Innate Phenomenon, Sword Qi Green Lotus!

"Father!"

Lin Xiao, who had been seated in the VIP section, immediately stood up when he saw Lin Zhentian and went over to him.

The fists hidden inside his sleeves were clenched tight. Holding back all the bitterness of these past years, he said, "I'm sorry for making you worry."

How could Lin Xiao not know that his years of muddling through life had wronged not only the Lin Family, but also his wife and children?

It was just that he truly had been unable to face the crushing defeat he had once suffered, unable to look his own incompetence in the eye.

Only now, after recovering his Heavenly Yuan Stage strength, did he finally dare to thicken his skin and say sorry in front of Lin Zhentian.

"You should be saying sorry to your wife and children."

Lin Zhentian reached out and patted Lin Xiao on the shoulder, then continued, "I can see you've walked out of your troubles. In that case, welcome back."

Lin Xiao sniffed, a faint glimmer of tears in his eyes.

Although he was already the pillar of his household, in front of his father, Lin Zhentian, he still found it hard to hide his emotions.

"Yes, Father!"

Qing Tan and Lin Dong also greeted him at this moment.

"Hello, Grandpa."

Lin Zhentian looked kindly at Qing Tan and Lin Dong, smiling as he said, "It's been so long since I last saw you, and you've both grown so much taller. You look quite well."

He reached out and rubbed their heads, his face full of relief.

People, once they grew old, became prone to sentimentality.

The middle-aged man at his side, Lin Ken, noticed this and spoke up. "Father, Third Brother coming out again is a good thing. Added to today's Clan Tournament, it could be called double happiness at our door. With so many guests present, we should share this joy with everyone, shouldn't we?"

Lin Zhentian understood what he meant. It was nothing more than a reminder that there were many honored guests in the Trial Hall right now, and they could not be neglected.

Whatever happy words they had, they could leave until after the Clan Tournament ended.

"Right, right, right. I hope Dong'er gets a good result in the Clan Tournament. When the time comes, Grandpa will give you something good!"

It was rare for Lin Zhentian to be this happy. He also leaned over to Lin Dong's ear and gave him a small hint as to what the good thing was, whispering, "Fire Blood Branch!"

After that, he went to greet the other guests.

Lin Dong's eyes widened. Of course he knew what a Fire Blood Branch was. That was a Third-grade Spirit Medicine!

Judging from the old man's actions just now, even if he did not get a good result, the old master would probably still give him a Fire Blood Branch. What generosity!

"Thank you, Grandpa!"

Whether the other party heard him or not, Lin Dong still loudly expressed his thanks.

A Third-grade Spirit Medicine like the Fire Blood Branch was not something he could luckily obtain at his current level. It would cost nearly a thousand taels of silver to have any chance of getting one.

Just thinking that after the Clan Tournament, there would be a Third-grade Spirit Medicine, a Fire Blood Branch, made Lin Dong very excited.

And if he won first place in the Clan Tournament, he could also obtain a Third-grade Spirit Medicine, the Blood Condensing Vermilion Fruit.

Thinking about it this way, there was really something to look forward to.

"Little brother, do your best."

Lin Chen patted Lin Dong's arm and encouraged him with a smile.

He knew very well that there was not much suspense in this Clan Tournament.

With Lin Dong's strength, he was more than capable of taking first place in the Clan Tournament.

Of course, that was excluding himself.

Judging from the results of their clashes in the Mental Space, Lin Dong naturally was no match for Lin Chen. That was obvious.

"Brother Chen, please show mercy when the time comes!"

When Lin Dong thought that Lin Chen would also be participating in the Clan Tournament, didn't that mean the first-place reward, the Blood Condensing Vermilion Fruit, was out of reach? He looked at Lin Chen pitifully and reminded him.

There was nothing he could do. He had been unwilling many times before.

But he had been defeated every time...

Lin Dong could only comfort himself that getting a Fire Blood Branch was already a massive win.

"We'll see when the time comes. I'll head over first."

The seats in the VIP section had all been prepared in advance.

There were no empty seats near Lin Xiao and the others, so Lin Chen naturally could only sit together with Lin Xia.

"Do your best!"

Lin Xia waved her little fist, her eyes curving into crescents as she smiled.

Qing Tan watched Lin Xia and Lin Chen's backs, puffed out her cheeks in a huff, propped her chin on her right hand, and pouted as she murmured, "Honestly, an old cow eating tender grass."

