The Value of 20 Points of Family Background Kept Rising

At this moment, both of these precious items had been given to Lin Heng.

This was not merely because the two great Righteous Path Martial Arts Holy Lands were showing Cloud Sword Palace respect. It was also because they thought highly of Lin Heng's future and wished to forge a favorable bond with him in advance.

"Thank you."

Lin Heng thanked them sincerely. These were precisely the things he lacked, and they would benefit his cultivation.

All he could say was that 20 points of family background were truly worth their weight in gold. Even now, they were still continuing to pay off. If not for his current status, how could he have had the chance to obtain such treasures?

After the representatives of the two Martial Arts Holy Lands finished presenting their gifts, the Master Acknowledgment Ceremony had effectively entered its final stages.

Next came the banquet Cloud Sword Palace had prepared to entertain guests from all sides.

Many Cloud Sword Palace disciples who had established themselves across different regions took this opportunity to reconnect and seek opportunities for advancement. Many experts also used the occasion to spar and exchange martial arts insights.

There were also many people who came over to greet Lin Heng and curry favor with him.

Lin Heng greeted them all with a smile, without the slightest trace of arrogance, displaying excellent upbringing.

Combined with Lin Heng's 20 points of charm, everyone who came into contact with him felt as though they had been bathed in a spring breeze, developing a heartfelt fondness for him.

Being surrounded like the moon among stars felt wonderful, and it made Lin Heng feel that his more than year of bitter cultivation had been well worth it.

If he had not reached the Xiantian Third Level at the age of seven, then even the Young Sect Master of a Martial Arts Holy Land would not have received such treatment.

At the side, Xiao Rang, who had been watching over Lin Heng, was also very satisfied. A disciple who handled people and affairs with such impeccable order, while possessing such extraordinary cultivation talent, truly brought him great honor.

The next day, the many guests departed one after another.

As they gradually dispersed, news of Lin Heng spread throughout the entire Jianghu of Lan Continent.

Powerful clans and prominent families in every region, along with all major forces, came to know Lin Heng's name. Everyone learned that Cloud Sword Palace had gained a Young Sect Master who was as handsome as a Banished Immortal Descending to the Mortal World and possessed astonishing cultivation talent.

Reaching Xiantian at seven years old was truly an achievement without precedent and without successor.

And because everyone praised Lin Heng without reserve, Cloud Sword Palace's reputation also rose greatly in ways unseen.

Of course, as Lin Heng's fame spread, there was no lack of bitter dogs muttering in secret, "A promising child may not amount to much as an adult."

Then there were Demonic Heretics forces like Li Hen Pavilion, which bore life-and-death enmity toward Righteous Path sects. They gnashed their teeth in secret, cursing Lin Heng to be nothing more than a flash in the pan, while plotting to find an opportunity to strangle him in the cradle.

However, none of that had anything to do with Lin Heng.

After the Master Acknowledgment Ceremony, his life returned to tranquility.

Naturally, Lin Heng yearned for the splendid life of being surrounded like the moon among stars. If possible, he would have preferred to enjoy such a dazzling life every day. But he understood deeply where everything he had came from.

He maintained an even state of mind. He did not become restless from the adoration of the heroes of the Jianghu during the Master Acknowledgment Ceremony, and he continued his bitter cultivation as before.

The Xiantian Realm was only a beginning. Even the Great Grandmaster Realm was not his pursuit. The legendary Jianghu Realm above the human realm was Lin Heng's true goal.

On the third day after the Master Acknowledgment Ceremony ended, all the gifts sent by the various parties that could benefit cultivation were delivered before Lin Heng after being screened and confirmed to be harmless and free of poison.

"Disciple, the Sect will manage and dispose of the other money and properties on your behalf. As for the items sent by the other two Martial Arts Holy Lands, you can use them now."

"However, you are still growing. Using this piece of Star Sand Brocade to make clothes right now would be somewhat wasteful, so use it as a meditation cushion for cultivation first."

