Outside a dilapidated courtyard in the Great Wilderness City.
Two rather thin members of the Lin Lineage looked outside with worry in their eyes.
"Why hasn't Uncle Lin come back after so long...?"
"Could it be that we've run into those people from the Great Wilderness Sect again? Sigh..."
As he spoke, one of the Lin Lineage members couldn't help but sigh heavily, pursing his lips and clenching his fists with a hint of resentment.
Over the years, they fled with Uncle Lin and came to the Great Wilderness City, but they did not have a good life there.
Years ago, he had a feud with the Great Wilderness Sect and was constantly expelled, eventually having no choice but to retreat to this desolate and remote courtyard to live.
The Great Wilderness Sect is the local tyrant of Great Wilderness City. It has many powerful members, and its followers regard them as trash of Great Wilderness City, feeling that they are not worthy to stay in Great Wilderness City. The Lin Household who stay in Great Wilderness City are regarded as scum who should be expelled, and they will suddenly sweep them away from time to time.
From the very beginning, the people of the Great Wilderness Sect made threatening remarks.
This Great Wilderness City is the territory of the Great Wilderness Sect. Outsiders either have to join the Great Wilderness Sect and serve the sect leader like dogs and horses, or pay Spirit Stone as protection money.
Choose nothing?
Then get out!
But the Lin Clan clan members, who had long since fallen on hard times and barely escaped with their lives, where would they get so much money to offer as tribute?
The two sides were unable to reach an agreement and immediately started fighting, deepening their resentment.
Fortunately, the Lin Clan clan wasn't the only ones being harassed in this Great Wilderness City, which gave them occasional respite.
Now they are forced to the very periphery, unable to cultivate the Lineage's Cultivation Method, unable to reveal their identity as descendants of the Lin Clan clan, and have to work hard to earn Spirit Stone, trying every possible way to survive.
Let alone living a good life, even basic safety is not guaranteed.
Compared to their life in the Lin Saint Clan, it was a world of difference.
Moreover, they must be wary of the Great Wilderness Sect wiping them out, even destroying their last refuge...
The word "miserable" hardly does it justice.
"Brother Chu and the other two are badly injured. I wonder if Uncle Lin has managed to exchange some Spirit Stone to buy medicine."
One of the two thin members of the Lin Clan clan, guarding the courtyard gate, muttered to himself with his head down.
"They were all good people, they shouldn't have died for us..."
The two men stood up for them, but the powerful members of the Great Wilderness Sect bullied the weak and sent out their strongest members, who severely injured them.
The Lin Lineage was extremely worried and felt very guilty.
"Someone's coming!"
Suddenly, another member of the Lin Lineage saw the figure slowly approaching from not far away, and quickly whispered a warning, his face serious.
The two looked up and saw a young man in white slowly walking towards them not far away.
His aura was deep, his gaze sharp, and his face was completely unmasked, a stranger to them. Yet, the aura emanating from him startled them.
Even from this distance, they could sense the oppressive and terrifying aura emanating from the other party, who seemed to be consumed by rage. That fury chilled them to the bone and filled them with even greater fear.
"Enemy attack!!"
"People from the Great Wilderness Sect have arrived!"
"Enemy attack!"
One of the Lin Clan clan members didn't hesitate to ring the bell at his waist, loudly warning others.
In their view, such an aura could only be the result of an enemy attack; there was absolutely no other possibility.
The bell at the waist of this member of the Lin Clan clan emitted a piercing sonic boom that echoed at the courtyard gate. The other members of the Lin Clan clan in the courtyard were all startled. They hurriedly grabbed the weapons at hand and rushed to the gate, looking at the newcomer with hostility and vigilance.
But when they saw the newcomer, sensed his level of cultivation, and felt his terrifying aura, their eyes instantly filled with intense fear.
So strong!
This enemy is far too strong!
Previously, when Brother Chu and the others were injured, the Great Wilderness Sect expert who attacked them didn't possess such a powerful aura!
At this moment, all the members of the Lin Clan clan had the same thought in their minds.
With such a terrifying aura, how could they possibly be a match for them?
Even if everyone risked their lives, it would be impossible to win.
However, just as everyone was in a panic, they suddenly saw an old man walk out from behind the young man.
They were unfamiliar with the young man's face, but they knew the old man all too well.
It was Uncle Lin!
Instead of being intimidated by the young man's strength, Uncle Lin stood very close to him and spoke loudly.
"What's the panic? What's the panic!"
"What enemy attack? Lin Feng, and Lin Luo, what are you two doing! This is our young master!"
ah?
What?
The Lin Clan clan members at the courtyard gate were all stunned for a moment.
"Young... Young Master?"
The younger members of the Lin Clan clan stared blankly at Lin Xuan, completely unaware of what Uncle Lin meant by "young master."
However, an extremely elderly man surnamed Lin Clan slowly walked out from the crowd. As he walked, he wiped his eyes in disbelief, and even his voice trembled.
