An inherited cultivation technique, platinum quality!

Afterward, Lin Xiao took Lin An to the Zhang and Wang families.

Much as at the Zhao family, people from both families were arrested one after another as Lin An called out their names.

Just as both families were seething with anger, Lin An brought his blade down, letting them see the possessing Sin Beasts one by one.

The stark reversal struck straight at the hearts of both families' leaders, who showered Lin Xiao and Lin An with gratitude.

Lin An's gains were also tremendous.

His attribute points had risen to 162, and the number of Sin Beasts he had slain had passed a hundred.

[You have successfully killed one hundred Sin Beasts, completed Hundred Sin Slayer, and earned a new title: Hundred Sin Slayer.]

[Detected that you possess the title 'First Blood.' The Hundred Sin Slayer title has automatically merged with it. Your title 'First Blood' has been upgraded.]

[First Blood]: A server-unique title. Increases damage dealt to Sin Beasts by 10%.

[You are the first player to complete Hundred Sin Slayer. A server-wide announcement will be made shortly. Would you like to hide your name?]

[Server-wide announcement: Congratulations to player Lin An for becoming the first player on the server to complete Hundred Sin Slayer.]

Lin An had not expected the Hundred Sin Slayer title to disappear and directly upgrade his First Blood title instead.

Still, he was happy with this. Hundred Sin Slayer was not a unique title; any player who killed a hundred Sin Beasts would receive it.

Moreover, Hundred Sin Slayer only increased damage by 1%, and only one title could be equipped at a time.

Previously, First Blood had increased damage by 5%. Now it had jumped straight to 10%, making it far stronger than Hundred Sin Slayer.

"After this, there's Thousand Sin Slayer and Ten Thousand Sin Slayer. Those can keep upgrading First Blood too."

A smile spread across Lin An's face. The start of this life had truly been going far too smoothly.

After a busy day, evening had already fallen, and Lin Xiao brought Lin An back to the city lord's residence.

"An'er, you're tired after today too. Go get some proper rest. Tomorrow, I'll take you around the garrison so we can root out the Sin Beasts hiding there," Lin Xiao said.

Shenglin City's garrison numbered thirty thousand troops in total, normally stationed on all four sides of the city.

The garrison dealt with Sin Beasts most frequently. Even though Lin Xiao was reluctant to admit it, he knew there were bound to be Sin Beasts lurking among them.

Compared with the Sin Beasts hiding among the city's civilians, dealing with those concealed in the garrison was clearly more important.

Had he not been concerned that Lin An must be exhausted after using his ability so many times that day, he would have taken him to the garrison long ago.

"Father, now that I've come to my senses, I'd also like to improve my strength. Could you give me a cultivation technique first?" Lin An asked.

After entering the game, ordinary players found it extremely difficult to obtain cultivation techniques. They generally joined gangs in the city, while the lucky ones could join a family and obtain a technique that way.

But he was different. He was Shenglin City's young master, and his ready-made father was a Gold Tier powerhouse. Any cultivation technique he brought out was bound to be of a high grade.

Only with a cultivation technique could he cultivate and put his attribute points to use.

"Of course. Come with me to the study."

Lin Xiao spoke with a smile. Had that incident not occurred back then, causing his son to withdraw into himself, Lin An would have embarked on the path of cultivation long ago.

But it isn't too late now. Besides, my son is an awakened one. His talent must far surpass others'. Perhaps he can restore our ancestor's glory.

Lin An followed Lin Xiao to the study.

Under Lin An's expectant gaze, Lin Xiao took out a scroll.

The scroll looked quite ancient, as though it had been made from some special kind of leather.

"This is our Lin family's inherited cultivation technique, left behind by our ancestor all those years ago. It's called the Lin Clan Cultivation Technique," Lin Xiao said.

Lin An paused, a trace of oddness in his eyes. Isn't that name a little too casual?

"Hahaha! When your grandfather told me that back then, I had exactly the same look in my eyes as you do now."

