Ten Thousand Gourd Forest, Han Clan.
In a small courtyard, Han Zhangxiang sat within a blue stone pavilion while Han Longfei reported to him, his face filled with fury.
"The Lin Clan cultivators tried to kill you over a single Nine Yang Spirit-Nurturing Fruit? Were you being too flamboyant? Did you offend them without realizing it?"
Han Zhangxiang frowned.
Ten Nascent Soul Cultivators had broken through the Lin Clan, killed Lin Tianyu, and obtained several spiritual treasures, but they had failed to find Lin Youji. Several of the Lin Clan's Golden Core cultivators had fled ahead of time.
Li Tianzhe searched the souls of Lin Clan cultivators, but found no reason why they had tried to kill Han Longfei.
The existence of the Inheritance Stone was a Lin Clan secret. Only some clan members knew of it; they had either escaped or been killed.
"Patriarch, I didn't! I had no real grudge against him, nor did I target him. Perhaps he really did try to kill us over a Nine Yang Spirit-Nurturing Fruit. After all, this fruit can enhance one's divine sense, and it is quite effective even for Nascent Soul Cultivators."
Han Longfei explained.
"Would you try to kill a Mysterious Sun Sect cultivator for a spiritual fruit that enhances divine sense?"
Han Zhangxiang rebuked.
"This... I wouldn't."
Han Longfei froze for a moment, then shook his head.
"Exactly. Ruining an entire clan for a Nine Yang Spirit-Nurturing Fruit—one person being willing to do something so foolish is understandable. But if multiple clan members agreed to it, then there is a problem."
Han Zhangxiang said gravely. Based on the intelligence they had gathered, the Lin Clan had recently been searching everywhere for spiritual pills, wondrous medicines, or treasures that could enhance divine sense. Combined with the Lin Clan cultivators'