Lin Xia could not help looking at the old man Lin Hai and stammered, "Th-this statue... how did it... How did that senior manage it just now? A person's aura is unique. Even if certain methods can imitate it, it couldn't possibly be this real..."
The old man fell silent. After a long while, he slowly turned to look at the statue. "I don't know either..."
"What exactly is going on?" Lin Hu was dumbfounded as well.
The statue had been restored?
And... it seemed to have gained something different. How had that person done it?
Lin Hu scratched his head, unable to make sense of it.
But this seemed to be a good thing.
Not only had the Lin Family avoided decline and destruction after offending such a powerful expert, they seemed to have turned disaster into fortune. The aura faintly emanating from the statue made them tremble. It was terrifying!
If its power were to leak out without restraint, the entire Lin Family—even all of Heavenly River City—would likely be reduced to level ground.
Whoosh!
Suddenly, light flashed within the secret chamber, and another figure appeared.
"Ancestor!"
"Old fellow, you finally came!"
"Lin Hu, do not be disrespectful!"
Seeing the newcomer, the group hurriedly bowed. He was an elderly man with white hair and beard. Not only was he immensely powerful, but his seniority was extraordinarily high, and he had existed for an extremely long time. His origins could even vaguely be traced back to the era of Founding Ancestor Cheng.
This old man was very mysterious. They only knew that he had lived for a very long time and was immensely strong, a powerhouse at the level of a High Immortal Emperor.
Whenever the Lin Family stood on the brink of destruction, it was always this man