Chapter Eleven: The Change in the Two Brothers

  Everyone had registered and now, outside the Illusory Spirit Maze, a large crowd had gathered. People were pointing and discussing: "What are these two doing? The first round of the sea selection has already ended, and they're still sleeping!" At this time, the two people being discussed by the crowd were none other than Ling Tianxu and Ling Tianyang, who had been knocked unconscious by Ling Tianyu. The discussions around them were heating up.

  Ling Tianxuan, who had been unconscious for a long time, slowly came to. He looked around at the people in confusion. Then he remembered his battle with Ling Tianyu and how he had lost, which made him realize that he had fainted. Now the sea selection was already over! Ling Tianxuan saw that beside him were placed his broken sword and his Qiankun bag. He was shocked and hastily checked his Qiankun bag. He found that everything in his Qiankun bag was gone, now all he had left was this tattered sword.

  Ling Tianxuan was now suffering the greatest humiliation of his life, and he burst into a loud curse: "Ling Tianyu! You bastard, I, Ling Tianxuan, will never coexist with you in this lifetime. Just wait...!" The people around him retreated in fear from his thunderous roar. Even Ling Tian, who was standing beside him, was shocked by the sudden outburst. Ling Tianyang woke up and immediately saw his brother. With a look of surprise and excitement, he asked: "Brother, I finally see you! How did you definitely teach Ling Tianyu a lesson? I said so. Brother, you're so powerful, how could that kid possibly be your match? He actually told me you were defeated by him, what nonsense! You must have severely punished him, right? Did you avenge me?" At this time, Ling Tian didn't notice the people around him.

  Listening to Ling Tianyang's endless words, Ling Tianxuan's face became increasingly gloomy. At this time, Ling Tianyang was still talking incessantly and didn't notice that Ling Tianxuan's face had become so gloomy and out of place.

  "Damn you! You're such a waste, and you still haven't woken up yet!" Ling Tianxuan shouted loudly. After hearing Ling Tianxuan's words, Ling Tianyang surprisingly still hadn't reacted, and continued to tease: "Brother, you're joking with me again, isn't your mother my mother too?"

  Ling Tianxuan listened to a burst of dizziness, finally, Ling Tianxuan couldn't bear it anymore: "I'll beat you up, you useless thing!" After saying that, he pounced on Ling Tianyang. Punch after punch landed on Ling Tianyang's body at this time, and Ling Tianyang's pig-like screams echoed around.

  Just a short distance away, a middle-aged man was searching for something everywhere. This middle-aged man's face was full of determination and maturity. However, at this moment, he looked very anxious. This middle-aged man was Ling Tianxu, the father of Ling Tianyu and Ling Tiangong. Ling Tian muttered to himself: "It's strange, Tianyu and Tiangong have already registered, but I haven't seen Tianyang and Tianxuan, those two kids. Is something wrong? Impossible! Their strength should be able to easily pass the test, how could this happen? Where did they go?" Just as Ling Tian was puzzled, a miserable cry entered his ears. Ling Tian was startled, wasn't that the voice of his own son? Ling Tian followed the sound and saw a large crowd of people surrounding him, all laughing and pointing! Ling Tian furrowed his brow and walked through the crowd.

  At this time, Ling Tianxuan was beating up Ling Tiangyang. When Ling Yun saw them, weren't these two her own sons?

  "Enough, you two stinky brats! Aren't you ashamed enough? Look at what you're doing! Come with me now!" Ling Tianxuan was shocked to see his father and stuttered, "Father, I..." but ultimately swallowed his words.

  The person next to him commented, "So these two are indeed the young masters of the Ling family, Ling Tianyu and Ling Tianyang. And this young man is Ling Yun, right? How embarrassing, if I had two sons who lost face in front of so many people like that, I'd rather go strangle them to death!" This comment entered Ling Yun's ears. Ling Yun's eyebrows furrowed, and his aura was instantly released, a powerful aura characteristic of a pre-heavenly stage cultivator suppressing everyone present. The people around him were all startled and broke out in cold sweat.

  Lingyun said, "Alright, today's matter ends here. All of you can disperse now!" The people around him dispersed in a hurry due to their fear of Lingyun. Then, Lingyun turned to Ling Tianxuan and the other person and said, "Aren't you coming with me?" Ling Tianxuan and the other person silently lowered their heads and followed behind Lingyun.

  The three of them walked like this for a while. Ling Tianyang suddenly stopped and grabbed Ling Tianxuan, saying: "Brother, you've taught Ling Tianyu a lesson, right?" After hearing this, the anger in Ling Tianxuan's heart rose again, but seeing Ling Tianyang's appearance at this moment, he was shocked. At this moment, Ling Tianyang's eyes were already filled with tears, looking at Ling Tianxuan expectantly. Then he said: "Brother, you will never lose to anyone, right?"

