Secret Investigation: The Lei and Xie Families' Plot

"Father, Eldest Brother, this is Brother Xiao. My proposal to convene the clan meeting today is also related to Brother Xiao."

Lin Xiao clasped his hands in greeting, then introduced him.

"Oh?"

"Please, have a seat. We must thank Mr. Xiao for healing my son's injuries. Please take the seat of honor, please!"

Lin Zhentian glanced at Xiao Zhan and sensed an abyss-like, unfathomable aura emanating from him. Startled, he immediately rose from his chair and invited Xiao Zhan to take the seat of honor.

Dong'er truly found himself a fine Godfather. This Old Man has been at the Late Heavenly Origin Realm for more than a decade, yet I cannot even gauge his depth.

Core Formation Realm. He is absolutely a Core Formation Realm expert!

This Old Man is getting old. It is time to pass the Lin Family's future to the younger generation.

"Uncle, you are far too courteous."

With Lin Xiao's strength restored and the unfathomable Xiao Zhan appearing, Lin Mang kept his mouth shut throughout. Afterward, everyone's discussion finally got on track.

The Lin Family wanted to expand its businesses and unify Qingyang Town;

The Xiao Family needed the Lin Family to grow stronger and expand its businesses, making it easier to gather more cultivation resources unique to the Profound Sky Continent, such as Pure Yuan Pills, Yang Yuan Pills, Spiritual Medicine, and more.

The two sides hit it off immediately.

"Within Qingyang Town, the most valuable asset is still the Lei Family's Ironwood Manor. There is a Yang Origin Stone Vein within Ironwood Manor. It is clearly destined for us."

"No matter how small a mosquito is, it is still meat."

After Lin Zhentian simply transferred the family's authority to Lin Xiao, Xiao Yan suddenly chimed in.

Previously, Lin Xiao's strength alone had not been enough to seize Ironwood Manor from the Lei and Xie families.

Over the past year, the Yang Yuan Pills used by Lin Xiao and the Xiao Family had all come from Yan City. During that time, they had encountered quite a few wolves and jackals coveting their wealth and had faced danger several times. They had truly been walking on thin ice.

Xiao Yan did not actually care much about this vein, but since it was right under their noses, how could they let it go to waste?

They had long made plans for their stay over the next two days. At the very least, they would fight their way from Qingyang Town to Yan City and cripple the Blood Wolf Gang, then directly plunder resources from that local tyrant who had occupied the area for years.

As one of Yan City's Three Great Families, the Blood Wolf Gang's strength and wealth could rival Wutan City's Three Great Families. The fortune it had amassed naturally far surpassed that of country bumpkins like the Lei and Xie families.

Destroying the Blood Wolf Gang would definitely give both the Lin Family and the Xiao Family a massive windfall.

The Blood Wolf Gang was no good at all. Extortion, robbery, murder, and theft were all commonplace to them.

When Lin Xiao had been selling Spiritual Medicine, medicinal pills, and Healing Pills, he had drawn the attention of a Blood Wolf Gang elder's son after obtaining a large number of Yang Origin Stones. He was subsequently hunted down.

Fortunately, Lin Xiao had been more skilled and killed him outside the city. Otherwise, Xiao Yan and the others would not have seen him today.

There were no secrets that could stay hidden forever. Given enough time, the Blood Wolf Gang would sooner or later trace the matter back to Lin Xiao.

Since that was the case, they might as well strike first!

"There is a Yang Origin Stone Vein in Ironwood Manor? That old guy Lei Bao really has no luck. He has a treasure mountain yet does not even know it."

"But then again, Natural Treasures belong to the virtuous. The Lei Family clearly does not possess such virtue!"

Lin Zhentian could not help laughing.

He had fought the Lei and Xie families for so many years that they knew each other inside out.

The Lei Family had absolutely not discovered the Yang Origin Stone Vein within Ironwood Manor. Otherwise, their Heavenly Origin Realm experts would not number only this few.

Yang Origin Stones were a special kind of crystal. It was said that they could only form deep within volcanoes.

