The Li Clan showed no rejection towards Lin An; on the contrary, they were very close to him.
Li Zhao, in particular, held Lin An's hand and showered him with concern, which made Lin An feel a little uncomfortable.
"You can rest assured about your father. Your maternal grandfather has already arranged for someone to take care of him, but he hasn't revealed our identities yet. He's using your extraordinary talent as a reason."
Li Zhao said, "When will you inform your father? We'll discuss this with you after your mother comes out of seclusion."
Lin An nodded. He guessed that his adoptive father didn't know his mother's true identity either. If he did, he would probably be shocked.
"Grandpa, Uncle, when will my mother be out of seclusion?" Lin An asked.
"It's still uncertain, but you should have noticed that the power of the laws of heaven and earth within the pass is becoming increasingly concentrated, which indicates that your mother has taken the most crucial step."
Li Yunshan, "If nothing unexpected happens, I should be able to emerge from seclusion this month."
"I hope Mother is alright."
Lin An was also aware that every breakthrough in realm was accompanied by certain risks.
Especially since her mother, Li Xiyun, is about to break through to the King Realm, it will definitely be even more difficult, and problems could arise if she is not careful.
As for him, he hadn't encountered any bottlenecks along the way, which he guessed might be related to the Lin Clan Cultivation Technique.
After all, a cultivation method that abandons all other effects and focuses solely on increasing cultivation speed will naturally consider things like overcoming bottlenecks.
"Don't worry, your mother knows what she's doing. She wouldn't rashly trigger the rules of heaven and earth to break through unless she was absolutely certain."
Li Yunshan smiled and said, "Besides, we have Grandpa King Realm, a master of the realm, so even if something unexpected happens, we can handle it."
He was well aware of how difficult and dangerous it was to break through to the King Realm, but he wasn't too worried. Even if Li Xiyun failed to break through, he had already prepared a lot of resources for her, and she would be able to recover after a period of rest.
After listening to what Li Yunshan said, Lin An stopped asking questions. As a King Realm expert, Li Yunshan must know more about the matter.
I am still too far from reaching the King Realm.
After chatting for a while, everyone started eating, which was also a way of welcoming Lin An back home.
The banquet didn't end until midnight, and Lin An left the attic with Li Qing and Li Wei.
"It's been a long time since I've seen Father so happy, cousin. Thank you so much today," Li Qing said as they walked.
"Cousin, we're family, there's no need to be so formal."
Lin An said, "Speaking of which, I haven't asked yet what my uncle's health condition is like?"
He noticed Li Zhao's condition during the banquet, but he didn't ask too many questions at the time.
"Ten years ago, the Sin Beast broke through the barrier. Father and your second uncle, who is also Li Wei's father and your second maternal uncle, were guarding the barrier together when they were ambushed by the Sin Beast. Your second uncle died on the spot, and Father was also severely injured."
"Later examinations revealed that my father still possessed a residual force of destructive power within his body."
Li Qing said helplessly, "Over the years, Father has spent a lot of resources, but he has only managed to maintain the status quo."
Lin An frowned. No wonder his uncle, despite exuding Mythic Rank aura, appeared somewhat withered.
"Even Grandpa can't solve it?" Lin An asked.
"Yes, but you can't do that."
"The power of the rules within Father's body is not weak. If Grandpa intervenes, although he can save Father, Grandpa's strength will definitely be greatly diminished, and he will be unable to recover in a short time."
Li Qing shook his head and said, " The Sin Beast will definitely not let this opportunity pass and will launch a full-scale attack on Heavenly Vault Pass. It will be impossible to defend it."
"This is an open conspiracy."
Lin An understood. It was likely that the main purpose of the Sin Beast's initial attempt to break through the barrier was to inject the rule-breaking substance into his maternal uncle's body, thereby weakening his maternal grandfather's strength before taking the opportunity to break through the barrier.
"But things are better now."
Li Qing smiled and said, "My aunt is also about to break through to the King Realm. When the two King Realm experts join forces, they will surely be able to cure Father."
Lin An nodded. His mother, Li Xiyun, breaking through to the King Realm could indeed break the deadlock.
At this moment, he finally understood why the other party had not returned to Shenglin City or contacted his adoptive father all these years.
Firstly, I was worried about the royal family; secondly, I had devoted all my time to cultivation and couldn't afford to be distracted by anything else.
"The royal family shouldn't lack experts at the King Realm, so why aren't they offering assistance?" Lin An asked.
"They certainly don't lack King Realm experts, but the Heavenly Revelation Empire has existed for three thousand years, and the one in charge has long since changed, so naturally their thoughts have also changed."
" The Heavenly Revelation Empire has ten royal cities, which also means there are ten princes. This was decided when the Heavenly Revelation Empire was first established. The ten princes are mainly stationed in the Sin Abyss connected to their respective royal cities."
"But the one above him is thinking of consolidating power, and has been fighting with all ten kings over the years."
"My grandfather sought help from the royal family, but they also made demands, and the meeting ended badly."
"Furthermore, the marriage between my aunt and the third prince of the royal family fell through, which made the royal family even more resentful of us."
"As for seeking help from other princes, that's even more impossible. The one above would probably be eager for the two princes to meet, which would give him a pretext."
Li Qing sighed as he spoke, "This is only what I know. There are countless more secrets I don't know, and the situation is incredibly complex."
Lin An nodded. Although the Heavenly Revelation Empire was originally established to resist the Sin Abyss, three thousand years have passed, and that position has changed hands. It is normal for them to fight for power and profit.
"Still not strong enough. If I were strong enough, these things would be easy to solve," Lin An thought to himself.
Lin An then stopped thinking about it and decided to focus on becoming stronger over the next month.
I will strive to reach the Legendary Ninth Grade. When my mother breaks through to the King Realm, I will then undergo a baptism of the rules and break through to the Mythic Realm.
The three of them returned to their rooms, Lin An began to ponder their next plans.
It wasn't really a plan. Now that he had reached the pinnacle of his Spirit Devouring Divine Ability, he didn't need normal cultivation at all; he only needed to hunt down Sin Beast.
As the frontline, Heavenly Vault Pass has no shortage of Sin Beast.
"Tomorrow I'll go ask where there are a lot of the Legendary Realm Sin Beast."
Thinking this, Lin An also entered a meditative state.
Perhaps because the area now exudes a trace of the aura of rules, Lin An discovered that his soul seemed to be tainted by this aura when he cultivated.
There's no apparent benefit at the moment, but there's no harm either.
After cultivating all night, Lin An found his maternal grandfather Li Yunshan, the next morning.
"You want to leave the pass and hunt the Sin Beast?"
Upon hearing what Lin An said, Li Yunshan frowned.