Lin Xiao laughed heartily. "But that really is its name. Mainly because our ancestor obtained this technique in his early years, and it had no name to begin with, so he casually gave it this one."

Lin An understood. The name did not matter at all. For the Lin family to pass it down through the generations, this cultivation technique had to be extremely powerful.

"This cultivation technique is different from others. When you practice other techniques, they all have some extraordinary properties to varying degrees. For example, after practicing the Fire Dragon Art, you can convert your spiritual power to the fire attribute."

"Although our inherited cultivation technique has no such effect, it does have another."

"That is cultivation speed. At the beginner stage, this technique doubles your cultivation speed. At the proficient stage, it raises it to four times, at minor accomplishment to eight times, at major accomplishment to sixteen times, and at perfection to thirty-two times."

Lin Xiao smiled as he said, "It is precisely because of this terrifying boost to cultivation speed that every generation of our Lin family has been able to reach Gold Tier, putting us far ahead of everyone else in Shenglin City in terms of cultivation realm."

Hearing this, Lin An's heart trembled.

Although he had known this inherited cultivation technique was extraordinary, he had never expected it to be so overpowered.

With such a terrifying speed boost, combined with the resources of the city lord's residence, becoming powerful would be a breeze.

It could be said that this cultivation technique was the fundamental reason behind the Lin family's strength.

"Father, what quality is this cultivation technique?" Lin An asked.

"This cultivation technique is platinum quality. It can take you as high as Platinum Ninth Grade."

Lin Xiao continued, "But supposedly, it can take you to even higher realms. You need to raise this cultivation technique to perfection before you can access that, though. Unfortunately, over all these years, no one besides our ancestor has cultivated it to perfection. Even I have only reached minor accomplishment so far, and I'm still some distance from major accomplishment."

A platinum-quality cultivation technique?

Lin An took a deep breath. In his previous life, the best he had obtained was a bronze-quality cultivation technique, and even that had taken good luck.

He had never expected to start this life with a platinum-quality cultivation technique.

As for cultivating this technique to perfection, that was no difficulty for him at all.

He could spend attribute points on it. This was the most important use of attribute points: helping players rapidly advance their cultivation techniques.

Moreover, he currently had 162 attribute points. Even if those were not enough, there were still plenty of Sin Beasts in Shenglin City waiting for him to harvest.

"This is our Lin family's inherited cultivation technique. Take it and practice."

"Besides that, if you want to practice any other cultivation techniques, you can go straight to the library and choose some."

The inherited cultivation technique could only increase cultivation speed, so he naturally still needed to practice other techniques to gain means of attack.

At that moment, Lin Xiao took out two more jade bottles. "These contain Lesser Spirit Pills. They're just right for your cultivation. If you run out, go get more from the treasury yourself."

Lesser Spirit Pills were the best cultivation pills for the Black Iron Realm. In his previous life, Lin An had spent three months in the game and obtained only two Lesser Spirit Pills.

Yet now, two bottles containing twenty pills in total sat before him, and once he used them up, he could go straight to the treasury of the city lord's residence for more.

Next, Lin Xiao took out a token and handed it to Lin An. "This is the token for opening the treasury."

Looking at these resources and the token, Lin An would have been lying if he said he was not excited. This is the benefit of having someone to back you up.

With these resources, his cultivation realm could rise rapidly.

"All right, head back. Don't cultivate for too long. We still need to take a look around the garrison tomorrow." Lin Xiao smiled and waved him off.

"All right, Father. You should rest early too." Lin An nodded, put everything away, and left the study.

After Lin An left, Lin Xiao took out a painting scroll.

The scroll slowly unfurled, revealing the portrait of a woman.

The woman was poised and lovely, her features picturesque. A faint smile graced her lips, as though her gentleness could reach through the painting.

"Yun'er, our child has come to his senses, and he's even become an awakened one. He's made something of himself. You don't need to worry anymore."

Lin Xiao gazed at the woman in the painting, a trace of longing and tenderness showing in his expression that was difficult to conceal.