The Lin Clan is one of the top cultivation families in Great Wind City.
There are a total of six cultivation families in Great Wind City.
The strongest are the Bai Clan and the Lin Clan.
The heads of the families are all cultivators at the Ninth Layer of Qi Refining.
Is the Ninth Layer of Qi Refining enough to be considered a top-tier family?
That's right, in Great Wind City, the Ninth Layer of Qi Refining is the pinnacle.
A family with a cultivator at the Qi Refining, Fifth Level can establish a cultivation clan.
The Ninth Layer of Qi Refining —isn't that the strongest level?
Don't underestimate the Ninth Layer of Qi Refining.
In this Immortal Cultivation Realm...
At the Ninth Layer of Qi Refining, one is already capable of casting powerful spells, able to breach city walls with a mere wave of the hand.
With a wave of his hand, he could ignite Lightning and Huoyan, rendering even the most powerful armies and mortals Ignore.
At the Ninth Layer of Qi Refining, one's lifespan can reach up to 200 years.
For ordinary people, they are already like gods.
"Hateful!"
Inside the Lin Clan council hall, Lin Zhentian, the head of the Lin Clan, slammed his hand on the table.
The solid wood table was instantly shattered into pieces by the camera.
The tea that was originally on the table was now spilled all over the floor.
Lin Zhentian wore a brown robe, had a full head of half-white hair, thick eyebrows, big eyes, and a square face.
He was tall and strong, like an ox.
He doesn't look like a cultivator; he looks more like a blacksmith.
" Bai Canghai, that old bastard, actually dared to target my Lin Clan's Spirit Stone mine. Is he trying to start a full-scale war?"
Lin Zhentian's voice was as loud as a bell, making the whole room buzz.
On either side, four elderly men were already used to this scene.
The two on the left are an old man in white robes, Lin Zhentian's second younger brother, Lin Zhenfeng, Qi Refining, Sixth Level.
One was an old man in Black Robe, Lin Zhenyu, Lin Zhentian's third brother, at the Qi Refining, Seventh Level.
They are the second and third masters of the Lin Clan, respectively.
The two on the right are the elders invited by the Lin Clan.
They were both middle-aged, wearing dark blue long gowns, and looked exactly alike; they were twin brothers.
Zhou Huo, Zhou Shui!
One Fire Spiritual Root and Qi Refining Eighth Layer, while the other has Water Spiritual Root and is also at the Qi Refining Eighth Layer.
These five people are now the Lin Clan's strongest Battle Power.
"Brother, there's no evidence!" Lin Zhenyu calmly reminded him.
"Do we even need evidence? Besides Bai Canghai, who else has such audacity?"
"So what are you planning to do, brother?" Lin Zhenyu asked in return.
"Every time he blasts our Spirit Stone mine, we'll blast them back."
"There is no evidence!" Lin Zhenyu repeated.
"So what if there's no evidence?" Lin Zhentian retorted angrily.
"Without evidence, our actions are a provocation."
"So what? Does the Bai Clan really dare to start a war with our Lin Clan?"
"Brother, the Bai Clan and Lin Clan aren't the only cultivation families in Great Wind City; there are four other families as well."
"Do you want the Bai Clan to unite with the other four major cultivation families?"
Lin Zhentian scoffed, "Those four guys would team up with the Bai Clan?"
"At the very least, they will lean towards the Bai Clan."
"Then what do you suggest we do?" Lin Zhentian sat back down in his chair and asked, feeling frustrated.
"Two things. First, brother, you need to seize the time to cultivate, and it would be best if you could break through to the Late Qi Refining Stage."
In the Immortal Cultivation Realm, strength is everything.
Even if you are only one realm higher than the Bai Clan, that's still higher, and that's enough to suppress the Bai Clan.
Lin Zhentian laughed heartily, "Don't worry, I'll break through in a month at most."
Lin Zhenfeng then said, "If only someone in our family could break through to the Foundation Establishment stage, then the Bai Clan, the Li Family, and the Yun Family would be wiped out."
Lin Zhenyu rolled his eyes at him and completely ignored him.
Breakthrough to Foundation Establishment?
How difficult it must have been for them.
Putting aside everything else, the Foundation Establishment Pill alone is a major hurdle.