  At this time, Ling Tianxuan suddenly realized that his younger brother was not still asleep, but he had already known that the two of them had failed. It's just that Ling Tianyang admired himself too much and didn't want to accept the fact that he had failed. Scenes from childhood floated before Ling Tianyang's eyes...

  "Brother is so amazing! Brother, you will definitely be the strongest in the Ling family, and even the strongest on the Tianfeng continent. Brother is invincible. Brother, you are my goal, I must always follow in your footsteps!" The scenes of Ling Tianxuan and Ling Tianyang's childhood kept replaying before his eyes. Ling Tianxuan couldn't help but feel a pang in his nose, and he hugged Ling Tianyang tightly, wailing in anguish: "Sorry, little brother, sorry... Brother failed, Brother lost to Ling Tianyu, Brother disappointed you!"

  Ling Tianyang heard Ling Tianxuan's apology and finally couldn't bear the grievances in his heart, big tears streaming down. The two brothers hugged each other and burst into loud sobs. Ling Yun looked at the two brothers beside him. Originally still angry, he was now completely extinguished. Ling Yun sighed and said: "Alright... you two, let's talk about it when we get back!" The two looked at their father, nodded silently, and followed behind Ling Yun to the Ling family residence.

  Ling's residence, Ling Yun asked: "Speak up, what's going on?" Ling Tianxuan's mood seemed to have changed at this moment, and he said frankly: "Father, because I was jealous of Tianyu's talent being higher than mine, the family's high-level concerns were no longer important. I harbored resentment towards Tianyu and conspired with my brother to take action against him. We put soft bone powder in his food, wanting to teach him a lesson during the sea selection and make him lose face. Unexpectedly, our conspiracy was discovered by him. Tianyu and I had a fierce battle, and we were evenly matched. During the fight, I successfully grasped the sword intent and had the upper hand. However, Tianyu also grasped the gun intent and even created his own moves, defeating me. Both my brother and I were taught a lesson by Tianyu, and our number plates were even taken away..."

  Ling Yun shook his head and said, "Alas, it's all because of vanity and jealousy. You're both grown-ups, how can you still not understand the harm in this? This time, do you two know your mistake?" Ling Tianxuan nodded and said, "Yes, Father, it was all because my heart was too narrow-minded. From now on, I will work harder to cultivate myself, and one day I will defeat Tianyu with honor!"

  Ling Tianyang also spoke up, "Father, I am too. Although my talent is not as outstanding as my elder brother's, I will not fall behind in my cultivation. I won't let Ling Tianyu look down on me again, I want to make him see that I'm not useless either. I will use fair and square means to gain recognition from every member of the family, I won't let them think I'm a useless waste anymore!"

  Lingyun listened to the two of them and his eyes were filled with praise. He said, "Very good! I didn't expect that after experiencing this failure, you two haven't become disheartened. On the contrary, you've recognized your mistakes and have made changes. It seems that failure isn't entirely bad for you!"

  At this time, the mental state of Ling Tianxuan and Ling Tiangong suddenly changed, their mental state was actually elevated, and Ling Tianxuan's mental cultivation suddenly broke through from the late stage of the acquired period to the early stage of the innate period. It seems that it will not take two months to break through to the realm of the innate. Even Ling Tianyang's mental state has been greatly improved, and he has risen rapidly from the first-class initial stage to the peak of the first-class!

  Lingyun looked at the two of them and happily said, "Great, Tianxuan, don't belittle yourself either. You are also a rare talent that we encounter once every hundred years. You must work hard and strive for your own realm and cultivation to not let Tianyu catch up with you. At just 22 years old, you are already a top-notch expert in the post-heavenly late stage, and it is certain that before the age of 20, you can break through to the pre-heavenly realm, and even comprehend your own will. And Tianyang is also the same, do you know?"

  The two of them replied in unison after hearing Lingyun's words: "Understood, Father!" Lingyun nodded his head in satisfaction and said: "Very well, you two work hard, I'm going back." After finishing speaking, he walked out of the room and returned to his own residence.

  As night fell, the round moon illuminated the sky. At this moment, Ling Tianyu was sitting in his own room, reflecting on all his gains today. "Knock knock knock" Ling Tianyu's door was knocked by someone. Ling Tianyu curiously thought "So late, who could it be?" Ling Tianyu got up to open the door. The door opened, and Ling Tianyu was shocked to see that the two people standing outside were none other than his brothers, Ling Tianxuan and Ling Tianyang.

  "Could it be that the lesson learned today is still not enough and they've come to pick a fight again? Or did they discover their stuff was missing and came over to demand it back?"

  Ling Tianyu looked at the two of them, he felt that there seemed to be a subtle change in their bodies, but as for what exactly had changed, Ling Tianyu couldn't quite put his finger on it...

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