Explanation

With everyone's attention already shifted away from the clan meeting itself, the significance of this Mittel Family clan meeting became minimal.

As the clan gathering ended that evening, the invited guests exchanged brief pleasantries and then took their leave, presumably to return to their families to inform Lin Ming about the matter and to discuss how to deal with the Mittel Family in the future.

At this moment, the elders of the Mittel Family were also focused on figuring out Lin Ming's situation. Therefore, they did not try to persuade the guests to stay.

"Zi Yan, why don't you go rest in my courtyard? I'm going to chat with the Clan Leader and the others for a bit." After everyone else had left, Lin Ming said to Zi Yan.

On the way back, Lin Ming pointed out the small courtyard where he lived to Zi Yan, so he wasn't worried that Zi Yan wouldn't be able to find it.

As for the possibility that one's courtyard might fall into disrepair due to lack of residents, that's simply impossible.

Zi Yan nodded in response to Lin Ming's arrangement, and then, under the watchful eyes of the others, left the Mittel Family's territory and headed towards Lin Ming's courtyard.

At this moment, in the vast territory of the Mittel Family, only three old men and one young man remained; the rest had all left.

"Clan Leader! Grandpa Liu! Master Toso! Ask whatever you want to ask!" After leaving only the four of them, Lin Ming looked at the three old men and said.

"Lin Ming, what was the cultivation level of that little girl just now?"

"Xiao Ming, what level of cultivation have you reached now?"

"Lin Ming, what level have you reached in alchemy?"

At this moment, Mittel Tengshan, Grandpa Liu, and Master Toso all eagerly asked their questions.

Looking at the three elderly people waiting for his answer, Lin Ming felt quite helpless. Lin Ming then said, "I'll answer your questions one by one."

Then, Lin Ming was the first to answer Tengshan 'Mittel question. "Clan Leader, regarding Zi Yan, I think you yourself have a guess. Zi Yan is a friend I met at the Jia Nan Academy. When I went there, she already had the cultivation of Dou Wang. Now, after all these years, Zi Yan's cultivation has reached the Dou Wang Peak."

"Hiss~"

Upon hearing that Zi Yan possessed the cultivation level of Dou Wang Peak, the three elders present involuntarily gasped.

When Lin Ming brought Zi Yan here, they observed Zi Yan. It was precisely because they couldn't see through Zi Yan that Mittel Tengshan showed surprise when he addressed her.

However, at the time, they believed that Zi Yan possessed some kind of treasure that could conceal her cultivation level, which was why they couldn't see through her. No one considered that Zi Yan had the cultivation level of Dou Wang.

After all, Zi Yan looks like a Little Girl who is only twelve or thirteen years old. At that age, to become Dou Zhe is already an extremely talented person. Who would think of her as a Dou Wang?

"Grandpa Liu, you just asked about my cultivation level. You'll know once you sense it." After a while, once everyone had recovered somewhat, Lin Ming released the concealment of his cultivation level and said to Grandpa Liu.

"Dou Ling Peak!"

Three exclamations rang out simultaneously.

"Great! Great! Hahaha!" Grandpa Liu exclaimed with a hearty laugh.

"Master Toso, regarding your question about the grades of alchemy techniques, Xiao Ming that I can successfully refine the pills based on the formulas you gave me back then," Lin Ming replied to Master Toso.

"You've succeeded in refining them all! Lin Ming, you've reached the Tier 5 Alchemist?" Master Toso murmured, repeating Lin Ming's last words, before asking in surprise.

"Yes! Master Toso, when I went to the Jia Nan Academy, I was taken in as a student by a Tier 5 Alchemist. After these years of improvement, I have successfully refined several Tier 5 Medicinal Pills." Xiao Ming Lin Ming explained simply to Master Toso's question.

"Haha! Great! Now my Mittel Family also has Tier 5 Alchemist." Master Toso laughed heartily after hearing Lin Ming's words.

Although Master Lin Ming had long known that Lin Ming could surpass him and become Tier 5 Alchemist, he never expected that Lin Ming would actually achieve it now. How could this not make Master Toso happy?

"With a friend at the Dou Wang Peak, a twenty-year-old at the Dou Ling Peak, and a Fifth Grade alchemy master, plus a teacher whose alchemy skills are also at the Fifth Grade, Lin Ming, the surprises you've brought us upon your return are greater than anything we've experienced before!" Mittel Tengshan exclaimed.

"Clan Leader, without the cultivation of the clan, I, Lin Ming, would not have achieved what I have today. So these belong to me, Lin Ming, and also to the entire clan." Looking at the three elders who were genuinely happy for him, Lin Ming said sincerely.

"Haha! Good! Lin Ming, tomorrow I will announce that you have been appointed as the Young Clan Leader. From now on, the prosperity of the Mittel Family will be in your hands." Mittel Tengshan said, patting Lin Ming.

"Clan Leader, let's put aside the matter of the Young Clan Leader for now. Xiao Ming has something more important that requires the clan's support," Lin Ming said with a serious expression.

"Xiao Ming, what happened that makes you so serious?" Grandpa Liu asked, noticing Lin Ming's serious expression.

"Clan Leader, Grandpa Liu, Master Toso, what Xiao Ming is about to tell us concerns the very survival of our family. Therefore, no one else can know about this except the four of us. Otherwise, our Mittel Family may be plunged into utter ruin." Lin Ming looked at the three elders in front of him and said in an even more somber tone.

Lin Ming's words terrified the three old men. After all, Lin Ming had even mentioned utter ruin.

Seeing the solemn expressions on the three elders' faces, Lin Ming finally spoke up, "Clan Leader, Grandpa Liu, Xiao Ming Master Toso, I have received information from an absolutely reliable source that the former Sect Master of the Yun Shan Misty Cloud Sect, is currently breaking through to the Dou Zong."

"Is that really true?" Mittel asked immediately after hearing Tengshan.

"Clan Leader, there's absolutely no mistake about this," Lin Ming replied immediately.

"If Yun Shan really reaches the Dou Zong, then the power of the Misty Cloud Sect will inevitably expand again. However, our Mittel Family and the Misty Cloud Sect keep to ourselves. Even if Yun Shan breaks through to the Dou Zong, it won't have much impact on our Mittel Family, let alone be a point of no return." Mittel Tengshan asked at this moment.

"Clan Leader, if Yun Shan's breakthrough were a normal one, it would probably be just as you said, and wouldn't have much to do with our Mittel Family. But this breakthrough of Yun Shan's is not a normal one. After his breakthrough, it will be a disaster for the entire Jia Ma Empire," Lin Ming said with a sigh.