"You can also use the Ice Cold Dew now."

Inside the room, Xiao Rang gave Lin Heng the gifts presented by the other two great Martial Arts Holy Lands.

At the same time, he explained how the other properties, gold, and silver would be handled.

Lin Heng had no objections. Over the past year or so, he had eaten and drunk at the Sect every day, spending several hundred thousand taels of silver on cultivation.

For the next ten or twenty years, perhaps even until the day he died of old age, he would continue living off the Sect.

Even if all the gifts and monetary offerings received at yesterday's Master Acknowledgment Ceremony were placed in the Sect treasury, the Sect would still be suffering a tremendous loss.

Thus, Lin Heng did not care about such external possessions at all. After nodding in agreement with Xiao Rang's arrangements, he put on the Bright Moon Pendant and Blood Jade Thumb Ring, the two cultivation-benefiting accessories given by the Transmission Elder and Law Enforcement Elder yesterday.

Afterward, he placed the Star Sand Brocade beneath him, sat down cross-legged, and began to regulate his breath, testing its effects.

Very quickly, Lin Heng sensed the difference.

With the support of several treasures, his Internal Breath circulated with greater agility and lightness. When he ran the Great Circulation, more Heaven and Earth Origin Energy gathered from the surroundings, while Sun Essence Moon Splendor also nourished his body.

Overall, it increased Lin Heng's cultivation speed in the Xiantian Realm by roughly thirty percent.

After reaching the Grandmaster Realm, because advancing his cultivation would require accumulating more Essence, Qi, and Spirit, the increase in cultivation speed might not remain as high as thirty percent. But the enhancement would certainly remain, making them treasures that would continue to be useful.

Lin Heng was very satisfied with this effect.

After experiencing it for a while, he opened the Cold Jade Bottle containing the Ice Cold Dew beneath Xiao Rang's watchful gaze and drank down the ice-blue liquid, which resembled jade marrow, in one gulp.

Before long, the Foundation Establishment Spiritual Liquid began to take effect.

Lin Heng felt an icy freshness spread from his stomach throughout his entire body. His flesh, blood, bones, internal organs, Meridians, and Acupoints were all being tempered.

After the icy freshness came a bone-chilling cold. Lin Heng had to circulate his internal force with all his strength to resist it and keep himself safe.

Lin Heng could clearly feel his pores opening as faint impurities, almost impossible to detect, turned into black smoke and were expelled from his body, dispersing into heaven and earth.

As it resisted the icy cold energy, his Internal Breath was tempered, becoming purer and more condensed. Every thread of internal force now possessed even greater power.

After some time, the icy cold turned back into icy freshness, and eventually even that sensation began to fade.

Lin Heng could feel the blood throughout his body becoming a brighter red. His internal organs and bones seemed to brim with vigorous vitality, giving him the feeling that all Shackles had fallen away.

"The Essence and potential I lost to Li Hen Pavilion's Blood Pool feel as though they have been completely restored now."

Lin Heng ended his cultivation and described his feelings to Xiao Rang.

Although Lin Heng had once taken a Dragon Tiger Golden Core, that pill had only solved the problem of his body's deficit and insufficient blood and qi, which had prevented him from cultivating. It could not restore the potential and lifespan he had lost.

But now, this Ice Cold Dew had removed even the Negative Trait of the Sign of Early Death.

The thirty-five years of lifespan he had lost had now been restored. Coupled with the Longevity brought by cultivation, Lin Heng estimated that he could already live to be a hundred.

It could be said that the value of 20 points of family background was still continuing to rise.

"Disciple, you owe Ice Frost City a debt of gratitude this time."

Xiao Rang said.

Lin Heng nodded at this.

He truly did owe them. They had most likely known of his connection to Li Hen Pavilion and deliberately sent this Foundation Establishment Spiritual Liquid.

Still, it was enough to remember such a favor in his heart.

If one spoke of a favor every day, it would cease to be worth anything.