These crystals not only absorbed the Origin Energy between Heaven and Earth, but were also steeped in lava for long periods, fusing a trace of Yang Gang Force into them. For experts who had reached the Heavenly Origin Realm, they were practically tailor-made.

A Yang Origin Stone Vein could greatly increase both the number and quality of a faction's Heavenly Origin Realm experts!

This was also why the Xiao Family needed large quantities of Yang Yuan Pills refined from Yang Origin Stones.

By that logic, an ample supply of Yang Yuan Pills was the equivalent of countless family Dou Masters!

"Time waits for no one. Once we finish breakfast, we will make our move against the Lei and Xie families. Over the years, the three clans have fought bloody battles more times than we can count. The accumulated Blood Sea of hatred will end today."

"Originally, if not for that accident, I should have ended all this many years ago."

A chilling glint flashed through Lin Xiao's eyes, and his voice was ice-cold.

Had he not been seriously injured, he should have broken through to the Core Formation Realm years ago and dealt with the Lei and Xie families, those two powerful enemies.

"Brother Lin, rest assured. After today, there will be no Lei and Xie families."

Xiao Zhan sat boldly in his chair, his Entire Body exuding the imposing aura of a majestic Lion.

The Lei and Xie families, supported by nothing more than Heavenly Origin Realm experts, were merely appetizers and not worth mentioning.

"Third Young Master, the Shadow Guard has sent urgent intelligence!"

"People from both the Blood Robe Sect and Black Dragon Stockade have entered the Lei Family one after another to meet with Lei Bao and Xie Qian. They may be discussing plans against our Lin Family and the Mad Saber Martial Hall!"

Outside the door, a man in black hurried over and called out loudly.

"Xiao'er, what is going on? And what is the Shadow Guard?"

Lin Zhentian and the others wore baffled expressions before looking at Lin Xiao in utter amazement.

Good heavens, you usually keep quiet and stay extremely low-key. You Kid have been hiding this deeply? Since when did you plant spies in the Lei Family?

Planting spies was not difficult, but to obtain intelligence this important, how deeply concealed did that spy have to be?

Could it be that your strength had long since recovered, and all these years you were pretending to be weak while biding your time?

Lin Zhentian could not help but think so.

A weak spy could not possibly investigate the Lei Family's intelligence without making a sound; but no matter how strong the spy was, he could not possibly be at the Heavenly Origin Realm, could he?

If he had not reached the Heavenly Origin Realm, how could he hide his Origin Energy fluctuations beneath Lei Bao's nose?

"Hehe, we have my Eldest Brother to thank for that."

Before Lin Xiao could speak, Lin Dong chuckled.

"The Shadow Guard consists of deathsworn my father gathered over the past year. Strangely enough, their talent for cultivating Origin Energy is average, but when it comes to cultivating Dou Qi, they advance by leaps and bounds."

"With the Dou Qi Cultivation Technique my Eldest Brother gave them, they reveal no Origin Energy fluctuations at all."

"In just one year, they cultivated to strength comparable to the Earth Origin Realm!"

Lin Dong raised his head and puffed out his chest proudly.

Origin Energy on the Dou Qi Continent and Dou Qi on the Origin Energy Continent were the same. Both were suppressed within the body by the surrounding environment. Unless actively used, they looked from the outside just like ordinary people who had never cultivated.

"In truth, it is not only the Lei and Xie families. I have also planted eyes and ears in Qingyang Town's Mad Saber Martial Hall and Yan City's major factions."

"Yan'er once said something that I found very reasonable: know yourself and know your enemy, and you will never be defeated!"

"The pieces I placed back then have truly come in handy now. Brother Xiao, since all our enemies have gathered together, how about we strike with lightning speed?"

Lin Xiao smiled faintly, his eyes burning with excitement. The Lei and Xie families were the Lin Family's greatest stumbling blocks in Qingyang Town. Once they were destroyed, the Lin Family would leap to become Qingyang Town's strongest force.

"Yan'er, what do you think?"

However, Xiao Zhan turned his gaze toward Xiao Yan.

As he had said before, he trusted his son and chose to hand all decision-making power to him.