Outer Sect Disciple Residential Area.
Lin Feng returned to his cave abode, his face full of exhaustion.
Although the pills Gu Yi had given him had healed his injuries, the pain in his body still lingered.
Those had been four Qi Martial Realm seventh- and eighth-level martial artists, striking with the intent to beat Lin Feng to death.
Every punch had carried tremendous force, so naturally it had not felt good.
Lin Feng touched his chest, still shaken by the ordeal.
"If Senior Brother Gu hadn't given me a pill, Lin Heng might really have beaten me to death today."
Lin Heng was the son of Lin Feng's third uncle, making him his cousin.
Yet today, Lin Heng had shown no regard for their familial ties. Every move he made against Lin Feng had been vicious, clearly aimed at taking his life.
Lin Feng might have had poor cultivation, but he was no fool.
He had grown up amid the mockery of the Lin Family, so he naturally knew that most of them had long been deeply dissatisfied with his father, Lin Hai.
His third uncle and eldest uncle had always coveted the position of family head.
What Lin Heng had done today was most likely at his third uncle's instigation.
Lin Feng was Lin Hai's only son. If Lin Feng died, then Lin Hai's branch would effectively die out.
Naturally, he would no longer be qualified to serve as family head, and his eldest uncle and third uncle would have grounds to force him out.
After all, whether it was a nation or a family, bloodline succession was among the most important matters.
A person with no descendants could not hold onto the position of family head—or the throne.
Unless his strength was beyond imagination, enough to suppress all