"Young... Young Master, it really is Young Master! I'm not mistaken, am I!"
Such terrifying strength and aura... it's actually their young master!?
Many of the older members of the Lin Clan clan, seeing Lin Xuan's appearance, slowly rediscovered their past memories and burst into tears of joy.
"It's the young master! It really is the young master!"
"No mistake, absolutely no mistake, the young master is a spitting image of the master when he was young!"
The three or four remaining elderly members of the Lin Clan clan knelt down with a thud, tears streaming down their faces.
"The young master is alive! That's wonderful! That's absolutely wonderful!"
"My ancestors of the Lin Clan, if they are watching from heaven, if they are watching from heaven!!"
Even the slightly younger members of the clan, who didn't recognize Lin Xuan at all, couldn't help but get excited when they realized that the powerful figure before them was Lineage and the young master of the main family. Some were even moved to tears.
"Is it really... really from the Lin Household?"
"Young Master... is he the young master of our Lin Household's main branch?"
They've had such a hard time these past few years, and now that things are finally looking up, they can hardly believe it.
Although some people had never even met Lin Xuan, after all, when they embarked on their escape, some of them were even younger than Lin Xuan, some of them still being held in someone's arms and nursing.
But from the moment they learned of Lin Xuan's identity, he became exceptionally different in their eyes.
The elderly clansmen, frail and nearing the end of their lives, had a light in their eyes, as if they had finally found someone to rely on.
Lin Xuan's anger was gradually extinguished by the tears of his clansmen, turning into a bitter sigh.
Lin Xuan's initial anger was not directed at the Lin Lineage members.
As Lin Xuan approached from afar, he saw the place Uncle Lin had mentioned as his lodging, the courtyard.
But he was only taken aback, followed by anger.
What's this courtyard called?
Two of the four walls had collapsed, and the door frames were broken, showing signs of rain and wind damage. They had been neglected for years. The two members of the Lin Clan clan at the door, regardless of their strength or cultivation level, looked pale and thin.
He could hardly believe that his people would ever have a day when they couldn't even get enough to eat.
A cultivator at his level has long since Grain Avoidance and does not need food.
However, the two Lin Clan clan members at the entrance have low cultivation levels, and if they don't eat for too long, they might starve to death.
In that instant, Lin Xuan felt nothing but immense anger.
The Profound Heaven Holy Land! All of this is thanks to it!
He looked at his people before him, his anger gradually subsiding. He exhaled and slowly spoke.
"Everyone, stand up! From now on, you will all follow me. I will never let you continue like this."
Lin Xuan had already made up his mind when he saw these members of the Lin Clan clan.
He wanted to take all of his people with him.
They are the ones who should take responsibility for themselves.
Moreover, now that he and his disciples have been separated and he has returned to this unfamiliar homeland of the Eastern Continent, he needs manpower.
Whether searching for his disciples, the people of the Sword Pavilion, or facing powerful enemies in the future, the Lin Clan family members will always be his best support.
Although these people are not at a high level at present, Lin Xuan believes that with his own strength and the help of the system, he can soon help these clansmen grow up and undergo a transformation.
and...
Thus, they became a force to be reckoned with!
"Why aren't you getting up right now? Didn't you hear what the young master said?"
Uncle Lin's face was full of joy.
The other tribesmen also seemed to wake from a dream, some even doubting whether they were dreaming. They touched their faces and then happily helped each other up.
Their gazes toward Lin Xuan were filled with nothing but joyful trust, without the slightest hint of doubt.
This was the first time in over twenty years that Lin Xuan had seen his own people. His gaze warmed slightly, but he quickly remembered his other purpose for this trip.
"Where are those two people from the Profound Domain now?" Lin Xuan asked.
Upon hearing his question, several members of the Lin Clan clan quickly answered.
"It's right inside!"
"Young Master, they are both good people. They were seriously injured while helping us."
Lin Xuan nodded slightly to indicate that he understood, and then walked inside.
He desperately wanted to know if those two people were actually his disciples.
Meanwhile, behind the dilapidated courtyard was a grotto carved out by the Lin Lineage. A layer of dried moonflower grass was laid on the stone bed in the grotto, which was said to have a healing effect on injuries. However, this healing effect was practically negligible for the two people lying on the bed, who were on the verge of death.
The two, both with striking features and bright eyes, lay on the stone bed, their breathing barely perceptible.
Hearing the commotion outside, Chu Jianchen tried to prop himself up on his arms, but he failed and fell back onto the bed in vain.
Beside him was Xuan Mo, whose injuries were even more severe than his own, struggling to breathe.
The two exchanged a glance, only managing a bitter smile.
As disciples of the Jade Balance Sword Palace, they were thrown out of the collapsed teleportation array. Fortunately, they were protected by the Spiritual Power shield of Heavenly Venerable Yunli, so they only suffered minor injuries and fell unconscious.
