"This isn't appropriate, Uncle..."
Zhao Ling'er said in a tiny voice, fidgeting awkwardly.
Yet with things having reached this point, she no longer had any room to refuse!
Qin Feng, who had been watching quietly from the side, wore a completely expressionless face.
Although he was the greatest contributor to this harvest,
the Qin Family simply had no need for this sort of thing.
He had already become the Zhuge Family's prospective son-in-law, and he had as many cultivation resources as he could possibly want.
Only a single thought remained in Qin Feng's mind.
Defeat Lin You!
Take first place!
"How much longer will you be?"
Lin You said calmly, "About a day. If you can't wait, you can leave first, and we can fight next time."
Qin Feng: "..."
"Fine, I'll wait right here!"
Time ticked away second by second.
Lin You's aura also began to climb frantically.
Yet due to the system's shielding effect, everyone was completely unable to sense it.
Within Lin You's body, that Sky-reaching Tree Sapling was also growing at an exaggerated speed!
[Ding!]
[Quest issued: Crush the Child of Destiny and defend the reputation of a genius!]
[Quest reward: Jade Forest Twin Dragon Armor x1]
[Quest reward: Time Flow Potion x1]
[Quest reward: Colored Crit Roulette x1]
The Su Family.
Wei Yi paced back and forth inside the hall like an ant on a hot pan.
An unspeakable sense of helplessness deeply enshrouded him.
The Wei Family and the Lin Family were locked in a fight to the death.
Not to mention that unfathomable backing.
What if they didn't fight?
With the grievances having reached this point, where did he have any room for choice?
He could only pray that the Lin Family would spare his wives, children, and relatives within the lineage in the future.
This was a result he could never accept!
Wei Yi unconsciously clenched his fists and looked back at the figure upon the main seat.
"Su... Family Head."
"Do think of something."
"Now that the Lin Family has gained power, they're probably about to soar straight up."
"When that time comes, the entire Mengbo Star Domain will be dominated by them!"
A trace of irritation flashed across the depths of Su Ming's eyes.
He who had always calculated everything with infallible precision had his face slapped multiple times in just three short days.
Right now, he felt all the more angered in his heart.
"Are you teaching me how to do my job?"
--Swoosh.
Su Ming flicked his fingertips, and a power far surpassing the Martial God Realm shot forth.
On the spot, it pierced straight through Wei Yi's arm.
"Watch your tone."
"Otherwise, I don't mind killing you even before the Lin Family does!"
Wei Yi let out a muffled grunt of pain, blood gushing from his right arm like a waterfall.
He clutch his wound with difficulty, his face as pale as paper.
Until this very moment,
did he suddenly remember just how terrifying this Su Family Head was!
Since there was no choice left,
then he would walk this single path all the way to the dark end!
New grudges and old debts, settle them all completely.
Wei Yi clenched his teeth. "Family Head Su, I was being presumptuous."
"I ask that you make a decision."
"No matter what, my Wei Family will stand in the exact same camp as the Su Family!"
A sneer appeared at the corner of Su Ming's mouth.
Indeed,
a dog needed to be disciplined by its master from time to time.
Otherwise, it would dare to bare its teeth at you!
Seeing that Wei Yi had expressed his loyalty, Su Ming then nodded in satisfaction.
"Rest assured."
"I still have a trump card."
Everyone cast sideways glances.
Still have one?
He really had quite a few trump cards!
Wei Yi hurriedly said, "Is there anything I can do? Please instruct me, Family Head Su!"
Su Ming took a light sip of tea, only to find that the liquid in the cup had long since dried up.
He said calmly, "The Myriad Heavens Inspector is on the way."
"I have already greeted the higher-ups in advance."
"You will go personally to receive him and explain our intentions."
"When the time comes..."
"Cut through the tangled hemp with a sharp knife, and hide in plain sight right under their noses!"
Su Ming beckoned, calling Wei Yi close to his ear to whisper.
The others could not hear what they were saying.
They only saw Wei Yi nodding incessantly, shock and solemnity flashing through his eyes from time to time.
Finally,
Wei Yi cupped his fists deeply. "Rest assured, this matter is on me!"
"The Wei Family no longer has any path of retreat."
"We prosper together, and we perish together!"
Su Ming let out an acknowledgement.
Wei Yi turned and left the Su Family main hall.
Seeing this, Zhuo Chengxuan also cupped his fists and left, though he curled his lips in secret.
He looked in the direction Wei Yi had departed and muttered,
"What scheme is that old bastard cooking up again?"
"The rise of my Zhuo Family is a certainty."
"Let whichever families fight to the death they please; at worst, following behind their asses to sip some broth is still doable."
"Mm... I need to find a way to tip off the Lin Family again."
Zhuo Chengxuan clicked his tongue.
By now, the Zhuo Family had selected a new Young Master.
His talent was not the least bit inferior to the previous one; rather, it was even stronger.
Yet the Wei Family, after losing Wei Yi, still failed to produce a second good sapling after all this time.
As time went on,
the Zhuo Family would definitely surpass them from behind.
As for Zhuo Chengxuan, he had laid out his plans long in advance. When geniuses from all directions had rushed to deliver spirit stones earlier,
he had already had people mingle among them and quietly slip a huge sum to the Lin Family.
At the same time, he left behind a message of goodwill.
The more Zhuo Chengxuan thought about it, the happier he became, and he couldn't help but clench his fists.
"I'll gamble on it!"
"That old bastard is gambling on the Su Family."
"I'm fucking gambling on Lin You. So what if he's a Young Master?"
"Whatever~"
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