In her eyes, Lin Xia was several years older than Lin Chen.

That kind of intention was something girls could discover all too easily.

Hearing this, Lin Dong smiled and said, "Sister Lin Xia's talent isn't as good as yours, Qing Tan."

He was telling the truth. Qing Tan had reached Body Tempering Stage Four as soon as she started cultivating, and after taking several types of spiritual medicine, her cultivation speed had become extremely rapid.

It felt like she would be able to reach Body Tempering Stage Six in a little while.

Comparing people really could drive a person mad!

When Lin Dong thought of Lin Chen's and Qing Tan's cultivation speed, he instantly clenched his back teeth hard enough to nearly crush them.

After Qing Tan heard Lin Dong's praise, she also answered with a giggle, "Hee hee, Big Brother Lin Dong really knows how to say nice things (＾-＾)V!"

Under Lin Zhentian's witness and Lin Ken's hosting, the Clan Tournament officially began!

It still followed the same process as previous Clan Tournaments, using the old rule of drawing lots to decide both sides of each match.

Lin Chen and the others who were participating in the Clan Tournament had already received their bamboo sticks, each marked with a number in white chalk.

Inside the Trial Hall, five competition arenas had been set up.

Lin Dong's opponent was still that plump Lin Changqiang. The latter only had a cultivation of Body Tempering Stage Four, so the outcome was obvious.

As for Lin Chen's opponent...

On the opposite side of the arena stood an unknown junior.

Lin Chen used only Spirit Sword Finger to defeat him with ease.

The first victory held no pressure for them at all.

When the second match began, the opponent Lin Chen drew was a gray-clothed youth, Lin Yun.

Coincidentally, the two of them had similar backgrounds. Both were orphans.

However, Lin Yun was a proper member of the Lin Family, unlike Lin Chen, who had no blood relation at all.

The other party's cultivation talent ranked among the best in the entire Lin Family. He was extremely outstanding, and two months ago, he had already reached Body Tempering Stage Six, condensing an Origin Energy Seed within his body. He could draw upon Origin Energy, and the power of the martial arts he unleashed was absolutely not something ordinary people could withstand.

"It's actually Lin Yun. Looks like Ah Chen is in some danger."

Lin Zhentian noticed Lin Chen's opponent, his brows furrowing slightly as he murmured.

In his view, Lin Yun's cultivation was absolutely not something Lin Chen could compare with.

The latter had only recently reached Body Tempering Stage Six, so how could he possibly compare to Lin Yun, who had entered Body Tempering Stage Six long ago?

It could be said that once this Clan Tournament ended, Lin Yun would receive the Lin Family's focused nurturing, and a large amount of cultivation resources would be tilted toward him.

By then, Lin Yun's cultivation would definitely advance by leaps and bounds!

"Father, I see that Ah Chen's expression hasn't changed. I imagine he has some confidence too. Even if he loses to Lin Yun, that's nothing. He can just keep working hard."

Lin Ken knew very well that all Lin Family disciples who stepped into Body Tempering Stage Six would receive focused nurturing.

When the time came, with Lin Chen's relationship with Lin Zhentian, he definitely would not lose out.

Winning or losing was only a formality. It would not affect the result.

"Although that's true, I still hope even more that Ah Chen can win."

A sharp glint flickered in Lin Zhentian's eyes.

He still remembered the scene of carrying Lin Chen back on that snowy night.

A natural phenomenon had appeared: the Sword Qi Green Lotus.

An expert had once said that those born accompanied by an unusual phenomenon must be sages descending into the world with it to save all living beings, and could not be neglected lightly.

Even though Lin Zhentian did not know who Lin Chen's parents were, he still could not bear to watch a child freeze to death in the ice and snow. Naturally, he had brought him back to the Lin Family.

Over the years, he had more or less treated him as his own kin.

Seeing that the boy had some talent in the sword path also comforted him greatly.

Even if he could not reach the Core Formation Stage in the future, at the very least, he could become like those of the Mad Saber Martial Hall.

With Lin Xiao's precedent before him, he did not dare show too much concern.

Most of the time, he only watched from afar.

And during this period, he had noticed that Lin Chen practiced the sword with great diligence.

When everyone else was already practicing martial arts like Tong Bei Fist and Eight Desolations Palm, Lin Chen was still practicing Basic Sword Techniques, without the slightest wavering, until he had reached a profound level of mastery!

Year after year, his foundation in the sword path had been built extremely solidly.

How could someone like that possibly lose?