The Wind Rises, Clouds Surge

Inside the bamboo hut, Lin Ge stared at the two orange dots constantly moving on his panel, a flash of confusion crossing his eyes.

Judging by the trajectory of Lin Zhentian and Lin Xiao, they were heading straight for the bamboo hut—his location.

Do they know I have successfully reached the Origin Pellet Realm?

With a flicker of doubt in his eyes, Lin Ge tucked away the panel, sat down on the spot, and waited quietly for their arrival.

Before long, Lin Xiao and Lin Zhentian arrived at the bamboo hut in a flurry of anxiety. When they pushed open the door, they found Lin Ge sitting on the ground.

Lin Ge's expression was as calm as ever, his body radiating no aura at all, as if he were a person without any cultivation.

A stranger might have mistaken him for a mortal with no cultivation, but Lin Xiao and Lin Zhentian knew better; only days ago, Lin Ge had already become a powerhouse in the Heaven Origin Realm, so how could he be a mere mortal now?

"Little Ge... have you really succeeded in advancing to the Origin Pellet Realm?"

After a pause of several seconds, Lin Zhentian did not realize that his voice was trembling with disbelief.

Lin Ge's gaze swept past the two men and landed on the youth behind them. Seeing the shock and unease on his face, he nodded slowly.

"To enter the Origin Pellet Realm at fourteen—not a single person in the entire Great Yan Dynasty can be found who has achieved this."

Lin Xiao sighed, suddenly reminded of the genius youth Lin Langtian, who had once defeated him in a single move.

Both were young geniuses, yet the youth before him possessed even greater talent and a strength far more unfathomable than Lin Langtian's.

Lin Ge felt quite satisfied with such praise, though that was as far as it went.

"I was worried that the Lin Clan wouldn't be able to hold on until the moment you reached the Origin Pellet Realm. Now, I can finally breathe a sigh of relief." After taking a moment to digest the shock in his heart, a smile appeared on Lin Zhentian's wrinkled face.

"Did the Lei Clan and the Xie Clan make their move while I was in seclusion?" Lin Ge asked, raising an eyebrow.

"It wouldn't be accurate to say they made a move; it's more that they stopped hiding their intent to suppress the Lin Clan."

Lin Zhentian sighed softly, his words revealing a sense of helplessness.

Lin Ge was puzzled and turned his questioning gaze toward Lin Xiao.

"Ever since the hunt ended, the Lei Clan and the Xie Clan have been suppressing us with all their might in every aspect." Lin Xiao's face was heavy as he spoke; clearly, the combined pressure from the two clans was immense.

Lin Ge's eyes narrowed, and he suddenly guessed the situation.

The fastest and most ruthless way to destroy a clan is to cut off their economic lifeline; without a source of income, a clan will inevitably wither away.

The methods used by the Lei and Xie clans were exactly this. Relying on their own deep financial foundations, they launched a frantic economic assault on the relatively weaker Lin Clan, forcing them to worry about daily expenses until they gradually collapsed.

"What a truly foolish method."

Lin Ge looked down on this kind of economic warfare; he didn't even understand it.

The Lin Clan and the Lei and Xie clans had already forged a deep blood feud; they were like fire and water, never to coexist.

Since that was the case, they should have cut the Gordian knot and joined forces to wipe the Lin Clan out completely. Instead, using a childish tactic like economic suppression only forced the Lin Clan into a corner where they would fight to the death out of desperation.

Since a battle was inevitable, it would be better to fight it out cleanly. Resorting to such schemes only gave their opponent a chance to catch their breath.

"Currently, the Mad Blade Martial Hall has officially announced an alliance with our Lin Clan, so we have been able to cope with the suppression from the Lei and Xie clans."

Lin Xiao was very grateful for the all-out assistance from the Mad Blade Martial Hall, and his words were full of praise for Luo Cheng.

Lin Ge also held a favorable view of Luo Cheng. Regardless of anything else, the man's generous gift of tens of thousands of Pure Origin Stones and various spiritual herbs was enough to make Lin Ge deeply appreciative.

"Notify the Mad Blade Martial Hall. It is time to act."

Lin Ge had long harbored a desire to kill Lei Bao, and now that he had reached the Origin Pellet Realm, it was time to finish him off for good.

"We act now?"

Hearing Lin Ge's words, Lin Xiao frowned, his expression hesitant.

In recent days, in order to deal with the Lei and Xie clans, the Lin Clan had gone to great lengths to investigate them, hoping to find their weaknesses and launch a counterattack.

However, the more they investigated, the more they realized that the Lei and Xie clans were not simple.

The Lei and Xie clans had been in Green Sun Town for nearly a hundred years, and their hidden strength was far more terrifying than what they had displayed.

Taking the number of Heaven Origin Realm experts alone, the Lei Clan had hidden three such powerhouses, along with hundreds of Earth Origin Realm cultivators!

Such terrifying combat power was enough to build another powerful clan from scratch.

"Among the Lei and Xie clans, are there any powerhouses at the Origin Pellet Realm?"

For the sake of caution, Lin Ge asked.

"There shouldn't be. Otherwise, they would have brought their men to slaughter us long ago; why would they waste so much effort suppressing the Lin Clan?"

Lin Zhentian frowned, pondered for a moment, and shook his head slightly.

"Since there are no Origin Pellet Realm powerhouses, the Lei and Xie clans are doomed."

Having received Lin Zhentian's answer, Lin Ge completely set his mind at ease, a confident smirk appearing on his lips as his body surged with battle intent.

The Origin Pellet Realm and the Heaven Origin Realm might seem only one stage apart, but the difference between them was like heaven and earth.

Even the weakest Ninth-Grade Origin Pill could easily defeat one or even several peak Heaven Origin Realm experts, let alone Lin Ge, who possessed a Ninth-Grade Origin Pill.

Seeing Lin Ge so confident, the worry in Lin Zhentian and Lin Xiao's hearts gradually faded away.

"In that case, let's have a grand showdown!"

Lin Zhentian let out a hearty laugh, his face brimming with heroic spirit.

"We can notify the Mad Blade Martial Hall right now and have them prepare to join us in besieging the Lei and Xie clans!"

The Lei and Xie clans had been committing atrocities in this area for a long time, yet no one dared to provoke them; even the Lin Clan was frequently bullied, which left Lin Xiao, as a member of the Lin Clan, feeling furious yet helpless, for the Lin Clan was simply no match for the Lei Clan.

But now, the situation had undergone a earth-shattering change; Lin Ge of the Lin Clan had already become a powerhouse of the Origin Pellet Realm, so the time to wipe out the Lei and Xie clans was finally at hand!

"To prevent any fish from slipping through the net, this operation must be fully prepared; there can be absolutely no oversights."

Lin Zhentian seemed like a different person in this moment, his entire body radiating a sharp, piercing aura, and a flash of ferocity suddenly appeared in his eyes—which had been as still as stagnant water—stunning everyone present.

"I understand, Father."

Lin Zhentian's transformation caused Lin Xiao to freeze for a second, but he soon returned to normal and replied respectfully.

Lin Ge watched all of this without saying a word, his gaze drifting toward the sky; it was already noon, and the sunlight was scorching, yet he seemed unfazed, silently staring at the sun in the sky for a long time without speaking.