Haotian

The young man was none other than the so-called Heavenly Rank Grandmaster Lin Shan. He waved his hand as if his brother-in-law was a disgusting eyesore. The middle-aged man also quickly and tactfully moved aside. Lin Shan released his profound energy, which transformed into a large, colorful bird that circled around the little kid, making him very happy.

"Brother!" The woman's face was full of smiles, and then she happily threw herself into the young man's arms, hugging him tightly. Lin Shan frowned slightly, but still patted the woman's head affectionately and said, "You're all grown up now, don't cling to your brother like you did when you were little, haha!"

The woman nodded hurriedly, looking like an obedient child. Then Lin Shan turned around, releasing a terrifying pressure that forced the surrounding students to retreat. Lin Shan said with a calm expression, "My nephew has a naturally gifted spiritual constitution. I thought your Great Cloud Mountain was quite good, so I let him study there. Is this how you the Way of Hospitality?"

"So it's because you're a big sect like Great Cloud Mountain that you're planning to bully these orphans and widows?" Lin Shan's tone was completely different from the middle-aged man's. He directly addressed the orphans and widows, causing the middle-aged man's face to turn pale, but he dared not make any move.

Lin Shan's oppressive aura intensified once more, causing several students to sway precariously. Suddenly, a powerful pressure emanated from within the academy, resisting Lin Shan's pressure. An aged voice proclaimed, "Our Great Cloud Mountain Academy has always welcomed students to its gates, but it is not a place for unreasonable behavior."

"You say I'm being unreasonable?" Lin Shan snorted coldly and said calmly, "It's always been you big sects who rely on your numbers to cause trouble. If you have the guts, come on, I, Lin Shan, have never been afraid of anyone!"

"... You're deliberately being unreasonable." The person in the academy was silent for a moment, then said quietly.

"How am I the one being unreasonable? My nephew is starting school today, and you've caused so much trouble, all you want is to embarrass me, Lin. If you want to cause trouble, just say so!" Lin Shan said domineeringly.

"..." This time, the silence in the academy lasted even longer. He wanted to say something, but held back, and finally said indifferently, "Your nephew can enroll, but he will be treated the same as other students. The academy will not give him any special treatment."

"Hmph, my nephew is a member of the Lin family, he doesn't need your care at all." Lin Shan snorted coldly and stopped arguing.

The woman looked at the group with disdain and pursed her lips. Then she followed Lin Shan into the academy. Niu Dingtian was also surprised to learn that there were such people in the world, who seemed to think that only he was right and that anyone else's actions, if they did not go his way, were wrong and heinous.

Later, Niu Dingtian also learned some information about Lin Shan from Qi Rou. Lin Shan was very famous throughout the entire Heavenly Secrets Continent. Niu Dingtian had heard the legend of his name, Haotian Venerable, when he was a child, but he did not know that his name was Lin Shan.

Lin Shan was born into a poor family and relied on his younger sister for survival from a young age. At that time, they struggled to even survive, facing harassment from local thugs every day and having to find ways to earn money and food.

Perhaps due to a fortuitous encounter, young Lin Shan awakened a top-grade Heavenly Soul in a short period of time. He also obtained materials from somewhere and began cultivating his abilities. Subsequently, he not only defeated the local thugs but also saved the life of a wealthy family's daughter.

Then Lin Shan began his legendary life. He started to venture out of town, and wherever he went, trouble followed. Whether it was trouble he caused, trouble caused by others, or trouble caused together, he always ended up as the savior, often with great gains, and perhaps even the favor of a few beauties.

In the end, he became the youngest Grandmaster of the Heavenly Secrets Continent, and was known as the Haotian Venerable. The most famous story about him is that a local wealthy man's son, who was not good with words, wanted to take his sister as a concubine. Unfortunately, because he was not good with words, he did not explain clearly. As a result, he was caught by Lin Shan, who happened to be returning home. After being called a rogue, the young master lost his life.

Later, the young master's family came to demand an explanation, but Lin Shan refused to listen and used his strength to slaughter the entire family. Afterwards, the young master's brother, who was cultivating outside, was a genius from a certain sect. After learning about the massacre, he came to investigate. The result was that Lin Shan had struck first, not only killing the genius but also wiping out the entire sect.

This Haotian Venerable is known for saying things like powerful sects bullying others, "My fate is in my own hands, not in the heavens," and "If anyone dares to lay a finger on my family, I will wipe them out completely." His most common gesture is rubbing his nose.

The woman was quite pretty twenty years ago, but unfortunately, times have changed. She's gained some weight in middle age, so she doesn't look as good anymore. Her temper is even worse. Because they've relied on each other since childhood, Lin Shan dotes on his younger sister, which has led to her becoming increasingly unruly.

After having a son, she went even further, because her son was born with a psychic constitution. A psychic constitution means that one is born with the ability to communicate with one's soul. They can awaken their soul directly without undergoing an awakening ceremony, and their soul is usually around the Heavenly Rank.

Such a spiritually gifted child is highly sought after by major sects, so he is naturally spoiled rotten. As a result, this little brat has completely developed into a troublemaker, being hyperactive, playful, unreasonable, and only recognizing his uncle and mother, not even his father.

Qi Rou was the one who went to pick up the child last time, but the child said that the big blue bird was ugly and refused to go up. That was fine, but she was also complained about by the women, who said that Great Cloud Mountain Academy looked down on them and actually sent such an ugly bird to receive them. Qi Rou was so angry that she went to Ox Family Town and had the teacher from before pick her up. As a result, the scene before happened.

Meanwhile, Lu Li, who was watching this scene through Niu Dingtian, was wriggling his body with pleasure. He hadn't expected to see a protagonist who was past his prime. But thinking about it, it made sense. A new era was dawning, and a new chosen one had been born. Lin Shan was probably past his prime too.

What a great test subject! Lu Li thought happily. His research on Artificial Protagonist Halo could be further advanced. And that little brat was the same. His innate spirituality could help Lu Li take his research on the Soul Space to the next level.

This makes things much more interesting. Lu Li wriggled his massive body, speeding up the writing of Niu Dingtian's system. He could go out directly now, but that would be too conspicuous. It would be better to push Niu Dingtian out and use him as bait.

Niu Dingtian frowned, a fleeting sense of terror passing through him. On the other side, a shadow of gloom crossed Lin Shan's mind, but he didn't care. At most, it was just a few minor characters scheming. Once he made a serious move, everything would be easily resolved.

The fifth update is complete, and the update progress is 4/6. Speaking of which, it feels like Xu Ming has finished a fantasy novel.