Not to mention Great Wind City, in the entire Beiye Region, there are dozens of immortal sects and hundreds of large and small cultivation families.
They couldn't find a single Foundation Establishment Pill.
In the Beiye Region, the only alchemist capable of refining Foundation Establishment Pill is from the Qingyun Clan.
But the Foundation Establishment Pill they refined were all consumed on their own.
How could it possibly have been leaked?
This is also due to the scarcity of Foundation Establishment Pill.
Throughout the entire Beiye Region, no more than two-handed techniques are used by the Foundation Establishment Realm experts.
Moreover, most of them are in the Qingyun Clan.
Foundation Establishment and all that? Just dream about it.
Seeing that no one was paying attention to him, Lin Zhenfeng awkwardly shut his mouth and stopped talking.
Lin Zhenyu felt helpless.
My older brother is a Reckless Man.
My Second Brother is an idiot.
Without him, the Lin Clan would have been destroyed long ago.
"The second thing!" Lin Zhenyu looked at Zhou Huo.
"Fire Offering Master, make a trip to Cloud Mist Mountain and intercept this batch of medicinal herbs at the mountain pass ahead of time, at a price 10% higher than the market price."
Cloud Mist Mountain is located 300 kilometers west of Great Wind City.
There is miasma in the mountains, and the miasma only reaches its lowest level for five days from the 15th to the 20th of each month.
Only at this time can we go into the mountains to Gathering medicinal herbs.
The spiritual herbs used by cultivators in Great Wind City almost all come from Cloud Mist Mountain.
Don't the various cultivation families cultivate their own spiritual herbs?
Yes, but only Spirit Mediumship can be grown.
High-grade spiritual herbs require extremely demanding Spiritual Qi, environment, and conditions.
This is not something an ordinary cultivation family could afford to support.
"Third Master, isn't this too risky? It's tantamount to cutting off the other families' supply of medicinal herbs!" Zhou Huo frowned.
"If the news leaks, the Lin Clan will likely become the target of public criticism."
Lin Zhenyu laughed and said, "So, we'll do it under the Bai Clan's name."
He paused, then added, "The Fire Offering Master can keep 20% of the medicinal herbs he purchases; the family will still pay for the Spirit Stone."
Glug!
Zhou Huo swallowed hard.
What does 20% mean?
If he succeeds, it will be equivalent to ten years of his salary from the Lin Clan.
Lin Zhentian and Lin Zhenfeng also looked at Lin Zhenyu in disbelief.
However, they didn't say anything.
Over the years, they have become accustomed to Lin Zhenyu's arrangements.
Because it has never made a mistake.
"Okay, this is done." Zhou Huo nodded.
"Offer fire sacrifices and intercept the spiritual medicine. Don't do it yourself. Instead, use your identity as a member of the Bai Clan to Hire a group of independent cultivators, offer them some benefits, and let them buy it."
"You just need to keep an eye on things from the shadows."
Lin Zhenyu spoke slowly.
"That way, even if something goes wrong or is discovered, you'll have more time to maneuver and make arrangements."
Zhou Huo was stunned for a moment, then exclaimed, "Third Master, brilliant!"
Then, Lin Zhenyu looked at Zhou Shui.
"For the water offering, organize a group of people to make a trip to Qingyun Market."
Zhou Huo clasped his hands in Fist Dao, "Third Master, what are the arrangements?"
"Go with great fanfare, return with great fanfare."
"Go to Qingyun Market to buy elixirs?" Zhou Shui asked.
"However, very few pills are sold to the public in Qingyun Market."
"If we can purchase a little, then we'll buy something; if not, we'll just make a token sample."
"Does the Third Master mean that the pills we're going to sell next need to have a provenance?"
Lin Zhenyu nodded. "Not bad!"
"We intercepted this month's medicinal herbs. If we can still sell pills normally, we need to give a reason."
Everyone nodded in agreement.
I also admire Lin Zhenyu's Wisdom.
If this arrangement succeeds...
The Lin Clan can not only make up for their losses at the Spirit Stone mine, but also make a fortune.
Lin Zhenyu finally looked at Lin Zhentian: "Brother, starting today, you will go into seclusion to break through to the next level. At the same time, announce to the public that you are going into seclusion to break through to the next level."
"Okay, whatever you say!"
"Then let's call it a day!"