The wilderness of the Eastern Continent was not safe, but fortunately they encountered an old man from the declining Lin Lineage who rescued them.
During their brief period of rest and recuperation, they got along quite well with the Lin Household. Seeing the Lin Household being bullied, they certainly couldn't stand idly by.
However, the people from the Great Wilderness Sect were ruthless and even launched sneak attacks, resulting in Chu Jianchen and Xuan Mo being seriously injured and now barely clinging to life.
Unless they find a elixir or a powerful expert to save their lives until a healing elixir is found, the two of them are basically doomed.
basically...
He only has two or three days left to live.
Chu Jianchen and Xuan Mo were aware of their physical condition, but they had no regrets; they only felt it was a great pity.
They barely survived and arrived in the Eastern Continent, hoping to find some unexpected fortune and return to the Profound Domain together. But...
'Are we going to end up buried here in the Eastern Continent...?'
Feelings of helplessness and despair gradually welled up within Chu Jianchen as he looked up at the cave walls above him, breathing heavily.
Just then, he suddenly heard a series of hurried and chaotic footsteps.
The straw curtain at the entrance of the grotto was lifted, and a figure walked in.
Chu Jianchen subconsciously looked against the light, the blinding glare bringing tears to his eyes. It wasn't until the straw curtain was lowered that he could clearly see the face of the person who had come in, but he almost thought he was dreaming.
That familiar face had appeared in his dreams many times these days, but when he woke up, he only had Xuan Mo by his side, who was his only companion.
"Sect Master...?"
Am I still dreaming? Or... am I dying and hallucinating...?
Chu Jianchen murmured softly, his eyes filled with disbelief.
Not only him, but Xuan Mo was the same, staring at Lin Xuan's face in disbelief, not daring to blink for a moment, afraid that if he turned his gaze away, this dream would end.
Lin Xuan shook his head helplessly.
"Alright, you're not dreaming, it really is me."
As he spoke, he walked to the stone bed, and his Spiritual Power poured out, enveloping the two people on the bed.
"Don't move around. Your injuries are too severe. I'll stabilize your injuries first. Follow my Spiritual Power circulation and regulate your breathing."
When the warm, rich, and reassuring Spiritual Power flowed into their bodies, Chu Jianchen and Xuan Mo finally came to their senses and realized that they were not dreaming.
It's not a dream...
This really isn't a dream!
Both of them were so excited that they couldn't utter a single word, only clenching their teeth to control their overwhelming emotions.
They never expected to meet Lin Xuan when they were at their most desperate!
This is their sect leader!
They considered him the strongest!
Lin Xuan's appearance here was a stroke of good fortune for them, a true escape from a desperate situation!
Lin Xuan looked at the two people's faces, which were so excited that they were almost distorted. He hadn't expected that although they weren't his disciples, they were actually acquaintances.
Moreover, he was a disciple of the Jade Balance Sword Palace, making him practically indistinguishable from one of his own.
Lin Xuan also had some impression of Chu Jianchen and Xuan Mo.
Both of them were quite talented, were disciples of Fairy Cold Moon, and were previously considered pillars of the Jade Balance Sword Palace.
Upon seeing these two, Lin Xuan wanted to ask about the whereabouts of the others from the Sword Pavilion and Jade Balance Sword Palace.
But the most important thing right now is to save lives.
He remained calm and composed, channeling the Spiritual Power within his body to the gentlest degree, sending it into the two of them one by one.
Nourished by Lin Xuan's Spiritual Power, although Chu Jianchen and Xuan Mo were not fully healed, their auras were obviously much more stable, and they no longer had that sickly feeling of almost dying.
After temporarily saving their lives, Lin Xuan finally spoke and asked.
"Where is everyone else? Are you the only two here?"
Chu Jianchen sat up from the stone bed, shaking his head with a wry smile.
"We woke up here, and the rest of us... have no idea where they are."
Hearing this, Lin Xuan was slightly disappointed, but he also knew that this was perfectly normal.
After all, Eastern Continent is simply too vast.
Even including the elders, the disciples of the Sword Pavilion and Jade Balance Sword Palace are only a small number.
With a flick of the spatial rift, no one knew where they had gone.
While Lin Xuan was treating Chu Jianchen's injuries, the other members of the Lin Lineage didn't dare to breathe loudly. They only breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that Chu Jianchen's breathing had stabilized.
At this moment, Lin Xuan turned his head to look at the clansmen guarding him, and his brows furrowed involuntarily.
Leaving aside the elderly guarding outside, the young clansmen inside the cave were mostly weak and lacked spiritual power, making it hard to imagine how they had managed all these years.
At that moment, Lin Xuan's gaze swept over a somewhat sallow and thin young man behind him, and he paused slightly in surprise.
What stunned him was certainly not the boy himself.
Instead, when he saw the boy, the system's virtual window popped up!